General Awareness Practice Question and Answer

Q: which of the following statements are correct 1617 0

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    Sir Richard Arkwright - Father of industrial revolution
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    Michael Faraday - Discovered Benzene and invented Bunsen Burner
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    Thomas Alva Edison - phonograph and motion picture camera
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    All the above
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Answer : 4. "All the above"
Explanation :

Answer: D) All the above Explanation: Inventors and their Inventions ::   Sir Richard Arkwright - Father of industrial revolution.   Michael Faraday - Discovered Benzene and invented Bunsen Burner.   Thomas Alva Edison - Invented Phonograph and motion picture camera.

Q: The angle between the geographical meridian and magnetic meridian is called as ______. 1616 0

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    Angle of declination
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    Angle of dip
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    Angle of inclination
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    Azimuth
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Answer : 1. "Angle of declination"
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Answer: A) Angle of declination Explanation:

Q: Who has been appointed by Flipkart as an in-charge of the newly acquired e-Bay India business ? 1614 0

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    Anil Goteti
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    S Aparna
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    Rajeev Kumar
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    Kalyan Krishnamurthy
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Answer : 1. "Anil Goteti"
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Answer: A) Anil Goteti Explanation:

Q: DRDO full form is 1614 0

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    Delhi Research and Development Organisation
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    Defence Research and Deployment
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    Delhi Rail Development Organisation
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    Defence Research and Development Organisation
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Answer : 4. "Defence Research and Development Organisation"
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Answer: D) Defence Research and Development Organisation Explanation: DRDO stands for The Defence Research and Development Organisation.   The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is an agency of the Republic of India, charged with the military's research and development, headquartered in New Delhi, India.

Q: One of the main issues discussed in the 40th Ministrial Meeting of the ASEAN held in August, 2007 was 1614 0

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    America's overstay in Iraq
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    Presidential Election in Pakistan
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    Draft blueprint of the ASEAN Charter
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    The 123 Agreement between India and USA
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Answer : 3. "Draft blueprint of the ASEAN Charter"
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Answer: C) Draft blueprint of the ASEAN Charter Explanation:

Q: American financial magazine Barron's has listed the HDFC Bank Managing Director's name on 23rd position in the list of world’s 30 best CEOs. His name is ___________. 1613 0

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    Aditya Puri
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    Sanjeev Misra
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    M K Sharma
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    Shikha Singh
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Answer : 1. "Aditya Puri"
Explanation :

Answer: A) Aditya Puri Explanation: American financial magazine Barron's has listed the name of HDFC Bank Managing Director Aditya Puri’s name in its list of world’s 30 best CEOs. He holds the 23rd position in the list beating social media giant Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg who is listed on the 30th spot.

Q: Where are Maglev trains used? 1608 0

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    London
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    Russia
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    Germany
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    Japan
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Answer : 4. "Japan"
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Answer: D) Japan Explanation: Maglev trains are used in Japan, South Korea and China only. Maglev derived from magnetic levitation using the principle of magnetic repulsion is a system of train transportation that uses two sets of magnets, one set to repel and push the train up off the track as in levitation then another set to move the 'floating train' ahead at great speed taking advantage of no friction. Maglev trains are therefore quieter and smoother than conventional trains, and have the potential for much higher speeds Despite over a century of research and development, maglev transport systems are in operation in just three countries Japan, South Korea and China.   Hence Maglev -- Magnetic-levitation.

Q: The European Union has adopted which of the following as common currency? 1604 1

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    Dollar
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    Dinar
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    Yen
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    Euro
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Answer : 4. "Euro"
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Answer: D) Euro Explanation:

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