SSC CGL - General Awareness -2

1.Which of the following is not considered as National Debt ?

(A) National Savings Certificates
(B) Long-term Government Bonds
(C) Insurance Policies
(D) Provident Fund
Ans : (C)
2. The main determinant of real wage is—
(A) Extra earning
(B) Nature of work
(C) Promotion prospect
(D) Purchasing power of money
Ans : (D)
3. The birthrate measures the number of births during a year per—
(A) 100 population
(B) 1000 population
(C) 10000 population
(D) 100000 population
Ans : (B)
4. Which of the following is not included in the National Income ?
(A) Imputed rent of owneroccupied houses
(B) Government expenditure on making new bridges
(C) Winning a lottery
(D) Commission paid to an agent for sale of house
Ans : (C)
5. Personal disposable income is—
(A) Always equal to personal income
(B) Always more than personal income
(C) Equal to personal income minus indirect taxes
(D) Equal to personal income minus direct taxes
Ans : (D)
6. Who prepared the first estimate of National Income for the country ?
(A) Central Statistical Organisation
(B) National Income Committee
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji
(D) National Sample Survey Organisation
Ans : (C)
7. A Bill referred to a ‘Joint Sitting’ of the two Houses of the Parliament is required to be passed by—
(A) A simple majority of the members present
(B) Absolute majority of the total membership
(C) 2/3rd majority of the members present
(D) 3/4th majority of the members present
Ans : (A)
8. Who is the constitutional head of the Government of India ?
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Chief Justice of India
(D) Attorney General
Ans : (A)
9. Who certifies a Bill to be a Money Bill in India ?
(A) Finance Minister
(B) President
(C) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(D) Prime Minister
Ans : (C)
10. By which Amendment were ‘Fundamental Duties’ added to the Constitution ?
(A) 40th Amendment
(B) 42nd Amendment
(C) 44th Amendment
(D) 45th Amendment
Ans : (B)
11. The Vice-President of India is elected by—
(A) The members of the Parliament
(B) The members of the Rajya Sabha
(C) The elected members of the Parliament
(D) The members of the Parliament and State Legislatures
Ans : (A)
12. When was the comprehensive reorganisation of Indian States completed in accordance with the recommendations of States Reorganisation Commission ?
(A) 1953
(B) 1956
(C) 1960
(D) 1966
Ans : (B)
13. When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, who said, “None will believe that a man like this in body and soul ever walked on this earth” ?
(A) Bertrand Russell
(B) Leo Tolstoy
(C) Albert Einstein
(D) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Ans : (C)
14. Who built the ‘Tower of Victory’ (Vijay Stambha) in the Chittor Fort ?
(A) Rana Sanga
(B) Rana Ratan Singh
(C) Rana Hamir Deva
(D) Rana Kumbha
Ans : (D)
15. In violation of the Salt Laws, Gandhiji started a movement called—
(A) Non-Cooperation Movement
(B) Swadeshi Movement
(C) Civil Disobedience Movement
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)
16. In which of the following wars, were the French completely defeated by the English ?
(A) Battle of Wandiwash
(B) Battle of Buxar
(C) Battle of Plassey
(D) Battle of Adyar
Ans : (A)
17. The Cabinet Mission came to India in—
(A) 1943
(B) 1944
(C) 1945
(D) 1946
Ans : (D)
18. The first to come and the last to leave India were—
(A) The Portuguese
(B) The French
(C) The English
(D) The Dutch
Ans : (A)
19. IR 20 and Ratna are two important varieties of—
(A) Wheat
(B) Bajra
(C) Jowar
(D) Paddy
Ans : (D)
20. The Trans-Siberian Railway (9438 km) connects…………..… in the West to ………..… in the East.
(A) Moscow, Tashkent
(B) St. Petersburg, Omsk
(C) Moscow, Irkutsk
(D) St. Petersburg, Vladivostok
Ans : (D)
21. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Academy is located at—
(A) Secunderabad
(B) Rae Bareilly
(C) Jodhpur
(D) Delhi
Ans : (B)
22. Which one of the following rivers of Peninsular India does not join Arabian Sea ?
(A) Periyar
(B) Cauvery
(C) Narmada
(D) Tapti
Ans : (B)
23. Which one of the following correctly describes AGNI ?
(A) A fighter plane
(B) A versatile tank
(C) A long-range missile
(D) A long-range gun
Ans : (C)
24. Instrument used for measuring area on maps is called—
(A) Planimeter
(B) Eidograph
(C) Pantograph
(D) Opisometer
Ans : (A)
