General Awareness! Previous Year Paper for SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam|SET- 40|
SSC CGL Previous Year Question Paper
1. Which of the following Institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi ?
1. Sabarmati Aashram
2. Sevagram Aashram
3. Vishwa Bharati
4. Phoenix Ashram
Ans : 3
Visva Bharti was founded by Rabindra Nath Tagore in 1921 with proceeds from the prize money of the Nobel Prize he received in 1913 for the publication of his book of poems Gitanjali.
Until India's independence it was a college.
Soon after independence, in 1951, the institution was given the status of a University and was renamed Visva Bharti University.
2. Which of the following state has become India's first carbon free state ?
1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Maharashtra
Ans : 1
Himachal Pradesh is India's first carbon free State after having mandated all government departments to begin environment audit.
It is also the first state in India to implement the clean development mechanism (CDM) project under which the World Bank will buy carbon credits from the new forests being developed on degraded lands.
3. Energy travels from sun to earth through
1. Conduction
2. Convection
3. Radiation
4. Modulation
Ans : 3
Solar energy, in the form of heat and light, travels from the sun to Earth through the process of radiation.
This way, energy can be transferred through empty space without relying on matter.
This radiation is largely visible as light to the naked eye, although it also includes ultraviolet and infrared radiation as well.
4. C. K. Naidu Cup associated with which of the following sports events ?
1. Tennis
2. Cricket
3. Hockey
4. Golf
Ans : 2
C. K. Naidu Cup is associated with Cricket.
It is named after C. K. Naidu who was the first captain of the Indian Cricket Team in Test Matches.
He played first-class cricket regularly till 1958, and returned for one last time in 1963 at the age of 68.
5. Pump priming should be restored to at a time of ?
1. Inflation
2. Deflation
3. Stagflation
4. Reflation
Ans : 2
Pump priming is the action taken to stimulate an economy, usually during a recessionary / deflationary period, through Government spending, and interest rate and tax reductions.
Growth is accomplished through the increase in purchasing power experienced by those affected by the injection of funds, with the goal of prompting higher demand for goods and services.
6. In Networks , WEP stands for
1. Wireless Equivalent Privacy
2. Wired Extra Privacy
3. Wired Equivalent Privacy
4. Wireless Embedded Privacy
Ans : 3
WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy.
It is a security algorithm for IEEE 802.11 wireless networks.
Introduced as part of the original 802.11 standard ratified in 1997, its intention was to provide data confidentiality comparable to that of a traditional wired network.
It was superseded by Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) in 2003.
7. For extinguishing fire , we use
1. Hydrogen
2. Carbon monoxide
3. Carbon dioxide
4. Marsh gas
Ans : 3
Fire extinguishers use carbon dioxide to displace the oxygen necessary for a fire to burn,extinguishing the blaze.
Fires need oxygen, fuel, and heat to ignite, and removing any one of those three components can put out a fire.
It is useful for electrical fires and some flammable liquid fires, but may make some gasoline or paper fires worse by dispersing burning material
8. The chemical name of quartz is
1. Calcium oxide
2. Calcium phosphate
3. Sodium phosphate
4. Sodium silicate
Ans : 4
Quartz is a compound of one part silicon and two parts of oxygen, silicon dioxide.
Quartz is the most abundant silica mineral.
It is used in a number of industries, the important being glass, foundry, sodium silicate, silicon alloys, etc.
The various grades of sodium silicate are characterised by their silicon dioxide:nitrogen dioxide weight ratio.
9. Continuous chain of mountains that rise abruptly more or less parallel to the coastline of India is
1. Aravali
2. Satpura
3. Eastern Ghats
4. Western Ghats
Ans : 4
Western Ghats (also known as Sahyadri) is a continuous mountain range that runs parallel to the western coast of the Indian peninsula
It abruptly rises as a sheer wall to an average elevation of 1,000 m from the western Coastal Plain.
But, they slope gently on their eastern flank and hardly appear to be a mountain when viewed from the Deccan table land.
They are steep-sided, terraced, hills presenting a stepped topography facing the Arabian Sea coast.
10. The biggest reserves of Thorium are in
1. China
2. USA
3. India
4. France
Ans : 3
Both the IAEA and OECD appear to conclude that India may possess the largest share of world's thorium deposits.
Of the currently known world thorium reserves, India has a mammoth share ranging from 25-30% of the total of 1,160 thousand tonnes.
In India, thorium is mainly found in the beach sands on the Kerala coast.
11. Which is the highest award for gallantry during peace time ?
1. Veer Chakra
2. Paramveer Chakra
3. Ashok Chakra
4. Mahaveer Chakra
Ans : 3
The Ashoka Chakra is India's highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.
It is the peace time equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded for the "most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent valour or self-sacrifice" other than in the face of the enemy.
12. At Barren Island , the only active volcano in India is situated in
1. Andaman Islands
2. Nicobar Islands
3. Lakshadweep
4. Minicoy
Ans : 1
Varren Island is an island located in the Andaman Sea.
It is only confirmed active volcano in South Asia.
It is one of the most easterly of Andaman Islands.
Along with the rest of the Andaman Islands, it is part of the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
13. The transfer of minerals from top soil to sub soil through soil-water is called
1. Percolation
2. Conduction
3. Leaching
4. Transpiration
Ans : 3
Leaching refers to the loss of water soluble plant nutrients from the soil, due to rain and irrigation.
As water from rain, flooding, or other sources seeps into the ground, it can dissolve chemicals and carry them into the under ground water supply.
