SSC CGL Prelims GS Practice Test- 8

Following are the most important questions from the General Study section. It may help candidates, who are preparing for SSC CGL, SSC MATRIC LEVEL, BANKING, and UPSSSC Exams.

Que 1. The headquarters of the United Nations Environment Program is located in which of the following?

(a) Switzerland
(b) Washington DC
(c) Nairobi
(d) Chicago

Ans. (c) Nairobi
Explanation – The headquarters of the United Nations Environment Program is located in Nairobi (Kenya). It was established in 1972.

Que 2. Where is the headquarters of the World Meteorological Organization located?

(a) Geneva
(B New Delhi
(c) New York
(d) Rome

Ans. (a) Geneva
Explanation- The headquarters of the World Meteorological Organization is located in Geneva (Switzerland). It was established in March 1951.

Que 3. In which of the following country is the headquarters of Green Peace International located?

(a) Switzerland
(b) Rome
(c) The Netherlands
(d) Kenya

Ans. (c) the Netherlands
Explanation – The headquarter of Green Peace International is located in Amsterdam (Netherlands).

Que 4. In which state of India is the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute located?

(a) Maharashtra
(b) Gujarat
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Uttar Pradesh

Ans. (a) Maharashtra
Explanation – National Environmental Engineering Research Institute is located in Nagpur (Maharashtra). It was established in 1958.

Que 5. Which of the following is the percentage of oxygen in the atmospheric gases?

(a) 20.95%
(b) 78.08%
(c) 0.93%
(d) 0.036%

Ans. (a) 20.95%
Explanation – The percentage of oxygen in atmospheric gases is 20.95%. Oxygen is found second in the order of percentage in the atmosphere after nitrogen.

Que 6. In which of the following Indian states is the “Salim Ali National Park” located?

(a) Rajasthan
(b) Gujarat
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Jammu and Kashmir

Ans. (d) Jammu and Kashmir
Explanation – Salim Ali National Park is located in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Que 7. Which of the following is the first national park established in India?

(a) Dudhwa National Park
(B) Keoladeo Ghana National Park
(c) Ranthambore National Park
(d) Jim Corbett National Park

Ans. (d) Jim Corbett National Park
Explanation – Jim Corbett National Park is the first national park established in India. This park is located in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It was established in 1936. Earlier its name was Hailey National Park. In 1973 “Project Tiger” was started in this national park.

Que 8. Which of the following countries has the highest percentage of forest cover?

(a) Sweden
(b) Finland
(c) Gabon
(d) Suriname

Ans. (d) Suriname
Explanation – 94.6% of Suriname’s land area is forested. Suriname is a country in the continent of South America. Its capital is Paramaribo.

Que 9. When was “Project Elephant” started?

(a) 1975
(b) 1992
(c) 1995
(d) 1973

Ans. (b) 1992
Explanation – “Project Elephant” started in 1992. Its purpose is to conserve elephants.

Que 10. Which ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty established the department called Diwan-i-Kohi?

(a) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
(c) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
(d) Nasiruddin Mahmud

Ans. (b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Explanation-The department named Diwan-i-Kohi was established by Muhammad bin Tughlaq. This department was related to the works of agriculture. Muhammad bin Tughlaq was the most educated among the rulers of the Sultanate.

Que 11. Whom among the following Sultanate rulers shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?

(a) Alauddin Khilji
(B) Mubarak Shah Khilji
(c) Iltutmish
(d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Ans. (d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Explanation – Muhammad bin Tughlaq shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad during the Sultanate period. He was the greatest ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty.               

Que 12. Which of the following rulers of the Delhi Sultanate imposed an irrigation tax called Haqq-i-Sharb?

(a) Iltutmish
(B) Mubarak Shah Khilji
(c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
(d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq

Ans. (d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Explanation – Which ruler of Delhi Sultanate Firuz Shah Tughlaq imposed an irrigation tax named Haq-i- Sharb. He was the successor of Muhammad bin Tughlaq.

Que 13. Which of the following rulers got the pillars of Ashoka taken from Meerut and Topra to Delhi?

(a) Balban
(b) Sikandar Lodi
(c) Nasiruddin Mahmud
(d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq

Ans. (d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Explanation – Firuz Shah Tughlaq got the pillars of Ashoka from Meerut and Topra to Delhi.

Que 14. Which ruler of the Tughlaq period got the translation department established?

