SSC CHSL - General Awareness 12.08.2021 Shift III

01) National Rifle Association of India was founded in:

          a) 1956

          b) 1964

          c) 1951

          d) 1948

02) Which of the following factors is NOT responsible for soil formation?

          a) Topography

          b) Cattle grazing

          c) Parent material

          d) Biotic agents

03) Who among the following was NOT included in the ICC Hall of Fame in August 2020?

          a) Graeme Smith

          b) Jacques Kallis

          c) Zaheer Abbas

          d) Lisa Sthalekar

04) Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India is related to the oath or affirmation by the President?

          a) Article 57

          b) Article 60

          c) Article 66

          d) Article 54

05) Rickets and night-blindness are caused by the deficiency of _______ and _______, respectively.

          a) Vitamin D, Vitamin A

          b) Vitamin D, Vitamin C

          c) Vitamin B1, Vitamin C

          d) Vitamin E, Vitamin A

06) Who among the following foreign travelers is NOT correctly matched with their respective country they hail from?

          a) Marco Polo - Italy

          b) Peter Mundy - China

          c) Ibn Battuta - Morocco

          d) Al-Biruni - Uzbekistan

07) With which of the following states is the ‘Mand’ or Maand’ style of singing associated?

          a) Rajasthan

          b) Gujarat

          c) Madhya Pradesh

          d) Uttar Pradesh

08) With which country did India hold its 14^th Defence Policy Dialogue via conferencing in August 2020?

          a) The US

          b) Japan

          c) Singapore

          d) China

09) Which of the following statements is NOT correct about alluvial soil?

          a) Deltas of Mahanadi, the Godavari and the Krishna are made from alluvial soil.

          b) Old alluvial is called ‘bangar’ and new alluvial is called ‘khadar’

          c) In the Himalayan region we find alluvial soil.

          d) Northern plains are made of alluvial soil.

10) As of January 2021, GMR Group was associated with which of the following franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament?

          a) Delhi Capitals

          b) Mumbai Indians

          c) Chennai Super Kings

          d) Rajasthan Royals

11) According to the fundamental rights provided by the Constitution of India, the state is bound to provide free and compulsory education to all children from the age of:

          a) 4 to 15 years

          b) 6 to 14 years

          c) 4 to 18 years

          d) 3 to 18 years

12) Swollen bluish veins resulting from the valves that do not close properly are called _______.

          a) Systemic veins

          b) Varicose veins

          c) Deep veins

          d) Superficial veins

13) Dogri language is mainly spoken in which of the following states / union territories?

          a) Uttarakhand

          b) Jammu and Kashmir

          c) Lakshadweep

          d) Assam

14) Which of the following states was popularly known as the ‘Land of Gods’? It got a separate identity as a state on 9 November 2000.

          a) Telangana

          b) Goa

          c) Karnataka

          d) Uttarakhand

15) ‘Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban)- PMAY(U)’s mission is to achieve the goal of Housing for All in urban areas by:

          a) 2020

          b) 2023

          c) 2022

          d) 2021

16) Which of the following is NOT an example of an optical disk?

          a) Blue Ray Disk

          b) PROM

          c) CD ROM

          d) DVD

17) A device or program that enables a computer to transmit data over telephone or cable lines is called:

          a) Motherboard

          b) Modem

          c) Monitor

          d) Mouse

18) Where was the Patrika Gate inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September 2020?

          a) Jaipur

          b) Ranchi

          c) Raipur

          d) Bhopal

19) Who among the following was honoured with the long-overdue record title for ‘fastest human computation’ by Guinness World Records on 30 July 2020?

          a) Shakuntala Devi

          b) Vashishtha Narayan Singh

          c) Vijay Kumar Patodi

          d) Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar

20) The mutual funds industry in India is regulated by which of the following organizations?

          a) IRDA and IFCI

          b) SEBI and RBI

          c) NITI Aayog and IIFCL

          d) Ministry of Commerce and SIDBI

21) Who among the following was responsible for the partition of Bengal in 1905?

          a) Lord Mayo

          b) Lord Canning

          c) Lord Ripon

          d) Lord Curzon

22) Where is the Sariska Tiger Reserve located?

          a) Rajasthan

          b) Haryana

          c) Gujarat

          d) Karnataka

23) In September 2020, who was appointed as Executive Director of Assian Development Bank, Manila?

          a) Warotai Kosolpisitkul

          b) Jason Chung

          c) Sameer Khare

          d) Rajesh Khullar

24) Which of the following gases is released in the process of photosynthesis?

          a) Nitrous dioxide

          b) Carbon dioxide

          c) Oxygen

          d) Nitrogen

25) The total liability of the monetary authority of the country, Reserve Bank of India, is called:

          a) Hot money

          b) Grey money

          c) Cold cash

          d) High powered money