SSC CGL 2006 Tier 1 Part A(2) General Awareness

SSC CGL 2006 Tier 1
Part A(2) General Awareness

51)

The branch of biology dealing with the study of cells is known as

A) Cytology
B) Histology
C) Psychology
D) Physiology

52)

The study of extinct animals is called

A) Herpetology
B) Omithology
C) Geology
D) Palaeontology

53)

The medical term used for the sleeplessness is

A) Somnambulism
B) Insomnia
C) Hallucination
D) Nyctinuria

54)

The causative agent of Tuberculosis is

A) Mycobacterium
B) Aspergillus
C) Rhabdovirus
D) HIV

55)

The enzyme that is present in the saliva of man is

A) Pepsin
B) Renin
C) Ptyalin
D) Trypsin

56)

Who was the founder of Arya Samaj?

A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B) Ram Tirtha
C) Swami Vivekananda
D) Dayanand Saraswati

57)

Which one of the following is the example of sedimentary rocks?

A) Loess
B) Basalt
C) Granite
D) Gabbro

58)

Mica is found in which one of the following pair of rocks?

A) Slate ----- Sandstone
B) Schist ----- Gneiss
C) Limestone ----- Sandstone
D) Shale ----- Limestone

59)

The Mohorovicic (Moho) discontinuity seperates

A) Outer core and Mantle
B) Inner and Outer core
C) Sima and Nife
D) Crust and Mantle

60)

Cartels is a form of

A) Collusive oligopoly
B) Non- Collusive oligopoly
C) Monopoly
D) Monopolistic competition

61)

An astronaut in outer space will observe sky as

A) white
B) black
C) blue
D) red

62)

Which one of the following lenses should be used to correct the defect of astigmatism?

A) Cylindrical lens
B) Concave lens
C) Convex lens
D) Bifocal lens

63)

Electron was discovered by

A) Ernest Rutherford
B) Max Plank
C) Joseph Thomson
D) Albert Einstein

64)

The first Thermionic valve was invented by

A) Thomas Edison
B) Richardson
C) J. A. Fleming
D) Lee De Forest

65)

A substance which readily forms colloidal solution in contact with water is called

A) Extrinsic colloid
B) Associated colloid
C) Hydrophobic colloid
D) Hydrophilic colloid

66)

The writs for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights are issued by

A) The Parliament
B) The President
C) The Supreme Court
D) The Election Commission

67)

Which of the following is a feature common to both the Indian Federation and the American Federation?

A) A single citizenship
B) Dual judiciary
C) Three Lists in the Constitution
D) A Federal Supreme court to interpret the constitution

68)

With which of the following books is Hobbes associated?

A) Lectures on Jurisprudence
B) Social Contract
C) Republic
D) Leviathan

69)

In which year were the Indian states reorganized on linguistic basis?

A) 1947
B) 1051
C) 1956
D) 1966

70)

Evaluate the following statements :
I. The legal interpretation of equality is chiefly influenced by equality before law and equal protection of law.
II. Equality before law means rule of law.

A) I is correct but II is incorrect
B) II is correct but I is incorrect
C) Both are correct
D) Both are incorrect

71)

Match the personalities mentioned below with the activity they are associated with :

A)
B)
C)
D)

72)

The book ‘Truth, Love and A Little Malice’ is written by

A) Tarun Tejpal
B) Vikram Seth
C) Khushwant Singh
D) Nirad C. Chaudhari

73)

WLL stands for

A) Walking Land Line
B) Walking Loop Line
C) Wireless Land Line
D) Wireless in Local Loop

74)

Who received the Wisden Award for the ‘Indian Cricketer of the 20th century’?

