Exam Details
| Subject | ||
| Paper | paper 1 | |
| Exam / Course | ssc cgl combined graduate level | |
| Department | ||
| Organization | Staff Selection Commission | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | 2013 | |
| City, State | central government, |
Question Paper
1. Which of the following is the winner of Miss Universe 2008
Riyo Mori
Zhang Zilin
Dayana Mendoza
Simaran Kaur Mundi
2. The President of India can nominate to the Rajya Sabha
6 members
9 members
12 members
15 members
3. The first General elections under the Indian constitution were held in
1950
1951
1952
1953
4. The President of India is elected by
Parliament
State legislatures
by the people directly
by an electrol college consisting of the elected members of the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies.
5. Which article of the Indian constitution empowers the President of India to impose central rule on a state?
Article 256
Article 356
Article 370
Article 373
6. The time-gap between two sessions of parliament must not exceed
3 months
6 months
9 months
12 months
7. The vacancy in the office of the President must be filled within
6 month
9 month
12 month
3 month
8. The drafting committee of the Indian Constitution was headed by
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
N. Gopalaswamy
Jawahar Lal Nehru
9. The Union Cabinet is responsible to
The Rajya Sabha only
The Lok Sabha only
The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
The President of India
10. Which of the following bodies has not been provided for by the Indian constitution
Election Commission
Planning Commission
Finance Commission
Union Public Service Commission
11. The number of Anglo-Indians who can be nominated by the President to the Lok Sabha is
2
3
4
5
12. The sanctioned strength of the Judges of Supreme Court of India including the Chief Justice is
15
17
20
26
13. Who was the first President of India to be elected unopposed?
Dr. S. Radhakrishana
N. Sanjiva Reddy
V. V. Giri
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
14. The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha is
525 and 250
552 and 250
535 and 275
500 and 250
15. If the Vice-president were to submit his resignation, he would notify to
The President of India
The Prime Minister
The Chief Justic of India
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
16. What is the minimum strength of a State Legislative Assembly?
40
60
50
70
17. India is the third developing country to host the 2010 commonwealth Games. The other two are
Malaysia and South Korea
Singapore and Jamaica
Jamaica China
Malaysia Jamaica
18. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is appointed by the
Prime Minister of India
President of India
Finance Minister
Lok Sabha
19. Article 370 of the Indian constitution deals with
The Emergency Powers of the President
The special position of the state of Jammu and Kashmir
The power of the President to seek the advisory opinion of the Supreme Court on any matter of public importance
Distribution of taxes between the Centre and the State
20. The Supreme commander of the Defence Forces of India is
The Defence Minister
The Prime Minister
The Chief of the Army Staff
The President of India
21. Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley?
