General Awareness Questions

Q:

A scientist who studies water is called a

A) Geographer B) Herpetologist
C) Archeologist D) Hydrologist
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Hydrologist

Explanation:

A person or scientist who studies on water is called as Hydrologist. Since the study of water and its properties is known as Hydrology, the persons who deals with this field are known as Hydrologists.

 

Geographer :

A scientist who studies Earth's natural environment and how human society uses the natural environment.

 

Herpetologist :

A person who studies reptiles and amphibians.

 

Archeologist :


Someone who studies people and what they did in the past from the things they left behind.

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Q:

What part of a check is the least important?

A) Memo line B) The check number
C) Routing number D) Signature line
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Memo line

Explanation:

The parts of a check are :

 

1. Name & Address

2. Date

3. Pay to the order of

4. Written amount

5. Numeric amount box

6. For or Memo line 

7. Signature line

8. Check number

9. Account number

10. Bank name etc... 

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Hence, the Memo line which describes the purpose of the check is of least important in all the parts of a check.

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Q:

First China War was fought between

A) China and Britain B) China and France
C) China and Egypt D) China and Greek
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) China and Britain

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Q:

Film and TV institute of india is located at

A) Pune (Maharashtra) B) Rajkot (Gujarat)
C) Pimpri (Maharashtra) D) Perambur (Tamilnadu)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pune (Maharashtra)

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Q:

IRDP stands for

A) International Rural Development Programme B) Integrated Rural Development Programme
C) Indian Rural Development policy D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Integrated Rural Development Programme

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Q:

The oldest type of energy known to man is _____?

A) Geothermal Energy B) Solar Power
C) Wind Power D) Tidal Power
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Geothermal Energy

Explanation:

Geothermal energy is heat energy generated and stored in the Earth. Geothermal energy has been used for thousands of years in some countries for cooking and heating. It is simply power derived from the Earth's internal heat.

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Q:

Full form of BCG is 

A) Bacillus Cholera Germ B) Bacillus Calmette Guerin
C) Bacillus Curative Gene D) Bacillus Cholera Guerin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bacillus Calmette Guerin

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Q:

People from which state celebrate their harvest festival around Makar Sankranti?

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

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