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SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level (Tier-I) Exam-2017
(For 7th January, 2017)
PART-B
General Awareness
26. To whom the line ‘A thing of beauty is a joy
for ever’ is attributed?
(A) John
Keats
(B) Dr.
Charies Dickens
(C) Dr.
Jonathan Swift
(D) William
Wordsworth
Answer : (A)
Explanation : Endymion is a poem,written by John
Keats. It begins with the line “A thing of beauty is a joy forever”. The poem
tells about how nature and its wonder mesmerize us and take away all the sorrow
that surrounds us from time to time.
27. The
birthday of which of the following leaders is celebrated as ‘Teachers Day’ in
India?
(A) Dr.
Rajendra Prasad
(B) S.
Radhakrishnan
(C) C.
Rajgopalachari
(D) Lala
Lajpat Rai
Answer : (B)
Explanation : The birthday of Sarvepalli
Radhakrishnan is celebrated as Teacher’s Day. The day commemorates the birthday
of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakhrishnan, a philosopher and
a teacher par excellence, and his contribution towards Indian education system.
As a tribute to this great teacher, his birthday is observed as Teacher’s Day
across India on 5th September.
28. The
award given for outstanding performance in sports is—
(A) Bharat
Ratna
(B) Padma
Shri Award
(C) Arjuna
Award
(D) Dronacharya
Award
Answer : (C)
Explanation : The Arjuna Awards are given by the
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, government of India to recognize
outstanding achievement in National sports.
29. Which
hill station’s name mean ‘place of the thunderbolt’?
(A) Shillong
(B) Oottacamand
(C) Darjeeling
(D) Gangtok
Answer : (C)
Explanation : Place of the Thunderbolt is
associated with Darjeeling(west Bengal). The word Darjeeling is a combination
of two words ‘dorje,’ which means ‘thunderbolt’ and ‘ling’, which means
‘place’. Hence the word Darjeeling means ‘the Land of Thunderbolt’.
30. The
ship building yard-Mazgaon Dock is located at—
(A) Kochi
(B) Kolkata
(C) Mumbai
(D) Vishakhapatnam
Answer : (C)
Explanation
: The
Ship building yard Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) is located in
Mumbai(Maharashtra). It is India’s prime shipyard. It manufactures warships and
submarines for the Indian Navy and offshore platforms and associated support
vessels for offshore oil drilling.
31. Electric current is measured using which of
the following instrument?
(A) Voltmeter
(B) Anemometer
(C) Wattmeter
(D) Ammeter
Answer : (D)
Explanation
: Electric
current is measured using a device called an ammeter.
32. ‘Agha Khan Cup’ is related with which of the
following sport event ?
(A) Cricket
(B) Hockey
(C) Table
Tennis
(D) Football
Answer : (D)
Explanation
: Aga
Khan Cup is related to Football. When Prince Aga Khan IV of Iran visit in 1958,
expressed his interest to start a major international football club tournament
in the region. The football authorities of East Pakistan in collaboration with
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) decided to start this event.
33. Where was the first conference of SAARC (South
Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) held ?
(A) Dhaka
(B) New
Delhi
(C) Colombo
(D) Kathmandu
Answer : (A)
Explanation
: The
first summit was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 7- 8 December, 1985 and was
attended by president of Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the
kings of Bhutan and Nepal, and the prime minister of India.
34. Which among the following is not a Bretton
Woods Institution ?
(A) International
Monetary Fund (I.M.F.)
(B) World
Bank
(C) Organisation
of Economic Cooperation and Development (O.E.C.D.)
(D) None
of these
Answer : (C)
Explanation
: The
Bretton Woods Institutions are the World Bank, and the International Monetary
Fund (IMF). They were set up at a meeting of 43 countries in Bretton Woods, New
Hampshire, USA in July 1944.
35. Equilibrium price in the market is determined
by the—
(A) equality
between total cost and total revenue
(B) equality
between average cost and average revenue
(C) equality
between marginal cost and marginal revenue
(D) equality
between marginal cost and average cost
Answer : (C)
Explanation : The price and output under
monopoly are determined by equality between marginal cost and marginal revenue
and not by the intersection of demand and supply curves.
36. In the
national context which of the following indicates Macro Approach ?
(A) Sales
of Bata Shoe Company
(B) Exports
of Mangoes to U.K.
(C) Income
from Railways
(D) Inflation
in India
Answer : (D)
Explanation : Macroeconomics is a branch of
economics dealing with the performance, structure, behavior, and decisionmaking
of an economy as a whole, rather than individual markets. Macroeconomists
develop models that explain the relationship between such factors as national
income, output,consumption, unemployment, inflation etc.
