General Awareness Practice Question and Answer

Q: Who was apointed as ICAI ( Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) president in 2017 ? 1491 0

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    Naveen N D Gupta
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    Nilesh Shivji Vikamsey
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    Rajesh Kakkar
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    Bhavraj Singh
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Answer : 2. "Nilesh Shivji Vikamsey"
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Answer: B) Nilesh Shivji Vikamsey Explanation: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) elected Nilesh Shivji Vikamsey as president and Naveen N D Gupta as vice-president. They have been elected for the year 2017-18. Vikamsey, who served as vice-president, has been a member of the ICAI since 1985. Gupta has been a chartered accountant for more than 20 years.

Q: The Human Resource Development Ministry and the External Affairs Ministry launched an online verification portal ___________ to make the document verification process easier. 1481 0

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    e-bharat
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    e-sanad
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    e-foriegn
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    e-verify
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Answer : 2. "e-sanad"
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Answer: B) e-sanad Explanation: The Human Resource Development Ministry and the External Affairs Ministry launched an online verification portal to make the document verification process easier for students who planning to study abroad. The Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) academic repository of degrees and certificates “Parinam Manjusha” was also involved in the project of creating “eSanad”.

Q: Which international organization has declared 2017 as the “International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development”? 1479 0

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    Asian Development Bank (AD
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    B) World Trade Organisation (WTO)
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    United Nations (UN)
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    International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Answer : 3. "United Nations (UN)"
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Answer: C) United Nations (UN) Explanation: The United Nations (UN) has declared 2017 as the "International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development" to celebrate and advance the commitment of the tourism division to building a superior world.The International Year aims to support a change in policies, business practices and consumer behavior towards a more sustainable tourism sector that can contribute effectively to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Q: Which company is now listed to be one of the world's most valuable privately held companies ? 1476 0

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    Space X
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    Tata Steels
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    Facebook
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    Apple
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Answer : 1. "Space X"
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Answer: A) Space X Explanation:

Q: Govt of India recently decided to import wheat at a lower rate of Custom duty. The effective rate of the duty would be 1475 0

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    15%
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    12%
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    10%
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    5%
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Answer : 4. "5%"
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Answer: D) 5% Explanation:

Q: Leading communication app Truecaller has tied up with _________ to integrate the tech giant's video calling app Duo within the Truecaller app. 1470 0

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    Infosys
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    Facebook
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    TCS
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    Google
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Answer : 4. "Google"
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Answer: D) Google Explanation: Leading communication app Truecaller has tied up with 'Google' to integrate the tech giant's video calling app Duo within the Truecaller app.

Q: Which results from an increase in the greenhouse effect? 1468 0

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    Ocean acidification
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    Smog pollution
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    Ozone depletion
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    All the above
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Answer : 4. "All the above"
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Answer: D) All the above Explanation: A greenhouse gas (GHG) is any gas in the atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation in the thermal infrared range.   The increase in average global temperatures that results from an enhanced greenhouse effect. Effects of increased greenhouse gas emissions: Increases in the different greenhouse gases have other effects apart from global warming including ocean acidification, smog pollution, ozone depletion as well as changes to plant growth and nutrition levels.

Q: Which country has dominated the FOBES ASIA Best under a billion list 2017 ? 1466 0

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    India
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    Japan
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    China
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    Guyana
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Answer : 3. "China"
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Answer: C) China Explanation:

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