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General Knowledge Questions and Answers | September 2019
Basic General Knowledge Questions
What are the objectives of launching the Chandrayaan-2 moon mission?
A. To map the surface of the moon.
B. Signature of water-ice on the lunar surface.
C. To collect data on minerals and the formation of rocks.
Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft has how many modules?
Ans: 3
What is the orbiter mass of Chandrayaan-2?
Ans: 2379 Kg
According to ISRO, Chandrayaan-2 moon mission will explore which area of the moon?
Moon’s South Pole
Spacecraft Lander is also known as …. – Vikram
Which rocket will carry Chandrayaan-2 into the space?
GSLV Mk-III
Chandrayaan-2 Lunar mission comprises
An Orbiter, Lander and Rover.
Important Facts of Orbiter of Chandrayaan-2:
A. Orbiter of Chandrayaan-2 will be installed at 100 km above the moon.
B. It consists of eight instruments.
C. it will bring the command sent from ISRO to the lander and the rover.
Important Facts of Rover of Chandrayaan-2:
A. Rover is also known as Pragyan.
B. On the Lunar surface it will test the mineral and chemical composition.
Which Professional Bodybuilder holds the title of the 2019 Mr. Olympia?
Ans: Brandon Curry (American Professional Bodybuilder).
To showcase pacific region cultures in India, name the cultural event was organized?
Ans: Namaste Pacific.
Which movies is to be the first Bollywood film to go plastic-free?
Ans: Coolie No. 1 (set to release in 2020).
Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft did how many lunar bound orbit manoeuvre on its way to Moon’s south pole?
Ans: 5.
Under which project, India has proposed to undertake deep ocean mining?
Ans: Samudrayaan.
P. Lakshmana Reddy appointed as first Lokayukta of which Indian State?
Ans: Andhra Pradesh.
Uttarakhand State Government has determined to make a Special Tiger Force for which Tiger Reserve?
Ans: Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve.
U.S. President Donald Trump on 18 September, 2019 named whom as National Security Adviser of United States?
Ans: Robert O’Brien.
Name the Indian State banned 12 brands of pan masala for a period of 1 year?
Ans: Bihar.
According to the latest updates how much Tax Deduction at Source(TDS) will be deducted on cash withdrawals of over Rs 1 crore from September 1, 2019?
Ans: 2%.
Emmy Award-Winner ‘Valerie Harper’ passed away (on 30 August 2019) at where?
Ans: Los Angeles, California, US.
Maharashtra state government launched a project to track stolen mobile phones. What is the Helpline Number of this service?
Ans: 14422.
Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2019 started from which date?
Ans: September 12 (is schedule from 12th-15th September 2019).
Who launched the ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Mandhan Yojana’ in Ranchi, Jharkhand on 12th September, 2019?
Ans: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
India ranks on which position on the “Global Happiness Survey” among the 28 countries according to the latest report by Ipsos?
Ans: 9th rank.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the National Animal Disease Control Programme from where in Uttar Pradesh on 11th September 2019?
Ans: Mathura.
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup held between 31 Aug 2019 – 15 Sep 2019 was won by which country team?
Ans: Spain.
Nation-wide Fit India Movement ‘FitIndia’ launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at where?
Ans: New Delhi.
Which country is the 79th member of the International Solar Alliance?
Ans: St. Vincent and Grenadines (Country in the Caribbean).
Which nation is to launched its own Space Command?
Ans: United States.
Samsung India inks with which Financial Services Company and RBL Bank for mobile payments through Samsung Pay?
Ans: Mastercard.
‘International Day of Sign Languages’ was celebrated across the world on which date in September, 2019?
Ans: 23 September, 2019.
Who takes oath as 27th Governor of Himachal Pradesh on 11th September 2019?
Ans: BJP leader Bandaru Dattatreya.
Name the Politician was elected as the 17th Prime Minister of the Ukraine?
Ans: Oleksiy Honcharuk.
Which Former Union Minister has been appointed as the Governor of Rajasthan?
Ans: Kalraj Mishra.
Sanjiv Ranjan becomes the next Indian ambassador for which country?
Ans: Ecuador.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has inducted 8 Apache AH-64E attack helicopters at which air force station?
Ans: Pathankot Air Force Station, Punjab, India.
Who has been appointed as the Governor of Telangana state?
Ans: Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan.
Daniel Zhang replace whom as Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group?
Ans: Jack Ma.
SAFF (South Asian Football Federation) U-15 Championship 2019 won by which team?
Ans: India.
Name the city is announced as the new capital of Indonesia?
Ans: East Kalimantan.
National Green Tribunal (NGT) committee suggests which numbers for water bodies in Delhi?
Ans: Unique Identification Numbers (UID).
Which company going to build 1 GW electric vehicle battery plant?
Ans: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
Who is the first Indian cricketer to score over 6,000 runs and take over 300 wickets in first-class cricket and still not have played for Team India?
Ans: Jalaj Saxena.
Which is India’s neighbor country successfully test-fired nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi?
Ans: Pakistan.
World Gold Council report give which spot to India in terms of total gold reserves in the world?
Ans: 10th position.
The 14th Conference of Parties (COP 14) inaugurated at where in Uttar Pradesh?
Ans: Noida.
Which is Indian State government declared waiver on interest and penalty on crop loans?
Ans: Haryana State Government.
Name the country announced withdrawl of Controversial Extradition Bill?
Ans: Hong Kong.
Which is the India’s first bank to deploy industrial robotic arms to count currency notes?
Ans: ICICI Bank.
In which state the India’s first garbage cafe to be opened soon?
Ans: Chhattisgarh.
Which country become the first country in the world to issue Biometric Seafarer Identity Document which captures the facial biometric data of seafarers?
Ans: India.
Name the country is to train 4 Indian astronauts for India’s ambitious manned mission to space, Gaganyaan?
