General Awareness Questions Set-14

1. What is the name of Bangalore International Airport, which was recently renamed?
A) Wadiyar International Airport
B) Kempegowda International Airport
C) Bengaluru International Airport
D) Magestic International Airport
Answer & Explanation: Kempegowda International Airport is the name of Bangalore International Airport.

2. Who is the author of book Cultures: My Odyssey of self-Discovery?
A) Barack Obama
B) Amartya Sen
C) Mark Obama
D) Nelson Mendela
Answer & Explanation: Mark Obama (Brother of Barack Obama) is the author of book Cultures: My Odyssey of self-Discovery.

3. Who has been appointed as the new Pakistan envoy to India?
A) Javed Ansari
B) Mamnoon Hussain
C) Iftikhar Chaudhry
D) Abdul Basit
Answer & Explanation: Abdul Basit has been appointed as the new Pakistan envoy to India.

4.What is the name of Germany first woman Defense Minister, who has been elected recently?
A) Andy Taylor
B) Von Der Leyen
C) Angela Merkel
D) Ronnie Biggs
Answer & Explanation: Von Der Leyen has been elected recently as a Germany first woman Defense Minister.

5. What is the name of Autobiography of Nelson Mandela?
A) Black and White Time
B) Long Walk to Freedom
C)Glimpse into the life
D) Life and Struggle of Freedom
Answer & Explanation: Long Walk to Freedom

6. Who has been appointed as the new India envoy to UK?
A) Manish Malhotra
B) AmitSethi
C) RanjanMathai
D) Sushma Singh
Answer & Explanation: Ranjan Mathai has been appointed as the new India envoy to UK.

7. What was the name of designer of the assault rifle AK-47, who died recently at the age of 94?
A) Eva Person
B) Nestor Kirchner
C)Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
D) Mikhail Kalshnikov
Answer & Explanation: Mikhail Kalshnikov was the name of designer of the assault rifle AK-47.

8. Who has won the LG people’s choice award?
A) Rohit Sharma
B) ViratKholi
C) M.S. Dhoni
D) Sachin Tendulkar
Answer & Explanation: M.S. Dhoni has won the LG people’s choice award.

9. What are correct about Agni III Missile?
I) Range is more than 3000 km.
II) surface-to-surface ballistic missile
III) Range is more than 5000 km.
A) Only I true
B) Only I and II true
C) All are true
D) None of these
Answer & Explanation: Correct answer is B

10. Who has been honoured with the Star of the Millennium award?
A) Shahrukh Khan
B) Dileep Kumar
C) Amitabh Bachchan
D) Manoj Kumar
Answer & Explanation: Amitabh Bachchan has been honoured with the Star of the Millennium award.