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According to the Census 2011, the percentage of Urban Indians connected to a piped sewer system is 1 2 3 4 32.7 % 34.6 % 46.4 % 50.3 % Ans: 1 Q. Which film has bagged the National Film Award for best feature film? 1 2 3 4 Anumati Paan Singh Tomar Dhag Spirit Ans: 2 Q. Who has won the National Film Award as best actor? 1 2 3 4 Irrfan Khan & Vikram Gokhale Shivaji Lotan Kamal Hasan Ranbir Kapoor Ans: 1 Q. Who has bagged the National Film Award as best actress? 1 2 3 4 Priyanka Chopra Ananya Chatterjee Usha Jadhav Arundhuti Nag Ans: 3 Q. The 24th Arab League Summit got underway in which of the following city 1 2 3 4 Dubai Doha Khartun Cairo Ans: 2 Q. Who is the head of the panel on Energy Security constituted by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas? 1 2 3 4 C. Ranjarajan Montek Singh Ahluwalia Vijay Kelkar Kaushik Basu Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following states has bagged the National Tourism Award? 1 Assam

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Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh Ans: 4

Q. Asia's largest Solar Power Project set at which of the following cities? 1 2 3 4 Jaipur Nagpur Jodhpur Bikaner Ans: 3 Q. India has signed the Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) on March 28, 2013 at Bern, Switzerland with which of the following country? 1 2 3 4 Switzerland Liechtenstein Mauritius Finland Ans: 2 Q. United Nation has released "One Women" album on the occasion of International Women's Day. Name the Indian Artist who was the member of this album? 1 2 3 4 A. R. Rahaman Anoushka Shankar Mallika Sarabhai Amzad Ali Khan

Q. Who has won the Golden Ball in Champions Trophy 2013? 1 2 3 4 Shikhar Dhawan Virat Kohli Ravindra Jadeja Suresh Raina Ans: 3 Q. Who has won the Golden Bat in Champions Trophy 2013? 1 2 3 4 Ravindra Jadeja Shikhar Dhawan Virat Kohli M. S. Dhoni Ans: 2 Q. The person who become the first Indian Circumnavigate Globe Solo and non-stop on a sail boat 1 2 3 Hari Ram Kumar Lt. Cdr. Abhilash Tomy Lt. Ramadose

None of them Ans: 2

Q. Which day has been declared by United Nation General Assembly as the World Autism Awareness Day ? 1 2 3 4 April 2 May 5 March 3 June 15 Ans: 1 Q. The Fifth Summit of BRICS was held on March 26-27, 2013 in 1 2 3 4 New Delhi (India) Moscow (Russia) Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Durban (South Africa) Ans: 4 Q. In which of the following city, the first women Post Office in the country has been established in March 2013? 1 2 3 4 Mumbai Kolkata New Delhi Chennai Ans: 3 Q. The International Newspaper which had won four Pulitzer Prize on April 15, 2013 including the award for investigative reporting for stories 1 2 3 4 The Washington Post The Telegraph New Work Times The Sun Ans: 3 Q. Kovvada Nuclear Power Plant which was recently in news is being set up in 1 2 3 4 Karnataka Andhra Pradesh Chhattisgarh Odisa Ans: 2 Q. Which country reached an agreement with Kosovo on overcoming ethnic enmities? 1 2 3 4 Macedoonia Serbia France Albania Ans: 2

Q. The International Day for Biological Diversity was observed on 1 2 3 4 25th May 24th May 23rd May 22nd May Ans: 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...

Q. Who has won the Golden Ball in Champions Trophy 2013? 1 2 3 4 Shikhar Dhawan Virat Kohli Ravindra Jadeja Suresh Raina Ans: 3 Q. Who has won the Golden Bat in Champions Trophy 2013? 1 2 3 4 Ravindra Jadeja Shikhar Dhawan Virat Kohli M. S. Dhoni Ans: 2 Q. The person who become the first Indian Circumnavigate Globe Solo and non-stop on a sail boat 1 2 3 4 Hari Ram Kumar Lt. Cdr. Abhilash Tomy Lt. Ramadose None of them Ans: 2 Q. Which day has been declared by United Nation General Assembly as the World Autism Awareness Day ? 1 2 3 4 April 2 May 5 March 3 June 15 Ans: 1 Q. The Fifth Summit of BRICS was held on March 26-27, 2013 in 1 2 3 4 New Delhi (India) Moscow (Russia) Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Durban (South Africa)

