SSC Tier 1 test form 3149329 - General Awareness Part-4

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General Reasoning - Part 1
General Awareness - Part 1

Morning shift SSC – Tier 1 2015 Test form No: 3149329 Questions and its Answers:

15. Gandhiji’s famous Quit India Movement call to the British was given in:

      A) 1940

      B) 1942

      C) 1941

      D) 1943

     Answer : 1942

                                

                                                     Quit India Movement,1942

                  Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi launched this movement at All India Congress Committee (AICC)session happened in Bombay in the year of 1942 to put an end to the British rule in India. During the speech the well-known slogan “Do or Die” was given by Mahatma Gandhi. Though Quit India movement failed at few aspects, it had some significant impacts on the independence of India.

16. Ultra purification of a metal is done by :

      A) Smelting

      B) Leaching

      C) Zone melting

      D) Slagging

      Answer : Smelting

                Smelting is a process of extracting the metal from its ore. This process use heat and a chemical reducing agent to decompose the ore, leaving behind the base metal.

17. Which among the following is the sweetest sugar ?

     A) Lactose

     B) Maltose

     C) Glucose

     D) Fructose

    Answer : Fructose

               Fructose and glucose are monosaccharides whereas Lactose and sucrose are disaccharide. Among all Fructose is the sweetest and found in Honey, fruits and vegetables. Glucose is the simple sugar and found in dry fruits and also in some kind of vegetables. Sucrose is the table sugar and its main sources are sugarcane and sugar beets. Lactose is the sugar found in milk. Maltose is a disaccharide and our body generates it while digesting starchy foods, its the natural sources are less.

18. Which one of the following elements is most abundant in the earth’s crust?

      A) Oxygen

      B) Sulphur

      C) Silicon

      D) Carbon

 Answer : Oxygen

                Earth crust consists of 47% of oxygen approximately. Fortunately, it’s very important for human survival and also for other purposes. It’s also useful for Industrial and commercial purposes. Here are the details about the most common elements that makes up the earth crust:

     

Elements	Approximate % by weight
Oxygen	47
Silicon	28
Aluminium	8
Iron	5
Calcium	3.5
Sodium	3
Potassium	2.5
Magnesium	2
All other elements	1

                                                       

   Content information from http://www.rsc.org/

19. The salary and the perquisites of the prime minister of India is decided by the

      A) constitution

      B) Cabinet

      C) Parliament

      D) President

Answer : Parliament

              The salary and other privileges of prime minister and other ministers are decided by parliament as per the article 75 of constitution of India.

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