General awareness / studies questions and answers - Sep 30, 2014
1. India’s first One Stop Crisis Centre (OSCC) is named asa. Kalpana.
b. Lakshmi.
c. Gauravi.
d. Indira.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Gauravi.
OSCC is the centre in India for women who are victims of violence. It will help and assist the victims of rape, dowry harassment and domestic violence. They provide legal, medical and police assistance. It was launched in Bhopal.
a. Doha.
b. Hong Kong.
c. Geneva.
d. Bali
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. Bali
Ministerial Conference is one of the important bodies of WTO. In this all the member nations will have representation. All the issues have to be decided in the Ministerial Conference. Till now nine Ministerial Conferences has taken place.
a. Peru – Lima
b. South Sudan – Juba
c. Mongolia – Ulan Bator
d. Portugal – Oporto.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. Portugal – Oporto.
Among the above only Portugal is wrongly paired the capital of Portugal is Lisbon. Oporto is one of the important cities of the Portugal but not the capital.
National Park ------ State
i.. Bandipur ------ A. Odisha
ii. Gir ------ B. Assam
iii Kaziranga ----- C. Gujarat
iv. Simlipal ------- D. Karnataka
a). A, B, C, D
b). B, A, D, C
c). C, D, A, B
d). D, C, B, A
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. D, C, B, A
National Parks are the natural area which are designated to protect the wildlife, plants and everything which is part of that ecosystem for the present and future generations.
i. Surface waves.
ii. Primary waves.
iii. Secondary waves.
a. (i) only.
b. (ii) only.
c. (iii) only.
d. All of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. (ii) only.
There are two types of Seismic waves, Body waves and Surface waves. Body waves is again Classified into primary and secondary waves. The primary waves is the fastest waves so it is primary waves which occurs and records first.
a. Lord Lytton.
b. Lord Curzon.
c. Lord Rippon.
d. William Bentick.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Lord Rippon.
Lord Rippon was Viceroy of India from 1880AD to 1884AD. He made many changes to the Lord Lytton Plan on decentralisation and the changes made by him were favouring Indians so he is called as Father of Local Self Government in India.
a. Captain Hawkins.
b. Sir Thomas Roe.
c. Lord Bussy.
d. John Nicholson.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Captain Hawkins.
East India Company was granted Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth. So they planned to open their first factory in Surat on the West Coast of India in 1608, so in order to get permission from Mughal Ruler Captain Hawkins was sent.
i. 70crores of cash.
ii. Kohinoor Diamond.
iii. Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan.
a. (i) only.
b. (i) and (ii) only.
c. (i) and (iii) only.
d. (i),(ii) and (iii).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. (i),(ii) and (iii).
Nadir Shah the Afghan ruler invaded India from the North West frontier. He defeated the Mughal Emperor Muhammed Shah in 1739. He took famous Kohinoor Diamond, Peacock Throne, 70crores of cash and also the provinces west of river Indus.
a. Puducherry.
b. Andaman and Nicobar.
c. Lakshadweep.
d. Delhi.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. Delhi.
Delhi is the only Union Territory which has its own High Court. It was established in 1961. The jurisdictions of other Union Territories are with the nearest High Courts.
a. Troposphere.
b. Stratosphere.
c. Mesosphere.
d. Ionosphere.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Stratosphere.
Ozone is a layer which protects Earth from the harmful radiations. It protects us from the ultraviolent rays, Infrared rays. Ozone layer is present in Stratosphere.
