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Thursday, 16 July 2015

Staff Selection Commssion General Awareness Previous Year Questions

 STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION 
SSC-EXAMINATION 
GENERAL AWARENESS PAPER
Q.1.Mahatma Gandhi was born in
  • Wardha 
  • Porbander
  • Sabarmati
  • Ahmedabad
Q.2.Who gave the slogan "You give me blood, I promise you freedom"?
  • Bhagat Singh 
  • Chandra Shekhar Azad
  • Subhash Chandra Bose 
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q.3.In which State is Jawahar Tunnel located?
  • Himachal Pradesh 
  • Uttaranchal
  • Goa
  • Jammu and Kashmir
Q.4.Where did the dance form “Mohini Attam” develop?
  • Manipur 
  • Kerala
  • Karnataka
  • Tamil Nadu
Q.5.On selling three articles at the cost of four article, there will be profit of
  • 25% 
  • 33.33 %
  • 37.5%
  • 40%
Q.6.By selling an article for Rs. 40, there is loss of 40%. By selling it for Rs. 80 there is
  • Gain of 20% 
  • Loss of 10%
  • Loss of 20%
  • Gain of 10%
Q.7.A number consists of two digits whose sum is 8. If 8 is subtracted from the number, the digits interchange their places. The number is
  • 44 
  • 35
  • 62
  • 33
Q.8.A horse is tied to a peg hammered at one of the corner of a rectangular grass field of 40 m by 24 m by a rope 14 m long. Over how much area of the field can the horse graze?
  • 154 m2 
  • 308 m2
  • 240 m2
  • 480 m2
Q.9.The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7 and its perimeter is 30 cm. The length of the greatest side of the triangle in cm is
  • 6 
  • 10
  • 14
  • 16
Q.10.The radius of a right circular cone is 3 cm and its height is 4 cm. The curved surface of the cone will be
  • 12 sq. cm 
  • 15 sq. cm
  • 18 sq. cm
  • 21 sq. cm
Q.11.The steam engine was invented by
  • James Watt 
  • James Prescott Joule
  • New Commen
  • Isaac Newton
Q.12.Who invented the telephone?
  • Thomas Alva Edison 
  • Galileo
  • Alexander Graham Bell
  • G. Marconi
Q.13.Albert Einsten was a famous
  • Physician 
  • Chemist
  • Physicist
  • Biologist
Q.14.The fractions 7/11, 16/20, 21/22 when arranged in descending order is
  • 7/11,16/20,21/22 
  • 21/22,7/11,16/20
  • 21/22,16/20,7/11
  • 7/11,21/22,16/20
Q.15.If 10% of a number is subtracted from it, the result is 1800. The number is
  • 1900 
  • 2000
  • 2100
  • 2140
Q.16.The number is just preceding 9909 which is a perfect square is
  • 9908 
  • 9900
  • 9899
  • 9801
Q.17.In banking ATM stands for
  • Automated Tallying Machine 
  • Automatic Teller Machine
  • Automated Totalling Machine
  • Automated Transaction of Money
Q.18.Which amongst the following Abbreviations stands for organization related to Indian Defence forces?
  • DOD 
  • RDSO
  • DRDO
  • DRES
Q.19.Which amongst the following Abbreviations stands for organization related to Indian space programme?
  • NASA 
  • ISO
  • ISRO
  • NSAT
Q.20.The injection of anti-toxin is given to prevent
  • Tetanus 
  • Tuberculosis
  • Typhoid
  • Filariasis
Q.21.Dental caries are due to
  • Viral infection 
  • Contaminated water
  • Bacterial infection
  • Hereditary causes
Q.22.Spinach leaves are rich source of
  • Vitamin A 
  • Iron
  • Carotene
  • Vitamin E
Q.23.Which of these is not a mosquito borne disease?
  • Dengue fever 
  • Malaria
  • Filariasis
  • Goitre
Q.24.Oranges are rich source of
  • Carbohydrates 
  • Fats
  • Proteins
  • Vitamins
Q.25.Which acid is produced when milk gets sour?
