SSC Combined Graduate Level TIER I Exam 16-05-2010 First Shift with Solutions : General Awareness

Q.1:- A concave lens always forms an image which is

  1. Real and erect
  2. Virtual and erect
  3. Real and inverted
  4. Virtual and inverted

Q.2:- A vitamin requires Cobalt for its activity. The Vitamin is

  1. Vitamin B12
  2. Vitamin D
  3. Vitamin B2
  4. Vitamin A

Q.3:- One of the constituents of tear gas is

  1. Ethane
  2. Ethanol
  3. Ether
  4. Chloropicrin

Q.4:- The modulus of rigidity is the ratio of

  1. Longitudinal stress to longitudinal strain
  2. Volume stress to volume strain
  3. Shearing stress to shearing strain
  4. Tensile stress to tensile strain

Q.5:- The propagation of sound waves in a gas involves

  1. Adiabatic compression and rarefaction
  2. Isothermal compression and rarefaction
  3. Isochoric compression and rarefaction
  4. Isobaric compression and rarefaction

Q.6:- An atomic clock is based on transitions in

  1. Sodium
  2. Caesium
  3. Magnesium
  4. Aluminium

Q.7:- Plasma membrane in eukaryotic cells is made up of

  1. Phospholipid
  2. Lipoprotein
  3. Phospholipo-Protein
  4. Phospho-Protein

Q.8:- Which one of the following is also called the ‘power plants’ of the cell ?

  1. Golgi body
  2. Mitochondrion
  3. Ribosome
  4. Lysosome

Q.9:- What is the chemical name of vinegar ?

  1. Citric Acid
  2. Acetic Acid
  3. Pyruvic Acid
  4. Malic Acid

Q.10:- Which of the following is not a property of heavy water ?

  1. Boiling point of heavy water is lower than that of ordinary water
  2. Density of heavy water is higher than that of ordinary water
  3. Freezing point of heavy water is higher than that of ordinary water
  4. It produces corrosion

Q.11:- In which of the following processes is energy released ?

  1. Respiration
  2. Photosynthesis
  3. Ingestion
  4. Absorption

Q.12:- Animals living in the tree trunks are known as ?

  1. Arboreal
  2. Volant
  3. Amphibious
  4. Aquatic

Q.13:- Arrange the following in chronological order

  1. Tughlaqs
  2. Lodis
  3. Saiyids
  4. Ilbari Turks
  5. Khiljis

Choose the correct option

  1. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  2. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
  3. 2, 4, 5, 3, 1
  4. 4, 5, 1, 3, 2
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Q.14:- The book titled “The Indian War of Independence” was written by

  1. Krishna Verma
  2. Madame Cama
  3. G. Tilak
  4. D. Savarkar

Q.15:- Who was the founder of the ‘Servants of India Society’ ?

  1. K. Gokhale
  2. G. Ranade
  3. G. Tilak
  4. Bipin Chandra Pal

Q.16:- The term ‘Caste’ was derived from

  1. Portuguese
  2. Dutch
  3. German
  4. English

Q.17:- The term “Greater India” denotes

  1. Political Unity
  2. Cultural Unity
  3. Religious Unity
  4. Social Unity

Q.18:- Formalised system of trading agreements with groups of countries is known as

  1. Trading Blocks
  2. Trade Ventures
  3. Trade Partners
  4. Trade Organisations

Q.19:- Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of

  1. Bernard Shaw
  2. Karl Marx
  3. Lenin
  4. Leo Tolstoy

Q.20:- Seismic sea waves which approach the coasts at greater force are known as

  1. Tides
  2. Tsunami
  3. Current
  4. Cyclone

Q.21:- Depression formed due to deflating action of winds are called

  1. Playas
  2. Yardang
  3. Ventifacts
  4. Sand Dunes

Q.22:- The land of maximum biodiversity is

  1. Tropical
  2. Temperate
  3. Monsoonal
  4. Equatorial

Q.23:- If input frequency of a full wave rectifier be n, then output frequency would be

  1. n/2
  2. n
  3. 3n/2
  4. 2n

Q.24:- Heat transfer horizontally within the atmosphere is called

  1. Conduction
  2. Convection
  3. Absorption
  4. Advection

Q.25:- Indian Standard Time relates to

  1. 5 Degree E Longitude
  2. 5 Degree E Longitude
  3. 5 Degree E Longitude
  4. 0 Degree Longitude

Q.26:- Who is rightly called the “Father of Local Self Government” in India ?

