Frequently asked questions of Static Awareness in IBPS Exams

Q1. Who is the author of the book “Two Lives”?
(a) Vikram Seth
(b) James Patterson
(c) Ved Mehta
(d) Khushwant Singh
(e) Chetan Bhagat

Q2. 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


Q3. Earth Day is celebrated on:  
(a) April 4
(b) April 22
(c) September 17 
(d) February 16 
(e) June 27


Q4. Baltora glacier is located in  
(a) Karakoram ranges 
(b) Pamir plateau 
(c) Shivalik
(d) Alps 
(e) Andes


Q5. 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


Q6. Grammy Award is given in the field of 
(a) Literature 
(b) Music 
(c) Science 
(d) Inventions and Discoveries 
(e) Economics


Q7. The Andaman group and Nicobar group of islands are separated from each other by  
(a) Ten Degree Channel 
(b) Great Channel 
(c) Bay of Bengal 
(d) Andaman Sea 
(e) None of these

Q8. In our country the Van Mahotsav day is celebrated on: 
(a) 10th August 
(b) 1st December 
(c) 1st June
(d) 5th October 
(e) 1st July


Q9. Who was the painter of the famous painting called – ‘Bharatmata’?  
(a) Gaganendranath Tagore 
(b) Abanindranath Tagore 
(c) Nandalal Bose 
(d) Jamini Roy 
(e) Rabindra Nath Tagore


Q10. Where was the last Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit held? 
(a) Sydney 
(b) Auckland 
(c) New York 
(d) Beijing 
(e) Peru


Q11. When was the last telegram sent in India?  
(a) July 14, 2013 
(b) August 1, 2013 
(c) July 30, 2013 
(d) June 14, 2013
(e) June 30, 2013

Q12. The Gandhara Art flourished during the period of  
(a) Guptas 
(b) Mauryas 
(c) Satavahanas 
(d) Kushans 
(e) Chola

Q13. The Headquarters of the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) is at  
(a) New York 
(b) Paris 
(c) Geneva 
(d) Rome 
(e) London


Q14. Who painted the master piece “Hamsa Damayanti”?  
(a) Anjolie Ela Menon 
(b) Abanindranath Tagore 
(c) Amrita Shergill 
(d) Nandlal Bose
(e) Raja Ravi Varma


Q15. It was decided to observe Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday October 2 as the  
(a) International Non-violence Day
(b) International Peace day 
(c) International law day
(d) International Youth day
(e) None of these