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14 SSC CGL (Prelims) 2021 questions with worked solutions.
Q1. Who assumed charge as the new Vice Chief of the Indian Navy on 31 July 2021?
Answer: SN Ghormade
Vice Admiral SN Ghormade assumed charge as the Vice Chief of the Indian Navy on 31 July 2021. The other options refer to other naval officers or later appointments.
Answer: Odisha
Odisha announced a social security scheme for registered newspaper hawkers in 2021 to support them after pandemic-related losses. The scheme was aimed at workers in the unorganised sector.
Q3. As of 2021, which is the world's largest drainage basin with an area of about 70,00,000 km²?
Answer: Amazon basin
The Amazon Basin is the largest drainage basin in the world, covering about 7 million km². It is drained by the Amazon River, which has the greatest discharge of any river.
Q4. What is the aim of the PM Ujjwala 2.0 Yojana launched in August 2021?
Answer: 10 million LPG connections will be provided to the beneficiaries
PM Ujjwala 2.0 was launched to expand LPG access to poor households. The stated target was to provide 10 million LPG connections to beneficiaries.
Answer: The Lighthouse Act, 1927
The Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021 was introduced to replace the outdated Lighthouse Act, 1927. It modernizes the legal framework for marine navigation aids in India.
Q6. Who among the following was conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2021?
Answer: Gita Press
The Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021 was conferred on Gita Press. It was recognized for its contribution to social and cultural values through publishing.
Q7. What is the sex ratio of India as per the NFHS-5 (2019–21) report?
Answer: 1020 females per 1000 males
As per NFHS-5 (2019–21), India’s sex ratio is reported as 1020 females per 1000 males. This is different from the census-based sex ratio figures often quoted elsewhere.
Q8. Who inaugurated the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan?
Answer: Narendra Modi
The PM GatiShakti National Master Plan was launched to improve integrated infrastructure planning and coordination. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2021.
Answer: Both 1 and 2 are correct
The Khel Ratna Award was instituted in 1991–92 with a cash prize of ₹1 lakh, later revised upward. In 2021, it was renamed the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
Answer: Neeraj Chopra
Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in javelin throw at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, becoming the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold in athletics. Abhinav Bindra won in shooting, not athletics.
Q11. Which Indian para-athlete won gold in men’s javelin throw (F64 category) at the Tokyo Paralympics?
Answer: Sumit Antil
Sumit Antil won the gold medal in men’s javelin throw F64 at the Tokyo Paralympics and also set a world record. The other options are associated with different para-events or achievements.
Answer: Tsitsi Dangarembga
Tsitsi Dangarembga received the 2021 PEN Pinter Prize for her bold and unflinching writing on identity, gender, and migration. She is a Zimbabwean writer, not Nigerian, but the question’s intended answer is clearly the prize recipient named in the options.
Q13. Which writer won the International Booker Prize 2021 with translator Megan McDowell?
Answer: David Diop
David Diop won the International Booker Prize 2021 for the novel *At Night All Blood Is Black*, translated into English by Megan McDowell. The prize is awarded to a translated work and its translator.
Answer: India beat Nepal in Malé
The 2021 SAFF Championship final was played in Malé, Maldives, and India defeated Nepal to win the title. So the correct statement is the one mentioning India beating Nepal in Malé.