SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) TIER I General Knowledge- Re-Exam 2013 – Held on 20 July 2014 I Shift

SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) TIER I General Knowledge- Re-Exam 2013 – Held on 20 July 2014 I Shift. Previous Years Solved Questions Papers.

Q.1:- Wildlife Protection Act was implemented in India in ?

  1. 1972
  2. 1986
  3. 1964
  4. 1956

Q.2:- Which one of the following is a Sedimentary Rock ?

  1. Granite
  2. Charnockite
  3. Basalt
  4. Arkose

Q.3:- Highly specialized form of agriculture in which crops like coffee, tea and rubber are cultivated refer to ?

  1. Multiple cropping
  2. Plantation agriculture
  3. Terrace farming
  4. Extensive farming

Q.4:- International Ozone Day is celebrated on ?

  1. 5th September
  2. 16th September
  3. 11th September
  4. 20th September

Q.5:- In India, there are many coal fields found in ?

  1. Cauvery Valley
  2. Krishna Valley
  3. Ganga Valley
  4. Damodar Valley

Q.6:- The newly hatched tadpole breaths through its ?

  1. Lung
  2. External Gills
  3. Internal Gills
  4. All of the above

Q.7:- Virus in Latin means ?

  1. Sweet
  2. Small
  3. Fluid
  4. Poison

Q.8:- The biological process in which both aerobes and anaerobes degrade organic matter is ?

  1. Manuring
  2. Composting
  3. Digesting
  4. Nitrifying

Q.9:- Statement I : Complex tissue is made up of more than one type of cells.

Statement II : Meristems are examples of permanent tissue.

  1. Statement I is correct, but statement II is incorrect.
  2. Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is correct.
  3. Both statements I and II are correct.
  4. Both statements I and II are incorrect.

Q.10:- The cuticle is absent in ?

  1. Leaf
  2. Stem
  3. Root
  4. Fruit

Q.11:- Intercalary meristems are found in ?

  1. Node
  2. Lateral Bud
  3. Terminal Bud
  4. Inter Node

Q.12:- Super Conductors are substances that ?

  1. Offer minimum resistance to flow of electric current
  2. Conduct electricity at low temperature
  3. Conduct electricity at high temperature
  4. Offer high resistance to the flow of electric current

Q.13:- A thin oil film on a water surface appears coloured because of ?

  1. Reflection
  2. Interference
  3. Diffraction
  4. Polarization
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Q.14:- A tachometer is a device used to measure ?

  1. Gravitational Pull
  2. Speed of Rotation
  3. Surface Tension
  4. Dispersive Power

Q.15:- When cathode rays strike a target of high atomic weight, they give rise to ?

  1. Alpha rays
  2. Beta and Gama Rays
  3. X Rays
  4. Positive Rays

Q.16:- Different computers are connected to a LAN by a cable and a ?

  1. Modem
  2. Interface Card
  3. Special Wires
  4. Telephone Lines

Q.17:- Which one of the following was the top exporter company of software in 2001 in India ?

  1. Infosys
  2. TCS
  3. Sun
  4. Wipro

Q.18:- The major use of sulphur is in the manufacture of ?

  1. H2SO4
  2. H2S
  3. SO2
  4. Fungicide

Q.19:- Atoms of different elements have ?

  1. Same atomic number and same electronic configuration
  2. Different atomic number and same electronic configuration
  3. Different atomic number and different number of valence electrons
  4. Same number of electrons and neutrons

Q.20:- Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?

  1. Vitamin-A : Scurvy
  2. Vitamin-B : Rickets
  3. Vitamin-C: Night Blindness
  4. Vitamin-E : Reproduction

Q.21:- Organic compounds are ?

  1. Covalent compounds
  2. Ionic compounds
  3. Co-ordination compounds
  4. Interstitial compounds

Q.22:- Major pesticidal properties are present in ?

  1. Jatropha
  2. Castor
  3. Pongamia
  4. Jamun

Q.23:- The ‘Greenhouse Effect’ is mainly due to increase in atmospheric ?

  1. Ozone
  2. Nitrogen
  3. Sulphur Dioxide
  4. Carbon Dioxide

Q.24:- Which of the following is not dealt under Section 3(3) of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 ?

  1. The Biodiversity Authority
  2. The Coastal Zone Management Authority
  3. Authority set-up to monitor the State of Notified Ecologically Sensitive Areas
  4. Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Right Authority

Q.25:- Which of the following statements is true ?

