General Awareness Quiz for SSC - CHSL Exam 2015

01. The percentage of silver present in the alloy German Silver is :

(A) 25 

(B) 10

(C) 5 

(D) zero

02. Organic food is supposed to be better for us because it

(A) relies on chemicals to improve the flavour.

(B) is more expensive to buy.

(C) is all grown in glasshouses keeping it clean of environmental pollutants.

(D) is grown without the use of artificial fertilizers and pesticides.

03. What is the maximum possible strength of the legislative assembly of a State ?

(A) 400 members 

(B) 500 members

(C) 425 members 

(D) 545 members

04. The hardest substance in the human body is :

(A) Dentine

(B) Compact bone tissue

(C) Periosteum

(D) Tooth enamel

05. Food Corporation of India was set up for :

(A) Procurement of foodgrains

(B) Storage of foodgrains

(C) Import of foodgrains

(D) All of the above

06. At which temperature water will  be the heaviest ?

(A) 0°C 

(B) 4°C

(C) 37°C 

(D) 100°C

07. "Man and the Biosphere programm" (MAB) was formally launched by UNESCO in the year :

(A) 1970 

(B) 1971

(C) 1972 

(D) 1974

08. Effect of an indirect tax is to :

(A) increase the prices

(B) reduce the prices

(C) decrease the incomes

(D) keep the prices constant

09. The famous rock cut temples at Elephanta are ascribed to the :

(A) Pallavas 

(B) Cholas

(C) Rashtrakutas 

(D) Chalukyas

10. If a paper wrapped tightly around the joint of a brass tube and its wooden handle is put in a flame, then the paper will :

(A) catch fire immediately

(B) not burn at any place

(C) burn around the brass tube

(D) burn around the wooden handle

11. The biggest island in Indian Ocean is :

(A) Madagascar 

(B) Maldives

(C) Sumatra 

(D) Lakshadweep

12. The organisational change to turn the Congress Party into a real mass political party was made for the first time in :

(A) 1911 

(B) 1918

(C) 1920 

(D) 1930

13. The aim of Environment Protection Act 1986 is :

(A) to protect and grow forests

(B) to grow and protect wild and rare animals

(C) to arrest environmental pollution

(D) all the above

14. In an atomic explosion, enormous energy is released due to :

(A) conversion of light energy into heat energy

(B) conversion of heat energy into light energy

(C) conversion of mechanical energy into nuclear energy

(D) conversion of mass into energy

15. What is the number of players in each team in Base ball ?

(A) 11 

(B) 9

(C) 6 

(D) 5

Answers Key....

1. (D)
2. (D)
3. (B)
4. (D)
5. (D)
6. (B)
7. (B)
8. (A)
9. (D)
10 (C)
11.(A)
12.(C)
13.(D)
14.(C)
15.(B)