1500+ General Knowledge (GK) Questions and Answers For Competitive Exams Part 20

Q.1:- India’s highest award given for exceptional work in art, literature and recognition of public service of the highest order is ?

  1. Bharat Ratna
  2. Param Vir Chakra
  3. Jnanpith Award
  4. Kalinga Award

Q.2:- In which of the following fields Nobel Prize is not given ?

  1. Mathematics
  2. Physics
  3. Chemistry
  4. Medicine

Q.3:- Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar is awarded for significant contribution in the field of ?

  1. Social Service
  2. Hindi Literature
  3. Environment
  4. Urdu Literature

Q.4:- ‘Green Oscar’ is also known as ?

  1. Greens Award
  2. Oscar Greenery
  3. Whitley Award
  4. Environmental Award

Q.5:- Cannes Film Festival is held in ? [SSC CGL Exams 2002]

  1. Switzerland
  2. France
  3. Italy
  4. England

Q.6:- Grammy Award is given in the field of ?

  1. Music
  2. Literature
  3. Science
  4. Inventions and Discoveries

Q.7:- Each Nobel Prize winner gets an amount of 10 million Swedish ?

  1. Kroner
  2. Dollar
  3. Yen
  4. Pound
  5. Euro

Q.8:- Swami Vivekananda’s birthday is observed in India as ?

  1. World Religious Day
  2. National Youth Day
  3. All Saints Day
  4. Hindu Renaissance Day
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Q.9:- Among the following persons, whose birth anniversary is celebrated as Sadbhawna Divas and death anniversary as Antiterrorism Day ? [CDS Exams 2008]

  1. Indiran Gandhi
  2. Rajiv Gandhi
  3. Mahatma Gandhi
  4. Sanjay Gandhi

Q.10:- 23rd January is celebrated as the birthday of ? [UP PCS 2002 Exams]

  1. Guru Govind Singh
  2. Subhash Chandra Bose
  3. Devendra Nath Tagore
  4. Chandra Shekhar Azad

Q.11:- April 18th is observed as ?

  1. World Heritage Day
  2. World Amateur Radio Day
  3. World Disabled Day
  4. Both (A) and (B)

Q.12:- 1st April is celebrated as ?

  1. April Fool’s Day
  2. Odisha Day
  3. Both (A) and (B)
  4. None of the above

Q.13:- National Legal Service Day in India is observed on ?

  1. January 9th
  2. March 9th
  3. April 19th
  4. November 9th

Q.14:- Tejaswani Sawant is the first Indian woman to be crowned World Champion in ? [UP PCS 2011 Exams]

  1. Athletics
  2. Boxing
  3. Shooting
  4. Wrestling
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Q.15:- Who among the following became the first Indian to take 16 wickets in a single test match ?

  1. Chetan Sharma
  2. Narendra Hirwani
  3. Kapil Dev
  4. Jesu Patel

Q.16:- The term ‘Tee’ is connected with ? [CBI Exam 1991]

  1. Polo
  2. Golf
  3. Bridge
  4. Billiards

Q.17:- Who has taken maximum wickets in one-day internationals ?

  1. Shane Warne
  2. Mutthiah Muralitharan
  3. Kapil Dev
  4. Wasim Akram

Q.18:- Who birthday anniversary is observed as National Sports Day in India ?

  1. K. Nayudu
  2. Dhyan Chand
  3. Limba Ram
  4. Jeev Milkha Singh

Q.19:- Davis Cup is associated with which of the following ?

  1. Badminton
  2. Cricket
  3. Polo
  4. Tennis

Q.20:- Who amongst the following is not a famous Lawn Tennis Player ?

  1. Cara Black
  2. Mike Bryan
  3. Denis Ndiso
  4. Leander Paes

Q.21:- Which of the following cups / trophies is not given for excellence in the game of Badminton ?

  1. Uber Cup
  2. Merdeka Cup
  3. Thomas Cup
  4. Syed Modi Memorial Trophy
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Q.22:- Saina Nehwal is a famous ?

  1. Badminton Player
  2. Lawn Tennis Player
  3. Golf Player
  4. Table Tennis Player

Q.23:- Which of the following cups / trophies is associated with the game of Football ?

  1. Irani Cup
  2. Subrato Cup
  3. Agha Khan Cup
  4. Rangaswami Cup

Q.24:- Ranji Trophy is associated with the game of ?

  1. Hockey
  2. Football
  3. Cricket
  4. Golf

Q.25:- Which of the following cups is not associated with the game of football ?

  1. Subrato Cup
  2. Agha Khan Cup
  3. Durand Cup
  4. Rovers Cup