GK & Current Affairs [Important Questions]

1. Who among the following has been appointed as the 23rd Governor of Reserve Bank of India?
[A]Dr Raghuram Ranjan
[B]Urjit Patel
[C]Ananda Sinha
[D]H R Khan

2. Name the Indian Chess Player who has won Politiken Cup in Denmark.
[A]Vishwanathan Anand
[B]P Harikrishna
[C]Parimanjan Negi
[D]Abhijit Kunte

3. Which of the following places is famous for “Chikankari Work”, a traditional embroidery art?
[A]Lucknow
[B]Jaipur
[C]Ajmer
[D]Dharmavaram

4. The Great Himalayan National Park, which is under consideration to inscribe on the World Heritage list, is located in which state?
[A]Haryana
[B]Himachal Pradesh
[C]Uttarkhand
[D]Uttar Pradesh

5. Recently (August, 2013), Foreign Investment Promotion Board of India has cleared Jet-Etihad Airlines deal. Etihad would be buying what per cent of stake

in Jet Airways?
[A]24
[B]20
[C]26
[D]30

6. What is the upper age limit for remaining as President of India is?
[A]62
[B]65
[C]70
[D]There is no age limit

7. Recently (August 2013), Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved how much percent disinvestment in Indian Oil Corporation?
[A]10%
[B]25%
[C]15%
[D]20%

8. As per the latest estimates, the per capita availability of fruits in India is?
[A]200 gram
[B]290 gram
[C]401 gram
[D]350 gram

9. Which one of the following countries, has largest postal network in the world?
[A]China
[B]USA
[C]India
[D]Russia

10. mKRISHI, the platform which uses mobile technology to cater to the needs of the rural sector, has been launched by?
[A]Wipro Technologies
[B]Tata Consultancy Services
[C]MS Swaminathan Foundation
[D]Agrocom

ANSWERS

1. (A), 2. (C), 3. (A), 4. (B), 5. (A), 6. (D), 7. (A), 8. (A), 9. (C), 10. (B)

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GK & Current Affairs: Aug 03, 2013

1. As of now, what is the total number of High Courts in India?
[A]21
[B]20
[C]24
[D]22


2. Recently, which one of the following country has affirmed India’s right to pursue exploration and exploitation work in South China Sea?
[A]Russia
[B]Thailand
[C]Malaysia
[D]Vietnam


3. Which one of the following committee has recommended setting up of a National Aviation University in India?
[A]Kaw committee
[B]Singh Committee
[C]Verma Committee
[D]Krishna Committee


4. Election Commission has decided to facilitate allotment of a common symbol to the registered un-recognised parties that contest a general election from a minimum of ___seats in state Loka Sabha. Fill the blank with correct option.
[A]10%
[B]15%
[C]12%
[D]16%


5. Which one of the following cities is hosting G-20 finance ministerial meeting 2013?
[A]New York
[B]London
[C]Moscow
[D]Beijing


6. Recently, Salty Dog 502 was making new. What is this Salty Dog 502?
[A]It’s a name of the unmanned jet of US defence department
[B]It’s a new breed of dog developed by the scientist
[C]It’s a robot with advanced technology
[D]It’s a new missile developed by DRDO


7. By which one of the following pen name, J K Rowling has written a crime novel “The Cuckoo’s Calling”?
[A]Robert Galbraith
[B]Robert Brown
[C]Joseph Thomson
[D]Joseph Galbraith


8. Union Government has launched Weekly Iron Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) programme to check ___?
[A]Jaundice
[B]Anaemia
[C]Diarrhoea
[D]Goitre


9. As per the baseline survey of Indian languages by the People’s Linguistic Survey of India, which among the following states is richest with highest number of languages?
[A]Sikkim
[B]Assam
[C]Arunachal Pradesh
[D]Andhra Pradesh


10. Who among the following has been appointed as first-ever woman referee I-League season by the All India Football Federation?
[A]Maria Rebello
[B]Anadi Barua
[C]Chaitra Gangadharan
[D]Indu Choudary
 

