SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Examination, 2017

Total Post : 3259 

Name of Post : 
1. Lower Division Clerk / Junior Secretariat Assistant : 898
2. Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant : 2359
3. Data Entry Operator : 02

Education Qualification : Must have passed 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.

Age Limit : 18 to 27 years As on 01.08.2018. Upper age relaxation will be given to reserved category as per the organization norms. More details please go to official notification.

Pay Scale : Rs. 5200 - 20,200/- with Grade Pay 1900/2400/-.

Application Fee : General/OBC : Rs.100/- All Other Candidates (Women/ST/SC/Ex-s/PWD) Application Fee : No

Selection Process : The examination will consist of a Computer Based Examination (Tier-I), Descriptive Pape (Tier-II) and Typing Test/ Skill Test (Tier-III).

How to Apply : All Eligible and Interested candidates may fill the online application through official website http://www.ssc.nic.in before or on 18th December 2017.

Important Dates
Application Online Start : 18 November, 2017
Last Date for Registration : 18 December, 2017

Important Links
Download Notification : Click Here to Download
Apply Online : Click Here to Apply
Official Website : http://www.ssc.nic.in

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SSC COMBINED HIGHER SECONDARY LEVEL EXAM 2015 NOTIFICATION

Staff Selection Commission will conduct an All India Open Examination on 01/11/2015, 15/11/2015  and 22/11/2015 for recruitment to the following posts for Assistants, Data Entry Operator (DEO) and Lower Division Clerk (LDC):

• Assistants / Data Entry Operator (DEO) / Lower Division Clerk (LDC) : 6578 tentative posts (posts for Assistant, LDC and DEO are 3523, 2049 and 1006 respectively), Pay Scale : Rs.5200-20200 Grade Pay Rs.2400/- for Assistants / DEO and Rs.1900/- for DEO / LDC, Age : 18-27 years as on 01/08/2015,  Qualification : 12th Standard Pass or equivalent.

Pay of the Posts:
Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant PB -1(Rs. 5200-20200) Grade Pay 2400
Data Entry Operator : Pay Band-1 (Rs. 5200-20200), Grade Pay Rs. 2400
Data Entry Operator : Pay Band-1 (Rs. 5200-20200), Grade Pay Rs. 1900
Lower Division Clerk: Pay Band -1 (Rs. 5200-20200), Grade Pay Rs. 1900

Selection Procedure: selection of the eligible candidates will be done on the basis of national level open competitive written examination. SSC will conduct LDC /DEO examination on 1 November , 15 November , 22 November 2015  at various examination centers all over India. The exam will comprise of a written objective type Examination followed by Data Entry Skill Test/Typing Test

Question paper pattern of SSC CHSL 2015 Revised and Updated Exam pattern

Subject	Question	Marks
General Intelligence	50	50
English Language (Basic Knowledge)	50	50
Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill)	50	50
General Awareness	50	50
General Intelligence	50	50
Total	200	200
Time Duration	2 hours,  10 AM to 12 Noon or 2 PM to 4 PM
Exam Date	1 November 2015 (Sunday), 15 November 2015 (Sunday), 22 November  2015 (Sunday)
Question Type	Object and MCQ based
Question paper medium :	Hindi and English
Minus marking / negative marking	0.25 marks for each wrong answer

Previous year cutoff marks of the written examination for CHSL LDC DEO posts

	2012		2013
	LDC	DEO	LDC	DEO
SC	97.00	109.00	100.25	104.00
ST	90.00	101.00	88.25	95.00
OBC	110.00	120.00	111.00	116.50
Ex-S	77.00	92.50	82.00	75.00
OH	90.00	101.00	88.00	95.00
HH	58.00	70.00	73.00	71.00
VH	89.00	92.50	88.00	93.00
UR	117.00	129.00	122.50	127.00
Appeared Candidates	20,00,417		22,24,981

Skill Test for Data Entry Operator Posts | DEO Skill Test Pattern 

 Only those candidates who will be declared qualified in the written examination they will be call for skill Test for Data entry operator posts .  Pattern of Skill Test for Data entry operator posts as are follows

Data Entry Speed of 8,000 (eight thousand) Key Depressions per hour on Computer

Only correct entry will be count as a word of key depression as per the given passage for Skill Test .

Total 15 minutes Time will be given for typing on computer of printer matter in English contain about 2000-2200 strokes/key-depressions

This test will be qualifying nature for all candidates. Not marks of tying test will be added in the preparation of  merit list.  But without qualifying the skill test or Typing Test no candidates will be appointed.  This test will be held at SSC regional offices.

