SSC Combined Graduate Level (Tier I) Examination 2012 : general Awareness Questions

SSC Combined Graduate Level (Tier I) Examination 2012

General Awareness Solved Question Paper

1. Earth is a very big magnet. In which direction does its magnetic field extend?

1. east to west 
2. west to east
3. north to south 
4. south to north

2. Which of the following is meant for the ex-situ conservation of various species?

1. Herbarium 
2. Sperm bank
3. Blood bank 
4. Germplasm bank

3. Drying oils contain a fairly large proportion of–

1. Saturated fatty acids 
2. Unsaturated fatty acids
3. Fats 
4. Proteins

4. Human Development Index was formulated by–

1. UNCTAD 
2. ASEAN
3. IBRD 
4. UNDP

5. The infective stage of Malaria is–

1. Merozoite 
2. Gametocyte
3. Ring stage 
4. Sporozoite

6. Who said that the Directive Principles of State Policy are just like "a cheque on bank payable at the convenience of the bank".

1. N.G. Ranga 
2. Pandit Nehru
3. KT. Shah 
4. B.R. Ambedkar

7. Consumption for the sake of enjoying social acknowledgement is called–

1. Demonstration consumption 
2. Rational consumption
3. Social consumption 
4. (D) Conspicuous consumption

8. The red, orange and yellow colours of leaves are due to–

1. Lignins 
2. Carotenoids
3. Aldehydes 
4. Tannins

9. The state which has registered the highest population growth rate according to 2001 Census is–

1. Sikkim 
2. Kerala
3. Uttar Pradesh 
4. Nagaland

10. Torah is the sacred book of–

1. Judaism 
2. Zoroastrianism
3. Confucianism 
4. Taoism

11. Pyroligneous acid obtained from wood contains–

1. 10% ethanol 
2. 10% Formaldehyde
3. 10% Acetic acid 
4. 10% Formic acid

12. The treaty of Versailles restored Alsace-Lorraine to–

1. Belgium 
2. Italy
3. Britain 
4. France

13. The seat of Kerala High Court is located at–

1. Ernakulam 
2. Kottayam
3. Thiruvananthapuram 
4. Kollam

14. Polar-bears hold cures for–

1. Kidney failure 
2. Type II diabetes
3. Osteoporosis 
4. Breast cancer

15. India is making 'Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements' (DTAA) with other countries for the promotion of–

1. Foreign institutional investment 
2. Bilateral trade
3. External commercial borrowings 
4. Foreign direct investments

16. Low cost housing is an example for–

1. Merit wants 
2. Mixed wants
3. Social wants 
4. Private wants

17. The disease that kills more people than lung cancer as a consequence of air pollution is–

1. heart attack 
2. chronic bronchitis
3. asthma 
4. emphesema

18. Peninsular India has the following zonal soil types–

1. Alluvial soil 
2. Red and yellow soil
3. Forest soil 
4. Saline soil

19. Mamta Sharma was appointed in 2011 as the Chairperson of–

1. National Commission for BCs 
2. National Commission for Minorities
3. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights 
4. National Commission for Women

20. "Eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth" is the guiding principle of–

1. Reformative theory of Justice 
2. Attributive theory of Justice
3. Retributive theory of Justice 
4. Deterrent theory of Justice

21. The proposal for the creation of new All-India Services can be considered only–

1. if majority of State Legislatures make such demand
2. if Lok Sabha passes a resolution by two-thirds majority
3. if the Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by two-thirds majority
4. None of the above

22. The Asokan Edicts were deciphered first by–

1. James Prinsep 
2. Sir John Marshall
3. Sir William Jones 
4. Charles Wilkins

23. An algae type ocean deposit is–

1. Pelagic deposits 
2. Neritic remains
3. Diatom ooze 
4. Pteropod ooze

24. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?

