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SSC 2021 Previous Year GK Questions with Answers

GK questions asked in SSC 2021, with answers and explanations.

Previous Year Questions

Q201.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 06 Dec 2021, Shift 3Hard

Bengal gradually broke away from Mughal control under __________.

  1. A.Mukarram Khan
  2. B.Ali Kadir
  3. C.Alivardi Khan
  4. D.Murshid Quli Khan
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Correct answer: D. Murshid Quli Khan

Aurangzeb sent him to Bengal as diwan, the officer in charge of revenue, and he later became its governor. After Aurangzeb died in 1707, he gradually stopped taking orders from Delhi, though he kept sending tribute.

Q202.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 10 Dec 2021, Shift 1Hard

Which Amendment Act of the Constitution of India requires a State to minimise inequalities in income, status, facilities and opportunities as a Directive Principle of State Policy?

  1. A.47th
  2. B.42nd
  3. C.44th
  4. D.52nd
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Correct answer: C. 44th

The 44th Amendment Act, 1978 added clause (2) to Article 38, which asks the State in particular to strive to minimise inequalities in income, and to endeavour to eliminate inequalities in status, facilities and opportunities, not only among individuals but also among groups of people living in different areas or…

Q204.Environment & EcologyAsked in: SSC MTS · 2 Nov 2021, Shift 3Easy

On which of the following dates is International Tiger Day observed?

  1. A.12th May
  2. B.10th January
  3. C.5th November
  4. D.29th July
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Correct answer: D. 29th July

International Tiger Day, also called Global Tiger Day, is observed every year on 29 July. It was started in 2010 at the Tiger Summit held in St Petersburg, Russia, where the thirteen tiger-range countries promised to double the number of wild tigers by 2022.

Q205.Static GKAsked in: SSC MTS · 27 Oct 2021, Shift 2Hard

Who was the first woman chief secretary of Punjab?

  1. A.Akanksha Juneja
  2. B.Dr. Navjot Kaur Sidhu
  3. C.Vini Mahajan
  4. D.Kiran Bedi
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Correct answer: C. Vini Mahajan

Vini Mahajan, an IAS officer of the 1987 batch of the Punjab cadre, was appointed Chief Secretary of Punjab in June 2020, the first woman to hold the state's top civil service post since Punjab was formed in 1966.

Q206.General ScienceAsked in: SSC MTS · 7 Oct 2021, Shift 2Medium

The deficiency of Vitamin ______ causes Pellagra.

  1. A.B3
  2. B.B6
  3. C.B2
  4. D.B12
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Correct answer: A. B3

Pellagra is caused by a lack of vitamin B3, also called niacin or nicotinic acid. The body can also make niacin from the amino acid tryptophan, so the disease is common where people live mainly on maize, which is poor in both.

Q209.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC MTS · 18 Oct 2021, Shift 1Easy

Who was the first Mughal emperor?

  1. A.Babur
  2. B.Jahangir
  3. C.Sher Shah Suri
  4. D.Humayun
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Correct answer: A. Babur

Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur founded the Mughal Empire in India after defeating Ibrahim Lodi in the First Battle of Panipat on 21 April 1526, and he ruled till his death in 1530.

Q212.Indian EconomyAsked in: SSC CHSL · 19 Apr 2021, Shift 2Easy

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. A.Deficit budget
  2. B.Balanced budget
  3. C.Economy budget
  4. D.Surplus budget
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Correct answer: C. Economy budget

By the balance between estimated receipts and expenditure, a budget is of only three types. A balanced budget has receipts equal to expenditure.

Q215.General ScienceAsked in: SSC CGL · 16 Aug 2021, Shift 1Easy

Which of the following is a water-soluble vitamin?

  1. A.Vitamin K
  2. B.Vitamin C
  3. C.Vitamin A
  4. D.Vitamin D
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Correct answer: B. Vitamin C

Vitamins fall into two groups: the water-soluble ones, which are vitamin C and the whole B-complex, and the fat-soluble ones, A, D, E and K. Vitamin C is ascorbic acid, found in citrus fruits, amla, guava and tomatoes; its deficiency causes scurvy, with bleeding gums and slow healing of wounds.

Q217.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 16 Nov 2021, Shift 2Medium

Which of the following is NOT a fundamental right after the 44th Amendment Act, 1978 of Indian Constitution?

  1. A.Right to property
  2. B.Right to equality
  3. C.Right against exploitation
  4. D.Right to religion
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Correct answer: A. Right to property

When the Constitution came into force, property was protected as a Fundamental Right in two places: Article 19(1)(f), the freedom to acquire, hold and dispose of property, and Article 31, protection against being deprived of property.

Q218.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC MTS · 18 Oct 2021, Shift 1Easy

When did the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly take place?

  1. A.January 1950
  2. B.August 1945
  3. C.December 1946
  4. D.July 1948
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Correct answer: C. December 1946

The Constituent Assembly met for the first time on 9 December 1946. The Muslim League boycotted the sitting and pressed its demand for a separate Pakistan, and Dr Sachchidananda Sinha, the oldest member, presided as temporary President.