IPO Exam 2019: Static GK Questions & Answers - October 2018

1)Name the MD and CEO of BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange)?

1)  S.K. Mohanty

2)  Ashishkumar Chauhan

3)  S Ravi

4)  Premchand Roychand

5)  None of these

Answer- 2) Ashishkumar Chauhan

2)Where is Panna National Park located?

1)  Jammu & Kashmir

2)  Karnataka

3)  Andhra Pradesh

4)  Madhya Pradesh

5)  None of these

Answer - 4)Madhya Pradesh

3)Name the Chairman and headquarters of Insurance regulator Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)?

1)  Chairman – Subhash Chandra Khuntia; Headquarters – Hyderabad

2)  Chairman – Sujay Banarji; Headquarters – Hyderabad

3)  Chairman – Nilesh Sathe; Headquarters – Hyderabad

4)  Chairman – Pravin Kutumbe,; Headquarters – Hyderabad

5)  None of these

Answer- 1)Chairman – Subhash Chandra Khuntia; Headquarters – Hyderabad

4)  What is the tag line of State Bank of India (SBI)?

1)  Central To you Since 1911, Build A Better Life Around Us

2)  A Premier Public Sector Bank, Prosperity for all

3)  With you all the way, Pure Banking Nothing Else, The Nation’s banks on us

4)  Trusted Family Bank

5)  None of these

Answer- 3) With you all the way, Pure Banking Nothing Else, The Nation’s banks on us

5)  Who is the governor of Manipur?

1)  Najma Heptulla

2)  Vajubhai Vala

3)  Tathagata Roy

4)  Ganga Prasad

5)  None of these

Answer-1)Najma Heptulla

6) Who is the governor of Assam?

1) Ganga Prasad

2) Lalji Tandon

3) Satya Pal Malik

4) Jagdish Mukhi

5) None of these

Answer 4)Jagdish Mukhi.

7)Name the capital and currency of Russia?

1)  Capital –Luanda; Currency –Kwanza

2)  Capital – Moscow; Currency – Ruble

3)  Capital –Minsk; Currency –Ruble

4)  Capital –Sofia; Currency –Lev

5)  None of these

8)Name the MD & CEO and headquarters of AU Small Finance Bank?

1)  MD & CEO – Mr. Sanjay Agarwal; Headquarters – Jaipur

2)  MD & CEO –Mr.Uttam Tibrewal;Headquarters - Jaipur

3)  MD & CEO –Mr.Krishan Kant Rathi; Headquarters - Jaipur

4)  MD & CEO –Ms.Jyoti Narang; Headquarters - Jaipur

5)  None of these

9)Where is Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport located?

1)  Maharashtra

2)  Madhya Pradesh

3)  Assam

4)  Rajasthan

5)  None of these Answer-3) Assam

10)Who is the Governor of Odisha?

1)  V.P. Singh Badnore

2)  Prof. Ganeshi Lal

3)  Baby Rani Maurya

4)  Anandiben Patel

5)  None of these

11)Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala is a Governor of which state?

1)  Kerala

2)  Karnataka

3)  Andhra Pradesh

4)  Maharashtra

5)  None of these Answer- 2)Karnataka

12)Who is the CEO of Press Trust of India (PTI)?

1)  N.Ravi

2)  Vijay Kumar Chopra

3)  Subodh Gupta

4)  Venky Venkatesh

5)  None of these

13)Name the secretary general and headquarters of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)?

1)  Secretary-General – José Graziano da Silva; Headquarters –Rome, Italy

2)  Secretary-General – Mukhisa Kituyi; Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland

3)  Secretary-General –Yukiya Amano; Headquarters – Vienna, Austria

4)  Secretary-General – Fang Liu; Headquarters – Montreal, Quebec, Canada

5)    None of these

Answer- 2)Secretary-General – Mukhisa Kituyi; Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland 14)Who is the Director General of World Health Organization (WHO)?

1)  Dr Gazmend Bejtja

2)  Mr Josep M. Casals Alis

3)  Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

4)  Dr Mukengeshayi Kupa

5)  None of these

15)Where is the headquarters of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)?

1)  New Delhi

2)  Mumbai

3)  Chennai

4)  Bangalore

5)  None of these Answer- 1)New Delhi

1)  Shashi Kant Sharma

2)  Rajiv Mehrishi

3)  Vinod Rai

4)  V.N.Kaul

5)  None of these

1)  Ashok Chawla

2)  Vikram Limaye

3)  Abhay Havaldar

4)  Dinesh Kanabar

5)  None of these

18)Name the Director General of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)?

1)  Rajiv Kishore

2)  Rozy Agarwal

3)  Rajiv Ranjan Mishra

4)  Hitesh Kumar S. Makwana

5)  None of these

Answer- 3)Rajiv Ranjan Mishra

19)Name the Director General and headquarters of UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)?

1)  Director-General –Rakesh Muthoo ; Headquarters –Rome, Italy

2)  Director-General – José Graziano da Silva; Headquarters – Rome, Italy

3)  Director-General –Agustin Zimmermann; Headquarters –Paris,France

4)  Director-General – Hans Hoogeveen ; Headquarters –The Hague,Netherland

5)  None of these

Answer- 2)Director-General – José Graziano da Silva; Headquarters – Rome, Italy

20)Name the Director and headquarters of Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI)?

1)  Director & Head – Mrs Savita Yadav ; Headquarters –New Delhi

2)  Director & Head –Mr R. K. Sharma; Headquarters –New Delhi

3)  Director & Head –Mr. S.N. Singh; Headquarters –New Delhi

4)  Director & Head – Dr Madhu Raikwar; Headquarters – New Delhi

5)  None of these

Answer- 4)Director & Head – Dr Madhu Raikwar; Headquarters – New Delhi

21)Name the President and headquarters of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)?

