General Knowledge Question Answer: GK Questions and Answers

General Knowledge Questions, Quiz for Competitive Exams, Important MCQs for GK

Q. Which one of the following Indian Island lies in between India and Srilanka?
1) Elephanta
2) Nicobar
3) Rameshwaram
4) Salsette

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Q. Which one of the following areas of India does not come under the zone of high seismic intensity?
1) Kachchh
2) Karnataka Plateau
3) Uttarakhand
4) Himachal Pradesh

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Q. Which one of these is not included in the geographical group of countries known as OCEANIA?
1) Melanesia
2) Indonesia
3) Australia
4) Micronesia

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Q. Which of the following countries is the largest producer/ exporter of castor-oilseeds?
1) China
2) France
3) Japan
4) India

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Q. The total length of Earths's equator is about-
1) 40,000 km
2) 6,400 km
3) 12,800 km
4) 5,000 km

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Q. Volkswagen launched the new IPL edition of Vento and Polo. Volkswagen is a car maker head quartered in
1) Itali
2) Japan
3) South Korea
4) Germany

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Q. The White House on February 10,2012 named India's renowned economist as the recipient of the 2011 US National Humanities Medal, Identify him -
1) Usha Thorat
2) C. Rangarajan
3) Amartya Sen
4) Montek SIngh Ahluwalia

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Q. Pakistani archaeologists discovered a rare Indus Valley civilization era seal in steatite dating back to 2500-2000 BC from the Cholistan area of which of the following province in Pakistan?
1) FATA
2) Balochistan
3) Punjab Province
4) Sindh Province

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Q. The new President of the World Bank to take charge w.e.f July 2012 is -
1) Jim Young Kim
2) Robert Zoellick
3) Christine Lagarde
4) Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili

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Q. In 'Meritorious Awards' of SCOPE for the year 2010 - 11, which of the following Public Sector company has been awarded the Gold Trophy for the best corporate governance?
1) ONGC
2) HAL
3) GAIL
4) SAIL

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