SSC CGL 2016 11-09-16 - II

Directions: In the questions given below, four options have been given. Click on the option which you think is the RIGHT ANSWER to the question. You can change the answer any number of times.

QuestionAns

1. Which Governor General decided to make English as the medium of instruction in India?

  1. Lord Wellesley
  2. Lord Hardinge
  3. Lord Dalhousie
  4. Lord William Bentinck

2. Who among the following is a renowned campaigner against manual scavenging who was recently conferred with the prestigious Magsaysay award?

  1. T.M. Krishna
  2. Bezwada Wilson
  3. Anshu Gupta
  4. Sanjiv Chaturvedi

3. An indifference curve measures __________________ level of satisfaction derived from different combinations of commodity X and Y.

  1. same
  2. higher
  3. lower
  4. minimum

4. Who among the following was the first to make use of artillery in warfare in medieval India?

  1. Babur
  2. Ibrahim Lodi
  3. Sher Shah Suri
  4. Akbar

5. Person who is colour-blind cannot distinguish between

  1. Black and yellow
  2. Red and green
  3. Yellow and white
  4. Green and blue

6. During the motion of a projectile fired from the earth surface, _______

  1. its kinetic energy remains constant
  2. its momentum remains constant
  3. vertical component of its velocity remains constant
  4. horizontal component of its velocity remains constant

7. Which of the following waves cannot be polarised?

  1. Radio
  2. Ultra violet
  3. Infrared
  4. Ultrasonic

8. Of the following commonly used materials, the one that is not an alloy is

  1. Steel
  2. Brass
  3. Bronze
  4. Copper

9. “Himayat” isa training cum-placement programme for unemployed youth in the State of

  1. Haryana
  2. Punjab
  3. Jammu and Kashmir
  4. Himachal Pradesh

10. “Agha Khan Cup” is associated with the game of

  1. Cricket
  2. Football
  3. Lawn Tennis
  4. Hockey

11. Absolute Zero is defined as

  1. The temperature at which all molecular motion ceases
  2. At which water boils at 298K
  3. At which liquid Helium boils
  4. At which the volume becomes zero

12. Nitrogen fixation is a process of

  1. Assimilation of nitrate
  2. Uutilization of nitrogen gas
  3. Conversion of organic nitrogen to proteins
  4. Conversion of molecular nitrogen to ammonia

13. Which among the following is called as ‘Land of the midnight Sun’?

  1. Norway
  2. Sweden
  3. Denmark
  4. France

14. Among the following which one lays eggs and does not produce young ones directly?

  1. Echidna
  2. Kangaroo
  3. Porcupine
  4. Whale

15. The mountain range which divides the North and the South India is

  1. Himalayas
  2. Western ghats
  3. Vindhyas
  4. Satpura


SentenceAns

16. Bronze is an alloy of

  1. Copper & tin
  2. Copper & Zinc
  3. Copper & iron
  4. iron & nickel

17. In which of the following States is Dampa Tiger Reserve situated?

  1. Assam
  2. Karnataka
  3. Mizoram
  4. Orissa

18. Japanese folk tradition and ritual, with no founder or single sacred scripture, is popularly known as __________

  1. Taoism
  2. Zoroastrianism
  3. Shintoism
  4. Paganism

19. In IT the technique that is used to increase the bandwidth is

  1. Memory Management
  2. Memory Interleaving
  3. Memory Intraleaving
  4. Memory Leaving

20. A motion that seeks to reduce the amount of demand presented by government to Rs. 1/- is known as

  1. Disapproval of policy Cut
  2. Token cut
  3. Economy cut
  4. Vote on account

21. The State which produces largest number of orchids in India is

  1. Assam
  2. Arunachal Pradesh
  3. Meghalaya
  4. Sikkim

22. Which one of the following bio reserves of India is not included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserve?

  1. Sunderbans
  2. Gulf of Mannar
  3. Nandadevi
  4. Corbett

23. What was ‘Kamagata Maru’?

  1. An army unit
  2. A harbour
  3. A ship
  4. An industrial township

24. Redistribution of income in a country can be brought about through

  1. Progressive taxation combined with progressive expenditure
  2. Progressive taxation combined with regressive expenditure
  3. Regressive taxation combined with regressive expenditure
  4. Regressive taxation combined with progressive expenditure

25. A motion moved by Member of Parliament when he feels a minister has committed a breach of privilege of the House by withholding facts of a case is called

  1. No confidence motion
  2. Censure motion
  3. Privilege motion
  4. Cut motion