Important general knowledge questions answers
2022-05-31 14:34:30
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1. With which of the following is the central government's 'Standup 'India" scheme promote entrepreneurship?
(a) Women and Minorities (b) SC/STs and Women (c) SC/STs and Minorities (d) All of the above (Ans : d)
2. On which of the following routes will India's first bullet train run (up to 2024)?
(a) New Delhi - Ahmedabad route (b) New Delhi - Mumbai route
(c) Ahmedabad - Mumbai route (d) Pune - Ahmedabad route (Ans : c)
3. Which of the following States has been declared as ‘India's first State' to 'have adopted organic farming?
(a) Tripura (b) Sikkim (c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Nagaland (Ans : b)
4. Who created a new world record in scoring the fastest century in Test cricket history in February, 2016 ?
(a) Steve Smith (b) Chris Gayle (c) Brendon Mc Cullum (d) Virat Kohli (Ans : c)
5. The multi-billion dollar project TAPI on which work started in December, 2015•is related to–
(a) natural gas (b) solar energy (c) road construction (d) railway line (Ans : a)
6. The year 2016-17 will be observed by SAARC nations as–
(a) Year of Democracy and Development (b) Year of Fight Against Terrorism
(c) Year of Cultural Heritage (d) Year of 'Save the Earth' (Ans : c)
7. Aung San Suu Kyi was barred from swearing in as the President of Myanmar because–
(a) she has a criminal record (b) her party did not win absolute majority in elections
(c) the military installed its own President (d) her sons are British citizens (Ans : d)
8. Due to the outbreak of which virus, did the WHO declare a Public Health Emergency on international concern in February, 2016 ?
(a) Zika (b) Ebota (c) Swine Flue (d) Chikungunya (Ans : a)
9. Which of the two European cities were the vitims of IS terrorist attacks in November, 2015 and March, 2016 respectively?
(a) London and Brussels (b) Paris and Brussels (c) Frankfurt and Brussels (d) Copenhagen and Brussels (Ans : b)
10. Which of the following cities are hosts for 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games, respectively?
(a) Rio de Janerio and Tokyo (b) London and Rio de Janerio (c) Tokyo and Rio de Janerio (d) London and Tokyo (Ans : a)
11. Which State' had the highest per capita income during 2014-15 ?
(a) Kerala (b) Haryana (c) Punjab (d) Uttarakhand (Ans : b)
12. Who is the Vice Chairman of the NITI Aayog of India?
(a) Raghuram Rajan (b) Arun Jaitley (c) Arvind Panagariya (d) Rahul Gandhi (Ans : c)
13. Manodaya Kavya was composed by–
(a) Bharat Kavi (b) Maularam (c) Shushan (d) Gumani Kavi (Ans : d)
14. The rank of India in HDI according to Human Development Report 2015 of UNDP was–
(a) 128 (b) 134 (c) 130 (d) 132 (Ans : c)
15. The 'Closed Economy' is the economy in which–
(a) only export takes place (b) budget deficit is less (c) only import takes place (d) there is no foreign trade (Ans : d)
16. The National Institute for Rural Development (NIRD) is situated in–
(a) Shimla (b) Hyderabad (c) Dehradun (d) New Delhi (Ans : b)
17. 'VAT' is imposed–
(a) directly on consumer (b) on first stage of production
(c) on all stages between production and sale (d) on final stage of production (Ans : c)
18. What is 'Super-301'?
(a) Modern computer (b) A variety of rice (c) An insecticide (d) American trade law (Ans : d)
19. Who is called the Father of White Revolution in India?'
(a) Dr. Norman Borlaug (b) Dr. MS Swaminathan (c) Dr, Verghese Kurien (d) Dr. William Gande (Ans : c)
20. Which of the following taxes in India is collected by Panchayats?
(a) Sale tax (b) Custom tax (c) Land revenue (d) Tax on local fair (Ans : d)
