General Awareness Questions and answers for Bank Exam
C.K. Naidu Cup is associated with which of the following sporting events?
(A) Cricket
(B) Hockey
(C) Golf
(D) Tennis
Correct Answer : A
Major Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won which medal in shooting in the 28th Olympic Games?
(A) Gold
(B) Silver
(C) Bronze
(D) Consolation medal
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Army man, sports minister, and member of parliament - Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore became the first Indian post-independence to win an individual silver at the Olympics when he stood on the podium for the men's double trap shooting at Athens 2004.
Mahapal Pratap Award was given to Mahipal Singh for which sport?
(A) Cycling
(B) wrestling
(C) Chess
(D) Basketball
Correct Answer : D
Limba Ram, the world's best-known archer, belongs to which district of Rajasthan?
(A) Dungarpur
(B) Barmer
(C) Udaipur
(D) Basanwada
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Limba Ram was born in Saradeet Village (Jhadol tahsil, Udaipur district, Rajasthan state, India) on January 30, 1972.
Sirmour Cup is related to which sport?
(A) basketball
(B) Cricket
(C) Polo
(D) Women's hockey
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Giving information, President of Sirmour Youth and Sports Club, Yogi Thakur said that this cricket tournament is being organized under a special public awareness campaign against drug addiction in the society. Sirmaur Cricket Cup tournament is going to be the biggest tournament in the history of Sirmaur till date.
The Rao Raja Hanut Singh Challenge Cup is related to which sport?
(A) Polo
(B) basketball
(C) basketball
(D) Cricket
Correct Answer : A
With whom is Salim Durrani related?
(A) Cricket
(B) Polo
(C) Archery
(D) Hockey
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
He was living with his brother, Jahangir Durani, in Gujarat's Jamnagar and had undergone a surgery for thigh bone fracture earlier in the year. It was said that Salim Durrani used to hit a six on the demand of the audience in the cricket field.
Which of the following devices is required in a Kho-Kho game?
(A) post
(B) Chord
(C) Measuring tape, stop watch
(D) All of them
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
The equipment used in kho kho are poles/post, strings, metallic measuring tape, lime powder, wire nails, two watches, types of rings having inner circumference of 28.25 and 31.4 cm, score shots (like a whistle, for instance), and equipment to record the results.
The super computer ‘PARAM’ was developed by
(A) TATA
(B) IIT-Kharagpur
(C) IIT-Kanpur
(D) C-DAC
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
The supercomputer 'PARAM' was developed by C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing), so the correct answer is:
(D) C-DAC
Which of the following was Indian’s first mapping satellite?
(A) CARTOSAT-1
(B) Aryabhatta
(C) Bhaskara -II
(D) INSAT-IA
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
CARTOSAT-1 was India’s first cartography (mapping) satellite. It was launched from the SHAR Centre in Sriharikota in May 2005 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).