General Awareness Questions

Q:

Why is February 28th celebrated as National Science Day ?

Answer

It was on February 28th, 1928 that CV Raman announced  his discovery of New radiation-subsequently named the Raman Effect- that won him the Noble prize.

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The average salinity of seawater is

A) 35% B) 3.5%
C) 3% D) 2.5%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3.5%

Explanation:

Seawater or salt water is water from a sea or ocean.

On average, seawater in the world's oceans has a salinity of approximately 3.5% or 35 parts per thousand. This means that for every 1 litre (1000 mL) of seawater there are 35 grams of salts dissolved in it.

 

Hence, The average salinity of seawater is 3.5%.

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Why was the 1955 UN General Assembly called "Menon Session" or "Menon Assembly"?

Answer

Because V K Krishna Menon spoke for 13hours continuously while representing india.

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Which company is now listed to be one of the world's most valuable privately held companies ?

A) Space X B) Tata Steels
C) Facebook D) Apple
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Space X

Explanation:
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Q:

Yanam is the colony of the which of the European powers ?

A) Danish B) French
C) Spanish D) Portugese
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) French

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Q:

Which position is always staffed in ICS applications?

A) Commander in Chief B) Incident Commander
C) Operations Section Chief D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Incident Commander

Explanation:

The Incident Commander is the only position that is always staffed in ICS applications. On small incidents and events, one person, the Incident Commander, may accomplish all five management functions.

The Incident Command System (ICS) is a standardized approach to the command, control, and coordination of emergency response providing a common hierarchy within which responders from multiple agencies can be effective.

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Who has launched a survey on the NaMo App, asking people to rate the performance of the government at the Centre and MPs and MLAs in their constituencies recently?

A) Home Minister Rajnath Singh B) HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar
C) Finance Minister Piyush Goyal D) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Explanation:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a survey on the NaMo App, asking people to rate the performance of the government at the Centre and MPs and MLAs in their constituencies. He launched the initiative, to mark the completion of four years of the NDA government, which came to power at the Centre in 2014.

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Q:

The food and drug administration sets standards for

A) product labeling B) traffic safety
C) advertising D) the environment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) product labeling

Explanation:

The FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the control and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs (medications), vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, blood transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic radiation emitting devices (ERED), cosmetics, animal foods & feed and veterinary products.

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