Quiz for Railway and SSC Exams Set - 3

Here I was presenting questions for up coming Railway and SSC Exams consisting of all General Awareness and Science Topics.  

1. "Titan" is satellite of ?

A.     Mercury

B.     Earth

C.     Venus

D.     Saturn

2. Which of the following is a skin disease?

A.     Rickets

B.     Osteomalacia

C.     Anaemia

D.     Pellagra

3. The food poisoning is caused by :

A.     Clostrideam titeni

B.     Clostrideam boutulium

C.     Salmonela toyphosis

D.     Baslils anthresis

4. Which instrument is used to measure the scattering of light by particles suspended in a liquid?

A.     Nephetometer

B.     Ohmmeter

C.     Ondometer

D.     Pyrometer

5. Which instrument is used to determine the intensity of colours ?

A.     Cathetometer

B.     Chronometer

C.     Colorimeter

D.     Commutator

6. Which instrument is used to measure changes in volume of substances?

A.     Dyanamo

B.     Dilatometer

C.     Cyclotron

D.     Electroscope

7. Which instrument is used to measure sound under water?

A.     Hygrometer

B.     Hygroscope

C.     Hypsometer

D.     Hydrophone

8. There are total __ Continents?

A.     4

B.     5

C.     6

D.     7

9. Which instrument is used to measure pressure of gases?

A.     Manometer

B.     Machmeter

C.     Magnetometer

D.     Micrometer

10. Plants which grow on saline soils are

A.     Xerophytes

B.     Hydrophytes

C.     Halophytes

D.     Succulents

11. The isotope atoms differ in?

A.     number of protons

B.     atomic number

C.     number of electrons

D.     atomic weight

12. The compound used in anti-malarial drug is

A.     Chloroquin

B.     Aspirin

C.     Neoprene

D.     Isoprene

13. The flowers plants have been kept under:

A.     Creptogams

B.     Phanrogams

C.     Bryophytes

D.     Tredophytes

14. "Saptarishi" is the Indian name of which Constellation ?

A.     Ursa Major

B.     Ursa Minor

C.     Orion

D.     Draco

15. Human bone does not contain

A.     calcium

B.     carbon

C.     oxygen

D.     phosphorous

16. "Stanovoi" mountain is in ?

A.     Asia

B.     Europe

C.     Australia

D.     North America

17. What nucleus of atom contains ?

A.     protons

B.     electrons

C.     electrons and protons

D.     protons and neutrons

18. The richest source of vitamin D is

A.     Cheese

B.     Milk

C.     Spinach

D.     Cod liver oil

19. Which of the following tests helps in diagnosis of cancer ?

A.     Urine test

B.     Neuro Test

C.     Blood test

D.     Biopsy test

20. Which one of the following is an enzyme ?

A.     Somatotropin

B.     Trypsin

C.     Glucagon

D.     Insulin

21. Homo nuclear molecules contain ?

A.     polar bond

B.     covalent bond

C.     ionic bond

D.     coordinate bond

22. Air contains maximum amount of

A.     oxygen

B.     nitrogen

C.     hydrogen

D.     carbon dioxide

23. The study of Annual rings is called:

A.     Dendrology

B.     Dendrochronology

C.     Agronomy

D.     Horticulture

24. Which one among the following plants cannot be multiplied by cutting?

A.     Rose

B.     Bryophyllum

C.     Banana

D.     Marigold

25. Bimal Prasad, who passed away recently was India’s former ambassador of which country?

A.     Pakistan

B.     Nepal

C.     Sri Lanka

D.     Bangladesh

26. Who is the winner of the 2015 WISE prize for Education?

A.     Fazle Hasan Abed

B.     Vicky Colbert

C.     Ann Cotton

D.     Sakena Yacoobi

27. Herve Falciani, who is in news – is well-known for his work in which field?

A.     Education

B.     Space research

C.     Whistleblowing

D.     World Politics

28. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ranked at what position in 2015 Forbes Most Powerful People list?

A.     5th

B.     8th

C.     9th

D.     11th

29. At what location of Rajasthan state, Ministry of Shipping is planning to develop an inland shipping port?

A.     Haliwaw

B.     Jalore

C.     Bhinmal

D.     Sindari

30. Which of the following countries plane crashed recently in Sinai peninsula of Egypt killing all people aboard?

A.     Germany

B.     France

C.     Russia

D.     Indonesia

31. Recently, which two countries of Europe have conducted a joint session of both governments after a conflict of 25 years?

A.     Bosnia and Slovenia

B.     Bosnia and Serbia

C.     Ukraine and Croatia

D.     Croatia and Serbia

32. Who is the first female jockey to win Melbourne Cup?

A.     Hayley Turner

B.     Michelle Payne

C.     Julie Krone

D.     kayla Stra

33. Which Indian boxer obtained No. 2 spot in world rankings, recently?

A.     Dinesh Kumar

B.     Shiva Thapa

C.     Jitender Kumar

D.     Vijender Singh

34. ‘IMPRINT INDIA’ initiative is aimed at improving what field in India?

A.     Inland security

B.     Military cooperation

C.     Foreign trade

D.     Scientific research

35. Who introduced cooperative society in India?

A.     Lord Curzon

B.     LordWavell

C.     Lord Rippon

D.     Lord Cornwallis

36. Which of the following is the first Indian private company to sign an accord with Government of Myanmar for oil exploration in two offshore blocks in that country?

A.     Reliance Energy

B.     Essar Oil

C.     GAIL

D.     ONGC

37. On July 12, 1982, the ARDC was merged into

A.     RBI

B.     NABARD

C.     EXIM Bank

D.     None of the above

38. National Rural Development Institute is situated at_______

A.     Patna

B.     Shimla

C.     Hyderabad

D.     New Delhi

39. Dalal street is situated at ______

A.     Paris

B.     Mumbai

C.     London

D.     New Delhi

40. The staple food of the Vedic Aryan was

A.     Barley and rice

B.     milk and its products

C.     rice and pulses

D.     vegetables and fruits

41. The indus Valley Civilization was Non-Aryan because

A.     It was Urban

B.     It has a pictographic script

C.     It had an agricultural economy

D.     It extended up to the narmada Valley

42. In ancient India ,the earliest capital of Magadha kingdom was at

A.     Pataliputra

B.     Rajgir

C.     Vaishali

D.     Varanasi

43. Who among the following kings was ardent follower of Jainism

A.     Bimbisara

B.     Mahapadmananda

C.     Kharavela

D.     Pulkeshin II

44. Where has the World's largest Monolithic statue of Buddha been installed

A.     Bamiyan

B.     Hyderabad

C.     Kandy

D.     Lhasa

45. Chinese traveller Hiuen-Tsang studied at the University of

A.     Taxila

B.     Vikramshila

C.     Magadh

D.     Nalanda

46. Gandhara school of art came into existence in

A.     Hinayana sect

B.     Mahayana sect

C.     Vaishanava sect

D.     Shaiva sect

47. In which state the Sattanathan Commission recommended to introduce the creamy layer?

A.     Karnataka

B.     Tamil Nadu

C.     Kerala

D.     Andhra Pradesh

48. Who among the following works as the Chairman of a Zonal Council in India?

A.     Prime Minister

B.     Home Minister

C.     Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission

D.     Chief Ministers of State by Rotation

49. Dr. BR Ambedkar was elected to The constituent assembly from which among the following?

A.     United provinces

B.     West Bengal

C.     The Bombay Presidency

D.     Punjab

50. On which date a separate constituent assembly was set up for Pakistan?

A.     June 3, 1947

B.     June 8, 1947

C.     June 13, 1947

D.     June 20, 1947