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SSC (Staff Selection Commission) CGL (Combined Graduate Level) Examination General Awareness/ General Knowledge Solved Question Paper And Answers Paper On 01.07.2012 Second Session

1. Which is NOT a correct statement ?
(A) Phenols are acidic
(B) In benzene all the atoms lie in one plane
(C) Methylated spirit contains only methanol
(D) Dilute solutions contain less amount of solute

2. The infective stage of Malaria is :
(A) Gametocyte
(B) Ring stage
(C) Sporozoite
(D) Merozoite

3. The treaty of Versailles restored Alsace-Lorraine to :
(A) Italy
(B) Britain
(C) France
(D) Belgium

4. The Asokan Edicts were deciphered first by :
(A) Sir John Marshall
(B) Sir William Jones
(C) Charles Wilkins
(D) James Prinsep

5. Which of the following is meant for the ex-situ conservation of various species ?
(A) Sperm bank
(B) Blood bank
(C) Germplasm bank
(D) Herbarium

6. An algae type ocean deposit is:
(A) Neritic remains
(B) Diatom Ooze
(C) Pteropod Ooze
(D) Pelagic deposits

7. Photosynthetic vesicle found in bacteria is called a:
(A) Mesosome
(B) Chrornatophore
(c) Genophore
(D) Pneumatophore

8. What type of mirror is used in a view finding mirror of a vehicle ?
(A) Convex mirror
(B) Plane mirror
(C) Concave mirror
(D) Paraboloidal mirror

9. What is m-commerce ?
(A) machine commerce
(B) mobile commerce
(C) money commerce
(D) marketing commerce

10. Who said that the Directive Principles of State Policy are just like "a cheque on bank payable at the convenience of the bank".
(A) Pandit Nehru
(B) K.T. Shah
(C) B.R. Ambedkar
(D) N.G. Ranga

11. Wheat, Barley, Lemon, Orange, rye, and pearl millet belong to:
(A) the same plant family
(B) two plant families
(C) three plant families
(D) four plant families

12. Who favoured the Artic Home theory of the Aryans ?
(A) Pargiter (C) B.G. Tilak
(B) A.C. Das (D) Jacobi

13. A plant known,only in cultivation having arisen under domestication is referred to as :
(A) Scion (B) Cultigen
(C) Cultivar (D) aone

14. The proposal for the creation of new All-India Services can be considered only:
(A) if majority of State Legislatures make such demand
(B) if Lok Sabha passes a resolution by two-thirds majority
(C) if the Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by two-thirds majority
(D) None of the above

15. Pyroligneous acid obtained from wood contains :
(A) 10% Formaldehyde
(B) 10% Acetic acid
(C) 10% Formic add
(D) 10% ethanol

16. Union Carbide India Ltd. manufactured essentially :
(A) Heavy water
(B) Petrochemicals
(C) Fertilizers
(D) Leather goods

17. The iron and steel plant in Bihar is at :
(A) Visakhapatnam
(B) Bokaro
(C) Burnpur
(D) Vijay Nagar

18. Who was the teacher of Gautama Buddha ?
(A) Panini
(B) Alan Kalama
(C) Kapila
(D) Patanjali

19. Ram Sharan Sharma, who died in 2011 was an eminent
(A) Chemist
(B) Economist
(C) Indologist
(D) Archaeologist

20. The 34th National Games were held in 2011 in :
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Kerala
(C) Karnataka
(D) Jharkhand

21. "Eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth" is the guiding principle of:
(A) Attributive theory of Justice
(B) Retributive theory of Justice
(C) Deterrent theory of Justice
(D) Reformative theory of Justice

22. Low cost housing is an example for:
(A) Mixed wants
(B) Social wants
(C) Private wants
(D) Merit wants

23. Toltra is the sacred book of:
(A) Zoroastrianism
(B) Confucianism
(C) Taoism
(D) Judaism

24. The 98th Indian Science Congress was held in 2011 at :
(A) Bengaluru
(B) Bhopal
(C) Chennai
(D) Bhubaneshwar

25. Drying oils contain a fairly large proportion of:
(A) Unsaturated fatty acids
(B) Fats
(C) Proteins
(D) Saturated fatty acids

