Current Affairs G.K. 1

General knowledge -1 

1) Name the president of World Bank?

a.      Robert Zoellick

b.     Ban – Ki – Moon

c.      Jerzy Buzek

d.     Dr. Abdul Wahhed

 2) When is World Environment Day celebrated?

a.      05^th June

b.     05^th May

c.      10^th Jan

d.     26^th Feb

 3) Who is presently the Secretary General of United Nations Organisation?

a.      Robert Zoellick

b.     Michael Griffin

c.      Ban Ki – Moon

d.     Pascal Lamy

 4) As on date 4^th June 2010, what is the CRR?

e.      6%

f.       6.25%

g.     7%

h.     None of these

 5) What is the present Reverse Repo rate (as on 4^th June 2010)?

a.      3.75%

b.     6%

c.      3.25%

d.     5.25%

 6) During an official visit to China, which among the following ministers recently plunged himself into controversy and criticism for critic sing the working of Union home ministry ?

a.      Anand Sharma

b.     Jai Ram Ramesh

c.      S M Krishna

d.     Sharad Pawar

 7) Who among the following was not among the 9 gems (Navratna) of the Vikramaditya's court ?

1. Vetalbhatt
2. Amar Simha
3. Kaalidasa
4. Aryabhatta

 8) As per recent data released by Reserve bank of India, what was the number of online frauds in India in 2009?

a.      more than 1000

b.     more than 750

c.      more than 350

d.     more than 250

e.      9) What is the maximum limit, the Telecom regulator TRAI has fixed for mobile operators to charge from customers for switching to another operator under the proposed Mobile Number Portability scheme?

a.      Rs. 10

b.     Rs. 15

c.      Rs. 19

d.     Rs. 26

10) Walk the World is an awareness campaign of which of the following UN agencies?

a.      United nations Environment programme

b.     United Nations Institute for Training and Research

c.      World Food Programme

d.     United Nations Children's Fund

11) Who among the following Indians is the winner of United Nations Environment Programme established Champions of the Earth award for 2009?

a.      Tulsi Tanti

b.     Bindeshwar Pathak

c.      Meera Kosambi

d.     Sunderlal Bahuguna

12) Sports footwear maker Reebok is a subsidiary of ...?

a.     Adidas

b.    Nike

c.     HUL

d.    Bata

13) Which company’s mobile phone are marketed with the slogan - Big inside. Small Outside

a.     Samsug

b.    Nokia

c.     Sony

d.    Motorola

14) Which newspaper says You needn't read us to understand us?

a.      Times of India

b.     The Hindu

c.      Indian Express

d.     Malyalam Manorama

15) Which network marketing company sells with the slogan - Better Ideas- Better Life

a.      Amway

b.     SkyBiz

c.      HUL

d.     Nirma

16) Power is the name of oil from which of the following Oil gaints?

a.      IOCL

b.     HP

c.      BPCL

d.     Shell

17) Cerelac is the brand of which companies baby foods?

a.      Kellogs

b.     Nestle

c.      Johnson n Johnson

d.     HLL

18) This company is - Applying Thought

a.      Infosys

b.     Wipro

c.      Sun

d.     Ernest & Young

19) In which year was National Rural Health Mission launched?

a.      2009

b.     2008

c.      2005

d.     2000

20) In February 2010, India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP), registered a growth rate of

a.      16%

b.     15.1%

c.      17.6%

d.     8%

21) World Health Day is celebrated every year on

a.      7^th April

b.     13^th April

c.      13^th March

d.     7^th March

22) Who amongst the following is not a Brand Ambassador of Whirlpool India?

a.      Kajol

b.     Ajay Devgan

c.      Amitabh Bachaan

d.     None of these

23) Which is the first Indian company to be listed on NASDAQ?

a.      Infosys

b.     TCS

c.      HCL

d.     Reliance

24) “Love What you Do. Do What You Love” is the punch line of

a.      Nokia

b.     Samsung

c.      BlackBerry

d.     LG

25) As per the latest guidelines of Reserve bank of India, the banks have been mandated to calculate interest paid on money kept in the savings bank account in the banks on the which of the following basis?

