General Knowledge Questions

Q:

How many Fundamental Duties are in the Indian Constitution?

A) Nine B) Eleven
C) Twelve D) Twenty
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Eleven

Explanation:

List of fundamental duties of the citizens of India in Article 51A of the Indian Constitution :

1. to abide by the constitution and respect its ideal and institutions;

2. to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom;

3. to uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India;

4. to defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so;

5. to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India   transcending religious, linguistic and regional diversities, to renounce practices derogatory to the   dignity of women;

6. to value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture;

7. to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers, and wild-life       and to have compassion for living creatures;

8. to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform;

9. to safeguard public property and to abjure violence;

10. to strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity

11. who is a parent or guardian , to provide opportunities for education to his child, or as the case may be, ward between the age of six and fourteen years.

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Q:

Ezra cup is associated with which sports?

A) Hockey B) Polo
C) Rowing D) Football
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Polo

Explanation:

The Ezra Cup is a popular polo tournament conducted annually in India. The Calcutta Polo Club runs this oldest and first ever Polo Trophy. The first Ezra Cup was held in 1880. After a period of inactivity, it has now been revived by Mr. Keshav Bangur, Calcutta Polo Club's president.

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Q:

The annual percentage rate on a credit card determines

 

A) The amount of money you still owe to the credit card company B) Money you withdrawn from the credit card
C) Total transactions done throughout the year D) The amount of interest you are charged on credit card purchases
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The amount of interest you are charged on credit card purchases

Explanation:

The annual percentage rate (APR) on a credit card determines the amount of interest you are charged on credit card purchases.

 

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Q:

In October 2017, RBI fixed the cash loading limit per month to ______ for Prepaid Payment Instruments.

 

A) Rs 10,000 B) Rs 50,000
C) Rs 75,000 D) Rs 1,00,000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs 50,000

Explanation:
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Q:

The _______ Lake of India has very high salinity

A) Sambhar (Rajasthan) B) Wular ( J & K)
C) Chilka (Orissa) D) Pulicut ( Tamil Nadu)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sambhar (Rajasthan)

Explanation:

The Sambhar Lake of Rajasthan is about 233 sq km in extent , it is known to have a large reserves of salt in its bottom layers.

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Q:

Buddha's preaching were mainly related to

A) belief in one God B) practice of rituals
C) purity of thought and conduct D) idol worship
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) purity of thought and conduct

Explanation:
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Q:

The busiest  sea route is 

A) The Mediterranean Red-Sea Route B) The South Atlantic Route
C) The North Atlantic Route D) The Pacific Route
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The North Atlantic Route

Explanation:

There are Industrially most developed countries on either side of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Q:

The sampling distribution of a statistic is

 

 

A) A normal curve, for which probabilities are obtained by standardizing.  B) A distribution of all possible summary statistics from a single random sample, from the same population.
C) A distribution of all parameters from the population that is to be randomly sampled. D) The mechanism that determines whether the random sampling was effective. 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A normal curve, for which probabilities are obtained by standardizing. 

Explanation:

The sampling distribution of a statistic is the distribution of the statistic for all possible samples from the same population of a given size.

 

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