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
Chhattisgarh
B
West Bengal
C
Jharkhand
D
Assam
Question 727
GK

Which of the following plants is on the verge of extinction due to insensitivity to our environment?

A
Rosa damascena
B
Madhuca insignis
C
Helianthus annuus
D
Bellis perennis
Question 728
GK

Sitara Devi, Padma Shri and Kalidas Samman awardee was awarded for reviving which of the following dance forms in India?

A
Kathak
B
Bharatanatyam
C
Odissi
D
Kuchipudi
Question 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 Bose
B
Sandeep Das
C
Swapan Chaudhuri
D
Anindo Chatterjee
Question 730
GK

Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, popularly known as Principia, published in 1687, is the great work of which scientist?

A
Johannes Kepler
B
John Philoponus
C
Isaac Newton
D
Edmund Halley
Question 731
GK

Which gymnastic event takes place on a large floor mat?

A
Uneven parallel bar
B
Floor exercise
C
Vaulting table
D
Balance beam
Question 732
GK

Who among the following is the best Rudra Veena player in Hindustani Classical Music?

A
Ustad Rashid Khan
B
Inayat Hussain Khan
C
Sultan Khan
D
Ustad Asad Ali Khan
Question 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
1870
B
1879
C
1869
D
1850
Question 734
GK

‘A Shot at History: My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold’ is the autography of the famous sportsperson _________.

A
Abhinav Bindra
B
PV Sindhu
C
Mirabai Chanu
D
Lovlina Borgohain
Question 735
GK

Which of the following is the title of the autobiography of Sania Mirza?

A
Sunny Days
B
Touched by God
C
Ace Against Odds
D
Unbreakable
Question 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
Bihar
B
Odisha
C
Uttar Pradesh
D
Maharashtra
Question 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 Sahoo
B
Gopal prasad Dubey
C
Suddhenra Narayan Singhdeo
D
Makar Dhwaja Daroga
Question 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
1952
B
1950
C
1947
D
1959
Question 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
Sattriya
B
Deodhani
C
Chhau
D
Bagurumba
Question 740
GK

Which of the following countries won two ICC T20 World Cup Cricket titles?

A
New Zealand
B
Australia
C
West Indies
D
India
Question 741
GK

Padma Shri awardee Shobha Naidu was a ________ dancer.

A
Odissi
B
Mohiniyattam
C
Kuchipudi
D
Kathak
Question 742
GK

In an economy, fisheries are a part of _________.

A
tertiary sector
B
secondary sector
C
either secondary or tertiary sector
D
primary sector
Question 743
GK

Which of the following is the autobiography of the international athlete Maria Sharapova?

A
Open 
B
Unbreakable
C
But Seriously
D
Unstoppable: My Life So Far
Question 744
GK

Name the first Indian woman to be conferred with Grammy Award.

A
Ananya Birla
B
Anushka Shankar
C
Asha Bhosle
D
Tanvi Shah
Question 745
GK

What is the area of coverage in a hectare of forest and tree cover in India as per Forest Survey 2021?

A
89.9 million hectare
B
80.9 million hectare
C
88.9 million hectare
D
90.9 million hectare
Question 746
GK

Which biological stain is used in histology and cytology to colour all cell nuclei red?

A
Methyl orange
B
Safranin
C
Phenolphthalein
D
Cresol red
Question 747
GK

Which mountain range covers a distance of about 1500 miles (2400 km) and passes through India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Bhutan, and Nepal?

A
Himalayan mountain range
B
Purvanchal mountain range
C
Aravalli mountain range
D
Pir Panjal mountain range
Question 748
GK

Identify the formula that represents Ohm's law.

A
V = A + Ω
B
A = V × Ω
C
Ω = A ×  V 
D
V = A ×  Ω
Question 749
GK

Article 32 of the Constitution of India deals with the:

A
Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression
B
Right against Exploitation
C
Right to Property
D
Right to Constitutional Remedies
Question 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?

A
Bilas Khan
B
Swami Haridas
C
Baiju Bawra
D
Mian Tansen