Static Awareness Quiz | 26th november 2018

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Q1. Who is the author of the book ‘Maharana Pratap: The Invincible Warrior’?

(a) Arundhati Roy

(b) Anita Nair

(c) Vikram Seth

(d) Chetan Bhagat

(e) Rima Hooja

Q2. Mr. N D Tiwari has recently passed away. He was a famous ______.

(a) Poet

(b) Writer

(c) Actor

(d) Professor

(e) Politician

Q3. India and Croatia signed two agreements to strengthen cultural and diplomatic cooperation between the two countries. Name the capital of Croatia?

(a) Buenos Aires

(b) Yerevan

(c) Rabat

(d) Ottawa

(e) Zagreb

Q4. Bhadravati city is situated on which river?

(a) Bhadra river

(b) Vishwamitri river

(c) Yamuna river

(d) Tungabhadra river

(e) None of these

Q5. The Rihand dam has been built across Rihand River a tributary of Sone river in which state?

(a) Bihar

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Jharkhand

(d) West Bengal

(e) Odisha

Q6. The Hikat dance is a very old form of folk dance which is being performed by the young girls in the marriage ceremonies in which state?

(a) Himachal Pradesh

(b) Jammu and Kashmir

(c) Uttarakhand

(d) Arunachal Pradesh

(e) None of these

Q7. Thae Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated in which state?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Telangana

(c) Kerala

(d) Odisha

(e) None of these

Q8. Who is the Road Transport and Highways, Shipping minister of India?

(a) Ravi Shankar Prasad

(b) Nitin Jairam Gadkari

(c) Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

(d) Ramvilas Paswan

(e) Narendra Singh Tomar

Q9. Where is the headquarter of Bank of Nova Scotia? 

(a) Singapore

(b) Canada

(c) Switzerland

(d) Japan

(e) South Africa

Q10. The Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?

(a) Kerala

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Assam

(e) Manipur

Solutions

Ans.1.(e)

Exp. A new book on Maharana Pratap named “Maharana Pratap: The Invincible Warrior” authored by historian Rima Hooja has been released. The book narrates the life of Maharana Pratap, the great Rajput warrior and also talks about the famous battle of Haldighati.

Ans.2.(e)

Exp. Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Narayan Dutt Tiwari died at a private hospital after prolonged illness, doctors said. He was 93.

Ans.3.(e)

Ans.4.(a)

Exp. Bhadravati is an industrial city and taluk in the Shimoga District of Karnataka state, India. Bhadravati derives its name from the Bhadra River which flows through the city.

Ans.5.(b)

Exp. The Rihand dam has been built across Rihand River a tributary of Sone river, near Pipri in the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh. The concrete gravity dam has its maximum height that is 91m.

Ans.6.(b)

Exp. The Hikat dance  is a very old form of folk dance which is being performed by the young  girls in the marriage ceremonies in the valley of Kashmir.

Ans.7.(a)

Exp. Thae Pongal is a harvest festival dedicated to the Sun God. It is a four-day festival which according to the Tamil calendar is usually celebrated from January 14 to January 17. Thai Pongal is one of the most important festivals celebrated by Tamil people in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Ans.8.(b)

Exp. Nitin Jayram Gadkari is an Indian politician and the current Minister of Road Transport and Highways and Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and is the Member of the Indian Parliament for Nagpur.

Ans.9.(b)

Exp. The Bank of Nova Scotia, operating as Scotiabank is a Canadian multinational bank. It is the third largest bank in Canada by deposits and market capitalization. The bank was founded in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1832, and moved its executive offices to Toronto, Ontario, in 1900.

Ans.10(a)

Exp. Famously known for the habitat of endangered species of Giant Grizzled Squirrel of India, the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Idukki district of Kerala state.

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