25. If the blood group of one parent is AB and that of the other O, the possible blood group of their child would be—
(A) A or B
(B) A or B or O
(C) A or AB or O
(D) A or B or AB or O
Ans : (A)
26. How many bones are there in the human body ?
(A) 187
(B) 287
(C) 206
(D) 306
Ans : (C)
27. Dinosaurs were—
(A) Mammals that became extinct
(B) Large herbivorous creatures which gave rise to hippopotamus species
(C) Egg-laying mammals
(D) Reptiles that became extinct
Ans : (D)
28. Sweat glands in mammals are primarily concerned with—
(A) Removal of excess salts
(B) Excretion of nitrogenous wastes
(C) Thermoregulation
(D) Sex-attraction
Ans : (C)
29. The vitamin that helps to prevent infections in the human body is—
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin B
(C) Vitamin C
(D) Vitamin D
Ans : (A)
30. The normal RBC count in adult male is—
(A) 5•5 million
(B) 5•0 million
(C) 4•5 million
(D) 4•0 million
Ans : (B)
31. A storm is predicted if atmospheric pressure—
(A) Rises suddenly
(B) Rises gradually
(C) Falls suddenly
(D) Falls gradually
Ans : (C)
32. The gas which turns into liquid at the lowest temperature among the following is—
(A) Hydrogen
(B) Oxygen
(C) Helium
(D) Nitrogen
Ans : (A)
33. An egg sinks in soft water but floats in a concentrated solution of salt because—
(A) Egg absorbs salt from the solution and expands
(B) Albumin dissolves in salt solution and egg becomes lighter
(C) The density of salt solution exceeds the density of eggs
(D) Water has high surface tension
Ans : (C)
34. What should a person on a freely rotating turn table do to decrease his (angular) speed ?
(A) Bring his hands together
(B) Raise his hands up
(C) Spread his hands outwards
(D) Sit down with raised hands
Ans : (C)
35. Gunpowder consists of a mixture of—
(A) Sand and TNT
(B) TNT and charcoal
(C) Nitre, sulphur and charcoal
(D) Sulphur, sand and charcoal
Ans : (C)
36. Which of the following is the sweetest sugar ?
(A) Sucrose
(B) Glucose
(C) Fructose
(D) Maltose
Ans : (C)
37. In nuclear reactors, graphite is used as a/an—
(A) Fuel
(B) Lubricant
(C) Moderator
(D) Insulator
Ans : (C)
38. Which of the following celestial bodies contains abundant quantities of helium-3, a potential source of energy ?
(A) Earth
(B) Moon
(C) Venus
(D) Saturn
Ans : (D)
39. Which of the following International Tennis Tournaments is held on grass court ?
(A) US Open
(B) French Open
(C) Wimbledon
(D) Australian Open
Ans : (C)
40. What is the name of the writer of Indian origin whose novel, The Inheritance of Loss has bagged Man Booker Prize ?
(A) Vikram Seth
(B) Kiran Desai
(C) Salman Rushdie
(D) V. S. Naipaul
Ans : (B)
41. Which country from the following is a permanent member of the UN Security Council ?
(A) Switzerland
(B) People’s Republic of China
(C) Japan
(D) Ukraine
Ans : (B)
42. The Loktak Lake on which a hydroelectric project was constructed is situated in the State of—
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Manipur
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Himachal Pradesh
Ans : (B)
43. What is the motto incorporated under our National Emblem ?
(A) Satyam Shivam
(B) Satyam Shivam Sundaram
(C) Satyameva Jayate
(D) Jai Hind
Ans : (C)
44. The H5N1 virus which causes bird flu was first discovered in—
(A) 1991
(B) 1995
(C) 1997
(D) 2001
Ans : (C)
45. The Southern tip of India is—
(A) Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari)
(B) Point Calimere
(C) Indira Point in Nicobar Islands
(D) Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram
Ans : (A)
46. According to a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, ‘International Day of Peace’ is observed every year on—
(A) September 1
(B) September 14
(C) September 21
(D) September 30
Ans : (C)
47. Where was the last Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit held ?
(A) Sydney
(B) Auckland
(C) New York
(D) Beijing
Ans : (A)
48. According to the UN Convention on the rights of children, which of the following is not a right ?
(A) Safe drinking water
(B) Adequate standard of living
(C) Education
(D) Marriage
Ans : (D)
49. Who is the author of Ageless Body, Timeless Mind ?
(A) V. S. Naipaul
(B) Deepak Chopra
(C) Dom Moraes
(D) Tony Kusher
Ans : (B)
50. Which cricketer holds the record for scoring highest number of runs in a test match innings ?
(A) Gary Sobers
(B) Vivian Richards
(C) Sunil Gavaskar
(D) Brian Lara
Ans : (D)

