G.K. Bytes - March 2014

(201) Victor Verster prison is associated with which legendary leader

Nelson Mandela

(202) 16-year old Kumari Maleka Singh Tak of Rajasthan was conferred with which prestigious award by the President of India recently?

Geeta Chopra Award for Bravery 

(203) Which Olympic medallist has been appointed as the brand ambassador for the Central Reserve Police Force?

M. C. Mary Kom

(204) Name the legendary Hollywood child star, who later became a US Ambassador, who passed away recently (Feb 11, 2014)

ShirleyTemple

(205) With which civilian honour has squash star Deepika Pallikal been honoured with recently?

Padma Shri

(206) Why was the observation of star SMSS J031300.36-670839.3, 6000 light years from earth, created a buzz in the world of astronomy?

 At 13.7 billion years old,  - the oldest star ever observed 

(207) In which European city can one see the magnificent Sagrada Familia?

 Barcelona 

(208) Vietnamese game creator Dong Nguyen recently created news by removing which popular mobile game?

 “Flappy Bird”

(209) How are the Presidents of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Indian Olympic Association connected?

   They are brothers (N. Srinivasan and N. Ramachandran)

(210) “Footlights”, the only novel written by this cinematic icon, was published recently. Name the legend.

 Charlie Chaplin

(211) Name the iconic Indian car, the production of which was stopped recently after a run of 30 years

Maruti 800 

(212) Which Nobel Laureate and President of an Asian Country has set a world record for delivering the largest online civics class in the world?

Shimon Peres

(213) Which place in Karnataka was called Mercara by the British?

Madikeri

(214) If Viredner Sehwag was the first Indian to score a triple century in Tests, who was the first to score a double?

Polly Umrigar 

(215) Which common domestic herbivore has the scientific name “capra aegagrus hircus”?

 Goat 

(216) What would be the currency used in the country whose Capital is Nay PyiTaw or Naypyidaw?

 Kyat. The country is Myanmar

(217) Cm is the chemical symbol for which element?

Curium

(218) Off what is a pyrophobe afraid?

 Fire

(219) Other than Jim Hawkins, who else is the narrator in “Treasure Island”?

 Doctor Livesey

(220) Which famous French philosopher also developed a coordinate system of geometry?

 Rene Descartes

(221) Name the author of the book “The Hindus: An Alternative History“which was withdrawn in India recently?

 Wendy Doniger

(222) Which UK Crown-dependant territory is known for the Manx Cat and the TT races?

 Isle of Man

(223) Winner of 2013 Gandhi Peace Prize is

 Chandi Prasad Bhatt

(224) Expand IRCTC as in the name of the website used for booking railway tickets in India.

 Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation

(225) With whom has the Archaeological Survey of India joined hands to launch 360° online view of 30 Heritage Sites?

 Google 

(226) If you are in State, whose Chief Minister is Mr. Prakash Kumar Chamling, then name the Capital of that State?

 Gangtok

(227) Which recent event had the motto “Hot. Cool. Yours”?

 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

(228) Which capital city in India has launched the world’s longest free Wi – Fi zone, covering a 20 – km stretch?

 Patna

(229) Which much anticipated product from Microsoft goes by the codename “Threshold”?

 The next generation of Windows

(230) Indian Science Congress 2014 was held in

Kashmir

(231) Winner of 2013 Gandhi Peace Prize is

Chandi Prasad Bhatt 

(232) Which State won the Federation Cup 2014 Volleyball championships recently?

Tamil Nadu – in mens category; Railways – in womens category 

(233) The winner of ICC Under 19 – Cricket World Cup2014 is

South Africa 

(234) The official logo for the 2014 FIFA World Cup is

Fuleco

(235) India’s post office saving ATM was opened in the city of

Chennai

(236) Veer Savarkar International Airport is in the city of

Port Blair 

(237) The UN theme of “2014 International Women’s Day” is

Equalit for Women is Progress for All 

(238) The number of female governors as of now (March 09, 2014) is

4

Kamla Beniwal (Gujarat) Urmila Singh (Gujarat), Margaret Alwa (Rajasthan) and Sheila Dikshit (Kerala)

(239) 2014 World Mobile Congress was held in

 Barcelona, Spain 

(240) World’s first gay Prime Minister in the world at present is

 Elio Di Rupo of Belgium

(241) The top three countries which topped the medal tally of 2014 Winter Olympic Games is

 Russia, Norway and Canada 

(242) Which team won the 2014 Hockey India League?

Delhi Waveriders 

(243) The number of women MPs who won the 2009 Lok Sabha elections was

59 women MPs 

(244) The two Indian Naval ships which went accident in March 2014 was

 INS Sindhurakshak and INS Kolkata

(245) The number of voters to cast their vote in 2014 General Elections in India is

 814.5 million

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