General Awareness Quiz

1. What is the capital of Guyana?
(1) Freetown
(2) Male
(3) Tashkent
(4) Nairobi
(5) Georgetown


2. National Journalism Day is observed on which day every year?
(1) 17th November
(2) 16th December 
(3) 14th January
(4) 22nd June
(5) 7th December

3. What is the full form of COMPAT ?
(1) Competition AdministrationTribunal
(2) Compact  Application Tribunal
(3) Competition Appellate Tribunal
(4) Compact  Administation Tribunal
(5) None of these

4. Who is the present Global Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF?
(1) Amitabh Bacchan
(2) Farhan Akhtar
(3) Shahrukh Khan
(4) Sachin Tendulkar 
(5) Salman Khan

5. Which Indian city has become the world’s second most populous city in 2014 after Tokyo, according to a UN report released recently?
(1) Mumbai
(2) Kanpur
(3) Kolkata
(4) New Delhi
(5) Hyderabad

6. Michael Phelps is related with which sport?
(1) Cycling
(2) Swimming
(3) Football
(4) Formula – 1
(5) Basket Ball

7. Which is an e-Commerce solution developed by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)?
(1) Ru Pay
(2) U Pay
(3) Kay Pay
(4) Kisan Credit Card
(5) Jivan Rekha Card

8. NABARD was established in which year ?
(1) 1980
(2) 1985
(3) 1984
(4) 1982
(5) 1991

9. According to the 2011 census which state has highest urban population? 
(1) Karnataka
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Maharashtra
(4) Andhra Pradesh
(5) Rajasthan

10. PM Narendra Modi addressed Indian-Americans at world famous Madison Square Garden which is situated in?
(1) New York
(2) Washington D.C.
(3) Chicago
(4) North Dakota
(5) Los Angeles

11. The Vision Statement is issued by which countries?
(1) India and Japan
(2) India and Russia
(3) India and US
(4) India and Nepal
(5) India and Bangladesh

12. Which Bank signed an agreement with the Kochi Metro Rail Ltd. for a loan of Rs. 1,170 crore? –
(1) Andhra Bank 
(2) IDBI Bank
(3) Vijaya Bank
(4) Canara Bank 
(5) State Bank of India

13. Who is the author of the Book " The shadow lines"?
(1) Neil Mukherjee
(2) Arundhati Roy
(3) Salman Rushdie
(4) Amitav Ghosh
(5) Uday Tara Nayar

14. Kudankulam Nuclear power plant is situated in which state?
(1) Kerala
(2) Tamil Nadu 
(3) Karnataka
(4) Andhra Pradesh
(5) Orrisa

15. Catalonia is a part of which country?
(1) Portugal
(2) Spain 
(3) Italy
(4) Vatican City
(5) Greece



ANSWERS
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5. (4)
6. (2)
7. (1)
8. (4)
9. (3)
10. (1)
11. (3)
12. (4)
13. (4)
14. (2)
15. (2)