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
22
B
15
C
10
D
19
Question 77
GK

What is the ratio of money held by public in currency to that they hold in bank deposits called?

A
Reserve Deposit Ratio
B
Cash Reserve Ratio
C
Currency Deposit Ratio
D
Statutory Liquidity Ratio
Question 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
9000
B
12000
C
15000
D
11000
Question 79
GK

According to APEDA report 2020 which Indian state has the highest percentage of commercially cultivated floriculture?

A
Tamil Nadu
B
Maharashtra
C
Karnataka
D
Madhya Pradesh
Question 80
GK

In which of the following cities of India is the ‘Saptak Music Festival’ celebrated?

A
Ahmedabad
B
Lucknow
C
Bhopal
D
Amritsar
Question 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 Award
B
Vijay Hazare Khel Ratna Award
C
Dronacharya Khel Ratna Award
D
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
Question 82
GK

Who among the following dancers is best known for the renaissance of the ’Bharatnatyam’ dance form?

A
Mallika Sarabhai
B
Yamini Krishnamurthy
C
Rukmani Devi Arundale
D
Alarmel Valli
Question 83
GK

Which country is regarded as the origin of SUMO Wrestling game?

A
Japan
B
Vietnam
C
Indonesia
D
South Korea
Question 84
GK

Which of the following was NOT a Mesopotamian language?

A
Elamite
B
Amorite
C
Akkadian
D
Sumerian
Question 85
GK

In which city did the freedom fighter Chandrashekhar Azad shoot himself on being besieged by the British police?

A
Jabalpur
B
Kanpur
C
Allahabad
D
Bhopal
Question 86
GK

CNG stands for which among the following?

A
Cardiac nerve grid
B
Coal and natural gases
C
Compressed natural gas
D
Chemically neutral gene
Question 87
GK

Who is known as the 'Father of Microeconomics'?

A
Paul Krugman
B
Milton Friedman
C
James J Heckman
D
Alfred Marshall
Question 88
GK

Who is the author of the book 'Two Lives'?

A
VS Naipaul
B
Arvind Adiga
C
Salman Rusdie
D
Vikram Seth
Question 89
GK

Till which year was Bangladesh a part of Pakistan?

A
1962
B
1974
C
1971
D
1956
Question 90
GK

With reference to India's freedom movement, which Prime Minister of Great Britain announced the Communal Award in 1932?

A
Neville Chamberlain
B
Sir Winston Churchill
C
Stanley Baldwin
D
James Ramsay MacDonald
Question 91
GK

The Kadam dam is located at the confluence of the Kadam river into ______.

A
Sharavati
B
Godavari 
C
Kabini
D
Kaveri
Question 92
GK

Who among the following was instrumental in declaring Awadh a disturbed region requiring it to be brought under British control?

A
Lord Wellesley
B
Lord Dalhousie
C
Lord Canning
D
Lord Ripon
Question 93
GK

The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha is removed from his office by:

A
the order of the Vice-President of India
B
the order of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India
C
a resolution of the Lok Sabha passed by a majority of all the then members of the Lok Sabha
D
the order of the Attorney-General for India
Question 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
egg
B
pupa
C
late cocoon
D
early cocoon
Question 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
Ampere
B
Mole
C
Candela
D
Kelvin
Question 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 th
B
15 th
C
11 th
D
20 th
Question 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
Axis
B
Bank of India
C
HDFC
D
Jio Payments Bank
Question 98
GK

Who among the following was awarded the 2020 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement on 27 January 2020?

A
Partha S Dasgupta
B
Pavan Sukhdev
C
Jyoti Par kh
D
Madhav Gadgil
Question 99
GK

In which of the following states is the Yumthang Valley located?

A
Uttarakhand
B
Himachal Pradesh
C
Nagaland
D
Sikkim
Question 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.

A
16 years old
B
15 years old
C
14 years old
D
13 years old