SSC Statistical Investigators Grade-IV General Awareness Paper 2006 with solutions held on 13/08/2006
Ques 1. Pope Benedict XVI who has been recently elected is the
1. 250th Pope
2. 260th Pope
3. 265th Pope
4. 270th Pope
Answer - (265th Pope)
Ques 2. The Standard Time of a country differs from the GMT in multiples of
1. One Hour
2. Two Hours
3. Half Hour
4. Four Minutes
Answer - (Half Hour)
Ques 3. Which part of the Himalayas has the maximum stretch from east to west ?
1. Nepal Himalayas
2. Assam Himalayas
3. Punjab Himalayas
4. Kumaun Himalayas
Answer - (Nepal Himalayas)
Ques 4. Which cities were first connected by the STD services ?
1. Delhi and Mumbai
2. Delhi and Kolkata
3. Kanpur and Delhi
4. Kanpur and Lucknow
Answer - (Kanpur and Lucknow)
Ques 5. Where are MIG engines assembled ?
1. Koraput
2. Nasik
3. Bangalore
4. Ozar
Answer - (Koraput)
Ques 6. The largest number of cotton textile mills is in -
1. Maharashtra
2. Gujarat
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Karnataka
Answer - (Tamil Nadu)
Ques 7. Which Government agency is responsible for the mapping and exploration of minerals in India ?
1. Geological Survey of India
2. Survey of India
3. Minerals Development Corporation
4. School of Mines
Answer - (Minerals Development Corporation)
Ques 8. Which state has the largest proportion of its net irrigation area under well irrigation ?
1. Bihar
2. Gujarat
3. West Bengal
4. Haryana
Answer - (Gujarat)
Ques 9. Rajasthan receives very little rain because -
1. It is too hot
2. The monsoon fails to reach this area.
3. There is no water available and thus the winds remain dry.
4. The winds do not come across any barriers to cause the necessary uplift to cool the wind.
Answer - (The winds do not come across any barriers to cause the necessary uplift to cool the wind.)
Ques 10. Of which major river system is the Sutlej a part ?
1. Indus
2. Ganga
3. Brahmaputra
4. Yamuna
Answer - (Indus)
Ques 11. Echo Sounding is the technique applied to
1. Measure the amplitude of sound waves
2. Record earthquake waves
3. Measure the depth of the sea.
4. Record the density of air in the atmosphere.
Answer - (Measure the depth of the sea)
Ques 12. Which one of the following is/are wrongly matched ?
A. Typhoons - China Sea
B. Hurricanes - Indian Ocean
C. Cyclone - West Indies
D. Tornadoes - Australia
1. A, B and C
2. A, B and D
3. A, C and D
4. B, C and D
Answer - (B, C and D)
Ques 13. Which is the shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco ?
1. overland
2. Over the South Pole
3. Over the North Pole
4. via Canada
Answer - (Over the North Pole)
Ques 14. Blizzards are characteristics features of
1. Tropical region
2. Equatorial region
3. Antarctic region
4. Temperate region
Answer - (Antarctic region)
Ques 15. India is a Republic because -
1. It is a democratic country.
2. It is a parliamentary democracy.
3. The head of a state is elected for a definite period.
4. All of these
Answer - (The head of a state is elected for a definite period)
Ques 16. The term 'epicentre' is associated with -
1. Earthquake
2. Folding
3. Faulting
4. Earth's Interior
Answer - (Earthquake)
Ques 17. Metamorphic rocks originate from -
1. Igneous Rocks
2. Sedimentary Rocks
3. Both igneous and sedimentary rocks
4. None of these
Answer - (Both igneous and sedimentary rocks)
Ques 18. Mountain soil contains a lot of -
1. Humus
2. Clay
3. Coarse material
4. Iron and Aluminium salt
Answer - (Coarse material)
Ques 19. Monoculture is a typical characteristic of
1. Shifting cultivation
2. Specialized Horticulture
3. Subsistence Farming
4. Commercial grain farming
Answer - (Commercial grain farming)
Ques 20. Who is the winner of the Australian Open Women's Singles Championship - 2005 ?
