GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1. The Reserve Bank of India in its mid-quarter monetary policy review on March 19, 2013 cut the repo rate by 25 basis points. What is the present repo rate?
1) 8% 
2) 8.25%
3) 7.25% 
4) 7.5% 
5) 7%

2. Who was crowned Femina Miss India 2013?
1) Navneet Kaur Dhillon
2) Sobhita Dhulipala 
3) Zoya Afroz
4) Srishti Rana
5) Anushka Shah 

3. According to the Human Development Report 2013 released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), what is India's rank on its human development index (HDI)?
1) 126 
2) 124
3) 136 
4) 139 
5) 144

4. The International Day of Happiness is celebrated on? 
1) May 13 
2) August 11
3) August 9 
4) March 20
5) May 25 

5. What is the present reverse repo rate?
1) 6% 
2) 6.25%
3) 6.75% 
4) 7% 
5) 6.5%

6. Chinua Achebe, the father of African literature, passed away on March 21, 2013. He belonged to?
1) Sudan 
2) Zambia 
3) Zimbabwe 
4) South Africa 
5) Nigeria 

7. INS Tarkash, a new warship, joined the Indian Navy in December 2012. It is built by?
1) Israel 
2) China 
3) Russia 
4) France 
5) USA

8. Who was given the Polly Umrigar Award for Cricketer of the Year for 2011-12?
1) Ravindra Jadeja
2) Gautam Gambhir
3) Yuvraj Singh 
4) Virat Kohli
5) Rahul Dravid

9. Who was elected President of the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) in November 2012?
1) K.P.S.Gill
2) V.Dinesh Reddy
3) R.K.Shetty 
4) Ranjit Sinha
5) None of these

10. Viktor Yanukovych visited India in December 2012. He is the President of?
1) Georgia 
2) Ukraine 
3) Belarus 
4) Kazakhstan 
5) Kyrgyzstan 

11. South African President Jacob Zuma was re-elected leader of which of the following parties on December 18, 2012?
1) Democratic Alliance 
2) Congress of the People
3) African National Congress
4) African Peoples' Convention
5) Pan Africanist Congress

12. John Dramani Mahama won a new term as President of which of the following African countries in December 2012?
1) Nigeria 
2) Algeria 
3) Kenya 
4) Ghana 
5) Uganda 

13. Congress leader Virbhadra Singh took oath as the Chief Minister of which of the following states for a record sixth time on December 25, 2012? 
1) Haryana 
2) Punjab 
3) Rajasthan 
4) Madhya Pradesh 
5) Himachal Pradesh 

14. Who has taken over as Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to decide on cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests and natural resources?
1) Justice Swatanter Kumar
2) Justice P. Jyothimani
3) Justice L.S.Panta 
4) Justice R.V.Raveendran
5) None of these

15. Who was re-elected Chairman of the panel of external auditors of the United Nations in December 2012?
1) V.K.Shunglu 
2) Vinod Rai
3) H.S.Brahma 
4) V.S.Sampath
5) None of these

16. Who was awarded the Brand Laureate Legendary Award in Malaysia in December 2012?
1) Aamir Khan 
2) Salman Khan
3) Shah Rukh Khan
4) Hrithik Roshan
5) Amitabh Bachchan

17. Leslie Claudius passed away on December 20, 2012. He was one of the legends of the game of?
1) Hockey 
2) Cricket
3) Lawn Tennis
 4) Chess
5) Table Tennis

18. Who was presented with the K.Karunakaran Foundation award, instituted in memory of late congress leader, in December 2012?
1) A.K.Antony
2) P.Chidambaram
3) Vayalar Ravi
4) K.V.Thomas
5) S.Jaipal Reddy

19. Who won the inaugural T20 World Cup for the Blind in Bangalore on December 13, 2012?
1) India 
2) Pakistan 
3) Sri Lanka 
4) England 
5) South Africa 

