1) Which university in India will introduce a chapter on the contribution of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar to the Constitution?

Answer: Karnataka State Open University 2) Which education and learning division announced its partnership with Big Baza ar to market their learning products in their stores across India? Answer: HCL Infosystems Limited 3) Name the Nehru fellowship recipient Archaeologist who died recently. Answer: Ranganatha Rao 4) Which are the three new high courts constitute in India? Answer: Meghalaya, Manipur & Tripura 5) Which is the highest gallantry award in India? Answer: Param Vir Chakra 6) On which date the United Nation celebrated the first ever International day of Happiness? Answer: 20th march 1. Which team won the Vijay Hazare trophy 2013? Answer. Delhi 2. Name the Venezuelan President who died recently? Answer. Hugo Chavez 3. Who won the Celebrity Cricket League 2013? Answer. Karnataka Bulldozers 4. Who won the WGC Cadillac Championship 2013? Answer. Tiger Woods 5. Who is sworn in as the new governor of Bihar? Answer. DY Patil 6. Who is sworn in as the new governor of Tripura? Answer. Devanand Konwar 7. Who is sworn in as the new governor of Kerala? Answer. Nikhil Kumar 8. Who is sworn in as the new governor of Odisha? Answer. SC Jamir 9. Who is sworn in as the new governor of Nagaland? Answer. Ashwani Kumar, He was the former Director of the CBI. 10. Who is honoured with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize recently? Answer. Ela Bhatt, founder of the Self Employed Womens Association (SEWA), was pr esented with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2011 by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee. 11. Who won the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix? Answer. Sebastian Vettel

12. Which are the two elements that added to the Periodic Table recently? Answer. Flerovium and Livermorium 13. Who was crowned the Femina Miss India World 2013? Answer. Navneet Kaur Dhilon 14. Who won the Miss India International 2013? Answer. Zoya Arfoz 15. Who is the Chairman of National Innovation Council in India? Answer. Sam Pitroda 16. Who is the present Chief Justice of Orissa high court? Answer. Chokalingam Nagappan 17. Name the personalities who have launched global sim card Jaxtr SIM for interna tional travelers: Answer. Sabeer Bhatia and Yogesh Patel 18. When is the First International Happiness Day celebrated? Answer. 20th March 2013 19. Who is chosen for Saraswati Samman award 2013? Answer. Sugathakumari 20. Which Indian state made Malayalam must for its government jobs? Answer. Kerala 21. Who is named as worlds richest footballer with a net worth of $260 Million? Answer. David Beckham 22. Where in China 48 metre high Buddha statue was built? Answer. Xingzi County of Jiujiang City 23. Who was named Sportsperson of the year by Tata Steel for her achievements on the occasion of 174th birth anniversary of Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata? Answer. Deepika Kumari 24. Who won the inaugural Physics Journalism Prize sponsored by the Institute of Physics and Science and Technology Facilities Council? Anil Ananthaswamy 25. Who was sworn in as Kenyas 4th president? Answer. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta 3 26. Which former British Prime Minister popularly known as the Iron Lady passed aw ay on April 8? Answer. Margaret Thatcher. Note: She was the longest serving British prime minister (1979-1990) of the 20th century and is the only woman to have held the office. 27. Who is appointed as Prime Minister of Lebanon? Answer. Tamam Salam 28. Which country will host ICC World T20 2014? Answer. Bangladesh

29. Who won the gold medal in the mens triple jump in the season opening Indian G rand Prix? Answer. Renjith Maheswary 30. Who is appointed as President of International Chamber of Commerce? Answer. Rajan Bharti Mittal 31. Who is elected as president of Paraguay? Answer. Horacio Cartes 32. Who is the lady popularly known as "Human Computer", she died on 21st April 2013? Answer. Shakuntala Devi 33. Who developed the worlds lightest substance recently? Answer. Chinese scientists have developed the worlds lightest substance carbon aer ogel with a density only one sixth of that of the air. Scientists at Zhejiang Uni versity produced the solid material which has a density of only 0.16 mg/cubic ce ntimetre, breaking the previous record of the worlds lightest material held by gr aphite aerogel. The graphite aerogel was developed by German scientists last year with a density of 0.18 mg/cubic centimetre. 34. Who won the Prestigious Templeton Prize 2013? Answer. Desmond Tutu. Note: South Africas Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has won 2013 Templeton Prize f or his lifelong work in promoting love and forgiveness. 35. Rahi Sarnobat won a Gold medal in 25-M Pistol Event Note: Rahi Sarnobat clinched the first gold for India in International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Korea on 5 April 2013. She defeated Kyeonga e Kim 8-6 in 25m pistol final. She is the first pistol shooter from India who wo n the Gold in World Cup. 36. World Health Day was Celebrated on 7th April. Note: World Health Day is celebrated every year on April 7, under the sponsorshi p of the World Health Organization (WHO). 37. Who got the Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2012? Answer. Hindi film actor Pran Krishan Sikand got the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalk e Award for 2012. The 93 year old actor, popularly known as Pran, will be the 44 th recipient of the top most film award in India. 38. Who is elected as the President of Venezuela recently? Answer. Nicolas Maduro 39. Indias first and only Women Chief Election Commissioner . passed away recently? Answer. Ramadevi 40. The 2013 SAARC literature festival was hosted by which place? Answer. Agra 41. The President of Bangladesh who passed away recently? Answer. Zillur Rahman 42. Which are the three North Eastern states where new High Courts have been set up? Answer. Tripura, Meghalaya and Manipur

43. World Earth Hour was observed from 8.30PM to 9.30PM On: Answer. March 23 44. World Water Day was observed on: Answer. March 22 45. World Tuberculosis Day was observed on: Answer. March 24 46. Najib Mikati, who resigned recently was the Prime Minister of: Answer. Lebanon 47. The recently announced National Tourism Award 2011-12 for the Best Rural Tou rism Project has been bagged by: Answer. Kumarakom 48. The president of Egypt who visited India recently? Answer. Mohamed Morsi 49. The renowned African novelist and author of Things Fall Apart who passed away recently? Answer. Chinua Achebe 50. Who is appointed as Indias new permanent representative to the United Nations ? Answer. Asoke Kumar Mukerji 51. Who has been appointed as the chairman of Lalit Kala Academy? Answer. Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty 52. Who are the three personalities recently selected by the Indian Parliamentar y Group for the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award? Answer. Arun Jaitley (2010), Karan Singh (2011) and Sharad Yadav (2012) 53. Who is the richest person of the world, as per the ranking released by the F orbes Magazine? Answer. Carlos Slim (Mexico) 54. The famous Kathakali artist and Padmabhushan recipient who passed away recen tly? Answer. Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair 55. Which team won the recently held Santosh Trophy Football tournament? Answer. Services 56. Who has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tripura for the fourth consec utive time? Answer. Manik Sarkar 57. Which Indian Research Centre has announced that it is currently developing t he largest magnet in the World? Answer. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. The magnet, weighing 50,000 tonnes, is be ing developed for the Neutrino Observatory to be set up in Tamilnadu. 58. The newly released Book, Walking With Lions, Tales from a Diplomatic Past is w ritten by: Answer. K. Natwar Singh 59. The president of India was the Chief Guest at the Independence Day celebrati

ons of .. on March 2012. Answer. Mauritius 60. Who has been elected as the new Pope of the Catholic Church? Answer. Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina. He has chosen the name Francis. 61. Indias first indigenously developed subsonic cruise missile: Answer. Nirbhay. The test firing of the missile on March 12 achieved partial suc cess. 62. . was selected as the best feature film for the 60th National Film Awards? Answer. Paan Singh Tomar (Hindi) directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia 63. Which state assembly has started year long celebrations to mark 50 years of its inception? Answer. Goa 64. Who has been appointed as the President of the Peoples Republic of China? Answer. Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang has been appointed as the countrys new Prime Mi nister. 65. Who has been elected as the new chairman of the Confederation of Indian Indu stry (CII)? Answer. S. Gopalakrishnan 66. The Indian who has been appointed as the World Editor of the Time Magazine? Answer. Bobby Ghosh, He is the first non American World Editor in TIMEs history. 67. The current winners of Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament? Answer. Australia 68. Who scored the fastest debut century test cricket? Answer. Shikhar Dhawan 69. Which Malayalam film bagged the National award for the best film on social i ssues? Answer. Spirit, directed by Renjith 70. The worlds largest biogas plant has been inaugurated in? Answer. Finland, It has a capacity of 140 MW. 71. Which state celebrated its foundation day as Utkal Divas on April 1? Answer. Odisha. Note: It was established as a province in the British India on April 1, 1936. 72. The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) commissioned its first solar p ower plant in: Answer. Dadri, Uttar Pradesh 73. The 5th BRICS summit was recently held at: Answer. Durban, South Africa (March 26-27). Note: The member states of BRICS are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Afri ca. 74. The Indian space scientist who has been inducted into the prestigious Satell ite Hall of Fame, Washington: Answer. U.R Rao, He is the first Indian to get this rare honour.

75. The Italian foreign minister who resigned over the governments decision to re turn the two Italian marines to India? Answer. Giulio Terzi 75. The Supreme Court of India rejected the plea of the Swiss based drug company to patent the cancer drug called Glivec. Answer. Novartis 76. Which gulf country has recently enforced the new labour law named Nitaqat (Na turalisation), which affects a huge number of Indians working there? Answer. Saudi Arabia 77. Sukumari, the veteran film actor who passed away recently, had made her debu t at the age of 10 through the Tamil movie.. Answer. Oru Iravu 78. Malala Yousafzai has recently signed a deal to publish her autobiography tit led .. Answer. I Am Malala 79. World Autism Awareness Day was observed on: Answer. April 2 80. In which state has the NTPC decided to set up Indias first geothermal plant? Answer. Chhattisgarh 81. Hamadi Jebali, the Prime Minister of ., has resigned after failing to form a non -partisan government. Answer. Tunisia 82. The Government of Kerala has recently amended the Kerala Abkari Act by raisi ng the age for buying and selling liquor to . Answer. Twenty One. The age limit was previously eighteen. 83. Who was presented with Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, Kerala Governments highest lit erary honour, on Feb 18? Answer. Atoor Ravi Varma 84. has been declared as the first e-district in Kerala? Answer. Ernakulam 85. The Kerala State award for the Best feature film was bagged by the movie Answer. Celluloid. 86. Angelo Mathews has been appointed as the captain of the Cricket team of: Answer. Srilanka. He replaced Mahela Jayawardene. 87. Indias new stock exchange, . Started trading shares on February 11. Answer. MCX-Stock Exchange (MCX-SX) Note: MCX stands for Multi Commodity Exchange. This is Indias third national leve l stock exchange, after Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE). 88. The code name given to the entire plan of the execution of Afsal Guru, the p arliament attack convict: Answer. Operation Three Star 89. The Ministry of Forests and Environment of India has given clearance to the Tawang Hydroelectric Project Phase II. In which state is the project situated?

Answer. Arunachal Pradesh 90. The Special Olympics World Winter Games was held from Jan 29 to Feb 5 in: Answer. Pyeong Chang, South Korea. 91. Worlds tallest Mahatma Gandhi statue was unveiled on Feb 15 in: Answer. Patna, Bihar 92. Which Indian economist has recently received Frances highest civilian award, C ommandeur de la Legion dHonneur (Legion of Honour)? Answer. Amartya Sen 93. Rafael Correa has been re-elected for a third time as President of: Answer. Ecuador 94. World Health Day was observed on: Answer. April 7 95. Who has taken over as the new Chairman of NASSCOM (National Association of S oftware Services Companies)? Answer. Krishnakumar Natarajan 96. Which company launched the electric car named e2o? Answer. Mahindra & Mahindra 97. India started Visa on Arrival (VoA) facility from April 1 for the senior cit izens of which neighboring country? Answer. Pakistan 98. NPHCE, the newly launched programme by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfa re of India stands for: Answer. National Programme for the Health Care of the Elderly. 99. Which Booker prize winning novelist and screenwriter known for the novel Heat and Dust passed away recently? Answer. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. 100. Who has created history by becoming the first Indian on a solo non-stop tri p across the world in a sail boat? Answer. Lieutenant Commander Abhilash Tomy 101. Miss Universe 2012 is: Answer. Olivia Culpo 102. The recipient of Bharath Muni Samman 2012 is: Ans. Hema Malini 103. Pranab Mukherjee: The All Season Man was written by whom? Answer. Sukhendu Sekar Ray 104. The new Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh is: Answer. Virbhadra Singh 105. The Director of Film Life of Pi? Answer. Ang Lee 106. The new Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is: Answer. Ranjith Sinha 107. The new Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF) is:

Answer. Subash Joshi 108. "Controversially Yours was written by: Answer. Shoaib Aktar 109. "Broken Republic was written by: Answer. Arundhati Roy 110. I.K Gujrals autobiography is: Answer. Matters of Discretion 111. Which country is set to launch first solid fuel rocket by 2016? Answer. China 112. At which location, Indias first all Women Post Office was recently inaugurat ed? Answer. New Delhi 113. Which was the theme for "International Womens Day 2013? Answer. "A Promise is a promise": Time for action to end violence against women. 114. Which Indian was awarded SAARC Literature Award in 2013? Answer. Abhay. K 115. Recently, which state government has announced a new scheme called Kanyasri Prakalpa, to encourage girls towards higher education? Answer. West Bengal 116. Recently, who was re-elected for a second term as IAEA Chief? Answer. Yukiya Amano 117. Recently, which country, the giant Atacama Large Millimeter/sub millimeter Array (ALMA) telescope is unveiled? Answer. Chile 118. Who is selected for the prestigious Jnanpith award for the year 2012? Answer. Ravuri Bharadhwaja for his contributions to Telugu literature. Current Affairs 2011- December 1. Which legendary bollywood actor passed away recently at the age of 88 ? Dev Anand 2. Which two social networking sites have joined hands to challenge Facebook? Twitter amd Mixi 3. What values of preferential shares have Air India's lenders were approved by its board? Rs.7,500 crore 4. Who has been appointed as Executive Director of Indian Overseas Bank? A.D.M.Chavali 5. Which Indian banks credit ratings have been assigned stable tag by Standard a nd Poor International rating agency? State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Indian Bank 6. Name the 2-day literature festival scheduled to be held in Delhi. Samanvay: IHC Bharatiya Bhasa Mahotsav 7. Name the Apple's co-founder who is set to visit India's technology capital.