Ans: Russia.
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the longest electrified railway tunnel at where?
Ans: Tunnel between Cherlopalli and Rapuru stations of Andhra Pradesh.
IIT Kharagpur collaborated with whom to launch National Artificial Intelligence Resource Portal (NAIRP)?
Ans: Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Syndicate Bank will be absorbed by which bank soon?
Ans: Canara Bank.
Which country partners with Reliance Power for gas based power plant?
Ans: Bangladesh.
Who took charge as Vice Chief of the Indian Army on 1st September 2019?
Ans: Lt. Gen. Mukund Naravane.
Ashish Kasodekar became the 1st Indian to complete the how much long marathon at 10th edition of ‘La Ultra The High’ marathon 2019 held in Ladakh?
Ans: 555 kms.
Which places in India adjudged as Best Swachh Iconic Place in India?
Ans: Vaishno Devi Shrine.
Anil Chauhan has been appointed as the Eastern Army commander by replacing whom?
Ans: Manoj Mukund Naravane.
Union Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan visits which country to Strengthen Cooperation in Energy and Steel Sectors?
Ans: Russia.
Where is India’s First Sky Cycling Park At a Height of 9000 Feet is to be opened soon at where?
Ans: Manali.
Who will be honoured with the prestigious ‘Global Goalkeeper Award’ 2019 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation?
Ans: Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his leadership and commitment to the Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan.
In which city of Uttar Pradesh, Khadi and Village Industries Commission has launched a ‘Terracotta Grinder’?
Ans: Varanasi.
Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India will be immersed by which bank?
Ans: Punjab National Bank.
Using Carbon Nanotubes (CNT)- RV16X-NANO, which institute scientists have developed the biggest-ever computer chip?
Ans: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Who is the Indian woman cricketer announced to retires from T20 internationals?
Ans: Mithali Raj.
Which Ministry has signed a statement of intent to roll-out ‘Build for Digital India’ programme with Google?
Ans: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
Who has unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Moscow, Russia?
Ans: External Affairs Minister of India ‘Subrahmanyam Jaishankar’.
Which IPS officer has been appointed as the 25th Director General of BSF (Border Security Force)?
Ans: Vivek Kumar(V.K) Johri.
Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Prahalad Singh Patel inaugurates first-ever architectural LED illumination at where?
Ans: Qutub Minar, Delhi.
World bank funded $57 million for the pro-poor tourism (PPT) development projects for which Indian State?
Ans: Uttar Pradesh.
Election Commission host the 4th General Assembly of Association of World Election Bodies at where?
Ans: Bengaluru.
2019 Indo-French Strategic Dialogue held at where in India?
Ans: New Delhi.
Which city has been named as the most liveable city in the world according to Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Index for 2019?
Ans: Vienna.
Indian shooter Yashaswini Singh Deswal won which medal at 2019 ISSF World Cup?
Ans: Gold Medal.
Deepa Malik become the first Indian woman para-athlete to be conferred with which award?
Ans: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.
46th meeting of the Central Approval and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) 2019 was chaired by whom?
Ans: Durga Shanker Mishra.
Name the Indian State Government launched Walk to Work on Wednesdays (WWW) campaign?
Ans: Meghalaya.
ISRO’s Chandrayaan 2 mission have a Rover in it. What is the name of the Rover?
Ans: Pragyan.
In the World Safe Cities Index 2019 Mumbai has been ranked at which spot?
Ans: 45th.
India announces contribution of how much money to GFTAM for 6th replenishment cycle?
Ans: 22 millions USD.
Name the fastest Indian wicket-keeper to claim 50 dismissals in Test cricket?
Ans: Rishabh Pant.
During the visit of Prime Minister to Vladivostok how many agreements got exchanged?
Ans: 15.
Name the person conferred with the ‘Lamp of Peace of Saint Francis’ 2019?
Ans: Muhammad Yunus.
The Indian Army is to commission for the 1st batch of women soldiers in 2021 with how many soldiers?
Ans: 100 Soldiers.
Name the Ministry won Swachh Bharat award in Swachhta Action Plan category in the Swachh Bharat Awards 2019?
Ans: Ministry of Railways.
NDB (New Development Bank) is to provide Rs 6,000 crore loan to Andhra Pradesh for which projects?
Ans: Social infrastructure projects.
In which city CBI’s First National Conference on Cyber Crime Investigation and Cyber Forensics was held on September 4-5, 2019?
Ans: New Delhi.
Who has launched ‘Terracotta grinder’ in Sewapuri in Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) on 2nd September 2019?
Ans: Khadi and Village Industries Commission.
Which telecommunication company in India has offering minimum internet speed of 100 Mbps for INR 699 a month of its Fibre-Based Broadband service?
Ans: Reliance JIO.
According to the latest Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2019 published by the World Economic Forum, What is the position of India in 2019?
Ans: 34th position.
Name the country in Asia has introduced a facial payment technology for the shoppers?
Ans: China.
India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) between the navies of these countries is being hosted at where?
Ans: Bangkok, Thailand.
Who flagged off the first ever Mobile Science Exhibition (SCIENCE EXPLORER) for the entire Ladakh Region in Leh?
Ans: Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent charge), Shri Prahlad Singh Patel.
A step towards making the city plastic-free, India’s first ‘Garbage Café’ will soon be opened in which city of Chhattisgarh?
Ans: Ambikapur in north Chhattisgarh.
Who was honoured with Union of European Football Association’s (UEFA) President’s Award 2019?
Ans: ‘Eric Cantona’ at the Champions League draw in Monaco.
Chief Guest of the 5th Eastern Economic Forum was whom?
Ans: India Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
Ghaznavi Ballistic Missile belongs to which country?
Ans: Pakistan.
Which player became the youngest captain in the Test Cricket?
Ans: Afghanistan crickter Rashid Khan.
