GK Questions asked in Railway RRB NTPC Exam - 29 March 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here are the General Awareness questions asked in today’s (29/03/2016) Railway RRB Exam 2016. This will be useful for those having exams in coming days. All the Best. 

1. Radar full form? - Radio Detection And Ranging

2. What is tomato? - Fruit

3. Which person holds the record of winning maximum gold in olympics? - Michael Phelps

4. Chandrashekhar Limit is applied to? - Mass

5. Lemur are found in? - Madagascar

6. Bhimbetka caves are approximately how many years old? - 30,000 years

7. Chemical name of Baking soda? - Sodium Bicarbonate

8. Chief Justice of India retirement age? - 65 years

9. Kamarup kingdom is in which state? - Assam

10. No. of medals for India in 2012 Olympics? - 6 medals

11. Who gives oath to the President? - Chief Justice of India

12. Tallest building in world? - Burj Khalifa

13. SPM full form? - Suspended Particulate Matter

14.  Which language is used in ideographs? - China and Japan

15. Berlin wall demolished in which year? - 1989

16. Zika virus spread by? - Aedes mosquito

17. Father of geometry? - Euclid

18. 2015 TIME person of the year? - German Chancellor Angela Merkel

19. Which river flows through Karnataka and TN? - Kaveri

20. DPT full form? - Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus

21. Oscar winner director from India? - Satyajit Ray

22. Swej nahar is in which country? - Egypt(Mediterranean Sea to Red Sea)

23. What is graphene? - Allotrope of carbon.

24. What is umami? - 5th basic taste of tongue

25. Highest grand slams winner male? - Roger Federer

26. Aurum is which metal? - Gold

27. Which team won the maximum football world cup? - Brazil

28. Last Mughal emperor? - Bahadur Shah Zafar

29. Environment day is observed on? - 5 June

30. Which is landlocked country? - Kyrgyzstan

31. Quit India Revolution date? - 8 August 1942

32. Currency of Thailand? - Thai baht

33. Din-i-illahi founder? - Mughal emperor Akbar

34. Granite is an example of which rock? - Igneous rock

35. Smallest bone in human body? - Stapes

36. Name of father of Subhash chandra bose? - Janakinath Bose

37. Organ that can grow and regenerate? - liver

38. Which country invented paper? - China

39. Unesco headquarters? - Paris

40. Gases Causing greenhouse effect? - water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone.

41. Interpol headquarters? - Lyon, France

42. 'Tee' term associated with which sports? - Golf

43. Who is Chief justice of India? - Justice TS Thakur

44. Who is known as semant(Frontier)  Gandhi? - Khan Abdul Gaffar khan

45. National song of India is written by? - Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

46. Where is Kunchilal water falls? - Karnataka

47. Largest non polar desert in the world? - Sahara

48. Where is the island of Sychelles located? - Mahe

49. Land locked country? - Liechtenstein in Central Europe, surrounded by Switzerland and Austria

50. Pollination by wind is called? - Anemophily or wind pollination

51. Brightest star in our sky? - Sirius A

52. A Passage to Infinity: Medieval Indian Mathematics from Kerala and Its Impact written by? - George Gheverghese Joseph

53. Mangalyan launched from which place? - Sriharikota

54. RBI was Nationalised in which year? -  1949

55. Queen berry rules in which game? - Modern boxing

56. A Deep crack in glacier is called? - Crevasse

57. Largest fresh water lake in India? - Lake Baikal

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Current Affairs Quiz – 13 March 2016

Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 13 March 2016. Attempt Quiz!!

1) Union Finance Ministry has recently announced to withdraw its budget 2016 proposal to tax _____ withdrawals?

(A) New Pension Scheme

(B) Bonus

(C) Employee Provident Fund (EPF)

(D) Bank

2) Tourism campaign titled ‘New Worlds’ of which state has recently won the prestigious ‘Golden City Gate Award’ at the at the Internationale Tourismus-Börse Berlin (ITB-Berlin) 2016?

(A) Gujarat

(B) Kerala

(C) Jammu and Kashmir

(D) Assam

3) Justice Ajit Singh on 12 March 2016 sworn in as the Chief Justice (CJ) of which High Court?

(A) Madras High Court

(B) Kerala High Court

(C) Delhi High Court

(D) Gauhati High Court

4) India and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have recently decided to set up South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Centre (SARTTC) at?

