General Awareness/ Current Affairs/ English/ Reasoning Questions with answers
1. First woman to win Dhronacharya Award:
Answer: The first woman to win the Dronacharya Award was athletics coach Renu Kohli in 2002.
2. When was first Emergency declared in India?
Answer: The first instance was between 26 October 1962 to 10 January 1968 during the India-China war, when "the security of India" was declared as being "threatened by external aggression". In the history of independent India, a state of emergency has been declared thrice.
3. Who did Bardoli Satyagraha?
Answer: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in 1928
4. What causes rust in wheat?
Answer: The fungus - Puccinia Triticina
5. When was Project Tiger started in India?
Answer: 1st April 1973 - “Project Tiger” was launched in Jim Corbett National Park, Uttrakhand to promote conservation of the tiger.
6. Where was the Battle of Plassey fought in India?
Answer: The Battle of Plassey was fought in Bengal on 23 June 1757.
7. Pattachitra is associated with which state?
Answer: Odisha- Pattachitra is a general term for traditional, cloth-based scroll painting, based in the eastern Indian states of Odisha and West Bengal.
8. Which tennis Grand Slam is played on clay?
Answer: The French Open championships at Roland Garros is the only Grand Slam event to be played on clay.
9. WIPO – World Intellectual Property Organization Headquarters is located in:
Answer: Geneva, Switzerland
10. Trophy related to Golf:
Answer: Some of the Golf Trophies are Wanamaker Trophy, Ryder Cup, Claret Jug, Amateur Championship Trophy, Masters Trophy, US Open Trophy, Walker Cup, US Women’s Open Trophy, South African Open Trophy, etc.
11. What is the use of silicon carbide?
Answer: Abrasive and cutting tools
12. Where is Paratroopers Training school?
Answer: PTS (Paratroopers Training School) is a school in Agra, Uttar Pradesh for the training of paratroopers in the Indian Army. PTS was founded in Agra in 1948.
13. Siam was the old name of which country?
Answer: Thailand
14. Which one of the following is a terrestrial planet? A: Jupiter b: Mars c: Neptune d: Saturn.
Answer: Mars - The planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, are called terrestrial because they have a compact, rocky surface like Earth's terra firma.
15. Which freedom fighter is known as Deshbandhu?
Answer: Chittaranjan Das (5 November 1870 – 16 June 1925), popularly called Deshbandhu (Friend of the Nation), was an Indian freedom fighter, political activist and lawyer during the Indian independence movement and founder-leader of the Swaraj Party (Independence party) in Bengal during the period of British colonial rule.
16. Crawl is associated with which sport?
Answer: Swimming – The words crawl, breaststroke, and butterfly are associated with the game of swimming.
17. Green Revolution is Plant then Silver Revolution is ______?
Answer: Eggs - The man behind this silver revolution was Late Dr. BV Rao who was the founder of Venkys. Therefore, he is known as the father of the poultry industry in India.
18. Who was the founder of the Chola dynasty?
Answer: Vijayalaya was the founder of the Imperial Chola dynasty
19. Who is the First Chief of Defence Staff India?
Answer: General Bipin Rawat
20. Highest wicket-taker in world cup history?
Answer: Glenn McGrath (AUS) 71 Wickets
21. Odd one out Brigadier, Commander, Admiral, Commodore:
Answer: Brigadier, it is an Army rank, others are Navy rank.
22. First winner of David Dixon Award:
Answer: South African swimmer Natalie du Toit
23. Who appoints Election Commissioner of India?
Answer: President of India
24. How many bones are found in the upper limb?
Answer: There are 30 bones in each upper limb
25. Idiom Meaning – Cold feet:
Answer: to be too fearful to undertake or complete an action.
26. Idiom Meaning – Turning Tail
Answer: to turn around and run away, usually because you are frightened
27. Idiom Meaning – Mare’s Nest:
Answer: a false discovery, illusion, or deliberate hoax
28. Kings cup related to which sport?
Answer: Football - The King's Cup is an international football tournament organised in Thailand by the Football Association of Thailand.
29. Lithium triangle is located in?
Answer: Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia make up South America’s “lithium triangle” and together hold more than 75% of the world’s lithium reserves beneath their salt flats.
30. Who is Player of the Century at Globe Soccer Awards?
Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo
31. What is the chemical formula of pop (plaster of Paris)?
Answer: (CaSO4) H2O
32. What is the Capital of Cyprus?
Answer: Nicosia
33. Opposite of Nimble:
Answer: Clumsy, slow, awkward
34. Iodine : goiter , NaCl:?
Answer: Hyponatremia - Hyponatremia occurs when the concentration of sodium in your blood is abnormally low.
35. Synonyms of Preamble:
Answer: preface · preliminary · prelude · prelusion
36. Synonyms of Advocate:
Answer: backer · defender · lawyer · promoter · proponent · supporter
37. Synonyms of Exonerate:
Answer: absolve · acquit · discharge · dismiss · exempt
38. Which of the following regions did not form the part of Ashoka’s empire?
Answer: Madras
39. What is Summer Solstice?
Answer: The day when the Northern hemisphere faces the longest day as the Sun is on the tropic of cancer. The summer solstice, also known as an estival solstice or midsummer, occurs when one of Earth's poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun. It happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere.
40. The term 'Fault' is associated with which sport?
Answer: Tennis
41. Thomas Cup is related to which sport?
Answer: Badminton
42. Who is known as the Iron man of India?
Answer: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
43. Who is the longest-serving Prime Minister of India?
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
44. Which river originates from Gangotri Glacier?
Answer: The river is called Bhagirathi at the source and acquires the name Ganga (the Ganges) from Devprayag onwards where it meets the Alaknanda
45.kakitya mission total tanks target 46,531
46.Telangana pale pragathi scheme linked with world bank.
47.Gazwel mill grid scheme with NABARD.
48.ASARA launched in 8-11-2014.
49.TS police logo design by Ale laxman.
50.filpkart awarded best website of 2015
51.filpkart CEO 2016 Binny Bansal.
52.Target for Ts haritha aram is 4 crores
53.1000 MW TS MOU with chittisgarh.
54.current telangana hydal power project capacity 2,100 MW.
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