SSC Grad. Level Exam 2010

Solved Question Paper - General Knowledge - Held on 16-5-2010

1. The phenomenon of radioactivity was discovered by

  1. Madame Curie
  2. J.J.Thomson
  3. Roentgen
  4. Becquerel

2. Einstein’s mass energy relation is given by the expression

  1. E 1 2 =mv
  2. E =mc2
  3. E =mgh
  4. None of the above

3. Defect of colour blindness can be remedied by the use of

  1. Concave lens
  2. Convex lens
  3. Cylindrical lens
  4. None of the above

4. What is a zoom lens?

  1. It is a lens having fixed focal length
  2. It is a lens having variable focal length
  3. It is a lens used in radio telescopes
  4. None of the above

5. Which one of the following is known as Marsh gas?

  1. CO
  2. CH4
  3. CO2
  4. H2

6. Chemically, lime water is

  1. Calcium hydroxide
  2. Sodium carbonate
  3. Sodium hydroxide
  4. Calcium carbonate

7. Chemically, bleaching powder is

  1. Calcium hypochlorite
  2. Calcium hydroxide
  3. Sodium hydroxide
  4. Calcium sulphate

8. A gas used as a disinfectant in drinking water is

  1. Hydrogen
  2. Oxygen
  3. Fluorine
  4. Chlorine

9. Which one of the following is associated with Darwinism?

  1. Law of Use and Abuse
  2. Mutation
  3. Theory of Germplasm
  4. Natural Selection

10. Radioactivity is measured by

  1. Geiger-Mullar counter
  2. Polarimeter
  3. Calorimeter
  4. Colorimeter

11. The study of worms which cause parasitic infestations in man is called

  1. Helminthology
  2. Herpetology
  3. Ichthyology
  4. Malacology

12. The double helical structure of DNA was discovered by

  1. Watson and Crick
  2. Watson and Khurana
  3. Crick and Khurana
  4. Watson and Morgan

13. The vector for elephantiasis is

  1. Culex mosquito larval
  2. Female mosquito
  3. Infected culex mosquito
  4. Female anopheles mosquito

14. Deficiency of iron leads to

  1. Anorexia
  2. Anaemia
  3. Polycythemia
  4. Leucopenia

15. Which one of the following is the largest terrestrial wild animal?

  1. Indian elephant
  2. African elephant
  3. Giraffe
  4. White tiger

16. Enterobiasis is caused by

  1. Hook worm
  2. Filaria worm
  3. Pin worm
  4. Round worm

17. Who formulated the ‘Drain of Wealth’ theory?

  1. Dadabhai Naoroji
  2. M.G.Ranade
  3. R.C.Dutt
  4. B.C.Pal

18. The silver coins of the Gupta period were known as

  1. Dinar
  2. Rupyaka
  3. Satamana
  4. Karshapana

19. Who was the first European to designate ‘Aryans’ as a race?

  1. Sir William Jones
  2. H.H.Wilson
  3. Max Muller
  4. General Cunningham

20. Match the Sufi Saints with the Silsilas with which they were associated. Answer the questions on the basis of codes provided below-

List I List II
A. Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya1. Qadiri
B. Bahauddin Zakariya2. Suhrawardi
C. Mian Mir3. Chistiya
D. Ahmad Sirhindi4. Naqshbandi

Code:

  1. A - 3; B - 4; C - 2; D - 1
  2. A - 3; B - 2; C - 1; D - 4
  3. A - 2; B - 1; C - 3; D - 4
  4. A - 1; B - 2; C - 3; D - 4

21. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Academy is located at -

  1. Meghalaya
  2. Mizoram
  3. Arunachal Pradesh
  4. Sikkim

22. Which State of India has recorded the highest rate of population growth in the last census (2001)?

  1. Gujarat
  2. Manipur
  3. Nagaland
  4. Haryana

23. What is the correct rank order of towns on the basis of population (2001) size?

  1. Greater Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai
  2. Greater Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore
  3. Kolkata, Greater Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad
  4. Delhi, Greater Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad

24. Identify the Indian State which has the lowest sex ratio

  1. Haryana
  2. Punjab
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Arunachal Pradesh

25. New firms are barred from entering the market in

  1. Perfect competition
  2. Oligopoly
  3. Monopolistic competition
  4. Monopoly

26. Who says that propensity to consume is stable in the short run?

  1. Keynes
  2. Hicks
  3. Arrow
  4. Stiglitz

27. In India, according to 2001 census, the general literacy rate is

  1. 65.38%
  2. 52.21%
  3. 43.57%
  4. 34.45%

28. India’s largest commercial bank is

  1. Central Bank of India
  2. State Bank of India
  3. Indian Overseas Bank
  4. Bank of India

29. Which one of the following is not among the key objectives of the 10th Plan?

  1. Reduction of poverty ratio
  2. Drinking water for all villages by 2012
  3. Reduction in infant mortality rates
  4. Reduction in imports

30. Fiscal Policy is related to

  1. Money supply in the economy
  2. Regulation of the banking system
  3. Planning for economic development
  4. Government’s Revenue and Expenditure