S.S.C. Combined Graduate Level [(Tier-I) Second Shift] Exam.

, 2010 (Held on 16-5-2010)

General Awareness : Solved Paper

1. India attained Dominion Status on
(A) 15th January, 1947 (B) 15th August, 1947 (C) 15th August, 1950 (D) 15th October, 1947 Ans : (B) 2. Despotism is possible in a (A) One party state (B) Two party state (C) Multi party state (D) Two and multi party state Ans : (A) 3. Marx belonged to (A) Germany (B) Holland (C) France (D) Britain Ans : (A) 4. Which one of the following is the guardian of Fundamental Rights ? (A) Legislature (B) Executive (C) Political parties (D) Judiciary Ans : (D) 5. Sarkaria Commission was concerned with (A) Administrative Reforms (B) Electoral Reforms (C) Financial Reforms (D) Centre-State relations Ans : (D)

6. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha has to address his/her letter of resignation to (A) Prime Minister of India (B) President of India (C) Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha

(D) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Ans : (C) 7. A want becomes a demand only when it is backed by the (A) Ability to purchase (B) Necessity to buy (C) Desire to buy (D) Utility of the product Ans : (D) 8. The terms Micro Economics and Macro Economics were coined by (A) Alfred Marshall (B) Ragner Nurkse (C) Ragner Frisch (D) J.M. Keynes Ans : (C) 9. During period of inflation, tax rates should (A) Increase (B) Decrease (C) Remain constant (D) Fluctuate Ans : (A) 10. Which is the biggest tax paying sector in India ? (A) Agriculture sector (B) Industrial sector (C) Transport sector (D) Banking sector Ans : (D) 11. Economics is what it ought to be.This statement refers to (A) Normative economics (B) Positive economics (C) Monetary economics (D) Fiscal economics Ans : (A) 12. The excess of price a person is to pay rather than forego the consumption of the commodity is called (A) Price (B) Profit (C) Producers surplus (D) Consumers surplus Ans : (C)

13. Silver halides are used in photographic plates because they are (A) Oxidised in air (B) Soluble in hyposolution (C) Reduced by light (D) Totally colourless Ans : (B) 14. Tetra Ethyl Lead (TEL) is (A) A catalyst in burning fossil fuel (B) An antioxidant (C) A reductant (D) An antiknock compound Ans : (D) 15. Curie point is the temperature at which (A) Matter becomes radioactive (B) A metal loses magnetic properties (C) A metal loses conductivity (D) Transmutation of metal occurs Ans : (D) 16. The isotope used for the production of atomic energy is (A) U-235 (B) U-238 (C) U-234 (D) U-236 Ans : (A) 17. The acceleration due to gravity at the equator (A) Is less than that at the poles (B) Is greater than that at the poles (C) Is equal to that at the poles (D) Does not depend on the earths centripetal acceleration Ans : (A) 18. Which of the following is not a nucleon ? (A) Proton (B) Neutron (C) Electron (D) Positron Ans : (C) 19. The material used in the manufacture of lead pencil is (A) Graphite

(B) Lead (C) Carbon (D) Mica Ans : (A) 20. Angle of friction and angle of repose are (A) Equal to each other (B) Not equal to each other (C) Proportional to each other (D) None of the above Ans : (A) 21. Processors speed of a computer is measured in (A) BPS (B) MIPS (C) Baud (D) Hertz Ans : (D) 22. C language is a (A) Low level language (B) High level language (C) Machine level language (D) Assembly level language Ans : (B) 23. What happens to a person who receives the wrong type of blood ? (A) All the arteries constrict (B) All the arteries dialates (C) The RBCs agglutinate (D) The spleen and lymphnodes deteriorate Ans : (C) 24. NIS stands for (A) National Infectious diseases Seminar (B) National Irrigation Schedule (C) National Immunisation Schedule (D) National Information Sector Ans : (C) 25. If all bullets could not be removed from gun shot injury of a man, it may cause poisoning by (A) Mercury (B) Lead (C) Iron (D) Arsenic

Ans : (B) 26. Ringworm is a disease. (A) Bacterial (B) Protozoan (C) Viral (D) Fungal Ans : (D) 27. Pituitary gland is situated in (A) The base of the heart (B) The base of the brain (C) The neck (D) The abdomen Ans : (B) 28. Who discovered cement ? (A) Agassit (B) Albertus Magnus (C) Joseph Aspdin (D) Janseen Ans : (C) 29. According to RBIs Report on the trend and progress of banking, the Non-performing Assets (NPAs) in India for 2008-09 for Indian Banks in 2008 have stood at (A) 23 per cent (B) 26 per cent (C) 35 per cent (D) 52 per cent Ans : (B) 30. Windows 7, the latest operating system from Microsoft Corporation has Indian languages fonts. (A) 14 (B) 26 (C) 37 (D) 49 Ans : (B) 31. TRIPS and TRIMS are the terms associated with (A) IMF (B) WTO (C) IBRD (D) IDA Ans : (B)

32. A Presidential Ordinance can remain in force (A) For three months (B) For six months (C) For nine months (D) Indefinitely Ans : (B) 33. Which of the following Indonesian regions was a victim of massive earthquake in 2004 ? (A) Irian Jaya (B) Sumatra (C) Kalibangan (D) Java Ans : (B) 34. The first nonstop airconditioned DURANTO train was flagged off between (A) SealdahNew Delhi (B) MumbaiHowrah (C) BangaloreHowrah (D) ChennaiNew Delhi Ans : (A) 35. Which among the following agencies released the report, Economic Outlook for 2009-10 ? (A) Planning Commission (B) PMs Economic Advisory Council (C) Finance Commission (D) Reserve Bank of India Ans : (B) 36. India and U.S. have decided to finalize agreements related to which of the following ? (A) Trade and Investment (B) Intellectual Property (C) Traditional Knowledge (D) All of the above Ans : (D) 37. Which one of the following states does not form part of Narmada River basin ? (A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Rajasthan (C) Gujarat (D) Maharashtra Ans : (B) 38. Which of the following countries has recently become the third largest market for Twitter ? (A) China

(B) India (C) Brazil (D) Indonesia Ans : (A) 39. The exchange of commodities between two countries is referred as (A) Balance of trade (B) Bilateral trade (C) Volume of trade (D) Multilateral trade Ans : (B) 40. Soil erosion on hill slopes can be checked by (A) Afforestation (B) Terrace cultivation (C) Strip cropping (D) Contour ploughing Ans : (A) 41. Who coined the word Geography ? (A) Ptolemy (B) Eratosthenese (C) Hecataus (D) Herodatus Ans : (B) 42. Which of the following is called the ecological hot spot of India ? (A) Western Ghats (B) Eastern Ghats (C) Western Himalayas (D) Eastern Himalayas Ans : (A) 43. The art and science of map making is called (A) Remote Sensing (B) Cartography (C) Photogrammetry (D) Mapping Ans : (B) 44. The age of the Earth can be determined by (A) Geological Time Scale (B) Radio-Metric Dating (C) Gravity method (D) Fossilization method

Ans : (B) 45. The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was (A) Vishnu Gupta (B) Upa Gupta (C) Brahma Gupta (D) Brihadratha Ans : (B) 46. The declaration that Democracy is a Government of the people, by the people; for the people was made by (A) George Washington (B) Winston Churchill (C) Abraham Lincoln (D) Theodore Roosevelt Ans : (C) 47. The Lodi dynasty was founded by (A) Ibrahim Lodi (B) Sikandar Lodi (C) Bahlol Lodi (D) Khizr Khan Ans : (C) 48. Harshavardhana was defeated by (A) Prabhakaravardhana (B) Pulakesin II (C) Narasimhavarma Pallava (D) Sasanka Ans : (B) 49. Who among the following was an illiterate ? (A) Jahangir (B) Shah Jahan (C) Akbar (D) Aurangazeb Ans : (C) 50. Which Governor General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse ? (A) Lord Ripon (B) Lord Dalhousie (C) Lord Bentinck (D) Lord Curzon Ans : (B)

2. S.S.C. Combined Graduate Level [(Tier-I) Second Shift] Exam., 2010

(Held on 16-5-2010)

English Comprehension : Solved Paper

3.
4. Directions(Q.15) Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given bold word and indicate
your correct response.

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1. Jettison (A) Accept (B) Reward (C) Preserve (D) Consent Ans : (C) 2. Ameliorate (A) Improve (B) Depend (C) Soften (D) Worsen Ans : (D) 3. Grotesque (A) Natural (B) Odd (C) Whimsical (D) Sinful Ans : (A) 4. Devious (A) Straight (B) Obvious (C) Simple (D) Superficial Ans : (C) 5. Evanescent (A) Imminent (B) Permanent (C) Pervasive (D) Immanent Ans : (B)

Directions(Q. 610) In these questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given bold word and indicate your correct alternative. 6. Debacle (A) Decline (B) Downfall

(C) Discomfiture (D) Degeneration Ans : (B) 7. Ostracise (A) Banish (B) Belittle (C) Beguile (D) Besiege Ans : (A) 8. Prophylactic (A) Antagonistic (B) Toxic (C) Preventive (D) Purgative Ans : (C) 9. Coddle (A) Huddle (B) Satisfy (C) Protect (D) Cheat Ans : (C) 10. Flimsy (A) Funny (B) Irrational (C) Weak (D) Partisan Ans : (B) Directions(Q. 1115) In these questions, a part of the sentence is bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (D). 11. To get into the building Ill disguise as a reporter (A) disguise to be (B) disguise as one (C) disguise myself (D) No improvement Ans : (C) 12. He denied that he had not forged my signature (A) would not forge (B) had forged (C) did not forge (D) No improvement Ans : (B)

13. If I had played well, I would have won the match (A) I played well (B) I play well (C) I am playing well (D) No improvement Ans : (D) 14. Since the records are missing, the possibility of paying more than one compensation for the same piece of land cannot be ruled aside (A) out (B) off (C) away (D) No improvement Ans : (A) 15. A callous system generates nothing but a misanthrope (A) develops (B) induces (C) produces (D) No improvement Ans : (C) Directions(Q. 1620) In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence and indicate the appropriate alternative. 16. One who hides away on a ship to obtain a free passage (A) Compositor (B) Stoker (C) Stowaway (D) Shipwright Ans : (C) 17. Clues available at a scene (A) Circumstantial (B) Derivative (C) Inferential (D) Suggestive Ans : (A) 18. An unexpeced piece of good fortune (A) Windfall (B) Philanthropy (C) Benevolence (D) Turnstile Ans : (A) 19. An emolument over and above fixed income or salary (A) Honorarium (B) Sinecure (C) Perquisite (D) Prerogative Ans : (C)

20. The animals of a particular region (A) Flora (B) Museum (C) Zoo (D) Fauna Ans : (D) Directions(Q. 2125) In the following questions, groups of four words are given. In each group, one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and mark your answer. 21. (A) Parapharnelia (B) Parsimonious (C) Peccadilo (D) Peadiatrics Ans : (B) 22. (A) Measureable (B) Manageable (C) Marriagable (D) Manoevrable Ans : (B) 23. (A) Tussel (B) Tunnle (C) Tumble (D) Trable Ans : (C) 24. (A) Populus (B) Pompuous (C) Prelious (D) Presumptuous Ans : (D) 25. (A) Impromptue (B) Illustrious (C) Illusery (D) Impetous Ans : (B) Directions(Q. 2630) In the following questions, the Ist and the last sentences of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer and indicate the appropriate alternative. 26. 1. The most vulnerable section of the society are the students. P. Revolutionary and new fledged ideas have a great appeal to them. Q. Agitations may be non-violent methods of protest. R. They cannot resist the charm of persuasion. S. They are to be taught that without discipline they cannot get proper education.

6. However if these become violent, the antisocial elements get encouraged and they put all proper working out of gear. (A) PRSQ (B) RSQP (C) SRPQ (D) RPQS Ans : (A) 27. 1. Venice is a strange city. P. There are about 400 odd bridges connecting the islands of Venice. Q. There are no motor cars, no horses and no buses there. R. These small islands are close to one another. S. It is not one island but a hundred islands. 6. This is because Venice has no streets. (A) SRPQ (B) PSRQ (C) RQPS (D) QSRP Ans : (D) 28. 1. One of the most terrible battles of the American Civil War was fought in July 1863, at Gettysburg. P. The chief speech on that occasion was given by Edward Everett, a celebrated orator. Q. Lincoln was asked to make a few remarks. R. In November of that year a portion of the battlefield was dedicated as a final restingplace for men of both armies who died there. S. Everetts speech lasted 2 hours; Lincolns for 2 minutes; it was over almost before the crowd realized that it had begun. 6. But the Gettysburg speech, is now one of the worlds immortal pieces of literature. (A) SQRP (B) RPQS (C) PQRS (D) QPSR Ans : (C) 29. 1. The teacher training agency in England hopes to make teaching one of the top three professions. P. They have also demanded that the campaign should be matched by improved pay scales, work load and morale so as to avoid recruitment problems with an aim to raise the image of the teaching profession. Q. A series of advertisements are now being screened showing famous people speaking about teachers they remember and admire. R. An amount of $ 100 million has been set aside to combat the shortage of applicants for teacher training. S. Teacher Unions have welcomed this campaign. 6. It is high time for the Indian Government also to think on similar lines and take steps to lift up the sinking morale of the teaching profession. (A) QRPS (B) RPSQ (C) RQSP (D) QPSR

Ans : (C) 30. 1. Some say that failure is like toxic waste. P. I see failure more as a fertilizer. Q. Thinking about it pollutes and undermines the attitudes needed for success. R. The seeds of success must be planted afresh. S. It can be used to enrich the soil of your mind. 6. Turning failure into a fertilizer is accomplished by using your errors as steps in learning. (A) SRQP (B) PQSR (C) SPQR (D) QPSR Ans : (D) Directions(Q. 3135) In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active Voice/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice and indicate your correct answer. 31. The agent had disclosed the secret before it was evening (A) The secret was disclosed by the agent before it was evening (B) The secret had disclosed by the agent before it had been evening (C) The secret had been disclosed by the agent before it was evening (D) The secret was disclosed by the agent before it had been evening Ans : (C) 32. Surely the lost child must have been found by now (A) Surely must have found the lost child by now (B) Surely some one must have found the lost child by now (C) Surely now must have found the lost child (D) Now must have found the lost child surely Ans : (B) 33. We serve hot meals till 1030, guests can order coffee and sandwiches upto 1130 (A) Hot meals are serving till 1030; coffee and sandwiches are ordering by guests till 1130 (B) Hot meals are being served till 1030; coffee and sandwiches are being ordered till 1130 (C) Hot meals are served till 1030; coffee and sandwiches may be ordered till 1130 (D) Hot meals will be served till 1030; coffee and sandwiches will be ordered upto 1130 Ans : (C) 34. Lie facedown; stretch your arms in front (A) You are facedown, arms are to be outstretched (B) You should be lying facedown, with arms outstretched (C) You should be lying face down; lest arms stretch out (D) Let face be down; let arms be stretched out Ans : (B) 35. The Greeks expected to win the international trophy (A) It was expected that the Greeks would win the international trophy (B) The international trophy was expected to be won by the Greeks (C) It was expected that the Greeks will win the international trophy (D) It was expected by the Greeks that they would win the international trophy Ans : (D)

6. Directions(Q. 3640) In the following questions you have a brief passage with 5 questions
following the passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and indicate your correct alternative.

