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SSC CHSL General Awarenes Stay Connected With SPNotifier EBooks for Bank Exams, SSC & Railways 2020 General Awareness EBooks Computer Awareness EBooks Monthly Current Affairs Capsules Click Here to Download the EBooks for several exams Click Here to Check the topics related to SSC CHSL SSC CHSL ID Verification SSC CHSL Instructions SSC CHSL Exam Duration SSC CHSL Test Day FAQ SSC CHSL General Awareness Previous Years Questions S.No Questions Answers 1. Who among the following was the Speaker of the 15th Meira Kumar. Lok Sabha? 2. Which one of the following is NOT an operating system? Intel. 3. Which one of the following is used for indexing dearness Consumer Price Indices allowance to government employees for increase in prices in (CPI) India? 4. Which among the following is the largest coalfield in India? Jharia. 5. Which was India’s first full-length ‘talkie’ film? Alam Arass. 6. What is the name of the anti-satellite missile test conducted Dr .APJ.Abdul Kalam. by DRDO in March 2019 from the Island launch complex? 7. Who among the following was appointed as the chairperson Justice A K Sikri. of the News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) in May 2019? 8. Which of the following is the largest river island in India? Majuli Island. 9. Light rays enter the eye through the outer, transparent Cornea. structure at the front of the eye called the __________. 10.. Konark Temple in Odisha was built by which of the Following Narasimha Deva 1 kings? 11. _______ is the primary acid present in ripe bananas. Malic Acid 12. Which one of the following caves is situated in Maharashtra? Ellora 13. In May 2019, Bengaluru-based medical doctor ________ was Hema Divakar honoured with the 'Global Asian of the Year Award 2018- 2019' for her contributions to the ecosystem and women healthcare. 14. Who is the author of the book 'Changing India'? Manmohan Singh 15. In 2019 who became the first Indian to win an election in Yogender Puranik. Japan? 1. Who developed the operating system Linux started as a Linus Torvalds. project by a student of Finland? 2. Which of the following is waterfall is created by river Jog Falls. Sharavathi the highest waterfall in India? 3. Who won the American Reality Show, 'The World’s Best’ Lydian Nadhaswaram. 2019 for displaying his talent as a pianist? 4. Who presides over the joint sitting of the two Houses of The Speaker of Lok Sabha. Parliament? 5. In 1991, India's first indigenous super computer named Param 8000. ____________was developed by Vijay Bhatkar. 6. The quorum to constitute a sitting of the Lok Sabha is ______ of the total number of Members of the House One-Tenth. under article 100(3) of the Constitution of India. 7. Paithani Saree belongs to the state of _______. Maharashtra. 8. What is the present Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) 19.50 Percent. announced by the Reserve Bank of India with effect from 1st January 2019? 9. Which of the following lakes is the largest man-made lake Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar. in India? 10. Which of the following sports is the term 'Jab' associated? Boxing. 11. Which of the following is a Floating National Park of India? Keibul jamao. 12. Alexander invaded India in ________. 326 Bc. 13. Somatotropin' is another name for _______. Growth Hormone. 14. _________ from India won the girls' title at the IBSF World Keerthana Pandian. Under16 Snooker Championships held in 2018. 15. Which one of the following cyclones hit India in the month Cyclone Fani. of May 2019? 1. Devotional folk songs called 'Zikir' belong to the Indian state Assam. of 2. With which sport is the Indian player Neeraj Chopra Javelin Throw. associated? 3. What is the amount of minimum assured monthly pension Rs. 3000. Payable under the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) scheme of the Government of India? 4. _______ are stable, negatively charged particles found in all Electrons atoms. 5. Rusting of iron is an example of _______. Corrsion. 6. ______ was the network that became the basis for the Arpanet. Internet. 7. Who among the following wrote the book 'The Namesake'? Jhumpa Lahiri. 8. Which one of the following is an Audio Tool? Ardour. 9. With which of the following sports is the term 'Cox' Boat Racing. associated? 10. The hill station of Chail is located in __________. Himachal Pradesh. 11. _______ Gas gives an orange glow when electricity is passed Neon. through it. It is generally used in fluorescent lighting. 12. Which of the following is the capital of the Union Territory Silvassa. Dadra and Nagar Haveli? 13. The Vikramashila University was founded by ________. Dharmapala 14. From which Indian state did 'Warli Art' originate? Maharashtra. Maharashtra 15. The present day city of Bhopal was built by which of the Mihir Bhoja. following Pratihara rulers? 