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CMAT 2021 Slot 2 ( General Awareness )

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Q1

General Awareness

Which of the following copper alloys is used for the manufacture of springs and suspension filaments in electrical instruments?

A

A. Bronze

B

B. Aluminium bronze

C

C. German silver

D

D. Phosphorus bronze

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D. Phosphorus bronze

D. Phosphorus bronze

Q2

General Awareness

Who translated the book ‘The Story of My Experiments with Truth’ written by M.K. Gandhi from Gujarati to English?

A

A. Mahadev Desai

B

B. J.B. Kripalani

C

C. Mohanlal Pandya

D

D. Vinoba Bhave

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A. Mahadev Desai

A. Mahadev Desai

Q3

General Awareness

In contrast to what was previously recognized by Nepal, the height of Mt. Everest has now been foundto be higher by how many centimetres?

A

A. 85 cms

B

B. 84 cms

C

C. 86 cms

D

D. 88 cms

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C. 86 cms

C. 86 cms

Q4

General Awareness

Article 371A of the Constitution of India provides special privileges to which one of the following state?

A

A. Nagaland

B

B. Mizoram

C

C. Sikkim

D

D. Manipur

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A. Nagaland

A. Nagaland

Q5

General Awareness

Which of the following indigenous sports has not been included in Khelo India Youth Games 2021?

A

A. Kalaripayattu

B

G. Gatka

C

C. Thang-Ta

D

D. Vallamkali

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D. Vallamkali

D. Vallamkali

Q6

General Awareness

India announced a Grant of USD 15 million for promoting Buddhist ties with which of the following country?

A

A. Nepal

B

B. Sri Lanka

C

B. Bangladesh

D

D. Vietnam

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Lanka

Lanka

Q7

General Awareness

What is the name of the Mental Health Rehabilitation Helpline, to be launched by the Social Justice Ministry?

A

A. Asha

B

B. Empower

C

C. Mind Tree

D

D. Kiran

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D. Kiran

D. Kiran

Q8

General Awareness

Who among the following foreigners was the first to visit India?

A

A. Hiuen-Tsang

B

B. Megasthenese

C

C. I Ching

D

D. Fahien

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B. Megasthenese

B. Megasthenese

Q9

General Awareness

Who among the following has won the maximum number of gold medals at a single Olympics games in the history of Olympics?

A

A. Michael Phelps

B

B. James Connelly

C

C. Mark Spitz

D

D. Abebe Bikila

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A. Michael Phelps

A. Michael Phelps

Q10

General Awareness

Who among the following is the fastest Asian to cycle the globe?

A

A. Vedangi Kulkarni

B

B. Xu Yukun

C

C. Miho Yoshikawa

D

D. Rameshwori Devi

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A. Vedangi Kulkarni

Q11

General Awareness

The world’s first Yoga University outside India — ‘Vivekananda Yoga University’ was launched on 23"4 June 2020 in which city?

A

A. New York

B

B. London

C

C. Berlin

D

D. Los Angeles

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D. Los Angeles

D. Los Angeles

Q12

General Awareness

Ross Island in Andaman and Nicobar group of islands has been recently renamed as?

A

A. Shaheed dweep

B

B. Swaraj dweep

C

C. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island

D

D. Atal Island

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C. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island

C. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island

Q13

General Awareness

Who among the following has been given the power by the Constitution of India to “Impose Reasonable Restrictions” on the fundamental rights?

A

A. President

B

B. Parliament

C

C. Supreme Court

D

D. Both Parliament and Supreme Court

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B. Parliament

B. Parliament

Q14

General Awareness

State Financial Corporations mainly give assistance to develop which of the following?

A

A. Small and medium scale industries

B

B. Agricultural farms

C

C. Cotton industry

D

D. Large scale industries

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A. Small and medium scale industries

A. Small and medium scale industries

Q15

General Awareness

Which Indian state has approved to rename caste-based settlements?

A

A. Tamil Nadu

B

B. Andhra Pradesh

C

C. Karnataka

D

D. Maharashtra

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D. Maharashtra

D. Maharashtra

Q16

General Awareness

Indonesia has released special commemorative stamp on theme of Ramayana to mark 70th anniversary of establishment of its diplomatic ties with India. Which scene of Ramayana has been depicted on the stamp?

A

A. Ram, Sita and Laxman return to Ayodhya after 14 years

B

B. Sita’s Swayamwar

C

C. Jatayu fights to save Sita

D

D. Hanuman carries the mountain with Sanjeevani booti

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C. Jatayu fights to save Sita

C. Jatayu fights to save Sita

Q17

General Awareness

Consider the following statements about a classical dance form
(A) Tribhanga is a special feature of this dance.
(B) The torso movement is very important and is a unique feature of this dance.
(C) Many of today’s Gurus of this style belong to the Gotipua tradition.
Identify the classical dance form using the above clues.

A

A. Kuchipudi

B

B. Odissi

C

C. Sattriya

D

D. Kathakali

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B. Odissi

B. Odissi

Q18

General Awareness

If the Balance of Payment of a country is adverse, then which institution will help that country?

A

A. World Bank

B

B. World Trade Organization

C

C. International Monetary Fund

D

D. Asian Development Bank

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C. International Monetary Fund

C. International Monetary Fund

Q19

General Awareness

Which country has decided to re-introduce tax on big Digital firms like Facebook, Amazon, Google?

A

a. India

B

B. Frnce

C

C. Germany

D

D. China

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B. Frnce

B. Frnce

Q20

General Awareness

Which author and natural historian has been confered with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2019?

A

A. Steve Backshall

B

B. David Attenborough

C

C. Terri Irwin

D

D. Chris Packham

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B. David Attenborough

B. David Attenborough

Q21

General Awareness

Which of the following kinds of cells in the human blood have the longest life span?

A

A. Basophil

B

B. Erythrocyte

C

C. Neutrophil

D

D. Platelets

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B. Erythrocyte

B. Erythrocyte

Q22

General Awareness

Which of the following organization has decided to formulate Digital Payment Index?

A

A. Niti Aayog

B

B. RBI

C

C. NPCI

D

D. SBI

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B. RBI

B. RBI

Q23

General Awareness

Which of the following indicators are parts of the Inclusive Development Index?
(A) Living Standards
(B) Environmental Sustainability
(C) Protection of Future Generations from Further Indebtedness
(D) Financial Inclusion

A

A. (A), (B) and (C)

B

B. (A), (C) and (D)

C

C. (B), (C) and (D)

D

D. (A), (B) and (D)

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A. (A), (B) and (C)

A. (A), (B) and (C)

Q24

General Awareness

India has begun discussions with which of the following countries on launching trilateral Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRD to reduce dependency on China, necessitated by Beijing's aggressive political and military behaviour?

A

A. Sri Lanka and Japan

B

B. Japan and South Korea

C

C. Japan and Australia

D

D. New Zealand and Australia

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C. Japan and Australia

C. Japan and Australia

Q25

General Awareness

Assertion (A): The Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri was built by Akbar in 1602.
Reason (R): He wanted to commemorate his conquest of Gujarat.

A

A. Both A and R are true and is the correct explanation of A

B

B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

C

C. Ais true but is false

D

D. Ais false but R is true

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A. Both A and R are true and is the correct explanation of A

A. Both A and R are true and is the correct explanation of A

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