SSC Junior Engineer Examination Held on 31-1-2016
General Awareness
1. IKE stands for ?
(A) Information Key Execution
(B) Infrastructure Key Encryption
(C) Information Key Exchange
(D) Internet Key Exchange
2. The disadvantage of self-pollination is-
(A) no wastage of pollengrains
(B) seeds are less in number
(C) no dependence of pollinating agents
(D) mechanism is too simple
3. Usain Bolt is famous as-
(A) An astronaut
(B) A cricketer
(C) A boxer
(D) An athlete
4. Root hairs are produced from ?
(A) Epidermis
(B) Trichomes
(C) Trichoblasts
(D) Rhizodermis
5. Name the first Indian women to climb Mount Everest ?
(A) Leela Seth
(B) Bachhendri Pal
(C) Santosh Yadav
(D) Rita Faria
6. Ms Florence Nightingale was associated with-
(A) Crimean War
(B) Thirty Years War
(C) Hundred Years War
(D) Seven Years War
7. Articles 23 and 24 of the Indian Constitution deal with-
(A) Right to Freedom
(B) Right to Freedom of Religion
(C) Right against Exploitation
(D) Right to Education
8. A plumb bob is hanging from the ceiling of a car. If the car moves with an acceleration ‘a’, the angle made by the string with the vertical is
(A) 
(B) 
(C) 
(D) 
