COMBINED HIGHER SECONDARY EXAM NOVEMBER 2013 ANSWER KEY

EXAM DATE :10-11-2013 AFTERNOON SECTION

PART IV-GENERAL AWARENESS

151.A supply function expresses the relationship between

A.Price and output

B.Price and selling cost

C.Price and demand

D.Price and consumption

152.Goods which are meant either for consumption or for investment are called

A.Final goods

B.Giften goods

C.Inferior goods

D.Intermediate goods

153.Variation in Cash Reserve Ratio and Open Market Operations are instruments of

A.Budgetary policy

B.Trade policy

C.Fiscal Policy

D.Monetary policy

154.Who said “Man is a social animal”?

A.Aristotile

B.Rousseau

C.Laski

D.Plato

155.”Marginal Cost”equals

A.total cost minus total benefit for the last unit produced

B.total cost divided by total benefit for the last unit produced

C.total cost divided  by quantity

D.the change in total cost divided by the change in quantity

156.Extreme forms of markets are

A.Perfect competition;Oligopoly

B.Oligopoly;Monopoly

C.Perfect competition;Monopoly

D.Perfect competition;Monopolistic competition

157.The President of India has the discretionary power to

A.Impose President’s Rule in a state

B.Appoint the Prime Minister

C.Appoint the Chief Election Commissioner

D.Declare Financial Emergency

158.The script of the Indus Valley Civilization is

A.Kharosthi

B.Undeciphered

C.Brahmi

D.Tamil

159.Which one of the following literary pieces was written by Krishna Devaraya?

A.Kaviraja Marga

B.Ushaparinayam

C.Anukta Malayada

D.Katha Saristhaga

160.Name three important forms of Satyagraha

A.Non-cooperation,civil disobedience and boycott

B.Boycott,civil disobedience and rebellion

C.Non-cooperation,revolution and referendum

D.Revolution ,plebiscite and boycott

161.Which Article empowers the President to impose Financial Emergency?

A.Article 356

B.Article 364

C.Article 352

D.Article 360

162.Which of the following subjects does not figure in the Concurrent List of our Constitution?

A.Stock Exchanges and futures markets

B.Protection of wild animals and birds

C.Forests

D.Trade unions

163.The “Grand Canyon”is on the river

A.Colorado

B.Columbia

C.Ohio

D.Mississippi

164.When the East India Company was formed,the Mughal emperor in India was

A.Jehangir

 B.Humayun

C.Aurangazeb

D.Akbar

165.Which one  of the following events did not take place during the Viceroyalty of Lord Curzon?

A.Establishment of the Department of Archaeology

B.Second Delhi Durbar

C.Formation of Indian National Congress

D.Partition of Bengal

166.Who among the following played  a prominent role during the “Reign of Terror”in France?

A.Voltaire

B.Marat

C.Robespierre

D.Montesquieu

167.The highest waterfall of India is in the state of

A.Andhra Pradesh

B.Assam

C.Maharashtra

D.Karnataka

168.Soil which is prone to intensive leaching due to rain is called

A.Laterite

B.Black

C.Alluvial

D.Red

169.The formation of’Mushroom rock’in desert region is an example of

A.Deflation

B.Attrition

C.Abrasion

D.Erosion

170.Hydroponics is a method of culture of plants without using

A.Water

B.Light

C.Sand

D.Soil

171.The non-green heterotrophic plants of plant kingdom are

A.Mosses

B.Ferns

C.Algae

D.Fungi

172.Which gland in the human body regulates the secretion of hormones from the pituitary gland?