Steve Wozniak 8. Where is ITC set to build $300 million hotel? Colombo, Sri Lanka 9. Name the Indian American who has been chosen as the most powerful woman in Ca lifornia by National Diversity Council. Shefali Duggal 10. Name the short film about child poverty in India which won the Golden Lmap T ree award at the 42nd International Film festival. Another Planet 11. Which country's first female athlete is set to participate in Olympics 2012? Saudi Arabia 12. Who is set to take over as LG Display Co. Ltd.'s Chief Executive in 2012? Han Sang-beom 13. Name the Indian origin American who won Guardian First Book award. Siddhartha Mukherjee 14. Which telecom provider is set to allow its mobile subscribers in India to ac cess microblogging site Twitter on their handsets free of cost until March 1st, 2012? Bharti Airtel 15. Which foreign lender bank has launched fixed rate for home loan and loans ag ainst property? HSBC 16. Which actor was recently in India to promote his movie Mission Impossible -4 ? Tom Cruise 17. Who has been named captain of the IPL team Rajasthan Royals for the 5th Edit ion? Rahul Dravid 18. Which 2 teams have decided to withdraw from F1 teams associations? Ferrari and Red Bull 19. Name the Iranian teenager who won World Snooker title recently. Hossein Vafaei Ayouri 20. Which Colombian film bagged Golden Peacock award at the 42nd International F ilm Festival in India? Porfirio 21. Which company introduced disabled-friendly tools for application in software of common use as the world observed World Disability Day on December 3rd 2011? Microsoft India 22. Which bank picked up 51% stake in Bharti Axa Mutual Fund? Bank of India 23. Which channel did Pakistan cable operators block recently? BBC World News 24. Name the Former Brazil soccer captain who died recently.

Socrates 25. Where the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry is set to o pen an office to boost economic ties between the 2 countries? Kathmandu, Nepal 26. Who won the Golf Hong Kong Open? Rory McIlroy 27. Who is set to receive Humanitarian award which is to be presented by Harvard Foundation? Lionel Richie 28. Which tamil song has been treated as classic example of viral marketing as p er Indian Institute of Management? Why this Kolaveri Di 29. Who got the winning point as Spain won the fifth Davis Cup title? Rafael Nadal 30. Name the debut Marathi movie of Helen which is set to release on December 16 th 2011. One Room Kitchen 31. Which bank was fined 10.5 million pounds for mis-selling to elderly? HSBC 32. Which state's chief minister has surpassed other politicians to emerge as the most popular politico on social media? Gujarat Chief Minister. Narendra Modi 33. Which country has over taken India as `Diabetes Capital'? China 34. When is the inaugural 3-day global conference on `Tax and Inequality' scheduled to begin in India? 7th December to 9th December 2011 35. Who have been nominated for FIFA World Player of the Year award? Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Xavi Hernandez 36. Use of which notes is to be treated as terror act? Fake Notes 37. When the National Telecom Policy is set to be rolled out? 2012 38. Which bank is set to buy more than half of Barclays Indian credit card portf olio? Standard Chartered Bank 39. Who has been appointed as Manufacturers Association for Information Technolo gy's executive director? Sabyasachi Patra 40. Which company recently got NOC from ONGC to sell major stake in its Indian u nit to Vedanta Resources? Carin India 41. Name the mobile app company which Facebook acquired recently.

Gowalla 42. Who resigned from Hindustan Unilever Board recently? HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh 43. Name the US scriptwriter who debuted with Bollywood kid books. Nico Raposo 44. Who has been appointed as Managing Director for India by Research in Motion? Sunil Dutt 45. Which 3 countries are set to hold Trilateral meet in Washington? India, US and Japan 46. When is the 2012 Indian Grand Prix scheduled to be held? October 28th 2012 47. When is the Direct Tax Code (DTC) scheduled to come into force in India? From 1st April 2012 48. Against whom did Vishwanthan Anand loose in recently held London Chess Class ic? Hikaru Nakamura 49. Which Indian state is set to get Green Field Industrial Corridor? Arunachal Pradesh 50. Which artist won the 2011 Turner Prize? Martin Boyce 51. Which singer won six awards in 2011 American Country Awards? Jason Aldean 52. Who is the 2nd person to score double century in One-day International crick et? Virendar Sehwag 53. Who has been appointed as VP of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers for Asia? Xiaodong Lee 54. Who has been appointed to head UN audit panel? CAG Vinod Rai 55. Which country becomes 3rd biggest US arms purchaser? India 56. Which Mail service is now available in 8 Indian languages? Yahoo Mail 57. Who is set to be civil aviation minister of India? Ajit Singh 58. Which 2 states to have separate IAS, IPS and IFS cadres? Manipur and Tripura 59. Who has been appointed as Director General, Central Health Services for Biha r? Dr.Jagdish Prasad

60. Which business school has been ranked 2nd best MBA School in Asia-Pacific? IIM Ahmedabad 61. Who won the 2011 Indian National Rally Championship? Gaurav Gill(co-driver Musa Sherif) 62. Name the telugu film producer popularly known as `Mallemala' who passed away rec ently. M.S.Reddy 63. Name the Argentine President who is sworn in for 2nd term. Cristina Fernandez 64. Name the award that was conferred to Bharti Airtel recently. Telecom Centre of Excellence Award 65. Name the Indian footballer, an assistant manager of Indian Bank who passed a way recently. Hamilton Bobby 66. Who resigned as National Cricket Academy chairman? Anil Kumble 67. Where was the midnight marathon held recently? Bangalore 68. When is the World Series Hockey postponed to? February 29th 2012 69. Which country is set to open military base in Indian Ocean? China 70. Who is set to make film on 26/11 attacks? Ram Gopal Verma 71. Who has been named PGA Tour Player of the Year? Luke Donald 72. Which bank has been selected as best public sector bank in India? Bank of Baroda 73. Name the NRI industrialist who has been conferred with the Life Time Achieve ment award for his contribution in various fields. Lord Swraj Paul 74. Who won the under-14 boys American Cup Tennis Championship in Miami,Florida? Sumit Nagal 75. Which state schools are set to implement Trimester system from 2012-13 acade mic year? Tamil Nadu 76. Which were the 3 anti-graft bills passed recently by Union Cabinet in India? Whistleblowers Bill or Public Interest Disclosure and Protection to Persons Maki ng the DisclouserBill, Judicial Accountability Bill and Grievance Redressal Bill 77. Which Indian University is set to tie-up with Canada's Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) in the area of biology? M.S.University

78. Name the NRI architect who won Glory of India Award and Certificate of Excel lence. Ar Mohammed Aun 79. Which Noble Laureate's book containing poems and other works fetched $170,500 at a Sotheby's auction? Rabindranath Tagore 80. Which country is set to host BRICS Trade Ministers in March 2012? India 81. For what purpose India and Russia recently signed a deal? To produce 42 Sukhoi fighters 82. Which bank launched `Bank on wheels' in Karnataka recently? State Bank of India 83. Which major bill was cleared by Indian Union Cabinet on 18th December 2011? Food Security Bill 84. Who has been honoured Banker of the Year award 2010-11? Ravi Pillai 85. Name the Former Miss Venezuela who died of breast cancer. Eva Ekvall 86. Where is China set to begin work on the world's highest airport? Tibet's Nagqu town (4,436 metres or 14,553 feet above sea level) 87. Where in Russia is the world's deepest metro station set to be unveiled? St.Petersburg, Admiralteiskaya station 88. At what value have India and Japan agreed for currency swap? $15 billion 89. Where has Aditya Birla Group set to invest $500 million? Turkey 90. Name the 2 Indian umpires and judge who have been appointed for the 2012 Lon don Olympics hockey event. R.V.Raghu Prasad and Claudius De Sales 91. What values of preferential shares have Air India's lenders were approved by i ts board? Rs.7,500 crore 92. Who has been appointed as Executive Director of Indian Overseas Bank? A.D.M.Chavali Current Affairs December 2012 1. Name the corporate Hockey team which emerged champion against Bharat Petroleu m in the 23rd Lal Bahadur Shastri hockey tournament at the Shivaji Stadium on 4 December 2012. Answer: (a) Air India 2. Name the England Cricket Captain who became the youngest Batsman to score 700 0 Runs Answer: (a) Alastair Cook

3. Name the Basket player who Became Youngest Player in the History of NBA to Re ach 30000 Career Points Answer: (b) Kobe Bryant 4. Name the Cricketer and Former Captain of the Australian Cricket team who on 3 December 2012 announced his retirement from International Test Cricket. Answer: (a) Ricky Ponting 5. The Competent ficer (MP-77) as the Director for Answer: (a) Syed Authority on 3 December 2012 approved the appointment an IPS of officer on Special Duty in the Intelligence Bureau and also as Intelligence Bureau. Name the Person. Asif Ibrahim

6. Name the Senior party leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Indian Natio nal Congress who on 6 December 2012 switched sides and joined the BJP with his s upporters. Answer: (a) Narhari Amin 7. The Uttar Pradesh government on 4 December 2012 decided to issue Cards to ind ustrialists and industrial associations for easy access to its offices. What is the name of that card? Answer: (a) Golden cards 8. Union Government of India on 5 December 2012 cleared the decks for transferri ng the prime India 12.5 acre United Mill land in Mumbai to the Maharashtra gover nment for building a state-of-the-art memorial for an Indian revolutionary and p olitical leader. Name the political leader. Answer: (b) BR Ambedkar 9. The Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) on 7 December 2012 asked Karnataka to provide Tamil Nadu with how many TMC(thousand million cubic) feet of Cauvery wat er during December 2012 Answer: (a) 12 TMC feet 10. The 11th meeting of the India-Canada Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter Te rrorism was held on 29 November 2012. Where was this meeting held? Answer: (c) New Delhi 11. A meeting of the India and Pakistan former diplomats, peace activists, army and navy officers concluded on 3 December 2012 with an agenda that Sir Creek dis pute will be resolved. What are the other territorial troubles that sit amidst t he India-Pakistan relationship? Answer: (c) Both of these 12. China held one of its largest- ever air force drill involving multi-types fi ghter planes, amid heightened tensions with Japan over territorial dispute in th e East China Sea. How many fighter planes were involved in the drill? Answer: (c) 100 13. Who was the first top ranking Indian official to visit China after changes i n Communist Party of China? Answer: (c) Shiv Shankar Menon 14) How many Indian writers are shortlisted for DSC South Asian Literature Prize 2013? A. Two B. Three C. Four D. One Answer- B 15) How many Billion tones of ice has been reparted to lose by Greenland? A. 200 B. 100 C. 300 D. 400

Answer A 16) Recently, a book on the life of which cricketer has been relaesed? A. Sachin B. Dravid C. Kapil Dev D. Yuvraj Answer- D 17) A book titled Victory India - A Key to Quality Military Leadership has been released by which Chief Marshal of Military? A. Army B. Navy C. Air force D. Paramilitary Forces Answer- C 18) Ajmal Kasab got hanged in the jail of which city? A. Mimbai B. Pune C. Delhi D. Nagpur Answer- B 19. PetroChina in the third week of December 2012 agreed to buy a 49.9 percent s take in which Canadian firm? Answer: (a) Encanas Natural Gas Project 20. Who was appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer of Levi Strauss & Co? Answer: (a) Harmit Singh 21. What kinds of clauses were added by Marks & Spencer (M&S), the British retai l company to the agreements in India? Answer: (b) Anti-bribery clauses 22. ICICI Bank, the largest private sector bank of India on 13 December 2012 ope ned 101 distinct gramin branches or rural branches as the part of its financial enclosure plan. In how many states were these branches opened? Answer: (d) Six states 23. Where did the American Depositary Shares (ADS) of Infosys, India's second-larg est IT services provider started trading on 12 December 2012? Answer: (c) New York Stock Exchange 24. French scientists claimed that they developed a new system which enables hum ans to get 360 degree vision. The headset in the system is said to capture the i mages from different directions and thereafter transform these into the matter w hich is possible for the human vision system to comprehend. What is the name of this new system? Answer: (b) FlyVIZ 25. Scientists from NASA spotted the longest extra-terrestrial river system ever on Saturn's moon Titan which appears to be a miniature version of one of the Eart h's rivers. Titan which appears to be a miniature version of which river of Earth? Answer: (c) Nile River 26. Scientists in northern Mexico discovered a new dinosaur with a large promine nt nose which lived about 73 million years ago. What is the name of this new din osaur? Answer: (a) Latirhinus Uitstlani 27. British scientists claimed that they developed in the first week of December 2012, the first toothbrush of the world called Emmident toothbrush which makes use of the _________ for cleaning teeth. Fill in the blank with appropriate word : Answer: (b) Ultrasound waves 28. The 11th meeting of the India-Canada Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter Te rrorism was held on 29 November 2012. Where was this meeting held?

Answer: (c) New Delhi 29. A meeting of the India and Pakistan former diplomats, peace activists, army and navy officers concluded on 3 December 2012 with an agenda that Sir Creek dis pute will be resolved. What are the other territorial troubles that sit amidst t he India-Pakistan relationship? Answer: (c) Both of these 30. China held one of its largest- ever air force drill involving multi-types fi ghter planes, amid heightened tensions with Japan over territorial dispute in th e East China Sea. How many fighter planes were involved in the drill? Answer: (c) 100 31. Who was the first top ranking Indian official to visit China after changes i n Communist Party of China? Answer: (c) Shiv Shankar Menon 32. Apple, on 7 December 2012 launched two new devices. Which are these two devi ces? Answer: (c) iPad mini and fourth generation iPad 33. Wipro Consumer Care and Lightning (WCCL) on 8 December 2012 acquired the Sin gapore-based FMCG Company for 790 Crore Rupees. What is the name of this company ? Answer: (a) LD Waxson 34. Suresh Vaswani, the former co-CEO of Wipro was appointed as the President of Dell Services, the computer-maker, on 6 December 2012. Which of the following s tatements is true in this context? a) Before being promoted to the position of Dell's president, Vaswani was also the head of application services as well as BPO segment of Dell. b) In 2011, Vaswani exited from Wipro where he had spent 25 years. c) Vaswani reported to Schuckenbrock, the former President of Dell. d) All the three statements are true. Answer: (d) All the three statements are true. 35. Adani Mining, a global integrated infrastructure player on 3 December 2012 a nnounced completion of the largest mining exploration programme in Australia in a record time. How much time did the Adani Mining take for the programme? Answer: (b) 9 months 36. Nokia, one of the giant mobile makers agreed to sell the head quarter buildi ng or 222 million US dollar or 170 million Euros on 4 December 2012. The headqua rter building is to be bought by Exilion, the Finnish real estate company. Where was the headquarter building of Nokia located? Answer: (a) Finland 37. Name the bank with which the Reserve Bank of India on 4 December 2012 signed a three year Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) for swapping of the local currenc ies to address short-term liquidity problems. Answer: (c) Bank of Japan 38. State Bank of India (SBI), the largest lender of India on 5 December 2012 an nounced about its expectation of infusion of what amount from the government in 2012-2013 fiscal year? Answer: (a) 4000 Crore rupees 39. Infosys decided to transfer listing of American shares of the company from N asdaq to an stock exchange. Name the particular stock exchange. Answer: (d) New York Stock Exchange

