General Awareness Questions

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Who among the following took over as the 25th Director General of the Border Roads(DGBR) ?

A) Lt. Gen. Suresh Sharma B) Lt. Gen. David R. Syiemlieh
C) Lt. Gen. Srikanth Mishra D) Lt. Gen. Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Lt. Gen. Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava

Explanation:

Lt. Gen. Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava took over as the 25th Director General of the Border Roads (DGBR). He has replaced Lt. Gen. Suresh Sharma. Prior to it, he was holding the appointment of Director General Combat Engineers at Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence(Army).

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In ancient Greek city states the central district would be built on a hilltop and it would contain the chief municipal and religious buildings . What was this place called?

Answer

Acropolis

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Q:

Who is the new CEO of Ford Motors?

Answer

Mark Fields

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The first cellular phone service in india was introduced by ________

Answer

The first cellular phone service in india was introduced by Modi Telstra on August 23, 1995 in calcutta under the name Mobile Net. 

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RBI has extended the timeline for full implementation of the Basel III capital regulations to which of the following date instead of 31 March, 2018?

A) 31 Jan, 2019 B) 31 Dec, 2018
C) 31 Mar, 2019 D) 1 Oct, 2018
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 31 Mar, 2019

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Q:

From April 1, 2017 Interest rates on small savings deposits including PPF cut by

A) 0.5% B) 0.4%
C) 0.2% D) 0.1%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 0.1%

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Q:

 Which city will host the 2018 Winter Olympics?

A) Sapporo B) Salzburg
C) Annecy D) Pyeongchang
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pyeongchang

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Q:

Nipah virus outbreak in Bangladesh in the year

A) 2001 B) 2006
C) 2012 D) 2015
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2001

Explanation:

The first identification of Nipah virus as a cause of an outbreak of encephalitis was reported in 2001 in Meherpur district of Bangladesh. Since, then Outbreaks of the deadly Nipah virus has been recorded almost every year in selected districts of Bangladesh.

 

Drinking raw date palm sap and contact with a case were identified as the major risk factors for acquiring the disease.

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