1. The present monetary system in India is managed by–
(A) Nationalised Banks (B) The State Bank of India
(C) The Central Finance Ministry (D) The Reserve Bank of India
(Ans : D)
2. What is a Multinational Company?
(A) A joint venture among more than two countries
(B) A company set up with foreign capital
(C) A company having operations in many countries.
(D) A company holding a monopoly over the sale of a certain commodity in several countries. (Ans : C)
3. Explicit + Implicit Costs =
(A) Private Costs (B) Accounting Costs (C) Economic Costs (D) Social Costs
(Ans : C)
4. Which of the following is not relevant to Human Resource Development ?
(A) Education (B) Women and Child Development
(C) Caste System (D) Youth Affairs and Sports
(Ans : C)
5. A Trade Cycle consists of–
(A) Three Phases (B) Four Phases (C) Five Phases (D) Six Phases
(Ans : B)
6. The Khilafat Movement was organised to protest against–
(A) religious interference by the British (B) Russian Revolution
(C) dismemberment of Turkey (D) suppression of Pathans
(Ans : C)
7. Planning Commission was established in the year–
(A) 1980 (B) 1970 (C) 1950 (D) 1960
(Ans : C)
8. India witnessed single party domination till–
(A) 1962 (B) 1967 (C) 1971 (D) 1977
(Ans : B)
9. Which part of the Constitution of India has been described as the soul of the Constitution ?
(A) Fundamental Rights (B) Directive Principles of State Policy
(C) Preamble (D) Panchayats
(Ans : C)
10. Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution on–
(A) 15th August 1947 (B) 26th November 1949
(C) 26th January 1950 (D) 30th January 1948
(Ans : B)
11. The rustless Iron Pillar at Mehrauli (Delhi) was erected by the–
(A) Mauryas (B) Kushans (C) Guptas (D) Satavahanas
(Ans : C)
12. The famous ‘Gayatri Mantra’ has been taken from–
(A) Rigveda (B) Samaveda (C) Yajurveda (D) Atharvaveda
(Ans : A)
13. The Rajput King who was defeated by Babur in the battle of Khanwa was–
(A) Udai Singh (B) Rana Pratap Singh (C) Rana Sanga (D) Rudra Deva
(Ans : C)
14. Who was the founder of the Ramakrishna Mission ?
(A) Sri Ramakrishna (B) Swami Shraddhananda
(C) Keshab Chandra (D) Swami Vivekananda
(Ans : D)
15. Who led the Mutiny at Kanpur ?
(A) Begum Hazrat Mahal (B) Nana Sahib
(C) Tantia Tope (D) Rani Laxmibai
(Ans : B)
16. Which ‘Water Body’ separates Andaman and Nicobar Islands ?
(A) Andaman Sea (B) Bay of Bengal
(C) Ten Degree Channel (D) Eleventh Degree Channel
(Ans : C)
17. State Highways are maintained by–
(A) Individual States (B) Central Government
(C) Central and State Governments jointly (D) Private parties selected by the State Governments
(Ans : A)
18. The first port developed after Independence was–
(A) Nhava Sheva (B) Kandla
(C) New Mangalore (D) Mumbai
(Ans : B)
19. The neighbouring country of India which has the smallest area is–
(A) Sri Lanka (B) Bangladesh
(C) Bhutan (D) Nepal
(Ans : C)
20. Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary is in the State of–
(A) Bihar (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Assam (D) Kerala
(Ans : C)
21. Resin is extracted from–
(A) Papaya (B) Pine (C) Rubber (D) Banyan
(Ans : B)
22. A common plant found in tropical rainforest is–
(A) Pine (B) Eucalyptus (C) Orchid (D) Fir
(Ans : C)
23. Which of the following vitamins is necessary for clotting of blood ?
(A) K (B) C (C) A (D) B
(Ans : A)
24. Influenza virus contains–
(A) RNA only (B) DNA only
(C) Both RNA and DNA in equal proportion. (D) DNA with very small proportion of RNA.
