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Thursday, 15 December 2022

SSC CHSL Exams Previous Paper – General Awareness on 10/08/2021 Shift II

01) Who among the following was NOT one of the recipients of the US military decoration ‘the Legion of Merit’ in December 2020?

          a) Shinzo Abe

          b) Narendra Modi

          c) Scott Morrison

          d) Boris Johnson

02) Which of the following national waterways has been INCORRETLY matched with its associated river?

          a) National Waterway 2 - Brahmaputra

          b) National Waterway 6 - Sutlej

          c) National Waterway 1 - Ganga

          d) National Waterway 4 - Krishna

03) Who founded the famous Vikramashila University in the ninth century?

          a) Ballala Sena

          b) Gopala

          c) Samanta Sena

          d) Dharmapala

04) Which country was the host of the 15th G20 Leaders’ Summint 2020?

          a) Saudi Arabia

          b) The US

          c) China

          d) India

05) The legal provisions governing the management of foreign exchange reserves are laid down in the Reserve Bank of India Act, _______.

          a) 1947

          b) 1971

          c) 1923

          d) 1934

06) Who among the following won the ‘Golden Boot’ at FIFA World Cup 2018?

          a) Harry Kane

          b) Kylian Mbappe

          c) Luka Modric

          d) Paul Pogba

07) The nucleus of a cell is surrounded by a jelly-like substance called:

          a) Cytoplasm

          b) Deltoid

          c) Stomata

          d) Cell membrane

08) Which of the following Union Ministries of India launched a pilot Pey Jal Survekshan’ on 16 February 2021?

          a) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

          b) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

          c) Ministry of Jal Shakti

          d) Ministry of Earth Sciences

09) Who was the Governor-General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced there in 1793?

          a) Warren Hastings

          b) Sir John Shore

          c) Sir John Macpherson

          d) Lord Cornwallis

10) Which of the following is the largest bituminous coalfield in Inida?

          a) Yellandu

          b) Talcher

          c) Rampur

          d) Jharia

11) In which of the following states is the Ajanta caves situated?

          a) Uttar Pradesh

          b) Maharashtra

          c) Kerala

          d) Madhya Pradesh

12) The total number of fundamental duties provided by the Constitution of India is:

          a) 29

          b) 11

          c) 32

          d) 19

13) On a computer keyboard, the Shift and Alt keys are examples of:

          a) Numeric keys

          b) Modifier keys

          c) Function keys

          d) Cursor movement keys

14) With which of the following sports is the FedEx Cup associated?

          a) Golf

          b) Tennis

          c) Football

          d) Badminton

15) Where was ‘Dev Deepawali Mahotsav’ celebrated in the presence of the PM Narendra Modo in November 2020?

          a) Agra

          b) Varanasi

          c) Mathura

          d) Prayagraj

16) What is the meaning of the term ‘collateral’ in the context of the banking system?

          a) Collateral is an asset of the government that is used for the protection of consumers.

          b) Collateral is an asset that a borrower owns and uses this as a guarantee to a lender until the loan is repaid.

          c) Collateral is an asset that a borrower took as a loan.

          d) Collateral is an asset that the government provides to farmers.

17) Which of the following is the slowest type of internet connection?

          a) Dial-up

          b) Satellite

          c) Cable

          d) Digital subscriber line (DSL)

18) World Thyroid Day is observed on _______.

          a) 30th April

          b) 17th June

          c) 25th May

          d) 23rd March

19) A mango tree is an example of a/an:

          a) Pseudotroph

          b) Ambitroph

          c) Heterotroph

          d) Autotroph

20) In October 2019, who became the youngest cricketer in the world to score a double century in List A cricket?

          a) Dhruv Jurel

          b) Atharva Ankolekar

          c) Ravi Bishnoi

          d) Yashasvi Jaiswal

21) Which of the following nations is the smallest neighbor of India in terms of area?

          a) Nepal

          b) Bangladesh

          c) Afghanistan

          d) Maldives

22) Who among the following singers was called ‘Mallika-e-Ghazal’ or the queen of Ghazal?

          a) Iqbal Bano

          b) Begum Akhtar

          c) Suraiya

          d) Roshan Ara Begum

23) Who is the author of the novel ‘Burnt Sugar’?

          a) Avni Doshi

          b) Salman Rushdie

          c) Kiran Desai

          d) Vikas Bahi

24) Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India makes provision for protection in respect of conviction for offences?

          a) Article 21

          b) Article 19

          c) Article 20

          d) Article 18

25) Which of the following hills is situated in Andhara Pradesh?

          a) Kaimur Kills

          b) Pachmarhi Hills

          c) Nagari Hills

          d) Girnar Hills

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