SSC-GD 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 1001
GK
Which of the following organisations announced 16 August 1946 as Direct Action Day?
A
Swaraj PartyB
Oudh Kisan SabhaC
Indian National CongressD
Muslim LeagueQuestion 1002
GK
The Indian Navy and Russian Navy commenced the 11 th edition of bilateral maritime exercise called ______ 2020.
A
India NavyB
Merchant NavyC
Indra NavyD
Coastal NavyQuestion 1003
GK
______ won the Oeil d'or (The Golden Eye) award for best documentary at the 74 th Cannes Film Festival.
A
Casablanca BeatsB
The Red Velvet UndergroundC
TitaneD
A Night of Knowing NothingQuestion 1004
GK
In which state is the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park located?
A
RajasthanB
GujaratC
Uttar PradeshD
Madhya PradeshQuestion 1005
GK
In which year did the Government of India launch the ‘Central Rural Sanitation Programme’ (‘CRSP’)?
A
1990B
1978C
1986D
1982Question 1006
GK
A compilation of norms and guidelines to be followed by political parties and contesting candidates at the time of election is called ________.
A
code of conductB
clauseC
legislatureD
draft Question 1007
GK
The Battle of Chandawar was fought between Mohammad Ghori and Jaichand of Kannauj of the ______ dynasty.
A
GahadavalaB
BactrianC
GuptaD
ChauhanQuestion 1008
GK
In how many countries was the international version of the UMANG mobile app launched by Ravi Shankar Prasad in coordination with Ministry of External Affairs in November 2020?
A
2B
5C
6D
9Question 1009
GK
The first Indian commercial bank which was wholly owned and managed by Indians was established in ______.
A
1919B
1911C
1950D
1948Question 1010
GK
Who is the author of the book ‘Changing India’?
A
Manmohan SinghB
Abhishek Manu SinghviC
Shashi TharoorD
Satyarth NayakQuestion 1011
GK
Who among the following cricketers announced his retirement from all formats of the game in November 2020?
A
MS DhoniB
Shikhar DhawanC
Ishant SharmaD
Sudeep TyagiQuestion 1012
GK
Which of the following states’ population density was more than 800 as per Census 2011?
A
MaharashtraB
KeralaC
KarnatakaD
HaryanaQuestion 1013
GK
_______ are the producers and consumers of the earth’s resources.
A
PlanetB
ReptilesC
PlantsD
Human beingsQuestion 1014
GK
The Arab invasion of India 712 AD was led by ______.
A
Muhammad Shaybani KhanB
Muḥammad Bakhtiyar KhaljiC
Nasir-ud-Din Muḥammad ShahD
Muhammad Bin QasimQuestion 1015
GK
Which of the following banks was placed under moratorium for a period of one month by the Reserve Bank of India in November 2020?
A
Lakshmi Vilas Bank LtdB
Kokan Mercantile Co-operative Bank LtdC
North Kanara Gaud Saraswat Co-operative Bank LtdD
Shramik Sahakari Bank LtdQuestion 1016
GK
In the context of electoral reforms in India, what does 'T' stand for in VVPAT?
A
TextB
TrailC
TrustD
TraitQuestion 1017
GK
‘Prayag Prashasti’ was composed in ________.
A
PrakritB
PaliC
HindiD
SanskritQuestion 1018
GK
In which of the following states are the mountain peaks Delwara and Jarga located?
A
RajasthanB
HaryanaC
Madhya PradeshD
GujaratQuestion 1019
GK
What is the present minimum yearly deposit required under the popular girl child savings scheme ‘Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana’?
A
Rs. 500B
Rs. 2,000C
Rs. 1,000D
Rs. 250Question 1020
GK
In November 2020, Indian Navy's fifth Scorpene class submarine ________ was launched at Mumbai's Mazagon Dock.
A
VagirB
KhanderiC
VagsheerD
VelaQuestion 1021
GK
In a chemical reaction, ______ reacts vigorously with water to produce calcium hydroxide releasing a large amount of heat.
A
calcium sulphateB
calcium oxideC
calcium chlorideD
calcium peroxideQuestion 1022
GK
The United Nations (UN) observes ______ as the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies.
A
30 JuneB
15 MarchC
7 SeptemberD
23 DecemberQuestion 1023
GK
Goddess Amba is the presiding deity of ______ dance/drama performances.
A
HarikathaB
TheyyamC
MaachD
BhavaiQuestion 1024
GK
Which of the following games is related to the ‘CONCACAF Gold Cup’?
A
VolleyballB
FootballC
BaseballD
BasketbalQuestion 1025
GK
Michael Phelps is associated with which sport?
A
Lawn TennisB
BadmintonC
GymnasticsGymnasticsD
Swimming