SSC-CHSL 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 301

Padma Vibhushan awardee Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman is a ________ player.

Mridangam

Violin

Tabla

Harp

Question 302

Which of the following is NOT a Fundamental Duty?

To protect the natural environment

To abide by the Constitution

To cast vote during elections

To uphold and protect the unity and integrity of India

Question Not Attempted

Question 303

Which of the following statements is correct about mitochondria?

Mitochondria is present only in bacteria.

Mitochondria is present in all living cells.

Mitochondria is not bound by any membrane.

Mitochondria without outer membrane is called mitoplast.

Question 304

Who among the following Indian Playback Singers holds the Guinness world record for singing the highest number of songs in one day?

Alka Yagnik

Kumar Sanu

Kavita Krishnamurthy

Udit Narayan

Question 305

Who recognised the elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen and opposed the phlogiston theory by discovering the role of oxygen in combustion and respiration?

Antoine Lavoisier

John Dalton

Niels Bohr

Joseph Louis Proust

Question 306

Which type of radiation designates a part of the electromagnetic spectrum with frequencies approximately from 300 GHz to 3 kHz, or equivalent, wavelengths approximately from 1 mm to 100 km?

Microwaves

Infrared waves

Radio waves

Ultraviolet rays

Question 307

Who among the following persons composed the national anthem of India?

Kazi Nazrul Islam

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

Satyajit Ray

Rabindranath Tagore

Question 308

The current in the bulb will stop flowing:

when the conductor is on

if the circuit is broken

when the switch is turned on

if there is magnetic field

Question 309

NDP at FC = GDP at FC minus _______.

depreciation

indirect taxes

net factor income from abroad

subsidies

Question 310

Which of the following brought out the publication ‘Elderly in India 2021’?

Ministry of Tribal Affairs

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Ministry of Planning

Question 311

Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Boys Don’t Cry’?

Zuni Chopra

Meghna Pant

Melita Tessy

Insiya Patanwala

Question 312

The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2021 was introduced in Lok Sabha on 15 March 2021, which amended the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, _________.

1957

1949

1952

1959

Question 313

Padma Shri Guru Mayadhar Raut’s pioneering spirit revived which of the following dances in 1950s and redefined the grammar and Abhinaya vocabulary of the dance form?

Bharatanatyam

Odissi

Manipuri

Kuchipudi

Question 314

Why do people living in the Konkan coast NOT encounter extremes of temperature and seasonal rhythm?

Undulating landform

Location on leeward side of Sahyadri

Coastal location

Monsoon climate

Question 315

Which place in the southern slopes of the Khasi Hills receives an average of 12,000 mm of rainfall per year?

Mylliem

Mairang

Mawsynram

Nongstoin

Question 316

Where is Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering situated?

Dalhousie

Gulmarg

Manali

Uttarkashi

Question 317

In Budget 2022, the Khelo India Scheme, a flagship Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has been included in which of the following?

President’s Awards Scheme

PM’s Awards Scheme

National Awards Scheme

Sports Minister’s Awards Scheme

Question 318

Name the classical dancer who was awarded the ‘Sangeet Natak Akademi Award’ in 1966 for his contribution to Odissi.

Nileshwar Mukherjee

Haricharan Singh

Kelucharan Mohapatra

Bipin Singh

Question 319

Which of the following is the Sahitya Akademi Award winning novel of the Indian writer Amitav Ghosh?

Flood of Fire

The Hungry Tide

The Shadow Lines

Gun Island

Question 320

In 2019, which disease, according to WHO, was ranked as the seventh leading cause of death globally?

Alzheimer’s disease

Stroke

Lung cancer

Diabetes

Question 321

Who among the following Hindustani classical vocalists was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India and the title of ‘Rajya Gayika’ by the Government of Maharashtra in 1969?

Gangubai Hangel

Sundari Dasi

Kesarbai Kerkar

Nagrathnamma

Question 322

Who among the following internationally acclaimed Kuchipudi dancers has been honoured with the prestigious Bharata Shastra Nritya Praveena National Award 2021?

Bhavna Redd

Sundari Dasi

Deepa Shashindran

Aparna Satheesan

Question 323

The central theme of Tokyo Paralympic 2020 was ________.

Inspire a Generation

United by Emotion

Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together

One World, One Dream

Question 324

Which of the following books is an autobiography of the professional boxer Mike Tyson?

Game Changer

Undisputed Truth: My Autobiography

Wide Angle

Straight From the Heart: An Autobiography

Question 325

The Sangeet Natak Akademi was set up in the year _____.