SSC-JUNIOR ENGINEER (Civil & Structural) Online Exam 2016 (Part-IV)

Total Questions: 50

41. Bhutan is still a __________.

Correct Answer: B. Monarchy
Solution:Bhutan is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary form of government. The reigning monarch is Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. The current Prime Minister of Bhutan is Tshering Tobgay, the leader of the People's Democratic Party.

42. The People's Republic of China was founded in 1949, following the __________ revolution under the leadership of Mao.

Correct Answer: D. communist
Solution:The People's Republic of China (PRC) was established on October 1, 1949. However, an assessment of Chinese communism cannot begin there. It must begin about 30 years earlier, because the preceding years shaped the PRC as a communist state.

Chinese communism has had a remarkable continuity of leadership. Mao Zedong and his colleagues were party members in the 1920s. Mao was instrumental in establishing an early form of Chinese communism in the years 1928-34.

He helped to develop it and create the military and political strategy in the Yenan years of 1935-45 that won the civil war in 1949. He then went on to mold communist China and ruled it in his last years at least in name-until his death in September 1976.

43. In the Indian Constitution, as per Fundamental Rights, Prohibition of forced labour is a ___________.

Correct Answer: C. Right against exploitation
Solution:The six fundamental rights recognized by the Indian constitution are:

1. Right to equality: It includes equality before law, prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, gender or place of birth, and equality of opportunity in matters of employment, abolition of untouchability and abolition of titles. Right to equality is provided from Article 14 to Article 18 of Indian constitution.

2. Right to freedom: It includes freedom of speech and expression, assembly, association or union or cooperatives, movement, residence, and right to practice any profession or occupation, right to life and liberty, protection in respect to conviction in offences and protection against arrest and detention in certain cases. Right to freedom is provided from Article 19 to 22 of constitution.

3. Right against exploitation: It prohibits all forms of forced labour, child labour and traffic of human beings. It is provided under Articles 23 and 24 of Indian constitution.

4. Right to freedom of religion: It includes freedom of conscience and free profession, practice, and propagation of religion, freedom to manage religious affairs, freedom from certain taxes and freedom from religious instructions in certain educational institutes. Articles 25 to 28 enumerate the right to freedom of religion.

5. Cultural and Educational rights: These rights preserve the right of any section of citizens to conserve their culture, language or script, and right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice. Article 29 and Article 30 of Indian constitution provides for cultural and educational rights.

6. Right to constitutional remedies: It is present for enforcement of Fundamental Rights. It is provided under Article 32 to 35 of Indian constitution.

44. Who is the first Formula One motor racing driver from India?

Correct Answer: D. Narain Karthikeyan
Solution:Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan is a racing driver who was the first Formula One driver from India. He has previously competed in AIGP, and the Le Mans Series. He made his Formula One debut in 2005 with the Jordan team, and was a Williams F1 test driver in 2006 and 2007.

45. Who wrote the novel "A Passage to India"?

Correct Answer: B. Edward Morgan Forster
Solution:A Passage to India (1924) is a novel by English author E. M. Forster set against the backdrop of the British Raj and the Indian independence movement in the 1920s. It was selected as one of the 100 great works of 20th century English literature by the Modern Library and won the 1924 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. Time magazine included the novel in its "All Time 100 Novels" list. The novel is based on Forster's experiences in India, deriving the title from Walt Whitman's 1870 poem "Passage to India" in Leaves of Grass.

46. Octopus belongs to which animal phylum?

Correct Answer: B. Mollusca
Solution:The mollusc composes the large phylum Mollusca of invertebrate animals. Around 85,000 extantspecies of molluscs are recognized. Molluscs are the largest marine phylum, comprising about 23% of all the named marine organisms. Numerous molluscs also live in freshwater and terrestrial habitats. Octopus, Pila, Chiton and Unio all belong to the phylum Mollusca.

47. Bones have a hard and non-pliable ground substance rich in calcium, salts and _________ fibres which give bone its strength.

Correct Answer: D. collagen
Solution:Bone cells are embedded in a hard matrix that is composed of calcium and phosphorus compounds.

Bones have a hard and non-pliable ground substance rich in calcium salts and collagen fibres which give bone its strength. It is the main tissue that provides structural frame to the body. Bones support and protect softer tissues and organs.

The bone cells (osteocytes) are present in the spaces called lacunae. The bone marrow in some bones is the site of production of blood cells.

Two bones can be connected to each other by another type of connective tissue called the ligament. This tissue is very elastic. It has considerable strength. Ligaments contain very little matrix. Tendons connect bones to muscles and are another type of connective tissue. Tendons are fibrous tissue with great strength but limited flexibility.

48. At 73 metres, which of the following is the world's tallest rubble masonry minaret?

Correct Answer: D. Qutub Minar
Solution:Qutub Minar, at 73 metres, is the world's tallest rubble masonry minaret. Along with the ancient and medieval monuments surrounding it, it forms the Qutub complex, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The tower is located in the Mehrauli area of Delhi.

49. Who among the following is a famous Indian singer?

Correct Answer: C. Bhimsen Joshi
Solution:Pt. Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi was a legendary Indian vocalist from Karnataka in the Hindustani classical tradition.

He is known for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music.

50. All of the following are recipients of the Bharat Ratna, except ____________.

Correct Answer: D. Mohammed Rafi
Solution:No explanation given in the book