SSC Grad. Level Exam 2011 (2)

Solved Question Paper - General Knowledge

1. The common tree species in Nilgiri Hills is:

  1. Sal
  2. Pine
  3. Eucalyptus
  4. Teak

2. Which of the following statements on Railway Budget 2011-12 is correct?

  1. There would be a 10% increase in fares for long distance train travel both by AC and NON-AC classes
  2. There would be 15% increase in freight rates on all goods other than food grains
  3. There would be 15% increase in passenger fares for all classes for long distance and freights
  4. There would be no increase in fares for both suburban and long distance travel

3. The nuclear reactors which were damaged heavily due to strong Earthquake-cum-Tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011 causing radiation leakage at:

  1. Fukushima
  2. Tokyo
  3. Kyoto
  4. None of them

4. The maximum limit on poll expenditure for Assembly Constituencies has been raised in February, 2011 to

  1. 16 lakhs
  2. 18 lakhs
  3. 20 lakhs
  4. 25 lakhs

5. First Indian Prime Minister to visit Siachen was?

  1. Rajiv Gandhi
  2. Inder Kumar Gujaral
  3. Mammohan Singh
  4. None of them

6. Which of the following books has been written by Kishwar Desai?

  1. The Red Devil
  2. Witness the night
  3. Tonight this Savage Rite
  4. Earth and Ashes

7. Which of the following folk / tribal dances is associated with Karnataka?

  1. Yakshagana
  2. Jatra
  3. Veedhi
  4. Jhora

8. Who of the following received the Sangeet Natak Academi's Ustad Bismillah Khan Puraskar for 2009 in theatre?

  1. Omkar Shrikant Dadarkar
  2. Ragini chander sarkar
  3. Abanti Chakraborty and Sukracharjya Rabha
  4. K Nellai Maniknandan

9. Which of the following country did not win any of the FIFA cup in 2002, 2006 and 2010?

  1. Brazil
  2. Argentina
  3. Spain
  4. South Africa

10. Who invented vaccination for small pox?

  1. Sir Frederick Grant Banting
  2. Sir Alexander Fleming
  3. Edward Jenner
  4. Loius Pasteur

11. Who was the first Indian to become the member of British parliament?

  1. Bankim Chandra Chaterjee
  2. W C Banerjee
  3. Dadabhai Naoroji
  4. None of the above

12. The purchase of shares and bonds of Indian companies by Foreign Institutional Investors is called?

  1. FDI
  2. Portfolio Investment
  3. NRI Investment
  4. Foreign Indirect Investment

13. BT Seed is associated with which among the following?

  1. Rice
  2. Wheat
  3. Cotton
  4. Oil Seeds

14. The headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is in ?

  1. Geneva
  2. Paris
  3. Vienna
  4. Washington

15. In the Budget estimates of 2011-12, an allocation of Rs. 400 Crore has been made to bring in second green revolution in East in the rice based cropping system of ____?

  1. Assam and West Bengal
  2. Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar & Jharkhand
  3. Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar
  4. Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand , Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

16. In the Budget 2011-12, presented by the Finance Minister on 28.2.2011, the income tax limit for senior citizens has been increased to ?

  1. Rs. 2.50 Lakh
  2. Rs. 2.60 Lakh
  3. Rs. 2.80 Lakh
  4. Rs. 3.00 Lakh

17. If the Anglo Indian community does not get adequate representation in the Lok Sabha, two members of the community can be nominated by:

  1. Prime Minister
  2. President
  3. Speaker
  4. President in consultation with Parliament

18. For the election of President of India, a citizen should have completed the age of___?

  1. 25 Years
  2. 35 Years
  3. 30 Years
  4. 18 Years

19. Who said: "Good citizen makes a good state and bad citizen makes a bad state"?

  1. Plato
  2. Aristotle
  3. Rousseau
  4. Laski

20. Member of parliament will lose his membership if he is continuously absent from sessions for

  1. 45 days
  2. 60 days
  3. 90 days
  4. 365 days

21. In India , Residuary Powers are vested in ___?

  1. Union Government
  2. State Government
  3. Both Union and State Government
  4. Local Government

22. Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightment?

  1. Sarnath
  2. Bodhgaya
  3. Kapilvastu
  4. Rajgriha

23. Coronation of Shivaji took place in which year?

  1. 1627
  2. 1674
  3. 1680
  4. 1670

24. The system of Dyarchy was introduced in ___?

  1. 1909
  2. 1919
  3. 1935
  4. 1945

25. The editor of Young India and Harijan was ____?

  1. Nehru
  2. Ambedkar
  3. Mahatma Gandhi
  4. Subhash Chandra Bose

26. Who of the following attended all the three round table conferences?

  1. B R Ambedkar
  2. M M Malviya
  3. Vallabh Bhai Patel
  4. Mahatma Gandhi

27. Which is the largest living bird on Earth?

  1. Emu
  2. Ostrich
  3. Albatross
  4. Siberian Crane

28. Rihand Dam project provides irrigation to ____?

  1. Gujarat & Maharastra
  2. Odisha and West Bengal
  3. Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
  4. Kerala and Karnataka

29. The Headquarters of MCF (Master Control Facility) is

  1. Hyderabad
  2. Thumba
  3. Sri Harikota
  4. Hassan

30. Which is the longest irrigation canal in India?

  1. Sir hind Canal
  2. Yamuna Canal
  3. Indira Gandhi Canal
  4. East Kosi Canal