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Current Affairs
31-12-2012 to 06-01-2013

Who was awarded as CEAT Cricketer of the Year for the year 2011-12?
(a) Virat Kohli (b) M S Dhoni (c) Unmukt Chand (d)Bhubaneswar
Kumar
Recently, Sania Mirza won the WTA Brisbane International Trophy in
doubles with :
(a) Cara Black
(b) Samanta Stosur
(c)
Bethani
Sands
(d) Maria Kirilenko
The Indian-American re-nominated US-president Barack Obama as
Federal Judge of the District of Colombia Circuit, is :
(a) Srikant Srinivasan
(b) Boby Jindal
(c) Nikki Haley
(d) Sunita Williams
Wagelin & Co. became the first foreign bank that pleaded guilty in the
US for the case of tax evasion. It is the oldest bank of :
(a) New York
(b) Brazil
(c) England
(d) Switzerland
Sushil Kumar Sindhe launched a pilot project of Crime and Criminal
Tracking system to check crimes in India. He is :
(a) Finance Minister
(b)
Defence
Minister
(c) Rural Development Minister
(d) Home Minister
The prestigious Tippery International Peace Prize for 2012 was awarded
to :
(a) Malala Yousafzai
(b) Benazir Bhutto
(c)
Hema
Malini
(d) Kiran Bedi
Padma Bhusan Awardee, M. S. Gopalakrishnan passed away. He is
maestro of :
(a) Tabla
(b) Flute
(c) Xylophone
(d) Violin
Who among the following was appointed the Deputy Governor of the
RBI, recently ?
(a) Urjit Patel
(b) Nainalal Kidwai
(c) Subir Gokaran
(d) None
th
Union Govt. of India constituted the 14 Finance Commission under the
chairmanship of :
(a) Vijay Kelkar (b) Kaushik Basu (c) Y. V. Reddy (d)
Dubburi
Subbarao
Who was awarded with Canadas Highest Civilian Award - The Order of
Canada ?
(a) Sunita Williams
(b)
Manmohan
Singh
(c) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(d) Venkatesh Mannar
The Aryabhatta Award is given for :
(a) Mathematics (b) Science
(c) Literature
(d) Architecture
Recently, the former Australian Cricketer to be conducted into the ICC
Hall of Fame is :
(a) Rickey Ponting
(b) Steve Waugh (c)
Glenn
McGrath
(d) Shane Warne
Which state of India announced Kanyadan Scheme for bride participants
of mass marriage ?
(a) Uttarakhand (b) Bihar
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Haryana
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index-2012, the richest person
of the year is :
(a) Carlos Slim (b) Bill Gates
(c) Amancio Ortega (d)
Warren
Buffett
The first earthquake-proof Hindu temple of the world opened in :
(a) Washington (b) London
(c) Los Angeles (d) Florida
FII is used in capital market stands for :
Foreign Institutional Investment

17. International Road Safety Day is observed on :

(a) 4th Sunday of December
(b) 3rd Sunday of December
(c) 3rd Sunday of November
(d) 2nd Sunday of November
18. The venue of 100th Indian Science Congress was :
(a) Bhubaneswar (b) Hyderabad
(c) Kolkata
(d) Karnataka
19. To make amendments to criminal laws sternly deal with sexual assault
cases, the three member committee is headed by :
(a) V. K. Shunglu (b) L. K. Banerjee
(c) J. S. Burma
(d) P. K. Nanavati
20. The internet, a revolutionary and cheap communication system that has
transformed the lives of billions of people across the world has turned.
(a) 20 years
(b) 30 years
(c) 40 years
(d) 50 years

Current Affairs
07-01-2013 to 13-01-2013

1.

Union minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh and Chief Minister
of Andhra Pradesh N. Kiran Kumar launched the DBT system scheme at
Gollaprolu in East Godavari District on Sunday. DBT stands for : Direct
Benefit Transfer

2.

Winner of Chennai open 2013 is :

(a) Leander Paes (b) Yuki Bhamri (c) Mahesh Bhupati (d)
Tanko
Tipsarevic
Karalapat, Kotagarh and Lakhari Valley sanctuary are in :
(a) Odisha
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Bihar
Birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda celebrated as National Youth
Day is on :
(a) 7th Jan
(b) 10th Jan
(c) 12th Jan
(d) None
Newly appointed chairman of Law Commission is :
(a) Justice D. K. Jain
(b) Justice
Soli
Sorabji
(c) Justice S. Verma
(d) Justice Altamas
Kabir
Chairman of Google is :
(a) Eric Schmidt (b) Bill Gates
(c) Mark Zuckerberg (d)
Nandan
Nilekani
Justice Santosh Hegde panel is to probe :
(a) Delhi Gangrape
(b)
Manipur
Encounter death
(c) Godhra Riot
(d) None
Recently, President rule has been imposed in :
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Karnataka
(d) Odisha
Short filmmaker Vijay Kumar Dash of Chattrapur won the best film
award at COFFI short film contest 2012 at Mumbai for the film :
(a) Indradhanu ra Chai
(b) Jianta Bhuta
(c) Jana Gana Mana
(d) Jaga Balia
BrahMos is an :
(a) Light Combat Aircraft
(b) Surface to Surface Missile
(c) Tank
(d) Super Sonic Cruise Missile
Santosh Trophy is associated with :
(a) Cricket
(b) Hockey
(c) Chess
(d) Football
The Soldiers General is an autobiography of :
(a) Gen. V. K. Singh
(b) Gen. J. J. Singh (c)
Gen.
Bikram Singh
(d) Gen. V. P. Malik
Ranthambore National Park & Sariska Tiger Reserve are in :
(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Odisha
Chief of Air Staff said, If these things continue the way they are, we
may have to look of other options. The chief of Air staff is :

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20.

1.

(a) ACM NAK Browne

(b) ACM PV Naik (c) ACM Fali Homi
Major
(d) ACM SP Tyagi
th
The 11 Pravashi Bharatiya Diwas 2013 was held at :
(a) Kochi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Patna
(d) Hyderabad
Recently, which state entered in the Indian Book of Records for holding
the largest ensemble of drummers?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Gujarat
(c) Manipur
(d) Assom
President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the honorary rank of Suprabal
Jana Sewa Shree of the Indian army of General Gaurav Shumsher Jung
Bahadur Rana. He is the army chief of :
(a) Bhutan
(b) Nepal
(c) Myanmar
(d) Bangladesh
Recently, who was honoured with Frances Simone de Beauvoir Prize for
womens freedom?
(a) Ela Bhatt
(b) Malala Yousafzai
(c) Mamta Sharma
(d) Jyoti Panigrahy
Indira Awas Yojana is a major scheme for constructing house in rural
area, comes under :
(a) Ministry of Rural Development
(b)
Ministry
of
Finance
(c) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (d) Ministry of Urban Development
Jallikattu is a bull taming sport played in :
(a) Kerala
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Karnataka

Current Affairs
14-01-2013 to 20-01-2013

Aron Swartz was :

(a) Environment Activist
(b) Internet Activist
(c) Social Activist
(d) None
2.
Army Day is on :
(a) 7th Dec.
(b) 15th Jan.
(c) 4th Dec.
(d) 8th Oct.
3.
Animal Right Activist has been protesting mass animal sacrifice on the
occasion of Sulia Festival. Sulia Festival is observed in :
(a) Odisha
(b) Kerala
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d)
Andhra
Pradesh
4.
GAAR stands for :
General Anti Avoidance Rule
5.
Oceans study Aircraft SARAL a joint venture of India & France will be
launched to study :
(a) Ocean current
(b) Gravity of Earth (c) Density of
water
(d) Ocean temperature
6.
Padmini Rout is associated with :
(a) Football
(b) Chess
(c) Squash
(d) Cricket
7.
US has banned Aircrafts of which company of safety regions?
(a) Kingfisher
(b) Dream liner (c) Spice jet
(d) None
8.
Controversial athlete Lance Armstrong debarred from all the medals of
Tour De France and Olympics is associated with :
(a) Boxing
(b) Cycling
(c) Squash
(d) Tennis
9.
The first woman Chief Justice, Shirani Bandaranayake was impeached
recently. She belongs to :
(a) Maldives
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Myanmar
(d) Indonesia
10. Principle scientific advisor to government is :
(a) V. K. Saraswat
(b) Parthasarathi Shome
(c) R. Chidambaram
(d)
Raghuram
Rajan
11. India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vietnam for
co-operation in the field of :
(a) SHG
(b) MSME
(c) Agriculture
(d)
Telecommunication

12. The first Chinese to write a book in Tamil named Kalaimakal is :

(a) Hu Jintao
(b) Xi Jinping
(c) Wei Wei
(d) Zhao Jiang
13. Recently, India affected by cyber spying campaign called :
(a) Red Letter
(b) Red October (c) Black Trojan (d) Cyber Virus
14. Recently, Indian Company Mahindra Satyam signed in agreement with
TechMatrix Corporation of which country for healthcare services ?
(a) Japan
(b) South Korea (c) China
(d) Cambodia
15. The World Economic Forum which will be held in :
(a) Dubai
(b) Zurich
(c) Davos
(d) Copenhagen
16. The first woman speaker has been appointed to the Singapore
Parliament is :
(a) Sheikh Hasina (b) Tony Tan
(c) Halimah Yacob (d)Yingluck
Shinawatra
17. Recently, President Pranab Mukherjee presented Krishi Karman Awards
for the year 2011-12 to how many states :
(a) 16
(b) 17
(c) 18
(d) 19
18. Chairperson of National Advisory Committee is :
(a) Manmohan Singh
(b) Pranab Mukherjee (c) Kamal Nath
(d) Sonia Gandhi
19. The first weather reading centre of India will be set up in :
(a) Mumbai
(b) New Delhi
(c) Kolkata
(d) Chennai
20. Which of the following became the first district court in India to use
complete e-stamping facility:
(a) Delhi High Court(b)Patiala House Court (c)Lucknow High
Court(d)Mumbai High Court

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Current Affairs
21-01-2013 to 27-01-2013

The CAG of India is :

(a) Vinod Rai
(b) Nandan Nilekani
(c) Altamas Kabir
(d) V. S. Sampat
Aam Aadmi Ka Paisa, Aam Aadmi Ke Haath is the punch line of :
(a) LIC
(b) PDS
(c) DBT
(d) SHG
Recently, India successfully launched a medium range ballistic missile,
is :
(a) Prithvi
(b) K-5
(c) C-17
(d) Agni
Who among the following is the recipient of Padma Bhushan Award ?
(a) Prof. Yash Pal (b) S. H. Raza
(c) Ashok Sen (d)
Roddam
Narasimha
Padma awards are presented by :
(a) President
(b) Vice-President (c) Prime Minister (d) Chief Justice of
India
The winner of Australian Open (Men)-2013 is :
(a) Novak Djokovic
(b) Andy Murray (c) Roger Federer
(d) Andy Ram
Prakash Singh Chautala and his son were sentenced to 10 years in
prison for their alleged involvement in the Junior Basic Trained (JBT)
teachers recruitment scam in the year 2000. He was the CM of :
(a) Punjab
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c)
Haryana
(d) Uttarakhand
Indias lunar mission Chandrayan-II will be scheduled to launch in :
(a) 2014
(b) 2015
(c) 2018
(d) 2020
DSC prize is associated with :
(a) Science
(b) Sports
(c) Literature
(d) Film

10. The winner of Mumbai Marathon 2013 (Men) was :

(a) Michael Johnson
(b) Jackson Kiprop (c)
Binning
Lynkhoi
(d) None
11. What is the forecasted Indian Economic growth rate by IMF in 2013 ?
(a) 5.1%
(b) 5.4%
(c) 5.7%
(d) 5.9%
12. Recently, Supreme Court banned tourists entry in Jarawa tribe habitats.
The tribes live in :
(a) Lakshadweep
(b) Andaman & Nicobar
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Odisha
13. National Voters Day is observed on :
(a) 23 Jan.
(b) 24 Jan.
(c) 25 Jan.
(d) 26 Jan.
14. Who was the chief guest in the 64th Republic Day ?
(a) J. K. N. Wangchuk
(b)
Thein
Sein
(c) Yingluck Shinawatra
(d) Darul Uloom Deoband
15. Who among the following Indian celebrity topped in Forbes India
celebrity list ?
(a) Amitabh Bachchan
(b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) M. S. Dhoni
(d) Shah Rukh Khan
16. U. R. Anantamurthy has been shortlisted for 2013s Man Booker
International Prize. He is a writer in which language ?
(a) Tamil
(b) Kannada
(c) Malayalam
(d) Telugu
17. Who was the doubles partner in Australian Open with Sania Mirza ?
(a) Mike Bryan
(b) Bob Bryan (c) Mahesh Bhupati (d)
Radek
Stepaneck
18. At present how many high courts are in India ?
(a) 25
(b) 24
(c) 23
(d) 21
19. BIPA stands for :
Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement
20. The Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) pilot project was launched in :
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Haryana
(c) Kerala (d)
Odisha

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6.