Tying Test pattern for Lower Division Clerk LDC posts 

Typing test for LDC posts will be held in English and Hindi language. Just like DEO skill Test, Typing test will be also qualifying nature. 

Typing speed for English Medium: 35 word per minute

Typing speed for Hindi medium; 30 word per minutes

35 w.p.m. and 30 w.p.m. correspond to 10500 key depressions per hour/9000 key depressions per hour respectively. Only 10 minutes will be given for typing test. 

How to Apply : Apply Online or Offline on or before13/07/2015 (20/07/2015 for candidates from far-flung areas).  Send your Applications to any Regional Director of SSC where you want to have your examination centre.  

OR

You can also Apply in  Online from at SSC website athttp://www.ssconline.nic.in/    and http://ssconline2.nic.in up to 10/07/2015 for Part- I and for Part-II up to 13/07/2015.

For further details, please viewhttp://sscregistration.nic.in/ssc/notice/examnotice/CHSLE_2015_Final_Notice_ENG_12_06_15.pdf and application format for Offline application is available athttp://sscregistration.nic.in/ssc/notice/examnotice/CHSLE_2015_APP_FORM_12_06_15%20.pdf 

SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Exam (For Recruitment of Data Entry Operators and Lower Division Clerks) 2012 Exam Solved Paper

1. Who will serve as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee?
(A) of the Lok Sabha Speaker (B) The Vice President of India
(C) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha (D) Leader of the House (Ans: Conventionally from Opposition Party)

2. Who was elected unanimously President of India?
(A) product. R. Narayanan (B) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
(C). Dr SK. Radhakrishnan (D) sanjeeva Neelam Reddy (Ans: D)

3. When the Constitution was passed by the Constituent Assembly of India?
(A) 26 November, 1949 (B) 26 January, 1949
(C) 17 October, 1949 (D) 14 November, 1949 (Ans: A)

4. Which implies the right to decide on the election petition?
(A) HC (B) EC
(C) parliament (D) Supreme Court (Ans: A)

5. The main reason for the failure of the revolt of 1857 had
(A) conduct and lack of leadership
(B) it was premature
(C) was supported by the French to the British
(D) the number of Englishmen were higher (Ans: A)

6. The Story of My Experiments With Truth (The story of my Experiments with Truth), whose autobiography?
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai (D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (Ans: B)

7. The core feature of the capitalist economy-the
(A) Lack of monopoly (B) originally large producing industries
(C) full employment (D) private ownership of the means of production (Ans: D)

8. Which of the following is not direct?
(A) sales tax (B) estate duty (C) gift tax (D) Property Tax (Ans: A)

9. UNDP makes the is-
(A) Human Development Index (B) the quality of life index
(C) the price level index (D) Physical Quality Index (Ans: A)

10. refers to fiscal policy is-
(A) Government loans from abroad
(B) by the central government to share their revenues with the states
(C) RBI Purchase of securities by selling
(D) government tax, spending and debt (Ans: D)

11. Who get through the official form public opinion in a democracy?
(A) influencer group (B) Public meetings
(C) Newspaper (D), Parliament (Ans: D)

12. Which of the following element is not determinant of a country's foreign policy?
(A) cultural conditions (B) religious Conditions
(C) National Interest (D) Prspt dependency (Ans: D)

13. Which of the following is not true match?
(A) Uttar Pradesh - Lucknow (B) Arunachal Pradesh - Itanagar
(C) HP - Shillong (D) Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad (Ans: C)

14. Forms stored in the waves of the sea
(A) the gravitational potential energy (B) the combination of the three forms
(C) hydraulic energy (D) kinetic energy (Ans: D)

15. delivery of the fetus develops scientifically known as Forms
(A) abortion (B) ovulation (C) Delivery (D) Andnikshepn (Ans: C)

16. Thayroksin hormone secreted Forms
(A) of the adrenal gland (B) of the testis (C) from the pituitary gland (D) Avtu gland (Ans: D)

Without the enzyme, the digestive juices 17. Forms
(A) intestinal juice (B) gastric-juice (C) Pitta (D) Saliva (Ans: C)

18. An essential feature of the germination of seeds whose presence?
(A) light (B) Heating (C) mineral (D) Water (Ans: D)

19. stones and rocks began to grow plants are:
(A) Balukodbhid (B) Shailodbhid (C) Lvnmridodbhid (D) Watodbhid (air plant) (Ans: B)

