SSC CHSL Previous Year Gk Questions

371. Who is the author of the book ‘All From Memory: An Autobiography’?

‘ऑल फ्रॉम मेमोरी: एन ऑटोबायोग्राफी’ पुस्तक के लेखक कौन हैं?

1. Leila Seth
2. BV Acharya
3. Margaret Alva
4. Sita Ram Goel

Option “2” is correct.
Author of ‘All From Memory: An Autobiography’ book is BV Acharya.
 B.V. Acharya is senior advocate at Karnataka High court.
 He has been advocate general of Karnataka government several times.
372. In February 2022, which state launched the ‘Paray Shikshalaya’ scheme under which elementary education and mid-day meals for students from class 1 to 7 will be provided in open air classrooms?

फरवरी 2022 में, किस राज्य ने ‘पराय शिक्षालय’ योजना आरंभ की जिसके अंतर्गत कक्षा 1 से 7 तक के छात्रों के लिए प्रारंभिक शिक्षा और मध्याह्न भोजन खुली हवा वाली कक्षाओं में प्रदान किया जाएगा?

1. Tripura
2. Assam
3.  West Bengal
4. Odisha

Option “3” is correct.
 West Bengal government will launch an open-air classroom program Paray Shikshalaya (Neighbourhood Schools) for primary and pre-primary students on February 7, 2022.
 The para teachers and primary school teachers would be part of the project to provide elementary education to Class 1-5.
 Mid-day meals will also be provided to the students of the Shikshalaya.
373. Who among the following is the author of the book ‘The Coward And The Sword’?

निम्नलिखित में से कौन पुस्तक ‘द कावर्ड एंड द सोर्ड’ के लेखक हैं?

1. Rushad Rana
2. Jimmy Shergill
3. Uday Chopra
4. Jugal Hansraj

Option “4” is correct.
Jugal Hansraj is the author of the book ‘The Coward and the Sword’.
“Jugal Hansraj is a film actor, writer and National Award-winning film director, originally from Mumbai, India. He began working in films first as a child actor – Masoom (1983) being the most notable
374. According to the Henry Cavendish experiment conducted in 1797-1798, what was the value of the universal constant of gravity?

1797-1798 में किए गए हेनरी कैवेंडिश प्रयोग के अनुसार गुरुत्वाकर्षण के सार्वत्रिक स्थिरांक का मान क्या था?

1. 7.75 × N m² /kg²
2. 5.75 × N m²/kg²
3. 6.75 × N m²/kg²
4. 3.75 × N m² /kg²

Option “3” is correct.
6.75 × N m²/kg² is the value of the universal constant of gravity.
375. As per the Essential Defence Services Act, 2021 new plan, how many ordnance factories that make ammunition and other equipment for the armed forces will become part of the seven government-owned corporate entities?

अनिवार्य रक्षा सेवा विधेयक, 2021 नई योजना के अनुसार, कितने आयुध कारखाने जो सशस्त्र बलों के लिए गोला-बारूद और अन्य उपकरण बनाते हैं, सात सरकारी स्वामित्व वाली कॉर्पोरेट संस्थाओं का हिस्सा बनेंगे?

1. 41
2. 27
3. 46
4. 39

Option “1” is correct.
As per this plan, 41 factories, ammunition and other equipment to the armed forces will become part of seven government owned corporate entities. The government has claimed that the move is aimed at improving the efficiency and accountability of these factories
376. Which of the following countries will host the 35th Summer Olympics games in the year 2032?

निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा देश वर्ष 2032 में 35वें ग्रीष्मकालीन ओलंपिक खेलों की मेजबानी करेगा?

1. The USA
2. China
3. Australia
4. Brazil

Option “3” is correct.
The 2032 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXV Olympiad and also known as Brisbane 2032, is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 23 July to 8 August 2032, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
377. As of February 2022, ___________is the youngest Flex Award winner in the field of Indian classical music instrument Pakhawaj and has joined the Ali Akbar College of Music for his research in Pakhawaj under the guidance of Padma Shri Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri.

फरवरी 2022 तक, ___________ भारतीय शास्त्रीय संगीत वाद्ययंत्र पखावज के क्षेत्र में सबसे कम उम्र का फ्लेक्स पुरस्कार विजेता है और पद्म श्री पंडित स्वपन चौधरी के मार्गदर्शन में पखावज में अपने शोध के लिए अली अकबर कॉलेज ऑफ म्यूजिक में शामिल हो गया है।

1. Arijit Banerjee
2. Sukhad Munde
3. Nishant Singh
4. Rishi Shankar Upadhyaya

Option “3” is correct.
Nishaant is the youngest Flex Award winner in the field of Indian classical music instrument Pakhawaj to date and has joined the Ali Akbar College of Music for his research in Pakhawaj under the guidance of Padma Shri Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri.
378. Who among the following is the author of the famous English classic novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’?

निम्नलिखित में से कौन प्रसिद्ध अंग्रेजी क्लासिक उपन्यास ‘प्राइड एंड प्रेजुडिस’ के लेखक हैं?

1. Mark Twain
2. Jane Eyre
3. D H Lawrence
4. Jane Austen

Option “4” is correct.
Jane Austen is the author of Pride and Prejudice. She published three other novels during her lifetime: Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, and Emma.
Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 novel of manners by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness.
379. Who among the following Indian Musicians and tabla players was the very first to be invited in 2016 by the then American President Barack Obama to attend the All-Star Global Concert held in the White House?

निम्नलिखित भारतीय संगीतकारों और तबला वादकों में से कौन सबसे पहले 2016 में तत्कालीन अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति बराक ओबामा द्वारा व्हाइट हाउस में आयोजित ऑल-स्टार ग्लोबल कॉन्सर्ट में भाग लेने के लिए आमंत्रित किया गया था?

1. Alla Rakha
2. Zakir Hussain
3. Swapan Chaudhuri
4. Anindo Chatterjee

Option “2” is correct.
In 2016, Zakir Hussain was amongst many musicians invited by President Obama to the International Jazz Day 2016 All-Star Global Concert at the White House.
 He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1988, the Padma Bhushan in 2002, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2023, by the Government of India.
 He was also awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1990, given by the Sangeet Natak Academy, India’s National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama.
380. Padma shri Ananda Shankar Jayant, is renowned for her significant contributions to which of the following dance forms?

पद्म श्री आनंद शंकर जयंत, निम्नलिखित में से किस नृत्य शैली में अपने महत्वपूर्ण योगदान के लिए प्रसिद्ध हैं?

1. Bharatanatyam
2. Odissi
3. Kathakali
4. Kathak

Option “1” is correct.
Ananda Shankar Jayant is an Indian classical dancer, choreographer, scholar and bureaucrat, known for her proficiency in the classical dance forms of Bharatanatyam.
 She is the first woman officer in the Indian Railway Traffic Service on South Central Railway.
 The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2007, for her contributions to arts, and She is a recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award,
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