Solved Paper General Awareness 2009 STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION DATA ENTRY OPERATOR EXAM
Answers :
1.The RBI issues currency notes under the?
(A) Fixed Fiduciary System
(B) Maximum Fiduciary System
(C) Fixed Minimum Reserve System
(D) Proportional Reserve System
(A) Fixed Fiduciary System
(B) Maximum Fiduciary System
(C) Fixed Minimum Reserve System
(D) Proportional Reserve System
2. Which day is the International Human Rights Day?
(A) December 10th
(B) October 24th
(C) November 25th
(D) None of the above
(A) December 10th
(B) October 24th
(C) November 25th
(D) None of the above
3. The Capital of Pakistan till 1959 was?
(A) Islamabad
(C) Lahore
(B) Karachi
(D) Hyderabad
(A) Islamabad
(C) Lahore
(B) Karachi
(D) Hyderabad
4. Silicon Valley of India is located in?
(A) Dehradun
(B) Bangalore
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Srinagar
(A) Dehradun
(B) Bangalore
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Srinagar
5. The author of the book ‘India Wins Freedom’is?
(A) Kuldeep Nawar
(B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(C) Jawahar La! Nehru
(D) Indira Gandhi
(A) Kuldeep Nawar
(B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(C) Jawahar La! Nehru
(D) Indira Gandhi
6. The implementation of Jawahar Rojgar Yojana rests with?
(A) Gram Panchayats
(B) District Collectors
(C) State Governments
(D) Union Government
(A) Gram Panchayats
(B) District Collectors
(C) State Governments
(D) Union Government
7. What is. quorum required for convening the Lok Sabha?
(A) 1/6
(B) 1/8
(C) 1/10
(D) 1/5
(A) 1/6
(B) 1/8
(C) 1/10
(D) 1/5
8. In the Parliamentary form of Government “He is the first among equals”. Who is he?
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Leader of Opposition
(D) Speaker of lower house
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Leader of Opposition
(D) Speaker of lower house
9. Gandhiji’s movement of boycotting the foreign goods aimed at?
(A) Full independence
(B) Creating anti-British sentiment
(C) Promotion of welfare state
(D) Promotion of cottage industries
(A) Full independence
(B) Creating anti-British sentiment
(C) Promotion of welfare state
(D) Promotion of cottage industries
10. What is the maximum age limit prescribed for the post of the President of India ?
(A) 58 years
(B) 60 years
(C) 62 years
(D) There is no maximum age limit
(A) 58 years
(B) 60 years
(C) 62 years
(D) There is no maximum age limit
11. The final of the Sultan Afzal Shah Hockey Tournament 2009 was played between?
(A) India and Malaysia
(B) India and Pakistan
(C) Pakistan and Malaysia
(D) Malaysia and Japan
(A) India and Malaysia
(B) India and Pakistan
(C) Pakistan and Malaysia
(D) Malaysia and Japan
12. The 2011 Cricket World Cup shall be co-hosted by?
(A) India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh
(B) India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
(C) Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
(D) Bangladesh, Pakistan and India
(A) India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh
(B) India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
(C) Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
(D) Bangladesh, Pakistan and India
13.English is the official language of which one of the following Indian States?
(A) Nagaland
(B) Tripura
(C) Assam
(D) Manipur
(A) Nagaland
(B) Tripura
(C) Assam
(D) Manipur
14. Right to Information Act was passed in the year?
(A) 2001
(B) 2005
(C) 2004
(D) 2002
(A) 2001
(B) 2005
(C) 2004
(D) 2002
15. In India FERA has been replaced by?
(A) FEMA
(B) FETA
(C) FENA
(D) FELA
(A) FEMA
(B) FETA
(C) FENA
(D) FELA
16. The ‘Emerging Player of the Year 2008’ Award was given by ICC to which Sri Lankan cricketer?
(A) Ajantha Mendis
(B) Muttiah Murlitharan
(C) C. Kapugedera
(D) M. Mahroof
(A) Ajantha Mendis
(B) Muttiah Murlitharan
(C) C. Kapugedera
(D) M. Mahroof
17. The term PC means?
(A) Private Computer
(B) Personal Computer
(C) Professional Computer
(D) Personal Calculator
(A) Private Computer
(B) Personal Computer
(C) Professional Computer
(D) Personal Calculator
18. Which one of the following Indian cricketers has been declared ‘The Leading Cricketer of 2008’ by Wisden?
(A) M. S. Dhoni
(B) Virendra Sehwag
(C) Anil Kumble
(D) Saurav Ganguly
(A) M. S. Dhoni
(B) Virendra Sehwag
(C) Anil Kumble
(D) Saurav Ganguly
19. Who is the present chief of ISRO?
(A) Madhavan Nair
(B) Anil Kakodkar
(C) Mohan S. Shetty
(D) M. Arvindam
(A) Madhavan Nair
(B) Anil Kakodkar
(C) Mohan S. Shetty
(D) M. Arvindam
20. Who has taken over as Chief Election Commissioner after the retirement of Shri N. Gopalaswami?
(A) V. S. Sampath
(B) S. Y. Quraishi
(C) Navin Chawla
(D) M. S. Gill
(A) V. S. Sampath
(B) S. Y. Quraishi
(C) Navin Chawla
(D) M. S. Gill
21.The imaginary places of same intervals are?
