General Awareness Quiz – 17.09.2014 1. LASIK surgery is gaining widespread popularity and acceptance by people who are not friendly with the eye-glasses. What is the full form of LASIK? [A]Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis [B]Laser-Assayed In-Situ Keratomileusis [C]Laser-Assisted Inhibited Keratomileusis [D]Laser-Assayed Inhibited Keratomileusis Ans:- Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis 2. Which day was declared as the Himalaya Diwas by the Uttarakhand government? [A]September 9 [B]September 8 [C]September 10 [D]September 7 Ans:- September 09 3. “Arka Rakshak” is a famous variety of __? [A]Tomato [B]Potato [C]Brinjal [D]Orange Ans:- Tomato 4. Vijay Dutt Shridhar has won the first prize of the Bharatendu Harishchandra Awards for 2011 for his manuscript __: [A]Pehla Sampadakiya [B]Television ki Bhasha [C]Aurat ki Boli [D]Maine Awaaz ko Dekha Ans:- Pehla Sampadakiya 5. Which Union Ministry has recently launched the Know Your Rights Portal recently? [A]Human Resources [B]Women and Child Development [C]Law and Justice [D]Civil Aviation Ans:- Civil Aviation 6. First women’s court in India was set up in which among the following states? [A]Gujarat [B]Punjab [C]West Bengal [D]Tamil Nadu Ans:- West Bengal 7. Jose Graziano da Silva is a famous agronomist and writer from __? [A]Brazil [B]Portugal [C]Argentina [D]Spain Ans:- Brazil 8. Consider the following pairs: 1. Dholera ↔ Gujarat 2. Shendra-Bidkin ↔ Maharashtra 3. Vikram Udyogpuri ↔ Madhya Pradesh Which among the above is / are correct pairs? [A]Only 1 & 2 [B]Only 2 & 3 [C]Only 1 & 3 [D]1, 2 & 3 Ans:- 1, 2 & 3 Note:- With the assistance of Japan, India is developing industrial cities at Dholera in Gujarat and Shendra-Bidkin in Maharashtra, and integrated industrial townships at Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh and Vikram Udyogpuri near Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh. 9. Dr. Noel W. Hinners, a former Chief Scientist of NASA has recently passed away. What is the name of the space program on which he had worked extensively and given significant contributions? [A]Project Mercury [B]Project Gemini [C]Project Apollo [D]Project Soyuz Ans:- Project Apollo Note:- Dr. Hinners gave his valuable contribution in in the scientific exploration of the moon for the Apollo program and later oversaw projects such as the Mars Surveyor Program. He worked on Apollo program till 1972. 10. Which Indian movie has been awarded the Lion of the Future -Luigi De Laurentiis award for a Debut Feature at the 71st Venice Film Festival? [A]Kick [B]Court [C]Singham Returns [D]Mardaani Ans:- Court Note:- Court- written and directed by Indian writer Chaitanya Tamhane has bagged the prestigious honour on Sept. 7, 2014. The movie has successfully brought out the narrative style in a multilingual courtroom drama.
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