SSC CPO Previous Year Question Paper 2017

General Awareness (Questions and Answers)

Q. (1) How much portion of earth’s surface is covered by water?

1. One-third
2. One-fourth
3. Two-third
4. Half

Answer: 3

Q. (2) Indian Standard Time (IST) is based upon Indian Standard Meridian which passes through.
1. Jaipur
2. Kolkata
3. Ahmedabad
4. Allahabad

Answer: 4

Q. (3) Which among the following river is also known as ‘Tsangpo’ ?

1. Krishna
2. Godavari
3. Ganga
4. Brahmaputra

Answer: 4

Q. (4) ‘Chumbi Valley’ is located in which state?

1. Sikkim
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Uttarakhand
4. Kashmir
Answer: 1

Q. (5) Guard cells surrounds _____

1. Nucleus
2. Stomata
3. Golgi apparatus
4. Mitochondria

Answer: 2

Q. (6) What are male gametes called as?

1. Zygote
2. Ova
3. Sperms
4. Embryo

Answer: 3

Q. (7) At which period of life, body undergoes changes leading to reproductive maturity ?
Adulthood
Adolescence
Adrenaline change
Target period

Answer: 2

Q. (8) Which of the following cell organelles are present only in plant cell ?
1. Cell membrane
2. Cell wall
3. Mitochondria
4. Lysosomes
Answer: 2

Q. (9) Two Bones are connected to each other by connective tissue called as _____
1. tendon
2. ligament
3. neuron
4. adipose

Answer: 2

Q. (10) A____ splits sunlight into seven colours.

1. concave lens
2. convex lens
3. prism
4. concave mirror

Answer: 3

Q. (11) What is the process of conversion from solid to ash is known as?
1. Fusion
2. Solidification
3. Sublimation
4. Condensation

Answer: 3

Q. (12) At what temperature water converts to water vapour?

1. 273k
2. 100k
3. 373k
4. 0k
Answer: 3

Q. (13) What is the unit of frequency?

1. Decibel
2. Watt
3. Hertz
4. Newton

Answer: 3

Q. (14) Which among the following is/ are output devices?

I. Scanner
II. Speaker
III. Plotter

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both II and III
4. Both I and III

Answer: 3

Q. (15) IBM 701, IBM 702, IBM 650 are examples of ____
1. First generation computer
2. Second generation computer
3. Third generation computer
4. Fourth generation computer

Answer: 1

Q. (16) Spinach contains __________

1. Lactic Acid
2. Oxalic Acid
 3. Carbonic Acid
4. Formic Acid
Answer: 2

Q. (17) Which among the following is a negatively charged ion?

1. Calcium ion
2. Zinc ion
3. Silver ion
4. Lodine ion

Answer: 4

Q. (18) What is the common name of sodium carbonate?

1. Limestone
2. Lime
3. Marble
4. Washing soda

Answer: 4

Q. (19) Which of the following is most reactive in nature?

1. Potassium
2. Calcium
3. Lead
4. Copper

Answer: 1

Q. (20) Which among the following is not a Biotic component of environment?

1. Parasites
2. Decomposers
3. Non-Green plants
4. Soil
Answer: 4
Q. (21) Bleaching liquors are inorganic pollutants produced mainly by which Industry?
I. Paper and Pulp Industry
II. Iron and Steel Industry
III. Mining Industry

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Only III
4. Both II and III

Answer: 1

Q. (22) Which among the following is not a Kharif crop ?

1. Tur daal (arhar)
2. Bajra
3. Wheat
4. Maize

Answer: 3

Q. (23) Under MUDRA Bank, loan ranging from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 5,00,000 is categorized under.
1. Shishu
2. Kishor
3. Tarun
4. Atul

Answer: 2

Q. (24) Who among the following discovered blood group ?

1. Joseph Fourter
2. Karl Landsteiner
 3. M. S. Swami Nathan
4. Richael Carison

Answer: 2

Q. (25) ‘Faster, Higher, Stronger’ is motto for which of the following Games Event ?
1. Asian Games
2. IPL
3. Olympics
4. FIFA World Cup

