1. Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions - Narendra Modi
2. World Photography Day - August 19
3. Mobile wallet application launched by State Bank of India - SBI Buddy
4. Which Bank launched 'Saral-Rural Housing Loan' - ICICI Bank
5. Full form of AMRUT - Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
6. First fielder in Test cricket history to take eight catches in a match - Ajinkya Rahane
7. 'Maharashtra Bhushan' was conferred to - Balwant Moreshwar Purandare
8. Carolina Maria Marin Martin from Spain is associated with - Badminton
9. Which district became the first district in the country with the highest number of e-toilets in its schools - Nellore 
10. Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India - Ashwani Lohani

1. Surat is situated at the banks of River
Answer – Tapti

2. Mauritius’ President is related to which field?
Answer – Biodiversity Scientist

3. Gave Five books and asked which one is not written by APJ Sir.

4. What is the Capital of Seychelles?
Answer – Victoria

5. Ringgit is the currency of which country?
Answer – Malaysia

6. MUDRA bank is for
Answer –  Microfinance institutions and non-banking financial institutions. MUDRA stands for Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Bank

7. SBI’s Smart Humsafar is associated with
Answer – Life Insurance (provides financial protection to husband and wife under a single policy)

8. Who is the present Minister of Steel?
Answer – Narendra Singh Tomar

9. Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station is located in
Answer – Madhya Pradesh

10. Girl Child Day is observed on
Answer – International – October 11. National – January 24

11. Michael Clarke is associated with which sports?
Answer – Cricket

12. Dr. M. Veerappa Moily’s Shree Ramayana Mahanveshanam was originally written in
Answer – Kannada

13. SDR stands for
Answer – Special drawing rights

14. Dipa Karmakar is associated with
Answer – Artistic Gymnastics

15. Nanda Devi is the highest mountain in
Answer – Uttarakhand

1. IRDA Head office is Located in?
Answer – Hyderabad.

2.First Indian Footballer to score 50 International Goals?
Answer – Sunil Chhetri

3. What is P in OROP
Answer – One Rank One Pension

4. Orange Festival is celebrated in which country?
Answer – Poland

5. The International Atomic energy Agency is Headquartered in?
Answer – Vienna, Austria

6. Japan’s Highest Civilian Award was recently conferred on?
Answer – CNR Rao

7. Who is the Chief Minister of Maharashtra?
Answer – Devendra Fadnavis

8. What is the capital of Peru?
Answer – Lima

9. PPP for infra development committee headed by
Answer – Vijay Kelkar

10. The cost of Mumbai-Nagpur Express Highway is
Answer – Rs. 30,000 crore.

11. Who is the President of Mumbai Cricket Association?
Answer – Sharad Pawar

12. National Handloom Day is observed on
Answer – August 7

13. Mithali Raj is associated with which sport?
Answer – Cricket

14. Who is the author of Transcendence: My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji?
Answer – Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

15. Shishu Tarun and Kishore related to which scheme?
Answer – Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana

16. President Pranab Mukherjee launched Nakshatra Vatika in
Answer – Rashtrapati Nilayam in Hyderabad

17. What is the currency of Czech Republic?
Answer – Czech Koruna

19. UC Browser’s Brand Ambassador
Answer – Yuvraj Singh

20. On behalf of which former Prime Minister, PM Narendra Modi received the Award in Bangladesh?
Answer – Atal Bihari Vajpayee

21. The NIIF is associated with
Answer – Infrastructure

22. The most expensive city in India
Answer – Mumbai

23. Gandhi Stadium or Burlton Park or B.S.Bedi Stadium is located in
Answer – Jalandhar, Punjab

24. R in MUDRA stands for
Answer – Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency

25. SBI Life Insurance is a joint venture between State Bank of India and __________.
Answer – BNP Paribas Cardif

1. Who is the current Union Minister for Rural Development?
Answer – Chaudhary Birender Singh.

2. The Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana covers people between the age group of _____.
Answer – 18 and 70.