1)President –Alsheddi Ibrahim Abdulaziz ; Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland

2)President – Bennani Mohammad; Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland

3)President – Bouzhid Lazhari; Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland

4)President – Vojislav Šuc; Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland

5)None of these

Answer-4)President – Vojislav Šuc; Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland 22)Where is Dachigam National Park located?

1)  NewDelhi

2)  Jammu and Kashmir

3)  UttarPeadesh

4)  Kerala

5)  None of these

23)Who is the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)?

1)  Jim Morhard

2)  Jim Bridenstine

3)  Steve Jurczyk

4)  Melanie Saunders

5)  None of these

24)Where is Bir Mehaswala Wildlife sanctuary located?

1)  Punjab

2)  Haryana

3)  New Delhi

4)  Jammu and Kashmir

5)  None of these

Answer- 1)Punjab

25)What is the capital and currency of Tanzania?

1)  Capital –Luanda; Currency – Tanzanian Kwanza

2)  Capital –Prague; Currency – Tanzanian Koruna

3)  Capital – Djibouti; Currency – Tanzanian Franc

4)  Capital – Dodoma; Currency – Tanzanian shilling

5)  None of these

Answer- 4)Capital – Dodoma; Currency – Tanzanian shilling

26)Where is the headquarters of World Economic Forum (WEF)?

1)  Cologny, Switzerland

2)  Vienna,Austria

3)  Rome,Italy

4)  Washington D.C,U.S

5)  None of these

Answer- 1)Cologny, Switzerland.

27)Who is the governor of Bihar?

1)  Anandiben Patel

2)  B. D. Mishra

3)  Lalji Tandon

4)  Jagdish Mukhi

5)    None of these Answer- 3)Lalji Tandon

28)Name the Chairman and headquarters of Bajaj Finance?

1)  Chairman – Rahul Bajaj; Headquarters – Pune

2)  Chairman –Rajiv Bajaj; Headquarters –Pune

3)  Chairman –Madhur Bajaj; Headquarters –Pune

4)  Chairman –D.J. Balaji Rao; Headquarters –Pune

5)  None of these

Answer- 1)Chairman – Rahul Bajaj; Headquarters – Pune.

29)Name the President of National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM)?

1)  Debjani Ghosh

2)  Sangeeta Gupta

3)  K S Viswanathan

4)  Amit Aggarwal

5)  None of these

30)Where is Fatehpur Sikri, a UNESCO Heritage Site, located?

1)  Delhi

2)  Haryana

3)  Uttar Pradesh

4)  Maharashtra

5)  None of these

31)What is the capital and currency of Cameroon?

1)  Capital – Andorra la Vella; Currency – Euro

2)  Capital – Yerevan; Currency – Dram

3)  Capital – Yaoundé; Currency – Central African CFA franc

4)  Capital – Phnom Penh; Currency – Riel

5)  None of these

Answer- 3)Capital – Yaoundé; Currency – Central African CFA franc.

32)Name the Chairman of National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM)?

1)  Rishad Premji

2)  Keshav Murugesh

3)  Raman Roy

4)  Rekha M Menon

5)  None of these

33)Where is Cotigao Wildlife sanctuary located?

1)  Kerala

2)  Andhra Pradesh

3)  WestBengal

4)  Goa

5)  None of these Answer- 4)Goa

34)Name the MD & CEO and headquarters of National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)?

1)  MD & CEO – Mr. Ashok Chawla; Headquarters – Mumbai

2)  MD & CEO – Mr. Vikram Limaye; Headquarters – Mumbai

3)  MD & CEO – Mr. Abhay Havaldar; Headquarters – Mumbai

4)  MD & CEO – Mr. Dinesh Kanabar; Headquarters – Mumbai

5)  None of these

Answer- 2)MD & CEO – Mr. Vikram Limaye; Headquarters – Mumbai.

35)Name the president and headquarters of Asian Development Bank (ADB)?

1)  President – Takehiko Nakao; Headquarters – Manila, Philippines

2)  President – Jin Liqun; Headquarters – Beijing, China

3)  President – K.V. Kamath; Headquarters – Shanghai, China

4)  President – Christine Lagarde; Headquarters – Washington DC, US

5)  None of these.

Answer- 1) President – Takehiko Nakao; Headquarters – Manila, Philippines

36)Who is the CEO of Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM)?

1)  Zaid Al Tellawi

2)  Leona Wall

3)  Gay Hamilton

4)  Margaret Kobia

5)  None of these.

37)Who is the governor of Meghalaya?

1)  Lalji Tandon

2)  Banwarilal Purohit

3)  Ganga Prasad

4)  Tathagata Roy

5)  None of these

38)Who is the secretary general of United Nations?

1)  Trygve Lie

2)  Antonio Guterres

3)  Gladwyn jebb

4)  ‎Kofi Annan

5)  None of these.

39)Where is Simlipal National Park located?

1)  Haryana

2)  Punjab

3)  WestBengal

4)  Odisha

5)  None of these Answer- 4)Odisha

40)Name the Director General and headquarters of World Trade Organization (WTO)?

1)  Director General – Yonov Frederick Agah; Headquarters – Vienna,Austria

2)  Director General – Karl Brauner; Headquarters – Washington D.C,U.S

3)  Director General – Roberto Azevêdo; Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland

4)  Director General – Alan Wolff; Headquarters – Rome,Italy

5)  None of these

Answer- 3)Director General – Roberto Azevêdo; Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland