SSC-CHSL 2017 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 876
GK
Brent Index is associated with which of the following?
A
crude oil pricesB
copper future pricesC
gold future pricesD
shipping rate indexQuestion 877
GK
Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
A
First Five Year Plan: 1951-56B
Second Five Year Plan: 1956-61C
Third Five Year Plan: 1961-66D
Fourth Five Year Plan: 1966-71Question 878
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Where is the Southern Alps mountain range located?
A
AustraliaB
New ZealandC
South AfricaD
IndonesiaQuestion 879
GK
By what name is the combined water stream of Ganga and Brahmaputra known?
A
MeghnaB
JamunaC
PadmaD
TsangpoQuestion 880
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Who was the exponent of Yog Darshan?
A
PatanjaliB
GautamC
JaiminiD
ShankaracharyaQuestion 881
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During the Maratha period, who was the officer responsible for the village administration?
A
HavaldarB
PatilC
ChaudharyD
SardeshmukhQuestion 882
GK
Govind Swami Pillai is associated with which musical instrument?
A
MridangamB
TablaC
VeenaD
ViolinQuestion 883
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Which country's Parliament has passed a law that will limit the powers of its police?
A
IsraelB
FranceC
BritainD
ChinaQuestion 884
GK
Who among the following has been awarded the Blue Planet Prize-2017 in October 2017?
A
Hans Joachim SchellnhuberB
J.K. AndersonC
M. SuzanchukD
Garry BentzoneQuestion 885
GK
When was the national emblem of Bangladesh adopted?
A
1971B
1973C
1975D
1977Question 886
GK
Mass number is always equal to ________.
A
number of protonsB
number of neutronsC
sum of number of protons and number of electronsD
sum of number of protons and number of neutronsQuestion 887
GK
Which of the following statements are CORRECT? I. Ethanol is a good solvent for organic compounds. II. Boiling and melting points of ethanol are low with respect to water. III. Ethanol is used as tincture iodine.
A
Only I and IIB
Only I and IIIC
Only II and IIID
All I, II and IIIQuestion 888
GK
Along with ‘Right to Life’ in Article 21 of Indian Constitution, it also includes ________.
A
Right to HealthB
Right to FoodC
Right to WaterD
All options are correct.Question 889
GK
Which Constitutional Amendment Act gave constitutional recognition to municipalities?
A
72 nd Constitutional Amendment ActB
73 rd Constitutional Amendment ActC
74 th Constitutional Amendment ActD
75 th Constitutional Amendment ActQuestion 890
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Which of the following is NOT a waste material removed from blood in the kidney?
A
AmmoniaB
Carbon dioxideC
UreaD
Uric acidQuestion 891
GK
The movement of water molecules through the plasma membrane is called _________.
A
OsmosisB
SedimentationC
PrecipitationD
TranspirationQuestion 892
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In November 2017, the second phase of ‘Bharat Net Project’ was launched. How much is its approximate outlay?
A
Rs. 55,000 croreB
Rs. 10,000 croreC
Rs. 20,000 croreD
Rs. 34,000 croreQuestion 893
GK
NASA successfully tested supersonic landing parachute in November 2017 for its approximate ________ mission.
A
Zuma 2020B
GOLDC
ICOND
Mars 2020Question 894
GK
In October 2017, who launched India’s 3rd biggest ‘Initial Public Offering (IPO)’ of Rs. 11,370 crore?
A
Reliance Industries LtdB
GIC ReC
Coal India LtdD
InfosysQuestion 895
GK
On 5 January 2018, Lok Sabha passed High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2017. The Bill proposes to hike the salary of Chief Justice of India (CJI) to nearly _________.
A
Rs. 2.80 lakh per monthB
Rs. 3.9 lakh per monthC
Rs. 2 lakh per monthD
Rs. 5 lakh per monthQuestion 896
GK
What is the resistance (in Ω) of an electrical component if a current of 0.4 A passes through it on application of 12 V of potential difference across it?
A
4.8B
60C
9.6D
30Question 897
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 half of that of earth and radius is same as that of the earth is _________.
A
g/2B
4gC
2gD
g/4Question 898
GK
An earthquake of magnitude ________ on the Richter scale has a hundred times more destructive energy than an earthquake of magnitude 4.
A
5B
7C
6D
8Question 899
GK
Which of the statements given below are correct? A. In 2017, Giannis Antetokounmpo played for the NBA team Houston Rockets. B. In 2018 IPL auctions, Kings XI Punjab retained Axar Patel. C. In 2017, David Warner captained the IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore.
A
Only BB
A and BC
A, B and CD
None of theseQuestion 900
GK
_________ provides network backbone and e-governance support to government bodies in India.
A
NICB
NASSCOMC
Department of Information TechnologyD
State Bank of India