Social Awareness Questions and Answers
Social Awareness Questions and Answers
Social Awareness Questions and Answers
1. How long does white Disposable Coffee Foam Cups used to drink Hot and Cold Drink take to
decompose?
a) 200 years
b) 300 years
c) 400 years
Ans: D
2. The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) is a method of quantifying and numerically marking
the environmental performance of a state's policies. What is India’s EPI rank as per 2019 reports
A) 192
B) 122
C) 156
D) 177
Ans: D
Ans: B
4. Earth Hour is held annually encouraging individuals, communities, and businesses to turn off non-
essential electric lights, for one hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. on a specific day towards the end of
March, as a symbol of commitment to the planet. Which organization organizes it ?
a) UNESCO
Ans: C
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5. Neat and tidy India Mission" is a nation-wide campaign in India that aims to clean up the streets,
roads and infrastructure of India's cities, towns, urban and rural areas. When was the campaign
initiated?
A)15th August,2013
B)2nd October,2014
C)26th January,2015
D)26th January,2014
Ans: B
The first of Iceland’s 400 glaciers lost to the climate crisis will be remembered with a memorial
plaque. Name the glacier.
A) Okjökull
B) Rongbuk
C)LoLofond
D) Jökulhlaup
Ans: A
7. Latest tragedy which was known as "The lungs of the Earth are in flames" .The major cause of the
disaster was
A) ACID Rain
B) Deforestation
C) Human Error
D) Draught
Ans: C
8. Mr X is a social entrepreneur from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. In 2014, he was included in Time
magazine's list of 100 Most Influential People in the World and In 2016, he was awarded the Padma
Shri by the Government of IndiA)
The below mentioned movie won the Academy Award for Best Documentary for the year 2018 was
based on his life.
A)Sreenivasan Akkineni
B)Arunachalam Muruganantham
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C)Bibin babu mangaly
D)Venkatesh Prabhu
Ans: B
9. In order to overcome the growing problem of plastic waste disposal in India ,Government
order in November 2015 has made it mandatory for all road developers in the country to use waste
plastic, for road construction. Who was responsible for this invention?
A)Rajagopalan Vasudevan
B)Arunachalam Murugananthama
C)Sreenivasan Akkineni
D)Venkatesh Prabhu
Ans: A
10. More than half a million people were exposed to gas X a highly toxic substance due to a leakage
in a pesticide plant. This movie was based on one of the worst industrial disaster .Name the
company and gas X
Ans: B
11. As part of the Sustainable goal of United Nations Global Compact there are 17 goals to transform
the worlD) Which is the 6 the goal ?
a) Gender Equality
d) No poverty
Ans: C
12. One of the leading shoes brand is making shoes out of recycled ocean plastiC)Which Brand is it?
a) ADIDAS
b) REEBOK
c) NIKE
d) CONVERSE
Ans: A
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13. Environmentalist who authored the following books Dharti Ki Pukar,India`s Environment: Myth
And Reality, The Road to Survival is recognised for which of the following event?
14. Of the following, the most impactful action you can take to reduce your carbon footprint is:
Ans: C
15. In one of the leading metro city. City X one of the lakes caught fire and the foam from the
lake spilled all over the streets. Name the infamous lake
a) Ulsoor Lake
b) Bellandur Lake
c) Hebbal Lake
d) Agara Lake
Ans: B
16. Due to fall in the population of butterflies’ species, what could be the possible consequences?
(a) 1 only
Ans: B
17. Complete the following match The world is ours:: Discovery then BBC earth::
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Ans: Piven king
18. In 2003, a small village around 100km from Shillong earned a special privilege in the Asia region
of being the cleanest. All houses here have functional toilets since 2007, there are bamboo dustbins
all over the village, even the dry leaves fallen from the trees go straight into the dustbin, plastic bags
are banned, and smoking is prohibiteD)
The rules are strictly followed and the defaulters are charged heavily. Can you name the village?
A)Mawlynnong
B)Mawkynrew
C)Mawsynra
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D)Mawshynru
t
Ans: A
Ans: C
20. In Kyoto Protocol was launched in 1997 and by more than 190 countries have
signed it. Which of these countries has not yet signed the Kyoto Protocol?
