Important General Knowledge Questions for SSC CGL 2016 Online Exam

Hi Aspirants, here are some useful and Important General Knowledge Questions for upcoming SSC CGL 2016 Online Exam. We are covering some useful static evergreen GK questions asked in previous SSC Exams and are repeatedly asked.

1. Central Vigilance Commissioner holds the office for-

(a) 5 years or 62 years of age

(b) 5 years or 65 years of age

(c) 4 years or 62 years of age

(d) 4 years or 65 years age

2. Where is Thattekad Bird Sanctuary located?

(a) Kerala

(b) Arunachal Pradesh

(c) Punjab

(d) Gujarat

3. Which one of the following countries stands fifth in terms of total area in the world?

(a) Brazil

(b) Argentina

(c) India

(d) Australia

4. The duration of the twelfth Five Year Plan is:

(a) 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2017

(b) 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2017

(c) 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2016

(d) 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2016

5. Vehicles use ___ to see the object coming from behind.

(a) convex lens

(b) concave lens

(c) convex mirror

(d) concave mirror

6. The color of the carrots is due to the presence of:

(a) Carotene

(b) Phycoerythrin

(c) Chlorophy II

(d) Phtcocyanin

7. Which of the following countries is not an exporter of tea?

(a) Kenya

(b) United Kingdom

(c) India

(d) Sri Lanka

8. Which element behaves chemically both as metal and non- metal?

(a) Xenon

(b) Boron

(c) Argon

(d) Carbon

9. The country where the national animal is the ‘scared cow’:

(a) Bhutan

(b) Indonesia

(c) Nepal

(d) India

10. Kolkata is an example of a ___ port.

(a) Naval

(b) Oil

(c) Natural

(d) Riverine

Answers

1) Ans. (d) 4 years or 65 years age

2) Ans. (a) Kerala

3) Ans. (a) Brazil

4) Ans. (b) 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2017

5) Ans. (c) convex mirror

6) Ans. (a) Carotene

7) Ans. (b) United Kingdom

8) Ans. (b) Boron

9) Ans. (c) Nepal

10) Ans. (d) Riverine
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SSC CGL 2016 Online Exam Model Questions - General Intelligence & Reasoning

Hi Aspirants, here are some model questions from General Intelligence & Reasoning Section useful for upcoming SSC CGL Exam 2016 scheduled to be held on 27 August 2016. We will update more questions, so visit us regularly.

1. Which number is wrong in the given series?

225, 169, 144, 100, 64, 48

(a) 225

(b) 144

(c) 64

(d) 48

2. Arrange the following words according to the dictionary order:

A. extol

B. extinct

C. extra

D. extort

(a) A, B, C, D

(b) B, A, D, C

(c) D, C, A, B

(d) A, D, B, C

3. If the following words are arranged in dictionary order, which will be 3rd word?

Amphibian, Amorphous, Ambiguious, Ambidestrous, Ambivalent

(a) Amphibian

(b) Amorphous

(c) Ambiguous

(d) Ambivalent

4. Which will appear fourth in the dictionary?

(a) degrade

(b) density

(c) deterioration

(d) determination

Directions: In the following Four questions, a series is given with one (or more) term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series:

5. C4X, F9U, I16R, ?

(a) L25P

(b) L25U

(c) L27P

(d) K25P

6. 15, 21, 57, ____, 221

(a) 96

(b) 108

(c) 121

(d) 126

7. 720, 180, 176, 44, 40, 10, ___

(a) 6, 2

(b) 4, 2

(c) 6, 4

(d) 8, 6

8. 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, ___

(a) 120

(b) 140

(c) 150

(d) 160

9. A’s mother is sister of B and has a daughter C. How can A be related to B from among the following?

(a) Niece

(b) Uncle

(c) Daughter

(d) Father

10. X is elder than Z, Y is younger than Z, Z is elder than W, W is younger than X, who is the eldest?

(a) X

(b) Y

(c) W

(d) Z

Answers

1) Ans. (d) 48

2) Ans. (b) B, A, D, C

3) Ans. (d) Ambivalent

4) Ans. (d) determination

5) Ans. (a) L25P

6) Ans. (c) 121

7) Ans. (a) 6, 2

8) Ans. (d) 160

9) Ans. (b) Uncle

10) Ans. (a) X

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Revised Scheme of SSC CGL Exam 2016 - Online Exam major change

Hi Aspirants, Staff Selection Commission vide its notification F.No.3/1/2016-P&P-I dated 01.07.2016 has released the revised scheme for Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2016. As per the revised schedule SSC CGL Exam 2016 Tier-1 will be held on 27th August, 2016.

