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Tuesday, 2 September 2014

General Knowledge GK

Question 1

Which Indian-American won the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition inMaryland, USA, in June 2012? (This is the 5th consecutive win for Indian-Americans)
A
Stuti Mishra

Arvind Mahamkali

Snigdha Nandipati
D
Vanya Shivshankar
E
None of these
Question 2
Correct
Who became the 25th Chief of the Indian Army on May 31, 2012?
A
J.J.Singh
   
Bikram Singh
C
V.K.Singh
D
Dalbir Singh Suhag
E
None of these
Question 3
Which country's Prime Minister was India's chief guest of honor at the 63rd Republic Day Parade on January 26, 2012?
A
Cambodia
B
Australia
C
Bangladesh
D
Thailand
E
Russia
Question 4
Which is India's highest peacetime gallantry award?
A
Param Vir Chakra
B
Maha Vir Chakra
C
Ashok Chakra
D
Kirti Chakra
E
Shourya Chakra
Question 5
The 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) conclave was held in Jaipur from January 7 to 9, 2012. Who was the chief guest for this conference?
A
Lakshmi Nivas Mittal
B
Datuk S.Subramaniam
C
Yingluck Shinawatra
D
Anand Satyanand
E
Kamla Persad Bissessar
Question 6
Which city hosted the 99th Indian Science Congress in January 2012?
A
Chennai
B
Pune
C
New Delhi
D
Bhubaneshwar
E
Bangalore
Question 7
According to a report on hunger and malnutrition (HUNGaMA), what percent of India's children are malnourished and underw-eight?
A
42
B
32
C
38
D
48
E
53
Question 8
The proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) will work as an integral part of which of the following agencies?
A
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
B
Intelligence Bureau (IB)
C
National Investigation Agency (NIA)
D
Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)
E
National Security Guard (NSG)
Question 9
Partial-Credit
India and Thailand have decided to develop a seaport at Dawei, earlier known as Tavoy. In which Asian country is this town located?
A
Thailand
B
Cambodia

Myanmar

Vietnam
E
Laos
Question 10
Who is the defense secretary of the United States of America?
A
Leon Panetta
B
John Bryson
C
Tom Vilsack
D
Eric Holder
E
None of these
Question 11
Nathpa Jhakri, India's largest hydroelectric project generated 7,610 million units of electricity in 2011-12 which is a record. In which state is this project located?
A
Assam
B
Arunachal Pradesh
C
West Bengal
D
Himachal Pradesh
E
None of these
Question 12
Which state has instituted the Mallikarjun Mansur award?
A
Madhya Pradesh
B
Maharashtra
C
Odisha
D
Goa
E
Karnataka
Question 13
Which state made Chess classes compulsory in schools to impr-ove cognitive skills of students from this academic year? (Gujarat is the first state to start chess programmes in schools)
A
Andhra Pradesh
B
Tamil Nadu
C
Kerala
D
Bihar
E
Jharkhand
Question 14
Who became the new President of the Federation of Indian Cha-mbers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in January 2012?
A
Naina Lal Kidwai
B
Sidharth Birla
C
R.V. Kanoria
D
Shikha Sharma
E
None of these
Question 15
Homai Vyarawala passed away recently. She is India's first woman?
A
Jnanpith award winner
B
Photo journalist
C
Mountaineer
D
Cricketer
E
None of these
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