(Ans : A)
25. Lung fish is a link between–
(A) Amphibia and Birds (B) Reptiles and Birds
(C) Amphibia and Reptiles (D) Reptiles and Mammals
(Ans : C)
26. Green gland is the excretory organ of–
(A) Earthworm (B) Cockroach (C) Prawn (D) House-fly
(Ans : C)
27. When pressure is increased, the boiling point of water–
(A) decreases (B) increases (C) remains the same (D) depends on the volume of vapour formed
(Ans : B)
28. In the treatment of skin disease the radio isotope used is–
(A) Radio phosphorous (B) Radio iodine (C) Radio lead (D) Radio cobalt
(Ans : A)
29. Rainbow has: (Choose incorrect statement)–
(A) red light as its outer-most colour towards sky
(B) red light as its inner-most colour towards earth
(C) violet light as its inner-most colour towards earth
(D) its curvature bent towards earth
(Ans : B)
30. A cyclist in circular motion should lean–
(A) Forward (B) Backward (C) Sideways towards the centre (D) Sideway away from the centre
(Ans : C)
31. The monitor of a computer is–
(A) an input device (B) an output device (C) a storage device (D) a processing device
(Ans : B)
32. ……….. is a collection of wires through which data is transmitted from one part of a computer to another part–
(A) Port (B) Channel (C) Bus (D) Add on card
(Ans : C)
33. Amalgam is an alloy in which the base metal is–
(A) Copper (B) Zinc (C) Aluminium (D) Mercury
(Ans : D)
34. The physical method commonly used to purify sea water is–
(A) Evaporation (B) Sedimentation (C) Filtration (D) Distillation
(Ans : A)
35. The chemical name of ‘oil of vitriol’ is–
(A) Phosphoric acid (B) Nitric acid (C) Sulphuric acid (D) Hydrochloric acid
(Ans : C)
36. Cathode rays are–
(A) Electromagnetic waves (B) Radiations
(C) Stream of α-particles (D) Stream of electrons
(Ans : D)
37. The National Park ‘Valley of Flowers’ lies in the State of–
(A) Kerala (B) Himachal Pradesh (C) Uttarakhand (D) Jammu and Kashmir
(Ans : C)
38. Bhopal Gas Tragedy was caused by–
(A) Nitrogen (B) Oxygen (C) Methyl isocyanite (D) Cyanide
(Ans : C)
39. The example of a secondary pollutant is–
(A) CFC (Chloro fluoro carbon) (B) PAN (peroxy acetyl nitrate)
(C) CH4 (Methane) (D) Cl2 (Chlorine)
(Ans : B)
40. In big cities, air pollution is mainly due to–
(A) burning of fossil fuel (B) thermal power plant (C) sewage (D) suspended particles
(Ans : A)
41. The term ‘Let’ is associated with–
(A) Badminton (B) Chess (C) Hockey (D) Football
(Ans : A)
42. The oral polio vaccine was discovered by–
(A) Alexander Flemming (B) Jonas Salk (C) Edmond Fischer (D) Joseph E. Murray
(Ans : B)
43. Who among the following Nobel Laureates for their relentless struggle for peace, was awarded 2010 Nobel Prize?
(A) Barack H. Obama (B) Liu Xiaobo (C) Martti Ahtisaari (D) Shirin Ebadi
(Ans : B)
44. The Umiam Hydel Project dam is located a few kilometres north of–
(A) Guwahati (B) Shillong (C) Kohima (D) Imphal
(Ans : B)
45. The expenses of the Government of India are the highest on account of subsidy on–
(A) Fertilisers(B) Oil (C) LPG (D) Food
(Ans : D)
46. In accordance with the directions of RBI, banking facilities are required to be provided at all places having population of more than 2000 by the end of–
(A) March 2015 (B) March 2014 (C) March 2013 (D) March 2012
(Ans : C)
47. Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), an autonomous self-governing body, was created within the State of–
(A) Nagaland (B) Meghalaya (C) Assam (D) Mizoram
(Ans : C)
48. ‘Simla Pact’ between India and Pakistan was signed in the year–
(A) 1965 (B) 1971 (C) 1972 (D) 2001
(Ans : C)
49. In which of the following States are Garo and Khasi tribes found ?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Nagaland (C) Meghalaya (D) Mizoram
(Ans : C)
50. Manipur has common boundaries with the group of States of–
(A) Nagaland, Assam and Mizoram (B) Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura
(C) Meghalaya, Mizorarn and Tripura (D) Nagaland, Mizoram and Meghalaya
(Ans : A)
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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)
(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)
Monday, November 24, 2014
Monday, November 3, 2014
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Staff Selection Commission Stenographers (Grade 'C' & 'D') Examination General Awareness Solved Paper (Exam held on December 2013)
