Static GK Quiz for Upcoming Exams Set 161

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

1. Where is the headquarters of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) located?
   A) Phnom Penh, Cambodia
   B) Rome, Italy
   C) Nairobi, Kenya
   D) Ottawa, Canada
   E) Geneva, Switzerland
   
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     Option E
   Some Extra:
   The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 “to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world”.              
2. Where is the headquarters of International Organisation for Migration (IOM) located?
   A) Geneva, Switzerland
   B) Berlin, Germany
   C) Astana, Kazakhstan
   D) Lisbon, Potugal
   E) Rome, Italy
   
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     Option A
   Some Extra:
   The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is an intergovernmental organization that provides services and advice concerning migration to governments and migrants, including internally displaced persons, refugees, and migrant workers.              
3. What is the currency of Vietnam?
   A) manat
   B) som
   C) won
   D) dong
   E) peso
   
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     Option D
   Some Extra:
   Capital: Hanoi              
4. Where is Khawthlangtuipui river situated?
   A) Arunachal Pradesh
   B) Nagaland
   C) Mizoram
   D) Sikkim
   E) Tripura
   
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     Option C
   Some Extra:
   Khawthlangtuipui also known as the Karnaphuli is a river of Mizoram.
     India and Bangladesh have decided to construct a bridge over Mizoram’s Khawthlangtuipui river           
5. When is World Population Day observed annually?
   A) July 11
   B) August 12
   C) June 26
   D) July 21
   E) June 17
   
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     Option A
                 
6. What is the constituency of Union food processing minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal?
   A) Barnala
   B) Jalandhar
   C) Amritsar
   D) Bhatinda
   E) Ludhiana 
   
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     Option D
   Some Extra:
      Bhatinda, Punjab            
7. Where is Nagarhole National Park situated?
   A) Maharashtra
   B) Karnataka 
   C) West Bengal
   D) Madhya Pradesh
   E) Jharkhand
   
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     Option B
                 
8. On the banks of which of the following river is Miyar Hydroelectric Project located?
   A) Gomti
   B) Yamuna 
   C) Sutlej
   D) Sabarmati
   E) Chenab
   
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     Option E
   Some Extra:
   Miyar Hydroelectric Project of capacity 120 MW is located in District Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh.              
9. On which of the following rivers is Bargi Dam located?
   A) Chambal
   B) Narmada 
   C) Betwa
   D) Chenab
   E) Jhelum 
   
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     Option B
   Some Extra:
   Bargi Dam is one of the first completed dams out of the chain of 30 major dams to be constructed on Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh              
10. What is the theme of International Women’s Day 2017?
    A) Women in the Changing World of Work: Be Bold for Change
    B)  Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality
    C) Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030
    D) Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: : Planet 50-50 by 2030
    E) Time for Action to End Violence Against Women: Planet 50-50 by 2030
    
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      Option C
    Some Extra:
    Observed on 8 March            
11. Santhali Dance is the folk dance of which of the following states?
    A) Nagaland
    B) Assam
    C) Odisha
    D) West Bengal
    E) Telangana
    
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      Option D
                   
12. Pin Parvati Pass is a mountain pass located in which of the following states?
    A) Himachal Pradesh
    B) Jammu and Kashmir
    C) Kerala
    D) Sikkim
    E) Uttarakhand
    
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      Option A
                  
13. Shiva Thapa is related to which of the following games?
    A) Discus Throw
    B) Wrestling 
    C) Football
    D) High Jumping
    E) Boxing
    
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      Option E
    Some Extra:
    Shiva Thapa is an Indian boxer from Guwahati, Assam, India. He is employed with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.                
14. Manpreet Kaur is to which of the following games?
    A) Cricket
    B) Tennis
    C) Shot put
    D) Boxing
    E) Running
    
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      Option C
    Some Extra:
    In July 2017, Manpreet Kaur failed dope test and was then provisionally suspended and disallowed from participating in the World Athletics Championships in London held in August 2017        
15. Marble Palace is located at which of the following city?
    A) Kanpur
    B) Kolkata
    C) Varanasi
    D) Hyderabad
    E) Udaipur
    
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      Option B
    Some Extra:
    Marble Palace is a palatial nineteenth-century mansion in North Kolkata.              

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