26. Consumption for the sake of enjoying social acknowledgement is called :
(A) Rational consumption
(B) Social consumption
(C) Conspicuous consumption
(D) Demonstration consumption

27. The red, orange and yellow colours of leaves are due to :
(A) Camtenoids
(B) Aldehydes
(C) Tannins
(D) Lignins

28. Which bank was the first to introduce ATMs to the world ?
(A) Hong Kong Bank
(B) Standard Chartered Bank
(C) Bank of America
(D) Citi Bank

29. We receive sunlight on earth surface. What type of light beams are these ?
(A) Random
(B) Parallel
(C) Converging
(D) Diverging

30. The state which has registered the highest population growth rate according to 2001 census is
(A) Kerala
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Nagaland
(D) Sikkim

31. Earth is a very big magnet. In which direction does its magnetic field extend ?
(A) west to east
(B) north to south
(C) south to north
(D) east to west

32. Of the following economists, whom do you consider to be the Master of "Partial Analysis" ?
(A) Leon Walras
(B) Alfred Marshall
(C) J.M. Keynes
(D) Lionel Robbins

33. The authority to specify which castes shall be deemed to be scheduled castes rests with the:
(A) Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Tribes
(B) Prime Minister
(C) President
(D) Governor

34. Polar-bears hold cures for:
(A) Type II diabetes
(B) Osteoporosis
(c) Breast- cancer
(D) Kidney failure

35. Which colour/colours of light has the highest velocity through vacuum?
(A) Blue
(B) Red
(C) Green
(D) All of the above

36. The ultimate source of energy in a hydroelectric power station is :
(A) solar energy
(B) the potential energy of water
(C) the kinetic energy of water
(D) the electro-chemical energy of water

37. Mamta Sharma was appointed in 2011 as the chairperson of:
(A) National Commission for Minorities
(B) National Commission for Protection of Child Right
(C) National Commission for women
(D) National Commission for B Cs

38. India making 'Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements' (DTAA) with other countries for the promotion of
(A) Bilateral trade
(B) External commercial borrowings
(C) Foreign direct investments
(D) Foreign institutional investment

39. The seat of Kerala High Court is located at :
(A) Kottayam
(B) Thiruvananthapuram
(c) Kollam
(D) Ernakulam

40. The disease that kills more people than lung cancer as a consequence of air pollution is :
(A) chronic bronchitis
(B) asthma
(C) emphesema
(D) heart attack

41. The most densely populated state in India is :
(A) Kerala
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) West Bengal
(D) Tamil nadu

42. Brain drain has been caused by :
(A) failure to recognise talent in the originating country.
(B) the lure of high living standards
(C) lack of employment opportunities
(D) socio-economic instability

43. Human DevelopmentIndex was formulated by :
(A) ASEAN
(B) IBRD
(C) UNDP
(D) UNCTAD

44. The biggest planet in the solar system is:
(A) Venus
(B) Jupiter
(C) Saturn
(D) Uranus

45. Peninsular India has the knowing zonal soil types:
(A) Red and yellow soil
(B) Forest soil
(C) Saline soil
(D) Alluvial soil

46. The prose collection of the vedic poems are:
(A) Samhitas
(B) Upanishads
(C) Aranyakas
(D) Brahmanas

47. The study of population is known as
(A) Demography
(B) Climatology
(C) Petrology
(D) Hydrology

48. Which of the following Fars is correctly matched ?
(A) Milk of lime - sodium sulphate
(B) Glauber's salt - calcium sulphate
(C) Salt petre - potassium nitrate
(D) Gypsum - calcium hydroxide

49. Who is the author of the book Pakistan :Beyond the Crisis State' ?
(A) Khuram Iqbal
(B) Maleeha Lodhi
(C) Amir Mir
(D) M.J. Akbar

50. The first speaker of Lok Sabha was :
(A) S. Radhakrishnan
(B) M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
(C) Sardar Hukam Singh
(D) C.V. Mavlankar
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