General Awareness Questions

Q:

The act of formally approving something is known as Arbitration.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) FALSE

Explanation:

The act of formally approving something is known as Ratification.

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 Who amongst the following received last telegram in India ?

A) Manmohan Singh B) Pranab Mukherjee
C) Rahul Gandhi D) Sonia Gandhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rahul Gandhi

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Q:

Spraying of DDT on crops causes pollution of __________

A) Air & Soil B) Crops & Air
C) Soil & Water D) Air & Water
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Soil & Water

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Q:

Country's first unmanned tank, rolls out from the Chennai lab. What is its name ?

A) Muntra B) Lira
C) Santra D) Myntra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Muntra

Explanation:

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an unmanned, remotely operated tank which has three variants - surveillance, mine detection and reconnaissance in areas with nuclear and bio threats. It is called Muntra. 

 
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Q:

Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

A) Pila globosa - pearl B) Kenia lacca - lac
C) Apis indica - honey D) Bombyx mori - silk
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pila globosa - pearl

Explanation:

Pinctada vulgaris is a bivalve from which pearl is obtained.

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Q:

Which of the following is a secondary air pollutant?

A) Acid rain B) SO2
C) CO2 D) Dust particles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Acid rain

Explanation:

Secondary pollutants include ozone, which is formed when hydrocarbons (HC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) combine in the presence of sunlight.

 

Whereas Primary pollutant are those pollutants that are directly emitted from their sources, like CO2, CO, SO2 as these gases are directly emitted form burning of fossil fuels.

 

Acid rain, which is formed when sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides react with water, sulfuric acid etc.

 

Hence, Acidrain is a secondary air pollutant.

 

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Q:

Which Biblical epic made in 1953 was the first film to be made in cinemascope?

Answer

The Robe

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In which city Indian Railways has installed Asia’s largest Solid State Interlocking (SSI) system?

A) Kolkata B) Lucknow
C) Hyderabad D) Kharagpur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kharagpur

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