Quiz 43 on Current Affairs 2014-15 for SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, CAT and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

 International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) recently awarded Jamaican Usain Bolt and ...............Sally Pearson with ‘Athlete of the Year’ award in Monaco.
Australian
Jamaican
Kenyan
Cuban
Who was recently selected for the 21st Vyas Samman for his work Aam Ke Patte?
Shrilal Shukla
Kedarnath Singh
Ramdarash Mishra
Mannu Bhandari
Who has been awarded this year’s Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for Mathematics, the highest academic honour of India?
Mahan Maharaj
Amit Prakash Sharma
Shirshendu De
Shankar Doraiswamy
Sukhada Tatke, winner of Prabha Dutt Fellowship, is a Senior Correspondent of which of the following newspapers?
The Hindu
The Indian Express
Dainik Bhaskar
The Times of India
Aung San Suu Kyi, a Burmese pro-democracy activist, has recently been awarded the prestigious ‘National Order of the Legion of Honour’ by the government of
Germany
France
Russia
Spain
The first S.K. Singh award for excellence in Indian Foreign Service (IFS) has recently been conferred by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi to:
Ranjan Mathai
A.K. Seth
D. Bala Venkatesh Varma
None of the above
Tomas Transtromer, who was awarded the

Nobel Prize for Literature, is from which

country?
Iran
Sweden
Germany
England
Which foundation was recently conferred

the Rajiv Gandhi International Prize for

Technology in Education, an award instituted

by Indira Gandhi National Open
University (IGNOU)?
Acumen Fund
Bharat Sevashram Sangh
Azim Premji Foundation
Dean Foundation –India
Who won the inaugural UEFA Best Player

in Europe Award?
David Villa
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Xavi Hernandez
Shabbir Ali was recently awarded the

Dhyan Chand award for which of the following

sports?
Football
Wrestling
Swimming
Athletics
Leila Lopes, who has been recently

crowned Miss Universe, hails from which

country?
South Africa
Malaysia
Angola
China
Who amongst the following coaches

(former) was awarded the Dronacharya Award?
Rajinder Singh
Rajinder Singh Jr.
Vasudevan Bhaskaran
None of the above
 The ‘Best Actor’ award was shared by

Dhanush and ............... at the 58th

National Film Awards.
Prakash Raj
Amitabh Bachchan
Salim Kumar
Saif Ali Khan
 Bharatendu Harishchandra award, recently

awarded to fourteen persons, is given in the

field of
Film-making
Journalism
Mass Communication
Both (b) and (c)
Which of the following films was adjudged

as the ‘Best Film on Social Issues’ at the

58th National Film Awards?
Guzaarish
Brihaspati
Champions
None of the above
Thomas Sargent, who has recently been

conferred the Nobel Prize in Economics,

hails from which country?
United States of America
England
China
Norway
Who won the ‘Best Actress’ award at the

64th Cannes Film Festival?
Kristen Stewart
Angelina Jolie
Kristen Dunst
None of the above
 Who bagged the ‘Best Director’ award at

the 58th National Film Awards?
Mr. Salim Kumar
Mr. Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Mr. Vetrimaran
None of the above
Who recently became the first cricketer

to play in 100 test wins?
M.S. Dhoni
Kumar Sangakkara
Ricky Ponting
Michael Clarke
 A new Guinness World Record, for the

longest hockeygame of all time, was set

recently by 40 women in ?
New York
Colorado
Connecticut
Burnaby
The consortium of which of the following

companies recently won the patent auction,

hailed as the biggest in history, for the

patent portfolio of Nortel Networks Corp., a

bankrupt telecom major?
Apple, Microsoft and RIM (and others)
Google, RIM and Apple (and others)
Google, RIM and Microsoft (and others)
Sony, Apple, Microsoft and Google (and others)
 ..............., aged 44 years, recently

became the second oldest winner ever in the

history of the British Open.
Dustin Johnson
Darren Clarke
None of the above
Phil Mickelson
Pratibha Patil recently honoured SPR

Shanti Tigga at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New

Delhi. Shanti Tigga is the
First female jawan of the Indian Army
Second female IAS officer of India
Both of the above
None of the above
Which country recently opened the

World’s first women-only university?
Germany
Saudi Arabia
Bhutan
Spain
Which batsman recently surpassed Amol

Mazumdar to become the highest run getter

ever in the Ranji Trophy?
Amarjeet Kaypee
Pankaj Dharmani
Akash Chopra
Wasim Jaffer
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