Traditional Miscellaneous (Part-II)

Total Questions: 50

1. In 2007, which monument was declared a winner of the New 7 Wonders of the World? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 25.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) Taj Mahal
(b) Hawa Mahal
(c) Agra Fort
(d) Lotus Temple

Correct Answer: (a) Taj Mahal

Solution:In 2007, the Taj Mahal was declared a winner of the New 7 Wonders of the World.

2. In February 2020, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) published 'List of Eight Wonders of SCO'. Which of the following Indian monuments figured in this list? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.10.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Monuments at Mahabalipuram
(b) Khajuraho Group of Monuments
(c) Statue of Unity
(d) Great Living Chola Temples

Correct Answer: (c) Statue of Unity

Solution:India's Statue of Unity has become a part of '8 Wonders of SCO' list. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has included the Statue of Unity in its '8 Wonders of SCO' list. The Statue of Unity is the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Home Minister of independent India. The 182-metre tall statue is the world's tallest statue located in Kevadia, Gujarat.

3. India's State of Unity has joined the list of 8 wonders of SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation). In which of the following states this statue is located? [S.S.C. JE Mechanical Exam 27.10.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) Gujarat
(b) West Bengal
(c) Bihar
(d) Assam

Correct Answer: (a) Gujarat

Solution:The Statue of Unity is located in Gujarat on the Narmada River in the Kevadiya colony, facing the Sardar Sarovar Dam 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast of the city of Vadodara.

4. What is the name of the balloon – borne instrument set to be launch by NASA to study heavy cosmic particles? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 15.03.2018 (Shift-II)]

(a) Super LAMBA
(b) Super TIGER
(c) Super LION
(d) Super MAMA

Correct Answer: (b) Super TIGER

Solution:

The name of the balloon - borne instrument, called the Super Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder (Super TIGER), is designed to study rare heavy nuclei, which hold clues about where and how cosmic rays attain speeds up to nearly the speed of light.

5. Who invented Helicopter? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 16.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) Copernicus
(b) Sikorsky
(c) Cockrell
(d) Drinker

Correct Answer: (b) Sikorsky

Solution:The 'helicopter' was invented by Igor Sikorsky of the Soviet Union. The VS-300 helicopter built by him is the basis of all modern single-router helicopters. That is why Sikosk is considered the 'Father of Helicopters'.

6. ________ expansion makes the Eiffel Tower taller during summers. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 4.03.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Gradient
(b) Gravitational
(c) Thermal
(d) Chemical

Correct Answer: (c) Thermal

Solution:The thermal expansion makes the Eiffel Tower taller during summer. Heat causes an increase in volume that makes the Eiffel Tower a few centimetres taller. This expansion also causes the Tower to tilt slightly away from the sun.

7. Nuclear bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the ________. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 29.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) World War I
(b) Asian War I
(c) Gulf War II
(d) World War II

Correct Answer: (d) World War II

Solution:Nuclear bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II. The first atomic bomb, named Little Boy, was dropped on Hiroshima from the Enola Gay, a B-29 bomber, at 8:15 AM on August 6, 1945. The second bomb, named Fat Man, was dropped on Nagasaki from the Bockscar, also a B-29 bomber, at 11:02 AM on August 9, 1945.

8. What were the names of Atom Bombs dropped on Japan? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 22.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Little Boy & Fat Man
(b) Little Man & Fat Boy
(c) Little Girl & Fat Woman
(d) Little Woman & Fat Girl

Correct Answer: (a) Little Boy & Fat Man

9. 2001 Sino-Russian Treaty of Friendship was signed between Russia and _______. [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.09.2017 (Shift-III]

(a) North Korea
(b) China
(c) South Korea
(d) Japan

Correct Answer: (b) China

Solution:The Sino-Russian Treaty of Friendship was signed between China and Russia on 16th July 2001. The initial term of the treaty was 20 years, which was extended later. On June 28, 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the extension of this treaty for 5 years.

10. Indus Water Treaty 1960 is an agreement between India and _________. [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 21.09.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Bangladesh
(b) Pakistan
(c) China
(d) Nepal

Correct Answer: (b) Pakistan

Solution:The Indus Water Treaty is a water distribution treaty between India and Pakistan and was brokered by the World Bank and was signed on September 19, 1960. The treaty fixed and delimited the rights and obligations of the two countries regarding water use of the Indus river system. It also classified the six rivers of the Indus system into Eastern Rivers (Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi) and Western rivers (Jhelum, Chenab and Indus).

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