GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ
December, 2012
January, 2013
July, 2012
November, 2012
The Global Buddhist Congregation, 2011 was held in:
Mumbai
Bangalore
Agartala
New Delhi
The International Conference on Afghanistan (2011)
was recently held in:
Kabul, Afghanistan
Bonn, Germany
Peshawar, Afghanistan 78
Kandahar, Afghanistan
An agreement has recently been signed to create
Eurasian Economic Union, modelled on the European
Union, by the year 2015. Which of the following
countries was not a part of this agreement?
Russia
Belarus
Kazakhstan
China
Which former Indian tennis player has been selected
for the IOC Women and Sport Awards World Trophy by
the International Olympic Committee for promoting
women in sports?
Tara Iyer
Manisha Malhotra
Sanaa Bhambri
Ankita Bhambri
Who amongst the following was re-elected as the
Chairperson of ‘Partners in Population Development’, an
inter-governmental alliance of twenty-four developing
nations?
Ghulam Nabi Azad
Shameem Dev Azad
S. Gandhiselvan
Sudip Bandyopadhyay
Prof. Amartya Sen was recently honoured with
…………… by the United States of America.
National Medal of Arts
National Medal of Humanities
National Medal of Economics
None of the above
Dr. Kamal Bawa, known for his pioneering research on
population biology in rainforest areas, has recently been
selected for the ……………, hailed as the world’s first major
international award for work on sustainability.
Gunnerus Award
Goldman Prize
Ashden Award
Zayed Future Energy Prize
India’s official entry to the Oscars for the year 2011
was:
Adaminte Makan Abu
Gandhi to Hitler 141
I am Kalam
Hostel
Who amongst the following was conferred with the
Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize for the year 2011?
C.N.R. Rao
K. Radhakrishnan
Udipi Ramachandra Rao
Dr. C.V. Rama
Which Indian politician was recently conferred an
honorary citizenship of Konya, Turkey?
Manmohan Singh
Sonia Gandhi
Hamid Ansari
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Dr. Ramdas M. Pai recently became the second Indian
to be honoured with “Datuk”, a Malaysian award. The only other Indian to receive this award is:
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Smt. Pratibha Patil
Shahrukh Khan
Amrita Das
Which country was recently made the Chairman of the
United Nations South Asian Regional Commission for
Tourism?
India
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Nepal
Which Indian-American scientist and Nobel laureate
has been honoured with Knighthood by the royal
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establishment in London for his service in the field of
molecular biology?
Dr. Rakesh Agrawal
Dr. B. Jayant Baliga
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
Dr. Srinivasa S.R. Varadhan
Which Indian company has recently been awarded the
American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)
BEST award?
Infosys
Wipro
InfoTech
TCS
Which international racing circuit has been awarded
the ‘Motosport Facility of the Year’ award held in Cologne,
Germany?
Baltimore Street Circuit
Mugello Circuit
Phoenix International Raceway
Buddh International Circuit
World Sikh University, a UK based educational
institution, has conferred a honorary doctorate on
……………, who is also the Vice-President of the Indian
Olympic Association (IOC).
Karamveer Singh
Tarlochan Singh
Lt. Gen. Chetinder Singh
Vijay Kumar Malhotra
According a recently published list of eminent Asians in
UK by Eastern Eye, who is the most powerful Asian in UK?
Lord Swaraj Paul
Anish Kapoor
Meera Syal
Lakshmi Mittal
Narinder Singh was recently re-appointed as a member
of …………… for a ve-year term which began on January 1,
International Law Commission
International Atomic Energy Agency
International Labour Organization
International Maritime Organization
Women's Tennis Tournament won ?
Sowjanya Bavisetti
Shalini Singh
sania mahi
prema choubey
Which Indian-American woman activist was recently
conferred the ‘Presidential Citizens’ Medal, 2011’?
Vijaya Lakshmi Imani
Savitri Padnaokar
Margaret Martin
None of the above
Which Indian organization has been awarded the
Thomas Reuters Innovation Award, 2011 in the “Hi-Tech
Academic and Government” category?
ISRO
DRDO
BHEL
SAIL
Which of the following awards was bagged by India at
the World Travel Awards, 2011?
Best Marketing Campaign
Best Destination
Best Hospitality
Both (a) and (b)
Indian skipper M.S. Dhoni won ............... award at the
annual International Cricket Council (ICC) awards
function in London in 2011.
ICC Cricketer of the Year
ICC Test Cricketer of the Year
LG ICC People’s Choice
ICC Spirit of Cricket
Which tennis player recently became the first Indian
to complete career Grand Slam after winning the
Australian Open?
Leander Paes
Mahesh Bhupati
Rohan Bopanna
Somdev Dev Varman
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General Knowledge questions for SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, CAT and other competitive exams.
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