Static GK Quiz for Upcoming Exams Set 223

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

1. The Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which of the following states?
   A) Madhya Pradesh
   B) Bihar
   C) Assam
   D) Jharkhand
   E) Uttar Pradesh
   
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     Option B
   Some Extra: Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Bihar in the south west of Munger district. 
2. Begumpet Airport is situated in which of the following cities?
   A) Indore
   B) Lucknow
   C) Hyderabad
   D) Bengaluru
   E) None of These
   
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     Option C
   Some Extra: Begumpet Airport at Hyderabad, also known as Hyderabad Old Airport, is a civil enclave located in Begumpet. The airport is home to the Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy and the Begumpet Air Force Station of the Indian Air Force.
3. Hassan Rouhani is the President of which country?
   A) Iran
   B) Iraq
   C) Indonesia
   D) Israel
   E) Italy
   
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     Option A
   Some Extra: Hassan Rouhani is an Iranian politician serving as the current and seventh President of Iran since 3 August 2013. 
4. The Jayakwadi Dam is situated in which of the listed states?
   A) Odisha
   B) Madhya Pradesh
   C) Bihar
   D) Maharashtra
   E) Karnataka
   
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     Option D
   Some Extra: The Jayakwadi Dam is one of the largest irrigation projects in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a multipurpose project. The water is mainly used to irrigate agricultural land in the drought-prone Marathwada region of the state.
5. The Stirling Prize is given in which of the following fields?
   A) Arts
   B) Architecture
   C) Cinema
   D) Science
   E) Mathematics
   
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     Option B
   Some Extra: The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a British prize for excellence in architecture. It is named after the architect James Stirling, organised and awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects.
6. Who is the Administrator of Dadra & Nagar Haveli?
   A) Anil Baijal
   B) V. P. Singh Badnore
   C) Praful Khoda Patel
   D) Farooq Khan
   E) Kiran Bedi
   
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     Option C 
7. The Nalsarover Lake is located in which state?
   A) Gujarat
   B) Himachal Pradesh
   C) Haryana
   D) Punjab
   E) Rajasthan
   
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     Option A 
8. The Universal Postal Union is situated in which country?
   A) Washington D.C., United States
   B) Paris, France
   C) Bern, Switzerland
   D) Vienna, Austria
   E) London, United Kingdom
   
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     Option C
   Some Extra: The Universal Postal Union, established by the Treaty of Bern of 1874, is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system.
9. The Daulatabad Fort is situated in which of the given states?
   A) Bihar
   B) Maharashtra
   C) West Bengal
   D) Gujarat
   E) Madhya Pradesh
   
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     Option B
   Some Extra: Daulatabad, also known as Devagiri, is a 14th-century fort city in Maharashtra state of India, about 16 kilometres northwest of Aurangabad.
10. Beirut is the capital of which country?
    A) Nauru
    B) Moldova
    C) Lebanon
    D) Serbia
    E) Tanzania
    
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      Option C
    Some Extra: Currency – Lebanese pound
11. Davinder Singh Kang is associated with which sports?
    A) Golf
    B) Wrestling
    C) High Jump
    D) Javelin Throw
    E) Shooting
    
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      Option D
    Some Extra: Davinder Singh Kang is an Indian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw event. Kang won the bronze medal at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships with a throw of 83.29m.
12. The Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Electric Power Plant in Himachal Pradesh is located on which of the following rivers?
    A) Sutlej
    B) Narmada
    C) Mahanadi
    D) Beas
    E) None of These
    
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      Option A
    Some Extra: The Nathpa Jhakri Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Sutlej river in Himachal Pradesh, India. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and it supplies a 1,500 megawatts underground power station with water.
13. Who is the author of the book titled “Two Years Eight Months and Twenty Eight Nights”?
    A) Mool Chand Sharma
    B) Jairam Ramesh
    C) Salman Rushdie
    D) Radha Kant Bharati
    E) C Raja Mohan
    
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      Option C 
14. Popir dance is a famous tribal dance of which state?
    A) Assam
    B) Nagaland
    C) Mizoram
    D) Arunachal Pradesh
    E) Manipur
    
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      Option D
    Some Extra: Popir dance is a dance of the Galo tribe of Gallong community belonging to Arunachal Pradesh. This dance is performed on the occasion of Mopin which is a famous festival of these tribes.
15. The Valley of Flowers National Park is situated in ___________
    A) Himachal Pradesh
    B) Uttarakhand
    C) Jammu & Kashmir
    D) Karnataka
    E) Assam
    
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      Option B
    Some Extra: Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian national park, located in West Himalaya, in the state of Uttarakhand and is known for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and the variety of flora

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