sample knowledge exam online General Knowledge practice paper

sample knowledge exam online
General Knowledge practice paper
General Knowledge Practice and Preparation Test
1. The local time of a place is 6-00 A.M . when the Greenwich Mean

Time (GMT) is 3·00 a.m. What is the longitude of the place ?

(A) 45° W

(B) 45° E

(C) 120°E

(D) 120° W

2. In which State of India is the maximum area irrigated by Tubewells ?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Bihar

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Uttar Pradesh

3. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?

(A) Haldia : Orissa

(B) Jamnagar : Maharashtra

(C) Numaligarh : Gujarat

(D) Panangudi : Tamil Nadu

4. Which one of the following Indian rivers forms an estuary ?

(A) Godavari

(B) Kaveri

(C) Tapi

(D) Mahanadi

5. Which one of the following areas of India does not come under the

zone of high seismic intensity ?

(A) Uttaranchal

(B) Karnatak Plateau

(C) Kach

(D) Himachal Pradesh

6. Which of the following Indian island lies between India and Sri

Lanka ?

(A) Elephanta

(B) Nicobar

(C) Rameshwararm

(D) Salsette

7. ln which state do the Monsoons arrive first ?

(A) Assam

(B) West Bengal

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Kerala

8. Who among the following is constitutionally empowered to

declare a geographic area as a scheduled area ?

(A) Governor

(B) Chief Minister

(C) Prime Minister

(D) President

9. The World’s highest ground based telescopic observatory is located in :

(A) Colombia

(B) India

(C) Nepal

(D) Switzerland
10. Invisible export means export of

(A) Services

(B) Prohibited goods

(C) Unrecorded goods

(D) Goods through smuggling

11. The gas which emits from rice

field is :

(A) Ethane A

(B) Methane

(C) Nitrogen

(D) All of the above

12. Foreign Corporations are governed by ?

(A) Special Act of Parliament

(B) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of India

(C) Indian Companies Act, 1956

(D) None of the above

13. The bacteria responsible for fixing nitrogen in Soyabean is :

(A) Rhizobium leguminoserum

(B) Rhizobium japonicum

(C) Rhizobium phaseoli

(D) Rhizobium trifolii

14. Crop logging is a method of ?

(A) Soil fertility evaluation

(B) Plant analysis for assessing the requirement of nutrients for crop production

(C) Assessing crop damage

(D) Testing suitability of Fertlisers

15. lndia's rank in vegetable production is:

(A) First

(B) Second

(C) Fourth

(D) Fifth

16. A labour intensive industry is one that:

(A) Requires hard manual Labour

(B) Pays adequate wages to the labour

(C) Employs more hands

(D) Provides facilities to labour

17. If a complete ship is hired, the Shipping Company issues ?

(A) Shipping Order

(B) Charter Party

(C) Bill of Entry

(D) Railway Receipt

18. Ripening hormone is?

(A) Gibberellin

(B) Morphactin

(C) Ethylene

(D) I.B.A.

19. We obtain turmeric from which part of the plant ?

(A) Stem

(B) Root

(C) Fruit

(D) Flower

20. Consider the following statements about the ’Right to Information Act, 2005' and select one which is not provided for or specially exempted ?

(A) It is not applicable in the state of Jammu and Kashmir

(B) An applicant making request for information will have to give reasons for seeking

information

(C) Removal of Chief Information Commissioner

(D) Every Information Commissioner shall hold office for a term of 5 years or till the age of 65 years whichever is earlier

21. Which of the following is a planetary wind?

(A) The westerlies

(B) Sea breeze

(C) Fohn

(D) Mistral

22. Where does the third largest concentration of population lie?

(A) North America

(B) Eurasia

(C) South America

(D) Africa

23. The largest producer of chilies in the world is?

(A) India

(B) Bangladesh

(C) Pakistan

(D) Sri Lanka

24. World Environmental Day is celebrated on every year.

(A) 18th May

(B) 5thJune

(C) 24th October

(D) 25th December

25. World AIDS Day is observed

on?

(A) 1st January

(B) 4th April

(C) 1st December

(D) 20th August

1	B
2	D
3	D
4	C
5	B
6	C
7	D
8	D
9	B
10	A
11	B
12	C
13	A
14	B
15	B
16	C
17	B
18	C
19	A
20	B
21	A
22	A
23	A
24	B
25	C

Test Your General Knowledge Online Practice Test

Test Your General Knowledge Online Practice Test
General Knowledge Practice Test
General Knowledge Exams Online Tests for India
1. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below
Assertion (A) : Educated unemployment increases with high rate of economic growth
Reason (R) : It happens only when there is lack of professional education
Codes:
(A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and Rare correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true

2. Consider according to Buddhism:
Assertion (A) : There is no rebirth.
Reason (R) : There is no soul.
Now select your answer from the following code :
Code :
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true

3. Which one of the following propounded that destiny determines
everything, man is powerless ?
(A) ]ainas
(B) Buddhists
(C) Ajivakas
(D) Mimansakas

4. Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya was the disciple of :
(A) Sheikh Alauddin Sabir
(B) Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti
(C) Baba Farid
(D) Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi

5. Which one of the following was `favoured by Nehru but not
favoured by Gandhiji ?
(A) Truth
(B) Non-violence
(C) Untouchability
(D) Heavy industrialisation

