SSC-GD 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1176
GK

The United Nations marks _______ annually as World Toilet Day.

A
 17 September
B
19 November
C
16 April
D
14 January
Question 1177
GK

Where did Summer Olympics 2020 held in August 2021?

A
Tokyo
B
Be jing
C
Paris
D
Los Angeles
Question 1178
GK

Which of the following is defined as 'the point where supply equals demand for a product with equilibrium price'?

A
Market Equilibrium
B
Demand Curve
C
Supply Curve
D
Demand Elasticity
Question 1179
GK

Who among the following commissioned the construction of Red Fort in Delhi?

A
Aurangzeb
B
Akbar
C
Jahangir
D
Shah Jahan
Question 1180
GK

The 12 th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit was organised virtually under the Chairmanship of:

A
Russian President Vladimir Putin 
B
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
C
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro
D
Chinese President Xi Jinping
Question 1181
GK

Who among the following was used as a mascot in the Asian Games held in Delhi in 1982?

A
Atug-Bawan deer
B
Appu - baby elephant
C
Kaka - One-horned Javan Rhino
D
Variety - Colorful Birds of Paradise
Question 1182
GK

The Buddhist festival 'Sogkran' is celebrated mainly in which of the following Indian state?

A
Jharkhand
B
Arunachal Pradesh
C
Tamil Nadu
D
Himachal Pradesh
Question 1183
GK

The 50th anniversary of Vishwa Shanti Stupa located in ______ was celebrated in 2019.

A
Saatchi
B
Rajgir
C
Amravati
D
Sarnath
Question 1184
GK

Which of the following states won the first prize under the E-Panchayat Award of 2020 in category-1?

A
Karnataka
B
Rajasthan
C
Himachal Pradesh
D
Maharashtra
Question 1185
GK

A system of rules that takes effect when a military authority takes control of the normal administration of justice is called ________.

A
martial Law
B
coup
C
dictatorship
D
monarchy
Question 1186
GK

Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India directs the state to promote international peace and security?

A
Article 48
B
Article 40
C
Article 50
D
Article 51
Question 1187
GK

Which of the following country won the Hopman World Cup 2019?

A
Switzerland
B
United States of america
C
Germany
D
Australia
Question 1188
GK

In November 2020, with which of the following banks did the Government of India sign a $120 million project to improve and modernise the transport sector of Meghalaya?

A
World Bank
B
NDB
C
AIIB
D
IMF
Question 1189
GK

The _______ Finance Commission was constituted on 27th November 2017 in terms of Article 280 of the Constitution of India.

A
16 th
B
14 th
C
15 th
D
12 th
Question 1190
GK

Which of the following crops requires maximum water per hectare for production?

A
Potato
B
Sugarcane
C
Cotton
D
Sunflower
Question 1191
GK

Which one of the following passes connects the last south-eastern end of Spiti valley with Shailkhar and Chango of Hagarag valley in Kinnaur?

A
lepcha la
B
Sirma La
C
Chakshchan La
D
the porter la
Question 1192
GK

'Life Mantras' is a book written by ________.

A
Subhash Chandra
B
Subrata Rai Sahara
C
Naresh Goyal
D
Ramliga Raju
Question 1193
GK

The process of covering the bare ground between plants with a layer of organic matter, to retain soil moisture is known as _______.

A
fertilising
B
composting
C
mulching
D
manuring
Question 1194
GK

Who won the Battle of Plassey in 1757?

A
Marathas
B
British East India Company
C
Nawab of Bengal
D
Nawab of Awadh
Question 1195
GK

'Theyam' is a famous ritual art form that originated in the state of _________.

A
Kerala
B
Uttarakhand
C
Manipur
D
Jharkhand
Question 1196
GK

The Third Battle of Panipat was fought on ______.

A
8 April 1782
B
31 August 1796
C
26 November 1773
D
14 January 1761
Question 1197
GK

The genus name of ______ is Cucurbita.

A
Brinjal
B
Tomato
C
potato
D
Pumpkin
Question 1198
GK

Which of the following animals does not ruminate?

A
Deer
B
Cow
C
Pig
D
Buffalo
Question 1199
GK

_______ is a style of architecture that incorporates elements of Nagara and Dravidian styles.

A
Toran
B
Sanhita
C
Vesara
D
Prashsti
Question 1200
GK

The official symbol of Reserve Bank of India consists of _________.

A
Rose tree
B
Palm tree
C
banyan tree
D
Pipal tree