General Knowledge - General Awareness Quiz - Questions and Answers, GK 2010

1. Which among the following Union Territory has a Judicial Commissioner?

a. Pondicherry

b. Andaman & Nicobar Islands

c. Daman & Diu

d. Lakshadweep

e. Chandigarh

2. In Greek texts, who among the following has been mentioned as Amitrochates?

a. Bimbisara

b. Bindusara

c. Kautilya

d. Asoka

3. At which of the following place is located the only Swaminarayan temple in Pakistan?

a. Islamabad

b. Lahore

c. Karachi

d. Multan

e. Peshawar

4. Reserve Bank of India has constituted a panel to study the structure and efficacy of the current customer grievance redress system in banks and suggest measures for expeditious resolution of complaints and probably also to lay down a suitable time-frame for disposal of customer complaints. Who among the following is heading this panel?

a. R N Malhotra

b. S Venkitaramanan

c. Dr. C Rangarajan

d. M. Damodaran

e. Dr. Bimal Jalan

5. What is the main motive of the government behind having a dual price system & setting up of fair price shops?

a. To demote speculation and hoarding

b. To incentivise the trading of essential commodities

c. To eliminate the monopoly of the traders and speculators

d. To make the essential commodities available to the weaker sections of the society

e. All of above

6. Pakistani Economist Mahbub-ul-Haq is best known for which of the following?

a. Rural Credit

b. Human Development Report

c. Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

d. World Development Report

7. In which country is located Eyjafjallaj�kull, where a volcano erupted in 2010?

a. Ireland

b. Iceland

c. Norway

d. Switzerland

e. Italy

8. Which of the following audio / video formats was developed by Microsoft?

a. MPEG

b. ADX

c. WMA

d. AVS

e. AIFF

9. Consider the following:
1. M1
2. M2
3. M3
4. M4
The Post office deposits are included in which of the above ?

a. Only M2

b. Only M1

c. Only M3 & M4

d. Only M2 & M4

10. Who among the following is the author of the book � The grass is singing�

a. Gunter Grass

b. Harold Pinner

c. Orhan Pramuk

d. Doris Lessing

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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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