SSC Exams General Awareness Solved Paper GK For Staff Selection Commision Exams

1. The precipitation consisting of a mixture of snow and rain is(A) Sleet (B) Smog (C) Snow-line (D) Fog Anawer.A 2. Operation Flood was launched in 1970 to(A) Control floods (B) Increase milk production (C) Improve water sources (D) Construct more dams Anawer.B 3. Photogrammetry is (A) Portraying gradient (B) Movement of setlines (C) A method of solving geometrical problems (D) Use of photography in surveying and mapping Anawer.D 4. The spice State of India is(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Bihar (C) Gujarat (D) Kerala Anawer.D 5. jog Falls is found across the river(A) Cauvery (B) Kabini (C) Krishna (D) Sharavati Anawer.D 6. Which of the following sea ports of India is the main outlet for export of Tea ? (A) Mumbai (B) Kolkata (C) Kandla (D) Chennai Anawer.B

7. The International Date Line passes through the(A) Pacific Ocean (B) Atlantic Ocean (C) Indian Ocean (D) Arctic Ocean Anawer.A 8. Which of the following is not a form of precipitation ? (A) Rainfall (B) Snowfall (C) Fog (D) Hail Anawer.C 9. Which of the following is a Great Circle Y (A) The Tropic of Cancer (B) The Arctic Circle (C) The Equator (D) The Tropic of Capricorn Anawer.C 10. Tides in the sea have stored in them(A) Hydraulic energy (B) Kinetic energy (C) Gravitational potential energy (D) A combination of all the above Anawer.D 11. Which component of blood is considered as the guard cell of our body ? (A) R.B.C. (B) Platelets (C) Plasma (D) W.B.C. Anawer.D 12. Camel can walk easily in the desert, because(A) It has thick skin (B) It can maintain water level in the body (C) It has a layer of fat under the skin to combat heat (D) It has long legs with padded

paws Anawer.D 13. The function of arteries in our body is to(A) Carry blood away from the heart (B) Purify the blood (C) Manufacture White Blood Corpuscles (D) Carry blood back to the heart Anawer.A 14. Plants climb by means of(A) Tendrils (B) Roots (C) Pistil (D) Branches Anawer.A 15. This term is associated with the Biology of silkworms. (A) Apiculture (B) Sericulture (C) Sylviculture (D) Pisciculture Anawer.B 16. Pick out the correct sequence of a simple land food chain : 1. Deer 2. Grass 3. Tiger (A) 1-2-3 (B) 321 (C) 1-3-2 (D) 2-1-3 Anawer.D 17. Sex in human beings is determined by(A) Vitamins (B) Chromosomes (C) Hormones (D) Nutrients Anawer.B 18. Deficiency of fluorine in drinking water causes-

(A) Dental caries (cavity) (B) Dental fluorosis (C) Skeletal fluorosis (D) Goiter AnawerA 19. In man,urea is formed in(A) Kidney (B) Liver (C) Nephron (D) Urinary Bladder Anawer.B 20. The most important function of perspiration is(A) Get rid of the body wastes (B) Regulate body temperature (C) Regulate body wastes (D) Lubricate the skin Anawer.B 21. ECG is the instrument that records(A) Potential different of cardiac muscles (B) Rate of respiration (C) Rate of glomerular filtration (D) Volume of blood pumped Anawer.A 22. Hot spot is an area having(A) Wide variety of species (B) Wealth of endemic species (C) Rich variety of flora and fauna (D) Conserving species in natural habitat Anawer.B 23. Electromagnet is used in a (A) Calling bell (B) Computer (C) Motor (D) Washing machine Anawer.A

