Q : Which Country frees top Taliban prisoner Mullah Baradar?

· India

· Bangladesh

· Pakistan

· Nepal

Answer: Pakistan

Q : What is name of Indian Mujahideen serial bomber who recently flees from Mumbai sessions court?

· Afzal Guru

· Afzal Mutalib Usmani

· Ramchandra Chopde

· Yasin Bhatkal

Answer: Afzal Mutalib Usmani

Q : Who has been recently won the Korea Open title 2013?

· Agnieszka Radwanska

· Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

· Sania Mirza

· Victoria Azarenka

Answer: Agnieszka Radwanska

Q : What is the name of Indian Wrestler who bags India’s maiden medal in Greco-Roman?

· Amit Kumar

· Sushil Kumar

· Yogeshwar Dutt

· Sandeep Tulsi Yadav

Answer: Sandeep Tulsi Yadav

Q : Who won the Murugappa Gold Cup hockey title 2013?

· Indian Oil Corporation

· Indian Overseas Bank

· Karnataka Warriors

· Delhi Giants

Answer: Indian Oil Corporation

Q : What is the name of Chinese Politician who has been recently gets life sentence for graft?

· Bo Xilai

· Tsai Ting Kan

· Mao Zhu Quan

· Hao Ping

Answer: Bo Xilai

Q: Which Indian player has been recently won the silver medal in archery world cup?

· Pranitha Vardhineni

· Tarundeep Rai

· Reena Kumari

· Deepika Kumari

Answer: Deepika Kumari

Q: What is the name of Samajwadi Party general secretary who recently passed away?

· Azam Khan

· Mohan Singh

· Kallu Yadav

· Abu Asim Azmi

Answer: Mohan Singh

Q: Who won the Open de Moselle title 2013?

· Micheal Heny

· Mitchell Johnson

· Gilles Simon

· Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Answer: Gilles Simon

Q : Which Pakistani umpire recently charged in IPL betting scandal?

· Aleem Dar

· Mahboob Shah

· Asad Rauf

· Saleem Badar

Answer: Asad Rauf

Q : Who has been recently won the Lankan Northern Provincial Elections?

· United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA)

· Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC)

· Sri Lanka Hindu Congress (SLHC)

· Tamil National Alliance (TNA)

Answer: Tamil National Alliance (TNA)

Q : Who has been recently appointed as new chief of backward classes panel?

· M.N. Rao

· Suresh Jain

· Vangala Eswaraiah

· Rajan Kumar

Answer: Vangala Eswaraiah

Q : Which Country court recently bans all Muslim Brotherhood activities?

· Egypt

· Pakistan

· Afghanistan

· Iraq

Answer: Egypt

Q : What is the name of former Union minister and Congress leader who recently resigned?

· Paban Singh Ghatowar

· Rao Inderjit Singh

· Jayanthi Natrajan

· MM Pallam Raju

Answer: Rao Inderjit Singh

Q : What is name of YSR Congress chief who gets bail in the illegal assets case after 16 months?

· Sharmila Reddy

· Konda Murali

· Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy

· K K Mahender Reddy

Answer: Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy

Q : What is the name of Colombian poet and writer who has been recently passes away?

· Jaime Espinel Arenas

· Gonzalo Arango

· Julio Arboleda Pombo

· Alvaro Mutis

Answer: Alvaro Mutis

Q6 : What is the name of new captain of Indian Davis Cup team?

· Anand Amritraj

· S.P. Misra

· Ashok Kumar

· Vikas Singh

Answer: Anand Amritraj

Q : Which Boxing Club recently banned by the Haryana State Boxing Association?

· Haryana Boxing Academy

· Chotu Ram Boxing Academy

· Bhiwani Boxing Club

· Universal Boxing Academy

Answer: Bhiwani Boxing Club

Q : What is the name of Director of Ram Leela movie?

· Sanjay Leela Bhansali

· Karan Johar

· Anurag Basu

· Prakash Jha

Answer: Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Q : What is the name of suspended Chennai Super King’s principal?

· V. B. Chandrasekhar

· Krishnamachari Srikkanth

· N. Srinivasan

· Gurunath Meiyappan

Answer: Gurunath Meiyappan

Q1 : Which team recently enters the semifinal of Asia Cup hockey tournament?

· Pakistan

· Malaysia

· India

· Brazil

Answer: India

Q2 : Who has been recently appointed Indian envoy to Uganda?

· Prakash Kumar

· Jai Shankar Prashad

· Ramesh Chandra

· Mohan Verma

Answer :

Q3 : Which team won the men’s 35th Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) Inter Unit Badminton Tournament?

· ONGC

· IOCL

· Karnataka Warriors

· Delhi Giants

Q4 : Who is the current President of Kenya?

· Uhuru Kenyatta

· Reuben Kosgei

· Mwai Kibaki

· Daniel Arap Moi

Q5 : What is the name of current union sports minister of India?

· Rajiv Sareen

· Rahul Gandhi

· M Shyam Sunder

· Jitendra Singh

Q6 : What is the name of former England batsman who recently announced his retirement from first-class cricket?

· Ravi Bopara

· Owais Shah

· Michael Yardy

· Graham Onions

Q7 : In which Indian state recently 177 students fall ill after taking vitamin tablets?

· Punjab

· Haryana

· Odisha

· Rajasthan

Q8 : What is the name of Former Gujarat Minister who recently quizzed by Crime Branch of India?

· Prafull Patel

· Keshubhai Patel

· Chhabildas Mehta

· Ramanlal Vora

Q9 : What is the name of Pakistan’s hockey head coach who recently resigned?

· Wasim Akram

· Akhtar Rasool

· Waqar Younis

· David Whatmore

Q10 : Which country recently hit by 7.8-magnitude quake kills 45 peoples and destroying scores of mud houses?

· New Zealand

· Brazil

· South Africa

· Pakistan

Answer

1. India:Indian women hockey team enter the semifinal of Asia Cup hockey tournament
2. Ramesh Chandra:Ramesh Chandra appointed as Indian envoy to Uganda
3. ONGC:ONGC, BPCL win PSPB Inter Unit Badminton Tournament 2013
4. Uhuru Kenyatta:Kenya Terror Attack: Nearly 20 Gujarati children missing
5. Jitendra Singh:Sports Authority of India coach accused of sexual harassment by wrestlers
6. Owais Shah:Former England batsman Owais Shah announced his retirement from first-class cricket
7. Odisha:177 students fall ill after taking vitamin tablets in Odisha
8. Prafull Patel:Former Gujarat Minister Prafull Patel quizzed by Crime Branch of India
9. Akhtar Rasool:Pakistan’s hockey head coach Akhtar Rasool resigned
10. Pakistan:7.8-magnitude quake kills 45 in Pakistan, tremors felt in Delhi

1. Which Company recently announced prices hike of all models by up to Rs. 10K from October?

o Tata Motors

o Mahindra & Mahindra

o Nissan

o Maruti Suzuki India

2. What is the name of Snooker star that recently banned for 12 years for match fixing?

o Pankaj Advani

o Matthew Couch

o Stephen Lee

o Silvino Francisco

3. Which Bank bans zero interest loans on EMI to credit card holders?

o State Bank of India

o Punjab National Bank

o Reserve Bank of India

o Union Bank of India

4. What is the name of Italian athlete who recently caught with fake penis in dope test?

o Devis Licciardi

o Carlo Boccarini

o Giovanni Puggioni

o Riccardo Materazzi

5. Which Indian player recently enters the semifinals of the AIBA Women’s Junior World Boxing Championships?

o Payal Sharma

o Sunita Kumari

o Pinki Sinha

o Asha Roka

6. Who has been recently won the India Didactics Association Award 2013?

o Extramarks Education Private Limited

o Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

o Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

o Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

7. What is the name of West Bengal Higher Education Council chairman who recently quits?

o Dr. Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar

o Janab Abdul Karim Chowdhury

o Bratya Bose

o Sugata Marjit

8. Where is Hwange National Park located?

o Zimbabwe

o India

o Japan

o West Indies

9. Who is the current chief operating officer (marketing and sales) of Maruti Suzuki India?

o Mayank Pareek

o Jagan Kumar

o Arun Singhal

o Puneet Jain

10. What is the name of former IPL commissioner who recently banned for lifetime by BCCI?

o Lalit Modi

o Rajiv Shukla

o Gurunath Meiyappan

o Arun Lal

Answer:

1. Maruti Suzuki India:Maruti Suzuki to hike prices of all models by up to Rs. 10K from October
2. Stephen Lee:Snooker star Stephen Lee is banned for 12 years for match fixing
3. Reserve Bank of India:Reserve Bank of India bans zero interest loans on EMI to credit card holders
4. Devis Licciardi:Italian athlete Devis Licciardi caught with fake penis in dope test
5. Asha Roka:Asha Roka enter the semifinals of the AIBA Women’s Junior World Boxing Championships
6. Extramarks Education Private Limited:Extramarks Education Private Limited has won the India Didactics Association Award 2013
7. Sugata Marjit:West Bengal Higher Education Council chairman Sugata Marjit quits
8. Zimbabwe:At least 81 elephants die of poisoning in Zimbabwe
9. Mayank Pareek:Maruti Suzuki to hike prices of all models by up to Rs. 10K from October
10. Lalit Modi:BCCI bans ‘guilty’ Lalit Modi for life with 29-0 vote

Smallest country of the world- Vatican City (Holy See)

Garden city of India – Bangalore

India’s National flag has 24 pokes

Paper currency started in India – 1861

New York is situated on the bank of Hudson River.

Marsh gas is consist of Methane

What is the main folder on a storage device called?
(a) Platform
(b) Interface
(c) Root directory
(d) Device driver
(e) None of these

Answer: Root Directory

Air is a mixture

National Science Day – 28 Feb

1. Which of the following countries recently signed a ‘Ceasefire agreement’ with ‘Karen Rebels’?

(a) China (b) Libya (c) Myanmar (d) Nepal (e) Egypt

Ans- (C)

2. Which of the following countries has recently decided to fix the term of the President of the country for 7 years?

(a) Iraq (b) Myanmar (c) Nepal (d) Libya (e) Turkey

Ans- (E)

3. India recently decided to purchase fighter planes from France. Which of the following is the name of these planes?

(a) Rafale (b) Boeing (c) MiG-35 (d) Lockhead Martin (e) Cassadion

Ans- (A)

4. India is now declared free from which of the following diseases after a long battle against it?

(a) AIDS (b) TB (c) Cancer (d) Polio (e) All of these

Ans- (D)

5. India recently decided to give US $ 1.5 million to which of the following countries to establish Vivekanand Chair in one of its Universities?

