2001+ General Awareness Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Which Indian female mountaineer recently created the fastest record of scaling Mount Everest back-to-back twice within 5 days?

A) Anshu Jamsenpa	B) Arunima Sinha
C) Premlatha Agarwal	D) Bachedri Pal

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Anshu Jamsenpa

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Which one of the following statements about the justice Party is not correct?

A) It clamoured for the same kind of separate communal representation for the Non-Brahmins as had been granted to the Muslims by the Morley-Minto Reforms.	B) It was patronized mainly by richer landowning and urban middle class Non-Brahmins.
C) It succeeded in getting the provision for 28 reserved seats for the Non-Brahmins in the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms.	D) It supported the call given by the Congress toboycott elections in 1920.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) It supported the call given by the Congress toboycott elections in 1920.

Explanation:

The Justice Party was a political party in the Madras Presidency of British India. It was founded byT. M. Nairand P. Theagaraya Chetty in 1916. Communal division between Brahminsand non-Brahmins began in the presidency during the late-19th and early-20th century, mainly due to caste prejudices and disproportionate Brahminical representation in government jobs. The Justice Party's foundation marked the culmination of several efforts to establish an organisation to represent the non-Brahmins in Madras. Founders of Justice Party though that Congress was mainly Brahmin party, so it started opposing Congress

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What is the name of the castle that was built in honour of world renowned composer Richard Wagner?

A) Balmoral Castle	B) Neuschwanstein Castle
C) Conwy Castle	D) Kronborg

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Neuschwanstein Castle

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Find the odd one out in relation to using ATM and net-banking facilities.

A) Don't share your ATM card	B) Don't share your PIN
C) Don't change your PIN at regular intervals	D) Don't share your login ID and password

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Don't change your PIN at regular intervals

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On 19 September 2017, Law Ministry approved Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2017. The proposed bill will be applicable in cases where the value of offences is over ______.

A) Rs 100 crores	B) Rs 50 crores
C) Rs 25 crores	D) Rs 200 crores

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs 100 crores

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Q:

The 2018 ASEAN India Film Festival was held in which of the following cities?

A) Lucknow	B) New Delhi
C) Pune	D) Gurugram

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) New Delhi

Explanation:

The ASEAN India Film Festival 2018 was held in New Delhi. It was inaugurated by Information and Broadcasting Minister Col. (Retd) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.

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In August 2017, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) launched two mobile apps named ‘MyFASTag’ and ‘______’.

A) FASTag Lane	B) FASTag Partner
C) FASTag First	D) FASTag Life

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) FASTag Partner

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Name the official language of Brazil?

A) Portuguese	B) German
C) Italian	D) Brazilian

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