SSC General Awareness Solved Paper

1. The precipitation consisting of a mixture of snow and rain is-
(A) Sleet (B) Smog
(C) Snow-line (D) Fog
Anawer.A
2. ’Operation Flood’ was launched in 1970 to-
(A) Control floods
(B) Increase milk production
(C) Improve water sources
(D) Construct more dams
Anawer.B
3. Photogrammetry is
(A) Portraying gradient
(B) Movement of setlines
(C) A method of solving geo-
metrical problems
(D) Use of photography in
surveying and mapping
Anawer.D
4. The spice State of India is-
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Bihar
(C) Gujarat
(D) Kerala
Anawer.D
5. jog Falls is found across the river-
(A) Cauvery (B) Kabini
(C) Krishna (D) Sharavati
Anawer.D
6. Which of the following sea ports of India is the main outlet for
export of Tea ?
(A) Mumbai (B) Kolkata
(C) Kandla (D) Chennai
Anawer.B
7. The International Date Line passes through the-
(A) Pacific Ocean
(B) Atlantic Ocean
(C) Indian Ocean
(D) Arctic Ocean
Anawer.A
8. Which of the following is not a form of precipitation ?
(A) Rainfall (B) Snowfall
(C) Fog (D) Hail
Anawer.C
9. Which of the following is a Great
Circle Y
(A) The Tropic of Cancer
(B) The Arctic Circle
(C) The Equator
(D) The Tropic of Capricorn
Anawer.C
10. Tides in the sea have stored in them-
(A) Hydraulic energy
(B) Kinetic energy
(C) Gravitational potential energy
(D) A combination of all the above
Anawer.D
11. Which component of blood is considered as the guard cell of
our body ?
(A) R.B.C. (B) Platelets
(C) Plasma (D) W.B.C.
Anawer.D
12. Camel can walk easily in the desert, because-
(A) It has thick skin
(B) It can maintain water level in the body
(C) It has a layer of fat under the skin to combat heat
(D) It has long legs with padded paws
Anawer.D
13. The function of arteries in our body is to-
(A) Carry blood away from the heart
(B) Purify the blood
(C) Manufacture White Blood Corpuscles
(D) Carry blood back to the heart
Anawer.A
14. Plants climb by means of-
(A) Tendrils (B) Roots
(C) Pistil (D) Branches
Anawer.A
15. This term is associated with the Biology of silkworms.
(A) Apiculture
(B) Sericulture
(C) Sylviculture
(D) Pisciculture
Anawer.B
16. Pick out the correct sequence of a simple land food chain :
1. Deer
2. Grass
3. Tiger
(A) 1-2-3 (B) 3—2—1
(C) 1-3-2 (D) 2-1-3
Anawer.D
17. Sex in human beings is deter- mined by-
(A) Vitamins
(B) Chromosomes
(C) Hormones
(D) Nutrients
Anawer.B
18. Deficiency of fluorine in drinking water causes-
(A) Dental caries (cavity)
