SSC CPO SI Examination : General Awareness Solved Questions With Answer

Staff Selection Commission Examination 
Exam Held on 06.09.2009

CPO Sub Inspector General Awareness Solved Paper

1. ‘India Today’ is—

1. A staggering mass of problems
2. Former British India minus Pakistan and Bangladesh
3. A News magazine mainly devoted to current affairs
4. The Union of India, a member of United Nations

2. The book ‘It was Five Past Midnight’ is on—

1. Bhuj Earthquake
2. Orissa Floods
3. Andhra Cyclone
4. Bhopal Gas Tragedy

3. Teen Bigha Corridor links—

1. India and Pakistan
2. India and China
3. Bangladesh and Pakistan
4. Bangladesh and India

4. What is the field in which outstanding work may be recognized with the award of Pulitzer Prize ?

1. Science and Technology
2. Literature and Journalism
3. International Understanding
4. Environmental Studies

5. Vijay Stambha at Chittor was built by—

1. Maharana Pratap
2. Rana Sangram Singh
3. Rana Kumbha
4. Rana Ratan Singh

6. The device used to change the speed of an electric fan is—

1. Amplifier
2. Regulator
3. Switch
4. Rectifier

7. Namdhapa National Park is in—

1. Mizoram
2. Manipur
3. Tripura
4. Arunachal Pradesh

8. Which scripture was called his ‘mother’ by Gandhiji ?

1. Ramayana
2. The New Testament
3. Bhagwat Gita
4. The Holy Quran

9. On which of the following rivers is the Tehri Hydropower Complex located ?

1. Alaknanda
2. Mandakini
3. Dhauli Ganga
4. Bhagirathi

10. Nobel Prize winning Indian Amartya Sen is known for his work in which area ?

1. Physics
2. Environmental Protection
3. Chemistry
4. Economics

11. Who has been crowned Miss Universe, 2008 ?

1. Miss Japan
2. Miss Venezuela
3. Miss Philippines
4. Miss Malaysia

12. Wholesale price based inflation rate in India reached its highest level in 13 years on 27th July, 2008. It was—

1. 11•75 per cent
2. 11•85 per cent
3. 12•00 per cent
4. 12•05 per cent

13. The French Open, 2009 Men’s Singles was won by —

1. Roger Federer
2. Rafael Nadal
3. Bob Bryan
4. Katarina Srebotnik

14. The venue of the Energy Summit, 2008 was—

1. Jeddah
2. Tehran
3. Riyadh
4. Tripoli

15. CTBT stands for —

1. Continued Test Ban Treaty
2. Continued Test Based Treatments
3. Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
4. Commercial Test Based Tariff

16. Asia Cup, 2008 final was played between —

1. India and Sri Lanka
2. Pakistan and India
3. Sri Lanka and Pakistan
4. Bangladesh and India

17. For which one of the following, M. S. Dhoni was chosen for the year 2007 ?

1. Arjun Award
2. Dronacharya Award
3. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
4. None of the above

18. Full form of MCA is —

1. Ministry of Company Affairs
2. Master of Computer Application
3. Member Chartered Accountant
4. Master of Commerce and Arts

19. China has hosted the —

1. XXIX Olympic Games
2. XXVIII Olympic Games
3. XXVII Olympic Games
4. XXX Olympic Games

20. Rashtrapati Bhawan was designed by —

1. Edward Stone
2. Le Corbusier
3. Edwin Lutyens
4. Tarun Dutt

21. ‘The Quit India Movement’ was launched in 1942 in the month of—

1. January
2. March
3. August
4. December

22. Match the following—
Column-I                                           Column-II
a. Keshab Sen                            1. Prarthana Samaj
b. Dayanand Saraswati               2. Brahmo Samaj
c. Atmaram Pandurang               3. Aligarh Movement
d. Syed Ahmad Khan                 4. Arya Samaj

1. 4 1 3 2
2. 1 4 2 3
3. 2 4 1 3
4. (D)3 2 4 1

23. Who was the first English President of the Indian National Congress ?

1. George Yule
2. William Wedderburn
3. A. O. Hume
4. Henry Cotton

24. Which one of the following personalities is known as ‘Grand Old Man of India’?

1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. Dadabhai Naoroji
3. Motilal Nehru
4. Lala Lajpat Rai

25. Who wrote Akbarnama ?

1. Akbar
2. Birbal
3. Abul Fazal
4. Bhagavan Das

26. The pledge for ‘Poorna Swaraj’ was taken at the Congress Session of —

1. Calcutta
2. Lahore
3. Allahabad
4. Madras

27. When was the Panchayati Raj System introduced in India ?

1. 1950 A.D.
2. 1945 A.D.
3. 1959 A.D.
4. 1962 A.D.