1. Gypsum - calcium hydroxide 
2. Milk of lime - sodium sulphate
3. Glauber's salt - calcium sulphate 
4. Salt petre - potassium nitrate

25. Which is not a correct statement?

1. Dilute solutions contain less amount of solute 
2. Phenols are acidic
3. In benzene all the atoms lie in one plane 
4. Methylated spirit contains only methanol

26. The most densely populated state in India is–

1. Tamil adu 
2. Kerala
3. Uttar Pradesh 
4. West Bengal

27. The first Speaker of Lok Sabha was–

1. G.V Mavlankar 
2. S. Radhakrishnan
3. M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar 
4. Sardar Hukam Singh

28. Who was the teacher of Gautama Buddha?

1. Patanjali 
2. Panini
3. Alara Kalama 
4. Kapila

29. Which bank was the first to introduce ATMs to the world?

1. Citi Bank 
2. Hong Kong Bank
3. Standard Chartered Bank 
4. Bank of America

30. Which colour/ colours of light has the highest velocity through vacuum ?

1. Blue 
2. Red
3. Green 
4. All of these

31. The 98th Indian Science Congress was held in 2011 at–

1. Bhubaneswar 
2. Bengaluru
3. Bhopal 
4. Chennai

32. The 34th National Games were held in 2011 in–

1. Jharkhand 
2. Uttarakhand
3. Kerala 
4. Karnataka

33. The iron and steel plant in Bihar is at–

1. Vijay Nagar 
2. Visakhapatnam
3. Bokaro 
4. Burnpur

34. The ultimate source of energy in a hydroelectric power station is–

1. the electro-chemical energy of water 
2. solar energy
3. the potential energy of water 
4. the kinetic energy of water

35. Union Carbide India Ltd. manufactured essentially–

1. Leather goods 
2. Heavy water
3. Petrochemicals 
4. Fertilisers

36. Photosynthetic vesicle found in bacteria is called a–

1. Pneumatophore 
2. Mesosome
3. Chromatophore 
4. Genophore

37. What type of mirror is used in a view finding mirror of a vehicle?

1. Paraboloidal mirror 
2. Convex mirror
3. Plane mirror 
4. Concave mirror

38. We receive sunlight on earth surface. What type of light beams are these ?

1. Diverging 
2. Random
3. Parallel 
4. Converging

39. Who is the author of the book 'Pakistan : Beyond the Crisis State' ?

1. M.J. Akbar 
2. Khuram Iqbal
3. Maleeha Lodhi 
4. Arnir Mir

40. The biggest planet in the solar system is–

1. Uranus 
2. Venus
3. Jupiter 
4. Saturn

41. The authority to specify which castes shall be deemed to be Scheduled Castes rests with the–

1. Governor 
2. Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Tribes
3. Prime Minister 
4. President

42. Ram Sharan Sharma, who died in 2011 was an eminent–

1. Archaeologist 
2. Chemist
3. Economist 
4. Indologist

43. Of the following economists, whom do you consider to be the Master of "Partial Analysis" ?

1. Lionel Robbins 
2. Leon Walras
3. Alfred Marshall 
4. J.M. Keynes

44. Brain drain has been caused by–

1. socio-economic instability. 
2. failure to recognise talent in the originating country.
3. the lure of high living standards. 
4. lack of employment opportunities.

45. What is m-commerce ?

1. marketing commerce 
2. machine commerce
3. mobile commerce 
4. money commerce

46. The study of population is known as–

1. Hydrology 
2. Demography
3. Climatology 
4. Petrology

47. The prose collection of the vedic poems are–

1. Brahmanas 
2. Samhitas
3. Upanishads 
4. Aranyakas

48. A plant known only in cultivation having arisen under domestication is referred to as–

1. Clone 
2. Scion
3. Cultigen 
4. Cultivar

49. Who favoured the Artic Home theory of the Aryans ?

1. Jacobi 
2. Pargiter
3. A.C. Das 
4. B.G. Tilak

50. Wheat, Barley, Lemon, Orange, rye, and peamillet belong to–

1. four plant families 
2. the same plant family
3. two plant families 
4. three plant families

