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1) Which university in India will introduce a chapter on the contribution of Dr.

B. R. Ambedkar to the
Constitution?
Answer: Karnataka State Open University
2) Which education and learning division announced its partnership with Big Baza
ar to market their
learning products in their stores across India?
Answer: HCL Infosystems Limited
3) Name the Nehru fellowship recipient Archaeologist who died recently.
Answer: Ranganatha Rao
4) Which are the three new high courts constitute in India?
Answer: Meghalaya, Manipur & Tripura
5) Which is the highest gallantry award in India?
Answer: Param Vir Chakra
6) On which date the United Nation celebrated the first ever International day of
Happiness?
Answer: 20th march
1. Which team won the Vijay Hazare trophy 2013?
Answer. Delhi
2. Name the Venezuelan President who died recently?
Answer. Hugo Chavez
3. Who won the Celebrity Cricket League 2013?
Answer. Karnataka Bulldozers
4. Who won the WGC Cadillac Championship 2013?
Answer. Tiger Woods
5. Who is sworn in as the new governor of Bihar?
Answer. DY Patil
6. Who is sworn in as the new governor of Tripura?
Answer. Devanand Konwar
7. Who is sworn in as the new governor of Kerala?
Answer. Nikhil Kumar
8. Who is sworn in as the new governor of Odisha?
Answer. SC Jamir
9. Who is sworn in as the new governor of Nagaland?
Answer. Ashwani Kumar, He was the former Director of the CBI.
10. Who is honoured with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize recently?
Answer. Ela Bhatt, founder of the Self Employed Womens Association (SEWA), was pr
esented with the
Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2011 by
the President of
India, Pranab Mukherjee.
11. Who won the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix?
Answer. Sebastian Vettel

12. Which are the two elements that added to the Periodic Table recently?
Answer. Flerovium and Livermorium
13. Who was crowned the Femina Miss India World 2013?
Answer. Navneet Kaur Dhilon
14. Who won the Miss India International 2013?
Answer. Zoya Arfoz
15. Who is the Chairman of National Innovation Council in India?
Answer. Sam Pitroda
16. Who is the present Chief Justice of Orissa high court?
Answer. Chokalingam Nagappan
17. Name the personalities who have launched global sim card Jaxtr SIM for interna
tional travelers:
Answer. Sabeer Bhatia and Yogesh Patel
18. When is the First International Happiness Day celebrated?
Answer. 20th March 2013
19. Who is chosen for Saraswati Samman award 2013?
Answer. Sugathakumari
20. Which Indian state made Malayalam must for its government jobs?
Answer. Kerala
21. Who is named as worlds richest footballer with a net worth of $260 Million?
Answer. David Beckham
22. Where in China 48 metre high Buddha statue was built?
Answer. Xingzi County of Jiujiang City
23. Who was named Sportsperson of the year by Tata Steel for her achievements on
the occasion of
174th birth anniversary of Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata?
Answer. Deepika Kumari
24. Who won the inaugural Physics Journalism Prize sponsored by the Institute of
Physics and Science
and Technology Facilities Council?
Anil Ananthaswamy
25. Who was sworn in as Kenyas 4th president?
Answer. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta 3
26. Which former British Prime Minister popularly known as the Iron Lady passed aw
ay on April 8?
Answer. Margaret Thatcher.
Note: She was the longest serving British prime minister (1979-1990) of the 20th
century and is the only
woman to have held the office.
27. Who is appointed as Prime Minister of Lebanon?
Answer. Tamam Salam
28. Which country will host ICC World T20 2014?
Answer. Bangladesh

29. Who won the gold medal in the mens triple jump in the season opening Indian G
rand Prix?
Answer. Renjith Maheswary
30. Who is appointed as President of International Chamber of Commerce?
Answer. Rajan Bharti Mittal
31. Who is elected as president of Paraguay?
Answer. Horacio Cartes
32. Who is the lady popularly known as "Human Computer", she died on 21st April
2013?
Answer. Shakuntala Devi
33. Who developed the worlds lightest substance recently?
Answer. Chinese scientists have developed the worlds lightest substance carbon aer
ogel with a density only one sixth of that of the air. Scientists at Zhejiang Uni
versity produced the solid material which has a density of only 0.16 mg/cubic ce
ntimetre, breaking the previous record of the worlds lightest material held by gr
aphite aerogel. The graphite aerogel was developed by German scientists last
year with a density of 0.18 mg/cubic centimetre.
34. Who won the Prestigious Templeton Prize 2013?
Answer. Desmond Tutu.
Note: South Africas Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has won 2013 Templeton Prize f
or his
lifelong work in promoting love and forgiveness.
35. Rahi Sarnobat won a Gold medal in 25-M Pistol Event
Note: Rahi Sarnobat clinched the first gold for India in International Shooting
Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Korea on 5 April 2013. She defeated Kyeonga
e Kim 8-6 in 25m pistol final. She is the first pistol shooter from India who wo
n the Gold in World Cup.
36. World Health Day was Celebrated on 7th April.
Note: World Health Day is celebrated every year on April 7, under the sponsorshi
p of the World Health Organization (WHO).
37. Who got the Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2012?
Answer. Hindi film actor Pran Krishan Sikand got the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalk
e Award for 2012. The 93 year old actor, popularly known as Pran, will be the 44
th recipient of the top most film award in India.
38. Who is elected as the President of Venezuela recently?
Answer. Nicolas Maduro
39. Indias first and only Women Chief Election Commissioner . passed away recently?
Answer. Ramadevi
40. The 2013 SAARC literature festival was hosted by which place?
Answer. Agra
41. The President of Bangladesh who passed away recently?
Answer. Zillur Rahman
42. Which are the three North Eastern states where new High Courts have been set
up?
Answer. Tripura, Meghalaya and Manipur

43. World Earth Hour was observed from 8.30PM to 9.30PM On:
Answer. March 23
44. World Water Day was observed on:
Answer. March 22
45. World Tuberculosis Day was observed on:
Answer. March 24
46. Najib Mikati, who resigned recently was the Prime Minister of:
Answer. Lebanon
47. The recently announced National Tourism Award 2011-12 for the Best Rural Tou
rism Project has
been bagged by:
Answer. Kumarakom
48. The president of Egypt who visited India recently?
Answer. Mohamed Morsi
49. The renowned African novelist and author of Things Fall Apart who passed away
recently?
Answer. Chinua Achebe
50. Who is appointed as Indias new permanent representative to the United Nations
?
Answer. Asoke Kumar Mukerji
51. Who has been appointed as the chairman of Lalit Kala Academy?
Answer. Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty
52. Who are the three personalities recently selected by the Indian Parliamentar
y Group for the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award?
Answer. Arun Jaitley (2010), Karan Singh (2011) and Sharad Yadav (2012)
53. Who is the richest person of the world, as per the ranking released by the F
orbes Magazine?
Answer. Carlos Slim (Mexico)
54. The famous Kathakali artist and Padmabhushan recipient who passed away recen
tly?
Answer. Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair
55. Which team won the recently held Santosh Trophy Football tournament?
Answer. Services
56. Who has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tripura for the fourth consec
utive time?
Answer. Manik Sarkar
57. Which Indian Research Centre has announced that it is currently developing t
he largest magnet in the World?
Answer. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. The magnet, weighing 50,000 tonnes, is be
ing developed for the Neutrino Observatory to be set up in Tamilnadu.
58. The newly released Book, Walking With Lions, Tales from a Diplomatic Past is w
ritten by:
Answer. K. Natwar Singh
59. The president of India was the Chief Guest at the Independence Day celebrati

ons of .. on
March 2012.
Answer. Mauritius
60. Who has been elected as the new Pope of the Catholic Church?
Answer. Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina. He has chosen the name Francis.
61. Indias first indigenously developed subsonic cruise missile:
Answer. Nirbhay. The test firing of the missile on March 12 achieved partial suc
cess.
62. . was selected as the best feature film for the 60th National Film Awards?
Answer. Paan Singh Tomar (Hindi) directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia
63. Which state assembly has started year long celebrations to mark 50 years of
its inception?
Answer. Goa
64. Who has been appointed as the President of the Peoples Republic of China?
Answer. Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang has been appointed as the countrys new Prime Mi
nister.
65. Who has been elected as the new chairman of the Confederation of Indian Indu
stry (CII)?
Answer. S. Gopalakrishnan
66. The Indian who has been appointed as the World Editor of the Time Magazine?
Answer. Bobby Ghosh, He is the first non American World Editor in TIMEs history.
67. The current winners of Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament?
Answer. Australia
68. Who scored the fastest debut century test cricket?
Answer. Shikhar Dhawan
69. Which Malayalam film bagged the National award for the best film on social i
ssues?
Answer. Spirit, directed by Renjith
70. The worlds largest biogas plant has been inaugurated in?
Answer. Finland, It has a capacity of 140 MW.
71. Which state celebrated its foundation day as Utkal Divas on April 1?
Answer. Odisha.
Note: It was established as a province in the British India on April 1, 1936.
72. The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) commissioned its first solar p
ower plant in:
Answer. Dadri, Uttar Pradesh
73. The 5th BRICS summit was recently held at:
Answer. Durban, South Africa (March 26-27).
Note: The member states of BRICS are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Afri
ca.
74. The Indian space scientist who has been inducted into the prestigious Satell
ite Hall of Fame,
Washington:
Answer. U.R Rao, He is the first Indian to get this rare honour.

75. The Italian foreign minister who resigned over the governments decision to re
turn the two Italian marines to India?
Answer. Giulio Terzi
75. The Supreme Court of India rejected the plea of the Swiss based drug company
to patent the cancer drug called Glivec.
Answer. Novartis
76. Which gulf country has recently enforced the new labour law named Nitaqat (Na
turalisation),
which affects a huge number of Indians working there?
Answer. Saudi Arabia
77. Sukumari, the veteran film actor who passed away recently, had made her debu
t at the age of 10 through the Tamil movie..
Answer. Oru Iravu
78. Malala Yousafzai has recently signed a deal to publish her autobiography tit
led ..
Answer. I Am Malala
79. World Autism Awareness Day was observed on:
Answer. April 2
80. In which state has the NTPC decided to set up Indias first geothermal plant?
Answer. Chhattisgarh
81. Hamadi Jebali, the Prime Minister of ., has resigned after failing to form a non
-partisan government.
Answer. Tunisia
82. The Government of Kerala has recently amended the Kerala Abkari Act by raisi
ng the age for buying and selling liquor to .
Answer. Twenty One. The age limit was previously eighteen.
83. Who was presented with Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, Kerala Governments highest lit
erary honour, on Feb 18?
Answer. Atoor Ravi Varma
84. has been declared as the first e-district in Kerala?
Answer. Ernakulam
85. The Kerala State award for the Best feature film was bagged by the movie
Answer. Celluloid.
86. Angelo Mathews has been appointed as the captain of the Cricket team of:
Answer. Srilanka. He replaced Mahela Jayawardene.
87. Indias new stock exchange, . Started trading shares on February 11.
Answer. MCX-Stock Exchange (MCX-SX)
Note: MCX stands for Multi Commodity Exchange. This is Indias third national leve
l stock exchange,
after Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE).
88. The code name given to the entire plan of the execution of Afsal Guru, the p
arliament attack convict:
Answer. Operation Three Star
89. The Ministry of Forests and Environment of India has given clearance to the
Tawang Hydroelectric Project Phase II. In which state is the project situated?

Answer. Arunachal Pradesh


90. The Special Olympics World Winter Games was held from Jan 29 to Feb 5 in:
Answer. Pyeong Chang, South Korea.
91. Worlds tallest Mahatma Gandhi statue was unveiled on Feb 15 in:
Answer. Patna, Bihar
92. Which Indian economist has recently received Frances highest civilian award, C
ommandeur de la Legion dHonneur (Legion of Honour)?
Answer. Amartya Sen
93. Rafael Correa has been re-elected for a third time as President of:
Answer. Ecuador
94. World Health Day was observed on:
Answer. April 7
95. Who has taken over as the new Chairman of NASSCOM (National Association of S
oftware Services Companies)?
Answer. Krishnakumar Natarajan
96. Which company launched the electric car named e2o?
Answer. Mahindra & Mahindra
97. India started Visa on Arrival (VoA) facility from April 1 for the senior cit
izens of which neighboring country?
Answer. Pakistan
98. NPHCE, the newly launched programme by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfa
re of India stands for:
Answer. National Programme for the Health Care of the Elderly.
99. Which Booker prize winning novelist and screenwriter known for the novel Heat
and Dust passed away recently?
Answer. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.
100. Who has created history by becoming the first Indian on a solo non-stop tri
p across the world in a sail boat?
Answer. Lieutenant Commander Abhilash Tomy
101. Miss Universe 2012 is:
Answer. Olivia Culpo
102. The recipient of Bharath Muni Samman 2012 is:
Ans. Hema Malini
103. Pranab Mukherjee: The All Season Man was written by whom?
Answer. Sukhendu Sekar Ray
104. The new Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh is:
Answer. Virbhadra Singh
105. The Director of Film Life of Pi?
Answer. Ang Lee
106. The new Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is:
Answer. Ranjith Sinha
107. The new Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF) is:

Answer. Subash Joshi


108. "Controversially Yours was written by:
Answer. Shoaib Aktar
109. "Broken Republic was written by:
Answer. Arundhati Roy
110. I.K Gujrals autobiography is:
Answer. Matters of Discretion
111. Which country is set to launch first solid fuel rocket by 2016?
Answer. China
112. At which location, Indias first all Women Post Office was recently inaugurat
ed?
Answer. New Delhi
113. Which was the theme for "International Womens Day 2013?
Answer. "A Promise is a promise": Time for action to end violence against women.
114. Which Indian was awarded SAARC Literature Award in 2013?
Answer. Abhay. K
115. Recently, which state government has announced a new scheme called Kanyasri
Prakalpa, to encourage girls towards higher education?
Answer. West Bengal
116. Recently, who was re-elected for a second term as IAEA Chief?
Answer. Yukiya Amano
117. Recently, which country, the giant Atacama Large Millimeter/sub millimeter
Array (ALMA) telescope is unveiled?
Answer. Chile
118. Who is selected for the prestigious Jnanpith award for the year 2012?
Answer. Ravuri Bharadhwaja for his contributions to Telugu literature.
Current Affairs 2011- December
1. Which legendary bollywood actor passed away recently at the age of 88 ?
Dev Anand
2. Which two social networking sites have joined hands to challenge Facebook?
Twitter amd Mixi
3. What values of preferential shares have Air Indias lenders were approved by
its board?
Rs.7,500 crore
4. Who has been appointed as Executive Director of Indian Overseas Bank?
A.D.M.Chavali
5. Which Indian banks credit ratings have been assigned stable tag by Standard a
nd Poor International rating agency?
State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Indian Bank
6. Name the 2-day literature festival scheduled to be held in Delhi.
Samanvay: IHC Bharatiya Bhasa Mahotsav
7. Name the Apples co-founder who is set to visit Indias technology capital.

Steve Wozniak
8. Where is ITC set to build $300 million hotel?
Colombo, Sri Lanka
9. Name the Indian American who has been chosen as the most powerful woman in Ca
lifornia by National Diversity Council.
Shefali Duggal
10. Name the short film about child poverty in India which won the Golden Lmap T
ree award at the 42nd International Film festival.
Another Planet
11. Which countrys first female athlete is set to participate in Olympics 2012?
Saudi Arabia
12. Who is set to take over as LG Display Co. Ltd.s Chief Executive in 2012?
Han Sang-beom
13. Name the Indian origin American who won Guardian First Book award.
Siddhartha Mukherjee
14. Which telecom provider is set to allow its mobile subscribers in India to ac
cess microblogging site Twitter on their handsets free of cost until March 1st,
2012?
Bharti Airtel
15. Which foreign lender bank has launched fixed rate for home loan and loans ag
ainst property?
HSBC
16. Which actor was recently in India to promote his movie Mission Impossible -4
?
Tom Cruise
17. Who has been named captain of the IPL team Rajasthan Royals for the 5th Edit
ion?
Rahul Dravid
18. Which 2 teams have decided to withdraw from F1 teams associations?
Ferrari and Red Bull
19. Name the Iranian teenager who won World Snooker title recently.
Hossein Vafaei Ayouri
20. Which Colombian film bagged Golden Peacock award at the 42nd International F
ilm Festival in India?
Porfirio
21. Which company introduced disabled-friendly tools for application in software
of common use as the world observed World Disability Day on December 3rd 2011?
Microsoft India
22. Which bank picked up 51% stake in Bharti Axa Mutual Fund?
Bank of India
23. Which channel did Pakistan cable operators block recently?
BBC World News
24. Name the Former Brazil soccer captain who died recently.

Socrates
25. Where the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry is set to o
pen an office to boost economic ties between the 2 countries?
Kathmandu, Nepal
26. Who won the Golf Hong Kong Open?
Rory McIlroy
27. Who is set to receive Humanitarian award which is to be presented by Harvard
Foundation?
Lionel Richie
28. Which tamil song has been treated as classic example of viral marketing as p
er Indian Institute of Management?
Why this Kolaveri Di
29. Who got the winning point as Spain won the fifth Davis Cup title?
Rafael Nadal
30. Name the debut Marathi movie of Helen which is set to release on December 16
th 2011.
One Room Kitchen
31. Which bank was fined 10.5 million pounds for mis-selling to elderly?
HSBC
32. Which states chief minister has surpassed other politicians to emerge as the
most popular politico on social media?
Gujarat Chief Minister. Narendra Modi
33. Which country has over taken India as Diabetes Capital?
China
34. When is the inaugural 3-day global conference on Tax and Inequality scheduled
to begin in India?
7th December to 9th December 2011
35. Who have been nominated for FIFA World Player of the Year award?
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Xavi Hernandez
36. Use of which notes is to be treated as terror act?
Fake Notes
37. When the National Telecom Policy is set to be rolled out?
2012
38. Which bank is set to buy more than half of Barclays Indian credit card portf
olio?
Standard Chartered Bank
39. Who has been appointed as Manufacturers Association for Information Technolo
gys executive director?
Sabyasachi Patra
40. Which company recently got NOC from ONGC to sell major stake in its Indian u
nit to Vedanta Resources?
Carin India
41. Name the mobile app company which Facebook acquired recently.

Gowalla
42. Who resigned from Hindustan Unilever Board recently?
HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh
43. Name the US scriptwriter who debuted with Bollywood kid books.
Nico Raposo
44. Who has been appointed as Managing Director for India by Research in Motion?
Sunil Dutt
45. Which 3 countries are set to hold Trilateral meet in Washington?
India, US and Japan
46. When is the 2012 Indian Grand Prix scheduled to be held?
October 28th 2012
47. When is the Direct Tax Code (DTC) scheduled to come into force in India?
From 1st April 2012
48. Against whom did Vishwanthan Anand loose in recently held London Chess Class
ic?
Hikaru Nakamura
49. Which Indian state is set to get Green Field Industrial Corridor?
Arunachal Pradesh
50. Which artist won the 2011 Turner Prize?
Martin Boyce
51. Which singer won six awards in 2011 American Country Awards?
Jason Aldean
52. Who is the 2nd person to score double century in One-day International crick
et?
Virendar Sehwag
53. Who has been appointed as VP of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers for Asia?
Xiaodong Lee
54. Who has been appointed to head UN audit panel?
CAG Vinod Rai
55. Which country becomes 3rd biggest US arms purchaser?
India
56. Which Mail service is now available in 8 Indian languages?
Yahoo Mail
57. Who is set to be civil aviation minister of India?
Ajit Singh
58. Which 2 states to have separate IAS, IPS and IFS cadres?
Manipur and Tripura
59. Who has been appointed as Director General, Central Health Services for Biha
r?
Dr.Jagdish Prasad

60. Which business school has been ranked 2nd best MBA School in Asia-Pacific?
IIM Ahmedabad
61. Who won the 2011 Indian National Rally Championship?
Gaurav Gill(co-driver Musa Sherif)
62. Name the telugu film producer popularly known as Mallemala who passed away rec
ently.
M.S.Reddy
63. Name the Argentine President who is sworn in for 2nd term.
Cristina Fernandez
64. Name the award that was conferred to Bharti Airtel recently.
Telecom Centre of Excellence Award
65. Name the Indian footballer, an assistant manager of Indian Bank who passed a
way recently.
Hamilton Bobby
66. Who resigned as National Cricket Academy chairman?
Anil Kumble
67. Where was the midnight marathon held recently?
Bangalore
68. When is the World Series Hockey postponed to?
February 29th 2012
69. Which country is set to open military base in Indian Ocean?
China
70. Who is set to make film on 26/11 attacks?
Ram Gopal Verma
71. Who has been named PGA Tour Player of the Year?
Luke Donald
72. Which bank has been selected as best public sector bank in India?
Bank of Baroda
73. Name the NRI industrialist who has been conferred with the Life Time Achieve
ment award for his contribution in various fields.
Lord Swraj Paul
74. Who won the under-14 boys American Cup Tennis Championship in Miami,Florida?
Sumit Nagal
75. Which state schools are set to implement Trimester system from 2012-13 acade
mic year?
Tamil Nadu
76. Which were the 3 anti-graft bills passed recently by Union Cabinet in India?
Whistleblowers Bill or Public Interest Disclosure and Protection to Persons Maki
ng the DisclouserBill, Judicial
Accountability Bill and Grievance Redressal Bill
77. Which Indian University is set to tie-up with Canadas Memorial University of
Newfoundland (MUN) in the area of biology?
M.S.University

78. Name the NRI architect who won Glory of India Award and Certificate of Excel
lence.
Ar Mohammed Aun
79. Which Noble Laureates book containing poems and other works fetched $170,500
at a Sothebys auction?
Rabindranath Tagore
80. Which country is set to host BRICS Trade Ministers in March 2012?
India
81. For what purpose India and Russia recently signed a deal?
To produce 42 Sukhoi fighters
82. Which bank launched Bank on wheels in Karnataka recently?
State Bank of India
83. Which major bill was cleared by Indian Union Cabinet on 18th December 2011?
Food Security Bill
84. Who has been honoured Banker of the Year award 2010-11?
Ravi Pillai
85. Name the Former Miss Venezuela who died of breast cancer.
Eva Ekvall
86. Where is China set to begin work on the worlds highest airport?
Tibets Nagqu town (4,436 metres or 14,553 feet above sea level)
87. Where in Russia is the worlds deepest metro station set to be unveiled?
St.Petersburg, Admiralteiskaya station
88. At what value have India and Japan agreed for currency swap?
$15 billion
89. Where has Aditya Birla Group set to invest $500 million?
Turkey
90. Name the 2 Indian umpires and judge who have been appointed for the 2012 Lon
don Olympics hockey event.
R.V.Raghu Prasad and Claudius De Sales
91. What values of preferential shares have Air Indias lenders were approved by i
ts board?
Rs.7,500 crore
92. Who has been appointed as Executive Director of Indian Overseas Bank?
A.D.M.Chavali
Current Affairs December 2012
1. Name the corporate Hockey team which emerged champion against Bharat Petroleu
m in the 23rd Lal Bahadur Shastri hockey tournament at the Shivaji Stadium on 4
December 2012.
Answer: (a) Air India
2. Name the England Cricket Captain who became the youngest Batsman to score 700
0 Runs
Answer: (a) Alastair Cook

3. Name the Basket player who Became Youngest Player in the History of NBA to Re
ach 30000 Career Points
Answer: (b) Kobe Bryant
4. Name the Cricketer and Former Captain of the Australian Cricket team who on 3
December 2012 announced his retirement from International Test Cricket.
Answer: (a) Ricky Ponting
5. The Competent
ficer (MP-77) as
the Director for
Answer: (a) Syed

Authority on 3 December 2012 approved the appointment an IPS of


officer on Special Duty in the Intelligence Bureau and also as
Intelligence Bureau. Name the Person.
Asif Ibrahim

6. Name the Senior party leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Indian Natio
nal Congress who on 6 December 2012 switched sides and joined the BJP with his s
upporters.
Answer: (a) Narhari Amin
7. The Uttar Pradesh government on 4 December 2012 decided to issue Cards to ind
ustrialists and industrial associations for easy access to its offices. What is
the name of that card?
Answer: (a) Golden cards
8. Union Government of India on 5 December 2012 cleared the decks for transferri
ng the prime India 12.5 acre United Mill land in Mumbai to the Maharashtra gover
nment for building a state-of-the-art memorial for an Indian revolutionary and p
olitical leader. Name the political leader.
Answer: (b) BR Ambedkar
9. The Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) on 7 December 2012 asked Karnataka to
provide Tamil Nadu with how many TMC(thousand million cubic) feet of Cauvery wat
er during December 2012
Answer: (a) 12 TMC feet
10. The 11th meeting of the India-Canada Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter Te
rrorism was held on 29 November 2012. Where was this meeting held?
Answer: (c) New Delhi
11. A meeting of the India and Pakistan former diplomats, peace activists, army
and navy officers concluded on 3 December 2012 with an agenda that Sir Creek dis
pute will be resolved. What are the other territorial troubles that sit amidst t
he India-Pakistan relationship?
Answer: (c) Both of these
12. China held one of its largest- ever air force drill involving multi-types fi
ghter planes, amid heightened tensions with Japan over territorial dispute in th
e East China Sea. How many fighter planes were involved in the drill?
Answer: (c) 100
13. Who was the first top ranking Indian official to visit China after changes i
n Communist Party of China?
Answer: (c) Shiv Shankar Menon
14) How many Indian writers are shortlisted for DSC South Asian Literature Prize
2013?
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. One
Answer- B
15) How many Billion tones of ice has been reparted to lose by Greenland?
A. 200 B. 100 C. 300 D. 400

Answer A
16) Recently, a book on the life of which cricketer has been relaesed?
A. Sachin B. Dravid C. Kapil Dev D. Yuvraj
Answer- D
17) A book titled Victory India - A Key to Quality Military Leadership has been
released by which Chief Marshal of Military?
A. Army B. Navy C. Air force D. Paramilitary Forces
Answer- C
18) Ajmal Kasab got hanged in the jail of which city?
A. Mimbai B. Pune C. Delhi D. Nagpur
Answer- B
19. PetroChina in the third week of December 2012 agreed to buy a 49.9 percent s
take in which Canadian firm?
Answer: (a) Encana s Natural Gas Project

20. Who was appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer of Levi Strauss & Co?
Answer: (a) Harmit Singh
21. What kinds of clauses were added by Marks & Spencer (M&S), the British retai
l company to the agreements in India?
Answer: (b) Anti-bribery clauses
22. ICICI Bank, the largest private sector bank of India on 13 December 2012 ope
ned 101 distinct gramin branches or rural branches as the part of its financial
enclosure plan. In how many states were these branches opened?
Answer: (d) Six states
23. Where did the American Depositary Shares (ADS) of Infosys, Indias second-larg
est IT services provider started trading on 12 December 2012?
Answer: (c) New York Stock Exchange
24. French scientists claimed that they developed a new system which enables hum
ans to get 360 degree vision. The headset in the system is said to capture the i
mages from different directions and thereafter transform these into the matter w
hich is possible for the human vision system to comprehend. What is the name of
this new system?
Answer: (b) FlyVIZ
25. Scientists from NASA spotted the longest extra-terrestrial river system ever
on Saturns moon Titan which appears to be a miniature version of one of the Eart
hs rivers. Titan which appears to be a miniature version of which river of Earth?
Answer: (c) Nile River
26. Scientists in northern Mexico discovered a new dinosaur with a large promine
nt nose which lived about 73 million years ago. What is the name of this new din
osaur?
Answer: (a) Latirhinus Uitstlani
27. British scientists claimed that they developed in the first week of December
2012, the first toothbrush of the world called Emmident toothbrush which makes
use of the _________ for cleaning teeth. Fill in the blank with appropriate word
:
Answer: (b) Ultrasound waves
28. The 11th meeting of the India-Canada Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter Te
rrorism was held on 29 November 2012. Where was this meeting held?

