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Top 100 General Awareness GK Questions

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Q :  

Gujarat government has recently announced to change the name of Dragon Fruit?

(A) Gulab fruit

(B) Marigold fruit

(C) Kamalam Fruit

(D) Sunflower fruit

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

The ‘One Straw Revolution’ was written by - 

(A) Norman Borlaug

(B) Masanobu Fukuoka

(C) Rachael Carlson

(D) M.S Swaminathan

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Who wrote the book ‘Why Socialism’? 

(A) M.N Roy

(B) Jayaprakash Narayan

(C) Mahatma Gandhi

(D) Acharya Narendra Dev

Correct Answer : B

Q :  I have legs, but i cannot walk. Who am I?

(A) Dragon flies

(B) Prawns

(C) House flies

(D) All of the above

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
Answer: A) Dragon flies Explanation: Dragon flies have legs but they cannot walk.

Q :  Pick the odd one out from the given number series? 21, 24, 33, 49, 74

(A) 21

(B) 24

(C) 33

(D) 49

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
Answer: A) 21 Explanation: The given number series follows a pattern that, 19 + 12 = 20 (not 21)20 + 22 = 2424 + 32 = 3333 + 42 = 4949 + 52 = 74    Hence, the odd number in the given number series is 21.

Q :  Air in the pleural cavity is called a pneumothorax.

(A) TRUE

(B) FALSE Answer & Explanation Answer:

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
Answer: A) TRUE Explanation: Air or gas can build up in the pleural space and when this happens, it's called a pneumothorax. Hence the given statement is TRUE.

Q :  A compass always points to

(A) North

(B) Magnetic north

(C) Magnetic South

(D) South

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Answer: B) Magnetic north Explanation: Wherever on earth we hold a compass, the needle points towards the magnetic North Pole. A compass is a great tool for navigation. Compass is widely used in aircrafts, ships, military services,...

Q :  What base is found in RNA but not in DNA?

(A) Uracil

(B) Cytosine

(C) Adenine

(D) Guanine

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
Answer: A) Uracil Explanation: Uracil is not found in DNA but found in RNA.

Q :  What element behaves most like magnesium?

(A) Silicon

(B) Strontium

(C) Sulphur

(D) Tin

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Answer: B) Strontium Explanation: We know that, Elements in the same group of the periodic table have similar characteristics. Here Magnesium and Strontium shared some similar properties because they both belong to the same group. Sr is the chemical symbol for strontium which is a group two element; it has atomic number of 38.

Q :  Find the wrong number in the given number series? 10, 21, 54, 109, 189

(A) 189

(B) 109

(C) 54

(D) 21

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
Answer: A) 189 Explanation: The given number series is 10, 21, 54, 109, 189 The series follows a pattern that 10 + 11 = 21 21 + 33 = 54 54 + 55 = 109 109 + 77 = 186   Hence the wrong number in the given number series is 189.

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