General Awareness Quiz

1) India gifted the Indian Coast Guard Ship “Varaha” to which of the following countries recently?

1) Seychelles

2) Mauritius

3) Myanmar

4) Sri Lanka

5) Bangladesh

1)   4) Sri Lanka

2) According to the data released by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner on 25 Aug, the population growth rate of which of the following religions was highest (24.6 per cent) in the decade 2001-2011?

1) Buddhist

2) Sikh

3) Christian

4) Hindus

5) Muslim

2)   5) Muslim

3) Which of the following PSBs will issue equity shares on preferential basis to the govt for capital infusion of Rs 5,393 cr as a total of Rs 20,088 cr is being infused in 13 PSBs?

1) Canara Bank

2) Bank of Baroda

3) IDBI

4) PNB

5) SBI

3)   5) SBI

4) Who among the following has been appointed as the new Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)?

1) MO Garg

2) Samir K Brahmachari

3) Girish Sahni

4) T Ramasami

5) Samir Brahmachari

4)   3) Girish Sahni

5) The Centre has allowed road developers to completely exit BOT projects two years after completion and invest the funds for certain purposes. The term BOT stands for

1) Build-Organise-Transfer

2) Build-Operate-Terminate

3) Build-Operate-Transfer

4) Bear-Operate-Transfer

5) None of these

5)   3) Build-Operate-Transfer

6) The book titled “To The Brink And Back: India’s 1991 Story” has been authored by who among the following?

1) Jairam Ramesh

2) Yashwant Sinha

3) Manmohan Singh

4) P Chidambaram

5) Jayanthi Natarajan

6)   1) Jairam Ramesh

7) OP Jaisha set a new marathon national record at World Athletics Championships and ensured the 2016 Rio Olympics spot. The biennial World Athletics Championships 2015 was held in

1) Tokyo

2) Seoul

3) Beijing

4) Jakarta

5) Manila

7)   3) Beijing

8) Name the Indian wrestler who on 30 Aug won gold medal in the 50 kg freestyle category at the World Cadet Championship held in Sarajevo, Bosnia.

1) Ravinder Singh

2) Bajrang

3) Yogeshwar Dutt

4) Anil

5) Sushil Kumar

8)   4) Anil

9) Which state govts on 31 Aug inaugurated the One Stop Centre, known as “Sakhi”, which will play a role in helping the women in distress?

1) Chhattisgarh

2) Haryana

3) Punjab

4) Odisha

5) Maharashtra

9)   2) Haryana

10) Indian women’s hockey team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics after a gap of 36 years. Who is the present captain of women’s hockey team?

1) Mamta Kharab

2) Ritu Rani

3) Vandana Kataria

4) Rani Rampal

5) Sushila Chanu

10) 2) Ritu Rani

Answers

1)   4) Sri Lanka

2)   5) Muslim

3)   5) SBI

4)   3) Girish Sahni

5)   3) Build-Operate-Transfer

6)   1) Jairam Ramesh

7)   3) Beijing

8)   4) Anil

9)   2) Haryana

10) 2) Ritu Rani