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

1. Which one of the following states has initiated a project for constructing resilient houses capable of withstanding earthquakes and minimise loss of lives and property?

a. Assam

b. Jharkhand

c. Sikkim

d. Uttarakhand

2. The Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Rajratan, which is in 2013 commissioned is a _________?

a. Fast Patrol Vessel

b. Offshore Patrol Vessel

c. Inshore Patrol Vessel

d. Pollution Control Vessel

3. In March 2013, India has signed the latest Tax Information Exchange Pact with ________:

a. Liechtenstein

b. Austria

c. Croatia

d. Cyprus

4. In 2013 (August, 2013), Rajya Sabha passed a bill to declare Lakhipur-Bhanga Stretch of the Barak River as National Waterway. This waterway is located in __?

a. North India

b. South India

c. North East India

d. Central India

5. Which among the following is the new compression format that could dramatically cut the amount of Internet bandwidth currently used by video files?

a. C.265 codec

b. H.265 codec

c. C.270 codec

d. H.270 codec

6. The Refrigerator system works on which of the following laws ?

a. First Law of thermodynamics

b. Second Law of thermodynamics

c. Boyle's law

d. Charles law

7. The controversial Polavaram project is a being constructed on which one of the following River?

a. Godavari

b. Krishna

c. Manjira

d. Moosi

8. Who among the following Indian-American is re-nominated by the US President Barack Obama as one of the federal judges?

a. Subrah Iyar

b. Preeta Bansal

c. Neal Katyal

d. Srikanth Srinivasan

9. Which of the followings is/are can be used in Food irradiation technology?
1.X-rays
2.Gamma rays
3.Electron beams
4.Infrared rays
choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

a. Only 1 & 3

b. Only 1 & 2

c. Only 2 & 4

d. Only 1, 2 & 3

10. What is the name of NASA next mission on Mars, which would be launched in November, 2013?

a. NAMA

b. MAVEN

c. NEVMA

d. MASA

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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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