(a) France (b) Britain (c) Russia (d) Italy (e) USA

Ans- (E)

6. Which of the following countries is likely to join European Union in the near future ?

(a) Malta (b) Croatia (c) Hungary (d) Kenya (e) South Africa

Ans- (B)

7. Which of the following schemes is launched by the Govt. of India to develop various facilities in rural areas?

(a) IRDP (b) NHRM (c) PPP (d) Operation Flood (e) None of these

Ans- (C)

8. Indian coastguard conducted a joint exercise named ‘Sahyog-Kaijin-XI’ with which of the following countries?

(a) Myanmar (b) Russia (c) China (d) Sri Lanka (e) Japan

Ans- (E)

9. Who among the following won the Thailand Golf Championship held in December 2011?

(a) Lee Westwood (b) Charl Schwartzel (c) Alvaro Quiros (d) Paul Lawrie (e) Peter Hanson

Ans- (A)

10. India wants a ‘CEPA’ with Thailand – was the news in major newspapers. What is the full form of ‘CEPA’ as used here?

(a) Complete Economic Preference Agreement

(b) Cultural and Economic Partnership Accord

(d) Cooperation and Economic-Partnership Accord

(e) Complete Economic Partnership and Assistance

Ans- (C)

11. European Union recently decided to enforce European Stability Mechanism (ESM) w.e.f. July 2012. ESM is a system to achieve / safeguard–

(a) financial stability (b) political stability

(d) free access to uranium reserves in Libya

(e) interests of all the members in case of attack by Iran or any other country

Ans- (A)

12. Kovvada Nuclear Power Plant which was recently in news is being set up in–

(a) Karnataka (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Chhattisgarh (d) Uttarakhand (e) Odisha

Ans- (B)

13. Mullaperiyar Dam is built on which of the following rivers?

(a) Tungbhadra (b) Cauvery (c) Krishna (d) Periyar (e) Mahanadi

Ans- (D)

14. Which of the following countries is not a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC)?

(a) Nigeria (b) Iran (c) Iraq (d) Algeria (e) Bangladesh

Ans- (E)

15. Which of the following books is written by Steve Waugh ?

(a) Out of My Comfort Zone : The Autobiography (b) My Life (c) Wings of Fire

(d) Long Walk to Freedom (e) Revolutionary Wealth

Ans- (A)

16. Which of the following organizations/agencies recently issued elaborate guidelines pertaining to the creation of new category of Non Banking Finance Companies (NBFC)-Micro Finance Industries ?

(a) AMFI (b) SIDBI (c) SEBI (d) NABARD (e) RBI

Ans- (E)

17. Which of the following organizations / agencies coordinates the operations of rural credit institutions in India ?

(a) Reserve Bank of India (b) Securities and Exchange Board of India

(e) Small Industries Development Bank of India

Ans- (D)

18. Google is–

(a) Virus programme (b) Search engine (c) Website (d) Hardware (e) None of these

Ans- (B)

19. Which of the following is not a function of the Reserve Bank of India?

(a) Issuer of currency (b) Foreign Exchange Management

(e) Bankers and Debt Manager to Govt.

Ans- (D)

20. Which of the following organizations issued Initial Public Offer (IPO) Norms for Life Insurance Companies?

(a) CRISIL (b) SEBI (c) RBI (d) AMFI (e) IRDA

Ans- (E)

21. Which of the following states is at the top in the Child Rights Index, compiled in India for the first time?

(a) Maharashtra (b) Kerala (c) Gujarat (d) Tamil Nadu (e) Rajasthan

Ans- (B)

22. Which of the following countries won Davis Cup Tennis Tournament 2011?

(a) Australia (b) Argentina (c) Germany (d) France (e) Spain

Ans- (E)

23. Which of the following metals used in Nuclear Power Plants will be imported from Australia?

(a) Plutonium (b) Uranium (c) Thorium (d) Curium (e) Zirconium

Ans- (B)

24. Standard and Poor, better known as S&P, is a/the–

(a) Financial market intelligence agency (b) Central Bank of USA

(e) Intelligence wing of the World Bank

Ans- (A)

25. Thomas J. Sargent and Christopher A. Sims are the two recipients of Nobel prize 2011 in the field of–

(a) Physics (b) Economics (c) Chemistry (d) Literature (e) Medicine

Ans- (B)

26. The home of who among the following is named as Malgudi Home?

(a) Satyajit Ray (b) Shivram Karanth (c) R. K. Narayan (d) M. G. Ramachandran (e) H.

D. Deve Gowda

Ans- (C)

27. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards are given for exemplary work in the field of–

(a) Sports (b) Journalism (c) Literature (d) Social Service (e) Science and Technology

Ans- (E)

28. Which of the following states has become first in India to have a ‘Carbon Inventory’ giving its total carbon emission from various sectors?

(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Gujarat (d) Kerala (e) Tamil Nadu

Ans- (A)

29. As per newspaper reports how, much FDI is allowed in pension sector?

(a) 15% (b) 33% (c) 41% (d) 51% (e) None of these

Ans- (E)

30. ‘Agha Khan Cup’ is associated with the game of–

(a) Football (b) Hockey (c) Badminton (d) Cricket (e) Horse Racing

Ans- (B)

31. What does the letter ‘C’ denote in the UNICEF a well-known organization operating at global level ?

(a) Credit (b) Children (c) Control (d) Cooperation (e) Crisis

Ans- (B)

32. Which of the following is India’s most advanced long range missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads?

(a) Khukri (b) Basant (c) Agni-IV (d) Vijayant-IlI (e) Sindhudurg-II

Ans- (C)

33. Who among the following was one of the recipients of the Padmashri award in 2012?

(a) Anup Jalota (b) Shabana Aazmi (c) Aruna Irani (d) Leander Paes (e) Vidya Balan

Ans- (A)

34. Dr. Manmohan Singh unveiled the foundation stone of National Institute of Technology in which of the following places in Manipur?

(a) Bishnupur (b) Thoubal (c) Imphal (d) Senapati (e) Ukhrul

Ans- (C)

35. Mario Monti has taken over as the Prime Minister of–

(a) Greece (b) New Zealand (c) Russia (d) Italy (e) None of these

Ans- (D)

36. Arab countries recently decided to impose Sanctions on which of the following countries as it has failed to check violence on its land ?

(a) Egypt (b) Kuwait (c) Syria (d) Lebanon (e) Iran

Ans- (C)

37. Kangaroos won the last and final match to win series—was the news in some news papers some-times back. This means which country won the match and the series ?

(a) New Zealand (b) England (c) West Indies (d) Australia (e) South Africa

Ans- (D)

38. ‘Calorimeter’ is an instrument used to measure–

(a) Electric current (b) Heat (c) Velocity of sound (d) Altitude (e) Atmospheric pressure

Ans- (B)

39. Which of the following countries is not a member of newly formed Eurasian Union?

(a) Russia (b) Belarus (c) Kazakhstan (d) Croatia (e) All are members of Eurasian Union

Ans- (D)

40. Govt. of India recently decided to allow more FDI in retail. This means which of the following companies will be benefitted by this decision ?

(a) Wal Mart (b) Hindalco (c) Infosys (d) Air India (e) Glaxo Smithkline Pharma

Ans- (A)

41. Which of the following states has decided to launch Right to Play Act in the state to promote sportsmanship in its children and youth ?

(a) Delhi (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Haryana (d) Maharashtra (e) Gujarat

Ans- (C)

42. ‘Dhamra’ where an all weather port is developed, is in which of the following states ?

(a) West Bengal (b) Odisha (c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra (e) Tamil Nadu

Ans- (B)

43. Miss Ivian Sarcos who was crowned Miss World 2011 is from which of the following countries?

(a) Russia (b) France (c) Brazil (d) Venezuela (e) Italy

Ans- (D)

44. Who among the following has written the novel ‘Mandra’ which was awarded prestigious ‘Saraswati Samman’ recently ?

(a) S. L. Bhyrappa (b) Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari (c) Nirmal Verma (d) Shrilal Shukla (e)

Arun Sadhu

Ans- (A)

45. Which of the following countries is on its way to becoming a full-fledged member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ?

(a) India (b) Brazil (c) USA (d) Russia (e) Australia

Ans- (D)

46. Who among the following is one of the Deputy Governors of the RBI?

(a) Shri U. K. Sinha (b) Shri Subir Gokaran

(e) None of these

Ans- (B)

47. The Govt. of India recently signed a peace pact with United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS). The, pact will bring peace in which of the following states?

(a) Bihar (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Assam (d) Jharkhand (e) Maharashtra

Ans- (C)

48. Which of the following terms is associated with the game of Lawn Tennis?

(a) Heave (b) Volley (c) Spikers (d) Hoops (e) Pitch

Ans- (B)

49. As per newspaper reports what per cent of Govt. stake will be disinvested in Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. ?

(a) 5% (b) 7.5% (c) 10% (d) 12% (e) None of these

Ans- (C)

50. ASHA is a part of which of the following schemes launched by the Govt. of India?

(a) Operation Black Board (b) Mid Day Meal Scheme

(e) Bharat Nirman

Ans- (D)

Q : Who won the PGA Tour Player of the Year Award 2013?

Tiger Woods
Phil Mickelson
Matt Kuchar
Henrik Stenson

Answer: Tiger Woods

Q : Who has been recently becomes first Indian-American to sworn as judge of top US court?

K. G. Balakrishnan
Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal
Ramesh Chandra Lahoti
Sri Srinivasan

Answer: Sri Srinivasan

Q : Which Indian state recently granted bail to former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal’s nephew Vijay Singla, 3 others in Railway Bribery Case?

Allahabad High Court
Delhi High Court
Mumbai High Court
Orissa High Court

Answer: Delhi High Court

Q : Who has been recently appointed as new chief of Indian Newspaper Society?

Kiran B Vadodaria
P V Chandran
Ravindra Kumar
Sanjay Gupta

Answer: Ravindra Kumar

Q : Who becomes the first woman bishop of the Anglican family churches in South Asia?

Rev E Pushpalalitha
Sunita Sinha
Rani Kumari
Meena Jain

Answer: Rev E Pushpalalitha

Q : Who recently won the men’s single title in the 35th PSPB Inter Unit Badminton Tournament?

Pranaav Chopra
Tarun Kona
Kidambi Srikanth
Sunil Mehta

Answer: Kidambi Srikanth

Q : What is the name of Madhya Pradesh IAS officer who faces 5 years sentence and Rs. 50 lakh fine for corruption?

A K Tiwari
Bhagwan Singh Nainta
Ashwini Dattatraya Thakre
Sashi Karnavat

Answer: Sashi Karnavat

Q : What is the name of Union Minister of State for Railways who faces criminal charges in Trinamool activist murder case?

Adhir Chowdhury
Prakash Javadekar
Bhupendra Yadav
Tulsiram Prajapati

Answer: Adhir Chowdhury

Q : Which country recently clinches the bronze medal in the women’s Asia Cup hockey tournament?

Malaysia
India
Pakistan
China

Answer: India

Q : What is the name of world’s smallest dog that recently made the Guinness World Records?