20. Who was named the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Player of the Year on December 20, 2012?
1) Sunil Chhetri
2) Syed Rahim Nabi
3) Nirmal Chhetri
4) Robin Singh 
5) Manandeep Singh 
 
21. "My Decade in the Premier League" is written by which of the following soccer players?
1) David Beckham 
2) Wayne Rooney
3) Lionel Messi
4) Criastino Ronaldo
5) Iker Casillas

22. The aim of Janani Suraksha Yojana Program is to?
1) Promote institutional deliveries 
2) Provide monetary assistance to the mother to meet the cost of delivery 
3) Provide for wage loss due to pregnancy and confinement
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3

23. 'Opening Up: My Autobiogra-phy' is written by?
1) Nasser Hussain 
2) Mike Atherton 
3) Andrew Strauss 
4) Alastair Cook 
5) Alec Stewart 

24. World Post Day is celebrated on?
1) January 30 
2) August 6 
3) September 9 
4) October 9 
5) November 26

25. Dudhwa National Park is located in?
1) Gujarat 
2) Maharashtra 
3)Uttar Pradesh 
4) Madhya Pradesh 
5) Uttarakhand 

26. Monisha Kaltenborn is associ-ated with?
1) Golf 
2) Cycling 
3) Formula One 
4) Tennis 
5) Athletics 

27. Which Indian IT company has acquired Lodestone Manage-ment Consultants, a Swiss company? 
1) TCS 
2) Infosys 
3) Wipro 
4) HCL
5) Mahindra Satyam

28. Steve Ballmer is the CEO of?
1) Google 
2) Vodafone 
3) Microsoft 
4) Oracle 
5) Apple 

29. Which is the only public sector company in the field of life insurance?
1) GIC
2) Sahara Life Insurance
3) New India Assurance
4) LIC 
5) Oriental Insurance

30. Which of the following is an example of micro finance?
1) Letter of credit
2) Insurance for life
3) Self Help Groups 
4) Investment in Mutual Funds 
5) None of these

31. Which of the following terms is not used in the world of ban-king/finance?
1) Devaluation 
2) Hard currency 
3) Sinking fund 
4) Amnesty 
5) Preference share 

32. ULIP is a product offered by?
1) Banks 
2) RBI
3) NABARD 
4) TRAI 
5) Insurance companies

33. Which of the following corporates is the India partner of American coffee company Starbucks?
1) Godrej 
2) Tata 
3) RIL 
4) ADAG 
5) Aditya Birla 

34. CBDT stands for?
1) Central Board of Direct Tariffs 
2) Central Board of Direct Taxes
3) Central Board of Daily Taxes
4) Central Board of Direct Taxation 
5) None of these 

35. Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research is located in?
1) Lucknow 
2) Pune 
3) Nasik 
4) Kasargod 
5) Kochi 

36. Which of the following is not a part of infrastructure?
1) Ports 
2) Railways 
3) Power 
4) Food processing
5) Roads 

37. Which of the following is the oldest development financial institution in India?
1) NABARD 
2) UTI
3) IDBI 
4) IFCI
5) ICICI 

38. Tata Prima is a?
1) Car 
2) Tractor 
3) Truck 
4) Motorcycle
5) SUV

39. Which of the following is an Indian origin banking firm?
1) HSBC 
2) Citibank
3) Barclays 
4) RBS 
5) None of these 

40. Sandy is a?
1) Missile 
2) Tank 
3) Hurricane 
4) Ship 
5) Planet

41. What is the percent of FDI allowed in insurance and pension sector?
1) 20% 
2) 49% 
3) 51% 
4) 100% 
5) 74%

42. Which of the following is a direct tax?
1) VAT 
2) Road tax
3) Infrastructure tax
4) Income tax 
5) None of these

43. Which of the following is a common man's account?
1) Current account
2) Savings account
3) Demat account
4) Temporary account
5) None of these
 
