General Awareness Questions

Q:

Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to the composition of national income in India?

A) The share of manufacturing sector has declined B) The share of services sector has increased sharply.
C) The share of agriculture has remained static. D) The share of services sector has declined.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The share of services sector has increased sharply.

Explanation:

The growth scenario in India shows that the services sector has become the most dominant in the later part of its growth process. The share of services sector in GDP increased from 28.5 per cent in 1950-51 to 39.6 per cent in 1990-91 and then to 52.6 per cent in 2014-15 while the share of primary sector declined from 56.4 per cent in 1950-51 to 33.4 per cent in 1990-91 and then to only 19.0 per cent in 2014-15.

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Which of the following states has the lowest literacy rate?

A) Kerala B) Rajasthan
C) Bihar D) Maharashtra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bihar

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Which country has replaced Saudi Arabia for the first time to become India's top crude oil supplier in the current fiscal year?

A) Iran B) Iraq
C) UAE D) USA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Iraq

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Pitch Black Exercise is an air exercise between

A) India and Japan B) India and France
C) India and Nepal D) India and Australia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) India and Australia

Explanation:

Indian Air Force (IAF) has participated in Exercise Pitch Black 2018 at Darwin, Australia. Sixteen different nations from across the globe, including French Air Force (FAF) participated in this exercise.

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Who has recently been appointed as the Chief of New Development Bank of BRICS country, has also served as the chairman of Infosys Ltd, and was non-Executive chairman of ICICI Bank in the past?

A) K.V. Kamath B) Nandan Nilekani
C) Azim Premji D) Chanda Kochhar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) K.V. Kamath

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In 2013, the first woman to be elected as the President of South Korea is

A) Park Young-sun B) Yuk Young-soo
C) Park Geun-hye D) Sim Sang-jung
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Park Geun-hye

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Who is the first woman Fighter pilot of India at the Republic Day parade?

A) Bhawana Kanth B) Shivangi
C) Avani Chaturvedi Patel D) Mohana Tilak
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bhawana Kanth

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Which of the following pairs (school of paintings and region where it flourished) is correctly matched?

 

A) Kalighat Paintings - Kolkata B) Phad (scroll paintings) - Punjab
C) Madhubani Paintings - Bihar D) Kalamkari - Andhra Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Phad (scroll paintings) - Punjab

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