1. One of the leaders who founded the Swaraj Party was

1. Mahatma Gandhi

2. B G Tilak

3. K Kamaraj

4. Chittaranjan Das

Ans : 4

2. The policy of price control in markets was launched by 

1. Shershah

2. Ashoka

3. Akbar

4. Alauddin Khali

Ans : 4

3. Who persuaded the rating of the RIN ( Royal Indian Navy ) to surrender on the 23rd feb 1946 ?

1. Mahatma Gandhi

2. Jawahar Lal Nehru and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

3. Vallabh Bhai Patel and M A Jinnah

4. Morarji Desai and J B Kriplani

Ans : 3

4. The fundamental right which has been described by Dr. B R Ambedkar as "The heart and soul of the constitution" is the right to

1. Equality

2. Property

3. Freedom of religion 

4. Constitutional Remedies

Ans : 1

5. The non-permanent members of the security council are elected for

1. 1 year

2. 2 year

3. 3 year

4. 4 year

Ans : 2

6. The two basic values of a constitutional Govt. are

1. Stability and Liberty

2. Liberty and Equality

3. Equality and Fraternity

4. Stability and Justice

Ans : 2

7. Deccan Trap areas in Western India largely have

1. Alluvial soil

2. Black soil

3. Red soil

4. Laterite soil

Ans : 2

8. Earth revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit. Its speed is

1. Greatest when it is farthest from the sun

2. Greatest when it is closest to the sun

3. Remains the same at all points on the orbit

4. Goes on decreasing continuously

Ans : 3

9. The axis of the earth is inclined to the plane of the ecliptic at an angle of 

1. 23.5°

2. 22.5°

3. 66.5°

4. 67.5°

Ans : 3

10. India lies in the hemisphere

1. Northern and Eastern

2. Southern and Eastern

3. Northern and Western

4. None of these

Ans : 1

11. The place which has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd dec is

1. Chennai

2. Madrid

3. Melbourne

4. Moscow

Ans : 3

12. AGMARK is 

1. A cooperative for egg production

2. Regulated agricultural market

3. Farmer's cooperative

4. A quality guarantee stamp for commodities

Ans : 4

13. A "Transfer Income" is an 

1. Income which is not produced by any production process

2. Income taken away from one person and give over to another

3. Unearned income 

4. Earned income

Ans : 1

14. All of the following are caused by viruses, except

1. Jaundice

2. Influenza

3. Typhoid

4. Mumps

Ans : 3

15. Which one of the following is an element ?

1. Topaz

2. Diamond

3. Ruby

4. Sapphire

Ans : 2

16. Which one of the following is the unit of activity of a radioactive source ?

1. Lux

2. Becquerel

3. Tesla

4. Siemens

Ans : 2

17. Mesons are found in 

1. Gamma rays

2. Laser beam

3. X- rays

4. Cosmic rays

Ans : 4

18. Setting of plaster of paris is 

1. Dehydration

2. Oxidation with atmospheric oxygen

3. Hydration leading to another hydrate

4. Combination with atmospheric CO2

Ans : 2

19. The radioactive element used in heart pacemakers is

1. Uranium

2. Deuterium

3. Plutonium

4. Radium

Ans : 1

20. Which one of the following when dissolved in OH gives hissing sound ?

1. Limestone

2. Slacked lime

3. Soda lime

4. Quicklime

Ans : 1

21. Cloudy nights are warmer compared to nights because clouds mainly

1. Absorb heat from the atmosphere send it towards earth 

2. Prevent cold waves from the sky descending on earth

3. Reflect back the heat given by earth 

4. Produce heat and radiate it towards earth

Ans : 3

22. Which one of the following is also called Stranger gas ?

1. Argon

2. Neon

3. Xenon

4. Nitrous oxide

Ans : 3

23. Laser is a device to produce

1. A beam of white light

2. Coherent light

3. Microwaves

4. X-Rays

Ans : 4

24. Who is called the father of computer ?

1. Charles babbage

2. Stephen Hawking

3. WG Grace

4. John Lennon

Ans : 1

25. NIN ( National Institute of Nutrition ) Central office is located at

1. Hyderabad

2. Mumbai

3. Bengaluru

4. Kolkata

Ans : 1

General Awareness|Practice Paper for SSC CGL Tier-1|SET- 22

1. Who started the saka era which is still used by the Government of India ?

a) Kanishka

b) Vikramaditya 

c) Samudra Gupta

d) Ashoka

2. The 'Kannauj Assembly' organised by Harsha was held in honour of 

a). Fa-Hien

b). Itsing

c)  Hieun-Tsang

d) Megasthenese

