Practice Quiz set 1 - general awareness mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) Mt. Sinha peak is located in?
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The United States has named a mountain in Antarctica after Indian-American scientist Akhouri Sinha.
Q-2) Which among the following countries has recently legalised child labour for children above the age of 10 years?
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According to the legislation, a child above the age of 10 years can work under the parents supervision and above 12 years can work under contract.
Q-3) Evan Spiegel, who is the youngest billionaire in the world is co-founder of_____ ?
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Q-4) Which among the following states of USA has been hit by hurricane Arthur?
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Hurricane Arthur hit the coast of North Carolina on 4th July. It is the first hurricane of the season.
Q-5) Where was First World Ocean Science Congress held recently?
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First World Ocean Science Congress-2015 was held at Kochi with the theme-Protect Oceans for Posterity and Blue Economy.
Q-6) Consider the following statements: - Antonio Guterres was nominated to serve as the next UN Secretary General.
- Guterres joins a list of six mostly Eastern and Central European candidates to succeed Ban Ki-moon on January 1st, 2017
- He served as Prime Minister in 1995-2002 and as UN Refugee Agency High Commissioner in 2005-2015
Which of the above statements are correct?Codes:
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All the above statements are correct.
Q-7) Which of the following countries is not the part of G-7?
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Russia has been expelled from G-8 after Ukraine crisis and the group has become G-7.
Q-8) Consider the following statements. - After decades of struggle, hundreds of lawmakers from Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) are set to form Myanmar’s ruling party.
- It will be the first democratically elected government since the military took power in 1972.
- NLD government officially starts its term in May.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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It will be the first democratically elected government since the military took power in 1962. NLD government officially starts its term in April.
Q-9) Which among the following nations ranked highest in Social Progress Indicator (SPI)- 2014?
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New Zealand got first rank in the Social Progress Indicator (SPI)-2014 followed by Switzerland and Iceland.
Q-10) Anerood Jugnauth has become the new Prime Minister of
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Anerood Jugnauth has been named as the new Prime Minister of Mauritius after he won a landslide.