37. Internal
economies—
(A) arise
in an economy as it makes progress
(B) accrue
to a firm when it expands its output
(C) arise
when there is expansion in internal trade
(D) arise
when there is expansion in an industry
Answer : (D)
Explanation : Internal economies arise within
the firm because of the expansion of the size of a particular firm. They are
called the economies of scale.
38. One of
the features of a free market economy is—
(A) public
ownership of factors of production
(B) rationing
and price control
(C) consumer’s
sovereignty
(D) active
state intervention
Answer : (C)
Explanation : In a free market economy there is
a freedom of choice for the consumers to buy goods and services which suit
their tastes and preferences. This is generally called the principle of
consumer sovereignty. This means in a market economy the consumers are just
like a king or sovereign who dictate what goods and services and what
quantities of them are produced.
39. Gross
National Product – Depreciation Allowance = ?
(A) Gross
Domestic Product
(B) Personal
Income
(C) Net
National Product
(D) Per
Capita Income
Answer : (C)
Explanation : Net
national product (NNP) refers to gross national product (GNP), i.e. the
total market value of all final goods and servicesproduced by the factors of
production of a country or other polity during a given time period, minus
depreciation.
NNP = GNP – Depreciation
40. The
Panchayat Samiti remains accoun-table for its functions to—
(A) The
Gram Panchayats and Gram Sabhas
(B) Zilla
Parishads
(C) Anchal
Panchayats
(D) Janpad
Panchayats
Answer : (B)
Explanation : Zilla Parishad is the apex body of
the PR(Panchayati Raj) system located at the district level.
Chairpersons/Presidents of Panchayat Samitis come within its jurisdiction.
41. The
legislature gains a priority over the executive in—
(A) A
Federal Government
(B) An
Authoritarian Government
(C) A
Parliamentary Government
(D) A
Presidential Government
Answer : (C)
Explanation : A parliamentary system is a system
of democratic governance of a state in which the executive branch derives its
democratic legitimacy from, and is held accountable to the legislature
(parlia-ment).
42. The
legislature in a democratic country can influence public opinion by—
(A) Granting
rights
(B) Enacting
non-controversial laws
(C) Defining
the duties of the citizens
(D) Focusing
attention on public issues
Answer : (D)
Explanation : Public opinion is important in a
democracy because the people are the ultimate source of political power. The
legislature in a democratic country can influence public opinion by Focusing
attention on Public issues.
43. If the
President wants to resign from his office, he may do so by writing to the—
(A) Vice
President
(B) Chief
Justice of India
(C) Prime
Minister
(D) Speaker
of Lok Sabha
Answer : (A)
Explanation : Article 56 of the Indian
Constitution says that the President shall hold office for a term of five years
from the date he takes up his post. He may resign from his office by writing
his resignation to the Vice-President of India.
44. Which
of the following is not a Union Territory?
(A) Lakshadweep
(B) Puducherry
(C) Nagaland
(D) Dadra
and Nagar Haveli
Answer : (C)
Explanation : Nagaland is a state in Northeast
India. The state capital is Kohima. Nagaland became the 16th state of India
from 1 December, 1963.
45. The
greatest king of the Pratihara dynasty was—
(A) Bhoj
(Mihir-Bhoj)
(B) Dantidurga
(C) Nagbhatta
II
(D) Vatsaraj
Answer : (A)
Explanation
: Mihira
Bhoja was a ruler of the Gurjara Pratihara dynasty of India. Bhoja’s empire
extended to Narmada River in the South, Sutlej River in the northwest, and up
to Bengal in the east.
46. In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as
President of the Congress Party defeating—
(A) Jawaharlal
Nehru
(B) Maulana
Abul Kalam Azad
(C) V.B.
Patel
(D) Pattabhi
Sitharamayya
Answer : (D)
Explanation
: Bose
appeared at the 1939 Congress meeting and was elected president over Gandhi’s
preferred candidate Pattabhi Sitaramayya.
47. Jallianwala incident took place at—
(A) Lucknow
(B) Surat
(C) Amritsar
(D) Allahabad
Answer : (C)
Explanation
: The
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre happened in Amritsar, in 1919. It is named after the
Jallianwala Bagh (Garden) atAmritsar. On April 13, 1919, British, Indian Army
soldiers started shooting an unarmed gathering of men, women and children.
48. Who was the founder of Lodhi dynasty?
(A) Sikandar
Lodhi
(B) Bahlol
Lodhi
(C) Ibrahim
Lodhi
(D) Daulat
Khan Lodhi
Answer : (B)
Explanation
: Bahlol
Lodi was the founder of the Lodi dynasty. He ruled for long thirty-nine years
(1451-89). He was the governor of Lahore and Sirhind during the rule of
Muhammad Shah of Sayyid dynasty.
49. Which one of the following pair is not correctly
matched?