3. Which one of the following groups of leaders joined the extremists wing of the Indian National Congress ? 

a) BG Tilak,GK Gokhale and Lala Lajpat Rai

b) SN Banerjee,BG Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal

c) BG Tilak,Lala Lajpat Rai and Bipin Chandra Pal 

d) Bipin Chandra Pal,Firozshah Mehta and Lala Lajpat Rai

4. The Communist Manifesto was published by Karl Marx in the year

a) 1848

b) 1856

c) 1880

d) 1883

5. 'Judicial Review' function of the Supreme Court means the power to

a) reviews its own judgements 

b) review function of judiciary in the country 

c) examine the Constitutional validity of laws 

d) undertake periodic review of the Constitution

6. India has been described under Article 1 of the Constitution as a

a) Federation 

b) Federation, with a strong unitary bias

c) Confederation 

d) Union of States 

7. 'Gobi' Desert is situated in the rain-shadow area of 

a) Alps

b) Rockie Mountain

c) Himalaya

d) Yural Mountain 

8. On which of the following longitudes is the Indian Standard Time determined ?

a) 68^½°E

b) 68^½°W

c) 82^½°E

d) 82^½°W

9. Which two planets of the Solar System have no satellites ? 

a) Mercury and Venus 

b) Venus and Mars 

c) Mercury and Pluto

d) Venus and Neptune

10. The earth is at the least distance from the sun ( Perihelion) on

a) December 22nd

b) January 3rd

c) July 4th 

d) June 21st

11. Duncan Passage is situated between 

a) Minicoy and Amandeev 

b) Minicoy and Maldives

c) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar

d) South Andaman and Little Andaman

12. Which of the following gives the correct descending order by length of the rivers of India ?

a) Brahmaputra,Ganga,Godavari,Kosi

b) Ganga,Brahmaputra,Krishna,Godavari

c) Ganga,Godavari,Krishna,Yamuna

d) Ganga,Yamuna,Godavari,Mahanadi

13. If the change in demand for a commodity is at a faster rate than change in the price of commodity than the demand is 

a) perfectly inelastic 

b) elastic 

c) perfectly elastic 

d) inelastic 

14. Which of the following are not fixed costs ?

a) Rent on land 

b) Municipal taxes

c) wages paid to workers 

d) Insurance charges

15. The term 'Rh factor' refers to

a) Rhesus factor

b) Rheumatoid factor

c) Renal factor 

d) Rhombic factor

16. The metallic constituents of hard water are

a) magnesium,calcium and tin

b) iron,tin and calcium

c) calcium,iron and magnesium

d) magnesium, tin and iron

17. Tungsten is used for the manufacture of the filament of an electric bulb , because

a) It is good conductor

b) It is economical

c) It is malleable 

d) It has a very high melting point

18. Which of the following is a rich source of Vitamin B12

a) cashew nut

b) milk

c) apple

d) watermelon

19. Roundworm is a human parasite found in the 

a) small intestine 

b) liver

c) stomach

d) large intestine

20. The disease that is caused by virus is 

a) typhoid 

b) cholera

c) rabies

d) tetanus

21. The largest cell in the human body is 

a) nerve cell

b) muscle cell

c) liver cell

d) kidney cell

22. The metal present in insulin is 

a) copper

b) iron

c) zinc

d) magnesium

23. Blood groups were discovered by 

a) Altmann

b) Landsteiner

c) Losch 

d) Ronald Ross

24. Least audible sound for most of the human ear is 

a) 10.0 u bar

b) 0.0002 u bar 

c) 0.005 u bar

d) 5.0 u bar

25. Which one of the following peripherals can not serve as both input and output devices ?

a) Tele-printer

b) Floppy disk drives

c) Scanner

d) optical disc drives 

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ANSWERS

1. A

2. C

3. C

4. A 

5. C

6. D

7. C

8. C

9. A

10. B

11. D

12. C

13. B

14. C

15. A

16. C

17. D

18. B

19. A

20. C

21. A

22. C

23. B

24. B

25. C

1. Which one of the following libraries has the largest collection of manuscripts of historical value ? 

a. Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library 

b. Tanjavur Maharaja Serfoji Saraswati Mahal Library 

c. Asiatic Society Library

d. Rampur Raja Library

2. The line on a map connecting points of equal temprature at a given time is

a. Isohyet

b. Isobar

c. Isothumous 

d. Isotherm 

3. Which amongst the following States/Uts has not identified tribal community ? 

a. Chhattisgarh 

