Saturday, 4 July 2020

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS PART 1

Which Indian footballer who received the Indian Player of the Year in 1993, 1997 and 1999 has been recommended for Padma Shri this year?

IM Vijayan

The movie ‘Dil Bechara’ based on ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ stars which of these late actors?

Sushant Singh Rajput


Which famous sportsperson born on July 5th, has won a silver medal each at the Olympics, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games?

PV Sindhu

What is the name of the new experimental app introduced by Google for users to share and curate interesting stuff?

Keen

Malala Yousafzai, the youngest person ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize, recently completed her degree from which university in UK?

University of Oxford

 

Which famous Music Director born on 27th June was known popularly by the nickname 'Pancham'?

RD Burman


Which day celebrated annually on 30th June was co-founded by astrophysicist and famed musician Dr. Brian May?

World Asteroid Day

As per Forbes real time Billionaire list, which Indian recently soared into the top 10, based on a sharp rise in net worth?

Mukesh Ambani

The GWM group is China's largest SUV and pick up manufacturer. What is the full form of GWM?

Great Wall Motors

'Swarg ka Dwaar' is the last episode of which Amazon Prime series?

Paatal Lok

Which organization has recently become India’s first $150 bn company?

RIL

23rd June is observed as a day promoting mass participation of sports, which celebrates the formation of what organization?

IOC

Which famous writer born on 27th June, wrote iconic works such as ‘Durgeshnandini’, ‘Kapalkundala’ and ‘Anandamath’?'

Bankimchandra Chatterjee

Connie Nielsen plays the role of the mother of which member of the Justice League in the DC Extended Universe?

Wonder Woman

‘The Room Where It Happened’ is a memoir by which former White House employee?

John Bolton

ISRO, in association with which space agency, is planning to launch a Lunar Polar Exploration Mission, planned to land in 2024?

JAXA

What word did Instagram add to memorialize Sushant Singh Rajput’s account?

Remembering

Which technology company has acquired the Swedish mapping technology company, ‘Mapillary’?

Facebook

Which Indian Prime Minister born on 28th June, wrote the book ‘The Insider’?

PV Narasimha Rao

Recently launched portal ‘SATYABHAMA’ aims to promote research and development in which sector?

Mining

Kathy Lueders is the first female head of human spaceflight program at which agency?

NASA

Recently ASI discovered a 500-year-old temple dedicated to Gopinath Dev, submerged in which Indian river?

Mahanadi

Twitter recently announced a new feature that lets users attach what to their tweets?

Audio snippets

Axone, a type of fermented soya bean, is part of the cuisine of which Indian state?

Nagaland

‘Klara and the Sun’ is the latest novel announced by which Nobel Laureate?

Kazuo Ishiguro

Raja Parba, where Mother Earth is celebrated, is a festival in which Indian state?

Odisha

Which space probe team recently won the highest award by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) – the 2020 IAF World Space Award?

Chang’e-4

Bulbbul is a Hindi language horror film, from the production house of which actress?

Anushka Sharma

What is the name of Boston Dynamics’s robot dog- famous on the internet, now available for general sale at $74,500?

Spot

Which country has been named the President of the UN Security Council for August 2021?

India

As of June 2020, which country is at the top of the recently released FIFA World Rankings?

Belgium

Which actress who starred in the 1981 movie Umrao Jaan, played the role of Fatima Begum in ‘Gulabo Sitabo’?

Farrukh Jafar

Which Indian Nobel prize winner was granted the 2020 ‘Peace Prize of the German Book Trade’?

Amartya Sen

Which state on June 18 observed ‘Mask Day’ to spread awareness about the use of masks in controlling the spread of COVID-19?

Karnataka

According to the BP statistical review, which country accounted for more than three quarters of net global energy growth in 2019?

China

Which country set to host the 2022 FIFA world cup has dedicated its new stadium to the frontline workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic?

Qatar

What exchange did Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of petroleum and natural gas, launch online in a first of its kind attempt in India?

Natural Gas Exchange

Name the origin of the earthquakes in Gujarat in June 2020 that has till now produced more than 15 aftershocks in the state.

Kutch

In June 2020 in which country did WhatsApp launch ‘WhatsApp Pay’ with fingerprint lock to prevent unauthorised transactions?

Brazil

Which day observed on June 15th, is organised by GWEC- a body representing more than 1500 companies, with presence in over 80 countries?

Global Wind Day

Which businessman born on June 14th, took over as the Chairman of a Group in 1995 that owns Grasim Industries and Hindalco Industries?

Kumar Mangalam Birla.

’Paisa Bolta Hai’ is the tagline of which Anurag Kashyap directed movie released on an OTT platform in June 2020?

Choked.

Which of these famous actresses is starring as Melina Vostokoff in the movie ‘Black Widow’?

Rachel Weisz.

Which of these natural phenomena was visible from India starting from 9:15 AM on June 21st, 2020?

Annular Solar Eclipse.

Going into the restart of the English Premier League after the COVID- 19 induced hiatus, which club is at the top of the table?

Liverpool.

’The Golden Gate',‘An Equal Music’ are books by which famous author born on June 20?

Vikram Seth.

Hyundai Nexo SUV is the Presidential state car used by the President of which country?

South Korea.

Which businessman born on June 15th, owns 38% of the world’s largest steel producer company and 20% of Queens Park Rangers F.C?

Lakshmi Mittal.

Ferdia Shaw has played the role of which 12 year old genius in a movie released online on June 12th, 2020?

Artemis Fowl.

