S.S.C. Tax Assistant Examination General Awareness :Solved Paper

 S.S.C. Tax Assistant Examination

General Awareness : Model Solved Paper

76. Clear nights are colder than cloudy nights because of—

• Conduction
• Condensation
• Radiation
• Isolation

77. A stick partly dipped in water appears broken due to—

• Reflection
• Refraction
• Total internal reflection
• Diffraction

• 78. What is condensation ?
• Change of gas into solid
• Change of solid into liquid
• Change of vapour into liquid
• Change of heat energy into cooling energy

79. Kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy in—

• Electric Motor
• Dynamo
• Electromagnet
• Ammeter

80. Floppy disk is an example of—

• Read Only Memory
• Random Access Memory
• Cache Memory
• Secondary Storage Memory

81. Which of the following compounds are sprayed over clouds to cause artificial rain ?

• Ice
• NaOH
• AgI
• NH4Cl

82. Iodine deficiency in diet is known to cause—

• Rickets
• Obesity
• Scurvy
• Goiter

83. The refrigeration of the food articles keeps them fresh, because—

• Water forms crystals
• Chemical reaction is slowed down
• Chemical reaction take place faster
• Bacteria are killed

84. Which substance is called the ‘liquid gold’ ?

• Gold as a liquid form
• Sodium as a liquid form
• Mustard oil
• Petroleum oil

85. Percentage of silver in German silver is—

• 25%
• 0%
• 75%
• 80%

86. Which type of compounds are sugar and common salt ?

• Both are organic compounds
• Both are inorganic compounds
• Sugar is an organic compound and common salt is an inorganic compound
• Sugar is inorganic compound and common salt is an organic compound

87. The chemical name of Vitamin ‘E’ is—

• Ascorbic acid
• Retinol
• Tocopherol
• Thiamine

88. Which of the following gases has bleaching property ?

• Carbon dioxide
• Carbon Monoxide
• Chlorine
• Hydrogen

89. The heaviest body of our Solar system is—

• Sun
• Uranus
• Jupiter
• Saturn

90. From amongst the following; name the famous Indian ornithologist—

• Dr. Salim Ali
• Dr. Gopalasamudram N. Ramachandran
• Dr. J. B. S. Haldane
• Dr. H. G. Khorana

91. Who performed the longest space journey in the year 2007 ?

• Venus Williams
• Serena Williams
• Sunita William
• Sir John William

92. ‘The Lost Child’ was written by—

• Nirad C. Chowdhury
• Mulk Raj Anand
• Khushwant Singh
• Annie Besant

93. Dr. M. S. Swaminathan has distinguished himself in which of the following fields ?

• Nuclear Physics
• Agriculture
• Astrophysics
• Medicine

94. The Headquarters of UNESCO is at—

• Rome
• Geneva
• Paris
• New York

95. January 15 is celebrated as the—

• Army Day
• Martyr’s Day
• Independence Day
• Ugadhi

96. Bijapur is known for its—

• Heavy rainfall
• Rock Temple
• Gol Gumbaj
• Statue of Gomateshwara

97. The Americans are also known as—

• Kiwis
• Yankees
• Tories
• None of the above

98. India lifted the ONGC Nehru Cup, 2009 after defeating in the final—

• Syria
• Pakistan
• Sri Lanka
• Bangladesh

99. An element which does not react with oxygen is—

• Chlorine
• Iodine
• Helium
• Nitrogen

100. During sleep, man’s blood pressure—

• Increases
• Decreases
• Fluctuates
• Remains constant