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SSC CGL - General Awareness -1

1. The common tree species in Nilgiri Hills is:
(A)Sal
(B)Pine
(C)Eucalyptus
(D)Teak
Answer: Eucalyptus.
2. Which of the following statements on Railway Budget 2011-12 is correct?
(A)There would be a 10% increase in fares for long distance train travel both by AC  and NONAC classes
(B)There would be 15% increase in freight rates on all goods other than food grains
(C)There would be 15% increase in passenger fares for all classes for long distance
and freights
(D)There would be no increase in fares for both suburban and long distance travel
Answer: D
3. The nuclear reactors which were damaged heavily due to strong Earthquake-cum-Tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011 causing radiation leakage at:
(A)Fukushima
(B)Tokyo
(C)Kyoto
(D)None of them
Answer: Fukushima
4. First Indian Prime Minister to visit Siachen was ?
(A)Rajiv Gandhi
(B)Inder Kumar Gujaral
(C)Mammohan Singh
(D)None of them
Answer: Manmohan Singh
5. Which of the following books has been written by Kishwar Desai?
(A)The Red Devil
(B)Witness the night
(C)Tonight this Savage Rite
(D)Earth and Ashes
Answer: Witness the Night.
6. Which of the following folk / tribal dances is associated with Karnataka?
(A)Yakshagana
(B)Jatra
(C)Veedhi
(D)Jhora
Answer: Yakshagana
7. Who of the following received the Sangeet Natak Academi’s Ustad Bismillah Khan Puraskar for 2009 in theatre?
(A)Omkar Shrikant Dadarkar
(B)Ragini chander sarkar
(C)Abanti Chakraborty and Sukracharjya Rabha
(D)K Nellai Maniknandan
Answer: Abanti Chakraborty and Sukracharjya Rabha
8. Which of the following country did not win any of the FIFA cup in 2002, 2006 and 2010?
(A)Brazil
(B)Argentina
(C)Spain
(D)South Africa
Answer: South Africa
9. Who invented vaccination for small pox?
(A)Sir Frederick Grant Banting
(B)Sir Alexander Fleming
(C)Edward Jenner
(D)Loius Pasteur
Answer: Edward Jenner
10. Who was the first Indian to become the member of British parliament?
(A)Bankim Chandra Chaterjee
(B)W C Banerjee
(C)Dadabhai Naoroji
(D)None of the above
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
11. The purchase of shares and bonds of Indian companies by Foreign Institutional Investors is called?
(A)FDI
(B)Portfolio Investment
(C)NRI Investment
(D)Foreign Indirect Investment
Answer: Investment in securities, funds, by FII is Foreign Indirect Investment
12. BT Seed is associated with which among the following?
(A)Rice
(B)Wheat
(C)Cotton
(D)Oil Seeds
Answer: Cotton
13. The headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is in ?
(A)Geneva
(B)Paris
(C)Vienna
(D)Washington
Answer: Vienna
14. In the Budget estimates of 2011-12, an allocation of Rs. 400 Crore has been made to bring in second green revolution in East in the rice based cropping system of ____?
