Subject General Knowledge
1226. Who won the Nobel Prize in literature in 2013
(a) Alic Munro
(b) Mario Vargas Lisoa
(c) Mo Van
(d) Gabriel Garcfa Marquez
(e) None of these
Ans. a
1227. Which among the following international organization is not based in Geneva?
(a) ILO
(b) ITU
(c) World Bank
(d) WTO
(e) None of these
Ans. c
1228. What is the name of robotic submarine deployed to solve the mystery of the missing Malaysian airliner MH370?
(a) Bluefin 21
(b) Seabird
(c) Detector
(d) Drive Down
(e) None of these
Ans. a
1229. ‘Earth hour’ is a movement uniting people to protect the planet, organized by -
(a) World Bank
(b) UNESCO
(c) Green Peace
(d) Worldwide Fund for Nature
(e) None of these
Ans. d
1230. Who is the current Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)? (Year 2014)
(a) Yadav Kanta Silwal
(b) Arjun Bhadur Thapa
(c) Shiva Prasad Koirala
(d) Ahmed Saleem
(e) None of these
Ans. b
1231. Who was top scorer of 2014 FIFA World cup?
(a) James Rodriguez
(b) Thomas Muller
(c) Lionel Messi
(d) Arjen Robben
Ans. a
1232. Number of States with Observer status in SAARC is
(a) 7
(b) 9
(c) 5
(d) 8
Ans. b
1233. Which is the biggest lake on earth?
(a) Lake Victoria
(b) Caspian Sea
(c) Lake Zambezi
(d) Lake Michigan
Ans. b
1234. Which is the highest waterfall in the world?
(a) Niagara
(b) Victoria
(c) Angel
(d) Fany
Ans. c
1235. Who won the Golden Boot in Word Cup Football 2014?
(a) Wesley Sheijder
(b) Lionel Messi
(c) James Rodriguez
(d) Thomas Muller
(e) None of these
Ans. b
1236. “Swatch of No Ground” is a deep sea canyon that is situated of the -
(a) Andaman sea
(b) Bay of Bengal
(c) Arabian sea
(d) Black sea
(e) None of these
Ans. b
1237. In Bangladesh, which one of the following export items is known as “White Gold”?
(a) Natural Gas
(b) Ready Made Garments
(c) Shrimp
(d) Jute
(e) None of these
Ans. c
1238. Which ancient university has again started its academic activities after 800 years?
(a) Puspagiri
(b) Takshashila
(c) Vikramshila
(d) Nalanda
(e) None of these
Ans. d
1239. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the European Union?
(a) Alexander Stubb
(b) Donaid Tusk
(c) Antonis Samaras
(d) Matteo Renzi
(e) None of these
Ans. d
1240. Which one of the following organizations can issue Treasury Bills?
(a) Nationalized Commercial Banks
(b) Scheduled Banks
(c) Any Private Bank
(d) Bangladesh Bank
(e) None of these
Ans. a
1241. In which museum is the ‘Mona Lisa’ displayed?
(a) The Louver, Paris
(b) Bonn women’s Museum, Germany
(c) Acropolis Museum, Greece
(d) Swiss National Museum, Switzerland
(e) None of these
Ans. a
1242. Which one of the following countries is not a member of G-7?
(a) Japan
(b) Sweden
(c) Italy
(d) Canada
(e) None of these
Ans. a
1243. Which UN body deals with population problem?
(a) UNFPA
(b) UNDP
(c) UNICEFD
(d) UNESCO
(e) None of these
Ans. a
1244. The submarine cable project is under the supervision of which ministry?
(a) Finance
(b) Postal & Telecommunication
(c) Science & ICT
(d) Foreign
Ans. b
1245. What is meant by ‘Abu Garib’?
(a) A Jail
(b) A famous Philosopher
(c) A Museum
(d) A great Muslim scientist
Ans. a
1246. In which continent is Mauritius situated?
(a) Africa
(b) Australia
(c) Asia
(d) North America
Ans. a
1247. Which one is the largest library of the world?
(a) Library of Congress
(b) The British Library
(c) National Library of India
(d) Woodburn Library
Ans. a
1248. Which country of the following is not the member of UNO?
(a) Vatican City
(b) Afghanistan
(c) Suriname
(d) Vietnam
Ans. a
1249. Which test cricketer died in recent time after being hit by a bouncer?
(a) Kim Hughes
(b) Shon Abort
(c) Phillip Hughes
(d) Ken Rattherford
Ans. c
1250. Who is the author of the book ‘Adhunikata O Rabindranath’?
(a) Abu Sayeed Ayyub
(b) Syed Mujtaba Ali
(c) Amlan Datta
(d) Buddhadeb Bosu
Ans. a