Staff Selection Commission Junior Engineers : General Knowldege Model Paper

S.S.C. Junior Engineer Exam., 2013

General knowledge Solved Paper Held on 09.06.2013

1. The characteristic feature of democratic socialism is–

1. Privatization 
2. Liberalization
3. Nationalization 
4. Socialization

2. If a group of rich people use power for their selfish goals, it is called as–

1. Monarchy 
2. Oligarchy
3. Policy 
4. Democracy

3. Who said that “Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains” ?

1. Locke 
2. Aristotle
3. Marx 
4. Rousseau

4. A civil servant in India may exercise political liberty by–

1. joining any political party 
2. contesting in the elections
3. criticizing the government 
4. exercising his franchise

5. The term ‘Law’ used in the phrase ‘Rule of Law’ refers to–

1. Positive law 
2. Natural law
3. Common law 
4. Conventions of the Constitution

6. The total physical product per unit of a variable input is known as–

1. Average product 
2. Average returns
3. Average physical product 
4. Average revenue

7. The discount on price when a large quantity is purchased is known as–

1. Volume discount 
2. Maximum discount
3. Minimum discount 
4. Marginal discount

8. Who was the first economist to have coined the terms ‘Micro Economics’ and ‘Macro Economics’ ?

1. Milton Friedman 
2. Ragnar Frisch
3. J. M. Keynes 
4. Paul Samuelson

9. In a free enterprise economy, the decision on what shall be produced is made by–

1. Demand 
2. Income
3. Price mechanism 
4. Cost

10. The main reason for the high growth of money supply in India since 1970 has been the rise in–

1. Foreign lending
2. Foreign borrowing
3. RBI credit to the government
4. Bank credit to the private sector

11. Who was the first Muslim to be elected as President of the Indian National Congress?

1. Syed Ahmad Khan 
2. Agha Khan
3. Muhammad Ali Jinnah 
4. Badruddin Tyabji

12. Which of the following was not known to the Rigvedic period ?

1. Joint family system 
2. Agriculture
3. Marriage system 
4. Varna system

13. The first Muslim king who invaded South India was–

1. Balban 
2. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
3. Babur 
4. Alauddin Khilji

14. The Great Bath was located in–

1. Harappa 
2. Mohenjodaro
3. Lothal 
4. Kalibangan

15. The Mughal judicial system was based on–

1. Persian law 
2. Hebrew law
3. Islamic law 
4. Indian law

16. Hurricanes are generally–

1. active over the land 
2. traveling in families
3. dust storms 
4. active over the sea

