General Awareness! Previous Year Paper for SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam|SET- 32|
SSC CGL Previous Year Question Paper
1. The substrate of photorespiration is
1. Fructose
2. Pyruvic acid
3. Glycolate
4. Glucose
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Glycolate is the major substrate for photorespiration.
The enzymes of glycolate metabolism, e.g. glycolate oxidase and catalase, are present in substantial quantities in leaf extracts from both high and low capacity plants.
Glycolate has been detected in leaves of both types of plants.
2. In mountainous areas a natural cause for road blocks is often :
1. Road repairs and construction
2. Land slides
3. Tree felling
4. Traffic congestion
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Heavy rainfall often causes landslides in hilly regions blocking roads as a result and cutting off towns.
Huge amounts of debris block access, hampering traffic and affecting businesses.
3. Match the following :
1. Chlorophyll
2. Nostoc
3. Transpiration
4. Rust of wheat
A. Plant Disease
B. Photosynthetic
C. Diazotroh
D. Loss of water from plant surface
1. A-3 , B-4 , C-2 , D-1
2. A-2 , B-4 , C-3 , D-1
3. A-2 , B-3 , C-4 , D-2
4. A-4 , B-3 , C-1 , D-2
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Chlorophyll :
Green photosynthetic pigment that absorbs sunlight and uses its energy to synthesise carbo hydrates from carbon dioxide and water.
Nostoc :
An example of Diazotroph that fix atmospheric nitrogen gas into a more usable form such as ammonia.
Transpiration :
4. Match the following :
1. Rice
2. Maize
3. Rubber
4. Sugarcane
A. Brazil
B. Malaysia
C. China
D. U.S.A.
1. A-1 , B-3 , C-4 , D-2
2. A-2 , B-1 , C-3 , D-4
3. A-3 , B-4 , C-2 , D-1
4. A-4 , B-2 , C-1 , D-3
Ans - 3
5. Movement of people from a village to a small town and later to a city is known as
1. Intra-state migration
2. Step-wise migration
3. Forced migration
4. Inter-state migration
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6. The purpose of choke in a fluorescent lamp is :
1. To increase the current flow
2. To decrease the current flow
3. To decrease the resistance
4. To decrease the voltage momentarily
Ans - 2
7. Headquarter of European Union is situated in :
1. Paris
2. Munich
3. Brussels
4. Milan
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8. The 13th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas was held on 8th and 9th January 2015 at :
1. Indore
2. Bengaluru
3. New Delhi
4. Gandhinagar
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9. Who was the Nawab of Bengal during "Battle of Plassey" ?
1. Mir Jafar
2. Mir Qasim
3. Siraj-ud-Daula
4. None of these
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10. In the case of deadlock between the two houses Parliament , the Joint sitting is presided over by the :
1. President
2. Senior most member of Lok Sabha
3. Speaker of Lok Sabha
4. Vice President
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11. Man Booker Prize for 2014 is awarded to :
1. Amrita Pritam
2. Shashi Tharoor
3. Lech Walesa
4. Richard Flanagan
Ans - 4
12. The National Police Academy is located at :
1. Dehradun
2. Hyderabad
3. Bengaluru
4. Abu Road
Ans - 2
13. The mercury and sodium street lamps light up because of :
1. Atomic emission
2. Atomic absorption
3. Electron emission
4. Electron absorption
Ans - 1
14. A person can jump higher on the moon's surface than on the earth because
1. The moon's surface is rough
2. The acceleration due to gravity in moon is smaller than that on the earth
3. The moon is cooler than earth
4. The moon has no atmosphere
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15. "Wall Street" is the name of the :
1. Stock Exchange of New York
2. Indian Township in Washington
3. Super market in mumbai
4. Stock Exchange of Kolkata
Ans - 1
16. Kautilya's "Arthashastra" mainly deals with :
1. Political state craft
2. Social aspects
3. Economic doctrines
4. Military aspects
Ans - 1
17. Who of the following became a member of the "Din-i-Ilahi" ?
1. Todarmal
2. Raja Birbal
3. Raja Man Singh
4. Tansen
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18. Which of the following is not a feature of Indifference Curve ?
1. They do not intersect each other
2. They slope downwards to the right
3. They are parallel to each other
4. They are concave to each other
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19. Which of the following refers to the white salt which covers the land in some areas during dry season ?
1. Usar
2. Reh
3. Erg
4. Reg
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20. The first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire was :
1. Iltutmish
2. Alam Shah
3. Qutubuddin Aibek
4. Balban
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21. The soft silvery metallic element which ionizes easily when heated or exposed to light and is present in atomic clocks is :
1. Cerium
2. Cesium
3. Calcium
4. Californium
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22. Which one of the following is an indigenously built light combat aircraft of India ?
1. Akash
2. Vikrant
3. Arjun
4. Vikram
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23. Which of the following is not correct about Mahatma Gandhi ?
1. Gandhi advocated complete separation of politics from religion
2. Gandhi believed in non-violence
3. Gandhi believed in the sanctity of means
4. Gandhi supported close relation between religion and politics
Ans - 1
24. The only AICC session Gandhiji presided was held at :
1. Calcutta
2. Madras
3. Belgaum
4. Lahore
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25. The Indian Constitution provides the Country with three categories of civil services , mainly :
1. All India , Central and State Services
2. Administrative , Railway and Police Services
3. Administrative , police and Revenue Services
4. Administrative , police and foreign Services
Ans - 4
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