SSC-CHSL 2024 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 501

Why is the six-membered cyclic structure of glucose called a pyranose structure?

Furan is a five-membered cyclic compound with one oxygen and four carbon atoms.

Pyran is a non-cyclic organic compound with one oxygen atom and five carbon atoms in the ring.

Furan is a five-membered non-cyclic compound with one oxygen and four carbon atoms.

Pyran is a cyclic organic compound with one oxygen atom and five carbon atoms in the ring.

Question 502

In which of the following regions of India is the Mundari language spoken?

Chota Nagpur plateau

Malwa plateau

Thar desert

Baghelkhand

Question 503

A school teacher asks students to stand up every time national anthem is sung. Which Article enshrines this fundamental duty?

Article 51 (d)

Article 51 (b)

Article 51A (a)

Article 51 (c)

Question 504

Which of the following statements is/are true with respect to MRTP Act?  i) The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act (MRTP Act) was repealed and replaced by the Competition Act, 2002.  ii) The asset limit for MRTP companies was fixed at Rs. 25 crores by the first/original Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act (MRTP Act).  iii) The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act (MRTP Act) was first passed in 1969.

Only iii

Only i and ii

Only ii and iii

Only i and iii

Question 505

India is home to the second oldest cricket club in the world. Where is it situated?

Mumbai

Kolkata

Hyderabad

Chennai

Question 506

Which type of electromagnetic radiation was discovered by Johann Wilhelm Ritter in 1801?

Ultraviolet rays

X-rays

Infrared rays

Gamma rays

Question 507

Which cost is considered for calculating the national income in India?

Factor cost

Product cost

Market cost

Sunk cost

Question 508

Which of the following types of crops are sown at the beginning of the monsoon season?

Zaid crops

Rabi crops

Kharif crops

Vital crops

Question 509

The Government of India's Ministry of Culture organised a programme called Vitasta in January 2023. This programme exhibits rich culture, arts and crafts of which region?

Himachal

Ladakh

Punjab

Kashmir

Question 510

______ is a musical composition that expresses devotion through madhura bhakti.

Padam

Tillana

Kriti

Gita

Question 511

Which set of Articles in the Constitution of India are known as 'Cultural and Educational Rights'?

Articles 29-30

Articles 23-24

Articles 19-20

Articles 14-15

Question 512

Which of the following organisation's initiative is 'India Justice Report'?

Azim Premji Foundation

Infosys Foundation

Tata Trusts

HCL Foundation

Question 513

According to the National Multidimensional poverty index 2021, which of the following states has the lowest percentage of population being multidimensional poor?

Maharashtra

Sikkim

Punjab

Bihar

Question 514

Indian Railway was introduced in the year ________.

1851

1853

1852

1850

Question 515

Who founded a reformist organisation called 'Brahmo Samaj' in Calcutta?

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Vinoba Bhave

Jyotiba Phule

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Question 516

Pandit Birju Maharaj was related to:

Odissi

Kathak

Tapu

Ozele

Question 517

When a new text document is created in MS-Office 2016, the default text size of the document is ________.

12 points

14 points

10 points

11 points

Question 518

In the 11th century, under Mahmud of Ghazni, Ghazni, a small town in ________, became the capital of the vast empire of the Ghaznavids.

Afghanistan

Turkey

Egypt

Persia

Question 519

'Pankhida' songs are sung by peasants of ______ while working on the fields.

Rajasthan

Bihar

Odisha

Uttar Pradesh

Question 520

Western disturbances are responsible for:

extremely chilled weather of north-east India

dusty storms in eastern costal area of India

hot winds during summers in northern India

rainfall during winters in north-western part of India

Question 521

Which of the following is an input device?

Monitor

Keyboard

Printer

Speaker

Question 522

Buddh International Circuit is located at:

Chennai

Noida

Mumbai

Delhi

Question 523

What is the use of Net National Product (NNP)?

To calculate per capita income

To calculate balance of payments

To calculate imports

To calculate exports

Question 524

Which is the nearest planet to the Sun?

Uranus

Jupiter

Mercury

Saturn

Question 525

The parliamentary standing committees have a tenure of _______ years.

four

two

three

one

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