a.      Daily

b.     Weekly

c.      10 days

d.     monthly

26) The line “Rishtaaon ki jaama poonji” is associated with which of the following banks:

a.      Bank of India

b.     Corporation Bank

c.      Indian Bank

d.     HDFC Bank

27) "The God of Small Things" was the tile of the novel for which Arundhati Roy won a Booker Prize. She was the first Indian to win a booker prize. In which year she won this prize?

a.      1996

b.     1997

c.      1998

d.     1999

28) Expand SIM

a.      Subscriber Ideal Module

b.     Subscriber in Mobile

c.      Subscriber Identity Module

d.     Subscriber Immediate Memory

29) The new name of UID project is :

a.      Aadhaar

b.     Pehchaan

c.      Universal Pehchaan

d.     None of these

30) .Which of the following company is coordinating with Government of India in Passport Seva Project?

a.      Ernst & Young

b.     Tata Consultancy Services

c.      Wipro

d.     Patni Computer System

31) Which among the following is world's largest mobile operator having largest subscriber base in the world ?

a.      China Mobile

b.     Vodafone

c.      Orange

d.     Telenor

32) Which of the following bollywood star pair recently became India's first to ring the

opening bell of NASDAQ, the world's biggest stock exchange in the United states?

a.      Sharukh Khan - Aishwarya Bachchan

b.     Shahrukh Khan – Kajol

c.      Ajay Devgan – Kajol

d.     Abhishek Bachchan - Aishwarya Bachchan

33) On which date recently International Women’s Day was observed?

a.      March 8

b.     March 11

c.      March 14

d.     March 17

34) Who is the brand ambassador of BSNL?

a.      Kajol

b.     Katrina Kaif

c.      Kareena Kapoor

d.     Deepika Padukone

35) “The power of Knowledge : is the punchline of

a.      Hindustan Times

b.     Times of India

c.      The Hindu

d.     The Economic Times

36) The Future group has launched a toothpaste brand called?

a.      White

b.     Sach

c.      True

d.     Always clear

37) ‘Building India’ whose baseline?

a.      MRF

b.     First Flight

c.      DLF

d.     Binani Cement

38) If it's Corby, which company's mobile phone are we talking about?

a.      Nokia

b.     Samsung

c.      LG

d.     Sony

39) Who is the brand ambassador of Big TV?

a.      Sharukh Khan

b.     Amitabh Bhachan

c.      Hrithik Roshan

d.     None of these

40) “ Jeetey Raho” is the punchline of

a.      HDFC Standard

b.     Aegon Religare

c.      ICICI Prudential

d.     SBI Life

41) CEAT – the tyre company gives cricket ratings. To which group does this company belong?

a.      Tata group

b.     RPG Group

c.      Essar

d.     Apollo

42) Which among the following substances can be used as a Food preservative?

a.      Borax

b.     Vinegar

c.      Sodium Benzoate

d.     Sodium Hydroxide

43) Which of the following country is the host of 2014 FIFA World Cup?

a.      Mexico

b.     Argentina

c.      Brazil

d.     France

44) Which Softdrinks group launched Montain Dew in Indian market?

a.      Coca – Cola

b.     Pepsi

c.      Parle

d.     Dukes

45) Philip Kotler is a widely known personality in the field of:

a.      Fine Arts

b.     Music

c.      Management

d.     Agriculture

46) Who among the following is the current chief Justice of United States of America?

a.      John G. Roberts

b.     William Rehnquist.

c.      Warren E Burger

d.     Earl Warren

47) Apart from UN General Assembly, which among the following is not among five principal active organs of United Nations?

a.      UN Security Council

b.     UN Economic and Social Council

c.      UN Secretariat

d.     UN Trusteeship Council

48) Who among the following was chairman of Union Carbide when Bhopal tragedy occurred on 3 December 1984?

a.      Marc Galanter

b.     Warren Anderson

c.      Mike Ciresi

d.     None of them

49) .How many digits of Pincode in India are assigned to the Individual Post Offices?

a.      last 1 digit

b.     last 2 digits

c.      last 3 digits

d.     first 3 digits

50) Who among the following is known as the first to measure the distance round the earth and also known as Father of Geometry?

