SSC Stenographer Grade C&D Exam Paper

SSC Stenographer Grade C&D Exam Paper

SSC Stenographer
(Grade C & D)
26-09-2010

PART – II
GENERAL AWARENESS
(C) National Income Committee
51. Taj Mahal is greatly affected due to: (D) Central Statistical Organisation
(A) Tourist (B) Acid rain 57. The basic purpose of the formulation of
(C) Deforestation (D) Sound pollution Din-i-Ilahi was:
52. Conversion of heat into electrical ener (A) universal brotherhood
is achieved by using: (B) universal faith
(A) Ammeter (B) Hydrometer (C) universal harmony
(C) Voltmeter (D) Thermocouple 5 (D) universal belief
53. Harappa is situated on the bank of the 8. Name the country which has a woman
gy
river: Prime Minister of Indian Origin:
(A) Ganga (B) Ravi (A) Fiji
(C) Yamuna (D) Sindhu (B) Trinidad and Tobago
54. According to Mahatma Gandhi, which the 5 (C) Sri Lanka (D) Bangladesh
following is correct? 9. Who is the Chair person of National
(A) Religion is to be separated from Disaster Management Authority of India?
politics. (A) Sh. Kamal Nath
(B) Politics and religion must go hand (B) Ms. Mamta Banerjee
in hand. (C) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(C) Religion should be completely 6 (D) Sh. Digvijay Singh
banned. 0. Who is the Director of Bhaba Atomic
(D) Politi cs must be completely Research Centre?
eliminated from socio-economic life. (A) Vikash Krishan
55. The ports located along the eastern coa (B) Arjun Vajpai
of India are: (C) Ratan Kumar Sinha
(A) Kandla and Haldia 6 (D) Atul Gawande
(B) Haldia and Cochin 1. Which one of the following is not a benefit
(C) Paradeep and Kandla of saliva?
(D) Paradeep and Haldia (A) It facilitates swallowing
56. National Income Estimates in India are (B) It increases RBCs in the body
prepared by: (C) It keeps the mouth and teeth clean
(A) National Development Council (D) It aids speech by facilitating
(B) National Productivity Council movements of lips and tongue

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62. Match List – I with List – II and select the (B) Gujarat coast
correct answer using its codes given (C) Andhra Pradesh coast
below the Lists. (D) None of the above
List – I List – II 68. Name of the food crop which gives highest
(A) Pulicat Lake (1) Orissa output in India.
(B) Chilka Lake (2) Rajsthan (A) Wheat (B) Jowar
(C) Wular Lake (3) Tamil Nadu (C) Maize (D) Rice
(D) Sambhar Lake (4) Kashmir 69. The Zoji-La pass connects:
ø¿÷ ø¾÷ ø½÷ ø¼÷ (A) Srinagar and Leh
øß÷ øí÷ øï÷ øì÷ øî÷ (B) Arunachal Pradesh and Tibet
øÞ÷ øí÷ øì÷ øî÷ øï÷ (C) Chamba nd Spiti
øÝ÷ øì÷ øï÷ øí÷ øî÷ (D) Kalimpong and Lhasa
øÜ÷ øï÷ øî÷ øì÷ øí÷ 70. Enzyme are:
(A) Micro organisms
63. In West Bengal, Raniganj is associated
(B) Proteins
with:
(C) Inorganic compounds
(A) Coalfields (B) Iron ore
(D) Moulds
(C) Manganese ore
71. Which one of the following appointments
(D) Copper
is not within the purview of the President
64. Who expounded “The Theory of Drain”?
of India?
(A) Tilak
(A) Chief Justice of India
(B) Dababhai Nauroji
(B) Chairman, Finance Commission
(C) Gokhale (D) Govinda Ranade
(C) Chief of Army Staff
65. The best Index of Economic development
(D) Speaker of Lok Sabha
is provided by:
72. Match the following:
(A) Growth in Percapita Real Income
List – I List – II
from the year to year.
(A) Aquaculture (1) Silk
(B) Growth in National Income at Current
(B) Floriculture (2) Grapes
Prices.
(C) Sericulture (3) Flower
(C) Growth in savings ratio.
(D) Viticulture (4) Fisheries
(D) Improvement in the Balance of
Payments Position. ø¿÷ ø¾÷ ø½÷ ø¼÷
66. The part of the eye having the largest øß÷ øì÷ øí÷ øî÷ øï÷
refractive index is: øÞ÷ øí÷ øì÷ øï÷ øî÷
(A) cornea (B) aqueous humor øÝ÷ øí÷ øì÷ øî÷ øï÷
(C) lens (D) vitreous humor øÜ÷ øì÷ øí÷ øï÷ øî÷
67. On May 17, 2010, India successfully test
73. In which region does rainfall occur
fired surface to surface ballistic missile
throughout the year?
(Agni II) from the wheeler island of:
(A) Mediterranean (B) Equatorial
(A) Orissa coast
(C) Tropical (D) Temperate

