General Awareness Quiz

1. Belgium, a country in Western Europe, is known for its medieval old towns, Flemish Renaissance architecture and international headquarters of the European Union and NATO. Where is the capital of Belgium?

a) Athens

b) Brussels 

c) Paris

d) Buenos Aires

e) Lisbon

2. Father of Green Revolution in India is?

a) Lal Bahadur Shastri

b) APJ Abdul Kalam 

c) Verghese Kurien

d) Jawaharlal Nehru

e) MS Swaminathan 

3. IDBI Bank is an Indian government-owned financial service company, formerly known as Industrial Development Bank of India, headquartered in Mumbai. What is the tagline of IDBI Ltd?

a) Aao sochein Bada, Banking for All 

b) The Name you can Bank Upon

c) Tadition of trust

d) A friend you can bank upon

e) None of the above

4. Who is the present and 20th Chief Election Commissioner of India?

a) Shahabuddin Yaqoob Quraishi

b) T S Vijayan

c) Raghuram Rajan

d) Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi 

e) R S Sharma

5. Maa Vindhyavasini Devi Temple is located in Vindhyachal in the Indian state of?

a) Bihar

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Uttar Pradesh 

d) West Bengal

e) Uttarakhand

6. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is an international financial institution that aims to support the building of infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region. Who is the present president of AIIB?

a) Ban ki Moon

b) D J Pandian

c) Lou Jiwei

d) Jin Liqun 

e) None of the above

7. 'Bharat Ratna' is the highest civilian award of the country. The award was started by formal President of India 'Rajendra Prasad' on 2nd January, 1954. The number of annual awards is restricted to a maximum of_______ in a particular year.

a) Two 

b) Four

c) Ten

d) Six

e) Three

8. National Unity day (also known as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) is celebrated every year on which of the following day of October by the people all through India?

a) 24th

b) 31st 

c) 02nd

d) 16th 

e) None of the above

9. The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between?

a) India & Pakistan

b) Australia & New Zealand

c) England & Australia 

d) India and South Africa

e) South Africa & West Indies

10. CAREs Ratings is a world class rating agency dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through objective and balanced credit rating opinions. CARE stand for?

a) Credit Analysis & Research Limited 

b) Careful Analysis & Research Link 

c) Credit Assembly & Recovery Limited 

d) Core Analysis & Research List

e) None of the above