GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ
Maharashtra
Utter Pradesh
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Government of India on 19 June 2013 announced a disaster relief fund of ___________ crore rupees to Uttarakhand.
1100
1500
700
1000
Who became the first twins to scale Mount Everest in May 2013
Nunshi and Anupama Sharma
Nunshi and Tashi Malik
Riddhi and Tashi Sen
None of These
Who was presented the NTR National Literary Award in May 2013
Monoj das
Jagannath Prasad Das
Pratibha Ray
Ramakanta Rath
Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla recently visited India in May 2013. He is Foreign Minister of __________.
Brazil
Argentina
Cuba
Columbia
RBI announced to launch Inflation Indexed Bonds (IIBs) to wean away investors from gold to paper-based savings instruments to curb CAD. What will be the maturity period of these bonds now
5 Years
10 Years
15 Years
20 Years
Indian Govt. has lowered the interest rate on loans to Woman Self-Help Groups (SHGs) to ___% in May 2013 to eradicate poverty through women empowerment.
6%
6.5%
7%
8%
World Hepatitis Day is observed at
26 july
27 july
28 july
29 july
Which two Indian banks recently launched the first Credit Default Swap (CDS) in India?
ICICI and State Bank of India
ICICI and IDBI
ICICI and Bank of Maharashtra
Bank of Maharashtra and State Bank of India
World’s biggest virus, Megavirus chilensis, was recently found in the sea off
Indonesia
Chile
Denmark
Sri Lanka
Name the recently launched first Space Laboratory Module of China
Tiangong-2
Tiangong-3
Tiangong-1
Project 863
Which rail based system recently became the first such system in the world to get carbon credits for reducing Greenhouse gas emissions?
Mumbai Local trains
Delhi Metro
Kolkata Metro
Chennai MRTS
Who was adjudged as the Most Attractive Employer in the Universam Global list of ‘The World’s Most Attractive Employers, 2011’?
KPMG Global
PwC
Ernst & Young
The first air-conditioned double-decker train was recently flagged off between Howrah and
Dhanbad
Kolkata
Darjeeling
None of the above
What was the name of the last mission of Atlantis, the retired Space Shuttle Orbiter?
STS-155
STS-135
Soyuz 20 Project
STS-98
World’s largest tricolour, weighing 250 kgs, was recently unfurled in
Tunisia
United States
India
England
World’s first ultra long-haul passenger jet is
Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Boeing 787 Nippon
Boeing 737
Boeing 777
How long is the World’s longest sea bridge, inaugurated recently by China?
28.3 miles
30.2 miles
22.8 miles
26.4 miles
Who recently became the oldest Indian woman to scale Mt. Everest?
Premlata Agrawal
Bhoomi Chawla
Shreevikya
Shimmi Chatterji
Which stock exchange recently launched operations on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), thus becoming the only stock exchange in India to offer facility to trade on three trading platforms (including Bombay Stock Exchange)?
Delhi Stock Exchange
Hyderabad Stock Exchange
Magadh Stock Exchange
Calcutta Stock Exchange
Which country recently opened the World’s first women-only university?
Bhutan
Germany
Saudi Arabia
Spain
Japan and India have recently agreed to hold their first bilateral naval exercise in
2015
2020
2012
2014
India’s first 3D animation film, Delhi Safari, is directed by
Karan Johar
Jugal Hansraj
Jugal Hansraj
Nikhil Advani
What is the name of the oldest commissioned ship of the Indian Navy which was decommissioned in July, 2011?
Aryavat
Sharabh
Hunkar
Shabdh
Which city recently entered the Guinness Book of World Records for the most number of people singing National Anthem simultaneously?
Mumbai
Aurangabad
Nashik
Nagpur
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General Knowledge questions for SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, CAT and other competitive exams.
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