General Awareness Questions

Amjad Ali Khan

The three state-run Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) – Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) have signed an agreement to jointly set up the world’s largest refinery and petrochemical complex at Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra at a cost of $40 billion. The IOC will hold 50% stake and HPCL & BPCL will will take 25% stake each in the new complex. The refinery will produce petrol, diesel, LPG, ATF and feedstock for making petrochemical that are basic building blocks in plastic, chemical and textile industries. The refinery is expected to be completed by 2022.

Dena Bank Ltd was an Indian public sector bank with the tagline " Your Trusted Family Bank ". It was headquartered in Mumbai. The bank was founded in 1938 and the Indian government nationalized it in 1969.

Two passengers behind the operator is safe for a PWC.

Residents of Vadodara, the 10th cleanest city in the country has created a new Guinness world record with maximum number of people sweeping the ‘floor’ (single venue). Vadodara municipal corporation commissioner Vinod Rao said around 5,058 people came together to sweep the venue – a bridge connecting Akota with Dandia bazaar – spread over one kilometre. The record was achieved by participants who swept the place in groups of 50.

As per the latest updates, India is :

• Largest producer of milk.

• Largest producer of millets in the world.

• Largest producer of jute.

• Largest producer of ginger.

• Largest producer of bananas.

• Largest producer of castor oil seeds.

• Largest producer of mangoes.

• Largest producer of safflower oil seeds.

• Largest producer of papayas.

• Largest producer of cottonseed (As per International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) report for the month of March 2017)

• Second largest producer of tea, the first position being held by China.

• Second largest producer of sugarcane, the first position being held by Brazil.

• Second largest producer of wheat, the first position being held by China.

• Second largest producer of onions, the first position being held by China.

• Second largest producer of potatoes, the first position being held by China.

• Second largest producer of garlic, the first position being held by China.

• Second largest producer of rice, the first position being held by China.

• Second largest producer of cement., next to China.

• Second largest producer of silk, the first position being held by China.

The statement about broadheads is true is Dress game with great caution until you find all parts of the broadhead.