INDEX S.No. Content Page.No. 1. Biology ------------------------ 2 – 8 2. Chemistry ------------------------ 9 – 14 3. Physics ------------------------ 15 – 25 4. Geography ------------------------ 26 – 52 5. Economics ------------------------ 53- 67 6. Indian Polity ------------------------ 68 – 92 7. History ------------------------ 93 – 135 SSC-CGL CRACKER FOR GENERAL STUDIES BIOLOGY 1. Silviculture is the branch of botany (c) Acquired immune deficiency (d) Extra axillary bud in which we study about- syndrome 22. Ginger is- (a) Culture of algae (d) None of these (a) Modified root (b) Development of ofrest 12. The biggest single- celled organism (b) Modified stem (c) Culture of fungi is (c) Modified leaf (d) Siliciphida plant (a) Yeast (d) Modified bulb 2. Study of pollen grain is called- (b) Acetabularia 23. Cactus is referred to as- (a) Pomology (b) Polynology (c) Acetobacter (a) Hydrophte (b) Mesophte (c) Phocology (d) Mycology (d) Amoeba (c) Xerophyte (d) Epiphte 3. Study of internal structure of plant- 13. Agar – Agar is obtained from – 24. Agar – agar is prepared from (a) Morphology (b) Anatomy (a) Fungi (b) Algae (a) Alage (b) Lichens (c) Cology (d) Taxonomy (c) Moss (d) Bacteria (c) Fungi (d) Bryophyte 4. Estimatin of age of woody plant by 14. Red rot of sugarcane is caused by 25. The inflorescence of wheat is- counting annual ring is- (a) Colletotrichum falcatum (a) Raceme (b) Catkin (a) Dendrology (b) Cercospora percoruata (c) Spike (d) Panicle (b) Denrochronolgy (c) Alternaria alternate 26. Consider the following statements: (c) Agronomy (d) Phylophthora infestans (1) Maize can be used for the (d) Demography 15. Aflatoxins are produced by – production of starch 5. Study of growing plant without soil (a) Fungi (b) Bacteria (2) Oil extracted from miaze can be in water containing nutrient is- (c) Algae (d) Viruses a feedstock fro biodiesel (a) Hydrotonics 16. Statements: (3) Alcoholic beverages can be (b) Hydrophonics 1. In Gymnosperms, seeds are produced by using maise. (c) Hypotonics enclosing in side fruits. Which of the statements given above (d) None 2. Dicots and monocots are included is/ are correct? 6. In Exo-biology we study about- in Angiospersm. (a) 1 only (a) External structure of living (a) Both Statements 1 and 2 are (b) 1 and 2 only beings correct. (c) 2 and 3 only (b) Life present on the earth (b) Both Statements 1 and 2 are (d) 1, 2, and 3 (c) Life present in the other layer of incorrect. 27. Double fertilization is main feature earth atmosphere (c) Statement 1 is correct, but of- (d) Life found in space and on other Statement 2 is incorrect. (a) Bryophtes setallite. (d) Statement 1 is incorrect, but (b) Pteridophytes 7. Xenobiotics which are inherently Statement 2 is correct. (c) Gymnosperm resistant to microbial attack are 17. Which part of the cinchona yields a (d) Angiosperm called as- drug? 28. Parthenogenesis is a process in (a) Biodegradable (a) Endosperm (b) Pericarp which- (b) All of the given optins (c) Bark (d) leaf (a) Fruit develop without harmone (c) Recalcitrant 18. Fiber of cotton is obtain from– (b) Fruit develop without (d) Persistent (a) Stem (b) Seed fertilization 8. Curd is sour due to presence of (c) Fruit (d) Root (c) Development of egg without (a) Citric Acid (b) Lactic Acid 19. An enzyme produced by HIV that fertilization (c) Acetic Acid allows the integration of HIV DNA (d) Development of embryo without (d) None of these into the host cell’s DNA is - fertilization 9. EBOL is a – (a) Integrase (b) Ligase 29. A fertilized egg is known as- (a) Virus (b) Bacteria (c) Helicase (a) Oospore (c) Protozoa (d) Fungi (d) DNA gyrase (b) Conidiospre 10. Virus that infect bacteria are called 20. Dr. Norman E. Borlaug belonged to- (c) Zoospore (a) Bacteriophages (b) Basophils (a) Spain (b) Mexico (d) Zygote (c) Basal body (c) America (d) Austria 30. Lungs of a plant are- (d) Basidiospores 21. Eye of potato are - (a) Leaves (b) Stems 11. Desease caused by HIV- (a) Apical buds (c) Flowers (d) Roots (a) Tuberculosis (b) Axillary buds 31. The plant from which cocoa and (b) Cancer (c) Adventitous root chocolate are obtained is– 2 SSC-CGL CRACKER FOR GENERAL STUDIES (a) Herb (b) shrub 40. Dwarf plants can be made taller by (b) Auxanometer (c) Small tree applying- (c) Osmometer (d) very big tree (a) Gibberellins (b) Auxins (d) Potometer 32. Crop shown at the commencement (c) Cytokinins (d) Dormin 50. For the growth in length of plant of the monsoon is called- 41. The oxygen in photsythesis is which of the following is not (a) Rabi crop released from- essential- (b) Cash crop (a) CO2 (a) Sodium (b) Calcium (c) Kharif crop (b) H2O (c) Both CO2 (c) Nitrogen (d) Phosphorus (d) none of these & H2O 51. Example of positive geotropism is- 33. Plant which grow in saline soil