SSC-CHSL 2017 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 626
GK

Buyer’s market denotes the place where ________.

A
the demand exceeds the supply
B
the supply exceeds the demand
C
commodities are available at competitive rates
D
the demand and supply are well balanced
Question 627
GK

State with maximum production of coffee in India is _________.

A
Karnataka
B
Kerala
C
Maharashtra
D
Tamil Nadu
Question 628
GK

Which of the following is NOT an example of intermontane plateau?

A
Plateau of Tibet
B
Columbia Plateau
C
Patagonia Plateau
D
Bolivian Plateau
Question 629
GK

Tawa River is the tributary of which of the following river?

A
Narmada
B
Tapi
C
Chambal
D
Yamuna
Question 630
GK

The Sanskrit poet Rajshekhar lived in the court of ________.

A
Mahendrapala I
B
Dharmapala
C
Bhoja
D
Devpala II
Question 631
GK

Which of the following Mughal rulers started 'Jharokha Darshan'?

A
Babar
B
Humayun
C
Akbar
D
Jahangir
Question 632
GK

Who among the following is a world-famous flute player?

A
Pandit Ravi Shankar
B
Shivkumar Sharma
C
Zakir Hussain
D
Hariprasad Chaurasia
Question 633
GK

With which country India has signed an agreement in September 2017 for co-operation in the health sector?

A
Indonesia
B
Norway
C
France
D
Denmark
Question 634
GK

Who among the following was honored with the "Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award-2017" in October 2017?

A
Salim Khan
B
Javed Akhtar
C
Nana Patekar
D
Mahesh Bhatt
Question 635
GK

Pakistan is located in which direction of India?

A
East
B
West
C
North-East
D
North-West
Question 636
GK

If an atom has atomic number 10 and mass number 23, then what will be the number of protons and neutrons in an atom respectively?

A
10, 10
B
10, 23
C
13, 10
D
10, 13
Question 637
GK

While cooking, if the bottom of the vessel is getting blackened on the outside, it means that ________.

A
the food is not cooked completely
B
the fuel is not burning completely
C
the fuel is wet
D
the fuel is burning completely
Question 638
GK

Temporary Provisions with respect to the state of Jammu and Kashmir is given in which Article of Indian Constitution?

A
Article 350
B
Article 360
C
Article 370
D
Article 380
Question 639
GK

Which among the following writs can be issued against any private individual? I. Certiorari II. Prohibition III. Habeas Corpus

A
Only III
B
Both I and III
C
Both II and III
D
No option is correct.
Question 640
GK

Which type of epithelial tissue forms the lining of kidney tubules and ducts of salivary glands, where it provides mechanical support?

A
Simple squamous epithelial
B
Stratified squamous epithelial
C
Ciliated columnar epithelial
D
Cuboidal epithelial
Question 641
GK

The cell walls of many organisms of Fungi kingdom are made of a tough complex sugar called which among the following?

A
Pectin
B
Suberin
C
Cellulose
D
Chitin
Question 642
GK

In November 2017, who launched ‘Grahak Sadak Koyla Vitaran App’ that aims to benefit customers of Coal India Limited (CIL)?

A
R. K. Singh
B
Suresh Prabhu
C
Narendra Singh Tomar
D
Piyush Goyal
Question 643
GK

What is the name of the asteroid that causes Geminid meteor shower display around 15 December of every year?

A
3 Juno
B
3200 Phaethon
C
511 Davida
D
5200 Europa
Question 644
GK

In October 2017, RBI planned to make _________ compulsory for companies having aggregate exposure over Rs. 5 crore.

A
Index Identifier
B
Economic Fund Identifier
C
Legal Entity Identifier
D
No option is correct.
Question 645
GK

On January 16, 2018, the Supreme Court ruled the attacks and interference on adults opting for inter-caste marriage as ‘absolutely illegal’ in the petition filed by which NGO in 2010?

A
PRATHAM
B
Shakti Vahini
C
Goonj
D
Sammaan
Question 646
GK

Find the acceleration (in m/s 2 ) produced in a body of mass 2 kg when a force of 8 N is applied to it.

A
4
B
16
C
8
D
32
Question 647
GK

An object having a capability to do work is said to possess __________.

A
force
B
moment
C
momentum
D
energy
Question 648
GK

The ozone layer protects us from harmful _________ rays of the sun.

A
infrared
B
cosmic
C
gamma
D
ultraviolet
Question 649
GK

Which of the statements given below are correct? A) In 2017, Michael Carrick captained the Premier League team Manchester United. B) Sergio García won the Golf 2017 ANA Inspiration. C) In 2018 IPL auctions, Kolkata Knight Riders retained Axar Patel.

A
Only A
B
Both B and C
C
Both A and B
D
None of these
Question 650
GK

In MS-Excel, ________ is an excellent tool for presenting data in an attractive format in a worksheet, which helps in analyzing and comparing data.

A
Charts
B
Mail merge
C
Outline
D
Tables