SSC Scientific Assistant (IMD) Exam : Held on 23 Nov 2017 Shift-1 (General Awareness)
SSC Scientific Assistant (IMD) Exam : Held on 23 Nov 2017 Shift-1
(General Awareness)
QID : 476 - Tax reforms are concerned with the reforms in government taxation and public expenditure policies which are collectively known as ______.
1) debit policy
2) credit policy
3) fiscal policy
4) profit policy
Correct Answer: fiscal policy
QID : 477 - Which among the following is not a fundamental right?
1) Right to education
2) Right to property
3) Right to freedom
4) Right against exploitation
Correct Answer: Right to property
QID : 478 - Who among the following has the power to prorogue the Lok Sabha?
1) Speaker of Lok Sabha
2) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
3) President of India
4) Chief Justice of India
Correct Answer: President of India
QID : 479 - Which among the following was not annexed by applying Doctrine of Lapse?
1) Satara
2) Sambalpur
3) Jhansi
4) Mysore
Correct Answer: Mysore
QID : 480 - Who presided over Belgaum session of Indian National Congress in 1924?
1) Sarojini Naidu
2) Mahatma Gandhi
3) Rabindranath Tagore
4) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Correct Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
QID : 481 - Near which river was most of the Rigveda Civilizations were situated?
1) Narmada
2) Saraswati
3) Ganga
4) Godavari
Correct Answer: Saraswati
QID : 482 - The standard Meridian of India passes through which of the following city?
1) Bhopal
2) Visakhapatnam
3) Mirzapur
4) Raipur
Correct Answer: Mirzapur
QID : 483 - What is the shape of Indian Peninsular Plateau?
1) Circular
2) Quadrangular
3) Triangular
4) No option is correct
Correct Answer: Triangular
QID : 484 - The longitudinal valley lying between lesser Himalaya and the Shiwaliks are known as ______.
1) Dihang
2) Dibang
3) Duns
4) Kullu
Correct Answer: Duns
QID : 485 - The rivers deposit pebbles in a narrow belt of about 8 to 16 km in width lying parallel to the slopes of the Shiwaliks, which is known as ______.
1) Bhabhar
2) Bhangar
3) Khadar
4) Kankar
Correct Answer: Bhabhar
QID : 486 - The Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hoogly River system is the national waterway number ______.
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
Correct Answer: 1
QID : 487 - What is the period of cold weather season in India?
1) Mid-November to February
2) October to December
3) November to January
4) December to March
Correct Answer: Mid-November to February
QID : 488 - The ratio of milk and water in a mixture is 4 : 1. What is the percentage of milk in the mixture?
1) 80
2) 60
3) 75
4) 50
Correct Answer: 80
QID : 489 - Which of the following is not a vector quantity?
1) Displacement
2) Speed
3) Acceleration
4) Force
Correct Answer: Speed
QID : 490 - Microorganisms are classified into how many major groups?
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
Correct Answer: 4
QID : 491 - Which of the following metal is most ductile in nature?
1) Copper
2) Silver
3) Gold
4) Aluminum
Correct Answer: Gold
QID : 492 - In which state, the Ministry of Science and Technology has launched Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay Vigyan Gram Sankul Pariyojana?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Maharasthtra
3) Uttrakhand
4) Kerala
Correct Answer: Uttrakhand
QID : 493 - What is the name of world’s largest all-composite airplane in terms of wingspan?
1) Stratolaunch
2) Airplex
3) Airlander
4) Stratobus
Correct Answer: Stratolaunch
QID : 494 - Who is the first Indian women to tie-up with the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)?
1) Shadia Bseiso
2) Kavita Devi
3) Babita Kumar
4) Sakshi Mallik
Correct Answer: Kavita Devi
QID : 495 - India and Myanmar signed how many agreements during the state visit of Prime Minister of India to Myanmar in 2017?
1) 4
2) 6
3) 8
4) 11
Correct Answer: 11
QID : 496 - Which Ministry has been awarded with Swachh Bharat Inter-Ministerial Award on 2nd October, 2017?
1) Ministry of Pretroleum and Natural Gas
2) Ministry of Coal
3) Ministry of Earth Science
4) Ministry of Railways
Correct Answer: Ministry of Pretroleum and Natural Gas
QID : 497 - The Union Government has approved a 100% disinvestment of which Central Public Sector Enterprise in August, 2017 ?
1) Central Electronics Ltd.
2) Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd.
3) Airports Authority of India Ltd.
4) Coal India Ltd.
Correct Answer: Central Electronics Ltd.
QID : 498 - Which two countries have withdrawn from UNESCO, accusing the cultural body of ‘anti-Israel bias’?
1) United States of America and Israel
2) Britain and Israel
3) United Arab Emirates and Israel
4) Iran and Israel
Correct Answer: United States of America and Israel
QID : 499 - ______ National Wildlife Action Plan for 2017-2031 was unveiled by India spelling out the future road map for wildlife conservation.
1) First
2) Second
3) Third
4) Fourth
Correct Answer: Third
QID : 500 - Gina Miller has been named which country’s most influential black person for the year 2017?
1) South Africa
2) United Kingdom
3) United State of America
4) Canada
Correct Answer: United Kingdom
