(Papers) SSC Junior Engineer Exam Paper - 2018 "held on 23 Jan 2018" Afternoon Shift
(General Awareness)

QID : 851 - Depreciation of fixed assets is an example of __________.

1) deferred revenue expenditure
2) capital expenditure
3) capital gain
4) revenue expenditure

Correct Answer: capital expenditure

QID : 852 - Which one of the following is not a feature of monopolistic competition?

1) Large number of buyers and sellers in the market
2) Differentiated products constitute the market
3) Product in the market is homogeneous
4) Selling costs are used for sale promotion

Correct Answer: Product in the market is homogeneous

QID : 853 - What is the maximum loan amount permissible under the MUDRA Yojana?

1) Rs. 50,000
2) Rs. 1 lakh
3) Rs. 5 lakh
4) Rs. 10 lakh

Correct Answer: Rs. 10 lakh

QID : 854 - As per a latest classification of countries by the World Bank India now belongs to which of the following category?

1) Upper-lower income country
2) Lower-middle income country
3) Middle-middle income country
4) Lower-upper income country

Correct Answer: Lower-middle income country

QID : 855 - As per census 2011, which state had the lowest sex ratio?

1) Punjab
2) Haryana
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Bihar

Correct Answer: Haryana

QID : 856 - Pluralist Theory of Sovereignty emphasizes the importance of which of the followings?

1) Association
2) Monarch
3) State
4) Government

Correct Answer: Association

QID : 857 - In which of the following countries the system of judicial review was originated?

1) France
2) Germany
3) USA
4) Britain

Correct Answer: USA

QID : 858 - Under which article of the Indian Constitution is the District Planning Commission constituted?

1) Article 243 ZD
2) Article 244 ZD
3) Article 242 ZD
4) Article 243 ZE

Correct Answer: Article 243 ZD

QID : 859 - Which kind of majority is required for constitutional amendment in forming a new state?

1) Simple
2) Two-third
3) Three-fourth
4) Two-third plus ratification by half of all states

Correct Answer: Simple

QID : 860 - Which officer of the Government of India has the right to take part in the proceedings of parliament of India even though he is not a member?

1) Vice-President
2) Attorney General of India
3) Comptroller and Auditor General
4) Election Commission

Correct Answer: Attorney General of India

QID : 861 - The term 'Stupa' is associated with which of the following event of Gautam Buddha’s life?

1) Death
2) First Sermon
3) Birth
4) Renunciation

Correct Answer: Death

QID : 862 - Who was the last ruler of the Gupta Dynasty?

1) Puru Gupta
2) Vishnu Gupta
3) Skanda Gupta
4) Kumar Gupta

Correct Answer: Vishnu Gupta

QID : 863 - Where was Guru Govind Singh educated and learnt Persian?

1) Lahore
2) Amritsar
3) Patna
4) Anandpur Sahib

Correct Answer: Anandpur Sahib

QID : 864 - Which of the following was the precursor of Indian National Congress?

1) Servents of Indian Society
2) Indian Association
3) Indian National Union
4) Indian League

Correct Answer: Indian Association

QID : 865 - During which governor general's time was the annexation of Sindh in British State done?

1) Lord Dalhousie
2) Lord Chelmsford
3) Lord Ellenborough
4) Lord Hastings

Correct Answer: Lord Ellenborough

QID : 866 - What is the second most abundant element on Earth's crust?

1) Carbon
2) Silicon
3) Oxygen
4) Hydrogen

Correct Answer: Silicon

QID : 867 - What is called a shallow stretch of river that may be crossed on feet.?

1) Ford
2) Atoll
3) Reef
4) Lagoon

Correct Answer: Ford

QID : 868 - Which among the following is a cold-dry wind?

1) Hurricane
2) Tornado
3) Bora
4) Cyclone

Correct Answer: Bora

QID : 869 - The man-made reservoir Gobind Sagar located in Bilaspur is situated in which of the following states?

1) Uttarakhand
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Punjab
4) Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer: Himachal Pradesh

QID : 870 - Which among the following rivers does not flow from East to West?

1) Narmada
2) Tapti
3) Cauvery
4) Mahi

Correct Answer: Cauvery

QID : 871 - Which of the following historical monument has been chosen as a "Swachh Bharat Icon" by the Union Government on November 21, 2017.

1) Haveli Dharampur
2) Charminar
3) Amaravati
4) Vishwa Bharati

Correct Answer: Charminar

QID : 872 - As per a recent announcement, where will India's first Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) come up?

1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Maharashtra
3) Rajasthan
4) West Bengal

Correct Answer: Andhra Pradesh

QID : 873 - Which of the following is a multilevel global campaign to spread awareness about importance of girl’s education?

1) Girl Rising
2) Most Important Part of Our Life: Girls
3) Save Girls: Educate Girls
4) Education of Girls

Correct Answer: Girl Rising

QID : 874 - Which country will host the Summer Olympics 2020?

1) Qatar
2) Tokyo
3) Rome
4) Jakarta

Correct Answer: Tokyo

QID : 875 - Which of the following sportsperson is not correctly matched with their respective discipline?

