Geeral Awareness Sample paper for SSC exam

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Geeral Awareness Sample paper for SSC exam

1. The precipitation consisting of a
mixture of snow and rain is-
(A) Sleet (B) Smog

(C) Snow-line (D) Fog
Anawer.A

2. ’Operation Flood’ was launched
in 1970 to-
(A) Control floods
(B) Increase milk production
(C) Improve water sources
(D) Construct more dams
Anawer.B

3. Photogrammetry is
(A) Portraying gradient
(B) Movement of setlines
(C) A method of solving geo-
metrical problems
(D) Use of photography in
surveying and mapping
Anawer.D

4. The spice State of India is-
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Bihar
(C) Gujarat
(D) Kerala
Anawer.D

5. jog Falls is found across the
river-
(A) Cauvery (B) Kabini
(C) Krishna (D) Sharavati
Anawer.D

6. Which of the following sea ports
of India is the main outlet for
export of Tea ?
(A) Mumbai (B) Kolkata
(C) Kandla (D) Chennai
Anawer.B

7. The International Date Line
passes through the-
(A) Pacific Ocean
(B) Atlantic Ocean
(C) Indian Ocean
(D) Arctic Ocean
Anawer.A

8. Which of the following is not a
form of precipitation ?
(A) Rainfall (B) Snowfall
(C) Fog (D) Hail
Anawer.C

9. Which of the following is a Great
Circle Y
(A) The Tropic of Cancer
(B) The Arctic Circle
(C) The Equator
(D) The Tropic of Capricorn
Anawer.C

10. Tides in the sea have stored in
them-
(A) Hydraulic energy
(B) Kinetic energy
(C) Gravitational potential energy
(D) A combination of all the
above
Anawer.D

11. Which component of blood is
considered as the guard cell of
our body ?
(A) R.B.C. (B) Platelets
(C) Plasma (D) W.B.C.
Anawer.D

12. Camel can walk easily in the
desert, because-
(A) It has thick skin
(B) It can maintain water level
in the body
(C) It has a layer of fat under
the skin to combat heat
(D) It has long legs with padded
paws
Anawer.D

13. The function of arteries in our
body is to-
(A) Carry blood away from the
heart
(B) Purify the blood
(C) Manufacture White Blood
Corpuscles
(D) Carry blood back to the
heart
Anawer.A

14. Plants climb by means of-
(A) Tendrils (B) Roots
(C) Pistil (D) Branches
Anawer.A

15. This term is associated with the
Biology of silkworms.
(A) Apiculture
(B) Sericulture
(C) Sylviculture
(D) Pisciculture
Anawer.B

16. Pick out the correct sequence of a
simple land food chain :
1. Deer
2. Grass
3. Tiger
(A) 1-2-3 (B) 3—2—1
(C) 1-3-2 (D) 2-1-3
Anawer.D

17. Sex in human beings is deter-
mined by-
(A) Vitamins
(B) Chromosomes
(C) Hormones
(D) Nutrients
Anawer.B

18. Deficiency of fluorine in drinking
water causes-
(A) Dental caries (cavity)
(B) Dental fluorosis
(C) Skeletal fluorosis
(D) Goiter
AnawerA

19. In man,urea is formed in-
(A) Kidney
(B) Liver
(C) Nephron
(D) Urinary Bladder
Anawer.B

20. The most important function of
perspiration is-
(A) Get rid of the body wastes
(B) Regulate body temperature
(C) Regulate body wastes
(D) Lubricate the skin
Anawer.B

21. ECG is the instrument that
records-
(A) Potential different of cardiac
muscles
(B) Rate of respiration
(C) Rate of glomerular filtration
(D) Volume of blood pumped
Anawer.A

22. Hot spot is an area having-
(A) Wide variety of species
(B) Wealth of endemic species
(C) Rich variety of flora and
fauna
(D) Conserving species in
natural habitat
Anawer.B

23. Electromagnet is used in a—
(A) Calling bell
(B) Computer
(C) Motor
(D) Washing machine
Anawer.A

24. Kilo Watt Hour represents the
unit for—
(A) Force (B) Power
(C) Time (D) Energy
Anawer.D

25. A transformer is used to-
(A) Convert mechanical energy
into electrical energy
(B) Convert alternating current
into direct current
(C) Convert direct current to
alternating current
(D) Transform alternating cur-
rent voltage
Anawer.D

