SSC CHSL Exam 2012 – Solved GK Paper (21.10.2012:FN)
October 31, 2012 11 Comments
SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam 2012 (Recruitment of Lower Division Clerks and Data Entry Operators) Solved GK Paper held on 21st October 2012 (Morning Shift) |
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1. The basic characteristic of a capitalistic economy is a) full employment b) the private ownership of the means of production c) absence of monopoly d) large-scale production in primary industries A capitalist economy is one in which the means of production are owned and controlled |
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2. Which of the following taxes is not a direct tax? a) Gift tax b) Wealth tax c) Sales tax d) Estate duty |
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3. UNDP prepares a) Index Number of Price Level b) Physical Quality Index c) Human Development Index d) Standard of Living Index |
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4. Fiscal policy refers to a) Sale and purchase of securities by RBI b) Government taxes, expenditure and borrowings c) Government borrowings from abroad d) Sharing of its revenue by Central Government with States Fiscal policy is the manipulation of government spending and taxation. |
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5. Public opinion gets an authoritative expression in a democracy through a) Newspapers b) Parliament c) Pressure groups d) Public meetings |
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6. Which one of the following is not a determining factor of a country’s foreign policy? a) National interests b) Interdependence c) Cultural conditions d) Religious conditions |
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7. Who will act as the Chairman of Public Accounts Committee? a) The Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha [Check this post] b) The Leader of the House c) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha d) The Vice-President of India |
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8. Who was chosen unanimously as the President of India? a) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan b) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy c) K.R. Narayanan d) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was the sixth President of India serving from 25 July 1977 |
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9. The Constitution of India was passed by the Constitutent Assembly on a) 17th October, 1949 b) 14th November, 1949 c) 26th November, 1949 d) 26th January, 1949 |
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10. The power to decide an election petition is vested in the a) Parliament b) Supreme Court c) High Court d) Election Commission The power to decide an election petition is vested in the High Court, with appeal to the |
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11. The 1857 Mutiny failed mainly because a) the British got French support b) the British numbered more c) of lack of planning and leadership d) it was premature |
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12. The Story of ‘My Experiment with Truth” is the autobiography of a) Lala lajpat Rai b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak d) Mahatma Gandhi |
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13. Who among the following made the Ganapati festival very popular in Maharashtra? a) Gopal krishna Gokhale b) Annie Vesant c) Mahadev Ranade d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
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14. The Mughal ruler who built the Buland Darwaja was a) Akbar b) Babur c) Humayun d) Bahadur Shah Buland Darwaza was built in ‘Fatehpur Sikri’ by “Akbar The Great” in 1572 to commemorate |
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15. Diarchy in the provinces was introduced through the a) Indian Councils Act, 1861 b) Indian Councils Act, 1862 c) Government of India Act, 1919 d) Government of India Act, 1935 Diarchy or dual Government in the provinces of British India was introduced by |
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16. Which of the following is the world’s largest desert? a) Gobi b) Sahara c) The Great Australian Desert d) Arabian Desert World’s largest hot desert is the Sahara in northern Africa, but in term of size/area: |
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17. The rate of erosion in a stream is lowest where a) breadth is greater b) velocity is more c) the river joins the sea d) depth is greater Velocity is the key factor that determines a stream’s ability to erode, transport, and |
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18. The name ‘Sahyadri’ is related to: a) Western Ghats b) Cyclone hazards c) A rain-bearing wind d) Himalayan Peak |
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19. Which of the following is not correctly matched? a) Himachal Pradesh – Shilong b) Andhra Pradesh – Hyderabad c) Uttar pradesh – Lucknow d) Arunachal Pradesh – Itanagar |
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20. Tides in the sea have stored in them a) Hydraulic energy b) Kinetic energy c) Gravitational potential energy d) A combination of all the three forms of energy |
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21. Delivery of developed foetus is scientifically called as a) Parturition b) Oviposition c) Abortion d) Ovulation |
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22. Thyroxine hormone is secreted by a) Pituitary gland b) Thyroid gland c) Adrneal gland d) Testes The primary function of thyroid gland in human body is to secrete thyroid hormones, |
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23. The digestive juice which has no enzyme is a) Bile b) Saliva c) Intestinal juice d) Gastric juice |
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24. An essential feature of seed germination is the presence of a) Minerals b) Water c) Light d) Temperature |
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25. Plants that grow on stones and rocks are a) Halophytes b) Aerophytes c) Psammophytes d) Lithophytes |