Pussy
Miracle Milly
Jackey
Lossy

Answer: Miracle Milly

Q : Which Industrialist recently questions by CBI in coal block allocation scam?

Laxmi Mittal
Naveen Jindal
Mukesh Ambani
Vijay Mallya

Answer: Naveen Jindal

Q : Which Cricketer recently hits fastest half century in Champions League Twenty-20?

Kieron Pollard
Shikhar Dhawan
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Shane Watson

Answer: Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Q : What is the name of former Liberian President who recently gets 50 year sentence for war crimes?

Charles Taylor
William R. Tolbert, Jr.
Samuel Doe
Moses Blah

Answer: Charles Taylor

Q : Which team recently beat Indian hockey team in semi final of eighth women’s Asia Cup hockey tournament?

Korea
Pakistan
Australia
Ireland

Answer: Korea

Q : What is the name of Uttarakhand BJP general secretary who gets life term in gang-rape case?

Prakash Javadekar
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Ashwini Choubey
Pramod Gupta

Answer: Pramod Gupta

Q : What is the name of new ADG (Law and Order) of Uttar Pradesh ?

Arun Kumar
Mukul Goel
Neeraj Kumar
Mukesh Jain

Answer: Mukul Goel

Q : Which Indian Player recently won the bronze medal in the World Junior Chess Championship?

Vidit Gujrathi
Abhijeet Gupta
Sahaj Grover
Alexander Ipatov

Answer: Vidit Gujrathi

Q : Which Indian player recently signs 30 crore ad deal with Adidas, to overtake Mahendra Singh Dhoni?

Sachin Tendulkar
Virender Sehwag
Virat Kohli
Shikhar Dhawan

Answer: Virat Kohli

Q : Which team recently thrashed Korea by 6-1 to seal spot in Johor Cup final?

Pakistan
India
Japan
Malaysia

Answer: India

Q : Who has been recently appointed as new chairman of subsidiary Vedanta Resources Holdings Limited?

Sunil Mittal
Vicky Malhotra
Anil Verma
Rio Tinto

Answer: Rio Tinto

Q : Which County recently lifts the ban on Facebook and Twitter after four years?

Pakistan
Afghanistan
Iran
Iraq

Answer: Iran

Q : Which company won the prestigious Safety Innovation Award for the Year 2013?

Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Steel Authority of India Limited

Answer: Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited

Q : Which County recently nominates film for Oscar’s consideration after 50 years?

Nepal
Japan
Pakistan
Australia

Answer: Pakistan

Q : Who has been recently won the silver medal for India at world wrestling championship?

Sushil Kumar
Saina Nehwal
P.V Sindhu
Amit Kumar

Answer: Amit Kumar

Q : Who won the 2014 Miss America pageant crown?

Mallory Hagan
Hina Khan
Nina Davuluri
Hillary Brown

Answer: Nina Davuluri

Q : What is the name of Croatian tennis player who banned for 9 months after testing positive for a banned substance?

Marko Ostoja
Marin Cilic
Ivan Dodig
Josip Palada

Answer: Marin Cilic

Q : Which football team recently enters the final of Durand Cup?

Mohammedan Sporting
Mumbai Tigers
Royal Scots Fusiliers
Royal Dragons

Answer: Mohammedan Sporting

Q. Which country recently lifts ban on headscarves in public institutions?

England
Ireland
Turkey
Tokyo

Answer: Turkey

Q. How many percent current account deficits rise in June quarter?

10 Percent
4.9 Percent
20 Percent
8 Percent

Answer: 4.9 Percent

Q. Who has been recently appointed as new manager of Galatasaray?

Roberto Mancini
David Roger
Neil Wright
Tony Greg

Answer: Roberto Mancini

Q. Which Indian test cricketer returns after 8 months for Australia Tour?

Virendra Sehwag
Gautam Gambhir
Zaheer Khan
Yuvraj Singh

Answer: Yuvraj Singh

Q. In which Indian state more than 2,000 dengue cases registered in this year?

Mumbai
Delhi
Odisha
Uttar Pradesh

Answer: Delhi

Q. What is the name of new Executive Director of Indian Bank?

Mahesh Kumar Jain
Sunil Mittal
Mahesh Kumar
Rajesh Verma

Answer: Mahesh Kumar Jain

Q. What is name of former Rajasthan minister who has been recently suspended from Congress?

Sh. Bharat Singh
Parsadi Lal Meena
Rajendra Singh Gudha
Babulal Nagar

Answer: Babulal Nagar

Q. What is name of Spiritualist and pioneer of the Vipassana meditation in India who recently passes away?

SN Goenka
Vineet Sharma
Mohan Bhagwat
Dinesh Jain

Answer: SN Goenka

Q. Who has been recently won the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2013?

India Blue
India Red
India Green
Delhi

Answer: India Blue

Q. Who replaces Narendra Modi as BJP’s 2014 poll panel chief?

Sushma Swaraj
Arun Jaitley
Nitin Gadkari
Rajnath Singh

Answer: Rajnath Singh

Q. Which country won the Johor Cup hockey tournament 2013?

Pakistan
Malaysia
China
India

Answer: India

Q. Who has been re-elected as the BCCI President for the third time?

Lalit Modi
N. Srinivasan
Anirudh Chaudhry
Rajeev Shukla

Answer: N. Srinivasan

Q. Which State’s former BJP MLA’s property recently seized in NRHM Scam?

Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Delhi
Gujarat

Answer: Uttar Pradesh

Q. Who has been recently won the silver medal in World Youth Boxing Championship?

Viktoriya Virt
Asha Roka
Simranjit Kaur
Nikhat Zareen

Answer: Nikhat Zareen

Q. Who have been recently won the gold medal in Asian Rowing Championship?

Ismail Baig
Gurmeet Singh
Swaran Singh
Vivek Sharma

Answer: Swaran Singh

Q. Who has been elected as new chairman of Indian Premier League?

Ranjib Biswal
Ravi Shastri
Sandeep Patil
Sourav Ganguly

Answer: Ranjib Biswal

Q. Who is the current Union health minister of India?

Ghulam Nabi Azad
Farooq Abdullah
Manish Tewari
Kapil Sibal

Answer: Ghulam Nabi Azad

Q. Which Indian player recently enters the quarterfinals of the China Open?

Shikha Uberoi
Isha Lakhani
Sania Mirza
Ankita Raina

Answer: Sania Mirza

Q. Which Country Prime Minister recently wins confidence vote?

United State
Brazil
New Zealand
Italy

Answer: Italy

Q. Which Bollywood singer threatens by Dawood henchman Chhota Shakeel ?

Sonu Nigam
Anu Malik
A.R Rehman
Yo Yo Honey Singh

Answer: Sonu Nigam

Q. Which Political party recently suspends 2 MPs for 6 years for praising Narendra Modi?

Congress
Samajwadi Party
Janata Dal United
Aam Aadmi Party

Answer: Janata Dal United

Q. Which country Supreme Court has recently ordered release of four Indian prisoners?

Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Nepal
Bangladesh

Answer: Pakistan

Q. What is the name of current Prime Minister of Italy?

Enrico Letta
Silvio Berlusconi
Milly Cannon
Robert Ryder

Answer: Enrico Letta

Q. Which Indian State chief parliamentary secretary recently resigns?

Delhi
Uttar Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Rajasthan

Answer: Himachal Pradesh

Q. Which Indian state government releases 285 prisoners on Gandhi Jayanti?

Mumbai
Gujarat
Manipur
Punjab

Answer: Gujarat

Q. Who has been recently elected as new Director (Finance) of Oil India Limited?

Mukesh Kumar Jain
Dinesh Chandra
Rupshikha Saikia Borah
Narendra Saxena

Answer: Rupshikha Saikia Borah

Q. What is the name of top Indonesian judge who has been recently held in graft scandal?

John Doherty
Akil Mochtar
Williams John
Richard Levi

Answer: Akil Mochtar

Q. Which Country recently banned Skype, WhatsApp and Viber?

Iraq
Afghanistan
Japan
Pakistan

Answer: Pakistan

Q. Who has been recently appointed as additional judge of Himachal Pradesh High Court?

Justice Vinod Kumar Sharma
Justice Mohit Shah
Shri Justice Arun Mishra
Justice Sharad Arvind Bobade

Answer: Justice Vinod Kumar Sharma

Q. Which RJD leader recently gets five years rigorous imprisonment and fine of Rs 26 lakh in fodder scam case?

Jagdish Sharma
Jagannath Mishra
Lalu Prasad Yadav
R.K. Rana

Answer: Lalu Prasad Yadav

Q. What is name of Wipro senior vice president who has been recently quits?

G K Prasanna
Soumitro Ghosh
Shaji Farooq
Anand Sankaran

Answer: Anand Sankaran

Q. Recently which Bhojpuri film star joins Bhartiya Janata Party?

Manoj Tiwari
Amitabh Bachchan
Ravi Kishan
Vinay Aanad

Answer: Manoj Tiwari

Q. Which Indian Player recently enters the semifinals of China Open?

Jwala Gutta
Shikha Uberoi
Saina Nehwal
Sania Mirza

Answer: Sania Mirza

Q. Which Country topped the global chart of remittances with a whopping USD 71 billion in remittances in 2013?

America
India
Japan
China

Answer: India

Q10. What is the name of current Interior Minister of Italy?