7.
Passage 8. In May 1966, the World Health Organisation was authorised to initiate a global campaign to eradicate smallpox. The goal was to eradicate the disease in one decade. Because similar projects for malaria and yellow fever had failed, few believed that smallpox could actually be eradicated but eleven years after the initial organisation of the campaign, no cases were reported in the field.

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10. The strategy was not only to provide mass vaccinations, but also to isolate patients with active smallpox in order to contain the spread of the disease and to break the chain of human transmission. Rewards for reporting smallpox assisted in motivating the public to aid health workers. One by one, each smallpox victim was sought out, removed from contact with others and treated. At the same time, the entire village where the 11. victim had lived was vaccinated. Today smallpox is no longer a threat to humanity. Routine vaccinations have been stopped worldwide. 36. Which of the following is the best title for the passage ? (A) The World Health Organisation (B) The Eradication of Smallpox (C) Smallpox Vaccinations (D) Infectious Diseases Ans : (B) 37. What was the goal of the campaign against smallpox ? (A) To decrease the spread of smallpox worldwide (B) To eliminate smallpox worldwide in ten years (C) To provide mass vaccinations against smallpox worldwide (D) To initiate worldwide projects for smallpox, malaria and yellow fever at the same time Ans : (B) 38. According to the paragraph what was the strategy used to eliminate the spread of small pox ? (A) Vaccination of the entire village (B) Treatment of individual victims (C) Isolation of victims and mass vaccinations (D) Extensive reporting of outbreaks Ans : (C) 39. Which statement doesnt refer to smallpox ? (A) Previous projects had failed (B) People are no longer vaccinated for it (C) The World Health Organisation mounted a worldwide campaign to eradicate the disease (D) It was a serious threat

Ans : (B) 40. It can be inferred that (A) no new cases of smallpox have been reported this year (B) malaria and yellow fever have been eliminated (C) smallpox victims no longer die when they contract the disease (D) smallpox is not transmitted from one person to another Ans : (C) Directions(Q. 4145) In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and indicate corresponding to the appropriate letter (A, B, C). If there is no error, indicate corresponding to letter (D). 41. Judge in him (A) / previaled upon the father (B) / and he sentenced his son to death. (C) No error (D) Ans : (B) 42. Nine tenths (A) / of the pillar (B) / have rotted away. (C) No error (D) Ans : (C) 43. One major reason (A) / for the popularity of television is (B) / that most people like to stay at home. (C) No error (D) Ans : (D) 44. Our efforts are aimed (A) / to bring about (B) / a reconciliation. (C) No error (D) Ans : (B) 45. Three conditions critical (A) / for growing plants are soil, temperature, chemical balance or (B) / amount of moisture. (C) No error (D) Ans : (B) Directions(Q. 4650) In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each questions. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it. 46. The court cognisance of the criminals words. (A) took (B) made (C) gave (D) allowed Ans : (A) 47. wins this civil war there will be little rejoicing at the victory. (A) Whichever (B) Whoever

(C) Whatever (D) Wherever Ans : (B) 48. As he got older his belief in these principles did not (A) wither (B) shake (C) waver (D) dither Ans : (B) 49. Everyone in this world is accountable to God his actions. (A) about (B) for (C) to (D) over Ans : (B) 50. Your father used to be the principal of this college (A) did he ? (B) does he ? (C) didnt he ? (D) doesnt he ? Ans : (C)

12. S.S.C. Tax Assistant Exam., 2009

(Held on 13-12-2009)

General Awareness : Solved Paper

13. 1. Which Indian filmstars was recently conferred Honorary Doctorate by Bedfordshire University,
(U.K.) ? (A) Amitabh Bachhan (B) Shah Rukh Khan (C) Om Puri (D) Amir Khan Ans : (B) 2. Williams Sisters won the U.S. Open Womens Doubles Title 2009 after defeating in the final (A) Leizal Herber and Cara Blank (B) Kim Clijsters and Anna Kournikova (C) Coroline Wozniacki and Dinara Safina (D) Nathalie Deshy and Sania Mirza Ans : (A) 3. Which one of the following is a military alliance ?

(A) ASEAN (B) SAARC (C) NATO (D) NAFTA Ans : (C)

4. The recipient of the 42nd Jnan Peeth Award is (A) Manohar Shastri (B) Harish Pandya (C) Satya Vrat Shastri (D) K. Kamal Kumar Ans : (C) 5. World Development Report is an annual publication of (A) UNICEF (B) UNDP (C) WTO (D) World Bank Ans : (D) 6. Which one of the following is correct ? Player Sport (A) Jeev Milkha Singh Tennis (B) Jhulan Goswami Cricket (C) Baichung Bhutia Hockey (D) Pankaj Advani Badminton Ans : (B) 7. Which one of the following industrialists was declared The Business Person of the year 2008 by the Times of India Survey ? (A) Anil Ambani (B) Rahul Bajaj (C) Ratan Tata (D) Gautam Adani Ans : (C) 8. Naina Devi peak forms a part of (A) Himalayan range located in Sikkim (B) Himalayan range located in Kumaon region (C) Himalayan range located in Nepal (D) Himalayan range located in Jammu & Kashmir Ans : (B) 9. The aim of the ISROs OCEANSAT-2 satellite is

(A) To provide ocean scientists knowledge about mineral resources under the sea (B) To aid fishermen in identifying fishing zones (C) To aid weathermen to forecast cyclones and weather conditions (D) All the above Ans : (D) 10. Who amongst the following is not the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ? (A) Vijendra Singh (B) Sushil Kumar (C) M. C. Marykom (D) Abhinav Bindra Ans : (D) 11. Nilgiri, Himgiri and Beas are (A) Aircraft Carrier ships (B) Frigates (C) Nuclear submarines (D) Oil tankers of ONGC Ans : (B) 12. The age of a tree can be calculated by (A) Number of branches (B) Its height (C) Girth of its trunk (D) Number of its annual rings Ans : (D) 13. Which one of the statements below explains the external economies of scale ? (A) Starting a computer firm in a Techno Park to avail the expertise (B) Expanding firms employing specialist accountants, lawyers and managers (C) A manufacturer spreading the research and development cost over the output (D) A major supermarket gaining bulk discounts on direct purchase Ans : (C) 14. Which one of the following types of unemployment is common in Indian agriculture ? (A) Frictional (B) Structural (C) Disguised (D) Seasonal Ans : (D) 15. A rolling plan refers to a plan which (A) Does not change its targets every year (B) Changes its allocations every year (C) Changes its allocations and targets every year

(D) Changes only its targets every year Ans : (C) 16. An instrument of qualitative credit control in India is (A) Open market operations (B) Credit rationing (C) Change in reserve ratio (D) Bank rate policy Ans : (B) 17. Laissez-faire is a feature of (A) Socialism (B) Communism (C) Capitalism (D) Mixed Economy Ans : (C) 18. Which one of the following is not a source of the tax revenue in Indian States ? (A) Land Revenue (B) Motor Vehicle Tax (C) Entertainment Tax (D) Corporate Tax Ans : (D) 19. CSO has changed its base year for National Income estimation. The new base year is (A) 1990-91 (B) 1993-94 (C) 1994-95 (D) 1995-96 Ans : (B) 20. Which is the biggest enterprise of the Government of India ? (A) Postal and Telegraph (B) Railways (C) Banking (D) Shipping Ans : (B) 21. In which type of competition does Marginal Revenue Curve coincide with Average Revenue Curve ? (A) Monopoly (B) Imperfect Competition (C) Perfect Competition (D) Monopolistic Competition Ans : (C)

22. According to J. A. Schumpeter, entrepreneurs are entitled to enjoy the profit for their activities. (A) Innovative (B) Risk taking (C) Risk averting (D) Hard work Ans : (A) 23. Demonstration effect means (A) Effect of advertisement (B) Imitating effect of consumption (C) Effect of entertainment (D) Effect of an experiment Ans : (B) 24. Homogeneous product is a feature of (A) Imperfect market (B) Monopoly (C) Oligopoly (D) Perfect market Ans : (D) 25. Which part of the Indian Constitution declares the Ideals of Welfare State ? (A) Fundamental Rights (B) Fundamental Duties (C) Preamble (D) Directive Principles of State Policy Ans : (D) 26. Who said, Parliamentary System provides a daily as well as a periodic assessment of the Government ? (A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (B) Shri B. N. Rao (C) Shri Jawahar Lal Nehru (D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad Ans : (A) 27. The legal advisor to the State Government is known as (A) Advocate-General (B) Attorney-General (C) Solicitor-General (D) State Public Prosecutor Ans : (A)

28. The maximum duration of Zero Hour in Lok Sabha is (A) 30 minutes (B) One hour (C) Two hours (D) Unspecified Ans : (B) 29. Which agency acts as co-ordinator between Union Government, Planning Commission and State Governments ? (A) National Integration Council (B) Finance Commission (C) National Development Council (D) Inter-State Council Ans : (C) 30. When will demand become a grant ? (A) When a demand is proposed (B) After the discussion on demand is over (C) After the demand is granted (D) When the Budget Session is closed Ans : (C) 31. What makes the Judiciary the guardian of the Constitution ? (A) Independence (B) Service Conditions (C) Salary (D) Judicial Review Ans : (D) 32. What is the name of Judicial organ of UNO ? (A) Supreme Court (B) Court of International Justice (C) Judicial Forum (D) International Court of Justice Ans : (D) 33. The Election disputes regarding the Election of President and Vice-President can be heard by (A) Parliament (B) Central Election Commission (C) Supreme Court (D) Attorney-General of India Ans : (C) 34. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee suggested that the structure of Panchayati Raj should consist

of (A) The village, the block and the district levels (B) The mandal and the district levels (C) The village, the district and the State levels (D) The village, the mandal, the district and the State levels Ans : (A) 35. Which of the following has banned floor crossing by the members elected on a party ticket to the legislature ? (A) 52nd Constitution Amendment (B) Representation of People Act (C) National Security Act (D) Maintenance of Internal Security Act Ans : (A) 36. The expression Creamy Layer used in the judgement of the Supreme Court relating to the case regarding reservations refers to (A) Those sections of society which pay Income-tax (B) Those sections of socially and educationally backward classes of the society that are economically advanced (C) Those sections of the society that are considered advanced according to Karpuri Thakur formula (D) All sections of upper castes of the society Ans : (B) 37. When was the Panchtantra written ? (A) Maurya Period (B) Kanishka Period (C) Gupta Period (D) Harsha Period Ans : (C) 38. Which one among the following is regarded as the Magna Carta of Indian education ? (A) Woods Despatch (B) Hunters Commission (C) Sadler Commission (D) Wardha Scheme Ans : (A) 39. The battle of Mahabharata is believed to have been fought at Kurukshetra for (A) 14 days (B) 16 days (C) 18 days (D) 20 days Ans : (C)

40. The Mukteswara Temple is located at (A) Puri (B) Belur (C) Konark (D) Bhubaneswar Ans : (D) 41. Which king of the Gupta Dynasty was called the Napoleon of India ? (A) Samudragupta (B) Chandragupta Vikramaditya (C) Sri Gupta (D) Chandragupta-I Ans : (A) 42. Between which two rulers was the First Battle of Panipat fought ? (A) Akbar and Bahlol Lodi (B) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi (C) Bairam Khan and Sikandar Lodi (D) Shah Jahan and Daulat Khan Lodi Ans : (B) 43. Who is the author of Ain-i-Akbari ? (A) Abul Fazal (B) Abdus Samad (C) Bairam Khan (D) Raja Todarmal Ans : (A) 44. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists List-I List-II (a) Peshwas 1. Nagpur (b) Gaekwads 2. Pune (c) Bhonsles 3. Indore (d) Holkers 4. Baroda Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 2 4 1 3 (B) 1 3 2 4 (C) 2 4 3 1 (D) 4 3 2 1 Ans : (A) 45. Which reformer from Maharashtra was known as Lokhitavadi ?

