Basic GK Practice Question and Answer

Q:

What is the name of widest river in India?

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    Brahmaputra
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    Gomti
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    Ganges
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    Chambal
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Answer : 1. "Brahmaputra"
Explanation :

1. Brahmaputra is the widest river in India.

2. The Brahmaputra River originates as Siang or Dihang from the Chemayungdung glacier of the Kailash range near Lake Manasarovar.

3. It enters India from the west of Sadiya town in Arunachal Pradesh.

Tributaries: Dibang, Lohit, Siang, Budhi Dihing, Tista and Dhansiri.

4. The average width of the Brahmaputra valley is about 80 kilometres.

5. The main river of the valley, the Brahmaputra is one of the largest rivers in the world and ranks fifth in terms of its average runoff.

6. Namcha Barwa is a mountain peak in the Tibetan Himalayas with an altitude of 7757 meters. Tsangpo - The Brahmaputra river takes a U-turn on reaching Namcha Barwa and enters India in Arunachal Pradesh through a narrow valley.

7. The Himalayas extend in the east-west direction from the Indus Valley in the west to the Brahmaputra Valley in the east.

Q:

Festival of India being organised in ______ from 31 August to 9 September 2017.

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    Italy
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    London
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    Brazil
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    New York
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Answer : 3. "Brazil"

Q: What loses its head every morning and gets it back every night? 2350 0

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    Pillow
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    Candle
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    Moon
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    Light
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Answer : 1. "Pillow"
Explanation :

Answer: A) Pillow Explanation:

Q:

Which of the following commissions said that incitement to violence cannot be the only criterion for deciding hate speech?

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    Finance Commission
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    Law Commission
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    Home Commission
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    None of these
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Answer : 2. "Law Commission"

Q:

Nobel Prize for Economics was instituted in 1967 but was first awarded in

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    1967
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    1988
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    1969
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    1970
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Answer : 3. "1969"
Explanation :

The Nobel Prize for Economics was instituted in 1967 but was first awarded in 1969. The first prize in economics was awarded in 1969 to Ragnar Frisch and Jan Tinbergen "for having developed and applied dynamic models for the analysis of economic processes.

Q:

Bhagavad Gita is related to which festival of Mahabharata?

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    forest festival
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    Bhishma festival
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    Drona festival
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    Shanti Parva
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Answer : 2. "Bhishma festival"

Q: What are three positive characteristics you wish you had ? 2346 0

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To answer this question, focus on honesty and positivity in order to show that you have both self-confidence and humility. Show the interviewer that you understand that there are different types of people and personalities and that all are valuable in their own way. Choose traits that are unreachable, such as perfection, and then emphasize your well-rounded personality and ability to learn from mistakes.

Q: Which vehicle is spelled the same forwards and backwards? 2344 0

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Explanation :

Racecar and Civic are the two vehicles which spelled the same forwards an backwards.

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