Sports General Knowledge Questions and Answers

The Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2012 by Forbes

A.     Serena Williams 
B.     Victoria Azarenka
C.     Maria Sharapova 
D.     Sara Errani

Ans C



The World's Best-Paid Soccer Player 2012 by  Forbes

A.     Cristiano Ronaldo
B.     Wayne Rooney
C.     Lionel Messi      
D.     David Beckham

Ans D



The World's Highest-Paid Athletes 2012 by  Forbes

A.     Kobe Bryant
B.     Tiger Woods
C.     Roger Federer      
D.     David Beckham

Ans B



The World's Highest-Paid Tennis player 2012 by  Forbes

A.     Rafael Nadal
B.     David Ferrer
C.     Roger Federer      
D.     Tommy Robredo

Ans C


World's Highest-Paid Cricketer 2012 by Forbes


A.     Mahendra Singh Dhoni
B.     Ravindra Jadeja
C.     Sachin Tendulkar      
D.     Kieron Pollard

Ans A


World's Highest-Paid Basketball 2012 by Forbes


A.     LeBron James
B.     Kobe Bryant
C.     Dwyane Wade     
D.     Kevin Durant

Ans B

General Knowledge - Books and Authors

• The End of Alice was written by?

     A.     Meena Alexander
     B.     Shaila Abdullah
     C.     Alfonso Cuaron
     D.     Amy M Homes 

     Ans D

• J K Rowling  is the author of the book?

     A.     Story and Other Stories
     B.     The Casual Vacancy
     C.     The Thirteenth Woman and Other Stories
     D.     Those who had known love

     Ans B

• "Last Man in Tower" novel is written by which one of the following?

     A.     Tulsi Badrinath
     B.     Meena Alexander
     C.     Aravind Adiga
     D.     Samina Ali

     Ans C

• Sugathakumari is the author of the book?

     A.     The Wings of Darkness
     B.     Smack
     C.     Break It Down
     D.     Cast me out if you will

     Ans A

• My Story is autobiography of ?

     A.     Ela Bhatt
     B.     Kamala Surayya 
     C.     Arundhati Roy
     D.     Anjali Banerjee

     Ans B

General Knowledge - Books and Authors

• The White Tiger was written by?

    A.     Aravind Adiga
    B.     Alfonso Cuaron
    C.     J K Rowling 
    D.     Charlotte Bacon

    Ans A

• Who is the writer of Only the Soul Knows How to Sing?

     A.     Robert Browing
     B.     William Shakespeare
     C.     Kamala Surayya 
     D.     Gabriel Constans
     
     Ans C

• The Tales of Beedle the Bard was written by?

     A.     Henry Maine
     B.     Sugathakumari
     C.     Leo Tolstoy
     D.     J K Rowling 

     Ans D

• A M Homes  is the author of the book?

     A.     The Mistress's Daughter
     B.     VTo Live or Not Live
     C.     A Voice for Freedom
     D.     The Toss of a Lemon

     Ans A

• The Thirteenth Woman and Other Stories was written by?

     A.     Bertrand Russel
     B.     Lydia Davis
     C.     Henry Maine 
     D.     Anita Desai 

    Ans B

General Knowledge - Books and Authors

• May We Be Forgiven was written by?

     A.     Anita Desai
     B.     Shaila Abdullah
     C.     Amrita Pritam
     D.     Amy M Homes 

     Ans D

• Aravind Adiga is the author of the book?

     A.     Meeting Lives
     B.     Last Man in Tower
     C.     Man of a Thousand Chances
     D.     Those who had known love

     Ans B

• "Master of Arts: A Life In Dance" novel is written by which one of the following?

     A.     Tulsi Badrinath
     B.     Meena Alexander
     C.     Sugathakumari
     D.     Samina Ali

     Ans A

• Lydia Davis is the author of the book?

     A.     The Elephant
     B.     Smack
     C.     Break It Down
      D.     Cast me out if you will

     Ans C

• The End of Imagination was written by?