6. Consider :
Assertion (A) : Nehru had no regard for the Upanishads.
Reason (R) : His attitude was scientific.
Now select your answer from the following codes
Codes :
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true

7, Ashtadhayi was written by ?
(A) Vedavyas
(B) Panini
(C) Shukadeva
(D) Balmiki

8. Adi Shankaracharya established four mathas. These mathas are
situated at:
(A) Sringeri, Dwarka, ]oshimath,Prayag
(B) Dwarka, joshirnath, Prayag,Kanchi
(C) Joshimath, Dwarka, Puri,Sringeri
(D) Puri, Sringeri, Dwarka,Varanasi

9. Who was the founder of ’Servants of India Society' ?
(A) Madan Mohan Malviya
(B) Sarojini Naidu
(C) Iustice Ranade
(D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

10. The third Sangam was held at ?
(A) Arrikkamedu
(B) Ernakulam
(C) Madurai
(D) Tuticorin

11. Who among the following was the founder of the ’Satya
Shodhak Samaj’ ?
(A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(B) Iyotiba Phule
(C) Narayan Guru
(D) Ramaswamy Naicker

12. Cotton for textile was first cultivated in ?
(A) Egypt
(B) Mesopotamia
(C) Central America
(D) India

13. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : Muhammad Tughlaq’s scheme of token currency was a failure.
Reason (R) : Muhammad Tughlaq had no proper control over the issuance of coins.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Code :
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true

14. By which name was Chanakya known in his childhood ?
(A) Aiwa
(B) Chanakya
(C) Vishnugupta
(D) Deogupta

15. Rock cut architecture in Harappan culture context has been found at :
(A) Kalibangan
(B) Dhaulabira
(C) Kotdiji
(D) Amri

16. Where was the first Madarsa set up by the British in India ?
(A) Madras
(B) Bombay
(C) Aligarh
(D) Calcutta

17. Who among the following Pakistani National was awarded the ’Bharat Ratna' by the Indian Government ?
(A) Liaqat Ali Khan
(B) M. A. Jinnah
(C) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(D) Muhammad Iqbal

18. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given
below :
l. India’s population is characterised by a high growth rate.
2. With the current growth rate it is likely to overtake China in the near future.
3. Out of every six persons of the World one is an Indian.
4. About 40% of the lndia’s population is below the poverty line level.
Codes:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(b) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
(c) l, 3 and 4 are correct
(d) l, 2 and 4 are correct

19. In the Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh States, the joint 'Rajghat River Valley Project' is launched on ?
(A) Ken river
(B) Son river
(C) Chambal river
(D) Betwa river

20. Which state in the country has the largest number of districts ?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Uttar Pradesh

21. Environment refers:
(A) As the natural world of land, water, air, plants and animals that exist around it
(B) To the sum total of conditions which surround man at a given point of time
(C) The interacting systems of physical, biological and cultural elements which are interlinked
(D) All the above

22. The cells which have the capacity to divide and differentiate into
any type of cells in the body are the focus of research of several serious diseases are ?
(A) Bud cells
(B) Red cells
(C) Mesangial cells
(D) Stem cells

23. Environmental degradation means:
(A) Overall lowering of environmental qualities
(B) Adverse changes brought in by human activities
(C) Ecological imbalance beca use of ecological diversity
(D) All the above

24. Which one of the following is known as ’Satellite Town' ?
(A) Moradabad
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Ghaziabad
(D) Ahmedabad

25. Which of the following rivers have almost the same point of
beginning ?
(A) Brahmaputra and Ganga
(B) Tapi and Beas
(C) Brahmaputra and Indus
(D) Indus and Ganga

ANSWERS:

1 A
2 D
3 C
4 C
5 D
6 D
7 B
8 C
9 D
10 C
11 B
12 D
13 A
14 C
15 B
16 D
17 C
18 A
19 D
20 D
21 D
22 D
23 D
24 D
25 C

india gk questions and answers

india gk questions and answers
General Knowledge & Current Affairs Questions and Answers
India General Knowledge Quiz
1. When a body is taken from the earth to the moon :
(A) Its weight increases
(B) Its weight decreases
(C) Its weight remains unchanged
(D) It becomes completely weightless


2. Expansion during heating ?
(A) Occurs only in solid
(B) Increases the weight of the material
(C) Decreases the density of the material
(D) Occurs at the same rate for all liquids and solids

3. The Finance Commission is primarily concerned with recommending to the President about ?
(A) The principle governing grants –in-aid to be given to the States
(B) Distributing the net proceeds of the taxes between the Centre and the States
(C) Neither (A) nor (B) .
(D) Both (A) and (B)

4. The Parliament can make law for the whole or any part of India for
implementing International Treaties:
(A) With the consent of all the states
(B) With the consent of majority of States
(C) With the consent of the States concerned
(D) Without the consent of any State

5. Rayya Sabha can delay the Finance Bill sent for its consideration by the Lok Sabha for a maximum period of ?

(A) One month
(B) One year
(C) Seven days
(D) Fourteen days

6. The First day session of Indian Constituent Assembly was
Chaired by :
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(B) Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
(C) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(D) Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha

7. Which one of the following is not a department in the Ministry of
Human Resource Development ?
(A) Department of Elementary Education and Literacy
(B) Department of Secondary Education and Higher Education
(C) Department of Technical Education
(D) Department of Woman and Child Development

8. Who is known as the first Law Officer of India ?
(A) Chief Justice of India
(B) Law Minister of India
(C) Solicitor General of India
(D) Law Secretary

9. The Comptroller and Auditor General is appointed by the
President. He can be removed ?
(A) By the President
(B) On an address from both Houses of Parliament
(C) By the Supreme Court
(D) On the recommendation of the President by the Supreme Court

10, Nathu La Pass is situated in which state ?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Assam
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Sikkim

11. Who will decide the Office of Profit ?
(A) President and Governor
(B) Union Parliament
(C) Supreme Court
(D) Union Public Service Commission

12. To be officially recognised by the Speaker of Lok Sabha as an
Opposition Group, a party or Coalition of Parties must have at least:
(A) 50 members
(B) 60 members
(C) 80 members
(D) 1/3 of total members of the Lok Sabha

13. Which of the following is not included in the Directive Principles of State Policy ?
(A) Prohibition of liquor
(B) Right to work
(C) Equal wage for equal work
(D) Right to information

14. Right to Education to all children between the age of 6 to 14 years is ?
(A) Included in the Directive Principles of State Policy
(B) A Fundamental Right
(C) A Statutory Right
(D) None of the above

15How many times has Financial Emergency been declared in
India so far ?
(A) 5 times
(B) 4 times
(C) Once
(D) Never

16. Which one of the following motions can the Council of
Ministers in India move ?
(A) No Confidence Motion
(B) Censure Motion
(C) Adjournment Motion
(D) Confidence Motion

17. Which one of the following expenditures is not charged on
the Consolidated Fund of India ?
(A) Salary and allowances of the President of India
(B) Salary and allowances oft the Vice President of India
(C) Salary and allowances of the Justices of the Supreme Court of
India
(D) Salary and allowances of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha

18. Which one of the following is the time limit for the ratification of an emergency period by the Parliament ?
(A) 14 days
(B) 1 month
(C) 3 months
(D) 6 months

19. Given below are two statements :
Assertion (A) : Powers for conducting elections to the Parliament and State Legislatures in a free and fair manner have been given to an independent body i.e. the Election Commission.
Reason (R) : Powers of removal of Election Commissioners is with the executive.
In the context of above. Which one of the following is correct ?
Codes :
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true

20 Which one of the following is not an objective of fiscal policy of Indian Government ?
(A) Full employment
(B) Price stability
(C) Regulation of inter-State trade
(D) Equitable distribution of wealth and income
21. Hindu Rate of growth refers to the rate of growth of ?
(A) GDP
(B) Population
(C) Food grains
(D) Per capita income

22. In India, national income is estimated by :
(A) Planning Commission
(B) Central Statistical Organisation
(C) Indian Statistical Institute
(D) National Sample Survey Organisation

23. Which one of the following committees recommended the abolition of reservation of items for the small scale sector in industry ?
(A) Abid Hussain Committee
(B) Narasimhan Committee
(C) Nayak Committee
(D) Rakesh Mohan Committee

24. In the last one decade which one among the following sectors has attracted the highest Foreign Direct Investment inflows into India ?
(A) Chemicals other than fertilisers
(B) Services sector
(C) Food Processing
(D) Telecommunication

25. Who formulates the monetary policy in India ?
(A) SEBI
(B) RBI
(C) Finance Ministry
(D) Planning Commission

ANSWERS

1 B
2 C
3 D
4 D
5 D
6 D
7 C
8 C
9 A
10 D
11 B
12 A
13 D
14 B
15 D
16 D
17 B
18 B
19 B
20 C
21 A
22 B
23 A
24 D
25 B

gk india exam

gk india exam
India General Knowledge Quiz
General Knowledge Informations General Knowledge in India
1. In the Union Budgets in India, which one of the following is the
largest in amount ?
(A) Plan Expenditure
(B) Non-Plan Expenditure
(C) Revenue Expenditure
(D) Capital Expenditure

2, The important metal used with iron to produce stainless steel is ?
(A) Carbon
(B) Tin
(C) Chromium
(D) Aluminium
3. What is the source of electrical energy in an artificial satellite ?
(A) Solar cells
(B) Mini nuclear reactor
(C) Dynamo
(D) Thermopile
4. The age of the tree can be determined from the :
(A) Counting of leaves on the tree
(B) Counting the number of rings on its stern
(C) Counting the branches on the tree
(D) Measurement of its height
5. The fuel tanks of the spacecraft ’Discovery’ that was launched
into space on July 4, 2006 was filled with :
(A) Liquid hydrogen only
(B) Liquid oxygen only
(C) Mixture of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen
(D) Mixture of liquid hydrogen, liquid oxygen and liquid helium
6. Consider the following statements and give the answer with
the help of codes given below :
Assertion (A) : Only one side of the moon’s surface is visible from the earth.
Reason (R) 1 The period of rotation of the moon on its axis is equal to the period of its revolution round the earth.
Code :
(A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
(C) A is correct but R is wrong
(D) A is wrong but R is correct

