SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam_04.11.2012

1. Earth received heat from the sun is known as:

1. Insolation
2. Infrared heat
3. Solar radiation
4. Thermal radiation

2. The use of which of the following regional languages was popularised by the Bhakti leader, Shankaradeva?

1. Bengali
2. Brijbhasha
3. Avadhi
4. Assamese

3. Which part of the plant is used as 'saffron'?

1. Petals
2. Stamens
3. Style and Stigma
4. Sepals

4. Suspended colloidal particles in the water can be removed by the process of:

1. Filtration
2. Adsorption
3. Absorption
4. Coagulation

5. Grave's disease is caused due to

1. hyperactivity of thyroid
2. hypoactivity of thymus
3. hypoactivity of thyroid
4. hyperactivity of thymus

6. The Mansabdari system was introduced by:

1. Shah Jahan
2. Jahangir
3. Babur
4. Akbar

7. Open market operation refers to:

1. borrowing by scheduled banks to industry and trade
2. purchase and sale of government securities by the RBI
3. deposit mobilisation
4. borrowing by scheduled banks from the RBI

8. Who is the Governor of West Bengal?

1. B.L. Joshi
2. M.K. Narayanan
3. Shivraj Patil
4. Margaret Alva

9. When and by whom were the Asokan inscription deciphered for the first time?

1. 1787-John Tower
2. 1825-Charles Metcalfe
3. 1837-James Prinsep
4. 1810-Harry Smith

10. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Indian economy

1. primacy of agriculture
2. balance between heavy industry and wage goods
3. population pressure
4. low per capita income

11. How many cricketers, who have represented India in test matches, are presently Lok Sabha members?

1. Two
2. One
3. Nil
4. Three

Shri Navjot Singh Sidhu, Shri Kirti Azad and Shri Mohd Azharuddin.

12. Which one of the following was created by the 'Pitt's India Act'?

1. Board of Control
2. Board of Revenue
3. Standing Council
4. Court of Directors

13. Which day is observed as "International Day of Non-Violence"?

1. 1st May
2. 2nd October
3. 24th October
4. 30th January

14. A white solid 'A' on heating gives off a gas which turns lime water milky. The residue is yellow when hot but turns white on cooling. The solid A is:

1. Zinc carbonate
2. Lead sulphate
3. Lead carbonate
4. Zinc sulphate

Zinc carbonate gives out carbondioxide and ZnO on heating. Carbondioxide turns lime water milky. ZnO is yellow when hot and becomes white on cooling due to defect in its crystal structure

15. Which of the following is the strongest coagulant?

1. Zinc chloride
2. Aluminium chloride
3. Barium chloride
4. Magnesium sulphate

16. Which country is the largest producer of wool?

1. U.S.A.
2. Australia
3. Britain
4. Canada

17. The property which is seen in light wave but not in sound wave is:

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

18. Iron and manganese are removed in water by the process of:

1. Chlorination
2. Filtration
3. Lime-soda treatment
4. Aeration

19. CPU performance is often measure in

1. MHz
2. MIPS
3. Band rate
4. GB

20. To promote and polularise which game in India, another Indian League Tournament was launched in 2011 on the lines of IPL?

1. Volley Ball
2. Hockey
3. Basket Ball
4. Soccer

21. Which enzyme is obtained from Red gram?

1. Zymase
2. Maltase
3. Diastase
4. Urease

22. Term 'Federal' has been used in the Indian Constitution in:

1. Part III
2. Article 368
3. Nowhere in the Constitution
4. Preamble

23. Which one of the following African countries is not a member of OPEC?

1. Angola
2. Libya
3. South Africa
4. Algeria

24. Who are the price-takers under Perfect Competition?

1. industry
2. government
3. firms
4. buyers

25. Roger Federer won the seventh Wimbledon title in 2012. In which year, he won the sixth Wimbledon title?

1. 2009
2. 2010
3. 2011
4. 2008