(A) Pandit Ramabai (B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (C) M. G. Ranade (D) Gopal Hari Deshmukh Ans : (D) 46. Din-e-Ilahi of Akbar was not a success because (A) After Akbar, it was not patronized (B) The Muslims did not accept other religious practices (C) It was not suitably projected to the masses (D) All the above Ans : (D) 47. Who was the author of the book My Experiments with Truth ? (A) Aurobindo Ghosh (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (C) M. K. Gandhi (D) Vinoba Bhave Ans : (C) 48. Give the correct chronological order of the following events 1. Formation of Muslim League 2. Formation of All India Untouchability League 3. Formation of All India Trade Union Congress 4. Formation of Indian National Congress (A) 2, 4, 1, 3 (B) 3, 4, 1, 2 (C) 4, 3, 1, 2 (D) 4, 1, 3, 2 Ans : (D) 49. 80% of the coal in India comes from (A) Jharia and Raniganj (B) Kantapalli and Singareni (C) Singrauli and Korba (D) Neyveli Ans : (A) 50. Dry zone agriculture in India contributes nearly 40% of the total (A) Commercial crops (B) Fodder crops (C) Food crops (D) Plantation products Ans : (D)

51. The precipitation consisting of a mixture of snow and rain is (A) Sleet (B) Smog (C) Snow-line (D) Fog Ans : (A) 52. Operation Flood was launched in 1970 to (A) Control floods (B) Increase milk production (C) Improve water sources (D) Construct more dams Ans : (B) 53. Photogrammetry is (A) Portraying gradient (B) Movement of setlines (C) A method of solving geometrical problems (D) Use of photography in surveying and mapping Ans : (D) 54. The spice State of India is (A) Tamil Nadu (B) Bihar (C) Gujarat (D) Kerala Ans : (D) 55. Jog Falls is found across the river (A) Cauvery (B) Kabini (C) Krishna (D) Sharavati Ans : (D) 56. Which of the following sea ports of India is the main outlet for export of Tea ? (A) Mumbai (B) Kolkata (C) Kandla (D) Chennai Ans : (B) 57. The International Date Line passes through the (A) Pacific Ocean (B) Atlantic Ocean

(C) Indian Ocean (D) Arctic Ocean Ans : (A) 58. Which of the following is not a form of precipitation ? (A) Rainfall (B) Snowfall (C) Fog (D) Hail Ans : (C) 59. Which of the following is a Great Circle ? (A) The Tropic of Cancer (B) The Arctic Circle (C) The Equator (D) The Tropic of Capricorn Ans : (C) 60. Tides in the sea have stored in them (A) Hydraulic energy (B) Kinetic energy (C) Gravitational potential energy (D) A combination of all the above Ans : (D) 61. Which component of blood is considered as the guard cell of our body ? (A) R.B.C. (B) Platelets (C) Plasma (D) W.B.C. Ans : (D) 62. Camel can walk easily in the desert, because (A) It has thick skin (B) It can maintain water level in the body (C) It has a layer of fat under the skin to combat heat (D) It has long legs with padded paws Ans : (D) 63. The function of arteries in our body is to (A) Carry blood away from the heart (B) Purify the blood (C) Manufacture White Blood Corpuscles (D) Carry blood back to the heart Ans : (A)

64. Plants climb by means of (A) Tendrils (B) Roots (C) Pistil (D) Branches Ans : (A) 65. This term is associated with the Biology of silkworms. (A) Apiculture (B) Sericulture (C) Sylviculture (D) Pisciculture Ans : (B) 66. Pick out the correct sequence of a simple land food chain : 1. Deer 2. Grass 3. Tiger (A) 123 (B) 321 (C) 132 (D) 213 Ans : (D) 67. Sex in human beings is determined by (A) Vitamins (B) Chromosomes (C) Hormones (D) Nutrients Ans : (B) 68. Deficiency of fluorine in drinking water causes (A) Dental caries (cavity) (B) Dental fluorosis (C) Skeletal fluorosis (D) Goiter Ans : (A) 69. In man,urea is formed in (A) Kidney (B) Liver (C) Nephron (D) Urinary Bladder Ans : (B)

70. The most important function of perspiration is (A) Get rid of the body wastes (B) Regulate body temperature (C) Regulate body wastes (D) Lubricate the skin Ans : (B) 71. ECG is the instrument that records (A) Potential different of cardiac muscles (B) Rate of respiration (C) Rate of glomerular filtration (D) Volume of blood pumped Ans : (A) 72. Hot spot is an area having (A) Wide variety of species (B) Wealth of endemic species (C) Rich variety of flora and fauna (D) Conserving species in natural habitat Ans : (B) 73. Electromagnet is used in a (A) Calling bell (B) Computer (C) Motor (D) Washing machine Ans : (A) 74. Kilo Watt Hour represents the unit for (A) Force (B) Power (C) Time (D) Energy Ans : (D) 75. A transformer is used to (A) Convert mechanical energy into electrical energy (B) Convert alternating current into direct current (C) Convert direct current to alternating current (D) Transform alternating current voltage Ans : (D) 76. Clear nights are colder than cloudy nights because of (A) Conduction

(B) Condensation (C) Radiation (D) Insolation Ans : (C) 77. A stick partly dipped in water appears broken due to (A) Reflection (B) Refraction (C) Total internal reflection (D) Diffraction Ans : (B) 78. What is condensation ? (A) Change of gas into solid (B) Change of solid into liquid (C) Change of vapour into liquid (D) Change of heat energy into cooling energy Ans : (C) 79. Kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy in (A) Electric Motor (B) Dynamo (C) Electromagnet (D) Ammeter Ans : (B) 80. Floppy disk is an example of (A) Read Only Memory (B) Random Access Memory (C) Cache Memory (D) Secondary Storage Memory Ans : (D) 81. Which of the following compounds are sprayed over clouds to cause artificial rain ? (A) Ice (B) NaOH (C) AgI (D) NH4Cl Ans : (C) 82. Iodine deficiency in diet is known to cause (A) Rickets (B) Obesity (C) Scurvy (D) Goiter

Ans : (D) 83. The refrigeration of the food articles keeps them fresh, because (A) Water forms crystals (B) Chemical reaction is slowed down (C) Chemical reaction take place faster (D) Bacteria are killed Ans : (A) 84. Which substance is called the liquid gold ? (A) Gold as a liquid form (B) Sodium as a liquid form (C) Mustard oil (D) Petroleum oil Ans : (D) 85. Percentage of silver in German silver is (A) 25% (B) 0% (C) 75% (D) 80% Ans : (B) 86. Which type of compounds are sugar and common salt ? (A) Both are organic compounds (B) Both are inorganic compounds (C) Sugar is an organic compound and common salt is an inorganic compound (D) Sugar is inorganic compound and common salt is an organic compound Ans : (C) 87. The chemical name of Vitamin E is (A) Ascorbic acid (B) Retinol (C) Tocopherol (D) Thiamine Ans : (C) 88. Which of the following gases has bleaching property ? (A) Carbon dioxide (B) Carbon Monoxide (C) Chlorine (D) Hydrogen Ans : (C) 89. The heaviest body of our Solar system is

(A) Sun (B) Uranus (C) Jupiter (D) Saturn Ans : (A) 90. From amongst the following; name the famous Indian ornithologist (A) Dr. Salim Ali (B) Dr. Gopalasamudram N. Ramachandran (C) Dr. J. B. S. Haldane (D) Dr. H. G. Khorana Ans : (A) 91. Who performed the longest space journey in the year 2007 ? (A) Venus Williams (B) Serena Williams (C) Sunita William (D) Sir John William Ans : (C) 92. The Lost Child was written by (A) Nirad C. Chowdhury (B) Mulk Raj Anand (C) Khushwant Singh (D) Annie Besant Ans : (B) 93. Dr. M. S. Swaminathan has distinguished himself in which of the following fields ? (A) Nuclear Physics (B) Agriculture (C) Astrophysics (D) Medicine Ans : (B) 94. The Headquarters of UNESCO is at (A) Rome (B) Geneva (C) Paris (D) New York Ans : (C) 95. January 15 is celebrated as the (A) Army Day (B) Martyrs Day (C) Independence Day

(D) Ugadhi Ans : (A) 96. Bijapur is known for its (A) Heavy rainfall (B) Rock Temple (C) Gol Gumbaj (D) Statue of Gomateshwara Ans : (C) 97. The Americans are also known as (A) Kiwis (B) Yankees (C) Tories (D) None of the above Ans : (B) 98. India lifted the ONGC Nehru Cup, 2009 after defeating in the final (A) Syria (B) Pakistan (C) Sri Lanka (D) Bangladesh Ans : (A) 99. An element which does not react with oxygen is (A) Chlorine (B) Iodine (C) Helium (D) Nitrogen Ans : (C) 100. During sleep, mans blood pressure (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Fluctuates (D) Remains constant Ans : (B)

14. S.S.C.

Tax Assistant Exam., 2008

(Held on 14-12-2008)

General Awareness : Solved Paper

15.

16. 1. The strongest force in nature is

(A) Electrical force

(B) Gravitational force (C) Nuclear force (D) Magnetic force Ans : (C) 2. According to the theory of relativity, which of the following always remains constant ? (A) Length of an object (B) Time (C) Space (D) Velocity of light Ans : (D) 3. The spoon dropped by an astronaut in a satellite will (A) Fall to the floor (B) Remain stationary (C) Continue to follow the motion of the satellite (D) Move tangentially away Ans : (C)

4. A colour-blind person cannot (A) See distant objects (B) See black colour (C) Distinguish between certain colours (D) Have persistence of vision Ans : (C) 5. An ECG shows the functioning of the (A) Brain (B) Heart (C) Lungs (D) Kidneys Ans : (B) 6. Pipelines in cold countries often burst in winter, because (A) Water freezes and expands in its volume (B) Temperature of ice is less than that of water (C) Pipelines contract in their volume (D) Pipelines expand due to freezing Ans : (A) 7. When a body is taken from earth to moon (A) Mass changes but weight remains same (B) Weight changes but mass remains same (C) Both weight and mass change

(D) Both weight and mass remain same Ans : (B) 8. A mirage occurs because of (A) Reflection by hot ground (B) Total internal reflection by layers of air (C) Interference of light (D) Diffraction of light Ans : (B) 9. Atomic power plant works on the principle of (A) Fission (B) Fusion (C) Thermal combustion (D) Combined effect of all the above three Ans : (A) 10. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre is situated in (A) Delhi (B) Mumbai (C) Chennai (D) Hyderabad Ans : (B) 11. Zinc sulphate is commonly used as (A) Fungicide (B) Herbicide (C) Rodenticide (D) Deodorant Ans : (A) 12. The purest form of water is (A) Tap water (B) Rainwater (C) Groundwater (D) Distilled water Ans : (B) 13. The main constituent of biogas is (A) Oxygen (B) Methane (C) Acetic acid (D) Methyl alcohol Ans : (B)

14. Aspirin is chemically known as (A) Methyl salicylate (B) Hydroxysalicylate (C) Acetylsalicylic acid (D) Alkylsalicylic acid Ans : (C) 15. The most abundant element in the human body is (A) Carbon (B) Iron (C) Nitrogen (D) Oxygen Ans : (D) 16. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas ? (A) Hydrogen (B) Carbon dioxide (C) Nitric oxide (D) Chlorofluorocarbon Ans : (A) 17. Wax used for making candle is chemically a mixture of (A) Aliphatic hydrocarbons (B) Aromatic hydrocarbons (C) Cyclic hydrocarbons (D) Aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons Ans : (D) 18. Litmus is obtained from (A) A bacterium (B) A fungus (C) An alga (D) Lichen Ans : (D) 19. Vinegar made by fermentation from cane sugar contains (A) Palmitic acid (B) Lactic acid (C) Citric acid (D) Acetic acid Ans : (D) 20. Photooxidation process is initiated by (A) Light (B) Heat

(C) Oxygen (D) Catalyst Ans : (A) 21. The lower layer of atmosphere is called (A) Exosphere (B) Troposphere (C) Ionosphere (D) Mesosphere Ans : (B) 22. Intergral Coach Factory is located at (A) Chittaranjan (WB) (B) Varanasi (UP) (C) Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) (D) Perambur (TN) Ans : (D) 23. Which of the following States is a member of the Seven Sisters ? (A) West Bengal (B) Tripura (C) Orissa (D) Bihar Ans : (B) 24. Which one of the following is used in large quantities in Cement Industry ? (A) Gypsum (B) Limestone (C) Coal (D) Clay Ans : (B) 25. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists List-I (Country) (a) Australia (b) China (c) France (d) West Indies List-II (Local Wind) 1. Hurricane 2. Willy-willy 3. Typhoon 4. Mistral Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 2 3 4 1 (B) 1 2 3 4 (C) 1 3 2 4 (D) 4 1 2 3 Ans : (A) 26. Which State possesses biggest coal reserve ? (A) Bihar (B) Jharkhand (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Orissa Ans : (B) 27. Ultraviolet radiation striking the earth is due to the depletion of (A) Carbon monoxide (B) Carbon dioxide (C) Ozone (D) Oxygen Ans : (C) 28. The coastal tract of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu is called (A) Konkan (B) Coromandel (C) East Coast (D) Malabar Coast Ans : (B) 29. The highest Indian waterfall is (A) Gokak (B) Gersoppa (C) Shivasamudram (D) Yenna Ans : (B) 30. Which one of the following does not cause soil erosion ? (A) Deflation (B) Deforestation (C) Weathering (D) Overcropping Ans : (C) 31. Production function expresses (A) Technological relationship between physical inputs and output (B) Financial relationship between physical inputs and output (C) Relationship between finance and technology

(D) Relationship between factors of production Ans : (A) 32. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of the population of a developed country ? (A) Low birthrate and low death rate (B) High birthrate and high death rate (C) High proportion of urban population (D) Low growth rate of population Ans : (B) 33. Which Plan gave emphasis on removal of poverty for the first time ? (A) Fourth (B) Fifth (C) Sixth (D) Seventh Ans : (C) 34. EXIM Policy, 2002-07 has set a target to achieve a share in the global trade by 2007 at (A) 05% (B) 10% (C) 15% (D) 20% Ans : (B) 35. GDP at Factor Cost is (A) GDP minus indirect taxes plus subsidies (B) GNP minus depreciation allowances (C) NNP plus depreciation allowances (D) GDP minus subsidies plus indirect taxes Ans : (A) 36. Interest is a reward for parting with liquidity is according to (A) Keynes (B) Marshall (C) Haberler (D) Ohlin Ans : (A) 37. Extension or contraction of quantity demanded of a commodity is a result of a change in the (A) Unit price of the commodity (B) Income of the consumer (C) Tastes of the consumer (D) Climate of the region Ans : (A)

