Directions (Q. 1 to 5) : Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the answer sheet.
1. Fortify
(A) strengthen
(B) support
(C) undermine
(D) intensify
(Ans : C)
2. Misanthropist
(A) philanthropist
(B) zealot
(C) pragmatist
(D) pedant
(Ans : A)
3. Unapproachable
(A) unclear
(B) accessible
(C) casual
(D) withdrawn
(Ans : B)
4. Ostracize
(A) crucify
(B) discard
(C) patronize
(D) shun
(Ans : C)
5. Abstain
(A) repel
(B) indulge
(C) disgrace
(D) dismiss
(Ans : B)
Directions (Q. 6 to 10) : Four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and mark your answer in the answer sheet.
6. Find the correctly spelt word.
(A) Conteinment
(B) Confinment
(C) Conceilment
(D) Consignment
(Ans : D)
7. Find the correctly spelt word.
(A) Obeisence
(B) Perservance
(C) Turbulance
(D) Surveillance
(Ans : D)
8. Find the correctly spelt word.
(A) Congrruous
(B) Auspiscious
(C) Audacious
(D) Hillarious
(Ans : C)
9. Find the correctly spelt word.
(A) Dysfunction
(B) Dastitution
(C) Divienation
(D) Divarsion
(Ans : A)
10. Find the correctly spelt word.
(A) Hygeinic
(B) Hygienic
(C) Hyigeinic
(D) Hyegienic
(Ans : B)
Directions (Q. 11 to 15) : Some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the circle corresponding to the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, blacken the circle corresponding to 'No Error' in the answer sheet.
11. The car that he is using these days is belonging to his employer–
(A) The car that he is using
(B) to his employer
(C) these days is belonging
(D) No error
(Ans : C)
12. Three years have elapsed since I had gone to visit my aunt in the city–
(A) visit my anut in the city
(B) since I had gone to
(C) No error
(D) Three years have elapsed
(Ans : B)
13. I reached two hours before he had came–
(A) he had came
(B) I reached
(C) two hours before
(D) No error
(Ans : A)
14. He needs not have shouted at me that way–
(A) at me that way
(B) not have shouted
(C) No error
(D) He needs
(Ans : D)
15. He assured me that he will return in an hour–
(A) in an hour
(B) that he will return
(C) No error
(D) He assured me
(Ans : C)
Directions (Q. 16 to 20) : Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and mark it in the answer sheet.
Passage The destructive process of Mountain Top Removal mining (MTR) has caused permanent damage to Appalachia. Although the law requires that mining companies restore the mountaintops after the mining has been completed, the 1.5 million acres of mountains that have already been removed cannot be re-grown, re-built, or replaced. The companies do secure the rock formations to prevent erosion and landslides, but their efforts cannot recreate the once beautiful mountain landscape. Furthermore, while companies are usually vigilant about securing the rock formations, they seem less interested in restorinig the native vegetation. MTR operations clear enormous tracts of forest. Environmental hazards are not only created in preparing a mountaintop for mining, they also continue once the coal has been extracted. After the blast, the excess mountaintop – which miners refer to as 'overburden' – is usually dumped into nearby valleys or streams. The overburden contains a variety of toxic substances, including explosive residue, silica and coal dust.
16. After the MTR operation, the mining companies–
(A) beautify the mountains
(B) replace the mountaintops
(C) secure rock formations to prevent erosion
(D) restore native vegetation
(Ans : C)
17. The word opposite in meaning to 'Vigilant' is–
(A) careless
(B) annoyed
(C) displeased
(D) lenient
(Ans : A)
18. In the Appalachian region MTR has caused–
(A) landslides
(B) permanent beautification
(C) floods
(D) widespread damage
(Ans : D)
19. The term "overburden" means–
(A) weeds planted by mining companies
(B) excess mountaintop left after the extraction of coal through the blast
(C) debris from landslides
(D) remnants of natural forests
(Ans : B)
20. MTR operations cause environmental hazards because–
(A) it causes landslides
(B) it causes explosion
(C) it destroys natural vegetation
(D) mountaintops dumped in valleys & streams contain toxic substance
(Ans : D)
Directions (Q. 21 to 25) : A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alter- native. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.
21. Try to lower the amount of fat in your diet–
(A) Lose
(B) No improvement
(C) Cut
(D) Reduce
(Ans : D)
22. You should cut off on the amount of cigarettes you smoke–
(A) cut out
(B) cut down
(C) No improvement
(D) cut up
(Ans : B)
23. You must accustom yourself with new ideas–
(A) No improvement
(B) accustomed yourself with
(C) get accustom to
(D) accustom yourself to
(Ans : D)
24. I contradicted against him–
(A) No improvement
(B) contradicted with
(C) contradicted
(D) contradicted over
(Ans : C)
25. No sooner than it stopped raining, the children went out–
(A) No improvement
(B) had it stopped raining than
(C) did it stopped raining than
(D) did it stop raining than
(Ans : D)
Directions (Q. 26 to 30) : Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word and mark it in the answer sheet.
26. Synopsis
(A) preview
(B) discussion
(C) summary
(D) report
(Ans : C)
27. Contentious
(A) extravagant
(B) precious
(C) benevolent
(D) controversial
(Ans : D)
28. Conjecture
(A) strife
(B) guess
(C) critic
(D) gathering
(Ans : B)
29. Brazen
(A) shameless
(B) trashy
(C) modest
(D) melodramatic
(Ans : A)
30. Jinx
(A) spell
(B) taunt
(C) juncture
(D) tour
(Ans : A)
Directions (Q. 31 to 35) : Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and indicate it by blackening the appropriate circle in the answer sheet.
31. Scientific study of Earthquakes–
(A) Geography
(B) Seismology
(C) Astrology
(D) Anthropology
(Ans : B)
32. The study of growing garden plants–
(A) nomenclature
(B) nursery
(C) orchard
(D) horticulture
(Ans : D)
33. One who copies from other writers–
(A) Offender
(B) Plagiarist
(C) Contender
(D) Antagonist
(Ans : B)
34. The belief that God is in everything, including nature–
(A) Naturalism
(B) Pantheism
(C) Polytheism
(D) Mysticism
(Ans : B)
35. Gradually advanced–
(A) evaded
(B) evoluted
(C) advantaged
(D) evolved
(Ans : D)
Directions (Q. 36-40) : Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and mark it in the answer sheet.
Passage Flattery means 'praising insincerely in order to please'. Every flatterer says words in which he himself does not believe. While flattering he is insincere to the man he is praising and to himself. In doing so he does not mind if he corrupts the minds of those whom he flatters.
Flattery is immoral because it stains the human conscience. It creates a world of falsehood and thus an outrage of man's sense of decency and gentlemanly behaviour.
A man who feels happy when flattered lives in a fool's paradise. Flattery is the ready weapon of the opportunist. This weapon easily conquers the weak willed man. It works on the general weakness of human beings . We all love to be told what we are not rather than what we are. Flattery is equally bad for him who is flattered and for him who flatters.
Flattery deceives us by giving us false notions about ourselves. By falling a victim to it, we show lack of character. By accepting flattery we make ourselves small beings. It is an evil which ruins social and moral values by claiming what is not rightfully its own. It thrives on corruption and leads to human bankruptcy. It is thus the greatest of disease which can plague humanity.
36. How does the weapon of flattery work?
(A) A man does not like it
(B) It conquers the man with a weak will
(C) A man feels sad
(D) It conquers the man with a strong will
(Ans : B)
37. 'Thrives' in the passage means–
(A) collects
(B) provides
(C) fills
(D) prospers
(Ans : D)
38. How does flattery deceive us?
(A) It gives us false ideas about ourselves
(B) It makes us feel indecent
(C) It makes us bankrupt
(D) It makes us more corrupt
(Ans : A)
39. Flattery can stain the–
(A) human conscience
(B) heart
(C) emotion
(D) mind
(Ans : A)
40. Flattery means–
(A) insincere praise in order to please
(B) claiming what is not ours
(C) being anti-social
(D) being immoral
(Ans : A)
Directions (Q. 41-45) : Four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it in the answer sheet.
41. To roll out the red carpet–
(A) to give a warning signal
(B) to give a grand welcome
(C) to buy a gift
(D) to decorate the room
(Ans : B)
42. To have an axe to grind–
(A) To have a selfish end to serve
(B) To fail to arouse interest
(C) To criticise someone
(D) To work for both sides
(Ans : A)
43. To put his foot down–
(A) Withdraw
(B) Concede
(C) Not to yield
(D) Risign
(Ans : C)
44. Have a foot in the grave–
(A) be afraid to die
(B) be close to death
(C) have no interest in life
(D) have an incurable disease
(Ans : B)
45. A hornet's nest–
(A) a dilemma
(B) among thorns
(C) a comfortable position
(D) an unpleasant situation
(Ans : D)
Directions (Q. 46-50) : Sentences given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by blackening the appropriate circle in the answer sheet.
