1500+ General Knowledge (GK) Questions and Answers For Competitive Exams Part 25

Q.1:- Who among the following won Nobel Prize 2012 in the category of Medicine ?

1. Sir John Gurdon
2. Shinya Yamanaka
3. Both (A) and (B)
4. None of the above

Q.2:- Feroz Gandhi Award is given for outstanding performance in the field of ? [NDA Exam 1994]

1. Medical Research
2. Journalism
3. Preservation of Wild Life
4. Parliamentary Debate

Q.3:- Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding is awarded every year by the ?

1. Union Parliament
2. India Council for Cultural Relations
3. Union Government
4. Indian Adult Education Association

Q.4:- Which of the following is India’s highest award in the field of sports ?

1. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
2. Arjuna Award
3. Dronacharya Award
4. Dhyan Chand Award

Q.5:- Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2000 was awarded to the former President of South Africa along with ?

1. Satish Dhawan
2. Subramanian
3. Grameen Bank of Bangladesh
4. World Health Organisation

Q.6:- Nobel Laureate, Subramaniam Chandrashekhar, was associated with ?

1. Microbiology
2. Molecular Biology
3. Organic Chemistry
4. Astrophysics

Q.7:- Who among the following Chiefs of Army Staff has been awarded the ‘Mahavir Chakra’ twice ?

1. General A.S. Vaidya
2. General K.M. Cariappa
3. General S.H.F.J. Manekshaw
4. General K.S. Thimayya

Q.8:- Who was the first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize ?

1. Mother Teresa
2. Hargobind Khorana
3. V. Raman
4. Rabindra Nath Tagore

Q.9:- Indian Armed Forces Flag Day is observed on ?

1. January 17^th
2. December 7^th
3. August 18^th
4. May 7^th

Q.10:- Human Rights Day is observed on ?

1. December 10^th
2. December 14^th
3. December 25^th
4. December 25^th

Q.11:- ‘World No-Tobacco Day’ is observed on which of the following days ?

1. May 10^th
2. May 15^th
3. May 21^st
4. May 25^th

Q.12:- September 8^th is observed every year ?

1. World Health Day
2. World Peace Day
3. World Literacy Day
4. Friendship Day

Q.13:- World AIDS Day is observed on which of the following days ?

1. January 1
2. March 1
3. May 1
4. December 1

Q.14:- Rose Day (Welfare of Cancer Patients) is observed on ?

1. October 12
2. July 30
3. September 22
4. August 18

Q.15:- International Day of Non-Violence is celebrated on ?

1. July 22
2. October 2
3. May 11
4. December 8

Q.16:- Indian athlete Vikas Gowda is associated with ? [NDA and NA (II) Exams 2015]

1. Wrestling
2. Sprint
3. Discus Throw
4. Archery

Q.17:- Where was the World Soccer Cup 2014 final match held in Brazil ?

1. Rio De Janeiro
2. Brasilia
3. Manaus
4. Salvador

Q.18:- The 2010 Football World Cup was held in ?

1. China
2. Australia
3. Japan
4. South Africa

Q.19:- Who was the Captain of the West Indies team that was defeated by the Indian Cricket team in 1983 to win the Prudential World Cup ? [CPO SI Exams 2002]

1. Viv Richards
2. Clive Lloyd
3. Richie Richardson
4. Malcolm Marshall

Q.20:- Parimarjan Negi has excelled in which one of the following games ? [IAS Exams 2007]

1. Billiards
2. Swimming
3. Chess
4. Weightlifting

Q.21:- FIFA is an organisation working in the field of ?

1. Banking
2. Textiles
3. Social Service
4. Sports

Q.22:- Who among the following is a famous tennis player of India origin ?

1. V. S. Laxman
2. Aparna Popat
3. Dhanraj Pillay
4. Leander Paes

Q.23:- Keenan Stadium for cricket is located in ?

1. Raipur
2. Kanpur
3. Indore
4. Jamshedpur

Q.24:- Who amongst the following is not a famous lawn tennis player ?

1. Roger Federer
2. Leander Paes
3. Svetlana
4. Kimi Raikkonen

Q.25:- Sachin Tendulkar made his 100^th century in the match played between India and ?

1. Pakistan
2. England
3. Australia
4. Bangladesh