Daily GK Challenge

More practice: Static GK & Current Affairs

5 more SSC / Banking questions from the same chapter, with step-by-step solutions. Try each one, then reveal the answer.

1. Q1easy

   Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize for:

   • APeace
   • BLiterature
   • CPhysics
   • DMedicine
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   Correct answer: (B) Literature

   Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for 'Gitanjali'.

2. Q2easy

   Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, was launched by:

   • AUSA
   • BUSSR
   • CUK
   • DFrance
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   Correct answer: (B) USSR

   The USSR launched Sputnik 1 on 4 October 1957, the first artificial Earth satellite.

3. Q3easy

   The Great Wall of China was primarily built to:

   • Aprotect against northern invasions
   • Bmark borders with Korea
   • Cbuild trade routes
   • Dshowcase power
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   Correct answer: (A) protect against northern invasions

   The Great Wall was built to protect Chinese states and empires against raids and invasions from northern nomadic tribes.

4. Q4easy

   The currency of Japan is the:

   • AYuan
   • BYen
   • CWon
   • DBaht
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   Correct answer: (B) Yen

   Japan's currency is the Yen (¥).

5. Q5easy

   The Eiffel Tower is located in:

   • AParis
   • BRome
   • CLondon
   • DMadrid
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   Correct answer: (A) Paris

   The Eiffel Tower is located in Paris, France.