Kaveri
Krishna
Tapti
Godavari
22. The Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the state of
Assam
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
West Bengal
23. How many major ports are there at present in India?
8
12
15
14
24. The earth revolves round the sun and its causes
Differences in longitude and time
Changes of seasons
Deflection of winds and currents
Formation of day and night
25. Latitude of a point on the earth is measured by the distance in
Kilometres from the Equator
Angles from the Equator
Angles from the Poles
None of the above
26. The earth is
Spherical
Elliptical
Oblate Spheroid
Prolate Spheroid
27. Day and Night are equal at the
Equator
Poles
Prime Meridian
Antarctic
28. The heaviest planet revolving round the sun is
Moon
Jupiter
Neptune
Pluto
29. The biggest Planet is
Venus
Mars
Mercury
Jupiter
30. The International Date line passes through
Exactly through 180° Longitude
Equator
Approximately 180° east or west meridian
0° Meridian
31. The largest river of Asia is
Yangtze
Yenisei
Indus
Mekong
32. Which country is called the `Sugar Bowl' of the world?
Cuba
India
Nepal
Norway
33. Which of the following countries has the largest area in the world?
USA
Russia
Canada
China
34. The world's highest waterfall, the Angel Falls is situated in
Venezuela
USA
Guyana
Australia
35. The universe is composed of
Earth
Earth and the Sun
Mat
None
36. The Temperate Grasslands of South America are called
Pampas
Steppes
Savanna
Evergreen grasslands
37. Rial is the currency of
Romania
Iran
Japan
Libya
38. New Moore island is situated in the
Indian Ocean
Bay of Bengal
Arabian Sea
China Sea
39. Which river in the world carries the maximum volume of water?
Amazon
Nile
Mississippi Missouri
Ganga
40. Which of the following rivers crosses the equator twice?
Amazon
Nile
Congo
Orinoco
41. The Indus Valley civilization is associated with
Egyptians
Sumerians
Chinese
Mesopotamians
42. The Indus Valley Civilization was famous for
Well planned cities
Efficient civic organisation
Progress of art and architecture
All the above
43. Who was mainly worshipped in the Rig Vedic Period?
Indra
Vishnu
Sun
Trimurti
44. Who is regarded as the great law-giver of ancient India?
Panini
Manu
Kautilya
Dhruv
45. Which of the following is the oldest Veda?
Samaveda
Rigveda
Yajurveda
Atharvaveda
46. Who among the following was called Light of Asia?
Mahavira
Buddha
Akbar
Ashoka
47. Who was the founder of the Gupta dynasty?
Srigupta
Chandragupta II
Samudragupta
Kumargupta
48. The Upanishads are
A source of Hindu philosophy
Books of Ancient Hindu laws
Books on social behaviour of man
Prayers to God
49. The biggest mosque of India was built by
Aurangzeb
Shahjahan
Akbar
Jahangir
50. The first Battle of Panipat was fought between
Sher Shah Suri and Akbar
Humayun and Ibrahim Lodhi
Babar and Ibrahim Lodhi
Babar and Ranasanga
51. The Chinese pilgrim who visited India during the period of Harshavardhana was
Fa-hien
Hiuen Tsang
Itsing
Wang-sung
52. Who among the following belonged to the moderate group of the Indian National Congress?
Lala Lajpat Rai
Bipin Chandra Pal
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
53. Fa-hien came to India during the reign of
Ashoka
Chandragupta II
Harsha
Kanishka
54. Which of the following temples was built by the Cholas?
Shore Temple, Mahabali-puram
Brihadeeswara Temple, Tanjavur
Sun Temple, Konark
Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
55. Which dynasty was well-known for excellent village administration?
Pandyas
Pallavas
Cholas
Chalukyas
56. The Ajanta Caves were built during the period of the
Guptas
Kushanas
Mauryas
Chaulkyas
57. The eight-fold path was propounded by
Kabirdas
Buddha
Shankaracharya
Mahavira
58. Who were the first to issue gold coins in India?
Mauryas
Indo-Greeks
Guptas
Kushanas
59. `The Vedas contain all the truth' was interpreted by
Swami Vivekananda
Swami Dayananda
Raja Ram Mohan Rai
None of the above
60. Sanchi portrays the art and sculpture of the
Jains
Buddhists
Muslims
Christians
61. Which among the following is a folk dance of India?
Manipuri
Garba
Kathakali
Mohiniattam
62. Kathak is the principal classical dance of
South India
Eastern India
Northern India
Western India
63. The classical dance of Andhra Pradesh is
Kathakali
Kuchipudi
Odissi
Bharatanatyam
64. The popular folk song of Uttar Pradesh is known as
Maang
Kajari
Baul
Boli
65. The folk theatre of Bihar is calledÿ:
Rammat
Nautanki
Bidesia
Manch
66. Which of the following classical dance originated in Tamil Nadu
Kathakali
Kathak
Bharatanatyam
Odissi
67. The oldest form of composition of the Hindustani vocal music is
Ghazal
Dhrupad
Thumari
None of the above
68. Indian classical dance has been popularized abroad by
Malaika Arora
Gopi Krishna
Uday Shankar
Yamini Krishnamurti
69. Tamasha is the famous folk form of musical theatre and belong to
Uttar Pradesh
Punjab
Maharashtra
Bihar
70. The Sangeet Natak Akademi fosters the development of dance, drama and music in the country. When was it established
1951
1953
1954
1956
71. When was the Planning Commission set up to prepare a blue print of development for the country?
1948
1949
1950
1951
72. Who was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission?
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Jawahar Lal Nehru
Sardar Patel
73. The National Development Council was set up in
1948
1950
1951
1962
74. The First Five-year plan covered the period
1947-52
1950-55
1951-56
1952-57
75. Removal of poverty was the fore-most objective of which of the following five year plans?
