SSC Scientific Assistant in Indian Meteorological Department Exam General Awareness Solved Paper (Exam held on 18-12-2011)

1.	The most distinguishing feature of the Harappan culture is the A) Arts and crafts B) Town planning and drainage system C) Harappan script D) Terracotta figurines
2.	Who was the first Muslim ruler to invade South India ? A) Jalaluddin Khilji B) Alauddin Khilji C) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq D) Malik Kafur
3.	The Shalimar Garden at Srinagar was designed by A) Akbar B) Shah Jahan C) Aurangzeb D) Jahangir
4.	Who was the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress ? A) Abul Kalam Azad B) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai C) Hakim Ajmal Khan D) Badruddin Tyabjee
5.	Our National Emblem has been adopted from the A) Sanchi Stupa B) Sarnath Pillar C) Golden Temple D) Kornark Temple
6.	International Date Line falls along A) 180 Degree B) 0 Degree C) 90 Degree D) 270 Degree
7.	The headquarters of Survey of India is located at A) Chennai B) Dehradun C) Hyderabad D) Bengaluru
8.	The river on which Sardar Sarovar Project is constructed is A) Mahanadi B) Krishna C) Chambal D) Narmada
9.	To which one of the following types of vegetation does rosewood belongs ? A) Tropical Evergreen B) Tundra C) Himalayan D) Tidal
10.	A Dairy Co-operative was first set up at A) Rajkot B) Manmad C) Anand D) Sholapur
11.	The edible part of potato plant is A) root B) stem C) leaf D) fruit
12.	The saffron, the dried parts used as spice are A) flowers B) petals C) stigmas D) arils
13.	Which one of the following is a false fruit ? A) Mango B) Banana C) Apple D) Grape
14.	Thrombosis is a disease of the A) Thyroid gland B) Lungs C) Blood D) Brain
15.	Sex hormones are formed from A) fats B) cholesterol C) amino acids D) disaccharides
16.	The breathing organ of Rohu fish is A) Green gland B) Trachea C) Gill D) Lung
17.	Kinetic energy of a stationary body is A) positive B) negative C) zero D) independent of mass
18.	Our eyes have A) Concave lens B) Plano-concave lens C) Convex lens D) Plano-convex lens
19.	Echo of an intermittent sound is heard distinctly if the distance of the reflector is A) 10 m B) 5 m C) 20 m D) 1 m
20.	If a convex lens made of glass is immersed in water, its focal length will A) increase B) decrease C) remain unchanged D) become infinity
21.	The headquarters of SAARC is at A) New Delhi B) Kathmandu C) Colombo D) Islamabad
22.	For which sector did the development model implemented in 1991 give a bigger role ? A) Household sector B) Public sector C) Private sector D) Core sector
23.	Which is India's first oil refinery ? A) Barauni refinery B) Koyali refinery C) Digboi refinery D) Trombay refinery
24.	NABARD is a/an A) commercial bank B) industrial bank C) apex bank for providing agricultural credit D) small scale industries bank
25.	The author of the book "Poverty and Famines : An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation" is A) W. Arthur Lewis B) P.W.S. Andrews C) Amartya Sen D) Kenneth J. Arrow
26.	The "Quit India" resolution was moved on August 8, 1942 by A) Motilal Nehru B) Subhas Chandra Bose C) Lala Lajpat Rai D) Jawaharlal Nehru
27.	A person can be a member of Council of Ministers without being a Member of the Parliament for a period of A) one year B) 3 months C) one month D) 6 months
28.	Fundamental Rights granted to the Indian citizens are A) Justiciable B) Non-Justiciable C) Absolute D) Unlimited
29.	On which day did the Constituent Assembly adopt the Indian Constitution ? A) January 26, 1950 B) August 15, 1947 C) December 26, 1946 D) November 26, 1949
30.	Which was the first State in India to come under Presidential Rule ? A) Goa B) Kerala C) Jammu and Kashmir D) Punjab
31.	Which of the following can be included in a 'presentation file' ? A) Sound B) Image C) Video D) All the above
32.	Which of the following methodologies is used by the Operating System in order to manage the computer's memory ? A) Partitioning B) Virtual memory C) Swapping D) All the above
33.	Which of the following metals is less reactive than Copper ? A) Iron B) Gold C) Magnesium D) Zinc
34.	Dry ice is the solid form of A) H2O B) H2 C) O2 D) CO2
35.	Cloud is an example of A) aerosol B) emulsion C) gel D) foam
36.	The precious stone, sapphire is a mineral of A) aluminium B) silver C) nickel D) magnesium
37.	Which pollutant is responsible for ozone depletion in Antarctica ? A) Carbon monoxide B) Carbon dioxide C) Nitrogen dioxide D) Chlorofluorocarbon
38.	Acid Rain is caused due to presence in air of A) Sulphur dioxide B) Carbon monoxide C) Nitrogen D) Hydrogen
39.	Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? A) Zoological Survey of India - Kolkata B) Animal Welfare Board of India - Bhopal C) Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education - Dehradun D) National Institute of Animal Welfare - Ballabhgarh (Faridabad)
40.	Which of the Following States has the highest Wind Power installed capacity (in MW) ? A) Karnataka B) Maharashtra C) Rajasthan D) Tamil Nadu
41.	Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched with regard to Project Tiger Reserves ? A) Dudhwa - Lakhimpur Kheri (U.P.) B) Periyar - Idukki (Kerala) C) Ranthambore - Sawai Madhopur (Rajasthan) D) Dampa - Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)
42.	Which one of the following is not an 'Anti-Tank Guided Missile' ? A) Nag B) K-15 Sagarika C) Milan ER D) 9M111 Fagot
43.	Which of the following stone observatories built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in the 18th Century has been inscribed in the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation > A) Jantar Mantar, Delhi B) Jantar Mantar, Jaipur C) Jantar Mantar, Ujjain D) Jantar Mantar, Varanasi
44.	Who has written the book "The Idea of Justice" ? A) Amartya Sen B) Arun Shourie C) Amitabh Kant D) Amit Dasgupta
45.	Which one of the following famous sites has not been correctly matched with its location ? A) Amarnath Cave - Kashmir B) Chilka Lake - Orissa C) Jog Falls - Andhra Pradesh D) Lal Bagh Garden - Bengaluru
46.	Which one of the following is not included in the list of the Seven Wonders of the World announced in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal on July 7, 2007 ? A) Taj Mahal, India B) The Colossus of Rhodes C) Christ the Redeemer (Brazil) D) Great wall of China
47.	The Gold Medal in Shooting (Double Trap) in 2010 Asian Games was won by A) Ronjan Sodhi B) Abhinav Bindra C) Gagan Narang D) Vijay Kumar
48.	The next edition of the Asian Games in 2014 would be held in A) Japan B) South Korea C) Thailand D) Singapore
49.	Late Dr. M.S. Subbalakshmi distinguished herself in the field of A) Kathak B) Bharatnatyam C) Playing Violin D) Vocal Music
50.	Which of the following films has been adjudged as the Best Film at the Filmfare Awards, 2010 ? A) Paa B) 3 Idiots C) Well Done Abba D) Delhi-6
Ans.	1. B 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. C	11. B 12. C 13. C 14. C 15. B 16. C 17. C 18. C 19. C 20. A	21. B 22. C 23. C 24. C 25. C 26. D 27. D 28. A 29. D 30. D	31. D 32. D 33. B 34. D 35. A 36. A 37. D 38. A 39. B 40. D	41. D 42. B 43. B 44. A 45. C 46. B 47. A 48. B 49. D 50. B