(a) राष्ट्रपति
(b) प्रधान मंत्री
(c) उपराष्ट्रपति
(d) वित्त मंत्री
(e) रक्षा मंत्री
Q2. कौन सी नहर लाल सागर को भूमध्य सागर के साथ जोड़ते है?
(a) एरी नहर
(b) इंदिरा गांधी नहर
(c) पनामा नहर
(d) सुएज नहर
(e) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं
Q3. कौन सी लक्जरी ट्रेन महाराष्ट्र के माध्यम से जाते हुए गोवा को अपनी यात्रा में शामिल करती है?
(a) पैलेस ऑन व्हील्स
(b) हेरिटेज ऑन व्हील्स
(c) दक्कन ओडिसी
(d) गोल्डन चेरियट
(e) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं
Q4. सरदार वल्लभभाई पटेल पुलिस अकादमी कहां स्थित है?
(a) मसूरी
(b) देहरादून
(c) चंडीगढ़
(d) हैदराबाद
(e) पुणे
Q5. किस भारतीय आईटी विशेषज्ञ ने 1996 में वेब आधारित ई-मेल सेवा हॉटमेल शुरू की थी?
(a) लक्ष्मी एन. मित्तल
(b) विनोद धाम
(c) अजीम प्रेमजी
(d) एन.आर.नारायण मूर्ति
(e) सबीर भाटिया
Q6. जॉली ग्रांट हवाई अड्डा किस शहर में स्थित है?
(a) जयपुर
(b) लखनऊ
(c) देहरादून
(d) चंडीगढ़
(e) भोपाल
Q7. सिक्किम में स्थित नाथु ला पास, भारत को किस देश के साथ जोड़ता है?
(a) नेपाल
(b) भूटान
(c) म्यांमार
(d) बांग्लादेश
(e) चीन
Q8. 29 अगस्त को किसके जन्मदिन के अवसर पर भारत में 'राष्ट्रीय खेल दिवस' मनाया जाता है?
(a) सी के नायडू
(b) ध्यान चंद
(c) मिल्खा सिंह
(d) विल्सन जोन्स
(e) सचिन तेंदुलकर
Q9. माउंट आबू में गुरु शिखर किस पर्वत श्रृंखला का सबसे ऊंचा शिखर है?
(a) सतपुरा
(b) विंध्या
(c) अरावली
(d) हिमालय
(e) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं
Q10. कौन सा शहर `बिग एपल 'के नाम से जाना जाता है?
(a) पेरिस
(b) टोक्यो
(c) शंघाई
(d) सिडनी
(e) न्यूयॉर्क
Q11. भारत के पहले परमाणु रिएक्टर का क्या नाम है?
(a) अप्सारा
(b) साइरस रिएक्टर
(c) ध्रुव रिएक्टर
(d) कामिनी
(e) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं
Q12. भारतीय राष्ट्रीय वृक्ष 'फिकस बंगालेंसिस' का आम नाम क्या है?
(a) बरगद
(b) पेपल
(c) आम
(d) लौह लकड़ी
(e) अशोक
Q13. निम्नलिखित में से किसे मोबाइल फोन के पिता के रूप में माना जाता है?
(a) पर्सी स्पेन्सर
(b) मार्टिन कूपर
(c) टिम बर्नर्स-ली
(d) एडविन भूमि
(e) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं
Q14. किस वस्तु के उत्पादन में महत्वपूर्ण वृद्धि को 'पीली क्रांति' कहा जाता है?
(a) अनाज
(b) दलहन
(c) वस्त्र
(d) फलों और सब्जियां
(e) तिलहन
Q15. सियाचिन ग्लेशियर, दुनिया का सबसे लंबा ग्लेशियर किस पर्वत श्रृंखला में स्थित है?
(a) काराकोरम
(b) हिमालय
(c) हिंदू कुश
(d) टीएन शान
(e) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं
Detailed Solutions of Static Awareness
Sol. After India achieved Independence, a formal model of planning was adopted, and accordingly the Planning Commission, reporting directly to the Prime Minister of India, was established on 15 March 1950, with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru as the Chairman.
