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The famous Oscar Awards are presented by the-
A)
American Motion Pictures Association
B)
World Film Society
C)
American Film Society
D)
Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences
The Oscars (Academy Awards) are presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). This is the official organization that conducts the awards. The other options are not the correct awarding body.
The process of transferring files from a computer on the internet to your computer is
A)
Downloading
B)
FTP
C)
Forwarding
D)
Uploading
Transferring files from a computer on the internet to your own computer is called downloading. FTP is a protocol used for file transfer, forwarding means sending something onward, and uploading is the opposite process—sending files from your computer to the internet.
The author of War and Peace was-
A)
Leo Tolstoy
B)
A.Huxley
C)
Charles Dickens
D)
Adam Smith
War and Peace was written by Leo Tolstoy, the famous Russian novelist. A. Huxley wrote Brave New World, Charles Dickens wrote novels like Oliver Twist and A Tale of Two Cities, and Adam Smith was an economist, not the author of War and Peace.
Which Award was offered to Nahuel Perez Biscayart at the 48th International Film Festival of India 2017?
A)
Golden Peacock for best music
B)
Golden Peacock for best Jury
C)
Golden Peacock for best Director
D)
Silver Peacock for best actor
At the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2017, Nahuel Perez Biscayart was awarded the Silver Peacock for Best Actor. The Golden Peacock is the festival’s top award for best film, while the other listed Golden Peacock categories do not match individual acting awards. Hence, option (d) is correct.
Who discovered North Pole?
A)
John Cobot
B)
Captain Cook
C)
Robert Peary
D)
Amundsen
The North Pole is credited in standard exam GK to Robert Peary, who reached it in 1909. John Cabot explored parts of North America, Captain Cook explored the Pacific and Arctic regions but did not discover the North Pole, and Roald Amundsen is famous for reaching the South Pole first.
‘Plastic Free Zone’ in the 2017 festival of-
A)
Anthurium Festival, Reiek
B)
Vangpui Kut, Bangalore
C)
Hornbill Festival, Kisama
D)
Winter Festival, Aizawl
The ‘Plastic Free Zone’ initiative was associated with the 2017 Anthurium Festival at Reiek in Mizoram. This is the correct match among the options. The other festivals listed are not known for this specific 2017 ‘Plastic Free Zone’ designation.
Karl Marx wrote—
A)
Mother
B)
Prince
C)
Das Capital
D)
All of the above
Karl Marx is the author of the famous economic and political work 'Das Capital' (also written as 'Das Kapital'). The other options are incorrect: 'Mother' was written by Maxim Gorky, and 'Prince' was written by Niccolò Machiavelli. Therefore, the correct answer is 'Das Capital'.
The mean(average) of five numbers is 30. If one number is excluded,their mean becomes 28. The excluded number is
A)
34
B)
36
C)
38
D)
39
Mean of 5 numbers = 30, so their total sum = 5 × 30 = 150. After excluding one number, mean of remaining 4 numbers = 28, so their sum = 4 × 28 = 112. Therefore, the excluded number = 150 − 112 = 38. Hence the correct option is (c) 38.
Which of the following India city is known as ‘Fourway of National Highway’?
A)
Kharagpur
B)
Kanpur
C)
Chennai
D)
Bangalore
Kharagpur is known as the ‘Fourway of National Highway’ because it is a major junction connecting multiple national highways. The other options are not commonly identified by this specific nickname in standard geography/GK references.
On which day every year National Awards for Teachers are announced?
A)
November 14
B)
October 2
C)
September 5
D)
August 15
The National Awards to Teachers are announced every year on 5th September, which is celebrated as Teachers’ Day in India. Hence, the correct option is (c). The other dates refer to different national observances: November 14 is Children’s Day, October 2 is Gandhi Jayanti, and August 15 is Independence Day.
Which app has been launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for government services?
A)
Umang
B)
Bharat
C)
BhimYug
D)
Ujala
UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accessing government services on a single platform. The other options are not correct: Bharat is not the government services app, BhimYug is not an official app name for this purpose, and Ujala is a government scheme related to LED lighting, not a services app.
AIDS stands for-
A)
Acquired Immune Decency Syndrome
B)
Acquired Immune Defence Syndrome
C)
Acquired Immunity Deficiency Syndrome
D)
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AIDS is the abbreviation for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. It is a condition caused by HIV that weakens the immune system. The other options are incorrect because they use wrong words such as 'Decency', 'Defence', or 'Immunity' instead of the standard medical term.
Which city hosted Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017?
A)
Mumbai
B)
New Delhi
C)
Lucknow
D)
Hyderabad
The Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2017 was hosted in Hyderabad, India. It was notable for being co-hosted by the United States and India, with Ivanka Trump leading the U.S. delegation. Therefore, option (d) Hyderabad is correct. Mumbai, New Delhi, and Lucknow were not the host city for GES 2017.
Bramos Missile was successfully test fired from which Jet on 23rd Nov, 2017?
A)
Tejar
B)
Sukhoi-30 MKI
C)
Mirrage
D)
MIG-29
BrahMos was successfully test-fired from a Sukhoi-30 MKI jet on 23 November 2017. The Sukhoi-30 MKI has been used for air-launched BrahMos trials because it can carry and launch the heavy supersonic cruise missile. The other options are incorrect: Tejas is a light combat aircraft, Mirage is not the aircraft used for this test, and MiG-29 was not the platform for this launch.
