SSC-GD 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 901
GK

With which of the following sports is Duryodhan Singh Negi associated?

A
Weightlifting
B
Boxing
C
Football
D
Basketball
Question 902
GK

Who among the following wrote the book 'The Alchemist'?

A
Anthony Doerr
B
Catherine Burns
C
Paulo Coelho
D
Ruskin Bond
Question 903
GK

_______ is an annual allowance for wear and tear of a capital good.

A
Depression
B
Depreciation
C
Acceleration
D
Appreciation
Question 904
GK

Which finance minister of Mughal emperor Akbar introduced the system of taxation called 'Dahsala'?

A
Abdur Rahim
B
Bairam Khan
C
Raja Todar Mal
D
Mirza Aziz Koka
Question 905
GK

Which of the following taxes has been abolished under Budget of 2020-2021?

A
Wealth tax
B
Securities transaction tax
C
Corporate tax
D
Dividend distribution tax
Question 906
GK

With reference to famous sports personalities, who among the following is a Dutch?

A
Jacques Kallis
B
Johan Cruyff
C
Don Bradman
D
Pele
Question 907
GK

Which of the following monuments is NOT in Uttar Pradesh?

A
Tomb of Jahangir
B
Tomb of Akbar
C
Tomb of Shaikh Salim Chisti
D
Tomb of Itmad-ud-daula
Question 908
GK

Which of the following is the traditional dance form of the state of Sikkim?

A
Mukhauta
B
Bhotiya
C
Chutkay
D
Pandavas
Question 909
GK

The arteries divide into smaller vessels. On reaching the tissues, they divide further into extremely thin tubes called:

A
capillaries
B
arterioles
C
venules
D
veins
Question 910
GK

Who among the following became the fastest athlete at the Khelo India Youth Games 2020?

A
Sandra Babu
B
Ancy Sojan
C
Hima Das
D
Nirmala Sheoran
Question 911
GK

Who among the following is the author of the book 'Sita - Warrior of Mithila'?

A
Vikram Seth
B
Chetan Bhagat
C
Amish Tripathi
D
Aravind Adiga
Question 912
GK

In which of the following states is the National Research Centre on Rapeseed-Mustard located in India?

A
Haryana
B
Gujarat
C
Punjab
D
Rajasthan
Question 913
GK

Who among the following discovered the remains of the Harappan Civilization at the Lothal site?

A
DR Sahani
B
RS Bisht
C
RD Bannerji
D
SR Rao
Question 914
GK

In which year did Nepal abolish monarchy and emerge as a democratic republic?

A
2005
B
2008
C
2010
D
2013
Question 915
GK

How many states launched ’Swajal’ (A community-led approach to rural pipe drinking water supply) as a pilot scheme in February 2018?

A
Two
B
Six
C
Four
D
Eight
Question 916
GK

Which great traveller wrote the book 'The Great Tang Dynasty Record on the Western Regions'?

A
Fa Hien
B
Xuanzang
C
Nicolo Conti
D
Al Beruni
Question 917
GK

Which Indian state won the PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association) Gold Award Grand Title Winner 2020 for Marketing for Education and Training for its ‘Human by Nature Print Campaign’?

A
Meghalaya
B
Kerala
C
Goa
D
Sikkim
Question 918
GK

The 'Statue of Unity' is located in ________.

A
Patna
B
Lalitpur
C
Kevadia
D
Bhilai
Question 919
GK

The Pravara, Manjira and Maner rivers are the right tributaries of the ______ river.

A
Krishna
B
Kaveri
C
Narmada
D
Godavari
Question 920
GK

National Consumer Day in India is observed on:

A
05 September
B
24 December
C
22 November
D
01 December
Question 921
GK

How much time does a computer built by Google take to perform a computation making it the fastest computer to reach quantum supremacy?

A
400 seconds
B
300 seconds
C
200 seconds
D
500 seconds
Question 922
GK

Who among the following was appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The World Health Organization (WHO) Foundation in December 2020?

A
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
B
Randeep Guleria
C
Melinda Gates
D
Anil Soni
Question 923
GK

Which Amendment abolished the titles and special privileges of former rulers of princely states?

A
25th
B
26th
C
27th
D
24th
Question 924
GK

In the year 2014, India was officially declared free of which of the following diseases?

A
Rabis
B
Plague
C
Tetanus
D
Polio
Question 925
GK

The ancient Harappan settlements of Dholavira and Lothal are located in the present day Indian state of _______.

A
Gujarat
B
Madhya Pradesh
C
Rajasthan
D
Haryana