ANSWERS

1. (C), 2. (D), 3. (A), 4. (A), 5. (C), 6. (A), 7. (A), 8. (B), 9. (C), 10. (A)

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GK & Current Affairs: Aug 02, 2013

1. Which one of the following countries is building “Worlds largest gamma-ray Telescope’’?
[A]USA
[B]Russia
[C]China
[D]Japan


2. Which of the following team has won the South Asian Football Federation Under-16 championship?
[A]Nepal
[B]India
[C]Sri Lanka
[D]Bangladesh


3. The sharing of water of the Mahadayi (Mandovi) River is a cause of dispute between which two states?
[A]Goa and Maharastra
[B]Goa and Karnataka
[C]Karnataka and Maharastra
[D]Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh


4. Recently (July 2013), which ministry has become the first Central Ministry to be awarded ISO 9001:2008, quality management certification?
[A]Ministry of Heavy Industry
[B]Ministry of Power
[C]Ministry of Steel
[D]Ministry of Agriculture


5. Who among the following is the new Director of National Investigation Agency?
[A]Sharad Kumar
[B]SC Sinha
[C]N R Wasan
[D]Suresh Kumar


6. Recently, which of the following Jail is in news for launching Charka (spinning wheel) unit and an FM radio channel?
[A]Yerwada Jail
[B]Tihar Jail
[C]Kanpur Jail
[D]Mysore Jail



7. Where is located “National Centre for Biological Sciences”?
[A]Bangalore
[B]Mumbai
[C]Chennai
[D]Hyderabad


8. Which of the following countries will jointly host the 2015 Cricket World Cup?
[A]South Africa and West Indies
[B]England and Canada
[C]India and Sri Lanka
[D]Australia and New Zealand



9. The “Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme” was launched to support for modernization of which industry?
[A]Textile and Jute
[B]Fertilizers
[C]Pharmaceuticals
[D]Electronics


10. Which of the following is/are public sector general insurance companies of India?
1.National Insurance Company
2.New India Assurance Co Ltd
3.Oriental Insurance Co Ltd
4.United India Insurance Co Ltd
Chose the correct answer from the codes given below
[A]Only 1 & 2
[B]Only 1, 2 & 3
[C]Only 2, 3 & 4
[D]All the Above

ANSWERS 

1. (B), 2. (B), 3. (B), 4. (C), 5. (A), 6. (B), 7. (A), 8. (D), 9. (A), 10. (D)

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GK & Current Affairs: Aug 01, 2013

1. As per the recent statistics, which one of the following countries has become the biggest buyer of Nigerian Crude oil?
[A]India
[B]USA
[C]Russia
[D]China

2. Which of the following Atomic nuclear power plant is the India’s first pressurized water reactor plant?
[A]Kakrapar atomic power plant
[B]Kundakulam atomic power plant
[C]Jaithapur atomic power plant
[D]Kaiga atomic power plant

3. Recently, UNESCO named which one of the following cities as the World Book Capital for the year 2015?
[A]Turin
[B]Bogotá
[C]Incheon
[D]Port Harcourt

4. To improve urban services in _______ state, The Government of India signed an agreement with Asian Development Bank for a 60 million dollars loan recently?
[A]Bihar
[B]Uttarakhand
[C]Uttar Pradesh
[D]Karnataka

5. As per the latest findings by Curiosity rover, Mar’s atmosphere is mostly composed of which of the following gas?
[A]Carbon dioxide
[B]Methane
[C]Oxygen
[D]Hydrogen

6. Who among the following is the author of the book “An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions”?
[A]Amartya Sen
[B]Arundhati Roy
[C]A P J Kalam
[D]Ramachandra Guha

7. The Rotterdam Convention is a multilateral agreement deals with which one of the followings?
[A]Global Warming
[B]Limiting the use of toxics
[C]Copy Right law
[D]Ozone depletion