(A) Akbar
– Todarmal
(B) Chanakya
– Chandragupta
(C) Vikramaditya
– Chaitanya
(D) Harshvardhan
– Hiuen Tsang
Answer : (C)
Explanation
: Sri
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu arrived in the empire at the time of Emperor Prataparudra
(Gajapatis)and stayed for 18 long years at Puri.
50. The South-East trade winds are attracted
towards the Indian sub-continent in the rainy season due to—
(A) the
effect of easterlies
(B) the
effect of Northern-East trade winds
(C) the
presence of low atmospheric pressure over North-West India
(D) the
development of cyclone over the equator
Answer : (C)
Explanation
: The
instance heat that prevails in the Indian Sub continent causes a low pressure
region over the northern plains.It is intense enough to attract the moisture
bearing winds from the Indian Ocean.Thus the south east trade winds from the
southern hemisphere are attracted towards India.
PART-D
English Comprehension
Directions : In
the following Five Questions four alternatives are given for the Idiom\Phrase
underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the
meaning of the Idiom\Phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
76. At
his wit’s end, he turned to his old trade.
(A) After
careful thinking
(B) Confidently
(C) Not
knowing what to do
(D) Overjoyed
Answer : (C)
Explanation : At one’s wit’s end means at the limits of one’s mental
resources. Example : I’m at my wit’s end with choosing the subject in my
graduation. I cannot figure it out. Anju could do no more. She was at her wit’s
end.
77. When
it comes to dancing, he is all-thumbs.
(A) an
expert
(B) a
trainer
(C) clumsy
(D) lazy
Answer : (C)
Explanation : All
thumbs means very awkward and clumsy, especially with one’s hands. Poor Sam
can’t play the piano at all. He’s all thumbs. Pamela is all thumbs when it
comes to gardening.
78. He
usually goes to bed very early and rises with the lark.
(A) very
late
(B) very
early
(C) after
sunrise
(D) at
midnight
Answer : (B)
Explanation : To rise with the lark entails to
rise very early in the morning.
79. Their
attempt to get back the stolen necklace proved to be a wild goose chase.
(A) wise
decision
(B) useless
search
(C) timely
action
(D) delayed
action
Answer : (B)
Explanation : Wild-goose chase means a worthless
hunt or chase; a futile pursuit. I wasted all evening on a wild-goose chase.
Raj was angry because he was sent out on a wild-goose chase.
80. The
day the new product was launched, people mad a beeline to purchase it.
(A) wise
decision
(B) useless
search
(C) timely
action
(D) delayed
action
Answer : (A)
Explanation
: Make
a beeline for someone or something means heading straight toward someone or
something. John came into the kitchen and made a beeline for the cookies. After
the game, we all made a beeline for Dhoni, who just played the winning run.
Directions
: In the following Ten Questions, a sentence/a part of the sentence is
underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may
improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is
needed blacken the circle
[l]
corres-ponding to “No improvement”.
81. It’s
high time that you go home.
(A) are
going
(B) went
(C) gone
(D) No
improvement
Answer : (B)
Explanation
: If
you say it’s high time that something happened, you mean that it should already
have been done. His parents decided it was high time he started behaving
himself. (often + that) It’s high time that workers were given better pay and
conditions.
82. Drinking
tea is an English habit.
(A) tradition
(B) convention
(C) custom
(D) No
improvement
Answer : (D)
Explanation
: Habit
is a particular practice, custom, or usage : the habit of shaking hands.
83. He
is wanting in a tittle common sense.
(A) lacks
(B) is
lacking in
(C) needs
some
(D) No
improvement
Answer : (A)
Explanation
: ‘He
lacks common sense’ is a meaningful sentence. Others are not.
84. The
second pigeon flew just as the first pigeon had flown.
(A) one
had done
(B) one
had flown away
(C) had
done
(D) No
improvement
Answer : (A)
Explanation
: A
single person or thing; a unit: This is the one I like best. Of his many
movies, the best ones are the last two.
85. The
old man has acquired experience through age.
(A) developed
experience
(B) experienced
(C) got
experience
(D) No
improvement
Answer : (C)
Explanation
: Experience
may be gotten, acquired or gathered; hence, option c is correct.
86. Water
and soil pollutants find their entry into the body through ingestion of
contaminated water or food.
(A) digestion
of contaminated
(B) injection
of contaminated
(C) passage
of contaminated
(D) No
improvement
Answer : (D)
Explanation
: Ingestion
is the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating);
hence, option d.
87. He
lives far from the station.
(A) away
from the station
(B) a
long way from the station
(C) off
the station
(D) No
improvement
Answer : (D)
Explanation : The
adverb far showing distance indicates at, to, or from a great distance in space
or time :
Ex : How far is it from
Australia to New Zealand? He doesn’t live far from here.