38. Cross elasticity of demand between petrol and car is (A) Infinite (B) Positive (C) Zero (D) Negative Ans : (D) 39. The period of the Eleventh Five-Year Plan is (A) 2005 to 2010 (B) 2006 to 2011 (C) 2007 to 2012 (D) 2008 to 2013 Ans : (C) 40. For price discrimination to be successful, the elasticity of demand for the product in the two markets should be (A) Same (B) Different (C) Constant (D) Zero Ans : (B) 41. FERA in India has been replaced by (A) FEPA (B) FEMA (C) FENA (D) FETA Ans : (B) 42. Finance Commission is constituted (A) Every year (B) Once in four years (C) Once in two years (D) Once in five years Ans : (D) 43. National Income Estimates in India are prepared by (A) Central Statistical Organisation (B) National Development Council (C) Ministry of Finance (D) Planning Commission Ans : (A) 44. The term Mixed Economy denotes (A) Existence of both rural and urban sectors

(B) Existence of both private and public sectors (C) Existence of both heavy and small industries (D) Existence of both developed and underdeveloped sectors Ans : (B) 45. The Law of Demand expresses (A) Effect of change in price of a commodity on its demand (B) Effect of change in demand of a commodity on its price (C) Effect of change in demand of a commodity over the supply of its substitute (D) None of the above Ans : (A) 46. When did the British make English the medium of instruction in India ? (A) 1813 (B) 1833 (C) 1835 (D) 1844 Ans : (C) 47. During whose Viceroyship did the High Courts come into existence at the three presidential cities of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay ? (A) Warren Hastings (B) Lord Cornwallis (C) Lord Algin (D) Lord Dalhousie Ans : (C) 48. Who was popularly known as Nana Saheb ? (A) Baji Rao I (B) Balaji Baji Rao (C) Balaji Vishwanath (D) Madhav Rao Ans : (B) 49. In which session of the Indian National Congress did the historic union of Congress and Muslim League take place ? (A) Surat (B) Bombay (C) Calcutta (D) Lucknow Ans : (D) 50. Ibn Batuta visited India during the reign of (A) Iltutmish (B) Ala-ud-din Khalji

(C) Muhammad bin Tughluq (D) Balban Ans : (C) 51. Who attended the Imperial Durbar of 1877 dressed in handspun Khadi ? (A) M. K. Gandhi (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (C) Bipin Chandra Pal (D) G. V. Joshi Ans : (D) 52. Who was the founder-editor of the famous newspaper Kesari during the National Struggle ? (A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Jawaharlal Nehru (C) Lokmanya Tilak (D) Muhammad Iqbal Ans : (C) 53. Who among the following Bahmani rulers built the famous Gol Gumbaj at Bijapur ? (A) Muhammad Adil Shah (B) Mahmud Gawan (C) Yusuf Adil Shah (D) Ismail Adil Shah Ans : (A) 54. Who started the Saka Era and when ? (A) Kadphises in 58 BC (B) Rudradaman I in AD 78 (C) Vikramaditya in 58 BC (D) Kanishka in AD 78 Ans : (D) 55. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists List-I (a) Sarojini Naidu (b) M. A. Jinnah (c) Tej Bahadur Sapru (d) V. D. Savarkar List-II 1. Muslim League 2. Indian National Congress 3. Hindu Mahasabha 4. Liberal Party Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 2 1 4 3 (B) 2 1 3 4 (C) 2 4 1 3 (D) 4 1 3 2 Ans : (A) 56. The Council of Ministers does not include (A) Cabinet Ministers (B) Ministers of State (C) Cabinet Secretary (D) Ministers without Portfolio Ans : (C) 57. Vegetables are easily perishable because of their high content of (A) Sugars (B) Water (C) Vitamins (D) Enzymes Ans : (B) 58. Anaemia occurs due to the deficiency of (A) Riboflavin (B) Thiamine (C) Folic Acid (D) Niacin Ans : (C) 59. For a healthy heart, one needs to take a balanced diet, adequate sleep and (A) Indulge in vigorous mental activities (B) Play games like carrom, chess and cards (C) Do right amount of physical exercise (D) Do sedentary work Ans : (C) 60. AIDS is a/an (A) Bacterial disease (B) Viral disease (C) Fungal disease (D) Algal disease Ans : (B) 61. Amoebic dysentery is caused by (A) Entamoeba histolytica (B) Salmonella typhi (C) E. coli

(D) Streptococcus pyogenes Ans : (A) 62. Why is it difficult to breathe at higher altitudes? (A) Due to low air pressure (B) Due to low temperature (C) Due to ozone (D) Due to high humidity Ans : (A) 63. The amount of chlorine available in water after disinfection is called as (A) Free chlorine (B) Residual chlorine (C) Free available chlorine (D) Combined available chlorine Ans : (B) 64. What are the major pollutants of cigarette smoke ? (A) Carbon monoxide and dioxin (B) Carbon monoxide and nicotine (C) Carbon monoxide and benzene (D) Dioxin and benzene Ans : (C) 65. Which of the following countries is not a permanent member of the Security Council of the UNO ? (A) China (B) France (C) Japan (D) UK Ans : (C) 66. Which of the following countries enjoys a federal form of government ? (A) China (B) USA (C) Cuba (D) Belgium Ans : (B) 67. How many Articles are there in the Indian Constitution ? (A) 395 (B) 396 (C) 398 (D) 399 Ans : (A)

68. Although Union List, State List and Concurrent List cover the entire legislative business, yet there may be an item not mentioned anywhere. Who will legislate on that item ? (A) Parliament only (B) State Legislature only (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B) Ans : (A) 69. The most important feature of the Indian Parliament is that (A) It is the Union Legislature in India (B) It also comprises of the President (C) It is bicameral in nature (D) The Upper House of the Parliament is never dissolved Ans : (D) 70. The 3-tier of the Panchayati Raj System consists of (A) Gram Sabha, Anchal Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti (B) Janapad Panchayat, Taluka Panchayat, Anchal Panchayat (C) Gram Panchayat, Block and Panchayat Samiti, Zilla Parishad (D) Gram Sabha, Panchayat Samiti, Zilla Parishad Ans : (D) 71. A Financial Emergency can be declared by applying (A) Article 360 (B) Article 361 (C) Article 370 (D) Article 371 Ans : (A) 72. How many times the President of India can seek re-election to his post ? (A) Once (B) 2 times (C) 3 times (D) Any number of times Ans : (D) 73. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists List-I (a) MP (b) President (c) Vice-President (d) Speaker List-II 1. Elected by an Electoral College

2. Elected by the Parliament 3. Elected by the Lok Sabha 4. Elected by adult voting Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 1 2 3 4 (B) 2 3 4 1 (C) 3 4 1 2 (D) 4 1 2 3 Ans : (D) 74. Which of the following appointments is not made by the President of India ? (A) Speaker of the Lok Sabha (B) Chief Justice of India (C) Chief of Air Staff (D) Chief of Army Ans : (A) 75. What is the name given to the common currency of the European Union ? (A) Rupee (B) Euro (C) Rouble (D) Franc Ans : (B) 76. The first astronaut to walk in outer space is (A) Aleksei Leonov (B) Yuri Gagarin (C) Neil Armstrong (D) Dave Scott Ans : (A) 77. What is the full form of NATO ? (A) North African Treaty Organisation (B) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (C) North Asian Treaty Organisation (D) North American Treaty Organisation Ans : (B) 78. Who wrote the recent best-selling book The Road Ahead ? (A) Bill Clinton (B) I. K. Gujral (C) Bill Gates (D) T. N. Seshan Ans : (C)

79. Who translated the novel Nil Darpan in English ? (A) Rabindranath Tagore (B) Madhusudan Dutta (C) Dinabandhu Mitra (D) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Ans : (B) 80. The missile Agni II of India is a (A) Nuclear missile (B) Surface-to-air missile (C) Surface-to-surface missile (D) Surface-to-sea missile Ans : (C) 81. Who was the first Field Marshal of India ? (A) S. H. F. J. Manekshaw (B) J. N. Chaudhuri (C) K. S. Thimayya (D) O. P. Malhotra Ans : (A) 82. National Anthem was first sung in the year (A) 1947 (B) 1945 (C) 1950 (D) 1951 Ans : (C) 83. The 2011 Census would be the (A) 13th Census (B) 14th Census (C) 15th Census (D) 16th Census Ans : (B) 84. Which one of the following countries has the longest internatonal boundary with India ? (A) Bangladesh (B) Bhutan (C) China (D) Pakistan Ans : (C) 85. Which actor played the role of Mahatma Gandhi in the film Gandhi ? (A) Shah Rukh Khan

(B) Paresh Rawal (C) Ben Kingsley (D) Abhijit Ans : (C) 86. The highest number of medals in the Beijing Olympics was won by (A) China (B) USA (C) Germany (D) Britain Ans : (B) 87. Mandi House in New Delhi houses the (A) Office of the Chairman, DTC (B) Office of the NDFC (C) Office of the CPWC (D) Office of the Director General of Doordarshan Ans : (D) 88. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has recently raised the emoluments of the President, the Vice-President and the Governors. The emolument payable to the President has been raised to (A) Rs. 100 lakh from Rs. 50,000 per month (B) Rs. 150 lakh from Rs. 50,000 per month (C) Rs. 175 lakh from Rs. 75,000 per month (D) Rs. 200 lakh from Rs. 100 lakh per month Ans : (B) 89. Who among the following is a Republican Party candidate for Vice-Presidentship for the next US Election ? (A) John McCain (B) Sarah Palin (C) Ed Markay (D) Thomas Reed Ans : (B) 90. Amjad Ali Khan is a maestro with which instrument ? (A) Violin (B) Sitar (C) Sarod (D) Sarangi Ans : (C) 91. Who was the winner of the Best Actress Award at the 54th National Film Awards for the year 2007 ?

(A) Rani Mukherjee (B) Priyamani (C) Shilpa Shetty (D) Kajol Ans : (B) 92. NREGP is the abbreviated form of (A) National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (B) National Rural Educational Guarantee Programme (C) National Rapid Educational Guarantee Programme (D) National Rapid Employment Generation Programme Ans : (A) 93. The venue for the XXX Olympic Games is (A) London (B) Toronto (C) Liverpool (D) Las Vegas Ans : (A) 94. The Commonwealth Games 2010 will be held in (A) Bangaluru (B) Delhi (C) Sydney (D) Jamaica Ans : (B) 95. Who among the following has been appointed the Governor of RBI after the retirement of Sri. Y. V. Reddy ? (A) Prof. K. C. Reddy (B) Prof. B. B. Bhattacharya (C) Sri. Deepak Parikh (D) Sri. D. Subbarao Ans : (D) 96. The first Indian to win the ICC OD Player of the year (2008) Award is (A) Saurav Ganguly (B) Virender Sehwag (C) Yuvraj Singh (D) Mahendra Singh Dhoni Ans : (D) 97. Nuclear energy is a mineralbased energy source. It is derived from (A) Uranium (B) Thorium

(C) Plutonium (D) All of the above Ans : (D) 98. Who among the following has been conferred the Climate Protection Award by the Environment Protection Agency of the US ? (A) Medha Patkar (B) Rajendra Singh (C) R. K. Pachauri (D) Arundhati Roy Ans : (C) 99. With which sport do you associate the name of Geet Sethi ? (A) Golf (B) Billiards (C) Lawn Tennis (D) Cricket Ans : (B) 100. DNA test was developed by (A) Dr. Alec Jeffreys (B) Dr. V. K. Kashyap (C) Watson and Crick (D) Gregor Mendel Ans : (A)

17. SSC C.P.O. Sub-Inspector Exam., 2008

(Held on 9-11-2008)

General Awareness : Solved Paper

18.
1. The Qutub Minar was completed by the famous ruler (A) Qutub-ud-din Aibak (B) Iltutmish (C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq (D) Alauddin Khilji Ans : (B) 2. Which of the following are incorrectly paired ? (A) Krishnadeva RayaAmukta malyada (B) HarshavardhanaNagananda (C) Kalidasa Ritusamhara (D) VisakhadattaKiratarjuniyam Ans : (D) 3. Who was the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress ?