Current Affairs
28-01-2013 to 03-02-2013

Mumbai claimed the Ranji Trophy for the 40th time after defeating :
(a) Sourashtra (b) Odisha
(c) MP
(d) UP
NABARD scraps controversial scheme for corporate warehousing.
NABARD stands for :
National Bank for Rural Development
Indias Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) launched successfully
from INS Arihant is :
(a) K-10
(b) K-15
(c) K-5
(d) None
Writer of the song Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon is :
(a) Md. Iqbal
(b) Narsi Mehata
(c) Ram Prasad Bismil
(d) Kabi Pradeep
On 30th Jan. (Martyrs Day), Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in the
year :
(a) 1947
(b) 1948
(c) 1949
(d) 1950
The captain of Women Cricket Team of India is :

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20.

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2.

(a) Mithali Raj (b) Jhulan Goswami

(c)
Harmanpreet
Kaur
(d) Poonam Raut
The new Secretary of states of USA will be :
(a) John Kerry (b) Hilary Clinton (c) Condaliza Rise(d) None
The organisation formed by Anna Hazare and Ex-Army Chief Gen. V. K.
Singh is :
(a) Aam Admi Party
(b)
Jantantra
Morcha
(c) India Against Corruption
(d) None
Mr. P. R. Vasudev Rao took over as director of IGCAR. IGCAR stands for :
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
Davis Cup is associated with :
(a) Football
(b) Chess
(c) Horse Riding (d) Tennis
Director General of Indian Coast Guard is :
(a) Vice Admiral M. P. Muralidharan
(b) General Bikram
Singh
(c) Air Chief Marshal N. A. K Browne
(d)
Admiral
Debendra Kumar Joshi
Producer & Director of the controversial firm Viswaroopam is :
(a) Rajnikant
(b) Kamal Hassan
(c) Mani Ratnam
(d) Sanjaylila Bhansali
NSA (National Security Advisor of India is :
(a) Shiv Sankar Menon
(b) Altamas Kabir
(c) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
(d) V. S. Sampat
CM Naveen Patnaik launched `1 Kg rice scheme in Malkangiri district by
distributing rice among tribal community known as :
(a) Santala
(b) Praja
(c) Bonda
(d) Kui
What is the present reduced CRR ?
(a) 4.5%
(b) 4.75%
(c) 4%
(d) 3.75%
The River Brahmaputra named in China is :
(a) Padma
(b) Yarlung Tsangbo
(c)
Jhinglang
Tengbo
(d) Swinwi Swan
World Leprosy Day is observed on :
(a) Jan 28
(b) Jan 29
(c) Jan 30
(d) Jan 31
Which committee was constituted to review working of Prashar Bharti ?
(a) Sam Pitroda Committee
(b) M. B. Shah Committee
(c) Aditya Puri Committee
(d) Rakesh Mohan Committee
Recently, ADB sanctioned the loan of $100 million for urban sector
development to :
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand (c) Haryana (d)
Arunachal Pradesh
Recently, which two companies has been added in Maharatna status ?
(a) NTPC & BHEL (b) BHEL & SAIL (c) SAIL & GAIL (d) GAIL & BHEL

Current Affairs
04-02-2013 to 10-02-2013

The costliest player in IPL auction is :

(a) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(b) Aaron Finch
(c) Ajanta Mendis
(d) Glenn Maxwell
The all girl band group of J & K , banned by Grand Mufti of J & K is :
(a) Islamic Voice (b) Pragaash
(c) Jannat
(d)
Voice
Kashmir

of

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4.

5.

The chairman of IPL is :

(a) Rajiv Shukla
(b) Gurunath Meiappan
(c) Silpa Shetty
(d) Raj Kundra
CM Mr. Naveen Patnaik laid the foundation stone for the Mega Food Park
in Odisha at :
(a) Cuttack
(b) Jeypore
(c) Rayagada
(d)
Rourkela

6.

Author of the book Dare to Do is :

(a) Kiran Bedi (b) Anna Hazare (c) Gen. V. K. Singh

7.

Osama Bin Laden was captured and killed in Pakistan at :

(a) Karachi
(b) Islamabad
(c) Abbottabat (d) Muzafarabad

8.

Armys stands make it hard to amend AFSPA: Chidambaram. AFSPA

stands for :
Armed Forces Special Powers Act
Recently, US Govt. penalized $5 billion to which rating agency for wrong
rating on mortgage ?
(a) Moody
(b) Standard & Poor
(c) Forbes (d)
None
Venue of Aero India 2013 is :
(a) Bangalore
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Pune
(d) None
Venue of 11th agricultural science congress is :
(a) Bhubaneswar
(b) Allahabad
(c)
Hyderabad
(d) Bangalore
Newly appointed Solicitor General of India is :
(a) Altamas Kabir (b) Mohan Parasaran
(c) V. S. Sampat
(d) Gulam E vahanvati
`52 Cr. Penalty slapped on BCCI for anti-competitive practices by CCI. CCI
stands for :
Competion Commissin of India
FM (Finance Minister) for simpler KYC norms to attract small investor. KYC
stands :
Know Your Customer
Chairman of SEBI is :
(a) Arvind Mayaram
(b) U. K. Sinha

10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

(d) Prakash Jha

(c) P. Chidambaram
(d) Montek Singh
Ahluwalia
16. Satish Dhawan Space Centre is in :
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d)
Kerala
17. The Kukis, The Paites and the Hmars are the tribes of :
(a) Manipur
(b) Nagaland
(c) Mizoram
(d)

Jharkhand

18. Recently, Mohammed Afzal Guru was hanged & buried in Tihar Jail for his
conviction of :
(a) 26/11 Mumbai blast
(b) 2001 Parliament attack

(d) Death of Indian soldiers at LOC

19. Etihad Airways is the Airway of :

(a) Saudi Arab (b) Iran
(c) Afghanistan
20. Federation Cup is associated with :
(a) Football
(b) Hockey
(c) Golf

Range of Agni I, II, III, IV & V are respectively :

(a) 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000 & 5000 (b) 700, 2500, 3000, 4000 & 5000
(c) 1000, 2500, 3000, 4000 & 5000 (d) 700, 2500, 3500, 4000 & 5000

9.

(c) Godhra riot

1.

(d) None
(d) None

Current Affairs
11-02-2013 to 17-02-2013

Rest of India claimed Irani Trophy for eighth consecutive times. Irani Trophy is
associated with :
(a) Cricket
(b) Hockey
(c) Football
(d) Tennis
2.
Rudra is a :
(a) Weaponised Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH)
(b) Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)
(c) Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher
(d) Unmanned Areal Vehicle (UAV)
3.
Author of the book Sounding off is :
(a) Rashool Pookuty
(b) Pandit Ravi Sankar
(c)
Bismilah Khan (d) A. R. Rehman
4.
RBI Governor D. Subbarao warns of widening CAD. CAD stands for :
Current Account Deficit
5.
Winner of best World Music Album Grammy award is :
(a) A. R. Rehman (b) Rashool Puokuty
(c) Pandit Ravi
Sankar (d) Anuska Shankar
6.
Shagun Chowdhary is associated with :
(a) Chess
(b) Shooting
(c) Snooker
(d) Squash
7.
US Navy SEAL who shot Laden speaks out. SEAL stands for :
Sea, Air & Land
8.
Two companies Sahara India Real Estate Corporation Ltd. And Sahara
Housing Investment Corporation was found guilty by SEBI. The founder of
Sahara group is :
(a) Anil Roy Sahara
(b) Subrat Roy Sahara
(c)
Mukesh Roy Sahara (d) Ajim Sahara
9.
The chairman of SBI is :
(a) Pratip Chaudhary
(b) M V Tanksale (c) R M Malla
(d) K R Kamath
10. Tejas is a :
(a) LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) (b) AJT (Advanced Jet Trainer)
(c) ICBM (Inter Continental Ballistic Missile)
(d)
Surface-to-Air
Missile
11. Jaitapur power plant project is in the state :
(a) Maharashtra(b) Odisha
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Andhra Pradesh
12. The blade runner was in news for killing his girlfriend is :
(a) Ussain Bolt
(b) Asafa Powel (c) Oscar Pistorius (d) Lance
Armstrong
13. Expand your roles to fight inequality, Amartya Sen urges unions. Noble
laureate Amartya Sen is the author of the book :
(a) Argumentative Indians
(b) Midnight Children
(c) God of small things
(d) Wings of fire
14. Who was appointed as the next permanent representative of India to the
United Nations ?
(a) Hardeep Singh Puri
(b) Asoke Kumar Mukherji
(c) Raghuram Rajan
(d)
Ashok
Seth
15. Recently, which State High Court ordered to implement the centres prematriculation scholarship scheme for the students of minority community
in the state ?

(a) Gujarat

16.

(b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Andhra Pradesh

(d)

Bihar

One Billion Raising Campaign is associated with :

(a) Eradication of poverty in World (b) Reach 100% literacy in India

(c) End the violence against women in World

(d)
Increase
agriculture productivity in India
17. Recently, India signed a deal of $60 million credit agreement for the
Karnataka Watershed development project-II with :
(a) ADB
(b) IMF
(c) World Bank (d)
NABARD
18. Recently, PM of Bhutan visited India for strengthening bilateral
relationship. Who is he ?
(a) J. Y. Thinley (b) Baburam Bhatarai
(c)
J.
K.
N.
Wangchuk
(d) Jigme S. Bahadur
19. Finmeccanica is in news for the selling of VVIP Choppers to India. It is the
aerospace company of :
(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) USA
(d) Italy
20. National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Science is at :
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Bangalore
(c) Mumbai
(d) Dehradun

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Current Affairs
18-02-2013
to 24-02-2013
The Hindu literary prize for the Novel

Winner
Em and the Big
Hoom isof:
(a) Sharmila Tagore
(d) Jhumpa Lahiri (b) Jerry Pinto (c) Khuswant Singh
PM of Britain is :
(a)
David Camaroon
Stephen
Harper
(d) Rafael Correa (b) Francois Hollande (c)
Ela
Ramesh
Bhatt
of
the
Self
Employed
Womens
Association(SEWA)
was
awarded with :
(a)
Indira
Gandhi
Peace
Prize
for
Disarmament
and
development
2011
(b) Rajib Gandhi award for national integration 2011
(c) Noble Peace Prize 2011
(d) Lal Bahadur Shastri Award
German
automobile
Mercedes-Benz
launchedSUV G-Class
(Gelandewagen
or cross major
country vehicle)
SUV in Mumbai.
stands
for :
Sports Utility Vehicle
RIL & BP seek nod for investments worth $5 in KG Basin. KG stands for :
Krishna & Godavari
Saudi
Arab King
Abdullah
sworeArab
in the
Parliament.
Parliament
of Saudi
is :countrys first women member in
(a) Shura
(b) Knesset
(c) Diet
(d) Duma
Azim
Premji
pledges
more Azim
to philanthropy.
Premji donated
$2 billion
to Azim
Premji
foundation.
Premji is theMr.
chairman
of :
(a) Wipro
(b) P & G
(c) Godrej
(d) M & M
David
Cameroon
is theand
firstregrated
British PM
toincident
visit Jalianawala
Bagh
& paid
tribute
to
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killed
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which
atby
least
379
persons
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killed
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when
Britishintroop
led
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fired
on
peaceful
gathering.
Jalianawala
Bagh
incident
took
place in the year.
(a) 1919
(b) 1914
(c) 1913
(d) 1920
Allowing
banks
to run
banks
may be
a risky
move
the former
chief
economic
advisor
Arvind
Virmani.
The
present
chief said
economic
advisor
to
PM is :
(a)
Raghuram
Rajan
(b)
C
Rangarajan
(c)
Kaushik
Basu
(d) P Chidambaram
Which
Swiss company
going
Venketeswaras
image onisthe
dial ?to manufacture watches having Lord
(a) Fasttrack
(b) Timex
(c) Centurian
(d) Rolex
Which of the following artist is a Mrudangam maestro ?
(a) Ustad Bismillah Khan
(b) Ustad Jakir Hussain
(c) Mullapudi Sreerama Murty
(d) Pandit Birju Maharaj
Who
was
awarded
with
Lifetime
Achievement
Award
instituted by
&
Young
for
asserting
a
greater
role for India
entrepreneurs
onErnst
the
global business landscape.
(a)
Azim
Premji
(b)
Ratan
Tata
(c)
Anil
Ambani
(d)
Dhirubhai
Ambani
Marines
in Kerala of
? which country were arrested by India for killed two fishermen
(a) Pakistan
(b) Italy
(c) UK
(d) USA
The
RBI has issues financial guidelines for setting up of new banks in
private
issue. sector, which of the following statement is true related to this
(a)
It should have a track record of 10 year with sound credential and
integrity

(b) Rs. 500 cr. Is the initial minimum paid-up voting equity capital
(c)
40% minimum paid-up capital of the bank to be held by the holding
company
(d) All of the above
15. The
RBI has issued financial guidelines for setting up of new banks in
private
issue ? sector, which of the following statement is true related to this
(a) For first five year foreign share holding caped at 49%
(b)
At least half of the holding companies directors should be
independent
(c) At least 1/4th of branches should be in unbanked rural centers
(d) All of the above
16. Department
of post
has
appointed
which organisation as the consultant
for the proposed
(Post
Bank)
?
(a)
Standard
&
Poor
(b)
Moodys
(c)
Earnest
&
Young
(d) ISO 2001
17. Venue
of
Iron
Fist
IAF
first
ever
day
night
full
combat
and
fire
demonstration exercise :
(a) Pokhran
(b) Siechang
(c) Chandipur
(d)
Sriharikota
18. Massad is an intelligence agency of
(a) France
(b) Israel
(c) Iraq
(d) Italy
19. At present, who took the charge as the chairman of IRDA ?
(a) J Hari Narayan(b) T S Vijayan (c) U K Sinha
(d)
Arun

Kaul

20. Which
to enquire into the brutal rape and
assault committee
incident in was constituted
Delhi ?
(a)
Shanta
Sinha
(b)
Sheila
Dixit
(c)
Mamta Sharma
(d)
Usha
Mehra

1.

