POLITICS ( JANUARY TILL JUNE) JANUARY INTERNATIONAL 1.

On 7 January who is the country Palestinian Authority President has issued a decree renaming the organization the State of Palestine ? Ans:- Mahmoud Abbas 2. On 16 January 2013 Which country Cargo Ship MV Amina fled away from the waters of Sri Lanka after suffering detention by its Navy for about two months ? Ans:- Iran 3. Which country president signed into law the Former Presidents Protection Act of 2012 on January 2013 ? Ans:- America 4. Which country Bar Council recently Suggested Chemical Castration for Repeated Sex Offenders ? Ans:- Malaysia INDIA & WORLD 1. According to the which country 2012 Home Office report, India is among 10 countries that are the main sources of illegal immigration ? Ans:- Britain 2. On 30 January 2013 which country Pledged Humanitarian Assistance of 2.5 Million US Dollars to Syria ? Ans:- India 3. India asked to avoid Violence Prone Areas in which country on 19 January 2013 ? Ans: Nigeria 4. Which two countries agreed not to allow escalation of tensions along the Line of Control (LoC) on 16 January 2013 ? Ans:- India and Pakistan 5. What is the name of the Tibetan Monk got sentenced to death by the Chinese Court for encouraging the self-Immolations? Ans:-Lorang Konhok NATIONAL

1. In how many districts Government of India launched Direct Cash Transfer Benefit (CBT) on 1 January 2013 ? Ans:- 20 districts 2. According to the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2012 report which class students could read Class II text fell from 53.7% in 2010 to 46.8% in 2012 Ans:- Vth class 3. Who released the Commemorative Postage Stamps, at the Commemoration of the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, in New Delhi on 12 January 2013 ? Ans:- President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee 4. Government of India how much crore of the MGNREGA linked Post Office Accounts would be used under the Direct Cash Transfer Scheme on January 2013 ? Ans:- 3.5 Crore STATES 1. What is the name of the system launched by Odisha government on 2 January 2013 for citizens under the Odisha Right to Public Service Act, 2012 ? Ans:- Public Service Delivery System 2. In which state the first Shariat panchayat is scheduled to be inaugurated on 3 March 2013 ? Ans:- Punjab 3. Which state high court stayed the state governments decision for giving 4 per cent additional reservation to Gurjar on 29 January 2013? Ans:- Rajasthan High Court 4. On 20 January Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated Ghat Ki Guni tunnel at Jaipur. CONFERENCES 1. What is the name of the 100th Indian Science Congress theme which was held from 3 to 7 January 2013 at Kolkata ? Ans:- Science for Shaping the Future of India 2. The 43rd World Economic Forum Annual Meeting held from 23 27 January at Ans:- Davos-Klosters in Switzerland AWARDS & HONOURS

1. Who is the Mauritius President was received the 11th Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award on 9 January 2013 ? Ans:- Rajkeswur Purryag 2. Who is an Indian researcher selected for a prestigious Young Investigator Scholarship Award for his work on a drug to cure Alzheimers? Ans:- Mahaveer Golechha 3. Who got the Best Actor award at the 58th Idea Filmfare Awards held in Mumbai on 20 January 2013? Ans:- Ranbir Kapoor 4. Who honoured with the prestigious International Scientific Cooperation Award 2012? Ans:- C N R Rao 5. Who launched a Tang Prize(Asian Noble Prize) on 28 January 2013 ? Ans:- Samuel Yin 6. Who was selected for the Order of Australia Medal award on 30 January 2013? Ans:- Krishna Arora SPORTS & GAMES 1. Who is a former India player announced his retirement from first class cricketer on 01 January 2013? Ans:- Sanjay Bangar 2. Who got the CEAT International Cricketer of the Year 2011-12 on 03 January 2013? Ans:- Virat Kohli 3. Who won the WTA Brisbane International trophy on 5th January 2013? Ans:- Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek 4. Who defeated the Bulgarian star Grigor Dimitrov to get a Brisbane International title on 06 January 2013? Ans:- Andy Murray 5. Who won the Chennai Open Tennis Title on 6 January 2013 ? Ans:- Tipsarevic

6. Which country won in the third and final Test match against Sri Lanka on 6 January 2013 ? Ans:- Australia 7. Who is an Australian cricketer suspended for one match and $4500 at MCG on 07 January 2013? Ans:- Shane Warne

9. Who got the youngest national table tennis championship award on 11 January 2013? Ans:- Soumyajit Ghosh 10. Which country won the Test series with 2-0 between South Africa and New Zealand? Ans:- South Africa 11. Who is from Andhra Pradesh selected to represent India at the World Cup fencing championship in Doha (Qatar), to be held from January 19 to 21? Ans:- Y.Hala 12. To whom the International Olympics Committee (IOC) asked to return the Olympic Bronze Medal and Certificate of 2000 Sydney Games on 17 January 2013 after found guilty of doping? Ans:- Lance Armstrong 13. Who won the Malaysian Open Badminton Championship Womens singles title on 20 January 2013 ? Ans:- Tai Tzu-ying 14. Who won the Australian Open Tennis Tournament Mens singles title in the final on January 2013 ? Ans:- Novak Djokovic 15. Who got the first place in the womens singles rankings in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released on 31 January 2013?Ans:- Lee Juri ECONOMY 1. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index Who is the 18th richest person in the world? Ans:- Mukesh Ambani 2. Which country company Toyota Motor appears at the top ranked in the top-1500 Global R&D investments list ?

