General Knowledge Practice Question and Answer

Q:

When is World Ozone Day celebrated?

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    15 September
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    16 September
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    14 September
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    13 September
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Answer : 2. "16 September"

Q:

Which of the following parallels of latitude represent the Tropic of Capricorn?

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    23½° in the Northern Hemisphere
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    66½° in the Southern Hemisphere
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    23½° in the Southern Hemisphere
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    66½° in the Northern Hemisphere
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Answer : 3. "23½° in the Southern Hemisphere"
Explanation :

1. The 23.5 degree parallel of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere represents the Tropic of Capricorn.

2. The Tropic of Capricorn (or southern tropic) is the circle of latitude in which the perihelion point occurs at the December (or southern) solstice.

3. Thus it is the southernmost latitude where the Sun can be seen directly overhead.

4. It reaches 90 degrees below the horizon at solar midnight on the June solstice.

5. The Tropic of Capricorn is one of the five major latitude lines of the Earth. The other four are latitude lines.

- Equator (0 degrees latitude)

- Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degrees north latitude)

- North Pole Circle (66.5 degrees north latitude)

- South Pole Circle (66.5 degrees south latitude)

Q:

Tropic of Capricorn does not pass through-

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    Chile, Argentina, Paraguay
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    Uganda, Kenya, Somaliya
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    Brazil, Botswana, South-Africa
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    Australia, Fiji, Tonga
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Answer : 2. "Uganda, Kenya, Somaliya"
Explanation :

1. A total of ten countries are located on the Tropic of Capricorn. They are spread over three continents. Of the ten countries located on the Tropic of Capricorn, five are African countries.

2. They are Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique and Madagascar. Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Paraguay are South American countries located on the Tropic of Capricorn.

3. Apart from five African countries and four South American countries, Australia is also located on the Tropic of Capricorn.

Q:

The Tropic of Capricorn does not pass through?

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    Argentina
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    Brazil
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    Bolivia
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    Chile
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Answer : 3. "Bolivia"
Explanation :

1. A total of ten countries are located on the Tropic of Capricorn. They are spread over three continents. Of the ten countries located on the Tropic of Capricorn, five are African countries.

2. They are Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique and Madagascar. Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Paraguay are South American countries located on the Tropic of Capricorn.

3. Apart from five African countries and four South American countries, Australia is also located on the Tropic of Capricorn.

Q:

Goods and Services Tax (GST) was implemented in India?

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    15 July 2017
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    1st July 2017
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    1st August 2017
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    10 August 2017
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Answer : 2. "1st July 2017"
Explanation :

1. The 101st Constitutional Amendment of 2016 is the most far-reaching change from a fiscal perspective since the formation of the first Finance Commission in 1951, providing concurrent powers to the Center and the states in the matter of indirect taxation.

2. This amendment introduced a national Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India from 1 July 2017.

3. GST is based on a concurrent system of indirect taxes, where central and state GST is imposed on every transaction.

Q:

Rajkiran Rai has been appointed as the president of which organization recently?

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    Data Security Council of India
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    National Payments Corporation of India
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    Reserve Bank of India
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    Indian Banks' Association
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Answer : 4. "Indian Banks' Association"
Explanation :

On 20 November 2020, Union Bank of India's MD & CEO Rajkiran Rai was elected as the new Chairman of IBA. Dinesh Khara, Chairman of State Bank of India; Madhav Nair, Country Head & CEO of Mashreq Bank; and S. S. Mallikarjuna Rao, MD & CEO of Punjab National Bank, were elected as deputy chairmen.

Q:

From which date the new foreign trade policy will come into force?

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    1st April
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    31st March
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    1st March
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    1st February
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Answer : 1. "1st April"
Explanation :

The new foreign trade policy has highlighted the vision to take India's goods and services exports to $2 trillion by 2030. The new FTP comes into effect from April 1, 2023.

Q:

Chaitra 1 of the national calendar based on the Saka Era corresponds to which one of the following dates of the Gregorian calendar in a normal year of 365 days? 

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    31st March ( or 30th March )
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    21st April ( or 20th April )
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    22 March ( or 21st March )
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    15th May ( or 16th May)
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Answer : 3. "22 March ( or 21st March ) "
Explanation :

The correct answer is 22nd March (or 21st March).

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