General Awareness

Ramji SSC Classes
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General Awareness

Who succeeded Guru Nanak ?

(a) Guru Angad (b) Guru Ramdas (c) Guru Arjun (d) Guru Hargobind

Crescograph was invented by

(a) S.N. Bose (b) P.C. Roy (c) J.C. Bose (d) P.C. Mahalanobis

Who betrayed Siraj-uj-Daula in the Battle of plassey in 1757 ?

(a) Hyder Ali (b) Mir Qasim (c) Mir Jaffar (d) Nawab of Oudh

Light from the sun reaches us in nearly

(a) 8 min (b) 2 min (c) 6 min (d) 4 min

Rader is used to

(a) Locate submerged submarines. (b) receive signal from radio receives.

Opticalfibre works on the principle of

(a) refraction (b) scattering (c) interference (d) total internal reflection

The colours of stars depend on their

(a) temperature (b) distance (c) radius (d) atmospheric pressure

The pollutant responsible for ozone holes is_____.

(a) CO2 (b) SO2 (c) CO (d) CFC

The process of improving the quality of rubber by heating it with sulphur is called.

(a) Vulcanization (b) Acceleration (c) Sulphonation (d) Galvanization

The first woman President of Indian National congress wa

(a)Kamala Devi Chattopadhyaya (b) Sarijini Naidu

Public opinion is

(a) The opinion of the majority (b) The opinion of the people on political matter

(d) The opinion based on reasoning which is for the welfare of the whole society

Who is the brand ambassador of Nokia phones in India ?

(a) Shah Rukh Khan (b) Aamir khan

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in which city ?

(a) Brussels (b) Geneva (c) Oslo (d) Stockhlm

The number of subjects incorporated in the Union List is

(a) 97 (b) 102 (c) 82 (d) 89

15. Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following ?

1.Large intestine 2. Rectum 3. Small intestine 4. Mouth 5. Stomach 6.Oesophagus

(a)5,4,2,3,6,1 (b)6,4,2,1,3,5 (c)4,6,3,2,5,1 (d)4,6,5,3,1,2

16.Two – Party System is found in

(a) Russia (b) U.S.A (c) India (d) France

17.Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is appointed by the

(a) Speaker of the Lok Sabha (b) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

18. The first Mysore War fought between the British and Hyder Ali in 1767 – 69 A.D., came to an end by the

(a) Treaty of Pondicherry (b) Treaty of Madras

19.Identify the most infertile amongst the following soils.

(a) Black cotton soil (b) Alluvial (c) Laterite soil (d) Peaty soi

20.Light year is a unit of

(a) Light (b) Current (c) Distance (d) Time

21. Members of the Union Public Service Commission are appointed by the

(a) Law Minister (b) President (c) Prime Minister (d) Chief Justice

22. The male sex hormone is

(a) Progesterone (b) Estrogen (c) Testosterone (d) Insulin

23. Buddha died in the year

(a) 483 BC (b) 438 BC (c) 453 BC (d) 468 BC

24. DBMS used for building computer applications stands for

(a) Database Micro System (b) Database Machine System

25. Acid rain is caused by

(a) NO2 and (b) CO and CO 2 (c) SO 2 and (d) SO 2 and NO 2

26. Which of the following is used in pencil ?

(a) Charcoal (b) Graphite (c) Sulphur (d) Phosphorus

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING

Directions: In each of the following questions, select the related word/letter/number from the alternatives.

27. BFJN : KOSW : : DHLP : ? .

(a)CGKO(b)FJNR (c) MQUY(d) NRVZ

28. BPTF : ESWI :: ? :GDRY

(a) DVAO(b) DAOV (c) VAOD(d) ADVO

29.60 : 24 :: 480 : ?.

(a) 192(b) 72 (c) 152(d) 180

30. 125 : 216 : : 1331 : ? .

(a) 7128(b) 1225 (c) 1728(d) 169

31. Marathon : Race : : Hibernation : ? .

(a) Sleep(b) Winter (c) Bear(d) Dream

32. Elated : Despondent : : Enlightened : ? .

(a) Miserable(b) Aware (c) Tolerant(d) Igronant

Directions: In each of the following questions, select the one which is different from other three alternatives.

33. (a)729 – 27 (b)361 – 19 (c) 476 – 32 (d) 676 – 26

34. (a) BDEG(b) ACEH (c) MOQT(d) SUWZ

35. (a) Earthquake(b) Cyclone (c) Famine(d) Flood

36. (a) Revoke(b) Nullify (c) Expunge(d) Enforce

37. (a) 343 (b) 2401 (c) 149 (d) 49

38. Arrange the following words as per order in the English dictionary :

(a) rationalism (b) rationale (c) rationalization (d) rationalize (e) rationality

Directions: In each of the following questions, a series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative

39. 3, 11, 38, 102, 227, ?

(a) 245 (b) 487 (c) 474 (d) 443

40. 3, 15, 8, 24, 15, 35, ?, 48, 35

(a) 24 (b) 46 (c) 26 (d) 25

41. AER, DIT, GMV, ?

(A) JXQ (b) JQX (c) QJX (d) XJQ

42. The ratio of the present ages of Sunita and Vinita is 4 : 5. Six year hence. The ratio of their ages year will be 14:17.What will be the ratio of their ages 12 years hence ?

