General Knowledge for BCS and Bank Exam 1

General Knowledge for BCS and Bank Exam

1.Earthquakes are caused by (A) Tectonism   (B) Denudation (C) Earth revolution (D) Earth's rotation(E) None of these
Answer : 1. A
2.The Headquarters of the World Bank is situated in which city? (A) Washington   (B) New York (C) Chicago   (D) Geneva(E) None of these
Answer : 2. A
3.With which country does Bangladesh have no economic and diplomatic relations? (A) Israel (B) Mongolia (C) Iraq (D) Afghanistan (E) Iran
Answer : 3. A
4.The poem 'Bidrohi' was written by (A) Rabindranath Tagore (B) Kazi Nazrul Islam (C) Jasim Uddin (D) Shamsur Rahman (E) None of these
Answer : 4. B
5.What is the name of British Parliament? (A) House of Commons (B) British Congress (C) Diet of England (D) Parliament of Britain (E) None of these
Answer : 5. D
6.Which of the following items has the largest contribution to total national export income of Bangladesh? (A) Leather (B) Jute (C) Tea (D) Garments (E) None of these
Answer : 6. D
7.What does BEPZ stand for? (A) Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority (B) Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Area (C) Bangladesh Export Procuring Zone Area (D) Bangladesh Export Procuring Zone Authority (E) None of these
Answer : 7. A
8.Which one of the following is a direct tax? (A) Import duty   (B) Excise duty (C) VAT (D) Supplementary duty (E) Tax deducted at source on professional income
Answer : 8. D 9.TIFA stands for (A) Tax and Income Framework Agreement (B) Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (C) Trade for International Framework Agreement (D) Tariff and Investment Framework Agreement (E) None of these
Answer : 9. B 10. Cowards die many times before their death--who wrote this? (A) Rabindranath Tagore (B) Allama Iqbal (C) William Shakespeare (D) P. B. Shelly (E) None of these
Answer : 10. C 11. John Lennon, the famous singer, was a member of which Band? (A) Eagles   (B) Beatles (C) Aero Smith   (D) Deep Purple (E) None of these
Answer : 11. B 12. The longest day in the month of (A) April (B) May (C) June (D) July (E) August
Answer : 12. C 13. Blue Chip is (A) A first class equity share (B) An extremely risky equity share (C) Used in coluor televisions (D) Used in mobile phones (E) None of these
Answer : 13. A 14. Which country is the kiwi bird native to? (A) Japan (B) USA (C) Mauritania (D) China (E) New Zealand
Answer : 14. E 15. February 21st was declared as 'International Mother Language Day' by (A) UNICEF (B) UNESCO (C) UNDP (D) UNPD (E) IMF
Answer : 15. B