Current Affairs
25-02-2013 to 03-03-2013

DBT a failure, beneficiaries excluded, said Aruna Roy. DBT stands for :
Direct Benefit Transfer
2.
A joint special forces exercise, Sampriti-III was conducted between India
& ____.
(a) Myanmar
(b) Bangladesh (c) Sri Lanka
(d) Maldives
3.
The committee has been formed to probe mining scam in Odisha is :
(a) M. B. Shah Committee
(b) V. K. Shunglu Committee
(c) Yashpal Committee
(d) Malegaon Committee
4.
The newly appointed Chief Justice of Odisha High Court is :
(a) Justice Gopal Gowda
(b)
Justice
Chaturlingam
Nagappan
(c) Justice Altmas Kabir
(d) Justice K. G. Balakrishna
5.
The anti-terror organisation NATGRID stands for :
National Intelligence Grid
6.
Recently, e-Nirman, an online project monitoring mechanism of work
department was inaugurated in :
(a) Gujarat
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c)
Maharashtra
(d) Odisha
7.
The rail wheel factory is at :
(a) Sitalapalli
(b) Yelahanka
(c) Perambur
(d) Chitaranjan
8.
Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna was felicitated with Swarna
Puspabhishekam, is an exponent of :
(a) Carnatic Music
(b) Classical Dancer (c)
Sitar
Maestro
(d) None
9.
The book Walking with Lions authored by :
(a) Narendra Modi
(b) K. Natwar Singh (c) Shiv Khera
(d) P. V. Narasimha Rao
10. National Science Day is on :
(a) Feb. 26
(b) Feb. 27
(c) Feb. 28
(d) Feb. 29
11. Which veteran bollywood actor was nominated for Oscar 2013 for the
movie Silver Linings Playback ?
(a) Anil Kapoor
(b) Imran Khan (c) Anupam Kher
(d) Naseerudin
Shah
12. Which sports is to be dropped from Olympics programme in 2020 ?
(a) Wrestling
(b) Fencing
(c) Water Polo
(d) Boxing

13. Recently, Park-Geun-hye sworn in as South Koreas first woman president

by succeeding :
(a) Naoto Ken
(b) Tony Tan
(c) Lee Myung Bak (d)
Harihuko
Kuroda
14. Which movie was awarded best film in 85th Academy Awards ?
(a) Life of Pi
(b) Silver Linings Playback
(c) Amour
(d) Argo
15. Recently, Indo-French satellite SARAL was launched by PSLV C20 from :
(a) Bikarm Sarabhai Space Centre (b) Satish Dhawan Space Centre
(c) Bhava Atomic Research Centre (d) None
16. The flamingo is the state bird of :
(a) Odisha
(b) Gujarat
(c) J & K
(d) Kerala
17. The Kishenganga hydro-electric project is in :
(a) Kashmir
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Punjab (d)
Uttar Pradesh
18. Brahmapur Municipal Corporation has decided to name a road in the city
after tribal freedom fighter :
(a) Saheed Laxman Nayak
(b) Bhagirathi Gomango
(c) Rindo Majhi
(d) Birsa Munda
19. The controversial Babli project across the Godavari River is between :
(a) Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh
(b) Karnataka & Maharashtra
(c) Maharashtra & Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu &
Andhra Pradesh
20. India signed an MoU with which country for strengthening co-operation in
Earth Sciences and Environmental Research ?
(a) France
(b) UK
(c) Russia
(d) Germany

1.

Current Affairs
04-03-2013 to 10-03-2013

Services won Santosh Trophy after defeating :

(a) Railways
(b) Mohan Bagan (c) East Bengal (d) Kerala
2.
Vijay Hazare trophy is associated with :
(a) Cricket
(b) Football
(c) Hockey
(d) Badminton
3.
The former President of Maldives was arrested recently for wrong use of
his power, is :
(a) Mohammed Nasheed
(b) Sushil Bam Bang Yudhiono
(c) Thein Sein
(d) None
4.
Liaoning is the first aircraft carrier of :
(a) South Korea (b) North Korea (c) China
(d) Japan
5.
The former Air Chief was arrested for VVIP helicopter deal. Who is he ?
(a) S. P. Tyagi
(b) N. A. K. Browne
(c) P. V. Nayak
(d) None
6.
International Womens Day is observed on :
(a) March 8
(b) March 9
(c) March 6
(d) March 7
7.
President Pranab Mukherjee presented the 1st Annual R. N. Tagore Award
to :
(a) Ustad Bismillah Khan
(b) Pandit Ravi Sankar
(c) Ustad Zakir Hussain
(d) Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia
8.
The World Bank barred which Indian Company from doing business with
it ?
(a) Reliance Industries
(b) Wipro
(c) TCS
(d) Larsen & Turbo
9.
Air Asia entered into Indian aviation sector to launch a new airline along
with Tata Group & Telestra Trade place. It is the airline of :
(a) Singapore
(b) Thailand
(c) Malaysia
(d) Indonesia
10. Which politician was awarded with Outstanding Parliamentarian Award
for the year 2012 ?

(a) Arun Jaitley

(b) Karan Singh (c) Sharad Yadav
(d) None
11. Bangladesh conferred the Liberation War Honour Award to :
(a) Mr. Manmohan Singh
(b) Mrs. Sonia Gandhi
(c) Mr. Pranab Mukherjee
(d) Mr. A. K. Antony
12. Who is the present governor of Odisha?
(a) Jankiballav Patnaik
(b) M. C. Bhandare
(c) Viren J. Shah
(d) Dr. S C Jamir
13. Recently, in which of the following states election was not held ?
(a) Nagaland
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Tripura
(d) Mizoram
14. FIPB cleared investment proposal of Air Asia. FIPB stands for
Foreign Investment Promotion Board
15. Which of the following organisation is developing worlds largest
magnet ?
(a) Bhaba Atomic Research Centre
(b) Indira Gandhi
Centre for Atomic Research
(c) Centre for Advanced Technology
(d) None
16. Anirban Lahiri is associated with :
(a) Cricket
(b) Badminton
(c) Tennis
(d) Golf
17. The prominent social activist against AFSPA is :
(a) Ela Bhatt
(b) Aruna Roy
(c) Irom Sharmila (d)
Medha
Patkar
18. Mr. Jim Yong Kim visited India to see the development challenges and
look into quicker reduction in poverty. He is associated with :
(a) IMF
(b) ADB
(c) World Bank (d) EU
19. Uhuru Kenyatta became the newly elected president of :
(a) Nigeria
(b) Kenya
(c) Congo
(d) Somalia
20. India has decided to lay hydrocarbon pipeline through a five nation route
from :
(a) Kazakhstan (b) Iran
(c) Iraq
(d) Kirgizstan

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Current Affairs
11-03-2013 to 17-03-2013

The inaugural Asian Grand Prix Archery Championship was played at :

(a) Hong Kong
(b) Bangkok
(c) Beijing
(d) Seoul
The winner of 2012-Man Asian Literary Prize is :
(a) Orhan Pamuck
(b) Jeet Thayil
(c)
Hiromi
Kawakami
(d) Tan Twan Eng
Who is the newly elected PM of Nepal ?
(a) Khil Raj Regmi
(b) Jigme Kesar
Wangchuk
(c) Baburam Bhattaray
(d) Ram Baran Yadav
What is the rank of India in Gender Inequality Index, released by UN
Human Development Report 2012 ?
(a) 132
(b) 139
(c) 147
(d) 151
World Consumer Rights Day is observed on :
(a) 14 March
(b) 15 March
(c) 16 March
(d) 17 March
Xi Jinping is the newly appointed President of :
(a) Java
(b) Colombia
(c) China
(d) Taiwan
Which Indian journalist was appointed as the editor of Time
International ?
(a) Barkha Dutt (b) Karan Thappar
(c) Bobby Ghosh
(d) Rajdeep Sardesai

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At present, the richest footballer of the world is :

(a) David Beckham
(b) Lionel Messi (c)
Christiana
Ronaldo
(d) Andres Iniesta
President Pranab Mukherjee was the chief guest on the eve of 45 th
Independence Day celebrated on 12th March 2013 of :
(a) Switzerland (b) Mauritius
(c) Bhutan
(d) Indonesia
Recently, which Indian Boxer was arrested for drug trafficking ?
(a) Sushil Kumar (b) Vijender Singh
(c) M. C. Marrykom
(d) Akhil Kumar
The UK govt. opened its first ever MBC in Goa. MBC stands for :
Mobile Biomatric Clinic
The sportsman of the year by Laureus World Sports Awards 2013 is :
(a) Andy Murray (b) Ussain Bolt (c) Rozer Federer (d)
Felix
Baumgartner
The Union Govt. & RBI decided to print a plastic note of which
denomination on pilot basis ?
(a) `5
(b) `10
(c) `20
(d) `50
Asias largest solar power project will be commissioned at :
(a) Jodhpur
(b) Chittorgarh
(c) Chandipur
(d) Durgapur
In the financial market HNI stands for :
High Networth Individual
Dola Banerji & Bombayala Devi are associated with :
(a) Badminton
(b) TT
(c) Squash
(d) Archery
Which of the following became the first country in the world to extract
natural gas from methane hydrate ?
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) USA
(d) Russia
Recently, which European country was aided with a bailout worth 10
billion ?
(a) Cyprus
(b) Italy
(c) Greece
(d) Ireland
Deodhar Trophy is associated with :
(a) Cricket
(b) Tennis
(c) Football
(d) Hockey
Which Indian cricket player made history to score a century in his debut
test match ?
(a) Virat Kohli
(b) Sikhar Dhawan
(c)
Cheteswar
Pujara
(d) Ravinder Jadeja

Current Affairs
18-03-2013 to 24-03-2013

India won the Alan Border series against Australia by 4-0, who was
named the Man of the Series ?
(a) Ravindra Jadeja
(b) Ravichandran
Ashwini
(c) Cheteswar Pujara
(d) Sikhar Dhawan
Which Govt. is to start monthly stipend for old writers and literatures?
(a) West Bengal (b) Gujarat
(c) Odisha
(d)
Himachal
Pradesh
New high courts have been set up in the states :
(a) Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram
(b) Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland
(c) Tripura, Meghalaya, Manipur
(d)
Arunachal
Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram
World Water Day is observed on :

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10.
11.
12.

