General Knowledge Question Answer: GK Questions and Answers

General Knowledge Questions, Quiz for Competitive Exams, Important MCQs for GK

Q. Economic Affairs Secretary who has been designated as the new Finance Secretary is -
1) Arvind Mayaram
2) Arvind Kumar
3) Arvind Sharma
4) Arvind Upadhyay

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Q. Government on April 20, 2014 approved powered alcohol brand palcohol.
1) USA
2) UK
3) Russia
4) Canada

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Q. Who won Millennium Technology Prize 2014 for discoveries leading to a thousand fold increase in digital data storage on magnetic disks?
1) Stuart Parkin
2) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
3) Hawkins
4) None of the above

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Q. Which Indian cricketer has been honoured with United Kingdom's 2014 Asian Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sports April 4, 2014?
1) Shikhar Dhawan
2) Sachin Tendulkar
3) MS Dhoni
4) Gautam Gambhir

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Q. Which women cricket team won the Women's World Twenty-20 Cup 2014 cup defeating England in the final match on 6 April, 2014 in Mirpur, Dhaka?
1) Sri Lanka
2) India
3) Pakistan
4) Australian

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Q. Which of the following states is the most developed state in India in terms of human development?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Kerala
3) Karnataka
4) Gujarat

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Q. Major steel plants in India have been established with the financial technological collaborations with developed countries. Match the list I and II and choose the correct code -
List-I
(a)Bhilai
(b)Rourkela
(c)Durgapur
(d)Bokaro
List II
1.USSR
2.UK
3.Germany

1) a-1, b-3, c-2,d-1
2) a-2, b-3, c-1, d-3
3) a-3, b-3, c-2, d-1
4) a-2, b-1,c-3,d-2

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Q. Which is the most developed state in India in terms of per capita income?
1) Punjab
2) Goa
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Kerala

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Q. Which of the following reports is not prepared and published by the World Economic Forum?
1) World Development Report
2) Global Information Technology
3) Global Risk Report
4) The travel and tourism competitiveness Report

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Q. What is the theme of Global Financial Development Report 2014?
1) Financial Inclusion
2) Corruption and fraud in corporate sector
3) Hunger and the poverty
4) Global recession and the Third World

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