Quiz 575: General Awareness Questions for IBPS
First Published: November 4, 2011 | Last Updated:August 4, 2019
1. Penganga is a tributary of which of the following rivers in India?
[A] Kaveri
[B] Godavari
[C] Krishna
[D] Narmada
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Correct Answer: B [Godavari]
2. Which among the following river is most described in Rig-Veda?
[A] Sindhu
[B] Chenab
[C] Saraswati
[D] Ganga
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Correct Answer: A [Sindhu]
Notes:
The Ganga,Yamuna,Sawaswati,Chenab are mentioned in the Rig Veda. Sindhu is not mentioned in the Rig Veda.
3. Consider the following statements:
- Dual System of Government in Bengal was a Brainchild of Lord Clive
- Dual System of Government continued till the times of Lord Cornwallis
Which among the above statements is / are correct?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct Answer: A [Only 1]
4. Assertion: Before the American War of Independence, the East India Company had lost its monopoly in America.
Reason: The Dutch were able to penetrate the American Markets by 1770
[A] Both Assertion and Reason are correct
[B] Assertion is correct but reason is incorrect
[C] Assertion is incorrect but reason is correct
[D] Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Correct Answer: A [Both Assertion and Reason are correct]
5. SLINEX-II exercise is an exercise between India and Sri Lanka. It is an_____?
[A] Air Exercise
[B] Naval Exercise
[C] Amphibian Exercise
[D] Land Exercise
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Correct Answer: B [Naval Exercise]
6. As per which among the following articles, President of India has power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offence?
[A] Article 70
[B] Article 72
[C] Article 74
[D] Article 76
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Correct Answer: B [Article 72]
Notes:
According to Article 72 of the Constitution the President of India has power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offence.
7. Circuit bench of the Supreme Court of India is located at?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Calcutta
[C] Chennai
[D] None of them
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Correct Answer: D [None of them]
Notes:
As of 2020, there are no circuit benches of the Supreme Court of India. In 2015, Chief Justice H.L. Dattu dismissed a petition for setting up circuit benches in 3 metro cities (Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai).
8. Who among the following was the first Indian sportsman to boycott the Olympic torch relay in support of the Tibetan independence movement.?
[A] Baichung Bhutia
[B] Dhanraj Pillay
[C] Chandu Borde
[D] Dibyendu Barua
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Correct Answer: A [Baichung Bhutia]
Notes:
In 2008, the then Indian football captain Baichung Bhutia had refused to carry the Olympic torch to show support and solidarity for the people of Tibet and their struggle.
9. Who among the following was the chairman Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC)?
[A] Justice B N Srikrishna
[B] Justice Debi Prasad Pal
[C] Prof. Y H Malegam
[D] Justice Shivraj V patil
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Correct Answer: A [Justice B N Srikrishna]
10. Underground Hamza River was found below the basin of which among the following rivers?
[A] Nile River
[B] Amazon River
[C] Mississippi River
[D] Congo River
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Correct Answer: B [Amazon River]
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