General Awareness Practice Question and Answer

Q: Which city is hosting 2020 summer Olymic games? 906 0

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    Athens
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    Tokyo
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    Pyeongchang
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    Beijing
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Answer : 2. "Tokyo"
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Answer: B) Tokyo Explanation: 2020 summer Olymic games to be held in Tokyo, Japan.

Q: Which public sector bank has tied up with Tirumala Milk Products for providing loans to dairy farmers  ? 902 0

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    Axis Bank
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    ICICI Bank
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    State Bank Of India
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    HDFC Bank
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Answer : 3. "State Bank Of India"
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Answer: C) State Bank Of India Explanation: The State Bank of India (SBI) has tied-up with Tirumala Milk Products to provide loans to dairy farmers who supply milk to the latter. As per the scheme for financing dairy units, SBI offers loans for construction of shed, and purchase of milch animals, milking machine, and chaff cutter. Apart from this, the bank also provides loans to dairy societies for modernisation and creation of infrastructure such as purchase of automatic milk collection system, purchase of transport vehicles and bulk chilling unit. The Tirumala Milk Products is a South- based company, which was acquired by France-based Groupe Lactalis in 2014.

Q: Which country is hosting the 7th edition of 'BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting-2017 ? 901 0

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    India
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    Russia
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    China
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    South Africa
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Answer : 3. "China"
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Answer: C) China Explanation: The 7th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Health Ministers Meeting has started in Tianjin, China on July 6, 2017 with focus on international cooperation on the development of traditional medicine. From India, Jagat Prakash Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, has highlighted the achievements of India in the health sector and spoke on the theme – ‘Strengthen Health System and Achieve Health-Related SDGs in the meeting. In the 2-day meet, About 300 delegates, including health ministers of BRICS nations , international organizations, etc., are participating.

Q: Who has Indian gymnast become the first Indian to win an individual medal at the Gymnastics World Cup? 900 0

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    Dipa Karmakar
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    Swati Narang
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    Veenita Kumari
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    Aruna Budda Reddy
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Answer : 4. "Aruna Budda Reddy"
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Answer: D) Aruna Budda Reddy Explanation: Aruna Budda Reddy has created history by becoming the first Indian to win an individual medal at the Gymnastics World Cup in Melbourne, Australia. She clinched a Bronze medal in the Women’s Vault.

Q: Rifath Sharook has designed the world’s lightest satellite “KalamSat”. He hails from which country  ? 897 0

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    Russia
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    Pakistan
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    Dubai
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    India
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Answer : 4. "India"
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Answer: D) India Explanation: Indian teen Rifath Sharook from Tamil Nadu has designed the world’s lightest & smallest satellite named “KalamSat”. The satellite weighs only 64 grams and will be launched by NASA on June 21, 2017. With this, he will become the first Indian student to have his experiment launched by NASA. The main role of the satellite will be to demonstrate the performance of 3-D printed carbon fibre. The satellite has been designed in a way which will have a 240-minute mission in space and will operate for 12 minutes in a micro-gravity environment of space.

Q: State-run NTPC has set up first electric vehicle charging business and charging stations in __________. 895 0

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    Bangalore
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    Chennai
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    Mumbai
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    New Delhi
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Answer : 4. "New Delhi"
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Answer: D) New Delhi Explanation: State-run NTPC said the company has forayed into electric vehicle charging business and has set up first such charging stations at its offices in Delhi and Noida. Adding that the move will push demand for electric vehicles, an official said, "The main objective in setting up the charging points is to be part of promoting clean energy transportation."

Q: What was the name of India's first ever micro-drama festival that was held recently in New Delhi ? 895 0

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    Thanes Hare
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    Taapsi
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    Thespis
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    Ankulrama
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Answer : 3. "Thespis"
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Answer: C) Thespis Explanation: India's first ever micro-drama festival, named Thespis, was held recently in New Delhi.

Q: CT scans, X-rays and blood tests free in all government hospitals in ________ , except those in the medical colleges. 894 0

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    Odisha
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    Tamilnadu
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    Assam
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    Gujarat
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Answer : 3. "Assam"
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Answer: C) Assam Explanation: Dispur will make CT scans, X-rays and blood tests free in all government hospitals in Assam except those in the medical colleges. Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed the Assembly during question hour that chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal will inaugurate the new scheme on May 11. The service will be outsourced to a private organisation but the cost will be borne by the government. The free service – not for medical colleges – will be started with 35 hospitals and expanded to 500 smaller health centres.

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