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Solved General Awareness Question Paper (Test Form No. 333TL 4) of SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) TIER-I Exam 2014 held on 19.10.2014
1. "There are no politics devoid of religion" is stated by
- a) Nehru
- b) Gandhi
- c) Vinoba Bhave
- d) Jaya Prakash Narayan
2. In which Rock Edict Ashoka mentions about the casualities of Kalinga War and declares the renunciation of war?
- a) Maski Edict
- b) Rock Edict XIII
- c) Rock Edict XI
- d) Rock Edict X
3. Akbar held his religious discussion in
- a) Jodhabai's Palace
- b) Panch Mahal
- c) Ibadat Khana
- d) Buland Darwaza
4. Who succeeded Guru Nanak?
- a) Guru Angad
- b) Guru Ramdas
- c) Guru Arjan
- d) Guru Hargobind
5. The earliest settlements of Aryan Tribes were at
- a) Uttar Pradesh
- b) Bengal
- c) Sapta Sindhu
- d) Delhi
6. Who said, "Adolf Hitler is Germany and Germany is Adolf Hitler. He who pledges himself to Hitler pledges himself to Germany"?
- a) R. Hess
- b) Mussolini
- c) Hitler
- d) Communist International
7. Who speaks of Cabinet System as "the steering wheel of the ship of state"?
- a) Lowell
- b) Muir
- c) Marriot
- d) Bagehot
8. Who has called the Prime Minister Primus inter pares (first among equals)?
- a) Morley
- b) Harcourt
- c) Laski
- d) Lowell
9. What is farming along with animal husbandry called?
- a) Mixed farming
- b) Mixed agriculture
- c) Dairy farming
- d) Truck farming
10. Hydraulic Action is a type of erosion caused by
- a) Running water
- b) Wind
- c) Glacier
- d) None of these
11. Which of the following is the newest geological era?
- a) Permian
- b) Triassic
- c) Cretaceous
- d) Jurassic
12. The plant from which cocoa and chocolate are obtained is a
- a) herb
- b) shrub
- c) small tree
- d) very big tree
13. The biggest single-celled organism is
- a) Yeast
- b) Acetabularia
- c) Acetobacter
- d) Amoeba
14. Crescograph was invented by
- a) S N Bose
- b) P C Roy
- c) J C Bose
- d) P C Mahalanobis
15. Foramen Magnum is an aperture found in the
- a) Ear
- b) Lung
- c) Girdle
- d) Skull
16. Who betrayed Siraj-ud-Daula in the Battle of Plassey in 1757?
- a) Hyder Ali
- b) Mir Qasim
- c) Mir Jaffar
- d) Nawab of Oudh
17. 'Kelp' is
- a) Sulphide mineral of iron
- b) Partially decomposed vegetation
- c) Sea weed rich in iodine content
- d) An aluminium silicate
18. Spot the odd item in the following:
- a) Basalt
- b) Ruby
- c) Emerald
- d) Sapphire
19. Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly
- a) 8 min
- b) 2 min
- c) 6 min
- d) 4 min
20. Radar is used to
- a) locate submerged submarines.
- b) receive signal from radio receivers.
- c) detect and locate distant objects.
- d) locate geostationary satellites.
