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

1. A star at which among the following locations would appear to twinkle more than others normally?

a. Straight up in Observer's line of sight

b. Stars closer to the horizon

c. Stars closer to poles

d. None of them

2. The Chenchu people in India have been active in protection of wildlife in which among the following protected areas of India?

a. Nagarjunasagar Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh)

b. Similipal (Odisha)

c. Indravati, Udanti-Sitanadi (Chhattisgarh )

d. Palamu (Jharkhand)

3. All the following announcements were made at the Delhi Durbar in 1911 except one. Identify that one:

a. Transfer of Capital from Calcutta to Delhi

b. Annulment of Partition of Bengal

c. Separation of Bihar , Orissa and Chhotanagpur from Bengal's Jurisdiction

d. Election of Indians to the various legislative councils in India

4. Judicial review in the Indian constitution is based on ?

a. Rule of law.

b. Due process of law.

c. Procedure established by law.

d. Precedents and conventions.

5. Who among the following is the winner of 26th Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration?

a. Anil Kakodkar

b. Amjad Ali Khan

c. Mohan Dharia

d. Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati

6. The Shoreline Change Atlas was recently released for which among the following states of India?

a. Andhra Pradesh

b. Odisha

c. Maharastra

d. Tamil Nadu

7. Recently, Kaushik Basu said that "Short-term growth can be compromised to contain higher inflation rate as the country needs to retain long-term growth prospects of the economy". Who is Kaushik Basu?

a. Deputy Governor of RBI

b. Member of Planning Commission

c. Chief economic advisor to the Finance Ministry

d. Chairman of Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council

8. Which among the following Ministry is running the "Village Grain Bank Scheme"?

a. Ministry of Agriculture

b. Ministry of Food and Public Distribution

c. Ministry of Tribal Affairs

d. Ministry of Rural Development

9. At present marginal standing facility (MSF) stands as ____?

a. 1 % above Repo Rate

b. 2 % Below Reverse Repo Rate

c. 2% Above Reverse Repo Rate

d. 1% below Reverse Repo Rate

10. Out of the given options, in which of the following states of India, there is no Government departments for the regular updations of land records hence, called a Non Land Record state?

a. Bihar

b. Chhattisgarh

c. Gujarat

d. Kerala

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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Rules to play Olympic Decathlon

The competition

The mens decathlon consists of ten events that are held on two consecutive days. The first days events include, in order, a 100 meter run, the long jump, shot put, high jump and a 400 meter run. The second days events, in order, include the 110 meter hurdles followed by the discus throw, pole vault, javelin throw and a 1500 meter run.The rules for each event within the decathlon are generally the same as for the individual events themselves, with a few exceptions. Most notably, runners are allowed two false starts instead of one, while competitors receive only three attempts in throwing and jumping events. Competitors cannot pass on any event. Failing to attempt any single event results in disqualification.