26. Clear nights are colder than
cloudy nights because of—•
(A) Conduction
(B) Condensation
(C) Radiation
(D) lnsolation
Anawer.C

27. A stick partly dipped in water
appears broken due to-
(A) Reflection
(B) Refraction
(C) Total internal reflection
(D) Diffraction
Anawer.B

28. What is condensation ?
(A) Change of gas into solid
(B) Change of solid into liquid
(C) Change of vapour into liquid
(D) Change of heat energy into
cooling energy
Anawer.C

29. Kinetic energy is converted into
electrical energy in-
(A) Electric Motor
(B) Dynamo
(C) Electromagnet
(D) Ammeter
Anawer.B

30. Floppy disk is an example of—
(A) Read Only Memory
(B) Random Access Memory
(C) Cache Memory
(D) Secondary Storage Memory
Anawer.D

31. Which of the following com-
pounds are sprayed over clouds
to cause artificial rain ?
(A) Ice (B) NaOH
(C) Agl (D) NH4C1
Anawer.C

32. Iodine deficiency in diet is
known to cause~—
(A) Rickets (B) Obesity
(C) Scurvy (D) Goiter
Anawer.D

33. The refrigeration of the food
articles keeps them fresh,
because-
(A) Water forms crystals
(B) Chemical reaction is slowed
down
(C) Chemical reaction take place
faster
(D) Bacteria are killed
Anawer.A

34. Which substance is called the
’liquid gold’ ?
(A) Gold as a liquid form
(B) Sodium as a liquid form
(C) Mustard oil
(D) Petroleum oil
Anawer.D

35. Percentage of silver in German
silver is-
(A) 25% (B) 0%
(C) 75% (D) 80%
Anawer.B

36, Which type of compounds are
sugar and common salt ?
(A) Both are organic compounds
(B) Both are inorganic com•
pounds
(C) Sugar is an organic com-
pound and common salt is an
inorganic compound
(D) Sugar is inorganic com-
pound and common salt is an
organic compound
Anawer.C

37. The chemical name of Vitamin
’E’ is-
(A) Ascorbic acid
(B) Retinol
(C) Tocopherol
(D) Thiamine
Anawer.C

38. Which of the following gases has
bleaching property
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Carbon Monoxide
(C) Chlorine
(D) Hydrogen
Anawer.C

39. The heaviest body of our Solar
system is
(A) Sun (B) Uranus
(C)j]upiter (D) Saturn
Anawer.A

40. From amongst the following;
name the famous Indian ornithologist»
(A) Dr. Salim Ali
(B) Dr. Gopalasamudram N.
Ramachandran
(C) Dr.J. B. S. Haldane
(D) Dr. H. G.Khorana
Anawer.A

41. Who performed the longest
space journey in the year 2007
(A) Venus Williams
(B) Serena Williams
(C) Sunita William
(D) Sir lohn William
Anawer.C

42. ’The Lost Child’ was written by-
(A) Nirad C. Chowdhury
(B) Mulk Raj Anand
(C) Khushwant Singh
(D) Annie Besant
Anawer.B

43. Dr. M. S. Swaminathan has dist•
inguished himself in which of the
following fields 7
(A) Nuclear Physics
(B) Agriculture
(C) Astrophysics
(D) Medicine
Anawer.B

44. The Headquarters of UNESCO is at-
(A) Rome (B) Geneva
(C) Paris (D) New York
Answer.C

45. ]anuary 15 is celebrated as the—
(A) Arrny Day
(B) Martyr’s Day
(C) Independence Day
(D) Ugadhi
Anawer.A

46. Bijapur is known for its-
(A) Heavy rainfall
(B) Rock Temple
(C) GolGumbaj
(D) Statue of Gomateshwara
Anawer.C

47. The Americans are also known as-
(A) Kiwis
(B) Yankees
(C) Tories
(D) None of the above
Anawer.B

48, India lifted the ONGC Nehru Cup, 2009 after defeating in the final-
(A) Syria
(B) Pakistan
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Bangladesh
Anawer.A

49. An element which does not react with oxygen is-
(A) Chlorine (B) Iodine
(C) Helium (D) Nitrogen
Anawer.C

50. During sleep, man’s blood pressure
(A) Increases
(B) Decreases
(C) Fluctuates
(D) Remains constant
Anawer.B