Ans:- Japan 3. On 29 January 2013 The Reserve Bank of India slashed Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) from 4.5% to Ans:- 4 percent 4. On 23 January 2013 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected that the economic growth rate of India in 2013 would be ? Ans:- 5.9 percent SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 1. NASA/ESA Astronomers had captured one of the flattest galaxies known in the universe, sitting like a silver needle in the haystack of space using Hubble Space Telescope.What is the name of the galaxy? Ans:- IC 2233 2. What cells in White blood cells having the capacity to kill the tumour (Cancer) cell? Ans:- T lymphocytes 3. What is the name of the rocket used to launch a Mars Orbiter Mission in the mid-October 2013? Ans:- PSLV-XL 4. How many earth size plantes are found in a Milky way Glaxy? Ans:- 17 billion

6. What is the name of the largest Space structure found in the Universe? Ans:- Large Quasar Group(LQG) 7. What is the name of the underwater ballistic missile India successfully test fired on 27 January 2013? Ans:- K-15. 8. What is the name of the multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) weapon system, was successfully test fired from a defence base at Chandipur-on-sea on 30 January 2013? Ans:- Pinaka PERSONS IN NEWS A) APPOINTMENTS

1. Who is the first minority community person appointed as a chief of the Intelligence Bureau? Ans:- Asif Ibrahim 2. Who is appointed a deputy governor at the Reserve Bank of India on 02 January 2013? Ans:- Urjit Patel 4. Who is the present chairman of 20th Law Commission? Ans:- Justice DK Jain 5. Who is the first woman speaker and Indian-origin elected for the Singapores Parliament on 08 Janauary 2013? Ans:- Halimah Yacob 6. Who is the new Chairman and Managing Director of Canara Bank? Ans:- RK Dubey 7. Who is the new executive director of Central Bank of India appointed on 11 January 2013? Ans:- Raj Kumar Goyal 8. Who is the Founding Chairwoman of CIIs women wing Ans:- Suchitra Ella 9. Who is the present Secretary of State of America? Ans:- John Kerry 10. Who is the present President of Czech? Ans:- Milos Zeman B) RESIGNS 1. Who is the first woman chief justice SriLanka dismissed by the Sri Lankan President? Ans:- Shirani Bandamayake C) DEATHS 1. Who is the oldest surviving woman of the world, died at the age of 115 years in a town near Tokyo, Japan on 12 Jan. 2012 ? Ans:- Koto Okubo

2. Who is the the former all-rounder of India from Surat died on 13 January 2013 in Mumbai ? Ans:- Rusi Framroze Surti 3. Who is the co-founder of Reditt committed suicide on 11 January 2013 ? Ans:- Aaron Awartz D) VISITORS 1. Which village was visited by Mauritius President Rajkeswur Purryag in Bihar near patna on January 2013 ? Ans:- Bojeetpore 2. Who visited Vietnam on January 2013 from India ? Ans:- Vice President Hamid Ansari 3. Who visited the India from Bhutan on 23 January 2013? Ans:- Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck E)MISCELLANEOUS 1. In which case Ex-CM of Haryana Om Prakash Chautala arrested on 16 January 2013? Ans:-Teachers Recruitment Scam 2. Who is the oldest Indian woman conquer the 6 Summits,the highest mountains of each of the six continents? Ans:- Premlata Agarwal 3. What is the name of the Tibetan Monk got sentenced to death by the Chinese Court for encouraging the self-Immolations? Ans:- Lorang Konhok PLACES IN NEWS 1. On 27 January 2013 In which country 233 People Killed in Night Club Fire Accident ? Ans:- Brazil ABBREVIATIONS 1. What is the abbreviation of WEF? Ans:- World Economic Forum

BOOKS IN NEWS 1. Who is the author of My Share of the Task : A Memoir Book ,which was released on 7 January 2013 ? Ans:- General Stanley McChrystal COMMITTEES 1. What is the name of the committee set up to recommend measures to improve laws dealing with sexual offences on 23 December 2012? Ans:- JS Verma

FEBUARY 2013 INTERNATIONAL 1. Which 3 countries leaders set out 6 months goal for peace, urge Taliban to dialogue on 4 February 2013 ? Ans: Britain , Afghanistan , Pakistan. 2. What is the new name for Sindh province? Ans: Sind 3. On February 2013 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a financial aid of $ 278.8 million to ? Ans: Bangladesh 4. On February 2013 Regional African leaders signed UN-brokered accord which aims to bring peace to the troubled eastern region of the ? Ans: Democratic Republic of Congo 5. Which country prohibited its security forces from taking any air support from the International Forces on 18 February 2013 ? Ans: Aghanistan 6. Who had been elected as Cyprus new President on 24 February 2013 ? Ans: Nicos Anastasiades INDIA & WORLD

1. For which country reconstruction India pledges $100m on 5 February 2013 ? Ans: Mali 2. On 7 February 2013 the Union Cabinet approved for which project formation of Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV )? Ans: TAPI pipeline 3. On february 2013 the Defence Ministry has ordered CBI probe into how much crore alleged scam in a defence helicopter deal ? Ans: Rs 3600 crore 4. India and which country discussed on the issues of nuclear energy cooperation, security, terrorism and trade on 19 February 2013 ? Ans: Britain 5. Which two countries have exchanged strip maps as part of the process of the implementation of the agreement signed to resolve land boundary issues between the two countries ? Ans: India & Srilanka 6. Which country will make initial investments of $2 billion in infrastructure projects in India on February 2013 ? Ans: The United Arab Emirates 7. Which country wins Kishanganga case against Pakistan at the Hague court on 18 February 2013 ? Ans: India NATIONAL 1. Who was signed MoU with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to Highlight Issues related to AIDS on 14 February 2013 ? Ans: NACO 2. Who was ordered to cease operations to the telecom companies that failed to win or participate in the November 2012 2G Auction? Ans: Supreme Court of India 3. Which programme was launched by the I&B Ministry for Real Time Engagement with Citizens on 7 February 2013 ? Ans: My India Initiative-A Digital Volunteer Programme 4. Who constituted a panel to Examine issues of Certification under Cinematograph Act 1952 on

