General Awareness Questions for SSC & Railway Exam 2018: 7th September

September 7, 2018    


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Q1. The orange colour of carrot is because of
गाजर का नारंगी रंग किस वजह से होता है?
(a) it grows in the soil./ यह मिट्टी में उगती है
(b) Carotene/ कैरोटीन
(c) it is not exposed to sunlight./ यह सूरज की रोशनी के संपर्क में नहीं है
(d) the entire plant is orange in colour./ पूरा पौधा रंग में नारंगी होता है
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Ans.(b)
Sol.All the orange colour is beta carotene is the orange pigment found in carrots, therefore the whole of the orange carrots contains beta-carotene. One small raw carrot (100g) contains 8,353 international units of vitamin A, which includes 4,142 micrograms of beta-carotene.

Q2. Heavy water is __________.
भारी पानी क्या है?
(a) Monoterium oxide/ मोनोटेरियम ऑक्साइड
(b) Polyterium oxide/ पॉलीटरियम ऑक्साइड
(c) Deuterium oxide/ ड्यूटेरियम ऑक्साइड
(d) Trisium oxide/ ट्राइसियम ऑक्साइड
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Ans.(c)
Sol.Heavy water is water with the chemical formula of D2O or deuterium oxide. This water is composed of the hydrogen isotope deuterium, which is heavier and less stable than hydrogen. 

Q3. How many GB is equal to 1 TB?
1 TB कितने GB के बराबर होता है?
(a) 128
(b) 256
(c) 512
(d) 1024
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Ans.(d)
Sol.1,024 kilobytes = 1 megabyte. 1,024 megabytes = 1 gigabyte. 1,024 gigabytes = 1 terabyte. 1,024 terabytes = 1 Petabyte.

Q4. Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of reserves of which of the following animals?
मध्यप्रदेश में निम्नलिखित में से किस जानवर के सबसे अधिक अभ्यारण हैं?
(a) Tiger/ बाघ
(b) Lion/ शेर
(c) Peacock/ मोर
(d) Langur/ लंगूर
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Ans.(a)
Sol.Madhya Pradesh is also known as the 'Tiger State' as it is a home of around 20% of India's tiger population and 10% of the world's tiger population.There are 9 National Parks, 6 Tiger Reserves and 25 Wildlife Sanctuaries.

Q5. The highest airport in India is
भारत में उच्चतम हवाई अड्डा कौन सा है?
(a) Dharamshala airport / धरमशाला हवाई अड्डा
(b) Pithoragarh airport/ पिथौरागढ़ हवाई अड्डा
(c) Leh airport/ लेह हवाई अड्डा
(d) Dehradun airport/ देहरादून हवाई अड्डा
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Ans.(c)
Sol.Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport is an airport in Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is one of the highest commercial airports in the world at 3,256 m (10,682 ft) above mean sea level.

Q6. Call sign of any aircraft carrying the Indian President is
भारतीय राष्ट्रपति के साथ किसी भी विमान का कॉल साइन क्या होता है
(a) Air India One/एयर इंडिया वन
(b) Airforce One/एयर फोर्स वन
(c) Code Eagle/कोड ईगल
(d) Flight 101/फ्लाइट 101
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Ans.(a)

Q7. First indian sportsperson to win an individual Olympics silver for India is
भारत के लिए एक व्यक्तिगत ओलंपिक रजत जीतने वाले पहले भारतीय खिलाड़ी कौन हैं?
(a) Sushil Kumar/ सुशील कुमार
(b) Rajyavardhan Singh/ राज्यवर्धन सिंह
(c) Abhinav Bindra/ अभिनव बिंद्रा
(d) Dhyanchand/ ध्यानचंद
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Ans.(b)
Sol.Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore AVSM is an Indian politician and a former professional shooter. As a shooter, competing in the double trap event, he won a silver medal in the 2004 Olympic Games.

