General Awareness Practice Questions Set 4

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Magsaysay awards are named after Ramon Magsaysay, who was known for his land reform programme to defuse communist insurgency.
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President of the Philippines

President of the Spain

President of the Scotland

President of the Malaysia

Olympic emblem is composed of five intertwined rings, each of a different colour, representing the five continents of the world as
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Blue ring – Europe; Yellow ring – Asia; Black ring – Africa; Red ring- America; Green ring – Oceania

Blue ring – Asia; Yellow ring – Europe; Black ring – Oceania; Red ring- Africa; Green ring – America

Blue ring – Europe; Yellow ring – Asia; Black ring – Africa; Red ring- Oceania; Green ring – America

Blue ring – Asia; Yellow ring – Europe; Black ring – Africa; Red ring- America; Green ring – Oceania

On a night when the sky is clear, the temperature may dip considerably; on a cloudy night, the temperature will usually dip much less. The reason for this difference is that *

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the clear sky allows radiant energy to escape readily from the earth

on a cloudy night the clouds are warm

the clear sky allows the cold of outer space to reach the earth

current of air carry the heat away from the earth on a clear night

Most commonly used bleaching agent is
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alcohol

carbon dioxide

chlorine

sodium chloride

Soil acidity is generally corrected by
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proper irrigation

adding sodium hydroxide

liming

application of fertilizers

Microphone is used to convert
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sound waves into electrical energy

sound waves into light rays

electrical energy into sound waves

sound waves into magnetic currents

Nuclear power is ___ thermal power.
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cheaper than

costlier than

equal in amount

they cannot be related

Mina is the tribe of
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Tripura

Sikkim

Rajasthan

Nagaland, Assam

Penicillin is widely used as
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an antiseptic

a disinfectant

an antibiotic

an insecticide

Kanishka was
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the king of the Kushan dynasty

a great conqueror but later became a follower of Buddha

the only ruler of India whose territory extended up to central Asia

All of the above

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