4 February 2013 ? Ans:I&B Ministry STATES 1. What is the name of the scheme launched by the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi for providing comprehensive care to children in India? Ans: Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram 2. In which state the 1,980 MW North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Plant was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) on 20 February 2013 ? Ans: Jharkhand 3. Which state government was decided to issue a complete ban on sale and consumption of tobacco products in the state on 15 February 2013? Ans: Manipur 4. Which State Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda was launched the Direct Benefits Transfer scheme in Sonepat and Ambala districts on 1 February 2013 ? Ans: Haryana 5. On 21 February 2013 the UTTIPEC started efforts for developing vision for successful implementation of the plans for mass-rapid transport system in Ans: Delhi 6. Which party won maximum number of seats in Maghalaya Assembly elections? Ans: Congress 7. Which party got the full majority in Tripura Assembly elections held on 14 February 2013? Ans: CPM-led Left Front CONFERENCES 1. What is the theme of 13th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS)? Ans: The Global Challenge of Resource Efficient Growth and Development AWARDS & HONOURS 1. The Pakistani girl was shoot by the Talibans against the girl education was nominated for this years Nobel Peace Prize.Who is she? Ans: Malala Yousafzai

2. Who is the Karnataka Artist had won the Rs 1 million Skoda Prize 2012 for contemporary art on 1 February 2013? Ans: L. N. Tallur 3. Who had been received the Georgescu roegen Award at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit on February 2013? Ans: Kozo Mayumi (The University of Tokushima) 4. Who got Lifetime Achievement Grammy award after his death? Ans: Pandit Ravi Shankar 5. Which picture got the best picuter award in 85th Oscar awards ceremony? Ans: Argo 6. Who is the Eminent Hindi litterateur had been selected for the prestigious Vyas Samman for 2012 for his historical novel Na Bhooto Na Bhavishyati on 22 February 2013 ? Ans: Narendra Kohli SPORTS & GAMES 1. Who were the two players honoured with Davis Cup Commitment Award on 2 Febraury 2013? Ans: Leander Paes, Jaideep Mukherjee 2. Who is the Indian cricketer equaled the record of Sunil Gavaskar of 81 first class hundreds in first class cricket at Mumbai on 8 February 2013 ? Ans: Sachin Tendulkar 3. Which two games will be joining the program at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro ? Ans: Golf and Rugby 4. Who won the National Grasscourt Tennis Championship Mens single title on 16 February 2013? Ans: Ramkumar Ramanathan 5. Who won the Grenke Chess Classic Trophy on 17 February 2013 ? Ans: Viswanathan Anand ECONOMY

1. Which of the companies selected for the Maharatna status on 1 February 2013? Ans: BHEL and GAIL 2. On 7 February 2013 the Indias Central Statistics Office (CSO) revealed that the economic growth of India is estimated to fall to in 2012- 2013 FY ? Ans: 5 percent 3. Which scheme was launched by Finance Minister P Chidambaram on 9 February 2013 in Mumbai ? Ans: Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme 4. Indias Economic Survey for 2012-13 pegs the countrys growth at 6.1-6.7% and inflation at Ans: 6.2-6.6% 5. How many crores are allocated for the Agriculture Ministry in the Union Budget 2013-14? Ans: Rs.27,049 crores SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 1. What is the name of the most sophisticated fighter jet launched by the Iran? Ans: Qaher F313 (Dominant F313) 2. What is the name of the worlds first complete Bionic Man which was unveiled recently at Londons Science Museum ? Ans: Rex 3. What is the name of the first indigenously built Weapon System Integrated Advanced Light Helicopter was inducted in to the Indian army on 8 February 2013? Ans: Rudra 4. What is the name of the fifth ship in a series of eight inshore patrol vessels (IPVs) was commissioned by Indian Coast Guard on 11 February 2013 ? Ans: Rajratan 5. What is the use of SARAL satellite launched by the ISROs PSLV-C20 rocket on 25 February 2013 from the spaceport at Sriharikota? Ans: Oceanographic Study PERSONS IN NEWS

A) APPOINTMENTS 1. Who had been selected as members of the Chinese parliament on 2 February 2013 ? Ans: Mo Yan and Jackie Chan 2. Who is the Indian american and Padma Shri awardee had been appointed as the new president of Carnegie Mellon University on 9 February 2013? Ans: Dr Subra Suresh 3. Who is the Tata Group Chairman Emeritus had been elected as a member of the US prestigious National Academy of Engineering on 9 February 2013 ? Ans: Ratan Tata 4. Who is the former Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation, has took over as the new Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) on 21 February 2013 ? Ans: T.S. Vijayan B) RESIGNS 1. Who is the Solicitor-General of India resigned on 04 February 2013 ? Ans: Rohinton Nariman 2. Who is the author of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Germany Book ? Ans: Prof. Anita B Pfaff 3. Who is the Nagaland Home Minister has resigned on 19 February 2013 ? Ans: Imkong L. Imchen C) DEATHS 1. Who was the Ex-CM of Puducherry passes away on 02 February 2013? Ans: P.Shanmugam 2. Who is the Chinas table tennis legend died on 10 February 2013 in Beijing ? Ans: Zhuang Zedong D) VISITORS 1. Who is the Frances President visited India from 14th and 15th February 2013 ? Ans: Francois Hollande