40. Which Government body on 29 November 2012 dismissed appeals of two Sahara co mpanies- Sahara India Real Estate Corp (SIRECL) and Sahara Housing Investment Co rp (SHICL) against SEBI? Answer: (a) Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) 41. Eight core sectors of the Indian Economy grew by how much percent in the eig ht-month high in October 2012-2013 as compare with the 0.4 percent in same time period last year? Answer: (a) 6.5 Percent 42. Name the renowned soccer player who on 9 December 2012 set the record for mo st goals in a calendar year by scoring his 86th goal of 2012 Answer: (b) Lionel Messi 43. Name the giant of Indian domestic cricket who died on 11 December and was fa mous for coming close to breaking Sir Don Bradmans first-class score in the Ran ji Trophy. Answer: (b) BB Nimbalkar 44. Name the team that was defeated by to win the inaugural SBI T20 World Cup fo r the Blind on 13 December 2012 at Central College grounds in Bangalore. Answer: (b) Pakistan 45. Which team on 15 December 2012 won the 3rd World Cup Kabaddi Tournament for the third consecutive time in the Men's category and second consecutive time in th e Women's category? Answer: (a) India 46. Which Country won the Junior Table Tennis Championship claiming all the titl es? Answer: (b) China 47. Market regulator Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) allowed entitie s to set up Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) which is a newly created class o f pooled-in investment vehicles for real estate, private equity and hedge funds. Specify the number of entities allowed to set up. Answer: (b) 12 48. Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released on 12 December 2012 showed that the retail inflation increased for the second successive month to how many percent in November 2012? Answer: (a) 9.90 49. The Union government of India on 13 December 2012 approved the setting up of Committee to fast track investment clearances for mega projects. Name the Commi ttee approved. Answer: (c) Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) 50. Name the Stock exchange which on 14 December 2012 launched an SME index whic h primarily aims at tracking the current primary market conditions in the Indian capital market and measuring the growth in investors' wealth over a period. Answer: (a) Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) 51. As per the report of Aviation Ministry IndiGo lost huge amount in fiscal yea r, 2011-2012, the airline was operating in profits constantly in last three fina ncial years. What was the loss amount in said fiscal year 2011-12? Answer: (a) 87.6 crore Rupees Current Affairs 2012- February

1. The World's Youngest MCP and CCNA, who has exceptionally highest IQ in the worl d ? Vishalini 11 year old Indian girl Vishalini, Born in Thirunelveli, a small city of Tamil Nadu. 2. Name the Pakistani cricketer who was released from jail because of good behav iour after serving half of his 6 month sentence. Mohammad Aamer 3. Which author's autobiography release was cancelled at the Kolkata Book Fair? Taslima Nasreen 4. Name the luxury watch collection launched by Seiko Watch India at a price ran ge of Rs.1-5 lakh per piece. Ananta 5. What value of overseas inflow was injected into Indian markets in January 201 2? Rs.26,000 crore (US$5.08 billion) 6. Which guidelines have SEBI notified allowing companies to reduce promoter sha reholding through private placement? Institutional Placement Programme (IPP) 7. Which company will acquire full control of UTV Software and Communications Lt d.? US-based Walt Disney 8. What is the value of IPO filed by Facebook? $5 billion 9. Expand SAR. Specific Absorption Rate 10. Who was awarded `Pride of India' award by the Indian-American community in Washi ngton? Mallikarjun Kharge 11. Name the book launched by Sonu Nigam authored by Priya Kumar. The Perfect World 12. Which Italian luxury brand is looking to bring its high-end homeware and fur nishings retail stores to India? Giorgio Armani 13. Which country announced 3-day national mourning following violence at a foot ball stadium in Port Said? Egypt 14. Who is World's shortest man ? 72-year-old Chandra Bahadur Dangi of Nepal 15. Which bollywood actor was honoured with a Green Globe award for outstanding effort to fight climate change? Abhishek Bachchan 16. Name the singer who has been appointed as anti-tobacco campaign ambassador. Playback Singer Shann 17. Name the car model unveiled by Sahara Force India.

VJM05 18. What award was conferred to Amul company in the manufacturing category recen tly? Green Globe Foundation award 19. Who have been selected for the Bharat Vikas Rathna award by the All India Bu siness Development Association, New Delhi? C Basavegowda, President, Mysore and Chamarajanagar District Cooperative Central Bank Ltd. 20. Who will be the only Indian driver in the Formula One for 2012 season after signing to continue with Hispania Racing (HRT)? Narain Karthikeyan 21. Name the British energy minister who resigned recently. Chris Huhne 22. Name the car launched by Ferrari for 2012 F1 season? F2012 23. Name the CEO of Micron Technology who died in a plane crash and who has been appointed as CEO? Steve Appleton and Mark Durcan 24. In which country have UN declared end of famine? Somalia 25. Which social networking site turned 8 recently? Facebook 26. Who has been appointed as Executive Director of Corporation Bank? Amar Lal 27. Who won the World Squash Federation under-21 world cup? Egypt against India 2-1 28. Which 3-day youth festival is back after a gap of 7 years in Jaipur? Ghoomar 29. Who won the Champions Trophy women's hockey tournament for the 5th time? Argentina 30.Name the Romanian Prime Minister who quit recently. Emil Boc 31. Name the Managing Director and CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank who quit recently. Amitabh Chaturvedi 32. Name the Mumbai-based historian who passed away recently. Sharada Dwivedi 31. Name the science communicator who passed away recently. R.D.Sharma 32. In which currency is India set to pay for 45% of Iran oil imports? Rupee 33. Name the Maldives President who was appointed after Mohamed Nasheed quit. Mohammad Waheed Hassan

34. Who has been appointed as Chief executive operations for China's Walmart? Greg Foran 35. Name the novelist whose 200th birthday ceremony was observed led by Prince C harles. Charles Dickens 36. Which company renewed sponsorship deal with Indian hockey team? Sahara 37. Which singer is launching her own social networking website exclusively for her fans? Lady Gaga 38. Name the book featuring the problems of NRI's living in Gulf countries release d by Mohammed Ali Shabbir and written by Mohammed Saifuddin. Expat Ride 39. India-born biologist who bags world's 1st major international award? Kamal Bawa 40. Which country released world's highest resolution lunar images taken by its 2n d moon orbiter, Chang'e-2? China 41. What percentage of the world's mangrove vegetation does India account for? 3% 42. Which place in Tamil Nadu is all set to get 4th Science Park? Coimbatore 43. Name the Indian American orthodontist who was honoured with `Hind Rattan Award'. Dr.Gagan Balla 44. What sum of amount is National Housing Bank set to receive from World Bank w hich would help in its refinancing programme? $300 million(Rs.1,500 crore) 45. Name the newly elected President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerc e and Industry (FICCI)? R.V.Kanoria 46. Which cricket batting legend is been inducted into ICC Hall of Fame? Sunil Gavaskar 47. Name the commission setup in accordance with Section 74 of the Meghalaya Pol ice Act. Police Accountability Commission 48. What sum of amount has Bank of England set to pump into economy? 50 billion pounds 49. Name the electronics retailer bought by Flipkart for $25 million. Letsbuy 50. When is Windows 8 set to be released by Microsoft? February 29th 2012 51. Veteran Bollywood writer-filmmaker who died recently ?

O.P. Dutta 52. Which company will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and dig ital picture frames? Eastman Kodak Co. (Kodak) 53. Name the German's 1997 Tour de France winner who received 2-year ban for a blo od doping offence. Jan Ullrich 54. Who was honoured with Lata Mangeshkar award by the Madhya Pradesh government recently? Rajesh Roshan 55. Name the site launched by an Italian computer science professor who hopes it will be a challenge to the US technology giant Google. Volunia (www.volunia.com) 56. Which bank is set to launch India's first Infrastructure Debt Fund (IDF)? IDBI bank 57. Where is the wax sculpture of Novak Djokovic revealed? Central Serbian town of Jagodina 58. Who has been appointed as non-executive chairman for India operations by Vod afone? Analjit Singh 59. Name the bollywood writer-filmmaker who passed away recently. O.P.Dutta 60. Why zebras have black and white stripes (recently solved mystery)? To keep blood-sucking flies away 61. Which economist is named for US Humanities medal? Amartya Sen 62. Who is the first Indian defence minister to visit Saudi Arabia? A.K.Antony 63. Name the former secretary-general of Basketball Federation of India who pass ed away recently. Harish Sharma 64. Name the US-based pop music queen who died recently. Whitney Houston 65. Who won the women's doubles event at the Pattaya Open 2012? Sania Mirza and Anastasia Rodionova 66. Who has been elected as Deputy Chief of Indian Army? Lt.Gen.Ramesh Halgali 67. Who was honoured with a posthumous Grammy award for his contributions to the music industry in area other than performance? Steve Jobs 68. What percentage is the planned road tax for vehicles across India? 6%

69. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director for India and SAARC operatio ns by McAfee? Jagdish Mahapatra 70. Who will replace Eric Simons as Indian cricket bowling coach? Australian, Joe Dawes 71. Who took over as president of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India fo r the year 2012-13? Jaydeep Shah 72. Name the renowned Urdu poet who passed away after battling lung cancer recen tly. Akhlaq Mohammad Khan 73. Name the Karnataka Higher Education Minister who passed away in Bangalore re cently. V.S.Acharya 74. Who was honoured with Serbia's highest honour, the Karadjordje Star medal? Novak Djokovic 75. At what value has Bank of Japan set to expand its asset purchase programme? 10tn yen($130 billion) 76. Where in India 9-day 20th World Book Fair is held? New Delhi Read More 77. Where does India's forex reserves stand for the week ended 17th February 2012? $293.44 billion 78. Name the cricketer who was honoured with lifetime membership of the Sydney C ricket Ground. Sachin Tendulkar 79. Which country has been ranked as the world's richest country in the list compi led by US magazine Forbes? Qatar 80. Which country did India beat to qualify for London Olympics men's hockey 2012? France 81. Which west Asian country approved for new constitution recently? Syria 82. Which model of Nokia phone has been built with 41-megapixel sensor camera? Nokia 808 Pureview camera phone 83. Name the chief appointed for Pakistan Air Force. Air Marshal Tahir Rafiq Butt 84. Which company signed a long-term agreement to supply 250 MW power to Banglad esh Power Development Board? NTPC 85. What value of second bailout pacakge did German parliament pass for Greece t o help the country avoid a default? 130 billion euros ($174.4 billion)

86. Name the digital music store launched by flipkart.com. Flyte 87. Where in India was the inaugural World Series Hockey tournament held? Chandigarh 88. Which company bagged Airtel's network deal for Maharashtra? Nokia Siemens 89. Who has been appointed as chairman of MindTree? Subroto Bagchi 90. Name the online property search portal launched by HDFC in Kolkata HDFC Red 91. Who resigned as PepsiCo India Foods CEO? Varun Berry 92. Name the application launched by Vigyan Prasar and IGNOU as a free SMS servi ce for mobile users that delivers content on science and related areas. Science@Mobile The new communication satellite launched by NASA on 31 January 2013 to stay in t ouch with its space station astronauts- TDRS(Tracking and Data Relay Satellite) The person who emerged as winner to the first direct Presidential elections held in Czech Republic on 25 January 2013-Milos Zeman The renowned painter of Bengal School died on 1 February 2013 following a brief illness at Kolkata hospital- Shanu Lahiri The prominent Pakistani journalist died on 2 February 2013 in New York following 4-year long fight with cancer- Ayesha Haroon World cancer day was observed on - 4 February 2013 Solicitor-General of India, who resigned from his office on 4 February 2013- Roh inton F Nariman The Australian cricket captain who won the fourth Allan Border Medal in Melbourn e on 4 February 2013- Michael Clarke President of Republic of Mauritius who visited India from 3 Jan 2013 to 10 Jan 2 013 and was honoured with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award-Rajkeswur Purryag The King of Bhutan who visited India from 23 to 30 January 2013 and was the Chie f Guest for the Republic Day Celebration- Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck The fourth largest private sector Bank of India which was awarded the Financial Institutions Syndicated Deal of the Year 2012 in its Asia Pacific Region- YES Ba nk The Parliament Attack Convict, who was hanged on 9 Feb 2013 at Tihar Jail after his mercy petition was cancelled by the President of India- Afzal Guru The Advocate-General of West Bengal who resigned from his office on 8 Feb 2013Anindya Kumar Mitra The 72 years old table tennis legend who died in Beijing on 10 February 2013 fol lowing lengthy fight with cancer- Zhuang Zedong

 The sitar legend was honoured with the posthumous Lifetime Achievement Grammy aw ard ON 9 February 2013- Pandit Ravi Shankar US Marine General who took over the command of the NATO-led International Securi ty Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan- Joseph Dunford Conference for South Asian Autism Network (SAAN) for Autism Spectrum Disorders ( ASD) was concluded on -11 Feb 2013 Code name given to secret plan for executing Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist Afzal Gu ru in Tihar Jail on 9 February 2013 -Operation Three Star The short range surface-to-surface missile launched by Pakistan on 11 February 2 013 -Hatf IX (NASR) The Person appointed as the chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi on 12 February 2013Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty Prime Minister of the Himalayan Kingdom Bhutan was on an official visit to India from 7 Feb. to 9 Feb. 2013- Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley World Radio Day was observed on which day to raise awareness about the importanc e of radio- 12 February 2013 The former Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, who sworn in as the Lokayukta on 14 February 2013- Y Bhaskar Rao The theme of 27nd edition of Surajkund mela that was ended on 15 February 2013 w as Karnataka The person who was appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to th e United Nations on 13 February 2013- Ashok Kumar Mukerji The Country which banned the Japanese cartoon Doraemon in the third week of Febr uary 2013 because of the fears of Hindi invasion-Bangladesh The Ecuadors President who was re-elected for a third term with more than 50 pe rcent of the vote- Rafael Correa The Person who was conferred with Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development Award 2011 by the President of India Pranab Mukherjee on 18 Feb 201 3 -Ela Ramesh Bhatt The former Union Minister and three times MP for Rajya Sabha, who died at the ag e of 68 on 19 February 2013- Radhakishan Malviya The former LIC chief who took over as the Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory a nd Development Authority (IRDA) on 21 February 2013- T. S. Vijayan The former head of Tata Group who was awarded the life time achievement award 20 12 by Ernst & Young on 21 February 2013- Ratan Tata The Car Rally that was flagged off from the Helipad Ground in Salt Lake Stadium, West Bengal on 22 February 2013- Silk Route Car Rally The playbook which won four awards at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Mon ica on 24 February 2013- Silver Linings Playbook The Person who had sworn -in as the first woman President of South Korea on 25 F

ebruary 2013- Park Geun-hye Q-Which mobile network in India launched `One Nation, One Rate' offering same rate f or voice, sms and data in home circles and on roaming its network? Ans-Aircel Q-Which unique online contest organised by Karnataka Regional Youth Commission d rew good response recently? Ans-Crib Contest 2012 Q-Where in India 34th annual national conference of Indian Academy Forensic Medi cine will be held from 1st to 3rd February 2013? Ans-Mangalore (The Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College) Q-Which university in India launched its diamond jubilee logo on 26th January 20 13, Republic Day? Ans-Manipal University Q-Which country announced a deal with international lenders to cancel its debt o f about $6 billion? Ans-Myanmar Q-Which automobile maker sold 9.75 million vehicles group-wide and regained the crown as the world's top selling automaker of 2012? Ans-Toyota Motor Corp Q-SEBI allowed which stock exchange to voluntarily opt out of the exchange space in India? Ans-Hyderabad Stock Exchange Q-Who is appointed as Senior Vice President Business Development of Shapoorji Pa llonji International? Ans-Steven Miller Q- Which identity card that has been decided and consequently advised by the Min istry of External Affairs in January 2013 to all Passport Issuing Authorities fo r proof of address/identity for the purpose of passport application? Ans- Aadhaar Card. Q. What is the new name of No Frill Account? Ans :- Basic Banking Account Q. Who is the new Defense Secretary of US? Answer :- Chak Hegal Q. The National Test House(NTH) which recently celebrated its 100 years of cele bration is located in which place? Answer :- Kolkata Q. Which Indian is all set to join the prestigious international Satellite Hall of France? Answer :- U.R.Rao Q. Recently, which bank has announced to open its second branch in China? Answer :- State Bank of India Q. Who is the new Defense Secretary of US? Answer :- Chak Hegal Q. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Bharti Infratel?

