SSC-CHSL 2017 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 651
GK

Which one of the following countries is NOT a member of ASEAN?

A
Brunei Darussalam
B
Cambodia
C
Vietnam
D
India
Question 652
GK

Planning in India derives its objectives and social premises from which of the following?

A
Public Policy
B
Directive Principles of State Policy
C
Fundamental Rights
D
Fundamental Duties
Question 653
GK

The hills, namely Black, Blue and Green Hill, are located in which country?

A
Australia
B
Germany
C
USA
D
Russia
Question 654
GK

Where is the origin of Ganga and Brahmaputra rivers situated respectively?

A
In Nepal and Tibet
B
In Tibet and Sikkim
C
In Uttar Pradesh and Tibet
D
Uttarakhand and Tibet
Question 655
GK

Upanishad Books are: ________.

A
On religion
B
On yoga
C
On the law
D
On philosophy
Question 656
GK

In which year Swami Vivekananda established the Ramakrishna Mission at Belur?

A
1885
B
1890
C
1897
D
1901
Question 657
GK

Pannalal Ghosh is related to which musical instrument?

A
Mridangam
B
Flute
C
Shehnai
D
Sarod
Question 658
GK

The first ever disaster management exercise of BIMSTEC countries was held in _________ in October 2017.

A
Dhaka
B
Colombo
C
New Delhi
D
Karachi
Question 659
GK

Which country was, in October 2017, named the best country to visit in 2018, according to Lonely Planet 'Best in Travel 2018' list?

A
India
B
Chile
C
Thailand
D
South Korea
Question 660
GK

In which year Bhutan adopted its Constitution?

A
2004
B
2006
C
2008
D
2010
Question 661
GK

Atomic number is always equal to ______.

A
Number of protons
B
Number of neutrons
C
Sum of protons and electron
D
Sum of protons and neutrons
Question 662
GK

Which of the following statement(s) is/are INCORRECT? I. Alkenes are fairly unreactive. II. Alkenes burn with blue flame. III. Alkanes burn with yellow flame.

A
Only I and II
B
Only I and III
C
Only II and III
D
All I, II and III
Question 663
GK

Which pillar of the Indian Constitution is its final interpreter?

A
The Executive
B
The Legislative
C
The Judiciary
D
No option is correct.
Question 664
GK

Which Constitutional Amendment Act gave constitutional recognition to the Panchayats?

A
72 nd Constitutional Amendment Act
B
73 rd Constitutional Amendment Act
C
74 th Constitutional Amendment Act
D
75 th Constitutional Amendment Act
Question 665
GK

Which of the following is NOT included in the excretory system of human being?

A
A pair of kidney
B
A pair of ureters
C
Abdomen
D
Urinary bladder
Question 666
GK

By which process substance like carbon dioxide or oxygen can move across the cell membrane?

A
Plasmolysis
B
Sedimentation
C
Diffusion
D
Transpiration
Question 667
GK

In November 2017, Indian Government approved setting up of ‘PradhanMantriMahila Shakti Kendras’. These will be set up in how many most backward districts of the country?

A
100
B
150
C
115
D
200
Question 668
GK

Researchers from Columbia University Medical Centre in United States of America have converted which of the following into the world’s smallest data recorder?

A
Natural bacterial immune system
B
Magnetic tape
C
Viral snippet copies
D
No option is correct.
Question 669
GK

As per RBI in October 2017, Gross Non-Performing Assets (GNPA) ratio for NBFCs increased to what percentage till March 2017?

A
2
B
5
C
10
D
20
Question 670
GK

On 5 January 2018, Lok Sabha passed High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2017. The Bill seeks to amend ______.

A
High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1954
B
High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1964
C
High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1975
D
High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1980
Question 671
GK

A Sonar of a ship sends sounds waves of speed 1000 m/s. These waves are reflected back by the ocean floor in 2 seconds. Find the depth (in m) of the ocean floor.

A
2000
B
500
C
1000
D
100
Question 672
GK

If the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth is g, then the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of a planet whose mass is same as that of earth and radius is half as that of the earth is __________.

A
\(2g\)
B
\(\frac{g}{4}\)
C
\(\frac{g}{2}\)
D
\(4g\)
Question 673
GK

The process of electric discharge between clouds and the earth or between different clouds causes __________.

A
thunderstorm
B
cyclone
C
lightning
D
winds
Question 674
GK

Which of the statements given below are correct? A) Julio Granda won the 2017 World Senior Chess Championship. B) ZhansayaAbdumalik won the Women's 2017 World Junior Chess Championship. C) In 2017 Pro Kabaddi League, Suraj Desai played for Dabang Delhi.

A
Only C
B
Both A and C
C
A, B and C
D
None of these
Question 675
GK

The objective of __________ is to make India a global information technology superpower.

A
NIC
B
NASSCOM
C
The Department of Information Technology
D
State Bank of India