  • Tartaric acid 
  • Butyric acid
  • Lactic acid
  • Acetic acid
Q.26.AIDS stands for
  • Acquired Immune Disease Syndrome 
  • Acquired Immunity Deficient Syndrome
  • Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
  • Acquired Infection Deficiency Syndrome
Q.27.Stem cuttings are commonly used for re-growing
  • Cotton 
  • Banana
  • Jute
  • Sugar Cane
Q.28.Persons with which blood group are called universal donors?
  • AB 
  • A
  • O 
  • B
Q.29.Silk is produced by
  • Egg of silkworm 
  • Pupa of silkworm
  • Larva of silkworm
  • Insect itself
Q.30.Which amongst the following is the train introduced by Indian Railways bringing travel by AC class within the reach of a common man?
  • August Kranti 
  • Jan Shatabdi
  • Garib Rath
  • Sampark Kranti
Q.31.Approximately how many stations are there on the Indian Railway Network?
  • 6000 
  • 7000
  • 8000
  • 9000
Q.32.The Headquarters of North Western Railway is at
  • Abu Road 
  • Jodhpur
  • Ajmer
  • Jaipur
Q.33.The new electric railway engines are manufactured in
  • Varanasi 
  • Chittaranjan
  • Patiala
  • Chennai
Q.34.Which of the following is true in regard to Indian railway?
  • It is the cheapest means of transportation 
  • The chief source of income is transportation of goods
  • It is the only largest employer
  • All of the above
Q.35.The highest gallantry award in India is
  • Ashok Chakra 
  • Paramvir Chakra
  • Mahavir Chakra
  • Param Vishista Chakra
Q.36.Oscar prize is related to
  • Literature 
  • Films
  • Science
  • Music
Q.37.Arjuna award is given for
  • Bravery in the battle field 
  • Excellence in archery 
  • Excellence in sports 
  • Excellent service during emergency
Q.38.The first Indian recipient of Nobel Prize in Literature is
  • Mother Teresa 
  • Rabindranath Tagore
  • Sorijini Naidu
  • C.V. Raman
Q.39.Bismillah Khan is related to
  • Tabla 
  • Sarod
  • Flute
  • Shehnai
Q.40.Who is the external affairs minister in the present union Cabinet?
  • Shivraj Patil 
  • Pranab Mukherjee
  • Priyaranjan Dasmunshi
  • A.K. Antony
Q.41.Who is the present Union Agriculture Minister?
  • Raghuvansh Prasad Singh 
  • Manishankar Iyyer
  • Sharad Parwar
  • Kamalnath
Q.42.Who is the present union Tourism and Culture Minister?
  • Ambika Soni 
  • Kapil Sibbal
  • Renuka Chaudhary
  • Sushil Kumar Shinde
Q.43.Who is the chairman of senior selection committee in BCCI?
  • Sunil Gavaskar 
  • Dilip Vengasarkar
  • Kapil Dev
  • Chetan Chauhan
Q.44.The assembly elections were held recently in two states namely
  • Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh 
  • Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh
  • Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat
  • Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh
Q.45.Thermometer is related to degree in the same way as clock is related to
  • Wall 
  • Tower
  • Hour
  • Cock
Q.46.The headquarters of the United Nations Union is located at
  • Geneva 
  • New York 
  • Rome
  • Washington
Q.47.To work on mobile cell phone which of the following is/are required?
  • Favourable handset 
  • Sim card
  • Service provider network
  • All of the above
Q.48.Find the root value of 36.1 / 102.4
  • 61 / 34 
  • 19 / 31
  • 19 / 32
  • 19 / 33
Q.49.Which of the following keys of personal computer is not available in the key board of traditional typewriters?
  • Tab 
  • Spacebar
  • Enter
  • Backspace
Q.50.Which of the following words is not related to the functioning of Internet?
  • www 
  • http
  • e-mail 
  • All of the above
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