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General Awareness Worksheet 2 1. Which team won the IPL Season 6 (2013)? Mumbai Indians 2. Name the 1st British citizen in 77 years to win the Wimbeldon Mens Singles Trophy 2013? Andy Murray 3. Who is the Wimbeldon Womens Singles Champion 2013? Marion Bartoli 4. Which state has been declared the 1st Smoke free state of India? Himachal Pradesh 5. Name the new Lt. Governor of Delhi. Najeeb Jung 6. What is a Super Moon? Earth, Moon and Sun are all in a line, with Moon in its nearest approach to Earth. 7. When was the Supermoon observed on Earth this year? June 23, 2013 8. When is the World Environment Day observed? June 5 9. UNESCO has recently declared Six Forts of an Indian state as World Heritage Sites. Name the State. Rajasthan 10.On 7th July bomb explosions rocked a famous Buddhist temple in Bihar. Name the temple and the city. Mahabodhi Temple in Gaya 11.Why is the above temple famous? Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment in Bodh Gaya Some facts about UTTARAKHAND TRADEGY When Where(3 major places affected) What happened from 17 to 19 June 2013 Kedarnath, Rampada, Chamoli

* Heavy Rains and Cloud bursts result in Landslides and Floods. * Massive loss of life and property.

Why

* Deforestation * Unplanned construction on hills * Lack of Disaster Management

Chief Minister of Uttarakhand

Sh. Vijay Bahuguna

Maximum Relief Work done by Indian Army, Indian Air Force & Indo Tibetian Border Police.

HANS RAJ MODEL SCHOOL, PUNJABI BAGH, NEW DELHI-110026. General Awareness Worksheet 3 1. Name the Indian athelete who is also known as the Flying Sikh. Milkha Singh 2. Who is the new Commissioner of Delhi Police? Bhim Sain Bassi 3. The 78th birthday of Dalai Lama was celebrated on July 6. 4. Which US inventor also known as the Father of Mouse died recently? Douglas Engelbart 5. Name the most recent book written by APJ Abdul Kalam. My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions
6.

Name the most endangered bird species of the world . Macaw

Spixs

7.

The worlds largest solar park is being built at Rajasthan.

Bhadla of Jodhpur District

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8. Name the naval submarine which was recently damaged in fire at Mumbai. INS Sindhurakshak 9. Whose signatures appear on all Indian currency notes except Re 1? RBI Governer 10. 11.
a.

Who is the new Governor of RBI? Raghuram Rajan Give full forms of ASI: Archaeological Survey of India

b. IBL: Indian Badminton League

c.

NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

d. RTE: Right to Education e. RBI. Reserve Bank of India 12. When do we celebrate -

a) International Youth Day. August 12 b) World Population Day. July 11 c) National Sports Day. Aug 29