G K Digest (Question and Answer)

  
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GK DIGEST (01)
Date: Sep 19, 2013
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(01) The armies of (two countries) launched a joint military exercise called “Shanti Praya-II”
(a) USA and Nepal
(b) India and Nepal
(c) USA and Bhutan
(d) India and Bhutan
(02) What is 'Novozymes Avantec'?
(a) a new drug found to combat HIV 
(b) a vaccine for Japanese Encephalitis 
(c) a disease that destroyed apple crop of Himachal Pradesh 
(d) an enzyme discovered to produce more ethanol from corn
(03) The Reserve Bank of India released new rules that would allow private players and non-banking finance firms to enter the tightly regulated banking sector. As per the new rule, the minimum equity capital required for setting up a bank is Rs. ____
(a) 250 crore
(b) 500 crore
(c) 750 crore
(d) 1000 crore
(04) The State which engaged thousands of differently abled persons in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) that has prompted the Union government to replicate the model in the rest of the country
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Gujarat
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(05) In the Railway Budget 2013, a new State has been included for the first time in Indian Railway Map. Which State is that?
(a) Manipur
(b)Meghalaya
(c) Nagaland
(d) Arunachal Pradesh

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GK DIGEST (02)
Date: Sep 21, 2013
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(06) You placed a car in an open parking area in a summer day. After a few hours, you noticed that the heat is trapped inside the car. This phenomenon is known as
(a)    ozone depletion
(b)    greenhouse effect
(c)    solar effect
(d)    cosmic ray impingement

(07) Hurricanes rarely form or move within 5 degrees of the equator, because
(a)    Coriolis effect is weakest here
(b)    Coriolis effect is strongest here
(c)    it has low pressure
(d)    it has high temperature
Exp:- At the equator, the Coriolis force is zero and the wind blows perpendicular to the isobars. The low pressure gets filled instead of getting intensified. That is the reason why tropical cyclones are not  formed near the equator.

(08) Which one among the following is the nearest from the ‘Zero Mile Centre’ of India?
(a)    Taj Mahal (Agra)
(b)    Charminar (Hyderabad)
(c)    Gateway Of India (Mumbai)
(d)    Victoria Memorial (Kolkata)
Exp:- Nagpur is at the geographical centre-point of India and the zero mile marker is located here. Hence, Nagpur is called the zero mile centre of India.
•       Nagpur to Mumbai = about 800kms
•       Nagpur to Hyderabad=about 500kms
•       So (B) Charminar is the nearest place.

(09) “India would be far more reliable as a base for operations. Moreover the prospect of a settlement will be greatly enhanced by the disappearance of Gandhi, who had for years torpedoed every attempt at a settlement.” This statement was made by British in context of
(a)    Kheda
(b)    Civil Disobedience
(c)    Quit India
(d)    Non-Cooperation Movement

(10) Which state launched a 160-member elite commando force called “Thunderbolts” to tackle possible terror strikes in the State?
(a) Odisha
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala
(d) Karnataka

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GK DIGEST (03)
Date: Sep 22, 2013
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(11) Who of the following is not a winner of Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development?
(a) Rajiv Gandhi
(b) Ela Bhatt
(c) M. S. Swaminathan
(d) Mother Teresa

(12) The Delhi High Court decriminalized homosexuality citing that it violates the fundamental rights of the citizens. Which of the following are those rights on account of which the decision was taken?
(I) Article 14                 (II) Article 15     
(III) Article 19               (IV) Article 21
(a) III only
(b) I, II and III only
(c) II, III and IV only
(d) I, II, III and IV only

(13) Ajit Kumar Seth Committee was on
(a) FDI in multi brand retail
(b) Recognition of BPL families for Food Security Act
(c) Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka border issue
(d) Boosting the Civil Aviation Industry

(14) Withholding tax is a tax
(a) on payments made to non-residents and overseas entities
(b) on transactions ion the future markets
(c) on P-notes issued by FIIs
(d) on sale and purchase of immovable property

(15) Which two Indian States has the maximum number of “International Airports”?
(a) Kerala, Maharashtra
(b) Kerala, Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala, Uttar Pradesh
(d) Kerala, Punjab


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GK DIGEST (04)
Date: Sep 24, 2013
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(16) Which of the following ministries are involved in Socio-Economic Caste Census 2011?
1.      Ministry of social justice and empowerment
2.      Ministry of Rural development
3.      Ministry of minority affairs
4.      Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Only 2 and 3
(d) Only 2 and 4

(17) According to the Union Ministry of Statistics, which state has the maximum number of manufacturing industries in India?
(a) Gujarat       
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
Exp: According to a study recently released by the Union ministry of statistics and implementation, Tamil Nadu’s 31,749 factories accounted for 17.4% of the 2,11,660 factories across India at the end of 2011. Maharashtra was in second place with 27,939 units (13.2%),followed by Andhra Pradesh (12.4%) and Gujarat (10.1%).TN had topped the list in 2008-09 too, when the survey was last conducted, with 26,122 factories to Maharashtra’s 20,450. Tamil Nadu also has more people employed in factories, the state employs nearly 15.4% of the country’s total factory workforce.