88. Mumbai
is famous because of its textiles.
(A) at
(B) in
(C) for
(D) No
improvement
Answer : (C)
Explanation
: If
someone or something is famous, a lot of people know their name or have heard
about them. Ex : The town of Moradabad is famous for brassware. Alexander
Fleming, the Scot famous for discovering penicillin.
89. The
spoke about the weather.
(A) said
(B) talked
(C) expressed
(D) No
improvement
Answer : (B)
Explanation
: If
you talk, you are having a conversation with other people. Ex: They were all
talking and laughing together. We were talking about you just last night.
90. Mr.
Mukherjee knows ten languages, isn’t it?
(A) doesn’t
Mr. Mukherjee
(B) hasn’t
he
(C) doesn’t
he
(D) No
improvement
Answer : (C)
Explanation : A tag question is one where a statement
is made, but the speaker wants a response from the listener. The given sentence
is in simple present with third person, so response will be ‘doesn’t he?’
Directions : In the following Seven Questions,
out of the four alternative, choose the one which can be substituted for the
given words/sentences and indicate it by blackening the appropriate circle
[l] in the Answer Sheet.
91. A
recurred compulsive urge to steal.
(A) Pneumonia
(B) Insomnia
(C) Nymphomania
(D) No
improvement
Answer : (D)
Explanation : A compulsion to steal having no
relation to need or the monetary value of the object. Pneumonia is a disease;
insomnia is an inability to sleep; chronic sleeplessness while nymphomania is
an abnormally intense sexual desire in women.
92. Act
of injuring another’s reputation by any slanderous communication—
(A) Orchestration
(B) Aberration
(C) Misrepresentation
(D) Defamation
Answer : (D)
Explanation : A false accusation of an offence
or a malicious misrepresentation of someone’s words or actions.
93. A
story in which animals or objects speak and give wholesome moral lesson—
(A) Fable
(B) Parable
(C) Allegory
(D) Legend
Answer : (A)
Explanation : A usually short narrative making
an edifying or cautionary point and often employing as characters animals that
speak and act like humans.
94. Medical
study of skin and its disea-ses—
(A) Dermatology
(B) Endocrinology
(C) Gynaecology
(D) Orthopaedics
Answer : (A)
Explanation : The branch of medicine that deals
with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the skin.
95. A
process involving too much official formality—
(A) Diplomacy
(B) Bureaucracy
(C) Red-tapism
(D) Nepotism
Answer : (C)
Explanation
: The
practice of requiring excessive paperwork and tedious procedures before
official action can be considered or completed; also called red-tapery or
redtapist.
96. A
person who enters without any invitation—
(A) Burglar
(B) Intruder
(C) Thief
(D) Vandal
Answer : (B)
Explanation
: Intruder
is someone who intrudes, especially into a building with criminal intent.
97. Not
suitable for eating—
(A) Tasteless
(B) Uneatable
(C) Inedible
(D) Spicy
Answer : (C)
Explanation
: Inedible is something that is not suitable for food or eating.
Directions
: In the following Two Questions, four words are given in each question,
out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word
and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
98. (A) Acquariam
(B) Aquarium
(C) Acquerium
(D) Aquarim
Answer : (B)
Explanation
: Aquarium
99. (A) Facsimile
(B) Facsimilee
(C) Fasimile
(D) Fasimmile
Answer : (A)
Explanation
: Facsimile
Directions
: In the following Ten Questions, you have two passages with 5 questions
following each passage, Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer
to each question out of the four alternatives and mark it by blackening the
appropriate circle
[l]
in the Answer Sheet.
Passage-I
The
instinctive, natural way to express anger is to respond aggressively. Anger is
a natural, adaptive response to threats; it inspires powerful, often
aggressive, feelings and behaviours, which allow us to fight and to defind ourselves
when we are attacked. On the other hand, we can’t physically lash out at every
person or object that irritates or annoys us; laws, social norms and common
sense place limits on how far our anger can take us. People use a variety of
both conscious and unconsious processes to deal with their angry feelings. The
three main approaches areexpressing, suppressing and calming. Expressing your
angry feelings in an assertive – not aggressive – manner is the healthiest way
to express anger. Being assertive doesn’t mean being pushy or demanding; it
means being respectful of yourself and others. Anger can be suppressed and then
converted or redirected. This happens when you hold in your anger, stop
thinking about it and focus on something positive.
100. How
does a person naturally express anger?
(A) By
inspiring powerful feeling
(B) By
responding aggressively
(C) By
defending oneself
(D) By
adapting strong behaviour
Answer : (B)
Explanation : A person naturally
expresses his anger by responding aggressively.
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