ssc cgl 2018 most important gk question

Which scale is used to measure the intensity of earthquake?

(a) Richter

(b) Metric

(c) Centigrade

(d) Newton

Ans- a

2. Geostationary orbit is at a height of

(a) 6 km

(b) 1000 km

(c) 3600 km

(d) 36000 km

Ans- c

3. The National Chemical Laboratory is situated in

(a) New Delhi

(b) Bengaluru

(c) Pune

(d) Patna

Ans-c

4. ‘PCB’ stands for 

(a) Programme Control Block

(b) Process  Control Block

(c) Process Communication Block

(d) None of the above

Ans- b

5. ISRO launched the world’s first satellite dedicated to education, the EDUSAT in the month of

(a) June, 2004

(b) July, 2004

(c) August, 2004

(d) September, 2004

Ans- d

6. A geostationary satellite revolves round the Earth from

(a) East to West

(b) West to East

(c) North to South

(d) South to North

Ans- b

7. Vikram Sarabai Space Centre (VSSC)

(a) Thiruvananthapuram

(b) Mumbai 

(c) Hyderabad

(d) Bengaluru

Ans- a

8.  The first explosion of an atomic device in India was carried out in the State of

(a) Jammu and Kashmir

(b) Nagaland

(c) Manipur

(d) Rajasthan

Ans- d

9. The Headquarters  of MCF (Master Control Facility)  the nerve centre of entire spacecraft operations in India is at 

(a) Hyderabad  -  Andhra Pradesh

(b) Thumba       - Kerala

(c) Sriharikota   - Andhra Pradesh

(d) Hassan          - Karnataka

Ans- d

10. Which city receive the highest cosmic radiation amongst the following?

(a) Chennai 

(b) Mumbai

(c) Kolkata 

(d) Delhi

Ans- d

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