Common GK Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: International Tiger Day is observed on ______.
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64672e6145f1450a80d7e82f- 102 Julyfalse
- 220 Julyfalse
- 329 Julytrue
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Answer : 3. "29 July"
Explanation :
1. International Tiger Day is celebrated every year on 29 July.
2. This day is also called Global Tiger Day.
3. This day is celebrated every year to raise awareness about tiger conservation.
Q: One of the techniques used for the desalination of seawater is
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606eda73dac3665e58ae48d7- 1Filtrationfalse
- 2Distillationtrue
- 3Evaporationfalse
- 4Condensationfalse
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Answer : 2. "Distillation"
Explanation :
Reverse osmosis is used for desalination of sea water.
Q: Which Indian state was declared a ‘complete Digital State’?
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607021890d3bb27a206b8bcb- 1Tamil Nadufalse
- 2Keralatrue
- 3Maharashtrafalse
- 4Karnatakafalse
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Answer : 2. "Kerala"
Explanation :
In 2016, President Pranab Mukherjee declared Kerala as the first digital state of the country.
Q: Which of the following refers to hypotheses which are confirmed by varied tests?
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606d7db7dac3665e58aa7c4c- 1Assumptionfalse
- 2Theorytrue
- 3Answerfalse
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Answer : 2. "Theory"
Explanation :
When hypothesis are confirmed by varied tests then it becomes theory. A theory is always backed by evidence; a hypothesis is only a suggested possible outcome, and is testable and falsifiable.
Q: Who among the following is the current Lokayukta of Delhi?
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606c3217f306525d8e187e01- 1Harish Chandra Mishratrue
- 2Justice Manmohan Sarinfalse
- 3Justice Mohd. Shamimfalse
- 4Justice Rajendra Nath Agarwalfalse
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Answer : 1. "Harish Chandra Mishra"
Explanation :
The present lokayukt is Harish Chandra Mishra of Delhi.
Q: Abhinav Bharat Society of Revolutionaries was organized by
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606c2ef4affa2d5265b4e386- 1Mahatma Gandhifalse
- 2Bhagat Singhfalse
- 3Vinayak Savarkartrue
- 4Jawaharlal Nehrufalse
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Answer : 3. "Vinayak Savarkar"
Explanation :
Abhinav Bharat Society (Young India Society) was an Indian Independence secret society founded by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Damodar Savarkar in 1904.
Q: The national Song of India,’ Vande Mataram’ was composed in ___ language.
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606afdfec476de27c7add863- 1Sanskrittrue
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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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606aeb326a85553684d9d02b- 1Juan Manuel Santostrue
- 2Bernard L. Feringafalse
- 3David J. Thoulessfalse
- 4Bod Dylanfalse
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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.