SSC COMBINED HIGHER SECONDARY LEVEL EXAM(CHSL) -04-11-2012

SSC COMBINED HIGHER SECONDARY LEVEL EXAM -2012

EXAM DATE:04-11-2012

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GENERAL AWARNESS

1.Earth received heat from the sun is known as:

A.Insolation*

B.Infrared heat

C.Solar radiation

D.Thermal radiation

Ans:A

2.The use of which of the following regional languages was popularised by the Bhakti leader,Shankaradeva?

A.Bengali

B.Brijbhasha

C.Avadhi

D.Assamese*

Ans:D

3.Which part of the plant is used as ‘saffron’?

A.Petals

B.Stamens

C.Style and Stigma*

D.Sepals

Ans:C

4.Suspended colloidal particles in the water can be removed by the process of:

A.Filtration

B.Adsorption

C.Absorption

D.Coagulation*

Ans:D

5.Grave’s disease is caused due to:

A.Hyperactivity of thyroid*

B.Hypoactivity of thymus

C.Hypoactivity of thyroid

D.Hyperactivity of thymus

Ans:A

6.The Mansabdari system was introduced by:

A.Shah Jahan

B.Jahangir

C.Babur

D.Akbar*

Ans:D

7.Open market operation refers to:

A.Borrowing by scheduled banks to industry and trade

B.Purchase and sale of government securities by the rbi*

C.Deposit mobilization

D.Borrowing by scheduled banks from the RBI

Ans:B

8.Who is the Government of West Bengal?

A.B.L.Joshi

B.M.K.Narayana*

C.Shivraj Patil

D.Margaret Alva

Ans:B

9.When and by whom were the Asokan inscriptions deciphered for the first time?

A.1787-John Tower*

B.1925-Charles Metcalfe

C.1837-James Prinsep

D.1810-Harry Smith

Ans:A

10.Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Indian economy?

A.Primary of agriculture

B.Balance between heavy industry and wage goods.*

C.Population pressure

D.Low per capita income

Ans:B

11.How many cricketers,who have represented India in test matches,are presently Lok Sabha members?

A.Two
B.One

C.Nil

D.Three*

Ans:D

12.Which one of the following was created by the ‘Pitt’s India Act’?

A.Board of Council*

B.Board of Revenue

C.Standing Council

D.Court of Directors

Ans:A

13.Which day is observed as “International Day of Non-Violence”

A.1^st May

B.2^nd October*

C.24^th October

D.30^th January

Ans:B

14.A white solid’A’on heating gives off a gas which turns lime water milky.The residue is yellow when hot but turns white on cooling .The solid A is:

A.Zinc Carbonate*

B.Lead Sulphate

C.Lead Carbonate

D.Zinc Sulphate

Ans:A

15.Which of the following is the strongest coagulant?

A.Zinc Chloride

B.Aluminium Chloride*

C.Barium Chloride

D.Magnesium Sulphate

Ans:B

16.Which country is the largest producer of wool?

A.U.S.A

B.Australia*

C.Britain

D.Canada

Ans:B

17.The property which is seen in light wave but not in sound wave is:

A.Diffraction

B.Refraction

C.Polarization*

D.Interference

Ans:C

18.Iron and manganese are removed in water by the process of:

A.Chlorination

B.Filtration

C.Lime-soda treatment

D.Aeration*

Ans:D

19.CPU performance is often measured in:

A.MHz

B.MIPS*

C.Band rate

D.GB

Ans:B

20.To promote and popularize which game in India,another Indian League Tournament was launched in 2011 on the lines of IPL?

A.Volley Ball*

B.Hockey

C.Basket Ball
D.Soccer

Ans:A

21.Which enzyme is obtained from Red gram?

A.Zymase

B.Maltase

C.Diastase

D.Urease*

Ans:D

22.Term’Federal’has been used in the Indian Constitution in:

A.Part-III

B.Article-368

C.Nowhere in the Constitution*

D.Preamble

Ans:C

23.Which one of the following African countries in not a member of OPEC?

A.Angola

B.Libya

C.South Africa*

D.Algeria

Ans:C

24.Who are the price-takers under Perfect Competition?

A.Industry

B.Government
C.Firms*

D.Buyers

Ans:C

25.Roger Deferer won the seventh Wimbledon title in 2012 in which year,he won the sixth Wimbledon title?

