SSC CHSL Previous Year Gk Questions

381. Which of the following techniques can be used to separate the impurities in Milk?

दूध में अशुद्धियों को अलग करने के लिए निम्नलिखित में से किस तकनीक का उपयोग किया जा सकता है?

1. Column chromatography
2. Microscopy
3. Microtomy
4. Autoclave

Option “1” is correct.
Column chromatography used to separate the impurities in Milk.
 It is a precursory technique used in the purification of compounds based on their hydrophobicity or polarity.
 In this chromatography process, the molecule mixture is separated depending on its differentials partitioning between a stationary phase and a mobile phase.
382. Which of the following is ‘George David Roberts’ thriller novel that is based on his own experience in Mumbai?

निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा ‘जॉर्ज डेविड रॉबर्ट्स’ थ्रिलर उपन्यास है जो मुंबई में उनके अपने अनुभव पर आधारित है?

1. Area of Darkness
2. Amrit Aur Vish
3. Shantaram
4. Kurukshetra

Option “3” is correct.
Shantaram is a 2003 novel by Gregory David Roberts, in which a convicted Australian bank robber and heroin addict escapes from Pentridge Prison and flees to India.
The novel is commended by many for its vivid portrayal of life in Bombay in the early to late 1980s.
383. Kishori Amonkar is famous for which of the following forms of music?

किशोरी अमोनकर निम्नलिखित में से किस प्रकार के संगीत के लिए प्रसिद्ध हैं?

1. Bhajan singing
2. Ghazal singing
3. Hindustani classical vocals
4. Carnatic classical vocals

Option “3” is correct.
Kishori Amonkar was a leading Indian classical vocalist, belonging to the Jaipur gharana, or a community of musicians sharing a distinctive musical style.
She was a performer of the classical genre khyal and the light classical genres thumri and bhajan.
384. The Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) scheme, which was launched in ________________ 2021, aims at facilitating the academic mobility of students, giving them the freedom to study across the higher educational institutions in India with the help of a ‘credit scheme’ mechanism.

अकादमिक बैंक ऑफ क्रेडिट (ABC) योजना, जिसे ________________ 2021 में शुरू किया गया था, का उद्देश्य छात्रों की अकादमिक गतिशीलता को सुविधाजनक बनाना है, जिससे उन्हें ‘क्रेडिट योजना’ तंत्र की सहायता से भारत में उच्च शिक्षण संस्थानों में अध्ययन करने की आजादी मिल सके।

1. July
2. March
3. April
4. June

Option “1” is correct.
Academic Bank of Credit (ABC), proposed under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, was unveiled in July 2021. Set-up by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
Its aims at facilitating the academic mobility of students, giving them the freedom to study across the higher educational institutions in India with the help of a ‘credit scheme’ mechanism.
385. How many Primary Health Centres are there in rural areas of India as per 31st March? 2020 data?

31 मार्च की आँकड़ों के अनुसार भारत के ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों में कितने प्राथमिक स्वास्थ्य केन्द्र हैं? 2020 data?

1. 30318
2. 30338
3. 30183
4. 24,918

Option “4” is correct.
As per the Rural Health Statistics 2019-20, as on 31.03.2020, a total of 24,918 rural PHCs and 5,895 urban PHCs have been functional in the country.
Under the National Health Mission (NHM), Primary Health Centre (PHC) are established to cover a population of 30,000 in rural areas and 20,000 in hilly, tribal, and desert areas.
386. _______________ is one of the taxes, where the impact lies on the person for whom it is legally imposed.

_______________ उन करों में से एक है, जहां प्रभाव उस व्यक्ति पर पड़ता है, जिसके लिए यह कानूनी रूप से लगाया जाता है।

1. Direct tax
2. Indirect tax
3. Goods and services tax
4. Value added tax

Option “1” is correct.
When the burden of the tax falls on the person on whom the tax is imposed, it is called Direct Tax.
The effect of this tax is borne by these tax payers themselves, the tax payer cannot shift the incidence of the tax upon somebody else. In other words a direct tax is demanded from the very person who it is intended or devised for.
387. Mrinalini Vikram Sarabhai, the Bharatanatyam and Kathakali legend has NOT received which of the following awards?

मृणालिनी विक्रम साराभाई, भरतनाट्यम और कथकली किंवदंती को निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा पुरस्कार नहीं मिला है?

1. Padma Bhushan
2. Padma Shri
3. Padma Vibhushan
4. Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

Option “3” is correct.
Mrinalini Vikram Sarabhai (11 May 1918 – 21 January 2016) was an Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor.
She received Padma Bhushan in 1992 and Padma Shri in 1965, so option (c) is incorrect she does not receive Padma Vibhushan.
388. In a resistor, what happens to the current when the resistance is doubled?

एक प्रतिरोधक में, प्रतिरोध को दोगुना करने पर धारा का क्या होता है?

1. The current gets tripled
2. The current gets halved
3. The current stops
4. The current gets doubled

Option “2” is correct.
If the resistance is doubled by applying the constant potential difference the current becomes the half of the previous.
According to ohm’s law Current (I) = Potential difference (V) / Resistance(R)
​​​​​​If the potential difference is maintained constant and the resistance is changed,
Current (I) is inversely proportional to the resistance (R)
⇒ I ∝ 1/R
389. What kind of adaptation is seen in bacteria when they form various kinds of thick- walled spor?

जीवाणुओं में किस प्रकार का अनुकूलन देखा जाता है जब वे विभिन्न प्रकार की मोटी दीवार वाले बीजाणु बनाते हैं?

1.  Migrate
2. Conform
3.  Suspend
4. Regulate

Option “3” is correct.
Suspend is seen in bacteria when they form various kinds of thick- walled spor.
Endospores are thick walled structures formed in bacteria in order to survive unfavourable conditions such as extreme boiling and freezing temperatures and ultraviolet radiations. The sequence of arrangement of spore layers in an endosperm is exosporium, spore coat, spore cortex and core wall.
390. Which is the tallest self-supporting moss species found in New Zealand that usually grows to a height of 60 cm?

न्यूज़ीलैंड में पाई जाने वाली सबसे ऊँची स्वावलंबी मॉस प्रजाति कौन सी है जो आमतौर पर 60 सेमी की ऊँचाई तक बढ़ती है?

1. Entodonseductrix
2. Dawsonia superba
3. Polytrichum commune
4. Zoopsis nitida

Option “2” is correct.
Dawsonia superba is a moss in the class Polytrichaceae that is found in Australia, New Guinea, Malaysia and New Zealand. D. superba is the tallest self-supporting moss in the world, reaching heights of 60 cm.
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