SSC CHSL General Awareness - Study Materials - Set 01

1. Bidya Devi Bhandari, who is on a State visit to India, is the President of

a) Nepal
b) Bhutan
c) Sri Lanka
d) Maldives

Answer: a) Nepal

2. Which multilateral organization released the report Globalisation Backlash?

a) World Bank Group
b) International Monetary Fund
c) Asian Development Fund
d) New Development Bank

Answer: a) World Bank Group

3. The joint military exercise Sagarmatha Friendship-2017 has commenced between

a) India and China
b) China and Nepal
c) Nepal and Bangladesh
d) Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Answer: b) China and Nepal

4. Girish Chandra Saxena, who was passed away recently, worked as the Governor of

a) Karnataka
b) Maharashtra
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Jammu & Kashmir

Answer: d) Jammu & Kashmir

5. The Koradi thermal power station, which was recently inaugurated by the PM Narendra Modi, is located in

a) West Bengal
b) Odisha
c) Telangana
d) Maharashtra

Answer: d) Maharashtra

6. What is the theme of the 2017 World Hemophilia Day (WHD)?

a) We are one
b) Together We Are
c) Tell your Story
d) Outreach and Identification

Answer: d) Outreach and Identification

7. Which state has become the first Indian state to launch a special awareness drive to ensure that transgenders in the state register as voters?

a) Maharashtra
b) Kerala
c) Karnataka
d) Mumbai

Answer: a) Maharashtra

8. Which state government has recently launched ‘unemployment allowance scheme?

a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Telangana
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Uttarakhand

Answer: c) Himachal Pradesh 

9. Which state's government has decided to provide pension to former circus artistes?

a) Karnataka
b) Odisha
c) Kerala
d) Maharashtra

Answer: c) Kerala

10. Union Minister of Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar has launched a portal and mobile app for RUSA. RUSA stands for

a) Rashtriya Uchch Shiksha Abhiyan
b) Rasaynik Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan
c) Rashtra Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan
d) Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan

Answer: d) Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan