Current Gk Practice test For SSC Sub-Inspectors in CPO Exam

Current Gk Practice test For SSC Sub-Inspectors in CPO Exam
Free Practice GK Questions for Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Central Police Organisations exams

1. The ‘Green House’ effect is mostly caused by?
(A) Carbon-dioxide in the atmosphere
(B) Infra-red Radiation
(C) Moisture in the atmosphere
(D) Ozone layer


Ans : A


2. Under the National Population Policy 2000, the goal to attain
‘population stabilization’ has been revised from 2045 to?
(A) 2055
(B) 2060
(C) 2065
(D) 2070

Ans : D


3. The Antarctic Study Centre of India is located at?
(A) Dakshin Gangotri
(B) Gangotri
(C) Goa
(D) Maitri


Ans : D


4. The orderly sequence of change in the vegetation of an area over time is described as?
(A) Biomes
(B) Succession
(C) Trophic level
(D) Climax

Ans : A


5. In South Asia, the country with largest percentage of aged population is—
(A) Bhutan
(B) India
(C) Nepal
(D) Sri Lanka

Ans : D


6. About eighty per cent of the world’s population is not protected by?

(A) Economic security
(B) Food security
(C) Child security
(D) Social security

Ans : B


7. Which one of the following is the correct descending order of the percentage of urbanization f the following South Asia tries?
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
1. Bangladesh
2. India
3. Pakistan
4. Sri Lanka
Codes:
(A) 2,3,l and 4
(B) 3,2,l and 4
(C) 2,1,4 and 3
(D) 4,2,3, and l

Ans : B


8. Assertion (A) : India’s level of urbanization is much lower than that of China.
Reason (R) : Indian cities are poorly planned.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true

Ans : B



9. Assertion (A) : The inter-state movement of coal forms a major component of inter-state traffic handled by railways.
Reason (R) : Bengal-Jharkhand coal-fields are major source of coal supply to the north-western states.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Codes:
(A)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true


Ans : B


10. Which of the following statements are correct?
1. Tamil Nadu has recorded highest increase in urbanization rates during 1961—2001.
2. The average size of an urban centre in India comes to around forty-five thousand
(45,000).
3. The largest number of urban centres fall in the category of class IV.
4. Class V and VI towns share over five per cent (5%) of the country’s total urban population.
Select the correct answer from
the codes given below:
(A)l and 2
(B) 2,3and4
(C)1 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3

Ans : C



11. The correct sequence of energy sources in order of their share in power sector in India is?
(A) Thermal > Hydro > Nuclear> Wind
(B) Thermal > Nuclear >Hydro > Wind
(C) Hydro > Nuclear >Thermal > Wind
(D) Nuclear > Hydro > Wind> Thermal

Ans : A


12. Which of the following statements are correct?
1. The Northern cities of India have in general, an unbalanced sex-ratio.
2. The eastern cities are scat tered as against concentration of western cities.
3. There is larger participation of women in the labour force in the south due to small proportion of christians in the population as also the high literacy rate.
4. Western cities have lower proportion of immigrants from rural areas.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 4
(D) 1, 3 and 4

Ans : B


13.The largest producer of wine in the world is?
(A) France
(B) Italy
(C) Spain
(D) United States of America

Ans : A


14. ‘Monoculture’ is a distinct characteristic of?
(A) Commercial grain-farming
(B) Shifting cultivation
(C) Subsistence farming
(D) Organic farming

Ans : A


15. ‘Foehn’ is a local wind of—
(A)China
(B) Korea
(C)Japan
(D) Switzerland

Ans : D


16. The highest percentage of the world’s forest cover is associated with—
(A) Temperate Coniferous Forests
(B) Temperate Deciduous Forests
(C) Tropical Monsoon Forests
(D) Tropical Rain Forests

Ans : A



17.Among the iron-producing countries of Europe, France stands—
(A)First
(B) Second
(C)Third
(D) Fourth


Ans : B


18. Which of the following countries suffer most from ‘Acid rains’ ?
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
1. Canada
2. Norway
3. Sweden
4. United Kingdom
Codes:
(A) l and 2
(B) l and 3
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 2, 3 and 4

Ans : C


19. Rampura, which became the first village in India to have its solar power plant, is situated in—
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Uttar Pradesh

