GK Questions asked in SBI PO Exam 15.06.2014

 

(1) World environment day celebrated on
(2) One question on White level ATM
(3) One question on Certificate deposit
(4) One question on census of 2011
(5) micr code consists of _____ digits
(6) What is the Name of Chief justice of India?
(7) Full form of SLR
(8) What is scanner?
(9) Four Pi's of marketing?
(10) Padambhushan Given to?
(11) How many people voted in Central election ( in crore ) ?
(12) Which country change their national flag recently ?
(13) What is mouse icon called ?
(14) On which data computer process ?
(15) If liquidity exceeds what RBI will do ?
(16) World environment day - 5 June
(17) World’s highest building- burj khaleefa
18) fastest mode of transfer through mobile mode
19) meaning of 'galore'
20) min limit in RTGS
21) new pak envoy to india- basit
22) ideal mode of m/king
23) search file shortcut option
24) software is saved in _____(hard disk, rom,ram,not)
25) Australian swimmwer who under gone shoulder surgery
26) ranbaxy is the company of......
27) largest computer..d optn were mainframe, pda, mini,laptop,pc
28) large data storage device having metallic surface
29) which bank can not issue certi of deposit-rrb and local area bank
30) what is term deposit
31) what is software
32) About NBFC's
33) Which is faster neft or rtgs

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Head's Of Important Offices in India

1. Who is the Present Attorney General =>> Mukul Rohatgi
2. Who is the Present Solicitor General =>> Ranjith Kumar
3. Who is the Present Comptroller and Auditor General =>> Shashi Kant Sharma
4. Who is the Present Army Chief =>> Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh
5. Who is the Present Chief of Air staff =>> Arup Raha
6. Who is the Present Chief of Naval Staff =>> vice admiral R K Dhowan
7. Who is the Present Chief Election Commissioner =>> V. S. Sampath
8. Who is the Present National Human Rights Commission, Chairman =>> K.G Balakrishnan
9. Who is the Present National Commission for Woman, Chairperson =>> Mamta Sharma
10. Who is the Present Chief Information Commissioner =>> Rajiv Mathur
11. Who is the present Finance Commission, Chairman =>> Y.V. Reddy
12. Who is the Present ISRO, chairman =>> Dr. k. Radhakrishnan
13. Who is the present SEBI chairman =>> UK Sinha
14. Who is the present Supreme Court Chief Justice of India =>> P. Sathasivam(New R M Lodha)
15. Who is the new chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) ?
Answer: Alok Joshi
16. Who is the new chief of Intelligence Bureau (IB)?
Answer: Syed Asif Ibrahim
17. Who is the new chief of CBI?
Answer: Ranjit Sinha
18.Who is the present TRAI ( Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) Chairman ?
Answer: Rahul Khullar
19. Recently appointed CAG of India is
Answer: Sashikanth Sharma
20. Present Central Vigilance Commissioner of India ?
Answer: Pradeep Kumar

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Renamed Indian cities

1. Chennai, formerly Madras, renamed in 1996

2. Jabalpur, formerly Jubbulpore, renamed in 1947

3. Kanpur, formerly Cawnpore, renamed in 1948

4. Kochi, formerly Cochin, renamed in 1996

5. Kolkata, formerly Calcutta, renamed in 2001

6. Mumbai, formerly Bombay, renamed in 1995

7. Puducherry, formerly Pondicherry, renamed in 2006

8. Thiruvananthapuram, formerly Trivandrum, renamed in 1991

9. Vadodara, formerly Baroda, renamed in 1974

10. Varanasi, formerly Benares

11. Guwahati, formerly Gauhati

12. Indore, formerly Indhur

13. Kozhikode, formerly Calicut

14. Panaji, formerly Panjim

15. Pune, formerly Poona

16. Sagar, formerly Saugor

17. Shimla, formerly Simla

18. Thanjavur, formerly Tanjore

19. Thoothukudi, formerly Tuticorin

20. Thrissur, formerly Trichur

21. Tiruchirapalli,formerly Trichinopoly or its shortened version, Trichy

22. Udhagamandalam,formerly Ootacamund or its shortened version, Ooty

23. Vijayawada, formerly Bejawada

24. Visakhapatnam, formerly Waltair and before that, Vizagapatnam or its shortened version, Vizag

25. Avantika to Ujjain

26. Vorugallu to Warangal

27. Cambay to Khambhat

28. Bulsar to Valsad

29. Bangalore to Bengaluru (change effective from 1 November 2006)

30. Bhopal Bairagarh to Sant Hirda Ram Nagar, Bhopal

31. Jullunder to Jalandhar

32. Ropar to Rupnagar

33. Mohali to SAS Nagar

34. Nawan Shahar to Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar

35. Cape Comorin to Kanyakumari

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GK Questions and answers for all Competitive Examinations

1. The Akali movement was formed in:

Answer: 1920

2. Who started the paper ‘Leader’?

Answer: Madan Mohan Malavya

3. Name the official organ of the Swaraj Party:

Answer: Hindustan Times

4. The college section and Gurukula Section were the divisions of:

Answer: Aryasamaj

5. The whitley commission on Labour was setup in:

Answer: 1929

6. Name the leader of the Revolt of 1857 who fled to Nepal?

Answer: Nanasaheb

7. Who is called as ‘Periyor’?

Answer: E.V Ramaswami Naicker

8. The Irwin Declaration was in:

Answer: 1929

9. The instruments or grants of adoption given to Hindu and Muslim princess after the Revolt of 1857 were called as:

Answer: Sanads

10. Name the author of the book “Thepeasantry in Bengal”?

Answer: R.C Dutt

11. The policy of the English East India company in Bengal during the Double Government was known as:

Answer: Masked system

12. Who was forced to leave the Indian National Congress following the notorious Gurukula incident of Tirunelvelley?

Answer: E.V Ramaswami Naicker

13. Who made the August Declaration of 1917?

Answer: Edwin Montague

14. When did Tilak declare “Swaraj is my birth right, and I shall have it”?

Answer: 1916

15. When did Gandhiji serve a ’11 point Ultimatum’ on the British Government?

Answer: Before starting the civil disobedience movement.

