Daily General Knowledge Questions and Answers Set-06 for All Competitive Examination
General Knowledge: SET-06
Questions |
1. Ordinance Factories Day is observed on which Date?
A. 18 March
B. 19 March
C. 17 March
D. 16 March
E. 15 March
2. Gorakhpur city is located on which of the following river?
A. Rapti
B. Tapti
C. Gomati
D. Ghaghara
E. Koshi
3. Which country does the Maitri Setu connect India with?
A. Nepal
B. Bangladesh
C. Bhutan
D. Pakistan
4. Amman is the capital city of which country?
A. Oman
B. Yamen
C. Jordan
D. Bahrain
E. Qatar
5. What is ‘Sowa-Rigpa’?
A. Tibetan system of medicine
B. Tibetan Festivals
C. Name of Herb found in Ladakh
D. Yunani system of medicine
E. None of these
6. Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the most important bird sanctuaries of the world. The sanctuary is located in ______.
A. Karnataka
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Telangana
D. Kerala
E. Tamil Nadu
7. Jainsem is the traditional costume for women and is usually made of mulberry silk, a local specialty. Over the jainsem, they wear cotton shawls called tap-moh khlieh. The dress belongs to which state?
A. Ladakh
B. Tripura
C. Meghalaya
D. Assam
E. Nagaland
8. Which city is set to host International day of Yoga event?
A. Bhubaneshwar
B. New Delhi
C. Leh
D. Varanasi
E. Ranchi
9. ‘Fagli’ festival celebrated in which state of India?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Haryana
D. Rajasthan
E. Punjab
10. ‘Hola Mohalla’ festival was celebrated in which state of India?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Haryana
D. Rajasthan
E. Punjab
11. What is the theme of the International Women’s Day (IMD) 2020?
A. Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change
B. Re-Thinking Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality
C. Women in the Changing World of Work
D. Equality for Women is Progress for All
E. I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights.
12. What is the theme of the World Hearing day 2020?
A. Sustaining all life on Earth
B. Peace for all
C. Sustainable Hearing
D. Hearing for life. Don’t let hearing limit you
E. Hearing for all. Listen safe
13. Which state will celebrate ‘Chapchar Kut’, the biggest and most important festival of the state, on March 6, 2020?
A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Nagaland
C. Manipur
D. Mizoram
E. Meghalaya
14. Which among the following companies has launched the new version of its ‘Edge Chromium’ browser for both Mac and Windows platforms?
A. Microsoft
B. Apple
C. Google
D. Accenture
E. Concentrix
15. What is the Capital and Currency of Portugal?
A. Madrid And Euro
B. Athens And Euro
C. Sicily And Peso
D. Lisbon And Euro
E. Bucharest And Leu
16. Who is the inventor of the Bar Code?
A. Justin
B. George Louis
C. George Laurer
D. James Hawk
E. John Simons
17. Mahadayi river originates in which state?
A. Goa
B. Maharashtra
C. Karnataka
D. Madhya Pradesh
E. Gujarat
18. Guru Ghasidas National Park is located in which state which is set to become the state’s 4th ‘tiger reserve’?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Haryana
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. West Bengal
E. Chhattisgarh
19. Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium is located at which city?
A. Sri Nagar, Jammu & Kashmir
B. Punji, Goa
C. Mumbai, Maharashtra
D. Pune, Maharashtra
E. Kolkata, West Bengal
20. In Which state is the Sardar Patel Zoological Park located?
A. Gujarat
B. Maharashtra
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Rajasthan
E. Uttar Pradesh
Answers |
- Answer : A
- 8 March is celebrated as the Ordnance Factory Day in India. OFB is the world’s largest government-operated production organisation, and the oldest organisation run by the Government of India.
- It has a total workforce of about 80,000.
- Answer : A
- Gorakhpur is a city along the banks of the Rapti river in the north-eastern part or the Purvanchal region of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
- It is situated 273 kilometres north-east of the state capital Lucknow.
- Ans. b
Explanation: Narendra Modi inaugurated Maitri Setu also called as India Bangladesh Friendship Bridge to give a boost to the relationship between the two countries.
- Answer : C
- Amman is the capital and largest city of Jordan and the country’s economic, political and cultural centre.
- Answer : A
- “Sowa-Rigpa” commonly known as Tibetan system of medicine is one of the oldest, Living and well documented medical tradition of the world.
- It has been originated from Tibet and popularly practice in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Mongolia and Russia.
- The majority of theory and practice of Sowa-Rigpa is similar to “Ayurveda”.
- Answer : A
- Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary is one of 21 Wildlife Sanctuaries of India’s Karnataka state.
- This sanctuary is located in Somwarpet taluk of the Kodagu district.
- It is home to rare and endangered birdlife.
- The Kadamakkal reserve forest is a part of the sanctuary. Pushpagiri is the highest peak in it.
