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

1. In which of the following diseases copper accumulates in tissues ?

a. Fabry disease

b. Canavan disease

c. Wilson's disease

d. Gunther disease

e. None of them

2. Civil Defense Act, 1968 was amended by Parliament in the year 2009 in which the definition of �civil defense� has been enlarged. Which among the following has been added to this definition?

a. Hostile attack on People

b. Disaster Management

c. Maintenance of Water Supply

d. Fire Protection

e. None of them

3. Which among the following is NOT a SAARC member?

a. Myanmar

b. Maldives

c. Afghanistan

d. Sri Lanka

4. Who among the following was the Economic Times's Policy Change Agent of the Year 2009?

a. Anand Mahindra

b. Jean Dreze

c. Jairam Ramesh

d. Nandan Nilkeni

e. Nitish Kumar

5. Which among the following economists / psychologists (please note option B Maslow who is known for his hierarchy of needs was an Psychologist and not economist) is known to raise the fear of World Food Shortage for the very first time?

a. John Maynard Keynes

b. Abraham Maslow

c. Alfred Marshall

d. Thomas Robert Malthus

e. William Whewell

6. The constitution 108th ( Amendment) Bill is related to which of the following?

a. Inclusion of Gujjar Community of Rajasthan in the list of Scheduled Tribes

b. Protection of the rights of the persons under arrest

c. Establishing right to education as a fundamental Right

d. Providing One third reservation for women in Parliament and state legislative assemblies

e. Providing protection to the consumers

7. During whose reign Changez Khan invaded India?

a. Balban

b. Iltutmish

c. Razia

d. Alauddin Khilji

e. None of above 4

8. Which among the following statement about Shri. Siddhartha Shankar Ray, who died in November 2010, is NOT correct ?

a. He worked as India's ambassador to England

b. He worked as Chief Minister of West Bengal

c. He was known for his stringent actions against the naxalites

d. He worked as Governor of Punjab

9. Which among the following comes under economic overheads?

a. Hospitals

b. Schools

c. Road and Railways

d. Sanitation facilities

e. all of them are economic overheads

10. Consider the following:
1. Planning commission
2. Zonal Council
3. National Development Council
4. Interstate council
Which among the above are extra-constitutional bodies?

a. 1 & 2 only

b. 1, 2, & 3 only

c. 2 & 3 only

d. all are extra constitutional bodies

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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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