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(a) March 20
(b) March 21
(c) March 22
(d) March 23
Recently, president of Bangladesh passed away.He is :
(a) Zillur Rehman
(b) Sheikh Hasina (c) Abdul Hamid
(d) None
The football player of India was appointed as the chairman of All India
Football Federations Technical Committee, is :
(a) Baichung Bhutia
(b) Sunil Chettri (c) Yograj Singh
(d) Jagdish Lakra
The president, Dr. Mohammed Morsy visited India, is the president of :
(a) Palestine
(b) Egypt
(c) Cambodia
(d) Italy
The best film was conferred in 60th National Film Award is :
(a) Argo
(b) Gangs of Wasseypur
(c) Paan Singh Tomar
(d) Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Recently, which country voted to pass the marriage (same sex couples)
Bill 2012-13 ?
(a) Germany
(b) Scotland
(c) England
(d) Netherlands
The first indigenously developed chopper of India is :
(a) Chetak
(b) Dhrub
(c) Cheetah
(d) Rudra
The winner of Australian Grand Prix is :
(a) Sebastian Vettel
(b) Fernando Alonso (c)
Kimi
Raikkenon
(d) Fillip Massa
The books of Khushwant Singh are :
(a) Train to Pakistan
(b) Khushwantnama (c)
Both
(d) None
Sugatha Kumari has been selected for the Saraswati Samman 2012. This
award is associated with :
(a) Science
(b) Literature
(c) Mathematics (d) Architecture
BRICS stands for :
Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa
The 18th SAARC Summit to be held in 2013 in :
(a) Cambodia
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Nepal
(d) Maldives
Belgian Mathematician Pierre Deligne, has been chosen for which prize ?
(a) Abel Prize
(b) Noble Prize
(c) Magsaysay Award (d) None
The eminent personality of the world was known for his novel Things Fall
Apart died recently, is :
(a) Nelson Mandela
(b)
Chinua
Achebe
(c) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
(d) Howard Jacobson
The economist is to head the panel on energy security is :
(a) C. Rangarajan (b) Kaushik Basu (c) Vijay Kelkar (d)
Raghuram
Rajan
Recently, India test-fired worlds first supersonic BrahMos missile from
under water platform from the coast of :
(a) Chandipur
(b) Visakhapatnam
(c) Kochi
(d) Goa
Who authored the book The Test of My Life on Yuvraj Singh is :
(a) Nishant Arora
(b) Yuvraj Singh (c) Chetan Bhagat
(d) Jeet Thayil

Current Affairs
25-03-2013 to 31-03-2013

Sebastian Vettel won Malaysian GP plays for the team :

(a) Red Bull
(b) Mercedes
(c) Ferrari
(d) Lotus
La Tomatina is a famous annual festival of :
(a) Portugal
(b) Canada
(c) Spain
(d) Switzerland
Recently, which Indian Scientist has been inducted into the prestigious
Satellite Hall of Fame ?
(a) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
(b) Prof. V. K. Saraswat

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(c) Prof. U. R. Rao

(d)
Dr.
K.
Radhakrishnan
Who adjudged Femina Miss India 2013 ?
(a) Navneet Kaur Dhillon
(b) Sobhita Dhulipala
(c) Zoya Afroz
(d) Vanya Mishra
th
The 5 BRICS Summit was held at :
(a) Yekaterinberg (b) Brasilia
(c) Sanya
(d) Durban
Italian Giulio Terzi resigned over Marine case. He was :
(a) Prime Minister of Italy
(b) Foreign Minister of Italy
(c) Defence Minister of Italy
(d) None
Malala Yousafzai signed 2 million deal for publish her book :
(a) I am Malala
(b) Educate Girls
(c) Malala : A Wonder Girl
(d) Malala : Pride of the World
India and Liechtenstein signed the TIEA. TIEA stands for :
TAX INFORMATION EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
World Theatre Day is observed on :
(a) March 25
(b) March 26
(c) March 27
(d) March 29
World No. 1 Serena Williams won the Miami Masters Open title recently.
She belongs to :
(a) Russia
(b) Belgium
(c) Czech Republic
(d) USA
Newly appointed caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan is :
(a) Parvez Ashraf
(b) Parvez Musharaff
(c) MirHazar Khan Khosa
(d) Ashaf Ali Zardari
The mobile manufacturing company was slapped with `2000 cr. For
evasion of taxes is :
(a) Samsung
(b) Nokia
(c) Micromax
(d) HTC
Recently, which three countries have blocked the adoption of a UN arm
trade treaty ?
(a) Iran, North Korea, Syria
(b) Iraq, South Korea, Egypt
(c) Iran, South Korea, Syria
(d) Iraq, North Korea, South Korea
India agreed with which country for cooperation on future missions to
the Moon and Mars after successful mission of Chandrayaan 1 ?
(a) Russia
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) USA
Pinaka is a :
(a) Pilotless Target Aircraft
(b) Multibarrel Rocket Launcher

(c) Surface-to-Surface
(d) A Tank
16. Markandey Katju is in news for demanding pardon for Sanjay Dutt, is the
Chairperson of :
(a) Press Council of India
(b) Bar Council of India
(c) National Human Right Commission
(d)
Home
Secretary of India
17. The Asian Athletics Championship will be played at :
(a) Chennai
(b) Ranchi
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Bhubaneswar
18. The World Social Forum was held in :
(a) Davos
(b) Durban
(c) Tunisia
(d) Cambodia
19. The Kaziranga National Park is in Assam for the animal :
(a) Tigers
(b) Elephants
(c) Birds
(d) Rhinos
20. Black Berry is a mobile making company of :
(a) Finland
(b) USA
(c) South Korea (d) Canada

1.

Current Affairs
01-04-2013 to 07-04-2013

Supreme has objected Swiss firm Novartis plea for patent of medicine
(Glivec) for :
(a) Jaundice
(b) Aids
(c) Cancer
(d) TB

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Seoul is the capital of :

(a) North Korea (b) South Korea (c) China
(d) Japan
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams shared about her space exploration with
the students. NASA stands for :
The Supreme Court held sterlite industries liable for a compensation of
`100 cr. For having polluted the environment. Sterlite an UK based
company is a subsidiary of :
(a) Arsenal Steel (b) Vedanta
(c) POSCO
(d) None
The president of CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) is :
(a) Adi Godrej
(b) S. Gopal Krishnan
(c) Azim Premji
(d) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Polavaram Dam in Govdavari is on the border of :
(a) Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh & Odisha
(c) Gujarat & Maharashtra
(d) None
South Korean rapper & Gangnam Style hit maker is :
(a) Ban ki Moon (b) PSY
(c) Park Geun Hye
(d) None
Italian PM dials Khurshid as NIA books marines for murder. NIA stands
for :
The highest civilian award and the highest peace time gallantry award
are :
(a) Bharat Ratna & Param Veer Chakra
(b) Ashok Chakra
& Param Veer Chakra
(c) Bharat Ratna & Ashok Chakra (d) None
Home latest mobile application software that works on Googles android
system launched by :
(a) Twitter
(b) Orkut
(c) Facebook
(d) None
World Health Day is on :
(a) 5 April
(b) 5 May
(c) 7 April
(d) 24 October
Lt. Cdr. Abhilash Tomy successfully completed his 150 day, nonstop
circumnavigation of the Globe, he braved temperature from 4 to 40
Celsius and wind speed of over 125 km. per hour apart from 10 meter
high waves. He completed his voige on :
(a) INS Tarangini (b) INS Mhadei
(c) INS Chakra
(d) INS Sindhu
Rakshak
In Devis Cup (Asia Oceania Group I) India defeated :
(a) China
(b) Indonesia
(c) Thailand
(d) None
Who won the WTA Miami Final ?
(a) Venus Williams
(b) Maria Sharapova (c)
Serena
Williams
(d) Victoria Azrenka
Who authored the book New Thinking ?
(a) Narendra Modi
(b) Y. V. reddy
(c) Nitesh Kumar
(d) Khushwant Singh
Who is the writer of The Hobbit & The Lord of the rings ?
(a) J. K. Rowlling (b) J. R. R. Tolkien (c) Danny Boyel (d) None
Which is the rare type of bird flu recently reported in China ?
(a) H5N1
(b) H1N1
(c) Tami flu
(d) H7N9
Who won the gold in 25 meter sports pistol in the shooting world cup in
Changwon defeating Kim Jangmi of Korea ?
(a) Anjali Bhawat (b) Tejaswini Sawant
(c) Rahi Sarnobat
(d) None
What is the name of the ship in which two Italian marines were on board
and arrested for shooting two Indian fisherman ?
(a) MSV Yusufi
(b) Enrica Lexie (c) Groshkrov
(d) None
Our countrys biggest defense deal, for 126 Rafale Combat Aircraft, with
France may be delayed. What is the name of the aircraft company ?
(a) Dreamliner
(b) Mirage
(c) Dassault Aviation (d) MIG

Current Affairs

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08-04-2013 to 14-04-2013

Founder of Wikileaks is :
(a) Jullian Assenge
(b) Mark Jukerburg
(c) Bill Gates
(d) Warren Buffet
The winner of Asian Billiard Championship is :
(a) Pankaj Advani (b) Rupesh Shah
(c) Alok Kumar
(d) Geet Sethi
Chief Justice of India is :
(a) Justice Altmas Kabir
(b) Justice S. Y. Quareshi
(c) Justice K. G. Balakrishnan
(d) Justice P.N. Bhagwati
The strategic forces command of the army successfully test fired Agni-II
Ballistic Missile from mobile launcher on Wheeler Island, of Odisha
Coast. Range of Agni-II is :
(a) 1000 km
(b) 1500 km
(c) 2000 km
(d) None
Margaret Thacther, Britains first Prime Minister died on Monday
following a stroke. She belongs to :
(a) Conservative Party
(b) Labour Party
(c) Democrats
(d) Republican
The new chairman of NASSCOM :
(a) Adi Godrej
(b) Azim Premji
(c) Krishna Kumar Natrajan
(d) Subroto Roy
Rising NPAs, a major concern for financing infra project. NPA stands for :
NON PERFORMING ASSETS
Telugu Cinestar K Chiranjeevi is the Union Minister of State for :
(a) Sports
(b) Culture
(c) Tourism
(d) Health
The newly elected President of Kenya is :
(a) William Ruto (b) Henri Olange (c) Uhuru Kenyatta (d) None
In an high profile refund case involving `4000 cr. investors Sahara Group
Chief Subrato Roy Sahara has been summered for personal appearance
before SEBI. SEBI stands for :
SECURITY EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA
Bhopal Gas Tragedy survivors stage protest in Mumbai. The company
responsible for gas leak :
(a) Jo Chemicals (b) Dow Chemicals
(c)
Wipro
chemicals
(d) None
CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General) has agreed to resume audit of
KG-D6 (Krishna Godavari Basin). KG-D6 block is under :
(a) Tata
(b) Reliance
(c) Birla
(d) Adani
The newly lunched (Diesel Engine Vehicle) Amaze is a product of :
(a) Tata
(b) Mahindra
(c) Honda
(d) Maruti
The winner of Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2013 is :
(a) Soumitra Chatterjee
(b) Pran
(c) Prem Chopra
(d) None
rd
Mukundara Hills is the 3 Tiger Reserve of :
(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Odisha
The British Scientist, who won Nobel Prize for his pioneering work in
Vitro fertilization, leading to the birth of the first test-tube baby died
recently. He was :
(a) Edward Jenner
(b) Robert Edwards (c) Jonas Salk
(d) None
The 1st Indian Vessel to have gone to Antarctic waters, which is also an
Oceanographic Research Vessel is :
(a) INS Vikramaditya
(b) Sagar Nidhi (c) Maitri
(d)
None
Who was conferred with the National Hindi Award ?
(a) Naresh Mehta
(b) Haribanshrai Bachchan
(c) Gulzar
(d) T. Mahadev Rao
Foreign Ministers of the Worlds most advanced countries (G-8 group)
adopted a historic declaration to :
(a) End sexual violence in conflict zones
(b)
Uplift
the
status of women
(c) To minimize maternal mortality rate
(d) None
National Institute of Ocean Technology is situated at :
(a) Pune
(b) Kochi
(c) Mumbai
(d) Chennai

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Current Affairs
15-04-2013 to 21-04-2013

Fernando Alonso claimed :

(a) Chinese Open
(b) Australian Open (c)
Indian
Open
(d) Japanese Open
Despite being outnumbered, Indian Peacekeepers fought with valour
and prevented more casualties in the recent attack against UN convoy
that killed five Indian Soldiers and a senior UN official. The attack took
place in :
(a) Somalia
(b) South Sudan
(c)
Afghanistan
(d) Pakistan
Gir National Park famous for Asiatic Lions is at :
(a) MP
(b) UP
(c) Gujarat
(d) Rajasthan
According to a survey by knowledge foundation in collaboration with
UN-HABITAT India is set to become the youngest country by :
(a) 2015
(b) 2020
(c) 2030
(d) 2050
Winner of prestigious Jnanpith award for the year 2012 for his
contribution to Telugu literature is :
(a) P. Ramanaidu
(b) Kiran Kumar Reddy
(c) Ravuri Bharadwaja
(d) None
According to the proposed land acquisition bill, what percent of people
are required to give their consent for acquiring land for private
companies ?
(a) 70%
(b) 80%
(c) 50%
(d) 60%
With eye on 2014 NATO pullout, India, China hold dialogue on Afghanistan.
NATO stands for :
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANISATION
Odisha Govt. asked to place the Niyamgiri Hills issue before Gramsabha.
The company involved in mining at Niyamgiri is :
(a) POSCO
(b) Vedanta
(c) Reliance
(d) Birla
Lifeline Express, Worlds first advanced hospital on wheels (Train)
started at Chatrapur Rly Station. Lifeline Express is being hosted by :
(a) TATA Steel (b) Reliance
(c) Wipro
(d) Infosys
World Earth Day is on :
st
nd
rd
(a) 21 April
(b) 22 April
(c) 23 April
(d) 24th April
The department of Telecommunication (DoT) has allocated 10,000
numbers to RJI, the telecom arm of Reliance Industry for testing 4G
services in Delhi, Mumbai & Jamnagar. RJI stands for :
RELIANCE JIO INFOTECH
Two IED recovered at Imphal hospital. IED Stands for :
IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
A barrage is proposed to be constructed across the Pranahita River. The
proposed barrage will be shared between :
(a) Maharashtra & Andhra Pradesh
(b)
Andhra
Pradesh & Tamil Nadu
(c) Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra &
Gujarat
Where a Wax Figure of Sachin Tendulkar has been unveiled ?
(a) France
(b) South Africa (c) Australia
(d) India
Which among the following countries tops the list of largest recipient of
remittances in the world from world bank ?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) Pakistan
(d) Bangladesh
Himachal Pradesh celebrated 66th year of its existence, when it came
into existence :
(a) 1973
(b) 1948
(c) 1954
(d) 1956
RBI will start plastic money on trial basis. Of which denomination it will
start first ?
(a) `10
(b) `100
(c) `500
(d) `50
Which among the following script s going to be printed in currencies
replacing Bengali script ?
(a) Tamil script
(b) Meitei script (c) Konkani script (d) Kannad script
A Bio-Satellite named Noahs Ark has been launched. Which among the
following countries has launched this ?
(a) China
(b) Germany
(c) Russia
(d) USA

