General Awareness Questions

Q:

The coldest planet in the solar system is ?

A) Venus B) Jupiter
C) Uranus D) Pluto
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Uranus

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As per the recommendations of the 12th Finance Commissions what should be the share of states in net proceeds of Shareable Central Taxes?

A) 20% B) 25.5%
C) 30.5% D) 33%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 30.5%

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Q:

What is a process whereby an Ecosystem can renew itself? 

A) Succession B) Reconstruction
C) Cleansing D) Purification
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Succession

Explanation:

The process which wherein an Ecosystem may renew itself is known as Ecological Succession.

The time scale may be decades or a million of years after a mass extinction. 

It may be achieve over a period of time.

 

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 The Narasapur in West godavari district is renowned for which of the following crafts ?

A) Leather Puppetry B) Ikat
C) Crochet Lace D) Siver Filligri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Crochet Lace

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Which Bank has launched a Unified Integrated Application "YONO" (You Need Only One) that would offer all kinds of financial and lifestyle products?

A) SBI Bank B) ICICI Bank
C) IDBI Bank D) HDFC Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) SBI Bank

Explanation:

State Bank of India, the country’s largest public sector bank, has launched a unified integrated app called YONO (You Need Only One) that would offer all kinds of financial and lifestyle products.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

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The Deccan Agriculturalists 'Relief Act of 1879 was enacted with which one of the following objectives?

A) Restore lands to the dispossessed peasants B) Ensure financial assistance to peasants during social and religious occasions
C) Restrict the sale of land for indebtedness to outsiders D) Give legal aid to insolvent peasants
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Give legal aid to insolvent peasants

Explanation:

The Deccan Riots Commission was set up which presented a report to the British Parliament in 1878.In 1879, the Agriculturists Relief Act was passed which ensured that the farmers could not be arrested and imprisoned if they were unable to pay their debts.It was an Act for the relief of Indebted Agriculturists in certain parts of the Deccan.

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India’s first contactless business credit card has been launched by __________in association with Jet Airways, India premier international airline.

A) Axis Bank B) ICICI Bank
C) HDFC Bank D) YES Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ICICI Bank

Explanation:

India’s first contactless business credit card has been launched by ICICI bank in association with Jet Airways, India premier international airline, for Small and Mid-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and their employees. The card has been christened as the ‘Jet Airways ICICI Bank Business Advantage Card’, which helps customers to save on their business expenses. The card is powered by the ‘VISA payWave’ contactless technology that enables the cardholder to make payments by simply tapping the card at contactless enabled terminals in more than 48 countries, including India. The card can also be used by dipping or swiping at non-contactless merchants.

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Q:

What does 'M' stand for in Roman numerals?

A) 1 B) 50
C) 500 D) 1000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1000

Explanation:

Letters of the alphabet used in ancient Rome to represent numbers:

I = 1;

V = 5;

X = 10;

L = 50;

C = 100;

D = 500;

M = 1000.

The numbers one through ten are written I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, and X.

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