Who is the athlete who set the maximum number (6) of the world records in span of 45 minutes?
SSC Section Officer Audit 2001 Question Paper
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which gas is present under pressure in soft drinks?
Who is the goal-keeper who played in five Football World Cup tournaments?
Typhoid fever is caused by ?
which is the important river in Germany that flows into the black sea?
The presence of a lion in the forest is essential in order to?
The West to east extension of the Himalayas is from?
Where is the Bandipur National Park?
Most of the devastating earthquakes are usually caused by ?
Which disaster has the highest wind velocity?
The substance which does not expand on going from liquid state to solid state is?
A person standing on a railway platform listens to the whistles of arriving and departing trains. The whistle heard is
George Bernard Shaw, the great dramatist, was ?
Holography is a technique of ?
The Bahmani kingdom was founded by?
The Dilwara temple at Mount Abu in Rajasthan were built by the followers of?
In the third Battle of Panipat, the Marathas were defeated by whom?
Sati was prohibited by which Governor-general?
What amidst the following is not true of the general electoral roll prepared through the agency of the Election Commission? It is to be used for elections to the ?
Which of the following categories of citizens of the prescribed age may be registered as a voter?
What is ‘Barak’?
Who is the latest ‘Bharat Ratna’ awardee among the following who had performed at the historic function at the Red Fort on the 15th August, 1947?
Who is the Chairperson of the United Nations Human Rights Committee?
What is “NMD”?
Under which Act/Policy was the BIFR established?
The theory of distribution relates to which of the following?
If an industry is characterised by economies of scale then?
Say’s Law of Market holds that ?
Movement along the same demand curve is known as?
Speed of wind is measured by?
which one is not a non-conventional energy source?
Which of the following blood group is a universal recipients?
Where are the ‘Todas’ found?
A special type of well in which water rises automatically under the pressure of a column of water to the ground surface through a hole is known as?
The soil water which is of the greatest importance to the plant life is?
Which of the following oceans has the shape of the English alphabet S?
Rod shaped bacteria is called?
The Montreal Protocol 1987 refers to?
The colour of loamy soil is?
The animal which has become extinct recently in India happens to be ?
The production of Onion is highest in ?
All the progeny obtained from a single plant by vegetative propagation are called?
The maximum permissible gap between two sessions of the Parliament is ?
The system of judicial review originated in?
Right to vote is mentioned in the parts of the Constitutional relating to?
A law can be enacted, or executive order issued, even contrary to Article 19 during proclamation of which emergency?
Boyle’s Law holds good for any gas at?
An ice block with a piece of lead embedded in it floats in water. If ice melts the water level ?:
The velocity of heat radiation in vacuum is?
Trade winds are due to?
What inspired the paintings of Ajanta?
The Jawahar Tunnel, the largest in India is located in?
Ozone-hole in the atmosphere is largely caused by the presence of?
What is USP in marketing field?
What is the maximum amount of investment in the shares of debentures of notified companies like the ICICI, the IDBI etc. That will entitle a rebate in income tax up to 20% of the amount invested?
Which authority recommends the principles governing the grants-in-aid of the revenues of the states out of the Consolidated fund of India?
RBI does not transact the business of which state government?
What is the longest mountain range in the world above sea level?
Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?
The term Roaring forties is related to the?
Which non-member of Parliament has the right to address it?
The Preamble of the Indian Constitution was for the first time amended by the?
Who regulates the slots where the geosynchronous satellites should be placed ?
What is the implication of the Central Government granting “Special Status”to a State?
What is Sponge?
The radio-active element used in heart pacemakers is?
The chemical that is used in making artificial rain is?
The element which is commonly used in nuclear for producing electricity by nuclear fission is?
Which of the following blood groups may be present in the children of a couple having blood groups A and B, respectively?
The writer who refused the Novel Prize for literature was?
Le Corbusier, the architecture of Chandigarh was a national of?
Alberuni came to India with?
Who decides if a particular Bill is a Money bill or not?
The Trade Union Affiliated with the Congress Party is?
Which article of the Indian Constitution abolished the practice of untouchability?
One of the following is an odd combination. Which is that?
The Simon Commission was formed to review?
The Upper House of the Legislature is more powerful than the Lower house in?
Where did Aurangzeb die?
Where are the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier housed?
Who was the first Caliph?
who among the following was the first to invade India?
Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus
Which of the following is known as Vitamin B1 ?
Which of the following is true?
Pathogenic bacteria secrete?
Table salt gets moist during rainy season because?