8. Which of the following countries has the highest Life expectancy in the World?
[A]Japan
[B]Monaco
[C]Mexico
[D]Norway

9. Name the Indian-American, who was nominated to head the “South Asia Bureau” in the US state department?
[A]Nisha Desai Biswal
[B]Manasa Patel
[C]Amira Desai Biswal
[D]Tara Singh

10. In which of the following place “International Bhojpuri Mahostva” organized recently?
[A]Patna
[B]Lucknow
[C]Ranchi
[D]Bhubaneswar

ANSWERS 

1. (B), 2. (A), 3. (B), 4. (A), 5. (A), 6. (C), 7. (D), 8. (B), 9. (B), 10. (A)

 

 

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GK & Current Affairs: July 31, 2013

1. Who among the following has been elected as the 12th President of Pakistan?
[A]Nawaz Sharif
[B]Mamnoon Hussain
[C]Raza Rabbani
[D]Sikander Mirza


2. Which one of the following country is known as “Pearl of the Antilles”?
[A]Bahamas
[B]Cuba
[C]Barbados
[D]Dominica


3. As per health ministry data on state-wise prevalence of the swine flu disease, which of the following state has reported maximum number of death since January 1?
[A]Rajasthan
[B]Gujarat
[C]Delhi
[D]Kerala


4. “Indian Electrical Equipment Industry Mission Plan’’ is planned to be completed by which of the following years?
[A]2015
[B]2020
[C]2022
[D]2025


5. On which of the following dates “Global Tiger Day” is observed?
[A]July 28
[B]July 27
[C]July 29
[D]July 30


6. Which of the followings have developed India’s first Hydrogen-Powered Fuel Cell bus?
[A]ISRO and Tata Motors
[B]Tata Motors and Ford
[C]ISRO and HAL
[D]HAL and Tata Motors


7. According to Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI), India is the world’s ____largest exporter of iron ore?
[A]Second
[B]Third
[C]Fourth
[D]Fifth


8. In which of the following Northeast states, India’s longest railcum-road bridge is being coming up?
[A]Arunachal Pradesh
[B]Tripura
[C]Manipur
[D]Assam


9. Recently (July 2013), 13th National Convention of the Confederation of Real Estate Developer’s Associations of India held at which of the following cities?
[A]New Delhi
[B]Moscow
[C]Dubai
[D]Shanghai



10. The 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award for promotion of communal harmony and peace will be conferred on___?
[A]Amjad Ali Khan
[B]A P J Kalam
[C]Irom Sharmila
[D]Veerendra Hegde

ANSWERS 

1. (B), 2. (B), 3. (B), 4. (C), 5. (C), 6. (A), 7. (B), 8. (D), 9. (B), 10. (A)

 

 

 

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GK & Current Affairs: July 30, 2013

1. Recently (July 2013) , MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome), a new respiratory Virus related to SARS has killed many people in which country?
[A]Saudi Arabia
[B]Qatar
[C]Oman
[D]Yemen


2. Who among the following has been chosen for “Lokamanya Tilak Award-2013”?
[A]E Sreedharan
[B]Anna Hazare
[C]Medha Patkar
[D]Sheila Dixit


3. Which of the following state government has decided to launch a new scheme, “Mythri” to provide monthly pension of 500 for transgender?
[A]Tamil Nadu
[B]Kerala
[C]Karnataka
[D]Punjab


4. “World Hepatitis Day” is observed on_____?
[A]July 26 

[B]July 27
[C]July 28
[D]July 29


5. Which one of the following firms has bagged an order valued Rs 8,250 crore to develop a Metro Project in Saudi Arabia?
[A]Hindustan Constructions
[B]Larsen and Toubro
[C]Mangalam Cement Ltd
[D]Omaxe Ltd


6. Who among the following has become the first cricketer to hit 400 sixes in an International Career?
[A]Chris Gayle
[B]Shahid Afridi
[C]Virendra Shehwag
[D]Kevin Peterson


