General Awareness Questions Set-13

1. What was the name of India first Stock Exchange?
A) KBC
B) BSE
C) NSE
D) Nikkei
Answer & Explanation: BSE wasIndia first Stock Exchange.

2. What is the name of India chairman of Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC)?
A) Satish Kashyap
B) Anupam Shah
C) Aditya Birla
D) Nitin Malhotra
Answer & Explanation: Anupam Shah is the India chairman of Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC).

3. What is the name of Pakistani player, who recently been inducted into ICC Hall of Fame?
A) Inzamam Ul Haq
B) Waqar Younis
C) Shoaib Akhtar
D) Shahid Afridi
Answer & Explanation: Waqar Younis has recently been inducted into ICC Hall of Fame.

4. Del Potro has been crowned Argentina’s sports-man of the year award for 2013. He associated with which game?
A) Cricket
B) Lawn Tennis
C) Boxing
D) Polo
Answer & Explanation: He associated with Lawn Tennis.

5. Who emerged champion of the FIFA Club World Cup?
A) Manchester United
B) Bayern Munich
C) Raja Casablanca
D) Chelsea F.C.
Answer & Explanation: Bayern Munich emerged champion of the FIFA Club World Cup.

6. What is the name of company which claimed the sponsorship rights for the Indian Cricket team for all BCCI, ACC and ICC events for a period of three years beginning from January 1, 2014?
A) UB Group
B) Sahara
C) Star India
D) Airtel
Answer & Explanation: Star India Pvt. Ltd.claimed the sponsorship rights for the Indian Cricket team.

7. Who has become the new president of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)?
A) Naina Lal Kidwai
B) Sidharth Birla
C) Deepak Sandhu
D) Chanda Kochhar
Answer & Explanation: Sidharth Birla is the new president of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

8. Who is the new Chairman of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)?
A) Prakash Bakshi
B)Amit Sethi
C) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
D) Anand Sinha
Answer & Explanation: Harsh Kumar Bhanwala is the new Chairman ofNABARD.

9. Michelle Bachelet has been elected as the new President of which country?
A) Argentina
B) Norway
C) East Timor
D) Chile
Answer & Explanation: Michelle Bachelet has been elected as the new President of Chile.

10.The United Nation has declared the year 2014 as?
A) The International Year of Water Reserve
B) The International Year of Family Farming
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C) The International Year of Mobile harming
D) The International Year of Agriculture modernization
Answer & Explanation: The International Year of Family Farming