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SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Exam 2012 Data Entry Operators & Lower Division Clerks General Awareness Solved Paper

SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Exam 2012

Data Entry Operators & Lower Division Clerks General Awareness Solved Paper

1. Who will act as the Chairman of Public Accounts Committee ?

• The Speaker of the Lok Sabha 
• The Vice-President of India
• The Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha 
• The Leader of the House

2. Who was chosen unanimously as the President of India ?

• K. R. Narayanan 
• Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
• Dr. S. Radhakrishnan 
• Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

3. The Constitution of India was passed by the Constituent Assembly on–

• 26th November, 1949 
• 26th January, 1949
• 17th October, 1949 
• 14th November, 1949

4. The power to decide an election petition is vested in the–

• High Court 
• Election Commission
• Parliament 
• Supreme Court

5. The 1857 Mutiny failed mainly because–

• of lack of planning and leadership 
• it was premature
• the British got French support 
• the British numbered more.

6. The Story of ‘My Experiments with Truth’ is the autobiography of–

• Bal Gangadhar Tilak 
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Lala Lajpat Rai 
• Gopal Krishna Gokhale

7. The basic characteristic of a capitalistic economy is–

• absence of monopoly 
• large-scale production in primary industries
• full employment 
• the private ownership of the means of production

8. Which one of the following taxes is not a direct tax?

• Sales tax 
• Estate duty
• Gift tax 
• Wealth tax

9. UNDP prepares–

• Human Development Index 
• Standard of Living Index
• Index Number of Price Level 
• Physical Quality Index

10. Fiscal policy refers to–

• Government borrowings from abroad
• Sharing of its revenue by Central Government with States
• Sale and purchase of securities by RBI
• Government taxes, expenditure and borrowings

11. Public opinion gets an authoritative expression in a democracy through–

• Pressure groups 
• Public meetings
• Newspapers 
• Parliament

12. Which one of the following is not a determining factor of a country's foreign policy ?

• Cultural conditions 
• Religious conditions
• National interests 
• Interdependence

13. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?

• Uttar Pradesh – Lucknow
• Arunachal Pradesh – Itanagar
• Himachal Pradesh – Shillong
• Andhra Pradesh – Hyderabad

14. Tides in the sea have stored in them–

• Gravitational potential energy 
• A combination of all the three forms of energy
• Hydraulic energy 
• Kinetic energy

15. Delivery of developed foetus is scientifically called as–

• Abortion 
• Ovulation
• Parturition 
• Oviposition

16. Thyroxine hormone is secreted by–

• Adrenal gland 
• Testes
• Pituitary gland 
• Thyroid gland

17. The digestive juice which has no enzyme is–

• Intestinal juice 
• Gastric Juice
• Bile 
• Saliva

18. An essential feature of seed germination is the presence of–

• Light 
• Temperature
• Minerals 
• Water

19. Plants that grow on stones and rocks are–

• Psammophytcs 
• Lithophytes
• Halophytes 
• Aerophytes

20. Who among the following made the Ganapari festival very popular in Maharashtra ?

• Mahadev Ranade 
• Bal Gangadhar Tilak
• Gopal Krishna Gokhale 
• Annie Besant

21. The Mughal ruler who built the Buland, Darwaza was–

• Humayun 
• Bahadur Shah
• Akbar 
• Babur

22. Diarchy in the provinces was introduced through the–

• Government of India Act, 1919 
• Government of India Act, 1935
• Indian Councils Act, 1861 
• Indian Councils Act, 1892

23. Which of the following is the world’s largest desert?

• The Great Australian Desert 
• Arabian Desert
• Gobi 
• Sahara

24. The rate of erosion in a stream is lowest where–

• the river joins the sea 
• depth is greater
• breadth is greater 
• velocity is more