7. Under which of the following names, Indian Air Force and Air Force of France have decided to conduct military exercise during first half of 2014?
[A]Shakti
[B]Varuna
[C]Garuda
[D]Astra


8. Which one of the followings is not a member country of “Southern African Customs Union (SACU)”?
[A]Botswana
[B]Lesotho
[C]South Africa
[D]Brazil


9. Recently (July 2013) , which of the following state has become the first in country launch video chat in prisons?
[A]Haryana
[B]Uttar Pradesh
[C]Himachal Pradesh
[D]Assam


10. Consider the followings:
1.Patkai hills
2.Mizo hills
3.Manipur hills
4.Naga hills
Which of the above make the Purvanchal Range?
[A]Only 1, 2 & 3
[B]Only 1, 3 & 4
[C]Only 1 & 4
[D]1, 2, 3 & 4

ANSWERS 

1. (A), 2. (A), 3. (C), 4. (C), 5. (B), 6. (B), 7. (C), 8. (D), 9. (C), 10. (D)

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GK & Current Affairs: July 29, 2013

1. In which of the following countries, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has officially launched his Wikileaks political party?
[A]Australia
[B]USA
[C]Russia
[D]Canada


2. Agricultural census in India is being organized once in every____ years. Fill the blank with correct option?
[A]Two
[B]Five
[C]Eight
[D]Ten


3. As per the latest report (July 2013), which of the following has become the world’s most profitable mobile handset vendor?
[A]Apple
[B]Nokia
[C]Samsung
[D]Motorola


4. Who among the following has been chosen for the inaugural National Yash Chopra Memorial Award?
[A]Amitabh Bachchan
[B]Dileep Kumar
[C]Lata Mangeshkar
[D]A R Rahman


5. Article 371J of the Constitution of India has provided special status to which one of the following region?
[A]Nagaland
[B]Hyderabad-Karnataka
region
[C]Goa
[D]Tripura


6. With which one of the following countries, India has signed $15 billion Rafale deal to buy 126 medium range multi-role combat aircrafts (MMRCA)?
[A]Russia
[B]France
[C]Italy
[D]Israel


7. According to latest figures from World Steel Association (WAS), which one of the following country is the largest steel producer?
[A]USA
[B]Japan
[C]India
[D]China


8. World’s largest river island Majuli is on which of the following River?
[A]Ganga
[B]Brahmaputra
[C]Teesta
[D]Godavari


9. Which of the following is/are greenhouse gas? 1.Carbon dioxide 2.Methane 3.Carbon Monoxide 4.Nitrous Oxide 5.Sulfur dioxide Chose the correct answer from the codes given below:
[A]Only 1, 2 & 3
[B]Only 1, 3, 4 & 5
[C]Only 1, 2, 3 & 4
[D]All the Above


10. The total number of Olympic gold medals in field hockey won by India is __?
[A]Five
[B]Eight
[C]Nine
[D]Eleven

ANSWERS 

1. (A), 2. (B), 3. (C), 4. (C), 5. (B), 6. (B), 7. (D), 8. (B), 9. (C), 10. (B)

 

 

 

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GK & Current Affairs: July 27, 2013

1. Which of the following port has been conferred the “Major Port of the Year”award?
[A] Ennore Port
[B] Chennai Port
[C] Visakapatnam Port
[D] Paradip Port


2. Who among the following has been awarded with “German Whistleblower Award”-2013?
[A] Julian Assange
[B] Karen Kwiatkowski
[C] Edward Snowden
[D] Jeffrey Alexander Sterling


3. Which of following committee was set up with an objective of evolving a mechanism for Minimum Support Price to the collectors of Non-Timber forest products?
[A] T Haque committee
[B] Sudha committee
[C] Mahajan committee
[D] Verma committee


4. Recently, King Albert II has decided to abdicate his throne in favour of his son after ruling the country for 20 years, was ruling which of the following country?
[A] Belgium
[B] Algeria
[C] Bolivia
[D] Uganda


