Q1. Name the Indian woman author who has won the Scholastic Asian Book Award?
(a) Vikram Seth
(b) Aditi Krishnakumar
(c) Jhumpa Lahiri
(d) Arundhati Roy
Q2. The Srisailam Dam is a dam constructed across the Krishna River in which state?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Q3. "The Dramatic Decade—The Indira Gandhi Years" focuses on one of the most fascinating periods in the life of this nation; the decade of the 1970s. It has written by?
(a) Narendra Modi
(b) Pranab Mukherjee
(c) APJ Abdul Kalam
(d) Arun Jaitley
Q4. The day that was designated by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. This day is celebrated on?
(a) 05th September
(b) 30th September
(c) 16th September
(d) 05th October
Q5. C. Vidyasagar Rao is the current Governor of which of the following state?
(a) Assam
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
Q6. Janeshwar Mishra Park is an urban park located at?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Bihar
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Jharkhand
Q7. National Sports Day in India is celebrated on ____________. This day marks the birthday of Dhyan Chand, the hockey player who won gold medals for India in the years 1928,1932 and 1936.
(a) August 29
(b) August 15
(c) May 31
(d) May 16
Q8. IFSC is 11 digit alphanumeric unique code which is used to identify each branch of every bank in India. IFSC stand for?
(a) Indian Financial System Centre
(b) International Financial Service Code
(c) Indian Filler and System Code
(d) Indian Financial System Code
Q9. Who is the Indian Union Cabinet Minister for Women & Child Development in the Government of PM Narendra Modi?
(a) Sushma Swaraj
(b) Smriti Irani
(c) Maneka Gandhi
(d) Najma Heptulla
Q10. The Nathpa Jhakri Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Satluj River in which of the following state?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Q11. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN). Where is the headquarter of UNESCO?
(a) Paris, France
(b) Tokyo, Japan
(c) Nairobi, Kenya
(d) New York, USA
Q12. Lavani is a combination of traditional song and dance, which particularly performed to the beats of Dholki, a percussion instrument. It is a genre of music popular in?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
Solutions
1.B
2.A
3.B
4.C
5.D
6.C
7.A
8.D
9.C
10.B
11.A
12.D
