Niti Aayog | World Maritime Day - TNPSC, Railway Group D current Affairs

1. What is the theme of International Day of Peace 2020?

Shaping Peace Together

2. When was the International Day of Peace established?

1981

3. When is the International Day of Peace is observed?

September 21

4. Niti Aayog has partnered with __________ for mentoring, training, and capacity building of government officials and public policy scholars.

Indian School of Public Policy

5. Rajya Sabha passed the ________ to protect healthcare workers.

Epidemic Diseases Amendment Bill, 2020

6. DRDO set up __________ technology centres for research on Military Applications.

Eight

7. Which State government announced subsidy support for e-bike, e-rickshaw in September 2020?

Gujarat

8. Who initiated the International Day of Sign Languages?

WFD (International Day of Sign Languages was initiated by the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD). )

9. The test-fired _________ Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM).

Laser Guided

10. When was the World Maritime Day Observed for the first time?

1978 

11. When was the Fit India Movement launched?

2019

12. What is the theme for 2020 World Maritime Day?

Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet

IMPORTANT GENERAL QUESTIONS FOR GOVERNMENT EXAM

1) Aryabhatta and Varahamihira belong to which age?
 
A) Guptas
  B) Mauryas
  C) Mughals
  D) Cholas

 Answer: Guptas



2) As compared to Eastern Himalayas, the tree-line altitude in Western Himalayas is?
 
A) Similar
  B) More
  C) Less
  D) None of the above

 Answer: More


3) As on 2013, Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) ceilings in the telecom sector is?
 
A) 49 percent
  B) 50 percent
  C) 75 percent
  D) 100 percent

 Answer: 100 percent


4) Ashoka was much influenced by Buddhist monk called:
 
A) Upagupta
  B) Vasubandhu
  C) Ambhi
  D) Asvagosha

 Answer: Upagupta



5) India's first ocean wave's energy project was launched in

A. 1981
B. 1991
C. 1995
D. 2000

 Answer: 1991


6) Ashtapradhan was a Council of Ministers in the?
 
A) Maratha
  B) Chola
  C) Chalukya
  D) Maurya

Answer: Maratha



7) At present the Rajya Sabha consists of _______ members.
 
A) 250
  B) 245
  C) 235
  D) 240

Answer: 245


8) At which place did Buddha die?
 
A) Kusinagara
  B) Lumbini
  C) Pavapuri
  D) Magadha

 Answer: Kusinagara



9) In which season do we need more fat?

A. Rainy season
B. Spring
C. Winter
D. Summer

 Answer: Winter


10) India participated in Olympics Hockey in

A. 1918
B. 1928
C. 1938
D. 1948

 Answer: 1928



11) How many teeth does a normal adult dog have?

A. 32
B. 34
C. 38
D. 42

 Answer: 42



12) How many red blood cells does the bone marrow produce every second?

A. 2 million
B. 5 million
C. 7 million
D. 10 million

 Answer: 2 million



13) How many times has Brazil won the World Cup Football Championship?

A. Four times
B. Twice
C. Five times
D. Once

 Answer: Five times


14) India is the ____ grower of pulses.

A. Largest
B. Smallest
C. Appropriate for national need
D. None of the above

 Answer: Largest



15) HP stands for

A. Harmonic Progression
B. Horse Power
C. both (a) and (b)
D. None of the above

 Answer: both (a) and (b)


16) Indian Institute of Petroleum is located at

A. Dehradun
B. Kolkata
C. Dhanbad
D. New Delhi

 Answer: Dehradun


17) Kiran Bedi received Magsaysay Award for government service in

A. 1992
B. 1993
C. 1994
D. 1995

 Answer: 1994



18) Logarithm tables were invented by

A. John Napier
B. John Doe
C. John Harrison
D. John Douglas

 Answer: John Napier


19) Joule is the unit of

A. Temperature
B. Pressure
C. Energy
D. Heat

 Answer: Energy



20) Modern football is said to have evolved from

A. England
B. India
C. France
D. Spain

 Answer: England

Government Exam - Important General Knowledge Questions

1) According to Preamble, the ultimate power lies in the hands of ?
 