46. The demonstration passed off without–
(A) incident
(B) incidence
(C) accident
(D) coincidence
(Ans : B)
47. As the driver swerved violently at the turning, the wheel came off, as it was already–
(A) lost
(B) loose
(C) loss
(D) lose
(Ans : B)
48. His profession is teaching but his ………. is photography.
(A) vocation
(B) vocative
(C) vacation
(D) avocation
(Ans : D)
49. He quarreled with his boss, ………. of the consequences.
(A) heedless
(B) devoid
(C) weary
(D) confident
(Ans : A)
50. Some verbs need a ………. to convey the full meaning.
(A) complement
(B) component
(C) complimentary
(D) compliment
(Ans : A)
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
SSC CGL (Tier-1) Exam 2016 General Awareness Solved Paper
1. Who among the following is not a member of the National Development Council?
(a) The Prime Minister
(b) The Member of NITI Aayog
(c) The Chief Ministers of States
(d) The President of India
(Ans : d)
2. The rate of tax increase as the amount of the tax base increases is called–
(a) Proportional tax
(b) Progressive tax
(c) Regressive tax
(d) Degressive tax
(Ans : b)
3. The supply-side economics lays greater emphasis on–
(a) Producer
(b) Global economy
(c) Consumer
(d) Middle Man
(Ans : a)
4. The founding father of "Theory of bureaucracy" was–
(a) F.W. Taylor
(b) Max Weber
(c) Elton Mayo
(d) Herbert Simon
(Ans : b)
5. The United Nations Organisation came into existence in–
(a) 1947
(b) 1950
(c) 1945
(d) 1946
(Ans : c)
6. Abdul Fazal was the son of which Sufi saint?
(a) Sheikh Mubarak
(b) Hazarat Khwaja
(c) Nasiruddin Chirag
(d) Baba Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
(Ans : a)
7. French revolution broke out in the year.
(a) 1917
(b) 1911
(c) 1789
(d) 1790
(Ans : c)
8. The song "Vande Mataram" occurs in the book–
(a) Geetanjali
(b) Anandmath
(c) Indian People
(d) Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
(Ans : b)
9. Which mosquito is the carrier of Zika virus?
(a) Culex
(b) Aedes
(c) Anopheles
(d) Culiseta
(Ans : b)
10. Geothermal energy is maximum utilised in–
(a) Iceland
(b) New Zealand
(c) Russia
(d) Japan
(Ans : a)
11. Root cap is derived from–
(a) Dermatogen
(b) Calyptrogen
(c) Protoderm
(d) Histogen
(Ans : b)
12. The blotting technique used to identify the isolated protein is–
(a) Northern blotting
(b) Western blotting
(c) Southern blotting
(d) Cloning
(Ans : b)
13. Morphology of Chromosomes can be best studied at–
(a) Interphase
(b) Prophase
(c) Metaphase
(d) Zygotene
(Ans : c)
14. The 'Choke' used with a tube light is basically–
(a) an inductor
(b) a capacitor
(c) a transformer
(d) a resistor
(Ans : a)
15. Curie is a unit of–
(a) radioactivity
(b) energy of Gamma rays
(c) intensity of Gamma rays
(d) work function
(Ans : a)
16. In Networks, WEP stands for–
(a) Wireless Equivalent Privacy
(b) Wired Extra Privacy
(c) Wired Equivalent Privacy
(d) Wireless Embedded Privacy
(Ans : a)
17. For extinguishing fire, we use–
(a) Hydrogen
(b) Carbon Monoxide
(c) Carbon Dioxide
(d) Marsh gas (Ans : c)
18. The chemical name of quartz is–
(a) Calcium oxide
(b) Calcium phosphate
(c) Sodium phosphate
(d) Sodium silicate
(Ans : d)
19. Continuous chain of mountains that rise abruptly more or less parallel to the coastline of India is–
(a) Aravalli
(b) Satpura
(c) Eastern ghats
(d) Western ghats
(Ans : d)
20. The biggest reserves of Thorium are in–
(a) China
(b) USA
(c) India
(d) France
(Ans : c)
21. Which of the following became the first country in the world to legalise euthanasia?
(a) Belgium
(b) Netherlands
(c) Denmark
(d) Canada
(Ans : b)
22. Which of the following countries won Euro Cup 2016 (football) ?
(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) Portugal
(d) Iceland
(Ans : c)
23. Shivkumar Sharma is famous for playing the–
(a) Sitar
(b) Flute
(c) Santoor
(d) Tabla
(Ans : c)
24. Who among the following is popularly known as 'Blade Runner'?
(a) Usain Bolt
(b) Oscar Carl Pistorious
(c) Carl Lewis
(d) Ben Johnson
(Ans : b)
25. FCRA administered by the Ministry of Home Affairs stands for–
(a) Foreign Currency Regulation Act
(b) Foreign Contribution Regulation Act
(c) Foreign Contract Regulation Act
(d) Foreign Cartel Restriction Act
(Ans : b)
(a) The Prime Minister
(b) The Member of NITI Aayog
(c) The Chief Ministers of States
(d) The President of India
(Ans : d)
2. The rate of tax increase as the amount of the tax base increases is called–
(a) Proportional tax
(b) Progressive tax
(c) Regressive tax
(d) Degressive tax
(Ans : b)
3. The supply-side economics lays greater emphasis on–
(a) Producer
(b) Global economy
(c) Consumer
(d) Middle Man
(Ans : a)
4. The founding father of "Theory of bureaucracy" was–
(a) F.W. Taylor
(b) Max Weber
(c) Elton Mayo
(d) Herbert Simon
(Ans : b)
5. The United Nations Organisation came into existence in–
(a) 1947
(b) 1950
(c) 1945
(d) 1946
(Ans : c)
6. Abdul Fazal was the son of which Sufi saint?
(a) Sheikh Mubarak
(b) Hazarat Khwaja
(c) Nasiruddin Chirag
(d) Baba Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
(Ans : a)
7. French revolution broke out in the year.
(a) 1917
(b) 1911
(c) 1789
(d) 1790
(Ans : c)
8. The song "Vande Mataram" occurs in the book–
(a) Geetanjali
(b) Anandmath
(c) Indian People
(d) Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
(Ans : b)
9. Which mosquito is the carrier of Zika virus?
(a) Culex
(b) Aedes
(c) Anopheles
(d) Culiseta
(Ans : b)
10. Geothermal energy is maximum utilised in–
(a) Iceland
(b) New Zealand
(c) Russia
(d) Japan
(Ans : a)
11. Root cap is derived from–
(a) Dermatogen
(b) Calyptrogen
(c) Protoderm
(d) Histogen
(Ans : b)
12. The blotting technique used to identify the isolated protein is–
(a) Northern blotting
(b) Western blotting
(c) Southern blotting
(d) Cloning
(Ans : b)
13. Morphology of Chromosomes can be best studied at–
(a) Interphase
(b) Prophase
(c) Metaphase
(d) Zygotene
(Ans : c)
14. The 'Choke' used with a tube light is basically–
(a) an inductor
(b) a capacitor
(c) a transformer
(d) a resistor
(Ans : a)
15. Curie is a unit of–
(a) radioactivity
(b) energy of Gamma rays
(c) intensity of Gamma rays
(d) work function
(Ans : a)
16. In Networks, WEP stands for–
(a) Wireless Equivalent Privacy
(b) Wired Extra Privacy
(c) Wired Equivalent Privacy
(d) Wireless Embedded Privacy
(Ans : a)
17. For extinguishing fire, we use–
(a) Hydrogen
(b) Carbon Monoxide
(c) Carbon Dioxide
(d) Marsh gas (Ans : c)
18. The chemical name of quartz is–
(a) Calcium oxide
(b) Calcium phosphate
(c) Sodium phosphate
(d) Sodium silicate
(Ans : d)
19. Continuous chain of mountains that rise abruptly more or less parallel to the coastline of India is–
(a) Aravalli
(b) Satpura
(c) Eastern ghats
(d) Western ghats
(Ans : d)
20. The biggest reserves of Thorium are in–
(a) China
(b) USA
(c) India
(d) France
(Ans : c)
21. Which of the following became the first country in the world to legalise euthanasia?
(a) Belgium
(b) Netherlands
(c) Denmark
(d) Canada
(Ans : b)
22. Which of the following countries won Euro Cup 2016 (football) ?
(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) Portugal
(d) Iceland
(Ans : c)
23. Shivkumar Sharma is famous for playing the–
(a) Sitar
(b) Flute
(c) Santoor
(d) Tabla
(Ans : c)
24. Who among the following is popularly known as 'Blade Runner'?
(a) Usain Bolt
(b) Oscar Carl Pistorious
(c) Carl Lewis
(d) Ben Johnson
(Ans : b)
25. FCRA administered by the Ministry of Home Affairs stands for–
(a) Foreign Currency Regulation Act
(b) Foreign Contribution Regulation Act
(c) Foreign Contract Regulation Act
(d) Foreign Cartel Restriction Act
(Ans : b)
Monday, January 2, 2017
SSC Recruitment of multi tasking (Non Technical) staff
Staff Selection Commission (SSC), notified 8300 vacant posts for Multi Tasking (Non Technical) Staff.