1. Serena Williams
2. Maria Sharapova
3. Sania Mirza
4. Lindsay Davenport
Answer - (Serena Williams)
Ques 21. The Governor General of India who initiated the introduction of English in India was -
1. Lord Curzon
2. Lord Bentinck
3. Lord Hastings
4. Lord Macaulay
Answer - (Lord Bentinck)
Ques 22. Which year did Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay write Anandmath ?
1. 1892
2. 1882
3. 1858
4. None of these
Answer - (1882)
Ques 23. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution ?
1. J.B Kripalani
2. Rajendra Prasad
3. J.L. Nehru
4. B.R Ambedkar
Answer - (B.R Ambedkar)
Ques 24. Punjab National Bank has been honored with the Golden Peacock Award 2002 for excellence in -
1. Agricultural finance
2. Rural Industrialization
3. Housing Development
4. Corporate Excellence
Answer - (Corporate Excellence)
Ques 25. Who was the advocate at the famous INA trials -
1. Bhulabhai Desai
2. Asaf Ali
3. Subhash Chandra Bose
4. C. Rajagopalachari
Answer - (Bhulabhai Desai)
Ques 26. In India the largest Public Sector Undertaking is -
1. Air India
2. Indian Railways
3. LIC
4. IOC
Answer - (IOC)
Ques 27. Land revenue under Tipu -
1. was mainly collected through revenue officers.
2. was mainly collected by Government officials appointed by Tipu
3. was collected by intermediaries.
4. was not allowed to go into the hands of Sultan.
Answer - (was mainly collected by Government officials appointed by Tipu)
Ques 28. Match the following -
A. Brahmo Samaj 1. Bombay
B. Ved Samaj 2. Bengal
C. Arya Samaj 3. Madras
D. Prarthana Samaj 4. North India
A B C D
1. 1 3 2 4
2. 3 2 4 1
3. 2 4 1 3
4. 2 3 4 1
Answer - (2 3 4 1)
Ques 29. Which of the following statements best explains the nature of revolt of 1857 ?
1. The last effort of the old political order to regain power
2. Mutiny of a section of Sepoys of the British Army
3. A struggle of the common people to overthrow common rule
4. An effort to establish a limited Indian nation
Answer - (The last effort of the old political order to regain power)
Ques 30. The data collection for national income estimation is conducted in India by -
1. The Finance Ministry of the Government of India
2. The RBI
3. The NSSO (National Sample Survey Organization)
4. None of these
Answer - (The NSSO (National Sample Survey Organization))
Ques 31. The light from the Sun reaches the Earth in about -
1. 8 seconds
2. 8 minutes
3. 10 seconds
4. 10 minutes
Answer - (8 minutes)
Ques 32. Goa was captured by the Portuguese in the year -
1. 1508
2. 1608
3. 1510
4. 1610
Answer - (1510)
Ques 33. The highest mountain peak of the Himalayas is situated in
1. India
2. Tibet
3. Nepal
4. China
Answer - (Nepal)
Ques 34. Pasteurization of Milk mean -
1. heating of milk to above 72 degree C
2. heating of milk to above 62 degree C
3. cooling of milk to about 62 degree C
4. cooling of milk to about 10 degree C
Answer - (heating of milk to above 62 degree C)
Ques 35. A country's balance of trade is unfavorable when -
1. exports exceed imports
2. import exceed exports
3. terms of trade becomes unfavorable
4. None of these
Answer - (import exceed exports)
Ques 36. Among the following iron ores, the highest percentage of iron content is found in -
1. Hematite
2. Magnetite
3. Limonite
4. None of these
Answer - (Magnetite)
Ques 37. The body temperature is regulated by -
1. Pituitory gland
2. Hypothalamus
3. Pineal gland
4. Thyroid gland
Answer - (Hypothalamus)
Ques 38. Silk is obtained from -
1. Saliva of silk worm
2. Mulberry tree
3. Larvae of silk worm
4. Cocoon of silk worm
Answer - (Saliva of silk worm)
Ques 39. Pope John Paul II who died recently belonged from -
1. Vatican City
2. England
3. Germany
4. Poland
Answer - (Poland)
Ques 40. Which of the following is correctly matched?
