General Awareness Questions

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Who amongst the following is the author of the book " Development as Freedom" ?

A) M.S. Swaminathan B) C. Rangarajan
C) Y.V. Reddy D) Amartya Sen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Amartya Sen

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 Which of the following autonomous body locates in Delhi Nirvachan Sadan ?

A) UPSC B) CBI
C) Election Commission of India D) AIIMS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Election Commission of India

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When was the Internet available to the Public?

A) 1970 B) 1980
C) 1990 D) 2000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1990

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Internet service providers (ISP's) emerged in the late 1980's and early 1990's.

The ARPANET was decommissioned in 1990.

By 1995, the Internet was fully commercialized in the U.S., when the NSFNet was decommissioned, removing the last restrictions on use of the Internet to carry commercial traffic.

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Which of the following cities is the first mono rail inaugurated?

A) Delhi B) Mumbai
C) Kolkata D) Bangalore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mumbai

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The abundance of which type of mangrove tree has lent its name to the saltwater swamp which forms in the lower part of the Ganges delta?

Answer

Sundari

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Which Bank has become the first bank in India to launch DigiPOS, a Point of Sale (POS) machine ?

A) Yes Bank B) HDFC Bank
C) ICICI Bank D) SBI
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) HDFC Bank

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Which country is separated from India by the McMohan line ?

A) Bangladesh B) Afghanistan
C) China D) Pakistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) China

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Who wrote The Great Indian Middle Class?

A) Pawan verma B) Arundhati Roy
C) Vikram Chandra D) Jayprakash Sharma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pawan verma

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