Answer: 3

Q. (26) ‘Jamini Roy’ was associated with which Art form ?

1. Dancing
2. Singing
3. Drama
4. Painting

Answer: 4

Q. (27) Which film has been awarded with Best film on Social issue in 64th National film Awards?
1. Dangal
2. Sultan
3. Pink
4. Jolly L.L.B. 2

Answer: 3

Q. (28) ‘My Country My Life’ is written by _____

1. Raghav Bahal
2. Lal Krishna Advani
3. Mamta Banerjee
 4. Meira Kumar

Answer: 2

Q. (29) Which of the following was the fifth country to join BRICS?
1. Argentina
2. South Africa
3. Spain
4. Sri Lanka

Answer: 2

Q. (30) Kaldan transport project is between India and _____.

1. Nepal
2. Bhutan
3. Myanmar
4. Afghanistan

Answer: 3

Q. (31) _____________ unemployment happens when people are not able to find jobs during some
months of the year.
1. Seasonal
2. Disguised
3. Educated
4. Technical

Answer: 1

Q. (32) Which among the following come under the secondary sector of Indian Economy?
1. Cloth Industry
2. Transport of goods
3. Cotton production
 4. Banking

Answer: 1

Q. (33) In which economic system the goods produced are distributed among people not on the basis
of what people need but on the basis of Purchasing Power?
1. Socialist
2. Mixed
3. Capitalist
4. Marxist

Answer: 3

Q. (34) Which among the following is an example of progressive tax?

1. Excise duty
2. Octroi
3. Income tax
4. House tax

Answer: 3

Q. (35) In which year ‘New Economic Policy’ was announced in India?

1. 1990
2. 1991
3. 1992
4. 1989

Answer: 2

Q. (36) Who among the following is a part of a political executive?

1. District Magistrate
2. Secretary of Ministry of defence
3. Finance Minister
 4. Superintendent of Police

Answer: 3

Q. (37) Indian Parliament is _____________

1. Unicameral
2. Bicameral
3. Tri cameral
4. None of these

Answer: 2

Q. (38) Which among the following country is not a part of ‘Second World Countries?
1. Russia
2. China
3. Mongolia
4. Argentina

Answer: 4

Q. (39) Which article in Indian Constitution describes India as ‘Union Of State’?

1. Article 1
2. Article 2
3. Article 3
4. Article 4

Answer: 1

Q. (40) In which Constitutional Amendment Act socialist and secular were added to Preamble of
Indian?
1. 40th Constitutional Amendment Act
2. 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act
3. 44th Constitutional Amendment Act
 4. 49th Constitutional Amendment Act

Answer: 2

Q. (41) Indian Constitution provides how many writs?

1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 7

Answer: 2

Q. (42) Who described Constitution of India as ‘quasi-federal Z?

1. Granville Austin
2. Ione Jennings
3. Morris Jones
4. K.C. Wheare

Answer: 4

Q. (43) How many Mahajanapadas were there in ancient India?

1. 20
2. 16
3. 18
4. 10

Answer: 2

Q. (44) In which century Bhakti movement began?

1. 6th century
2. 7th century
3. 8th century
4. 9th century
Answer: 2

Q. (45) Marco-polo, a famous traveller, was native of which country?

1. Uzbekistan
2. Italy
3. Morocco
4. Russia

Answer: 2

Q. (46) Set the following dynasties in chronological order of their period of rule.
1. Khilji Dynasty
2. Lodhi Dynasty
3. Tughlaq Dynasty

1. 1, 3, 2
2. 3, 1, 2
3. 2, 3, 1
4. 3, 2, 1

Answer: 1

Q. (47) In which year Quit India movement started?

1. 1939
2. 1940
3. 1942
4. 1945

Answer: 3

Q. (48) Which among the following is not a cash crop?

1. Cotton
2. Groundnut
 3. Tea
4. Jowar

Answer: 4

Q. (49) ___________ unemployment happens when people are not able to find jobs during some
months of the year.
1. Seasonal
2. Disguised
3. Educated
4. Technical

Answer: 1

Q. (50) Which among the following country is not a part of ‘Second World Countries’?
1. Russia
2. China
3. Mongila
4. Argentina

Answer: 4