SSC-CHSL 2024 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 776

Any citizen of India can make a declaration renouncing his/her Indian citizenship under the ________.

Citizenship Act, 1975

Citizenship Act, 1985

Citizenship Act, 1955

Citizenship Act, 1965

Question 777

El Nino is a climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface waters in which ocean?

Indian Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Arctic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Question 778

With reference to Chethiagiri Vihar festival consider the following statements and select the correct option. It is a Buddhist festival. It is held at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh. Relics of SariPutta and Maha Moggallana are worshiped. Select the correct option:

Both i and iii

Both ii and iii

Both i and ii

i, ii, iii

Question 779

Formulas in MS-Excel always start with which of the following symbols?

Question 780

In August 2021, the Administrator of Lakshadweep, Praful Khoda Patel, highlighted that ________ style water villas, a project which is a first of its kind, will soon be set up in Lakshadweep, at a cost of 800 crores, in a bid to attract tourists to scenic beauty of the Union Territory.

Mexico

Maldives

Fiji

Malaysia

Question 781

In which year did a trio of scientists, Avery, MacLeod and McCarty, prove that except viruses, all living organisms have DNA as their genetic material?

1918

1902

1944

1961

Question 782

Which of the following statements is/are correct? I- Radio broadcasting started in India in 1923 by the Radio Club of Bombay. II- All India Radio came into being in 1936. III - In 1976, TV was delinked from All India Radio (AIR) and got a separate identity as Door darshan (DD).

I, II and III are correct

Both I and II are correct.

Both II and III are correct.

Only III is correct.

Question 783

In which year was the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award renamed as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award, which is the highest sporting honour in the nation?

2014

2021

1991

2019

Question 784

Which of these is NOT true of the second phase of the green revolution?

It was adopted by farmers living in dry and semi-arid regions of India.

It covered the period of the 1980s.

It covered the period of the 1960s and 1970s.

It was launched in areas with a significant shift from dry to wet (irrigated) cultivation.

Question 785

Where was the first Durand Cup, India’s oldest football tournament, held?

Madras

Shimla

Calcutta

Delhi

Question 786

The UIDAI is under the jurisdiction of which of the following ministries?

Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministry of Education

Question 787

In which year was Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency (MUDRA) introduced?

2017

2013

2009

2015

Question 788

Which shortcut key is used to paste a slide in Microsoft PowerPoint?

CTRL + C

CTRL + P

CTRL + V

CTRL + X

Question 789

In the Hindustani music system, the ________ are allotted to different hours of the day and different seasons.

gita

varnas

srutis

ragas

Question 790

Which organisation was started in the Pune district of Maharashtra in the 1870s with the aim of promoting education and social rights among the underprivileged group of the society?

Satyashodhak Samaj

Deepalaya Samaj

Shoshit Seva Samaj

Prarthana Samaj

Question 791

Match the dances in column A with their states in column B. Column A (Dances) Column B (States) 1. Bharatanatyam  a. Gujarat 2. Mohiniattam b. Tamil Nadu 3. Garba c. Kerala 4. Sattriya d. Assam

1-c, 2-b, 3-a, 4-d

1-a, 2-c, 3-b, 4-d

1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a

1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d

Question 792

Who proposed that ‘Light is made up of waves propagating perpendicular to the direction of its movement’?

Newton

Huygens

Kepler

Pauli

Question 793

Balasaraswati who was regarded as child prodigy by Vidhwans and Pandits played an important role in reviving the dance form ____________.

Kuchipudi

Mohiniyattam

Bharatanatyam

Kathak

Question 794

Which of the following statements about the Mahila Samman Savings Certificate is incorrect as of 31 March 2024?

The tenure of the scheme is 5 years.

The scheme is valid up to 31 March 2025.

The scheme was announced in the 2023-24 budget.

The maximum limit of deposit in the scheme is 2 lakhs per year.

Question 795

As per the Economic Survey 2022-23, the Labour Force Participation Rate for males has gone up to ________ in 2020-21.

55.1%

59.3%

54.2%

57.5%

Question 796

The Indian Constitution borrowed the concept of concurrent list from ____________.

Australia

Germany

USSR

Japan

Question 797

The original constitution did NOT mention any fundamental duty because:

it was expected that the citizens of the country would perform their duties forcefully

initially fundamental duties were not expected to be performed

initially fundamental duties were punishable as per the constitution

it was expected that the citizens of the country would perform their duties willingly

Question 798

Which of the following is the fastest way to open the Help window in Microsoft Word?

Type ‘help’ in the search bar and then, press Enter

Click the Help button on the ribbon

Press F1

Click the Microsoft Office button and then, click Help

Question 799

Who was the first person to conduct a systematic study of chromosomes during division and called this process mitosis?

Walther Flemming

Thomas Hunt Morgan

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Friedrich Miescher

Question 800

According to the Census of India 2011, which of the following states has the largest Buddhist population?

Uttar Pradesh

Maharashtra

Madhya Pradesh

West Bengal

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