Martin Lenz
Kevin Cooper
Angelino Alfano
Marlun Samuels

Answer: Angelino Alfano

Q. Which Indian company recently buys Oakley Court in UK for Rs 256 crore?

Reliance Industries
Sahara Group
Tata Group
Bharti Airtel

Answer: Sahara Group

Q. What is the name of Congress Rajya Sabha MP who recently gets 4 year jail?

Shriprakash Jaiswal
Shri Ajit Singh
Harish Rawat
Rasheed Masood

Answer: Rasheed Masood

Q. How many percent quotas for locals in 12 Delhi University colleges?

90 Percent
70 Percent
60 Percent
50 Percent

Answer: 90 Percent

Q. Which Company recently launched Flying Spur in India for just at Rs.3.1 crore?

Bentley
Maruti Suzuki
Tata Motors
Mercedes-Benz India

Answer: Bentley

Q. Which University scientists found world’s sharpest X-ray beam?

University of California
University of Delhi
University of Canada
University of Gottingen

Answer: University of Gottingen

Q. Which Bollywood actor recently gets 14 day parole on health grounds?

Bindo Dara Singh
Sanjay Dutt
Salman Khan
Saif Ali Khan

Answer: Sanjay Dutt

Q. Which Court recently sends contempt notice to General V K Singh?

Supreme Court
Delhi High Court
Allahabad High Court
Mumbai High Court

Answer: Supreme Court

Q. What is the name of former telecom minister who booked by Crime Branch of India in BSNL case?

Kapil Sibbal
Manish Tewari
Dayanidhi Maran
A Raja

Answer: Dayanidhi Maran

Q. Which two countries signed a landmark civil nuclear deal after 5 years?

Nepal and Sri Lanka
India and Pakistan
Japan and China
India and United State

Answer: India and United State

Q. Which Indian Player recently won the Pan Pacific Open doubles title?

Rohan Bopanna
Saina Nehwal
Sania Mirza
Somdev Burman

Answer: Sania Mirza

Q. Which Political party recently suspended MP Kunal Ghosh?

Trinamool Congress
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Janata Dal United
Bharatiya Janata Party

Answer: Trinamool Congress

Q. Who has been recently won the Miss World crown 2013?

Wenxia Yu
Carranzar Naa Okailey
Navneet Kaur Dhillon
Megan Young

Answer: Megan Young

Q. What is the name of Muzaffarnagar SSP who has been recently removed from post?

Harinarayan Singh
Pravin Kumar
Partha Chatterjee
Vikramjeet Duggal

Answer: Pravin Kumar

Q. Which State court sent Let bomb expert Tunda to 3 day police custody?

Delhi
Mumbai
Gujarat
Chennai

Answer: Delhi

Q. Which Pakistani girl recently honoured with human rights Politkovskaya Award?

Sabana Khan
Hina Rabbani
Malala Yousafzai
Shahista Pathan

Answer: Malala Yousafzai

Q. Which Indian Badminton player faces life ban over Indian Badminton League row?

Saina Nehwal
P.V. Sindhu
Rani Kumari
Jwala Gutta

Answer: Jwala Gutta

Q. What is the name of senior Hindustani classical vocalist who recently passes away?

Arvind Bellad
Panchakshari Swami Mattigatti
Vinay Kulkarni
D. Kumar Das

Answer: Panchakshari Swami Mattigatti

Q. Who is the current Human Resource Development minister of India?

Pallam Raju
Neeraj Shekhar
Ajit Singh
Jairam Ramesh

Answer: Pallam Raju

Q. What is the name of Indian-American who led the trade promotion arm of the US Commerce Department named by US President Barack Obama?

Ajit Sinha
Arun M. Kumar
Kunal Ghosh
Dheeraj Sharma

Answer: Arun M. Kumar

Q. Which former Prime Minster’s elder son recently joins BJP?

Shri Chandra Shekhar
Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Charan Singh
Inder Kumar Gujral

Answer: Shri Chandra Shekhar

Q. Who has been recently honoured with P L Roy CSR Award?

DMRC
BHEL
ONGC
Bharit Airtel

Answer: BHEL

Q. Who has been recently appointed as first women chairman of State Bank of India?

Arundhati Bhattacharya
Sarita Kumari
Ritu Sharma
Neha Singh

Answer: Arundhati Bhattacharya

Q. What is the name of BJP general secretary who recently questioned by CBI in Prajapati murder case?

Prakash Javadekar
Bhupendra Yadav
Arun Jaitley
Ram Lal

Answer: Ram Lal

Q. Who has been recently awarded with IPI award for excellence in Journalism?

Deepak Chaurasia
Karan Thapar
Vikrant Gupta
A Krishna Rao

Answer: Karan Thapar

Q. Who is the current secretary of Badminton Association of India?

Mukesh Gupta
Rajesh Jain
Jagan Bhoj
Dr Vijai Sinha

Answer: Dr Vijai Sinha

Q. How many US based scientists recently win Nobel Prize in medicine for work on traffic control system of cells?

Ten
Eight
Three
Six

Answer: Three

Q. How much kilogram gold recently seized from aircraft in Chennai?

32 kilogram
60 kilogram
20 kilogram
44 kilogram

Answer: 32 kilogram

Q. Which Bollywood actress recently arrested by Mumbai Police for abusing cops?

Neha Dhupia
Mallika Sherawat
Preity Zinta
Anjum Nayar

Answer: Anjum Nayar

Q. Which former mines minister named in illegal mining case?

Prafful Hede
Somnath Zuwarkar
Raja Bhiya
Digambar Kamat

Answer: Somnath Zuwarkar

Q. Who became the first four-star officer of Pakistan to receive an extension from an elected government after his tenure as the army chief ended in 2010?

General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani
General Raheel Sharif
General Jehangir Karamat
General Mirza Aslam Beg

Answer: General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani

Q. Country recently more tightens tobacco laws to help teens stop smoking?

America
Europe
Zimbabwe
South Africa

Answer: Europe

Q. Which Court orders to Centre and states to implement 3% quota for disabled?

Delhi High Court
Bombay High Court
Supreme Court
Apex Court

Answer: Supreme Court

Q. Which Private Company buys GlobalLogic for $420 million?

Infosys
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
Apax Partners
Powergrid Corporation of India Limited

Answer: Apax Partners

Q. Which Country scientists create a new wireless music player that controlled with your teeth?

Brazil
Nepal
Kenya
United States

Answer: United States

Q. Which court recently allowed N Srinivasan to take over as BCCI president?

Allahabad High Court
Supreme Court
Delhi High Court
Madras High Court

Answer: Supreme Court

Q. For which discovery Francois Englert and Peter Higgs have won the 2013 Nobel Prize in physics?

God Particle
Mars Particle
Water Particle
Wind Particle

Answer: God Particle

Q. Which Indian State court bans immersion of idols in Ganga, Yamuna?

Delhi
Madras
Allahabad
Mumbai

Answer: Allahabad

Q. Who has been recently appointed as new manager of Sunderland?

Graham Morgan
Nathan Doherty
Gus Poyet
William Carlin

Answer: Gus Poyet

Q. Which Country recently lifts decades-old ban on Islamic headscarves?

India
Pakistan
Iraq
Turkey

Answer: Turkey

Q. What is the name of world’s oldest movie theatre that reopens?

The Cine Thisio
Secret Cinema
The Eden Theater
Raj Mandir Theatre

Answer: The Eden Theater

Q. Who has been recently won the Japan Open title 2013?

Milos Raonic
Juan Martin del Potro
Andy Murray
Rafael Nadal

Answer: Juan Martin del Potro

Q. Which Country recently signs around $700 million coal power plant deal with India?

Pakistan
Japan
Sri Lanka
America

Answer: Sri Lanka

Q. Which Bank recently raises Dabhol loan alarm?

ICICI Bank
Punjab National Bank
Union Bank of India
State Bank of India

Answer: ICICI Bank

Q. Which Cricket team won the Champions League Twenty20 2013?

Rajasthan Royals
Mumbai Indians
Chennai Super Kings
Trinidad and Tobago

Answer: Mumbai Indians

Q. What is the name of Sri Lanka’s first elected Tamil Chief Minister who takes oath ?

Mahinda Rajapakse
C V Wigneswaran
Stanley de Zoysa
Sunil W. Jinasena

Answer: C V Wigneswaran

Q. Who won the Korean Grand Prix for third consecutive year?

Romain Grosjean
Kimi Raikkonen
Siyu Liu
Sebastian Vettel

Answer: Sebastian Vettel

Q. What is the name of Japanese author who recently tipped for literature Nobel?

Risa Wataya
Natsuo Kirino
Haruki Murakami
Miyuki Miyabe

Answer: Haruki Murakami

Q. In which country recently at least 28 dead and 90 injured on 1973 war anniversary?

Iraq
China
Egypt
Afghanistan

Answer: Egypt

Q. Which cricketer won the golden bat in Champions League Twenty20 2013?

Ajinkya Rahane
Dwayne Smith
Suresh Raina
Rohit Sharma

Answer: Ajinkya Rahane

Q1. What is the name of Former Sri Lanka skipper who recently announced his retired form Test cricket?

Mahela Jayawardene
Kumar Sangakkara
Angelo Mathews
Tillakaratne Dilshan

Q2. Which Bank recently cuts rates on car & consumer goods loans?

State Bank of India
Punjab National Bank
Axis Bank
Bank of Baroda

Q3. What is the name of Veteran Pakistani diplomats who appoints next Pakistani envoy to India?

Salman Bashir
Imran Khan
Samir Raza
Syed Ibne Abbas

Q4. Which Country Scientists recently found first evidence of comet striking earth in Egypt?

India
Japan
South Africa
Australia

Q5. What is the name of former Vice President of NSEL who has been recently arrested?

Rajvardhan Sinha
Shreekant Javalgekar
Amit Mukherjee
Dewang Neralla

Q6. What is the name Indian Badminton player who moves to Delhi high court against Badminton Association of India?

Madhumita Bisht
Jwala Gutta
Ashwini Ponnappa
Kashmira Joglekar

Q7. How many U.S. based scientists recently won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry?

Three
Four
One
Nine

Q8. What is the name of Kerala chief minister who was quizzed by SIT in Solar Scam?

V.S. Achuthanandan
A. K. Antony
Oommen Chandywas
E. K. Nayanar

Q9. Who elected as new chief coach of the Indian pistol team?

Vijay Kumar
Pavel Smirnov
Jai Bhagwan Goyal
Rajvardhan Sinha

Q10. Which Country will hold a new presidential election on October 19 2013?

Sri Lanka
Bhutan
Maldives
Afghanistan

Answer :

1. Tillakaratne Dilshan :Former Sri Lanka skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan retired form Test cricket.
2. State Bank of India:State Bank of India cuts rates on car & consumer goods loans.
3. Syed Ibne Abbas:Veteran Pakistani diplomats Ibne Abbas to be new Pakistani envoy to India.
4. South Africa:Scientists found first evidence of comet striking earth in Egypt.
5. Amit Mukherjee:Former Vice President Amit Mukherjee held in NSEL scam.
6. Jwala Gutta:Shuttler Jwala Gutta moves Delhi high court against Badminton Association of India.
7. Three:Three U.S. based scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
8. Oommen Chandywas:Solar Scam: Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy was quizzed by SIT.
9. Pavel Smirnov:Pavel Smirnov elected as new chief coach of the Indian pistol team.
10. Maldives:Maldives sets October 19 presidential poll after first vote annulled.

Q1. Which Company won the prestigious National level NSCI Safety Award 2012?

NSPCL
BHEL
DMRC
IOC

Q2. Which country former President Charles Taylor to serve 50-year jail sentence in UK?

Russia
Australia
Liberia
West Indies

Q3. Which Indian Cricketer recently announces retirement after his 200th Test match?

Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
Virender Sehwag
Gautam Gambhir

Q4. According to MeT department, how many years after Delhi facing longest monsoon?

100 Years
50 Years
30 Years
70 Years

Q5. Which investigation department ready to file chargesheet against Dayanidhi Maran in Aircel-Maxis deal?

Central Bureau of Investigation
Delhi Police
Mumbai Police
Rajasthan Police

Q6. Who has been recently honoured with Nobel Prize for Literature?

Aung San Suu Kyi
Sukhchain Singh Gill
Maselo Mihu
Alice Munro

Q7. Who has been elected as the new CEO of Aravali Power Company Private Limited?