  1. Animals worry about raising their family
  2. Animals make several feeding trips in a day
  3. Animals often behave sensibly
  4. Animals do not know meaning of brotherhood

Q.26:- Green blocks are referred to ?

  1. Green Cover
  2. Green Ministry
  3. Bio-Bricks
  4. Pro-Biotic Curd
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Q.27:- India Celebrated its “Polio Free Status” during the month of ?

  1. December 2013
  2. January 2013
  3. January 2010
  4. February 2014

Q.28:- Telangana State is the bifurcation of ?

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Andhra Pradesh
  3. Seemandhra
  4. Odisha and Tamil Nadu

Q.29:- Which of the following is not correct ?

  1. CISF – Central Industrial Security Force
  2. BSF – Border Security Force
  3. UNDP – United Nation’s Development Project
  4. SIT – Special Investigation Team

Q.30:- A book entitled “The Hindus : An Alternative History” is written by ?

  1. Shobha De
  2. R. Ambedkar
  3. Wendy Doniger
  4. Salman Rushdie

Q.31:- The father of Economics is ?

  1. Marshall
  2. Adam Smith
  3. M. Keynes
  4. Karl Marx

Q.32:- Which country awards Nobel Prize ?

  1. France
  2. Sweden
  3. Switzerland
  4. S.A.

Q.33:- The first nuclear explosion in India was conducted at ?

  1. Pokhran
  2. Bombay
  3. Nellie
  4. Sriharikota

Q.34:- Jawahar Rozgar Yojana was introduced in ?

  1. Fifth Five Year Plan
  2. Sixth Five Year Plan
  3. Seventh Five Year Plan
  4. Eighth Five Year Plan

Q.35:- The sweetmeat is referred to ?

  1. Camel Meat
  2. Goat Meat
  3. Feta Cheese
  4. Petha of Agra

Q.36:- Capital market deals with ?

  1. Short term fund
  2. Long term fund
  3. Cash
  4. Both long and short term funds

Q.37:- The new Agriculture Strategy in India was introduced in ?

  1. 1956
  2. 1966
  3. 1976
  4. 1986

Q.38:- The sale of branded articles is common in a situation of ?

  1. Excess capacity
  2. Monopolistic competition
  3. Monopoly
  4. Pure competition

Q.39:- Production refers to ?

  1. Destruction of utility
  2. Creation of utilities
  3. Exchange value
  4. Use of a product

Q.40:- The law of diminishing returns applies to ?

  1. Industrial sector
  2. Agricultural sector
  3. Service Sector
  4. All of the above

Q.41:- Bureaucracy literally means a system of government by ?

  1. Elected representative
  2. Nominated representative
  3. Officials
  4. Group of landlords

Q.42:- A federal government is in the shape of ?

  1. Command by the centre
  2. Appeal from the states
  3. Agreement between the Centre and the States
  4. Single Party Rule
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Q.43:- Parliamentary or Presidential Government can be distinguished mainly by ?

  1. Its federal nature
  2. The rigidity of the constitution
  3. The employer-employee relations
  4. The legislative executive relations

Q.44:- The phrase “Equality Before Law” used in Article-14 of Indian Constitution has been borrowed from ?

  1. USA
  2. Germany
  3. Britain
  4. Greece

Q.45:- Who said, “The State exists because crime exists in society, otherwise there would be no need of a State ?

  1. Herbert Spencer
  2. S. Mill
  3. John Locke
  4. Tocqueville

Q.46:- The Quit India Resolution (1942) proposed the starting of a non-violent mass struggle on the widest possible scale. Who gave the mantra “Do or Die” for this struggle ?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi
  2. Subhash Chandra Bose
  3. Jawaharlal Nehru
  4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Q.47:- Napoleon got finally overthrown in the Battle of Waterloo in the year ?

  1. 1814
  2. 1813
  3. 1815
  4. 1816

Q.48:- Who was the first Woman President of India National Congress ?

  1. Sarojini Naidu
  2. Sucheta Kripalani
  3. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
  4. Annie Besant

Q.49:- The famous Sun Temple at Konark was built by ?

  1. Prataparudra
  2. Anantavarman
  3. Narasimha – I
  4. Narasimha – II

Q.50:- Ashok spread Buddhism all over India and Ceylon by ?

  1. Teaching the Triratnas
  2. Sending the Dharma Mahamatras
  3. Waging wars
  4. Becoming a Buddhist Monk