Ans : D


20. The two leading producers of coal in India are?
(A) Jharkhand and Orissa
(B) Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh
(C) Chhatisgarh and Madhya Pradesh
(D) Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh


Ans : B


21. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) NathuLa— Arunachal Pradesh
(B)Lipulekh —Uttarakhand
(C)Rohtang —Himachal Pradesh
(D)Palghat —Kerala

Ans : A


22. The percentage of forest cover with reference to the total geo graphical area is highest in?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Nagaland
(C) Tripura
(D) Mizoram

Ans : D


23. Assertion (A) : The river of western ghats do not form delta.
Reason (R): They flow through short courses with high speed over hard-rocks.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true


Ans : C


24.Which one of the following is the
youngest mountain chain?
(A) Vindhyas
(B) Aravaffi
(C) Shivaliks
(D) Annamalai

Ans : C


25. The average size of operational holdings in India is largest in—
(A) Punjab
(B) Gujarat
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D)Rajasthan

Ans : C


26. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
1. Richest deposits of iron ore are found in Karnataka.
2. India is the second largest producer of iron ore in the world.
3. Orissa is the largest proDucer of iron ore in India.
Codes:
(A) 1 only
(B) 2and 3
(C) l and 3
(D) All are correct

Ans : C


27. Which state of India has the maximum length of state High ways?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra


Ans : A


28. During his stay in Delhi in November 2010, President Barack Obama visited—
(A) Humayun’s tomb
(B) Jama Masjid
(C) Qutub Minar
(D) Red Fort

Ans : A


29. The winner of Booker Prize 2010 was?
(A) Howard Jacobson
(B) J. M. Coetzee
(C) Peter Carey
(D) Tom Macarthy

Ans : A


30. In November 2010 Nikki Haley, an Indian American, was elected governor of—
(A) Illinois
(B) North Carolina
(C) South Carolina
(D) Virginia

Ans : C



31. The ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna’ Award 2010 was given to?
(A) Mary Kom
(B) Saina Nehwal
(C) Sushil Kumar
(D) Vijender Singh


Ans : B


32. In the Nineteenth (XIX) Com monwealth Games, the Indian athlete who won the highest number of gold medals, was—
(A) Gagan Narang
(B) Gurpreet Singh
(C) Omkar Singh
(D) Vijay Kumar

Ans : A


33. The I.C.C. “One Day Player of the Year” for 2010 was ?
(A) A. B. deVilliers
(B) Ryan Harris
(C) Sachin Tendulkar
(D)Shane Watson

Ans : A


34. Which three of the following Indian performing Art forms
have been included in the Intangible Cultural Heritage of
Humanity by the UNESCO?
1. Mridiyettu of Kerala.
2. Chhau of East India.
3. Kalbelia of Rajasthan.
4. Kuchipudi of Andhra Pradesh.
Select the correct answer from
the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) 1, 2 and 4
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2 and 3

Ans : D


35. The International Food Policy Research Institute, U.S.A. has released ‘Global Hunger Index 2010’ in October 2010, according to which, India’s rank is—
(A) 65th
(B) 66th
(C) 67th
(D) 68th

Ans : C




36. Among the following, who won the largest number of gold
medals in the Commonwealth Games 2010?
(A) Kristin Gerard
(B) Marriluss Prevost
(C) Alicia Zen Couts
(D) Prone Pears


Ans : B


37.The world’s biggest solar power station has been opened in—
(A) Australia
(B) England
(C)France
(D) Germany

Ans : D


38. According to the Annual Forbes India Rich List, who is the richest
lady in India (November2010)?

(A) Ms. Mrinalini Sarabhai
(B) Ms. Namrata Bhartia
(C) Mrs. Savitri Jindal
(D) Ms. Rajshree Pathy

Ans : C


39. Which one of the following attributes is not consistent with the rest of them?
(A) Bravery
(B) Loyalty
(C) Honesty
(D) Cunningness


Ans : D


40. National Green Tribunal Act 2010 relates to?
(A) Green Fuel usage
(B) Promotion of Alternate sources of Energy
(C) Conservation of Environment
(D) Creation of Green-Courts

