SSC CPO GK Paper 2011
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SSC Central Police Organisations Recruitment 2011 Sub-Inspector In C.P.O, Assistant Sub-Inspector In C.I.S.F. and Intelligence Officer In Narcotics Control Bureau, Exam 2011 (Solved General Awareness Paper held on 28th August 2011) |
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1. Who said that “Oh! Disrespectable democracy! I love you!”? a) G.B.Shaw b) Carpenter c) Lord Bryce d) Appa Dorai |
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2. The adoptation of High Yielding Variety Programme in Indian Agriculture started in a) 1968 b) 1967 c) 1966 d) 1965 |
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3. ‘Brown Revolution’ is a) growth of fodder industry b) growth of sea products c) growth of milk and milk products d) growth of food processing and soft drinks industries in India Basically, Brown Revolution in India means to recycle all polluting, stiking, deadly garbage for composting and for power generation in all big,small and metro cities in india. It is related to the development of Non-conventional energy resources. Revoltuion in India | Area |
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4. The total value of goods and services produced in a country during a given period is a) Disposable income b) National income c) Per Capita Income d) Net national income |
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5. Mechanization of Indian agriculture on a considerable scale is not possible due to a) small holdings b) lack of tractors c) poverty of peasants d) indifference of the people |
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6. Which one of the following is NOT a function of the central bank in an economy? a) Dealing with foreign exchange b) Controlling monetary policy c) Controlling government spending d) Acting as banker’s bank |
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7. The three-tier Panchayat Raj System in India was proposed by the a) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee b) Ashok Mehta Committee c) Royal Commission d) None of the above |
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8. Under which Article of the Constitution is the President’s Rule introduced in a state due to the failure of the constitutional machinary? a) 352 b) 356 c) 360 d) 350 |
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9. Through which principle/device did Mahatma Gandhi strive to bridge economic inequlaities? a) Abolition of Machinary b) Establishment of village industries c) Adoptation of non-violence d) Trusteeship theory |
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10. Arthasastra was written by a) Dhanananda b) Kautilya c) Bimbisara d) Pushyamitra |
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11. Who translated Ramayana into Parsian? a) Abul Fazl b) Badauni c) Abdul Latif d) Isar Das |
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12. Which one of the following was the first English ship that came to India? a) Elizabeth b) Bengal c) Red Dragon d) Mayflower In 1612 during the Mughal period, English Captain Best entered the busy harbour of Surat in his ship The Red Dragon. |
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13. The member-states of the U.N.O. have delegated the primary responsibility for maintaining world peace and security to the a) General Assembly b) Economic and Social Council (EcoSoc) c) Security Council d) International Court of Justice |
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14. Which one of the following was the last Buddhist text produced in India? a) Divya Vandanam b) Dohakosa c) Vajrachedika d) Vamsathapakasini |
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15. The approximate circumference of the Earth is a) 13,000 km b) 20,000 km c) 25,000 km d) 30,000 km Plato guessed Earth’s circumference as approx. 40,000 miles while Archimedes ( 287 – 212 BC ) estimated it as approx. 30,000 miles. |
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16. When did India join the International Tsunami Warning System? a) 2004 b) 2005 c) 2006 d) 2007 An international warning system for tsunamis in the Indian Ocean was launched in June 2006 |
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17. ‘Cod’ is a variety of a) Goat b) Fish c) Crop d) Coral |
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18. The All India Muslim League was founded by a) Malauna Ahmed Ali b) Mohammad Ali Jinnah c) Agha Khan d) Hakim Ajmal Khan Muslim League, political organization of India and Pakistan, founded in 1906 as the All-India Muslim League by Aga Khan III. |
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19. Golden Revolution refers to a) Sericulture b) Horiculture c) Apiculture d) Viticulture |
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20. Which one of the following is a major port on East Coast of India? a) Kandla b) Vishakhapatnam c) Karikal d) Pondicheery |
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21. The total number of bones in our body is a) 226 b) 206 c) 256 d) 236 |
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22. The poison of honey bee is a) Acidic b) Alkaline c) Saltish d) Protien |
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23. Birds which swim in water have a) webbed feet b) broad wings c) long beaks d) toes with claws |
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24. A large number of identical plants can be obtained in a short span of time through a) large number of seeds of a single plant b) stem cuttings c) tissue culture technique d) hydroponics method |
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25. The smallest flowering plant is a) Wolffia b) Lemma c) Azolla d) Ficus |