16. Name the revolutionary terrorist who ended his days as a Ramakrishna mission swami.

Answer: Jatindranath Bandopadhyay

17. Name the first session of Indian National Congress in which Jawaharlal Nehru participated:

Answer: Bankipore (1912)

18. Who started Ganesh and Shivaji festivals for anti-British propaganda?

Answer: Bala Gangadhara Tilak

19. Muhammadali Jinnah drafted the 14 points against:

Answer: Nehru Report

20. Which considered as the parental home of Bhagavatism?

Answer: Mathura

21. Who is called as the ‘Paragon of Vedantist’?

Answer: Swami Vivekananda

22. Which is considered as ‘Dravida Veda’?

Answer: Thevaram

23. Name the European power who built the first Carmelite church in Kerala.

Answer: The Dutch

24. The outsiders who settled down in tribal areas were called as:

Answer: Diku

25. The number of schedules to the Constitution of India:

Answer: 12

1st schedule - Names of states and UT

2nd schedule - Salaries of constitutional authorities

3rd schedule - Forms of oaths

4th schedule - Representation to the state in parliament

5th schedule - Special protection to schedule tribes and areas

6th schedule - Special protection of tribal people

7th schedule - Division of power between central and state govt.

8th schedule - Recognized languages

9th schedule - Land reforms act

10th schedule- Anti defection

11th schedule - Functions of panchayat raj

12th schedule - Functions of urban local govt

26. Atacama desert is in:

Answer: Chile

27. The first Prime Minister of Pakistan:

Answer: Liaquat Ali Khan

28. The Author of “1857 The Great Rebellion”:

Answer: Asoka Mehta

29. How many times National Emergency declared so far?

Answer: Twice

30. Right to property is a:

Answer: Legal right

31. Who waged a war of destruction and plunder against India 17 times between 1000 and 1025 A.D?

Answer: Muhammad of Ghazni

32. The first council of Buddhist monks was convened at:

Answer: Rajagaha

33. The major bird sanctuary in Kerala:

Answer: Thattekad

34. What is the equatorial diameter of Earth?

Answer: 12,754 km

35. Who destroyed Nalanda University in 1202?

Answer: Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khilji

36. The first month of National Calendar (Saka era):

Answer: Chaitra

37. The first country built nuclear power station:

Answer: Russia

38. The birth place of the famous classic painter Raja Ravi Varma:

Answer: Kilimanoor

39. One Megawatt is:

Answer: 1000000 watts

40. Itanagar is the capital of:

Answer: Arunachal Pradesh

41. The headquarters of Asian Development Bank (ADB) are located in:

Answer: Manila

42. The Secretary General of the Lok Sabha is appointed by:

Answer. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha

43. The Author of ‘Snakes and Ladders’ is:

Answer. Gita Mehta

44. The first Indian satellite ‘Aryabhata’ was launched in the year:

Answer. 1975

45. The first World Cup Football tournament was held in:

Answer. Uruguay

46. The rear view mirror used in vehicles is:

Answer. Convex

47. Which country is known as ‘Land of Thousand Lakes’?

Answer. Finland

48. The free operating system Linux was developed by:

Answer. Linus Torwalds

49. New York City is on the bank of the river.

Answer. Hudson

50. How many vertebrae are there in a giraffe’s neck?

Answer. 7

51. Who is the founder of the Khilji dynasty?

Answer. Jalaludheen Khilji

52. When did television transmission begin in India?

Answer. 1959

53. The first battle of Panipat was in:

Answer. 1526

54. India Gate was earlier known as:

Answer. All India War Memorial

55. Vitamin B2 is also known as:

Answer. Riboflavin

56. The capital of Nigeria is:

Answer. Abuja

57. Mesopotamia is now known as:

Answer. Iraq

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Headquarters Locations of Important International Organizations.

1. United Nations Organization (UNO) - New York, USA

2. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - New York, USA

3. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Paris, France

4. United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) - Vienna, Austria

5. World Health Organization (WHO) - Geneva, Switzerland

6. United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) - New York, USA

7. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - Vienna, Austria

8. World Bank - Washington, D.C., United States

9. International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - Geneva, Switzerland

10. International Maritime Organization (IMO) - London, United Kingdom

11. Universal Postal Union (UPU) - Bern, Switzerland

12. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - Rome, Italy

13. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) - Geneva, Switzerland

14. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) - Kathmandu, Nepal

15. International Labour Organization (ILO) - Geneva, Switzerland

16. International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Washington, D.C., United States

17. World Trade Organization (WTO) - Geneva, Switzerland

18. International Court of Justice (World Court or ICJ) - The Hague, Netherlands

19. Amnesty International - London, United Kingdom

20. Transparency International (TI) - Berlin, Germany

21. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - Geneva, Switzerland

22. International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

23. Commonwealth of Nations - London, United Kingdom

24. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) - Geneva, Switzerland

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