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SSC CGL 2017 Previous Year GK Questions with Answers

GK questions asked in SSC CGL 2017, with answers and explanations.

Previous Year Questions

Q1.Indian EconomyAsked in: SSC CGL · 16 August 2017, Shift 3Easy

'Udey Desh ka Aam Nagrik' (UDAN) scheme for regional air connectivity will provide travel to tier 2 and tier 3 cities at the rate of Rs ________ per hour.

  1. A.1500
  2. B.2000
  3. C.2500
  4. D.3000
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Correct answer: C. 2500

Under the Regional Connectivity Scheme called UDAN, which stands for Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik and was launched in 2016, the fare on a subsidised seat is capped at about 2,500 rupees for an hour of flight on a fixed-wing aircraft, and the difference between that fare and the cost…

Q2.Art & CultureAsked in: SSC CGL · 5 August 2017, Shift 3Medium

Who wrote 'Nyaya Sutra'?

  1. A.Vyasa
  2. B.Gautam
  3. C.Kapila
  4. D.Charaka
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Correct answer: B. Gautam

The Nyaya Sutra was composed by the sage Gautama, also called Akshapada Gautama, who founded the Nyaya school of Indian philosophy.

Q3.Environment & EcologyAsked in: SSC CGL · 8 August 2017, Shift 3Medium

In which year did the Kyoto Protocol come into force?

  1. A.2004
  2. B.2005
  3. C.2006
  4. D.2007
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Correct answer: B. 2005

The Kyoto Protocol came into force on 16 February 2005. It had been adopted at Kyoto in Japan on 11 December 1997 as the first binding agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of 1992.

Q6.Art & CultureAsked in: SSC CGL · 17 August 2017, Shift 3Easy

Jama Masjid of Delhi was built by?

  1. A.Akbar
  2. B.Humayun
  3. C.Babar
  4. D.Shah Jahan
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Correct answer: D. Shah Jahan

The Jama Masjid of Delhi, whose formal name is Masjid-i-Jahan-Numa, was built by Shah Jahan between 1650 and 1656 as the congregational mosque of his new capital Shahjahanabad.

Q9.Computer AwarenessAsked in: SSC CGL · 8 August 2017, Shift 1Easy

What is the full form of 'LAN'?

  1. A.Line Area Network
  2. B.Linear Area Network
  3. C.Local Area Network
  4. D.Land Area Network
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Correct answer: C. Local Area Network

A LAN joins computers and devices inside a small area such as one room, one building or a campus.

Q11.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CGL · 16 Aug 2017, Shift 2Easy

Which article was referred to as the 'the heart and soul' of the constitution by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?

  1. A.Article 4
  2. B.Article 32
  3. C.Article 28
  4. D.Article 30
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Correct answer: B. Article 32

Speaking in the Constituent Assembly, Dr B.R. Ambedkar said that if he were asked to name the most important Article, one without which the Constitution would be a nullity, he could not refer to any other; it was "the very soul of the Constitution and the very heart of it".

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