(A) Muhammed Ali Jinnah (B) Badruddin Tyabji (C) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (D) Abul Kalam Azad Ans : (B) 4. During which Gupta Kings reign did the Chinese traveler Fa-hien visit India ? (A) Chandra Gupta I (B) Samudra Gupta (C) Chandra Gupta II (D) Kumara Gupta Ans : (C) 5. The administrative consequence of the Revolt of 1857 was transfer of power from (A) East India Company to the British Crown (B) British Crown to the East India Company (C) East India Company to the Governor General (D) British Crown to the Board of Directors Ans : (A) 6. The issue on which the Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930 was launched was (A) Equal employment opportunities for Indians (B) The proposed execution of Bhagat Singh (C) Salt monopoly exercised by the British Government (D) Complete freedom Ans : (D) 7. The Rajya Sabha is dissolved after (A) Every five years (B) Every six years (C) On the advice of the Prime Minister (D) None of the above Ans : (D) 8. Who was the last Governor-General of India ? (A) Sir Cripps (B) Lord Mountbatten (C) C. Rajagopalachari (D) Sir Attlee Ans : (C) 9. Which party provided two Prime Ministers in two years time ? (A) B.J.P. (B) Janata Party (C) Janata Dal (D) Samajwadi Janata Party Ans : (B)

10. Which Directive Principle bears the direct impact of Gandhis moral philosophy ? (A) Equal pay for equal work (B) Provision of free legal aid and advice (C) Prohibition of the slaughter of cows (D) Protection of the monuments of historical importance Ans : (B) 11. Which Article of the Indian Constitution abolishes Untouchability ? (A) 14 (B) 15 (C) 16 (D) 17 Ans : (D) 12. In case the President wishes to resign, to whom is he to address his resignation letter ? (A) Chief Justice of India (B) Secretary of Lok Sabha (C) Vice-President (D) Prime Minister Ans : (C) 13. The Preamble of our Constitution reads India as (A) Sovereign, Democratic, Socialist, Secular Republic (B) Socialist, Democratic, Secular Republic (C) Democratic, Sovereign, Secular, Socialist Republic (D) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic Ans : (D) 14. Which of the following are Financial Committees of Parliament in India ? 1. Public Accounts Committee 2. Estimates Committee 3. Committee on Public Undertaking (A) 1 and 3 (B) 1 and 2 (C) 2 and 3 (D) 1, 2 and 3 Ans : (D) 15. Match the following cities and their airports List-I (a) Chhatrapati Shivaji (b) Heathrow (c) Payalebar (d) Kaitak List-II 1. Singapore 2. Hongkong 3. London

4. Mumbai (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 2 4 1 3 (B) 3 2 4 1 (C) 1 3 2 4 (D) 4 3 1 2 Ans : (D) 16. Which one of the following methods of soil conservation is most effective in arid areas ? (A) Mulching (B) Shelter belt (C) Gully plugging (D) Terracing Ans : (B) 17. The river which is not Westflowing towards the Arabian Sea is (A) Narmada (B) Tapti (C) Periyar (D) Kaveri Ans : (D) 18. Tsunamis are caused by (A) Mixing of cold and warm currents (B) Earthquakes (C) Changes in sea level (D) Volcanic eruption Ans : (B) 19. Which current is responsible for increasing the temperature of Western Europe ? (A) Labrador current (B) Gulf stream (C) Canari current (D) North Equatorial current Ans : (D) 20. Smog is a combination of (A) Air and water vapours (B) Water and smoke (C) Fire and water (D) Smoke and fog Ans : (D) 21. A refrigerator operating in a chemists shop is an example of (A) Free good (B) Final good (C) Producers good (D) Consumers good

Ans : (D) 22. Disinvestment is (A) Offloading of shares of private companies to government (B) Offloading of government shares to private companies (C) Increase in investment (D) Closing down of business concerns Ans : (B) 23. S.D.R. stands for (A) Special Dollar Rights (B) Special Drawing Rights (C) State Drawing Rights (D) Specific Dollar Rights Ans : (B) 24. The Commission in India dealing with minimum support price, procurement price, etc. in connection with agricultural goods is the (A) Planning Commission (B) Agricultural Costs and Prices Commission (C) Agricultural Price Commission (D) National Marketing Commission Ans : (B) 25. Which one of the following is a development expenditure ? (A) Irrigation expenditure (B) Civil administration (C) Debt services (D) Grant-in-aid Ans : (A) 26. When average cost of production (AC) falls, marginal cost of production must be (A) Rising (B) Falling (C) Greater than the average cost (D) Less than the average cost Ans : (D) 27. Green Banking means (A) Development of forestry by banks (B) Financing of environmental friendly projects by banks (C) Financing of irrigation projects by banks (D) None of the above Ans : (B) 28. Which one of the following is not correct ? (A) First Five Year Plan, 1951-56 (B) Second Five Year Plan, 1956-61

(C) Third Five Year Plan, 1961-66 (D) Fourth Five Year Plan, 1966-71 Ans : (D) 29. Which one of the following is not a quantitative credit control technique ? (A) Bank Rate (B) Cash Reserve Ratio (C) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (D) Increase of interest rate on saving deposit Ans : (D) 30. Which one of the following statements is correct ? (A) Good money drives bad money out of circulation (B) Bad money drives good money out of circulation (C) Good and bad money cannot circulate together (D) Cannot say Ans : (B) 31. Tetanus is caused by (A) Clostridium (B) Virus (C) Bacteriophage (D) Salmonella Ans : (A) 32. Vitamin E is particularly important for (A) Development of teeth (B) Carbohydrate metabolism (C) Normal activity of sex glands (D) General health of epithelial tissues Ans : (C) 33. Birds usually have a single (A) Kidney (B) Lung (C) Testis (D) Ovary Ans : (D) 34. Blood pressure is controlled by (A) Adrenal gland (B) Thyroid gland (C) Thymus (D) Corpus luteum Ans : (A) 35. The carbon dioxide content in the air that we exhale is about (A) 4%

(B) 8% (C) 12% (D) 16% Ans : (A) 36. Maximum harm to a tree is caused by (A) Loss of half of its leaves (B) Loss of all leaves (C) Loss of half of its branches (D) Loss of its bark Ans : (B) 37. Mineral constituent of chlorophyll is (A) Iron (B) Magnesium (C) Calcium (D) Potassium Ans : (B) 38. Which part of tongue bears cells for sour taste ? (A) Front (B) Back (C) Sides (D) Middle Ans : (C) 39. The deficiency of Vitamin B causes (A) Scurvy (B) Dermatitis (C) Beri-beri (D) Phynoderma Ans : (C) 40. In which vertebrate does oxygenated and deoxygenated blood get mixed ? (A) Fish (B) Amphibian (C) Bird (D) Mammal Ans : (B) 41. Which of the following circuit elements is used to block DC in an electronic circuit ? (A) Resistance (B) Capacitance (C) Inductance (D) Diode Ans : (B) 42. Spectacles used for viewing 3D films have

(A) Bifocal lens (B) Convex lens (C) Concave lens (D) Polaroids Ans : (A) 43. The number of satellites of the planet Mercury is (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 16 Ans : (A) 44. A boy sitting in an open car moving with constant speed throws a ball straight up into the air. The ball falls (A) Behind him (B) In front of him (C) Into his hand (D) By his side Ans : (C) 45. Which of the following does not belong to the solar system ? (A) Asteroids (B) Comets (C) Planets (D) Nebulae Ans : (D) 46. The process involved in making soap is (A) Saponification (B) Hydrolysis (C) Condensation (D) Polymerisation Ans : (A) 47. Sea water can be purified by the process of (A) Distillation (B) Evaporation (C) Filtration (D) Fractional distillation Ans : (A) 48. Detergents clean surfaces on the principle of (A) Viscosity (B) Surface tension (C) Elasticity (D) Floatation Ans : (B)

49. The compound to which H2 does not add is (A) Biphenyl ethylene (B) Tetraphenyl ethylene (C) Tetrachloro ethane (D) Tetracyano ethylene Ans : (D) 50. Ammonal is a mixture of (A) Aluminium powder and ammonium nitrate (B) Aluminium powder and ammonium chloride (C) Aluminium powder and ammonium sulphate (D) Aluminium powder and potassium nitrate Ans : (A) 51. Which gas does not form the part of atmosphere ? (A) Nitrogen (B) Helium (C) Chlorine (D) None of the above Ans : (C) 52. The number of players in each side in Water Polo is (A) 07 (B) 09 (C) 05 (D) 04 Ans : (A) 53. A kilowatt-hour is unit of (A) Energy (B) Power (C) Electric charge (D) Electric current Ans : (A) 54. In the post-independence period, economic reforms were first introduced in India under (A) P.V. Narasimha Rao Government (1990) (B) Indira Gandhi Government (1980) (C) Rajiv Gandhi Government (1985) (D) Janata Party Government (1977) Ans : (A) 55. The Report of Vijay Kelkar Committee relates to (A) Trade Reforms (B) Centre-State Financial Relations (C) Disinvestment in Public Sector Enterprises (D) Tax Reforms

Ans : (D) 56. Molotov cocktail is a (A) Meeting (B) Council (C) Drink (D) Grenade Ans : (D) 57. Who was the first woman in the world to scale the Mount Everest ? (A) Bachendri Pal (B) Junko Tabei (C) Yoko Ono (D) Aung Sung Ans : (B) 58. Who was the author of the Kadambari, a great romantic play ? (A) Banabhatta (B) Harshavardhana (C) Bhaskaravardhan (D) Bindusara Ans : (A) 59. Who is the author of the book What Went Wrong ? (A) Sushma Swaraj (B) Sonia Gandhi (C) Shaila Nigar (D) Kiran Bedi Ans : (D) 60. Which sports person is nick named Dennis the Menace ? (A) Andre Agassi (B) Jim Courier (C) Pete Samprass (D) John McNroe Ans : (A) 61. Bhilai Steel Plant was built with the collaboration of (A) Germany (B) Soviet Union (C) United Kingdom (D) Japan Ans : (B) 62. Ventilators are provided near the ceiling of the room because (A) The exhaled warmer air rises up and goes out (B) These provide cross ventilation in the room (C) These provide some sunlight in the room

(D) These do not look nice in the lower part Ans : (A) 63. The hair of shaving brush clings together when removed from water due to (A) Surface tension (B) Viscosity (C) Elasticity (D) Friction Ans : (A) 64. In severe winter, in cold countries water pipes burst because (A) Water expands on freezing (B) Contraction of water pipes (C) High atmospheric pressure (D) Combined effect of all the above three Ans : (A) 65. The pair which is not a twin-city is (A) Hyderabad-Secunderabad (B) Durgapur-Asansol (C) Calcutta-Howrah (D) Delhi-New Delhi Ans : (B) 66. Who was the second man to land on the Moon ? (A) Yuri Gagarin (B) Neil Armstrong (C) Buzz Aldrin (D) Michael Collins Ans : (C) 67. The fuel used in an atomic reactor is (A) Coal (B) Petrol (C) Combustable gases (D) Uranium Ans : (D) 68. The Gir Forest is noted for its (A) Lion sanctuary (B) Deer-Park (C) Tiger sanctuary (D) Crocodile Park Ans : (A) 69. White coal is (A) Uranium (B) Hydro-electricity

(C) Diamond (D) Ice Ans : (B) 70. Who amongst the following cricketers has been chosen for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2007 ? (A) Rahul Dravid (B) M. S. Dhoni (C) Sachin Tendulkar (D) Virender Sehwag Ans : (B) 71. ICI is the name associated with (A) A MNC which manufactures chemicals (B) Indian Cement Industry (C) Chamber of Commerce and Industry (D) A private sector bank Ans : (A) 72. With the inclusion of Coal India Limited recently in the list of Nav Ratna PSEs, their number now stands at (A) 15 (B) 16 (C) 17 (D) 18 Ans : (D) 73. Nextzone, an information technology SEZ is being established at (A) Panki in Uttar Pradesh (B) Panvel in Maharashtra (C) Bangalore in Karnataka (D) Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh Ans : (B) 74. The name of Indias research station at the North pole is (A) Dakshin Gangotri (B) Maitri (C) Himadri (D) None of the above Ans : (C) 75. The finalists of the AFC Challenge Cup 2008 were (A) India and Myanmar (B) India and Tajakistan (C) D.P.R.K. and Tajakistan (D) Myanmar and D.P.R.K. Ans : (B)

Current General Knowledge 2010

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1. The Rs. 12,400 crore manned space mission of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled for launch by (A) 2020 (B) 2015 (C) 2030 (D) 2012 Ans : (B) 2. India plans a manned mission to the moon by (A) 2020 (B) 2025 (C) 2030 (D) 2012 Ans : (A) 3. A Judge (of a High Court) may be removed from his office by the President in the manner provided in clause (4) of for the removal of a judge of the Supreme Court. (A) Article 125 (B) Article 124 (C) Article 126 (D) Article 127 Ans : (B) 4. In order to remove judges of the Supreme Court or High Court through impeachment proceedings a motion is addressed to the President signed by at least (A) 100 members of Lok Sabha or 50 members of Rajya Sabha (B) 50 members of Rajya Sabha or 150 members of Lok Sabha (C) 80 members of Lok Sabha or 30 members of Rajya Sabha (D) 60 members of Lok Sabha or 70 members of Rajya Sabha Ans : (A) 5. Recently India and US have signed a pact on (A) petroleum (B) biofuels (C) atomic energy (D) None of these Ans : (B) 6. According to the UNICEFs flagship report, State of the Worlds Children (2009) the number of women dying every year in India in Child Births is (A) 75000 (B) 77000 (C) 70000 (D) 78000 Ans : (D) 7. The Planning Commission has approved an ambitious scheme known as the Van Panchayat Yojna

aiming at achieving the target of covering of Indias geographical area with trees. (A) 35% (B) 40% (C) 33% (D) 28% Ans : (C) 8. The Latest Forest Survey of India says that only of the countrys land was covered with trees. (A) 30% (B) 22% (C) 23% (D) 20% Ans : (C) 9. India has recently signed a pact for supply of reactors with (A) Areva (B) U.S.A. (C) Russia (D) Japan Ans : (A) 10. The last U.S.A. military base in Central Asia which was voted out by Kyrgyzstans Parliament was situated at (A) Manas (B) Astana (C) Bishkek (D) Tashkant Ans : (A) 11. Currently the Prime Minister of Iceland is (A) Geir Haarde (B) Hugo Chavez (C) Johanna Sigurdardottir (D) None of the above Ans : (C) 12. Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) was organised by The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) in New Delhi recentlyFill in the blank with (A) Tenth (B) Ninth (C) Eleventh (D) Eighth Ans : (B) 13. BDR stands for (A) Border Development Force (B) Border District Development (C) Bangladesh Rifles (D) Bangladesh Development Rifles Ans : (C) 14. Zillur Rahman is the new President of

(A) Malaysia (B) Bangladesh (C) Maldives (D) Kazakhstan Ans : (B) 15. Slumdog Millionaire won the Oscar Awards in (A) Eight categories (B) Seven categories (C) Six categories (D) None of these Ans : (A) 16. The Oscar Award for Best Actress has been bagged by (A) Dustin Lance Black (B) Kate Winslet (C) Vicky Christina (D) None of the above Ans : (B) 17. Sean Penn has got the Oscar Award 2009 for (A) Best Actor (B) Best Director (C) Adapted Screenplay (D) Original Song Ans : (A) 18. According to a recent report the percentage of all immigrant founded companies in last ten years founded by Indian immigrant is (A) 26% (B) 30% (C) 35% (D) 40% Ans : (A) 19. STPF stands for (A) Special Task Protection Force (B) Special Tiger Protection Force (C) Special Tiger Police Force (D) None of the above Ans : (B) 20. According to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) report the country which tops the World Hunger Chart is (A) Sierra Leone (B) India (C) Somalia (D) Pakistan Ans : (B) 21. Daughters of Shame is a book written by (A) Jasvinder Sanghera

