SSC GK Previous year Questions: GK Part- XIV

196. Which of the following is the most commonly used bleaching agent?

(a) alcohol 

(b) carbon dioxide 

(c) chlorine 

(d) Sodium chloride

196. c

197. Animals that live in tree trunks are known as

(a) Arboreal 

(b) Volant 

(c) Amphibious 

(d) Aquatic

197. a

198. Arrange the dynasties of Delhi Sultanate in the chronological order:

1. Tughlaq 2. Lodis 3. Saiyyad 4. Ilbari Turk(Salve) 5. Khilji

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 

(b) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 

(c) 2, 4, 5, 3, 1

(d) 4, 5, 1, 3, 2

198. d

199. Who among the following was the author of the book ‘The Indian War of Independence’?

(a) Krishna Verma 

(b) Madame Carna 

(c) B.G. Tilak

(d) V.D. Savarkar

199. d

200. When two countries exchange commodities, it is known as

(a) Balance of trade 

(b) Bilateral trade 

(c) Volume of trade

(d) Multilateral trade

200. b

201. Which of the following is used to prevent soil erosion on hill slopes?

(a) Afforestation 

(b) Crop Rotation 

(c) Water logging

(d) Contour farming

201. d

202.The term ‘Geography’ was coined by

(a) Ptolemy 

(b) Eratosthenese 

(c) Hacataus 

(d) Herodotus

202. b

203. _____________are known as the “ecological hot spot of India”?

(a) Western Ghats 

(b) Eastern Ghats 

(c) Western Himalayas

(d) Sunderbans

203. a

204. Which of the following can be used to determine the age of Earth?

(a) Geological Time Scale 

(b) Radio-Metric Dating

(c) Gravity method 

(d) Fossilization method

204. b

205. Who among the following defeated Harshvardhana?

(a) Prabhakaravardhana 

(b) Pulakesin II

(c) Narasimhasvarma Pallava 

(d) Sasanka

205. b

206. The Mughal emperor___________was illiterate.

(a) Jahangir 

(b) ShahJahan 

(c) Akbar 

(d) Aurangazeb

206. c

207. When did India attain the ‘Dominion Status’?

(a) 15th January, 1947 

(b) 15th August, 1947

(c) 15th August, 1950 

(d) 15th October, 1947

207. b

208. Which of the following countries did Karl Marx belong to?

(a) Germany 

(b) Holland 

(c) France 

(d) Britain

208. a

209. The origin of the term ‘Caste’ is

(a) Portuguese 

(b) Dutch 

(c) German 

(d) English

209. a

210. What is a formalised system of trading agreements among groups of countries is known as?

(a) Trading blocks 

(b) Trade ventures 

(c) Trade partners

(d) Trade organizations

210. a

Answersheet:

196. c
197. a
198. d
199. d
200. b
201. d
202. b
203. a
204. b
205. b
206. c
207. b
208. a
209. a
210. a