Staff Selection Commssion General Awareness Previous Year Questions

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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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Staff Selection Commission. Tax Assistant Exam. General Awareness : Solved Paper

Staff Selection Commission. 
Tax Assistant Exam

General Awareness : Solved Paper

1.Which Indian filmstars was recently conferred Honorary Doctorate by Bedfordshire University, (U.K.) ?

• Amitabh Bachhan
• Shah Rukh Khan
• Om Puri
• Amir Khan

2. Williams Sisters won the U.S. Open Women’s Doubles Title 2009 after defeating in the final—

• Leizal Herber and Cara Blank
• Kim Clijsters and Anna Kournikova
• Coroline Wozniacki and Dinara Safina
• Nathalie Deshy and Sania Mirza

3. Which one of the following is a military alliance ?

• ASEAN
• SAARC
• NATO
• NAFTA

4. The recipient of the 42nd Jnan Peeth Award is—

• Manohar Shastri
• Harish Pandya
• Satya Vrat Shastri
• K. Kamal Kumar

5. World Development Report is an annual publication of—

• UNICEF
• UNDP
• WTO
• World Bank

6. Which one of the following is correct ?

• Jeev Milkha Singh —Tennis
• Jhulan Goswami —Cricket
• Baichung Bhutia —Hockey
• Pankaj Advani —Badminton

7. Which one of the following industrialists was declared ‘The Business Person of the year 2008’ by the Times of India Survey ?

• Anil Ambani
• Rahul Bajaj
• Ratan Tata
• Gautam Adani

8. Naina Devi peak forms a part of—

• Himalayan range located in Sikkim
• Himalayan range located in Kumaon region
• Himalayan range located in Nepal
• Himalayan range located in Jammu & Kashmir

9. The aim of the ISRO’s OCEANSAT-2 satellite is—

• To provide ocean scientists knowledge about mineral resources under the sea
• To aid fishermen in identifying fishing zones
• To aid weathermen to forecast cyclones and weather conditions
• All the above

10. Who amongst the following is not the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ?

• Vijendra Singh
• Sushil Kumar
• M. C. Marykom
• Abhinav Bindra

11. Nilgiri, Himgiri and ‘Beas’ are—

• Aircraft Carrier ships
• Frigates
• Nuclear submarines
• Oil tankers of ONGC

12. The age of a tree can be calculated by—

• Number of branches
• Its height
• Girth of its trunk
• Number of its annual rings

13. Which one of the statements below explains the external economies of scale ?

• Starting a computer firm in a Techno Park to avail the expertise
• Expanding firms employing specialist accountants, lawyers and managers
• A manufacturer spreading the research and development cost over the output
• A major supermarket gaining bulk discounts on direct purchase

14. Which one of the following types of unemployment is common in Indian agriculture ?

• Frictional
• Structural
• Disguised
• Seasonal

15. A rolling plan refers to a plan which—

• Does not change its targets every year
• Changes its allocations every year
• Changes its allocations and targets every year
• Changes only its targets every year

16. An instrument of qualitative credit control in India is—

• Open market operations
• Credit rationing
• Change in reserve ratio
• Bank rate policy

17. Laissez-faire is a feature of—

• Socialism
• Communism
• Capitalism
• Mixed Economy

18. Which one of the following is not a source of the tax revenue in Indian States ?

• Land Revenue
• Motor Vehicle Tax
• Entertainment Tax
• Corporate Tax

19. CSO has changed its base year for National Income estimation. The new base year is—

• 1990-91
• 1993-94
• 1994-95
• 1995-96

20. Which is the biggest enterprise of the Government of India ?

• Postal and Telegraph
• Railways
• Banking
• Shipping

21. In which type of competition does Marginal Revenue Curve coincide with Average Revenue Curve ?

• Monopoly
• Imperfect Competition
• Perfect Competition
• Monopolistic Competition

22. According to J. A. Schumpeter, entrepreneurs are entitled to enjoy the profit for their……… activities.

• Innovative
• Risk taking
• Risk averting
• Hard work

23. Demonstration effect means—

• Effect of advertisement
• Imitating effect of consumption
• Effect of entertainment
• Effect of an experiment

24. Homogeneous product is a feature of—

• Imperfect market
• Monopoly
• Oligopoly
• Perfect market

25. Which part of the Indian Constitution declares the Ideals of Welfare State ?

• Fundamental Rights
• Fundamental Duties
• Preamble
• Directive Principles of State Policy

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