Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Examination Combined Graduate Level general Awareness Model Questions

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Examination

Combined Graduate Level general Awareness Model Questions

1. The common tree species in Nilgiri Hills is:

• Sal
• Pine
• Eucalyptus
• Teak

2. Which of the following statements on Railway Budget 2011-12 is correct?

• There would be a 10% increase in fares for long distance train travel both by AC and Non-AC classes
• There would be 15% increase in freight rates on all goods other than food grains
• There would be 15% increase in passenger fares for all classes for long distance and freights
• There would be no increase in fares for both suburban and long distance travel

3. The nuclear reactors which were damaged heavily due to strong Earthquake-cum-Tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011 causing radiation leakage at:

• Fukushima
• Tokyo
• Kyoto
• None of them

4. First Indian Prime Minister to visit Siachen was ?

• Rajiv Gandhi
• Inder Kumar Gujaral
• Mammohan Singh
• None of them

5. Which of the following books has been written by Kishwar Desai?

• The Red Devil
• Witness the night
• Tonight this Savage Rite
• Earth and Ashes

6. Which of the following folk / tribal dances is associated with Karnataka?

• Yakshagana
• Jatra
• Veedhi
• Jhora

7. Who of the following received the Sangeet Natak Academi’s Ustad Bismillah Khan Puraskar for 2009 in theatre?

• Omkar Shrikant Dadarkar
• Ragini chander sarkar
• Abanti Chakraborty and Sukracharjya Rabha
• K Nellai Maniknandan

8. Which of the following country did not win any of the FIFA cup in 2002, 2006 and 2010?

• Brazil
• Argentina
• Spain
• South Africa

9. Who invented vaccination for small pox?

• Sir Frederick Grant Banting
• Sir Alexander Fleming
• Edward Jenner
• Loius Pasteur

10. Who was the first Indian to become the member of British parliament?

• Bankim Chandra Chaterjee
• W C Banerjee
• Dadabhai Naoroji
• None of the above

11. The purchase of shares and bonds of Indian companies by Foreign Institutional Investors is called?

• FDI
• Portfolio Investment
• NRI Investment
• Foreign Indirect Investment

12. BT Seed is associated with which among the following?

• Rice
• Wheat
• Cotton
• Oil Seeds

13. The headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is in ?

• Geneva
• Paris
• Vienna
• Washington

14. In the Budget estimates of 2011-12, an allocation of Rs. 400 Crore has been made to bring in second green revolution in East in the rice based cropping system of ____?

• Assam and West Bengal
• Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar & Jharkhand
• Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar
• Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand , Eastern Uttar Pradesh & Chhattisgarh

15. In the Budget 2011-12, presented by the Finance Minister on 28.2.2011, the income tax limit for senior citizens has been increased to ?

• Rs. 2.50 Lakh
• Rs. 2.60 Lakh
• Rs. 2.80 Lakh
• Rs. 3.00 Lakh

16. If the Anglo Indian community does not get adequate representation in the Lok Sabha, two members of the community can be nominated by:

• Prime Minister
• President
• Speaker
• President in consultation with Parliament

17. For the election of President of India, a citizen should have completed the age of___?

• 25 Years
• 35 Years
• 30 Years
• 18 Years

18. Who said: “Good citizen makes a good state and bad citizen makes a bad state”?

• Plato
• Aristotle
• Rousseau
• Laski

19. Member of parliament will lose his membership if he is continuously absent from sessions for

• 45 days
• 60 days
• 90 days
• 365 days

20. In Indian , Residuary Powers are vested in ___?

• Union Government
• State Government
• Both Union and State Government
• Local Government

21. Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightenment?

• Sarnath
• Bodhgaya
• Kapilvastu 
• Rajgriha

22. Coronation of Shivaji took place in which year?

• 1627
• 1674
• 1680
• 1670

23. The system of Dyarchy was introduced in ___?

• 1909
• 1919
• 1935
• 1945

24. The editor of Young India and Harijan was ____?

• Nehru
• Ambedkar
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Subhash Chandra Bose

25. Who of the following attended all the three round table conferences?

• B R Ambedkar
• M M Malviya
• Vallabh Bhai Patel
• Mahatma Gandhi

26. Which is the largest living bird on Earth?

• Emu
• Ostrich
• Albatross
• Siberian Crane

27. Rihand Dam project provides irrigation to ____?

• Gujarat & Maharastra
• Odisha and West Bengal
• Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
• Kerala and Karnataka

28. The Headquarters of MCF (Master Control Facility) is

• Hyderabad
• Thumba
• Sri Harikota
• Hassan

29. Which is the longest irrigation canal in India?

• Sir hind Canal
• Yamuna Canal
• Indira Gandhi Canal
• East Kosi Canal

30. Which one of the following minerals is found in Monazite Sand?

• Potassium
• Uranium
• Thorium
• Sodium

31. Which plant is called ‘Herbal Indian Doctor” ?

• Amla
• Neem
• Tulsi
• Mango

32. In Coriander, useful parts are?

• Roots and leaves
• leaves and flowers
• leaves and dried fruits
• flowers and dried fruits

33. The pH of Human Blood is ___?

• 7.2
• 7.8
• 6.6
• 7.4

34. Which among the following is the largest endocrine gland of country?

• Thyroid
• Parathyroid
• Adrenal
• Pituitary

35. Which amongst the following is the largest mammal?

• Elephant
• Whale
• Dinosaur
• Rhinoceros

36. Which part becomes modified as the tusk of elephant?

• Canine
• Premolar
• Second Incisor
• Molar

37. Optical fibers are based upon the phenomenon of which of the following?

• Interference
• Dispersion
• Diffraction
• Total Internal Reflection

38. Now a days, Yellow lamps are frequently used as street lights. Which among the following gases, is used in these lamps?

• Sodium
• Neon
• Hydrogen
• Nitrogen

39. Mirage is an example of ____?

• Refraction of light
• Total Internal Reflection of Light
• Refraction and Total Internal Reflection of Light
• Dispersion of Light

40. The phenomenon of light associated with the appearance of blue color of sky is?

• Interference
• Reflection
• Refraction
• Scattering

41. In which of the following areas, spreadsheet software is more useful?

• Psychology
• Publishing
• Statistics
• Message sending

42. A Groupware is a

• Hardware
• Software
• Network
• Firmware

43. Lens is made up of ___?

• Pyrex Glass
• Flint Glass
• Ordinary Glass
• Cobalt Glass

44. The element which is used for vulcanizing rubber is?

• Sulfur
• Bromine
• Silicon
• Phosphorus

45. Which of the following is responsible for extra strength of Pyrex glass?

• Potassium carbonate
• Lead Oxide
• Borax
• Ferric Oxide

46. The Noble Gas used for the treatment of cancer is ___?

• Helium
• Argon
• Krypton
• Radon

47. Vasundhara Summit was held in __?

• USA
• UK
• Brazil
• Australia

48. Loktak is a ____?

• Valley
• Lake
• River
• Mountain Range

49. Which city receives the highest cosmic radiation amongst the following>

• Chennai
• Mumbai
• Kolkata
• New Delhi

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