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

1. In 2013, which one of the following country has affirmed India's right to pursue exploration and exploitation work in South China Sea ?

a. Russia

b. Thailand

c. Malaysia

d. Vietnam

2. Who among the following has won the Man Booker International Prize-2013?

a. Lydia Davis

b. U R Ananthamurthy

c. Intizar Hussian

d. Yan Lianke

3. In 2013, which among the following State governments has launched the 'Atal Jyoti Abhiyan'?

a. Uttar Pradesh

b. Madhya Pradesh

c. Bihar

d. Rajasthan

4. In which of the following states world's famous hornbill festival celebration held every year?

a. Assam

b. Nagaland

c. Tripura

d. Meghalaya

5. The Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) was launched by the ________?

a. United Kingdom

b. United States

c. France

d. Russia

6. Name the Indian-American, who has been nominated to top-key position in trade promotion arm of the US Commerce department?

a. Suresh Kumar

b. Arun M Kumar

c. Shyam Sudarshan

d. Gopinathan Mishra

7. Which of the following IITs has designing rail coaches that will draw power from the sun for interior lighting and cooking?

a. IIT Kharagpur

b. IIT Kanpur

c. IIT Madras

d. IIT Allahabad

8. In which of the following state 'Indian National Defence University' is coming up?

a. Gujarat

b. Haryana

c. Uttar Pradesh

d. Punjab

9. The Kyoto Protocol aims to mitigate which of the following greenhouse gases?
1. Carbon dioxide
2. Methane
3. Sulphur hexafluoride
4. Nitrous oxide
choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

a. Only 1, 2 & 3

b. Only 1, 2 & 4

c. Only 1, 3 & 4

d. 1, 2, 3 & 4

10. The Kurubas are an ancient forest tribe indigenous to the __?

a. Andaman and Nicobar islands

b. Western Ghats

c. Eastern Ghats

d. Western Himalayas

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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Strange Natural Wonders of the World

Avenue of the Baobabs Madagascar

Near the city of Morondava in western Madagascar lies a surreal forest of majestic baobab trees, jewels of the island countrys landscape. Tourists flock to this famed road, a protected zone, where the baobab, often called the upside down tree, reaches a height of up to 80 feet tall and are up to 800 years old.