General Knowledge Question and Answer for Competitive Exams

1) Who was on 26 November 2014 appointed as the new Lok Sabha Secretary-General? - Anoop Mishra

2) Which body on 28 November 2014 issued final guidelines for the BharatBill Payment System (BBPS)? - RBI

3) Phil Hughes, who had sustained severe head injury after being struck by a ball on 25 November and passed away on 27 November 2014 is cricketer from which

country? - Australia

4) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 27 November 2014 issued final guidelines for payments and small banks that aim to take banking services to more people and

small businesses. What is the prescribed minimum paid-up equity capital for both these categories of banks? - Rs. 100 crore

5) Which country will host next SAARC summit in 2015? - Pakistan

6) Name the Boxer who received his Arjuna Award from Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal after winning a High Court case on 27 November 2014? - Manoj Kumar

7) Which Indian sports woman was appointed as the UN Goodwill Ambassador for the South Asian region by UN Women recently? - Sania Mirza

8) Renowned dancer Sitara Devi, who passed away at the age of 94 in Mumbai on 25 November 2014, was an exponent of which classical dance form? - Kathak

9) International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women was observed on? - November 25

10) The mascots for the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics have been revealed on 24 November 2014. 2016 Olympics games will be held at? - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

11) Who won the World Chess Championship 2014? - Magnus Carlsen of Norway

12) Who was appointed as the new chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on 23 November 2014? - Deepak Gupta

13) Which country won the Davis Cup 2014? - Switzerland

14) Who was recently appointed as the Chairman of Press Council of India? - CK Prasad

15) Who won the Formula One world championship 2014? - Lewis Hamilton