General Knowledge Quiz-1

General Knowledge Quiz-1

Following MCQs taken from Common Law Admission Test (CLAT 2016)

Q1: Country’s first ‘visually-challenged friendly’ railway station is ____________

(A) Tirupathi
(B) New Delhi
(C) Varanasi
(D) Mysuru

Q2: The ‘Paris Agreement’ was adopted in the twenty first session of Conference of Parties in the month of __________

(A) November, 2015

(B) February, 2016

(C) December, 2015 

(D) January, 2016

Q3: Who is the Chairman of National Green Tribunal?

(A) Justice R.C. Lahoti

(B) Justice Balakrishna Reddy

(C) Justice Swatanter Kumar

(D) Justice Bhandhari

Q4: Who is the Union Finance Minister of India?

Folk and Classical Dances of India

Folk and Classical Dances of India

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No.	Classical or Folk Dance	State or UT
1.	Bharat Natyam	Tamil Nadu
2.	Bihu	Assam
3.	Bhangra	Punjab
4.	Chhau	Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa & West Bengal
5.	Changu	Odissa and Andhra Pradesh
6.	Dandiya	Gujarat
7.	Dumhal	Kashmir
8.	Garhwali	Uttaranchal
9.	Garba	Gujarat
10.	Gair	Rajasthan
11.	Ghoomar	Rajasthan
12.	Hattari, Yakshagan	Karnataka
13.	Karma	Madhya Pradesh
14.	Karagam	Tamil Nadu
15.	Kathak	Uttar Pradesh
16.	Kathakali, Mohniattam	Kerala

SSC STENO (Grade C & D) Entrance Examination 2016 - General Intelligence and Reasoning -3

SSC STENO (Grade C & D) Entrance  Examination 2016

General Intelligence and Reasoning -3

✍ See  General Intelligence and Reasoning -1 for Questions 1 to 18
        See  General Intelligence and Reasoning -2 for Questions 19 to 30

Q31: The average age of the present ages of Amit and Anil is 32 years. If Amit is 6 years older than Anil, what's Anil present age?

(A) 26 years
(B) 19 years
(C) 29 years
(D) 38 years


Q32: From the given alternatives, select the word which CANNOT be formed using the letters of the given word.

     JURISPRUDENCE

(A) PRUNE
(B) PRESIDENT
(C) PREJUDICE
(D) PRINCE



Q33: From the given alternative words, select the word which can be formed using the letters of , the given word.

MONUMENT

(A) MOUNT
(B) MOVEMENT
(C) TENANT
(D) TENT

Tentative Dates of Forthcoming Competitions

FORTHCOMING COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS 

Here is the list of competitions examination tentative schedule. You are advised to confirm examination dates from the respective organizations.

 2016

SNo.	Exam	Date
1	IBPS Regional Rural Banks Office Assistants (Multipurpose)(pre.) Exam.,2016 (CWE-V)	12,13 & 19 November
2.	Rajasthan SMSSB Laboratory Assistant Direct Recruitment Exam., 2016	13 Nov
3.	IBPS Bank Probationary Officers/Management Trainees Main Exam	20 Nov
4.	Uttarakhand State Lower Subordinate Exam., 2016	20 Nov
5.	Jharkhand Teacher Eligibility Test,2016 (Level I&II)	20Nov
6.	Rajasthan State Talent Search Exam., 2016(Class X & XII)	(27Nov.)
7.	IBPS Bank Clerical Cadre (Pre.) Exam. (CWE-VI)	(26-27 Nov.-3-4 Dec.)
8.	Army Public School Combined Selection Screening Exam., 2016(for PGT,TGT&PRT)	27 Nov & 4Dec
9.	S.S.C. Combined Graduate Level Exam.,2016 (Tier-II)	(30Nov.-2Dec.)
10.	Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti TGT/PGT/Misc. Teachers Recruitment Exam., 2016	Dec 4
11.	Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Primary Teacher, PGTs,TGTs etc. Recruitment Exam., 2016	Nov-Dec (Tentative)
12.	India Post Payment Bank Ltd. Officer Scale-I(Pre.) Exam.	Dec (tentative)
13.	S.S.C. Junior Engineer (Civil, Electrical & Mechanical Exam., 2016 (Paper-I)	8,9 & 12 Dec
14.	Chhattisgarh Civil Judge (pre.) Exam., 2016	Dec 11

Nobel Prize Winners (2016) and 10 amazing Facts about Nobel Prize

Nobel Prize Winners (2016)
and 10 Amazing facts about Nobel Prize

Here are the names of the winners of Nobel Prize in 2016

Name	Country	Field
Yoshinori Ohsumi	Japan	Physiology or Medicine
Oliver Hart	UK	Economics Sciences
Bengt Holmstrom	Finland	Economic Sciences
J. Michael Kosterlitz	UK	Physics
Duncan Haldane	USA	Physics
David J. Thouless	UK	Physics
Fraser Stoddard	UK	Chemistry
Jean-Pierre Sauvage	France	Chemistry
Ben Feringa	Netherland	Chemistry
Bob Dylan	USA	Literature
Juan Manuel Santos	Presdent of Colombia	Peace Prize

10 amazing facts about Nobel Prizes are:

English Vocabulary - Single Word Substitution

One Word Substitution

One word, representing a phrase or sentence or clause, helps in communicating precisely. Here is a list of 20 commonly used words. You may also check this quiz on One word Substitution to learn 100+ words.


1. Able to use the left hand and right hand equally well - Ambidextrous

2. A plan for or the route to be followed on a journey- Itinerary

3. A game in which in which no one wins - Draw

4. A sweet music - Melody

5. A written attack using humour to provoke contempt- Lampoon

6. Words of similar meaning - Synonyms

General Science Quiz

General Science Quiz

Q1. Name the biggest planet in our solar system?

Q2. What is the chemical symbol for the element oxygen?

Q3. Another name for a tidal wave is a?

Q4. True or false? Dogs are herbivores.

Q5. What is the 7th element on the periodic table of elements?

Q6. What is the name of the long appendage that hangs from an elephants face?

Q7. True or false? DNA is the shortened form of the term Deoxyribonucleic acid?

Q8. Name the highest mountain on earth is?

Current Affairs Quiz (Sep/Oct 2016)

Current Affairs Quiz

September/October - 2016

Q1: International Translation Day is being observed on which day?



Q2: Who became the first Indian woman to cross the 60-metre mark in javelin throw at the 56th Open National Athletics Championships?



Q3: Which day is commemorated as International Non-Violence Day?





Q4: The Ministry of Tourism, India government declared which city as 'the 'Cleanest Tourism Destination'?




Q5: Who will be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade on 26th January 2017?




Q6: Name the Indian state first to implement Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in Kerosene?




Q7: Who won Nobel Prize 2016 in Physics?




Q8: Who clinched a silver medal in the 50 metre pistol event of the ISSF World Cup at Bologna, Italy?