Information for SSC Recruitment 2017 is given below:
SSC Recruitment 2017 – 8300 Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) Vacancies
Total Post : 8300
Name of Post : Multi Tasking (Non Technical) Staff
CR – 325
ER – 634
KKR – 666
NR – 3186
NER – 226
NWR – 534
MPR – 536
SR – 705
WR – 1488
Education Qualification : Applicants should passed out their Matriculation (SSC) or its equivalent qualification from any government authorized university/ institute. (refer notification)
Age Limit : 18-25 years of age as on 01 August 2017
Pay Scale : Rs. 5200/- to Rs. 20200/- and grade pay of Rs. 1800/-.
Application Fee : Candidates should pay fee Rs. 100/- through online. No fee for SC, ST, Women, Ex-Serviceman category candidates.
Selection Process : Participants selection based on their performance in conducted Written Examination & Skill Test by the organization selection committee.
How to Apply : Interested eligible candidates should apply Online only Any other mode of submission of application would not be accepted For detailed advertisement & procedure log on to http://ssc.nic.in Online submission of application will start on 31/12/2016 and close on 20/01/2017 However last date of payment of Application Fee will be 22/01/2017.
Important Dates
Application Online Start : 31 December, 2016
Last Date for Registration : 30 January, 2017
Last Date Fee Payment : 17 January, 2017
Exam Date : 16 April, 2017, 30 April, 2017 and 07 May, 2017
Important Links
Download Notification : http://ssc.nic.in/SSC_WEBSITE_LATEST/notice/notice_pdf/mtsfinalnotice301216.pdf
Apply Online : http://ssconline.nic.in/
Official Website : www.ssconline.nic.in
Information for SSC Recruitment 2017 is given below:
SSC Recruitment 2017 – 8300 Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) Vacancies
Total Post : 8300
Name of Post : Multi Tasking (Non Technical) Staff
CR – 325
ER – 634
KKR – 666
NR – 3186
NER – 226
NWR – 534
MPR – 536
SR – 705
WR – 1488
Education Qualification : Applicants should passed out their Matriculation (SSC) or its equivalent qualification from any government authorized university/ institute. (refer notification)
Age Limit : 18-25 years of age as on 01 August 2017
Pay Scale : Rs. 5200/- to Rs. 20200/- and grade pay of Rs. 1800/-.
Application Fee : Candidates should pay fee Rs. 100/- through online. No fee for SC, ST, Women, Ex-Serviceman category candidates.
Selection Process : Participants selection based on their performance in conducted Written Examination & Skill Test by the organization selection committee.
How to Apply : Interested eligible candidates should apply Online only Any other mode of submission of application would not be accepted For detailed advertisement & procedure log on to http://ssc.nic.in Online submission of application will start on 31/12/2016 and close on 20/01/2017 However last date of payment of Application Fee will be 22/01/2017.
Important Dates
Application Online Start : 31 December, 2016
Last Date for Registration : 30 January, 2017
Last Date Fee Payment : 17 January, 2017
Exam Date : 16 April, 2017, 30 April, 2017 and 07 May, 2017
Important Links
Download Notification : http://ssc.nic.in/SSC_WEBSITE_LATEST/notice/notice_pdf/mtsfinalnotice301216.pdf
Apply Online : http://ssconline.nic.in/
Official Website : www.ssconline.nic.in
Sunday, October 9, 2016
SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination - 2016
The Staff Selection Commission will hold the Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination-2016 (CHSLE) for Recruitment of Various posts.
Details:
* No.of Posts: 5134
1) Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant: 3281
2) LDC (Lower Divisional Clerks): 1321
3) DEO (Data Entry Operators): 506
4) Court Clerks: 26
Educational Qualification:
Must have passed 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.
Age Limit:
18-27 years as on 01.01.2017 (Candidates born not before 02-01-1990 and not later than 01-01-1999).
How to apply: Applications must be submitted only in online mode.
Selection Process: Through Tier-I, Tier-II Examination.
Last Date: 07.11.2016
* Date of Computer Based Examination (Tier-I): 07.01.2017, 05.02.2017
* Date of Tier-II (Descriptive Paper): 09.04.2017
For Notification Click Here
For Online Application Click Here
Details:
* No.of Posts: 5134
1) Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant: 3281
2) LDC (Lower Divisional Clerks): 1321
3) DEO (Data Entry Operators): 506
4) Court Clerks: 26
Educational Qualification:
Must have passed 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.
Age Limit:
18-27 years as on 01.01.2017 (Candidates born not before 02-01-1990 and not later than 01-01-1999).
How to apply: Applications must be submitted only in online mode.
Selection Process: Through Tier-I, Tier-II Examination.
Last Date: 07.11.2016
* Date of Computer Based Examination (Tier-I): 07.01.2017, 05.02.2017
* Date of Tier-II (Descriptive Paper): 09.04.2017
For Notification Click Here
For Online Application Click Here
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
SSC CAPFs/Delhi Police Sub-Inspectors Exam 2016 General Awareness Solved Paper
1. Which one of the following Pacts sought to be resolved the Hindu-Muslim differences?
(A) Gandhi-Irwin Pact (B) Poona Pact (C) Lucknow Pact (D) Lahore Pact (Ans : C)
2. Who among the following was the Prime Minister of England when India was given independence ?
(A) Mountbatten (B) Churchill (C) Wavell (D) Attlee (Ans : D)
3. Which of the following countries has become the first country in the world to receive funds from United Nations for its fast growing Solar Home Systems?
(A) Burma (B) Afghanistan (C) Bangladesh (D) Switzerland (Ans : C)
4. A new molecule Heat Shock Protein 90 (HSP90) was discovered in 2014 by the Didier Picard. The new discovery could help in effective treatment of–
(A) TB (B) Malaria (C) AIDS (D) None of these (Ans : D)
5. A dispersion indicates–
(A) the value of standard deviation (B) the value of mean
(C) spread of data around central measure (D) the value of mode (Ans : C)
6. Who among following Indian writers have been long listed among the 13 international authors for the Man Booker Prize of 2015 ?
(A) Anuradha Roy and Sanjeev Sahata (B) Arvind Adiga and Shashi Tharoor
(C) Chetan Bhagat and Jhumpa Lahiri (D) Amitav Ghosh and Amrita Pritam (Ans : A)
7. The original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court covers–
(A) Disputes between different units of the Indian Union (B) National Integrity of India
(C) Terrorism related cases (D) Civil and Criminal cases (Ans : A)
8. Antigen presenting cells are specialized cells present in all of the following, except–
(A) Spleen (B) Lymph node (C) Skin (D) Kidney (Ans : B)
9. An organic compound which produces bluish green coloured flame on heating in presence of copper is–
(A) Benzaldehyde (B) Benzoic Acid (C) Aniline (D) Chlorobenzene (Ans : D)
10. One strategy of allocating kernel memory is known as–
(A) register allocation (B) resource allocation (C) frames allocation (D) slab allocation (Ans : C)
11. In the absence of the president and Vice-President, who discharges the functions of the President?
(A) Advocate General (B) Comptroller and Auditor General (C) Attorney General (D) Chief Justice of India (Ans : D)
12. Which of the following is not be essential element of the State?
(A) Government (B) Population (C) Sovereignty (D) Institutions (Ans : D)
13. In a simple Keynesian model equilibrium is characterized by the equality of–
(A) realized saving and realized investment (B) planned saving and realized investment
(C) planned saving and planned investment (D) realized saving and planned investment (Ans : C)
14. Political Science is a science of–
(A) Cultural Engineering (B) Social Engineering (C) Economic Engineering (D) Political Engineering (Ans : D)
15. The Vedic literature was composed between–
(A) 3500 B.C. and 1000 B.C. (B) 3500 B.C. and 2500 B.C.
(C) 2500 B.C. and 500 B.C. (D) 3000 B.C. and 1000 B.C. (Ans : C)
16. In which type of vulnerability, an unauthorized host pretends to be authorized host by meeting some authorization criterion ?
