General Awareness : SSC Combined Graduate Level Tier-I Re-Exam Held On 30th August, 2015 with Solutions

Q.1:- Meanders are the features formed by ?

  1. Glaciers
  2. Rivers
  3. Winds
  4. Ocean Waters

Q.2:- Linseed is obtained from ?

  1. Castro
  2. Flax
  3. Groundnut
  4. Sesame

Q.3:- If 20% or more area of the country suffers from rain deficits during monsoon season, it is termed as ?

  1. Flood year
  2. Drought year
  3. Famine year
  4. Self sufficient year

Q.4:- Rajasthan canal receives water from which of the following rivers ?

  1. Yamuna
  2. Jhelum
  3. Ravi
  4. Sutlej

Q.5:- Uneven distribution of insolation on the earth is mainly due to the ?

  1. Spherical shape of the earth
  2. Distribution of land and water
  3. Direction of the winds
  4. Presence of pressure belts

Q.6:- The radiation that can penetrate deepest in our body ?

  1. UV Radiation
  2. Alpha Particles
  3. Β-Particles
  4. Gamma Particles

Q.7:- Which of the following organism possesses characteristics of a plant and an  animal ?

  1. Euglena
  2. Mycoplasma
  3. Paramecium
  4. Chlorella

Q.8:- Match the following :

I II
(a) Anabaena Bacteria
(b) Mucor Gymnosperm
(c) Pseudomonas Fungi
(d) Ephedra Blue-Green Algae

 

  1. a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
  2. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
  3. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
  4. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3

Q.9:- Techycardia is a condition characterized by ?

  1. heart rate decreases from the normal
  2. heart rate increases from the normal
  3. heart beat stops
  4. heart fails to pump

Q.10:- Oxyntic cell is meant for the secretion of ?

  1. Pepsin
  2. Enterokinase
  3. Hydrochloric acid
  4. Lactic acid

Q.11:- Sound is heard over longer distances on rainy days because ?

  1. Sound travels slowly in moist air
  2. Sound travels faster in moist air
  3. Moist air does not absorb sound
  4. Moist air absorbs sound

Q.12:- X-rays are ?

  1. positively charged particles
  2. negatively charged particles
  3. neutral particles
  4. None of these

Q.13:- Which one of the following is a vestigial organ ?

  1. Eye-brow
  2. Collar bone
  3. Wisdom teeth
  4. Nails

Q.14:- Railway tracks are banked on curves to that ?

  1. the train may not fall down inwards
  2. the weight of the train may be reduced
  3. necessary centripetal force may be obtained from the horizontal component of the normal reaction due to track
  4. no frictional force may be produced between the wheels and the track
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Q.15:- After ‘PROM’ is programmed, we can only ……… the information.

  1. Read
  2. Write
  3. Read and Write
  4. Remove

Q.16:- We feel cool when we sit near the fan, this is because ?

  1. Fan gives cool air
  2. Fan cools surrounding air
  3. Air vapourises the sweat on our body
  4. We feel cool when air touches the body

Q.17:- Water flows off the wings of birds and insects due to the presence of ?

  1. Waxes
  2. Sugars
  3. Proteins
  4. Minerals

Q.18:- Which one of the following chemicals is associated with muscle fatigue ?

  1. Uric acid
  2. Acetic acid
  3. Pyruvic acid
  4. Lactic acid

Q.19:- Which one of the following does not contain silver ?

  1. Horn silver
  2. Ruby silver
  3. German silver
  4. Lunar caustic

Q.20:- The average kinetic energy of the molecules of an ideal gas is directly proportional to ?

  1. Velocity of Molecules
  2. Mass of Molecules
  3. Absolute temperature of the gas
  4. Temperature of environment

Q.21:- ROM stands for ?

  1. Real Office Manager
  2. Read Only Memory
  3. Read Only Memorandum
  4. Role on Memory

Q.22:- An important green-house gas other than methane being produced from the agriculture fields is ?

  1. Nitrous oxide
  2. Ammonia
  3. Sulphur dioxide
  4. Arsine

Q.23:- Acid rain is caused due to the pollution of atmosphere by ?

  1. Oxides of Carbon and Nitrogen
  2. Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulphur
  3. Oxides of Nitrogen and Phosphorus
  4. None of these

Q.24:- The land which is not cultivated every year though it is suitable for cultivation ?

  1. Waste land
  2. Pasture land
  3. Fallow land
  4. Cultivable waste land

Q.25:- Who among the following is the first India to swim across English Channel ?

  1. Aarti Saha
  2. Mihir Sen
  3. K. Bannerji
  4. Vikram Merchant

Q.26:- Which of the following chemicals is responsible for depletion of Ozone layer in the atmosphere ?