20. Who among the following has made very popular in Maharashtra Ganpati festival?
(A) Mahadev Ranade (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (D) Annie Besant (Ans: B)

21. The emperor had built the Buland Darwaza
(A) Humayun (B), Bahadur Shah (C) Akbar (D) Babar (Ans: C)

22 provinces had implemented Dviraj
(A) Government of India Act 1919, by (B) Government of India Act, 1935, by
(C) The Indian Councils Act 1861, by (D) The Indian Councils Act 1892, by (Ans: A)

23. Which of the following is the world's largest desert?
(A) The Great Australian Desert (B) Arabian Desert (C) Gobi (D) Sahara (Ans: D)

24. Whenever there is a minimum rate of erosion in the river
(A) If the river meets the sea (B) depth over
(C) Cadhai be higher (D) velocity higher (Ans: A)

25. The name 'Sahyadri' relates to?
(A) Warshawahi wind (B) Himalayan peaks
(C) Western Ghats (D) Cyclone Risk (Ans: C)

26. Carbon dioxide is Watavra deaths, because-
(A) can not get the oxygen (B) is choked
(C) It is phosgene (D) This destroys tissue (Ans: A)

27. During photosynthesis, as the light-Sugrahikark Which of the following does not work?
(A) chlorophyll (chlorophyll) (B) of chlorine (C) oxygen (D) nitrogen (Ans: A)

28. If the bleach powder (bleaching powder) is left open to the air, then what happens?
(A) the oxygen is alleviated
(B) the chlorine is alleviated
(C) it becomes dark brown
(D) it is yellow (Ans: B)

29. Arsenic contamination-the
(A) Dyslexia (B) Allergy (LG) (C) White-foot syndrome (D) Blackfoot Disease (Ans: B)

30. Which of the following does not contribute to pollution?
(A) Jvvidyut power plant (B) nuclear power plant
(C) thermal power plant (D) nuclear power plant (Ans: A)

31. The two main components of dry air (by volume) Which of the following are you from?
(A) nitrogen and ammonia (B) oxygen and carbon dioxide
(C) of nitrogen and oxygen (D) oxygen and argon (Ans: C)

32. Touch whose body is found in Rome?
(A) Reptiles (B) Bird (C) insect (D) mammal (Ans: D)

33. In the energy source of the sun
(A) radioactivity (B) electrical energy
(C) Nuclear fission (D) nuclear fusion (Ans: D)

34. Nuclear reactor power generator which content of the following is used as the controller?
(A) graphite (B) heavy water (C) cadmium (D) Barilliam (Ans: C)

35. road or rail to create symmetry What is banking?
(A) gravity (B) angular velocity (C) centrifuges force (D) centrifugal force (Ans: C)

36. The application of a type used for communication software is-
(A) database (B) Image Editing (C) Fktikpik (D) word processing (Ans: C)

37. Forms floppy disc
(A) used in computers a primary memory (B) made from magnetic material
(C) a semiconductor random-access memory (D) a Aprom (Ans: B)

38. MDI form is completed
(A) Multiple design interaction (B) Multiple Document Interaction
(C) Multiple Document Interface (D) Multiple Design Interface (Ans: C)

39. Select odd item.
(A) FCI - financial assistance to commercial entities
(B) EXIM Bank - import-export business financing
(C) IDBI - Industrial Finance
(D) SIDBI - financial assistance to MSMEs
(Ans: A)

40. Twelfth Plan period is-
(A) 2012 - 2017 (B) 2013 - 2018
(C) 2010 - 2015 (D) 2011 - 2016
(Ans: A)

41. The maximum difference in male and female literacy state is-
(A) Rajasthan (B), Kerala (C) UP (D), Madhya Pradesh (Ans: A)

42. "Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven." Who uttered these words?
(A) Viiam Wordsworth (B) Lord Tennyson (C) William Shakespeare (D) Milton (Ans: D)

43. Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (Siztikbiztil) Which of the following is related to the prohibition?
(A) for the development of armaments prohibition on nuclear tests
(B) the prohibition on Terrorism
(C) United States under rules prohibiting certain entities
(D) the prohibition on funding activities Lutane (Ans: A)

44. Which of the following is related with the Pulitzer Prize?
(A) Journalism (B) Olipink game
(C) protecting the environment (D) Civil Aviation (Ans: A)

45. Which one of the following Srit (Lotik) is not an example of the ecosystem?
(A) pond (B) orifice (C) Sarita (D) lagoon (Smudratal) (Ans: A)