Answer: (c) New Delhi


29. A meeting of the India and Pakistan former diplomats, peace activists, army
and navy officers concluded on 3 December 2012 with an agenda that Sir Creek dis
pute will be resolved. What are the other territorial troubles that sit amidst t
he India-Pakistan relationship?
Answer: (c) Both of these
30. China held one of its largest- ever air force drill involving multi-types fi
ghter planes, amid heightened tensions with Japan over territorial dispute in th
e East China Sea. How many fighter planes were involved in the drill?
Answer: (c) 100
31. Who was the first top ranking Indian official to visit China after changes i
n Communist Party of China?
Answer: (c) Shiv Shankar Menon
32. Apple, on 7 December 2012 launched two new devices. Which are these two devi
ces?
Answer: (c) iPad mini and fourth generation iPad
33. Wipro Consumer Care and Lightning (WCCL) on 8 December 2012 acquired the Sin
gapore-based FMCG Company for 790 Crore Rupees. What is the name of this company
?
Answer: (a) LD Waxson
34. Suresh Vaswani, the former co-CEO of Wipro was appointed as the President of
Dell Services, the computer-maker, on 6 December 2012. Which of the following s
tatements is true in this context?
a) Before being promoted to the position of Dells president, Vaswani was also the
head of application services as well as BPO segment of Dell.
b) In 2011, Vaswani exited from Wipro where he had spent 25 years.
c) Vaswani reported to Schuckenbrock, the former President of Dell.
d) All the three statements are true.
Answer: (d) All the three statements are true.
35. Adani Mining, a global integrated infrastructure player on 3 December 2012 a
nnounced completion of the largest mining exploration programme in Australia in
a record time. How much time did the Adani Mining take for the programme?
Answer: (b) 9 months
36. Nokia, one of the giant mobile makers agreed to sell the head quarter buildi
ng or 222 million US dollar or 170 million Euros on 4 December 2012. The headqua
rter building is to be bought by Exilion, the Finnish real estate company. Where
was the headquarter building of Nokia located?
Answer: (a) Finland
37. Name the bank with which the Reserve Bank of India on 4 December 2012 signed
a three year Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) for swapping of the local currenc
ies to address short-term liquidity problems.
Answer: (c) Bank of Japan
38. State Bank of India (SBI), the largest lender of India on 5 December 2012 an
nounced about its expectation of infusion of what amount from the government in
2012-2013 fiscal year?
Answer: (a) 4000 Crore rupees
39. Infosys decided to transfer listing of American shares of the company from N
asdaq to an stock exchange. Name the particular stock exchange.
Answer: (d) New York Stock Exchange

40. Which Government body on 29 November 2012 dismissed appeals of two Sahara co
mpanies- Sahara India Real Estate Corp (SIRECL) and Sahara Housing Investment Co
rp (SHICL) against SEBI?
Answer: (a) Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT)
41. Eight core sectors of the Indian Economy grew by how much percent in the eig
ht-month high in October 2012-2013 as compare with the 0.4 percent in same time
period last year?
Answer: (a) 6.5 Percent
42. Name the renowned soccer player who on 9 December 2012 set the record for mo
st goals in a calendar year by scoring his 86th goal of 2012
Answer: (b) Lionel Messi
43. Name the giant of Indian domestic cricket who died on 11 December and was fa
mous for coming close to breaking Sir Don Bradman s first-class score in the Ran
ji Trophy.
Answer: (b) BB Nimbalkar

44. Name the team that was defeated by to win the inaugural SBI T20 World Cup fo
r the Blind on 13 December 2012 at Central College grounds in Bangalore.
Answer: (b) Pakistan
45. Which team on 15 December 2012 won the 3rd World Cup Kabaddi Tournament for
the third consecutive time in the Mens category and second consecutive time in th
e Womens category?
Answer: (a) India
46. Which Country won the Junior Table Tennis Championship claiming all the titl
es?
Answer: (b) China
47. Market regulator Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) allowed entitie
s to set up Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) which is a newly created class o
f pooled-in investment vehicles for real estate, private equity and hedge funds.
Specify the number of entities allowed to set up.
Answer: (b) 12
48. Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released on 12 December 2012 showed that the
retail inflation increased for the second successive month to how many percent
in November 2012?
Answer: (a) 9.90
49. The Union government of India on 13 December 2012 approved the setting up of
Committee to fast track investment clearances for mega projects. Name the Commi
ttee approved.
Answer: (c) Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI)
50. Name the Stock exchange which on 14 December 2012 launched an SME index whic
h primarily aims at tracking the current primary market conditions in the Indian
capital market and measuring the growth in investors wealth over a period.
Answer: (a) Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
51. As per the report of Aviation Ministry IndiGo lost huge amount in fiscal yea
r, 2011-2012, the airline was operating in profits constantly in last three fina
ncial years. What was the loss amount in said fiscal year 2011-12?
Answer: (a) 87.6 crore Rupees
Current Affairs 2012- February

1. The Worlds Youngest MCP and CCNA, who has exceptionally highest IQ in the worl
d ?
Vishalini 11 year old Indian girl Vishalini, Born in Thirunelveli, a small city
of Tamil Nadu.
2. Name the Pakistani cricketer who was released from jail because of good behav
iour after serving half of his 6 month sentence.
Mohammad Aamer
3. Which authors autobiography release was cancelled at the Kolkata Book Fair?
Taslima Nasreen
4. Name the luxury watch collection launched by Seiko Watch India at a price ran
ge of Rs.1-5 lakh per piece.
Ananta
5. What value of overseas inflow was injected into Indian markets in January 201
2?
Rs.26,000 crore (US$5.08 billion)
6. Which guidelines have SEBI notified allowing companies to reduce promoter sha
reholding through private placement?
Institutional Placement Programme (IPP)
7. Which company will acquire full control of UTV Software and Communications Lt
d.?
US-based Walt Disney
8. What is the value of IPO filed by Facebook?
$5 billion
9. Expand SAR.
Specific Absorption Rate
10. Who was awarded Pride of India award by the Indian-American community in Washi
ngton?
Mallikarjun Kharge
11. Name the book launched by Sonu Nigam authored by Priya Kumar.
The Perfect World
12. Which Italian luxury brand is looking to bring its high-end homeware and fur
nishings retail stores to India?
Giorgio Armani
13. Which country announced 3-day national mourning following violence at a foot
ball stadium in Port Said?
Egypt
14. Who is Worlds shortest man ?
72-year-old Chandra Bahadur Dangi of Nepal
15. Which bollywood actor was honoured with a Green Globe award for outstanding
effort to fight climate change?
Abhishek Bachchan
16. Name the singer who has been appointed as anti-tobacco campaign ambassador.
Playback Singer Shann
17. Name the car model unveiled by Sahara Force India.

VJM05
18. What award was conferred to Amul company in the manufacturing category recen
tly?
Green Globe Foundation award
19. Who have been selected for the Bharat Vikas Rathna award by the All India Bu
siness Development Association, New Delhi?
C Basavegowda, President, Mysore and Chamarajanagar District Cooperative Central
Bank Ltd.
20. Who will be the only Indian driver in the Formula One for 2012 season after
signing to continue with Hispania Racing (HRT)?
Narain Karthikeyan
21. Name the British energy minister who resigned recently.
Chris Huhne
22. Name the car launched by Ferrari for 2012 F1 season?
F2012
23. Name the CEO of Micron Technology who died in a plane crash and who has been
appointed as CEO?
Steve Appleton and Mark Durcan
24. In which country have UN declared end of famine?
Somalia
25. Which social networking site turned 8 recently?
Facebook
26. Who has been appointed as Executive Director of Corporation Bank?
Amar Lal
27. Who won the World Squash Federation under-21 world cup?
Egypt against India 2-1
28. Which 3-day youth festival is back after a gap of 7 years in Jaipur?
Ghoomar
29. Who won the Champions Trophy womens hockey tournament for the 5th time?
Argentina
30.Name the Romanian Prime Minister who quit recently.
Emil Boc
31. Name the Managing Director and CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank who quit recently.
Amitabh Chaturvedi
32. Name the Mumbai-based historian who passed away recently.
Sharada Dwivedi
31. Name the science communicator who passed away recently.
R.D.Sharma
32. In which currency is India set to pay for 45% of Iran oil imports?
Rupee
33. Name the Maldives President who was appointed after Mohamed Nasheed quit.
Mohammad Waheed Hassan

34. Who has been appointed as Chief executive operations for Chinas Walmart?
Greg Foran
35. Name the novelist whose 200th birthday ceremony was observed led by Prince C
harles.
Charles Dickens
36. Which company renewed sponsorship deal with Indian hockey team?
Sahara
37. Which singer is launching her own social networking website exclusively for
her fans?
Lady Gaga
38. Name the book featuring the problems of NRIs living in Gulf countries release
d by Mohammed Ali Shabbir and written by Mohammed Saifuddin.
Expat Ride
39. India-born biologist who bags worlds 1st major international award?
Kamal Bawa
40. Which country released worlds highest resolution lunar images taken by its 2n
d moon orbiter, Change-2?
China
41. What percentage of the worlds mangrove vegetation does India account for?
3%
42. Which place in Tamil Nadu is all set to get 4th Science Park?
Coimbatore
43. Name the Indian American orthodontist who was honoured with Hind Rattan Award.
Dr.Gagan Balla
44. What sum of amount is National Housing Bank set to receive from World Bank w
hich would help in its refinancing programme?
$300 million(Rs.1,500 crore)
45. Name the newly elected President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerc
e and Industry (FICCI)?
R.V.Kanoria
46. Which cricket batting legend is been inducted into ICC Hall of Fame?
Sunil Gavaskar
47. Name the commission setup in accordance with Section 74 of the Meghalaya Pol
ice Act.
Police Accountability Commission
48. What sum of amount has Bank of England set to pump into economy?
50 billion pounds
49. Name the electronics retailer bought by Flipkart for $25 million.
Letsbuy
50. When is Windows 8 set to be released by Microsoft?
February 29th 2012
51. Veteran Bollywood writer-filmmaker who died recently ?

O.P. Dutta
52. Which company will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and dig
ital picture frames?
Eastman Kodak Co. (Kodak)
53. Name the Germans 1997 Tour de France winner who received 2-year ban for a blo
od doping offence.
Jan Ullrich
54. Who was honoured with Lata Mangeshkar award by the Madhya Pradesh government
recently?
Rajesh Roshan
55. Name the site launched by an Italian computer science professor who hopes it
will be a challenge to the US technology giant Google.
Volunia (www.volunia.com)
56. Which bank is set to launch Indias first Infrastructure Debt Fund (IDF)?
IDBI bank
57. Where is the wax sculpture of Novak Djokovic revealed?
Central Serbian town of Jagodina
58. Who has been appointed as non-executive chairman for India operations by Vod
afone?
Analjit Singh
59. Name the bollywood writer-filmmaker who passed away recently.
O.P.Dutta
60. Why zebras have black and white stripes (recently solved mystery)?
To keep blood-sucking flies away
61. Which economist is named for US Humanities medal?
Amartya Sen
62. Who is the first Indian defence minister to visit Saudi Arabia?
A.K.Antony
63. Name the former secretary-general of Basketball Federation of India who pass
ed away recently.
Harish Sharma
64. Name the US-based pop music queen who died recently.
Whitney Houston
65. Who won the womens doubles event at the Pattaya Open 2012?
Sania Mirza and Anastasia Rodionova
66. Who has been elected as Deputy Chief of Indian Army?
Lt.Gen.Ramesh Halgali
67. Who was honoured with a posthumous Grammy award for his contributions to the
music industry in area other than
performance?
Steve Jobs
68. What percentage is the planned road tax for vehicles across India?
6%

69. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director for India and SAARC operatio
ns by McAfee?
Jagdish Mahapatra
70. Who will replace Eric Simons as Indian cricket bowling coach?
Australian, Joe Dawes
71. Who took over as president of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India fo
r the year 2012-13?
Jaydeep Shah
72. Name the renowned Urdu poet who passed away after battling lung cancer recen
tly.
Akhlaq Mohammad Khan
73. Name the Karnataka Higher Education Minister who passed away in Bangalore re
cently.
V.S.Acharya
74. Who was honoured with Serbias highest honour, the Karadjordje Star medal?
Novak Djokovic
75. At what value has Bank of Japan set to expand its asset purchase programme?
10tn yen($130 billion)
76. Where in India 9-day 20th World Book Fair is held?
New Delhi Read More
77. Where does Indias forex reserves stand for the week ended 17th February 2012?
$293.44 billion
78. Name the cricketer who was honoured with lifetime membership of the Sydney C
ricket Ground.
Sachin Tendulkar
79. Which country has been ranked as the worlds richest country in the list compi
led by US magazine Forbes?
Qatar
80. Which country did India beat to qualify for London Olympics mens hockey 2012?
France
81. Which west Asian country approved for new constitution recently?
Syria
82. Which model of Nokia phone has been built with 41-megapixel sensor camera?
Nokia 808 Pureview camera phone
83. Name the chief appointed for Pakistan Air Force.
Air Marshal Tahir Rafiq Butt
84. Which company signed a long-term agreement to supply 250 MW power to Banglad
esh Power Development Board?
NTPC
85. What value of second bailout pacakge did German parliament pass for Greece t
o help the country avoid a default?
130 billion euros ($174.4 billion)

86. Name the digital music store launched by flipkart.com.


Flyte
87. Where in India was the inaugural World Series Hockey tournament held?
Chandigarh
88. Which company bagged Airtels network deal for Maharashtra?
Nokia Siemens
89. Who has been appointed as chairman of MindTree?
Subroto Bagchi
90. Name the online property search portal launched by HDFC in Kolkata
HDFC Red
91. Who resigned as PepsiCo India Foods CEO?
Varun Berry
92. Name the application launched by Vigyan Prasar and IGNOU as a free SMS servi
ce for mobile users that delivers content on science and related areas.
Science@Mobile
The new communication satellite launched by NASA on 31 January 2013 to stay in t
ouch with its space station astronauts- TDRS(Tracking and Data Relay Satellite)
The person who emerged as winner to the first direct Presidential elections held
in Czech Republic on 25 January 2013-Milos Zeman
The renowned painter of Bengal School died on 1 February 2013 following a brief
illness at Kolkata hospital- Shanu Lahiri
The prominent Pakistani journalist died on 2 February 2013 in New York following
4-year long fight with cancer- Ayesha Haroon
World cancer day was observed on - 4 February 2013
Solicitor-General of India, who resigned from his office on 4 February 2013- Roh
inton F Nariman
The Australian cricket captain who won the fourth Allan Border Medal in Melbourn
e on 4 February 2013- Michael Clarke
President of Republic of Mauritius who visited India from 3 Jan 2013 to 10 Jan 2
013 and was honoured with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award-Rajkeswur Purryag
The King of Bhutan who visited India from 23 to 30 January 2013 and was the Chie
f Guest for the Republic Day Celebration- Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
The fourth largest private sector Bank of India which was awarded the Financial
Institutions Syndicated Deal of the Year 2012 in its Asia Pacific Region- YES Ba
nk
The Parliament Attack Convict, who was hanged on 9 Feb 2013 at Tihar Jail after
his mercy petition was cancelled by the President of India- Afzal Guru
The Advocate-General of West Bengal who resigned from his office on 8 Feb 2013Anindya Kumar Mitra
The 72 years old table tennis legend who died in Beijing on 10 February 2013 fol
lowing lengthy fight with cancer- Zhuang Zedong

The sitar legend was honoured with the posthumous Lifetime Achievement Grammy aw
ard ON 9 February 2013- Pandit Ravi Shankar
US Marine General who took over the command of the NATO-led International Securi
ty Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan- Joseph Dunford
Conference for South Asian Autism Network (SAAN) for Autism Spectrum Disorders (
ASD) was concluded on -11 Feb 2013
Code name given to secret plan for executing Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist Afzal Gu
ru in Tihar Jail on 9 February 2013 -Operation Three Star
The short range surface-to-surface missile launched by Pakistan on 11 February 2
013 -Hatf IX (NASR)
The Person appointed as the chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi on 12 February 2013Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty
Prime Minister of the Himalayan Kingdom Bhutan was on an official visit to India
from 7 Feb. to 9 Feb. 2013- Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley
World Radio Day was observed on which day to raise awareness about the importanc
e of radio- 12 February 2013
The former Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, who sworn in as the Lokayukta
on 14 February 2013- Y Bhaskar Rao
The theme of 27nd edition of Surajkund mela that was ended on 15 February 2013 w
as Karnataka
The person who was appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to th
e United Nations on 13 February 2013- Ashok Kumar Mukerji
The Country which banned the Japanese cartoon Doraemon in the third week of Febr
uary 2013 because of the fears of Hindi invasion-Bangladesh
The Ecuador s President who was re-elected for a third term with more than 50 pe
rcent of the vote- Rafael Correa

The Person who was conferred with Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and
Development Award 2011 by the President of India Pranab Mukherjee on 18 Feb 201
3 -Ela Ramesh Bhatt
The former Union Minister and three times MP for Rajya Sabha, who died at the ag
e of 68 on 19 February 2013- Radhakishan Malviya
The former LIC chief who took over as the Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory a
nd Development Authority (IRDA) on 21 February 2013- T. S. Vijayan
The former head of Tata Group who was awarded the life time achievement award 20
12 by Ernst & Young on 21 February 2013- Ratan Tata
The Car Rally that was flagged off from the Helipad Ground in Salt Lake Stadium,
West Bengal on 22 February 2013- Silk Route Car Rally
The playbook which won four awards at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Mon
ica on 24 February 2013- Silver Linings Playbook
The Person who had sworn -in as the first woman President of South Korea on 25 F

ebruary 2013- Park Geun-hye


Q-Which mobile network in India launched One Nation, One Rate offering same rate f
or voice, sms and data in home circles and on roaming its network?
Ans-Aircel
Q-Which unique online contest organised by Karnataka Regional Youth Commission d
rew good response recently?
Ans-Crib Contest 2012
Q-Where in India 34th annual national conference of Indian Academy Forensic Medi
cine will be held from 1st to 3rd February 2013?
Ans-Mangalore (The Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College)
Q-Which university in India launched its diamond jubilee logo on 26th January 20
13, Republic Day?
Ans-Manipal University
Q-Which country announced a deal with international lenders to cancel its debt o
f about $6 billion?
Ans-Myanmar
Q-Which automobile maker sold 9.75 million vehicles group-wide and regained the
crown as the worlds top selling automaker of 2012?
Ans-Toyota Motor Corp
Q-SEBI allowed which stock exchange to voluntarily opt out of the exchange space
in India?
Ans-Hyderabad Stock Exchange
Q-Who is appointed as Senior Vice President Business Development of Shapoorji Pa
llonji International?
Ans-Steven Miller
Q- Which identity card that has been decided and consequently advised by the Min
istry of External Affairs in January 2013 to all Passport Issuing Authorities fo
r proof of address/identity for the purpose of passport application?
Ans- Aadhaar Card.
Q. What is the new name of No Frill Account ?
Ans :- Basic Banking Account

Q. Who is the new Defense Secretary of US?


Answer :- Chak Hegal
Q. The National Test House(NTH) which recently celebrated it s 100 years of cele
bration is located in which place? Answer :- Kolkata

Q. Which Indian is all set to join the prestigious international Satellite Hall
of France?
Answer :- U.R.Rao
Q. Recently, which bank has announced to open it s second branch in China?
Answer :- State Bank of India

Q. Who is the new Defense Secretary of US?


Answer :- Chak Hegal
Q. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Bharti Infratel?

Answer :- Sunil Khurana


Q. Name the political party formed by P.A.Sagma, former Lok Sabha Speaker?
Answer :- National Peoples Party(NPP)
Q. Who is the new Director of Intelligence Bureau(IB)?
Answer :- Syed Asif Ibrahim
Q. Which sports car has smashed the world record for acceleration after hitting
nearly 300 kmph in just over 13 seconds?
Answer :- Hennessey Venom GT
Q.Who is the current Chairman of University Grands Commission?
Answer :- Ved Prakash
Q. Who has been appointed as the new Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (V
SSC)?
Answer :- S.Ramakrishnan
Q. Who took charge as Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Develo
pment in New Delhi?
Ans: Dr. Shashi Tharoor.
Q. Former MP and ex-Union Minister for Rural Development _______ died in Andhra
Pradesh.
Ans: K. Yerran Naidu.
Q. Who addressed colorful cultural; extravaganza called SONABYSS-2012?
Ans: Paban Singh Ghatowar
.
Q. Who has received the 27th Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration?
Ans: Gulzar.
Q. Who is the current Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra?
Ans: Ajit Pawar.
Q. Kaziranga University tied up with which university recently?
Ans: Cardiff Metropolitan University of United Kingdom.
Q. Who is the current military chief of China?
Ans: Xi Jinping.
Q. Which Indian-American named US Professor of the year recently?
Ans: Autar Kaw.
Q. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Cipla?
Ans: Subhanu Saxena.
Q. Who has been re-elected as the Chairman of United Nations Panel of External A
uditors?
Ans: Vinod Rai.
Q. What is the name of 2014 Fifa World Cup Mascot?
Ans: Fuleco.
Q. Which country won the T20 World Cup for the Blind?
Ans: India.
Q. In which year Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) was launched?
Ans: 2008.

Q. Dinar is the currency of which country?


Ans: Iraq.
Q. Who has assumed charge as Executive Director on the Board of the Internationa
l Monetary Fund?
Ans: Dr. Rakesh Mohan.
Q. Who has been honored with the Hoover Medal at the Global Humanitarian Technol
ogy Conference in Seattle in Washington?
Ans: V. Narayan Murthy.
Q. Who was Keith Campbell, who died at the age of 58?
Ans: Scientist.
Q. Former _______ all-rounder Kevin Curran has died.
Ans: Zimbabwe.
Q. The former King of Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk has died in ______.
Ans: China.
Q. Who was Margaret Osborne DuPont, who has died at the age of 94?
Ans: Tennis Player.
Q. Who was T. Samuel, who has died at the age of 86?
Ans: Cartoonist.
Q. Who is the President of Mauritania?
Ans: Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.
Q. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of ICCs Cricket Committee?
Ans: Anil Kumble.
Q. The first International Day of Rural Women was observed on ______.
Ans: 15th October, 2008.
Q. Recently which day was celebrated as the first International Day of the Girl
Child by the United Nations?
Ans: 11th October.
Q. In which country the 12th summit of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) w
as held?
Ans: Azerbaijan.
Q. Which organization has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize?
Ans: European Union.
Q. Austere Challenge 2012 is the joint military exercise of USA and ______.
Ans: Israel.
Q. Womens Twenty20 Asia Cup 2012 was held in which country?
Ans: China.
Q. Rupesh Saha is a famous _______ player.
Ans: Billiards.
Q. Who is the founder & Chairman of Virgin Group?
Ans: Richard Branson.
Q. Which day is celebrated as the Navy Day in India?

Ans: 4th December.


Q. In which country the 5th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduct
ion was held?
Ans: Indonesia.
Q. Who assumed charge as the Union Minister of Culture?
Ans: Chandresh Kumari Katoch.
Q. Who has won the F1 title of 2012?
Ans: Sebastian Vettel.
Q. Who has taken charge as the Chairperson & Managing Director of Bank of India?
Ans: Vijayalakshmi Iyer.
Q. Who has been conferred the membership of Order of Australia?
Ans: Sachin Tendulkar.
Q. Who is the Prime Minister of Canada?
Ans: Stephen Harper.
Q. Who has been re-elected as the President of United States?
Ans: Barack Obama.
Q. Which film has won the Best Film Award in the 14th Mumbai Film Festival?
Ans: Miss Lovely.
Q. A total of ______ trains have been identified for providing OBHS services.
Ans: 535.
Q. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Institute of Rural Management,
Anand (IRMA)?
Ans: Deep Joshi.
Q. In which state the 28th National Junior Athletic Championships were held?
Ans: Uttar Pradesh.
Q. Mahesh Bhupathi and ________ clinched the Paris Master.
Ans: Rohan Bopanna.
Q. Which country has won the Asian Kabaddi Championship?
Ans: Pakistan.
Q. Peter Gade has announced his retirement from International ________.
Ans: Badminton.
Q. Who has won the Golden Boot Award as Europes top Scorer?
Ans: Lionel Messi.
Q. Which day is observed as World AIDS Day every year?
Ans: 1st December.
Q. Who is the Foreign Secretary of Britain?
Ans: William Hague.
Q. Who dedicated to the nation a new Integrated Terminal Building of Swami Vivek
ananda Airport at Raipur?
Ans: Pranab Mukherjee.
Q. Union Cabinet approved levy of about Rs. _______ crore one-time spectrum fees

on all existing telecom companies.


Ans: 31,000.
Q. Who took over as the new Minister of Minority Affairs?
Ans: K. Rahman Khan.
Q. The Andhra Pradesh High Court termed the life-ban imposed on Indian cricketer
___________, illegal.
Ans: Muhammad Azharuddin.
Q. Who took charge as the new Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Minist
er?
Ans: Kamal Nath.
Q. Who was conferred the Great Cross of Civil Merit by Government of Spain?
Ans: Dr. Farooq Abdullah.
Q. Who assumed office as the new Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas?
Ans: Dr. M. Veerappa Moily.
Q. Who has been appointed as the Director General, Central Reserve Police Force
(CRPF)?
Ans: Pranay Sahay.
Q. Who assumed charge as the Union Minister of Railways on October 29, 2012?
Ans: Pawan Kumar Bansal.
Q. Who has been appointed as Director General (Investigation), National Human Ri
ghts Commission?
Ans: Kanwaljit Deol.
Q. Who assumed charge as the Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Science
?
Ans: Jaipal Reddy.
Q. India and ______ will explore the possibilities of joint venture investment i
n the field of hotel industry and infrastructural development.
Ans: Brunei.
Q. Who assumed charge as the Minister of States for Tribal Affairs?
Ans: Rance Narah.
Q. India and which country discussed Bilateral Cooperation in Transport Sector?
Ans: Switzerland.
Q. Who assumed charge as the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processi
ng Industries?
Ans: Tariq Anwar.
Q. Who assumed charge as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Minis
try of Youth Affairs and Sports?
Ans: Jitendra Singh.
Q. Who assumed charge as the Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment?
Ans: Kumari Selja.
Q. India and which country signed and Audi Visual Coproduction Agreement?
Ans: Spain.
Q. Who is Rakesh Misra?

Ans: Director General, Central Public Works Department, Ministry of Urban Develo
pment.
Q. Who is the chairman of SAIL?
Ans: C.S Verma.
Q. Who has taken over as the new Corporate Affairs Minister in Shastri Bhawan, N
ew Delhi?
Ans: Sachin Pilot.
Q. Department of Posts has been involved in rural development for the last _____
years.
Ans: 150.
Q. Who took charge as the Minister of Information & Broadcasting?
Ans: Manish Tewari.
Q. With which country India has agreed to Explore Cooperation in Tourism Sector
recently?
Ans: Bulgaria.
Q. Arrangement for Cooperation on Civil Aviation has been signed recently between
India & which country?
Ans: New Zealand.
Q. How many pacts have been signed between India & New Zealand to cooperate in t
he field of education?
Ans: Five.
Q. Two companies RENFE-Operadora and ADIF have signed an agreement with Indian R
ailway for technical cooperation. Which country these companies belong to?
Ans: Spain.
Q. The Centre has decided to provide ________ subsidy per Kg on the import of pu
lses to the states.
Ans: 20 rupees.
Q. Who was the first black President of Supreme Court of Brazil?
Ans: Joaquim Barbosa.
Q. Whose bronze statue was unveiled in Florida town by former President A. P. J.
Abdul Kalam?
Ans: Mahatma Gandhi.
Q. Which country successfully launched two experimental satellites to test its d
omestically developed components?
Ans: China.
Q. The global urban population is estimated to be 6.3 billion by which year?
Ans: 2050.
Q. Recently which country test-fired two nuclear-capable ballistic missiles?
Ans: Russia.
Q. Who has received a Special Recognition Award from the Sikh community in Londo
n for his outstanding contribution in setting up a USD 4 billion JV refinery in
Punjab?
Ans: Laksmi Mittal.
Q. Who has been elected President of the National Federation of Indian American

Associations?
Ans: Sohan Joshi.
Q. Who has topped the list of 40 under 40, prepared by Fortune?
Ans: Lary Page.
Q. Wu Yajun has topped this year Hurun rich list for women. Who is she?
Ans: Property Developer, China.
Q. Who has retained his position as the worlds richest Indian for the fifth year
in a row?
Ans: Mukesh Ambani.
Q. State-owned BPCL and Videocon Industries made an oil discovery in their deep
sea black off in which country?
Ans: Brazil.
Q. Who has been appointed as the new COO of Yahoo?
Ans: Henrique de Castro.
Q. SBI has opened two new branches in South Africa to tap business opportunities
. Name the cities they are located in.
Ans: Pretoria, Chatsworth.
Q. Which stock exchanges of India recently joined Sustainable Stock Exchanges (S
SE) initiative?
Ans: Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
Q. Which company recently opened its largest store in Beijing, China?
Ans: Apple.
Q. Which network won the Hyderabad IPL Franchise for 85.05 Crores per year?
Ans: Sun TV Network.
Q. How many Indian companies have figured among Newsweeks annual rankings of the
Worlds greenest companies?
Ans: Thirteen.
Q. Which city of India has figured among the 10 most attractive cities for inter
national travel shoppers in the Asia-Pacific region?
Ans: Delhi.
Q. India has signed a Protocol amending the Convention on avoidance of double ta
xation with which country?
Ans: United Kingdom.
Q. Who is the current MD and CE of BSE?
Ans: Ashish Kumar Chauhan.
Q. SAIL has appointed around _______ rural dealers in the first six months of 20
12-13.
Ans: 450.
Q. India is the ______ largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world.
Ans: Second.
Q. Which construction major has bagged an order worth Rs 1,252 crore from the De
lhi Metro?
Ans: L & T.

1. Name the Commission that was constituted by the Union Government on 26 Decemb
er 2012 to inquire into the different aspects of the brutal rape and assault inc
ident of the girl on 16 December 2012 on the streets of Delhi and was asked to s
ubmit the report of its findings within three months?
Answer: (B) Usha Mehra Commission
2. Life Time Achievement Award 2012 was conferred to an Indian by Ernst & Young.
Name the person who was conferred with the award?
Answer: (D) Ratan Tata
3. The core of Milky Way is actually cloaked in dust which makes all stars uncle
ar from telescopes of the astronomers, except the brightest stars. But these hyp
ervelocity stars were useful in providing a peep into _________. Fill in the bla
nk with an appropriate option.
Answer: (D) Formation of stars in Milky Way
4. In a major victory, the International Court of Arbitration at The Hague has u
pheld India s right to divert water from the project which is currently running
in Kashmir. The court on Monday, 18 Feb 2013, rejected Pakistan s contention tha
t India was violating the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty in the project in Gurez valle
y near Bandipura in north Kashmir. In its partial award over the 330 MW project, t
he Court ruled that India would have to maintain a minimum flow in the river, kn
own as Neelum in Pakistan. The rate will be determined by the Court in its final
award, which is likely to be delivered by year-end. The partial award has no appea
l and is binding on both countries. Can you name the project?
Ans: (C) Kishenganga hydro-electric project

5. Thirty Indian software product companies joined hands to form their own new a
ssociation, marking a break-up with the IT industry body NASSCOM. What is the na
me of this newly formed association?
Answer: (C) Both these are the same
6. ICICI Bank, the largest private sector bank of India partnered with Aircel to
announce the launch of their mobile banking service. What is the name of this m
obile banking service?
Answer: (A) Mobile Money
7. Who was appointed as the group spokesperson and brand custodian of TATA Group
on 6 February 2013?
Answer: (D) Mukund Govind Rajan
8. I&B Ministry Constituted Expert Committee to Review Functioning of Prasar Bha
rti under the chairmanship of?
Answer: (A) Sam Pitroda
9. The Union Cabinet of India on 6 February 2013 gave its nod to the proposal of
decreasing the headcounts to what number in habitations under the government s
flagship programme, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, PMGSY
Answer: (C) 100

10. My India Initiative-A Digital Volunteer Programme was launched by which mini
stry of the Government of India?
Answer: (A) Information and Broadcasting Ministry
11. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on 8 February 2013 arranged the
first of its kind Live Twitter Conference. What was the theme of the conference
?
Answer: (B) Community Radio: Road Travelled & Way Forward
12. A group of various banks agreed to loan 937 crore Rupees for 1000-MW NTPL po

wer project. NTPL power project is the joint venture of Tamil Nadu Power Generat
ion and Distribution Corporation as well as Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC). W
here will the project come
Answer: (B) Tuticorin
13. Which company launched WiFi-only Galaxy Camera in February 2013? The new WiF
i-only Galaxy Camera is powered by Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) operating system.
Answer: (C) Samsung
14. Dabur India on 18 February 2013 launched Dabur Babool + Salt Powder Toothpas
te. Who was chosen for endorsing this brand?
Answer: (D) Irrfan Khan
15. Telecom Regulator Authority of India (TRAI) started the pre-consultation pro
cess for the country-wide __________. Fill in the blank with appropriate option.
Answer: (A) mobile number portability
16. The Union Cabinet of India approved merger of Bharat Heavy Plate & Vessels L
td. (BHPV) Vishakhapatnam with which company?
Answer: (C) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
17. Centre for Science and Environment s (CSE) analysis of government data and t
he Global Burden of Disease report s data on India has shown that it is the fift
h leading cause of death in India after high blood pressure, indoor air pollutio
n, tobacco smoking and poor nutrition, with about 620,000 premature deaths occur
ring from the diseases related to it. What is it?
(C) Air pollution

18. The Samajwadi Party on Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013, nominated popular stand-up co
median Raju Srivastava as the party s candidate for the 2014 general elections.
Now, he is all set to face Congress s sitting MP and Union minister Sriprakash J
aiswal in the constituency. Raju Srivastava has been named candidate for which p
arliamentary constituency by SP?
(B) Kanpur

19. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Wednesday froze the ban
k accounts of two Sahara group companies and attached their properties for lapse
s in the refund of Rs __________ crore they had raised from investors. The marke
t regulator also ordered a freeze on the bank accounts and properties of group c
hief Subrata Roy Sahara and three other top officials. The orders against Sahara
India Real Estate Corporation (SIREC) and Sahara Housing Investment Corporation
(SHIC) came after the Supreme Court pulled up the two companies last week, seek
ing an explanation for their alleged non-compliance with its order to refund by
November 30 last year the sum they had raised through optional fully convertible
debentures.
(D) 24000
20. India s exports rose for the first time in nine months in January. Exports i
n January grew ______% to $25.5 billion compared with the year ago month, while
imports rose 6.1% to $45.6 billion, data released by the commerce and industry m
inistry on Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013, showed. The trade deficit has now widened to
nearly $20 billion from $16.7 billion a year ago, just short of the all-time hig
h of $21 billion in October. Although demand for Indian merchandise in the West
is still low, the latest trade data has brought optimism among some officials th
at the situation will improve.
(D) 0.82

21. An Indian air carrier on Tuesday, 19 Feb 2013, offered 20 lakh tickets at he

avily discounted prices for travel anywhere till December this year, becoming th
e second airline in the past 50 days to lure travellers by drastically slashing
fares. The airline is offering to sell tickets for any destination in India
starting at 2,250, a good 40-60% cheaper than fares on normal days. The offer, w
hich is valid till February 24, was announced by the airline on Tuesday morning
and sent flyers scrambling to book tickets. Can you name the airline?
(B) Jet Airways
22. An Indian billionaire is following in the footsteps of Warren Buffet and Bil
l Gates to become the first Indian to dedicate a majority of his wealth to phila
nthropy by signing up for the Giving Pledge. The Giving Pledge was formed in 201
0 to encourage the wealthiest in the US to give a part of their wealth towards p
hilanthropic activities. However, Buffett now wants to widen the groups function
outside the US to India and China. Can you name the person who has pledged more
of his wealth to charitable causes?
(A) Azim Premji
23. Armed robbers have pulled off a spectacular heist at ___________ airport, ma
king off with millions of euros worth of diamonds on 19th February 2013. The rai
d saw the gang of thieves hit a Brinks security truck as its contents were being
loaded onto a Swiss aircraft bound for Zurich. VRT public television initially
spoke of the haul being worth 350 million euros ($465 million), but later change
d their figures to 50 million euros. If confirmed, the robbery would be one of t
he biggest diamond heists of all time.
(D) Brussels
24. Voting for the Tripura assembly elections began on Thursday, 14th Feb 2013,
amidst tight security. In all, 23,55,446 people, about half of them women, are e
ligible to exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 249 candidates, includ
ing 15 women and many independents. Apprehending trouble by separatist outfits a
nd possible violence, a record 40,000 paramilitary and other security personnel
have been deployed, while two air surveillance teams led by senior police offici
als are conducting air surveillance. What is the number of members in the Assemb
ly in Tripura for which elections are underway?
(A) 60
25. FE Best Banks Awards launched in February 1997, annually fetes banks that ha
ve delivered exemplary performance on various parameters including growth, profi
tability, strength & soundness amongst others. The awards are based on the FE Be
st Bank Survey and have emerged as the highest award of banking excellence in th
e country. Which bank was named as winner in the Public Sector Banks for this ye
ar award held in Mumbai on 20th Feb 2013?
(C) Bank of Baroda
26. Which mobile company launched an emergency alert service for the subscribers
in Odisha, Bengal and Kolkata on 1 February 2013? The service is directed towar
ds the women primarily.
(B) Bharti AirtEL
27. A woman has emerged as the Britain s worst serial killer after over 2.5 mill
ion criminal records between 1770 and 1934 were placed online by the National Ar
chives and revealed that she murdered 400 babies. The woman was dubbed the Ange
l Maker , a prolific serial killer responsible for the horrific crimes that sent
shockwaves through 19th century Britain, the Daily Mail reported on Saturday, 2
3rd Feb 2013. Can you name the woman killer?
(B) Amelia Dyer

28. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has said inactive pre-paid
mobile phone connections cannot be deactivated if they have a minimum balance of
Rs. _______ in their account and the time for considering inactive will be 90 day

s. Under the amended regulations, an operator will have to provide facility for
reactivating numbers by paying a reasonable amount.
(A) 20
29. Who on 5 February 2013 took over as the top executive of the BK Birla flagsh
ip, Kesoram Industries which is a 6000 crore Rupees company?
(C) Manjushree KhaitaN
30. Iran on 28 January 2013 announced that it had successfully sent into space a
primate. Which primate did it send into space?
(B) Monkey
31. NASA on 1 February 2013 marked 10th anniversary of which Space Shuttle?
Answer: (A) Columbia
32. The duo of Sania Mirza and a US player clinched the women s doubles title in
the 2 million dollar Dubai Duty Free tennis championship on Saturday, 23rd Feb
2013. This is Sania s 16th doubles title in her career and fourth while partneri
ng with US player with whom India s best ever woman tennis player shares a speci
al bonding. Can you name the US player?
(A) Bethanie Mattek-Sands

33. NASA scientists discovered the youngest black hole in our galaxy, Milky Way
in February 2013. How far is this black hole from Earth?
Answer: (A) 26000 light years away
34. President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Mamohan Singh witnessed the In
dian Air Force s largest "day-dusk-night" firepower demonstration in the Rajasth
an desert on Friday, 22n Feb 2013. The exercise which was held at the Pokhran ra
nges saw the participation of 230 aircraft, including the Sukhoi Su-30MKI, Mirag
e-2000, Jaguar, MiG-21, MiG-27, MiG-29 and the Hawk advanced jet trainer. What i
s the name of this Exercise organised by Indian Air Force in Jaisalmer?
(C) Force Fist 2013

35. BJP on Saturday warned the government against going ahead with the _________
_____ project, saying the sentiments of crores of Hindus are attached to the iss
ue and it will not tolerate any tampering with the Ram Setu. Government is ignor
ing the recommendations of the RK Pachauri Committee report and going ahead with
the project. The Pachauri Committee, which submitted its report to the Supreme
Court, has said the shipping channel project is not viable on economic and ecolo
gical grounds. Government has rejected the report and maintained that it intends
to pursue the project which will cut through the Adam s Bridge, popularly known
as Ram Setu.
(C) Sethusamudram

36. Scientists from NASA in the last week of January 2013 discovered an old star
called TW Hydrae which they believe could create new planets even now. How old
is this star?
Answer: (D) 10 million years old
37. The Japanese scientists from the Saitama University in the first week of Feb
ruary 2013 filmed for the first time, the thoughts of which animal while it was
tracking its prey?
Answer: (A) A fish
38. Reckitt Benckiser (RB) on 13 Feb 2013 signed a global partnership deal of 8million US dollars with which NGO?
Answer: (D) Save the Children
39. Twitter on 11 February 2013 launched its first pay-by-tweet service in whose

partnership?
Answer: (A) American Express
40. Which third national stock exchange made its debut in India on 11 February 2
013?
Answer: (B) MCX-SX
41. Which company in February 2013 became the first Indian FMCG brand that cross
ed 5000 crore Rupees mark in terms of retail sales in one year?
Answer: (C) Parle-G
42. Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) acquired stake of Navistar International Corporati
on in how many joint ventures?
Answer: (B) two joint ventures
43. Name the Iranian President, who visited Egypt for the first time after Tehra
n s 1979 Islamic revolution.
Answer: (C) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

44. Name the port whose operational controlled were transferred in the hands of
Chinese Overseas Port Holdings Ltd. by Pakistan in the last week of January 2013
.
Answer: (B) Gwadar Port
45. Name the person who was nominated as the U.S. interior secretary for looking
after the huge energy reserves as well as the national parks by the US Presiden
t Barack Obama in February 2013.
Answer: (A) Sally Jewell
46. A new study using data from a pair of gravity-measuring NASA satellites foun
d on 12 February 2013 that large parts of the arid __________ region lost freshw
ater reserves rapidly during the past decade. Fill in the blank with an appropri
ate option.
Answer: (A) Middle East
47. Astronomers in the third week of February 2013 discovered six speeding stars
which were racing through the space at a speed of 3.2 million kilometres per ho
ur. The mass of these stars is equivalent to what?
Answer: (D) Sun
48. The Surrey Space Centre (SSC) of the University of Surrey on 26 February 201
3 announced that a nano-satellite carrying a smartphone was launched successfull
y into space from India. What is the name of this nano-satellite?
Answer: (A) STRaND-1
49. Six foreign micro and mini spacecrafts as well as the Indo-French oceanograp
hic study satellite were launched successfully by ISRO s PSLV-C20 rocket on 25 F
ebruary 2013 from the spaceport at Sriharikota. What is the name of the Indo-Fre
nch oceanographic study satellite?
Answer: (C) SARAL

50. Researchers from Norway, South Africa, Britain and Germany, in the last week
of February 2013 discovered a sunken and small continent beneath the Indian Oce
an. What is the name of this newly found lost continent?
Answer: (B) Mauritia
51. How many satellites were launched successfully by ISRO s PSLV-C20 rocket on
25 February 2013 from the spaceport at Sriharikota?
Answer: (C) Seven

52. Which Indian state was ranked at number 32 or the worst position in the cruc
ial environmental parameters of Environmental Performance Index (EPI) that evolv
ed by Planning Commission?
Answer: (D) Delhi
Current Affairs 2012- January
1. Youngest ever Microsoft Certified Professional who died recently at the age o
f 16 ?
Arfa Karim Randhawa
2. What is the total number of districts in Chhattisgarh as on 1st January 2012?
27
3. Where the Coastal Business Development Summit is is held?
Mangalore,Karnataka
4. Name the DGP replacing outgoing chief Sankar Baruah for Assam.
Jayanta Narayan Choudhury
5. Where National Kannada conference is is set to be held in the month of April?
Delhi
6. Which country recently joined UNSC as non-permanent member?
Pakistan
7. Who are now allowed to invest in Indian stock market directly?
QFIs Qualified foreign investors
8. How much of share can a QFI company and QFIs put together hold a stake in Indi
an companies?
5% and 10%
9. Which two countries have strengthened business ties to start trading electric
ity and petroleum products?
India and Pakistan
10. What is SEBI toll free helpline number launched to support 14 languages?
1800 227 575
11. Who has been named male player of the year by Golf writers Association of Am
erica?
Luke Donald
12. Name the Argentinean bike rider who died after being involved in an accident
on the first day of the Dakar Rally.
Jorge Martinez Boero
13. Name Afghans first team of female boxers set to aim for Olympics 2012.
Shabnam and Sadaf Rahimi
14. Which country test launched first 3D television broadcast?
China
15. What rank does Vishwanathan Anand holds as he prepares for 2012 World chess
championship?
4th
16. Name the former Macedoninan President who passed away recently.
Kiro Gligorov

17. Which Indian ace tennis star withdrew out of Aircel Chennai Open 2012 becaus
e of recurring shoulder injury?
Somdev Devvarman
18. Where the 5-day 99th Indian Science Congress science event is set to start o
n 3rd January 2012?
Kalinga Institute of industrial Technology, Bhuvaneshwar, Orrisa
19. What bank account facility is set to be launched in India?
Bank Number Portability
20. Name the new education tablet launched by Classteacher Learning Systems, a D
elhi based Educational Solutions Provider.
Classpad
21. Who has been appointed as chief coach of Kolkata Knight Riders?
Trevor Bayliss
22. Where in India is Literary Festival 2012 is scheduled to be held?
Jaipur
23. What is the concept introduced by Indian Postal Department (Bihar Postal Cir
cle) to get a personalized stamp with photograph on it?
My Stamp
24. Who takes over as Wipro Technologies Senior Vice President and Corporate Tre
asurer?
Manoj Jaiswal
25. Who has been considered for first Gates Innovation Award?
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
26. Which auto major is set to invest USD142 million at its Chennai plant in Ind
ia to manufacture a compact sports utility vehicle named EcoSport?
Ford India
27. Name the Government policy introduced by Karnataka to boost animation indust
ry.
Karnataka Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (KAVGC) Policy 2011
28. Name the ace woman tennis player who withdrew from Australian Open due to le
ft ankle injury.
Serena Williams
29. Who has been named as CEO of Yahoo?
Scott Thompson
30. Who has been appointed as Senior Vice President in India by CIBER?
Vivek.K.Marla
31. Name the interactive presentation tool launched by HP in India.
Pocket whiteboard
32. Name the Australian cricket captain who joined the triple century club recen
tly.
Michael Clarke scored 329* against India at SCG
33. Where the national and international theater festival, the Bharat Rang Mahot
sav set to be held?
National School of Drama, Amritsar

34. Who won gold for triple jump at the all India interuniversity athletics meet
held in Mangalore, Karnataka?
Arpinder Singh
35. Who has been named Chief Information Officer of WildCard Systems?
Shahi Kapur
36. Who has been appointed as VP, Chief Information Officer of Qwest Communicati
ons?
Girish Varma
37. Name the Indian doctor who became famous for his selfless work in China duri
ng the Sino-Japan war whose memorial was dedicated to India.
Dr.Dwarkanath Shantaram Kotnis
38. Where has Union Government planned to build 11 tunnels to connect important
roads?
Pakistan and China borders
39. Which version of Internet Explorer is dead as per Microsoft?
Internet Explorer 6
40. Name the website launched by Jammu and Kashmir government for the states scho
ol education department.
www.jkeducation.gov.in
41. Who was given the first S.K.Singh award for negotiating Indo-US nuclear deal
?
D.Bala Venkatesh Varma
42. Where is the worlds largest solar telescope set to be built?
Merak on Pangong Tso lake in the cold desert Ladakh region
43. Who has been appointed as President of Federation of Indian Export Organisat
ions?
Rafeeq Ahmed
44. Which state has planned to teach Bhagavad Gita in schools?
Karnataka
45. Which automobile maker has re-entered Indian markets after 13 years?
Vespa
46. Who won the doubles title at the Chennai Open 2012?
Leander Peas and Janko Tipsarevic
47. Which country has called for Indian investments and sought partnership in oi
l and gas exploration?
Trinidad and Tobago
48. Who has been appointed as Managing Director, President and CEO of Samsungs So
uth- West Asia operations?
B.D.Park
49. Name the worlds first hydrogen powered 3-wheeler which was launched by Mahind
ra and Mahindra at the 11th Auto Expo 2012.
HyAlfa
50. Who won the FIFA womens World player of the year?

Homare Sawa of Japan


51. Who won the FIFA mens world player of the year 3rd time in a row?
Lionel Messi of Argentina
52. Name the car which won the 2012 North American Car of the year award.
Hyundai Elantra
53. Name the Guinea Bissau President who died recently.
Malam Bacai Sanha
54. Name the chairman of Swiss National Bank who stepped down recently.
Philipp Hildebrand
55. Which company has acquired Bangalore-based event and entertainment guide Buz
zintown?
Yatra online
56. Which countrys Prime Minister is to be chief guest at Indian Republic Day par
ade?
Thailand Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra
57. How many banks are now allowed to import bullion or precious
metals?
35
58. Name the recently added banks to import precious metals.
Yes Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, City Union Bank and ING Vysya Bank
59. Which bollywood actor is campaigning for clean voting?
Aamir Khan
60. Who took over as Director General Military Operations succeeding Lt Gen Anan
d Mohan Verma?
Lt Gen Ashok Kumar Chaudhary
61. Name the Chinese dancer who took Bharatanatyam and Kathak to Maos China died
recently.
Zhang Jun
62. Where the Quick service cum mobile medical dispensary was inaugurated recent
ly?
Bodh Gaya Temple premises
63. What is the lowest one-day score by Sri Lanka in the recently held match aga
inst South Africa?
43 all out
64. What is the worth of total Private equity investment made in India in 2011?
$10.11 billion
65. Which country has been ranked first on nuclear safety?
Australia
66. What has Kerala hospital introduced to diagnose small bowel bleeding sites,
tumours and ulcers?
Wireless Capsule Endoscopy
67. Where does the industrial output stand as of November 2011 in India?
5.9%

68. When did India complete one polio-free year?


13th January 2012
69. What is the cost of cheapest electric car unveiled by Tata in Detroit?
$20,000
70. Which legendary singer is set to be honoured with lifetime achievement award
at the 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards?
Asha Bhosle
71. Who has been appointed to google board recently?
Diane Greene, VMware co-founder
72. Which service the Indian Government has planned to launch for farmers?
Interactive medium of spoken web service
73. Who won gold in Asian shooting championship?
Abhinav Bindra
74.Which airways bagged best airline award?
Ethad Airways
75. Which Indian city is set to host psychiatry conclaves?
Kochi
76. Which country reported rare decline of foreign reserves?
China
77. Name Indias first woman journalist who died recently.
Homai Vyarawalla
78. Who won the Mumbai marathon title recently?
Laban Moiben
79. Where does inflation stand as on 16th January 2012?
7.47%
80. Name the scheme launched by Arunachal Pradesh government for the treatment o
f Multi Drug Resistant TB patients.
Directly Observed Treatment Plus Service (DOTS)
81. Who took charge as Kerala governor?
H.R.Bharadwaj
82. Who won the trust of vote in Parliament of Pakistan?
Yousuf Raza Gilani
83. Which currency is worlds most undervalued currency as per Big Mac Index?
Indian rupee
84. Who has been appointed as Director Enterprise Business (India and South Asia
) by Adobe?
Kulmeet Bawa
85. What is the amount received by India in venture capital funding in the solar
energy sector?
Rs.500 crore
86. Which Government has bought 1.09% worth stake in Reliance Industries?

Singapore Government
87. Which bank is likely to increase their presence in Karnataka from the presen
t 71 to 100 branches?
Bank of Baroda
88. Name the boxer who turned 70 recently.
Mohammad Ali
89. What is the export growth as of December 2011?
6.7% at $25billion
90. Which website is to be shut for 24hrs to stop anti-piracy act?
Wikipedia
91. Name the Indian-origin Sikh who has been unanimously elected as the mayor of
Charlottesville, a historic American city in Virginia.
Satyendra Singh Huja
92. What fund has India planned to launch by July 2012?
$1 billion innovation fund
93. Where is the India-Burma talks scheduled on January 19th 2012?
Myanmar capital, Naypyitaw
94. Name the Yahoo co-founder who resigned recently.
Jerry Yang
95. Which global consulting and IT service provider is set to participate in Wor
ld Economic Forum?
Mahindra Satyam
96. Which card has BSNL launched to facilitate making utility bill payments like
electricity and telephone bills?
Itz Cash Card (Trust Card)
97. Name the media advisor to Prime Minister who resigned recently.
Harish Khare
98. Where Indias first Startup Village is to be setup?
KINFRA Park, Kalamassery, Kochi
99. Expand SOPA & PIPA
Stop Online Piracy Act & Protect IP Act
100. Which photo pioneer company filed bankruptcy recently?
Kodak
101. Which online video streaming site has launched a film festival?
YouTube
102. Name the Indian wicketkeeper who is set to debut in place of MS Dhoni in te
st cricket against Australia.
Wriddhiman Saha
103. Where is the Jaipur Literature Festival held in India?
Diggi Palace, Jaipur
104. Which file-sharing website has US shut down recently?
Megaupload

105. Petroleum ministry recently allowed import of?


ATF Aviation Turbine Fuel
106. Name the new kind of train launched by China.
Magnetic train
107. Which auto-maker regained its title as the worlds topselling automaker in 20
11?
General Motors
108. Who is appointed as COO of Intel?
Brain Krzanich
109. Who is appointed as Managing Editor of Wall Street Journal?
Raju Narisetti
110. Where did India open its 5th Consulate in US?
Atlanta
111. Which country is set to join European Union in 2013?
Coratia
112. Name the year that is been celebrated across China?
Dragon year
113. Who won the Ranji Trophy 2011-12?
Rajasthan
114. What rank does India hold to have a nuclear submarine?
6th position
115. Which parliament passed Armenian gernocide bill?
French Parliament
116. What is the prevailing CRR as on 25th January 2012?
5.5%
117. Which states theme has been set in 26th Surajkund Crafts Mela in Faridabad,
Haryana?
Assam
118. Who won Grand slam title in mens Australian Open 2012?
Novak Djokovic
119. What rank does India hold as steel maker in 2011 as per World Steel Associa
tion?
4th rank
120. What sum of capital has been approved to be infused in SBI and PNB?
Rs.7,900 crore and Rs.1,285 crore
1. Scientist in the month of December revealed a planet that could support life,
orbits a Sun-like star near the Earth. What is the name of the star around whic
h this planet was found orbiting?
a) Tau Ceti
2. Which Country won the Junior Table Tennis Championship claiming all the title
s?

(b) China
3. Which team on 15 December 2012 won the 3rd World Cup Kabaddi Tournament for t
he third consecutive time in the Mens category and second consecutive time in the
Womens category?
(a) India
4. NASA developed new next-gen spacesuit called Z-1 Prototype Spacesuit and Port
able Life Support System (PLSS) 2.0 for the sophisticated and complex space vent
ures, which also include Mars mission. Which of the following statement is not t
rue in this context:
Answer: (c) It makes use of the recent technique that includes sublimator which
works only in hard vacuum.
5. The gravity mapping satellites of NASA ended the successful mission to Moon b
y crashing on the rim of crater. What is the name of these gravity mapping satel
lites of NASA?
Answer: (b) Ebb and Flow
6. The Central Zoo Authority of India approved exchanging white tigress from the
Delhi Zoo against an animal from the Krasnoyarks Park of flora and fauna, Roev
Ruchey in Russia. Which animal was traded in exchange of white tigress?
Answer: (c) Puma
7. The Baikonur Cosmodrome is the worlds first and largest operational space laun
ch facility. In which country is it located?
Ans. (B) Kazakhstan
8. The International Hockey Federation has decided to allot the next Hockey Worl
d Cup in 2010 to India. In which year Hockey World Cup tournament started?
Ans. (A) 1971
10. Digital marketing company GETIT Infoservices on 19 January 2013 rolled out D
igiGains, a name give to platform for digital marketing. What was the purpose of
DigiGains?
Answer: (a) to benefit Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
11. The automobile company, Volkswagen in the third week of January 2013 unveile
d its new advertising campaign. What is the name of this advertising campaign?
Answer: (c) Fast Start
12. Reliance Industries shut down its eighth well on the main gas-producing fiel
d in KG-D6 block, which compelled the output to drop down to an all-time low at
20.88 million metric standard cubic metre per day (mmscmd). What is the name of
eighth well of KG-D6 block?
Answer: (b) B6
13. Spice Global, the diversified company on 22 January 2013 entered into the he
althcare sector. What is the name of the hospital inaugurated by Spice Global?
Answer: (d) Saket City Hospital
14. Which leading Dutch financial services group departed the insurance business
in India by selling off 26 percent stake to the Exide Industries, its joint-ven
ture partner?
Answer: (a) ING
15. Name the first women chief Justice of Sri Lanka, who was removed from her of
fice following the process of impeachment by the countries Parliament.
Answer: (c) Shirani Bandarnayake

16. The FDI inflow in China dropped down by what percentage in the year 2012?
Answer: (a) 3.7 percent
17. US President Barrack Obamas half-brother, Malik Obama decided to launch his p
olitical career in the third week of January 2013. Malik Obama announced that he
intended running for the gubernatorial seat in the Kenyan country in elections
which will be held on 4 March 2013. Malik Obama is planning to contest elections
from which country?
Answer: (b) Kenya
18. Name the Constitutional Body that recommended setting up of the Special Cour
t for conducting the trials of the Italian Marines accused of shooting the two f
ishermen in Indian
Ocean.
Answer: (a) Supreme Court of India
19. The Supreme Court of India in January 2013 banned tourists from to pass from
Andaman Nicobar Trunk Road that passes through the tribal area. Name the tribe
that is the local resident of the region.
Answer: (b) Jarawa Tribes
20. The centre of excellence which specializes in reading the weather conditions
of the space and helps the air traffic on their polar routes is scheduled to co
me up in which city and by when. The space weather reading centre in Kolkata wil
l be first of its kind and is approved by Union HRD Ministry.
Answer: (a) Kolkata by mid 2013
21. India for the continuous second year reported no fresh cases of Polio. How m
any more year of success with zero fresh cases of polio, would win India a statu
s of polio free nation, in 2014.
Answer: (c) One year
22. When and by which body was the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, the Puls
e Polio Immunization (PPI) Program was initiated in India with the aim of eradic
ating it completely from the country.
Answer: (c) In 1995 and was a program of World Health Organization s (WHO)

23. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food and Consumer Affairs in January
2013 suggested the entitlement of the food under the National Food Security Act
to the what percent population and left behind what percentage of people, who a
re tax-payers and have pucca
houses of their own?
Answer: (c) 67 percent population is entitled with it and 33 percent are kept ou
t from the plan
24. Name the identity card that has been decided and
Ministry of External Affairs in January 2013 to all
s for acceptance of the same as the Proof of Address
nction with any other prescribed documents for proof
purpose of passport application.
Answer: (a) Aadhaar Card

consequently advised by the


Passport Issuing Authoritie
and Photo identity in conju
of address/identity for the

25. Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) on 8 January 2013 launched the first fast patrol v
essel (FPV), built for the Indian Coast Guard. The vessel is the first in a seri
es of 20 numbers fast patrol vessel (FPVs) contracted by CSL for the Indian Coas
t Guard. What is the name of the Patrol Vehicle?
Answer: (b) Aadesh
26. A Special Bench of two Justices was constituted in the month of January 2013

to hear cases of crime against women. Name the body that was responsible behind
its constitution.
Answer: (a) Supreme Court of India
27. The leading software services exporter of India posted a very strong, unexpe
cted 23 percent increase in the quarterly profit for October to December 2012 qu
arter. What is the name of this company?
Answer: (b) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
28. Air India on 17 January 2013 grounded the fleet of all six Boeing 787 dreaml
iners after US federal agency asked its airlines to ground the Boeing 787. What
was the reason for grounding the fleet?
Answer: (c) Safety hazard
29. The Japanese automaker on 16 January 2013 launched a five-speed automatic ve
rsion of the Fortuner SUV for 22.33 lakh rupees (ex-showroom New Delhi). What is
the name of this Japanese automaker?
Answer: (a) Toyota Kirloskar Motor
30. Which airways company in the month of January 2013 entered into a partnershi
p with CentrumDirect to offer Foreign Exchange Services to guests travelling abr
oad?
Answer: (d) Jet Airways
31. Which online marketplace on 18 January 2013 tied up with Mahindra & Mahindra
for selling of its two-wheelers to customers on the site?
Answer: (c) Snapdeal.com
32. Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, US and Karoli
nska Institute in Sweden got a genetic get through into the main cause of arthri
tis. What, according to the scientists could be used for predicting the person w
ho could potentially be at a risk of this disease?
Answer: (b) Simple Blood Test
33. A team at Intel, the computer hardware firm created a device, which is said
to allow which renowned physicist of the world to communicate faster than before
?
Answer: (d) Stephen Hawking
34. In which Indian zoo were the thirty one Black Bucks killed by the stray dogs
on 19 January 2013?
Answer: (a) Kanpur Zoo
35. Where was the Vulture Population Estimation-2013 conducted by the State Gove
rnment?
Answer: Panna Tiger Reserve
36. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, in the third week of
January 2013 developed a fresh technique that enables surgeons to find out abou
t the reach of tumours and helps them to decide which tissues should be removed
for saving the healthy cells in cancer patients. What is the name of this new te
chnique?
Answer: (c) Molecular-Targeted imaging
37. Kaspersky Lab, the Russian cyber security firm on 14 January 2013 revealed t
hat India is one among various nations which are hit by the cyber spying which h
as been targeting governmental, diplomatic and scientific research organisations
for around 5 years. What is the name of this cyber spying campaign?
Answer: (d) Red October

38. Which space agency released surprising pictures of the remains of huge river
which ran across the Red Planet, Mars at some point of time, on 17 January 2013
?
Answer: (b) European Space Agency
39. Astronomers had already discovered that the super-massive black holes which
sit in the centres of various galaxies were growing faster. Professor Graham exp
lained that every time there is a ten times increase in the stellar mass of the
galaxy, it leads to around 100 times increase in the ______________. Fill in the
blank with an appropriate option:
Answer: (a) Mass of black hole
40. Versace 19.69 Abbigliamento Sportivo, the Italian luxury brand for clothing
entered into India through its partnership with which Indian apparel as well as
leather exporter?
Answer: (a) Majgenta Fashions
41. Income Tax officials surveyed the Sriperumbudur plant of which mobile compan
y in its daylong survey on 8 January 2013 in order to find out the tax default,
if it existed?
Answer: (c) Nokia
42. With which bank did the Chamber of Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise
s (CIMSME) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Kolkata on 4 January 20
13?
Answer: (d) Allahabad Bank
43. Where did PR Fonroche, the joint venture of the French company Fonroche and
the Indian company PR Clean Energy, on 10 January 2013 inaugurated a 5 MW Solar
Plant in India?
Answer: (b) Rajasthan
44. Microsoft in the month of January 2013 announced plans to shut down which se
rvice?
Answer: (c) Windows Live Messenger
45. Name the International Cricket Team with which India Lost the Series by 2-1
after it won the last match by 10 runs on 6th January 2013.
Answer(c) Pakistan
46. Name the Argentine footballer who won FIFA BallondOr Award on 7 January 2013
as a reward to his 91-goal in a year for Barcelona and Argentina, in the year 20
12.
Answer (a) Lionel Messi
47. Name the Indian Women Weightlifter who on 10 January 2013 Won Maiden Nationa
l Title in National Weightlifting Championship 2013.
Answer (c) Manpreet Kaur
48. Which International cricket Umpire is supposed to become the first ever umpi
re to deliver, the MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture scheduled to be deliver
ed on 24 July 2013?
Answer (d) Simon Taufel
49. Name the Olympic gold medalist who Won Athlete of the Year Award at JAAA Gol
den Cleats Awards Ceremony.
Answer (b) Usain Bolt
50. Which Australian pace legend was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
during the third Test between Australia and Sri Lanka starting from 4 January201