28. Who held the office of the Vice-President of India for two consecutive terms ?

1. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
2. Mr. R. Venkataraman
3. Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
4. Mr. V. V. Giri

29. Which Amendment of the Indian Constitution inserted the two words—‘Socialist’ and ‘Secular’ in the Preamble ?

1. 28th
2. 40th
3. 42nd
4. 52nd

30. When there is a vacancy in the office of the President and the Vice President at the same time, the office is held temporarily by —

1. A person nominated by both the Houses of Parliament
2. The Speaker of Lok Sabha
3. The Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
4. The Chief Justice of India

31. The Constitution of India came into force on—

1. 26 January, 1950
2. 26 January, 1952
3. 15 August, 1948
4. 26 November, 1949

32. Who was the first Woman Governor of a State in free India from out of the following ?

1. Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
2. Mrs. Sucheta Kriplani
3. Mrs. Indira Gandhi
4. Mrs. Vijay Laxmi Pandit

33. The Parliamentary Committee which scrutinies the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is —

1. Estimates Committee
2. Select Committee
3. Public Accounts Committee
4. None of these

34. Fog is an example of —

1. Gas dispersed in gas
2. Liquid dispersed in gas
3. Solid dispersed in gas
4. Solid dispersed in liquid

35. Which from the following is a landlocked sea ?

1. Timor Sea
2. Arafura Sea
3. Greenland Sea
4. Aral Sea

36. Match the following—
Sea Ports                        States 
a.  Bhatkal                    1. Kerala
b. Alleppey                   2. Tamil Nadu
c. Kakinada                 3. Karnataka
d. Tuticorin                   4. Andhra Pradesh

1. 1 3 4 2
2. 4 3 2 1
3. 3 1 4 2
4. 2 4 1 3

37. Which one of the following represent the lines joining the places of equal rainfall ?

1. Isohypses
2. Isohalines
3. Isobars
4. Isohyets

38. Equator represents —

1. Line joining North and South poles
2. Imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles
3. A belt (ring) around the planet Saturn
4. Axis of rotation of Earth

39. Global warming is expected to result in —

1. Increase in level of sea
2. Change in crop pattern
3. Change in coast line
4. All of the above

40. Earth Summit (Save Earth) was sponsored by —

1. UNESCO
2. UNCED
3. WHO
4. UNICEF

41. If two commodities are complements, then their cross-price elasticity is —

1. Zero
2. Positive
3. Negative
4. Imaginary number

42. Opportunity cost of production of a commodity is —

1. The cost that the firm could have incurred when a different technique was adopted
2. The cost that the firm could have incurred under a different method of production
3. The actual cost incurred
4. The next best alternative output sacrificed

43. Surplus earned by a factor other than land in the short period is referred to as —

1. Economic rent
2. Net rent
3. Quasi-rent
4. Super-normal rent

44. Who is the Ex-officio Chairman of the Planning Commission ?

1. Minister for Planning & Development
2. Finance Minister
3. Prime Minister
4. Minister for Rural & Community Development

45. Which from the following is not true when the interest rate in the economy goes up ?

1. Savings increases
2. Lending decreases
3. Cost of production increases
4. Return on capital increases

46. Which one of the following is not a method of measurement of National Income ?

1. Value Added Method
2. Income Method
3. Investment Method
4. Expenditure Method

47. Labour Intensive Technique would get chosen in a —

1. Labour Surplus Economy
2. Capital Surplus Economy
3. Developed Economy
4. Developing Economy

48. Which one of the following would not constitute an economic activity ?

1. A teacher teaching students in his class
2. A teacher teaching students under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
3. A teacher teaching his own daughter at home
4. A teacher providing consultancy services from his residence

49. The Finance Commission —

1. Draws up Five Year Plans
2. Formulates Monetary Policy
3. Recommends pay revision of Central Government Employees
4. Adjudicates on the sharing of resources between Centre and the States

