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 priceB
reducing the margin of profitC
ignoring competitorsD
understanding and fulfilling customers needsQuestion 2
GK
Deficit financing means the government borrows money from the ______.
A
International Monetary FundB
Ministry of FinanceC
Reserve Bank of IndiaD
World Trade OrganizationQuestion 3
GK
Which of the following information is found in Ashoka's inscriptions?
A
Life storyB
Internal policyC
Foreign policyD
All option are correct.Question 4
GK
Bahadur Shah, the ruler of Gujarat was killed in a conflict with which of the following?
A
DutchB
EnglishC
PortugueseD
FrenchQuestion 5
GK
Which part of the Earth has the abundance of nickel and iron?
A
SIALB
SIMAC
NiFED
No option is correct.Question 6
GK
Konkan coast is stretched from ___________.
A
Goa to KochiB
Goa to DiuC
Kerala to AndhraD
Goa to MumbaiQuestion 7
GK
Which of the following pair is NOT matched correctly?
A
Bharatanatyam - Tamil NaduB
Kathakali - KarnatakaC
Odissi - OdishaD
Kuchipudi - Andhra PradeshQuestion 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. GandhiB
Prashant SinghC
Heera Nand KatariaD
Sanjay ChakrabortyQuestion 10
GK
China has the longest border with which of the following country?
A
RussiaB
IndiaC
MyanmarD
MongoliaQuestion 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 IIB
Only I and IIIC
Only IID
All I, II and IIIQuestion 12
GK
Which of the following has minimum ignition temperature?
A
PetrolB
PlasticC
WoodD
PaperQuestion 13
GK
Which Article of Indian Constitution empowers Indian Parliament to amend the constitution?
A
Article 368B
Article 252C
Article 254D
Article 256Question 14
GK
Which part of Indian constitution deals with Union Territories?
A
Part VIB
Part VIIC
Part VIIID
Part IXQuestion 15
GK
The rhythmic contraction of the lining of muscles of canal to push the food along the gut is called ______.
A
PeristalsisB
FacilitationC
GuttationD
No option is correct.Question 16
GK
Which of the following represents the pair of sex chromosomes in men?
A
XYB
XXC
YYD
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 millionB
USD 350 millionC
USD 500 millionD
USD 150 millionQuestion 18
GK
Scientists of which country have developed working human skeletal muscle from stem cells in the laboratory for the first time?
A
ChinaB
JapanC
IndiaD
United States of AmericaQuestion 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 croreB
Rs. 7983 croreC
Rs. 9893 croreD
Rs. 10,000 croreQuestion 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
60B
30C
45D
90Question 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
32B
8C
16D
64Question 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
LinearB
TranslationalC
EquilibriumD
UniformQuestion 23
GK
The tropical rainforests _______.
A
are dry and hotB
are in the coastal regions onlyC
are mostly covered in snowD
get plenty of rainfallQuestion 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 BB
B and CC
A and CD
A, B and CQuestion 25
GK
In Microsoft Word, under character formatting _______ is used to underline some particular text.
A
Font styleB
UnderlineC
EffectsD
Size