Frequently asked questions of Static Awareness in Bank Exams

Q1. The author of the book “Environmental Jurisprudence” (1998) is-
(a) Justice Y. V. Chandrachud
(b) Justice Ashok A. Desai
(c) Justice A. K. Sood
(d) Justice Prem Nagar
(e) None of these

Q2. The only ape of India found in hill forests of Assam and Nagaland is  
(a) Orangutan 
(b) Gibbon 
(c) Chimpanzee 
(d) Gorilla  
(e) bonobos


Q3. Kalinga Prize is given which of the following fields? 
(a) Arts 
(b) Medicine 
(c) Creative writing 
(d) Science 
(e) Economics


Q4. The most popular festival in Tamil Nadu is:
(a) Gudipadwa  
(b) Onam 
(c) Bihu 
(d) Pongal 
(e) Makar sankranti


Q5. Human Rights Day is observed on  
(a) 10th March 
(b) 10th July 
(c) 10th September 
(d) 10th December 
(e) 10th June


Q6. In which State is the folk painting ‘Madhubani popular?  
(a) West Bengal 
(b) Orissa 
(c) Bihar 
(d) Assam 
(e) Maharashtra


Q7. The approximate length of the coastline of India is  
(a) 5,500 km 
(b) 6,000 km 
(c) 6,500 km 
(d) 7,000 km 
(e) 7,500 km

Q8. In which of the following fields Nobel Prize is not given? 
(a) Physics 
(b) Mathematics 
(c) Chemistry 
(d) Medicine 
(e) Peace 


Q9. Which day is observed as World AIDS day? 
(a) March 20th 
(b) December 20th 
(c) March 1st 
(d) December 1st 
(e) November 20th


Q10. What do the paintings of Ajanta depict?  
(a) Ramayana 
(b) Mahabharata 
(c) Jatakas 
(d) Panchatantra 
(e) None of these


Q11. Who is the author of the book “Two Lives”?
(a) Vikram Seth
(b) James Patterson
(c) Ved Mehta
(d) Khushwant Singh
(e) Chetan Bhagat


Q12. Who among the following received both Bharat Ratna and Nishan-e-Pakistan? 
(a) Lal Bahadur Shastri 
(b) Morarji Desai 
(c) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad 
(d) Ayub Khan 
(e) Indra Gandhi


Q13. Earth Day is celebrated on:  
(a) April 4
(b) April 22
(c) September 17 
(d) February 16 
(e) June 27


Q14. Baltora glacier is located in  
(a) Karakoram ranges 
(b) Pamir plateau 
(c) Shivalik
(d) Alps 
(e) Andes


Q15. Who is the author of “A River Sutra”?
(a) V. S. Naipaul
(b) Nirad C. Choudhuri
(c) Gita Mehta
(d) Vikram Seth
(e) Khushwant Singh