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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