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
76. Planning Commission is
Advisory body
Executive body
Government body
Autonomous body
77. The Community Development Programme was launched in
1950
1952
1956
1960
78. The highest body which approves the Five-Year Plan is the
Finance Ministry
Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha
National Development Council
79. Which of the following commodities earn maximum foreign exchange for India?
Jute
Iron and Steel
Tea
Sugar
80. The one rupee note bears the signature of
Secretary, Ministry of Finance
Governor, Reserve Bank of India
Finance Minister
None of these
81. How many banks were nationalized in 1969?
16
14
15
20
82. The Reserve Bank of India was established in
1820
1920
1935
1940
83. The first Indian Bank was
Traders Bank
Imperial Bank
Presidency Bank of Calcutta
None
84. The rupee coin was first minted in India in
1542
1601
1809
1677
85. The Export-Import (EXIM) Bank was set up in
1980
1982
1981
1989
86. Which of the following is not a chemical action?
Burning of coal
Conversion of water into steam
Digestion of food
Burning of Paper
87. The chemical name of vitamin C is
Citric acid
Ascorbic acid
Oxalic acid
Nitric acid
88. Permanent harness of water is due to the presence of
Calcium bicarbonate
Magnesium bicarbonate
Calcium sulphate
Sodium bicarbonate
89. Liquified Petroleum Gas consist of
Butane and propane
Ethane and hexane
Ethane and nonane
None of these
90. Which of the following is present in hard water
Calcium
Aluminium
Sodium
Chlorine
91. Ecology deals with
Birds
Cell formation
Tissues
Relation between organisms and their environment
92. Meteorology is the science of
Weather
Meteors
Metals
Earthquakes
93. Entomology deals with
Plants
Animals
Insects
Chemicals
94. Numismatics is the study of
Coins
Numbers
Stamps
Space
95. When ice melts in a beaker of water, the level of water in the beaker will
Increase
Decrease
Remain the same
First increase and then decrease
96. Which of the following does not admit any division?
Atom
Molecules
Compounds
All
97. What is the approximate velocity of sound in air
3 m/s
30 m/s
300 m/s
3000 m/s
98. Which of the following is not a primary colour
Blue
Green
Red
Black
99. Sound travels fastest through
Vacuum
Steel
Water
Air
100. Who is the present Governor of Bihar
R.S.Gavai
R.L.Bhatia
Buta Singh
Syed Sibti Razi
ANSWERS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52.(C) 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94.(A) 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100.
Riyo Mori
Zhang Zilin
Dayana Mendoza
Simaran Kaur Mundi
2. The President of India can nominate to the Rajya Sabha
6 members
9 members
12 members
15 members
3. The first General elections under the Indian constitution were held in
1950
1951
1952
1953
4. The President of India is elected by
Parliament
State legislatures
by the people directly
by an electrol college consisting of the elected members of the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies.
5. Which article of the Indian constitution empowers the President of India to impose central rule on a state?
Article 256
Article 356
Article 370
Article 373
6. The time-gap between two sessions of parliament must not exceed
3 months
6 months
9 months
12 months
7. The vacancy in the office of the President must be filled within
6 month
9 month
12 month
3 month
8. The drafting committee of the Indian Constitution was headed by
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
N. Gopalaswamy
Jawahar Lal Nehru
9. The Union Cabinet is responsible to
The Rajya Sabha only
The Lok Sabha only
The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
The President of India
10. Which of the following bodies has not been provided for by the Indian constitution
Election Commission
Planning Commission
Finance Commission
Union Public Service Commission
11. The number of Anglo-Indians who can be nominated by the President to the Lok Sabha is
2
3
4
5
12. The sanctioned strength of the Judges of Supreme Court of India including the Chief Justice is
15
17
20
26
13. Who was the first President of India to be elected unopposed?
Dr. S. Radhakrishana
N. Sanjiva Reddy
V. V. Giri
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
14. The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha is
525 and 250
552 and 250
535 and 275
500 and 250
15. If the Vice-president were to submit his resignation, he would notify to
The President of India
The Prime Minister
The Chief Justic of India
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
16. What is the minimum strength of a State Legislative Assembly?
40
60
50
70
17. India is the third developing country to host the 2010 commonwealth Games. The other two are
Malaysia and South Korea
Singapore and Jamaica
Jamaica China
Malaysia Jamaica
18. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is appointed by the
Prime Minister of India
President of India
Finance Minister
Lok Sabha
19. Article 370 of the Indian constitution deals with
The Emergency Powers of the President
The special position of the state of Jammu and Kashmir
The power of the President to seek the advisory opinion of the Supreme Court on any matter of public importance
Distribution of taxes between the Centre and the State
20. The Supreme commander of the Defence Forces of India is
The Defence Minister
The Prime Minister
The Chief of the Army Staff
The President of India
21. Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley?
