UPSC/ SSC GK Questions 2014

UPSC - NDA/NA, CDS, IFS/ Civil Services Main Examination/ GK Questions 2014

Question 1. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Ethics Commission of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWS) in August, 2013?
Ans. Birendra Prasad Baishya

Question 2. Syed Ali has been awarded with Dhyan Chand Award for the year 2013. He is associated with which sport?
Ans. Hockey

Question 3. Who has been named as the ICC Umpire of the Year (winning the David Shepherd Trophy) 2013?
Ans. Richard Kettleborough

Question 4. Which state emerged as the Champion in the 29th Junior National Athletics Championships, which concluded on December 7, 2013?
Ans. Kerala

Question 5. Who has become the first Indian to win the Indonesian Open golf tournament in December, 2013?
Ans. Gaganjeet Bhullar

Question 6. Who has won the women`s singles trophy at the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament 2013?
Ans. PV Sindhu

Question 7. Jason Day won the Golf World Cup at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne on November 24, 2013. He belongs to which country?
Ans. Australia

Question 8. Magnus Carisen won the FIDE World Chess Championship 2013. He belongs to which country?
Ans. Norway

Question 9. Redek Stepanek won the Davis Cup title 2013. He belongs to which country?
Ans. Czech Republic

Question 10. Name the player who won silver medal in women`s 50-m Rifle 3 position event at the ISSF World Cup in Granada, Spain in July, 2013?
Ans. Lajja Goswami