Answer :- Sunil Khurana Q. Name the political party formed by P.A.Sagma, former Lok Sabha Speaker? Answer :- National Peoples Party(NPP) Q. Who is the new Director of Intelligence Bureau(IB)? Answer :- Syed Asif Ibrahim Q. Which sports car has smashed the world record for acceleration after hitting nearly 300 kmph in just over 13 seconds? Answer :- Hennessey Venom GT Q.Who is the current Chairman of University Grands Commission? Answer :- Ved Prakash Q. Who has been appointed as the new Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (V SSC)? Answer :- S.Ramakrishnan Q. Who took charge as Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Develo pment in New Delhi? Ans: Dr. Shashi Tharoor. Q. Former MP and ex-Union Minister for Rural Development _______ died in Andhra Pradesh. Ans: K. Yerran Naidu. Q. Who addressed colorful cultural; extravaganza called `SONABYSS-2012'? Ans: Paban Singh Ghatowar . Q. Who has received the 27th Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration? Ans: Gulzar. Q. Who is the current Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra? Ans: Ajit Pawar. Q. Kaziranga University tied up with which university recently? Ans: Cardiff Metropolitan University of United Kingdom. Q. Who is the current military chief of China? Ans: Xi Jinping. Q. Which Indian-American named US Professor of the year recently? Ans: Autar Kaw. Q. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Cipla? Ans: Subhanu Saxena. Q. Who has been re-elected as the Chairman of United Nations Panel of External A uditors? Ans: Vinod Rai. Q. What is the name of 2014 Fifa World Cup Mascot? Ans: Fuleco. Q. Which country won the T20 World Cup for the Blind? Ans: India. Q. In which year Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) was launched? Ans: 2008.

Q. `Dinar' is the currency of which country? Ans: Iraq. Q. Who has assumed charge as Executive Director on the Board of the Internationa l Monetary Fund? Ans: Dr. Rakesh Mohan. Q. Who has been honored with the Hoover Medal at the Global Humanitarian Technol ogy Conference in Seattle in Washington? Ans: V. Narayan Murthy. Q. Who was Keith Campbell, who died at the age of 58? Ans: Scientist. Q. Former _______ all-rounder Kevin Curran has died. Ans: Zimbabwe. Q. The former King of Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk has died in ______. Ans: China. Q. Who was Margaret Osborne DuPont, who has died at the age of 94? Ans: Tennis Player. Q. Who was T. Samuel, who has died at the age of 86? Ans: Cartoonist. Q. Who is the President of Mauritania? Ans: Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. Q. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of ICC's Cricket Committee? Ans: Anil Kumble. Q. The first International Day of Rural Women was observed on ______. Ans: 15th October, 2008. Q. Recently which day was celebrated as the first International Day of the Girl Child by the United Nations? Ans: 11th October. Q. In which country the 12th summit of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) w as held? Ans: Azerbaijan. Q. Which organization has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize? Ans: European Union. Q. Austere Challenge 2012 is the joint military exercise of USA and ______. Ans: Israel. Q. Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup 2012 was held in which country? Ans: China. Q. Rupesh Saha is a famous _______ player. Ans: Billiards. Q. Who is the founder & Chairman of Virgin Group? Ans: Richard Branson. Q. Which day is celebrated as the Navy Day in India?

Ans: 4th December. Q. In which country the 5th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduct ion was held? Ans: Indonesia. Q. Who assumed charge as the Union Minister of Culture? Ans: Chandresh Kumari Katoch. Q. Who has won the F1 title of 2012? Ans: Sebastian Vettel. Q. Who has taken charge as the Chairperson & Managing Director of Bank of India? Ans: Vijayalakshmi Iyer. Q. Who has been conferred the membership of `Order of Australia'? Ans: Sachin Tendulkar. Q. Who is the Prime Minister of Canada? Ans: Stephen Harper. Q. Who has been re-elected as the President of United States? Ans: Barack Obama. Q. Which film has won the Best Film Award in the 14th Mumbai Film Festival? Ans: Miss Lovely. Q. A total of ______ trains have been identified for providing OBHS services. Ans: 535. Q. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA)? Ans: Deep Joshi. Q. In which state the 28th National Junior Athletic Championships were held? Ans: Uttar Pradesh. Q. Mahesh Bhupathi and ________ clinched the Paris Master. Ans: Rohan Bopanna. Q. Which country has won the Asian Kabaddi Championship? Ans: Pakistan. Q. Peter Gade has announced his retirement from International ________. Ans: Badminton. Q. Who has won the Golden Boot Award as Europe's top Scorer? Ans: Lionel Messi. Q. Which day is observed as World AIDS Day every year? Ans: 1st December. Q. Who is the Foreign Secretary of Britain? Ans: William Hague. Q. Who dedicated to the nation a new Integrated Terminal Building of Swami Vivek ananda Airport at Raipur? Ans: Pranab Mukherjee. Q. Union Cabinet approved levy of about Rs. _______ crore one-time spectrum fees

on all existing telecom companies. Ans: 31,000. Q. Who took over as the new Minister of Minority Affairs? Ans: K. Rahman Khan. Q. The Andhra Pradesh High Court termed the life-ban imposed on Indian cricketer ___________, illegal. Ans: Muhammad Azharuddin. Q. Who took charge as the new Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Minist er? Ans: Kamal Nath. Q. Who was conferred the Great Cross of Civil Merit by Government of Spain? Ans: Dr. Farooq Abdullah. Q. Who assumed office as the new Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas? Ans: Dr. M. Veerappa Moily. Q. Who has been appointed as the Director General, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)? Ans: Pranay Sahay. Q. Who assumed charge as the Union Minister of Railways on October 29, 2012? Ans: Pawan Kumar Bansal. Q. Who has been appointed as Director General (Investigation), National Human Ri ghts Commission? Ans: Kanwaljit Deol. Q. Who assumed charge as the Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Science ? Ans: Jaipal Reddy. Q. India and ______ will explore the possibilities of joint venture investment i n the field of hotel industry and infrastructural development. Ans: Brunei. Q. Who assumed charge as the Minister of States for Tribal Affairs? Ans: Rance Narah. Q. India and which country discussed Bilateral Cooperation in Transport Sector? Ans: Switzerland. Q. Who assumed charge as the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processi ng Industries? Ans: Tariq Anwar. Q. Who assumed charge as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Minis try of Youth Affairs and Sports? Ans: Jitendra Singh. Q. Who assumed charge as the Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment? Ans: Kumari Selja. Q. India and which country signed and Audi Visual Coproduction Agreement? Ans: Spain. Q. Who is Rakesh Misra?

Ans: Director General, Central Public Works Department, Ministry of Urban Develo pment. Q. Who is the chairman of SAIL? Ans: C.S Verma. Q. Who has taken over as the new Corporate Affairs Minister in Shastri Bhawan, N ew Delhi? Ans: Sachin Pilot. Q. Department of Posts has been involved in rural development for the last _____ years. Ans: 150. Q. Who took charge as the Minister of Information & Broadcasting? Ans: Manish Tewari. Q. With which country India has agreed to Explore Cooperation in Tourism Sector recently? Ans: Bulgaria. Q. `Arrangement for Cooperation on Civil Aviation' has been signed recently between India & which country? Ans: New Zealand. Q. How many pacts have been signed between India & New Zealand to cooperate in t he field of education? Ans: Five. Q. Two companies RENFE-Operadora and ADIF have signed an agreement with Indian R ailway for technical cooperation. Which country these companies belong to? Ans: Spain. Q. The Centre has decided to provide ________ subsidy per Kg on the import of pu lses to the states. Ans: 20 rupees. Q. Who was the first black President of Supreme Court of Brazil? Ans: Joaquim Barbosa. Q. Whose bronze statue was unveiled in Florida town by former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam? Ans: Mahatma Gandhi. Q. Which country successfully launched two experimental satellites to test its d omestically developed components? Ans: China. Q. The global urban population is estimated to be 6.3 billion by which year? Ans: 2050. Q. Recently which country test-fired two nuclear-capable ballistic missiles? Ans: Russia. Q. Who has received a Special Recognition Award from the Sikh community in Londo n for his outstanding contribution in setting up a USD 4 billion JV refinery in Punjab? Ans: Laksmi Mittal. Q. Who has been elected President of the National Federation of Indian American

Associations? Ans: Sohan Joshi. Q. Who has topped the list of '40 under 40', prepared by Fortune? Ans: Lary Page. Q. Wu Yajun has topped this year Hurun rich list for women. Who is she? Ans: Property Developer, China. Q. Who has retained his position as the world's richest Indian for the fifth year in a row? Ans: Mukesh Ambani. Q. State-owned BPCL and Videocon Industries made an oil discovery in their deep sea black off in which country? Ans: Brazil. Q. Who has been appointed as the new COO of Yahoo? Ans: Henrique de Castro. Q. SBI has opened two new branches in South Africa to tap business opportunities . Name the cities they are located in. Ans: Pretoria, Chatsworth. Q. Which stock exchanges of India recently joined Sustainable Stock Exchanges (S SE) initiative? Ans: Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). Q. Which company recently opened its largest store in Beijing, China? Ans: Apple. Q. Which network won the Hyderabad IPL Franchise for 85.05 Crores per year? Ans: Sun TV Network. Q. How many Indian companies have figured among Newsweek's annual rankings of the World's greenest companies? Ans: Thirteen. Q. Which city of India has figured among the 10 most attractive cities for inter national travel shoppers in the Asia-Pacific region? Ans: Delhi. Q. India has signed a Protocol amending the Convention on avoidance of double ta xation with which country? Ans: United Kingdom. Q. Who is the current MD and CE of BSE? Ans: Ashish Kumar Chauhan. Q. SAIL has appointed around _______ rural dealers in the first six months of 20 12-13. Ans: 450. Q. India is the ______ largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world. Ans: Second. Q. Which construction major has bagged an order worth Rs 1,252 crore from the De lhi Metro? Ans: L & T.

1. Name the Commission that was constituted by the Union Government on 26 Decemb er 2012 to inquire into the different aspects of the brutal rape and assault inc ident of the girl on 16 December 2012 on the streets of Delhi and was asked to s ubmit the report of its findings within three months? Answer: (B) Usha Mehra Commission 2. Life Time Achievement Award 2012 was conferred to an Indian by Ernst & Young. Name the person who was conferred with the award? Answer: (D) Ratan Tata 3. The core of Milky Way is actually cloaked in dust which makes all stars uncle ar from telescopes of the astronomers, except the brightest stars. But these hyp ervelocity stars were useful in providing a peep into _________. Fill in the bla nk with an appropriate option. Answer: (D) Formation of stars in Milky Way 4. In a major victory, the International Court of Arbitration at The Hague has u pheld Indias right to divert water from the project which is currently running in Kashmir. The court on Monday, 18 Feb 2013, rejected Pakistans contention tha t India was violating the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty in the project in Gurez valle y near Bandipura in north Kashmir. In its `partial award' over the 330 MW project, t he Court ruled that India would have to maintain a minimum flow in the river, kn own as Neelum in Pakistan. The rate will be determined by the Court in its final award, which is likely to be delivered by year-end. The `partial award' has no appea l and is binding on both countries. Can you name the project? Ans: (C) Kishenganga hydro-electric project 5. Thirty Indian software product companies joined hands to form their own new a ssociation, marking a break-up with the IT industry body NASSCOM. What is the na me of this newly formed association? Answer: (C) Both these are the same 6. ICICI Bank, the largest private sector bank of India partnered with Aircel to announce the launch of their mobile banking service. What is the name of this m obile banking service? Answer: (A) Mobile Money 7. Who was appointed as the group spokesperson and brand custodian of TATA Group on 6 February 2013? Answer: (D) Mukund Govind Rajan 8. I&B Ministry Constituted Expert Committee to Review Functioning of Prasar Bha rti under the chairmanship of? Answer: (A) Sam Pitroda 9. The Union Cabinet of India on 6 February 2013 gave its nod to the proposal of decreasing the headcounts to what number in habitations under the governments flagship programme, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, PMGSY Answer: (C) 100 10. My India Initiative-A Digital Volunteer Programme was launched by which mini stry of the Government of India? Answer: (A) Information and Broadcasting Ministry 11. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on 8 February 2013 arranged the first of its kind Live Twitter Conference. What was the theme of the conference ? Answer: (B) Community Radio: Road Travelled & Way Forward 12. A group of various banks agreed to loan 937 crore Rupees for 1000-MW NTPL po

wer project. NTPL power project is the joint venture of Tamil Nadu Power Generat ion and Distribution Corporation as well as Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC). W here will the project come Answer: (B) Tuticorin 13. Which company launched WiFi-only Galaxy Camera in February 2013? The new WiF i-only Galaxy Camera is powered by Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) operating system. Answer: (C) Samsung 14. Dabur India on 18 February 2013 launched Dabur Babool + Salt Powder Toothpas te. Who was chosen for endorsing this brand? Answer: (D) Irrfan Khan 15. Telecom Regulator Authority of India (TRAI) started the pre-consultation pro cess for the country-wide __________. Fill in the blank with appropriate option. Answer: (A) mobile number portability 16. The Union Cabinet of India approved merger of Bharat Heavy Plate & Vessels L td. (BHPV) Vishakhapatnam with which company? Answer: (C) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) 17. Centre for Science and Environments (CSE) analysis of government data and t he Global Burden of Disease reports data on India has shown that it is the fift h leading cause of death in India after high blood pressure, indoor air pollutio n, tobacco smoking and poor nutrition, with about 620,000 premature deaths occur ring from the diseases related to it. What is it? (C) Air pollution 18. The Samajwadi Party on Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013, nominated popular stand-up co median Raju Srivastava as the partys candidate for the 2014 general elections. Now, he is all set to face Congresss sitting MP and Union minister Sriprakash J aiswal in the constituency. Raju Srivastava has been named candidate for which p arliamentary constituency by SP? (B) Kanpur 19. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Wednesday froze the ban k accounts of two Sahara group companies and attached their properties for lapse s in the refund of Rs __________ crore they had raised from investors. The marke t regulator also ordered a freeze on the bank accounts and properties of group c hief Subrata Roy Sahara and three other top officials. The orders against Sahara India Real Estate Corporation (SIREC) and Sahara Housing Investment Corporation (SHIC) came after the Supreme Court pulled up the two companies last week, seek ing an explanation for their alleged non-compliance with its order to refund by November 30 last year the sum they had raised through optional fully convertible debentures. (D) 24000 20. Indias exports rose for the first time in nine months in January. Exports i n January grew ______% to $25.5 billion compared with the year ago month, while imports rose 6.1% to $45.6 billion, data released by the commerce and industry m inistry on Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013, showed. The trade deficit has now widened to nearly $20 billion from $16.7 billion a year ago, just short of the all-time hig h of $21 billion in October. Although demand for Indian merchandise in the West is still low, the latest trade data has brought optimism among some officials th at the situation will improve. (D) 0.82 21. An Indian air carrier on Tuesday, 19 Feb 2013, offered 20 lakh tickets at he

