SSC-CHSL 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 926
GK
M S Subbulakshmi, a legend in India is known for which of the following?
A
Ghazal musicB
Hindustani musicC
Sufi devotional musicD
Carnatic musicQuestion 927
GK
Which term is used to describe all living communities on earth, including animals, plants, bacteria, fungi and photosynthetic microbes?
A
BiosphereB
CommunityC
HabitatD
BiomeQuestion 928
GK
‘Waiting for A Visa’ is a famous autobiography of ___________.
A
Swami AcchutanandB
Dr. B R AmbedkarC
Babu Jagjivan RamD
M C RajahQuestion 929
GK
Who among the following personalities along with his sons played ‘Raga for Peace’ in the year 2014 at the ‘Nobel Peace Prize Concert’?
A
Pandit Ram NarayanB
Ustad Bismillah Khan × something went wrongC
Pandit Hariprasad ChaurasiaD
Ustad Amjad Ali KhanQuestion 930
GK
Who is the author of the historical novel ‘Twilight in Delhi’?
A
Ahmed AliB
Amrita PritamC
Khushwant SinghD
Krishna SobtiQuestion 931
GK
Lalgudi Gopala Iyer Jayaraman used to play which of the following instruments?
A
HarmoniumB
FluteC
MridangamD
ViolinQuestion 932
GK
‘Sea of Poppies’ is a novel written by which of the following writers?
A
Amitav GhoshB
Shashi TharoorC
Manohar MalgonkarD
Anuj DharQuestion 933
GK
Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the definition of the Money Bill?
A
Article 120B
Article 100C
Article 115D
Article 110Question 934
GK
__________ was established between informal groups (SHGs) and formal financial institutions (banks) for catering to the financial needs of the poor.
A
SHG–Bank linkageB
SIDBI–MFI linkageC
NABARD–Bank linkageD
SHG–NABARD linkageQuestion 935
GK
Hydroelectric power stations generate electricity by using the force of water that falls into the turbines and spins the shaft. By rotating the shaft of the turbine, the potential energy of water is converted into ________ energy.
A
chemicalB
thermalC
gravitationalD
kineticQuestion 936
GK
Which is the highest peak in peninsular India?
A
K2B
AnamudiC
KangchenjungaD
KametQuestion 937
GK
Padma Shri awardee Ileana Citaristi, an Italy born Indian dance exponent was conferred the award for her major contribution to which of the following dances?
A
ManipuriB
BharatanatyamC
KathakD
OdissiQuestion 938
GK
In 1838, who published an article discussing the structure and origin of plant cells?
A
Robert BrownB
Rudolf VirchowC
Matthias SchleidenD
Albert von KöllikerQuestion 939
GK
The famous singer Jagjit Singh is known for which of the following genres?
A
GhazalB
BhajanC
Carnatic musicD
Hindustani musicQuestion 940
GK
The Men's World Boxing Championship 2023 will be hosted by which of the following countries?
A
UzbekistanB
TurkmenistanC
KyrgyzstanD
TajikistanQuestion 941
GK
___________ was awarded the title of Hanjaba by the Maharaja of Manipur and the Sangit Natak Akademi Award in 1966.
A
Guru Amubi SinghB
Rajkumar Singhajit SinghC
Guru Bipin SinghD
Sougaijam Thanil SinghQuestion 942
GK
In July 2021, Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel was appointed as the Governor of _________________.
A
MaharashtraB
Madhya PradeshC
KarnatakaD
KeralaQuestion 943
GK
What is the name of the zone where trade winds converge?
A
Forest zoneB
Intra-terrestrial zoneC
Inter-continental convergence zoneD
Inter-tropical convergence zoneQuestion 944
GK
_________ was the first woman dancer to receive the Padma Vibhushan, the nation’s second-highest civilian award.
A
Mrinalini SarabhaiB
Padma SubramaniyamC
Tanjore BalasaraswatiD
Alarmel ValliQuestion 945
GK
Who among the following was awarded the Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and Games 2021 in Boxing discipline?
A
Gurcharan SinghB
Lekha KCC
Akhil KumarD
Devendro SinghQuestion 946
GK
Who found out the relationship between the current I flowing in a metallic wire and the potential difference across its terminals?
A
Albert EinsteinB
Georg Simon OhmC
RutherfordD
Niels BohrQuestion 947
GK
Which Indian state organises Qila Raipur Sports Festival, also known as India’s Rural Olympics, annually?
A
GujaratB
PunjabC
HaryanaD
RajasthanQuestion 948
GK
In the early 1980s, an aspartic acid-containing dipeptide sweetener was discovered, that was about 2000 times sweeter than sucrose. What is the name of that sweetener?
A
AlitameB
SaccharinC
AspartameD
SucraloseQuestion 949
GK
US-based Bharatanatyam/Kuchipudi exponent _________ has won the prestigious Abhinandan Saroja National Award 2021 by the National Institute of Indian Classical Dance at Samarpan on November 15 th 2021.
A
Jeeno JosephB
Aparna SatheesanC
Carol KuruvillaD
Sharan LowenQuestion 950
GK
In which sport is the equipment called antenna used?
A
VolleyballB
Base ballC
BasketballD
Hockey