General Awareness Questions

Q:

The Union Cabinet has approved the export of which missile system of India?

 

A) Nag B) Amogha
C) Akash D) Prithvi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Akash

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Q:

An interest group hires lobbyists to

 

A) influence legislators B) raise money for politicians
C) handle tough problems D) enact laws in its favor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) influence legislators

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Q:

One major cause of floods is

A) light rain over a large area B) a decrease in stream discharge
C) rapid spring snowmelt D) increased capacity of stream channels
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) rapid spring snowmelt

Explanation:

There are lots of reasons behind the flood in any area but the main reason is a heavy downpour or rapid snowmelt can flood canyons with a mixture of soil, rock, and water is a major cause of floods.

 

When the spring times come, sometimes there's a lot of warmth that suddenly comes, especially nowadays when there are things such as global warming. So the snow melts and large amounts of water can flood the fields that are often found at the foot of a mountain or similar things.

 

But they may also be caused by deforestation, drainage channel modification from a landslide, earthquake or volcanic eruption. Examples include outburst floods and lahars.

 

 

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Q:

The Asia Pacific Summit 2018 began in?

A) India B) Nepal
C) Bangladesh D) Dubai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nepal

Explanation:

The Asia Pacific Summit 2018 began in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Q:

Currency exchange rates are based on

Answer

The amount of money you’ll get for a given amount of your country’s currency is based on internationally determined exchange rates. Exchange rates can be either fixed or floating. Fixed exchange rates use a standard, such as gold or another precious metal, and each unit of currency corresponds to a fixed quantity of that standard that should (theoretically) exist.

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Q:

What was established by the Americans, the British and the Canadians at Bretton woods in 1944?

Answer

The International Monetary Fund and the international Bank for Reconstruction and development.

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Q:

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

A) 10 B) 12
C) 15 D) 19
 
Answer & Explanation 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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Q:

Trishna gas project, which is in news recently, is located in which state?

A) Tripura B) Maharashtra
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tripura

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