Current affairs and static general knowledge — history, geography, polity, economy, science, sports, awards, books, and important days as asked in the general awareness section.
Which of the following is NOT important for individual health?
Public transport
Public cleanliness
Social equality
Harmony
Correct answer
Public transport
Which of the following was built by Muhammed Quli Qutub Shah?
Char Minar
Gol Gumbad
Buland Darwaza
Jama Masjid
Correct answer
Char Minar
The colour of the clear sky is blue due to the phenomenon of:
reflection of light
dispersion of light
refraction of light
scattering of light
Correct answer
reflection of light
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 aims to provide ____ days of wage employment to every household to ensure livelihood security in rural areas.
45
365
250
100
Correct answer
45
When did the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly take place?
January 1950
August 1945
December 1946
July 1948
Correct answer
January 1950
Who among the following was the first-ever Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna award?
Purushottam Das Tandon
Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
Pandurang Vaman Kane
Correct answer
Purushottam Das Tandon
With which country does India share the longest border?
China
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Myanmar
Correct answer
China
In which year was the 'Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan' (PM- AASHA) launched by the Government of India?
2015
2017
2018
2016
Correct answer
2015
Who among the following has won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in the category of fiction?
Colson Whitehead
W Caleb McDaniel
Michael R Jackson
Christopher Knight
Correct answer
Colson Whitehead
Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in:
August 1915
January 1915
November 1915
February 1915
Correct answer
August 1915
The sorting, tagging, packaging, and distribution of lipids and proteins in the human body take place in the:
Golgi apparatus
peroxisomes
lysosomes
endoplasmic reticulum
Correct answer
Golgi apparatus
Friction depends on the smoothness of the surfaces. The force of friction always ______ the applied forces.
opposes
adds up to
reflects
conducts
Correct answer
opposes
In 2020, the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) was permitted to increase deposit insurance coverage to _____.
Rs. 1 lakh
Rs. 7 lakh
Rs. 5 lakh
Rs. 3 lakh
Correct answer
Rs. 1 lakh
Who among the following founded the Arya Samaj in 1875?
Keshab Chandra Sen
Dayanand Saraswati
Ram Mohan Roy
Mahadev Govind Ranade
Correct answer
Keshab Chandra Sen
What is the approximate length of India's coastline, including island territories?
5516.6 kilometres
7516.6 kilometres
9516.16 kilometres
11098.81 kilometres
Correct answer
5516.6 kilometres
A Panchayat continues for _____ from the date appointed for its first meeting.
11 years
14 years
5 years
9 years
Correct answer
11 years
The 'Dhangari Gaja' traditional folk dance belongs to which of the following states?
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Meghalaya
Manipur
Correct answer
Madhya Pradesh
Which of the following rivers fall into the Arabian Sea?
Tapi
Ganges
Yamuna
Brahmaputra
Correct answer
Tapi
Chhannulal Mishra, the recipient of the Padma Vibhushan 2020, has received the award in the domain of:
Trade and Industry
Public Affairs
Literature and Education
Art
Correct answer
Trade and Industry
When the breakdown of food (glucose) occurs without the use of oxygen, it is called:
capillary respiration
cellular respiration
anaerobic respiration
aerobic respiration
Correct answer
capillary respiration
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