A) People
  B) Constitution
  C) President
  D) Parliament

 Answer: People



2) Acetic acid on decarboxylation gives
 
A) Methane
  B) Ethane
  C) Propane
  D) Butane

 Answer: Methane



3) Ad Valorem means:
 
A) According to value
  B) According to weight
  C) According to size
  D) According to advertisement costs

 Answer: According to value



4) Aerated water contains
 
A) SO2
  B) NO2
  C) H2
  D) CO2

 Answer: CO2



5) Alcohol prepared by the distillation of wood is ?
 
A) Ethyl Alcohol
  B) Glycerol
  C) Methyl Alcohol
  D) Propyl Alcohol

 Answer: Methyl Alcohol




6) Alexander stayed in India for
 
  A) 15 months
  B) 25 months
  C) 19 months
  D) 22 months

 Answer: 19 months



7) Alexander the great, was obliged to go back because:
 
A) he fell ill
  B) he suffered defeat in India
  C) his forces refused to go further
  D) he did not like India

 Answer: his forces refused to go further


8) Ali brothers are related to which of the following?
 
A) Quit India Movement
  B) Civil Disobedience Movement
  C) Khilafat Movement
  D) Partition of Bengal

 Answer: Khilafat Movement



9) Alzheimer's disease in human beings is characterised by the degeneration of?
 
A) Nerve cells
  B) Kidney cells
  C) Brain cells
  D) Liver cells

 Answer: Nerve cells



10) Among terrestrial (land) animals, which animal has the longest gestation period ?
 
A) Rhinoceros
  B) Horse
  C) Elephant
  D) Tiger

 Answer: Elephant


11) Among the following cities, which one is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer?
 
A) Delhi
  B) Kolkata
  C) Jodhpur
  D) Nagpur

 Answer: Kolkata



12) Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world's

A. Largest railway station
B. Highest railway station
C. Longest railway station
D. None of the above

 Answer: Largest railway station



13) For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?

A. Physics and Chemistry
B. Physiology or Medicine
C. Literature, Peace and Economics
D. All of the above

 Answer: All of the above



14) First China War was fought between

A. China and Britain
B. China and France
C. China and Egypt
D. China and Greek

 Answer: China and Britain



15) Film and TV institute of India is located at

A. Pune (Maharashtra)
B. Rajkot (Gujarat)
C. Pimpri (Maharashtra)
D. Perambur (Tamilnadu)

 Answer: Pune (Maharashtra)



16) The ozone layer restricts

A. Visible light
B. Infrared radiation
C. X-rays and gamma rays
D. Ultraviolet radiation

 Answer: Ultraviolet radiation


17) Filaria is caused by

A. Bacteria
B. Mosquito
C. Protozoa
D. Virus

 Answer: Mosquito



18) Durand Cup is associated with the game of

A. Cricket
B. Football
C. Hockey
D. Volleyball

 Answer: Football



19) Fathometer is used to measure

A. Earthquakes
B. Rainfall
C. Ocean depth
D. Sound intensity

 Answer: Ocean depth



20) Free surface of a liquid behaves like a sheet and tends to contract to the smallest possible area due to the

A. Force of adhesion
B. Force of friction
C. Centrifugal force
D. Force of cohesion

 Answer: Force of cohesion

IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT EXAM GENERAL QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER

1) Which of the following is not a plantation crop?

A. Rubber
B. Arecanut
C. Cocoa
D. Potato

 Answer: Potato


2) Bleaching powder is used in drinking water as a/an-

A. Coagulant
B. Disinfectant
C. Anticeptic
D. Antibiotic

 Answer: Disinfectant


3) The ph of lemon juice is expected to be-

A. Equal to 7
B. nothing can be predicted
C. more than 7
D. less than 7

 Answer : less than 7



4) Washing soda is also known as-

A. Sodium caloride
B. Calcium bicarbonate
C. Sodium carbonate
D. Phosphorus

 Answer : Sodium carbonate


5) Baking soda is also is known as-

A. Sodium Bicarbonate
B. Calcium Bicarbonate
C. Carbon Monoxide
D. Bromide

 Answer : Sodium Bicarbonate



6) A tree's age can be found by?
  A) counting the number of annual rings
B) counting the number of branches
C) measuring its height
D) measuring its girth

 Answer : counting the number of annual rings


7) Acute lead poisoning is also known as?
 
