Set 4- SSC – CGL
1. A balloon
rises in air because:
a. its
weight is equal to the weight of air displaced by it
b. its
weight is less than the weight of air displaced by it
c. its
weight is greater than the weight of air displaced by it
d. its
weight decreases with altitudes
Answer – b.
2. In a
water pump water can be raised upto a maximum height of:
a. 5m
b. 15m
c. 1m
d. 10m
Answer- d.
3. When a
simple pendulum is executing SHM, about its mid-position:
a. the P.E.
is minimum at the extreme position
b. the K.E
is maximum at the mid- position
c. the total
energy is constant
d. the K.E
is maximum at the extreme position
Answer- b.
4. Compton effect is associated with:
a. β-rays
b. visible
rays
c. positive
rays
d. X-rays
Answer- d.
5.
Photoelectrons are emitted when:
a. a zinc
plate is hammered
b. a zinc
plate is heated
c. a zinc
plate is irradiated with light
d. a zinc
plate is subjected to high pressure
Answer-c.
6. The rest
mass of a photon of wavelength λ is:
a. h/cλ
b. zero
c. hc/λ
d. h/λ
Answer- b.
7. The value
of retarding potential needed to stop the photoelectrons ejected from a metal
surface of work function 1.2 eV with light of energy 2eV is:
a. 0.8V
b. 1.8V
c. 2.8V
d. 3.8V
Answer- a.
Q.8. Which
of the following statements regarding Supreme Court of India are correct?
1. It has
the power to entertain appeal from any court or tribunal within India.
2. It has
the power to deliver advisory opinion on any question of fact or law referred
to it by the President.
3. Salaries
of the Judges of the Supreme Court subject to vote by the Parliament.
4. Its
jurisdiction is binding on all other courts within India.
Select the
correct answer from the codes given below:
Ans. (d)
Q. 9.The
doctrine of judicial review in the U.S.A is:
(a)
enunciated in the Constitution
(b) derived
from judicial decisions
(c) inherent
in the very nature of judicial function
(d) result
of the operation of the principle of rule of law
Ans. (a)
Q. 10.
Dicey’s principle of the Rule of Law implies that:
(a) nobody
is above law
(b)
everybody is equal before law
(c)
Constitution is the result of judicial decisions
(d)
Parliament is source of all law
Ans. (b)
Q. 11. The
term ‘Law’ used in the phrase ‘Rule’ of Law’ refers to:
(a) positive
law
(b) natural
law
(c)
conventions of the Constitution
(d) common
law
Ans. (a)
Q. 12. Which
one of the following writs is issued by an appropriate judicial body in order
to free a person who has been illegally detained?
(a) Quo
Warranto
(b) Mandamus
(c)
Certiorari
(d) Habeas
Corpus
Ans. (d)
5. James
Heckman and Daniel McFadden won the 2000
Nobel Prize
in:
(a)
Chemistry (b) Economics
(c) Physics
(d) Literature
Ans. b)
6. The
shapes of four Indian States are shown in the
given
figures as 1, 2, 3 and 4. These States are:
(a) Chattisgarh
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Bihar
(d) Uttaranchal
Match the
given shapes with the States using the codes
given below:
Codes:
A B C
D
(a) 1 2
3 4
(b) 3 4
1 2
(c) 1 4
3 2
(d) 3 2
1 4
Ans. d)
7. When a
mixture of water gas (CO + H2) and excess hydrogen are passed over heated
cobalt or nickel, a mixture of hydrocarbons and water are produced. This is
known as:
(a) Bayer
Process (b) Bergius Process
(c)
Fischer-Tropsch Process (d) Oxo Process
Ans. c)
8. Leaf
tendrils are found in:
(a) Sweet
Pea (b) Morning Glory
(c) Grape
Vine (d) Ivy
Ans. a)
9 . Wi t h
r e f e r e n c e t o t h e
C e n t r a l G o v e r n m e n
t
programmes,
‘Golden Quadrangle Project’ aims at the
development
of:
(a) Airways
(b) Highways
(c) Rural
roads (d) State roads
Ans. c)
10. Muhammad
bin Tughlaq’s experiment of introducing
token
currency failed on account of the:
(a)
rejection of token coins for purchases by foreign
merchants
(b) melting
of token coins
(c)
large-scale minting of spurious coins
(d) poor
quality of token currency
Ans. c)
11. In the
world, the trends in the energy consumption
in the form
of A. Coal, B. Petroleum, C. Natural gas and D.
Wood for the
period of 1800 A.D. to 2100 A.D. have been
plotted in
the given diagram. These trends are marked as 1, 2,
3 and 4.