9. Which of the following is the morning ‘Raag’ in music?
(A) Malhaar
(B) Sohini
(C) Sarang
(D) Bhairavi
10. The storage form of glucose is-
(A) Glucagea
(B) Fructose
(C) Insulin
(D) Glycogen
11. Aung San Sui Kyi, a pro democracy campaigner is from which of the following countries ?
(A) Nepal
(B) Bangladesh
(C) China
(D) Myanmar
12. By increasing the intensity of incident light on the surface, the photo electric current-
(A) Unchanged
(B) Decreases
(C) Increases
(D) Increases initially and then decreases
13. Non-bonding valence electrons are-
(A) Not involved in covalent bond formation
(B) Involved in both ionic and covalent bond formation
(C) Involved only in covalent bond formation
(D) Involved only in ionic bond formation
14. The Maratha ruler Shivaji ruled his kingdom with the help of a Council of Ministers called-
(A) Ashtapradhan
(B) Mantriparishad
(C) Ashtadigajas
(D) Navarathnas
15. The hydrogen ion concentration of a solution is measured using a ?
(A) Hydrometer
(B) PH meter
(C) Barometer
(D) Thermometer
16. The chief Election Commissioner of India is appointed by-
(A) Prime Minister
(B) Parliament
(C) President
(D) Chief Justice of India
17. Second Ozone hole was detected over ?
(A) Sweden
(B) Northern Hemisphere
(C) Artica
(D) Antartica
18. The most serious environmental effect posed by hazardous wastes is ?
(A) Air pollution
(B) None of the options
(C) Contamination of ground
(D) Increased use of Land for landfills
19. In which country was paper currency first used ?
(A) India
(B) Egypt
(C) China
(D) Japan
20. Who among the following Gupta emperor was known as ‘Vikramaditya ?
(A) Samudra Gupta
(B) Kumara Gupta
(C) Chandra Gupta I
(D) Chandra Gupta II
21. World ‘No Tobacco Day’ was observed globally as ?
(A) 15 June
(B) 31 May
(C) 2 June
(D) 20 June
22. Which IPL Team won the eight edition of the Indian Premier League?
(A) Mumbai Indians
(B) Chennai Super Kings
(C) Kolkata Knight Rider’s
(D) Delhi Daredeviles
23. Thigmotropism is the response of the plant to-
(A) Gravity
(B) Water
(C) Light
(D) Contact
24. When is the World Earth Day celebrated ?
(A) 1 May
(B) 22 April
(C) 4 April
(D) 23 March
25. Which Delhi Sultan resorted to price control and rationing ?
(A) Balban
(B) Bahlol Lodi
(C) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
(D) Allauddin Khilji
26. The Phenomenon of light splits up into seven distinct colours when it panes through Prism is-
(A) dispersion
(B) polarization
(C) oliffraction
(D) reflection
27. When was the first All India Postage Stamp issued ?
(A) 1858
(B) 1850
(C) 1854
(D) 1856
28. Nehru Trophy is associated with which sport in India ?
(A) Cricket
(B) Hockey
(C) Football
(D) None of the options
29. Disguised Unemployment means ?
(A) Marginal Productivity is zero
(B) Production is less
(C) Working as Self-employed
(D) Not working whole day
30. In the Presidential system of government, the President is-
(A) Head of the State
(B) Head of the Executive
(C) Head of the State and Head of the Government
(D) Head of the Government
31. Market Gardening comes in this category ?
(A) Monoculture
(B) Sericulture
(C) Subsistence Farming
(D) Horticulture
32. Glycolysis during fermentation results in net gain of ?
(A) 4 ATPs
(B) 3 ATPs
(C) 1 ATP
(D) 2 ATPs
33. .com represents ?
(A) Commercial domain
(B) Government domain
(C) Educational domain
(D) Communication domain
34. Name the Cooperative society that provides housing loan facility at reasonable rates ?
(A) Consumer Cooperatives
(B) Credit Cooperatives
(C) Producer’s Cooperatives
(D) Housing Cooperatives
35. Cartel is a part of-
(A) Perfect Competition
(B) Mono Poly
(C) Mon Polistic Competition
(D) Oligo Poly
36. Which of the following is an allied activity of agriculture ?
(A) Small Scale Industry
(B) Insurance
(C) Money lending
(D) Livestock
37. A block placed on an inclined plane of slope angle θ slides down with a constant speed. The coefficient of kinetic friction is equal to ?
(A) cot θ
(B) cos θ
(C) sin θ
(D) tan θ
38. The murder of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife triggered off which of the following events ?
(A) Crimean War
(B) First World War
(C) Balkan War
(D) Second World War
39. The finely, painted cotton fabric made in Golkunda was called ?
(A) Palampore
(B) Kalamkari
(C) Calico
(D) Muslin
40. Who is called the ‘Father of Indian Cinema’ ?
(A) Mehboob Khan
(B) Dilip kumar
(C) Dada Saheb Phalke
(D) Raj Kapoor
41. When salt is added to water, the boiling point of water is ?
(A) Constant
(B) Increased
(C) Lowered
(D) Unaffected
42. The green house gases, otherwise called radioactively active gases includes ?
(A) CH4
(B) All of the given options
(C) N2O
(D) Carbon dioxide
43. Which one of the following is First multipurpose project constructed in India?
(A) Rihand
(B) Thungabadra
(C) Farraka Barrage
(D) Damodar
44. The gas dissolved in water that makes it acidic is ?
(A) Hydrogen
(B) Nitrogen
(C) Carbon di oxide
(D) Ammonia
45. Which of the following ideologies aims at the spiritualization of politics ?
(A) Sarvodaya
(B) Socialism
(C) Pluralism
(D) Marxism
46. A deep or trench in the ocean floor is called –
(A) Trough
(B) Ridges
(C) Continental shelf
(D) Crest
47. Name the biggest employer in India ?
(A) Post & Telecom Department
(B) Indian Railways
(C) Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL)
(D) Food Corporation of India (FCI)
48. The Election Commission of India is-
(A) Quasi-judicial body
(B) Quasi-legislative body
(C) An independent body
(D) Executive body
49. Which is the best type of cotton grown in the world ?
(A) Long staple
(B) Medium staple
(C) Short staple
(D) Thick Staple
50. What is the symbol of (WWF) World Wild Life Fund ?
(A) White Tiger
(B) Bear
(C) Rhododendron
(D) Red Panda
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