SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 17 January 2017" Afternoon Shift (General Awareness)

QID : 126 - How many layers are there in the OSI networking model?

Options:
1) 13
2) 11
3) 9
4) 7

Correct Answer: 7

QID : 127 - Christmas Card was invented by ________.

Options:
1) John Barber
2) Sir Henry Cole
3) Josephine Cochrane
4) Bartolomeo Cristofori

Correct Answer: Sir Henry Cole

QID : 128 - What does Trypsin do?

Options:
1) Breaks down Carbohydrates
2) Synthesizes proteins
3) Breaks down fats
4) Breaks down proteins

Correct Answer: Breaks down proteins

QID : 129 - Name the source from which Aspirin is produced?

Options:
1) Willow bark
2) Oak Tree
3) Acacia
4) Eucalyptus

Correct Answer: Willow bark

QID : 130 - Cannis Familiaris is the scientific name of

Options:
1) Cat
2) Dog
3) Fox
4) Wolf

Correct Answer: Dog

QID : 131 - Name the acid present in lemon.

Options:
1) Phosphoric acid
2) Carbonic acid
3) Citric acid
4) Malic acid

Correct Answer: Citric acid

QID : 132 - The conversion of hard water into soft water by boiling or adding calcium hydroxide is called _______.

Options:
1) Baker's process
2) Temp's process
3) Clarke's process
4) Lake's process

Correct Answer: Clarke's process

QID : 133 - Group of Monuments at Pattadakal is in

Options:
1) Maharashtra
2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Karnataka
4) Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer: Karnataka

QID : 134 - 2016 Hemis festival was held in ______.

Options:
1) Manipur
2) Jammu and Kashmir
3) Uttarakhand
4) Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer: Jammu and Kashmir

QID : 135 - Find arc elasticity of demand, if quantity demanded falls from 1000 to 950 when price of the item is increased from Rs. 240 to Rs. 280?

Options:
1) 0.33
2) 0.3
3) -0.3
4) -0.33

Correct Answer: -0.33

QID : 136 - A price floor is _____.

Options:
1) a maximum legal price
2) a minimum legal price
3) the price where demand equals supply
4) the price where elasticity of demand equals elasticity of supply

Correct Answer: a minimum legal price

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QID : 137 - Concentration of water vapour in troposphere is

Options:
1) 0-4%
2) 10-14%
3) 20-24%
4) 30-34%

Correct Answer: 0-4%

QID : 138 - Harmful bacteria in potable water make the water

Options:
1) unfit to drink
2) smelly
3) colored
4) turbid

Correct Answer: unfit to drink

QID : 139 - First country to impose carbon tax is ________.

Options:
1) Australia
2) Iceland
3) USA
4) New Zealand

Correct Answer: New Zealand

QID : 140 - Elephanta Caves is located in which city?

Options:
1) Nashik
2) Kolhapur
3) Pune
4) Mumbai

Correct Answer: Mumbai

QID : 141 - Spring tides occur when ______.

Options:
1) the moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line
2) the sun is closest to earth
3) the moon is farthest from earth
4) the earth is at right angles with the sun and the moon

Correct Answer: the moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line

QID : 142 - Humayun's Tomb was built by_____.

Options:
1) Humayun
2) Hamida Banu Begum
3) Babur
4) Akbar

Correct Answer: Hamida Banu Begum

QID : 143 - Who built Sabarmati Ashram?

Options:
1) Guru Ramdas
2) Shah Jahan
3) Rao Jodhaji
4) Mahatma Gandhi

Correct Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

QID : 144 - Which movie got the Best Film Award in 2016 IIFA Awards?

Options:
1) Bajirao Mastani
2) Piku
3) Tanu Weds Manu Returns
4) Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Correct Answer: Bajrangi Bhaijaan

QID : 145 - Why does a fountain pen leak in aeroplane flying at a height?

Options:
1) Because of reduced viscosity of the ink in the pen
2) Because of increased viscosity of the ink in the pen
3) Because of higher atmospheric pressure outside the pen
4) Because of lower atmospheric pressure outside the pen

Correct Answer: Because of lower atmospheric pressure outside the pen

QID : 146 - Instrument for measuring wind velocity is called

Options:
1) Coulombmeter
2) Anemometer
3) Cyanometer
4) Chronometer

Correct Answer: Anemometer

QID : 147 - In the presence of which of the following, does the President takes Oath?

Options:
1) Vice-President
2) Lok Sabha Speaker
3) Chief Justice of India
4) Attorney General

Correct Answer: Chief Justice of India

QID : 148 - Who was the first indian Chief Election Commissioner?

Options:
1) Morarji Desai
2) Sukumar Sen
3) Sardar Patel
4) V.S Ramadevi

Correct Answer: Sukumar Sen

QID : 149 - Phil Mickelson plays which International Sport?

Options:
1) Golf
2) Baseball
3) Basketball
4) Boxing

Correct Answer: Golf

QID : 150 - Who is the author of the book - "The White Tiger"?

Options:
1) Maneesh Tripathi
2) Aravind Adiga
3) Arvind Joshi
4) Vijay Lohkare

Correct Answer: Aravind Adiga

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