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SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2020 "held on 10 August 2021"

Afternoon-Shift (General Awareness)

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Q.1 The total number of fundamental duties provided by the Constitution of India is:

1. 11

2. 29

3. 32

4. 19

Q.2 Which country was the host of the 15th G20 Leaders’ Summit 2020?

1. The US

2. China

3. Saudi Arabia

4. India

Q.3 World Thyroid Day is observed on ______.

1. 30th April

2. 17th June

3. 23rd March

4. 25th May

Q.4 Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India makes provision for protection in respect of conviction for offences?

1. Article 20

2. Article 18

3. Article 19

4. Article 21

Q.5 Who was the Governor-General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced there in 1793?

1. Warren Hastings

2. Lord Cornwallis

3. Sir John Shore

4. Sir John Macpherson

Q.6 Which of the following Union Ministries of India launched a pilot ‘Pey Jal Survekshan’ on 16 February 2021?

1. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

2. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

3. Ministry of Jal Shakti

4. Ministry of Earth Sciences

Q.7 Who founded the famous Vikramashila University in the ninth century?

1. Dharmapala

2. Gopala

3. Ballala Sena

4. Samanta Sena

Q.8 Which of the following is the largest bituminous coalfield in India?

1. Jharia

2. Yellandu

3. Rampur

4. Talcher

Q.9 Which of the following national waterways has been INCORRECTLY matched with its associated river?

1. National Waterway 1 - Ganga

2. National Waterway 6 - Sutlej

3. National Waterway 2 - Brahmaputra

4. National Waterway 4 - Krishna

Q.10 Who among the following won the ‘Golden Boot’ at FIFA World Cup 2018?

1. Kylian Mbappe

2. Paul Pogba

3. Luka Modric

4. Harry Kane

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Q.11 Which of the following hills is situated in Andhra Pradesh?

1. Nagari Hills

2. Pachmarhi Hills

3. Kaimur Hills

4. Girnar Hills

Q.12 Who among the following singers was called ‘Mallika-e-Ghazal’ or the queen of Ghazal?

1. Begum Akhtar

2. Iqbal Bano

3. Roshan Ara Begum

4. Suraiya

Q.13 The legal provisions governing the management of foreign exchange reserves are laid down in the Reserve Bank of India Act, ______.

1. 1971

2. 1923

3. 1934

4. 1947

Q.14 Who among the following was NOT one of the recipients of the US military decoration 'the Legion of Merit' in December 2020?

1. Shinzo Abe

2. Scott Morrison

3. Boris Johnson

4. Narendra Modi

Q.15 On a computer keyboard, the Shift and Alt keys are examples of:

1. numeric keys

2. function keys

3. cursor movement keys

4. modifier keys

Q.16 In which of the following states is the Ajanta caves situated?

1. Maharashtra

2. Madhya Pradesh

3. Uttar Pradesh

4. Kerala

Q.17 The nucleus of a cell is surrounded by a jelly-like substance called:

1. stomata

2. deltoid

3. cytoplasm

4. cell membrane

Q.18 What is the meaning of the term 'collateral' in the context of the banking system?

1. Collateral is an asset that a borrower took as a loan.

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

3. Collateral is an asset that the government provides to farmers.

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

Q.19 Which of the following is the slowest type of internet connection?

1. Cable

2. Dial-up

3. Satellite

4. Digital subscriber line (DSL)

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

1. Atharva Ankolekar

2. Ravi Bishnoi

3. Yashasvi Jaiswal

4. Dhruv Jurel

Q.21 Who is the author of the novel ‘Burnt Sugar’?

1. Vikas Bahl

2. Salman Rushdie

3. Kiran Desai

4. Avni Doshi

Q.22 Which of the following nations is the smallest neighbour of India in terms of area?

1. Bangladesh

2. Maldives

3. Nepal

4. Afghanistan

Q.23 With which of the following sports is the FedEx Cup associated?

1. Football

2. Tennis

3. Golf

4. Badminton

Q.24 A mango tree is an example of a/an:

1. ambitroph

2. heterotroph

3. pseudotroph

4. autotroph

Q.25 Where was ‘Dev Deepawali Mahotsav’ celebrated in the presence of the PM Narendra Modi in November 2020?

1. Varanasi

2. Agra

3. Prayagraj

4. Mathura

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