2001+ General Awareness Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Who amongst the following authors was in 2007 conferred the knighthood by the British government?

A) Salman Rushdie	B) V.S. Naipaul
C) Chetan Bhagat	D) Khushwant Singh

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Salman Rushdie

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Q:

Study of Rocks is called

A) Geology	B) Cytology
C) Petrology	D) Petology

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Petrology

Explanation:

The scientific study of rocks is called petrology, which is an essential component of geology.

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Q:

Who has been appointed as the Election Commissioner of India ?

A) S. Y. Quraishi	B) Sunil Arora
C) H. S. Brahma	D) Nasim Zaidi

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sunil Arora

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Q:

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting was organised in September 2007 in which of the following places?

A) Sydney	B) New York
C) Tokyo	D) Beijing

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sydney

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Q:

Which city topped in city governance ranking of the Annual Survey of India’s City Systems (ASICS) 2016 ?

A) Hyderabad	B) Bangalore
C) Thiruvananthapuram	D) Pune

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Thiruvananthapuram

Explanation:

Thiruvananthapuram, capital of Kerala has topped in city governance ranking of the Annual Survey of India’s City Systems (ASICS) 2016 conducted by Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy. This year it was the fourth edition the annual survey which had evaluated 21 major cities from the 18 states. It highlighted inadequacies in urban governance that could affect public service delivery and quality of life.

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Q:

Which state government started the distribution of kits for new borns and mothers across the State ?

A) Uttar Pradesh	B) Haryana
C) Madhya Pradesh	D) Telangana

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Telangana

Explanation:

The Telangana government started the distribution of kits for new borns and mothers across the State with Chief Minister K.Chandrashekar Rao gave them at the Government Maternity Hospital. Six women, who gave birth to children recently, received them.

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Q:

At which of the following places is the College of Defence Management located ?

A) Pune	B) Secunderabad
C) Chennai	D) Dehradun

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Secunderabad

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Q:

Which of the following is NOT a source of tax revenue collected by the Govt of India?

A) Custom Duty	B) Excise Duty
C) Income Tax	D) Dividends & Profits

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