SSC-CHSL 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 576
GK
Which of the following novels is written by Mulk Raj Anand that shows the cruelty of the caste system based on pre-independence era of India?
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The VillageB
UntouchableC
Across the Black WatersD
CoolieQuestion 577
GK
Which organisation was created in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) to assess the science related to climate change ?
A
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)B
International Climate Action Network (ICAN)C
Global Climate Growth Institute (GCGI)D
Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC)Question 578
GK
In the ancient times, which river was also known as 'Pooni' in Tamil which is the fourth largest river flowing in the southeast direction through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu?
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Kaveri RiverB
Satluj RiverC
Ravi RiverD
Tapi RiverQuestion 579
GK
The term 'off break' is used in which of the following sports?
A
FootballB
HockeyC
BadmintonD
CricketQuestion 580
GK
Who among the following has written the Hindi novel 'Kafan'?
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Sumitranandan PantB
Mahadevi VermaC
Jaishankar PrasadD
PremchandQuestion 581
GK
_________ is a situation in the bonds market when the rate of interest falls to its lowest level and the speculative demand for money becomes perfectly elastic.
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Cash crunchB
Infinite supplyC
Liquidity trapD
Zero money velocityQuestion 582
GK
Which Indian musician won the Grammys in 2015 in the Best New Age Album category, his album Winds of Samsara was a collaboration with a South African falutist Wouter Kellerman?
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Alokananda DasguptaB
Sadhu KokilaC
Rickey KejD
Stephen DevassyQuestion 583
GK
Three Indians were named amongst Time Magazine's '100 Most Influential People' of 2021. Who among the following is NOT one of them?
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Gautam AdaniB
Narendra ModiC
Mamta BanerjeeD
Adar PoonawallaQuestion 584
GK
Who among the following is known as Sarangi instrumentalist?
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T.N KrishnanB
Narendra ModiC
T.M KrishnaD
Ustad Bundu KhanQuestion 585
GK
2021 marked the 145 th birth anniversary of the designer of the Indian National Tricolour. What was his/her name?
A
Madame Bhikaji CamaB
Bankim Chandra ChattopadhyayC
Pingali VenkayyaD
Annie BesantQuestion 586
GK
What is the percentage of land used for agriculture in India as per the 2009 data by National Institute of Hydrology?
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51.09%B
50.09%C
59.09%D
59.01%Question 587
GK
Sonal Mansingh, the classical dance legend, has NOT received which of the following awards?
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Sangeet Natak Akademi AwardB
Padma VibhushanC
Padma ShriD
Padma BhushanQuestion 588
GK
Who among the following Indian musicians introduced shehnai to the concert stage and was selected to perform for the ceremony at Delhi's historic Red Fort on the occasion of India's Independence Day on 15 August 1947?
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Ali BakhshB
Anant LalC
Bismillah KhanD
Ali Ahmad HussainQuestion 589
GK
The autobiography ‘Unbreakable: An Autobiography’ is written by which of the following sportspersons of India?
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Yuvraj SinghB
M C Mary KomC
Abhinav Bindra D
P T UshaQuestion 590
GK
Davis Cup is associated with which of the following sports?
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BadmintonB
FootballC
HockeyD
TennisQuestion 591
GK
What kind of substances are separated using the technique of steam distillation?
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Coloured substancesB
Substances with many electronsC
Coarse substancesD
Substances that are steam volatileQuestion 592
GK
Identify the acid that helps in digestion.
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Nitric acidB
Acetic acidC
Hydrochloric acidD
Sulphuric acidQuestion 593
GK
DDT adversely affects our environment because:
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it can kill beneficial insects like honey beesB
it can allow growth of harmful insectsC
it can promote growth of harmful insectsD
it can kill harmful insectsQuestion 594
GK
Which of the following Indian classical singers was known as Mallika-e-Ghazal or the Queen of Ghazal and got appreciations by the Nightingale of India, Sarojini Naidu at the age of fifteen?
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Chitra SinghB
Begum AkhtarC
SuraiyaD
Amrutha SureshQuestion 595
GK
Which of the following Odissi dancers is also a master of percussion instruments like Mridangam, Pakhavaj and Tabla?
A
Kelucharan MohapatraB
Sujata MohapatraC
Ramani Ranjan JenaD
Sudhakar SahooQuestion 596
GK
Which unicellular organism acquires food by a process in which cells absorb external material by engulfing it with the cell membrane?
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YeastB
VolvoxC
AmoebaD
SpirogyraQuestion 597
GK
Which of the following Indian classical Bharatanatyam dancers received the honours of Padma Shri in 1981 and Padma Bhushan in 2003?
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Savitha SastryB
Mallika SarabhaiC
Rukmini DeviD
Padma SubrahmanyamQuestion 598
GK
Mallika Sarabhai, a Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancer, was awarded with the Padma Bhushan in which of the following years?
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2012B
2008C
2006D
2010Question 599
GK
In February 2022, which of the following persons was nominated for Laureus 'World Breakthrough of the Year' award?
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Max ParrotB
Sachin TendulkarC
Neeraj ChopraD
Vinesh PhogatQuestion 600
GK
_______ of the Constitution of India provides protection against arrest and detention in certain cases.
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Article 25B
Article 22C
Article 23D
Article 20