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 MahalB
Red FortC
Agra FortD
Pari MahalQuestion 27
GK
Who is the author of the book ‘Courts of India: Past to Present’?
A
Shashi TharoorB
Satyarth NayakC
Jayanta KalitaD
Ranjan GogoiQuestion 28
GK
Which of the following options gives the correct chronological order of rulers of the Mauryan Empire?
A
Brihadratha - Chandragupta - Bindusara - AshokaB
Ashoka - Brihadratha - Chandragupta - BindusaraC
Chandragupta - Bindusara - Ashoka - BrihadrathaD
Bindusara - Chandragupta - Ashoka - BrihadrathaQuestion 29
GK
Tvesa Malik is an Indian _____ player.
A
Javelin ThrowB
GolfC
WeightliftingD
GymnasticsQuestion 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 ThakurB
Nisith Praman kC
Ravi MittalD
Usha SharmaQuestion 31
GK
‘La Liga’ title is associated with _______.
A
tennisB
footballC
cricketD
sprintingQuestion 32
GK
Which of the following countries hosted the 13th edition of the 2020 ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup?
A
EnglandB
South AfricaC
AustraliaD
IndiaQuestion 33
GK
Who was appointed as the State Election Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir on October 30, 2020?
A
Kewal Kumar SharmaB
V BhaskaranC
Shatrunjay Kumar SinghD
Manoj KumarQuestion 34
GK
Who among the following was appointed as the first Municipal Commissioner of Bombay in 1865?
A
William HunterB
Charles AtkinsonC
H FowlerD
Arthur CrawfordQuestion 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 YojnaB
Pradhan Mantri Mudra YojnaC
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan YojnaD
Jeevan PramaanQuestion 36
GK
Which of the following animals breathes through its skin?
A
FrogB
RabbitC
PeacockD
DeerQuestion 37
GK
Which non-metal among the following is poly-atomic?
A
SulphurB
ArgonC
OxygenD
HeliumQuestion 38
GK
In which state is the Hogenakkal Falls located ?
A
Andhra PradeshB
KeralaC
MaharashtraD
Tamil NaduQuestion 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 RaneB
Archana SardanaC
Rachel ThomasD
Tarun ChaudhriQuestion 40
GK
The Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved a proposal to name a zoological garden at ________ after the freedom fighter and revolutionary Ashfaqullah Khan.
A
GorakhpurB
FaizabadC
ShahjahanpurD
GhaziabadQuestion 41
GK
Which of the following is the most reactive metal?
A
SilverB
AluminiumC
IronD
PotassiumQuestion 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 BengalB
KarnatakaC
Tamil NaduD
ChhattisgarhQuestion 43
GK
______ was the son of a Chief of the Jnatrika (or Jhatrika) Kshatriya clan.
A
Gautama BuddhaB
RishabhanathC
Vardhamana MahaviraD
ParshvanathQuestion 44
GK
Which of the following states won the ‘Best Tableau’ award at the 71st Republic Day parade in January 2020 ?
A
AssamB
GoaC
OdishaD
Uttar PradeshQuestion 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
negativeB
non-uniformC
uniformD
positiveQuestion 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
2018B
2014C
2019D
2015Question 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 incomeB
net domestic productC
national IncomeD
gross domestic productQuestion 49
GK
Which of the following is NOT a fundamental right after the 44th Amendment Act, 1978 of Indian Constitution?
A
Right to propertyB
Right to equalityC
Right against exploitationD
Right to religionQuestion 50
GK
The Life Insurance Corporation of India Act was passed by the Parliament in the year ______.
A
1956B
1948C
1971D
1965