COURSE ON GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

AND AWARENESS
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Indian Economy, Indian Polity and Indian Constitution - II
Question 1
Who among the following won the International Gandhi Award for Leprosy in the
Individual Category?
A) Dr.N.S.Dharamshaktu
B) Yohei Sasakowa
C) Damodar Ganesh Bapat
D) Satya Nadella

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Answer
╺ Option A)
╺ The International Gandhi Award for Leprosy in the individual category
went to Dr. NS Dharmashaktu for his exemplary work towards fighting
leprosy. The honour was presented by President Ram Nath Kovind on
February 6, 2020.

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Question 2
Who won the International Gandhi Award for Leprosy in the institution
category?
A) World Health Organization
B) Gandhi Memorial Leprosy Foundation
C) National Leprosy Eradication Trust
D) Leprosy Mission Trust India

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Answer
╺ Option D)
╺ President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the International Gandhi
Awards for Leprosy to the Leprosy Mission Trust under the
institutional category for its tireless work with the people afflicted
by Leprosy for over a century.

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Question 3
Which country has reported the highest number of novel coronavirus cases
outside mainland China?
A) US
B) Philippines
C) India
D) Japan

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Answer
╺ Option D)
╺ Japan currently has the highest number of novel coronavirus cases
outside mainland China. The country reportedly has over 80
confirmed cases with 41 more cases being reported in its isolated
cruise ship, Diamond Princess.

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Question 4
The military forces of which country have allegedly killed Al-Qaeda’s Yemen
leader Qasim al-Rimi?
A) Russia
B) US
C) Germany
D) Japan

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Answer
╺ Option B)
╺ The US forces have claimed to have killed Al-Qaeda’s Yemen leader
Qasim al-Rimi in a major counter-terrorism operation. Qasim al-
Rimi was the founder of the dangerous Al-Qaeda in the Arabian
Peninsula (AQAP).

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Question 5
As per the 6th RBI bi-monthly Monetary Policy 2019-20, the retail
inflation hiked to how much in December 2019?
A) 6.2 percent
B) 7.4 percent
C) 8.6 percent
D) 5.9 percent

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Answer
╺ Option B)
╺ According to the 6th RBI Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy 2019-20, the retail
inflation hiked to 7.4 percent in December 2019 from 5.5 percent in
November 2019. In October, retail inflation was 4.6 percent.

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Question 6
Which state government will deploy drones to map villages?
A) Kerala
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Karnataka
D) Tamil Nadu

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Answer
╺ Option B)
╺ The Madhya Pradesh state government has decided to deploy
drones to map villages. This will be the first time that drones are
being used to make maps in the state.

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Question 7
Which nation’s government collapsed on February 5 after a no-confidence
vote?
A) Georgia
B) Armenia
C) Tanzania
D) Romania

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Answer
╺ Option D)
╺ Romania's government fell to a no-confidence vote in the Parliament on
February 5, 2020 after being in office for only three months. Overall, 261
out of 465 MPs voted against the minority government.

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Question 8
US astronaut Christina Koch returned to Earth on February 6 after the
record space station mission. Koch spent how many days aboard the
International Space Station?
A) 355
B) 268
C) 328
D) 273

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Answer
╺ Option C)
╺ US astronaut Christina Koch returned to Earth on February 6, 2020 after a
record space station mission. She completed 328 days aboard the
International Space Station, the most by any woman, surpassing previous
record-holder Peggy Whitson’s 289-day record. Koch, however, fell short of
Scott Kelly’s all-time US record by 12 days.

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Question 9
Which of the following countries is the largest producer of milk?
A) China
B) Brazil
C) Australia
D) India

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Answer
╺ Option D)
╺ India has produced an amount of more than 19.6 million tonnes of
milk in 2019.

