SSC CHSL 2018 GRAND TEST

SSC CHSL 2018 GRAND TEST

General Awareness

Held on 18 February 2018

1     The Vachaspati award is given for the outstanding contribution in the field of:

a)    Hindi literature

b)   Sanskrit literature

c)    Bengali literature

d)   Malayalam literature

2     The Ramon Magsaysay award, considered to be the Asia’s Nobel prize is not given in which of the following fields:

a)     Government Services

b)   Public Services

c)    Community leadership

d)   Peace and disarmament

3     Which of the following Grand Slam titles is also known as ‘Roland Garros’ title in Tennis:

a)    Australian Open

b)   French Open

c)    Wimbledon

d)   US Open

4     The term “butterfly stroke” is associated with which of the following games?

a)    Gliding

b)   Cricket

c)    Swimming

d)   Football

5     The innermost layer of the earth is known as:

a)    Lithosphere

b)   Mesosphere

c)    Asthenosphere

d)   Barysphere

6     Which one of the following is not a cold ocean current?

a)    California

b)   Oyashio

c)    Kuroshio

d)   Canaries

7     The highest tropic level in an ecosystem is obtained by :

a)    Herbivores

b)   Carnivores

c)    Decomposers

d)   Omnivores

8     Which of the following absorbs part of the insolation and preserves earth’s radiated heat?

a)    Oxygen

b)   Nitrogen

c)    Water vapour

d)   Carbon dioxide

9     The world famous rock cut Kailasa Temple at Ellora was built by the:

a)    Mauryas

b)   Pallavas

c)    Chalukyas

d)   Rashtrakutas

10  Which one of the following Silsilas of Sufism was against music:

a)    Chishtiya

b)   Suhrawardiya

c)    Qadiriya

d)   Naqshbandiya

11  From the excavations of which ancient site information are gathered regarding brisk trade relations between India and Rome during early centuries of Christian era:

a)    Madurai

b)   Tamralipti

c)    Tondi

d)   Arikamedu

12  Greko-Roman Art has found a place in:

a)    Ellora

b)   Gandhara

c)    Kalinga

d)   Buddist Art

13  Commercial banking system in India is:

a)    Mixed banking

b)   Unit banking

c)    Branch banking

d)   None of the above

14  The gilt edged market in the capital market of India refers to

a)    Long term private securities

b)   Marketing dealing in existing securities

c)    Market for corporate securities

d)   Market for government securities

15  Which gas in the atmosphere absorbs ultraviolet rays?

a)    Methane

b)   Nitrogen

c)    Ozone

d)   Helium

16  Which of the following is essential for the plants to help them in the formation of chlorophyll?

a)    Potassium

b)   Magnesium

c)    Calcium

d)   Phosphorus

17  The material used for bleaching paper pulp is:

a)    Lime

b)   Alum

c)    Caustic soda

d)   Sodium hypochlorite

18  Which of the following is used as a preservative of food articles?

a)    Sodium bicarbonate

b)   Sodium benzoate

c)    Sodium carbonate

d)   Sodium chloride

19  Quo-warranto means

a)    Without authority

b)   With what authority

c)    A warrant

d)   Petition

20  Which one of the following languages is not specified in the Eighth schedule of the Indian Constitution?

a)    Urdu

b)   English

c)    Sindhi

d)   Sanskrit

21  Which is the example for Plural Executive?

a)    USA

b)   UK

c)    India

d)   Switzerland

22  In a parliamentary system to whom is the executive responsible?

a)    President

b)   Legislature

c)    House of people

d)   Judiciary

23  Which of the following is the name of the first indigenously developed Indian Super Computer?

a)    Param

b)   Shakti

c)    Dharma

d)   Gati

24  The instrument which measure the movement of clouds by casting their images through a peephole on to a black mirrored surface is called

