SSC 2008 Tier 1 Part A(2) General Awareness

SSC 2008 Tier 1 Part A(2) General Awareness

51)

Where was the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, 2007 held ?

A) New Delhi
B) New York
C) Singapore
D) Sydney

52)

Which of the following Indian banks became the first to touch a market capitalization of Rs. 1,00,000 crore in India ?

A) ICICI
B) HDFC
C) SBI
D) PNB

53)

The capital of IMF is made by the contribution of the :

A) credit
B) deficit financing
C) member nations
D) borrowings

54)

Who among the following is a non-resident Indian ?

A) An Indian tourist in America.
B) A person of Indian origin working as a Computer Engineer in America.
C) A person of Indian origin employed in the UNO office at New Delhi.
D) The Indian manager of State Bank of India in London.

55)

Where is the National Academy of Agriculture Research Management located ?

A) Dehradun
B) Hyderabad
C) New Delhi
D) Itanagar

56)

Which kind of the power accounts for the largest share of power generation in India ?

A) Hydro-electricity
B) Thermal
C) Nuclear
D) Solar

57)

Who was the President of Indian National Congress when the Mountbatten plan of Independence was accepted ?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Sardar Patel
C) Maulana Azad
D) Acharya J. B. Kripalani

58)

Age of a candidate to contest Parliamentary elections should not be less than :

A) 18 years
B) 21 years
C) 25 years
D) 26 years

59)

Who developed the idea that “ means justify the ends” ?

A) Kautilya
B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
D) Mahatma Gandhi

60)

Who said that “The real seat of taste is not the tongue, but the mind.” ?

A) Aurobindo Ghosh
B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D) Swami Vivekanand

61)

Which amendment Act introduced changes in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution ?

A) The 38th Amendment Act, 1975
B) The 40th Amendment Act, 1976
C) The 42th Amendment Act, 1976
D) The 44th Amendment Act, 1979

62)

The interval between two sessions of either House of Parliament should not exceed :

A) three months
B) six months
C) nine months
D) twelve months

63)

The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are :

A) Hindu and Buddhist
B) Buddhist and Jain
C) Hindu and Jain
D) Hindu, Buddhist and Jain

64)

The original name of Tansen, the most famous musician at the court of Akbar, was :

A) Lal Kalwant
B) Banda Bahadur
C) Ramatanu Pande
D) Markandey Pande

65)

Provincial Autonomy was one of the important features of the Act of :

A) 1935
B) 1919
C) 1909
D) 1858

66)

The Seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram are witness to the art patronized by the :

A) Pallavas
B) Pandyas
C) Cholas
D) Cheras

67)

Who was the Governor-General of India during the Revolt of 1857 ?

A) Lord Dalhousie
B) Lord Canning
C) Lord Mayo
D) Lord Ripon

68)

Name the clan Buddha belonged to :

A) Gnathrika
B) Maurya
C) Sakya
D) Kuru

69)

Which of the following will never get the vertical rays of the sun ?

A) Mumbai
B) Chennai
C) Thiruvananthapuram
D) Srinagar

70)

During which decade did the population of India record a negative growth rate ?

A) 1921 - 31
B) 1911 - 21
C) 1941 - 51
D) 1931 - 41

71)

Which of the following is an abiotic and renewable resource ?

A) Iron ore
B) Livestock
C) Water
D) Forests

72)

Of the following, the town which does not come within the National Capital Region is ?

A) Panipat
B) Rohtak
C) Khurja
D) Mathura

73)

Which river of the India is called Vridha Ganga ?

A) Krishna
B) Godavari
C) Kaveri
D) Narmada

74)

The capital of Tanzania is :

A) Nairobi
B) Lusaka
C) Lusaka
D) Kampala

75)

The Andaman group and Nicobar group of islands are separated from each other by :

A) Ten Degree Channel
B) Great Channel
C) Bay of Bengal
D) Andaman Sea

76)

The number of chambers in the human heart is :

A) four
B) two
C) three
D) five

77)

A universal recipient belongs to the blood group :

A) AB
B) O
C) B
D) A

78)

The vitamin that helps in blood clotting is :

A) Vitamin C
B) Vitamin D
C) Vitamin E
D) Vitamin K

79)

Which of the following is a perfect match ?

