SSC LDC ( 1st sitting 11 DEC. 2011) GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

1.  Bombay Stock Exchange is situated in- Dalal Street

2. The main objective of a firm is to maximize- Profit

3. The 1^st Indian Economist who won the Nobel Prize – Amartya sen

4. In which year was the 1^st non congress Govt. formed at the center? 1977

5. How many members are nominated by the President of India to the Rajya sabha? 12 members

6. Who presided over the 3^rd session of INC at Madras? Badrudin Tyabji

7. Gandhi ji participated in- 2^nd round table conference only

8. Harsha Vardhana died in the year – 647 AD

9. Religious guru of Shiva ji? Ramdas

10. Steel Plant started in 1965 in India with West German collaboration – Rourkela steel Plant

11. Largest lagoon in India- chilka lagoon

12. ______ is associated with copper mining- Khetri

13. egg laying mammal- Monotreme

14. “Rh” factor derived its name? from Monkey

15. normal Hemoglobin content per 100ml of blood of an adult man is- 13.5 gm

16. A liquid drop tends to assume a spherical shape because of – surface tension

17. which company developed the 1^st GUI? Xerox

18. The poisonous gas responsible for Bhopal Gas tragedy ? MIC (Methyl isocanate)

19. One component of an amalgam- Hg(Mercury)

20. Stainless steel usually contains about 14% or more of- Chromium

21. Genes, the hereditary unit are located in the- Chromosomes

22. Ground water in Bengal basin is mostly contaminated by- Arsenic

23. The permissible upper limit of arsenic in water is- 0.05 mg/litre

24. bone disease ‘itai-itai’ reported first – In Japan

25. who discovered the X-rays? W.K roentgen

26. The first Hindu king shown playing on the Veena on ancient coins? Samudragupta

27. Winner of Wimbledon Men’s Doubles title? Bob Bryan & Mike bryan

28. MSP per quintal of paddy (A-grade) for the year 2011-2012 declared by the Govt. is- 1110

29. Literacy rate of India- 74.04%

30. Joint Army-IAF exercise (conducted in Rajasthan in May 20110) – vijayee Bhava

31. Fundamental Right under the Constitution? Right to education

32. Sate ownership of means of production is a characteristic feature of- socialist economy

33. Phu Dorjee 1^st Indian women/Men climb without Oxygen-  Mt. Everest

34. Up to the end of May 2011 the number of ‘Maharatna’ & ‘Navratna’ PSU in India- 5 & 16 respectively

35. Fastest growing plant in the world is- Bamboo

36. Abhinava bharat was a- The secret society of revolutionaries 

37. The highest honour of ‘Akademi Ratna Sadasyata’ was conferred on ( for year 2010)- T. K. Murthy

38. The Temp. of water at the bottom of a waterfall is higher than that at the top because- the gain in energy as it falls

39. Minimum Temp. Required for trees to grow in an area is-

40. Kurinji booms once on 12 years because of-

41. The right to have a family life is a-

42. Fibrous bone joint is found in the-

43. A laser beam is always-

44. An identification field for a record is-

45. Petrol fire will be best put off by-

46. The federal system was 1^st proposed by the Govt. of India act-

47. As per Budget 2011-2012 the Tax contributing least in rupee collection is-

48. Example of variable capital?

49. A set of fundamental duties invariably form the part of a-

50. A wheel rolls on ground with uniform translator speed. The point on the wheel having maximum linear velocity is-

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