General Awareness Questions Set-3

1. India celebrates Prasar Bharti Diwas every year from 7 -9 of January, where is the venue of prasar bharti diwas 2014? ?
A) Bangalore
B) Kochi
C) New Delhi
D) Mumbai
Answer & Explanation: prasar bharti diwas 2014 celebrated at New Delhi.

2.  who is the writer of the book lowland?
A) Kary Pearson
B) Jhumpa Lahiri.
C) Lydia Davis
D) Alice Munro
Answer & Explanation: Jhumpa Lehri is the writer of Lowland.

3. Who sworn as a new president of Maldives?
A) Nawaz Sharif
B) Abdulla Yameen
C) Mulato Teshome
D) Simpson Miller
Answer & Explanation: Abdulla Yameen as a new president of Maldives.

4. Which film was awarded as Silver Peacock Award in 44th international film festival of India?
A) Delhi Safari
B) Good Road
C) Apur Panchali
D) Kahanai
Answer & Explanation: Apur Panchali film awarded as silver peacock award.

5. Where is the head quarter of first Bhartiya Mahila Bank (BMB)?
A) Kolkata
B) Mumbai
C) Chennai
D) New Delhi
Answer & Explanation: New Delhi is the head quarter of first Bhartiya Mahila Bank.

6. What is the name of German chancellor, who elected third times as a chancellor of Germany?
A) Sibel Siber
B) Angela Markel
C) Jacob Zuma
D) Robert Mugabe
Answer & Explanation: Angela Markel elected third times as a chancellor of Germany.

7. The aircraft carrier which was commissioned into the Indian Navy recently after refurbishment and upgradation in Russia?
A) INS Vikramaditya
B) INS Parakram
C) INS Arihant
D) INS Shakti
Answer & Explanation: INS Vikramaditya commissioned into the Indian Navy recently.

8. What is the name of first Mars Orbiter mission that was successfully launched by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization)?
A) Maven
B) Mangalyaan
C) Mars 1
D) Prithvi
Answer & Explanation: Mangalyaan is the name of Mars Orbiter mission.

9. What is the name of Scientist, recently, who has been selected for Bharat Ratna Award, nation’s highest civilian honor?
A) Tessy Thomas
B) A.P.J Abdul Kalam
C) C.N. Rao
D) K. Radhakrishnan
Answer & Explanation: C.N. Rao has been selected for Bharat Ratna Award.

10. Who among the following has been appointed as the new chief of the Pakistan Army?
A) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
B) Raheel Sharif
C) Parvez Musharraf
D) Abdul Majeed
Answer & Explanation: Raheel Sharif appointed as the new chief of the Pakistan Army.

11. Who is the 40th Chief Justice of India?
A) Jeet Gangulay
B) Ajit Prakash
C) Palanisamy Sathasivam.
D) Sam Pitroda
Answer & Explanation: Palanisamy Sathasivam sworn as 40th Chief Justice of India.

12. Who is the Program director of Mangalyaan Mission of India?
A) Ratan Kumar Sinha
B) Martha Dodray
C) Mylswamy Annadurai
D) Leo Puri
Answer & Explanation: Mylswamy Annadurai is the Program director of Mangalyaan Mission.

13. Where is in India, first fully privately funded Metro Rail has been started recently?
A) Kochi
B) Gurgaon
C) Bangalore
D) Ahmadabad
Answer & Explanation: Gurgaon.