SSC-CHSL 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 151
GK
Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Fasting, Feasting’?
A
Preeti ShenoyB
Anuja ChauhanC
Namita GokhaleD
Anita DesaiQuestion 152
GK
On the basis of the track width of Indian Railways, what type of gauge is Matheran Hill Railways?
A
Narrow gaugeB
Medium gaugeC
Broad gaugeD
Standard gaugeQuestion 153
GK
A R Rahman, the famous musician won the 52nd Grammy Award for which of the following songs?
A
RubarooB
Vande MataramC
Jai HoD
Dilli 6Question 154
GK
Which plateau, with an average elevation of about 600 meters (2000 feet), is bounded by three mountain ranges: the Satpura range to the north and the Eastern and Western Ghats on either side?
A
Marwar PlateauB
Meghalaya PlateauC
Deccan PlateauD
Chota Nagpur PlateauQuestion 155
GK
Lack of financial discipline by the government can lead to ______. (A) excess expenditure (B) inflation
A
Only BB
Only AC
A and BD
Neither A nor BQuestion 156
GK
Which is a slow cooking process that begins around 320°F, removes water from a sugar and breaks down the sugar into complex polymers with a sweet, nutty, or bitter taste and thus produces a golden-brown to dark brown colour?
A
GelatinisationB
DextrinisationC
CaramelisationD
Maillard reactionQuestion 157
GK
When was the National Hydrogen Mission (NHM) launched?
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1 January 2022B
2 October 2020C
15 August 2021D
26 January 2019Question 158
GK
Pandit Bhawani Shankar is a ______ player.
A
pakhawajB
tanpuraC
dholakD
tablaQuestion 159
GK
Which cricket player’s autobiography is titled ‘281 and Beyond’?
A
Anil KumbleB
Javagal SrinathC
Virender SehwagD
VVS LaxmanQuestion 160
GK
What is the name of the traditional Indian sport shown in the picture below?
A
ChauparB
Gilli DandaC
MalkhamD
Kho KhoQuestion 161
GK
Which of the following is the oldest High Court?
A
Karnataka High CourtB
Calcutta High CourtC
Allahabad High CourtD
Delhi High CourtQuestion 162
GK
Who arranged the elements with chemically similar properties, such as lithium, sodium, and potassium, and showed that the properties of the middle element could be predicted from the properties of the other two?
A
Johann DobereinerB
Lothar MeyerC
John NewlandsD
Dmitri MendeleevQuestion 163
GK
Maitya Ram Reang (Satyaram) was conferred with the Padma Shri for his contributions to which of the folk dances?
A
HojagiriB
GussadiC
SattriyaD
BihuQuestion 164
GK
Which is the first of India's traditional dance to be refashioned as a theatre art and to be exhibited widely both at home and abroad?
A
KuchipudiB
ManipuriC
KathakaliD
BharatanatyamQuestion 165
GK
Which of the following is a meteorological instrument consisting of a funnel-shaped collector attached to a measuring tube used to measure rainfall per unit area at a given time?
A
AnemometerB
Sling psychrometersC
Standard Rain GaugeD
HygrometerQuestion 166
GK
Identify the word that means horizontal rows in periodic table.
A
GroupsB
OrbitalsC
PeriodsD
Valence electronsQuestion 167
GK
Who won the Bronze medal in badminton women's singles at Tokyo Olympics 2020?
A
An Se-YoungB
Chen Yu FeiC
PV SindhuD
Tai Tzu-yingQuestion 168
GK
Which of the following is NOT a symptom of Beriberi caused due to the deficiency of Vitamin B1?
A
Slowly healing woundsB
Involuntary eye movementC
Difficulty speakingD
Pain in the limbsQuestion 169
GK
‘Straight from the Heart: An Autobiography’ is an autobiography of which of following sportspersons?
A
Mahendra Singh DhoniB
Sunil GavaskarC
Kapil DevD
Anil KumbleQuestion 170
GK
Who among the following personalities was awarded the Officer of the Legion of Honour award?
A
Asha BhosleB
Shamshad BegumC
S JankiD
Lata MangeshkarQuestion 171
GK
As per statistics published by National Crime Records Bureau for 2020, which state registered the highest number of crimes against children [Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special and Local Laws (SLL)]?
A
MaharashtraB
Uttar PradeshC
BiharD
Madhya PradeshQuestion 172
GK
Padma Bhushan awardee Uma Sharma is a ______ dancer.
A
BharatanatyamB
OdissiC
KathakaliD
KathakQuestion 173
GK
Teejan Bai, Jhaduram Devangan, Ritu Verma, Usha Barle and Shantibai Chelak are famous for which of the following forms of folk music?
A
PandavaniB
LavaniC
BihugeetD
BhatialiQuestion 174
GK
Which of the following is an adventure sport?
A
Snow hockeyB
CyclingC
ParaglidingD
ParalympicsQuestion 175
GK
Veteran classical dance guru from ______, Jatin Goswami was given the National Kalidas Samman for 2017.
A
ChhattisgarhB
AssamC
OdishaD
West Bengal