SSC Matric Level 2011 - Solved Paper

Solved Question Paper - General Knowledge - Held on 04 Dec 2011

26. Which of the following statements are correct about chloroform?

  1. Liquid fuel
  2. Anaesthetic in nature
  3. Produces phosgene
  4. Fire extinguisher
  1. 1, 2
  2. 1, 3
  3. 2, 3
  4. 4, 1

27. Which of the following is not a method of preparing oxygen?

  1. Electrolysis of water
  2. Fractional distillation of liquid air
  3. Decomposition of potassium permanganate
  4. Decomposition of manganese dioxide

28. Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of alloys?

They are

  1. Compounds
  2. Mixtures
  3. Solutions
  4. Homogeneous systems

29. Permanent hardness of water may be removed by addition of

  1. Alum
  2. Sodium carbonate
  3. Lime
  4. Potassium permanganate

30. Global warming is expected to result in

  1. Increase in level of sea
  2. Change in crop pattern
  3. Change in coastline
  4. Each of the above

31. Which of the following is an egg laying mammal?

  1. Bat
  2. Leafy ant-eater
  3. Whale
  4. Spiny ant-eater

32. A transformer works with

  1. Alternating current only
  2. Direct current only
  3. Both AC and DC
  4. Any signal

33. In the earth, the weight of a body is maximum at the

  1. North Pole
  2. South Pole
  3. Equator
  4. Surface

34. The technique of collecting information about an object from a distance without making physical contact with it is

  1. Remote sensing
  2. Remote control
  3. Remote accessing
  4. Space shuttle

35. The head mirror used by E.N.T. doctors is

  1. Concave
  2. Convex
  3. Plane
  4. Plano-convex

36. A _______is a high-speed net work that connects local net works in a city or town.

  1. LAN
  2. MAN
  3. WAN
  4. TAN

37. PDA stands for

  1. Personal digital assistant
  2. Personal development agency
  3. Personal data authority
  4. Personal data array

38. Bharat ratna is designed like the leaf of

  1. Banyan
  2. Peepal tree
  3. Coconut tree
  4. Sandalwood tree

39. In which of the following states, is child sex ratio as per the provisional results of the 2011 census, the lowest?

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

40. Which team advanced to the Copa America final 2011 without winning any of its five matches in open play?

  1. Brazil
  2. Paraguay
  3. Venezuela
  4. Peru

41. Which one of the following is in fact not a garden?

  1. Hanging gardens (Mumbai)
  2. Eden gardens (Kolkata)
  3. Vrindavan gardens (Mysore)
  4. Khusro gardens (Lucknow)