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 supplyB
the supply exceeds the demandC
commodities are available at competitive ratesD
the demand and supply are well balancedQuestion 627
GK
State with maximum production of coffee in India is _________.
A
KarnatakaB
KeralaC
MaharashtraD
Tamil NaduQuestion 628
GK
Which of the following is NOT an example of intermontane plateau?
A
Plateau of TibetB
Columbia PlateauC
Patagonia PlateauD
Bolivian PlateauQuestion 629
GK
Tawa River is the tributary of which of the following river?
A
NarmadaB
TapiC
ChambalD
YamunaQuestion 630
GK
The Sanskrit poet Rajshekhar lived in the court of ________.
A
Mahendrapala IB
DharmapalaC
BhojaD
Devpala IIQuestion 631
GK
Which of the following Mughal rulers started 'Jharokha Darshan'?
A
BabarB
HumayunC
AkbarD
JahangirQuestion 632
GK
Who among the following is a world-famous flute player?
A
Pandit Ravi ShankarB
Shivkumar SharmaC
Zakir HussainD
Hariprasad ChaurasiaQuestion 633
GK
With which country India has signed an agreement in September 2017 for co-operation in the health sector?
A
IndonesiaB
NorwayC
FranceD
DenmarkQuestion 634
GK
Who among the following was honored with the "Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award-2017" in October 2017?
A
Salim KhanB
Javed AkhtarC
Nana PatekarD
Mahesh BhattQuestion 635
GK
Pakistan is located in which direction of India?
A
EastB
WestC
North-EastD
North-WestQuestion 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, 10B
10, 23C
13, 10D
10, 13Question 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 completelyB
the fuel is not burning completelyC
the fuel is wetD
the fuel is burning completelyQuestion 638
GK
Temporary Provisions with respect to the state of Jammu and Kashmir is given in which Article of Indian Constitution?
A
Article 350B
Article 360C
Article 370D
Article 380Question 639
GK
Which among the following writs can be issued against any private individual? I. Certiorari II. Prohibition III. Habeas Corpus
A
Only IIIB
Both I and IIIC
Both II and IIID
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 epithelialB
Stratified squamous epithelialC
Ciliated columnar epithelialD
Cuboidal epithelialQuestion 641
GK
The cell walls of many organisms of Fungi kingdom are made of a tough complex sugar called which among the following?
A
PectinB
SuberinC
CelluloseD
ChitinQuestion 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. SinghB
Suresh PrabhuC
Narendra Singh TomarD
Piyush GoyalQuestion 643
GK
What is the name of the asteroid that causes Geminid meteor shower display around 15 December of every year?
A
3 JunoB
3200 PhaethonC
511 DavidaD
5200 EuropaQuestion 644
GK
In October 2017, RBI planned to make _________ compulsory for companies having aggregate exposure over Rs. 5 crore.
A
Index IdentifierB
Economic Fund IdentifierC
Legal Entity IdentifierD
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
PRATHAMB
Shakti VahiniC
GoonjD
SammaanQuestion 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
4B
16C
8D
32Question 647
GK
An object having a capability to do work is said to possess __________.
A
forceB
momentC
momentumD
energyQuestion 648
GK
The ozone layer protects us from harmful _________ rays of the sun.
A
infraredB
cosmicC
gammaD
ultravioletQuestion 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 AB
Both B and CC
Both A and BD
None of theseQuestion 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
ChartsB
Mail mergeC
OutlineD
Tables