General Awareness Questions Set-29

1. To whom UNWTO awarded the 2013 UNWTO Award for Lifetime Achievement?
A) Angela Merkel
B) Richard Quest
C) Melinda Kenny
D) David Cameron
Answer & Explanation: Richard Quest has been awarded the 2013 UNWTO Award for Lifetime Achievement.

2. Who won the 2013 UNWTO Ulysses Prize?
A) VK Singh
B) Anna Hazare
C) Tej Vir Singh
D) Chanda Kochhar
Answer & Explanation: Tej Vir Singh won the 2013 UNWTO Ulysses Prize.

3. Who beat Sporting Club de Goa to lift the 35th Football Federation Cup?
A) Bengaluru FC
B) Churchill Brothers
C) Mohun Bagan
D) Solgaocar
Answer & Explanation: Churchill Brothers lift the 35th Football Federation Cup.

4. Which film grabbed the best film award at the 59th Idea Filmfare Awards?
A) Chennai Express
B) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
C) The Lunchbox
D) Raanjhanaa
Answer & Explanation: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag grabbed the best film award.

5. Who has won the Best Actor Award for his performance in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag?
A) Hrithik Roshan
B) Shahrukh Khan
C) Farhaan Akhtar
D) Ayushmann Khurrana
Answer & Explanation: Farhaan Akhtar won the Best Actor Award for his performance in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.

6. Who won the Australian Open men’s singles title by defeating Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, in Melbourne?
A) Andy Murray
B) Stanislas Wawrinka
C) Novak Djokovic
D) Roger Federer
Answer & Explanation: Stanislas Wawrinka won the Australian Open men’s singles title.

7. Who won the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix title 2014 recently?
A) PV Sindhu
B) Saina Nehwal
C) Jwala Gutta
D) VK Sindhu
Answer & Explanation: Saina Nehwal won the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix title 2014.

8. The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2014 was released recently. What was the rank of India?
A) 170
B) 155
C) 103
D) 119
Answer & Explanation: 155 was the rank of India.

9. How many basis points RBI raised the Repo rate under LAF as on January 28, 2014?
A) 15
B) 20
C) 30
D) 25
Answer & Explanation: RBI raised the Repo rate under LAF by 25 basis points.

10. In the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, who was the winner of Album of the year award?
A) Radioactive
B) Locked Out Of Heaven
C) Daft Punk
D) Blurred Lines
Answer & Explanation: Daft Punk was the winner of Album of the year award.