SSC CHSL Exam GK Solved Questions

1) When was the railway system established in India?

(A) 1953 (B) 1969 (C) 1753 (D) 1853

2) Which of the following is one of the characteristics of civil services in India?

(A) Neutrality and Impartiality (B) Partisan (C) Temporary Political Executive nexus (D) All the above

3) How many organs are there in U.N.O.?

(A) 05 (B) 06 (C) 03 (D) 04

4) The deficiency of vitatmin A causes?

(A) pellagra (B) night blindness (C) beri-beri (D) rickets

5) In India, Dugong (sea cow) is found in the bioreserve site of :

(A) Sundarban (B) Gulf of Mannar (C) Nokrek (D) Manas

6) The abbreviation LHC stands for which machine?

(A) Large High Collider (B) Light Heat Collider (C) Large Hadron Collider (D) Long Heavy Collider

7) January 15 is celebrated as :

(A) Makar Sankranti (B) Labour Day (C) Army Day (D) Republic Day

8) Project Tiger was introduced in:

(A) 1995 (B) 2001 (C) 1973 (D) 1984

9) Who was the first Vijayanagar ruler to wrest the important fort of Goa from the Bahamanis?

(A) Bukkaa I (B) Reva Raya II (C) Harihara I (D) Harihara II

10) Normal blood pressure reading of an adult human:

(A) 160/95 mm Hg (B) 80/120 mm Hg (C) 120/80 mm Hg (D) 130/90 mm Hg

11) Who is the author of the book "Magic Seeds"?

(A) Vikram Seth (B) Cyrus Mistry (C) V. S. Naipaul (D) Jhumpa Lahiri

12) To become a Judge of the High Court one must be a practicing advocate of the High Court for at least:

(A) 15 years (B) 20 years (C) 5 years (D) 10 years

13) 'Madhubani, a style of folk paintings is popular in which of the following states in India?

(A) West Bengal . (B) Bihar (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Uttar Pradesh

14) Hari Prasad Chaurasia is a renowned player of:

(A) Flute (B) Shehnai (c) Tabla (D) Sarod

15) Which is the best planned city in India?

(A) New Delhi (B) Salem ,(C) Chandigarh (D) Coimbatore

1) Who was Akbar's guardian?

(A) Bairam Khan (B) Amir Khusru (C) Abul Fazal (D) Tansen

2) Life originated by chemosynthesis was proved in the laboratory by:

(A) Aristotle (B) Sanger (C) Pasteur (D) Miller

3)  Which amendment of the constitution lowered the voting age from 21 years to 18 years?

(A) 63rd Amendment (B) 64th Amendment (C) 60th Amendment (D) 61st Amendment

4) J. B. Say's Law of Market was not accepted by:

(A) David Ricardo (B) Adam Smith (C) Marshall (D) Malthus

5) Richter Scale is used for measuring:

(A) Humidity of air (B) Velocity of wind (C) Density of liquid (D) Intensity of earthquake

6) The capital of Rawanda is:

(A) Copenhagen (B) Libreville (C) Bogota (D) Kigali

7) What is the name of Research Station established by Indian Govt. for conducting research at Antarctic?

(A) Dakshin Gangotri (B) Yamunotri (C) Uttari Gangotri (D) None of the above

8) Which bank is limited to the needs of agriculture and rural finance?

(A) NABARD (B) RBI (C) SBI (D) IFC

9) Damping off of seedlings is caused by:

(A) Pythium debaryanum (B) Peronospola parasitica (C) Albugo candida (D) Phytophthora infestans

10) Soap helps in better cleaning of clothes because:

(A) It absorbs the dirt (B) Soap acts like catalyst (C) It reduces the surface tension of solution (D) It gives strength to solution

11) Which of the following is commonly used in preparing custard powder?

(A) rice (B) raagi (C) wheat (D) maize

12) The National Emblem of Italy is:

(A) Lily (B) Eagle (C) White Eagle (D) White Lily

13) The slogan 'Garibi Hatao' was included in the:

(A) Fourth plan (B) Second plan (C) First plan (D) Fifth plan

14) Excretion in Hemichordates takes place by:

(A) Metanephron (B) Glomerulus (C) Pronephron (D) Mesonephron

15) Which of the following monuments is the oldest?

(A) Taj Mahal (B) Qutab Minar (C) Khajuraho (D) Ajanta Caves

16) The Name of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands was changed, to Lakshadweep by an act of parliament in:

(A) 1972 (B) 1973 (C) 1970 (D) 1971

17) The phenomenon which causes mirage is:

(A) Total internal reflection (B) Interference (C) Diffraction (D) Polarisation

18) To conserve coral reefs the Govt. of India declared one of the following as Marine Park:

(A) Gulf of Mannar (B) Andaman Islands (C) Gulf of Kutch (D) Lakshadweep Islands

19) The use of heat treatment of ore that includes smelting and roasting is termed as :

(A) Cryometallurgy (B) Electrometallurgy (C) Hydrometallurgy (D) Pyrometallurgy

20) Who invented the battery?

(A) Maxwell (B) Roentgen (C) Volta (D) Faraday