Quiz 229 | GK For IBPS Exams

1.Which is the first Green Railway station of India?

A. Manwaz
B. Manway
C. Manwal
D. Manwap



2.Who is the coach of Kolkata Knight Riders in 2010 ?

A. Tom Moody
B. Kepler Vessels
C. John Buchnan
D. Dav Whatmore



3.In the epic Mahabharata, who is called Dharmaputra?

A. Arjuna
B. Yudhishtira
C. Bheeshma
D. Duryodhana



4.How many railway zones are recently created?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 7
D. 8



5.What are the four issues on which the SAARC nations agreed upon to make progress in the next six months?

A. Water, Food, Auto Industry, Shelter
B. Energy, Food, Water, Environment
C. Mining, Visa, Education, Electricity



6.Mumbai has the world's busiest suburban railway network. Name it.

A. Western Line
B. Harbour Line
C. Central Line
D. Eastern Line



7.What is the theme for the World Teachers' Day 2006?

A. Opening doors to a better World
B. Teachers Expanding Horizons
C. Quality Teachers for Quality Education
D. Teachers, a force for change



8.How do we better know film actor Rajeev Bhatia ?

A. Govinda
B. Jitendra
C. Sunil Dutt
D. Akshay Kumar



9.Coined by French priest Henri Didon, ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ (Swifter, Higher, Stronger) slogan is the motto of which tournament ?

A. Olympic Games
B. Commonwealth Games
C. FIFA World Cup
D. Asian Games



10.The Ice age ended about ____ years ago.

A. 140
B. 1,400
C. 14,000
D. 140,000



11.Stars appears to move from east to west because

A. all stars move from east to west
B. the earth rotates from west to east
C. the earth rotates from east to west
D. the background of the stars moves from west to east



12.The novel ‘The Second Wife’ is the English translated version of which among the following novels of Premchand ?

A. Godan
B. Karma Bhumi
C. Nirmala
D. Gaban



13.Who won women’s singles championship in French Open 2011?

A. Victoria Azarenka
B. Li Na
C. Andrea Petkovic
D. Maria Sharapova



14.The members of Rajya Sabha are

A. Elected by the elected members of Lok Sabha
B. Elected by the elected members of the State Assemblies
C. Elected by the members of the lok Sabha and the State Assemblies
D. Nominated by the governors of each State



15.which among the following deserts is located in South America?

A. Sonoran Desert
B. Gibson Desert
C. Atacama Desert



16.Apart from Saturn which of the following possess planetary possess ring systems of their own?

A. Jupiter only
B. Jupiter, Uranus & Neptune
C. Jupiter & Uranus



17.Whose birthday is celebrated as the ‘Engineers’ Day’ in India?

A. Soren kristian Toubro
B. A P J Abdul Kalam
C. John C Gammon
D. Sir M. Visvesvaraya



18.Who is the author of the book The Man Who Divided India?

A. Arun Shourie
B. Dominique Lapierre
C. Rafiq Zakaria
D. Salman Rushdie



19.Who among the following became the first woman to win six awards in the same night in the Grammy Awards ?

A. Beyonce
B. Lady Gaga
C. Shakira



20.Which was the first Hindi Movie to receive the national award?

A. Kabuliwala
B. Do Aankhen Barah Haath
C. Mirza Ghalib
D. Anuradha