E)MISCELLANEOUS 1. Who had been named in the BBC power list of Britains most influential women ? Ans: Queen Elizabeth II 2. In which state unveiled the worlds tallest bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Gandhi Maidan on 15 February 2013 ? Ans: Bihar 3. Who is the 3 year old girl had been unveiled as the youngest new member of Mensa with a higher IQ than Stephen Hawking ? Ans: Clever Alice Amos PLACES IN NEWS 1. Which country hits by snow storm Nemo on 8 February 2013 ? Ans: America ABBREVIATIONS 1. What is the full form of TAPI .. Ans: TurkmenistanAfghanistan PakistanIndia BOOKS IN NEWS 1. What is the name of the Sania Mirza new autobiography book ? Ans: Against All Odds 2. Who is the author of Khushwantnama: The Lessons of My Life Book ? Ans: Khushwant Singh COMMITTEES 1. Who was constituted a G Padmanabhan technical advisory committee to iron out existing issues and boost bank finance for exports ? Ans: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) IMPORTANT DAYS & DATES 1. National Maritime Day observed on ? Ans: April 5

MARCH 2013 INTERNATIONAL 1. Which two countries was reached an agreement on Prison Transfer on 23 March 2013? Ans: US and Afghanistan 2.Which countries finance ministers had approved a new bailout plan for Cyprus,putting an end to uncertainties over the fate of the Mediterranean island country in the euro area ? Ans: Eurozone 3. Which country and South Africa signed a number of agreements, focusing on trade, tourism, education and social cooperation on 27 March 2013 ? Ans: China 4. On March 2013 South Korean and US troops launched a joint military exercise as Ans: North Korea 5. In the month of March 2013 which country was declared an environmental state of emergency in Amazon jungle region ? Ans: Peru INDIA & WORLD 1.Which country have signed agreement with India to support R&D Projects on 13 March 2013? Ans: Britain 2. Which country has signed seven agreements with India on 19 march 2013 ? Ans: Egypt 3. Which agreement was signed by India and 18 countries on 20 March 2013 ? Ans: Social Security Agreements (SSAs) 4. In the month of March South Australia rolled out 10-year Plan to Enhance Trade with Ans: India 5. Which country and India agreed to finalise the plan of bilateral exchanges between their armed forces and decided that the exchanges would be conducted between the Armies on 22 March 2013?

Ans: China 6. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa on 26 March 2013 barred players and officials of which country from featuring in IPL matches slated to be held in Tamil Nadu? Ans: Sri Lanka NATIONAL 1.Who is the renowned Urdu poet commemorative postage stamp was released by President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 8 March 2013 ? Ans: Sahir Ludhianvi 2. Which of the following bill was approved by the Union Cabinet on 19 March 2013 ? Ans: National Food Security Bill 3. On 21 March 2013 the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case ? Ans: Yakub Abdul Razzak Memon 4. Which bill was introduced in the Rajyasabha on 23 March 2013? Ans: National Waterway Bill 5. Which scheme was launched by Ministry of Labour and Employment on 24 March 2013 ? Ans: Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) 6. Union government approved a 1500 crore Rupees proposal for production of more than 2000 rockets for the Ans: Pinaka multi- barrel weapons system 7. Actor Sanjay Dutt was sentenced to 5-year prison by the Supreme Court on 21 March 2013 for his involvement in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. What was his crime? Ans: Illegal possession of arms STATES 1. Which state Chief Minister has commissioned a biogas plant in the Government Secretariat campus on 23 March 2013 ? Ans:Kerala 2. Which state government to start recently monthly stipend for old writers and Litterateurs ? Ans: West Bengal

3. Which state has became the first state to introduce e-GPF or electronic GPF in the month of March 2013 ? Ans: Arunachal Pradesh 4. In the month of March 2013 the Union Ministry for Commerce, Industries and Textiles accepted Karnatakas proposal to extend Chennai-Bangalore industrial corridor upto Ans: Chitradurga 5. Recently ,which state government has unveiled the state Governments Aerospace policy , the first such policy statement in the country ? Ans: Karnataka 6. What is the latest head-count of rhinos in Kaziranga National Park (KNP),Assam as per the census conducted in the park from 24 -26 March 2013? Ans: 2,290 7. Aishwarya oil field is located in which state of India, from where Cairn India commenced commercial oil production and sales on 23 March 2013? Ans: Rajasthan CONFERENCES 1. The 24th Arab League Summit was held from 21 to 26 March 2013 at Ans: Doha (Qatar) 2. What was the name of a summit organized by Google in New Delhi on 21 March 2013? Ans: Google Big Tent Activate Summit 2013 AWARDS & HONOURS 1. Who is the Indian women selected for US State Dept Award For Environment Awareness on 5 March 2013 ? Ans: Dr.Shubhalaxmi Vaylure 2. Which Indian film got the 11th Golden City Gate Tourism Media Awards Ceremony held in Berlin? Ans: Find What You Seek 3. Who is honoured with International Women of Courage award by American Government on 08 March 2013?

