SSC General Awareness Question-Answers

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General Awareness & Current Affairs Questions-Anwers

1. Design of the National Flag was adopted by the constituent Assembly of India in-

• July, 1948
• July, 1950
• July, 1947
• Aug., 1947

2. Who among the following was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian constitution ?

• Rajendra Prasad
• Tej Bahadur Sapru
• C. Rajgopalachari
• B. R. Ambedkar

3. What is the special constitutional position of Jammu and Kashmir ?

• Indian laws are not applicable
• It has its own constitution
• It is not one of the integral part of India
• k is above Indian constitution

4. The Indian constitution closely follows the constitutional system of -

• USA
• U. K.
• Switzerland
• Russia

5. In a parliamentary form of government, real powers of the state are vested in the-

• council of ministers
• President
• Government
• Parliament

6. The Directive Principles of state policy included in the constitution of India have been inspired by constitution of-

• U. S. A.
• Ireland
• Canada
• Australia

7. What is the minimum permissible age for employment In any factory or mine ?

• 12 years
• 14 years
• 16 years
• 18 years

9. Who is a highest Law Officer of a state ?

• Attorney General
• Advocate General
• Solicitor General
• Secretary General

10. Which of the following is also called the "house of elders"?

• Rajya Sabha
• Lok Sabha
• Gram Sabha
• Vidhan Sabha

11.Members of the Union Public Service Commission function

• 60 years
• 58 years
• 62 years
• 65 years

12. The first no confidence motion moved in the Lok Sabha After independence was in the year-

• 1954
• 1960
• 1963
• 1975

13. The Legislative Council in a state can be created or disbanded by the-

• State Legislative alone
• Parliament alone
• Parliament on recommendation of the state legislative
• President on recommendation of the Governor

l4.The Union Territories get representation in-

• Lok Sabha
• Rajya Sabha
• Both houses of Parliament
• None of these

1 5 In a case of a deadlock between the two Houses of the parliament, the joint sitting is presided over by the-

• President
• Vice-President
• Speaker of Lok Sabha
• Member of the Lok Sabha specially selected for the purpose

16. Joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament are held to-

• elect the President of India
• elect the Vice-President
• adopt a constitution amending Bill
• consider and pass a bill on which two Houses disagree

17. A money bill passed by the Lok Sabha has to be passed by Rajya Sabha within-

• 14 days
• 21 days
• 1 month
• 3 months

18.Parliament of India is composed of-

• Lok Sabha only
• Rajya Sabha only
• Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
• Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and President

19. When can the speaker exercise his right to vote In the House ?

• whenever he desires
• whenever the House desires
• only in the event of equality of votes
• whenever his party desires

20. Who presided over the meetings of the Rajya Sabha ?

• President
• Vice-President
• Prime Minister
• Speaker

21.Parliament or a State Legislature can declare a seat vacant of a member absents himself without permission from the sessions for-

• 30 days
• 60 days
• 90 days
• 120 days

22. Members of the Rajya Sabha are elected according to

• cumulative vote system
• single non-transferable vote system
• single transferable vote system
• none of these

23. Which of the following can be abolished but not dissolved ?

• Rajya Sabha
• Municipal Bodies
• State Legislative Council
• None of these

24. Which of the following appointment is not made by the President of India ?

• Speaker of Lok Sabha
• Chief Justice of India
• Chief of the Air Force
• Chief of the Army

25. The charge of impeachment against the President of India for his removal can be preferred by-

• Rajya Sabha
• Lok Sabha
• Speaker of Lok Sabha and chairman of Rajya Sabha
• Both Houses of Parliament

26. Under whose advice the President of India declares emergencey under Article 352 ?

• council of ministers
• cabinet
• Chief ministers of all states
• Prime Minister

27. The President of India can be removed from his office by the-

• Prime Minister
• Lok Sabha
• Chief Justice of India
• Parliament

28.Which subject was transferred from state list to concurrent list by the 42 nd amendment of the constitution ?

• Agriculture
• Education
• Irrigation
• Local self government

29.Who has the constitutional authority to decide tax share of states ?

• Finance Minister
• Finance Commission
• Planning Commission
• Union Cabinet

30. For the enforcement of Fundamental Rights, the Supren1 Court may issue a/an-

• decree
• ordinance
• notification
• writ

31.Which High Court has jurisdiction over the state Arunachal Pradesh ?

• Guwahati
• Mumbai
• Kolkata
• Chandigarh

32. Which of the following writs may be issued to enforce a Fundamental Right ?

• Habeas corpus
• Mandamus
• Prohibition
• Certiorari

33. Which of the following Articles deals with the Amendment to our constitution ?

• 356
• 368
• 370
• 372

34. In India, political parties are given recognization by-

• President
• Law Commission
• Speaker of Lok Sabha
• Election Commission

35.The Election Commission does not conduct the elections to the-

• Lok Sabha
• Rajya Sabha
• Local bodies
• President's elections

36.Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India ?

• President
• Prime Minister
• Parliament
• Chief Justice of India

37.Who among the following is authorized to declare elections of the Lok Sabha ?

