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

1. As per a recent cabinet decision, the International Centre for Drinking Water Quality is to be set up at __?

a. Kolkata

b. Bhopal

c. Ludhiana

d. Patna

2. In 2013, the construction of dam on Blue Nile River triggered the tension between which two countries?

a. Egypt and Sudan

b. Sudan and Kenya

c. Ethiopia and Egypt

d. Ethiopia and Kenya

3. Who among the following has become the first cricketer to hit 400 sixes in an International Career?

a. Chris Gayle

b. Shahid Afridi

c. Virendra Shehwag

d. Kevin Peterson

4. Scientists have discovered the largest-known spiral galaxy, measuring five times the size of our Milky Way galaxy. Identify it from the given options?

a. Starfish Galaxy

b. Messier 51 Galaxy

c. NGC 6872 Galaxy

d. Tadpole Galaxy

5. Which among the following organizations releases the 'Composite Leading Indicator (CLI) ' to anticipate turning-points in economic activity relative to trend for major economies?

a. World Economic Forum (WEF)

b. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

c. World Bank

d. International Monetary Fund (IMF)

6. Who among the following has been appointed as coach of 'Indian women's Basketball Team'?

a. Jack Hartman

b. Francisco Garcia

c. James Naismith

d. Dick Vitale

7. Who among the following is leading a U.N. inquiry into the legality of American drone attacks and their impact on civilians in Pakistan, Afghanistan and several other countries?

a. Thomas Kibling

b. Joanna Buckley

c. Ben Emmerson

d. Nick Armstrong

8. In 2013, India signed its 13th Tax Info Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with which of the following countries?

a. Cayman Islands

b. Gibraltar

c. Bahamas

d. Bermuda

9. Which among the following communities is looking into various issues related to five minority universities proposed to be set up by the Centre?

a. Sukhadeo Thorat Committee

b. Jayati Ghosh Committee

c. Deepak Pental Committee

d. Zoya Hasan Committee

10. Pran Chopra, who passed away in 2013, was a ________?

a. Journalist

b. Photographer

c. Author

d. Sports man

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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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