SSC-CHSL 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 726
GK
On 1 February 2021, _________ announced two schemes – Pragyan Bharati and Bhasha Gaurav – to provide monetary assistance to college students and literary bodies of the state.
A
ChhattisgarhB
West BengalC
JharkhandD
AssamQuestion 727
GK
Which of the following plants is on the verge of extinction due to insensitivity to our environment?
A
Rosa damascenaB
Madhuca insignisC
Helianthus annuusD
Bellis perennisQuestion 728
GK
Sitara Devi, Padma Shri and Kalidas Samman awardee was awarded for reviving which of the following dance forms in India?
A
KathakB
BharatanatyamC
OdissiD
KuchipudiQuestion 729
GK
Who among the following Indian musician founded Harmony and Universality through Music (HUM) to perform in different parts of the world and draw people’s attention to specially-abled children?
A
Kumar BoseB
Sandeep DasC
Swapan ChaudhuriD
Anindo ChatterjeeQuestion 730
GK
Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, popularly known as Principia, published in 1687, is the great work of which scientist?
A
Johannes KeplerB
John PhiloponusC
Isaac NewtonD
Edmund HalleyQuestion 731
GK
Which gymnastic event takes place on a large floor mat?
A
Uneven parallel barB
Floor exerciseC
Vaulting tableD
Balance beamQuestion 732
GK
Who among the following is the best Rudra Veena player in Hindustani Classical Music?
A
Ustad Rashid KhanB
Inayat Hussain KhanC
Sultan KhanD
Ustad Asad Ali KhanQuestion 733
GK
In which year did Dmitri Mendeleev and Lothar Meyer individually come up with their own periodic law and proposed that on arranging elements in the increasing order of their atomic weights, similarities appear in physical and chemical properties at regular intervals?
A
1870B
1879C
1869D
1850Question 734
GK
‘A Shot at History: My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold’ is the autography of the famous sportsperson _________.
A
Abhinav BindraB
PV SindhuC
Mirabai ChanuD
Lovlina BorgohainQuestion 735
GK
Which of the following is the title of the autobiography of Sania Mirza?
A
Sunny DaysB
Touched by GodC
Ace Against OddsD
UnbreakableQuestion 736
GK
As in August 2021, which State Government agreed to continue to sponsor the men’s and women’s national hockey teams for another 10 years after the current sponsorship ends in 2023?
A
BiharB
OdishaC
Uttar PradeshD
MaharashtraQuestion 737
GK
Who among the following was honoured with the Padma Shri in 2011 for his/her excellence in Chhau, a semi-classical dance form of Eastern India?
A
Kedarnath SahooB
Gopal prasad DubeyC
Suddhenra Narayan SinghdeoD
Makar Dhwaja DarogaQuestion 738
GK
The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order Amendment Bill, 2021 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 13 February 2021, which amended the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, _________.
A
1952B
1950C
1947D
1959Question 739
GK
Veteran Dance guru, Jatin Goswami was awarded with the Kalidas Samman for his significant contribution to which of the following dance forms?
A
SattriyaB
DeodhaniC
ChhauD
BagurumbaQuestion 740
GK
Which of the following countries won two ICC T20 World Cup Cricket titles?
A
New ZealandB
AustraliaC
West IndiesD
IndiaQuestion 741
GK
Padma Shri awardee Shobha Naidu was a ________ dancer.
A
OdissiB
MohiniyattamC
KuchipudiD
KathakQuestion 742
GK
In an economy, fisheries are a part of _________.
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tertiary sectorB
secondary sectorC
either secondary or tertiary sectorD
primary sectorQuestion 743
GK
Which of the following is the autobiography of the international athlete Maria Sharapova?
A
Open B
UnbreakableC
But SeriouslyD
Unstoppable: My Life So FarQuestion 744
GK
Name the first Indian woman to be conferred with Grammy Award.
A
Ananya BirlaB
Anushka ShankarC
Asha BhosleD
Tanvi ShahQuestion 745
GK
What is the area of coverage in a hectare of forest and tree cover in India as per Forest Survey 2021?
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89.9 million hectareB
80.9 million hectareC
88.9 million hectareD
90.9 million hectareQuestion 746
GK
Which biological stain is used in histology and cytology to colour all cell nuclei red?
A
Methyl orangeB
SafraninC
PhenolphthaleinD
Cresol redQuestion 747
GK
Which mountain range covers a distance of about 1500 miles (2400 km) and passes through India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Bhutan, and Nepal?
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Himalayan mountain rangeB
Purvanchal mountain rangeC
Aravalli mountain rangeD
Pir Panjal mountain rangeQuestion 748
GK
Identify the formula that represents Ohm's law.
A
V = A + ΩB
A = V × ΩC
Ω = A × V D
V = A × ΩQuestion 749
GK
Article 32 of the Constitution of India deals with the:
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Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionB
Right against ExploitationC
Right to PropertyD
Right to Constitutional RemediesQuestion 750
GK
Who among the following was the creator of Raga Darbari Canada and the court poet of Akbar's court during the Mughal period in India?
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Bilas KhanB
Swami HaridasC
Baiju BawraD
Mian Tansen