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26. Leukaemia or blood cancer is characterised by abnormal increase of the a) Red blood cells b) White blood cells c) Blood paltelets d) Blood plasma |
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27. The sound produced by a bat a) audible b) subsonic c) infrasonic d) ultrasonic |
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28. When a bar magnet is cut into two halves, the pole strength of each piece a) becomes double b) becomes half c) becomes zero d) remains the same |
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29. Cooking oil is converted intovegetable ghee by the process of a) Crystallisation b) Condensation c) Hydrogenation d) Scrubland |
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30. A balloon filled with helium rises in air because a) air exerts an upward force on the balloon b) the balloon is weightless c) helium is less dense than air d) helium pushes down on the air below the balloon |
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31. One can distinguish a telescope from a microscope by observing a) length b) colour c) size of the lens d) length and size of the lens |
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32. National Environmental Engineering Reasearch Institute is located at a) Pune b) Delhi c) Nagpur d) Chennai |
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33. Rusting of iron requires a) oxygen and cabon dioxide b) oxygen and water c) cabon dioxide only d) oxygen only |
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34. Glass is a a) pure solid b) supercooled liquid c) gel d) polymer |
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35. Uranium eventually decays into a stable isotope of a) Radium b) Thorium c) Lead d) Pollonium |
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36. Which of the toxic heavy metals is found in modern tannery industries? a) Nickel b) Zinc c) Chromium d) Lead Heavy metals are not biodegradable and tend to accumulate in living organisms causing diseases and disorders. |
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37. Which of the following contains high content of lead? a) Coal b) Cooking gas c) High octane fuel d) low octane fuel High octane fuel like Petrol contains massive Lead in comparison to low octane fuel like LPG or Cooking Gas |
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38. Electrostaic precipitator is used to control a) Air pollution b) Water pollution c) Solid waste d) Noise pollution |
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39. Kucipudi is a dance-drama associated with the State of a) Assam b) Andhra Pradesh c) Orissa d) manipur |
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40. X-rays were discovered by a) Faraday b) Roentgen c) H.Davy d) Lavoisier |
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41. Who among the following is NOT a recipient of Dadashaeb Phalke Award? a) V. Shantaram b) Raj Kapoor c) Mukesh Bhatt d) Lata Mangeshkar |
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42. A new technology which provides the ability to create an artificial world and have people interact with it is called a) Televirtuality b) Virtual reality c) Alternate reality d) 3-D reality |
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43. A parallel port is most often used by a a) Printer b) Monitor c) Mouse d) External storage device |
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44. The secret operation carried out successfully by the US Navy Seals, in which Osma Bin Laden, the world’s most wanted terriorist was killed, was codenamed as a) Jasmine b) Rose c) Geronimo d) Cobra |
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45. As per the latest ‘Sample Registeration Survey Report’ released some time back by the Census Office at New Delhi, there has been a siginificant improvement in the ‘Infant Mortality Rate’ per 1000 live births in India during the period 1999-2009. What has been the percentage change during this period? a) 15% b) 29% c) 35% d) 42% |
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46. Premlata Agarwal has become the oldest Indian woman to scale Mount Everest at the age of 45. She belongs to the state of a) Jharkhand b) Uttar Pradesh c) Rajasthan d) Bihar |
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47. The book ‘Great Soul : Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India’ was in news some time back and was banned in some Indian States inclusding Gujarat. The author of the book is a) Joseph Lelyveld b) Michael Ondaatje c) Jack Welch d) Duncan Green |
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48. Who got the ‘Purple Cap’ for taking maximum number of wickets in IPL-4 series? a) Harbhajan Singh b) Lasith Malinga c) Daniel Vettori d) Albie Morkel |
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49. At which place did the Union Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee lay the foundation stone for a new banknote paper mill some time back? a) Surat b) Aurangabad c) Mysore d) Guntur |
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50. The governement set up a committee headed by the Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes some time back to go into a) modification of tax laws b) the entire structure of tax laws including the question of imposition of bank tax c) the concerns of the foreign investors in India with regard to taxation matters d) aspects of generation of black money, its transfer abroad and bringing back such money into India’s legitimate financial system |
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