SSC CGL Previous Papers Solved Section Officer Held 30.09.2007

GENERAL AWARENESS
1. In India, disguised unemploy-ment is generally observed in
(1) the Agricultural sector
(2) the Factory sector
(3) the Service sector
(4) All these sectors
2. If the commodities manufac-tured in Surat are sold in Mum¬bai or Delhi, then it is
(1) Territorial trade
(2) Internal trade
(3) International trade
(4) Free trade
3. Foreign currency which has a tendency of quick migration is called
(1) Scarce currency
(2) Soft currency
(3) Gold currency
(4) Hot currency
4. Which of the following is a bet¬ter measurement of Economic Development ?
(1) GDP
(2) Disposable income
(3) NNP
(4) Per capita income ‘
5. All of the goods which are scarce and limited in supply are called
(1) Luxury goods
(2) Expensive goods
(3) Capital goods
(4) Economic goods
6. The theory of monopolistic com-petition is developed by
(1) E.H. Chamberlain
(2) P.A. Samuelson
(3) J. Robinson
(4) A. Marshall
7. The famous slogan “GAR1BI HATAO” (Remove Poverty) was launched during the
(1) First Five Year Plan (1951-56)
(2) Third Five Year Plan (1961-66)
(3) Fourth Five Year Plan (1964-66)
(4) Fifth Five Year Plan (1974-79)
8. Bank Rate refers to the interest rate at which
(I) Commercial banks receive deposits from the public
(2) Central bank gives loans to Commercial banks
(3) Government loans are float-ed
(4) Commercial banks grant loans to their customers
9. Which of the following has the sole right of issuing currency (except one rupee coins and notes) in India ?
(1) The Government of India
(2) The Planning Commission
(3) The State Bank of India
(4) The Reserve Bank of India
10. In the budget figures of the Gov-ernment of India the difference between total expenditure and total receipts is called
(1) Fiscal deficit
(2) Budget deficit
(3) Revenue deficit
(4) Current deficit •
11. India’s biggest nationalised enterprise today
(1) the Indian Railways
(2) the Indian Commercial Bank¬ing System
(3) the Indian Power Sector
(4) the Indian Telecommunication System
12. The official agency responsible for estimating National Income in India is
(1) Indian Statistical Institute
(2) Reserve Bank of India
(3) Central Statistical Organisation
(4) National Council for Applied Economics and Research
13. Which is the most essential function of an entrepreneur ?
(1) Supervision
(2) Management
(3) Marketing
(4) Risk bearing
14. Kndwledge, technical skill, ed-ucation etc. in economics, are regarded as
(1) social-overhead capital
(2) human capital
(3) tangible physical capital
(4) working capital
15. Excise duty on a commodity is payable with reference to its
(1) production
(2) production and sale
(3) production and transporta-tion
(4) production, transportation and sale
16. In U.S.A. the President is elected by
(1) The Senate
(2) Universal Adult Franchise
(3) The House of Representatives
(4) The Congress
17. Fascism believes in
(1) Peaceful change
(2) Force
(3) Tolerance
(4) Basic Rights for the individual
18. How many permanent members are there in the Security Council?
(1) Three
(2) Five
(3) Six
(4) Four
19. The United Kingdom is a classic example of a/an
(1) aristocracy
(2) absolute monarchy
(3) constitutional monarchy
(4) polity
20. Social Contract theory was ad-vocated by
(1) Hobbes, Locke and Rous-seau
(2) Plato, Aristotle and Hegel
(3) Mill, Bentham and Plato
(4) Locke, Mill and Hegel
21. Article 17 of the Indian Consti-tution provides for
(1) equality before law
(2) equality of opportunity in mat¬ters of public employment
(3) abolition of titles
(4) abolition of untouchability
22. Article 370 of the Constitution of India provides for
(1) temporary provisions for Jammu & Kashmir
(2) special provisions in respect of Nagaland
(3) special provisions in respect of Nagaland
(4) provisions in respect of the financial emergency
23. The members of Estimates Com- mitee are
(1) elected from Lok Sabha only
(2) elected from Rajya Sabha only
(3) elected from both Lok Sab-ha and Rajya Sabha
(4) nominated by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
24. Who is the chief advisor to the Governor ?
(1) Chief Justice of Indian Su-preme Court
(2) Chief Minister
(3) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(4) President
25. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected by the
(1) President
(2) Prime Minister
(3) members of both Houses of Parliament
(4) members of Lok Sabha
26. Who is called the ‘Father of History’ ?
(1) Plutarch (2) Herodotus
(3) Justin (4) Pliny
27. The Vedas are known as
(1) Srnriti (2) Sruti
(3) Jnana (4) Siksha
28. The essential feature of the In-dus Valley Civilisation was
(1) worship of forces of nature
(2) organised city life .
