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SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2020 "held on 19 April 2021"

Afternoon-Shift (General Awareness)

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Q.1 The world’s oldest first-class cricketer and World War II veteran, Alan Burgess passed away in January 2021. He represented which of the following countries?

1. Spain

2. England

3. Australia

4. New Zealand

Q.2 Who among the following Sikh Gurus laid the foundation of ‘Khalsa Panth’?

1. Guru Gobind Singh

2. Guru Nanak Dev

3. Guru Teg Bahadur

4. Guru Arjan Dev

Q.3 Where did Union Minister of Earth Sciences Dr. Harsh Vardhan virtually inaugurate India’s highest Meteorological Centre?

1. Guwahati

2. Shillong

3. Shimla

4. Leh

Q.4 Where has Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister for Youth and Sports, launched the Assam Rifles Public School as the first sports school announced under Khelo India Scheme?

1. Dispur

2. Guwahati

3. Shillong

4. Nagaon

Q.5 Who among the following is the brand ambassador of Equitas Small Finance Bank (ESFB)?

1. Mithali Raj

2. Smriti Mandhana

3. Virat Kohli

4. Rohit Sharma

Q.6 Hampi was declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in which of the following years?

1. 1980

2. 1986

3. 1999

4. 1990

Q.7 On which of the following idols of Hindu mythology has Italian screenwriter-film producer Alfredo Covelli authored ‘Vahana Masterclass’, a book for kids?

1. Lord Shiva

2. Lord Krishna

3. Lord Vishnu

4. Lord Ganesha

Q.8 ______ is a set of norms and guidelines to be followed by the political parties and contesting candidates during election time.

1. Constitutional Rules

2. Constitutional Norms

3. Rigging

4. Code of Conduct

Q.9 A ______ is a computer programme which can self-replicate and propagate over the network with or without human intervention and has malicious intent.

1. virus

2. kernel

3. worm

4. trojan horse

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Q.10 Pt. Satish Vyas was conferred upon the prestigious Tansen Samman in December 2020. He was associated with which of the following musical instruments?

1. Santoor

2. Harmonium

3. Tabla

4. Flute

Q.11 A User Interface is the part of ______ that allows the user to enter and receive information.

1. computer network

2. operating system

3. computer hardware

4. data science

Q.12 Who among the following has become the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court in January 2021?

1. Pankaj Mithal

2. S Muralidhar

3. Sanjib Banerjee

4. Hima Kohli

Q.13 ICAR is an autonomous body responsible for coordinating agriculture and research in India. What is the full form of ICAR?

1. Institute of Central Aviation Research

2. Indian Council of Agricultural Research

3. Institute of Central Agricultural Research

4. Indian Centre of Agriculture and Research

Q.14 A government budget is an annual financial statement which outlines estimated government expenditures and expected government receipts or revenues for the forthcoming fiscal year. Depending on the feasibility of these estimates which of the following is NOT the budget type?

1. Economy budget

2. Balanced budget

3. Surplus budget

4. Deficit budget

Q.15 Who has become the new chief of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in January 2021?

1. Rajesh Ranjan

2. Kumar Rajesh Chandra

3. Rajan Datta

4. Subodh Kumar Jaiswal

Q.16 Who among the following has been awarded the Bharathi award 2020?

1. Ratan Tata

2. Seeni Viswanathan

3. Vidyut Mohan

4. Raj Kamal

Q.17 When did the peasant movement in Bardoli begin?

1. 1943

2. 1934

3. 1928

4. 1919

Q.18 Amino acids are often referred to as the building blocks of ______.

1. carbohydrates

2. sugar

3. proteins

4. fats

Q.19 Who among the following women cricketers has won the ICC Associate Player of the Decade award in 2020?

1. Stafanie Taylor

2. Sarah Bryce

3. Kathryn Bryce

4. Mithali Raj

Q.20 Which type of dam is a temporary dam constructed to exclude water from the specific area?

1. Debris

2. Coffer

3. Detention

4. Impounding

Q.21 Which of the following is not a good conductor of electricity?

1. Soil

2. Diamond

3. Graphite

4. Gold

Q.22 Big Bang theory explains:

1. origin of Galaxies

2. origin of Solar System

3. origin of Universe

4. origin of Stars

Q.23 On which of the following dates is the Good Governance Day observed in India every year?

1. 4 October

2. 5 July

3. 25 December

4. 12 September

Q.24 Which of the following rivers does NOT culminate in the Arabian Sea?

1. Godavari

2. Sabarmati

3. Indus

4. Tapti

Q.25 ______ are built up by the liquid and solid rock erupting from the earth’s interior.

1. Fault-block mountains

2. Plateaus

3. Erosional mountains

4. Volcanoes

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