SSC-CHSL 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 801
GK
Alarmel Velli is recognised as a classical dancer of __________ dance form.
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ManipuriB
SattriyaC
KuchipudiD
BharatanatyamQuestion 802
GK
Identify the alga that is NOT a marine algae.
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SargassumB
PorphyraC
ChlorellaD
LaminariaQuestion 803
GK
In the given main characteristics of farming of India, which is the characteristic of primitive subsistence farming?
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Slash and burnB
Chemical fertilisersC
Insecticides and pesticidesD
High yielding variety seedsQuestion 804
GK
Match column A with column B. Column – A Column – B i. Peptidoglycan a. Cell wall of plants ii. Pectin b. Bacterial cell wall iii. Chitin c. Cell wall of fruits iv. Cellulose d. Insect cell wall
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i - b, ii - a, iii - d, iv - cB
i - b, ii - a, iii - c, iv - dC
i - b, ii - c, iii - d, iv - aD
i - a, ii - b, iii - c, iv - dQuestion 805
GK
Who among the following personalities, also associated with poetry and Music has been conferred with the Noble Prize?
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Rabindra Nath TagoreB
Dwijendra Lal RayC
Bankim Chandra ChatterjeeD
Purandar DasQuestion 806
GK
'The Palace of Illusions' is an award-winning novel that retells the Hindu mythological epic Mahabharata from the perspective of Draupadi, its a lead female character. Who among the following is the author of this novel?
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Kamala MarkandayaB
Anita DesaiC
Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniD
Arundhati RoyQuestion 807
GK
Who among the following won the 'Dronacharya Award' (Regular Category) 2021 in the Athletics discipline?
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Harbans SinghB
V R BeeduC
Radhakrishnan Nair PD
Purushotham RaiQuestion 808
GK
Which singer and music director was awarded the Padma Vibhushan posthumously in 2021?
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Sudarshan SahooB
Shravan Kumar RathodC
SP BalasubrahmanyamD
Jagdish ChaudharyQuestion 809
GK
Identify the shallowest part of the ocean.
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Continental shelfB
Continental slopeC
Deep sea plainsD
TrenchesQuestion 810
GK
What was India's ranking in the Paralympic 2020 medal tally?
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20B
24C
13D
10Question 811
GK
Which of the following dance forms is performed by Sonal Mansingh?
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Bharatanatyam and MohiniyattamB
Bharatanatyam and OdissiC
Bharatanatyam and KathakD
Kathak and OdissiQuestion 812
GK
Name the classical dancer who is associated with the Kuchipudi classical dance.
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Vempati Chinna SatyamB
A Lakshmana SwamyC
Sharmila BiswasD
Sanchita BhattacharyaQuestion 813
GK
Who among the following is an outstanding player to have mastered the surbahar instrument?
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Ustad Imrat KhanB
Allaudin KhanC
Ali Akbar KhanD
Abdul Karim KhanQuestion 814
GK
Part III of the Constitution of India deals with:
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Fundamental DutiesB
Fundamental RightsC
CitizenshipD
Directive Principles of State PolicyQuestion 815
GK
Which of the following pairs of authors and autobiographies is CORRECTLY matched?
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Jahangir - BaburnamaB
Satyajit Ray - Living ShadowsC
JB Kripalani - My TimesD
Aribam Syam Sharma - Jakhan Choto ChilamQuestion 816
GK
In November 2021 at Zonal Council Meet, Chief Minister N Rangaswamy made the statement regarding which union territory upgrading the status of the Union Territory is critical to its survival.
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Andaman and Nicobar IslandsB
Dadra & Nagar HaveliC
PuducherryD
LakshadweepQuestion 817
GK
Which of the following leucoplasts store oil and fat?
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AleuroplastsB
PlastidsC
ElaioplastsD
AmyloplastsQuestion 818
GK
_____________ and ___________ are called as narrow and broad money, respectively, in the context of money supply in an economy.
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M1 and M3B
M1 and M2C
M0 and M3D
M3 and M4Question 819
GK
Who was appointed as the Chairman of ISRO in January 2022?
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K RadhakrishnanB
K SivanC
S SomanathD
G MadhavanQuestion 820
GK
Which of the following is the Galilean moon that was observed in 1610 by the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei using a homemade telescope?
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NamakaB
PhobosC
TitanD
GanymedeQuestion 821
GK
Famous playback singer Kishore Kumar was born in 1929 in _________.
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BhopalB
CalcuttaC
DelhiD
KhandwaQuestion 822
GK
The Amazon River, considered the longest river in the world, with a length of 6,400 km, is located in the northern part of _______
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North AmericaB
AustraliaC
AfricaD
South AmericaQuestion 823
GK
Australia won the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Cricket by defeating ________.
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IndiaB
Sri LankaC
PakistanD
New ZealandQuestion 824
GK
'Finding My Way' is a famous autobiography written by which of the following Gond artists of India with the help of Mukul S Anand?
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Venkat Raman Singh ShyamB
Dhavat Singh UikeyC
Bhajju ShyamD
Jangrah Singh ShyamQuestion 825
GK
Maguni Charan Das was awarded Padma Shri for his contribution to which of the following forms of dances?
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GotipuaB
ChhauC
JhumairD
Kharia