SSC Scientific Assistant (IMD) Exam : Held on 25 Nov 2017 Shift-2 (GENERAL AWARENESS)
SSC Scientific Assistant (IMD) Exam : Held on 25 Nov 2017 Shift-2
(General Awareness)
QID : 876 - Who among the following takes most of the important decisions regarding the savings and loan activities in a Self Help Group?
1) President of Self Help Group
2) Leader of Self Help Group
3) Members of Self Help Group
4) No option is correct
Correct Answer: Members of Self Help Group
QID : 877 - Which among the following word is not written in Preamble of our Constitution?
1) Sovereign
2) Socialist
3) Secular
4) Communist
Correct Answer: Communist
QID : 878 - In India, who appoints the Governors of the State?
1) The Supreme Court of India
2) The Chief Minister of State
3) The President of India
4) The Chief Justice of India
Correct Answer: The President of India
QID : 879 - What was the main cause of Civil Disobedience Movement,1930?
1) Protest against British monopoly on salt
2) Compulsion of opium farming
3) Compulsion of indigo farming
4) Low labour wages
Correct Answer: Protest against British monopoly on salt
QID : 880 - In which year did Mahatma Gandhi gave a call for a Satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act?
1) 1915
2) 1919
3) 1923
4) 1909
Correct Answer: 1919
QID : 881 - The Iron Pillar located in Quwwat Ul Mosque is in which city?
1) Mysore
2) Delhi
3) Hyderabad
4) Kolkata
Correct Answer: Delhi
QID : 882 - Which is the smallest state of India in terms of area?
1) Sikkim
2) Goa
3) Manipur
4) Kerala
Correct Answer: Goa
QID : 883 - Which is the major geologically young division of India that stretches over the northern borders of India?
1) The Himalayas
2) The Peninsular Plateau
3) The Indian Desert
4) The Northern Plains
Correct Answer: The Himalayas
QID : 884 - The western part of the Northern Plains in India is referred to as the ______.
1) The Ganga Plains
2) The Brahmaputra Plains
3) The Punjab Plains
4) No option is correct
Correct Answer: The Punjab Plains
QID : 885 - Which is the largest inhabited riverine island in the world?
1) Majuli
2) Doab
3) Umananda
4) Marajo
Correct Answer: Majuli
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QID : 886 - Which state of India is the largest producer of iron ore?
1) Jharkhand
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Odisha
4) West Bengal
Correct Answer: Odisha
QID : 887 - The jet streams are located approximately over ______ north latitude in India, therefore, they are called subtropical westerly jet streams.
1) 27°-30°
2) 20°-23°
3) 35°-37°
4) 22°-25°
Correct Answer: 27°-30°
QID : 888 - A and B can do a job in 5 days, B and C can do the same job in 6 days and C and A can do the same job in 7.5 days. A, B and C together will complete the same job in how many days?
1) 8
2) 4
3) 2
4) 6
Correct Answer: 4
QID : 889 - When two or more cells are connected to each other by opposite terminals, then it is called as ______.
1) electric bulb
2) switch
3) battery
4) electric current
Correct Answer: battery
QID : 890 - Plasma membrane is made up of which organic molecules?
1) Carbohydrates
2) Vitamin
3) Lipids and protein
4) Roughage
Correct Answer: Lipids and protein
QID : 891 - During Galvanization, which metal is used for coating iron and steel objects, preventing them from rusting?
1) Zinc
2) Copper
3) Aluminium
4) Bronze
Correct Answer: Zinc
QID : 892 - For whom the Union Ministry of Human Resource and Development has launched ‘Diksha Portal’ for providing digital platform?
1) Teachers
2) Students
3) Doctors
4) Lawyers
Correct Answer: Teachers
QID : 893 - World’s largest combustion research centre has been inaugurated at which Indian institute?
1) IIT Guwahati
2) IIT Bombay
3) IIT Delhi
4) IIT Madras
Correct Answer: IIT Madras
QID : 894 - Which country has won the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup?
1) Ghana
2) Costa Rica
3) England
4) Brazil
Correct Answer: England
QID : 895 - On 20 September 2017, India has announced to build a nuclear plant in ___________, in collaboration with Russia.
1) Afghanistan
2) Nepal
3) Bangladesh
4) Myanmar
Correct Answer: Bangladesh
QID : 896 - Geneva-based ICAN has been awarded with Nobel Peace Prize 2017. ICAN campaigns against ______.
1) Nuclear Weapon
2) wars between countries
3) missiles
4) submarines
Correct Answer: Nuclear Weapon
QID : 897 - Which organisation has been conferred with the ‘Maharatna’ status in September, 2017?
1) Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL)
2) Bharat Heavy Plates and Vessels (BHPV)
3) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)
4) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
Correct Answer: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)
QID : 898 - Japan has decided to be associated with the development of which three cities as smart cities in India?
1) Bhopal, Lucknow and Visakhapatnam
2) Chennai, Ahmedabad and Varanasi
3) Indore, Meerut and Salem
4) Chandigarh, Shillong and Nagpur
Correct Answer: Chennai, Ahmedabad and Varanasi
QID : 899 - India’s first electric bus service to curb carbon emissions has been launched in which state?
1) Jammu and Kashmir
2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Uttarakhand
4) Sikkim
Correct Answer: Himachal Pradesh
QID : 900 - Who has been appointed as chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in October, 2017?
1) Anupam Kher
2) Gajendra Chauhan
3) Annu Kapoor
4) Kamlesh Gill
Correct Answer: Anupam Kher