46. ​​Daytime noise levels permitted in the industrial zone is-
(A) 120 dB (A) (B) 140 dB (A) (C) 40 dB (A) (D) 75 dB (A) (Ans: D)

47. Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, was killed
(A), Rawalpindi (B) in Islamabad (C) in Hyderabad (D) in Karachi (Ans: A)

48. Which of the following is matching the right?
Research institutes - headquarters
(A) Silk Research Institute - Bangalore
(B) Sugar Research Institute - Chennai
(C) Leather Research Institute - Lucknow
(D) Rice Research Institute - Ridge (Ans: D)

49. Who affection 'Grand Old Man of India' was called?
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (D), Mahatma Gandhi (Ans: B)

50. India ..... from Wheeler Island Agnilt Earth-to-Earth Ailsikbi.amk The successful test explosion.
(A) 17 March, 2012 (B) 19 April, 2012
(C) 7 March, 2012 (D) 7 April, 2012 (Ans: B)

S.S.C. Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Exam., 2014

General Awareness Solved Paper

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General Awareness Solved Paper
(Exam Held on 16-11-2014 : Second Shift)

Q. 1. Who became the Chief Minister of Tripura after the elections held in Feb. 2013 ?
(A) Agatha Sangama (B) Manik Sarkar (C) Ikram Obibi Singh (D) Prakash Karat (Ans : B)

Q. 2. RMSA means–
(A) Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (B) Rivers Management and Safety Authority
(C) Rashtriya Middle School Association (D) Recurring Modest Secured Account (Ans : A)

Q. 3. The centenary session of the India Science Congress was held in January 2013 in–
(A) Kolkata (B) Chennai (C) Mumbai (D) Ernakulam (Ans : A)

Q. 4. Who was elected as the new Chief Minister in Meghalaya after the assembly election in 2013 ?
(A) Mukul Sangma (B) D. D. Lapang (C) Salseng C. Marak (D) P. A. Sangma (Ans : A)

Q. 5. Who among the following was sworn in as Lokayukta of Rajasthan?
(A) Amitava Roy (B) Sajjan Singh Kothari (C) Vasundhara Raje (D) Mahipal Singh (Ans : B)

Q. 6. The birth place of an iconic personality, Amrita Sher-Gil, is–
(A) Hungary (B) India (C) Austria (D) Poland (Ans : A)

Q. 7. Which of the following is the world's largest mining port ?
(A) Nhavasheva (B) Hamilton (C) Hedland (D) Pardon (Ans : C)

Q. 8. Which of the following cities is the capital of the desert country Mali?
(A) Damascus (B) Bamako (C) Adra (D) Ankara (Ans : B)

Q. 9. The Queen of Netherlands who has relinquished the crown after 33 years on April 30, 2013 is–
(A) Willem (B) Beatrix (C) Alexander (D) Mary (Ans : B)

Q. 10. Which of the following scams rocked the European Union in February 2013 ?
(A) Beef (B) Meat (C) Horse meat (D) Weapons (Ans : A)

Q. 11. In the field of internet, www stands for–
(A) world wide wrestling (B) world wide web (C) world wide wordstar (D) world without wrestling (Ans : B)

Q. 12. Which application is used for accessing the information on internet?
(A) Operating system (B) Web browser (C) Microsoft word (D) System software (Ans : B)

Q. 13. Which of the following is responsible for permanent hardness of water?
(A) Magnesium bicarbonate (B) Sodium chloride (C) Calcium sulphate (D) Calcium bicarbonate (Ans : C)

Q. 14. Which one of the following elements is an example of noble gas?
(A) Nitrogen (B) Hydrogen (C) Chlorine (D) Helium (Ans : D)

Q. 15. Heavy water is used as a coolant in nuclear reactors. Heavy water is–
(A) water rich in minerals (B) ozonised water (C) water containing minerals of heavy metal (D) water containing heavy isotope of hydrogen (Ans : D)

Q. 16. Which of the following elements does not exhibit natural radioactivity?
(A) Uranium (B) Thorium (C) Aluminium (D) Polonium (Ans : C)

Q. 17. Study of atmospheric phenomena is called–
(A) Astrology (B) Meteorology (C) Seismology (D) Astronomy (Ans : B)

Q. 18. The secretariat of the convention on Biological Diversity Campaign was based in–
(A) London (B) Italy (C) Montreal (D) Toronto (Ans : C)