(A) Hachures
(B) Contours
(C) Spot-heights
(D) Isomers
22. The author of the book ‘My Experiments With Truth’ is?
(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(B) Govind Vallabh Pant
(C) M. K. Gandhi
(D) Tara All Beg
(A) Hachures
(B) Contours
(C) Spot-heights
(D) Isomers
22. The author of the book ‘My Experiments With Truth’ is?
(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(B) Govind Vallabh Pant
(C) M. K. Gandhi
(D) Tara All Beg
23. Which one of the following business magnates has been adjudged the ‘Business Person of the Year 2008’ by The Times of India Survey?
(A) Ratan Tata
(B) Rahul Bajaj
(C) Aditya Birla
(D) Laxmi Mittal
(A) Ratan Tata
(B) Rahul Bajaj
(C) Aditya Birla
(D) Laxmi Mittal
24. The relationship between the value of money and the price level in an economy is?
(A)Direct
(B) Inverse
(C) Proportional
(D) Stable
(A)Direct
(B) Inverse
(C) Proportional
(D) Stable
25. Depreciation is equal to?
(A) Gross national product—Net national product
(B) Net national product—Gross national product
(C) Gross national product—Personal income
(D) Personal income—Personal taxes
(A) Gross national product—Net national product
(B) Net national product—Gross national product
(C) Gross national product—Personal income
(D) Personal income—Personal taxes
26. In an economy, the sectors are classified into public and private on the basis of?
(A) Employment conditions
(B) Nature of economic activities
(C) Ownership of enterprises
(D) Use of raw materials
(A) Employment conditions
(B) Nature of economic activities
(C) Ownership of enterprises
(D) Use of raw materials
27. Stagflation is a situation of?
(A) Stagnation and deflation
(B) Stagnation and recession
(C) Stagnation and inflation
(D) Stagnation and recovery
(A) Stagnation and deflation
(B) Stagnation and recession
(C) Stagnation and inflation
(D) Stagnation and recovery
28. What is Khetri in Rajasthan famous for?
(A) Copper mines
(B) Mica mines
(C) Bauxite mines
(D) Limestone mines
(A) Copper mines
(B) Mica mines
(C) Bauxite mines
(D) Limestone mines
29. Which one of the following rivers forms an estuary?
(A) Narmada
(B) Kaveri
(C) Krishna
(D) Mahanadi
(A) Narmada
(B) Kaveri
(C) Krishna
(D) Mahanadi
30. An important river of the Indian desert is?
(A)Luni
(B) Narmada
(C)Krishna
(D) Beas
(A)Luni
(B) Narmada
(C)Krishna
(D) Beas
31.The Nagarjunasagar dam is constructed on the river?
(A)Krishna
(B) Chambal
(C)Kosi
(D) Sutlej
(A)Krishna
(B) Chambal
(C)Kosi
(D) Sutlej
32. Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh is famous for?
(A) Copper
(B) Zinc
(C)Mica
(D) Gold
(A) Copper
(B) Zinc
(C)Mica
(D) Gold
33. Bahadur Shah was the?
(A) Last ruler of the Lodis
(B) Successor of Sher Shah Suri
(C) Last Mughal ruler
(D) Successor of the Maratha ruler Shivaji
(A) Last ruler of the Lodis
(B) Successor of Sher Shah Suri
(C) Last Mughal ruler
(D) Successor of the Maratha ruler Shivaji
34. Mangal Pandey fired the first shot of the Revolt of 1857 at?
(A) Barrackpore
(B) Kanpur
(C) Meerut
(D) Jhansi
(A) Barrackpore
(B) Kanpur
(C) Meerut
(D) Jhansi
35. The resources which can be used continuously, year-after- year are called?
(A) Biotic
(B) Abiotic
(C) Non-renewable
(D)Renewable
(A) Biotic
(B) Abiotic
(C) Non-renewable
(D)Renewable
36. The coast that belongs to Kerala is known as—
(A) Konkan Coast
(B) Malabar Coast
(C) Corornandel Coast
(D) Canara Coast
(A) Konkan Coast
(B) Malabar Coast
(C) Corornandel Coast
(D) Canara Coast
37. Great Stupa at Sanchi is in?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Andhra Pradesh
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Andhra Pradesh
38. What was the age of Akbar at time of his coronation at Kalanaur?
(A) Thirteen and a quarter
(B) Fifteen
(C) Eighteen
(D) Twenty
(A) Thirteen and a quarter
(B) Fifteen
(C) Eighteen
(D) Twenty
39.Which one of the following stages of the life of man in Aryan Society, in ascending order of age, is correct?
