GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ
MIT
Kellogg University
Bristol University
None of the above
Asia’s longest solar power plant, recently inaugurated in Gujarat, is built by
Moser Baer
Tata-BP Solar
Astonfield
None of the above
Who recently became the first bowler to take three oneday international hat-tricks?
Harbhajan Singh
Angelo Mathews
Lasith Malinga
Graeme Swann
The world’s longest periscope was recently built for Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) at
Chennai
Kalpakkam
Sivakasi
Hyderabad
Which country recently became the first Asian country to win the FIFA Women’s World Cup, after winning its sixth edition in 2011?
India
China
Bangladesh
Japan
Who recently became the first bowler in the history of the game to take two hat-tricks in a single World Cup (Cricket)?
Lasith Malinga
Chaminda Vaas
Ajantha Mendis
None of the above
Nitish Kumar of ……………, at 16 years and 283 days, became the youngest player to make a debut in World Cup cricket in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Canada
Pakistan
India
Bangladesh
Patrick Makau from ............... recently set a new marathon world record (2:03:38) at the Berlin Marathon.
Kenya
Somalia
Tanzania
Jamaica
Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt recently broke the world record for which race at the 13th IAAS World Athletics Championship?
4 x 100m relay
4 x 400m relay
4 x 1000m relay
None of the above
According to the TOP500 list of world’s most powerful supercomputers, where is the world’s most powerful supercomputer installed?
National Supercomputing Centre in Shenzhen, China
National Supercomputing Centre in Tianjin, China
RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science, Japan
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
Phil Mickelson
Darren Clarke
None of the above
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
On winning the 2011 French Open, who became the first player from an Asian country to win a Grand Slam in singles category?
Saina Nehwal
Sania Mirza
Li Na
None of the above
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
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, who recently became the first woman to climb K2 without supplementary oxygen, is the resident of
New Zealand
England
Austria
Australia
Chandra Bahadur Dangi, at 21.5 inches (54.6 cm) has recently been declared as the World’s Shortest Living Man by the Guinness World Records. He is a/an ……………resident.
Indian
Nepalese
Pakistani
British
Baluarte Bridge, the highest cable stayed bridge in the world, was recently unveiled in
India
Sri Lanka
USA
Mexico
Which country test launched the first 3-D television broadcast in the world on January 1, 2012?
Japan
Taiwan
China
Malaysia
Jyoti Amge has been named as the world’s shortest woman by the Guinness Book of World Records. She suffers from a condition named …………… which makes it almost impossible for her to grow further.
Achondroplasia
Polio
Hypochondroplasia
None of the above
Which Indian singer recently entered the Guinness Book of World Records for most Single Studio Recordings?
Lata Mangeshkar
Asha Bhosle
Jagjit Singh
Banumathi
Who recently became the first woman to command warship in the United Kingdom naval history?
Lieutenant Commander Eileen Kripps
Lieutenant Commander Riya S. Crimson
Lieutenant Commander Sarah West
None of the above
Which technology giant recently dethroned Exxon to become the most valuable public company in the world?
Apple
Amazon
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