1) Jitu Rai : Shooting
2) P.V. Sindhu : Badminton
3) Sakshi Malik : Boxing
4) Deepa Karmakar : Gymnastic

Correct Answer: Sakshi Malik : Boxing

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QID : 876 - “A Better India : A Better World” is written by ______.

1) Arun Jaitley
2) Aamer Hussein
3) N. R. Narayan Murthy
4) C. Raja Mohan

Correct Answer: N. R. Narayan Murthy

QID : 877 - Which among the following has won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in October 2017?

1) Jacques Dubochet
2) Joachim Frank
3) Richard Henderson
4) All options are correct.

Correct Answer: All options are correct.

QID : 878 - On birth anniversary of social reformer Basavana how many volumes of Vachana were released by Narendra Modi in April, 2017?

1) 21
2) 20
3) 23
4) 25

Correct Answer: 23

QID : 879 - In May 2017, with which country India has signed an agreement on Maritime Security?

1) Sri Lanka
2) Bangladesh
3) Mauritius
4) China

Correct Answer: Mauritius

QID : 880 - Which neighbouring country of India measures prosperity by gauging its citizens’ happiness level?

1) Pakistan
2) Nepal
3) Sri Lanka
4) Bhutan

Correct Answer: Bhutan

QID : 881 - In which communication mode, data can be transmitted in both directions at same time?

1) Simplex
2) Full duplex
3) Half duplex
4) Multiplex

Correct Answer: Full duplex

QID : 882 - The computer program that converts assembly language to machine language is called ______.

1) Complier
2) Interpreter
3) Assembler
4) Comparator

Correct Answer: Assembler

QID : 883 - Which is a base metal of amalgam alloy?

1) Aluminium
2) Mercury
3) Copper
4) Zinc

Correct Answer: Mercury

QID : 884 - Which of the following is the structure of graphite?

1) Rigid three-dimensional
2) Hexagonal
3) like Football
4) No option is correct.

Correct Answer: Hexagonal

QID : 885 - A wooden spoon is dipped in a cup of ice cream. Its other end will ______.

1) become cold by the process of conduction
2) become cold by the process of convection
3) become cold by the process of radiation
4) not become cold

Correct Answer: not become cold

QID : 886 - Which acid is the most abundant acid found in grapes?

1) Oxalic acid
2) Ascorbic acid
3) Tartaric acid
4) Formic acid

Correct Answer: Tartaric acid

QID : 887 - The splitting of white light into its component colours is called ______.

1) diffraction
2) refraction
3) dispersion
4) scattering

Correct Answer: dispersion

QID : 888 - Which of the following statements are CORRECT?

I. Change in magnetic field produces induced current.
II. Flow of current in a conductor produces magnetic field.
III. Magnetic field related to coil can be produced by motion between conductor and coil.

1) Only I and II
2) Only I and III
3) Only II and III
4) All statements are correct.

Correct Answer: All statements are correct.

QID : 889 - Which gas is used as a fuel in a rocket?

1) Radon
2) Hydrogen
3) Chlorine
4) Nitrogen

Correct Answer: Hydrogen

QID : 890 - Which of the following is good insulator?

1) Mercury
2) Cadmium
3) Germanium
4) Glass

Correct Answer: Glass

QID : 891 - Which is the most abundant Vitamin found in carrot?

1) Vitamin A
2) Vitamin B
3) Vitamin C
4) Vitamin D

Correct Answer: Vitamin A

QID : 892 - How the rate of absorption of water through roots can be increased?

1) Keeping the plants in the shade
2) Keeping the plants in the dim light
3) Keeping the plants under the fan
4) Covering the plants with a polythene bag

Correct Answer: Keeping the plants under the fan

QID : 893 - A spore producing plant is ______.

1) rose
2) bread mould
3) potato
4) ginger

Correct Answer: bread mould

QID : 894 - Which chromosome is responsible for manliness in man?

1) XO
2) YO
3) XX
4) XY

Correct Answer: XY

QID : 895 - The human eye forms the image of an object at its ______.

1) cornea
2) iris
3) pupil
4) retina

Correct Answer: retina

QID : 896 - Which of the following is NOT a multicellular organism?

1) Fungi
2) Spirogyra
3) Hydra
4) Paramecium

Correct Answer: Paramecium

QID : 897 - Which disease is caused by cadmium metal pollution?

1) Minamata
2) Itai-Itai
3) Asthma
4) Dermatitis

Correct Answer: Itai-Itai

QID : 898 - Which of the following is an organic gas?

1) Carbon dioxide
2) Carbon monoxide
3) Ethylene dichloride
4) Nitrogen dioxide

Correct Answer: Ethylene dichloride

QID : 899 - Basel Protocol is related to which of the following?\

1) Ozone layer
2) Burning of forests
3) Sea water pollution
4) Trans-boundary hazardous dumping

Correct Answer: Trans-boundary hazardous dumping

QID : 900 - Which of the following is parasitic food chain?

1) Trees → Fruits eating birds → Lice and bugs
2) Grass → Rabbit → Fox → Tiger
3) Grass → Grasshopper → Frog → Snake → Hawk
4) Phytoplankton → Zooplankton → Fish → Hawk

Correct Answer: Trees → Fruits eating birds → Lice and bugs

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