SSC CHSL Tier-1 General Awareness Question Paper Held on 17 October 2020 (Morning Shift)

General Awareness Question Papers
17th October 2020 (Morning Shift)
CHSL (Tier-1) 2019


 

Q.1 Which of the following states is included in the sixth schedule of the Constitution of India?
Option:
1. Mizoram
2. Nagaland
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Manipur

Q.2 Who among the following received the Padma Bhushan in 2019?
Option:
1. Sunil Chhetri
2. Mohanlal Viswanathan
3. Virat Kohli
4. Bhupen Hazarika

Q.3 When is ‘International Ozone Day’ celebrated?
Option:
1. 16 September
2. 31 October
3. 9 August
4. 2 October

Q.4 As of January 2020, who held the national record in both, 800 m and 1500 m sprint events?
Option:
1. Muhammad Anas
2. Jinson Johnson
3. Avinash Sable
4. Ayyasamy Dharun

Q.5 In which city is Indian Railway-Rail Coach Factory located?
Option:
1. Bengaluru
2. Kapurthala
3. Chennai
4. Chittaranjan

Q.6 River Sharavati plunges as which of the following waterfalls?
Option:
1. Hogenakkal
2. Gerusoppe
3. Soochipara
4. Athirapally

Q.7 Which is the largest river island in the world?
Option:
1. Srirangam Island
2. Majuli Island
3. Bhavani Island
4. Agatti Island

Q.8 As of January 2020, who was the president of the BCCI?
Option:
1. Sourav Ganguly
2. Harsha Bogle
3. Ravi Shastri
4. Sunil Gavaskar

Q.9 Sachin Tendulkar scored his first ODI century in his ____ match.
Option:
1. 79th
2. 77th
3. 76th
4. 78th

Q.10 Which of the following is a water soluble vitamin?
Option:
1. Vitamin D
2. Vitamin A
3. Vitamin C
4. Vitamin K

Q.11 What was the weight of the Chandraayan-2 spacecraft launched in July 2019?
Option:
1. 2.9 tonne
2. 4.3 tonne
3. 3.3 tonne
4. 3.8 tonne

Q.12 As of January 2020, who held the title of India’s youngest chess grandmaster?
Option:
1. Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
2. Viswanathan Anand
3. Parimarjan Negi
4. D Gukesh

Q.13 As of Feb 2020, how many members represent the state of Uttar Pradesh in Lok Sabha?
Option:
1. 48
2. 39
3. 80
4. 62

Q.14 Which of the following is a pension scheme introduced by the Government of India exclusively for senior citizens in May 2017?
Option:
1. PMGAY
2. PMVVY
3. PMGSY
4. PMMVY

Q.15 ‘Nibble’ in computer terminology is also called _________.
Option:
1. Half bit
2. Byte
3. Bit
4. Half byte

Q.16 Where is the tomb of Sher Shah Suri located?
Option:
1. Chausa
2. Sasaram
3. Delhi
4. Rohtasgarh

Q.17 Who is the author of the book ‘Kerala: God’s Own Country’?
Option:
1. Shashi Tharoor
2. Jeet Thayil
3. Sudha Murthy
4. Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai

Q.18 Which of the following is an example of a Chola empire temple?
Option:
1. Chennakesava temple
2. Airavateswara temple
3. Virupaksha temple
4. Badami cave temple

Q.19 Flagella are the hair-like structures which act as organelles of locomotion in which of the following organisms?
Option:
1. Virus
2. Paramecium
3. Bacteria
4. Amoeba

Q.20 Mekhela Chador’ is a traditional dress from the state of:
Option:
1. Odisha
2. West Bengal
3. Assam
4. Tripura

Q.21 ______ is the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder.
Option:
1. Sphincter
2. Urethra
3. Ureter
4. Aorta

Q.22 Who among the following is the co-founder of Twitter?
Option:
1. Bill Gates
2. Narayan Murthy
3. Jack Dorsey
4. Tim Berners-Lee

Q.23 As of January 2020, who is the managing director of YES Bank?
Option:
1. Ravneet Gill
2. Aditya Puri
3. Arundhati Bhattacharya
4. Amitabh Chaudhry

Q.24 In which year was UNICEF founded?
Option:
1. 1949
2. 1948
3. 1945
4. 1946

Q.25 Laterite soil is rich in:
Option:
1. Phosphorus
2. Calcium carbonate
3. Potassium
4. Iron oxide