SSC Grad. Level Exam 2011 (3)

Solved Question Paper - General Knowledge

1. In the budget for 2011-12, the fiscal deficit (% of GDP) for 2011-12 has been projected at

1. 5.1
2. 5.0
3. 4.6
4. 3.4

2. Which was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the ‘heart and soul’ of the Constitution?

1. Right to Equality
2. Right against Exploitation
3. Right to Constitutional Remedies
4. Right to Freedom of Religion

3. Which is not the concern of the local government?

1. Public Health
2. Sanitation
3. Law and Order
4. Public Utility Services

4. In India, the concept-of single citizenship is adopted from

1. England
2. U.S.A.
3. Canada
4. France

5. Who had proposed partyless democracy in India?

1. Jaya Prakash Narayan
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Vinoda Bhave
4. S.A. Dange

6. Disinvestment in Public Sector is called

1. Liberalisation
2. Globalisation
3. Industrialisation
4. Privatization

7. Darwin finches refers to a group of

1. Fishes
2. Lizards
3. Birds
4. Amphibians

8. An individual’s actual standard of living can be assessed by

1. Gross National Income
2. Net National Income
3. Per Capita Income
4. Disposable Personal Income

9. As announced by the Finance Minister in his Budget speech on 28th February 2011, with a view to assist State in modernising their stamp and registration administration, E-stamping is expected to be rolled out in all the districts of different States in a period of

1. one year
2. two years
3. three years
4. five years

10. Which Sikh Guru called himself the Sachcha Badshah?

1. Guru Gobind Singh
2. Guru Hargovind
3. Guru Tegh Bahadur
4. Guru Arjan Dev

11. The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in

1. 1928
2. 1930
3. 1931
4. 1922

12. What is the maximum strength prescribed for State Legislative Assemblies?

1. 350
2. 600
3. 500
4. 750

13. Fa-hien visited India during the reign of

1. Chandragupta II
2. Samudragupta
3. Ramagupta
4. Kumaragupta

14. At which place in Bengal was the East India Company given permission to trade and build a factory by the Mughals in 1651?

1. Calcutta
2. Cassim Bazar
3. Singpur
4. Burdwan

15. Diu is an island off

1. Daman
2. Goa
3. Gujarat
4. Maharashtra

16. Which from the following is a landlocked sea?

1. Red Sea
2. Timor Sea
3. North Sea
4. Aral Sea

17. Shivasamudram Falls is found in the course of river

1. Krishna
2. Godavari
3. Cauvery
4. Mahanadi

18. Who gave the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad”?

1. Chandrashekhar Azad
2. Subhash Chandra Bose
3. Bhagat Singh
4. Iqbal

19. The position of Indian Railways network in the world is

1. second
2. third
3. fourth
4. fifth

20. The oldest international airline is

1. Dutch KLM
2. Air Canada
3. Qantas Railways
4. Air Sahara

21. Which of the following can be used to absorb neutrons to control the chain reaction during nuclear fission?

1. Boron
2. Heavy water
3. Uranium
4. Plutonium

22. Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of

1. controlled fission reaction
2. uncontrolled fission reaction
3. controlled fusion reaction
4. uncontrolled fusion reaction

23. Troposphere is the hottest part of the atmosphere because

1. it is closest to the Sun
2. there are charged particles in it
3. it is heated by the Earth’s surface
4. heat is generated in it

24. The outermost layer of the Sun is called

1. Chromosphere
2. Photosphere
3. Corona
4. Lithosphere

25. Where was India’s first computer installed?

1. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
2. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
3. Indian Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. Burnpur
4. Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta

26. The dried flower buds are used as a spice

1. Cardamom
2. Cinnamon
3. Cloves
4. Saffron

27. The tissue in man where no cell division occurs after birth is

1. skeletal
2. nerves
3. connective
4. germinal

28. DNA fingerprinting is used to identify the

1. Parents
2. Rapist
3. Thieves
4. All the above

29. The normal cholesterol level in human body is

1. 80-120 mg%
2. 120-140mg%
3. 140-180mg%
4. 180-200mg%

30. Which of the following are warm-blooded animals?

1. Whales
2. Whale sharks
3. Alytes
4. Draco

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