3 in Sydney?
Answer (a) Glenn McGrath
51. Name the player of Indian cricket team who 4 January 2013 was named as CEAT
International Cricketer of the Year 2012
Answer (d) Virat Kohli
52. Which tennis player duo claimed the ladies double final at the Brisbane Inte
rnational?
Answer (b) Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands
53. Name the tennis player who claimed the WTA Brisbane International trophy wit
h her first ever single Brisbane International Title?
Answer (b) Serena Williams
54. Name the third seeded Scottish tennis player who retained his Brisbane Inter
national Tennis Title after defeating the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov on 6 January
2013.
Answer (b) Andy Murray
56. Which kind of wine can distort the results of testosterone level in body?
Answer: (d) Red Wine
57. Which is the largest cosmic structure in the universe that is powered by sup
er massive black holes clump together? This structure was discovered by the astr
onomers in the first week of January 2013.
Answer: (a) Large Quasar Group
58. Name the first Asian country to Order Chemical Castration of Child Rapist?
Answer. (a) South Korea
60. Where was the first wind power project commissioned by National Aluminium Co
Ltd (Nalco) in the Month of January 2013?
Answer: (c) Andhra Pradesh
61. Scientists claimed that the 2-billion year old dark black rock, called North
west Africa (NWA) 7034 or Black Beauty is actually new kind of Martian meteorite
which contains 10 times excess water than the normal. Where did this rock land
in 2011?
Answer: (b) Sahara
62. Astronomers studying about the newborn star observed glimpses of the planets
which were forming around it. Astronomers were studying the HD 142527 which is
__________ away from the Earth. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:
Answer: (a) 450 light years
63. Which largest mountain glacier of the world was claimed to have been reduced
to 5.9 km in its longitudinal extent from the time period of 1989 to 2009 becau
se of increasing temperatures and presence of humans?
Answer: (d) Siachen
The person who on 25 January 2013 became Czech Republics first directly elected P
resident as per the Czech Republic Presidential election results-Milos Zeman
The Bollywood superstar who topped the inaugural Forbes India Celebrity 100 list
-Shahrukh Khan
The renowned playback singer, who on 26 January 2013 refused to accept the prest
igious Padma Bhushan-Sreeramamurthy Janaki

The ballistic missile successfully test fired by India with a strike range of ar
ound 700 kilometres, from an underwater platform in Bay of Bengal-K15
The Kannada author who was shortlisted among other ten authors for prestigious I
nternational Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2013-UR Ananthamurthy
The major of Rashtriya Rifles who was selected for Kirti Chakra for his extraord
inary bravery efforts in counter- terrorist operations in J&K-Major Abup J Manja
li
The mastermind of 26/11 terror attack who was sentenced to 35 years of imprisonm
ent by the U.S. Federal District Court Judge Harry Leinenweber-David Coleman Hea
dley
The Islamic school of India which on 23 January 2013 demanded that the controver
sial writers should be banned from 6th edition of Jaipur Literature Festival (JL
F)- Darul Uloom Deoband
The two Scientists awarded with the prestigious Aryabhatta Award instituted by t
he Astronautical Society of India (ASI)- Dr. A.E. Muthunayagam and Dr. V.K. Sara
swat
The Chennai-born Scientist of Indian Origin and President of Micronutrient Initi
ative, Canada who was awarded with Canadas Highest Civilian Award the Order of Ca
nada-Venkatesh Mannar
The former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor who constituted the 14th Finance
Commission under Union Government in January 2013-Yaga Venugopal Reddy
The place at which the foundation stone of the state-of-the-art National Data Ce
ntre of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) was laid-Manesar, Gurga
on in Haryana
The first fast patrol vessel (FPV), launched by Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) on 8 J
anuary 2013 which was built for the Indian Coast Guard Aadesh
The Special Bench of Justices of A.K. Patnaik and Gyan Sudha Misra to hear cases
of crime against women was constituted by-Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir
Keeping under consideration the sharp increase in the cost of materials, the Uni
on Cabinet in January 2013 approved the Ministry of Rural Developments proposal t
o increase the unit cost under-Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY)
The person elected by Shiv Sena as the President of the Party on 23 January 2013
at Sena Headquarters at Dadar, Central Mumbai- Uddhav Thackeray
The BJP President who on 22 January 2013 resigned from his post as after his res
ignation, Rajnath Singh was elected as the party chief-Nitin Gadkari
The Female sports personalities and the Olympic Bronze Medalists who on 22 Jan.
2013 nominated by Election Commission of India as National Icons-Mary Kom and Sa
ina Nehwal
The largest shore patrol vessel which was commissioned in the eastern coast for
maritime surveillance around Andaman and Nicobar Islands- NS Saryu
Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh who merged his Jan Kranti Party with Bhar
tiya Janta Party, during the Atal Shankhnaad Rally of BJP at Lucknow- Kalyan Sin
gh

The third oldest elephant of the world, which celebrated its 66th birthday at th
e Inokashira Park Zoo of Japan- Hanako
The congress MP who on 19 January 2013 declared the new vice-president of Indian
National Congress after the decision made by the Congress Working Committee-Rah
ul Gandhi
The actor and the actress who bagged the best actor and actress award in the 58t
h Idea Filmfare Awards given away on 20 January 2013-Ranbir Kapoor and Vidya Bal
an
The Dutch Coach who in the month of January was appointed as the High Performanc
e Director for Indian Hockey Team- Roelant Oltmans
The Indian researcher who was selected to be felicitated with the Young Investig
ator Scholarship Award for his work on Alzheimer s drug- Mahaveer Golechha

The Union Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs, who was elec
ted as a leader of Indian delegation for World Economic Forum 2013- Kamal Nath
Indian-origin women who became the first woman and the 9th Speaker of the Singap
ore Parliament on 14 January 2013 by replacing Michael Palmer-Halimah Yacob
The place at where ITU summoned the World Conference on International Telecommun
ications held from 3-14 Dec 2012- Dubai
The former all-rounder of India from Surat who died on 13 January 2013 in Mumbai
at the age of 76 years- Rusi Framroze Surti
The place at which Indian and Pakistani armies held Brigade Commander-level flag
meeting- Chakan-Da-Bagh in Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir
Urjit Patel is appointed as a Deputy Governer of the Reserve Bank of India.
The first phase of Direct Cash Transfer scheme is launched by the Union Governmen
t in 20 districts.
World famous violinist M S Gopalakrishnan passed away at the age of 82.
S Ramakrishnan joined Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre(VSSC) as the new Director.
Cricketer Jacques Kallis becomes the 4th test cricketer to reach the 13,000 runs.
M-Education service is launched by Bharti Airtel to provide facilities of English
learning, exam preparation and career counselling on mobile phones.
An exhibition of around 250 paintings was inaugurated by West Bengal Chief Minist
er Ms.Mamata Banerjee held at Kolkata Town Hall.
Masaki Asano is the new Deputy Managing Director of India Yamaha Motor
Teenage Pakistani activist Malala Yousufzais father Ziauddin is being appointed as
Pakistans education attache in Birmigham
Kerala State Government announced a scheme to distribute free iron tablets to sch
ool students to prevent Anemia
Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan is among the 33 federal judges re-nominated b
y the US President Barack Obama for the US Court of Appeals.

Chief Justice of India, Altamas Kabir inaugurated the first of the five fast-trac
k courts in Delhi.
Q1. Which state of India was in the third week of June 2013 stuck by severe flas
h floods and landslides?
Ans. Uttrakhand
Note: Government of India on 19 June 2013 announced a disaster relief fund of 10
00 crore rupees to
Uttarakhand. PM has also requested all citizens to donate some amount to PM s re
lief fund to help those
affected in the disaster.

Q2. Who was the new Railway Minister of India?


Ans. Mallikarjun Kharge
Q3. Who was the new Labour and Employment minster?
Ans. Sisram Ola
Q4. Who was the new Road Transport and Highways minster?
Ans. Oscar Fernandes
Q5. Who was the new Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation minster?
Ans. Girija Vyas
Q6. Who was the new Textiles minster?
Ans. Dr K S Rao
Q7. Six Forts of Rajasthan were included in the list of World Heritage Site of U
NESCO and won international recognition on 21 June 2013 in the 37th session of t
he World Heritage Committee (WHC) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Name these six majest
ic forts?
Ans. Amber (Jaipur), Kumbhalgarh, Chittorgarh, Jaisalmer, Ranthambhore (Sawai Ma
dhopur) and Gagaron (Jhalawar)
Q8. Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar on 19 June 2013 won the Vote of Confid
ence in the State Assembly with the support of ......... MLAs after parting away
with BJP?
Ans. 126
Note: In the 243 member assembly, the ruling party JD(U) has 118 MLAs and it nee
ded just four MLAs to prove its majority. Four members of congress and one of CP
I voted in favour of the trust motion. Four independent MLAs also supported the
motion.
Q9. Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India on 17 June 2013 took oath as
the member of Rajya Sabha. He was elected to Rajya Sabha for the ........th con
secutive term from Assam?
Ans. Fifth
Q10. The Kedarnath shrine situated in the Himalayan ranges will remain shut down
for a minimum..................... period as announced by Chief Minister of Utt
arakhand, Vijay Bahuguna on 19 June 2013 following devastation because of early
Monsoon rains and severe flash floods and landslides?
Ans. One year
Q11. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its June mid-quarter monetary policy on
17 June 2013, left its key policy repo rate unchanged at ....... percent?
Ans. 7.25
Note: Repo is the rate at which banks borrow from the Central bank
Q12. Who was appointed as the Chairman of AirAsia India on 18 June 2013?

Ans. Subramanian Ramadorai


Note: He is the former head of the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Q13. Which Indian pair won silver medal at the World Cup (Stage-II) Archery comp
etition in Turkey on 16 June 2013?
Ans. Rajat Chouhan and Manjudha Soy
Q14. Telecom regulator TRAI on 17 June 2013 announced reduction in the national
mobile phone roaming charges. From which date it will come into effect?
Ans. 1 July 2013
Q15. Name the Tamil actor-director who passed away on 15 June 2013 at his reside
nce in Chennai after a cardiac arrest?
Ans. Manivarnnan
Q16. Name the Cycling Coach of Indian national team who was on 18 June 2013 died
in a road accident near Nalgadha village on Noida Expressway in Uttar Pradesh?
Ans. Ruma Chatterjee
Q17. Name the fastest Super Computer in the world which was announced recently,
developed by China?
Ans. Tianhe-2
Q18. Name the Indian origin journalist who became the Editor of UK national pape
r, The Independent, on 17
June 2013?
Ans. Amol Rajan
Q19. Name the person who was nominated as the next FBI (Federal Bureau of Invest
igation) Director by US President Barack Obama on 21 June 2013?
Ans. James Comey
Q20. Who was appointed as Chief Advisor of AirAsia India recently?
Ans. Ratan Tata
Q21. Name the union ministers who resigned from their offices of Government of I
ndia recently, to work for the party ahead of 2014 Lok Sabha Election?
Ans. CP Joshi and Ajay Maken
Q22. Recently the Union External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid visited a fore
ign country, which is the first visit of any Minister from Indian Union to that
country after 23 years. Identify the country?
Ans. Iraq
Q23. Bharti Airtel on 19 June 2013 slashed the charges of data usage by 90 perce
nt for the pre-paid subscribers of which states?
Ans. Punjab and Haryana
Q24. Which Indian city will host the 29th annual meeting of the World Economic F
orum (India chapter) to be held here in November 2013?
Ans. Kochi, Kerala
Q25. World Day to Combat Desertification was observed across the world on 17 Jun
e 2013. What was the theme this year?
Ans. Drought and water scarcity
Q26. Which party on 16 June 2013 broke away its 17 year old alliance with Nation
al Democratic Allaince (NDA) led by BJP in Bihar?
Ans. Janta Dal United (JD(U))

Q27. Who was appointed as the head of the panel constituted by Union Ministry of
Women and Child Development on 19 June 2013 to examine aspects related indecent
portrayal of women in mass media?
Ans. K Ratnaprabha
Note: He was the additional Secretary and Mission Director of National Mission f
or Empowerment of
Women.
Q28. Who was selected as the President of UN General Assembly for its 68th sessi
on recently?
Ans. John William Ashe
Q29. Who won the presidential election in Iran on 15 June 2013?
Ans. Hassan Rohani
Q30. Who was on 21 June 2013 appointed as the nodal officer for relief and rescu
e operations in the rainravaged Uttrakhand by the Union Government of India?
Ans. VK Duggal
Note: He was the former Union Home Secretary
Q31. Name the Boieng series Aircraft received by Indian Air Force from United St
ates on 18 June 2013?
Ans. Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Aircraft
Q32. Where was the first-ever Chinese Film Festival inaugurated recently?
Ans. New Delhi
Note: Government of India and Government of China joined hands for organising th
e first ever Chinese
film festival in India from 18 June 2013 to 23 June 2013 at Siri fort Auditorium
, New Delhi. Action
superstar Jackie Chan attended inaugural day of the Chinese film festival on 18
June 2013.
Q33. Who was declared as the winner of Walter Scott Prize for his English fictio
n novel The Garden of Evening Mists?
Ans. Tan Twan Eng
Q34. The World Refugee Day was observed on 20 June 2013 across the world to hono
ur the courage, strength and determination of people who are forced to flee thei
r homeland under threat of persecution, conflict and violence. What was the core
message of the day?
Ans. 1 family torn apart by war is too many
Q35. Name the six world heritage sites of Syria which were placed on the list of
World heritage sites by
United Nations in light of ongoing conflicts in the country?
Ans.
1) The Ancient City of Damascus
2) Site of Palmyra
3) Ancient City of Bosra
4) Ancient City of Aleppo
5) Crac des Chevaliers and Qalat Salah El-Din
6) Ancient Villages of northern Syria
Q36. Name the Ad Agencies who won Gold and Bronze Lions at CannesAdvertising Fes
tival 2013?
Ans. Taproot India won two Gold Lions, Grey Worldwide India won two bronze lions
and O&M India won
two bronze lions

Q37. Tata Coffee Inaugurated the Premium Extraction Plant at which state recentl
y?
Ans. Tamil Nadu (at Theni near Madurai)
Q38. Name the day celebrated by Goa on 18 June 2013?
Ans. Goa Revolution Day
Q39. Which State Government has recently made possession of Aadhaar Card mandato
ry for teaching and non-teaching employees to draw salaries?
Ans. Maharashtra
Q40. Name the operation launched by IAF in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh to r
escue pilgrims who were stranded after heavy rains wreaked havoc in northern Ind
ia on June 16?
Ans. Operation Rahat
Q41. Name the Veteran CPI leader who passed away in Amritsar on 15 June 2013?
Ans. Satya Pal Dang
Q42. India topped in the medal tally in the Junior Asian Wrestling Championship
by winning 17 medals in the tournament on 16 June 2013. Where was the tournament
held?
Ans. Phuket, Thailand
Q43. Which day was recently celebrated as World Music Day also called Fte de la M
usique to promote peace and spread goodwill through music?
Ans. June 21
Q44. Who won Gerry Weber Open Halle ATP Tennis tournament recently?
Ans. Roger Federer
The principal architect of Indias missile programmes who on 31 May 2013was appoin
ted DRDO chief and scientific advisor to defence minister-Avinash Chander
The person who resigned as Chairman of IPL on 1 June 2013 in the wake of the rag
ing spot-fixing scandal- Rajiv Shukla
The name of bombs which is being developed by India for its fighter jets, which
are expected to be geared up for deployment by the end of year 2014- Glide Bombs
The Person who was appointed new Prime Minister of Palestine, by Mahmoud Abbas o
n 2 June 2013 - Rami Hamdallah
The 25-year old Bollywood actress who allegedly committed suicide on 3 June 2013
at her Juhu residence in Mumbai Jiah Khan
The Person who became the youngest Indian to scale the Mount Everest on 21 May 2
013 with his five schoolmates- Raghav Joneja
The Leader of Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N), who on 3 June 2013 elected
as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan- Ayaz Sadiq
The Person who became the first woman to be elected to the FIFA Executive Commit
tee (ExCo) for a full term of four years- Lydia Nsekera
The theme of World Environment Day which was observed on 5 June 2013 -Think, Eat
, Save Reduce Your Foodprint
The Person who was appointed as the National Security Adviser of US President Ba
rack Obama on 5 June 2013- Susan Elizabeth Rice

The Australian radio presenters who responsible for Royal prank and was awarded
with Jock by the employer- Michael Christian
The Person who on 6 June 2013 was reelected as the chairman of India Bank Associ
ation (IBA) for 2013-14 tenure- KR Kamath
The Irish writer who won the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for his debut novel Cit
y of Bohane which is the portrayal of Ireland of 2053- Kevin Barry
The Uttarakhand NGO which on 6 June 2013 bagged a French award for its contribut
ion to protection of human rights- Central Himalayan Environment Association (CH
EA)
Name the Scottish author, who is best known for his novels The Wasp Factory and
The Crow Road, died of Cancer on 9 June 2013- Iain Banks
The BJP leader who resigned from all top positions of BJP on 10 June 2013 a day
after Narendra Modi was selected as the chairman partys election campaign- LK Adv
ani
A former Union Minister and Congress veteran from Chhattisgarh, died on 11 June
2013 of multiple organ failure- Vidya Charan Shukla
The theme of World Day against Child Labour which was celebrated on 12 June 2013
-No to Child Labour in Domestic Work
The first Indian-American girl from Avon School to get admission in United State
s Military Academy at West Point- Sneha Singh
The First NATO and European Country to Draft Women in Military Service- Norway
The Indian-origin sculptor who was honoured with Knighthood, the highest honour
of Britain by Queen Elizabeth II- Anish Kapoor
The Person who became only the second Hindu to be part of the Pakistans Punjab as
sembly after Seth Bharta Ram- Kanji Ram
The ambassador to the United Nations for Antigua and Barbuda who was selected as
the President of UN General Assembly for its 68th session-John William Ashe
One of the founders of RAW, who passed away on 16 June 2013 in Chennai after a l
ong fight with cancer- Bahukutumbi Raman
The ex-chairman of the Tata Group who was appointed as the Chief Advisor of AirA
sias India board- Ratan Tata
The moderate cleric of Combatant Clergy Association party won the presidential e
lection in Iran on 15 June 2013- Hassan Rohani
The Malaysian author who was declared as the winner of Walter Scott Prize for hi
s English fiction novel The Garden of Evening Mists- Tan Twan Eng
The 29-year-year-old Indian origin journalist became the Editor of UK national p
aper, The Independent, on 17 June 2013- Amol Rajan
The former head of the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), was appointed as the Cha
irman of AirAsia India on 18 June 2013- Subramanian Ramadorai
The Chinese supercomputer which is declared is the fastest computer of the world

- Tianhe-2
1. Which Hollywood actor became the new face of the mens perfume, Dior Homme on 1
2 June 2013?
a) Robert Pattinson
2. Which company on 14 June 2013 unveiled the Worlds Largest Container ship?
c) Maersk Line
3. Who was appointed as the new Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India
(LIC) by the Government of India?
b) SK Roy
4. Name the 24 hours news channel which was launched by Media firm TV18 Broadcas
t on 13 June 2013 in UK?
d) News18 India
5. Which new feature was introduced by Facebook Inc. on 12 June 2013 for identif
ication of topics for discussions? This feature is already being used by Instagr
am and Twitter.
b) # sign (Hash tags)
6. Which Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) got in-principal approval from the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for establishing as well as operating White Label A
TMs (WLAs) in the last week of June 2013?
d) Muthoot Finance
7. Name the Walmart India Head who resigned from the US retail giant on 26 June
2013.
b) Raj Jain
8. The European Commission (EC) on 26 June 2013 approved Inter Continental Excha
nges (ICE) proposed 8.2 billion dollars takeover of __________. Fill in the blank
with an appropriate option.
a) NYSE-Euronext
9. Which drug firm on 25 June 2013 announced that it was given World Health Orga
nisation (WHO) pre- qualification for the anti-malarial tablets which will be la
unched immediately?
c) Strides Arcolab Pharma
10. Which online travel portal announced in June 2013 that it acquired GateGuru,
the mobile resource for airport as well as flight information across the globe?
a) TripAdvisor
11. For which services did the O3b Networks (other 3 billion networks) launch a
group of four satellites on 25 June 2013 in a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana?
c) Cheap Internet and Phone Services
12. Scientists in the Month of June 2013 have created the world s first high-def
inition 3D model of a complete human brain. What is the name of this human brain
?
a) Big Brain

13. Drayson Racing Technologies established the new world record when its lightw
eight electric car reached the top speed of 328.6 km per hour. Name the electric
car that created this new record.
b) Lola B12 69/EV
14. Scientist in month of June 2013 discovered a complete new species of bird in

Cambodia s capital Phnom Penh. What is the name of this new species of bird?
a) Cambodian Tailorbird

15. Name the Chinese astronaut who on 20 June 2013 conducted the first classroom
lecture in Beijing through live video feed from space module Tiangong-1.
d) Wang Yaping
16. By-election results of five states of India namely Gujarat, Maharashtra, Bih
ar, Uttar Pradesh and ______________ were announced on 5 June 2013.
d) West Bengal
17. The Union Government of India on 7 June 2013 constituted a Standing Council
of Experts (SCE) to access global competitiveness of Indian Financial Sector in
the _______________?
c) Department of Economic Affairs
18. The Union government of India on 8 June 2013 decided to launch National High
er education Campaign, named_______________, to focus on equity based developmen
t, improvement in teaching-learning quality and research.
a) Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan
19. Union government in month of June 2013 has reconstituted the National Adviso
ry Council by including prominent sociologist _________ into the 12-member panel
chaired by Sonia Gandhi.
b) Virginius Xaxa
20. Ministry of Rural Development on 7 June 2013 launched a new skill developmen
t scheme to offer employment to tribal youth in 24 Naxal affected districts. Wha
t is the name of this scheme?
b) Roshni
21. Name the International tennis player who on 9 June 2013 won his 8th Men s Si
ngles Tittle of the French Open Tennis Tournament at Paris beating Spanish compa
triot David Ferrer.
c) Rafael Nadal

22. Name the formula one player who on 10 June 2013 won the Canadian Grand Prix
at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.
a) Sebastian Vettel
23. In which city the Asian Athletic Championship is going to held from 3 to 7 J
uly 2013 as declared by Maharashtra on 13 June 2013.
a) Pune
24. Which top seeded Tennis player on 16 June 2013 won Gerry Weber Open Halle AT
P final after defeating Mikhail Youzhny of Russia by 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-4 at the
Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany.
b) Roger Federer
25. Which country won silver medal at the World Cup (Stage-II) Archery competiti
on in Turkey on 16 June 2013.
Answer: (c) India
26. Name the person who headed the committee constituted by the Union Government
of India to give clear definitions to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Forei
gn Institutional Investment (FII) with an aim of removing the ambiguity from bot
h types of foreign investments.
Answer: (b) Arvind Mayaram
27. What is the amount allotted to Gujarat from the Planning Commission of India

under its annual plan 2013-14?


Answer: (c) 59000 crore rupees
28. Name the latest case in which Supreme Court of India practiced the Scope of
Article 21 (Right to Life and Personal Liberty)?
Answer: (a) Videocon case against three Ugandan citizens
29. Name the person who has been appointed the head of the committee to Examine
Indecent Representation of Women in Media Constituted?
Answer: (b) K Ratnaprabha
30. Government of India on 19 June 2013 announced a disaster relief fund of ____
_______ crore rupees to Uttarakhand.
Answer: (b) 1000
31. Indian Air Force (IAF) received its first of the ten Boeing C-17 Globemaster
III Aircraft from United States on 18 June 2013. The first C-17 Globemaster lan
ded at ____________ Airbase in India?
Answer: (a) Hindan Air Force Station Airbase
32. Name the state that made it mandatory to have an Aadhaar Card to withdraw sa
lary from August for teaching and non-teaching staffs?
Answer: (d) Maharashtra
33. Name the writer of the book Ambedkar Speaks (Trilogy)?
Answer: (b) Dr. Narendra Jadhav
34. Name the publisher of the book Ambedkar Speaks (Trilogy)?
Answer: (b) Konark Publishers
35. SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India), the market regulator of India
on 20 June 2013 notified guidelines for investment advisers and their associate
d person and made it compulsory for them to get the requisite certifications for
them to operate in stock market. Name the body that will offer certifications f
or being an investment adviser?
Answer: (b) National Institute of Securities Markets
36. Who was appointed as the Chief Advisor of AirAsias India board on 17 June 201
3?
Answer: (b) Ratan Tata
37. Which global pharmaceutical company received novel antibiotic product Potent
ox patented from Mexico in June 2013?
Answer: (a) Venus Remedies Limited
38. National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) signed a Memorandum of Under
standing (MoU) for the purpose of joint promotion of corporate as well as securi
ties market governance with which institute?
Answer: (c) The Institute of Company Secretaries of India
39. Which bank announced on 19 June 2013 that it received a license for opening
the representative office in Yangon, Myanmar?
Answer: (d) The Export Import (EXIM) Bank of India
40. Where did Tata Coffee, the largest plantation company of Asia on 19 June 201
3 inaugurate the premium extraction plant?
Answer: (d) Tamil Nadu
41. Where was the Early Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) installed? This system is
capable to predict a tsunami immediately after an earthquake.

Answer: (b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands


42. India and a top US science body in Month of June 2013 have forged an interna
tional organisation to develop space __________. This is an initiative that has
that possibly can solve the humanitys energy needs and greatly extenuating climat
e change. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
Answer: (a) Solar Power
43. Scientists at Jadavpur University in the month of June 2013 discovered that
zinc-doped hydroxyapatite (HAP) which is a calcium phosphate-based bioceramic ma
terial has a stimulatory effect on _________ formation. Fill in the blank with a
n appropriate option.
Answer: (c) Bone
44. What did the 2013 TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) environmental su
rvey published on 3 June 2013 indicated?
Answer: (c) Air and Water Quality
45. The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) permitted certain companie
s as well as the research institutes for conducting the field trials of which ki
nds of crops?
Answer: (d) Genetically Modified Crops
46. World observed the World Refugee Day for the first time in the year?
Answer: (a) 2001
47. World Music Day is celebrated every year on?
Answer: (a) 21 June, the day of Summer Solstice
48. What is the meaning of the word, Fte de la Musique?
Answer: (b) World Music Day
49. World Music Day for the first time was celebrated in the year and in which c
ity?
Answer: (b) 1982, Paris
50. On which day, the World Refugee Day is observed across the world?
Answer: (b) 20 June
51. The World Bank in June 2013 slashed its growth forecast for China s economy
for 2013 to _________percent from 8.4 percent. In its report, the World Bank sta
ted that the main risk related to China remains the possibility that high invest
ment rates prove unsustainable, provoking a disorderly unwinding and sharp econo
mic slowdown.
Answer: (a) 7.7 percent

52. The Government of Pakistan in June 2013 decided to declare a Sikh shrine ___
_____ as a holy city. The government will initiate steps for sorting out the iss
ues related to the welfare of the Sikhs, who live at the pilgrimage site.
Answer: (b) Panja Sahib
53. Trail of the seven Pakistanis including Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi LeT Commander,
who are the prime accused of the 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks in June 2013 was sh
ifted to a new antiterrorism court in ___________from the antiterrorism court in
Rawalpindi.
Answer: (d) Islamabad
54. India signed an agreement for loan of __________ million US dollars with Wor
ld Bank for the National AIDS Control Project (NACP-IV) in New Delhi on 18 June
2013. The Objective of the project is to increase safe behaviors among high risk

groups in order to contribute to Indias national goal of


reversal of the HIV epidemic by 2017.
Answer: (b) 255
55. When was the Nepal-India Economic Cooperation Programme launched?
Answer:(d) 1951
56. Name the school with which Indian embassy signed an MoU to help in developme
nt of the school building in Nepal.
Answer: (c) Shree Higher Secondary School
57. United State of America on 18 June 2013 announced that it will held direct p
eace talks with Taliban. The announcement from US came after Taliban opened its
first political office at ______________. The office has been opened to help in
ending the 12 years old conflict. To bring the talks in process, US agreed to dr
op the series of preconditions that have held back the negotiations, previously.
Answer: (b) Doha, Qatar
58. Name the body of Afghanistan appointed by Hamid Karzai to negotiate with ele
ments of the Taliban for Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program.
Answer: (a) High Peace Council
58. Which marine animal which usually has its habitat in the colder waters was d
iscovered stranded near the Newquay, Cornwall?
Answer: (d) Blue Jellyfish
60. High levels of toxic radioactive isotope were found in the groundwater at wh
ich nuclear plant of Japan in June 2013?
Answer: (a) Fukushima Nuclear Plant
61. Name the fastest supercomputer of the world developed by China.
Answer: (b) Tianhe-2
62. Where will the Desiccant Enhanced Evaporative or the Devap air-cooling syste
m be first used in India?
Answer: (c) Nalanda International University
63. Researchers from University of Maryland in third week of June 2013 developed
an eco-friendly battery using wood, tin and _________. Fill in the blank with a
n appropriate option.n
Answer: (a) Sodium
64. India in June 2013 offered _______ million Dollars credit to Myanmar for est
ablishing a Special Economic Zone at Sittwe in Myanmar s Buyer s Credit Scheme u
nder National Export Insurance Account?
Answer: (c) 150

65. The cash strapped new Government of Pakistan on 12 June 2013 announced hike
of ___________ percent in its defence budget to 627 billion rupees for the fisca
l 2013-14?
Answer: (b) 15
66. The Lower House of the Parliament of Russia on 11 June 2013 approved a bill
that stigmatized gay people and banned providing children any information about
homosexuality in the country. What is the name of the Lower House of Parliament
in Russia?
Answer: (d) State Duma
67. Ban Ki Moon, the UN Secretary General has asked the UN Security Council (UNS
C) to enhance the strength of ___________ from 900 to its authorized strength of

1250 to maintain the peace along Syria-Israel borders in the Golan Heights.
Answer: (a) United Nation Disengagement Forces
68. Nuclear Reactors of Areva, the French company will start the production firs
t in China before supplying the production to _____________ in Maharashtra. The
French Ambassador to India Francois Richier announced that Areva will facilitate
two reactors to China. These reactors are under construction.
Answer: (d) Jaitapur
69. India and Thailand signed a treaty after two decades of negotiations. Name t
he treaty?
Answer: (a) Extradition Treaty
70. Name the organization that has offered help to Pakistan for Polio Vaccinatio
n?
Answer: (d) Rotary International s India National Polio plus Committee

71. The UN Security Council on 31 May 2013 imposed sanctions on the Syrian rebel
group, ___________ on account of its links with Al-Qaeda?
Answer: (b) Al-Nusra Front
72. Parliament of which country that passed a bill that criminalized gay marriag
e, and made it punishable with a 14-year prison term.
Answer: (a) Nigeria
73. China and the US agreed mutually to hold high level, regular negotiations on
setting standards for ________________.
Answer: (c) Commercial spying as well as cyber security
74. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), released its June mid-quarter monetary poli
cy on 17 June 2013. Consider the following statements:
i) RBI left its key policy, repo rate unchanged at 7.25 percent in line.
ii) Cash reserve ratio (CRR), remained at 4 percent.
iii) Repo is the rate at which banks borrow from the Central bank.
Answer: (a) All i, ii and iii are correct
75. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), released its June mid-quarter monetary poli
cy on 17 June 2013. RBI is headquartered in___.
Answer: (c) Mumbai
76. The British government in the second week of June 2013 planned to introduce
a new scheme requiring visitors from high risk countries in Africa and Asia, inc
luding India and Pakistan, to put up a 4600 US dollars cash bond before entering
Britain. Consider the following statements:
i) The bonds, to be introduced from November, will only apply to non-EU migrants
.
ii) In 2012, 296000 people from India were granted six-month visas..
Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct.
78. SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India), the market regulator of India
in June 2013 notified guidelines for investment advisers and their associated p
erson and made it compulsory for them to get the requisite certifications for th
em to operate in stock market. Name the body that will offer certifications for
being a investment adviser?
Answer: (b) National Institute of Securities Markets
79. As per the official data released on 14 June 2013, the inflation in India th
at is based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) fell to what Percent in percent i
n May 2013 , which itself is a result of decline in the prices of manufactured i
tems and a slight rise in the prices of food items resulted in the measured fall

of inflation?
Answer: (c) 4.7 Percent
80. What is the growth percentage of India s food grain production in last nine
years as it went up to 259 million tonnes in 2012-13 from 198.36 million tonnes
in 2004-05 which is a result of government initiatives like National Food Securi
ty Mission, NFSM, and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana?
Answer: (a) 30 Percent