(A) phishing (B) spoofing (C) tunnel (0) keystroke logger (Ans : B)
17. Who of the following is not one of the recipients of Arjuna Award 2015 ?
(A) P. R. Sreejesh (Hockey) (B) Anoop Singh (Wrestling) (C) Dipa Karmakar (Gymnastics) (D) Jitu Rai (Shooting) (Ans : B)
18. A closed vessel containing some gas at atmospheric pressure and room temperature is placed in a fast moving train. The temperature of the gas will–
(A) increase or decrease depending on the chemical composition of the gas
(B) remain unchanged (C) increase (D) decrease (Ans : C)
19. The Rath temples at Mahabalipuram were built by–
(A) Chedis (B) Cholas (C) Chalukyas (D) Pallavas (Ans : D)
20. Which of the following has become the first airport in the world to fully operational on Solar Power?
(A) Amritsar International Airport (B) Cochin International Airport Ltd. (Kerala)
(C) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (D) Lokpriya Gopinath Bardoli International Airport (Ans : B)
21. The capsule of Anthoceros differs from Funaria in that in the latter–
(A) elaters are absent (B) columella is absent (C) elaters are present (D) columella is present (Ans : A)
22. The concept of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity enshrined in the Indian Constitution is inspired from–
(A) Irish Constitution (B) French Constitution (C) US Constitution (D) UK Constitution (Ans : B)
23. If the pressure in a closed vessel is reduced by drawing out some gas, the mean free path of the gas molecules will–
(A) increase (B) increase or decrease depending on the nature of the gas (C) decrease (D) remain unchanged (Ans : A)
24. A plant with green leaves placed in red light will appear–
(A) Black (B) Violet (C) Green (D) Red (Ans : A)
25. Which type of molecular motion does not contribute towards internal energy?
(A) None of these (B) Rotational (C) Vibrational (D) Translational (Ans : D)
26. The minor irrigation schemes have Cultural Command Area (CCA) upto–
(A) 1500 hectares (B) 2000 hectares (C) 3000 hectares (D) 2500 hectares (Ans : B)
27. Viruses that infect bacteria are called–
(A) Basal body (B) Basophils (C) Basidiospores (D) Bacteriophages (Ans : D)
28. Which of the following Islands is under direct threat of rising sea levels due to climate change has appealed for help from European leaders?
(A) Nauru (B) Tuvalu Islands (C) Palau (D) Marshall Islands (Ans : B)
29. In terms of value, India's exports in Descending order are–
(A) Textiles, Gems and Jewellery, Engineering goods (B) Gems & Jewellery, Textiles, Engineering goods
(C) Textiles, Engineering goods, Gems and Jewellery (D) Engineering goods, Gems and Jewellery, Textiles (Ans : D)
30. The lethal dose required to kill 50% of the lab animals tested under standard is referred as–
(A) LD50 (B) ID50 (C) MLD (D) ID (Ans : A)
31. Comptroller and Auditor General of India is not responsible for–
(A) Regulating Reserve Bank of India (B) Issue of money from the Consolidated Fund
(C) Accounting of States & UTs, and Auditing of all Government Institutions (D) Making payments to the States (Ans : A)
32. Which of the following determines whether a group of organisms that is from the same genus and species arise from a common source or from different sources ?
(A) Biotyping (B) Phage typing (C) DNA hybridization (D) Serotyping (Ans : C)
33. The method of age determination called "radioactive uranium dating" cannot be used to determine the age of–
(A) minerals on earth (B) fossils and plant bodies (C) rocks (D) the earth (Ans : B)
34. How many times did Babur invade India before 1526 A.D. ?
(A) Five times (B) Two times (C) None of these (D) Four times (Ans : D)
35. The directive principles of state policy of the Indian Constitution is an idea borrowed from the Constitution of–
(A) Australian (B) Ireland (C) Russian (D) American (Ans : B)
36. Demand curve is indeterminate under–
(A) monopoly (B) oligopoly (C) duopoly (D) pure competition (Ans : B)
37. Altocumulus clouds occur at altitude of–
(A) 1000 m –1800 m (B) 2000 m – 6000 m (C) 10000 m – 12000 m (D) 6000 m – 10000 m (Ans : B)
38. Professor Ramesh Chand has been appointed as new full time member of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. He is a–
(A) Renowned English Professor (B) None of these
(C) Renowned Agriculture Expert (D) Renowned Physics Professor (Ans : C)
39. Basic problems of an economy is/are–
(A) Decide as to what, how and for whom to produce (B) Providing Social Security and employment to all
(C) Providing basic requirements of life to all
(D) Elimination of poverty and reduction of inequalities of income and wealth (Ans : A)
40. Parliamentary Government is a form of Constitutional democracy in which–
(A) the legislature emerge from and is responsible to the executive
(B) the legislatures emerge from and is responsible to the judiciary
(C) the executives emerge from and is responsible to the judiciary
(D) the executive emerge from and is responsible to the legislature (Ans : D)
41. U-235 belongs to which member of the series?
(A) Actinium series (B) Uranium series (C) Thorium series (D) Neptunium series (Ans : B)
42. The book "Globalization Democratization and Distributive Justice" has been authored by–
(A) Karan Bajaj (B) Mool Chand Sharma (C) Anita Nair (D) Salman Rushdies (Ans : B)
43. The principle involved in the absorption of water by soil is–
(A) Suction action (B) Capillary action (C) Principle of absorption (D) Condensation (Ans : B)
44. Which of the following is present in maximum amount in acid rain ?
(A) H2CO3 (B) HCl (C) H2SO4 (D) HNO3 (Ans : A)
45. In which of the following year the Gandhi- Irwin Pact was signed ?
(A) 1931 (B) 1932 (C) 1935 (D) 1929 (Ans : A)
46. Which of the following Football teams won UEFA Super Cup of Georgia on August 12, 2015 ?
(A) Atlatico Madrid (B) Sevilla (C) Real Madrid (D) Barcelona (Ans : D)
47. If the selling price of a product under perfect competition is Rs. 25, the Marginal Revenue will be–
(A) less than Rs. 25 (B) more than Rs. 25 (C) zero (D) equal to Rs. 25 (Ans : D)
48. Starch is insoluble in water but still it is stored in large quantity in potato because–
(A) it is synthesized in potato root (B) soil microorganisms deposit it in the tuber
(C) it is translocated in the form of sugar from leaves (D) it is useful for human (Ans : A)
49. Marginal Revenue is–
(A) Revenue realized on every unit sold (B) The average revenue of a firm
(C) Revenue realized on the sale of an extra units (D) Revenue realized from the sale of all units (Ans : C)
50. In Indian architecture 'Surkhi' was introduced by–
(A) Guptas (B) Kushans (C) Sultanate Sultans (D) Mughals (Ans : C)
(A) Gandhi-Irwin Pact (B) Poona Pact (C) Lucknow Pact (D) Lahore Pact (Ans : C)
2. Who among the following was the Prime Minister of England when India was given independence ?
(A) Mountbatten (B) Churchill (C) Wavell (D) Attlee (Ans : D)
3. Which of the following countries has become the first country in the world to receive funds from United Nations for its fast growing Solar Home Systems?
(A) Burma (B) Afghanistan (C) Bangladesh (D) Switzerland (Ans : C)
4. A new molecule Heat Shock Protein 90 (HSP90) was discovered in 2014 by the Didier Picard. The new discovery could help in effective treatment of–
(A) TB (B) Malaria (C) AIDS (D) None of these (Ans : D)
5. A dispersion indicates–
(A) the value of standard deviation (B) the value of mean
(C) spread of data around central measure (D) the value of mode (Ans : C)
6. Who among following Indian writers have been long listed among the 13 international authors for the Man Booker Prize of 2015 ?
(A) Anuradha Roy and Sanjeev Sahata (B) Arvind Adiga and Shashi Tharoor
(C) Chetan Bhagat and Jhumpa Lahiri (D) Amitav Ghosh and Amrita Pritam (Ans : A)
7. The original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court covers–
(A) Disputes between different units of the Indian Union (B) National Integrity of India
(C) Terrorism related cases (D) Civil and Criminal cases (Ans : A)
8. Antigen presenting cells are specialized cells present in all of the following, except–
(A) Spleen (B) Lymph node (C) Skin (D) Kidney (Ans : B)
9. An organic compound which produces bluish green coloured flame on heating in presence of copper is–
(A) Benzaldehyde (B) Benzoic Acid (C) Aniline (D) Chlorobenzene (Ans : D)
10. One strategy of allocating kernel memory is known as–
(A) register allocation (B) resource allocation (C) frames allocation (D) slab allocation (Ans : C)
11. In the absence of the president and Vice-President, who discharges the functions of the President?
(A) Advocate General (B) Comptroller and Auditor General (C) Attorney General (D) Chief Justice of India (Ans : D)
12. Which of the following is not be essential element of the State?
(A) Government (B) Population (C) Sovereignty (D) Institutions (Ans : D)
13. In a simple Keynesian model equilibrium is characterized by the equality of–
(A) realized saving and realized investment (B) planned saving and realized investment
(C) planned saving and planned investment (D) realized saving and planned investment (Ans : C)
14. Political Science is a science of–
(A) Cultural Engineering (B) Social Engineering (C) Economic Engineering (D) Political Engineering (Ans : D)
15. The Vedic literature was composed between–
(A) 3500 B.C. and 1000 B.C. (B) 3500 B.C. and 2500 B.C.
