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IMPORTANT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS

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IMPORTANT BANKING AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS ASKED IN PREVIOUS EXAMS

1. 18th SAARC summit held in – Kathmandu (Nepal)

2. Currency of Italy – Euro

3. World Habitat Day – October 6.

4. Face to face video communication in which bank – IndusInd Bank

5. Minimum RTGS Transfer Amount – 2 Lakhs

6. 18th SAARC summit held in – Kathmandu (Nepal)

7. Austria Currency -Euro

8. Prakash Nanjappa related to – Shooting(India)

9. Which International passenger Airline crashed down – Malaysian Airline

10. Work of Banking Ombudsman – Solving customer complaints

11. Sania Mirza is aappointed as brand ambassador of which state – Telangana

12. Cauvery wildlife sanctuary located in – Karnataka

13. Where is SHIGMO festival celebrated – Goa

14. Ebola first discovered in which country – Democratic Republic of the Congo

15. Capital of Bhutan – Timbhu.

16. which author was awarded with Padma award recently – Ruskin Bond.

17. India and Brazil agreement 2014 – Trade and Investment flows

18. Rural population as per 2011 census – 68.84%.

19. Children under 10 cannot hold which account – Current account

20. External affairs minister – Sushma Swaraj

21. PLR is also known as – Base Rate

22. Gagan Narang is related to which sports - Shooting



23. World AIDS Day- 1st December

24. What is BBPS Full form – Bharat Bill Payment System

25. Commodity market regulator – Forward Markets Commission

26. Comedian Pran kumar sharma who died recently is a creator of – Chacha Chaudhury.

27. Current CRR – 4%.

28. Road development minister? – Nitin Gadkari

1. Largest Producing Country for Coffee? Brazil 2. Who won Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration 2013?- M.S. Swaminathan 3. World Diabetes day?- 14 November 4. Who was the Miss Universe 2013?- María Gabriela Isler from Venezuela 5. Which country hosted the 23rd CHOGM summit 2013?- Sri Lanka in Colombo 6. Full form SLR?- Statutory Liquidity ratio 7. Name the Indian who scored double century against Australia recently?- Rohit Sharma 8. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is located in which state?- Andhra Pradesh 9. Name the play back singer who got Bharat Ratna?- Lata mangeskar in 2001 10. Indian Grand Prix winner 2013?- Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) 11. Magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) in cheque has how many character?- 9 digit 12.Who is the author of 'Casual Vacancy' ?- J.K Rowling 13. Sergey Bubka is related with which sports?- Pole Vaulter 14. At which place Indian Grand Prix was held?- Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 15. Which organization working for welfare of women? 16. ATM operated by non banking entities?- White Label ATM 17. National Old Age Pension Scheme (NOAPS), National Widow Pension Scheme (NWPS), 18. National Disability Pension Scheme (NDPS) and National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS) named after? Indira Gandhi 19. Which product improves credit flow in agriculture? Special Agricultural Credit Plan



20. When you pay EMI for loans after some months: the interest and principal increases or decreases 21. Converting physical share into electronic form? Demat Account 22. Which of the following is not a negotiable instrument? 23. A banknote of which portions missing or which is composed of more than two pieces is known as? Mutilated Note 24. NPCI 24x7 related? Remittance Processing Services 25. Vodafone and ICICI launched unique mobile transfer called? M Pesa 26. Banking Companies (Nomination) Rule 1985 related question 27. SKOPJE is a birthplace of which famous personality?- Mother Teresa 28.Purchasing a commodity or security in one market for immediate sale in another market is known as? Arbitrage 29. Banking Ombudsman is a scheme by RBI for? bank and its customers 30. RTGS minimum transaction: The minimum amount to be remitted through RTGS is 2 lakh. There is no upper

ceiling for RTGS transactions

31. Pension given to those people who are suffered from Muzaffarnagar riots come under which scheme – The

pension, which would be anywhere between Rs 400 and Rs 500, would be given under the Rani Laxmi Bai

Pension Scheme.