A) Plumbism
  B) Neuralgia
  C) Itai-itai
  D) Byssinosis

 Answer : Byssinosis


8) Idukki Dam in Kerala is built across which river ?
 
A) Kaveri
  B) Pamba
  C) Godavari
  D) Periyar

 Answer : Pamba



9) In terms of area, which is the smallest continent ?
 
A) South America
  B) Asia
  C) Australia
  D) Europe

 Answer : Australia



10) Which of the following is the best conductor of electricity?

A) Cold water
B) Saline water
C) Distilled water
D) Warm water

 Answer : Saline water



11) 70% of working population of India is engaged in:

A. public sector
B. primary sector
C. secondary sector
D. tertiary sector

 Answer : primary sector


12) Which city is the Silicon valley of India?

A. Mumbai
B. Delhi
C. Hyderabad
D. Bengaluru

 Answer : Bengaluru


13) In which year Delhi became the capital of India?

A. 1911
B. 1912
C. 1910
D. 1905

 Answer : 1911


14) Which planet is known as the Earth’s twin?

A. Jupiter
B. Mars
C. Venus
D. Saturn

 Answer : Venus


15) Which day is celebrated as Worls Environment Day?

A. 5TH June
B. 8TH June
C. 5TH April
D. 21ST April

 Answer : 5TH June


16) First general elections were held in which year?

A. 1921
B. 1942
C. 1950
D. 1951

 Answer : 1951


17) Which animal breathes through the skin?

A. Snake
B. Frog
C. Tortoise
D. Dolphin

 Answer : Frog


18) Which element is the highest conductor of electricity?

A. Gold
B. Copper
C. Steel
D. Silver

 Answer : Silver


19) Who is called Father of Economics?

A. Aristotle
B. Einstein
C. Adam Smith
D. Geoffrey Chaucer

 Answer : Adam Smith


20) Who was the first Indian to receive Nobel Prize?

A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. C.V Raman
C. Mother Teresa
D. Amartya Sen

 Answer : Rabindranath Tagore

MOST IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT EXAM QUESTIONS

1) Athlete’s foot is a dangerous disease caused by

A. Fungus
B. Fly
C. Virus
D. Vitamin deficiency

 Answer: Fungus


2) The heavenly body nearest to the earth is the

A. Venus
B. Sun
C. Moon
D. Saturn

 Answer: Moon


3) Second’s pendulum is a pendulum which executes one oscillation in

A. Half a second
B. One second
C. Two seconds
D. None of these

 Answer: Two seconds


4) Small pox is a deadly and highly contagious

A. Bacterial Disease
B. Viral disease
C. Fungal disease
D. Vitamin deficiency disease

 Answer: Viral disease


5) Quartz crystals normally used in quartz clocks etc. is chemically

A. Silicon dioxide
B. Germanium oxide
C. a mixture of germanium oxide and silicon dioxide
D. Sodium silicate

 Answer: Silicon dioxide


6) Which of the gas is not known as green house gas?

A. Methane
B. Nitrous oxide
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Hydrogen

 Answer: Hydrogen


7) Bromine is a

A. Black solid
B. Red liquid
C. Colourless gas
D. Highly inflammable gas

 Answer: Red liquid


8) Who invented the microscope?

A. Joseph Niepce
B. Blaise Pascal
C. Linus Pauling
D. Zacharias Janssen

 Answer: Zacharias Janssen


9) Which of the following elements has the lowest melting point?
A. Zinc
B. Titanium
C. Sulphur
D. Fluorine

 Answer: Fluorine


10) Which of the following is an antibiotic?

A. Paracetamol
B. Aspirin
C. Sulphadizine
D. Penicillin


 Answer: Penicillin


11) Intelligent behaviour directly depends upon

A. Memory
B. Instincts
C. Innate behaviour
D. Reflex

 Answer: Memory


12) SI unit of magnetic flux is

A. Weber
B. Tesla
C. Henry/meter
D. Weber/meter2

 Answer: Weber


13) Trachoma is a disease of the

A. Liver
B. Eyes
C. Lungs
D. Kidneys

 Answer: Eyes


14) The hardest substance available on earth is

A. Gold
B. Iron
C. Diamond
D. Platinum

 Answer: Diamond


15) The variety of coal in which the deposit contains recognisable traces of the original plant material is

A. Bitumen
B. Anthracite
C. Lignite
D. Peat

 Answer: Peat


16) Tetraethyl lead is used as

A. Pain killer
B. Fire extinguisher
C. Mosquito repellent
D. Petrol additive

 Answer: petrol additive


17) Which of the following is a radioactive element?