Sanay Kumar Tripathi
Bhagat Sharma
V.K. Padha
Daksh Verma

Q8. Who among the following nation Prime Minister Ali Zeidan freed after kidnap at gun point?

Afghanistan
Iran
Libya
Taliban

Q9. Who has been recently won the EU human rights award?

Malala Yousafzai
Rahul Sharma
Shivani Malhotra
Yoo Young-chul

Q10 In which Indian state recently at least 20 pilgrims die in road accident?

Himachal Pradesh
Punjab
Uttar Pradesh
Assam

Answer :

1. NSPCL: NSPCL wins prestigious National level NSCI Safety Award 2012.
2. Liberia: Former Liberian President Charles Taylor to serve 50-year jail sentence in UK.
3. Sachin Tendulkar: Sachin Tendulkar announces retirement after his 200th Test match.
4. 50 Years: 2013 monsoon longest 50 in years.
5. Central Bureau of Investigation: CBI ready to file chargesheet against Dayanidhi Maran in Aircel-Maxis deal.
6. Alice Munro: Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
7. V.K. Padha: V.K. Padha elected as the new CEO of Aravali Power Company Private Limited.
8. Libya: Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan freed after kidnap at gunpoint.
9. Malala Yousafzai: Malala Yousafzai won the EU human rights award.
10. Punjab: At least 20 pilgrims die in road accident in Punjab.

Q1. What is the name of Andhra Pradesh law minister how recently quits over state bifurcation decision?

Kapil Sibal
Erasu Pratap Reddy
Porika Balram Naik
Abu Hasem Khan

Q2. Which cricket team recently beat Kenya to qualify for 2015 Cricket World Cup for the first time in
history?

Namibia
Holland
Scotland
Afghanistan

Q3. Who is the chief of panel committee to scrutinize new bank licences?

Bimal Jalan
Usha Thorat
Nachiket Mor
Duvvuri Subbarao

Q4. What is the name of MLA who recently held by Crime Branch of India arrested in ‘illegal’ iron ore export case?

B Nagendra
Jagan Mohan
N Kiran Kumar Reddy
Raj Shekhar Vyas

Q5. Which Cricket team recently beats Chennai Super Kings by 14 run to enter final of Champions League Twenty20?

Mumbai Indians
Otago Volts
Rajasthan Royals
Sunrisers Hyderabad

Q6. What is the name of Vietnam independence hero who recently passes away?

Pham Van Dong
VO Nguyen Giap
Vo Van Kiet
Ho Chi Minh

Q7. Who became the fourth batsman to score a double-century on a Duleep Trophy debut?

Vijay Zol
Unmukt Chand
Manish Pandey
Baba Aparajith

Q8. What is the name of current Army chief of Pakistan?

General Ashfaq Kayani
General Abdul Hamid Khan
General Pervez Musharraf
General Asif Nawaz

Q9. Recently how many percent fares rises by Indian Railway?

Five Percent
Two Percent
Ten Percent
Eight Percent

Q10. What is the name of Union tourism minister who has been recently resigned?

Arun Kumar
Rayapati Sambasiva Rao
K Chiranjeevi
Anant Venkatrama Reddy

Answer :

1. Erasu Pratap Reddy:Andhra Pradesh law minister quits over state bifurcation decision.
2. Afghanistan:Afghanistan beats Kenya to qualify for first cricket world cup.
3. Bimal Jalan:Panel headed by former RBI governor to scrutinise new bank licences.
4. B Nagendra:Crime Branch of India arrested MLA B Nagendra in ‘illegal’ iron ore export case.
5. Rajasthan Royals:Rajasthan beats Chennai by 14 runs, enter finals of Champions League Twenty20.
6. VO Nguyen Giap:Vietnam independence hero General Giap dead at 102.
7. Baba Aparajith:Baba Aparajith, Manish Pandey slam double tons for South Zone.
8. General Ashfaq Kayani:General Ashfaq Kayani may be retained in powerful security role after retirement.
9. Two Percent:Railway fares to go up by 2% from Monday.
10. K Chiranjeevi:Four union ministers, 3 MPs quit congress Party.

Q 1: Who is the Highest-Paid Celebrity in world According to ‘Forbes’ August 2013?

a) Madonna

b) Tom cruse

c) Amitabh bachchan

d) Katrina kaif

Ans. a) Madonna

Q 2: In August 2013 who wins International Children’s Peace Prize?

a) APJ Abdul Kalam

b) Silvio Berlusconi

c) Malala Yousafzai

d) Angela Merkel

Ans. c) Malala Yousafzai

Q 3: Who is the first Recipient of ‘Mahathir Award’ for Global Peace in August 2013?

a) Howard Stern

b) Nelson Mandela

c) Malala Yousafzai

d) John Boehner

Ans. b) Nelson Mandela

Q 4: On which date Rajya Sabha Passed ‘The Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2010′.

a) 26th August 2013

b) 23rd August 2013

c) 18th august 2013

d) 5th August 2013

Ans. a) 26th August 2013

Q 5: Which was the first Indian exclusive defence satellite was successfully launched on

29 August 2013?

a) GSET-4

b) GSAT-6

c) GSAT–7

d) MIG-47

Ans. c) GSAT–7

Q 6: When is ‘Hindi Diwas’ celebrated?

a) October 12th

b) October 19th

c) September 14th

d) September 7^th

Ans. c) September 14^th

Q 7: Name the recently launched programming language of Google.

a) Google Plus

b) Dart

c) Buzz

d) Google Tree

Ans. b) Dart

Q 8: ‘Jugnu’, the nano satellite launched in 2011 from Sriharikota, was built in:

a) IIT-Delhi

b) IIT-Kanpur

c) IIT-Madras

d) IIT-Kharagpur

Ans. b) IIT-Kanpur

Q 9: Where was the first Lanco International Super Series Hockey 9’s tournament held?

a) India

b) Australia

c) Pakistan

d) New Zealand

Ans. b) Australia

Q 10: Siri is personal assistant software launched for which phones.

a) Blackberry

b) I Phone 4S

c) Android-based

d) None of the above

Ans. b) I Phone 4S

1. Which confectionary giant was slapped with a notice demanding 250 crore Rupees by the Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence on the grounds of excise duty evasion?

a) Cadbury India Ltd

b) Perk India Ltd

c) Wrigley India

d) Lotte India

Answer: (a) Cadbury India Ltd

2. Microsoft launched the new version of which software for the businesses running in India? This software will facilitate sharing the data seamlessly across the computers and mobiles with the help of cloud computing technology.

a) MS Office 2009

b) MS Office 365

c) MS Office 2013

d) MS Office 2010

Answer: (b) MS Office 365

3. What is the name of the last British member of the Church of North India’s Delhi Brotherhood who passed away on 30 April 2013?

Answer: Father Ian Weathrall

4. Mention the name of the first ever national surfing and stand up paddle (SUP) competition of India concluded at Kovalam beach on 5 May 2013

Answer: Spice Coast Open

5. Which Legendary actor presented with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award for life time achievement 10 May 2013.

Answer: Pran

6. Name the Saudi woman who made history by reaching the Everest summit- the world’s

highest mountain.

Answer: Raha Moharrak

7. Give the Person who was elected as the Member of Executive Council of WMO during the 65th Executive Council of WMO meeting which is ongoing at Geneva?

Answer: Laxman Singh Rathore

8. Which day is celebrated as the World Press Freedom Day across the world with a theme safe to speak?

Answer: 3 May 2013

9. Who is the Indian national and a death row prisoner in the Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Jail who died on 2 May 2013 at the Lahore’s Jinnah hospital?

Answer: Sarabjit Singh

10. Which book Released by Hamid Ansari, the Vice President of India and compiled by Kumar Deepak Das- an Ardent Patriot?

Answer: Dinesh Goswami

Which team won the Indian Badminton League title 2013?

 Hyderabad Hotshots

 Awadhe Warriors

 Mumbai Masters

 Krrish Delhi Smashers

Which Indian State gets first government medical college since 1982?

 Rajasthan

 Mizoram

 Kerala

 Gujarat

How many Percent aspirants pass Central Teacher Eligibility Test 2013?

 1 Percent

 5 Percent

 8 Percent

 11 Percent

Which Indian player won the third consecutive Indian Junior Open Title?

 Kush Kumar

 Deepak Mishra

 Ashok Mehta

 Ronjan Sodhi

Which Bollywood actress won the sexiest woman title 2013?

 Priyanka Chopra

 Deepika Padukone

 Katrina Kaif

 Anushka Sharma

Who has been recently appointed as new Chief Information Commissioner of India?

 Deepak Sandhu

 T.S. Krishna Murthy

 B.B. Tandon

 Satyananda Mishra

Who won the ninth Asia Cup hockey tournament title?

 India

 Pakistan

 South Korea

 New Zealand

What is the name of the Indian test cricketer who slapped life ban by BCCI for Spot Fixing in the Indian Premier League?

 Ishant Sharma

 Shantakumaran Sreesanth

 Amit Singh

 Harbhajan Singh

Who has been recently appointed as new president of Pakistan?

 Mohammad Amir

 Sohail Khan

 Mamnoon Hussain

 Imran Khan

Who won the U.S. Open 2013 men's doubles title?

 Mike and Bob Bryan

 Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek

 Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares

 Liezel Huber and United States Bob Bryan

Which Indian state records 1,121 rape cases in 8 months, highest in 13 years?

 Chhattisgarh

 Mumbai

 Jharkhand

 Delhi

Who has been recently appointed as new Vice-President of Iran?

 Hasan Rouhani

 Yunus Khan

 Hina Khan

 Isfaaq Ahmed

Who won the PGA Tour Player of the Year Award 2013?

 Phil Mickelson

 Tiger Woods

 Matt Kuchar

 Henrik Stenson

What is the name of world’s smallest dog that recently made the Guinness World

Records?

 Pussy

 Jackey

 Lossy

 Miracle Milly

Who has been recently named as BJP's Prime Ministerial Candidate for 2014 Lok Sabha elections?

 Lal Krishna Advani

 Murli Manohar Joshi

 Narendra Modi

 Sushil Kumar Modi

Who has been recently won the Korea Open title 2013?

 Agnieszka Radwanska

 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

 Sania Mirza

 Victoria Azarenka

Who has been recently won the India Didactics Association Award 2013?

 Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

 Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

 Extramarks Education Private Limited

 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

What is the name of Indian movie that represent India at the Oscars?

 Lunchbox

 The Good Road

 Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

 Satyagraha

Who has been recently appointed first brand ambassador of Border Security Force?

 Sachin Tendulkar

 Salman Khan

 Amitabh Bachchan

 Virat Kohli

Which County recently nominates film for Oscar’s consideration after 50 years?

 Pakistan

 Nepal

 Japan

 Australia

What is the name of World's oldest man who recently dies at the age of 112?

