Static GK Quiz for Upcoming Exams Set 49

Important Static GK Questions for SBI PO, IBPS PO, NIACL, NICl, LIC, Dena Bank PO PGDBF, BOI, Bank of Baroda and other competitive exams

1. Name the first recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
   A) Prithviraj Kapoor
   B) Sucheta Kriplani
   C) Birendranath Sircar
   D) Zeenat Aman
   E) Devika Rani
   
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     Option E
   Some Extra:
   The Dadasaheb Phalke Award was introduced in 1969 by the government to recognise the contribution of film personalities towards the development of Indian Cinema. The first recipient of this award was Devika Rani.
   
2. What is the theme of World Tuberculosis Day 2017?
   A) Gear up to end TB
   B) Reach the three million
   C) Unite to End TB
   D) Stop TB in my lifetime
   E) Call for a world free of TB
   
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     Option C
   Some Extra:
   World Tuberculosis Day is observed every year on 24^th March
    
3. Where is Khuga Dam situated?
   A) Assam
   B) Chhattisgarh
   C) Bihar
   D) Manipur
   E) Arunachal Pradesh
   
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     Option D
   
4. What is Nanda Devi National Park situated?
   A) Rajasthan
   B) Haryana
   C) Uttarakhand
   D) Gujarat
   E) Jharkhand
   
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     Option C
   
5. What is the currency of Sweden?
   A) som
   B) krona
   C) won
   D) franc
   E) dobra
   
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   Option B  
6. Where is Banihal Pass situated?
   A) Uttarakhand
   B) Rajasthan
   C) Sikkim
   D) Jammu and Kashmir
   E) Himachal Pradesh
   
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      Option D
   
7. Where is the headquarters of the Survey of India?
   A) Dehradun
   B) Hyderabad
   C) Dibrugarh
   D) Jaipur
   E) Sirohi
   
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     Option A
   Some Extra:
   The Survey of India is India’s central engineering agency in charge of mapping and surveying.
8. Sampriti is a joint military exercise between the armies of India and
   A) Russia
   B) France
   C) Bangladesh
   D) Maldives
   E) Indonesia
   
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     Option C
   
9. Gaborone is the capital city of
   A) Crotia
   B) Burundi
   C) Honduras
   D) Botswana
   E) Poland
   
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     Option D
   
10. Where is Balsamand Lake situated?
    A) Jammu and Kashmir
    B) Rajasthan
    C) Himachal Pradesh
    D) Uttarakhand
    E) Gujarat
    
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      Option B
    
11. Ayodhya is situated on the banks of which river?
    A) Yamuna
    B) Ganga
    C) Mahanadi
    D) Saryu
    E) Alaknanda
    
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      Option D
12. Satnam Singh Bhamara is associated which with of the following sports?
    A) Basketball
    B) Archery
    C) Badminton
    D) Tennis
    E) Boxing
    
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      Option A
    
13. Where will the APEC summit 2017 take place?
    A) Peru
    B) Vietnam
    C) Brunei
    D) Mexico
    E) New Zealand
    
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      Option B
    
14. Where is CB Patel International Cricket Stadium situated?
    A) Odisha
    B) Gujarat
    C) Madhya Pradesh
    D) West Bengal
    E) Rajasthan
    
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      Option B
    
15. Mayur Nritya is the folk dance of which state?
    A) Uttar Pradesh
    B) Andhra Pradesh
    C) Odisha
    D) Maharashtra
    E) Telangana
    
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      Option A