SSC-CHSL 2017 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 701
GK
Recession is __________.
A
reduction in production and employment for want of sufficient demand for goodsB
rise in the cost of production, especially because of wage increaseC
increase in money supply without a matching increase in productionD
No option is correct.Question 702
GK
Who of the following is considered as the father of "Green Revolution" in the world?
A
Dr. Norman BorlaugB
Dr. MS SwaminathanC
Dr. Manmohan SinghD
Dr. Henry FordQuestion 703
GK
Which of the following minerals is not found in the plateau regions?
A
CoalB
Iron oreC
Mineral oilD
ManganeseQuestion 704
GK
Which are the two major rivers which emerge from the Amarkantak Plateau, but they flow in different directions?
A
Chambal and BetwaB
Chambal and SoneC
Narmada and SoneD
Narmada and BetwaQuestion 705
GK
The Saka Era was founded in the year________.
A
57 B.CB
78 A.DC
319 A.DD
248 A.DQuestion 706
GK
Which ruler of Vijayanagar allowed the Portuguese to build a church in his empire?
A
Venkat IIB
Achyut RaiC
ThirumalD
Krishna Deva RaiQuestion 707
GK
Anoushka Shankar is related to which musical instrument?
A
SitarB
TablaC
VeenaD
Mohan VeenaQuestion 708
GK
Which country, on 25 October 2017 announced that it will introduced a minimum wage for workers?
A
BahrinB
KuwaitC
OmanD
QatarQuestion 709
GK
Who is the winner of the third Indian Council for cultural Relations (ICCR) distinguished indologist award – 2017?
A
Hiroshi MaruiB
Owen KingC
Larry SlomanD
Peggy WhitsonQuestion 710
GK
Ping-pong Diplomacy is related to which of the following countries?
A
MyanmarB
JapanC
ChinaD
TaiwanQuestion 711
GK
What is the valency of magnesium?
A
1B
2C
3D
4Question 712
GK
What is the general formula of Alkene?
A
C n H 2nB
C n H 2n+2C
C n H 2n–2D
C n H 2n–1Question 713
GK
According to Article 80 of Indian Constitution, Rajya Sabha can have a maximum strength of 250 members. Out of these 250 members how many are representatives of States and Union Territories?
A
230B
236C
238D
242Question 714
GK
Under which Article of Indian Constitution an emergency can be declared on the grounds of failure of constitutional machinery in the States?
A
Article 350B
Article 352C
Article 356D
Article 368Question 715
GK
During the day which process is the major driving force in the movement of water in the xylem?
A
Transpiration pullB
EvaporationC
SuctionD
TranslocationQuestion 716
GK
Which of the following part of plant cell, is selectively permeable?
A
Cell wallB
Cell membraneC
CytoplasmD
NucleusQuestion 717
GK
In September 2017, Link – IV Pipeline Canal of Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation (SAUNI) Yojana was launched in ________.
A
Madhya PradeshB
RajasthanC
GujaratD
MaharashtraQuestion 718
GK
What is the name of world’s first artificial intelligence politician developed by New Zealand?
A
NICKB
PAULC
SAMD
TOMQuestion 719
GK
In October 2017, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) relaxed norms for information utilities. Listed Indian companies can now hold ______ of the paid-up equity share capital or total voting power rights in such firms.
A
80%B
90%C
100%D
50%Question 720
GK
9 January 2018, the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 amended some provisions of ________.
A
Companies Act, 1956B
Companies Act, 2011C
Companies Act, 2013D
Companies Act, 2014Question 721
GK
What is the heat generated (in J) in a heating element of resistance 1000 Ω when a current of 0.1 A passes through it for 25 seconds?
A
250B
2500C
125D
1250Question 722
GK
1 pascal equals 1 _________.
A
N m 2B
N m -2C
N mD
N m -1Question 723
GK
By volume, 78% of air is _________.
A
nitrogenB
oxygenC
hydrogenD
heliumQuestion 724
GK
Which of the statements given below are correct? A) In 2017, Max Verstappen raced in Formula One for Red Bull Racing. B) In 2017, Steve Smith captained the IPL team Rising Pune Supergiant. C) In 2017, Sergio Agüero played for the Premier League team Manchester City.
A
Only AB
A and CC
Both B and CD
A, B and CQuestion 725
GK
In Microsoft Word, _______ provides tools for formatting like bold, italic, underline etc.
A
Standard tool barB
Menu barC
Formatting tool barD
Status bar