81. As per the World Bank report titled Capital for the Future: Saving and Inves
tment in an Interdependent World released on 3 June 2013 which two countries was
forecasted to become the largest investors among various developing nations of
the world in the year 2030?
Answer: (a) India and China
82. The Union Cabinet of India on 4 June 2013 approved the Real Estate (Regulati
on and Development) Bill 2013. What is the major objective behind the approval?
a) To set up a regulator for the real estate sector in the country
b) To protecting home buyers from dishonest builders
c) To hear appeals from orders, decisions or directions of regulator and adjudic
ating officer by Real
Estate Appellate Tribunal.
d) To make all relevant clearances for real estate projects which have to be sub
mitted to the regulator
and also displayed on a website before starting construction work.
e) All of these
Answer: (e)
83. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 4 June 2013 approved the rev
ival of the Nagaland Pulp and Paper Company Limited (NPPC) with the infusion of
Huge fund. What was the amount?
Answer: (a) 309.38 crore Rupees
84. The Union Government of India on 5 June 2013 hiked the import duty on gold t
o what percent from the present 6 percent?
Answer: (c) 8 Percent
85. Name the Cycling Coach of Indian national team, who died in a road accident
near Nalgadha village on Noida Expressway in Uttar Pradesh.
Answer: (a) Ruma Chatterjee
86. Name the football club which had won German Cup 2013 after defeating Stuttga
rt.
Answer: (a) Bayern Munich
87. Name the top Top-ranked American tennis player who on 8 June 2013 won their
record 14th major doubles title by defeating Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut of
France in the French Open men s doubles final.
Answer: (a) Bob and Mike Bryan

88. Name the 13th seeded Indian Badminton player who on 9 June 2013 clinched the
Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton trophy by defeating top seed and local
favourite Boonsak Ponsana.
Answer: (a) Srikanth K
89. Name the Top Seeded Tennis player won the Women s Singles title of French Op
en Tennis tournament.
Answer: (a) Serena Wiliams

90. Scientists, from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China discovered

a mouse-sized fossil, which provided new insights into the origin of Primates. W
hat is the name of this creature?
Answer: (a) Archicebus
91. A new type of which device was designed by three young techies from the Nort
h Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology? This device contains a p
arabolic reflector that works in conjunction with the drum that contains water.
Answer: (b) Solar Heater
92. Scientists at the University of Texas in Dallas on 28 May 2013 designed a no
vel, small molecule that could help in the treatment of which disease? The molec
ules effectiveness lies in blocking the cancer-promoting function of proteins cal
led androgen receptors.
Answer: (d) Prostate Cancer
93. Scientists while analysing fossil records in the Month of May 2013 have disc
overed a new _________, which is dated back 66 to 80 million years. Fill in the
blank with an appropriate option.
Answer: (c) Three Horned Dinosaur
94. The European Southern Observatory (ESO) on 29 May 2013 announced that astron
omers in Chile discovered 15 new dark galaxies. Near which constellation were th
ese dark galaxies discovered?
Answer: (b) Cetus
1. Which organisation launched the highly successful Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission
in October 2008?
Answer: (d) Indian Space Research Organisation
2. Population of which species Increased in Kaziranga National Park despite poac
hing, according to the recent census which ended on 26 March 2013?
Answer: (a) Great One-horned Rhinoceros
3. In the last week of March 2013, two new ______ species called Enyalioides wer
e discovered from Cordillera Azul National Park. Fill in the blank with an appro
priate option.
Answer: (c) Woodlizard
4. India and the US in the Month of March 2013 agreed for cooperation on future
missions to _________ and __________ after successful collaboration in Chandraya
an-1 lunar mission. Fill in the blanks with appropriate options.
Answer: (a) Moon and Mars
5. Name the two Enyalioides species which were discovered from Cordillera Azul N
ational Park in the last week of March 2013.
Answer: (b) Enyalioides Azulae and Enyalioides Binzayedi
1. Which International Hockey team won the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament t
itle for the seventh time on 17 March 2013 by defeating Malaysia?
Answer: (d) Australia
2. Name the leading International tennis player who won Indian Wells BNP Paribas
Open 2013 on 17 March 2013.
Answer: (c) Rafael Nadal
3. Which International Cricket team won the fourth and the final test against Au
stralia, at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi to claim the series by 4-0?
Answer: (a) India
4. Which International Golf player won the third PGA Tour title 2013, Arnold Pal

mer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge; Orlando, Florida on 25 March 2013.
Answer: (a) Tiger Woods
5. Name the Sri lankan Cricket Player who was named as the captain of the Pune W
arriors India for Indian Premier League (IPL) Season 6 which will begin from 3 A
pril 2013.
Answer: (a) Angelo Mathews
1. NASA s Swift satellite in the Month of March 2013 discovered one of the young
est-known supernova remnants. What is the age of these supernova remnants?
Answer: (a) Less than 2500 years old

2. A team of researchers discovered abundant active bacteria community in the de


epest spot of the Earth. What is the name of deepest point on Earth?
Answer: (c) The Challenger Deep
3. Astronomers at the Herschel space observatory in the Month of March 2013 foun
d some of the youngest stars ever seen in the Universe. What were these youngest
stars called?
Answer: (b) Protostars
4. An unknown huge radio galaxy was discovered by an international team of astro
nomers in the month of March 2013. Which telescope was used to discover this rad
io galaxy?
Answer: (d) LOFAR
5. Mass death of which species occurred on the beach in Coronel city, around 530
km from Santiago, Chile, in the third week of March 2013 likely because of the
power generation plants- Bocamina 1 and 2 as well as Colbun?
Answer: (c) Prawns
1. The World Bank in the month of March 2013 barred which company from doing any
business with it or the projects funded by it for a period of six months?
Answer: (c) Larsen & Toubro
2. The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) on 6 March 2013 cleared the inv
estment proposal of which Malaysian budget carrier to launch the new airline alo
ng with Tata Group and Arun Bhatia s Telestra Tradeplace?
Answer: (b) AirAsia

3. Which confectionary giant was slapped with a notice demanding 250 crore Rupee
s by the Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence on the grounds of ex
cise duty evasion?
Answer: (a) Cadbury India Ltd
4. Which telecom company in the month of March 2013 launched high quality voice
service for its subscribers in Kenya, Rwanda, Malawi and Nigeria in the African
sub-continent?
Answer: (d) Bharti Airtel
5. Microsoft launched the new version of which software for the businesses runni
ng in India? This software will facilitate sharing the data seamlessly across th
e computers and mobiles with the help of cloud computing technology.
Answer: (b) MS Office 365
1. Which country on 12 March 2013 claimed to have become the first in the world
to extract the natural gas from frozen methane hydrate successfully off the cent
ral coast?
Answer: (d) Japan

2. Which country announced the worst-ever drought in 30 years in its entire Nort
h Island?
Answer: (b) New Zealand
3. Methane Hydrate, also known as Methane clathrates are a kind of frozen confin
ements of molecules of _________ and Methane. Fill in the blank with an appropri
ate option.
Answer: (c) Water
4. What led to worst-ever drought in 30 years in the entire North Island of the
New Zealand?
Answer: (d) Global Warming
5. Which body is conducting the survey of gas field in the main island of Japan
in Nankai Trough where extraction of natural gas from frozen methane hydrate was
done successfully?
Answer: (a) Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC)
1. Samsung, the South Korean giant launched which device in Manhattan s Radio Ci
ty Music Hall at Unpacked Events 2013 on 14 March 2013
Answer: (d) Samsung Galaxy S4

2. Which direct broadcast satellite television provider in the month of March 20


13 launched Video on Demand service for its Tata Sky+ HD subscribers?
Answer: (a) Tata Sky
3. Where did Welspun Energy on 12 March 2013 commissioned Asias largest solar pow
er project of 50 MW?
Answer: (c) Jodhpur, Rajasthan
4. Which company on 11 March 2013 acquired two gaming companies, Funnel Japan in
Japan and Busan in South Korea?
Answer: (d) Reliance Games
5. For what purpose did The Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investmen
t Corporation (RIICO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Kore
an Trade Promotion Agency (KOTRA) on 11 March 2013 in New Delhi?
Answer: (b) For setting up Korean Industrial Zone
1. Researchers working on the accurate calculation of the distance of Milky Way
to the nearest galaxy found the exact distance to our nearest galaxy, Large Mage
llanic Cloud (LMC). What is the exact distance?
Answer: (a) 163000 light years
2. Which country ranked first on list of countries which distribute spam all ove
r the world, according to new report of SophosLabs?
Answer: (c) US
3. Which research centre announced that it was developing the largest magnet of
the world? This largest magnet would weigh 50000 tons.
Answer: (b) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India
4. According to the study conducted by University of Minnesota in the first week
of March 2013, which species of Africa would decline to almost extinction over
the period of coming 20-40 years if conservation measures were not undertaken?
Answer: (d) Wild Lion
5. Which compost plant became first in India to receive carbon credits worth 25
lakh rupees from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change?
Answer: (a) Okhla Compost Plant

1. By what basis point, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 19 March 2013 cut the
repo rate in its mid-quarter review of the monetary policy.
Answer: (A) 25 basis Point
2. The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) on 21 March 2013 cleared Reliance I
ndustries (RIL) KG-D6 and NEC-25 blocks for________________
Answer: (A) Oil and Gas Exploration

3. Name the Place where Commercial production of Aishwarya Oil Field at has star
ted on 23 March 2013.
Answer: (A) Rajasthan
4. As per RBI mid-quarter review of the monetary policy, the reverse repo rate c
hanged from the earlier 6.5 Percent. What is the new Reverse repo rate?
Answer: (D) 6.75 Percent
5. Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) signed th
e Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA
), Ministry of Finance on 25 March 2013. What is the set ambitious Sales target
made by the Company in 2013-14 fiscal year?
Answer: (A) 3407 Crore Rupees
1. Which Team won the General Sparrow Centenary Polo Cup-2013 played at Jaipur P
olo Ground on 2 March 2013 by defeating Sailors team?
Answer: (a) Sona Polo Team
2. Which top seeded tennis player Defeated David Ferrer to Win ATP Mexican Open
2013 Tennis Tournament?
Answer: (a) Rafael Nadal
3. Name the Female Indian Cyclist won a Bronze medal in the final of women s jun
iors of 500m cycle event in Asian Cycling Championship on 7 March 2013 in New De
lhi.
Answer: (d) Deborah

4. Which Indian female veteran golfer, on 6 March 2013 won her second title in t
he fourth leg of Hero Women s pro golf tour 2013 in Mumbai.
Answer: (a) Smriti Mehra

5. Which female top seeded Badminton player won the womens singles title in the A
ll England Open Badminton Championships 2013 at the National Indoor Arena, Birmi
ngham, England on 10 March 2013?
Answer: (a) Tine Baun
1. The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) lifted import alert on the Hydera
bad-based antibiotics facility of which leading pharmaceutical research company
of India?
Answer: (b) Aurobindo Pharma
2. Which feature was added by Google to its Google Play India Page which allows
you to download or rent movies?
Answer: (a) Google Play Movies
3. Which largest education company of India, on 26 March 2013 announced completi
on of the sale of its entire 50% stake in Eurokids International Limited?
Answer: (d) Educomp Solutions Ltd
4. Which insurance giant was fined 30 million Pound by the Financial Services Au
thority (FSA) over AIA bid in March 2013?

Answer: (c) Prudential


5. Apple in the month of March 2013 bought which indoor GPS mapping firm for 20
million dollars?
Answer: (c) wifiSLAM
1.The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) lifted import alert on the Hyderab
ad-based antibiotics facility of which leading pharmaceutical research company o
f India?
Answer: (b) Aurobindo Pharma
2. Which feature was added by Google to its Google Play India Page which allows
you to download or rent movies?
Answer: (a) Google Play Movies
3. Which largest education company of India, on 26 March 2013 announced completi
on of the sale of its entire 50% stake in Eurokids International Limited?
Answer: (d) Educomp Solutions Ltd
4. Which insurance giant was fined 30 million Pound by the Financial Services Au
thority (FSA) over AIA bid in March 2013?
Answer: (c) Prudential
5. Apple in the month of March 2013 bought which indoor GPS mapping firm for 20
million dollars?
Answer: (c) wifiSLAM
1. Which organisation launched the highly successful Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission
in October 2008?
Answer: (d) Indian Space Research Organisation
2. Population of which species Increased in Kaziranga National Park despite poac
hing, according to the recent census which ended on 26 March 2013?
Answer: (a) Great One-horned Rhinoceros
3. In the last week of March 2013, two new ______ species called Enyalioides wer
e discovered from Cordillera Azul National Park. Fill in the blank with an appro
priate option.
Answer: (c) Woodlizard
4. India and the US in the Month of March 2013 agreed for cooperation on future
missions to _________ and __________ after successful collaboration in Chandraya
an-1 lunar mission. Fill in the blanks with appropriate options.
Answer: (a) Moon and Mars
5. Name the two Enyalioides species which were discovered from Cordillera Azul N
ational Park in the last week of March 2013.ticeps
Answer: (b) Enyalioides Azulae and Enyalioides Binzayedi
1) Who is selected for the prestigious Jnanpith award for the year 2012?
Ans. Ravuri Bharadhwaja for his contributions to Telugu literature.
2) Recently, who was re-elected for a second term as IAEA Chief?
Ans. Yukiya Amano
3) Where was Indias first all Women Post Office inaugurated recently?
Ans. New Delhi
4) Who scored the fastest debut century in test cricket recently?
Ans. Shikhar Dhawan

5) Malala Yousafzai has recently signed a deal to publish her autobiography. Nam
e the title?
Ans. I Am Malala
6) Indian President was the Chief Guest at the Independence Day celebrations of
which country during March 2012?
Ans. Mauritius
7) Who has been elected as the new Pope of the Catholic Church?
Ans. Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina & he has chosen the name "Francis
8) Which film was adjudged best feature filmin the 60th National Film Awards?
Ans. Paan Singh Tomar (Hindi) directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia
9) The 5th BRICS summit was recently held at?
Ans. Durban, South Africa (March 26-27).The member states of BRICS are
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
10) The code name given to the entire plan of the execution of Afsal Guru, the p
arliament attack convict:
Ans. Operation Three Star
11) Which country will host ICC World T20 2014?
Ans. Bangladesh
12) Who is elected as the President of Venezuela recently?
Ans. Nicolas Maduro
13) The President of Bangladesh who passed away recently?
Ans. Zillur Rahman
14) Who are the three personalities recently selected by the Indian Parliamentar
y Group for the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award?
Ans. Arun Jaitley (2010), Karan Singh (2011) and Sharad Yadav (2012)
15) Which team won the Santosh Trophy Football tournament 2013 held in Kerala?
Ans. Services
16) Who was honoured with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize recently?
Ans. Ela Bhatt, founder of the Self Employed Womens Association (SEWA), was prese
nted with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the
year 2011 by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee.
17) Who was crowned the Femina Miss India 2013?
Ans. Navneet Kaur Dhillon
18) When is the First International Happiness Day celebrated?
Ans. 20th March 2013
19) Who is chosen for Saraswati Samman award 2013?
Ans. Sugathakumari (Malayalam Poet)
20) Which former British Prime Minister popularly known as the "Iron Lady passed
away on April 8?
Ans. Margaret Thatcher. She was the longest serving British prime minister (1979
-1990) of the 20th century and is the only woman to have held the office.
1. Who is the winner of Australian Open 2013 Women s title ?
Answer: Victoria Azarenka

2. Who is the winner of Australian Open 2013 men s title ?


Answer: Novak Djokovic

3. Who is the chief guest of 2013 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas ?


Answer: Rajkeswur Purryag, President of Mauritius (Held in Kochi)
4. Who is the chief guest of republic day 2013 ?
Answer: Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, King of Bhutan
5. Who is first female President of South Korea ?
Answer: Park Guen-hye
6. Who is the first female Chief Justice of Sri Lanka ?
Answer: Shirani Bandaranayake (recently impeached)
7. Who is the winner of DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2013 ?
Answer: Jeet Thayil (book - Narcopolis)
8. Which is the Longest Railway Tunnel in India?
Answer: Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel (Banihal railway tunnel)
9. Where did the World Economic Forum annual meeting held ?
Answer: Davos, Switzerland
10. Who has been conferred won Keerthi Chakra (the second highest among
peace time gallantry awards of the country) ?
Answer: Major Anoop Joseph
11. Which Indian scientist conferred with China s top science award ?
Answer: CNR Rao

12. Who is the winner of Ranji Trophy 2012-2013 ?


Answer: Mumbai
13. Which country recently test fired Hatf-9 (Nasr) missile ?
Answer: Pakistan
14. Who is the new Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi ?
Answer: Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty
15. Who is the new President of Sahitya Akademi ?
Answer: Dr. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari
16. Who is appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United
Nations ?
Answer: Asoke Kumar Mukerji
17. Who is the worlds oldest Marathon runner ?
Answer: Fauja Singh
OSCAR Winners 2013 (85th Academy Awards Winners)
17. Which film won this year s Best Picture Oscar ?
Answer: Argo

18. Which actor won this year s Best Actor (in a Leading Role) Oscar ?
Answer: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)

19. Which actress won this year s Best Actress (in a Leading Role) Oscar ?
Answer: Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)

20. Who won this year s Best Director Oscar ?


Answer: Ang Lee (Life of Pi)

21. Who is the first person to win Best Actor Oscar thrice ?
Answer: Daniel Day-Lewis
22. What is the theme of 2013 International Womens Day (march 8) ?
Answer: A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women
23. New Governor of Nagaland ?
Answer: Ashwani Kumar
24. New Governor of Kerala ?
Answer: Nikhil Kumar
25. New Governor of Odisha ?
Answer: S C Jamir
26. Who is the new President of Kenya ?
Answer: Uhuru Kenyatta
27. Who is the new Prime Minister ( Premier of the People s Republic of
China) of China ?
Answer: Li Keqiang

28. Who is the new Pope?


Answer: Pope Francis
29. What is the name of India s first regional navigational satellite ?
Answer: IRNSS-1

30. Who scored fastest hundred on debut in test cricket ?


Answer: Shikhar Dhawan
31. Where is India s first all women post office inaugurated on women s day ?
Answer: Delhi

32. What is the theme of 2013 world water day (march 22) ?
Answer: Water Cooperation
33. Which year is declared by UN as International Year of Water Cooperation ?
Answer: 2013
34. Who is the winner of 2013 miss India ?
answer: Navneet Kaur Dhillon
35. who is the winner of 2013 Saraswati Samman ?
Answer: Sugathakumari (Manalezhuthu)
36. Who is recently reelected as IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Direc
tor general ?
Answer: Yukiya Amano
37. Who is the new Prime Minister of Nepal ?
Answer: Khil Raj Regmi
38. Who is the first female Prime minister of UK who recently passed away ?
Answer: Margaret Thatcher

39. Who is the new pm of North Korea ?


Answer: Pak Pong-ju
40. Who is the new venezuela president ?
Answer: Nicolas Maduro
41. Who is the new president of Bangladesh ?
Answer: Abdul Hamid
42. What is the theme of 2013 World Earth day (April 22) ?
Answer: The face of climate change
43. Who is the new Governor of Jammu and Kashmir ?
answer: Narinder Nath Vohra
44. Who is the new president of ADB (Asian Development Bank) ?
Answer: Takehiko Nakao
1. Who has been elected as the chairman of Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Po
pulation and Development (AFPPD)?
Answer: P.J Kurien
2. .........., the developer of the first successful oral vaccination for Polio
passed away recently?
Answer: Hilary Koprowski
3. The international Monetary Fund has recently recognized the Government of ...
....... After 22 years?
Answer: Somalia
4. The Indian-American economist who won the John Bates Clark Medal 2013?
Answer: Raj Chetty John Bates Clark Medal is awarded by the American EconomicAss
ociation. The award often described as theBaby Nobel, is considered by many econom
ists to be second only to the Nobel Prize.
5. What is the full form of NOFN?
Answer: National Optical Fibre Network. The scheme recently approved by the Unio
n Government will connect 2,50,000 Gram Panchayats in the country through Optica
l Fibre Cable.
6. Which power generation company has recently been conferred with the Mini Ratna
Category 1 status by the Government of India?
Answer: North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO)
7. Who wrote the novel The Orphan Masters Son, which won the Pulitzer Prize for fic
tion in 2013?
Answer: Adam Johnson
8. The veteran play back singer .......... who had sung around 3000 songs in Kan
nada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and Tulu passed away on 14th April?
Answer: P.B Srinivas
9. World Earth Day was observed on:
Answer: April 22
10. What was the theme of 2013 World Earth day (April 22)?
Answer: The face of climate change
11. Who has been elected as the President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)?
Answer: Takehiko Nakao (Japan)

12. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the State Child Rights Commissi
on, Kerala?
Answer: Neela Gangadharan
13. The 200th birth anniversary of .........., the ruler of the erstwhile kingdo
m of Travancore is being celebrated now?
Answer: Swati Tirunal
14. Which Indian has been appointed as the Vice Chairman of the International Ch
amber of Commerce?
Answer: Sunil Bharti Mittal
15. The famous Indian Violinist who passed away on April 22?
Answer: Lalgudi Jayaraman
16. Who is sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Italy?
Answer: Enrico Letta
17. The space observatory of the European Space Agency which stopped functioning
recently?
Answer: Herschel. It is the largest infrared space telescope ever built.
18. National Civil Services Day was observed on:
Answer: April 21
19. According to the data released by the TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of
India), which state accounts for the largest number of mobile subscribers in Ind
ia?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
20. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Kerala?
Answer: E.K Bharat Bhooshan
21. World Asthma Day was observed on:
Answer: May 7
Note: The First Tuesday of May is observed every year as World Asthma Day.
22. The Reserve Bank of India on May 4 reduced the Repo rate to:
Answer: 7.25%
23. Where in Haryana Indias first defence university is to be setup?
Answer: Gurgaon
24. Who is the new Prime Minister of Nepal?
Answer: Khil Raj Regmi
25. Who is the new Prime Minister of North Korea?
Answer: Pak Pong-ju
26. Who is the new president of Bangladesh?
Answer: Abdul Hamid
27. Who becomes the first woman speaker of Bangladesh?
Answer: Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
28. Who is the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India?
Answer: Shashi Kant Sharma
29. Who become the first Pakistani women to scale the Everest?

Answer: Samina Baig


30. What was the theme of 2013 International Biological diversity Day (May 22)?
Answer: Water and Biodiversity
31. The Reserve Bank of India has projected a GDP growth percent of .......... f
or 2013-14?
Answer: 5.7%
32. World Press Freedom Day was celebrated on:
Answer: May 3
33. Who was honoured by this years UNESCO-Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Awar
d?
Answer: Reeyot Alemu (Ethiopia). She has been imprisoned for more than a year br
anded as Terrorist.
34. The movie named produced by IBM Research, has been recognized as the Worlds sm
allest movie ever created?
Answer: A Boy and His Atom. The one minute movie was made by moving carbon monox
ide atoms viewed through a Scanning
Tunneling Microscope, magnifying them 100 million times.
35. Najib Razak has been sworn in for a second term as the Prime Minister of:
Answer: Malaysia
36. Which Indian shuttler has won the Malaysia Open Womens title?
Answer: P. Sindhu
37. .......... and .......... Are nominated by India for World Heritage Site sta
tus in 2013.
Answer: Hill Forts in Rajasthan and the Great Himalayan National Park.
38. The Indian discus thrower who clinched gold in the IAAF (International Assoc
iation of Athletics Federations)
Challenge Meet held in Kingston?
Answer: Vikas Gowda
39. Who got the ISRO Young Scientist Award 2013?
Answer: Jenita Mary Nongkynrih from Meghalaya
40. Who is sworn in as the 22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka?
Answer: Siddaramaiah
41. Government of India will observe Year 2013 as:
Answer: Water Conservation Year
42. Who becomes the first Indian amputee to conquer Mt Everest?
Answer: Arunima Sinha
43. Which country signed new constitution into law on 22nd May 2013?
Answer: Zimbabwe
44. Who won the 5th Man Booker International Prize?
Answer: Lydia Davis
45. Who is crowned as the Miss India Worldwide 2013?
Answer: Nehal Bhogaita. Britains Nehal Bhogaita has won the title of Miss India W
orldwide, making her the first deaf to win the beauty pageant.

46. Who is appointed as the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court?
Answer: Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta
47. What is the name of a senior govt. prosecutor of Pakistan, who was shot dead
on 3 May 2013 in Lahore and who handled the 26/11 Mumbai attack case of 2008?
Ans: Chaudhary Zulfiqar Ali
48. Who are two Indian Cricketers were dropped out from ODI squad Champions Trop
hy?
Ans. Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh
49. What is the name of the day which is observed on 3rd May 2013?
Ans: World Press Freedom Day.
50. Who score 100 runs in 30 balls in IPL?
Ans: Chris Gayle scored fastest hundred in IPL against Pune Warriors India.
51. Who has been appointed as Vice-Chairman of the International Chamber of Comm
erce (ICC)?
Ans: Sunil Bharti Mittal
52. How many years complete on 3rd May in Indian Cinema and what was the name of
First Film?
Ans: Indian Cinema complete 100 years. The first film Raja Harishchandra was made
in India 100 years ago on 3 May 1913 by Dada Saheb Phalke.
53. How many Rs Deduct in Petrol and non-Subsidized gas Cylinder?
Ans: Petrol price cut by Rs 3 a litre and Price of non-subsidized cooking gas cu
t by Rs 54 per cylinder.
54. What is the name of the Person who died in Pakistan Jail?
Ans: Sarabjit Singh died in Lahore hospital six days after being brutally attack
ed by a group of inmates in jail.
55. Name of the person who arrest in case of bribe in Railway?
Ans: Railway Minister P K Bansal s nephew arrested for accepting Rs 90 lakh brib
e by CBI.

56. Who win Maiden Grand Prix Gold in womens single final of the Malaysia open ba
dminton in Kuala Lumpur?
Ans: PV Sindhu
Current Affairs 2011- November
Who is on historic Myanmar visit?
=Secreatary of state Hillary Clinton
Who has been named best European investment banker of the year?
=Anshu Jain
Name the ball developed by Adidas which would be the official ball of the Euro 2
012 European Football Championship.
=Tango 12
Which company has launched triple sim mobile with Analog TV in India?
=GFive
Which telecom service provider touched 50 million customers mark in Africa recen
tly?

=Airtel
Name the Guyana born US resident who has been elected as the international presi
dent of the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO).
Ashook Ramsaran
Who has been sworn in as Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister?
Nabam Tuki
Who has been reappointed as the Secretary General of 54-nation Commonwealth of N
ations for 2nd consecutive term?
Kamalesh Sharma
What is the total sms limit per day raised by TRAI as on 1st November 2011?
200 smses per day
Name the MAN industries chairman who passed away recently.
JM Mansukhani
Who won the 38th women s National Premier Chess championship?
Tania Sachdev

Which rank does world champion Vishwanathan Anand holds in the world chess ranki
ngs?
2nd place
Which country s cabinet unanimously decided to grant India Most Favoured Nation
trade status?
Pakistan

Which country is set to donate used laptop for charity?


Dubai
Name the new smartphone introduced by Samsung.
Galaxy Note
Which car range of Ariel Motor s is set to arrive in India?
Atom range

Who is set to lead the Indian team in the 4-nation Shastri junior women s hockey
tournament?
Poonam Rani

Where the worlds biggest stupa has has been planned?


Gujarat, 351 feet high stupa towering over a 151 feet statue of Buddha
Name the countries which have pressed the Europeans to act swiftly to contain th
eir sovereign debt crisis.
China, Russia and the United States
Name the RIM s Managing Director for India who quit recently.
Frenny Bawa

Which music application of RIM for its popular messaging service is to be made a
vailable for downloading?
BBM Music
Who has former sports minister Manohar Singh Gill recommended for the Padma Awar
d?
100 year old Fauja Singh who stunned the world by completing the Tokyo Marathon

What is the name given to James Bond s recent movie?


Skyfall

Who has been awarded The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star by Japan?
Maruti Suzuki India Chairman R.C.Bhargava
Name the trio cricketers who were sentenced to jail for their role in the spot-f
ixing scandal.
Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir
Name the Greek Prime Minister who won confidence vote recently.
George Papandreou
Name the 2 messaging phone launched by Nokia recently.
Asha 200 and Asha 201
In which district of Karnataka would the Biotech Park worth Rs.103.27 crore was
approved by cabinet recently?
Mysore
Which is the recent Tablet PC running on windows operating system revealed by HP
?
Slate 2 Tablet PC
Which 15-day league is all set to start in Karnataka from 5th November 2011?
KBL - Karnataka Badminton League
Who scored triple ton for Saurashtra in Ranji Trophy match against Orissa?
Ravindra Jadeja, 314 runs off 375 balls
Which sporting event is set to return after a gap of 5 years to Bangalore?
National Badminton Championship
When the Bengaluru International Film Festival is is set to be held?
December 15th to December 22nd 2011
Name one of the oldest singers who passed away recently.
Bhupen Hazarika
Name the woman officer who became the fourth generation of a family to serve pol
ice continuously since 1921.
Manusmriti
What value of demand drafts to be account payee only as per RBI notification?
Above Rs.20,000
Where is the 17th SAARC summit to be held?
Addu city in Maldives
On whose name has the Manchester United renamed the north stand at its Old Traff
ord stadium?
Sir Alex Ferguson manager of Manchester United since 25 years
Which banks total business has crossed Rs.25,000 crore mark recently?
City Union Bank
Name the new cement launched by ACC specially focused for coastal areas.
Coastal Plus

What is the validity of banks drafts, pay orders and cheques from the date of is
suing, starting April 1st 2012?
3 month validity
Who has been crowned Miss South India?
Bangalore beauty Lakhsmi Anand
Who won the Miss World crown for 2011?
Miss Venezuela - Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colimenares
Who won the WTA Tournament of Champions title at Bali?
Ana Ivanovic
Who won the World Golf Championship - HSBC Champions golf tournament at Shangai?
Martin Kaymer of Germany
Who has been approached for a motivational campaign during 2012 London Olympics?
Deepika Padukone
Who became India s most prolific Test wicketkeeper getting past Syed Kirmani s l
ong-standing record of 198 Test dismissals?
Mahendra Singh Dhoni with 200 dismissals

What is the new kind of password developed by researchers for online account to
help protect against hacking?
Picture password
Name the CBS television commentator who died recently.
Andy Rooney
What has been made mandatory at the time of buying motor insurance by IRDA?
Nominee name
Where is India s largest telescope set to be placed for watching distant stars a
nd galaxies?
Devasthal - 50km from Nainital town

Which company has been named top Indian company for investor relations?
Infosys
Who won the Guatemala presidential election?
Otto Perez Molina
Which country s Prime Minister made a surprise visit to Afghanistan?
Australian PM Julia Gillard

Which award is singer Lata Mangeshkar set to receive?


