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General Awareness Practice Test - 1

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Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) won the 2014 state assembly elections of Haryana and emerged as the largest party. How many seats did it win?

  1. 45

  2. 47

  3. 49

  4. 52

  5. 50


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 The BJP emerged with a clear mandate in Haryana, winning 47 seats in the 90-member assembly with a 33.2% vote share.

Both Mahavira and Buddha preached during the reign of

  1. Bimbisara

  2. Ashoka

  3. Chandragupta

  4. Vikramaditya


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

According to Buddhist scriptures, King Bimbisara met Buddha for the first time prior to Buddha's enlightenment and later became an important disciple that featured prominently in certain Buddhist suttas. King Bimbisara is referred to as King Shrenika of Rajgir in Jain literature, who became a devotee of Jainism impressed by the calmness of Yamadhar (a Jain Muni). He frequently visited Samavasarana of Lord Mahavira seeking answers to his queries.

Which of the following is the largest gland in the human body?

  1. Lung

  2. Kidney

  3. Testicle

  4. Liver

  5. Eye


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The liver is the largest gland in the human body. It is located in the right upper quadrant of the abdominal cavity.

In which country was the Green Revolution first started?

  1. USA

  2. Mexico

  3. UK

  4. India

  5. Russia


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

New varieties of wheat were first bred in Mexico in the 1950s and Norman Borlaug is the father of the Green Revolution of the world.

What is the name of the world's first dengue vaccine that passed the crucial India test in November 2014?

  1. CYD-TDV

  2. CD-TDV

  3. CYD-TV

  4. CY-TD

  5. CD-DV


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct option is (1).

The G-20 summit held in November 2014 was the ____ summit.

  1. 7th

  2. 8th

  3. 9th

  4. 10th

  5. 11th


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct option is (3).

Who among the following was honoured with the centenary award for Indian Film Personality of the year 2014 at the International Film Festival of India?

  1. Rajinikanth

  2. Amitabh Bachchan

  3. Salman Khan

  4. Shah Rukh Khan

  5. Nagarjuna Akkineni


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct option is (1).

Which of the following laureates were awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine?

  1. Randy W. Schekman, James E. Rothman and Thomas C. Südhof

  2. Sir John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka

  3. Bruce A. Beutler and Jules A. Hoffmann

  4. John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser

  5. Robert G. Edwards and Randy W. Schekman


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Option (4) is correct.

In October 2014, NASA’s Earth Observatory claimed that the Aral Sea has dried and is at the verge of vanishing. The Aral Sea was the ____ largest lake in the world.

  1. 2nd

  2. 3rd

  3. 4th

  4. 5th

  5. 6th


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct option is (4).

In October 2014, which of the following social networking sites was closed permanently?

  1. ClassMates

  2. Myspace

  3. Flickr

  4. Orkut

  5. Meetup


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct option is (4).

Which of the following states became the first state in India to start an olive refinery?

  1. Rajasthan

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. Haryana

  4. Goa

  5. Gujarat


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct option is 1.

In which of the following cities was the four bogie train ‘Modi Express’ flagged off?

  1. Sydney

  2. Brisbane

  3. Melbourne

  4. Adelaide

  5. Perth


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct option is (3).

In March 2014, Stoltenberg was appointed by NATO's North Atlantic Council as the Secretary General of NATO and the Chairman of the North Atlantic Council. He is the former Prime Minister of

  1. Cameroon

  2. Norway

  3. Canada

  4. Poland

  5. Australia


Correct Option: B

How many regional languages are there in India?

  1. 15

  2. 17

  3. 22

  4. 20


Correct Option: C

Who among the following won the ATP World Tour finals in November 2014?

  1. R. Federer

  2. N. Djokovic

  3. S. Wawrinka

  4. K. Nishikori

  5. M. Cilic


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct option is (2).

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