(a) 17:19 (b)15:19 (c) 13:15 (d) 16:19

43. Arun is heavier than Govind Manoj is lighter than John. Pravin is heavier than John but lighter than Govind. Who is the heaviest ?

(a) Govind (b) John (c) Arun (d) Pravin

44. Rama is Sallu’s brother, Heera is sallu’s sister only son . Heera married Rama’s daughter. What is the relation between Rama and Neha. Whi is Heera’s daughter ?

(a) Grand mother- grand daughter (b) Uncle-Niece (c)Father- daughter (d) Grand father-grand daughter

45. Which of the following interchange of signs would make the equation correct ?

49-7+7=14

(a) ÷ and- (b) + and - (c)- and (d) – and +

46. Select the correct combination off mathematical signs to replace * signs and to balance the following equation: ( 8*5*6) *10* 24

(a) - + ÷ = (b) × × ÷ = (c) + - = × (d) × - ÷ =

47. 3 4 9 16

5 6 25 36

7 8 ? 64

(a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 49 (d) 15

48. 25 18 36

12 17 16

5 2 ?

60 153 96

(a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 4

49. 6 11 25

8 6 16

12 5 ?

(a) 22 (b)12 (c)16 (d) 18

50. A man starts walking towards east. After walking 75 metres, he turns to his left and walks 25 metres straight. Again he turns to the left, walks a distance of 40 metres straight, again turns to the left and walks a distance of 25 metres How far is he from the starting point ?

(a) 115m (b) 35m (c) 50m (d) 1

ENGLISH COMPEREHENSION

Direction : Find out which part of a sentence has an error.

51. The priest emphasized (1)/ that it is the duty (2)/ of all Christians to love each other. (3)/ No error (4)

52. The pond is flooded (1)/ with water because it is raining (2) continuously for the last three days. (3)/ No error (4)

53. Scaling the high wall, (1)/ vast expanse of greenery (2)/ reaching up to the horizon was seen. (3)/ No error (4)

54. Any of the two (1)/ roads leads (2)/ to the station. (3)/ No error (4)

55. This is the boy (1)/ who I think had won (2)/ the gold medal in the dance competition. (3) No error (4)

Direction : Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

56.. Mollify

(a) Contradict (b) Disseminate (c) Assuage (d) Persuade

57. Obstacle

(a) Denouement (b) Progress (c) Hindrance (d) Cessation

58. Audacious

(a) Industrious (b) Uncaring (c) Boisterous (d) Daring

Direction : Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

59. Plummet

(a) Stagnate (b) Fall (c) Soar (d) Equate

60. Volatile

(a) Fresh (b) Stable (c) Angry (d) Favourable

61. Ebullient

(a) Spiritless (b) Soulless (c) Mindless (d) Heartless

Direction : Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.

62. He immediately set about organizing the department.

(a) Looked around (b) took charge

63. Those intending to take up the military service must be prepared to go through the hoop.

(a) be made to pay heavy amounts of money (b) be punished severely

64.He is playing ducks and drakes with the wealth of his father.

(a) spending diligently (b) spending lavishly

(c) spending foolishly (d) spending carefully

65. The principal called the latecomers to her room and delivered a curtain lecture on the subject of late hours.

(a) dramatic lecture (b) brief lecture

(c) cautionary talk given in private (d) talk behind the curtain

66. The projects to clean the River Ganga ended in smoke.

(a) yielded no practical (b) yielded only confusion

Direction : Choose the correct alternative.

67. An early bird catches the worm.

(a) The early bird (b) A early bird

68. As the tenant was in deficit with his rent we were forced to give him notice.

(a) behind (b) obligation (c) difficulties (d) No improvement.

69. The engaged couple fell head over heels in love.

(a) over heads his heels in love (b) on his heels over head in love

70. Nightclubs are open far into night.

(a) into the night far (b) far into the night

71. The Field Marshal knew that untrained troops were no good to him, he needed complete veterans.

(a) seasoned (b) defiant (c) well- maintained (d) No improvement

Direction : Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words / sentence.

72. A large number of bullets fired at the same time

(a) Fusillade (b) Rattle (c) Shoot (d) Archery

73. A tall, strong woman

(a) Siren (b) Amazon (c) Harridan (d) Shrew

74. A person who studies the origin and history of words

(a) Ethnologist (b) Polyglot (c) Grammarian (d) Etymologist

75.A book which holds several work of one author

(a) Anthology (b) Biography (c) Omnibus (d) Bibliotheque

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

76. Ram babu donated 3% of his income to a charity and deposited 12% of the rest in bank . If now he has

Rs. 12804, then his income was :

(a) 17460 (b) 15000 (c) 7500 (d)14550

77. 300 grams of sugar solution has 40% of sugar in it. How much sugar should be added to make it 50% in

the solution ?

