SSC Matric Level 2010 - Solved Paper

Solved Question Paper - General Knowledge

26. When water itself combines chemically with some element of mineral it is called

  1. Carbonation
  2. Desilication
  3. Hydration
  4. Oxidation

27. From the bark of which plant is quinine extracted?

  1. Eucalyptus
  2. Cinchona
  3. Neem
  4. Cedar

28. Hypertension is the term used for

  1. Increase in heart rate
  2. Decrease in heart rate
  3. Decrease in blood pressure
  4. Increase in blood pressure

29.The contractile proteins in a muscle are

  1. Actin and Myosin
  2. Actin and Tropomyosin
  3. Myosin and Troponin
  4. Troponin and Tropomyosin

30. Which of the following vertebrates lack exoskeleton?

  1. Amphibia
  2. Mammalia
  3. Aves
  4. Chondrichthyes

31. Which of the following branches deals with the interactions of same species of living organism\s with their non-living environment?

  1. Autecology
  2. Synecology
  3. Ecology
  4. Palaenotology

32. Which of the following organelles is called ‘Atom Bombs’?

  1. Microtubules
  2. Nucleolus
  3. Golgi Bodies
  4. Lysosome

33. Which one of the following newspapers had been edited by Gandhiji?

  1. Navjeevan
  2. Gujarat Times
  3. Maratha
  4. Jan Satta

34. The Chairman of the Finance Commission must be

  1. A person of finance and Banking field
  2. An economist of high calibre
  3. An expert from judiciary – level of high Court Judge
  4. A person having experience in Public Affairs

35. The novel ‘White Tiger’ which won the Booker Prize 2008 is authored by

  1. Arundhati Roy
  2. V.S. Naipul
  3. Kiran Desaiv
  4. Aravind Adiga

36.The electronic configuration of an atom having atomic number ‘20’ is

  1. 2,8,10
  2. 2,6,8,4
  3. 2,8,8,2
  4. 2,10,2

37.The most reactive among the halogen is

  1. Fluorine
  2. Chlorine
  3. Bromine
  4. Iodine

38.The major component in LPG is

  1. Methane
  2. butane
  3. ethane
  4. propane

39. KMnO4 can be used as a/an

  1. Insecticide
  2. Fertilizer
  3. Pesticide
  4. Disinfectant

40.Acute lead poisoning is also known as

  1. Itai- Itai
  2. Plumbism
  3. Neuralgia
  4. Byssinosis

41. The vertical movement of air is termed as

  1. wind
  2. Air Current
  3. Air turbulence
  4. Air mobility