Name the Hospitality company in India which starts business first time in the South American country Mexico?
Ans: OYO.
International Literacy Day observed on which date in September, 2019?
Ans: 8th September.
Who was the Project Director and Mission Director of the ISRO’s Mission, Chandrayaan-2?
Ans: Project Director – Muthaya Vanitha and Mission Director – Ritu Karidhal.
Name the female athlete set a new world record in the fastest half-marathon on September 8, 2019 in Newcastle, England?
Ans: Kenyan athlete ‘Brigid Kosgei’.
International Conference ‘ANGAN’ on Energy Efficiency in Building Sector was held in which city?
Ans: New Delhi on September 9, 2019.
To promote the State Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), UNESCO has tied up with which Indian state?
Ans: Rajasthan.
Who was sworn in as the new chief justice of Gujarat High Court on 10th September, 2019?
Ans: Justice Vikram Nath.
8th edition of Ladakh Marathon was held at where? This is highest marathon in the world (over 11000 feet Mean Sea Level).
Ans: Leh.
26th Ladakhi-Kisan-Jawan-VigyanMela in Leh was inaugurated by whom?
Ans: Shri Rajnath Singh.
General Knowledge Questions Answers in Hindi
बी बाला भास्कर को कहां का भारतीय इंडियन ऐंबेसडर नियुक्त किया गया?
उत्तर: नॉर्वे
प्रधानमंत्री का प्रधान सलाहकार किसे नियुक्त किया गया है?
उत्तर: पी.के. सिन्हा
भारतीय रेलवे ने किस रेलवे स्टेशन में ‘फन जोन’ को लांच किया?
उत्तर: विशाखापत्तनम
अंतर्राष्ट्रीय टी-20 में 100 विकेट लेने वाले पहले गेंदबाज़ कौन बने?
उत्तर: लसिथ मलिंगा
हाल ही में किस शहर में भारतीय कौशल संस्थान की आधारशिला रखी गयी?
उत्तर: मुंबई
रोनाल्डो लाईतोंजम किस खेल से जुड़े हुए हैं?
उत्तर: साइकिलिंग
ट्रैफिक अपडेट्स के लिए गुरुग्राम पुलिस ने किस कंपनी के साथ समझौता किया है?
उत्तर: गूगल
हाल ही में भारतीय प्रेस ट्रस्ट का चेयरमैन किसे नियुक्त किया गया?
उत्तर: विजय कुमार चोपड़ा
हाल ही में किस राज्य में 25वीं सीनियर महिला नेशनल फुटबॉल चैंपियनशिप शुरू हुई?
उत्तर: अरुणाचल प्रदेश
2019 यू.एस. ओपन में पुरुष एकल वर्ग का खिताब किसने जीता?
उत्तर: राफेल नडाल
डॉ हर्षवर्धन किस वर्ष तक भारत को टीबी की बीमारी से मुक्त करने के उद्देश्य से “टीबी हारेगा, देश जीतेगा” अभियान की शुरुआत की है?
उत्तर: 2025
प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने न्यूयॉर्क में कैरेबियन कम्युनिटी को विकास के लिए कितने मिलियन डॉलर की आर्थिक सहायता देने की घोषणा की है?
उत्तर: 14 मिलियन डॉलर
29 सितम्बर को विश्वभर में कौन सा दिवस मनाया जाता है?
उत्तर: विश्व हृदय दिवस
हाल ही में जारी किये गए आंकड़ो के मुताबिक, भारत के बाद किस देश में महात्मा गांधी जी की सबसे अधिक स्मारक और प्रतिमाएं लगी हुई है?
उत्तर: अमेरिका
भारतीय क्रिकेट टीम के किस पूर्व कप्तान को हैदराबाद क्रिकेट एसोसिएशन और अरुण धूमल को हिमाचल प्रदेश क्रिकेट एसोसिएशन का नया अध्यक्ष चुना गया है?
उत्तर: मोहम्मद अजहरुद्दीन
पूर्व दक्षिण अफ्रीकी ऑलराउंडर लांस क्लूजनर को किस देश की क्रिकेट टीम का नया हेड कोच नियुक्त किया गया है?
उत्तर: अफगानिस्तान क्रिकेट टीम
किस क्रिकेट टीम की महिला क्रिकेटर सारा टेलर ने 30 वर्ष की उम्र में एंग्जाइटी (तनाव) के कारण संन्यास ले लिया है?
उत्तर: इंग्लैंड क्रिकेट टीम
इनमे से किस सोशल मीडिया नेटवर्क कंपनी ने धोखाधड़ी को रोकने के उद्देश्य से एक नयी “वित्तीय घोटाला नीति” पेश की है?
उत्तर: ट्विटर
भारतीय पहलवान योगेश्वर दत्त और किस पूर्व हॉकी खिलाड़ी ने हाल ही में भाजपा पार्टी ज्वाइन की है?
उत्तर: संदीप सिंह
दक्षिण अफ्रीका के खिलाफ टी-20 में कौन सी भारतीय गेंदबाज 3 ओवर मेडन फेंकने वाली पहली भारतीय गेंदबाज बन गयी है?
उत्तर: दीप्ति शर्मा
केंद्र सरकार ने एकता और अखंडता के क्षेत्र में योगदान के लिए किस भारतीय राजनीतिज्ञ के नाम पर सर्वोच्च नागरिक सम्मान पुरस्कार की शुरूआत की है?
उत्तर: सरदार वल्लभभाई पटेल
भारत की किस पूर्व भारतीय महिला धाविका को आईएएएफ के वेटरन पिन अवॉर्ड से सम्मानित किया गया है?
उत्तर: पीटी ऊषा
28 सितम्बर को विश्वभर में कौन सा दिवस मनाया जाता है?
उत्तर: विश्व रेबीज दिवस
किस पूर्व क्रिकेटर को निर्विरोध सीएबी का अध्यक्ष चुना गया है?