Q. 19. The Equator does not pass through which of the following countries?
(A) Kenya (B) Mexico (C) Indonesia (D) Brazil (Ans : B)

Q. 20. The majority of Earth's crust is composed of which rock?
(A) Igneous (B) Metamorphic (C) Sedimentary (D) Carbonate (Ans : C)

Q. 21. Bijapur is known for its–
(A) Severe drought condition (B) Gol Gumbaz (C) Heavy rainfall (D) Statue of Gomateshwara (Ans : B)

Q. 22. Who was a founder member of the Russian Populist Movement 'Anarchism' ?
(A) Mikhail Bakunin (B) Gorkhy (C) Leo Tolstoy (D) Turganev (Ans : A)

Q. 23. Who founded ‘The Gadar Party' in Sanfrancisco in the USA?
(A) Lala Hardayal (B) Lala Lajpat Rai (C) Ajit Singh (D) Bipin Chandra Paul (Ans : A)

Q. 24. The Supreme Court at Calcutta was established by–
(A) Regulating Act of 1773 (B) Pitts India Act of 1784 (C) Charter Act of 1793 (D) Charter Act of 1813 (Ans : A)

Q. 25. Who was the founder of Satya Shodak Sabha in Maharashtra ?
(A) Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar (B) Dr. Atmaram Pandurang (C) Gopal Baba Wala (D) Jyothiba Phule (Ans : D)

Q. 26. Which one of the-following rivers crosses the tropic of capricorn twice?
(A) Vaal (B) Limpopo (C) Nizer (D) Zambezi (Ans : B)

Q. 27. 'Willow' for a cricket bat is obtai- ned from–
(A) Tropical forests (B) Rain forests (C) Deciduous forests (D) Coniferous forests (Ans : C)

Q. 28. The longest river in Asia is–
(A) River Indus (B) River Yangtze (C) River Hwang Ho (D) River Ganga (Ans : B)

Q. 29. The darkest portion of the shadow cast during an eclipse–
(A) Corona (B) Umbra (C) Penumbra (D) Black hole (Ans : B)

Q. 30. The primary goal of planning for disastors is to reduce–
(A) Death (B) Damage (C) Risk (D) Vulnerability (Ans : B)

Q. 31. 'Linkage' was discovered by–
(A) Blakslee (B) Morgan (C) Muller (D) Bateson (Ans : D)

Q. 32. The book 'Genera Plantarium' was written by–
(A) Linnalus (B) Benthem and Hooker (C) Engler and Prantle (D) Hutchinson (Ans : A)

Q. 33. Sporangia bearing leaf of a fern is called as–
(A) Ramentum (B) Indusium (C) Sorus (D) Sporophyll (Ans : D)

Q. 34. 'Coralloid root' of Cycas helps in–
(A) Absorption of water (B) Absorption of water and fixation of Nitrogen (C) Anchorage (D) Transport of food (Ans : B)

Q. 35. Water conduction takes place in mosses through–
(A) Xylem and Phloem (B) Xylem (C) Collenchyma (D) Parenchyma (Ans : D)

Q. 36. Companion cells of phloem are found in–
(A) Gymnosperms (B) Bryophyta (C) Pteridophyta (D) Angiosperms (Ans : D)

Q. 37. Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
(A) Velocity (B) Force (C) Angular momentum (D) Electrostatic potential (Ans : D)

Q. 38. Which of the following is not a vector quantity ?
(A) Speed (B) Velocity (C) Torque (D) Displacement (Ans : A)

Q. 39. An object with a constant speed–
(A) is not accelerated (B) might be accelerated (C) is always accelerated (D) also has a constant velocity (Ans : A)

Q. 40. A man in a train moving with a constant velocity drops a ball on the platform. The path of the ball as seen by an observer standing on the platform is–
(A) A straight line (B) A circle (C) A parabola (D) None of the above (Ans : C)

Q. 41. The Psychological law of consumption states that–
(A) proportionate increase in consumption is less than proportionate increase in income (B) increase in income is equal to increase in consumption
(C) increase in consumption is greater than increase in income (D) consumption does not change with a change in income (Ans : A)

Q. 42. Collective consumption means–
(A) household consumption (B) individual consumption (C) self-consumption (D) consumption by the citizens of the country (Ans : D)

Q. 43. Who defined 'Rent' as that portion or produce of the earth which is paid to the landlord for the use of original and indestructible power of the soil?
(A) Ricardo (B) Marshall (C) Keynes (D) Pigou (Ans : A)