25. The name ‘Sahyadri’ is related to–

• A rain-bearing wind 
• Himalayan Peak
• Western Ghats 
• Cyclone hazards

26. People die in an atmosphere of carbon dioxide because–

• of want of oxygen 
• of suffocation
• it is a poisonous gas 
• it destroys tissues

27. Which of the following acts as photosensitizer during photosynthesis ?

• Chlorophyll 
• Chlorine
• Oxygen 
• Nitrogen

28. What happens when bleaching powder is left exposed to air ?

• It gradually loses its oxygen 
• It gradually loses its chlorine
• It turns dark brown in colour 
• It turns yellow in colour

29. Arsenic pollution leads to–

• Dyslexia 
• Allergy
• White foot disease 
• Black foot disease

30. Which one of the following does not contribute to pollution ?

• Hydroelectric Power Plant 
• Atomic Power Plant
• Thermal Power Plant 
• Nuclear Power Plant

31. Which of the following are the two major components of dry air (by volume) ?

• Nitrogen and Ammonia 
• Oxygen and Carbon dioxide
• Nitrogen and Oxygen 
• Oxygen and Argon

32. Tactile hair is found in the body of–

• Reptiles 
• Birds
• Insects 
• Mammals

33. The source of energy m the Sun is–

• radioactivity 
• electrical energy
• nuclear fission 
• nuclear fusion

34. Which one of the following materials is used as controller in a nuclear reactor power generator–

• Graphite 
• Heavy water
• Cadmium 
• Beryllium

35. Banking of curves on road or railway track is done to provide–

• gravitational force 
• angular velocity
• centripetal force 
• centrifugal force

36. ………. is type of application software used for communication.

• Database 
• Image editing
• FIP 
• Word processing

37. A floppy disk is–

• used as the primary memory in computer systems 
• made up of magnetic material
• a semiconductor random-access memory 
• an EPROM

38. MDI stands for–

• Multiple Design Interaction 
• Multiple Document Interaction
• Multiple Document Interface 
• Multiple Design Interface

39. Find the odd one out–

• FCI – Financial assistance to commercial institutions
• EXIM Bank– Financing of export-import trade
• IDBI – Industrial Finance
• SIDBI – Financial assistance to small industries

40. The Twelfth Five-Year Plan will be operative for the period–

• 2012 – 2017 
• 2013 – 2018
• 2010 – 2015 
• 2011 – 2016

41. The State with largest gap in male and female literacy is–

• Rajasthan 
• Kerala
• Uttar Pradesh 
• Madhya Pradesh

42. “Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.” Who said these words?

• William Wordsworth 
• Lord Tennyson
• William Shakespeare 
• Milton

43. Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) is associated with the ban on which of the following ?

• Ban on nuclear tests for developing arsenals 
• Ban on terrorism
• Ban on certain organisations under UN Laws 
• Ban on money laundering activities

44. The Pulitzer Prize is associated with which of the following?

• Journalism 
• Olympic Garnes
• Environmental Protection 
• Civil Aviation

45. Which one of the following is not an example of Lotic ecosystem ?

• Pond 
• Estuary
• Stream 
• Lagon

46. Permissible noise level at industrial area during daytime is–

• 120 dB (A) 
• 140 dB
• 40 dB (A) 
• 75 dB (A)

47. Benazir Bhutto, the former Pakistan Prime Minister, was assassinated in–

• Rawalpindi 
• Islamabad
• Hyderabad 
• Karachi

48. Which of the following is correctly matched Research Institutes Headquarters

• Silk Research Institute – Bangalore
• Sugar Research Institute – Chennai
• Leather Research Institute – Lucknow
• Rice Research Institute – Cuttack

49. Who was affectionately known as the Grand Old Man of India ?

• Bal Gangadhar Tilak 
• Dadabhai Naoroji
• Gopal Krishna Gokhale 
• Mahatma Gandhi

50. India test-fired successfully its Agni-V, surface-to-surface ICBM from Wheeler Island on–

• 17th March, 2012 
• 19th April, 2012
• 7th March, 2012 
• 7th April, 2012

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SSC Combined Graduate Level (Tier-I) Exam. 2013 Examination Held on 21.4.2013 General Awareness Solved Paper

SSC Combined Graduate Level (Tier-I) Exam. 2013

Exam Held on 21.4.2013 General Awareness Solved Paper

1.Which one of the following is responsible for the working of Newton's colour disc experiment ?