5. Who among the following is the current Chairperson of “National Green Tribunal” of India?
[A] Justice Jyothimani
[B] Justice Kingaonkar
[C] Justice Swatanter Kumar
[D] Justice U D Salvi


6. The Union Government has decided to make production of Photo identity card mandatory for purchase of which of the following commodity?
[A] Ammonium Nitrate
[B] LPG
[C] Acids
[D] Alcohol

7. Who among the following is the author of the book “The Lowland”?
[A] Donal Ryan
[B] Jhumpa Lahiri
[C] Ruth Ozeki
[D] Eve Harris


8. Which of the following has become the first automaker to participate in Greenhouse Gas Reporting Programme in India?
[A] Ford Motor
[B] Maruti Suzuki
[C] General Motors
[D] Toyota


9. Which one of the following planet is also called Earth’s Twin?
[A] Venus
[B] Jupiter
[C] Mars
[D] Mercury


10. 2014 marks the centenary of the World War-I. This war was mostly fought in which among the following continent?
[A] Europe
[B] North America
[C] Asia
[D] Africa

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GK & Current Affairs: July 26, 2013

1. Recently, which one of the following country decided to allow banks to set their own lending rates to improve falling economy?
[A]China
[B]Greece
[C]Mexico
[D]Norway


2. United Nations has recognised which of the following dates as “World Toilet Day”?
[A]August 19
[B]November 19
[C]July 25
[D]October 5


3. India's first textile park dedicated to hand block printing and craft has been inaugurated at which place?
[A]Bagru, Rajasthan
[B]Nasik,Maharastra
[C]Patna, Bihar
[D]Methi, Haryana


4. Recently (July 2013), RBI opened a special liquidity window for commercial banks to meet the cash requirement of mutual funds. What is the limit of this window?
[A]25000 crore
[B]50000 crore
[C]30000 crore
[D]40000 crore


5. At what position India did finish in the Archery World Cup stage 3 held in Columbia recently (July 2013)?
[A]Second
[B]Fourth
[C]Third
[D]Fifth


6. Recently (July 2013), which of the following has become the first High Court in India to introduce to online payment of court fee?
[A]Delhi High Court
[B]Mumbai High Court
[C]Madras High Court
[D]Karnataka High Court


7. The term “Abenomics” refers to the economic policies advocated by Shinzo Abe. Shinzo Abe is the current (July 2013) Prime Minister of __?
[A]Japan
[B]South Korea
[C]Singapore
[D]Indonesia


8. Who among the following has been appointed as director of Bureau of Police Research and Development?
[A]Rajat Gupta
[B]Anandswarup Gupta
[C]KN Sharma
[D]Rajiv Chandra


9. As per the latest data on India’s poverty, which of the following states have shown biggest drop in percentage of poor?
[A]Bihar and Madhya Pradesh
[B]Odisha and Bihar
[C]Odisha and Jharkhand
[D]Jharkhand and Bihar


10. Who among the following has won 13th IPCA World Women’s Individual Chess Championship title for India?
[A]Pragahi Chala
[B]K Jennitha Anto
[C]Sushmita Patel
[D]Surabhi Bharadwaj

ANSWERS 

1. (A), 2. (B), 3. (A), 4. (A), 5. (B), 6. (A), 7. (A), 8. (A), 9. (B), 10. (B)

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GK & Current Affairs: July 24, 2013

1. Who among the following is the Chairman of the panel for drafting of the National Sports Development Bill?
[A] Mukul Mudgal
[B] Manish Mudgal
[C] Jitendra Singh
[D] Abhinava Bindra


2. Which of the following are the three new districts added to National Capital Region recently?
[A] Mahendragarh, Bhiwani and Bharatpur
[B] Jind,Karnal and Bharatpur
[C] Bhiwani, Karnal and Bharatpur
[D] Mahendragarh, Karnal and Bhiwani


