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SSC (10+2) LEVEL DATA ENTRY OPERATOR & LDC EXAM
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PART IV GENERAL AWARENESS
151. Cost of production of the producer is given by: (a) sum of wages paid to labourers. (b) sum of wages and interest paid on capital. (c) sum of wages, interest, rent and supernormal profit. (d) sum of wages, interest, rent and normal profit. 152. ‘Kesari’, the Newspaper was started by (a) G.K. Gokhale (b) B. G. Tilak (c) Sardar Patel (d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy 153. When was the Indian Constitution adopted? (a) 15th August, 1947 (b) 26th November, 1949 (c) 26th January, 1950 (d) 2nd October, 1952 154. Which one of the following is the smallest endocrine gland in human body ? (a) Adrenal (b) Thyroid (c) Pituitary (d) Pancreas 155. Double is a_______data type. (a) primitive (b) user defined (c) system defined (d) local 156. Yellow spots on citrus leaves is due to the deficiency of: (a) Zinc (b) Magnesium (c) Boron (d) Iron 157. Rangaswami Cup is associat­ed with (a) Wrestling (b) Football (c) Hockey (d) Golf 158. The working of a rockets based on the principle of: (a) Conservation of momentum (b) Conservation of mass (c) Conservation of energy (d) Conservation of angular momentum www.sscportal.in

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Solved Papers 159. Which one of the following is a Wild Life Sanctuary ? (a) Jaldapara (b) Garumara (c) Corbett (d) Chapramari 160. The river which is used for inland waterways in India is . (a) Ganga (b) Cauveri (c) Mahi (d) Luni 161. The atmospheric layer closest to the earth is: (a) Mesosphere (b) Hydrosphere (c) Troposphere (d) Ionosphere 162. ‘Yellow Revolution’ is associated with the production of (a) Poultry (b) Gold (c) Sunflower (d) Oil seeds 163. Under the “Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme”, the amount of pension for those above 80 years has been increased per month from ` 200 to (a) ` 300 (b) ` 400 (c) ` 500 (d) `1000 164. The state which has recently overtaken Karnataka for the top rank in the production of bio-fertilisers is (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Gujarat (c) Maharashtra (d) Punjab 165. The upper house of the State Legislature in India is called (a) Legislative Council (b) Legislative Assembly (c) Executive Council (d) Governor - in - Council 166. Maximum number of sugar factories are located in (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Bihar (d) Assam 167. The All Women Expedition Team of the Indian Air Force which scaled the Mount Everest some time back was headed by (a) Sqn. Ldr. D. Panda (b) Sqn. Ldr. Nirupama Pandey (c) Flt. Lt. Nivedita Choudhary (d) Flt. Lt. Rajika Sharma While computing national income estimates, which of the following is required to be observed? (a) The value of exports to be added and the value of imports to be subtracted (b) The value of exports to be subtracted and the value of imports to be added (c) The value of both exports and imports to be added (d) The value of both exports and imports to be subtracted If the Prime Minister of India submits his resignation to the President, it will mean the resignation of the (a) Prime Minister only (b) Prime Minister and the Cabinet Ministers (c) Entire Council of Ministers (d) Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers and the Speaker A fuse wire is made of: (a) an alloy of tin and copper (b) an alloy of tin and lead (c) an alloy of tin and aluminium (d) an alloy of nickel and chromium Iltutmish established a centre of learning at (a) Multan (b) Kolkata (c) Alwar (d) Patna The energy that can harness heat stored below the earth’s surface is known as ; (a) thermal energy (b) nuclear energy (c) tidal energy (d) geothermal energy The temperature of boiling water in a steam engine may be high because (a) there are dissolved substances in water (b) there is low pressure inside the boiler (c) there is high pressure inside the boiler (d) the fire is at very high temperature