Ans : C

Current Objective GK Questions B H Obama Visit to India

Objective GK Questions B H Obama Visit to India
1. Who is the President and CEO of Pepsico and also visited to India with US President Barack Obama?
(1) Indira Nooyi
(2) Terry McGraw
(3) Gary Locke
(4) Tom Donilon
Ans. (1)

2. Who is the US President “speechwriter”?
(1) Ben Rhodes
(2) Ben Tenn
(3) Geroge Rhodes
(4) Tim Geithner
Ans. (1)

3. Who is the Principal assistant Secretary of US state “that the US President’s Asia tour stars with India”?
(1) Tim Geithner
(2) Tom Vilsack
(3) Geoff Pyatt
(4) Tom Donilon
Ans. (3)

4. CNAS stands for—
(1) Centre for New American Security
(2) Commander for New American Security
(3) Combined for New American Security
(4) Co-operation for New American Security
Ans. (1)

5. Match the List-I with List-II:
List-I List-II
(Administrator to visit (Post)
India with Obama)
(a) Gary Locke 1. Commerce Secretary
(b) Tom Donilon 2. National Security Adviser
(c) Rajiv Shah 3. USAID administrator
(d) Tom Vilsack 4. Secretary of Agriculture
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) 1 2 3 4
(2) 2 3 4 1
(3) 3 4 1 2
(4) 4 2 3 4
Ans. (1)

6. Who is the Secretary of the Treasury?
(1) Ben Rhodes
(2) Tom Vilsack
(3) Tim Geithner
(4) Tom Donilon
Ans. (3)

7. Consider the following statements about Barack Hussein Obama —
(a) Barack Obama is 49 years old.
(b) his name means ‘One who is blessed’.
(c) he can speak spanish
(d) he worked In a Baskin-Robbins Ice-cream shop as a teenager and now cannot stand ice-cream.
Which of the above statements true?
(1) Only (a)
(2) Only (b)
(3) Only (c)
(4) All of the above
Ans. (4)

8. Which US president’s wife Eleanor Roosevelt was the first American to address the Indian Parliament?
(1) Franklin D Roosevelt
(2) Harry Truman
(3) Dewight D. Eisenhower
(4) John Kennedy
Ans. (1)

9. Who first declare i that the US was strengthened if India was strengthened
(1) Barack Obama
(2) John F. Kennedy
(3) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(4) Lyndon B. Johnson
Ans. (3)

10. US President Barack Obama are received by Maharashtra Chief minister Ashok Chavan, Union minister of state for corporate affairs and minority affairs __ and US consul-general Paul Folsbee on 6 November, 2010 at Mumbai Airport.
(1) Salim Ansari
(2) J.M. Sood
(3) Salman Khurshid
(4) Ahmed Patel
Ans. (3)
11. President F3arack Obama and his wife greeted by PM Manmohan Singh and Gursharan Kaur at New Delhi Airport on
(1) 6 November, 2010
(2) 7 November, 2010
(3) 8 November, 2010
(4) 9 November, 2010
Ans. (2)

12. The US President and First Lady board helicopter to head for INS Shikra, an Indian Navy installation at cuffee Parade, colaba.
(1) Air Force One V
(2) USA One
(3) Marine Drive
(4) Marine one
Ans. (4)

13. Obama and the First Lady take a minute to reflect at the —, a brass sculpture that survived the 26/11 attack.
(1) Tree of Life
(2) Tomb
(3) Army of Life
(4) None of these
Ans. (1)

14. The US President meets the top three Taj Group busses. In which of the following is, not related to Taj Group?
(1) Ratan Tata
(2) Raymond Bickson
(3) Krishnakumar
(4) Ramakrishna
Ans. (4)

15. Consider the following statements about Barack Obama —
(a) The Obamas visit a science exhibition in one of the classes on the first floor of the Holy Name High School building in Colaba.
(b) The Obamas arrive at St. Xaviers College, Dhobi Talao, and tour the Agriculture and Food Security Expo co-organised by the US Agency for International Development Aid and Con-federation of Indian Industries.
(c) Obama interacts with the Villagers of Kanpura, around 25km. from Ajmer, via videoconferencing.
Which of the above statements are true?
(1) Only (a)
(2) Only (b)
(3) Only (c)
(4) All of the above
Ans. (4)