A. Belarus
B. Argentina
C. United States
D. Afghanistan
Ans: A
21. What sectors are the largest emitters of greenhouse gases, According to the IPCC in order ?
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c) Energy generation, Industrial production, Transport sector
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d) Transport sector, Energy generation, Agriculture
Ans: D
22. This is a picture of a very recently sculpted statue. The statue has been sculpted based on a
photograph of a famous athlete. There have been a lot of controversies associated with both the
photo and the sculpture. Name the athlete.
Ans: Tayla Harris(an Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the AFL
Women's and boxer
23. It is a legislative act in India . The difference of this act from other acts is that any allegations
related to this act in Supreme Court are investigated by a dedicated internal committee but not
Supreme Court itself. Which act is that?
Ans: POSH
24. The U.S. Chamber's Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) launched the 'X' campaign to help
educate the public on the history, milestones, and trends in corporate social responsibility.
Commenced in March 2010 in conjunction with BCLC’s anniversary, 'X' is a multimedia campaign
that includes a series of lists, forums, and an interactive portal for the public to talk-back and engage
in this national discussion. Identify X
a) ten
b) race
c) sociali-ti
d) power
Ans: A
25. Recently an intiative in India got accreditated by UNCCD which involves large scale
agroforestry. What is that initiative?
Ans: Cauvery Calling
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b. UNESCO, ISI
c. UNICEF, DSE
d. UNESCO, TISS
Ans: D
27. X is a global financial institution. X is headquartered in Philippines. X offers both "hard" loans and
"soft" loans. The objective of X is fostering economic growth and cooperation in its region. Identify X.
a. IDB
b. DZB
c. ADB
d. WB
Ans: C
28. I was part of a big social revolution. I am on t-shirts, merchandise, walls and what not. I travelled
around on motorcycles and wrote travel diaries. I became famous in the west for my opposition to
all forms of imperialism and neocolonialism. Who was I?
Ans : Che Guevara
29. It is a campaign launched in 2002 by an organization whose mission is to achieve health justice
for all women at risk of and living with breast cancer. What is the campaign's name?
a. World Cancer Day
30. The Hunger Project is a charitable organization committed to sustainable end of world hunger. It
recently celebrated a campaign in the month of August focussing on to empower parents. Name the
campaign.
a. World Breastfeeding Week
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31. She was an activist. She was an American actress. She empowered people both on
screen and off screen. She died last month from a disease. Identify her.
32. I am a war torn Islamist country. I am bordered by 8 other countries and a seA) I was
formed after a nation split into two countries. I am suspended from the list of 55 union states
in my continent. Which country am I?
A) Tunisia
B) Eritrea
C) North Sudan
D) Texas
Ans: C
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Ans: D (UNESCO is not related with 'The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World'
2019)
35. Our prime minister recently took a pledge to bring about a change in the climate change
issue in a recently held summit. President Trump also made an unscheduled appearance in
that summit to listen to him. The pledge was taken under a movement. What is this
movement called?
A) UNEP
B) IPCC
C) WMO
D) WWF
Ans: D
37. An Oscar award winning movie. Shows a young black man growing up in Miami, through
three chapters of his life into manhood and the community that helps raise him. Hint is in the
picture. Guess the movie.
A) 12 Years a slave
B) Moonlight
D) The departed
Ans: B
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38. Recently, occurring Hong Kong protests, also known as the Anti-Extradition Law
Amendment Bill (ELAB) Movement, are an ongoing series of demonstrations in Hong
Kong, China which began with the aim to oppose the introduction of _______ proposed by
Hong Kong government.
Ans: C
39. The Global CSR Awards 2019™ is Asia’s Most Prestigious Recognition Awards
programme for Corporate Social Responsibility. The programme recognizes and honors
companies for outstanding, innovative and world-class products, services, projects and
programmes implemented in the past or present. For 2019, India got 5th rank in the category
of 'Best Country Award for overall CSR Excellence', which country stood in the first rank?
A) Malaysia
B) Cambodia
C) Thailand
D) Singapore
Ans: D
40. X' is a community whose people were considered an extremely important human
resource since without them, harvesting of teak was almost impossible. X's expertise were
extremely important for the rulers of the Java kingdom, since without them, building of
palaces would prove difficult. Identify X
A) Mataram
B) Kalang
C) Bahasa
D) Sitompul
Ans: B
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