(A)Assam and West Bengal
(B)Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar & Jharkhand
(C)Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar
(D)Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand , Eastern Uttar Pradesh and
Chhattisgarh
Answer: Assam, West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand, Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Chattisgarh.
15. In the Budget 2011-12, presented by the Finance Minister on 28.2.2011, the income tax limit for senior citizens has been increased to ?
(A)Rs. 2.50 Lakh
(B)Rs. 2.60 Lakh
(C)Rs. 2.80 Lakh
(D)Rs. 3.00 Lakh
Answer: Rs. 2.50 Lakh. Above 80, its 5 Lakh
16. If the Anglo Indian community does not get adequate representation in the Lok Sabha, two members of the community can be nominated by:
(A)Prime Minister
(B)President
(C)Speaker
(D)President in consultation with Parliament
Answer: President
17. For the election of President of India, a citizen should have completed the age of___?
(A)25 Years
(B)35 Years
(C)30 Years
(D)18 Years
Answer: 35 Years
18. Who said: “Good citizen makes a good state and bad citizen makes a bad state”?
(A)Plato
(B)Aristotle
(C)Rousseau
(D)Laski
Answer: Aristotle
19. Member of parliament will lose his membership if he is continuously absent from sessions for
(A)45 days
(B)60 days
(C)90 days
(D)365 days
Answer: 60 Days
20. In Indian , Residuary Powers are vested in ___?
(A)Union Government
(B)State Government
(C)Both Union and State Government
(D)Local Government
Answer: Union Government
21. Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightment?
(A)Sarnath
(B)Bodhgaya
(C)Kapilvastu
(D)Rajgriha
Answer: Bodhgaya
22. Coronation of Shivaji took place in which year?
(A)1627
(B)1674
(C)1680
(D)1670
Answer: 6 June 1674
23. The system of Dyarchy was introduced in ___?
(A)1909
(B)1919
(C)1935
(D)1945
Answer: 1919, Government of India Act 1919 had introduced the system of Dyarchy to govern the provinces of British India.
24. The editor of Young India and Harijan was ____?
(A)Nehru
(B)Ambedkar
(C)Mahatma Gandhi
(D)Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
25. Who of the following attended all the three round table conferences?
(A)B R Ambedkar
(B)M M Malviya
(C)Vallabh Bhai Patel
(D)Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: B R Ambedkar.
26. Which is the largest living bird on Earth?
(A)Emu
(B)Ostrich
(C)Albatross
(D)Siberian Crane
Answer: Ostrich
27. Rihand Dam project provides irrigation to ____?
(A)Gujarat & Maharastra
(B)Odisha and West Bengal
(C)Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
(D)Kerala and Karnataka
Answer: C
28. The Headquarters of MCF (Master Control Facility) is
(A)Hyderabad
(B)Thumba
(C)Sri Harikota
(D)Hassan
Answer: Hassan , Now Bhopal also.
29. Which is the longest irrigation canal in India?
(A)Sir hind Canal
(B)Yamuna Canal
