GK Question Bank : Prepare for Competitive Exams - Quiz 201

1. Who summons the joint session of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha?
[A]President
[B]Speaker of Lok Sabha
[C]Chairman of Rajya Sabha
[D]Prime Minster


2. Which of the following is not a source of revenue to the village panchayat?
[A]Property Tax
[B]House Tax
[C]Land Tax
[D]Vehicle Tax


3. At what time all electioneering campaign during elections are stopped?
[A]48 hours before the appointment time of election results
[B]24 hours before the actual poll
[C]48 hours before the actual elections
[D]36 hours before the actual elections


4. Who appoints the chief Election Commissioner of India?
[A]President
[B]Prime Minister
[C]Parliament
[D]Chief Justice of India


5. Normally in which month "The General Budget" is presented in the parliament?
[A]January
[B]February
[C]March
[D]December


6. Who is the signatory of the Indian Currency notes in the denominations of two rupees and above?
[A]Secretary, RBI
[B]Finance Secretary
[C]Governor RBI
[D]Finance Minister


7. What is the name of the currency/monetary of Bangladesh?
[A]Rupee
[B]Taka
[C]Rupiah
[D]Dollar


8. Which situation constitute the Sellers market?
[A]Commodities are available at competitive rates
[B]Demand exceeds supply
[C]Supply exceeds supply
[D]Supply equates demand


9. Development not only means economic growth but also the _________.
[A]Inflation
[B]Deflation
[C]Price Stability
[D]Social Change


10. What does the Abbreviation NAEP stands for?
[A]National Atomic Energy Planning
[B]National Adult Education Program
[C]National Authority on Engineering Projects
[D]Nuclear and Atomic Energy Project


11. What does the abbreviation PSLV stands for?
[A]Polar Survey Landing Vehicle
[B]Polarised Source Locating Vision
[C]Precise Source Locating Vision
[D]Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle


12. Which of the following you can associate with the term Epicentre?
[A]Earthquake
[B]Tornadoes
[C]Cyclones
[D]Earth’s interior


13. Which of the following order is given to the planet of solar system on the basis of their sizes?
[A]Jupiter, Saturn, Earth Mercury
[B]Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury Earth
[C]Mercury, Earth, Jupiter Saturn,
[D]Earth, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter


14. When did the solar eclipse occurs?
[A]The sun comes in between the moon and the Earth
[B]The earth comes in between moon and sun
[C]The moon comes in between the sun and the earth
[D]None


15. The removal of top soil between by water or wind is called by what name?
[A]Soil wash
[B]Soil erosion
[C]Soil creep
[D]Silting of soil