SSC-CHSL 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 551
GK
Which of the following instruments is played by P Mani Iyer?
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SarangiB
ViolinC
MridangamD
MandolinaQuestion 552
GK
Who among the following authors won the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize in the year 2019?
A
Ornit Shani B
Jairam RameshC
Milan VaishnavD
Dinyar Patel Question 553
GK
The election of the next Vice-President is to be held within _____ of the expiry of the term of office of the outgoing Vice-President.
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90 daysB
60 daysC
120 days D
75 days Question 554
GK
In the Jayamma vs state of _____________ case, in May 2021, the Supreme Court observed that dying declarations are admissible in evidence on the principle of necessity, as there is little hope of the maker surviving.
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Andhra PradeshB
KarnatakaC
Tamil NaduD
KeralaQuestion 555
GK
Which method of calculating the national income is also known as ‘Industrial Origin Method’?
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Expenditure MethodB
Income MethodC
Value Added Method D
Monetary Measures MethodQuestion 556
GK
The famous folk musician Bhupen Hazarika belongs to which of the following states?
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AssamB
OdishaC
Madhya PradeshD
KarnatakaQuestion 557
GK
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, a renowned musician from India is known for playing which of the following instruments?
A
SarodB
JaltarangC
SarangiD
VeenaQuestion 558
GK
Which of the following dance forms is performed by Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam?
A
ManipuriB
OdissiC
BharatanatyamD
KuchipudiQuestion 559
GK
Modhera Dance Festival is an annual cultural phenomenon in the _________ district of the state of Gujarat.
A
JunagadhB
MehsanaC
AmreliD
AnandQuestion 560
GK
How many passenger trains are there as per 2021 data?
A
19169B
11169C
13169D
16169Question 561
GK
Kalamandalam Kshemavathy Pavithran was conferred the Padma Shri award for her contribution to which of the following dance forms?
A
KuchipudiB
BharatanatyamC
KathakD
MohiniyattamQuestion 562
GK
Which of the following novels is written by Kiran Desai?
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The Ministry of Utmost HappinessB
The Inheritance of LossC
Midnight's ChildrenD
The Golden HouseQuestion 563
GK
C V Chandra Shekhar was conferred the Padma Bhushan for his contributions to which of the following forms of Dance?
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BharatanatyamB
KathakaliC
ManipuriD
KathakQuestion 564
GK
In 1857, who was the first to experimentally demonstrate that the yeast responsible for making alcohol from sugar, and contaminating microorganisms found in normal air, could sour fermentation?
A
Alexander FlemingB
Louis PasteurC
Fanny Hesse D
Martinus Willem BeijerinckQuestion 565
GK
Which of the following Carnatic instruments is performed by Rajna Swaminathan?
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ViolinB
FluteC
VeenaD
MridangamQuestion 566
GK
Who among the following sportspersons is one of the Arjuna Award 2021 winners?
A
Vikas KumarB
Nishad KumarC
Bajrang PuniaD
P V Sindhu Question 567
GK
Which phylum of the plant kingdom consists of vascular plants, leaves (known as fronds), roots and sometimes true stems and entire trunks in tree ferns?
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AngiospermB
PteridophytaC
BryophytaD
GymnospermQuestion 568
GK
Who observed that in a mixture of non-reactive gases, the total gas pressure is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the individual gases?
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Antoine Lavoisier B
John DaltonC
Amedeo Avogadro D
Robert BoyleQuestion 569
GK
Which cycle shows the movement of water?
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Carbon cycleB
Nitrogen cycleC
Geological cycle D
Hydrological cycle Question 570
GK
Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
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Arun Jaitley cricket stadium - BengaluruB
Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Stadium - LucknowC
Narendra Modi cricket stadium - AhmedabadD
Eden Garden - KolkataQuestion 571
GK
The autobiography 'My Experiments with Truth' was originally written in which language?
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EnglishB
BengaliC
GujaratiD
MarathiQuestion 572
GK
Who among the following secured one of the two silver medals for India at the Tokyo Olympics 2020?
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Ravi Kumar DahiyaB
Sushil KumarC
Bajrang PuniaD
KD JadhavQuestion 573
GK
Which chemical compound is composed of magnesium, sulphur and oxygen and is commonly used in detox bath to relax muscles and relieve pain in the shoulders, neck, back and scalp?
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Epsom saltB
Potash alum C
Rock salt D
Glauber's saltQuestion 574
GK
The term 'dribble' is used in which of the following sports?
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BasketballB
BaseballC
BadmintonD
TennisQuestion 575
GK
Which climate zone has an average temperature of over 64°F (18°C) throughout the year and more than 59 inches of rainfall each year?
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Tropical zoneB
Temperate zone C
Dry zoneD
Continental zone 