(C)Indira Gandhi Canal
(D)East Kosi Canal
Answer: Indira Gandhi Canal
30. Which one of the following minerals is found in Monazite Sand?
(A)Potassium
(B)Uranium
(C)Thorium
(D)Sodium
Answer: Thorium
31. Which plant is called ‘Herbal Indian Doctor” ?
(A)Amla
(B)Neem
(C)Tulsi
(D)Mango
Answer: Amla
32. In Coriander, useful parts are?
(A)Roots and leaves
(B)leaves and flowers
(C)leaves and dried fruits
(D)flowers and dried fruits
Answer: leaves and dried fruits
33. The pH of Human Blood is ___?
(A)7.2
(B)7.8
(C)6.6
(D)7.4
Answer: 7.4
34. Which among the following is the largest endocrine gland of country?
(A)Thyroid
(B)Parathyroid
(C)Adrenal
(D)Pituitary
Answer: Thyroid
35. Which amongst the following is the largest mammal?
(A)Elephant
(B)Whale
(C)Dinosaur
(D)Rhinoceros
Answer: Whale (Blue Whale).
36. Which part becomes modified as the tusk of elephant?
(A)Canine
(B)Premolar
(C)Second Incisor
(D)Molar
Answer: second upper incisors
37. Optical fibres are based upon the phenomenon of which of the following?
(A)Interference
(B)Dispersion
(C)Diffraction
(D)Total Internal Reflection
Answer: Total Internal Reflection
38. Now a days, Yellow lamps are frequently used as street lights. Which among the following gases, is used in these lamps?
(A)Sodium
(B)Neon
(C)Hydrogen
(D)Nitrogen
Answer: Sodium
39. Mirage is an example of ____?
(A)Refraction of light
(B)Total Internal Reflection of Light
(C)Refraction and Total Internal Reflection of Light
(D)Dispersion of Light
Answer: Refraction and Total Internal Reflection of Light
40. The phenomenon of light associated with the appearance of blue color of sky is?
(A)Interference
(B)Reflection
(C)Refraction
(D)Scattering
Answer: Scattering
41. In which of the following areas, spreadsheet software is more useful?
(A)Psychology
(B)Publishing
(C)Statistics
(D)Message sending
Answer: Statistics
42. A Groupware is a
(A)Hardware
(B)Software
(C)Network
(D)Firmware
Answer: Groupware is collaborative software . Correct option B
43. Lens is made up of ___?
(A)Pyrex Glass
(B)Flint Glass
(C)Ordinary Glass
(D)Cobalt Glass
Answer: Flint glass
44. The element which is used for vulcanizing rubber is?
(A)Sulfur
(B)Bromine
(C)Silicon
(D)Phosphorus
Answer: Sulfur
45. Which of the following is responsible for extra strength of Pyrex glass?
(A)Potassium carbonate
(B)Lead Oxide
(C)Borax
(D)Ferric Oxide
Answer: Borax
46. The Noble Gas used for the treatment of cancer is ___?
(A)Helium
(B)Argon
(C)Krypton
(D)Radon
Answer: Radon, in radiation therapy,
47. Vasundhara Summit was held in __?
(A)USA
(B)UK
(C)Brazil
(D)Australia
Answer: Brazil, Rio De Janeiro
48. Loktak is a ____?
(A)Valley
(B)Lake
(C)River
(D)Mountain Range
Answer: Lake, in Manipur
49. Which city receives the highest cosmic radiation amongst the following>
(A)Chennai
(B)Mumbai
(C)Kolkata
(D)Delhi
Answer: New Delhi.