1. Hexachlorobenzene is known as
(A) Pyrene
(B) Artificial silk
(C) Gammexane
(D) Artificial camphor
2. The percentage of fresh water on the Earth's surface is nearly
(A) 4
(B) 3
(C) 8
(D) 5
3. Which of the following is not an operating system from Microsoft?
(A) Windows NET
(B) Windows 7
(C) Windows 2000
(D) Windows XP
4. Electromagnetic wave coming out of the nucleus of a natural radioactive atom is
(A) Alpha ray
(B) Beta ray
(C) Gamma ray
(D) Microwave
5. In contact process, the gas produced is
(A) Nitric oxide
(B) Nitrous oxide
(C) Sulphur trioxide
(D) Ammonia
6. The name of Lavoisier is associated with the gas
(A) Oxygen
(B) Carbon monoxide
(C) Carbon dioxide
(D) Nitrogen
7. The principle of light based on which shadow is formed, is
(A) Rectilinear propagation
(B) Diffraction
(C) Reflection
(D) Refraction
8. If a light and a heavy body have equal momentum, then kinetic energy is
(A) greater for heavier body
(B) independent of momentum
(C) greater for lighter body
(D) lesser for lighter body
9. The distance between two crests in a wave is given by
(A) Wave number
(B) Wave velocity
(C) Amplitude
(D) Wavelength
10. Acting on a non-rigid body, a force can
(A) produce dimensional change
(B) Produce change in direction of motion
(C) start motion
(D) stop motion
11. Four bits in a computer memory is equal to a
(A) Kilobyte
(B) Megabyte
(C) Nibble
(D) Byte
12. In which phylum of animals does respiration take place by gill, called Ctenidia?
(A) Echinodermata
(B) Chordata
(C) Arthropoda
(D) Mollusca
13. Who among the following was not a member of Subhas Chandra Bose's Azad Hind Fauj?
(A) Captain Mohan Singh
(B) G.S. Dhillon
(C) P.K. Sahgal
(D) Shah Nawaz Khan
14. Which of the following foreign banks has the maximum number of branches in India?
(A) City Bank
(B) ABN - Amro Bank
(C) Standard Chartered Bank
(D) HSBC
15. Which of the following has been the fastest growing State during the last seven
years (2005-06 to 2011-12) ?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Bihar
(D) Gujarat
16. The phenomenon of radioactivity was discovered in 1898 A.D. by
(A) Henri Becquerel
(B) J.J. Thomson
(C) Marie Curie
(D) Pierre Curie
17. Television was discovered by
(A) Marconi
(B) J.L. Baird
(C) Humphrey Duguit
(D) Peterson
18. The Prime Minister of Japan is
(A) Yoshihiko Noda
(B) Naoto Kan
(C) Shinzo Abe
(D) None of these
19. At the oscar Awards ceremony in 2012, the Best Picture Award was given for the film
(A) The Artist
(B) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
(C) Rango
(D) Hugo
20. Who composed "Ai - hole" prasasti?
(A) Harisena
(B) Nayanikar
(C) Kautilya
(D) Ravikirti
21. Buddha was born in
(A) 623 B.C.
(B) 602 B.C
(C) 523 B.C.
(D) 563 B.C.
22. 'Chhau' dance is a form of dancing found in
(A) Bihar
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) West Bengal
23. Which among the following is the renewable source of energy?
(A) Petroleum
(B) Coal
(C) Wood
(D) Atomic fuel
24. In pitcher plant, pitcher is developed from
(A) Flower
(B) Apical bud
(C) Stem
(D) Leaf
25. Which one of the following is a bio-fertiliser?
(A) Bone meal
(B) Rhizobium cultures
(C) Green manure
(D) Vermi compost
26. Swami Vivekananda was associated with
(A) Ramakrishna Mission
(B) Brahmo Samaj
(C) Arya Samaj
(D) Prarthana Samaj
27. Which of the following countries has a Presidential form of Government?
(A) U.K.
(B) U.S.A.
(C) India
(D) Nepal
28. According to Gandhiji, Satyagraha may take the form of
(A) Coercion
(B) Civil disobedience
(C) Violent strike
(D) revolution
29. Who will legislate on the subjects which have not been mentioned in any of the three lists of the Indian Constitution?
