List of top General Awareness Questions

Match List I with List II

Veda		Brahamanas
A.	Rig Veda	I.	Gopatha
B.	Yajur Veda	II.	Panchvisha
C.	Sam Veda	III.	Kaushiti ki
D.	Atharva Veda	IV.	Shatapatha

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Scheme for Higher education youth in Apprenticeship and skills (SHREYAS) is a scheme of Government of India for graduate students to get:

Given below are two statements: Identify the correct statement with reference to Representation of People Act-1951:
Statement I: This Act makes provisions for the conduct of elections in India.
Statement II: It also talks about the qualifications as well as grounds for the disqualification of Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assembly.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Why do we need Art Education?

Which of the following is the property of plane?

In which period Surya namaskar was performed more as a religious duty than today, a more physical exercise or training?

Assertion A: Conflicts arise among individuals when there is an imbalance in interpersonal communication.
Reason R: If people take care of communication by using good and positive words in language, conflicts subside.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Jumping Jacks, is the combination of which of the following movements?

Given below are two statements: Shutter speed is responsible for:
Statement I: Changing the brightness of your photo.
Statement II: In case you are photographing with a 100 mm lens a 1/10 second shutter speed is the best to use for capturing birds in flight.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

The winner of the first ancient Olympic was

After reading the given TEXT answer the 4 questions based on the text by choosing the appropriate option.
TEXT:
The coconut is an unusual food for many reasons. It is technically a seed, produced by the coconut palm tree, and as such is one of the largest edible seeds produced by any plant. Its unusual contents also make it unique in the seed world-the interior consists of both "meat" and "water." The meat is the white pith with which we are all familiar, as it is used extensively for cooking and flavorings; the coconut water is a white liquid that is very sweet and thirst-quenching.
Portuguese explorers gave the nut its name in the 15th century, referring to it as coco, meaning "ghost" in their language. The three dimples and the hairy texture reminded them of a ghost's face. It is used to make margarine, as well as various cooking oils. The coconut fluid is a favorite drink in hot climates, providing a cool and refreshing beverage right off the tree. This water is also used by manufacturers of various sports drinks because of its isotonic electrolyte properties.
Even the shell itself has many uses, including cattle food and fertilizer. Coconut oil is used for cosmetics, medicines, and can even be used in place of diesel fuel. Dried coconut shells are used in many countries as a tool, such as a buffer for shining wood floors. The shells are also used for shirt buttons; they are even used for musical instruments and bird houses! And all these are only some of the uses found for the coconut fruit. The coconut palm tree, which produces the nut, also produces countless useful items. It's no wonder that the coconut palm has been called "the tree of life."

What are the advantages of using mud as a construction material in tropical countries? Identify four most appropriate advantages from the options listed below.
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Identify any four building elements/ components from the image given below. Marks will be awarded only if all answers are correct.

Identify any four building elements/ components from the image given below. Marks will be awarded only if all answers are right.

Identify any four building components/ architectural elements in the image given below of a cross section of a Gothic church. (Marks will be awarded only if all answers are correct).

What are the advantages of subterranean architecture (as in example given below) in extreme climates? Select any four most appropriate advantages from the given options.

Identify any four building/ architectural elements in the image given below. Marks will be awarded only if all answers are correct.

Identify the four most appropriate building components/descriptions that you find in the image of a vernacular African settlement.
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The image given below is that of Villa Savoye designed by Le Corbusier. Identify four architectural components from the choices given below:
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Identify four architectural components in the interior image of a pharmacy given below:
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Identify the four most appropriate architectural/building components in the apartment illustrated below:
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Identify four architectural components that you find in the interior image of a hotel.
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After reading the given TEXT answer the 4 questions based on the text by choosing the appropriate option.
TEXT:
The human body can tolerate only a small range of temperature, especially when the person is engaged in vigorous activity. Heat reactions usually occur when large amounts of water and/or salt are lost through excessive sweating following strenuous exercise. When the body becomes overheated and cannot eliminate this excess heat, heat exhaustion and heat stroke are possible. Heat exhaustion is generally characterized by clammy skin, fatigue, nausea, dizziness, profuse perspiration, and sometimes fainting, resulting from an inadequate intake of water and the loss of fluids.
First aid treatment for this condition includes having the victim lie down, raising the feet 8 to 12 inches, applying cool, wet cloths to the skin, and giving the victim sips of salt water (1 teaspoon per glass, half a glass every 15 minutes) over a 1-hour period. Heat stroke is much more serious; it is an immediate life-threatening situation. The characteristics of heat stroke are a high body temperature (which may reach 106° F or more); a rapid pulse; hot, dry skin; and a blocked sweating mechanism. Victims of this condition may be unconscious, and first-aid measures should be directed at quickly cooling the body. The victim should be placed in a tub of cold water or repeatedly sponged with cool water until his or her temperature is sufficiently lowered. Fans or air conditioners will also help with the cooling process. Care should be taken, however, not to over-chill the victim once the temperature is below 102° F.

After reading the given TEXT answer the 4 questions based on the text by choosing the appropriate option.
TEXT:
Holi celebrations start on the night before Holi with a Holika Dahan where people gather, perform religious rituals in front of the bonfire, and pray that their internal evil be destroyed the way Holika, the sister of the demon king Hiranyakashipu, was killed in the fire. The next morning is celebrated as Rangwali Holi - a free-for- all festival of colours, where people smear each other with colours and drench each other. Water guns and water-filled balloons are also used to play and colour each other. Anyone and everyone is fair game, friend or stranger, rich or poor, man or woman, children and elders. The frolic and fight with colours occurs in the open streets, open parks, outside temples and buildings. Groups carry drums and other musical instruments, go from place to place, sing and dance. People visit family, friends and foes to throw coloured powders on each other, laugh and gossip, then share Holi delicacies, food and drinks. Some customary drinks include bhang (made from cannabis), which is intoxicating. In the evening, after sobering up, people dress up and visit friends and family.

After reading the given TEXT carefully answer the 4 questions based on the text by choosing the appropriate option.
TEXT:
"A principal fruit of friendship," Francis Bacon wrote in his timeless meditation on the subject, "is the ease and discharge of the fullness and swellings of the heart, which passions of all kinds do cause and induce." For Thoreau, friendship was one of life's great rewards. But in today's cultural landscape of muddled relationships scattered across various platforms for connecting, amidst constant debates about whether our Face book "friendships" are making us more or less happy, it pays to consider what friendship actually is. That's precisely what CUNY philosophy professor Massimo Pigliucci explores in Answers for Aristotle: How Science and Philosophy Can Lead Us to A More Meaningful Life (public library), which also gave us this provocative read on the science of what we call "intuition."
Philosophers and cognitive scientists agree that friendship is an essential ingredient of human happiness. But beyond the dry academic definitions like, say, "voluntary interdependence between two persons over time, which is intended to facilitate socio-emotional goals of the participants, and may involve varying types and degrees of companionship, intimacy, affection and mutual assistance" - lies a body of compelling research that sheds light on how, precisely, friendship augments happiness.
The way friendship enhances well-being, it turns out, has nothing to do with quantity and everything to do with quality researchers confirm that it isn't the number of friends.