SSC-CHSL 2017 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1576
GK

Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) is related to _________.

A
World Bank
B
Reserve Bank of India
C
World Trade Organization
D
International Monetary Fund
Question 1577
GK

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission were established during which Five Year Plan?

A
Second
B
Third
C
First
D
Fifth
Question 1578
GK

From whom did the French East India Company acquire Pondicherry?

A
From the Portuguese
B
The ruler of Golconda
C
Sultan of Bijapur
D
Snatching
Question 1579
GK

For the first time, postage stamps were released in which of the following reign?

A
Lord Ripon
B
Lord Lytton
C
Lord Dalhousie
D
Lord Canning
Question 1580
GK

When does Pele's Tear occur?

A
at the time of earthquake
B
at the time of plate tectonics
C
at the time of volcanic eruption
D
at the time of mountain formation
Question 1581
GK

First time in which year did Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay conquer the world's highest mountain peak Mount Everest?

A
1898 AD
B
1953 AD
C
1957 AD
D
1969 AD
Question 1582
GK

Which of the following is a major folk dance of Rajasthan?

A
Chhau
B
Giddha
C
Ghumar
D
Bihu
Question 1583
GK

With which country India has been undertaken Kaladan multi-modal transport project?

A
Sri Lanka
B
Myanmar
C
Bangladesh
D
Bhutan
Question 1584
GK

Who among the following has been awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize 2017 for peace, disarmament and development?

A
Pranab Mukherjee
B
Manmohan Singh
C
Charles Manson
D
Emmers on Mnangagwa
Question 1585
GK

Which of following is NOT a major languages in Bangladesh?

A
Garo
B
Khashia
C
Magh
D
Maithili
Question 1586
GK

What is the maximum number of electrons that the outermost shell can have?

A
2
B
6
C
8
D
None of these
Question 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 II
B
Only I and III
C
Only II and III
D
All I, II and III
Question 1588
GK

After the Presiding officer declares the house adjourned sine die President of India issues a notification for ______ of the session.

A
Adjournment
B
Prorogation
C
Dissolution
D
Quorum
Question 1589
GK

Which kind of emergency can be proclaimed on the grounds of failure of Constitutional machinery in States?

A
National Emergency
B
State Emergency
C
Financial Emergency
D
State and Financial Emergency both
Question 1590
GK

Rings of ______ are present in the throat to ensure that the air passage does NOT collapse.

A
Bone
B
Tendon
C
Ligament
D
Cartilage
Question 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 evolution
B
Theory of inheritance
C
Cell theory
D
Theory of natural selection
Question 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
125
B
115
C
100
D
150
Question 1593
GK

Researchers at the University of Illinois have announced discovery of new form of matter called________.

A
Spectronium
B
Unobtanium
C
Excitonium
D
Transitonium
Question 1594
GK

In September 2017, Investments in the Domestic Capital Market, through _________, slumped to a five year low.

A
S-notes
B
P-notes
C
L-notes
D
N-notes
Question 1595
GK

On 2 January 2018, Parliament passed NABARD (Amendment) Bill, 2017 which seeks to transfer share capital held by ______ to Union Government.

A
SEBI
B
RBI
C
IRDAI
D
TRAI
Question 1596
GK

A body of mass 8 kg is moving with a velocity of 4 m/s, find its momentum.

A
2
B
64
C
32
D
4
Question 1597
GK

If the velocity of a body is doubled, its momentum ________.

A
remains same
B
doubles
C
becomes half
D
becomes 4 times
Question 1598
GK

Each fragment of the Earth's crust is known as a ________.

A
Plane
B
Plate
C
Platter
D
Slab
Question 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 B
B
Both A and C
C
Only C
D
None of these
Question 1600
GK

Computers and communication technologies affect our lives in ways that include: __________, in terms of knowledge creation, publishing and distribution.

A
Societal
B
Technological
C
Educational
D
Personal