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Solved General Awareness Question Paper of SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Exam 2016 Tier-I held on 29.08.2016. [2nd Sitting]
1. Among the following States, ............... has the lowest birth rate in India.
- 1) Kerala
- 2) Uttar Pradesh
- 3) Bihar
- 4) West Bengal
2. The Secretariat of SAARC is set up at
- 1) Washington
- 2) Kathmandu
- 3) Hague
- 4) New Delhi
3. The outermost range of Himalays is called
- 1) Kali
- 2) Shiwaliks
- 3) Dehradun
- 4) Kumaon
4. Who is generally considered to be the father of the Indian Renaissance?
- 1) Rabindranath Tagore
- 2) Raja Rammohan Roy
- 3) Mahatma Phule
- 4) M.G. Ranade
5. The longest river of peninsular India is
- 1) Narmada
- 2) Godavari
- 3) Mahanadi
- 4) Cauvery
6. .............. gives hardness to stainless steel.
- 1) Zinc
- 2) Lead
- 3) Carbon
- 4) Tin
7. Which of the following is responsible for transport of food and other substances in plants?
- 1) Xylem
- 2) Phloem
- 3) Chloroplast
- 4) None of these
8. The washing machine works on the principle of
- 1) Dialysis
- 2) Diffusion
- 3) Reverse osmosis
- 4) Centrifugation
9. Which is not an external storage device?
- 1) CD-ROM
- 2) DVD-ROM
- 3) Pen Drive
- 4) RAM
10. Which of the following is the correct description of the term sex-ratio as used in the context of the census of population?
- 1) Number of males per 1000 females
- 2) Number of females per 1000 males
- 3) Number of females per 100 males
- 4) Number of females in a sample of 1000 persons
11. The atomic power station in Rajasthan is situated at
- 1) Pokhran
- 2) Suratgarh
- 3) Rawatbhata
- 4) Chittorgarh
12. The Sahitya Akademi Awards are given for best writings in how many Indian languages?
- 1) 12
- 2) 15
- 3) 20
- 4) 24
13. Right to Privacy comes under
- 1) Article 19
- 2) Article 20
- 3) Article 21
- 4) Article 18
14. The foreign traveler who visited India during the reign of Shahjahan was
- 1) Thomas Roe
- 2) William Hawkins
- 3) Ibn Batuta
- 4) Manucci
15. The GST (Goods and Services Tax), recently passed by Government will be levied on which of the following products?
- 1) Petroleum Crude
- 2) Tobacco
- 3) Natural Gas
- 4) Aviation Turbine Fuel
16. Who was elected the prime Minister of Nepal recently?
- 1) Keshav Kumar Budhathoki
- 2) Khadga Prasad Sharma Koli
- 3) Sushil Koirala
- 4) Pushpakamal Dahal 'Prachanda'
17. Which lobe of human brain is associated with hearing?
- 1) Frontal lobe
- 2) Parietal lobe
- 3) Temporal lobe
- 4) Occipital lobe
18. Which of the following is not soluble in water?
- 1) Lead sulphate
- 2) Zinc sulphate
- 3) Potassium sulphate
- 4) Sodium sulphate
19. Activated Charcoal is used to remove colouring matter from pure substances by
- 1) Bleaching
- 2) Oxidation
- 3) Adsorption
- 4) Reduction
20. Chernobyl disaster is the result of pollution by
- 1) Oil spill
- 2) Acid rain
- 3) Carbon dioxide
- 4) Radioactive waste
21. Which of the following caused radioactive pollution along the coast of Kerala?
- 1) Plutonium
- 2) Zinc
- 3) Thorium
- 4) Radium
22. In mammals, an important role of excretion is played by
- 1) Large intestine
- 2) Kidneys
- 3) Lungs
- 4) Liver
23. The second Green Revolution aims at increasing agricultural output to promote
- 1) Availability of easy credit to big farmers
- 2) Co-operative farming
- 3) Inclusive growth
- 4) Development of rural sector
24. Which of the following causes rainfall during winters in the north-western part of India?
- 1) Western disturbances
- 2) Cyclonic depression
- 3) Southwest monsoon
- 4) Retreating monsoon
25. The 'Blue Water policy' was introduced by the Portugese leader
- 1) Franscisco-de-Almeida
- 2) Alfonso de Albuquerque
- 3) Francis Caron
- 4) Francis Martyin