SSC Grad. Level Exam 2013 - 21.04.13

Solved Question Paper - General Awareness - Evening Session

1. Who established the Indian Civil Liberties Union in 1936?

1. Subhash Chandra Bose
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3. Jawahar Lal Nehru
4. Rajendra Prasad

2. Which of the following was established first?

1. Banaras Hindu University
2. University of Bombay
3. Aligarh Muslim University
4. University of Allahabad

3. "Yosemite" is a

1. River
2. Peak
3. Waterfall
4. Dam

4. The first Indian Satellite Aryabhatta was launched

1. 1972
2. 1975
3. 1977
4. 1979

5. Where is the shore based steel plant located?

1. Tuticorin
2. Salem
3. Vishakhapatnam
4. Mangalore

6. Which two of the following are connected by the North South corridor?

1. Srinagar and Kanyakumari
2. Mumbai and Chennai
3. Amritsar and Kolkata
4. Hyderabad and Bhopal

7. The pollutants which move downward with percolating ground water are called

1. Leachates
2. Pollutates
3. Earthites
4. Percolates

8. Lungs are located in the

1. abdominal cavity
2. pericardial cavity
3. peritoneal cavity
4. pleural cavity

9. Which one of the following is the ideal food for newborn babies?

1. Water
2. Sugar
3. Honey
4. Milk

10. Transcription means the synthesis of

1. Lipids
2. Protein
3. DNA
4. RNA

11. Hydrochloric acid is secreted by the cells lining the

1. Oral cavity
2. Stomach
3. Ileum
4. Colon

12. Emulsification is

1. breaking of fats into small globules
2. digestion of fats
3. absorption of fats
4. storage of fats

13. Taxonomy is a science that deals with

1. Morphology
2. Anatomy
3. Classification
4. Economic uses

14. Which one of the following is responsible for the working of Newton's colour disc experiment?

1. Formation of pure spectra
2. Formation of impure spectra
3. Persistence of vision
4. Principle of complementary colour

15. The dimension MLT^-2 corresponds to

1. force
2. work done
3. acceleration
4. velocity

16. Who is the founder of quantum theory of radiation?

1. Einstein
2. Bohr
3. Plank
4. S.N. Bose

17. Fiber optics cable used in communication, works on the principle of

1. regular reflection of light
2. diffuse reflection of light
3. refraction of light
4. total internal reflection of light

18. Which was the first electronic computer constructed at the Moore School of Engineering?

1. EOVAC
2. ONIVAC
3. ENIAC
4. EDSAC

19. Which among the following standard protocols is the most widely used by the Internet?

1. HTTP
2. TCP/IP
3. SMTP
4. SLIP

20. The outer skin of most of the crustaceans are made up of carbohydrate. This carbohydrate is

1. cellulose
2. galactose
3. chitin
4. starch

21. Rutherford's scattering experiment proved the presence of

1. atoms in all matter
2. electrons in atoms
3. neutrons in atoms
4. nucleus in atoms

22. When a metal is heated in a flame, the electrons absorb energy and jump to higher energy state. On coming back to the lower energy state, they emit light, which we can observe in

1. Raman spectra
2. Absorption spectra
3. Emission spectra
4. Flourescence

23. Blood pressure may be increased by the excessive secretion of

1. Thyroxine
2. Testosterone
3. Estradiol
4. Estrol

24. The concept of "Green House Gases" was postulated by

1. Joseph Furier
2. Abdul Kalam
3. M.S. Swaminathan
4. Richael Carlson

25. "Bhopal gas tragedy" 1984 is related to

1. Aluminium Phosphide
2. Methyl bromide
3. Methyl isocyanate
4. Carbon dioxide

26. The Particulate Matter (PM-10) exhaled from the polluted atmosphere is often filtered out during the process of

1. Coughing
2. Sneezing
3. A and B
4. Urination

27. Sarus crane is the state bird of

1. Rajasthan
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. West Bengal

28. The Tongario volcano erupted on November 21, 2012 is in

1. Australia
2. Indonesia
3. Papua New Guinea
4. New Zealand

29. The Daocheng Yading Airport is located in

1. Thailand
2. Philippines
3. China
4. Tibet

30. BCCI named the "Indian Cricketer of the Year 2011-12" to honour

1. Sunil Gavaskar
2. VVS Laxman
3. Virat Kohli
4. Yuva Raj

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