2001+ General Awareness Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

The study of the weather is known as

A) Weatherology	B) Siesmology
C) Meteorology	D) Pulmology

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Meteorology

Explanation:

Meteorology is the study of weather and Earth's atmosphere. Climatology is another term used to describe the study of weather.

Studying the weather is not only useful for determining if you'll need an umbrella for the day. While forecasting is an important aspect of studying weather, understanding weather patterns provides valuable information about the status of the planet.

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Q:

The First Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in NorthEastern States will be set up in the State of :

A) Manipur	B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Nagaland	D) Mizoram

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mizoram

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Q:

The country where citizens rejected adopting world's highest minimum wage (25 dollars an hour) in a referendum recently

Answer

Switzerland

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Many times we see a term in newspapers 'IPO'. What is the full form of the Same?

A) Indian Public Offer	B) Institutional Purchase Offer
C) Industrial Purchase Offer	D) Initial Public Offer

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Initial Public Offer

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Q:

Numismatics is the study of

A) Numbers	B) Coins
C) Stamps	D) None

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Coins

Explanation:

Numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, and related objects.

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Q:

Headquarters of Competition Commission of India (CCI) is in

A) New Delhi	B) Hyderabad
C) Bangalore	D) Kolkata

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) New Delhi

Explanation:

Competition Commission of India (CCI) was established on 14th October 2003. It headquarters in New Delhi.

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Q:

Name the malicious software that affected various computers recently in may 2017, and restricted users to access it until a ransom is paid to unlock it ?

A) Bitcoinware	B) Captiveware
C) Pay-offware	D) Ransomware

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ransomware

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Q:

The Reserve Bank of India has taken some initiatives to prevent a US type sub-prime Crisis in India. Which of the following is/ are such initiatives?

A. Banks are adviced to set up credit counselling centres.

B. Banks should stop giving housing loans to big borrowers (Asking for loans of Rs.50 lakhs and above )

C. Banks should not give loans to builders and property dealers/developers

A) Only (A)	B) Only (B)
C) Only (C)	D) All (A), (B), (C)

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