  1. Lord Mayo
  2. Lord Ripon
  3. Lord Curzon
  4. Lord Clive

Q.27:- The Directive Principles of State Policy was adopted from the

  1. British Constitution
  2. Swiss Constitution
  3. S. Constitution
  4. Irish Constitution

Q.28:- Which is the second nearest star to the Earth after the Sun ?

  1. Vega
  2. Sirius
  3. Proxima Centauri
  4. Alpha Centauri
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Q.29:- The two forms of democracy are

  1. Parliamentary and Presidential
  2. Direct and Indirect
  3. Monarchical and Republican
  4. Parliamentary and King

Q.30:- Which is an extra constitutional body ?

  1. Language Commission
  2. Planning Commission
  3. Election Commission
  4. Finance Commission

Q.31:- The Prime Minister of India is

  1. Elected
  2. Appointed
  3. Nominated
  4. Selected

Q.32:- Which is not an All India Service ?

  1. Indian Administrative Service
  2. Indian Police Force
  3. Indian Foreign Service
  4. Indian Forest Service

Q.33:- The forest in Sunderban is called

  1. Scrub Jungle
  2. Mangrove
  3. Deciduous Forest
  4. Tundra

Q.34:- Noise is measured in

  1. Watt
  2. REM
  3. Centigrade
  4. Decibel

Q.35:- Who among the following captured his third consecutive National Billiards title in the year 2009 ?

  1. Pankaj Advani
  2. Devendra Joshi
  3. Geet Sethi
  4. Dhruv Sitawala

Q.36:- The messenger Satellite launched by NASA is to study ?

  1. Mercury
  2. Venus
  3. Saturn
  4. Jupiter

Q.37:- What was the name of the ship that sank near the Paradip Port in September, 2009 causing an oil spill ?

  1. Red Rose
  2. Black Rose
  3. White Rose
  4. Green Rose

Q.38:- Who among the following has been honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2007 ?

  1. Yash Chopra
  2. Ustaad Amjad Ali Khan
  3. Manna Dey
  4. Nageshwara Rao

Q.39:- An Intelligent terminal ?

  1. Has a microprocessor, but cannot be programmed by the user
  2. Can process small data processing jobs, with the use of a large CPU
  3. Interacts with the user in English
  4. Cannot take data from the user

Q.40:- Which one of the following is not a method  of estimating National Income ?

  1. Expenditure method
  2. Product method
  3. Matrix method
  4. Income method

Q.41:- The monetary policy in India is formulated by

  1. Central Government
  2. Industrial Financial Corporation of India
  3. Reserve Bank of India
  4. Industrial Development Bank of India
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Q.42:- A short term government security paper is called

  1. Share
  2. Debenture
  3. Mutual Fund
  4. Treasury Bill

Q.43:- WTO basically promotes

  1. Financial Support
  2. Global Peace
  3. Unilateral Trade
  4. Multilateral Trade

Q.44:- Under which market condition do firms have excess capacity ?

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

Q.45:- Price theory is also known as

  1. Macro Economics
  2. Development Economics
  3. Public Economics
  4. Micro Economics

Q.46:- At present, India is following

  1. Fixed exchange rate
  2. Floating exchange rate
  3. Pegged up exchange rate
  4. Pegged down exchange rate

Q.47:- Who among the following won the ‘ICC Cricketer of the Year Award’ for the year 2009 ?

  1. S. Dhoni
  2. Gautam Gambhir
  3. Mitchell Johnson
  4. Tillakaratne Dilshan

Q.48:- The bats can fly in the dark because

  1. They can see the objects in darkness
  2. They have weak legs and are likely to be attacked by predators
  3. They generate flashes of light
  4. They generate ultrasonic sound waves

Q.49:- What changes will happen to a bowl of ice and water kept at exactly zero degree Celsius ?

  1. All ice will melt
  2. All water will become ice
  3. No change will happen
  4. Only some ice will melt

Q.50:- National Income is the

  1. Net National Product at market price
  2. Net National Product at factor cost
  3. Net Domestic Product at market price
  4. Net Domestic Product at factor cost