General Knowledge Quiz Questions with Answers
An important strategy for the conservation of biodiversity is-
(A) Biosphere reserve
(B) Botanical Garden
(C) National Park
(D) Wild animal sanctuary
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
The correct answer is biosphere reserves. The most important strategy for the conservation of biodiversity together with traditional human life is the establishment of biosphere reserves.
Which author has authored the book 'Azad Bachpan Ki Aur'?
(A) Kailash Satyarthi
(B) Radhakanta Adiga
(C) Deepak Mishra
(D) Subhash Chandra
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
The correct answer is Kailash Satyarthi.
Which state government has issued a 16-digit unique ID number for every land to check land Fraud?
(A) Punjab
(B) Bihar
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
Yogi Adityanath government of Uttar Pradesh has given big relief to the people in the matter of lands. The government has decided to issue a 16 digit unique ID number for every land to stop land fraud and also to tighten the noose on land mafia. The Revenue Department has geared up for this.
An innovative cost-effective drinking water scheme 'Sulabh Jal' was launched in which state?
(A) Darbhanga, Bihar
(B) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
(C) Kolkata, West Bengal
(D) Indore, Madhya Pradesh
(E) Ranchi, Jharkhand
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
The correct answer is Darbhanga. In Darbhanga, Bihar, Sulabh International launched the cheapest drinking water project 'Sulabh Jal'.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation is dedicating this year's Nelson Mandela International Day to Action Against ____.
(A) Injustice
(B) Terrorism
(C) Poverty
(D) Slavery
(E) None of these
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrated every year on 18 July by the United Nations to commemorate the birthday of Nobel Peace Prize-winning former South African President Nelson Mandela. It was decided to celebrate it annually on 18 July 2010, when Mandela turned 92.
"World No Tobacco Day" is celebrated on which of the following day every year?
(A) May 31
(B) June 30
(C) July 31
(D) August 31
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
World No Tobacco Day is organized every year on 31 May by the World Health Organization to promote awareness about the risks related to consumption of tobacco and its products and its ill effects on family, society and environment.
The Government of India initiated the comprehensive Family Planning Programme in ______.
(A) 1954
(B) 1958
(C) 1952
(D) 1955
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
India was the first country in the world to have launched a National Programme for Family Planning in 1952.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) 2005 provides _________ days of assured employment every year to every rural household.
(A) 100
(B) 120
(C) 150
(D) 200
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or MGNREGA of 2005 has helped in implementation of the Right to Work in around 625 districts of India. Under this Act, all those who are in need of work in rural areas are guaranteed 100 days of work in a year by the government.
'The White Tiger provides' a darkly humorous perspective of India’s class struggle in a globalised world. It is written by __________.
(A) Shashi Tharoor
(B) Amitav Ghosh
(C) Aravind Adiga
(D) Vikram Seth
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Aravind Adiga is the writer of the novel ‘The White Tiger’. At the age of just 33 in 2008 Aravind Adiga won the Booker prize for his first novel, The White Tiger. Aravind Adiga was born in 1974 in Madras (now called Chennai) and grew up in Mangalore in the south of India. His second novel 'Last Man in Tower' was published in 2011. His latest novel was Selection Day, 2016 sports fiction novel. His novel "Amnesty" is going to be published and released in 2020.
Who among the following was the first woman commando trainer in India?
(A) Avani Chaturvedi
(B) Damyanti Beshra
(C) Dr. Seema Rao
(D) Rani Rampal
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Seema Rao. Seema Rao is India's first woman commando trainer, having trained Special Forces of India for over two decades without compensation.
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