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

1. Who among the following has been conferred the first 'Mahathir Award for Global Peace'?

a. Pranab Mukharji

b. Barack Obama

c. Nelson Mandela

d. Kofi Annan

2. Which of the following is/are greenhouse gas?
1.Carbon dioxide
2.Methane
3.Carbon Monoxide
4.Nitrous Oxide
5.Sulfur dioxide
choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

a. Only 1, 2 & 3

b. Only 1, 3, 4 & 5

c. Only 1, 2, 3 & 4

d. All the Above

3. World's largest block of continuous mangrove forests located in India at _________?

a. Gulf of Cambay

b. Gulf of Katch

c. Sundarbans

d. Mahanadi Delta

4. Volocopter, world's first green helicopter which is noiseless and emission free has been tested in which country, in 2013?

a. Japan

b. Russia

c. Germany

d. USA

5. Till date, how many Prime Ministers of India got defeated in no-confidence motion against them?

a. One

b. Two

c. Three

d. Four

6. One of the headlines in the news papers in 2013 read: 'Rupee tumbled 10 paise at one-week low of 54.62'. Which among the following can tumble the Rupee down?

Sustained dollar demand from importers

Capital outflows

Rupee showing bearish trend in currency market

Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

a. Only 1 & 2

b. Only 2 & 3

c. Only 1 & 3

d. 1, 2 & 3

7. 4. In 2013, some 140 countries agreed to adopt a ground-breaking treaty limiting the use and emission of health-hazardous mercury. The treaty has been named as ________?

a. Seveso Convention on Mercury

b. Sandoz Convention on Mercury

c. Minamata Convention on Mercury

d. Tennessee Convention on Mercury

8. The Rotterdam Convention is a multilateral agreement deals with which one of the followings?

a. Global Warming

b. Limiting the use of toxics

c. Copy Right law

d. Ozone depletion

9. Jeevandan Project, an organ transplantation programme is a project of __________?

a. Karnataka

b. Andhra Pradesh

c. Tamil Nadu

d. Odisha

10. Which country is launching a national research project to study the genetic basis of the disease in its population?

a. USA

b. Switzerland

c. Germany

d. Saudi Arabia

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