b. Haryana

c. Maharashtra 

d. Karnataka

4. Who developed atom bomb ? 

a. Warner Wan Brown

b. J Robert Oppenheimer

c. Edward Taylor 

d. Samuel Korchen

5. Who, according to the Buddhists, is believed to be the next incarnation of Gautam Buddha ?

a. Atreya 

b. Maitreya

c. Nagarjuna

d. Kalki

6. "Param Padam" is 

a. an indigenously built super computer

b. an indigenously built submarine

c. a nuclear capable warfare ship 

d. None of the above

7. To which incident is Pushkar Utsava related ?

a. Buddha Purnima

b. Guru Purnima 

c. Kartik Purnima

d. Sharad Purnima

8. Who was the first Jananpith Puruskar winner ?

a. Sumitra Nandan Pant 

b. G. Shankar Kuroop

c. K Shivaram Karanth 

d. Uma Shankar Joshi

9. In a healthy human eye, the eye focusing is done by the 

a. to and fro movement of the eye lens 

b. changing curvature of the retina 

c. change in the convexity of the lens through ciliary muscles 

d. change in the refractive index of the eye fluid 

10. The temprature of the body is an indicator of 

a. the total energy of the molecules of the body 

b. the average energy of the molecules of the body

c. the total velocity of the molecules of the body 

d. the average kinetic energy of the molecules of the body.

11. The excess of pressure inside a dropper bubble is 

a. directly proportional to its radius 

b. inversely proportional to its surface tension 

c. directly proportional to its mass

d. inversely proportional to its radius 

12. A metall ball and a ruber ball of the same mass are dropped from the same height . After hitting the floor, the rubber ball rises higher than the matal ball, Why ? 

a. Momentum is not conserved when the metallic ball hits the surface

b. The rubber ball hits the floor with greater velocity

c. Momentum is not conserved when rubber ball hits the floor 

d. None of the above

13. Who was the first king to have the image of Lord Buddha inscribed on his coins ? 

a. Ashoka

b. Chandragupta-1

c. Kanishka 

d. Harshvardhan 

14. Night blindness results from the deficiency of 

a. Glucose

b. Vitamin E

c. Vitamin B2

d. Vitamin A

15. Subhash Chandra Bose contested and won the Presidential election at which one of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress ? 

a. Bombay 

b. Haripura 

c. Lahore 

d. Tripati

16. Which of the following harmone is released in excess quantity during excitement ? 

a. Cortisone 

b. Serotonin

c. Adrenaline

d. Oestrogen

17. A body moves with a constant speed along a carved path, its acceleration 

a. is zero 

b. is parallel to its velocity

c. can make any arbitrary angle with its velocity

d. is perpendicular to its velocity

18. How many feet has a crab got ?

a. 12

b. 10

c. 8 

d. 6

19. Which of the following blood cells is compulsory for blood coagulation ? 

a. platelets 

b. RBC

c. WBC

d. Lymphocytes

20. By which of the sex of a child is determined before birth ? 

a. Sperms of the father 

b. Foetus of mother 

c.  (a) and (b) 

d. Nutrition of mother 

21. Energy is continuously created in the sun due to 

a. nuclear fusion

b. nuclear fission 

c. radioactive 

d. artificial radioactivity

22. Which of the following gases is used for refrigeration ?

a. Freon 

b. Chlorine

c. Carbon dioxide 

d. Hydrogen

23. The basic application of an 'AND' gate in the computer is for 

a. addition

b. subtraction

c. multiplication

d. division

24. Which set of conditions represents the easiest way to liquify a gas ? 

a. Low temprature and high pressure

b. High temprature and low pressure

c. Low temprature and low pressure

d. High temprature and high pressure

25. In which State of India is there a uniform civil code ? 

a. Meghalaya

b. Kerala

c. Haryana 

d. Goa 

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ANSWERS 

1. A

2. D

3. B

4. B 

5. B 

6. A

7. B

8. B

9. C 

10. D 

11. D

12. D

13. C 

14. D 

15. B 

16. C

17. C 

18. D

19. A

20. A

21. A 

22. A

23. C

24. B 

25. D 

1. Which relation is wrong ?

(a) 1 cal = 4.18 j (b) 1 A°= 10^-10 (c) 1u = 10^-6 (d) 1 mile = 1.12 km

2. An ant is moving on thin (negligible thickness) circular wire. How many coordinates do you require to complete the motion of the ant ?

(a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Zero

3. When two cubes of ice are pressed on each other , what is the cause of their being one ?

(a) Van Der Waals Force (b) Dipole Moment (c) Hydrogen Bond Formation (d) Covalent Attraction

4. The earliest Surat factories were established by the

(a) Portugese (b) Dutch (c) English (d) French

5. The proposals for the partition of the India into India and Pakistan were contained in the

(a) Cripps Mission proposals (b) Cabinet Mission proposals (c) Prime Minister Atlee's statement of 20th feb,1947 (d) Mountbatten Plan of 3rd june,1947

6. In the Indus Valley Civilisation, the unit of weights and measurements was

(a) six (b) eight (c) twelve (d) sixteen

7. Vimanas in the temple architecture was a feature of the

(a) Cholas (b) Rashtrakutas (c) Chalukyas (d) Pallavas

8. Which Greek ruler was defeated by Chandragupta Maurya ?

(a) Megasthenese (b) Seleucus (c) Alexander (d) Darius

9. Asteroids of Planetoids circle between

(a) Venus and Earth (b) Mars and Earth (c) Mars and Jupiter (d) Jupiter and Saturn

10. Lakshadweep Islands are situated in the

(a) Arabian Sea (b) Palak Strait (c) Indian Ocean (d) Bay of Bengal

11. Which state in India is the largest producer of natural rubber ?

(a) Assam (b) Kerala (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Karnataka

12. The correct sequence of the given countries in progressively increasing order of their standard times in relation to the Greenwich Mean Time is

(a) Egypt,Iraq,India,Japan (b) Egypt,India,Iraq,Japan (c) Iraq,Egypt,India,Japan (d) Iraq,India,Egypt,Japan

13. Chemical weathering is most active in regions characterised by

(a) hot and dry climate (b) cold and dry climate (c) hot and wet climate (d) cold and wet climate

14. What is the total number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha ?

(a) 69 and 30 respectively (b) 84 and 47 respectively (c) 89 and 50 respectively (d) None of the above

15. Which of the following committees are the Parliamentary Financial Committees ?

(a) Public Account Committee (b) Estimates Committee (c) Committee on Public Undertakings

(a) a and c (b) a and b (c) b and c (d) None of these

16. What is 'Zero Hour' ?

(a) when the proposals of the opposition are considered

(b) when matters of utmost importance are raised

(c) interval between the morning and afternoon sessions

(d) when a money bill is introduced in the Lok Sabha

17. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected by

(a) Attorney-General of India (b) Solicitor-General of India (c) Chief Justice of India (d) Chief Election Commissioner

18. 42nd Amendment included additions to the directive principles related to three of the following matters.

1. Participation of workers in the management of industry. 2. Minimising inequality in income and status. 3. Protection of the environment. 4. Free legal aid to the poor.

(a) 1,3 and 4 (b) 1,2 and 3 (c) 1,2 and 4 (d) 2,3 and 4

19. Currency notes of the RBI are backed by certain assets.These assets must not be less than a prescribed amount of

(a) Gold and foreign securities (b) Gold (c) Government securities (d) Gold , foreign securities and Government securities

20. Which of the following passes lies in the sutlej valley ?

(a) Nathu la (b) Jelep la (c) shipki la (d) shera bathanga

21. Which of the following steel plants is not managed by Indian Steel Authority Limited ?

(a) Selaam Rust Resistant Steel Plant (b) Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant (c) Alloy Steel Plant , Durgapur (d) Bokaro Steel Plant

22. Lepcha tribe is found in which of the following state ?

(a) Meghalaya (b) Sikkim (c) Mizoram (d) Manipur

23. The famous Bronze image of Nataraja is a fine example of which art ?

(a) Chola Art (b) Gandhar Art (c) Mathura Art (d) Maurya Art

24. One of the observatories established by Sawai Jai Singh was at

(a) Agra (b) Indore (c) Ujjain (d) Jodhpur

25. Edward Jenner had Invented

(a) inoculation of tuberculosis (b) inoculation of AIDS (c) inoculation of Polio (d) inoculation of smallpox

           ANSWERS

1. D 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. D 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. A 11. B 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. D 16. B 17. C 18. D 19. D 20. C 21. A 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. D