Most Common General Knowledge Questions for Competitive Exams
Which of the following dancers of the Mohiniyattam form of Indian classical dance was given the Devadasi National Award in 2013?
(A) Smitha Rajan
(B) Jayaprabha Menon
(C) Sunanda Nair
(D) Gopika Verma
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
The correct answer is Jayprabha Menon. Devdasi National Award-2013 will be handed over to nine classical dancers presenting eight Indian classical dance traditions and one temple dance tradition. Jaya Prabha Menon, known for giving a refreshing touch to the dance form, Mohiniyattam was here in the city.
Which Indian musician won a Grammy twice for Danny Boyle’s film Slumdog Millionaire in 2010?
(A) AR Rahman
(B) Vishal Bharadwaj
(C) Bappi Lahiri
(D) Pritam Chakraborty
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
On February 22, 2009, at the 81st Academy Awards, when AR Rahman won his first two Oscars—for Original Score and Original Song—for his work in the Danny Boyle-directed Slumdog Millionaire, quite a few were left scratching their heads back home in India.
In which year was the POSHAN Abhiyaan launched to emphasise the nutritional status of adolescent girls, pregnant women, lactating mothers, and children in the age group of 0-6 years?
(A) 2016
(B) 2019
(C) 2017
(D) 2018
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
POSHAN Abhiyaan (erstwhile National Nutrition Mission) was launched in March 2018 to achieve improvement in nutritional status of Children from 0-6 years, Adolescent Girls, Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers in a time bound manner and to achieve reduction in stunting and wasting in children (0-6 years) as well as ...
Who among the following versatile musicians of India won the Best Music Director National Award for the Hindi movie ‘Rudaali’ and was also known as The ‘Bard of Brahmaputra’?
(A) Bhupen Hazarika
(B) Manas Robin
(C) Joi Barua
(D) Jayanta Hazarika
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
POSHAN Abhiyaan (erstwhile National Nutrition Mission) was launched in March 2018 to achieve improvement in nutritional status of Children from 0-6 years, Adolescent Girls, Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers in a time bound manner and to achieve reduction in stunting and wasting in children (0-6 years) as well as ...
Who among the following writers has written the famous Hindi novel ‘Godan’?
(A) Mahadevi Verma
(B) Jai Shankar Prasad
(C) Amrita Pritam
(D) Munshi Premchand
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
Godaan (Hindi: गोदान, gōdān, lit. 'Cow donation') is a famous Hindi novel by Munshi Premchand. It was first published in 1936 and is considered one of the greatest Hindi novels of modern Indian literature.
What percentage of the rural population uses safe and functional toilets as per the 2019-20 National Sample Survey report?
(A) 83%
(B) 85%
(C) 82%
(D) 88%
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
The data for the same is comparable only with National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey, round three, 2019-20. According to this, 85 per cent of the rural population used safe and functional toilets.
Who among the following won Arjuna Award 2021 in Para Archery discipline?
(A) Abhishek Verma
(B) Harvinder Singh
(C) Rishabh Yadav
(D) Aman Saini
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
The correct answer is Harvinder Singh. Harvinder Singh won the Arjuna award in 2021 in the Para Archery discipline.
Which Manipuri Classical Dancer opened the ‘Govindji Nartanalaya’ dance school for women in Imphal?
(A) Chandrakanta Singh
(B) Bipin Singh
(C) Senarik Rajkumar
(D) Nileshwar Mukherjee
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
In spite of the fact that Bipin Singh earned a living as a film choreographer, he did not lose focus on his desire to expand knowledge of the traditional dance form. As part of that effort, he created the Govindji Nartanalaya dance school for women in Imphal and, in 1972, the Manipuri Nartanalaya dance school in Calcutta. He was born on 23 August 1918 into a Bishnupriya Manipuri Family. He is regarded as the Father of Manipuri Dance. He choreographed many dance-dramas and solo dances and produced many students including Jhaveri Sisters (Darshana Jhaveri), Kalavati Devi, Binodini Devi, Guneswori Devi, Priti Patel, Sruti Bannerjee, Latasana Devi, Laily Basu, Indrani Devi, Manorama Devi, Poushali Chatterjee, Sohini Ray, Bimbavati Devi, Ranjini Basu.
In January 2021, which state/Union Territory issued its School Bag Policy 2020’, according to which the weight of the school bag should be at a maximum of 3.5 kgs to 5 kgs?
(A) Telangana
(B) Maharashtra
(C) West Bengal
(D) Delhi
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
School Bag Policy 2020: The government of Delhi has issued guidelines to reduce the weight of school bags for the students in primary, secondary as well as senior secondary levels, according to news agency ANI. According to the new guidelines, the weight of the school bag should be at a maximum of 3.5 kgs to 5 kgs.
Which of the following books is an autobiography of the Indian constitutional jurist Fali S Nariman?
(A) Courage and Commitment
(B) Before Memory Fades: An Autobiography
(C) Wandering in Many Worlds
(D) All From Memory: An Autobiography
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Before Memory Fades: An Autobiography : Fali S. Nariman: Amazon.in: Books.