SSC-GD 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 576
GK
_________, built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the 17th century, was the main residence of the Mughal Emperors for nearly 200 years.
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Tughlaqabad Fort, DelhiB
Siri Fort, DelhiC
Red Fort, DelhiD
Salimgarh Fort, DelhiQuestion 577
GK
GDP can be expressed in two different ways, nominal GDP and _________.
A
domestic GDPB
real GDPC
symbolic GDPD
calculated GDPQuestion 578
GK
Which Amendment enabled 27% reservation for OBC in government and private educational institutes in 2006?
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93 rdB
77 thC
86 thD
92 ndQuestion 579
GK
Who among the following is credited with being the 'Pioneer of Rocket Technology' in India?
A
Lord CornwallisB
BabarC
Akbar IID
Tipu SultanQuestion 580
GK
Who was appointed as the first Chairperson of the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub in November 2020?
A
Senapathy (Kris) GopalakrishnaB
TN ManoharanC
Rajiv KumarD
Narayan MurthyQuestion 581
GK
Which of the following lakes of India has NOT been added to the Ramsar Sites?
A
Chilika LakeB
Keetham LakeC
Loktak LakeD
Dal LakeQuestion 582
GK
Which of the following books was written by Banabhatta?
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AshtadhyayiB
AkbarnamaC
HarshacharitaD
MalavikagnimitramQuestion 583
GK
Which of the following is the largest west flowing river in Peninsular India?
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KrishnaB
KaveriC
NarmadaD
GodavariQuestion 584
GK
Who is the author of the book 'Lessons Life Taught Me, Unknowingly'?
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Shilpa ShettyB
Anupam KherC
Twinkle KhannaD
Javed AkhtarQuestion 585
GK
In which part of Article 44 of the Constitution of India is the provision for uniform civil code for the citizens contained?
A
Part IIIB
Part VIC
Part IVD
Part IIQuestion 586
GK
Kabini is an important tributary of the river _____________.
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CauveryB
KrishnaC
MahiD
GodavariQuestion 587
GK
Curd and Vinegar taste sour because they contain _________.
A
chemicalsB
acidsC
proteinsD
yeastQuestion 588
GK
Which of the following countries performed its first robotic docking in lunar orbit?
A
RussiaB
ChinaC
IndiaD
JapanQuestion 589
GK
Who inaugurated 'Destination North East 2020', to showcase the region's culture, tourism and heritage?
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Union Minister for Tourism and Culture, Prahlad Singh PatelB
Union Minister for Tourism, Dr Jitendra SinghC
The Prime Minister, Narendra ModiD
Union Home Minister, Amit ShahQuestion 590
GK
Which of the following is NOT a cold-blooded animal?
A
RabbitB
SharkC
CrocodileD
FrogQuestion 591
GK
In which state was the Forest Martyrs' Memorial inaugurated in November 2020?
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KarnatakaB
Tamil NaduC
MaharashtraD
Andhra PradeshQuestion 592
GK
Queen Victoria's Proclamation declared that thereafter India would be governed by and in the name of the British Monarch through a Secretary of State on ____________.
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27 October, 1858B
1 November, 1858C
12 August, 1858D
16 September, 1860Question 593
GK
Who among the following cricketers was the winner of 'ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year Award 2020'?
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Mahendra Singh DhoniB
Virat KohliC
Jasprit BumrahD
Rohit SharmaQuestion 594
GK
Chhath Puja, the famous traditional festival of India is dedicated to which of the following Gods?
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MoonB
Lord BrahmaC
SunD
Lord ShivaQuestion 595
GK
The Buddhist Vihara at Sanchi is also known as the 'Great Stupa'. It is one of the most famous Buddhist monuments in India, located at Sanchi town in ________ district.
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JabalpurB
RaisenC
PurniaD
PatnaQuestion 596
GK
Which of the following states has the highest life expectancy at birth?
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KeralaB
GoaC
HaryanaD
Tamil NaduQuestion 597
GK
When was the All India Tennis Association (AITA) established in India?
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1912B
1934C
1956D
1920Question 598
GK
The smallest and longest bones in the human body are ________ and _________, respectively.
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stapes, fibulaB
tibia, femurC
stapes, femurD
nails, fibulaQuestion 599
GK
Who among the following Indian actors has been appointed as the state icon of Punjab by the Election Commission of India?
A
Amitabh BachchanB
Sonu SoodC
Salman KhanD
Akshay KumarQuestion 600
GK
Who among the following won the Nitto Men's ATP Tour Finals in 2020?
A
Dominic ThiemB
Novak DjokovicC
Daniil MedvedevD
Andrey Rublev