(C) 2500 B.C. and 500 B.C. (D) 3000 B.C. and 1000 B.C. (Ans : C)
16. In which type of vulnerability, an unauthorized host pretends to be authorized host by meeting some authorization criterion ?
(A) phishing (B) spoofing (C) tunnel (0) keystroke logger (Ans : B)
17. Who of the following is not one of the recipients of Arjuna Award 2015 ?
(A) P. R. Sreejesh (Hockey) (B) Anoop Singh (Wrestling) (C) Dipa Karmakar (Gymnastics) (D) Jitu Rai (Shooting) (Ans : B)
18. A closed vessel containing some gas at atmospheric pressure and room temperature is placed in a fast moving train. The temperature of the gas will–
(A) increase or decrease depending on the chemical composition of the gas
(B) remain unchanged (C) increase (D) decrease (Ans : C)
19. The Rath temples at Mahabalipuram were built by–
(A) Chedis (B) Cholas (C) Chalukyas (D) Pallavas (Ans : D)
20. Which of the following has become the first airport in the world to fully operational on Solar Power?
(A) Amritsar International Airport (B) Cochin International Airport Ltd. (Kerala)
(C) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (D) Lokpriya Gopinath Bardoli International Airport (Ans : B)
21. The capsule of Anthoceros differs from Funaria in that in the latter–
(A) elaters are absent (B) columella is absent (C) elaters are present (D) columella is present (Ans : A)
22. The concept of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity enshrined in the Indian Constitution is inspired from–
(A) Irish Constitution (B) French Constitution (C) US Constitution (D) UK Constitution (Ans : B)
23. If the pressure in a closed vessel is reduced by drawing out some gas, the mean free path of the gas molecules will–
(A) increase (B) increase or decrease depending on the nature of the gas (C) decrease (D) remain unchanged (Ans : A)
24. A plant with green leaves placed in red light will appear–
(A) Black (B) Violet (C) Green (D) Red (Ans : A)
25. Which type of molecular motion does not contribute towards internal energy?
(A) None of these (B) Rotational (C) Vibrational (D) Translational (Ans : D)
26. The minor irrigation schemes have Cultural Command Area (CCA) upto–
(A) 1500 hectares (B) 2000 hectares (C) 3000 hectares (D) 2500 hectares (Ans : B)
27. Viruses that infect bacteria are called–
(A) Basal body (B) Basophils (C) Basidiospores (D) Bacteriophages (Ans : D)
28. Which of the following Islands is under direct threat of rising sea levels due to climate change has appealed for help from European leaders?
(A) Nauru (B) Tuvalu Islands (C) Palau (D) Marshall Islands (Ans : B)
29. In terms of value, India's exports in Descending order are–
(A) Textiles, Gems and Jewellery, Engineering goods (B) Gems & Jewellery, Textiles, Engineering goods
(C) Textiles, Engineering goods, Gems and Jewellery (D) Engineering goods, Gems and Jewellery, Textiles (Ans : D)
30. The lethal dose required to kill 50% of the lab animals tested under standard is referred as–
(A) LD50 (B) ID50 (C) MLD (D) ID (Ans : A)
31. Comptroller and Auditor General of India is not responsible for–
(A) Regulating Reserve Bank of India (B) Issue of money from the Consolidated Fund
(C) Accounting of States & UTs, and Auditing of all Government Institutions (D) Making payments to the States (Ans : A)
32. Which of the following determines whether a group of organisms that is from the same genus and species arise from a common source or from different sources ?
(A) Biotyping (B) Phage typing (C) DNA hybridization (D) Serotyping (Ans : C)
33. The method of age determination called "radioactive uranium dating" cannot be used to determine the age of–
(A) minerals on earth (B) fossils and plant bodies (C) rocks (D) the earth (Ans : B)
34. How many times did Babur invade India before 1526 A.D. ?
(A) Five times (B) Two times (C) None of these (D) Four times (Ans : D)
35. The directive principles of state policy of the Indian Constitution is an idea borrowed from the Constitution of–
(A) Australian (B) Ireland (C) Russian (D) American (Ans : B)
36. Demand curve is indeterminate under–
(A) monopoly (B) oligopoly (C) duopoly (D) pure competition (Ans : B)
37. Altocumulus clouds occur at altitude of–
(A) 1000 m –1800 m (B) 2000 m – 6000 m (C) 10000 m – 12000 m (D) 6000 m – 10000 m (Ans : B)
38. Professor Ramesh Chand has been appointed as new full time member of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. He is a–
(A) Renowned English Professor (B) None of these
(C) Renowned Agriculture Expert (D) Renowned Physics Professor (Ans : C)
39. Basic problems of an economy is/are–
(A) Decide as to what, how and for whom to produce (B) Providing Social Security and employment to all
(C) Providing basic requirements of life to all
(D) Elimination of poverty and reduction of inequalities of income and wealth (Ans : A)
40. Parliamentary Government is a form of Constitutional democracy in which–
(A) the legislature emerge from and is responsible to the executive
(B) the legislatures emerge from and is responsible to the judiciary
(C) the executives emerge from and is responsible to the judiciary
(D) the executive emerge from and is responsible to the legislature (Ans : D)
41. U-235 belongs to which member of the series?
(A) Actinium series (B) Uranium series (C) Thorium series (D) Neptunium series (Ans : B)
42. The book "Globalization Democratization and Distributive Justice" has been authored by–
(A) Karan Bajaj (B) Mool Chand Sharma (C) Anita Nair (D) Salman Rushdies (Ans : B)
43. The principle involved in the absorption of water by soil is–
(A) Suction action (B) Capillary action (C) Principle of absorption (D) Condensation (Ans : B)
44. Which of the following is present in maximum amount in acid rain ?
(A) H2CO3 (B) HCl (C) H2SO4 (D) HNO3 (Ans : A)
45. In which of the following year the Gandhi- Irwin Pact was signed ?
(A) 1931 (B) 1932 (C) 1935 (D) 1929 (Ans : A)
46. Which of the following Football teams won UEFA Super Cup of Georgia on August 12, 2015 ?
(A) Atlatico Madrid (B) Sevilla (C) Real Madrid (D) Barcelona (Ans : D)
47. If the selling price of a product under perfect competition is Rs. 25, the Marginal Revenue will be–
(A) less than Rs. 25 (B) more than Rs. 25 (C) zero (D) equal to Rs. 25 (Ans : D)
48. Starch is insoluble in water but still it is stored in large quantity in potato because–
(A) it is synthesized in potato root (B) soil microorganisms deposit it in the tuber
(C) it is translocated in the form of sugar from leaves (D) it is useful for human (Ans : A)
49. Marginal Revenue is–
(A) Revenue realized on every unit sold (B) The average revenue of a firm
(C) Revenue realized on the sale of an extra units (D) Revenue realized from the sale of all units (Ans : C)
50. In Indian architecture 'Surkhi' was introduced by–
(A) Guptas (B) Kushans (C) Sultanate Sultans (D) Mughals (Ans : C)
Sunday, September 4, 2016
GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR SSC EXAMS
1. Who was sworn in as the new President of Brazil on August 31, 2016?
1) Jose Alencar
2) Marco Maia
3) Romero Juca
4) Michel Temer
2. Who among the following was awarded the Vyas Samman for the year 2015 on August 17, 2016?
1) Pratibha Ray
2) Sunita Jain
3) Viswanath Tripathi
4) Mahasweta Devi
3. The first Maritime India Summit was held in April 2016 in?
1) Kolkata
2) Kochi
3) Mumbai
4) Visakhapatnam
4. Pulitzer Prizes are awarded for excellence in?
1) Sports
2) Films
3) Television
4) Journalism
5. Ratchanok Intanon won the Yonex- Sunrise Indian Open Super Series badminton title in New Delhi in April 2016. She belongs to?