3. In DICGC, What does G stands for?
Answer – DICGC stands for Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation

4. In Atal Pension Yojana, Guaranteed monthly pension for subscribers, ranging from Rs. 1,000 to _______.
Answer – Rs. 5,000 per month.

5. What is the contribution of South Africa in BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement?
Answer – 5 Billion USD

6. What is capital for Payment banks?
Answer – Rs 100 Crores

7. Centre to put Rs 70000 crore as capital infusion in Public Sector Banks over
Answer – Four Years

8. __________ was on top state capital city in Swach Bharat ranking.
Answer – Bangalore

9. The state which has decided to rename the University to APJ Abdul Kalam University is
Answer – Uttar Pradesh

10. Non violence day is observed on
Answer – October 2

11. Sanjiv Chaturvedi was recently conferred with
Answer – Ramon Magsaysay Award

12. Suniti Solomon, was died on July 2015. She was associated with
Answer – HIV Treatment

13 Mahabalipuram is in which Indian state>
Answer – Tamil Nadu

14. Monroe Island is in
Answer – Kerala

15. One Question related to International Forex regulation.

16. Ngultrum is the currency of
Answer – Bhutan

17. ILO Headquarters is situated in
Answer – Geneva

18. Ricky Ponting is associated with
Answer – Cricket

19. The Simhadri Super Thermal Power Station is located in
Answer – Andhra Pradesh

20. What is the most expensive city in India
Answer – Mumbai

21. Suez Canal is connecting
Answer Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea.

22. Gaddafi stadium is located in
Answer – Lahore, Pakistan

1. Which process checks to ensure the components of the computer are operating and connected properly? – Booting
2.  What is the combination of operating system and processor in a computer? – Specifications
3.  What are the peripheral devices such as printers and monitors considered? – Hardware
4.  What term used to define all input and output devices in a computer system? – hardware
5. An assembler is used to translate a program written in which language? – Assembly language
6. What is the copying computer program or software without permission of its author? – Software piracy
7. Word processing, spread sheet and photo-editing are examples of which software's? – application software
8. What is a small group of computers and peripherals linked together in a small geographic area? – LAN
9. What is a word in a web page that, when clicked, opens another document? – Hyperlink
10. Several computers linked to a server to share programs and storage space, what is this? – Network
11. Which device that connects to a network without the use of cables? – Wireless  
12. What is the most important or powerful computer in a typical network? – Network server
13. In a relations database, tables are logically linked to each other by a which thing? – Key 
14. What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer network? – Printers 
15. Network components are connected to the same cable in the which topology? – Bus 
16. Which folder retains copies of messages that you have started but are not yet ready to send? – Drafts 
17. What is a popular way to learn about computers without ever going to a classroom? – E-learning  
18. What makes it possible for shoppers to make purchases using their computers? – E-Commerce 
19. Which are the programs such as Internet Explorer that serve as navigable windows into the Web? – Web browsers 
20. What is composed of several computers connected together to share resources and data? – Internet 
21. What does consist of one or more Web pages located on a Web server? – A web site  
22. Mr. XYZ want to send an electronic message to a friend. He should use which type of application? – E-mail 
23. To view information on the web, what must you must have? – Web browser 
24. Which Coded entries are used to gain access to a computer system? – Passwords
25. Which devices are used to transmit data over telecommunications lines? – Modems 
26. A Web site address is a unique name, what does that identifies? – A specific Website on the web 
27. What is the vast network of computers that connects millions of people all over the world? – Internet 
28. What does allow voice conversations to travel over the Internet? – Internet telephony  
29. Which software program used to view Web pages? – browser
30. If you are going to a site you use often, instead of having to type in the address every time, what should you do? – Bookmark it 
31. Which Output is made up of pictures, sounds, and video? – Multimedia 
32. By which name also called the web, contains billions of documents? – World Wide Web 33. Which software that allows users to surf the internet? – Browser 
33. What is a set of rules that computer on a network use to communicate with each other? – Protocol 
34. An email account includes a storage area, what is often called? – Mailbox 
35. Which program is designed to destroy data on your computer which can travel to infect other computers? – Virus 
36. What is the process of a computer receiving information from a server on the internet? – Downloading  
37. What is the most common way to get a virus in your computers hard disk? – By opening e-mails 
38. Most websites have a main page, which acts as a doorway to the rest of the website pages what is its name? – Home page 
39. What is the Secret code that restricts entry in the same programs? – Password 
40. which is a device that uses for data transmission through telecommunication line? – Modem  
41. What does allow you to access objects and start programs? – Start menu 
42. What is a small image that represents a program, an instruction, a file, or some other object? – Icon  
43. What is an icon on the desktop that provides a user with immediate access to a program or file? – Shortcut 
44. What is the portion that shows all the choices you can make while working in a window? – Menu bar 
45. What contains commands that can be selected? – Menu 
46. Generally, you access the recycle bin through an icon, where is this located? – On the desktop  
47. When you install a new program on your computer, where is it typically added? – All programs menu 
48. Something which has easily-understood instructions, what is said to be? – Analog data 
49. What contains buttons and menus that provide quick access to commonly used commands? – Toolbar
50. What is the Screen that comes on when you turn on your computer that shows all the icons? – Desktop

