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SSC MTS – General Awareness Model Questions

01. Image files can be sent along with the email documents using
a. Attachments
b. Subject
c. Signature
d. CC & BCC

02. The invention of _______ led to the third generation of computers.
a. Vacuum tubes
b. Very Large Scale Integration
c. Transistors
d. Integrated chips

03. Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of
a. Double decomposition
b. Artificial radioactivity
c. Nuclear fission
d. Nuclear fusion

04. The commonly used safety fuse-wire is made of
a. an alloy of Nickel and lead
b. an alloy of Tin and Lead
c. an alloy of Tin and Nickel
d. an alloy of Lead and Iron

05. At what temperature is the density of water the maximum?
a. 20 C
b. 40
c. 00
d. 10 C

06. The linear expansion of a solid rod is independent of its
a. increase in temperature
b. time of heat flow
c. initial length
d. material

07. Cathode rays when obstructed by metal cause emission of
a. – rays
b. X – rays
c. – rays
d. – rays

08. In a ____ network, all devices are connected to a device called a hub and they communicate through it.
a. Ming
b. Mesh
c. Bus
d. Star

09. Who is the father of biology?
a. Lamarck
b. Robert Hooke
c. Aristotle
d. Pasteur

10. The smallest unit of classification is
a. Species
b. Genus
c. Family
d. Order

11. Arencchyma is prsent in
a. Banana stem
b. Palm stem
c. Aquatic plants
d. Xerophytic Plants

12. The deficiency of vitamin A causes
a. Scurvy
b. Night blindness
c. Beri-Beri
d. Dermatitis

13. Clove is a
a. Dried flower bud
b. Flower
c. Fruit
d. Seed

14. The recently descovered field with oil potential in Krishna-Godavari Basin is called
a. Ravva offshore block
b. Golkunda block
c. Bombay High
d. Telangana block

15. Which of the following tribal groups are found in Manipur?
a. Kuki
b. Mundas
c. Bils
d. Khonds

16. Consider the followign sea-ports :
a. Chennai
b. Machilipatnam
c. Nagapattanam 
d. Tuticorin
The correct sequence of these ports from north to south is
a. 1,3,2,4
b. 2,1,4,3
c. 1,2,4,3
d. 2,1,3,4

17. Santa Cruz is
a. an International airport in Chennai
b. a Domestic airport in Chennai
c. an International airport in Mumbai
d. a Domestic airport in Mumbai

18. What is the name given to Moon Mission in India ?
a. Vikram I
b. Chandrayaan I
c. Kalpana II
d. Astrosat

19. Lira was the currency of which country?
a. China
b. Australia
c. Japan
d. Italy

20. On heating, Gypsum loses certain percentage of its water content and becomes
a. Chalk
b. Calcium sulphate
c. Plaster of paris
d. a pearl

21. Which one of the following is not an organ of the Government?
a. Executive
b. Legislature
c. Sovereignty
d. Judiciary

22. The Almatti Dam is constructed on the river
a. Tungabhadra
b. Krishna
c. Kaveri
d. Sileru

23. The name of the scienist who discovered neutron is
a. Fermi
b. Rutherford
c. Chadwick
d. Bohr

24.The bubbles in Champagne and Soda are
a. Nitrogen
b. Oxygen
c. Carbon dioxide
d. Hydrogen

25. Nobel peace Prize-2013 was awarded to
a. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
b. Organization for Economics Co-operation and Development
c. Organization for the prohibition of Chemical weapons
d. World Health Organization of the United Nations

26. The State not ruled by the congress political party during December 2013 is
a. Mizoram
b. Chhattisgarh
c. Haryana
d. Uttarakhand

27. Gobar gas contains mainly
a. Butane
b. Carbon monoxide
c. Methane
d. Carbon dioxide

28. ”Carbon Credit” is a term assiciated with the
a. Global deforestation
b. offshore banking
c. protection of environment
d. deforestation in India

29.The green colour of plant leaves is dueto
a. Protein
b. Chlorophyll
c. Cellulose
d. Starch


30. Temperature is measured by the instrument called
a. Voltmeter
b. Calorimeter
c. Thermometer
d. Ammeter

31. As on December 2013, which of the following is the youngest political party ?
a. BSP
b. RJD
c. JD (U)
d. AAP

32. The PH of pure water is
a. Seven
b. Fourteen
c. Zero
d. One

33. The process of separation of pure water from impurities is called
a. Fractional crystallisation
b. Decantation
c. Distillation
d. Sublimation

34. H2SO4 cannot be used as
a. Disinfectant
b. Food preservative
c. Drying agent
d. Dehydrating agent

35. Who is the Supreme Commander-in Chief of the armed forces ?
a. Prime Minister
b. Defence Minister
c. President
d. Vice-president

36. To make tools and weapons, the earliest inhabitants of India used
a. clay
b. wood
c. stones
d. bronze

37. Name an Indian Saint (priest) who attended the ‘World Congress of Religions’ held at Chicago (U,S) in 1893.
a. Basaveshwara
b. Swami Vivekananda
c. Ramanuja
d. Madhavacharya

38. Chhatrapati Shivaji was a follower of
a. Madhava
b. Kabir
c. Basava
d. Ramadasa

39. Who was the greatest Kushan ruler?
a. Vashiska
b. Vasudeva
c. Huvishka
d. Kanishka

40. Who was the founder of Arya Samaj ?
a. Kabir Das
b. Shankaracharya
c. Ranade
d. Dayanand Saraswathi

41. Which one of the following is an abiotic resource ?
a. Mineral oil
b. Water
c. Forest
d. Coal

42. The concept of Judicial Review has been borrowed from the Constitution of
a. France
b. Great Britain
c. U.S.A
d. U.S.S.R

43. In the Constitution of India, the budget is known as
a. Annual Financial Statement
b. Annual Revenue Statement
c. Annual Budget Statement
d. Annual Expenditure Statement

44. A portion of an individual’s total income is spent on consumption. The remaining part is called
a. Savings
b. Deposits
c. Surplus
d. Excess

45. Phase of increasing returns is otherwise called
a. Increasing cost
b. decreasing cost
c. increasing revenue
d. decreasing revenue

46. Monopoly refers to
a. competition among monopolists
b. absence of competition
c. a firm charging different prices to different customers
d. a market situation in which there is only one buyer of a commodity and one seller

47. Which is the second most populous State of India as per Census 2011 ?
a. West Bengal
b. Rajasthan
cc. Maharashtra
d. Bihar

48. Which of the following countries has a parlamentary form of Government ?
a. New Zealand
b. Cuba
c. United States of America
d. France

49. Primary sector of an economy includes 
a. Service sector rendering services like banking, transport, etc. which are of primary importance
b. Important enterprises of the manufacturing sector
c. Industrial sector which is of primary importance for the econimy
d. Agriculture and allied activities

50. Liquidity preference theory of interest is propounded by
a. J.S. Mill
b. A. Marshall
c. I. Fisher
d. J. M. Keynes

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