7. The weight of any body is
(A) Same at every place on earth’s surface
(B) Maximum at poles
(C) More on equator
(D) More on mountains than in plains
8. On Iuly 3, 2006, the first train was out from Lhasa Railway
station. When it passed through its highest point over the Tibetan
grassland, many passengers reached out for which of the
following to ward off altitude sickness ?
(A) Mineral water bottle
(B) Pollution filter mask
(C) Oxygen mask
(D) Cold drink bottle

9. The most toxic metal pollutant of automobile exhaust is ?
(A) Copper
(B) Lead
(C) Cadmium
(D) Mercury
10. Who is known as "Father of White Revolution" in India ?
(A) M. S. Swaminathan
(B) V. Kurien
(C) K. N. Bahl
(D) B. P. Pal
11. Blue green algae are chiefly used as bio fertilizer in the crop of :
(A) Wheat
(B) Gram
(C) Paddy
(D) Mustard
12. The device used for converting alternating current to direct
current is called ?
(A) Inverter
(B) Rectifier
(C) Transformer
(D) Transmitter

13. An earth satellite is kept moving in its orbit. It is due to the
phenomenon of centripetal force provided by :
(A) The rocket engine propelling the satellite
(B) The gravitational attraction of the Earth on the satellite
(C) The gravitational attraction of the Sun on the satellite
(D) The gravitational attraction of satellite on Earth
14. A person meets with an accident and needs blood-transfusion but
there is no time to check his blood group. Which of the following blood groups could be given to him ?
(A) O +
(B) O —
(C) AB +
(D) AB -
15, Shahtoosh shawl is made from the hairs of ?
(A) Hangul
(B) Chirikara
(C) Chiru
(D) Merino

16. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A) Dry ice : solid carbon dioxide
(B) Mustard gas : poisonous liquid used in chemical warfare
(C) Teflon : polymer containing Fluorine
(D) Fullerence : organic compounds containing fluorine
17, The energy of the sun is produced by :
(A) Nuclear fission
(B) Ionization
(C) Nuclear fusion
(D) Oxidation

18. The tax on import and export is known as ?
(A) income Tax
(B) Trade Tax
(C) Custom Duty
(D) None of the above
19 On which of the following dates is your shadow at noon the
smallest ?
(A) December 25
(B) March 21
(C) june 22
(D) February 14
20. Centre for DNA fingerprinting is located at ?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Bangalore
(C) Pune
(D) Hyderabad
21. Ozone layer in atmosphere
(A) Produces rain
(B) Produces pollution
(C) Provides safety to life on earth from ultraviolet radiation
(D) Produces oxygen in the atmosphere
22. Cryogenic engines are used in ?

(A) Rockets
(B) Atomic reactors ,
(C) Defrost refrigerators
(D) Doing research connected with superconductivity
23. Transformer is used for ?
(A) Converting AC into DC
(B) Converting DC into AC
(C) To step up DC voltages
(D) To step up or step down AC voltages

24. The most commonly used substance in fluorescent tubes are ?
(A) Sodium oxide and argon
(B) Sodium vapour and neon
(C) Mercury vapour and argon
(D) Mercuric oxide and neon
25. ’Threat of global warming’ is increasing due to increasing
concentration of ?
(A) Ozone
(B) Nitrous oxide
(C) Sulphur dioxide
(D) Carbon dioxide

Answers:
1 C
2 C
3 A
4 B
5 C
6 A
7 C
8 C
9 B
10 B
11 C
12 C
13 B
14 B
15 C
16 D
17 C
18 C
19 C
20 D
21 C
22 A
23 D
24 C
25 D

SSC EXAM INDIA 2009

SSC EXAM INDIA 2009
1. The battle of Mahabharata is believed to have been fought at

Kurukshetra for?

(A) 14 days

(B) 16 days

(C) l8 days

(D) 20 days

2. The Mukteswara Temple is located at?

(A) Puri

(B) Belur

(C) Konark

(D) Bhubaneswar

3. Which king of the Gupta Dynasty was called the ‘Napoleon of India’?

(A) Samudragupta

(B) Chandragupta ditya

(C) Sri Gupta

(D) Chandragupta-I

4. Between which two rulers was the First Battle of Panipat fought ?

(A) Akbar and Bahlol Lodi

(B) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi

(C) Bairam Ichan and Sikandar Lodi

(D) Shah Jahan and Daulat Khan Lodi

5. Who is the author of Ain--i Akbani?

(A) Abul Fazal

(B)Abdus Samad

(C)Bairam Khan

(D)Raja Todarmal

6. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists?

List-I

(a) Peshwas

(b) Gaekwads

(c) Bhonsles

(d) Holkers

List-II

1. Nagpur

2. Pune

3. Indore

4. Baroda

	a	b	c	d
(A)	2	4	1	3
(B)	1	3	2	4
(C)	2	4	3	1
(D)	4	3	2	1

7. Which reformer from Maharashtra was known as Lokhitavadi?

(A) Pandit Ramabai

(B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(C) M. G. Ranade `

(D) Gopal_Hari Deshmukh

8. ’Din-e-Ilahi’ of Akbar was not a success because?

