SSC: Tax Assistant Examination Fully Solved Paper Year 2007

1. What is the International Date Line?

It is the equator

It is the 00 longitude

It is the 900 east longitude

It is the 1800 longitude

2. The oldest type of energy known to man is

wind power

solar power

tidal power

geothermal energy

3. Rusting of iron takes place due to

oxidation

carbonation

exidiation

corrosion

4. The river also known as Tsangpo in Tibet is

Ganga

Brahmaputra

Indus

Teesta

5. The largest ocean is

Atlantic Ocean

Indian Ocean

Arctic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

6. Energy that is produced commercially from coal is called

Light energy

Kinetic energy

Thermal energy

Potential energy

7. Jhum cultivation is a method of cultivation which used to be practiced in

Himachal Pradesh

Central Highland

Coastal Tamil Nadu

Nagaland

8. Earthquake is caused by

disturbance of earth surface

adjustment of layers of earth crust

breakage of rock system

upliftment of rocks

9. We always see the same face of the moon, because

it is smaller than the earth

it revolves on its axis in a direction opposite to that of the earth

it takes equal time for revolution around the earth and rotation on its own axis

it rotates at the same speed as the earth around the sun

10. The largest producer of gold in the world is

Australia

Canada

Russia

South Africa

11. The busiest and the most important sea route of the world is

North Pacific Sea Route

North Atlantic Sea Route

South Atlantic Sea Route

Indian Ocean Route

12. In terms of area, India is the largest country of the world.

Second

Fourth

Sixth

Seventh

13. The word Veda means

knowledge

wisdom

skill

power

14. Ain-i-Akbari was written by

Firishta

Ibn Batuta

Abul Fazl

Birbal

15. The medieval city of Vijayanagar is not known as

Chandragiri

Halebidu

Hampi

Kondavidu

16. Which one of the following Mughal buildings is said to possess the unique feature of being
exactly equal in length and breadth?

Agra Fort

Red Fort

Taj Mahal

Buland Darwaza

17. With the fall of which among the following, the French Revolution began?

Bastille

Communes

Jacobin Club

Pillnitz

18. The founder of the Brahmo Samah was

Swami Dayananda Sarawati

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Swami Vivekananda

19. The correct chronological order in which the British established their trading centre in the
places mentioned below is

Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Surat

Bombay, Madras, Surat, Calcutta

Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta

Surat, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay

20. The Revolt of 1857 was started by

the Sepoys

the Zamindars

the Peasants

the Plantation Workers

21. After leaving the congress, Subhash Chandra Bose formed, in 1939, his own party, named

Socialist Block

Revolutionary Socialist Block

Forward Block

Socialist-Congress Block

22. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of Lokmanya during

his imprisonment in 1908

Home Rule Movement

Revolutionary Movement

Swadeshi Movement

23. Do or Die (Karenge ya Marenge) Gandhiji gave this Mantra to the nation on the
eve of which mass movement?

Rowlatt Satyagraha

Salt Satyagraha

Quit India Movement

Non-Cooperation Movement

24. Who among the following was the President of the Constituent Assembly of India?

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Jawaharlal Nehru

M A Jinah

Lal Bahadur Shastri

25. Directive Principle in our Constitution are

enforceable in the courts of law

quasi-enforceable

partly non-enforceable

non-enforceable in the courts of law

26. CTBT denotes

arms control measure

drugs control measure

financial control measure

trade control and regulation

27. Name the State carved out of Madhya Pradesh after the Parliament passed the legislation in
the year 2000

Vanachal

Chhattisgarh

Vidarbha

Uttaranchal

28. Dialectial Materialism is associated with the theory of

Fabianism

Communism

Liberalism

Individualism

29. A motion moved by a member in a legislature when it is desired to have a discussion on a
matter of urgent public importance is called