Kaveri
Krishna
Tapti
Godavari
22. The Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the state of
Assam
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
West Bengal
23. How many major ports are there at present in India?
8
12
15
14
24. The earth revolves round the sun and its causes
Differences in longitude and time
Changes of seasons
Deflection of winds and currents
Formation of day and night
25. Latitude of a point on the earth is measured by the distance in
Kilometres from the Equator
Angles from the Equator
Angles from the Poles
None of the above
26. The earth is
Spherical
Elliptical
Oblate Spheroid
Prolate Spheroid
27. Day and Night are equal at the
Equator
Poles
Prime Meridian
Antarctic
28. The heaviest planet revolving round the sun is
Moon
Jupiter
Neptune
Pluto
29. The biggest Planet is
Venus
Mars
Mercury
Jupiter
30. The International Date line passes through
Exactly through 180° Longitude
Equator
Approximately 180° east or west meridian
0° Meridian
31. The largest river of Asia is
Yangtze
Yenisei
Indus
Mekong
32. Which country is called the `Sugar Bowl' of the world?
Cuba
India
Nepal
Norway
33. Which of the following countries has the largest area in the world?
USA
Russia
Canada
China
34. The world's highest waterfall, the Angel Falls is situated in
Venezuela
USA
Guyana
Australia
35. The universe is composed of
Earth
Earth and the Sun
Mat
None
36. The Temperate Grasslands of South America are called
Pampas
Steppes
Savanna
Evergreen grasslands
37. Rial is the currency of
Romania
Iran
Japan
Libya
38. New Moore island is situated in the
Indian Ocean
Bay of Bengal
Arabian Sea
China Sea
39. Which river in the world carries the maximum volume of water?
Amazon
Nile
Mississippi Missouri
Ganga
40. Which of the following rivers crosses the equator twice?
Amazon
Nile
Congo
Orinoco
41. The Indus Valley civilization is associated with
Egyptians
Sumerians
Chinese
Mesopotamians
42. The Indus Valley Civilization was famous for
Well planned cities
Efficient civic organisation
Progress of art and architecture
All the above
43. Who was mainly worshipped in the Rig Vedic Period?
Indra
Vishnu
Sun
Trimurti
44. Who is regarded as the great law-giver of ancient India?
Panini
Manu
Kautilya
Dhruv
45. Which of the following is the oldest Veda?
Samaveda
Rigveda
Yajurveda
Atharvaveda
46. Who among the following was called Light of Asia?
Mahavira
Buddha
Akbar
Ashoka
47. Who was the founder of the Gupta dynasty?
Srigupta
Chandragupta II
Samudragupta
Kumargupta
48. The Upanishads are
A source of Hindu philosophy
Books of Ancient Hindu laws
Books on social behaviour of man
Prayers to God
49. The biggest mosque of India was built by
Aurangzeb
Shahjahan
Akbar
Jahangir
50. The first Battle of Panipat was fought between
Sher Shah Suri and Akbar
Humayun and Ibrahim Lodhi
Babar and Ibrahim Lodhi
Babar and Ranasanga
51. The Chinese pilgrim who visited India during the period of Harshavardhana was
Fa-hien
Hiuen Tsang
Itsing
Wang-sung
52. Who among the following belonged to the moderate group of the Indian National Congress?
Lala Lajpat Rai
Bipin Chandra Pal
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
53. Fa-hien came to India during the reign of
Ashoka
Chandragupta II
Harsha
Kanishka
54. Which of the following temples was built by the Cholas?
Shore Temple, Mahabali-puram
Brihadeeswara Temple, Tanjavur
Sun Temple, Konark
Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
55. Which dynasty was well-known for excellent village administration?
Pandyas
Pallavas
Cholas
Chalukyas
56. The Ajanta Caves were built during the period of the
Guptas
Kushanas
Mauryas
Chaulkyas
57. The eight-fold path was propounded by
Kabirdas
Buddha
Shankaracharya
Mahavira
58. Who were the first to issue gold coins in India?
Mauryas
Indo-Greeks
Guptas
Kushanas
59. `The Vedas contain all the truth' was interpreted by
Swami Vivekananda
Swami Dayananda
Raja Ram Mohan Rai
None of the above
60. Sanchi portrays the art and sculpture of the
Jains
Buddhists
Muslims
Christians
61. Which among the following is a folk dance of India?
