General Knowledge - General Awareness Quiz - Questions and Answers, GK 2014

1. 'Shigeru Ban' who has won the 2014 Pritzker Architecture Prize belongs to which country?

a. South Korea

b. Japan

c. China

d. Singapore

2. Alice Coachman Davis, who passed away in 2014, was famous as the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal at the 1948 London Games. She won the gold in the ________?

a. Swimming

b. High Jump

c. Running

d. Boxing

3. What is the codename of the military action launched against the Bodo militants in Assam, in 2014?

a. Operation Green Hunt

b. Operation All Out

c. Operation All Clear

d. Operation Bodo Suppress

4. Which among the following stock exchanges is largest in the world in terms of number of firms listed with it?

a. New York Stock Exchange

b. Bombay Stock Exchange

c. Tokyo Stock Exchange

d. Shanghai Stock Exchange

5. Which among the following countries is the largest supplier of arms to India in 2009-13?

a. Russia

b. USA

c. Israel

d. Japan

6. Who among the following is the goodwill ambassador for the 35th National Games of India?

a. Sachin Tendulkar

b. Pankaj Advani

c. Sania Mirza

d. Saina Nehwal

7. Apart from India, which of the following South Asian countries have been declared Polio free by WHO, in 2014?
1. Bangladesh
2. Pakistan
3. Nepal
4. Bhutan
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

a. Only 1 & 2

b. Only 2 & 3

c. Only 1, 3 & 4

d. 1, 2, 3 & 4

8. The Paduvalapaya and Mudalapaya are classification of which form of dance?

a. Yakshagana

b. Karaga

c. Kuchipudi

d. Bharathanatyam

9. Which among the following is the state tree of Rajasthan, currently facing threat of slow death due to excessive cutting of its branches?

a. Khejri

b. Kair

c. Khabbar

d. Kikar

10. What is the name of the Indo-US combined military training exercises that concluded in Ranikhet in Uttarakhand in 2014?

a. Yudh Abhyas 2014

b. Malabar 2014

c. Maitrayee 2014

d. Indra 2014

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6. Geography of India -Test-03

7. Geography of India -Test-04

8. Geography of India -Test-05

9. History of India - Test - 01

10. History of India - Test - 02

11. History of India - Test - 03

12. History of India - Test - 04

13. History of India - Test - 05

14. History of India - Test - 06

15. History of India - Test - 07

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