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

1. Which among the following states has launched an initiative called e-Udyog to create transparency, promptness and increased efficiency in governance with the support of Information Technology on 12 January 2011?

a. Himachal Pradesh

b. Assam

c. West Bengal

d. Orissa

2. A person is standing in front of a wall and makes a sound. What should be the normal minimum distance between the person and the wall , so that the person hears echo?

a. 6 meters

b. 13 meters

c. 17 meters

d. 22 meters

3. In which year the Traditional Forest Dwellers Act was enacted in India ?

a. 2001

b. 2003

c. 2004

d. 2006

4. Indian Army Chief Vijaya Kumar Singh was recently conferred honorary rank of General of which among the following armies?

a. Nepal

b. Bhutan

c. Bangladesh

d. Sri Lanka

5. The number of the Judges in the Supreme Court of India can be increased by which among the following?

a. If there is a representation from the supreme court regarding the number of pending cases and need to increase number of judges

b. By Amendment of Constitution of India

c. By an act of parliament

d. By a Presidential Notification

6. In issuing one of the writs, the Supreme Court orders: " the respondent was not entitled to an office he was holding or a privilege he was exercising". The above declaration can be identified as which among the following writs?

a. Prohibition

b. Quo-warranto

c. Certiorari

d. Habeas Corpus

7. A person can be appointed as Attorney General of India, provided he / she is qualified to be appointed as which among the following?

a. Chief Justice of Supreme Court

b. Chief Justice of High Court

c. Judge of Supreme Court

d. Judge of High Court

8. Consider the following statements:
1. In Narrow Banking, Banks just accept deposits and provide loans.
2. In Narrow Banking, there is rarely Asset Liability Mismatch.
Which among the above statements is / are correct?

a. Only 1 is correct

b. Only 2 is correct

c. Both 1 and 2 are correct

d. None of them is correct

9. A major failure of the judicial system in the country has been its ineffectiveness in ensuring speedy disposal of cases under trial. This is out of line of which among the following articles of Constitution of India which provides a right to speedy justice?

a. Article 18

b. Article 19

c. Article 20

d. Article 21

10. Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana has recently become the first woman judge of the supreme court of which of the following countries?

a. Pakistan

b. Iran

c. Bangladesh

d. UAE

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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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Sanath Teran Jayasuriya is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He is renowned as one of the greatest One Day International players of all time, due to powerful striking and match winning all round performances.

Born: June 30, 1969 (age 46), Matara, Sri Lanka

Height: 1.7 m

Spouse: Maleeka Sirisenage (m. 2012), Sandra Jayasuriya (m. 2000), Sumudhu Karunanayake (m. 1998?1999)

Children: Kashini Jayasuriya, Yeheli Jayasuriya, Ranuka Jayasuriya

Parents: Breeda Jayasuriya, Dunstan Jayasuriya

Siblings: Chandana Jayasuriya