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SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Exam 2012 : Set - 1 General Knowledge

1. Union Carbide India Ltd. manufactured essentially

  • a) Fertilisers
  • b) Heavy water
  • c) Leather goods
  • d) Petrochemicals

Correct Answer: (d)

2. The authority to specify which castes shall be deemed to be scheduled castes rests with the?

  • a) Prime Minister
  • b) President
  • c) Governor
  • d) Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Tribes

Correct Answer: (b)

3) The most densely populated state in India is:

  • a) Kerala
  • b) West Bengal
  • c) Tamil nadu
  • d) Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer: (b)

4) The first speaker of Lok Sabha was:

  • a) S. Radhakrishnan
  • b) M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
  • c) Sardar Hukam Singh
  • d) G.V. Mavlankar

Correct Answer: (d)

5) Who is the author of the book 'Paksitan: Beyond the Crisis State':

  • a) Maleha Lodhi
  • b) Amir Mir
  • c) Khuram Iqbal
  • d) M.J. Akbar

Correct Answer: (a)

6) Who favoured the Artic Home theory of the Aryans?

  • a) Jacobi
  • b) A.C. Das
  • c) Pargiter
  • d) B.G. Tilak

Correct Answer: (d)

7) Which is NOT a correct statement?

  • a) Dilute solutions contains less amount of solute
  • b) Phenols are acidic
  • c) Methylated spirit contains only methanol
  • d) In benzene all the atoms lie in one plane

Correct Answer: (c)

8) Consumption for the sake of enjoying social acknowledgement is called:

  • a) Social consumption
  • b) Rational consumption
  • c) Demonstration consumption
  • d) Conspicuous consumption

Correct Answer: (d)

9) The iron and steel plant in Andhra Pradesh is at:

  • a) Bokaro
  • b) Burnpur
  • c) Vijay Nagar
  • d) Visakhapatnam

Correct Answer: (d)

10) Polar-bears hold cures for:

  • a) Osteoporosis
  • b) Type II diabetes
  • c) Kidney failure
  • d) Breast - cancer

Correct Answer: (b)

11) Of the following economists, whom do you consider the Master of "Partial Analysis"?

  • a) J.M. Keynes
  • b) Alfred Marshall
  • c) Leon Walras
  • d) Lionel Robbins

Correct Answer: (b)

12) Pyroligneous acid obtained from wood contains:

  • a) 10% Acetic acid
  • b) 10% ethanol
  • c) 10% Formic acid
  • d) 10% Formaldehyde

Correct Answer: (a)

13) The red, orange and yellow colours of leaves are due to:

  • a) Carotenoids
  • b) Lignins
  • c) Tannis
  • d) Aldehydes

Correct Answer: (a)

14) The disease that kills more people than lung cancer as a consequences of air pollution is:

  • a) chronic bronchitis
  • b) emphesema
  • c) heart attack
  • d) asthma

Correct Answer: (a)

15) Which of the following is meant for the ex-situ conservation of various species?

  • a) Herbarium
  • b) Sperm bank
  • c) Blood bank
  • d) Germplasm bank

Correct Answer: (d)

16) The infective stage of Malaria is:

  • a) Ring state
  • b) Gametocyte
  • c) Merozoite
  • d) Sporozoite

Correct Answer: (d)

17) Wheat, Barley, Lemon, Orange, rye and pearl millet belong to:

  • a) the same plant family
  • b) two plant families
  • c) three plant families
  • d) four plant families

Correct Answer: (b)

18) Low cost housing is an example for:

  • a) Private wants
  • b) Merit wants
  • c) Mixed wants
  • d) Social wants

Correct Answer: (b)


19) Which of the following is not a reason for Brain Drain?

  • a) failure to recognise talent in the originating country
  • b) the lure of high living standards
  • c) lack of employment opportunities
  • d) socio-economic instability

Correct Answer: (c)


20) Photosynthetic vesicle found in bacteria is called a:

  • a) Mesosome
  • b) Pneumatophore
  • c) Genophore
  • d) Chromatophore

Correct Answer: (d)


21) The treaty of Versailles restored Alsace-Lorraine to:

  • a) Britain
  • b) France
  • c) Belgium
  • d) Italy

Correct Answer: (b)


22) Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

  • a) Salt petre - potassium nitrate
  • b) Milk of lime - sodium sulphate
  • c) Galuber's salt - calcium sulphate
  • d) Gypsum - calcium hydroxide

Correct Answer: (a)


23) Which bank was the first to introduce ATMs to the world?

  • a) Hong Kong Bank
  • b) Bank of America
  • c) Citi Bank
  • d) Standard Chartered Bank

Correct Answer: (c)


24) The Asokan Edicts were deciphered first by

  • a) Sir John Marshall
  • b) Charles Wilkins
  • c) James Prinsep
  • d) Sir William Jones

Correct Answer: (c)


25) South-South dialogue is associated with:

  • a) Arms conference
  • b) Co-operation among developing nations
  • c) Summit meeting between developed and developing countries
  • d) All the above

Correct Answer: (b)


26) Which colour/colours of light has the highest velocity through vacuum?