avily discounted prices for travel anywhere till December this year, becoming th e second airline in the past 50 days to lure travellers by drastically slashing fares. The airline is offering to sell tickets for any destination in India starting at 2,250, a good 40-60% cheaper than fares on normal days. The offer, w hich is valid till February 24, was announced by the airline on Tuesday morning and sent flyers scrambling to book tickets. Can you name the airline? (B) Jet Airways 22. An Indian billionaire is following in the footsteps of Warren Buffet and Bil l Gates to become the first Indian to dedicate a majority of his wealth to phila nthropy by signing up for the Giving Pledge. The Giving Pledge was formed in 201 0 to encourage the wealthiest in the US to give a part of their wealth towards p hilanthropic activities. However, Buffett now wants to widen the group's function outside the US to India and China. Can you name the person who has pledged more of his wealth to charitable causes? (A) Azim Premji 23. Armed robbers have pulled off a spectacular heist at ___________ airport, ma king off with millions of euros worth of diamonds on 19th February 2013. The rai d saw the gang of thieves hit a Brinks security truck as its contents were being loaded onto a Swiss aircraft bound for Zurich. VRT public television initially spoke of the haul being worth 350 million euros ($465 million), but later change d their figures to 50 million euros. If confirmed, the robbery would be one of t he biggest diamond heists of all time. (D) Brussels 24. Voting for the Tripura assembly elections began on Thursday, 14th Feb 2013, amidst tight security. In all, 23,55,446 people, about half of them women, are e ligible to exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 249 candidates, includ ing 15 women and many independents. Apprehending trouble by separatist outfits a nd possible violence, a record 40,000 paramilitary and other security personnel have been deployed, while two air surveillance teams led by senior police offici als are conducting air surveillance. What is the number of members in the Assemb ly in Tripura for which elections are underway? (A) 60 25. FE Best Banks Awards launched in February 1997, annually fetes banks that ha ve delivered exemplary performance on various parameters including growth, profi tability, strength & soundness amongst others. The awards are based on the FE Be st Bank Survey and have emerged as the highest award of banking excellence in th e country. Which bank was named as winner in the Public Sector Banks for this ye ar award held in Mumbai on 20th Feb 2013? (C) Bank of Baroda 26. Which mobile company launched an emergency alert service for the subscribers in Odisha, Bengal and Kolkata on 1 February 2013? The service is directed towar ds the women primarily. (B) Bharti AirtEL 27. A woman has emerged as the Britains worst serial killer after over 2.5 mill ion criminal records between 1770 and 1934 were placed online by the National Ar chives and revealed that she murdered 400 babies. The woman was dubbed the Ange l Maker, a prolific serial killer responsible for the horrific crimes that sent shockwaves through 19th century Britain, the Daily Mail reported on Saturday, 2 3rd Feb 2013. Can you name the woman killer? (B) Amelia Dyer 28. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has said inactive pre-paid mobile phone connections cannot be deactivated if they have a minimum balance of Rs. _______ in their account and the time for considering `inactive' will be 90 day

s. Under the amended regulations, an operator will have to provide facility for reactivating numbers by paying a reasonable amount. (A) 20 29. Who on 5 February 2013 took over as the top executive of the BK Birla flagsh ip, Kesoram Industries which is a 6000 crore Rupees company? (C) Manjushree KhaitaN 30. Iran on 28 January 2013 announced that it had successfully sent into space a primate. Which primate did it send into space? (B) Monkey 31. NASA on 1 February 2013 marked 10th anniversary of which Space Shuttle? Answer: (A) Columbia 32. The duo of Sania Mirza and a US player clinched the womens doubles title in the 2 million dollar Dubai Duty Free tennis championship on Saturday, 23rd Feb 2013. This is Sanias 16th doubles title in her career and fourth while partneri ng with US player with whom Indias best ever woman tennis player shares a speci al bonding. Can you name the US player? (A) Bethanie Mattek-Sands 33. NASA scientists discovered the youngest black hole in our galaxy, Milky Way in February 2013. How far is this black hole from Earth? Answer: (A) 26000 light years away 34. President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Mamohan Singh witnessed the In dian Air Forces largest "day-dusk-night" firepower demonstration in the Rajasth an desert on Friday, 22n Feb 2013. The exercise which was held at the Pokhran ra nges saw the participation of 230 aircraft, including the Sukhoi Su-30MKI, Mirag e-2000, Jaguar, MiG-21, MiG-27, MiG-29 and the Hawk advanced jet trainer. What i s the name of this Exercise organised by Indian Air Force in Jaisalmer? (C) Force Fist 2013 35. BJP on Saturday warned the government against going ahead with the _________ _____ project, saying the sentiments of crores of Hindus are attached to the iss ue and it will not tolerate any tampering with the Ram Setu. Government is ignor ing the recommendations of the RK Pachauri Committee report and going ahead with the project. The Pachauri Committee, which submitted its report to the Supreme Court, has said the shipping channel project is not viable on economic and ecolo gical grounds. Government has rejected the report and maintained that it intends to pursue the project which will cut through the Adams Bridge, popularly known as Ram Setu. (C) Sethusamudram 36. Scientists from NASA in the last week of January 2013 discovered an old star called TW Hydrae which they believe could create new planets even now. How old is this star? Answer: (D) 10 million years old 37. The Japanese scientists from the Saitama University in the first week of Feb ruary 2013 filmed for the first time, the thoughts of which animal while it was tracking its prey? Answer: (A) A fish 38. Reckitt Benckiser (RB) on 13 Feb 2013 signed a global partnership deal of 8million US dollars with which NGO? Answer: (D) Save the Children 39. Twitter on 11 February 2013 launched its first pay-by-tweet service in whose

partnership? Answer: (A) American Express 40. Which third national stock exchange made its debut in India on 11 February 2 013? Answer: (B) MCX-SX 41. Which company in February 2013 became the first Indian FMCG brand that cross ed 5000 crore Rupees mark in terms of retail sales in one year? Answer: (C) Parle-G 42. Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) acquired stake of Navistar International Corporati on in how many joint ventures? Answer: (B) two joint ventures 43. Name the Iranian President, who visited Egypt for the first time after Tehra ns 1979 Islamic revolution. Answer: (C) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 44. Name the port whose operational controlled were transferred in the hands of Chinese Overseas Port Holdings Ltd. by Pakistan in the last week of January 2013 . Answer: (B) Gwadar Port 45. Name the person who was nominated as the U.S. interior secretary for looking after the huge energy reserves as well as the national parks by the US Presiden t Barack Obama in February 2013. Answer: (A) Sally Jewell 46. A new study using data from a pair of gravity-measuring NASA satellites foun d on 12 February 2013 that large parts of the arid __________ region lost freshw ater reserves rapidly during the past decade. Fill in the blank with an appropri ate option. Answer: (A) Middle East 47. Astronomers in the third week of February 2013 discovered six speeding stars which were racing through the space at a speed of 3.2 million kilometres per ho ur. The mass of these stars is equivalent to what? Answer: (D) Sun 48. The Surrey Space Centre (SSC) of the University of Surrey on 26 February 201 3 announced that a nano-satellite carrying a smartphone was launched successfull y into space from India. What is the name of this nano-satellite? Answer: (A) STRaND-1 49. Six foreign micro and mini spacecrafts as well as the Indo-French oceanograp hic study satellite were launched successfully by ISROs PSLV-C20 rocket on 25 F ebruary 2013 from the spaceport at Sriharikota. What is the name of the Indo-Fre nch oceanographic study satellite? Answer: (C) SARAL 50. Researchers from Norway, South Africa, Britain and Germany, in the last week of February 2013 discovered a sunken and small continent beneath the Indian Oce an. What is the name of this newly found lost continent? Answer: (B) Mauritia 51. How many satellites were launched successfully by ISROs PSLV-C20 rocket on 25 February 2013 from the spaceport at Sriharikota? Answer: (C) Seven

52. Which Indian state was ranked at number 32 or the worst position in the cruc ial environmental parameters of Environmental Performance Index (EPI) that evolv ed by Planning Commission? Answer: (D) Delhi Current Affairs 2012- January 1. Youngest ever Microsoft Certified Professional who died recently at the age o f 16 ? Arfa Karim Randhawa 2. What is the total number of districts in Chhattisgarh as on 1st January 2012? 27 3. Where the Coastal Business Development Summit is is held? Mangalore,Karnataka 4. Name the DGP replacing outgoing chief Sankar Baruah for Assam. Jayanta Narayan Choudhury 5. Where National Kannada conference is is set to be held in the month of April? Delhi 6. Which country recently joined UNSC as non-permanent member? Pakistan 7. Who are now allowed to invest in Indian stock market directly? QFI's Qualified foreign investors 8. How much of share can a QFI company and QFI's put together hold a stake in Indi an companies? 5% and 10% 9. Which two countries have strengthened business ties to start trading electric ity and petroleum products? India and Pakistan 10. What is SEBI toll free helpline number launched to support 14 languages? 1800 227 575 11. Who has been named male player of the year by Golf writers Association of Am erica? Luke Donald 12. Name the Argentinean bike rider who died after being involved in an accident on the first day of the Dakar Rally. Jorge Martinez Boero 13. Name Afghan's first team of female boxers set to aim for Olympics 2012. Shabnam and Sadaf Rahimi 14. Which country test launched first 3D television broadcast? China 15. What rank does Vishwanathan Anand holds as he prepares for 2012 World chess championship? 4th 16. Name the former Macedoninan President who passed away recently. Kiro Gligorov

17. Which Indian ace tennis star withdrew out of Aircel Chennai Open 2012 becaus e of recurring shoulder injury? Somdev Devvarman 18. Where the 5-day 99th Indian Science Congress science event is set to start o n 3rd January 2012? Kalinga Institute of industrial Technology, Bhuvaneshwar, Orrisa 19. What bank account facility is set to be launched in India? Bank Number Portability 20. Name the new education tablet launched by Classteacher Learning Systems, a D elhi based Educational Solutions Provider. Classpad 21. Who has been appointed as chief coach of Kolkata Knight Riders? Trevor Bayliss 22. Where in India is Literary Festival 2012 is scheduled to be held? Jaipur 23. What is the concept introduced by Indian Postal Department (Bihar Postal Cir cle) to get a personalized stamp with photograph on it? My Stamp 24. Who takes over as Wipro Technologies Senior Vice President and Corporate Tre asurer? Manoj Jaiswal 25. Who has been considered for first Gates Innovation Award? Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar 26. Which auto major is set to invest USD142 million at its Chennai plant in Ind ia to manufacture a compact sports utility vehicle named EcoSport? Ford India 27. Name the Government policy introduced by Karnataka to boost animation indust ry. Karnataka Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (KAVGC) Policy 2011 28. Name the ace woman tennis player who withdrew from Australian Open due to le ft ankle injury. Serena Williams 29. Who has been named as CEO of Yahoo? Scott Thompson 30. Who has been appointed as Senior Vice President in India by CIBER? Vivek.K.Marla 31. Name the interactive presentation tool launched by HP in India. Pocket whiteboard 32. Name the Australian cricket captain who joined the triple century club recen tly. Michael Clarke scored 329* against India at SCG 33. Where the national and international theater festival, the Bharat Rang Mahot sav set to be held? National School of Drama, Amritsar

34. Who won gold for triple jump at the all India interuniversity athletics meet held in Mangalore, Karnataka? Arpinder Singh 35. Who has been named Chief Information Officer of WildCard Systems? Shahi Kapur 36. Who has been appointed as VP, Chief Information Officer of Qwest Communicati ons? Girish Varma 37. Name the Indian doctor who became famous for his selfless work in China duri ng the Sino-Japan war whose memorial was dedicated to India. Dr.Dwarkanath Shantaram Kotnis 38. Where has Union Government planned to build 11 tunnels to connect important roads? Pakistan and China borders 39. Which version of Internet Explorer is dead as per Microsoft? Internet Explorer 6 40. Name the website launched by Jammu and Kashmir government for the state's scho ol education department. www.jkeducation.gov.in 41. Who was given the first S.K.Singh award for negotiating Indo-US nuclear deal ? D.Bala Venkatesh Varma 42. Where is the world's largest solar telescope set to be built? Merak on Pangong Tso lake in the cold desert Ladakh region 43. Who has been appointed as President of Federation of Indian Export Organisat ions? Rafeeq Ahmed 44. Which state has planned to teach Bhagavad Gita in schools? Karnataka 45. Which automobile maker has re-entered Indian markets after 13 years? Vespa 46. Who won the doubles title at the Chennai Open 2012? Leander Peas and Janko Tipsarevic 47. Which country has called for Indian investments and sought partnership in oi l and gas exploration? Trinidad and Tobago 48. Who has been appointed as Managing Director, President and CEO of Samsung's So uth- West Asia operations? B.D.Park 49. Name the world's first hydrogen powered 3-wheeler which was launched by Mahind ra and Mahindra at the 11th Auto Expo 2012. HyAlfa 50. Who won the FIFA women's World player of the year?

