GK Quiz: General Awareness for NICL AO Exam

Ques.1. The govt has extended its support to All India Football Federation (AIFF) to bid to host which of the following football tournaments in 2017?

1) FIFA World Cup

2) Asian Nations Cup

3) Under – 17 World Cup

4) Under – 20 World Cup

5) None of these

Under- 17 World Cup

Ques.2. Which of the following countries has pledged to invest USD 1-bn for strengthening social systems and security in the conflict-stricken Sahel region in Africa?

1) US

2) China

3) India

4) Japan

5) None of these

Japan

Ques.3. The term ‘reti opening’ is associated with which of the following games?

1) Cricket

2) Chess

3) Golf

4) Baseball

5) None of these

Chess

Ques.4. The World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on which of the following dates?       

1) Jun 11          

2) Jun 14

3) Jun 17

4) Jun 21

5) None of these

June 14

Ques.5.  A National Centre for Disease Control's (NCDC) team is camping in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar to find the cause of which of the following diseases which has claimed many lives in past few months?

1) Acute Encephalitis Syndrome

2) Acute Diarrhea

3) Acute Hepatitis

4) Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

5) None of these

Acute Encephalitis Syndrome

Ques.6. Which country will host both the World Cup Football 2014 and Olympics 2016?

1) Russia

2) USA

3) Brazil

4) Japan

5) Germany

Brazil

Ques.7. The term ‘golden handshake’ is associated with which of the following? 

1) Merger and acquisition

2) Free trade agreement

3) Voluntary retirement benefits

4) Share market

5) None of these

Voluntary retirement benefits

Ques.8. According to the recent data released by NCRB, Delhi has highest rate of violent crimes in the country. Expand the term NCRB.

1) National Criminal Research Bureau

2) National Crime Records Bureau

3) National Crime Research Bureau

4) National Criminal Records Bureau

5) None of these

National Crime Records Bureau

Ques.9.  According to a UN report released recently, India will surpass China to become the most populous country of the world by

1) 2020

2) 2025

3) 2028

4) 2030

5) None of these

2028

Ques.10.  Who among the following has been elected the new president of Iran?

1) Ali Larijani

2) Trita Parsi

3) Hassan Rohani

4) Yasmin Alem

5) None of these

Hassan Rohani

Ques. 11.  On June 16, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to achieve which of the following feats?

1) Succeeded to ascent earth’s highest peak, Mount Everest.

2) Clinched a gold medal in the Olympics

3) Made a solo space flight

4) Became the first women pilot of a fighter aircraft in the world

5) None of these

Made a solo space flight

Ques.12.  Which of the following countries has won UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) award for its outstanding progress in eradicating hunger?

1) Bangladesh

2) Sri Lanka

3) India

4) China

5) None of these

Bangladesh

Ques.13.  Who among the following is the author of the recently published book titled ‘The Pity of Partition’?

1) Ayesha Jalal

2) Dipankar Gupta

3) Amish Tripathi

4) Ashwin Sanghi

5) None of these

Ayesha Jalal

Ques.14. The respected Sweden-based think tank SIPRI is associated with which of the following?

1) Arms control and non-proliferation

2) Preparing world peace index (WPI)

3) Publishing economic outlook of world’ emerging economies

4) Credit rating

5) None of these

Arm control and non proliferation

Ques.15.  What do you mean by mis-selling?

1) Selling a new product to an existing customer taking advantage to one’s goodwill

2) Misrepresenting or misleading an investor about the characteristics of a product or service.

 3) Selling a product in the market for which there is no demand.

4) Selling a product on a price higher than the original price of the product.

5) None of these

Misrepresenting or misleading an investor about the characteristics of a product or service.

Ques.16.  In a bid to finalise the free trade agreement with the European Union, India has proposed to reduce customs duty on which of the following items from current 150 per cent to just 40 per cent?

1) Sports cars

2) Wines and Spirit

3) Solar Panels

4) Packaged food

5) None of these

Wines and Spirit

Ques.17. The recent attempt by the Sri Lankan govt. to amend the 13th Amendment of the Sri Lankan constitution has created a fresh controversy. What the 13th amendment is all about? Through this

1) Sri Lanka had agreed to devolve some authority to the provinces.

2) Sri Lanka had agreed to ceasefire with the Tamil militants.

3) Sri Lanka govt. agreed to carry a detailed inquiry in the matter of human rights violation in the civil war of the country.

4) Sri Lanka accepted all the demands of international community to qualify to get international aid.

5) None of these

Sri Lanka had agreed to devolve some authority to the provinces.

Ques.18. An Indian child, Pinki, will perform the flip of the coin at the men's singles final event this year at Wimbledon. She will represent which of the following non-profit organisations which has been picked as the charity partner to the event?

1) Save the Child

2) CRY

3) Pratham

4) Smile Train

5) None of these

Smile Train

Ques. 19. The Confederations Cup is associated with which of the following games?      

1) Cricket

2) Football

3) Hockey

4) Tennis

5) None of these

Football

Ques.20.  Which of the following countries has succeeded in making the world’s fastest supercomputer till date, Tianhe-2, which is capable of performing 54.9 quadrillion operations per second?

1) Japan

2) China

3) Singapore

4) South Korea

5) None of these

China

Ques.21. The broadcasting regulator TRAI has mandated that for showing advertisements and promotional clips on the television, there will be a cap of ……….. minutes per hour effective from coming October.

1) 10

2) 12

3) 15

4) 18

5) None of these

12

Ques.22. India has invited which of the following countries to become the 'principal guest country' at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2014, scheduled to be held in Goa?

1) US

2) UK

3) China

4) Japan

5) None of these

China

Ques.23. Finance Minister P Chidambaram has launched the maiden Infrastructure Debt Fund (IDF) Scheme of IIFCL in New Delhi recently. IIFCL stands for

1) India Industrial Finance Company Limited

2) International Infrastructure Finance Company Limited

3) India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited 

4) India Infrastructure Funding Company Limited

5) None of these

India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited

Ques.24.The government has set a target of 80 per cent literacy rate to be achieved by with special emphasis on female education.

1) 2014

2) 2015

3) 2017

4) 2020

5) None of these

2017

Ques.25. The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed on which of the following dates every year?

1) June 15

2) June 17

3) June 20

4) June 23

5) None of these

June 17