  • a) Green
  • b) Blue
  • c) Red
  • d) All of the above

Correct Answer: (d)


27) Who was the teacher of Gautama Buddha?

  • a) Patanjali
  • b) Panini
  • c) Kapila
  • d) Alara Kalama

Correct Answer: (d)


28) An algae type ocean deposit is:

  • a) Diatom Ooze
  • b) Neritic remains
  • c) Pelagic deposits
  • d) Pteropod Ooze

Correct Answer: (a)


29) The proposal for the creation of new All-India Services can be considered only:

  • a) if majority of State Legislature make such demand
  • b) if the Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by two-thirds majority
  • c) if Lok Sabha passes a resolution by two-thirds majority
  • d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (b)


30) Human Development Index was formulated by:

  • a) ASEAN
  • b) UNDP
  • c) IBRD
  • d) UNCTAD

Correct Answer: (b)


31) We receive sunlight on earth surface. What type of light beams are these?

  • a) Diverging
  • b) Converging
  • c) Parallel
  • d) Random

Correct Answer: (a)


32) Torah is the sacred book of:

  • a) Zorastrianism
  • b) Taosim
  • c) Judaism
  • d) Confucianism

Correct Answer: (c)


33) The ultimate source of energy in a hydroelectric power station is:

  • a) solar energy
  • b) the kinetic energy of water
  • c) the potential energy of water
  • d) the electro-chemical energy of water

Correct Answer: (a)


34) Peninsular India has the following zonal soil types:

  • a) Alluvial soil
  • b) Red and yellow soil
  • c) Saline soil
  • d) Forest soil

Correct Answer: (b)


35) The biggest planet in the solar system is:

  • a) Venus
  • b) Uranus
  • c) Saturn
  • d) Jupiter

Correct Answer: (d)


36) "Eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth" is the guiding principle of:

  • a) Attributive theory of Justice
  • b) Retributive theory of Justice
  • c) Deterrent theory of Justice
  • d) Reformative theory of Justice

Correct Answer: (b)


37) The seat of Kerala High Court is located at:

  • a) Kottayam
  • b) Kollam
  • c) Ernakulam
  • d) Thiruvananthapuram

Correct Answer: (c)


38) The study of population is known as _____

  • a) Petrology
  • b) Hydrology
  • c) Demography
  • d) Climatology

Correct Answer: (c)


39) Mamta Sharma was appointed in 2011 as the chairperson of:

  • a) National Commission for Minorities
  • b) National Commission for Protection of Child Right
  • c) National Commission for women
  • d) National Commission for BCs

Correct Answer: (c)


40) What type of mirror is used in a view finding mirror of a vehicle?

  • a) Convex mirror
  • b) Concave mirror
  • c) Paraboloidal mirror
  • d) Plane mirror

Correct Answer: (a)


41) The 34th National Games were held in 2011 in:

  • a) Jharkhand
  • b) Kerala
  • c) Uttarakhand
  • d) Karnataka

Correct Answer: (a)


42) The prose collection of the vedic poems are:

  • a) Samhitas
  • b) Brahmanas
  • c) Samhitas
  • d) Aranyakas

Correct Answer: (b)


43) Drying oils contain a fairly large proportion of:

  • a) Unsaturated fatty acids
  • b) Saturated fatty acids
  • c) Proteins
  • d) Fats

Correct Answer: (a)


44) The state which has registered the highest population growth rate according to 2001 census is:

  • a) Sikkim
  • b) Kerala
  • c) Uttar Pradesh
  • d) Nagaland

Correct Answer: (d)


45) Who said that the Directive Principles of State Policy are just like "a cheque on bank payable at the convenience of the bank"?

  • a) K.T. Shah
  • b) Pandit Nehru
  • c) B.R. Ambedkar
  • d) N.G. Ranga

Correct Answer: (a)


46) Ram Sharan Sharma, who died in 2011 was an eminent:

  • a) Chemist
  • b) Economist
  • c) Archaeologist
  • d) Indologist

Correct Answer: (d)


47) The 98th Indian Science Congress was held in 2011 at:

  • a) Bhopal
  • b) Chennai
  • c) Bengaluru
  • d) Bhubaneshwar

Correct Answer: (b)


48) India making 'Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements' (DTAA) with other countries for the promotion of:

  • a) Foreign institutional investment
  • b) External commercial borrowings
  • c) Foreign direct investments
  • d) Bilateral trade

Correct Answer: (d)


49) Earth is a very big magnet. In which direction does its magnetic field extend?

  • a) west to east
  • b) north to south
  • c) south to north
  • d) east to west

Correct Answer: (c)


50) What is m-commerce?

  • a) machine commerce
  • b) money commerce
  • c) marketing commerce
  • d) mobile commerce

Correct Answer: (d)