Homare Sawa of Japan 51. Who won the FIFA men's world player of the year 3rd time in a row? Lionel Messi of Argentina 52. Name the car which won the 2012 North American Car of the year award. Hyundai Elantra 53. Name the Guinea Bissau President who died recently. Malam Bacai Sanha 54. Name the chairman of Swiss National Bank who stepped down recently. Philipp Hildebrand 55. Which company has acquired Bangalore-based event and entertainment guide Buz zintown? Yatra online 56. Which country's Prime Minister is to be chief guest at Indian Republic Day par ade? Thailand Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra 57. How many banks are now allowed to import bullion or precious metals? 35 58. Name the recently added banks to import precious metals. Yes Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, City Union Bank and ING Vysya Bank 59. Which bollywood actor is campaigning for clean voting? Aamir Khan 60. Who took over as Director General Military Operations succeeding Lt Gen Anan d Mohan Verma? Lt Gen Ashok Kumar Chaudhary 61. Name the Chinese dancer who took Bharatanatyam and Kathak to Mao's China died recently. Zhang Jun 62. Where the Quick service cum mobile medical dispensary was inaugurated recent ly? Bodh Gaya Temple premises 63. What is the lowest one-day score by Sri Lanka in the recently held match aga inst South Africa? 43 all out 64. What is the worth of total Private equity investment made in India in 2011? $10.11 billion 65. Which country has been ranked first on nuclear safety? Australia 66. What has Kerala hospital introduced to diagnose small bowel bleeding sites, tumours and ulcers? Wireless Capsule Endoscopy 67. Where does the industrial output stand as of November 2011 in India? 5.9%

68. When did India complete one polio-free year? 13th January 2012 69. What is the cost of cheapest electric car unveiled by Tata in Detroit? $20,000 70. Which legendary singer is set to be honoured with lifetime achievement award at the 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards? Asha Bhosle 71. Who has been appointed to google board recently? Diane Greene, VMware co-founder 72. Which service the Indian Government has planned to launch for farmers? Interactive medium of spoken web service 73. Who won gold in Asian shooting championship? Abhinav Bindra 74.Which airways bagged best airline award? Ethad Airways 75. Which Indian city is set to host psychiatry conclaves? Kochi 76. Which country reported rare decline of foreign reserves? China 77. Name India's first woman journalist who died recently. Homai Vyarawalla 78. Who won the Mumbai marathon title recently? Laban Moiben 79. Where does inflation stand as on 16th January 2012? 7.47% 80. Name the scheme launched by Arunachal Pradesh government for the treatment o f Multi Drug Resistant TB patients. Directly Observed Treatment Plus Service (DOTS) 81. Who took charge as Kerala governor? H.R.Bharadwaj 82. Who won the trust of vote in Parliament of Pakistan? Yousuf Raza Gilani 83. Which currency is world's most undervalued currency as per Big Mac Index? Indian rupee 84. Who has been appointed as Director Enterprise Business (India and South Asia ) by Adobe? Kulmeet Bawa 85. What is the amount received by India in venture capital funding in the solar energy sector? Rs.500 crore 86. Which Government has bought 1.09% worth stake in Reliance Industries?

Singapore Government 87. Which bank is likely to increase their presence in Karnataka from the presen t 71 to 100 branches? Bank of Baroda 88. Name the boxer who turned 70 recently. Mohammad Ali 89. What is the export growth as of December 2011? 6.7% at $25billion 90. Which website is to be shut for 24hrs to stop anti-piracy act? Wikipedia 91. Name the Indian-origin Sikh who has been unanimously elected as the mayor of Charlottesville, a historic American city in Virginia. Satyendra Singh Huja 92. What fund has India planned to launch by July 2012? $1 billion innovation fund 93. Where is the India-Burma talks scheduled on January 19th 2012? Myanmar capital, Naypyitaw 94. Name the Yahoo co-founder who resigned recently. Jerry Yang 95. Which global consulting and IT service provider is set to participate in Wor ld Economic Forum? Mahindra Satyam 96. Which card has BSNL launched to facilitate making utility bill payments like electricity and telephone bills? Itz Cash Card (Trust Card) 97. Name the media advisor to Prime Minister who resigned recently. Harish Khare 98. Where India's first Startup Village is to be setup? KINFRA Park, Kalamassery, Kochi 99. Expand SOPA & PIPA Stop Online Piracy Act & Protect IP Act 100. Which photo pioneer company filed bankruptcy recently? Kodak 101. Which online video streaming site has launched a film festival? YouTube 102. Name the Indian wicketkeeper who is set to debut in place of MS Dhoni in te st cricket against Australia. Wriddhiman Saha 103. Where is the Jaipur Literature Festival held in India? Diggi Palace, Jaipur 104. Which file-sharing website has US shut down recently? Megaupload

105. Petroleum ministry recently allowed import of? ATF Aviation Turbine Fuel 106. Name the new kind of train launched by China. Magnetic train 107. Which auto-maker regained its title as the world's topselling automaker in 20 11? General Motors 108. Who is appointed as COO of Intel? Brain Krzanich 109. Who is appointed as Managing Editor of Wall Street Journal? Raju Narisetti 110. Where did India open its 5th Consulate in US? Atlanta 111. Which country is set to join European Union in 2013? Coratia 112. Name the year that is been celebrated across China? Dragon year 113. Who won the Ranji Trophy 2011-12? Rajasthan 114. What rank does India hold to have a nuclear submarine? 6th position 115. Which parliament passed Armenian gernocide bill? French Parliament 116. What is the prevailing CRR as on 25th January 2012? 5.5% 117. Which state's theme has been set in 26th Surajkund Crafts Mela in Faridabad, Haryana? Assam 118. Who won Grand slam title in men's Australian Open 2012? Novak Djokovic 119. What rank does India hold as steel maker in 2011 as per World Steel Associa tion? 4th rank 120. What sum of capital has been approved to be infused in SBI and PNB? Rs.7,900 crore and Rs.1,285 crore 1. Scientist in the month of December revealed a planet that could support life, orbits a Sun-like star near the Earth. What is the name of the star around whic h this planet was found orbiting? a) Tau Ceti 2. Which Country won the Junior Table Tennis Championship claiming all the title s?

(b) China 3. Which team on 15 December 2012 won the 3rd World Cup Kabaddi Tournament for t he third consecutive time in the Men's category and second consecutive time in the Women's category? (a) India 4. NASA developed new next-gen spacesuit called Z-1 Prototype Spacesuit and Port able Life Support System (PLSS) 2.0 for the sophisticated and complex space vent ures, which also include Mars mission. Which of the following statement is not t rue in this context: Answer: (c) It makes use of the recent technique that includes sublimator which works only in hard vacuum. 5. The gravity mapping satellites of NASA ended the successful mission to Moon b y crashing on the rim of crater. What is the name of these gravity mapping satel lites of NASA? Answer: (b) Ebb and Flow 6. The Central Zoo Authority of India approved exchanging white tigress from the Delhi Zoo against an animal from the Krasnoyarks Park of flora and fauna, Roev Ruchey in Russia. Which animal was traded in exchange of white tigress? Answer: (c) Puma 7. The Baikonur Cosmodrome is the world's first and largest operational space laun ch facility. In which country is it located? Ans. (B) Kazakhstan 8. The International Hockey Federation has decided to allot the next Hockey Worl d Cup in 2010 to India. In which year Hockey World Cup tournament started? Ans. (A) 1971 10. Digital marketing company GETIT Infoservices on 19 January 2013 rolled out D igiGains, a name give to platform for digital marketing. What was the purpose of DigiGains? Answer: (a) to benefit Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) 11. The automobile company, Volkswagen in the third week of January 2013 unveile d its new advertising campaign. What is the name of this advertising campaign? Answer: (c) Fast Start 12. Reliance Industries shut down its eighth well on the main gas-producing fiel d in KG-D6 block, which compelled the output to drop down to an all-time low at 20.88 million metric standard cubic metre per day (mmscmd). What is the name of eighth well of KG-D6 block? Answer: (b) B6 13. Spice Global, the diversified company on 22 January 2013 entered into the he althcare sector. What is the name of the hospital inaugurated by Spice Global? Answer: (d) Saket City Hospital 14. Which leading Dutch financial services group departed the insurance business in India by selling off 26 percent stake to the Exide Industries, its joint-ven ture partner? Answer: (a) ING 15. Name the first women chief Justice of Sri Lanka, who was removed from her of fice following the process of impeachment by the countries Parliament. Answer: (c) Shirani Bandarnayake

16. The FDI inflow in China dropped down by what percentage in the year 2012? Answer: (a) 3.7 percent 17. US President Barrack Obama's half-brother, Malik Obama decided to launch his p olitical career in the third week of January 2013. Malik Obama announced that he intended running for the gubernatorial seat in the Kenyan country in elections which will be held on 4 March 2013. Malik Obama is planning to contest elections from which country? Answer: (b) Kenya 18. Name the Constitutional Body that recommended setting up of the Special Cour t for conducting the trials of the Italian Marines accused of shooting the two f ishermen in Indian Ocean. Answer: (a) Supreme Court of India 19. The Supreme Court of India in January 2013 banned tourists from to pass from Andaman Nicobar Trunk Road that passes through the tribal area. Name the tribe that is the local resident of the region. Answer: (b) Jarawa Tribes 20. The centre of excellence which specializes in reading the weather conditions of the space and helps the air traffic on their polar routes is scheduled to co me up in which city and by when. The space weather reading centre in Kolkata wil l be first of its kind and is approved by Union HRD Ministry. Answer: (a) Kolkata by mid 2013 21. India for the continuous second year reported no fresh cases of Polio. How m any more year of success with zero fresh cases of polio, would win India a statu s of polio free nation, in 2014. Answer: (c) One year 22. When and by which body was the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, the Puls e Polio Immunization (PPI) Program was initiated in India with the aim of eradic ating it completely from the country. Answer: (c) In 1995 and was a program of World Health Organizations (WHO) 23. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food and Consumer Affairs in January 2013 suggested the entitlement of the food under the National Food Security Act to the what percent population and left behind what percentage of people, who a re tax-payers and have pucca houses of their own? Answer: (c) 67 percent population is entitled with it and 33 percent are kept ou t from the plan 24. Name the identity card that has been decided and Ministry of External Affairs in January 2013 to all s for acceptance of the same as the Proof of Address nction with any other prescribed documents for proof purpose of passport application. Answer: (a) Aadhaar Card consequently advised by the Passport Issuing Authoritie and Photo identity in conju of address/identity for the

25. Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) on 8 January 2013 launched the first fast patrol v essel (FPV), built for the Indian Coast Guard. The vessel is the first in a seri es of 20 numbers fast patrol vessel (FPVs) contracted by CSL for the Indian Coas t Guard. What is the name of the Patrol Vehicle? Answer: (b) Aadesh 26. A Special Bench of two Justices was constituted in the month of January 2013

to hear cases of crime against women. Name the body that was responsible behind its constitution. Answer: (a) Supreme Court of India 27. The leading software services exporter of India posted a very strong, unexpe cted 23 percent increase in the quarterly profit for October to December 2012 qu arter. What is the name of this company? Answer: (b) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) 28. Air India on 17 January 2013 grounded the fleet of all six Boeing 787 dreaml iners after US federal agency asked its airlines to ground the Boeing 787. What was the reason for grounding the fleet? Answer: (c) Safety hazard 29. The Japanese automaker on 16 January 2013 launched a five-speed automatic ve rsion of the Fortuner SUV for 22.33 lakh rupees (ex-showroom New Delhi). What is the name of this Japanese automaker? Answer: (a) Toyota Kirloskar Motor 30. Which airways company in the month of January 2013 entered into a partnershi p with CentrumDirect to offer Foreign Exchange Services to guests travelling abr oad? Answer: (d) Jet Airways 31. Which online marketplace on 18 January 2013 tied up with Mahindra & Mahindra for selling of its two-wheelers to customers on the site? Answer: (c) Snapdeal.com 32. Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, US and Karoli nska Institute in Sweden got a genetic get through into the main cause of arthri tis. What, according to the scientists could be used for predicting the person w ho could potentially be at a risk of this disease? Answer: (b) Simple Blood Test 33. A team at Intel, the computer hardware firm created a device, which is said to allow which renowned physicist of the world to communicate faster than before ? Answer: (d) Stephen Hawking 34. In which Indian zoo were the thirty one Black Bucks killed by the stray dogs on 19 January 2013? Answer: (a) Kanpur Zoo 35. Where was the Vulture Population Estimation-2013 conducted by the State Gove rnment? Answer: Panna Tiger Reserve 36. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, in the third week of January 2013 developed a fresh technique that enables surgeons to find out abou t the reach of tumours and helps them to decide which tissues should be removed for saving the healthy cells in cancer patients. What is the name of this new te chnique? Answer: (c) Molecular-Targeted imaging 37. Kaspersky Lab, the Russian cyber security firm on 14 January 2013 revealed t hat India is one among various nations which are hit by the cyber spying which h as been targeting governmental, diplomatic and scientific research organisations for around 5 years. What is the name of this cyber spying campaign? Answer: (d) Red October

38. Which space agency released surprising pictures of the remains of huge river which ran across the Red Planet, Mars at some point of time, on 17 January 2013 ? Answer: (b) European Space Agency 39. Astronomers had already discovered that the super-massive black holes which sit in the centres of various galaxies were growing faster. Professor Graham exp lained that every time there is a ten times increase in the stellar mass of the galaxy, it leads to around 100 times increase in the ______________. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option: Answer: (a) Mass of black hole 40. Versace 19.69 Abbigliamento Sportivo, the Italian luxury brand for clothing entered into India through its partnership with which Indian apparel as well as leather exporter? Answer: (a) Majgenta Fashions 41. Income Tax officials surveyed the Sriperumbudur plant of which mobile compan y in its daylong survey on 8 January 2013 in order to find out the tax default, if it existed? Answer: (c) Nokia 42. With which bank did the Chamber of Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise s (CIMSME) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Kolkata on 4 January 20 13? Answer: (d) Allahabad Bank 43. Where did PR Fonroche, the joint venture of the French company Fonroche and the Indian company PR Clean Energy, on 10 January 2013 inaugurated a 5 MW Solar Plant in India? Answer: (b) Rajasthan 44. Microsoft in the month of January 2013 announced plans to shut down which se rvice? Answer: (c) Windows Live Messenger 45. Name the International Cricket Team with which India Lost the Series by 2-1 after it won the last match by 10 runs on 6th January 2013. Answer(c) Pakistan 46. Name the Argentine footballer who won FIFA Ballond'Or Award on 7 January 2013 as a reward to his 91-goal in a year for Barcelona and Argentina, in the year 20 12. Answer (a) Lionel Messi 47. Name the Indian Women Weightlifter who on 10 January 2013 Won Maiden Nationa l Title in National Weightlifting Championship 2013. Answer (c) Manpreet Kaur 48. Which International cricket Umpire is supposed to become the first ever umpi re to deliver, the MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture scheduled to be deliver ed on 24 July 2013? Answer (d) Simon Taufel 49. Name the Olympic gold medalist who Won Athlete of the Year Award at JAAA Gol den Cleats Awards Ceremony. Answer (b) Usain Bolt 50. Which Australian pace legend was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame during the third Test between Australia and Sri Lanka starting from 4 January201