(A) State Legislatures
(B) Parliament
(C) Both Parliament and State Legislatures
(D) None of the above
30. The last ruler of Delhi Sultanate was
(A) Jalal Khan Lodi
(B) Ibrahim Lodi
(C) Bahlul Lodi
(D) Sikander Lodi
31. Who was the guardian of Akbar?
(A) Abul Fazl
(B) Amir Khusrau
(C) Bairam Khan
(D) Bahlul Lodi
32. Which one of the following pairs is an example for joint supply?
(A) Tea and coffee
(B) Pen and pencil
(C) Paddy and straw
(D) Car and petrol
33. The concept of 'Sarvodaya' is commonly associated with
(A) Subhas Chandra Bose
(B) Vallabhbhai Patel
(C) Gandhi
(D) Nehru
34. Who had said, "Property is theft"?
(A) Prince Kropotkin
(B) Michael Bakunin
(C) Thomas Moore
(D) Prodhon
35. In economics, the central problem is
(A) Population
(B) Consumption
(C) Allocation
(D) Scarcity
36. Extension in demand occurs when the
(A) price increases
(B) price of the substitute increases
(C) quantity demand increases
(D) demand increases
37. In case of perfectly inelastic demand, the degree of elasticity is
(A) = 0
(B) = 1
(C) > 0
(D) < 0
38. An indifference curve with 'L' shape represents
(A) Perfect substitutability
(B) Perfect complementarily
(C) Imperfect substitutability
(D) No complementarily
39. Gene is
(A) Particular DNA segment which determines heredity of a particular trait
(B) Half DNA segment of somatic cells
(C) Whole DNA
(D) Half DNA segment
40. The percentage of tribal population to total population is maximum in
(A) Jharkhand
(B) Chhattisgarh
(C) Nagaland
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
41. "Origin of Species" is written by
(A) Darwin
(B) Weismann
(C) Muller
(D) Mendel
42. An orchid is considered to be a/ an
(A) symbiont
(B) endophyte
(C) parasite
(D) epiphyte
43. 'Amniocentesis' should be strictly followed to
(A) improve the health of the foetus
(B) provide for easy birth of the child
(C) detect hereditary abnormalities of the foetus
(D) determine the sex of the foetus
44. The confirmatory test for HIV virus causing AIDS is
(A) CDR Count
(B) Western blot test
(C) ELISA test
(D) PCR
45. Which one of the following is an example of igneous rock?
(A) Marble
(B) Sandstone
(C) Gabbro
(D) Limestone
46. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Bushmen - Atacama
(B) Tuaregs - Kalahari
(C) Bedouins - Sahara
(D) Binidibus - Australian desert
47. Name a cold desert region of India.
(A) Baramulla
(B) Dun Valley
(C) Ladakh
(D) Shillong Plateau
48. The largest number of Roman coins have been found from
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Both ((A) and ((B) above
(D) West Bengal
49. Which of the following dynasties was ruling over Sindh at the time of Arab invasion?
(A) Brahman
(B) Pratihar
(C) Shahiya
(D) Rai
50. Which State has the largest population of Scheduled Tribes?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Odisha
(D) Rajasthan
ANSWERS:
1-C; 2-B; 3-A; 4-C; 5-C; 6-A; 7-A; 8-C; 9-D; 10-A;
11-C; 12-D; 13-A; 14-C; 15-C; 16-A; 17-B; 18-C; 19-A; 20-D;
21-A; 22-D; 23-C; 24-D; 25-B; 26-C; 27-B; 28-C; 29-B; 30-B;
31-C; 32-C; 33-C; 34-D; 35-D; 36-C; 37-C; 38-B; 39-A; 40-B;
41-A; 42-A; 43-C; 44-C; 45-C; 46-D; 47-C; 48-C; 49-D; 50-A;
(A) Pyrene
(B) Artificial silk
(C) Gammexane
(D) Artificial camphor
2. The percentage of fresh water on the Earth's surface is nearly
(A) 4
(B) 3
(C) 8
(D) 5
3. Which of the following is not an operating system from Microsoft?
(A) Windows NET
(B) Windows 7
(C) Windows 2000
(D) Windows XP
4. Electromagnetic wave coming out of the nucleus of a natural radioactive atom is
(A) Alpha ray
(B) Beta ray
(C) Gamma ray
(D) Microwave
5. In contact process, the gas produced is
(A) Nitric oxide
(B) Nitrous oxide
(C) Sulphur trioxide
(D) Ammonia
6. The name of Lavoisier is associated with the gas
(A) Oxygen
(B) Carbon monoxide
(C) Carbon dioxide
(D) Nitrogen
7. The principle of light based on which shadow is formed, is
(A) Rectilinear propagation
(B) Diffraction
(C) Reflection
(D) Refraction
8. If a light and a heavy body have equal momentum, then kinetic energy is
(A) greater for heavier body
(B) independent of momentum
(C) greater for lighter body
(D) lesser for lighter body
9. The distance between two crests in a wave is given by
(A) Wave number
(B) Wave velocity
(C) Amplitude
(D) Wavelength
10. Acting on a non-rigid body, a force can
(A) produce dimensional change
(B) Produce change in direction of motion
(C) start motion
(D) stop motion
11. Four bits in a computer memory is equal to a
(A) Kilobyte
(B) Megabyte
(C) Nibble
(D) Byte
12. In which phylum of animals does respiration take place by gill, called Ctenidia?
(A) Echinodermata
(B) Chordata
(C) Arthropoda
(D) Mollusca
13. Who among the following was not a member of Subhas Chandra Bose's Azad Hind Fauj?
(A) Captain Mohan Singh
(B) G.S. Dhillon
(C) P.K. Sahgal
(D) Shah Nawaz Khan
14. Which of the following foreign banks has the maximum number of branches in India?
(A) City Bank
(B) ABN - Amro Bank
(C) Standard Chartered Bank
(D) HSBC
15. Which of the following has been the fastest growing State during the last seven
years (2005-06 to 2011-12) ?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Bihar
(D) Gujarat
16. The phenomenon of radioactivity was discovered in 1898 A.D. by
(A) Henri Becquerel
(B) J.J. Thomson
(C) Marie Curie
(D) Pierre Curie
17. Television was discovered by
(A) Marconi
(B) J.L. Baird
(C) Humphrey Duguit
(D) Peterson
18. The Prime Minister of Japan is
(A) Yoshihiko Noda
(B) Naoto Kan
(C) Shinzo Abe
(D) None of these
19. At the oscar Awards ceremony in 2012, the Best Picture Award was given for the film
(A) The Artist
(B) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
(C) Rango
(D) Hugo
20. Who composed "Ai - hole" prasasti?
(A) Harisena
(B) Nayanikar
(C) Kautilya
(D) Ravikirti
21. Buddha was born in
(A) 623 B.C.
(B) 602 B.C
(C) 523 B.C.
(D) 563 B.C.
22. 'Chhau' dance is a form of dancing found in
(A) Bihar
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) West Bengal
23. Which among the following is the renewable source of energy?
(A) Petroleum
(B) Coal
(C) Wood
(D) Atomic fuel
24. In pitcher plant, pitcher is developed from
(A) Flower
(B) Apical bud
(C) Stem
(D) Leaf
25. Which one of the following is a bio-fertiliser?
(A) Bone meal
(B) Rhizobium cultures
(C) Green manure
(D) Vermi compost
26. Swami Vivekananda was associated with
(A) Ramakrishna Mission
(B) Brahmo Samaj
(C) Arya Samaj
(D) Prarthana Samaj
27. Which of the following countries has a Presidential form of Government?
(A) U.K.