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General Awareness questions asked in various SSC CGL Examinations - part 4

• Till now how many zonal cultural centers have been set up by the Government of India?

A:  Seven

•  Recently the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued draft guidelines to limit the exposure of banks to their group companies. What is the exposure limit if the single group entity is a regulated financial services company?

A:  10 per cent of paid-up capital and reserves of a bank

•  What is the target of disinvestment process of PSUs in the current fiscal year?

A:  Rs.30,000 crore

•  In which state, the upcoming Flouride Mitigation Center will be set by the government ?

A:  Gujarat

•  Before it was transferred to Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd, the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme was being implemented by which company?

A:  General Insurance Corporation of India

•  As per the latest data, which is the nearest figure to the average population of India per bank branch?

A:  13,000

•  Public Distribution System (PDS) is operated under the responsibility of the:

A:  Both Central Government and State Governments

• Which agricultural commodity of India gives largest in terms of export value? 

A:  Basmati Rice

•  Arrange the following in the descending order of the largest agricultural imports of India: 

         1. Pulses            2. Wood and Wood Products          3. Edible Vegtable Oils
A:  3-2-1

•  Consider the following Statements: 

1. Indicative Planning is a feature of 'Mixed Economy'.
2. Perspective Planning is used by socialist countries where each and every aspect of planning is controlled by the State.

• Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct?

A:  Only 1

•  Which Price Indices of India is considered for measuring 'Headline Inflation'? 

A:  WPI

•  Consider the following Statements: 

      1. Core Inflation is essentially demand driven.
      2. Core Inflation includes items that face volatile price movement.

• Which of the following Statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

A:  Only 1

•  Consider the following Statements regarding the Office of Economic Advisor (OEA): 

1. It is attached to the Ministry of Finance.
2. The weekly compilation and Publication of Wholesale Price Indices (WPI) is done by the Office of Economic Advisor.

• Which of the Statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

A:  Only 2

•  Which among the following is the oldest Public Sector Bank of India? 

       Punjab National Bank, Imperial Bank of India, Allahabad Bank, Central Bank of India
A:  Allahabad Bank

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General Awareness questions asked in various SSC CGL Examinations - part 3

• The concept of 'Universal Banking' was implemented in India on the recommendations of:

A:  R.H.Khan Committee

•  The term 'Garibi Hatao' was associated with which 5 year plan?

A:  5th five year plan

•  From which country did India borrow the concept of Five year plans ?

A:  Russia

•  P.C.Haldar was recently making news for being appointed as interlocutor by the government to remove bottlenecks on the road to a dialogue in which issue in India?

A:  Assam Peace Talks

•  At present there are how many Nationlised Banks in India?

A:  26

•  Recently which government has launched 'Kerosene-free' scheme? 

A:  Delhi

•  Quadruple amputee Philippe Croizon swam between islands in the icy Bering Strait to cross from America to Asia in the final part of a quest to link all continents. He hails from-

A:  France

•  Cricket has been a competitive sport only once at the Olympics in which  year?

A:  1900

•  Meles Zenawi, who recently passed away was the Prime Minister of-

A:  Ethiopia

•  Which state government is launching the B2B (business-to-business) portal to boost the growth of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)? 

A:  Uttar Pradesh

•  What is the name of the indigenously built second pollution control vessel of the Indian Coast Guard? 

A:  Samudra Paheredar

•  Who has been appointed as the new U.N.- Arab League envoy to Syria replacing Kofi Annan? 

A:  Lakhdar Brahimi

•  Where is the head-quarter of the Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) is located? 

A:  New Delhi

•  Who is recently reappointed as RBI deputy governor till 2014?

A:  Dr.K.C.Chakrabarty 

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General Awareness questions asked in various SSC CGL Examinations - part 2

•  The Bretton Woods system, introduced in 1945, eventually broke down in- 

A:  1971

•  Who is the new Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?

A:  P.J. Kurien

•  What is the present FDI cap in insurance sector in India?

A:  26 per cent

•  Recently Khandelwal committee report is in news. It deals with- 

A:  Banking sector human resource management

• Which country will become 157^th member of the WTO? 

A:  Vanuatu

• Recently in which country 'National Outreach Conference on Global Nuclear Disarmament' was held? 

A:  India

•  Presently how much cultivable area in the country is using biofertilisers?