K.L.Saigal award by Savitri Samiti
Which team won gold at the World patrol meet?
Indian Army team
Who won the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament title?
Roger Federer
Who became the first cricketer to score 15,000 runs in test cricket?
Sachin Tendulkar
Who has won the Ezhuthachan award (highest literary prize instituted by Kerala G
overnment)?

M.T.Vasudevan Nair
Which country has banned Apple iPhone?
Germany
Who bought the rights of American TV series 24?
Anil Kapoor
Who became 7th Indian to take 5 wickets on debut for India?
R.Ashwin
Name the 1989 Nobel Prize physicist who died recently.
Norman Ramsey
Who has been picked by Force India for Abu Dhabi s young Formula 1 driver test?
Max Chilton

Which agreement has India and Nepal due to sign?


DTAA - Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement
Which company recently setup its R and D centre in India for e-commerce solution
s?
Walmart
Which country has been reinstated to the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tourn
ament?
Myanmar
At what price the Centre is set to supply rice to all below poverty line familie
s under the proposed Food Security Act?
Re.3 per kg
Which Spanish bank is to setup a representative office in India to help Spanish
companies to tap into the fast growing Indian economy?
Caixabank
What is the unique feature of HTC edge which is set to be released in 1st quarte
r of 2012?
First Quad-Core smartphone
Which educational institutes of Britain have introduced Study of Ancient India?
Cambridge University
Where is the Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber Physical Systems has been unveiled?
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Who has been named Greek interim Prime Minister?
Lucas Papademos
Which are the 2 awards or recognitions India bagged at the World Travel Market 2
011?
World s Leading Destination and World s Leading Tourist Board award

Who has been appointed as CEO of UBS India?


Aashish Kamat
What is Australia s lowest Test cricket score in 109 years?
47 all out against South Africa in 2011

Who became the first wicketkeeper to cross 500 catches?

Mark Boucher
Which fund gets priority from a company under liquidation over repaying loans to
secured creditors?
Employees Provident Fund

Name the latest Sumo variant launched by Tata Motors.


Sumo Gold
Which Indian city is set to host the World Economic Forum s India Economic Summi
t?
Mumbai

Name the Mexican Interior Minister who was killed in a helicopter crash recently
.
Francisco Blake
Which tennis icon won the 800th match of his career?
Roger Federer
Which airlines recommendation to financial bail out appears to have failed?
Kingfisher Airlines
Name the Nobel laureate who is set to lead Liberian peace initiative.
Laymah Gbowee
Which continent is fast-emerging IT market, as the name Dark Continent fades off
?
Africa
Which scenes have been banned by Indian Government in movies and TV recently?
Smoking scenes
With what motto has SAARC summit 2011 concluded?
Building bridges, Resolve to fight terrorism and implementation of
South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA)
What is the increased interest rate for savings in Post office in India?
4 percent
Where has the biggest ever diamond unearthed in India?
37.68 carat diamond has been unearthed by NMDC at Panna in Madhya Pradesh
Which country would host 18th SAARC summit in 2012?
Nepal
Name the high capacity circuit breaker launched by Siemens recently.
1200-KV SF6 circuit breaker with evacuation capacity of 8000MW
Where is the India s first ocenarium planned?
Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra

Who are been named athlete of the year 2011?


Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Sally Pearson of Australia
Which country has been suspended from Arab league and why?
Syria, to end violence against protesters, and called for sanctions and transiti
on talks with opposition
Which country senate cleared economic reform bill recently?

Italy
When is iPhone 4S set to launch in India?
November 25th 2011
Which medal did India bag in Lal Bahadur Shastri Under-21 women s hockey tournam
ent?
Bronze

Name the Tomorrow Never Dies actress who is set to visit India for the Interna
tional Film Festival to be held in Goa from November 23rd to December 3rd 2011.
Michelle Yeoh

Who became the first foreign head of government or state to address People s Ma
jlis , Maldives Parliament in its history of 78 years?
Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh

Name the 1968 Noble prize for medicine winner, who died recently.
Gobind Khorana
Which country has announced USD 100 million credit facility to Maldives?
India
Which stadium is set to host opening match of World Series Hockey starting on De
cember 17th 2011?
Dhyan Chand National Stadium
Who resigned as Italian Prime Minister recently?
Silvio Berlusconi
Which country is set to host 2018 Commonwealth Games?
Australia
Which city is set to host 2017 world athletic championship?
London
Name the cricket writer who died recently.
Peter Roebuck
Name the website launched by commonwealth war graves commission to honour undivi
ded India s war heroes.
www.cwgc.org

Who won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2011?


Lewis Hamilton
Who has been appointed as SEBI chief?
U.K.Sinha
Who won the Paris Masters 2011 title for the first time?
Roger Federer
Who won the men s doubles Paris Masters title 2011?
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi

Where is the Asia-Pacific summit being held?


Hawaii
What is the significance of 14th November 2011 in India?
Children s day

Which social media has Election Commission in India planned to use to educate vo
ters?
Facebook
Name the first animated film in Kannada for children which are to be screened at
the 17th edition of the International Children s Film festival in Hyderabad.
Chintu s Skool

Mining near which famous temple has got nod from centre?
Vaishno Devi temple
Which Karnataka state is set to host 6th state-level cycling
championship?
Belgaum
Name the singer who completed 50 years as singer recently.
Yesudas
Where is celebrity cricket league being promoted by Salman Khan?
Sharjah
Which festival was celebrated by Oriyas in the diamond city recently?
Boita Bandana Utsav
Name the push e-mail services that BSNL is set to provide to its mobile subscrib
ers of all circles in India.
Bharat Berry services
Name the marriage act that Sikh community wants Union law minister to implement
in near future.
Anand Marriage Act
Which iCon is now part of B-school curriculum?
Steve Jobs
Name the Pakistani singer who is set to render his voice for a patriotic song fo
r an Indian film, 498A - The Weeding gift.
Ustaad Ghulam Ali
Who has been appointed as Prime Minister of Italy?
Mario Monti
Name the Indian city which is connected directly to European ports.
Kochi
Who scored his 36th century in test cricket recently?
Rahul Dravid
Who completed 22 years of playing international cricket?
Sachin Tendulkar
What Utsav is been scheduled in Dharwad from 23rd to 25th December 2011?
Dharwad Utsav
Which region of Madhya Pradesh has Infosys agreed to set up a development centre
?
Indore
Where the 31st India International Trade Fair (IITF) is being held?

Pragathi Maidan, New Delhi


All ministers of which state have submitted resignations ahead of cabinet reshuf
fle?
Rajasthan state ministers
Which cabinet has proposed division of Uttar Pradesh into 4 states?
Uttar Pradesh (Mayawati) cabinet
Who is set to take over as General Motors President and MD of India operations f
rom 1st January 2012?
Lowell Paddock
Which Canadian city bids to host IIFA in 2013?
Vancouver
Who is set to participate in 50m rifle prone event at the forthcoming 55th Natio
nal shooting championships?
Nana Patekar
Which tennis star has been named WTA player of the year?
Petra Kvitova
Who has been selected for Swaralaya-Devarajan Master award?
KJ. Yesudas
Which bank became the 1st lender to raise funds in offshore yuan in China?
IDBI
Which mobile carrier prepares for possible IPO in India?
Vodafone
Name the e-mail prioritizer bought by facebook.
MailRank
Which company s share has iGate planned to delist?
Patni Computer

Name the director appointed by Apple recently.


Robert A Iger
Name the director who has been promoted as non-executive chairman serving Apple
since 2000.
Arthur D Levinson
Who is set to make debut appearance in 2012 Abu Dhabi s Golf Championship?
Tiger woods

Name the swimmer who set the national record in 800m freestyle in a time of 8:12
:57sec at the 65th Senior National Aquatic meet.
Saurabh Sangvekar
Which is the first professional social-networking site opened its R&D center in
Bangalore?
Linkedin
Who has been appointed as CEO of Cable & Wireless Worldwide(C&WW)?
John Pluthero
Who has been appointed CEO of Swiss bank UBS?

Sergio Ermotti
Who is the co-founder and developer of open-source social network zDiaspora who
died recently?
Ilya Zhitomirskiy
Who won gold at men s 50M free pistol at the 55th National shooting championship
s?
Om Prakash

Who becomes first US president to take part in East Asian nations summit?
Barack Obama
Who has been named as CEO of Air France?
Alexandre de Juniac
Who is the head of European department s International Monetary Fund resigned fr
om his post recently?
Antonio Borges

Which are the new blackberry smart phones which runs on blackberry 7 operating s
ystem unveiled by RIM on recently?
Blackberry Bold 9790 and Blackberry Curve 9380
Who is the founder of shoe-selling online store www.zappos.com?
Nick Swinmurn
What is the name of the new movie starring George Clooney?
The Descendants
What is the name of the award named after the Queen Elizabeth that would be give
n for the engineers for exceptional achievements in engineering?
The Queen Elizabeth Engineering Prize
Which Spanish writer and director was honoured at an annual event by Museum of M
odern Art (MoMa)?
Pedro Almodovar
How many players have signed up for World Series hockey?
150 Indian players
What award was Buddh International Circuit, India s first Formula One Grand Prix
conferred at the Professional Motorsport World Expo 2011?
Motorsport Facility of the Year

Which tv network has bagged rights of Revolution 2020 ?


UTV

Who is set to be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Dubai Interna
tional Film Festival?
A.R.Rahman
Which Qatar based channel launched its English news channel across India on Dish
TV?
Al Jazeera
Where has the 19th ASEAN Summit begun and what is its theme?
Indonesia, "ASEAN Community in a Global Community of Nations"
Name the android-based touch-screen handset launched by Motorola recently in Ind

ia.
Defy+
Name the Afghan women and Palestinian peace activist who have been conferred the
2011 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh prize for the promotion of tolerance and non-violen
ce, an award instituted in memory of Mahatma Gandhi.
Anarkali Honaryar and Khaled Abu Awwad
Who accepted United Nations award for promoting peace and tolerance after a deca
de?
Aung San Suu Kyi
Where has Nissan planned diesel engine unit in India?
In Chennai, inside Oragadam plant
Which country is set to rebuild Srilanka s war-ravaged railway
tracks in Northern province?
India

Where the 3-day cultural festival is titled Octave 2011 held?


Nagpur
Which most awaited Superfast Express was flagged off by chief minister Arjun Mun
da recently?
Hatia-Pune Superfast Express
How many records were created on the inaugural day of Senior National Aquatic Ch
ampionships?
4 records
Who is the president of Karnataka State Cooperative Federation?
G.T.Devegowda
Where was All India Cooperative week held in Karnataka?
Belgaum
Which express was flagged off by Nagaland chief minister recently,in turn connec
ting Nagaland to mainland and bringing Nagaland into railway network of India?
Dimapur-Kamakhya Nagaland Express
Name the former Philippine president who was arrested recently for electoral fra
ud.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Against which company did Suzuki terminate its alliance recently?
Volkswagen
Which is the new facebook app introduced by paypal that lets people send money t
o other users within the facebook network?
Send money
Which company is set to buy network access security providing company called "Av
enda Systems"
Aruba Networks
What is the name of the online game developing company which is been acquired by
Sega?
Three Rings Design
Which is the latest and the first ultrabook launched by HP recently?

HP Folio
Name the investor whom HP inducted into its board.
Ralph Whitworth
At what value Motorola Mobility is set to be sold to Google?
$12.5 billion
Which community leadership was presented with Transforming Our World at 12th I
ndo-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston?
Swatantra Jain of Vinmar International and Avinash Ahuja of Magnum Producing Com
pany

To which UN s commission has India been re-elected and name its member?
UN s International Law Commission and Narinder Singh

What is the prize money set for World Series Hockey?


Rs.4 crore
What is the market share of Indigo airlines in October which is ahead of struggl
ing Kingfisher airlines?
19.6 percent
Which has been recognised as world s tallest tower?
The Tokyo Sky Tree, 634-meter

RMSI has been awarded with Technology Initiative of the Year award at the 15th
Asia Insurance Industry for the launch of which software?
PIER (profiler for insurance exposure and risk) software

Who has been selected for Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Develop
ment 2011?
Social activist Ela Bhatt
Where has Huawei launched its Global Network Operations Centre?
Bangalore
Name the England all-rounder, native of apartheid-era South Africa who died rece
ntly.
Basil D Oliveira

Which MotoGP giant pulled out of Motor Sports until 2014?


Suzuki
Which North African country has been readmitted as member of the UN Human Rights
Council?
Libya
Which company is set to launch $1 shoe in India?
Adidas
Name the Mexican novelist and poet who died following lengthy illness just after
being awarded.
Daniel Sada
Who donated Wikipedia foundation $500,000 recently?
Google co-founder Sergei Brin
Who won the Presidents Cup for United States?
Tiger Woods

Which Canada-based smartphone maker is set to provide free aptitude test applica
tion on its BlackBerry phones for students in India with partnership with conten
t providers Ipomo and mobile operator Vodafone?
Research in Motion
Whose statue has Celebrity Wax Museum in Maharashtra unveiled?
Anna Hazare
Who broke his own National record in the 100m freestyle event in the 65th Senior
National Aquatics Championships?
Aaon Agnel D Souza clocked 51:15

Which writers mobile application iJaihoon, dubbed as the App for the eye within
was launched at the Sharajah International Book Fair 2011?
Mujeeb Jaihoon

Which country is set to open military hospital in Tajikistan?


India
Who won the men s air rifle gold in the 55th National Shooting Championships?
Abhinav Bindra

Who won the Karnataka Badminton League 2011?


Flypower Warriors
Who joined the elite club of Singapore christened Friends to Shore ?
India s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru

Who won the men s and women s kabaddi World Cup titles?
India

Name Patni s ex-CEO who joined IPsoft.


Jeya Kumar

Where in Assam is Indian Institute of Information Technology to be set up?


Mirza
Which country s firm makes highest contribution to Luxembourg Exchange?
Indian firms

Who has been named 2015 cricket World Cup CEO?


John Harnden
Name the android 2.3 powered tablet developed by students studying in first year
from AVR and SVR College of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad.
AVE tablet
Name the Vice President appointed by SAP for Asia Pacific Japan region.
Tom Kindermans
Which Malaysian firm launched GSM mobile handset MQ3500 also called Quran mobil
e recently.
Tolmol.com in joint venture with ENMAC Engineering

Which country is set to invest $2.4billion in gold production?


Brazil

Which PSU bank is set to re-launch mutual fund by December 2011?


Bank of India

Who has been appointed as cricket coach of Australia?


Mickey Arthur
Which two Japanese stock exchanges are set to merge and create world s No.3 exch
ange?
Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange Co. Ltd.

Which Union Territory has become the first among all the UTs and States in India
to register 100 per cent banking coverage?
Union Territory of Puducherry
Which search giant has launched free video service in India?
Yahoo
Name the IT service Indian subsidiary company that has launched 24x7
technical support lifelines in hindi.
Belkin (Tollfree: 18004195546)
Who has launched JaxtrSMS, a mobile application that let users to send unlimited
free text messages to any other phone anywhere in the world?
Sabeer Bhatia (founder of hotmail.com)
Name the Pakistan ambassador to the US who resigned recently.
Hussain Haqqani
Who is set to be honoured with C.K.Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award?
Ajit Wadekar
Name the Indian-American who has been awarded with one of the highest civilian h
onours of Guyana in recognition of his role in strengthening the democracy of Gu
yana.
Yashpaul Soi
Which Japanese imaging major eyeing to open 300 outlets across India s small tow
ns?
Canon

Which two countries signed security pact recently?


India and United Arab Emirates
Who has been named Pakistan envoy to US?
Sherry Rehman
Who is set to succeed Ratan Tata as Tata sons Chairman in 2012?
Cyrus P Mistry
Name the founder and chairman of SKS Microfinance who resigned from the companie
s board recently.
Vikram Akula
Which Indian cricketer is set to receive Polly Umrigar award?
Rahul Dravid
Who resigned from the boards of News International s two news paper companies -T
he Sun and The Times?
James Murdoch

Which French hotel major launched the ibis Bengaluru Techpark


ore recently?

in India, Bangal

Accor
Who has launched the world s first Islamic finance benchmark rate?
Thomson Reuters

Which bollywood production house has launched YRF Entertainment in Hollywood?


Yash Raj Films
Who completed 13,000 runs in Test cricket recently?
Rahul Dravid
Which bank abolished penalty on pre-payment of housing loans recently?
SBI
Who has been named most powerful Asian in UK?
Lakshmi Mittal
Who is set to be appointed as national ambassador of United Nations Internationa
l Children s Emergency Fund (Unicef)?
Aamir Khan

Name the former Kerala Ranji Trophy player who passed away recently.
Mohammed Ibrahim
Nokia Corp has applied to delist from which stock exchange as the trading volume
s of its shares fell?
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Which movie s screening has been banned by Tamil Nadu Government recently?
DAM 999

Who has been appointed as special representative and head of the UN Assistance M
ission in Afghanistan?
Jan Kubis
Name the bill that was approved by the Union Cabinet to improve efficiency and i
ncrease accountability of the corporate sector.
Companies Bill, 2011
Name the world s first ever Android tablet launched for kids.
Nabi, launched by Fuhu

Who became the 3rd Indian to score a century and take 5-wickets in the same test
?
Ravichandran Ashwin
Whose statues were unveiled by the Celebrity Wax Museum at Lonavla in Pune recen
tly?
Cricketer Kapil Dev and Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal
Who is the Prime Minister designate for Egypt?
Kamal Ganzouri
What is the downgraded credit rating of Belgium?
AA from AA+
Which African nation is on first poll since constitutional reforms?
Morocco
Which television broadcaster is set to launch dedicated F1 High Definition chann

el?
Sky Sports
Which country s Prime Minister won 2nd term recently?
New Zealand s Prime Minister John Key

Name the online education service launched for its landline broadband customers
recently.
Topper Education
Name the bank which has launched MobileBank Accounts in association with Vodafon
e s m-paisa.
HDFC Bank

Who won the ATP World Tour Finals title?


Roger Federer
Who won the Brazilian Grand Prix 2011?
Mark Webber
Name the Sarangi player who passed away recently.
Ustad Sultan Khan
Name the Brazilian director who was participating in Goa International Film Fest
ival of India died recently.
Oscar Maron Filho
Who was the shooter who clinched gold medal equaling the world record in team ev
ent at the Asian Shotgun Championship in Kuala Lumpur?
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Who has been nominated by Russia s ruling party to run for President in March 20
12 election?
Vladimir Putin

Which state s HIV infection among pregnant women has reduced to less han one per
cent recently?
Andhra Pradesh

Which 3 Indian states are set to get high courts?


Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya
Which Indian cricketer has been chosen for the Dilip Sardesai award?
Ravichandran Ashwin
Who is set to be appointed as Morocco s first-ever Prime Minister?
Abdelilah Benkirane

Name the Britain s most daring film-maker who passed away recently.
Ken Russell

Which stock exchange launched operations on NSE to become the only stock exchang
e in India to offer facility to trade on 3 trading platforms - BSE, NSE and CSE
with a single membership?
Calcutta Stock Exchange
Which country has overtaken India in BPO sector?
Phillipines
Which country s financial markets are set to be closed for 3 days ahead of new I

slamic Hijri year 1433 as the country celebrate its 40th anniversary?
United Arab Emirates
Name the Jnanpith award winning Assame litterateur who died recently.
Indira Goswami
Name the American Airlines parent who have filed for bankruptcy in the US.
AMR Corp
Which country s IT companies are set to ban emails in office?
France

Which painter s documentary is set to be screened at the 42nd International Film


Festival of India?
M.F.Husain s documentary

Name the Formula One world champion who is set to return to Formula One racing i
n 2012.
Kimi Raikkonen
Name the Multi-purpose vehicle that Maruti is set to unveil at the Delhi Auto Ex
po in January 2012.
Ertiga (which means 3 rows in Indonesia)
Which university has bagged Best Usage Award among Indian Universities for 201
0 from Springer eBooks and e-Journals?
Bharathidasan University

Who is on historic Myanmar visit?


Secretary of state Hillary Clinton
Who has been named best European investment banker of the year?
Anshu Jain
Name the ball developed by Adidas which would be the official ball of the Euro 2
012 European Football Championship.
Tango 12
Which company has launched triple sim mobile with Analog TV in India?
G Five

Which telecom service provider touched 50 million customers mark in Africa recen
tly?
Airtel
Name the Guyana born US resident who has been elected as the international presi
dent of the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO).
Ashook Ramsaran
Name the telecom giant from New York who was awarded with Indira Gandhi Priyadar
shini Award on the eve of Late Indira Gandhi s 94th birthday.
K.L.Sardana

Current Affairs 2011- October


Which former Ranji Player died after falling from train at Vaikom in Kottayam?
K.R.Krishna Varma
Name the 69-year-old who collapsed and died minutes after fulfilling his life-lo
ng ambition of climbing Africa s highest mountain peak, Mount Kilimanjaro.
Alistair Cook

Which Bollywood movie have been watched by over 1.3 lakh Chinese since its Manda
rin version release?
Aamir Khan s 3 Idiots

Which Asian Advertising congress is coming back to India after 8 years?


Ad Asia (October 31st to November 3rd 2011)
Name the education technology solution launched by Texas Instruments in associat
ion with CORE Education and Technologies to facilitate a better learning experie
nce for students in classrooms across India.
STEMpower
Who has been honoured with Dr.B.Saroja Devi award recently?
Dr.Vyjayanthimala
Who is set to receive Mahatma Gandhi peace prize in South Africa?
Dalai Lama
Name the rocket and navigation satellite launched by Russia after August s space
ship crash.
Soyuz-2 rocket launched a GLONASS navigation satellite

Who has been voted as 2nd most powerful business-woman in US?


Indra Nooyi
Which company has struck natural gas reserves in its first well drilled in the o
ffshore Mannar basin in Sri Lanka?
Cairn India
Who has been selected to create the theme music for the London Olympics 2012?
Scottish rocker Mark Ronson
Which Indian shuttler finished runner-up in Czech International Open?
Arundhati Pantawane
Which IAS officer has joined as Prime Minister s principal secretary?
Pulok Chatterjee

Name the trio who received Nobel Medicine Prize for immune system research.
Bruce Beutler of USA, Jules Hoffmann Luxembourg and Ralph Steinman Canada
Which FM radio channel has taken initiative to make Goddess Durga idol out of bi
odegradable and recyclable waste material in Kolkata?
OYE 104.8 FM
Who is called as the Gandhian of Brazil?
Lia Diskin
Who is the inventor of the implantable cardiac pacemaker which keeps the heartbe
at in a regular rhythm?
Wilson Greatbatch
What is the name of the China s first space Laboratory?
Tiangong-1

Name the famous television personality of CBS News channel s program called "60
minutes" retired recently?
Andy Rooney

Which UAE telecom giant recently launched 4G mobile broadband network in UAE?
Etisalat
Who retired as the CEO of Hyundai Motor co. recently?
Yang Seung-suk
Name the planetary scientist who worked for NASA recently died?
Micheal J.Drake
Name the three Indian boxers who have qualified for London Olympics 2012?
Jai Bhagwan, L.Devendro Singh and Manoj Kumar
Name the Afghan President who was in India for a two-day visit.
Hamid Karzai
Who has been appointed as Chairman of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation?
Sudhir Vasudeva
Name the MD and VP, Nokia India, who has been assigned global role to head India
,Middle East and Africa region.
D.Shivakumar
Name the company which has launched apps for iPad and Android phones recently.
Adobe
Who has shot a film in 47 days titled Facebook ?
RP.Patnaik

Who won the 2011 Nobel prize in chemistry?


Israeli scientist Daniel Shechtman for his discovery of quasicrystals
Name the world s cheapest laptop launched in India.
Aakash

Name the Ashes hero who died at the age of 52.


Former England fast bowler, Graham Dilley
Who won the Irani Cup 2011?
Rest of India Team
Name the application launched by Monster India for Facebook users.
BeKnown
Name the Galaxy version mobile launched by Samsung India.
Galaxy Y
What is the financial strength rating retained for ICICI Bank while SBI s rating
is downgraded from C- to D+ by Moody s?
CName

the person who has been conferred at the 2011 Telstra NSW Business Women s Award
for her contribution to world s first green steel manufacturing process.
Veena Sahajwalla

Name the Apple co-founder who passed away recently.


Steve Jobs
Which four teams entered semi-finals in Champions League Twenty-20 cricket?
Somerset, Mumbai Indians, New South Wales and Royal Challengers Bangalore

Name the Swedish poet who won 2011 Nobel in literature.


Tomas Transtromer
Name the Sanskrit scholar and a former director of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan who pa
ssed away recently.
Mathoor Krishnamurthi
Which countries President have offered hindi films to be shot at the picturesque
country?
Austrian President
Which country has won first victory in UNESCO vote?
Palestine
What is the annual inflation as of September 2011 in Sri Lanka?
7.2per cent
Whose museum was inaugurated in Austria recently?
Schwarzenegger
Name the 3 women who share the Nobel Peace Prize 2011.
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee
and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen for work on women s rights

Who booked the finals berth in Champions League Twenty 20 cricket tournament 201
1?
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Name the Lord Mayor of London who will be on a 5-day visit to India from October
10th 2011 to strengthen economic ties between India and the UK.
Lord Mayor Michael Bear
Name the 2 British banks which included in the list of 12 whose credit ratings w
ere downgraded by Moody s.
Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB

Who won the Showjumping Open title on the opening day of the South India Equestr
ian championship?
Hrishika Basappa
Who is set to play against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Champions League Twent
y 20 finals?
Mumbai Indians
Which company is in talks to buy out Ericsson s mobile phone venture?
Sony Corporation

Which company has Research In Motion, maker of Blackberry phones planning to buy
to provide photo, video and social-network tools for smartphones and computers?
Ireland s NewBay

Which magazine has given Priyanaka Chopra India s Best Dressed title?
People Magazine

Name the actor who is set to be honoured with the Kalidas Samman.
Anupam Kher
Name the brand under which Orient fans is all set to enter domestic home applian
ces market.
Orient Actus

Who won the Japanese Grand Prix?


Jenson Button
Who became Formula One s youngest double world champion after finishing third at
Japanese Grand Prix?
Sebastian Vettel

What is the new movie and also the 100th film of Jackie Chan?
1911
What is the name of the Taiwanese movie filmed which is based on true story of S
eediq tribes in Taiwan?
Warriors of the Rainbow:Seediq bale
When and where was the first Busan International Film festival was held?
1996 in Busan
Which Asian film director was honoured by "Asian Filmmaker of the Year award" in
Busan International Film Festival 2011?
Tsui Hark
What is the name of the new book released by Chetan Bhagat?
Revolution 2020
Which Gazal maestro passed away recently?
Jagjit Singh
What is the name of weather satellite launched in india on 12th Oct 2011?
PSLV-C18 carrying Megha-Trophiques
Name the Indo-French tropical satellite carried by PSLV-c18?
Megha-Trophiques
Which two Indian sports persons is given the Lieutenant Colonel rank by the Army
?
M S Dhoni and Abhinav Bindra
Which UK Based company is setting up investment banking operations in India team
ing up with Motilal Oswal?
Investec
Which is new variant of verito car launched by Mahindra targeting corporate prof
essionals and businessmen?
Verito Executive
Name the event that will be organised by Nasscom in Mysore on October 15?
Mysore 2.0 Conference
Which company is going to buy 45% stake in West Bengal s Haldia Petrochemicals(H
PL) project?
The Chatterjee Group (TCG)

Which company bagged a Rs.4,000 crore contract for setting up a thermal power pl
ant in Andhra Pradesh from singareni Collieries
Company?
BHEL
Who won the Nobel Prize for Economics 2011?
Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims

Who has been appointed as chairman of HAL?


R.K.Tyagi
Name the HCL tablet launched in India, priced at Rs.10,490.
X1
Name the first tennis player other than Federer or Nadal to finish a year as No.
1 since Andy Roddick of USA in 2003.
Novak Djokovic
On which company has Sebi imposed Rs.5 lakh penalty recently?
Pantaloon Retail
Name the car launched by Hyudai priced at around 2.69 lakhs.
Eon
Which country has temporarily banned Samsung from selling its Galaxy tablet comp
uter?
Australia
Name India s longest tunnel opened in Jammu and Kashmir recently.
Pir Panjal railway tunnel (10.96km)

When is the IPL 5 scheduled for 2012?


April 4th to May 27th 2012
What is the degraded debt rating of Spain as per Standard and Poor s?
AA- from AA

Name the British CEO whom Olympus sacked recently.


Michael Woodford
Who is set to replace Liam Fox as UK defence minister?
Philip Hammond
Name the Italian Prime Minister who survived confidence vote.
Silvio Berlusconic
Where was the world s largest blind symbol unveiled?
A yellow banner with three black spots was unveiled at Vienna s St.Stephen s Cat
hedral

Which technology major acquired Skype for $8.5 billion?


Microsoft
Who has been appointed as commissioner for the AFC Champions League final?
FIFA badge holder Gautam Kar
Name the men s and women s singles National champions who won the Fenesta Nation
al Championship.
Yuki Bhambri and Rutuja Bhonsle

Name the Indian golfer who finished 2nd in the Hero Indian Open golf tournament.
Chiragh Kumar
Name the Indian women s discus thrower who qualified for London Olympics after c
linching gold medal at an event of the Fling Throw Meet in Portland, USA.
Krishna Poonia

Upon whose name a highway leading south out of the capital in Grenada is set to
be renamed?
Kirani James Boulevard
Which director is set to make film on mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan?
Roger Spottiswoode
Name the team which won the Durand Cup?
Churchill Brothers
Which software s updated version has been launched by Infosys?
Finacle e-Banking solution

Who won the Shanghai Masters title?


Andy Murray
Steve Jobs Day ?

Which day has been declared as


16th October

Name the businessman who won the Queen s award for enterprise 2011 in london.
Dr.Rami Ranger

Who won the MotoGP title for the fifth consecutive year at the Australian Grand
Prix?
Casey Stoner
Who won the Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix 2011?
Sebastian Vettel
Name the Australian University which has offered Amitabh Bachchan honorary docto
rate for his contribution to the world of entertainment.
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
Which country is backing to rebuild Nalanda University in India?
China
Which card has HDFC Bank set to bring back?
Diner s Card

Name the summit that is scheduled at Pretoria, South Africa.


