Basic Gk interview questions – page 7

‘Right to Education’ has been placed in the Indian constitution under

1. 73rd Amendment Act
2. 81st Amendment Act
3. 85th Amendment Act
4. 86th Amendment Act

Power, authority and responsibilities of municipalities are listed in which one of the following schedules of the Constitution of India?

1. 9th
2. 10th
3. 11th
4. 12th

Which one of the following is not a member of the ‘The Commonwealth’?

1. Indonesia
2. Sri Lanka
3. Malaysia
4. Singapore

Which one of the following is not a member of SCO?

1. Kazakhstan
2. India
3. Russia
4. China

Where is National Institute of Nutrition located?

1. Bengaluru
2. Hyderabad
3. Pune
4. Mysore

In India, who is the Chairman of the National Water Resource Council?

1. Minister of Science and Technology 
2. Minister of Environment and Forests
3. Minister of Water Resources
4. Prime Minister

Who among the following is the founder of World Economic Forum?

1. Klaus Schwab
2. John Kenneth Galbraith
3. Paul Krugman
4. Robert Zoellick

Where are the Headquarters of the Southern Naval Command located?

1. Thiruvananthapuram
2. Vishakhapatnam
3. Arakkonam
4. Kochi

Where is the college of Defence Management located?

1. Wellington
2. Dehradun
3. Hyderabad
4. Pune

Which one of the following is not a member of Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) grouping?

1. China
2. Malaysia
3. Myanmar
4. Thailand

In which one of the following cities is the Global Automotive Research Centre being set up?

1. Gurgaon
2. Chennai
3. Pune
4. Hyderabad

The headquarters of Asian Development Bank are at

1. Manila
2. Bangkok
3. Tokyo
4. Singapore

Ostrich is a native of

1. Australia
2. Africa
3. New Zealand
4. America

As a geopolitical strategic relationship, India has been active in creating a quadrilateral coalition. Which one of the following is not in the proposed coalition?

1. Australia
2. Japan
3. U.S.A.
4. Indonesia

Regarding the International Monetary Fund, which one of the following statements is correct?

1. It can grant loans to any country
2. It can grants loans to only member countries
3. It can grant loans to the central bank of a country
4. It can grant loans to only developed countries

In which of the following States of India is the Pemayangtse Monastery situated?

1. Nagaland
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Sikkim
4. Arunachal Pradesh

The basic of European Unions Legan with the signing of

1. Maastricht Treaty 
2. Treaty of Lisbon
3. Treaty of Rome
4. Treaty of Paris

Which one of the following countries is not a member of the OPEC?

1. Algeria
2. Indonesia
3. Malaysia
4. Nigeria

Who is the President of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)?

1. Vice President of India
2. Union Minister of Science and Technology
3. Prime Minister of India
4. President of India

Which one of the following is not an official language of the United Nations?

1. Arabic
2. Chinese
3. Portuguese
4. Spanish

MERCOSUR consists of a group of countries of

1. Asia
2. Latin America
3. South East Asia
4. Africa

Which one of the following countries is not a member of the SAARC?

1. Bangladesh
2. Bhutan
3. Myanmar
4. Maldives

Amnesty International is a

1. UN agency to fight global terrorism
2. Refuge camp in Croatia
3. Wing of the World Bank
4. Human Rights Group

In which country is Bandung, where the Conference of African and Asian establishing Non Aligned Movement (NAM) situated?

1. Egypt
2. Thailand
3. Indonesia
4. Philippines

Which among the following are included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Centres?

1. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
2. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
3. Bhimbetka
4. Chola Temples

The TEAM 9 initiative is a techno economic cooperation venture between India and eight countries of

1. Central Africa
2. East Africa
3. North Africa
4. West Africa

Which one among the following administers the International Development Association?

1. UNDP
2. IBRD
3. IFAD
4. UNIDO

What is International Development Association?

1. A voluntary association of developing countries
2. A federation of international lending
3. An organization of donor countries of European Union
4. An affiliate of World Bank

When did the United Nations Organization come into existence?

1. October 26, 1943
2. October 24, 1943
3. October 24, 1945
4. October 26, 1945

In which of the following places is the headquarters of the North Eastern Railway located?

1. Kolkata
2. Gorakhpur
3. Guwahati
4. Bhubaneshwar