General Awareness! Previous Year Paper for SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam|SET- 6|




General Awareness! Previous Year Paper for SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam|SET- 6|

SSC CGL Previous Year Question Paper - 2005




1. Who is the author of the book 'Apprenticeship of a Mahatma' on which the film called 'The Making of the Mahatma' is based ?


1. Arundhati Roy

2. Shyam Benegal

3. Shobha De

4. Fatima Meer


Ans :  4


2. The 'Break-even point' is where


1. Marginal revenue equals marginal cost

2. Average revenue equals average cost

3. Total revenue equals total costs

4. None of these


Ans :  2


3. South-South dialogue is associated with


1. Co-operation among developing nations 

2. Arms conference 

3. Summit meeting between developed and developing countries

4. All of the above


Ans :  1


4. How far did the Indian Team reach in the Women's Cricket World Cup Tournament 2005 held in South Africa ?


1. Finals

2. Semifinals

3. Quarter-finals 

4. Preliminary round


Ans :  1


5. Rate of interest is determined by 


1. The rate of return on the capital invested

2. Central Govt.

3. Liquidity preference

4. Commercial Banks


Ans :  3


6. Which of the following has not been a component of the agricultural strategy that brought about the Green Revolution ?


1. Greater Intensity of cropping

2. Guaranteed maximum prices

3. New agricultural technology 

4. Package of inputs 


Ans :  2


7. Which of the following makes the skin layer impervious to water ?


1. Collagen 

2. Melanin

3. Keratin

4. Chitin


Ans :  4


8. Generally, the soil of the northern plains of India has been formed by


1. Degradation

2. Aggradation

3. Weathering in situ

4. Erosion


Ans :  2


9. Two richest known sources of edible protein are


1. Meat and eggs

2. Milk and vegetables

3. Soyabeen and groundnut

4. Some time of algae and other micro-organisms


Ans :  3


10. Which of the following weeds has been found useful to check water pollution caused by industrial affluents ?


1. Parthenium

2. Elephant grass

3. Water hyacinth

4. Both 1 and 2


Ans :  4


11. Cloud is a colloidal dispersion of


1. Air is a dispersion medium of water

2. Fog in a dispersion medium of water

3. Mist in a dispersion medium of air

4. Water drops in a dispersion medium of air


Ans :  4


12. The fourth state of matter is known as 


1. Gas 

2. Vapour

3. Plasma

4. Electrons


Ans :  3


13. Lamberts law is related to 


1. Reflection

2. Refraction

3. Interference

4. Illumination


Ans :  4


14. Which of the following laws validates the statement that matter can neither be created nor be destroyed ?


1. Law of conservation of energy

2. Le Chatelier's Principle 

3. Law of conservation of mass

4. Law of osmosis


Ans :  3


15. Decible is the unit used for


1. Speed of light

2. Intensity og heat

3. Intensity of sound

4. Radio waves frequency


Ans :  3


16. Conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy occurs in 


1. Dynamos

2. Electric heaters 

3. Battery

4. Atomic bombs


Ans :  3


17. Which of the following is the petroleum wax ?


1. Bees wax

2. Carnauba wax

3. Paraffin wax

4. Jojoba wax


Ans :  3


18. Which variety of coal contains recognisable traces of the original plant material ?


1. Anthracite

2. Lignite

3. Peat

4. Bitumen


Ans :  3


19. Which is the purest form of iron ?


1. Steel

2. Cast iron

3. Pig iron

4. Wrought iron


Ans :  4


20. Which of the following metals form an amalgam with other metals ?


1. Lead

2. Tin

3. Zinc

4. Mercury


Ans :  4


21. The ideology of fascism developed in 


1. Germany

2. Japan

3. Italy

4. Russia


Ans :  3


22. Decision of the Security Council on procedural matters shall be made by an affirmative votes of _____ members.


1. 11

2. 10

3. 8

4. 9


Ans :  4


23. Which Article of the Constitution of India accords special status to the State of Jammu and Kashmir ?


1. 324

2. 311

3. 370

4. 356


Ans :  3


24. In order to be recognised as an official opposition Group in the Parliament. How many seats should it have ?


1. 1/3rd of the total strength

2. 1/4th of the total strength

3. 1/6th of the total strength

4. 1/10th of the total strength


Ans :  4


25. What does the "Judicial Review" function of the Supreme Court mean ?


1. Review its own judgement

2. Review the functioning of judiciary in the country

3. Examine the constitutional validity of the laws

4. Undertake  periodic review of the constitution 


Ans :  3


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