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26. Tactile hair is found in the body of a) Insects b) Mammals c) Reptiles d) Birds Tactile hairs help organisms sense their environment. |
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27. The source of energy in the sun a) nuclear fission b) nuclear fusion c) radioactivity d) electrical energy |
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28. Which one of the following materials is used as controller in a nuclear reactor power generator? a) Cadmium b) Beryllium c) Graphite d) Heavy Water Cadmium’s rods are used in nuclear reactors to control the rate of fission of |
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29. Banking of curves on road or railway track is done to provide a) centripetal force b) centrifugal force c) gravitational force d) angular velocity |
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30. ___________ is a type of application software used for communication. a) FTP b) Word processing c) Database d) Image editing |
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31. A floppy disk is a) a semiconductor random-access memory b) an EPROM c) used as the primary memory in computer system d) made up of magnetic material Invented by IBM’s Alan Shugart in 1971, floppy disks are made of thin plastic disk coated with magnetic material on which data for a computer can be stored. |
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32. MDI stands for a) Multiple Document Interface b) Multiple Design Interface c) Multiple Design Interaction d) Multiple Document Interaction |
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33. People die in an atmosphere of carbon dioxide because a) it is a poisonous gas b) it destroys tissues c) of want of oxygen d) of suffocation |
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34. Which of the following acts as photosensitizer during photosynthesis? a) Oxygen b) Nitrogen c) Chlorophyll d) Chlorine |
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35. What happens when bleaching powder is left exposed to air? a) it turns dark brown in colour b) it turns yellow in colour c) it gradually loses its oxygen d) it gradually loses its chlorine |
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36. Arsenic pollution leads to a) White foot disease b) Black foot disease c) Dyslexia d) Allergy |
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37. Which one of the following does not contribute to pollution? a) Thermal Power Plant b) Nuclear Power Plant c) Hydroelectric Power Plant d) Atomic Power Plant |
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38. Which of the following are the two major components of dry air (by volume)? a) Nitrogen and Oxygen b) Oxygen and Argon c) Nitrogen and Ammonia d) Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide |
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39. Which one of the following is not an example of Lotic ecosystem? a) Stream b) Lagoon c) Pond d) Estuary Pond is example of Lentic Ecosystem because it has still waters instead of flowing waters. |
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40. Permissible noise level at industrial area during daytime is a) 40 dB (A) b) 75 dB (A) c) 120 dB (A) d) 140 dB (A) |
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41. Benazir Bhutto, the former Pakistan Prime Minister was assassinated in a) Hyderabad b) Karachi c) Rawalpindi d) Islamabad The assassination of Benazir Bhutto occurred on 27 December 2007 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. |
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42. Which of the following is correctly matched? Research Institue Headquarters a) Leather Research Institue – Lucknow -> correct : Chennai b) Rice Research Institute – Cuttack c) Silk Research Institute – Bangalore -> correct : Mysore d) Sugar Research Institute – Chennai -> correct : Kanpur |
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43. Who was affectionately known as the “Grand Old Man of India”? a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale b) Mahatma gandhi c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak d) Dadabhai Naoroji |
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44. India test fired successfully its Agni-V surface-to-surface ICBM from Wheeler Island on a) 8th March, 2012 b) 7th April, 2012 c) 17th March, 2012 d) 17th April, 2012 The three stage, solid propellant missile AGNI-V was test-fired successfully from a mobile launcher from the launch complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Wheeler Island off Odisha coast on 19th April 2012 at 08:05 AM. The test-fire of Agni-V missile was originally scheduled for 18th April 2012. It was postponed |
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45. Find the odd one out: a) IDBI – Industrial Finance b) SIDBI – Financial assistance to small industries c) FCI – Financial assistance to commercial institutions d) EXIM BANK – Financing of Export-Import trade |
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46. The Tweleth Five Year Plan will be operative for the period a) 2010 – 2015 b) 2011 – 2016 c) 2012 – 2017 d) 2013 – 2018 |
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47. The State with largest gap in the male and female literacy is a) Uttar Pradesh b) Madhya Pradesh c) Rajasthan d) Kerala |
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48. “Better to regin in hell than serve in heaven.” Who said these words? a) William Shakespeare b) Milton c) William Wordsworth d) Lord Tennyson |
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49. Comprehensive Test Ban Treat (CTBT) is associated with the ban on which of the following? a) Ban on certain organisations under UN laws b) Ban on money laundering activities c) Ban on nuclear tests for developing arsenals d) Ban on terrrorism |
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50. The Pulitzer prize is associated with which of the following? a) Environmental Protection b) Civil Aviation c) Journalism d) Olympic Games _______________________________________________________________________________________ |
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