General Awareness Questions

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'Vikalp' is a scheme launched by Indian Railways to help wait-listed passengers. Which of the following is NOT true about this scheme?

A) Confirmed berths in alternate trains. B) No-extra charges will be taken from passengers.
C) Wait-listed passengers can avail opportunity of travelling in Rajdhani/Shatabdi/Special trains even when booking made is in other mail/express trains. D) Vikalp scheme will be initially available for e-tickets only.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Confirmed berths in alternate trains.

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Q:

Which Asian country has opened 'Duge Bridge' (world's highest road bridge) for use in year 2016?

A) China B) Russia
C) Japan D) India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) China

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0 1889
Q:

World's first fully solar-powered airport is in

A) India B) China
C) Dubai D) Japan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) India

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World's first fully solar-powered airport is in India. The Cochin International Airport is powered by a solar plant comprised of over 46,000 solar panel units.

 

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2 1888
Q:

In which of the following cities India's first water metro project was recently launched?

A) Kolkata B) Kochi
C) Vishakhapatnam D) Mumbai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kochi

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0 1886
Q:

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) handles cases using-

A) National company law tribunal B) Debt recovery tribunal
C) Securities Appellate Tribunal D) Only a and b
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Only a and b

Explanation:

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) is the regulator for overseeing insolvency proceedings and entities like Insolvency Professional Agencies (IPA), Insolvency Professionals (IP) and Information Utilities (IU) in India. It handles the casesusing two tribunals like NCLT (National company law tribunal) and Debt recovery tribunal.Current chairman of IBBI is M. S. Sahoo

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eBiz is one of the integrated services projects and part of the 31 Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) under the National e-Govemance Plan of the Government of India. eBiz is being implemented under the guidance and aegis of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry by

A) Tata Consultancy Services B) Infosys Technologies Limited
C) Wipro D) HCL Technologies
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Infosys Technologies Limited

Explanation:

eBiz –India’s Government-to-Business (G2B) portal was conceptualized with support from National Institute of Smart Government (NISG) as the consulting partner and developed by M/s. Infosys Ltd., Bangalore in a Public Private Partnership (PPP) Model for a period of 10 years.Through eBiz portal,a business user can fill the e-Forms online/offline, upload the attachments, make payment online and submit the forms for processing of the department.

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0 1882
Q:

Tsangpo is the other name in Tibet for ____________ .

A) Kosi B) Gandak
C) Brahmaputra D) Ganga
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Brahmaputra

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3 1879
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Khelo India Youth Games, formerly Khelo India School Games, meaning Play India Youth Games, held annually in January or February, are the national level multidisciplinary grassroot games in India held for two categories, namely under17 years school students and under-21 college students. Khelo India Youth Games 2019 held in- 

A) New Delhi B) Lucknow
C) Patna D) Jaipur
 
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Khelo India Youth Games, formerly Khelo India School Games, meaning Play India Youth Games, held annually in January or February, are the national level multidisciplinary grassroot games in India held for two categories, namely under-17 years school students and under-21 college students. The 1st edition of Khelo India School Games was Conducted at Shiv Chattarpati Sports Complex, Pune (Maharashtra). 

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