(B) Mehar Fatima Hussain (C) Kermit Roosevelt (D) Shazia Aziz Ans : (A) 22. Earth Day is observed on (A) April 22 (B) April 17 (C) April 30 (D) April 24 Ans : (A) 23. The winner of Chappell-Hadlee Trophy is (A) New Zealand (B) Australia (C) India (D) West Indies Ans : (B) 24. NPs Aulakh has been appointed as the new Chief of (A) National Security Guard (B) Research and Analysis Wing (C) Central Bureau of Investigation (D) National Investigation Agency Ans : (A) 25. According to recent estimates of Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) during 2008-09 Indias national income will grow at (A) 88% (B) 10% (C) 71% (D) 85% Ans : (C) 26. The winner of Australian Open Tennis Womens Singles Title is (A) Dinara Safin (B) Serena Williams (C) Sania Mirza (D) Venus Williams Ans : (B) 27. Navin Chawla has been appointed as the new (A) Director General of Border Security Force (B) National Security Guards Chief (C) Central Bureau of Investigation Chief (D) Chief Election Commissioner Ans : (D) 28. The winner of Australian Open Tennis Mens Singles Title is (A) Roger Federer (B) Mahesh Bhupati (C) Andy Murray

(D) Rafael Nadal Ans : (A) 29. Indian Cricket team is the number team in the latest ICCs One Day ranking. (A) Two (B) Three (C) Four (D) Five Ans : (B) 30. G-20 Finance Ministers meeting recently took place in (A) London (B) Paris (C) New Delhi (D) Horsham Ans : (D) 31. Who among the following personalities recently visited India ? (A) Hillary Clinton (B) Bill Clinton (C) Martin Luther King III (D) Martin Luther King IV Ans : (C) 32. The World Wide Web (WWW) on March 13, 2009 marked its (A) 25th anniversary (B) 30th anniversary (C) 20th anniversary (D) 35th anniversary Ans : (C) 33. Luther L. Terry Award has been given to (A) K. Srinath Reddy (B) K. Vishwanath (C) Ronald M. Davis (D) None of these Ans : (A) 34. Who has recently overtaken Warren Buffet as worlds richest man ? (A) Mukesh Ambani (B) Anil Ambani (C) Bill Gates (D) Ratan Tata Ans : (C) 35. The President of which of the following countries visited India in March 2009

(A) Yugoslavia (B) Benin (C) Macedonia (D) Turkey Ans : (B) 36. According to Economist Intelligence Unit recent Survey the worlds costliest city is (A) New York (B) Mumbai (C) Washington (D) Tokyo Ans : (D) 37. The former Israeli President who has been charged with rape is (A) Benjamin Nitinyahu (B) Shimon Peres (C) Moshe Katsav (D) Ariel Sharon Ans : (C) 38. According to Tobacco Atlas in India roughly the number of people who are consuming tobacco is (A) 250 million (B) 230 million (C) 220 million (D) 225 million Ans : (B) 39. INS Viraatthe sole aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean of the Indian Navy will celebrate its in November 2009. (A) Golden Jubilee (B) Silver Jubilee (C) Diamond Jubilee (D) Platinum Jubilee Ans : (A) 40. India recently launched Interceptor Missile on March 6, 2009 for (A) the fourth time (B) the fifth time (C) the third time (D) the second time Ans : (C) 41. The Chief Guest on 60th Republic Day of India was (A) Kazakhstans President (B) Uzbekistans President

(C) Tajikistans President (D) Kyrgyzstans President Ans : (A) 42. The number of members of Global Advisory Council constituted by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is (A) 20 (B) 25 (C) 27 (D) 30 Ans : (A) 43. This year Pravasi Bhartiya Divas was celebrated in (A) Mumbai (B) Madras (C) Chennai (D) Kolkata Ans : (C) 44. Which of the following recently celebrated its Platinum Jubilee ? (A) Indian Space Research Organisation (B) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (C) Indian National Science Academy (D) None of the above Ans : (C) 45. The new Research and Analysis wing Chief is (A) Radha Vinod Raju (B) M. N. Prasad (C) J. K. Sodhi (D) K. C. Verma Ans : (D) 46. Which of the following Indian cricketers has not been inducted in ICCs Hall of Fame ? (A) Sachin Tendulkar (B) Sunil Gavaskar (C) Kapil Dev (D) Bishen Singh Bedi Ans : (A) 47. According to a recently published report, the State/Union Territory which has occupied top spot in Education index is (A) Lakshdeep (B) Kerala (C) Puducherry

(D) Karnataka Ans : (C) 48. The runner-up in Australian Open 2009 (Mens Singles) is (A) Rafael Nadal (B) Mahesh Bhupati (C) Roger Federer (D) Andy Murray Ans : (C) 49. The runner-up in Australian Open (Womens Singles) 2009 is (A) Dinara Safin (B) Venus William (C) Serena William (D) Sania Mirza Ans : (A) 50. The winner of Parsvanath International Open Chess Tournament is (A) Mikhail Ulibin (B) Surya Shekhar Ganguly (C) Samresh Jung (D) O. Sullevan Ans : (B) 51. The Chairman of Anti Doping Panel constituted by the Government is (A) Jasmeet Singh (B) Dinesh Dayal (C) Dr. Vikas Ahluwalia (D) Dinesh Khanna Ans : (B) 52. This year National Games have been held in (A) Sikkim (B) Assam (C) Kerala (D) Jharkhand Ans : (D) 53. Which of the following was not the base of LTTE before being captured by Sri Lankan forces ? (A) Muridke (B) Elephant Pass (C) Kilinochchi (D) Mullaithivu Ans : (A)

54. DRDO came into existence in (A) 1960 (B) 1958 (C) 1962 (D) 1965 Ans : (B) 55. This year Pankaj Advani has been given (A) Padma Vibhushan (B) Padma Bhushan (C) Padma Shri (D) None of these Ans : (C) 56. Who among the following has not been honoured with Padma Vibhushan ? (A) Dr. Gurdip Singh Randhawa (B) D. P. Chattopadhyay (C) Govind Narain (D) Chandrika Prasad Srivastava Ans : (A) 57. India and ChinaA Thousand Years of Cultural Relations is the book written by (A) Probodh Chandra Bagchi (B) K. Bikram Singh (C) Romila Thapar (D) None of the above Ans : (A) 58. World Consumer Rights Day is observed on (A) March 12 (B) March 15 (C) March 23 (D) March 24 Ans : (B) 59. The Government of India has declaredas the National Day for the Girl Child. (A) February 25 (B) January 27 (C) March 22 (D) January 24 Ans : (D) 60. In 2007-08, Enrolment rate for Muslim children increased to (A) 841% (B) 1049%

(C) 939% (D) 725% Ans : (B) 61. The 75th edition of Ranji Trophy was won by (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Railways (C) Rajasthan (D) Mumbai Ans : (D) 62. Recently, the scientist who came into news is (A) Albert Einstein (B) Charles Darwin (C) Newton (D) Vikram Sarabhai Ans : (B) 63. In the Interim Budget 2009-10 the Government of India has allocated for its flagship programmes, the amount of (A) Rs. 112,571 crore (B) Rs. 122, 841 crore (C) Rs. 131,317 crore (D) Rs. 451,311 crore Ans : (C) 64. The new Prime Minister of Zimbabwe is (A) Robert Mugabe (B) Morgan Tsvangirai (C) Thabo Mbeki (D) None of the above Ans : (B) 65. In recently held elections in Israel, the political party which emerged largest in terms of number of seats is (A) Likud Party (B) Kadima Party (C) Labour Party (D) Yisrael Beiteinu Ans : (A) 66. 35th National Games will be held in (A) Tamil Nadu (B) Karnataka (C) Gujarat

(D) Kerala Ans : (D) 67. Prashant Prakash and Kalki Koechlin are the winners of (A) Padma Shree (B) Metro Plus Playwright Award (C) Assam Ratna (D) None of the above Ans : (B) 68. The winner of Duleep Trophy is (A) East Zone (B) South Zone (C) West Zone (D) North Zone Ans : (C) 69. The Punjab Gold Cup has been won by (A) Poland (B) The Netherlands (C) England (D) Norway Ans : (B) 70. World Social Forum meeting was recently held in (A) Paris (B) Belem (C) Davos (D) Moscow Ans : (B) 71. The controversial Pakistani scientist who was recently in news is (A) Abdul Jamal (B) Shah Mahmood Qureshi (C) Kazi Hussain (D) Abdul Qadir Khan Ans : (D) 72. The new Chairman of Satyam Computer Services is (A) Kiran Karnik (B) Prem Chand Gupta (C) Habil Khorkiwala (D) R. N. Mittal Ans : (A)

73. In Iraqi Parliamentary elections Prime Minister Nouri-Al-Malikis candidates have won in (A) 14 provinces (B) 9 provinces (C) 8 provinces (D) 7 provinces Ans : (B) 74. In the latest ICC ODI (Team) ranking, India has occupied (A) No. 2 position (B) No. 3 position (C) No. 4 position (D) None of these Ans : (A) 75. The Sustainable Leadership Award has been given to (A) R. K. Pachauri (B) Bill Gates (C) Ban Ki-Moon (D) Arundhati Roy Ans : (C) 76. QUARK 2009 is (A) An exhibition on peaceful uses of Nuclear Energy (B) Indias ambitious project to Mars (C) India-Russia joint noval exercise (D) Annual-National level technical festival of BITs Pilani Ans : (D) 77. Best Executive 2008 by Asia-money magazine has been given to (A) S. M. Natrajan (B) O. P. Bhatt (C) Ravinder Zutshi (D) C. B. Bhav Ans : (B) 78. Twelve new frog species have been found in (A) Konkan region (B) Malwa (C) Eastern Ghats (D) Western Ghats Ans : (D) 79. Sheik Sharif Ahmed is the new President of (A) Uganda (B) Rawanda

(C) Somalia (D) Morocco Ans : (C) 80. Indias Moon Impact Probe (MIP) landed on Moons Surface on (A) November 10, 2008 (B) November 11, 2008 (C) November 14, 2008 (D) November 15, 2008 Ans : (C) 81. Stolt Valor which was recently hijacked by sea-pirates belongs to (A) Germany (B) Japan (C) U.S.A. (D) Saudi Arabia Ans : (B) 82. During the Egyptian Presidents visit to India in November 2008 five pacts were signed with Egypt. Which of the following was not signed ? (A) Pact in the field of health and medicine (B) Agreement on purchasing petrol at cheaper rate (C) An extradition treaty (D) Agreement on abolition of visa for specific categories Ans : (B) 83. Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian President who recently visited India, has been the President of his country since (A) 1971 (B) 1981 (C) 1961 (D) 1990 Ans : (B) 84. On November 12, 2008 India testfired successfully Shourya missile. It is a (A) Air to air missile (B) Air to surface missile (C) Surface to surface missile (D) Surface to sea missile Ans : (C) 85. ITR stands for (A) International Tariff Rate (B) Integrated Trial Rate (C) Integrated Trial Range

(D) Integrated Test Range Ans : (D) 86. Recently National River Status has been granted to (A) Mahanadi (B) Ganga (C) Sindhu (D) Brahmaputra Ans : (B) 87. Pt. Bhimsen Joshi who has been declared Bharat Ratna winner was born in (A) Gadag (B) Palakkad (C) Pune (D) Mysore Ans : (A) 88. Under the revised pay scale of Judges as approved by the Union Cabinet on November 27, 2008, which of the following pairs/matches is not correct ? (A) Chief Justice of IndiaRs. 1 lakh per month (B) Chief Justice of the High CourtRs. 90,000 per month (C) Judge of the High CourtRs. 80,000 per month (D) Judge of the Supreme CourtRs. 85,000 per month Ans : (D) 89. The Security forces of India launchedto flush out terrorists which wreaked havoc in Mumbai in the last week of November 2008. (A) Operation Liberate Mumbai (B) Operation Sea Storm (C) Operation Black Tornadoes (D) Operation Thunder storm Ans : (C) 90. The highest number of electoral college votes during U.S.A. Presidential Election belongs to (A) California (B) Florida (C) Connecticut (D) Virginia Ans : (A) 91. In U.S.A. Presidential election, 2008 Barack Obama got (A) 371 electoral college votes (B) 320 electoral college votes (C) 364 electoral college votes (D) 360 electoral college votes

Ans : (C) 92. The author of which of the following is not Barack Obama ? (A) Dream from My Father (B) Thoughts on Reclaiming Dream (C) It Takes a Nation : How Strangers Became Family (D) My Great America Ans : (D) 93. European Union-Russia summit was held recently at (A) Nice (B) Bonn (C) St. Petersburgh (D) London Ans : (A) 94. Abu Dhabi was recently in news for hosting (A) Arab Womens Conference (B) OPEC Summit (C) APEC Summit (D) Arab League Summit Ans : (A) 95. By an agreement between Iraq and the U.S.A., the latter has committed to withdraw its troops from Iraq by (A) 2010 (B) 2011 (C) 2009 (D) 2012 Ans : (B) 96. BIMSTEC is (A) Seven-member nation organisation (B) Eight-member nation organisation (C) Nine-member organisation (D) Six-member nation organisation Ans : (A) 97. Recently BIMSTEC held its (A) Third Summit (B) Fourth Summit (C) Second Summit (D) Fifth Summit Ans : (C)