44. Money earned from stocks is called?
1) Monetary gain 
2) Stocks gain 
3) Capital gain 
4) Fringe benefit
5) None of these

45. Who is the Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports?
1) Manish Tiwari
2) Sachin Pilot
3) Jayanthi Natarajan 
4) Ajay Maken
5) Jitendra Singh

46. Malathion is?
1) An Instrument
2) An Explosive
3) An Insecticide
4) A Vitamin
5) A Protein

47. What does the letter 'S' denote in 'AFSPA'?
1) State 
2) Security 
3) Sovereign 
4) Special 
5) None of these

48. 'Free throw' is a term associated with?
1) Volleyball 
2) Football 
3) Basketball 
4) Baseball 
5) Table Tennis

49. The social infrastructure of an economy consists of?
1) Transport, Banking
2) Education, Health
3) Industry, Trade
4) Industry, Agriculture
5) None of these

50. Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary is a Tiger Reserve in the state of?
1) Kerala 
2) Karnataka 
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Odisha
5) Andhra Pradesh
 

ANSWERS:

1) 4 11) 3 21) 2 31) 4 41) 2
2) 1 12) 4 22) 5 32) 5 42) 4
3) 3 13) 5 23) 2 33) 2 43) 2
4) 4 14) 1 24) 4 34) 2 44) 3
5) 5 15) 2 25) 3 35) 1 45) 5
6) 5 16) 3 26) 3 36) 4 46) 3
7) 3 17) 1 27) 2 37) 4 47) 4
8) 4 18) 2 28) 3 38) 3 48) 3
9) 2 19) 1 29) 4 39) 5 49) 2
10) 2 20) 2 30) 3 40) 3 50) 3

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1.Who would step down as a director on the board of Bank of America and instead join its Global Advisory Council in May 2013?
1) Ratan Tata
2) Lakshmi Nivas Mittal
3) Vikram Pandit
4) Mukesh Ambani
5) N.R.Narayana Murthy

2.Pope Francis was elected as the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church on March 13, 2013. His birth name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He is a native of?
1) Italy 
2) Argentina 
3) Austria 
4) Spain 
5) Belgium 

3.Who succeeded Wen Jiabao as the new Premier of the People's Republic of China on March 15, 2013?
1) Zhang Gaoli 
2) Liu Yandong
3) Li Keqiang
4) Ma Kai
5) Wang Yang 

4.The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, was the Chief Guest at the 45th Indepen-dence Day celebrations of which of the following coun-tries on March 12, 2013? 
1) Bangladesh
2) Sri Lanka
3) Nepal
4) Mauritius
5) Maldives 

5.Anand Kumar was named the 'People's Hero' by People magazine of the TIME maga-zine group. He is the founder of Super 30 coaching institute in?
1) Mumbai
2) Kolkata
3) Kota 
4) Hyderabad 
5) Patna

6.Who has been crowned the "King of Boxing" at the World Boxing Council's 50th annual convention in Mexico in December 2012?
1) Joe Louis 
2) Rocky Marciano 
3) George Foreman 
4) Muhammad Ali
5) Sugar Ray Robinson

7.Who was honored with the National Book Award, a US literary award, in November 2012 for her work 'Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Under city'?
1) Shirley Hazzard
2) Tea Obreht 
3) Katherine Boo
4) Dorothy Allison 
5) None

8.Which of the following words was named Word of the Year by the Oxford English Dict-ionary in November 2012?
1) Eurogeddon 
2)Green-on-Blue
3) Games Maker
4) Omnishambles
5) Second Screening

9. Travel guide book Lonely Planet has named which of the following Indian cities as the world's third best city to visit in 2013?
1) Bangalore
2) New Delhi
3) Hyderabad 
4) Mumbai 
5) Chennai 

10. The World Bank has agreed to grant Rs 800 crore for the 2nd phase of the watershed develo-pment program, Gram-ya, in which of the following states? 
1) Chhattisgarh
2) Uttarakhand
3) Odisha
4) West Bengal
5) Uttar Pradesh

