SSC-CHSL 2017 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1
GK

The competitive position of a company can be improved by ________ .

A
increasing the selling price
B
reducing the margin of profit
C
ignoring competitors
D
understanding and fulfilling customers needs
Question 2
GK

Deficit financing means the government borrows money from the ______.

A
International Monetary Fund
B
Ministry of Finance
C
Reserve Bank of India
D
World Trade Organization
Question 3
GK

Which of the following information is found in Ashoka's inscriptions?

A
Life story
B
Internal policy
C
Foreign policy
D
All option are correct.
Question 4
GK

Bahadur Shah, the ruler of Gujarat was killed in a conflict with which of the following?

A
Dutch
B
English
C
Portuguese
D
French
Question 5
GK

Which part of the Earth has the abundance of nickel and iron?

A
SIAL
B
SIMA
C
NiFE
D
No option is correct.
Question 6
GK

Konkan coast is stretched from ___________.

A
Goa to Kochi
B
Goa to Diu
C
Kerala to Andhra
D
Goa to Mumbai
Question 7
GK

Which of the following pair is NOT matched correctly?

A
Bharatanatyam - Tamil Nadu
B
Kathakali - Karnataka
C
Odissi - Odisha
D
Kuchipudi - Andhra Pradesh
Question 8
GK

How much water has been allowed to India for irrigation, power generation and transport purposes from Indus river?

A
10%
B
15%
C
20%
D
25%
Question 9
GK

Who among the following was NOT one of the recipients of Dronacharya Award for the year 2017?

A
R. Gandhi
B
Prashant Singh
C
Heera Nand Kataria
D
Sanjay Chakraborty
Question 10
GK

China has the longest border with which of the following country?

A
Russia
B
India
C
Myanmar
D
Mongolia
Question 11
GK

Which of the following statement(s) is/are CORRECT? I. Bakelite is a good conductor of heat. II. Bakelite is a poor conductor of electricity. III. Bakelite can be softened by heating.

A
Only I and II
B
Only I and III
C
Only II
D
All I, II and III
Question 12
GK

Which of the following has minimum ignition temperature?

A
Petrol
B
Plastic
C
Wood
D
Paper
Question 13
GK

Which Article of Indian Constitution empowers Indian Parliament to amend the constitution?

A
Article 368
B
Article 252
C
Article 254
D
Article 256
Question 14
GK

Which part of Indian constitution deals with Union Territories?

A
Part VI
B
Part VII
C
Part VIII
D
Part IX
Question 15
GK

The rhythmic contraction of the lining of muscles of canal to push the food along the gut is called ______.

A
Peristalsis
B
Facilitation
C
Guttation
D
No option is correct.
Question 16
GK

Which of the following represents the pair of sex chromosomes in men?

A
XY
B
XX
C
YY
D
No option is correct.
Question 17
GK

How much amount has been reserved for the ‘National Biopharma Mission’ named ‘i3’ by the Government of India?

A
USD 250 million
B
USD 350 million
C
USD 500 million
D
USD 150 million
Question 18
GK

Scientists of which country have developed working human skeletal muscle from stem cells in the laboratory for the first time?

A
China
B
Japan
C
India
D
United States of America
Question 19
GK

In July 2017, how much revised cost was approved for the cost Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 (SECC 2011)?

A
Rs. 4893 crore
B
Rs. 7983 crore
C
Rs. 9893 crore
D
Rs. 10,000 crore
Question 20
GK

From May 2017, the Real Estate Act has come into effect. Under the Act, the Regulatory Authorities are required to dispose of complaints in how many days?

A
60
B
30
C
45
D
90
Question 21
GK

A body of mass 4 kg accelerates from 15 m/s to 25 m/s in 5 seconds due to the application of a force on it. Calculate the magnitude of this force (in N).

A
32
B
8
C
16
D
64
Question 22
GK

During ________ motion of an object along a straight line, the change in velocity of the object for any time interval is zero.

A
Linear
B
Translational
C
Equilibrium
D
Uniform
Question 23
GK

The tropical rainforests _______.

A
are dry and hot
B
are in the coastal regions only
C
are mostly covered in snow
D
get plenty of rainfall
Question 24
GK

Which of the statements given below are correct? A) Valentino Rossi won the Motorcycle race 2017 Dutch TT MotoGP. B) United Kingdom hosted the Table Tennis 2017 ITTF Women's World Cup. C) In 2017, Glenn Maxwell captained the IPL team Kings XI Punjab.

A
A and B
B
B and C
C
A and C
D
A, B and C
Question 25
GK

In Microsoft Word, under character formatting _______ is used to underline some particular text.

A
Font style
B
Underline
C
Effects
D
Size