General Awareness!Previous Year Paper for SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam|SET- 61|





General Awareness||SSC CGL Previous Year Paper of GK of Tier-I #GK Quiz

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General Awareness!Previous Year Paper for SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam|SET- 61|


First Meeting - |SET - 61|



1. The atmospheric air is held to the earth by : 


1. Gravity

2. Winds

3. Clouds

4. Rotation of the Earth


Ans - 1


2. The function of ball bearings in a wheel is : 


1. To increase friction

2. To convert kinetic friction into rolling friction 

3. To convert static friction into kinetic friction

4. Just for convenience


Ans - 2


3. 'Shock-absorbers' are usually made of steel as it : 


1. Is not brittle

2. Has lower elasticity

3. Has higher elasticity

4. Has no ductile property


Ans - 3


4. The first computer made available for commercial use was : 


1. MANIAC

2. ENIAC

3. UNIVAC

4. EDSAC


Ans - 3


5. A communication network which is used by large organizations over regional , national or global area is called : 


1. LAN

2. WAN

3. MAN

4. VAN


Ans - 2


6. Which of the following could be used as fuel in propellant or rockets ?


1. Liquid Hydrogen + Liquid Nitrogen

2. Liquid Oxygen + Liquid Argon

3. Liquid Nitrogen + Liquid Oxygen

4. Liquid Hydrogen + Liquid Oxygen 


Ans - 4


7. The addition of gypsum to Portland cement helps in : 


1. Increasing the strength of cement 

2. Rapid setting of cement

3. Preventing rapid setting of cement

4. Reduction in the cost of cement


Ans - 3


8. White lung disease is prevalent among the workers of : 


1. Paper industry

2. Cement industry

3. Cotton industry

4. Pesticide industry


Ans - 4 


9. Iodoform is used as an : 


1. Antipyretic

2. Analgesic

3. Antiseptic

4. Anaesthetic 


Ans - 3 


10. An artificial ecosystem is represented by : 


1. Pisciculture tank

2. Agricultural land

3. Zoo

4. Aquarium


Ans - 4


11. The constituents of automobile exhaust that can cause cancer is / are


1. Oxides of nitrogen

2. Carbon monoxide 

3. Polycyclic hydrocarbons

4. Lead


Ans - 4


12. The optimum dissolved oxygen level ( in mg/ litre ) required for survival of aquatic organisms is :


1. 4-6

2. 2-4

3. 8-10

4. 12-16


Ans - 1 


13. The world's only floating national park is situated in : 


1. Manipur

2. KualaLumpur

3. Bilaspur

4. Dispur


Ans - 1


14. According to the latest 'Educational Development Index' based on a series of surveys conducted by the National University of Education , Planning and Administration and released in Feb 2011, the state with the highest Development Index is : 


1. Tamil Nadu

2. Kerala

3. Punjab

4. Gujarat


Ans - 2


15. Indian Army's Operation 'Saiyam' was related to : 


1. Kashmir

2. Indo-China Border in the Central Region 

3. North-East

4. Indo-Pak Border in Punjab and Rajasthan 


Ans - 4


16. In the Railway Budget for 2011 -12 an outlay of Rs 57,630 crore has been announced for adding new lines with length of :


1. 1000 km

2. 1200 km

3. 1300 km

4. 1500 km


Ans - 3


17. The strong earthquake-cum-Tsunami which has moved Japan's main island by a few feet and has caused the Earth's axis to wobble is expected to lead to the shortening of the day by : 


1. 1.6 microseconds

2. 2.3 microseconds

3. 3.1 microseconds

4. 3.4 microseconds


Ans - 1


18. The 'Project Snow Leopard' to conserve the endangered species , launched by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests covers the state of : 


1. Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh only

2. Jammu & Kashmir , Himachal Pradesh and Uttrakhand only

3. Jammu & Kashmir , Himachal Pradesh , Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh only

4. Jammu & Kashmir , Himachal Pradesh , Uttarakhand , Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim 


Ans - 4


19. The 2010 FIFA World Cup Final was at : 


1. Paris

2. Berlin

3. Johansburg

4. London


Ans - 3


20. Who of the following received Sangeet Natak Akademi's Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puruskar for 2009 in 'Hindustani Vocal Music' ?


1. Omkar Shrikant Dadarkar

2. Ragini Chander Shekhar

3. Abanti Chakravorty and Sukracharya Rabha

4. K. Nellai Manikandan 


Ans - 1


21. Which of the following folk / tribal dances is associated  with UP ?


1. Veedhi

2. Thora

3. Tamasha

4. Rauf


Ans - 2


22. Which of the following books has been written by Atiq Rahimi ?


1. Earth and Ashes

2. This Savage Rite

3. The Red Devil 

4. Witness the Night


Ans - 1


23. Who is the recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award 2010 in Hindi Literature category ?


1. Uday Prakash

2. Laxman Dubey

3. Nanjil Nandan 

4. Mangat Badal 


Ans - 1


24. The rear side of the moon was photographed by


1. Viking I

2. Viking II

3. Luna III

4. Mariner IX


Ans - 3


25. Which phenomenon do bats or dolphins use to find prey , predators or obstacles ?


1. Refraction of sound

2. Formation of beats

3. Scattering of sound

4. Echo location


Ans - 4









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