General Awareness questions for SSC(CGL), CHSL, CPO, FCI, CPF, CDS, RAILWAYS and another Examinations

General Awareness questions for SSC(CGL), CHSL, CPO, FCI, CPF, CDS, RAILWAYS and another Examinations 

1. Which one of the following is an igneous rock ?

(1) Sandstone       (2) Shale

(3) Quartzite        (4) Granite

2. Which type of take is formed by volcanic activities ?

(1) Caldera lake

(2) Karst lake

(3) Lagoon

(4) Fresh water lake

3. Lake formed in a cut off river, meander is called:

(1) Playa Lake

(2) Meteoric Lake

(3) Ox-bow Lake

(4) Crater Lake

4. The Himalayan mountain range is an example of

(1) Volcanic mountain

(2) Residual mountain

(3) Block mountain

(4) Fold mountain

5. The cup-shaped mouth of the volcano is

(1) Focus              (2) Epicentre

(3) Crater             (4) Cinder cone

6. The earth completes one rotation on its axis in :

(1) 23 hrs. 56 min. 4.9 sec

(2) 23 hrs. 10 min. 2 sec

(3) 23 hrs. 30 min.

(4) 24 hrs.

7. An Equinox is when:

(1) Day and night are of equal length

(2) Day is of the shortest duration during the year

(3) Day is of the longest duration in the year

(4) Day when maximum rainfall of the year occurs

8. Molten rock below the surface of the earth is called

(1) Basalt             (2) Laccolith

(3) Lava                (4) Magma

9. The core of the earth is also known as

(1) Lithosphere

(2) Mesosphere

(3) Barysphere

(4) Centrosphere

10. Match list-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List - I

a. Australia

b. Chine

c. France

d. West Indies                     

List - II

1. Hurricane

2. Willy-willy

3. Typhoon

4. Mistral

Code :

          a        b       c        d

(1)     2        1        4        3

(2)     1        2        3        4

(3)     1        3        2        4

(4)     4        1        2        3