General Awareness Practice Question and Answer

Q: Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of HSBC ? 1445 0

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    Douglas Flint
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    Stuart Gulliver
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    Mark Tucker
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    Victor Bernard
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Answer : 3. "Mark Tucker"
Explanation :

Answer: C) Mark Tucker Explanation: British businessman Mark Tucker, currently group chief executive and president of insurance group AIA, will take over from Douglas Flint as the new Chairman of HSBC in October.

Q: Which Metro becomes world's first 100 per cent 'green' metro ? 1445 0

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    Hyderabad
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    Mumbai
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    Kolkata
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    Delhi
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Answer : 4. "Delhi"
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Answer: D) Delhi Explanation: By adhering to the green building norms for its residential colonies, the Delhi metro Railway Corporation (DMRC) has become the world's first completely green metro. The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) awarded the Delhi metro the platinum rating for adhering to the green building norms for its 10 residential colonies.

Q: As per "Swachh Survekshan 2017" records India's cleanest city is  ? 1443 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"
Explanation :

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: How many Indian origin persons were there in the House of Commons? 1441 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.

Q: Currency of Peru is 1436 0

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    Chilean Peso
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    Euro
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    Sol
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    Dollar
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Answer : 3. "Sol"
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Answer: C) Sol Explanation: Peru is a country in South America. Lima is the capital city of Peru. Sol is the currency of Peru.

Q: Who has been appointed as an Executive Director in the World Bank in the US ? 1432 0

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    S Aparna
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    Ashok Lavasha
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    Rahul Verma
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    S C Garg
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Answer : 1. "S Aparna"
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Answer: A) S Aparna Explanation:

Q: Which of the following is Not a Greenhouse Gas? 1431 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"
Explanation :

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: Which country have declared 2020 'Unique Year for Space Sector' ? 1431 0

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    United Arab Emirates
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    England
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    USA
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    India
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Answer : 1. "United Arab Emirates"
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Answer: A) United Arab Emirates Explanation:

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