50. Net National Product of a country is —

1. GDP minus depreciation allowances
2. GDP plus net income from abroad
3. GNP minus net income from abroad
4. GNP minus depreciation allowances

51. Jaundice is caused due to the infection of—

1. Brain
2. Liver
3. Kidney
4. Spleen

52. The average heart beat rate per minute in a normal person is —

1. 82
2. 92
3. 72
4. 98

53. EEG records the activity of—

1. Heart
2. Lungs
3. Brain
4. Muscles

54. The colour of cow’s milk is slight yellow due to the presence of —

1. Xanthophyll
2. Riboflavin
3. Ribulose
4. Carotene

55. Which one of these is a communicate disease ?

1. Diabetes
2. Diphtheria
3. Arthritis
4. Cancer

56. Ozone consists of —

1. Oxygen only
2. Oxygen and Nitrogen
3. Hydrogen and Carbon
4. Oxygen and Carbon

57. Which of the following liquids has the least density ?

1. Fresh water
2. Salt water
3. Petrol
4. Mercury

58. Which of the following principle is used to produce ‘low-temperatures’ ?

1. Super conductivity
2. Joule-Kelvin effect
3. Thermo-electric effect
4. Adiabatic demagnetization

59. A photo-electric cell converts—

1. Mechanical energy to electric energy
2. Heat energy to mechanical energy
3. Light energy to chemical energy
4. Light energy to electrical energy

60. Two stones of different masses are dropped simultaneously from the top of a building—

1. Smaller stone reaches the ground earlier
2. Larger stone reaches the ground earlier
3. Both the stones reach the ground at the same time
4. Depends on the composition of the stone

61. Pulsars are—

1. Stars moving towards the Earth
2. Stars moving away from Earth
3. Rapidly spinning stars
4. High temperature stars

62. Biggest planet of solar system is —

1. Earth
2. Mars
3. Saturn
4. (D)Jupiter

63. The ‘National School of Drama’ is situated in which of the following cities ?

1. Mumbai
2. New Delhi
3. Bhopal
4. Kolkata

64. When was our National Anthem first sung and where ?

1. 24th January, 1950 in Allahabad
2. 24th January, 1950 in Delhi
3. 26th December, 1942 in Calcutta
4. 27th December, 1911 in Calcutta

65. The ozone hole that has been detected lies in the atmosphere above—

1. Arctic Ocean
2. Antarctica
3. India
4. Alaska

66. Brain drain—

1. Is a disease
2. Refers to dropouts from educational and technical institutions
3. Is fruitless expenditure of scientific and industrial research
4. Refers to emigration of skilled persons

67. How many spokes are there in the Dharma Chakra of the National Flag ?

1. 22
2. 24
3. 18
4. 14

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Odisha Staff Selection Commission Recruitment-2015 : Apply Online For 370Various Posts

Odisha Staff Selection Commission 

Recruitment -2015 

370 Sub Inspector,Sergeant Posts

Last Date : 09 October 2015

Odisha Staff Selection Commission has invited an Online Application For 370 Sub Inspector, Sergeant Posts. All Interested Candidates Can Apply Online Through Official Website http://www.ossc.gov.in Before 09 October 2015. For More Details Educational Qualifications, Age Limit, Selection Process, Exam Pattern, Syllabus Refer Article Given Below below............

Name Of The Posts : Odisha Staff Selection Commission

Total No. of Posts : 370 Posts

Name Of The Posts : SI, Sergeant

Name & No. of Posts :

1. Sub Inspector of Police : 327 Posts
2. Sergeant of Police : 24 Posts
3. Station Officer (Fire Service) : 19 Posts

Jobs Type : Govt Jobs, Degree Jobs, Police Jobs, SSC Jobs

Age Limit : Candidates age should be between 18 - 32 Years. Age relaxations will be applicable as per the rules.Refer Official Notification for More Details

Educational Qualification : Candidates should have done B.Sc / Engineering Degree or its equivalent qualification from a recognized university..Refer Official Notification for More Details
   
Selection Process : Selection will be based on Performance in Written Exam, Interview .

Pay Scale : Rs. 9300/- - 34,800/- With 4200/- Grade Pay .

