GK Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams

1.      India and ________ has launched an International Solar Alliance (ISA) at the conference of Parties (CoP21) Climate Conference which was held recently at Paris.

A.     Russia

B.     France

C.     Germany

D.    USA

Answer : B

2.     Name the footballer who won four Guinness World Record certificates for scoring 5 goals in 9 minutes?

A.     Kamil Grosicki

B.     Wojciech Szczesny

C.     Jakub Blaszczykowski

D.    Robert Lewandowski

Answer : D

3.     Who is the present Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare of India?

A.     Harsh Vardhan

B.     Radha Mohan Singh

C.     Jagat  Prakash Nadda

D.    Kalraj Mishra

Answer : C

4.     Which of the following has signed a contract worth of Rs. 40,000 crore with GE and Alstom?

A.     National Highway Authority of India

B.     Indian Railways

C.     Indian Navy

D.    Airport Authority of India

Answer : B

5.     World AIDS Day was observed on _________.

A.     4th December

B.     2nd December

C.     1st December

D.    3rd December

Answer : C

6.     General Electric (GE) and Alstom has planned to setup two locomotive plants at which of the following states?

A.     Bihar

B.     Madhya Pradesh

C.     Uttar Pradesh

D.    Maharashtra

Answer : A

7.     International Day for the Abolition of Slavery was observed on __________.

A.     3rd December

B.     1st December

C.     2nd December

D.    4th December

Answer : C

8.    Which state government has amended the Factories Act, 1948 which allows women to work in night shifts?

A.     Maharashtra

B.     Bihar

C.     Uttar Pradesh

D.    Gujarat

Answer : A

9.     Name the Indian who won gold medal at 7th World Bodybuilding and Physique Championship (WBPF) which was held at Bangkok?

A.     Ankur Sharma

B.     Suhas Khamkar

C.     Thakur Singh

D.    Murli Kumar

Answer : C

10.Who has been honoured with the ITC Sangeet Samman 2015?

A.     L Subramaniam

B.     T N Krishnan

C.     L Shankar

D.    H K Venkatram

Answer : A

 

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