(A) After Akbar, it was not patronized

(B) The Muslims did not accept other religious practices

(C) It was not suitably projected to the masses

(D) All the above

9. Who was the author of the book ’My Experiments with Truth' ?

(A) Aurobindo Ghosh

(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(C) M. K. Gandhi

(D) Vinoba Bhave

10. Give the correct chronological order of the following events-

1. Formation of Muslim League

2. Formation of All India Untouchability League

3. Formation of All India Trade Union Congress

4. Formation of Indian National Congress

(A) 2, 4, 1, 3

(B) 3, 4, 1, 2

(C) 4, 3, 1, 2

(D) 4, 1, 3, 2

11. 80% of the coal in India comes from-

(A) Iharia and Raniganj

(B) Kantapalli and Singareni

(C) Singrauli and Korba

(D) Neyveli

12. Dry zone agriculture in India con tributes nearly 40% of the total-

(A) Commercial crops

(B) Fodder crops

(C) Food crops

(D) Plantation products

13. The precipitation consisting of a mixture of snow and rain is

(A) Sleet

(B) Smog

(C) Snow-line

(D) Fog

14. ’Operation Flood' was launched in 1970 to?

(A) Control floods

(B) Increase milk production

(C) Improve water sources

(D) Construct more dams

15. Photogrammetry is

(A) Portraying gradient

(B) Movement of setlines

(C) A method of solving geometrical problems

(D) Use of photography in surveying and mapping

16. The spice State of India is?

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Bihar

(C) Gujarat

(D) Kerala

17. Jog Falls is found across the river?

(A) Cauvery

(B) Kabini

(C) Krishna

(D) Sharavati

18. Which of the following sea ports of India is the main outlet for

export of Tea ?

(A) Mumbai

(B) Kolkata

(C) Kandla

(D) Chennai

19. The International Date Line passes through the?

(A) Pacific Ocean

(B) Atlantic Ocean

(C) Indian Ocean

(D) Arctic Ocean

20. Which of the following is not a form of precipitation ?

(A) Rainfall

(B) Snowfall

(C) Fog

(D) Hail

21. Which of the following is a Great Circle ?

(A) The Tropic of Cancer

(B) The Arctic Circle

(C) The Equator

(D) The Tropic of Capricorn

22. 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

23. 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.

24. 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

25. 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

26. Plants climb by means of?

(A) Tendrils

(B) Roots

(C) Pistil

(D) Branches

27. This term is associated with the Biology of silkworms.

(A) Apiculture

(B) Sericulture

(C) Sylviculture

(D) Pisciculture

28. Pick out the correct sequence of a simple land food chain

1. Deer

2. Grass

3. Tiger

(A) 1-2-3

(B) 3-2-1

(C) 1-3-2

(D) 2-1-3

29. Sex in human beings is deter mined by

(A) Vitamins

(B) Chromosomes

(C) Hormones

(D) Nutrients `

30. Deficiency of fluorine in drinking water causes?

(A) Dental caries (cavity)

(B) Dental fluorosis

(C) Skeletal fluorosis

(D) Goiter

31. In man urea is formed in?

(A) Kidney

(B) Liver

(C) Nephron

(D) Urinary Bladder

32. 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

33. ECG is the instrument that records

(A) Potential different of cardiac muscles

(B) Rate of respiration

(C) Ratei of glomerular filtration

(D) Volume of blood pumped

34. 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

35. Electromagnet is used in a?

(A) Calling bell

(B) Computer

(C) Motor

(D) Washing machine

36. Kilo Watt Hour represents the unit for?

(A) Force

(B) Power

(C) Time

(D) Energy

37. 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 cur rent voltage

38. Clear nights are colder than cloudy nights because of?

(A) Conduction

(B) Condensation

(C) Radiation

(D) Insolation

39. A stick partly dipped in water appears broken due to?

(A) Reflection

(B) Refraction

(C) Total internal reflection

(D) Diffraction

40. 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

41. Kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy in?

(A) Electric Motor

(B) Dynamo

(C) Electromagnet

(D) Ammeter

42. Floppy disk is an example of?

(A) Read Only Memory

(B) Random Access Memory

(C) Cache Memory

(D) Secondary Storage Memory

43. Which of the following com pounds are sprayed over clouds

to cause artificial rain ?

(A) Ice

(B) NaOH

(C) Agl

(D) NH4Cl

44. Iodine deficiency in diet is known to cause

(A) Rickets

(B) Obesity

(C) Scurvy

(D) Goiter

45.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

46. 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

47. Percentage of silver in German silver is?

(A) 25%

(B) 0%

(C) 75%

(D) 80%

48. Which type of compounds are sugar and common salt ?

(A) Both are organic compounds

(B) Both are inorganic compounds

(C) Sugar is an organic com pound and common salt is an

inorganic compound

(D) Sugar is inorganic com pound and common salt is an

organic compound

49. The chemical name of Vitamin ’E’ is

(A) Ascorbic acid

(B) Retinol

(C) Tocopherol

(D) Thiamine

50. Which of the following gases has bleaching property?

(A) Carbon dioxide

(B) Carbon Monoxide

(C) Chlorine

(D) Hydrogen

Answers:

1	C
2	D
3	A
4	B
5	A
6	A
7	D
8	D
9	C
10	D
11	A
12	D
13	A
14	B
15	D
16	D
17	D
18	B
19	A
20	C
21	C
22	D
23	D
24	D
25	A
26	A
27	B
28	D
29	B
30	A
31	B
32	B
33	A
34	B
35	A
36	D
37	D
38	C
39	B
40	C
41	B
42	D
43	C
44	D
45	A
46	D
47	B
48	C
49	C
50	C