• Formation of pure spectra 
• Formation of impure spectra
• Persistence of vision 
• Principle of complementary colour

2. The dimension MLT-2 corresponds to–

• force 
• work done
• acceleration 
• velocity

3. Who is the founder of quantum theory of radiation ?

• Einstein 
• Bohr
• Plank 
• S. N. Bose

4. Fiber optics cable used in communication, works on the principle of–

• regular reflection of light 
• diffuse reflection of light
• reflection of light 
• total internal reflection of light

5. Which was the first electronic computer constructed at the Moore School of Engineering ?

• EOVAC 
• ONIVAC
• ENIAC 
• EDSAC

6. Which among the following standard protocols is the most widely used by the Internet?

• HTTP 
• TCP/IP
• SMTP 
• SLIP

7. The outer skin most of the crustaceans are made up of a carbohydrate. This carbohydrate is–

• cellulose 
• galactose
• chitin 
• starch

8. Rutherford's scattering experiment proved the presence of–

• atoms in all matter 
• electrons in atoms
• neutrons in atoms 
• nucleus in atoms

9. When a metal is heated in a flame, the electrons absorb energy and jump to higher energy state. On coming back to the lower energy state, they emit light, which we can observe in–

• Raman spectra 
• Absorption spectra
• Emission spectra 
• Fluorescence

10. Blood pressure may be increased by the excessive secretion of–

• Thyroxine 
• Testosterone
• Estradiol 
• Estrol

11. The concept of 'Green House Gases' was postulated by–

• Joseph Furier 
• Abdul Kalam
• M. S. Swaminathan 
• Richael Carlson

12. 'Bhopal gas tragedy' 1984 is related to–

• Aluminium Phosphide 
• Methyl bromide
• Methyl isocyanate 
• Carbon dioxide

13. The Particulate Matter (PM-10) exhaled from the polluted atmosphere is often filtered out during the process of–

• Coughing 
• Sneezing
• A and B 
• Urination

14. Sarus crane is the state bird of–

• Rajasthan 
• Uttar Pradesh
• Madhya Pradesh 
• West Bengal

15. The Tongario volcano erupted on November 21, 2012 is in–

• Australia 
• Indonesia
• Papua New Guinea 
• New Zealand

16. The Daocheng Yading Airport is located in–

• Thailand 
• Philippines
• China 
• Tibet

17. BCCI named the "Indian Cricketer of the year 2011-12" to honour–

• Sunil Gavaskar 
• VVS Laxman
• Virat Kohli 
• Yuva Raj

18. 'Martyr's Day' is marked on–

• January 1 
• January 15
• January 30 
• January 9

19. Who won the World Carrom Championship 2012 ?

• Rashmi Kumari 
• Mirabai Chanu
• Nishantha Fernando 
• Nuthaki Priyanka

20. The animal who can consume more salt among the following is–

• Sheep 
• Camel
• Donkey 
• Dog

21. Which of the following is only domestic Airport ?

• Dabolin Airport Goa 
• Srinagar Airport
• Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport 
• None of the above

22. Tick the correct option with regards to the contribution towards GDP (Gross Domestic Product) from Agriculture–

• During 1950-51 (GDP 51.88%) and 2011-12 (GDP 14.01%)
• During 1950-51 (GDP 11.00%) and 2011-12 (GDP 25%)
• During 1990-91 (GDP 29.53%) and 2011-12 (GDP 66.77%)
• During 1980-81 (GDP 35.69%) and 2011-12 (GDP 20.69%)

