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

1. The Hemis Gompa festival celebrated every year on the tenth day of the Tibetan lunar month is internationally known. The main venue of the festival is?

a. Dharmashala

b. Leh

c. Ladakh

d. Tibet

2. Which among the following are the three major medicines banned by Union government in 2013?

a. Pioglitazone, Deanxit, Brufen

b. Deanxit, Brufen, Analgin

c. Analgin, Pioglitazone, Brufen

d. Pioglitazone, Deanxit, Analgin

3. Medellin, which is named as the World's most innovative city is located in _________?

a. Canada

b. Colombia

c. Brazil

d. Mexico

4. In 2013 (September, 2013), which of the following become the latest country to ratify 'Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty'?

a. Italy

b. Iraq

c. Turkey

d. Uganda

5. In 2013, who among the following became the oldest woman to hold the number one world ranking in Tennis?

a. Serena Williams

b. Venus Williams

c. Maria Sharapova

d. Victoria Azarenka

6. In October 2013,voters of which of the following countries have rejected government proposal to abolish upper house of the parliament?

a. Finland

b. Ireland

c. Mongolia

d. Nairobi

7. 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

8. World's largest river island Majuli is on which of the following River?

a. Ganga

b. Brahmaputra

c. Teesta

d. Godavari

9. Human papillomavirus (HPV), which is in news, is a__________?

a. DNA virus

b. RNA virus

c. RNA-RT virus

d. DNA-RT virus

10. Who among the following Indian is all set to join the prestigious international Satellite Hall of Fame?

a. S Veeraraghavan

b. U.R. Rao

c. Nageshwara Rao

d. Madhavan Nair

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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