Solved paper SSC TAX ASSISTANT EXAM 2009

Solved paper SSC TAX ASSISTANT EXAM 2009
SSC Tax Assistant Exam General Awareness (Solved Paper)
Staff Selection Commission (SSC): Tax Assistant Recruitment Solved questions
1. Which Indian film stars was recently conferred Honorary Doctorate by Bedfordshire University, (U.K.) ?
(A) Amitabh Bachhan
(B) Shah Rukh Khan
(C) Om Puri
(D) Amir Khan

2. Williams Sisters won the U.S. Open Women’s Doubles Title
2009 after defeating in the final?
(A) Leizal Herber and Cara Blank
(B) Kim Clijsters and Anna Kournikova
(C) Coroline Wozniacki and Dinara Safina
(D) Nathalie Deshy and Sania Mirza
3. Which one of the following is a military alliance ?
(A) ASEAN
(B) SAARC
(C) NATO
(D) NAFTA
4. The recipient of the 42nd Jan Peeth Award is?
(A) Manohar Shastri
(B) Harish Pandya
(C) Satya Vrat Shastri
(D) K. Kamal Kumar
5. World Development Report is an annual publication of
(A) UNICEF
(B) UNDP
(C) WTO
(D) World Bank
6. Which one of the following is correct ?
Player: Sport
(A) jeev Milkha Singh :Tennis
(B) Jhulan Goswami :Cricket .
(C) Baichung Bhutia:Hockey
(D) Pankaj Advani:Badminton

7. Which one of the following industrialists was declared ’The
Business Person of the year 2008 by the Times of India Survey ?
(A) Anil Ambani
(B) Rahul Bajaj
(C) Ratan Tata
(D) Gautam Adani

8. Naina Devi peak forms a part of
(A) Himalayan range located in Sikkim
(B) Himalayan range located in Kumaon region
(C) Himalayan range located in Nepal
(D) Himalayan range located in Jammu & Kashmir
9. The aim of the ISRO’s OCEANSAT-2 satellite is?
(A) To provide ocean scientists knowledge about mineral
resources under the sea
(B) To aid fishermen in identifying fishing zones
(C) To aid weathermen to forecast cyclones and weather conditions
(D) All the above

10. Who amongst the following is not the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ?
(A) Vijendra Singh
(B) Sushi Kumar
(C) M. C. Marykom
(D) Abhjnav Bindra
11. Nilgiri, Himgiri and Beas are?
(A) Aircraft Carrier ships
(B) Frigates
(C) Nuclear submarines
(D) Oil tankers of ONGC

12. The age of a tree can be calculated by
(A) Number of branches
(B) Its height
(C) Girth of its trunk
(D) Number of its annual rings
13. Which one of the statements below explains the external economies of scale ?
(A) Starting a computer firm in a Techno Park to avail the expertise
(B) Expanding firms employing specialist accountants, lawyers
and managers
(C) A manufacturer spreading the research and development cost over the output
(D) A major supermarket gaining bulk discounts on direct purchase
14. Which one of the following types of unemployment is common in
Indian agriculture ?
(A) Frictional
(B) Structural
(C) Disguised
(D) Seasonal
15. A rolling plan refers to a plan which
(A) Does not change its targets every year
(B) Changes its allocations every year
(C) Changes its allocations and targets every year
(D) Changes only its targets every year
16. An instrument of qualitative credit control in India is?
(A) Open market operations
(B) Credit rationing
(C) Change in reserve ratio
(D) Bank rate policy
17. Laissez-faire is a feature of?
(A) Socialism
(B) Communism
(C) Capitalism
(D) Mixed Economy

18. Which one of the following is not a source of the tax revenue in
Indian States ?
(A) Land Revenue
(B) Motor Vehicle Tax
(C) Entertainment Tax
(D) Corporate Tax
19, CSO has changed its base year for National Income estimation.
The new base year is?
(A) 1990-91 (B) 1993-94
(C) 1994-95 (D) 1995-96
20. Which is the biggest enterprise of the Government of India ?
(A) Postal and Telegraph
(B) Railways
(C) Banking
(D) Shipping
21. In which type of competition does Marginal Revenue Curve
coincide with Average Revenue Curve ?
(A) Monopoly
(B) Imperfect Competition
(C) Perfect Competition
(D) Monopolistic Competition
22. According to J. A. Schumpeter, entrepreneurs are entitled to
enjoy the profit for their .........activities. *
(A) Innovative
(B) Risk taking
(C) Risk averting
(D) Hard work
23. Demonstration effect means?
(A) Effect of advertisement
(B) Imitating effect of consumption
(C) Effect of entertainment
(D) Effect of an experiment
24. Homogeneous product is a feature of?
(A) Imperfect market
(B) Monopoly
(C) Oligopoly
(D) Perfect market
25. Which part of the Indian Constitution declares the Ideals of
Welfare State ?
(A) Fundamental Rights
(B) Fundamental Duties
(C) Preamble
(D) Directive Principles of State Policy

