SSC-CHSL 2017 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1101
GK

Which of the following is necessary for a natural monopoly?

A
Economies of scale 
B
A high proportion of the total cost as the cost of capital goods
C
Very small market
D
All options are correct.
Question 1102
GK

In which of the following areas is the public sector most dominant in India?

A
Organised term lending financial institutions
B
Transport
C
Commercial Banking
D
Steel production
Question 1103
GK

The deepest lake of the world is _______.

A
Aral Sea
B
Caspian Sea
C
Baikal 
D
Dead Sea 
Question 1104
GK

Which of the following is correctly matched?

A
Lonar - Madhya Pradesh 
B
Nikki - Gujarat 
C
Kolleru - Andhra Pradesh
D
Pulicat - Kerala 
Question 1105
GK

Where is the tomb of Sher Shah located?

A
Sasaram
B
Delhi
C
Kalinger
D
Sonargaon
Question 1106
GK

Which of the following governor generals used to call himself as Bengal Tiger?

A
Lord Clive
B
Warren Hastings
C
Lord Cornwallis
D
Lord Wellesley 
Question 1107
GK

Syadvada was the fundamental basis of which religion?

A
Buddhism
B
Jainism
C
Vaishnavism
D
Shaivism
Question 1108
GK

According to the latest report by UN Women and the UN Development Programme (UNDP), released in November 2017, which region has been ranked as the world's most violent region for women?

A
Latin America and the Caribbean countries
B
Sudan
C
Gulf Countries 
D
South East Asian Countries 
Question 1109
GK

Who won the title of Miss World 2017?

A
Stephanie Hill 
B
Andrea Meza
C
Manushi Chhillar
D
Stephanie Del Valle
Question 1110
GK

What is the national animal of Bangladesh?

A
Royal Bengal Tiger
B
Python
C
Goat
D
Buffalo
Question 1111
GK

In the modern periodic table while going from top to bottom in a group ______.

A
the size of an atom increases
B
the size of an atom decreases 
C
ionisation energy of an atom increases 
D
size and ionisation energy of an atom increases 
Question 1112
GK

Which of the following is NOT a compound?

A
Ammonia
B
Milk
C
Sodium chloride
D
Chalk
Question 1113
GK

According to Article 75 of Indian Constitution, the ministers are collectively responsible to the Parliament in general and to the _____ in particular.

A
People
B
Lok Sabha 
C
Rajya Sabha
D
President
Question 1114
GK

Which among the following comes under Concurrent List of Indian Constitution? I. Marriage and Divorce II. Electricity III. Labour Welfare

A
Only I
B
Only II
C
Both I and II
D
All I, II and III
Question 1115
GK

Which are the special proteins in muscles that contract and relax to cause movement?

A
Contractile protein
B
Receptor protein
C
Structural protein
D
Enzymatic protein
Question 1116
GK

Plants having a body that is differentiated into roots, stems and leaves and have a specialized tissue for the conduction of water and other substances, fall in which group?

A
Bryophyta
B
Thallophyta
C
Pteridophyta
D
All options are correct.
Question 1117
GK

In January 2018, ‘Electoral Bonds’ Scheme was launched. Under this scheme, the electoral bonds will be available at specified branches of ______.

A
Bank of Baroda 
B
State Bank of India 
C
Punjab National Bank 
D
Bank of India
Question 1118
GK

By using which foam the Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay have made a low-cost piezoresistive vibration sensor?

A
Only Polyurethane
B
Only Polyethylene
C
Both Polyurethane and Polyethylene
D
Neither Poly urethane nor Polyethylene
Question 1119
GK

SEBI is evaluating whether ICO (Initial Coin Offerings) can be brought under its purview. ICO is related to ______.

A
Dollars
B
Pounds
C
Rupees
D
Cryptocurrency
Question 1120
GK

What was India’s rank in the Educational Attainment pillar as per the Global Gender Gap report 2017?

A
139
B
112
C
141
D
15
Question 1121
GK

A body is initially moving with a velocity of 10 m/s. It undergoes an acceleration of 2 m/s 2 for 5 seconds. Find the displacement (in m) of this body in these 5 seconds.

A
25
B
37.5
C
50
D
75
Question 1122
GK

1 watt is equal to 1 _________.

A
J s -1
B
J s
C
J s -2
D
J s 2
Question 1123
GK

Air ________ are the substances which contaminate the air.

A
Reactants
B
Irritants
C
Resistants 
D
Pollutants
Question 1124
GK

Which of the statements given below are correct? A) Rafael Nadal won the Tennis 2017 French Open Men's Singles. B) In 2017, Valentino Rossi raced in MotoGP for Ducati. C) In 2017, Marc Márquez raced in MotoGP for Honda.

A
Only A
B
Only B
C
Both A and C
D
A, B and C
Question 1125
GK

In HTML, ________ is at the bottom of the page and usually contains disclaimers, copyright information etc.

A
Header area
B
Menu bar
C
Body of the page
D
Footer area