India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Summit
Name the 100 year old Indian who set a Guinness record of being oldest person to
complete a full-distance marathon in Toronto.
Fauja Singh
Which tennis player is out of top three ranks for the first time since 2003?
Roger Federer
Name the bollywood female actor who is set to spread breast cancer awareness.
Sonam Kapoor
Name the Indianapolis 500 winner who died in a crash involving 15 cars during th
e IndyCar Series Las Vegas Indy 300 auto race in Las Vegas.
Dan Wheldon
Who won the men s lightweight doubles sculls gold in the Asian rowing championsh
ip at Hwacheon?
Shokender Tomar and Sonu Lakshminarain

Name the first motorcycle launched by Hero MotoCorp under the Hero brand name.
Impulse
Which Award was Tata Group conferred by Swiss recently?
Swiss Ambassador s Award for Exceptional Leadership

Name the app launched by NavGaurd for BlackBerry to enter Middle East market.
NavTrack
Which disease have scientist claimed to have mapped in Nepalese capital accurate
ly using latest gene sequencing technology and Google Earth?
Typhoid
Who has taken over as Health Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Family Welf
are replacing K.Chadramouli?
P.K.Pradhan
Which is the number IRCTC is set to allot for call and book service?
138
What is the current UK inflation which is said to be 3 year high?
5.2%
Which edition of IT.biz opened in Bangalore on 18th October 2011?
14th edition
Name India s F1 circuit which was inaugurated ahead of F1 race on 30th October 2
011.
Buddh International Circuit

Which commercial vehicle of Tata Motors celebrated silver jubilee with over 5 la
kh units sold since its launch?
Tata 407
Name the Malayalam book authored by late T.Bhaskaran which is set to be translat
ed into 23 languages including English.
Brahmarshi Sree Narayana Guru
Which tournament was inaugurated by former test cricketer Madhav Apte recently?
Sportstar Trophy
As President Pratibha Patil released coins, which industry surpassed 100 years i
n India recently?
Civil Aviation
Name the Malayalam novelist who passed away recently.
Varghese Kakkanadan
In which country has Infosys recently opened development centre?
Singapore
Name the largest conference in Asia which is scheduled in Bangalore on 15 to 16t
h of December 2011.
TiE Entrepreneurial Summit 2011
Name the world s thinnest smart phone launched by Motorola.
Droid RAZR: Impossibly thin

What is the downgraded credit rating of Spain by Moody s?


AS2 to A1

Which football club is all set to open football school in India?


Barcelona
Name the phone launched by Samsung with Ice Cream Sandwich or Android 4.0 operat
ing system.
Galaxy Nexus
Name the robot that has made entry into classrooms in academic and research inst
itutions in the Middle East.
Humanoid robots
Which medal did Abhinav Bindra win in the air rifle event at the Asian Games cha
mpionship held at Kuwait?
Silver
Where and when was the National Conference on Health Professions and Education 2
011 held?
Vellore, Tamil Nadu on September 16th and 17th 2011
Who is set to be next Delhi Metro s chief?
Mangu Singh

Which Libyan long-serving ruler was killed recently?


Muammar Gaddafi
What is the food inflation for week ended October 8th 2011?
10.60%
Name the Indian men s team who won the international team event at the Sri Lanka
n Amateur Open Golf Championships.
S.Chikkrangrappa and Gagan Verma

Name the doctor who has been honoured with the 40th Dhanvantari Award.
Dr.M.K.Mani
Name the singer who entered Guinness world Record for recording up to 11,000 sol
os,duets and chorus-backed songs in over 20 Indian languages since 1947.
Asha Bhosle
Name the Sarod maestro who is set to teach at the Stanford University.
Amjad Ali Khan
Which country won the UNSC Security Council seat joining India as a 2year nonper
manent member?
Pakistan
At what price did rupee trade ended against dollar as on 21st October 2011?
50.02 per dollar
Which professional social networking site recently launched its Japanese languag
e version?
LinkedIn Corp
Name the company Saab India Technologies Pvt. Ltd. has partnered with and inaugu
rated its a Research and Development Centre.
Mahindra Satyam
Name the F1 caricature book launched by Karun Chandhok, the brainchild of artist
Shijo Varghese.

VROOOM
Which medal did Indian women win at the Asian Archery championship?
Bronze
Who has been appointed as Mayor of Chennai?
Saidai Duraisamy
Who would inaugurate the second edition of Goa Art Literary Festival?
Gulzar
Name the New Zealander who scored 108 not out on his debut in ODI cricket.
Rob Nicol
What is the number to be made functional by the Central Vigilance Commission to
lodge complaints related to corruption?
1964
Which palace in India is among world s 31 must-see places?
Mysore palace

Who is set to coach British soccer team at the London Olympics 2012?
Stuart Pearce
Who was awarded the inaugural Glory to the Actor award at the Abu Dhabi Film Fes
tival?
Saif Ali Khan
How much has the European finance minister released for Greece economy?
8 billion euro
Who has been re-elected as Governor of Louisiana?
Bobby Jindal
Who won the PGA Tour money list title?
Luke Donald
Who won the women s single Kremlin Cup?
Dominika Cibulkova

Who won the men s single Kremlin Cup?


Janko Tipsarevic

Who won the men s single Stockholm Open title?


Gael Monfils

Who won the doubles title of Stockholm Open title?


Bopanna-Qureshi
Who won the LPGA Taiwan Championship?
Yani Tseng
Which award has A.R.Rahman been conferred for "If I Rise" from "127 hours"?
Public choice award at the World Soundtrack Academy
Who has been appointed as chief of domestic Intelligence Bureau in Pakistan?
Aftab
Which Indian city is India s first smoke free tourist spot?
Ernakulam

Which pipeline gas company is eyeing trading in Singapore?


GAIL
Headquartered in Bangalore, which IT major is set to open branch company in Chin
a?
Infosys at Dalian High-tech Zone
Which BPO major has opened global delivery centre in Dubai, UAE to serve clients
in the Middle East and North Africa recently?
Genpact
Who has been rated top batsman in inaugural ICC T20 rankings?
Morgan
Who has been rated top bowler in inaugural ICC T20 rankings?
Mendis
Who has been appointed as business head for India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh by R
olls- Royce?
Herfried Hasenoehrl
Who drew the highest bid of Rs.2.5 lakhs for Karnataka Badminton League?
Ashwini Ponnappa
Which player quit the Serbian national team after their failure to qualify for t
he Euro 2012 finals?
Nemanja Vidic
What is the current repo and reverse repo rate (as on 25th October 2011)?
Repo - 8.50% and Reverse repo - 7.50%
Who won the series between India and England ODI cricket recently?
India (5-0)
Which country has been elected to serve on the Economic and Social Council (ECOS
OC) of UNO recently?
India
Which country s track is the additionally added to Formula 1 from 2013 season?
New Jersey

Name the film-maker who directed T D Dasan Std.VI B passed away recently.
Mohan Raghavan
Name the limbless amphibian from Western Ghats discovered recently.
Ichthyophis davidi
Name the novel on the basis of which U.R.Ananthamurthy has been shortlisted for
South Asian literature prize.
Bharathipura(translated into English by Susheela Punitha)
Who won the record chase against New Zealand in ODI cricket recently?
Zimbabwe (329/9 in 49.5 Overs at 6.60rpo)
Inaugural flight Boeing 787 landed in Hong Kong recently. What is its specialty?
It is built of lightweight materials that promise to improve fuel efficiency
Which spot has Darjeeling tea occupied amidst getting European Union s protected
tag?

Seventh non-EU product


Which women tennis player is set to finish No.1 on the WTA Championships ranking
s?
Caroline Wozniacki
Who is all set to take over as president of the centre for American Progress, a
major Washington-based think-tank?
Neera Tanden
Name the first female chief executive appointed by IBM effective 1st January 201
2.
Virginia Rometty
Which country is set to replace textbooks with e-books in order to make reading
exciting, fun and appealing to students?
Kuwait
Name the Myanmar human-rights activist and Noble Peace laureate to be honoured b
y the University of Michigan.
Aung San Suu Kyi
Chandigarh s which top award is Indian women s hockey captain Saba Anjum is set
to receive?
Gundadhur sports award

Name Nokia s first windows phone launched recently.


Lumia 800

Who has been named heir to the Saudi throne?


Nayef bin Abdel-Aziz Al Saud
Name the 5 Arab activists who won European freedom prize, Sakharov .
Mohammed Bouazizi of Tunisia, Egyptian militant Asmaa Mahfouz, Libyan dissident
Ahmed al-Zubair Ahmed al-Sanusi, Syrian lawyer Razan Zeitouneh and Syrian cartoo
nist Ali Farza

Name the social gaming company which is planning to file IPO in November 2011.
Zynga
Name the person who won Rs.5 crore prize money on television show Kaun Banega Cr
orepati.
Sushil Kumar, computer operator from Bihar
Name the theater which reopened after a massive reconstruction after 6 years and
becomes the most expensive renovation project ever.
Bolshoi Theatre
Expand NOFN which was recently approved to provide broadband connectivity to Pan
chayats.
National Optical Fibre Network
Name the book released on Abhinav Bindra post Olympic success.
A shot at history
Who won the ATP doubles title Stockholm Open ?
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq-Qureshi

What is the new game console by Nintendo called which will be launched in 2011?
Wii U

Which is the new Latitude tablet launched by dell for businesses?


Latitude ST
Who declared Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting open?
Queen Elizabeth II
Name the all-electric car launched by china recently.
BYD e6
Name the statue which celebrated 125 years in New York, United States.
Statue of Liberty
Who has been appointed as Indian football coach?
Savio Medeira
How much does the world s largest gold coin portraying kangaroo on one side and
the queen s profile on the other weighs?
1,012kg (nominal value of 1,000,000 Australian dollars)

Which country s per capita has BRICS nations set to surpass?


Mexico

Name the 14-day health programme set to take off from 1st November in Kerala to
create diabetic awareness on the World Diabetes Day, November 14th 2011.
Walk to Health
Who is set to perform at the Formula One after-party in Greater Noida on October
30th 2011?
Lady Gaga
Which country scientists have claimed to have created the world s first drug whi
ch could prevent blindness from cataracts?
Australia

Which country scientists have claimed to have developed artificial blood and is
just 2 years away before being used in transfusions?
British(UK)
Name the Asian Games gold medalist shooter who holds 2nd rank after World Cup tr
iumph.
Ronjan Sodhi
Who has appeared most in T20 Internationals cricket for India?
Dhoni (27)
Name the former minister and wildlife photographer who passed away recently.
M.Y.Ghorpade
Where is the G20 Summit scheduled?
Cannes in the French Riviera
Name the female actor who has been inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Interna
tional Women s Forum.
Nandita Das

Name the Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister who quit recently.


Jarbom Gamblin
Name the chairman of Xinjiang who is set to visit India.

Nur Berki
Which computer virus could be a next big cyber threat?
Duqu
Which bollywood female actors wax statue was revealed at Madame Tussauds wax mus
eum?
Kareena Kapoor
Who is set to start two free schools in every district across India?
Azim Premji(Azim Premji Foundation)
Who won the inaugural Indian Grand Prix?
Sebatian Vettel
Who becomes the first monk to win the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for mathemat
ics?
Mahan Maharaj
Name the Kerala Food and Civil Supplies Minister who passed away recently.
T.M.Jacob
Who won the Black Pearl Award for Best Actress in Narrative Competition in Abu D
habi for her role in Avie Luthra s film Lucky?
Jayashree

Who won The Hindu Literary Prize 2011?


Debutant novelist Rahul Bhattacharya for his "The Sly Company of People Who Care
"
Who has been named 10th Nawab of Pataudi?
Saif Ali Khan
Where was the world s 7 billionth baby born?
Allahabad, baby named Nargis

Which country became member of UNESCO recently?


Palestine
Who is Haryana election department s brand icon?
Boxer Vijender

Who has been elected Libya s interim Prime Minister?


Abdul al-Raheem al-Qeeb

Name the 2 personalities who were inducted as non-executive nonindependent direc


tors of East India Hotels board.
Nita Ambani and Manoj Modi
Who has been appointed as Acer India s Managing Director?
Harish Kohli

Who won the Shanghai Masters golf tournament?


Rory McIlory
12. Name the team which won the Durand Cup?
Churchill Brothers
13. Which former Ranji Player died after falling from train at Vaikom in Kottaya
m?

K.R.Krishna Varma
14. Name the 69-year-old who collapsed and died minutes after fulfilling his lif
e-long ambition of climbing Africas highest
mountain peak, Mount Kilimanjaro.
Alistair Cook
15. Which Bollywood movie have been watched by over 1.3 lakh Chinese since its M
andarin version release?
Aamir Khans 3 Idiots
16. Which Asian Advertising congress is coming back to India after 8 years?
Ad Asia (October 31st to November 3rd 2011)
17. Name the education technology solution launched by Texas Instruments in asso
ciation with CORE Education and Technologies to facilitate a better learning exp
erience for students in classrooms across India.
STEMpower
18. Who has been honoured with Dr.B.Saroja Devi award recently?
Dr.Vyjayanthimala
19. Who is set to receive Mahatma Gandhi peace prize in South Africa?
Dalai Lama
20. Name the rocket and navigation satellite launched by Russia after Augusts spa
ce ship crash.
Soyuz-2 rocket launched a GLONASS navigation satellite
21. Who has been voted as 2nd most powerful business-woman in US?
Indra Nooyi
22. Which company has struck natural gas reserves in its first well drilled in t
he offshore Mannar basin in Sri Lanka?
Cairn India
23. Who has been selected to create the theme music for the London Olympics 2012
?
Scottish rocker Mark Ronson
24. Which Indian shuttler finished runner-up in Czech International Open?
Arundhati Pantawane
25. Which IAS officer has joined as Prime Ministers principal secretary?
Pulok Chatterjee
26. Name the trio who received Nobel Medicine Prize for immune system research.
Bruce Beutler of USA, Jules Hoffmann Luxembourg and Ralph Steinman Canada
27. Which FM radio channel has taken initiative to make Goddess Durga idol out o
f bio-degradable and recyclable waste material
in Kolkata?
OYE 104.8 FM
28. Who is called as the Gandhian of Brazil?
Lia Diskin
29. Who is the inventor of the implantable cardiac pacemaker which keeps the hea
rtbeat in a regular rhythm?
Wilson Greatbatch

30. What is the name of the Chinas first space Laboratory?


Tiangong-1
31. Name the famous television personality of CBS News channels program called 60
minutes retired recently?
Andy Rooney
32. Which UAE telecom giant recently launched 4G mobile broadband network in UAE
?
Etisalat
33. Who retired as the CEO of Hyundai Motor co. recently?
Yang Seung-suk
34. Name the planetary scientist who worked for NASA recently died?
Micheal J.Drake
35. Name the three Indian boxers who have qualified for London Olympics 2012?
Jai Bhagwan, L.Devendro Singh and Manoj Kumar
36. Name the Afghan President who was in India for a two-day visit.
Hamid Karzai
37. Who has been appointed as Chairman of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation?
Sudhir Vasudeva
38. Name the MD and VP, Nokia India, who has been assigned global role to head I
ndia, Middle East and Africa region.
D.Shivakumar
39. Name the company which has launched apps for iPad and Android phones recentl
y.
Adobe
40. Who has shot a film in 47 days titled Facebook?
RP.Patnaik
41. Who won the 2011 Nobel prize in chemistry?
Israeli scientist Daniel Shechtman for his discovery of quasicrystals
42. Name the worlds cheapest laptop launched in India.
Aakash
43. Name the Ashes hero who died at the age of 52.
Former England fast bowler, Graham Dilley
44. Who won the Irani Cup 2011?
Rest of India Team
45. Name the application launched by Monster India for Facebook users.
BeKnown
46. Name the Galaxy version mobile launched by Samsung India.
Galaxy Y
47. What is the financial strength rating retained for ICICI Bank while SBIs rati
ng is downgraded from C- to D+ by Moodys?
C-

48. Name the person who has been conferred at the 2011 Telstra NSW Business Wome
ns Award for her contribution to worlds first
green steel manufacturing process.
Veena Sahajwalla
49. Name the Apple co-founder who passed away recently.
Steve Jobs
50. Which four teams entered semi-finals in Champions League Twenty-20 cricket?
Somerset, Mumbai Indians, New South Wales and Royal Challengers Bangalore
51. Name the Swedish poet who won 2011 Nobel in literature.
Tomas Transtromer
52. Name the Sanskrit scholar and a former director of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan wh
o passed away recently.
Mathoor Krishnamurthi
53. Which countries President have offered hindi films to be shot at the picture
sque country?
Austrian President
54. Which country has won first victory in UNESCO vote?
Palestine
55. What is the annual inflation as of September 2011 in Sri Lanka?
7.2per cent
56. Whose museum was inaugurated in Austria recently?
Schwarzenegger
57. Name the 3 women who share the Nobel Peace Prize 2011.
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee
and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen for work on
womens rights
58. Who booked the finals berth in Champions League Twenty 20 cricket tournament
2011?
Royal Challengers Bangalore
59. Name the Lord Mayor of London who will be on a 5-day visit to India from Oct
ober 10th 2011 to strengthen economic ties between India and the UK.
Lord Mayor Michael Bear
60. Name the 2 British banks which included in the list of 12 whose credit ratin
gs were downgraded by Moodys.
Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB
61. Who won the Showjumping Open title on the opening day of the South India Equ
estrian championship?
Hrishika Basappa
62. Which softwares updated version has been launched by Infosys?
Finacle e-Banking solution
63. Who won the Shanghai Masters title?
Andy Murray
64. Which day has been declared as Steve Jobs Day?
16th October

65. Name the businessman who won the Queens award for enterprise 2011 in london.
Dr.Rami Ranger
66. Who won the MotoGP title for the fifth consecutive year at the Australian Gr
and Prix?
Casey Stoner
67. Who won the Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix 2011?
Sebastian Vettel
68. Name the Australian University which has offered Amitabh Bachchan honorary d
octorate for his contribution to the world of
entertainment.
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
69. Which country is backing to rebuild Nalanda University in India?
China
70. Name Indias longest tunnel opened in Jammu and Kashmir recently.
Pir Panjal railway tunnel (10.96km)
71. When is the IPL 5 scheduled for 2012?
April 4th to May 27th 2012
72. What is the degraded debt rating of Spain as per Standard and Poors?
AA- from AA
73. Name the British CEO whom Olympus sacked recently.
Michael Woodford
74. Who is set to replace Liam Fox as UK defence minister?
Philip Hammond
75. Name the Italian Prime Minister who survived confidence vote.
Silvio Berlusconic
76. Where was the worlds largest blind symbol unveiled?
A yellow banner with three black spots was unveiled at Viennas
St.Stephens Cathedral
77. Which technology major acquired Skype for $8.5 billion?
Microsoft
1. Iran in May 2013 gave ______________ news agency permission to reopen its Teh
ran bureau. The work there was suspended in March 2012 over one of its video rep
orts?
Answer: (a) Reuters
2. Preliminary data released from _______________ statistics agency in May 2013
revealed the fact that the French economy has entered a shallow recession after
shrinking by 0.2 percent in the first quarter of the year.
Answer: (d) INSEE (National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies)
3. India and Netherlands in May 2013 signed a Memorandum of Understanding on ___
__________ in the field of Spatial Planning, Water Management, and Mobility Mana
gement at Hague, Netherlands during the visit of Kamal Nath, Minister for Urban
Development and Parliamentary Affairs.
Answer: (c) Technical Cooperation

4. 14th Round of IndiaEU BTIA Negotiation Concluded in May 2013 was held at _____
__?
Answer: (c) New Delhi
5. Name the country that legalized Gay Marriage in May 2013?
Answer: (b) France
6. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in May 2013 declared that it will star
t the work on worlds biggest hydroelectric __________ dam on Congo River in Octob
er 2015?
Answer: (a) Inga Dam
7. The Indian envoy to Colombo Ashok K Kantha in May 2013 announced that Indian
companies have invested nearly ________ billion dollars in Sri Lanka, since 2003
.
Answer: (b) 1
8. A bilateral meeting between India and Switzerland was concluded in May 2013 a
t __________? The meeting was held on the sidelines of World Health Assembly.
Answer: (d) Geneva
9. Afghanistan Parliament on in May 2013 blocked law aimed at strengthening prov
isions for women s freedom. The Parliament argued that parts of the law ________
_____?
Answer: (a) Violated Islamic principles and encouraged disobedience

10. What is the target that India China wants to achieve in two-way trade by 201
5 for the financial year 2014-15?
Answer: (b) 100 Billion US Dollars
11. Yahoo, in the month of May 2013, redesigned the Flickr photo-sharing service
by offering which facility to its users?
Answer: (c) 1 TB storage without levying any fee
12. Morgan Stanley on 20 May 2013 signed an agreement to sell its Indian wealth
management unit to which company?
Answer: (d) Standard Chartered
13. Which cricketers face and signature were engraved on limited edition gold coi
ns of Valuemart Gold and Jewels?
Answer: (b) Sachin Tendulkar
14. Where is Morgan Stanley, the American multinational financial services corpo
ration headquartered?
Answer: (a) New York
15. How many limited edition gold coins with Sachin Tendulkars face and signature
engraved on them were launched on 13 May 2013 by Valuemart Gold and Jewels on t
he occasion of Akshaya Tritiya?
Answer: (d) 100000
16. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is looking forward to l
ease out the historic launch pad in Florida. For what purpose was this launch pa
d used?
Answer: (a) For the first moon mission and by the Atlantis Shuttle
17. Name the only satellite of Ecuador that collided with the Russian rocket deb
ris which was launched 30 years ago.
Answer: (d) Pegaso (Pegasus)

18. The University Science Instrumentation Centre at Mangalagangotri and Bhabha


Atomic Research Centre (BARC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for wha
t purpose?
Answer: (b) Research on radioactivity
19. Which Russian Capsule filled with 45 mice and 15 newts along with other anim
als returned from a months long mission in Orbit on 19 May 2013?
Answer: (c) Bion-M craft
20. Astronomers at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory discovered a cluster
of __________ clouds between our two nearby galaxies- Triangulum (M33) and Andr
omeda (M31).
Answer: (d) Hydrogen
21. Which industry manufacturers were on 17 May 2013 ordered by the Competition
Appellate Tribunal (Compat) to deposit an amount of 630 crore Rupees, an amount
equal to 10 percent of total penalty imposed on it by CCI in June 2012?
Answer: (d) Cement manufacturers
22. Which company on 15 May 2013 achieved 50 billion apps download milestone?
Answer: (a) Apple
23. Star India in the month of May 2013 launched which new movie channel?
Answer: (b) Star Movies Actions
24. Which Asset Management Company on 13 May 2013 signed a Memorandum of Underst
anding (MoU) with eight Public Sector Banks for acquisition of infrastructure lo
ans?
Answer: (c) IL&FS Infra Asset Management Limited (IAML)
25. Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative (IFFCO), on 11 May 2013 signed a long
-term agreement with which Brazilian mining company for supply of rock phosphate
?
Answer: (a) Vale SA
26. What is the name of the Arctic research station of India?
Answer: (a) Himadri
27. Name the first Asian country that successfully did navigation in the Arctic
Circle?
Answer: (b) China
28. Name the organization that granted India an observer status in the Arctic Ci
rcle?
Answer: (b) Arctic Council
29. What impact will the observer status granted to India in Arctic Circle will
bring to it?
I. India will get a chance to navigate in the arctic circle freely and also take
a step ahead to explore oil
and gas in the region
II. The observer status also improved the ties between India and Russia at the s
ame time
III. India will get an opportunity to contribute its scientific expertise in the
polar research
IV. None of the above
Answer: (a) Statement I and III are correct
30. Name the four countries that were granted the observer status in Arctic Circ
le by Arctic Council in May 2013?

Answer: (d) India, China, Italy, Singapore and South Korea


31. Name the place where the meeting of Arctic Council was held to grant India,
China, Italy,Singapore and South Korea an observer status in Arctic Circle.
Answer: (a) Kiruna, Sweden
32. The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Anand Sharma during his two day
visit to Japan from 17 to 18 May 2013 sought more market access for Indian expo
rters in sectors like _____________ products in Japan.
Answer: (b) Agriculture, marine and pharmaceutical
33. Krishna Tirath on 16 May 2013 signed a ___________ Womens Forum Resolution to
empower Women.
Answer: (a) IBSA Resolution
34. The European Union made decision in May 2013 to impose a continent-wide ban
on the Pesticides namely neonicotinoids to help which species of insects?
Answer: (a) Honey Bees
35. Scientists of which country created the smallest droplets of the world?
Answer: (c) Switzerland
36. Name the technique that was used in generation of first Cloned Human Embryo
by the American Scientists?
Answer: (a) Somatic Cell Nuclear transfer technique
37. Name the first Indigenous developed Rotavirus Vaccine of India.
Answer: (d) Rotavac
38. What is the name of worlds ultra-light substance created by Zhejiang Universi
ty in China?
Answer: (b) Carbon Aerogel
39. Tech Mahindra on 6 May 2013 signed agreement with which South African compan
y to float a new company?
Answer: (a) Falcorp
40. Who was named as the new Chief Executive Officer of Spirits Company Diageo o
n 7 May 2013?
Answer: (c) Ivan Menezes
41. Which company became the biggest profit maker on annual list of Fortune 500?
Answer: (b) Walmart
42. Who was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of South Africas AngloGo
ld Ashanti on 9 May 2013?
Answer: (d) Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan
43. Which mobile company on 8 May 2013 announced launch of Asha 501, a smart pho
ne to beat the low-cost Android phones in developing markets like India?
Answer: (b) Nokia
44. The monetary assistance under the Indira Awas Yojana (IAY), the housing sche
me for the poor, giving priority to the scheduled castes, tribes and minorities
has been raised by what amount?
Answer: (a) 25000 rupees
45. Name the first Indigenous developed Rotavirus Vaccine of India.
Answer: (a) Rotavac

46. The Union Government on 15 May 2013 had set up an expert Committee under the
supervision_____________ to evolve a composite index to measure backwardness of
states.
Answer: (b) Raghuram G Rajan
47. The government on 13 May 2013 approved new guidelines for the Indira Awas Yo
jna Scheme for rural poor. Which of the following statements about the newly iss
ued guidelines are true?
I. Building Toilets has been made compulsory under the Indira Awas Yojna.
II. Manual scavengers freed bonded labourers and tribal groups will be given pre
ference in allotments.
III. The allocation for each dwelling unit was increased from 45000 rupees to750
00 rupees.
IV. In Maoist-affected and hilly regions, the allocation would now be 75000 rupe
es from the existing
48500 rupees. Landless labourers which were given 10000 rupees for buying land w
ould now be given
20000 rupees.
Answer: (a) All the statements are true
48. Union Government of India on 16 May 2013 revised the criteria for creamy lay
er of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) from 4.5 lakh rupees to ________ lakh rupees
to avail benefits of reservations in government jobs and admissions to central
educational institutions.
Answer: (d) 6 lakh
49. The Environment Ministry of India decided to put a ban on the trade of feath
ers of which bird as a measure to conserve the species?
Answer: (b) Peacock
50. According to the scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife
Research, an increase in mercury level is leading to decline of which species?
Answer: (d) Arctic Foxes
51. At which World Heritage Site in Central Africa did an unidentified number of
elephants killing took place?
Answer: (a) Dzanga-Ndoki national park
52. Which organisation become the only organization in the world to design and s
uccessfully test a new concept of needleless vaccine delivery system?
Answer: (c) Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
53. Name the Sun-powered plane that completed its first leg of journey with an a
im to cross US on 4 May 2013.
Answer: (a) Solar Impulse
54. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 2 May 2013 cleared 10500
-crore rupees investment proposal in India for which company?
Answer: (a) IKEA
55. Name the 8-inch tablet launched by Samsung, the South Korean electronics com
pany on 3 May 2013.
Answer: (b) Galaxy Note 510
56. Telecom carriers Reliance Jio Infocomm, Dialog Axiata from Sri Lanka, Vodafo
ne Group of the UK, Omantel from Oman, Etisalat from the UAE and Telekom Malaysi
a from Malaysia on 30 April 2013 formed a consortium to set up _________ submari
ne cable system to connect Singapore and Malaysia to the Middle East.
Answer: (d) Bay of Bengal Gateway (BBG)

57. Which mobile company on 29 April 2013 Introduced Flat Roaming Rates for its
African Customers in order to strengthen its services?
Answer: (c) Bharti Airtel
58. Which company on 6 May 2013 signed agreement with Falcorp of South Africa to
float a new company?
Answer: (a) Tech Mahindra
59. Bermuda and other British overseas territories on 1 May 2013 signed deals wi
th financial centres on sharing___________.
Answer: (a) Tax information
60. Three Government ships of China in May 2013 entered into waters of Senkaku i
slands, which are disputed and controlled by Tokyo. The surveillance ships of Ch
ina sailed 12-nautical-mile zone off the Senkaku islands that is also known as _
_________ by China.
Answer: (c) Diaoyu
61. Libyas parliament on 5 May 2013 passed a comprehensive law which bans anyone
who served as a senior official under Muammar Gaddafi during his 42 year-long ru
le from working in government. Which of the following statements related to the
Political Isolation Law in the country is true?
I. The law was partially driven by the unpopularity of Libyas current crop of pol
iticians among many of the still-powerful former rebels who toppled Gaddafi, and
others who say little has improved since. Backers of the law say it is necessar
y to complete the revolution.
II. The law will not affect a number of ambassadors, heads of governmental agenc
ies, professors and media professionals on government payrolls.
III. Security officials such as the militarys chief of staff Maj. Gen. Youssef Ma
ngoush, once a Special Forces commander under Gaddafi, may also come under the l
aw. He quit his post 10 years before the uprising began and sided with rebels du
ring the war.
IV. The law states that parliamentarians who lose their post will be replaced by
either the next name on the party list or by the independent candidate who came
in second in a district. This could benefit many Islamists, who trailed in the
elections and came in second in many districts.
Answer: (c) Statements I, II and IV are true
62. Name the area of incursion where Chinese and Indian troops faced a standoff
with each other for more than a weeks time?
Answer: (d) Daulat Beg Oldi Sector
63. Name the Party ___________ led by by Najib Razak in May 2013 that won by sim
ple majority in the 13th General Elections of Malaysia.
Answer: (c) National Front of Malaysia
64. Name the country that launched a legal challenge to Australia s tobacco pack
aging laws at the World Trade Organization, the Geneva-based trade body.
Answer: (c) Cuba

65. The United States on 10 May 2013 slapped sanctions against four Iranian Nucl
ear Supply Companies and an individual for their attempt to procure goods for Ir
anian Nuclear Programme. Name the four companies against which the sanctions wer
e launched
Answer: (a) Aluminat, Pars Amayesh Sanaat Kish, Pishro Systems Research Company
and Taghtiran Kashan Company
66. The unemployment rate of Spain in the first quarter of 2013 has gone up to w
hat percent?
Answer: (c) 27.2 percent

67. Name the country that joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as
its dialogue partner by signing an MoU?
Answer: (d) Turkey
68. India and Saudi Arabia in April 2013 decided to set up a joint working group
to address the concerns of expatriate Indian workers in Saudi Arabia on _______
____law?
Answer: (c) Nitaqat law
69. Turkey Treasury Undersecretariat on 26 April 2013 announced that it would cl
ose the debt chapter with IMF (International Monetary Fund) by refunding 422.1 m
illion US dollars of capital as part of its 19th Stand-by. This will end Turkeys
_________ year long indebter category from IMF.
Answer: (d) 52 years
70. _________ in the month of April 2013, became the first US State that allowed
its residents to play online poker for money, legally.
Answer: (a) Nevada
71. Irelands government on 1 May 2013 unveiled the Protection of Life during_____
_______. It explains when life-saving abortions can be performed. Moreover, its a
clarification of rights within the ambit of Current law.
Answer: (a) Pregnancy Bill
72. _____________ became the first southern US state to Abolish Death Penalty
Answer: (d) Maryland
73. The Union Cabinet on 6 May 2013 had cleared important changes to the Nationa
l Rural Livelihoods Mission _________ in a major boost to the roll out of the wo
mens self help group model across the country?
Answer: (d) Aajeevika
74. The Union Cabinet of India on 1May 2013 approved major changes to the Nation
al Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) with the objective of removing poverty in ru
ral areas by empowering women. Approximately, 25 lakh Women Self Help Groups (SH
Gs) will be given bank loans at an interest rate of _______ percent?
Answer: (a) 7 percent
75. The Union Government of India on 8 May 2013 approved _____________ policy wi
th an aim to create a secured Computing environment across the country?
Answer: (d) National Cyber Security Policy
76. The Minister for Women & Child Development, Krishna Tirath on 9 May 2013 lau
nched the World Bank assisted___________. The aim of the programme is improvemen
t of child development and nutritional outcomes for children in selected distric
ts having higher proportional of child under nutrition.
Answer: (b) ICDS Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Project (ISSNIP
)
77. Ministry for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution introduced amendme
nts in the National Food Security Bill in the Lok Sabha on 9 May 2013 and placed
the amended Bill for consideration and passing by the House. Which of the follo
wing statements related to the Bill are true?
I. The Government decided to move certain amendments to the Bill Based on the re
commendations of the Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Dis
tribution
II. These amendments seek to make the framework of the proposed legislation simp
ler, provide more flexibility to States/UTs in its implementation and to address
some of the concerns raised by them.