26. Who said, "Parliamentary System provides a daily as well as a
periodic assessment of the Government" ?
(A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(B) Shri B. N. Rao
(C) Shri Iawahar Lal Nehru
(D) Dr.Rajendra Prasad
27. The legal advisor to the State Government is known as?
(A) Advocate-General
(B) Attorney-General
(C) Solicitor-General
(D) State Public Prosecutor
28. The maximum duration of Zero Hour in Lok Sabha is?
(A) 30 minutes
(B) One hour
(C) Two hours
(D) Unspecified
29. Which agency acts as coordinator between Union Government,
Planning Commission and State Governments ?
(A) National Integration Council
(B) Finance Commission
(C) National Development Council
(D) Inter-State Council
30. When will demand become a grant ?
(A) When a demand is proposed
(B) After the discussion on demand is over
(C) After the demand is granted
(D) When the Budget Session is closed
31. What makes the ]udiciary the guardian of the Constitution ?
(A) Independence
(B) Service Conditions
(C) Salary
(D) ]udicial Review
32. What is the name of judicial organ of UNO ?
(A) Supreme Court
(B) Court of International justice
(C) Judicial Forum
(D) international Court of Justice
33. The Election disputes regarding the Election of President and Vice-President can be heard by?

(A) Parliament
(B) Central Election Commission
(C) Supreme Court
(D) Attorney-General of India
34. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee suggested that the structure of Panchayati Raj should consist of?
(A) The village, the block and the district levels
(B) The mandal and the district levels
(C) The village, the district and the State levels
(D) The village, the mandal, the district and the State levels
35. Which of the following has banned ’floor crossing' by the members elected on a party
ticket to the legislature ?
(A) 52nd Constitution Amendment
(B) Representation of People Act
(C) National Security Act
(D) Maintenance of Internal Security Act
36. The expression ’Creamy Layer' used in the judgment of the Supreme Court relating to the case regarding reservations refers to?
(A) Those sections of society which pay Income-tax
(B) Those sections of socially and educationally backward classes of the society that are economically advanced
(C) Those sections of the society that are considered advanced according to Karpuri Thakur formula
(D) All sections of upper castes of the society
37. When was the Panchtantra written ?
(A) Maurya Period
(B) Kanishka Period
(C) Gupta Period
(D) Harsha Period
38.Which one among the following is regarded as the 'Magna Carta'
ot Indian education ?
(A) Wood's Despatch
(B) Hunter’s Commission
(C) Sadler Commission
(D) Wardha Scheme

39. The heaviest body of our Solar system is?
(A) Sun
(B) Uranus
(C) Jupiter
(D) Saturn
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
41. Who performed the longest space journey in the year 2007 ?
(A) Venus Williams
(B) Serena Williams
(C) Sunita William
(D) Sir ]ohn William
42. 'The Lost Child' was written by-
(A) Nirad C. Chowdhury
(B) Mulk Raj Anand
(C) Khushwant Singh
(D) Annie Besant
43. Dr. M. S. Swaminathan has dist inguished himself in which of the
following fields ?
(A) Nuclear Physics
(B) Agriculture
(C) Astrophysics
(D) Medicine
44. The Headquarters of UNESCO is at?
(A) Rome
(B) Geneva
(C) Paris
(D) New York
45. Ianuary 15 is celebrated as the
(A) Army Day
(B) Martyr’s Day
(C) Independence Day
(D) Ugadhi
46. Bijapur is known for its
(A) Heavy rainfall
(B) Rock Temple
(C) Gol Gumbaj
(D) Statue of Gomateshwara
47.The Americans are also known as?
(A) Kiwis
(B) Yankees
(C) Tories
(D) None of the above
48. India lifted the ONGC Nehru Cup, 2009 after defeating in the
final?
(A) Syria
(B) Pakistan
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Bangladesh
49. An element which does not react with oxygen is?
(A) Chlorine
(B) Iodine
(C) Helium
(D) Nitrogen
50. During sleep, man’s blood pressure?
(A) Increases
(B) Decreases
(C) Fluctuates
(D) Remains constant

Answers:

1	B
2	A
3	C
4	C
5	D
6	B
7	C
8	B
9	D
10	D
11	B
12	D
13	C
14	D
15	C
16	B
17	C
18	D
19	B
20	B
21	C
22	A
23	B
24	D
25	D
26	A
27	A
28	B
29	C
30	C
31	D
32	D
33	C
34	A
35	A
36	B
37	C
38	A
39	A
40	A
41	C
42	B
43	B
44	C
45	A
46	C
47	B
48	A
49	C
50	B

GK For Bank PO

GK For Bank PO
1. The basic difference between imperative and indicative planning is that ?
(a) it is easier to achieve targets in imperative type of planning
(b) in the case of imperative planning, all economic activities belong to public sector, while in the other type they belong to the private sector.
(c) in the case of the imperative planning, the market mechanism is entirely replaced by a command hierarchy, while in the case of indicative planning, it is looked upon as a way to improve the functioning of the market system
(d) in the case of indicative planning, there is no need to nationalize any industry


2. The principal reason why national economic planning is still being pursued in spite of embracing a market economy since 1991 is that
(a) The vast quantity of capital already deployed in the public sector needs to be nurtured.
(b) The market economy is mainly confined to industry and commerce, and central planning in agriculture is necessary.
(c) It is a constitutional requirement.
(d) Five Year Plans can continue to provide a long-term perspective to the economy in market friendly fashions.

