Expected General Knowledge questions for all competitive exams (IBPS, RRB, Postal Assistant,PSC etc) Current affairs

Gk questions
Make sure you knew at least two recent year and venue of the events.

1. 2012 Olympics is held at ? Answer: London

2. Venue of 2016 Olympics (The next Olympics will be held at) ? Answer: Riode Genero (Brazil)

3. Venue of 2014 Winter Olympics ? Answer: Sochi (Russia)

4. 2012 Summer Paralympics is held at ? Answer: London

5. Venue of 2016 Summer Paralympics ? Answer: Rio de Genero (Brazil)

6. Venue of 2014 Winter Paralympics ? Answer: Sochi (Russia)

7. 2010 World Cup Football was held at ? Answer: South Africa

8. Where is the venue of 2014 World Cup Football ? Answer: Brazil Brand ambassador of the 2014 FIFA World Cup ? Answer: Pele

9. Where is the venue of 2018 FIFA World Cup ? Answer: Russia

10. Where is the venue of 2022 World Cup Football ? Answer: Qatar

11. 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at ? Answer: Delhi

12. 2014 Commonwealth Games will be held at ? Answer: Glasgow (Scotland)

13. Where is the Venue of 2018 Commonwealth Games ? Answer: Gold Coast (Australia)

14. 2012 Euro Cup Football was held at ?Answer: Poland and Ukraine

15. Where is the Venue of 2016 Euro Cup Football ? Answer: France

16. Where is the Venue of 2015 World Cup Cricket ? Answer: Australia and New Zealand

17. Which country host the 2019 World Cup Cricket ? Answer: England

18. Which country host the 2014 T-20 World Cup Cricket ? Answer: Bangladesh

19. Which country host the 2016 T-20 World Cup Cricket ? Answer: India

20. Where is the Venue of 2013 Asian Games ? Answer: Inchean (South Korea)

* 21. Where is the venue of 2013 world athletic championship ? answer: Moscow (Russia)

* 22. Which country host the 2023 World Cup Cricket ? Answer: India 5. Who is appointed as Chinese ambassador to India ? answer: Wei Wei 10. What is the code name given to secret operation carried out by the special cell to unearth the IPL spot fixing racket ? Answer: Operation U-Turn 11. What is the code name given to Ajmal Kasab's execution ? Answer: Operation X

12. Who is the first foreign national to hanged in India ? Answer: Ajmal Kasab

13. What is the code name given to Afzal Guru's execution? Answer: Operation Three Star

* 14. Who won 2013 Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award ? answer: Amjad Ali Khan

* 15. Who won 2013 Lokmanya Tilak award ? Answer: E Sreedharan Who is known as Metro Man of India ? ans: E Sreedharan

8. Which is the Longest Railway Tunnel in India? Answer: Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel (Banihal railway tunnel) 12. Who is the winner of Ranji Trophy 2012-2013 ? Answer: Mumbai 28. Who is the new Pope? Answer: Pope Francis

29. What is the name of India's first regional navigational satellite ? Answer: IRNSS-1

30. Who scored fastest hundred on debut in test cricket ? Answer: Shikhar Dhawan

31. Where is India's first all women post office inaugurated on women's day ? Answer: Delhi 34. Who is the winner of 2013 miss India ? answer: Navneet Kaur Dhillon 44. Who is the new president of ADB (Asian Development Bank) ? Answer: Takehiko Nakao

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59. Who is the longest serving defence minister in India ? Answer: A.K Antony 60. Who is the winner of 2013 French open women's title ? Answer: Serena Williams

61. Who is the winner of 2013 French open men's title ? Answer: Rafael Nadal * 63. Who will be the new chief justice of India ? answer: P Sathasivam

* 65. Which is India's first navigational satellite ? Answer: IRNSS-1A 67. Who won 2013 Wimbledon Men's Title ? Answer: Andy Murray

* 68. Who won 2013 Wimbledon Women's Title ? Answer: Marion Bartoli 2. Which country won T20 World cup 2012 ? Answer: West indies (beating Sri Lanka)

3. Which country won T20 Womens World cup 2012 ? Answer: Australia (beating England) 15. In which jail Ajmal Kasab hanged ? Answer: Yerawada Jail (Pune)

16. Who is the new CBI director ? Answer: Ranjit Sinha (25th director)