General Awareness Questions

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Which of the following Indian Universities has topped the list of country's official higher education rankings, recently announced by the HRD Ministry ? 

A) Jawaharlal Nehru University B) Banaras Hindu University
C) IISc-Bengaluru D) Delhi University
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) IISc-Bengaluru

Explanation:

The Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc)- Bengaluru has topped the list of best universities of country's official higher education rankings, recently announced by the HRD Ministry.

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Harshavardhan's Vallabhi conquest is found in which of the following inscriptions?

A) Aihole Pillar Inscription B) Junagadh Inscription
C) Navsari Copperplate Inscription D) Damodarpur copper plate Inscription
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Navsari Copperplate Inscription

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What is the function of an antagonist in a story?

Answer

The antagonist is the negative or opposing force in a story.


It could be a human enemy, or it could be non-human, like an animal or something less tangible, like fear.


 


The antagonist plays an important role in story development.

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Who is the first woman lawyer to be appointed as Supreme court judge?

A) Indu Malhotra B) Fathima Beevi
C) R. Banumathi D) Ruma Pal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Indu Malhotra

Explanation:

Supreme Court collegium has selected senior advocate Indu Malhotra as the first woman lawyer to be directly appointed as a judge of the apex court.

Along with Malhotra, Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice KM Joseph has also been promoted as a Supreme Court justice.

Malhotra holds the distinction of being only the second woman in Supreme Court’s history to be designated as a senior advocate in 2007.

In all, Malhotra is going to be the seventh woman judge since independence to make it to the Supreme Court.

At present, Justice R Banumathi is the lone woman judge in the apex court.

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Q:

The term fourth estate is used in reference to

A) The executive B) Parliament
C) Judiciary D) The Press and newspaper
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The Press and newspaper

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Q:

What is the Biggest Annual Net Loss?

Answer

AOL Time Warner (USA) reported an annual net loss of $98.7 billion on 30 January 2003.

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Quality of a musical note depends on

A) Fundamental frequency B) Amplitude of the wave
C) Harmonics present D) Velocity of sound in the medium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Harmonics present

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Q:

How do we now Know the company founded as the Battlecreek Toasted Cornflake Company in 1906?

Answer

Kellogg's

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