23. Second India-Africa Forum summit-2011 was held in–

• Eretrea 
• Ethiopia
• Sudan 
• Nigeria

24. Where did Aurangzeb die ?

• Pune 
• Aurangabad
• Ahmad Nagar 
• Mumbai

25. The principle of maximum social advantage is the basic principle of–

• Micro Economics 
• Macro Economics
• Fiscal Economics 
• Environmental Economics

26. Which Five Year Plan is not correct among the following ?

• First 1951-56 
• Second 1956-61
• Third 1961-66 
• Fourth 1966-71

27. The ordinary and maximum tolerance limit of sound by human being is–

• 50 db to 70 db (decibel) 
• 60 db to 80 db (decibel)
• 65 db to 75 db (decibel) 
• 70 db to 85 db (decibel)

28. An economic theory is a / an–

• Axion 
• Proposition
• Hypothesis 
• Tested hypothesis

29. Indian Special Economic Rules amendment came in the year–

• 2000 
• 2002
• 2004 
• 2006

30. Provisions of citizenship in Indian Constitution, became applicable in–

• 1950 
• 1949
• 1951 
• 1952

31. Who gave the title of 'Sardar' to Ballabh Bhai Patel ?

• Mahatma Gandhi 
• Vinoba Bhave
• Women of Bardoli 
• Peasants of Gujrat

32. According to Marx, the source of value is–

• Capital 
• Land
• Labour 
• None of the above

33. The National Emergency in India declared by the President of India due to the external aggression or armed revolt through–

• Article-352 
• Article-356
• Article-360 
• Article-368

34. The Community Development Programme was launched in the year–

• 1950 
• 1952
• 1951 
• 1953

35. What Satyagraha was held at Nagpur in 1923 ?

• Salt Satyagraha 
• Individual Satyagraha
• Ryots Satyagraha 
• Flag Satyagraha

36. Which one of the following is not a sect of Buddhism ?

• Mahayana 
• Hinayana
• Digambar 
• Theravad

37. Who was the viceroy when Delhi became the capital of British India ?

• Lord Curzon 
• Lord Minto
• Lord Hardinge 
• Lord Wavell

38. Who established the Indian Civil Liberties Union in 1936 ?

• Subhash Chandra Bose 
• Bal Gangadhar Tilak
• Jawahar Lal Nehru 
• Rajendra Prasad

39. Which of the following Was established first ?

• Banaras Hindu University 1916 
• University of Bombay 1857
• Aligarh Muslim University 1875 
• University of Allahabad 1889

40. 'Yosemite' is a–

• River 
• Peak
• Waterfall 
• Dam

41. The first Indian Satellite Arybhatta was launched in–

• 1972 
• 1975
• 1977 
• 1979

42. Where is the shore based steel plant located ?

• Tuticorin 
• Salem
• Vishakhapatnam 
• Mangalore

43. Which two of the following are connected by the North South corridor ?

• srinagar and Kanyakumari 
• Mumbai and Chennai
• Amritsar and Kolkata 
• Hyderabad and Bhopal

44. The pollutants which move downward with percolating groundwater are called–

• Leachates 
• Pollutates
• Earthites 
• Percolates

45. Lungs are located in the–

• abdominal cavity 
• pericardial cavity
• peritoneal cavity 
• pleural cavity

46. Which one of the following is the ideal food for newborn babies?

• Water 
• Sugar
• Honey 
• Milk

47. Transcription means synthesis of–

• Lipids 
• Protein
• DNA 
• RNA

48. Hydrochloric acid is secreted by the cells lining the–

• Oral cavity 
• Stomach
• Ileum 
• Colon

49. Emulsification is–

• breaking fats into small globules 
• digestion of fats
• absorption of fats 
• storage of fats

50. Taxonomy is a science that deals with–

• Morphology 
• Anatomy
• Classification 
• Economic uses

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Staff Selection Commission Recruitment - 2014 SSC 118 Group B, C Post Last Date To Apply 14.08.2014

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SSC PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS I

STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION SSC

GENERAL AWARENESS

COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL

Held On 19.06.2011

Q.51.The common tree species in Nilgiri hills is

• Sal
• Pine
• Eucalyptus
• Teah

Q.52.Which of the following statements on Railway Budget for 2011-12 is correct?