32. Who directed the bollywood film Satyagraha: – Prakash Jha

33. The limit of Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS) hiked to: – Rs. 12 Lakh per year

34. Which is the rate that RBI changes in this 20 September: Bank Rate

35. Which of the following bank doesn’t have it’s head office in Kolkata – IOB

36. Which country becomes the 28th member of EU: – Croatia

37. When RBI wants to absorb liquidity from market increase reverse repo, decrease repo or increase

crr: Increase Reverse REPO Rate

38. Committee on Gold – KUB Rao committee

39. Which book is not written by Chetan Bhagat – two people



40. Who becomes the first Indian-origin Miss America 2013 – Nina Davuluri

41. GDP Growth Forecast by CSO for 2013-14:- 5.3%

42. The name of the airline venture float by TATA and Singapore Airlines – Tata SIA Airlines Ltd

43. Which is the Most Important Stock Exchange in the World – NYSE/ Nasdaq

44. Which award given to Finance Minister P Chidambaram by – Business Reformer Award

45. Balance Sheet indicates what: company's assets

46. G20 Summit 2013 Venue — Saint Petersburg, Russia

47. Infosys launches new version of banking solution — Finacle11

48. R. Sodhi related to which sports: Shooting

49. MacMohan Line between which countries – India and China

50. Who developed rupee symbol – Udaya Kumar

51. Ceo of apple inc.: Timothy D. Cook

52. FCNR(B) interest rate:

53. REER full form: Real Effective Exchange Rate

54. Bhag Milka Bhag actor: Farhaan Akhtar

55. CEO of Women Bank: Usha Ananthasubramanian

56. Full form of EASIEST — Electronic Accounting System in Excise and Service Tax

57. ATM without the label of any bank: White label ATM

58. Capital of Lebanon: Beirut

59. Information technology Act in which year: Information Technology Act 2000 (also known as ITA-2000)

60. IFSC Code is needed in: Online or Net Banking Transaction

61. Who is the first Indian to win shooting completion in world championship –Rahi Sarnobat

62. 726 MW ONGC power project in which North-Eastern state — Tripura

63. Mandatory for companies to spend at least 2% of net profits on: CSR

64. If a NRI wants to deal in indian market ,he can do so by: (participatory notes)



65. Adjustments done by centarl bank of a country to control money is called: monetary policy

66. Who is the richest Indian in world 6 times continuously: Mukesh Ambani

67. International Women’s day: 8 March

68. GAAR: General Anti-Avoidance Rule

69. SAFTA: South Asian Free Trade Area

70. Zimbabwe President: Robert G.Muagabe

71. The process of making blackmoney white: (money laundering)

72. Hassan rouhani is the PM of: President of Iran

73. Wheat ,Bajra comes under : kharif crop

74. New Director General of CPRF – Dilip Trivedi

75. HC of WTO: Geneva

76. Import duty on gold – 15%

77. The only person to win both an Oscar and a Nobel prize was : George Bernard Shaw

78. Who is the only person to be honoured with both 'Bharat Ratna' and 'Nishan-e-Pakistan', the highest civilian

awards of India and Pakistan respectively Morarji Desai

79. Who is also known as the Father of Indian Nuclear Science : Homi Jehangir Bhabha

80. Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress : W.C. Banerjee

81. Who was the first Indian to go into space : Rakesh Sharma

82. Who was the first person to reach the South Pole : Captain Roald Amundsen

83. Who Won the Nobel prize in both physics and chemistry : Marie curie

84. Edvige Antonia Albina Maino is the real name of which politician : Sonia Gandhi

85. An English chemist and physicist, after whom the SI unit of capacitance is named : Sir Michael Faraday

86. Which actor has been portrayed most on screen by other actors : Charlie Chaplain



1.Every year March 20 is celebrated as what day ? (A) World Sparrow Day (B) International Women’s Day (C) World Cuckoo Day (D) International Child Day (E) International Mother’s Day Ans : (A) 2. Invisible Export means export of– (A) Services (B) Prohibited goods (C) Restricted goods (D) Goods as per OGL list (E) Other than those given as options Ans : (A) 3. One of the famous Indian Sportsperson released his/her autobiography–’Playing to Win’ in November 2012. Name the sports-person correctly– (A) Saina Nehwal (B) Mary Kom (C) Yuvraj Singh (D) Sachin Tendulkar (E) Sushil Kumar Ans : (A) 4. The NRIs while investing in the equity of a company cannot buy more than prescribed percentage of the paid up capital of that company .What is the prescribed percentage ? (A) 2% (B) 3% (C) 4% (D) 5% (E) 6% Ans : (D) 5. Government as part of the recapitalisation plan, infused capital in State Bank of India recently. Indicate the approximate capital infusion– (A) Rs. 500 cr. (B) Rs. 1000 cr. (C) Rs. 1,500 cr. (D) Rs. 2,000 cr. (E) Rs. 3,000 cr. Ans : (E) 6. Prof. Muhammad Yunus, the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 2006 is the exponent of which of the following concepts in the field of banking ? (A) Core Banking (B) Micro Credit (C) Retail Banking (D) Real Time Gross Settlement (E) Internet Banking Ans : (B) 7. Banks in India are required to maintain a portion of their demand and time liabilities with the Reserve Bank of India. This portion is called– (A) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (B) Cash Reserve Ratio (C) Bank Deposit (D) Reverse Repo (E) Government Securities Ans : (B) 8. The European Union has adopted which of the following as a common currency ? (A) Dollar (B) Dinar (C) Yen (D) Euro (E) Peso Ans : (D)



