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
sericulture
B
apiculture
C
pisciculture
D
floriculture
Question 777
GK

Dara Shikoh finally lost the war of succession to ______ in the battle of Samugarh.

A
Bairam Khan
B
Sher Shah 
C
Aurangzeb
D
Muhammad Azam
Question 778
GK

The foundation day of Uttarakhand is celebrated on ______.

A
30 September 
B
9 November 
C
15 August
D
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 cockatoo
D
Clyde, a thistle 
Question 781
GK

In which month is the ‘Surajkund Craft Mela’ held every year in Haryana?

A
March
B
August
C
April
D
February
Question 782
GK

What was the infant mortality rate in India in 2019?

A
29.7
B
33.1
C
28.3
D
32.0
Question 783
GK

As of November 2020, who among the following was the Director-General of Sports Authority of India (SAI)?

A
Anjan Kumar Mishra
B
Matadin Asiwal
C
Rohit Bhardwaj
D
Sandip Pradhan
Question 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 Das
B
Meena Kandasamy
C
Manoranjan Byapari 
D
Deepak Unnikrishnan
Question 785
GK

Which one of the following is a martial dance performed with swords in the state of Himachal Pradesh?

A
Parasa
B
Namagen
C
Chhanak Chham
D
Kharait
Question 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
Bhagirathi
B
Padma
C
Hooghly
D
Barakar
Question 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
Sinhala
B
English
C
Malayalam
D
Tamil
Question 789
GK

Which of the following compounds is also called ‘Norwegian saltpeter’?

A
Nitrous oxide
B
Calcium nitrate
C
Sodium nitrate
D
Potassium nitrate
Question 790
GK

How many Indian states share their border with Sikkim?

A
One
B
Two
C
Four
D
Three
Question 791
GK

Lactometers, hydrometers, ships and submarines are designed on ________.

A
the principle of gravitation
B
the principle of relative density
C
Archimedes’ principle 
D
the principle of buoyancy
Question 792
GK

Who among the following chaired the 147th session of the WHO Executive Board through video conference in November 2020?

A
Amit Shah
B
Narendra Modi
C
Ajay Kumar
D
Dr Harsh Vardhan
Question 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 _________.

A
Malaysia
B
Spain
C
Australia
D
India
Question 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)?

A
Garden snail
B
Giant African snail 
C
Channeled apple snail
D
Chinese mystery snail 
Question 796
GK

What was India’s rank in the Ease of Doing Business Index 2020?

A
54
B
63
C
67
D
71
Question 797
GK

Lala Lajpat Rai was an active member of ______.

A
Vaishnavism
B
Arya Samaj
C
Buddhism
D
Jainism
Question 798
GK

Generally, the warm ocean currents originate near the ________ and move towards the poles.

A
Arctic circle 
B
Equator
C
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
Delhi
B
Karnataka
C
Uttar Pradesh
D
Gujarat 
Question 800
GK

Which of the following is NOT a medium for a mechanical wave, that is sound, to travel?

A
Air
B
Water
C
Steel
D
Vacuum