General Awareness Questions

Q:

Which Indian social theorist had argued that the idea of a homogenized the 'cultural arrogance of post-enlightenment Europe'?

 

A) Ashis Nandy B) Partha Chatterjee
C) T.K.Oommen D) Rajni Kothari
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ashis Nandy

Explanation:

Ashis Nandy traced the roots of colonialism's mandate to absolutize the relative differences between cultures to the cultural arrogance of Enlightenment Europe.

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1 1895
Q:

A team of scientists from which organisation has entered China, to probe the source of Coronavirus?

 

A) CDC B) FAO
C) John Hopkins University D) WHO
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) WHO

Explanation:
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0 1894
Q:

How many Indian got a place in 100 most influential people in the world list 2017 by Time magazine ?

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

Explanation:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma.

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1 1893
Q:

Yakshagana, a dance drama is popular in

A) Karnataka B) Tamil Nadu
C) Kerala D) Andhra Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Karnataka

Explanation:

Yakshagana is a traditional Indian dance drama form developed in Karnataka state of India.

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10 1890
Q:

The country where the military has imposed martial law amid a political crisis

Answer

Thailand

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0 1888
Q:

Who is the present Secretary General of the ASEN group ?

Answer

Le Luong Minh

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0 1887
Q:

Is rusting a physical or chemical change?

Answer

In chemistry rusting is called as oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical process where metal gains oxygen and become oxide. In rusting the Iron ore make a chemical reaction with the oxygen in the presence of water and environmental or atmospheric moisture to produce an Iron oxide. Iron oxide is otherwise called as rust.


The rusting of iron is a chemical change because it is two substances reacting together to make a new substance. 


 


Rusting would only be a physical change if iron molecules remained pure iron throughout the process.

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2 1886
Q:

The U-shaped skyscraper ‘The Big Bend’ will be build in which city ?

A) New York B) Florida
C) Texas D) California
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) New York

Explanation:

The design plans for the U-shaped skyscraper ‘The Big Bend’ in New York, hailed as the world’s longest building, have been revealed. The 4,000-foot long building will feature an elevator system that can travel in curves, horizontally and in loops.

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3 1885