A:  3 per cent

•  In which state, Nun peak is located?

A:  Jammu and Kashmir

•  Consider the following Statements regarding Non-Banking Finance Institutions(NBFCs):

1. NBFCs can also engage in Micro-Finance Activities.
2. Housing-finance companies form a distinct sub-group of the NBFCs.
3. The deposit insurance facility of the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation is not available for NBFC depositors.

• Which among the above Statement(s) is/are not correct?

A:  None of them
 Which Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) is the 'fifth' company which has been accorded the 'Maharatna' status?
A:  Coal India Limited (CIL)

• Which among the following are the wholly/partly owned subsidiaries of the Reserve Bank of India(RBI)?

1. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC)
2. National Housing Bank (NHB)
3. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
4. Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL)
A:  All of them

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General Awareness questions asked in various SSC CGL Examinations - part 1

• At which location, the proposed Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology will be established? 

A:  Ranchi

•  Recently which mass media giant has been allowed to invest Rs.1,000 crore FDI to expand its operations in India?

A:  Walt Disney

• Which will be launched as 100^th mission of ISRO?

A:  PSLV C - 21

•  Which country has recently unveiled upgraded Fateh missile?

A:  Iran

•  After diclofenac, which veterinary painkiller has been identified as another threat to vultures in India? 

A:  Aceclofenac

•  Recently which Indian banks have been allowed to operate in Pakistan?

A:  State Bank of India (SBI) and Bank of India (BoI)

•  Who has been recently appointed as new chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?

A:  Poonam Kishore Saxena

• Which among the following are the 'Credit-Rating Agencies' of India?

       1) CRISIL                    2) CARE                  3) ICRA                 4) ONICRA
A:  All of them

•  Consider the following Statements regarding 'Take-Out Financing':

      1. It is for infrastructure projects which have long gestation period.
      2. It helps to prevent any possible asset-liability mismatch.
Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct?
A:  Both 1 and 2

•  Recently UNDP and Indian Institute of Advance Study (IIAS) have signed the MoU to set up an international centre for human development at-

A:  Shimla

•  Recently the High Level Committee on External Commercial Borrowings permitted FIIs to invest up to _____ in rupee bonds within the overall corporate bond limit of $45 billion.

A:  $5 billion

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Agriculture In India

Types of Agriculture in India  Subsistence Farming: • In this type of agriculture, farmers work hard to grow enough food to survive only. • In this type of farming the produce is consumed mainly by farmer and his family.  There remains no surplus to sell in the market.

^{Mixed Farming: 
• The combination of agriculture and pastoral farming is called mixed farming.
• In this type of farming, cultivation of crops and rearing of animals are done together on the same farm.}

Shifting Cultivation: • This is a primitive form of agriculture, in which a plot of land is cultivated for a few years and then is deserted. • This slash and burn method of farming is carried on in jungles of northeastern part of India. • A plot of land is cleared for cultivation. As the yield decreases after two or three years, the plot is abandoned and a fresh clearing is made. Intensive Farming: • This is a system of farming in which the cultivator uses large amount of labour and capital on a relatively small area. • In countries where the size of population is big but land is less, this type of farming is done. • Annually two or three crops are grown due to the demand of food for the large size of population. • Agriculture is done with the help of manual labour.

Extensive Farming: • This is a system of farming in which the cultivator uses a limited amount of labour and capital on relatively large area. This type of agriculture is practised in countries where population size is small and land is enough. • Here, per acre yield is low but overall production is in surplus due to less population. • Agriculture is done with the help of machines.  Planation Agriculture: • In this type of agriculture, trees or bushes are planted on huge estates. • A single crop like rubber, sugarcane, coffee, tea or banana is grown. These crops are major items of export. Problems of Indian Agriculture • The low productivity of our agriculture is mainly due to the difficulties faced by our peasants. • Deforestation, overgrazing and heavy rainfall have led to soil erosion. • Divisions of land have led to fragmentation.

