Daily GK Quiz : 11 July 2014

Which among the following National Parks / Wild Life sanctuaries of Tamil Nadu is called as Top Slip?

  A) Aanamalai National Park

  B) Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary

  C) Guindy National Park

  D) Palani Hills National Park

   

Where are the headquarters of NATO?

  A) New York

  B) Brussels

  C) Paris

  D) Vienna

   

The First fort was constructed by British in India, at which among the following places?

  A) Surat

  B) Bombay

  C) Madras

  D) Calcutta

   

Which among the following is the national game of Russia?

  A) Snooker

  B) Billiards

  C) Chess

  D) Table Tennis

   

National Housing Bank is the wholly subsidiary of RBI. In which year, NHB was established?

  A) 1985

  B) 1986

  C) 1987

  D) 1988

   

The Mandal Commission was constituted during the tenure of which among the following prime ministers?

  A) Indira Gandhi

  B) Morar Ji Desai

  C) Rajiv Gandhi

  D) V P Singh

   

Which among the following states in India has maximum number of protected areas viz. Wild life sanctuaries and National Parks?

  A) West Bengal

  B) Uttar Pradesh

  C) Madhya Pradesh

  D) Karnataka

   

Who among the following is the author of the Booker Prize (2008) winning book “The White Tiger”?

  A) Chetan Bhagat

  B) Arvind Adiga

  C) Jhumpa Lahiri

  D) Kiran Desai

   

In which year, First Public Service Commission was set up in India?

  A) 1922

  B) 1924

  C) 1926

  D) 1928

   

In which among the following years, Staff Selection Commission was set up for Group B and Group C posts in various departments?

  A) 1972

  B) 1974

  C) 1976

  D) 1978