 

1. Bhakra Nangal Project —On Sutlej in Punjab. Highest in India.Ht. 226m. Reservoir is called Govind Sagar Lake.

2. Mandi Project— On Beas in HP

3. Chambal Valley Project—- On Chambal in MP & Rajasthan, 3 dams are there:- Gandhi Sagar Dam, Rana Pratap Sagar Dam and Jawahar Sagar Dam

4. Damodar Valley Project— On Damodar in Bihar(Now Jharkhand) & West Bengal, Based on Tennessee Valley Project USA

5. Hirakud Project— On Mahanadi in Orrisa, World’s Longest Dam: 4801m

6. Rihand Project— On Son in Mirzapur, Reservoir is called Govind Vallabh Pant reservoir.

7. Kosi Project— On Kosi in N.Bihar

8. Mayurkashi Project— On Mayurkashi in West Bengal

9. Kakrapara Project— On Tapi in Gujarat

10. Nizamsagar Project— On Manjra in Andhra Pradesh

11. Nagarjuna Sagar Project— On Krishna in Andhra Pradesh

12. Tugabhadra Project— On Tugabhadra in Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka

13. Shivasamudram Project— On Cauvery in Karnataka. It is the older river valley project in India.

14. Tata Hydel Scheme—- On Bhima in Maharashtra

15. Sharavathi Hydel Project— On Jog Falls in Karnataka

16. Kundah & Periyar Project—- In Tamil Nadu

17. Farakka Project — On Ganga in WB. Apart from power and irrigation it helps to remove silt for easy navigation.

18. Ukai Project—- On Tapti in Gujarat

19. Mahi Project—- On Mahi in Gujarat

20. Salal Project—-- On Chenab in J&K

21. Mata Tila Multipurpose Project— On Betwa in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

22. Thein Project—- On Ravi, Punjab.

23. Pong Dam— On Beas, Punjab

24. Tehri Dam — On Bhgirathi, Uttarakhand

25. Sardar Sarovar Project—- On Narmada, Gujarat/MP

Gk questions about Countries and their Old Names

1.  International Maritime Organization Headquarters is in – London
2. Kamakhya temple is a famous pilgrimage situated at which state – Assam
3. Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located in Gaya district of – Bihar
4. World Tourism Day (WTD) is commemorated each year on – 27 September.
5. Who is the author of the book ‘Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years’  – A. S. Dulat
6. Y K Sabharwal who died recently in New Delhi at the age of 73? Who was he – Former Chief Justice of India
7. . Dispur, a locality of Guwahati, became the capital of ——-. – Assam
8. Bradley James Haddin is related to which sport – Cricket
9. Where is Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) headquarters located – Manila
10. . The New Development Bank (NDB) is headquartered in – Shanghai, China.
11. . When new Service Tax Rate of 14 % came into effect? – June 1
12. . Which city became the Capital of Bhutan? – Thimphu
13. . What does “R” stands in SLR – Ratio
14. Who won the CEAT Indian Cricketer of the Year award 2015- Ajinkya Rahane
15. What is the currency of Estonia – Euro
16. Longest dam in India – Hira Kund
17. International Tiger Day is held annually on —–. – July 29
18. The Daily Mirror is a —– national daily tabloid newspaper founded in 1903. – British
19. The Union cabinet approved an outlay of ——- for the next five years for the “Namami Gange” Scheme. – Rs. 20,000 crore
20. . The Total coverage (sum-insured) is —– for Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana . – Rs. 2 Lakh.
21. The DY Patil Stadium is a football and a cricket stadium at which state  – Maharashtra
22. Who is the current Minister of Health and Family Welfare? – J P Nadda
23. Which is the biggest life insurer in India? – Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)
24. Who has decided to discontinue the 160-year-old Telegram service in India? – Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL)

