General Awareness, August, 2014- India

General Awareness, August, 2014- India

General Knowledge

 

 1.  Who will be the new Army Chief?
- Lt. General Dalbir Singh Suhag

2. At which place in HP the first school of foreign languages has come up in collaboration with the Young Men Christian Association?
- Shimla

3. Which city has become the world's second most populous city in 2014 after Tokyo?
- Delhi

4. Name the missile recently test fired successfully to give India the capability to hit enemy hidden behind mountains or in a cluster of buildings with "pinpoint accuracy"?
- Advanced version of the 290 Km range Brahmos supersonic cruise missile

5. Who has become the first player of Indian origin to be a part of the National Basketball Association (NBA) after he signed a summer contract with Sacramento Kings, a professional basketball team in the US?
- Sim Bhullar

6. Recently where rare stone sculpture of Lord Hanuman dating back to 9th century?
- At Kralporain,  Central Kashmir ( Experts say the stone sculpture made during Raja Avantivarman's rule is "rare" and the first of its kind excavation)

7. Which country became football world champions after beating Argentina?
- Germany

8. Which country is likely to get BRICS bank presidency first?
- India ( Five member ( Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) nations will have equal shareholding in the proposed $50 billion BRICS Development Bank whose headquarter will  be in  Shanghai)

9. Name the woman cricketer who  has become the first from Himachal Pradesh to be selected in  national team for the England tour?
- Sushma Verma