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Who won the Augusta Masters Golf to become the 1 st Australian to capture
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(a) Tiger Woods (b) Adam Scott (c) Angel Cabrera (d) Jason Day

Current Affairs
22-04-2013 to 28-04-2013

Govt. of India is going to provide Z security cover to Industrialist :

(a) Anil Ambani (b) Mukesh Ambani
(c) Aditya Birla
(d) Jyrus Mistri
Lalgudi Jayaraman is associated with :
(a) Violin
(b) Tabla
(c) Mrudangam (d) Sitar
Chrish Gayle scored the fastest century in IPL in :
(a) 40 balls
(b) 33 balls
(c) 30 balls
(d) None
The Human Computer, Mental Calculator math whiz Shauntala Devi
passed away on Sunday aged 80. Mrs Devi held a Guinness
World
Record for her lightning speed calculation. She calculated 23rd root of a
201 digit number and multiplied to 13 digit numbers within 50 seconds.
She is the author of the book ?
(a) Fun with numbers
(b)
Puzzles
to
puzzle
(c) Awaken the genius in your child (d) All of the above
At Bahrain Open Grand Prix, the top three Sebastian Vettel, Kimmi
Raikkonen & Romain Grojjean belongs to the team :
(a) Red Bull, Mercedes & Lotus
(b) Mercedes, Force India & Lotus
(c) Red Bull, Lotus & Mercedes (d) Red Bull, Lotus & Mercedes
JPC report contradict Supreme Court finding in 2G scam. The head of JPC
is :
(a) P. C. Chakko
(b) M. M. Josh
(c) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
(d) G. E. Vahanvati
Dubai based Etihad Airways will pick up 24% share in :
(a) Kingfisher
(b) Jet Airways (c) Air India
(d) Indigo
Railway reservation period is reduced from 120 days to :
(a) 90 days
(b) 60 days
(c) 50 days
(d) None
Sharada Group Chit Fund scam is in the state :
(a) Odisha
(b) West Bengal
(c) Bihar
(d)
Uttar Pradesh
The Director of CBI is :
(a) Mr. Aswin Kumar
(b) Mr. Ranjit Sinha (c)
Mr.
M.
Kartju
(d) None
The highest gallantry award during peace time is :
(a) Kirti Chakra
(b) Ashok Chakra
(c) Param Veer Chakra
(d) Mahaveer Chakra
Nirbhaya Act. Is to deal with :
(a) Child Labour (b) Dowry Cases (c) Rape Cases (d)
Domestic
Violence
Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairman of
International Chamber of Commerce ?
(a) Sunil Bharti Mittal
(b) Mukesh Ambani (c) Ratan Tata
(d) Ajim Premji
PMEAC Chairman has projected GDP growth rate of 6.4% for this Fiscal.
Who is the Chairman of PMEAC ?
(a) B. N. Srikrishna
(b) R. K. Gujral
(c) D. P. Agarwal
(d) C. Rangarajan
According to WHO South-East Asia bears 15% of Malaria Victims
globally. Where is the HQ of WHO ?
(a) Rome
(b) Geneva
(c) Paris
(d) New York
Who has been appointed as Home Secretary ?
(a) Sam Pitroda (b) Anil Goswami
(c) J. J. Singh
(d) B. N. Srikrishna
Which among the following countries is not a member of TAPI ?
(a) Tajikistan
(b) Turkmenistan (c) Afghanistan (d) India
ISRO will establish cryogenic engine facility at Bangalore unit by
investing `139 cr. Who is the Chairman of ISRO ?

(a) Madhaban Nayar

(b) K. Karunakaran
(c)
Gopal
Goswami
(d) K. Radhakrishnan
19. Serbia and Kosovo reached an agreement by which Kosovos ethnic
Albanian group will get authority over rebel Kosovo Serbs. In which year
Kosovo gained independence. ?
(a) 2007
(b) 2008
(c) 2009
(d) 2010
20. What is the abbreviated form of WIPO ?

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Current Affairs
29-04-2013 to 05-05-2013

Proposed Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant is in :

(a) Maharashtra (b) Rajasthan
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu
Nitagat a new labour is going to affect large number of Indian working in
?
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) Iraq
(c) USA
(d)
None
Three Maoist killed in an encounter with COBRA in latehar .COBRA
stands for :
8,848 meter mountain Mount Everest is in :
(a) India
(b) China
(c) Nepal
Chairman of TATA group is :
(a) Ratan Tata
(b) Cyrus Mistry
(d) Ajim Premji
First Women Speaker of Bangladesh :
(a) Begum Khalida Jia

(d) Pakistan
(c)

GRD

Tata

(b) Mitra Kumar

(c) Dr. Shirin Sharmini Choudhury

(d) None
Sikh riot took place in the year :
(a) 1984
(b) 1975
(c) 1999
(d) 1987
ATS files charge sheet in Pune blasts case. ATS stands for :
Sarath Kamal is associated with :
(a) Boxing
(b) Chess
(c) Badminton
(d) Table Tennis
Headquarter of International Labour Organisation (ILO) :
(a) New York
(b) Geneva
(c) Rome
(d) None
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the
`10,500 cr. FDI proposed of furniture major IKEA in the signal brand
retail sector. IKEA is form :
(a) UK
(b) Japan
(c) Sweden
(d) USA
Poverty amid progress in Asia worries Asian Development Bank (ADB)
chief. Chairman of ADB is :
(a) Mr. Takehiko Nakao
(b) Mr. Ban-ki-moon
(c) Mr. Hu Jintao
(d) None
The RBI reduced the indicative policy rate (repo rate ) from 7.5% to :
(a) 7%
(b) 7.25%
(c) 7.35%
(d) None
Cecile Kashetu Kyenge is the first black minister of :
(a) France
(b) UK
(c) Italy
(d) Norway
Recently which university announced four year degree courses ?
(a) Delhi University
(b) JNU
(c)
Utkal
University
(d) Amity University
INS Arihant is a :

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(c) Supersonic Cruise Missile
(d) Pilotless Target Aircraft
P. V. Sandhu winner of Malaysian Grand Prix is associated with :
(a) Badminton (b) Motor Racing (c) Table Tennis (d) Golf
A committee to study the recommendation of the Western Ghats
Ecology Expert panel is headed by :
(a) Usha Mehra (b) K. Kasturirangan
(c)
Aruna
Roy
(d) Medha Pathkar
Where the CAG has setup a Centre for Environment Audit and
Sustainable Development ?
(a) Jodhpur
(b) Ahmadabad (c) Jaipur
(d) Pune
The Commonwealth heads of govt. meeting 2013 will be held in :
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Singapore
(c) Australia
(d) London

Current Affairs
06-05-2013 to 12-05-2013

McMohan line is the border of :

(a) India & Pakistan
(b) India & Sri Lanka (c) India &
China
(d) None
RBI deputy governor K. C. Chakraborty refuted money laundering
charges leveled against various banks and said that al exposures by
cobrapost.com were related to KYC norms. KYC stands for :
Nikkei jumps to five year high. Nikkei is the share index of :
(a) Tokyo Stock Exchange
(b) New York Stock Exchange
(c) Bombay Stock Exchange
(d) National Stock Exchange
Brazils Axevedo is new WTO boss. The headquarter of WTO is at :
(a) New York
(b) Washington (c) Geneva
(d) London
Indias real-life super hero Lt. Cdr. Abhilash Tomy, creates a maritime
history by circumnavigating the planet solo, nonstop and unassisted for
five months under sail on INS Mhadei. Lt Cdr. Abhilash Tomy belongs to :
(a) Indian Army
(b) Indian Coast Guard
(c) Indian Airforce
(d) Indian Navy
In Karnataka Congress move past the half-way mark by claiming 121
seats out of :
(a) 220
(b) 224
(c) 230
(d) 200
Would be PM of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif belongs to the party ?
(a) Pakistan Peoples Party
(b) Pakistan Muslim League

(c) Tehreek-e-Insaaf
(d) Awami National
Party
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Mothers Day is on :
(a) March 8
(b) May 12
(c) Jan 15
(d) Dec 4
9.
Go Rural Gopichand tells coaches. Gopichand is associated with :
(a) Badminton (b) Football
(c) Table Tennis (d) Hockey
10. Proposed Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is in :
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Maharashtra (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Rajasthan
11. Mayon volcano exploded suddenly killing 5 climbers and injuring others.
The volcano is in :
(a) Italy
(b) Philippines (c) Japan
(d) Indonesia
12. Which Indian recently elected as Vice Chairman of International Tea
Committee ?
(a) Norman Kelly (b) M. G. V. K. Bhanu
(c) P. A. Sangma
(d) None

13. The person of Indian origin who is going to be the CEO of British spirit
major Diago :
(a) Ivan Menezes
(b) Paul Walsh
(c) Herminio Blanco
(d) Shahid Bashir
14. Who won the snookers world championship title defeating Barry
Hawkins ?
(a) Pankaj Advani (b) Ronnie O Sullivan
(c) Stephen Hendry
(d) Ray Reardon
15. Rangaswami Cup & Sudhirman Cup are associated respectively with :
(a) Hockey & Badminton
(b) Hockey & Football
(c) Football & Kabbadi
(d) Football & Cricket
16. The new multipurpose vehicle Enjoy was launched by :
(a) Hyundai
(b) Maruti Suzuki (c) General Motors (d) Tata
17. Justice Shyamal Sen commission is appointed to probe :
(a) Chit Fund Scam
(b) Coalgate Scam
(c) Commonwealth Game Scam
(d) 2G Scam
18. Who discovered Double Helix structure of DNA ?
(a) William Harvey
(b) Karl Landsteiner (c) Watson &
Creek
(d) Luis Pasture
19. The winners of commonwealth table tennis mens and womens title
respectively are :
(a) Li Hu & Yu Mengyu
(b) Jian Zhan & Mo Zhang
(c)Zhan Jian & Yang Zi
(d) Feng Tianwei & Mu Mengyu
20. Mars Orbiter mission will be launched by :
(a) NASA
(b) ISRO
(c) JAXA
(d) ROSCOSMOS

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Current Affairs
13-05-2013 to 19-05-2013

Fernando Alonso winner of Spanish GP belongs to the team :

(a) Ferrari
(b) Mercedes
(c) Force India
(d) Red Bull
The newly elected CM of Karnataka is :
(a) H. D. Deva Gouda
(b) Y. S. Yedurappa
(c)
K.
Siddaramaiah (d) None
NABARD shifts blame for corporate warehousing scheme to finance
minister. NABARD stands for :

A chaddar was offered on behalf of congress president Sonia Gandhi at

the historic durgha of sufi mystic Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer.
Ajmer is in the state :
(a) Rajasthan (b) Jammu & Kashmir
(c) Gujarat (d)
Uttar Pradesh
5. Which of the following has highest if value converted to Indian ` :
(a) Kuwati Dinar
(b) Bahrain Dinar (c) Euro
(d) US
Dollar
6. The Chinese Premier who visited India recently, is :
(a) Hu Jintao
(b) Ban-ki-moon (c) Li Keqiang (d) Li Jing Ping
7. National Technology Day is on :
(a) May 13
(b) May 14
(c) May 11
(d) May 12
8. India unveils rotavirus vaccine for :
(a) Aids
(b) Anemia
(c) Diarrhoea
(d) Meningitis
9. Recently, which country has issued super priority visas for Indian ?
(a) USA
(b) UK
(c) China
(d) Italy
10. The famous Kedarnath Temple was opened for Darshan, amid Vedic
chants and blowing of Conch. Kedarnath Temple is in the state of:
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Uttarakhand(d)
Madhya
Pradesh
11. SEBI begins repayment process in Sahara case. SEBI stands for :

12. DBT scheme to be launched in 20 districts next months. DBT stands for :
13. At 66th Cannes Film Festival 2013. Indian delegation was led by :
(a) Chiranjeevi (b) Amitabh Bachan
(c) Vidya Balan
(d) Sridevi
14. India got the observer status in :
(a) Security Council
(b) Arctic Council (c) ILO (d)
UNESCO
15. World Hypertension Day observed on 17th May. Normal Blood pressure
level of human body is :
(a) 120/80
(b) 120/90
(c) 120/100
(d) None
16. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) convoy bombing kills 15. The
headquarter of NATO is at :
(a) New York
(b) Chicago
(c) Brussels
(d) Moscow
17. SARATHI is :
(a) Flight ticket reservation system through SMS
(b) Bus ticket reservation system for foreigners
(c) Railway ticket reservation system through SMS
(d) Luxury Bus for foreign tourists
18. According to Chairman of SBI, RBI should be sole regulator for home
loans. The Chairman of SBI is :
(a) D. Subba Rao
(b) Y. V. Reddy
(c) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
(d) Pratip Chaudhury
19. A Living Faith is the autobiography of :
(a) Asghar Ali Engineer
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) L. K. Advani
(d) Dev Anand
20. National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Science is in :
(a) New Delhi
(b) Bangalore (c) Hyderabad
(d) Chennai