1) Indonesia
2) Malaysia
3) Thailand
4) Vietnam
6. Which of the following cities is located on the banks of the river Hudson?
1) Vienna
2) Warsaw
3) Paris
4) New York
7. Highveld grasslands are located in which of the following continents?
1) Australia
2) Africa
3) Europe
4) South America
8. The minor planets found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called?
1) Asteroids
2) Comets
3) Meteors
4) Novas
9. Isobar is a line on a map connecting points having the same:
1) Humidity
2) Pressure
3) Temperature
4) Sunshine
10. West Indies won their second World T20 title after beating which of the following countries in the men's final?
1) Australia
2) India
3) Sri Lanka
4) England
11. Which of the following books is written by V.S. Naipaul?
1) Diamond Dust
2) A Passage to India
3) A House for Mr. Biswas
4) Darkness at Noon
12. Ramachandra Pandurang was an Indian leader in the Rebellion of 1857. He was popularly known as?
1) Mangal Pandey
2) Tatya Tope
3) Nana Saheb
4) Kunwar Singh
13. Who was the President of the Indian National Congress at the 1907 Surat session?
1) Lala Lajpat Rai
2) Aurobindo Ghosh
3) Rasbihari Ghosh
4) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
14. Which of the following books was written by Lala Lajpat Rai?
1) Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
2) Poverty of India
3) India Wins Freedom
4) Unhappy India
15. At which of the following Indian National Congress sessions Subhash Chandra Bose was
elected the President defeating Pattabhi Sitaramayya?
1) Tripuri session, 1939
2) Nagpur session, 1920
3) Lahore session, 1929
4) Haripura session, 1938
16. Biogas mainly consists of:
1) Hydrogen and Oxygen
2) Hydrogen and Carbon dioxide
3) Hydrogen and Methane
4) Methane and Carbon dioxide
17. Which of the following countries is not a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC)?
1) Nigeria
2) Algeria
3) Iraq
4) Bangladesh
18. Calorimeter is an instrument used to measure:
1) Altitude
2) Atmospheric pressure
3) Heat
4) Velocity of sound
19. Dhamra Port is situated in which of the following States?
1) West Bengal
2) Odisha
3) Maharashtra
4) Tamil Nadu
20. Which of the following sectors contributes maximum to the National Income of India?
1) Agriculture
2) Industries
3) Services
4) None of these
21. What is the meaning of Mixed Economy?
1) Coexistence of public and private sectors
2) Coexistence of rich and poor
3) Coexistence of large and small industries
4) Coexistence of wholesale and retail markets
22. Who is the present President of Afghanistan?
1) Hamid Karzai
2) Ashraf Ghani
3) Hamid Gul
4) Abdullah Abdullah
23. "Chhatimtala" is a famous spot in which of the following universities?
1) Banaras Hindu University
2) University of Calcutta
3) Visva Bharati University
4) University of Allahabad
24. The McMohan Line is the boundary between India and?
1) Pakistan
2) Bangladesh
3) Nepal
4) China
25. Marusthali region is situated in which of the following Indian states?
1) Gujarat
2) Rajasthan
3) Karnataka
4) Madhya Pradesh
26. With which of the following sports the term "Tee" is associated?
1) Billiards
2) Chess
3) Golf
4) Cricket
27. Cell walls are present in:
1) Plant cells
2) Animal cells
3) Both plant and animal cells
4) Both plant and bacterial cells
28. Who is the author of the book "Arthasastra"?
1) Megasthanese
2) Banabhatta
3) Kautilya
4) Chandragupta Maurya
29. The Indian Parliament consists of:
1) The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
2) The Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and the Chief Justice of India
3) The President, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
4) The President, the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and the Chief Justice of India
30. Which of the following transports food produced by the leaves in plants?
1) Xylem
2) Proxylem
3) Phloem
4) Epidermis
31. Who proposed the theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics?
1) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
2) Charles Darwin
3) William Dall
4) Gregor Mendel
32. "To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India" is a:
1) Fundamental right
2) Fundamental duty
3) Directive principle of state policy
4) Directive of the Supreme Court of India
33. Which of the following soils is favorable for the cultivation of cotton crop?
1) Lateritic soils
2) Red soils
3) Regur soils
4) Saline soils
34. Active Euthanasia is legal in which of the following countries?
1) Belgium
2) Netherlands
3) Luxembourg
4) All 1, 2 and 3
35. The anti malarial drug Quinine is obtained from which of the following plants?
1) Neem
2) Cinnamon
3) Cinchona
4) Eucalyptus
36. Goiter (Enlargement of the Thyroid gland) is mainly due to the deficiency of:
1) Sodium
2) Calcium
3) Iron
4) Iodine
37. Broken Hill known for its lead and zinc mining is located in which of the following countries?
1) Australia
2) Turkey
3) Germany
4) USA
38. A nautical mile is equal to approximately:
1) 5060 feet
2) 6076 feet
3) 5280 feet
4) 6606 feet
39. Sirocco is the name of the wind that is prevalent in:
1) North African desert
2) Rocky mountains
3) Alps
4) Thar desert
40. Which of the following organizations provides a link between South Asia and South East Asia by way of economic cooperation?
1) SAARC
2) ASEAN
3) APEC
4) BIMSTEC
41. Who among the following is the founder of the Indian Statistical Institute?
1) P.C. Mahalanobis
2) Vikram Sarabhai
3) Homi J. Bhaba
4) C.N.R. Rao
42. Malarial parasite belongs to which of the following phyla?
1) Nematoda
2) Protozoa
3) Arthropoda
4) Porifera
43. The main constituent of Gobar gas is?
1) Acetylene
2) Propane
3) Methane
4) None of these
44. Prague is the capital city of which of the following countries?
1) Slovakia
2) Slovenia
3) Bulgaria
4) Czech Republic
45. Gir forest is located in the State of:
1) Odisha
2) Maharashtra
3) Gujarat
4) Assam
ANSWERS
1) 4 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 3 6) 4 7) 2 8) 1 9) 2 10) 4
11) 3 12) 2 13) 3 14) 4 15) 1 16) 4 17) 4 18) 3 19) 2 20) 3
21) 1 22) 2 23) 3 24) 4 25) 2 26) 3 27) 4 28) 3 29) 3 30) 3
31) 1 32) 2 33) 3 34) 4 35) 3 36) 4 37) 1 38) 2 39) 1 40) 4
41) 1 42) 2 43) 3 44) 4 45) 3
1) Jose Alencar
2) Marco Maia
3) Romero Juca
4) Michel Temer
2. Who among the following was awarded the Vyas Samman for the year 2015 on August 17, 2016?
1) Pratibha Ray
2) Sunita Jain
3) Viswanath Tripathi
4) Mahasweta Devi
3. The first Maritime India Summit was held in April 2016 in?
1) Kolkata
2) Kochi
3) Mumbai
4) Visakhapatnam
4. Pulitzer Prizes are awarded for excellence in?
1) Sports
2) Films
3) Television
4) Journalism
5. Ratchanok Intanon won the Yonex- Sunrise Indian Open Super Series badminton title in New Delhi in April 2016. She belongs to?
1) Indonesia
2) Malaysia
3) Thailand
4) Vietnam
6. Which of the following cities is located on the banks of the river Hudson?
1) Vienna
2) Warsaw
3) Paris
4) New York
7. Highveld grasslands are located in which of the following continents?
1) Australia
2) Africa
3) Europe
4) South America
8. The minor planets found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called?
1) Asteroids
2) Comets
3) Meteors
4) Novas
9. Isobar is a line on a map connecting points having the same:
1) Humidity
2) Pressure
3) Temperature
4) Sunshine
10. West Indies won their second World T20 title after beating which of the following countries in the men's final?
1) Australia
2) India
3) Sri Lanka
4) England
11. Which of the following books is written by V.S. Naipaul?
1) Diamond Dust
2) A Passage to India
3) A House for Mr. Biswas
4) Darkness at Noon
12. Ramachandra Pandurang was an Indian leader in the Rebellion of 1857. He was popularly known as?
1) Mangal Pandey
2) Tatya Tope
3) Nana Saheb
4) Kunwar Singh
13. Who was the President of the Indian National Congress at the 1907 Surat session?
1) Lala Lajpat Rai
2) Aurobindo Ghosh
3) Rasbihari Ghosh
4) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
14. Which of the following books was written by Lala Lajpat Rai?
1) Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
2) Poverty of India
3) India Wins Freedom
4) Unhappy India
15. At which of the following Indian National Congress sessions Subhash Chandra Bose was
elected the President defeating Pattabhi Sitaramayya?
1) Tripuri session, 1939
2) Nagpur session, 1920
3) Lahore session, 1929
4) Haripura session, 1938
16. Biogas mainly consists of:
1) Hydrogen and Oxygen
2) Hydrogen and Carbon dioxide
3) Hydrogen and Methane
4) Methane and Carbon dioxide
17. Which of the following countries is not a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC)?
1) Nigeria
2) Algeria
3) Iraq
4) Bangladesh
18. Calorimeter is an instrument used to measure:
1) Altitude
2) Atmospheric pressure
3) Heat
4) Velocity of sound
19. Dhamra Port is situated in which of the following States?
1) West Bengal
2) Odisha
3) Maharashtra
4) Tamil Nadu
20. Which of the following sectors contributes maximum to the National Income of India?
1) Agriculture
2) Industries
3) Services
4) None of these
21. What is the meaning of Mixed Economy?
1) Coexistence of public and private sectors
2) Coexistence of rich and poor
3) Coexistence of large and small industries
4) Coexistence of wholesale and retail markets
22. Who is the present President of Afghanistan?
1) Hamid Karzai
2) Ashraf Ghani
3) Hamid Gul
4) Abdullah Abdullah
23. "Chhatimtala" is a famous spot in which of the following universities?
