Dear readers,

General knowledge is extremely important for MBA aspirants. While questions from logical reasoning and quantitative analysis can be time-consuming, the GK section can help you increase your scores quickly.

We present this GK quiz to help you prepare comprehensively for your upcoming MBA entrance tests. Post your responses in the comments section and soon we will let you know the correct answers!

1. Who is appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Khadi and Vilage industries commission?

A. Vinay Kumar Saxena

B. Rajalaxmi Devraj

C. Arun Kumar Jha

D. Devkanth Verma

2. Who is appointed as the chairperson of the Children’s Film Society of India?

A. Amol Gupte

B. Sharmila Tagore

C. Shabana Azmi

D. Mukesh Khanna

3. NASA’s Messenger spacecraft was built to study which of the following planet in our solar system?

A. Mercury

B. Venus

C. Mars

D. Jupiter

4. Which of the following species are not a part of Red list of threatened species published by the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN)?

A. Jerdon’s Courser

B. Indian Peacock

C. Indian Vulture

D. Pink headed duck

5. Under the Prime Minister’s Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima scheme, LIC signed a MoU with?

A. State Bank of India

B. Bank of India

C. Punjab National Bank

D. Dena Bank

6. Who was recently posthumously conferred with the Bharat Ratna award by Indian government?

A. Jagjit SIngh

B. Bhagat Singh

C. Madan Mohan Malaviya

D. Jamshedji Tata

7. Who was chosen as the first satyagrahi in ‘Individual Satyagraha’?

A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

B. Vinoba Bhave

C. Jawaharlal Nehru

D. Acharya Narendra Dev

8. Match the following:

Column 1                        Column 2

a. Panini                    i. Panchtantra

b. Vishnu Sharma     ii. Natya Shastra

c. Jayadeva              iii. Astadhyayi

d. Bharat Muni          iv. Gita Govinda

A. a – iii b – i, c – iv, d – ii

B. a – iv, b – i, c – ii, d – iii

C. a – iii, b – i, c – iv, d – ii

D. a – ii, b – iii, c – i, d – iv

9. The largest freshwater lake in India is —————-.

A. Nagarjuna Sagar lake

B. Chilka lake

C. Loktak lake

D. Wular lake

10. Which of the following chemical is used to preserve meat?

A. Sulphur dioxide

B. Chlorine

C. Sodium nitrate

D. Carbon dioxide

All the best!