Frequently asked questions of Static Awareness in IBPS Exams |

Q1. Hornbill Festival is celebrated in which among the following states of India?
(a) Manipur
(b) Nagaland
(c) Mizoram
(d) Meghalaya
(e) Arunanchal Pradesh

Q2. Who among the following is a winner of the Indira Gandhi Award for National integration?
(a) Bharti Kher
(b) Malini Subramaniam
(c) Ramendra Bahuguna
(d) Shankha Ghosh
(e) Balraj Puri

Q3. Who is the author of Business speed of Thought?
(a) Dick Francis
(b) John Gray
(c) Bill Gates
(d) David Baldacci
(e) None of the above

Q4. Chakan Gaan-Ngai, a post-harvest festival is celebrated in ___________.
(a) Manipur
(b) Sikkim
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
(e) Nagaland

Q5. Which company invented the transistor radio?
(a) Sony
(b) Grundig
(c) Panasonic
(d) Telstra
(e) Texas Instruments

Q6. The writer who refused the Nobel Prize for literature was
(a) Winston Churchil
(b) Jean Pal Sartre
(c) Boris Pasternak
(d) Prem Chand
(e) Svetlana Alexievich

Q7. Who is the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?
(a) Smt. Jayalalitha
(b) M. K. Karunanidhi
(c) M. K. Stalin
(d) Kalanidhi Maran
(e) O. Panneerselvam

Q8. Who among the following is the Vice Chairperson of the United Nations Human Rights Committee?
(a) Mrs. Marry Rohinson
(b) Ms. Sadaka Ogata
(c) Mr. Justice P. N. Bhagawati
(d) Ms. Gro Harlem Brundtland
(e) Mr. Yuji IWASAWA

Q9. Who among the following has become the first winner of Charleston-EFG John Maynard Keynes Prize?
(a) Amartya Sen
(b) A.P.J. Kalam
(c) L.K. Advani
(d) Manmohan Singh
(e) None of the above

Q10. Who invented the polio vaccine (oral)?
(a) Jonas Salk
(b) Albert Sabin
(c) Burkholder
(d) Robert Koch
(e) Jhon Watson

Q11. ‘National Integration’ Day is observed on
(a) January 30
(b) May 21
(c) October 30
(d) November 19
(e) None of these

Q12. Which country is the latest to join the U.N. as a member?
(a) Switzerland
(b) Hong Kong
(c) Taiwan
(d) East Timor
(e) South Sudan

Q13. Jnanpith Award is given for which field?
(a) Journalism
(b) Music
(c) Science
(d) Literature
(e) Economics

Q14. ‘World AIDS Day’ is observed on
(a) 1st January
(b) 1st April
(c) 1st September
(d) 1st December
(e) 1st November

Q15. Who is the Chairman of the ‘National Knowledge Commission’ constituted by the Government of India?
(a) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
(b) Dr. P.M. Bhargava
(c) Dr. Sam Pitroda
(d) Dr. R. A. Mashelkar
(e) None of the above