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 Chaudhuri
B
G N Balasubramaniam
C
Tanmoy Bose
D
Bickram Ghosh
Question 752
GK

In May 2021, ushering in his second term, Pinarayi Vijayan took the oath as the _____________ Chief Minister of Kerala.

A
11 th
B
14 th
C
9 th
D
13 th
Question 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 precipitation
B
Monsoonal precipitation
C
Orographic precipitation
D
Frontal precipitation
Question 754
GK

Who among the following founded the ‘Shillong Chamber Choir’?

A
Neil Nongkynrih
B
Madhup Mudgal
C
Debashish Chaudhuri
D
António Fortunato de Figueiredo
Question 755
GK

To which of the following states does Ramchandraiah, a Koya tribal singer, who received Padma Shri 2022, belong?

A
Uttarakhand
B
Bihar
C
Madhya Pradesh
D
Telangana
Question 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 Deol
B
Smriti Mandhana
C
Mithali Raj
D
Poonam Yadav
Question 757
GK

Whose memoir is titled ‘My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future’?

A
Shobhana Bhartia
B
Renuka Ramnath
C
Indra Nooyi
D
Kiran Majumdar Shaw
Question 758
GK

Arvind Adiga wrote his famous award winning novel ____________ in 2008.

A
The White Tiger
B
A Suitable Boy
C
Last Man in Tower
D
Selection Day
Question 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 Aletti
B
Cesare Lombroso
C
Ettore Marchiafava
D
Santiago Ramony Cajal
Question 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
Kuchipudi
B
Sattriya
C
Odissi
D
Kathakali
Question 761
GK

Who among the following has written the book ‘A century is not enough: my roller coaster ride to success’?

A
Kapil Dev
B
Ravi Shastri
C
Virender Sehwag
D
Sourav Ganguly
Question 762
GK

In which year was the Pro Kabaddi League founded in India?

A
2015
B
2014
C
2016
D
2013
Question 763
GK

With which musical instrument can you associate the name of Ali Akbar Khan?

A
Sarod
B
Been
C
Sarangi
D
Rudra Veena
Question 764
GK

Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements is an initiative by:

A
Ministry of Tourism
B
Ministry of Planning
C
Ministry of Education
D
Ministry of Power
Question 765
GK

Yamini Krishnamurthy, who received the Padma Vibhushan Award in 2016, is an Indian dancer in which of the following dance forms?

A
Bharatanatyam
B
Manipuri
C
Mohiniyattam
D
Odissi
Question 766
GK

Identify the chemical structure for potassium hydroxide.

A
KOH
B
K 2 O
C
POH 2
D
K 2 H 2
Question 767
GK

Vidyagauri Adkar is associated with _________ classical dance form.

A
Odissi
B
Kuchipudi
C
Bharatanatyam
D
Kathak
Question 768
GK

Which element’s symbol is derived from the Greek name hydrargyrum, meaning ‘liquid silver’ – indicating its shiny surface?

A
Antimony
B
Zirconium
C
Mercury
D
Silver
Question 769
GK

The idea of a single citizenship in the Constitution of India was borrowed from:

A
United Kingdom
B
Austria
C
France
D
Germany
Question 770
GK

Padma Bhushan awardee Pandit Nikhil Jyoti Ghosh was a _________ player.

A
sarod
B
tabla
C
harmonium
D
flute
Question 771
GK

Which element of Group 13 of the periodic table liquefies just above room temperature?

A
Gallium
B
Indium
C
Thallium
D
Aluminium
Question 772
GK

What was the rank of India in AIBA World Youth Boxing Championship 2021 held in Poland?

A
1
B
3
C
2
D
4
Question 773
GK

Since 2017, the Finance Minister in India has been presenting the Union Budget for the country on which date?

A
1 February
B
1 August
C
1 January
D
1 October
Question 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?

A
Caesium
B
Francium
C
Gallium
D
Rubidium
Question 775
GK

What type of forests, consisting of bushes and scrubs, exist in India where the regions receive less than 70 cm rainfall?

A
Tropical deciduous forests
B
Montane forests
C
Tropical thorn forests
D
Tropical evergreen forests