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

1. As per an announcement made in the Union Budget of 1996, the Local Area Bank Scheme was introduced in August 1996 . The Local Area banks are the private local banks with jurisdiction over two or three districts. By the end of March 2009, what was the number of Local Area Banks in India?

a. 4

b. 8

c. 17

d. 21

e. 23

2. Which among the following was the first country in the world to develop a Gender Sensitive Budget?

a. Canada

b. Australia

c. United States

d. United Kingdom

3. For which of the following the date August 29, 1947 is known with regard to our constitution?

a. Constituent assembly came into being

b. Drafting committee was set up

c. Draft constitution got ready

d. constitution was adopted by the constituent assembly

e. None of the above

4. In which country is located world's largest floating stage?

a. China

b. Japan

c. South Korea

d. Singapore

5. Watson's Hotel or Esplanade Mansion, which is India's oldest surviving cast Iron Building is located in which of the following cities?

a. Mumbai

b. Kolkata

c. Surat

d. Chennai

6. Which among the following group represents the most commonly found cancers in the world?

a. Carcinoma

b. Sarcoma

c. Lymphoma

d. Germ cell tumor

e. Blastic tumor

7. Prerna strategy & Santushti strategy are means of which of the following?

a. Alternative Dispute Resolution

b. Population Stabilization

c. Micro-economic Planning

d. None of them

8. GPRS is kept in which of the following generations of mobile telephony?

a. 1G

b. 2G

c. 2.5G

d. 3G

9. Cobalt is a component of which of the following Vitamins?

a. Vitamin D

b. Vitamin A

c. Vitamin B 12

d. Vitamin E

e. None of them

10. Who is selected as chairperson of National Khel Ratna Award for year 2010-11?

a. PT Usha

b. Sunil Gavaskar

c. Kapil Dev

d. Ravi Shastri

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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White Lotus

The white lotus is called the Egyptian white water lily or the tiger lotus. The species comes from the Nymphaeaceae family and grows in various parts of Southeast Asia and East Africa. The blossoms float on water with the support of its lily pads. The white lotus is also a popular pond and aquarium plant.