Books, Authors & Awards · SSC CGL previous year questions

Guru Shashadhar Acharya was awarded the Padma Shri in 2020 for his contribution in which of the following fields?

1. A.musical instrument playing
2. B.classical dance
3. C.folk dance
4. D.Hindustani classical singing

How many classes of Indian society are mentioned in Megasthene's book Indica?

1. A.12
2. B.10
3. C.5
4. D.7

Who among the following was the first non-European to win a Nobel prize in 1913 in literature for his work 'Gitanjali'?

1. A.Rabindranath Tagore
2. B.Dwarka Nath Tagore
3. C.Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
4. D.Abanindranath Tagore

Who wrote the Mauryan period book Arthashastra?

1. A.Bindusara
2. B.Vishnu Gupta
3. C.Chandragupta Maurya
4. D.Bhanugupta

Which of the following awards was received by Pandit Birju Maharaj in 1986?

1. A.Padma Shri
2. B.Sangeet Natak Akademi
3. C.Padma Vibhushan
4. D.Padma Bhushan

Guru Shashadhar Acharya was awarded the Padma Shri in 2020 for his contribution to which of the following?

1. A.Odissi Chaiti Ghoda dance
2. B.Folk and Sufi singing
3. C.Kathak dance and training
4. D.Chhau dance

Shri Omprakash Mitharval was in news for being conferred with Arjuna Award 2022 for his outstanding contribution in which of the following sports?

1. A.Wushu
2. B.Table Tennis
3. C.Shooting
4. D.Weightlifting

Vajira Chitrasena of Sri Lanka was conferred the Padma Shri award 2020 for which of the following?

1. A.Enriching India-Sri Lanka ties through Indian classical dance
2. B.Enriching India- Sri Lanka ties through education
3. C.Enriching India- Sri Lanka ties through social work
4. D.Enriching India-Sri Lanka ties through Indian classical music

The authorities of which country denied the permission to land the ship Komagata Maru, carrying Indians?

1. A.New Zealand
2. B.America
3. C.Australia
4. D.Canada

Who among the following sportspersons was awarded the Chhattisgarh Veerni Award 2021 ?

1. A.Shikhar Dhawan
2. B.Bajrang Punia
3. C.Dutee Chand
4. D.P V Sindhu

Narthaki Nataraj, Padma Shri awardee in 2019, was conferred this award for which of the following contributions?

1. A.Popularizing Indian cuisine in the world
2. B.Specialising in Indian knowledge system, Nyayshastra
3. C.Bringing the women empowerment through agriculture
4. D.Overcoming social exclusion through Bharatanatyam dance performances

Sports Authority of India, the apex body for sports promotion, was set up in the year __________.

1. A.1990
2. B.1961
3. C.1984
4. D.1982

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (Akademi Puraskar) for the year 2020 was awarded to Meenakshi Chitharanjan for her contribution to which of the following?

1. A.Bharatanatyam
2. B.Odissi
3. C.Manipuri
4. D.Kuchipudi

Who was awarded the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice 2021?

1. A.Sumaira Abdulali
2. B.Rajendra Singh
3. C.Jadav Payeng
4. D.Anil Prakash Joshi

Who is the author of Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi?

1. A.Ziauddin Barani
2. B.Amir Khusrow
3. C.Al-Biruni
4. D.Ibn Battuta

For which discovery did William Bradford Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain jointly receive the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956?

1. A.Discovery of transistor effect
2. B.Discovery of thermionic emission
3. C.Discovery of electromagnetic induction
4. D.Discovery of receptors for temperature and touch

Ms Bhakti Pradip Kulkarni was conferred with the Arjuna Award 2022 for her outstanding contribution in which of the following sports?

1. A.Table Tennis
2. B.Chess
3. C.Badminton
4. D.Wrestling

Who received the Nobel Prize in 1901 for ‘recognition of the extraordinary services rendered by the discovery of the laws of chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in solutions’?

1. A.Hermann Emil Fischer
2. B.Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
3. C.Svante August Arrhenius
4. D.Henri Moissan

When did Linus Carl Pauling receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for ‘his research into the nature of the chemical bond and its applications to the elucidation of the structure of complex substances’?

1. A.1954
2. B.1950
3. C.1956
4. D.1958

Who holds the authority of transferring judges from one High court to another High Court?

1. A.The senior most judge of Supreme Court
2. B.The chief justice of India
3. C.The President of India
4. D.The law minister of India

Who among the following was the author of the play ‘Mrichchhakatika’?

1. A.Kalidasa
2. B.Amarasimha
3. C.Shudraka
4. D.Bhasa

Who among the following performing artists bagged the best actress award for Meena Gurjari in 1975?

1. A.Sonal Masingh
2. B.Sitara Devi
3. C.Shovana Narayana
4. D.Mallika Sarabhai

Shri Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar was in news for being conferred with Arjuna Award 2022 for his outstanding contribution in which of the following sports?

1. A.Kabbadi
2. B.Chess
3. C.Judo
4. D.Mallakhamb

Who among the following is the author of the book 'The Buddha and his Dhamma', which appeared in 1957 after the death of its author?

1. A.Subhas Chandra Bose
2. B.BR Ambedkar
3. C.Mahatma Gandhi
4. D.Motilal Nehru

In which year was Asha Bhosle's name entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for most studio recordings?

1. A.2017
2. B.2020
3. C.2014
4. D.2011