SSC CGL 2017 General Awareness Question Paper (Shift-2) 16-Aug-2017- (Tier-1)

General Awareness Question Papers
16th August 2017 (Shift-2)


 

Question-126: After which five year plan, ‘The Rolling Plan’ was implemented?
Options:
1) Third Plan
2) Fifth Plan
3) Seventh Plan
4) Ninth Plan
Correct Answer: Fifth Plan

Question-127: Which tax causes a burden on the poorer section of the society?
Options:
1) Direct Tax
2) Indirect Tax
3) Both Direct and Indirect Tax
4) None of these
Correct Answer: Indirect Tax

Question-128: Which article was referred to as the ‘the heart and soul’ of the constitution by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?
Options:
1) Article 4
2) Article 32
3) Article 28
4) Article 30
Correct Answer: Article 32

Question-129: Which of the following provision needs a special majority in Parliament?
Options:
1) Change in Fundamental Rights
2) Creation of New States
3) Abolition of Legislative Councils in State
4) Rules and Procedures in Parliament
Correct Answer: Change in Fundamental Rights

Question-130: Which act ended the “Trade Monopoly” of the East India Company?
Options:
1) Regulating Act of 1773
2) Pitt’s India Act of 1784
3) The Charter Act of 1833
4) The Charter Act of 1813
Correct Answer: The Charter Act of 1813

Question-131:

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Options
1) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a
2) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
3) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
4) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
Correct Answer: 1-b, 2-c, 3-a

Question-132: Which of the following state receives rainfall due to western disturbances?
Options:
1) Punjab
2) West Bengal
3) Kerala
4) Gujarat
Correct Answer: Punjab

Question-133: Why does Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats both receive sufficient rainfall but Deccan Plateau receives scanty rainfall?
Options:
1) It is a rain shadow area
2) It is located parallel to wind direction
3) It is away from the coast
4) Rain bearing clouds are absent
Correct Answer: It is a rain shadow area

Question-134: In which of the following part of the cell does the pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon dioxide, water, and energy?
Options:
1) Cytoplasm
2) Nucleus
3) Mitochondria
4) Chloroplast
Correct Answer: Mitochondria

Question-135: What is plant cell wall mainly composed of?
Options:
1) Lipids
2) Vitamin
3) Cellulose
4) Protein
Correct Answer: Lipids

Question-136: What is the SI unit of Power?
Options:
1) Boyle
2) Watt
3) Newton
4) Pascal
Correct Answer: Watt

Question-137: Which one of the following is not a type of coal?
Options:
1) Anthracite
2) Lignite
3) Peat
4) Siderite
Correct Answer: Siderite

Question-138: Which of the following pair is INCORRECT?
I. Parsec – Distance
II. Barrel – Liquid
III. Light year – Time
Options:
1) Only III
2) Only I and III
3) Only II
4) All are correct
Correct Answer: Only III

Question-139: What is the name of the first Super Computer of the world?
Options:
1) CDC 6600
2) USENET
3) COMODOR VIC/20
4) PARAM-10000
Correct Answer: CDC 6600

Question-140: Fog, clouds, mist are examples of _______.
Options:
1) Aerosol
2) Solid sol
3) Foam
4) Gel
Correct Answer: Aerosol

Question-141: Which of the following is a chemical formula of quicklime?
Options:
1) Ca2O
2) Ca2CO3
3) CaO2
4) CaO
Correct Answer: CaO

Question-142: Who was the pioneer of Chipko movement of 1973?
Options:
1) Sambaji
2) Baba Amte
3) Sunderlal Bahuguna
4) Medha Patkar
Correct Answer: Sunderlal Bahuguna

Question-143: ‘Pradhan Mantri Digital Saksharta Abhiyan’ is launched to digitally literate 6 crore rural households by _____.
Options:
1) March, 2019
2) March, 2020
3) April, 2021
4) March, 2022
Correct Answer: March, 2019

Question-144: Edward Jenner discovered vaccine for which of the following disease?
Options:
1) Polio
2) Tuberculosis
3) Small Pox
4) Rabies
Correct Answer: Small Pox

Question-145: In 2017 Australian Open, Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus Williams to win the ______ Grand Slam Singles title of her career.
Options:
1) 23rd
2) 18th
3) 26th
4) 20th
Correct Answer: 23rd

Question-146: Which Indian state hosted the 3 days long ‘International Yoga Fest’ held from 8th to 10th March, 2017?
Options:
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Maharashtra
4) Delhi
Correct Answer: Delhi

Question-147: Who was awarded with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2017?
Options:
1) Yash Chopra
2) Kamini Kaushal
3) Shatrughan Sinha
4) Moushumi Chatterjee
Correct Answer: Shatrughan Sinha

Question-148: Who is the author of ‘The Windfall’?
Options:
1) Manmohan Singh
2) Amitav Ghosh
3) Diksha Basu
4) Arundhati Roy
Correct Answer: Diksha Basu

Question-149: Which country will host the 9th BRICS Summit in the year 2017?
Options:
1) Brazil
2) Russia
3) India
4) China
Correct Answer: China

Question-150: With which country has India signed an agreement for assistance in green and sustainable construction of infrastructure in the Himalayan Kingdom in December, 2016?
Options:
1) Nepal
2) Afghanistan
3) Bhutan
4) Pakistan
Correct Answer: Bhutan