GK Quiz – 265(Mixed GK Topics)

In GK QUIZ
November 10, 2016

1.Who is the author of ‘ Night of Fire’ ?
a) Elie Wiesel
b) Agatha Christie
c) Dan Brown
d) Colin Thubron

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Answer d) Colin Thubron

2.Bannerghatta National Park is situated in …………..
a) Assam
b) Kerala
c) Jharkhand
d) Karnataka

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Answer d) Karnataka

3.Where is the festival Aadi Perruku celebrated ?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Odisha
c) Kerala
d) Maharashtra

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Answer a) Tamil Nadu

4.Sushila Chanu is related to
a) Tennis
b) Swimming
c) Weighlifting
d) Hockey

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Answerd) Hockey,Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam is an Indian field hockey player and is the current captain of Indian national hockey team.

5.International Day of Peace is observed on ________ every year.
a) 16 March
b) 21 September
c) 18 August
d) 15 September

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Anwswer b) 21 September,The Day’s theme for 2016 is “The Sustainable Development Goals: Building Blocks for Peace.”

6.Who has been appointed as the new chairman of NASSCOM?
a) C. R. Rao
b) CP Gurnani
c) Raman Roy
d) Krishna Saraswa

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Answer b) CP Gurnani

7.Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Setu Bharatam Project to make all national highways free of railway crossings by ____.
a) 2020
b) 2022
c) 2019
d) 2018

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Answer c) 2019,This project will be implemented by the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

8.Which of the following mobile company has signed MoU with Haryana government to set up its mobile manufacturing hub?
a) Samsung
b) Gionee
c) LAVA
d) Micromax

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Answer b) Gionee

9.The National Mission on Bio-economy has launched in which of the following city of India?
a) Patna
b) Chandigarh
c) Shillong
d) New Delhi

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Answer c) Shillong,The National Mission on Bioeconomy has launched in Shillong, Meghalaya by the Institute of Bio-resources and Sustainable Development (IBSD) under the Ministry of Science and Technology.

10.What is India’s rank in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 2016-17 Global competitiveness index (GCI)?
a) 2nd
b) 54th
c) 45th
d) 39th

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Answer d) 39th,Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) 2016-17, released by the World Economic Forum (WEF).Switzerland, Singapore and the United States remain the three world’s most competitive economies.