Application Fee : For General/OBC Candidates Application Fee is - 100/- & For All Other Candidates (PH/ST/SC) Application Fee is - nil

How To Apply : All Eligible candidates may fill the online application through official website http://www.ossc.gov.in before or on 09.10.2015.

Important Dates : 

• Last Date for Registration of Online Application Form : 09.10.2015 .

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Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Exam : General Awareness Solved Paper

Staff Selection Commission General Awareness Solved Paper

Stenographers (Grade C & D) Examination 2012

1. The present monetary system in India is managed by–

• Nationalised Banks 
• The State Bank of India
• The Central Finance Ministry 
• The Reserve Bank of India

2. What is a Multinational Company?

• A joint venture among more than two countries
• A company set up with foreign capital
• A company having operations in many countries.
• A company holding a monopoly over the sale of a certain commodity in several countries.

3. Explicit + Implicit Costs =

• Private Costs 
• Accounting Costs
• Economic Costs 
• Social Costs

4. Which of the following is not relevant to Human Resource Development ?

• Education 
• Women and Child Development
• Caste System 
• Youth Affairs and Sports

5. A Trade Cycle consists of–

• Three Phases
• Four Phases
• Five Phases
• Six Phases

6. The Khilafat Movement was organized to protest against–

• religious interference by the British
• Russian Revolution
• dismemberment of Turkey 
• suppression of Pathans

7. Planning Commission was established in the year–

• 1980 
• 1970
• 1950 
• 1960

8. India witnessed single party domination till–

• 1962 
• 1967
• 1971 
• 1977

9. Which part of the Constitution of India has been described as the soul of the Constitution ?

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

10. Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution on–

• 15th August 1947 
• 26th November 1949
• 26th January 1950 
• 30th January 1948

11. The rustless Iron Pillar at Mehrauli (Delhi) was erected by the–

• Mauryas 
• Kushans
• Guptas 
• Satavahanas

12. The famous ‘Gayatri Mantra’ has been taken from–

• Rigveda 
• Samaveda
• Yajurveda 
• Atharvaveda

13. The Rajput King who was defeated by Babur in the battle of Khanwa was–

• Udai Singh 
• Rana Pratap Singh
• Rana Sanga 
• Rudra Deva

14. Who was the founder of the Ramakrishna Mission ?

• Sri Ramakrishna 
• Swami Shraddhananda
• Keshab Chandra 
• Swami Vivekananda

15. Who led the Mutiny at Kanpur ?

• Begum Hazrat Mahal 
• Nana Sahib
• Tantia Tope 
• Rani Laxmibai

16. Which ‘Water Body’ separates Andaman and Nicobar Islands ?

• Andaman Sea 
• Bay of Bengal
• Ten Degree Channel
• Eleventh Degree Channel

17. State Highways are maintained by–

• Individual States 
• Central Government
• Central and State Governments jointly 
• Private parties selected by the State Governments

18. The first port developed after Independence was–

• Nhava Sheva 
• Kandla
• New Mangalore 
• Mumbai

19. The neighbouring country of India which has the smallest area is–

• Sri Lanka 
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan 
• Nepal

20. Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary is in the State of–

• Bihar 
• Tamil Nadu
• Assam 
• Kerala

21. Resin is extracted from–

• Papaya 
• Pine
• Rubber 
• Banyan

22. A common plant found in tropical rainforest is–

• Pine 
• Eucalyptus
• Orchid 
• Fir

23. Which of the following vitamins is necessary for clotting of blood ?

• K
• C
• A 
• B

24. Influenza virus contains–

• RNA only 
• DNA only
• Both RNA and DNA in equal proportion. 
• DNA with very small proportion of RNA.

