General Awareness Questions

Q:

Where do the greenhouse gases come from?

A) Agriculture B) Land-use change
C) Fosssil fuels D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

Most of the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) come primarily from burning fossil fuels (coal, hydrocarbon gas liquids, natural gas, and petroleum) for energy use and the major greenhouse gas is of course carbon dioxide (CO2) which comes from burning fossil fuels and land-use change.

But methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), which mostly come from agriculture and waste, are also significant GHGs and shouldn't be discounted.

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Q:

City with most Bridges in the world is _________

Answer

Hamburg, Germany, is located on the river Elbe at the point where it meets the Bille and Alster rivers. The canals, rivers and streams within the city are crossed by a total of 2,302 bridges-more than the cities of Vanice and Amsterdam combined.

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Q:

Estate Duty was introducded in ________

Answer

Estate Duty which was introduced in 1953, was withdrawn from March 1, 1985.

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Q:

Which elements are most abundant in living organisms?

A) oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus B) carbon, potassium, iron, magnesium, hydrogen, and nitrogen
C) hydrogen, carbon, calcium, potassium, oxygen, and phosphorus D) oxygen, calcium, phosphorus, sodium, hydrogen, and carbon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus

Explanation:

Living organisms often contain trace amounts of several elements, but the most abundant ones are oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, sulphur and phosphorus.

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Q:

The oldest news agency in the world is

A) Associated Press B) Agence France-Presse
C) Reuters D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Associated Press

Explanation:

Associated Press (AP) is world's oldest news agency followed by Reuters and Agence France - Presse.

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Q:

Which is the largest coal producing country in the World?

A) India B) China
C) Russia D) New-zealand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) China

Explanation:

China has been by far the biggest coal producing country over the last three decades. The country produced about 3.6 billion tonnes (Bt) of coal in 2012 accounting for over 47% of the world's total coal output.

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Q:

The state which topped in creation of new jobs during the six years between 2004 and 2011 as per the latest NSSO data?

Answer

West Bengal

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Q:

International Day of Happiness is celebrated throughout the world on  ?

A) 21st March B) 23rd March
C) 20th March D) 19th March
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 20th March

Explanation:

The International Day of Happiness (known as Happiness Day) is celebrated throughout the world on the 20th of March. The International Day of Happiness was founded on June 28, 2012, by the United Nations General Assembly when all 193 member states unanimously adopted UN resolution 66/281.

It was celebrated for the first time in 2013.

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