3. Recently, India has withdrawn all subsidies on cooking gas and kerosene being provided to which one of the following country?
[A] Nepal
[B] Bhutan
[C] Pakistan
[D] Afghanistan


4. Which of the following countries has largest Muslim population?
[A]Pakistan
[B]India
[C]Indonesia
[D]Bangladesh


5. Kiel Canal connects which of the following two seas?
[A] Berring Sea and Pacific Ocean
[B] Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
[C] Baltic Sea and North Sea
[D] Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean


6. Recently, Supreme Court approved the central government of India’s decision to invite Global tenders for restarting the Bharat Gold Mines ltd at Kolar Gold Fields. In which of the following state Kolar Gold Fields are located?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Karnataka
[C] Maharastra
[D] Andhra Pradesh


7. Which of the following state of India leads in the Guar Gum production?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Gujarat
[C] Punjab
[D] Haryana


8. Name the former Australian cricketer, who would be inducted into the ICC cricket hall of fame?
[A] Ricky Ponting
[B] Mike Hussey
[C] Shane Warne
[D] Adam Gilchrist


9. World Population Day is observed on____?
[A] July 8
[B] July 11
[C] July 12
[D] July 10



10. The Union Government has given nod to set up country’s first Woman University at which of the following place?
[A] Raebarelli, Uttar Pradesh
[B] Mysore, Karnataka
[C] Nasik, Maharastra
[D] Anand, Gujarat

ANSWERS 

1. (A), 2. (A), 3. (B), 4. (C), 5. (C), 6. (B), 7. (A), 8. (A), 9. (B), 10. (A)

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GK & Current Affairs: July 23, 2013

1. United Nation has declared which one of the following dates as “Malala Day”?
[A] July 10
[B] July 12
[C] July 14
[D] July 15

2. Who among the following has been appointed as United Nation (UN) Women Chief?
[A] Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
[B] Michelle Bachelet
[C] Lakshmi Puri
[D] Michelle Bachelet

3. Under which of the following name the National Aviation University, has been proposed to being set up at Rae Bareli in the state of Uttar Pradesh?
[A] Mahatma Gandhi National Aviation University
[B] Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University
[C] Tagore National Aviation University
[D] APJ Kalam National Aviation University

4. The abbreviated form of Computer VIRUS is______?
[A] Vital Information Resource Under Seize
[B] Vital Information Resource Under Secure
[C] Vital Information Replication Under Seize
[D] Vital Information Replication Under Secure

5. Which of the following statement is true about “Graphene”?
[A] It is one of the thinnest, strongest two dimensional material.
[B] It is a form of plastic material of good thermal conductivity.
[C] It is one of the thinnest, strongest one dimensional material.
[D] It is thinnest three dimensional material.

6. Who among the following has been sworn in as the 9th Chief Minister of Jharkhand?
[A] Annapurna Devi
[B] Rajendra Prasad Singh
[C] Hemant Soren
[D] Shibu Soren

7. Which among the following legislations governs the Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in India?
[A] Environment Protection Act 1989
[B] Biological Diversity Act 2002
[C] Wildlife Protection Act’s 1972
[D] Both A and B

8. Which of the following country is estimated to have Worlds largest Shale gas reserve?
[A] USA
[B] China
[C] Argentina
[D] Algeria

9. Recently, Union government cleared the proposal to replace Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) with a new aviation regulator with full operational and financial authority. The new regulatory body would be called as___?
[A] Civil Regulatory Authority
[B] Civil Aviation Authority
[C] Aviation Administration Authority
[D] Aviation Control Authority

10. Tongam Rina, who has been selected for the prestigious prize for “Freedom and Future of the Media -2013” belongs to which of the following state?
[A] Arunachal Pradesh
[B] Assam
[C] West Bengal
[D] Tripura

ANSWERS 

1. (B), 2. (A), 3. (B), 4. (A), 5. (A), 6. (C), 7. (D), 8. (B), 9. (B), 10. (A)

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