General Awareness Questions

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RBI has recently allowed minors to open and operate savings bank accounts  independently. The minor should be above  how many years of age?

A) 9 B) 10
C) 12 D) 14
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10

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Which missile was test fired by the India successfully  ?

A) Prithvi II B) PSLV C 37
C) AGNI - VI D) Quick reaction surface-to-air short range missile (QR-SAM)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Quick reaction surface-to-air short range missile (QR-SAM)

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Name the person who has become the first visually impaired Indian runner to complete the historic Boston Marathon.

A) Shankar Alam B) Sagar Baheti
C) Saumya Vashishtha D) Naval Kulkarni
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sagar Baheti

Explanation:

Bangalore-based Sagar Baheti has become the first visually impaired Indian runner to complete the historic Boston Marathon, the world's oldest and the hardest marathon to qualify for.

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Which is the first bank established in India?

A) General Bank of India B) Bank of Calcutta
C) Bank of Hindustan D) Bank of Baroda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bank of Hindustan

Explanation:

The first bank established in India in the year 1770 was Bank of Hindustan followed by the General Bank of India in the year 1786. The State Bank of India (SBI) was the still existing oldest bank which was established in the year 1806 in the name of Bank of Calcutta.

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Which Bollywood actress has been appointed as the first Indian woman ambassador (Friend of Australia) for Tourism in Australia  ?

A) Priyanka Chopra B) Aliya Bhatt
C) Parineeti Chopra D) Shilpa Shetty
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Parineeti Chopra

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What does PMKSY stands for ?

A) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Sampada Yojana B) Pradhan Mantri Kalyan Sampada Yojana
C) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana D) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Seva Yojana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana

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When was the Internet available to the Public?

A) 1970 B) 1980
C) 1990 D) 2000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1990

Explanation:

Internet service providers (ISP's) emerged in the late 1980's and early 1990's.

The ARPANET was decommissioned in 1990.

By 1995, the Internet was fully commercialized in the U.S., when the NSFNet was decommissioned, removing the last restrictions on use of the Internet to carry commercial traffic.

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Galileo was an Italian Astronomer who

A) Discovered 4 satellites of Mars B) Developed the Telescope
C) Discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement D) Both B & C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both B & C

Explanation:

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was an Italian Astronomer who

1) Discovered 4 satellites of Jupiter

2) Developed Telescope

3) Discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement

 

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He is Physicist, Mathematician, inventor, and philosopher Too.

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