SSC-CHSL 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 526

Who among the following wrote two books on the history and dance structure of Mohiniyattam?

Kalamandalam Radhika

Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma

Kalamandalam Hymavathi

Thankamani

Question 527

In which year will India host the ICC Champions Trophy?

2022

2025

2023

2029

Question 528

Malka Jaan of Agra Gharana was the court musician at the durbar of which of the following Nawabs of Calcutta?

Shuza-ud-Daula

Wajid Ali Shah

Asaf-ud-Daula

Mohammad Ali Shah

Question 529

Who among the following Indian singers has written ‘Raag Sarita’?

Pandit Kumar Gandharva

Balasaheb Poonchwale

Chintaman Raghunath Vyas

Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande

Question 530

The first train inaugurated in 1853 was between which two stations?

Delhi and Chandigarh

Mumbai and Thane

Mumbai and Surat

Bangalore and Mysore

Question 531

Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan was renowned a _______.

sarod player

harmonium player

tabla player

classical singer

Question 532

The title of the autobiography of actor Dilip Kumar is ______.

The Substance And The Shadow: An Autobiography

Romancing With Life: An Autobiography

Actually ... I Met Them

An Unfinished Story

Question 533

Who won the Saraswati Samman for the year 2020?

Padma Sachdev

Sharankumar Limbale

Amitabha Bagchi

Leeladhar Jagudi

Question 534

Indian men’s hockey team won its first Olympic gold medal in which year?

1928

1922

1956

1920

Question 535

What is the domestic income if national income is ₹10,000 crore and net factor income from abroad is ₹2,000 crore?

₹5,000 crore

₹12,000 crore

₹10,000 crore

₹8,000 crore

Question 536

The bodies of the animals of phylum Platyhelminthes show _______ grade organisation.

tissue-organ

protoplasmic

cellular

cell-tissue

Question 537

Who was famous for inventing the power battery, one of the first devices to provide a reliable source of electricity, in 1800?

Alessandro Volta

Michael Faraday

Luigi Galvani

Henri Becquerel

Question 538

Whose autobiography is titled ‘Ace against Odds’?

Sania Mirza

Mary Kom

Karnam Malleswari

PT Usha

Question 539

Which group was given the name ‘paraffins’ earlier?

Aldehydes

Alkanes

Alcohols

Acids

Question 540

Who among the following was the third Vice-President of India?

BD Jatti

Zakir Hussain

Gopal Swarup Pathak

V V Giri

Question 541

Uma Sharma was conferred the Padma Bhushan award for enriching which of the following forms of Classical Dances in India?

Kathak

Bharatanatyam

Manipuri

Odissi

Question 542

Mrinalini Sarabhai was awarded the ______ in 1992.

Padma Vibhushan

Padma Shri

Padma Bhushan

Bharat Ratna

Question 543

Vilayat Khan is associated with which musical instrument?

Tabla

Bansuri

Sitar

Santoor

Question 544

Who among the following invented and perfected India’s classical dance form Sattras?

Srimanta Sankardev

K Uma Rama Rao

Uday Shankar

Guru Gopinath

Question 545

Which sea is the north-western part of the Indian Ocean that covers a total area of approximately 14,91,000 square miles and forms a part of the major sea route between Europe and India?

Arabian Sea

Caspian Sea

Caribbean Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Question 546

Who among the following Indians was selected as a member of International Law Commission for a 5 year term starting January 1, 2023 in the month of November 2021?

Vinod Rai

Bimal Jalan

Suresh Prabhu

Bimal Patel

Question 547

Find the odd one out with respect to animals’ response to abiotic factors.

Suspend

Migrate

Conform

Reproduce

Question 548

Which is the major microtubule-organising centre (MTOC) in eukaryotic cells involved in various cellular processes, including sensory reception, locomotion, and embryogenesis?

Lysosomes

Centrosome

Plastids

Vacuoles

Question 549

The ‘Nijaat’ (riddance) anti-drug campaign launched by a district police of which state has been acknowledged and appreciated by many Bollywood actors in 2021?

West Bengal

Chhattisgarh

Punjab

Maharashtra

Question 550

Who is the only Indian female sportsperson to win two consecutive Olympic medals?

Dutee Chand

PV Sindhu