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Question 10
Who is the only Indian Prime Minister who has served as an Finance
Minister under 2 prime ministers?
A) Pranab Mukherjee
B) Morarji Desai
C) P.V.Narasimha Rao
D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

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Answer
╺ Option B)
╺ He was the finance minister under 2 ministers - Jawaharlal Nehru
and Indira Gandhi

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Question 11
In 2016, who became the 2nd Woman Prime Minister of Great Britain?
A) Angela Markel
B) Melania Trump
C) Margaret Thatcher
D) Theresa May

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Answer
╺ Option D)
╺ Theresa May became the 2nd Woman Prime Minister, Margaret
Thatcher was the 1st Woman Prime Minister.

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Question 12
Which Indian city recently received the UNESCO World Heritage City
certificate?
A) Jaipur
B) Hyderabad
C) Agra
D) Gwalior

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Answer
╺ Option A)

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Question 13
Currently how many state languages in our constitution are present?
A) 24
B) 22
C) 14
D) 25

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Answer
╺ Option B)

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Question 14
In our Indian Constitution which Article amends the State Languages?
A) Article 5
B) Article 6
C) Article 7
D) Article 8

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Answer
╺ Option D)

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Question 15
Who became the first Indian Women to be nominated as a member of the
International Olympic Committee?
A) Sumitra Mahajan
B) Sonia Gandhi
C) Supriya Sule
D) Nita Ambani

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Answer
╺ Option D)

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Question 16
Prime Minister announced a 150-member trust for the ocnstruction of
the Ayodhya Temple?
A) Shri Ram Janma Bhoomi Trust
B) Shri Ram Janma Bhoomi Theertha Kshetra Trust
C) Shri Ram Janma Bhoomi Kshetra Trust
D) Ayodhya Shri Ram Janma Bhoomi Kshetra Trust

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Answer
╺ Option B)

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Question 17
India signed its 1st ever term contract for importing crude oil from
which nation?
A) Russia
B) Saudi Arabia
C) Iran
D) Afghanistan

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Answer
╺ Option A)
╺ On February 5th 2020, India signed its 1st ever term contract for
importing crude oil from Russia. It is between IOCL and Rosneft.
The contract was regulated on the transfer of nearly 2 million
tonnes of crude oil.

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Question 18
Recently who was appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of Canara Bank?
A) M.D.Prabhakaran
B) L.V. Prabhakar
C) M.S.Prakash Arya
D) M.P.Prakash Suligar

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Answer
╺ Option B)
╺ On 1st February 2020.

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Question 19
On January 22nd 2020, the inauguration of the first waste-to-energy plant
was commissioned by the railways in which place?
A) Bhubaneshwar
B) Bhopal
C) Baroda
D) Kota

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Answer
╺ Option A)
╺ It has been commissioned in the Manchester carriage on
Bhubaneshwar.

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Question 20
Who is the first female President of Greece?
A) Prokopis Pavlospaulos
B) Katerina Sakallaro Pavlo
C) Xanthi Escobar
D) Sorbourne Sakallaro Pavlo

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Answer
╺ Option B)
╺ She is of 63 years of age and the oath taking ceremony will happen
on 13th March 2020.

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Question 21
When has launch decided to launch its March Probe?
A) July 2021
B) March 2021
C) July 2020
D) December 2020

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Answer
╺ Option C)
╺ China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has said that
the Y4 carrier rocket will be launched by the July 2020

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Question 22
Recently which teacher was conferred with the Padma Shri Award?
A) H C Verma
B) Shantanu Bose
C) Manohar Sharma
D) R K Bansal

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Answer
╺ Option A)
╺ H C Verma = Physics Teacher

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Question 23
Which country wants to replicate the Ujjwala Model of LPG Connection?
A) Iraq
B) Saudi Arabia
C) Kenya
D) Ghana

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Answer
╺ Option D)
╺ Ujjwala Model = LPG connection for everyone.

