SSC CHSL Previous Year Gk Questions

351. Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram, an Indian percussionist, is known for popularizing which of the following musical instruments?

एक भारतीय तबला वादक, थेटाकुडी हरिहर विनायकराम, निम्नलिखित में से किस वाद्य यंत्र को लोकप्रिय बनाने के लिए जाने जाते हैं?

1. Tabla
2. Sarangi
3. Ghatam
4. Sitar

Option “3” is correct.
Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram also known as Vikku Vinayakram, is an Indian percussionist. He is also known as the God of ghatam. He plays Carnatic music with the ghatam, an earthen pot, and is credited with popularising the ghatam.
 He was awarded the Padma Shri, given by Government of India in 2002,[1] and later the 2012 Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship.
 In 2014 he was awarded the Padma Bhushan.
352. What is the name of Pt. Ravi Shankar’s autobiography?

पंडित रविशंकर की आत्मकथा का क्या नाम है?

1. Music is Life
2. My Life, My Music
3. Music is My Life
4. Musical Journey

Option “2” is correct.
My Life, My Music is an autobiography Pt. Ravi Shankar’s
 Pandit Ravi Shankar was an Indian sitar virtuoso and a composer.
 He became the world’s best-known exponent of North Indian classical music, in the second half of the 20th century.
 Shankar was awarded India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1999.
353. What does ‘p’ in pH stand for?

पीएच में ‘पी’ क्या दर्शाता है?

1.  Potenz
2.  Potential
3.  Pleural
4. Potential

Option “1” is correct.
‘p’ in pH stand for Potenz, meaning power or concentration, and the H for the hydrogen ion (H+).
 The “pH” value is an approximate number between 0 and 14 that indicates whether a solution is acidic, basic or neutral.
o At pH 7, the substance or solution is neutral.
o If pH >7, the solution is basic
o If pH < 7, the solution is acidic.
354. The Chairman of the Legislative Council is:

विधान परिषद के अध्यक्ष _____________ हैं।

1. elected by the Chief Minister and their Cabinet
2. appointed by the Chief Minister of that state
3. elected by the members of the Legislative Council
4. appointed by the Governor of that state

Option “3” is correct.
The Chairman of the Legislative Council is elected by the members of the Legislative Council.
 The tenure of a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) is six years, with one-third of the members retiring every two years.
 Under Article 171 of the Constitution, the size of the State Legislative Council cannot be more than one-third of the membership of the State Legislative Assembly.
355. Sheik Chinna Moulana used to play which of the following instruments?

शेख चिन्ना मौलाना निम्नलिखित में से किस वाद्य यंत्र को बजाया करते थे?

1. Mridangam
2. Ghatam
3. Tabla
4. Nadhaswaram

Option “4” is correct.
Sheik Chinna Moulana used to play Nadhaswaramg.
 The Nagaswaram is a double reed wind instrument from South India. It is used as a traditional classical instrument in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Kerala.
 Sheik Chinna Moulana , popularly known as Sheik, was a legendary nadhaswaram player in the Carnatic tradition. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy’s Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1998.
356. ‘Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar’ is given by which of the following bodies?

‘उस्ताद बिस्मिल्लाह खान युवा पुरस्कार’ निम्नलिखित में से किस निकाय द्वारा दिया जाता है?

1. National School of Drama
2. Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan
3. Gandharva Mahavidyalaya
4. Sangeet Natak Akademi

Option “4” is correct.
Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar is an annual Indian award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi to outstanding artists under 40 who have demonstrated talent in the fields of music, dance and drama.
 The award is intended to provide national recognition to the artists in the early years of their careers.
 Ustad Bismillah Khan is a maestro of Shehnai.
 Ustad Bismillah Khan was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2001.
 The shehnai is a descendent of the Persian surna like the nagaswaram of southern India and is played on auspicious occasions, such as weddings and temple festivitie
357. What is a way in which adaptation does NOT take place?

वह कौन सा तरीका है जिसमें अनुकूलन नहीं होता है?

1. Physiological
2. Emotional
3. Behavioural
4. Morphological

Option “2” is correct.
Adaptation does NOT take place in Emotional
Adaptations are the result of evolution. Evolution is a change in a species over long periods of time. Adaptations usually occur because a gene mutates or changes by accident! Some mutations can help an animal or plant survive better than others in the species without the mutation.
358. Ricky Kej a globally acclaimed musician from India won the 57th Grammy Award for which of the following contributions?

भारत के विश्व स्तर पर प्रशंसित संगीतकार रिकी केज ने निम्नलिखित में से किस योगदान के लिए 57वां ग्रैमी पुरस्कार जीता?

1. Divine Tides
2. Winds of Samsara
3. Mountain Dreams
4. Mystic Mountains

Option “2” is correct.
Ricky Kej is an Indian-American composer, music producer and Environmentalist.
He won a Grammy at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards for his album Winds of Samsara in the Best New Age Album category in 2015.
359. In 1817, which law of periodicity showed that the atomic weight of phosphorus is the mean of those of nitrogen and arsenic?

1817 में, आवधिकता के किस नियम से पता चला कि फास्फोरस का परमाणु भार नाइट्रोजन और आर्सेनिक के परमाणु भार का औसत है?

1. Moseley’s Periodic Law
2. Mendeleev’s Periodic Law
3. Dobereiner’s Law of Triads
4. Newlands’ Octaves Law

Option “3” is correct.
In 1817 Johann Dobereiner noticed that the atomic weight of phosphorus fell midway between the weights o fnitrogen and arsenic, elements possessing similar chemical properties.
According to Dobereiner triad, when elements are arranged in order of their increasing atomic mass, the atomic mass of the middle element is approximately the arithmetic mean of the other two elements of the triad.
Following are some of the examples of Dobereiner’s triad.
Li, Na and K
C, N and O
Ca, Sr and Ba
Cl, Br and I
360. Which of the following countries won the highest gold medals in Tokyo Olympics 2020?

निम्नलिखित में से किस देश ने टोक्यो ओलंपिक 2020 में सर्वाधिक स्वर्ण पदक जीते?

1. Japan
2. Australia
3. China
4. United States of America

Option “4” is correct.
The United States won the most medals overall, with 113, and the most gold medals, with 39.
 The Tokyo Olympics which was scheduled to held in 2020 will take place in to 2021 due to Covid-19 pandemic (Summer edition) will be held in Japan.
 India won 7 medals at Tokyo Olympics 2020, which includes 1 Gold, 2 Silver, and 4 Bronze medals.
 Neeraj Chopra won a Gold medal in the Javelin Throw event.
 Ravi Kumar Dahiya won a Silver medal in Men’s Wrestling 57KG category.
 Mirabai Chanu won a Silver medal in the Women’s Wrestling 49 KG category.
 P.V. Sindhu won a Bronze medal in Women’s Singles Badminton.
 Lovlina Borgohain won a Bronze medal in the Women’s Welterweight Boxing category.
 Indian Men’s Hockey team won the Bronze medal.
 Bajrang Punia won a Bronze medal in Men’s Wrestling 65 KG category.
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