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Current Affairs
20-05-2013 to 26-05-2013

A former national volleyball player who lost one of her leg having been
thrown off a moving train in 2011, created history by becoming the first
Indian amputee to conquer Mount Everest is :
(a) Bachendri Pal (b) Arunima Sinha
(c) Shamina Baig
(d) Tashi Mallik
The new CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General) of India is :
(a) Vinod Rai
(b) Narahari Rao (c) Sashikant Sharma
(d) V. S.
Sampath
Ex-BPO staffer held for siphoning of Rs. 32 lakh. BPO stands for :

(a) Azim Premji

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Tata Group chairman Cyrus Mistry hosts Chinese Premier at TCS. The CEO
& Managing Director of TCS is :
(a) N. Chandrsekaran
(b) Azim Premji (c) Subrato Baghchi
(d) Ratan Tata
UIDAI unveils 3 online authentication services. UIDAI stands for :

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Brand ambassador for Ministry of Women & Child development to wipeout

Malnutrition is :
(a) Salman Khan
(b) Amitabh Bachchan
(c) Bidya Balan
(d) Amir Khan
Who is regarded as the founder of modern Odisha ?
(a) Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati
(b)
Madhusudan
Dah
(c) Utkalamani Gopabandhu Dash (d) Biju Patnaik
Rajaji National Park got the status of Tiger reserve is in the state :
(a) Assom
(b) Uttarakhand
(c)
Rajasthan
(d) Odisha
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania US awarded
honorary degree to :

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(c) Ratan Tata
(d) Akhilesh Yadav
According to a survey by the business consultancy frost and Sullivan the
largest drone exporter is :
(a) Iran
(b) South Korea (c) Israel
(d) USA
Which of the following language recently got the classical status ?
(a) Telugu
(b) Odia
(c) Tamil
(d) Malayalam
MI-5 is the Intelligence Agency of which the following country ?
(a) UK
(b) USA
(c) France
(d) Russia
An Indian Origin Person to become the circuit court judge in the United
States
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit. The person is
(1st South Asian-American to hold such position) ?
(a) Srikanth Sri Srinavasan
(b) Boby Jindal
(c) Caitlin Halligan
(d) None
The Winner of man booker international Prize 2013 is :
(a) Yan Hainke
(b) U.R Anantamurty
(c) Lydia Davis
(d) Marie N Diaye
The author of the books The Da Vinci Code and Inferno :
(a) Dan Brown (b) Rhonda Bryne (c) Hillary Manfle (d) J. K. Rowling
The Mathematician who achieved a breakthrough in solving the
longstanding problem of twin prime conjecture is :
(a) Yitang Zhang
(b) Shakuntala Devi (c)
Avi
Wigderson
(d) None
The winner of Eurovision Song contest in Malmoe, Sweden is :
(a) Emmelie de Forest
(b) Farid Mammadov
(c) Sarah Dawn Finer
(d) Olsen Brothers
Which of the following Indian company is securing large contract from
Chinese banks and also developing e-governance projects for several
cities ?
(a) TCS
(b) Infosys
(c) Wipro
(d) MindTree
The Indian-American who recently won the National Geography Bee
contest in USA is :
(a) Conrad Oberhaus
(b) Sathwik Karnik (c)
Sukanya
Roy
(d) Snigdha Nandipati
Who is the chairmen of NCPCR (National Commission for Protection of
Child Rights) ?
(a) Leela Samson (b) Shanta Sinha
(c) Mamta Sharma
(d) Usha Mehra

Current Affairs
27-05-2013 to 02-06-2013

Mahendra Karma killed by Maoist in Chhattisgarh was associated with

the Anti Naxal movement :
(a) Chipko
(b) Vijaya
(c) Salwa Judum
(d) Blustar
Host of Cricket World Cup 2019 is :
(a) India
(b) England
(c) Australia
(d) West Indies
Mumbai Indians claimed the IPL 2013. The captain of MI is :
(a) Sachin Tendulkar
(b) Harbhajan Singh (c)
Rohit
Sharma
(d) Rickey Ponting
Japanese Premier is :
(a) Le Kegiang
(b) Shinzo Abe (c) Hu Jintao
(d) Ban-ki-moon
During his Japan visit PM presented Padmashri to Professor Noboru
Karashima associated with the field :
(a) Foreign Relation
(b) Tamil Writing
(c)
Sports
(d) Science & Tech.
Noted Odia writer Manoj Das was honoured with :
(a) NTR Literary Award
(b) Vyas Samman
(c) Booker Prize
(d) Saraswati Samman
There will be online payment of holding tax from 1 st August. Hoping tax is
collected by :

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Arihant is :
(a) SLBM
(b) Nuclear Submarine
(c) Multi barrel Rocket Launcher
(d) Supersonic Cruise Missile
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has reduced the airtime for
advertisement to :
(a) 10 min every hour
(b) 12 min every hour
(c) 15
min every hour (d) 5 min every hour
Rudyard Kipling the Indian-Born author of the book :
(a) Jungle Boy
(b) Jungle Book (c) Harry Potter (d) None
Rituparno Ghosh died recently is associated with :
(a) Films
(b) Writing
(c) Music
(d) Sports
Passive smoking cause 6,0,000 premature deaths a year. World No
Tobacco Day is on :
(a) 31st May
(b) 5th June
(c) 1st May
(d) 17th April
Swiss-made aircraft pilatus joins IAF is a :
(a) Pilotless Target Aircraft
(b) Light Combat Aircraft
(c) Trainer Aircraft
(d) Helicopter
France hopes Jaitapur will power Indian ties. Jaitapur power plant is in :
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Maharashtra
(c)
Tamil
Nadu
(d) Uttar Pradesh
N. R. Narayan Murty is reappointed as chairman of :
(a) Infosys
(b) Wipro
(c) TCS
(d)
Mahindra
Satyam
New DG of DRDO and scientific advisor to defence minister is :
(a) V. K. Saraswat (b) K. Radhakrishnan
(c)
Avinash
Chander
(d) None
Which country won the Sudhirman Cup ?
(a) Indonesia
(b) China
(c) South Korea (d) India
Megha-Tropiques and SARAL-Altika are joint weather satellites of which
two countries ?
(a) India-USA
(b) India-Russia (c) India-Japan
(d) India-France
Cannes Film Festival best director award went to :
(a) Bruce Dern
(b) Abdellatif Kechiche
(c) Amat Escalante
(d) Joel & Ethan
Coen
Champions League 2013 final was won by :
(a) Bayern Munich
(b)
Borussia
Dortmund
(c) Real Madrid
(d) Manchester United

Current Affairs
03-06-2013 to 09-06-2013

Who of the following batsman holds the record of hitting highest runs in
an ODI ?
(a) Sachin Tendulkar
(b) Virender Sehwag
(c)
Saeed Anwar
(d) Sanath Jayasuriya
Which team won the German Cup ?
(a) Manchester United
(b) Barcelona
(c) Bayern Munich
(d) Real Madrid
FEMA stands for :
In honor of whom a commemorative Postage stamp will be released in
November this year :
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(b) Swami Dayananda Saraswati

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Where was the 65 World Newspaper congress held ?
(a) Bangkok
(b) New Delhi
(c) Manila
(d) Geneva
GAIL and Shipping corporation of India Signed an Agreement for
Transporting LNG form USA. Who is the chairman of GAIL :
(a) Arup Roy Choudhary
(b) B. C. Tripathi
(c) B. K. Mandal
(d) Sudhir Vasudeva
DoT asked TRAI to carry regular spectrum utilization audit of all service
providers in order to ensure efficient utilization of spectrum. Where is the
head quarter of TRAI :
(a) Mumbai
(b) New Delhi (c) Dehradun
(d) Bangalore
Who among the following Re-elected as Chairman of IBA :
(a) Pratip Choudhary
(b) Aditya Puri
(c) K. R. Kamath
(d) Prakash Baghchi
To deal with the crimes against the woman where a all woman Police
station has been established :
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Assom
Who is the head of FSLRC (Financial Sector Legislative Reform
Commission) ?
(a) G. T. Nanavati
(b) B. N. Srikrishna (c) Y. V. Reddy
(d) D. K. Jain
Ministry for rural Development Jairam Ramesh Launched an initiative to
provided job specific skill development in maoist-hit areas. The name of
the scheme is :
(a) Himayat
(b) Uddan
(c) Roshni
(d) Mamata
Recently Aruna Roy was replaced by Virginius xaxa in the NAC. NAC is
Chaired by :
(a) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
(b) Sonia Gandhi
(c) Manmohan Singh
(d) Nandan Nilkeni
The theme of the World ocean Day 2013 is : Together we have the
power to protect the ocean :
(a) Dec. 10
(b) April 22
(c) Oct 5
(d) June 8
SEBI completed 25 years of its existence. It was established in the year :
(a) 1988
(b) 1992
(c) 1969
(d) 1975
A Joint Naval exercise, Malabar, was conducted between which two
countries ?
(a) India-Russia (b) India-USA
(c) India-Australia (d) India-France
The US national security Agency (NSA) has obtained direct access to the
systems of internet giants, which allows it to access search history, the
contents of e-mails, file transfers and live chats. The programme used by
the NSA for this purpose is :
(a) PRISM
(b) FLAME
(c) EXPLORER
(d) None
The theme of this World Environment Day is :
(a) Lets save the World
(b) Think. Eat. Save
(c) Save the World
(d)
Protecting
Environment
Who of the following persons became the National Security Advisor to
Obama administration ?
(a) Tom Donilon (b) Susan Rice (c) Leon Penneta (d) John Kerry
FIPB stands for :

20. NBFCs are regulated by :

(a) SEBI
(b) RBI

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(d) SIDBI

Rafael Nadal received the Musketeers Trophy (8 French Open) from Ace
Sprinter Ussain Bolt after overpowering fellow spainward.
(a) Roger Federer
(b) Goran Ivanosevic (c)
Andy
Murray
(d) David Ferrer
Great Indian Bustard habitat, the desert national park is in which District
of Rajasthan ?
(a) Nalanda
(b) Jaipur
(c) Bikaner
(d) Jaiselmer

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Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova in French Open final and

claimed the trophy :
(a) Suzanne Lenglen
(b) Roland Gurros (c) The Musketeers
(d) None
The Reserve Bank of India fined HDFC, ICICI and Axis Bank for violating
KYC norms and anti money laundering guidelines. KYC stands for :
Evidence does not prove Sreesanth, others are guilty under Mcoca.
Mcoca stands for :

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The winner of Canadian GP is :

(a) Mark Webber (b) Sebastian Vettel
(c) Fernando Alonso
(d) Fillip Massa
7. According to a survey, which company captured more than half of 8.8
billions spent on mobile internet advertising world last year ?
(a) Amazon.com (b) Yahoo.com
(c) Google.co.in (d) Youtube
8. P. Madhusudan to be the next CMD of RINL (Rashtriya Ispat Nigam
Limited) a Nabaratna public sector enterprise. Total number of Nabaratna
are :
(a) 14
(b) 12
(c) 10
(d) 11
9. Naveen Jindal of Jindal Steel and Power Limited & Dasari Narayanan Rao
were accused in :
(a) Coal Scam (b) Chitfund Scam
(c)
Spot
Fixing
(d) Money Laundering
10. The winner of Thailand Open GP Kidambi Srikanth is associated with :
(a) Badminton (b) Golf
(c) Motor Racing (d) Boxing
11. Nissan to launch SUV Terrano. SUV stands for :
12. i Tune Radio Services launched by :
(a) Vodaphone
(b) Apple
(c) Microsoft
(d) IBM
13. OVL faces fresh uncertainity in South Sudan. OVL stands for :
14. IRCTC has developed a software providing to options of using the mobile
phone to book tickets. The SMS processor the menu-based USSD
(Unstructured Supplementary Data) can be used to book tickets at the
designated number, which will be released later. The service charge for
each SMS ticket will be :
(a) `3
(b) `4
(c) `5
(d) `6
15. According to NCRB (National Crime Record Bureau) the state which tops
crime against women is :
(a) Haryana
(b) Delhi
(c) West Bengal(d) Uttar Pradesh
16. Navjeevan programme is a rehabilitation programme for :
(a) Aids patients
(b) Naxals
(c) Economically backward women (d) Rape victims
17. The new President of Iran is :
(a) Hasan Rauhani
(b) Ayatollah Ali
(c) Mohammad Baqur
(d)
Mohammad
Khatami
18. China launched its 5th manned space mission from the Jiuquan satellite
centre. The spacecraft used in the mission is :
(a) Shenzhou-9 (b) Shenzhou-10
(c)
Shenzhou-11
(d) Shenzhou-12
19. Vice Admiral Ray Griggs recently visited the Eastern Naval Command.
He is the chief of :
(a)British Navy
(b) Royal Australian Navy
(c)USA Navy
(d) Chinese Navy
20. The Indira Gandhi International Airport has been named the worlds 2 nd
best Airport in the 25-40 million passenger category by Airport Council
International. The airport is in :
(a) Chennai
(b) New Delhi (c) Kolkata
(d) Hyderabad

