General Knowledge Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Who has been conferred with the SDG Pragati Puraskar for sustained progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

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    Sher Bahadur Deuwa
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    Xi Jinping
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    Imran Khan
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    Sheikh Hasina
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Answer : 4. "Sheikh Hasina"
Explanation :

Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has been awarded the SDG Progress Award for Bangladesh's continued progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Q:

Which of the following day is celebrated on 24th January every year in India?

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    national safety day
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    national education day
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    National Girl Child Day
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    national consumer day
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Answer : 3. "National Girl Child Day"
Explanation :

The National Girl Child Day is celebrated in India every year on January 24.

Q:

Which of the following district is not located in the 'Tarai' region of Uttar Pradesh?

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    Pilibhit
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    Bahraich
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    Lakhimpur
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    Hardoi
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Answer : 4. "Hardoi"
Explanation :

1. The Indo-Gangetic plain, where the internal flow reemerges, is locally known as the Terai region. It is a low-lying area with fertile soils to the north of the Indo-Gangetic plain.

2. The Terai region has been formed from the sediments of the rivers originating from the Himalayas. These rivers enter the plains after emerging from the Himalayas and bring with them a huge amount of sediment. These sediments accumulate in the northern part of the plain and form the Terai region.

Q:

The winter rainfall in India is the result of cyclones, which originates from

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    Arabian Sea
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    Bay of Bengal
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    Red Sea
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    Mediterranean Sea
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Answer : 4. "Mediterranean Sea"
Explanation :

1. In northwest India, some weak temperate cyclones from the Mediterranean Sea cause rainfall over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and western Uttar Pradesh.

2. Western cyclonic disturbances that enter the Indian subcontinent from the west and north-west during the winter months originate from the Mediterranean Sea and are brought into India by the westerly jet stream.

3. On an average, 4-5 western disturbances are formed during the winter season and the distribution of rainfall in each western disturbance is different.

4.Mawath is a Rajasthani word which means "Magh rain". It is very beneficial for crops like wheat etc. It comes from the south-western part.

5. Mawatha means "winter rain". This word is mainly prevalent in Rajasthan and other regions of North India. Mawatha usually occurs in the months of December to February. This rain is very beneficial for the wheat crop.

Q:

Sadia to Dhubri stretch of Brahmaputra river is connected by which of the following Inland National waterways?

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    National Waterways No 1
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    National Waterways No 2
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    National Waterways No 3
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    National Waterways No 4
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Answer : 2. "National Waterways No 2"
Explanation :

1. The Sadiya-Dhubri stretch of the Brahmaputra River has been declared National Waterway 2 by the National Waterways Act 1988.

2. The waterway extends from Dhubri to Sadiya for a distance of 891 km.

Q:

Central bank of our country is 

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    State Bank of India
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    Reserve Bank of India
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    Central Bank of India
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    Bank of Baroda
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Answer : 2. "Reserve Bank of India "
Explanation :

1. The central bank of our country is the Reserve Bank of India.

2. It is the supreme bank of India and determines the monetary policy of the country.

3. RBI was established on April 1, 1935 under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

Q:

Select Rabi crop from the following? 

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    Cucumber
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    Rice
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    Castor
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    Taramira
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Answer : 4. "Taramira"
Explanation :

Rabi season crops – Rabi crops are generally sown in the months of October and November and harvested from April to May.

Major crops of Rabi season – wheat, barley, gram, mustard, peas, berseem, rizka, green fodder, lentils, potato, rye, tobacco, lahi, oats, linseed and sunflower etc. Rabi season crops require low temperature at the time of sowing, hence they are sown in winter season. There should be a dry and warm environment for them to ripen.

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Answer : 2. "1 and 3 only"
Explanation :

All the statements regarding agriculture in India are correct.

1. Rabi crops are sown in India from October to December and harvested from April to June.

2. Aus, Aman and Boro are three crops of paddy in Assam, West Bengal and Odisha.

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