SSC CHSL MCQ 2021| General Awareness Section | 25 May 2021 | Second Shift | CHSL Question Answer

Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination 2021 Tier I
Section : General Awareness
25/05/2022 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

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1. Who among the following personalities has written the National Song ‘Vande Mataram’?

Sarojini Naidu

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

Rabindra Nath Tagore

Sri Aurobindo

2. Identify the element that helps to trap light energy that is essential for photosynthesis.

Cristae

Amyloplasts

Carotenoid

Vacuoles

3. Which of the following novels is NOT written by Amitav Ghosh?

The Circle of Reason

A Suitable Boy

Sea of Poppies

The Shadow Lines

4. The foreign exchange reserves in India crossed the landmark of ___________ in June 2021.

US$ 900 trillion

US$ 600 trillion

US$ 600 billion

US$ 900 billion

5. Reni Village in Garhwal was known for what environmental movement in 1970?

Save Silent Valley Movement

Chipko Movement

Jungle Bachao Andolan

Appiko Movement

6. Who is the recipient of 2021 Abhinandan Saroja National Award?

Sujata Mohapatra

Gopika Varma

N Amusana Devi

Aparna Satheesan

7. Under the electron microscope, which cell organelle is visible as either clusters or single, small dots that float freely in the cytoplasm?

Golgi apparatus

Ribosomes

Vesicles

Peroxisomes

8. The equipment bolt is used in which sport?

Swimming

Mountaineering

Cycling

Motor sports

9. Who among the following is the first ever Grammy award winner from India?

Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia

Pt Ravi Shankar

Ustad Zakir Husain

Pt Shiv Prakash Sharma

10. Among the following freedom fighters of India, whose autobiography is ‘Why am I an Atheist’?

Ras Behari Bose

Bhagat Singh

Ram Prasad Bismil

Aurobindo Ghosh

11. Padma Shri awardee Guru Amubi Singh was conferred the award for his significant contributions in which of the following dance forms?

Kathak

Manipuri

Bharatanatyam

Odissi

12. __________ was first trained in classical music under her father Ustad ‘Baba’ Allauddin Khan, and established the Maihar-Senia gharana with his help.

Anupama Bhagwat

Annapurna Devi

Roopa Panesar

Sahana Banerjee

13. The Guinness world record for the highest number of songs recorded in a day is held by an Indian Playback Singer. How many songs in a day were recorded?

34

26

30

28

14. Who among the following is NOT a part of the Union Executive?

The Prime Minister of India

The President of India

The Supreme Court of India

The council of ministers

15. Who among the following personalities received the Prestigious National Nritya Shiromani Award 2022?

Vedantam Ramalinga Sastry

Deepa Sashindran

KV Satyanarayana

Aparna Satheesan

16. Which group is on the second column from the right in the periodic table and contains fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), iodine (I), astatine (At) and tennessine (Ts)?

Group 16

Group 15

Group 13

Group 17

17. In the case of Mohammad Salimullah vs ________, the Supreme Court observed in 2021 that the 'Right not to be deported' is concomitant to Article 19 and available only to Indian citizens?

State of Maharashtra

Union of India

State of Tripura

Union Territory of Lakshadweep

18. The 13th ICC ODI Cricket World Cup will be organised by _______.

England

South Africa

West Indies

India

19. In July 2021, in which state/Union Territory did the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment of the Government of India launch the ‘Samajik Adhikarita Shivir’ for the distribution of assistive devices and aids to ‘Divyangjan’?

Chhattisgarh

Delhi

Madhya Pradesh

Punjab

20. What type of forests are found north and south of the equator between 40° and 60° where rainfall is high, between 500-1500 mm in a year?

Taiga forests

Coniferous forests

Mediterranean forests

Temperate deciduous forests

21. What type of rocks were once igneous or sedimentary, but have metamorphosed as a result of intense heat and/or pressure within the Earth's crust?

Granite

Quartzite

Sandstone

Basalt

22. Who among the following is the author of ‘Set the Boy Free’?

David Niven

Johnny Marr

Paul Kalanithi

Bill Browder

23. Which of the following artificial colouring agents is used in dietary supplements, sauces, soups and broths, bakery, dairy fats and oils, seafood, condiments, breath fresheners, desserts, convenience foods and beverages?

Acid fuchsin

Orange G

Oil red O

Quinoline yellow

24. Launched in April 2021, the PM Umeed Scheme aims to provide skills training to around three lakh youths to become entrepreneurs. The tenure of this scheme is upto ___________.

2027-28

2023-24

2025-26

2029-30

25. Aparna Satheesan, a US based exponent of Bharatanatyam/Kuchipudi, won the prestigious Abhinandan Saroja National Award by the National Institute of Indian Classical Dance in which of the following years?

2021

2011

2017

2005

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