Ans: (Nirbhaya)Jyothi Singh Panday 4. Who won the Best Actor award for Paan Singh Tomar and Vikram Gokhale for Anumati in 60th National Film Awards for the year 2012 ? Ans: Irrfan 5. Which industries had been awarded by the prestigious International Refiner of the Year 2013 ? Ans: Reliance Industries 6. Which city was declared as the Best Liveable City of India at the First ABP News-IPSOS Best City Survey and Awards 2013 on 6 March 2013? Ans: Nagpur 7. Who was honoured with the first annual Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony? Ans: Pandit Ravi Shankar SPORTS & GAMES 1. Who won the ATP Dubai Open Tennis Womens singles title on 2 March 2013 ? Ans: Petra Kvitova 2. Who won the Vijay Hazare Trophy on 3 March 2013 ? Ans: Delhi 3. Who won the All England Open Badminton Championship Mens Singles Title on 10 March 2013 ? Ans: Chen Long 4. Who was honoured with Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award on 11 March 2013 ? Ans: Jessica Ennis 5. Which country womens chess team was won the World Chess Team Championship on 13 March 2013 ? Ans: Ukraine 6. Which place India got in Sultan Azlan Shah hockey Tournment ? Ans: 5th place 7. Who won the Indian Wells Tennis Tournament Mens singles title on 18 March 2013 ?

Ans: Rafael Nadal 8. Who won the sixth leg of Hero Womens Pro Golf Tour 2013 in Panchkula on 21 March 2013 ? Ans: Neha Tripathi 9. Which country won the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2013 ? Ans: India 10. Who won the Miami womens singles title on 30 March 2013 ? Ans: Serena Williams ECONOMY 1. As per an annual ranking published on 4 March 2013 by business magazine Forbes, Who is the richest Indian? Ans: Mukesh Ambani 2. Which country has displaced Thailand from the position of top exporter of rice during 2011-12 ? Ans: India 3. What was Mumbais rank in the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) released on 26 March 2013? Ans: 66th rank 4. L&T General Insurance is to be merged with which insurance company, as announced in an agreement on 26 March 2013? Ans: Future Generali India Insurance 5. Indias largest bank the SBI recently announced plans to open how many branches spread all over the country in the next fiscal year? Ans: 1200 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 1. On 1 March 2013 the international group of researchers has discovered the18-kg meteorite recently in Ans: Eastern Antarctica 2. On 7 March 2013Astronomers have for the first time accurately measured the distance to one of the Milky Ways neighbouring galaxy and it is just light-years away Ans: 163,000 light-years

3. In which country the worlds largest radio telescope had been inaugurated on 13 March 2013 ? Ans: Chile 4. What is the name of the research centre of India recently announced of developing the largest magnet of the world ? Ans: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre 5. In the month of March 2013 Herschel space observatory Founded 15 New Very Young Stars named as Ans: Protostars 6. In the month of March 2013 the first operational squadron of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets passed a major milestone with first short take off and vertical landing at a marine base in Ans: California 7. On 26 March 2013 the 3rd antisubmarine warfare (ASW) corvette Kiltan was launched in Ans: Kolkata PERSONS IN NEWS A) APPOINTMENTS 1. Who was sworn in as chief minister of Tripura for the fourth consecutive time on 6 March 2013 ? Ans: ManikSarkar 2. Who is the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas was assumed additional charge as Union Minister of State for Textiles on 5 March 2013 ? Ans: Panabaka Lakshmi 3. Who is the present Chief of IAEA? Ans: Yukiya Amano 4. Who took charge as the Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) on 5 March 2013 ? Ans: MRP Rao 5. Who was serving as Governor of Nagaland, has been transferred and appointed as Governor of Kerala on 9 March 2013 ? Ans: Nikhil Kumar

6. Who was appointed as Chinas new Prime minister on 14 March 2013 ? Ans: Li Keqiang 7. Who is the Eminent Indian journalist had been appointed as the new editor of Time International on 15 March 2013 ? Ans: Bobby Ghosh 8. Who is the Indian-American politician had been appointed as the vice chair of the Illinois Innovation Council on 18 March 2013 ? Ans: Raja Krishnamurthy 9. Who is the founder of the Ragamala Music and Dance Theatre in Minneapolis had been nominated by President Barack Obama to the National Council of the Arts for a fiveyear term ? Ans: Renee Ramaswamy 10) Who was sworn in as the caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan on 25 March 2013? Ans: Justice Mir Hazar Khan Khoso B) RESIGNS 1. Who is the UP minister resigned on 4 March 2013 for his ministry due to accused in the muder of a deputy superintendent of police? Ans: Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya 2. Who was the Italian Foreign Minister announced his resignation on 26 March 2013 in protest of his governments decision to send two Italian marines? Ans: Giulio Terzi C) DEATHS 1. Who is the President of Bangladesh was died on 20 March 2013 ? Ans: Zillur Rahman 2. Who is the Italian athlet died in Rome on 21 March 2013 ? Ans: Pietro Mennea 3. Who is the chairman of local organising committee of the 2015 World Cup died in the month of March 2013 ? Ans: James Strong

D) VISITORS 1. In which country President Pranab Mukherjee visited from 11 to 13 March 2013 ? Ans: Mauritius 2. Who is the President of World Bank visited India from 11th to 13th March 2013 ? Ans: Jim Yong Kim 3. Who is the chief guest from India at Mauritius national day ? Ans: Pranab Mukherjee E)MISCELLANEOUS 1. Who is the former President of Maldives arrested on 5 March 2013? Ans: Mohamed Nasheed 2. Who is the Indian-origin British author had been named in al-Qaidas most wanted list of Islam critics to kill? Ans: Salman Rushdie 3. Who is the president of Czech president was dismissed on 5 March 2013 a decision by lawmakers to press high treason charges against him as politically motivated ? Ans: Vaclav Klaus PLACES IN NEWS 1. In which country a strong earthquake killed one person and injured 19 others on 27 March 2013 ? Ans: Taiwan ABBREVIATIONS 1. What is the full form of OECD Ans: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2. What is the full form of AAPSO ? Ans: Afro-Asian Peoples Solidarity Organization BOOKS IN NEWS 1. What is the name of the book released by Vice President of India on 19th March 2013?

