GK Currents

GK Currents Question Bank 1

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  1. From which premier medical institute of India did Nepal's first President complete his postgraduate studies?

  2. In which cold areas of the world are one fifth of the world's undiscovered yet recoverable oil and natural gas reserves believed to be located?

  3. Which Sri Lankan batsman recently emulated Sir Don Bradman by scoring nine centuries at a particular venue?

  4. Who recently became the first cricketer in the history of the game to go for a review of an onfield umpire's decision (other than stumping run out)?

  5. Which country recently won the Junior Asia Hocky Cup title for the second successive time?

  6. Name the US swimmer who made a new record for most gold medals in a single Olympics recently.

  7. Name the Romanian who, at the age of 14, became the first gymnast to score perfect at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.

  8. Name the official mascots for the Beijing Olympic Games.

  9. What is the fuel for the torch for the Beijing Olympic Games.

  10. What is the meaning of Citius, Altius, Fortius which is the slogan of Olympic Games?

  11. What is the length of the narrow gauge Kalka-Shimla railway line that was recently included by UNESCO in its World Heritage List?

  12. Where are the head quarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?

  13. Who recently won the "Best of Booker" prize?

  14. Which archaeological site in Italy, destroyed by massive eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, has come under a state of emergency, as it has fallen into serious disrepair?

  15. Name the advanced humanoid robot made by Honda Motor Company.

  16. How many times has Venus Williams won the Wimbledon title?

  17. Who dethroned five-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer this year?

  18. Who are the players to have won the men's French Open and Wimbledon in the same year?

  19. By how many runs did Australia beat the West Indies in a one-day match at St Kitts recently, making it the former's largest victory over the latter?

  20. Which country recently registered a record-breaking margin of victory (290 runs) in the history of one-day international cricket?

  21. Who was the first Field Marshal of the Indian Army?

  22. To which reserve in Rajasthan, where all tigers have been lost to poaching and habitat loss, was a three year old male tiger airlifted from the Ranthambore national park recently?

  23. Name the NASA probe that recently confirmed the presence of ice on mars.

  24. Which Indian state will be the first one take up the linking of intra-state rivers by constructing a barrage across the Cauvery?

  25. Which controversial India-born British author was recently knighted by the Queen Elizabeth II?

  26. In which Indian city is the Kashi Vishwanath temple situated?

  27. From which year will the Centre Court of Wimbledon have a moveable crossbeam providing a translucent cover across the court to prevent rain from interrupting the play?

  28. Who took the catch of Vivian Richards in the 1983 Cricket World Cup Final?

  29. Name the right-handed England batsman who recently reversed his grip and position, effectively adopting a left-handed stance, and hit New Zealand Scott Styris for two sixes in a match?

  30. Which nation won the Euro 2008 football championship?

  31. Which pharmaceutical giant of India was recently bought by a Japanese drug major?

  32. When is World Day against Child Labour observed?

  33. Which city was recently voted as the best in the world to live on the basis of quality of life, transport system and environment etc.?

  34. In which country was the world's oldest church, dating back to 2000 years, unearthed recently?

  35. Where is the National Defence Academy (NDA) situated?

  36. Which zoo of the country will soon become the first one to house the world's fastest mammal Cheetah?

  37. What is the full form of WADA?

  38. Which countries are hosting the Euro 2008 football tournament?

  39. What is the biggest margin of runs by which India has defeated Pakistan in one day international cricket?

  40. Name the two players who have won four successive men's French Open tennis titles?

  41. Name the world's highest airfield that has recently activated by the Indian Air Force (IAF) after 43 years?

  42. Name the US spacecraft that recently landed in the north polar region of Mars to search for water and building blocks of life.