What does TRAI stands for?
A)
Television Regularity Authority of India
B)
Television and Telecommunication Regulation Authority of India
C)
Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of India
D)
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
TRAI is the statutory regulator for the telecom sector in India. Its full form is Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. Option (c) is close but incorrect because the official expansion uses 'Telecom', not 'Telecommunication'. The other options are also incorrect because they use wrong words and wrong spellings.
Who authored of the book, “On the Origin of Species”?
A)
Albert Einstein
B)
Rabindranath Tagore
C)
Charles Darwin
D)
Isaac Newton
The book 'On the Origin of Species' was authored by Charles Darwin. It is his famous work on evolution by natural selection. Albert Einstein was a physicist, Rabindranath Tagore was a poet and writer, and Isaac Newton was a physicist and mathematician, so they are not the authors of this book.
Which one is called ‘Bengal’s Sorrow’?
A)
Ganga River
B)
Yamuna River
C)
Damodar River
D)
Brahmaputra River
The Damodar River is called the ‘Bengal’s Sorrow’ because it used to cause frequent devastating floods in the Bengal region. It is notorious for carrying large amounts of silt and overflowing during the rainy season. The other options are incorrect: the Ganga is the major river of North India, the Yamuna is a tributary of the Ganga, and the Brahmaputra is known for flooding in Assam, not as Bengal’s Sorrow.
Which country is going to host Rugby World Cup 2023?
A)
India
B)
Japan
C)
S. Africa
D)
France
The Rugby World Cup 2023 was hosted by France. Japan hosted the 2019 Rugby World Cup, while South Africa hosted in 1995 and India has not hosted the Rugby World Cup. Therefore, the correct option is (d) France.
The percentage required to pass in a paper is 40% which is equal to 60 marks. The total marks of the paper is
A)
135
B)
140
C)
150
D)
154
Passing marks = 40% of total marks = 60. So, total marks = 60 × 100 / 40 = 150. Therefore, the correct option is (c) 150. The other options do not satisfy 40% = 60.
Who is the Secretary- General of United Nations Organisation?
A)
Antonio Guterres
B)
Asharose Migiro
C)
Jim Young Kim
D)
Antonio Manuel D Olivera Gutress
The Secretary-General of the United Nations is Antonio Guterres. He assumed office on 1 January 2017. Option (b) Asharose Migiro was a former UN Deputy Secretary-General, option (c) Jim Yong Kim was President of the World Bank, and option (d) is just a misspelled variant of Antonio Guterres.
Who is the current President of France?
A)
Emmanuel Macron
B)
Jacques Chirac
C)
Nicholas Sarkozy
D)
Francois Hollande
Emmanuel Macron is the President of France. He has been serving as the French President since 2017. The other options are former Presidents: Jacques Chirac, Nicholas Sarkozy (Nicolas Sarkozy), and Francois Hollande.
The length and breadth of a rectangular hall are 40 m and 30 m respectively. The distance between the two opposite corners of the hall is
A)
35 m
B)
45 m
C)
50 m
D)
55 m
The distance between two opposite corners of a rectangle is its diagonal. Using Pythagoras theorem: diagonal = √(40² + 30²) = √(1600 + 900) = √2500 = 50 m. So the correct option is (c), not (a).
The 2017 cleanest town/ village in Mizoram is-
A)
Lunglei
B)
Hnahthial
C)
Mamit
D)
Biate
The 2017 cleanest town/village in Mizoram was Biate. Therefore, option (d) is correct.
Why others are incorrect:
- (a) Lunglei: a major town, but not the 2017 cleanest town/village awardee.
- (b) Hnahthial: not the declared winner for 2017.
- (c) Mamit: also not the 2017 cleanest town/village awardee.
In a group of 30 people, 15 people play badminton and 20 people play football. Each of them likes to play at least one of the two games. The number of people who play both the games is
A)
5
B)
10
C)
15
D)
18
Let B be the set of badminton players and F be the set of football players. Since everyone likes at least one of the two games, the total number of people is
|B ∪ F| = 30.
By the formula,
|B ∪ F| = |B| + |F| - |B ∩ F|.
So,
30 = 15 + 20 - x
30 = 35 - x
x = 5.
Wait, this shows the number playing both games is 5, so the correct option is (a).
The other options do not satisfy the inclusion-exclusion calculation.
World Food Prize – 2014 was bestowed upon
A)
M.S.Swaminathan
B)
Sanjaya Rajaram
C)
Norman Borlaug
D)
William Gaud
The World Food Prize for 2014 was awarded to Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram, a renowned wheat breeder, for his major contribution to increasing world food production through improved wheat varieties.
Why the other options are incorrect:
- M.S. Swaminathan received the first World Food Prize in 1987, not in 2014.
- Norman Borlaug founded the World Food Prize and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970; he was not the 2014 awardee.
- William Gaud coined the term 'Green Revolution' but was not the 2014 recipient.
Therefore, the correct answer is Sanjaya Rajaram.