Static GK Quiz for Upcoming Exams Set 191

Static GK Questions for IBPS RRB, IBPS PO/Clerk, RBI Assistant, NIACL, OICL, Bank of Baroda and other competitive exams.

1. Who is the president of Italy?
   A) Paolo Gentiloni
   B) Angela Merkel
   C) Frank- Walter Steinmeier
   D) Sergio Mattarella
   E) None of the above
   
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     Option  D
   
2. Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple is located in___?
   A) Karnataka
   B) Tamil Nadu
   C) New Delhi
   D) Odisha
   E) Kerala
   
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     Option B
   
3. Jacques Dubochet is the winner of 2017 nobel prize in chemistry, belongs to which country?
   A) USA
   B) Russia
   C) Japan
   D) UK
   E) Switzerland
   
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     Option E
   Some Extra: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017 to Jacques Dubochet (University of Lausanne, Switzerland), Joachim Frank (Columbia University, New York, USA )and Richard Henderson (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK) “for developing cryo-electron microscopy for the high-resolution structure determination of biomolecules in solution”. 
   
4. Nitin Jairam Gadkari the current Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, from which of the following constituency?
   A) Deoria, Uttar Pradesh
   B) Raigad, Maharashtra
   C) Nagpur, Maharashtra
   D) Sundergarh, Odisha
   E) Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh
   
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     Option C
   Some Extra: Nagpur, Maharashtra
   
5. What is the currency of Tunisia?
   A) Franc
   B) Dollar
   C) Dinar
   D) Shilling
   E) Euro
   
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     Option C
   Some Extra: Capital city- Tunis
   
6. Where is the capital city of Burundi?
   A) Kingston
   B) Nassau
   C) Sofia
   D) Bujumbura
   E) Bratislava
   
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     Option D
   Some Extra: Currency- Franc
   
7. Who is the governor of Manipur?
   A) Jagdish Mukhi
   B) Banwarilal Purohit
   C) Najma A. Heptulla
   D) S C Jamir
   E) None of the above
   
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     Option  C
   
8. Pulitzer award is given for___?
   A) Sports
   B) Journalism and Literature
   C) Medical Science
   D) Music
   E) Agriculture
   
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     Option B
   
9. Where is the hq of International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ)?
   A) New York
   B) Geneva
   C) The Hague
   D)Washington DC
   E) London
   
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     Option D
   Some Extra: Founded in 1997
   
10. Mogadishu is the capital city of___?
    A) Rwanda
    B) Somalia
    C) Libya
    D) Sudan
    E) Angola
    
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      Option B
    Some Extra: Currency- Shilling
    
11. Mohammad Mustafa is the current chairman of____?
    A) NHB
    B) SEBI
    C) SIDBI
    D) IRDAI
    E) PFRDA
    
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      Option C
    Some Extra: Small Industries Development Bank of India hq- Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
    
12. A book titled “Dream nation: Uniting a Country with Handwritten Dreams” containing inspiring words of Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has been co-authored by___?
    A) Bryan Magee and Martin Madan
    B) Jubie John and Saji Mathew
    C) Jeff Nuttall and Dorothy Mills
    D) Jubie John and Martin Madan
    E) John Nyren and Robert Nye
    
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      Option B
    
13. Inle lake located in___?
    A) China
    B) Russia
    C) Myanmar
    D) Qatar
    E) Iraq
    
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      Option C
    
14. Rome is the capital city of___?
    A) Morocco
    B) Turkey
    C) Greece
    D) Italy
    E) Spain
    
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      Option D
    Some Extra: Currency- Euro, Prime Minister- Paolo Gentiloni, President- Sergio Mattarella
    
15. Rafael Nadal is a tennis player, belongs to which country?
    A) Russia
    B) Spain
    C) Switzerland
    D) France
    E) Australia
    
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      Option B
    

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