• President
• Prime Minister
• Union Cabinet
• Election Commission

38. The Panchayati Raj system was adopted to-

• make people aware of politics
• decentralize the power of democracy
• educate the peasants
• none of these

39.Which of the following is a source of income of the Gram Panchayats ?

• Income Tax
• Sales Tax
• Professional Tax
• Levy Duties

40. which of the following states was the Panchayati Raj first introduced ?

• Rajasthan
• Gujarat
• U. P.
• Bihar

41.In 1992 in which amendment the historic Panchayati Raj bill was adopted by the Parliament ?

• 70th
• 72nd
• 74th
• 68th

42.Which of the following is not a source of revenue to the village panchayats ?

• Property Tax
• House Tax
• Land Tax
• Vehicle Tax

43.Which is at the apex of the three-tier system of Panchi Raj ?

• Gram Sabha
• Gram Panchayat
• Zila Parishad
• Panchayat Samiti

44. Special representation in Panchayati Raj Institutlo given to

• Women
• Co-operative societies
• Bar' A/ard classes
• All of these

45.Whir.i article of the constitution directs the government to organize Village Panchayats-

• Art-32
• Art-40
• Art-48
• Art-51

46.Planning Commission is a-

• Statutory body
• Executive body
• Autonomous body
• None of these

47.Which of the following is not an essential element state-

• Population
• Territory
• Sovereignty
• Democracy

48.The only President of India who was elected unoppoi is-

• S. Radhakrishnan
• Dr. Zakir Hussain
• Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
• Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad

49. Protection of the interests of the minorities is envisaged in which of the folic policies ?

• 14
• 19
• 29
• 32

50.Territorial waters of India extends up to how many nautical miles ?

• 8
• 12
• 16
• 22

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SSC Combined Graduate Level Previous Year Paper

SSC CGL Tier-I Previous Year Solved Paper - 2011

Morning Shift General Awareness

1. Which one of the following is an example for a non-economic good?

1. Doctor’s service
2. Teacher’s service
3. Mother’s service
4. Banker’s service

2. Which one of the following committee is associated with banking sector reforms in India ?

1. L. C. Gupta
2. Narsimhan
3. Chakravarty
4. Kelkar

3. Which one of the following is not a qualitative credit control measure of the RBI?

1. Fixing margin requirements
2. Variable interest rates
3. Open market operations
4. Credit rationing

4. The 12th Five Year Plan will be operative for the period

1. 2010 - 2015
2. 2011 - 2016
3. 2012 - 2017
4. 2013 - 2018

5. The national income of a nation is the

1. Government’s annual revenue
2. Sum total of factor incomes
3. Surplus of public sector enterprises
4. Exports minus imports

6. The Constitutional Amendment Act that has introduced safeguards against the misuse of proclamation of national emergency is the

1. 42nd Amendment Act
2. 43rd Amendment Act
3. 44th Amendment Act
4. 45th Amendment Act

7. The Fundamental Rights can be suspended by the

1. Governor
2. President
3. Law Minister
4. Prime Minister

8. The main reason for the growth of communalism in India is

1. Educational and economic backwardness of minority groups
2. Political consciousness
3. Social inequalities
4. Imposing ban on communal organizations

9. A Retired Judge of a High Court is not permitted to practice as a lawyer in

1. Supreme Court
2. Any Court in India
3. High Courts
4. Except the High Court where he retired

10. Which one of the following does not match?

1. Hindu Marriage Act : 1955
2. Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act: 1971
3. Domestic Violence on Women Act: 1990
4. Cruelty against Women: 1995

11. Who among the following was the First Viceroy of India ?

1. Lord Ripon
2. Lord Curzon
3. Lord Mountbatten
4. Lord Canning

12. Prithvi Raj Chauhan was defeated in the Second Battle of Tarain by

1. Mahmud Ghazni
2. Muhammad Ghori
3. Qutbuddin Aibak
4. Yalduz

13. The original name of Nana Phadnavis was

1. Mahadaji Sindhia
2. Tukoji Holkar
3. Narayan Rao
4. Balaji Janardan Bhanu

14. Who among the following first propounded the idea of Basic Education?

1. Jawahar Lal Nehru
2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3. Mahatma Gandhi
4. Dayanand Saraswati

15. Arrange the following in chronological order:
I. Dandi March
II. Simon Commission
III. Poona Pact
IV. Gandhi Irwin Pact

1. II, I, III, IV
2. II, I, IV, III
3. IV, III, I, II
4. IV, III, II I

16. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

1. Darjeeling   -   West Bengal
2. Mount Abu  -   Rajasthan
3. Kodaikanal  -   Tamil Nadu
4. Simla          -   Uttar Pradesh

17. The earth is at its maximum distance from the Sun on

1. January 30th
2. December 22nd
3. September 22nd
4. July 4th

18. Consider the following pairs;
   Tributary    -        Main River
I. Chambal      -          Yamuna
II. Sone          -         Narmada
III. Manas      -        Brahmputra
Which one of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