III. Protection of entitlements under Targeted Public Distribution System:The en


titlement of Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households, which constitute poorest of
the poor will, however, be protected at 35 kg per household per month.
IV. Statement I and II are only true
Answer: (a) Statement I and II are only true
78. The US team of scientists found the mechanism which is responsible for the a
geing process. Where is this mechanism located?
Answer: (c) Inside the brain
79. US Scientists at the Harvard University created a robot of the size of fly.
What is the name of this robot?
Answer: (a) Robo-Fly
80. The IBM scientists on 1 May 2013 released the smallest movie of the world. W
hat is the name of this movie?
Answer: (b) A Boy and His Atom
81. The scientists at the North Dakota State University developed a process call
ed _________ which can help embed the radio frequency identification (RFID) chip
s on the paper. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
Answer: (d) Laser Enabled Advanced Packaging
82. What is the name of six huge wildfires that broke out in California on 2 May
2013 near Camarillo?
Answer: (b) Camarillo Springs Wildfire
August, 2013
31st August:
Hyderabad Hotshots wins the first Indian Badminton League (IBL).
30th August:
India s economy grew at 4.4 per cent in the April-June 2013 quarter, the slo
west quarterly rate in last 4 years.
India becomes the first nation to fly the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Australia
as Air India s first commercial flight landed in Australia.
Indian Hockey Team assured of a berth in next year s World Hockey Cup in Net
herland after defeating Malaysia 2-0 in the semifinal of Asia Cup.

29th August:
The Land Acquisition Bill passed in Lok Sabha.
Indian Mujahideen chief Yasin Bhatkal arrested near India-Nepal Border.
India s Chandrayan mission data helped NASA to detected magmatic water locke
d under the surface of the Moon.
India s first dedicated defense satellite GSAT-7 launched successfully by an
European rocket.

28th August:
Indian rupee ends at new all-time low of 68.85 against US dollar.
The inaugural Mahathir Award for Global Peace has been awarded to former Sou
th African President Nelson Mandela.
27th August:
Rupee hit record low of 66.30 against dollar and posted its biggest single-d
ay fall in nearly 18 years.
Malala Yousafzai awarded 2013 International Children s Peace Prize.
The formal trial of former Pakistani former military ruler Pervez Musharraf
in connection with the 2007 assassination of Benazir Bhutto began today.

26th August:
Food Security Bill passed in Lok Sabha after nine hours of debate.
The Union Government has extended the monsoon session of parliament till Sep
tember 6.
U.N. inspectors reach Syria to inspect poison gas attack in a rebel-held sub
urb of Damascus.
India reaches the semi final of Asia Cup hockey after defeating South Korea
2-0.
25th August:
Congress wins the by-election Lok Sabha seats of both Bangalore Rural and Ma
ndya seats in Karnataka.
The Indian under-23 team wins the ACC Emerging Trophy tournament as they bea
t Pakistan by nine wickets in the final.
England wins the 5 match Ashes Series with 3-0 against Australia.
24th August:
India s first National Media Centre inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan S
ingh in New Delhi.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced that he will retire within 12 month fr
om post.

23rd August:
12 Andhra MPs suspended in Lok Sabha for protesting against Telangana.
Nishi Vasudeva became the head of state-owned oil major Hindustan Petroleum
Corp Ltd (HPCL) and became the first woman to head a Navratna public sector unit
(PSU).
Facebook joining hands with six other technology companies Nokia, Samsung, E
ricsson, Opera, MediaTek and Qualcomm to launch a new global initiative named Int
ernet.org to make Internet access affordable for people across the globe.
Gujarat Police DGP Amitabh Pathak died of a heart attack in Bangkok, Thailan
d.
22nd August:
Rupee hits record low of 65.56.
Parliament disrupting over the suspension of 11 Andhra Pradesh MPs.
Robert Mugabe sworn in for 7th term as Zimbabwe President.
Egypt s former president Hosni Mubarak released from prison.

21st August:
Maharashtra state government clears anti-superstition ordinance.
Indian Rupee crashes to record low of 64.55 against dollar.
A court ordered the release of deposed Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak.
The fifth and last test match of Ashes Series begins in Oval, London.
20th August:
Three bills relating to the first national women s university, an aviation u
niversity and an aviation authority were introduced in the Lok Sabha. Both the W
omen s University and the Aviation University will be setup in Rae Bareli.
Delhi becomes the first state to clear the food security scheme as Sonia Gan
dhi launches food security ration cards to beneficiaries.
A court in Pakistan has formally indicted former military dictator Pervez Mu
sharraf with the murder of former premier Benazir Bhutto.

19th August:
A train killed at least 35 pilgrims crossing a railway track in Dhamara stat
ion, 180 km east of Patna, the capital of Bihar.
Till now Indian Navy recovered seven victims found from the fire-devastated
INS Sindhurakshak.
ISRO called off GSLV launch with just an hour to go before the launch as a "

leak" had been detected in fuel tank.


Usain Bolt became the most successful athlete in world championship history
when he anchored Jamaica to victory in the 4x100 meters relay. Bolt with eight g
old medals in World Championship equals American trio Carl Lewis, Michael Johnso
n and Allyson Felix but the Jamaican moved ahead by virtue of his two silvers fr
om 2007.
17th August:
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has set up a panel of seven-member to assess t
he status of Scheduled Tribes, to ensure their progress in socio-economic, healt
h and education fields. The committee will be headed by National Advisory Counci
l member Virginius Xaxa.
For the first time, Election Commission will use the paper trail system alon
g with the Electronic Voting Machines in the Nagaland by-election scheduled to b
e held on September 4.In this process, when the voter presses a button on the EV
M to select the party he wants to vote for, a small slip bearing the name and sy
mbol of the party will appear on the attached VVPAT system.
IPS Dilip Trivedi appointed the Director General of CRPF.
Usain Bolt of Jamaica wins his third successive world 200 meters title with
19.66 seconds at 2013 World Championships in Moscow.
16th August:
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre and 12 state governments on their resp
onse on preventing Bihar mid-day meal like tragic incidents and providing hygien
ic food to children.
A Street in Canada s Winnipeg city has been named after Mahatma Gandhi on th
e occasion of India s 67th Independence Day.

15th August:
India celebrates 67th Independence Day.
Death toll from Egypt political violence rises to 525.
The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has given clearance for the unit 1
of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) to produce 500MW of power.
Wimbledon Womens Singles 2013 winner Marion Bartoli announced her retirement.
14th August:
Indian submarine INS Sindhurakshak sank with 18 crewmen after explosion earl
y in the morning at the high-security naval dockyard in Mumbai. The cause of the
explosion is still not known.
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake jolted parts of China in which 87 people were inj
ured and over 45,000 homes damaged.
Indian badminton League (IBL) starts from today. 6 Teams will participate in
the event.
13th August:
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) reports that the Indian G
overnment had failed to follow defense procurement policy rules in awarding a 56
0 million euros luxury helicopter deal to AgustaWestland.
Parliament proceedings paralyzed over the debate of alleged dubious land dea
ls of Sonia Gandhi s son-in-law Robert Vadra.
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita elected as the new President of Mali.
Anna Hazare to ring bell at NASDAQ and to lead Independence Day parade in Ne
w York.
Trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi, the first Indian to win two back-to-back World Cu
p gold medals recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna while 14 s
portspersons picked for the Arjuna award by the selection committee. The Arjuna
awardees: Virat Kohli (Cricket), Chekrovolu Swuro (Archery), Renjith Maheshwary
(Athletics), P V Sindhu (Badminton), Kavita Chahal (Boxing), Rupesh Shah (Snook
er), Gaganjeet Bhullar (Golf), Saba Anjum (Hockey), Rajkumari Rathore (Shooting)

, Joshna Chinappa (Squash), Mouma Das (Table Tennis), Neha Rathi (Wrestling), Dh
armendra Dalal (Wrestling), Amit Kumar Saroha (Athletics).
12th August:
The Union Government introduced an amendment to the Right to Information Act
, 2005 to keep political parties out of the purview of this law.
India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Pri
thvi-II missile, which has a strike range of 350 km.
India launches first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant from Kochi.
Usain Bolt wins 100m gold at Moscow World Championships with the time of 9.7
7sec.
Shikhar Dhawan smashed the second highest score in limited over cricket with
248 (30 fours and 7 sixes) from 150 balls for India A against South Africa A at
the LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria.
Serena Williams defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-0 to Win Women s Rogers Cup 20
13.

11th August:
Subramanian Swamy s Janata Party merges with BJP ahead of the 2014 general e
lections.
Real Madrid wins Champions Cup after defeating Chelsea 3-1 in MIAMI, USA.
Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand wins badminton world championship, 2013 in Wom
en Singles after defeating Olympic champion Li Xuerui in the women s singles 2220 18-21 21-14 in Guangzhou, China.
Lin Dan of China wins the badminton world title, 2013 in Men s Singles for a
fifth time.

10th August:
Jagan Mohan Reddy quits as MP in protest against the creation of Telangana.
The 14th World Championships in Athletics starts in Moscow, Russia.
India s shuttler PV Sindhu win a bronze medal at the World Championships aft
er defeating against world number three Ratchanok Inthanon in the semifinals 1021, 13-21.

9th August:
Government approved setting up of all-women bank (Bhartiya Mahila Bank Ltd)
with an initial capital of Rs 1,000 crore.
India celebrates Eid-ul-Fitr.
Indian shuttler P. V. Sindhu enters the semifinals of World Badminton Champi
onships after defeating Shixian Wang of China. She becomes the first Indian woma
n singles player to ensure a medal at the World Badminton Championships.
A company from Maryland, USA Sanaria has developed a malaria vaccine that ha
s become the first in providing 100% protection against malaria. The vaccine is
known as PfSPZ.
India s first e-library will be launched in Haryana s Sirsa district on Augu
st 15.

8th August:
Companies Bill introduced in the Rajya Sabha which aimed at protecting the i
nterest of employees and small investors. Lok Sabha had passed the Companies Bil
l in 2012.
Sixth Andhra minister quits in protest against state s division.
Telecom and IT minister Kapil Sibal launch the website www.data.gov.in which
gives access to 3,500 govt data banks.

7th August:
Parliament rocked for a second day over the killing of five Indian soldiers
in Jammu and Kashmir.
US President Barack Obama has cancelled plans to meet with Russian President
Vladimir Putin as a retribution for Russia s decision to grant temporary asylum

to NSA leaker Edward Snowden.


Amazon boss Jeff Bezos agreed to purchase the Washington Post newspaper for
$250m.
Maria Sharapova tops Forbes rich female athletes list for 9th straight year.
6th August:
Five Indian soldiers killed by Pakistan in Poonch area of Jammu and Kashmir.
Rupee hits record low of 61.80 against dollar.
Raghuram Rajan appointed as next RBI governor.
5th August:
Monsoon session of Parliament starts.
The National Green Tribunal ordered a stay on all sand mining activity in th
e river beds in country.
BCCI on Monday approached the Supreme Court challenging Bombay High Courts or
der that held as illegal and unconstitutional the two-member probe panel constit
uted by it to look into spot-fixing and betting charges in the IPL tournament as
illegal.
England retains the Ashes Series after the draw of third test in Old Traffor
d, England. England leads the five match series 2-0 after three test.
Ravindra Jadeja move to the number one position in ICC ODI bowlers ranking. H
e is the second one after Anil Kumble to reach the spot as an Indian bowler.
4th August:
Arundhati Bhattacharya appointed as Managing Director of State Bank of India
(SBI).
Japan launches first talking Robot Astronaut Kirobo into Space from the Tane
gashima Space Center.
India women team wins bronze at junior women hockey World Cup after defeatin
g England 3-2 in penalties.
International Friendship Day observed.
3rd August:
Afghanistan insurgents attacked the Indian consulate in Afghanistan s easter
n capital Jalalabad killing nine people.
Hassan Rouhani took office as Iran s president.
India completed 5-0 whitewash over Zimbabwe in the fifth one-day internation
al at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. Amit Mishra declared as Man of the ser
ies.

2nd August:
Seven TDP MPs resign over Telangana issue.
Russia granting asylum to NSA intelligence leaker Edward Snowden in Russia f
or a year.
Cate Campbell of Australia won gold in the women s 100 meters freestyle at t
he World Championships in Barcelona.
Aditya Mehta wins snooker gold in World Games at Cali, Columbia.
USA wins the 2013 Concacaf Gold Cup.

1st August:
The Union Cabinet approved a proposal to divest 10 percent of the government
s stake in state refiner Indian Oil Corp Ltd.
The Cabinet cleared crucial changes to the Right to Information Act to block
political parties from being covered under RTI which will exempt parties from b
eing obliged to share details of their funding or how they choose their candidat
es.
Union Government eased investment rules for the retail sector allowing forei
gn supermarket operators to procure from small businesses which have invested no
more than the equivalent of $2 million in plant and machinery.
Bhim Sain Bassi appointed as the Delhi Police Commissioner.

India wins against Zimbabwe by nine-wicket in Bulawayo to lead 4-0 in the fi


ve-match series.
Sujatha Singh takes charge as Indias new foreign secretary
1) Which franchisee team became the winner of the 1st edition of Indian Badminto
n League (IBL), final of which was played on 31 August, 2013? Hyderabad Hotshots
(Hotshots defeated Awadhe warriors 3-1 to lift the crown. In the first match K
Srikanth gave the Warriors an unexpected 1-0 lead by stunning top-20 rival S Tan
ongsak of Thailand in straight games, 21-12, 21-20. But in the highlight match o
f the finals, Saina Nehwal defeated her young challenger P V Sindhu in straight
games 21-15, 21-7 to bring back parity at 1-1. Then Hyderabad Hotshots Malaysian
mens doubles team of Goh V Shem and Wah Lim Khim defeated Awadhe Warriors Danish-I
ndonesian pair of Mathias Boe and Markis Kido in three games 21-14, 13-21, 11-4
to take 2-1 lead. Later Ajay Jayaram defeated R M V Gurusaidutt by 10-21, 21-17,
11-7 to give the title to Hyderabad Hotshots. Hotshots won the top prize of Rs.
3.5 crore while Warriors took home Rs 1.75 crore)
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2) In the first conviction in the infamous Delhi gang-rape case of 16 December,
2012, what sentence was pronounced on the juvenile accused by the Juvenile Justi
ce Board (JJB) on 31 August, 2013? Detention of 3 years at a correction home (Th
e 8 months already spent by the juvenile in custody so far will be considered as
term already served. This judgment was vehemently opposed by the 23-year old pa
ramedic victim girls family members who said that they were let down by the syste
m and are now planning appeal against this JJB order)
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3) Which media group on 1 September, 2013 launched the first Indian television c
hannel, which has been made available on mobile and internet platforms simultane
ously? Zee Entertainment Enterprises ZEE (ZEE launched a new free-to-air channel
called Zee Anmol which will showcase hand-picked content including popular shows
from Zee TVs repository, as well as current popular fiction and non-fiction prope
rties of Zee TV and movies and kids content. Apart from satellite TV viewers, Vie
wers even with 2G connections and non-smartphones, will be able to keep up with
this new channel through its WAP site)
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4) From 1 September, 2013 a new radiation norm put in place by Telecom Ministry
came into effect for companies manufacturing or importing mobile phones for sale
in India. According to this norm what is the maximum prescribed SAR (specific a
bsorption rate) for mobile phones in India? 1.6 watt over a gram of human tissue
, if a consumer uses it for six minutes (With the new SAR norm, India would beco
me one of few countries that are following the most stringent norm of 1.6 watt a
kg average over six minutes period on 1 gram of human tissue. Old stock of hand
sets available in Indian market can be sold but no fresh stock of non-compliant
mobile phones will be allowed to be sold from 1 September)
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5) How much loan amount was written-off by the public sector banks of India duri
ng the January-March quarter of 2012-13 as announced by the Union Govt. in Parli
ament on 30 August, 2013? Rs. 14,549 crore (The public sector banks made recover
y of bad assets to the tune of Rs 16,464 crore during this period. Banks resort
to write off bad loans only after exhausting all other possible avenues for reco
very or when the asset coverage is not enough)
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6) What was the growth rate of GDP (gross domestic product) for Indian economy f
or the first quarter of the final year (April-June 2013)? 4.4% (This growth rate
of GDP was slowest since the 2008 global financial crisis. It is lower than the

5.4% growth logged in April-June last year and 4.8% in January-March this year.
Main reason for slow growth rate has been attributed to poor performance regist
ered by countrys manufacturing and mining sector. While manufacturing output fell
1.2 per cent, mining declined 2.8 per cent during this period)
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7) Who was appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court on 30 Augu
st, 2013? Justice N. Venkata Ramana (Ramana, a judge of the Andhra Pradesh High
Court took over from Justice Badar Durrez Ahmad, who was functioning as the acti
ng Chief Justice of the Delhi High court since June 2013)
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8) What name is given to the electronic version of conventional passbook that wa
s launched by Federal Bank on 30 August, 2013? FedBook (FedBook is an android-en
abled app that can be downloaded and carried easily on the tablet computers or t
he smartphones. It enables the customers to easily view the transactions in vari
ous bank accounts online or offline for 24 hours a day. The bank plans to launch
FedBook on other operating systems also)
1) Indian Air Force (IAF) on 2 September, 2013 inducts the C-17 transport aircra
ft into its fold, which is the biggest transport aircraft in the IAF till date.
American C-17 aircraft replaces which Russian made aircraft as the biggest aircr
aft in the IAF inventory till now? IL-76 (IL-76 has the capability to carry load
s up-to around 40 tonnes whereas C-17 has a capability to carry around 80 tonnes
of load and around 150 fully geared troops)
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2) According to the recently released data of Centre for Monitoring Indian Econo
my (CMIE), which public sector bank had the highest gross NPAs (non-performing a
ssets) as a percentage of advances among BSE-Bankex constituents during the firs
t quarter (Apr-June 2013) of the current financial year? State Bank of India SBI
(SBIs gross NPAs stood at 5.56% during the end of the first quarter. SBIs gross N
PAs rose highest since the quarter ending March, 2011. Central Bank of Indias gro
ss NPAs stood at a whopping 6.03% during the same quarter)
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3) Who won the 9th Asia Cup Hockey Tournament, final of which was played on 1 Se
ptember, 2013? South Korea (Defending champions South Korea defeated India by 43 in the finals to win this tournament. With this South Korea made it to the Hoc
key World Cup to be played in 2014. On the other hand, India has to wait till th
e qualifiers to qualify for this tournament. 4-time World Champions Pakistan, wh
o will miss the World Cup for the first time, got third place in the tournament
when they defeated hosts Malaysia by 3-1 in the bronze medal match)
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4) Who was re-elected as the Chairman of separatist party Tereek-e-Hurriyat (TeH
) for the fourth consecutive term on 1 September, 2013? Syed Ali Shah Geelani (T
eH was formed by Geelani on 7 August, 2004 after differences with his parent org
anisation Jamat-e-Islami)
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5) Union Govt. on 1 September, 2013 raised the dearness allowance (DA) by 10%, w
hich will benefit about 50 lakh central govt. employees and 30 lakh pensioners.
With this raise, the aggregate DA emoluments of employees reaches 90% of Basic S
alary (DA was at 80% level till now and with this 10% raise it reaches 90%. This
hike will be effective from 1 July, 2013)
1) With the current account deficit in India widening, India plans to increase c
rude oil imports from a country which accepts Indian Rupee as mode of payment. W

hich country is this? Iran (Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry sent its proposal
to Prime Minister to increase imports from Iran. Yielding to sanctions imposed
on Tehran by the U.S. and the European Union so as to force it to roll back its
nuclear programme, India slashed crude imports from Iran by 26.5 per cent during
2012-13, buying just 13.1 million tonnes, against 18.1 million tonnes the previ
ous year. Iran was Indias second biggest supplier after Saudi Arabia in 2010-11.
However, during 2012-13, it supplied only 13.1 million tonnes, lagging behind Sa
udi Arabia, Iraq, Venezuela, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates)
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2) Following the success of the direct benefit transfer (DBT) cash subsidy payme
nt scheme in 20 districts of the country, the Government has decided to go for a
massive roll out of the scheme in how many more districts of the country from 1
January, 2014 to cover LPG consumers? 269 (Under the scheme, Rs. 435 is credite
d to the accounts of LPG consumers the moment they book a cooking gas refill or
cylinder. The consumer is then supposed to use this to buy a 14.2 kg LPG cylinde
r at market price, which is almost two times the subsidy. The moment the refill
is bought, another Rs. 435 is credited to Aadhaar-linked bank account of LPG con
sumer. The scheme is aimed at checking subsidised LPG cylinders meant for househ
old use finding way to the black market or being used in commercial establishmen
ts)
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3) The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) recently announced its plans to create
more border posts in a phased manner to bolster security on Sino-India frontier.
This frontier has seen a spate of incursions from the Chinese recently. How man
y new border posts of ITBP will be added to its present strength of over 150 pos
ts? Thirty Five 35 (At present, India has over 150 border posts along this icy f
rontier and the paramilitary personnel guard 3,488 kms of the Line of Actual Con
trol (LAC))
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4) Which bank became the first bank to translate financial literacy curriculum i
nto Gujarati language as part of its initiative to impart financial literacy to
rural populace in Gujarat? HDFC Bank (The bank on 2 September, 2013 launched its
rural financial literacy initiative in Koteshwar village under the aegis of the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), becoming the first bank to translate curriculum in
to Gujarati language. Under the initiative, it will conduct literacy camps at 68
branches across 136 villages, reaching out to both adults and school children i
n the state. It complements HDFC Banks efforts to support inclusive growth and ta
ke formal banking services to the remote corners of India)
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5) The price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) broke all records as it was increase
d steeply by 6.9% on 2 September, 2013. With this price of ATF reached Rs. 75,03
1 per kilolitre, which is an all time record. When ATF price in India had earlie
r reached highest levels before the present high? August, 2008
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6) David Frost, who passed away on 31 August, 2013, was associated with which fi
eld? Journalism and Broadcasting (A British journalist and broadcaster, Frost, w
as known for taking some of the best-known interviews of broadcasting history, w
hich included interviews of US President Richard M Nixon, diplomat Henry Kissing
er and John Lennon. His series of interviews of Nixon in shadow of the Watergate
scandal are considered among his best works)
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7) India born Western classical musician Zubin Mehta is set to perform in Srinag
ar on 7 September, 2013. His concert will become a milestone in public sector br
oadcaster Prasar Bharatis history as this concert to be broadcast live by Prasar

Bharati (PB), will be the first outdoor event in India to be transmitted live in
high definition (HD) to 104 countries. What is the name given to this upcoming
concert of Zubin Mehta? Ehsaas-e-Kashmir (On 2 September, 2013 PB, German Embass
y and Eurovision Consortium signed an agreement to broadcast this event. This ev
ent also came to news following the protest call by Jammu & Kashmir states separa
tist organisation Hurriyat Conference, who has called for a general strike on th
e day of the concert)
1) Leading mobile phone manufacturer Nokia Corporation of Finland on 3 September
, 2013 announced signing an agreement to sell substantially all of its Devices &
Services business and license its patents in an all-cash deal of 5.44 billion.
The company expects to gain 3.2 billion from this deal. To which company is Noki
a selling its business? Microsoft Corporation (The transaction is expected to cl
ose in the first quarter of 2014, subject to approval by Nokia shareholders, reg
ulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. After the deal closure
Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop, will move to Microsoft Corp.)
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2) What instruction pertaining to home loans was issued by the Reserve Bank of I
ndia (RBI) on 3 September, 2013 to banks? The RBI asked banks to link the disbur
sal of home loans to stages of construction (This instruction was issued with an
objective to protect the interests of buyers and contain the fallout of some in
novative housing financing schemes. RBI in its instruction mentioned that upfron
t disbursal should not be made in cases of incomplete/under-construction/green f
ield housing projects. The notification follows the introduction by some banks o
f innovative housing loan schemes in association with developers/builders, where
upfront disbursal of housing loans is made to builders without being linked to
the various stages of construction)
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3) Who was recently appointed by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as his new Sp
ecial Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation? Rakesh Sood (Sood has been In
dias former Ambassador to Nepal, Afghanistan and France and the countrys first Amb
assador in charge of Disarmament in Geneva. Ambassador Sood who retired from the
Indian Foreign Service in March this year is a recognised expert in his field a
nd is expected to make valuable contribution to the countrys foreign policy on se
curity, non-proliferation and disarmament issues)
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4) Who was conferred with the Moortidevi Award for 2012 on 3 September, 2013? Or
iya writer Haraprasad Das (He was awarded this prestigious award instituted by t
he Bhartiya Jnanpith for Vamsa, a poetic recreation of Mahabharata in idioms)
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5) Five-time US Open Champion and winner of 17 Grand Slam singles titles Roger F
ederer on 2 September, 2013 was ousted from the fourth round of the US Open. Thi
s is the first season since 2002 that Federer did not reach at least one final a
t any of the four Grand Slam tournaments. Who defeated Federer in this fourth ro
und match? Tommy Robredo of Spain (19th-seeded Robredo defeated Federer by 7-6 (
3), 6-3, 6-4, which was the first fourth round loss for Federer in a decade at t
he US Open)
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6) What is the name of the premium version of Hyundais popular hatchback i10 that
was launched by the company on 3 September, 2013? Grand i10 (i10, which launche
d in the Indian market in 2007, is one of the most popular hatchbacks of the cou
ntry. The company has now added a completely new and feature-loaded model to its
i10 stable. Grand i10 priced between Rs 4.29 lakh and Rs 6.41 lakh (ex showroom
Delhi) and has been made available in both petrol and diesel versions)

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7) Which player made football history recently by becoming the most expensive fo
otball player ever at a price of 85.3 million or 100 million Euros (Rs. 881 crore
)? Gareth Bale (He was acquired by Spanish club Real Madrid for this huge amount
. Gareth Bale is a Welsh player who was associated with English club Tottenham f
or last 6 years. The deal for Bale done by Real Madrid eclipses the 80 million, w
hich British club Manchester United had paid for acquiring Cristiano Ronaldo of
Portugal in 2009)

NICL/UGC/SSC notes
- silver iodine is used for artificial rain
- h2o2 hydrogen peroxide is bleaching agent
biogas is gobar gas = methane+co2+hydrogen+water
bituminous is most common coal variety
duralium is 94% aluminium
solder is half tin half led
bronze is 90% copper, 10% tin
brass is copper and zinc
alloys of ,mercury are amal;gam
electrolytic refining - cathode is made of pure metal, anode is impure
cng mainly contains methane
lpg contains butane, propane and ethyl mercaptain gives the odour
safety match contains antimony trisulphide
in a flame outermost is hottest, not innermost
d20 has molecular mass 20, deuterium oxide
mercury - minamata disease
cadmium - itai itai disease
arsenic - cancer
carbon is member of group 14
nitrogen was discovered by rutherford
troposphere is upto 10km, lowest layer
stratosphere is 10-50 km, protects from uv rays
ethyl alcohol is used in drinking and as disinfectant
oxalic acid is used in removing ink spots
glycol is used in car radiator = c2h6o2
choloroform is anaesthethetic
sodium benzoate is food preservative
glass is supercooled liquid
copper oxide gives red color to glass
chromium oxide gives green color
manganese oxide gives violet
bakelite is formaldehyde+phenol
lac is natural plastic = polymer
rubber is elastomer
teflon is tetrafluroethane
crook s glass absorbs uv rays
trans ployisoprene is called gutta purcha
tnt is trinitroluene
sand is SiO2
marsh gas is methane
dry ice is solid CO2
vinegar is acetic acid
ruby is aluminium oxide
marbel = CaCO3=chalk
laughing gas is N2O
detergents lather with hard water

urea is first synthetic compound ever, made by wohler


water has maximum density at 4 degree
rain water ph is 5.6
soft drink pH = 3.0
urine ph = 4.8
lemon and grapes have citric acid
milk has lactic acid
tomato has oxalic acid
stomach - HCl
base gives OH- that is Arrhenius concept
water soluble bases are called alkali
catalyst in milk to curd - lactobacilli
iodine 123 used in brain imagining
cobalt 60 used in cancer therapy
phosphorus 32 used in leukemia therapy
covalent bonds are weak conductors of electricity
blue color of sky is due to SCATTERING of light
anode rays are positive and cathode are negative
law of multiple proportion - dalton
118 elements are known , 94 are natural
liquid in liquid is emulsion
gas in solid is foam
solid in gas is aerosol

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