2001+ General Awareness Questions and Answers with Explanation

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Family is important to the socialization process because:

A) parents greatly affect a child's self-concept.	B) families give children social identity in terms of class, ethnicity, and religion.
C) family members are often what Mead called "significant others."	D) All of the above are correct.

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) families give children social identity in terms of class, ethnicity, and religion.

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In April 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated phase-I (Link-2) pipeline canal of the ambitious Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation (SAUNI) in which state?

A) Rajasthan	B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Gujarat	D) Madhya Pradesh

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gujarat

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Who launched ‘National Biopharma mission’ named ‘i3’ in June, 2017?

A) Piyush Goyal	B) Rajnath Singh
C) Dr. Harsh Vardhan	D) Arun Jaitley

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dr. Harsh Vardhan

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What is Kalaripayattu?

A) The boat race of Kerala	B) The bullfight that takes place in Kerala
C) The game originated in Kerala using weapons	D) The games conducted in Tamil Nadu

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The game originated in Kerala using weapons

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The disconnected lines drawn on a map for showing slope

A) Bench marks	B) Contours
C) Form lines	D) Hachure

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Hachure

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Which one of the following statements about the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change is not correct?

A) The fund is meant to assist national and State level activities to meet the cost of adaptation measures.	B) This scheme has been taken as a Central Sector Scheme.
C) The Indian Council of Agricultural Research is the national implementing entity for the fund.	D) The scheme has been in force since

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The Indian Council of Agricultural Research is the national implementing entity for the fund.

Explanation:

Government has established the National Adaptation Fund on Climate Change (NAFCC) with a budget provision of Rs.350 crores for the year 2015-16 and 2016-17, with an estimated requirement of Rs.181.5 crores for financial year 2017-18. The objective of the fund is to assist State and Union Territories that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change in meeting the cost of adaptation. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has been appointed as National Implementing Entity (NIE) responsible for implementation of adaptation projects under the (NAFCC).

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Q:

Which one of the following is not a tributary of the river Ganga?

A) Son	B) Mahananda
C) Teesta	D) Sharada

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Teesta

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Tributaries -

left:

Ramganga, Gomti, Karnali, Gandaki, Koshi, Mahananda

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right:

Yamuna, Tamsa, Son, Punpun, Tons, Hindon, Kunta, Gir, Rishiganga, Hanuman Ganga, Sasur Khaderi

Sharda:

flows southeast another 100 km (62 mi) in Uttar Pradesh to join the Ghaghra (Karnali) as a right - bank tributary. Teesta is a tributary of Jamuna river.

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Which of the following country is not a member of SAARC?

A) Nepal	B) Maldives
C) China	D) Afghanistan

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