SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam_2011_(4)

1. As announced by the Finance Minister in his budget speech on 28-2-2011, the income tax exemption limit for individuals other than senior citizens and women has been raised to

1. 1,80,000
2. 1,90,000
3. 2,00,000
4. 2,50,000

2. When there is an official change in the exchange rate of domestic currency, then it is called

1. Appreciation
2. Depreciation
3. Revaluation
4. Deflation

3. Inflation redistributes income and wealth in favour of

1. Pensioners
2. Poor
3. Middle class
4. Rich

4. The fringe benefit tax was introduced in the budget of

1. 2003-04
2. 2004-05
3. 2005-06
4. 2006-07

5. In the budget estimates for 2011-12, an allocation of 400 crore has been made to bring in a green revolution in the east in the cropping system of

1. Wheat
2. Rice
3. Jowar
4. Pulses

6. Which innovative discussion process is introduced by the Indian parliament to the world parliamentary systems?

1. Question hour
2. Zero hour
3. Resolutions
4. Presidential speech

Zero hour refers to left over time after question hour in Indian Parliament. During this time members are allowed to raise matters of importance without giving any prior notice. Zero hour is entirely at the discretion of the Speaker as there is no constitutional provision with regard to this.

7. The judges of the supreme court retire at the age of

1. 60 years
2. 65 years
3. 62 years
4. 58 years

8. Judicial review in the Indian constitution is based on

1. Rule of law
2. Due process of law
3. Procedure established by law
4. Precedents and conventions

9. The drafting of the constitution was completed on

1. 26th January 1950
2. 26th December 1949
3. 26th November 1949
4. 30th November 1949

10. Who was the President of the constituent Assembly?

1. Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
2. Sardar Patel
3. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
4. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

11. The call of Back to the Vedas was given by

1. Swami Vivekananda
2. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
3. Aurobindo Ghosh
4. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

12. Simon commission was boycotted by the nationalist leaders of India because

1. They felt that it was only an eye wash
2. All the members of the commission were English
3. The members of the commission were biased against India
4. It did not meet the demands of the Indians

13. Who among the following British persons admitted the revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?

1. Lord Dalhousie
2. Lord canning
3. Lord Ellenborough
4. Disraeli

14. The Greek ambassador sent to Chandragupta Mauryas court was

1. Kautilya
2. Seleucus Nicator
3. Megasthenes
4. Justin

15. Identify the European power from whom Shivaji obtained cannons and ammunition.

1. The French
2. The Portuguese
3. The Dutch
4. The English

16. The Konkan railway connects

1. Goa-Mangalore
2. Roha-Mangalore
3. Kanyakumari-Mangalore
4. Kanyakumari-Mumbai

17. Bark of this tree is used as a condiment

1. Cinnamon
2. Clove
3. Neem
4. Palm

18. How much of the Earths land surface is desert?

1. 1/10th
2. 1/5th
3. 1/3rd
4. 1/6th

19. Which of the following is called the shrimp capital of India?

1. Mangalore
2. Nagapatnam
3. Kochi
4. Nellore

20. River Indus originates from

1. Hindukush range
2. Himalayan range
3. Karakoram range
4. Kailash range

21. The lowest layer of the atmosphere is

1. Stratosphere
2. Thermosphere
3. Troposphere
4. Mesosphere

22. The time period of a pendulum when taken to the Moon would

1. Remain the same
2. Decrease
3. Become zero
4. Increase

23. Who was the architect of north and south blocks of the central secretariat in Delhi?

1. Sir Edward Lutyens
2. Herbert Baker
3. Robert Tor Russell
4. Antonin Raymond

24. Saliva helps in the digestion of

1. Fats
2. Starch
3. Proteins
4. Vitamins

25. The longest bone in the human body is

1. Ulna
2. Humerus
3. Femur
4. Tibia

26. Red data book gives information about species which are

1. Extinct
2. Endangered
3. Dangerous
4. Rare

27. Which of the following is the smallest bird?

1. Pigeon
2. Parrot
3. Humming bird
4. House sparrow

28. The first computer made available for commercial use was

1. MANIAC
2. ENIAC
3. UNIVAC
4. EDSAC

29. A communication network which is used by large organizations over regional, national or global area is called

1. LAN
2. WAN
3. MAN
4. VAN

30. The atmospheric air is held to the earth by

1. Gravity
2. Winds
3. Clouds
4. Rotation of the earth

31. The function of ball bearings in a wheel is

1. To increase friction
2. To convert kinetic friction into rolling friction
3. To convert static friction into kinetic friction
4. Just for convenience

