Articles from General Knowledge TodayGK & Current Affairs: April 3, 4, 20142014-04-15 17:04:48 GKToday

1. Who among the following is the author of novel “The Lowland” ? [A]Jhumpa Lahiri [B]Anita Desai [C]Arundat i Roy [D]Shashi Deshpande

Jhumpa LahiriJhumpa Lahiri’s “The Lowland” is the one of the six books short listed for theprest igious Baileys women prize for f ict ion. The book is about two Indianbrothers who lives diverge in the tumultuous 1906s. It was short listed for theMan Booker Prize last year.

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2. Recent ly, United Kingdom 2014 Asian award for outstanding achievement insports was won by __? [A]Virat Kohli [B]M S Dhoni [C]R Ashwin [D]Suresh Raina

M S DhoniMahendra Singh Dhoni won the 2014 Asian award for outstanding achievementin sports in London.

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3. Recent ly, which of the following count ries has overtaken South Af rica tobecome Af rica’s largest economy? [A]Nigeria [B]Ethiopia [C]Kenya [D]Egypt

NigeriaNigeria has overtaken South Af rica as Af rica’s largest economy af ter a"rebasing" of it s GDP f igures. Nigeria, Af rica’s most populous count ry with 170million people, has been growing as a dest inat ion for foreign investors owingto the size of it s consumer market and increasingly sophist icated capitalmarkets.

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4. Who among the follwing was f irst cinematographer to be chosen for theprest igious Dhada Saheb Phalke award? [A]Govind Nihalani [B]B. S. Lokanath [C]B. C. Gowrishankar [D]V. K. Murthy

V. K. MurthyV K Murthy, who recent ly passed away, was a famous cinematographer.Considered as the doyen of cinematography, he was the f irstcinematographer to be chosen for the prest igious Dhada Saheb Phalkeaward?

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5. Which of the following count ries / regions was recent ly making news for"Sunf lower Student Movement "? [A]Hong Kong [B]Taiwan [C]T ibet [D]Mongolia

TaiwanThe Sunf lower Student Moment was a protest in Taipei over cont roversialt rade accord between China and Taiwan. The protest movement wasorganised by the students and civic bodie

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6. Wisden’s Five Cricketer of the year for 2013 has been awarded to __? [A]Virat Kohli [B]Rohit Sharma [C]Shikar Dhawan [D]Suresh Raina

Shikar DhawanIndia’s swashbuckling opening batsman Shikar Dhawan has been named asone of the f ive cricketers of the year, an honour dat ing back to 1889, byWisden for his performance in 2013. The cricketer of the year is chosen by theeditor of the Wisden Cricketer’s Almanak based on their excellence in orperformance on, the previous English summer. It can be won only once in aplayer’s career.

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7. “Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca” has recent ly become the youngest -everpresident of ___? [A]Namibia [B]Malta

[C]Maldives [D]Nigeria

MaltaMarie-Louise Coleiro Preca took the oath of of f ice as President of Malta. Sheis Malta’s ninth President and the second female President .

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8. “Panama disease” or “Fusarium Wilt ” is a most deadly disease related towhich crop? [A]Coconut [B]Banana [C]Cashew [D]Mango

BananaPanama disease is a plant disease of the roots of banana plants. It is a t ypeof Fusarium wilt , caused by the fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum.

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9. Author of "Accidental Prime Minister: The making and unmaking ofManmohan Singh” is ___? [A]Yashwat Sinha [B]Sachin Pilot [C]Sanjaya Baru [D]Rajiv Pillai

Sanjaya BaruManmohan Singh’s former media advisor Sanjaya Baru is the author of thecont roversial book “Accidental Prime Minister: The making and unmaking ofManmohan Singh”. In the book, Baru says PM Singh was defanged in hissecond term in of f ice and quotes Dr Singh as having told him that therecannot be two cent res of power-an obvious reference to Congress presidentSonia Ghandi.

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10. The Knowledge Partnership on Migrat ion and Development (KNOMAD) is aglobal knowledge partnership on migrat ion and development launched by ___?[A]United Nat ion [B]World Bank [C]Asian Development Bank [D]UNESCO

World Bank

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