(B) U.S.A.
(C) India
(D) Nepal
28. According to Gandhiji, Satyagraha may take the form of
(A) Coercion
(B) Civil disobedience
(C) Violent strike
(D) revolution
29. Who will legislate on the subjects which have not been mentioned in any of the three lists of the Indian Constitution?
(A) State Legislatures
(B) Parliament
(C) Both Parliament and State Legislatures
(D) None of the above
30. The last ruler of Delhi Sultanate was
(A) Jalal Khan Lodi
(B) Ibrahim Lodi
(C) Bahlul Lodi
(D) Sikander Lodi
31. Who was the guardian of Akbar?
(A) Abul Fazl
(B) Amir Khusrau
(C) Bairam Khan
(D) Bahlul Lodi
32. Which one of the following pairs is an example for joint supply?
(A) Tea and coffee
(B) Pen and pencil
(C) Paddy and straw
(D) Car and petrol
33. The concept of 'Sarvodaya' is commonly associated with
(A) Subhas Chandra Bose
(B) Vallabhbhai Patel
(C) Gandhi
(D) Nehru
34. Who had said, "Property is theft"?
(A) Prince Kropotkin
(B) Michael Bakunin
(C) Thomas Moore
(D) Prodhon
35. In economics, the central problem is
(A) Population
(B) Consumption
(C) Allocation
(D) Scarcity
36. Extension in demand occurs when the
(A) price increases
(B) price of the substitute increases
(C) quantity demand increases
(D) demand increases
37. In case of perfectly inelastic demand, the degree of elasticity is
(A) = 0
(B) = 1
(C) > 0
(D) < 0
38. An indifference curve with 'L' shape represents
(A) Perfect substitutability
(B) Perfect complementarily
(C) Imperfect substitutability
(D) No complementarily
39. Gene is
(A) Particular DNA segment which determines heredity of a particular trait
(B) Half DNA segment of somatic cells
(C) Whole DNA
(D) Half DNA segment
40. The percentage of tribal population to total population is maximum in
(A) Jharkhand
(B) Chhattisgarh
(C) Nagaland
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
41. "Origin of Species" is written by
(A) Darwin
(B) Weismann
(C) Muller
(D) Mendel
42. An orchid is considered to be a/ an
(A) symbiont
(B) endophyte
(C) parasite
(D) epiphyte
43. 'Amniocentesis' should be strictly followed to
(A) improve the health of the foetus
(B) provide for easy birth of the child
(C) detect hereditary abnormalities of the foetus
(D) determine the sex of the foetus
44. The confirmatory test for HIV virus causing AIDS is
(A) CDR Count
(B) Western blot test
(C) ELISA test
(D) PCR
45. Which one of the following is an example of igneous rock?
(A) Marble
(B) Sandstone
(C) Gabbro
(D) Limestone
46. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Bushmen - Atacama
(B) Tuaregs - Kalahari
(C) Bedouins - Sahara
(D) Binidibus - Australian desert
47. Name a cold desert region of India.
(A) Baramulla
(B) Dun Valley
(C) Ladakh
(D) Shillong Plateau
48. The largest number of Roman coins have been found from
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Both ((A) and ((B) above
(D) West Bengal
49. Which of the following dynasties was ruling over Sindh at the time of Arab invasion?
(A) Brahman
(B) Pratihar
(C) Shahiya
(D) Rai
50. Which State has the largest population of Scheduled Tribes?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Odisha
(D) Rajasthan
ANSWERS:
1-C; 2-B; 3-A; 4-C; 5-C; 6-A; 7-A; 8-C; 9-D; 10-A;
11-C; 12-D; 13-A; 14-C; 15-C; 16-A; 17-B; 18-C; 19-A; 20-D;
21-A; 22-D; 23-C; 24-D; 25-B; 26-C; 27-B; 28-C; 29-B; 30-B;
31-C; 32-C; 33-C; 34-D; 35-D; 36-C; 37-C; 38-B; 39-A; 40-B;
41-A; 42-A; 43-C; 44-C; 45-C; 46-D; 47-C; 48-C; 49-D; 50-A;
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Friday, December 27, 2013
SSC Food Corporation of India (FCI) Combined Assistant Grade-III Exam 2012 Solved Paper
General Awareness
l. Reasons for the growth of Regional Political Parties in India is–
(A) lack of effective opposition (B) economic disparities among the States
(C) failure of the national parties (D) All the above
Ans : (D)
2. The first State in India to be formed on linguistic basis is–
(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Odisha
(C) Karnataka (D) Maharashtra
Ans : (A)
3. The only Union Territory which has a High Court of its own is–
(A) Chandigarh (B) Daman and Diu
(C) Delhi (D) Lakshadweep
Ans : (C)
4. One of the following subjects is not in the State List–
(A) Market and fairs (B) Bankruptcy and insolvency
(C) Police and prisons (D) Public health and sanitation
Ans : (C)