32. Shock-absorbers are usually made of steel as it

1. Is not brittle
2. Has lower elasticity
3. Has higher elasticity
4. Has no ductile property

33. White lung disease is prevalent among the workers of

1. Paper industry
2. Cement industry
3. Cotton industry
4. Pesticide industry

White Lung disease is prevalent among the workers of Asbestos industry. But among the above options there is a strong link between asbestos and paper industry as suggested in this article here. So correct answer, if any, would be (a).

34. Iodoform is used as an

1. Antipyretic
2. Analgesic
3. Antiseptic
4. Anaesthetic

35. An artificial ecosystem is represented by

1. Pisciculture tank
2. Agricultural land
3. Zoo
4. Aquarium

An important element of an ecosystem is the food chain. While all the four fall under the category of artificial ecosystem, zoo and aquarium are maintained chiefly for exhibitionist purposes. Pisciculture being closest to a natural ecosystem is the right answer.

36. Which of the following could be used as fuel in propellant or rockets?

1. Liquid Hydrogen + Liquid Nitrogen
2. Liquid Oxygen + Liquid Argon
3. Liquid Nitrogen + Liquid Oxygen
4. Liquid Hydrogen + Liquid Oxygen

37. The addition of gypsum to Portland cement helps in

1. Increasing the strength of cement
2. Rapid setting of cement
3. Preventing rapid setting of cement
4. Reduction in the cost of cement

38. The worlds only floating national park is situated in

1. Manipur
2. Kuala Lumpur
3. Bilaspur
4. Dispur

Keibul Lamjao National Park on the Loktak Lake is the world's only floating national park.

39. According to the latest education development index based on a series of surveys conducted by the national university of education, planning and administration and released in February, 2011, the state with the highest development index is

1. Tamil Nadu
2. Kerala
3. Punjab
4. Gujarat

40. Indian Armys operation saiyam was related to

1. Kashmir
2. Indo-China Border in the central region
3. North-east
4. Indo-Pak border in Punjab and Rajasthan

No correct answer as the operation related to difusal of bombs in imported metal scrap in Ludhiana in Punjab.

41. The constituents of automobile exhaust that can cause cancer is/are

1. Oxides of nitrogen
2. Carbon monoxide
3. Polycyclic hydrocarbons
4. Lead

42. The optimum dissolved oxygen level (in mg/litre) required for survival of aquatic organisms is

1. 4 - 6
2. 2 - 4
3. 8 - 10
4. 12 - 16

43. The strong earthquake-cum-tsunami which has moved Japans main island by a few feet and has caused the Earths axis to wobble is expected to lead to the shortening of the day by

1. 1.6 micro seconds
2. 2.3 micro seconds
3. 3.1 micro seconds
4. 3.4 micro seconds

44. The project snow Leopard to conserve the endangered species, launched by the union ministry of environment and forests covers the states of

1. Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh only
2. Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand only
3. Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh only
4. Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim

45. In the railway budget for 2011-12 an outlay of 57,630 crore has been announced for adding new lines with length of

1. 1000 km
2. 1200 km
3. 1300km
4. 1500km

46. Which of the following books has been written by Atiq Rahimi?

1. Earth and Ashes
2. This savage rite
3. The red devil
4. Witness the night

47. Who is the recipient of the Sahitya Akademi award 2010 in Hindi literature category?

1. Uday Prakash
2. Laxman Dubey
3. Nanjil Nandan
4. Mangat Badal

48. The 2010 FIFA World cup final was held at

1. Paris
2. Berlin
3. Johannesburg
4. London

49. Who of the following received Sangeet Natak Akademis ustad Bismillah khan Yuva Puruskar for 2009 in Hindustani vocal music?

1. Omkar Shrikant Dadarkar
2. Ragini Chander shekar
3. Abanti chakravorty and Sukracharya Rabha
4. K. Nellai Manikandan

50. Which of the following folk/tribal dances is associated with Uttar Pradesh?

1. Veedhi
2. Thora
3. Tamasha
4. Rauf