11.Who retained the National women's chess championship title in Jalgaon, Maharashtra in November 2012?
1) Mary Ann Gomes 
2) Nisha Mohta
3) Bhakti Kulkarni
4) Eesha Karavade
5) Soumya Swaminathan

12.Which team retained the title of the 117th all India Beighton Cup hockey tournament in Kolkata in November 2012? 
1) Indian Oil
2) Punjab National Bank 
3) Punjab Police 
4) CRPF 
5) Indian Airlines

13.Which of the following terms is used in more than one game/ sport?
1) Caddie 
2) Silly Point
3) Googly
4) Love 
5) Grand Master

14.Which of the following countr-ies unveiled its 2nd stealth figh-ter jet, named J-31, recently?
1) Vietnam 
2) China 
3) Japan 
4) Philippines 
5) North Korea

15.The World Bank has resumed its aid to which of the following countries after a gap of 25 years?
1) Cuba 
2) Sudan 
3) Myanmar 
4) Nigeria 
5) Ethiopia 

16.Which of the following districts in Haryana is the first district in the country where all villa-ges have solar lights?
1) Sirsa 
2) Ambala 
3) Karnal
4) Rohtak 
5) Yamunanagar

17.What is the full form of FINO?
1) Farmers Inclusion News and Operations
2) Financial Investment Network and Operations
3) Financial Inclusion Network and Operations
4) Farmers Investment in National Organization
5) None of these

18.Which of the following state-ments is not correct?
1) Subsidy is given to the poor/ farmers on fertilizer, kerosene and LPG.
2) Bhagyam oil fields are in Rajasthan.
3) Portugal is a member of the TAPI pipeline project.
4) START is between the USA and Russia.
5) Goodluck Jonathan is the President of Nigeria.

19.What does the letter 'L' denote in the term LAF?
1) Liability
2) Leveraged
3) Linear 
4) Liquidity
 5) None

20.Who among the following veteran journalists is the author of the book 'Durbar'?
1) Aaarti Dhar 
2) Shalini Singh
3) Tavleen Singh 
4) Smita Gupta
5) Swapan Dasgupta

21.Dr. Madhav Chavan has been awarded the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) Prize at the WISE Summit in Doha, Qatar in November 2012. He is the co-founder and CEO of?
1) Pratham
2) Goonj
3) Deepalaya
4)HelpAge India 
5) Smile Foundation

22.'11 Flowers' has won the prestigious NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) award at the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF). It is a? 
1) Bengali movie 
2) Chinese movie 
3) Thai movie
4)Malay movie 
5) Hebrew movie

23.The Sonepur Cattle Fair, also known as Harihar Kshetra Mela, is Asia's biggest cattle fair. Sonepur is a town in?
1) Rajasthan 
2) Haryana 
3) Bihar
4) Gujarat 
5) Madhya Pradesh 

24.MESSENGER is a NASA spac-ecraft orbiting the planet? 
1) Mars 
2) Uranus 
3) Neptune 
4) Mercury 
5) Jupiter 

25.The Royal Indian Open is a tournament organized for female professional tennis players. Elina Svitolina won the title in Pune on November 11, 2012. She belongs to?
1) Russia 
2) Belarus 
3) Ukraine 
4) Croatia 
5) Czech Republic

26.Which of the following cities is the capital of Colombia?
1) Santiago 
2) Lima 
3) San Jose
4) Bogota 
5) Podgorica 

27. Dirham is the currency of?
1) Algeria 
2) Jordan 
3) Iraq 
4) Kuwait 
5) None of these

28.Who became the first player to hit a six off the first ball of a Test match in November 2012?
1) Virender Sehwag
2) David Warner 
3) Chris Gayle
4) Alastair Cook
5) Nick Compton

