Frequently asked questions of Static Awareness in IBPS Exams

Q1. Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, was assassinated in….
(a) 1961
(b) 1991
(c) 1981
(d) 1971
(e) None of the above

Q2. Rabindranath Tagore is also known as….
(a) Guruji
(b) Mahamana
(c) Gurudev
(d) Netaji
(e) Mahatma

Q3. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, established in 1971, is located at?
(a) Indore
(b) Kolkata
(c) Trombay, Maharashtra
(d) Kalpakkam, Chennai
(e) Gujrat

Q4. In which year did Sir Edmund Hillary reach the summit of Mount Everest?
(a) 1952
(b) 1953
(c) 1954
(d) 1955
(e) 1956

Q5. The first Indian actress to have been nominated to the Rajya Sabha was….?
(a) Nargis Dutt
(b) Jaya Prada
(c) Hema Malini
(d) Jaya Bachan
(e) None of the above

Q6. The largest city of India is….?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Chennai
(e) Banglore

Q7. Yakshagana, literally meaning celestial music, is a popular dance drama of which Indian state?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Karnataka
(d) West Bengal
(e) Madhya Pradesh

Q8. 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

Q9. ‘Kathakali’, ‘Mohiniaattam’ and ‘Thullal’ dance forms are native of which state? 
(a) Karnataka
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Odisha
(e) Kerala

Q10. ‘Vinaya Pitaka’, ‘Sutta Pitaka’ and ‘Abhidhamma Pitaka’ – collectively known as the ‘Tripitaka’ (three baskets) – are sacred texts of which religion? 
(a) Buddhism
(b) Sikhism
(c) Jainism
(d) Christianity
(e) Hinduism

Q11. On the banks of which river is the Jamshedpur, the steel city of India, situated?
(a) Tapti
(b) Narmada
(c) Subarnarekha
(d) Hooghly
(e) Ganga

Q12. On 1st July 1997, where was India’s first Science City inaugurated?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Bhopal
(e) Kolkata

Q13. In which pilgrimage city of India would you come across the world’s longest corridor?
(a) Dwarka
(b) Varanasi
(c) Rameshwaram
(d) Tirupati
(e) Mathura

Q14. To which ocean does Panama Canal connect the Pacific Ocean? 
(a) Arctic Ocean
(b) Antarctic Ocean
(c) Atlantic Ocean
(d) Indian Ocean
(e) None of the above

Q15. Which Indian city you would be in if you were standing on world’s longest railway platform? 
(a) Jabalpur (M.P.)
(b) Kharagpur (W.Bengal)
(c) Mughalsarai (U.P.)
(d) Secunderabad (A.P.)
(e) Gorakhpur (U.P.)