1. The 'Pattachitra' style of painting is one of the oldest and Odisha. most popular art forms of _______. 2. Which of the following rivers originates in Amarkantak Narmada. Hill in Madhya Pradesh? 3. In which city has India's first HIV treatment centre and Mumbai. clinic for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community been inaugurated? 4. In August 2018, ________ became the first Indian to win Adil Hussain. the 'Best Actor' award at the Norwegian national awards held in Haugesund, Norway. 5. The currency of Japan is _________. Yen. 6. Which one of the following is the joint Army exercises Shakti. between France and India? 7. The first session of the first lok sabha commenced on 13th May 1952. ________. 8. India won a total of ________ medals at the Special 368. Olympics World Summer Games held in Abu Dhabi from 14 to 21 March 2019. 9. The border between India and Bhutan adjoins ________ Four. Indian States. 10. With which of the following sports was Narender Cricket. Hirwani associated? 11. The 'i-help' initiative to promote digital electoral literacy Assam. has been launched in which of the following states? 12. Who decides the admissibility of Questions in Lok Speaker Sabha? 13. What was India's rank in the year 2018 in world Crude Second. Steel production according to Steel Users Federation of India? 14. The Chola Empire was invaded by _______ in the early Malik Kafur. 14th century A.D. Malik Kafur 15. Who wrote the book 'An Era of Darkness: The British Shashi Tharoor Empire in India'? 65. The historical Sher Shah Suri Marg is called as National Highway Number 1. 1. In 2018, Bharat Vatwani and _________ were the two Sonam Wangchuk. Indians awarded with the Ramon Magsaysay award. 2. With which of the following sports is the term 'bib' Running. associated? The word refers to sheets printed with numbers. 3. What is the chemical name of slaked lime? Calcium Hydroxide. 4. With which of the following sports is the term 'tumble Swimming. turns' associated? 5. In May 2019, Former Miss World Priyanka Chopra Ethiopia visited ________ as UNICEF's Goodwill Ambassador for humanitarian work. 6. To which of the following states does the folk song West Bengal. 'Bhawaiya' belong? 7. _____________ attacked the southern coast of Mahumad of Ghazni. Kathiawar long the Arabian Sea, where he sacked the city of Somnath and its renowned Hindu temple in. 8. After going through the processes of scouring and Cellulose. bleaching, 99% of cotton is made up of which polymer? 9. A _______ is the main printed circuit board (PCB) in a Motherboard. computer. 10. World Metrology Day' was celebrated in India on 20th May _______ in 2019. 11. Jawaharlal Nehru port is located in Maharashtra. 12. In Economics, buying an asset in one market and Arbitrage. simultaneously selling an identical asset in another market at a higher price is termed as ________. 13. ________ is the process by which water vapour in the Condensation. air is changed into liquid water Condensation. 14. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and _______. Sergey Brin. 15. _______________ is the first Indian gymnast to win a Dipa Karmakar Gold medal at a Global Event in the World Challenge Cup in Turkey. 1. The powers, privileges and immunities of either House of 105. Parliament and of its Committees and Members have mainly been laid down in article _______ of the Constitution of India. 2. Kalumar Peak is the highest point in _______ range. Vindhaya 3. In May 2019, Pakistan successfully test-fired a surface-to-surface ballistic missile named ________. Shaheen 2 4. _________ is a large mass of snow and ice at a high altitude that Avalanche. slides down mountain slopes. 5. Chakri' is a type of traditional music that is popular in the Indian state Jammu of ______. Kashmir. 6. Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme 1993. (MPLADS) was introduced in December _____. 7. The _______ is the stem-like part of the leaf that joins the blade to Petiole. the stem. 8. The famous dancer Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair is associated with Kathakali. which of the following dance forms? 9. Which Indian contemporary artist was awarded the Nalini Malani. 7th Joan Miro Prize 2019? 10. In 2019, radar imaging satellite RISAT-2B was launched Sriharikota. Successfully by the Satish Dhawan Space Centre located in _______. 11. Which author has been awarded the 27th Vyas Samman of the K.K. Mamta Kalia. Birla Foundation in 2018? 12. A/an _______ stock is the stock of a large, well-established and Blue Chip. financially sound company that has operated for many years. 13. In Parliamentary proceedings, how many matters per day as per their 20 priority in the ballot are allowed to be raised during 'Zero Hour'? 14.
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