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Saturday 9 August 2014

General Awareness Questions Set-19

1. In the Mixed Double final of Australian Open 2014, Sania Mirza (India) and Hori Tecan (Romania) lost the match against whom?
A) Liezel Huber and Bob Bryan
B) Kristina Mladenovi and Daniel Nestor
C) Lisa Raymond and Mike Bryan
D) Andrea Hlavackova and Max Mirnyi
Answer & Explanation: Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor won the mixed double final of Australian Open 2014.

2. Who won the Women’s Singles crown in the final of Syed Modi International India Grand Prix Gold Badminton Championship in Lucknow on January 26, 2014?
A) Saina Nahewal
B) Jawala Gutta
C) P.V. Sindhu
D) Ashwini Ponnappa
Answer & Explanation: Saina Nahewal grabbed the Women’s Singles crown in the final of Syed Modi International India Grand Prix.

3. Who won the 10th Malaysia Open title on January 19, 2014. He is unbeaten at the tournament since 2008?
A) Marc Zwiebler
B) Lee Chong Wei
C) Tommy Sugiarto
D) Chen Long
Answer & Explanation: Lee Chong Wei won the 10th Malaysia Open title on January 19, 2014.

4. Who has become the first male junior badminton player from India to be ranked top on the world?
A) Anand Pawar
B) Aditya Joshi
C) R.M.V. Gurusaidutt
D) Abhijeet Gupta
Answer & Explanation: Aditya Joshi has become the first male junior badminton player from India to be ranked top on the world.

5. Who became the first Indian track and field athlete to win a Gold medal in a major world event after international governing body IAAF upgraded on January 13, 2014 her second place finish at the 2005 Monaco World Athletics Final to the first place?
A) Anjali Bhagwat
B) Neelam Jaswant Singh
C) Anju Bobby George
D) Kamaljeet Sandhu
Answer & Explanation: Anju Bobby George became the first Indian track and field athlete to win a Gold medal in a major world event.

6. Who won the men’s race at the 11th Mumbai Marathon on January 19, 2014?
A) Viktor Yanukovycn
B) Kenyan Evans Ruto
C) Angela Merkel
D) Francois Hollande
Answer & Explanation: Kenyan Evans Ruto won the men’s race at the 11th Mumbai Marathon.

7. Who won the 12th Parsvnath Grandmasters International, chess tournament in New Delhi on January 16, 2014?
A) Pendyala Harikrishna
B) Abhijit Gupta
C) Humpy Koneru
D) Viswanathan Anand
Answer & Explanation: Abhijit Gupta won the 12th Parsvnath Grandmasters International.

8. Who won the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for the second time, as he was adjudged the world’s best footballer on January 13, 2014?
A) Tom Brady
B) Cristiano Ronaldo
C) Lionel Messi
D) Gareth Bale
Answer & Explanation: Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for the second time.

9. Who won the final of inaugural World Hockey League title in New Delhi on January 18, 2014?
A) Brazil
B) Germany
C) Netherlands
D) Argentina
Answer & Explanation: Netherlands won the final of inaugural World Hockey League title in New Delhi.

10. Stanislas Wawrinka is a famous player of Lawn Tennis. He won the 2014 men’s title of Australian Open 2014. He belongs to which country?
A) Spain
B) Switzerland
C) Serbia
D) France
Answer & Explanation: Stanislas Wawrinka belongs to Switzerland.

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