17. Orinoco oil belt is in–

1. Dubai 
2. Saudi Arabia
3. Venezuela 
4. D) Brazil

18. The highest peak in Africa is–

1. Aconcagua 
2. Kilimanjaro
3. McKinley 
4. Mount Elbrus

19. A layer of the Earth made up of mixed metals and silicates is called–

1. Sial 
2. Sima
3. Mantle 
4. Nife

20. The exhaustion of soil fertility is the result of–

1. Cover cropping 
2. Multiple cropping
3. Rotation cropping 
4. Over cropping

21. What type of fruit is pineapple?

1. Siliqua 
2. Sorosis
3. Syconus 
4. Samara

22. Strobilus is a structure associated with–

1. Pea 
2. Potato
3. Pinus 
4. Palm

23. Signet-ring is seen in the life cycle of–

1. Mosquito 
2. Plasmodium
3. Entamoeba 
4. Giardia

24. The number of occipital condyles in man is–

1. One
2. Two
3. Three 
4. Four

25. Migratory larvae of Ascaris produce symptoms of pneumonia. This is known as–

1. Down’s syndrome 
2. Klinefelter’s syndrome
3. Turner’s syndrome 
4. Loeffler’s syndrome

26. Which one of the following animals is an osmoconformer ?

1. Hagfish 
2. Seal
3. Whale 
4. Rohu

27. Which one of the following is the source of Solar energy ?

1. Nuclear fission
2. Nuclear fusion
3. Artificial radioactivity
4. X-ray emission

28. Who, for the first time, successfully determined the charge of an electron ?

1. Thomspon 
2. Millikan
3. Rutherford 
4. Coulomb

29. The ‘solder’ used for connecting electronic circuits consists of–

1. Lead and Tin 
2. Tin and Iron
3. Copper and Lead 
4. Lead and Aluminium

30. What type of molecular motion is responsible for heat conduction?

1. Translational 
2. Vibrational
3. Rotational 
4. Spin

31. Pick the odd one out–

1. Compiler 
2. Interpreter
3. Assembler 
4. Word Processor

32. MS-Office is an example of–

1. an operation system 
2. a telecommunication software
3. a programming language 
4. a productivity software

33. In India, the day 5th September is celebrated as Teacher’s Day to honour the birthday of–

1. Rabindra Nath Tagore 
2. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
3. Dr. Rajendra Prasad 
4. Mrs. Indira Gandhi

34. Which among the following polluting agents is responsible for creating a hole in the ozone layer?

1. CO 
2. CFC
3. SO2 
4. CH4

35. Injection of weakened microbes to confer resistance to a disease is known as–

1. Transfusion 
2. Vaccination
3. Inoculation 
4. Intimation

36. Who, among the following, is the author of ‘Das-Kapital’ ?

1. Rousseau 
2. Karl Marx
3. Chanakya 
4. Montesquieu

37. When and where will the next Olympics be held?

1. Beijing, 2014 
2. Shanghai,2012
3. Rio-de-janeiro, 2016 
4. Taiwan, 2013

38. A Persian form of singing a poem is called–

1. Ghazal 
2. Qawali
3. Thumri 
4. Bhajan

39. Green-house effect causes–

1. increase of temperature 
2. increase of moisture in air
3. decrease of temperature 
4. decrease of moisture in air

40. The advantage of rain-water harvesting is that it–

1. helps in reducing floods
2. increases the ground water level
3. causes more rains
4. reduces floods and replenishes ground water

41. Volvo, the car manufacturing company, introduced–

1. Alarm 
2. Fog light
3. Seat belts 
4. Rear view mirrors

42. The Dark Continent is–

1. Asia 
2. Australia
3. Africa 
4. Europe

43. The major constituent of air is–

1. Nitrogen 
2. Carbon dioxide
3. Oxygen 
4. Hydrogen

44. The souring of milk to curd is an example of–

1. Saponification 
2. Putrefaction
3. Fermentation 
4. Esterfication

45. Which one of the following compounds is formed when formaldehyde is treated with Grignard reagent?

1. Primary alcohol 
2. Secondary alcohol
3. Tertiary alcohol 
4. Dihydric alcohol

46. Fly ash is–

1. CO2 
2. Organic particular matter
3. Small ash particles 
4. NOx

47. Addition of chlorine to raw water before treatment is known as–

1. Plain chlorination 
2. Post-chlorination
3. Pre-chlorination 
4. Super-chlorination

48. Which of the following is not a water treatment technique?

1. Reverse osmosis 
2. Ion exchange
3. Electro-dialysis 
4. Electrostatic precipitation

49. Which one of the following is a major indoor air pollutant in India?

1. Ozone 
2. Peroxy Acetyl Nitrite (PAN)
3. Carbon monoxide 
4. Sulphur dioxide

50. Multi Drug Therapy is for the infection of–

1. Leprosy 
2. AIDS
3. Cholera 
4. Hepatitis

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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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General Awareness : Model Solved Paper

26. Who said, “Parliamentary System provides a daily as well as a periodic assessment of the Government” ?

• Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
• Shri B. N. Rao
• Shri Jawahar Lal Nehru
• Dr. Rajendra Prasad

27. The legal advisor to the State Government is known as—

• Advocate-General
• Attorney-General
• Solicitor-General
• State Public Prosecutor

28. The maximum duration of Zero Hour in Lok Sabha is—

• 30 minutes
• One hour
• Two hours
• Unspecified

29. Which agency acts as coordinator between Union Government, Planning Commission and State Governments ?

• National Integration Council
• Finance Commission
• National Development Council
• Inter-State Council

