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SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam 2011 : Set - 2
General Knowledge
1. BT Seed is associated with which among the following?
- a) Oil Seeds
- b) Rice
- c) Wheat
- d) Cotton
Correct Answer: (d)
2. The system of Dyarchy was introduced in
- a) 1909
- b) 1919
- c) 1935
- d) 1945
Correct Answer: (b)
3) The editor of Young India and Harijan was
- a) Nehru
- b) Subhash Chandra Bose
- c) Mahatma Gandhi
- d) Ambedkar
Correct Answer: (c)
4) Which city receives the highest cosmic radiation amongst the following
- a) Mumbai
- b) Delhi
- c) Kolkata
- d) Chennai
Correct Answer: (b)
5) The purchase of shares and bonds of Indian companies by Foreign Institutional Investors is called?
- a) Portfolio Investment
- b) NRI Investment
- c) Foreign Indirect Investment
- d) FDI
Correct Answer: (c)
6) The headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is in?
- a) Washington
- b) Vienna
- c) Paris
- d) Geneva
Correct Answer: (b)
7) Who of the following attended all the three round table conferences?
- a) Vallabh Bhai Patel
- b) Mahatma Gandhi
- c) B R Ambedkar
- d) M M Malviya
Correct Answer: (c)
8) Loktak is a
- a) Valley
- b) River
- c) Mountain Range
- d) Lake
Correct Answer: (d)
9) Vasundhara Summit was held in
- a) Brazil
- b) Australia
- c) UK
- d) USA
Correct Answer: (a)
10) Who was the first Indian to become the member of British parliament?
- a) Bankim Chandra Chaterjee
- b) Dadabhai Naoroji
- c) W C Banerjee
- d) None of the above
Correct Answer: (b)
11) Which is the largest living bird on Earth?
- a) Siberian Crane
- b) Emu
- c) Ostrich
- d) Albatross
Correct Answer: (a)
12) In the Budget estimates of 2011-12, an allocation of Rs. 400 Crore has been made to bring in second green revolution in East in the rice based cropping system of?
- a) Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar & Jharkhand
- b) Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand , Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
- c) Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar
- d) Assam and West Bengal
Correct Answer: (b)
13) The Noble Gas used for the treatment of cancer is
- a) Helium
- b) Radon
- c) Argon
- d) Krypton
Correct Answer: (b)
14) Rihand Dam project provides irrigation to
- a) Gujarat & Maharastra
- b) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
- c) Kerala and Karnataka
- d) Odisha and West Bengal
Correct Answer: (b)
15) Who invented vaccination for small pox?
- a) Sir Alexander Fleming
- b) Sir Frederick Grant Banting
- c) Loius Pasteur
- d) Edward Jenner
Correct Answer: (d)
16) In the Budget 2011-12, presented by the Finance Minister on 28.2.2011, the income tax limit for senior citizens has been increased to ?
- a) Rs. 2.50 Lakh
- b) Rs. 2.60 Lakh
- c) Rs. 2.80 Lakh
- d) Rs. 3.00 Lakh
Correct Answer: (a)
17) The Headquarters of MCF (Master Control Facility) is
- a) Thumba
- b) Hassan
- c) Sri Harikota
- d) Hyderabad
Correct Answer: (d)
18) Which of the following is responsible for extra strength of Pyrex glass?
- a) Potassium carbonate
- b) Borax
- c) Ferric Oxide
- d) Lead Oxide
Correct Answer: (b)
19) Which of the following country did not win any match of the FIFA cup in 2002, 2006 and 2010?
- a) Brazil
- b) Spain
- c) South Africa
- d) Argentina
Correct Answer: (c)
20) The element which is used for vulcanizing rubber is?
- a) Sulphur
- b) Silicon
- c) Phosphorus
- d) Bromine
Correct Answer: (d)
21) The common tree species in Nilgiri Hills is
- a) Eucalyptus
- b) Pine
- c) Teak
- d) Sal
Correct Answer: (a)
22) If the Anglo Indian community does not get adequate representation in the Lok Sabha, two members of the community can be nominated by
- a) Prime Minister
- b) President
- c) President in consultation with Parliament
- d) Speaker
Correct Answer: (b)
23) Which is the longest irrigation canal in India?
- a) Sir Hind Canal
- b) Yamuna Canal
- c) East Kosi Canal
- d) Indira Gandhi Canal
Correct Answer: (d)
24) Which one of the following minerals is found in Monazite Sand?
- a) Sodium
- b) Thorium
- c) Uranium
- d) Potassium
Correct Answer: (b)
25) Who of the following received the Sangeet Natak Academi's Ustad Bismillah Khan Puraskar for 2009 in theatre?
