SSC CGL 2012 Tier I Paper,Answer key, Cutoff (July, 08 Morning/Evening)

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has conducted the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) exam on Sunday 08 Jul, 2012.

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General Awareness Paper of SSC - Combined Graduate Level Examination (8th July, 2012 - Morning Shift)

1. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
[A]Darjeeling - West Bengal
[B]Mount Abu - Rajasthan
[C]Kodaikanal - Tamil Nadu
[D]Simla - Uttar Pradesh

Ans:D

2. Chicken Pox is caused by___
[A]DNA virus
[B]Variola virus
[C]Streptococcus
[D]Vibrio cholerae

Ans:B(Actually Variola Virus Causes Small Pox)

3. Denatured alcohol is
[A]is a form of alcohol
[B]is unfit for drinking as it contains poisonous substances
[C]contains coloured impurities
[D]is sweet to taste

Ans:B

4. Spot the odd one from the following :
[A]Tsunami
[B]Earthquakes
[C]Windmills
[D]Cyclones

Ans:C

5. Which one of the following does not match?
[A]Hindu Marriage Act : 1955
[B]Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act : 1971
[C]Domestic Violence on Women Act : 1990
[D]Cruelty Against Women : 1995

Ans:C

6. Green Glands are associated with
[A]Reproduction
[B]Excretion
[C]Respiration
[D]Digestion

Ans:B

7. Of the following, which is the fastest ?
[A]CD-ROM
[B]RAM
[C]Registers
[D]Cache

Ans:D

8. The danger signals are red while the eye is more sensitive to yellow because
[A]absorption of red is less than yellow and hence red is visible from a distance
[B]scattering in yellow light is less than red
[C]the wavelength of red light is more than yellow light
[D]none of the above reasons

Ans:A

9. Which one of the following is an example for a non-economic good?
[A]Doctor's service
[B]Teacher's service
[C]Mother's service
[D]Banker's service

Ans:B

10. Who among the following was the First Viceroy of India?
[A]Lord Ripon
[B]Lord Curzon
[C]Lord Mountbatten
[D]Lord Canning

Ans:D

11. During respiration, the gases enter into the blood and leave the same by the process of
[A]Active transport
[B]Diffusion
[C]Diffusion and active transport
[D]Osmosis

Ans:B

12. An alternate name for the completely interconnected network topology is
[A]Mesh
[B]Star
[C]Tree
[D]Ring

Ans:A

13. One of the following Chief Ministers received the Highest Civilian Award "Bharat Ratna"
[A]Lalu Prasad Yadav of Bihar
[B]Late M.G. Ramachandran of Tamil Nadu
[C]Jyothi Bosu of West Bengal
[D]Late N.T. Rama Rao of Andhra Pradesh

Ans:B

14. Which one of the following committee is associated with banking sector reforms in India?
[A]L.C.Gupta
[B]Narsimhan
[C]Chakravarty
[D]Kelkar

Ans:B

15. Prithvi Raj Chauhan was defeated in the Second Battle of Tarain by
[A]Mahmud Ghazni
[B]Muhammad Ghori
[C]Qutbuddin Aibak
[D]Yalduz

Ans:B

16. Heart is devoid of
[A]Cardiac muscle
[B]Involuntary muscle
[C]Voluntary muscle
[D]Smooth muscle

Ans:C

17. Amides can be converted to amines by the reaction named
[A]Perkin
[B]Claisen
[C]Hoffman
[D]Clemmesen

Ans:C

18. The first 'disabled athlete' to qualify for an able bodied event in the 2012 London Olympics in 400 metres race is
[A]Oscar Pistorius
[B]Walter Rallis
[C]Raymond Irchovich
[D]Gerald Hangovin

Ans:A

19. Which one of the following is not a qualitative credit control measure of the RBI?
[A]Fixing margin requirements
[B]Variable interest rates
[C]Open market operations
[D]Credit rationing

Ans:C(It's Quantitative)

20. The original name of Nana Phadnavis was
[A]Mahadji Sindhia
[B]Tukoji Holkar
[C]Narayan Rao
[D]Balaji Janardan Bhanu

Ans:D

21. The soil salinity is measured by
[A]Conductivity meter
[B]Hygrometer
[C]Psychrometer
[D]Auxanometer

Ans:A

22. The base used as an antacid is
[A]Calcium hydroxide
[B]Barium hydroxide
[C]Magnesium hydroxide
[D]Silver hydroxide

Ans:C

23. Which one of the following film-actors has been conferred the Honorary Doctorate in Arts and Culture by the Bedford University, London?
[A]Shahrukh Khan
[B]Amir Khan
[C]Saif Ali Khan
[D]Anil Kapoor

Ans:A

24. The 13th Five Year Plan (I believe it is a typo, wanted to ask about 12th) will be operative for the period____
[A]2010-2015
[B]2011-2016
[C]2012-2017
[D]2013-2018

