General Knowledge – General Awareness Quiz 2nd August 2013 Questions and Answers:::
Q. In the Gupta age, Varahamihira wrote the famous book, Brihat Samhita. It was a treatise on-
1) Astronomy
2) Statecraft
3) Ayurvedic system of medicine
4) Economics
Answer- 1) Astronomy
Q. ‘Global Dimming’ means
1) Gradual loss of biodiversity hot spot
2) Gradual reduction in the amount of global direct irradiance at the earth surface
3) Gradual increase of the temperature of ionosphere
4) Gradual increase in the melting of ice in polar regions
Answer- 2) Gradual reduction in the amount of global direct irradiance at the earth surface
Q. Who among the following is/are the Indian Writer(s) shortlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for the year 2013?
1. Amitabh Ghosh
2. Jeet Thayil
3. Uday Prakash select the correct answer using the code given below:
1) 1, 2 and 3
2) 1 and 2 only
3) 2 and 3 only
4) 1 only
Answer- 1) 1, 2 and 3
Q. Who among the following is the author of the book, Sachin: Born to bat-The Journey of Cricket’s Ultimate Centurian?
1) Khalid AH Ansari
2) Boria Majumdar
3) Kiran Nagarkar
4) Ed Hawkins
Answer- 2) Boria Majumdar
Q. Mention the odd man out -
1) Didier Drogba
2) Oliver Kahn
3) Lionel Messi
4) Cristiano Ronaldo
Answer- 2) Oliver Kahn
Q. The Rohingya are the minorities of -
1) South Africa
2) Canada
3) Myanmar
4) Bhutan
Answer- 3) Myanmar
Q. Which one among the following regarding G-20 is not correct?
1) A group of developed countries
2) An integral part of the United National
3) Outside the World Bank and IMF
4) An offshoot of G-7
Answer- 1) A group of developed countries
Q. Which one among the following has been included as a parameter for the first time under the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), based on central pollution Control Board and IIT, Kanpur research, WHO guidelines and European Union limits and practices?
1) Sulphur dioxide
2) Oxides of nitrogen
3) Ozone
4) Carbon monoxide
Answer- 3) Ozone
Q. “Kofi Annan” former secretary general of UNO given his peace plan for
(A) Egypt Crisis
(B) Syria Crisis
(C) Greece Crisis
(D) Iran Crisis
(E) None of these
Answer- (B) Syria Crisis
Q. Who among the following is a famous chess player?
(A) Koneru Humpy
(B) Pargat Singh
(C) Baichung Bhutia
(D) Ajit Pal Singh
(E) Ishant singh
Answer- (A) Koneru Humpy
Q. Which of the following cities in India is known as Electronic City of India ?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Kolkata
(C) Bangalore
(D) Hyderabad
(E) New Delhi
Answer- (C) Bangalore
Q. Who was appointed as the Chief Economic Advisor in the Finance Ministry ?
(A) G. K. Vasan
(B) Raghuram Rajan
(C) Mukul Roy
(D) Ajay Maken
(E) None of these
Answer- (B) Raghuram Rajan
Q. Which of the following is a famous Business person in India?
(A) Anand Mahendra
(B) Kumar Mangalam Birla
(C) Suni Bharati Mittal
(D) AnuAga
(E) All of above
Answer- (E) All of above
Q. “The Universe In a Single Atom” book written by
(A) Stephen Hawking
(B) Tarun Khanna
(C) Prince Charles
(D) Dalai Lama
(E) None of these
Answer- (D) Dalai Lama
Q. Which of the following persons won the 2012 Nobel Prize in the field of Literature:
(A) Thomas Transtromer
(B) Mo Yan
(C) V.S. Naipaul
(D) Kiran Desai
(E) None of these
Answer- (B) Mo Yan
Q. In 2012, in June, the ‘Earth Summit’ was held in ___
(A) New York
(B) Paris 3
(C) ) Rio de Janerio
(D) Washington DC
(E) Tokyo
Answer- (C) ) Rio de Janerio
Q. In which state, Nature Conservation Foundation is situated ?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Sikkim
(C) Karnataka
(D) Asom
(E) Odisha
Answer- (C) Karnataka
Q. Present SLR is ………..
(A) 22%
(B) 24%
(C) 25%
(D) 23%
(E) None of these
Answer- (D) 23%
Q. Challenger’is the name of a
(A) planet
(B) nuclear weapon
(C) island
(D) space shuttle
(E) automobile brand
Answer- (D) space shuttle
Q. By when does RBI intend to fully implement Basel III norms in India ?
(A) March 2014
(B) January 2013
(C) March 2015
(D) March 2018
(E) None of these
Answer- (D) March 2018
Q. The’words sattya Mev Jayete’ from Mundaka Upanishad are related to :
(A) National Anthem of India
(B) National Emblem of India
(C) National Song of India
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
Answer- (B) National Emblem of India
Q. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in April 2012 instructed commercial banks to reduce their exposure to gold loan companies to what percent of their capital funds from the existing 10%?
