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Solved Question Paper of SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam 2012 : Set - 2
General Knowledge
1. Arrange the following in chronological order: I. Dandi March, II. Simon Commission, III.Poona pact, IV.Gandhi Irwin Pact
- a) II, I, III, IV
- b) II, I, IV, III
- c) IV, III, I, II
- d) IV, III, II, I
Correct Answer: (b)
2. Green glands are associated with
- a) Reproduction
- b) Excretion
- c) Respiration
- d) Digestion
Correct Answer: (b)
3) During respiration, the gases enter into the blood and leave the same by the process of
- a) Active transport
- b) Diffusion
- c) Diffusion and active transport
- d) Osmosis
Correct Answer: (b)
4) The main reason for the growth of communalism in India is
- a) Educational and economic backwardness of minority groups
- b) Political consciousness
- c) Social inequalities
- d) Imposing ban on communal organizations
Correct Answer: (a)
5) Who among the following first propounded the idea of Basic Education?
- a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
- b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- c) Mahatma Gandhi
- d) Dayanand Saraswati
Correct Answer: (c)
6) Heart is devoid of
- a) Cardiac muscle
- b) Involuntary muscle
- c) Voluntary Muscle
- d) Smooth Muscle
Correct Answer: (c)
7) The total population divided by available arable land area is referred to as
- a) Population density
- b) Nutritional density
- c) Agricultural density
- d) Industrial density
Correct Answer: (c)
8) The 12th Five Year Plan will be operative for the period
- a) 2010 - 2015
- b) 2011 - 2016
- c) 2012 - 2017
- d) 2013 – 2018
Correct Answer: (c)
9) Which one of the following is an example for a non-economic good?
- a) Doctor’s service
- b) Teacher’s service
- c) Mother’s service
- d) Banker’s service
Correct Answer: (c)
10) The soil salinity is measured by
- a) Conductivity meter
- b) Hygrometer
- c) Psychrometer
- d) Auxanometer
Correct Answer: (b)
11) Amides can be converted to amines by the reaction named
- a) Perkin
- b) Claisen
- c) Hoffman
- d) Clemmesen
Correct Answer: (c)
12) The danger signals are red while the eye is more sensitive to yellow because
- a) Absorption in red light is less than yellow and hence red is visible from a distance
- b) Scattering in yellow light is less than red
- c) The wavelength of red light is more than yellow light
- d) None of the above reasons
Correct Answer: (a)
13) One of the following Chief Ministers received the Highest Civilian Award "Bharat Ratna"
- a) Lalu Prasad Yadav of Bihar
- b) Late M.G. Ramachandran of Tamilnadu
- c) Jyothi Bosu of West Bengal
- d) Late N.T. Rama Rao of Andhra Pradesh
Correct Answer: (b)
14) An alternate name for the completely interconnected network topology is
- a) Mesh
- b) Star
- c) Tree
- d) Ring
Correct Answer: (a)
15) The Fundamental rights can be suspended by the
- a) Governor
- b) President
- c) Law Minister
- d) Prime Minister
Correct Answer: (b)
16) The main factor that determines balance of nature is
- a) Human Activities
- b) Rabit and habitat
- c) Environmental conditions
- d) Availability of food
Correct Answer: (a)
17) The first disabled athlete to qualify for an able bodied event in the 2012 London Olympics in 400 metres race is
- a) Oscar Pistorius
- b) Walter Rallis
- c) Raymond Irchovich
- d) Gerald Hangovin
Correct Answer: (a)
18) Which one of the following is a fungal disease
- a) Leucoderma
- b) Eczema
- c) Ringworm
- d) Elephantiasis
Correct Answer: (c)
19) Which one of the following is associated with banking sector reforms in India?
- a) L. C. Gupta
- b) Narsimhan
- c) Chakravarty
- d) Kelkar
Correct Answer: (b)
20) The original name of Nana Phadnavis was
- a) Mahadji Sindhia
- b) Tukoji Holkar
- c) Narayan Rao
- d) Balaji Janardan Bhanu
Correct Answer: (d)
21) Chickenpox is caused by
- a) DNA Virus
- b) Variola Virus
- c) Streptococcus
- d) Vibrio Cholera
Correct Answer: (a)
22) Denatured alcohol
- a) is a form of alcohol
- b) is unfit for drinking as it contains poisonous substances
- c) contains coloured impurities
- d) is sweet to taste
Correct Answer: (b)
23) The constitutional Amendment Act that has introduced safeguard against the misuse of proclamation of national emergency is the
- a) 42nd Amendment Act
- b) 43rd Amendment Act
- c) 44th Amendment Act
- d) 45th Amendment Act
Correct Answer: (c)
24) Which one of the following film-actors has been conferred the Honorary Doctorate in Arts and Culture by the Bedford University, London?
