Practice Test: General Awareness - 3 - SSC CGL MCQ

The world's first electric tram line operated in Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, invented and tested by Fyodor Pirotsky in 1880. The next line opened in Lichterfelde near Berlin, Germany, in 1881. It was built by Werner von Siemens who contacted Pirotsky.

The Dominion of India also known as the Union of India, was an independent state that existed between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950. It was transformed into the republic of India by the promulgation of constitution of India on 26 January 1950

1. In July 1942, the Congress Working Committee met at Wardha.
2. Here a long resolution was passed that demanded that the "British Rule in India must end immediately.”
3.It is also known as “Quit India Resolution”.

National Highway 44 (NH 44) is the longest - running major north-south National Highway in India. It starts from Srinagar and terminates in Kanyakumari; the highway passes through the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. NH - 44 was laid and is maintained by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD).

Karma Naach is a tribal dance. The Karma dance is a tribal community dance performed by the Gonds,Binjahal, Kharia, Oraon, Kisan and Kol and other tribal annually during the karma festival. Karma is a famous autumnal festival, it starts from the 11th day of the bright fortnight of the month of Bhadrab. It is performed in the tribal dominant areas of Western Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Karma means 'fate'.

The Battle of Vatapi was a decisive engagement which took place between the Pallavas and Chalukyas near the Chalukya capital of Vatapi in 642. The battle resulted in the defeat and death of the Chalukya king Pulakeshin II and the commencement of Pallava occupation of Vatapi which lasted until 654.

Cyber Riot is the first advanced Windows virus. Before it, Windows viruses were cumbersome, slow to spread, and technically quite rudimentary. Cyber Riot, however, is a real threat in Windows environment.

Holography is encoding of a permanent 3 dimensional photograph of a single color.

Radon is used for atomic research and radiotherapy.

Bronze is an alloy of Copper (Cu)and Tin (Sn).

1. On Earth: The gravitational pull is strongest because the spacecraft is close to Earth's center, and the acceleration due to gravity is about 9.8 m/s².

2. As it moves away from Earth: The force of gravity decreases with distance, according to the inverse square law. This means the further the spacecraft moves away from Earth, the weaker the gravitational pull becomes. Weight decreases as gravity weakens.

3. Midway between Earth and Moon: There is a point called the neutral point or Lagrange point where the gravitational forces of Earth and the Moon balance each other. At this point, the spacecraft would effectively feel weightless, as the gravitational pulls from both bodies cancel out.

4. Approaching the Moon: As the spacecraft gets closer to the Moon, the gravitational pull of the Moon starts to increase, though it is weaker than Earth's gravity (about 1/6th of Earth's gravity). The weight of the spacecraft will slightly increase again, but it will still be much less than it was on Earth.

In summary, the weight due to gravity decreases as the spacecraft moves away from Earth, reaches a minimum near the neutral point, and then slightly increases as it approaches the Moon, but the overall weight remains much lower than on Earth.

The Higgs boson is an elementary particle in the Standard Model of particle physics. The question of the Higgs field's existence has been called by some, "the central problem in particle physics".

Gynoecium is most commonly used as a collective term for the parts of aflower that produce ovules and ultimately develop into the fruit and seeds.

Hypermetropia is also known as Far-sightedness.In Hypermetropia light is focused behind, instead of on, the retina which results in close objects appearing blurry, while far objects may appear normal.
A convex lens is used to minimize hypermetropia.

Thailand became the first Southeast Asian country to recognize same-sex marriage. Despite its inclusive reputation, Thailand faced decades of challenges passing this law due to conservative societal and governmental values. The bill grants full legal, financial, and medical rights to marriage partners of any gender. It awaits formal endorsement by King Maha Vajiralongkorn and will become effective within 120 days.

Spinal cord is the cylindrical bundle of nerve fibres and associated tissue which is enclosed in the spine and connects nearly all parts of the body to the brain.

English language was not included in the 8^th Schedule of the Indian Constitution.

Article 3 talks about formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing States.

Hiravijay was the supreme saint of Jain Svetambara tradition. He is famous for propounding the Jain philosophy to Emperor Akbar and turning him towards vegetarianism.

Black soil which is extremely fertile for the growth of cotton is found in the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, parts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, located in the Deccan plateau. Hence, it is not found in the state of West Bengal.

The Singalila National Park is situated in Darjeeling in West Bengal.

Twin deficit basically refers to a situation where the country runs relatively large current account and fiscal deficits.

Shital Mahajan Rane, is an Indian extreme sportsperson, skydiver and the holder of five world records and 14 National records in the sport.the first woman in the world to have executed a sky-dive from the North and South Poles

Amitav Ghosh is the author of the book ‘The Hungry Tide’. The Hungry Tide is the sixth novel by Indian - born author, Amitav Ghosh. It won the 2004 Hutch Crossword Book Award for Fiction.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new Nalanda University campus near the ancient ruins in Rajgir, Bihar. Founded by Kumargupta in the 5th century, Nalanda was a renowned monastic university for 600 years, flourishing under Harshavardhan and the Pala monarchs. It attracted students from across Asia, teaching subjects like Buddhism, medicine, and astronomy. Destroyed in 1193 by Bakhtiyar Khilji, it was rediscovered in 1812 and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.