(Papers) SSC Junior Engineer Exam Paper - 2018 "held on 25 Jan 2018" Afternoon Shift
(General Awareness)

QID : 851 - Bull' and 'Bear' are associated with which of the following commercial activities?

1) Banking
2) Share Market
3) Corporate Tax
4) Agro-market

Correct Answer: Share Market

QID : 852 - What is the meaning of 'Take off stage' in an economy?

1) Stage of growth
2) Stage of stagnant
3) Stage of collapse
4) Stage of diminish

Correct Answer: Stage of growth

QID : 853 - Who has been appointed as the Chairman of 15th Finance Commission?

1) Vijay Kelkar
2) Arbind Pangarhia
3) N K Singh
4) C Rangrajan

Correct Answer: N K Singh

QID : 854 - Which of the following forms the largest share of deficit in budget of India?

1) Current deficit
2) Revenue deficit
3) Fiscal deficit
4) No option is correct.

Correct Answer: Fiscal deficit

QID : 855 - Which one among the following is not a component of fiscal policy?

1) Public expenditure
2) Public debts
3) Taxation
4) Trade

Correct Answer: Trade

QID : 856 - When was the name of Madras State changed in Tamil Nadu?

1) 1956
2) 1968
3) 1969
4) 1967

Correct Answer: 1969

QID : 857 - Who among the following had the shortest tenure as Indian President?

1) Shankar Dayal Sharma
2) Pranab Mukherjee
3) Pratibha Patil
4) Dr Zakir Hussain

Correct Answer: Dr Zakir Hussain

QID : 858 - Which of the following was elected unopposed as the President of India?

1) Dr Rajendra Prasad
2) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
3) Gyani Jail Singh
4) Pratibha Patil

Correct Answer: Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

QID : 859 - Which Schedule of the Indian Constitution is related to the languages of India?

1) 7th schedule
2) 8th schedule
3) 9th schedule
4) 10th schedule

Correct Answer: 8th schedule

QID : 860 - In the Constitution of India, promotion of international peace and security is mentioned in which of the following parts?

1) Fundamental Rights
2) Preamble
3) Directive Principles of State
4) None of these

Correct Answer: Directive Principles of State

QID : 861 - Buddhism was divided into Mahayana and Hinayana during the reign of which of the following rulers?

1) Kanishka
2) Chandragupta II
3) Ashoka
4) None of these

Correct Answer: Kanishka

QID : 862 - Which of the following Harappan sites is thought to have direct sea trade links with Mesopotamia?

1) Dholavira
2) Lothal
3) Kot Diji
4) Ropar

Correct Answer: Lothal

QID : 863 - Which of the following Sultans of the Sultanate of Delhi transferred his capital from Delhi to Agra?

1) Sikandar Lodi
2) Qutbuddin Aibak
3) Alauddin Khilji
4) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

Correct Answer: Sikandar Lodi

QID : 864 - Who was elected the Congress president after the end of the Tripuri crisis?

1) Pattabhi Sitaramayya
2) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
3) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
4) Abul Kalam Azad

Correct Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

QID : 865 - Which of the following chaired first Round Table Conference?

1) Clement Attlee
2) Winston Churchill
3) Stanley Baldwin
4) Ramsay Macdonald

Correct Answer: Ramsay Macdonald

QID : 866 - The Buxa Tiger Reserve is located in which of the following states?

1) Assam
2) Odisha
3) West Bengal
4) Jharkhand

Correct Answer: West Bengal

QID : 867 - Which of the following is the largest mangrove forest not only in India but in the world?

1) Sundarbans
2) Coringa East
3) Muthupet
4) Malvan

Correct Answer: Sundarbans

QID : 868 - Which of the following terms is used in India for a tract of land lying between two confluent rivers?

1) Valley
2) Plateau
3) Doab
4) None of these

Correct Answer: Doab

QID : 869 - The Nagarjuna Sagar project is constructed on the which of the following rivers?

1) Sutlej
2) Jhelam
3) Narmada
4) Krishna

Correct Answer: Krishna

QID : 870 - Which of the following is the largest producer of cardamom in India?

1) Karnataka
2) Kerala
3) Sikkim
4) Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer: Kerala

QID : 871 - Which of the following schemes was launched by Bihar Government for checking crimes against women?

1) Women Safety Surveillance Scheme
2) Women Safe City Scheme
3) City Surveillance Scheme for Women
4) Safe City Surveillance Scheme

Correct Answer: Safe City Surveillance Scheme

QID : 872 - Which of the following state government launched ‘Prakash hai to Vikas hai’ Scheme, a free household power connection scheme for the poor in the state?

1) Jharkhand
2) Assam
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer: Uttar Pradesh

QID : 873 - When will the International Chinese New Year start in year 2018?

1) 16 January 2018
2) 16 February 2018
3) 16 March 2018
4) None of these

Correct Answer: 16 February 2018

QID : 874 - Which of the following cities will be host Commonwealth Games 2022?

1) Glasgow
2) Delhi
3) Birmingham
4) Durban

Correct Answer: Birmingham

QID : 875 - Australia beat which of the following countries 2-1 in the final of the Hockey World League on December 10, 2017?

