2001+ General Awareness Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Which State Government has recently abolished "agriculture income tax"

A) Karnataka	B) Rajasthan
C) Bihar	D) Asssam

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Karnataka

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Which bank became the third bank by the Reserve Bank of India into Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) list?

A) ICICI Bank	B) SBI
C) HDFC Bank	D) Axis Bank

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) HDFC Bank

Explanation:

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has added HDFC Bank, the second largest private sector lender of country in list of Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs). HDFC Bank is third bank in country to be added in list of D-SIBs after State Bank of India (SBI) and ICICI Bank which were added in 2016 and continue to be in that category.

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In September 2017, “Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojna” was launched for giving electricity connections in rural and urban areas by ______.

A) March, 2019	B) December, 2018
C) March, 2018	D) October, 2018

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) December, 2018

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Q:

Jammu and Kashmir Rifles is

A) an infantry regiment of the Indian Army	B) a battalion of the Rashtriya Rifles
C) the name of the Armed Police of the State of Jammu and Kashmir	D) a paramilitary force under the Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) an infantry regiment of the Indian Army

Explanation:

Jammu and Kashmir Rifles is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. It is a truly historic Indian Regiment raised by Maharaja Gulab Singh, the founder of the Dogra Kingdom in 1820. Amongst all the princely State Forces of India, it was the only one to be absorbed into the Indian Army as a separate Regiment and did not lose its entity by merger into the existing Regiments of the Army.

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Q:

Which of the following pair is INCORRECT?

A) Amjad Ali Khan - Tabla	B) Ustad Bismillah Khan - Shehna
C) Hema Malini - Bharatnatyam	D) Shambhu Maharaj - Kathak

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Amjad Ali Khan - Tabla

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The Ministry of Power, Government of India has recently constituted a Committee to investigate the causes of the accident that occurred on 1stNovember, 2017 at Feroze Gandhi Thermal Power Plant Ltd., Unchahar, in Uttar Pradesh. Who among the following is the Chairman of the Committee?

A) Dr. L. D. Papney	B) Shri Dhawal Prakash Antapurkar
C) Shri Subir Chakraborty	D) Shri P. Siwal

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Shri P. Siwal

Explanation:

Power Ministry constitutes a Committee to investigate into the causes of the NTPC, Unchahar Thermal Power Plant accident

The composition of the committee would be as follows:

Name Position

Shri P.D. Siwal, Member (Thermal), CEA Chairman

Shri Subir Chakraborty,Director (Projects), UPRVUNL Member

Shri Dhawal Prakash Antapurkar,Director of Steam Boilers, Maharashtra Member

Dr. L.D. Papney,Chief Engoneer, (TE&TD), CEA Member & Convenor

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Q:

Which is the largest and deepest ocean?

A) Arctic	B) Pacific
C) Atlantic	D) Indian

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pacific

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Which of the following is a free encyclopedia, written collaboratively by the people who use it?

A) Google	B) Wikipedia
C) Encyclopedia	D) Yahoo

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