Static GK Quiz for Upcoming Exams Set 79

Static GK Questions for NICL AO 2017, IBPS PO, RBI Grade B, Dena Bank PO PGDBF, NIACL, BOI, Bank of Baroda and other competitive exams.

1. Anamudi is the highest peak located in which of the following Indian state?
   A) Himachal Pradesh
   B) Arunachal Pradesh
   C) Rajasthan
   D) Kerala
   E) J&K
   
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     Option D
   Some Extra:
   Anamudi is a mountain located in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the highest peak in the Western Ghats and South India, at an elevation of 2,695 metres.
   
2. The melghat tiger reserve is in___?
   A) Tamil Nadu
   B) Madhya Pradesh
   C) Maharashtra
   D) Assam
   E) Odissa
   
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     Option  C
   
3. Kharsang oil or gas field located in which of the Indian state?
   A) Arunachal Pradesh
   B) Madhya Pradesh
   C) Uttarakhand
   D) Manipur
   E) Uttar Pradesh
   
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     Option A
   
4. National Environment Engineering Research Institute is located at___?
   A) Delhi
   B) Pune
   C) Nagpur
   D) Bangalore
   E) Chennai
   
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     Option C
   Some Extra:
   Nagpur, Maharashtra
   
5. When and where is the next winter Olympics is to be held?
   A)  2017, Tokyo
   B) 2018, Beijing
   C)2018, Pyenongchang
   D) 2020, Pyenongchang
   E) 2022, Beijing
   
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     Option C
   Some Extra:
   Pyenongchang, South Korea
   
6. National youth Day is observed on___?
   A) 1 January
   B) 12 January
   C) 9 January
   D) 21 January
   E) 28 February
   
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     Option B
   
7. Capital name of Dadar and Nagar Haveli is___?
   A) Silvassa
   B) Daman
   C) Shilling
   D) Dispur
   E) none of these
   
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     Option A
   
8. Jim Corbett National park
   A) Rajasthan
   B) Bihar
   C) Haryana
   D) Uttarakhand
   E) Madhya Pradesh
   
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     Option D
   
9. Head office of ONGC located is___?
   A) Pune
   B) Mumbai
   C) Naya Raipur
   D) Dehradun
   E) Chennai
   
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     Option D
   Some Extra:
   Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited is an Indian multinational oil and gas company headquartered in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. Founded in 1956.
   
10.  Lajja is the famous novel written by which of the following novelist?
    A)  Arundati Roy
    B) Taslima Nasreen
    C) Anita Desai
    D) V.S.Naipaul
    E) none of these
    
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      Option B
    
11. Who wrote the play ‘Uttararamacharita’?
    A) Tulsidas
    B) Bhavabhuti
    C) Ved vyas
    D) Harsh
    E) None of these
    
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      Option B
    
12. The Kakrapar dam project is on which river?
    A) Ganga
    B) Narmada
    C) Satluj
    D) Yamuna
    E) Tapti
    
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      Option E
    Some Extra:
    Located in kakrapar village in Surat, Gujarat.
    
13. Where is the famous Virupaksha Temple located?
    A) Hampi
    B) Jaipur
    C) Pune
    D) Bhadrachalam
    E) none of these
    
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      Option A
    Some Extra:
    Hampi, Karnataka
    
14.  Name of the Prime minister of Israel is?
    A) Ali khamenai
    B) Hani Al-Mulki
    C) A.B.N.Bin Khalifa Al Thani
    D) Benjamin Netanyahu
    E) Reuven Rivlin
    
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      Option D
    Some Extra:
    Capital name- Jerusalem, Currency- New shekel
    
15. The highest waterfall of world is____?
    A) Ribbon
    B) Jog falls
    C) Angel
    D) Tugela falls
    E) None of these
    
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      Option C
    Some Extra:
    Angel Falls is a waterfall in Venezuela. It is the world’s highest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 979 meters and a plunge of 807 meters.
    

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