Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam. 2012
(Held on July 2012)
General Awareness : Part 1
1.
Gross Domestic Product
is the monetary value of
a.
stock of
goods and services
b.
all final goods and services produced in a year
c.
goods produced for
the market only
d.
goods produced for
the market and for self consumption.
2.
Which one of the
following market structures has a kinked demand curve?
a.
Perfect competition
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b.
Monopoly
c.
Oligopoly
d.
Monopolistic
competition
3.
Which of the
following pairs is not correct?
a.
I Plan – (1951 –
1956)
b.
III Plan – (1966 – 1971)
c.
XI Plan – (2007 –
2012)
d.
VI Plan –
(1980 – 1985)
4.
Which of the
following institutions deals with credit to Agriculture and Rural Development?
a.
IDBI
b.
NABARD
c.
SIDBI
5.
As per the results
of the 2011 Population Census, which of the following groups occupies the three
top places in respect of literacy?
a.
Kerala, Goa, West
Bengal
b.
Chandigarh, Goa, Kerala
c.
Kerala, Lakshadweep, Mizoram
d.
Mizoram, Kerala,
Tripura
6.
District Judges in a
State are appointed by the:
a.
Advocate–General of
the State
b.
Council of
Ministers of the State
c.
Governor
d.
Chief Justice of
High Court
7.
Who will head the
jury of the Awards Committees of Padma, Ratna and other highest honorary
awards?
a.
President of India
b.
Vice-President of India
c.
Home Minister
d.
Prime Minister of
India
8.
Most important
responsibility of a Welfare State is:
a.
to preserve private
property
b.
to promote religion
of the people
c.
to check exploitation
d.
to check
encroachments of Fundamental Rights.
9.
Which one of the
following events are chronologically correct?
a.
Civil Disobedience Movement–Quit India Movement–The
Cabinet Mission Plan
b.
The Cabinet Mission
Plan–Civil Disobedience Movement –Quit India Movement
c.
Quit India Movement
– Civil Disobedience Movement – Cabinet Mission Plan
d.
Civil Disobedience
Movement – The Cabinet Mission Plan – Quit India Movement
10. Who founded the Vikramasila University?
a.
Dhruva
b.
Devapala
c.
Dharmapala
d.
Mahipala
11. Which of the following was not known during the Rigvedic
period?
a.
Joint family system
b.
Agriculture
c.
Varna system (caste)
d.
Marriage system
12. Abul Fazl wrote:
a.
Babur–Nama
b.
Humayun–Nama
c.
Akbar–Nama
d.
Alamgir–Nama
13. Which of the following is called the ‘Crossroads of the
Pacific’?
a.
Tonga
b.
Fiji
c.
Hawaii
d.
Ellice
14. Which one of the following is an act of man that disturbs
the ecological balance?
a.
Vanamahotsav
b.
Afforestation
c.
Lumbering
d.
Social forestry
15. Which one is not correctly matched?
a.
Longcoy – Russia
b.
Rhine – Germany
c.
Glasgow – Great
Britain
d.
Pittsburg – USA
16. How many States in India are coastal?
a.
7
b.
8
c.
9
d.
10
17. International boundary between India and Pakistan is
demarcated by:
a.
Mc Mahon Line
b.
Durand Line
c.
Radcliffe Line
d.
Maginot Line
18. Which one of the following is called the amphibian in
plant kingdom?
a.
Algae
b.
Fungi
c.
Bryophyta
d.
Pteridophyta
19. Find the odd one out.
a.
Hookworm
b.
Guinea worm
c.
Tapeworm
d.
Ringworm
20. National Institute of Nutrition is a research institute located
in the State of:
a.
Andhra Pradesh
b.
Himachal Pradesh
c.
Madhya Pradesh
d.
Uttar Pradesh
21. A tree’s age can be found by:
a.
measuring its height
b.
counting the number of annual rings
c.
counting the number
of branches
d.
no means
22. The left aortic arch is observed in :
a.
Amphibians
b.
Mammals
c.
Reptiles
d.
Aves
23. Tendon connects:
a.
Bone to bone
b.
Muscle to bone
c.
Bone to muscle
d.
Muscle to muscle
24. Mercury is generally used in thermometers because it has
a:
a.
high fluidity
b.
high density
c.
high conductivity
d.
high specific heat
25. To an observer on the lunar surface, during daytime, the
sky will appear to be:
a.
Light yellow
b.
Blue
c.
Orange
d.
Black
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