(A) New Delhi, India

(B) Daka, Bangladesh

(C) Colombo, Srilanka

(D) None of these

5) Mahindra & Mahindra Chairman and Managing Director (MD) Anand Mahindra was recently conferred with Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) by which country?

(A) Spain

(B) Italy

(C) Russia

(D) France

6) Who was on 12 March 2016 appointed as the Deputy Chief of Army Staff?

(A) Lt Gen Vijay Kumar Singh

(B) Lt Gen Bipin Chandra Joshi

(C) Lt Gen NPS Hira

(D) None of these

7) What is the name given by Union government to the LED-based Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme launched recently?

(A) JYOTI

(B) ROSHNI

(C) KIRAN

(D)  UJALA

Ans. (D)  UJALA

8) Which city was recently ranked the world's most expensive city by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)?

(A) New York

(B) Singapore

(C) Tokyo

(D) Paris

9) Kakrapar Atomic Power Station in which state was on 11 March 2016 shut down after leakage of heavy water?

(A) Gujarat

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Haryana

10) Which Bollywood actress was recently appointed as the brand ambassador of Reebok India?

(A) Aishwarya Rai

(B) Deepika Padukone

(C) Kangana Ranaut

(D) Alia Bhatt

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GK Questions from LIC AAO Exam 13 March 2016- Evening Shift

Hi Aspirants, here are the GK, GA and Computer Questions asked in today's (13 March 2016) Evening Shift LIC AAO Exam 2016. If you have attempted the exam, please share your reviews with us and also share questions you remember. Thanks to Gaury, Kavya and Dhanush for sharing the questions with us. 

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1. Stanislas Wawrinka is related to which sport? - Tennis

2. World No Tobacco Day is observed on? - May 31

3. PAN is must for all the transactions above? - Rs. 2 Lakh

4. Chief election commissioner is appointed by whom? - President of India

5. Headquarters of FIFA? - Zurich

6. First Doppler radar to forecast cyclonic storms is located in which state? - Odisha

7. Who was recently appointed as the first Chairman of Banks Board Bureau? - Vinod Rai

8. 13th World Spice Meeting was held at? - Ahmedabad

9. Capital of Greece? - Athens

10. Name the Director of the film Spotlight which won Oscar Award 2016? - Tom McCarthy

11. Speed of Tejas train announced in rail Budget 2016? - 130 km/hr

12. Bandipur National Park located in which state? - Karnataka

13. Fund allocated for AMRUT in Union Budget? - Rs. 7, 290 Crore

14. Mumbai defeated which team to win Ranji Trophy 2015-16? - Saurashtra

15. Aryabhatta Award was recently conferred on? - Avinash Chander

16. India and Iran signed an agreement for in Chabahar Port development, situated on the Gulf of? - Oman

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GK MCQ Quiz for Railway RRB Exam 2016 (Non Technical)

Hi Aspirants, here are some useful GK Questions for upcoming Railway RRB Exam 2016 (Non Technical) for selection of Assistant Station Master, Goods Guard, Commercial Apprentice, Traffic Apprentice, Enquiry cum Reservation Clerk, Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Traffic Assistant, Senior Time Keeper etc. Attempt quiz & share your reviews. 

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1) ‘ALU’ stands for

(a) Algebraic Logic Unit

(b) Algorithmic Logic Unit

(c) Arithmetic Logic unit

(d) None of above

2) The only state of India, where common civil code provision is applicable

(a) Goa

(b) Jammu & Kashmir

(c) Kerala

(d) Assam

3) The minimum age required to becomes a member of rajya sabha is-

(a) 21 years

(b) 25 years

(c) 30 years

(d) 35 years

4) The NABARD was established in which year?

(a) 1970

(b) 1975

(c) 1977

(d) 1982

5) "The turbulent years: 1980-1996" is the book written by?

(a) Pranab Mukherjee

(b) Kailash satyarthi

(c) Dr. K. K. Mohammad

(d) Keneth Baker

6) Which one of the following is the primary sector of India’s economy?

(a) Agriculture

(b) Industry

(c) Cooperative

(d) None of the above

7) Who was the chairman of 7th Central pay commission?

(a) Arvind Pangadia

(b) Ashok Kumar Roy

(c) Ashok Kumar Mathur

(d) Anil Sinha

8) Export – Import (Exim) bank was set up in the year?