Q. 44. Subsidies are payment by government to–
(A) Consuming units (B) Producing units (C) Banking units (D) Retired persons (Ans : B)

Q. 45. The profits of Indian-banks operating in foreign countries are a part of–
(A) income from entrepreneur-ship earned from abroad (B) domestic factor income of India
(C) profits of the enterprises working in domestic territory of India (D) operating surplus of the banks located in India (Ans : A)

Q. 46. The Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to the–
(A) President (B) Prime Minister (C) Lok Sabha (D) Rajya Sabha (Ans : C)

Q. 47. The concept of Directive Principles of State Policy in Indian Constitution is adopted from that of–
(A) Ireland and Spain (B) US and UK (C) USSR and China (D) Japan and Korea (Ans : A)

Q. 48. Which among the following Act suggested for the post called as Comptroller and Auditor General?
(A) 1909 Act (B) 1919 Act (C) 1935 Act (D) 1947 Act (Ans : D)

Q. 49. Which was the first state to go to polls under the Delimitation?
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Andhra Pradesh (C) Kerala (D) Karnataka (Ans : D)

Q. 50. Which among the following state has Vidhan Parishad ?
(A) Karnataka (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Kerala (D) Andhra Pradesh
Ans : (*Seven states have a Vidhan Parishad : Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.)

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SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Exam 2012 For Data Entry Operators and Lower Division Clerks General Awareness Solved Paper

1. Division of labour is a concept advocated by–
(A) Keynes (B) Marshall
(C) Smith (D) Baumol
Ans : (C)

2. Which one of the following is not a direct determinant of demand?
(A) Savings (B) Income 
(C) Price of the commodity (D) Taste
Ans : (A)

3. Which one of the following is a characteristic of oligopolistic industries?
(A) Product differentiation (B) Homogeneous goods
(C) Price rigidity (D) Price discrimination
Ans : (C)

4. When a leather industry discharges its waste in the river causing water pollution the cost incurred on health hazards is called–
(A) Implicit cost (B) Social cost
(C) Private cost (D) Opportunity cost
Ans : (B)

5. Who said that “Parliamentary democracy means one individual and one vote”?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) M. K. Gandhi
(C) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (D) Sardar Patel
Ans : (C)

6. Which of the following Directive Principles of State Policy was based on Gandhian Philosophy ?
(A) Organisation of Village Panchayats (B) Equal wage for equal labour
(C) Protection of labourers (D) All of the above
Ans : (A)

7. Which of the following ensures grass-root democracy in India?
(A) Panchayati Raj (B) Inter-State Council
(C) President (D) CAG
Ans : (A)

8. Which article empowers Parliament to formulate law on State list subjects?
(A) 115 (B) 183
(C) 221 (D) 249
Ans : (D)

9. Which part of the Constitution is associated with the provisions of citzenship ?
(A) II (B) III
(C) IV (D) V
Ans : (A)

10. Democratic Decentralisation refers to–
(A) Federal Government (B) Parliamentary Government
(C) Democratic Government (D) Local Government
Ans : (D)

11. Which one among the following was the Harappan trading station ?
(A) Kalibangan (B) Lothal
(C) Surkotda (D) Ropar
Ans : (B)

12. Which one of the following recorded the transformation of King Ashoka after the Kalinga War ?
(A) Rock Edict II (B) Rock Edict IV
(C) Rock Edict VI (D) Rock Edict XIII
Ans : (D)

13. Where was the early capital of Harshavardhana ?
(A) Prayag (B) Kannauj
(C) Thaneswar (D) Mathura
Ans : (C)

14. What portion of actual produce was fixed as the State’s demand under the Zabti System ?
(A) One-fourth (B) One-third
(C) One-half (D) One-fifth
Ans : (B)

15. Which among the following ended the French power in India ?
(A) Battle of Buxar (B) Third Carnatic War
(C) Battle of Plassey (D) Battle of Wandhiwash
Ans : (B)

16. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through–
(A) India (B) Pakistan
(C) Bangladesh (D) Myanmar
Ans : (B)

17. Among the following problems of developing countries, which one is not correct?
(A) Low level of technological development.
(B) Lack of diversification of economy.
(C) High proportion of old age population.
(D) Weak industrial base.
Ans : (C)

18. Which of the following rivers flows from South to North ?
(A) Krishna (B) Kaveri
(C) Son (D) Godavari
Ans : (C)

19. Hurricanes are also called ……….in Australia.
(A) Baguio (B) Willy Willy
(C) Taifu (D) Typhoon
Ans : (B)

20. The State having largest area under waste land is–
(A) Rajasthan (B) Gujarat
(C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans : (D)