a.      Eratosthenes

b.     Euclid

c.      Happarchus

d.     Galileo

Answers to GK no : 1

1a	11a	21a	31a	41b
2a	12a	22c	32b	42c
3c	13a	23a	33a	43c
4a	14d	24c	34d	44b
5a	15a	25a	35d	45c
6b	16b	26a	36b	46a
7d	17b	27b	37c	47d
8d	18b	28c	38b	48a
9c	19c	29a	39c	49c
10c	20b	30b	40c	50a

  

  

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General knowledge -2

1)-The ruler who introduced the Salivahana Saka era, now being followed by the Indian Government was

    A)Kanishka

    B)Ashoka

    C)Salivahana

    D)Sathavahana

2)-Where did Buddha penance for 40 days?

    A)Kapila Vasthu

    B)Prayaga

    C)Varanasi

    D)Gaya

3)-On the basis of certain events Indian history has been divided into _____periods

    A)3

    B)4

    C)2

    D)5

4)-The book Harshacharitha is a biography of _________ emperor

    A)Ashoka

    B)Chanakya

    C)Harsha

    D)None

5)-Where was the Indus Valley Civilization was first discovered?

    A)Kashmir

    B)Punjab

    C)Kushinagar

    D)Harrappa and Mohenjodaro

6)-In which period Indus Valley Civilization was flourished?

    A)1900 AD

    B)1800BC

    C)1800AD

    D)500BC

7)-Who was the author of Mahabharatha?

    A)Valmiki

    B)Kalidas

    C)Vedvyasa

    D)Pothana

8)-Which was the epic Adi Kavya?

    A)MahaBharatha

    B)Ramayana

    C)VishnuPuram

    D)Sivapuran

9)-In whose court Kautilya  worked as the minster?

    A)Samudragupt

    B)Vikramaditya

    C)Ashoka

    D)Chandragupt Maurya

10)-Which of the following country is priviously called as Siam?

    A)Japan

    B)S.Korea

    C)N.Korea

    D)Thailand

11)-Who invented Xeroxe machine in 1935?

    A)Chester F Karlson

    B)Alexander

    C)Chester f kennedy

    D)Miche J Jhonson

12)-Who was the founder of Indian National Congress?

    A)Motilal Nehru

    B)A.O Hume

    C)AnneBeaseant

    D)Mahatma Gandhi

13)-Maximum number of Members of Rajya Sabha is

    A)232

    B)540

    C)244

    D)250

14)-Emperor Ashoka was belong to which of the following dynasty?

    A)Maurya

    B)Gupta

    C)Ikshvak

    D)Kushan

15)-How many languages recognised by Indian Constitution as National Languages?

    A)12

    B)13

    C)14

    D)15

16)-Which of the following bird is a symbol of peace?

    A)Peacock

    B)Parrot

    C)Pigeon

    D)Pea Hen

17)-In which language bible was first written?

    A)English

    B)Greek

    C)Hibru

    D)Urdu

18)-Which group of blood is known as universal donor?

    A)A+

    B)B+

    C)AB+

    D)O+

19)-The country who first enacted the Right of Information

    A)India

    B)UK

    C)USA

    D)Sweden

20)-Who will preside over the combined meetings of both houses?

    A)President

    B)Vice President

    C)Speaker

    D)Prime minister

21)-The largest revenue in India is obtained from

    A)Railways

    B)Excise duty

    C)Sales tax

    D)Direct tax

22)-The tax levied by Central Government and collected by State Government is

    A)Stamp Duty

    B)Excise duty

    C)Income Tax

    D)Gift Tax

23)-The period for Call Money is (days)

    A)1-14

    B)10-15

    C)15-30

    D)0ne month

24)-Who regulates the money circulation in India?

    A)RBI

    B)SBI

    C)NABARD

    D)Commercial banks

25)-Which of the following is not an organized sector in India?

    A)Nationalised banks

    B)Cooperative banks

    C)Chits and Money lenders

    D)Regional rural banks

26)-Who will settle the grievances of customers of banks?

    A)RBI

    B)Local Courts

    C)Ombudsmen

    D)SBI

27)-When was Reserve Bank of India established?

