SSC-CHSL 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 51
GK
In which year was the National Biodiversity Authority, a statutory autonomous body, established under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India?
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2006B
2000C
2003D
2010Question 52
GK
Who won the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021 in Para Shooting discipline?
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Avani LekharaB
Manu BhakerC
Gagan NarangD
Apurvi ChandelaQuestion 53
GK
Who among the following won the Tansen Samman 2020?
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Manju MehtaB
Dalchand SharmaC
Ulhas KashalkarD
Satish VyasQuestion 54
GK
The term 'checkmate' is used in which of the following sports?
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HockeyB
ChessC
CricketD
BadmintonQuestion 55
GK
Who among the following received the Sahitya Akademi Award (Non-fiction) for his book ‘An Era of Darkness’ in 2019?
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Shashi TharoorB
Cyrus MistryC
Jerry PintoD
Arun ShourieQuestion 56
GK
Shambhu Maharaj was Awarded the Padma Shri for his contribution to which of the following dances in India?
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KathakB
BharatanatyamC
KuchipudiD
ManipuriQuestion 57
GK
Which of the following game is played with a racket?
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BaseballB
VolleyballC
CricketD
SquashQuestion 58
GK
On 21 st January 2022, three states observed their 50 th Statehood Day, which of the following is NOT one amongst these three?
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MeghalayaB
NagalandC
TripuraD
ManipurQuestion 59
GK
In optics, the refractive index of a substance is described by the formula n = c/v, where c is:
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the speed of light in mediumB
the centre of curvatureC
the radius of the sphereD
the speed of light in vacuumQuestion 60
GK
Which of the following fields is not offered by Kalidas Samman?
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Classical musicB
Classical danceC
PuppetryD
Plastic artsQuestion 61
GK
Which is the largest continental shelf in the world?
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The shelf of IndiaB
The Indian Ocean shelfC
The shelf in the Pacific OceanD
The Siberian shelf in the Arctic OceanQuestion 62
GK
For a NBFC- MFI, the maximum variance permitted for individual loans between the minimum and maximum interest rate_____.
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cannot exceed 4 per centB
cannot exceed 2 per centC
cannot be less than 2 per centD
cannot be less than 4 per centQuestion 63
GK
Who among the following was the first woman classical dancer in independent India to be nominated as a member to the Rajya Sabha?
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Vidyagauri AdkarB
Niveditha ArjunC
Rukmini Devi ArundaleD
Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty AmmaQuestion 64
GK
Which French chemist summarised his experiment in 1806, and proved that the mass ratio of elements in a chemical compound is always the same, regardless of the source of the compound?
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Joseph ProustB
Robert BoyleC
Jacob BerzeliusD
John DaltonQuestion 65
GK
Who among the following is credited with single-handedly making the Santoor a popular classical instrument?
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Shiv Kumar SharmaB
Bhajan SoporiC
Rahul SharmaD
Ulhas BapatQuestion 66
GK
“The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them”. This has been incorporated in:
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Article 19B
Article 23C
Article 15D
Article 14Question 67
GK
EM Subramaniam was an exponent of the _____, a musical instrument.
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mandolinB
guitarC
ghatamD
pakhawajQuestion 68
GK
Pandit Ravi Shankar, a music legend is famous for which of the following styles of music?
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Hindustani classical instrumentalB
Hindustani classical vocalC
Carnatic classical vocalD
Carnatic classical instrumentalQuestion 69
GK
Which of the following is a limestone cave in India?
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Undavalli CavesB
Varaha CaveC
Borra CavesD
Bhimbetka CavesQuestion 70
GK
Which of the following dancers of Mohiniyattam form of Indian classical dance was given the Devadasi National Award in 2013?
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Smitha RajanB
Jayaprabha MenonC
Sunanda NairD
Gopika VermaQuestion 71
GK
Which of the following memoirs was written by Dev Anand, the famous classic Indian actor in Hindi films?
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Romancing with lifeB
The Substance and the ShadowC
Autobiography of an actorD
Cracking the Code: My Journey in BollywoodQuestion 72
GK
Find the correct chemical formula of nitromethane.
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CH 3 NOB
CH 3 NO 2C
CH 4 NO 2D
CH 3 NO 3Question 73
GK
Among the following famous personalities, whose autobiography is ‘The Road Ahead’?
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Elon MuskB
Bill GatesC
Jeff BezosD
Cristiano RonaldoQuestion 74
GK
Which of the following is a type of bryophyte that lives in many environments and is characterised by its small, flattened leaves, root-like rhizoids, and peristome?
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FunariaB
UlothrixC
CladophoraD
UlvaQuestion 75
GK
Which of the following ministries was held by Dharmendra Pradhan before he became Cabinet Minister of Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in July 2021 ?
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Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and SportsB
Ministry of Food Processing IndustriesC
Ministry of Housing and Urban DevelopmentD
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel