2001+ General Awareness Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

A famous Shiva temple, Pashupatinath is in

A) Burma	B) Bangladesh
C) Nepal	D) Tibet

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nepal

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Which one of the following institutions is also called "World Bank" ?

A) International Bank of Reconstruction and Development	B) International Monetary Fund
C) UNICEF	D) IFC

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) International Bank of Reconstruction and Development

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With which country India has signed an agreement in September 2017 for co-operation in health sector?

A) Indonesia	B) Norway
C) France	D) Denmark

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Norway

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What is the name of India’s fastest and first multi – petaflops super computer unveiled at Pune–based India Institute of Tropical Meteorology?

A) Param	B) Pratyush
C) Prashant	D) Paras

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pratyush

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Q:

DOTS is a treatment given to patients suffering from _________ .

A) Polio	B) AIDS
C) Hepatitis	D) Tuberculosis

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Tuberculosis

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Which one of the following statements is correct?

A) The rank of Second Lieutenant has been abolished.	B) The Chief of Army Staff carries the rank of Field Marshal.
C) All officers posted to Andaman and Nicobar Islands wear the ranks of the Indian Navy.	D) The rank of Major General is higher than the rank of Lieutenant General.

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The rank of Second Lieutenant has been abolished.

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The rank of 2nd Lieutenant/Act. Sub Lieutenant/Pilot Officer were removed because the salary of the officers holding these ranks were less compared to senior Non-Commissioned Officers i.e Subedar Major in army, Master Warrant Officer in air force and Master Chief Petty Officer -1st Class in navy.

Rest of the statements are incorrect.In modern armies, lieutenant general normally ranks immediately below general and above major general; it is equivalent to the navy rank of vice admiral, and in air forces with a separate rank structure, it is equivalent to air marshal.

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In April 2017, to address growing unemployment, which country has abolished the 457 Visa Programme used by thousands of temporary foreign workers, a majority of them Indians?

A) USA	B) Canada
C) Australia	D) UK

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Australia

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The outer most layer of Sun is known as___________

A) Chromosphere	B) Photosphere
C) Radioactive zone	D) Corona

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