General Awareness Quiz

Ques. : 1 Who are the winners of the men’s doubles final of Wimbledon 2015?

1) Jamie Murray and John Peers 

2) Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau

3) Mahesh Bhupathi and Janko Tipsarevic 

4) Leander Paes and Daniel Nestor

5) None of these

Ques. : 2 The committee formed by the sports ministry to recommend measures for the smooth running of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) training centres around the country is headed by

1) Bhogeshwar Barua 

2) Malav Shroff

3) Jaspal Sandhu 

4) Gopi Chand

5) Ashwini Nachappa

Ques. : 3 To raise awareness about the importance of investing in youth skills development, the United Nations General Assembly has decided to celebrate the first World Youth Skills Day (WYSD) on

1) 15 Jul 

2) 18 Jul

3) 21 Jul 

4) 25 Jul

5) 31 Jul

Ques. : 4 Who among the following is the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Credit Information Bureau India Ltd (CIBIL)?

1) Arun Thukral 

2) Satish Pillai

3) Arun Duggal 

4) Pranab Kumar Choudhury

5) Ashu Suyash

Ques. : 5 ___________ has become the first British Asian to join the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

1) Vikram Solanki 

2) Lord Kamlesh Patel

3) Mark Ramprakash 

4) Ronnie Irani

5) Nasser Hussain

Ques. : 6 Sriram Kalyanaraman is the new Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of which of the following regulators?

1) NHB 

2) FMC

3) SEBI 

4) NABARD

5) IRDAI

Ques. : 7 In which state at least 27 pilgrims lost their lives on 14 Jul in a stampede whileparticipating in Godavari Pushkaram, observed once in twelve years?

1) Maharashtra 

2) Odisha

3) Tamil Nadu 

4) Andhra Pradesh 

5) Karnataka

Ques. : 8 Iran and six major world powers reached a nuclear deal on 14 Jul. These six world powers include five permanent members of the UN Security Council and

1) Japan 

2) Brazil

3) Germany 

4) India

5) Italy

Ques. : 9 A Supreme Court-appointed panel on 14 Jul banned two Indian Premier League franchises for two years on charges of betting by their owners. These two franchises are

1) Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians 

2) Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings

3) Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders

4) Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings

5) Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings

Ques. : 10 India has won a record 156 medals, including 89 gold and 50 silvers, in the World Police and Fire games held recently in

1) Washington 

2) Paris

3) London 

4) Tokyo

5) Athens

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2. 5) 

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