Quiz 183 | General Awareness For IBPS PO/ Clerical Exams

1.For which newspaper did Morris West work as a correspondent in Vatican?

A. Sun
B. Herald
C. Daily Mail
D. New York Times



2.What drink was invented by Charles Leiper Grigg in 1929?

A. 7-Up
B. Yoo-Hoo
C. Pepsi
D. Hawaiian Punch



3.Who among the following scholars is associated with the economic theory of rent?

A. Thomas Robert Malthus
B. Richard Jones
C. William Phillips



4.Who is the first king of Bhutan ?

A. Pema Wangchuk
B. Jijme Sinjye Wangchuk
C. Karma Wangdi
D. Ugyen Wangchuk



5.Which of the following companies has a press advertisement in which the world famous “Harley Davidson” motorbike (without its front wheel) can be seen?

A. UTI Mutual fund
B. Tata AIG
C. IDBI Bank



6.Which of these oils is obtained from the fruit and not the seed of a plant?

A. Sunflower Oil
B. Peanut Oil
C. Olive Oil



7.Which of these is the most common species of deer found in India?

A. Indian Muntjac
B. Sambar
C. Sangai



8.Near which city is the Kakrapar Nuclear Power Station located ?

A. Kota (Rajasthan)
B. Karwar (Karnataka)
C. Surat (Gujarat)
D. Mumbai (Maharashtra)



9.Who wrote India's natinal song the 'Vande Mataram', which first appeared in the book 'Anandmath' ?

A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Bankimchandra Chatterjee
C. Mohammed Iqbal
D. Kavi Pradeep



10.The 'Great Stupa' at Sanchi or the “Sanchi Stupa” is situated in which Indian state?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Haryana
D. Punjab



11.G-8 Summit (2008) was held at ?

A. Germany
B. Japan
C. Russia
D. India



12.The first chairman of the Africa fund committee was

A. Late Rajiv Gandhi
B. Late Indira Gandhi
C. Late Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. None of the above



13.Vande Mataram was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress in

A. 1892
B. 1896
C. 1904
D. 1886



14.How did Camp David, the rural retreat of US Presidents, get its name?

A. Dwight D, Eisenower named it for his son in 1964
B. Dwight D, Eisenower named it for his mother in 1960
C. Dwight D, Eisenower named it for his grandmother in 1960
D. Dwight D, Eisenower named it for his grandson in 1963



15.Of whom did Shahrukh Khan once say that 'our figures are similar'?

A. Pierce Brosnan
B. Roger Moore
C. Sean Connery
D. Cindy Crawford



16.Which waterbody seprates the India from the island nation of Sri Lanka ?

A. Bering Strait
B. Palk Strait
C. Strait of Gibraltar
D. Strait of Magellan



17.Which Indian physician discovered the treatment of Kala Azar (Black Fever) disease ?

A. Dwarkanath Kotnis
B. Bidhan Chandra Roy
C. Upendranath Brahmachari
D. Jagdish Chandra Bose



18.Which of the following awards is given for the excellence in the field of literature in India?

A. Arjun Award
B. Bharatiya Jnanpith Award
C. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
D. Dronacharya Award



19.Whose song is the first Indian song released on the Internet?

A. Apache Indian
B. Remo Fernandes
C. Baba Sehgal
D. Anaida



20.Which of these persons was never appointed Acting President of India?

A. V V Giri
B. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad
C. Somnath Sharma



21.Which comic character is known as 'The Ghost Who Walks'?

A. Mandrake
B. Flash Gordan
C. Phantom



22.Italian company “Domina” which now entering India is basically a group associated with

A. Dairy products
B. Hotels
C. Meat products



23.Before Akshay Kumar became an actor, he worked as a?

A. Clerk
B. Reporter
C. Waiter
D. Journalist



24.Sweet Potato is a nick name for what instrument?

A. Clarinet
B. Ocarina
C. Flute
D. Harp



25.Which of the following popular microprocessor major went for a major re-branding exercise in 2006 after few decades of staying with the old logo?

A. AMD
B. Intel
C. Nokia
D. Qualcomm