Basic General Knowledge problems
- 1. In which year did Kyoto Protocol came into force?
Options- A. 2004
- B. 2005
- C. 2006
- D. 2007 Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: 2005
- 2. Which of the following pair is INCORRECT?
Options- A. Amjad Ali Khan - Tabla
- B. Ustad Bismillah Khan - Shehna
- C. Hema Malini - Bharatnatyam
- D. Shambhu Maharaj - Kathak Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: Amjad Ali Khan - Tabla
- 3. With which country India celebrated its 25th year of diplomatic ties in 2017?
Options- A. France
- B. Russia
- C. Israel
- D. China Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: Israel
- 4. Which Asian country has opened 'Duge Bridge' (world's highest road bridge) for use in year 2016?
Options- A. China
- B. Russia
- C. Japan
- D. India Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: China
- 5. Which among the following countries of South America does the Tropic of Capricorn not pass through?
Options- A. Chile
- B. Bolivia
- C. Paraguay
- D. Brazil Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: Bolivia
Explanation:
The South American countries that lie within the Tropic of Capricorn are Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Paraguay. Brazil is the only country in the world that crosses both the Equator and either tropic.
- 6. Which one of the following is not correct about Sargasso Sea?
Options- A. It is characterized with anticyclonic circulation of ocean currents
- B. It records the highest salinity in Atlantic Ocean
- C. It is located west ofGulf Stream and east of Canary Current
- D. It confined in gyre of calm and motionless water Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: It is characterized with anticyclonic circulation of ocean currents
Explanation:
The calm centre of the anticyclonic gyre in the North Atlantic, comprising a large eddy of surface water, the boundaries of which are demarcated by major current systems such as the Gulf Stream, Canaries Current, and North Atlantic Drift. The Sargasso Sea is a large, warm (18°C), saline, which is characterized by an abundance of floating brown seaweed (Sargassum).
- 7. Which one of the following methods is not suitable for urban rainwater harvesting?
Options- A. Rooftop recharge pit
- B. Recharge wells
- C. Gully plug
- D. Recharge trench Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: Gully plug
Explanation:
In urban areas, rain water available from roof tops of buildings, paved and unpaved areas goes waste. This water can be recharged to aquifer and can be utilized gainfully at the time of need. In areas where the surface soil is impervious and large quantities of roof water or surface runoff is available within a very short period of heavy rainfall, the use of trench/ pits is made to store the water in a filter media and subsequently recharge to ground water through specially constructed recharge wells.
Gully plugs are built using local stones, clay and bushes across small gullies and streams running down the hill slopes carrying drainage to tiny catchments during rainy season.It is applicable only in rural areas.
- 8. The Andaman group of islands and the Nicobar group of islands are separated by which one of the following latitudes?
Options- A. 8°N latitude
- B. 10°N latitude
- C. 12°N latitude
- D. 13°N latitude Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: 10°N latitude
Explanation:
The Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands from each other in the Bay of Bengal
- 9. Damanganga Reservoir Project with about 115 km of minor canals and distributaries is located in
Options- A. NCT
- B. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- C. Puducherry
- D. Goa Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Explanation:
The Daman Ganga also called DawanRiver is a river in western India. The river's headwaters are on the western slope of the Western Ghats range, and it flows west into the Arabian SeaThere is an existing major irrigation project on the river called the Damanganga Reservoir Project, whichis located near Madhuban village in Dharampur taluka of Valsad district of Gujarat.It is an inter-state multipurpose project of the Govt. of Gujarat and Union Territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli (D&NH) and Daman. The storage of this project is shared by the riparian states of Gujarat, Union Territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu as beneficiary States.
- 10. Which one of the following statements with regard to India's surgical strike mission inside Pakistan Occupied Kashmir is correct?
Options- A. It is conducted in the year 2018
- B. It was led by the Indian Air Force
- C. It was not given any name
- D. It was sanctioned by the United Nations Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: It was not given any name
Explanation:
On 29 September 2016, India announced that it conducted "surgical strikes" against militant launch pads across the Line of Control in Pakistani-administered Kashmir andinflicted "significant casualties".The Indian Army conducted surgical strikes against suspected militants in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.
However,the operation was not given any name.
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