Here are the Important Changes

1. The Commission has decided to reduce the Number of Questions from 200 to 100 in Tier-I of SSC CGL 2016 which would continue to carry 200 marks.

2. The duration of the Tier-I examination would be for a period of 75 minutes.

3. It has also been decided to conduct the Tier-I and Tier-II in computer based examination mode in place of OMR based examination mode.

4. Tier-I is scheduled to be held from 27th August, 2016.

5. There will be negative marking of 0.50 for each wrong answer in Tier-I. In respect of Tier-II, the negative marking system will remain unchanged.

6. In addition to above, the Commission has also decided to introduce a Descriptive Paper of English/Hindi as Tier-III.The Question Paper will be bilingual. The candidates will have the option to choose any one medium.

7. The final merit will be prepared on overall performance in Tier-I, Tier-II and Tier-III. However, the candidate will need to qualify all the tiers i.e. Tier-I, Tier-II and Tier-III separately. There will be no sectional cut-off.

Accordingly, the revised scheme of examination is detailed below:-

Scheme of Examination for Tier -1 Exam

A. General Intelligence & Reasoning - 25 Questions - 50 Marks

B. General Awareness - 25 Questions - 50 Marks

C.Quantitative Aptitude - 25 Questions- 50 Marks

D.English Comprehension - 25 Questions- 50 Marks

Time: 75 Minutes (Total)

Scheme of Examination for Tier -2 Exam

Exam will be online and scheme will remain same as earlier.

Scheme of Examination for Tier -3 Exam

Pen and Paper mode - Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi (writing of Essay/Precis/Letter /Application Writing etc.)

Total marks 100 - 60 minutes

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Expected GK Questions for SSC CGL Online Exam 2016

Hi Aspirants, here are some useful GK Questions for the upcoming SSC CGL Online Exam.

1. Who has been nominated as Brand Ambassador of “Skill India Mission”?

(a) Sachin Tendulkar

b) Sania Mirza

(c) Vidya Balan

(d) Priyanka Chopra

2. Who is at the highest ranked commissioned officers in Indian Navy?

(a) General

(b) Air Chief Marshal

(c) Admiral

(d) Sub-Lieutenant

3. Which is the shortest day in Southern Hemisphere?

(a) 22nd December

(b) 21st June

(c) 21st March

(d) 23rd September

4. The name of cloud ‘Nimbus’ defines-

(a) Looking like feather

(b) Looking like leap

(c) Rain Cloud

(d) Having rounded tops

5. Who has the power to declare an area as schedule area for the protection of scheduled tribes?

(a) Prime Minister of India

(b) President of India

(c) Chief Minister of the State

(d) Vice President of India.

6. Under which article of the constitution the governor of states has been empowered to promulgate ordinance?

(a) Article 123

(b) Article 211

(c) Article 213

(d) Article 212

7. Which of the following books is not written by Sarojini Naidu?

(a) The Broken Wing

(b) The Golden Threshold

(c) The Golden Bird

(d) The Bird of Time

8. Who was the first Muslim to invade India?

(a) Firdausi Shah

(b) Muhammad Ghori

(c) Mohd. Bin Qasim

(d) Mohmood Ghazanavi

9. Where has world’s largest Wi-Fi network been established recently?

(a) Meghalaya

(b) Patna

(c) Philippines

(d) Mumbai

10. Kyzyl Kum desert is situated in-

(a) Saudi Arabia

(b) Northern Iran

(c) Uzbekistan

(d) Turkmenistan

Answers

1) Ans. (a) Sachin Tendulkar

2) Ans. (c) Admiral

3) Ans. (b) 21st June

4) Ans. (c) Rain Cloud

5) Ans. (b) President of India

6) Ans. (c) Article 213

7) Ans. (c) The Golden Bird

8) Ans. (c) Mohd. Bin Qasim

9) Ans. (b) Patna

10) Ans. (c) Uzbekistan

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List of Union Ministers and portfolios updated as on 5 July 2016 - PDF Download

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his second cabinet expansion and reshuffle exercise since his government came to power in 2014, on 5 July 2016. In the cabinet reshuffle he inducted 19 new faces. Five ministers have been dropped from the Union Council of Ministers. These are Nihalchand, Ram Shankar Katheria, Sanwar Lal Jat, Manuskhbhai D Vasva and M K Kundariya. Here is the complete updated list of ministers and their portfolios.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi

Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space All important policy issues, and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister

CABINET MINISTERS

1.	Shri Raj Nath Singh	Home Affairs
2.	Smt. Sushma Swaraj	External Affairs
3.	Shri Arun Jaitley	Finance Corporate Affairs
4.	Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu	Urban Development Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Information  & Broadcasting
5.	Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari	Road Transport and Highways Shipping
6.	Shri Manohar Parrikar	Defence
7.	Shri Suresh Prabhu	Railways
8.	Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda	Statistics & Programme Implementation
9.	Sushri Uma Bharati	Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
10.	Dr. Najma A. Heptulla	Minority Affairs
11.	Shri Ramvilas Paswan	Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
12.	Shri Kalraj Mishra	Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
13.	Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi	Women and Child Development
14.	Shri Ananthkumar	Chemicals and Fertilizers Parliamentary Affairs
15.	Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad	Law & Justice Electronics & Information Technology
16.	Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda	Health & Family Welfare
17.	Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati	Civil Aviation
18.	Shri Anant Geete	Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
19.	Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal	Food Processing Industries
20.	Shri Narendra Singh Tomar	Rural Development Panchayati Raj Drinking Water and Sanitation
21.	Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh	Steel
22.	Shri Jual Oram	Tribal Affairs
23.	Shri Radha Mohan Singh	Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
24.	Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot	Social Justice and Empowerment
25.	Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani	Textiles
26.	Dr. Harsh Vardhan	Science and Technology Earth Sciences
27.	Shri Prakash Javadekar	Human Resource Development

MINISTERS OF STATE

1.	Shri Rao Inderjit Singh	Planning (Independent Charge) Urban Development Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation
2.	Shri Bandaru Dattatreya	Labour and Employment (Independent Charge)
3.	Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy	Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge)
4.	Shri Vijay Goel	Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
5.	Shri Shripad Yesso Naik	AAYUSH (Independent Charge)
6.	Shri Dharmendra Pradhan	Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge)
7.	Shri Piyush Goyal	Power (Independent Charge) Coal (Independent Charge) New and Renewable Energy (Independent Charge) Mines (Independent Charge)
8.	Dr. Jitendra Singh	Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge) Prime Minister’s Office Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space
9.	Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman	Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge)
10.	Dr. Mahesh Sharma	Culture (Independent Charge) Tourism (Independent Charge)
11.	Shri Manoj Sinha	Communications (Independent Charge) Railways
12.	Shri Anil Madhav Dave	Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge)
13.	General V.K. Singh	External Affairs
14.	Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar	Finance
15.	Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste	Health & Family Welfare
16.	Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi	Minority Affairs Parliamentary Affairs
17.	Shri S.S. Ahluwalia	Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Parliamentary Affairs
18.	Shri Ramdas Athawale	Social Justice & Empowerment
19.	Shri Ram Kripal Yadav	Rural Development
20.	Shri Haribhai Parthbhai Chaudhary	Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
21.	Shri Giriraj Singh	Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
22.	Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir	Home Affairs
23.	Shri G.M. Siddeshwara	Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
24.	Shri Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi	Drinking Water & Sanitation
25.	Shri Rajen Gohain	Railways
26.	Shri Parshottam Rupala	Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Panchayati Raj
27.	Shri M.J. Akbar	External Affairs
28.	Shri Upendra Kushwaha	Human Resources Development
29.	Shri Radhakrishnan P.	Road Transport & Highways Shipping
30.	Shri Kiren Rijiju	Home Affairs
31.	Shri Krishan Pal	Social Justice & Empowerment
32.	Shri Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor	Tribal Affairs
33.	Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan	Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
34.	Shri Vishnu Deo Sai	Steel
35.	Shri Sudarshan Bhagat	Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
36.	Shri Y.S. Chowdary	Science and Technology Earth Science
37.	Shri Jayant Sinha	Civil Aviation
38.	Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore	Information & Broadcasting
39.	Shri Babul Supriyo	Urban Development Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
40.	Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti	Food Processing Industries
41.	Shri Vijay Sampla	Social Justice & Empowerment
42.	Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal	Finance Corporate Affairs
43.	Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey	Human Resource Development
44.	Shri Ajay Tamta	Textiles
45.	Smt. Krishna Raj	Women & Child Development
46.	Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya	Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Chemicals & Fertilizers
47.	Smt. Anupriya Patel	Health & Family Welfare
48.	Shri C.R. Chaudhary	Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
49.	Shri P.P. Chaudhary	Law & Justice Electronics & Information Technology
50.	Dr. Subhash Ramrao Bhamre	Defence

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