STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION TAX ASSISTANTS EXAM GENERAL AWARENESS EXAM HELD ON 07-02-2010


111. Who is the architeci of Economic Planning in India

P.C. Mahalanobis

P.C. Alexander

Jawaharlal Nehru

C. Subramaniam

112. Existence of different 'brands' within the tea industry is a good example for a

perfect market

oligopoly

monopolistic market

monopoly

113. Which one of the following factors increases the level of international trade

Exchange control

Differing production costs

High transport cost

High tariff barriers

114. The word 'Socialist' was inserted in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution by the

42nd Amendment

44th Amendment

45th Amendment

52nd Amendment

115. The U.N.0. functions through how many organs?

6

4

5

7

116. Who said that "power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely'·

Lord Acton

Lasswell

(BJ Laski

(DJ Garner

117. 'Teen Katiya' is related to which movement in the freedom struggle of India

Kheda

Champaran

Non-Cooperation

Mopla Revolt

118. Governor of a State can be removed by the President of India

on the request of the Chief Minister of that State

on the advice of the Lokayukta

on the advice of the Union Cabinet

on the advice of the Attorney General

119. 1be National Integration Council is chaired by the

President

Prime Minister

Home Minister

Lok Sabha Speaker

120. Which writ is issued by the Supreme Court or High Courts in case of illegal detention of a person?

Writ of mandamus

Writ of certiorari

Writ of habeas corpus

Writ of prohibition

121. The method of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vole is used in the election of the

Member of Lok sabha

President of India

Member of legislative Assembly

Prime Minister of India


122. Who said that no person shall be President for more than two terms, and that no amendment of the Constitution is necess11ry to enjoin this

C. Rajagopalachari

J B . Knpalani

JowaharLal Nehru

Mahatma Gandhi

123. Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee is

elected by the Union Cabinet

appointed by the Speaker of LokSabha

appointed by the President

elected by members of the Public Accounts Committee

124. Graduates constitute a separate constituency for the election of specified number of members to the

Nyaya Panchayat

State Legislative Councils

Rajya Sabha

State Legislative Assemblies

125. Which or the following are true

I. Only some States In India have Legislative Councils.

II. Some members of Legislative Councils are nominated.

III. Some members of Legislative Councils are directly elected by the people.

I and II

I and III

II and III

II and III

126. Which Medieval ruler was Called a "Mixture of Opposites"

Ghias-ud-din Tughlaq
Flroz Shah Tughlaq
Nusrat Shah Tughlaq
Muhammad-bin Tughlaq

127. Match the Bhaktl leaders with their places:

a. Kabir Maharashtra
b. Chaitanya Karnataka
C. Tukaram Benaras
d. Bactava Bengal

a-3 b-4 c-1 d-2

a-3 b-4 c-2 d-l

a-4 b-3 c-l d-2

a-2 b-4 c-3 d-l

128. Which of the following pairs of books and authors is correct

My India V.V. Giri

The Dark Room R.K. Narayan

My Truth Raj Mohan Gandhi

Untold Story Jagjit Singh Arora

129. Mahavira got his enlightenment at

Bodh Gaya

Kundagrama

Rljuplika

Kushinagar


130. Which one of the following is considered the Fifth Veda?

Thiruvilayadal Puranam

Periya Puranam

Sivagnana Bodham

Nalayira Divyaprabandham

131. Prithviraj Chauhan was the last Rajput king of

Kannauj

Delhi

Punjab

Jammu

132. Who among the following attended all the Round Table Conferences?

J.L. Nehru

M.K. Gandhi

B.R. Ambedkar

Madan Mohan Malviya

133. Who was the founder President of India Independence League

Subhash Chandra Bose

Mahatma Gandhi

Moli Lal Nehru

Rash Bihari Bose

134. Who among the following did Lord Mountbatten replace as the Viceroy of India in 1947?

Lord Curzon

Lord Chelmsford

Lord Wavell

Lord Linlithgow

135. Shankaracharya did not establish in

Puri

Amraoti

Dwarka

Shringeri

136. "Be proud that you are an Indian, proudly claim I am Indian, every Indian is my brother .... " Who said these words