1. "Do or Die" - Jawahar Lal Nehru
2. "Dilli Chalo" - Mahatma Gandhi
3. "Jai Jawan Jai Kisan" - Lal Bahadur Shastri
4. "Swaraj is my Birthright" - Swami Dayanand
Answer - ("Jai Jawan Jai Kisan" - Lal Bahadur Shastri)
Ques 41. Heat resistant variety of glass is -
1. Pyrex glass
2. Hard glass
3. Flint glass
4. None of these
Answer - (Flint glass)
Ques 42. What is the name of the electronic communication network of the Reserve Bank of India ?
1. BOLT
2. RBISAT
3. RBINET
4. RBIDOT
Answer - (RBINET)
Ques 43. The blood cholesterol level in 100 ml of blood in a normal person varies between -
1. 150 and 200 mg
2. 120 and 200 mg
3. 100 and 180 mg
4. 80 and 160 mg
Answer - (150 and 200 mg)
Ques 44. The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was associated with -
1. Industrial policy
2. Banking reforms
3. Panchayati Raj
4. Centre-State relations
Answer - (Panchayati Raj)
Ques 45. Which one of the following is true regarding plant cells and animal cells -
1. Plant cells contains chloroplast while animal cells do not
2. Plant cells are small while animal cells are large in size
3. Plant cells contain nucleus while animal cells do not
4. Plant cells and animal cells are similar in all respects
Answer - (Plant cells contains chloroplast while animal cells do not)
Ques 46. The author of the book "Environmental Jurisprudence" is -
1. Justice Y.V. Chandrachud
2. Justice Ashok A. Desai
3. Justice A.K. Sood
4. Justice Prem Nagar
Answer - (Justice Ashok A. Desai)
Ques 47. Per capita income is maximum in which of the following states in India ?
1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Gujarat
3. Punjab
4. Goa
Answer - (Goa)
Ques 48. The country with which India has decided to share its border maps is -
1. Bangladesh
2. China
3. Bhutan
4. Nepal
Answer - (China)
Ques 49. According to AT Kearney Inc. which country is the hottest destination for foreign direct investment ?
1. India
2. China
3. Malaysia
4. Mauritius
Answer - (China)
Ques 50. Who among the following is awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman for his outstanding achievement in their field and fostering understanding of India abroad ?
1. Laxmi Mittal
2. Sunil Mittal
3. Vikram Seth
4. Ms. Indra Nooyi
Answer - (Vikram Seth)
Ques 1. Pope Benedict XVI who has been recently elected is the
1. 250th Pope
2. 260th Pope
3. 265th Pope
4. 270th Pope
Answer - (265th Pope)
Ques 2. The Standard Time of a country differs from the GMT in multiples of
1. One Hour
2. Two Hours
3. Half Hour
4. Four Minutes
Answer - (Half Hour)
Ques 3. Which part of the Himalayas has the maximum stretch from east to west ?
1. Nepal Himalayas
2. Assam Himalayas
3. Punjab Himalayas
4. Kumaun Himalayas
Answer - (Nepal Himalayas)
Ques 4. Which cities were first connected by the STD services ?
1. Delhi and Mumbai
2. Delhi and Kolkata
3. Kanpur and Delhi
4. Kanpur and Lucknow
Answer - (Kanpur and Lucknow)
Ques 5. Where are MIG engines assembled ?
1. Koraput
2. Nasik
3. Bangalore
4. Ozar
Answer - (Koraput)
Ques 6. The largest number of cotton textile mills is in -
1. Maharashtra
2. Gujarat
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Karnataka
Answer - (Tamil Nadu)
Ques 7. Which Government agency is responsible for the mapping and exploration of minerals in India ?
1. Geological Survey of India
2. Survey of India
3. Minerals Development Corporation
4. School of Mines
Answer - (Minerals Development Corporation)
Ques 8. Which state has the largest proportion of its net irrigation area under well irrigation ?
1. Bihar
2. Gujarat
3. West Bengal
4. Haryana
Answer - (Gujarat)
Ques 9. Rajasthan receives very little rain because -
1. It is too hot
2. The monsoon fails to reach this area.
3. There is no water available and thus the winds remain dry.
4. The winds do not come across any barriers to cause the necessary uplift to cool the wind.
Answer - (The winds do not come across any barriers to cause the necessary uplift to cool the wind.)
Ques 10. Of which major river system is the Sutlej a part ?