  43. Name the last king of Nepal.

  44. Which national party recently became the first one to form government in a state of South India?

  45. Name the Napalese who, at the age of 77, recently became the oldest person to climb Mount Everest?

  46. Which pass in Sikkim facilitates border trade between India and China?

  47. Which renowned playwright, whose famous work included "Ghasiram Kotwl", died recently?

  48. When is "World No Tobacco Day" observed?

  49. Which state received the maximum foreign direct investment (FDI) up to February 2008?

  50. Name the world's two fastest-growing economies, driven by their current GDP rates, appropriate investment climate and substantial trade opportunities.

  51. Name the weapons that consists of canister packed with small bombs, or "bomblets", that spread over a large area when dropped from a plane or fired from the ground.

  52. Which team won the final of the UEFA Champions League in Moscow recently?

  53. Which legendary goalie of Germany was recently given a standing ovation by over one lakh spectators at Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium when he appeared in his last professional match?

  54. Name the three Australians to have scored 10,000 runs.

  55. Name the winner of the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty-20 Cricket Championship?

  56. Which country recently created a record of sorts in space history by successfully putting 10 satellites in orbit in a single mission?

  57. In which state is the 390 MW Dul Hasti hydroelectric project situated?

  58. Who led a "Women's Bus of Peace" from New Delhi to Lahore in March 2000?

  59. What is the length of proposed Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) pipeline project?

  60. Name India's two top steel producing companies.

  61. Which country has the world's largest wireless network, with nearly 330 million subscribers?

  62. Name the richest man in Europe.

  63. Who is building the world's largest and costliest home (with a price tag of 2 million dollar) in Mumbai?

  64. Name the World's largest lake?

  65. Where was Asia's largest red chilli market yard gutted recently?

  66. Name the magician who recently set a world record in underwater breath holding of 17 minutes and 4 seconds.

  67. In which city is the Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) situated?

  68. What is the name of the world's first cloned dog?

  69. What is the real name of world renowned WWE wrestler Khali?

  70. What is the mascot of the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

  71. How many tigers are left in India according to a latest finding of the National Tiger Conservation Authority?

  72. In which state of India were remains of an ancient city, believed to be around 2500 years old and bigger than classical Athens, unearthed recently?

  73. Which firm is the world's biggest software maker?

  74. Which social activist, winner of the Ramon Magsaysay award and relentless worker for the rehabilitaion of leprosy patients, died recently?

  75. Which country's company recently revealed the world's first real submersible car sQuba?

  76. After which two rivers of Indian and Russia is the Brahmos cruise missile named?

  77. What is the capital of East Timor?

  78. Which Indian spiritual guru who introduced "transcendental meditation" to the West, including the Beatles, died recently?

  79. Who has been appointed the new SEBI chief?

  80. What is the capital of Kosovo?

  81. Which business tycoon and adventurer who in 2002, became the first person to circle the world solo in a balloon, died recently?

  82. Who became the first batsman in the history of one day international cricket to cross 16,000 run mark?

  83. Name the Indian wicketkeeper to accomplish a double of 3000 runs and 100 dismissals in one-day international cricket.

  84. With which sport is Shivshankar Chowrasia associated?

  85. Who the fastest Indian bowler at present, clocking up to 153 kph?

  86. After how many years of Mahatma Gandhi's death were his remaining ashes immersed into the Arabian Sea recently?

  87. Who wrote the book "My Experiments With Truth"?

  88. Where is the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meet held?

  89. Which three heritage trains of the Indian Railways have been listed among the world's top 25 rail adventures?

  90. Who founded India's first weekly tabloid Blitz in 1941?

  91. Which former Indonesian President, who ruled the country for 32 years, died recently?

  92. Name the four Indians in the latest Forbes list of the 10 wealthiest Chief Executives in the world.

  93. Which country confers the title of "Officer of the Order of Arts and Letter"?

  94. Which country has the maximum number of diabetic patients?

  95. On which date is Beating the Retreat ceremony held?

  96. Expand CRR.

  97. With which sport is Jyoti Randhawa associated?

  98. Who recently became Asia's number on woman tennis player?

  99. Which is the only Test Cricket venue in Australia where Sachin Tendulkar has not scored a century so far?

  100. Which country won the 1986 Football World Cup?

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