उत्तर: ख. सौरव गांगुली
विश्व चैम्पियनशिप में सिल्वर मेडल जीतने वाले किस खिलाडी ने पुरुषों की 86 किग्रा फ्रीस्टाइल वर्ल्ड रैंकिंग में पहला स्थान हासिल किया है?
उत्तर: दीपक पुनिया
अमेरिका ने किस देश के सरकारी अधिकारियों और उनके परिवार के सदस्यों का देश में प्रवेश प्रतिबंधित कर दिया है?
उत्तर: ईरान
किस देश की सरकार ने देश के सबसे बड़े 65 वर्ष के हाथी “नंडुनगमुवा राजा” की सुरक्षा के लिए सेना के जवान तैनात किए हैं?
उत्तर: श्रीलंका सरकार
एशियाई विकास बैंक की रिपोर्ट के मुतबिक, कौन सा देश दक्षिण एशिया में सबसे कम जीडीपी वाला देश है?
उत्तर: पाकिस्तान
किस देश ने पर्यटन को बढ़ावा देने के उद्देश्य से अब टूरिस्ट वीजा जारी करने की घोषणा की है?
उत्तर: सऊदी अरब
भारत, जापान और किस देश के बीच जापान के ससेबो शहर के समीप पश्चिमी प्रशांत महासागर में मालाबार सैन्य अभ्यास की शुरुआत हुई है?
उत्तर: अमेरिका
फ्लिपकार्ट के को-फाउंडर सचिन बंसल ने हाल ही में किस कंपनी में 739 करोड़ रुपए में बड़ी हिस्सेदारी खरीदी है?
उत्तर: सीआरआईडीएस
हाल ही में यूगोव के द्वारा किये गए सर्वे के मुताबिक, पीएम नरेंद्र मोदी के बाद कौन देश का दूसरा सबसे प्रशंसनीय व्यक्ति है?
उत्तर: महेंद्र सिंह धोनी
कौन सी महिला खिलाडी विश्व की टॉप 25 प्रशंसनीय महिलाओं की सूची में शामिल होने वाले एकमात्र भारतीय हैं?
उत्तर: मैरी कॉम
पीआर कंपनी डब्ल्यूपीपी की रैंकिंग में किसे लगातार छठे वर्ष देश का मोस्ट वैल्यूएबल ब्रांड घोषित किया गया है?
उत्तर: एचडीएफसी बैंक
आईआईएफएल वेल्थ-हुरुन इंडिया रिच लिस्ट के मुताबिक मुकेश अम्बानी लगातार कौन से वर्ष देश के सबसे बड़े अमीर व्यक्ति रहे है?
उत्तर: 8वें वर्ष
अंतरराष्ट्रीय मुद्रा कोष के कार्यकारी बोर्ड ने किसे अपनी संस्था का नया प्रबंध निदेशक और कार्यकारी बोर्ड का अध्यक्ष नियुक्त किया है?
उत्तर: क्रिस्टालिना जॉर्जीएवा
बीसीसीआई के पूर्व चैयरमैन एन श्रीनिवासन की बेटी रूपा गुरुनाथ को किस क्रिकेट एसोसिएशन का अध्यक्ष चुना गया है?
उत्तर: तमिलनाडु क्रिकेट एसोसिएशन
किस देश के राष्ट्रपति ने 100 फुटबाल मैदानों जितने आकार वाले एक नए एयरपोर्ट की शुरुआत की है?
उत्तर: चीन
अमेरिका ने किस देश से कच्चा तेल खरीदने के लिए चीन की कंपनियों पर नए प्रतिबंध लगाने की घोषणा की है?
उत्तर: ईरान
2 वर्ष पहले ह्यूमन स्पेस मिशन की तैयारी करने वाले किस देश ने अपना पहला एस्ट्रोनॉट अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्पेस स्टेशन भेजा है?
उत्तर: संयुक्त अरब अमीरात
उत्तर प्रदेश के सीएम योगी आदित्यनाथ ने तलाक पीड़िताओं को कितने हजार रूपये सालाना देने की घोषणा की है?
उत्तर: 6 हजार
निसान कंपनी के पूर्व सीईओ कार्लोस घोन पर भत्तों की जानकारी छिपाने के मामले में कितने करोड़ रूपये जुर्माना लगाया गया है?
उत्तर: 7 करोड़
भारतीय सिनेमा के किस प्रसिद्ध अभिनेता को दादा साहब फाल्के पुरस्कार से सम्मानित करने की घोषणा की गयी है?
उत्तर: अमिताभ बच्चन
केंद्र सरकार ने किसानों के लिए घर तक सुविधाएं प्रदान कराने के उद्देश्य कितने मोबाइल एप्प लॉन्च किये है?
उत्तर: दो मोबाइल एप्प
तेलुगु फिल्मों के कॉमेडियन वेणु माधव का हाल ही में कितने वर्ष की आयु में निधन हो गया है?
उत्तर: 39 वर्ष
किस राज्य की कैबिनेट ने “चुनाव में जीतकर आने वाले पार्षद को अब महापौर और नगरपालिका अध्यक्ष का चुनेंगे” इस बदलाव पर मोहर लगा दी है?
उत्तर: मध्य प्रदेश कैबिनेट
बीसीसीआई सीओए ने हाल ही में किसे आरसीए चुनाव के लिए नया चुनाव अधिकारी नियुक्त किया है?
उत्तर: विनोद जुत्शी
26 सितम्बर को विश्वभर में कौन सा दिवस मनाया जाता है?
उत्तर: विश्व मूक बधिर दिवस
टी-20 इंटरनेशनल क्रिकेट में डेब्यू करने के साथ ही भारतीय महिला क्रिकेट टीम की कौन सी खिलाडी भारत की सबसे युवा महिला क्रिकेटर बन गयी है?
