Static GK Quiz for Upcoming Exams Set 383

Static GK Questions for SBI PO/Clerk, IBPS RRB, IBPS PO/Clerk, RBI Assistant, LIC, NIACL, OICL, NABARD, SEBI and other competitive exams
1. Where is Konark Sun temple located?
   A) Odisha
   B) Tripura
   C) Punjab
   D) West Bengal
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: An Architecture Marvel of Eastern India and a symbol of India’s heritage, Konark Sun Temple, commonly known as Konark is situated in the eastern state of Odisha.

   
   
2. Sandeep Bakhshi is the MD & CEO of which bank?
   A) Axis bank
   B) DENA bank
   C) IDBI bank
   D) ICICI bank
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: HQ - Mumbai

   
   
3. Green Park Stadium is located in _____?
   A) Imphal
   B) Kanpur
   C) Thiruvananthapuram
   D) Ranchi
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   

   
   
4. Where is the hq of Microsoft Corporation?
   A) Washington
   B) London
   C) Singapore
   D) Moscow
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: Redmond, Washington, U.S., CEO – Satya Nadella, Founded – 1975,

   
   
5. On which river Pong Dam of Himachal Pradesh has been constructed
   A) Subansiri river
   B) Tapi river
   C) Beas river
   D) Gola river
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: The Pong Dam, also known as the Beas Dam, is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Beas River in the state of Himachal Pradesh.

   
   
6. Benjamin Netanyahu is the current Prime Minister of which of the following country?
   A) Lebanon
   B) Syria
   C) Jordan
   D) Isreal
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Capital – Jerusalem, Currency - Shekel

   
   
7. Stockholm is the capital of which country?
   A) Cambodia
   B) Sweden
   C) Ottawa
   D) Poland
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: Currency - Krona

   
   
8. Who is the chairman of DRDO?
   A) G. Satheesh Reddy
   B) Ajay Kumar Singh
   C) Avinash Chander
   D) Bhuwan Shah
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: HQ – New Delhi, Founded - 1958

   
   
9. Where is Gobind Sagar man-made reservoir situated?
   A) Bihar
   B) Maharashtra
   C) Telangana
   D) Himachal Pradesh
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Gobind Sagar Lake is a Reservoir situated in Una and Bilaspur Districts of Himachal Pradesh. The Reservoir is on the River Sutlej and is named in honour of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh guru.

   
   
10. The first Indian woman to go into space?
    A) Shawna Pandya
    B) Sunita Williams
    C) Kalpana Chawala
    D) Maria Gill
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: Kalpana Chawla (March 17, 1962 – February 1, 2003) was an American astronaut, engineer, and the first woman of Indian descent to go to space.