General Knowledge MCQ For SSC CGL - Set 26

General Knowledge MCQ For SSC CGL - Set 26

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Q1.Who was the writer of the "Divine Comedy" ?
A]William Shakespeare
B]Dante Alighieri
C]James Joyce
D]Marcel Proust
E]Herman Melville

Q2.Which of the following places is related to the Pillars of Ashoka ?
A]Khajuraho
B]Ajanta
C]Sanchi
D]Mandu
E]Ellora

Q3."The Pearl of the Orient Seas" is the nickname of which country ?
A]Combodia
B]Thailand
C]Sri Lanka
D]Philippines
E]Myanmar

Q4.In which of the following movements the "Bandemataram" is taken as the slogan of agitation ?
A]Movement Against Partition of Bengal
B]Non Cooperation Movement
C]Quit India Movement
D]Sepoy Mutiny
E]None of these

Q5.Who founded All India Harijan Sangha ?
A]Jagjiban Ram
B]Vinova Bhave
C]M.K Gandhi
D]B. R Ambedkar
E]None of them

Q6.The Bhoodan Movement was started by whom ?
A]Mahatma Gandhi
B]Acharya Vinova Bhabe
C]Lala Lajpat Rai
D]Bal Gangadhar Tilak
E]None of them

Q7.The abolition of the Princely states in the free India was advocated by whom ?
A]Vallavbhai Patel
B]Mahatma Gandhi
C]Rajagopalachari
D]JawaharLal Nehru
E]None of them

Q8.Which of the following places has the remains of a Jaina Stupa ?
A]Sanchi
B]Mathura
C]Sarnath
D]Nalanda
E]Dhamnar

Q9.In which year the Moplah Rebellion took place in Keral ?
A]1920
B]1921
C]1922
D]1923
E]1924

Q10.Who presided over the Buddhist Council that was held during Kanishka reign ?
A]Sudraka
B]Parsva
C]Vasumitra
D]Nagarjuna
E]None of them

Q11.Which ancient script was written from left to right ?
A]Kharosthi
B]Nandagiri
C]Sharada
D]Brahmi
E]None of these

Q12.The disease Athlete's Foot is caused by which of the following ?
A]Virus
B]Fungus
C]Fly
D]Vitamin Deficiency
E]None of these

Q13.Which of the following is/are antibiotic(s) ?
A]Aspirin
B]Penicillin
C]Paracetamol
D]All of these
E]None of these

Q14.Myopia is a disease related to which human organ ?
A]Ear
B]Nose
C]Tongue
D]Eye
E]Skin

Q15.Which of the following is the poorest insulator of heat ?
A]Air
B]Aluminum
C]Glass
D]Rock
E]None of these

Explanation

Explanation 1. "Divine Comedy" was writen by Dante Alighieri . It is considered as one of the preeminent works in Italian literature. It is seen as a great work of the world literature.

Explanation 2. Sanchi is associated to the Ashoka Sanchi is a Buddhist complex, famous for its Great Stupa, on a hilltop at Sanchi Town in Raisen District of the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.illar. It is the Buddhist complex which is famous for the Great Stupa. It is situated 46 Km north-east from Bhopal, capital of Madhya Pradesh.

Explanation 3. "The Pearl of the Orient Seas" is the nickname of Philippines. It is the Southeast Asian country situated in the Western Pacific Ocean. It comprises of more than 7,000 islands.

Explanation 4. The "Bandemataram" is taken as the slogan of agitation in the movements against the Partition of Bangal in 1905. The Partion of Bengal was done by Lord Curzon.

Explanation 5. M. K Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) founded All India Harijan Sangha in 1932.The main motto of this Sangha was to eradicate the curse of untouchability from India and work for the benefit of Dalit people.

Explanation 6. The Bhoodan Movement was started by Acharya Vinova Bhabe in 1951.It was a voluntary land reform movement in India which started at the Pochampally village in state Telangana.

Explanation 7. The abolition of the Princely states in the free India was advocated by Jawaharlal Nehru. A princely state was the sovereign monarchy under the local or regional king in subsidiary alliance with greater power.

Explanation 8. Mathura has the remains of a Jaina Stupa. The Jain stupa was excavated at the Kankhali Tila near Mathura by Alois Anton Fuhrer.

Explanation 9. The Moplah Rebellion took place in Keral in 1921. It was the armed uprising against British authority and Hindus Zamindars in Malabar region by Mappila Muslims.

Explanation 10. Vasumitra presided over the Buddhist Council that was held during Kanishka reign at Kashmir.Kanishka was an abid follwer of Buddhhism.

Explanation 11. The ancient script Kharosthi was written from left to right.It is the ancient script which was used in the ancient Gandhara and ancient India to write Gandhara Prakrit, Sanskrit.

Explanation 12. The disease Athlete's Foot is caused by Fungus infection. It can spread in toenails or hands. It is seen frequently in Athletes.

Explanation 13. Penicillin is an antibiotic. Penicillin was discovered by scientist Alexander Fleming in 1928 .It is used to treat infections in 1942.It is derived from Penicillium fungi.

Explanation 14. Myopia is a disease related to eye.It causes the distant objects to be blurred while near object appears normal.

Explanation 15. Aluminum is the poorest insulator of heat.