(A) 9%
(B) 3.00%
(C) 1.00%
(D) 5.00%
(E) None of thes
Answer- (D) 5.00%
Q. In the Gupta age, Varahamihira wrote the famous book, Brihat Samhita. It was a treatise on-
1) Astronomy
2) Statecraft
3) Ayurvedic system of medicine
4) Economics
Answer- 1) Astronomy
Q. ‘Global Dimming’ means
1) Gradual loss of biodiversity hot spot
2) Gradual reduction in the amount of global direct irradiance at the earth surface
3) Gradual increase of the temperature of ionosphere
4) Gradual increase in the melting of ice in polar regions
Answer- 2) Gradual reduction in the amount of global direct irradiance at the earth surface
Q. Who among the following is/are the Indian Writer(s) shortlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for the year 2013?
1. Amitabh Ghosh
2. Jeet Thayil
3. Uday Prakash select the correct answer using the code given below:
1) 1, 2 and 3
2) 1 and 2 only
3) 2 and 3 only
4) 1 only
Answer- 1) 1, 2 and 3
Q. Who among the following is the author of the book, Sachin: Born to bat-The Journey of Cricket’s Ultimate Centurian?
1) Khalid AH Ansari
2) Boria Majumdar
3) Kiran Nagarkar
4) Ed Hawkins
Answer- 2) Boria Majumdar
Q. Mention the odd man out -
1) Didier Drogba
2) Oliver Kahn
3) Lionel Messi
4) Cristiano Ronaldo
Answer- 2) Oliver Kahn
Q. The Rohingya are the minorities of -
1) South Africa
2) Canada
3) Myanmar
4) Bhutan
Answer- 3) Myanmar
Q. Which one among the following regarding G-20 is not correct?
1) A group of developed countries
2) An integral part of the United National
3) Outside the World Bank and IMF
4) An offshoot of G-7
Answer- 1) A group of developed countries
Q. Which one among the following has been included as a parameter for the first time under the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), based on central pollution Control Board and IIT, Kanpur research, WHO guidelines and European Union limits and practices?
1) Sulphur dioxide
2) Oxides of nitrogen
3) Ozone
4) Carbon monoxide
Answer- 3) Ozone
Q. “Kofi Annan” former secretary general of UNO given his peace plan for
(A) Egypt Crisis
(B) Syria Crisis
(C) Greece Crisis
(D) Iran Crisis
(E) None of these
Answer- (B) Syria Crisis
Q. Who among the following is a famous chess player?
(A) Koneru Humpy
(B) Pargat Singh
(C) Baichung Bhutia
(D) Ajit Pal Singh
(E) Ishant singh
Answer- (A) Koneru Humpy
Q. Which of the following cities in India is known as Electronic City of India ?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Kolkata
(C) Bangalore
(D) Hyderabad
(E) New Delhi
Answer- (C) Bangalore
Q. Who was appointed as the Chief Economic Advisor in the Finance Ministry ?
(A) G. K. Vasan
(B) Raghuram Rajan
(C) Mukul Roy
(D) Ajay Maken
(E) None of these
Answer- (B) Raghuram Rajan
Q. Which of the following is a famous Business person in India?
(A) Anand Mahendra
(B) Kumar Mangalam Birla
(C) Suni Bharati Mittal
(D) AnuAga
(E) All of above
Answer- (E) All of above
Q. “The Universe In a Single Atom” book written by
(A) Stephen Hawking
(B) Tarun Khanna
(C) Prince Charles
(D) Dalai Lama
(E) None of these
Answer- (D) Dalai Lama
Q. Which of the following persons won the 2012 Nobel Prize in the field of Literature:
(A) Thomas Transtromer
(B) Mo Yan
(C) V.S. Naipaul
(D) Kiran Desai
(E) None of these
Answer- (B) Mo Yan
Q. In 2012, in June, the ‘Earth Summit’ was held in ___
(A) New York
(B) Paris 3
(C) ) Rio de Janerio
(D) Washington DC
(E) Tokyo
Answer- (C) ) Rio de Janerio
Q. In which state, Nature Conservation Foundation is situated ?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Sikkim
(C) Karnataka
(D) Asom
(E) Odisha
Answer- (C) Karnataka
Q. Present SLR is ………..
(A) 22%
(B) 24%
(C) 25%
(D) 23%
(E) None of these
Answer- (D) 23%
Q. Challenger’is the name of a
(A) planet
(B) nuclear weapon
(C) island
(D) space shuttle
(E) automobile brand
Answer- (D) space shuttle
Q. By when does RBI intend to fully implement Basel III norms in India ?
(A) March 2014
(B) January 2013
(C) March 2015
(D) March 2018
(E) None of these
Answer- (D) March 2018
Q. The’words sattya Mev Jayete’ from Mundaka Upanishad are related to :
(A) National Anthem of India
(B) National Emblem of India
(C) National Song of India
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
Answer- (B) National Emblem of India
Q. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in April 2012 instructed commercial banks to reduce their exposure to gold loan companies to what percent of their capital funds from the existing 10%?
(A) 9%
(B) 3.00%
(C) 1.00%
(D) 5.00%
(E) None of thes
Answer- (D) 5.00%