1) Banaras Hindu University
2) University of Calcutta
3) Visva Bharati University
4) University of Allahabad
24. The McMohan Line is the boundary between India and?
1) Pakistan
2) Bangladesh
3) Nepal
4) China
25. Marusthali region is situated in which of the following Indian states?
1) Gujarat
2) Rajasthan
3) Karnataka
4) Madhya Pradesh
26. With which of the following sports the term "Tee" is associated?
1) Billiards
2) Chess
3) Golf
4) Cricket
27. Cell walls are present in:
1) Plant cells
2) Animal cells
3) Both plant and animal cells
4) Both plant and bacterial cells
28. Who is the author of the book "Arthasastra"?
1) Megasthanese
2) Banabhatta
3) Kautilya
4) Chandragupta Maurya
29. The Indian Parliament consists of:
1) The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
2) The Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and the Chief Justice of India
3) The President, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
4) The President, the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and the Chief Justice of India
30. Which of the following transports food produced by the leaves in plants?
1) Xylem
2) Proxylem
3) Phloem
4) Epidermis
31. Who proposed the theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics?
1) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
2) Charles Darwin
3) William Dall
4) Gregor Mendel
32. "To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India" is a:
1) Fundamental right
2) Fundamental duty
3) Directive principle of state policy
4) Directive of the Supreme Court of India
33. Which of the following soils is favorable for the cultivation of cotton crop?
1) Lateritic soils
2) Red soils
3) Regur soils
4) Saline soils
34. Active Euthanasia is legal in which of the following countries?
1) Belgium
2) Netherlands
3) Luxembourg
4) All 1, 2 and 3
35. The anti malarial drug Quinine is obtained from which of the following plants?
1) Neem
2) Cinnamon
3) Cinchona
4) Eucalyptus
36. Goiter (Enlargement of the Thyroid gland) is mainly due to the deficiency of:
1) Sodium
2) Calcium
3) Iron
4) Iodine
37. Broken Hill known for its lead and zinc mining is located in which of the following countries?
1) Australia
2) Turkey
3) Germany
4) USA
38. A nautical mile is equal to approximately:
1) 5060 feet
2) 6076 feet
3) 5280 feet
4) 6606 feet
39. Sirocco is the name of the wind that is prevalent in:
1) North African desert
2) Rocky mountains
3) Alps
4) Thar desert
40. Which of the following organizations provides a link between South Asia and South East Asia by way of economic cooperation?
1) SAARC
2) ASEAN
3) APEC
4) BIMSTEC
41. Who among the following is the founder of the Indian Statistical Institute?
1) P.C. Mahalanobis
2) Vikram Sarabhai
3) Homi J. Bhaba
4) C.N.R. Rao
42. Malarial parasite belongs to which of the following phyla?
1) Nematoda
2) Protozoa
3) Arthropoda
4) Porifera
43. The main constituent of Gobar gas is?
1) Acetylene
2) Propane
3) Methane
4) None of these
44. Prague is the capital city of which of the following countries?
1) Slovakia
2) Slovenia
3) Bulgaria
4) Czech Republic
45. Gir forest is located in the State of:
1) Odisha
2) Maharashtra
3) Gujarat
4) Assam
ANSWERS
1) 4 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 3 6) 4 7) 2 8) 1 9) 2 10) 4
11) 3 12) 2 13) 3 14) 4 15) 1 16) 4 17) 4 18) 3 19) 2 20) 3
21) 1 22) 2 23) 3 24) 4 25) 2 26) 3 27) 4 28) 3 29) 3 30) 3
31) 1 32) 2 33) 3 34) 4 35) 3 36) 4 37) 1 38) 2 39) 1 40) 4
41) 1 42) 2 43) 3 44) 4 45) 3
Saturday, August 13, 2016
GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR SSC EXAMS
1. Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry
Ahmed Zewail died on August 2,
2016. He belonged to:
1) Egypt
2) Iraq
3) Libya
4) Jordan
2. Who assumed office as the Prime Minister of Nepal on August 4, 2016?
1) Ram Baran Yadav
2) Pushpa Kamal Dahal
3) Madhav Kumar Nepal
4) Krishna Bahadur Mahara
3. Lindane is also known as:
1) Pyrene
2) Artificial Silk
3) Gammaxene
4) Artificial Camphor
4. The name of scientist Lavoisier is associated with which of the following gases?
1) Oxygen
2) Carbon monoxide
3) Carbon dioxide
4) Nitrogen
5. Four bits in a computer memory is equal to a ___
1) Kilobyte
2) Megabyte
3) Nibble
4) Byte
6. Who was the President of the Indian National Congress when India got independence?
1) Jawaharlal Nehru
2) Sardar Vallabhai Patel
3) J.B. Kripalani
4) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
7. Where did Mahatma Gandhi start his first Satyagraha campaign?
1) Bardoli
2) Champaran
3) Baroda
4) Dandi
8. Which country has the world's highest Uranium reserves?
1) Russia
2) Canada
3) Kazakhstan
4) Australia
9. What is measured by the Psychrometer?
1) Humidity
2) Temperature
3) Pressure
4) Wind velocity
10. Agronomy is a branch of agriculture that deals with:
1) Protection of crops from diseases
2) Protection of crops from pests
3) Principles and practice of crop production
4) Breeding of crop plants
11. Who coined the term "gene" in 1909?
1) Wilhelm Johannsen
2) Hugo de Vries
3) Gregor Mendel
4) Charles Darwin
12. Which crop requires water logging conditions for its cultivation?
1) Sorghum
2) Tea
3) Coffee
4) Paddy
13. Lichen is a symbiotic association between an algae and a?
1) Fern
2) Fungus
3) Liverwort
4) Bacterium
14. In which country is the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) located?
1) Mexico
2) China
3) Philippines
4) Japan
15. Which is the smallest State in India (According to population)?
1) Meghalaya
2) Tripura
3) Nagaland
4) Sikkim
16. In which State is Bandipur National Park situated?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Kerala
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Karnataka
17. In which phylum of animals does respiration take place by Ctenidia?
1) Echinodermata 2) Chordata
3) Arthropoda
4) Mollusca
18. Who discovered the phenomenon of radioactivity in 1896?
1) Henri Becquerel
2) J.J. Thomson
3) Marie Curie
4) Pierre Curie
19. The Aihole inscription was written by?
1) Harisena
2) Nayanikar
3) Kautilya
4) Ravikiriti
20. Chhau dance is a major classical dance in which of the following Indian States?
1) Uttarakhand
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Maharashtra
4) West Bengal
21. In pitcher plant, pitcher is developed from?
1) Flower
2) Apical bud
3) Stem
4) Leaf
22. Which one of the following is a biofertilizer?
1) Bone meal
2) Rhizobium cultures
3) Green manure
4) Urea
23. Swami Vivekananda was associated with which of the following organizations?
1) Ramakrishna Mission
2) Brahmo Samaj
3) Arya Samaj
4) Prarthana Samaj
24. Which of the following countries has a Presidential form of Government?
1) U.K.
2) U.S.A.
3) Canada
4) Nepal
25. Who was the last ruler of the Lodi dynasty?
1) Jalal Khan Lodi
2) Ibrahim Lodi
3) Bahlul Lodi
4) Sikander Lodi
26. Who was the guardian of Akbar?
1) Abul Fazl
2) Amir Khusrau
3) Bairam Khan
4) None of these
27. The concept of "Sarvodaya" is commonly associated with:
1) Subhash Chandra Bose
2) Vallabhbhai Patel
3) Mahatma Gandhi
4) Jawaharlal Nehru
28. Who is the author of the book "Origin of Species"?
1) Charles Darwin
2) August Weismann
3) Hugo de Vries
4) Gregor Mendel
29. Tuareg people are the principal inhabitants of which of the following deserts?
1) Sahara desert
2) Atacama desert
3) Kalahari desert
4) Australian desert
30. The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) recommends which of the following?
1) Comfort Price
2) State Advised Price
3) Minimum Support Price
4) Minimum Export Price
31. Vedanta Resources is a company operating in the area of?
1) Petroleum
2) Mining
3) Cement
4) Textiles
32. On which of the following days is Press Freedom Day observed?
1) July 1
2) June 1
3) May 3
4) June 3
33. Which of the following is associated with food security?
1) ASHA
2) PDS
3) WTO
4) AFSPA
34. Which of the following banks has taken over the Centurion Bank of Punjab?
1) ICICI Bank
2) IDBI Bank
3) HDFC Bank
4) Axis Bank
35. Golden Revolution refers to the development of?
1) Oilseeds
2) Pulses
3) Horticulture
4) Cereals
36. National Research Center on Plant Biotechnology is located in?
1) Nagpur
2) New Delhi
3) Mumbai
4) Kolkata
37. Which of the following constitutional amendments extended the period of reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and representation of the Anglo Indians in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies for another ten years i.e up to January 26, 2020?
