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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