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SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2020 "held on 06 August 2021"

Morning-Shift (General Awareness)

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Q1. Who among the following is India’s highest wicket taker in test cricket as of December 2020?

1.    Kapil Dev

2.    Bishan Singh Bedi

3.    Anil Kumble

4.    Narendra Hirwani

Q2. Which of the following is a computer application sofware?

1.    Java

2.    RAM

3.    Visual Basic

4.    Word processor

Q3. Where is Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) situated?

1.    Jalandhar

2.    Amritsar

3.    Patiala

4.    Ludhiana

Q4. Dr. Tsering Landol, who was one of the recipients of the Padma Bhushan 2020 award, hails from:

1.    Ladakh

2.    Mizoram

3.    Arunachal Pradesh

4.    Nagaland

Q5. Which among the following is used as the fining agent in wine?

1.    Sodium

2.    Chlorine

3.    Gelatin

4.    Baking soda

Q6. As of January 2021, more than 93% of India’s chromite resources were located in:

1.    Madhya Pradesh

2.    Karnataka

3.    Jharkhand

4.    Odisha

Q7. In the Battel of Swally (1612) the British fought against the                  .

1.    Portuguese

2.    Danish

3.    Dutch

4.    French

Q8.                     Holds office from the date of his/her electin till immediately before the first meeting of the Lok Sabha after the dissolution of the one to which he/she was elected.

1.    Minister of Parliamentary Affairs

2.    Minister of information and Broadcasting

3.    Speaker

4.    Vice President

Q9. LAC (Line fo Actual Control) is an effective border between India and                  .

1.    Sri Lanka

2.    Pakistan

3.    Bhutan

4.    China

Q10. The deficiency of which of the following vitamins causes night blindness?

1.    Vitamin B2

2.    Vitamin E

3.    Vitamin D

4.    Vitamin A

Q11. How many states does the ‘STARS’ project launched by the Government of India and World Bank in 2020 seek to cover?

1.    10

2.    4

3.    8

4.    6

Q12. The musical instrument ‘Kartal’ from the state of Rajasthan comes under the category of                  .

1.    Chordophones

2.    Idiophones

3.    Electrophones

4.    Membranophones

Q13. The National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 commits to raising the total expenditure by states and centre on education to                 of GDP.

1.    2%

2.    4%

3.    6%

4.    8%

Q14. Which Indian state was the highest contributor to Food Corporation of India (FCI)’s total  paddy procurement across the country till May 2020?

1.    Uttar pradesh

2.    Andhra pradesh

3.    Punjab

4.    Telangana

Q15. ‘Per Drop More Crop’ is the goal for which Government of India scheme?

1.    Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)

2.    Pradhan Mantri Jab-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)

3.    Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana Gramin (PMAY-G)

4.    Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY)

Q16. Whose autobilgraphy is titled ‘The Substance and the Shadow’?

1.    Raj Kapoor

2.    Dilip Kumar

3.    Rajesh Khanna

4.    Kishore Kumar

Q17. What was the total number of gold meadals won by inda at Commonwealth Games 2018?

1.    26

2.    18

3.    33

4.    44

Q18. One-third of the members of the Vidhan Parishad retire every                  year/s.

1.    Four

2.    Two

3.    Three

4.    One

Q19. Which sport has been approved to be played at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Pairs for the first time?

1.    Darts

2.    Parkour race

3.    Cricket

4.    Breakdancing

Q20. Which of the following nations ranked first in the world Press Freedom index 2020?

1.    India

2.    France

3.    The US

4.    Norway

Q21. Who among the following presided over the special session of Congress in September 1923 and at the age of 35 became the youngest man to be elected as the President of the Congress?

1.    Ram Monohar Lohia

2.    Bal Gangadhr Tilak

3.    Mahadev Govind Ranade

4.    Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Q22. Heat, in                        ,is a type of energy transfer from a warmer substance to a colder one.

1.    Friction

2.    Gravity

3.    Thermodynamics

4.    Magnet

Q23. What is india’s rank on the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index of 141 countries for the year 2019?

1.    48th

2.    45th

3.    65th

4.    68

Q24. Which of the following file formats does MS Paint use to open and save files in Windows?

1.    .XIS

2.    .JPEG

3.    .PPT

4.    .DOC

Q25. In which of the following categories does Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain play?

1.    81 kg

2.    91 kg

3.    69 kg

4.    75 kg