1. What is Israel’s official currency? – Israeli new shekel
2. Which yojana provides personal accident insurance worth Rs 2 lakh at a premium of Rs 12 per annum ? – Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)
3. Who has decided the Repo Rate, Reverse Repo Rate and Bank Rate? – RBI
4. Terracotta Warriors Museum is located in which country? – China
5. Which is the capital of Tajikistan? – Dushanbe
6. Who is the Union Commerce & Industry Minister? – Nirmala Sitharaman
7. Who has won the Men’s Singles Tittle of Wimbledon Chamionship 2015? – Novak Djokovic
8. Which country has won the 4th South Asian Basketball Championship (SABA)? – India
9. The maximum age limit of the girl child for opening Sukanya Samriddhi Account is – 10 years.
10. Omar Sharif who passed away recently. Who was he? – Egyptian Actor
11. Who served as the capital of the Union Territory Lakshadweep ? – Kavaratti
12. Who was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the newly-formed NITI Aayog? – Sindhushree Khullar
13. Tuticorin Thermal Power Station is a power plant situated in which state? – Tamil Nadu
14. Kanha National Park, is one of the tiger reserves of India and the largest national park of —— state in India. – Madhya Pradesh
15. The Tehri Dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in which state? – Uttarakhand
16. GIFT is one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken in the Indian Infrastructure space. This is related to which state? – Gujarat
17. The Regulatory Authority for Regional Rural Banks is —–. – NABARD
18. Whose ATM networks to create the largest shared network in the country. – SBI
19. The RBI can print currency notes of up to ——- denomination, if it so desires. – Rs 10,000
20. According to RBI, the minimum paid-up equity capital for small finance banks shall be — Rs. 100 crore.
21. SBI’s Project Tatkal will get you a loan within —–. – 10 days
22. NPCI ties up with JCBI to issue which card in India? – RuPay
23. The amount of Atal Pension Yojana would range from minimum of Rs.1,000 per month to maximum of —— per month. – Rs.5,000
24. ICICI Bank, India’s largest private sector bank has launched its first branch in which country? – China
25. Which country has unveiled the world’s first facial recognition ATM? – China

1. Who is the  chief minister of Assam- Tarun Gogoi
2. Vice Chairman of Niti Aayog- Arvind Panagariya
3. IBSA Country-  India, Brazil, South Africa
4. Bimonthly monetary policy control by RBI
5. Premium of PMJJBY- Rs 330
6. Minimum amount under Sukanya Yojana? Rs 1000
7. Where is kazi nazluh Islam airport? – West Bengal, India
8. Who is Bimal jalan – Ex RBI Governer
9.  Portugal Currency – Euro
10. Where is the first industrial Defence park  Palakkad, Kerala
11. Where is kaibul lamjao national park – Bishnupur, Manipur
12. House for all scheme by –2022
13. Snapdeal acquires stake in- Freecharge
14. Ipl 2015 final venue- Eden Garden Kolkata
15. Exim bank provides- export credit

