SSC-CHSL 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 426
GK
The Wadali Brothers are famous for which of the following?
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Carnatic MusicB
Chhattisgarhi FolkC
Sufi MusicD
Hindustani Classical MusicQuestion 427
GK
The important singers of ___________Gharana are Faiyyaz Khan, Latafat Hussein Khan and Dinkar Kakini.
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PatialaB
MewatiC
AgraD
BenarasQuestion 428
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Who among the following has written the autobiography ‘In the afternoon of time: An autobiography’?
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Harivansh Rai BachchanB
Ruskin BondC
R K LakshmanD
R K NarayananQuestion 429
GK
‘Faster than Lightning: My Autobiography’ is the story of which of the following international sprinters?
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Usain BoltB
Justin GatlinC
Christian ColemanD
Michael NormanQuestion 430
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The proportion of a small increase in income which will lead to increased consumption expenditure is known as ________.
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marginal consumption efficiencyB
marginal propensity to consumeC
marginal efficiency of incomeD
marginal propensity to saveQuestion 431
GK
Who among the following is NOT a Padma Shri awardee 2022?
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Mithali RajB
Avani LekharaC
Sumit AntilD
Neeraj ChopraQuestion 432
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The ‘Karbi Anglong Agreement’ signed in September 2021 is related to the ethnic community of the state of ________.
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SikkimB
AssamC
BiharD
Uttar PradeshQuestion 433
GK
What is the number of players in a cricket team on the ground?
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14B
10C
11D
12Question 434
GK
Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Sultry Days’?
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Anita NairB
Nikita SinghC
Shobhaa DeD
Judy BalanQuestion 435
GK
Which state does Brahmaputra river enters when it takes U turn at Namcha Barwa?
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MizoramB
AssamC
NagalandD
Arunachal PradeshQuestion 436
GK
Who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2005 with Barry J Marshall for the discovery of the Helicobacter pylori bacterium and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease?
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Paul LauterburB
J Robin WarrenC
Richard AxelD
Oliver SmithiesQuestion 437
GK
Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma was an Indian Classical Dancer of _________ dance form.
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SattriyaB
MohiniyattamC
OdissiD
KathakQuestion 438
GK
Which Indian dancer was awarded the French Palme D'or by the French Government in 1977?
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Chitra VisweswaranB
Oopali OperajitaC
Mallika SarabhaiD
Kavya MadhavanQuestion 439
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Who received the Noble Prize in 1906,for recognition of the great merits of his theoretical and experimental investigations on the conduction of electricity by gases?
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Andre-Marie AmpereB
Sir JJ ThomsonC
Albert EinsteinD
Alessandro VoltaQuestion 440
GK
Who among the following has written ‘Sangeet Kala Prakash’?
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Prabhu AtreB
Pandit JasrajC
Ramakrishnabuva VazeD
Pandit Kumar GandharvaQuestion 441
GK
How many seats were reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha for the 2019 general election?
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46B
43C
47D
45Question 442
GK
What is the number of players playing in a team in a hockey match?
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12B
9C
10D
11Question 443
GK
The name of which element is derived from an Anglo-Saxon word and its symbol comes from the Latin word ‘Aurum’?
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ArgonB
GoldC
AluminiumD
SilverQuestion 444
GK
Sartaj Khan, Sarwar Khan, Swaroop Khan and Mame Khan are famous for which of the following?
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Rajasthani folk musicB
Hindustani classical vocalC
Playing percussion instrumentsD
Playing string instrumentsQuestion 445
GK
Famous Folk dancer Gulabo Sapera was conferred Padma Shri award for her contribution to which of the following dance forms?
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Terah TaliB
KalbeliyaC
GhoomarD
BhavaiQuestion 446
GK
Which type of biome is located in Eastern North America, Western Europe, and Northeast Asia?
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Tropical Rainforest BiomesB
Coniferous Forest BiomesC
Aquatic BiomesD
Deciduous Forest BiomesQuestion 447
GK
Which of the following mountains was formed when molten rock from the depths of the earth rose from the crust and piled up on its own?
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Mount Kilimanjaro in AfricaB
Rockies in North AmericaC
Ural mountain in RussiaD
Alps in EuropeQuestion 448
GK
The Guru of Kuchipudi dance form ‘Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam’ who was instrumental in getting classical status to Kuchipudi was conferred by which of the following awards in 1998?
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Padma ShriB
Padma VibhushanC
Sangeet Natak Akademi AwardD
Padma BhushanQuestion 449
GK
Who among the following won Arjuna Award 2021 in Para Table Tennis discipline?
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Achanta Sharath KamalB
Manika BatraC
Bhavina PatelD
Anusha KutumbaleQuestion 450
GK
Which metal sulphate, composed of potassium, aluminium, and sulphate ions in the ratio 1 ∶ 1 ∶ 2, plays a role as a flame retardant, a mordant and an astringent?
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GypsumB
Potash alumC
Epsom saltsD
Celestite