Ans: The First Woman President of India,Reinventing leadership, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil COMMITTEES 1. Which is the committee formed by the information and broad casting ministry to strengthen and expand the role of public broadcaster Prasar Bharathi? Ans: Sam Pitrodaa Committee IMPORTANT DAYS & DATES 1. World Athletics Day is observed on ? Ans: May 4 2. Which date is World PressFreedom Day ? Ans APRIL 2013 INTERNATIONAL 1. Who winner of the Venezuelan Presidential elections? Ans:- Nicolas Maduro 2. When the US House of Representatives has passed the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protect Act (CISPA)? Ans:-18 April 2013 3. Who is the present Italys President? Ans:-Giorgio Napolitano 4. Who is the present President of Paraguays? Ans:-Horacio Cartes 5. Which country is the first country in Europe to outlaw discrimination on caste? Ans:-Britain 6. Which of the two counries have singned for 51 joint projects worth two billion US dollars? Ans:- Cuba and Venezuela 7. Who got the life ban from any elections in Pakistan by Peshawar high court?

Ans:- Musharraf INDIA & WORLD 1.Who won the Spelling Championship title held in Singapore? Ans:-Ashwin Kumar NATIONAL 1. When the Cabinet Committee was approved for 13 power projects that involves investment of 33000 crore rupees? Ans:- 22 April 2013 STATES 1. What is the name of the online service launched the Andhra Pradesh Government for entrepreneurs and grievance redressal system? Ans:- Parishkaram for Enterpreneurs AWARDS & HONOURS 1. Who won the Prestigious 2013 Templeton Prize ? Ans:-Desmond Tutu 2. Which film won the best film award in The Times of India Film Awards? Ans:- Barfi 3. Who is the Indian-American got the Baby Noble prize(John Bates Clark young economist award)for the year 2013? Ans:- Raj Chetty 4. According to Skytrax-World Airport Awards,which Airport rated as the fifth best regional airport in Asia? Ans:- Rajiv Gandhi International Airpor,Hyderabad 5. Who received the Queens Award on 20 April 2013? Ans:-Kartar Lalvani 6. Who will honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award on 30 April 2013? Ans:- Yash Chopra 7. Who will get the Kirti Chakra from President on 30 April 2013?

Ans:- Anup Joseph SPORTS & GAMES 1. Who got the Gold medal in ISSF World Cup in Korea on 5 April 2013? Ans:- Rahi Sarnobat 2. Which country won the T-20 International Series between India and Bangladesh? Ans:-India 3. Which country won the women One-Day International Series bewteen India and Bangladesh? Ans:-India 4. Who is head of the committe announced a ban on two Pakistani umpires over spot-fixing? Ans:- Zaka Ashraf 5. Who won the Augusta 77th Masters Golf Tournament? Ans:- Adam Scott 6. Who won the gold medal in men`s 55kg category in the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship in New Delhi on 20 April 2013? Ans:- Amit Kumar 7. Who won the Monte Carlo Masters title on 21 April 2013? Ans:-Novak Djokovic 8. Who won the gold medal in Mens 66kg Freestyle at New Delhi on 22 April 2013? Ans:- Amit Kumar Dhankar 9. Who is Chennai Super Kings Skipper fined due his team slow over rate? Ans:- Mahendra Singh Dhoni 10 . Who won the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Title? Ans:- Maria Sharapova ECONOMY 1. Which company developed the cheapest bike of the World in India? Ans:- Yamaha

2. Accorrding to the Sunday Times Rich List 2013,who are the 20th richest persons in the world? Ans:- Ambani Brothers SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 1. What is the name insects found in Australia having the capacity to kill the bacteria with their wings? Ans:-Cicadas 2. The Supreme Court of India on 1 April 2013 rejected the plea of Novartis, the Swiss drug maker, to patent the updated version of the cancer drug. What is the name of the drug? Ans:-Glivec 3. Who developed a New Laser powered Camera System that can take image of any object from a distance of about one kilometer? Ans:- researchers from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh 4. What is the name of the Satellite using the NASA to find earth like planets in the entire Space? Ans:- TESS 5. Who discovered the Blue Super-Giant Starlocated in the constellation Virgo, far beyond our Milky Galaxy? Ans:- Dr. duo Ananda Hota PERSONS IN NEWS A) APPOINTMENTS 1. Who is the present CII president? Ans:- S.GopalaKrishnan 2. Who is the presnt Kenua President? Ans:-Kenyatta 3. Who is the 20th president of Bangladesh? Ans:- Abdul Hamid 4. Who is the present ICC Vice Chairman? Ans:-Sunil Bharti Mittal

