Indian Bank Specialist Officer General Knowledge Questions 2014 - GK

UPSC IAS GK/SSC CGL GK/SSC CHSL GK/IBPS PO General Knowledge Questions 2014

Question 1. At a joint sitting of the Parliament, a bill has to be passed
A. by two-third majority of the total number of members of the Houses
B. by simple majority of the total number of members of both the Houses present and voting
C. by two-third majority of the total number of members of both the Houses present and voting
D. by a simple majority of the total number of members pf both the Houses  
               
Question 2. The First Session of the Indian National Congress was held at

A. Calcutta      B. madras
C. Allahabad   D. Bombay

Question 3. The Swadeshi Movement means
A. Boycotting the foreign goods and using the Indian goods
B. Wearing a Khadi - cap

C. Use if Hindi in conversation
D. Shouting Anti-British slogans

Question 4. The Vice- President of India is
A. Ex-Officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
B. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
C. President of the Res Cross
D. Ex-Officion Chairman of the Lok Sabha

Question 5. The world 'Platinum' is derived from _ language.
A. Latin      B. Greek
C. Urdu       D. Spanish

Question 6. The Battle of Plassey took place in the year
A. 1765      B.1757
C.1707       D.1764

Question 7. Who founded the Arya Samaj ?
A. Dayanand Saraseati     B. Debendranath Tagore
C Rabindranath Tagore    D. Jyoti Rao Phule

Question 8. The French failed to establish their power in India, because
A. The English had a strong navy   
B.The French were not liked by the Indians
C. Pondicherry  was not a strategic place  
D. Dupleix was not a capable French General

Question 9. Which or the following mines is rich in Gold reserves ?
A. Nevada               B. Johannesburg
C. South Dakota      D. Pascua Lama

Question 10. Lahar is a natural disaster which is related to _ activity.
A. Volcanic                B. Earthquake
C. Landslide               D. Climatic

ANS: 1(B), 2(D), 3(A), 4(A), 5(D), 6(B), 7(A), 8(A), 9(B), 10(A).