SSC-CGL 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 76

The area served by a canal system through supply of water for irrigation and other purposes is called a ______.

command area

gross irrigated area

net sown area

net irrigated area

Question 77

Mukhyamantri Bagayat Vikas Mission (Horticulture Development Mission) scheme was launched by which of the following state governments in January 2021?

Maharashtra

Gujarat

Uttar Pradesh

Bihar

Question 78

One of the major events of Ashoka’s reign was the convening of the ______ Buddhist Sangha (council) in 250 BCE in the capital Pataliputra.

Third

Fourth

Second

First

Question 79

Which Schedule of the Indian Constitution demarcates the powers of the Union and the States, that is Union List, State List and Concurrent List?

Fourth Schedule

First Schedule

Seventh Schedule

Third Schedule

Question 80

In which of the following years was the micro-credit scheme ‘Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi’ (‘PM SVANidhi’) launched?

2020

2014

2015

2017

Question 81

Where is the headquarters of the Badminton World Federation located?

Malaysia

Singapore

Switzerland

Japan

Question 82

Henry Moniz has been appointed as the ﬁrst-ever Chief Compliance Oﬃcer of which of the following tech giants in January 2021?

Facebook Inc.

Google LLC

Apple Inc.

Twitter Inc.

Question 83

All the non-zero vectors are called ______.

equal vectors

coplanar vectors

proper vectors

co-initial vectors

Question 84

In medicine, ______ is a device such as a small metal plate or needle that carries electricity from an instrument to a patient for treatment or surgery.

an electrode

a machmeter

an electrolyte

a venturimeter

Question 85

The Indian Forest Act 1927 was enacted after repealing which of the following Indian forest acts?

Indian Forest Act, 1865

Indian Forest Act, 1882

Indian Forest Act, 1878

Indian Forest Act, 1922

Question 86

Which of the following liquids has the highest pH?

Orange juice

Lemon juice

Milk of magnesia

Human blood

Question 87

Which book written by Douglas Stuart won him the Booker Prize 2020?

Shuggie Bain

The White Tiger

The Testaments

Hamnet

Question 88

______ boundaries occur when plates collide and one plate is pushed under the other.

Convergent

Continental

Transform

Divergent

Question 89

Which of the following organizations releases the Global Innovation Index?

WTO

INSEAD, Cornell University, WIPO

UNDP

WEF

Question 90

What do you call the property of an organism of self-regulation and the tendency to maintain a steady state within an external environment which is liable to change?

Consciousness

Metabolism

Homeostasis

Irritability

Question 91

According to Ashokan edicts, how many years after becoming the king did Ashoka wage war on Kalinga?

Seven

Five

Eight

Six

Question 92

Muhammad Ghori attacked Tabarhinda (Bhatinda) in 1191, a strategic point for ______.

Prithviraj Chauhan

Maharana Pratap Singh

Hem Chandra Vikramaditya

Rana Kumbha

Question 93

According to which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India shall a Money Bill not be introduced in a Legislative Council?

Article 333

Article 198

Article 189

Article 451

Question 94

Who among the following was the ﬁrst Indian badminton player to qualify for two events - mixed doubles and women’s doubles - in the Olympics?

Ashwini Ponnappa

PV Sindhu

Jwala Gutta

Saina Nehwal

Question 95

'Panche' is a traditional sarong worn by the men in the state of ______.

Assam

Sikkim

Karnataka

Kerala

Question 96

At which of the following places was the ‘Street Theatre and Performing Arts Fellowship’ scheme launched in January 2021 to give artists an opportunity to showcase their craft?

Haryana

Goa

Chandigarh

Delhi

Question 97

Which of the following books is authored by Dalai Lama and launched by him in February 2021?

A Little Book of Courage

Connecting, Communicating, Changing

The Little Book of Hope

The Little Book of Encouragement

Question 98

Which of the following plant hormones regulates growth, particularly by stimulating cell elongation in stems?

Gibberellin

Cytokinin

Ethylene

Auxin

Question 99

When a river originates from a hill and ﬂows in all directions, the drainage pattern is known as ______.

centripetal

dendritic

trellis

radial

Question 100

G20 Leaders’ Summit 2020 was held virtually on 20th and 21st November 2020 and was presided by______.

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia

Iran

India

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