General Knowledge - Current Affairs, General Awareness Quiz - Questions and Answers, GK for UPSC, Bank PO & All Exams

1. Recently, the first squadron of Tejas aircraft was cleared to enter service in January 2011. Which among the following will be replaced by Tejas in Indian Air force?

a. Mig -21

b. MiG-29

c. Su-30MKI

d. Mirage

2. Consider the following: 1. Both India and United States have ratified the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage 2. India is among five countries with a minimum of 400,000 units of installed nuclear capacity, that have ratified the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage Which among the above statements is / are correct?

a. Only 1 is correct

b. Only 2 is correct

c. Both 1 & 2 are correct

d. Both 1 & 2 are incorrect

3. Consider the following: 1. Malaria2. Dengue3. Kala-azar4. Japanese Encephalitis5. ChikungunyaWhich among the above disease are covered by the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, launched by Government of India?

a. 1 & 2

b. 1, 2 & 3

c. 1, 2, 3 & 4

d. 1, 2,3, 4 & 5

4. Which among the following fulfilled the definition of a "Hermit Kingdom" once upon a time?

a. France

b. Korea

c. Israel

d. Nepal

5. The establishment of Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) enshrines which among the following objectives ?

a. Protection from Pollution

b. Tourism Development

c. Economy Hub

d. Transportation facilities

6. Which among the following programme was started with the assistance of Ford Foundation?

a. Community Development Programme

b. Intensive Agriculture Development program (IADP)

c. Intensive Agriculture Area programme (IAAP)

d. High Yielding Variety Programme (HYVP)

7. In which of the following states, the Government has notified the Kameng Elephant Reserve and Deomali Elephant Reserve?

a. Assam

b. Manipur

c. Mizoram

d. Arunachal Pradesh

8. Consider the following reason of arresting and sending Bal Gangadhar Tilak to Mandalay Jail a few months after the Surat Split of 1907? 1. Tilak supported the acts of the revolutionaries by writing in Kesari that there was excess of patriotism at the root of Bomb in Bengal. 2. Tilak had induced the factory workers in Bombay to declare a strikeWhich among the above is/ are correct?

a. Only 1 is correct

b. Only 2 is correct

c. Both 1 & 2 are correct

d. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct

9. Which among the following famous telecom company started working as a pulp paper manufacturing entity in the 19th century?

a. Nokia

b. Samsung

c. Fujitsu

d. Sony

10. Consider the following matches: 1. Lalgudi Jayaraman - Carnatic Vocal Music 2. Kamlesh Dutt Tripathi - Theatre Personality3. Yamini Krishanmurthy - Hindustani Vocal Which among the above matches is / are correct?

a. Only 1

b. Only 1 & 2

c. Onlly 2 & 3

d. All of them

General Knowledge

1. World Geography -Test-01

2. World Geography -Test-02

3. World Geography -Test-03

4. Geography of India -Test-01

5. Geography of India -Test-02

6. Geography of India -Test-03

7. Geography of India -Test-04

8. Geography of India -Test-05

9. History of India - Test - 01

10. History of India - Test - 02

11. History of India - Test - 03

12. History of India - Test - 04

13. History of India - Test - 05

14. History of India - Test - 06

15. History of India - Test - 07

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Dont cut or manipulate cuticles

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