SSC-GD 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 1026
GK
The World Day for ______ Heritage was held on the 27 th October 2020 with the theme, 'Your Window to the World'.
A
CulturalB
LinguisticC
AudiovisualD
SpiritualQuestion 1027
GK
Which of the following minerals does NOT fall in the category of non-metallic minerals?
A
MicaB
LimestoneC
BauxiteD
GypsumQuestion 1028
GK
In which of the following city is the headquarters of Equitas Small Finance Bank located?
A
GurugramB
MumbaiC
ChennaiD
BengaluruQuestion 1029
GK
As per the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019, driving under the influence of alcohol is punishable with imprisonment up to _____ and/or fine of ₹15,000 for second offence.
A
1 yearB
2 yearsC
3 monthsD
6 months Question 1030
GK
Which among the following is used as a reflector in search lights?
A
Concave lensB
Plain mirrorC
Concave mirrorD
Convex mirrorQuestion 1031
GK
As per the Economic Survey of India 2019-20 what is the approximate contribution of the service sector to the total FDI inflows into India?
A
Two-thirdB
HalfC
One-tenthD
One-fourthQuestion 1032
GK
Bengal gradually broke away from Mughal control under______.
A
Mukarram KhanB
Ali KadirC
Alivardi KhanD
Murshid Quli KhanQuestion 1033
GK
The northern most range of the Himalayan mountain is known as:
A
Lesser HimalayaB
Mahabharat rangesC
Outer HimalayaD
Great HimalayaQuestion 1034
GK
Who among the following was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award in 1965?
A
Akkitham Achuthan NamboothiriB
Dr ONV KurupC
G Sankara KurupD
Dr MT Vasudevan NairQuestion 1035
GK
Acidic and basic solutions in water conduct electricity because they produce ______ and hydroxide ion, respectively.
A
calciumB
sulphurC
chlorineD
hydrogenQuestion 1036
GK
Mahatma Gandhi started the Salt March on 12 March 1930 from:
A
SantiniketanB
SevagramC
SabarmatiD
ChamparanQuestion 1037
GK
Who among the following has been appointed as Regional Ambassador for India by United Nations Environment Programme in September 2020?
A
Smriti MandhanaB
Nethra KumananC
Khushi ChindaliyaD
Dia MirzaQuestion 1038
GK
Who among the following was the first Indian boxer to receive a medal at the Olympic games?
A
Vijender SinghB
Laishram Sarita DeviC
Akhil KumarD
Mary KomQuestion 1039
GK
Who among the following built Mandu as his capital?
A
Dilawar KhanB
Hoshang ShahC
Mir JafarD
Bahman ShahQuestion 1040
GK
The Andhra State Act (1953) formed the ________ linguistic state of India.
A
secondB
firstC
fourthD
thirdQuestion 1041
GK
Who among the following claimed gold in the 64 kg category of the 35th edition of the Senior Women's National Weightlifting Championships at Khudiram Anushilan Kendra in Kolkata?
A
Rakhi HalderB
K Roshilata DeviC
Veerjeet KaurD
Harjinder KaurQuestion 1042
GK
James Mill, in his book, 'The History of British India' had divided the Indian History into three periods that do NOT include which among the following?
A
ChristianB
BritishC
MuslimD
HinduQuestion 1043
GK
Which of the following rivers flows between the Zaskar (Zanskar) and Ladakh ranges?
A
IndusB
GangaC
YamunaD
BrahmaputraQuestion 1044
GK
Who among the following built the Charminar of Hyderabad?
A
Mohammed Quli Qutub ShahB
HumayunC
Muhammad Adil ShahD
AkbarQuestion 1045
GK
Which of the following nations signed a landmark 'Reciprocal Access Agreement’ (‘RAA’) on 17 November 2020 in an attempt to counter China's growing influence in the South China and Indo Pacific region?
A
Australia and The USB
India and JapanC
India and The USD
Australia and JapanQuestion 1046
GK
In which of the following year were the Kandahar Edicts of Ashoka discovered?
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1958B
1960C
1956D
1954Question 1047
GK
As per Budget 2020-2021 to ease the eligibility of non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) to recover loans from truant borrowers under the Sarfaesi Act 2002 has been reduced to an asset size of Rs. ______.
A
Rs. 75 croreB
Rs. 50 croreC
Rs. 250 croreD
Rs. 100 crore75 Question 1048
GK
Mirabai Chanu and ______ won silver medals at the (2020) Olympic Games held in Tokyo in 2021.
A
Lovlina BorgohainB
Neeraj ChopraC
Bajrang PuniaD
Ravi Kumar DahiyaQuestion 1049
GK
HIV is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system. What is the full form of HIV?
A
Human immunity deficiency virusB
Herpes immunodeficiency virusC
Human immunodeficiency virusD
Human infectious virusQuestion 1050
GK
The theme of the 12 th BRICS Summit hosted by Russia in 2020 was ‘_____’.
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building up inclusive and collective solutionsB
inclusive growth, sustainable solutionsC
global stability, shared security and innovative growthD
stronger partnership for a brighter future