5. Who was the founder of the Slave dynasty in India ?
(A) Balban (B) Qutub-ud-din Aibak
(C) Muhammad Ghori (D) Iltutmish
Ans : (B)
6. Chandragupta Maurya was the–
(A) Great-grandfather of Ashoka (B) Brother of Ashoka
(C) Father of Ashoka (D) Grandfather of Ashoka
Ans : (D)
7. Who was known as ‘Lakh Baksh’ ?
(A) Iltutmish (B) Raziya
(C) Qutub-ud-din Aibak (D) Babar
Ans : (C)
8. Who was the pioneer among the social reformers ?
(A) Ramakrishna Paramhans (B) Swami Vivekanand
(C) Raja Rammohun Roy (D) Dayanand Saraswati
Ans : (C)
9. Which of the following classes did not participate in the Revolt of 1857 ?
1. Agricultural labourers 2. Money lenders 3. Peasants 4. Zamindars
(A) 2 only (B) 2 and 4
(C) 1 only (D) land 2
Ans : (C)
10. Pradhanmantri Bharat Jodo Pariyojna is related to–
(A) Linking of Rivers (B) Development of Roads
(C) Communication (D) Social Integration
Ans : (B)
11. The difference between G.D.P. at market prices and G.D.P. at factor prices is–
(A) Net factor income from abroad (B) Net export
(C) Depreciation (D) Net indirect taxes
Ans : (D)
12. With increase in the price of commodity ‘X’, the demand of ‘Y’ decreases. The commodity ‘Y’ is a/an–
(A) inferior good (B) composite good
(C) substitute good (D) complementary good
Ans : (D)
13. Match the following–
List A
a. Perfect competition b. Monopoly
c. Discriminating monopoly d. Monopolistic competition
List B
1. One seller 2. Product differentiation
3. Homogeneous commodity 4. Price differentiation
a b c d
(A) 4 2 3 1
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 1 3 2 4
Ans : (C)
14. Corporate Tax is imposed by–
(A) Central Government (B) Both Central and State Government
(C) State Government (D) Local Government
Ans : (A)
15. Which one of the following is essential for proper working of democracy?
(A) Responsible and efficient opposition (B) Written constitution
(C) Universal adult franchise (D) Parliamentary system
Ans : (A)
16. The sound of explosions in a distant star is not heard from the Earth because–
(A) the frequency of sound produced is below 10 Hz
(B) the frequency of sound produced is above 100 kHz
(C) there is no continuous medium from the star to Earth
(D) the distance of the star is so large that sound intensity falls below the audible range
Ans : (C)
17. Combustion is the process in which–
(A) only heat is, produced (B) heat and light are produced
(C) no heat is produced (D) no light is produced
Ans : (B)
18. In a ‘dynamo’–
(A) electrical energy is converted to mechanical energy
(B) electrical energy is converted to magnetic energy
(C) mechanical energy is converted to electrical energy
(D) mechanical energy is converted to heat energy
Ans : (C)
19. Among the materials listed below, sound travels the fastest in–
(A) Hydrogen (B) Vacuum
(C) Steel (D) Water
Ans : (C)
20. In an e-mail address, the symbol that is used to separate the user name and the domain name is–
(A) @ (B) –
(C) # (D) : / /
Ans : (A)
21. CD-ROM is a–
(A) Magnetic Memory (B) Secondary Memory
(C) Semiconductor Memory (D) Memory Register
Ans : (B)
22. pH value of blood is–
(A) in between 8 and 9 (B) greater than 10
(C) less than 6 (D) in between 7 and 8
Ans : (D)
23. Great Barrier Reef is situated in
(A) Australia (B) Nova Scotia
(C) North Sea (D) Southern China
Ans : (A)
24. In India, the longest day occurs on–
(A) April 13 (B) October 13
(C) June 21 (D) March 21
Ans : (C)
25. Which one of the following is not found in new alluvial soil ?
(A) Humus (B) Gas
(C) Minerals (D) Water
Ans : (A)
26. Palghat Gap connects Tamil Nadu with–
(A) Kerala (B) Karnataka
(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Both (A) and (B)
Ans : (A)
27. Jodhpur receives less rainfall than Delhi because–
(A) Arabian Sea runs parallel to Aravali (B) it is on leeward side of the winds
(C) condensation does not take place there (D) of all above factors
Ans : (D)
28. Bamboo is a–
(A) Tree (B) Climber
(C) Shrub (D) Herb
Ans : (C)
29. Which vitamins are those which if taken in excess can be dangerous as they are stored in the body ?
(A) B Complex (B) E and C
(C) B and C (D) A and D
Ans : (D)
30. Which one of the following constitutes two best reasons for distinguishing the living from the non-living?
(A) Respiration and excretion (B) Reproduction and locomotion
(C) Irritability and locomotion (D) Growth and locomotion
Ans : (A)
31. The expansion of D.D.T. is–
(A) Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane (B) Dichloro Diamine Trichloroethane
(C) Dichloro Diphenyl Tetrachloroethane (D) None of the above
Ans : (A)
32. Which of the following animals is a parasite?
(A) Amoeba (B) Sponge
(C) Plasmodium (D) Earthworm
Ans : (C)
