General Awareness Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams

Latest General Awareness Questions and Answers

41).Which state has officially declared the name of its capital city as Amaravathi?

a) Karnataka

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Telangana

d) Tamil Nadu

42).King Simuka was the founder of_________.

a) Satavahana dynasty

b) Sunga dynasty

c) Chola dynasty

d) Kanva dynasty

43).Though slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire through the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, slavery was abolished in India Slavery Act of______.

a) 1835

b) 1838

c) 1839

d) 1843

 44).Who was chosen as the first satyagrahi to launch the Individual Satyagraha in 1940?

 a) Acharya Vinoba Bhava

 b) Jawahar Lal Nehru

 c) Brahma Datt

 d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

45).Which of the following is wrongly paired? Book Author

a) Dashakumaracharita Dandin

b) Mudrarakshasa Vishakhadatta

c) Brihatkatha Gunadhya

d) Rajtarangini Somdeva

46).A quick-growing crop planted between two regular crops grown in consecutive seasons, is called a______.

a) Substitute crop

b) Middle crop

c) Cash crop

d) Catch crop

47).Which of the following is a project(s) constructed on the Mahanadi river in India?

a) Dudhawa Reservior

b) Ravishankar Sagar dam ( Gangrel Dam )

c) Hirakud Dam

d) All the above

48).The pre-monsoon showers that are beneficial for coffee plantation in Karnataka are called________.

a) Mango Showers

b) Cherry Blossoms

c) Kalbaishakhi

d) Brown Showers

49).Which of the following pairs of cities and countries is NOT matched correctly?

a) Istanbul - Turkey

b) Marseille – Spain

c) Hamburg – Germany

d) Florence – Italy

50).The famous Angkor Wat temple, the largest religious monument in the world, was built in the early 12th century by_______.

a) Indravarman

b) Suryavarman II

c) Bhavavarman II

d) Jayavarman