(a) 40 gram (b) 10 gram (c) 60 gram (d) 80 gram

78. A candidate who gest 20% marks in an examination, fails by 30 marks. But if he gets 32% marks, he gets

42 marks more than the minimum pass marks. Find the pass percentage of marks.

(a) 52% (b) 20% (c) 25% (d) 12%

79. A number is increased by x% , to get back to the original number, it is to be reduced by

(a) x% (b) (c) % (d) %

80. A reduction of 20% in the price of sugar enables a purchaser to obtain 8 kg more for Rs. 160.

Then the price per kg before reduction was

(a) Rs. 5 (b) Rs. 6 (c) Rs. 10 (d) Rs 4

81. By selling an article for Rs. 450, I lose 20%. For what price should I sell it to gain 20% ?

(a) Rs. 490 (b) Rs. 675 (c) Rs. 470 (d) Rs. 562.50

82. A fruit seller buys oranges at the rate of Rs. 10 per dozen and sells at the rate of rs. 12 per dozen. His

gain percent is :

(a) 20 % (B) 15 % (C) 12 % (D) 8

83. A dealer sold a bicycle at a profit of 10 %. Had he bought the bicycle at 10% . less price and sold it at a price

Rs. 60 more, he would have gained 25 %. The cost price of the bicycle was

(a) Rs. 2400 (b) Rs. 2600 (c) Rs. 2000 (d) Rs. 2200

84. By selling an article for Rs. 240. A man incurs a loss of 10 %. At what price should he sell it, so that he makes

a profit of 20 %.

(a) Rs. 264 (b) Rs. 288 (c) Rs. 300 (d) Rs. 320

85. A sells a suitcase to B at 10 % profit. B sells it to C at 30 % profit. If C pays Rs. 2,860 for it, Then the price

at which A bought it is

(a) Rs 1,000 (b) Rs 1,600 (c) Rs 2000 (d) Rs 2500

86. The single discount equivalent to the discount series of 20%, 10% and 5% is :

(a) 11.66 % (b) 31.6% (c) 35.66% (d) 32%

87. A shopkeeper allows 10% discount on goods when he sells without credit. Cost price of his goods is 80% of

his selling price. If he sells his goods by cash, then his profit is

(a) 50% (b) 70% (c) 25% (d) 40%

88. A sum of Rs. 3200 invented at 10% p.a compounded quarterly amounts to Rs. 3362. Compute the time period.

(a) (b) 1 year (c) 2 year (d)

89. If the compound interest on a sum for 2 ear at 12 p.a is Rs 510, the simple interest on the same sum at the

same rate for the same period of time is

(a) Rs 400 (b) Rs 450 (c) Rs 460 (d) Rs 480

90. The difference between simple and compound interest compounded annually, on a certain sum of money for

2 year at 4 % per annum is Rs 1. The sum (in Rs) is :

(a) 650 (b) 630 (c) 625 (d) 640

91. A sum of money amounts to Rs. 4,840 in 2 year and to Rs 5,324 in 3 year at compound interest

compounded annually. The rate of interest per annum is :

(a) 10 % (b) 9 % (c) 11 % (d) 8 %

92. A man rides at the rate of 18km/hr, but stops for 6 mins. To change horses at the end of every 7th km. The

time that he will take to cover a distance of 90 km is

(a) 6 hrs (b) 6 hrs.12 min (c) 6 hrs. 18 min (d) 6 hrs.24 min

93. A trains passes an electrical pole in 20 seconds and passes platform 250 m long in 45 seconds. Find the

length of the train.

(a) 400 m (b) 200 m (c) 300 m (d) 250 m

94. Two trains 105 metres and 90 metres long, runs at the speed 45 km/hr and 72 km/hr respectively , in

opposite directions on parallel tracks. The time which they take to cross each other , is

(a) 8 seconds (b) 6 seconds (c) 7 seconds (d) 5 seconds

95. A and B run a 5 km race on a round course of 400 m. If their speed are in the ratio 5:4, the number of times ,

The00 winter passes the other, is

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5

96. A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 200m. The thief starts running and the policeman

chases him. The thief and the policeman run at the of 10 km ./ hr and 11km./hr respectively. What is

the distamce between them after 6 minutes ?

(a) 100m (b) 190m (c) 200m (d) 150m

97. The speed of a boat in still water is 6 kmph and the speed of the stream is 1.5 kmph. A man rows to a place

at the distance of 22.5 km and comes back to the starting point. The total time taken by him is :

(a) 10 hours (b) 4 hours 10 minutes (c) 6 hours 10 minutes (d) 8 hours

98. If A : B = 2 : 1 and A : C = 1: 3 then A : B : C is

(a) 1 : 3 : 2 (b) 1 : 2 : 6 (c) 3 : 2 : 1 (d) 2 : 1 : 6

99. The ratio of two number is 3 : 4 and their HCF is 15. Then the sum of the two number is :

(a) 105 (b) 115 (c) 120 (d) 110

100. A box contains 280 coins of one rupee, 50- paise and 25- paise the values of each kind of the coins are in

the ratio of 8 : 4 :3 Then the number of 50- paise coins is

(a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 90