General Awareness Questions

Q:

Light Year is related to

A) Distance B) Acceleration
C) Velocity D) Intensity of Light
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Distance

Explanation:

Light Year is related to Distance. It is the unit of Distance.

It is about 9.5 Trillion Kms or 5.9 Trillion miles.

 

    • It is the distance that light travels in vaccum in one julian year i.e, 365.25 days.



 

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6 1956
Q:

Which Indian personality received Carnot Prize for Power Reforms, Rural Electrification?

A) Piyush Goyal B) Arun Jaitley
C) Amit Khare D) Ravi Shankar Prasad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Piyush Goyal

Explanation:

Piyush Vedprakash Goyal is the Indian personality received Carnot Prize for Power Reforms, Rural Electrification. He is an Indian politician and the current minister of Railways, Coal in the Government of India.

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1 1945
Q:

The study of volcanoes is called

A) Chemicology B) Lavology
C) Volcanology D) Magmalogy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Volcanology

Explanation:

The study of volcanoes, lava, magma, and related geological, geophysical and geochemical phenomenas is called Volcanology.

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2 1944
Q:

Forbes' 2017 named ______ world's richest man ?

A) Bill Gates B) Ratan Tata
C) Mukesh Ambani D) Donald Trump
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bill Gates

Explanation:
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1 1943
Q:

Who is the new Chief Minister of Rajasthan?

A) Ashok Gehlot B) Sachin Pilot
C) Jyotiraditya D) Rakesh Asthana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ashok Gehlot

Explanation:

Ashok Gehlot is the new Chief Minister of Rajasthan and Sachin Pilot is his Deputy.

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0 1943
Q:

Farsightedness is more properly called

A) Myopia B) Retinal detachment
C) Hyperopia D) Diabetes mellitus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hyperopia

Explanation:

Farsightedness is more properly called Hyperopia.

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0 1943
Q:

Supreme Court has banned the sale of BS-III vehicles from _____.

A) October 2, 2017 B) May 1, 2017
C) April 1, 2017 D) June 1, 2017
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) April 1, 2017

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4 1942
Q:

Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of HSBC ?

A) Douglas Flint B) Stuart Gulliver
C) Mark Tucker D) Victor Bernard
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mark Tucker

Explanation:

British businessman Mark Tucker, currently group chief executive and president of insurance group AIA, will take over from Douglas Flint as the new Chairman of HSBC in October.

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2 1937