General Awareness MCQs and Answers: General Awareness are very important for OPSC, OSSC, OSSSC & Other State Exams. Aspirants who are willing to apply for the various Government exams in 2022 must go through the topics of General Awareness for competitive exams, as General Awareness is a key part of the syllabus.
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Q1. Indian Naval Ships INS Kulish and INS Sumedha visited the port of which country, for the first time?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Myanmar
(d) Japan
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Indian Naval Ships INS Kulish and INS Sumedha recently arrived at the port city of Mongla in Bangladesh.
They are visiting Bangladesh to commemorate the ongoing ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’ (Liberation War of 1971). INS Sumedha is an indigenously built offshore patrol vessel and INS Kulish is an indigenously built guided missile corvette.
Q2. Who has taken charge as the Vice Chief of Army Staff in India?
(a) M M Naravane
(b) C P Mohanty
(c) Yogesh Kumar Joshi
(d) Anil Chauhan
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Lieutenant General C P Mohanty assumed charge as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff. Prior to this appointment he was the Army Commander of the Southern Army.
The area of responsibility of the Southern Army includes 11 states and four Union Territories. C P Mohanty has replaced the previous Vice Chief of the Army Staff, Lieutenant General Satinder Kumar Saini.
Q3. Which of the following bank has launched India’s first comprehensive digital service platform, YONO, which stands for ‘You Only Need One’?
(a) SBI
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) Dena Bank
(d) Canara Bank
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. State Bank of India (SBI) is all set to launch India’s first comprehensive digital service platform, YONO, which stands for ‘You Only Need One’.
Q4.Of how many days is a month on Moon?
(a) 1 day of the earth
(b) 14 day of the earth
(c) 28 day of the earth
(d) 365 days
S4.Ans(c)
Sol. The Moon takes 27.3 days to complete one orbit around the Earth. So a month on Moon is equivalent to 28 days of the Earth. But, a lunar month is the amount of time it takes for the Moon to pass through each of its phases (new moon, half, full, moon), and then return back to its original position. It takes 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes and 3 seconds for the Moon to complete on lunar month.
Q5. Which Indian city is the venue of the Global Air show ‘Aero India’?
(a) Cochin
(b) Vishakhapatnam
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Chennai
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. The 13th edition of Aero India, the Global Air show ‘Aero India’ is being organised at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru.
The exhibition is hosted by the Ministry of Defence’s Defence Exhibition Organisation. This show enables the manufacturers and service providers from the Indian aviation industry meet potential buyers.
Q6. Defence Ministry has signed a deal to procure Tejas Light Combat Aircraft from which organisation?
(a) DRDO
(b) HAL
(c) ISRO
(d) BEL
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently inaugurated a new plant at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bengaluru.
It aims to double the production of the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft, India’s indigenous fighter jet. The Defence Ministry also signed a Rs 48000 crore deal to procure 83 Tejas LCA from HAL. This is said to be the biggest indigenous defence procurement.
Q7. Who are the member of ‘ASEAN’ (Association of South East Asian Nations)?
(a) Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, Thailand
(b) North Korea, Burma, Bangladesh, Nepal
(c) Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Phillipines and Brunei
(d) Sri Lanka, India Burma, Singapore
S7. Ans(c)
Sol. The Association of south-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) consists of 10 member states and 2 observes. The member states are : Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand , Vietnam,Myanmar,Malaysia and Laos
Q8. “Yudh Abhyas” is a joint military exercise between India and which country?
(a) China
(b) USA
(c) Japan
(d) Australia
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. This year, the 16th edition of India-USA joint military exercise – Yudh Abhyas would be held between February 8 and 21.
This year’s exercise would be conducted at Indio-Pakistan border. The exercise aims to enhance cooperation between the two countries and will have a special focus on counter-terrorism operations.
Q9. The word “Mach” is used to measure
(a) Sound
(b) Light
(c) Ships speed
(d) Aeroplanes speed
S9. Ans(d)
Sol. The word ‘Mach’ is used to measure Aeroplanes. 1 March is equal to 1195 km/hour or 717 miles/hour. Mach numbers are named after Ernst Mach, an Austrian philosopher and Physicist.
Q10. Which is the largest combat exercise of the Indian Navy, which is being held in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR)?
(a) INDRA
(b) MALABAR
(c) TROPEX
(d) MILAN
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX-21) is the Indian Navy’s largest exercise. It is being held in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
This month-long drill also includes joint exercises by ships and aircraft and other assets of the Indian Air Force, Army and the Indian Coast Guard in the IOR and the waters in the adjacent regions.
Q11. India’s envoy in which country has handed over training kits worth Rs 81 lakhs, for capacity building?
(a) Nepal
(b) Myanmar
(c) Maldives
(d) Sri Lanka
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. India’s envoy in Sri Lanka has recently handed over training aids worth about Rs 81,00,000 to the country’s Navy for capacity building.
High Commissioner Gopal Baglay formally handed over the training aids, during a visit to the Northern and Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka. He also handed over Kindle e-book readers and books to the library of the Naval and Maritime Academy.
Q12. Which country’s Navy along with Madagascar undertook patrolling of Madagascar’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)?
(a) China
(b) USA
(c) India
(d) Japan
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. For the first time, the navies of India and Madagascar were involved in a joint patrolling of Madagascar’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Additionally, the two Navies conducted a Passage Exercise (PASSEX).
Indian Navy was represented by INS Shardul and the Madagascar Navy involved its ship Trozona during the event.
Q13. Indian Navy carried out Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with which country in the Persian Gulf under Operation Sankalp?
(a) UAE
(b) Qatar
(c) Bahrain
(d) Oman
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. Indian Navy carried out Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with Royal Bahrain Naval Force in the Persian Gulf under Operation Sankalp.
PASSEXs are conducted regularly by the Indian Navy with the navies of friendly foreign countries. Maritime Security Operations, code-named Op Sankalp were initiated in the Gulf in 2019.
Q14.Which state government has decided to organize youths’ conclave ‘ATAL’ in September 2018?
(a) Chhattisgarh
(b) Assam
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Arunachal Pradesh government has decided to organize a youths’ conclave “ATAL – Arunachal
Transformation & Aspirational Leadership” in Itanagar.
Q15. Ministry of Defence has signed a agreement with which organization for supply of 4900 MILAN 2T ATGMs?
(a) HAL
(b) BEML
(c) BDL
(d) ISRO
S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. Ministry of Defence has inked a pact with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for supply of 4900 MILAN 2T ATGMs (Anti-Tank Guided Missiles) for the Indian Army.
The total cost of this procurement is Rs.1188 crore. This is expected to boost the Government’s initiative of Make in India and give a push to local production.
