SSC CGL Tier 1 - General Awareness Quiz

1. Morarji Desai, the first non congress Prime Minister of India, became the Prime Minister in...
1) 1964
2) 1966
3) 1977 
4) None of these


3. The Prime Minister of India is the chairman of...
1) NITI Aayog 
2) Election Commission
3) Finance Commission
4) Law Commission


3. Who is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces?
1) Prime Minister of India
2) Chief of the Army
3) President of India
4) Union Defence Minister

4. Greenland, World's largest island, is in...
1) Canada
2) The Netherlands
3) Denmark
4) None of these

5. The only film actor who won Bharat Ratna award was...
1) Raj Kapoor
2) N T Rama Rao
3) M.G.Ramachandran 
4) Shashi Kapoor

6. World Environment Day is observed on
1) July 11
2) June 5
3) September 27
4) October 16

7. The Political guru of Gandhi?
1) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2) Dadabhai Nauroji
3) Gopalkrishna Gokhale 
4) None of these

8. Economic Survey is published by
1) Finance Commission
2) NITI Aayog
3) Ministry of Finance
4) None of these

9. Match the following?
1) Raja Ram Mohan Roy ::   Brahmo Samaj
2) Swami Dayananda  ::  Arya Samaj
3) Athmaram Panduranga   ::  Prarthana Samaj
4) Ishwar chand Vidyasagar   ::  Ramakrishna Mission

10. Which is the largest tea producing country in the world?
1) Sri Lanka
2) Kenya
3) India
4) China

11. Find the wrong pair? (Country & Currency)
1) South Africa ::  Rand
2) Thailand ::  Baht
3) Myanmar  :: Kyat
4) Israel ::  Dinar

12. The new Economic Policy of India 1991 deals with...
1) Privatisation
2) Liberalisation
3) All of the above
4) Globalisation

13. The first Europeans, in modern times, to enter into trade relations with India were the....
1) Portuguese 
2) Dutch
3) English
4) French

14. Which of the following is not a primary colour?
1) Black 2) Red
3) Blue
4) Green

15. The first woman to become the Prime Minister in the world?
1) Margaret Thatcher
2) Indira Gandhi
3) Sirimavo Bandaranaike 
4) None of these

16. Find the wrong statement? in India.
2) Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India.
3) Goa is the smallest state (area wise) in India.
4) Mizoram is the least populous state in India.

17. NITI Aayog was established on 1 January...
1) 2013
2) 2014
3) 2015 
4) None of these

18. ozone layer is present in...
1) Ionosphere
2) Stratosphere
3) Troposphere
4) None of these

19. Which of the following is the water soluble vitamin?
1) Vitamin C
2) Vitamin A
3) Vitamin D
4) Vitamin K

20. Ripening of fruits is hastened by which of the following gas?
1) Methane
2) Nitrogen
3) Carbon Dioxide
4) Ethylene

21. Which is the highest gallantry Award?
1) Bharat Ratna
2) Dada Saheb Phalke Award
3) Param vir Chakra 
4) None of these

22. Which of the following is not a Central Tax?
1) Corporate Tax
2) Income Tax
3) Customs Duty
4) Sales Tax

23. The recipient of Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for 2015?
1) Jean Tirole
2) Angus Deaton
3) Svetlana Alexievich
4) Patrick Modiano

24. Gautama Buddha was born in...
1) Lumbini
2) Kushinagar
3) Pataliputra
4) Rajgir