1. I, II and III
2. I and II only
3. II and III only
4. Only III

19. A form of condensation that reduces visibility and causes breathing problems is

1. Dew
2. Frost
3. Smog
4. Mist

20. The total population divided by available arable land area is referred to as

1. Population density
2. Nutritional density
3. Agricultural density
4. Industrial density

21. Green glands are associated with

1. Reproduction
2. Excretion
3. Respiration
4. Digestion

22. During respiration, the gases enter into the blood and leave the same by the process of

1. Active transport
2. Diffusion
3. Diffusion and active transport
4. Osmosis

23. Heart is devoid of

1. Cardiac muscle
2. Involuntary muscle
3. Voluntary muscle
4. Smooth muscle

24. The soil salinity is measured by

1. Conductivity meter
2. Hygrometer
3. Psychrometer
4. Auxanometer

25. Which of the following is a fungal disease?

1. Leucoderma
2. Eczema
3. Ringworm
4. Elephantiasis

26. Chickenpox is caused by

1. DNA virus
2. Variola virus
3. Streptococcus
4. Vi rio cholerae

27. In struments can be shielded from outside magnetic effects by surrounding them with

1. Iron shield
2. Rubber shield
3. Brass shield
4. Glass shield

28. Find the odd one.

1. Marble
2. Blackboard
3. Chalk
4. Slaked lime

29. The following is a pseudo-force

1. Centrepetal force
2. Centrifugal reaction force
3. Centrifugal force
4. Strong nuclear force

30. The hydraulic brake used in automobiles is a direct application of

1. Archimedes principle
2. Torricellean law
3. Bernoulli’s Theorem
4. Pascal’s law

31. Of the following, which is the fastest?

1. CD-ROM
2. RAM
3. Registers
4. Cache
   

32. An alternate name for the completely interconnected network topology is

1. Mesh
2. Star
3. Tree
4. Ring

33. Amides can be converted to amines by the reaction named

1. Perkin
2. Claisen
3. Claisen
4. Clemmesen

34. The base used as an antacid is

1. Calcium hydroxide
2. Barium hydroxide
3. Magnesium hydroxide
4. Silver hydroxide

35. A process which is not helpful in the prevention of rusting of iron is

1. annealing
2. applying grease
3. galvanising
4. painting

36. Denatured alcohol

1. is a form of alcohol
2. is unfit for drinking as it contains poisonous substances
3. contains coloured impurities
4. is sweet’ to taste

37. Phenolics as pollutants can be removed from waste water by use of

1. Ion exchange resin technique
2. Electrolyte decomposition technique
3. Reverse osmosis method
4. Polymeric adsorbents

38. The stability of a pond ecosystem depends on

1. micro-organisms and fishes
2. micro-organisms and zoo planktons
3. fishes and reptiles
4. producers and consumers

39. Supersonic air planes create a shock wave called

1. Transition wave
2. Ultrasound
3. Transverse wave
4. Sonic boom

40. The main factor which determines balance of nature is

1. human activities
2. Rabit and habitat
3. environmental conditions
4. availability of food

41. The danger signals are red while the eye is more sensitive to yellow because

1. absorption in red is less than yellow and hence red is visible from a distance
2. scattering in yellow light is less than red
3. the wavelength of red light is more than yellow light
4. none of the above reasons

42. One of the following Chief Ministers received the Highest Civilian Award “Bharat Ratna”

1. Lalu Prasad Yadav of Bihar
2. Late M. G. Ramachandran of Tamil Nadu
3. Jyothi Basu of West Bengal
4. Late N. T. Rama Rao of Andhra Pradesh

43. The first ‘disabled athelete’ to qualify for an able bodied event in the 2012 London Olympics in 400 metres race is

1. Oscar Pistorius
2. Walter Rallis
3. Raymond Irchovich
4. Gerald Hangovin

44. Which one of the following film actors has been conferred the Honorary Doctorate in Arts and Culture by the Bedford University, London?

1. Shahrukh Khan
2. Amir Khan
3. Saif Ali Khan
4. Anil Kapoor

45. The city of Prayag was named Allahabad -the city of Allah by

1. Aurangzeb
2. Akbar
3. Shahjehan
4. Bahadur Shah Zafar

46. Spot the odd one from the following:

1. Tsunami
2. Earthquakes
3. Windmills
4. Cyclones

47. Who among the following has won the Pantaloon’s Femina Miss India World, 2012 Award?

1. Prachi Misra
2. Vanya Misra
3. RocheIla Maria
4. Sandhya Agarwal

48. Which one of the following statements is not correct about India’s population as per the 2011 census?

1. Literacy rate has gone up to 74% from 65%
2. Kerala has the highest literacy rate
3. Bihar has the lowest literacy rate
4. Men outnumber women in growth of literates

49. Who advocated the adoption of ‘PURA’ model to eradicate rural poverty ?

1. Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
2. Sri Abhijit Sen
3. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
4. Prof. A. M. Patha

50. Which one of the following though called a garden is infact, not a garden?

1. Vrindavan Garden of My sore
2. Hanging Garden of Mumbai
3. Eden Garden of Kolkata
4. Shalimar Garden of Kashmir

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