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74. Which of the following reliaves pain? (C) Phillipp Lahm

(A) Antibiotics (B) Analgesic (D) Xabi Alonso
(C) Antipyretic (D) Disinfectant 82. Which of the following organization has
75. Katrina is the name given to ________ declared October 2, as the International
(A) Satellite (B) Star day of Non-Violence?
(C) Heat wave (D) Hurricane (A) U.N. General Assembly
76. Sprit in contact with body gives cool (B) World Peace Forum
sensation because it is: (C) Gandhi Peace Foundation
(A) liquid (B) transparent (D) UNESCO
(C) highly volatile 83. The Panchayat Raj system in India was
(D) a good conductor introduced under the direction of which
77. The youngest Indian who scaled Mount article of the constitution?
Everest in May 2010 is: (A) 32 (B) 40
(A) Vikas Krishan (C) 45 (D) 51
(B) Shiva Thapa 84. Kilowatt – hour is the unit of:
(C) Arjun Vajpai (A) Energy (B) Power
(D) None of the above (C) Force (D) Momentum
78. Tobacco smoke is injurious to health 85. The largest mixed gland of human body
because it contains: is:
(A) Carbon monoxide (A) Thymus (B) Liver
(B) Nicotine (C) Pancreas (D) Spleen
(C) Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 86. Mercury is a:
(D) Melathene (A) social metal (B) liquid metal
79. Bal, Pal and Lal were the most prominent (C) solid non-metal
leaders of the: (D) liquid non-metal
(A) Swaraj Party 87. What should be the gap between first No-
(B) Militant National Party Confidence motion and second No-
(C) Gadar Party confidence motion?
(D) Congress Party (A) 2 months (B) 3 months
80. Mumps is a viral disease that causes (C) 6 months (D) 9 months
inflammation of: 88. Ball pen functions on the principle of:
(A) Parotid gland (A) Viscosity (B) Boyle’s Law
(B) Sublingual gland (C) Gravitational force
(C) Submaxillary gland (D) Surface tension
(D) Infra-orbital gland 89. Which place among the following was the
81. Name the captain of the German Team in headquarters of the Portuguese in India?
world cup 2010 (FIFA) played in South (A) Cochin
Africa: (B) Goa
(A) Fernando Torres (C) Calicut
(B) Thomas Muller (D) Cannanore

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90. The chairman of the Public Accounts 98. Consumer’s sovereignty means:
Committee in the Indian Parliament is: (A) consumers are free to spend their
(A) The Leader of Opposition Party income as they like.
(B) The Speaker of Lok Sabha (B) consumers have the power to
(C) The Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha manage the economy.
(D) The Chairman of Rajya Sabha (C) Consumer’s expenditures influence
91. Major Commercial crops in India are: the allocation of resources.
(A) Cotton, pulses, jute and oil seeds (D) Consumer goods are free from
(B) Co tton, oil seeds , jute and government control.
sugarcane 99. Which of the following is known as the
(C) Tea, rubber, tobacco and jute grave yard of RBC?
(D) Potatoes, Tea, Tobacco, and cotton (A) Liver (B) Spleen
92. The king who is described as the “Indian (C) Brain (D) Heart
Napolean” for his expansionist policies is: 100. Rheumatic heart is treated with the help
(A) Kumaragupta (B) Chandragupta I of
(C) Chandragupta II (A) Aspirin (B) Streptomycin
(D) Samudragupta (C) Methyl dopa (D) Penicillin
93. A man cannot see clearly beyond to
meters. The disease he suffers from:
(A) Far sight (B) Myopia
(C) Cataract (D) Hypermetropia
94. The Governor General of India impeached
by the House of Commons in England was:
(A) Waren Hastings
(B) Cornwallis (C) Wellesley
(D) William Bentinck
95. Name of the Chief Justice of India?
(A) Soli Sorabjee
(B) Sarosh Homi Kapadia
(C) K.G. Balkrishnan
(D) Mukul Rohtagi
96. When Hydrogen stars burning in air, it
products?
(A) Ammonia (B) Water
(C) Methane (D) Carbonic Acid
97. “Panna” is an important place in Madhya
Pradesh. It is famous for:
(A) Gold mines (B) Silver mines
(C) Diamond mines
(D) Iron mines

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