IMPORTANT GK SET NO.50 FOR ALL COMPETITIVE EXAMS

IMPORTANT GK SET NO.50 FOR ALL COMPETITIVE EXAMS

1.First Bank in India to launch EMI facility on debit cards:a)SBI
b)Axis Bank
c)ICICI Bank
d)None of these

Answer c)ICICI Bank

2.Which is the deepest lake of the world ?a)Lake Michigan
b)Lake Superior
c)Lake Baikal
d)Lake Huron

Answer c) Lake Baikal

3. International Day for the Elderly is observed on:a)1st October
b)8th September
c)8th October
d)18th September

Answer a) 1st October

4.National Housing Bank was founded on:a) 9 July, 1988
b) 19 July, 1989
c) 8 July, 1985
d) None of These

Answer a) 9th July 1988

5. An apex banking institution is:a) Industrial Development Bank of India
b) State Bank of India
c) NABARD
d) All of above

Answer d) All of above

6. Merchant Banking comes into existence in India in:a) 1971
b) 1964
c) 1965
d) 1967

Answer d) 1967

7. Father of Gene Therapy___?a)Thomas Edison
b)Anderson
c)Jonas Salk
d)R Mishra

Answer b) Anderson

8.Father of Modern Botany?a)Thomas Edison
b)Peter-De-Cresenji
c)TH Morgan
d)Linnaeus

Answer d)Linnaeus

9.The headquarters of “Universal Postal Union”?a)Abu Dhabi(UAE)
b)Paris
c)Bern
d)Rome

Answer c)Bern

10.”Common Wealth of nations” has its headquarters at ___?a)Vienna
b)Geneva
c)London
d)New York

Answer c) London

11.Who has written the book ‘The China Model’?a)Kalyana Malla
b)Daniel A Bell
c)Hindol Sengupta
d)Lt. Gen. S. C. Sardeshpande

Answer b) Daniel A Bell

12.Who has written the book ‘Fragile Frontiers:The Secret History of Mumbai Terror Attacks’?a)S.K.Rath
b)Lt. Gen. Dipendra Singh
c)M. J. Akbar
d)Lt. Gen. S. C. Sardeshpande

Answer a) S.K.Rath

13.Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary is located in ?a)Karnataka
b)Jharkhand
c)Bihar
d)Goa

Answer c) Bihar

14.Indravati National Park is located in ?a)Karnataka
b)Jharkhand
c)Chattisgarh
d)Uttar Pradesh

Answer c) Chattisgarh

15.CEPI stands for:a) Council of Environmental Pollution of India
b) Center for Environmental Pollution In India
c) Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index
d) None of These

Answer c) Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index