SSC-GD 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 426
GK
'Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana' ('SGSY') was launched in the year ______ .
A
1999B
2005C
2002D
1995Question 427
GK
Chanakya was Prime Minister under the reign of ______ .
A
Chandragupta MauryaB
HarshavardhanaC
BindusaraD
AshokaQuestion 428
GK
Who among the following was appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of India Post Payments Bank in October 2020?
A
Seema GuptaB
Apurva ChandraC
J VenkatramuD
S AparnaQuestion 429
GK
Who among the following was honoured with the 2020 Nobel Prize for Literature?
A
Alice MunroB
Louise GluckC
Doris LessingD
Kazuo IshiguroQuestion 430
GK
In which city is the Salar Jung Museum situated?
A
ChennaiB
BengaluruC
HyderabadD
ThiruvananthapuramQuestion 431
GK
Chirag Shetty who has been awarded with Arjuna Award in 2020 is related to which of the following sports?
A
CricketB
HockeyC
SwimmingD
BadmintonQuestion 432
GK
Which of the following countries launched the 'Atal Innovation Mission-Sirius Innovation Programme 3.0' in November 2020?
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India and RussiaB
India and AustraliaC
India and FranceD
India and JapanQuestion 433
GK
What was the trilateral naval exercise between India, Japan and The US held in November 2020 called?
A
Simbex - 20B
MalabarC
Yudh AbhyasD
Mitra ShaktiQuestion 434
GK
At Indo Myanmar border which hills adjoin the Mizo Hills and Manipur Hills of the Eastern Highlands of India?
A
DongkyaB
Toba KakarC
KhasiD
ChinQuestion 435
GK
Where will India's first home for transgender children in need of care and protection soon be established?
A
MumbaiB
BengaluruC
DelhiD
ChennaiQuestion 436
GK
How is the 'average income' of a country calculated?
A
Total income of the country divided by its total population.B
Total income of all the residents of the country.C
Total income of the country minus the population.D
Total income of the country multiplied by its total population.Question 437
GK
Who among the following sportspersons is an Indian professional tennis player?
A
Prakash PadukoneB
Pullela GopichandC
Rohan BopannaD
Kuldeep YadavQuestion 438
GK
Which of the following law states that, "The force between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their masses?"
A
law of motionB
law of change of momentumC
law of inertiaD
law of gravitationQuestion 439
GK
To which of the following states does the Aji Lamu folk dance belong?
A
AssamB
TripuraC
ManipurD
Arunachal PradeshQuestion 440
GK
As per the Census of India 2011, a person aged ______ and above, who can both read and write with understanding in any language, is treated as literate.
A
6B
4C
7D
5Question 441
GK
A business enterprise that makes profit primarily through trade, buying goods cheap and selling them at higher prices is known as ______.
A
mercenaryB
barteringC
mercantileD
merchandisingQuestion 442
GK
Small bead-like structures inside the ovary of a flower are called _______ .
A
ovulesB
sepalsC
stamenD
petalsQuestion 443
GK
On the basis of which phenomenon does a jet engine work?
A
Conservation of accelerationB
Conservation of circular momentumC
Conservation of velocityD
Conservation of linear momentumQuestion 444
GK
The legendary footballer Diego Maradona, who died in November 2020, had led his country Argentina to a FIFA World Cup title win in:
A
1994B
1986C
1990D
1982Question 445
GK
Which of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts made it compulsory for the President to give his assent to a Constitutional Amendment Bill?
A
100 th Amendment Act, 2015B
42 nd Amendment Act, 1976C
24 th Amendment Act, 1971D
44 th Amendment Act, 1978Question 446
GK
_______ bonds are issued in global capital markets outside India by international financial institutions to raise money and lend to Indian companies.
A
ChandiB
MithaiC
MasalaD
PapadQuestion 447
GK
What does the Child Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014 allow?
A
Adolescents aged 14-18 should be sent to correctional homes.B
Juveniles aged 16-18 must be ordered into community service for 60 days for crimes.C
The parents of a juvenile aged 16-18 years should be tried to be convicted of an offense committed by the juvenile.D
Juveniles in the age group of 16-18 years should be punished like adults for heinous crimes.Question 448
GK
Which of the following tribes belongs to the Nilgiri Mountains?
A
AngamisB
TodasC
JarawasD
OngesQuestion 449
GK
Which of the following places/regions is the natural habitat of the Indian wild ass?
A
SunderbansB
Upper HimalayasC
Plains of GangaD
Little Rann of KutchQuestion 450
GK
________ served as the summer capital of British India between 1864 and 1939.
A
KalimpongB
ShimlaC
Mount AbuD
Gangtok