SSC-CHSL 2017 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 951
GK
Skills that can be transferred to other employers are called ___________.
A
General skillsB
Specific skillsC
Non-economic skillsD
All options are correct.Question 952
GK
Which one of the following industries is the biggest consumer of water in India?
A
EngineeringB
Paper and pulpC
TextilesD
Thermal powerQuestion 953
GK
Which of the following regions receives rainfall throughout the year?
A
TundraB
MonsoonC
MediterraneanD
EquatorialQuestion 954
GK
Kolleru Lake is located in which Indian state?
A
KeralaB
Andhra PradeshC
Tamil NaduD
OdishaQuestion 955
GK
During the reign of which Mughal ruler was the 'Jizya' re-imposed?
A
AkbarB
AurangzebC
JahangirD
HumayunQuestion 956
GK
In which of the following years sea travel has been made mandatory for Indian soldiers?
A
1854 ADB
1856 ADC
1857 ADD
1858 ADQuestion 957
GK
What is considered the most important fundamental principle of Jainism?
A
KarmaB
Non-violenceC
Dispassion (Virag)D
LoyaltyQuestion 958
GK
As per a MoU signed in November 2017, India will provide financial assistance of $ 2.87 million for the public transport system to which Asian country?
A
Sri LankaB
AfghanistanC
MyanmarD
BangladeshQuestion 959
GK
Who among the following claimed the top spot on Forbes 2017 list of the world's highest paid actresses, released on August 16, 2017?
A
Frances McDormandB
Saoirse RonanC
Emma StoneD
Elisabeth MossQuestion 960
GK
Which crop was first cultivated in Sri Lanka under plantation agriculture?
A
CoffeeB
TeaC
RubberD
CoconutQuestion 961
GK
Which of the following element is NOT a metal?
A
AlB
PC
CaD
KQuestion 962
GK
Charge on proton is equal to the charge on __________.
A
ElectronB
PositronC
NeutronD
Alpha particleQuestion 963
GK
In India, the oath of secrecy to union ministers is administered by whom?
A
The Prime Minister of IndiaB
Comptroller and Auditor General of IndiaC
The President of IndiaD
Chief Justice of IndiaQuestion 964
GK
After how much time the laws made by Parliament on the state subjects during a National Emergency become inoperative and cease to operate?
A
Three monthsB
Six monthsC
Nine monthsD
Twelve monthsQuestion 965
GK
Match the following : Type of Muscle Tissue Cell Shape I. Striated 1. Long, cylindrical & unbranched II. Smooth 2. Long with pointed ends (spindle shaped) III. Cardiac 3. Cylindrical & branched
A
I – 2, II – 3, III – 1B
I – 1, II – 3, III – 2C
I – 1, II – 2, III – 3D
I – 3, II – 1, III – 2Question 966
GK
Which of the following groups is/are called phanerogams? I. Thallophyte II. Bryophyte III. Pteridophyte
A
Only IB
Only IIC
All I, II and IIID
No option is correct.Question 967
GK
In January 2018, ‘Swachh Survekshan 2018’ was launched. It will rank how many cities on the National level which have more than 1 lakh population?
A
200B
400C
600D
500Question 968
GK
In November 2017, scientists introduced fully functional artificial muscle to recover damages of ________.
A
HeartB
LungsC
KidneyD
LiverQuestion 969
GK
On 5 March 2017, who launched an artificial intelligence – driven chatbot named ‘EVA (Electronic Virtual Assistant)’ for customer services?
A
ICICI BankB
State Bank of IndiaC
HDFC BankD
Bank of BarodaQuestion 970
GK
On 31 January 2018, the Ministry of Railway announced to set up a massive rail coach factory in which region of Maharashtra?
A
KonkanB
KhandeshC
Paschim MaharashtraD
MarathwadaQuestion 971
GK
Calculate the time period (in seconds) of a sound wave of wavelength 5m travelling with a speed of 500 m/s.
A
0.01B
2500C
0.02D
1250Question 972
GK
During the free fall of the object, the decrease in potential energy, at any point in its path, appears as an equal amount of increase in _________.
A
Kinetic energyB
Work doneC
Heat energyD
Gravitational forceQuestion 973
GK
Water which is suitable for drinking is called ________ water.
A
hygienicB
sparklingC
potableD
sanitaryQuestion 974
GK
Which of the statements given below are correct? A) In 2017 Pro Kabaddi League, Manjeet Chillar played for team Tamil Nadu. B) Pakistan hosted the Badminton 2017 BWF Super Series Finals. C) India hosted the Badminton 2017 BWF World Senior Championships.
A
Only CB
Both B and CC
Both A and BD
A, B and CQuestion 975
GK
Web applications are designed to interpret ________ to display text, images etc
A
HTMLB
HyperlinksC
ComputersD
World Wide Web