General Awareness Practice Question and Answer

Q: What kind of mathematics do scientists use to analyze data? 1334 0

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    Algebra
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    Calculus
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    Geometry
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    Statistics
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Answer : 4. "Statistics"
Explanation :

Answer: D) Statistics Explanation: Statistics is a branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, presentation, and organization of data.   All scientists uses Statistics for analysing data.

Q: Currency of Peru is 1101 0

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    Chilean Peso
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    Euro
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    Sol
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    Dollar
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Answer : 3. "Sol"
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Answer: C) Sol Explanation: Peru is a country in South America. Lima is the capital city of Peru. Sol is the currency of Peru.

Q: Which is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and also prestigious? 1192 0

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    Wimbledon
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    US Open
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    French Open
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    Australian Open
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Answer : 1. "Wimbledon"
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Answer: A) Wimbledon Explanation: Wimbledon Tournament in the city London, is the prestigious and the oldest tournament in the world.

Q: Grand Central Terminal Park Avenue is the world's 1634 0

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    smallest railway station
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    largest railway station
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    longest railway station
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    None of above
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Answer : 2. "largest railway station"
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Answer: B) largest railway station Explanation: Grand Central Terminal also referred to as Grand Central Station or Grand Central is the world’s largest railway station in terms of platforms in New York City with 44 platforms covering 48 acres.

Q: What are the followers of buddhism called? 1005 0

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    Buddhists
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    Parsis
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    Noble Truths
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    Bhikkhus
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Answer : 1. "Buddhists"
Explanation :

Answer: A) Buddhists Explanation: Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion, with over 520 million followers or over 7% of the global population. People who practice Buddhism are called Buddhists.   Buddhists seek to reach a state of nirvana, following the path of the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, who went on a quest for Enlightenment around the sixth century BC. There is no belief in a personal god.

Q: The average salinity of seawater is 949 0

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    35%
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    3.5%
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    3%
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    2.5%
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Answer : 2. "3.5%"
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Answer: B) 3.5% Explanation: Seawater or salt water is water from a sea or ocean. On average, seawater in the world's oceans has a salinity of approximately 3.5% or 35 parts per thousand. This means that for every 1 litre (1000 mL) of seawater there are 35 grams of salts dissolved in it.   Hence, The average salinity of seawater is 3.5%.

Q: Who was the first englishman to sail around the world? 1325 0

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    Magellan
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    Sir Francis Drake
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    Juan Sebastian Elcano
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    Henry Hudson
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Answer : 2. "Sir Francis Drake"
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Answer: B) Sir Francis Drake Explanation: Sir Francis Drake was the first Englishman to sail around the world.

Q: Which of the following is a secondary air pollutant? 1126 0

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    Acid rain
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    SO2
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    CO2
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    Dust particles
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Answer : 1. "Acid rain"
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Answer: A) Acid rain Explanation: Secondary pollutants include ozone, which is formed when hydrocarbons (HC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) combine in the presence of sunlight.   Whereas Primary pollutant are those pollutants that are directly emitted from their sources, like CO2, CO, SO2 as these gases are directly emitted form burning of fossil fuels.   Acid rain, which is formed when sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides react with water, sulfuric acid etc.   Hence, Acidrain is a secondary air pollutant.

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