Top 20 General Studies MCQS For OSSSC Accountant, DEO 29 March 2024

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 29 March 2024

Q1. Which one of the following pairs of a river and its tributary is not correctly matched?

(a)Godavari : Wainganga

(b)Cauvery :Bhavani

(c)Narmada : Amaravati

(d)Krishna :Bhima

S1. Ans.(c)

Sol. The Amaravati River is the longest tributary of Kaveri River in the fertile districts of Karur and Tirupur, Tamil Nadu state, South India.

Q2. Which of the following scales is used to measure the damage by a hurricane?(a)Saffir-Simpson Scale

(b)Mercalli Scale

(c)Fujita Scale

(d)Richter Scale

S2. Ans.(a)

Sol. The saffir – Simpson Scale or Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS), estimates potential property damage by a hurricane.

The Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale is used officially only to describe hurricanes that form in the Atlantic Ocean and northern Pacific Ocean east of the International Date Line.

Q3. Dicky Bird Plan is also known as

(a) Cabinet Mission Plan

(b) Cripps Plan

(d) Mountbatten Plan

S3. Ans.(d)

Sol. In May 1947, Mountbatten came up with a plan for the speedy transfer of powers from Britishers to Indian leaders. This plan was called the ‘Dickie Bird Plan’. This plan is also known as Mountbatten Plan. Jawaharlal Nehru termed it as Plan Balkan.

Q4. Which one of the following books is not written by Kalidasa?

(a) Meghadutam

(b) Kumarasambhavam

(d) Ritusamharam

S4. Ans.(c)

Sol. The Uttararama charitam is a Sanskrit play in 7 acts in the Nataka style by Bhavabhuti.

It covers the event of the Uttarakanda or Uttar Kanda of the Valmiki Ramayana.

Q5. How many schedules the Constitution of India contains?

(a) 9

(b) 10

(d) 12

S5. Ans.(d)

Sol.

Indian Constitution originally had eight schedules. Four more schedules were added by different amendments, now making a total tally of twelve. Schedules are basically tables which contains additional details not mentioned in the articles.

Q6. Article 1 of the Constitution declares India as—

(a) Federal State

(b) Quasi-Federal State

(d) Union of States

S6. Ans.(d)

Sol.

Article 1 in the Constitution states that India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States. The territory of India shall consist of: The territories of the states, The Union territories and Any territory that may be acquired.

Q7. Total Number of Articles in the Indian Constitution are ?

(a) 395

(b) 396

(d) 399

S7. Ans.(a)

Sol. Constitiution of India is world’s lengthiest written constitution has 395 articles in 22 parts and 12 schedules.

Q8. How many languages have recognized by the Constitution—

(a) 15

(b) 18

(d) 24

S8. Ans.(c)

Sol.

The Eighth Schedule to the Indian Constitution contains a list of 22 scheduled languages.

Q9. Who has the Highest Number of Gold Medals in Olympic History?
(a) Larisa Latynina
(b) Mark Spitz
(c) Michael Phelps
(d) SainaNehwal

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 one of the following places has been referred to by Arab travellers as the “House of Gold”? (a)Mysore

(b)Multan

(c)Rajasthan

(d)Gujarat

S10. Ans.(b)

Sol. Multan has been referred by Arab travellers as the ‘House of Gold’.

During the early period, Multan was known as the city of gold for its large and wealthy temples.

The Sun temple, SurajMandir, was considered one of the largest and wealthiest temples in the entire sub-continent.

Q11. Deep frying of potato chips lead to generation of carcinogen

(a) Acrylamide

(b) Acefamide

(d) Antioxidan

S11. Ans.(a)

Sol.Deep frying of potato chipsor any starch rich foodstuffs lead to the formation of carcinogen called Acrylamide.

Q12. Which one of the following countries is the second largest producer of sugarcane in the world?

(a) Brazil

(b) Cuba

(d) China

S12. Ans.(c)

Sol.India is the second-largest producer of sugarcane in the world.

India is known as the homeland of Sugar.

Brazil is the largest sugarcane producing country in the world followed by India, China and Thailand.

Q13. Baking powder contains

(a) NaCl

(b) Na -benzoate

(d) NaI

S13. Ans.(c)

Sol.Bakingpowder is a dry chemical leavening agent, a mixture of a carbonate or bicarbonate and a weak acid.

Most commercially available baking powders are made up of sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO₃, also known as baking soda or bicarbonate of soda).

Q14. Famous Boxer Mary Kombelongs to
(a) Manipur
(b) Mizoram
(c) Nagaland
(d) Tripura

S14. Ans.(a)

Sol. Mary Komis an Indian amateur boxer, politician, and incumbent Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha.

She is the only woman to win the World Amateur Boxing Championship six times.

Mary Kom was born in Kagathei village, MoirangLamkhai in Churachandpur district of rural Manipur in India.

She came from a poor Kom family.

Q15. Who among the following is popularly known as the ‘Frontier Gandhi’?

(a) MaulanaAbulKalam Azad

(b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

(d) Maulana Muhammad Ali

S15. Ans.(b)

Sol. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan is popularly known as the ‘Frontier Gandhi’. He was a Pashtun freedom fighter independence activist against British colonial rule in India. He was a political and spiritual leader known for his nonviolent opposition and lifelong pacifism; he was a devout Muslim and an advocate for Hindu−Muslim unity in the Indian subcontinent. Due to his similar ideologies and close friendship with Mahatma Gandhi, Khan was nicknamed SarhadiGandhi by his close associate Amir Chand Bombwal.

Q16. Which one among the following is a cold Ocean current?

(a)Canary current

(b)Brazil current

(c)Gulf stream

(d)Kuroshio current

S16. Ans.(a)

Sol. Canary Current is a cold current which blows in the North Atlantic Ocean.

It is a wind-driven surface current that is part of the North Atlantic Gyre.

Q17. Permanent members of U. N. Security Council are

(a) U.K., U.S.A., Russia, China, Japan

(b) U.S.A., France, U.K., Russia, Canada

(d) U.S.A., U.K., France, Russia, China

S17. Ans.(d)

Sol. The permanent members of the United Nations Security Council also known as the Permanent Five, Big Five, or P5are the five sovereign states to whom the UN Charter of 1945 grants a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.

These states are – China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Q18. Name one of the oldest cities of India that has recently gone ‘wireless’.

(a) Varanasi

(b) Nasik

(d) Gaya

S18. Ans.(a)

Sol. Eighty-six years after the city got electricity, overhead power cables in world’s oldest city ‘Varanasi ‘ is being dismantled after a project to lay underground lines over 16 sq-km has been finally complete

Q19. Name the state that has become the first State in the country to implement the national policy on biofuels unveiled by the Centre this year.

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Gujarat

(d) Rajasthan

S19. Ans.(d)

Sol. Rajasthan has become the first State in the country to implement the national policy on biofuels unveiled by the Centre this year. The desert State will lay emphasis on increasing production of oilseeds and establish a Centre for Excellence in Udaipur to promote research in the fields of alternative fuels and energy resources.

Q20. Agar-agar is used as

(a)Stabilizer and thickener

(b) Antibiotic

(c)Colouring agent

(d) Nutrient supplement

S20. Ans.(a)

Sol.Agar or agar–agar, is a jelly-like substance consisting of polysaccharides.

It is used as Stabilizer and thickener, as the substitute of gelatin.