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

1. As per the recently released Census Data for 2001-10, in how many states of India, the child sex ratio has been reported to be low?

a. 12

b. 17

c. 19

d. 22

2. The phenomenon in which seeds germinate and seedlings grow while still attached to their mother plant before dropping down to establish themselves or be transported elsewhere, is most commonly found in which among the following plants?

a. Allium cepa

b. Rhizophora

c. Solanum tuberosum

d. Solanum melongena

3. As per the Code of Conduct by Election Commission of India for Party in Power, Ministers and other authorities shall not sanction grants/payments out of discretionary funds from what time ?

a. 24 hours before the commencement of the election

b. The time elections are announced by the Commission

c. 36 hours before the commencement of the election

d. 48 hours before the commencement of the election

4. Consider the following products:
1.Nakshi Kantha
2.E. I. Leather
3.Sujini Embroidery Work
4.Ilkal Sarees
5.Aranmula Kannadi
Which among the following is the correct set of the states producing the above products respectively?

a. West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Kerala

b. Bihar , Tamil nadu, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala

c. West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala

d. Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala, Kerala

5. Consider the following statements:
1.The share of the Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) in the delivery of rural credit is falling
2.Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) can not borrow from Commercial Banks
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. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct

6. Beta-Keratin is found in which among the following in abundance?

a. Fishes

b. Reptiles

c. Mammalians

d. Amphibians

7. Simon Commission was boycotted by the nationalist leaders of India because ?

a. They felt that it was only an eyewash.

b. All the members of the commission were English.

c. The members of the commission were based against India.

d. It did not meet the demands of the Indians.

8. As per the recent agreement reached at Climate Talks at Durban, the successor of the Kyoto Protocol will be launched by which among the following years?

a. 2015

b. 2017

c. 2018

d. 2020

9. India' s Agni II prime missile has been recently renamed as ___?

a. Agni IV

b. Agni V

c. Agni II ICBM

d. Agni-V ICBM

10. The Ozone Day is observed every year on September 16 as on this day in 1987 the ___________was signed for launching efforts to arrest the depletion of the fragile ozone layer in the stratosphere that prevents the harmful ultra-violet rays of the sun from reaching the earth. Fill the correct word in blank.

a. Montreal Protocol

b. Geneva Protocol

c. Kyoto Protocol

d. Nagoya Protocol

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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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