Test your General Knowledge/Awareness

[Varun Jindal]

This thread is meant for posting General Knowledge/Awareness questions & answers. I'll try to regularly contribute some questions & answers related to day-to-day General Knowledge and some stuff from static G.K. also. This will act as a good source of preparation for all those exams like SNAP, IRMA etc. where general knowledge of a candidate is being also tested.

[Varun Jindal]

QUESTIONS

1. Fahmida Mirza has been nominated to be the first woman Speaker of which nation’s Parliament?
2. In what official capacity did Nancy Pelosi recently meet the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala recently?
3. Which airlines will be the official umpire partner of the IPL tournaments beginning April 18 this year?
4. My Country My Life is the book authored by which India politician?
5. Which country has blocked the popular website – YouTube?

PS: Please try to attempt the questions yourself before looking at the correct answers below.

ANSWERS

1. Pakistan
2. US House of Representatives Speaker
3. Kingfisher Airlines
4. Lal Krishna Advani
5. China

[Varun Jindal]

QUESTIONS: When are the following days celebrated/held?

1. International Women's Day
2. World Environment Day
3. World Literacy Day
4. World Tourism Day
5. World AIDS Day

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ANSWERS

1. International Women's Day - March 8
2. World Environment Day - June 5
3. World Literacy Day - September 8
4. World Tourism Day - September 27
5. World AIDS Day - December 1

[Varun Jindal]

QUESTIONS

1. The longest river in the world
2. The longest highway in the world
3. The biggest desert in the world
4. The largest coffee growing country in the world
   
5. The country also known as "Country of Copper"

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ANSWERS

1. The longest river in the world - Nile
   
2. The longest highway in the world - Trans-Canada
3. The biggest desert in the world - Sahara desert
4. The largest coffee growing country in the world - Brazil
5. The country also known as "Country of Copper" - Zambia

[Varun Jindal]

QUESTIONS

1. The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan
2. The coldest place on the earth
   
3. The biggest delta in the world
   
4. The Japanese call their country as
   
5. The world's oldest known city
   

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ANSWERS

1. The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan - Durand line
2. The coldest place on the earth - Verkoyansk in Siberia
3. The biggest delta in the world - Sunderbans
4. The Japanese call their country as - Nippon
5. The world's oldest known city - Damascus

[Varun Jindal]

QUESTIONS

1. The biggest island of the world
   
2. The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world
   
3. The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world
   
4. The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world
   
5. The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world
   

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ANSWERS

1. The biggest island of the world - Greenland
2. The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world - Detroit, USA
3. The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world - USA
   
4. The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world - Malaysia
5. The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world - Malaysia

[Varun Jindal]

QUESTIONS

1. The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea
   
2. The city which was once called the `Forbidden City'
   
3. The country called the Land of Rising Sun
   
4. The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world
   
5. Mount Everest was named after
   

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ANSWERS

1. The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea - Mississippi
2. The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' - Peking
3. The country called the Land of Rising Sun - Japan
4. The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world - Cuba
   
5. Mount Everest was named after - Sir George Everest

[Varun Jindal]

QUESTIONS

1. What is the present rate of Service Tax?
2. Ban Ki-moon, the present Secretary General of United Nations, hails from which country?
3. 'Intelligence Everywhere' is the punch line associated with which company?
4. Who is the present President of NASSCOM(National Association of Software and Service Companies)?
5. How many Bharat Ratna awardees have won the Nobel Prize till date?


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ANSWERS
1. 12.24%
2. South Korea
3. Motorola
4. Som Mittal
5. 4

[Varun Jindal]

QUESTIONS

1. The largest ocean of the world
2. The biggest stadium in the world
3. The world's largest diamond producing country
4. The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of
5. Australia was discovered by
   

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ANSWERS

1. The largest ocean of the world - Pacific ocean
2. The biggest stadium in the world - Strahov Stadium, Prague
3. The world's largest diamond producing country - South Africa
4. The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of - Nepal
5. Australia was discovered by - James Cook

[Varun Jindal]

QUESTIONS

1. CEO of Google
   
2. CEO of Sun Microsystems
   
3. CEO of Microsoft
   
4. CEO of Apple
   
5. CEO of Vodafone
   

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ANSWERS

1. CEO of Google - Eric Schmidt
   
2. CEO of Sun Microsystems - Jonathan Schwartz
   
3. CEO of Microsoft - Steve Ballmer
   
4. CEO of Apple - Steve Jobs
   
5. CEO Vodafone - Arun Sarin