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

1. Ariel Sharon, who passed away in 2014, was a former Prime Minister of which country?

a. Iran

b. Sweden

c. Israel

d. Rwanda

2. The 'Spiti Valley' is a desert mountain valley located in________?

a. Himachal Pradesh

b. Uttarkhand

c. Jammu & Kashmir

d. Uttar Pradesh

3. Who among the following has won the Karmaveer Chakra Award and the Rex Karmaveer Global Fellowship by iCONGO?

a. Medha Patkar

b. Arundhati Roy

c. Manjulatha Kalanidhi

d. Kaku Nakhate

4. What is the new price of domestically produced natural gas as decided by the Central Government in 2014?

a. $4.2 per mBtu

b. $5.61 per mBtu

c. $6.72 per mBtu

d. $8.61 per mBtu

5. The Union government has in 2014 launched the 'Maulana Azad Sehat Scheme' a health scheme for ________?

a. Minority Women's

b. Minority Students

c. Minority Senior Citizens

d. Minority Disabled Person's

6. Consider the following matches: Election Symbol -- Political party
1. Hammer, Sickle and Star -- Communist Party of India
2. Ears of Corn and Sickle -- Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Which among the above is / are correct matches?

a. Only 1

b. Only 2

c. Both 1 & 2

d. Neither 1 nor 2

7. Govinda Mishra, who has been Choosen for the Saraswati Samman for the 2013, is a famous author in which language?

a. Kannada

b. Telugu

c. Hindi

d. Marathi

8. Dr Jim Yong Kim, who concluded his three-day visit to India, in 2014 is the current President of ________?

a. World Trade Organisation

b. European Commission

c. World Bank

d. Asian Development Bank

9. Approximately, what fraction of total coal production in the world is shared by India?

a. 5%

b. 8%

c. 11%

d. 14%

10. Which among the following flowers is closely linked to the 'Phool Sankranti' festival of Uttarakhand?

a. Tulip

b. Daffodil

c. Rhododendron

d. Dahlia

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