General Awareness Quiz for Upcoming Exams [1] Who has been appointed as new Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)? Ans - Senior IRS officer K V Chowdary [2] Who laid the foundation of 44 MW Chutak hydro-electric project and Nimoo Bazgo project in Jammu and Kashmir? Ans - Prime Minister Narendra Modi [3] Who won gold medal at Archery World Cup Stage IV in Wroclaw, Poland by defeating Mexican team 6-0? Ans - Indian Women’s Recurve team led by Deepika Kumari [4] Name the author of the book Munger through the Age? Ans - DP Yadav [5] The construction work of the world’s tallest railway bridge began at? Ans - Noney in Manipur, India [6] Who took oath as the first woman Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court? Ans - Justice Dr. Manjula Chellur [7] Who was awarded with Copley Medal 2014 by Royal Society of London? Ans - The geneticist Prof Sir Alec Jeffreys [8] Who was appointed as Deputy National Security Adviser (NSA)? Ans - Arvind Gupta, former Indian Foreign Service office
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 16:23:58 +0000