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

1. Which among the following private sector bank has been in 2013 acquitted in the insider trading case?

a. HSBC

b. Axis Bank

c. Citibank

d. ICICI Bank

2. The sharing of water of the Mahadayi (Mandovi) River is a cause of dispute between which two states?

a. Goa and Maharastra

b. Goa and Karnataka

c. Karnataka and Maharastra

d. Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

3. What is the rank of India in the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report for 2013?

a. 122nd

b. 128th

c. 132nd

d. 136th

4. According to State of Forest Report (2011), which of the following state has the maximum Forest Cover area?

a. Karnataka

b. Madhya Pradesh

c. Assam

d. West Bengal

5. The loan taken for purchase of essential electrical goods it is called?

a. Consumer durable loan

b. Proprietary loan

c. White goods loan

d. Consumption loan

6. United States Lars Peter Hansen, Eugene Fama and Robert Shiller won the 2013 Nobel Economic Prize for their groundbreaking work on ________?

a. Optimum allocation of resources

b. Asset Markets

c. Applied Dynamic model

d. Financial inclusion theory

7. Who among the following has been named world's most powerful person by Forbes magazine?

a. Vladimir Putin

b. Barack Obama

c. Pope Francis

d. David Cameron

8. The famous colourful Mangalagiri sari/fabrics are made in _________?

a. Karnataka

b. Tamil Nadu

c. Andhra Pradesh

d. Kerala

9. Rusi Surti, who in 2013 passed away was a former _________ player.

a. Cricket

b. Hockey

c. Golf

d. Tennis

10. In 2013, which among the following governments has entered into a dialogue with imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan in order to convince the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to disarm?

a. Saudi Arabia

b. Turkey

c. Afghanistan

d. Egypt

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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