SSC-GD 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 776
GK
Rearing and maintenance of honey-bees and hives for honey is called _________.
A
sericultureB
apicultureC
piscicultureD
floricultureQuestion 777
GK
Dara Shikoh finally lost the war of succession to ______ in the battle of Samugarh.
A
Bairam KhanB
Sher Shah C
AurangzebD
Muhammad AzamQuestion 778
GK
The foundation day of Uttarakhand is celebrated on ______.
A
30 September B
9 November C
15 AugustD
20 October Question 779
GK
When is Chhattisgarh Formation Day observed?
A
30 May B
15 June C
23 October D
1 November Question 780
GK
The official mascot for the last Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast in 2018, was _________.
A
Borobi, a blue surfing koala B
Goldie, a kiwi bird C
Karak, a red-tailed black cockatooD
Clyde, a thistle Question 781
GK
In which month is the ‘Surajkund Craft Mela’ held every year in Haryana?
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MarchB
AugustC
AprilD
FebruaryQuestion 782
GK
What was the infant mortality rate in India in 2019?
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29.7B
33.1C
28.3D
32.0Question 783
GK
As of November 2020, who among the following was the Director-General of Sports Authority of India (SAI)?
A
Anjan Kumar MishraB
Matadin AsiwalC
Rohit BhardwajD
Sandip PradhanQuestion 784
GK
Who won the ‘Hindu Prize 2019’ for his/her ‘India Empire and First World War Culture: Writings, Images and Songs’ in the Non-fiction category?
A
Santanu DasB
Meena KandasamyC
Manoranjan Byapari D
Deepak UnnikrishnanQuestion 785
GK
Which one of the following is a martial dance performed with swords in the state of Himachal Pradesh?
A
ParasaB
NamagenC
Chhanak ChhamD
KharaitQuestion 786
GK
A small village named Plassey known for the 'Battle of Plassey' which was fought between East India company and Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah is located on the banks of which river?
A
BhagirathiB
PadmaC
HooghlyD
BarakarQuestion 787
GK
All the fundamental rights guaranteed under Section 19 are automatically suspended under which Article of the Constitution of India?
A
Article 353 B
Article 354 C
Article 351 D
Article 352 Question 788
GK
Which of the following is the first official language of Sri Lanka?
A
SinhalaB
EnglishC
MalayalamD
TamilQuestion 789
GK
Which of the following compounds is also called ‘Norwegian saltpeter’?
A
Nitrous oxideB
Calcium nitrateC
Sodium nitrateD
Potassium nitrateQuestion 790
GK
How many Indian states share their border with Sikkim?
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OneB
TwoC
FourD
ThreeQuestion 791
GK
Lactometers, hydrometers, ships and submarines are designed on ________.
A
the principle of gravitationB
the principle of relative densityC
Archimedes’ principle D
the principle of buoyancyQuestion 792
GK
Who among the following chaired the 147th session of the WHO Executive Board through video conference in November 2020?
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Amit ShahB
Narendra ModiC
Ajay KumarD
Dr Harsh VardhanQuestion 793
GK
Who among the following assumed charge as one of the Election Commissioners of India on 1 September 2020?
A
Rajiv Kumar B
KN Vyas C
IV Subba Rao D
Samant Goel Question 794
GK
2 018 Men's Hockey World Cup was hosted by _________.
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MalaysiaB
SpainC
AustraliaD
IndiaQuestion 795
GK
Which of the following has been declared as one of the worst invasive species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)?
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Garden snailB
Giant African snail C
Channeled apple snailD
Chinese mystery snail Question 796
GK
What was India’s rank in the Ease of Doing Business Index 2020?
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54B
63C
67D
71Question 797
GK
Lala Lajpat Rai was an active member of ______.
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VaishnavismB
Arya SamajC
BuddhismD
JainismQuestion 798
GK
Generally, the warm ocean currents originate near the ________ and move towards the poles.
A
Arctic circle B
EquatorC
Tropic of Cancer D
Antarctic circle Question 799
GK
Amul is a success story of cooperatives in milk and milk products from _______, which brought in the White Revolution in the country.
A
DelhiB
KarnatakaC
Uttar PradeshD
Gujarat Question 800
GK
Which of the following is NOT a medium for a mechanical wave, that is sound, to travel?
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AirB
WaterC
SteelD
Vacuum