SSC-CHSL 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 751
GK
Who among the following is NOT a tabla player?
A
Swapan ChaudhuriB
G N BalasubramaniamC
Tanmoy BoseD
Bickram GhoshQuestion 752
GK
In May 2021, ushering in his second term, Pinarayi Vijayan took the oath as the _____________ Chief Minister of Kerala.
A
11 thB
14 thC
9 thD
13 thQuestion 753
GK
What type of precipitation is common at the equatorial depression in the Congo Basin, the Amazon Basin, and the islands of Southeast Asia?
A
Conventional precipitationB
Monsoonal precipitationC
Orographic precipitationD
Frontal precipitationQuestion 754
GK
Who among the following founded the ‘Shillong Chamber Choir’?
A
Neil NongkynrihB
Madhup MudgalC
Debashish ChaudhuriD
António Fortunato de FigueiredoQuestion 755
GK
To which of the following states does Ramchandraiah, a Koya tribal singer, who received Padma Shri 2022, belong?
A
UttarakhandB
BiharC
Madhya PradeshD
TelanganaQuestion 756
GK
In March 2021, _________ became the first female Indian cricketer and the second, internationally, after England's Charlotte Edwards, to breach the 10000-run mark in international cricket.
A
Harleen DeolB
Smriti MandhanaC
Mithali RajD
Poonam YadavQuestion 757
GK
Whose memoir is titled ‘My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future’?
A
Shobhana BhartiaB
Renuka RamnathC
Indra NooyiD
Kiran Majumdar ShawQuestion 758
GK
Arvind Adiga wrote his famous award winning novel ____________ in 2008.
A
The White TigerB
A Suitable BoyC
Last Man in TowerD
Selection DayQuestion 759
GK
With whom did Camillo Golgi receive the Nobel Prize in 1906 for his work on the structure of the nervous system?
A
Lina AlettiB
Cesare LombrosoC
Ettore MarchiafavaD
Santiago Ramony CajalQuestion 760
GK
Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam, awarded with the honour of Padma Bhushan by the Government of India, is known for his brilliant performance and choreography in which for the following styles of Indian classical dances?
A
KuchipudiB
SattriyaC
OdissiD
KathakaliQuestion 761
GK
Who among the following has written the book ‘A century is not enough: my roller coaster ride to success’?
A
Kapil DevB
Ravi ShastriC
Virender SehwagD
Sourav GangulyQuestion 762
GK
In which year was the Pro Kabaddi League founded in India?
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2015B
2014C
2016D
2013Question 763
GK
With which musical instrument can you associate the name of Ali Akbar Khan?
A
SarodB
BeenC
SarangiD
Rudra VeenaQuestion 764
GK
Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements is an initiative by:
A
Ministry of TourismB
Ministry of PlanningC
Ministry of EducationD
Ministry of PowerQuestion 765
GK
Yamini Krishnamurthy, who received the Padma Vibhushan Award in 2016, is an Indian dancer in which of the following dance forms?
A
BharatanatyamB
ManipuriC
MohiniyattamD
OdissiQuestion 766
GK
Identify the chemical structure for potassium hydroxide.
A
KOHB
K 2 OC
POH 2D
K 2 H 2Question 767
GK
Vidyagauri Adkar is associated with _________ classical dance form.
A
OdissiB
KuchipudiC
BharatanatyamD
KathakQuestion 768
GK
Which element’s symbol is derived from the Greek name hydrargyrum, meaning ‘liquid silver’ – indicating its shiny surface?
A
AntimonyB
ZirconiumC
MercuryD
SilverQuestion 769
GK
The idea of a single citizenship in the Constitution of India was borrowed from:
A
United KingdomB
AustriaC
FranceD
GermanyQuestion 770
GK
Padma Bhushan awardee Pandit Nikhil Jyoti Ghosh was a _________ player.
A
sarodB
tablaC
harmoniumD
fluteQuestion 771
GK
Which element of Group 13 of the periodic table liquefies just above room temperature?
A
GalliumB
IndiumC
ThalliumD
AluminiumQuestion 772
GK
What was the rank of India in AIBA World Youth Boxing Championship 2021 held in Poland?
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1B
3C
2D
4Question 773
GK
Since 2017, the Finance Minister in India has been presenting the Union Budget for the country on which date?
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1 FebruaryB
1 AugustC
1 JanuaryD
1 OctoberQuestion 774
GK
Which of the following is a soft metal that ignites in air and reacts violently with water and has atomic number 37 in the periodic table?
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CaesiumB
FranciumC
GalliumD
RubidiumQuestion 775
GK
What type of forests, consisting of bushes and scrubs, exist in India where the regions receive less than 70 cm rainfall?
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Tropical deciduous forestsB
Montane forestsC
Tropical thorn forestsD
Tropical evergreen forests