Match the
sources of energy with the trends and select the
correct
answer using the codes given below:
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 3
4 1
(b) 4 1
2 3
(c) 2 1
4 3
(d) 4 3
2 1
Ans. a)
12. Four
cities of Indonesia, which were in the news
recently,
are marked as 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the given map. The
cities are:
(a) Ambon
(b) Banda Aceh
(c) Jayapura
(d) Sampit
Match these
cities with their locations using the codes
given below:
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 1
4 3
(b) 3 1
4 2
(c) 2 4
1 3
(d) 3
4 1 2
Ans. b)
Q.13)
‘Threat of global warming’ is increasing due to increasing concentration of:
(A) Ozone
(B) Nitrous oxide
(C) Sulphur
dioxide (D) Carbon dioxide
Ans.d)
Q.14) When a
body is taken from the earth to the moon :
(A) Its
weight increases
(B) Its
weight decreases
(C) Its
weight remains unchanged
(D) It
becomes completely weightless
Ans. b)
Q.15)
Expansion during heating :
(A) Occurs
only in solid
(B)
Increases the weight of the material
(C)
Decreases the density of the material
(D) Occurs
at the same rate for all liquids and solids
Ans.c)
Q.16) The
Finance Commission is primarily concerned with recommending to the President
about :
(A) The
principle governing grants-in-aid to be given to the States
(B)
Distributing the net proceeds of the taxes between the Centre and the States
(C) Neither
(A) nor (B)
(D) Both (A)
and (B)
Ans. d)
Q.17) The
Parliament can make law for the whole or any part of India for implementing
International
Treaties :
(A) With the
consent of all the States
(B) With the
consent of majority of States
(C) With the
consent of the State concerned
(D) Without
the consent of any State
Ans.d)
Q.18) Rajya
Sabha can delay the Finance Bill sent for its consideration by the Lok Sabha
for a maximum
period of :
(A) One
month (B) One year
(C) Seven
days (D) Fourteen days
Q.19) The
First day session of Indian Constituent Assembly was chaired by :
(A) Dr.
Rajendra Prasad (B) Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
(C) Dr.
B.R.Ambedkar (D) Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha
Ans. d)
Q.20) Which
one of the following is not a department in the Ministry of Human
Resource Development?
(A)
Department of Elementary Education and Literacy
(B)
Department of Secondary Education and Higher Education
(C)
Department of Technical Education
(D)
Department of Woman and Child Development
Ans. c)
Q.21) Who is
known a the first Law Officer of India?
(A) Chief
Justice of India
(B) Law
Minister of India
(C)
Solicitor General of India
(D) Law
Secretary
Ans.c)
Q.22) The
Comptroller and Auditor General is appointed by the President. He can be
removed :
(A) By the
President
(B) On an
address from both Houses of Parliament
(C) By the
Supreme Court
(D) On the
recommendation of the President by the Supreme Court
Ans.a)
Q.23) Nathu
La Pass is situated in which state?
(A) Arunachal
Pradesh (B) Assam
(C)
Meghalaya (D) Sikkim
Ans. d)
24. A
concave lens always forms an image which is
(A) Real
& erect
(B) Virtual
& erect
(C) Real
& inverted
(D) Virtual
& inverted
Ans. b)
25. A vitamin requires cobalt for its activity.
The vitamin is
(A) Vitamin
B12 (C) Vitamin B2
(B) Vitamin
A (D) Vitamin D
Ans. a)
26. One of the constituents of tear gas is
(A)
Ethane (C) Ethanol
(B)
Ether (D) Chloropicrin
Ans. d)
27. The modulus of rigidity is the ratio of
(A) Longitudinal
stress to longitudinal strain
(B) Volume
stress to volume strain
(C) Shearing
stress to shearing strain
(D) Tensile
stress to tensile strain
Ans. b)
28. The propagation of sound waves in a gas
involves
(A)
Adiabatic compression & rarefaction
(B)
Isothermal compression & rarefaction
(C)
Isochoric compression & rarefaction
(D) Isobaric
compression & rarefaction
Ans.a)
29. An atomic clock is based on transition in
(A)
Sodium (C) Magnesium
(B)
Caesium (D) Aluminium
Ans. b)
30. Plasma membrane in eukaryotic cells is made
up of
(A)
Phospholipids
(B)
Lipoprotein
(C)
Phospholipo-protein
(D)
Phospho-protein
Ans.a)
31. Consider the following substances:
1. Prothrombin
2. Calcium
3. Vitamin K
4. Actin
Which of these is/are required for the coagulation of blood?
