General Awareness Practice Question and Answer

Q: What is the name of a 12-year-old Indian-origin boy who has been crowned as the UK's 'child genius' in a popular television quiz competition ? 1994 0

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    Rahul Doshi
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    Anshul Verma
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    Ravi Sharma
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    Ronan Kumar
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Answer : 1. "Rahul Doshi"
Explanation :

Answer: A) Rahul Doshi Explanation:

Q: The G-7 is a group consisting of  ? 1993 0

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    the heads of the states of US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan
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    the heads of the states of US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, Italy and Japan
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    the finance ministers of US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan
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    the heads of the states of US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, Canada and Japan
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Answer : 3. "the finance ministers of US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan"
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Answer: C) the finance ministers of US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan Explanation: The finance ministers of US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan is called as G-7 group.

Q: The term 'Progeria' refers to which of the following ? 1991 0

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    A natural satellite of planet jupiter
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    A widely used Tuberculosis(TB) drug
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    A genetic disorder with symptoms of pre-mature aging
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    None
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Answer : 3. "A genetic disorder with symptoms of pre-mature aging"
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Answer: C) A genetic disorder with symptoms of pre-mature aging Explanation: Progeria is a rare genetic disordr which involves symptoms resembloing aspects of aging, manifested at a very early age.The term is often used in reference to Hutchinson - gilford progeria syndrome(HGPS).

Q: With which Bank Google has tied up for its mobile payments app Tez? 1990 0

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    SBI Bank
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    Axis Bank
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    HDFC Bank
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    PNB Bank
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Answer : 1. "SBI Bank"
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Answer: A) SBI Bank Explanation: Internet giant Google has tied up with State Bank of India (SBI) for its mobile payments app Tez. Through this partnership, Google Tez will allow users to create an SBI UPI Id - @oksbi and get access.

Q: Which of the following is Not a Greenhouse Gas? 1988 0

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    Oxygen
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    Methane
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    Nitrous Oxide
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    Carbondioxide
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Answer : 1. "Oxygen"
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Answer: A) Oxygen Explanation: A greenhouse gas is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiant energy within the thermal infrared range. This process is the fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect.    Carbon dioxide is a main greenhouse gas, found in car exhaust pipes.Methane and nitrous oxide is another type of greenhouse gas. Oxygen is the only clean gas out there because we need it to survive. Therefore, the only gas that is not a greenhouse gas is Oxygen.

Q: As per "Swachh Survekshan 2017" records India's cleanest city is  ? 1987 0

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    Hyderabd
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    Tirupathi
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    Indore
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    Bangalore
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Answer : 3. "Indore"
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Answer: C) Indore Explanation: i. The 'Swachh Survekshan 2017' survey results were recently announced by Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu. The total 434 cities of India were surveyed. Indore in Madhya Pradesh is India’s cleanest city while Gonda in Uttar Pradesh is the dirtiest. ii. Gujarat has the maximum of 12 cities among the top 50 clean cities, closely followed by Madhya Pradesh with 11 and Andhra Pradesh with eight. Uttar Pradesh accounted for half of the bottom 50 cities in the cleanliness ranking. Top 10 clean cities of India in 2017 are: Indore (MP)Bhopal (MP)Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)Surat (Gujarat)Mysuru (Karnataka)Tiruchirapally (Tamil Nadu)New Delhi Municipal Council (New Delhi)Navi Mumbai (Mumbai)Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)Vadodara (Gujarat). Top 5 Dirtiest cities of India (with Rank) in 2017 are: Gonda (UP)- 434,Bhusawal (Maharashtra)- 433,Bagaha (Bihar)- 432,Hardoi (Uttarakhand)- 431,Katihar (Bihar)- 430.

Q: Which country's Parliament became first in the world to run fully on solar energy  ? 1986 0

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    Japan
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    Pakistan
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    China
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    Myanmar
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Answer : 2. "Pakistan"
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Answer: B) Pakistan Explanation:

Q: How many Indian origin persons were there in the House of Commons? 1985 0

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    10
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    12
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    15
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    19
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Answer : 2. "12"
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Answer: B) 12 Explanation: There are 12 Indian origin persons in the "House of Commons".   The House of Commons is the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom. The UK public elects 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) to represent their interests and concerns in the House of Commons. MPs consider and propose new laws, and can scrutinise government policies by asking ministers questions about current issues either in the Commons Chamber or in Committees.

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