are- (d) Chlorophyll (a) Closing of flower (a) Xerophytes 42. Photolysis of water involves- (b) Upward growth of stem (b) Hydrophytes (a) Excitement of water (c) Downwards growth of root (c) Halophytes (b) Evoluation of oxygen (d) Lateral growth of root (d) Succulents (c) Breakdown of water by light 52. Leaves of which of the following 34. Transpiration in plants is a process (d) Splitting of water into its ion H+ plants are not used for the rearing of of and OH- silkworms? (a) Photorespiration 43. An element present in chlorophyll – (a) Mulberry (b) Castor (b) Water loss (a) Ca (b) Fe (c) Oak (d) Teak (c) Food production (c) Mg (d) S 53. Water and mineral in plant is (d) Respiration 44. Respiration is- transported through- 35. In soil, water that is readily available (a) Endothermic process (a) Xylem (b) Phloem to plant roots is: (b) Exothermic process (c) Pith (d) Cortex (a) Gravitational water (c) Anabolic process 54. Number of stomata is less and (b) Capillary water (d) Endagenic process sunkin in- (c) Hygroscopic water 45. Fermentation is – (a) Mesophytes (b) Halophytes (d) Bound water (a) Anearobic respiration (c) Hydrophytes (d) Xerophytes 36. Vaseline was applied to both (b) Incomplete oxidation of 55. Which of the following is used as surfaces of the leaves of aplant. carbohydrate rodenticide? Which of the following (c) Complete oxidation carbohydrate (a) Zinc phosphide process/processes would be (d) None of above (b) Zinc carbonate affected? 46. Incomplete break down of sugar in (c) Zinc chloride 1. Photosynthesis anaerobic respiration form – (d) Zinc sulphide 2. Rspiration (a) Fructose and water 56. Red not of sugarcane is caused by- 3. Transpiration Select the correct (b) Glucose and CO2 (a) Calletotrichum falcatum answer using the code given below: (c) Alcohol and CO2 (b) Cercopspora personata (a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 only (d) Water and CO2 (c) Alternaria alternata (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 47. Respiration is – (d) Phylophthora Infestans 37. Willting of plants occurs due to (a) Catabolic process that uses 57. Element playing role in nitrogen excessive: carbon dioxide, produce oxygen and fixation- (a) Absorption converted released energy to ATP (a) Mn (b) Mo (b) Transpiration (b) Anabolic process that uses (c) Zn (d) Cu (c) Respiration oxygen and carbon dioxide to form 58. Branch of science which deal with (d) Guttation ATP the study of skin of man- 38. The loss of water in the form of (c) Anabolic process that uses (a) Physiology (b) Anatomy water drops is called- oxygen, piduces carbon dioxide and (c) Biochemistry (a) Transpiration (b) Respiration converts released energy into ATP (d) Demetology (c) Guttation (d) Exosmosis (d) Catabolic process that uses 59. Study of disease like cancer- 39. Transpiration differs from oxygen produces carbon dioxide and (a) Osteology (b) Oncology evopartion in- converts released energy into ATP (c) Karyology (a) Rate of water loss 48. Harmone helping in cell division- (d) Nephrology (b) Transpiration is a physiological (a) IAA 60. What is vermicultrue? process while evaporation is (b) NAA (a) The science of raising worms physical process. (c) Cytokinn / Seatin (b) The science of studying (c) Transpiration is physical process (d) Cibberellin (c) The science of killing worms while evaporation is a physiological 49. The instrument by which rate of (d) None of these process. growth of plant is measured- 61. Which of the following have coral (d) Frequency of water loss. (a) Hydrometer reefs? 3 SSC-CGL CRACKER FOR GENERAL STUDIES 1. Andaman and Nicobar Island 72. Which of the following gland is 81. Which one of the following is not a 2. Culf of Kachchh responsible for the secretion of part of nerves? 3. Gul of Mannar insulin. (a) Axons 4. Sundar – bans (a) Pituitary (b) Pineal (b) Connective tissues Select correct answer using code: (c) Thymus (d) Pancrease (c) Schwann cells (a) 1, 2 and 3 only 73. The sense of balance is achieved by: (d) Smooth muscles (b) 2 and three only (a) Carebellum equilibrium 82. Blood is a /an – (c) 2 and 4 only (b) Thalamus equilibrium (a) Connective tissue (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only (c) Cerebrum equilibrium (b) Epithelial tissue 62. What does the word ‘amphibian’ (d) Spinal equilibrium (c) Both of the above mean? 74. Image of object is formed on which (d) None of above (a) Two lives (b) Four lives part of eye- 83. The largest organ of human body is- (c) Three lives (d) One life (a) Cornea (b) Choroid (a) Heart (b) Brain 63. Kala – azar is transmitted by …. (c) Retina (d) Iris (c) Liver (d) Kidney (a) Black flies (b) sand fly 75. Glucose is a type of – 84. Name the Vitamin not found in any (c) Tsetse fly (d) Mites (a) Teterose sugar animal food: 64.