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General Awareness - 2

Description: Bank General Awareness Test - Free Bank PO and Clerk Examination General Awareness Questions and Online Preparation and Practice Tests
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'Diet’ is a joint session of the Parliament of which nation?

  1. China

  2. Japan

  3. Vietnam

  4. Germany


Correct Option: B

Who is the author of the book Amitabh—The Making of a Superstar?

  1. Tushar Raheja

  2. Vijay Singhvi

  3. Susmita Das Gupta

  4. Raj Kamal Jha


Correct Option: C

Who was the first Chief Justice of India?

  1. Ram Jethmalani

  2. Y.K. Sabharwal

  3. Bijibhai Patnaik

  4. H. J. Kania


Correct Option: D

Which bank launched India's first loan disbursement card?

  1. SBI

  2. UTI

  3. IDBI

  4. ICICI


Correct Option: D

Who among the following was named “Businessman of the Year” by Forbes Asia in 2014?

  1. Lei Jun

  2. Mukesh Ambani

  3. Dhanin Chearavanont

  4. Azim Premji


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 Lei Jun was named “Businessman of the Year” by Forbes Asia in 2014?

Which of the following is an earth observation satellite?

  1. Cartosat-2

  2. SRE-1

  3. Lapan-Tubsat

  4. Pehuensat-1


Correct Option: C

What is the name of the World's smallest republic which has an area of 21 sq.km.?

  1. Vatican City

  2. Palermo

  3. Namur

  4. Nauru


Correct Option: D

What is the Value Added Tax (VAT)?

  1. A single tax that replaces State Taxes like surcharge, turnover tax, etc.

  2. A simple, transparent, easy to pay tax imposed on consumers.

  3. A new initiative taken by the government to increase the tax burden of high income groups.

  4. A new tax to be imposed on the producers of capital goods.


Correct Option: A

Jadugoda Mine is famous for

  1. iron ore

  2. mica deposits

  3. gold deposits

  4. uranium deposits


Correct Option: D

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has not yet been signed by

  1. India

  2. China

  3. Canada

  4. United Kingdom


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: India

Which one of the following is not a constitutional body?

  1. Election Commission

  2. Union Public Service Commission

  3. Planning Commission

  4. Finance Commission


Correct Option: C

Ahilyabai, the saintly queen of Maheshwar (Central India) belonged to which dynasty?

  1. Scindhya dynasty

  2. Peshwa dynasty

  3. Holkar dynasty

  4. Rajput dynasty


Correct Option: C

The temple of Konark was built by Narasimhadeva of the

  1. Maratha Dynasty

  2. Chola Dynasty

  3. Ganga Dynasty

  4. Vijaynagar Empire


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 Option (3) is correct.

The minimum temperature at which a combustible substance catches fire is called

  1. fireless temperature

  2. ignition temperature

  3. static temperature

  4. optimum temperature


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: ignition temperature

Which of the following trophies is related to the game of football?

  1. Mumbai Gold Cup

  2. Everest Cup

  3. Merdeka Cup

  4. V. C. C Cup


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Merdeka Cup

On which date did Life Insurance Corporation of India complete its 50 years?

  1. 5th July, 2008

  2. 3rd August, 2007

  3. 1st September, 2006

  4. 15th September, 2005


Correct Option: C

India played the ‘2011 Cricket World Cup’ finals against which of the following teams?

  1. Sri Lanka

  2. New Zealand

  3. Pakistan

  4. Australia


Correct Option: A

New Horizons was launched by NASA to study which of the following planets?

  1. Mars

  2. Pluto

  3. Jupiter

  4. Mercury


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Pluto

Originally the Constitution of India provided for a Supreme Court with a Chief Justice and

  1. 11 judges

  2. 14 judges

  3. 18 judges

  4. 7 judges


Correct Option: D

Who committed the most daring murder of Sir Curzen Wyllie in 1907 in a public meeting in London?

  1. B.N. Dutta

  2. M.L. Dhingra

  3. Sardar Ajit Singh

  4. S.C. Chatterjee


Correct Option: B

For respiration in deep sea, divers use a mixture of

  1. oxygen and nitrogen

  2. oxygen and hydrogen

  3. oxygen and carbon dioxide

  4. oxygen and helium


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Oxygen is toxic at sufficient partial pressure. Helium is not toxic, thus, it is mixed with oxygen for sea diving.

World Environment Day is observed on

  1. 5th June

  2. 15th April

  3. 19th September

  4. 23rd October


Correct Option: A

The first metal to be used by man was

  1. aluminium

  2. copper

  3. iron

  4. silver


Correct Option: B

Rigveda Samhita denotes one-fourth of its hymns to

  1. Rudra

  2. Marut

  3. Agni

  4. Indra


Correct Option: D

The International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on

  1. 20th February

  2. 21st February

  3. 20th March

  4. 21st March


Correct Option: D
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