a)    Periscope

b)   Nephoscope

c)    Stethoscope

d)   Gyroscope

25  All of the following diseases are caused by viruses except:

a)    Jaundice

b)   Influenza

c)    Mumps

d)   Typhoid

1     The Vachaspati award is given for the outstanding contribution in the field of:

a.    Hindi literature

b.   Sanskrit literature

c.    Bengali literature

d.   Malayalam literature

2     The Ramon Magsaysay award, considered to be the Asia’s Nobel prize is not given in which of the following fields:

a.     Government Services

b.   Public Services

c.    Community leadership

d.   Peace and disarmament

3     Which of the following Grand Slam titles is also known as ‘Roland Garros’ title in Tennis:

a.    Australian Open

b.   French Open

c.    Wimbledon

d.   US Open

4     The term “butterfly stroke” is associated with which of the following games?

a.    Gliding

b.   Cricket

c.    Swimming

d.   Football

5     The innermost layer of the earth is known as:

a.    Lithosphere

b.   Mesosphere

c.    Asthenosphere

d.   Barysphere

6     Which one of the following is not a cold ocean current?

a.    California

b.   Oyashio

c.    Kuroshio

d.   Canaries

7     The highest tropic level in an ecosystem is obtained by :

a.    Herbivores

b.   Carnivores

c.    Decomposers

d.   Omnivores

8     Which of the following absorbs part of the insolation and preserves earth’s radiated heat?

a.    Oxygen

b.   Nitrogen

c.    Water vapour

d.   Carbon dioxide

9     The world famous rock cut Kailasa Temple at Ellora was built by the:

a.    Mauryas

b.   Pallavas

c.    Chalukyas

d.   Rashtrakutas

10  Which one of the following Silsilas of Sufism was against music:

a.    Chishtiya

b.   Suhrawardiya

c.    Qadiriya

d.   Naqshbandiya

11  From the excavations of which ancient site information are gathered regarding brisk trade relations between India and Rome during early centuries of Christian era:

a.    Madurai

b.   Tamralipti

c.    Tondi

d.   Arikamedu

12  Greko-Roman Art has found a place in:

a.    Ellora

b.   Gandhara

c.    Kalinga

d.   Buddist Art

13  Commercial banking system in India is:

a.    Mixed banking

b.   Unit banking

c.    Branch banking

d.   None of the above

14  The gilt edged market in the capital market of India refers to

a.    Long term private securities

b.   Marketing dealing in existing securities

c.    Market for corporate securities

d.   Market for government securities

15  Which gas in the atmosphere absorbs ultraviolet rays?

a.    Methane

b.   Nitrogen

c.    Ozone

d.   Helium

16  Which of the following is essential for the plants to help them in the formation of chlorophyll?

a.    Potassium

b.   Magnesium

c.    Calcium

d.   Phosphorus

17  The material used for bleaching paper pulp is:

a.    Lime

b.   Alum

c.    Caustic soda

d.   Sodium hypochlorite

18  Which of the following is used as a preservative of food articles?

a.    Sodium bicarbonate

b.   Sodium benzoate

c.    Sodium carbonate

d.   Sodium chloride

19  Quo-warranto means

a.    Without authority

b.   With what authority

c.    A warrant

d.   Petition

20  Which one of the following languages is not specified in the Eighth schedule of the Indian Constitution?

a.    Urdu

b.   English

c.    Sindhi

d.   Sanskrit

21  Which is the example for Plural Executive?

a.    USA

b.   UK

c.    India

d.   Switzerland

22  In a parliamentary system to whom is the executive responsible?

a.    President

b.   Legislature

c.    House of people

d.   Judiciary

23  Which of the following is the name of the first indigenously developed Indian Super Computer?

a.    Param

b.   Shakti

c.    Dharma

d.   Gati

24  The instrument which measure the movement of clouds by casting their images through a peephole on to a black mirrored surface is called

a.    Periscope

b.   Nephoscope

c.    Stethoscope

d.   Gyroscope

25  All of the following diseases are caused by viruses except:

a.    Jaundice

b.   Influenza

c.    Mumps

d.   Typhoid