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. The renowned Temple at Ranakpur is a _______ Temple.
(a) Shiva
(b) Jain
(c) Krishna
(d) Ram
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol.
The renowned Jain temple at Ranakpur is dedicated to Tirthankara Rishabhanatha.
Q2. Jallikattu is associated with _____.
(a) Trichur
(b) Karthigai
(c) Onam
(d) Pongal
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol.
Jallikattu (or sallikkattu), also known as eruthazhuvuthal and manjuvirattu, is a traditional spectacle in which a Bosindicusbull.Jallikattu is typically practised in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal celebrations on Mattu Pongal day, which occurs annually in January.
Q3. Corbett National Park was established to protect which animal?
(a) Bengal Tigers
(b) Snow Leopards
(c) Asiatic Lions
(d) One-Horned Rhinos
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol.
Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India and was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger.
Q4. Subramanya Bharthi was a noted ______.
(a) Boxer
(b) Swimmer
(c) Poet
(d) Painter
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol.
Chinnaswami Subramania Bharati, also known as Bharathiyar was a Tamil writer, poet, journalist, Indian independence activist and a social reformer from Tamil Nadu.
Q5. Namsoong festival is celebrated in which state?
(a) Assam
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Sikkim
(d) None of These
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Namsoong or Losoong is annually celebrated in Sikkim.
Q6. Who is the author of the book “The City And the Sea”?
(a) ChetanBhagat
(b) Ram NathKovind
(c) Suman Kamal Jha
(d) Raj Kamal Jha
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Written by veteran journalist and acclaimed novelist Raj Kamal Jha.
Q7. Beighton Cup is associated with
(a) Badminton
(b) Kabaddi
(c) Polo
(d) Hockey
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Beighton Cup is one of the oldest field hockey tournaments running till date.
It was Instituted in 1895 and organised by Hockey Bengal earlier called Bengal Hockey Association.
Q8. The famous Kohinoor diamond was produced from one of the mines in
(a) Orissa
(b) Chhota Nagpur
(c) Bijapur
(d) Golconda
S8.Ans.(d)
Sol.The famous Koh-i-Noor (“mountain of light” in Persian) diamond weights 105.60 cts and is considered one of the 5 priciest diamonds in the world was mined in Golconda, India.
Q9. 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
S9. 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’.
Q10. Summer Olympics 2028 will be hosted by?
(a) Paris
(b) Brazil
(c) Los Angeles
(d) None of These
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. The 2028 Summer Olympics are officially known as the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad, or Los Angeles 2028 is a forthcoming event scheduled to take place from July 21 – August 6, 2028, in Los Angeles, California, US.
Q11. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India shall consist of a chairperson and expert members up to
(a) 15
(b) 20
(c) 22
(d) 24
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol.The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India shall consist of a Chairperson and the twenty-two (22) members out of which one-third shall be women.
Q12. Which organization releases ‘World Investment Report’ every year?
(a) UNCTAD
(b) WTO
(c) IMF
(d) World Bank
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘World Investment Report’ is released byUNCTAD every year.
The World Investment Report focuses on trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) worldwide, at the regional and country levels.
Q13. Which of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Cricket – Gully
(b) Boxing – Punch
(c) Chess -Checkmate
(d) Tennis – Bully
S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. The word bully is related to field hockey. Rest are correctly matched.
Q14. Who has been appointed as the new Director of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)?
(a) S. R. Narasimhan
(b) SantishreeDhulipudi
(c) Dinesh Prasad Saklani
(d) HrushikeshSenapaty
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. Professor Dinesh Prasad Saklani has been appointed as the new Director of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). He has replaced HrushikeshSenapaty, who finished his term a year ago.
Q15. BharartKokila is the famous nickname for?
(a) Kiran Bedi
(b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Kalpana Chawla
(d) SarlaThukral
S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. Sarojini Naidu was famous for her nickname ‘Nightingale of India’ or ‘Bharat Kokila’ because of her poems.
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