9. Who is the Captain of Australian Cricket Team, which currently (March 2013) visited India ? (A) Michael Clarke (B) Shane Watson (C) Shane Warne (D) Michael Hussey (E) Ricky Ponting Ans : (A) 10. Who is the author of the book ‘Women of Vision’ ? (A) Ravinder Singh (B) Preeti Shenoy (C) Amish Tripathi (D) Durjoy Dutta (E) Alam Srinivas Ans : (E) 11. Which of the following term is associated with the game of Cricket ? (A) Bouncer (B) Love (C) Goal (D) Mid Court (E) Collision Ans : (A) 12. The Holidays for the Banks are declared as per– (A) Reserve Bank Act (B) Banking Regulation Act (C) Negotiable Instruments Act (D) Securities and Exchange Board of India Act (E) Companies Act Ans : (C) 13. In banking business, when the borrowers avail a Term Loan, initially they are given a repayment holiday and this is referred as– (A) Subsidy (B) Interest Water (C) Re-phasing (D) Interest concession (E) Moratorium Ans : (E) l4. One of IT Company from India has become the first Indian Company to trade on NYSE Euronext London and Paris markets from February 2013 onwards. Which is this company ? (A) Wipro Infotech Ltd. (B) L&T Infotech (C) HCL Technologies LTD. (D) Infosys Technologies Limited (E) Polaris Financial Technology Ltd. Ans : (D) l5. Banking Ombudsman is appointed by– (A) Government of India (B) State Governments (C) RBI (D) ECGC (E) Exim Bank Ans : (C) l6. BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange), the oldest stock exchange in Asia has joined hands with one more International index in February 2013. This association has resulted in change of name of BSE index. What is the change of name effected ? (A) Dow Jones BSE Index (B) NASDAQ BSE Index (C) S&P BSE Index (D) Euronext BSE Index (E) Other than those given as options Ans : (C)



17. Interest on Savings deposit now-a-days is– (A) Fixed by RBI (B) Fixed by the respective Banks (C) Fixed by the Depositors (D) Fixed as per the contract between Bank and the Consumer Court (E) Not pay by the Bank Ans : (B) 18. The customers’ by opening and investing in the Tax Saver Deposit Account Scheme in a bank would get benefit under– (A) Sales Tax (B) Customs Duty (C) Excise Duty (D) Professional Tax (E) Income Tax Ans : (E) 19. Pre-shipment finance is provided by the banks only to– (A) Credit Card Holders (B) Students aspiring for further studies (C) Brokers in equity market (D) Village Artisans (E) Exporters Ans : (E) 20. A non-performing asset is– (A) Money at call and short notice (B) An asset that ceases to generate income (C) Cash balance in till (D) Cash balance with RBI (E) Balance with other banks Ans : (B) 21. Interest below which a bank is not expected to lend to customers is known as– (A) Deposit Rate (B) Base Rate (C) Prime Lending Rate (D) Bank Rate (E) Discount Rate Ans : (B) 22. Government usually classifies its expenditure in term of planned and non-planned expenditure. Identify, which is the correct definition of planned expenditure? (A) It represents the expenditure of all the State Governments (B) It represents the total expenditure of the Central Government (C) It is the expenditure which is spent through centrally sponsored programmes and flagship schemes of Government (D) It represents the expenditure incurred on Defence (E) Other than those given as options Ans : (E) 23. Which of the following organization is made specifically responsible for empowering Micro, Small and Medium enterprises in India ? (A) NABARD (B) RBI (C) SIDBI (D) ECGC (E) SEBI Ans : (C) 24. The Union Budget for 2013-14 proposed by the Finance Minister on February 28, 2013 announced introduction of new variety of bonds by the Government. What is the name of these bonds ? (A) Deep discount bonds (B) Zero Coupon bonds (C) Bullet Bonds (D) Inflation Indexed Bonds (E) Inflation Variable Bonds Ans : (D)