3. The type of planning experimented between 1978 and 1980 is known as
(a) Rolling Plan
(b) Annual Plan
(c) Indicative Plan
(d) Collective Plan

4 Narasimhan report relates to the restructuring of
(a)sick industries
(b) sales tax
(c)income tax
(d) banks

5. Which of the following organizations functions as an apex institution for the agencies engaged in the economic development of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes?
(a) National Research Development Corporation
(b) National Institute of Rural Development
(c) National Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation
(d) National Bank For Agriculture and Rural
Development

6. Rural Development Programmes are related to
(a) Self employment
(b) giving jobs to the poorer graduates
(c) poverty alleviation in states
(d) None of these

7. When was the Cooperative Societies Act first passed in India?
(a) 1900
(b) 1902
(c) 1904
(d) 1906

8. Sarvodaya aimed at ?
(a) classless society
(b) economic revolution
(c) upliftment of weaker sections
(d) upliftment of all, irrespective of their status

9. ‘Utility’ in economics means the capacity to
(a) provide comforts
(b) earn an income
(c) satisfy human wants
(4) satisfy human motives

10. Debt service ratio implies ratio between
(a) import and debt
(b) export and principal plus and payment on debt
(c) domestic saving and import
(4)domestic saving and export

11. Saving is a function of
(a)investment
(b) income
(c) export
(d) improvement in productivity

12. A deflator is a technique of ?
(a) adjusting for changes in price level
(b) adjusting for change in commodity
(c) accounting for higher increase of GNP
(d) accounting for decline of GNP

13. Credit is a
(a)Stock concept
(b) Flow concept
(c) Stock flow concept
(4) None of these

14, The concept of Joint Sector implies association
between
(a) Small and large industries
(b) State and Central Govt enterprises
(c) Indian and multinational companies
(d) Public sector and private sector industries

15. Which of the following is the correct description of the term ‘tainted shares’?
(a) The shares purchased by NRIs
(b) The shares which were involved in the case of securities scam
(c) The shares whose price falls by mote than 20 points in a day
(d) The shares the price of which falls continuously for seven days

16. A loan bearing low rate of interest is known as
(a)Hard loan
(b) Soft loan
(c) Capital loan
(d)Real loan


17. White goods are
(a) basic raw materials
(b) cosmetic articles
(c) goods imported from the western countries
(d) durable consumption goods

18. Sellers market denotes a situation where
(a) commodities are available at competitive
rates
(b)demand exceeds supply
(c)supply exceeds demand
(d) supply and demand are evenly balanced.

19. ‘Mixed Economy’ means
(a) co-existence of small scale and large scale industries
(b) co-existence of the rich and the poor
(c) co-existence of private and public sector
(d) assigning equal importance to both agriculture and heavy industries

20. Which of the following best defines the term ‘Letter of Credit’ as used frequently in bank transactions?
(a) An order from a bank to another bank abroad authorizes the payment of a particular amount to a person named in the letter
(b) An unconditional undertaking given by a bank ensuring the payment of a particular amount to the drawee at a given date
(c) Letter by a bank to a person stating the terms and conditions of the loan sanctioned to him by the bank
(d) Statement showing outstanding deposits and credits of a hank for a particular period

21, Unemployment which occurs when workers move from one job to another job is known as
(a) Seasonal unemployment
(b) Frictional unemployment
(c) Cyclical unemployment
(d) Technological unemployment

22. GNP (Gross National Product) is the money value of
(a) final goods and services produced annually in the economy
(b) annual service generation in the economy
(c) tangible goods available in the economy
(d) tangible goods produced annually in the
economy

23. Development means economic growth plus
(a)inflation
(b) deflation
(c)price stability
(d) social change

24. A Multinational is ?
(a) a company operating in several countries
(b) a company having share holders from more than one country
(c) a company which does charitable work in poor countries
(d) a company that operates only in those countries that do not have import restrictions

25. ‘Take off stage’ in an economy means
(a) steady growth begins
(b) economy is stagnant
(c) economy is about to collapse
(d) all controls are removed

26. ‘A formal evaluation of an individual’s or company’s credit history and capability of repaying obligations’ is known as
(a)Amortization
(b) Net Asset Value
(c) Credit rating
(d) Cash Credit

27. The balance of payment comprises
(a) official settlement account
(b) a current account of goods and services
(c) a capital account of financial assets
(d) All the above

28. The State’s action under which a creditor’s right to take action against a debtor for realization of debt - money is kept under suspension for a specified period is called.
(a)Rationalization
(b)Ceiling
(c)Embargo
(d) Moratorium

29. Equilibrium price is that price which
(a) maximizes producers profit
(b) equates consumers and producers surplus
(c) maximizes consumer’s satisfaction
equates supply and demand


30. ‘Capital goods’ refer to goods which
(a) serve as a source of raising further capital
(b) help in the further production of goods
(c) directly go into the satisfaction of human wants
(d) find multiple uses

Answers :

1	B
2	D
3	A
4	D
5	C
6	C
7	C
8	D
9	C
10	B
11	B
12	A
13	B
14	D
15	B
16	B
17	D
18	B
19	C
20	C
21	B
22	A
23	D
24	A
25	A
26	C
27	D
28	D
29	D
30	B