A tax is characterised by horizontal equity if its liability is?
What does a leasing company provide?
When too much money is chasing too few goods, the situation is?
When there is a change in demand leading to a shift of the Demand Curve to the right, at the same price as before, the quantity demanded will?
The income elasticity of demand being greater than one, what is the commodity must be?
‘Marginal efficiency of capital is?
Buoyancy of a tax is defined as?
Which is used as a lubricant in heavy machines?
The plastic material commonly used for making gear wheels is?
The anode in a dry cell consists of?
Which of the following is used to iodise common salt?
Ultra violet radiations of the Sun do not reach the earth because, earth’s atmosphere is surrounded by?
Which state has the lowest area under forests?
In the following passage some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
Mass communication is the delivery of....(1)...., ideas and entertainment to thousands or millions of …….(2)…….simultaneously; it is a force with incalculable…..(3)….on today's world. The ….(4)….. of mass communication rests…..(5)……the skills of the communicator to…..(6)…..the recipient's thinking….(7)…..stir emotions, to ……(8)…..him or her to…..(9)…..Mass communication is the one-to-one impact of one human intelligence upon…..(10)…...carried on thousand fold simultaneously among individuals who have no direct personal contact.
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In Following questions ,a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested below, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
He was congratulated by his teacher on his brilliant success in the recent examination.
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People speak English all over the world.
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Who gave you permission to enter?
The Principal has granted him a scholarship.
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Before festivals the shops are thronged with men, women and children making various purchases.
Out of the four alternatives. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence and blacken the appropriate rectangle in the Answerer sheet.
Succession of rulers belonging to one family
To cut something into two pieces
Flat metal or Porcelain plate fixed on a wall as an ornament or memorial
Act of deceiving somebody in order to make money
A short poem or speech addressed to the spectators after the conclusion of a drama
Capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses, and therefore not definite
A person who is unable to pay his debts
Anything which is no longer in use
A person coming to a foreign land to settle there
Something capable of being done
Read the following Passage and Answer the given Questions
The achievement of science in the twentieth century has been very great. Its influence can be felt in every sphere of life. From the small pins and needles to the huge iron sheets and joints, most of the things we require for our everyday use, come out of factories where scientific principles are utilized for practical ends. Science has enabled man to bring forces of nature under control and to use them for his own advantage. It has brought the distant parts of the world close together. Our knowledge of the universe has been much widened on account of the untiring efforts of the astronomers like Jeans and Eddington. Remarkable cures of human diseases have been possible owing to the discovery of some wonderful medicines.
The main idea of the passage is
The mode of approach is
What has enabled man to harness the forces of nature to the advantage of mankind?
The most appropriate title for the passage will be
Science has proved a great boon for
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"Science cannot reduce the magic of a sunset to arithmetic, nor can it express friendship with a formula" observed the eminent medical researcher, Dr. Lous Orr. He added, "also beyond science's mastery of nature are love and laughter, pain and loneliness and insights into truth and beauty". This distancing of science from the human condition perhaps explains why most foreign tourists visiting Britain flock predictably to see the hallowed homes of playwrights, writers and poets, but choose to ignore the habitations where its eminent scientists lived and worked.
Why is it that science cannot express friendship with a formula?
The word "magic" refers to
Which of the following are beyond science's reach, according to the passage?
The verb 'flock' refers to
Why according to the author do tourists prefer to visit hallowed homes of playwrights, writers and poets rather than visiting the habitation of eminent scientists?
In the following sentences, Some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the rectangle corresponding to the appropriate letter (a, b, c). If there is no error, blacken the rectangle corresponding to (d) in the Answer Sheet.
When shall we (a) / arrive (b) / to our destination? (c) / No error (d)
Based on the newspaper reports, (a) / we can conclude that (b) / many accidents is caused by reckless driving. (c) / No error (d)
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Females (a) / are not appointed (b) / in our college. (c) / No error (d)
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The officer (a) / is angry on the clerk (b) / for not attending to the work. (c) / No error (d)
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No sooner (a) / I had spoken, (b) / than he left. (c) / No error (d)
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Computer education (a) / in universities and colleges today (b) / leaves much to be desired. (c) / No error (d)
You will be persecuted (a) / for bringing seeds (b) / into Australia. (c) / No error (d)
You must either tell me (a) / the whole story or at least, (b) / the first half of it. (c) / No error (d)
Our new neighbours (a) / had been living in Arizona (b) / since ten years before moving to their present house. (c) / . No error (d)
The patient (a) / was accompanied (b) / with his friend. (c) / No error (d)
Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and blacken the appropriate rectangle in the Answer Sheet.