25. Lung fish is a link between–

• Amphibia and Birds 
• Reptiles and Birds
• Amphibia and Reptiles 
• Reptiles and Mammals

26. Green gland is the excretory organ of–

• Earthworm 
• Cockroach
• Prawn 
• House-fly

27. When pressure is increased, the boiling point of water–

• decreases 
• increases
• remains the same 
• depends on the volume of vapour formed

28. In the treatment of skin disease the radio isotope used is–

• Radio phosphorous 
• Radio iodine
• Radio lead 
• Radio cobalt

29. Rainbow has: (Choose incorrect statement)–

• red light as its outer-most colour towards sky
• red light as its inner-most colour towards earth
• violet light as its inner-most colour towards earth
• its curvature bent towards earth

30. A cyclist in circular motion should lean–

• Forward 
• Backward
• Sideways towards the centre 
• Sideway away from the centre

31. The monitor of a computer is–

• an input device 
• an output device
• a storage device 
• a processing device

32. ……….. is a collection of wires through which data is transmitted from one part of a computer to another part–

• Port 
• Channel
• Bus 
• Add on card

33. Amalgam is an alloy in which the base metal is–

• Copper 
• Zinc
• Aluminium 
• Mercury

34. The physical method commonly used to purify sea water is–

• Evaporation 
• Sedimentation
• Filtration 
• Distillation

35. The chemical name of ‘oil of vitriol’ is–

• Phosphoric acid 
• Nitric acid
• Sulphuric acid 
• Hydrochloric acid

36. Cathode rays are–

• Electromagnetic waves 
• Radiations
• Stream of a-particles 
• Stream of electrons

37. The National Park ‘Valley of Flowers’ lies in the State of–

• Kerala 
• Himachal Pradesh
• Uttarakhand 
• Jammu and Kashmir

38. Bhopal Gas Tragedy was caused by–

• Nitrogen 
• Oxygen
• Methyl isocyanite 
• Cyanide

39. The example of a secondary pollutant is–

• CFC (Chloro fluoro carbon) 
• PAN (peroxy acetyl nitrate)
• CH4 (Methane) 
• Cl2 (Chlorine)

40. In big cities, air pollution is mainly due to–

• burning of fossil fuel 
• thermal power plant
• sewage 
• suspended particles

41. The term ‘Let’ is associated with–

• Badminton 
• Chess
• Hockey 
• Football

42. The oral polio vaccine was discovered by–

• Alexander Flemming 
• Jonas Salk
• Edmond Fischer 
• Joseph E. Murray

43. Who among the following Nobel Laureates for their relentless struggle for peace, was awarded 2010 Nobel Prize?

• Barack H. Obama 
• Liu Xiaobo
• Martti Ahtisaari 
• Shirin Ebadi

44. The Umiam Hydel Project dam is located a few kilometres north of–

• Guwahati 
• Shillong
• Kohima 
• Imphal

45. The expenses of the Government of India are the highest on account of subsidy on–

• Fertilisers
• Oil
• LPG 
• Food

46. In accordance with the directions of RBI, banking facilities are required to be provided at all places having population of more than 2000 by the end of–

• March 2015 
• March 2014
• March 2013 
• March 2012

47. Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), an autonomous self-governing body, was created within the State of–

• Nagaland 
• Meghalaya
• Assam 
• Mizoram

48. ‘Simla Pact’ between India and Pakistan was signed in the year–

• 1965 
• 1971
• 1972 
• 2001

49. In which of the following States are Garo and Khasi tribes found ?

• Arunachal Pradesh 
• Nagaland
• Meghalaya 
• Mizoram

50. Manipur has common boundaries with the group of States of–

• Nagaland, Assam and Mizoram 
• Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura
• Meghalaya, Mizorarn and Tripura 
• Nagaland, Mizoram and Meghalaya

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Staff Selection Commission Examination : Download SI General Awareness Papers

Staff Selection Commission Examination

Sub-Inspector General Awareness Solved Paper

1. Which of the following statements is correct ?

1. A commodity will have value if it is wanted by somebody.
2. A commodity will have value if it is scarce relative, to demand.
3. The value of a commodity depends upon its price.
4. The value of a commodity is entirely dependent upon the substitutes.

2. Which of the following formula could be used for calculating the per capita income of a country?

1. Total family income / Number of family members
2. National income / Total population
3. Total income of various industries / Total Numbers of industrial workers
4. Total Government Revenue / Total population

3. For controlling inflation, the central bank should–

1. sell Government securities in the open market 
2. lower the bank rate
3. purchase Government securities in the open market 
4. lower the reserve ratio of the banks

4. There is no selling cost under–

1. Perfect competition 
2. Monopolistic competition
3. Oligopoly 
4. Duopoly

5. Which of the following is not a function of the Exim Bank of India?

1. Financing of export and import of goods and services
2. Inspection of exported goods for quality assurance
3. Financing of joint ventures in foreign countries
4. Loans to Indian parties for contributing to share capital of joint ventures abroad

