SSC-CHSL 2017 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 726

Which of the following is NOT a measure of Human Development Index?

Life expectancy

Sex ratio

Literacy rate

Gross enrolment

Question 727

Which of the following is NOT correct?

Tenth Plan: 2002-07

Third Plan: 1966-71

First Plan: 1951-56

Sixth Plan: 1980-85

Question 728

What percentage of the total area of lithosphere has the expansion of mountains?

Around 26-27%

Around 30-31%

Around 33-34%

Around 41-42%

Question 729

Zoji La Pass connects which of the following two pairs?

Srinagar and Leh

Kalimpong and Lhasa

Chamba and Spiti

Arunachal Pradesh and Lhasa

Question 730

Which of the following Rajput dynasties is not related to Agnikul?

Parmar

Chalukya

Pratihara

Chandela

Question 731

The famous Saint Chaitanya of Bengal was a contemporary of which of the following?

Alauddin Husain Shah

Azamshah

Sikandar Shah

Mohammad Shah

Question 732

Which musical instrument Ustad Bismillah Khan used to play?

Flute

Tabla

Shehnai

Sarod

Question 733

Which of the following countries became the first to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) with effect from 27 October 2017?

Burundi

Syria

Russia

Ukraine

Question 734

Name the Real Madrid footballer who has been awarded the Globe Soccer Award for 'The Best Player of the Year 2017'.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Gareth Bale

Sergio Ramos

Karim Benzema

Question 735

Myanmar is located in _________.

South Asia

South-east Asia

East Asia

South-west Asia

Question 736

Isotopes have _______. I. Similar physical quantities and different chemical properties II. Different physical properties III. Similar chemical properties

Only I and II

Only I and III

Only II and III

All I, II and III

Question 737

Which substance is produced when alcohol is added with petrol and used as a fuel?

Only oxygen

Only carbon-dioxide

Only water

Carbon-dioxide and water both

Question 738

Decisions made by the _______ are binding on all other courts in India.

Supreme Court of India

High Court of States

District Court

No option is correct.

Question 739

74 th Constitutional Amendment Act gave Constitutional recognition to municipalities by adding ________.

Part IX-A

Part X

Part XI

Part XIV

Question 740

Epidermal cells of which part of the plant often secretes a waxy water resistant layer on their outer surface?

Aerial parts only

Roots only

Both aerial parts and roots

Neither aerial parts nor roots

Question 741

On what basis Greek thinker Aristotle classified the animals for the first time?

Habitat

Size

Locomotion

Food

Question 742

In October 2017, who launched ‘Sampoorna Bima Gram (SBG) Yojana’, which aims to expand the clientele base of postal life Insurance?

Manoj Sinha

Jayant Sinha

Arun Jaitley

Suresh Prabhu

Question 743

Which country has started constructing world’s biggest floating solar power plant in December 2017?

China

Australia

South Africa

Russia

Question 744

In October 2017, RBI fixed the cash loading limit per month to ________ for Prepaid Payment Instruments.

Rs. 10,000

Rs. 50,000

Rs. 75,000

Rs. 1, 00,000

Question 745

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 revise the pension for Chief Justice of India to a maximum of how much amount per annum?

Rs. 16,80,000

Rs. 20,80,000

Rs. 25,80,000

Rs. 10,80,000

Question 746

Find the potential energy gained by a body of mass 50 kg, if it is raised by 10 m. (use g = 10 m/s 2 )

5000

2500

Question 747

The relative density of a substance is the _________.

Ratio of its density to the density of water

Ratio of the density of water to its density

Product of the density of water to its density

Ratio of the volume of water to its volume

Question 748

________ is made up of smoke and fog.

Cloud

Smog

Frost

Haze

Question 749

Which of the statements given below are correct? A) In 2017, Dani Pedrosa raced in MotoGP for Yamaha. B) United Arab Emirates hosted the Badminton 2017 BWF World Senior Championships. C) Johanna Konta won the Tennis 2017 Miami Open Women's Singles.

Only B

Only C

Both A and C

A, B and C

Question 750

In Microsoft Word, under character formatting _________ makes the character stand out by making them bold, Italic or both.