Daily Online GK for Competitive Exams: 6 January 2013

1. Which Stock Exchange is considered the oldest in the world?
[Category: Business Stocks GK]
[A] Amsterdam Stock Exchange
[B] Paris Stock Exchange
[C] Brussels Stock Exchange
[D] Newyork Stock Exchange


2. Baiju Bawra(Baijnath Mishra) was an Indian dhrupad singer. He was the court musician of which king?
[Category: Medieval History GK]
[A] Akbar
[B] Shahjahan
[C] Aurangzeb
[D] Raja Mansingh


3. Who was the first chief minister of Uttar Pradesh in Independent India?
[Category: Modern History GK]
[A] Sampurnanand
[B] Govind Ballabh Pant
[C] Chandra Bhanu Gupta
[D] Sucheta Kriplani


4. Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of Andhra Pradesh. It is situated on the banks of which river?
[Category: Indian Geography GK]
[A] Musi
[B] Kaveri
[C] Narmada
[D] Godavari


5. What was the old name of Kanpur?
[Category: History GK]
[A] Prayag
[B] Kalighat
[C] Cawnpore
[D] Kanishkapur