Ans: 4 Q. In which of the following city, the first women Post Office in the country has been established in March 2013? 1 2 3 4 Mumbai Kolkata New Delhi Chennai Ans: 3 Q. The International Newspaper which had won four Pulitzer Prize on April 15, 2013 including the award for investigative reporting for stories 1 2 3 4 The Washington Post The Telegraph New Work Times The Sun Ans: 3 Q. Kovvada Nuclear Power Plant which was recently in news is being set up in 1 2 3 4 Karnataka Andhra Pradesh Chhattisgarh Odisa Ans: 2 Q. Which country reached an agreement with Kosovo on overcoming ethnic enmities? 1 2 3 4 Macedoonia Serbia France Albania Ans: 2 Q. The International Day for Biological Diversity was observed on 1 2 3 4 25th May 24th May 23rd May 22nd May Ans: 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...

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Objective Current Affairs Q. The proposed allocation for the newly launched "National Livestock Mission" in the Union Budget 2013-14 is 1 2 3 Rs.304 crore Rs.300 crore Rs.310 crore

Rs.307 crore Ans: 4

Q. To encourage farmers to switch to alternative crops from rice and wheat, the Budget 2013-14 has pledged 1 2 3 4 Rs.700 crore Rs.600 crore Rs.500 crore Rs.400 crore Ans: 3 Q. The Budget 2013-14 has proposed to allocate for urban transportation under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) a sum of 1 2 3 4 Rs.14,873 crore Rs.13,873 crore Rs.12,873 crore Rs.10,873 crore Ans: 1 Q. In the Budget 2013-14, how much money has been allocated to the Ministry of Science and Technology? 1 2 3 4 Rs.5,275 crore Rs.7,275 crore Rs.6,275 crore Rs.8,275 crore Ans: 3 Q. How much money has been allocated to the Ministry of Minorities Affairs in the Budget201314? 1 2 3 4 Rs.3,912 crore Rs.3,511 crore Rs.5,511 crore Rs.4,511 crore Ans: 2 Q. Agriculture and allied activities, according to the Economic Survey 2012-13, accounted for Gross Domestic Products 1 2 3 4 14.1 % 13 % 14 % 14.2 % Ans: 1 Q. The Railway Budget 2013-14 has proposed to introduce a new hyper luxury class to be called 1 2 3 4 Udaan Anand Apoorva Anubhuti

Ans: 4 Q. According to the 12th Five-Year Plan, India should bring Infant Mortality Rate by the end of the Plan down to 1 2 3 4 27 28 26 25 Ans: 2 Q. By the end of the Plan, Skill DevelopmentMission 1 2 3 4 40 million individuals 30 million individuals 50 million individuals 45 million individuals Ans: 3 Q. The projected average level of the domestic savings rate for the 12th Plan is 1 2 3 4 35.2 % 34.6% 34.2 % 30.1 % the 12th Five-Year Plan aims to train under the

Objective Current Affairs Q. Which Indian Bollywood actress was appointed as International Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nation programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)? 1 2 3 4 Aishwarya Rai Katrina Kaif Kareena Kapoor Vidya Balan Ans: 1 Q. China recently objected to the participation of an Indian Company in its joint venture with another country for offshore oil exploration. Which one among the following is thatcountry? 1 2 3 4 Taiwan South Korea Sri Lanka Vietnam Ans: 4 Q. ISRO recently gave clearance for using which trequency band from satellite for internet on trains? 1 2 3 4 C Band KU Band S Band 3G Spectram

Ans: 2 Q. Which among the following states is not awarded Krishi Karman Awards for 2011-12? 1 2 3 4 Madhya Pradesh Manipur Maharastra Nagaland Ans: 3 Q. Who is the chairman of Fourteenth Finance Commission? 1 2 3 4 Prof Abhijit Sen Dr. Y.V.Reddy Ms. Sushma Nath Dr. M.Govinda Rao Ans: 2 Q. Who is the chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India? 1 2 3 4 Justice Balakrishnan Justice M. Kartzu Justice J. S. Verma Justice D. K. Jain Ans: 4 Q. As per the latest Global Competitiveness Report 2012-13, brought out by World Economic Forum, a Swiss non-profit foundation based in Geneva, India ranks is 1 2 3 4 59th 56th 57th 58th Ans: 1 Q. Water Conservation Day observed on 1 2 3 4 20th November 19th November 24th November 31st October Ans: 2 Q. National Education Day observed on 1 2 3 4 11th November 14th November 5th September 21st May Ans: 1 Q. Antyodaya scheme is meant to help the 1 Muslims 2 Minorities