• There would be 10% increase in fares for long distance train travel both by airconditioned and non-air-conditioned classes.
• There would be 15% increase in freight rates on all goods other than foodgrains.
• There would be 15% increase in passenger fares for all classes for long distance travel as well as in freights.
• There would be no increase in fares for both suburban and long distance train travel.

Q.53.The nuclear reactors which were damaged heavily due to a strong Earthquake-cum-Tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011 causing radiation leakage were at

• Fukushima
• Kyoto
• Tokyo
• None of above

Q.54.The maximum limit on poll expenditure for Assembly Constituencies has been raised in February, 2011 to

• (A) 16 lakhs (B) 18 lakhs
• (C) 20 lakhs (D) 25 lakhs

Q.55.First Indian Prime Minister to visit Siachen has been

• Rajiv Gandhi
• Inder Kumar Gujaral
• Man Mohan Singh
• None of the above

Q.56.Which of the following books has been written by Kishwar Desai?

• The Red Devil
• Witness the Night
• Tonight This Savage Rite
• Earth and Ashes

Q.57.Which of the following folk/tribal dances is associated with Karnataka?

• Yakshagana 
• Veedhi
• Jatra
• Jhora

Q.58.Who of the following received Sangeet Natak Akademi’s Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for 2009 in Theatre?

• Omkar Shrikant Dadarkar
• Ragini Chander Sarkar
• Abanti Chakravorty & Sukracharya Rabha
• K. Nellai Manikandan

Q.59.Which of the following countries did not win any of the “FIFA World Cup” in 2002, 2006 & 2010?

• Brazil 
• Argentina
• Spain 
• South Africa

Q.60.Who invented vaccination for ‘Small Pox’?

• Sir Fredric Grant Banting
• Sir Alexander Fleming
• Edward Jenner
• Louis Pasteur

Q.61.Who was the first Indian to become member of British Parliament?

• Bankim Chander Chatterjee
• W.C. Bannerjee
• Dadabhai Naroji
• None of the above

Q.62.The purchase of shares and bonks of Indian companies by Foreign Industrial Investors is called

• Foreign Direct Investment
• Portfolio Investment
• NRI Investment
• Foreign Indirect Investment

Q.63.BT seed is associated with

• Rice
• Wheat
• Cotton
• Oil seeds

Q.64.The Headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is in

• Geneva
• Paris
• Vienna
• Washington

Q.65.In the Budget Estimates for 2011-12, an allocation of Rs. 400 crore has been made to
bring in a green revolution in the East in the rice-based cropping system of

• Assam & West Bengal only
• Assam, West Bengal, Orissa & Bihar only
• Assam, West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar & Jharkhand only
• Assam, West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar,Jharkhand, Eastern Uttar Pradesh & Chhattisgarh

Q.66.In the Budget for 2011-12 presented by the Finance Minister on 28-2-2011, the incometax
exemption limit for senior citizens (60 years to less than 80 years) has been increased to

• Rs. 2.50 lakh
• Rs. 2.60 lakh
• Rs. 2.80 lakh
• Rs. 3.00 lakh

Q.67.In the Anglo-Indian community does not get adequate representation in the Lok Sabha,
two members of the community can be nominated by the

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

Q.68.For the election of President of India, a citizen should have completed the age of

• 25 years
• 30 years
• 35 years
• 18 years

Q.69.Who said, “A good citizen makes a good State and bad citizen makes a bad State?

• Plato
• Rousseau
• Aristotle 
• Laski

Q.70.A member of Parliament will lose his membership of Parliament if he is continuously absent from Sessions for

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

Q.71.In India, the Residuary Powers are vested with

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

Q.72.Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightenment

• Sarnath
• Bodh Gaya
• Kapilavastu
• Rajgriha

Q.73.Coronation of Shivaji took place in

• 1627 A.D. 
• 1674 A.D.
• 1680 A.D. 
• 1670 A.D.