(a) 1981

(b) 1982

(c) 1985

(d) 1989

9) Tipu Sultan was the ruler of?

(a) Hyderabad

(b) Madurai

(c) Mysore

(d) Vijya Nagar

10) Who wrote the famous song ‘Saare Jahan Se Achcha Hindustan Hamara’?

(a) Sahir Ludhianvi

(b) Sir Sayyad Ahmed Khan

(c) Sir Muhammad Iqbal

(d) Bahadur shah Zafar

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LIC AAO Exam 13 March 2016 General Awareness Questions asked - Morning Shift

Hi Aspirants, Today (13/03/2016) is the last day of LIC AAO Online Exam 2016. Here are the GK, GA and Computer Questions asked in today's (12 March 2016) Morning Shift LIC AAO Exam 2016. If you have attempted the exam, please share your reviews with us and also share questions you remember. 

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1. Which country won the first Blind T20 Asia Cup 2016? - India

2. Currency of Yemen? - Yemeni rial

3. Amman is the capital city of which country? - Jordan

4. SEBI chairman? - U K Sinha

5. Who won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2016? - Anuradha Roy

6. Name the new train class announced in Rail Budget 2016? - Humsafar

7. May 1 is celebrated as? - International Workers' Day
8. Capital of Oman? - Muscat

9. Lionel Messi belongs to which country? - Argentina

10. Kaziranga national park is situated in which state? – Assam

11. Who is new NISSAN brand Ambassador? - Rohit Sharma

12. Gachibowli Indoor Stadium is located in? - ANdhra Pradesh

13. Ramoji Rao got Padma Vibhushan 2016 in which field? -   Literature

14. Asian Badminton championship 2016 venue? - Wuhan, China

15. Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held at? - Malta

16. Who was recognized by Guinness World Records as the Most prolific Bollywood lyricist ever? - Sameer Anjaan

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Today's (12 March 2016) LIC AAO Exam GA Questions Asked- Evening Shift

Hi Aspirants, here are the GK, GA and Computer Questions asked in today's (12 March 2016) Evening Shift LIC AAO Exam 2016. If you have attempted the exam, please share your reviews with us and also share questions you remember. 

1. Currency of Finland? - Euro

2. Rabat is the capital of which country? - Morocco

3. Which film won the best picture award at Oscar 2016? - Spotlight

4. Name the latest book of Anuradha Roy which won 2016 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature? - Sleeping on Jupiter

5. Sardara Singh is related to which sport? - Hockey

6. Angelique Kerber  who won 2016 Australian Open is from which country? - Germany
7. Machia Biological Park is located in which state? - Rajasthan

8. Number of Tigers in India as per latest calculation? - 2246

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9. World press freedom day is observed on? - 3 May

10. Girija Devi who won Padma Vibhushan 2016 in which filed? - Art-Classical Vocal

11. India's first Gender Park was recently inaugurated in whichi city? - Kozhikode, Kerala

12. Name the Veteran designer who was awarded Ligon of Honor France recently? - Manish Arora

13. Cyclone Winston hit which country? - Fiji

14. Who was named Sports Person of the Year 2016 by  Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)? - Lalita Babar [She is a Long-distance runner]

15. Chabar Port is in which country? - Iran
16. Malegaon yatra is in which state? - Maharashtra

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Current Affairs Multiple Choice Quiz – 12 March 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 12 March 2016 with Multiple Choice Options. Trending topics include Aadhaar Bill, 2016, 21st Law Commission of India, Irani Cup Cricket Title 2015-16 etc. Attempt the Quiz and check more details. 

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1) Lok Sabha on 11 March 2016 passed the Aadhaar (Target Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016. It was a ___ bill?

(A) Finance Bill

(B) Money Bill

(C) Ordinary Bill

(D) Constitutional Amendment Bill

2) Who was recently appointed as the Chairman of the 21st Law Commission of India?

(A) Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan

(B) Justice P Sathasivam

(C) Justice A P Shah

(D) Justice H L Dattu

3) Which team has recently has won the Irani Cup Cricket Title 2015-16?

(A) Mumabi

(B) West zone

(C) East Zone

(D) Rest of India

4) ISRO on 10 March 2016 has successfully launched India’s sixth navigation Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) 1F satellite.It was launched by ISRO’s workhorse satellite launch vehicle?

