Are you preparing for the Odisha Sub-Ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC) Accountant or Data Entry Operator (DEO) exams? Mastering General Science is crucial for success in these competitive exams. To assist you in your preparation, we’ve compiled a list of the top 20 General Studies Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) that commonly appear in these exams. Let’s dive in:
Top 20 General Studies MCQS For OSSSC Accountant, DEO 30 March 2024
Q1. Which of the following Schemes was launched by the Indian government to attract Indian scientists from abroad?
(a) HIRA
(b) SONA
(c) VAJRA
(d) MOTI
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol.Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 14thPravasiBharatiya Divas Convention at Bengaluru on 8th January 2017 announced the launch of VAJRA (Visiting Advanced Joint Research) Faculty scheme by the Department of Science and Technology which enables NRIs and overseas scientific community to participate and contribute to research and development in India.
Q2. Who among the following Gupta Rulers is also known as “Vikramaditya”
(a) SamudraGupta
(b) Chandra Gupta I
(c) Chandra Gupta II
(d)Sri Gupta
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol.Chandragupta II is also known by his title Vikramaditya.
He was one of the most powerful emperors of the Gupta Empire in northern India.
Chinese pilgrim Faxian, visited India during his reign.
Q3. Bhangra is a folk dance of
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Punjab
(c) Assam
(d) Nagaland
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol.Bhangra, folk dance and music of the Punjab (northwestern India and northeastern Pakistan) and the popular music genre that emerged from it in the mid-to-late 20th century.
Q4. Name of the city which becomes 1st City in the world to use Pollution Charge Zone?
(a) London
(b) New York
(c) Dubai
(d) Moscow
S4.Ans.(a)
Sol. London (capital city of the UK) is the first city in the world to implement a 24-hour, seven day a week Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), inside which vehicles will have to meet tough emissions standards or face a charge.
Q5. Who builds the longest suspension bridge ‘Matiri Bridge’ over the Indus River in the Leh-Ladakh region?
(a) Indian Navy
(b) Indian Army
(c) Indian Coast Guard
(d) National Security Guard
S5.Ans.(b)
Sol. The Indian Army has successfully built the longest suspension bridge ‘Matiri Bridge’ over the Indus River in the Leh-Ladakh region. Built in a record time of 40 days ‘Maitri Bridge’ is longest Suspension Bridge over Indus River.
Q6. Who is the author of the book “My Truth”.
(a) Khuswant Singh
(b) Kiran Bedi
(c) Narendra Modi
(d) Indira Gandhi
S6. Ans.(d)
Q7. Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
(a) Nepal
(b) Myanmar
(c) Bangladesh
(d) China
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Tropic of Cancer passes through Algeria, Niger, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, India, Bangaladesh, Myanmar, China, Mexico, Bahamas, Mauritinia, Mali etc. It does not pass through Nepal.
Q8. The most prominent extremist leader during Indian independence was/were
(a) BG Tilak
(b) Aurobindo Ghosh
(c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) None of these
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol.The Early Nationalists failed to attain their objectives, giving rise to another group of leaders known as Assertive or Extremist Nationalists. The most prominent leaders of the Assertive Nationalists were Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai and Bipin Chandra Pal, Aurbindo Ghosh.
Q9. Who has the Highest Number of Gold Medals in Olympic History?
(a)Larisa Latynina
(b)Mark Spitz
(c) Michael Phelps
(d) Saina Nehwal
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol.Michael Phelps, has secured maximum Gold Madel in Olympics. Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985 is an American former competitive swimmer. He is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals.(Out of these 23 Gold Medals)
Q10. Which of the following is/are the main goals of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC)
(a) To protect the health of consumers
(b) To facilitate international trade
(c) To ensure fair practices in the international food trade
(d) All of the Above
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol.Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), is an International body established in early November 1961 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The Commission’s main goals are to protect the health of consumers, to facilitate international trade, and ensure fair practices in the international food trade.
Q11. Jawaharlal Nehru was born in the year
(a) 1789
(b) 1839
(c) 1889
(d) 1939
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol.Jawaharlal Nehru(Born: 14 November 1889, Allahabad) was the first Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian politics before and after independence.
Q12. Who wrote the book, ‘Indian Home Rule’?
(a) M K Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Babasaheb Ambedkar
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol.Indian Home Rule or Hind Swaraj is a political booklet written by Mohandas K. Gandhi in the early 20th century.
Q13. The first chairman of Planning Commission was?
(a) Sardar vallabh bhai Patel
(b) Rajender Prasad
(c) Jwahar Lal Nehru
(d) Moti Lal Nehru
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol.The Planning Commission was an institution in the Government of India, which formulated India’s Five-Year Plans, among other functions.
Q14. Which one of the following is a land locked sea?
(a) Caribbean Sea
(b) Aral Sea
(c) Red Sea
(d) South China Sea
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Aral Sea was an endorheic lake lying between Kazakhstan (Aktobe and Kyzylorda Regions) in the north and Uzbekistan (Karakalpakstan autonomous region) in the south.
Q15. How many facial bones are there?
(a) 34
(b) 24
(c) 14
(d) 4
S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. In the human skull, the facial skeleton consists of fourteen bones in the face: Inferior nasal concha (2) Lacrimal bones (2) Mandible. Maxilla (2)
Q16. What is the full form of PVC?
(a) Phosphonil vinyl Carbonate
(b) Polyvinyl S Carbonate
(c) Polyvinyl Carbonate
(d) Polyvinyl Chloride
S16. Ans.(d)
Sol. Polyvinyl chloride, also known as polyvinyl or vinyl, commonly abbreviated PVC, is the world’s third-most widely produced synthetic plastic polymer, after polyethylene and polypropylene. PVC comes in two basic forms: rigid and flexible.
Q17. Ranthambhore Fort is in?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Orissa
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Sikkim
S17. Ans.(c)
Sol. Ranthambore Fort lies within the Ranthambore National Park, near the town of Sawai Madhopur, the park being the former hunting grounds of the Maharajahs of Jaipur until the time of India’s Independence.
Q18. Dogri is primarily spoken in which State?
(a) Assam
(b) West Bengal
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Jammu & Kashmir
S18. Ans.(d)
Sol. Dogri, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about five million people in India and Pakistan, chiefly in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir.
Q19. Stagflation is defined as?
(a) low inflation, low growth, low unemployment
(b) high inflation, low growth, high unemployment
(c) high inflation, high growth, high unemployment
(d) low inflation, high growth, low unemployment
S19. Ans.(b)
Sol. In economics, stagflation, a portmanteau of stagnation and inflation, is a situation in which the inflation rate is high, the economic growth rate slows, and unemployment remains steadily high.
Q20. Octopus belongs to the phylum?
(a) Mollusca
(b) Cnidaria
(c) Echinodermata
(d) Chordata
S20. Ans.(a)
Sol. The octopus is a soft-bodied, eight-armed mollusc of the order Octopoda. All octopuses belong to the order Octopoda. Octopoda is part of the class Cephalopoda, meaning that octopuses are cephalopods. Cephalopoda is part of the phylum Mollusca, meaning that octopuses are also mollusks