- Answer : C
- Meghalaya is home to the Khasi, Jaintia and Garo tribes. Jainsem is the traditional costume for women and is usually made of mulberry silk, a local specialty. Over the jainsem, they wear cotton shawls called tap-moh khlieh.
- Garo women can be seen wearing eking — a wraparound.
- Answer : C
* Leh, the capital of the Union territory of Ladakh will be the venue for the main event for International Yoga Day on June 21.
* PM Modi is expected to perform yoga asanas based on the Common Yoga Protocol.
- Answer : B
* The traditional ‘Fagli’ festival was celebrated in Yangpa village of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh. The festival is organised to observe the “victory of good over evil”.
* This festival is celebrated to mark the end of winter or the beginning of spring.
* It is celebrated in the entire valley on the moonless night or Amavasya.
- Answer : E
* ‘Hola Mohalla’ is the annual Sikh festival celebrated on the following day of the festival Holi at Sri Anandpur Sahib, Punjab.
* The festival will be celebrated for 3 days from March 10 to 12, 2020.
* The festival aims to physically strengthen Sikh community by holding acrobatic military exercises and mock battles.
- Answer: E
The UN Women’s theme for 2020 is “I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”.
International Women’s Day (IWD) is being celebrated every year on 8th March to highlight the achievements of women while calling for greater equality.
- Answer: D
* World Hearing Day is observed annually on 3 March.
* The theme for World Hearing Day 2020 is “Hearing for Life. Don’t let hearing loss limit you”.
* The aim of this day is to raise global awareness among the general public and policy makers about hearing loss and ear and hearing care (EHC).
* WHO will make sure to spread the message that timely and effective interventions can ensure people with hearing loss to achieve their full potential.
- Answer : D
- The Mizoram government and organizing committee under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Zoramthanga decided to celebrate Chapchar Kut, the biggest and most important festival of the Mizos, on March 6, 2020.
- While March 5 will be celebrated as pre-festival, which would be graced by Art and Culture Minister R Lalzirliana as “Kut Pa” or the “father of the festival”.
- Theme: “Promotion of Mizos’ culture and moral code”
- Answer : A
- Microsoft announced the first stable launch of its Edge browser built on the Google Chromium open source project. Microsoft Edge can be downloaded on both Windows machines and Macs.
- Answer : D
- Capital of Portugal is Lisbon and Currency is Euro.
- Portugal is a southern European country on the Iberian Peninsula, bordering Spain.
- Answer : C
- George J. Laurer (94-years) passed away at his home in Wendell, North Carolina in the US.
- Mr. Laurer was an electrical engineer with IBM in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park in the early 1970s when he spearheaded the development of the UPC (Universal Product Code), or bar code.
- The now-ubiquitous marking, composed of unique black bars and a 12-digit number, allowed retailers to identify products and their prices as they are scanned, usually at checkout.
- Answer : C
- Mahadayi river originates from Western Ghats from the Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary in Khanapur taluk of Karnataka’s Belagavi district.
- Flowing westward, it enters Goa from Sattari taluk of North Goa districts.
- This was in news recently because Goa Congress launched a digital campaign to apprise people about the state’s dispute with neighbouring Karnataka on the sharing of Mahadayi River waters, and the “failure” of Pramod Sawant and Union governments on the issue.
- Answer : E
- Chhattisgarh government has announced that the state is set to have Guru Ghasidas National Park in Kotiya district as its fourth ‘tiger reserve’.
- This decision was taken in 11th meeting of Chhattisgarh State Wildlife Board chaired by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.
- The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) had approved to declare Guru Ghasidas National Park as a tiger reserve in 2014.
- At present there are three tiger reserves in state:
1) Achanakmar Tiger Reserve in Bilaspur.
2) Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve in Gariaband,
3) Indravati Tiger Reserve in Bijapur district.
- Answer : B
* Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium is an indoor stadium located in Punji, Goa.
* The stadium was constructed for the 2014 Lusophony Games for events of volleyball and basketball. The stadium is named after Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee former Indian politician and the founder of Bhartiya Jana Sangh.
* India’s biggest cinematic event, the 50th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has begun at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium in Panaji, Goa. (20th to 28th November)
- Answer : A
* Sardar Patel Zoological Park is located in Gujarat which is coming up near the ‘Statue of unity’ in Kevadia.
* It was recently in news because it has got 43 new inmates from across the world.
* Animals like giraffes, zebras, oryx, gemsbok, blue wildbeest and impalas have been specially flown in by the Hyderabad-based Seaways Shipping Ltd on the occasion of the 144th birth anniversary of Sardar Patel on October 31.
* Seaways Shipping transported the animals in a Boeing 777 from Johannesburg (South Africa) to Ahmedabad on a chartered flight.