SSC-GD 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 1
GK
________ represents the high point of an eclectic art, which, in the 7th and 8th centuries under the Chalukya dynasty, achieved a harmonious blend of architectural forms from northern and southern India.
A
KochiB
PattadakalC
KonarkD
BhimbetkaQuestion 2
GK
Which of the following set of countries participated in the Malabar Naval Exercise 2020?
A
India, Japan and the USB
India, Israel and the USC
India, Australia, Israel and the USD
India, Australia, Japan and the USQuestion 3
GK
Who among the following founded the newspaper ‘Sambad Kaumudi’?
A
Rash Bihari BoseB
Raja Ram Mohan RoyC
Shishir Kumar GhoshD
Ishwar Chandra VidyasagarQuestion 4
GK
Who among the following represents India in archery?
A
Deepika KumariB
Soumyajit GhoshC
Neeraj ChopraD
Manika BatraQuestion 5
GK
Which year marks the beginning of phase 2 of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen)?
A
2020-21B
2019-20C
2018-19D
2021-22Question 6
GK
Faqir Chand Kohli, who passed away in November 2020, was known as the ‘_____’.
A
Father of Indian Civil ServicesB
Father of Indian Space ProgrammeC
Father of Indian PrehistoryD
Father of Indian Software (IT) IndustryQuestion 7
GK
α particles are doubly charged ions of ________.
A
lithiumB
berylliumC
heliumD
HydrogenQuestion 8
GK
Which of the following articles of the Constitution of India is related to the promotion of co-operative societies?
A
43AB
43BC
31AD
31BQuestion 9
GK
The Third Battle of Panipat between the Marathas and Ahmad Shah Durrani , the ruler of Afghanistan was fought in the year:
A
1781B
1851C
1761D
1831Question 10
GK
Five rivers from Punjab (India) enter the river _____ at Mithankot in Pakistan.
A
IndusB
YamunaC
GangaD
BrahmaputraQuestion 11
GK
_______ is a simple device that is used to either break the electric circuit, or to complete it.
A
TransistorB
SwitchC
CapacitorD
ResistorQuestion 12
GK
With which of the following sports would you associate the team ‘Kerala Blasters’?
A
FootballB
BadmintonC
KabaddiD
CricketQuestion 13
GK
Which of the following institutions started the 'Team Halo' initiative in November 2020?
A
World BankB
United NationsC
World Health OrganizationD
World Trade OrganizationQuestion 14
GK
Which of the following is the traditional bamboo dance of the Mizos?
A
MoyashaiB
UdohoC
CherawD
AaluyattuQuestion 15
GK
On 26 January 2022, the Constitution of India completed 73 years of its existence. In these years, it was amended ______ times (as on October,2021).
A
100B
105C
109D
106Question 16
GK
Raja Todar Mal was the Revenue Minister during the reign of which of the following Mughal emperors?
A
HumayunB
Shah JahanC
JahangirD
AkbarQuestion 17
GK
In November 2020, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced _____ as Team India's kit sponsor till 2023.
A
Byju'sB
N keC
MPL SportsD
OppoQuestion 18
GK
Sarayu river is a tributary of which river?
A
PindarB
BhagirathiC
TonsD
ShardaQuestion 19
GK
Who among the following is best known for his plays 'Yayati' and 'Tughlaq'?
A
Viju KhoteB
Shreeram LagooC
Girish KarnadD
Mohammed Zahur KhayyamQuestion 20
GK
After the death of Guru Gobind Singh in 1708, the Khalsa revolted against the Mughal authority under the leadership of ______
A
Guru AngadB
Guru Amar DasC
Banda BahadurD
Guru Nanak DevQuestion 21
GK
Which of the following nations was India’s top trading partner in the financial year 2019-20?
A
ChinaB
The USC
MauritiusD
JapanQuestion 22
GK
As per calculations done in 2011-2012, the poverty line for a person of rural India got fixed at ____ per month.
A
Rs. 816B
Rs. 752C
Rs. 1000D
Rs. 687Question 23
GK
Union Minister of Education launched a free mobile app called ______ , on 5 September 2020.
A
EnglishProB
BeelinguappC
DuolingoD
Hello TalkQuestion 24
GK
_____ is known as viticulture.
A
growing vegetables, flowers and fruitsB
cultivation of grapesC
breeding of fishD
rearing of silkwormsQuestion 25
GK
In a molecule of water, the ratio of the mass of hydrogen to that of oxygen is:
A
1 ∶ 8B
1 ∶ 4C
1 ∶ 2D
1 ∶ 16