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SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2020 "held on 15 April 2021"

Afternoon-Shift (General Awareness)

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Q.1 Who among the following is the author of the book ‘A Fine Balance’?

1. Amitav Ghosh

2. Arvind Adiga

3. Shashi Tharoor

4. Rohinton Mistry

Q.2 Identify the revolutionary from West Bengal who participated in the freedom movement.

1. Balakrishnan Nair

2. Puli Thevar

3. Mukunda Kakati

4. Khudiram Bose

Q.3 Who among the following was the first para-athlete to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna?

1. Naresh Kumar Sharma

2. Devendra Jhajharia

3. Mariyappan Thangavelu

4. Varun Singh Bhati

Q.4 Which of the following does NOT have an opportunity cost?

1. Soap

2. Stylus

3. Sunlight

4. Software

Q.5 Which of the following ministries had the highest percentage increase in budgetary allocation for Budget 2020-21?

1. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare

2. Ministry of Communications

3. Ministry of Home Affairs

4. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Q.6 In which of the following Indian states is the Bar Navapara Wildlife Sanctuary located?

1. Assam

2. Karnataka

3. Sikkim

4. Chhattisgarh

Q.7 Which of the following states ranked second in Niti Aayog's Export Preparedness Index 2020?

1. Tamil Nadu

2. Maharashtra

3. Gujarat

4. Kerala

Q.8 Which of the following is India's fastest super computer as of December 2020?

1. SAGA-220

2. Mihir (Cray XC40)

3. Pratyush (Cray XC40)

4. PARAM Siddhi-AI

Q.9 With which of the following states is the traditional instrument called 'Pena' associated?

1. Manipur

2. Kerala

3. Goa

4. Sikkim

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Q.10 In which year was Microsoft’s Windows operating system first introduced?

1. 1991

2. 1985

3. 1993

4. 1989

Q.11 Who among the following is the author of the book 'Cross Connection: The Big Circus Adventure'?

1. Harman Baweja

2. Jugal Hansraj

3. Aditya Chopra

4. Rajkumar Rao

Q.12 In which part of the human body will you find the 'superior rectus'?

1. Nose

2. Tongue

3. Eye

4. Ear

Q.13 Which of the following dynasties made Kanauj (Kanyakubja) its capital city?

1. Sena dynasty

2. Pala dynasty

3. Pratihara dynasty

4. Chola dynasty

Q.14 Which of the following is an example of gravitational potential energy?

1. Moving car

2. Foot kicking a ball

3. Bullet fired from a gun

4. Water that is behind a dam

Q.15 ______ was the first Test cricket captain of an independent Indian team.

1. Lala Amarnath

2. Hemu Adhikari

3. Bishan Singh Bedi

4. Vijay Hazare

Q.16 Identify the river system in which you will find the river 'Dihang'.

1. Indus

2. Ganga

3. Godavari

4. Brahmaputra

Q.17 Who among the following became the youngest Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha?

1. Nusrat Jahan Ruhi 

2. Gaurav Gogoi

3. Tejasvi Surya 

4. Chandrani Murmu

Q.18 ______ is a draft of a legislative proposal before the House.

1. A bill

2. An act

3. A provision

4. A revocation

Q.19 Which movie has been selected as India's official entry to the Oscars 2021?

1. Jallikattu

2. Ek Hazarachi Note

3. Fandry

4. Yellow

Q.20 In which Olympic Games did Karnam Malleswari become India’s first woman to win an Olympic medal?

1. Brazil 2016 Olympic Games

2. Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games

3. London 2012 Olympic Games

4. Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

Q.21 Which of the following teams won the IPL 2020 trophy?

1. Rajasthan Royals

2. Mumbai Indians

3. Delhi Capitals 

4. Chennai Super Kings

Q.22 Which of the following is the highest hill station in India?

1. Manali

2. Leh

3. Jogimatti

4. Ponmudi

Q.23 Which of the following rivers originates from the 'Rakas Lake'?

1. Beas

2. Sutlej

3. Chenab

4. Jhelum

Q.24 Teeyan is a festival celebrated in Punjab, which celebrates the onset of ______.

1. spring

2. winter

3. summer

4. monsoon

Q.25 Which chemical reaction takes place during the cooking of meat?

1. The Swartz reaction

2. The Gattermann reaction

3. The Maillard reaction

4. The Finkelstein reaction