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General Awareness - 2 (Stenographer)

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The constituent assembly of undivided India consisted of how many members?

  1. 489

  2. 398

  3. 432

  4. 389

  5. 512


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The constituent assembly of undivided India consisted of 389 members.

Which one of the following is not a major plate?

  1. India-Australia-New Zealand plate

  2. Arabian plate

  3. Antarctica plate

  4. South American

  5. Africa with the eastern Atlantic floor plate


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Minor plates are:  1) Cocos plate : Between Central America and Pacific plate. (ii) Nazca plate : Between South America and Pacific plate. (iii) Arabian plate : Mostly the Saudi Arabian landmass. (iv) Philippine plate : Between the Asiatic and Pacific plate.

Which of the following is the oldest IIT?

  1. IIT Bombay

  2. IIT Kharagpur

  3. IIT Kanpur

  4. IIT Delhi

  5. IIT Madras


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct option is (2).

In November 2014, Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes died after being knocked out by a Sean Abbott bouncer. In which of the following grounds was he playing when he was knocked out?

  1. Melbourne Cricket Ground

  2. The Oval Cricket Ground

  3. Sydney Cricket Ground

  4. Old Trafford Cricket Ground

  5. Lord's Cricket Ground


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct option is (3).

In November 2014, Iran and P5 + 1 Countries agreed to extend the deadline on Iran Nuclear Deal by

  1. 9 months

  2. 3 months

  3. 5 months

  4. 7 months

  5. 11 months


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct option is (4).

Who among the following persons won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics?

  1. Serge Haroche and David J. Wineland

  2. Saul Perlmutter, Adam G. Riess and Brian Schmidt

  3. Francois Englert and Peter W. Higgs

  4. Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura

  5. Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov


Correct Option: D

Who among the following was appointed as the new Secretary General of the Lok Sabha in November 2014?

  1. Anoop Mishra

  2. T. K. Viswanathan

  3. S. Bal Shekhar

  4. M. Thambidurai

  5. P. T. D. Acharya


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct option is (1).

Which of the following is the chemical name of methyl orange?

  1. Para-animoazobenzene

  2. Para-hydroxoazobenzene

  3. Phenyl isothiocyanate

  4. Sodium-4-[(4-dimethylamino)phenylazo] benzene sulphonate

  5. N-phenyl benzene sulphonamide


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This option is correct because diasotised sulphanilic acid undergoes coupling reaction with N-N dimethyl aniline to give methyl orange. The methyl orange acts as the acid based titration. The chemical name of methyl orange is sodium 4-[(4-dimethylamino)phenylazo]benzene sulphonate.

Which of the following viruses is used to make inactivated Salk polio vaccine?

  1. Herpesvirus

  2. Adenovirus

  3. Simian virus 40

  4. Polyomavirus

  5. Papillomavirus


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

SV40 virus was initially discovered in the rhesus monkey kidney cells that were used to make inactivated Salk polio vaccine virus.

What is the upper age limit, decided by the Reserve Bank of India, for Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officers in private sector banks?

  1. 58

  2. 60

  3. 65

  4. 70

  5. 73


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct option is (4).

What was the name of the country of Aryans in the Vedas?

  1. Sapta Sindhava

  2. Sapta Sutudri

  3. Sapta Bhuj

  4. Sapta Hindukush


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Sapta SindhavaThe entire region including Afghanistan, Swat Valley, Punjab and Indo-Gangetic watershed has been referred in Rig- Veda once as the Sapta Sindhava or Sapta Sindhu (the land of seven rivers). This is the region in which Aryans first settled.

Who is the founder of the Mughal Empire?

  1. Shajahan

  2. Sivaji

  3. Babar

  4. Aurangazeb


Correct Option: B

Who among the following was inducted on the board of INTERPOL Foundation in November 2014?

  1. Warren Buffett

  2. Ratan Tata

  3. Milinda Gates

  4. Richard Branson

  5. Indra Nooyi


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct option is (2).

Which of the following water resources is rich in fresh water?

  1. Ground water

  2. Lake

  3. River

  4. Pond

  5. Rain


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

35% of fresh water is available, out of which 30% is from ground water and 10% is from lakes, ponds, rivers (surface water).  

Mark Zuckerberg is the founder of

  1. LinkedIn

  2. Twitter

  3. Facebook

  4. Skyrock

  5. Friendster


Correct Option: C
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