Static GK Quiz for Upcoming Exams Set 217

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

1. Identify the wrong combination of country with its capital and currency.
   A) Albania – Tirana – Leka
   B) Colombia – Bogota – Euro
   C) Georgia – Tbilisi – Lari
   D) Yemen – Sana’a – Rial
   E) All are Correct
   
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     Option B
   Some Extra: The currency of Colombia is Peso
2. What is the constituency of the Union Cabinet Minister of Steel?
   A) Haryana Rajya Sabha
   B) Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
   C) Himachal Pradesh Rajya Sabha
   D) Hajipur‎, Bihar
   E) Nagpur, Maharashtra
   
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     Option A
   Some Extra: Chaudhary Birender Singh Dumerkhan is currently serving as the Union Minister of Steel.
3. The Campbell Bay National Park is situated in which state/UT?
   A) Andhra Pradesh
   B) Goa
   C) Andaman & Nicobar Island
   D) Daman & Diu
   E) Arunachal Pradesh
   
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     Option C
   Some Extra: Campbell Bay National Park is a national park in India, located on the island of Great Nicobar, the largest of the Nicobar Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean some 190 km to the north of Sumatra. 
4. The Teesta Hydro Electric Power Plant is situated in which of the following states?
   A) Rajasthan
   B) Himachal Pradesh
   C) Odisha
   D) Sikkim
   E) Jharkhand
   
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     Option D 
5. Who is the Chairman of the Press Trust of India?
   A) Achal Kumar Joti
   B) Chandramauli Kumar Prasad
   C) Viveck Goenka
   D) V K Sharma
   E) K V Chowdary
   
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     Option C 
6. The headquarter of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is in _________
   A) Geneva
   B) Vienna
   C) Paris
   D) Beijing
   E) None of these
   
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     Option B
   Some Extra: Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is an intergovernmental organization of 14 nations as of February 2018, founded in 1960 in Baghdad by the first five members, and headquartered since 1965 in Vienna, Austria
7. Mohiniyattam is a popular dance form of which Indian state?
   A) Kerala
   B) Andhra Pradesh
   C) Karnataka
   D) Odisha
   E) Tamil Nadu
   
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     Option A
   Some Extra: Mohiniyattam is one of two classical dances of India that developed and remain popular in the state of Kerala. The other classical dance form from Kerala is Kathakali. 
8. The Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium is located in which city?
   A) Mumbai
   B) New Delhi
   C) Chennai
   D) Bengaluru
   E) Kochi
   
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     Option C
   Some Extra: Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium is a field hockey stadium at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Named after M. Radhakrishna Pillai, it was the venue to the 1996 Men’s Champions Trophy, and hosted the tournament again in December 2005.
9. The MP-UP inter-state Rajghat Dam is an under construction project on which of the following rivers?
   A) Chambal
   B) Sone
   C) Narmada
   D) Betwa
   E) Barna
   
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     Option D
   Some Extra: The Rajghat Dam is an inter-state dam project of the governments of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh under construction on the Betwa River about 14 km from Chanderi in Madhya Pradesh and 22 km from Lalitpur in Uttar Pradesh
10. Aruna Reddy is associated with which sports?
    A) Gymnastics
    B) Wrestling
    C) Archery
    D) Shooting
    E) Weightlifting
    
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      Option A
    Some Extra: Budda Aruna Reddy is an Indian female artistic gymnast, representing at international competitions. She won bronze medal in 2018 World Cup Gymnastics in women’s vault event in Melbourne.
11. Who is the Governor of Tamil Nadu?
    A) Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala
    B) Banwarilal Purohit
    C) P. Sathasivam
    D) E.S.L. Narasimhan
    E) Dr S.C. Jamir
    
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      Option B
12. The Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in ____________
    A) Goa
    B) Delhi
    C) Chhattisgarh
    D) Haryana
    E) Kerala
    
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      Option C
    Some Extra: The Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary is an Indian sanctuary in Mungeli district, Chhattisgarh State. 
13. The Bara Lacha Pass is located in which state of India?
    A) Assam
    B) Meghalaya
    C) Sikkim
    D) Himachal Pradesh
    E) West Bengal
    
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      Option D
    Some Extra: Bara-lacha la also known as Bara-lacha Pass is a high mountain pass in Zanskar range, connecting Lahaul district in Himachal Pradesh to Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir, situated along the Leh–Manali Highway.
14. Which among the following is also referred to as “Black Pagoda”?
    A) Sun Temple, Konark
    B) Lord Jagannath Temple, Puri
    C) Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
    D) Lingaraj Temple, Bhubaneswar
    E) Brihadeeswara Temple, Tanjore
    
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      Option A
    Some Extra: Similarly the Puri Temple is known as ‘White Pagoda’
15. The Kalpakkam Nuclear Power Plant is located in which state?
    A) Kerala
    B) Tamil Nadu
    C) Karnataka
    D) Andhra Pradesh
    E) Odisha
    
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      Option B 

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