A. Cobalt
B. Uranium
C. Argon
D. Chromium

 Answer: Uranium


18) Which group is not concerned with the solar system?

A. Nebulae
B. Asteroids
C. Nervous system
D. Planets


 Answer: Nervous system


19) Which of the following substances or chemicals is obtaind from plants?

A. Insulin
B. Qunine
C. Chloromycetin
D. Aspirin

 Answer: Qunine


20) The mass density of Kerosene is:

A. More than water
B. Equal to water
C. Less than water
D. None of the above

 Answer: Less than water

IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT EXAM GENERAL SCIENCE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER

1) Enzymes are:
 
A. Inorganic compounds
B. Moulds
C. Micro-organisms
D. Proteins

 Answer: Proteins


2) Why does water get cooled in earthen pot and not in a metal or glass pot:

A. Earthen walls are bad conductor so heat does not affect the water
B. Earthen walls of the pot absorb heat of water
C. Earthen walls have pores and water gets evaporated through pores and evaporation takes heat from the water
D. None of the above


 Answer: Earthen walls have pores and water gets evaporated through pores and evaporation takes heat from the water


3) The element of Electric stove is made of

A. Copper
B. Invar
C. Magnalium
D. Nicrome

 Answer: Nicrome


4) The method of protecting iron from rusting, by coating a thin layer of Zinc is called

A. Galvanizing
B. Rancidity
C. Alloy
D. Pulverizing

 Answer : Galvanizing


5) Brass gets discoloured in air because of the presence of which of the following gases in air?

A. Oxygen
B. Hydrogen sulphide
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Nitrogen

 Answer: Hydrogen sulphide


6) Chlorophyll is a naturally occurring chelate compound in which central metal is

A. copper
B. magnesium
C. iron
D. calcium

 Answer: magnesium


7) What is the SI unit of Young’s modulus of elasticity?

A. Henry
B. Hertz
C. Pascal
D. Dioptre

 Answer: Pascal


8) The chemical used for cooling in refrigeration is :

A. CO2
B. NH4CI
C. NH4OH
D. Liquified ammonia

 Answer: NH4OH


9) Crops that arer grown for animal feed are called

A. Forage crops
B. Monsoon crops
C. Cash crops
D. Wetland crops

 Answer: Forage crops


10) Which of the following is the weakest force?

A. Gravitational force
B. Electromagnetic Force
C. Nuclear Force
D. Electrostatic force

 Answer: Gravitational force


11) Which of the following elements is least electronegative?

A. Sodium
B. Oxygen
C. Magnesium
D. Calcium

 Answer: Sodium


12) Which of the following is used in pencils?

A. Graphite
B. Silicon
C. Charcoal
D. Phosphorous

 Answer: Graphite


13) Which of the following is a non metal that remains liquid at room temperature?

A. Phosphorous
B. Bromine
C. Chlorine
D. Helium

 Answer: Bromine


14) The fuse in an electric circuit is connected in

A. parallel to live
B. parallel to neutral
C. series with live
D. series with neutral

 Answer: series with lives


15) Which of the following diseases is caused by virus?

A. Typhoid
B. Tuberculosis
C. Malaria
D. Small pox

 Answer: Small Pox


16) Flowers are bright coloured and scented in order to attract insects and help

A. Dispersal of seed
B. Cane-sugar
C. Pollination
D. Nothing of the above

 Answer: Pollination


17) “Histology” is the study of:

A. Bones
B. Coins
C. Tissues
D. History

 Answer: Tissues


18) Which of the following in the human body is popularly called the Adam’s apple?

A. Adrenal
B. Liver
C. Thyroid
D. Thymus

 Answer: Thyroid


19) Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals?

A. Tin
B. Mercury
C. Lead
D. Zinc

 Answer: Mercury


20) Washing soda is the common name for

A. Sodium carbonate
B. Calcium bicarbonate
C. Sodium bicarbonate
D. Calcium carbonate

 Answer: Sodium carbonate