1.Sitara Devi, who passed away recently, was related with which dance form? – Kathak
2.Who was given Indian Film Personality of the Year Award at IFFI opening ceremony? – Rajinikanth
3.Jan Dhan Yojna plans to cover how many accounts? – 7.5 crore
4.Which follows the principle of ‘buy now, pay now’? – Debit Card
5.Which sports woman was recently appointed as UN good will ambassador for South Asia Region? – Sania Mirza
6.Which state has highest literacy rate as per Census 2011? – Kerala
7.How much overdraft facility is available for accounts under PMJDY? – Rs.5000/-
8.Name the owners of Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd. (BALCO)? – Vedanta Resources
9.Davis Cup related to? –Tennis
10.What is EBOLA- Virus
11.Capital of Bhutan – Thimphu
12.Ghoomar is a traditional folk dance of? – Rajasthan
13.PM’s Chief Economic Officer? – Aravind Subramanian
14.Maximum limit of investment in Kisa Vikas Patra? – No Limit
15.Book “Half Girl Friend” was written by? – Chetan Bhagath
16.Y Chung Related with which game? Chess
17.Which of the following river is in MP? Godavari river
18.NCR full form- National Capital Region
19.Maximum amount in KVP
20.Which of the following is not in the list of top 10 richest person ?
21.Nalanda University situated in which state? Bihar
22.CHINA currency –Renminbi
23.Which among the following is not a version of MS office? –
24.Where ISRO situated ? Karnataka
25.ECGL full form
26.In which bank LAGHU ACCOUNT can be opened? United Bank of India
27.UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development) headquarter- Vienna
28.Where was cycling event held?
29.Capital of Bhutan-Thimphu
30.Bhaichung Bhutia related to which sport – Football
31.Neft full form- National Electronic Fund Transfer
32.Full form of WAN-Wide Area Network
33.How much overdraft facility is available for accounts under PMJDY? – Rs.5000/-
34.TDS without PAN CARD
35.Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar award?
36.Youngest person to win Nobel prize? – Malala Yousufzai
37.Capital of Bangkok?
38.Human Rights Day is observed on? – December 10
39.Half girl friend written by?Chetan Bhagath
40.How much amount can be deposited in saving account?
41.RTGS full form- Real Time Gross Settlement
42.Souvik Maiti is related to which field? – Biophysical Chemistry
43.VAT full form- Value Added Tax
44.Currency of Oman – Omani rial
45.Which is not a threat to user? – spam
46.Commonwealth Science Conference 2014 was held in? – Bengaluru, India.
47.Full Form of WWW- World wide web
48.Kuwait capital- Kuwait City
49.UNICEF HQ- New York
50.International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women was observed on? – 25 November
51.Commonwealth games 2014 was held at? – Glascow, Scotland
52.Who is Rajiv Pratap Rudy? – Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
53.Anirban Lahiri related to?- Golf
54.Full form of MICR- Magnetic Ink Character Reader
55.Full form of RTGS- Real Time Gross Settlement
56.SAARC summit 2014- Kathmandu, Nepal
57.Sansad Adarsh Gram yojna started on whose birthday- Lok Nayak Jaya Prakash Narayan
58.Full form of HTTP- HyperText Markup Language
59.Constituency of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh? – Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
60.Indira Gandhi Awas Yojna will provide house to how many households-
61.Full form of MICR –Magnetic Ink Character Reader
62.Which of the following not a storage device? – Printer
63.Network inside a building is called? – Intranet
64.Birthday of Sardar Vallabhai Patel was recently celebrated as? – National Unity Day-
65.2016 Olympic Games will be held at? –Rio De Janerio, Brazil
66.ASCII full form –American Standard Code for information interchange
67.One question related to GPS
68.ATS full form – Anti-Terrorism Squad
69.Chip commonly known as
70.Which of the following not a storage? Printer
71.International Buddhist Conference 2014 was held recentlt at? – Nepal
72.Track Asia Cup 2014 was recently held at? – New Delhi
73.Commonwealth games held in? Glascow, Scotland
74.Artificial intelligence related questions
75.ISP full form? – Internet service provider
76.Oracle is a – Database
77.Rate at which Banks borrow money from RBI? – Repo Rate
78.IRNSS satellite belongs to which country? – India
79.ASCII Full from? – American Standard Code for information interchange