General Awareness! Previous Year Paper for SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam|SET- 1|

General Awareness! Previous Year Paper for SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam|SET- 1|

General Awareness! Previous Year Paper for SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam|SET- 1|

SSC CGL Previous Year Question Paper - 1999

1. Postal Voting is otherwise called :

(1). Plural voting

(2). Proxy voting

(3). Weighted voting

(4). Secret voting

2. Stability of the Government is assured in :

(1). Parliamentary form of Government.

(2). Presidential form of Government.

(3). Plural Executive System.

(4). Direction Democracy.

3. According to the Indian Constitution,the vacancy in the office of the President of India shall be filled within : 

(1). 1 month

(2). 6 month

(3). 3 month

(4). 1 year

4. Who is the Tennis Star to become world No. 1 seed at the youngest  age ? 

(1). Steffi Graf

(2). Monica Seles

(3). Chris Evert

(4). Martina Hingis

5. What is "Vishva Mohini" ?

(1). Name for India's Beauty Queen

(2). The title given to Lata Mangeshkar for her contribution to music

(3). An Indian Ship

(4). A famous book on Indian dances

6. The main function of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is : 

(1). Enforcing of Uruguay Round Agreements 

(2). Facilitating multi-lateral trade relations of member countries and reviewing trade policies

(3). Administering trade dispute settlement procedures

(4). None of the above

7. Name of the author of the book 

A Passage to England : 

(1). E.M. Forster

(2). Nirad C. Choudhary

(3). Vikram Seth

(4). Eric Segal

8. Which is the long - range missile that was tested by Pakistan in the wake of India testing Agni 2 ?

(1). Ghauri 2

(2). Shaheen 1

(3). Hatf 1

(4). Hatf 2

9. The Indian Naval Ship being converted into a maritime museum is : 

(1). Sagar Samrat

(2). Kanishka 

(3). Samrat Ashoka 

(4). Vikrant

10. Prof. Amartya Sen is these days in the news because : 

(1). He is internationally known as a leading social economist

(2). He has been awarded 'Bharat Ratna'

(3). He is a recipient of Nobel Prize.

(4). All of the above

11. The first country to lagalize medically assisted suicide is : 

(1). Australia 

(2). United States 

(3). Netherlands

(4). Switzerland

12. The Baisakhi festival of the year 1999 is of great historical significance to Punjab because : 

(1). It commemorates the tercentenary of the foundation of khalsa Panth

(2). It being the last such festival of the twentieth century

(3). Of participation by a large number of Punjabis who are non resident Indians 

(4). None of the above.

13. Exobiology deals with the study of : 

(1). External characters of living organisms 

(2). Life on the surface of the earth 

(3). Life in the outer layers of atmosphere 

(4). Life in other planets and space

14. The Social System of the Harappans was : 

(1). Fairly egalitarian 

(2). Slave - Labour based 

(3). Colour (varna) based

(4). Caste based

15. Which of the following Vedas provides information about the Civilisation of the Early Vedic Age ?

(1). Rig-Veda

(2). Yajur-Veda

(3). Atharva-Veda

(4). Sama-Veda

16. The University which became famous in the post - Gupta Era ?

(1). Kanchi

(2). Taxila

(3). Nalanda 

(4). Vallabhi

17. Banabhatta was the court poet of which emperor ?

(1). Vikramaditya

(2). Kumargupta

(3). Harshavardhan 

(4). Kanishka

18. The first indian ruler, who established the supremacy of Indian navy in the Arabian Sea was : 

(1). Rajraja 1

(2). Rajendra 1

(3). Rajadhiraj 1

(4). Kulottunga 1 

19. The Mughal painting reaches its/ zenith during the reign of : 

(1). Akbar

(2). Jahangir

(3). Shahjahan 

(4). Aurangzeb

20. Permanent Revenue Settlement of Bengal was introduced by : 

(1). Clive

(2). Hastings

(3). Wellesley

(4). Cornwallis 

21. The father of extremist movement in India is :

(1). Motilal Nehru

(2). Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(3). Vallabhbhai Patel

(4). Bal Gangadhar Tilak

22. The World Bank normally gives : 

(1). Short-term loans 

(2). Medium-term loans 

(3). Long-term loans 

(4). Medium and long-term loans 

23. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) came into existence with : 

(1). Berlin Conference

(2). London Conference

(3). Brettonwoods Conference

(4). Rome Conference

24. Multiplier process in economic theory is conventionally taken to mean : 

(1). The manner in which prices increases

(2). The manner in which banks create credit

(3). Income of an economy grows on account of an initial investment

(4). The manner in which Government expenditure increases 

25. Structural adjustment loans given by the World Bank are meant for : 

(1). Increasing employment in agriculture

(2). Increasing export-earning capacity of the borrower country

(3). Reducing inequalities of income distribution 

(4). Encouraging capital-intensive industries 

Answers : 

1. (2) proxy voting

2. (2) Presidential form of Government.

3. (2) 6 months

4. (4) Martina Hingis 

5. (4) A famous book on indian dances 

6. (2) facilitating multi-lateral trade relations of member countries and reviewing trade policies

7. (2) Nirad C. Chaudhary

8. (1) Ghauri 2

9. (4) Vikrant

10. (4) All of the above

11. (3) Netherlands

12. (1) it commemorates the tercentenary of the khalsa panth

13. (4) life in other planets and space

14. (1) fairly egalitarian 

15. (1) Rig-Veda

16. (3) Nalanda

17. (3) Harshavardhana

18. (1) raj raja 1

19. (2) Jahangir

20. (4) Cornwallis

21. (4) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

22. (4) medium and long-term loans

23. (3) Brettonwoods Conference

24. (3) income of an economy grows on account of an initial investment

25. (4) encouraging capital-intensive industries