29.Cris Valdez was awarded the 2012 International Children's Peace Prize in Hague, Nether-lands. He is from? 
1) Argentina 
2) Spain 
3) Singapore 
4) Philippines 
5) Brazil 

30.Who won the IAAF Women's World Athlete of the Year Award for 2012?
1) Allyson Felix 
2) Valerie Adams 
3)Jessica Ennis
4) Tianna Madison 
5) None

31.Which of the following has presented its second annual 'Report to the People 2012'?
1) Planning Commission
2) UIDAI
3) National Integration Council 
4) National Innovation Council
5) None of these

32.The Centre cleared road proje-cts worth Rs.3, 432 crore main-ly in the three Maoist affected districts of Purulia, Bankura and Paschim Medinipur in?
1) Odisha
2) Maharashtra 
3) Chhattisgarh
4) Jharkhand
5) West Bengal

33.The allocation for the health sector during the 12th Plan is fixed at?
1) Rs.1 lakh crore
2) Rs.2 lakh crore
3) Rs.3 lakh crore
4) Rs.4 lakh crore 
5) None

34.Naya Raipur is the new capital city of?
1) Uttarakhand
2) Tripura
3) Assam
4) Chhattisgarh
5) Madhya Pradesh

35.Col.C.K.Naidu Lifetime Achi-evement award was recently given by the BCCI to?
1) Ravi Shastri
2) Dilip Vengsarkar
3) Sunil Gavaskar
4) Mohinder Amarnath
5) Kapil Dev

36.Who became only the third Indian-American ever to be elected to the US House of Representatives on November 6, 2012?
1) Autar Kaw
2) Ami Bera
3) Nikki Haley
4) Indra Nooyi 
5) None of these

37.'Awaz Do' is an initiative taken by which of the following orga-nizations to mobilize Indian society to speak up for more than eight million childr-en currently out of school in the country?
1) UNHCR
2) WHO
3) CRY
4) UNESCO
5) UNICEF

38.Which of the following is the currency of Israel?
1) Real 
2) Rial 
3) Dinar
4) New Shekel 
5) Dirham

39.Who is the author of the book 'I Predict: A Century of Hope towards an Era of Harmony with Nature and Freedom from Hunger"?
1) P.Sainath
2) Amartya Sen
3) M.S.Swaminathan
4) Norman Borlaug
5) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 

40.The rivers Doyang, Jhanji, Dhansiri and Dikhu flow through which of the following states?
1) Manipur
2) Nagaland
3) Sikkim 
4) Tripura
5) Arunachal Pradesh

41.Which of the following is the capital city of Yemen?
1) Sanaa 
2) Tripoli 
3) Cairo 
4) Manama 
5) Ankara 

42.The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) consists of a total of?
1) 5 members
2) 10 members
3) 15 members
4) 18 members
5) None of these

43.The holy city of Ujjain is situated on the banks of river?
1) Narmada
2) Shipra
3)Son 
4) Tapti
5) Betwa

44.Which country is known as "Rainbow Nation"?
1) South Sudan
2) Sudan
 3) Japan 
4) South Africa
5) USA

45."India-Pakistan: Coming to Terms" is written by?
1) Khushwant Singh
2) L.K.Advani
3) Jaswant Singh
4) Ashutosh Misra 
5) None


ANSWERS:
1) 4; 2) 2; 3) 3; 4) 4; 5) 5; 6) 4;  7) 3; 8) 4; 9) 3; 10) 2; 
11) 1; 12) 1; 13) 4; 14) 2; 15) 3; 16) 1; 17) 3; 18) 3; 19) 4; 20) 3; 
21) 1; 22) 2;  23) 3; 24) 4; 25) 3; 26) 4; 27) 5; 28) 3; 29) 4; 30) 1;
31) 4; 32) 5;  33) 3; 34) 4; 35) 3; 36) 2; 37) 5; 
38) 4; 39) 3; 40) 2;  41) 1; 42) 3; 
43) 2; 44) 4; 45) 4;