A) Sachin Tendulkar
B) Kapil Dev
C) Sunil Gavaskar
D) Anil Kumble

75)

The ad line ‘Connecting People’ is linked with

A) Sony Ericsson
B) Nokia
C) Motorola
D) Airtel

76)

Superconductors are those elements

A) whose conductivity is intermediate between metals and insulators
B) whose resistance falls almost to zero at very low temperatures
C) which turn into insulators at very low temperatures
D) which conduct electricity only at super high temperatures

77)

Find the odd one :

A) J. R. Hicks
B) Richard Stone
C) Friedrich August von Hayek
D) Amartya Sen

78)

ISRO is the abbreviation for

A) Indian Scientific Research Organization
B) International Space Research Organization
C) International Sales Research Organization
D) Indian Space Research Organization

79)

Match the following political leaders of India with their respective political parties

A)
B)
C)
D)

80)

Which among the following countries would host the 2008 Olympic Games?

A) India
B) South Korea
C) Greece
D) China

81)

When formaldehyde and potassium hydroxide are heated, we get

A) Acetylene
B) Methyl Alcohol
C) Methane
D) Ethyl formate

82)

The enzyme in whose presence glucose and fructose are converted to alcohol is

A) Diastase
B) Maltase
C) Invertase
D) Zymase

83)

Which of the following acids is manufactured using sawdust?

A) Oxalic acid
B) Citric acid
C) Acetic acid
D) Butyric acid

84)

The study of visceral organs is

A) Angiology
B) Arthrology
C) Anthrology
D) Splanchnology

85)

The science dealing with the study of teeth is

A) Odontology
B) Ornithology
C) Phenology
D) Cosmology

86)

Blood cancer is otherwise called as

A) Anaemia
B) Polycythemia
C) Leucopenia
D) Leukemia

87)

For which community were seats reserved by the Morley-Minto reforms?

A) Jews
B) Muslims
C) Christians
D) Sikhs

88)

Whose achievements are recorded in the Allahabad Pillar inscription?

A) Chandra Gupta Maurya
B) Samudra Gupta
C) Vikramaditya
D) Skand Gupta

89)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was equated with

A) Mazzini
B) Cavour
C) Garibaldi
D) Bismarck

90)

Which of the following was not ordered by Alauddin Khaliji to control black-marketing and boarding?

A) Land revenue should be collected in kind
B) Cultivators should sell the harvested crops on the field only
C) Merchants should sell all commodities in the open
D) More privileges should be given to Khuts and Muqaddams

91)

“The national income consists of a collections of goods and services reduced to common basis by being measured in terms of money” – Who says this?

A) Samuelson
B) Kuznets
C) Hicks
D) Pigou

92)

According to the Indian Census Report of 2001, percentage of population living in rural areas is

A) 70
B) 72
C) 74
D) 80

93)

Capital : Output Ratio of a commodity measures

A) its per unit cost of production
B) the amount of capital invested per unit of output
C) the ratio of capital depreciation to quantity of output
D) the ratio of working capital employed to quantity of output

The Tenth Plan aims to reduce the poverty ratio by 2007 to

94)

A) 10%
B) 30%
C) 20%
D) 5%

95)

What does ECS in banking transactions stand for?

A) Excess Credit Supervisor
B) Extra Cash Status
C) Exchange Clearing Standard
D) Electronic Clearing Service

96)

A writ issued by the Supreme Court compelling a quasi-judicial/public authority to perform its mandatory duty is

A) Quo warranto
B) Mandamus
C) Certiorari
D) Prohibition

97)

In Gandhian Socialism

A) State is required
B) State is not required
C) State is sometimes required and sometimes not required
D) State is neither required nor not required

98)

Which of the following items is not included in the current account of India’s Balance of Payments ?

A) Short-term Commercial Borrowings
B) Non-monetary gold movements
C) Investment income
D) Transfer Payments

99)

Engel’s law states the relationship between

A) quantity demanded and price of a commodity
B) quantity demanded and price of substitutes
C) quantity demanded and tastes of the consumers
D) quantity demanded and income of the consumers

100)

Which of the following is not a tool of legislative control over administration in India?

A) Dissolution of House
B) Resolutions
C) Questions
D) No Confidence Motions