25. RBI has released its guidelines for entry of new banks in the private sector in the month of February 2013. One of the norms is at least a prescribed percentage of branches of new bank should be set in unbanked rural centres with a population of upto 9,999 people. What is the percentage of such branches prescribed in the norms? (A) 10% (B) 15% (C) 18% (D) 25% (E) Other than those given as options Ans : (D) 26. A joystick is primarily used to/for– (A) Control sound on the screen (B) Computer gaming (C) Enter text (D) Draw pictures (E) Print text Ans : (B) 27. The CPU comprises of Control, Memory and …………….. units. (A) Microprocessor (B) Arithmetic/Logic (C) Output (D) ROM (E) Input Ans : (B) 28. Which of the following uses a handheld operating system ? (A) A super computer (B) A personal computer (C) A laptop (D) A mainframe (E) A PDA Ans : (E) 29. To display the contents of a folder in Windows Explorer you should– (A) click on it (B) collapse it (C) name it (D) give it a password (E) rename it Ans : (A) 30. ‘C’ in CPU denotes– (A) Central (B) Common (C) Convenient (D) Computer (E) Circuitry Ans : (A) 31. …………….. is the most important/powerful computer in a typical network. (A) Desktop (B) Network Client (C) Network server (D) Network station (E) Network switch Ans : (C) 32. Which is not a storage device ? (A) A CD (B) A DVD (C) A Floppy disk (D) A Printer (E) A Hard disk Ans : (D) 33. Which bf the following refers to the rectangular area for displaying information and running programs ? (A) Desktop (B) Dialog box (C) Menu (D) Window (E) Icon Ans : (B) 34. …………….. devices convert human-understandable data and programs into a form that the computer can process. (A) Printing (B) Output (C) Solid state (D) Monitor (E) Input Ans : (E)



35. The software that is used to create text-based documents are referred to as– (A) DBMS (B) suites (C) spreadsheets (D) presentation software (E) word Processors Ans: (E) 36. …………….. is a Windows utility program that locates and eliminates unnecessary fragments and rearranges files and unused-disk space to optimize operations. (A) Backup (B) Disk Cleanup (C) Disk Defragmenter (D) Restore (E) Disk Restorer Ans: (C) 37. Which of the following refers to too much electricity and may cause a voltage surge? (A) Anomaly (B) Shock (C) Spike (D) Virus (E) Splash Ans: (C) 38. A (n) …………….. appearing on a web page opens another document when clicked. (A) anchor (B) URL (C) hyperlink (D) reference (E) heading Ans: (C) 39. A successful marketing Person requires one of the following qualities– (A) Empathy (B) Sympathy (C) Insistence (D) Aggressiveness (E) Pride Ans: (B) 40. Market segmentation can be resorted to by dividing the target group as per– (A) Income levels of customers (B) Age of the employees (C) Needs of the sales persons (D) Marketing skills of the employees (E) Size of the Organisation Ans: (A) 41. Innovation in marketing is same as– (A) Abbreviation (B) Communication (C) Creativity (D) Aspiration (E) Research work Ans: (E) 42. Effective Selling Skills depends on– (A) Number of languages known to the DSA (B) Data on marketing staff (C) Information regarding IT market (D) Knowledge of related market (E) Ability to talk fast Ans: (D) 43. A Direct Selling Agent (DSA) is required to be adept in– (A) Surrogate marketing (B) Training Skills (C) Communication skills (D) Market Research (E) OTC Marketing Ans: (C) 44. Leads can be best sourced from– (A) Foreign customers (B) Yellow pages (C) Dictionary (D) List of vendors (E) Local supply chains Ans: (B)