(a) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
(c) Nasiruddin Mahmud
(d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq

Ans. (d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Explanation – Tughlaq ruler Firuz Shah Tughlaq got the translation department established. During his period many Sanskrit texts were translated into the Persian language.

Que 15. Which one of the following rulers was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty?

(a) Nasiruddin Mahmud
(B) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
(c) Nasiruddin Khusrau
(d) Alauddin Alam Shah

Ans. (a) Nasiruddin Mahmud
Explanation – Nasiruddin Mahmud was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty. The founder of the Tughlaq dynasty was Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq. Its original name was Ghazi Malik.

Que 16. Which one of the following Sultanate rulers established the “Employment Department” in his state?

(a) Iltutmish
(b) Sikandar Lodi
(c) Bahlol Lodi
(d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq

Ans. (d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Explanation – Firuz Shah Tughlaq established the “Employment Department” in his state. The main function of this department was to collect the details of the unemployed in the state. This department used to give work to the unemployed according to their qualification.

Que 17. Which ruler established “Darul-Shafa” during the Sultanate period?

(a) Qutubuddin Aibak
(B) Nasiruddin Khilji
(c) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
(d) Bahlol Lodi

Ans. (c) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Explanation – “Darul-Shafa” was founded by Firuz Shah Tughlaq.”Darul-Shafa” was a charitable hospital. Here the poor people of the state used to get free medical treatment.

Que 18. In which year did Timur Lang invade India?

(a) 1396
(b) 1226
(c) 1398
(d) 1191

Ans. (c) 1398
Explanation – Timur Lang invaded India in 1398. At the time of Timur’s invasion, India was ruled by Nasiruddin Mahmud, the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty.

Que 19. Which one of the following Sultanate rulers established a department called “Diwan-i-Arz”?

(a) Sikandar Lodi
(B) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
(c) Balban
(d) Iltutmish

Ans. (c) Balban
Explanation – The department named “Diwan-i-Arz” was established by Balban. This department was related to the army. The head of this department was called Diwan-i-Arz.

Que 20. Which one of the following Sultanate rulers established a department called “Diwan-i-Riyasat”?

(a) Jalaluddin Khilji
(b) Bahlol Lodi
(c) Sikandar Lodi
(d) Alauddin Khilji

Ans. (d) Alauddin Khilji
Explanation – Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khilji established a department named “Diwan-i-Riyasat”. This department was related to the market control department.

Que 21. Which ruler of the Sultanate period issued the tanka (silver coin)?

(a) Jalaluddin Khilji
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Balban
(d) Muhammad bin Tughluq

Ans. (b) Iltutmish
Explanation – Which ruler of the Sultanate period Iltutmish issued Tanka (silver coin)? Iltutmish was the de-facto ruler of the Slave dynasty. Iltutmish also issued a copper coin called Jital. It made Delhi its capital first.

Que 22. Which of the following rulers got the “Alai Darwaza” built?

(a) Sikandar Lodi
(b) Balban
(c) Alauddin Khilji
(d) Muhammad bin Tughluq

Ans. (c) Alauddin Khilji
Explanation – “Alai Darwaza” was built by Alauddin Khilji. It was built in Delhi on the premises of Qutub Minar. It was built in 1311 AD.

Que 23. Where is the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque located?

(a) Jaunpur
(b) Gulbarga
(c) Agra
(d) Delhi

Ans. (d) Delhi
Explanation – The Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque is located in Delhi. It was built by Qutubuddin Aibak, the founder of the Slave dynasty. This was the first mosque built during the Sultanate period.

Que 24. Which of the following writers was given the title of “Tuti-e-Hind”?

(a) Abul Fazl
(b) Faizi
(c) Hasan Nizami
(d) Amir Khusrau

Ans. (d) Amir Khusrau
Explanation – Amir Khusrau was given the title of “Tuti-e-Hind”. Amir Khusrau was born in 1253 AD in Patiala (Kasganj) of Uttar Pradesh. Amir Khusrau is also called the father of the Khari dialect of Hindi. Khusrau also invented the musical instruments “Tabla” and “Sitar”. Amir Khusrau saw the reign of seven sultans from the Delhi Sultanate. He was a disciple of the famous Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya.

Que 25. Tabaqat-e-Nasiri, whose composition is it?

(a) Abul Fazl
(b) Ibn Battuta
(c) Alberuni
(d) Minhaj-us-Siraj

Ans. (d) Minhaj-us-Siraj
Explanation – Tabaqat-e-Nasiri is the composition of Minhaj-us-Siraj. Minhaj dedicated this composition to his Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud.