SSC-GD 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 76
GK
How many seats did the Indian National Congress win at the Bihar Assembly Elections held during October-November, 2020?
A
22B
15C
10D
19Question 77
GK
What is the ratio of money held by public in currency to that they hold in bank deposits called?
A
Reserve Deposit RatioB
Cash Reserve RatioC
Currency Deposit RatioD
Statutory Liquidity RatioQuestion 78
GK
As per an announcement made by the Chairman of ISRO on 6 September 2021, Chandrayaan-2 had completed ______ revolutions of the Moon.
A
9000B
12000C
15000D
11000Question 79
GK
According to APEDA report 2020 which Indian state has the highest percentage of commercially cultivated floriculture?
A
Tamil NaduB
MaharashtraC
KarnatakaD
Madhya PradeshQuestion 80
GK
In which of the following cities of India is the ‘Saptak Music Festival’ celebrated?
A
AhmedabadB
LucknowC
BhopalD
AmritsarQuestion 81
GK
In August 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award would be renamed to ______.
A
Ekalavya Khel Ratna AwardB
Vijay Hazare Khel Ratna AwardC
Dronacharya Khel Ratna AwardD
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna AwardQuestion 82
GK
Who among the following dancers is best known for the renaissance of the ’Bharatnatyam’ dance form?
A
Mallika SarabhaiB
Yamini KrishnamurthyC
Rukmani Devi ArundaleD
Alarmel ValliQuestion 83
GK
Which country is regarded as the origin of SUMO Wrestling game?
A
JapanB
VietnamC
IndonesiaD
South KoreaQuestion 84
GK
Which of the following was NOT a Mesopotamian language?
A
ElamiteB
AmoriteC
AkkadianD
SumerianQuestion 85
GK
In which city did the freedom fighter Chandrashekhar Azad shoot himself on being besieged by the British police?
A
JabalpurB
KanpurC
AllahabadD
BhopalQuestion 86
GK
CNG stands for which among the following?
A
Cardiac nerve gridB
Coal and natural gasesC
Compressed natural gasD
Chemically neutral geneQuestion 87
GK
Who is known as the 'Father of Microeconomics'?
A
Paul KrugmanB
Milton FriedmanC
James J HeckmanD
Alfred MarshallQuestion 88
GK
Who is the author of the book 'Two Lives'?
A
VS NaipaulB
Arvind AdigaC
Salman RusdieD
Vikram SethQuestion 89
GK
Till which year was Bangladesh a part of Pakistan?
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1962B
1974C
1971D
1956Question 90
GK
With reference to India's freedom movement, which Prime Minister of Great Britain announced the Communal Award in 1932?
A
Neville ChamberlainB
Sir Winston ChurchillC
Stanley BaldwinD
James Ramsay MacDonaldQuestion 91
GK
The Kadam dam is located at the confluence of the Kadam river into ______.
A
SharavatiB
Godavari C
KabiniD
KaveriQuestion 92
GK
Who among the following was instrumental in declaring Awadh a disturbed region requiring it to be brought under British control?
A
Lord WellesleyB
Lord DalhousieC
Lord CanningD
Lord RiponQuestion 93
GK
The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha is removed from his office by:
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the order of the Vice-President of IndiaB
the order of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of IndiaC
a resolution of the Lok Sabha passed by a majority of all the then members of the Lok SabhaD
the order of the Attorney-General for IndiaQuestion 94
GK
When the caterpillar is ready to enter the next stage of its life cycle called ______, it first weaves a net to hold itself.
A
eggB
pupaC
late cocoonD
early cocoonQuestion 95
GK
Which of the following is the SI base unit for photometry — the science of measuring light as perceived by the human visual system?
A
AmpereB
MoleC
CandelaD
KelvinQuestion 96
GK
India is ranked at the ________ place in the ‘Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2021’, which was released on 7 December 2020.
A
10 thB
15 thC
11 thD
20 thQuestion 97
GK
In November 2020, WhatsApp partnered with five Indian banks to process its payment services. Which of the following banks is NOT one of the five banks in that list?
A
AxisB
Bank of IndiaC
HDFCD
Jio Payments BankQuestion 98
GK
Who among the following was awarded the 2020 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement on 27 January 2020?
A
Partha S DasguptaB
Pavan SukhdevC
Jyoti Par khD
Madhav GadgilQuestion 99
GK
In which of the following states is the Yumthang Valley located?
A
UttarakhandB
Himachal PradeshC
NagalandD
SikkimQuestion 100
GK
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board announced a minimum age policy for International cricket in November 2020. As per the policy, a player must be at least __________ to play cricket globally.
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16 years oldB
15 years oldC
14 years oldD
13 years old