General Awareness Questions Set-10

1. In a study of the International Association of Public Transport (UTIP), which city of India was ranked 31st which was the highest among the six cities studied in India.
A) Chennai
B) Kolkata
C) Mumbai
D) Delhi
Answer & Explanation: Kolkata

2. South Sudan, the place is in news recently, what is the capital of South Sudan?
A) Lima
B) Juba
C) Brasilia
D) Jayawardenepura
Answer & Explanation: Juba is the capital of South Sudan.

3. What is the name of Pakistan player, who recently inducted into the ICC Cricket’s Hall of Fame?
A) Shahid Afridi
B) Shoaib Akhtar
C) Wasim Akram
D) Waqar Younis
Answer & Explanation: Waqar Younis is the name of Pakistan player, who recently inducted into the ICC Cricket’s Hall of Fame.

4. Name the Bollywood actor won the best actor award for his brilliant performance in his film “The Lunchbox” at the 10th edition of Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF)?
A) Sharukh Khan
B) Amitabh Bachchan
C) Irfan Khan
D) Amir Khan
Answer & Explanation: Irfan Khan won the best actor award at the 10th edition of Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF).

5. Who has been sworn as the Chief Minister of Mizoram?
A) Raman Singh
B) Lal Thanhawal
C) Shivraj Singh Chauhan
D) Nabam Tuki
Answer & Explanation: Lal Thanhawal has been sworn as the Chief Minister of Mizoram.

6. What is the name of cricketer who recently broke the record of Shahid Afridi of scoring the fastest ODI century in 36 balls?
A) Corey Anderson
B) Chris Gayle
C) Brandum Macclum
D) James Peterson
Answer & Explanation: Corey Anderson broke the record of Shahid Afridi of scoring the fastest ODI century in 36 balls.

7. Who has been appointed recently as the Chief Information Commissioner of India?
A) Sujata Singh
B) Kiran Bedi
C) Sushma Singh
D) Chanda Kochhar
Answer & Explanation: Sushma Singh has been appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner of India.

8. Who became the youngest person to reach the summit of 6962 metre Aconcagua, the highest mountain of America?
A) Tyler Armstrong
B) Alfonso Cuaron
C) Jhon Smith
D) Niel Armstrong
Answer & Explanation: Tyler Armstrong.

9. Who is the founder of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)?
A) Kumar Vishwas
B) Anna Hazare
C) Kiran Bedi
D) Arvind Kejriwal
Answer & Explanation: Arvind Kejriwal is the founder of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

10. Kidambi Srikanth recently won the Men’s 78thsenior National championship. He is associated with which game?
A) Badminton
B) Lawn Tennis
C) Archery
D) Boxing
Answer & Explanation: He is associated with Badminton.