Jawaharlal Nehru

Vivekananda

Lala Lajpat Rai

Mahatma Gandhi

137. Choose the correct chronological order of the following events

Non-Cooperation Movement
Lucknow Pact
Montague Reforms
World War I

1

4. 3

1

1

138. Minerals associated with volcanic rocks are

Tin and Mica

Graphite and Sulphur

Sulphur and Tin

Tungsten and Manganese

139. Sundarbans in West Bengal is the habitat of

Elephant

Rhinoceros

Lion

Tiger

140. Only one side of the Moon is ever seen from the Earth because

the Moon is at perigee flora.

the Moon does not rotate

only one side of the Moon reflects light

the periods of rotation and revolution of the Moon are equal

141. Nagarjuna Sagar dam is built across the river

Narmada

Krishna

Godavari

Mahanadi

142. A shallow stretch of water separated from the sea by a narrow strip of land is called a

Bay

Strait

Gulf

Lagoon

143. Lines connecting places of same mean daily sunshine are

isonephs

isomers

isohels

isozymes

144. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched

Pimpri Antibiotics

Sindri Fertilizers

Perambur Railway coaches

Gurgaon Hyundai cars

145. The lndo-Gangetic plains of India are fertile due to

dense forests

soils brought by rivers from theHimalayas

hard work of farmers for centuries

better irrigation facilities

146. Which of the following are true?

I. Deforestation results in destruction oF

II. Deforestation results in destruction OF fauna.

III. Deforestation results In ecological disturbance.

II and III

II and III

I only

I and III

147. Which of the following Asian countries has common boundary with Iran, Pakistan,China and the erstwhile Soviet Union

Afghanistan

India

Bhutan

Pakistan

148. Sea water is sa1J1ef than rain water because

sea animals are salt producing

the air around the sea is saltish

rivers wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea

sea beds have salt producing mines

149. Which of the,following states depends primarily on ihetma1 power

West Bengal

Karnataka

Tamil Nadµ

Kerala

150. Which blood group Is considered as universal acceptor

0

A

AB

B

151. Dehydration is caused by

Pneumonia

Diphtheria

Diarrhoea

Malaria

152. S1lv1culture refers to growing of

Silk wonns

Fish

Ornamental plants

Forest plants

153. CAne juice has alcoholic smell due to

putrefaction

fermentation

evaporation

ammonification

154. The main I unction of white blood corpuscles on the body is

to carry food and nutrition

to help In the formation of clot

to carry oxygen and food

lo protect the body against diseases

155. Ti1e triple antigen. DPT. refers to

Diphtheria. Polio, Tetanus

Dengue fever, Pertussis, Tetanus

Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus

Diphtheria, Polio. Typhoid

l56. WhIch of the following diseases is/are sexually transmitted

Syphilis
Gonorrhoea
AIDS

l and 3

2 and 3

3 only

2 and 3

157. EEG is used for diagnosing ailments connected with the

Heart

Lungs

Brain

Kidney

158. A young crop ploughed back into the soil produces

Farmyard manure

Composite manure

Biofertilizer

Green manure

159. Bile is secreted by

Liver

Pancreas

Thyroid

Kidney

160. Normally pure blood is carried by

Artery

Vein

Capillary

Pulmonary artery

161. Some fishes can live for a long time out of the water because they have

Lungs

Accessory respiratory organs

Trachea

Book gills

162. Liquid ammonia Is used as a refrigerant because of Its

basic nature

polar nature

stability

high heat of vaporisation

163. Diesel oil is preferred !or heavy motor vehicles because of

higher efficiency and fuel economy

less consumption

less damage to engine

higher industrial production of diesel

164. Milk is an example of

suspension

emulsion

gel

foam

165. The metal having highest electrical conductivity is

Silver

Aluminium

Copper

Iron

166. Stainless steel contains

Iron, Nickel and Chromium

Copper and Tin

Iron and Carbon

Copper and Zinc

167. Which one of 1he following when dissolved in H20 gives a hissing sound

Limestone

Slaked lime

Soda lime

Quick lime

168. The process of heating steel to red hot and then cooling rapidly by plunging in cold water Is called

quenching

annealing

tempering

smelting

169. Chlorine gas is a bleaching agent.Its bleaching action is effective in the presence of

moisture

pure oxygen

sunlight

darkness

170. For a body kept on a wooden table,frictional force depends upon

material of the body

shape of the body

(Cl nature of the surface

area of the contact

171. Richter Scale is used for measuring the intensity of

Ocean currents

Volcanoes

Ear1hquakes

Meteorites

172. Curie is the unit of

electric charge

radioactivity

density

dipole moment

173. What is the function of a microprocessor in a computer