98. Which of the following countries leads space launch tally ? (A) U.S.A. (B) Russia (C) Japan (D) E.U. Ans : (B) 99. The headquarters of APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) is situated at (A) Kuala Lumpur (B) Singapore (C) Lima (D) Santiago Ans : (B) 100. Who has recently been made the first ambassador to the Geneva based Global fund to fight Aids, tuberculosis and malaria ? (A) Amitabh Bachchan (B) Britney Spears (C) Carla Bruni (D) Zinedine Zidane Ans : (C) 101. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2008 has been conferred on (A) Dr. Mohammad El Bardei (B) Hosni Mubarak (C) Shabana Azmi (D) Nelson Mandela Ans : (A) 102. The prestigious Jnanpith award winner for 2005 is (A) Abdul Rahman Rahi (B) Kunwar Narayan (C) Ravindra Kelekar (D) Satyavarat Shastri Ans : (B) 103. The Bikini Murders is a book by (A) Erez Mandela (B) J. V. Braun (C) Farukh Dhondy (D) Martin Dupuls Ans : (C) 104. LTTEs administrative headquarters is situated at (A) Batticaola

(B) Kilinochchi (C) Puthumu Rippu (D) Ariviyal Nakar Ans : (B) 105. UNO recently banned Pakistan based terrorist organisation (A) JKLF (B) United Taliban Front (C) Al-Humijat (D) Jamat-ud-Dawa Ans : (D) 106. The six important inscriptions which have recently come to light in Tamil Nadus 1200 year old Shiva Temple reveal (A) Early Chola history (B) Early Kushans history (C) Early Mauryan history (D) Early Sangam history Ans : (A) 107. LITE is the proposed Maiden Moon Mission of (A) Germany (B) France (C) Britain (D) Japan Ans : (C) 108. The 2008 World Snooker Champion is (A) Pankaj Advani (B) Colm Gilcreest (C) Thepchai Un-Nooh (D) None of the above Ans : (C) 109. The male sports man chosen as Athlete of the Year 2008 is (A) Usain Bolt (B) Dayron Robles (C) Angelo Taylor (D) Henry Rono Ans : (A) 110. The Champion of 2008 Formula one Races is (A) Kim Raikkonen (B) Lewis Hamilton (C) Felipe Massa

(D) Robert Kubica Ans : (B) 111. According to Forbes latest list, the fourth richest Indian is (A) Anil Ambani (B) Kushal Pal Singh (C) Sunil Mittal (D) Lakshmi Mittal Ans : (C) 112. India ranks..on Global Gender-Gap Index. (A) 115th (B) 113th (C) 110th (D) 111th Ans : (B) 113. IBEx is (A) NASAs Probe (B) EUs Probe (C) EU NASA joint Probe (D) None of the above Ans : (A) 114. According to Forbes Magazine the richest lady of India is (A) Indira Nooyi (B) Sonia Gandhi (C) Savitri Jindal (D) Teena Ambani Ans : (C) 115. National Women Excellence Award 2008 has been given to (A) Pritika Kalra Gandhi (B) Sheila Dixit (C) Sharmila Tagore (D) Shabana Azmi Ans : (A) 116. The female Athlete of the Year Award has been conferred on (A) Yelena Isinbayeva (B) Tirunesh Dibaba (C) Pamela Jelimo (D) Anne Frazer Ans : (A)

117. World Junior Badminton Championship (Womans title) has been won by (A) Sayaka Sato (B) Fu Mingtian (C) Saina Nehwal (D) Xie Jing Ans : (C) 118. Indias first 3G Technology-based mobile phone service of MTNL was launched on (A) December 15, 2008 (B) December 11, 2008 (C) December 10, 2008 (D) December 8, 2008 Ans : (B) 119. The new Chief Minister of Mizoram is (A) P. A. Sangma (B) Mr. Lalthanhawla (C) R. Lalzirliana (D) H. Liansailova Ans : (B) 120. According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) the number of farmers who committed suicides during 2007 is (A) 16,632 (B) 4,238 (C) 11,026 (D) 1,21,617 Ans : (A) 121. IndiaU.S. Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement was signed on (A) October 11, 2008 (B) October 20, 2008 (C) October 15, 2008 (D) October 5, 2008 Ans : (A) 122. The IIM Review Committee which recommended higher government control on IIMs is headed by (A) M. K. Prasad (B) R.C. Bhargava (C) Ravi Kumar (D) C. Rangrajan Ans : (B) 123. India launched its first Moon Mission Chandrayaan-1 on (A) October 10, 2008

(B) October 15, 2008 (C) October 20, 2008 (D) October 22, 2008 Ans : (D) 124. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle which put Chandrayaan-1 into its orbit is (A) PSLV-C-9 (B) PSLV-C-8 (C) PSLV-C-11 (D) PSLV-C-7 Ans : (C) 125. India is the country to send Moon Mission. (A) Fifth (B) Fourth (C) Sixth (D) Seventh Ans : (B) 126. The number of instruments which the spacecraft Chandrayaan carried is (A) 15 (B) 20 (C)11 (D) 9 Ans : (C) 127. Union Cabinet has cleared Right to Education Bill which is the enabling legislation to notify (A) The 91th Constitutional Amendment (B) The 86th Constitutional Amendment (C) The 95th Constitutional Amendment (D) The 93rd Constitutional Amendment Ans : (B) 128. On October 15, 2008 theIBSA Summit concluded in New Delhi. (A) Third (B) Fourth (C) Fifth (D) Sixth Ans : (A) 129. The IBSA Dialogue Forum was formalised through the adoption of the Brasilia Declaration in (A) 2004 (B) 2003 (C) 2005 (D) 2006

Ans : (B) 130. ACD stands for (A) Asian Cooperative Dialogue (B) Asia Cooperation Dialogue (C) Asia China Dialogue Forum (D) Asian-Chinese Dialogue Ans : (B) 131. The number of member countries who participated in Asia-Europe Meeting Summit held on October 24-25, 2008 was (A) 45 (B) 40 (C) 35 (D) 30 Ans : (A) 132. The new-President of Maldives is (A) Abdul Gayoom (B) Mohammad Anni Nasheed (C) Mohammad Irshad (D) Abdul Qadir Ans : (B) 133. Which of the following states has topped in Governments Primary Education Development Index ? (A) Delhi (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Kerala (D) Tamil Nadu Ans : (C) 134. EDI stands for (A) Enforcement Directorate Index (B) Education Development Infrastructure (C) Education and Development Identity (D) Education Development Index Ans : (D) 135. Which one of the following is not the winner of 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine ? (A) Professor Herald Zur Hausen (B) Martin Chalfi (C) Prof. Luc Montagnier (D) Francoise Barre-Sinoussi Ans : (B)

136. Which one of the following is not the winner of 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics ? (A) Jean Marie Gustave Le Clezio (B) Makoto Kobayashi (C) Toshihide Maskawa (D) Yoichiro Nambu Ans : (A) 137. Which one of the following has not won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry ? (A) Martin Chalfi (B) Roger Y. Tsien (C) Osamu Shimomura (D) Franco Basse Sinoussi Ans : (D) 138. Traditionally, the first of Nobel Prizes awarded each year in the category of (A) Physics (B) Chemistry (C) Medicine (D) Literature Ans : (C) 139. The Alternative Nobel Prizes are (A) Magsaysay Awards (B) Right to Livelihood Awards (C) Global Energy Awards (D) Grammy Awards Ans : (B) 140. National Consumer Rights Day is observed on (A) December 4 (B) December 7 (C) December 24 (D) December 10 Ans : (C)

Numerical Ability 1.Let R = qs4. When s=8, R=16. When s=10, R is equal to a. 11 b. 14 c. 20 d. 21

Answer-d 2.

Answer d

3. If 272/3 81-1/2 = 3x, the value of x is a. -1 b. 0 c. 1 d. 2 Answer -b 4. 0.333 .... 0.444 .... is equal to a. 0.148148148 .... b. 0.777 .... c. 0.121212 .... d. 1.333 .... Answer-a 5.

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Answer-c 7.

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Answer-c 9. On converting the following base-2 numeral in base ten, 1101101, we get a. 96 b. 104 c. 108 d. 109 Answer-d 10. The number of prime factors of (6)10(7)17(55)27 a. 54 b. 64 c. 81 d. 91 Answer-d 11. A train crosses a pole in 15 seconds, while it crosses 100 meter long platform in 25 seconds. The length of the train is a. 125m b. 135 m c. 159 m d. 175 m

Answer-c 12.Two taps A and B can fill a tank in 12 minutes and 15 minutes respectively. If both the taps are opened simultaneously and the tap A is closed after 3 minutes, then how much more time will it take to fill the tank by tap B? a. 7 min & 15 sec b. 7 min & 45 sec c. 8 min & 5 sec d. 8 min & 15 sec Answer-d 13. The milk and water in two vessels A and B are in the ratio 4:3 and 2:3 respectively. In what ratio, the liquids be mixed in both the vessels so that the new liquid contains half milk and half water? a. 7:5 b. 1:2 c. 2:1 d. 6:5 Answer-a 14.A car covers a distance of 715 km at a constant speed. If the speed of the car would have been 10 km/hr more, then it would have taken 2 hours less to cover the same distance. What is the original speed of the car? a. 45 km/hr b. 50 km/hr c. 55 km/hr d. 65 km/hr Answer-c 15.A is 50% as efficient as B. C does half of the work done by A and B together. If C alone does the work in 40 days, then A, B and C together can do the work in

Answer-a 16. A person covered some distance in 12 hours. He covered half the distance by rail @ 75 km per hour and the rest by car @ 45 km/hr. The total distance covered by him was a. 450 km b. 675 km c. 337.5 km d. 1350 km Answer-b 17. A sum of Rs. 427 is to be divided among A, B and C in such a way that 3 times A's share, 4 times B's share and 7 times C's share are all equal. The share of C is a. Rs. 84 b. Rs. 147 c. Rs. 196 d. Rs. 240 Answer-a 18. A and B entered into a partnership investing Rs. 12000 and Rs. 9000 respectively. After 3 months C also joined them with a capital of Rs. 15000. The share of C in the half yearly profit of Rs. 9500 is a. Rs. 3500 b. Rs. 3000 c. Rs. 2500 d. Rs. 4000 Answer-c 19.A can do a piece of work in 12 days and B can do it in 18 days. They started the work together but A left 3 days before the completion of the work. The total number of days to complete the work is

Answer-b 20.The ratio of income of A and B is 5:4 and their expenditure is as 3:2. If at the end of the year, each saves Rs. 800, then the income of A is a. Rs. 1700 b. Rs. 1800 c. Rs. 2000 d. Rs. 2200 Answer-c 21.A and B can together finish a work in 30 days. They worked at it for 10 days together and then B left. The remaining work was done by A alone in 30 more days. B alone can finish the work in a. 48 days b. 60 days c. 75 days d. 90 days Answer-d 22.The ratio between the curved surface area and the total surface area of a right circular cylinder is 1:2. If the total surface is 616 sq. cm, the volume of the cylinder is a. 1848 cm3 b. 1232 cm3 c. 1078 cm3 d. 980 cm3 Answer-c 23.A circular wire of radius 42 cm is cut and bent in the form of a rectangle whose sides are in the ratio of 6 : 5. The smaller side of the rectangle is a. 30 cm b. 60 cm

c. 72 cm d. 108 cm Answer-b 24.A man walking at the rate of 6km per hour crosses a square field diagonally in 9 seconds. The area of the field isa. 125 sq. cm b. 112.5 sq. cm c. 110 sq. cm d. 1002 sq. m Answer-b 25.A rectangular carpet has an area of 240 sq. cm. If its diagonal and the longer side are together equal to five times the shorter side, the length of the carpet is a. 10 cm b. 24 cm c. 26 cm d. 27.5 cm Answer-b 26.The ratio of 435 : 25 is same as a. 4 : 1 b. 2 :1 c. 7 : 5 d. 7 :10 Answer-a 27. A sphere and a cube have equal surface areas. The ratio of the volume of the sphere to that of the cube is a. : 6

b. : 6 c. : 3 d. 6 : Answer-d 28.The marked price of a table is Rs. 3000 and is available at successive discounts of 20% and 10% respectively. If there is an additional discount of 5% on cash payment, then what is the cash price of the table? a. Rs. 2400 b. Rs. 2160 c. Rs. 2100 d. Rs. 2052 Answer-d 29.A trader marks his goods 25% above the C.P. but discounts 15% on the marked price. His gain percent in the deal is-

Answer-b

30. A certain sum becomes Rs. 5290 in 2 years and Rs. 6083.50 in 3 years at C.I. The rate of interest per annum is a. 10% b. 12% c. 15% d. 16 % Answer-c 31.A person borrowed Rs. 500@ 3% per annum S.I and Rs. 600 @4% per annum on the agreement that the whole amount will be returned only when the total interest becomes Rs. 126. The number of years, after which the borrowed sum is to be returned, is a. 2

b. 3 c. 4 d. 5 Answer-b 32.A sum of Rs. 12,000 doubles in 5 years at C.I. What will be the amount after 20 years? a. Rs. 1,20,000 b. Rs. 1,92,000 c. Rs. 1,24,000 d. Rs. 96,000 Answer-b 33. A person sold 320 mangoes for the C.P. of 400 mangoes. His gain percent is a. 10% b. 15% c. 12% d. 25% Answer-d 34.On selling each of the rwo radios for Rs. 5000, a person neither gained nor lost. If he had sold one radio at 25% gain, then at what percent loss did he sell the other radio?

