Staff Selection Commission Examination : CHL General Awareness Solved Paper

Staff Selection Commission Examination 

SSC 10+2 General Awareness Exam Held on 27.07.2008

1. Which of the following is not considered as National Debt ?

• National Savings Certificates
• Long-term Government Bonds
• Insurance Policies
• Provident Fund

2. The main determinant of real wage is—

• Extra earning
• Nature of work
• Promotion prospect
• Purchasing power of money

3. The birthrate measures the number of births during a year per—

• 100 population
• 1000 population
• 10000 population
• 100000 population

4. Which of the following is not included in the National Income ?

• Imputed rent of owner occupied houses
• Government expenditure on making new bridges
• Winning a lottery
• Commission paid to an agent for sale of house

5. Personal disposable income is—

• Always equal to personal income
• Always more than personal income
• Equal to personal income minus indirect taxes
• Equal to personal income minus direct taxes

6. Who prepared the first estimate of National Income for the country ?

• Central Statistical Organization
• National Income Committee
• Dadabhai Naoroji
• National Sample Survey Organization

7. A Bill referred to a ‘Joint Sitting’ of the two Houses of the Parliament is required to be passed by—

• A simple majority of the members present
• Absolute majority of the total membership
• 2/3rd majority of the members present
• 3/4th majority of the members present

8. Who is the constitutional head of the Government of India ?

• President
• Prime Minister
• Chief Justice of India
• Attorney General

9. Who certifies a Bill to be a Money Bill in India ?

• Finance Minister
• President
• Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• Prime Minister

10. By which Amendment were ‘Fundamental Duties’ added to the Constitution ?

• 40th Amendment
• 42nd Amendment
• 44th Amendment
• 45th Amendment

11. The Vice-President of India is elected by—

• The members of the Parliament
• The members of the Rajya Sabha
• The elected members of the Parliament
• The members of the Parliament and State Legislatures

12. When was the comprehensive reorganization of Indian States completed in accordance with the recommendations of States Reorganization Commission ?

• 1953
• 1956
• 1960
• 1966

13. When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, who said, "None will believe that a man like this in body and soul ever walked on this earth" ?

• Bertrand Russell
• Leo Tolstoy
• Albert Einstein
• Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

14. Who built the ‘Tower of Victory’ (Vijay Stambha) in the Chittor Fort ?

• Rana Sanga
• Rana Ratan Singh
• Rana Hamir Deva
• Rana Kumbha

15. In violation of the Salt Laws, Gandhiji started a movement called—

• Non-Cooperation Movement
• Swadeshi Movement
• Civil Disobedience Movement
• None of the above

16. In which of the following wars, were the French completely defeated by the English ?

• Battle of Wandiwash
• Battle of Buxar
• Battle of Plassey
• Battle of Adyar

17. The Cabinet Mission came to India in—

• 1943
• 1944
• 1945
• 1946

18. The first to come and the last to leave India were—

• The Portuguese
• The French
• The English
• The Dutch

19. IR 20 and Ratna are two important varieties of—

• Wheat
• Bajra
• Jowar
• Paddy

20. The Trans-Siberian Railway (9438 km) connects…...........… in the West to …........… in the East.

• Moscow, Tashkent
• St. Petersburg, Omsk
• Moscow, Irkutsk
• St. Petersburg, Vladivostok

21. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Academy is located at—

• Secunderabad
• Rae Bareilly
• Jodhpur
• Delhi

22. Which one of the following rivers of Peninsular India does not join Arabian Sea ?

• Periyar
• Cauvery
• Narmada
• Tapti

23. Which one of the following correctly describes AGNI ?

• A fighter plane
• A versatile tank
• A long-range missile
• A long-range gun

24. Instrument used for measuring area on maps is called—

• Planimeter
• Eidograph
• Pantograph
• Opisometer

25. If the blood group of one parent is AB and that of the other O, the possible blood group of their child would be—

• A or B
• A or B or O
• A or AB or O
• A or B or AB or O

26. How many bones are there in the human body ?

• 187
• 287
• 206
• 306

27. Dinosaurs were—

• Mammals that became extinct
• Large herbivorous creatures which gave rise to hippopotamus species
• Egg-laying mammals
• Reptiles that became extinct

28. Sweat glands in mammals are primarily concerned with—

• Removal of excess salts
• Excretion of nitrogenous wastes
• Thermoregulation
• Sex-attraction