Q.74.The System of Dyarchy was introduced in India in

• 1909 
• 1935
• 1919 
• 1945

Q.75.The Editor of ‘Young India’ and ‘Harijan’ was

• Nehru 
• Ambedkar
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Subash Chandra Bose

Q.76.Who of the following attended all the There Round Table Conferences?

• B.R. Ambedkar
• M.M. Malavia
• Vallabhbhai Patel
• Gandhiji

Q.77.Which is the largest living, bird on Earth?

• Emu 
• Ostrich
• Albatross 
• Siberian Crane

Q.78.Rihand Dam Project provides irrigation to

• Gujarat and Maharashtra
• Orissa and West Bengal
• Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
• Kerala and Karnataka

Q.79.The Headquarters of MCF (Master Control Facility) —the nerve centre of the entire space craft operations in India is at

• Hyderabad—Andhra Pradesh
• Thumba — Kerala
• Sriharikota — Andhra Pradesh
• Hassan — Karnataka

Q.80.Which is the longest irrigation canal in India?

• Sirhind Canal 
• Yamuna Cana
• Indira Gandhi Canal
• East Kosi Canal

Q.81.Which one of the following minerals is found is Monazite sand?

• Potassium
• Uranium
• Thorium
• Sodium

Q.82.In coriander, the useful parts are

• root & leaves 
• leaves & flowers
• leaves & dried fruits
• flowers & dried fruits

Q.83.Which plants is called ‘Herbal Indian Doctor’?

• Amla 
• Mango
• Neem 
• Tulsi

Q.84.The pH of human blood is

• 7.2 
• 7.8
• 6.6 
• 7.4

Q.85.Which amongst the following is largest endocrine gland in the body?

• Thyroid 
• Parathyroid
• Adrenal 
• Pituitary

Q.86.Which amongst the following is the largest mammal?

• Elephant 
• Whale
• Dinosaur 
• Rhinoceros

Q.87.Which part becomes modified as the tusk of elephant?

• Canine 
• Premolar
• Second incisor 
• Molar

Q.88.Optical fibres are based on the phenomenon of

• Interference 
• Dispersion
• Diffraction
• Total Internal Reflection

Q.89.Now-a-days yellow lamps are frequently used as street lights. Which of the following
gases is used in these lamps?

• Sodium 
• Neon
• Hydrogen 
• Nitrogen

Q.90.‘Mirage’ is an example of

• refraction of light only
• total internal reflection of light only
• refraction and total internal reflection of light
• dispersion of light only

Q.91.The phenomenon of light associated with the appearance of blue color of the sky is

• Interference 
• Reflection
• Refraction 
• Scattering

Q.92.In which of the following areas, a spreadsheet software is more useful?

• Psychology 
• Publishing
• Statistics 
• Message sending

Q.93.A Group Ware is a

• Hardware 
• Network
• Software 
• Firmware

Q.94.Lens is made up of

• Pyrex glass 
• Flint glass
• Ordinary glass 
• Cobalt glass

Q.95.The element which is used for vulcanizing rubber

• Sulphur 
• Bromine
• Silicon
• Phosphorus

Q.96.Which of the following is responsible for the extra strength of pyrex glass?

• Potassium Carbonate
• Lead Oxide 
• Borax
• Ferric Oxide

Q.97.The noble gas used for the treatment of cancer is

• Helium 
• Argon
• Krypton 
• Radon

Q.98.Vasundhara Summit was held in

• USA 
• UK
• Brazil 
• Australia

Q.99.‘Loktak’ is a

• Valley 
• Lake
• River 
• Mountain Range

Q.100.Which city receives the highest cosmic radiation amongst the following?

• Chennai 
• Mumbai
• Kolkata 
• Delhi

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