General Knowledge- 02 | Date- 16/08/2020

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Gk-02

Date- 16/08/2020

General Knowledge

This is a General Knowledge related blog here you find GK Questions and Answers on the India and its States in the form of multiple choice questions which strengthen the knowledge of aspirants who are preparing for the examinations like UPSC, State Services, IBPS, SBI, SSC, Railways etc.

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1- General knowledge

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1) In which of the following States, an Anti-Copying Act has been passed recently, according to which the offence of copying agents has been made a cognisable offence ?

(A) West Bengal             (B) Odissa         (C) Bihar         (D) Punjab                     (E) None of these.

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2. Which of the following films has won the Best Picture Award at the 70th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles in March 1998 ?

(A) Character         (B) Titanic         (C) As Good As It Gets         (D) English Patient      (E) None of these.

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3. Which of the following State Governments has scrapped total prohibition and liberalised its liquor policy ?

(A) Rajasthan         (B) Haryana       (C) Orissa          (D) Maharashtra             (E) None of these.

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4. International Vedic Conference was held recently in

(A) Kathmandu           (B) Jaipur       (C) Colombo      (D) Dhaka             (E) None of these

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5. India's Param-10,000 Supercomputer works at

(A) 100 Gigaflops.             (B) 100 Terraflops.         (C) 1000 Gigaflops.             (D) 10,000 Gigaflops.     (E) None of these.

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6. The book "The Insider" is a semi-autobiographical account of

(A) Vikram Chandra.     (B) Shobha De.                         (C) P.V. Narasimha Rao.    (D) Khushwant Singh.     (E) .None of these.

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7. Which of the following is rnot a part of National Agenda of BJP-led Government ?

(A) Keeping the nuclear options open.                     (B) Creation of the States of Uttaranchal, Vananchal and Chhattisgarh.                                                        (C) Appeintment of Commission to review the Constitution in the light of 50 years' experience.     (D) None of the above

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8. The Goodricke International Open Chess Tournament was recently held in

(A) Dubai.                     (B) Johannesburg.                       (C) Calcutta.     (D) St. Jose.     (E) None of these.

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9. The latest survey by International Labour Organisation (ILO) says women provide the main source of income in about 30 per cent of all households in the world. What is the number of people in India who live in households maintained by women ?

(A) 60 million     (B) 70 million      (C) 80 million       (D) 90 million                 (E) 100 million.

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10. According to the latest data from the Central Statistical Organisation, what was the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 1996-97 ?

 (A) 8.5%             (B) 7.5%             (C) 6.5%                 (D) 5.5%                     (E) 4.5%.

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2- Full Forms

AIADMK : All India Anne Dravida                          Munetra Kazhagam 

ACC : All India Congress Committee

AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency                Syndrome

AIMO : All India Manufacture                            Organisation

AITUC : All India Trade Union                             Congress

ANC : African National Congress

APEC : Asia Pacific Economic                            Cooperation

APPLE : Ariane Passenger Payload                     Experiment

ASAP : As Soon As Possible 

ASEAN : Association of South East                      Asian Nation

ASLV : Augmented Satellite Launch                 Vehicle

ATGM : Anti-Tank Guided Missile

AWACS : Air borne Warning And                           Control System 

ATP : Adenosine Tri-Phosphate 

BALCo : Bharat Aluminium Company                  Limited

BARC : Bhabha Atomic Research                        Centre 

BCG : Bacillus Calmatte Guerin (anti              T.B. Vaccine) 

BGA : Blue Green Algae

BHEL : Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd.

BIMARU: Bihar, Madhya Pradesh,                         Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh

3- Reasoning

(1) The positions of the first and the fourth letters of the word SENIOR are interchanged; similarly, the positions of second and fifth letters and third and sixth letters are interchanged. In the new arrangement thus formed. how many letters are there between the letter which is second from the right and the letter which is first from the left, in the English alphabetical order ? 

(1) None         (2) One         (3) Two     (4) Three       (5) More than three 

2. "Secretly' is related to 'Openly' in the same way as '_______'  is related to "Rudelv.

(1) Badly         (2) Closely         (3) Effectively         (4) Fearfully         (5) Politely 

3. Which of the following will come in place of the question mark (?) based on the English alphabetical order ? 

YX     VT     RO     ?     GB

(1) NJ                 (2) MJ                 (3) MI                            (4) LH                     (5) MQ 

4. Four of the following five are alıke in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group.

(1) Tulip                 (2) Bud              (3) Daisy             (4) Rose                         (5) Jasmine 

5. How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters TEFL using all the letters but each letter only once in each word ?

(1) None                 (2) One             (3) Two             (4) Three                 (5) More than three 

6. In a certain code 'have to go now' is written as 'to 1 now 2 have 3 go 4' and 'appearing for bank exam' is written as 'for 1 exam 2 bank 3 appearing 4'. How will 'entry from this gate' be written in the same code ?

(1) this 4 gate 3 from 2 this 1                                     (2) this 1 gate 2 from 3 entry 4                                                     (3) this 1 gate 2 entry 3 from 4                                (4) entry 1 from 2 date 3 this 4                                 (5) entry 4 from 3 gate 2 this 1

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4- Current Affires

1) PM Modi launches Project Lion, Project Dolphin for the duration of I-Day celebrations.

2) Assam to launch mega scheme for Women Financial Empowerment.

3) Kamala Harris, an Indian Origin nominated as US Vice President candidate.

4) PM Modi launches Optic Fiber Link connecting Lakshadweep Islands with the mainland.

5) National Digital Health Mission launched.

6) India gives five hundred million USD help to Maldives.

7) Israel correctly take a look at fires superior Missile Defence System.

8) PM Modi to launch “Transparent Taxation-Honouring the Honest”.

9) India check fires first Private Upper Stage Rocket Engine.

10) M S Dhoni, Suresh Raina retire from International Cricket.

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Answers

1- General knowledge :

    1) (e)         2) (b)         3) (b)         4) (b)         5) (a)        

    6) (c)        7) (d)         8) (c)         9) (a)         10) (b)

3- Reasoning

  1) (4)         2) (5)         3) (3)         4) (2)         5) (3)       6) (2) 

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