SSC-CHSL 2017 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 176
GK

When the productive capacity of the economic system of state is inadequate to create sufficient number of jobs, it is called _______.

A
Seasonal unemployment
B
Structural unemployment
C
Disguised unemployment
D
Cyclical unemployment
Question 177
GK

Which of the following contributes the maximum earning in Indian Railways?

A
Passenger Earning
B
Goods Traffic Earning 
C
Sundry Earning
D
Other Coach
Question 178
GK

Which of the following Vedas is referred to as the starting source of the word Rudra?

A
Rigveda
B
Samaveda
C
Yajurveda 
D
Atharva
Question 179
GK

The eminent Saint Vallabhacharya was associated with which of the following branches?

A
Gyanashrayi
B
Krishnashrayi
C
Premashrayi
D
Ramashrayi
Question 180
GK

Which of the following is NOT a terrestrial planet?

A
Mercury
B
Venus
C
Mars
D
Saturn
Question 181
GK

The Line of Cancer passes through how many states of India?

A
5
B
6
C
7
D
8
Question 182
GK

When was Guru Nanak Dev born?

A
1449 AD
B
1453 AD
C
1469 AD
D
1499 AD
Question 183
GK

Which of the following country is NOT a member of the ‘Indian Ocean Rim Association’ (IORA)?

A
Seychelles
B
Sri Lanka
C
India
D
China
Question 184
GK

Which of the following President was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2016?

A
Raffel Korea
B
Juan Manuel Santos
C
Donald Trump
D
Alexander Lukashenko
Question 185
GK

Who is the present Prime Minister of Pakistan(2018)?

A
Mamnoon Hussain
B
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi
C
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
D
Yousaf Raza Gillani
Question 186
GK

In which part of the human body fat is completely digested?

A
Small Intestine
B
Liver
C
Stomach
D
Large Intestine
Question 187
GK

Which of the following statement(s) is/are INCORRECT regarding Phosphorus?

A
Phosphorus reacts vigorously with water.
B
It is a non-metal.
C
It catches fire on reacting with air.
D
It is found in group 15 of the modern periodic table.
Question 188
GK

Match the following Body Type I. Panchayati Raj 1. Non-constitutional II. Election Commission 2. Local Government III. Central Information Commission 3. Constitutional

A
I – 1, II – 2, III – 3
B
I – 2, II – 1, III – 3
C
I – 2, II – 3, III – 1
D
I – 1, II – 3, III – 2
Question 189
GK

All the members of a municipality are ________ by the people of municipal area.

A
Elected directly
B
Elected indirectly
C
Nominated proportionally
D
Nominated indirectly
Question 190
GK

The maintenance functions of living organisms are performed by the _________. सजीवों के रखरखाव का कार्य __________ द्वारा किया जाता है।

A
chemical processes
B
life processes
C
physical processes
D
No option is correct
Question 191
GK

Which of the following may cause the breakdown of pyruvate into lactic acid in our muscles?

A
Lack of water
B
Lack of Oxygen
C
Lack of carbon dioxide
D
Lack of nitrogen
Question 192
GK

In September 2017, “Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har GharYojna” was launched for giving electricity connections in rural and urban areas by ________.

A
March, 2019
B
December, 2018
C
March, 2018
D
October, 2018
Question 193
GK

By which process the Chinese Scientists have cloned two identical long - tailed macaques?

A
Polymerase chain reaction
B
Parthenogenesis
C
Somatic cell nuclear transfer
D
Embryonic cell nuclear transfer
Question 194
GK

In India, how much percent of GDP is the fiscal deficit target for the Financial Year 2017?

A
4.20%
B
3.20%
C
2.20%
D
4.00%
Question 195
GK

On 10 April 2017, Lok Sabha Passed the Motor Vehicles Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016. Under the new provisions, government will develop a scheme for cashless treatment of road accident victims during ________.

A
Silver hour
B
Platinum hour
C
Diamond hour
D
Golden hour
Question 196
GK

A bullet of mass 10 gm is fired with a velocity of 40 m/s from a gun of mass 8 kg. Find the recoil velocity (in m/s) of the gun.

A
2
B
0.1
C
4
D
0.05
Question 197
GK

During uniform motion of an object along a straight line, its _______ remains constant with time.

A
acceleration
B
deceleration
C
force
D
velocity
Question 198
GK

The bodies of penguins are ________ and their feet have webs, making them good swimmers.

A
heavy
B
feathery
C
streamlined
D
oily
Question 199
GK

Which of the statements given below are correct? A) Dani Pedrosa won the 2017 Qatar Motorcycle Grand Prix MotoGP. B) Bernhard Langer won the Golf 2017 BMW PGA Championship. C) Dustin Johnson won the Formula One 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

A
Only B
B
B and C
C
A, B and C
D
None of these
Question 200
GK

In Microsoft Word, under character formatting __________ increases/decreases the size of the characters.

A
Size
B
Font
C
Effects
D
Font style