6. Which of the following systems in independent India goes against the very basis of democracy?

1. Caste system 
2. Economic system
3. Party system 
4. Parliamentary system

7. According to Karl Marx, the change in economic system results in inevitable changes in–

1. political system only 
2. social system only
3. the entire systems 
4. religious system only

8. The model code of conduct for political parties and candidates to be followed during the elections is–

1. laid down in the Constitution of India
2. specified in the Representation of the People Act, 1951
3. enjoined by the Supreme Court
4. agreed through a voluntary agreement among the recognized political parties

9. A citizen can directly move the Supreme Court for any violation of Fundamental Rights under–

1. Article 31 
2. Article 32
3. Article 33 
4. Article 34

10. Which one of the following sitting Vice-Presidents of India contested for the post of President and lost the election?

1. S. Radhakrishnan 
2. V. V. Giri
3. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat 
4. Both and (C)

11. The French challenge to British in India came to an end with–

1. Battle of Wandiwash 
2. Battle of Srirangapattinam
3. Battle of Plassey 
4. Battle of Buxar

12. Identify the medical trio of ancient India from the following names–

1. Charaka, Susruta and Vagbhata 
2. Charaka, Vatsyayana and Vagbhata
3. Charaka, Susruta and Bharata 
4. Charaka, Susruta and Patanjali

13. Match the medieval travellers with their countries–
a. Marco Polo                       1. Spain
b. Ibn Battuta                        2. Balkh
c. Antonio Monserrate         3. Italy
d. Mahmud Wali Balkhi        4. Morocco

1. 4 3 1 2
2. 3 1 4 2
3. 3 4 1 2
4. 1 3 2 4

14. Rana Kumbha constructed the Tower of Victory at Chittor to mark his victory over–

1. Ahmad Shah of Gujarat 
2. Mahmud Khalji of Malwa
3. The Khan of Nagaur 
4. Rao Jodha of Marwar

15. Match the following–
a. Sarojini Naidu                    1. Muslim League
b. M. A. Jinnah                       2. Indian National Congress
c. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru       3. Hindu Mahasabha
d. V. D. Savarkar                   4. Liberal Party

1. 2 1 4 3
2. 2 1 3 4
3. 2 4 1 3
4. 4 1 3 2

16. The Social Forestry Scheme was introduced during–

1. Fourth Five-Year Plan 
2. Eighth Five-Year Plan
3. Second Five-Year Plan 
4. Sixth Five Year Plan

17. The project similar to T.V.A. (Tennessee Valley Authority) of U.S.A. in India is–

1. Damodar Valley Project 
2. Mahanadi Delta Project
3. Ramganga Multipurpose Project 
4. Idukki Project

18. Petrology is the study of–

1. rocks 
2. soils
3. earth 
4. minerals

19. Match the following–
a. Rosewood              1. Mangrove forests
b. Bushes                    2. Alpine forests
c. Birch                        3. Deciduous forests
d. Sundari tree           4. Dry forests

1. 4 3 2 1
2. 3 4 2 1
3. 1 2 3 4
4. 2 3 4 1

20. During the period of South-West monsoon, Tamil Nadu remains dry because–

1. the winds do not reach this area 
2. there are no mountains in this area
3. it lies in the rain-shadow area 
4. the temperature is too high to let the winds cool down

21. The red colour of ripe tomatoes is due to the presence of–

1. Hormones 
2. Vitamins
3. Chlorophyll 
4. Carotenoids

22. Anticoagulants are not present in–

1. Mosquito 
2. Bed bug
3. Leech 
4. Wasp

23. Vegetation is effective in absorbing–

1. Pollutant gases 
2. Polluted water
3. High frequency sound 
4. Pollutant metals

24. When a person cries, there is a watery discharge from the nose due to activation of–

1. Salivary gland 
2. Lachrymal gland
3. Thyroid gland 
4. Endocrine gland

25. The fundamental role of root hairs in plants is–

1. to protect the young root from damage by coarse soil particles
2. to protect the root from soil microbes
3. to absorb water and mineral salts from the soil
4. to bind soil particles to the root for firm fixation of the plant