21. Which one is a bioferiliser ?
(A) Urea (B) Azospirillum
(C) Compost (D) Superphosphate
Ans : (B)

22. ACTH hormone is secreted from–
(A) Adrenal cortex (B) Adrenal medulla
(C) Pituitary gland (D) Pineal body
Ans : (C)

23. Pepsin secreting, cells of gastric glands are–
(A) Oxyntic cells (B) Parietal cells
(C) Chief cells (D) Goblet cells
Ans : (C)

24. Which of the following is a chromoprotein?
(A) Mucin (B) Haemoglobin
(C) Peptones (D) Vitelline
Ans : (B)

25. Sieve plate is a part of–
(A) Cambium (B) Xylem
(C) Cortex (D) Pholem
Ans : (D)

26. System of growing plants through water culture methods is known as–
(A) Hydrotropism (B) Hydrophobia
(C) Hydroponics (D) Hydrophytes
Ans : (C)

27. A transformer is used to–
(A) increase A.C. voltage.
(B) increase D.C. voltage.
(C) convert electrical energy to heat energy.
(D) convert A.C. energy to D.C. energy.
Ans : (A)

28. Light year is a unit of–
(A) time (B) distance
(C) light (D) intensity of light
Ans : (B)

29. Radio telescopes are better than optical telescopes because–
(A) They can detect faint galaxies which cannot be done by optical telescopes.
(B) They can work even in cloudy conditions.
(C) They can work during the day and night.
(D) All of the above.
Ans : (D)

30. ………. programs are used to create numeric-based documents such as budgets.
(A) Word Processing (B) Presentation
(C) Spread sheet (D) Graphics
Ans : (C)

31. The process of eliminating logical errors is known as–
(A) testing (B) debugging
(C) maintenance (D) evaluation
Ans : (B)

32. ………. is unwanted e-mail or junk mail.
(A) Bomb (B) Phat Bot
(C) Spain (D) Worm
Ans : (C)

33. Which of the following is a natural polymer?
(A) Bakelite (B) Cellulose
(C) PVC (D) Nylon
Ans : (B)

34. ‘Saponification’ is a process by which–
(A) soap is prepared. (B) plastic is prepared.
(C) sulpur is extracted. (D) protein is identified.
Ans : (A)

35. Heat of a reaction does not depend on–
(A) temperature of the reaction.
(B) the path by which final product is obtained.
(C) physical states of the reactants and products.
(D) whether the reaction is carried out at constant pressure or at constant volume.
Ans : (B)

36. The presence of ‘Entamoeba histolytica’ in drinking water is an indication of–
(A) bacterial outbreak (B) polluted water
(C) clean water (D) decay of organic matter
Ans : (A)

37. Disadvantage of using DDT as pesticide is–
(A) it becomes ineffective after sometime. (B) not easily degraded in nature.
(C) less effective than others. (D) its high cost.
Ans : (B)

38. Green house gases are–
(A) CO₂, CH₄, NO and CFC (B) CO₂, CH₄, SO₂ and NO 
 (C) SO₂, NO, H₂S and CO (D) CO₂, NH3, H₂S and N₂
Ans : (A)

39. Highly polluting industries come under the category of–
(A) Orange (B) Red
(C) Yellow (D) Black
Ans : (B)

40. Temperature inversion is–
(A) Positive lapse rate (B) Negative lapse rate
(C) Neutral condition (D) None of the these
Ans : (B)

41. “My Unforgettable Memories” is the autobiography of–
(A) Mayawati (B) Pratibha Patil
(C) Mamata Bannerjee (D) Suu Kyi
Ans : (C)

42. Which country was the latest entrant to G-8 ?
(A) France (B) Italy
(C) Russia (D) Japan
Ans : (C)

43. Which is the capital of South Sudan ?
(A) Suva (B) Juba
(C) Khartoum (D) Taichung
Ans : (B)

44. In which one of the following States, there had been only one woman Chief Minister?
(A) Delhi (B) Rajasthan
(C) Tamil Nadu (D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans : (B)

45. Which one of the following statements about Ms. Mayawati, Ex. C.M. of U.P. is correct?
(A) She is now a member of the U.P. State Legislative Council.
(B) She is the leader of opposition in U.P. State Assembly.
(C) She is an elected member of the Rajya Sabha.
(D) She is a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha.
Ans : (C)