29. The vitamin that helps to prevent infections in the human body is—

• Vitamin A
• Vitamin B
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin D

30. The normal RBC count in adult male is—

• 5•5 million
• 5•0 million
• 4•5 million
• 4•0 million

31. A storm is predicted if atmospheric pressure—

• Rises suddenly
• Rises gradually
• Falls suddenly
• Falls gradually

32. The gas which turns into liquid at the lowest temperature among the following is—

• Hydrogen
• Oxygen
• Helium
• Nitrogen

33. An egg sinks in soft water but floats in a concentrated solution of salt because—

• Egg absorbs salt from the solution and expands
• Albumin dissolves in salt solution and egg becomes lighter
• The density of salt solution exceeds the density of eggs
• Water has high surface tension

34. What should a person on a freely rotating turn table do to decrease his (angular) speed ?

• Bring his hands together
• Raise his hands up
• Spread his hands outwards
• Sit down with raised hands

35. Gunpowder consists of a mixture of—

• Sand and TNT
• TNT and charcoal
• Nitre, sulphur and charcoal
• Sulphur, sand and charcoal

36. Which of the following is the sweetest sugar ?

• Sucrose
• Glucose
• Fructose
• Maltose

37. In nuclear reactors, graphite is used as a/an—

• Fuel
• Lubricant
• Moderator
• Insulator

38. Which of the following celestial bodies contains abundant quantities of helium-3, a potential source of energy ?

• Earth
• Moon
• Venus
• Saturn

39. Which of the following International Tennis Tournaments is held on grass court ?

• US Open
• French Open
• Wimbledon
• Australian Open

40. What is the name of the writer of Indian origin whose novel, The Inheritance of Loss has bagged Man Booker Prize ?

• Vikram Seth
• Kiran Desai
• Salman Rushdie
• V. S. Naipaul

41. Which country from the following is a permanent member of the UN Security Council ?

• Switzerland
• People’s Republic of China
• Japan
• Ukraine

42. The Loktak Lake on which a hydroelectric project was constructed is situated in the State of—

• Madhya Pradesh
• Manipur
• Meghalaya
• Himachal Pradesh

43. What is the motto incorporated under our National Emblem ?

• Satyam Shivam
• Satyam Shivam Sundaram
• Satyameva Jayate
• Jai Hind

44. The H5N1 virus which causes bird flu was first discovered in—

• 1991
• 1995
• 1997
• 2001

45. The Southern tip of India is—

• Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari)
• Point Calimere
• Indira Point in Nicobar Islands
• Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram

46. According to a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, ‘International Day of Peace’ is observed every year on—

• September 1
• September 14
• September 21
• September 30

47. Where was the last Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit held ?

• Sydney
• Auckland
• New York
• Beijing

48. According to the UN Convention on the rights of children, which of the following is not a right ?

• Safe drinking water
• Adequate standard of living
• Education
• Marriage

49. Who is the author of Ageless Body, Timeless Mind ?

• V. S. Naipaul
• Deepak Chopra
• Dom Moraes
• Tony Kusher

50. Which cricketer holds the record for scoring highest number of runs in a test match innings ?

• Gary Sobers
• Vivian Richards
• Sunil Gavaskar
• Brian Lara

Read More

Indian Bank Probationary Officers Exam., 2011 Held on 2-1-2011 General Awareness : Solved Paper

Indian Bank Probationary Officers Exam., 2011

Held on 2-1-2011 General Awareness : Solved Paper

1. On which one of the following ‘Head of Expenses’, the expenses of the Government of India are highest ?

• Food subsidy
• Fertilizer subsidy
• Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
• Maintenance of national highways
• Oil subsidy

2. Which one of the following foreign agencies will assist the municipal agencies to improve quality of municipal schools through its School Excellence Programmes (SEP) ?

• IMF
• UNDP
• UNICEF
• ADB
• None of these

3. Which of the following carries out ‘Open Market Operations’ ?

• Finance Ministry
• External Affairs Ministry
• Reserve Bank of India
• Planning Commission
• Ministry of Commerce

4. Who among the following Ministers will hold telecom portfolio in addition to his own portfolio till next reallotment ?

