SSC-GD 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 26
GK

_____ was the residence of the Mughal emperors of India for nearly 200 years until 1857.

A
Jehangir Mahal
B
Red Fort
C
Agra Fort
D
Pari Mahal
Question 27
GK

Who is the author of the book ‘Courts of India: Past to Present’?

A
Shashi Tharoor
B
Satyarth Nayak
C
Jayanta Kalita
D
Ranjan Gogoi
Question 28
GK

Which of the following options gives the correct chronological order of rulers of the Mauryan Empire?

A
Brihadratha - Chandragupta - Bindusara - Ashoka
B
Ashoka - Brihadratha - Chandragupta - Bindusara
C
Chandragupta - Bindusara - Ashoka - Brihadratha
D
Bindusara - Chandragupta - Ashoka - Brihadratha
Question 29
GK

Tvesa Malik is an Indian _____ player.

A
Javelin Throw
B
Golf
C
Weightlifting
D
Gymnastics
Question 30
GK

______ launched the Fit India Mobile App at an event at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi in August 2021.

A
Anurag Singh Thakur
B
Nisith Praman k
C
Ravi Mittal
D
Usha Sharma
Question 31
GK

‘La Liga’ title is associated with _______.

A
 tennis
B
football
C
cricket
D
sprinting
Question 32
GK

Which of the following countries hosted the 13th edition of the 2020 ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup?

A
England
B
South Africa
C
 Australia
D
India
Question 33
GK

Who was appointed as the State Election Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir on October 30, 2020?

A
Kewal Kumar Sharma
B
V Bhaskaran
C
Shatrunjay Kumar Singh
D
Manoj Kumar
Question 34
GK

Who among the following was appointed as the first Municipal Commissioner of Bombay in 1865?

A
William Hunter
B
Charles Atkinson
C
H Fowler
D
Arthur Crawford
Question 35
GK

Which of the following is a biometric-enabled digital service for pensioners launched by the Government of India?

A
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Beema Yojna
B
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojna
C
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna
D
Jeevan Pramaan
Question 36
GK

Which of the following animals breathes through its skin?

A
Frog
B
Rabbit
C
Peacock
D
Deer
Question 37
GK

Which non-metal among the following is poly-atomic?

A
Sulphur
B
Argon
C
Oxygen
D
 Helium
Question 38
GK

In which state is the Hogenakkal Falls located ?

A
 Andhra Pradesh
B
Kerala
C
Maharashtra
D
Tamil Nadu
Question 39
GK

Who became the first Indian Air Force pilot to perform a wingsuit skydive jump? S/he achieved this feat in July 2019.

A
Shital Mahajan Rane
B
Archana Sardana
C
Rachel Thomas
D
Tarun Chaudhri
Question 40
GK

The Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved a proposal to name a zoological garden at ________ after the freedom fighter and revolutionary Ashfaqullah Khan.

A
Gorakhpur
B
Faizabad
C
Shahjahanpur
D
Ghaziabad
Question 41
GK

Which of the following is the most reactive metal?

A
Silver
B
Aluminium
C
Iron
D
Potassium
Question 42
GK

In which of the following states is the Bhoramdeo temple located, where each year in the last week of March ‘Bhoramdeo Mahotsav’ is celebrated?

A
West Bengal
B
Karnataka
C
Tamil Nadu
D
Chhattisgarh
Question 43
GK

______ was the son of a Chief of the Jnatrika (or Jhatrika) Kshatriya clan.

A
Gautama Buddha
B
Rishabhanath
C
Vardhamana Mahavira
D
Parshvanath
Question 44
GK

Which of the following states won the ‘Best Tableau’ award at the 71st Republic Day parade in January 2020 ?

A
Assam
B
Goa
C
Odisha
D
Uttar Pradesh
Question 45
GK

The acceleration of an object is said to be _______ when an object travels in a straight line and its velocity increases or decreases by an equal amounts in equal intervals of time.          

A
 negative
B
non-uniform
C
uniform
D
positive
Question 46
GK

Which of the following statements about the Mahanadi river is INCORRECT ?

A
It rises in the highlands of Chhattisgarh.
B
It drains into the Arabian Sea.
C
A part of its river basin lies in Maharashtra.
D
It is about 860 km long.
Question 47
GK

The Government of India approved the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PM-JAY) in the year ______.

A
2018
B
2014
C
2019
D
2015
Question 48
GK

The money value of all the final goods and services produced within the country during a particular year is called _________.

A
per capita income
B
net domestic product
C
national Income
D
gross domestic product
Question 49
GK

Which of the following is NOT a fundamental right after the 44th Amendment Act, 1978 of Indian Constitution?

A
Right to property
B
Right to equality
C
Right against exploitation
D
Right to religion
Question 50
GK

The Life Insurance Corporation of India Act was passed by the Parliament in the year ______.

A
1956
B
1948
C
1971
D
1965