45. Value added services means– (A) Low cost products (B) High cost products (C) At par services (D) Additional services for the same cost (E) Giving Discounts Ans: (D) 46. Post-sales activities includes– (A) Sales presentation (B) Customer Feedback (C) Customer indentification (D) Customer apathy (E) Product design Ans: (B) 47. The target market for Debit Cards is– (A) All existing account-holders (B) All agriculturists (C) All DSAs (D) All vendors (E) All outsourced agents Ans: (A) 48. The Competitive position of a company can be improved by– (A) increasing the selling price (B) reducing the margin (C) ignoring competitors (D) increasing the cost price (E) understanding and fulfilling customers’ needs Ans: (E) 49. A good Brand can be built up by way of– (A) Customer grievances (B) Break-down of IT support (C) Old age (D) Large number of products (E) Consistent offering of good services Ans: (E) 50. The ‘USP’ of a product denotes– (A) Usefulness of the product (B) Drawback of a product (C) Main functions (D) Number of allied products available (E) High selling features of a product Ans: (E)



Which city is the capital of Israel? Answer: Jerusalem What is the full form of GDP? Answer: Gross Domestic Product The temperature which has the same reading on both Fahrenheit and Celsius scales is: Answer: 40° What is recorded with the help of a hydrograph? Answer: Relative humidity Indian Institute of Geomagnetism is located at: Answer: Mumbai Name the author of the book "What went wrong"? Answer: Kiran Bedi The man who known as "Bharata Kesari": Answer: Mannath Padmanabhan

World postal day ? Answer: October 9

Indian postal day ? Answer: October 10

Most number of news paper published in which state ? Answer: Uttar Pradesh

Jungle book written by Answer: Rudyard Kipling

What is tagline of India Tourism Answer: Incredible India

The first woman president of India Answer: Smt. Pratibha Patil

The first lady to become "Miss World" Answer:Rita Faria

In which year RBI set up a committee on computerization in banking sector? Answer:- 1988

What two countries have the same flag Answer: Monaco and Indonesia

What country is nearest to the North Pole Answer:-Greenland

Singapore is made up of how many islands Answer:- 64

What is the total area of India ? Answer: 3.28 million square kilometer (3,287,782)

Where is National Defense College situated ? Answer: New Delhi

India’s 1st Synthetic Rubber Plant inaugurated in? Answer:Panipat, Haryana

Who wrote the book "My truth" ? Answer:Indira Gandhi

In which year Supreme Court of India came in to force ? Answer: 1950 January 28

Where is the headquarters of IOC (International Olympic Committee) ? Answer: Switzerland (Lausanne)

Where is the headquarters of ICC (International Cricket Council) ? Answer: Dubai

Where is the headquarters of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) ? Answer: Switzerland (Zurich)



Q. Full form of BSBDA : Minimum balance for opening BSBDA? A- Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account, Zero balance Q Which type of accounts are converted into BSBDA? A- No frill accounts are converted into BSBDA. Q World Food Day? A- October 16 Q When WHO was established? A- 7 April, 1948 Q In which year, BSBDA came into effect with the compliance of guidelines by RBI? A- August 22 , 2012 Q Which organization is called the lender of last resort in India? A- Reserve Bank of India Q Banker’s bank in India? A- Reserve Bank of India Q The headquarter of WHO is situated in which place? A- Geneva, Switzerland Q What is the minimum and maximum limitfor NEFT? A- NO limit. Q What is financial inclusion? A- Financial inclusion or inclusive financing is the delivery of financial services at affordable costs to sections of disadvantaged and low-income segments of society. Q What is micro finance? A- Microfinance is a source of financial services for entrepreneurs and small businesses lacking access to banking and related services. Q How many approximate Micro Finance Institute in India? A- 149

Q Which apex body regulates money market in India? A- Reserve bank of India Q Who is the chief Election commissioner of India? A- Arunachal Pradesh Q From which state, bamboo dance is associated? A- Mizoram Q Minimum age to be a member in Rajya Sabha A- 30 years Q Minimum age to be a member in Lok Sabha A- 25 years Q Which Indian actress won the “House Of Commons” in London? A- Kareena Kapoor Q To whom “Yash Chopra Memorial Award” is given this year? A- Lata Mangeshkar Q What is CASA? A- Current Account & Saving Account Q CASA is related with which field? A- Banking field. Q What is currency swap? A- A swap that involves the exchange of principaland interest in one currency for the same in another currency. Q What is a Debenture? A- A debenture is a document that either createsa debt or acknowledges it, and it is a debt without collateral. Q What is Bancassurance? A- Bancassurance means selling insurance product through banks. Q What is the age criterion for Very senior citizen?- A- above 80 years Q Which state in India has lowest population density? A- Arunachal Pradesh



1) 17th Asian Games (XVII Asiad 2014) was hosted at

which city of South Korea?

a) Incheon b) Jakarta c) Spain

d) India

Answer: Incheon is the third largest city of South

Korea after Seoul and Busan. It neighbours capital

Seoul.

