SSC-CHSL 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 276
GK
In 2017, Deepika Reddy got the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards 2017 for her contribution in the field of _______ dance.
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OdissiB
BharatanatyamC
KuchipudiD
ManipuriQuestion 277
GK
Which of the following is the autobiography of Dr. Manmohan Singh, the ex-Prime Minister of India?
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A Shot at historyB
Ace Against OddsC
Changing IndiaD
My Country My LifeQuestion 278
GK
Which of the following is the autobiography of the first female judge of India, Anna Chandy?
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AtmavrittantaB
Majya Jalmachi ChittarkathaC
Ente KathaD
AtmakathaQuestion 279
GK
In 2020, VP Dhananjayan and Shanta Dhananjayan were honoured with Sri Shanmukh ananda National Eminence Award in the field of ______.
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DanceB
Carnatic vocalC
SarangiD
TablaQuestion 280
GK
Which of the following countries was ranked first in Paralympic 2020 medal tally?
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EnglandB
ChinaC
AustraliaD
The USQuestion 281
GK
Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1926, ‘for his work on the discontinuous structure of matter’?
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Charles WilsonB
Murray Gell-MannC
Jean Baptiste PerrinD
Owen Willans RichardsonQuestion 282
GK
Which base unit, was discovered in 1820, represents one coulomb of electric current per second?
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VoltB
KelvinC
CandelaD
AmpereQuestion 283
GK
‘The Wings of Fire’ is an autobiography of which of the following Presidents of India?
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Ram Nath KovindB
Pranab MukherjeeC
APJ Abdul KalamD
Kocheril Raman NarayananQuestion 284
GK
Who among the following Khayal singers of 19 th century was given the title of ‘Tanras” by Bahadur Shah Jaffar, the last Mughal Emperor of India?
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Bade Ustad Ghulam Ali KhanB
Meer Qutub BakshC
Ustad Amir KhanD
SadarangQuestion 285
GK
Who among the following was appointed as the Chairman of ICC Men's Cricket Committee in November 2021?
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Kapil DevB
Anil KumbleC
Sunil GavaskarD
Sourav GangulyQuestion 286
GK
Which structural layer surrounds the algal, fungal and plant cells and provides tensile strength and protection against mechanical and osmotic stress?
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Cell membraneB
PlastidsC
Cell wallD
VacuoleQuestion 287
GK
Who won the Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2021 (Regular Category) in Table Tennis discipline?
A
Manika BatraB
Sathiyan GnanasekaranC
Mouma DasD
Subramanian RamanQuestion 288
GK
In which state of matter is the kinetic energy of molecules greater than the forces of attraction between them, such that they are so far apart and move independently of each other?
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LiquidB
PlasmaC
GasD
SolidQuestion 289
GK
In February 2021, in the Devilal vs _______ case, the Supreme Court observed that juvenile offenders under 18 years and above 16 years are to be remitted to the jurisdictional Juvenile Justice Board.
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State of PunjabB
State of Madhya PradeshC
State of Uttar PradeshD
State of BiharQuestion 290
GK
Which Articles of the Indian Constitution deal with the Union Executive?
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Articles 38 to 50B
Articles 52 to 78C
Articles 80 to 86D
Articles 112 to 118Question 291
GK
What was India's rank in the world in 2019 for crude steel production?
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2 ndB
1 stC
4 thD
3 rdQuestion 292
GK
The Kathak dance exponent Birju Maharaj is associated with which of the following Gharana?
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Raigarh GharanaB
Jaipur GharanaC
Lucknow GharanaD
Banaras GharanaQuestion 293
GK
GDP that takes into account the costs in terms of environmental pollution and exploitation of natural resources is called _______.
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white GDPB
green GDPC
brown GDPD
blue GDPQuestion 294
GK
Which of the following civilian awards was conferred to Ustad Bismillah Khan in 2001?
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Padma VibhushanB
Padma ShriC
Bharat RatnaD
Padma BhushanQuestion 295
GK
In which track and field event is the baton used?
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Hammer throwB
Relay raceC
High jumpD
Steeple chaseQuestion 296
GK
Alarmel Velli was awarded with the ‘Chevalier of Arts and Letters award’ from the Government of _________ in 2004.
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GermanyB
EnglandC
FranceD
SpainQuestion 297
GK
Identify the structural formula for ethene.
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H 2 C = CH 3B
HC = CH 3C
H 3 C = CH 3D
H 2 C = CH 2Question 298
GK
Bickram Ghosh, a recipient of Global Indian Music Award, is a music composer and an Indian classical _______ player.
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tanpuraB
sarangiC
tablaD
bansuriQuestion 299
GK
Which is a perennial carnivorous plant of the sundew family that attracts preys and usually traps insects and then breaks them down with digestive enzymes?
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PhytoplanktonB
BladderwortC
Venus flytrapD
SeaweedQuestion 300
GK
India’s last living Sadir dancer from Tamil Nadu, Muthukannammal, was honoured with which of the following highest Indian civilian awards in 2022?
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Padma VibhushanB
Padma BhushanC
Padma ShriD
Bharat Ratna