Manipuri
Garba
Kathakali
Mohiniattam
62. Kathak is the principal classical dance of
South India
Eastern India
Northern India
Western India
63. The classical dance of Andhra Pradesh is
Kathakali
Kuchipudi
Odissi
Bharatanatyam
64. The popular folk song of Uttar Pradesh is known as
Maang
Kajari
Baul
Boli
65. The folk theatre of Bihar is calledÿ:
Rammat
Nautanki
Bidesia
Manch
66. Which of the following classical dance originated in Tamil Nadu
Kathakali
Kathak
Bharatanatyam
Odissi
67. The oldest form of composition of the Hindustani vocal music is
Ghazal
Dhrupad
Thumari
None of the above
68. Indian classical dance has been popularized abroad by
Malaika Arora
Gopi Krishna
Uday Shankar
Yamini Krishnamurti
69. Tamasha is the famous folk form of musical theatre and belong to
Uttar Pradesh
Punjab
Maharashtra
Bihar
70. The Sangeet Natak Akademi fosters the development of dance, drama and music in the country. When was it established
1951
1953
1954
1956
71. When was the Planning Commission set up to prepare a blue print of development for the country?
1948
1949
1950
1951
72. Who was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission?
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Jawahar Lal Nehru
Sardar Patel
73. The National Development Council was set up in
1948
1950
1951
1962
74. The First Five-year plan covered the period
1947-52
1950-55
1951-56
1952-57
75. Removal of poverty was the fore-most objective of which of the following five year plans?
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
76. Planning Commission is
Advisory body
Executive body
Government body
Autonomous body
77. The Community Development Programme was launched in
1950
1952
1956
1960
78. The highest body which approves the Five-Year Plan is the
Finance Ministry
Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha
National Development Council
79. Which of the following commodities earn maximum foreign exchange for India?
Jute
Iron and Steel
Tea
Sugar
80. The one rupee note bears the signature of
Secretary, Ministry of Finance
Governor, Reserve Bank of India
Finance Minister
None of these
81. How many banks were nationalized in 1969?
16
14
15
20
82. The Reserve Bank of India was established in
1820
1920
1935
1940
83. The first Indian Bank was
Traders Bank
Imperial Bank
Presidency Bank of Calcutta
None
84. The rupee coin was first minted in India in
1542
1601
1809
1677
85. The Export-Import (EXIM) Bank was set up in
1980
1982
1981
1989
86. Which of the following is not a chemical action?
Burning of coal
Conversion of water into steam
Digestion of food
Burning of Paper
87. The chemical name of vitamin C is
Citric acid
Ascorbic acid
Oxalic acid
Nitric acid
88. Permanent harness of water is due to the presence of
Calcium bicarbonate
Magnesium bicarbonate
Calcium sulphate
Sodium bicarbonate
89. Liquified Petroleum Gas consist of
Butane and propane
Ethane and hexane
Ethane and nonane
None of these
90. Which of the following is present in hard water
Calcium
Aluminium
Sodium
Chlorine
91. Ecology deals with
Birds
Cell formation
Tissues
Relation between organisms and their environment
92. Meteorology is the science of
Weather
Meteors
Metals
Earthquakes
93. Entomology deals with
Plants
Animals
Insects
Chemicals
94. Numismatics is the study of
Coins
Numbers
Stamps
Space
95. When ice melts in a beaker of water, the level of water in the beaker will
Increase
Decrease
Remain the same
First increase and then decrease
96. Which of the following does not admit any division?
Atom
Molecules
Compounds
All
97. What is the approximate velocity of sound in air
3 m/s
30 m/s
300 m/s
3000 m/s
98. Which of the following is not a primary colour
Blue
Green
Red
Black
99. Sound travels fastest through
Vacuum
Steel
Water
Air
100. Who is the present Governor of Bihar
R.S.Gavai
R.L.Bhatia
Buta Singh
Syed Sibti Razi
ANSWERS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52.(C) 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94.(A) 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100.