5. Who is the SAARC ambassador from India? Ans:- Ajay Devgn 6. Who is the present ADB president? Ans:- Takehiko Nakao 7. Who is the present PM of Italy? Ans:-Enrico Letta B)RESIGNS 1. Who is the Palestinian Prime Minister resigned on 13 April 2013 after falling out with President Mahud Abbas? Ans:- Salam Fayyad C)DEATHS 1. Who is the Oscar, the Booker Prize winner novelist died on 3 April 2013?( Ans:-Ruth Prawer Jhabvala 2. Who is the Former British Prime Minister died on April 8? Ans:-Margaret Thatcher 3. Who is the first successful oral vaccination developer for polio died in Philadelphia on 11 April 2013? Ans:-Dr Hilary Koprowski 4. Who is the Playback singer died on 14 April 2013? Ans:- PB Srinivas 5. Who is the former woman CEC and former governor of Karnataka died on 17 April 2013? Ans:-V. S. Ramadevi 6. Who is the Veteran journalist and managing director of Tamil daily Dina Thanthi died on 20 April 2013? Ans:-B Sivanthi Adithan 7. Who is the Mathematical genius also called as human computer died on 21 April 2013? Ans:-Shakuntala Devi

8. Who is the former England Captain died on 19 April 2013? Ans:- Mike Denness 9. Who is the former chief justice of India died on 22 April 2013 in New Delhi? Ans:- JS Verma 10. Who is the Veteran violinist died on 22 April 2013 in Chennai? Ans:-Lalgudi Jayaraman 11. Who is the Legendary singer died in Mumbai on 23 April 2013? Ans:- Shamshed Begum 12 Who is the former Telugu Desam Minister died on 28 April 2013 in Hyderabad? Ans:- Sripathi Rajeswara Rao 13. Who is the Police officer was attempting to cross the River Teesta in the state of West Bengal on 28 April 2013 for creating world record? Ans:- Sailendra Nath Roy 14. Who is the Padma Shri award recipient and ONGC Chairman died in Hyderabad on 29 April 2013? Ans:- Nuthakki Bhanu Prasad D)MISCELLANEOUS 1. Who is the first American teenager with Downs syndrome to reach a Everst Base Camp? Ans:- Eli Reimer 2. Who is the Nepali TV Anchor Made Guinness Record for longest talk show ? Ans:- Rabi Lamichhane 3. Who is the Egypt PM sentenced to one-year jail in failing to implement a verdict to return privatised company to the state? Ans:-Hesham Qandil 4. Who is the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations at New York? Ans:- Shri Asoke Kumar Mukerji BOOKS IN NEWS

1. Who is the author of the book Religion, Law & Society Across the Globe? Ans:- Prof.Tahir Mahmood COMMITTEES IN NEWS 1. What is the name of the committee established by the Government of India that will work as a Single Window clearance system for International and domestic film projects? Ans:- Uday Kumar committee

MAY 2013

1. Who has been elected as the chairman of Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD)? Answer: P.J Kurien 2. .........., the developer of the first successful oral vaccination for Polio passed away recently? Answer: Hilary Koprowski 3. The international Monetary Fund has recently recognized the Government of .......... After 22 years? Answer: Somalia 4. The Indian-American economist who won the John Bates Clark Medal 2013? Answer: Raj Chetty John Bates Clark Medal is awarded by the American Economic Association. The award often described as the Baby Nobel, is considered by many economists to be second only to the Nobel Prize. 5. What is the full form of NOFN? Answer: National Optical Fibre Network. The scheme recently approved by the Union Government will connect 2,50,000 Gram Panchayats in the country through Optical Fibre Cable. 6. Which power generation company has recently been conferred with the Mini Ratna Category 1 status by the Government of India? Answer: North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) 7. Who wrote the novel The Orphan Masters Son, which won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2013? Answer: Adam Johnson 8. The veteran play back singer .......... who had sung around 3000 songs in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and Tulu passed away on 14th April? Answer: P.B Srinivas 9. World Earth Day was observed on: Answer: April 22

10. What was the theme of 2013 World Earth day (April 22)? Answer: The face of climate change 11. Who has been elected as the President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)? Answer: Takehiko Nakao (Japan) 12. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the State Child Rights Commission, Kerala? Answer: Neela Gangadharan 13. The 200th birth anniversary of .........., the ruler of the erstwhile kingdom of Travancore is being celebrated now? Answer: Swati Tirunal 14. Which Indian has been appointed as the Vice Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce? Answer: Sunil Bharti Mittal 15. The famous Indian Violinist who passed away on April 22? Answer: Lalgudi Jayaraman 16. Who is sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Italy? Answer: Enrico Letta 17. The space observatory of the European Space Agency which stopped functioning recently? Answer: Herschel. It is the largest infrared space telescope ever built. 18. National Civil Services Day was observed on: Answer: April 21 19. According to the data released by the TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India), which state accounts for the largest number of mobile subscribers in India? Answer: Uttar Pradesh 20. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Kerala? Answer: E.K Bharat Bhooshan

21. World Asthma Day was observed on: Answer: May 7 Note: The First Tuesday of May is observed every year as World Asthma Day. 22. The Reserve Bank of India on May 4 reduced the Repo rate to: Answer: 7.25% 23. Where in Haryana Indias first defence university is to be setup? Answer: Gurgaon 24. Who is the new Prime Minister of Nepal? Answer: Khil Raj Regmi 25. Who is the new Prime Minister of North Korea? Answer: Pak Pong-ju

