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General Knowledge Questions and Answers General Knowledge Questions and Answers Indian tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda’s birth aniversery celebrated on- A. 14th November B. 15th November C. 16th November D. 17th November Who was Birsa Munda? A. Young freedom fighter and a tribal leader in the late nineteenth century. B. Poet C. Scientist D. Tribal Public of earlier generation Jharkhand’s Statehood Day on- A. 14th November 2017 B. 15th November 2017 C. 16th November 2017 D. 17th November 2017 National Mathematics Day- A. 22nd December 2017 B. 23rd November 2017 C. 24th November 2017 D. 25th November 2017 Which union minister has released India Youth Development Index and Report 2017? A. Prakash Javadekar B. Smriti Irani C. Maneka Gandhi D. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore National Metallurgists Day on- A. 13th November 2017 B. 14th November 2017 C. 15th November 2017 D. 16th November 2017 World Diabetes Day celebrated on- A. 13th November 2017 B. 14th November 2017 C. 15th November 2017 D. 16th November 2017 The 10th South Asia Economic Summit (SAES) will begin in- A. India B. Kathmandu C. Srilanka D. Pakisthan The first Indian batsman to score two ODI double-hundreds? A. Sachin Tendulkar B. Rohit Sharma C. Sunil Gavaskar D. Ajharuddin Who inaugurates his first global cricket academy in UAE? A. MS Dhoni B. Virat Kohli C. KL Rahul D. Yubraj singh Who as tops list of India’s most polluted cities? A. Varanasi B. Hyderabad C. Bangalore D. Chennai To provide high-speed broadband service in all Gram Panchayats by March 2019, Government Launches- A. BharatNet B. HindusthanNet C. MyNet D. None of the above Who clinches 17th world title in the IBSF World Billiards Championship at Doha? A. Pankaj Advani B. Mike Russell C. PV Sindhu D. None of the above India’s loveable Shar Rukh Khan Movie ‘VeerZara’ completed its 13 years on A. 10th November 2017 B. 11th November 2017 C. 12th November 2017 D. 13th November 2017 Which cricketer recently consolidates top spot in ICC T-20 Rankings? A. Virat Kohli B. AB Develiers C. Tamim Iqbal D. Babar Ajam IDFC Bank recelt partners with- A. Pay TM B. MobiKwik C. Paypal D. DTDC Biplab Hazra, A Photographer of West Bengal recently took Sanctuary Wildlife Photography Awards 2017 for his image- A. Baby Tiger on Fire B. Baby Elephant on Fire C. Baby Turtle on Fire D. Baby Lion on Fire Which city is World’s Top City for International Visits? A. Hyderabad B. New York C. Hong Kong D. Bangalore Which Country launches earth observation satellite? A. Morocco B. India C. USA D. Chaina Arijit Singh won Best Male Playback Singer award at the 61st Filmfare Awards, held in 2016 for which song? A. “Sooraj Dooba Hain” B. “Galliyan” Who named most powerful woman in India by Forbes A. Chanda Kochhar B. Nita Ambani C. Priyanka Chopra D. Deepika Padukone India’s K Srikanth achieves career-best World No __ ranking? A. 01 B. 02 C. 03 D. 04 World Cities Day was observed across the world on A. 31st October 2017 B. 01st November 2017 C. 02nd November 2017 D. 03rd November 2017 Which Indian bowler secures top spot in ICC T20 Rankings? A. Jasprit Bumrah B. Kuldeep Yadav C. Hardik Pandya D. Yuvendra Chahal Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is on- A. 31st October 2017 B. 01st November 2017 C. 02nd November 2017 D. 03rd November 2017 President Ram Nath Kovind launches technocity project in- A. Delhi B. Kerala C. Nagaland D. Odisha Infantry Day observed on- A. 27th October 2017 B. 28th October 2017 C. 29th October 2017 D. 31st October 2017 Kilogram will get new measure set by value of Planck constant from- A. 2017 B. 2018 C. 2019 D. None of the above Who become the co-owner of FC Pune City? A. Arjun Kapoor B. Shar Rukh Khan C. Salman Khan D. Akshay Kumar Who appointed as MD&CEO of India Post Payments Bank? A. Suresh Sethi B. AP Singh C. None of the above Anti- Black Money Day is observed on- A. 07th November 2017 B. 08th November 2017 C. 09th November 2017 D. 10th November 2017 Rashtriya Ekta Diwas observed on- A. 26th October 2017 B. 28th October 2017 C. 30th October 2017 D. 31st October 2017 Classical singer Girija Devi passed away at his age- A. 86 B. 87 C. 88 D. 89 World Polio Day is observed on- A. 24th October 2017 B. 28th October 2017 C. 30th October 2017 D. 31st October 2017 Indo-Tibetan Border Police celebrated his Raising Day on- A. 23rd October 2017 B. 24th October 2017 C. 25th October 2017 D. 26th October 2017 Which celebrity chief was once named by people magazine as “The hottest chief of America”? A. Vikas Khanna B. Sanjeev Kapoor C. Ritu