33. Which one of the. following respires by gills ?
(A) Cray-fish (B) Star-fish
(C) Silver-fish (D) Jelly-fish
Ans : (A)
34. The book ‘Friends and Foes’ was written by–
(A) Rajmohan Gandhi (B) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
(C) Lord Tennyson (D) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Ans : (B)
35. On the lines of ‘Palace on Wheels’, a new train ‘Deccan Odyssey’ is operated between–
(A) Karnataka and Kerala (B) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(C) Tamil Nadu and Karnataka (D) Maharashtra and Goa
Ans : (D)
36. Name the famous paper which Gandhiji edited to propagate his ideas.
(A) Harijan (B) Satyagrah
(C) Khadi (D) Swadeshi
Ans : (A)
37. The aeroplane that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima was–
(A) White Storm (B) Thunder Power
(C) Enola Gay(D) Black Light
Ans : (C)
38. Which Indian Commercial Bank became the first in providing mobile ATM Service ?
(A) HDFC Bank (B) SBI
(C) ICICI Bank (D) IDBI Bank
Ans : (C)
39. Sivakasi, which recently witnessed major explosions in the cracker manufacturing units, is situated in the State of–
(A) Kerala (B) Chhattisgarh
(C) Tamil Nadu (D) Andhra Pradesh
Ans : (C)
40. Who has brought laurels to the country by winning a Silver Medal in the London Paralympic Games in High Jump?
(A) Bhimrao Kesarkar (B) Devendra Singh
(C) Joginder Singh Bedi (D) H. N. Girisha
Ans : (D)
41. Sunita Williams has set the record for the maximum number of space-walks by a woman astronaut recently. The exact number of the walks is–
(A) 5 (B) 4
(C) 7 (D) 6
Ans : (C)
42. Who among the following Indian economists has recently been appointed as the Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank ?
(A) B. B. Bhattacharya (B) Jagdish Bhagwati
(C) Raghuram Rajan (D) Kaushik Basu
Ans : (D)
43. When water is heated from 0°C to 10°C, the volume of water–
(A) decreases steadily (B) increases steadily
(C) first increases then decreases (D) first decreases then increases
Ans : (D)
44. From which of the following endocrine glands is GTH secreted ?
(A) Adrenal gland (B) Islets of Langerhans in pancreas
(C) Pituitary gland (D) Thyroid gland
Ans : (C)
45. Which of the following is an acid?
(A) H2O (B) Na2CO3
(C) HZSO4 (D) NaCl
Ans : (C)
46. Which of the following is the major component of ecosystem ?
(A) Biotic (B) Abiotic
(C) Energy (D) All of the above
Ans : (D)
47. There has been an increasing incidence of floods in Northern India in recent years because–
(A) there has been increase in deforestation in the catchment area
(B) the rate of silting of, dams has gone up
(C) there has been an increase in annual rainfall
(D) the ice has been melting faster due to slight increase in atmospheric temperature
Ans : (A)
48. Which of the following is the most dangerous pollutant ?
(A) Carbon dioxide (B) Sulphur dioxide
(C) Carbon monoxide (D) Nitrous oxide
Ans : (C)
49. Which country loses highest amount of top soil from its crop lands due to erosion ?
(A) Brazil (B) U.S.A.
(C) China (D) India
Ans : (D)
50. Ajanta-Ellora Caves are situated near–
(A) Ajmer (B) Aurangabad
(C) Patna (D) Jaipur
Ans : (B)
Monday, September 9, 2013
SSC Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Exam 2011 Solved Paper
General English (1st Bach) Solved Paper
(Held on 4-12-2011)
Direction : In Question Nos, 1 to 5, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the rectangle [] corresponding to the appropriate letter (A, B, C). If a sentence is free from errors, blacken the rectangle corresponding to (D) in the Answer Sheet.
1. Supposing if (A) / it rains (B) / What shall we do (C) / No error. (D)
2. The captain along with his team (A) /are practising very hard (B) / for the forthcoming match. (C) / No error. (D)
3. It was him (A) / who came running (B) / into the classroom. (C)/ No error. (D)
4. The capital of Yemen (A) / is situating (B) /2190 metres above the sea level. (C) / No error. (D)
5. Ram was (A) / senior to (B) / Sam in college. (C) / No error (D)
Directions : In Question Nos. 6 to 10, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are susggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by blackening the appropriate rectangle [] in the Answer Sheet.
