PART - II : OSSC VITAL STATISTICAL CLERK PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION PAPER WITH ANSWER KEY

Board Name: Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC)

Post Name: Vital Statistical Clerk (Prelim) - 2016 Set-1

Time: 1 1/2 Hours

Total Questions: 100

Full Marks: 100

Each Question Carries: 1 Mark

Exam Year: 2017

PART - II : QUESTIONS 21 - 40

OSSC Vital Statistics Clerk Previous Year Question Paper:

21. Which of the following European Nations is a land-locked country?

1. Albania
2. Austria
3. Bulgaria
4. Lithuania
5. Romania
Ans: (2)



22. Match each of the following deserts with the countries and select the correct answer set from the table given below: Countries Deserts (a) Botswana (i) The Atacama (b) Chile (ii) The Central Asia (c) Kazakhstan (iii) The Gobi (d) Mongolia (iv) The Kalahari (e) United States (v) The Patagonia (vi) The Sonoran

1. a-v, b-i, c-ii, d-iii, e-vi
2. a-iv, b-v, c-ii, d-iii, e-vi
3. a-iv, b-i, c-v, d-iii, e-ii
4. a-iv, b-i, c-ii, d-iii, e-vi
5. a-iv, b-i, c-ii, d-v, e-vi
Ans: (4)



23. Which of the following places in India is located closest to the Tropic of Cancer?

1. Champhai (Mizoram)
2. Kalinjarh (Rajasthan)
3. Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh)
4. Sonhat (Chhattisgarh)
5. Udaipur (Tripura)
Ans: (5)



24. Which of the following hills in North-East India is different from the other four in terms of its mode of formation?

1. The Barail Range
2. The Jaintia Hills
3. The Mizo Hills
4. The Naga Hills
5. The Patkai-Bum
Ans: (2)



25. Which of the following streams does belong to a different drainage system than the other four?

1. The Indravati
2. The Koyna
3. The Manjira
4. The Pranahita
5. The Pravara
Ans: (2)



26. Which of the following areas in India is different from the other four in terms of the amount of annual rainfall received?

1. The Karnataka Plateau
2. The Rann of Kutch
3. The Upper Mahanadi Basin
4. The Vidarbh Region
5. The Western Rajasthan
Ans: (3)



27. Which of the following types of trees found in India does belong to a different type of forest than the other four? 

1. Rosewood
2. Sal
3. Sandalwood
4. Teak
5. Willow
Ans: (5)



28. Which of the following dams in Odisha does not produce hydroelectricity?

1. The Balimela
2. The Hirakud
3. The Indravati 
4. The Patora
5. The Rengali
Ans: (4)





29. Which National Highway (new number) does connect Cuttack with Sambalpur via Anugul?

1. NH 55
2. NH 49
3. NH 53
4. NH 57
5. NH 59
Ans: (1)



30. Which of the following ports in India does handle the largest volume of container traffic? 

1. Chennai
2. Kochi
3. Kolkata
4. Nhava Sheva
5. Tuticorin
Ans: (4)



31. What is the path of a projectile? 

1. Elliptical
2. Hyperbola
3. Parabola
4. Semi-circular
5. Straight line
Ans: (3)



32. Which among the following is not a contact force?

1. Air resistance force
2. Magnetic force
3. Frictional force
4. Normal force
5. Tension force
Ans: (2)



33. If the rate of the rotation of the earth increases then the value of gravity (g) will not change at: 

1. Equator
2. 30^o  N
3. 45^o  N
4. 60^o  N
5. 90^o  N
Ans: (5)



34. Which form of energy is stored within the bonds in compounds?

1. Chemical
2. Elastic
3. Electromagnetic
4. Nuclear
5. Thermal
Ans: (1)



35. There is dissimilarity between the process of 'conduction' and the process of 'radiation' in respect of four of the following. Identify the other one exhibiting similarity: 

1. Difference in temperature
2. Involvement of particles
3. Medium
4. Path of heat transfer
5. Speed of heat transfer
Ans: (1)



36. "Oersted" is the unit of measurement of the magnetic:

1. Field flux
2. Field force
3. Filed intensity
4. Flux density
5. Reluctance
Ans: (3)



37. With reference to the atomic mass of which element is the atomic mass of different elements measures?

1. Carbon
2. Helium
3. Hydrogen
4. Nitrogen
5. Oxygen
Ans: (1)



38. The elements of which period in the modern periodic table are known as the "bridge elements"?

1. First
2. Second
3. Third
4. Fourth
5. Fifth
Ans: (2)





39. Which of the following elements is a volatile liquid?

1. Bromine
2. Chlorine
3. Fluorine
4. Iodine
5. Methane
Ans: (1)



40. Which one of the following diseases is also called the "Sailor's disease? 

1. Anaemia
2. Dermatitis
3. Pellagra
4. Rickets
5. Scurvy
Ans: (5)

PART-I: Questions 1 - 20

PART-II: Questions 21 - 40

PART-III: Questions 41 - 60

PART-IV: Questions 61 - 80

PART-V: Questions 81 - 100