 Mathew Beard

 Yukichi Chuganji

 Salustiano Sanchez

 Fred Hale

Which County recently lifts the ban on Facebook and Twitter after four years?

 Iran

 Pakistan

 Afghanistan

 Iraq

Who became the second surgeon in the world to operate using the cable-less device?

 Michael Holding

 Dr. JS Rajkumar

 Neil McKenzie

 John Paul

Who build the world’s smallest car zooms to Guinness World Records?

 Gary Kristen

 David Warner

 Andrew Strauss

 Austin Coulson

Who has been recently appointed as new managing director of Tata Steel?

 Rakesh Kumar

 Mithun Rana

 TV Narendran

 Yash Sharma

Who has been recently appointed as new chief justice of the Meghalaya High Court?

 T Nandakumar Singh

 Prafulla Chandra Pant

 KK Paul

 Abu Taher Mondal

Which film recently won the national award for best Gujarati film?

 Kalja No Katko

 Tahuke Sajaan Sambhre

 Aagne Vage Rudha Dhol Gujrati

 The Good Road

Which Indian player has been recently won the silver medal in archery world cup?

 Deepika Kumari

 Reena Kumari

 Tarundeep Rai

 Pranitha Vardhineni

What is the name of former Liberian President who gets 50 year sentence for war

crimes?

 William R. Tolbert

 Jr. Samuel Doe

 Charles Taylor

 Moses Blah

Which Indian Player recently won the bronze medal in the World Junior Chess

Championship?

 Vidit Gujrathi

 Abhijeet Gupta

 Sahaj Grover

 Alexander Ipatov

Q1. Who won the Women’s Single Title at US Open 2013 on 8 September 2013?

Ans. Serena Williams

Q2. Name the team which won Men’s Doubles Title 2013 at US Open 2013 on 8 September

2013?

Ans. Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek

Q3. International Literacy Day was held on 8 September 2013. When was International Literacy Day was designated by UNESCO?

Ans. 17 November 1965

Q4. Which city on 7 September 2013 won the right to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games?

Ans. Tokyo

Q5. Indian Space Research Organization is set to launch ambitious Mars Orbiter Mission in which month of 2013?

Ans. November

Q6. Lok Sabha on 6 September 2013 passed the Representation of the People (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2013. Rajya Sabha had already passed the bill on 27 August 2013. What is the aim of the bill?

Ans. Aim of the Representation of the People (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2013 is to add a provison to sub-section (2) of section 62 of the RP Act.

Q7. Name the new Chief Information Commissioner of India who has also became the first woman Chief Information Commissioner, on 5 September 2013?

Ans. Deepak Sandhu

Q8. Name the Indian woman writer who was killed by unidentified gunmen outside her home in eastern Paktika province of Afghanistan on 4 September 2013?

Ans. Sushmita Banerjee

Q9. Teacher’s Day Celebrated across India on 5th September 2013. Why was it celebrated on that day?

Ans. To commemorate the Birth Anniversary of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

Q10. Name the bill related to Pension Fund which was passed by Lok Sabha on 4 September 2013?

Ans. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill (PFRDA), 2011

Q. Which Country chemical watchdog won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2013?

Syria
India
America
Japan

Answer: Syria

Q. What is name of US Deputy Secretary of Defence who recently announced his retirement?

Frank Maloney
John Paul Stevens
Ashton Carter
Shawne Merriman

Answer: Ashton Carter

Q. Who among the following has been won the IGU Junior Golf title 2013?

P.V Sindhu
Krishna Rani
Viraj Madappa
Suraj Mishra

Answer: Viraj Madappa

Q. How many percent quota granted by Supreme Court in government jobs for disabled?

Answer: 3%

Q. What is the name of former Formula One test driver who has been recently passes away?

Maria De Villota
Mark Jefferies
Giovanna Amati
Sarah Fisher

Answer: Maria De Villota

Q. What is the name of current GAIL chief who breaks CEO jinx with five-year extension?

Subir Raha
Laxmi Chandra Sharma
Wasim Khan
Bhuvan Chandra Tripathi

Answer: Bhuvan Chandra Tripathi

Q. Which Bank recently cuts home, auto loan rates above Rs 75 lakh by 25 basis points?

Canara Bank
Syndicate Bank
ICICI Bank
Central Bank of India

Answer: Syndicate Bank

Q. What is the name of Congress leader and former minister who has been recently passes away?

D. Devaraj
Sawai Gandharva
M.S. Katagi
Vishwastha Samsthe

Answer: M.S. Katagi

Q. Who has been recently appointed as new chief of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)?

M C Misra
Puneet Aggarwal
Girish Singhal
Rajnish Jain

Answer: M C Misra

Q. Which Political leader recently cleared in cop murder case and back as minister in Akhilesh Yadav government?

Amit Shah
Saritha Nair
Abdul Rashid
Raja Bhaiya

Answer: Raja Bhaiya

Q. Which telecom company recently raises ISD rates up to 80 percent?

Aircel
Reliance
Vodafone
Airtel

Answer: Airtel

Q. Which Company recently launched Vento TSI in India for just at Rs 9.99 lakh?

Honda
Tata Motors
Volkswagen
Maruti Suzuki

Answer: Volkswagen

Q. Who becomes the first cricketer who takes hat-trick and hits century in a same match?

Yuvraj Singh
Aaron Finch
Shikhar Dhawan
Sohag Gazi

Answer: Sohag Gazi

Q. Who is the current deputy head of the Iran Space Agency?

Hamid Fazeli
Ali Khan
Samantha Stosur
Micheal Sandow

Answer:

Q. Who has been recently won the Shanghai Masters 2013?

Juan Martín del Potro
Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal
Leander Paes

Answer:

Q. In which Indian State 110 pilgrims killed in Ratangarh temple?

Karnataka
Bangalore
Madhya Pradesh
Delhi

Q. Which following country rejects resolution against child marriage?

India
Japan
Britain
Russia

Q8. What is the name of IAS officer who recently suspended for issuing Uttar Pradesh temple letter?

Anil Gupta
Sumant Mishra
Neeraj Sinha
Sarvesh Chandra Mishra

Q9. Who among the following country’s governor recently held, accused of gang ties?

Iran
Colombia
Pakistan
Ireland

Q10. Which Political Party recently removed its candidate for the Shahdara assembly constituency after reports of criminal charges against him?

Samajwadi Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Aam Aadmi Party
Telugu Desam Party

Answer :

1. Airtel:Airtel raises ISD rates up to 80%, Idea Cellular by 25%
2. Volkswagen:Volkswagen launches Vento TSI in India for just at Rs 9.99 lakh
3. Sohag Gazi:Bangladesh’s Sohag Gazi grabs hat-trick as first Test ends in a draw against New Zealand
4. Hamid Fazeli:Iran to send ‘second monkey’ into space
5. Novak Djokovic:Novak Djokovic back on form at Shanghai Masters with defeat against Gael Monfils
6. Madhya Pradesh:110 pilgrims killed in stampede on Madhya Pradesh bridge
7. India:India rejects resolution against child marriage
8. Sarvesh Chandra Mishra:IAS officer Sarvesh Chandra suspended for issuing Uttar Pradesh temple letter
9. Colombia:Colombia governor held, accused of gang ties
10. Aam Aadmi Party:Aam Aadmi Party fires Shahdara candidate

Q1. Which company became the first private sector to report revenues exceeding Rs. 1 lakh crore in a single quarter?

Reliance Industries
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
State Bank of India
Tata Motors Limited

Q2. Which Country recently summons Pakistan envoy to protest fisherman’s killing?

Iran
Afghanistan
India
America

Q3. How many El Salvador players recently banned for life by FIFA?

Nine
Twenty
Six
Fourteen

Q4. Which Indian State wins Under14 Subroto Cup title?

Gujarat
Mizoram
Delhi
Rajasthan

Q5. How many Americans scholars won the Economics Nobel for Market Insights?

Two
Five
One
Three

Q6. Which Country’s Navy recently arrests 20 Rameswaram fishermen?

Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Nepal

Q7. Which Bollywood Actor recently gets 2 weeks extension on parole?

Saif Ali Khan
Vindu Dara Singh
Sanjay Dutt
Salman Khan

Q8. What is the name of Former Union Minister who has been recently passes away?

Srikant Jena
Namo Narain Meena
Beni Prasad Verma
Mohan Dharia

Q9. Which Indian state government bans VHP’s rally for building Ram Temple?

Delhi
Uttar Pradesh
Gujarat
Bihar

Q10. Which country move to ban HIV patients from public baths comes under attack?

Zimbabwe
Kenya
China
Italy

Answer :

1. Reliance Industries:Reliance Industries first private company to earn over Rs 1 lakh crore in a quarter.
2. India:India summons Pakistan envoy to protest fisherman’s killing.
3. Fourteen:FIFA bans 14 El Salvador players for life.
4. Mizoram:Mizoram school wins Under14 Subroto Cup title.
5. Three:Americans win Economics Nobel for Market Insights.
6. Sri Lanka:Lankan Navy arrests 20 Rameswaram fishermen.
7. Sanjay Dutt:Bollywood Actor Sanjay Dutt gets 2 weeks extension on parole.
8. Mohan Dharia:Former Union Minister Mohan Dharia passes away.
9. Uttar Pradesh:Uttar Pradesh government bans VHP’s rally for building Ram Temple.
10. China:China move to ban HIV patients from public baths comes under attack.