26. Who is the new president of Bangladesh? Answer: Abdul Hamid 27. Who becomes the first woman speaker of Bangladesh? Answer: Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury 28. Who is the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India? Answer: Shashi Kant Sharma 29. Who become the first Pakistani women to scale the Everest? Answer: Samina Baig 30. What was the theme of 2013 International Biological diversity Day (May 22)? Answer: Water and Biodiversity 31. The Reserve Bank of India has projected a GDP growth percent of .......... for 2013-14? Answer: 5.7% 32. World Press Freedom Day was celebrated on: Answer: May 3 33. Who was honoured by this years UNESCO-Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Award? Answer: Reeyot Alemu (Ethiopia). She has been imprisoned for more than a year branded as Terrorist. 34. The movie named produced by IBM Research, has been recognized as the Worlds smallest movie ever created? Answer: A Boy and His Atom. The one minute movie was made by moving carbon monoxide atoms viewed through a Scanning Tunneling Microscope, magnifying them 100 million times. 35. Najib Razak has been sworn in for a second term as the Prime Minister of: Answer: Malaysia 36. Which Indian shuttler has won the Malaysia Open Womens title? Answer: P. Sindhu 37. .......... and .......... Are nominated by India for World Heritage Site status in 2013. Answer: Hill Forts in Rajasthan and the Great Himalayan National Park. 38. The Indian discus thrower who clinched gold in the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) Challenge Meet held in Kingston? Answer: Vikas Gowda 39. Who got the ISRO Young Scientist Award 2013? Answer: Jenita Mary Nongkynrih from Meghalaya 40. Who is sworn in as the 22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka? Answer: Siddaramaiah 41. Government of India will observe Year 2013 as: Answer: Water Conservation Year

42. Who becomes the first Indian amputee to conquer Mt Everest? Answer: Arunima Sinha 43. Which country signed new constitution into law on 22nd May 2013? Answer: Zimbabwe 45. Who is crowned as the Miss India Worldwide 2013? Answer: Nehal Bhogaita. Britains Nehal Bhogaita has won the title of Miss India Worldwide, making her the first deaf to win the beauty pageant. 46. Who is appointed as the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court? Answer: Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta

JUNE 2013 1. Who clinched this years Indian Premier League Cricket Trophy? Answer: Mumbai Indians 2. Who tops the list of the worlds most powerful women, released by Forbes Magazine recently? Answer: Angela Merkel, she has been the Chancellor of Germany since 2005. 3. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Navigation Centre was set up at:

Answer: Byalalu, about 40km from Bangalore The ISRO Navigation Centre will be the nerve centre of Indias forthcoming Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS). The IRNSS will consist of a constellation of seven satellites. The first satellite, R1A launched on June 12. 4. The Muttathu Varkey literary award was presented to: Answer: C.V Balakrishnan 5. Thakazhi Cherukatha Puraskaram was awarded to .........? Answer: Rehman Kidangayath 6. Who received this years Man Asian Literary Prize? Answer: Tan Twan Eng. He got the award for his novel The Garden of Evening Mists. 7. How many languages in India have been conferred classical statuses so far? Answer: Five (Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam) 8. The Japanese historian and writer who was awarded Padmashree this year? Answer: Noboru Karashimna 9. Which Keralite was appointed as Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court? Answer: Justice Pius C Kuriakose 10. Who received this years Swathithirunal Sangeetha Award? Answer: V Dakshinamoorthy 11. M.R Venkatesh became Indias 28th Chess Grand Master in July 2012. He belongs to which state? Answer: Tamil Nadu 12. Who won the 2012 Laureus Sportsman of the year Award? Answer: Novak Djokovic 13. What is the name given to Indias mission to Mars in November 20, 2013? Answer: Mars Orbiter Mission 14. 7th G-20 Summit was held in which country? Answer: Mexico 15. The current winners of the UEFA Champions League. Answer: Bayern Munich 16. The award winning and internationally known Bengali Film director who passed away on May 30? Answer: Rithuparno Ghosh 17. ......... in India has been declared by UNESCO as a world biosphere reserve under its Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme? Answer: Nicobar Islands 18. The eminent Malayalam grammarian, poet, linguist and translator whose 150th birth anniversary was celebrated this year: Answer: A.R Rajaraja Varma

19. N.R Narayana Murthy has again taken over as the Executive chairman of which major IT company? Answer: Infosys 20. As per the new rule of the Telecom Regulatory Authority, advertisements shown on TV channels are restricted to ......... minutes for one hour programming. Answer: 12 minutes. The rule will come into effect on October 1 2013.

21. Who has become the youngest Indian to climb Mount Everest? Answer: Raghav Joneja (15 years and 7 months) 22. Rami Hamdallah has become the new prime minister of: Answer: Palestine 23. Who won the US Open golf tournament 2013? Answer: Justin Rose 24. Which airport in India has been ranked as the worlds second best by the Airport Council International? Answer: Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi 25. Who won Iran presidential election 2013? Answer: Hassan Rouhani 26. Who won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the opening ceremony of the 16th Shanghai International Film Festival? Answer: Oliver Stone 27. When the first Under-17 Football World Cup event is scheduled in India? Answer: 2017 28. Which state won the Junior Mens National Hockey title 2013? Answer: Punjab 29. Who is appointed as chairman of the National Technical Research Organization? Answer: R. Chandrashekar 30. Which Indian state launched countrys first seaplane service? Answer: Kerala 31. Who is sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan? Answer: Nawaz Sharif 32. Nations highest Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) will be set up at: Answer: Nyoma, Leh district of Jammu & Kashmir 33. Dubai launched Worlds tallest Twisted Tower named: Answer: Cayan Tower