(a)
1 and 3
(b)
(b) 2 only
(c)
(c) 4
only
(d)
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans a)
32. In which one of the industries is pure silicon used?
(a) Electronics
(b) Paint
(c) Pharmaceutical
(d) Textile
Ans.a)
33. When a
simple pendulum is executing SHM, about its mid-position:
a. the P.E.
is minimum at the extreme position
b. the K.E
is maximum at the mid- position
c. the total
energy is constant
d. the K.E
is maximum at the extreme position
Answer- b.
34. Compton effect is associated with:
a. β-rays
b. visible
rays
c. positive
rays
d. X-rays
Answer- d.
35.
Photoelectrons are emitted when:
a. a zinc
plate is hammered
b. a zinc
plate is heated
c. a zinc
plate is irradiated with light
d. a zinc
plate is subjected to high pressure
Answer-c.
36. Which of the following is not a property of
heavy water?
(A) Boiling
point of heavy water is higher than that or ordinary water
(B) Density
of heavy water is higher than that of ordinary water
(C) Freezing
point of heavy water is higher than that of ordinary water
(D) It
produces corrosion
Ans. a)
37. In which of the following process is energy released?
(A)
Respiration
(B)
Photosynthesis
(C)
Ingestion
(D)
Absorption
Ans. a)
38. Animals living in the three trunks are known
as
(A) Arboreal
(B) Volant
(C)
Amphibious
(D) Aquatic
Ans a)
39. Which
one of the following plants is useful in treating hypertension?
(a) Cinchona
(b) Ocimum
(c) Rauwolfia
(d) Vinca
Ans c)
Q.40) Bharat
Nirman Scheme of the UPA Government does not include :
(A) Rural
Water Supply Project
(B)
Irrigation Benefit Programme
(C) Rural
Electrification
(D) Sarva
Shiksha Abhiyan
Ans d)
Q.41) Which
one of the following committee recommended the abolition of reservation of
items for the
small scale
sector in industry?
(A) Abid
Hussain Committee
(B)
Narasimhan Committee
(C) Nayak
Committee
(D) Rakesh
Mohan Committee
Ans a)
Q.42) In the
last one decade which one among the following sectors has attracted the highest
Foreign Direct
Investment
inflows into India?
(A)
Chemicals other than fertilizers
(B) Services
sector
(C) Food
Processing
(D)
Telecommunication
Ans d)
Q.43) Who
formulates the monetary policy in India?
(A) SEBI (B)
RBI
(C) Finance
Ministry (D) Planning Commission
Ans b)
Q 44) The
population of Uttar Pradesh has been rapidly growing during the last two
decades because of :
(A)
Increased literacy rate (B) Improvement in health and control of diseases
(C) Improved
agriculture (D) Rapid urbanization
Ans d)
Q.45)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code
given below :
Assertion
(A) : Educated unemployment increases with high rate of economic growth.
Reason (R) :
It happens only when there is lack of professional education.
Codes :
(A) Both A
and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A
and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is
true but R is false.
(D) A is
false but R is true.
Ans a)
Q.46) Six
more Public Sector Undertakings have been accorded status of miniratna by
Government of India
(September
2006). Choose the one which is not included amongst them from the
following :
(A) Bharat
Sanchar Nigam
(B) Indian
Telephone Industries
(C)
Hindustan Latex
(D)
Rashtriya Ispat
Ans b)
Q.47)
Consider according to Buddhism :
Assertion
(A) : There is no rebirth.
Reason (R) :
There is no soul.
Now select
your answer from the following code :
Codes :
(A) Both A
and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A
and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is
true but R is false.
(D) A is
false but R is true.
Ans d)
Q.48) Which
one of the following propounded that destiny determines everything, man is
powerless?
(A) Jainas
(B) Buddhists
(C) Ajivakas
(D) Mimansakas
Ans c)
Q.49) Lord
Buddha preached the following four noble truths. Put them in correct order
using the code given
below :
(a) There is
suffering.
(b) There is
cessation of suffering.
(c) There is
a path leading to the cessation of suffering.
(d) There is
cause of suffering.
Codes :
(A) a, d, b,
c
(B) a, d, c,
b
(C) a, c, b,
d
(D) a, b, d,
c
Ans a)
Q.50) Sheikh
Nizamuddin Auliya was the disciple of :
(A) Sheikh
Alauddin Sabir
(B) Khwaja
Moinuddin Chisti
(C) Baba
Farid
(D) Sheikh
Ahmad Sirhindi
Ans c)
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