General Awareness Quiz

Ques. : 1 The Modi gov declared 31 Oct as “Rashtriya Ekta Diwas” (National Unity Day) to mark the birth anniversary of

1) Bhagat Singh 

2) Abul Kalam Azad

3) Subhas Chandra Bose 

4) Jawaharlal Nehru

5) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Ques. : 2 In seven months of the current fiscal, the govt has been able to sell stake only in four companies to net Rs 12,600 cr which do not include

1) Coal India 

2) IOC

3) Dredging Corp 

4) REC

5) PFC

Ques. : 3 As per 2015 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index (MMGPI), the Indian retirement system ranks last while the retirement system of __________ ranks first.

1) Australia 

2) UK

3) US 

4) South Korea

5) Denmark

Ques. : 4 John Magufuli was elected as the President of which of the following countries recently?

1) Kenya 

2) Angola

3) Tanzania 

4) DR Congo

5) Ethiopia

Ques. : 5 India offered the African countries a concessional credit of _______over five years during the recent India Africa summit.

1) USD 5 bn 

2) USD 10 bn

3) USD 15 bn 

4) USD 20 bn

5) USD 25 bn

Ques. : 6 Which of the following automakers launched its premium hatchback named Baleno recently?

1) Fiat 

2) Maruti Suzuki

3) Renault 

4) Ford

5) Mahindra and Mahindra

Ques. : 7 Raif Badawi was awarded the European Union‟s prize for human rights and freedom of thought recently. He is a blogger from

1) Iraq 

2) Syria

3) Saudi Arabia 

4) Ukraine

5) UAE

Ques. : 8 The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is an international financial institution which is headquartered at

1) Geneva 

2) Paris

3) Rome 

4) Washington DC

5) New York

Ques. : 9 Which of the following countries abandoned its decades old „One Child Policy‟ recently?

1) Japan 

2) Vietnam

3) South Korea 

4) Australia

5) China

Ques. : 10 According to the UN‟s report released recently, the Asia Pacific region is the world‟s most disaster prone part while _______ is the world's most „at-risk‟ country for natural hazards.

1) Japan 

2) Mauritius

3) Bangladesh 

4) Philippines

5) Vanuatu

ANSWERS:

1. 5) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

2. 1) Coal India

3. 5) Denmark

4. 3) Tanzania

5. 2) USD 10 bn

6. 2) Maruti Suzuki

7. 3) Saudi Arabia

8. 4) Washington DC

9. 5) China

10. 5) Vanuatu