SSC Matric Level 2010 - Solved Paper

Solved Question Paper - General Knowledge

1. Which battle did open the Delhi area to Muhammad Ghori?

  1. First Battle Of Tarain
  2. Second Battle Of Tarain
  3. Battle Of Khanwa
  4. First Battle Of Panipat

2. The Aryans succeeded in their conflicts with pre-Aryans because

  1. They use elephants on a large scale
  2. They were taller and stronger
  3. They were from advanced urban culture
  4. They used chariots driven by horses

3. The Chola kings were ruling over

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Andhra
  3. Kerala
  4. Bengal

4. From which fund can the unanticipated expenditure be met without the prior approval of the parliament?

  1. Consolidated Fund of India
  2. Contingency Fund of India
  3. Vote-on Account
  4. From the Treasury

5. A law made by Judiciary is known as

  1. Ordinary law
  2. Case law
  3. Rule of Law
  4. Administrative law

6. One of the important attributes of Parliamentary form of government is

  1. Fixed Tenure of Executive
  2. Executive is answerable to the people
  3. Executive is separate from the legislature
  4. Collective responsibility of Council of Ministers to the Parliament

7. Who was the author of Gita Govinda?

  1. Jayadeva
  2. Kalhana
  3. Kalidasa
  4. Raja Rao

8. "The Right to Public Office" is a

  1. Civil Right
  2. Economic Right
  3. Moral Right
  4. Political Right

9. Which one of the following is not a ‘canon of taxation’ according to Adam Smith?

  1. Canon of certainity
  2. Canon of simplicity
  3. Canon of convenience
  4. Canon of economy

10. Effective demand depends on

  1. Capital output ratio
  2. Output capital ratio
  3. Total expenditure
  4. Supply price

11. The degree of monopoly power is to be measured in terms of the firm’s

  1. normal profit
  2. supernormal profit
  3. both normal and supernormal profit
  4. selling price

12. Who propounded the theory of innovation theory of profits?

  1. J.A. Schumpeter
  2. P.A. Samuelson
  3. Alfred Marshall
  4. David Ricardo

13. Which of the following does not come under legislative control over administration?

  1. Zero hour
  2. Adjournment motion
  3. Budget session
  4. Formulation of a bill

14. Under perfect competition, the industry does not have any excess capacity because each firm produces at the minimum point on its

  1. Long-run marginal cost curve
  2. Long run average cost curve
  3. Long-run average variable cost curve
  4. Long- run average revenue curve

15. In AC circuits, AC meters measure

  1. Mean values
  2. RMS values
  3. Peak values
  4. Mean square values

16. When a light wave is reflected from a mirror, there is a change in its

  1. Frequency
  2. Amplitude
  3. Wavelength
  4. Velocity