- a) Shahrukh Khan
- b) Amir Khan
- c) Saif Ali Khan
- d) Anil Kapoor
Correct Answer: (a)
25) Supersonic airplanes create a shock wave called
- a) Transition wave
- b) Ultrasound
- c) Transverse wave
- d) Sonic Boom
Correct Answer: (d)
26) A Retired Judge of a High Court is not permitted to practice as a lawyer in
- a) Supreme Court
- b) Any Court in India
- c) High Courts
- d) Except the High Court where he retired
Correct Answer: (d)
27) Phenolics as a pollutant can be removed from the waste water by use of
- a) Ion exchange resin technique
- b) Electrolyte docomposition technique
- c) Reverse osmosis method
- d) Polymeric adsorbents
Correct Answer: (d)
28) A form of condensation that reduces visibility and causes breathing problems is
- a) Dew
- b) Frost
- c) Smog
- d) Mist
Correct Answer: (c)
29) Who among the following was the first Viceroy of India?
- a) Lord Ripon
- b) Lord Curzon
- c) Lord Mountbatten
- d) Lord Canning
Correct Answer: (d)
30) Of the following which is the fastest?
- a) CD-ROM
- b) RAM
- c) Registers
- d) Cache
Correct Answer: (c)
31) Instruments can be shielded from the outside magnetic effects by surrounding them with
- a) Iron Shield
- b) Rubber Shield
- c) Brass Shield
- d) Glass Shield
Correct Answer: (c)
32) The base used as an antacid is
- a) Calcium hydroxide
- b) Barium hydroxide
- c) Magnesium hydroxide
- d) Silver hydroxide
Correct Answer: (c)
33) The city of Prayag was named Allahabad the city of Allah by
- a) Aurangzeb
- b) Akbar
- c) Shahjehan
- d) Bahadur Shah Zafar
Correct Answer: (b)
34) Spot the odd one from the following
- a) Tsunami
- b) Earthquake
- c) Windmills
- d) Cyclones
Correct Answer: (c)
35) Which one of the following is not a qualitative credit control of the RBI?
- a) Fixing margin requirements
- b) Variable interest rate
- c) Open market operations
- d) Credit rationing
Correct Answer: (c)
36) Consider the following pairs:
Tributary | Main River |
---|---|
Chambal - | Ganga |
Sone - | Narmada |
Manas - | Brahmaputra |
Which one of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
- a) 1, 2 and 3
- b) 1 and 2 only
- c) 2 and 3 only
- d) 3 only
Correct Answer: (d)
37) Who among the following has won the Pantaloon’s Femina Miss India World, 2012 Award?
- a) Prachi Misra
- b) Vanya Misra
- c) Rochella Maria
- d) Sandhya Agarwal
Correct Answer: (b)
38) Prithvi Raj Chauhan was defeated in the Second Battle of Tarain by
- a) Mahmud Ghazni
- b) Muhammad Ghori
- c) Qutbuddin Aibak
- d) Yalduz
Correct Answer: (b)
39) The hydraulic brake used in automobiles is a direct application of
- a) Archimedes' principle
- b) Torricellean law
- c) Bernoulli's Theorem
- d) Pascal's law
Correct Answer: (d)
40) Which one of the following statements is not correct about India's population as per the 2011 census
- a) Literacy rate has gone up to 74% from 65%
- b) Kerala has the highest literacy rate
- c) Bihar has the lowest literacy rate
- d) Men outnumber women in growth of literates
Correct Answer: (d)
41) Find the odd one.
- a) Marble
- b) Chalk
- c) Limestone
- d) Slaked Lime
Correct Answer: (d)
42) The stability of a pond ecosystem depends on
- a) Micro-organisms and fishes
- b) Micro-organisms and zoo planktons
- c) Fishes and reptiles
- d) Producers and consumers
Correct Answer: (d)
43) Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
- a) Darjeeling - West Bengal
- b) Mount Abu - Rajasthan
- c) Kodiakanal - Tamil Nadu
- d) Shimla - Uttar Pradesh
Correct Answer: (d)
44) Who advocated the adoption of 'PURA' model to eradicate rural poverty?
- a) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
- b) Sri Abhijit Sen
- c) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
- d) Prof. A. M. Patha
Correct Answer: (a)
45) Which one of the following though called a garden is infact, not a garden?
- a) Vrindavan Garden of Mysore
- b) Hanging Garden of Mumbai
- c) Eden Garden of Kolkata
- d) Shalimar Garden of Kashmir
Correct Answer: (c)
46) The process which is not helpful in the prevention of rusting of iron is
- a) Annealing
- b) Applying Grease
- c) Galvanising
- d) Painting
Correct Answer: (a)
47) The following is a pseudo-force
- a) Centrepetal force
- b) Centrifugal reaction force
- c) Centrifugal force
- d) Strong Nuclear force
Correct Answer: (c)
48) The earth is at its maximum distance from the Sun on
- a) January 30th
- b) December 22nd
- c) September 22nd
- d) July 4th
Correct Answer: (d)
49) The national income of a nation is the
- a) Government’s annual revenue
- b) Sum total of factor incomes
- c) Surplus of public sector enterprises
- d) Exports minus imports
Correct Answer: (b)
50) Which one of the following does not match?
- a) Hindu marriage act : 1955
- b) Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act : 1971
- c) Domestic Violence on Women Act : 1990
- d) Cruelty against Women : 1995
Correct Answer: (c)