SSC-CHSL 2017 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 376
GK

Permanent settlement was a feature of_______

A
Zamindari System
B
Mahalwari System
C
Ryotwari System
D
No option is correct.
Question 377
GK

Who was the Finance Minister of India during the New Economic Policy (1991)?

A
Manmohan Singh
B
Uma Kapila
C
Pranab Mukherjee
D
Jaswant Singh
Question 378
GK

Which of the following elements were not found in the form of archaeological remains from Kalibanga?

A
Black bangles
B
Firepit
C
Ploughed field
D
Couple burial
Question 379
GK

Who led the English Army in the Battle of Buxar?

A
Lord Clive
B
Vansittart
C
Hector Munro
D
Eyre Coote
Question 380
GK

Which of the following planets has the highest average density?

A
Jupiter
B
Mars
C
Earth
D
Mercury
Question 381
GK

Where are the Girnar hills located?

A
Bihar
B
Gujarat
C
Karnataka
D
Rajasthan
Question 382
GK

The birthplace of the tenth and last guru of Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh is ________.

A
Guwahati
B
Hemkund Sahib
C
Amritsar
D
Patna Sahib
Question 383
GK

How many agreements have been signed by India and Israel on January 15, 2018?

A
6
B
9
C
12
D
15
Question 384
GK

Which Player has been awarded Padma Bhushan in the year 2018 for his contribution to Cricket?

A
Saurabh Ganguli
B
Rahul Dravid
C
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
D
Virat Kohli
Question 385
GK

Which state of India does not share the border with Pakistan?

A
Gujarat
B
Rajasthan
C
Punjab
D
Himachal Pradesh
Question 386
GK

In which of the following, Nylon is used?

A
Sleeping bags
B
Parachute
C
Toothbrush
D
All options are correct
Question 387
GK

Match the following items of column (A) with column (B). Column A Column B I. Carbon 1. In making electric wire II. Copper 2. As fuel III. Iron 3. In wrapping food items IV. Aluminium 4. For machinery

A
I – 2, II – 1, III – 4, IV – 3 
B
I – 3, II – 1, III – 2, IV – 4
C
I – 1, II – 2, III – 3, IV – 4
D
I – 4, II – 3, III – 2, IV – 1
Question 388
GK

If any Fundamental Right of a citizen is breached, then under Article 32 of Indian Constitution he can directly go the ________.

A
Chief Minister of state
B
Prime Minister of India
C
Supreme Court of India
D
Governor of state
Question 389
GK

Which type of city administration controls transitional areas (from rural to urban)?

A
Nagar Panchayat
B
Municipal Council
C
Municipal Corporation
D
No option is correct
Question 390
GK

The process of acquiring oxygen from outside the body and to use it in the process of breakdown of food sources for cellular needs is commonly called ________.

A
respiration
B
nutrition
C
digestion
D
transportation
Question 391
GK

What is the function of guard cells of the stomata?

A
Opening of stomata only
B
Closing of stomata only
C
Both opening and closing of stomata
D
Neither opening nor closing of stomata
Question 392
GK

In August 2017, Indian Government has launched a portal to provide a platform to sell agricultural produce called ’e-RAKAM’. What does 'M’ stand for?

A
Market
B
Mandi
C
Management
D
Messaging
Question 393
GK

SARAS PT1N, the new upgraded version of indigenous transport aircraft. SARAS has been developed by

A
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
B
National Aeronautics Laboratory
C
Bharat Dynamics Limited
D
Defence Research and Development Organisation
Question 394
GK

In April 2017, N.K. Singh Committee recommended _______ fiscal deficit target by FY23.

A
2.50%
B
3.00%
C
3.50%
D
4.00%
Question 395
GK

On 12 April 2017, Parliament passed the HIV/AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2017. This Bill provides essential support to National AIDS control programme. It aims to achieve the target of ending this Epidemic by year ______.

A
2025
B
2022
C
2030
D
2020
Question 396
GK

Calculate the time period (in seconds) of a sound wave of wavelength 2m travelling with a speed of 250 m/s.

A
500
B
0.008
C
0.016
D
250
Question 397
GK

The ratio of the total distance travelled by a body to the total time taken by it is its

A
instantaneous velocity
B
linear velocity
C
average speed
D
acceleration
Question 398
GK

The average weather pattern taken over a long time, say 25 years, is called the ________ of the place.

A
Ecology
B
Environment
C
Climate
D
Habitat
Question 399
GK

Which of the statements given below are correct? A) Rajiv Ouseph won the Badminton 2017 BWF Super Series Finals Men's Singles. B) In 2017, Anthony Davis played for the NBA team New Orleans Pelicans. C) Lewis Hamilton won the Formula One 2017 Australian Grand Prix.

A
Only A
B
Only B
C
Only C
D
B and C
Question 400
GK

In Microsoft Word, ________ refers to the way our text will look like.

A
Inserting
B
Formatting
C
Cutting
D
Pasting