2) 17th Asian Games at Incheon were officially held

between which dates?

a) 1 September to 30 September 2014

b) 19 September to 4 October 2014

c) 14 September to 4 October 2014

d) 5 September to 4 October 2014

Answer : 19 September to 4 October 2014 (However,

some events like football started from 14 September

itself)

3) With the conclusion of these games, South Korea

has now hosted the Asian Games for how many

times?

a) One time b) Two times c) Three times

d) Four Times

Answer : Three Times (Seoul (1986), Busan (2002)

and now Incheon (2014)).

4) How many countries took part in 17th Asian

Games?

a) 30 b) 45 c) 60 d) 75

Answer : 45 countries

5) How many sporting events were held at 17th Asian

Games?

a) 20 b) 28 c) 36 d) 45

Answer : 36 (439 different events in 36 sports were held in these games)

6) The sporting events of 17th Asian Games were held in how many venues? a) 36 b) 49 c) 58 d) 73

Answer : 49 (This included venues in host city Incheon and some neighbouring cities like Seoul and Chungju)

7) What was the motto of 17th Asian Games? a) Diversity is here b) Shine the diversity

c) Diversity shines Here d) None of these

Answer : ‘Diversity Shines Here’

8) What were the names of the three official mascots of 17th Asian Games? a) Chumuro, Vinchuon and Barame

b) Vichuon, Seoulu and Chumuro

c) Barame, Vichono and Inchenolo

d) None of above

Answer : Chumuro, Vichuon and Barame

9) Which country was to host the 18th Asian Games originally? a) Indonesia b) India c) China d) Vietnam Answer : Vietnam (Originally Vietnamese capital Hanoi was to host these games but it withdrew due to financial constraints. Then the hosting was transferred to Indonesia) 10) Which country would host the 18th Asian Games of 2018? a) Indonesia b) India c) China d) Vietnam

Answer: Indonesia (These games would be hosted in three cities of the country – capital Jakarta, Bandung and Palembang.



11 ) The top 5 countries (in medals tally) at 17th Asian Games are a) China, Japan, Korea, Iran and India b) China, Japan, Korea, Iran and Afghanistan c) China, Indonesia, Korea, Iran and India d) China, Japan, Korea, Iran and Kazakhstan Answer: China, South Korea, Japan, Kazakhstan and Iran

12) By topping in these games, China has now topped the Asian Games medals tally consecutively for how many times? a) 15 b) 11 c) 9 d) 3

Answer: Nine with 342 medals which included 151 gold medals, 108 silver medals and 83 bronze.

13) Who was named as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of 17th Asian Games? a) Khurshed Beknazarov b) Yi Sophany c) Tai Cheau Xuen d) Kosuke Hagino

Answer: Kosuke Hagino, the swimmer from Japan (He won medals in all the seven events he took part and thus won 4 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals)

14 ) How many cases of doping were reported from 17th Asian Games? a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8

Answer : Six (These four cases involved Tajikistan footballer Khurshed Beknazarov, Cambodian soft tennis player Yi Sophany, the Malaysian Wushu gold medallist Tai Cheau Xuen, Iraqi weightlifter Mohammed al Aifuri, Syrian karate fighter Nour-Aldin al-Kurdi and Chinese athlete Zhang Wenxiu. Tai Cheau and Zhang Wenxiu were stripped of their gold medals while ban were imposed on other players).

15) Who was the chef de mission (Head) of the Indian contingent at 17th Asian Games? a) Arvind Bindra b) Sania Mirza c) Mary Kom d) Adille Sumariwalla Answer : Adille Sumariwalla

16) Who held the Indian tricolour in the opening ceremony of 17th Asian Games? a) Arvind Bindrab) Sania Mirza c) Mary Kom d) Sardar Singh

Answer: Sardar Singh (Captain of India Hockey team)

17) Which country won the first medal at 17th Asian Games? a) India b) south Korea c) Japan d) china

Answer: China (It won games’ first gold medal through 4 women shooters in women’s 10m Air Pistol team event on 20 September 2014)

18) Who won the first medal for India at 17th Asian Games? a) Arvind Bindra b) Sania Mirza c) Mary Kom d) Shweta Chaudhary

