Practice Online test set 3 - general awareness mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) The Operation Ice Bridge, is the largest airborne survey of Earth’s polar ice ever flown was launched by _______.
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It will yield an unprecedented threedimensional view of Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets, ice shelves and sea ice.
Q-2) Which country has recently developed the world’s first 3D-printed jet engine?
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Australian researchers have created world’s first 3D jet engines using 3D printing. The technology is believed lead to cheaper, lighter and more fuel-efficient jets.
Q-3) Which of the following countries is set to become the 19th member of the Eurozone?
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Lithuania will become the 19th member of Eurozone in January next year. Estonia and Latvia are already the members of Eurozone.
Q-4) Rolene Strauss, who has been crowned as Miss World 2014, is from
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Rolene Strauss has been crowned as Miss World 2014 in London.
Q-5) Which of the following is correct according to the Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets Bill, 2015? - The Bill will apply to Indian residents
- It seeks to replace the Income Tax (IT) Act, 1961 for the taxation of foreign income.
- The penalty to NRIs for nondisclosure of foreign income or assets would be equal to four times the amount of tax payable, in addition to tax payable at 30%.
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The Bill will apply to Indian residents for paying penalty for nondisclosure of foreign income or assets would be equal to four times the amount of tax payable, in addition to tax payable at 30%.
Q-6) As per the UN women report which country has the highest percentage of women parliamentarians in the world?
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Women have won 63.8 per cent of seats in the lower house.
Q-7) Which of the following countries has launched military operation codenamed ‘Zarb-e-Azb’?
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Pakistan has launched military operation codenamed Zarb-e-Azb in Waziristan.
Q-8) Consider the statements of the World Economic Forum meeting held in Davos, Statements
- WEF is an international institution founded by Klaus Schwab that works to improve the state of the world through public-private cooperation.
- It is an international business organization that makes a profit by working closely with leaders in the field of politics, business, and academia to set global, regional and industrial agendas.
- Leaders from about 40 countries and more than 2,500 business people have attended the meeting.
- The 4-day conference has highlighted the issues like tumbling oil prices and China’s uncertain economic prospects.
Which of the above statements is not correct?
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It is an independent not-for-profit organization that works closely with other international organizations.
Q-9) Recently, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has kicked off River for Life campaign to protect ___
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World Wide Fund for Nature flagged off a campaign called River for Life to protect the endangered Gangetic River Dolphins.
Q-10) Thwaites Glacier is located in
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Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctic is rapidly melting due to rise in atmospheric temperature and geothermal heat.