General Awareness Around the World

Part 1.

 Q.1. Who is the third woman of Indian origin to fly on a NASA spacecraft?

A. Sunita Williams

B. Kalpana Chawla

C. Shawna Pandya

D. None of the above

Ans. Shawna Pandya


Q.2. Which journalist broke the news of WWII?

A. Clare Hollingworth

B. Claire Hollingsworth

C. Clara Hollingsworth

D. None of the above

Ans. Clare Hollingworth


Q.3. TIME Magazine has on 7th Dec named whom as its Person of the Year?

A. Narendra Modi

B. Hillary Clinton

C. Donald Trump

D. None of the above

Ans. Donald Trump


Q.4. Who is the first Dubai ruling family member's woman commercial pilot?

A. Shaikha Mozah Al Maktoum

B. Shaikha Latifa Al Maktoum

C. Shaikha Ali Al Maktoum

D. None of the above

Ans. Shaikha Latifa Al Maktoum


Q.5. What is the title of the special cover of the postal department featuring Dipa Karmakar, Sakshi Malik and PV Sindhu?

A. Golden Girls of India - Joy of the Nation

B. Golden Girls of India - Pride of the Nation

C. Golden Girls of India - Inspiration of the Nation

D. None of the above

Ans. Golden Girls of India - Joy of the Nation


Q.6. PM Narendra Modi paid tribute to which former premier on his 72nd birth anniversary?

A. Rajiv Gandhi

B. Naramsimha Rao

C. Inder Kumar Gujral

D. Manmohan Singh

Ans. Rajiv Gandhi


Q.7. Who has been named the most powerful woman in technology for the 5th time?

A. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg

B. YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki

C. HP CEO Meg Whtiman

D. IBM CEO Ginni Rometty

Ans. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg


Q.8. Who will become the oldest astronaut to spent the longest time in space?

A. Scott Kelly

B. Mark Kelly

C. Jeff Williams

D. None of the above

Ans. Jeff Williams


Q.9.  Which of the following is the third richest person globally, according to Forbes real time wealth tracker?

A. Jeff Bezos

B. Warren Buffet

C. Bill Gates

D. Amancio Ortega

Ans. Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos


Q.10. Which world leader had his statue placed at Madam Tussauds

A. Narendra Modi

B.  Sardar Vallabhai Patel

C. VP Singh

D. Jawaharlal Nehru


Ans. Narendra Modi

Part 2.

 Q.1. Which is the world's oldest museum

A. Louvre museum

B. Ashmolean museum

C. Belvedere Palace

D. Hermitage museum

Ans. Ashmolean museum


Q.2. Which is the largest newspaper in the world by circulation?

A. Asahi Shimbun

B. Bild

C. The Times of India

D. Yomiuri Shimbun

Ans. Yomiuri Shimbun


Q.3. Which is the world's largest railway station by platform capacity?

A. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

B. Grand Central Terminal

C. Gare du Nord

D. Shinjuku Station

Ans. Grand Central Terminal


Q.4. Which is the world's longest motorable road?

A. The Russian federal highway

B. The Sichuan-Tibet Highway

C. Pan American highway

D. The James Dalton highway

Ans. Pan American Highway


Q.5. Which is the largest temple in the world?

A. Akshardham temple

B. Angkor Wat

C. Borobudur

D. Baalbek

Ans. Angkor Wat


Q.6. Which is the tallest living tree in the world?

A. Alpine Ash

B. Bull Pine

C. Coast Redwood

D. Mountain Ash

Ans. Coast Redwood


Q.7. Which is the longest railway tunnel?

A. Channel tunnel

B. Seikan tunnel

C. Taihang tunnel

D. Hakkoda tunnel

Ans. Seikan tunnel


Q.8. Which is the world's largest island?

A. Greenland

B. New Guinea

C. Borneo

D. Madagascar

Ans. Greenland


Q.9. In which European country does Waterloo lie?

A. Belgium

B. Germany

C. France

D. Italy

Ans. Belgium


Q.10. Which river divides the Hungarian capital into Buda and Pest?

A. Danube

B. Elbe

C. Loire

D. Moselle


Ans. Danube

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