A) Coronary attack ---- vascular dilation
B) Atherosclerosis ---- blockage of arteries
C) Hypertension ---- Low blood pressure
D) Hypotension ---- heart attack

80)

Which of the following is correct about cold blooded animals ?

A) Their blood remains cold all the time
B) The body temperature changes in accordance with the atmosphere
C) Their body temperature remains constant all the time
D) They kill all the animals they come across

81)

"IC chips" for computers are usually made of :

A) Chromium
B) Silicon
C) Lead
D) Copper

82)

Why two thin shirts can keep us warmer than a single thick shirt in winter ?

A) Two thin shirts become thicker so prevent transmission of heat.
B) Air between two shirts works as a good conductor.
C) Air layer between two shirts behaves like insulating media.
D) No radiation of heat takes place.

83)

Which layer of the earth’s atmosphere reflects back the radio waves to the earth’s surface ?

A) Ionosphere
B) Stratosphere
C) Mesosphere
D) Exosphere

84)

Sound cannot pass through :

A) water
B) steel
C) air
D) vacuum

85)

Water is not effective in extinguishing a fire caused by petrol because :

A) the flame is too hot for water to cool it down.
B) water and petrol react chemically.
C) water and petrol are miscible with each other.
D) water and petrol are immiscible with each other and petrol which forms the upper layer continues to burn.

86)

Helium gas is used in gas balloons instead of hydrogen gas because :

A) lighter than hydrogen
B) more abundant than hydrogen
C) non-combustible
D) more stable

87)

The gas used in the artificial ripening of fruits is :

A) Acetylene
B) Methane
C) Ethane
D) Butane

88)

Ruby and Sapphire are oxides of :

A) Copper
B) Tin
C) Iron
D) Aluminium

89)

In the 53rd National Film Awards, the award for “Best Feature Film” has gone for :

A) Kaalpurush – Memories in the mist
B) Rang de Basanti
C) Parzania
D) Paheli

90)

Which of the following pairs is incorrect ?

A) Amir Khusro - Sarod
B) Bhim Sen Joshi – Vocal music
C) Utpal Dutt – Films
D) Shambhu Maharaj - Kathak

91)

In a photocell light energy is converted into :

A) potential energy
B) chemical energy
C) heat energy
D) electrical energy

92)

The world’s largest biofuel plant with production capacity of 110 million litres of fuel annually has been set up in :

A) China
B) India
C) Brazil
D) USA

93)

Which one of the following universities is a Central University ?

A) Kolkata
B) Dibrugarh
C) Pondicherry
D) Kurukshetra

94)

According to WHO, the bird flu virus cannot be transmitted through food cooked beyond :

A) 60⁰C
B) 70⁰C
C) 90⁰C
D) 100⁰C

95)

The science of map making is :

A) Cartography
B) Geography
C) Carpology
D) Geology

96)

Who is known as “The Father of Indian Missile Technology”?

A) Dr. U. R. Rao
B) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
C) Dr. Chidambaram
D) Dr. Homi Bhabha

97)

Which of the following cities/towns lies to the northern-most latitude ?

A) Patna
B) Allahabad
C) Panchmarhi
D) Ahmedabad

98)

Which of the following Twenty-20 Cricket rules is not correctly stated ?

A) Each innings has a time limit of 75 minutes. For every over bowled after that, the batting side gets extra 6 runs.
B) If a batsman fails to reach the crease within 90 seconds after the fall of wicket, the bowling side gets 5 penalty runs.
C) A bowler can bowl a maximum of 6 overs per innings.
D) Fielding restrictions are applicable for the first six overs of the innings.

99)

What was the Mascot of the Second Asian Indoor Games, which were held at Macau some time back ?

A) Mwiki
B) Mei Mei
C) Chei Chei
D) Chei Mei

100)

Who was the author of “A River Sutra” ?

A) V. S. Naipaul
B) Nirad C. Choudhuri
C) Gita Mehta
D) Vikram Seth