Static GK Quiz for Upcoming Exams Set 258

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

1. Gwalior is a major and the northern-most city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The city is located along the banks of which river?
   A) Narmada
   B) Chambal
   C) Shipra
   D) Mahi
   E) Betwa
   
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     Option B 
2. Mount Harriet National Park is situated in which place?
   A) Jammu & Kashmir
   B) Meghalaya
   C) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
   D) Himachal Pradesh
   E) Sikkim
   
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     Option C
   Some Extra: Mount Harriet National Park is a national park located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory of India. 
3. The Barna Dam is located in which state?
   A) Assam
   B) Bihar
   C) Karnataka
   D) Madhya Pradesh
   E) Haryana
   
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     Option D
   Some Extra: The Barna Dam is a gravity dam on the Barna River in Badi tahsil Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is about 100 km east of Bhopal.The major part of Dam was constructed by Vijay Agrawal & Associates.
4. Belmopan is the capital of which country?
   A) Belize
   B) Kiribati
   C) Eritrea
   D) Chad
   E) Benin
   
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     Option A
   Some Extra: Currency- Belize dollar
5.  The ‘Global Economic Prospects’ report is issued by___________
   A) Asian Development Bank
   B) International Monetary Fund
   C) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
   D) World Bank
   E) World Economic Forum
   
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     Option D
   Some Extra: Global Economic Prospects is a World Bank Group Flagship Report that examines global economic developments and prospects, with a special focus on emerging market and developing countries, on a semiannual basis 
6. Panthi dance is the most popular folk dance form of which state?
   A) Andaman & Nicobar Island
   B) Chhattisgarh
   C) Assam
   D) Karnataka
   E) Madhya Pradesh
   
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     Option B 
7. The International Boxing Association (AIBA) is located at_______
   A) Lausanne, Switzerland
   B) Basel, Switzerland
   C) Dubai, UAE
   D) Monaco
   E) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
   
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     Option A
   Some Extra:

   Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland

   President: Wu Ching-kuo

   Founded: 1946
8. Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar is a man made reservoir situated in___________
   A) HImachal Pradesh
   B) Maharashtra
   C) Uttar Pradesh
   D) Jharkhand
   E) Rajasthan
   
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     Option C
   Some Extra: Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar is constructed over river Rihand, a tributary of Sone in Uttar Pradesh. It is the largest man made reservoir in India
9. Which country will host the 2018 BRICS summit?
   A) Brazil
   B) South Africa
   C) India
   D) Russia
   E) China
   
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     Option B
   Some Extra: The 2018 BRICS summit is the tenth annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or heads of government of the five member states Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The summit will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, the second time the South Africa has hosted the summit after the 2013 summit
10. The Jharsuguda Thermal Power plant is located in which state?
    A) Haryana
    B) West Bengal
    C) Madhya Pradesh
    D) Odisha
    E) Rajasthan
    
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      Option D 
11. The IPCL Sports Complex Ground is located in___________
    A) West Bengal
    B) Maharashtra
    C) Gujarat
    D) Karnataka
    E) Punjab
    
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      Option C
    Some Extra: The IPCL or Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited Sports Complex ground is situated in Vadodara, in Gujarat.  The stadium was founded in the year 1992 and is presently under the ownership of Reliance and hence is also referred to as the Reliance Stadium.
12. Ace Against Odds is the biography of_______________
    A) Milkha Singh
    B) Abhinav Bindra
    C) Mary Kom
    D) Yuvraj Singh
    E) Sania Mirza
    
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      Option E
    Some Extra: Ace Against Odds is the 2016 biography of the Indian professional tennis player Sania Mirza. The book is her official biography chronicling her journey to becoming one of India and world’s top female tennis player.
13. The Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) was founded in which year?
    A) 1982
    B) 1975
    C) 1991
    D) 1962
    E) 1980
    
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      Option A
    Some Extra: Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) is a specialized financial institution, wholly owned by Government of India, set up in 1982, for financing, facilitating and promoting foreign trade of India.

    Headquarters: Mumbai

    CEO: Shri Yaduvendra Mathur
14. The headquarter of International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry is located at________
    A) Washington D.C., USA
    B) Zurich, Switzerland
    C) Paris, France
    D) The Hague, The Netherlands
    E) Berlin, Germany
    
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      Option B
    Some Extra: The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is an international federation of National Adhering Organizations that represents chemists in individual countries. It is registered in Zurich, Switzerland.
15. What is the currency of Liberia?
    A) Liberian dinar
    B) Liberian dollar
    C) Liberian franc
    D) Liberian peso
    E) Liberian shilling
    
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      Option B
    Some Extra: Capital – Monrovia

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