S2. Ans(d)
Sol. The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez. It was constructed by the Suez Canal Company between 1859 and 1869, after 10 years of construction, it was officially opened on November 17, 1869.
S3. Ans(c)
Sol. The Deccan Odyssey is a special luxury train based on the model of Palace on Wheels to boost tourism on the Maharashtra route of the Indian Railways. It is a venture of the Maharashtra Government and the Ministry of Railways, Government of India. In addition to being a train that touches tourist spots, this aims to be a complete 5-star hotel on wheels, with two restaurants and a bar, a sauna, business center and other such amenities on board.
S4. Ans(d)
Sol. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) is the Indian national institute for training of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers before they are sent to their respective state cadres to carry out their duties. The academy is in Hyderabad, India.
S5. Ans(e)
Sol. Sabeer Bhatia (born 30 December 1968) is an Indian-American entrepreneur who founded the webmail company Hotmail.com. He along with his colleague Jack Smith, set up Hotmail on 4 July 1996. Into the 21st century, Hotmail is the world's second largest e-mail provider with over 369 million registered users, a figure exceeded only by Google's Gmail service.
S6. Ans(c)
Sol. Jolly Grant Airport also known as Dehradun Airport, is an airport serving Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun is located at an altitude of 1805 feet above the sea level. The airport is located 30 kilometers towards east from the center of Dehradun city.
S7. Ans(e)
Sol. Nathu La is a mountain pass in the Himalayas. It connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The pass, at 4,310 m above mean sea level, forms a part of an offshoot of the ancient Silk Road. Nathu means "listening ears" and La means "pass" in Tibetan.
S8. Ans(b)
Sol. The National Sports Day in India is celebrated on August 29 every year. This day marks the birthday of Dhyan Chand, the hockey player who won gold medals in Olympics for India in the years 1928,1932 and 1936. This day is celebrated by organizing friendly matches between different Indian hockey teams at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi.
S9. Ans(c)
Sol. Guru Shikhar, a peak in the Arbuda Mountains of Rajasthan, is the highest point of the Aravalli Range. It rises to an elevation of 1,722 metres. It is 15 km from Mount Abu and a road from there leads almost to the top of the mountain.
S10. Ans(e)
Sol. "Big Apple" is a nickname for New York City. It was first popularized in the 1920s by John J. Fitz Gerald, a sports writer for the New York Morning Telegraph. Its popularity since the 1970s is due to a promotional campaign by the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau, known now as NYC & Company.
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. Apsara is the oldest of India's research reactors. The reactor was designed by the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) and built with assistance from the United Kingdom (which also provided the initial fuel supply consisting of 80 percent enriched uranium). Apsara first went critical on 4 August 1956. Apsara is a light water swimming pool-type reactor with a maximum power output of one megawatt thermal (MWt)
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. Banyan often refers specifically to the Indian banyan (Ficus benghalensis), which is the national tree of the Republic of India, though the term has been generalized to include all figs that share a characteristic life cycle, and systematically to refer to the subgenus Urostigma.
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Martin is an American engineer. He is a pioneer and visionary in the wireless communications industry. He is recognized as an innovator in radio spectrum management. While at Motorola in the 1970s, Cooper conceived the first handheld mobile phone in 1973 and led the team that developed it and brought it to market in 1983. He is considered the "father of the cell phone" and is also cited as the first person in history to make a handheld cellular phone call in public.
S14. Ans.(e)
Sol. The growth, development and adoption of new varieties of oilseeds and complementary technologies nearly doubled oilseeds production from 12.6 mt in 1987-88 to 24.4 mt in 1996-97, catalyzed by the Technology Mission on Oilseeds, brought about the Yellow Revolution.
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. The glacier lies between the Saltoro Ridge immediately to the west and the main Karakoram range to the east. The Saltoro Ridge originates in the north from the Sia Kangri peak on the China border in the Karakoram range. The crest of the Saltoro Ridge's altitudes range from 5,450 to 7,720 m (17,880 to 25,330 feet).