A.2009*

B.2010

C.2011

D.2008

Ans:A

26.An employment situation where the marginal productivity of agricultural labour is zero is known as:

A.Seasonal unemployment

B.Cyclical unemployment

C.Disguised unemployment*

D.Disgused unemployment

Ans:C

27.The indentations on CDs and DVDs are called:

A.Pits

B.Clusters

C.Tracks*

D.Lands

Ans:C

28.Spot the odd item in the following:

A.Red sea*

B.Black sea

C.Caspian sea

D.Dead sea

Ans:A

29.Which one of the following items comes under the Concurrent List?
A.Trade Unions*

B.Citizenship

C.Local Government

D.Inter-State rivers

Ans:A

30.A radioactive substance has a half-life of four months.Three-fourth of the substance will decay in:

A.8 months*

B.12 months

C.4 months

D.6 months

Ans:A

31.Which one of the following National Park/Sanctuary is not in Rajasthan?

A.Sariska National Park

B.Sambar Wildlife Sanctuary

C.Rajaji National Park*

D.Rhanthambore National Park

Ans:C

32.Which country will host the next meet of CHOGM(Commonwealth Heads of Government Meet)in 2013?

A.England

B.Mauritius

C.Sril Lanka*

D.India

Ans:C

33.Chiropterophily means:

A.Production of flowers

B.Pollination by wind

C.Pollination by bat*

D.Production of leaves

Ans:C

34.Which one of following is called the primary pace maker of the heart?

A.A.V.Node

B.Chordae tendinae

C.A.V.Septum

D.S.A.Node*

Ans:D

35.When granite rocks get metamorphosed,they change into:

A.Felspar

B.Gneiss*

C.Quartzite

D.Marble

Ans:B

36.Which one among the following is a solid lubricant?

A.Germanium

B.Sulphur

C.Graphite*

D.Indium

Ans:C

37.Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education(LNIPE)is in:

A.Patiala

B.Gwalior*

C.Indore

D.Jhansi

Ans:B

38.The concept of ‘Carbon credit’originated from:

A.Earth Summit,Rio-de-Janerio

B.Kyoto Protocol*

C.Montreal Protocol

D.None of the above

Ans:B

39.Which Amendment of the Constitution deals with Political defections?
A.50^th

B.52th*

C.60^th

D.44^th

Ans:B

40.Which schedule of the Indian Constitution prescribes distribution of seats in Rajya Sabha?

A.4^th Schedule*

B.5^th Schedule

C.6^th Schedule

D.3^rd Schedule

Ans:A
41.Who said in the Constituent Assembly that the Directive Principles of the State Policy are like a ‘Cheque on a  bank payable at the convenience of the bank’?

A.K.M.Munshi

B.B.R.Ambedkar

C.Austin

D.K.T.Shah*

Ans:D

42.Longest cell in human body is:

A.Blood  cell

B.Bone cell
C.Nerve cell*

D.Muscle cell

Ans:C

43.Which of the following is associated with Panchayati Raj?

A.Nanavati Commission

B.Balwant Rai Mehta Committee*

C.Librahan Commission

D.Shah Commission

Ans:B

44.The acid rain destroys the vegetation because it contains:

A.Ozone

B.Carbon monoxide

C.Sulphuric acid*

D.Nitrates

Ans:C

45.Activated sludge treatment is called:

A.Preliminary treatment

B.Biological treatment*

C.Pre treatment

D.Chemical treatment

Ans:B

46.Amuktamalyada is the work of:

A.Krishnadeva Raya*

B.Vachcharaj

C.Kharavela

D.Allasani Peddana

Ans:A

47.Caustic soda is:

A.Deliquescent*

B.Oxidant

C.Reductant

D.Efflorescent

Ans:A

48.Red light is used in traffic signal for stopping the traffic because:

A.Eye is more sensitive to red light

B.It is least scattered and hence can be easily noticed from long distance*

C.It is very pleasant to the eye

D.It is visible even to longsighted people

Ans:B

49.Programs which protect a disk from an infection are called as:

A.Vaccines*

B.Antidotes

C.Library routines

D.Interpreters

Ans:A

50.Which one of the following is a raw material oriented industry?

A.Sugar industry*

B.Petroleum refinery

C.Light engineering industry

D.Ship building

Ans:A