Which of these days observed on 12th June was launched by the International Labour Organization in 2002?

World Day Against Child Labour.

At which venue are India scheduled to play a day and night Test match during their tour of Australia in 2020-21?

Adelaide Oval

Shintaro Tsuji, who recently stepped down from his company, is known to have created which iconic character brand?

Hello Kitty

Which of these terms was coined by John McCarthy and other researchers , at Dartmouth in the summer of 1956?

Artificial Intelligence

The campaign theme in 2020 for which of these days observed on June 14th, was ‘Safe blood saves lives’?

World Blood Donor Day

Arturo Vidal who scored Barcelona’s first La Liga goal on their return after the COVID- 19 represents which country?

Chile

Who is the President of the United Nations General Assembly for its 75th session in 2020?

Tijjani Muhammad-Bande

Which of these companies has converted its IT facility in Pune into a 450-bed COVID-19 hospital?

Wipro

In 2020 which Indian has been awarded the prestigious Richard Dawkins Award?

Javed Akhtar

The TV series ‘Pearson’ is a spin off of which popular TV Series?

Suits

The scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes is named after which American seismologist?

Richter

In recent times, India has recorded a 29% increase in the population of which of these animals?

Asiatic Lions

Which of these actors made his Bollywood debut with the 2013 film Kai Po Che?

Sushant Singh Rajput

____ language day is celebrated by UN on June 6, the birthday of famous poet Alexander Pushkin.

Russian

Which organisation introduced Captain ARJUN - a robot to screen passengers for COVID- 19 symptoms?

Indian Railways

Recently launched by Karnataka, the mobile app ‘Bengaluru Megha Sandesha’ and web portal ‘Varunamitra’ provides what kind of information?

Weather forecasts

Which article of the Constitution states that 'India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States.'?

Article 1

The headquarters of OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) is located in which international city since 1965?

Vienna

What was the theme for this year’s World Oceans Day celebrated on 8th June 2020?

Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean

'Lockdown Liaisons' is a new series of e-books from which Indian author?

Shobhaa De.

'Bande Utkala Janani' written by KL Mohapatra has recently been assigned the status of 'State Song' by which Indian state?

Odisha.

What is the name of Amitabh Bachchan's character in the movie 'Gulabo Sitabo' recently released on Amazon Prime?

Chunnan 'Mirza' Nawab

Which country has recently been elected as a non-permanent member for the Asia-Pacific seat in the UN Security Council?

India

Which awards, known as Asia's version of the Nobel Prize, have been cancelled this year due to the global pandemic?

Ramon Magsaysay Award

What is the name of the 'Internet-controlled' robot made by Pratik Tirodkar to address the needs of hospitals treating COVID-19 patients?

Coro-bot

Which of these companies has acquired Turkish game maker Peak for $1.8 Billion?

Zynga

For the first time in 75 years, world leaders would not travel for the United Nations General Assembly session scheduled in which city?

New York

Which famous actor born on June 22nd, known for playing negative roles featured in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom?

Amrish Puri

Titan is a satellite in the solar system which is known to be drifting away from its host planet. Which is its host planet?

Saturn

Gairsain has recently been appointed the summer capital of which Indian state?

Uttarakhand

The English Premier League is scheduled to restart on June 17th. Which two teams would be playing in the first fixture since resumption?

Aston Villa, Sheffield Unit

Which of these movies marks director Priyadarshan's comeback to Bollywood after a period of 7 years?

Hungama 2

The only dolphin sanctuary of India is located in which state?

Bihar

Which team is scheduled to play a 3 Test series in England starting July 8, 2020 the first ever under a 'bio secure' environment?

West Indies

Which actor born on June 16th, won a National Award for his debut film Mrigayaa?

Mithun Chakraborty

Which of these organisations has recently won the world's largest solar bid at $6 Billion?

Adani Green Energy

Which Indian state would now be producing the high-quality Australian Merino sheep wool indigenously?

Uttarakhand
 

Which of these cities would NOT host any matches during India’s Test series against Australia scheduled to begin in December 2020?

Perth
 

Which famous political leader and a Lady Shri Ram College graduate born on June 19th, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991?

Aung San Suu Kyi
 

Who recently assumed office as the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2020-21?

Uday Kotak
 

Which two clubs played in the first match of the La Liga post the shutdown due to the COVID- 19 crisis?

Real Betis, Sevilla

Who according to Forbes has become Football's first ever billionaire?

Cristiano Ronaldo

WeTransfer, a data sharing website was founded in 2009 in which country?

Netherlands

Which famous business leader born on June 10th worked at Applied Materials and McKinsey & Company before joining Google?

Sundar Pichai 

Name India's popular bicycle brand which shut down its operations on World Bicycle Day 2020.

Atlas Cycles

Who is the director of Sadak 2- starring Alia Bhatt, Sanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt, the sequel to the 1991 movie Sadak?

Mahesh Bhatt

Which country chaired the virtual Global Vaccine Summit on June 4, 2020?

UK

The sale of a 258-year-old bottle of which spirit recently set a new world record of £118,580 at a Sotheby's auction?

Cognac.

Which ISL club overtook clubs like FC Barcelona and Liverpool to record the second-highest engagement rate on Instagram as of April 2020?

Kerala Blasters FC

Which of these initiatives was introduced by the Indian Power Ministry on the occasion of World Environment Day 2020?

iCommit

Which Indian pharmaceutical company founder has been named the 'EY World Entrepreneur of The Year' Awardee for 2020?

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

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