उत्तर: शेफाली वर्मा
यूईएफए कार्यकारी समिति ने चैम्पियंस लीग के मौजूदा सीजन का फाइनल किस देश के गेजप्रोम एरीना में खेले जाने की घोषणा की है?
उत्तर: रूस
General Knowledge Questions Answers on Sports
Who is the first Indian to have won a Gold Medal?
– Abhinav Bindra
Serena Williams equaled which record by winning 22 Grand slams?
– Record held by Steffi Graf
Which country is the UEFA Euro 2016 Runner up ?
– Australia
Roll is in which game?
– Poker
Who died playing Polo?
– Qutub-ud-din Aibak
Which country won 2016 Hockey World Cup?
– France
In Rio Olympics 2016, PV Sandhu defeated Wang Yihan who belonged to
– China
Winner of Wimbledon Cup 2016?
– Andy Murray
Which country will host Cricket World Cup 2019 –
Ans: England
Naidu cup belongs to which game –
Ans: Chess
Hook pass terminology belongs to which sports –
Ans: Basketball
The distance of a marathon run is –
Ans: 26 miles 385 yards
Who won the Cricket World Cup in 2008? – India
Where one first Olympic Games were held? – Athens, Greece
Who started Paralympic Games? – Sir Ludwig Guttmann
Where was FIFA 2010 held? – South Africa
How many Grand Slams are held in a year? – 4
Which Indian Sport just had its first Premier League? – Kabaddo
Which Sporstman is known as ‘The Wizard of Hockey’? – Major Dhyanchand
Who won the first Olympic medal in wrestling for India? – Khashaba Jadhav
Who was the first ever female Olympic medal winner of India? – Karnam Malleshwari, Weightlifting, Sydney Olympics, 2000.
Which Athlete has won most number of Olympic medals? – Michael Phelps
Which Games are held by federation of Countries formerly rules by British Empire? – Commonwealth Games
Which Sportswoman is called as ‘Payyoli Express‘ ? – P. T. Usha
Hockey is the national sports of –
Ans: India and Pakistan
Eden Gardens cricket stadium as in –
Ans: Calcutta
Barcelona open was lifted by –
Ans: Rafael Nadal from Spain beating Dominic thiem Australia
Russian Grand Prix was recently won by –
Ans: Valtteri Bottas
Which country won 26th edition of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Hockey tournament –
Ans: Great Britain defeating Australia
Indian players Chef Thapa belongs to which Sports –
Ans: Boxing
Which player has recently made the record of highest wicket taker in women’s one-day international –
Ans: Jhulan Goswami; 181 wickets in 153 matches
World para-athletics Grand Prix recently conducted in which nation –
Ans: China
Which team won 7th Junior National Hockey championship 2017 women –
Ans: Hockey Him (Himachal) defeating hockey Mizoram
The mascot of22nd Asian Athletic Championship is –
Ans: Olly Turtle
Spanish Grand Prix Formula 1 Championship is recently won by –
Ans: Lewis Hamilton
Who has won Italian Open Women’s Single Title 2017 –
Ans: Elina Svitolina of Ukraine
Which team won premier badminton league season 2 title –
Ans: Chennai Smashers defeating Mumbai Rockets
Which team won Ranji Trophy in January 2017 –
Ans: Gujarat defeating Mumbai
Who has recently won Swiss open 2017 Badminton Championship –
Ans: Lin Dan of China
Who won Women’s Single Title of Indian open 2017 Badminton Championship –
Ans: P V Sindhu
Special Olympics world winter games recently held in which country –
Ans: Australia
Who won silver in Women World Snooker Championship held in Singapore –
Ans: Vidya Pillai
Which team lifted Santosh Trophy for 32nd time –
Ans: Bengal
Number of players in one team of Kho Kho are –
Ans: 9
Football was inducted as a competitive game in Olympics in year –
Ans: 1908
Somdev Devburman, who has recently announce retirement belongs to which game/sports –
Ans: Lawn Tennis
Who has won the first ever all Indian boys under 19 final at British Junior Open Squash Tournament
Ans: Velavan Senthilkumar
Magnus Carlsen, the distinguished chess player belongs to which country –
Ans: Norway
Who has won Men’s Single Title of Qatar Open Tennis Championship 2017 –
Ans: Novak Djokovic from Siberia defeating Andy Murray
45 which Chinese E-Commerce firm has become top sponsor of Olympic Games through 2028 –
Ans: Alibaba group
Who has been named the world’s best player at the inaugural best FIFA football awards 2016 in Zurich Switzerland –
Ans: Cristiano Ronald
Which football player has been voted as the best playmaker in the world for 2016 –
Ans: Lionel Messi
National Sports of China is –
Ans: Table Tennis
Canada Cup belongs to which sports –
Ans: Golf
Westchester Cup belongs to –
Ans: Polo
Ghulam Ahmed Trophy belongs to which sports –
Ans: Cricket
How many players are there in one team of Water Polo –
Ans: 6 Players
First Asian Games held in which nation –
Ans: New Delhi 1951
Who has won Miami open men’s singles 2017 –
Ans: Rodger Federer of Switzerland dividing Rafael Nadal of Spain
The winner of World Cup double trap gold ISSF Shotgun –
Ans: Ankur Mittal
Who has won Australian Grand Prix 2017 –
Ans: Sebastian Vettel Germany defeating Levis Hamilton of UK
Which team has won 10th edition of IPL –
Ans: Mumbai Indians defeating rising Pune supergiant
Which football club won Europa League title –
Ans: Manchester United defeating Ajax Amsterdam
Sudirman cup belongs to which sports –
Ans: Badminton
Which state became the champion at National Youth Athletic Meet –
Ans: Haryana defeating Kerala
First Commonwealth games held in 1930 at –
Ans: Hamilton, Canada
Jaspal Singh Rana is a distinguished athlete of which game –
Ans: Shooting
