Frequently Asked questions of Static Awareness for Banking Exams

It is necessary to have a fundamental knowledge of history, geography, political and economic theories associated with the events that are happening around us. Unless one keeps himself abreast of the historical background or the geographical location of events reported, they will convey little of the value of importance. The questions on Static Awareness are related to countries, events or any such stuff that has been in news for a while. Following is the Adda247 Quiz on Static Awareness with the questions that are asked very frequently in the banking Examinations.


Q1. Which lake seprates the Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh, from its twin city Secunderabad? 
(a) Durgam Cheruvu
(b) Ramgarh Tal Lake
(c) Hussain Sagar
(d) Osman Sagar
(e) Kolleru Lake

Q2. What is the capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli?
(a) Daman
(b) Shilling
(c) Dispur
(d) Silvassa
(e) None of the above

Q3. What is the common name of Indian national tree `Ficus Bengalensis’ ?  
(a) Banyan
(b) Peepal
(c) Neem
(d) Aam
(e) None of the above

Q4. ‘Bhogi’, ‘Surya’, ‘Mattu’ and ‘Kanum’ are the parts of which four day long harvest festival of Tamilnadu? 
(a) Bihu
(b) Lohri
(c) Pongal
(d) Baisakhi
(e) Onam

Q5. Wheeler Island, the site of India’s missile testing facility Integrated Test Range (ITR), is situated in which state? 
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Odisha
(c) Tamilnadu
(d) Kerala
(e) Gujarat

Q6. On the banks of which river is the city of Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu & Kashmir, situated? 
(a) Ravi
(b) Tawi
(c) Tapti
(d) Gomti
(e) Ganga

Q7. On 1st July 1997, where was India’s first Science City inaugurated?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Bhopal
(e) Kolkata

Q8. Who was popularly known as the ‘Lady with the Lamp’?
(a) Mother Teresa
(b) Sister Nivedita
(c) Florence Nightingale
(d) The Mother (Mirra Alfassa)
(e) None of the above

Q9. What is the minimum age limit to become the Governor of a state in India? (a) 18 years
(b) 25 years
(c) 30 years
(d) 35 years
(e) 25 years

Q10. In which year did Sir Edmund Hillary reach the summit of Mount Everest?
(a) 1952
(b) 1953
(c) 1954
(d) 1955
(e) 1956

Q11. Hirakud Dam at Sambalpur in Orissa, the longest dam in India, is built across which river?  
(a) Narmada
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Godavari
(d) Kaveri
(e) Ganga

Q12. ‘Kathakali’, ‘Mohiniaattam’ and ‘Thullal’ dance forms are native of which state? 
(A) Karnataka
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Odisha
(e) Kerala

Q13. Thomas Cup is associated with….?
(a) billiards
(b) table tennis
(c) lawn tennis
(d) badminton
(e) None of the above

Q14. The 4,620MW Mundra Thermal Power Station is located in the Kutch district of which of the following state and is currently the second biggest operating thermal power plant in India?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(e) Tamil Nadu

Q15. Where is the permanent secretariat of the SAARC?
(a) Kathmandu
(b) Islamabad
(c) New Delhi
(d) Colombo
(e) None of the above