SSC-GD 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 876
GK
Alauddin Khalji constructed a new garrison town for his soldiers named:
A
SiriB
MysoreC
SindD
BengalQuestion 877
GK
Which of the following is a kharif crop?
A
WheatB
PeasC
GroundnutD
PumpkinQuestion 878
GK
Who wrote the book 'The Golden Boat'?
A
Satyajit RayB
Munshi Prem ChandC
Rabindranath TagoreD
RK NarayanQuestion 879
GK
Who among the following became the Chief Minister of Bihar in November 2020?
A
Vijay SinhaB
Nitish KumarC
Tejashwi YadavD
Chirag PaswanQuestion 880
GK
In which of the following years did the Reserve Bank of India adopt the rupee symbol?
A
2010B
2008C
2011D
2012Question 881
GK
Who was appointed as the brand ambassador for Financepeer, a Google incubated education fee financing company, in November 2020?
A
Akshay KumarB
Rohit SharmaC
Sonu SoodD
Virat KohliQuestion 882
GK
As per Finance (No. 2) Act, 2019, an amount of up to ₹1,50,000 can be claimed as deduction for the interest paid on the loan taken for purchase of electric vehicles under Section ______ of the Income Tax Act.
A
80EEBB
80DDBC
80GGD
80DDQuestion 883
GK
Who among the following has the power to promulgate ordinances under Article 123 of the Constitution of India?
A
Chairman of the Rajya SabhaB
Speaker of the Lok SabhaC
President of IndiaD
Attorney-General of IndiaQuestion 884
GK
The legendary batsman and commentator Dean Jones, who passed away on 24 September 2020 due to cardiac arrest, represented __________ in his playing days.
A
EnglandB
South AfricaC
AustraliaD
New ZealandQuestion 885
GK
Which of the following is the heaviest gas?
A
OxygenB
HeliumC
RadonD
NitrogenQuestion 886
GK
The Narmada river rises in the ______ in Madhya Pradesh.
A
Mandu hillsB
AmarKantak hillsC
Pachmarhi hillsD
Omkareshwar hillsQuestion 887
GK
Poona Pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and _________ in 1932.
A
Motilal NehruB
Muhammad Ali JinnahC
BR AmbedkarD
Jawahar Lal NehruQuestion 888
GK
Which of the following scientific instruments is used to measure atmospheric pressure?
A
AmmeterB
PhotometerC
BolometerD
BarometerQuestion 889
GK
The Hill Palace Museum is located in ______.
A
Jammu and KashmirB
Himachal PradeshC
KarnatakaD
KeralaQuestion 890
GK
Where is the fair of Pir Budhan held every year in India?
A
Uttar PradeshB
HaryanaC
UttarakhandD
Madhya PradeshQuestion 891
GK
Which of the following customs of inheritance was followed by the Mughals?
A
Ancestral propertyB
Rule of primogenitureC
Coparcenary inheritanceD
Self-acquired intestateQuestion 892
GK
World Toilet Day 2020 was celebrated with the theme of 'Sustainable sanitation and climate change'. On which date was it celebrated?
A
16 NovemberB
19 NovemberC
22 NovemberD
14 NovemberQuestion 893
GK
With which country's postal service has India's Department of Posts entered into an agreement for the electronic exchange of customs data, as in October 2020?
A
The USB
BrazilC
The UKD
AustraliaQuestion 894
GK
Which among the following is the oldest running Grand Slam tennis tournament?
A
French OpenB
WimbledonC
Australian OpenD
US OpenQuestion 895
GK
Which part of the body is affected by epilepsy?
A
KidneyB
BrainC
LiverD
HeartQuestion 896
GK
Who presides over the meetings of a municipal corporation?
A
GovernorB
MayorC
DirectorD
ChairmanQuestion 897
GK
The Sufi masters held their assemblies in their khanqahs, which were also called:
A
dargahsB
stupasC
shrinesD
hospicesQuestion 898
GK
Which of the following is NOT a factor of 'Soil formation'?
A
Role of inorganic materialB
Nature of the parent rockC
Role of organic materialD
Climatic factorQuestion 899
GK
Gross national income per capita in US dollars of upper-middle-income countries as per World Bank classification falls between _______, as of July 2019.
A
\(3,996 - \) 12,375B
\(1,026 - \) 3,995C
\(12,376 - \) 15,275D
\(1,025 - \) 3,224Question 900
GK
Who among the following received the Vikram Award from the Madhya Pradesh government for excellence in sports in August 2020?
A
Niki PradhanB
Sharmila DeviC
Vandana KatariyaD
Karishma Yadav