Answer-a 35. A person bought some oranges @ Rs. 10 per dozen and bought the same amount of oranges @ Rs. 8 per dozen. He sold these oranges @ Rs. 11 per dozen and gained Rs. 120. The total number of oranges bought by him was a. 30 dozen b. 40 dozen c. 50 dozen d. 60 dozen

Answer-d 36.On selling a certain commodity for Rs. 425, there is as much gain as loss on selling it for Rs. 355. The C.P. of the commodity is a. Rs. 370 b. Rs. 385 c. Rs. 390 d. Rs. 400 Answer-c 37.A sum of Rs. 800 amounts to Rs. 920 in three years at S.I. If the rate of interest is increased by 5% then the amount will increase to a. Rs. 950 b. Rs. 980 c. Rs. 1010 d. Rs. 1040 Answer-d 38.Of the three numbers, second is twice the first and is also thrice the third. If the average of the three numbers is 44, the largest number is a. 24 b. 36 c. 17 d. 72 Answer-d 39.A house owner wants to get his house painted. He is told that this would require 25 kg of paint. Allowing for 15% wastage and assuming that the paint is available in 2kg tins, the number of tins required for painting the house is a. 15 b. 12 c. 10

d. 20 Answer-a 40.Price of food grains have risen by 10% and of other items of consumption by 15%. If the ratio of an employee's expenditure on food grains and other items is 2:5, by how much should his salary be increased so that he may maintain the same level of consumption as before, assuming that his present salary is Rs. 3500? a. Rs. 300 b. Rs. 350 c. Rs. 375 d. Rs. 475 Answer-d

SSC C.P.O. Sub-Inspector Exam., 2008 (Held on 9-11-2008)

General Awareness : Solved Paper

1. The Qutub Minar was completed by the famous ruler (A) Qutub-ud-din Aibak (B) Iltutmish (C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq (D) Alauddin Khilji Ans : (B) 2. Which of the following are incorrectly paired ? (A) Krishnadeva RayaAmukta malyada (B) HarshavardhanaNagananda (C) Kalidasa Ritusamhara (D) VisakhadattaKiratarjuniyam Ans : (D) 3. Who was the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress ? (A) Muhammed Ali Jinnah (B) Badruddin Tyabji (C) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (D) Abul Kalam Azad Ans : (B) 4. During which Gupta Kings reign did the Chinese traveler Fa-hien visit India ? (A) Chandra Gupta I (B) Samudra Gupta (C) Chandra Gupta II (D) Kumara Gupta

Ans : (C) 5. The administrative consequence of the Revolt of 1857 was transfer of power from (A) East India Company to the British Crown (B) British Crown to the East India Company (C) East India Company to the Governor General (D) British Crown to the Board of Directors Ans : (A) 6. The issue on which the Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930 was launched was (A) Equal employment opportunities for Indians (B) The proposed execution of Bhagat Singh (C) Salt monopoly exercised by the British Government (D) Complete freedom Ans : (D) 7. The Rajya Sabha is dissolved after (A) Every five years (B) Every six years (C) On the advice of the Prime Minister (D) None of the above Ans : (D) 8. Who was the last Governor-General of India ? (A) Sir Cripps (B) Lord Mountbatten (C) C. Rajagopalachari (D) Sir Attlee Ans : (C) 9. Which party provided two Prime Ministers in two years time ? (A) B.J.P. (B) Janata Party (C) Janata Dal (D) Samajwadi Janata Party Ans : (B) 10. Which Directive Principle bears the direct impact of Gandhis moral philosophy ? (A) Equal pay for equal work (B) Provision of free legal aid and advice (C) Prohibition of the slaughter of cows (D) Protection of the monuments of historical importance Ans : (B) 11. Which Article of the Indian Constitution abolishes Untouchability ? (A) 14 (B) 15 (C) 16

(D) 17 Ans : (D) 12. In case the President wishes to resign, to whom is he to address his resignation letter ? (A) Chief Justice of India (B) Secretary of Lok Sabha (C) Vice-President (D) Prime Minister Ans : (C) 13. The Preamble of our Constitution reads India as (A) Sovereign, Democratic, Socialist, Secular Republic (B) Socialist, Democratic, Secular Republic (C) Democratic, Sovereign, Secular, Socialist Republic (D) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic Ans : (D) 14. Which of the following are Financial Committees of Parliament in India ? 1. Public Accounts Committee 2. Estimates Committee 3. Committee on Public Undertaking (A) 1 and 3 (B) 1 and 2 (C) 2 and 3 (D) 1, 2 and 3 Ans : (D) 15. Match the following cities and their airports List-I (a) Chhatrapati Shivaji (b) Heathrow (c) Payalebar (d) Kaitak List-II 1. Singapore 2. Hongkong 3. London 4. Mumbai (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 2 4 1 3 (B) 3 2 4 1 (C) 1 3 2 4 (D) 4 3 1 2 Ans : (D) 16. Which one of the following methods of soil conservation is most effective in arid areas ? (A) Mulching (B) Shelter belt

(C) Gully plugging (D) Terracing Ans : (B) 17. The river which is not Westflowing towards the Arabian Sea is (A) Narmada (B) Tapti (C) Periyar (D) Kaveri Ans : (D) 18. Tsunamis are caused by (A) Mixing of cold and warm currents (B) Earthquakes (C) Changes in sea level (D) Volcanic eruption Ans : (B) 19. Which current is responsible for increasing the temperature of Western Europe ? (A) Labrador current (B) Gulf stream (C) Canari current (D) North Equatorial current Ans : (D) 20. Smog is a combination of (A) Air and water vapours (B) Water and smoke (C) Fire and water (D) Smoke and fog Ans : (D) 21. A refrigerator operating in a chemists shop is an example of (A) Free good (B) Final good (C) Producers good (D) Consumers good Ans : (D) 22. Disinvestment is (A) Offloading of shares of private companies to government (B) Offloading of government shares to private companies (C) Increase in investment (D) Closing down of business concerns Ans : (B) 23. S.D.R. stands for (A) Special Dollar Rights

(B) Special Drawing Rights (C) State Drawing Rights (D) Specific Dollar Rights Ans : (B) 24. The Commission in India dealing with minimum support price, procurement price, etc. in connection with agricultural goods is the (A) Planning Commission (B) Agricultural Costs and Prices Commission (C) Agricultural Price Commission (D) National Marketing Commission Ans : (B) 25. Which one of the following is a development expenditure ? (A) Irrigation expenditure (B) Civil administration (C) Debt services (D) Grant-in-aid Ans : (A) 26. When average cost of production (AC) falls, marginal cost of production must be (A) Rising (B) Falling (C) Greater than the average cost (D) Less than the average cost Ans : (D) 27. Green Banking means (A) Development of forestry by banks (B) Financing of environmental friendly projects by banks (C) Financing of irrigation projects by banks (D) None of the above Ans : (B) 28. Which one of the following is not correct ? (A) First Five Year Plan, 1951-56 (B) Second Five Year Plan, 1956-61 (C) Third Five Year Plan, 1961-66 (D) Fourth Five Year Plan, 1966-71 Ans : (D) 29. Which one of the following is not a quantitative credit control technique ? (A) Bank Rate (B) Cash Reserve Ratio (C) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (D) Increase of interest rate on saving deposit Ans : (D)

30. Which one of the following statements is correct ? (A) Good money drives bad money out of circulation (B) Bad money drives good money out of circulation (C) Good and bad money cannot circulate together (D) Cannot say Ans : (B) 31. Tetanus is caused by (A) Clostridium (B) Virus (C) Bacteriophage (D) Salmonella Ans : (A) 32. Vitamin E is particularly important for (A) Development of teeth (B) Carbohydrate metabolism (C) Normal activity of sex glands (D) General health of epithelial tissues Ans : (C) 33. Birds usually have a single (A) Kidney (B) Lung (C) Testis (D) Ovary Ans : (D) 34. Blood pressure is controlled by (A) Adrenal gland (B) Thyroid gland (C) Thymus (D) Corpus luteum Ans : (A) 35. The carbon dioxide content in the air that we exhale is about (A) 4% (B) 8% (C) 12% (D) 16% Ans : (A) 36. Maximum harm to a tree is caused by (A) Loss of half of its leaves (B) Loss of all leaves (C) Loss of half of its branches (D) Loss of its bark Ans : (B)

37. Mineral constituent of chlorophyll is (A) Iron (B) Magnesium (C) Calcium (D) Potassium Ans : (B) 38. Which part of tongue bears cells for sour taste ? (A) Front (B) Back (C) Sides (D) Middle Ans : (C) 39. The deficiency of Vitamin B causes (A) Scurvy (B) Dermatitis (C) Beri-beri (D) Phynoderma Ans : (C) 40. In which vertebrate does oxygenated and deoxygenated blood get mixed ? (A) Fish (B) Amphibian (C) Bird (D) Mammal Ans : (B) 41. Which of the following circuit elements is used to block DC in an electronic circuit ? (A) Resistance (B) Capacitance (C) Inductance (D) Diode Ans : (B) 42. Spectacles used for viewing 3D films have (A) Bifocal lens (B) Convex lens (C) Concave lens (D) Polaroids Ans : (A) 43. The number of satellites of the planet Mercury is (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 16

Ans : (A) 44. A boy sitting in an open car moving with constant speed throws a ball straight up into the air. The ball falls (A) Behind him (B) In front of him (C) Into his hand (D) By his side Ans : (C) 45. Which of the following does not belong to the solar system ? (A) Asteroids (B) Comets (C) Planets (D) Nebulae Ans : (D) 46. The process involved in making soap is (A) Saponification (B) Hydrolysis (C) Condensation (D) Polymerisation Ans : (A) 47. Sea water can be purified by the process of (A) Distillation (B) Evaporation (C) Filtration (D) Fractional distillation Ans : (A) 48. Detergents clean surfaces on the principle of (A) Viscosity (B) Surface tension (C) Elasticity (D) Floatation Ans : (B) 49. The compound to which H2 does not add is (A) Biphenyl ethylene (B) Tetraphenyl ethylene (C) Tetrachloro ethane (D) Tetracyano ethylene Ans : (D) 50. Ammonal is a mixture of (A) Aluminium powder and ammonium nitrate (B) Aluminium powder and ammonium chloride

(C) Aluminium powder and ammonium sulphate (D) Aluminium powder and potassium nitrate Ans : (A) 51. Which gas does not form the part of atmosphere ? (A) Nitrogen (B) Helium (C) Chlorine (D) None of the above Ans : (C) 52. The number of players in each side in Water Polo is (A) 07 (B) 09 (C) 05 (D) 04 Ans : (A) 53. A kilowatt-hour is unit of (A) Energy (B) Power (C) Electric charge (D) Electric current Ans : (A) 54. In the post-independence period, economic reforms were first introduced in India under (A) P.V. Narasimha Rao Government (1990) (B) Indira Gandhi Government (1980) (C) Rajiv Gandhi Government (1985) (D) Janata Party Government (1977) Ans : (A) 55. The Report of Vijay Kelkar Committee relates to (A) Trade Reforms (B) Centre-State Financial Relations (C) Disinvestment in Public Sector Enterprises (D) Tax Reforms Ans : (D) 56. Molotov cocktail is a (A) Meeting (B) Council (C) Drink (D) Grenade Ans : (D) 57. Who was the first woman in the world to scale the Mount Everest ? (A) Bachendri Pal

(B) Junko Tabei (C) Yoko Ono (D) Aung Sung Ans : (B) 58. Who was the author of the Kadambari, a great romantic play ? (A) Banabhatta (B) Harshavardhana (C) Bhaskaravardhan (D) Bindusara Ans : (A) 59. Who is the author of the book What Went Wrong ? (A) Sushma Swaraj (B) Sonia Gandhi (C) Shaila Nigar (D) Kiran Bedi Ans : (D) 60. Which sports person is nick named Dennis the Menace ? (A) Andre Agassi (B) Jim Courier (C) Pete Samprass (D) John McNroe Ans : (A) 61. Bhilai Steel Plant was built with the collaboration of (A) Germany (B) Soviet Union (C) United Kingdom (D) Japan Ans : (B) 62. Ventilators are provided near the ceiling of the room because (A) The exhaled warmer air rises up and goes out (B) These provide cross ventilation in the room (C) These provide some sunlight in the room (D) These do not look nice in the lower part Ans : (A) 63. The hair of shaving brush clings together when removed from water due to (A) Surface tension (B) Viscosity (C) Elasticity (D) Friction Ans : (A) 64. In severe winter, in cold countries water pipes burst because

(A) Water expands on freezing (B) Contraction of water pipes (C) High atmospheric pressure (D) Combined effect of all the above three Ans : (A) 65. The pair which is not a twin-city is (A) Hyderabad-Secunderabad (B) Durgapur-Asansol (C) Calcutta-Howrah (D) Delhi-New Delhi Ans : (B) 66. Who was the second man to land on the Moon ? (A) Yuri Gagarin (B) Neil Armstrong (C) Buzz Aldrin (D) Michael Collins Ans : (C) 67. The fuel used in an atomic reactor is (A) Coal (B) Petrol (C) Combustable gases (D) Uranium Ans : (D) 68. The Gir Forest is noted for its (A) Lion sanctuary (B) Deer-Park (C) Tiger sanctuary (D) Crocodile Park Ans : (A) 69. White coal is (A) Uranium (B) Hydro-electricity (C) Diamond (D) Ice Ans : (B) 70. Who amongst the following cricketers has been chosen for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2007 ? (A) Rahul Dravid (B) M. S. Dhoni (C) Sachin Tendulkar (D) Virender Sehwag Ans : (B)

71. ICI is the name associated with (A) A MNC which manufactures chemicals (B) Indian Cement Industry (C) Chamber of Commerce and Industry (D) A private sector bank Ans : (A) 72. With the inclusion of Coal India Limited recently in the list of Nav Ratna PSEs, their number now stands at (A) 15 (B) 16 (C) 17 (D) 18 Ans : (D) 73. Nextzone, an information technology SEZ is being established at (A) Panki in Uttar Pradesh (B) Panvel in Maharashtra (C) Bangalore in Karnataka (D) Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh Ans : (B) 74. The name of Indias research station at the North pole is (A) Dakshin Gangotri (B) Maitri (C) Himadri (D) None of the above Ans : (C) 75. The finalists of the AFC Challenge Cup 2008 were (A) India and Myanmar (B) India and Tajakistan (C) D.P.R.K. and Tajakistan (D) Myanmar and D.P.R.K. Ans : (B)