(A) Brahmacharya — Grihastha— Vanaprastha — Sanyasa
(B) Grihastha — Brahmacharya— Vanapaprastha — Sanyasa
(C) Brahmacharya — Vana prastha — Sanyasa — Grihastha
(D) Grihastha — Sanyasa — Vana-prastha — Brahmacharya
(A) Brahmacharya — Grihastha— Vanaprastha — Sanyasa
(B) Grihastha — Brahmacharya— Vanapaprastha — Sanyasa
(C) Brahmacharya — Vana prastha — Sanyasa — Grihastha
(D) Grihastha — Sanyasa — Vana-prastha — Brahmacharya
40. Who said ‘Swaraj is my birth-right and I shall have it’?
(A) M.K.Gandhi
(B) B. G. Tilak
(C) G K. Gokhale
(D) B. R. Ambedkar
(A) M.K.Gandhi
(B) B. G. Tilak
(C) G K. Gokhale
(D) B. R. Ambedkar
41. ‘Charak’ was the famous court physician of ?
(A) Harsha
(B) Chandra Gupta Maurya
(C) Ashoka
(D) Kanishka
(A) Harsha
(B) Chandra Gupta Maurya
(C) Ashoka
(D) Kanishka
42. A person having AB group of blood can donate blood to a person having?
(A) A group
(B) B group
(C) AB group
(D) O group
(A) A group
(B) B group
(C) AB group
(D) O group
43. Why do birds not have respiratory trouble at the time of flying at high altitude?
(A) Their lungs are very large
(B) They fly inactively
(C) They have extra air sacs
(D) They use less oxygen
(A) Their lungs are very large
(B) They fly inactively
(C) They have extra air sacs
(D) They use less oxygen
44. After the Chauri-Chaura incident, Gandhiji suspended the—
(A) Civil Disobedience Movement
(B) Khilafat Movement
(C) Non-Cooperation Movement
(D) Quit India Movement
(A) Civil Disobedience Movement
(B) Khilafat Movement
(C) Non-Cooperation Movement
(D) Quit India Movement
45. Refrigerators keep food unspoiled because?
(A) At its low temperature, bacteria and moulds are inactive
(B) At its low temperature, the germs are killed
(C) At its low temperature, the germs are frozen
(D) It sterilizes the food
(A) At its low temperature, bacteria and moulds are inactive
(B) At its low temperature, the germs are killed
(C) At its low temperature, the germs are frozen
(D) It sterilizes the food
46. Select the one which is not a mixture?
A)Air
(B) Gasoline
(C)LPG
(D) Distilled water
A)Air
(B) Gasoline
(C)LPG
(D) Distilled water
47. The temperature which has the same reading on both Fahrenheit and Celsius scales is?
(A) 40 degree
(B)-40°
(C)-34°
(D)-140°
(A) 40 degree
(B)-40°
(C)-34°
(D)-140°
48 Water boils at a lower temperature on the hills because—
(A) It is cold on the hills
(B) There is less carbon dioxide on the hills
(C) There is a decrease in air pressure on the hills
(D) There is less oxygen
(A) It is cold on the hills
(B) There is less carbon dioxide on the hills
(C) There is a decrease in air pressure on the hills
(D) There is less oxygen
49. Source of energy in ecosystem is?
(A) Sun
(B) Green plants
(C) Sugar produced in photo synthesis
(D) ATP
(A) Sun
(B) Green plants
(C) Sugar produced in photo synthesis
(D) ATP
50. Which of the following elements is not present in stainless steel ?
(A)Iron
(B) Tungsten
(C) Chromium
(D) Nickel
1. (C) 2. (A) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5.(B)
6. (D) 7. (C) 8. (B) 9. (D) 10.(D)
11. (A) 12. (B) 13.(A) 14.(B) 15.(A
16.(A) 17. (B) 18.(B) 19.(A) 20.(C)
21.(B) 22. (C) 23.(A) 24.(B) 25.(A)
26.(C) 27. (C) 28.(A) 29.(A) 30.(A)
31.(A) 32.(D) 33.(C) 34.(A) 35(D)
36.(B) 37.(B) 38.(A) 39.(A) 40(B)
41.(D) 42. (C) 43. (C) 44.(C) 45. (B)
46.(D) 47. (B) 48. (C) 49. (A) 50. (B)
6. (D) 7. (C) 8. (B) 9. (D) 10.(D)
11. (A) 12. (B) 13.(A) 14.(B) 15.(A
16.(A) 17. (B) 18.(B) 19.(A) 20.(C)
21.(B) 22. (C) 23.(A) 24.(B) 25.(A)
26.(C) 27. (C) 28.(A) 29.(A) 30.(A)
31.(A) 32.(D) 33.(C) 34.(A) 35(D)
36.(B) 37.(B) 38.(A) 39.(A) 40(B)
41.(D) 42. (C) 43. (C) 44.(C) 45. (B)
46.(D) 47. (B) 48. (C) 49. (A) 50. (B)