GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS JANURAY CLASS - V 1. Recently, world s largest sea bridge was unveiled by China. Ans:- Jiaozhou Bay bridge (36 km) 2. World s fastest bullet trains were flagged off by China, which links Ans:- Beijing and Shanghai. 3. World s longest natural gas pipelines at 8700 km linking South China to Turkmenistan will supply gas for 30 years to Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong. 4. Who is the coach of Indian Cricket? Ans:- Duncan Fletcher. 5. Who is the current Grandmaster? Ans:- Alexander Moiseenko. 6. India defeated which country in the world cup finals, 2011? Ans:- Sri Lanka. 7. Who is the founder of famous Patanjali Yogpeeth, in Haridwar? Ans:- Baba Ramdev. 8. Who received National Awards for best male singer 2010-2011? Ans:- Suresh Wadkar. 9. Which film won National Awards for wholesome entertainment (2010-2011) Ans:- Dabang. 10. Which film bagged national Awards for best Hindi Film? Ans:- Do Dooni Char. 11. Which film won National Awards for best effect (2010-11) Ans:- Robot (Enthiran) 12. Which film bagged the National Awards for best English film (2010-11) Ans:- Memories in March. 13. Name the country which has invented robot that could replace humans in work place? Ans:- Japan. 14. What is the Name of Young inventor from Japan, who invented the machine which is able to transform plastic back into oil? Ans:- Akinori Ito. 15. Who is the new Wimbledon champion (2011)? Ans:- Navak Djokovic.

16. In the famous Harry Potter series movies, which actor essayed the role of protagonist? Ans:- Daniel Radcliffe. 17. is Pakistan s first woman foreign minister and the youngest so far, she recently visited India. Ans:- Hina Rabbani Khan. 18. was the creator of world famous Barbie Doll. He died at the age of 95 recently. Ans:- Elliot Handler. 19. has been named as the richest cricketer in the world by Time Magazine and is among the 100 most influential people in the world. Ans:- M.S. Dhoni. 20. FIFA world cup 2014 is stated to be held in. Ans:- Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 21. Present Population of India, in 2011 is Ans:- 1.21 billion. 22. The circulation of 25 paise coin has been stopped W.E.F.. Ans:- June 30, 2011 23. 34 th National Games in Feb 2011 was held in. Ans:- Jharkhand. 24. Japan was struck by a devastating earthquake on 11 th March, 2011, giving rise to 30 foot Tsunami. 25. Which Social activist is using fast means to support Lokpal Bill? Ans:- Anna Hazare. 26. According to the Forbes 2011 list by the world most powerful person in the world is Ans:- Hu Jintoo. 27. Name the movie made by Prakash Jha that Addresses the controversial issuereservation. Ans:- Aarakshan. 28. Name the five time world champion who won gold in the final of the Asia Cup women s Boxing Tournament in Haikou, China, in May 2011. Ans:- MC Mary Kom. 29. According to the tiger census 2010 the number of Tigers in India increased from 1411 to. Ans:- 1706. 30. What is Google Plus? Ans:- A Social networking site.

31. Which is the first country in world to impose fat tax on foods such as butter, oil? Ans:- Denmark. 32. Name the co-founder of Apple company who recently passed away? Ans:- Steve Jobs. 33. Which dictator was killed after a recent Revolution in Libya? Ans:- Muammar Gaddafi. 34. Name the author of the book The sense of the Ending who won Man Booker Prize. Ans:- Julian Balnes. 35. Who is the winner of women s final US open Tennis? (2011) Ans:- Samantha Stosur. 36. Name the contestant who won 5 crores in the popular television game show KBC Ans:- Sushil Kumar. 37. What was the name of the circuit of formula one Race, which was recently organized in Noida. Ans:- Buddha circuit. 38. Recently how many districts have been added to Chhattisgarh, taking the total number of districts in the state to 27? Ans:- 9. 39. Which is the first state to set-up Agriculture Cabinet? Ans:- Bihar. 40. Which Bollywood has been chosen as the face of UNICEF in Nov-2011? Ans:- Amir Khan. 41. Utter Pradesh assembly passed a resolution to divide the state into parts. Ans:- 4 42. Which is the only state in India to implement public service guarantee Act? Ans:- Rajasthan. 43. Noted singer and musician Bhupen Hazarika, who passed away recently, belonged to which state? Ans:- Assam. 44. What is the colour of caps worn by the Australian Cricket team? Ans:- Green. 45. directed the movie Adventures of Tintin? Ans:- Steven Spielberg. 46. became the first state in India to start Air Taxi Service? Ans:- Madhya Pradesh.

47. Japan was struck by a devastating earthquake on 11 th March 2011, giving rise to a 30 feet tsunami. The magnitude of earthquake was Ans. 8.9 48. Recently 95 th birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan was celebrated at Varanasi. He was a noted player. Ans. Shehnai 49. Well known Late Pt. Bhimsen Joshi has excelled himself in Ans. Music 51. Which metal is used in Nuclear Power production plant? Ans. Uranium 50. is the only mammal that can fly. Ans. Bat 51. What was the name of the Twenty -20 Trophy? Ans. ICC Twenty -20 Trophy 52. Star Indian shuttler Shaina Nehwal was defeated by which badminton champion in the finals of Open Grand Priz Gold Badminton tournament on 8 th May 2011 Ans. Xin Wang 53. Who is the captain of Sahara s Pune Warriors that has made its debut in the fourth IPL season? Ans. Yuvraj Singh. 54. When do we celebrate National Vaccination Day? Ans. 16 th March. 55. Name the first spacecraft to reach on Mars. Ans. Viking - I 56. Which place in India is known as Abode of the God? Ans. Prayag (Allahabad) 57. The first wonder child of Orissa only about 4 years and a half of age completes a race of 65 km. Ans. Budhia (May 2006) 58. Walker Cup is related to which sport? Ans. Golf. 59. The first woman cricketer who scored century in Twenty-20 International match. Ans. Deand Dotlin. 60. Who is the Cabinet Minister of Information & Broad casting? Ans. Smt. Ambika Soni.