3 in Sydney? Answer (a) Glenn McGrath 51. Name the player of Indian cricket team who 4 January 2013 was named as CEAT International Cricketer of the Year 2012 Answer (d) Virat Kohli 52. Which tennis player duo claimed the ladies double final at the Brisbane Inte rnational? Answer (b) Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands 53. Name the tennis player who claimed the WTA Brisbane International trophy wit h her first ever single Brisbane International Title? Answer (b) Serena Williams 54. Name the third seeded Scottish tennis player who retained his Brisbane Inter national Tennis Title after defeating the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov on 6 January 2013. Answer (b) Andy Murray 56. Which kind of wine can distort the results of testosterone level in body? Answer: (d) Red Wine 57. Which is the largest cosmic structure in the universe that is powered by sup er massive black holes clump together? This structure was discovered by the astr onomers in the first week of January 2013. Answer: (a) Large Quasar Group 58. Name the first Asian country to Order Chemical Castration of Child Rapist? Answer. (a) South Korea 60. Where was the first wind power project commissioned by National Aluminium Co Ltd (Nalco) in the Month of January 2013? Answer: (c) Andhra Pradesh 61. Scientists claimed that the 2-billion year old dark black rock, called North west Africa (NWA) 7034 or Black Beauty is actually new kind of Martian meteorite which contains 10 times excess water than the normal. Where did this rock land in 2011? Answer: (b) Sahara 62. Astronomers studying about the newborn star observed glimpses of the planets which were forming around it. Astronomers were studying the HD 142527 which is __________ away from the Earth. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option: Answer: (a) 450 light years 63. Which largest mountain glacier of the world was claimed to have been reduced to 5.9 km in its longitudinal extent from the time period of 1989 to 2009 becau se of increasing temperatures and presence of humans? Answer: (d) Siachen The person who on 25 January 2013 became Czech Republic's first directly elected P resident as per the Czech Republic Presidential election results-Milos Zeman The Bollywood superstar who topped the inaugural Forbes India Celebrity 100 list -Shahrukh Khan The renowned playback singer, who on 26 January 2013 refused to accept the prest igious Padma Bhushan-Sreeramamurthy Janaki

 The ballistic missile successfully test fired by India with a strike range of ar ound 700 kilometres, from an underwater platform in Bay of Bengal-K15 The Kannada author who was shortlisted among other ten authors for prestigious I nternational Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2013-UR Ananthamurthy The major of Rashtriya Rifles who was selected for Kirti Chakra for his extraord inary bravery efforts in counter- terrorist operations in J&K-Major Abup J Manja li The mastermind of 26/11 terror attack who was sentenced to 35 years of imprisonm ent by the U.S. Federal District Court Judge Harry Leinenweber-David Coleman Hea dley The Islamic school of India which on 23 January 2013 demanded that the controver sial writers should be banned from 6th edition of Jaipur Literature Festival (JL F)- Darul Uloom Deoband The two Scientists awarded with the prestigious Aryabhatta Award instituted by t he Astronautical Society of India (ASI)- Dr. A.E. Muthunayagam and Dr. V.K. Sara swat The Chennai-born Scientist of Indian Origin and President of Micronutrient Initi ative, Canada who was awarded with Canada's Highest Civilian Award the Order of Ca nada-Venkatesh Mannar The former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor who constituted the 14th Finance Commission under Union Government in January 2013-Yaga Venugopal Reddy The place at which the foundation stone of the state-of-the-art National Data Ce ntre of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) was laid-Manesar, Gurga on in Haryana The first fast patrol vessel (FPV), launched by Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) on 8 J anuary 2013 which was built for the Indian Coast Guard Aadesh The Special Bench of Justices of A.K. Patnaik and Gyan Sudha Misra to hear cases of crime against women was constituted by-Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir Keeping under consideration the sharp increase in the cost of materials, the Uni on Cabinet in January 2013 approved the Ministry of Rural Development's proposal t o increase the unit cost under-Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) The person elected by Shiv Sena as the President of the Party on 23 January 2013 at Sena Headquarters at Dadar, Central Mumbai- Uddhav Thackeray The BJP President who on 22 January 2013 resigned from his post as after his res ignation, Rajnath Singh was elected as the party chief-Nitin Gadkari The Female sports personalities and the Olympic Bronze Medalists who on 22 Jan. 2013 nominated by Election Commission of India as National Icons-Mary Kom and Sa ina Nehwal The largest shore patrol vessel which was commissioned in the eastern coast for maritime surveillance around Andaman and Nicobar Islands- NS Saryu Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh who merged his Jan Kranti Party with Bhar tiya Janta Party, during the Atal Shankhnaad Rally of BJP at Lucknow- Kalyan Sin gh

 The third oldest elephant of the world, which celebrated its 66th birthday at th e Inokashira Park Zoo of Japan- Hanako The congress MP who on 19 January 2013 declared the new vice-president of Indian National Congress after the decision made by the Congress Working Committee-Rah ul Gandhi The actor and the actress who bagged the best actor and actress award in the 58t h Idea Filmfare Awards given away on 20 January 2013-Ranbir Kapoor and Vidya Bal an The Dutch Coach who in the month of January was appointed as the High Performanc e Director for Indian Hockey Team- Roelant Oltmans The Indian researcher who was selected to be felicitated with the Young Investig ator Scholarship Award for his work on Alzheimers drug- Mahaveer Golechha The Union Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs, who was elec ted as a leader of Indian delegation for World Economic Forum 2013- Kamal Nath Indian-origin women who became the first woman and the 9th Speaker of the Singap ore Parliament on 14 January 2013 by replacing Michael Palmer-Halimah Yacob The place at where ITU summoned the World Conference on International Telecommun ications held from 3-14 Dec 2012- Dubai The former all-rounder of India from Surat who died on 13 January 2013 in Mumbai at the age of 76 years- Rusi Framroze Surti The place at which Indian and Pakistani armies held Brigade Commander-level flag meeting- Chakan-Da-Bagh in Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir Urjit Patel is appointed as a Deputy Governer of the Reserve Bank of India. The first phase of Direct Cash Transfer scheme is launched by the Union Governmen t in 20 districts. World famous violinist M S Gopalakrishnan passed away at the age of 82. S Ramakrishnan joined Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre(VSSC) as the new Director. Cricketer Jacques Kallis becomes the 4th test cricketer to reach the 13,000 runs. M-Education service is launched by Bharti Airtel to provide facilities of English learning, exam preparation and career counselling on mobile phones. An exhibition of around 250 paintings was inaugurated by West Bengal Chief Minist er Ms.Mamata Banerjee held at Kolkata Town Hall. Masaki Asano is the new Deputy Managing Director of India Yamaha Motor Teenage Pakistani activist Malala Yousufzai's father Ziauddin is being appointed as Pakistan's education attache in Birmigham Kerala State Government announced a scheme to distribute free iron tablets to sch ool students to prevent Anemia Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan is among the 33 federal judges re-nominated b y the US President Barack Obama for the US Court of Appeals.

Chief Justice of India, Altamas Kabir inaugurated the first of the five fast-trac k courts in Delhi. Q1. Which state of India was in the third week of June 2013 stuck by severe flas h floods and landslides? Ans. Uttrakhand Note: Government of India on 19 June 2013 announced a disaster relief fund of 10 00 crore rupees to Uttarakhand. PM has also requested all citizens to donate some amount to PMs re lief fund to help those affected in the disaster. Q2. Who was the new Railway Minister of India? Ans. Mallikarjun Kharge Q3. Who was the new Labour and Employment minster? Ans. Sisram Ola Q4. Who was the new Road Transport and Highways minster? Ans. Oscar Fernandes Q5. Who was the new Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation minster? Ans. Girija Vyas Q6. Who was the new Textiles minster? Ans. Dr K S Rao Q7. Six Forts of Rajasthan were included in the list of World Heritage Site of U NESCO and won international recognition on 21 June 2013 in the 37th session of t he World Heritage Committee (WHC) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Name these six majest ic forts? Ans. Amber (Jaipur), Kumbhalgarh, Chittorgarh, Jaisalmer, Ranthambhore (Sawai Ma dhopur) and Gagaron (Jhalawar) Q8. Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar on 19 June 2013 won the Vote of Confid ence in the State Assembly with the support of ......... MLAs after parting away with BJP? Ans. 126 Note: In the 243 member assembly, the ruling party JD(U) has 118 MLAs and it nee ded just four MLAs to prove its majority. Four members of congress and one of CP I voted in favour of the trust motion. Four independent MLAs also supported the motion. Q9. Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India on 17 June 2013 took oath as the member of Rajya Sabha. He was elected to Rajya Sabha for the ........th con secutive term from Assam? Ans. Fifth Q10. The Kedarnath shrine situated in the Himalayan ranges will remain shut down for a minimum..................... period as announced by Chief Minister of Utt arakhand, Vijay Bahuguna on 19 June 2013 following devastation because of early Monsoon rains and severe flash floods and landslides? Ans. One year Q11. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its June mid-quarter monetary policy on 17 June 2013, left its key policy repo rate unchanged at ....... percent? Ans. 7.25 Note: Repo is the rate at which banks borrow from the Central bank Q12. Who was appointed as the Chairman of AirAsia India on 18 June 2013?

Ans. Subramanian Ramadorai Note: He is the former head of the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Q13. Which Indian pair won silver medal at the World Cup (Stage-II) Archery comp etition in Turkey on 16 June 2013? Ans. Rajat Chouhan and Manjudha Soy Q14. Telecom regulator TRAI on 17 June 2013 announced reduction in the national mobile phone roaming charges. From which date it will come into effect? Ans. 1 July 2013 Q15. Name the Tamil actor-director who passed away on 15 June 2013 at his reside nce in Chennai after a cardiac arrest? Ans. Manivarnnan Q16. Name the Cycling Coach of Indian national team who was on 18 June 2013 died in a road accident near Nalgadha village on Noida Expressway in Uttar Pradesh? Ans. Ruma Chatterjee Q17. Name the fastest Super Computer in the world which was announced recently, developed by China? Ans. Tianhe-2 Q18. Name the Indian origin journalist who became the Editor of UK national pape r, The Independent, on 17 June 2013? Ans. Amol Rajan Q19. Name the person who was nominated as the next FBI (Federal Bureau of Invest igation) Director by US President Barack Obama on 21 June 2013? Ans. James Comey Q20. Who was appointed as Chief Advisor of AirAsia India recently? Ans. Ratan Tata Q21. Name the union ministers who resigned from their offices of Government of I ndia recently, to work for the party ahead of 2014 Lok Sabha Election? Ans. CP Joshi and Ajay Maken Q22. Recently the Union External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid visited a fore ign country, which is the first visit of any Minister from Indian Union to that country after 23 years. Identify the country? Ans. Iraq Q23. Bharti Airtel on 19 June 2013 slashed the charges of data usage by 90 perce nt for the pre-paid subscribers of which states? Ans. Punjab and Haryana Q24. Which Indian city will host the 29th annual meeting of the World Economic F orum (India chapter) to be held here in November 2013? Ans. Kochi, Kerala Q25. World Day to Combat Desertification was observed across the world on 17 Jun e 2013. What was the theme this year? Ans. Drought and water scarcity Q26. Which party on 16 June 2013 broke away its 17 year old alliance with Nation al Democratic Allaince (NDA) led by BJP in Bihar? Ans. Janta Dal United (JD(U))

Q27. Who was appointed as the head of the panel constituted by Union Ministry of Women and Child Development on 19 June 2013 to examine aspects related indecent portrayal of women in mass media? Ans. K Ratnaprabha Note: He was the additional Secretary and Mission Director of National Mission f or Empowerment of Women. Q28. Who was selected as the President of UN General Assembly for its 68th sessi on recently? Ans. John William Ashe Q29. Who won the presidential election in Iran on 15 June 2013? Ans. Hassan Rohani Q30. Who was on 21 June 2013 appointed as the nodal officer for relief and rescu e operations in the rainravaged Uttrakhand by the Union Government of India? Ans. VK Duggal Note: He was the former Union Home Secretary Q31. Name the Boieng series Aircraft received by Indian Air Force from United St ates on 18 June 2013? Ans. Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Aircraft Q32. Where was the first-ever Chinese Film Festival inaugurated recently? Ans. New Delhi Note: Government of India and Government of China joined hands for organising th e first ever Chinese film festival in India from 18 June 2013 to 23 June 2013 at Siri fort Auditorium , New Delhi. Action superstar Jackie Chan attended inaugural day of the Chinese film festival on 18 June 2013. Q33. Who was declared as the winner of Walter Scott Prize for his English fictio n novel The Garden of Evening Mists? Ans. Tan Twan Eng Q34. The World Refugee Day was observed on 20 June 2013 across the world to hono ur the courage, strength and determination of people who are forced to flee thei r homeland under threat of persecution, conflict and violence. What was the core message of the day? Ans. 1 family torn apart by war is too many Q35. Name the six world heritage sites of Syria which were placed on the list of World heritage sites by United Nations in light of ongoing conflicts in the country? Ans. 1) The Ancient City of Damascus 2) Site of Palmyra 3) Ancient City of Bosra 4) Ancient City of Aleppo 5) Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din 6) Ancient Villages of northern Syria Q36. Name the Ad Agencies who won Gold and Bronze Lions at CannesAdvertising Fes tival 2013? Ans. Taproot India won two Gold Lions, Grey Worldwide India won two bronze lions and O&M India won two bronze lions

Q37. Tata Coffee Inaugurated the Premium Extraction Plant at which state recentl y? Ans. Tamil Nadu (at Theni near Madurai) Q38. Name the day celebrated by Goa on 18 June 2013? Ans. Goa Revolution Day Q39. Which State Government has recently made possession of Aadhaar Card mandato ry for teaching and non-teaching employees to draw salaries? Ans. Maharashtra Q40. Name the operation launched by IAF in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh to r escue pilgrims who were stranded after heavy rains wreaked havoc in northern Ind ia on June 16? Ans. Operation Rahat Q41. Name the Veteran CPI leader who passed away in Amritsar on 15 June 2013? Ans. Satya Pal Dang Q42. India topped in the medal tally in the Junior Asian Wrestling Championship by winning 17 medals in the tournament on 16 June 2013. Where was the tournament held? Ans. Phuket, Thailand Q43. Which day was recently celebrated as World Music Day also called Fte de la M usique to promote peace and spread goodwill through music? Ans. June 21 Q44. Who won Gerry Weber Open Halle ATP Tennis tournament recently? Ans. Roger Federer The principal architect of India's missile programmes who on 31 May 2013was appoin ted DRDO chief and scientific advisor to defence minister-Avinash Chander The person who resigned as Chairman of IPL on 1 June 2013 in the wake of the rag ing spot-fixing scandal- Rajiv Shukla The name of bombs which is being developed by India for its fighter jets, which are expected to be geared up for deployment by the end of year 2014- Glide Bombs The Person who was appointed new Prime Minister of Palestine, by Mahmoud Abbas o n 2 June 2013 - Rami Hamdallah The 25-year old Bollywood actress who allegedly committed suicide on 3 June 2013 at her Juhu residence in Mumbai Jiah Khan The Person who became the youngest Indian to scale the Mount Everest on 21 May 2 013 with his five schoolmates- Raghav Joneja The Leader of Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N), who on 3 June 2013 elected as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan- Ayaz Sadiq The Person who became the first woman to be elected to the FIFA Executive Commit tee (ExCo) for a full term of four years- Lydia Nsekera The theme of World Environment Day which was observed on 5 June 2013 -Think, Eat , Save Reduce Your Foodprint The Person who was appointed as the National Security Adviser of US President Ba rack Obama on 5 June 2013- Susan Elizabeth Rice

