SSC-CHSL 2017 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 551
GK
What does cyclical unemployment mean?
A
Unemployment during recessionary phase of trade cycleB
Disguised unemploymentC
Seasonal unemploymentD
Voluntary unemploymentQuestion 552
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Who represented the first union budget of independent India?
A
Morarji DesaiB
John MathaiC
TT KrishnamachariD
RK Shanmukham ChettyQuestion 553
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Which of the following Harappan sites was not located in Gujarat?
A
LothalB
DaimabadC
SurkotdaQuestion 554
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In 1852, who published the newspaper ’Satyaprakash’ in Gujarati?
A
Gangadhar RaoB
Vishnu ShastriC
Gopal Hari DeshmukhD
Karsandas MuljiQuestion 555
GK
Which of the following is known as red planet?
A
VenusB
SaturnC
MarsD
NeptuneQuestion 556
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Which of the following countries has the smallest terrestrial border with India?
A
PakistanB
NepalC
MyanmarD
BhutanQuestion 557
GK
Where is the Samadhi of Guru Gobind Singh located?
A
Anandpur sahibB
AmritsarC
NandedD
LudhianaQuestion 558
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In August 2017, which bank allowed India to construct Ratle Hydroelectric project which was opposed by Pakistan?
A
Bank of EnglandB
World bankC
International bank of reconstruction and development(IBRD)D
Asian development bankQuestion 559
GK
Which of the following IAF Personnel has been posthumously awarded Ashoka Chakra, the country’s highest peace time gallantry medal?
A
Rajinder KumarB
Jyoti Prakash NiralaC
Harshvardhan NegiD
Anant ThakurQuestion 560
GK
Official currency of Nepal is called _____.
A
Nepalese takaB
LotiC
BirrD
Nepalese rupeeQuestion 561
GK
Which of the following causes acid rain? I. SO 2 II. NO 2 III. CO 2
A
Only I and IIB
Only II and IIIC
Only I and IIID
All I, II and IIIQuestion 562
GK
What is the ratio of masses of hydrogen and oxygen in the water?
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1 : 4B
2 : 16C
1 : 16D
1 : 64Question 563
GK
The President of India appoints how many chief election commissioner(s)?
A
OneB
TwoC
ThreeD
FourQuestion 564
GK
Who is the primary lawyer of Government of India in the Supreme Court?
A
Comptroller and Auditor General of IndiaB
Advocate General of StateC
Attorney General of IndiaD
Chief Election Commissioner of IndiaQuestion 565
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The exit of food from the stomach is regulated by a _____ muscle.
A
CardiacB
SphincterC
SkeletalD
None of the aboveQuestion 566
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What are the organs similar in basic structure/ shape, modified to perform different functions called?
A
Analogous organsB
Homologous organsC
Heterogeneous organsD
Homogeneous organsQuestion 567
GK
Who launched Mata Amritanandamayi Math Project “Jeevamritham” for cleaning drinking water?
A
Ram Nath KovindB
Narendra ModiC
Nitin GadkariD
Uma BhartiQuestion 568
GK
What is the name of India’s fastest and first multi- petaflops super computer unveiled at Pune- based India Institute of Tropical Meteorology?
A
ParamB
PratyushC
PrashantD
ParasQuestion 569
GK
In August 2017, RBI announced to transfer approximately how much amount for the financial year 2016-17 as a dividend to the government?
A
Rs. 30,659 croreB
Rs. 50,650 croreC
Rs. 60,659 croreD
Rs. 70,659 croreQuestion 570
GK
‘FRDI’ Bill, 2017 aims to protect the stability of the financial system. Once enacted, FRDI Bill 2017 will be replacing ______.
A
Deposit insurance and credit guarantee corporation act, 1961B
Deposit guarantee corporation act, 1980C
Credit guarantee corporation act, 1990D
None of the aboveQuestion 571
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A Sonar of a ship sends sounds waves of speed 1600m/s. These waves are reflected back by the ocean floor in 4 seconds. Find the depth (in m) of the ocean floor.
A
6400B
3200C
1600D
4800Question 572
GK
If an object travels in a straight line and its velocity increases or decreases by equal amount in equal intervals of time, then the acceleration of the object is said to be ________.
A
LinearB
UniformC
TranslationalD
Non- uniformQuestion 573
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Cold air is _____.
A
Lighter than warm air hence cold air settles downB
Heavier than warm air hence cold air rises upC
Lighter than warm air hence cold air rises upD
Heavier than warm air hence cold air settles downQuestion 574
GK
Which of the statements given below are correct? a. Alexander Noren won the Golf 2017 BMW PGA Championship. b. Canada hosted the Table Tennis 2017 ITTF Women’s world cup. c. In 2018 IPL auctions, Rajasthan Royals retained Steve Smith.
A
Only cB
B and cC
A and bD
A, b and cQuestion 575
GK
In Microsoft Word, _____ can be used to decide on the spacing between lines of a paragraph.
A
AlignmentB
EffectsC
IndentationD
Line spacing