General Awareness Questions

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When was the Internet available to the Public?

A) 1970 B) 1980
C) 1990 D) 2000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1990

Explanation:

Internet service providers (ISP's) emerged in the late 1980's and early 1990's.

The ARPANET was decommissioned in 1990.

By 1995, the Internet was fully commercialized in the U.S., when the NSFNet was decommissioned, removing the last restrictions on use of the Internet to carry commercial traffic.

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Pulitzer prize winners are selected by the Pulitzer prize Board and announced by the president of the

A) New York University B) Columbia University
C) Wesleyan University D) Cambridge university
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Columbia University

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Q:

The first lady to receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award was

A) Nargis Dutt B) Savitri Ganesh
C) Devika Rani Roerich D) Dina Pathak
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Devika Rani Roerich

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YUVA - a skill development programme under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, an initiative of ____.

A) Delhi Police B) Border Security Force
C) Central Industrial Security Forces D) Maharashtra Police
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Delhi Police

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Tata Steel's Wholly owned indirect subsidiary, Tata Steel Global Minerals Holdings Pvt Limited, Singapore, on October 1, 2008, entered into a binding agreement  with new Millennium Capital Corporation, _______(NML) whereby Tata Steel will become a strategic investor in NML

A) Canada B) Taiwan
C) Mexico D) South Africa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Canada

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What does PMKSY stands for ?

A) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Sampada Yojana B) Pradhan Mantri Kalyan Sampada Yojana
C) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana D) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Seva Yojana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana

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Who has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) in 2017 ?

A) Debasis Jana B) Sankara Rao
C) Dev Patel D) Santosh Sharma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Santosh Sharma

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Name the person who has become the first visually impaired Indian runner to complete the historic Boston Marathon.

A) Shankar Alam B) Sagar Baheti
C) Saumya Vashishtha D) Naval Kulkarni
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sagar Baheti

Explanation:

Bangalore-based Sagar Baheti has become the first visually impaired Indian runner to complete the historic Boston Marathon, the world's oldest and the hardest marathon to qualify for.

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