General Knowledge Practice Question and Answer

Q:

The national Song of India,’ Vande Mataram’ was composed in ___ language.

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    Sanskrit
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    Pali
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    Urdu
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    Hindi
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Answer : 1. "Sanskrit"
Explanation :

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee wrote the national song Vande Mataram. It is a poem written in Sanskrit by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his Bengali novel Anandamath. It later was made the National Song of our country.

Q:

The Nobel Peace Prize 2016 was awarded to :

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    Juan Manuel Santos
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    Bernard L. Feringa
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    David J. Thouless
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    Bod Dylan
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Answer : 1. "Juan Manuel Santos"
Explanation :

Nobel Peace Prize 2016 was awarded to Colombian President John Manual Santos for his resolute efforts to bring the countries more than 50 years long Civil War to an end. He is the second Colombian to win Nobel Prize after Gabriel Garcia Marquez who won the 1982 Nobel Prize for literature.

Q:

The spherical form of raindrop is due to

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    Density of liquid
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    Surface tension
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    Atmospheric pressure
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    Gravitational force
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Answer : 2. "Surface tension"
Explanation :

Raindrops start to form in a roughly spherical structure due to the surface tension of water. This surface tension is the "skin" of a body of water that makes the molecules stick together.

Q:

Name the country, which has officially launched 5G Service?

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    China
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    India
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    USA
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    Japan
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Answer : 1. "China"
Explanation :

South Korea, China, and the United States are the countries that lead the world in building and deploying 5G technology.

Q:

The 2019 meeting of Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of SCO was held in which city?

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    Baku
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    Tashkent
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    Ashgabat
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    Bishkek
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Answer : 2. "Tashkent"
Explanation :

Under India's first-ever Chairmanship, the 23rd Summit of the SCO Council of Heads of State will be held in the virtual format on 4 July 2023, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.


Q:

What is the name of widest river in India?

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    Brahmaputra
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    Gomti
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    Ganges
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    Chambal
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Answer : 1. "Brahmaputra"
Explanation :

1. Brahmaputra is the widest river in India.

2. The Brahmaputra River originates as Siang or Dihang from the Chemayungdung glacier of the Kailash range near Lake Manasarovar.

3. It enters India from the west of Sadiya town in Arunachal Pradesh.

Tributaries: Dibang, Lohit, Siang, Budhi Dihing, Tista and Dhansiri.

4. The average width of the Brahmaputra valley is about 80 kilometres.

5. The main river of the valley, the Brahmaputra is one of the largest rivers in the world and ranks fifth in terms of its average runoff.

6. Namcha Barwa is a mountain peak in the Tibetan Himalayas with an altitude of 7757 meters. Tsangpo - The Brahmaputra river takes a U-turn on reaching Namcha Barwa and enters India in Arunachal Pradesh through a narrow valley.

7. The Himalayas extend in the east-west direction from the Indus Valley in the west to the Brahmaputra Valley in the east.

Q:

Which is the widest river in India?

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    Brahmaputra
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    Gomti
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    Ganges
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    Chambal
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Answer : 1. "Brahmaputra"
Explanation :

1. Brahmaputra is the widest river in India.

2. The Brahmaputra River originates as Siang or Dihang from the Chemayungdung glacier of the Kailash range near Lake Manasarovar.

3. It enters India from the west of Sadiya town in Arunachal Pradesh.

Tributaries: Dibang, Lohit, Siang, Budhi Dihing, Tista and Dhansiri.

4. The average width of the Brahmaputra valley is about 80 kilometres.

5. The main river of the valley, the Brahmaputra is one of the largest rivers in the world and ranks fifth in terms of its average runoff.

6. Namcha Barwa is a mountain peak in the Tibetan Himalayas with an altitude of 7757 meters. Tsangpo - The Brahmaputra river takes a U-turn on reaching Namcha Barwa and enters India in Arunachal Pradesh through a narrow valley.

7. The Himalayas extend in the east-west direction from the Indus Valley in the west to the Brahmaputra Valley in the east.

Q:

Ganga is a result of confluence of rivers Bhagirathi and Alakananda at which place?

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    Deva Prayag
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    Karan Prayag
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    Gangotri
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    Rudra Prayag
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Answer : 1. "Deva Prayag"
Explanation :

Devprayag: is a city located in Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand state of India. It is one of the Panch Prayag and here the Alaknanda River meets the Bhagirathi River.

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