SSC-CHSL 2017 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1201

Which movie has won the most number of Oscars?

Titanic

Cabaret

Jungle Book

Avatar

Question 1202

Chittorgarh Fort is located in ________.

Rajasthan

Bihar

Uttar Pradesh

Gujarat

Question 1203

Which organ is the main digester and absorber of food?

Stomach

Liver

Colon

Small intestine

Question 1204

The bark of willow tree is a source of which medicine?

Paracetamol

Aspirin

Antacid

Antiseptic

Question 1205

Capra Hircus is the scienti&filig;c name of ________.

Sheep

Cow

Horse

Goat

Question 1206

What does a positive catalyst do in a reaction?

A catalyst is nothing but the &filig;nal product of a reaction

Does not alter the rate of reaction

Speeds up chemical reaction

Slows down chemical reaction

Question 1207

Atomic number of which of the following elements is greater than that of Bromine

Silver

Copper

Iron

Chromium

Question 1208

Commonly used abbreviation GUI in computer science stands for?

Group User Interface

Graphical User Interface

Graphic User Integration

Group User Integration

Question 1209

Tamil is the of&filig;cial language of _________.

Puducherry

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Daman and Diu

Delhi

Question 1210

A tyre tube manufacturer faces a -1.6 price elasticity of demand for its tubes. It is presently selling 24000 units/month. If it wants to increase quantity sold by 4%, it must lower its price by __________.

2.5 percent

5.6 percent

2.4 percent

6.4 percent

Question 1211

Consider the market for new two-wheelers. If the price of steel increases, then the equilibrium price of new two wheelers will and the equilibrium quantity will _.

increase; increase

decrease; decrease

increase; decrease

decrease; increase

Question 1212

Which type of pathogen causes the water-borne disease Ascariasis?

Viral

Protozoan

Bacterial

Parasitic

Question 1213

Which type of pathogen causes the water-borne disease dysentery?

Algal

Parasitic

Fungal

Bacterial

Question 1214

What is the major electricity generation power source in India?

Coal

Gas

Nuclear

Hydro

Question 1215

A person, who draws or makes maps or charts, is called ________.

Hydrographer

Cartographer

Seismographer

Lexicographer

Question 1216

Brihadeshwara Temple of Thanjavur was built by ________.

Raja Raja Chola I

Rajendra Chola I

Rajaraja II

Rajendra III

Question 1217

Salt March also known as Dandi March was initiated by __________.

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Mahatma Gandhi

Avantikabai Gokhale

Kasturba Gandhi

Question 1218

Chauri-Chaura incident took place in?

1902

1912

1922

1932

Question 1219

Who invented telephone?

Alexander Graham Bell

Thomas Edison

Benjamin Franklin

James Watt

Question 1220

Which instrument measures AF(Audio Frequency) signal level and noise?

Vectorscope

VU meter

Q meter

Psophometer

Question 1221

If a physical quantity has the units - ampere meters per second squared, then what are it's dimensions?

[I LT -2 ]

[ALT -2 ]

[I MS -2 ]

[AMS -2 ]

Question 1222

The 42nd Amendment of the Constitution of India was enacted in the year ________.

1947

1976

1991

2016

Question 1223

The number of parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of Chhattisgarh is _______.

Question 1224

Which country's 7 swimmers were banned from the Rio Olympics?

Russia

Japan

China

USA

Question 1225

Who is the author of "The Great Indian Novel"?

Jawaharlal Nehru

Shashi Tharoor