SSC-GD 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1226
GK

Umananda is a/an ______ in Assam.

A
river
B
valley
C
lake
D
island
Question 1227
GK

Which Indian Company was adjudged as the number 1 global solar power generation asset owner in terms of operating and off-taker contracted solar projects as per the latest ranking of global solar companies by Mercom Capital USA in September 2020?

A
Azure Power
B
ACME Solar
C
Greenko
D
Adani Green Energy
Question 1228
GK

‘How to safeguard the health and rights of women and girls now’ was the theme of World Population Day ______.

A
2020
B
2018
C
2017
D
2021
Question 1229
GK

Which is the fifth state of India to withdraw general consent for CBI operations within its territory on 21 October 2020?

A
Odisha
B
Punjab
C
Maharashtra
D
Haryana
Question 1230
GK

Vedic Sage Kapila belonged to _________ school of Indian philosophy.

A
Vaisheshika
B
Mīmāṃsā
C
Samkhya
D
Nyaya
Question 1231
GK

Who among the following invented the induction motor?

A
Frank Shuman
B
Nikola Tesla
C
John L Baird 
D
Thomas Savery
Question 1232
GK

______ was re-elected as Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha in September 2020.

A
Pratibha Patil
B
PJ Kurien
C
Najma Heptulla
D
Harivansh Narayan Singh
Question 1233
GK

Which of the following tribes was defeated by the famous General of Akbar, Raja Man Singh in 1591?

A
Chero
B
Lohra
C
Mundi
D
Santal
Question 1234
GK

What was the theme of World Toilet Day 2020?

A
Sanitation
B
Leaving no one behind
C
Toilets for all
D
Sustainable Sanitation and Climate Change
Question 1235
GK

The Karni Mata temple in Deshnok (Deshnoke), Rajasthan is famous for the ______ that live, and are revered, in the temple.

A
monkeys
B
snakes
C
cows
D
rats
Question 1236
GK

Which Indian state won the most number of medals at the Khelo India Youth Games 2020?

A
Maharashtra
B
Manipur
C
Haryana
D
Rajasthan
Question 1237
GK

Leylah Fernandez is a professional tennis player from ______.

A
Germany
B
the US
C
Japan
D
Canada
Question 1238
GK

Novak Djokovic is a professional tennis player from ______.

A
Spain
B
Sweden
C
Serbia
D
Slovakia
Question 1239
GK

In which year was the Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) incorporated?

A
1932
B
1907
C
1927
D
1913
Question 1240
GK

Who among the following won the International Peace Prize 2020 for their work to stop cyberbullying of teens?

A
Stacey Abrams
B
Sadat Rahman 
C
Greta Thunberg
D
Alexei Navalny 
Question 1241
GK

In which state is the Thoseghar waterfall located?

A
Madhya Pradesh
B
Odisha
C
Karnataka
D
Maharashtra
Question 1242
GK

'The Famous Five' is a set of adventure novels written by ______.

A
Hans Christian Andersen
B
Enid Blyton
C
Lewis Carroll
D
Rudyard Kipling
Question 1243
GK

Which movement was initiated by Basavanna and his companions like Allama Prabhu and Akkamahadevi in Karnataka in the mid-twelfth century for equality of all human beings?

A
Chishti
B
Bhakti
C
Virashaiva
D
Nipakh
Question 1244
GK

Who among the following discovered the Theory of Evolution?

A
Charles Robert Darwin
B
Marie Curie
C
Albert Einstein
D
Gregor Johann Mendel
Question 1245
GK

In which of the following states is the famous Tawang monastery located?

A
Assam
B
Sikkim
C
Andhra Pradesh
D
Arunachal Pradesh
Question 1246
GK

About 300 members of the Constituent Assembly met periodically for ______ to write the Constitution of India.

A
4 years
B
3 years
C
5 years
D
2 years
Question 1247
GK

Under which section of the Indian Penal Code is voyeurism an offence?

A
Section 354 A
B
Section 354 B
C
Section 354 D
D
Section 354 C
Question 1248
GK

Who among the following lived in India during the rule of Mughal emperor Akbar?

A
Ziauddin Barani 
B
Amir Khusrau
C
Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khana
D
Ghiyas-ud-din Balban
Question 1249
GK

In Union Budget 2020, which scheme was said to be launched with the aim of increasing India’s export credit?

A
NIRVIK
B
SAHAJ
C
SATHI
D
NIRMAN
Question 1250
GK

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ______ Budget in 2021.

A
second
B
third
C
fourth
D
fifth