General Knowledge - Current Affairs, General Awareness Quiz - Questions and Answers, GK for UPSC, Bank PO & All Exams

1. Where are the headquarters of National Cadet Corps ?

a. Pune

b. New Delhi

c. Chandigarh

d. Bhopal

2. With which of the following countries, India has signed a CEPA (Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement) and not CECA (Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement)?

a. Sri Lanka

b. Singapore

c. Malaysia

d. South Korea

3. Bring out the only incorrect statement:

a. Reverse Repo operation by RBI aims at injecting/increasing liquidity

b. SDR refers to special drawing rights

c. Rupee appreciation results in decrease in imports

d. Increase in inflation rate leads to decline in real interest rate

4. Who among the following first synthesized "gene" in a laboratory ?

a. Arthur kornberg

b. Hargobind Khorana

c. Gregor Mendel

d. Watson and crick

5. From which of the following dates, the Model Code of Conduct becomes operational in an election for a state assembly in India?

a. 6 Months prior to the date on which election commences

b. 3 months prior to the date on which election commences

c. 2 month before the state assembly is due to finish its term

d. The date on which election commission announces the election schedule

6. The name of Professor Guru Dutt Sondhi is known behind the foundation of which among the following?

a. Olympic Association of India

b. Asian Games Federation

c. Indian Premier League

d. Indian Badminton League

7. Coronation of Shivaji took place in which year?

a. 1627

b. 1674

c. 1680

d. 1670

8. India, which was the second-largest exporter of the spice till 2009, is now on which among the following positions in the latest released data of 2010?

a. Third

b. Fourth

c. Fifth

d. Sixth

9. Gandhara School of art is related to which of the following dynasties?

a. Shakas

b. Kushanas

c. Guptas

d. Greeks

10. The Global Economic Prospects 2011 report which says that global GDP, which expanded by 3.9 percent in 2010, will slow down to 3.3 percent in 2011 before reaching 3.6 percent in 2012, has been recently released by which among the following organizations?

a. UNCTAD

b. World Bank

c. IMF

d. World Economic Forum