General Awareness Questions

Q:

The ‘water frame’ of Richard Arkwright was a device for

A) producing a new type of painting B) irrigating fields for rice cultivation
C) producing strong threads of yarn D) the faster movement of steamships
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) producing strong threads of yarn

Explanation:

In 1769 Arkwright patented the invention that made him rich, and his country an economic powerhouse: The spinning frame. The spinning frame was a device that could produce stronger threads for yarns.

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Q:

Which European traveller had observed,"A Hindu woman can go anywhere alone, even in the most crowded places, and she need never fear the impertinent looks and jokes of idle loungers"?

A) Francois Bernier B) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
C) Thomas Roe D) Abbe J.A. Dubois
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Abbe J.A. Dubois

Explanation:

A European traveler, Abbe J.A. Dubois, commented, at the beginning of the 19th century: "A Hindu woman can go anywhere alone, even in the most crowded places, and she need never fear the impertinent looks and jokes of idle loungers....A house inhabited solely by women is a sanctuary which the most shameless libertine would not dream of violating.' The women of the time possessed title individuality of their own. This does not mean that there were no exceptions to this rule.

 

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Q:

Which defence satellite would be launched by ISRO for DRDO in March 2019?

A) GSAT - 11 B) MICROSAT - R
C) Emisat D) Cartosat - 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Emisat

Explanation:

Emisat defence satellite would be launched by ISRO for DRDO in March 2019.

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Q:

'Green Banking' means :

A) Banks financing agriculture B) Banks financing irrigation projects
C) Banks financing farmers D) Banks financing pro-­environmental projects
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Banks financing pro-­environmental projects

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Q:

Which state decided to set up anti-poaching tiger protection force?

A) Andhra Pradesh B) Karnataka
C) Telangana D) Haryana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Telangana

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Q:

Which NASA's spacecraft is sent for Jupiter mission?

A) JUNO B) LUNO
C) MONO D) TANO
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) JUNO

Explanation:

NASA's spacecraft "JUNO"is sent for Jupiter mission.

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Q:

Which state government has recently decided to rename Child Care Institutes as Jagannath Ashrams?

A) Haryana B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Telangana D) Rajasthan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Haryana

Explanation:

Haryana state government has recently decided to rename Child Care Institutes as Jagannath Ashrams.

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Q:

Percentage of freshwater on earth surface

A) 3% B) 4%
C) 0.3% D) 69%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4%

Explanation:

About 71% of the earth's surface is covered with water. In that 71% only 4% of water is a fresh water.

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