General Awareness SET VIII
(1)The largest proven oil reserve of the world lies in
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) Venezuela
(c) Iraq
(d)Iran
(2)The book ‘Gokhale,My Political Guru’ was written by
(a) M.K. Gandhi
(b) M.A. Jinnah
(c) C.R.Das
(d)Shaukat Ali
(3)Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Nane Sake’?
(a) Jhumpa Lahiri
(b) Vikram seth
(c) Shobha de
(d)Kiran desai
(4)National Science Day is observed on
(a) 28th February
(b) 5th January
(c) 2nd June
(d)14th March
(5)Which was the first National News Agency of free India ?
(a) The Free Press of India
(b) The Indian Review
(c) None of these
(d)The Associated Press of India
(6)The original name of ‘Mahabharata’ is
(a) Jai Samhita
(b) Kathasaritsagar
(c) Bharat Katha
(d)Rajtarangini
(7)Kudankulam Project is located in which state
(a) Tamil nadu
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d)Telangana
(8)Who was the first black actor to win Oscar ?
(a) Wesley Snipes
(b) Eddie Murphy
(c) Morgan Freeman
(d)Sidney poitiers
(9)Which of the following is related to horticulture?
(a) Golden revolution
(b) Operation flood
(c) White revolution
(d)Green revolution
(10)Who fixes the REPO rate in India?
(a) IMF –International Monetary Fund
(b) RBI _Reserve Bank of India
(c) SEBI _Securities and Exchange Board of India
(d)WTO _World Trade Organization