^{A major part of the Indian soil has been impoverished because it has been under plough for the last 4000 or 5000 years.
• Indian agriculture is chiefly of subsistence type where a large manual labour is employed to work on farms to grow just enough food for the needs of the family and very little is left for marketing.}

• The size of land holding is very small and uneconomic. • The farmers are poor, illiterate and ignorant. • They use primitive tools and out-dated method. • They lack financial credit and investment.

^{•  Good seeds, fertilizers and improved technology are not available to them. They lack irrigation facilities and are still on the mercy of nature. Most of the farmers have no security against crop failure or loss caused by nature.
•  Generally farmers are uneducated and have no scientific approaches.}

^{Different Crop Seasons in India
•  There are three crop seasons in India: (i) Rabi    (ii) Kharif    (iii) Zayad.}

^{Rabi
•  This season starts after the rainy season.
•  Sowing begins in September-October and harvesting takes place in February- March.
•  Rabi season is cooler and drier than the Kharif season.
•  Wheat, barley, pulses and some oil seeds are grown in the Rabi season.}

Kharif •  The Kharif season begins with the onset of the monsoons in June-July. • The crop grows in the rainy season and harvesting takes place after the retreat of monsoon in September-October. Rice, maize, millets, groundnuts, cotton and jute are grown in the Kharif season.

^{Zayad
•  This is the summer season for growing crops which remain till April, May and June.
•  Products are mainly vegetables and fruits.}

^{Green Revolution}

•  The increase in agriculture productivity of cereals that has taken place since the 1960s mainly as a result of introduction of high yielding varieties of wheat and rice and use of fertilizers, machines and irrigation etc., is known as green revolution.

^{•  Green revolution has made us self-sufficient in food production.
•  This has not only saved our much precious foreign exchange but has also made us self-reliant.}

^{Land use Patern of India
•  The total geographical area of India is 32.88 crore hectares.
•  Of this, data is available for only 92.5% land area. Though land is put to different uses, but cultivation of land is its most important use.
Uses of land                                            % put to use of land
Cultivated land                                                  43.41
Forested area                                                    22.57
Wasteland (arid, rocky and sandy areas)                             6.29}

^{Uses of land                                                        % put to use of land
Cultivable waste                                                              4.41
Fallow land                                                                     10.85
Pastures and meadows(Up and Low lands)                      3.45
Area under non-agricultural use                                        6.29}

^{Water Resources and Their Utilization in India
• Water resources of India can be divided into two parts:
 i) Surface Water     ii) Underground Water Resources.}

Surface Water Resources • According to the estimate, India receives an average of 109 cm of rainfall annually. • This rainfall amounts to 37,000 million cubic metre. Out of this, 12,500 million cubic metres evaporates and another 7,900 million cubic metres is absorbed by land. Only 16,600 million cubic metres water is available in our rivers. Out of this, only 6,600 million cubic metres of water can be used for irrigation.

^{Underground Water Resources}

• Out of total rainfall, only 7900 million cubic metres of water percolates inside/ beneath the earth. • Out of this, only 4300 million cubic metres of water is able to reach the upper layer of the soil. • This water is more important for agricultural production.

^{• Rest 3600 million cubic metres reaches the impervious rocks which can be used by digging wells or tubewells. Out of this only 2250 million cubic metres of water is economically viable.}

^{Sources of Irrigation in India}

There are various sources of irrigation which are : (a) Wells & Tubewells 46% of total irrigation (b) Canals 39% of total irrigation (c) Tanks 8% of total irrigation (d) Other Sources 7% of total irrigation (Dongs, Kuhls, Springs etc.,) Power Resources of India India uses a large amount of fossil fuels as a source of energy alongwith a number of renewable sources of energy, viz., hydroelectric power, thermal power, petroleum, nuclear or atomic power, solar energy, wind energy, tidal energy, bio-gas etc.

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