SSC-CHSL 2017 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 1401
GK
Which of the following is a function of money?
A
medium of exchangeB
store of valueC
unit of accountingD
All options are correct.Question 1402
GK
The concept of ‘Navratnas’ was evolved in which of the following year's Union Budget?
A
1990-91B
1999-2000C
1997-98D
1995-96Question 1403
GK
What is called the hot dry local winds blowing in the northern part of Alps mountain?
A
FoehnB
KhamsinC
ChinookD
SiroccoQuestion 1404
GK
Ujjain is situated on the banks of which river?
A
NarmadaB
TawaC
TapiD
ShipraQuestion 1405
GK
Buddhist texts have been mentioned in which of the following Ashoka's Inscriptions?
A
DhauliB
KalingaC
JaugadaD
BhabruQuestion 1406
GK
Which of the following was the first thing that encouraged the Europeans for Indian business?
A
MuslinB
cotton clothesC
SpiceD
IndigoQuestion 1407
GK
Bharhut is related to __________.
A
IslamB
BuddhismC
JainismD
HinduismQuestion 1408
GK
Sri Lanka on 9 December, 2017 formally handed over the control of the southern deep sea port of Hambantota to which country for 99 year lease?
A
ChinaB
PakistanC
JapanD
IndiaQuestion 1409
GK
Which Indian origin actor was honoured with the 'Asian Game Changer Award-2017' by the Asia Society?
A
Nemko KatyalB
Dev PatelC
John BrowneD
Aziz AnsariQuestion 1410
GK
Who was the contemporary ruler of Emperor Asoka in Sri Lanka?
A
MahasenB
KasyapaC
TissaD
Vijayabahu IQuestion 1411
GK
Isobars are atoms of different chemical elements that have ________.
A
Same atomic number but different mass numberB
Same mass number but different atomic numberC
Same mass number and same atomic numberD
Different mass number and different atomic numberQuestion 1412
GK
Which of the following is based on the principle of nuclear fusion?
A
Atomic bombB
Hydrogen bombC
Both Atomic and Hydrogen bombD
No option is correct.Question 1413
GK
Gram Panchayat is composed of which of the following? I. The ward panchs II. The sarpanch III. The district collector Codes:
A
Only IB
Only IIC
Only I and IID
All of the aboveQuestion 1414
GK
In Indian Parliamentary System, ‘Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)’ are ________.
A
Nominated by Chief Minister of that stateB
Elected by the peopleC
Elected by members of parliamentD
Nominated by President of IndiaQuestion 1415
GK
The swollen bottom part of the carpel of a flower is called as ________.
A
OvaryB
StyleC
StigmaD
AntherQuestion 1416
GK
Which of the following is the correct decreasing order of intercellular space in various simple permanent tissues?
A
Parenchyma > Collenchyma > SclerenchymaB
Sclerenchyma > Parenchyma > CollenchymaC
Collenchyma > Parenchyma > SclerenchymaD
Parenchyma > Sclerenchyma > CollenchymaQuestion 1417
GK
In December 2017, which Ministry launched a pilot project ‘Blue Flag’?
A
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate changeB
Ministry of Home AffairsC
Ministry of TourismD
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareQuestion 1418
GK
What was the shape of the galaxy named A1689 B11 that existed 11 billion years ago?
A
No option is correct.B
SpiralC
Thin discD
Turbulent discQuestion 1419
GK
In November 2017, a report titled ‘Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report’ was
A
$ 10 TrillionB
$ 5 TrillionC
$ 1 TrillionD
$ 15 TrillionQuestion 1420
GK
Who is the singer and composer of official Anthem for “Bharat ke Veer” initiative?
A
Sukhwinder SinghB
Kailash KherC
Sonu NigamD
Jagjit SinghQuestion 1421
GK
Find the work done (in J) when a charge of 24 C moves across a potential difference of 6 V.
A
4B
72C
8D
144Question 1422
GK
When the vibrating object moves forward, it creates a region of high pressure in the medium called _________.
A
negationB
dilationC
relaxationD
compressionQuestion 1423
GK
The _________ keeps the average temperature of the Earth fairly steady.
A
heliosphereB
biosphereC
photosphereD
atmosphereQuestion 1424
GK
Which of the statements given below are correct ? A) Netherlands won the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup. B) Australia won the 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final. C) Fan Zhendong won the Tennis 2017 US Open Men's Singles. Codes:
A
Only BB
Only CC
Both B and CD
A, B and CQuestion 1425
GK
In HTML, ________ attribute is used for merging of two or more adjacent rows.
A
COLSPANB
ROWSPANC
CELLSPACINGD
CELLPADDING