Wednesday, 28 September 2016

Static Awareness Quiz


Q1. Who is the governor of Assam? 
(a) Dr. Najma A. Heptulla
(b) Balramji Dass Tandon
(c) Banwarilal Purohit
(d) Ram Nath Kovind
(e) None of the above
Banwarilal Purohit appointed as Governor of Assam State by President of India on 17 August 2016. He was a Member of Parliament from the Nagpur three times, twice as a Congress member, once as a BJP member.

Q2. Who is current Finance minister in Narendra Modi government? 
(a) Manohar Parrikar
(b) Kalraj Mishra
(c) Jagat Prakash Nadda
(d) Arun Jaitley
(e) Anant Geete
Arun Jaitley is an Indian politician and lawyer who is the current Finance Minister, Minister of Corporate Affairs in the Cabinet of India. He is a Senior Advocate of the Delhi High Court.

Q3. Capital of Angola is? 
(a) Nassau
(b) Vienna
(c) Luanda
(d) Yerevan
(e) Manama
Angola is a Southern African nation whose varied terrain encompasses tropical Atlantic beaches. Luanda, the capital of Angola, is a port city on the west coast of Southern Africa. The kwanza is the currency of Angola.

Q4. Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in which of the following Indian state? 
(a) Assam
(b) Orissa
(c) West Bengal
(d) Karnataka
(e) Manipur
Located in Assam, the Manas Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1985 and is located in the foothills of the Himalayas. The sanctuary is a home to a plethora of rare and endangered species of animals like Tiger, Asian elephants, Golden Cat, Leopards, Clouded Leopard, Slow Loris and Chital etc.

Q5. Army day is observed on which of the following date? 
(a) May 8
(b) April 17
(c) March 18
(d) January 15
(e) February 24
Army Day is celebrated on 15 January every year in India, in recognition of Lieutenant General K. M. Cariappa's taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on 15 January 1949.

Q6. Which city is served by Gaya Airport? 
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Bihar
(c) Bhopal
(d) Bengaluru
(e) Kochi
Gaya Airport, also known as Bodhgaya Airport, is a public airport serving Gaya, Bihar, India. This airport is 5 kilometres away from the temple city of Bodhgaya which is Gautama Buddha's place of enlightenment.

Q7. Which city is also known as Temple City of India?
(a) Bhubaneswar
(b) Mathura
(c) Rishikesh
(d) Haridwar
(e) Bhagalpur
Bhubaneswar, is the capital of the Indian state of Odisha. With many 8th-12th century CE Hindu temples, which span the entire spectrum of Kalinga architecture, Bhubaneswar is often referred to as a "Temple City of India".
     
Q8. Name of the parliament of Denmark is......
(a) Shora
(b) Tsogdu
(c) Narodno Subranie
(d) Sabor
(e) Folketing
The Folketing  also known as the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national parliament (legislature) of the Kingdom of Denmark.

Q9.  Singur dam is in which of the following state? 
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Bihar
(d) Karnataka
(e) Telangana
Singur Dam is an irrigation, hydroelectric and drinking water project located in Singooru village near Sangareddy town of Medak district in Telangana, India. It is a major source of drinking water for Hyderabad city. The Dam is built on the river Manjira.

Q10. Kakrapar Atomic Power Station is in which of the following Indian state ? 
(a) Odisha
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Kerela
(d) Gujarat
(e) Karnataka
Kakrapar Atomic Power Station is a nuclear power station in India, which lies in the proximity of the city of Vyara in the state of Gujarat. In January 2003, CANDU Owners Group (COG) declared KAPS as the best performing pressurised heavy water reactor. 

Q11. What is the Currency of Algeria? 
(a) Vatu
(b) Manat
(c) Dinar
(d) Dong
(e) Tala
Algeria is a North African country with a Mediterranean coastline and a Saharan desert interior. The dinar is the currency of Algeria and it is subdivided into 100 santeem .

Q12. Kaziranga National Park is situated in which of the following Indian state? 
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) West Bengal
(d) Assam
(e) Gujarat
Known for the largest population of the Indian one-horned Rhinoceros and Tigers in the world, the Kaziranga National Park is located in Assam. The forests are spread across an area of 430 Square kilometers and are home to species like Tigers, Rhinoceros, Elephant, and the Asian water buffalo, Swamp Deer, Monitor Lizard and Spectacled Cobra etc. 
Q13. Rouff is the folk dance of which of the following state?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) West Bengal
(d) Assam
(e) Gujarat
Rouff is also a folk dance of Kashmir. It is danced solely by women on festive occasions. Rouff displays simple footwork. This good looking ballet shape elegances at all the celebratory events and particularly at Ramzan and Id days. Moreover it is executed by the collection of girls that faces each other when dancing.

Q14. Ukai Dam is in which of the following state? 
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Karnataka
(e) Gujarat
The Ukai Dam, constructed across the Tapti River, is the largest reservoir in Gujarat. It is also known as Vallabh Sagar. Constructed in 1972, the dam is meant for irrigation, power generation and flood control.

Q15. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is in which of the following city? 
(a) Mumbai
(b) Delhi
(c) Jaipur
(d) Bengaluru
(e) Kolkata
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is the multipurpose sports stadium and one of the most important sports Stadium of Delhi. The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium of Delhi was the main stadium used for the major sporting events of XIX Commonwealth Games in 2010. It is the third largest multipurpose stadium in India in terms of seating capacity of 60,000 and extended up to 100,000 for concerts. The Stadium is owned by Indian Olympic Association.

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