• Kamal Nath
• Kapil Sibal
• Pranab Mukherjee
• Mamta Banerjee
• None of these

5. Under provisions of which one of the following Acts, the RBI issues directives to the Banks in India ?

• RBI Act
• Banking Regulation Act
• Essential Commodities Act
• RBI and Banking Regulation Act
• None of these

6. Which one of the following tools is used by RBI for selective credit control ?

• It advises banks to lend against certain commodities
• It advises banks to recall the loans for advances against certain commodities
• It advises banks to charge higher rate of interest for advance against certain commodities
• It discourages certain kinds of lending by assigning higher risk weights to loans it deems undesirable
• None of these

7. For which one of the following Loan Products ‘teaser loans’ are offered by Banks ?

• Education Loans
• Commercial Loans
• Loans against security of gold
• Retail Trade Loans
• Home Loans

8. The Commonwealth Games 2010 were held in Delhi from October 3 to 14, 2010. Who amongst the following picked up the Game’s first gold medal ?

• Augustina Nwaokolo
• Ravinder Singh
• Azhar Hussain
• Carol Huynh
• None of these

9. In which one of the following cities was the recent meet of G–20 Countries organised ?

• Tokyo
• Seoul
• London
• Beijing
• Singapore

10. As per recent newspaper reports, which one of the following countries (among the given) has highest literacy rate ?

• India
• Sri Lanka
• China
• Vietnam
• Bangladesh

11. Which one of the following has decided to give guarantee for infra loans ?

• IDBI
• SBI
• IIFCL
• SIDBI
• None of these

12. In which one of the following States is the uranium project proposed to be set up ?

• Manipur
• Meghalaya
• Orissa
• Assam
• Nagaland

13. Amongst 169 countries on Human Development Index which one of the following is India’s rank ?

• 89
• 91
• 119
• 129
• 138

14. What is ‘Kaveri’ ?

• India’s indigeneous aircraft engine
• India’s low cost laptop
• India’s Air to Air Missile
• India’s guided Surface to Air Missile
• Unmanned Aircraft acquired from Israel

15. An increasing finished good stock as % to sales of a manufacturing Company indicates that ……….
1. the market is getting competitive
2. the quality of the goods is not upto the mark
3. the production cost has increased
4. the production has decreased

• Only 1 and 2
• Only 2 and 3
• Only 3 and 4
• Only 3
• Only 4 and 1

16. Which one of the following has got RBI nod to issue prepaid cards to its clients ?

• LIC
• GIC
• SIDBI
• NABARD
• None of these

17. For which one of the following reasons is an amendment in Companies Bill 2009 proposed ?

• To provide more powers to Department of Company Affairs
• To provide regulatory powers to Department of Company Affairs
• To make Indian Accounting Standards applicable with effect from 1.4.2011
• To ensure smooth convergence of the Indian Accounting Standards with IFRS
• None of these

18. As per recent newspaper reports, India’s public debt rises 2.8 per cent to Rs. 28 lakh crore. Which one of the following is the reason that has forced commercial banks to buy Government securities ?

• Lack of credit growth
• Increase in credit growth
• Raising of repo rate
• Raising of reverse repo rate
• None of these

19. In which one of the following States Sariska Tiger Reserve is located ?

• M. P.
• U. P.
• Orissa
• Gujarat
• Rajasthan

20. On which one of the following characters, Biometric security is based ?

• Finger prints and palm recognition only
• Face recognition and voice recognition only
• Hand writing and manual recognition only
• Only first 2
• All three

21. Which one of the following may be the consequence of buying forex in the marked by the RBI ?

• It leads to inflation
• It leads to control over inflation
• It does not affect inflation
• It results into deflation
• None of these

22. Under provisions of which one of the following Acts, the Reserve Bank of India has the power to regulate, supervise and control the banking sector ?

• RBI Act
• Banking Regulation Act
• Negotiable Instrument Act
• RBI and Banking Regulation Act
• None of these

23. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘The God of Small Things’ ?

• Chetan Bhagat
• V. S. Naipul
• Namita Gokhale
• Kiran Desai
• Arundhati Roy

24. Which one of the following has proposed $ 11 billion infrastructure debt fund ?

• NABARD
• SBI
• RBI
• Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India
• Planning Commission

25. Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi is a ……….