1. Iran in May 2013 gave ______________ news agency permission to reopen its Tehran bureau. The work there was suspended in March 2012 over one of its video reports?

a) Reuters

b) APTN

c) PTI

d) Federal Agency on Press

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.

a) UK National Statistics

b) Albania Institute of Statistics

c) Bahamas The Department of Statistics

d) INSEE (National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies)

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 Management at Hague, Netherlands during the visit of Kamal Nath, Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs.

a) Development Cooperation

b) Planning Cooperation

c) Technical Cooperation

d) None of the above

Answer: (c) Technical Cooperation

4. 14th Round of India–EU BTIA Negotiation Concluded in May 2013 was held at _______?

a) London

b) Geneva

c) New Delhi

d) Mumbai

Answer: (c) New Delhi

5. Name the country that legalized Gay Marriage in May 2013?

a) Britain

b) France

c) Germany

d) USA

Answer: (b) France

6. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in May 2013 declared that it will start the work on world’s biggest hydroelectric __________ dam on Congo River in October 2015?

a) Inga Dam

b) Three Gorges Dam

c) Congo Dam

d) Kiymbi Dam

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.

a) 11

b) 1

c) 3

d) 7

Answer: (b) 1

8. A bilateral meeting between India and Switzerland was concluded in May 2013 at __________? The meeting was held on the sidelines of World Health Assembly.

a) New Delhi

b) Bern

c) Zentrum Paul Klee

d) Geneva

Answer: (d) Geneva

9. Afghanistan Parliament on in May 2013 blocked law aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedom. The Parliament argued that parts of the law _____________?

a) Violated Islamic principles and encouraged disobedience

b) Violated Islamic Principles

c) Encouraged Disobedience

d) Violation of moral code and religious law of Islam

Answer: (a) Violated Islamic principles and encouraged disobedience

10. What is the target that India China wants to achieve in two-way trade by 2015 for the financial year 2014-15?

a) 110 Billion US Dollars

b) 100 Billion US Dollars

c) 90 Billion US Dollars

d) 105 Billion US Dollars

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?

a) New app for Android devices

b) Redesigned user-interface

c) 1 TB storage without levying any fee

d) New Activity Feed

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?

a) Bajaj Alliance

b) Mahindra and Mahindra

c) Muthoot Finance

d) Standard Chartered

Answer: (d) Standard Chartered

13. Which cricketer’s face and signature were engraved on limited edition gold coins of Valuemart Gold and Jewels?

a) Chris Gayle

b) Sachin Tendulkar

c) Ricky Ponting

d) Don Bradman

Answer: (b) Sachin Tendulkar

14. Where is Morgan Stanley, the American multinational financial services corporation

headquartered?

a) New York

b) Las Vegas

c) Canada

d) Texas

Answer: (a) New York

15. How many limited edition gold coins with Sachin Tendulkar’s face and signature engraved on them were launched on 13 May 2013 by Valuemart Gold and Jewels on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya?

a) 34000

b) 50000

c) 200000

d) 100000

Answer: (d) 100000

16. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is looking forward to lease out the historic launch pad in Florida. For what purpose was this launch pad used?

a) For the first moon mission and by the Atlantis Shuttle

b) By the Kennedy Space Centre commercial purposes

c) For carrying the astronauts to distant destinations

d) For International Space Station purposes

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 debris which was launched 30 years ago.

a) Kryasor

b) Peaguo

c) None of these

d) Pegaso (Pegasus)

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 what purpose?

a) Research on volcanic activities

b) Research on radioactivity

c) Research on uranium activities

d) Research on power production

Answer: (b) Research on radioactivity

19. Which Russian Capsule filled with 45 mice and 15 newts along with other animals returned from a month’s long mission in Orbit on 19 May 2013?

a) Orenburg Capsule

b) Kryasor

c) Bion-M craft

d) None of these

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 Andromeda (M31).

a) Carbon

b) Sulphur

c) Nitrogen

d) Hydrogen

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?

a) Oil manufacturers

b) Iron Ore manufacturers

c) Petroleum manufacturers

d) Cement manufacturers

Answer: (d) Cement manufacturers

22. Which company on 15 May 2013 achieved 50 billion apps download milestone?

a) Apple

b) Google

c) Yahoo!

d) Samsung

Answer: (a) Apple

23. Star India in the month of May 2013 launched which new movie channel?

a) Star Movies

b) Star Movies Actions

c) Fox Action Movies

d) Fox Movies

Answer: (b) Star Movies Actions

24. Which Asset Management Company on 13 May 2013 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with eight Public Sector Banks for acquisition of infrastructure loans?

a) IL&FS Financial Services Limited (IFIN)

b) IL&FS Infrastructure Debt Fund (IIDF)

c) IL&FS Infra Asset Management Limited (IAML)

d) None of these

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?

a) Vale SA

b) Ferrous Resources

c) Votorantim Metais

d) Caemi

Answer: (a) Vale SA

26. What is the name of the Arctic research station of India?

a) Himadri

b) Maitri

c) Bharati

d) Dakshin Gangotri

Answer: (a) Himadri

27. Name the first Asian country that successfully did navigation in the Arctic Circle?

a) India

b) China

c) Singapore

d) South Korea

Answer: (b) China

28. Name the organization that granted India an observer status in the Arctic Circle?

a) Arctic Union

b) Arctic Council

c) International Council on Arctic Circle

d) UN

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 same time

III. India will get an opportunity to contribute its scientific expertise in the polar research

IV. None of the above

a) Statement I and III are correct

b) Only Statement I is correct

c) Statement I, II and III are correct

d) Statement IV is correct

Answer: (a) Statement I and III are correct

30. Name the four countries that were granted the observer status in Arctic Circle by Arctic Council in May 2013?

a) India, China, Pakistan, Singapore and South Korea

b) China, Italy, Singapore, North Korea and South Korea

c) Palestine, China, India, Singapore and South Korea

d) India, China, Italy, Singapore and South Korea

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.

a) Kiruna, Sweden

b) Moscow, Russia

c) New Delhi, India

d) Beijing, Japan

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 exporters in sectors like _____________ products in Japan.

a) Agriculture and marine

b) Agriculture, Marine and pharmaceutical

c) Agriculture and pharmaceutical

d) Marine and pharmaceutical

Answer: (b) Agriculture, marine and pharmaceutical

33. Krishna Tirath on 16 May 2013 signed a ___________ Women’s Forum Resolution to empower Women.

a) IBSA Resolution

b) Stop Rape Campaign

c) Bolsa Familia of Brazil

d) None of the above

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?

a) Honey Bees

b) Ants

c) Beetle

d) Lady Bird

Answer: (a) Honey Bees

35. Scientists of which country created the smallest droplets of the world?

a) Poland

b) England

c) Switzerland

d) US

Answer: (c) Switzerland

36. Name the technique that was used in generation of first Cloned Human Embryo by the American

Scientists?

a) Somatic Cell Nuclear transfer technique

b) Nuclear transfer Somatic Cell technique

c) Nuclear transfer technique for Somatic Cell

d) None of the above

Answer: (a) Somatic Cell Nuclear transfer technique

37. Name the first Indigenous developed Rotavirus Vaccine of India.

a) Rotacid

b) Rotovac

c) Rotomid

d) Rotavac

Answer: (d) Rotavac

38. What is the name of world’s ultra-light substance created by Zhejiang University in China?

a) Carbon Nanotubes

b) Carbon Aerogel

c) Granite

d) Lead

Answer: (b) Carbon Aerogel

39. Tech Mahindra on 6 May 2013 signed agreement with which South African company to float a new

company?

a) Falcorp

b) Anglo Platinum

c) Tongaat Hulett

d) Sanlam

Answer: (a) Falcorp

40. Who was named as the new Chief Executive Officer of Spirits Company Diageo on 7 May 2013?

a) Franz Humer

b) Paul Walsh

c) Ivan Menezes

d) None of these

Answer: (c) Ivan Menezes

41. Which company became the biggest profit maker on annual list of Fortune 500?

a) ExxonMobil

b) Walmart

c) Chevron

d) Apple

Answer: (b) Walmart

42. Who was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of South Africa’s AngloGold Ashanti on 9 May 2013?

a) Mark Cutifani

b) TT Mboweni

c) TJ Motlats

d) Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan

Answer: (d) Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan

43. Which mobile company on 8 May 2013 announced launch of Asha 501, a smart phone to beat the low-cost Android phones in developing markets like India?

a) Vodafone

b) Nokia

c) Reliance

d) Tata Indicom

Answer: (b) Nokia

44. The monetary assistance under the Indira Awas Yojana (IAY), the housing scheme for the poor, giving priority to the scheduled castes, tribes and minorities has been raised by what amount?

a) 25000 rupees

b) 35000 rupees

c) 15000 rupees

d) 30000 rupees

Answer: (a) 25000 rupees

45. Name the first Indigenous developed Rotavirus Vaccine of India.

a) Rotavac

b) Rotacid

c) Rotovac

d) Rotomid

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.

a) Bharat Ramaswami

b) Raghuram G Rajan

c) Najeeb Jung

d) Nirija G Jayal

Answer: (b) Raghuram G Rajan

47. The government on 13 May 2013 approved new guidelines for the Indira Awas Yojna Scheme for rural poor. Which of the following statements about the newly issued 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 preference in allotments.

III. The allocation for each dwelling unit was increased from 45000 rupees to75000 rupees.

IV. In Maoist-affected and hilly regions, the allocation would now be 75000 rupees from the existing 48500 rupees. Landless labourers which were given 10000 rupees for buying land would now be given 20000 rupees.

a) All the statements are true

b) Only statement I is true

c) Only statement II are true

d) Only statements II and III true

Answer: (a) All the statements are true

48. Union Government of India on 16 May 2013 revised the criteria for creamy layer 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.

a) 6.5 lakh

b) 5.7 lakh

c) 12 lakh

d) 6 lakh

Answer: (d) 6 lakh

49. The Environment Ministry of India decided to put a ban on the trade of feathers of which bird as a measure to conserve the species?

a) Dove

b) Peacock

c) Hen

d) Eagle

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?

a) Russian foxes

b) Polar Bear

c) Seal Carcasses

d) Arctic Foxes

Answer: (d) Arctic Foxes

51. At which World Heritage Site in Central Africa did an unidentified number of elephants killing took

place?

a) Dzanga-Ndoki national park

b) Aapravasi Ghat

c) Aksum

d) Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Answer: (a) Dzanga-Ndoki national park

52. Which organisation become the only organization in the world to design and successfully test a new concept of needleless vaccine delivery system?

a) Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI)

b) World Health Organisation Collaboration

c) Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

d) WHO, India

Answer: (c) Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

53. Name the Sun-powered plane that completed its first leg of journey with an aim to cross US on 4 May 2013.

a) Solar Impulse

b) Zero-Fuel Aircraft

c) Clean Generation Plane

d) HB-SIA

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?

a) IKEA

b) HP

c) Sony

d) M&S

Answer: (a) IKEA

55. Name the 8-inch tablet launched by Samsung, the South Korean electronics company on 3 May

2013.

a) Galaxy 210

b) Galaxy Note 510

c) Galaxy Note 201

d) Galaxy 510

Answer: (b) Galaxy Note 510

56. Telecom carriers Reliance Jio Infocomm, Dialog Axiata from Sri Lanka, Vodafone Group of the UK, Omantel from Oman, Etisalat from the UAE and Telekom Malaysia from Malaysia on 30 April 2013 formed a consortium to set up _________ submarine cable system to connect Singapore and Malaysia to the Middle East.

a) Construction and Maintenance Agreement(C&MA)

b) Bengal consortium

c) Cable System Getaway

d) Bay of Bengal Gateway (BBG)

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?

a) Vodafone

b) Tata Indicom

c) Bharti Airtel

d) Reliance Jio Infocomm

Answer: (c) Bharti Airtel

58. Which company on 6 May 2013 signed agreement with Falcorp of South Africa to float a new company?

a) Tech Mahindra

b) Mahindra Satyam

c) Mahindra and Mahindra

d) None of these

Answer: (a) Tech Mahindra

59. Bermuda and other British overseas territories on 1 May 2013 signed deals with financial centres on sharing___________.

a) Tax information

b) Tourism Activity

c) Budget Information

d) New laws to strengthen the economy of respective territories

Answer: (a) Tax information

60. Three Government ships of China in May 2013 entered into waters of Senkaku islands, which are disputed and controlled by Tokyo. The surveillance ships of China sailed 12-nautical-mile zone off the Senkaku islands that is also known as __________ by China.

a) Hokkaido

b) Honshu

c) Diaoyu

d) Ryukyu

Answer: (c) Diaoyu

61. Libya’s 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 rule 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 Libya’s current crop of politicians 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 necessary to complete the revolution.