  1. Chlorofluorocarbons
  2. Nitrous Oxide
  3. Sulphur Dioxide
  4. Carbon Dioxide

Q.27:- Who has authored the book ‘One Life is Not Enough’ ?

  1. S. Naipal
  2. Natwar Singh
  3. P.S. Gill
  4. Khushwant Singh
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Q.28:- In the final of the IPL-2015 T-20 Tournament Mumbai Indians defeated ?

  1. Kings XI Punjab
  2. Royal Challengers Bangalore
  3. Rajasthan Royals
  4. Chennai Superkings

Q.29:- Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 has been awarded to ?

  1. Malala Yusufzai (Pakistan)
  2. Kailash Satyarthi (India)
  3. Both Malala Yusufzai (Pakistan) and Kailash Satyarthi (India)
  4. Neither Malala Yusufzai (Pakistan) nor Kailash Satyarthi (India)

Q.30:- Who was the recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2014 ?

  1. Shashi Kapoor
  2. Shakti Kapoor
  3. Shashikant Kapoor
  4. Shekhar Kapoor

Q.31:- Who among the following was the first European to be selected as President of Indian National Congress ?

  1. Annie Besant
  2. George Yule
  3. O. Hume
  4. Alfred Webb

Q.32:- Palk Strait is situated between ?

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

Q.33:- Birmingham in U.K. is famous for ?

  1. Iron and Steel Industry
  2. Sugar Industry
  3. Paper Industry
  4. Aluminium Industry

Q.34:- Which city is hosting the 2016 Olympic Games ?

  1. Seoul
  2. Barcelona
  3. Rio-de-Janeiro
  4. Los Angeles

Q.35:- Which of the following industries is at Koraput ?

  1. Ship Building
  2. Aircrafts Building
  3. Iron and Steel
  4. Electric Locomotives

Q.36:- One of the following expenditure is an example of investment expenditure ?

  1. An entrepreneur purchasing a computer for domestic use
  2. A firm purchasing raw materials for final production
  3. An entrepreneur buying plane tickets for a family trip
  4. A firm purchasing computer for smooth maintenance of accounts

Q.37:- Point out the incorrect pair ?

  1. Green Revolution – Agricultural Development
  2. White Revolution – Dairy Development
  3. Blue Revolution – Development of Fisheries
  4. Operation Flood – Irrigation Development

Q.38:- Steel sheets used in the production of furnitures is an example of ?

  1. An intermediate good
  2. A final good
  3. An investment good
  4. A consumption good

Q.39:- Which of the following is not an economic activity ?

  1. A labourer working in a factory
  2. A CRPF jawan guarding country’s borders
  3. A teacher teaching his own son
  4. A farmer tilling his own land

Q.40:- Which of the following pair is incorrect ?

  1. Comrade – Mohammed Ali
  2. Indian Sociologist – Lala Hard Dayal
  3. Young India – Lala Lajpat Rai
  4. Common Weal – Annie Besant
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Q.41:- Indian economy is an example of mixed economy because ?

  1. Urban sector coexists with vast rural sector
  2. Traditional subsistence economy coexists with modern economy
  3. Private sector coexists with public sector enterprises
  4. Monopoly elements coexist with competitive elements

Q.42:- Who administers the oath of office to the President ?

  1. Chief Justice of India
  2. Speaker of Lok Sabha
  3. Vice President
  4. Prime Minister

Q.43:- The President of India can be removed from his office by the ?

  1. Chief Justice of India
  2. Parliament
  3. Lok Sabha
  4. Prime Minister

Q.44:- With which conspiracy case Aurobindo Ghosh’s name is connected ?

  1. Kakori Conspiracy Case
  2. Lahore Conspiracy Case
  3. Meerut Conspiracy Case
  4. Alipore Conspiracy Case

Q.45:- Who among the following are involved with Cauvery River Dispute ?

  1. The Central Government and Karnataka
  2. The Central Government and Tamil Nadu
  3. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
  4. Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry

Q.46:- Who was the founder of Swatantra Party ?

  1. G. Tilak
  2. Dadabhai Naoroji
  3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  4. Rajagopalachari

Q.47:- Arrange in chronological order ?

  1. Cabinet Mission
  2. Cripps Mission
  3. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
  4. Minto-Marley Reforms
  1. 3, 2, 4, 1
  2. 1, 2, 3, 4
  3. 4, 3, 2, 1
  4. 2, 3, 4, 1

Q.48:- The Political Guru of Mahatma Gandhi was ?

  1. Dadabhai Naoroji
  2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  3. Mahadev Govind Ranade
  4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q.49:- Who among the following is known as the ‘Napoleon of India’ ?

  1. Chandragupta
  2. Samudragupta
  3. Harshavardhana
  4. Ashoka

Q.50:- One of the following Indus Valley sites is in Pakistan ?

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