3 Poorest of the poor section of the society 4 Harijans Objective Current Affairs Q. According to the FDI data released by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on August 10, 2012, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow in India declined to what amount in the April-June quarter of fiscal 2012-13? 1 2 3 4 6.4 billion dollar 5 billion dollar 5.4 billion dollar 7 billion dollar Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following has made the largest inbound foreign direct investment in India till date? 1 2 3 4 Vodafone BP Plc Vedanta Resource Dailchi Sankyo Ans: 1 Q. SEBI, on August 16, 2012 has made it mandatory that all listed companies must have minimum ________ public shareholdings by June 2013. 1 2 3 4 10% 20% 30% 25% Ans: 4 Q. Which leading Indian business house sold its group company Centum Learning to Everonn Education? 1 2 3 4 Reliance Bharti Group Toyota LIC Ans: 2 Q. Which among the following countries has given a grant of US $ 1 billion for the reconstruction of the Nalanda University? 1 2 3 4 Japan UK USA China Ans: 4 Q. Which one among the following is the fastest Indian Super-computer recently developed by ISRO? 1 2 Saga-220 Aakash-A1

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Tianhe-1A Jaguar-Cray Ans: 1

Q. In the year 2011, a missile named 'PRAHAR', developed by DRDO was test fired. This is a 1 2 3 4 short-range surface to air missile long-range surface to air missile short-range surface to surface missile long-range surface to surface missile Ans: 3 Q. Which one of the following countries had recently joined World Trade Organisation? 1 2 3 4 Myanmar Austria Russia Taiwan Ans: 3 Q. The Thar Express goes to 1 2 3 4 Bangladesh Pakistan Afghanistan Myanmar Ans: 2 Q. Census data related on July 15, 2011 reflects that 13.48 percent urban population lives in 1 2 3 4 Bihar Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan Maharashtra

Objective Current Affairs Q. National Social Assistance Programme is aimed at providing 1 financial support to Scheduled Castes and scheduled Tribes 2 old age pension to very poor 3 insurance for the poor 4 all of the above Ans: 4 Q. As per studies, the Tummalapalle mine in Andhra Pradesh could have Uranium reserve of 1 2 3 4 1 lakh tonnes 2 lakh tonnes 1.5 lakh tonnes 2.5 lakh tonnes Ans: 3 Q. Who amongst the following is the author of the book Unaccustomed Earth?

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Jhumpa Lahiri Meera Nair Salman Rushdie Dalai Lama Ans: 1

Q. Which is not a feature of the American Constitution? 1 2 3 4 Written Constitution Federation Cabinet System Republic Ans: 3 Q. China recently objected the participation of an Indian company in its joint venture with another country for offshore oil exploration. which one among the following is that country? 1 2 3 4 Myanmar South Korea Vietnam Taiwan Ans: 3 Q. An African country, Sudan has been broken into two recently with formation of a new country named South Sudan. Economy of South Sudan will depend on its 1 2 3 4 minerals agricultural product fishery product forest product Ans: 1 Q. Who has been appointed the new Controller General of Accounts on July 1,2012? 1 2 3 4 Jawahar Thakur Neeraj Kumar A.K. Aggarwal Arun Mishra Ans: 1 Q. Who is the author of the book 'Beyond the lines : An Auto-biography'? 1 2 3 4 Sharad Pawar Khushwant Singh Kuldip Nayar General J.J. Singh Ans: 3 Q. Who has been appointed the new German ambassador to India? 1 2 3 Marissa Mayer Michael Steiner Ross Csatary

None of the above Ans: 2

Q. 'NGRBA' which was recently in news stands for1 National Gangotri River Basin Authority 2 National Godavari River Basin Authority 3 National Ganga River Basin Authority 4 None of the above