II. The law will not affect a number of ambassadors, heads of governmental agencies, professors and media professionals on government payrolls.

III. Security officials such as the military’s chief of staff Maj. Gen. Youssef Mangoush, once a Special Forces commander under Gaddafi, may also come under the law. He quit his post 10 years before the uprising began and sided with rebels during 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.

a) Statements I, II, and III are true

b) Statements I, III and IV are true

c) Statements I, II and IV are true

d) Statements II and III are true

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?

a) Kunlun Mountain Range

b) Lamayuru Gompa

c) Phyang Gompa

d) Daulat Beg Oldi sector

Answer: (d) Daulat Beg Oldi Sector

63. Name the Party ___________ led by by Najib Razak in May 2013 that won by simple majority in the 13th General Elections of Malaysia.

a) Seruan Al-Azhar Clarion party of Malaysia

b) Pilehan Timur party of Malaysia

c) National Front of Malaysia

d) The Malaysian Party

Answer: (c) National Front of Malaysia

64. Name the country that launched a legal challenge to Australia's tobacco packaging laws at the World Trade Organization, the Geneva-based trade body.

a) Germany

b) Kuwait

c) Cuba

d) Singapore

Answer: (c) Cuba

65. The United States on 10 May 2013 slapped sanctions against four Iranian Nuclear Supply Companies and an individual for their attempt to procure goods for Iranian Nuclear Programme. Name the four companies against which the sanctions were launched

a) Aluminat, Pars Amayesh Sanaat Kish, Pishro Systems Research Company and Taghtiran Kashan

Company

b) Aluminat, Pars Amayesh Sanaat Kish, Parviz Khaki and Taghtiran Kashan Company

c) Parviz Khaki, Pars Amayesh Sanaat Kish, Pishro Systems Research Company and Taghtiran Kashan

Company

d) Aluminat, Pars Amayesh Sanaat Kish, Pishro Systems Research Company and Parviz Khaki

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 what percent?

a) 31 percent

b) 29.3 percent

c) 27.2 percent

d) 17 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?

a) Sri Lanka

b) Mongolia

c) Belarus

d) Turkey

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?

a) Expatriate law JbigDeaL____________

b) Renunciation of allegiance law

c) Nitaqat Law

d) None of the above

Answer: (c) Nitaqat law

69. Turkey Treasury Undersecretariat on 26 April 2013 announced that it would close the debt chapter with IMF (International Monetary Fund) by refunding 422.1 million US dollars of capital as part of its 19th Stand-by. This will end Turkey’s _________ year long indebter category from IMF.

a) 45 years

b) 51 years

c) 49 years

d) 52 years

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.

a) Nevada

b) New York

c) Los Vegas

d) Michigan

Answer: (a) Nevada

71. Ireland’s government on 1 May 2013 unveiled the Protection of Life during____________. It explains when life-saving abortions can be performed. Moreover, it’s a clarification of rights within the ambit of Current law.

a) Pregnancy Bill

b) Abortion Law

c) Protection of Life Bill

d) Right to live Bill

Answer: (a) Pregnancy Bill

72. _____________ became the first southern US state to Abolish Death Penalty

a) Louisiana

b) Oklahoma

c) New Orleans

d) Maryland

Answer: (d) Maryland

73. The Union Cabinet on 6 May 2013 had cleared important changes to the National Rural Livelihoods Mission _________ in a major boost to the roll out of the women’s self help group model across the country?

a) Khadyaan

b) Sukhoslam

c) Jeevan Suraksha

d) Aajeevika

Answer: (d) Aajeevika

74. The Union Cabinet of India on 1May 2013 approved major changes to the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) with the objective of removing poverty in rural areas by empowering women. Approximately, 25 lakh Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) will be given bank loans at an interest rate of _______ percent?

a) 7 percent

b) 6 percent

c) 7.2 percent

d) 6.8 percent

Answer: (a) 7 percent

75. The Union Government of India on 8 May 2013 approved _____________ policy with an aim to create a secured Computing environment across the country?

a) Computing Policy of India

b) National Cyber Policy

c) National Policy of Computing

d) National Cyber Security Policy

Answer: (d) National Cyber Security Policy

76. The Minister for Women & Child Development, Krishna Tirath on 9 May 2013 launched the World Bank assisted___________. The aim of the programme is improvement of child development and nutritional outcomes for children in selected districts having higher proportional of child under nutrition.

a) ICDS Systems Nutrition Improvement Project

b) ICDS Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Project

c) ICDS Systems Strengthening for the Nutrition Improvement Project

d) ICDS Nutrition Improvement Project

Answer: (b) ICDS Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Project (ISSNIP)

77. Ministry for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution introduced amendments 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 following statements related to the Bill are true?

I. The Government decided to move certain amendments to the Bill Based on the recommendations of the Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution

II. These amendments seek to make the framework of the proposed legislation simpler, 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 entitlement 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

a) Statement I, II and III are true

b) Statement IV is true

c) Statement I and II are only true

d) Only statement I is true

Answer: (a) Statement I and II are only true

78. The US team of scientists found the mechanism which is responsible for the ageing process. Where is this mechanism located?

a) Inside the face

b) Inside the skin

c) Inside the brain

d) Inside the heart

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?

a) Robo-Fly

b) Robotic Fly

c) Fly-Robot

d) Fly Me

Answer: (a) Robo-Fly

_____________Download 80. The IBM scientists on 1 May 2013 released the smallest movie of the world. What is the name of

this movie?

a) Atoms and Their Life

b) A Boy and His Atom

c) Atoms and a Boy

d) The Smallest Atom

Answer: (b) A Boy and His Atom

81. The scientists at the North Dakota State University developed a process called _________ which

can help embed the radio frequency identification (RFID) chips on the paper. Fill in the blank with an

appropriate option.

a) Plasma Etcher Process

b) Radio-Frequency Electromagnetic Process

c) Electromagnetic Induction Process

d) Laser Enabled Advanced Packaging

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?

a) McNally Fire

b) Camarillo Springs Wildfire

c) Esperanza Fire

d) Cedar Fire

Answer: (b) Camarillo Springs Wildfire

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 Bazaar 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?

_____________Download 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 Women‟s Association (SEWA), was presented with the

Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2011 by the President of

India, Pranab Mukherjee. 2

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 international 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 world‟s 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 Kenya‟s 4th president?

Answer. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta 3

26. Which former British Prime Minister popularly known as the „Iron Lady‟ passed away 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

_____________Download 28. Which country will host ICC World T20 2014?

Answer. Bangladesh

29. Who won the gold medal in the men‟s triple jump in the season opening Indian Grand 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 world‟s lightest substance recently?

Answer. Chinese scientists have developed the world‟s lightest substance “carbon aerogel” with a

density only one sixth of that of the air. Scientists at Zhejiang University produced the solid material

which has a density of only 0.16 mg/cubic centimetre, breaking the previous record of the world‟s

lightest material held by graphite 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 Africa‟s Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has won “2013 Templeton Prize” for 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 Kyeongae Kim 8-6 in 25m pistol final. She is the first

pistol shooter from India who won 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 sponsorship of the World Health

Organization (WHO).

37. Who got the Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2012?

_____________Download Answer. Hindi film actor Pran Krishan Sikand got the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2012. The

93 year old actor, popularly known as Pran, will be the 44th recipient of the top most film award in

India. 4

38. Who is elected as the President of Venezuela recently?

Answer. Nicolas Maduro

39. India‟s 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 Tourism 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?

_____________Download Answer. Chinua Achebe

50. Who is appointed as India‟s 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 Parliamentary 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 Forbes Magazine?

Answer. Carlos Slim (Mexico) 5

54. The famous Kathakali artist and Padmabhushan recipient who passed away recently?

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 consecutive time?

Answer. Manik Sarkar

57. Which Indian Research Centre has announced that it is currently developing the largest magnet in

the World?

Answer. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. The magnet, weighing 50,000 tonnes, is being 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 written by:

Answer. K. Natwar Singh

59. The president of India was the Chief Guest at the Independence Day celebrations 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‟.

_____________Download 61. India‟s first indigenously developed subsonic cruise missile:

Answer. Nirbhay. The test firing of the missile on March 12 achieved partial success.

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 People‟s Republic of China?

Answer. Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang has been appointed as the country‟s new Prime Minister.

65. Who has been elected as the new chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry (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 TIME‟s 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 issues?

Answer. Spirit, directed by Renjith 6

70. The world‟s 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 power plant in:

Answer. Dadri, Uttar Pradesh

_____________Download JbigDeaL____________

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 Africa.

74. The Indian space scientist who has been inducted into the prestigious Satellite 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 government‟s decision to return 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 (Naturalisation)‟,

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 debut at the age of 10

through the Tamil movie…………..

Answer. Oru Iravu

78. Malala Yousafzai has recently signed a deal to publish her autobiography titled …………..

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 India‟s first geothermal plant?

Answer. Chhattisgarh

81. Hamadi Jebali, the Prime Minister of …………., has resigned after failing to form a non-partisan

government.

Answer. Tunisia

_____________Download 82. The Government of Kerala has recently amended the Kerala Abkari Act by raising the age for

buying and selling liquor to ………….

Answer. Twenty One. The age limit was previously eighteen. 7

83. Who was presented with Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, Kerala Government‟s highest literary 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.

Read more about Kerala State Film Awards 2013 Here.

86. Angelo Mathews has been appointed as the captain of the Cricket team of:

Answer. Srilanka. He replaced Mahela Jayawardene.

87. India‟s new stock exchange, …………. Started trading shares on February 11.

Answer. MCX-Stock Exchange (MCX-SX)

Note: MCX stands for Multi Commodity Exchange. This is India‟s third national level 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 parliament 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. World‟s tallest Mahatma Gandhi statue was unveiled on Feb 15 in:

Answer. Patna, Bihar

92. Which Indian economist has recently received France‟s highest civilian award, „Commandeur de la

Legion d‟Honneur‟ (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 Software 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 citizens of which neighboring

country?

Answer. Pakistan 8

98. NPHCE, the newly launched programme by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare 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 trip 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

_____________Download 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. Shuhaib Aktar

109. „Broken Republic‟ was written by:

Answer. Arundhati Roy

110. I.K Gujral‟s 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, India‟s first all Women Post Office was recently inaugurated?

Answer. New Delhi

113. Which was the theme for „International Women‟s Day 2013‟?

Answer. „A Promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women.‟ 9

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.

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