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1. Which is the first Indian state to introduce e-GPF facility? Answer: Arunachal Pradesh 2. Recently three astronauts reached International Space Station in six hours from Earth. Which spaceship is used by them? Answer: Suyuz- TMA 3. Recently, the High Court of which state in India had given a verdict that all new vehicles registered in the state should run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)? Answer: Gujarat 4. In recent times, BYOD has been making waves in the business world, with a large number of companies opening up to the concept to enhance business productivity. BYOD stands for? Answer: Bring Your Own Device 5. Who won the high quality final match of the 12th Asian Billiards Championship 2013? Answer: Rupesh Shah

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6. Recently, which National Park was chosen for unmanned aerial survey, which is first of Answer: Kaziranga National park 7. As per the provisional data released by the Central Statistical Organization (CSO), for 2012-13, which state leads all states in India with respect to economic growth? Answer: Madhya Pradesh 8. Which is the innovative exhibition on rail, launched by Ministry of Environment for to create awareness in youth about the exceptional biodiversity of India? Answer: Science Express Biodiversity Special (SEBS) Train 9. Which country was making news recently as its privately owned newspapers go on sale for the first time since 1964? Answer: Myanmar 10. Who has been recently appointed as the new chief of NASSCOM? Answer: Krishnakumar Natarajan 11. Who was awarded Pandit Hridaynath Lifetime Achievement award recently? Answer: Asha Bhonsle 12. Manik Sarkar has become the Chief Minister of which state for the fourth consecutive time recently? Answer: Tripura 13. Who has become Kenyas fourth President? Answer: Uhuru Kenyatta 14. Which state in India will host the World Chess Championship from November 6 to 26 in 2013? Answer: Tamil Nadu 15. The code name given to the electronic surveillance program operated by the United States which is said to have had direct access to the communications passed through Google, Facebook, Apple and many other internet companies? Answer: PRISM 16. According to the data released by the World Steel Association, India is ranked .. in the world steel production? Answer: Fourth. The world No.1 producer is China. 17. World Ocean Day was celebrated on ? Answer: June 8 18. Who has registered a record 8th win in the Mens Singles title in the French Open Tennis Tournament? Answer: Rafael Nadal (Spain), with this win he has become the only male player to win any Grand Slam tournament eight times, and the first man to win at least one grand slam tournament for nine consecutive years. 19. Who won the Womens Singles in the French Open Tennis Tournament? Answer: Serena Williams (US). This is her 16th Grand Slam title. 20. Who is appointed as the new Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan? Answer: TCA Raghavan 21. The founder of the famous Sulabh Project, who has been presented with the French award, Legend of Planet? Answer: Bindeshwar Pathak Sulabh International is a social service organization which works mainly in the field of sanitation to improve public health. Keralapscblog
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Legendary Bollywood actor and Dadasaheb Phalake Award winner Pran Krishan Sikand (83), popularly known as Pran passed away. Zubin Mehta, western classical music conductor of Indian-Parsi origin, will be honored with the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony 2013 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to cultural harmony.

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