Static GK Quiz for Upcoming Exams Set – 653

Static GK Questions for SBI PO/Clerk, IBPS RRB, IBPS PO/Clerk, RBI Assistant, LIC, NIACL, OICL, NABARD, SEBI and other competitive exams
1. Lusaka is the capital of which country?
   A) Latvia
   B) Paraguay
   C) Zambia
   D) Sweden
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Currency - Zambian Kwacha, President - Hakainde Hichilema

   
   
2. The Santosh Trophy is related to which sports?
   A) Golf
   B) Football
   C) Tennis
   D) Cricket
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: The Senior National Football Championship or Santosh Trophy is a football knock-out competition contested by the regional state associations and government institutions under the All India Football Federation, the sport's governing body in India.

   
   
3. What is name of the Governor of Uttar Pradesh?
   A) Satyadev Narayan Arya
   B) Baby Rani Maurya
   C) Anandiben Mafatbhai Patel
   D) Bhagat Singh Koshyari
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Capital - Lucknow, Chief minister - Yogi Adityanath

   
   
4. International Literacy Day is celebrated on_____?
   A) December 5
   B) September 8
   C) August 1
   D) October 2
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   

   
   
5. Agra lies along the banks of which river?
   A) Mahanadi
   B) Narmada
   C) Ganges
   D) Yamuna
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   

   
   
6. Cheraw dance is an Indian folk dance basically of which state?
   A) Mizoram
   B) Nagaland
   C) Assam
   D) Sikkim
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: Cheraw dance is a traditional cultural dance performed in Mizoram, India, consisting of mostly six to eight people holding pairs of bamboo staves on another horizontally placed bamboo on the ground.

   
   
7. Jagdalpur Airport is located in which state?
   A) Chhattisgarh
   B) Rajasthan
   C) Haryana
   D) Kerala
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   

   
   
8. Gir National Park is well known for Asiatic Lions. It is based in which state?
   A) Gujarat
   B) Uttarakhand
   C) Sikkim
   D) Karnataka
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: Gir Forest National Park is a wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat, western India. It was established to protect Asiatic lions, who frequent the fenced-off Devalia Safari Park, along with leopards and antelopes. Gir Jungle Trail, outside the fenced area, traverses deciduous forest and is home to wildlife including vultures and pythons. The Kamleshwar Dam has marsh crocodiles and birds, such as Indian skimmers and pelicans.

   
   
9. What is the currency of Algeria?
   A) Euro
   B) Peso
   C) Pound
   D) Dinar
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Capital – Algiers, President - Abdelmadjid Tebboune

   
   
10. Amnesty International is based in ______?
    A) Vienna, Austria
    B) Paris, France
    C) Lausanne, Switzerland
    D) London, United Kingdom
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: Founded - July 1961, Secretary-General - Agnès Callamard