Dear PaGaLGuY readers, as we all know, General Knowledge is an important component of a number of competitive examinations such as the UPSC Civil Services Examination, Banking Entrance Examinations, SSC CGL/CHSL Examinations, MBA Entrance Examinations, Combined Defence Services Examination, etc. In order to help you practise and improve your General Knowledge, we hereby present this General Knowledge quiz.
Given below are a few General Studies questions from previous years’ actual exams. Leave your answers/ responses in the comments section below and soon we’ll let you know the correct answers!
1. MERCOSUR is a group of countries of
(a) Africa
(b) Asia
(c) Latin America
(d) South East Asia
2. Which of the following statements are correct:
The price of any currency in the international market is decided by the
(i) World Bank
(ii) Demand for goods/services provided by the country concerned
(iii) Stability of the government of the concerned country
(iv) Economic potential of the country in question
(a) – (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(b) – (ii) and (iii)
(c) – (iii) and (iv)
(d) – (i) and (iv)
3. A consumer is said to be in equilibrium if
(i) he is able to fulfil his need with a given level of income
(ii) he is able to live in full comfort with a given level of income
(iii) he can fulfil his needs without consumption of certain items
(iv) he is able to locate new sources of income
4. Supply-side economics lays greater emphasis on the point of view of
(a) producer
(b) global economy
(c) consumer
(d) middle-man
5. The economist who was associated with the WTO draft document is
(a) A K Sen
(b) T N Srinivasan
(c) J N Bhagwati
(d) Avinash Dixit
6. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in
(a) Baluchistan
(b) Myanmar
(c) Nepal
(d) Kashmir
7. The emerging trade blocs in the world, such as NAFTA, ASEAN, and the like are expected to
(a) act as constrictions in free trade across the world
(b) promote free trade on the lines laid down by the WTO
(c) permit transfer of technology between member countries
(d) promote trade in agriculture commodities between countries of the North and South
8. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
(i) Idukki – Thermal Power Station
(ii) Sabargiri – Hydro – electric Project
(iii) Ghatprabha – Irrigation Project
(iv) Ramganga – Multipurpose Project
(a) – (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(b) – (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(c) – (iii) and (iv)
(d) – (i) and (ii)
9. Which of the following is an important crop of the Barack Valley?
(a) Jute
(b) Tea
(c) Sugarcane
(d) Cotton
10. Which of the following areas of India produces the largest amount of cotton?
(a) North Western India and Gangetic West Bengal
(b) North Western and Western India
(c) Western and Southern India
(d) Plains of Northern India
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