26. Catch crops are–

1. crops planted to attract certain insect pests to be destroyed
2. crops planted to attract certain useful insects to be used for biological control of pests
3. crops to be cut and fed green to the cattle
4. substitute crops planted after the regular crop has failed

27. Which one of the following acts as a mediator between the user's program and the hardware ?

1. Compiler 
2. Editor
3. Operating System 
4. Browser

28. If you use a font that is not supported by a browser, then the text–

1. will be displayed in the default font
2. will not be displayed
3. will be displayed using 'ARIAL' font only
4. will be displayed with a particular background

29. The pigment that protects plants from UV damage is–

1. Chlorophyll 
2. Xanthophyll
3. Phycocyanin 
4. Carotenoids

30. United Nations Conference on Environment and Development is called–

1. Earth Summit 
2. Water Summit
3. Air Summit 
4. Resource Summit

31. A bioenergy source obtained by fermentation to supplement fossil fuel petrol is–

1. Kerosene 
2. Ethanol
3. Diesel 
4. Methane

32. The substance that causes the worst air pollution is–

1. Smoke 
2. Sulphur dioxide
3. Carbon dioxide 
4. Carbon monoxide

33. A liquid is said to boil when its–

1. vapour pressure equals the surrounding pressure
2. vapour pressure vanishes to zero
3. vapour pressure is greater than the surrounding pressure
4. vapour pressure is less than the surrounding pressure

34. Which is not correct regarding covalent compounds ?

1. The reaction is slow 
2. The reaction is fast
3. Compounds are usually liquids and gases 
4. Boiling points and melting points are low

35. Choose the correct statement–

1. The components of a mixture cannot be separated
2. The properties of a mixture are the same as those of its components
3. Mixtures are homogeneous
4. In a mixture the components are present in a fixed ratio

36. PVC is obtained by the polymerization of–

1. Propene 
2. Vinyl chloride
3. Styrene 
4. Acetylene

37. To eliminate the glare of headlights in motor cars–

1. polaroids are used 
2. glass prisms are used
3. thin films are used 
4. filters are used

38. The substances which have infinite electrical resistance are called–

1. insulators 
2. condensers
3. conductors 
4. resistors

39. The headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is located at–

1. Geneva 
2. Washington
3. Vienna 
4. Sydney

40. Stainless steel is an alloy of–

1. iron, chromium and nickel 
2. iron, chromium and carbon
3. iron, carbon and zinc 
4. iron, zinc and manganese

41. Enriched uranium used in a nuclear reactor is–

1. uranium free of all impurities 
2. uranium treated with radiation
3. uranium alloyed with aluminium 
4. uranium with a high percentage of a particular isotope

42. In a refrigerator; cooling is produced by–

1. the ice which deposits in the freezer 
2. the sudden expansion of a compressed gas
3. the evaporation of a volatile liquid 
4. None of these

43. The first woman to conquer Mount Everest twice is–

1. Surja Lata Devi 
2. Jyoti Randhawa
3. Santosh Yadav 
4. Suma Shirur

44. Which one of the following iron and steel works in India is not under public sector ?

1. Bokaro 
2. Jamshedpur
3. Bhilai 
4. Durgapur

45. Which Indian hockey player has a road named after him in Germany ?

1. Dhyan Chand 
2. Zafar Iqbal
3. Roop Singh 
4. Dhanraj Pillai

46. What is the name of the first research station established by India in the Antarctica–

1. Dakshin Gangotri 
2. Maitri
3. Agnihotri 
4. Aryabhatta

47. Who among the following was awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2011 for his exceptional and distinguished service in the field of trade and industry?

1. Azim Premji 
2. Ratan Tata
3. S. Gopalakrishnan 
4. Mecca Rafeeque Ahmed

48. The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council are–

1. China, France, Russia, UK and U.S.A.
2. China, Canada, France, US.A. and Germany
3. China, Germany, Russia, UK and U.S.A.
4. China, Germany, U.S.A., UK and Canada

49. Which of the following is not correctly paired ?

1. Jwala Gutta – Tennis
2. Virat Kohli – Cricket
3. Harbhajan Singh – Kabaddi
4. Saina Nehwal – Badminton

50. Which of the following States has the largest gap in male and female literacy as per 2011 Census (provisional data)?

1. Uttar Pradesh 
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Rajasthan 
4. Kerala

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