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General Studies Questions From Recent SSC Examminations

CHSL 07/01/2017, 1st shift

1. Group of 4 bits forms a — Nibble
2. Barograph was invented by — Lucien Vidi
3. Diabetes is caused by — Low production of
Insulin
4. Tectona grandis Linn is the scientific name of —
Teak
5. Sea-Anemones belongs to the phylum — Cnidaria
6. What is present inside the nucleus of an atom? —
Protons and Neutrons
7. What is baking soda? — Sodium bicarbonate
8. Elephanta caves is in — Maharashtra
9. Kathak is a classical dance from — North India
10. If demand curve for camping tents is D=100000 -
17P and supply curve is S=50000 + 8P, find the
equilibrium price? — Rs. 2000
11. Value of Total Goods and Services Produced in a
country is its — Gross Domestic Product
12. Dissolved oxygen in rivers is close to ______ parts
per million. — 5
13. ____ is also known as a Common Water Hyacinth.
— Echhromia
14. Rukmini Devi Arindale is associated with —
Bharatnatyam
15. Which state does not share a common border with
Haryana? — Madhya Pradesh
16. Which planet is also referred to as a ‘Dwarf
planet’? — Pluto
17. Who was the founder of the Brahmo Samaj,
founded in 1828? — Raja Ram Mohan Roy
18. Shah jahan built Taj Mahal in memory of —
Mumtaz Mahal
19. Which actor won the best actor award in the 1st
Filmfare Awards? — Dilip kumar
20. Young’s Modulus is a _____ quantity. — Scalar
21. Which among the following elements is a liquid at
room temperature — Mercury
22. How many maximum terms, a person can serve as
Prime Minister of India? — No limit
23. If the President declares emergency then this
proclamation must be approved by the Parliament
within — One month
24. Deepika Kumari is associated with — Archery
25. The Arthashstra was written by — Chanakya

CHSL 07/01/2017, 3rd shift
1. The first programming language was — FORTRAN
2. Elarometer was invented by — Evangelista Torricell
3. Which is the largest organ in human beings? — Skin
4. Delonix regia Rafin is the scientific name of —
Gulmohar
5. Amoebabelongs to the phylum — Protozoa
6. _____ is white phosphorus. — P4
7. Alkali metals can — Easily lose electrons
8. Khangchendzonga National Park is in — Sikkim
9. The Karma dance belongs to which state — Madhya
Pradesh
10. If price of an article decreases from P1 to Rs 25,
quantity demanded increases from 900 units to 1200 units.
If point elasticity of demand is -2, find P1. — Rs. 30
11. ______ is a characteristic of Laissez-Faire system.
— No governmnet intervention
12. Sulphur Doixode pollution is indicated by an exces-
sive growth of — Lichens
13. Evidence suggests that life on Earth has existed for
about — 3.5 billion years
14. Hollywood is located in — California
15. Which is the longest National Highway in India? —
NH-44
16. Which planet is also referred to as a ‘Dwarf planet’?
— Pluto
17. Battle of Panipat was fought in year 1526 between
Babur and — Ibrahim Lodi
18. When was Indian Navy Act passed? — 1927
19. Pulizer Prize was established in — 1917
20. An object at rest will remain at rest and an object in
motion will remain in motion until and unless it is acted
upon by an external force. This is Newton’s — First
Law
21. What will happen if an object is dropped from a height
and there is no air resistance? — Its speed will increase
22. What is the retirement age of the Prime Minister of
India? — No limit
23. In case State emergency is declared, it needs
Pariliametary approval after every — 6 months
24. Ajeet Bajaj is associated with which Sport — Adven-
ture Sports
25. Who is the author of ‘Million Mutinies Now’? — V S Naipaul

1. Microsoft Office is an — System Software
2. Venn diagram was invented by — John Venn
3. What is the total number of bones in the human body?
— 206
4. Emblica officinalis is the scientific name of — Amla
5. Sponges belongs to the phylum — Porifera
6. Release of _____ is the primary reason for depletion of
the ozone layer. — Chlorofluro Carbon
7. O2 molecules are joined by a — Double Covalent
Bond
8. The renowned Temple at Ranakpur is a _____ Temple.
— Jain
9. Jalikattu ia associated with — Pongal
10. If price of an article decreases from Rs.12 to Rs.10,
quantity demanded increases from 1000 units to 1400
units. Find point elasticity of demand — -2.4
11. Who generally presents the Finance Budget in Indian
parliament? — Finance Minister
12. Which gas contributes most to the Greenhouse ef-
fect? — Water vapour
13. Corbett National Park was established to protect which
animal? — Bengal Tigers
14. Subramanya Bharthi was a noted — Poet
15. Which state does not share a common border with
Chhattisgarh? — Andhra Pradesh
16. Name the longest river in India. — Ganga
17. Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma
Gandhi in — 1942
18. Which Freedom Fighter addressed Mahatma Gandhi
as ‘Father of the Nation’ for the 1st time? — Subhash
Chandra Bose
19. Name the first Indian who got Nobel Prize in Phys-
ics. — CV Raman
20. Which physical quantity is measured in ‘Siemens’?
— Electrical Conductance
21. Rate of change of momentum is — Force
22. ______ is not the aims of Lok Adalat. — Give the
power to rule in the hands of the common man
23. What is the salary per month of the President of In-
dia? — Rs. 1,50,000
24. Shital Mahajan is associated with which sport? —
Sky Diving
25. Who is the author of the book, ‘A Suitable Boy’? —
Vikram Seth
CHSL 08/01/2017, 1st shift
1. Web pages are created by using — HTML
2. Seismometer was invented by — Luigi Palmieri
3. Deficiency of _____ causes non-clotting of blood. —
Vitamin K
4. The process of producing energy in plants is known
as — Photosynthesis
5. Which Virus causes Chicken Pox? — Herpes Zoster
V irus
6. Sweating is an ______ reaction. — Endothermic
7. Name the catalyst used in the conversion of milk into
curd — Lactase
8. Bibi ka Maqbara was built by — Azam Shah
9. In which state of India ‘Bodo language’ is primarily
spoken? — Assam
10. A company faces a -2.5 price elasticity of demand for
its product. It is presently selling 10,000 units/month. If
it wants to increase quantity sold by 6%, it must lower its
price by — 2.40%
11. Loweiring of value of currency relative to a foreign
reference currency is called — Devaluation
12. What does BOD5 refer to? — Biochemical Oxygen
Demand in 5 days
13. Kanha National Park saving the rare and almost ex-
tinct species of the Swamp Deer, also known as —
Barasingha
14. Which is the highest grossing movie of all time? —
Avatar
15. Which state in India has the largest cover area of
forest? — Madhya Pradesh
16. Longest day in the Northen hemisphere is — 21st
June
17. World War I broke out in the year — 1914
18. Name the poet who wrote ‘Prithviraj Raso’, a Poem
describing Prithviraj Chauhan’s life — Chand Bardai
19. _______ is the 2016 Oscar Winner for Best Supporitng
Actress. — Alicia Vikander
20. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reac-
tion, is Newton’s — Third law
21. What is false about displacement? — It is always
positive
22. The Governor takes the oath of office by — Chief
Justice of High Court
23. Which fundamental right is abolished by the 44th
Amendment? — Right to Property
24. In which sport in Asian Games, India has won maxi-
mum Gold Medals? — Athletics
25. ‘An Extraordinary Life, An Indian Destiny’ is a biog-
raphy on — Sonia Gandhi

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