    A.     Anjali Banerjee
    B.     Arundhati Roy
    C.     Sara Banerji
    D.     Charlotte Bacon

    Ans B

General Knowledge - Books and Authors

• Quidditch Through the Ages was written by?

     A.     Michael Goldenberg
     B.     Alfonso Cuaron
     C.     J K Rowling 
     D.     Charlotte Bacon

     Ans C

• Who is the writer of Meeting Lives novels?

     A.     Gabriel Constans
     B.     William Shakespeare
     C.     Tulsi Badrinath
     D.     Robert Browing

     Ans C

• Thaniyanum Snehapakshikalum was written by?

     A.     Kiran Desai
     B.     Sugathakumari
     C.     Anita Agnihotri
     D.     C H Mohammed Koya

     Ans D

• A M Homes  is the author of the book?

     A.     This Book Will Save Your Life
     B.     Varieties of Disturbance
     C.     Where the Long Grass Bends
     D.     The Toss of a Lemon

     Ans A

• The End of the Story was written by?

     A.     Nilita Vachani
     B.     Lydia Davis
     C.     Amrita Pritam
     D.     Kamala Surayya 

    Ans B

General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Writer of Amulet is

A.     Punyakante Wijenaike
B.     Kasturi Sreenivasan
C.     Kalpana Swaminathan
D.     Amrita Pritam

Ans A



who is the author of Muthumani

A.     Kunhunni Mash
B.     Vallathol Narayana Menon
C.     Sugathakumari
D.     Nalini Warriar

Ans A



Who is the writer of Shadow Princess?

A.     Kalpana Swaminathan
B.     Kasturi Sreenivasan
C.     Indu Sundaresan
D.     Meera Syal

Ans C


Chitrayogam was written by?

A.     Kumaran Asan
B.     Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer
C.     Anita Agnihotri
D.     Vallathol Narayana Menon

Ans D


Arundhati Roy is the author of the book?

A.     Haunting Bombay
B.     The Greater Common Good
C.     Last Christmas in Bandra
D.     Those who had known love

Ans B

General Knowledge - Books and Authors

Vithum Muthum was written by?

A.     Nalini Warriar
B.     Sugathakumari
C.     Kunhunni Mash
D.     Tulsi Badrinath

Ans C



Who is the writer of harry potter novels?

A.     Gabriel Constans
B.     William Shakespeare
C.     JK Rowling
D.     Robert Browing

Ans c



Voices in the City was written by?

A.     Kiran Desai
B.     Anjali Banerjee
C.     Anita Agnihotri
D.     Anita Desai

Ans D



Nalini Warriar is the author of the book?

A.     Blues from the Malabar Coast
B.     Radhayevide
C.     Where the Long Grass Bends
D.     The Toss of a Lemon

Ans A



The Space Between Us was written by?

A.     Nilita Vachani
B.     Thrity Umrigar
C.     Amrita Pritam
D.     Tulsi Badrinath

Ans B

Books and Authors general knowledge questions and answers

Meeting Lives was written by?

A.     Shaila Abdullah
B.     Anita Desai
C.     Amrita Pritam
D.     Tulsi Badrinath

Ans D



Aravind Adiga is the author of the book?

A.     Saffron Dreams
B.     The White Tiger
C.     Haunting Bombay
D.     Those who had known love

Ans B



"When the Lotus Blooms" novel is written by which one of the following?

A.     Kanchana Krishnan Aiyyar
B.     Meena Alexander
C.     Monica Ali
D.     Samina Ali

Ans A



Lalithambika Antharjanam is the author of the book?

A.     Irul Chirakukal
B.     Radhayevide
C.     Cast me out if you will
D.     Kalikoppu

Ans c



The Hero's Walk was written by?