Which team has recently won I league –
Ans: Aizawl FC defeating Shillong Lajong
Pankaj Advani belongs to which sports –
Ans: Billiards
Who has won Australian Open women’s singles title 2017 –
Ans: Serena Williams defeating Venus Williams
Which Jamaican cricketer has been banned from all cricket over doping charges –
Ans: Andre Russell
Who has top the T20 batsman list in the latest ICC rankings –
Ans: Virat Kohli
Who has become the first batsman to score 3 hundred in T20 match in an unofficial game locally played in Delhi –
Ans: Mohit Ahlawat
Who has won 29 Indian National Snooker Championship title –
Ans: Pankaj Advani
Which Indian Unit has won Army Polo Championship 2017 –
Ans: Cavalry defeating Army services Corps
Which Indian cricketer has surpassed India’s former legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev becoming the highest wicket taker in home Test season –
Ans: R Ashwin
Which two Afghanistan players were selected for the first time in IPL 2017 –
Ans: Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan
India first took part in Olympics game in year –
Ans: 1920
Which game uses the term scoring a Cannon –
Ans: Billiards
Ashes is a term used in which Sports –
Ans: Cricket
Davis Cup belongs to which sports –
Ans: Tennis
Queensberry rules belongs to which Sports –
Ans: Boxing
Which place is known as Mecca of Indian football –
Ans: Kolkata
Number of players on each side in a baseball match as –
Ans: 5
Which team has won T20 World Cup For Blind Tournament 2017 –
Ans: India defeating Pakistan
Which team has won first edition of 3 day Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay all India National Style Kabaddi Championship –
Ans: Haryana beating Railways
Which Indian has become first to play in the New Zealand Grand prix at Chris Amon circuit in Mansfield New zealand –
Ans: Jehan Daruvala
Which Indian batsman has the record of Rahul Dravid house playing maximum balls in test –
Ans: Cheteshwar Pujara, 525 balls 202 runs
Which team recently lifted Vijay Hazare Trophy –
Ans: Tamil Nadu defeating Bengal
Which team won Deodhar Trophy 2017 –
Ans: Tamil Nadu defeating India Red
Which state conducted country’s first ever transgender one day Athletic Meet –
Ans: Kerala
Which zone has recently won Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 title –
Ans: East zone defeating West zone
Which player emerged as most expensive player in IPL auction 2017 –
Ans: Ben Stokes of England; 14.5 crore
Which Indian player became the costliest player of India in IPL 2017 –
Ans: Karn Sharma
The official mascot of FIFA under 17 World Cup scheduled to be held in India is –
Ans: Kheleo clouded leopard
Fifth Hockey India League title 2017 is won by –
Ans: Kalinga Lancers beating Dabang Mumbai
The winner of Syed Modi International Grand pix gold Women’s Single Title 2017 is –
Ans: PV Sindhu
Which Indian cricketer has become the first player to score double century in 4 consecutive test series –
Ans: Virat Kohli
Which country has been barred from 2017 summer world athletics championship in London –
Ans: Russia
Which country won gold medal at Asian Junior Squash Championship 2017 –
Ans: India defeating Malaysia
The batsman who has recently become the first to score 10000 runs in T20 is –
Ans: Chris Gayle of West Indies
Who has won Monte Carlo Masters men’s singles for record 10th time –
Ans: Rafael Nadal of Spain
Which team has been ranked first in ICC T20 International team ranking –
Ans: New Zealand
Who has won Australian open men’s singles 2017 –
Ans: Rodger Federer defeating Rafael Nadal
Who has won 2017 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold Women’s Single Title –
Ans: Saina Nehwal defeating Sibu of Malaysia
Recently which Indian batsman has become the fastest batsman in the world to score 1000 runs as captain in one-day internationals –
Ans: Virat Kohli
Cooch Behar trophy is related to –
Ans: Cricket
Which team come up as the winner of pro wrestling League season 2 –
Ans: Punjab Royals defeating Haryana Hammers
Famous Sports Personalities
| Sports | Sportsperson |
| Archery | Rajat Chauhan |
| Athletics | Michael Phelps |
| Usain Bolt | |
| Lalita Babar | |
| Badminton | P.V Sindhu |
| Carolina Marin | |
| Saina Nehwal | |
| Shrikanth Kadambi | |
| Peter Gade | |
| Billiards & Snooker |
Pankaj Advani |
| Earl Strickland | |
| Michae Phelan | |
| Sourav Kothari | |
| Boxing | Shiva Thapa |
| Vijender Singh | |
| Cricket | Ajinkya Rahane |
| Carlos Brathwaite | |
| Imran Khan | |
| Sachin Tendulkar | |
| Virat Kohli | |
| Football | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Lionel Messi | |
| Subrata Paul | |
| Golf | Aditi Ashok |
| Gymnastics | Dipa Karmakar |
| Simone Biles | |
| Hockey | Ms. Rani |
| Raghunath V.R. | |
| Javelin Throw |
Neeraj Chopra |
| Lawn Tennis | Garbine Muguruza |
| Serena Williams | |
| Andy Murray | |
| Novak Djokovic | |
| Para Athletics |
Sandeep Singh Mann |
| Shooting | Apurvi Chandela |
| Gurpreet Singh | |
| Shri Jitu Rai | |
| Table Tennis | Soumyajit Ghosh |
| Wrestling | Amit Kumar |
| Babita Kumari | |
| Geeta Phogat | |
| Ms. Vinesh | |
| Sakshi Malik | |
| Yogeshwar Dutt | |
| Virender Singh |
Cups and Trophies in Sports
| Sports | Names of Trophies/Cups |
| Cricket |
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| Hockey |
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| Football |
