Quiz 636: GK Questions for IBPS and SSC Examinations June 27, 2012 1. The ‘Paracel Islands’ and ‘Spratly Islands’, sometimes seen in news are disputed territories among which of the following? China Taiwan Vietnam Select the correct option from the codes given below:1 and 21 and 32 and 31, 2 and 32. Which of the following volcano(es) is/are active? 1. Mt. Kilimanjaro2. Mt. Cotopaxi3. Mauna LoaOnly 1Only 2Both 2 and 3All of them3. Which of the following local winds is/are not correctly matched in the region which they blow? Mistral – cold northerly wind from central France and the Alps to Mediterranean Sirocco – Southerly wind from north Africa to southern Europe Chinook – Warm dry westerly wind off the Rocky Mountains Harmattan – Dry northerly wind across central Africa Select the correct option from the codes given below:1 and 41, 2 and 32, 3 and 4All of them4. The nutritional supplements Spirulina, Chorella and the Vitamin-C supplement, Dunaliella are actually :AlgaeLichensProbioticsBryophytes5. The first British ‘Presidency’ in India was established at :SuratMadrasBengalBombay6. Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded India for the first time during the reign of which among the following Mughal Emperors?Muhammad ShahAhmad ShahShah Alam-IIAkbar-II7. Neel-Darpan’ by Din Bandhu Mitra portrays the plight of :Bengali ArtisansIndigo PlantersLandless LabourersAll of the above8. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a great 19th Century Social Reformer who waged a struggle for/against which of the following social cause?Education of WomenWidow RemarriageAbolition of SatiUntouchability9. Who among the following was popularly known as the ‘Frontier Gandhi’?Hasrat MohaniMaulana Abul Kalam AzadKhan Abdul Ghaffar KhanIqbal Khan10. Human Papilloma Virus is related to which of the following diseases?Prostate CancerCervical CancerLymphatic FilariasisLeukemiaSubmit Test « Previous Next »