SSC Tax Assts Exam 2009

Solved Question Paper - General Knowledge

35. Consent of the people means consent of:

  1. A few people
  2. All people
  3. Majority of the people
  4. Leader of the people

36. For how many categories has A. R. Rehman, the Golden Globe Award Winner for original sound track in the film ‘Slum Dog Millionaire’ been nominated at the Oscars ?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 9

37. Which of the following is not a Panchayati Raj Institution ?

  1. Gram Sabha
  2. Gram Panchayat
  3. Gram Cooperative Society
  4. Nyaya Panchayat

38. Who among the following were members of the Swaraj Party ?

  1. Motilal Nehru
  2. Sardar Patel
  3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 1 only
  3. 2 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3 only

39. Which of the following is an extra-constitutional and non-statutory body ?

  1. Finance Commission
  2. Planning Commission
  3. Union Public Service Commission
  4. Election Commission

40. Deep fried food materials are carcinogenic because they are rich in

  1. Fats
  2. Hydrocarbons
  3. Cooking oil
  4. Nicotine

41. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List-I (Union Territory) List-II (Jurisdiction High Court)
A. Puducherry 1. Kerala
B. Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2. Bombay
C. Lakshadweep 3. Madras
D. Damanand Diu 4. Calcutta

Code:

  1. A - 3, B -4, C - 1, D - 2
  2. A - 1, B -3, C - 4, D - 2
  3. A - 1, B -2, C - 3, D - 4
  4. A - 1, B -4, C - 3, D - 2

42. The toxicity of which of the following heavy metals leads to liver cirrhosis ?

  1. Copper
  2. Lead
  3. Mercury
  4. Zinc

43. If the radius of blood vessels of a person decreases his/her blood pressure will

  1. increase
  2. decrease
  3. remain unaffected
  4. increase for males and decrease for females

44. Cell or tissue death within a living body is called as

  1. Neutrophilia
  2. Nephrosis
  3. Necrosis
  4. Neoplasia

45. Which of the following is true regarding ‘No Confidence Motion’ in the Parliament ?

  1. There is no mention of it in the Constitution.
  2. A period of six months must lapse between the introduction of one ‘No Confidence Motion’ and another.
  3. Atleast 100 persons must support such a motion before it is introduced in the House.
  4. It can be introduced in the Lok Sabha only.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

  1. 2 and 4 only
  2. 1, 2, 3 and 4
  3. 1, 2 and 3
  4. 1 and 4 only

46. Insufficient blood supply in human body is referred as

  1. Ischemia
  2. Hyperemia
  3. Hemostasis
  4. Hemorrhage

47. Typhoid is caused by

  1. Pseudomonas sp.
  2. Staphylococcus
  3. Bacillus
  4. Salmonella typhi

48. BCG immunization is for

  1. Measles
  2. Tuberculosis
  3. Diphtheria
  4. Leprosy

49. Besides carbohydrates, a major source of energy in our food is constituted by

  1. Proteins
  2. Fats
  3. Minerals
  4. Vitamins

50. The limb bones of children become bent if there is deficiency of vitamin

  1. A
  2. B1
  3. D
  4. E

51. The process of removing calcium and magnesium from hard water is known as

  1. Sedimentation
  2. Filtration
  3. Flocculation
  4. Water softening

52. Major gaseous pollutant of the thermal power station is

  1. H2S
  2. NH3
  3. NO2
  4. SO2

53. Leprosy bacillus was discovered by

  1. Koch
  2. Hansen
  3. Fleming
  4. Harvey

54. Where are the traces of Portuguese culture found in India?

  1. Goa
  2. Calicut
  3. Cannanore
  4. Cochin

55. Who, of the following, was awarded ‘Ashok Chakra’ on 26th January, 2009?

  1. Hemant Karkare
  2. M. C. Sharma
  3. Gajendra Singh
  4. Vijay Salaskar

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 1, 2 and 4
  3. 1, 2 and 3
  4. All the above