Quiz 570: GK Questions for IBPS Clerical Examination
First Published: October 8, 2011 | Last Updated:August 4, 2019
1. A person can be appointed as Attorney General of India, provided he / she is qualified to be appointed as which among the following?
[A] Chief Justice of Supreme Court
[B] Chief Justice of High Court
[C] Judge of Supreme Court
[D] Judge of High Court
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Correct Answer: C [Judge of Supreme Court]
Notes:
Under the Article 76(1) of the Indian Constitution, a person can be appointed as Attorney General of India, provided he / she is qualified to be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court.
2. Consider the following:
- Crop Rotation
- Contour Cultivation
- Buffer Cropping
Which among the above are parts of the Strip Farming?
[A] Only 1
[B] 1 & 2
[C] 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2 & 3]
3. The Asian empire of Portuguese was divided into three independent presidencies. Identify the correct set of these presidencies from the given options:
[A] Goa, Mozambique, Malacca
[B] Goa, Madagascar, Mauritius
[C] Goa, Mozambique, Mauritius
[D] Goa, Reunion, Malacca
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Correct Answer: A [Goa, Mozambique, Malacca]
Notes:
There was a viceroy at Goa, then a Governor at Mozambique and finally a Governor at Malacca
4. In the name of which among the following Mughal emperors, the East India Company struck the first coins in India?
[A] Jahangir
[B] Farrukhsiyar
[C] Muhammad Shah
[D] Jahandar Shah
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Correct Answer: B [Farrukhsiyar]
Notes:
The Farrukhsiyar royal farman of 1717 had allowed the company to mint its own coins. Thus, he was the Mughal King in whose name, East India Company minted its own coins.
5. Consider the following:
- French
- British
- Portuguese
- Dutch
The Battle of Swally Hole of 1615 was fought between which among the above?
[A] 1 & 2
[B] 2 & 3
[C] 3 & 4
[D] 1 & 4
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Correct Answer: B [2 & 3]
6. Consider the following:
- Submarine
- Ship
- Aircraft
- Land
The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile can be launched from which among the above?
[A] Only 1
[B] 1 & 2
[C] 1, 2 & 3
[D] All of them
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Correct Answer: D [All of them]
7. Who among the following scientists is known for devising four criteria designed to establish a causal relationship between a causative microbe and a disease?
[A] Louis Pasteur
[B] Emil Behring
[C] Ivan Pavlov
[D] Robet Koch
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Correct Answer: D [Robet Koch]
Notes:
Dr. Robert Koch was a German (Prussian) physician. In 1877 he isolated Bacillus anthracis (causative agent of Anthrax) . He also isolated Tuberculosis bacillus (Causative agent of TB) and Vibrio cholera (causative agent of Cholera). He is also known to develop Koch’s postulates, the four criteria designed to establish a causal relationship between a causative microbe and a disease. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his tuberculosis findings in 1905.
8. In which year on October 1, a permanent nursing service for the Indian troops was constituted, designated as India Military Nursing Service, celebrated today as Nursing Day in India?
[A] 1920
[B] 1922
[C] 1926
[D] 1930
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9. At which among the following places, the Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA) has been established in India?
[A] Kolkata
[B] Ludhiana
[C] Chandigarh
[D] Naintal
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Correct Answer: B [Ludhiana]
10. Which among the following acts has not been enacted by parliament of India?
[A] AFSPA
[B] POTA
[C] MCOCA
[D] FEMA
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Correct Answer: C [MCOCA]
Notes:
MCOCA has not been enacted by parliament of India. The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act of 1999 (MCOCA) is a law enacted by Maharashtra in 1999 to combat organised crime and terrorism
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