• 42 years old politician
• Bharat Ratna
• Military General
• Nobel Prize winner
• None of these

26. Which one of the following factors influence working capital of a unit ?

• Seasonality of operations only
• Production Policy only
• Suppliers Term only
• None of The Above
• All The Above

27. One of the following states is a major producer of spices ……….

• Karnataka
• Tamil Nadu
• Kerala
• Gujarat
• Manipur

28. The NAV of a mutual fund ……

• Is always constant
• Keeps going up at a steady rate
• Fluctuates with market price movements
• Cannot go down at all
• None of these

29. The expansion of TRAI is …….

• Telecom Regulations and Inspection
• Transport Regulatory Authority of India
• Train Regulatory Authority of India
• Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
• Transfer Regulations Act of India

30. ASBA, a facility while applying / submitting an application for purchase of shares under a public issue, is ……….

• Applications Simple Balance Amount
• Amount Saved and Balance in Account
• Already Savings Blocked Amount
• Applications Supported by Blocked Amount
• None of these

31. A Saving Bank Deposit Account is one where ……….

• Amounts are deposited and are withdrawn as per requirement of the customers
• The deposits are made only once in a year
• Periodical Fixed amount are deposited month wise and withdrawals are allowed after a fixed period
• All the above
• None of these

32. Who is the Chief Minister of Maharashtra at present ?

• Ashok Chavan
• R. R. Patil
• Vilasrao Deshmukh
• Sushil Kumar Shinde
• None of these

33. The expansion of CDMA is …….

• Calculated Division of Many Applications
• Computer Divided Multiple Access
• Code Diversified Memory Applications
• Code Division Multiple Access
• None of these

34. ‘Merdeka Cup’ is associated with the game of ……….

• Tennis
• Hockey
• Badminton
• Cricket
• Football

35. Which of the following is a financial asset ?

• Gold
• Silver
• Shares in a demat account
• Land & buildings
• None of these

36. Zero balance account is generally allowed to be opened for ……….

• Salaried class
• businessmen
• foreign customers
• children
• Senior Citizens

37. In Deposits Account ‘KYC’ (Know Your Customer) has been implemented in 2002 as per directive of ……….

• IBA
• RBI
• Ministry of Finance
• SEBI
• IRDA

38. The regulator of the banking system in India is………

• AMFI
• Finance Minister
• SEBI
• IBA
• RBI

39. Ten Rupee notes contain the signature of………

• Finance Secretary, GOI
• Chairman, State Bank of India
• Governor, Reserve Bank of India
• Finance Minister, GOI
• Prime Minister

40. Statue of Liberty is the national monument of ……….

• Italy
• Australia
• France
• Denmark
• USA

41. Loan against the security of immovable property is by executing an agreement of ……….

• Assignment
• Pledge
• Transfer
• Mortgage
• None of these

42. Credit Rating ……….

• is used to rate the borrowers while giving advances
• is used to work out performance of the employees
• is used to calculate the number of excellent audit rated branches
• is NOT used in any Bank
• is necessary before giving promotion to employees

43. Who amongst the following is the recipient of the ‘Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2010’ ?

• Javed Akhtar
• Amitabh Bachchan
• Gulzar
• Hema Malini
• None of these

44. In Corporate Hedging, which one of the following types of risks can be covered ?

• Liquidity risk
• Currency risk
• Credit risk
• Transaction risk
• None of these

45. Bank of Rajasthan is now merged with which of the following banks ?

• AXIS Bank
• IDBI Bank
• ICICI Bank
• HDFC Bank
• None of these

46. As per GDP figures on calendar year basis, according to World Bank, which one of the following economies will have highest GDP growth in the year 2011 ?

• US
• China
• Japan
• India
• Brazil

47. In respect of infrastructure bonds issued under provisions of Section 80 CCF of the Income Tax Act, what is the maximum amount (Rs. in thousands), upto which these bonds can be covered ?

• 30
• 20
• 40
• 50
• None of these

48. Which of the following is the full form of the abbreviation ‘IFRS’ as used in corporate / finance sector ?

• Indian Financial Reconciliation Standards
• Interpretation and Formal Reporting System
• International Financial Reporting Standards
• International Financial Reporting System
• None of these

49. As per the new guidelines issued by SEBI, companies are required to list shares within how many days of the closure of the Initial Public Offers (IPOs) ?

• 60 days
• 12 days
• 30 days
• 45 days
• None of these

50. RTGS stands for ……….

• Real Time Gross Settlements
• Reduced Time Gross Settlements
• Relative Time Gross Settlements
• Real Total Gross Securities
• None of these

Read More