(3) pastoral farming
(4) caste society
29. Name the capital of the Pallavas
(1) Kanchi
(2) Vatapi
(3) Trichnapalli
(4) Mahabalipuram
30. What was the original name of “Nuijahan” ?
(1) Jabunnisa
(2) Fatima Begum
(3) Mehrunnisa
(4) Jahanara
31. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(1) Lord Dalhousie – Doctrine of Lapse
(2) Lord Minto – Indian Councils Act, 1909
(3) Lord Weilesley – Subsidiary Alliance
(4) Lord Curzon – Ver nacular Press Act, 1878
32. The province of Bengal was par¬titioned into two parts in 1905 by
(1) Lord Lytton
(2) LordRipon
(3) Lord Dufferin
(4) Lord Curzon
33. The Indian Councils Act of 1909 is also known as
(1) The Montagu Declaration
(2) The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
(3) The Morley-Minto Reforms
(4) The Rowlatt Act
34. The Home Rule League was started by
(1) M.K. Gandhi
(2) B.G. Tilak
(3) Ranade
(4) K.T. Telang
35. The Simon Commission was boy¬cotted by Indians because
(1) it sought to curb civil liber¬ties of the Indians
(2) it proposed to partition India
(3) it was an all-white commission without Indian repre-sentation
(4) it proposed measures to contain nationalism
36. Storms of gases are visible in the chromosphere of the Sun during
(1) Cyclones
(2) Anticyclones
(3) Lunar eclipse
(4) Solar eclipse
37. The main reason for deforestation in Asia is
(1) excessive fuel wood collection
(2) excessive soil erosion
(3) floods
(4) construction of roads
38. Recharging of water table depends on
(1) amount of rainfall
(2) relief of the area
(3) vegetation of the area
(4) amount of percolation
39. Which of the following ports has the largest hinterland ?
(1) ‘Kandla
(2) Kochi
(3) Mumbai
(4) Visakhapatnam
40. ‘ Slash and Bum agriculture” is the name given to
(1) method of potato cultivation
(2) process of deforestation
(3) mixed farming
(4) shifting cultivation
41. Rotation of crops means
(Ij growing of different crops in succession to maintain soil fertility
(2) some crops are grown again and again
(3) two or more crops are grown simultaneously to increase productivity
(4) None of the above
42. Suez Canal connects
(1) Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
(2) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
(3) Lake Huron and Lake Erie
(4) Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
43. Kayak is a kind of
(1) Tribal tool
(2) boat
(3) ship
(4) weapon
44. Which of the following has the highest calorific value ?
(1) Carbohydrates
(2) Fats
(3) Proteins
(4) Vitamins
45. Gobar gas (Biogas) mainly con-tains
(1) methane and ethane
(2) methane and butane
(3) propane and butane
(4) methane, ethane, propane and propylene
46. Preparation of ‘Dalda or Vanaspati’ ghee from vegetable oil utilizes the following process :
(1) Hydrolysis
(2) Oxidation
(3) Hydrogenation
(4) Ozonolysis
47. Smoke is formed due to
(1) solid dispersed in gas
(2) solid dispresed in liquid . (3) gas dispresed in solid
(4) gas dispersed in gas
48. Which of the following chemicals is used in photography ?
(1) Aluminium hydroxide
(2) Silver bromide
(3) Potassium nitrate
(4) Sodium chloride
49. Of the following Indian satellites,
which one is intended for long distance telecommunications for transmitting TV programmes ?
(1) INSAT-A (2) Aryabhata
(3) Bhaskara (4) Rohini
50. What is the full form of ‘AM’ regarding radio broadcasting ?
(1) Amplitude Movement
(2) Anywhere Movement
(3) Amplitude Matching
(4) Amplitude Modulation
51. Which colour is the complementary colour of yellow ?
(1) Blue (2) Green
(3) Orange (4) Red
52. During washing of clothes, we use indigo due to its
(1) better cleaning action
(2) proper pigmental composition
(3) high glorious nature
(4) very low cost
53. What is an endoscope ?
(1) It is an optical instrument used to see inside the ali-mentary canal
(2) It is a device which is fitted on the chest of the patient to regularise the irregular heart beats
(3) It is an instrument used for examining ear disorders
(4) It is an instrument for recording electrical signals produced by human muscles
54. The age of a tree can be deter-mined more or less accurately by
(1) counting the number of branches
(2) measuring the height of the tree
(3) measuring the diameter of the trunk
(4) counting the number of rings in the trunk
55. Of all micro-organisms, the most adaptable and versatile are
(1) Viruses (2) Bacteria
(3) Algae (4) Fungi
56. The nitrogen present in the at-mosphere is
(1) of no use to plants
(2) injurious to plants
(3) directly utilised by plants
(4) utilised through microorganisms
57. Diamond and Graphite are
(1) allotropes
(2) isomorphous
(3) isomers
(4) isobars
58. The disease in which the sugar level of blood increases is known as
(1) Diabetes mellitus
(2) Diabetes insipidus
(3) Diabetes imperfectus
(4) Diabetes sugarensis
59. The President of India is elect¬ed by
(1) members of both houses of Parliament
(2) members of both houses of Parliament and of State legislatures
(3) members of both houses of Parliament and of State legislative assemblies
(4) elected members of both houses of Parliament and elected members of State legislative assemblies
60. What is the principal ore of aluminium?
(1) Dolomite (2) Copper
(3) Lignite (4) Bauxite
61. Which country is the faclilitator for peace talks between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan Government?
(1) USA (2) Norway
(3) India (4) UK
62. Who is the author of Gandhiji’s favourite Bhajan ‘Vaishnaua Jana to tene kahiye’ ?
(1) Purandar Das
(2) ShyamalBhatt
(3) Narsi Mehta
(4) Sant Gyaneshwar
63. Which one of the following is not a mosquito borne disease ?
(1) Dengue fever
(2) Filariasis
(3) Sleeping sickness
(4) Malaria
64. Purchasing Power Parity theory is related with .
(1) Interest rate
(2) Bank rate
(3) Wage rate
(4) Exchange rate
65. The highest body which ap-proves the Five Year Plan in India is the
(1) Planning Commission
(2) National Development Council
(3) Finance Ministry
(4) Union Cabinet
66. Ceteris Paribus is Latin for
(1) “all other things variable”
(2) “other things increasing”
(3) “other things being equal”
(4) “all other things decreasing
67. Who has been conferred the Dada Saheb Phalke Award (Ratna) for the year 2007 ?
(1) DevAnand
(2) Rekha
(3) Dilip Kumar
(4) ShabanaAzmi
68. Shri M. Damodaran is
(1) Chairman, Unit Trust of India
(2) Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India
(3) Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India
(4) Chairman, Life Insurance Corporation of India
69. What is the name of the Light Combat Aircraft developed by India indigenously ?
(1) BrahMos (2) Chetak
(3) Astra (4) Tejas
70. What is the range of Agni III, the long range ballistic missile, test-fired by India recently ?
(1) 2250 km (2) 3500 km (3) 5000 km (4) 1000 km
71. Nathu La, a place where India- China border trade has been re-sumed after 44 years, is locat¬ed on the Indian border in
(1) Sikkim
(2) Arunachal Pradesh
(3) Himachal Pradesh
(4) Jammu and Kashmir
72. Who is the present Chief Election commissioner of India ?
(1) NavinChawla
(2) N. Gopalaswamy
(3) T.S. Krishnainoorty .
(4) B.B.Tandon
73. The title of the book recently written by Shri Jaswant Singh, former Minister of External Af-fairs, is
(1) A call of Honour – In Service of Emergent India
(2) Whither Secular India?
(3) Ayodhya and Aftermath
(4) Shining India and B.J.P.
74. Who is the Prime Minister of Great Britain ?
(1) Tony Blair
(2) JackStraw
(3) Robin Cook
(4) Gordon Brown
75. The 2010 World Cup Football Tournament will be held in
(1) France (2) China
(3) Germany (4) South Africa