SSC-CHSL 2017 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 676
GK
Which one among the following administers the International Development Association (IDA)?
A
UNDPB
UNIDOC
IFADD
IBRDQuestion 677
GK
Who decides the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for agricultural crops in India?
A
Ministry of AgricultureB
NABARDC
Commission on Agriculture Cost and Price (CACP)D
Ministry of CommerceQuestion 678
GK
Pidurutalagala or Mount Pedro is the highest mountain peak of which of the following countries?
A
South AfricaB
PanamaC
Sri LankaD
CambodiaQuestion 679
GK
Which of the following rivers flows from south to north?
A
GodavariB
CauveryC
KrishnaD
BetwaQuestion 680
GK
Sikhism was founded in which of the following centuries?
A
13-14 th centuryB
11-12 th centuryC
15-16 th centuryD
12-13 th centuryQuestion 681
GK
For the first time in Gujarat, who implemented Jizya tax?
A
Ahmed Shah IB
Mahmud BegdaC
Mujaffarshah ID
Mujaffarshah IIQuestion 682
GK
Who of the following Indian vocalist and musician established the Academy of Performing Arts and Research in Switzerland?
A
BalamuralikrishnaB
K.J. YesudasC
Pandit Kumar GandharvaD
Pandit Ravi ShankarQuestion 683
GK
India and which country, on 25 October, 2017, agreed to implement helicopter operations from ships to strengthen maritime security?
A
USAB
SomaliaC
JapanD
GermanyQuestion 684
GK
The Chief Minister of which state was, in October 2017, honoured with the Golden Peacock Award under the category 'Global Leadership in Public Service and Economic Transformation?
A
BiharB
West BengalC
TelanganaD
Andhara PradeshQuestion 685
GK
Which of the following is the largest city of Myanmar?
A
YangonB
MandalayC
MawlamyineD
NaypyidawQuestion 686
GK
Valency of an element depends on which of the following? I. Number of losing electron II. Number of gaining electron III. Number of sharing electron
A
Only I and IIB
Only I and IIIC
Only II and IIID
All I, II and IIIQuestion 687
GK
Which of the following statement(s) is/are CORRECT? I. Oils containing unsaturated fatty acids should be used for cooking. II Animal fats have saturated carbon chains. III. Saturated fatty acids are generally harmful for health
A
Only I and IIB
Only I and IIIC
Only II and IIID
All I, II and IIIQuestion 688
GK
In India, who is considered above the law of country?
A
President of IndiaB
Prime Minister of IndiaC
A wealthy person of IndiaD
No option is correct.Question 689
GK
Which among the following Article/Articles of Indian Constitution deals with Emergency provisions? I. Article 352 II. Article 356 III. Article 360
A
Only IB
Both II and IIIC
Both I and IID
All I, II and IIIQuestion 690
GK
The transport of soluble products of photosynthesis is called _________.
A
TranspirationB
TranslocationC
TransportationD
ConcentrationQuestion 691
GK
Which feature of the cell allows or permits the entry and exit of some materials in and out of the cell?
A
CytoplasmB
ProtoplasmC
Cell wallD
Plasma membraneQuestion 692
GK
In November 2017, Indian Government launched ‘UMANG’ mobile app. What does ‘G’ stand for in ‘UMANG’?
A
GovernmentB
GovernanceC
GroupD
GrowthQuestion 693
GK
What is the name of first solar mission of Indian Space Research Organisation set to be launch in 2019?
A
Halo L1B
Aditya - L1C
Corona - L1D
Ravi - L1Question 694
GK
In October 2017, SEBI directed the stock exchanges to impose how much fine/penalty on those companies which do not comply with the minimum public shareholding norms?
A
Rs. 5000 per dayB
Rs. 12,000 per dayC
Rs. 15,000 per dayD
Rs. 20,000 per dayQuestion 695
GK
In January 2018, the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 was notified. Few provisions in the amendment Act have important bearing on the working of the ________.
A
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016B
NABARD (amendment) Bill, 2017C
AMASR (amendment) Bill, 2017D
No option is correct.Question 696
GK
Find the potential energy gained by a body of mass 25 kg, if it is raised by 5 m. (use g = 10 m/s 2 )
A
1250B
50C
625D
25Question 697
GK
If the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of 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 twice as that of earth is ___________.
A
g/4B
g/2C
4gD
2gQuestion 698
GK
An _________ is a sudden shaking or trembling of the earth.
A
thunderstormB
cycloneC
earthquakeD
hurricaneQuestion 699
GK
Which of the statements given below are correct? A) In 2017 Pro Kabaddi League, Suraj Desai played for Dabang Delhi. B) Ryu So-yeon won the Golf 2017 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. C) Ma Long won the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships Men's Singles.
A
Only AB
Only BC
Both A and CD
None of theseQuestion 700
GK
In Microsoft Word, _______ contains tools for standard tasks like saving, printing, cutting, copying, pasting etc.
A
Standard tool barB
Menu barC
Formatting tool barD
Status bar