(B) Dental fluorosis
(C) Skeletal fluorosis
(D) Goiter
AnawerA
19. In man,urea is formed in-
(A) Kidney
(B) Liver
(C) Nephron
(D) Urinary Bladder
Anawer.B
20. The most important function of perspiration is-
(A) Get rid of the body wastes
(B) Regulate body temperature
(C) Regulate body wastes
(D) Lubricate the skin
Anawer.B
21. ECG is the instrument that records-
(A) Potential different of cardiac muscles
(B) Rate of respiration
(C) Rate of glomerular filtration
(D) Volume of blood pumped
Anawer.A
22. Hot spot is an area having-
(A) Wide variety of species
(B) Wealth of endemic species
(C) Rich variety of flora and fauna
(D) Conserving species in natural habitat
Anawer.B
23. Electromagnet is used in a—
(A) Calling bell
(B) Computer
(C) Motor
(D) Washing machine
Anawer.A
24. Kilo Watt Hour represents the unit for—
(A) Force (B) Power
(C) Time (D) Energy
Anawer.D
25. A transformer is used to-
(A) Convert mechanical energy into electrical energy
(B) Convert alternating current into direct current
(C) Convert direct current to alternating current
(D) Transform alternating current voltage
Anawer.D
26. Clear nights are colder than cloudy nights because of—
(A) Conduction
(B) Condensation
(C) Radiation
(D) lnsolation
Anawer.C
27. A stick partly dipped in water appears broken due to-
(A) Reflection
(B) Refraction
(C) Total internal reflection
(D) Diffraction
Anawer.B
28. What is condensation ?
(A) Change of gas into solid
(B) Change of solid into liquid
(C) Change of vapour into liquid
(D) Change of heat energy in to cooling energy
Anawer.C
29. Kinetic energy is converted in to electrical energy in-
(A) Electric Motor
(B) Dynamo
(C) Electromagnet
(D) Ammeter
Anawer.B
30. Floppy disk is an example of—
(A) Read Only Memory
(B) Random Access Memory
(C) Cache Memory
(D) Secondary Storage Memory
Anawer.D
31. Which of the following compounds are sprayed over clouds
to cause artificial rain ?
(A) Ice (B) NaOH
(C) Agl (D) NH4C1
Anawer.C
32. Iodine deficiency in diet is known to cause~—
(A) Rickets (B) Obesity
(C) Scurvy (D) Goiter
Anawer.D
33. The refrigeration of the food articles keeps them fresh,
because-
(A) Water forms crystals
(B) Chemical reaction is slowed down
(C) Chemical reaction take place faster
(D) Bacteria are killed
Anawer.A
34. Which substance is called the ’liquid gold’ ?
(A) Gold as a liquid form
(B) Sodium as a liquid form
(C) Mustard oil
(D) Petroleum oil
Anawer.D
35. Percentage of silver in German silver is-
(A) 25% (B) 0%
(C) 75% (D) 80%
Anawer.B
36, Which type of compounds are sugar and common salt ?
(A) Both are organic compounds
(B) Both are inorganic compounds
(C) Sugar is an organic compound and common salt is an
inorganic compound
(D) Sugar is inorganic compound and common salt is an
organic compound
Anawer.C
37. The chemical name of Vitamin ’E’ is-
(A) Ascorbic acid
(B) Retinol
(C) Tocopherol
(D) Thiamine
Anawer.C
38. Which of the following gases has bleaching property
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Carbon Monoxide
(C) Chlorine
(D) Hydrogen
Anawer.C
39. The heaviest body of our Solar system is
(A) Sun (B) Uranus
(C)j]upiter (D) Saturn
Anawer.A
40. From amongst the following; name the famous Indian ornithologist»
(A) Dr. Salim Ali
(B) Dr. Gopalasamudram N.Ramachandran
(C) Dr.J. B. S. Haldane
(D) Dr. H. G.Khorana
Anawer.A
41. Who performed the longest space journey in the year 2007
(A) Venus Williams
(B) Serena Williams
(C) Sunita William
(D) Sir lohn William
Anawer.C
42. ’The Lost Child’ was written by-
(A) Nirad C. Chowdhury
(B) Mulk Raj Anand
(C) Khushwant Singh
(D) Annie Besant
Anawer.B
43. Dr. M. S. Swaminathan has distinguished himself in which of the
following fields 7
(A) Nuclear Physics
(B) Agriculture
(C) Astrophysics
(D) Medicine
Anawer.B
44. The Headquarters of UNESCO is at-
(A) Rome (B) Geneva
(C) Paris (D) New York
Answer.C
45. ]anuary 15 is celebrated as the—
(A) Arrny Day
(B) Martyr’s Day
(C) Independence Day
(D) Ugadhi
Anawer.A
46. Bijapur is known for its-
(A) Heavy rainfall
(B) Rock Temple
(C) GolGumbaj
(D) Statue of Gomateshwara
Anawer.C
47. The Americans are also known as-
(A) Kiwis
(B) Yankees
(C) Tories
(D) None of the above
Anawer.B
48, India lifted the ONGC Nehru Cup, 2009 after defeating in the final-
(A) Syria
(B) Pakistan
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Bangladesh
Anawer.A
49. An element which does not react with oxygen is-
(A) Chlorine (B) Iodine
(C) Helium (D) Nitrogen
Anawer.C
50. During sleep, man’s blood pressure
(A) Increases
(B) Decreases
(C) Fluctuates
(D) Remains constant
Anawer.B