Banking Exam GK (General Knowledge Quiz - 162)

1. Where did 98th edition of Indian Science Congress in January 2011 held?
[A]Chennai
[B]Kolkata
[C]Bhubaneshwar
[D]New Delhi


2. He was once Lokayukta of Karnataka and is now a member of core committee of Anna Hazare.
[A]N Vittal
[B]Santosh Hegde
[C]Yashwant Sonawane
[D]Hansraj Bhardwaj


3. Capital of Georgia is getting shifted from Tbilisi to which city?
[A]Yeren
[B]Akhan
[C]Kutaisi
[D]Chisinau


4. Which country topped the Terrorism Risk Index in 2010:
[A]Somalia
[B]Samoa
[C]Jamaica
[D]Iraq


5. Which district is going to be named after Indira Gandhi?
[A]Medak
[B]Rai Bareli
[C]Amethi
[D]Bellary


6. Who received the Elis Island Medal of Honour in 2010?
[A]Dalai Lama
[B]Zinedine Zidene
[C]Rao Anumlu
[D]B K Varghese


7. Enam Securities is to be purchased by:
[A]Union Bank of India
[B]BNP Paribas
[C]ANZ Grindlays
[D]Axis Bank


8. Which famous personality bagged the Man of Peace Award in 2010?
[A]Roberto Baggio
[B]Diegs Maradona
[C]Pope John Paul II
[D]None of these


9. Who is the new president of UN General Assembly?
[A]Joseph Deiss
[B]Hans Rasmus Sen
[C]Leon Panetta
[D]None of these


10. Luka and Fire of Life is the latest book by:
[A]Arun Som
[B]Salman Rushdie
[C]Vikram Seth
[D]None of these


11. What is the name of India’s latest and Seventh Super Computer?
[A]Annapurna
[B]Param
[C]Pinak
[D]None of these


12. Tembli became the first village in India to get UID. In which state it is located?
[A]Andhra Pradesh
[B]Chattisgarh
[C]Maharashtra
[D]None of these


13. Who has been declared the ‘Business Leader of the year’ in Economic Times Corporate Excellence Awards 2010?
[A]Aditya Puri
[B]N Nrayanmurthy
[C]Azim Premji
[D]Mukesh Ambani


14. What is the mascot of 2011 cricket world cup?
[A]Hoho
[B]Cobe
[C]Stumpy
[D]None of these


15. SAF (South Asian Federation) games in 2012 will be held at
[A]Kathmandu
[B]Delhi
[C]Bangalore
[D]None of these