Quiz 144 General Knowledge For IBPS PO Exam

1.Gangaur, a festival which marks the union of Lord Shiva and his consort, Goddess Parvati is celebrated for 18 days from the day after Holi in which of the following Indian states?

A. Rajasthan
B. Karnataka
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Uttaranchal



2.In 1892, who became the first Indian to be elected to the House of Commons (lower house of British Parliament) ?

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Tej Bahadur Sapru
D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale



3.Which hockey player is also recognised as Magician of Hockey?

A. Dhyan Chand
B. Dhanraj Pillai
C. Ajay Singh
D. Rajesh Tomar



4.Which country ended the antiterrorist operation in Chechnya recently ? (this signals the formal end of the Kremlin's war in the republic and enhances the power of Chechnya's president, Ramzan Kadyrov )

A. America
B. Russia
C. Ukraine



5.The constitution of India is declared to have been adopted and enacted by the _________?

A. Constituent Assembly
B. Indian parliament
C. People of India



6.What was the per capita target to be raised by National Electricity Policy 2005 from 704 Units in 2007-08 in 2012?

A. 900 Units
B. 1000 Units
C. 1100 Units



7.Shatapatha Brahmana belongs to which of the following Vedas?

A. Krishna Yajurveda
B. Shukla Yajurveda
C. Rig-Veda



8.BEML Limited (formerly Bharat Earth Movers Limited) comes in which of the following category ?

A. Navratna
B. Mini ratna
C. Maha ratna



9.In which year SMERA (small & medium enterprises rating agency ) was established?

A. 2002
B. 2005
C. 2008



10.The ability of a mineral to break along preferred directions is called:

A. fracture
B. crystal form
C. hardness
D. cleavage



11.Many animals have died out. Which of these is extinct?

A. Raccoon
B. Hippo
C. Quagga
D. Anteater



12.The ' President Rule ' in the State means that the State is ruled by

A. The President directly
B. A Caretaker Government
C. The Chief Minister nominated by the President
D. The Governor of the State



13.When did the British government allot separate electorates to Scheduled Castes?

A. 26 January1923
B. 28 May 1931
C. 4 August 1932
D. 11November 1933



14.Which country created history by conducting Cabinet meeting under sea in October 2009?

A. Maldives
B. China
C. Iceland
D. Mauritius



15.The 230 year old India’s Botanical Gardens are situated in?

A. Dehradun
B. Kolkata
C. Hubli
D. Thiruvananthpuram



16.Curries are made in different ways, according to the part of the country. If you were served Madras-style curry, you should expect it to be..

A. Fishy
B. Fragrant
C. Hot
D. Mild



17.Which newspaper says You needn't read us to understand us?

A. Times of India
B. The Hindu
C. Indian Express
D. Malyalam Manorama



18.Alerts are mostly appear in ______?

A. Check Box
B. Dialog Box



19.Animals without red blood cells is ?

A. Frog
B. Earthworm
C. Snail
D. Peacock



20.What is the main component of biogas and natural gas?

A. Propane
B. Methane
C. Butane



21.Where was India's first civilization settled?

A. Deccan
B. Indus Valley
C. Ganges Plain



22.In the Earth's crust, which chemical element has the largest share of 47 percent in terms of weight ?

A. Iron
B. Silicon
C. Oxygen
D. Aluminium



23.Who was known as VIKATA KAVI in the court of Sri Krishna Deva Royalu?

A. Mukku Thimmanna
B. Dhurjati
C. Tenali Rama Krishna
D. Peddanna



24.When do we celebrate the Engineers Day of India, the birthday of Bharat Ratna recipient M.Visvesarayya ?

A. 15 January
B. 28 February
C. 29 August
D. 15 September



25.By which name is the musical instrument surnai known in India?

A. Shehnai
B. Sarod
C. Sitar
D. Sarangi