Gk Quiz

Ques. : 1   Who has been appointed as the Chancellor of Kashmir’s Central University by the President Pranav Mukherjee after its establishment in 2009?
1) Karan Singh 2) TV Rajeshwar 3) Dr Srikumar Banerjee 4) YK Alagh 5) Jagmohan
Ques. : 2   Taro Pharmaceutical Industries is based in which country that is scheduled to merge with India’s largest drug maker, Sun Pharmaceuticals?
1) Switzerland 2) Israel 3) Russia 4) USA 5) France

Ques. : 3   Shot putter Nadzeya Ostapchuk belongs to which country who became the first athlete to be stripped of a medal at the London Olympics after her gold was withdrawn for doping?
1) Serbia 2) Russia 3) Ukraine 4) Belarus 5) Czech Republic

Ques. : 4   Who among the following athletes has the record of winning highest number of medals, major share in which is those of gold medals, in the world?
1) Michael Phelps 2) Carl Lewis 3) Larisa Latyanina 4) Mark Spitz 5) Paavo Nurmi

Ques. : 5   The parliamentary standing committee on finance, led by Yashwant Sinha, has suggested what per cent of a company’s profit to be spent for corporate social responsibility activities in and around the area they operate?
1) 2% 2) 5% 3) 7% 4) 10% 5) 12%

Ques. : 6   Which country was suspended in August from the Organisation of Islamic (OIC) for its violent suppression of a 17-month-long uprising against the ruling establishment?
1) Morocco 2) Bahrain 3) Indonesia 4) Mali 5) Syria

Ques. : 7   In which state the Kalpasar dam project is under construction to resolve the water woes in the arid and semi-arid areas of the state?
1) Odisha 2) Rajasthan 3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Gujarat 5) Maharashtra

Ques. : 8   Who among the following Indian cricketers has been awarded as the Cricketer of the Year and ODI Cricketer of the Year by the International Cricket Council (ICC)?
1) Sachin Tendulkar 2) MS Dhoni 3) Virat Kohli 4) Suresh Raina 5) Ishant Sharma

Ques. : 9   Who among the following can be called a ‘pawnbroker’?
1) A stock broker who is similar to a ‘bull’. 2) A stock broker who is similar to a ‘bear’.
3) A person who lends money against a pledged article which he is free to sell if the loan is not repaid with interest. 4) A person who lends money against gold.
5) None of the above

Ques. : 10   In context with the banking industry, what is the correct full form of PCR?
1) Profit Credit Ratio 2) Provision Credit Ratio 3) Provisioning Coverage Ratio 4) Profit Coverage Ratio 5) Performance Credit Ratio

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