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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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The largest ocean on Earth is:

  • Atlantic Ocean
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Q. 7 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 4678)

Mount Everest is located in which mountain range?

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  • Himalayas
  • Andes
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The 'Bermuda Triangle' lies in-

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Q. 20 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 451)

Bhakhra Nangal dam is related to which state?

  • Punjab
  • Uttarakhand
  • west bengal
  • Madhya Pradesh

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Q. 9 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 1878)

The Right to Information Act, 2005 came into effect on-

  • 10 December, 2003
  • 5 January, 2004
  • 12 October, 2005
  • 7 July, 2004

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Q. 9 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 959)

Which of the following instruments is used for recording the earthquake waves?

  • Hydrograph
  • Pantograph
  • Seismograph
  • Barograph

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Q. 5 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3972)

When was Jana Gana Mana adopted as our national anthem?

  • 25 January 1950
  • 24 January 1950
  • 26 January 1950
  • 26 November 1949

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The headquaters of UNESCO is in-

  • Germany
  • Paris
  • U.S.A
  • Italy

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Death valley is located in which state of USA?

  • Miami
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Origin of GANGA RIVER

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  • Himalaya
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Which country banned the use of foreign currencies

  • Azerbaijan
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  • Thick and Thin Lines
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  • Dots
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Gambit is related to which among the following sports?

  • Carrom
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For what period does the Vice president of India hold office?

  • 5 Years
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Money Bill has been defined by the constitution under Article-

  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
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Who is considered as the father of economics?

  • Alfred Marshall
  • Adam Smith
  • David Ricardo
  • Esther Duflo

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Who got first Nobel price in physics?

  • Swiss Jean Henri Dunant
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  • C V Raman
  • Wilhelm Rontgen

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Who got first Nobel price?

  • Jean Paul Sartre
  • Swiss Jean Henri Dunant
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