General Awareness Quiz: 6th December 2012

1. Ashoka (also known as Ashoka the Great) was an Indian emperor who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from 269 BC to 232 BC. He belongs to which dynasty?
[Category: Ancient History GK]
[A]Chola
[B]Maurya
[C]Nanda
[D]Pandya


2. The Panchatantra is an ancient Indian inter-related collection of animal fables in verse and prose, in a frame story format. Who is the author of the original sanskrit work?
[Category: Ancient Indian History GK]
[A]Vishnu Sharma
[B]Borzuya
[C]Chanakya
[D]VishnuGupt


3. Who is the is current chairman of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) since April 4, 2012?
[Category: Banking GK]
[A]M. S. Sundara Rajan
[B]J. V. Shetty
[C]O. P. Bhatt
[D]Sushil Mahnot


4. Which Indian freedom fighter and a great leader was popularly known as Punjab Kesari?
[Category: Indian Independence GK]
[A]Bhagat Singh
[B]Sukhdev
[C]Lala Lajpat Rai
[D]Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya


5. Punjab National Bank (PNB) is the third largest bank in India by assets. It was founded in 1894 and is currently the second largest state-owned commercial bank in India. Where is its headquarter located?
[Category: Bank Exam GK]
[A]Ludhiana, Punjab
[B]Jalandhar, Punjab
[C]New Delhi, Delhi
[D]Mumbai, Maharashtra