SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam_21.10.2012

1. Which of the following Fundamental Rights is only for the citizens of India

1. Right to life and liberty
2. Freedom of religion
3. Right to equality
4. Freedom of expression

2. The origin of Indian music could be traced back to which of the following Vedic Samhitas?

1. Sama Veda
2. Yajur Veda
3. Rig Veda
4. Atharva Veda

3. Which one of the following was the most famous center of learning during the Mauryan period?

1. Ujjain
2. Vallabhi
3. Nalanda
4. Taxila

4. Kharvela, the Kalinga ruler patronized

1. Hinduism (Vaishnavism)
2. Shaivism
3. Buddhism
4. Jainism

5. Which of the following is not a reform measure adopted by Akbar?

1. Dag
2. Mansabdari system
3. Iqta system
4. Zabti

6. The First Anglo-Maratha War came to an end by the treaty of

1. Surat
2. Bassein
3. Salbai
4. Purandar

7. The name of India's Permanent Research Station situated in the Antartica is

1. Dakshin Bharat
2. Dakshin Nivas
3. Dakshin Chitra
4. Dakshin Gangotri

8. The biggest copper producing country in Africa is

1. Kenya
2. Tanzania
3. Union of South Africa
4. Zambia

9. Which one of the following is not possible under short-run?

1. Increasing the working time
2. Technology upgradation
3. Hiring additional workers
4. Procuring more raw materials

10. Value added tax was first introduced in

1. Germany
2. Spain
3. France
4. Russia

11. "Supply creates its own demand" is the

1. Law of Market
2. Law of Demand and Supply
3. Law of Demand
4. Law of Supply

12. Demand pull inflation is a situation of

1. Excess demand
2. Parity between demand and supply
3. Excess supply
4. None of the above

13. Gandhi is known as

1. Philosophical anarchist
2. Radical anarchist
3. Marxist
4. Fabianist

14. Indian Federalism is close to

1. Nigeria
2. Australia
3. Canada
4. USA

15. Fundamental Rights are enshrined in which Part of the Indian constitution

1. IV
2. V
3. II
4. III

16. Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides special status to Jammu and Kashmir?

1. 371
2. 390
3. 370
4. 369

17. Which type of writs are not specifically provided in the Indian Constitution?

1. Mandamus
2. Quo Warranto
3. Injunction
4. Prohibition

18. Which of the following algae is being used in space research?

1. Hydrodictyon
2. Cladophora
3. Chlamydomonas
4. Chlorella

19. Which one of the following is not a green house gas?

1. Ethane
2. Water Vapour
3. Chlorofluorocarbon
4. Carbon dioxide

20. Which two basic forces are able to provide an attractive force between two neutrons?

1. Gravitational and electrostatic
2. Some other forces
3. Gravitational and nuclear
4. Electrostatic and nuclear

21. Which of the following phenomenon cannot take place in sound waves?

1. Diffraction
2. Polarization
3. Reflection
4. Interference

22. Identify the sequential-access media

1. Magnetic tape
2. Digital video disk
3. Floppy disk
4. Optical disk

23. Which one of the following is more suitable for objective type examination?

1. Optical Mark Reading and Recognition
2. Optical Text Recognition
3. Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
4. Optical Character Recognition

24. The ___________ service allows a group of Internet users to exchange their views on some common topic

1. Nicnet
2. Milnet
3. Telnet
4. Usenet

25. In graphite, layers are held together by

1. van der Waals forces
2. metallic bond
3. ionic bond
4. covalent bond