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General Awareness for various competitive examination

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1- This state among the following has launched Rs. 50,000 crore farm-debt scheme.

1-Madhya Pradesh.

2- Rajasthan.

3- Karnataka.

4- Maharasthra


2- Which among the following is issued by the court in the case of illegal detention of a person.

1-Mandamus.

2-Certiorari

3-Habeas Corpus

4-Quo Warranto


3- This among the following is the hardest material.

1- Steel.

2- Graphite.

3- Diamond.

4-Tungsten.


4- In which country among the following driest location on the earth is found?

1-Libya.

2- Congo.

3- Chile.

4- Kenya.


5- With which game Lady Ratan Tata Trophy is associated?

1- Hockey.

2- Cricket.

3- Basket Ball.

4- Football.


6- To which sports Mohammad Anas is related?

1-Boxing.

2-Wrestling.

3-Tennis.

4-Athletics.


7-This noted journalist and columnist among the following died recently.

1- Ranjit Guru

2- Shyam Dixit.

3-Natwar Deewan.

4-SK Mishra.


8- Who among the following Padmashree awardee and prominent Social worker died recently?

1-Kamal Bajaj.

2-Damodar Ganesh Bapat.

3-Devi Shankar Prasad.

4-Sadashiv Katre.


9- Name the former Australian pace Spearhead who has been elected as an honorary life member of the Marylebone Cricket Club(MCC)?

1- Nathan Lyon.

2- Shane Warne.

3- Mitchell Johnson.

4- Mitchell Starc.


10-Former India opener and national selector passed away recently. Who is he?

1-MK Prasad.

2-Gagan Sharma.

3- VB Chandra Sekhar.

4- Sarandeep Singh.


11-He is the first batsman to score 20,000 international runs in a single decade.

1-Shikhar Dhawan.

2-Virat Kohli.

3-Rohit Sharma.

4- MS Dhoni.


12-Name the district that has been ranked as the most improved district in Second Delta ranking for the Aspirational Districts released by NITI Aayog’

1-Nuapada, Odisha

2-Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh

3-Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu

4-Aurangabad, Bihar


13-Who among the following has been conferred with the ‘Tansen Samman’ for 2018?

1-Ravi Shankar

2-Ali Akbar Khan

3-MS Subbulakshmi

4-Manju Mehta


14-Which among the following counties has withdrawn from International Whaling Commission to resume commercial whaling in its territorial waters?

1-India

2-Japan

3-USA

4-China


15- Good Governance Day is celebrated annually on?

 

1-25th December

2-3rd December

3-11th December

4-19th December


ANSWERS-

1-Madhya Pradesh.

It is CM Kamal Nath launched the scheme named Jan Kisan Rin Mukti Yojana on January 15, 2019.

2-Habeas Corpus

3- Diamond.

Diamonds are known as the hardest substance on the surface of the earth.

4- Chile(Atacama desert). The location is known as Maria Elena South(MES).

5- Hockey. (for women)

* The trophy is named after Ratan Tata, who is an Indian Businessman.

6-Athletics.

7- Ranjit Guru.

* He was working with Odia daily Sambad.

* He was associated with Anand Bazar Patrika and the Asian Age. Both are leading newspapers.

8-Damodar Ganesh Bapat.

* He dedicated his life and service towards Leprosy patients.

* Padmashree is the fourth highest civilian award.

9- Mitchell Johnson.

* He played 73 international test matches for Australia claiming 313 wickets.

* He played 153 One Day Internationals and claimed 239 wickets.

* He played 30 Twenty 20 Internationals and claimed 38 wickets.

10- VB Chandra Sekhar.

* He played 7 ODIs in between 1988 and 1990. He scored only 88 runs.

* He is a qualified engineer.

11-Virat Kohli.

* Virat Kohli made his Test and T20 Internationals debut in 2010

12-Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu

13-Manju Mehta

14-Japan

15-25th December


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