- a) Abanti Chakraborty and Sukracharjya Rabha
- b) Ragini chander sarkar
- c) K Nellai Maniknandan
- d) Omkar Shrikant Dadarkar
Correct Answer: (a)
26) Lens is made up of
- a) Flint Glass
- b) Pyrex Glass
- c) Ordinary Glass
- d) Cobalt Glass
Correct Answer: (a)
27) For the election of President of India, a citizen should have completed the age of
- a) 18 Years
- b) 25 Years
- c) 30 Years
- d) 35 Years
Correct Answer: (d)
28) Which plant is called Herbal Indian Doctor?
- a) Amla
- b) Mango
- c) Neem
- d) Tulsi
Correct Answer: (a)
29) A Groupware is a
- a) Hardware
- b) Software
- c) Firmware
- d) Network
Correct Answer: (b)
30) In which of the following areas, spreadsheet software is more useful?
- a) Statistics
- b) Message sending
- c) Publishing
- d) Psychology
Correct Answer: (a)
31) In Coriander, useful parts are?
- a) leaves and flowers
- b) leaves and dried fruits
- c) flowers and dried fruits
- d) Roots and leaves
Correct Answer: (b)
32) Which of the following folk / tribal dances is associated with Karnataka?
- a) Yakshagana
- b) Jatra
- c) Veedhi
- d) Jatra
Correct Answer: (a)
33) Who said: "Good citizen makes a good state and bad citizen makes a bad state"?
- a) Plato
- b) Rousseau
- c) Aristotle
- d) Laski
Correct Answer: (c)
34) Which of the following statements on Railway Budget 2011-12 is correct?
- a) There would be no increase in fares for both suburban and long distance travel
- b) There would be 15% increase in freight rates on all goods other than food grains
- c) There would be a 10% increase in fares for long distance train travel both by AC and NON-AC classes
- d) There would be 15% increase in passenger fares for all classes for long distance and freights
Correct Answer: (a)
35) The pH of Human Blood is
- a) 7.2
- b) 7.4
- c) 7.6
- d) 7.8
Correct Answer: (b)
36) Which of the following books has been written by Kishwar Desai?
- a) The Red Devil
- b) Earth and Ashes
- c) Tonight this Savage Rite
- d) Witness the night
Correct Answer: (d)
37) Member of parliament will lose his membership if he is continuously absent from sessions for
- a) 30 days
- b) 60 days
- c) 90 days
- d) 365 days
Correct Answer: (b)
38) The phenomenon of light associated with the appearance of blue color of sky is?
- a) Reflection
- b) Refraction
- c) Interference
- d) Scattering
Correct Answer: (d)
39) Which among the following is the largest endocrine gland of human body?
- a) Parathyroid
- b) Adrenal
- c) Thyroid
- d) Pituitary
Correct Answer: (c)
40) Mirage is an example of
- a) Refraction and Total Internal Reflection of Light
- b) Refraction of light
- c) Dispersion of Light
- d) Total Internal Reflection of Light
Correct Answer: (a)
41) First Indian Prime Minister to visit Siachen was?
- a) Inder Kumar Gujaral
- b) Rajiv Gandhi
- c) Mammohan Singh
- d) None of them
Correct Answer: (c)
42) In India, Residuary Powers are vested in
- a) Local Government
- b) State Government
- c) Union Government
- d) Both Union and State Government
Correct Answer: (c)
43) Which amongst the following is the largest mammal?
- a) Elephant
- b) Whale
- c) Rhinoceros
- d) Dinosaur
Correct Answer: (b)
44) Which part becomes modified as the tusk of elephant?
- a) Second Incisor
- b) Molar
- c) Premolar
- d) Canine
Correct Answer: (a)
45) The maximum limit on poll expenditure for Assembly Constituencies has been raised in February, 2011 to
- a) 16 lakhs
- b) 18 lakhs
- c) 20 lakhs
- d) 22 lakhs
Correct Answer: (c)
46) Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightment?
- a) Sarnath
- b) Rajgriha
- c) Kapilvastu
- d) Bodhgaya
Correct Answer: (d)
47) Optical fibres are based upon the phenomenon of which of the following?
- a) Interference
- b) Total Internal Reflection
- c) Diffraction
- d) Dispersion
Correct Answer: (b)
48) Now a days, Yellow lamps are frequently used as street lights. Which among the following gases, is used in these lamps?
- a) Nitrogen
- b) Sodium
- c) Neon
- d) Hydrogen
Correct Answer: (b)
49) Coronation of Shivaji took place in which year?
- a) 1627
- b) 1670
- c) 1674
- d) 1680
Correct Answer: (c)
50) The nuclear reactors which were damaged heavily due to strong Earthquake-cum-Tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011 causing radiation leakage at
- a) Tokyo
- b) Fukushima
- c) Kyoto
- d) None of them
Correct Answer: (b)