SSC-CHSL 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 451
GK
Which river basin covers an area of 8,60,000 km 2 and is spread across 11 Indian states?
A
Mahanadi basinB
Ganga basinC
Indus basinD
Brahmaputra basinQuestion 452
GK
In August 2021, the Supreme Court in the Pichra Warg Kalyan Mahasabha vs. __________case reaffirmed that 'creamy layer' is based on social forwardness and not economic criteria alone.
A
State of RajasthanB
State of GujaratC
State of Madhya PradeshD
State of HaryanaQuestion 453
GK
Whose autobiography is called "half story"?
A
Dayanand SaraswatiB
Banarasi Das JainC
Bhai ParmanandD
Satyanand AgrihotriQuestion 454
GK
Which one of the following dances are associated with the Vaishnavism of the Meitai people?
A
ChhauB
SattriyaC
KuchipudiD
ManipuriQuestion 455
GK
As of February 2022, the prize money (purse money) for Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratnasadasya (Fellow) is _________.
A
₹ 3 lakhB
₹ 2 lakhC
₹ 1 lakhD
₹ 4 lakhQuestion 456
GK
As per statistics published by National total number of crime incidences Records Bureau for 2020, which metropolitan city tops in crime against Scheduled Caste(s)?
A
LucknowB
KanpurC
PatnaD
JaipurQuestion 457
GK
To whom can the Judge of the Supreme Court address his/her resignation letter?
A
The Prime Minister of IndiaB
The President of IndiaC
The Chief Justice of IndiaD
The Law Minister of IndiaQuestion 458
GK
'What I Talk About When I Talk About Running' is a book written by____________.
A
Suematsu KenchōB
Yukio MishimaC
Hiroaki SatoD
Haruki MurakamiQuestion 459
GK
Compounds containing dry ice, mothballs, iodine crystals, and zinc change directly from solid to gaseous state by which of the following methods without going into the liquid state?
A
EvaporationB
CondensationC
MeltingD
SublimationQuestion 460
GK
Which of the following techniques uses a combination of a large magnet and radio waves to visualize the organs and structures inside our bodies?
A
Computed tomographyB
FluoroscopyC
Positron Emission TomographyD
Magnetic resonance imagingQuestion 461
GK
In running events who counts the laps?
A
Lap counterB
Lap scorerC
Time keeperD
Lap recorderQuestion 462
GK
In which year did Sonu Sood release his autobiography 'I Am No Messiah'?
A
2014B
2020C
2018D
2007Question 463
GK
Why are the outermost electrons lost easily down the group?
A
The elements are inertB
The innermost electrons are farther away from the nucleusC
The outermost electrons are closest to the nucleusD
The outermost electrons are farther away from the nucleusQuestion 464
GK
The NBFID bill was passed in Rajya Sabha on 25 March 2021, by which NBFID will be set up as a corporate body with an authorised share capital of _________ lakh crore rupees.
A
2B
4C
3D
1Question 465
GK
A R Rahman received the Academy Award in 2009 for which of the following movies?
A
LagaanB
Slumdog MillionaireC
RojaD
Bombay DreamsQuestion 466
GK
What is the other name of trap shooting?
A
Clay-pigeon shootingB
Crawl shootingC
Wood-pigeon shootingD
Pigeon shootingQuestion 467
GK
When did Ernest Rutherford publish the results of the gold-foil experiment, which showed that scattering is caused by a rigid, dense core at the centre of the atom - the nucleus?
A
1905B
1911C
1921D
1925Question 468
GK
Who among the following personalities has been conferred with the Padma Shri in 2022 for his contribution to Baiga dance and Music?
A
Girdhari RamB
Savaji Bhai DholakiaC
Arjun Singh DhurveD
Chandra PrakashQuestion 469
GK
Who among the following is known as a vocalist in Carnatic Music?
A
Gangubai HangalB
GN BalasubramaniamC
Kaushiki ChakrabortyD
Girija DeviQuestion 470
GK
In India, the tradition of singing ghazal was established by____________.
A
Hazrat AliB
Hazrat Amir KhusrauC
Hazrat NizamuddinD
Hazrat ShahenshahwaliQuestion 471
GK
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi received the National Film Award for best male playback singer for his rendition in which of the following Hindi movies of 1985?
A
AnkaheeB
TansenC
Sandhya RagaD
Basant BaharQuestion 472
GK
What is the common name of Parthenium hysterophorus?
A
Lemon grassB
Lawn grassC
Horse grassD
Carrot grassQuestion 473
GK
Identify the false statement in the context of the money supply.
A
Total stock of money alone in an economy determines the overall liquidity in the economy.B
Commercial banks use primary deposits to create credit.C
The money held by the government is not included in the measure of money supply.D
Credit money refers to money whose money value is more than commodity value.Question 474
GK
Which river rises near Mhow in the Malwa plateau of Madhya Pradesh?
A
ChambalB
MahiC
VarunaD
BetwaQuestion 475
GK
Who among the following is the author of the famous novel 'The adventures of Huckleberry Finn'?
A
Emily BronteB
Ernest HemingwayC
Mark TwainD
Herman Melville