1. Indus
2. Ganga
3. Brahmaputra
4. Yamuna
Answer - (Indus)
Ques 11. Echo Sounding is the technique applied to
1. Measure the amplitude of sound waves
2. Record earthquake waves
3. Measure the depth of the sea.
4. Record the density of air in the atmosphere.
Answer - (Measure the depth of the sea)
Ques 12. Which one of the following is/are wrongly matched ?
A. Typhoons - China Sea
B. Hurricanes - Indian Ocean
C. Cyclone - West Indies
D. Tornadoes - Australia
1. A, B and C
2. A, B and D
3. A, C and D
4. B, C and D
Answer - (B, C and D)
Ques 13. Which is the shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco ?
1. overland
2. Over the South Pole
3. Over the North Pole
4. via Canada
Answer - (Over the North Pole)
Ques 14. Blizzards are characteristics features of
1. Tropical region
2. Equatorial region
3. Antarctic region
4. Temperate region
Answer - (Antarctic region)
Ques 15. India is a Republic because -
1. It is a democratic country.
2. It is a parliamentary democracy.
3. The head of a state is elected for a definite period.
4. All of these
Answer - (The head of a state is elected for a definite period)
Ques 16. The term 'epicentre' is associated with -
1. Earthquake
2. Folding
3. Faulting
4. Earth's Interior
Answer - (Earthquake)
Ques 17. Metamorphic rocks originate from -
1. Igneous Rocks
2. Sedimentary Rocks
3. Both igneous and sedimentary rocks
4. None of these
Answer - (Both igneous and sedimentary rocks)
Ques 18. Mountain soil contains a lot of -
1. Humus
2. Clay
3. Coarse material
4. Iron and Aluminium salt
Answer - (Coarse material)
Ques 19. Monoculture is a typical characteristic of
1. Shifting cultivation
2. Specialized Horticulture
3. Subsistence Farming
4. Commercial grain farming
Answer - (Commercial grain farming)
Ques 20. Who is the winner of the Australian Open Women's Singles Championship - 2005 ?
1. Serena Williams
2. Maria Sharapova
3. Sania Mirza
4. Lindsay Davenport
Answer - (Serena Williams)
Ques 21. The Governor General of India who initiated the introduction of English in India was -
1. Lord Curzon
2. Lord Bentinck
3. Lord Hastings
4. Lord Macaulay
Answer - (Lord Bentinck)
Ques 22. Which year did Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay write Anandmath ?
1. 1892
2. 1882
3. 1858
4. None of these
Answer - (1882)
Ques 23. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution ?
1. J.B Kripalani
2. Rajendra Prasad
3. J.L. Nehru
4. B.R Ambedkar
Answer - (B.R Ambedkar)
Ques 24. Punjab National Bank has been honored with the Golden Peacock Award 2002 for excellence in -
1. Agricultural finance
2. Rural Industrialization
3. Housing Development
4. Corporate Excellence
Answer - (Corporate Excellence)
Ques 25. Who was the advocate at the famous INA trials -
1. Bhulabhai Desai
2. Asaf Ali
3. Subhash Chandra Bose
4. C. Rajagopalachari
Answer - (Bhulabhai Desai)
Ques 26. In India the largest Public Sector Undertaking is -
1. Air India
2. Indian Railways
3. LIC
4. IOC
Answer - (IOC)
Ques 27. Land revenue under Tipu -
1. was mainly collected through revenue officers.
2. was mainly collected by Government officials appointed by Tipu
3. was collected by intermediaries.
4. was not allowed to go into the hands of Sultan.
Answer - (was mainly collected by Government officials appointed by Tipu)
Ques 28. Match the following -
A. Brahmo Samaj 1. Bombay
B. Ved Samaj 2. Bengal
C. Arya Samaj 3. Madras
D. Prarthana Samaj 4. North India
A B C D
1. 1 3 2 4
2. 3 2 4 1
3. 2 4 1 3
4. 2 3 4 1
Answer - (2 3 4 1)
Ques 29. Which of the following statements best explains the nature of revolt of 1857 ?