A.Thymus gland

B.Thyroid gland

C.Adrenal gland

D.Hypothalamus gland

173.The old and worn-out red blood corpuscles are destroyed in

A.Liver

B.Stomach

C.Bone Marrow

D.Spleen174.Subtropical high pressure belts are otherwise called

A.Furious fifties

B.Screeching sixties

C.Horse latitudes

D.Roaring forties

175.Self pollination will lead to

A.Inbreeding

B.Rare breeding

C.Overbreeding

D.Outbreeding

176.In any spreadsheet,the address of the first cell is

A.0A

B.1A

C.A0

D.A1

177.Match List I with List II and choose the correct response:

List I                                        List II

a.Vitamin B1                    1.Pyridoxine

b.Vitamin B2                    2.Cyanocobalamin

c.Vitamin B6                     3.Thiamine

d.Vitamin B12                   4.Riboflavin

A.a-1,b-2,c-3,d-4

B.a-2,b-3,c-4,d-1

C.a-3,b-4,c-1,d-2

D.a-4,b-1,c-2,d-3

Ans:

178.Ohm’s law is valid in case of

A.Semi conductor

B.Conductor

C.Superconductor

D.Insulator

179.The Laser is a beam of radiations which are

A.Non-coherent and monochromatic

B.Coherant and Monochromatic

C.Non-coherant and non-monochromatic

D.Coherant and non-monochromatic

180.Centigrade and Fahrenheit temperatures are the same at

A.32 Degree

B.40 Degree
C.-273 Degree

D.-40 Degree

181.The dimensional formula for universal gravitational constant is

A.M(raise to -1) L(raise to 3)T(raise to 2)

B.ML(raise to 2)T(raise to -2)

C.M(raise to -2)

D.M(raise to -1)L(Raise to 3)T(raise to -2)

182.The PH of lemon juice is expressed to be

A.Equal to 7

B.Nothing can be predicted

C.Less than 7

D.More than 7

183.An example of heterocyclic compound is

A.Naphthalene

B.Furan

C.Benzene

D.Anthracene

184.In electro-refining ,the pure metal is deposited on

A.Vessel

B.Electrolyte

C.Cathode

D.Anode

185.Which one of the following is correctly matched?

A.Secondary consumer-Grass

B.Decomposer-Bacteria

C.Producer-Deer

D.Primary consumer-Leopard

186.The deciduoud trees will

A.Shed their leaves every year

B.Not lose their leaves

C.Synthesise their own food

D.Depend on others for their food

187.Identify the DBMS among the following.

A.MS-Access

B.MS-Powerpoint

C.PL/SQL

D.MS-Excel

188.The database in which records are organized in a tree-like structure is

A.Network database

B.Hierarchial database

C.Relational database

D.Object-oriented database

189.Natural rubber is a polymer of

A.Vinyl acetate

B.Propene

C.Isoprene

D.Styrene

190.Which one of the following films was not directed by Satyajit Ray?

A.Aparajita

B.Charulata

C.Pather Panchali

D.Salaam Bombay

191.The endangered species are listed in what colour data book?

A.Black

B.Red

C.Green

D.Blue192.Which country won the maximum number of medals in the Asian Athletic Championships held in Pune recently?

A.Japan

B.Saudi Arabia

C.Bahrain

D.China

193.Which country will host the next World Cup Football in 2014?

A.France

B.Chile

C.Brazil

D.Spain

194.Which one of the following ancient monuments in  Delhi is not a World Heritage Monument?

A.Red Fort

B.Jantar Mantar

C.Humayun’s Tomb

D.Qutub Minar

195.Which one of the following organizations and its headquarters are wrongly matched?

Organizations                                                      Headquarters

A.Interpol                                                                  -Lyon

B.Universal Postal Union                                       -Berne

C.Food and Agriculture Organization                  -Rome

D.International Civil Aviation Organization       -London

196.Who is the author of the book “The State of the Nation”?

A.Mark Tully

B.Vinod Mehta

C.Kuldip Nayar

D.Fali S.Nariman

197.Among the following Nobel laureates,who was not a recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace?

A.Sir Winston Churchill

B.Woodrow Wilson

C.Linus C.Pauling

D.Norman Ernest Borlaug

198.Which Union Territory in India has four districts but none of its districts has a common boundary with its other districts?

A.Puducherry

B.Dadra and Nagar Haveli

C.Andaman and Nicobar Islands

D.Chandigarh

199.The Keibul Lamjao,the only floating National Park in the world is in

A.Manipur

B.Mizoram

C.Assam

D.Meghalaya

200.Which one of the following days is not observed in the month of October?

A.Indian Air-force Day

B.U.N.Day

C.World Environment Day

D.International Day of Non-violence