Gk Quiz 2010

1.      RBI has approved the merger of ‘Bank of Rajasthan' with ICICI bank.

2.      Who got the 2010 Commonwealth Writers Prize for the book ‘Solo' - Rana Dasgupta.

3.      Which day has been observed as the International Day of Older Persons(IDOP) - Oct 1st.

4.      What is the India’s rank in the new Global Hunger Index by the International Food Policy Research Institute - 67.

5.       ‘Gourde’ is the currency of which country?

a)Bhutan     b)Haiti     c)Norway    d)Chile     e)none

6.      India has won 101 medals in 2010 Commonwealth Games. In which sport India has won maximum no. of gold medals?

a)Wrestling      b)Boxing     c)Shooting     d)Badminton    e)Weightlifting

7.      Which of the following country is not elected to UNSC as a non-permanent member for a two year term on the council starting from Jan 1^st 2011?

a)India     b)Kazakhstan    c)South Africa    d)Germany    e)Portugal

8.      Which of the following ministry has re-launched the PURA(Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas) Scheme?

a)Ministry of Urban Development 

b)Ministry of Rural Development

c)Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

d)Ministry of Finance

e)Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

9.      Who among the following has been chosen for ICC Cricketer of the Year 2010?

a)Sachin Tendulkar     b)A B de Villiers     c)Virender Sehwag      d)M S Dhoni    e)none of these

10. Who won the 2010 Champions League Twenty20?

a)Mumbai Indians     b)Royal Challengers Bangalore     c)Warriors    d)Chennai Super Kings   e)none

General Knowledge Quiz 2010 - 60

1.      What is the full form ‘Core’ in Core banking solutions?

a)Central Organization for Rural Employees

b)Centralized Online Realtime Electronic

c)Centralized Online Realtime Exchange

d)Connected Organizations for a Responsible Economy

e)none

2.      Which is the first State in the country to announce a ban on Bt brinjal even before the Central government takes a final decision?

a)Gujarat    b)Uttarakhand    c)Madhya Pradesh     d)Karnataka   e)none

3.      Who has been named the 2009 WTA (Women Tennis Association) player of the year?

a)Serena Williams    b)Kim Clijsters    c)Elena Dementieva    d)Venus Williams   e)none

4.      Which country has agreed to pay the United Nations around $10m in compensation for damage caused to UN buildings in Gaza during last year's war?

a)US     b)Israel    c)Iran    d)North Korea   e)none

5.      Which North Eastern state has four Chief Ministers?

a)Sikkim     b)Arunachal Pradesh     c)Manipur    d)Meghalaya   e)Assam

6.      Who wrote the book ‘No Country for Women’?

a)Aung San Suu Kyi    b)Sonia Gandhi    c)Taslima Nasrin    d)Sushma Swaraj   e)none

7.      Recently which country became second in Latin America to have a cabinet with gender parity(equal number of women and men)?

a)Chile    b)Argentina    c)Brazil     d)Peru   e)Bolivia

8.      Who has been appointed as the new chief of National Investigation Agency(NIA)?

a)Radha Vinod Raju     b)V S Tiwari    c)Ashwin Kumar   d)Sharad Chandra Sinha   e)none

9.      Expand CASA, term used in banking?

a)Capital Account Savings Account

b)Current Analysis Savings Account

c)Cost Analysis Strategy Assessment

d)Current Account Savings Account

e)none

10. Which of the following has became the first Indian automobile company to produce one million cars in a year?

a)Tata Motors    b)Mahindra & Mahindra    c)Hyundai    d)Maruthi Suzuki    e)none

11. Which country has launched its domestically designed and developed guided missile destroyer “Jamaran”?

a)Iran    b)North Korea    c)India   d)China   e)Turkey

12. Reena Kaushal has created history by becoming the first Indian women to ski _________?

a)North Pole     b)South Pole    c)both a & b    d)Mount Everest    e)none

13. According to a report by global consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), India could become the world’s third largest economy by purchasing power parity (PPP), overtaking Japan in _____?

a)2012   b)2015    c)2020   d)2025   e)none

14. ‘The Road Ahead’ is a book written by _________?

a)Bill Gates     b)Warren Buffet     c)Carlos Slim    d)Bill Clinton   e)none

15. Vikram Srivastava ia appointed as the new Director General of ______________?

a)Border security Force    b)Assam Rifles     c)Central Industrial Security Force   d)Indo-Tibetan Border Police    e) Central Reserve Police Force

