General Awareness (Quiz) For SSC 2015

General Awareness Quiz

1. The chief constituent of gobar gas is
A. ethane
B. methane
C. hydrogen
D. carbon dioxide

2. The countries that had maintained research stations in Antarctica under Antarctic Trade are
A. Argentina, Australia, Belgium and South Africa
B. Chili, France and Japan
C. New Zealand, Norway, the former USSR, the UK and the USA
D. All of the above

3. The first development flight of SLV-3 took place on
A. May 31, 1981
B. April 17, 1983
C. December 21, 1999
D. December 28, 1995

4.  The Enron project is a
A. hydro-electric project
B. thermal power project
C. atomic power project
D. gas-fired power project

5. The chief purpose of crop rotation is to check the loss of top soil
A. by water erosion
B. by wind erosion
C. by weathering
D. of its mineral content

6. World’s busiest airports by passenger traffic is
A. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, USA
B. Lhasa Airport, Tibet
C. King Abdul Aziz International Airport, Saudi Arabia
D. Chicago O’ Hare International Airport, USA

7. The first meeting of the UN General Assembly was held in which of the following cities?
A. London
B. New York
C. San Francisco
D. Teheran

8. The first rice straw power plant has been set up at
A. Kolkata
B. Jalkheri, Punjab
C. Trombay, Maharashtra
D. None of the above

9. The founder member of EFTA are
A. Austria, Denmark, Norway
B. Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland
C. UK, Austria, Sweden
D. All of the above

10. The first historical mention of the holding of the ancient Olympic Games occurred about
A. 2000 years ago
B. 2250 years ago
C. 2500 years ago
D. 2775 years ago

11. The first Afro-Asian Games were held in
A. Hyderabad
B. Sydney
C. Cairo
D. Kuala Lumpur

12. The first meeting of the SAARC was opened in
A. Dhaka, Bangladesh
B. Bangalore, India
C. Kathmandu, Nepal
D. Islamabad, Pakistan

13. The General Assembly meets regularly
A. once a month
B. after every three months
C. twice a year
D. once year

14. The fighter force of Air Force is comprised of
A. MIG-21 variant
B. MIG-23s, MIG-25s, MIG-27s, MIG-29s
C. Jaguars
D. All of the above

15. The control commend of Army is located at
A. Pune
B. Udhampur
C. Lucknow
D. Mhow

ANSWERS:
1.B
2.D
3.A
4.D
5.D
6.A
7.A
8.B
9.D
10.D
11.A
12.A
13.D
14.D