SSC GENERAL AWARENESS
QUESTIONS
1. Which
Indian film stars was recently conferred Honorary Doctorate by Bedfordshire
University, (U.K.) ?
(A) AmitabhBachhan
(B) Shah Rukh Khan
(C) Om Puri
(D)AmirKhan Answer.B
2. Williams Sisters won
the U.S.
Open Women’s Doubles Title 2009 after
defeating in the final-
(A) Leizal
Herber and Cara Blank
(B) Kim
Clijsters and Anna Kournikova
(C) Coroline
Wozniacki and Dinara Safina
(D) Nathalie
Deshy and Sania Mirza
Answer.A
3,
Which one of the following is a military alliance ?
(A) ASEAN
(B) SAARC
(C) NATO
(D) NAFTA
Answer.C
4.
The recipient of the 42nd Jnan Peeth Award is-
(A) Manohar Shastri
(B)Harish Pandya
(C)Satya Vrat Shastri
(D) K.
Kamal Kumar Answer.C
5.World
Development Report is an annual publication of-
(A) UNICEF
(B)UNDP
(C)WTO
(D) World
Bank Answer.D
6. Which
one of the following is correct ?
Player Sport
(A)jeev Milkha Singh
-—Tennis
(B) jhulan Goswami
—Cricket
(C) Baichung Bhutia
—Hockey
(D) Pankaj Advani-Badmi.nton Answer.B
7. _Which
one of the following industrialists was declared ’The Business Person of the
year 2008’ by the Times of India Survey ?
(A) Anil Ambani
(B) Rahul Bajaj
(C) Ratan Tata
(D) Gautam Adani Answer.C
8.
Naina Devi peak forms a part of-
(A) Himalayan
range located in Sikkim
(B) Himalayan
range located in Kumaon region
(C) Himalayan
range located in Nepal
(D) Himalayan
range located in jammu & Kashmir
Answer.B
9.
The aim of the ISRO’s OCEAN-SAT•2 satellite is—
(A)
T0 provide ocean scientists knowledge – about mineral
resources under the
sea
(B)To aid fishermen in identifying fishing zones
(C)To aid weathermen to fore-
cast cyclones and
weather conditions
(D) All the above Answer.D
10.
Who amongst the following is not the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Rama
Award ?
(A) Vijendra Singh
(B)Sushil Kumar
(C)M, C. Marykom
(D) Abhinav
Bindra Answer.D
11. Nilgiri, Hirngiri
and ’Beas’ are-
(A) Aircraft Carrier
ships
(B)Frigates
(C)Nuclear submarines
(D) Oil
tankers of ONGC Answer.B
12. The age of a tree can
be calculated by-
(A) Number of
branches
(B) Its height
(C) Girth of its
trunk
(D) Number of its annual rings Answer.D
13. Which one of the
statements
below explains the
external economies of scale ?
(A) Starting
a computer firm in a Techno Park to avail the expertise
(B) Expanding firms employing specialist
accountants, lawyers and managers
(C) A manufacturer spreading the research
and development
(D) A
major supermarket gaining bulk discounts on direct purchase
Answer.C
14,
Which one of the following types of unemployment is common in lndian
agriculture
(A) Frictional
(B)Structural
(C)Disguised
(D) Seasonal
Answer.D
15. A
rolling plan refers to a plan which-
(A) Does not change its targets every year
(B) Changes its allocations every year
(C) Changes its allocations and targets every
year
(D) Changes only its targets every year
Answer.C
