General Knowledge for Postal Assistant Exams

GK & Current Affairs: March 1, 2, 2014

1. Government has increased the number of workdays from 100 days to 150 days under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Programme (MGNREGA) for __:
[A]SC and ST
[B]Tribals with Forest Rights
[C]Below Poverty Rural Households
[D]All who are enrolled in the scheme

2. The government has recently approved the National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE) to sustain the Himalayan ecosystem, continuously assess its health status. The NMSHE covers how many states of India? 

[A]Ten 

[B]Twelve 

[C]Eight 

[D]Nine

3. Which among the following movies has bagged the best picture award at the 86th Oscar Awards 2014? [A]12 Years A Slave 

[B]Gravity 

[C]American Hustle 

[D]Frozen

4. The duration of President’s rule in a State in the first instance is ____? 

[A]Twelve Months 

[B]Six Months 

[C]Nine Months 

[D]One Year

5. The “Basij Militia” is a volunteer militia force operating in which of the following countries? 

[A]Syria 

[B]Iran 

[C]Iraq 

[D]Ukraine

6. Where is the headquarters of the “Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)” located? 

[A]Geneva, Switzerland 

[B]New York, USA 

[C]Vienna, Austria 

[D]Durban, Germany

7. Currently, India is the world’s largest producer of which of the following fruits? 

1. Mango 2. Papaya 3. Banana 4. Pomegranate 

Chose the correct answer from the codes given below: 

[A]Only 1 & 2 

[B]Only 2 & 3 

[C]Only 1 & 4 

[D]1, 2, 3 & 4

8. Which of the following committee has been formed to study demand for Bodoland state? 

[A]G K Pillai Committee 

[B]M S Gill Committee 

[C]Rakesh Sharma Committee 

[D]Navin Goyal Committee

9. India’s first private bank to commence operation in China is __: 

[A]HDFC Bank

[B]Axis Bank 

[C]ICICI Bank 

[D]Federal Bank

10. C R Simha who passed away recently was a renowned theatre and film personality in which language? [A]Telugu 

[B]Kannada 

[C]Malayalam 

[D]Marathi