SSC-CHSL 2024 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 476
GK

Terah taali dance belongs to which of the following states?

A
Kerala
B
Rajasthan
C
Uttaranchal
D
Uttar Pradesh
Question 477
GK

What enables IoT devices to gather data and exchange it over the network?

A
Actuators and sensors
B
Data encryption techniques
C
Biochip transponders
D
Human interaction
Question 478
GK

As of January 2023, who among the following is the chief minister of Puducherry?

A
Shri V Narayanasamy
B
Shri N Rangaswamy
C
Shri V Vaithilingam
D
Shri P Shanmugam
Question 479
GK

In which year did the Indian Constitution declare Hindi in Devanagari script to be the official language of the Union?

A
1951
B
1952
C
1949
D
1955
Question 480
GK

As per the Economic Survey of India 2022-23, unemployment rates fell from 5.8% in 2018-19 to ________ in 2020-21.

A
3.8%
B
4.7%
C
4.2%
D
3.4%
Question 481
GK

Who has written the patriotic song ‘Sandese Aate Hai’?

A
Irshad Kamil
B
Javed Akhtar
C
Samir Anjan
D
Gulzar
Question 482
GK

The 'Western disturbances' originates from the ______.

A
East China Sea
B
Mediterranean Sea
C
Arabian Sea
D
Red Sea
Question 483
GK

Bails are used in which of the following games/sports?

A
Cricket
B
Badminton
C
Football
D
Hockey
Question 484
GK

In Gujarat, the festival Makar Sankranti is celebrated as:

A
Paschimayan
B
Purbayan
C
Dakshinayan
D
Uttarayan
Question 485
GK

The reaction of an acid and a metal gives:

A
hydrogen gas and salt
B
carbon dioxide, salt and water
C
salt and water
D
carbon dioxide, salt and hydrogen gas
Question 486
GK

The length of a day on ______ is approximately 16 hours.

A
Mercury
B
Mars
C
Venus
D
Neptune
Question 487
GK

After being passed by both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, the Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2023 received the President's assent on ______ to become the Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023.

A
21 April 2023
B
11 April 2023
C
1 April 2023
D
14 April 2023
Question 488
GK

Which among the following Chola emperors defeated the Pandya king Maravarman Rajasimha II in the battle of Vellore?

A
Rajendra I
B
Vijayalaya
C
Parantaka I
D
Rajaraja I
Question 489
GK

What is the standard size of basketball for men?

A
06
B
07
C
08
D
05
Question 490
GK

As of 01 January 2023, who is the chairman of UPSC?

A
Dr. Manoj Soni
B
Shri Rajeev Nayan Choubey
C
Dr. TCA Anant
D
Mrs. Preeti Sudan
Question 491
GK

Which of the following extensions is used to save MS-PowerPoint applications?

A
.docx
B
.txt
C
.doc
D
.ppt
Question 492
GK

In India, statutory liquidity ratio is fixed by _________

A
India Brand Equity Foundation
B
State government
C
Commercial banks
D
Reserve Bank of India
Question 493
GK

Which folk music is a mix of Indian and western music and is popular in Goa?

A
Mando
B
Maand
C
Pai songs
D
Pawada
Question 494
GK

Pusarla Venkata Sindhu won silver medal in badminton in which Olympics Games?

A
London 2012
B
Beijing 2008
C
Tokyo 2020
D
Rio 2016
Question 495
GK

Which committee is related to fundamental duties?

A
Verma Committee
B
LM Singhvi Committee
C
Vasantrao Naik Committee
D
Rajmannar Committee
Question 496
GK

A _____________ is issued to prevent an inferior court or tribunal from exceeding its jurisdiction, which is not legally vested, or acting without jurisdiction or acting against the principles of natural justice.

A
writ of mandamus
B
writ of habeas corpus
C
writ of prohibition
D
writ of quo-warranto
Question 497
GK

Which state secured overall third position in the medals tally at the 36th National Games (2022) of India?

A
Haryana
B
Maharashtra
C
Kerala
D
Delhi
Question 498
GK

In which year did the Indian football team go on its first known official international tour?

A
1924
B
1950
C
1914
D
1947
Question 499
GK

Recently, a bill on Uniform Civil Code (UCC) was introduced. Consider the following statements about UCC and identify the correct statement(s) from them.  1. The Uniform Civil Code in India Bill, 2020, was introduced in the Lok Sabha as a private member bill.  2. UCC refers to the same set of civil laws applicable to all the citizens of India in all the personal matters.  3. The provision for UCC in the Constitution of India is mentioned under Article 44.

A
Only 3
B
Only 2 and 3
C
Only 1 and 3
D
Only 1
Question 500
GK

Which state organises the Lokrang Festival?

A
Madhya Pradesh
B
Uttar Pradesh
C
Arunachal Pradesh
D
Himachal Pradesh