Monday, 27 February 2017

Static Awareness Questions


Q1. English Language Day is celebrated on....?
(a) 31st July
(b) 10th December
(c) 5th June
(d) 23rd April
(e) 03rd May

Q2. Who is the present chief minister of Meghalaya?
(a) Pema Khandu
(b) Sarbananda Sonowal
(c) Manik Sarkar
(d) V. Narayanasamy
(e) Mukul Sangma

Q3. Balphakram National Park is located in which of the following state?
(a) Bihar
(b) Manipur
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Odisha
(e) Meghalaya
Q4. Durand Cup is associated with the game of..?
(a) Cricket
(b) Hockey
(c) Volleyball
(d) Football
(e) Basketball

Q5. Cuba, a large Caribbean island nation under communist rule, is known for its white-sand beaches, rolling mountains, cigars and rum. The capital city of Cuba is?
(a) Yaren
(b) Port Louis 
(c) Sanaa
(d) Havana
(e) None of the above

Q6. The state having maximum cities is....?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) West Bengal
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Kerala
(e) Maharashtra

Q7. The national museum is located at...?
(a) Pune
(b) Mumbai
(c) Lucknow
(d) New Delhi
(e) Kolkata

Q8. The Country that was called as Land of Rising Sun….?
(a) Russia
(b) Japan
(c) Korea
(d) Holland
(e) India

Q9. The currency notes are printed in...?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Nasik
(c) Nagpur
(d) Bombay
(e) Pune

Q10. The headquarters of World Trade Organisation (WTO) is in...?
(a) Montreal
(b) Nairobi
(c) Geneva
(d) The Hague
(e) New York

Q11. The currency of Bangladesh is.....?
(a) Taka
(b) Riyal
(c) Dollar
(d) Ruble
(e) Real

Q12. Who is the present governor of Himachal Pradesh? 
(a) Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya
(b) Acharya Dev Vrat
(c) Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao
(d) N. N. Vohra
(e) Vajubhai Vala

Q13. Who is current Women and Child Development Minister in Narendra Modi government? 
(a) Ananth Kumar
(b) Kalraj Mishra
(c) Jagat Prakash Nadda
(d) Ravi Shankar Prasad
(e) Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

Q14. Capital of Kazakhstan is? 
(a) Nassau
(b) Astana
(c) Yerevan
(d) Vientiane
(e) Seoul

Q15. Dudhwa National Park is situated in which of the following Indian state? 
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) West Bengal
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(e) Odisha

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. English Language Day at the UN is celebrated on 23 April, the date traditionally observed as the birthday of William Shakespeare

S2. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Chief Minister of Meghalaya is the chief executive of the northeast Indian state of Meghalaya,i.e Mukul Sangma.

S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. Balpakram National Park is a national park ranging from under 200 to over 800 meters above sea level, near the Garo Hills in Meghalaya.

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. India's oldest football tournament, the Durand Cup is the 3rd oldest football tournament in the world, only the English FA-Cup and the Scottish FA-Cup are older.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. President of Cuba- Raul Castro, Currency of Cuba- Cuban peso

S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. Uttar Pradesh is divided into 75 districts under 18 divisions.Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India. As of 2011, 64 cities in the state had a population of over 100,000 people. Kanpur is the largest city with The smallest city with a population over 100,000 people was Kakrala in Badaun district.

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. The National Museum in New Delhi, also known as the National Museum of India, is one of the largest museums in India. Established in 1949, it holds variety of articles ranging from pre-historic era to modern works of art. It functions under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. 

S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Japan is called the "land of the rising sun" because from China it appears that the sun rises from the direction of Japan. The Japanese people call their country "Nippon" or "Nihon," which literally translated means "source of the sun."

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Rupee, or more specifically the Indian rupee is the official currency of the Republic of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India. Currency notes are printed at the Currency Note Press in Nashik, and the Bank Note Press in Dewas.

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Geneva, Switzerland is the headquartered of WTO.

S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Bangladeshi Taka is the currency of Bangladesh.

S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Acharya Dev Vrat is present Governor of Himachal Pradesh, serving since August 2015. He is an Arya Samaj pracharak and served previously as the Principal of a Gurukul in Kurukshetra, Haryana. Being the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, he is also the ex-officio Chancellor of state universities of Himachal Pradesh.

S13. Ans.(e)
Sol. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi is the Indian Union Cabinet Minister for Women & Child Development in the Government of PM Narendra Modi. She is also an animal rights activist, environmentalist, and widow of the Indian politician Sanjay Gandhi.

S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. Kazakhstan is a transcontinental country in northern Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country and the ninth largest in the world. Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan, straddling the Ishim River in the north of the country. Along the left bank, the ultramodern, 97m-tall Bayterek tower offers panoramic views from its observation deck. Currency of Kazakhstan is Tenge.

S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. Located in Uttar Pradesh, Dudhwa National Park is spread across an area of 490.3 sq Kilometers. The Dudhwa National Park was established in 1977 as a sanctuary to the swamp deer or the commonly known Barasingha and is also one of the few remaining habitats of the Indian One-Horned Rhinoceroses. A plethora of animal, reptile and bird species are found in this park.

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