46. Who among the following sports personalities was the first to receive Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award? 
(A) Sachin Tendulkar (B) Viswanathan Anand
(C) Geet Sethi (D) Sunil Gavaskar
Ans : (B)

47. Karagam is a folk dance of–
(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka (D) Kerala
Ans : (B)

48. Who is the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting ?
(A) Kumari Selja (B) Anand Sharma
(C) Manish Tewari (D) C. P. Joshi
Ans : (C)

49. Dronacharya Awards are given to–
(A) Outstanding teachers (B) Outstanding athletes
(C) Best performers in archery (D) Outstanding coaches in the sport field
Ans : (D)

50. Who among the following Union Ministers in the UPA-II Government resigned for reasons not connected with charges of corruption ?
(A) A. Raja (B) Dayanidhi Maran
(C) Dinesh Trivedi (D) Virbhadra Singh
Ans : (C)

SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam 2012 Solved Paper

GENERAL AWARENESS
Exam Held On: 04-11-2012 (Morning Shift)

1. Who are the price-takers under Perfect Competition?
    a) buyers
    b) industry
    c) government
    d) firms
2. Open market operation refers to:
    a) borrowing by scheduled banks from the RBI
    b) borrowing by scheduled banks to industry and trade
    c) purchase and sale of government  securities
    d) deposit mobilisation
3. An employment situation where the marginal productivity of agricultural labour is zero
    is known as:
    a) Structural unemployment
    b) Seasonal unemployment
    c) Cyclical unemployment
    d) Disguised unemployment
4. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Indian Economy?
    a) low per capita income
    b) primacy of agriculture
    c) balance between heavy industry and wage goods.
    d) population pressure
5. Who said in the Constituent Assembly that the Directive Principles of the State Policy are
    like a “Cheque on a bank payable at the convenience of the bank”?
    a) K.T. Shah
    b) K.M. Munshi
    c) B.R. Ambedkar
    d) Austin
6. Term ‘Federal’ has been used in the Indian Constituion in:
    a) Preamble
    b) Part III
    c) Article 368
    d) Nowhere in the Constitution
7. Which of the following is associated with panchayati Raj?
    a) Shah Commission
    b) Nanavati Commission
    c) Balwant Rai Committee
    d) Liberhan Commission
8. Which schedule of the Indian Constitution prescribes distribution of seats in Rajya Sabha?
    a) 3rd schedule
    b) 4th schedule
    c) 5th schedule
    d) 6th schedule
9. Which one of the following items comes under the Concurrent List?
    a) Inter-State rivers
    b) Trade Unions
    c) Citizenship
    d) Local Government
10. Which Amendment of the Constituion deals with Political defections?
      a) 44th
      b) 50th
      c) 52nd
      d) 60th

SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam 2012 Solved Paper

GENERAL AWARENESS
Exam held on: 21-10-2012 (Evening Shift)

1. The Kharif crops are harvested in:
    a) June – July
    b) October – November
    c) May – June
    d) March – April
2. Which of the following cost curve is never “U” shapped?
    a) Average cost curve
    b) Marginal cost curve
    c) Average variable cost curve
    d) Average fixed cost curve
3. Hydro-electric power is a:
    a) renewable-natural resource
    b) non-renewable-natural resource
    c) a mixture of renewable and non-renewable natural resource
    d) neither renewable nor non-renewable resource
4. National Income is also called as:
    a) NNP at Market Price
    b) GNP at Factor Cost
    c) GNP at Market Price
    d) NNP at Factor Cost
5. The Members and Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission, are
    appointed by the:
    a) Prime Minister of India
    b) President of India
    c) Chief Justice of India
    d) Parliament of India
6. At the time of enactment of the Constitution, which one of the following ideals
    was not included in the Preamble?
    a) Equality
    b) Justice
    c) Socialist
    d) Liberty
7. Money can be spent out of the Consolidated Fund of India with the approval of:
    a) The President
    b) The Parliament
    c) The Speaker of Lok Sabha
    d) The Comptroller and Auditor General
8. Which of the following is not a Union Territory?
    a) Lakshadweep
    b) Pondicherry
    c) Nagaland
    d) Daman and Diu
9. India was granted freedom during the British Prime Minister:
    a) William Pitt
    b) Clement Attlee
    c) Winston Churchill
    d) Ramsay MacDonald
10. In which of the following list does the subject ‘planning’ figure?
     a) Union List
     b) State List
     c) Concurrent List
     d) Residuary List