Answer: Shooter Shweta Chaudhary (She won the bronze medal in the women’s 10m air pistol on 20 September 2014. This was India’s first medal in these games)

19) Who won the first gold medal for India at 17th Asian Games? a) Jitu Rai b) Sania Mirza c) Mary Kom d) Shweta Chaudhary

Answer: Jitu Rai (Shooter Jitu Rai won the gold medal in the men’s 50m Pistol event held on 20 September 2014. This was India’s first gold medal in these games)

20) Who won the first silver medal for India at the 17th Asian Games? a) Jitu Rai b) Sania Mirza c) Saurav Ghosal d) Shweta Chaudhary

Answer: Saurav Ghosal (in men’s squash singles)

21) Indian contingent won the largest number of 2 gold medals in which two sports? a) Athletics and Archery b) Athletics and Shooting c) Athletics and Kabbadi d) Athletics and Volleyball



Answer: Kabaddi and Athletics (2 gold medals respectively in men’s and women’s category in Kabaddi and one gold in women’s discus throw and women’s 4X400m relay).

22) What was the important feature of India’s gold medal wins in these games? a) All are women b) All are men c) All belongs from one state d) No single sports dominated

Answer: No single sports dominated this time (India won gold medals in Athletics, Kabaddi, shooting, squash, archery, wrestling, tennis, boxing and hockey. Thus 11 gold medals were derived from as many as 9 sports)

23) Between how many countries bidding for 17 th Asian Games done?

a) 2 b) 5 c) 7 d) 9

Answer: 2 (India and South Korea).

24) How many medals India won in 17th Asian Games?

a) 56 b) 57 c) 59 d) 60

Answer: 57 (11 gold, 9 silver and 37 bronze)

25) What is the name of the player who came to limelight due to the controversy of not accepting her medal after controversial decision in her bout?

a) Jitu Rai b) Laishram Sarita Devi

c) Saurav Ghosal d) Shweta Chaudhary

Answer: Laishram Sarita Devi (This boxer from Manipur lost a highly controversial 60 kg semi-final bout against eventual silver medalist South Korean boxer Park Jina. She later refused to accept her bronze medal in the medal ceremony. But she later accepted the medal after pressure from the AIBA and an apparent displeasure of Indian authorities).



ASIAN GAMES 2014

History

The Asian Games (also known as Asiad games) held in every four years among athletes from all over Asia so it is a Pancontinental multi-sport event. Asian Games Federation (AGF) regulated the games first time in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. In 1982, Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) the breakup of the Asian Games Federation and then it recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.

The list of games held with host is as follows:

Games Host Period of Asian Games Nations participated

Athletes Participated Sports Events

1 New Delhi, India 4 March 1951-11 March 1951 11 489 6 57 2 Manila, Philippines 1 May 1954 –9 May 1954 19 970 8 76 3 Tokyo, Japan 24 May 1958– 1 June 1958 16 1820 13 97

4 Jakarta, Indonesia 24 August 1962– 4 September 1962 12 1460 13 88

5 Bangkok, Thailand 9 December 1966 – 20 December 1966 16 1945 14 143

6 Bangkok, Thailand 24 August 1970 – 4 September 1970 16 2400 13 135

7 Tehran, Iran 1 September 1974 – 16 September 1974 19 3010 16 202


9 New Delhi, India 19 November 1982 – 4 December 1982 33 3411 21 147

10 Seoul, South Korea 20 September 1986 – 5 October 1986 27 4839 25 270

11 Beijing, China 22 September 1990 – 7 October 1990 36 6122 29 310

12 Hiroshima, Japan 2 October 1994 –16 October 1994 42 6828 34 337


14 Busan, South Korea 29 September 2002 – 14 October 2002 44 7711 38 419

15 Doha, Qatar 1 December 2006 – 15 December 2006 45 9520 39 424

16 Guangzhou, China 12 November 2010 – 27 November 2010 45 9704 42 476

17 Incheon, South Korea 19 September 2014 – 4 October 2014 45 9501 36 439

18 Jakarta, Indonesia 5 December 2018 – 20 December 2018 Future event



IMPORTANT DAYS - NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL

Important Days in January

Jan 1 Army Medical Corps Establishment Day

Jan 8 African National Congress Foundation Day

Jan 10 World Laughter Day

Jan 9 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

Jan 11 Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri

Jan 12 National youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand)

