SSC-CHSL 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 326
GK
__________ is a world-renowned exponent of the Bansuri or bamboo flute.
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Anjanibai MalpekarB
Meera BanerjeeC
Ajoy ChakrabartyD
Hari Prasad ChaurasiaQuestion 327
GK
As of March 2021, with a throw of 88.07 m, javelin star Neeraj Chopra set a national record in the third Indian Grand Prix in ________.
A
JallandharB
BhatindaC
PatialaD
LudhianaQuestion 328
GK
Which of the following freedom fighters wrote ‘The Story of My Experiments with Truth’?
A
BR AmbedkarB
Jawahar Lal NehruC
Mahatma GandhiD
Bhagat SinghQuestion 329
GK
Rajeev Taranath, a disciple of Ali Akbar Khan, is a __________ player.
A
tablaB
FluteC
SarodD
SantoorQuestion 330
GK
Kum Kum Mohanty received the Padma Shri award for her contribution to which of the following dance forms?
A
ChhauB
ManipuriC
BharatanatyamD
OdissiQuestion 331
GK
Which of the following angles of the flow of factor payments forms the basis to estimate the national income?
A
Consumption angleB
Expenditure angleC
Income distribution angleD
Production angleQuestion 332
GK
‘Straight from the Heart: An Autobiography’ is the autobiography of which of the following Indian cricketers?
A
Kapil DevB
Sourav GangulyC
Sachin TendulkarD
Yuvraj SinghQuestion 333
GK
Which of the following cities will be the host of Summer Olympics 2028?
A
MichiganB
ChicagoC
New YorkD
Los AngelesQuestion 334
GK
In the case of Vikas KishanRao Gawali vs _________, in January 2021, the Supreme Court observed that OBC reservation cannot exceed 50%.
A
State of Madhya PradeshB
State of MaharashtraC
State of GoaD
State of TelanganaQuestion 335
GK
Famous classical dancer Tanjore Balasaraswati was awarded the _________ in 1977.
A
Padma VibhushanB
Padma BhushanC
Padma ShriD
Bharat RatnaQuestion 336
GK
How many seats of Rajya Sabha are present in the state of Maharashtra?
A
19B
10C
31D
25Question 337
GK
Solanum lycopersicum L. is the scientific name of which of the following highly consumed vegetables?
A
PotatoB
TomatoC
OnionD
GarlicQuestion 338
GK
'Third man' is related to which of the following sports?
A
HockeyB
FootballC
TennisD
CricketQuestion 339
GK
How is the voltmeter connected across the points between which the potential difference is to be measured?
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Along the same magnetic fieldB
In parallelC
In concentric circlesD
Perpendicular to each otherQuestion 340
GK
As of June 2021, India men's football team captain ____________ became the second-highest goal-scorer among the active international footballers.
A
Anirudh ThapaB
Sahal SamadC
Sunil ChhetriD
Sandesh JhinganQuestion 341
GK
Who among the following Indian Carnatic musicians received the Padma Vibhushan award in 1991 and established the Academy of Performing Arts and Research in Switzerland?
A
Kishan MaharajB
Dr. Mangalampalli BalamuralikrishnaC
Ghulam Mustafa KhanD
Chhannulal MishraQuestion 342
GK
Which outside layer of the Earth is less dense, thick, and andesitic to granite composition?
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Oceanic crustB
Continental crustC
MantleD
Outer coreQuestion 343
GK
Identify the solution extracted from a plant belonging to division Thallophyta.
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Turmeric solutionB
Phenolphthalein solutionC
Litmus solutionD
Cabbage solutionQuestion 344
GK
Titanium dioxide, which is used as a white pigment in products such as toothpaste, is derived from which mineral?
A
FluoriteB
IlmeniteC
SilicaD
MicaQuestion 345
GK
Soorya Classical Dance Festival is held in , __________ for 10 days every year.
A
RameswaramB
MaduraiC
ThiruvananthapuramD
MysuruQuestion 346
GK
Kanaka Raju was awarded Padma Shri in 2021 for contribution to which of the following dance forms?
A
GussadiB
ChhauC
SattriyaD
SadhirQuestion 347
GK
The electromagnetic spectrum describes the full range of light that is generally divided into ________ regions of wavelength and in the order of increasing energy and frequency.
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sixB
eightC
sevenD
FiveQuestion 348
GK
Which artist’s musical album is titled ‘Land of Gold’?
A
Mita NagB
Anupama BhagwatC
Anoushka ShankarD
Rajna SwaminathanQuestion 349
GK
Who among the following is the author of the famous classic ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’?
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Roald DahlB
Ruskin BondC
Lewis CarrollD
Ernest HemingwayQuestion 350
GK
Sandalwood is found in which type of forests in India?
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Tropical thorn forests and scrubsB
Tropical deciduous forestsC
Mangrove forestsD
Tropical evergreen forests