SSC Scientific Assistant (IMD) Exam : Held on 25 Nov 2017 Shift-1 (General Awareness)
SSC Scientific Assistant (IMD) Exam : Held on 25 Nov 2017 Shift-1
(General Awareness)
QID : 76 - Interest rate, collateral and documentation requirement and mode of payment together comprises of ______.
1) terms of credit
2) terms of debit
3) terms of profit
4) terms of loss
Correct Answer: terms of credit
QID : 77 - Which part of Indian Constitution describes about the Panchayat?
1) Part VI
2) Part VII
3) Part VIII
4) Part IX
Correct Answer: Part IX
QID : 78 - Who appoints the Chief Justice of India?
1) Prime Minister of India
2) President of India
3) Defence Minister of India
4) Home Minister of India
Correct Answer: President of India
QID : 79 - What was cotton textiles generally named in Europe which were taken by Portuguese from Calicut?
1) Calco
2) Calico
3) Cottex
4) No option is correct
Correct Answer: Calico
QID : 80 - The Separate electorate for Muslims in India was demand for the first time in which year?
1) 1906
2) 1909
3) 1919
4) 1922
Correct Answer: 1909
QID : 81 - What were the permanent shelters of Jain and Buddhist monks called?
1) House
2) Vihar
3) Caves
4) Sangha
Correct Answer: Vihar
QID : 82 - Which among the following latitude passes almost halfway through India?
1) Tropic of Cancer
2) Equator
3) Tropic of Capricorn
4) Arctic Circle
Correct Answer: Tropic of Cancer
QID : 83 - The Peninsular Plateau of India is composed of which type of rocks?
I. Igneous
II. Metamorphic
III. Sedimentary
1) Only I
2) Only II
3) Only III
4) Both I and II
Correct Answer: Both I and II
QID : 84 - Which physical division of India is a dry, hot and sandy stretch of land?
1) The Great Indian Dessert
2) The Peninsular Plateau
3) North Indian Plains
4) Costal Plains
Correct Answer: The Great Indian Dessert
QID : 85 - Which is the only large river in the desert region of India?
1) Beas
2) Luni
3) Tapi
4) Narmada
Correct Answer: Luni
Study Kit for SSC Scientific Assistant (IMD) Examination
QID : 86 - Which state of India is the largest producer of tea?
1) Manipur
2) Tripura
3) Assam
4) Kerala
Correct Answer: Assam
QID : 87 - Most part of India receives rainfall from ______.
1) March to June
2) June to September
3) August to November
4) November to February
Correct Answer: June to September
QID : 88 - If B/A = 4/5 and C/A = 3/4, then what is B : C?
1) 16 : 15
2) 16 : 5
3) 15 : 18
4) 15 : 8
Correct Answer: 16 : 15
QID : 89 - Sound waves cannot travel through ______.
1) solid
2) liquid
3) air
4) vacuum
Correct Answer: vacuum
QID : 90 - Which multicellular Eukaryotes have cell wall and perform photosynthesis?
1) Plantae
2) Monera
3) Protista
4) Fungi
Correct Answer: Plantae
QID : 91 - Group Number 18 of Modern Periodic table contains which of the following elements?
1) Metals
2) Noble gases
3) Metalloids
4) Non-metals
Correct Answer: Noble gases
QID : 92 - In which city India’s first 'Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK)' for Skilling in Smart Cities was inaugurated?
1) New Delhi
2) Lucknow
3) Gandhinagar
4) Bengaluru
Correct Answer: New Delhi
QID : 93 - Which country has launched world’s first hybrid electric tram powered by hydrogen fuel cells?
1) Japan
2) South Korea
3) China
4) France
Correct Answer: China
QID : 94 - Which country has won the 2017 Asia Cup Hockey title?
1) Pakistan
2) South Korea
3) Malaysia
4) India
Correct Answer: India
QID : 95 - For which of the following, Bangladesh has signed USD 4.5 billion third line of credit (LoC) agreement with India?
I. Social sector development
II. Infrastructure development
III. Military expansion
1) Only I
2) Only II
3) Both I and II
4) All options are correct
Correct Answer: Both I and II
QID : 96 - Who has won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences?
1) Raghuram Rajan
2) Ben Bernanke
3) Muhammad Yunus
4) Richard H. Thaler
Correct Answer: Richard H. Thaler
QID : 97 - India’s Foreign Exchange (Forex) reserves crossed what landmark value (in billion dollars) for the first time during September 2017?
1) 300
2) 350
3) 400
4) 500
Correct Answer: 400
QID : 98 - In which country the 12th summit of G-20 nation was held in July 2017 ?
1) Australia
2) India
3) Sweden
4) Germany
Correct Answer: Germany
QID : 99 - According to a recently published report in medical journal The Lancet, India has topped list of countries with ______ related deaths for year 2015.
1) disaster
2) accident
3) pollution
4) selfie
Correct Answer: pollution
QID : 100 - Who has been sworn in as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) of India in September, 2017?
1) Vinod Rai
2) Shashikant Sharma
3) Rajiv Mehrishi
4) Rajnish Kumar
Correct Answer: Rajiv Mehrishi
