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Q. 11 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4762)

The planet closest to the sun is:

  • Earth
  • Mars
  • Venus
  • Mercury

Ans → (D)

Explanation → Mercury is the planet closest to the sun.

This question is taken from this post → sSC/DSSSB Practice test set 2 (previous year Questions - SSC CGL 2018) - attemp/practice


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Q. 1 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4752)

Who was the first Indian woman to go to space?

  • Kalpana Chawla
  • Sunita Williams
  • Indira Gandhi
  • Kiran Bedi

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Q. 2 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4753)

Which is the longest river in the world?

  • Amazon
  • Nile
  • Ganges
  • Yangtze

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Q. 3 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4754)

What is the national flower of India?

  • Rose
  • Sunflower
  • Lotus
  • Tulip

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Q. 4 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4755)

Which gas is most abundant in the Earth's atmosphere?

  • Oxygen
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Nitrogen
  • Hydrogen

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Q. 5 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4756)

Who invented the telephone?

  • Thomas Edison
  • Alexander Graham Bell
  • Nikola Tesla
  • James Watt

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Q. 6 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4757)

What is the currency of Japan?

  • Dollar
  • Yen
  • Peso
  • Pound

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Q. 7 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4758)

What is the capital of Australia?

  • Sydney
  • Canberra
  • Melbourne
  • Perth

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Q. 8 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4759)

Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?

  • Indira Gandhi
  • Sarojini Naidu
  • Pratibha Patil
  • Sonia Gandhi

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Q. 9 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4760)

The chemical formula of water is:

  • H2O
  • H2SO4
  • NaCl
  • CO2

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Q. 10 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4761)

The currency of Bangladesh is:

  • Rupee
  • Taka
  • Dollar
  • Yuan

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Q. 11 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4762)

The planet closest to the sun is:

  • Earth
  • Mars
  • Venus
  • Mercury

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Q. 12 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4763)

Who is known as the Nightingale of India?

  • Lata Mangeshkar
  • Sarojini Naidu
  • Indira Gandhi
  • Mother Teresa

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Q. 13 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4764)

The human heart has how many chambers?

  • 2
  • 4
  • 3
  • 5

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Q. 14 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4765)

The first Indian to win an Oscar award was:

  • Satyajit Ray
  • Bhanu Athaiya
  • A. R. Rahman
  • Resul Pookutty

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Q. 15 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4766)

Which is the largest desert in the world?

  • Gobi
  • Sahara
  • Kalahari
  • Antarctica

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Q. 16 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4767)

Who invented the computer mouse?

  • Steve Jobs
  • Douglas Engelbart
  • Bill Gates
  • Charles Babbage

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Q. 17 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4768)

What is the capital of Canada?

  • Ottawa
  • Toronto
  • Vancouver
  • Montreal

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Q. 18 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4769)

Which planet is known as the Morning Star or Evening Star?

  • Mars
  • Jupiter
  • Venus
  • Saturn

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Q. 19 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4770)

Who wrote the national anthem of India?

  • Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
  • Rabindranath Tagore
  • Sarojini Naidu
  • Subhash Chandra Bose

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Q. 20 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4771)

Which organ in the human body filters blood to produce urine?

  • Liver
  • Kidney
  • Heart
  • Lungs

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Q. 21 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4772)

What is the chemical symbol for gold?

  • Au
  • Ag
  • Pb
  • Hg

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Q. 22 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4773)

Who is the author of the book 'A Brief History of Time'?

  • Stephen Hawking
  • Carl Sagan
  • Albert Einstein
  • Isaac Newton

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Q. 23 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4774)

The instrument used to measure temperature is called:

  • Thermometer
  • Barometer
  • Hygrometer
  • Anemometer

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Q. 24 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4775)

The largest ocean on Earth is:

  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Arctic Ocean

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Q. 25 of Quiz-2124 (Que-ID : 4776)

Who was the first Indian to go to space?

  • Rakesh Sharma
  • Kalpana Chawla
  • Sunita Williams
  • Yuri Gagarin

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Who was the founder of the Maurya Dynasty?

  • Ashoka
  • Bindusara
  • Chandragupta Maurya
  • Samudragupta

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Q. 1 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 1988)

On ------------, the Nobel Prizes were awarded for the first time in Stockholm and in Christiania 

  • December 24, 1906
  • September 10, 1901
  • March 10, 1900
  • December 10, 1901

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Q. 8 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3988)

Fundamental Rights are described in which articles of Indian Constitution?

  • Article 12 to 35
  • Article 14 to 32
  • Article 14 to 35
  • Article 12 to 32

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Q. 3 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 1852)

Where did Mahatma Gandhi first apply his technique of satyagraha?

  • Dandi
  • Champaran
  • England
  • South Africa

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Q. 10 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2085)

Who Won The Miss Universe Title 2021?

  • Armi Kuusela
  • Chandigarh's Harnaaz Sandhu
  • Lara Dutta
  • Miriam Stevenson

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Q. 14 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 4765)

The first Indian to win an Oscar award was:

  • Satyajit Ray
  • Bhanu Athaiya
  • A. R. Rahman
  • Resul Pookutty

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Q. 5 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 4005)

________ implies that sustainable development should take a holistic approach towards notions of progress and give equal importance to non-economic aspects of wellbeing.

  • National Happiness Index
  • Psychological Wellbeing Index
  • Living Standards Index
  • Community Vitality Index

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Q. 8 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 285)

Arina is related with which of the following games?

  • Judo
  • Kho-Kho
  • Golf
  • Horse Riding

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Q. 20 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 4691)

Which river is considered the most polluted in the world?

  • Ganges
  • Yangtze
  • Mississippi
  • Nile

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Q. 5 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2080)

Who won the Australian Open 2021 women’s title recently?

  • Naomi Osaka
  • Jennifer Brady
  • Novak Djokovic
  • Monica Seles

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Q. 8 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 4759)

Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?

  • Indira Gandhi
  • Sarojini Naidu
  • Pratibha Patil
  • Sonia Gandhi

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Q. 9 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3999)

In which of these constellations does the current Pole Star, Polaris, lie?

  • Ursa Minor
  • Orion
  • Ursa Major
  • Corona Borealis

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Q. 10 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2563)

Which of the following is not a type of broadband internet connection?

  • DSL
  • Satellite
  • Dial up
  • Cable

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Q. 24 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 4715)

What is the largest organ of the human body?

  • Heart
  • Liver
  • Skin
  • Lung

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Q. 25 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 4716)

Who discovered penicillin?

  • Marie Curie
  • Alexander Fleming
  • James Watson
  • Francis Crick

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Q. 14 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 1883)

Democratic Decentralization in India means-

  • More financial decentralization in favour of the states
  • Decentralisation of the power in bureaucratic structures.
  • Distribution of subjects between the centre and the states
  • Establishment of Panchayati Raj

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Q. 33 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 983)

Which country is the chief exporter of Copper?

  • Morocco
  • South Africa
  • Ghana
  • Zambia

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Q. 1 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 738)

Mirza Ghalib was a contemporary of which among the following Mughal Emperors?

  • 1.Alamgir II
  • 2.Muhammad Shah
  • 3. Bahadur Shah Zafar
  • 4.Farrukhsiyar

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Q. 1 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 725)

The First English Newspaper In India Was

  • Hickey's Bengal Gazette
  • The Calcutta Gazette
  • The Bengal Journal
  • The Bombay Herald

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Q. 9 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3960)

The gas usually filled in the electric bulb is

  • Nitrogen
  • Hydrogen
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Oxygen

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