Basic General Knowledge problems
- 1. Which country is planning to send mini-ecosystems containing potato seeds and silkworm eggs to the Moon next year ?
Options- A. India
- B. Russia
- C. USA
- D. China Discuss
Correct Answer: China
Explanation:
In a first, China is planning to send mini-ecosystems ? containing potato seeds and silkworm eggs ? to the Moon next year, in an attempt to study how the organisms develop on the lunar surface. The 3-kilogramme mini-ecosystem, developed by research teams led by Chongqing University in China, will be sent to the Moon by the Chang?e 4 scheduled to be launched in 2018, authorities announced at the Global Space Exploration Conference. An 18-centimetre-tall cylinder will carry potato seeds and silkworm eggs to be incubated.
- 2. Which country is hosting the 7th edition of 'BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting-2017 ?
Options- A. India
- B. Russia
- C. China
- D. South Africa Also asked in: Bank Exams, CAT, Bank PO
Correct Answer: China
Explanation:
The 7th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Health Ministers Meeting has started in Tianjin, China on July 6, 2017 with focus on international cooperation on the development of traditional medicine. From India, Jagat Prakash Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, has highlighted the achievements of India in the health sector and spoke on the theme ? ?Strengthen Health System and Achieve Health-Related SDGs in the meeting. In the 2-day meet, About 300 delegates, including health ministers of BRICS nations , international organizations, etc., are participating.
- 3. ______ Tribunal has banned the use of Chinese 'Kite' strings made of nylon or any other synthetic material in India from July 2017 ?
Options- A. National Green Tribunal
- B. National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission
- C. Industrial Tribunals
- D. Central Administrative Tribunal Also asked in: Bank Exams, CAT
Correct Answer: National Green Tribunal
Explanation:
1. The National Green Tribunal banned the use of ?Chinese? kite strings, made of nylon or any synthetic material on the grounds that it poses threat to life and environment.
2. The Tribunal directed all state governments to prohibit the ?manufacture, sale, storage, purchase and use? of synthetic manja or nylon threads and all other synthetic strings used for flying kites with immediate effect.
3. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar ordered the authorities to ban import of any synthetic manja.
- 4. Who has been appointed as Managing Director of Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) ?
Options- A. Arun Tiwari
- B. Sunil Mehta
- C. Ashwani Kumar
- D. David Rasquinha Also asked in: Bank Exams, CAT, Bank Clerk, Bank PO
Correct Answer: David Rasquinha
- 5. What is the name of a 12-year-old Indian-origin boy who has been crowned as the UK's 'child genius' in a popular television quiz competition ?
Options- A. Rahul Doshi
- B. Anshul Verma
- C. Ravi Sharma
- D. Ronan Kumar Also asked in: CAT, Bank Exams, AIEEE, Bank PO, Bank Clerk
Correct Answer: Rahul Doshi
- 6. What is name of capital of MARSHALL ISLANDS ?
Options- A. Tunis
- B. Accra
- C. Tripoli
- D. Majuro Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, Bank Clerk, Bank PO
Correct Answer: Accra
- 7. What does PMKSY stands for ?
Options- A. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Sampada Yojana
- B. Pradhan Mantri Kalyan Sampada Yojana
- C. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana
- D. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Seva Yojana Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, Bank Clerk, Bank PO
Correct Answer: Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana
- 8. Which Bank has become the first bank in India to launch DigiPOS, a Point of Sale (POS) machine ?
Options- A. Yes Bank
- B. HDFC Bank
- C. ICICI Bank
- D. SBI Also asked in: Bank Exams, CAT, Bank Clerk, Bank PO
Correct Answer: HDFC Bank
- 9. Who has sworn in as 45th Chief Justice of India ?
Options- A. Dipak Misra
- B. J S Khehar
- C. T. S. Thakur
- D. Ranganath Misra Also asked in: Bank PO, AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, Bank Clerk
Correct Answer: Dipak Misra
- 10. Dry ice is an example of which process
Options- A. Condensation
- B. Evaporation
- C. Sublimation
- D. Freezing Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, GATE, Analyst, Bank Clerk, Bank PO, IT Trainer
Correct Answer: Sublimation
Explanation:
Sublimation is a process when a solid changes directly into gas instead changing into liquid first. Dry ice is an example of Sublimation process because it doesn't change into liquid CO2 and directly change into gaseous CO2 when heated.
Hence, Dry ice is an example of Sublimation process.
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