A.     Anjali Banerjee
B.     Anita Rau Badami
C.     Sara Banerji
D.     Charlotte Bacon

Ans B

Books and Authors general knowledge questions

The book 'To Live or Not Live' was written by?
A.     J.R.D. Tata
B.     Alexandra Dumas
C.     Nirad C. Chaudhuri
D.     Robert Browing

Ans C



Who wrote "A Voice for Freedom"?
A.     Arnold Toynbee
B.     Benazir Bhutto
C.     Nayantara Sahgal
D.     Bertrand Russel

Ans C



Who wrote "Island of Truth"
A.     J.R.D. Tata
B.     Jagmohan
C.     Nirad C. Chaudhuri
D.     Robert Browing   

Ans B



'In Custody', an English novel is written by which one of the following?
A.     V.S. Naipaul
B.     Arundhati Roy
C.     Khushwant Singh
D.     Anita Desai

Ans D



Lala Lajpat Rai is the author of the book
A.     Island of Truth
B.     Unhappy India
C.     The Challenge of our Cities
D.     Hind Swaraj

Ans B

General Knowledge - Books and Authors questions

Who has written the famous book 'Mankind and Mother Earth'?
A.     Arnold Toynbee
B.     William Shakespeare
C.     Tapan Sinha
D.     John Ruskin

Ans A



The Naked Triangle: An Autobiographical Novel by?
A.     Khushwant Singh
B.     Balwant Garg
C.     Amrita Pritam
D.     Henry Maine

Ans B



My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir written by?
A.     Nayantara Sahgal
B.     Jagmohan
C.     Tapan Sinha
D.     Nissim Ezekiel

Ans B



Who wrote 'War and Peace'?
A.     Mahatma Gandhi
B.     William Shakespeare
C.     Nelson Mandela
D.     Leo Tolstoy

Ans D



Sugathakumari is the author of the book
A. The Daughter of the East
B. Muthumani
C. Ambalamani
D. Kalikkalam

Ans C

General Knowledge - Books and Authors

The Challenge of our Cities was written by?
A.     V.S. Naipaul
B.     Anita Desai
C.     Jagmohan
D.     Khushwant Singh

Ans C



"Mutthuchippi" was written by?
A.     Khushwant Singh
B.     Sugathakumari
C.     Amrita Pritam
D.     Anita Desai

Ans B



The book 'The Man who knew Infinity' by Robert Kanigel is the biography of
A.     Vikram Sarabhai
B.     Homi Bhabha
C.     C. V. Raman
D.     Srinivasa Ramanujan

Ans D



'Man without society is either a beast or a God'. Who said this?
A.     Henry Maine   
B.     William Shakespeare
C.     Aristotle   
D.     Bertrand Russel

Ans C



Kalikkalam written by?
A.     Nayantara Sahgal
B.     Jagmohan
C.     Amrita Pritam
D.     Kunhunni Mash

Ans D

General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Where did Mahendra Singh Dhoni make his ODI debut?
A.     Chittagong   
B.     Chennai
C.     Hyderabad   
D.     Delhi

Ans A

 
Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics?
A.     Milkha Singh
B.     P.T.Usha
C.     Karnam Malleshwari
D.     K.D.Jadhav

Ans D


With which sport is the 'Choudhury Trophy' associated?
A.     Formula One racing
B.     Circumnavigation of the earth by car
C.     Foot Ball
D.     Cricket

Ans B


Who has scored the most Test hundreds ever?
A.     Ricky Ponting
B.     Brian Lara
C.     Sachin Tendulkar
D.     Sunil Gavaskar

Ans C


The 'Dronacharya Award' is given to?
A.     Sportsmen   
B.     Shooting
C.     Umpires   
D.     Coaches

Ans D

General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Track and field star Carl Lewis won how many gold medals at the 1984 Olympic games?
A.     One   
B.     Three
C.     Four   
D.     Six

Ans C

 
What is the middle name of Rahul Dravid?
A.     Wall   
B.     Sharad
C.     Srivatsav   
D.     Shyam

Ans B

 
Who was the first Indian batsman to have achieved 300 runs in an innings in Tests?
A.     Sachin Tendulkar
B.     Sourav Ganguly
C.     Shikhar Dhawan
D.     Virender Sehwag

Ans D


Anil Kumble became the first Indian bowler to reach 500 Test wickets in 2006. How did he get his 500th wicket?
A.     LBW
B.     Bowled
C.     Run out
D.     Catch out

Ans A

 
India won its first Olympic hockey gold in?
A.     1978   
B.     1932
C.     1946   
D.     1928

Ans D

Current affairs April 2013

Chris Gayle

• Chris Gayle hit the fastest ever century in the history of cricket by reaching 100 in merely 30 balls during RCB vs. Pune Warriors match on 23 April 2013.