6. For a child, a blow ........... self-esteem is a terrible thing.
(A) of (B) with (C) to (D) on
7. The Greenland ice sheet is ........... at the rate of about 12 cubic miles a year.
(A) smelting (B) condensing (C) melting (D) freezing
8. The Principal called ........... an explanation from the clerks.
(A) on (B) out (C) for (D) in
9. The ........... crowd gave the victorious team a tumultuous welcome.
(A) jubilant (B) troublesome (C) noisy (D) arrogant
10. It is our duty to get...........the truth.
(A) to (B) over (C) into (D) at
Directions : In Question Nos. 11 to 15, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
11. defer
(A) indifferent (B) defy (C) differ (D) postpone
12. cease
(A) begin (B) stop (C) create (D) dull
13. pious
(A) religious (B) sympathetic (C) afraid (D) faithful
14. abandon
(A) forsake (B) keep (C) cherish (D) enlarge
15. cancel
(A) abolish (B) approve (C) allow (D) break
Directions : In Question 16 to 20, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
16. stingy
(A) clean (B) tight (C) generous (D) cheap
17. barren
(A) fertile (B) rich (C) prosperous (D) positive
18. virtue
(A) vice (B) failure (C) fault (D) offence
19. nervous
(A) flawless (B) immature (C) smooth (D) composed
20. confident
(A) worried (B) pessimistic (C) diffident (D) depressed
Directions : In Question Nos. 21 to 25, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best express the meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
21. to look down one's nose
(A) to show anger (B) to retaliate (C) to insult in the presence of others (D) to regard with contempt
22. to shed crocodile tears
(A) to weep profusely (B) to pretend grief (C) to grieve seriously (D) to mock something
23. by puting two and two together
(A) to mix several things (B) to make an arithmetical calculation
(C) to keep people in pairs (D) to deduce from given facts
24. to go scot-free
(A) to walk like a native of Scotland (B) to get something free.
(C) to escape without punishment (D) to save tax
25. at the eleventh hour
(A) at eleven O' clock (B) at the wrong time
(C) at the last possible moment (D) at the initial moment itself
Directions : In Question Nos. 26 to 80, a part of the sentence is underlined which may need improvement. Alternatives are given at (A), (B) and (C) below, which may be better option. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (D). Blacken the appropriate rectangle [] in the answer Sheet.
26. The cheapest electronic good are manufactured in China.
(A) electronical good (B) electrical good (C) electronic goods (D) No improvement
27. I have been living in Delhi from 1989.
(A) eversince (B) since (C) in (D) No improvement
28. He is a descendant from the Mughal royalty.
(A) of (B) in (C) for (D) No improvement
29. Mary would not go to the market unless I go with her.
(A) shall go (B) went (C) would go (D) No improvement
30. Flowers embelishment the beauty of our surroundings.
(A) replenish (B) enhance (C) destroys (D) No improvement
Directions : In Question Nos. 31 to 35 of the four alternative, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
31. Murder of a man
(A) Regicide (B) Fratricide (C) Homicide (D) Genocide
32. Use of force or threats to get someone to agree to something.
(A) Coercion (B) Conviction (C) Confession (D) Cajolement
33. Animal that feeds on plants
(A) Carnivorous (B) Herbivourous (C) Insectivorous (D) Graminivorous
34. A number of stars grouped together
(A) Orbit (B) Constellation (C) Salar system (D) Comet
35. Lasting only for a very short while
(A) Transparent (B) Temporal (C) Temporary (D) Temperate
Directions : In Question Nos. 36 to 40, group of four words are given. In each group one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
36. (A) livelihood (B) livelyhood (C) livlihood (D) livelyhud
37. (A) foyere (B) foayer (C) foyer (D) fouyer
38. (A) lassivous (B) lacivoius (C) lascivious (D) lasivious
39. (A) enemyty (B) enemity (C) enmity (D) enmety
40. (A) irelevant (B) irrelavent (C) irelevent (D) irrelevant
Directions : (Question Nos. 41 to 50) In the following passage some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
It was a sudden decision. Three of us all 41.in the hostel, decided to travel by train to 42 and witness the Republic Day Parade. The station was heavily 43.and there was a long queue before the ticket counter. 44 pretended sickness and persuaded the man nearest to the 45 to buy three more tickets – one for him and 46 for his sisters. No problem, therefore, in buying tickets 47 train was already at the platform and there was 48 mad rush among the passengers to get on the coaches. Hari would not be worried by 49. He asked 50 to jump over the bumper between two coaches to get on to the other side.
41. (A) roommates (B) strangers (C) classmates (D) friends
42. (A) Calcutta (B) Hydrabad (C) Chennai (D) Delhi
43. (A) guared (B) thronged (C) crowded (D) filled
44. (A) She (B) Hari (C) They (D) You
45. (A) door (B) window (C) counter (D) enhance
46. (A) three (B) four (C) one (D) two
47. (A) The (B) A (C) An (D) No
48. (A) a (B) an (C) the (D) not
49. (A) things (B) everything (C) anything (D) something
50. (A) them (B) us (C) we (D) they
Answers
1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (A) 4. (B) 5. (D) 6. (C) 7. (C) 8. (C) 9. (A) 10. (D)
11. (D) 12. (B) 13. (A) 14. (A) 15. (A) 16. (C) 17. (A) 18. (A) 19. (D) 20. (C )
21. (D) 22. (B) 23. (D) 24. (C) 25. (C) 26. (C) 27. (B) 28. (D) 29. (D) 30. (B)
31. (C) 32. (A) 33. (B) 34. (B) 35. (C) 36. (A) 37. (C) 38. (C) 39. (C) 40. (D)
41. (A) 42. (D) 43. (C) 44. (B) 45. (B) 46. (D) 47. (A) 48. (D) 49. (C) 50. (B)
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