(18) UNO celebrates 2013 as Year of
(I) Water Cooperation                           (II) Family Farming
(III) Crystallography                               (IV) Quinoa
(a) I and II only
(b) II and III only
(c) II and IV only
(d) I and IV only

(19) The tenth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the annual convention of Indian Diaspora spread across the globe, held at Kochi, Kerala in 2013. Prime Minister released a stamp on ______ at this event.
(a) Civil disobedience Movement
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Ghadar Movement
(d) Khilafat Movement

(20) United Nation has released "One Women" album on the occasion of International Women's Day. Name the Indian Artist who was the member of this album?
(a) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
(b) Anoushka Shankar
(c) Mallika Sarabhai
(d) Amzad Ali Khan


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GK DIGEST (05)
Date: Oct 05, 2013
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(21) “Ulghur” is the ethnic community of
(a) India
(b) Nepal
(c) China
(d) Indonesia
 
(22) If a new state of the Indian union is to be created, which one of the following schedules of the Constitution must be amended?
(a) First
(b) Fifth
(c) Second
(d) Third
 
(23) The State which has the largest number of seats reserved for STs in Lok Sabha is
(a) Bihar
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Madhya Pradesh
 
(24) As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that heshould
(a) postpone the granting of independence
(b) invite Jinnah to form the government
(c) invite Nehru and Jinnah to form the government
(d) invite the Army to take over for sometime
 
(25) The resolution of removing the Vice President of India can be moved in
(a) Lok Sabha alone
(b) Rajya Sabha alone
(c) Either in Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha
(d) N either in Lok Sabha nor Rajya Sabha


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GK DIGEST (06)
Date: Oct 06, 2013
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(26) How far does EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) of a country extend from her coast?
(a) 120 km
(b) 220 km
(c) 320 km
(d) 420 km
 
(27) The Sun Temple of Konark was built by Narasimhadeva I. To which dynasty did he belong?
(a) Somavamsi
(b) Imperial Ganga
(c) Suryavamsi Gajapati
(d) Bhoi
 
(28) Tropic of Cancer (231/2°N) passes through how many States?
(a) 7
(b) 8
(c) 9
(d) 10

(29) In which one of the following States, there had been only one woman Chief Minister?
(a) Delhi
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Uttar Pradesh
 
(30) The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place during the Viceroy of
(a) Lord Canning
(b) Lord Chelmsford
(c) Lord Ripon
(d) Lord Curzon




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GK DIGEST (07)
Date: Oct 07, 2013
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(31) The first-ever robot spacecraft to probe planet Uranus was named
(a) Galileo
(b) Magellan
(c) Newton
(d) Challenger
 
(32) The battle which paved the way of establishment of Muslim rule in India
(a) I Battle of Terrain
(b) II Battle of Terrain
(c) I Battle of Panipat
(d) II Battle of Panipat
 
(33) Who repaired the Qutub-Minar that was affected by lightning?
(a) Nazruddin Thuglaq
(b) Firoz Shah Thuglaq
(c) Sikandher Lodi
(d) Ibrahim Lodi
 
(34) The school of arts developed during the Khushan Period with the mixture of Indiana nd Greek style is known as
(a) Persian art
(b) Gandhara art
(c) Mughal art
(d) Kushan art
 
(35) Author of “Beyond the Lines: An Autobiography”?
(a) J J Singh
(b) Kuldip Nayar
(c) Ray Bradbury
(d) Khushwant Singh



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GK DIGEST (08)
Date: Oct 08, 2013
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 (36) Hurricanes are also called as ____________ in Australia
 (a) Baguio
(b) Thpyhoon
(c) Willy Willy
(d) Taifu
 
(37) The State having largest area under waste land is
(a) Rajasthan
(b)Gujarat
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Jammu & Kashmir
 
(38) Who among the following Union Ministers in the UPA-II Government resigned for reasons not connected with the charges of corruption?
 (a) A Raja
(b) Dayanidhi Maran
(c) Dinesh Trivedi
(d) Virbhadra Singh
 
(39) In which year did Amartya Sen received the Nobel Prize in Economics?
(a) 1990
(b) 1995
(c) 1998
(d) 2000
 
(40) When a body falls froman aeroplane, there is increase in its
(a) Mass
(b) Acceleration
(c) Potential Energy

(d) Kinetic Energy

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