General Awareness Questions

Q:

Who is the newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ?

A) Achal Kumar Jyoti B) V S Sampath
C) Om Prakash Rawat D) H S Brahma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Achal Kumar Jyoti

Explanation:

Achal Kumar Jyoti (64), a retired 1975 IAS Officer batch of Gujarat Cadre, is the newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), who took over as the head of the Election Commission in New Delhi on today. He succeeded Dr Nasim Zaidi. Jyoti will continue as the Chief Election Commissioner till January 17, 2018. Prior to this appointment, he was Election Commissioner of India. A CEC or an EC can have a tenure of six years or hold office till the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.

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Q:

ISRO has signed a memorandum of understanding with which of the following company to help develop low-cost lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles ?

A) SAIL B) DRDO
C) BHEL D) GAIL
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) BHEL

Explanation:

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) to help develop low-cost lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.

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Q:

Karnataka Bank Limited has recently launched Missed Call Banking Facility. Which of the following Statements are true regarding this?

(1) After giving missed call, the customer gets his account balance/mini statement through SMS on his mobile

(2) This Facility is free of cost

(3) Bank customers can give missed call from their registered mobile number to the designated numbers of the Bank and Know balance in their account or get mini statement

(4) These services are available only from registered mobile number of a customer to ensure confidentiality of the account details.

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

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Q:

The first lady to receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award was

A) Nargis Dutt B) Savitri Ganesh
C) Devika Rani Roerich D) Dina Pathak
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Devika Rani Roerich

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Q:

Daydreaming, Meditation, Intoxication, Sleep and Hypnosis are all types of

A) waking consciousness B) self-absorption
C) altered states of consciousness D) self-awareness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) altered states of consciousness

Explanation:

Consciousness is the state or quality of awareness, or, of being aware of an external object or something within oneself.

  

Day dreaming, Meditation, Intoxication, Sleep and Hypnosis are all types of altered states of consciousness . In al these states, a person's state of conscious is altered but he has consciousness.

 

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Q:

The highway transportation system is coordinated by

A) Department of Transportation B) Your local police department
C) The Department of Education D) The Internal Revenue Service
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Department of Transportation

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Q:

Who has been appointed as the new Executive Director (ED) of RBI in place of US Paliwal ?

A) Anjali Singh B) Manish Tomar
C) Susheela Singh D) Surekha Marandi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Surekha Marandi

Explanation:

Surekha Marandi has been appointed as the new Executive Director (ED) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). She succeeded U S Paliwal, who retired on December 31, 2016.

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Q:

Anti lock braking systems can significantly

A) Improve your breaking stability B) Impede your break instability
C) Impede your breaking power D) Improve your breaking power
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Improve your breaking stability

Explanation:

An anti-lock braking system (ABS) is a safety anti-skid braking system used on aircraft and on land vehicles , such as cars, motorcycles, trucks and buses.

 

ABS is only on the front wheels and it can improve your ability and the stability of your car by keeping the front wheels from locking under severe braking it will allow the wheels to continue to roll so the car can stop straight and stop as safe and as soon as possible

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