Dear PaGaLGuY readers, as we all know, General Knowledge is an important component of a number of competitive examinations such as the UPSC Civil Services Examination, Banking Entrance Examinations, SSC CGL/CHSL Examinations, MBA Entrance Examinations, Combined Defence Service Examination, etc. In order to help you practise and improve your General Knowledge, we hereby present this General Knowledge quiz.

Given below are a few questions from the SSC examinations held in the last few years. Leave your answers/ responses in the comments section below and soon we’ll let you know the correct answers!

1. Open market operations refers to

(a)Borrowing by scheduled banks from the RBI

(b) Lending by scheduled banks to industry and trade

(c) Purchase and sale of Government securities by the RBI

(d) Deposit mobilisation

2. Which of the following is associated with Panchayati Raj?

(a) Shah Commission

(b) Nanavati Commission

(c) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee

(d) Liberhan Commission

3. When and by whom was the Ashokan Inscription deciphered for the first time?

(a) 1810 – Harry Smith

(b) 1787 – John Tower

(c) 1825 – Charles Metcalfe

(d) 1837 – James Prinsep

4. The heat received by Earth from the sun is called

(a) Thermal radiation     

(b) Insolation

(c) Infrared heat

(d) Solar radiation

5. Which of the following National Parks/Sanctuaries is not in Rajasthan?

(a) Ranthambore National Park

(b) Sariska National Park

(c) Sambar Wildlife Sanctuary

(d) Rajaji National Park

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