SSC-CHSL 2017 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 226
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In which one of the following places was Asia’s first Export Processing Zone (EPZ) set up?
A
Santa CruzB
KandlaC
CochinD
SuratQuestion 227
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In which year, the Railway Budget and the General Budget were presented separately?
A
1924B
1947C
1952D
1977Question 228
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The ruler of which dynasty of South India assumed the title of ‘Dharmaraj’?
A
WakatakB
PallavaC
KadambD
Western GangaQuestion 229
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Which of the following was a major industry in the Mughal period?
A
Pearl productionB
Silk clothC
Cotton clothD
No option is correct.Question 230
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Which of the following is the largest satellite of the Solar System?
A
TitanB
MirandaC
MoonD
GanymedeQuestion 231
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Which geographical division of India is the oldest?
A
Northern mountainous regionB
Ganga-Brahmaputra PlainC
PeninsularD
Coastal plainQuestion 232
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Who is considered to be the promoter of ‘Bhakti Movement’ in Bengal?
A
ChaitanyaB
RamanandC
NamdevD
RamanujQuestion 233
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Which of the following has become the first country in the world to pay equal salary to men and women?
A
IcelandB
DenmarkC
SwedenD
RussiaQuestion 234
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Who was conferred with the 2017 ‘Nobel Prize’ for Literature?
A
Bob DylanB
Kazuo IshiguroC
Oliver HartD
Yoshinori OhsumiQuestion 235
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The official ‘Residence-cum-office’ of the President of Bangladesh is called __________.
A
Dhaka HouseB
Sonar BanglaC
BangabhabanD
No option is correct.Question 236
GK
Metals are generally ______. I. Ductile II. Malleable III. Poor conductors of heat
A
Only I and IIB
Only I and IIIC
Only II and IIID
All I, II and IIIQuestion 237
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According to Dalton’s Atomic Theory, the smallest indivisible particles of matter is called ______.
A
moleculeB
atomC
compoundD
elementQuestion 238
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Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
A
The President of IndiaB
Prime Minister of IndiaC
Chief Justice of IndiaD
Home Minister of IndiaQuestion 239
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Who among the following holds the office during the pleasure of President? I. Attorney General of India II. Governors of states III. Comptroller and Auditor General of India
A
Only IB
Both I and IIC
Both I and IIID
Both II and IIIQuestion 240
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Which of the following protects the inner lining of the stomach from the action of the hydrochloric acid under the normal conditions?
A
VilliB
MucusC
SalivaD
Digestive JuicesQuestion 241
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______ are details of appearance or behavior or in other words, a particular form or a particular function in the classification of organisms.
A
SpeciationB
EvolutionC
CharacteristicsD
IllustrationQuestion 242
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97% of the total debt of all state power distribution companies has been covered till June 2017 under the ‘UDAY’ scheme. What does ‘D’ stand for in ‘UDAY’?
A
DebtB
DISCOMC
DistributionD
No option is correct.Question 243
GK
The Secret Zuma Mission for United States government was launched on board of SpaceX’s ______ rocket.
A
Falcon 9B
Falcon 1C
Falcon 3D
Falcon 5Question 244
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The ‘National Trade Facilitation Action Plan’ was formulated for the implementation of the World Trade Organisation’s ‘Trade Facilitation Agreement’ (TFA). It will be implemented in between the years ______.
A
2017-20B
2018-20C
2018-21D
2019-22Question 245
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The Government of India has been actively working on the provisions of ‘FRDI’ Bill, 2017. What does ‘D’ stand for in ‘FRDI’?
A
DestructionB
DemandC
DepositD
DepartmentQuestion 246
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Calculate the pressure (in Pa) if a thrust of 800 N is applied to an area of 16 m2.
A
128B
100C
64D
50Question 247
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The SI unit of acceleration is _________.
A
ms -1B
m -2 sC
ms 2D
m/s 2Question 248
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Warm air is ______.
A
heavier than cold air hence warm air rises upB
lighter than cold air hence warm air moves downC
lighter than cold air hence warm air rises upD
heavier than cold air hence warm air moves downQuestion 249
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Which of the statements given below is correct? A) Rafael Nadal won the Tennis 2017 Australian Open Men's Singles. B) In 2017, Maverick Viñales raced in MotoGP for Yamaha. C) In 2017, Lewis Hamilton raced in Formula One for Ferrari.
A
Only BB
Only CC
B and CD
A and BQuestion 250
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In Microsoft Word, first line and hanging are special forms of __________.
A
AlignmentB
SpacingC
EffectsD
Indentation