Jan 15 Army Day

Jan 23 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary

Jan 25 International Customs Duty Day, India Tourism Day, Indian Voter Day

Jan 26 Republic Day

Jan 28 Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai

Jan 30 (Martyr's day) Mahatma Gandhi's Martyrdom Day; World Leprosy Eradication Day

Jan 31 World Leprosy Eradication Day

Inportant Days in February

Feb 2 Â World Wetlands Day

Feb 4 National Day of Srilanka



Feb 5 Kashmir Day (Organised by Pakistan)

Feb 13 Sarojini Naidu's Birth Anniversary

Feb 14 St. Valentine's Day

Feb 24 Central Exise Day

Feb 28 National Science Day

Important Days in March

Mar 3 National Defence Day

Mar 4 National Security Day

Mar 8 International Women's Day

Mar 9 CISF Raising Day

Mar 12 Mauritius Day; Central Industrial Security Force Day

Mar 15 World Consumer Day

Mar 16 National Vaccination Day

Mar 21 World Forestry Day

Mar 22 World Day of Water

Mar 23 World Meterological Day

Mar 24 World TB Day

Mar 26 Bangaladesh Liberation Day



Important Days in April

April 1 Orissa Day

April 5 Natinal Meritime Day

April 7 World Health Day

April 13 Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day (1919)

April 14 B.R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day

April 18 World Heritage Day

April 22 World Earth Day

April 23 World Books Day

Important Days in May

May 1 International Labour Day, Maharashtra Day

May 3 International Energy Day

May 8 International Red Cross Day (It is celebraed to commemorate the birth anniversary of the founder of the Red Cross Organization Jean Henry Dunant)

May 11 National Technology Day

May 15 International Family Day

May 17 World Telecom Day

May 24 Commonwealth Day

May 31 World No Tobacco Day



Important Days in June

June 5 World Environment Day

Important Days in July

July 1 Doctor's Day

July 4 American Independence Day

July 11 World Population Day

July 26 Kargil Victory Day

Important Days in August

Aug 6 Hiroshima Day

Aug 9 Quit India Movement Day

Aug 12 International youth Day

Aug 14 Pakistan's Independence Day

Aug 15 India's Independence Day

Aug 19 World Photography Day

Aug 20 Sadbhavana Diwas

Aug 29 National Sports Day of India (Dhyanchand's Birth Day)

Aug 30 Small Industry Day

Important Days in September



Sept 5 Teacher's Day (Dr. Radhakrishnan's Birth Day)

Sept 7 Forgiveness Day

Sept 8 International Literacy Day

Sept 14 Hindi day,World First Aid Day

Sept 16 World Ozone Day

Sept 21 International Day of Peace, World Alzheimer's day

Sept 25 Social Justice Day

Sept 27 World Tourism Day

Important Days in October

Oct 1 International Day for the Elderly(UN)

Oct 2 Gandhi Jayanti, International Day ofÂ Non-Violence

Oct 3 World Nature Day, World Habitat Day

Oct 4 World Animal Day

Oct 5 World Teacher's Day

Oct 6 World Wildlife Day, World Food Security Day

Oct 8 Indian Airforce day

Oct 9 World Postal Day

Oct 10 World Mental Health day; National Post Day



Oct 12 World Sight day

Oct 13 World Calamty Control Day(UN)

Oct 14 World Standard Day

Oct 15 World White cane day(guiding the blind)

Oct 17 International poverty

Oct 20 National Solidarity Day (China attacked India on that day)

Oct 24 United Nations Day

Oct 30 World Thrift Day

Oct 31 National Integration Day (In memory of Idira Gandhi)

Important Days in November

Nov 7 Infant Protection day; World Cancer Awareness Day

Nov 9 Legal Service Day

Nov 10 Transport Day

Nov 14 Children's day/ World Diabetics day

Nov 17 Guru Nanak Dev's Birth Anniverrsary / National Epilepsy Day

Nov 26 Law Day

Nov 29 International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People

Nov 30 Flag Day



Important Days in December

Dec 1 World AIDS Day

Dec 3 World Disability Day

Dec 4 Navy Day

Dec 7 Armed Force Flag Day

Dec 10 Human Rights day

Dec 11 UNICEF Day

Dec 14 National Energy Conservation Day

Dec 18 Minorities Rights Day (India)

Dec 19 Goa's Liberation day

Dec 23 Kisan Divas (Farmer's Day)

ALLT HE BEST!!

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