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Question 24
Which day was celebrated as the International Day of Education
recently?
A) January 24th
B) January 10th
C) January 28th
D) January 30th

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Answer
╺ Option A)
╺ It was the 2nd time that the International day of Education was
celebrated. It was announced by the UN general assembly,

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Question 25
Recently how many children were awarded with the Child Welfare
Bravery Award in 2019?
A) 22
B) 20
C) 18
D) 24

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Answer
╺ Option A)
╺ 10 girls and 12 boys

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Question 26
Who was the person who was awarded with the Abhimanyu Award for
his bravery?
A) Adithya K
B) Mohammad Muhsin
C) Mudassir Ashraf
D) Geeta Siddharth

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Answer
╺ Option B)
╺ He is from Kozhikode, Kerala. He saved his three friends from
drowning in a river and while saving he lost his now life. This
incident happened in April 2009.

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Question 27
Recently Punjab Government banned Autos older than 15 years. Which type of
Autos will replace them?
A) Autos run on fossil fuel
B) Autos run on Electric gas or CNG
C) Autos run on Biogas
D) Autos run on Petrol

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Answer
╺ Option B)

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Question 28
India has successfully completed the phase one of which technology recently
for having a low global warming technology?
A) Ozone technology
B) Emission technology
C) Polyurethane technology
D) Forest saving technology

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Answer
╺ Option A)
╺ HCFC - 1416

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Question 29
Which of these robots is a half humanoid manufactured by ISRO for space
programs?
A) Vyommitra
B) Azure
C) Vikram
D) Markhel

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Answer
╺ Option A)
╺ For the first unmanned human expedition.

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Question 30
Which is the virus called as the mystery virus in India?
A) Corona
B) Wuhan
C) SARS
D) Swine Flu

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Answer
╺ Option B)
╺ 218 people have been diagnosed with it.

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Question 31
Which state in India recently announced the three-capital scheme?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Telangana
D) Uttar Pradesh

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Answer
╺ Option A)
╺ The three capitals are Amaravati, Kurnool and Vishakhpatnam.

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Question 32
Recently Amazon stated that it is going to invest a huge amount in India.
State the amount?
A) 1 billion USD
B) 10 billion USD
C) 10 million USD
D) 50 million USD

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ANSWER
╺ Option A)
╺ It also stated that it would create 1 million jobs in India.

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Question 33
Recently, which country requested the US to get it out from the FATF grey list?
A) Pakistan
B) Iraq
C) Spain
D) Iran

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Answer
╺ Option A)
╺ FATF - Financial Action Task Force

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Question 34
Which nuclear missile was successfully tested by India recently?
A) K-4 Ballistic Missile
B) K-9 Ballistic Missile
C) K-11 Ballistic Missile
D) K-24 Ballistic Missile

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Answer
╺ Option A)

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Question 35
Where was the K-4 ballistic nuclear missile tested?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Goa
C) Delhi
D) Kerala

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Answer
╺ Option A)
╺ Seacoast of Andhra Pradesh

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Question 36
Apart from India, Us and Russia which is the country to successfully test a
nuclear missile?
A) China
B) Great Britain
C) Germany
D) Saudi Arabia

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Answer
╺ Option A)

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Question 37
Recently Myanmar - China signed 33 deals on which initiative?
A) Belt and Road Initiative
B) Disease Control Initiative
C) Population Prevention Initiative
D) Border Trespassing Initiative

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Answer
╺ Option A)

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Question 38
Which was the city to host the first ever food processing summit in
India?
A) Vishakhpatnam
B) Ladakh
C) Bangalore
D) Delhi

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Answer
╺ Option B)

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Question 39
Which IIM in the country hosted an International Conclave on “Globalising
Indian Thought”?
A) IIM Ahmedabad
B) IIM Kozhikode
C) IIM Bangalore
D) IIM Kolkata

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Answer
╺ Option B)

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Question 40
Recently after the fires Brazil decided to open its new research base in which place?
A) Ukraine
B) Amazon
C) Antartica
D) Newlands

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Answer
╺ Option C)

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Thanks!
Any questions?

See you in the next session :)

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