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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General Knowledge- 01 | Date- 15/08/2020

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Code No.

Gk-01

Date- 15/08/2020

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

1) When of the following parties is not a constituent of 18 - party , BJP - led coalition Government at the Centre ?
(A) PMK              (B) HLD              (C) MDMK  
(D) BSP                  (E) None of these.

2) Which of the following beauty queens donated Rs . 25 lakh to a children's project in Hyderabad in March 1998 ?

(A) Aishwarya Rai     ( B ) Sushmita Sen                    ( C ) Diana Hayden     ( D ) Madhuri Dixit                  ( E ) None of these .

3) Who is the Leader of Opposition in the 12th Lok Sabha ?

( A ) Dr. Manmohan Singh         ( B ) Sharad Pawar   ( C ) Mulayam Singh Yadav         ( D ) I.K. Gujral     ( E ) None of these

4) With which of the following countries has India signed recently a pact on manganese extradition ?

( A ) Canada             ( B ) Germany         ( C ) Russia ( D ) Ukraine             ( E ) None of these.

5) Which of the following is not a part of the annual Export - Import Policy modifications announced in April the period 1997-2002 ? 1998 in the Import - Export Policy for

(A) Lifting of import curbs on 340 items                 (B) Easier capital goods import of software , garments , electronics and agricultural products     (C) Setting of Anti - Dumping Directorate                 (D) 33 % export growth         (E) None of these.

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6) Which of the following is not a part of Northern Ireland Peace Accord signed in Belfast in April 1998?

(A) An 108-member elected Assembly and Prime Minister for Northern                                                 

(B) Merger cof Northern Ireland with the Irish Republic                                                                     (C) Guarantee of basic rights for both Catholics and Protestants of Northern Ireland                                     (D) Appointment Commission for Police Reforms, (E) None of these.

7) In the Coca-Cola Cup Tournament held at Sharjah (UAE) in April 1998, Sachin Tendulkar was not conferred which of the following awards and titles ?

(A) Man of the Series             (B) Man of the Match (C) Player of the Tournament                                     (D) Maximum four-hitter in the puujaa of Special tournament                             (E) None of these.

8) XVIII Winter Olympic Games were held in Feb. 1998 in

(A) Salt Lake City.            (B) Gulmarg.       

  (C) Nagano.        (D) Shanghai.     (E) None of these.

9) Which of the followings persons was notawarded Bharat Ratra posthumously in March 1998 ?

(A) Satyajít Ray             (B) Aruna Asaf Ali             

(C) Gulzari Lal Nanda         (D) Rajiv Gandhi         

(E) None of these. 

10) Who among the following has been appointed Political Advisor to the Prime Minister ?

(A) L.M. Singhvi                 (B) Prabhat Kumar        (C) Pramod Mahajan             (D) Soli Sorabjee        (E) None of these.

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2- Full Forms

AAOU : Assan Association of Open University
AAFI : Amateur Athletics Federation of India
AAPSO : AIl Assam Gana Sangram Parisad
ACC : Auxiliary Cadet Corps
AD : Anno Domini (In the Year of Our Lord)
ADB : Asian Development Bank
ADF : African Development Fund
ADMK: Anna Dravida Munetra Kazhagam
AEC : Atomic Energy Commission

AFC :  Asian Football Confederation
AI : Air India

3- Reasoning

1) Which number should come next in the series, 24, 12, 6, ......?

    (A) 8         (B) 3         (C) 4         (D) 2

2) Look at the series, 46, 44, 40, 38, 34, _, which number should come next?

    (A) 30         (B) 36         (C) 32         (D) 31

3) Which number would fill the empty space in the series; 4, 7, 12, 19, _, 39?

    (A) 28         (B) 26         (C) 24         (D) 22

4) Which number would replace the underline mark in the series 20, 40, 100, _, 820?

    (A) 240         (B) 260         (C) 280         (D) 300

5) What are the missing numbers in this series, 15, 20, 24, 15, 28, 32 15, _, _, 15?

  (A) 37, 41         (B) 36, 40         (C) 38, 42         (D) 40, 44

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4- Current Affires

A) Who is the Minister of External Affairs in India?

a) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar             b) Ajit Doval             c) Amit Shah           d) Nirmala Sitharaman

B) What is the capital of Antigua and Barbuda?

a) Potters Village                             b) Bolands                      c) Ceder Grove                 d) Saint John's

C) India has announced _________ assistance for on 13 August 2020 for Greater Male Connectivity Project (GMCP).

a) $200 million                             b) $400 million                    c) $500 millio                    d) $600 million

D) India has extended ________ assistance to Antigua, Barbuda to tackle Covid-19 pandemic.

a) $1 million                                b) $2 million                                c) $3 million                    d) $4 million

E) When was the Ministry of AYUSH established?

a) 2014*                                         b) 2015                                         c) 2016                              d) 2017

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Answers

1- General knowledge :

    1) (d)         2) (c)         3) (c)         4) (b)         5) (d)        

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

3- Reasoning

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

4- Current Affires

  A) (a)         B) (d)         C) (e)         D) (a)         E) (a) 

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