Q8. Isfahan, the Persian Capital is said to have provided the inspiration to build which of these monuments?
कहा जाता है कि इस्फ़हान,फारसी राजधानी को इनमें से किस स्मारक के निर्माण के लिए प्रेरित किया है?
(a) Humayun's Tomb/हुमायूं का मकबरा
(b) Mahabodhi Temple Complex/महाबोधि मंदिर परिसर
(c) Qutub Minar/कुतुब मीनार
(d) Red Fort Complex/लाल किला परिसर
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Ans.(d)
Sol.The planning and design of the Red Fort represents a culmination of architectural development initiated in 1526 AD by the first Mughal Emperor and brought to a splendid refinement by Shah Jahan with a fusion of traditions: Islamic, Persian, Timurid and Hindu.

Q9. How many layers does Human Skin have?
मानव त्वचा में कितनी परतें हैं?
(a) 5
(b) 7
(c) 11
(d) 3
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Ans.(d)
Sol.Skin has three layers:
The epidermis, the outermost layer of skin, provides a waterproof barrier and creates our skin tone.
The dermis, beneath the epidermis, contains tough connective tissue, hair follicles, and sweat glands.
The deeper subcutaneous tissue (hypodermis) is made of fat and connective tissue.
The skin’s color is created by special cells called melanocytes, which produce the pigment melanin. Melanocytes are located in the epidermis.

Q10. DNA stands for _____.
DNA का पूर्ण रूप _____ है.
(a) Di Nucleic Acid
(b) Deoxy Nucleic Acid
(c) Diribonucleic Acid
(d) Deoxyribonucleic Acid
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Ans.(d)

Q11. Who is the author of Ageless Body, Timeless Mind?
Ageless Body, Timeless Mind के लेखक कौन है?
(a) V. S. Naipaul/ वी एस नायपॉल
(b) Deepak Chopra/दीपक चोपड़ा
(c) Dom Moraes/ डोम मोरास
(d) Tony Kusher/टोनी कुशेर
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Ans.(b)
Sol. Deepak Chopra is an American author, public speaker, alternative medicine advocate, and a prominent figure in the New Age movement. Through his books and videos, he has become one of the best-known and wealthiest figures in alternative medicine.

Q12. December 1 is celebrated as: 
1 दिसम्बर किस के रूप में मनाया जाता है?
(a) Indian Navy Day / भारतीय नौसेना दिवस
(b) UNICEF Day / UNICEF दिवस
(c) World AIDS Day / विश्व एड्स दिवस
(d) Children’s Day/ बाल दिवस
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Ans.(c)
Sol. The idea for a day dedicated to the problem of AIDS and HIV was approved by then director of UNAIDS, Dr. Mann. The first ever World AIDS Day was celebrated on December 1, 1988. Up until 1996, the day was organized by the World Health Organization.

Q13. Who painted the painting “Bani Thani”?  
पेंटिंग "बानी थानी" किसने चित्रित किया?
(a) Anjolie Ela Menon / अंजोली एला मेनन
(b) Abanindranath Tagore / अबानिंद्रनाथ टैगोर
(c) Nihâl Chand/ निहाल चंद
(d) Raja Ravi Varma / राजा रवि वर्मा
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Ans.(c)
Sol. Bani Thani refers to an Indian miniature painting painted by Nihâl Chand from the Marwar school of Kishangarh. It portrays a woman who is elegant and graceful.

Q14. International Women’s Day is observed on:    
अंतर राष्ट्रीय महिला दिवस कब मनाया जाता है?
(a) 8th March / 8 मार्च
(b) 3rd March / 3 मार्च
(c) 27th January / 27 जनवरी
(d) 15th October/ 15 अक्टूबर
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Ans.(a)
Sol. International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.

Q15. Which Indian newspaper has the largest readership?  
किस भारतीय समाचार पत्र के सबसे ज्यादा पाठक है?
(a) The Dainik Jagran / दैनिक जागरण
(b) Indian Express / इंडियन एक्सप्रेस
(c) The Malayala Manorama / मलयाला मनोरमा
(d) The Hindu / हिन्दू
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Ans.(a)
Sol. Founded by freedom fighter Puran Chandra Gupta during the 'Quit India Movement' in 1942, Hindi daily Dainik Jagran belongs to Jagran Prakash Limited and is distributed in 11 states of India. The head office of Dainik Jagran is situated in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. It is the most popular and most read newspaper in India that contains all the latest news and updates across all domains. The Average Issue Readership (AIR) of Dainik Jagran is 1.66 crore.


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