Adjournment motion

No-confidence motion

Cut motion

None of the above

30. Which of the following was established by B R Ambedkar?

Swaraj Party

Samaj Samata Party

Bahujan Samaj Party

The Independent Labour Party

31. No Government Expenditure can be incurred in India except with the sanction of

the Parliament

the Prime Minister

the President

the Supreme Court

32. Which one country is not a permanent member of the Security Council of the United Nations?

France

Germany

Russia

USA

33. When does Lok Sabha or a Vidhan Sabha election candidate forfeit his security deposit?

When he fails to win the election

When he fails to secure even 1/4 of total votes polled

When he fails to secure even 1/5 of total votes polled

When he fails to secure even 1/6 of total votes polled

34. The term of office of the members of the UPSC is

3 years, or till they attain 58 years of age

5 years, or till they attain 60 years of age

6 years, or till they attain 65 years of age

6 years

35. Who was in favour of a partyless democracy?

Jai Prakash Narain

Bhupendra Nath Dutta

M N Roy

Jawaharlal Nehru

36. The majority of the provisions of the Indian Constitution can be amended

by the State Legislatures acting together

by the Parliament alone

with the major approval of the Parliament and State Legislatures

only on ratification by half of the States

37. Economics of Scales means reduction in

unit cost of production

unit cost of distribution

total cost of production

total cost of distribution

38. RBI does not transact the business of which State Government?

Nagaland

Jammu Kashmir

Punjab

Assam

39. The famous book The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money is written by

J B Say

J M Keynes

Amartya Sen

Carincross

40. The definition of small-scale industry in India is based on

sales by the unit

investment in machines and equipments

market coverage

export capacity

41. When the total product rises at an increasing rate, the

marginal product is zero

marginal product is rising

marginal product is falling

marginal product remains constant

42. Water pipes in hilly areas often burst on a cold frosty night, because

the material of which pipes are made contracts due to cold and so breaks

water in the pipes freezes and on freezing water expands, so pipes

burst makes the pipes rusty, so they break

none of the above

43. With which form of economy is the term Laissez-faire associated?

Capitalist economy

Socialist economy

Mixed economy

Command economy

44. In the budget figures of the Government of India, interest payments, subsidies, pensions,
social services and the like are parts of the

Plan Expenditure

State Government Expenditure

Public Debt in the form of Capital Expenditure

Non-plan Expenditure

45. A Green Accounting means measuring the National Income of the country taking into
account estimation of

the total forest area of the country

the destruction of forest cover of the country

pollution and environmental damage

area of reclaimed fallow land

46. The supply of agricultural products is generally

elastic

inelastic

perfectly elastic

perfectly inelastic

47. Which of the following taxes is not collected by the Central Government?

Income tax

Customs duty

Professional tax

Excise duty

48. The latest addition to the list of UNESCOS world heritage sites in India is

Qutub Minar

Humayunas Tomb

Khajuraho Temple

Red Fort

49. The countries separated by the Mac-Mahon Line are

Afghanistan and Pakistan

Bangladesh and India

China and India

Pakistan and India

50. The permission given to a bank customer to draw cheques in excess of his current account
balance is called

a personal loan

an ordinary loan

discounting a bill of exchange

an overdraft

51. A proclamation of emergency, under Article 352, on account of war or aggression requires
approval of the Parliament within

one month

two months

four months

six months

52. The first Defence Minister of India was

K M Cariappa

Gopalaswami Aiyangar

Baldev Singh

Sardar Patel

53. Provincial Autonomy was introduced in India by the

Indian Councils Act, 1909

Government of India Act, 1919

Government of India Act, 1935

Indian Independence Act, 1947

54. Which one country is still governed by a monarch?

Afghanistan

Iran

Iraq

Saudi Arabia

55. Article 370 of the Indian Constitution upholds

land reforms legislation in India

diplomatic privileges and immunities

special status of Jammu and Kashmir State

duties and rights of Lokpal

56. Who amongst the following is the author of the classic book Life Divine?

Ravi Shankar

Swami Vivekananda

Radha Krishnan

Aurobindo Ghosh

57. The first woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in India was

Nandini Satpathy

Dr. J. Jayalalitha

Sucheta Kripalani

Mayawati

58. A parachute descends slowly whereas a stone dropped from the same height falls rapidly,because

stone is heavier then parachute

special mechanisms are present in parachute

a parachute has a larger surface area and air resistance is more

None of these

59. Jaduguda is associated with the mining of

iron

mica

uranium

copper

60. Salim Ali was an eminent

Urdu poet

Ornithologist

Ghazal singer

None of the above

61. A Survey of India is under the Ministry of

Defence

Environment and Forests

Home Affairs

Science and Technology

62. Name the President of India who was elected unopposed

Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma

Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

Dr. Fakhruddina Ali Ahmed

Dr. Zakir Husain

63. The authority which is not established by the constitutional provisions is

Finance Commission

Planning Commission

UPSC

Election Commission

64. Which of the following organizations is the oldest?

IMF

WHO

ILO

FAO

65. The Department of Space proposed setting up of Indian Institute of Space Technology on the
line of the seven IITs. It will have its independent campus at

Chennai

Thumba

Thiruvananthapuram

Sriharikota

66. Which metal was first used by the Vedic people?

Silver

Gold

Iron

Copper

67. Ryder Cup is related with which sports?

Football

Golf

Badminton

Cricket

68. In our Constitution, Economic Planning is included in

Union list

State list

Concurrent list

Not any specified list

69. A NABARDA is associated with the development of

agricultural sector and rural area

heavy industries

banking sector

real estates

70. World No. 2 Rafael Nadal won the French Open, 2007 defeating

Stegan Edberg

Andy Roddick

Roger Federer

Fred Alexander

71. Which one of the following is not a plantation crop?

Tea

Coffee

Rubber

Sugarcane

72. Imputed gross rent of owner-occupied buildings is a part of

capital formation

final consumption

intermediate consumption

consumer durable

73. How many strings are there on a Sarod?

7

19

5

4

74. Which one of the following is the tallest bird?

Peacock

Penguin

Ostrich

Emu

75. Which one of the following animals is called farmerâ€TMs friend?

Ant

Earthworm

Bee

Butterfly

76. The largest planet in our solar system is

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Butterfly

77. The term agene's was coined by

T.H.Morgan

W.L.Johanssen

G.Mendel

De Vries

78. Which of the following creatures has maximum number of ribs?

Crocodile

Snake

Ray fish

Flying mammal

79. Which one of the following is most important for the growth of children up to the age of 14?

Protein

Vitamin

Fat

Milk

80. Study of newly born up to the age of 3 months is called

Chorology

Conchology

Nematology

Neonatology

81. Which one of the following does not secrete any digestive enzyme?

Liver

Salivery gland

Glands of small intestine

Pancreas

82. In a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of brotherhood and peace, the UN General Assembly declared his birth anniversary, October as the

International Day of Non-Violence

International Day of Co-operation

International Day of Peace and Co-operation

International Day of Prace and Non-Violence

83. Which one of the following is related to Silviculture?

Culture of Hilsa

Culture of silver carp

Culture of oil-producing plants

Forests crops

84. The term ‘GM foodâ€TM refers to the food

that grows under genetic measures

that is genetically modified

that grows under geographical modification

with greater glucose metabolism capacity

85. The only age of India found in hill forests of Assam and Nagaland is

Orangutan

Gibbon

Chimpanzee

Gorilla

86. Free Trade refers to

free movement of goods from one country to another

movement of goods free of cost

unrestricted exchange of goods and service

trade free of duty

87. Which gas is used as fire extinguisher?

Carbon dioxide

Carbon monoxide

Carbon suboixde

Sulphur dioxide

88. Which one of the following is extensively used for sterilizing water?

Bleaching powder

Alum

Borax powder

Soda powder

89. Which mixture of gases is mainly stored as a liquid under pressure in LPG cylinder?

Methane and Ethane

Ethane and Hexane

Propane and Butane

Hexane and Octane

90. The energy stored in a watch spring is

kinetic energy

potential energy

heat energy

chemical energy

91. Which one of the following acids is used in battery?

Hydrochloric acid

Hydrofluoric acid

Sulphuric acid

Sulphurous acid

92. The sensation of weightlessness in a spacecraft in an orbit is due to the

absence of gravity outside

acceleration in the orbit which is equal to the acceleration due to gravity outside

presence of gravity outside but not inside the spacecraft

fact that spacecraft in the orbit has no energy

93. The major constituent of air is

nitrogen

carbon dioxide

oxygen

hydrogen

94. Which of the following organisms is most likely to produce greenhouse gases such as nitrous oxide and methane?

Fungi

Earthworm

Bacteria

Green plants

95. Where is the largest reflecting telescope of Asia?

Kodaikanal

Ooty

Kavalur

Naintal

96. ‘Thermâ€TM is the unit of

power

heat

light

distance

97. Cream gets separated out of milk when it is churned. This is due to

gravitational force

centripetal force

centrifugal force

frictional force

98. Newtons 1st law of motion gives the concept of

energy

work

momentum

inertia

99. The process by which suns rays reach the earth is

radiation

conduction

convection

diffusion

100. A pond of water appears less deep due to

reflection

diffraction

refraction

polarisation

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