Solved SSC 2011 GK Exam Paper (GK Quiz - 178)

1. The (SBI Amendment Bill) 2010 which was passed by the parliament reduces the statutory minimum shareholding of the central govt in the bank from ___%to ___%
[A]60, 51
[B]59, 52
[C]55, 51
[D]59, 55


2. Inflation happens when there are
[A]More goods more buyer
[B]Fewer goods and more buyers
[C]More goods few buyers
[D]Fewer goods few buyers


3. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ”Straight From The Heart”
[A]Kapil Dev
[B]Ravi Shastri
[C]Sachin Tendulkar
[D]MS Dhoni


4. Which part becomes modified as the tusk of the elephant?
[A]Canine
[B]Second Incisor
[C]Premolar
[D]Molar


5. Optical fibres are based on the phenomena of
[A]Interference
[B]Diffraction
[C]Dispersion
[D]Total Internal Reflection


6. These days yellow lamps are frequently used as street lights. Which of the following gases are used in these lamps?
[A]Sodium
[B]Hydrogen
[C]Neon
[D]Nitrogen


7. ‘mirage’ is an example of-
[A]Refraction of light only
[B]Refraction and total internal reflection of light
[C]Total Internal Reflection of light only
[D]Dispersion of light only


8. The phenomena of light associated with the appearance of blue colour of the sky is-
[A]Interference
[B]Reflection
[C]Refraction
[D]Scattering


9. In which of the following area spreadsheet software is more useful?
[A]Psychology
[B]Statistics
[C]Publishing
[D]Message sending


10. A group ware is-
[A]Hardware
[B]Network
[C]Software
[D]Firmware


11. Lens is made up of-
[A]Pyrex glass
[B]Ordinary glass
[C]Flint glass
[D]Cobalt glass


12. The element used for vulcanising rubber
[A]Sulphur
[B]Phosphorous
[C]Bromine
[D]Silicon


13. Which of the following is used for extra strength of Pyrex glass?
[A]Potassium carbonate
[B]Borax
[C]Lead Oxide
[D]Ferric acid


14. The noble gas used for treatment of cancer is
[A]Neon
[B]Argon
[C]Radon
[D]Krypton


15. Vasundhara summit was held in-
[A]USA
[B]Brazil
[C]UK
[D]Australia