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CMAT 2018 Slot 2 (General Awareness)

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Q1

General Awareness

Chennai has been included in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network for its rich ___________ tradition.

A

A. Crafts and folk art

B

B. Films and literature

C

C. Media arts

D

D. Musical

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D. Musical

D. Musical

Q2

General Awareness

Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi was the famous Indian vocalist in which of the following the classical tradition?

A

A. Hindustani

B

B. Dhrupad

C

C. Carnatic

D

D. Quwwali

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A. Hindustani

A. Hindustani

Q3

General Awareness

Which is the most spoken among the North Munda Group of Languages?

A

A. Sindhi

B

B. Santhali

C

C. Assamese

D

D. Dogri

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B. Santhali

B. Santhali

Q4

General Awareness

What is the motif of Rs 200 bank note?

A

A. Red Fort

B

B. Hampi with chariot

C

C. Sanchi stupa

D

D. Parliament House

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C. Sanchi stupa

C. Sanchi stupa

Q5

General Awareness

Which of the following is true about Atal Pension Yojana (APY)?

A

A. It aims at increasing the number of people covered under any kind of     pension scheme. It is one of the three Jan Suraksha schemes

B

B. It especially targeted the private unorganized sector and citizens between the ages of 18 to 40 years

C

C. The scheme also provides a monthly pension of Rs 5000 to Rs. 10000 per month based on the contributions made by the beneficiary

D

D. Only (a) and (b)

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D. Only (a) and (b)

D. Only (a) and (b)

Q6

General Awareness

Which of the following are Plant decomposers?

A

A. Both snail and fungi

B

B. Animalia

C

C. Protista

D

D. Snail

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A. Both snail and fungi

A. Both snail and fungi

Q7

General Awareness

Ayodhya used to be the capital of which ancient kingdom?

A

A. Kosala Kingdom

B

B. Raghu Kingdom

C

C. Treta Kingdom

D

D. Saketa Kingdom

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A. Kosala Kingdom

A. Kosala Kingdom

Q8

General Awareness

Which of the following is/are tributaries of Ganges in India?

A

A. Sone river

B

B. Yamuna

C

C. Gomti

D

D. All of these

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D. All of these

D. All of these

Q10

General Awareness

Gayatri mantra, the highly revered mantra is from which of the following?

A

A. Rigveda

B

B. Samaveda

C

C. Upnishad

D

D. Aitareya Brahmana

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A. Rigveda

A. Rigveda

Q11

General Awareness

UIDAI comes under:-

A

A. Niti Aayog

B

B. Home Ministry

C

C. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

D

D. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

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C. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

C. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Q14

General Awareness

Which one of the following is the best description of ‘Google Station’?

A

A. It is a research and development project being developed by Google with the mission of providing free internet access to rural and remote areas

B

B. A public Wi-Fi platform

C

C. A Wi-Fi platform for personal vehicles

D

D. A free Wi- Fi for army locations

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B. A public Wi-Fi platform

B. A public Wi-Fi platform

Q15

General Awareness

The term ‘Big Data’, refers to

A

A. Computer-based systems that do things in the technical world

B

B. The practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store data

C

C. Industrial uses of Internet of things

D

D. Large amount of information that is generated as trails or by-products of online and offline activities

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D. Large amount of information that is generated as trails or by-products of online and offline activities

D. Large amount of information that is generated as trails or by-products of online and offline activities

Q16

General Awareness

Who is called a Classified Service Voter?

A

A. Service voters employed under intelligence agencies

B

B. A service voter who opts for voting through a proxy voter duly appointed by him/her

C

C. Service Voters employed by intelligence and Indian diplomatic missions

D

D. Proxy of the service voter

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B. A service voter who opts for voting through a proxy voter duly appointed by him/her

B. A service voter who opts for voting through a proxy voter duly appointed by him/her

Q17

General Awareness

________ is used in Boxing

A

A. Upper Cut

B

B. Mallet

C

C. Bunder Chuckker

D

D. Deuce

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A. Upper Cut

A. Upper Cut

Q18

General Awareness

Activities prohibited in eco-sensitive zones are:-
1) Flying over protected areas in an aircraft or hot air balloon
2) Major hydro-power projects
3) Setting up of hotels and resorts
4) Setting of saw mills

A

A. 2, 3

B

B. 2, 3, 4

C

C. 1, 2, 4

D

D. All of these

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C. 1, 2, 4

C. 1, 2, 4

Q19

General Awareness

Which of the following marketable products are available from bee keeping?
1) Propolis
2) Royal jel ly
3) Venom

A

A. 1, 2

B

B. 2, 3

C

C. 1, 3

D

D. All of these

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D. All of these

D. All of these

Q20

General Awareness

Which of the following articles is omitted due to the GST Constitutional Amendment Bill?

A

A. 270A

B

B. 250A

C

C. 269A

D

D. 268A

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D. 268A

D. 268A

Q21

General Awareness

The below given image is of which of the following:

A

A. Terracotta warriors

B

B. Venus of Willendorf

C

C. Laocoön and his sons

D

D. Auguste Rodin, the burghers of Calais

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A. Terracotta warriors

A. Terracotta warriors

Q22

General Awareness

Which of the following is true for wires of the same material and diameter?

A

A. As compared to short wires, long wires have more resistance.

B

B. As compared to short wires, long wires have no resistance

C

C. As compared to short wires, long wires have less resistance

D

D. As compared to short wires, long wires have same resistance.

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A. As compared to short wires, long wires have more resistance.

A. As compared to short wires, long wires have more resistance.

Q23

General Awareness

Jana, a Boston based start-up, offers which of the following services?

A

A. Free unrestricted accounts like twitter

B

B. Free unrestricted Films and TV shows

C

C. Free unrestricted internet access

D

D. Free unrestricted social media services

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C. Free unrestricted internet access

C. Free unrestricted internet access

Q24

General Awareness

Second Generation Ethanol is prepared from:-

A

A. Plastic waste

B

B. Agricultural Waste

C

C. Animal waste

D

D. Non degradable waste

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B. Agricultural Waste

B. Agricultural Waste

Q25

General Awareness

Which of the following statement/s is/are correct regarding ‘Zika disease’?

1. Zika virus disease is transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes.

2. Till date no vaccine or medicine has been proven effective agains t Zika disease.

3. Mild fever, skin rash, muscle and joint pain are some of the symptoms of the zik a virus disease.

A

A. 1 only

B

B. 2 and 3 only

C

C. 1 and 3 only

D

D. 1, 2 and 3 

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D. 1, 2 and 3 

D. 1, 2 and 3 

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