General Knowledge

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271. Arjuna Award is given for .

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A. Exceptional service in emergency
B. Bravery on battlefield
C. Outstanding performance in sports
D. Exceptional service in slum dwellers
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Arjuna Award is given for outstanding performance in sports. It was started in 1961, the award carries a cash prize of ₹500,000, a bronze statue of Arjuna and a scroll.

272. Sonia Nazario of “Los Angeles Times” was awarded Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for

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A. music
B. editorial writing
C. commentary
D. feature writing
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Sonia Nazario of “Los Angeles Times” was awarded Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for feature writing. The story was awarded the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for feature writing and later became a book.

273. The committee of the Norwegian Parliament awards the prize for

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A. peace
B. economics
C. literature
D. medicine
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The committee of the Norwegian Parliament awards the prize for peace. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by a committee of five, appointed by the Storting (the Norwegian parliament). The Norwegian Nobel Committee 2019.

274. Which day is ” World Teachers Day”?

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A. Sep 5
B. Oct 5
C. Nov 5
D. Dec 5
✅ The correct answer is option B.
World Teachers’ Day, also known as International Teachers Day, is held every year on October 5 to honor teachers and recognize their contributions to education and development. Many events are organized on this day (or a day around this date if necessary to avoid school holidays) to emphasize the importance of teachers and learning and to raise the profile and increase the awareness and understanding of the teaching profession and its importance.

275. The main objectives of the UN are

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A. to maintain peace and security in the world
B. to develop friendly relations among nations
C. to work together to remove poverty, disease and illiteracy and encourage respect for each other’s rights of basic freedom.
D. All of the above
✅ The correct answer is option D.
The main objectives of the UN are to maintain peace and security in the world, to develop friendly relations among nations and to work together to remove poverty, disease and illiteracy and encourage respect for each other’s rights of basic freedom.

276. The Loktak lake facing environmental problems is situated in

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A. Orissa
B. Assam
C. Kerala
D. Manipur
✅ The correct answer is option D.
The Loktak lake facing environmental problems is situated in Manipur. Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Northeast India and is famous for the phumdis (heterogeneous mass of vegetation, soil and organic matter at various stages of decomposition) floating over it. The lake is located at Moirang in Manipur state, India.

277. Weight of an object put in a satellite orbiting in space around the earth is

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A. the same as on the earth
B. slightly more than that on the earth
C. less than that on the earth
D. reduced to zero
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Weight of an object put in a satellite orbiting in space around the earth is reduced to zero. The satellite will fly off into space in a direction which was tangential to its original direction of motion. This is because the direction of velocity of an object moving in a circular path is always tangential at every point along the path.

279. The telescope is used for viewing

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A. distant objects
B. near objects
C. small objects
D. living cells
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The telescope is used for viewing distant objects. Telescopes are meant for viewing distant objects, producing an image that is larger than the image that can be seen with the unaided eye. Telescopes gather far more light than the eye, allowing dim objects to be observed with greater magnification and better resolution.

280. Headquarters of UNO are situated at

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A. Paris
B. Geneva
C. Haque (Netherlands)
D. New York, USA
✅ The correct answer is option D.
The headquarters of the United Nations is a distinctive complex in New York City (USA). The United Nations has three additional, subsidiary, regional headquarters or headquarter districts. These are located in Geneva (Switzerland), Vienna (Austria), and Nairobi (Kenya).