General Knowledge - General Awareness Quiz - Questions and Answers, GK 2013

1. Who among the following is the head of the committee set up by the environment ministry to review what kind of projects can be dealt with at the state level and which would require central nod?

a. B K Chaturvedi

b. K Kasturirangan

c. Arun Maria

d. Aruna Roy

2. Which of the following has become the first automaker to participate in Greenhouse Gas Reporting Programme in India?

a. Ford Motor

b. Maruti Suzuki

c. General Motors

d. Toyota

3. In 2013, who among the following has been choosen for the prestigious Saraswati Samman 2012?

a. Shankha Ghosh

b. Indira Parthasarathy

c. Sugathakumari

d. Sunil Gangopadhyay

4. As per the baseline survey of Indian languages by the People's Linguistic Survey of India, which among the following states is richest with highest number of languages?

a. Sikkim

b. Assam

c. Arunachal Pradesh

d. Andhra Pradesh

5. Which of the following countries have defied China's in 2013 created 'No Air Space Zone'?

a. Vietnam and Japan

b. Japan and South Korea

c. South Korea and Taiwan

d. Japan and Taiwan

6. According to the norms, minimum land requirement to set up Multi-product SEZ's is?

a. 500 hectares

b. 750 hectares

c. 900 hectares

d. 1000 hectares

7. In 2013, Three astronauts reached to International Space Station in six hours from Earth. Which among the following spaceship is used by them?

a. Lysom-TMA

b. Lysom-RMT

c. Soyuz-TMA

d. Soyuz-RMT

8. The Railways in 2013 said that it plans to complete the world's highest rail bridge by 2016. On which among the following rivers, this arch-shaped bridge is coming up?

a. Volga river

b. Don river

c. Chenab river

d. Brahmaputra river

9. Which of the following countries is the biggest shipbuilder in the world?

a. India

b. Japan

c. South Korea

d. Germany

10. In 2013, which of the following cities of United States was making news for Largest-ever municipal bankruptcy in US?

a. Detroit

b. Michigan

c. Texas

d. California

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