Dalmia D. Manish Mehrota Who claimed The Best FIFA Men’s Player award for a second straight year? A. Liolen Messi B. Neymar C. Cristiano Ronaldo D. None of the above Indian Captain Virat Kohli made his 31st ODI 100 on- A. 22nd October 2017 B. 23rd October 2017 C. 24th October 2017 D. 25th October 2017 Police Commemoration Day celebrated on- A. 20th October 2017 B. 21st October 2017 C. 22nd October 2017 D. 23rd October 2017 Which batsman recently grabbed the top one position in the International Cricket Council rankings for ODI batsmen? A. AB de Villiers B. Virat Kohli C. Rohit Sharma D. MS Dhoni Which bowler recently grabbed No.1 in the latest ICC rankings? A. Jasprit Bumrah B. Hasan Ali C. Hardik Pandya D. Ishant Sharma Which cricketer is getting highest payment salary throughout the world? A. V. Kohli B. Steve Smith C. M.S Dhoni D. AB de Villiers Which cricket coach is getting highest payment salary throughout the world? A. Ravi Shastri B. Rahul Dravid C. Anil Kumble D. Sachin Tendulkar Gujarati New Year celebrated on- A. 20th October B. 21st October C. 21st October D. 22nd October Children Day 2017- A. 14th November 2017 B. 15th November 2017 C. 16th November 2017 D. 17th November 2017 US author George Saunders wons 2017 Man Booker Prize on- A. 16th October 2017 B. 17th October 2017 C. 18th October 2017 D. 19th October 2017 Who became only the second American writer to win Britain’s renowned Man Booker Prize? A. George Saunders B. Barry England C. Muriel Spark D. Patrick White Former Indian cricketer and a former captain of Tests and ODIs Anil Kumble turn 47 on- A. 16th October 2017 B. 17th October 2017 C. 18th October 2017 D. 19th October 2017 National Ayurveda Day 2017- A. 17th October 2017 B. 18th October 2017 C. 28th October 2017 D. 29th October 2017 Which actor become the youngest Indian to be Immortalized At Madame Tussauds Hong Kong? A. Ajay Devagan B. Varun Dhawan C. Yash Dasgupta D. Ranbeer Singh The festival of Dhanteras is being celebrated across the country on- A. 17th October 2017 B. 18th October 2017 C. 28th October 2017 D. 29th October 2017 World Food Day is celebrated on- A. 15th October 2017 B. 16th October 2017 C. 17th October 2017 D. 18th October 2017 In which route Railways will introduce new tri-weekly special Rajdhani? A. Delhi – Mumbai route B. Delhi – Ahmedabad route C. Delhi – Bangalore route D. Delhi – Kolkata route Mohun Bagan lift Governors Gold Cup for ____ time? A. 08th B. 09th C. 10th D. 11th One of famous All rounder Jacque Kallis birthday on A. 15th October B. 16th October C. 17th October D. 18th October Our former beloved President APJ Abdul Kalam died in A. Kolkata B. Shilong C. Rewari D. Raipur Name the Bangladesh ’s first Hindu chief justice- A. Surendra Kumar Sinha B. Sheikh Hasina C. Khaleda Zia D. Ershad Name one of 12 batsmen to score over 10,000 international runs for India? A. Gautam Gambhir B. Zaheer Khan C. Hardik Pandya D. Prathib Patel Srilanka’s former player Tillakaratne Dilshan turn 41 year age on- A. 14th October 2017 B. 15th October 2017 C. 16th October 2017 D. 17th October 2017 Who becomes the fifth Pakistan batsman to hit 100 sixes? A. Afridi B. Inzamam C. Akram D. Malik Australian hard hitter batsman Glenn Maxwell’s birthday on- A. 14th october B. 15th October C. 16th October D. 17th October Pakisthan former cricketer Rashid Latif’s birthday on- A. 14th october B. 15th October C. 16th October D. 17th October Australian Cricketer Ashton Agar’s birthday on- A. 14th October B. 15th October C. 16th October D. 17th October India’s run at FIFA U-17 World Cup ends with 0-4 defeat against A. Ghana B. Portugal C. France D. Portugal India ranked ____ among 119 as hunger gets worse A. 98th B. 99th C. 97th D. 100th First Guwahati International Film Festival 2017- A. 29th October 2017 to 02nd November 2017 B. 30th October 2017 to 02nd November 2017 C. 31st October 2017 to 02nd November 2017 D. 29th November 2017 to 02nd October 2017 Women Boycott Twitter Friday on- A. 13th October 2017 B. 20th October 2017 C. 27th October 2017 D. 04th November 2017 Hispanic Day is on A. 12th October 2017 B. 13th October 2017 C. 14th October 2017 D. 15th October 2017 On which date Union Cabinet has approved the benefits of 7th Pay Commission to the faculty members of Central and state? A. 10th October 2017 B. 11th October 2017 C. 12th October 2017 D. 13th Ontober 2017 In which country transgender woman becomes first to be issued marriage certificate? A. Bangladesh B. Nepal C. Bhutan D. Srilanka On which date Indian famous cricketer Ashish Nehra will retire from cricket? A.
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