21. Optical fibre works on the principle of
- a) refraction
- b) scattering
- c) interference
- d) total internal reflection
22. Which application in Microsoft Office is feasible for preparing presentations?
- a) Microsoft Excel
- b) Microsoft Word
- c) Microsoft Power Point
- d) Microsoft Publishers
23. The language which was used to build Internet Pages in the beginning of Internet Technology is
- a) XML
- b) HTML
- c) DHTML
- d) ASP
24. Name the branch of Zoology that deals with the scientific study of animal behaviour.
- a) Ecology
- b) Physiology
- c) Ethology
- d) Anatomy
25. 'Barr body' is found in
- a) Sperm
- b) Sertoli cells
- c) Female somatic cells
- d) Male somatic cells
26. The colours of stars depend on their
- a) temperature
- b) distance
- c) radius
- d) atmospheric pressure
27. Which source has been particularly fruitful in finding novel anti-tumour agents such as bryostatins and dolostatins?
- a) Marine sources
- b) Animals
- c) Venoms and toxins
- d) Combinatorial chemistry
28. The pollutant responsible for ozone holes is ______.
- a) CO2
- b) SO2
- c) CO
- d) CFC
29. One of the best solutions to get rid of non-biodegradable wastes is
- a) Burning
- b) Dumping
- c) Burying
- d) Recycling
30. Vermicomposting is done by
- a) Fungus
- b) Bacteria
- c) Worms
- d) Animals
31. If waste materials contaminate the source of drinking water, which of the following diseases will spread?
- a) Scurvy
- b) Typhoid
- c) Malaria
- d) Anaemia
32. India exports power to _________.
- a) Bangladesh
- b) Myanmar
- c) Pakistan
- d) Bhutan
33. The alkaloid naturally found in coffee, cocoa and cola nut is
- a) Cocaine
- b) Morphine
- c) Tannin
- d) Caffeine
34. The metal used for making aircrafts and rockets is
- a) Lead
- b) Aluminium
- c) Nickel
- d) Copper
35. The process of improving the quality of rubber by heating it with sulphur is called
- a) Vulcanization
- b) Acceleration
- c) Sulphonation
- d) Galvanization
36. Which State is the largest producer of pulses in India?
- a) Bihar
- b) Rajasthan
- c) Madhya Pradesh
- d) Maharashtra
37. In India, woman had never been a Chief Minister in the State of
- a) Tamil Nadu
- b) Rajasthan
- c) Uttar Pradesh
- d) Maharashtra
38. Which of the following is not a noble gas?
- a) Hydrogen
- b) Helium
- c) Neon
- d) Argon
39. Sunda Trench is in
- a) Indian Ocean
- b) Pacific Ocean
- c) Atlantic Ocean
- d) Gulf of Mexico
40. Which of the following is an organic rock?
- a) Marble
- b) Coal
- c) Granite
- d) Slate
41. Who among the following has written the famous book "Malgudi Days"?
- a) V S Naipaul
- b) Deepak Chopra
- c) Rabindranath Tagore
- d) R K Narayan
42. British Crown assumed sovereignty over India from the East India Company in the year?
- a) 1857
- b) 1858
- c) 1859
- d) 1860
43. Which vein brings clean blood from the lungs into the heart?
- a) Renal Vein
- b) Pulmonary Vein
- c) Vena Cava
- d) Hepatic Vein
44. The first woman President of Indian National Congress was
- a) Kamala Devi Chatopadhyaya
- b) Sarojini Naidu
- c) Annie Besant
- d) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
45. Average propensity to consume is defined as
- a) Aggregate consumption / Total population
- b) Aggregate income / Aggregate consumption
- c) Change in consumption / Change in income
- d) Aggregate consumption / Aggregate income
46. In short run, if a competitive firm incurs losses, it will
- a) stop production.
- b) continue to produce as long as it can cover its variable costs.
- c) raise price of its product.
- d) go for advertising campaign.
47. Which one of the following is the specific feature of the single member constituency system?
- a) The system is economical for representatives.
- b) Gerrymandering is not possible in this system.
- c) It secures a stable majority in the legislature.
- d) The candidate has to spend less on electioneering.
48. Which of the following relations always holds true?
- a) Income = Consumption + Investment
- b) Income = Consumption + Saving
- c) Saving = Investment
- d) Income = Consumption + Saving + Investment
49. The Keynesian consumption function shows a relation between
- a) aggregate consumption and total population.
- b) aggregate consumption and general price level.
- c) aggregate consumption and aggregate income.
- d) aggregate consumption and interest rate.
50. Over short period, when income rises, average propensity to consume usually
- a) rises
- b) falls
- c) remains constant
- d) fluctuates