(A) PSLV-C30

(B) PSLV-C31

(C) PSLV-C32

(D) GSLV -D4

5) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has recently approved Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) for providing free of cost LPG (cooking gas) connections to?

(A) All BPL families

(B) Women from BPL Households

(C) Widow Womens in the country

(D) All the above

6) Garuda Shakti IV which began in Magelang on 10 March 2016 is the Joint Training Exercise between India and which country?

(A) Bhutan

(B) Sri Lanka

(C) Indonesia

(D) Nepal

7) Naná Vasconcelos who passed away on 10 March 2016 is a acclaimed musician from which country?

(A) Brazil

(B) Argentina

(C) Chile

(D) Spain

8) Which bank on 9 March 2016  has rolled out iWork@Home programme for its women employees for up to a year?

(A) SBI

(B) Bharatiya Mahila Bank

(C) Axis Bank

(D) ICICI Bank

9) How many countries will take part in the first Maritime India Summit 2016 scheduled to be held in April 2016 in Mumbai, Maharashtra?

(A) 57

(B) 55

(C) 41

(D) 24

10) Which state government has recently launched Mukhyamantri Santwana Harish Yojana to provide free medical treatment to road accident victims for the first 48 hours (2 days) in the nearest government or private hospital?

(A) Kerala

(B) Karnataka

(C) Delhi

(D) West Bengal

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GK Questions asked in 12 March 2016 LIC AAO Online Exam - Morning Shift

Hi Aspirants, here are the GK, GA and Computer Questions asked in today's (12 March 2016) Morning Shift LIC AAO Exam 2016. If you have attempted the exam, please share your reviews with us and also share questions you remember. Thanks to Vaishnavi Devi for sharing the below questions with us.  Many Questions were asked from our articles. You can check proof from link given below.

1. Where is Lalitpur Thermal Power Plant located? - Uttar Pradesh

2. Vandalur Zoo is located in which state? - Tamil Nadu [It is also known as Arignar Anna Zoological Park]

3. April 17 is observed as? - World Hemophilia Day

4. Bajrang Punia is related to which sport? - Wrestling

5. Currency of Luxembourg? - Euro [Check Countries,Capitals,Currencies--http://goo.gl/kvWXne]

6. Damascus is the capital city of? - Syria [Check Countries,Capitals,Currencies--http://goo.gl/kvWXne]

7. Which Indian film won the Best children film in Berlin film festival 2016? - Malayalam film 'Ottal'[Check Q.1 here--http://goo.gl/EHdRTN]

8. Multinational Military Exercise Force Eighteen of 18 ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Plus countries held recently was hosted by? - India [Held atPune]  [Check Q1 here--http://goo.gl/wNg0m6]

9. 'Exercise IBSAMAR' between Brazil, India and South Africa held in Feb-2016 was hosted by? - India [Check Q.5 here--http://goo.gl/EHdRTN]

10. 2016 Asian Wrestling Championships were held at? - Bangkok, Thailand

11. Which was Adjudged Best Marching Contingent amongst Services in Republic Day 2016? - Assam Regiment

12. Bihar Kosi Basin Development Project was signed in Jan-2016 between Government of India and? - World Bank

13. Global Economic Prospects is published by? - Worldbank

14. 2016 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships was held at? -  Doha, Qatar

15.  Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has approved an investment of Rs 5,050 crore in which state for drilling of wells? – Tripura

16. Balram Jakhar who died recently was the former Governor of? - Madhya Pradesh [Check Q7. here --http://goo.gl/U9XXbe]

17. Which state capital topped in Swacchha Bharat ranking? - Karnataka [Bengaluru]

18. Brendom macculum is the cricketer from which country? - New Zealand

19. Buxa Tiger Reserve is in which state? - West Bengal

20. Yamini Krishnamurthi won Padma Vibhushan 2016 in which filed? - Art- Classical dance [Check complete list --http://goo.gl/JIxb6V]

21. The Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh? - Kalikho Pul [Check Q4.--http://goo.gl/QOQi2t]

22. Where Is Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Ltd situated? - Assam

23. RailTel launched high-speed public Wi-Fi service in partnership with ___ at Mumbai Central Railway Station? - Google

24. India's first fully solar-powered educational institute is located at? - Puducherry [Sri Aurobindo International Centre for Education]

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