SSC MTS Exam 2013 - 17.03.13

Solved Question Paper - General Knowledge

1. Cosmetic powders are prepared from

  1. Asbestos
  2. Talc
  3. Gypsum
  4. Serpentine

2. In which State are lions found in large numbers?

  1. Gujarat
  2. Tamil Nadu
  3. Assam
  4. Madhya Pradesh

3. Rabies is a

  1. Helminthic disease
  2. Viral disease
  3. Bacterial disease
  4. Protozoan disease

4. Tuberculosis is transmitted through

  1. droplet transmission
  2. blood transfusion
  3. contaminated water
  4. sexual contact

5. Antibodies are mainly synthesized from

  1. Megakaryocyte
  2. Monocyte
  3. Lymphocyte
  4. Histiocyte

6. Which of the following is a parthenocarpic fruit?

  1. Banana
  2. Apple
  3. Mulberry
  4. Strawberry

7. Viruses are

  1. Cellular
  2. Acellular
  3. Unicellular
  4. Multicellular

8. The quantity 'weight' is measured by

  1. Beam balance
  2. Common balance
  3. Spring balance
  4. Balance wheel

9. Which one of the following agency markets steel for the public sector plants?

  1. HNCC
  2. HAIL
  3. SAIL
  4. Tata Steel

10. Jharia coal field is situated in _________ District of Jharkhand.

  1. Ranchi
  2. Dhanbad
  3. Hazaribagh
  4. Chaibasa

11. The principle due to which circular patches of light is seen under a tree during day time is similar to that of image formation by a

  1. concave lens
  2. pin-hole
  3. photographic
  4. convex lens

12. A browser is a software

  1. to find out computers in a LAN
  2. to log into a computer in a LAN
  3. to search for web pages in internet
  4. None of the above

13. In MS-Word, Replace Option comes under the ________ menu

  1. View
  2. File
  3. Insert
  4. Edit

14. CPU refers to

  1. Central Processing Unit
  2. Control Program Unit
  3. Central Program Unit
  4. Control Program Usage

15. The unit of radioactivity is

  1. Angstrom
  2. Candela
  3. Fermi
  4. Curie

16. The gas used for artificial ripening of green fruit is

  1. acetylene
  2. ethylene
  3. ethane
  4. carbon dioxide

17. A compass needle cannot be used to detect

  1. magnetic north-south direction
  2. polarity of a magnet
  3. strength of a magnet
  4. direction of a magnetic field

18. In which medium, velocity of sound is maximum

  1. Metals
  2. Air
  3. Water
  4. Polymer

19. Decibel is used to measure the intensity of

  1. Magnetic field
  2. Sound
  3. Light
  4. Heat

20. Asiatic lion is now

  1. Critically endangered
  2. Endangered
  3. Extinct in wild
  4. Vulnerable

21. The natural environment refers to

  1. The living organisms and non-living objects or factors in an area undisturbed by human activity
  2. the atmosphere in a forest
  3. the plants and animals in a forest
  4. the atmosphere of an area - a forest, lake or an ocean

22. Too much consumption of tea or coffee can result in deficiency of

  1. Vitamin B12
  2. Calcium
  3. Vitamin C
  4. Albumin

23. Which one of the following is an 'Air-to-air' missile?

  1. Astra
  2. Prithvi
  3. Agni
  4. Akash

24. Flight-recorder is technically called

  1. Altitude Meter
  2. Dark box
  3. Blind box
  4. Black box

25. Glass is

  1. supercooled liquid
  2. Crystalline solid
  3. Liquid crystal
  4. None of these

26. The percentage of lead in lead pencil is

  1. 0
  2. 100
  3. 77
  4. 65

27. National Library, the largest in India, is located in

  1. Kolkata
  2. Chennai
  3. Mumbai
  4. Delhi

28. In cricket, a run taken when the ball passes the batsman without touching his bat or body is called

  1. drive
  2. leg bye
  3. bye
  4. bosie