SSC CPO General Knowledge Questions and Answers For Online Exam

The SSC CPO exam is not as easy as we think. This is the toughest Exam in India because lakhs of aspirants participate in this exam. Today, we have compiled the most important topics that are very useful for scoring well in the GK and GS sections.

If your GS part is very strong, you can score the maximum number of marks because this part contains 50 questions, and each question carries one mark.

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SSC CPO GK Questions

Q. In India, which of the following modes of transportation reduces trans-shipment losses and delays in the supply of petroleum and gas?
A) Roadways
B) Railways
C) Waterways
D) Pipeline

Answer: D) Pipeline

Q. From which country has the concept of Martial Law, which restricts Fundamental rights, been borrowed?
A) The USSR
B) China
C) Japan
D) The UK

Answer: D) The UK

Q. Copacabana beach is situated in _________.
A) Peru
B) Australia
C) Mexico
D) Brazil

Answer: D) Brazil

Q. Which of the following is the most widely used method for refining impure metals?
A) Vapour-Phase Refining
B) Poling Refining
C) Electrolytic Refining
D) Liquidation Refining

Answer: C) Electrolytic Refining

Q. Which of the following is the correct statement?
A) Joule is the unit of work
B) The unit of energy is the watt.
C) Joule/second is also a unit of energy.
D) The unit of power is joule/newton.

Answer: A) Joule is the unit of work

Q. Which of the following microfinance institutions was established in India at the time of independence?
A) Joint Liability Group
B) Rural Cooperatives
C) Self-Help Group
D) Grameen Model Bank

Answer: B) Rural Cooperatives

Q. ‘The Race of my Life’ is the autobiography of which of the following sportsmen?
A) PT Usha
B) Mary Kom
C) Milkha Singh
D) Saurav Ganguly

Answer: C) Milkha Singh

Q. Which of the following has been INCORRECTLY listed as a condition for becoming a citizen of India?
A) Citizenship by birth
B) Citizenship by naturalisation
C) Citizenship through acquisition of property
D) Citizenship by descent

Answer: C) Citizenship through acquisition of property

Q. Which British scientist is known for developing the principle of holography in 1947 to improve the resolution of the electron microscope?
A) Werner Heisenberg
B) Lloyd Cross
C) Dennis Gabor
D) Charles Towns

Answer: C) Dennis Gabor

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Q. The ‘Tripartite struggle’ was between Gurjara Pratiharas in North India, Palas in Eastern India and _______ in South India.
A) Marathas
B) Rashtrakutas
C) Cholas
D) Cheras

Answer: B) Rashtrakutas

Q. Who is the author of the novel ‘The Moor’s Last Sigh’?
A) VS Naipaul
B) John Keay
C) Kiran Doshi
D) Salman Rushdie

Answer: D) Salman Rushdie

Q. Which of the following dances is based on Rasleela themes of Radha and Krishna?
A) Manipuri dance
B) Sattriya dance
C) Mohiniyattam
D) Kathak

Answer: A) Manipuri dance

Q. Who among the following was the last Mauryan ruler and was killed by his commander-in-chief?
A) Shatadhanvan
B) Bindusara
C) Brihadratha
D) Dashratha

Answer: C) Brihadratha

Q. Which writ is issued when the court finds that there is unlawful arrest of a person?
A) Prohibition
B) Mandamus
C) Quo warranto
D) Habeas corpus

Answer: D) Habeas corpus

Q. Who among the following founded an expatriate Communist Party of India at Tashkent in 1920?
A) PC Joshi
B) Shripad Amrut Dange
C) Jolly Kaul
D) MN Roy

Answer: D) MN Roy

Q. Which of the following statements is correct?
A) The transport of male gametes in Gymnosperms occurs through water.
B) The transport of male gametes in bryophytes and pteridophytes occurs through water.
C) The transport of male gametes in bryophytes and pteridophytes occurs through air.
D) The transport of male gametes in angiosperms occurs through water.

Answer: B) The transport of male gametes in bryophytes and pteridophytes occurs through water.

Q. Which Union Territory recorded the highest male literacy rate, according to the 2011 Census?
A) Daman and Diu
B) Delhi
C) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
D) Lakshadweep

Answer: D) Lakshadweep

Q. Pandit Ravi Shankar popularised which instrument in particular all over the world?
A) Sitar
B) Tabla
C) Veena
D) Harmonium

Answer: A) Sitar

Q. According to the Census of India 2011, which metropolitan city has the highest population?
A) Mumbai
B) Kolkata
C) Chennai
D) Patna

Answer: A) Mumbai

Q. Ker and Garia Puja are traditional tribal festivals of which state?
A) Jharkhand
B) Manipur
C) Odisha
D) Tripura

Answer: D) Tripura

Q. Which company has been given the responsibility of construction, operation and maintenance of the Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur (HVJ) pipeline project?
A) TATA Petrodyne Limited (TPL)
B) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
C) Gas Authority of India (GAIL)
D) Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)

Answer: C) Gas Authority of India (GAIL)

Q. Mawsynram, the place that receives the highest rainfall in the world, is situated in which hills?
A) Patkai Hills
B) Mishmi Hills
C) Rajmahal Hills
D) Khasi Hills

Answer: D) Khasi Hills

Q. Which of the following organisations was founded in Poona, Satara and other towns of Maharashtra that worked against Brahmanical orthodoxy and tried to reform Hinduism?
A) Brahmo Samaj
B) Paramahansa Mandali
C) Ramakrishna Mission
D) Arya Samaj

Answer: B) Paramahansa Mandali

Q. In 1784, who discovered the composition of water through his experiment with hydrogen and oxygen?
A) Henry Cavendish
B) Herbert C Brown
C) Joseph Priestley
D) John Dalton

Answer: A) Henry Cavendish

Q. Under which strata do trees fall?
A) Second vertical
B) Top vertical
C) Middle vertical
D) Bottom vertical

Answer: B) Top vertical

Q. The fundamental duties were added in the Indian Constitution on the recommendation of the:
A) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
B) Bibek Debroy Committee
C) LM Singhvi Committee
D) Sardar Swaran Singh Committee

Answer: D) Sardar Swaran Singh Committee

Q. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution deals with the relationship between the Prime Minister and the President?
A) Article 45
B) Article 25
C) Article 35
D) Article 75

Answer: D) Article 75

Q. In which of the following years was the Muslim League formed?
A) 1915
B) 1909
C) 1906
D) 1912

Answer: C) 1906

Q. The Chambal, Hindon and Tons rivers are tributaries of the river:
A) Yamuna
B) Mahanadi
C) Kaveri
D) Tapi

Answer: A) Yamuna

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