SSC-GD 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 551

Who among the following was the founder of Khudai Khidmatgar, a predominantly Pashtun nonviolent resistance movement known for its activism against the British Raj in colonial India?

Lala Lajpat Rai

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Subhash Chandra Bose

Question 552

Who among the following declares the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for the crops?

Ministry of Rural Development

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public distribution

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Ministry of Food Processing Industries

Question 553

Which of the following is NOT a sustainable method of waste management?

Recycling

Landfill

Burning

Incineration

Question 554

Which of the following words has been named the ‘2020 Word of the Year’ by Cambridge Dictionary?

Pandemic

Quarantine

Lockdown

Survive

Question 555

As of October 2020, how many beaches of India have been awarded the 'Blue Flag Certification'?

Question 556

Which of the following is a characteristic of 'Pteridophytes'?

They do not have a true vascular tissue containing lignin.

Their lifecycles are dominated by the gametophyte stage.

Their sporophytes are unbranched.

They neither produce flowers or seeds.

Question 557

The first Economic Survey of India was presented in ______.

1965–66

1972–73

1948–49

1950–51

Question 558

Who invented the electric bulb?

Albert Einstein

Isaac Newton

Thomas Alva Edison

Alexander Graham Bell

Question 559

Which of the following statements about the Mughal Emperor Babur is INCORRECT?

He was the first Mughal Emperor.

He succeeded to the throne in 1494.

He was 18 years old when he ascended the throne.

He succeeded to the throne of Ferghana.

Question 560

Which of the following was NOT a venue in IPL 2020?

Sharjah

Muscat

Dubai

Abu Dhabi

Question 561

Lala Lajpat Rai, a nationalist from Punjab, was a member of the ______.

Conservative group

Moderate group

Radical group

Republican group

Question 562

Who among the following was one of the Indian winners of the Great Immigrants of the Year 2020 award given by the US?

Deepak Chopra

Nikki Haley

Siddhartha Mukherjee

Gita Gopinath

Question 563

Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer player who passed away on 25 Nov 2020, is fondly remembered for one memorable goal known as:

'Golden hand' goal

'Silver lining' goal

'Hand of God' goal

'Hand of Maradona' goal

Question 564

In which of the following states is the Similipal National Park located?

Odisha

Tamil Nadu

Bihar

Maharashtra

Question 565

The term 'Panchsheel' is associated with which of the following options?

Fundamental Duties

Composition of NITI Aayog

Inter-State Relations

Foreign Policy of India

Question 566

Which Indian union territory has ‘Dugong’ as the state animal?

Daman Diu

Puducherry

Ladakh

Andaman Nicobar

Question 567

In which of the following states did the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju virtually inaugurate the 11th Regional Centre of Sports Authority of India in November 2020?

Odisha

Assam

Kerala

Punjab

Question 568

Every bill after being passed by the houses of parliament, either singly or in a joint sitting, is presented to the __________ for his assent.

President

Law Minister

Chief Justice

Prime Minister

Question 569

Which of the following is an instrument of monetary policy of the Reserve Bank of India?

Public debt

Tax rate

Government expenditure

Repo rate

Question 570

In which of the following seasons are watermelon, muskmelon etc. produced in India?

Kharif

Zaid

Rainy

Rabi

Question 571

In November 2020, the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) conducted a joint services exercise code-named _______ involving the three services components of Andaman and Nicobar Command.

Blue Ribbon

Bull Fight

Blue Sea

Bull Strike

Question 572

Rice needs ______ to grow.

moderate temperature and rainfall

high temperature, high humidity and rainfall

moderate temperature and lots of sunshine

high temperature and light rainfall

Question 573

The Rajarajeshwara temple at Thanjavur is dedicated to:

Lord Rama

Lord Ganesha

Lord Krishna

Lord Shiva

Question 574

With reference to the literature of the medieval Indian period, which of the following pairs is correct?

Rajatarangini - Bilhana

Prithviraj Raso - Nripatunga

Vikramankadevacharita - Kalhana

Gitagovinda - Jayadeva

Question 575

'Jagoi', an Indian classical dance form, is traditionally from the state of _________.