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General Awareness Quiz

1. The Y. Nayudamma Memorial Award for the year 2014 was given to?
1) Tessy Thomas
2) Geeta Varadan
3) A. Sivathanu Pillai
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3

2. Which of the following teams topped the medals tally with 91 gold medals at the 35th National Games in Kerala?
1) Services
2) Kerala
3) Haryana
4) Maharashtra
5) Punjab

3. Who won the Indian Open golf title in February 2015?
1) S.S.P. Chowrasia
2) Siddikur Rahman
3) Anirban Lahiri
4) Jyothi Randhawa
5) None of the above

4. Yash Bharti Samman is given for excellence in literature, fine arts, folk and classical music and sports. It is the highest civilian award of?
1) Bihar
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Himachal Pradesh
4) Haryana
5) Rajasthan

5. Who has been conferred the Yash Bharti Samman?
1) Shekar Gupta
2) Saina Nehwal
3) Vinod Mehta
4) Susheel Kumar
5) Arunima Sinha

6. The first World Ocean Science Congress (WOSC) was held in February 2015 in?
1) Kochi
2) Panaji
3) Kolkata
4) Kandla
5) Tuticorin

7. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) was established in 1974. It is located in?
1) Pune
2) New Delhi
3) Kolkata
4) Guwahati
5) Chennai

8. The Economic Survey 2014-15 was prepared by the Chief Economic Adviser?
1) Rajiv Mehrishi
2) Arvind Mayaram
3) Arvind Subramanian
4) Kaushik Basu
5) None of the above

9. The Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare has declared which of the following days as
the National Deworming Day?
1) February 8
2) February 10
3) February 9
4) February 7
5) February 6

10. Ruthvika Shivani is the women's national champion in?
1) Chess
2) Tennis
3) Badminton
4) Table Tennis
5) Archery

11. Sajan Prakash was the Best Performer in the men's section at the 35th National Games. He won 6 golds and 2 silver in?
1) Athletics
2) Swimming
3) Gymnastics
4) Shooting
5) Boxing

12. Which team won the 3rd edition of the Hockey India League in February 2015?
1) Ranchi Rays
2) Jaypee Punjab Warriors
3) Delhi Waveriders
4) Uttar Pradesh Wizards
5) None of the above

13. Identify the mismatched pair? Tennis Player Country
1) Rafael Nadal Spain
2) Roger Federer Switzerland
3) Novak Djokovic Serbia
4) Stanislas Wawrinka Russia
5) Andy Murray Great Britain

14. Who won the ATP Challenger Delhi Open tennis title in New Delhi in February 2015?
1) Yuki Bhambri
2) Somdev Devvarman
3) Leander Paes
4) Rohan Bopanna
5) None of the above

15. The 36th National Games will be played in 2016 in?
1) Manipur
2) Karnataka
3) Goa
4) Telangana
5) Haryana

16. The 15th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) was organized in February 2015 by?
1) IISER
2) CCMB
3) IICT
4) TISS
5) TERI

17. India's first fenced elephant sanctuary will come up in?
1) Kerala
2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Odisha
5) Maharashtra

18. The 14th Finance Commission recommended what percent devolution of divisible funds to
States?
1) 32%
2) 35%
3) 40%
4) 42%
5) 37%

19. Facebook has tied up with which company in India to provide basic internet services on mobile for free?
1) Idea
2) Airtel
3) Reliance Communications
4) Vodafone
5) None of these

20. Lydia Ko is a professional golfer from?
1) Singapore
2) Australia
3) China
4) Japan
5) New Zealand

21. "Ammu", the mascot of the 35th National Games is?
1) Lion
2) Elephant
3) Peacock
4) The Great Hornbill
5) Rabbit

22. King Faisal International Prize is given by which of the following countries?
1) Iran
2) Iraq
3) UAE
4) Indonesia
5) Saudi Arabia

23. Lala Lajpat Rai was associated with the foundation of?
1) State Bank of India
2) Allahabad Bank
3) Central Bank of India
4) Punjab National Bank
5) Indian Bank

24. Kampala is the capital of which of the following African countries?
1) Rwanda
2) Kenya
3) Lesotho
4) Ethiopia
5) Uganda

25. CIBIL as a credit bureau caters to:
1) Consumer segments
2) Commercial segments
3) Both commercial and consumer segments
4) Nationalized Banks only
5) Private Banks only

Answers :

1) 4
2) 1
3) 3
4) 2
5) 3;
6) 1; 
7) 2; 
8) 3; 
9) 2; 
10) 3; 
11) 2; 
12) 1; 
13) 4; 
14) 2; 
15) 3;
16) 5; 
17) 2; 
18) 4; 
19) 3; 
20) 5; 
21) 4; 
22) 5; 
23) 4; 
24) 5; 
25) 3