Important General Awareness Questions 2020.

General Awareness

Q.1   Which of the following missions toured the country for three months and

         recommended a loose three-tier confederation?

A. The Simon Commission

B. The Cabinet Mission

C. The Wavell Mission

D. The Cripps Mission

Q.2   Who among the following is revered as the ‘father of ecology’ in India?

A. Ramdeo Misra

B. Salim Ali

C. M.C. Mehta

D. S. Swaminathan

Q.3    ________ is the process by which the share of the older population becomes

          proportionally larger.

A. Population de-ageing

B. Population increasing

C. Population middle ageing

D. Population ageing

Q.4   Which of the following is identified as the biodiversity hotspot in India?

A. Himalayas

B. Deccan Plateau

C. Rajmahal Hills

D. Thar Desert

Q.5   Which of the following Governor Generals of East India Company introduced the

          policy of the paramountcy?

A. Lord Minto

B. John Adam

C. Lord William Bentinck

D. Lord Hastings

Q.6   Who among the following was appointed Chief Minister of Goa after Manohar Parrikar

         in 2019?

A. Dayanand Sopte

B. Dr. Pramod Sawant

C. Manohar Ajgaonkar

D. Jayesh Salgaonkar

Q.7   Which of the following years is set as a target year by Government of India to provide

         piped water connection to every rural Indian household?

A. 2026

B. 2029

C. 2022

D. 2024

Q.8   When did the Central Government of India launch the Smart Cities Mission?

A. 2018

B. 2015

C. 2016

D. 2014

Q.9   Which of the following subjects is included exclusively in the State List of the Indian

         Constitution?

A. Forests

B. Post and telegraph

C. Education

D. Public health

Q.10   Which scheme was launched in 2015 that aims to address the dipping child sex ratio

           and empower the girl child in the country?

A. Save Girl Save Nation

B. Save Girl Child Campaign

C. Beti Bachao Bharat Bachao

D. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

Q.11   Who among the following is Chief of Indian Army as on November 30, 2019?

A. Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria

B. Karambir Singh

C. Birender Singh Dhanoa

D. Bipin Rawat

Q.12   The Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve is located in:

A. Tamil Nadu

B. Kerala

C. Andhra Pradesh

D. Maharashtra

Q.13   The Chandrayaan 2 was launched in 2019 from:

A. ISRO Headquarter, Bangalore

B. Kourou Launch Base, French Guiana

C. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram

D. Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota

Q.14   Which of the following is NOT an example of renewable resource?

A. Trees

B. Fishes

C. Fossil Fuel

D. Wheat

Q.15   Which of the following rivers is known as the ‘Sorrow of Bihar’?

A. Kosi River

B. Ghaghara River

C. Hugli River

D. Tista River

Q.16   The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for a term of _____.

A. four years

B. six years

C. five years

D. seven years

Q.17   If a state government dissolves a Panchayat before the end of its five-year term, fresh

           elections must be held within ______ of such dissolution.

A. one year

B. six months

C. two months

D. three months

Q.18   Which of the following is NOT an example of terrestrial ecosystems?

A. Forest

B. Grassland

C. Estuary

D. Desert

Q.19   When did the government of India set up the Central Pollution Control Board?

A. 1981

B. 1974

C. 1992

D. 1967

Q.20   Which one out of the following is the largest of all the duns with an approximate length

           of 35-45 km and a width of 22-25 km?

A. Dehra Dun

B. Nalagarh Dun

C. Harike Dun

D. Kota Dun

Q.21   Which state government launched ‘Nadu-Nedu’ programme in 2019 that aimed to

           introduce English medium from classes 1 to 6 in state-run schools?

A. Karnataka

B. Andhra Pradesh

C. Odisha

D. Telangana

Q.22   Which of the following is the longest river in Asia?

A. Yangtze River

B. Yellow River

C. Mekong River

D. Indus River

Q.23   In which state is the ‘Gaddi’ tribal community — that has maintained a distinct identity

           in the Himalayan region — found?

A. Arunachal Pradesh

B. Sikkim

C. Himachal Pradesh

D. Assam

Q.24   Which of the following committees/commissions was set up in 2005 on methodology

           for  the estimation of poverty in India?

A. Suresh Tendulkar Committee

B. Bimal Jalan Committee

C. Athreya Committee

D. Sarkariya Commission

Q.25   When was the first time when the Indian National Congress observed Independence

           Day on 26 January?

A. 1947

B. 1930

C. 1950

D. 1920 

Q.26   Who among the following was the author of famous book ‘Hind Swaraj’?

A. Madan Mohan Malaviya

B. Bipin Chandra Pal

C. Mahatma Gandhi

D. Veer Savarkar

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