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17-06-2013 to 23-06-2013

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Ratan Tata was appointed as the chief advisor of :

(a) Air India
(b) Air Asia
(c) Indian Airlines (d) Tata Group
CBDT likely to dispense with paper verification of returns. CBDT stands
for :
Centra Board Of Direct Taxes
The film star was in news from violating Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal
Diagnostic Technique (PCPNDT) at was :
(a) Amir Khan
(b) Shah Rukh Khan
(c) Rakhi Sawant
(d) Salmaan Khan
TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) set to regulate corporate
control of media. The chairman of TRAI is :
(a) Rahul Khullar
(b) M. M. Joshi
(c) Altamas Kabir
(d) G. Vahanvati
Recently, Afghan forces took over security from :
(a) NATO
(b) UN peacekeeping force
(c) US forces
(d) Indian Army
Project documents relating to new CMs reveal the Governments lethal
and all encompassing surveillance capability which without the
assurance matching a legal and procedural framework to protect
privacy, threatens to be as intrusive as the US Govt. controversial PRISM
project. CMS stands for :
Centralised Minetoring System
Commodity Transaction Tax (CTT) will came into effect from July 1 st on
transaction al value being applicable on the seller in future trading of
host of items such as gold, sugar and addible oil with a levy of :
(a) 1%
(b) .1%
(c) .01%
(d) 2%
According to NSSO families are spending more than half of their money
spend on non food items. NSSO stands for :
National Sample Survey Office
Koneru Humpy is associated with :
(a) Chess
(b) Badminton
(c) Cricket
(d) Archery
Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary (Annamalaicheri Lagoon) is in :
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Karnataka
Birju Maharaj is associated with :
(a) Odissi
(b) Kathak
(c) Bharatnatyam (d) Kuchchipudi
The rescue operation was launched by IAF in Uttarakhand & Himachal
Pradesh, is :
(a) Operation Suraksha
(b) Operation Rahat
(c) Operation Rakshak
(d)
Operation
Vadrinath
Recently China developed the fastest computer of the world is called :
(a) Inching-2
(b) Tianhe-2
(c) Liaking-3
(d) Kensing-3
The 29th World Economic Forum (Indian Chapter) to be held November
2013 at
(a) Kochi
(b) Chennai
(c) Bangalore
(d) Hyderabad
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(b) 19 June
(c) 20 June
(d) 21st June
Recently which countrys six heritage sites were placed on the list of
World Heritage in danger by UN?
(a) Lebanon
(b) Tunisia
(c) Syria
(d) Somalia
The first ever Chinese Film Festival was inaugurated in India at
(a) Mumbai
(b) Bangalore
(c) New Delhi
(d) Kolkata
Recently India signed an agreement for loan of $ 255 million for the
National AIDS Control Project (NACP-IV) with
(a) IMF
(b) World Bank
(c) ADB
d) European
Central Bank
At present the Railway Minister of India is
(a) U K Bansal
(b) C P Joshi
(c) M Kharge
(d) K S Rao
Recently Played Archery World Cup, India won silver medal. It was
played at
(a) Chile
(b) England
(c) Turkey
(d) Cambodia

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24-06-2013 to 30-06-2013

US secretary of state is :
(a) Hillary Clinton (b) Candoliza Rice
(c) John Kerry
(d) Boby Jindal
Tour de France championship is associated with :
(a) Motor Racing (b) Cycling
(c) Boxing
(d) Swimming
Highest value of the currency when converted to ` is :
(a) Dollar
(b) Pound
(c) Kuwaiti Dinar
(d) Euro
Indicash the first ever White Label Automated Teller Machine launched
by :
(a) TATA
(b) Birla group
(c) Reliance
(d) Infosys
CAD moderates to 3.6%. CAD stands for :
Current account deficit
The global nuclear industry has learnt its lessons from Fukushima
nuclear power plant accident in Japan in 2011 and can look to the future
in confidence & optimism. Said the United Nations nuclear energy
chief. The Director General of IAEA is :
(a) Ban ki Moon (b) Yukiya Amano
(c) Lula Desilva
(d) Kevin Rudd
The newly appointed PM of Australia is :
(a) Kevin Rudd (b) Julia Gillard
(c) John Kerry
(d) None
NASA, ISRO chiefs discuss cooperation. Chief of NASA is :
(a) K. Radhakrishnan
(b) Charl F. Bolden
(c) John Kerry
(d) Edward Snowden
Nandi Awards are associated with :
(a) Hindi Film Industry
(b) Odia Film Industry
(c) Telugu Film Industry
(d) Kannad Film Industry
Advani revives demand for repeal of article 370. Article 370 confers
special status to the state :
(a) Gujarat
(b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Bihar
(d) J & K
Kapil Dev lifted the first Cricket World Cup for India at Lords in the year :
(a) 1983
(b) 1984
(c) 1985
(d) 1986
Man of the series and Man of the match of Champions Trophy 2013
Cricket Final match are :
(a) MS Dhoni and Rabindra Jadeja (b) Rabindra Jadeja and Shikar
Dhawan
(c) Shikar Dhawan and Rabindra Jadeja
(d) MS Dhoni and
Shikar Dhawan
To each player of Champions Trophy BCCI has awarded :
(a) 50 Lakh
(b) 1 Crore
(c) 75 Lakh
(d) 10 Lakh
NDMA chief admits to gaps, blames IMD too. NDMA & IMD stands for :
National disaster management authority Indian meteorological
department
Who among the following will be the next Chief Justice of India replacing
Altmas Kabir ?
(a) P. Sathasivam
(b) V. S. Sampath (c) Sam Pitroda
(d) Y. V. Reddy
ICC has granted associated membership to Afghanistan where is the
headquarter of ICC ?
(a) London
(b) Dubai
(c) Melbourne
(d) None
Govt. World Invest 1.14 Lakh Chore on Infrastructure project on PPP
mode PPP stands for :
Public private partnership
UN has awarded public service award to 3 Indian projects which of the
following is not one of them ?
(a) Mass Contact Programme of Kerala
(b) Swabalamban
Programme of Jharkhand
(c) Swabhaman Programme
(d) Gramin Haat Programme of MP
Which among the following is a navigation satellite system that will
provide accurate information on position of cars, ships and aircraft ?

(a) Gagan
(b) IRNSS-1A
(c) Apple
(d) Rohini
20. As per Data released by UNCTAD FDI inflow to India down by 29%. In
2012 where is the head quarter of UNCTAD :
(a) Geneva
(b) Rome
(c) New York
(d) Paris

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Current Affairs
01-07-2013 to 07-07-2013

In the Confederation Cup final Brazil defeated :

(a) Spain
(b) France
(c) Argentina
(d) Italy
Egypts powerful Armed forces gave Islamic President Md. Morsy 48 hrs.
to share power on Monday. The capital and currency of Egypt is :
(a) Cairo & Dollar (b) Cairo & Pound
(c)
Telhabib
&
Dinar
(d) Canberra & Lira
Ajit Singh is the minister for :
(a) Home
(b) Agriculture
(c) Civil Aviation
(d) Defence
Venue of 20th Asian Athletics Championship is :
(a) Pune
(b) Mumbai
(c) Patiala
(d) Dharmasala
The first Smoke Free state in the country in compliance with section 4
of Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) 2003 is :
(a) Kerala
(b) Gujarat
(c) MP
(d) HP
Shiv Kapoor &Krishna Poonia are associated with :
(a) Golf & Archery
(b) Discuss & Golf
(c) Discuss & Long Jump
(d) Golf & Discuss
Frances Morion Bartoly own her maiden grand slam singles title
(Wimbledon) after defeating :
(a) Germanys Sabine Lisicki
(b) USs Serena Williams
(c) Russias Maria Sharapova
(d) Autralias Clim Cjlister
According to chairman of IRDA new norms will not hit industry. Chief of
IRDA is :
(a) T. S. Vijayan (b) N. A. K. Browne
(c) U. K. Sinha
(d) Y. V. Reddy
Amzad Ali Khan is associated with :
(a) Sarod
(b) Sehnai
(c) Sitar
(d) Tabla
Interim President of Egypt is :
(a) Md. Morsy
(b) Ally Mansoor
(c) Abdul Rehman
(d) None
Land acquisition for POSCO complte. POSCO is from :
(a) S. Korea
(b) N. Korea
(c) China
(d) USA
Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya has taken to sea for final acceptance
frail prior to delivery to the Indian Navy. India purchased INS
Vikramaditya from :
(a) Russia
(b) France
(c) USA
(d) Israel
Parvez Rasool the first J & K Cricketer to play for India as a :
(a) Bowler
(b) Batsman
(c) Wicket Keeper (d) All Rounder
RBI scheme to increase awareness on FEMA. FEMA stands for :
Foreign exchange management act
Recently
three persons combinedly got world food prize. Who was the
1st person to get world food prize ?
(a) M S Swaminathan
(b) Vergese Courine (c)
R.
K.
Pachauri
(d) Norman Borlaug
British Grand Prix was won by :
(a) Lewis Hamilton
(b) Nico Roseberg (c)
Mark
Webber
(d) Jenson Button
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Which country became the 28 member of European Union ?

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(b) Denmark
(c) Czech Republic
(d) Croatia
18. Joint Exercise 2013 is a Naval Exercise between which two countries ?
(a) India-USA
(b) India-Russia (c) China-Russia
(d) India-Japan
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the flag bearer for Indian contingent at opening ceremony of
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the 20 Asian athletics championship ?
(a) Vikas Gowda (b) Krishna Poonia
(c) Ratiram Saini
(d) M. R. Poovamma
20. Who has been elected as the president of Asian Athletics Association?
(a) Suresh Kalmadi
(b) Ajay Maken
(c) Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamed

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17. Who won the Asian Boxing Championship 2013 held at Amman, Jordan ?
(a) Vijendra Kumar
(b) Suranjay Singh
(c)
M.
C.
Marrycom
(d) Shiva Thapa
18. Who became the 9th CM of Jharkhand ?
(a) Hemant Soren
(b) Arjun Munda (c)
Sibu
Soren
(d) Tarun Gogei
19. Recently elections held in Bhutan. The parliament of Bhutan is:
(a) Tasongadu (b) Duma
(c) Diet
(d) Bundestag
20. Who was selected for the Prem Bhatia Award for political reporting 2013?
(a) Siddharth Vardarajan
(b) Shalini Singh
(c) Prabhu Chawla
(d) N. Ram

Current Affairs
08-07-2013 to 14-07-2013

Budha got enlightened in Bodhgaya under :

(a) Pipal Tree (b) Sala Tree
(c) Banian Tree
(d) None
The winner of German GP 2013 Sebastian Vettel is a :
(a) French
(b) German
(c) Spainard
(d) Australian
Andy Murray defeated top seed Novak Djokovic in the final at Wimbledon
to become the first British male singles champion since Fred Perry in :
(a) 1935
(b) 1936
(c) 1937
(d) 1938
The Chief of Air staff is :
(a) NAK Browne(b) Vikram Singh (c) D. K. Joshi
(d) Arjun Singh
Kuki Tribes belongs to the state :
(a) Nagaland
(b) Manipur
(c) Assom
(d) Odisha
UIDAI official to held review meet. UIDAI stands for :
Unique identification authority of india
Ashes Cup is associated with :
(a) Cricket
(b) Hockey
(c) Football
(d) Badminton
The Madhya Pradesh Govt. is all set to start building a Sita Temple,
designed in the South Indian Architectural style at Divurumpola (where
Sita is belived to have undergone her Agnee Pareeksha) in :
(a) Nepal
(b) Bhutan
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Cambodia
The winner of prestigious Tagore award 2013 is :
(a) A. R. Rehman (b) Gulzar
(c) Zubin Mehta(d) Rasool Pukutty
The next chief of UN Women is :
(a) Irina Bokova (b) Christine Lagarde
(c)
Mlambo
Ngcuka
(d) Wangari Mathai
World Population Day is on :
(a) April 7
(b) June 5
(c) Nov 10
(d) July 11
Which of the following is going to be the 1 st structure in India to have two
commemorative stamps in its name ?
(a) Taj Mahal
(b) Bhakra Dam (c) Humayuns Tomb (d) Qutab Minar
1st all women university & 1st ever aviation university will be set up in :
(a) Rai Bareli
(b) Allahabad
(c) Banaras
(d) Kolkata
The Cricketer who is going to be inducted into ICC Cricket hall of Fame?
(a) Brian Lara
(b) Enid Bakewell (c) Shane Warne
(d)
Glenn
McGrath
IIB stands for :
Inflation indexed bond
Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana, a recipient of Padma Bhusan passed
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15-07-2013 to 21-07-2013

Find the odd one out.