24. Kilo Watt Hour represents the unit for (A) Force (B) Power (C) Time (D) Energy Anawer.D 25. A transformer is used to(A) Convert mechanical energy into electrical energy (B) Convert alternating current into direct current (C) Convert direct current to alternating current (D) Transform alternating current voltage Anawer.D 26. Clear nights are colder than cloudy nights because of (A) Conduction (B) Condensation (C) Radiation (D) lnsolation Anawer.C 27. A stick partly dipped in water appears broken due to(A) Reflection (B) Refraction (C) Total internal reflection (D) Diffraction Anawer.B 28. What is condensation ? (A) Change of gas into solid (B) Change of solid into liquid (C) Change of vapour into liquid (D) Change of heat energy into cooling energy Anawer.C 29. Kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy in(A) Electric Motor (B) Dynamo (C) Electromagnet

(D) Ammeter Anawer.B 30. Floppy disk is an example of (A) Read Only Memory (B) Random Access Memory (C) Cache Memory (D) Secondary Storage Memory Anawer.D 31. Which of the following compounds are sprayed over clouds to cause artificial rain ? (A) Ice (B) NaOH (C) Agl (D) NH4C1 Anawer.C 32. Iodine deficiency in diet is known to cause~ (A) Rickets (B) Obesity (C) Scurvy (D) Goiter Anawer.D 33. The refrigeration of the food articles keeps them fresh, because(A) Water forms crystals (B) Chemical reaction is slowed down (C) Chemical reaction take place faster (D) Bacteria are killed Anawer.A 34. Which substance is called the liquid gold ? (A) Gold as a liquid form (B) Sodium as a liquid form (C) Mustard oil (D) Petroleum oil Anawer.D 35. Percentage of silver in German silver is(A) 25% (B) 0%

(C) 75% (D) 80% Anawer.B 36, Which type of compounds are sugar and common salt ? (A) Both are organic compounds (B) Both are inorganic com pounds (C) Sugar is an organic compound and common salt is an inorganic compound (D) Sugar is inorganic compound and common salt is an organic compound Anawer.C 37. The chemical name of Vitamin E is(A) Ascorbic acid (B) Retinol (C) Tocopherol (D) Thiamine Anawer.C 38. Which of the following gases has bleaching property (A) Carbon dioxide (B) Carbon Monoxide (C) Chlorine (D) Hydrogen Anawer.C 39. The heaviest body of our Solar system is (A) Sun (B) Uranus (C)j]upiter (D) Saturn Anawer.A 40. From amongst the following; name the famous Indian ornithologist (A) Dr. Salim Ali (B) Dr. Gopalasamudram N. Ramachandran (C) Dr.J. B. S. Haldane (D) Dr. H. G.Khorana Anawer.A

41. Who performed the longest space journey in the year 2007 (A) Venus Williams (B) Serena Williams (C) Sunita William (D) Sir lohn William Anawer.C 42. The Lost Child was written by(A) Nirad C. Chowdhury (B) Mulk Raj Anand (C) Khushwant Singh (D) Annie Besant Anawer.B 43. Dr. M. S. Swaminathan has dist inguished himself in which of the following fields 7 (A) Nuclear Physics (B) Agriculture (C) Astrophysics (D) Medicine Anawer.B 44. The Headquarters of UNESCO is at(A) Rome (B) Geneva (C) Paris (D) New York Answer.C 45. ]anuary 15 is celebrated as the (A) Arrny Day (B) Martyrs Day (C) Independence Day (D) Ugadhi Anawer.A 46. Bijapur is known for its(A) Heavy rainfall (B) Rock Temple (C) GolGumbaj (D) Statue of Gomateshwara Anawer.C 47. The Americans are also known as(A) Kiwis (B) Yankees

(C) Tories (D) None of the above Anawer.B 48, India lifted the ONGC Nehru Cup, 2009 after defeating in the final(A) Syria (B) Pakistan (C) Sri Lanka (D) Bangladesh Anawer.A 49. An element which does not react with oxygen is(A) Chlorine (B) Iodine (C) Helium (D) Nitrogen Anawer.C 50. During sleep, mans blood pressure (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Fluctuates (D) Remains constant Anawer.B

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