General Awareness Questions

Q:

Wild animals are not considered a natural resource.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) FALSE

Explanation:

The given statement is False. Wild animals are considered as a natural resource.


Natural resources are resources taken from nature to satisfy our needs. These natural resources are:


1) Air


2) Water


3) Soil


4) Plants


5) Animals


6) Minerals


7) Forests


8) Natural Gas


9) Coal


10) Petroleum.

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Q:

Of the following, the town which does not come within the National Capital Region is?

A) Panipat B) Rohtak
C) Mathura D) Khurja
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mathura

Explanation:
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Q:

Which tree yields wood called porcupine wood?

Answer

The Coconut tree

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Q:

Which of the following countries has recently withdrawn as the host of the 2019 Asian Games?

A) China B) Vietnam
C) Russia D) Abu Dhabi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vietnam

Explanation:
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Q:

"IPCC" stands for

A) Indian Panel on Code Change B) Indian Penal Country Code
C) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change D) Indian Policy on Climate Control
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Explanation:

IPCC stands for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. It was established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme.

 

 

      • IPCC, with respect to Chartered Accountancy, stands for Integrated Professional Competence Course. This is the second level of the CA course.




 

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Q:

Largest gulf in the world

A) Persian Gulf B) Gulf of Mannar
C) Gulf of Mexico D) Gulf of Carpentaria
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gulf of Mexico

Explanation:

*  The Gulf of Mexico, bordered by the United States, Mexico, and the island nation of Cuba, is the worlds largest gulf.

It has a coastline of about 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles).

*  The Gulf of Mexico is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Straits of Florida, between Cuba and the U.S. state of Florida.

It is largely surrounded by the North American continent.

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Q:

Which forests are called "Lungs of the Earth"?

A) Tongass B) Congo
C) Nile D) Amazon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Amazon

Explanation:

The world’s largest tropical rainforest Amazon rain forests are called "Lungs of the Earth". It is so called because it produces 20% of the Earth's oxygen, and is also a vast carbon sink, absorbs more than 1 billion tons of atmospheric carbon which is emitted by the burning of fossil fuels annually.

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Q:

What name, taken from a medieval fortress near London , was adopted as the official name of the British Royal family in 1917?

Answer

Windsor

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