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

1. Bring out the incorrect statement:

a. Hasan Gangu was the founder of Bahamani Kingdom.

b. Hasan Gangu had revolted against Muhammad bin Tughluq

c. British forces were led by Hector Munro during the Battle of Buxar

d. Siraj-ud-Daulah was supported by the French Forces during Battle of Plasey

e. Bombay was acquired by England from France

2. Which of the following companies in India is promoting an Ramanujan IT City an IT SEZ in memory of the legendary mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan in Tamil Nadu?

a. Reliance Infrastructure

b. Tata Realty and Infrastructure Ltd

c. Infosys

d. Adani Group

e. None of them

3. Which among the following was voted the greatest computer innovation of 2009 by Popular Science ?

a. Prolox

b. Wolfram alpha

c. True Knowledge

d. Wikipedia Reference Desk

4. Which among the following statement is NOT correct about the Reserve Bank of India ?

a. RBI resumes the responsibility of meeting directly all the reasonable demands for accommodation

b. RBI holds the Cash Reserves of the Banks

c. RBI is an organ of the Government of India

d. RBI is responsible for all banking operations of the State Governments

5. Which among the following is not located in Rajasthan?

a. Karni Mata temple.

b. Eklingji

c. Junagarh Fort

d. Narwar Fort

e. Vijay Stambh

6. Bring out the correct statement:

a. The Group of Thirty-Three (G-33) superseded the G-22 and was itself superseded by the G-20

b. The Group of Twenty-Two (G-22) superseded the G-33 and was itself superseded by the G-20

c. The Group of Seven (G-7) superseded the G-15 and was itself superseded by the G-20

d. The Group of Eight (G-8) superseded the G-15 and was itself superseded by the G-20

7. Who among the following established that genetic code of all organisms is spelled out in three-letter words, each set of three nucleotides codes for a specific amino acid?

a. Hargobind Khorana

b. Barbara McClintock

c. Theodor O. Diener �

d. Joseph L. Goldstein

e. Paul Alfred Weiss

8. Consider the Following:
1. Crop Rotation helps in avoiding the building up of Pathogens
2. Crop Rotation avoids Excessive depletion of Soil Nutrients
3. Crop Rotation involves alternative cultivation of cereals like wheat
Which among the above statements are correct?

a. 1 & 2 only

b. 2 Only

c. 1 & 3 only

d. 3 only

e. all are correct

9. Joginder Jaswant Singh is the Governor of which of the following states?

a. Rajasthan

b. Arunachal Pradesh

c. Mizoram

d. Karnataka

e. West Bengal

10. How parliament comes to know about what UPSC has done in a year ?

a. Parliament may ask any time the UPSC chairman to present a report

b. The UPSC chairman is asked to present a report in the annual budget session of the Lok Sabha.,

c. The UPSC chairman presents an annual report in both the houses of parliament at any time in a year,

d. The UPSC presents the annual report to the President who shall cause a copy of this report to both the houses of parliament

e. The UPSC presents the annual report to the Human Resources Minister who shall cause a copy of this report to both the houses of parliament

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