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| Badminton |
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| Table Tennis |
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| Lawn Tennis |
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| Golf |
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Recent Sports Events and Venues
| EVENTS | YEAR | VENUES |
| Hockey World Cup |
2014 | The Hangue, Netherlands |
| Common Wealth Games |
2014 | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Asian Games |
2014 | Incheon, South Korea |
| Winter Olympics |
2014 | Sochi, Russia |
| Youth Olympic Games |
2014 | Nanjing, China |
| Football World Cup |
2014 | Brazil |
| Football World Cup |
2015 | Canada |
| World Military Games |
2015 | Mungyeong, South Korea |
| Cricket World Cup |
2016 | Australia, New Zealand |
| UEFA European Football Championship |
2016 | France |
| South Asian Games |
2016 | Guwahati & Shillong, India |
| Olympic Games |
2016 | Rio De Janerio, Brazil. |
| World Masters Games |
2017 | Auckland, New Zealand |
First Persons in Various Categories
» The First Indian to win world Billiards Trophy – Wilson Jones
» The first to conquer Everest – Sherpa Tenzing (1953)
»The first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel – Miss. Arati Shah
» The first person to win Wimbledon title five times – Bjorn Borg
» The first to sail round the world – Megellan
» The first Indian to win world Billiards Trophy – Wilson Jones
» The first to cross the Damelles by swimming – Mihir Sen
» The first person to reach South Pole – Amundsen
» The first woman who conquered Everest – Junko Tabei (Japan)
»The first black player to win the Wimbledon men’s singles title – Arthur Ashe (US)
» The first person to reach North Pole – Robert Peary
» First woman Olympic Medallist (Weight Lifting) – Karnam Malleswari (2000)
»The first Indian to win All England Badminton Championship – Prakash Padukone
»The first person to win the Palk Strait ocean swimming contest – Baidyanath
»The first person to complete solo walk to magnetic North pole – David Hempleman Adam (UK)
» The first woman to reach North pole – Ann Bancroft
» The first woman to sail non stop around the world alone – Kaycottee
» The first an to climb Everest twice – Nawang Gombu
» The first deaf & dumb to cross the strait of Gibraltar – Taranath Shenoy(India)
» The first woman to climb Mt. Everest twice – Santosh Yadav (India)
The First Woman In India
» First Muslim to sit on the throne of Delhi – Razia Sultan
» First to win Nobel Prize – Mother Theresa
» First Indian President of Indian National Congress – Mrs.. Sarojini Naidu
» First President of UN General Assembly – Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
» First President of Indian National Congress – Dr. Annie Besant
» First Prime Minister – Mrs. Indira Gandhi
» First Chief Minister of State – Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani
» First Minister – Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
» First Central Minister – Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
» First Speaker of Lok Sabha – Mrs. Shanno Devi
» First Governor of a State – Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
» First to swim across the English Channel – Mrs. Arti Shah
» First to climb Mount Everest – Bachhendri Pal
» First Judge of Supreme Court – Ms M. Fathima Beevi
»First Judge of a High Court – Anna Chandi
» First Chief Justice of a High Court – Ms. Leila Seth
» First Advocate – Cornelia Sorabji
» First IAS Officer – Anna George Malhotra
» First IPS Officer – Kiran Bedi
» First Doctor – Kadambini Ganguli
» First Chief Engineer – Mrs. P.K. Thresia
» First Magistrate – Mrs. Omana Kunjamma
» First editor of English newspaper – Dina Vakil
» First to be crowned Miss Universe – Sushmita Sen
» First to be crowned Miss India – Reita Faria
» First to be crowned Miss World – Reita Faria
» First DGP – Kanchan Chowdhry Bhattacharya
» Youngest to Climb Mount Everest – Dicky Dolma (19) from Manali -1993
» First to climb Mount Everest two times – Santosh Yadav (ITBF Officer) -1993
» First to receive a Sena Medal – Constable Bimla Devi (CRPF) – 1990
» First to circumnavigate (sail round the world) – Ujwala Rai
Tallest, Highest, Largest, Longest, Biggest, Deepest and Smallest in the World
Tallest
- Tallest building – Burj Khalifa in Dubai
- Tallest road – Khardungla Pass (Leh Manali, India)
- Tallest fountain – Fountain Hills, Arizona
- Tallest free standing structure (Tower) – CN Tower, Toronto (Canada)
- Tallest tree – The Redwood Tree
- Tallest Railway line – Quin – Hai – Tibet (China)
- Tallest animal – Giraffe
- Tallest office building – Petronas Twin Tower (Malaysia)
- Tallest bridge – Royal Gorge Arkansas, America)
- Tallest Statue – Statue of Motherland (USSR)
- Tallest Minaret – Sultan Hassan Mosque (Egypt)
Highest
- Highest Plateau – Tibet
- Highest Railway – Qinghai – Tibet
- Highest Airport – Lhasa Airport (Tibet)
- Highest Town – Wenchuan (Tibet)
- Highest Mountain Peak – Mt. Everest (Nepal)
- Highest Mountain – Himalaya
- Highest Lake – Titicaca (Bolivia)
- Highest Continent – Antartica
- Highest Waterfall – Angel Falls (Venezuela)
- Highest Active Volcano – Guayathiri (Chile)
- Highest Volcano – Cotopaxy (Ecuador)
- Highest Railway Station – Condor Station (Bolivia)
