General Awareness Quiz

1. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a political and economic organisation of ten member countries. Where is the headquarter of ASEAN?

a) Bangkok, Thailand

b) Phnom Penh, Cambodia

c) Naypyidaw, Myanmar

d) Jakarta, Indonesia 

e) Hanoi, Vietnam

2. WMAs are temporary advances extended by RBI to the govt, to bridge the interval between expenditure and receipts. WMAs stand for?

a) Ways and Means allowance

b) Ways and Means Advances 

c) Wages and Means allowance

d) Weather and Management Advance

e) None of the above

3. South Sudan, officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in northeastern Africa that gained it's independence from Sudan in 2011. What is the currency of South Sudan?

a) pound 

b) Ruble

c) Dollar

d) Rand

e) Euro

4. IDBI Bank is an Indian government-owned financial service company, formerly known as Industrial Development Bank of India, headquartered in?

a) Kolkata

b) New Delhi

c) Bengaluru

d) Chennai

e) Mumbai 

5. Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is one of the most famous Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingams, which are supposed to be the most sacred abodes of Lord Shiva in which of the following state?

a) Himachal Pradesh

b) Arunachal Pradesh

c) Madhya Pradesh 

d) Uttar Pradesh

e) Andhra Pradesh

6. Banaras Hindu University is a public central university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Established in 1916 by?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya 

c) Rajendra Prasad

d) Vallabhbhai Patel

e) None of the above

7. Brijmohan Mishra popularly known as Pandit Birju Maharaj is the leading exponent of the Lucknow Kalka-Bindadin gharana of which of the following Dance?

a) Bharatnatyam 

b) Kuchipudi

c) Bihu 

d) Kathak 

e) None of the above

8. Idamalayar (Edamalayar) Hydroelectric Power Project is a type of Hydro Power Plant with a design capacity of 75 MW located at?

a) Karnataka

b) Himachal Pradesh

c) Uttarakhand

d) Bihar

e) Kerala 

9. Anjali Bhagwat is a professional Indian?

a) Cricketer

b) Footballer

c) Shooter 

d) Wrestler

e) None of the above

10. International Yoga Day or simply Yoga Day has been declared to be internationally recognized by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and is celebrated annually on................................

a) June 21st 

b) October 24th

c) December 10th

d) March 08th

e) April 25th