1. The last effort of the old political order to regain power
2. Mutiny of a section of Sepoys of the British Army
3. A struggle of the common people to overthrow common rule
4. An effort to establish a limited Indian nation
Answer - (The last effort of the old political order to regain power)
Ques 30. The data collection for national income estimation is conducted in India by -
1. The Finance Ministry of the Government of India
2. The RBI
3. The NSSO (National Sample Survey Organization)
4. None of these
Answer - (The NSSO (National Sample Survey Organization))
Ques 31. The light from the Sun reaches the Earth in about -
1. 8 seconds
2. 8 minutes
3. 10 seconds
4. 10 minutes
Answer - (8 minutes)
Ques 32. Goa was captured by the Portuguese in the year -
1. 1508
2. 1608
3. 1510
4. 1610
Answer - (1510)
Ques 33. The highest mountain peak of the Himalayas is situated in
1. India
2. Tibet
3. Nepal
4. China
Answer - (Nepal)
Ques 34. Pasteurization of Milk mean -
1. heating of milk to above 72 degree C
2. heating of milk to above 62 degree C
3. cooling of milk to about 62 degree C
4. cooling of milk to about 10 degree C
Answer - (heating of milk to above 62 degree C)
Ques 35. A country's balance of trade is unfavorable when -
1. exports exceed imports
2. import exceed exports
3. terms of trade becomes unfavorable
4. None of these
Answer - (import exceed exports)
Ques 36. Among the following iron ores, the highest percentage of iron content is found in -
1. Hematite
2. Magnetite
3. Limonite
4. None of these
Answer - (Magnetite)
Ques 37. The body temperature is regulated by -
1. Pituitory gland
2. Hypothalamus
3. Pineal gland
4. Thyroid gland
Answer - (Hypothalamus)
Ques 38. Silk is obtained from -
1. Saliva of silk worm
2. Mulberry tree
3. Larvae of silk worm
4. Cocoon of silk worm
Answer - (Saliva of silk worm)
Ques 39. Pope John Paul II who died recently belonged from -
1. Vatican City
2. England
3. Germany
4. Poland
Answer - (Poland)
Ques 40. Which of the following is correctly matched?
1. "Do or Die" - Jawahar Lal Nehru
2. "Dilli Chalo" - Mahatma Gandhi
3. "Jai Jawan Jai Kisan" - Lal Bahadur Shastri
4. "Swaraj is my Birthright" - Swami Dayanand
Answer - ("Jai Jawan Jai Kisan" - Lal Bahadur Shastri)
Ques 41. Heat resistant variety of glass is -
1. Pyrex glass
2. Hard glass
3. Flint glass
4. None of these
Answer - (Flint glass)
Ques 42. What is the name of the electronic communication network of the Reserve Bank of India ?
1. BOLT
2. RBISAT
3. RBINET
4. RBIDOT
Answer - (RBINET)
Ques 43. The blood cholesterol level in 100 ml of blood in a normal person varies between -
1. 150 and 200 mg
2. 120 and 200 mg
3. 100 and 180 mg
4. 80 and 160 mg
Answer - (150 and 200 mg)
Ques 44. The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was associated with -
1. Industrial policy
2. Banking reforms
3. Panchayati Raj
4. Centre-State relations
Answer - (Panchayati Raj)
Ques 45. Which one of the following is true regarding plant cells and animal cells -
1. Plant cells contains chloroplast while animal cells do not
2. Plant cells are small while animal cells are large in size
3. Plant cells contain nucleus while animal cells do not
4. Plant cells and animal cells are similar in all respects
Answer - (Plant cells contains chloroplast while animal cells do not)
Ques 46. The author of the book "Environmental Jurisprudence" is -
1. Justice Y.V. Chandrachud
2. Justice Ashok A. Desai
3. Justice A.K. Sood
4. Justice Prem Nagar
Answer - (Justice Ashok A. Desai)
Ques 47. Per capita income is maximum in which of the following states in India ?
1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Gujarat
3. Punjab
4. Goa
Answer - (Goa)
Ques 48. The country with which India has decided to share its border maps is -
1. Bangladesh
2. China
3. Bhutan
4. Nepal
Answer - (China)
Ques 49. According to AT Kearney Inc. which country is the hottest destination for foreign direct investment ?
1. India
2. China
3. Malaysia
4. Mauritius
Answer - (China)
Ques 50. Who among the following is awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman for his outstanding achievement in their field and fostering understanding of India abroad ?
1. Laxmi Mittal
2. Sunil Mittal
3. Vikram Seth
4. Ms. Indra Nooyi
Answer - (Vikram Seth)