SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2020 "held on 16 April 2021" Morning-Shift (General Awareness)
SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2020 "held on 16 April 2021"
Morning-Shift (General Awareness)
Q.1 What is the boiling point of water at sea level?
1. 150°C
2. 100°C
3. 50°C
4. 250°C
Q.2 Jog Falls is the most thrilling spectacle in the entire western region of ______.
1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Karnataka
3. Andaman and Nicobar
4. Nagaland
Q.3 As per ’Basel III: A global regulatory framework for more resilient banks and banking systems’ released in December 2010, banks will be required to hold a capital conservation buffer of ______ of risk weighted assets (RWAs) in the form of common equity to withstand future periods of stress.
1. 0.25%
2. 1.6%
3. 2.5%
4. 3.2%
Q.4 Which two Indians became the first pair to reach the finals of all Grand Slams in a year in the Open era, winning French Open and Wimbledon as top seeds?
1. Rohan Bopanna and Mahesh Bhupathi
2. Yuki Bhambri and Leander Paes
3. Rohan Bopanna and Yuki Bhambri
4. Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi
Q.5 The Lucknow Pact of December 1916 was an understanding between the Indian National Congress and the ______.
1. Swatantra Party
2. Hindu Mahasabha
3. Communist Party
4. Muslim League
Q.6 ‘Ong’ and ‘Tel’ are tributaries of the river ______.
1. Mahanadi
2. Krishna
3. Ganga
4. Kaveri
Q.7 Which form of farming is called ‘slash and burn’ agriculture?
1. Primitive subsistence farming
2. Commercial farming
3. Intensive subsistence farming
4. Hydroponic farming
Q.8 In which year was the first ever version of Microsoft Word - Word 1.0 launched?
1. 1983
2. 1992
3. 1996
4. 1985
Q.9 West Bengal's first oil and gas reserve - the Bengal Basin, dedicated to the nation on 20 December 2020, is the ______ oil and gas producing basin of India.
1. fifth
2. sixth
3. eight
4. seventh
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Q.10 Who among the following wrote the book 'Indomitable Spirit'?
1. S Radhakrishnan
2. APJ Abdul Kalam
3. Raghuram Rajan
4. Amartya Sen
Q.11 In which of the following states is Kali Tiger Reserve located?
1. Assam
2. Karnataka
3. Telangana
4. Arunachal Pradesh
Q.12 In December 2020, Kyle Coetzer was honoured with the ICC Associate Player of the Decade award. Which of the following countries does he represent?
1. Scotland
2. Japan
3. Australia
4. Germany
Q.13 As of January 2021, how many states have the upper house called State Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad)?
1. Seventh
2. Five
3. Eight
4. Six
Q.14 JPEG is a commonly used method of lossy compression for digital images. What is the full form of JPEG?
1. Jet Protocol Experts Group
2. Jet Prints Editing Graphics
3. Joint Pages Enhanced Graphics
4. Joint Photographic Experts Group
Q.15 ‘Wings of Fire’ is an autobiography of ______.
1. Barack Obama
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Mahatma Gandhi
4. APJ Abdul Kalam
Q.16 ‘Sakewa’ is a religious festival celebrated in the state of ______.
1. Sikkim
2. Assam
3. Goa
4. Punjab
Q.17 Who among the following received the ’ASSOCHAM Enterprise of the Century Award’ in December 2020?
1. Shiv Nadar
2. Ratan Tata
3. Azim Premji
4. Mukesh Ambani
Q.18 The Energy and Resources Institute and NDMA has launched a Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) for Guwahati to alert local authorities about flash floods or any heavy rainfall in August, 2020. What is the full form of NDMA?
1. National Defence Management Authority
2. Natural Disaster Management Authority
3. National Disaster Management Authority
4. Native Defence Management Authority
Q.19 Which Indian holds the Olympic record as on March 2021 for most goals scored by an individual in an Olympic men’s hockey final?
1. Ajit Pal Singh
2. Dhanraj Pillai
3. Balbir Singh Dosanjh
4. Dhyan Chand
Q.20 Which of the following cities of Madhya Pradesh were included in the list of UNESCO’s world heritage cities under its urban landscape city programme in December 2020?
1. Satna and Bhopal
2. Gwalior and Orchha
3. Ujjain and Satna
4. Bhopal and Ujjain
Q.21 ‘Nuakhai’ is the greatest harvesting festival of Odisha, celebrated one day after of which of the following festivals?
1. Dussehra
2. Holi
3. Ganesh Chaturthi
4. Diwali
Q.22 Which of the following banks appointed Infosys Finacle to power its digital transformation in November 2020?
1. DBS
2. Xac Bank
3. HSBC
4. ADB
Q.23 ______ is the process of allowing particles in suspension in water to settle out of the suspension under the effect of gravity.
1. Sedimentation
2. Decantation
3. Filtration
4. Distillation
Q.24 Fort Saint Louis was a ______ fort that stood in Pondicherry on the eastern coast of India.
1. Dutch
2. French
3. British
4. Danish
Q.25 Who was the Solicitor General of India as of January 2021?
1. Hima Kohli
2. JK Maheshwari
3. KK Venugopal
4. Tushar Mehta
