SSC-CHSL 2017 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 1576
GK
Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) is related to _________.
A
World BankB
Reserve Bank of IndiaC
World Trade OrganizationD
International Monetary FundQuestion 1577
GK
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission were established during which Five Year Plan?
A
SecondB
ThirdC
FirstD
FifthQuestion 1578
GK
From whom did the French East India Company acquire Pondicherry?
A
From the PortugueseB
The ruler of GolcondaC
Sultan of BijapurD
SnatchingQuestion 1579
GK
For the first time, postage stamps were released in which of the following reign?
A
Lord RiponB
Lord LyttonC
Lord DalhousieD
Lord CanningQuestion 1580
GK
When does Pele's Tear occur?
A
at the time of earthquakeB
at the time of plate tectonicsC
at the time of volcanic eruptionD
at the time of mountain formationQuestion 1581
GK
First time in which year did Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay conquer the world's highest mountain peak Mount Everest?
A
1898 ADB
1953 ADC
1957 ADD
1969 ADQuestion 1582
GK
Which of the following is a major folk dance of Rajasthan?
A
ChhauB
GiddhaC
GhumarD
BihuQuestion 1583
GK
With which country India has been undertaken Kaladan multi-modal transport project?
A
Sri LankaB
MyanmarC
BangladeshD
BhutanQuestion 1584
GK
Who among the following has been awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize 2017 for peace, disarmament and development?
A
Pranab MukherjeeB
Manmohan SinghC
Charles MansonD
Emmers on MnangagwaQuestion 1585
GK
Which of following is NOT a major languages in Bangladesh?
A
GaroB
KhashiaC
MaghD
MaithiliQuestion 1586
GK
What is the maximum number of electrons that the outermost shell can have?
A
2B
6C
8D
None of theseQuestion 1587
GK
Which of the following statement(s) is/are CORRECT? I. Carbon compounds linked by only single bond are called saturated compounds. II. Carbon compounds having double or triple bonds are called unsaturated compounds. III. Saturated carbon compounds are more reactive than unsaturated carbon compounds.
A
Only I and IIB
Only I and IIIC
Only II and IIID
All I, II and IIIQuestion 1588
GK
After the Presiding officer declares the house adjourned sine die President of India issues a notification for ______ of the session.
A
AdjournmentB
ProrogationC
DissolutionD
QuorumQuestion 1589
GK
Which kind of emergency can be proclaimed on the grounds of failure of Constitutional machinery in States?
A
National EmergencyB
State EmergencyC
Financial EmergencyD
State and Financial Emergency bothQuestion 1590
GK
Rings of ______ are present in the throat to ensure that the air passage does NOT collapse.
A
BoneB
TendonC
LigamentD
CartilageQuestion 1591
GK
“All plants and animals are composed of cells and cell is the basic unit of life”. The given statement is for which of the following theories?
A
Theory of evolutionB
Theory of inheritanceC
Cell theoryD
Theory of natural selectionQuestion 1592
GK
In November 2017, at first meeting of Prabhari Officers, a Major Policy initiative was launched for the transformation of ________ backward districts acrossthe country.
A
125B
115C
100D
150Question 1593
GK
Researchers at the University of Illinois have announced discovery of new form of matter called________.
A
SpectroniumB
UnobtaniumC
ExcitoniumD
TransitoniumQuestion 1594
GK
In September 2017, Investments in the Domestic Capital Market, through _________, slumped to a five year low.
A
S-notesB
P-notesC
L-notesD
N-notesQuestion 1595
GK
On 2 January 2018, Parliament passed NABARD (Amendment) Bill, 2017 which seeks to transfer share capital held by ______ to Union Government.
A
SEBIB
RBIC
IRDAID
TRAIQuestion 1596
GK
A body of mass 8 kg is moving with a velocity of 4 m/s, find its momentum.
A
2B
64C
32D
4Question 1597
GK
If the velocity of a body is doubled, its momentum ________.
A
remains sameB
doublesC
becomes halfD
becomes 4 timesQuestion 1598
GK
Each fragment of the Earth's crust is known as a ________.
A
PlaneB
PlateC
PlatterD
SlabQuestion 1599
GK
Which of the statements given below are correct? A) Marc Marquez won the Motorcycle race 2017 Dutch TT MotoGP. B) In 2018 IPL auctions, Royal Challengers Bangalore retained Rishabh Pant. C) In 2017, Vincent Kompany captained the Premier League team Manchester City.
A
Only BB
Both A and CC
Only CD
None of theseQuestion 1600
GK
Computers and communication technologies affect our lives in ways that include: __________, in terms of knowledge creation, publishing and distribution.
A
SocietalB
TechnologicalC
EducationalD
Personal