1) 95th amendment
2) 73rd amendment
3) 99th amendment
4) 72nd amendment
38. Sikkim became a State of India in which of the following years?
1) 1970
2) 1972
3) 1974
4) 1975
39. Who wrote the book "The Indian War of Independence"?
1) V.D. Savarkar
2) R.C. Majumdar
3) S.N. Sen
4) S.B. Choudhari
40. Gandhi-Irwin pact was signed in which of the following years?
1) 1930
2) 1931
3) 1932
4) 1933
41. Which of the following organizations prepares "Doing Business Report"?
1) World Bank
2) Asian Development Bank
3) International Monetary Fund
4) World Trade Organization
42. Babur died in which of the following cities in 1530?
1) Agra
2) Delhi
3) Kabul
4) Lahore
43. Which of the following is not a Superior Planet?
1) Jupiter
2) Saturn
3) Uranus
4) Venus
44. The World Trade Organization (WTO) came into force in which of the following years?
1) 1990
2) 1995
3) 1998
4) 1999
45. The Vijayanagara Kingdom was founded in which of the following years?
1) 1347 AD 2) 1336 AD 3) 1356 AD
4) 1357 AD
Answers:
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 1 5) 3 6) 3 7) 2 8) 4 9) 1 10) 3
11) 1 12) 4 13) 2 14) 3 15) 4 16) 4 17) 4 18) 1 19) 4 20) 4
21) 4 22) 2 23) 1 24) 2 25) 2 26) 3 27) 3 28) 1 29) 1 30) 3
31) 2 32) 3 33) 2 34) 3 35) 3 36) 2 37) 1 38) 4 39) 1 40) 2
41) 1 42) 1 43) 4 44) 2 45) 2
1) Egypt
2) Iraq
3) Libya
4) Jordan
2. Who assumed office as the Prime Minister of Nepal on August 4, 2016?
1) Ram Baran Yadav
2) Pushpa Kamal Dahal
3) Madhav Kumar Nepal
4) Krishna Bahadur Mahara
3. Lindane is also known as:
1) Pyrene
2) Artificial Silk
3) Gammaxene
4) Artificial Camphor
4. The name of scientist Lavoisier is associated with which of the following gases?
1) Oxygen
2) Carbon monoxide
3) Carbon dioxide
4) Nitrogen
5. Four bits in a computer memory is equal to a ___
1) Kilobyte
2) Megabyte
3) Nibble
4) Byte
6. Who was the President of the Indian National Congress when India got independence?
1) Jawaharlal Nehru
2) Sardar Vallabhai Patel
3) J.B. Kripalani
4) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
7. Where did Mahatma Gandhi start his first Satyagraha campaign?
1) Bardoli
2) Champaran
3) Baroda
4) Dandi
8. Which country has the world's highest Uranium reserves?
1) Russia
2) Canada
3) Kazakhstan
4) Australia
9. What is measured by the Psychrometer?
1) Humidity
2) Temperature
3) Pressure
4) Wind velocity
10. Agronomy is a branch of agriculture that deals with:
1) Protection of crops from diseases
2) Protection of crops from pests
3) Principles and practice of crop production
4) Breeding of crop plants
11. Who coined the term "gene" in 1909?
1) Wilhelm Johannsen
2) Hugo de Vries
3) Gregor Mendel
4) Charles Darwin
12. Which crop requires water logging conditions for its cultivation?
1) Sorghum
2) Tea
3) Coffee
4) Paddy
13. Lichen is a symbiotic association between an algae and a?
1) Fern
2) Fungus
3) Liverwort
4) Bacterium
14. In which country is the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) located?
1) Mexico
2) China
3) Philippines
4) Japan
15. Which is the smallest State in India (According to population)?
1) Meghalaya
2) Tripura
3) Nagaland
4) Sikkim
16. In which State is Bandipur National Park situated?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Kerala
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Karnataka
17. In which phylum of animals does respiration take place by Ctenidia?
1) Echinodermata 2) Chordata
3) Arthropoda
4) Mollusca
18. Who discovered the phenomenon of radioactivity in 1896?
1) Henri Becquerel
2) J.J. Thomson
3) Marie Curie
4) Pierre Curie
19. The Aihole inscription was written by?
1) Harisena
2) Nayanikar
3) Kautilya
4) Ravikiriti
20. Chhau dance is a major classical dance in which of the following Indian States?
1) Uttarakhand
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Maharashtra
4) West Bengal
21. In pitcher plant, pitcher is developed from?
1) Flower
2) Apical bud
3) Stem
4) Leaf
22. Which one of the following is a biofertilizer?
1) Bone meal
2) Rhizobium cultures
3) Green manure
4) Urea
23. Swami Vivekananda was associated with which of the following organizations?
1) Ramakrishna Mission
2) Brahmo Samaj
3) Arya Samaj
4) Prarthana Samaj
24. Which of the following countries has a Presidential form of Government?
1) U.K.
2) U.S.A.
3) Canada
4) Nepal
25. Who was the last ruler of the Lodi dynasty?
1) Jalal Khan Lodi
2) Ibrahim Lodi
3) Bahlul Lodi
4) Sikander Lodi
26. Who was the guardian of Akbar?
1) Abul Fazl
2) Amir Khusrau
3) Bairam Khan
4) None of these
27. The concept of "Sarvodaya" is commonly associated with:
1) Subhash Chandra Bose
2) Vallabhbhai Patel
3) Mahatma Gandhi
4) Jawaharlal Nehru
28. Who is the author of the book "Origin of Species"?
1) Charles Darwin
2) August Weismann
3) Hugo de Vries
4) Gregor Mendel
29. Tuareg people are the principal inhabitants of which of the following deserts?
1) Sahara desert
2) Atacama desert
3) Kalahari desert
4) Australian desert
30. The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) recommends which of the following?
1) Comfort Price
2) State Advised Price
3) Minimum Support Price
4) Minimum Export Price
31. Vedanta Resources is a company operating in the area of?
1) Petroleum
2) Mining
3) Cement
4) Textiles
32. On which of the following days is Press Freedom Day observed?
1) July 1
2) June 1
3) May 3
4) June 3
33. Which of the following is associated with food security?
1) ASHA
2) PDS
3) WTO
4) AFSPA
34. Which of the following banks has taken over the Centurion Bank of Punjab?
1) ICICI Bank
2) IDBI Bank
3) HDFC Bank
4) Axis Bank
35. Golden Revolution refers to the development of?
1) Oilseeds
2) Pulses
3) Horticulture
4) Cereals
36. National Research Center on Plant Biotechnology is located in?
1) Nagpur
2) New Delhi
3) Mumbai
4) Kolkata
37. Which of the following constitutional amendments extended the period of reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and representation of the Anglo Indians in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies for another ten years i.e up to January 26, 2020?
1) 95th amendment
2) 73rd amendment
3) 99th amendment
4) 72nd amendment
38. Sikkim became a State of India in which of the following years?
1) 1970
2) 1972
3) 1974
4) 1975
39. Who wrote the book "The Indian War of Independence"?
1) V.D. Savarkar
2) R.C. Majumdar
3) S.N. Sen
4) S.B. Choudhari
40. Gandhi-Irwin pact was signed in which of the following years?
1) 1930
2) 1931
3) 1932
4) 1933
41. Which of the following organizations prepares "Doing Business Report"?
1) World Bank
2) Asian Development Bank
3) International Monetary Fund
4) World Trade Organization
42. Babur died in which of the following cities in 1530?
1) Agra
2) Delhi
3) Kabul
4) Lahore
43. Which of the following is not a Superior Planet?
1) Jupiter
2) Saturn
3) Uranus
4) Venus
44. The World Trade Organization (WTO) came into force in which of the following years?
1) 1990
2) 1995
3) 1998
4) 1999
45. The Vijayanagara Kingdom was founded in which of the following years?
1) 1347 AD 2) 1336 AD 3) 1356 AD
4) 1357 AD
Answers:
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 1 5) 3 6) 3 7) 2 8) 4 9) 1 10) 3
11) 1 12) 4 13) 2 14) 3 15) 4 16) 4 17) 4 18) 1 19) 4 20) 4
21) 4 22) 2 23) 1 24) 2 25) 2 26) 3 27) 3 28) 1 29) 1 30) 3
31) 2 32) 3 33) 2 34) 3 35) 3 36) 2 37) 1 38) 4 39) 1 40) 2
41) 1 42) 1 43) 4 44) 2 45) 2
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