Ans:C

25. Who among the following first propounded the idea of Basic Education?
[A]Jawahar Lal Nehru
[B]Raja Ram Mohan Roy
[C]Mahatma Gandhi
[D]Dayananda Saraswati

Ans:C

26. Which of the following is a fungal disease?
[A]Leucoderma
[B]Eczema
[C]Ringworm
[D]Elephantiasis

Ans:C

27. The process which is not helpful in prevention of rusting of iron is
[A]annealing
[B]applying grease
[C]galvanising
[D]painting

Ans:A

28. The city of Prayag was named Allahabad- the city of Allah by
[A]Aurangzeb
[B]Akbar
[C]Shahjehan
[D]Bahadur Shah Zafar

Ans:B

29. The national income of a nation is the
[A]Government's annual revenue
[B]Sum total of factor incomes
[C]Surplus of public sector enterprises
[D]Exports minus imports

Ans:B

30. Arrange the following in chronological order :
I. Dandi March
II. Simon Commission
III. Poona Pact
IV. Gandhi Irwin Pact
[A]II, I, III, IV
[B]II, I, IV, III
[C]IV, III, I, II
[D]IV, III, II, I

Ans:B

31. The total population divided by available arable land area is referred to as
[A]Population density
[B]Nutritional density
[C]Agricultural density
[D]Industrial density

Ans:C

32. The hydraulic brake used in automobiles is a direct application of
[A]Archimedes' principle
[B]Torricellean Law
[C]Bernoulli's Theorum
[D]Pascal's law

Ans:D

33. The main factor which determines the balance of nature is
[A]human activities
[B]Rabit and habitat
[C]environmental conditions
[D]availability of food

Ans:C

34. Which one of the following though called a garden is infact, not a garden ?
[A]Vridanvan Garden of Mysore
[B]Hanging Garden of Mumbai
[C]Eden Garden of Kolkata
[D]Shalimar Garden of Kashmir

Ans:C

35. The Constitutional Amendment Act that has introduced safeguards against the misuse of proclamation of national emergency is the
[A]42nd Amendment Act
[B]43rd Amendment Act
[C]44th Amendment Act
[D]45th Amendment Act

Ans:C

36. The earth is at its maximum distance from the Sun on
[A]January 30th
[B]December 22nd
[C]September 22nd
[D]July 4th

Ans:D

37. Instruments can be shielded from outside magnetic field effects by surrounding them with
[A]Iron Shield
[B]Rubber Shield
[C]Brass Shield
[D]Glass Shield

Ans:A

38. Phenolics as pollutants can be removed from waste water by use of
[A]Ion exchange resin technique
[B]Electrolyte decomposition technique
[C]Reverse Osmosis
[D]Polymeric adsorbents

Ans:D

39. Who among the following has won the Pantaloon's Femina Miss India World, 2012 Award ?
[A]Prachi Misra
[B]Vanya Misra
[C]Rochella Maria
[D]Sandhya Agarwal

Ans:B

40. The Fundamental Rights can be suspended by the
[A]Governor
[B]President
[C]Law Minister
[D]Prime Minister

Ans:B

41. Consider the following pairs :
Tributary Main River
1. Chambal : Yamuna
2. Sone : Narmada
3. Manas : Brahmaputra
Which one of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
[A]1, 2 and 3
[B]1 and 2 only
[C]2 and 3 only
[D]3 only

Ans:A

42. Find the odd one
[A]Marble
[B]Chalk
[C]Limestone
[D]Slaked lime

Ans:A

43. The stability of a pond ecosystem depends on
[A]microorganisms and fishes
[B]microorganisms and zoo planktons
[C]fishes and reptiles
[D]Producers and consumers

Ans:D

44. Which one of the following statements is not correct about India's population as per the 2011 census?
[A]Literacy rate has gone up to 74% from 65%
[B]Kerela has the highest literacy rate
[C]Bihar has the lowest literacy rate
[D]Men outnumber women in growth of literates

Ans:D

45. The main reason for the growth of communalism in India is
[A]Educational and economic backwardness of minority groups
[B]Political consciousness
[C]Social inequalities
[D]Imposing ban on communal organisations

Ans:A

46. A form of condensation that reduces visibility and causes breathing problems is
[A]Dew
[B]Frost
[C]Smog
[D]Mist

Ans:C

47. The following is a pseudo-force :
[A]Centripetal force
[B]Centrifugal reaction force
[C]Centrifugal force
[D]Strong nuclear force

Ans:C

48. Supersonic air planes create a shock wave called
[A]Transition wave
[B]Ultrasound
[C]Transverse Wave
[D]Sonic Boom

Ans:D

49. Who advocated the adoption of 'PURA' model to eradicate rural poverty ?
[A]Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Azad
[B]Sri Abhijit Sen
[C]Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
[D]Prof. A.M.Patha

Ans:A

50. A Retired Judge of a High Court is not permitted to practice as a lawyer in ____
[A]Supreme Court
[B]Any Court in India
[C]High Courts
[D]Except the High Court where he retired

Ans:D 

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