Mineral nutrients lost from the soil system become unavailable for plant uptake.
14. Heat is transmitted from higher temperature to lower temperature through the actual motion of the molecules in
1. Conduction
2. Convection
3. Radiation
4. Both conduction and convection
Ans : 2
The process of heat transfer from one place to another place without the movement of particles is called conduction Example : Heat transfer through metal rods.
On the contrary, convection is the process by which heat is transmitted through a substance from a point to another due to the bodily motion of the heated particles of the substance.
The fluids (liquids and gases) are heated by this process.
15. Polio is caused by
1. Bacteria
2. Virus
3. Fungus
4. Protozoa
Ans : 2
Poliomyelitis, often called polio or infantile paralysis, is an infectious paralysis, is an infectious disease caused by the polio virus.
Polio virus is usually spread from person to person through infected fecal matter entering the mouth.
It may also be spread by food or water containing human faces and less commonly from infected saliva.
16. Which of the following became the first country in the world to legalise euthanasia ?
1. Belgium
2. Netherlands
3. Denmark
4. Canada
Ans : 2
The Netherlands, on 28 November 2000, became the first Country in the World formally to legalise euthanasia ,when its lower house of parliament approved a "mercy killing" Bill by a two-thirds majority.
Under the controversial law, doctors were granted immunity from prosecution when performing euthanasia.
17. Which of the following countries won Euro cup 2016 [football] ?
1. France
2. Germany
3. Portugal
4. Iceland
Ans : 3
Portugal, on 10th July 2016, lifted the Euro 2016 football Championship defeating host France 1-0 in the final clash played at Saint-Denis in Paris.
Substitute Eder scored in extra-time to give Portugal a win at their first major International title.
This was France's first Tournament defeated on home soil in 19 games, since 1960 third-place play-off.
18. Shiv Kumar Sharma is famous for playing the
1. Sitar
2. Flute
3. Santoor
4. Tabla
Ans : 3
Shiv Kumar Sharma is an Indian Santoor player from the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
He is credited with making the Santoor a popular Classical Instrument.
The Santoor is a trapezoid-shaped hammered dulcimer or string musical instrument made of walnut, with 72 strings.
19. Who among the following is popularly known as "Blade Runner" ?
1. Usain Bolt
2. Oscar Carl Pistorious
3. Carl Lewis
4. Ben Johnson
Ans : 2
South African sprint runner Oscar Pistorius is known as the "Blade Runner" since he is an amputee who runs with the help of prosthetic legs.
Both of Pistorius legs were amputated below the knee when he was 11 months old.
At the 2012 summer Olympics, Pistorius became the first double-leg amputee to participate in the Olympic.
He is called the "fastest man on no legs".
20. FCRA administered by the Ministry of Home Affairs stands for----?
1. Foreign Currency Regulation Act
2. Foreign Contribution Regulation Act
3. Foreign Contract Regulation Act
4. Foreign Cartel Restriction Act
Ans : 2
FCRA stands for Foreign Contribution Regulation Act.
It is an Indian legislation enacted in 2010 for regulating the foreign funding of NGOs in India.
FCRA 2010 repeals (and replaces) the Foreign Contribution (regulation) Act, 1976.
21. Which country is in the process of building the largest single Aperture Radio Telescope - FAST
1. Japan
2. China
3. USA
4. Rassia
Ans : 2
China recently officially launched the Five-hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) in a mountainous region of Guizhou province.
It is the world's largest filled aperture (single dish) radio telescope.
It is located in Pingtang Country, Guizhou Province, southwest China.
22. The Kovvada Nuclear Park project is proposed to be set up in which state ?
1. Rajasthan
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Karnataka
Ans : 3
Kovvada Atomic Power Project is a proposed 6,600 MW nuclear power station in Andra Pradesh.
U.S-based Westinghouse Electric Corporation will supply AP-1000 nuclear reactors to Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) for his prestigious project.
Andra Pradesh will get 50% of the power to be produced at the atomic power plant.
23. Fixed Foreign Exchange Rate can be changed by
1. RBI
2. SEBI
3. Ministry of Finance
4. FIPB
Ans : 3
The Reserve Bank of India has the responsibility of maintaining fixed exchange rates with all other member countries of the International Monetary Fund.
Besides maintaining the rate of exchange of the rupee, the Reserve Bank has to act as the custodian of India's reserve of International currencies.
It operates the exchange control system.
24. In bio fortification technique plant breeders use breeding to overcome
1. Loss due to insect pests
2. Decrease in food production
3. Deficiency of micronutrients and vitamins
4. Loss due to plant diseases
Ans : 3
Biofortification refers to the breeding of crops to increase their nutritional value.
The crops produced through biofortification method are always rich in nutrients like iron, zinc and Vitamin A.
For example, Golden rice was produced using the method of biofortification.
This rice is rich in beta-carotene and provides Vitamin A to the children.
25. Which Institution has the final authority to interpret the Constitution of India
1. Parliament
2. Supreme Court of India
3. President
4. Attorney General of India
Ans : 2
The Supreme Court is the highest court in India and has ultimate Judicial authority to interpret the Constitution and decide questions of national law (including local by laws).
It is also vested with the power of Judicial review to ensure the application of the rule of law.
Besides, as provided in the Keshavananda Bharti case (1973), though Parliament has the power to alter or amend any part of the constitution, the Supreme Court has the final authority whether amendment violates or infringes upon the basic structure of the constitution.
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