SSC CHSL Previous Year Gk Questions

401. Who among the following wrote two books on the history and dance structure of Mohiniyattam?

निम्नलिखित में से किसने मोहिनीअट्टम के इतिहास और नृत्य संरचना पर दो पुस्तकें लिखीं?

1. Kalamandalam Radhika
2. Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma
3. Kalamandalam Hymavathi
4. Thankamani

Option “2” is correct.
Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma wrote two books on the history and dance structure of Mohiniyattam.
· Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma is also known as the grand lady of Mohiniattam.
402. In which year will India host the ICC Champions Trophy?

भारत किस वर्ष आईसीसी चैंपियंस ट्रॉफी की मेजबानी करेगा?

1. 2022
2. 2025
3. 2023
4. 2029

Option “4” is correct.
India will host the ICC Champions Trophy in the year 2029.\
· In November 2021, the ICC confirmed the tournament would next take place in 2025 in Pakistan, with India hosting the tournament in 2029.
· The ICC Champions Trophy is a One-Day International (ODI) cricket tournament organized by the International Cricket Council.
403. Malka Jaan of Agra Gharana was the court musician at the durbar of which of the following Nawabs of Calcutta?

आगरा घराने की मल्का जान निम्नलिखित में से कलकत्ता के किस नवाब के दरबार की दरबारी संगीतकार थीं?

1. Shuza-ud-Daula
2. Wajid Ali Shah
3. Asaf-ud-Daula
4. Mohammad Ali Shah

Option “2” is correct.
Malka Jaan of Agra Gharana was the court musician at the durbar of Wajid Ali Shah, Nawab of Calcutta.
· Malka Jaan also known as Gauhar Jaan was an Indian singer and dancer from Kolkata.
· She is also known as “the Gramophone girl” and “the first recording superstar of India”.
· Jaan is credited with popularising Hindustani classical music such as thumri, dadra, kajri, and Tarana during the period.
404. Who among the following Indian singers has written ‘Raag Sarita’?

निम्नलिखित में से किस भारतीय गायक ने ‘राग सरिता’ लिखा है?

1. Pandit Kumar Gandharva
2. Balasaheb Poonchwale
3. Chintaman Raghunath Vyas
4. Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande

Option “3” is correct.
Chintaman Raghunath Vyas has written ‘Raag Sarita’. The updated edition of the book was recently released in 2019 by his son Suhas Vyas.
· Chintaman Raghunath Vyas, popularly known as C. R. Vyas, was an Indian classical singer. He was known for singing khayal style.
405. The first train inaugurated in 1853 was between which two stations?

1853 में शुरू हुई पहली ट्रेन किन दो स्टेशनों के बीच थी?

1. Delhi and Chandigarh
2. Mumbai and Thane
3. Mumbai and Surat
4. Bangalore and Mysore

Option “2” is correct.
The first train in India was inaugurated between Mumbai and Thane in 1853.
· The distance between these two stations was 21 miles.
· The formal inauguration ceremony was performed on 16th April 1853.
· Lord Dalhousie dedicated the country’s first passenger train on 16 April 1853.
406. Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan was renowned a____________.

उस्ताद बड़े गुलाम अली खान एक __________ के प्रसिद्ध थे।

1. sarod player
2. harmonium player
3. tabla player
4. classical singer

Option “4” is correct.
Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan was a renowned classical singer.
· He was an Indian Hindustani classical vocalist, from the Patiala Gharana.
407. The title of the autobiography of actor Dilip Kumar is _________.

अभिनेता दिलीप कुमार की आत्मकथा का शीर्षक _________ है।

1. The Substance And The Shadow: An Autobiography
2. Romancing With Life: An Autobiography
3. Actually … I Met Them
4. An Unfinished Story

Option “1” is correct.
The title of the autobiography of actor Dilip Kumar is – The Substance And The Shadow: An Autobiography.
· Mohammed Yusuf Khan better known by his stage name Dilip Kumar, was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi cinema.
· He is also known as the “Tragedy King” and referred to as “Abhinay Samrat ” (“Emperor of Acting”) by the audience.
408. Who won the Saraswati Samman for the year 2020?

वर्ष 2020 का सरस्वती सम्मान किसे प्रदान किया गया?

1. Padma Sachdev
2. Sharankumar Limbale
3. Amitabha Bagchi
4. Leeladhar Jagudi

Option “2” is correct.
Sharankumar Limbale won the Saraswati Samman for the year 2020.
· Sharankumar Limbale is a Marathi language author, poet, and literary critic.
· He has penned more than 40 books. His best-known work is his autobiography Akkarmashi published in 1984.
· Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any of the 22 languages of India listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India.
409. Indian men’s hockey team won its first Olympic gold medal in which year?

भारतीय पुरुष हॉकी टीम ने अपना पहला ओलंपिक स्वर्ण पदक किस वर्ष जीता?

1. 1928
2. 1922
3. 1956
4. 1920

Option “1” is correct.
Indian men’s hockey team won its first Olympic gold medal in the year 1928 and until 1960, the Indian men’s team remained unbeaten in the Olympics, winning six gold medals in a row.
· India’s hockey team is the most successful team ever in the Olympics, having won a total of eight gold medals – in 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, and 1980.
410. What is the domestic income if national income is Rs.10,000 crore and net factor income from abroad is Rs.2,000 crore?

यदि राष्ट्रीय आय 10,000 करोड़ रुपये है और विदेशों से शुद्ध कारक आय 2,000 करोड़ रुपये है, तो घरेलू आय क्या है?

1. Rs.5,000 crore
2. Rs.12,000 crore
3. Rs.10,000 crore
4. Rs.8,000 crore

Option “4” is correct.
The Gross Domestic Income (GDI) is the total income received by all sectors of an economy within a state. It includes the sum of all wages, profits, and taxes, minus subsidies.
Domestic income = National Income – Net factor Income from Abroad.
Here given, National Income = 10,000 Cr.
Net factor Income from Abroad = 2,000 Cr.
Thus, Domestic income = 10,000 – 2,000 = 8,000 Cr.
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