General Awareness Quiz - Set 98

September 28, 2016
1. The annual Hundred Drums Wangala Festival was celebrated in which state recently?
a) Jharkhand
b) Meghalaya
c) Kerala
d) Tamil Nadu

2. China’s Confucius Peace Prize 2015 was awarded to
a) Robert Mugabe
b) Joko Widodo
c) Najib Razak
d) Dilma Rousseff

3. The book titled “Dreaming Big: My Journey to Connect India” is the autobiography of
a) Azim Premji
b) NR Narayana Murthy
c) Sam Pitroda
d) Nandan Nilekani

4. The 450-MW Baglihar hydro-electric project (state II) was inaugurated recently in
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Uttarakhand
d) Jammu and Kashmir

5. What is the currency of Brazil?
a) Real
b) Shekel
c) Krone
d) Kyat

6. The 70th anniversary of the United Nations was observed, recently on
a) 18 Oct
b) 20 Oct
c) 22 Oct
d) 24 Oct

7. The ‘Heart of Asia’ conference on Afghanistan is scheduled to be held in
a) Saudi Arabia
b) Pakistan
c) Iran
d) China

8. Heena Sidhu, who won gold medal at Asian championship recently, is associated with
a) Discus throw
b) Boxing
c) Shooting
d) Archery

9.Which of the following PSBs is not headquartered in Mumbai?
a) Bank of Baroda
b) Allahabad Bank
c) Bank of India
d) IDBI Bank

10. What does the letter ‘E’ denote in the term ‘NEFT’?
a) Electronic
b) Enforced
c) Economic
d) External


Answers:


1. b) Meghalaya
2. a) Robert Mugabe
3. c) Sam Pitroda
4. d) Jammu and Kashmir
5. a) Real
6. d) 24 Oct
7. b) Pakistan
8. c) Shooting
9. b) Allahabad Bank
10. a) Electronic

Thanks.

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