General Awareness Questions

Q:

When did India celebrated its first Labor Day?

A) 1912 B) 1923
C) 1949 D) 1953
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1923

Explanation:

May Day or Labor Day is celebrated across the world on 1st May every year to mark the eight-hour day labor movement advocated 8 hrs of work, 8 hrs for recreation and 8 hrs for rest. In India, labor day was celebrated on Chennai's Marina Beach in 1923 by Labour Kisan P:arty of Hindustan.

 

It is a public holiday where no one goes to work.

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1 1964
Q:

Tsangpo is the other name in Tibet for ____________ .

A) Kosi B) Gandak
C) Brahmaputra D) Ganga
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Brahmaputra

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3 1964
Q:

Which Asian country has opened 'Duge Bridge' (world's highest road bridge) for use in year 2016?

A) China B) Russia
C) Japan D) India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) China

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0 1963
Q:

Which of the following statements about Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar, as a drafting member of the Constitution of India, are correct?1. He favoured the role of the Supreme Court in taking important decisions related to the interpretation of the Constitution of India.2. He felt that the Supreme Court had to draw the line between liberty and social control.3. He believed in the dominance of the executive over the judiciary.4. He favoured a dictatorial form of governance.Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 and 2 only B) 1, 2 and 3
C) 3 and 4   D) 1,2 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1 and 2 only

Explanation:

The doctrine of independence is not to be raised to the level of a dogma so as to enable the judiciary to function as a kind of super-legislature or super-executive. The judiciary is there to interpret the Constitution or adjudicate upon the rights...” Hence, 1 is correct.

It is the great tribunal which has to draw the line between liberty and social control. Hence statement 2 is also correct.

 

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0 1961
Q:

India’s biggest water carnival through ‘Jal Mahotsav’ is organized every year in which of the following Island of the country?

A) Hanuwantiya Island B) Havelock Island
C) Kadmat Island D) Munroe Island
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hanuwantiya Island

Explanation:

India’s biggest water carnival through ‘Jal Mahotsav’ is organized every year in Hanuwantiya Island in Madhya Pradesh. The festival is a celebration of the natural beauty and the culture od Madhya Pradesh.

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0 1959
Q:

Of 1345 people who gave blood at a blood bank, 247 of them had high blood pressure. What is the probability that one of these people who gave blood did not have high blood pressure?

Probability and statistics

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1 1958
Q:

D.C Series motor never operated on 

A) Full Load B) Half Load
C) No Load D) At any Load
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) No Load

Explanation:

D.C series motor both armature and feild connected in series at noload condition current drawn by the motor is zero Ia=0 flux also zero. but very small amount of flux avalible because of residual magnetism

in series motor speed  =  N α Eb/Φ Eb almost conistant

                                 =    N α 1/Φ

At no load condition d.c series can be run as dangerously very high so d.c series motor
operated at load condition only

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1 1956
Q:

'Vikalp' is a scheme launched by Indian Railways to help wait-listed passengers. Which of the following is NOT true about this scheme?

A) Confirmed berths in alternate trains. B) No-extra charges will be taken from passengers.
C) Wait-listed passengers can avail opportunity of travelling in Rajdhani/Shatabdi/Special trains even when booking made is in other mail/express trains. D) Vikalp scheme will be initially available for e-tickets only.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Confirmed berths in alternate trains.

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0 1955