Traditional Miscellaneous (Part-III)

Total Questions: 50

1. The Justice Rajendar Sachar Committee was set up by the Government of India to- [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 14.02.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) examine the status of India's foreign policy.
(b) study the conditions of National parks in India.
(c) examine the social and economic status of the Muslim community.
(d) study the condition of unorganised sector of Indian Economy

Correct Answer: (c) examine the social and economic status of the Muslim community.

Solution:The Justice Rajendar Sachar committee was set up by the Government of India to examine the social and economic status of the Muslim community. The committee was constituted in 2005. The first meeting of the Committee was held on 21st April 2005. The Committee was appointed during the Manmohan Singh government.

2. Which of the following is the national aquatic animal of India? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 15.02.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Sea Horse
(b) Ganges River Dolphin
(c) Turtle
(d) Whale

Correct Answer: (b) Ganges River Dolphin

Solution:Ganges River Dolphin is the national aquatic animal of India. It represents the health of the rivers, particularly the Ganga. The Union government declared River Dolphin as the national aquatic animal to save dolphins from extinction: The ministry of environment and forests notified the Ganges River Dolphin as the National Aquatic Animal in 2010.

3. Which of these is an organisation that promotes sustainable management and conservation of tropical forests? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD. 18.02.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) International Tropical Timber Organisation
(b) United Nations Forum on Forests
(c) Worldwide Fund for Nature
(d) Greenpeace

Correct Answer: (a) International Tropical Timber Organisation

Solution:International Tropical Timber Organisation is an organisation that promotes sustainable management and conservation of tropical forests. The International Tropical Timber Organisation was formed in 1986. Its headquarters is located at Yokohama in Japan. Its members represent about 80% of the world's tropical forests and 90% of the global tropical timber trade.

4. Who called dams as the 'Temples of Modern India'? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 18.02.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) T. Krishnamachari

Correct Answer: (a) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

Solution:Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru called the dams the 'temple of modern India' While starting the construction of Bhakra Nangal Dam.

5. When was the Pulse Polio Immunisation Program started in India? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 22.02.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) 1991
(b) 1995
(c) 1993
(d) 1997

Correct Answer: (b) 1995

Solution:The Pulse Polio Immunisation Program in India was started in 1995. Under this program all children under the age of 5 are given two doses of oral polio vaccine (OPV) every year until polio is eradicated.

6. In which year the Arms Act governing the possession and use of arms and ammunition was passed? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 22.02.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) 1959
(b) 1942
(c) 1950
(d) 1947

Correct Answer: (a) 1959

Solution:The Arms Act governing the possession and use of arms and ammunition was passed in the year 1959. In December 2019, the Arms Act (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed in Parliament to amend the Arms Act, 1959. By amending Section 3 of the Act, the number of firearms permitted in the Bill has been reduced from 3 to 1.

7. In which Indian city is the 'EME Temple', also known as 'Dakshinamurthy Temple' located? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 22.02.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) Chennai
(b) Vadodara
(c) Jaipur
(d) Poona

Correct Answer: (b) Vadodara

Solution:The EME Temple, also known as the 'Dakshinamurthy Temple', is located in the city of Vadodara (Gujarat), India. This temple was built by the Electrical, Mechanical and Engineering group of the Indian Army. This temple is dedicated to the Dakshinamurti form of Lord Shiva.

8. In which of the following Indian cities is the historical fountain 'Gulzar Hauz' located? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 22.02.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Delhi
(b) Ajmer
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Lucknow

Correct Answer: (c) Hyderabad

Solution:The historical fountain 'Gulzar Hauz' is located near the Char Minar in Hyderabad.

9. In which country, Man-Made 'Great River' situated? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 22.02.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Libya
(b) Kenya
(c) Egypt
(d) Ethiopia

Correct Answer: (a) Libya

Solution:The Man-Made 'Great River' situated in Libya. It is a network of pipes that supplies fresh water derived from the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System fossil aquifers across Libya. It is the largest irrigation project in the world.

10. Who patented FM radio? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 22.02.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Nikola Tesla
(b) Thomas Alva Edison
(c) Edwin H. Armstrong
(d) John Logie Baird

Correct Answer: (c) Edwin H. Armstrong

Solution:FM radio was patented by American electrical engineer Edwin H. Armstrong. He developed the FM radio and the super heterodyne circuit.

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