SSC-CHSL 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 76
GK
Who wrote the autobiography entitled ‘I am No Messiah’?
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Sachin TendulkarB
Sonu SoodC
Paramahansa YoganandaD
APJ Abdul KalamQuestion 77
GK
Who wrote the famous novel ‘The Inheritance of Loss’?
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Arundhati RoyB
Kiran DesaiC
RK NarayanD
Vikram SethQuestion 78
GK
India’s men’s hockey team beat Pakistan to win a bronze medal in December 2021 at the:
A
Asian Champions TrophyB
Moinuddowla Gold CupC
ICC Champions TrophyD
Ghulam Ahmed TrophyQuestion 79
GK
________ is the money which is accepted as a medium of exchange because of the trust between the payer and the payee.
A
Credit moneyB
Fiduciary moneyC
Fiat moneyD
Full bodied moneyQuestion 80
GK
In which sport are arrows used?
A
FencingB
ShootingC
BoxingD
ArcheryQuestion 81
GK
Rajeev Janardan is an Indian classical __________ player of the Imdadkhani gharana.
A
tablaB
fluteC
harmoniumD
sitarQuestion 82
GK
Tulsidas Borkar, who was awarded with the Padma Shri in 2016, was a _________ player.
A
nadhaswaramB
shehnaiC
bansuriD
HarmoniumQuestion 83
GK
Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan was given the additional charge of ________ and was sworn in as the Lt. Governor of this Union Territory in February 2021, apart from being the Governor of Telangana.
A
DelhiB
PuducherryC
LakshadweepD
ChandigarhQuestion 84
GK
Aqua regia is an acidic, corrosive and oxidative mixture consisting of ________ volume/volumes of concentrated hydrochloric acid and one volume of concentrated nitric acid, often used to dissolve gold and platinum.
A
TwoB
ThreeC
OneD
FourQuestion 85
GK
Maithili Thakur and Lydian Nadhaswaram were bestowed with Sur Jyotsna National Music Awards ________.
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2021B
2020C
2019D
2018Question 86
GK
Which compound has the chemical formula CHCl 3 whose melting point is 209 K?
A
Carbon tetrachlorideB
ChlorophenolC
ChloroformD
ChloroethanolQuestion 87
GK
Who was the runner-up of Yonex Swiss open 2021 women single badminton tournament?
A
Jwala GuttaB
PV SindhuC
Saina NehwalD
Malvika BansodeQuestion 88
GK
Who among the following Sadir dancer received the Padma Shri 2022?
A
Tsering NamgyalB
Sulochna ChavanC
R MuthukannammalD
Thavil KongampattuavMurugaiyanQuestion 89
GK
The famous Jhaveri sisters are associated with the _________classical dance form.
A
OdissiB
BharatanatyamC
ManipuriD
KathakQuestion 90
GK
The Northern Plains of India are made of alluvial soil. They are formed by the interplay of which three rivers?
A
Ganga, Mahanadi, IndusB
Indus, Ganga, BrahmaputraC
Indus, Mahanadi, BrahmaputraD
Brahmaputra, Mahanadi, GangaQuestion 91
GK
Which inorganic compound is used to manufacture soap, rayon, paper, explosives, dyes, and petroleum products?
A
NaOClB
NaOHC
CaOCl 2D
NaHCO 3Question 92
GK
Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi was an Indian classical vocalist born in ___________.
A
KarnatakaB
Madhya PradeshC
RajasthanD
MaharashtraQuestion 93
GK
Which State Government will provide financial support to Indian wrestling till 2032 Olympics?
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Uttar PradeshB
BiharC
JharkhandD
KarnatakaQuestion 94
GK
Which red-orange pigment found in plants and fruits, especially carrots and colorful vegetables, acts as a powerful antioxidant that can benefit our brain, skin, lungs, and eye health?
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Beta-cryptoxanthinB
Beta-caroteneC
ZeaxanthinD
LuteinQuestion 95
GK
‘Waiting for a Visa’ is an autobiographical work of which of the following leaders of India?
A
Bhagat SinghB
Bipin Chandra Pal C
Dr. Bhimrao Ramji AmbedkarD
Lala Lajpat RaiQuestion 96
GK
Haleem Khan is associated with which of the following classical dances?
A
MohiniyattamB
KathakC
KuchipudiD
BharatanatyamQuestion 97
GK
What test is used where the elements present in the compound are converted from covalent form into the ionic form by fusing the compound with sodium metal?
A
Flame testB
D-dimer test C
Blood test D
Lassaigne’s test Question 98
GK
Members of Public Accounts Committee are elected for a period of:
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one yearB
two yearsC
five yearsD
three yearsQuestion 99
GK
Guru Makar Dhwaja Darogha, was conferred the Padma Shri award for his contribution to which form of dance in India?
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PanthiB
SailaC
ChhauD
Raut NachaQuestion 100
GK
Which English ecologist was the first to describe the distinctive shape of the food web, which he called the pyramid of numbers?
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Arthur TansleyB
Eugene OdumC
Charles EltonD
Ernst Haeckel 