SSC CHSL Previous Year Gk Questions

71. What is the name of the autobiography written by Mr. Abhinav Bindra, the Olympic medallist from India?

भारत के ओलंपिक पदक विजेता श्री अभिनव बिंद्रा द्वारा लिखित आत्मकथा का नाम क्या है?

1. An Autobiography
2. A shot at History
3. Courage and Conviction
4. All from Memory

Option “2” is correct.
A Shot at History: My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold is a 2011 autobiography of Indian 2008 Summer Olympics Gold medalist Abhinav Bindra.
 He won the medal in the 10-metre air rifle category, which made him India’s first-ever individual gold medalist.
72. WINTER Olympics 2026 will be hosted by which of the following countries?शीतकालीन ओलंपिक 2026 की मेजबानी निम्नलिखित में से किस देश द्वारा की जाएगी?

1. Spain
2. Brazil
3. The US
4. Italy

Option “4” is correct.
WINTER Olympics 2026 will be hosted by Italy.
 The event is scheduled to take place from 6 to 22 February 2026.
 The event will have the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo as the main host cities.
73. In which year did Hindustani Classical vocalist Rashid Khan receive the Padma Bhushan award?

हिंदुस्तानी शास्त्रीय गायक राशिद खान को किस वर्ष पद्म भूषण पुरस्कार मिला था?

1. 2019
2. 2020
3. 2021
4. 2022

Option “4” is correct.
Hindustani Classical vocalist Rashid Khan received the Padma Bhushan award in the year 2022.
 Ustad Rashid Khan is an Indian classical musician in the Hindustani music tradition. He belongs to the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana.
 He was also awarded the Padma Shri, as well as the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2006.
74. Who among the following founded Odissi dance school ‘SRJAN’ in 1993?

निम्नलिखित में से किसने 1993 में ओडिसी नृत्य विद्यालय ‘सृजन’ की स्थापना की थी?

1. Kumkum Mohanty
2. Ratikant Mohapatra
3. Madhavi Mudgal
4. Kelucharan Mohapatra

Option “4” is correct.
Kelucharan Mohapatra founded the Odissi dance school ‘SRJAN’ in 1993.
 Kelucharan Mohapatra was a legendary Indian classical dancer, guru, and exponent of Odissi dance, who is credited with the revival and popularizing of this classical dance form in the 20th century.
 Odissi is a major ancient Indian classical dance that originated in the temples of Odisha.
75. The Ganga plain extends between which two rivers?

गंगा का मैदान किन दो नदियों के बीच फैला हुआ है?

1. Yamuna and Teesta
2. Ghaggar and Teesta
3. Ghaggar and Bhagirathi
4. Ganga and Teesta

Option “2” is correct.
The Ganga Plain is the largest part of the Northern Plain and extends between Ghaggar and the rivers of Teesta.
 The Indo-Gangetic Plain, also known as the North Indian River Plain, is a 700-thousand km² fertile plain.
76. Guru Padmaja Reddy was awarded the Padma Shri in 2022 for her contributions to which of the following dance forms?

गुरु पद्मजा रेड्डी को निम्नलिखित में से किस नृत्य शैली में उनके योगदान के लिए 2022 में पद्म श्री से सम्मानित किया गया था?

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

Option “4” is correct.
Guru Padmaja Reddy was awarded the Padma Shri in 2022 for her contributions Kuchipudi.
Kuchipudi is one of the eight major Indian classical dances.
It originates from a village named Kuchipudi in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
77. _________’s ‘The Year of the Runaways’ follows the lives of three migrant workers who flee India to look for work in England.

_________ का ‘द ईयर ऑफ द रनवे’ तीन प्रवासी श्रमिकों के जीवन का अनुसरण करता है जो इंग्लैंड में काम की तलाश के लिए भारत से भाग जाते हैं।

1. Neel Mukherjee
2. Sunjeev Sahota
3. Shashi Tharoor
4. Khushwant Singh

Option “2” is correct.
Sunjeev Sahota’s ‘The Year of the Runaways’ follows the lives of three migrant workers who flee India to look for work in England
Sunjeev Sahota FRSL is a British novelist whose first novel, Ours are the Streets, was published in January 2011 and whose second novel, The Year of the Runaways, was shortlisted for the 2015 Man Booker Prize and was awarded a European Union Prize for Literature in 2017.
78. Who among the following was popularly known as ‘Gurudev’ for his expertise in binding together elements of Indian classical music and folk pieces to suit the western tunes entailed with precision along with his expertise in other art domains?

निम्नलिखित में से किसे भारतीय शास्त्रीय संगीत और लोक संगीत के तत्वों को एक साथ बांधने में विशेषज्ञता के लिए लोकप्रिय रूप से ‘गुरुदेव’ के रूप में जाना जाता था, जो अन्य कला क्षेत्रों में उनकी विशेषज्ञता के साथ-साथ पश्चिमी धुनों के अनुरूप था?

1. Rabindranath Tagore
2. Abanindranath Tagore
3. Hemanta Mukherjee
4. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

Option “1” is correct.
Rabindranath Tagore was popularly known as ‘Gurudev’.
India’s Poet Laureate Rabindranath Tagore was born on 7th May 1861, in Kolkata. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in recognition of his work Geetanjali, a collection of poems, in 1913.
79. As of December 2021, how many sports infrastructure projects of various categories have been sanctioned in the North Eastern Region under the ‘Khelo India’ scheme?

दिसंबर 2021 तक, ‘खेलो इंडिया’ योजना के तहत पूर्वोत्तर क्षेत्र में विभिन्न श्रेणियों की कितनी खेल अवसंरचना परियोजनाओं को मंजूरी दी गई है?

1. 45
2. 57
3. 62
4. 69

Option “3” is correct.
Under the Khelo India Scheme, 62 sports infrastructure projects of various categories have been sanctioned in the North Eastern Region.
Further, the National Sports University has been established in Imphal, Manipur to promote sports education in the fields of sports sciences, sports technology, sports management, and sports coaching.
Under the Khelo India Scheme of the Ministry, 08 Khelo India State Centres of Excellence and 152 Khelo India Centres have been notified in the North Eastern Region.
80. Which state has the highest length (in km) of national highways as per the data of 2017?

2017 के आंकड़ों के अनुसार किस राज्य में राष्ट्रीय राजमार्गों की लंबाई (किमी में) सबसे अधिक है?

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Karnataka
4. Maharashtra

Option “4” is correct.
Maharashtra leads states in terms of construction of national highways.
Maharashtra has the largest network of National Highways with 17,757 km (13.4%) followed by Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan with 11,737 km (8.9 %) and 10,342km (7.8 %) respectively, as on 31.03.2019.
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