16. Which Country has banned the 2D version of the movie ‘Avatar’?

a)Iran     b)India     c)North Korea    d)Srilanka    e)China

17. Which state having the largest number of people below the poverty line (BPL), a/c to the latest figures?

a)Bihar    b)Uttar Pradesh    c)Orissa   d)Jharkhand    e)none

18. Which state is the second largest state-economy in India after Maharashtra?

a)Tamilnadu    b)Gujarat    c)Uttar Pradesh    d)Karnataka    e)Andhra Pradesh

19. Which of the following Country has the largest oil Reserves and largest exporter of Petroleum in the World?

a)Canada      b)Venezuela    c)Russia    d)Saudi Arabia    e)Iran

20. Presently Kaushik Basu holds which of the following position?

a)Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council

b)Finance Secretary

c)Chief Economic Advisor

d)Revenue Secretary

e)none of these

General Awareness Quiz 2010 - 45

1.      Which Country has unveiled the World’s fastest train @ 350 km/hr?

a)China   b)Japan   c)US   d)France   e)Singapore

2.      What percentage of Rural Population in India holds Bank account, A/c to the report “Financial Inclusion” by C. Rangarajan?

a)12%    b)24%    c)31%    d)18%    e)39%

3.      The United Nations has designated 2010 as the International Year of _______?

a)Poverty   b)Youth   c)Education   d)Agriculture   e)Environment

4.      Which of the following will not come under BASIC nations?

a)India   b)Brazil   c)China   d)Russia   e)South Africa

5.      Which city hosted the 10^th Auto Expo 2010 event?

a)Chennai   b)Bangalore   c)Delhi   d)Mumbai   e)Kolkatta

6.      The book ‘Five Point Someone’ is in news recently. Who is the author of that book?

a)Shashi Tharoor   b)Chetan Bhagat   c)Aamir Khan   d)S C Chattopadhyay   e)none of these

7.      Sheikh Hasina has recently visited India. She was the _____________?

a)President of Bangladesh

b)Prime Minister of Nepal

c)Prime Minister of Bangladesh

d)Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal

e)Pro Democracy Leader of Nepal

8.      Kumbh Mela is done for every ________?

a)2 years    b)5 years   c)7 years   d)10 years   e)12 years

9.      Which bank (PSB) is planning to set up wind power projects in the country?

a)Union Bank of India   b)PNB   c)SBI   d)Allahabad Bank   e)none of these

10. Which of the following has become the first South Asian city to get the Sustainable Transport Award (STA) 2010?

a)Delhi    b)Colombo   c)Bangalore   d)Hyderabad   e)Ahmedabad

11. More than 40% of the 197 Private sugar mills in India are located in which of the following state?

a)Uttar Pradesh    b)Tamilnadu   c)Andhra Pradesh   d)Gujarat  e)Madhya Pradesh

12. ‘Injaz’ is worlds first Cloned _________?

a)Goat   b)Camel   c)Elephant   d)Dog   e)none

13. Which state is honoured with IBN-7 Diamond State Award for 2009 as India’s Best Big State?

a)Kerala   b)Karnataka   c)Tamilnadu   d)Gujarat   e)none of these

14. Which Country has launched the worlds tallest Rocket ‘Ares 1 – X’?

a)China   b)Russia   c)Japan   d)US   e)Germany

15. Which city in India to get 24 x 7 NSG Security?

a)Mumbai   b)Bangalore   c)Delhi    d)Chennai   e)none

16. Which player has been adjudged as the Wisden Cricketer’s Test Player of the Year 2009?

a)Jaques Kallis   b)Ricky Pointing   c)Gautam Gambhir   d)Shakib Al Hasan  e)Virender Sehwag

17. Jamnalal Bajaj Awards are given in category?

a)Welfare for Women   b)For Promoting Gandhian values   c)Science & Technology for Rural Development   d)Construction work   e)All the above.

18. Kolahai Glaciers are melting faster than Himalayas Glaciers. Kolahai Glaciers are which of the following states?

a)Uttarakhand    b)Himachal Pradesh   c)Jammu & Kashmir  d)Sikkim  e)Arunachal Pradesh

19. UNESCO’s Kalinga Prize has been awarded to __________?

a)Yashpal   b)Biju Patnaik   c)Trinh Xuan Than   d)both a & c   e)none

20. The South Asian Foundation Peace Festival 2009 was held in _________?

a)Goa    b)Amritsar    c)Mumbai   d)Ahmedabad   e)Pune