- Highest River Bridge – Royal Gorge (Colorado)
- Highest Road Bridge – Bailey bridge built by the Indian Army at Khardungla (Ladakh)
- Highest Bridge – Milau (France)
- Highest Capital City – La Paz (Bolivia)
Largest
- Largest Animal – Blue Whale
- Largest Land Animal – The African Bush Elephant
- Largest Archipelago – Indonesia
- Largest Airport – King Khalid International Airport (Riyadh – Saudi Arabia)
- Largest Continent – Asia
- Largest gulf – Gulf of Mexico
- Largest Ocean – Pacific
- Largest River – Amazon
- Largest Island – Greenland
- Largest River Basin – Amazon
- Largest Lake (Salt Water) – Caspian sea
- Largest Lake (Fresh Water) – Lake Superior (North America)
- Largest Artificial Lake – Lake Mead at Hoover Dam (USA)
- Largest bay – Hudson Bay (North Canada)
- Largest Gorge – Grand Canyon (USA)
- Largest Sea – South China Sea
- Largest Delta – Sundarbans (India & Bangladesh)
- Largest Peninsula – Arabia
- Largest Country (In Area) – Russia
- Largest Country (In Population) – China
- Largest Temple – Angkorwat (Cambodia)
- Largest Church – St.Peter’s Basilica, (Rome)
- Largest Mosque – Sha Faisal Mosque (Islamabad)
- Largest Embassy – Russian Embassy (Beijing)
- Largest Democracy – India
- Largest Electorate – India
- Largest War Plane – Mirage (France)
- Largest Prison – Kharkov (Russia)
- Largest Hotel – MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas (USA)
- Largest Canal – Keil Canal in Germany
- Largest Forest – Coniferous Forests (Northern Russia)
- Largest Palace – Imperial Palace, Beijing
- Largest Stadium – Strahove (Czech Republic)
- Largest Library – United States Library of Congress
- Largest Museum – American Museum of Natural History (New York-USA)
- Largest town – Mt. Isa (Queensland)
- Largest Dam – Three Gorges (China)
- Largest Reef – Great Barrier Reef, (Australia)
- Largest Park – Wood Buffalo National Park (Canada)
- Largest Zoo – Krugal National Park (South Africa)
- Largest Strait – Tartar Strait
- Largest River Island – Majuli (Assam)
- Largest Dome in the World – Astrodome (Housten- USA)
- Largest Inland Sea – Mediterranean Sea
- Largest City (Population) – Tokyo (Japan)
- Largest Wall – The Great Wall (China)
- Largest Cave – Mammoth Cave, Kentucky (USA)
- Largest Cemetery – Leningrad (Russia)
- Largest Railway Station – Grand Central Terminal (New York)
- Largest University Building – University of Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
- Largest Open University – Indira Gandhi National Open University (New Delhi)
- Largest Steel Plant – Nippon Steel plant (Japan)
- Largest Active Volcano – Mauna Lao (Hawaii)
- Largest Planet – Jupiter
- Largest Carnivorous Mammal – Polar Bear
- Largest Bird – Ostrich
- Largest Sea Bird – Albatross
- Largest Cold Desert – Gobi (Mongolia)
- Largest Diamond – The Cullinan
- Largest parliament – The National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China
- Largest Plateau – Pamir (Tibet)
- Largest Mountain Range – The Himalaya
- Largest Bank – World Bank (Washington)
- Largest Cricket Stadium – Melbourne (Australia)
- Largest Natural Satellite – Ganymede (Jupiter)
- Largest Statue – Statue of Liberty
- Largest Book Publishing Company – Mc Graw Hill (New York)
- Largest Epic – Mahabharat
Longest
- Longest Wall – Great Wall of China
- Longest Wall – Great Wall of China
- Longest Dictionary – Oxford English Dictionary
- Longest Shipping Canal – Baltic White Sea Canal
- Longest Beach – Rio de Janerio (Brazil)
- Longest Railway Line – Trans – Siberian Railway
- Longest Swimming Canal – English Canal
- Longest Day – June 21
Biggest
- Biggest Bird – African Ostrich
- Biggest Desert – Sahara (Africa)
- Biggest library – National Kie Library (CIS)
- Biggest Planet – Jupiter
- Biggest Dome – Gol Gumbaz (India)
- Biggest Palace – Vatican (Italy)
- Biggest Reptile – Saltwater Crocodile
- Biggest Car Manufacturer – General Motors (Detroit, America)
- Biggest lizard – Komodo Dragons
- Biggest Eggs – Ostrich Eggs
- Biggest Flower – Rafflesia
- Biggest Passenger Ship – Queen Elizebeth II
- Biggest Diamond Mine – Kimberley (South Africa)
- Biggest Park – Yellow Stone National Park
- Biggest Auditorium – Municipal Auditorium (Atlantic City)
- Biggest Football Stadium – Marakana (Brazil)
Deepest
- Deepest Point in the Ocean – Challenger Deep of Mariana Trench in Pacific Ocean
- Deepest Lake – Lake Baikal, (Siberia)
- Deepest Ocean – Pacific Ocean
- Deepest Gorge – Hell’s Canyon, (USA)
Smallest
- Smallest Bird – Humming Bird
- Smallest Continent – Australia
- Smallest Ocean – Arctic
- Smallest State – Vatican
- Smallest Flowering Plant – Wolfia
- Smallest Planet – Mercury
- Smallest Museum – Arizona, US
- Smallest PC – Space Cube
- Smallest Colony – Gibraltar
Miscellaneous
- Oldest Religion – Hinduism
- Oldest National Flag – Denmark
- Oldest Plant – Rose
- Oldest Capital City – Damascus
- Fastest Bird – Swift
- Fastest Planet – Mercury
- Fastest Land Animal – Cheetah
- Shortest River – Roe (Montana)
- Hottest Planet – Venus
- Lowest Point on Earth – Dead Sea
- Lowest Temperature – Absolute Zero (-273oC)
- Least Populous City – Vatican
- Most Poisonous Fish – Puffer Fish
- Coldest Place – Vostok (Antarctica)
- Strongest Natural Fibre – Silk
- Widest Bridge – Sydney Harbour Bridge
- Busiest Airport – Chicago O’Hare International Airport
- Coldest Planet – Neptune
- Widest Waterfall – Khone Falls
