General Awareness Practice Question and Answer

Q: Indian state where Uniform Civil Code is applied? 2213 0

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    Uttarakhand
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    Uttar Pradesh
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    Goa
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    Delhi
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Answer : 3. "Goa"
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Answer: C) Goa Explanation: Uniform civil code is the ongoing point of debate within Indian mandate to replace personal laws based on the scriptures and customs of each major religious community in India with a common set of rules governing every citizen.   Goa is the only state in INdia where Uniform Civil Code is applied. Laws are equal to all religion. Polygamy and triple talaq are illegal.

Q: The 112-feet tall bust of ‘Adiyogi’ Lord Shiva at the Isha Yoga Foundation in ___________ has been declared the world’s largest bust by the Guinness Book of World Records. 2206 0

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    Telangana
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    Andhra Pradesh
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    Haryana
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    Tamil Nadu
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Answer : 4. "Tamil Nadu"
Explanation :

Answer: D) Tamil Nadu Explanation: The 112-feet tall bust of ‘Adiyogi’ Lord Shiva at the Isha Yoga Foundation has been declared the world’s largest bust by the Guinness Book of World Records. The Guinness had announced this on its website. The bust at the Isha Yoga Foundation on the outskirts of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 24 February.

Q: The Hardest substance available on Earth is 2199 0

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    Diamond
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    Wurtzite
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    Platinum
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    Gold
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Answer : 1. "Diamond"
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Answer: A) Diamond Explanation: Diamond is the hardest substance available on Earth. Diamond is the hardest substance available on Earth due to the giant molecular structure of diamond in which each carbon atom is covalently bonded to four other carbon atoms. A covalent bond is very strong and requires a large amount of energy to break itself, and diamond has many covalent bonds.

Q: Name the state assembly, which has passed an amendment bill awarding death penalty for convicts involved in the rape of girls below 12 years of age. 2199 0

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    Rajasthan Assembly
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    Uttar Pradesh Assembly
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    Maharashtra Assembly
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    Bihar Assembly
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Answer : 1. "Rajasthan Assembly"
Explanation :

Answer: A) Rajasthan Assembly Explanation: Rajasthan assembly has passed an amendment bill awarding death penalty for convicts involved in the rape of girls below 12 years of age. State Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria introduced 'The Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill, 2018' in the assembly, which was passed in the House by a voice vote following a debate.

Q: The book “The Other One Percent: Indians in America” has been authored by whom? 2198 0

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    Lionel Messi
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    Balaji Vittal
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    Sanjoy Chakravorty
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    Joe Harris
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Answer : 3. "Sanjoy Chakravorty"
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Answer: C) Sanjoy Chakravorty Explanation:

Q: Name the mobile manufacturing company that has recently partnered withAirtel and BSNL to set up 5G internet speed in India to introduce a fast internet ecosystem in the country. 2192 0

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    Micromax
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    Samsung
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    Nokia
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    Vivo
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Answer : 3. "Nokia"
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Answer: C) Nokia Explanation: Nokia and Airtel along with state-owned network BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd) have announced that they have partnered to set up 5G internet speed in India to introduce a fast internet ecosystem in the country.

Q: Who was appointed as Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation in the year 2017 ? 2190 0

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    Alok Kumar Verma
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    Anil Sinha
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    Rakesh Asthana
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    None
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Answer : 1. "Alok Kumar Verma"
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Answer: A) Alok Kumar Verma Explanation: Senior IPS officer Alok Kumar Verma, Delhi Police Commissioner was appointed as new Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation. He will have tenure of two years. He was selected by a three-member committee comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice J S Khehar and Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge. He will take over from interim director Rakesh Asthana, who was handed the reins of the premier investigating agency after former director Anil Sinha retired on December 2, 2016.

Q: India's largest digital bank _____________ is the only bank providing zero balance accounts and zero charges on digital transactions. 2188 0

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    Paytm Payments Bank
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    India Post Payments Bank
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    Airtel Payments Bank
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    All the above
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Answer : 1. "Paytm Payments Bank"
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Answer: A) Paytm Payments Bank Explanation: Paytm Payments Bank is the India's largest digital bank providing zero balance accounts and zero charges on digital transactions.

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