1) India
2) Argentina
3) England
4) Pakistan

Correct Answer: Argentina

QID : 876 - “I Witness : Partial Observation” is written by ______.

1) Mark Tully
2) Rajmohan Gandhi
3) Poonam Suri
4) Kapil Sibal

Correct Answer: Kapil Sibal

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QID : 877 - Which former Prime Minister of India has been selected for Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development in 2017?

1) I. K. Gujral
2) H. D. Deve Gowda
3) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
4) Manmohan Singh

Correct Answer: Manmohan Singh

QID : 878 - In which city the first ever Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Dance festival was concluded in January, 2017?

1) Madurai
2) Thiruvananthapuram
3) Kochi
4) Hyderabad

Correct Answer: Hyderabad

QID : 879 - Which country has allowed India to ferry Haj pilgrims via sea route?

1) Saudi Arabia
2) Iran
3) Iraq
4) Israel

Correct Answer: Saudi Arabia

QID : 880 - In January 2017, India signed a Memorandum of Understanding to construct 3000 rain water harvesting system with which country?

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

Correct Answer: Sri Lanka

QID : 881 - Which among the following is/are storage deivce/devices used in computers?

1) Floppy disk
2) Hard disk
3) Punched tape
4) All options are correct.

Correct Answer: All options are correct.

QID : 882 - The computers and computers networks exchange information using ______ to communicate with each other.

1) Server
2) Transmission Control Protocol
3) Digital Network
4) World Wide Web

Correct Answer: Transmission Control Protocol

QID : 883 - Which method is used to protect iron from rusting?

1) Oxidation
2) Galvanisation
3) Vulcanisation
4) Reduction

Correct Answer: Galvanisation

QID : 884 - Brass is an alloy of which of the following metals?

1) Copper and mercury
2) Copper and zinc
3) Copper and nickel
4) Copper and silver

Correct Answer: Copper and zinc

QID : 885 - Which among the following is true about Rayon?

1) It is obtained from silk worm
2) It is obtained from wood pulp
3) It is obtained from both silk worm and wood pulp
4) No option is correct.

Correct Answer: It is obtained from wood pulp

QID : 886 - Which of the following are requirements for producing fire?

I. Fuel
II. Air
III. Heat

1) Only I and II
2) Only I and III
3) Only II and III
4) All I, II and III

Correct Answer: All I, II and III

QID : 887 - Which of the following lens always forms a virtual, erect and diminished image?

1) Convex
2) Concave
3) Both convex and concave
4) None of these

Correct Answer: Concave

QID : 888 - What is the direction of magnetic field lines in a magnet?

1) East pole to West pole
2) West pole to East pole
3) North pole to South pole
4) South pole to North pole

Correct Answer: North pole to South pole

QID : 889 - Which of following property of a proton cannot change while it moves freely in magnetic field?

1) Speed
2) Velocity
3) Momentum
4) Both speed and velocity

Correct Answer: Speed

QID : 890 - Stethoscope works on which principle?

1) Conversion of current into sound
2) Conversion of sound into current
3) Reflection of sound
4) Reflection of light

Correct Answer: Reflection of sound

QID : 891 - Which vitamin is made at a higher rate in our body?

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

Correct Answer: Vitamin D

QID : 892 -

1) I-2, II-4, III-1, IV-3
2) I-1, II-3, III-4, IV-2
3) I-3, II-4, III-2, IV-1
4) I-1, II-2, III-3, IV-4

Correct Answer: I-2, II-4, III-1, IV-3

QID : 893 - Which is the usual reproductive part of a plant?

1) Leaf
2) Stem
3) Root
4) Flower

Correct Answer: Flower

QID : 894 - Which of the following statement is INCORRECT?

1) Hydra have only a sexual reproduction.
2) Most frogs are an oviparous animals.
3) Budding is not possible in hydra.
4) Internal fertilisation takes place in hens.

Correct Answer: Hydra have only a sexual reproduction.

QID : 895 - A person having hypermetropia has to keep a reading material at what distance (in cm) for comfortable reading?

1) 22
2) 25
3) 35
4) 45

Correct Answer: 25

QID : 896 - Which of the following disease does NOT spread through the air?

1) Cough-cold
2) Pneumonia
3) tuberculosis
4) Cholera

Correct Answer: Cholera

QID : 897 - Micro-organisms act upon the dead plants to produce ______.

1) sand
2) mushrooms
3) humus
4) wood

Correct Answer: humus

QID : 898 - A species restricted to a given area is ______.

1) Endangered species
2) Vulnerable species
3) Endemic species
4) Extinct species

Correct Answer: Endemic species

QID : 899 - In which year, Special Climate Change Fund was established?

1) 1999
2) 2000
3) 2001
4) 2003

Correct Answer: 2001

QID : 900 - Identify the possible link “X” in the following food chain? Grass → Insect → Frog → X → Eagle

1) Dog
2) Rabbit
3) Bird
4) Snake

Correct Answer: Snake

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