(a) Tyson Gay
(b) Ussain Bolt
(c) Michel Phelps (d) Asafa Powel
Six parties defy CIC directive. CIC stands for :
Chief information commissioner
FDI limit in defence sector is :
(a) 26%
(b) 74%
(c) 100%
(d) 51%
Mittal group & POSCO scrapped proposed steel plant in :
(a) Odisha & Karnataka
(b) Karnataka & Odisha
(c) Odisha only
(d) Karnataka only
Gramsabha in Niamgiri(Odisha) to be held to decide the fate of mining
projects of :
(a) POSCO
(b) Vedanta
(c) Mittal Group (d) Jindal group
In India, Telegram services started during the period of :
(a) Lord William Bentik
(b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) Lord Delhouse/,
(d) Lord Ripon
Kaziranga national park famous for Rhinoceros is in the state of :
(a) Assam
(b) Maharastra
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Karnataka
Winner of U-20 football World Cup is :
(a) France
(b) Argentina
(c) Brazil
(d) UK
Author of the Cuckoos Calling is :
(a) J K Rowling (b) V S Naipul
(c) Salman Rushde (d)
Khuswant
Singh
Nisha Desai Biswal is :
(a) US Bureaucrat
(b) Author
(c)
Politician
(d) Sports Person
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Justice P Sathasivam appointed as the 40 CJI. Salary of CJI is :
(a) Rs.1,00,000 (b) Rs.75,000
(c) Rs.80,000
(d) Rs.90,000
RINL inks MoU with GITAM. MoU stands for :
Memrondum of understanding
Sudarsan Patanaiks sculpture of lord Ganesha has won a gold medal at
an international sand art competition in :
(a) France
(b) USA
(c) Russia
(d) China
Director of the film Bhag Milkha Bhag is :
(a) Dany Boyle
(b) Rakesh Omprakash
Mehera
(c) Ashutosh Gowarikar
(d) Prakash Jha
Recently RBI has fixed MSF at 10.25%. MSF stands for :
Marginal standing facility

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(a) Yingluck Shinawatra

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(b) Tshering Tobgay

(c)Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

(d) Jigme Khesar Mgyel
Yangchuk
RBI has made KYC norms compulsory for all banks. What is the reason
behind it?
(a) to check inflation
(b) to increase
the no. of account holders
(c) to check money laundering
(d) to infuse more capital to the
market
Who of the following is the president of Assocham ?
(a) Naina Lal Kidwai
(b) R Chandrasekhar (c) Raghuram
Rajan
(d) Rana Kapoor
Mandela day is on :
(a) Feb 28
(b) Aug 28
(c) July 18
(d) June 27
G-20 Finance Ministers meeting was held at :
(a) Moscow
(b) Paris
(c) Durban
(d) Fermanagh

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22-07-2013 to 28-07-2013

The winner of Tour de France 2013 is :

(a) Charles Wiggins
(b)
Christopher
Froome
(c) Michael Phelps
(d) Andy Murray
2.
To strengthen the value of money RBI has :
(a) Discouraged import of gold (b) Encouraged import of gold
(c) Imposed tax on gold ornament (d) None
3.
NSA stresses cooperation with UK, US on cyber security. National security
advisor of India is :
(a) Montek Singh Alluhwallia
(b) Shivshankar Menon
(c) Preteep Choudrary
(d) Nandan Nilkani
4.
NGT has issued NGT Warrant of against Odisha Environment Minister and
ASI Chief over the non apparent. Of anyone from their behalf to respond
to the issue of environment pollution around the famous Sri Jagannath
temple Puri. NGT & ASI stands for :
National green tribunal archaeological survey of india
5.
Top three domestic tourist destination states of India are:
(a) AP, TN, UP (b) UP, AP, TN
(c) TN, UP, AP
(d) UP,MP,GUJ
6.
Indo China war took place in the year :
(a) 1960
(b) 1961
(c) 1962
(d) 1965
7.
Dogria Kondh Tribe belongs to the state :
(a) Odisha
(b) AP
(c) Chhattisgarh (d) MP
8.
A monetary policy tool that allows banks to borrow money from RBI by
selling their securities through repurchase agreement is :
(a) Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF)
(b) Current Account
Deficit (CAD)
(c) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) (d) Marginal Standing Facility (MSF)
9.
Habiba Sarobi, only women provincial Governor, Lahpai seng an aid
worker are among the winner of Roman Magsaysay awards belong to
which country ?
(a) Myanmar & Afghanistan
(b) Afghanistan & Myanmar
(c) Pakistan & Afghanistan
(d) None
10. India`s UAV to survey Arctic ice algae UAV stands for :
Unmanned aerial vehicle
11. SEBI gears up to recover money from errant firms chairman SEBI is :
(a) Predeep Choudrary
(b) U. K. Sinha
(c) D. Subba Rao
(d) P. Chidambaram
12. Author of the books The Namesake & Lowland is :

(a) Arundhati Roy (b) Jhumpa Lahari

(c) Taslima Nasreen
(d) Salman Rushdie
Vidya Subrahmaniam has won the Ramnath Goenka award is associated
with :
(a) Film Industry (b) Sports
(c) Science & Tech.
(d)
Journalism
Nexus 7 tablet lunched by :
(a) Amazon
(b) Google
(c) Apple
(d) Nokia
World`s first postage stamp issued in Britain on 1840 is :
(a) Penny Black (b) IBM
(c) Indira
(d) PARAM
Kargil Victory day is on :
(a) July 24
(b) July 25
(c) July 26
(d) July 29
How many Countries signed Master Partnership Agreement (MPA) for the
Construction of 1.5 Million Thirty Meter Telescope (TIT) that would be the
World`s largest optical and infrared telescope ?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 5
Suresh Tendulkar committee is associated with :
(a) Administrative reforms
(b) Legislative reforms
(c) Poverty line determination (d) Godhra riots
Where 2014 Asian games will be held ?
(a) South Korea (b) Russia
(c) China
(d) India
Who is author of the book An Uncertain Glory India and its
contradictions ?
(a) Jeans Dreze & Amartya Sen (b) Amartya Sen & Raghuram Rajan
(c) Khuswant Singh & Kuldeep Nayar
& Yann Martel

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29-07-2013 to 04-08-2013

(d) P. Chidambaram

The winner of Hungarian GP is :

(a) Fernando Alonso
(b) Lewis Hamilton (c) Philip Massa
(d) Kimi Raikenon
2.
After Asif Ali Zardari the new President of Pakistan will be :
(a) Nawaj Sharif (b) Parvez Musharaf
(c)
Mamnoon
Hussain
(d) Imran Khan
3.
At present, Cash Reserve Ratio & Repo Rate are :
(a) 7.25 & 4 %
(b) 4 & 7.25 % (c) 7 & 5 %
(d) 5 & 8 %
4.
The venues of 2015 Cricket World Cup are :
(a) India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka
(b) South Africa & Zimbabwe
(c) England
(d) Australia & New Zealand
5.
The air version of Bramhos Cruise Missile would be fitted with the fighter
aircraft :
(a) Lakshya
(b) Sukhoi
(c) Mig
(d) Chittah
6.
The new President of Iran is :
(a) Mahmood Ahmad Inejed
(b) Hasan Rouhani
(c) Ayatolloha Khameni
(d) None
7.
Mounting NPAs hurt profitability of Canara Bank. NPA stands for :
Non performing asset
8.
The new MD of SBI is :
(a) Arundhati Bhattacharya
(b) Shikha Sharma
(c) Prateep Choudhuri
(d) Rajeev Rishi
9.
Recently congress govt. has given assent to bifurcate AP. Which Article of
Indian constitution empowers the parliament to bifurcate a state ?
(a) Article 1
(b) Article 3
(c) Article 268
(d) Article 324
10. Recently Glenn McGraths wax model has been unveiled in Madame
Tussauds Museum. Who of the following Indians model has never been
unveiled in Madame Tussauds Museum ?
(a) Sachin Tendulkar
(b) Amitab
Bachchan

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Sujata Singh took over as foreign secretary. Who was the 1 st woman foreign
secretary of India ?
(a) Sushma Nath (b) Suchita Kriplani
(c)
Raj
Kumara
Amrit Kaur
(d) Chokila Iyer
PARAM is Indias Super Computer. Which of the following is the most
powerful Super Computer recently developed by Australia ?
(a) Titan
(b) Tianhe-2
(c) K computer (d) Raijin
International Youth Day is on :
(a) Aug 12
(b) Jan 12
(c) Oct 17
(d) Jan 30
In economic terms WPI & CPI stands for :
Wholesale price index, consumer price index
Which of the following sectors doesnt come under Bharat Nirman
Yojana ?
(a) Irrigation
(b) Rural Communication
(c) Education
(d) Electrification
Which of the following is not a measure to control Inflation ?
(a) Increase in direct tax
(b) to check money supply
(c) to curtail fiscal deficit
(d)
to
increase
public
expenditure
FRBM, in economic terms, stands for :
Fiscal responsibility and budget management
Amartya Sen got Nobel Prize for his work on :
(a) Socialistic Economy
(b) Welfare Economics
(c) Open Market Policy
(d) Mixed Economy
Mid-Day Meal Scheme was launched in the year :
(a) 2001
(b) 1995
(c) 1994
(d) 2000
Which of the following is a Direct Tax ?
(a) Corporate Tax
(b) Sales Tax
(c)
Excise
Duty
(d) Customs Duty

Current Affairs
05-08-2013 to 11-08-2013

Peace Mission2012 a joint anti-terrorist war game between :

(a) Russia & USA (b) India & China (c) China & Russia (d) Japan &
Australia
The author of the book The Race of My Life-An Autobiography is :
(a) P. T. Usha
(b) Milkha Singh
(c)
Mahatma
Gandhi
(d) J. L. Nehru
Who is going to replace D. Subbarao to become the new governor of
RBI ?
(a) C. Rangarajan
(b) Raghuram Govind Rajan
(c) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
(d) Y. V. Reddy
Amazon.com is to buy The Washington Post in a $250 million deal. Who
is the founder of Amazon.com ?
(a) Larry Page
(b) Jeffrey P. Bezos
(c) Rudyard Kipling
(d) Mark Zukerberg
Jasjit Singh, an able pilot and a defense strategist, recently passed away.
Which of the following are the books written by him ?
(a) Air Power
(b) Indian Air Force through 75 years
(c) The Iconbiography of Marshal of Air force, Arjan Singh
(d)All of these
Gitanjali was released in 14 languages. Who authored Gitanjali ?
(a) Jayadeva
(b) R. N. Tagore (c) Kalidas
(d) B. C. Chatterjee
The Worlds 1st heart transplant, in 1967 at Groote Schuur Hospital in
Cape town, was carried out by :
(a) Dr. Chris Barnard
(b) Edward Jenner(c) Karl Landsteiner
(d) Watson & Creek
The Rs.6,000 cr. Mithi Virdi nuclear power plant was proposed to set up in
:

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(a) Rajasthan
(b) Maharashtra (c) Gujarat
(d) West Bengal
Indigenous cryogenic engine to power GSLV-D5. GSLV stands for :
Geo-synchronous satellite launch vehicle
India joins the elite club of five members to have nuclear powered
submarines. Which of the following country dont possess such
submarines ?
(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) China
(d) Russia
Indian Air force has begun inducting Swiss made Pilatus PC-7 aircraft.
This aircraft is a :
(a) Fighter Aircraft
(b) Trainer Aircraft (c) LCA (d)
Helicopter
P. V. Sindhu, Parupalli Kashyap and Saina Nehwal made it to the quarter
finals in World Championship tournament. These players are associated
with :
(a) Tennis
(b) Chess
(c) Badminton
(d) Archery
Which of the following is coming up to become the highest civilian airport
of the world ?
(a) Leh, India
(b) Daocheng Yading
Airport, China
(c) Bangda Airport, China
(d) King Abdul Khalid International
Airport
FMC stands for :
(a) Foreign Management Council
(b) Forward Market Commission

(c) Financial Management Commission

(d) None
15. World Senior Citizens Day is on :
(a) Aug. 6
(b) Aug. 8
(c) Aug. 9
(d) Sept. 8
16. Suresh Tendulkar committee was appointed for :
(a) Banking Sector Reforms
(b) Centre-State Relations
(c) Mining Scam
(d) Poverty line
Determination
17. Who is the director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) ?
(a) K. Radhakrishnan
(b) M. C. Dathan (c)
S.
Ramakrishnan (d) None
18. ICGS Rajveer was commissioned into Indian Coast Guard. It is a/an :
(a) Aircraft Carrier
(b) Inshore Patrol
Vessel
(c) Offshore Patrol Vessel
(d) Destroyer ship
19. Seasonal Unemployment is more prevalent in :
(a) Government Sector
(b) Agriculture Sector
(c) Private Sector
(d) Corporate Sector
20. Indias international bank is the tag line of:
(a) Bank of India (b) PNB
(c) SBI
(d)
Bank
of
Baroda