CONCILIATION
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MYTH
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RELUCTANTLY
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MUTILATE
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LAMENT
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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which expresses the right meaning of the given word and blacken the appropriate rectangle in Answer Sheet.
GRANDEUR
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INCEPTION
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COLOSSAL
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PARADOX
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PROLIFERATE
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In questions, four alternatives are given for the underlined idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase and blacken the appropriate rectangle in the Answer Sheet.
The failure of crops in successive years put the farmer in a tight corner.
The effort to trace the culprit was a wild goose chase.
The story does not hold water.
Raj couldn't pay the bill, so he asked the owner to put it on the cuff.
His statement is out and out a lie.
The luxury car that they bought turned out to be a white elephant.
If you are fair and square in your work you will definitely prosper.
There is no love lost between any two neighbouring countries in the world.
The heavy downpour played havoc in the coastal area.
To have a green thumb means
Four words have been written out of which three are correctly spelt and one is wrongly spelt. Find the wrongly spelt word out of the four responses
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In questions sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate and suitable word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and blacken the appropriate rectangle in the Answer Sheet.
Nadeeka was musing..............memories of the past.
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The lame boy tried to climb up the staircase without... .......... ..help.
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Each school has its own set of rules...............all good pupils should follow them.
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On my return from a long holiday, I had to...............with a lot of work
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Only one of the boys...............not done the homework given yesterday.
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Hopes of a settlement depends on the.................of the discussion.
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We must avail ourselves................every opportunity that comes................our way.
It is time we...............with determination.
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When the thief entered the house, the inmates................in the hall.
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700 men worked for 10 years to..............the Borobudur temple in Java to its former glory.
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In questions a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part as (a), (b), and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (d). Blacken the appropriate rectangle in the Answer Sheet.
Please report to me when you return back from Delhi.
Ravi has been demanding a lot more marks, doesn't he?
Exercise is benevolent to good health.
He parked his vehicle under the shade of a tree
In case it rains, I shall not visit you.
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TV sets have become costlier, thanks to the sudden rise in the prices of imported compounds.
Because the enemy had a reputation for engaging in sneak attacks we were frequently on the alert.
Less people came to watch cricket matches this year, so the gate receipts were lesser than last year.
God has bestowed man unusual gifts.
Many workers were being held hostages.
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In questions the first and the last parts of the sentence are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the parts and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer and blacken the appropriate rectangle in the Answer Sheet.
1. A dictionary
P. arranged words
Q. about which information
R. containing alphabetically
S. is a book
6. is given
1. Agriculture
P. cotton for our clothes
Q. raw materials like jute
R. and sugarcane for our industries
S. gives us food
6. and food for cattle
1. Today political freedom
P. and the right
Q. however money and all that money
R. assures people equality before law
S. to elect their Government
6. can buy is not fairly distributed
1. By far the most logical step
P. to relieve the housewife of routine
Q. which can be programmed
R. to carry out standard operations
S. is to provide a robot
6. when switched by the housewife.
1. During the reign of the Emperor Tiberius
P. called Phoedrus
Q. an Augustan story teller
R. translated Aesop's fables into Latin
S. in ancient Rome
6. and also added some tales of his own
1. The pigeons were used
P. as messengers
Q. which were tied
R. in the olden days
S. to carry messages
6. to their feet
1. The school has always been
P. tradition from one
Q. the most important
R. the wealth of
S. means of transferring
6. generation to the next
1. When she got to her house, there was nothing to retrieve.
P. All valuables were smashed or stolen.
Q. The curtains were burned; books were ripped to shreds.
R. Her medals and trophies had been flung everywhere.
S. The house had been completely ransacked.
6. Mirsada stood in the centre of her bedroom looking at a ruined copy of the Koran forcing back her tears.
1. The student came late to the school.
P. He went home weeping.
Q. The watchman didn't allow him inside the school.
R. The boy was waiting outside for sometime.
S. He then decided to go home.
6. It was a bad day for him.
1. Oliver dozed off again and it had been bright day for hours when Oliver opened his eyes.
P. He belonged to the world again.
Q. In three day's time, he was able to sit in an easy chair, well propped up with pillows, but he was still too weak to walk.
R. He felt cheerful and happy.
S. The crisis of the disease was safely past.
6. Mrs. Beduin had him carried downstairs into the little housekeeper's room which belonged to her.
