Important Static Awareness Questions for all bank exams

Q1. Which city houses the headquarters of International Cricket Council (ICC)? 
(a) Dubai
(b) Monaco
(c) Brussels
(d) London
(e) Sharjah

Q2. In which Indian state is the Keibul Lamjao, world's only floating National Park, situated? 
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Manipur
(d) West Bengal
(e) Assam

Q3. What is the minimum age limit to become the President of India?
(a) 25 years
(b) 30 years
(c) 35 years
(d) 40 years
(e) 45 years

Q4. Which freedom fighter was popularly known as `Deshbandhu'?
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Bhagat Singh
(d) C.F.Andrews
(e) Chittaranjan Das

Q5. What was the original name of renowned Hindi and Urdu writer Munshi Premchand? 
(a) Raghupati Sahay
(b) Dhanpatrai Srivastava
(c) Akhtar Hussain Rizvi
(d) Sampooran Singh Kalra
(e) Shanti Swarup

Q6. What is the approximate playing time of full version of 'Jana Gana Mana', the National Anthem of India?
(a) 42 seconds
(b) 52 seconds
(c) 62 seconds
(d) 72 seconds
(e) 82 seconds

Q7. Which city is famous for Chikankari embroidery?
(a) Srinagar
(b) Lucknow
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Jodhpur
(e) Jaipur

Q8. The Gir Forest National Park (Sasan Gir), the only home of the Asiatic Lions, is situated in which state? 
(a) Sikkim
(b) Gujarat
(c) Mizoram
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
(e) Assam

Q9. Who is the Supreme Commander of Indian armed forces? 
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Defence Minister
(d) Chief of Army Staff
(e) None of the above

Q10. Which lake seprates the Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh, from its twin city Secunderabad? 
(a) Durgam Cheruvu
(b) Ramgarh Tal Lake
(c) Hussain Sagar
(d) Osman Sagar
(e) Kolleru Lake

Q11. What is the name of India's first nuclear reactor? 
(a) Apsara
(b) CIRUS reactor
(c) Dhruva reactor
(d) KAMINI
(e) None of the above

Q12. What is the common name of Indian national tree `Ficus Bengalensis' ?  
(a) Banyan
(b) Pepal
(c) Mango
(d) Iron wood
(e) Ashoka

Q13. Who among the following is considered as the father of Mobile Phone ? 
(a) Percy Spencer
(b) Martin Cooper
(c) Tim Berners-Lee
(d) Edwin Land
(e) None of the above

Q14. The significant rise in production of which commodity is referred as `Yellow Revolution' ?
(a) Grains
(b) Pulses
(c) Textile
(d) Fruits and Vegetables
(e) Oilseeds

Q15. In which mountain range is the Siachen Glacier, the world's longest glacier, located ?  
(a) Karakoram
(b) Himalayas
(c) Hindu Kush
(d) Tien Shan
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Ram Nath Kovind is a current Governor of Bihar. Kovind is a politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party-BJP.n  He was elected to Rajya Sabha from state of Uttar Pradesh during the two terms of 1994-2000 and 2000-2006. He is an advocate by profession and practices in Delhi.

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu is an Indian politician serving as the Union Minister of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Information & Broadcasting in the Narendra Modi government. Earlier, He was the Union Cabinet Minister for Rural Development in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Antigua and Barbuda is a twin-island country in the Americas, lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda. St. John's is the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda.

S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. Considered to be one of the best spots to view the Bengal Tiger, Ranthambore National Park is located in Rajasthan and lies between the confluence of the Banas and the Chambal River. The protected forests are also famous for their large banyan trees and is enshrines a Medieval fort. Tiger, Hyena, Sloth Bear and Chital etc. are some of the rare species found here.

S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. In order to encourage more young voters to take part in the political process, Government of India has decided to celebrate January 25 every year as 'National Voters' Day'. It started from January 25, 2011 to mark Commission's foundation day.

S6.  Ans.(a)
Sol. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) is an international airport serving the cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in Gujarat, India. The airport is located in Hansol, 9 km north of central Ahmedabad. It is named after Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Deputy Prime Minister of India.

S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Hyderabad was historically known as a pearl and diamond trading centre, and it continues to be known as the City of Pearls. Many of the city's traditional bazaars, including Laad Bazaar, Begum Bazaar and Sultan Bazaar, have remained open for centuries.
                                                                                             
S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Althing is the national parliament of Iceland. It is the oldest legislature in the world that still exists. It was founded in 930 at Thingvellir (the "assembly fields"), which is almost 45 kilometres east of Iceland's capital, Reykjavík.

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Dharoi Dam is a gravity dam on the Sabarmati river near Dharoi, Mehsana district of northern Gujarat in India. Constructed in 1978, the dam is meant for irrigation, power generation and flood control.

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power station in Koodankulam in the Tirunelveli district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Construction on the plant began on 31 March 2002.

S11.  Ans.(c)
Sol. The Ngultrum is the currency of Bhutan. It replaced the rupee in 1974. It is subdivided into 100 chhertum. The Ngultrum is currently pegged to the Indian rupee at par.

S12.Ans.(b)
Sol. Formerly known as Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, the Avifauna sanctuary is located in Rajasthan. Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary (or Bharatpur National Park) was created around 250 years ago and was named after a Shiva temple located within the forest by the Rajput King Maharaja Suraj Mal. Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary was announced as a bird sanctuary in 1971 and is famous for housing over 230 species of birds.

S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Rasa lila is most popular form of folk dance of India, especially during the festivals of Krishna Janmashtami and Holi in the regions of Mathura and Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh.

S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Yeldari Dam, is an earthfill dam on Purna river near Yeldari in Jintur taluka of Parbhani district in the state of Maharashtra in India. It is the second largest dam in Marathwada region.

S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Dr. D. Y. Patil Stadium is a cricket stadium located in Nerul, Navi Mumbai with seating capacity of 60,000. It also has other facilities including 9 tennis hard courts, 4 indoor badminton courts and an Olympic sized swimming pool. Best feature of the stadium are cantilever roof and world;s first cricket stadium  to have concert level reinforced music system. DY Patil Stadium is one of best international cricket stadium in India with all the facilities and has been designed by India’s premier architects Hafeez Contractor.

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