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Solved Papers 174. Konark which has famous ‘Sun God Temple’ with wonderful specimens of Hindu architecture lies in the state of: (a) Orissa (b) Gujarat (c) Karnataka (d) Madhya Pradesh 175. AGMARK is a guarantee of standard (a) quality (b) quantity (c) weight (d) size 176. Vector of Kala-azar is (a) Anopheles mosquito (b) Culex mosquito (c) Tse-Tsefly (d) Sand fly 177. The World Day to Combat Desertification is observed every, year on: (a) 4th May (b) 17th June (c) 14th August (d) 3rd October 178. In case no party enjoys absolute majority in the Legislative Assembly of a state, the Governor will go by (a) the advice of former Chief Minister (b) the advice of the Prime Minister (c) the advice of the President of India (d) his own discretion 179. The planet that takes 88 days to make one revolution of the sun is (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mars 180. The chief raw material used for manufacturing Rayon is (a) Nylon (b) Cellulose (c) Silicon (d) Radium and Argon 181. ‘Giddha’ is a form of dance associated with the state of (a) Punjab (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Haryana (d) Rajasthan 182. The gas used to dilute oxygen for breathing by deep sea divers is (a) Neon (b) Argon (c) Nitrogen (d) Helium 183. An instrument used to measure humidity is: (a) Anemometer (b) Hygrometer (c) Thermometer (d) Pyrheliometer 184. Fat can be separated from milk in a cream separator because of: (a) Cohesive force (b) Gravitational force (c) Centripetal force (d) Centrifugal force 185. The market price is related to (a) very short period (b) short period (c) long period (d) very long period 186. The airways company acquired by South India’s ‘Sun Group’ is (a) Go Air (b) IndiGo (c) Spice Jet (d) Jet Airways 187. India is a secular state because in our country: (a) state has no religion (b) religion has been abolished (c) state patronises a particular religion (d) None of these 188. Who was the mother of Mahavira ? (a) Yashoda (b) Trishala (c) Jameli (d) Mahamaya 189. Equilibrium price is the price when (a) supply is greater than demand (b) supply is less than demand (c) demand is very high (d) supply is equal to demand 190. The Third battle of Panipat was fought in the year (a) 1526 A. D. (b) 1556 A. D. (c) 1761 A.D. (d) 1776 A.D. 191. Which of the following years has been ranked as one of the three warmest years ? (a) 2006 (b) 2008 (c) 2009 (d) 2010 192. Cadmium pollution is associated with (a) Minamata disease (b) Black foot disease (c) Dyslexia (d) Itaiitai

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Solved Papers 193. The Great Bath of Indus Valley Civilization is found at; (a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro (c) Ropar (d) Kalibangan 194. Who invented ‘Helicopter’? (a) Cockrell (b) Brequet (c) Otis (d) Frank Whittle 195. Most of the computers available today are (a) 3rd generation computers (b) 4th generation computers (c) 5th generation computers (d) 6th generation computers 196. Bleaching powder is prepared by passing (a) Chlorine over slaked lime (b) Oxygen over slaked lime (c) Carbon dioxide over slaked lime (d) Chlorine over quick lime 197. Gas released during Bhopal tragedy was (a) Sodium isothiocyanate (b) Potassium isothiocyanate (c) Ethyl isothiocyanate (d) Methyl isothiocyanate 198. ‘National Botanical Garden’ is located at (a) Shimla (b) Kolkata (c) Lucknow (d) Bengaluru 199. October and November months give more rainfall to (a) Malwa Plateau (b) Chota Nagpur Plateau (c) Eastern Hills (d) Coromandal Coast 200. Which one of the following is considered as nature’s radar ? (a) Hippopotamus (b) Pigeon (c) Vulture (d) Owl

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151. (d) 161. (c) 171. (d) 181. (a) 191. (d) 152. 162. 172. 182. 192. (b) (d) (d) (d) (d) 153. (b) 163. (c) 173. (c) 183. (b) 193. (b) 154. (c) 164. (a) 174. (a) 184. (d) 194. (b) 155. (a) 165. (a) 175.(a) 185. (a) 195. (b) 156. (b) 166. (a) 176. (d) 186. (c) 196. (a) 157. (c) 167. (b) 177. (b) 187. (a) 197. (d) 158. 168. 178. 188. 198. (a) (a) (d) (b) (b) 159. (c) 169. (c) 179. (a) 189. (d) 199. (d) 160. (a) 170. (b) 180. (b) 190. (c) 200. (b)

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