It allows the keyboard to write on the computer

It allows the outputs to be taken from a computer

It performs all the functions of a CPU

None of these

l74. When a vehicle passes, TV reception gets distorted because

metal reflects radio waves

spark plug creates electromagnetic disturbances

passing vehicle affects the sophisticated TV components

modern vehicles use electronic ignition system

175. The best conductor of electricity in the following is

filtered hot water

distilled water

filtered water at room temperature

salt water

176. Commonly used safety fuse-wire Is made of

tin

lead

nickel

an alloy of tin and lead

177. It is difficult to run over ice because

Ice Is converted Into water and resists the motion

frictional force Is very small

resistive force is large

reaction force Is small

178. 'The process of making systematic observation, measurement. collection and evaluation of pollutant levels In air, water and food in a given locale" is called

Area monitoring

Personal monitoring

Environmental monitoring

Biological monitoring

179. Which kind of cell Is used In artificial satellites?

Voltaic cell

Daniell cell

Dry cell

Solar cell

180. The planet that changes its colour in different seasons is

Mars

Mercury

Venus

Earth

181. Which of the following awards was given to the legendary singer Manna Dey by the President on 2111 October, 2009?

Dada Saheb Phalke Award

Kalidas Samman

National Film Award for best singer

Sangeet Natak Academy Award

182. Rana Pratap Sagar Project is associated with

hydroelectricity

nuclear power

irrigation

solar energy

183 . Which of the following is not correctly 188. Which of the following statements about matched

Bhils Rajasthan
Todas Tamil Nadu
Gonds Bihar
Santhals M.P.

184. India won the SAFF Championship 2009 played al Dhaka, by defeating which of the following countries in the final

Pakistan

Bangladesh

Maldives

Nepal

185. Which one of the following is a cultural organisation

FAO

ILO

UNESCO

WHO

186. Which day of the year is observed as World Food Day

August 16

September 10

October 16

November 4

187. Who amongst the following addresses the nation on Independence Day from the ramparts of Red Fort, Delhi

President of India

UPA Chairperson

Speaker of Lok Sabha

Prime Minjster of India

188. Which of the following statements about Paradeep is correct

It is a thermal power station

It is a port on the eastern coast of India

It is a port on the western coast of India

It Is a river valley project

189. AIDS is caused by

Virus

Bacteria

Fungus

All of the above

190. The National Renewable Fund is utilised for

repayment of external debt

modemisation of public sector units

rehabilitation and retaining of workers displaced from sick units

maintenance of National Stock Exchange

191. The number of teams which participated in the ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa in September, 2009 was

7

9

8

10

192. In the U.S. Open Men's Singles Final (2009) 197. Which of the following- pugilists is the first Roger Federer was defeated by

Juan Martin Del Potro

Leander Paes

Mahesh Bhupathi

Rafael Nadal

193. Sachin Tendulkar made century against Sri Lanka in the Compaq Cup Tri-series final at Colombo in September 2009. It was his

43rd century in the 0Dls

4lh century in the ODls

45th century in the 0Dls

46th century in the ODls

194. Which of the following is not a public sector unit/undertaking/agency

ECGC

SEBI

SID8l

Axis Bank

195. Which one of the following has been conferred the prestigious Ramon Magasaysay Award, 2009

Miss Amita Shah

Deep Joshi

Sunder Lal Bahuguna

Ashok Jhariwala

196. Which one of the following is, in fact, not a garden

Hanging Gardens of Mumbai

Khusro Garden of Kashmir

Eden Gardens of Kolkata

Brindavan Garden of Mysore

197. Which of the following pugilists is the first Indian boxer to clinch a gold medal at the Intercontinental President's Cup in the flyweight category

Vijender Singh

Suranjoy Singh

Mike Fletcher

Mahela Vishwanath

198. Which of the following was recently conferred the 'Bharat Raina' for excellence in classical music

Pandit Bhim Sen Joshi

R.C. Mehta

Uhas Kashalkar

Krishna Ram Choudhary

199. In which of the following Hindi films has actor Shahrukh Khan played the role of a hockey coach

Swadesh

Chak De India

Om Shanti Om

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

200. Which of the following Presidents of India had the privilege of flying in a fighter jet Sukhoi-30 aircraft of the Indian Air Force

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Smt. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil

Both and

None of the above