SSC Grad. Level Exam 2012 - 01.07.12

Solved Question Paper - General Awareness

1. Which is NOT a correct statement?

  1. Phenols are acidic
  2. In benzene all the atoms lie in one plane
  3. Methylated spirit contains only methanol
  4. Dilute solutions contains less amount of solute

2. The infective stage of Malaria is:

  1. Gametocyte
  2. Ring state
  3. Sporozoite
  4. Merozoite

3. The treaty of Versailles restored Alsace-Lorraine to:

  1. Italy
  2. Britain
  3. France
  4. Belgium

4. The Asokan Edicts were deciphered first by

  1. Sir John Marshall
  2. Sir William Jones
  3. Charles Wilkins
  4. James Prinsep

5. Which of the following is meant for the ex-situ conservation of various species?

  1. Sperm bank
  2. Blood bank
  3. Germplasm bank
  4. Herbarium

6. An algae type ocean deposit is:

  1. Neritic remains
  2. Diatom Ooze
  3. Pteropod Ooze
  4. Pelagic deposits

7. Photosynthetic vesicle found in bacteria is called a:

  1. Mesosome
  2. Chromatophore
  3. Genophore
  4. Pneumatophore

8. What type of mirror is used in a view finding mirror of a vehicle?

  1. Convex mirror
  2. Plane mirror
  3. Concave mirror
  4. Paraboloidal mirror

9. What is m-commerce?

  1. machine commerce
  2. mobile commerce
  3. money commerce
  4. marketing commerce

10. Who said that the Directive Principles of State Policy are just like "a cheque on bank payable at the convenience of the bank"?

  1. Pandit Nehru
  2. K.T. Shah
  3. B.R. Ambedkar
  4. N.G. Ranga

11. Wheat, Barley, Lemon, Orange, rye and pearl millet belong to

  1. the same plant family
  2. two plant families
  3. three plant families
  4. four plant families

12. Who favoured the Artic Home theory of the Aryans?

  1. Pargiter
  2. A.C. Das
  3. B.G. Tilak
  4. Jacobi

13. South-South dialogue is associated with

  1. Co-operation among developing nations
  2. Arms conference
  3. Summit meeting between developed and developing countries
  4. All the above

14. The proposal for the creation of new All-India Services can be considered only:

  1. if majority of State Legislature make such demand
  2. if Lok Sabha passes a resolution by two-thirds majority
  3. if the Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by two-thirds majority
  4. None of the above

15. Pyroligneous acid obtained from wood contains

  1. 10% Formaldehyde
  2. 10% Acetic acid
  3. 10% Formic acid
  4. 10% ethanol

16. Union Carbide India Ltd. manufactured essentially

  1. Heavy water
  2. Petrochemicals
  3. Fertilisers
  4. Leather goods

17. The iron and steel plant in Bihar is at

  1. Visakhapatnam
  2. Bokaro
  3. Burnpur
  4. Vijay Nagar

18. Who was the teacher of Gautama Buddha?

  1. Panini
  2. Alara Kalama
  3. Kapila
  4. Patanjali

19. Ram Sharan Sharma, who died in 2011 was an eminent

  1. Chemist
  2. Economist
  3. Indologist
  4. Archaeologist

20. The 34th National Games were held in 2011 in:

  1. Uttarakhand
  2. Kerala
  3. Karnataka
  4. Jharkhand

21. "Eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth" is the guiding principle of:

  1. Attributive theory of Justice
  2. Retributive theory of Justice
  3. Deterrent theory of Justice
  4. Reformative theory of Justice

22. Low cost housing is an example for:

  1. Mixed wants
  2. Social wants
  3. Private wants
  4. Merit wants

23. Torah is the sacred book of:

  1. Zorastrianism
  2. Confucianism
  3. Taosim
  4. Judaism

24. The 98th Indian Science Congress was held in 2011 at:

  1. Bengaluru
  2. Bhopal
  3. Chennai
  4. Bhubaneshwar

25. Drying oils contain a fairly large proportion of

  1. Unsaturated fatty acids
  2. Fats
  3. Proteins
  4. Saturated fatty acids

26. Consumption for the sake of enjoying social acknowledgement is called

  1. Rational consumption
  2. Social consumption
  3. Conspicuous consumption
  4. Demonstration consumption

27. The red, orange and yellow colours of leaves are due to

  1. Carotenoids
  2. Aldehydes
  3. Tannis
  4. Lignins

28. Which bank was the first to introduce ATMs to the world?

  1. Hong Kong Bank
  2. Standard Chartered Bank
  3. Bank of America
  4. Citi Bank

29. We receive sunlight on earth surface. What type of light beams are these?

  1. Random
  2. Parallel
  3. Converging
  4. Diverging

30. The state which has registered the highest population growth rate according to 2001 census is

  1. Kerala
  2. Uttar Pradesh
  3. Nagaland
  4. Sikkim