• The largest biogas plant of the world was inaugurated on 12 March 2013 in Finland

• Prayag Chauhan Won Gold Medal at ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships 2013

• Takehiko Nakao elected as the President Asian Development Bank Board 

• Jai Chandiram, the former Deputy Director-General of Doordarshan and renowned media person on 26 April 2013 was awarded with the lifetime achievement award by the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT).

• Sunil Bharti Mittal, the Chairman and Group CEO of Bharti Enterprises appointed as the Vice-Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce

• Giorgio Napolitano Re-elected as the President of Italy to serve a Second Term.

Margaret Thatcher

• Margaret Thatcher Former British Prime Minister and Iron Lady of Britain Died

• Belgian Mathematician Pieree Deligne won the Abel Prize 2013

• Ravuri Bharadwaja, 86, the Telgu writer on 17 April 2013 was selected for the prestigious Jnanpith Award 2012

• India’s only Women Chief Election Commissioner Ramadevi Died at 79.She also was the governor of Karnataka & HP.

• Adam Johnson’s novel The Orphan Master’s son won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2013.

• Krishna Kumar Natrajan appointed as the New Chief of NASSCOM.

• Serena Williams Won the Family Circle Cup 2013; Defeated Jelena Jankovic

• Rahi Sarnobat Clinched Gold at ISSF World Cup in 25-M Pistol Event.

• S Gopalakrishnan elected as new President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) 

 

Abhilash Tomy

 

• Lt Cdr Abhilash Tomy became the first Indian to Circumnavigate Globe Solo and Non-Stop on a sail boat. On return he was welcomed by the President of India.

Current affairs March 2013

• Bhabha Atomic Research Center Developing Largest Magnet of the World(weight would be 50000 tons)

   

• Mukesh Ambani has won the "Entrepreneur of the Decade" award conferred by All India Management Association in New Delhi

Irrfan Khan

• Irrfan Khan has won the National Film Award as best actor

 

• Paan Singh Tomar film has bagged the National Film Award for best feature film?

• WB Government to Start Monthly Stipend for Old Writers and Litterateurs Published on: 24-MAR-2013

• India and World Observed Earth Hour on 23 March 2013

• Number of High Courts in India has gone up to 24 from 21 after opening up of the High Courts in Tripura, Meghalaya and Manipur.

• Arunachal Pradesh in the month of March 2013 became the first state to introduce e-GPF or electronic GPF.

• United Nations announced 20 March as International Happiness Day

• Baba Kalyani, the Chairman and MD of Bharat Forge Limited was nominated as the Chairman of India-Japan Business Leader’s Forum (IJBLF)

• World Water Day is celebrated across the world on 22 March every year. This day was first celebrated in 1993

• London Based Indian Origin Writer, Anil Ananthaswamy Won Inaugural Physics Journalism Prize

• India on 20 March 2013 successfully test fired its submarine-launched version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile of the over 290 km-range in the Bay of Bengal

Bhaichung Bhutia

• Bhaichung Bhutia Appointed as the Chairman of the AIFF’s Technical Committee

• The President of Egypt Dr. Mohamed Morsy visited India from 18 March 2013 to 20 March 2013.

• Australia Won Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2013 for the Seventh Time

• Formula One Team Lotus’s Kimi Raikkonen Won the Australian Grand Prix 2013

• UAE Inaugurated World’s Largest Solar Power Plant named "Shams 1"

• Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi was sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Nepal on 14 March 2013

• Japan Became First Country in the World to Extract Natural Gas from Methane Hydrate

• The Parliamentary Award Committee selected Arun Jaitley, Karan Singh and Sharad Yadav for Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for 2010, 2011 and 2012 resp