SSC-GD 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 176
GK
Who among the following wrote the book ‘India Wins Freedom’ giving an insider’s view of India’s freedom struggle?
A
Sardar Vallabhbhai PatelB
Dr. BR AmbedkarC
Jawaharlal NehruD
Maulana Abul Kalam AzadQuestion 177
GK
As of 2020, in which of the following cities is the headquarters of Axis Bank located?
A
AhmedabadB
BengaluruC
ChennaiD
MumbaiQuestion 178
GK
Who among the following won the Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 2020 for his documentary ‘Chi Lupo’?
A
Kasinathuni ViswanathB
Kezang D ThongdokC
B Nagi ReddyD
Akkineni Nageswara RaoQuestion 179
GK
Which of the following events occurred before the arrival of Simon Commission in India?
A
The First Round Table ConferenceB
Gandhi-Irwin PactC
Quit India MovementD
Kakori ConspiracyQuestion 180
GK
Which of the following is a statistical tool that measures a country’s overall achievement in terms of health, education and income?
A
Human development indexB
Per capita incomeC
Life expectancyD
Political stabilityQuestion 181
GK
Who among the following introduced the ’Doctrine of Lapse’?
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Lord RiponB
Warren HastingsC
Lord CanningD
Lord DalhousieQuestion 182
GK
Which of the following Indians made the country proud in Malaysia by being the fastest Indian to complete the Ironman Malaysia triathlon in record time?
A
Hiren PatelB
Akshay SamelC
Arunaabh ShahD
Swaroop Singh Kuntal Question 183
GK
Who among the following was the youngest umpire to enter the ICC Elite Panel in 2020?
A
Aleem DarB
Nitin MenonC
Sundaram Ravi D
Nigel Llong Question 184
GK
Which of the following sports personalities won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2020?
A
Vishesh BhriguvanshiB
Dharmendra TiwaryC
Mariyappan Thangavelu D
Vijay Bhalchandra MunishwarQuestion 185
GK
In how many phases was the General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar 2020 conducted by the Election Commission of India?
A
ThreeB
TwoC
FourD
FiveQuestion 186
GK
What are the two languages in which the Kandahar Bilingual Rock Inscriptions were written?
A
Arabic and GreekB
Persian and AramaicC
Greek and AramaicD
Greek and PrakritQuestion 187
GK
Which of the following is a conventional source of energy?
A
BiogasB
Wind energyC
Solar energy D
FirewoodQuestion 188
GK
The aim of ________ is to promote the Panchayati Raj Institutions in the country.
A
the Constitution (Sixtieth Amendment) Act, 1988B
the Constitution (Forty-third Amendment) Act, 1977C
the Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992D
the Constitution (Thirty-Seventh Amendment) Act, 1975Question 189
GK
As per FIFA Regulations, a football (soccer) match consists of two 45 minutes halves with a ________ rest period in between.
A
20 minutesB
15 minutesC
10 minutesD
30 minutesQuestion 190
GK
Which process is used by the unicellular freshwater organisms and most plant cells to take in water?
A
MorphogenesisB
OsmosisC
HybridisationD
TropismQuestion 191
GK
Who among the following was the successor of Chandragupta I?
A
VikramadityaB
SamudraguptaC
Chandragupta II D
GhatotkachaQuestion 192
GK
Who authored the book ‘Voices of Dissent’ published in October 2020?
A
Arjun AnandB
Arundhati RoyC
Sarbpreet SinghD
Romila ThaparQuestion 193
GK
________ is an asset that the borrower owns and uses as a guarantee to a lender, until the loan is repaid.
A
AccessoryB
AncillaryC
BailD
CollateralQuestion 194
GK
The property of metals to produce ringing sound on being struck with a hard object is known as ________.
A
MalleabilityB
DuctilityC
OpaqueD
SonorousQuestion 195
GK
Devprayag is the place where the Bhagirathi joins ___________.
A
GhagharaB
MeghnaC
GandakD
AlaknandaQuestion 196
GK
Which scientist among the following coined the term ‘protoplasm’ for the fluid substance of the cell?
A
LeeuwenhoekB
PurkinjeC
VirchowD
SchwannQuestion 197
GK
Who among the following was the first Indian Women Athlete to win a gold medal in any Asian Games?
A
Durba BanarjeeB
Karnam MalleswarC
Arti SahaD
Kamaljeet SandhuQuestion 198
GK
Who among the following constructed the Jamat Khana Mosque in Delhi?
A
Quṭb al-Din Mubarak ShahB
Jalal-ud-din Firuz Khilji C
Ala-ud-din KhiljiD
Khizr KhanQuestion 199
GK
How many Articles were there in the Constitution of India in 2019?
A
398B
395C
393D
396Question 200
GK
What makes the soil fertile?
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Overabundance of acidic materials in the soilB
The right mix of minerals and inorganic matterC
The right mix of minerals and organic matterD
High levels of salt in the soil