General Awareness Set 1
The term “general awareness” covers a broad range of topics – there are plenty of things out there that you should really know about in order to be able to boast about being well aware of the earth’s goings-on. In this quiz we’ll test your general awareness from a more geographical point of view.
- 1.Which of the following Indonesian regions was a victim of massive earthquake in 2004?
- A.
Irian Jaya
- B.
Sumatra
- C.
Kalibangan
- D.
Java
- 2.The first non-stop air-conditioned ‘DURANTO’ train was flagged oil’ between
- A.
Sealdah — New Delhi
- B.
Mumbai — Howrah
- C.
Bangalore — Howrah
- D.
Chennai — New Delhi
- 3.Which among the following agencies released the report, Economic Outlook for 2009-10 ?
- A.
Planning Commission
- B.
PM’s Economic Advisory Council
- C.
Finance Commission
- D.
Reserve Bank of India
- 4.India and U.S. have decided to finalize agreements related to which of the following?
- A.
Trade and Investment
- B.
Intellectual Property
- C.
Traditional Knowledge
- D.
All of the above
- 5.Which one o[ the following states does not form part of Narmada River basin?
- A.
Madhya Pradesh
- B.
Rajasthan
- C.
Gujarat
- D.
Maharashtra
- 6.Which of the following countries has recently become the third largest market for Twitter?
- A.
China
- B.
India
- C.
Brazil
- D.
Indonesia
- 7.The exchange of commodities between two countries is referred as
- A.
Balance of trade
- B.
Bilateral trade
- C.
Volume of trade
- D.
Multilateral trade
- 8.Soil erosion on hill slopes can he checked by
- A.
Afforestation
- B.
Terrace cultivation
- C.
Strip cropping
- D.
Contour ploughing
- 9.Who coined the word ‘Geography’?
- A.
Ptolemy
- B.
Eratosthenes
- C.
Hacataus
- D.
Herodatus
- 10.Which of the following is called the “ecological hot spot of India”?
- A.
Western Ghats
- B.
Eastern Ghats
- C.
Western Himalayas
- D.
Eastern Himalayas
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