SSC GD 2021-03.12.2021-2 SSC Question Paper

SSC GD 2021-03.12.2021-2 SSC Questions

41.
In which of the following battles did the East India Company take over Mysore?
A.
Battle of Plassey
B.
Battle of Buxar
C.
Battle of Pollilur
D.
Siege of Seringapatam
ANSWER :
A. Battle of Plassey
42.
The highest Indian civilian award, Bharat Ratna, was instituted in which of the following years?
A.
1952
B.
1954
C.
1963
D.
1956
ANSWER :
B. 1954
43.
What is the maximum cost of a project admissible under the business/service sector in the 'Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme' ('PMEGP')?
A.
₹ 5 lakh
B.
₹ 20 lakh
C.
₹ 10 lakh
D.
₹ 25 lakh
ANSWER :
C. ₹ 10 lakh
44.
Siraj ud-Daulah succeeded _______ as the Nawab of Bengal in 1756.
A.
Mir Qasim
B.
Alivardi Khan
C.
Mir Jafar
D.
Murshid Quli Khan
ANSWER :
B. Alivardi Khan
45.
Who among the following actors served a defamation notice to a YouTuber from Bihar, seeking ₹500 crores in damages for allegedly making false and baseless allegations against him in November 2020?
A.
Akshay Kumar
B.
Aamir Khan
C.
Salman Khan
D.
Ajay Devgan
ANSWER :
A. Akshay Kumar
46.
Pit-houses dug into the ground, with steps leading into them were found at the _______ archaeological site.
A.
Utnur
B.
Paiyampalli
C.
Burzahom
D.
Hallur
ANSWER :
C. Burzahom
47.
In December 2020, ______ became the youngest mayor of the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation.
A.
Sreekala Nadar
B.
Asha Prakash
C.
Arya Rajendran
D.
Sobha Surendran
ANSWER :
C. Arya Rajendran
48.
In which income group does India fall on the basis of Gross National Income classified by the World Bank?
A.
Low-income group
B.
Lower-middle income group
C.
Upper-middle income group
D.
High income group
ANSWER :
B. Lower-middle income group
49.
Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) is recommended to a person suffering from _____.
A.
wheezing
B.
diarrhoea
C.
conjunctivitis
D.
skin rashes
ANSWER :
B. diarrhoea
50.
The ______, mostly used by snake charmers, is a wind instrument made of two small bamboo pipes fixed in a hollow gourd.
A.
been
B.
khartal
C.
gharah
D.
deru
ANSWER :
A. been