SSC-CHSL 2024 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 826

Select the most appropriate antonym of the underlined word: Allies have always come to his rescue in spite of his ____________ attempts to defame him.

buddies’

scholars

enemies’

fellows’

Question 827

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank: The rising rate of inflation is making life very hard for ________ poor.

the

all

its

some

Question 828

Rearrange the jumbled words: The people of _______ to survive. are / this / island / commodities / deprived / essential / needed / remote / of

this island are deprived of essential commodities needed remote

this remote island are needed essential commodities deprived of

this remote island are deprived of essential commodities needed

remote island are deprived of essential commodities needed this

Question 829

Select the most appropriate adverb to fill in the blank: ________, I'm going to walk my dog.

Now

Already

Annually

Rarely

Question 830

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Instinctual

Intuition

Implusive

Initiative

Question 831

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word: Huxley was an exponent of Darwin’s theory of evolution.

Proponent

Cease

Terminate

Conclude

Question 832

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: Call it a day.

Name a particular day

Involve many people for a simple job

Begin with an assignment

Stop working on something

Question 833

Select the option that expresses the sentence in passive voice: The new sunshades have protected our windows during the rainy season.

Our windows are being protected by the new windows during the rainy season.

Our windows are being protected by the new sunshades during the rainy season.

Our sunshades have been protected by the new windows during the rainy season.

Our windows have been protected by the new sunshades during the rainy season.

Question 834

Select the most appropriate article(s) to fill in the blanks: I was in state of unconsciousness for about half hour.

No article ; an

a ; No article

the ; a

a ; an

Question 835

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1:  

therefore

but

neither

Question 836

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2: The eyes dart back and forth behind closed lids, blood pressure (2)______ and the breathing pattern speeds up.

relaxes

beeps

stables

increases

Question 837

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3: An EEG of someone during rapid eye movement sleep looks almost the same as the EEG of a person in the (3)______ state.

eating

standing

sleeping

waking

Question 838

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4: Although one is still asleep and the body is still (4)__________.

conscious

active

performing

immobile

Question 839

What was Lena's reason for following the trail on the map?

Treil

Trail

Trale

Triall

Question 840

Where did Lena find the map?

Buried in the sand

Half-buried in the undergrowth

In a bookstore in town

Underneath a bridge

Question 841

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.  What surrounded Lena as she journeyed through the forest?

Created

Girded

Bolt

Freed

Question 842

What intrigued Lena's curiosity in the forest?

She stumbled upon an ancient map.

She discovered an old book.

She found a hidden cave.

She heard whispers in the wind.

Question 843

What is the author’s tone in this passage?

Revengeful

Impressed

Agitated

Concerned

Question 844

The Black Buck is killed because of hunters’ ______________.

personal gratification

material gain

need

fun

Question 845

Choose the word which closely means ‘adversely’.

Distressing

Scarcely

Detrimentally

Digressing

Question 846

What is the theme of this passage?

Land encroachment

Over-population

Forests and their uses

Endangered species

Question 847

The pH value of the curd is:

higher than 7

nearly 7

lower than the pH value of milk

higher than the pH value of milk

Question 848

In 2021, Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated the X-band Doppler Weather Radar to provide improved forecasts. Where was it inaugurated?

Puducherry

Ladakh

Jammu

Chandigarh

Question 849

Which of the following is NOT a feature of Fundamental Duties provided under the Constitution of India?

Duties are enforceable by the law

Duties are inspired from erstwhile USSR

Duties are non- justiciable in nature

Duties are intended to secure the country

Question 850

Which of the following duties is specified as the 10th Fundamental Duty in the Indian Constitution?

To cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom

To provide opportunities for education to his child or as the case may be, ward between the age of six and fourteen years

To develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform

To strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity

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