30. When will demand become a grant ?

• When a demand is proposed
• After the discussion on demand is over
• After the demand is granted
• When the Budget Session is closed

31. What makes the Judiciary the guardian of the Constitution ?

• Independence
• Service Conditions
• Salary
• Judicial Review

32. What is the name of Judicial organ of UNO ?

• Supreme Court
• Court of International Justice
• Judicial Forum
• International Court of Justice

33. The Election disputes regarding the Election of President and Vice-President can be heard by—
Parliament
Central Election Commission
Supreme Court
Attorney-General of India
34. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee suggested that the structure of Panchayati Raj should consist of—

• The village, the block and the district levels
• The mandal and the district levels
• The village, the district and the State levels
• The village, the mandal, the district and the State levels

35. Which of the following has banned ‘floor crossing’ by the members elected on a party ticket to the legislature ?

• 52nd Constitution Amendment
• Representation of People Act
• National Security Act
• Maintenance of Internal Security Act

36. The expression ‘Creamy Layer’ used in the judgement of the Supreme Court relating to the case regarding reservations refers to—

• Those sections of society which pay Income-tax
• Those sections of socially and educationally backward classes of the society that are economically advanced
• Those sections of the society that are considered advanced according to Karpuri Thakur formula
• All sections of upper castes of the society

37. When was the Panchtantra written ?

• Maurya Period
• Kanishka Period
• Gupta Period
• Harsha Period

38. Which one among the following is regarded as the ‘Magna Carta’ of Indian education ?

• Wood’s Despatch
• Hunter’s Commission
• Sadler Commission
• Wardha Scheme

39. The battle of Mahabharata is believed to have been fought at Kurukshetra for—

• 14 days
• 16 days
• 18 days
• 20 days

40. The Mukteswara Temple is located at—

• Puri
• Belur
• Konark
• Bhubaneswar

41. Which king of the Gupta Dynasty was called the ‘Napoleon of India’ ?

• Samudragupta
• Chandragupta Vikramaditya
• Sri Gupta
• Chandragupta-I

42. Between which two rulers was the First Battle of Panipat fought ?

• Akbar and Bahlol Lodi
• Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
• Bairam Khan and Sikandar Lodi
• Shah Jahan and Daulat Khan Lodi

43. Who is the author of Ain-i-Akbari ?

• Abul Fazal
• Abdus Samad
• Bairam Khan
• Raja Todarmal

44. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists—
       List-I            —      List-II
Peshwas           1. Nagpur
Gaekwads        2. Pune
Bhonsles           3. Indore
Holkers              4. Baroda
Codes :

•   (b)   (c)   (d)
•  2      4     1     3
•  1      3     2     4
•  2      4     3     1
•  4      3     2     1

45. Which reformer from Maharashtra was known as Lokhitavadi ?

• Pandit Ramabai
• Gopal Krishna Gokhale
• M. G. Ranade
• Gopal Hari Deshmukh

46. ‘Din-e-Ilahi’ of Akbar was not a success because—

• After Akbar, it was not patronized
• The Muslims did not accept other religious practices
• It was not suitably projected to the masses
• All the above

47. Who was the author of the book ‘My Experiments with Truth’ ?

• Aurobindo Ghosh
• Bal Gangadhar Tilak
• M. K. Gandhi
• Vinoba Bhave

48. Give the correct chronological order of the following events—
1. Formation of Muslim League
2. Formation of All India Untouchability League
3. Formation of All India Trade Union Congress
4. Formation of Indian National Congress

• 2, 4, 1, 3
• 3, 4, 1, 2
• 4, 3, 1, 2
• 4, 1, 3, 2

49. 80% of the coal in India comes from—

• Jharia and Raniganj
• Kantapalli and Singareni
• Singrauli and Korba
• Neyveli

50. Dry zone agriculture in India contributes nearly 40% of the total—

• Commercial crops
• Fodder crops
• Food crops
• Plantation products

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