    A)1920

    B)1925

    C)1935

    D)1948

28)-How many banks were first nationalised?

    A)10

    B)12

    C)14

    D)16

29)-When was Reserve Bank of India Nationalised?

    A)1947

    B)1948

    C)1949

    D)1950

30)-When was Indian Banking Act come into force?

    A)1951

    B)1948

    C)1949

    D)1950

31)-What is the maximum number of judges in Supreme Court of India as per the new policy? (Excluding Chief Justice)

    A)30

    B)31

    C)25

    D)28

32)-Who was the first non congress prime minister of India?

    A)Lal Bahadur Sastry

    B)Morarji Desai

    C)Chandra Shekhar

    D)Charan Singh

33)-Who is the present Attorney General of India?

    A)GE Vahanvati

    B)Vinod Rai

    C)Soli Sorabji

    D)Bala Krishnan

34)-In which muslim festival the goat is sacrificed?

    A)Ramjan

    B)Moharram

    C)Bakrid

    D)None

35)-Who was the first Home Minister of India?

    A)Sardar Vallabhai Patel

    B)S. Radha Krishnan

    C)Jawahar lal Nehru

    D)None

36)-Earth Day is observed on

    A)April 22

    B)May 21

    C)May 22

    D)April 21

37)-Who discovered that the plants have life and also exhibits feelings?

    A)C.V. Raman

    B)J.C. Bose

    C)Arya Bhatt

    D)M.S. Swaminathan

38)-Which of the following is the birth place of Jesus Christ?

    A)Jerusalam

    B)Bethelam

    C)Egypt

    D)Vatican City

39)-What is the maximum limit for members of Lok Sabha?

    A)544

    B)542

    C)545

    D)552

40)-What was the name of inaugural stadium at Beijing for Olympics?

    A)Bird Nest National Stadium

    B)Beijing Central Stadium

    C)Olympics Village

    D)Tiazine National Stadium

41)-Who won 8 Gold medals in one Olympics and created record?

    A)Mark Spitz

    B)Michael Phelps

    C)Walter Diks

    D)Richard Thompson

42)-Which country won highest number of Gold Medals in Beijing Olympics?

    A)USA

    B)Russia

    C)China

    D)Italy

43)-Which country won the highest number of Medals in Beijing Olympics?

    A)USA

    B)Russia

    C)China

    D)Italy

44)-Who made the hat trick winning 100M, 200M and 4X100M running in Beijing Olympics?

    A)Usain Bolt

    B)Karluis

    C)Churandi Martina

    D)Croford

45)-Which of the following chemical was used in rockets to avoid rainfall on inauguration day of Olympics on Beijing Stadium?

    A)Silver Iodide

    B)Silver Bromide

    C)Silver Chloride

    D)Silver oxide

46)-What are the colors on Olympics flag?

    A)Blue, Yellow, Black, Green and Red on White Back Ground

    B)Blue, Yellow, Black, Orange and Red on White Back Ground

    C)Pink, Yellow, Black, Green and Red on White Back Ground

    D)Brown, Yellow, Black, Green and Red on White Back Ground

47)-How many countries( olympic committee) were participated in Beijing Olympics?

    A)201

    B)204

    C)203

    D)202

48)-Which of the following famous country was not qualified for Hockey in Beijing Olympics?

    A)India

    B)Australia

    C)Germany   

    D)Canada

49)-Rings in Olympics Logo are represents

    A)Oceans

    B)Mountains

    C)Continents

    D)Famous Cities

50)-What is Khap Panchayat?

    A)local Panchayat’s in Haryana villages

    B)local Panchayat’s in Punjab  villages

    C)local Panchayat’s in Bihar villages

    D)local Panchayat’s in Uttar Pradesh villages

Answers to GK 2

1a	11a	21b	31a	41b
2d	12b	22a	32b	42c
3d	13d	23a	33a	43a
4c	14a	24a	34c	44a
5d	15d	25c	35a	45a
6b	16c	26c	36a	46a
7c	17c	27c	37b	47b
8b	18d	28c	38b	48a
9d	19d	29c	39c	49c
10d	20c	30c	40a	50a

  

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