 The Australian radio presenters who responsible for Royal prank and was awarded with Jock by the employer- Michael Christian The Person who on 6 June 2013 was reelected as the chairman of India Bank Associ ation (IBA) for 2013-14 tenure- KR Kamath The Irish writer who won the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for his debut novel Cit y of Bohane which is the portrayal of Ireland of 2053- Kevin Barry The Uttarakhand NGO which on 6 June 2013 bagged a French award for its contribut ion to protection of human rights- Central Himalayan Environment Association (CH EA) Name the Scottish author, who is best known for his novels The Wasp Factory and The Crow Road, died of Cancer on 9 June 2013- Iain Banks The BJP leader who resigned from all top positions of BJP on 10 June 2013 a day after Narendra Modi was selected as the chairman party's election campaign- LK Adv ani A former Union Minister and Congress veteran from Chhattisgarh, died on 11 June 2013 of multiple organ failure- Vidya Charan Shukla The theme of World Day against Child Labour which was celebrated on 12 June 2013 -No to Child Labour in Domestic Work The first Indian-American girl from Avon School to get admission in United State s Military Academy at West Point- Sneha Singh The First NATO and European Country to Draft Women in Military Service- Norway The Indian-origin sculptor who was honoured with Knighthood, the highest honour of Britain by Queen Elizabeth II- Anish Kapoor The Person who became only the second Hindu to be part of the Pakistan's Punjab as sembly after Seth Bharta Ram- Kanji Ram The ambassador to the United Nations for Antigua and Barbuda who was selected as the President of UN General Assembly for its 68th session-John William Ashe One of the founders of RAW, who passed away on 16 June 2013 in Chennai after a l ong fight with cancer- Bahukutumbi Raman The ex-chairman of the Tata Group who was appointed as the Chief Advisor of AirA sia's India board- Ratan Tata The moderate cleric of Combatant Clergy Association party won the presidential e lection in Iran on 15 June 2013- Hassan Rohani The Malaysian author who was declared as the winner of Walter Scott Prize for hi s English fiction novel The Garden of Evening Mists- Tan Twan Eng The 29-year-year-old Indian origin journalist became the Editor of UK national p aper, The Independent, on 17 June 2013- Amol Rajan The former head of the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), was appointed as the Cha irman of AirAsia India on 18 June 2013- Subramanian Ramadorai The Chinese supercomputer which is declared is the fastest computer of the world

- Tianhe-2 1. Which Hollywood actor became the new face of the men's perfume, Dior Homme on 1 2 June 2013? a) Robert Pattinson 2. Which company on 14 June 2013 unveiled the World's Largest Container ship? c) Maersk Line 3. Who was appointed as the new Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) by the Government of India? b) SK Roy 4. Name the 24 hours news channel which was launched by Media firm TV18 Broadcas t on 13 June 2013 in UK? d) News18 India 5. Which new feature was introduced by Facebook Inc. on 12 June 2013 for identif ication of topics for discussions? This feature is already being used by Instagr am and Twitter. b) # sign (Hash tags) 6. Which Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) got in-principal approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for establishing as well as operating White Label A TMs (WLAs) in the last week of June 2013? d) Muthoot Finance 7. Name the Walmart India Head who resigned from the US retail giant on 26 June 2013. b) Raj Jain 8. The European Commission (EC) on 26 June 2013 approved Inter Continental Excha nge's (ICE) proposed 8.2 billion dollars takeover of __________. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option. a) NYSE-Euronext 9. Which drug firm on 25 June 2013 announced that it was given World Health Orga nisation (WHO) pre- qualification for the anti-malarial tablets which will be la unched immediately? c) Strides Arcolab Pharma 10. Which online travel portal announced in June 2013 that it acquired GateGuru, the mobile resource for airport as well as flight information across the globe? a) TripAdvisor 11. For which services did the O3b Networks (other 3 billion networks) launch a group of four satellites on 25 June 2013 in a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana? c) Cheap Internet and Phone Services 12. Scientists in the Month of June 2013 have created the worlds first high-def inition 3D model of a complete human brain. What is the name of this human brain ? a) Big Brain 13. Drayson Racing Technologies established the new world record when its lightw eight electric car reached the top speed of 328.6 km per hour. Name the electric car that created this new record. b) Lola B12 69/EV 14. Scientist in month of June 2013 discovered a complete new species of bird in

Cambodias capital Phnom Penh. What is the name of this new species of bird? a) Cambodian Tailorbird 15. Name the Chinese astronaut who on 20 June 2013 conducted the first classroom lecture in Beijing through live video feed from space module Tiangong-1. d) Wang Yaping 16. By-election results of five states of India namely Gujarat, Maharashtra, Bih ar, Uttar Pradesh and ______________ were announced on 5 June 2013. d) West Bengal 17. The Union Government of India on 7 June 2013 constituted a Standing Council of Experts (SCE) to access global competitiveness of Indian Financial Sector in the _______________? c) Department of Economic Affairs 18. The Union government of India on 8 June 2013 decided to launch National High er education Campaign, named_______________, to focus on equity based developmen t, improvement in teaching-learning quality and research. a) Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan 19. Union government in month of June 2013 has reconstituted the National Adviso ry Council by including prominent sociologist _________ into the 12-member panel chaired by Sonia Gandhi. b) Virginius Xaxa 20. Ministry of Rural Development on 7 June 2013 launched a new skill developmen t scheme to offer employment to tribal youth in 24 Naxal affected districts. Wha t is the name of this scheme? b) Roshni 21. Name the International tennis player who on 9 June 2013 won his 8th Mens Si ngles Tittle of the French Open Tennis Tournament at Paris beating Spanish compa triot David Ferrer. c) Rafael Nadal 22. Name the formula one player who on 10 June 2013 won the Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. a) Sebastian Vettel 23. In which city the Asian Athletic Championship is going to held from 3 to 7 J uly 2013 as declared by Maharashtra on 13 June 2013. a) Pune 24. Which top seeded Tennis player on 16 June 2013 won Gerry Weber Open Halle AT P final after defeating Mikhail Youzhny of Russia by 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-4 at the Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany. b) Roger Federer 25. Which country won silver medal at the World Cup (Stage-II) Archery competiti on in Turkey on 16 June 2013. Answer: (c) India 26. Name the person who headed the committee constituted by the Union Government of India to give clear definitions to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Forei gn Institutional Investment (FII) with an aim of removing the ambiguity from bot h types of foreign investments. Answer: (b) Arvind Mayaram 27. What is the amount allotted to Gujarat from the Planning Commission of India

under its annual plan 2013-14? Answer: (c) 59000 crore rupees 28. Name the latest case in which Supreme Court of India practiced the Scope of Article 21 (Right to Life and Personal Liberty)? Answer: (a) Videocon case against three Ugandan citizens 29. Name the person who has been appointed the head of the committee to Examine Indecent Representation of Women in Media Constituted? Answer: (b) K Ratnaprabha 30. Government of India on 19 June 2013 announced a disaster relief fund of ____ _______ crore rupees to Uttarakhand. Answer: (b) 1000 31. Indian Air Force (IAF) received its first of the ten Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Aircraft from United States on 18 June 2013. The first C-17 Globemaster lan ded at ____________ Airbase in India? Answer: (a) Hindan Air Force Station Airbase 32. Name the state that made it mandatory to have an Aadhaar Card to withdraw sa lary from August for teaching and non-teaching staffs? Answer: (d) Maharashtra 33. Name the writer of the book Ambedkar Speaks (Trilogy)? Answer: (b) Dr. Narendra Jadhav 34. Name the publisher of the book Ambedkar Speaks (Trilogy)? Answer: (b) Konark Publishers 35. SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India), the market regulator of India on 20 June 2013 notified guidelines for investment advisers and their associate d person and made it compulsory for them to get the requisite certifications for them to operate in stock market. Name the body that will offer certifications f or being an investment adviser? Answer: (b) National Institute of Securities Markets 36. Who was appointed as the Chief Advisor of AirAsia's India board on 17 June 201 3? Answer: (b) Ratan Tata 37. Which global pharmaceutical company received novel antibiotic product Potent ox patented from Mexico in June 2013? Answer: (a) Venus Remedies Limited 38. National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) signed a Memorandum of Under standing (MoU) for the purpose of joint promotion of corporate as well as securi ties market governance with which institute? Answer: (c) The Institute of Company Secretaries of India 39. Which bank announced on 19 June 2013 that it received a license for opening the representative office in Yangon, Myanmar? Answer: (d) The Export Import (EXIM) Bank of India 40. Where did Tata Coffee, the largest plantation company of Asia on 19 June 201 3 inaugurate the premium extraction plant? Answer: (d) Tamil Nadu 41. Where was the Early Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) installed? This system is capable to predict a tsunami immediately after an earthquake.

Answer: (b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands 42. India and a top US science body in Month of June 2013 have forged an interna tional organisation to develop space __________. This is an initiative that has that possibly can solve the humanity's energy needs and greatly extenuating climat e change. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option. Answer: (a) Solar Power 43. Scientists at Jadavpur University in the month of June 2013 discovered that zinc-doped hydroxyapatite (HAP) which is a calcium phosphate-based bioceramic ma terial has a stimulatory effect on _________ formation. Fill in the blank with a n appropriate option. Answer: (c) Bone 44. What did the 2013 TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) environmental su rvey published on 3 June 2013 indicated? Answer: (c) Air and Water Quality 45. The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) permitted certain companie s as well as the research institutes for conducting the field trials of which ki nds of crops? Answer: (d) Genetically Modified Crops 46. World observed the World Refugee Day for the first time in the year? Answer: (a) 2001 47. World Music Day is celebrated every year on? Answer: (a) 21 June, the day of Summer Solstice 48. What is the meaning of the word, Fte de la Musique? Answer: (b) World Music Day 49. World Music Day for the first time was celebrated in the year and in which c ity? Answer: (b) 1982, Paris 50. On which day, the World Refugee Day is observed across the world? Answer: (b) 20 June 51. The World Bank in June 2013 slashed its growth forecast for Chinas economy for 2013 to _________percent from 8.4 percent. In its report, the World Bank sta ted that the main risk related to China remains the possibility that high invest ment rates prove unsustainable, provoking a disorderly unwinding and sharp econo mic slowdown. Answer: (a) 7.7 percent 52. The Government of Pakistan in June 2013 decided to declare a Sikh shrine ___ _____ as a holy city. The government will initiate steps for sorting out the iss ues related to the welfare of the Sikhs, who live at the pilgrimage site. Answer: (b) Panja Sahib 53. Trail of the seven Pakistanis including Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi LeT Commander, who are the prime accused of the 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks in June 2013 was sh ifted to a new antiterrorism court in ___________from the antiterrorism court in Rawalpindi. Answer: (d) Islamabad 54. India signed an agreement for loan of __________ million US dollars with Wor ld Bank for the National AIDS Control Project (NACP-IV) in New Delhi on 18 June 2013. The Objective of the project is to increase safe behaviors among high risk

groups in order to contribute to India's national goal of reversal of the HIV epidemic by 2017. Answer: (b) 255 55. When was the Nepal-India Economic Cooperation Programme launched? Answer:(d) 1951 56. Name the school with which Indian embassy signed an MoU to help in developme nt of the school building in Nepal. Answer: (c) Shree Higher Secondary School 57. United State of America on 18 June 2013 announced that it will held direct p eace talks with Taliban. The announcement from US came after Taliban opened its first political office at ______________. The office has been opened to help in ending the 12 years old conflict. To bring the talks in process, US agreed to dr op the series of preconditions that have held back the negotiations, previously. Answer: (b) Doha, Qatar 58. Name the body of Afghanistan appointed by Hamid Karzai to negotiate with ele ments of the Taliban for Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program. Answer: (a) High Peace Council 58. Which marine animal which usually has its habitat in the colder waters was d iscovered stranded near the Newquay, Cornwall? Answer: (d) Blue Jellyfish 60. High levels of toxic radioactive isotope were found in the groundwater at wh ich nuclear plant of Japan in June 2013? Answer: (a) Fukushima Nuclear Plant 61. Name the fastest supercomputer of the world developed by China. Answer: (b) Tianhe-2 62. Where will the Desiccant Enhanced Evaporative or the Devap air-cooling syste m be first used in India? Answer: (c) Nalanda International University 63. Researchers from University of Maryland in third week of June 2013 developed an eco-friendly battery using wood, tin and _________. Fill in the blank with a n appropriate option.n Answer: (a) Sodium 64. India in June 2013 offered _______ million Dollars credit to Myanmar for est ablishing a Special Economic Zone at Sittwe in Myanmars Buyers Credit Scheme u nder National Export Insurance Account? Answer: (c) 150 65. The cash strapped new Government of Pakistan on 12 June 2013 announced hike of ___________ percent in its defence budget to 627 billion rupees for the fisca l 2013-14? Answer: (b) 15 66. The Lower House of the Parliament of Russia on 11 June 2013 approved a bill that stigmatized gay people and banned providing children any information about homosexuality in the country. What is the name of the Lower House of Parliament in Russia? Answer: (d) State Duma 67. Ban Ki Moon, the UN Secretary General has asked the UN Security Council (UNS C) to enhance the strength of ___________ from 900 to its authorized strength of

1250 to maintain the peace along Syria-Israel borders in the Golan Heights. Answer: (a) United Nation Disengagement Forces 68. Nuclear Reactors of Areva, the French company will start the production firs t in China before supplying the production to _____________ in Maharashtra. The French Ambassador to India Francois Richier announced that Areva will facilitate two reactors to China. These reactors are under construction. Answer: (d) Jaitapur 69. India and Thailand signed a treaty after two decades of negotiations. Name t he treaty? Answer: (a) Extradition Treaty 70. Name the organization that has offered help to Pakistan for Polio Vaccinatio n? Answer: (d) Rotary Internationals India National Polio plus Committee 71. The UN Security Council on 31 May 2013 imposed sanctions on the Syrian rebel group, ___________ on account of its links with Al-Qaeda? Answer: (b) Al-Nusra Front 72. Parliament of which country that passed a bill that criminalized gay marriag e, and made it punishable with a 14-year prison term. Answer: (a) Nigeria 73. China and the US agreed mutually to hold high level, regular negotiations on setting standards for ________________. Answer: (c) Commercial spying as well as cyber security 74. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), released its June mid-quarter monetary poli cy on 17 June 2013. Consider the following statements: i) RBI left its key policy, repo rate unchanged at 7.25 percent in line. ii) Cash reserve ratio (CRR), remained at 4 percent. iii) Repo is the rate at which banks borrow from the Central bank. Answer: (a) All i, ii and iii are correct 75. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), released its June mid-quarter monetary poli cy on 17 June 2013. RBI is headquartered in___. Answer: (c) Mumbai 76. The British government in the second week of June 2013 planned to introduce a new scheme requiring visitors from high risk countries in Africa and Asia, inc luding India and Pakistan, to put up a 4600 US dollars cash bond before entering Britain. Consider the following statements: i) The bonds, to be introduced from November, will only apply to non-EU migrants . ii) In 2012, 296000 people from India were granted six-month visas.. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct. 78. SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India), the market regulator of India in June 2013 notified guidelines for investment advisers and their associated p erson and made it compulsory for them to get the requisite certifications for th em to operate in stock market. Name the body that will offer certifications for being a investment adviser? Answer: (b) National Institute of Securities Markets 79. As per the official data released on 14 June 2013, the inflation in India th at is based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) fell to what Percent in percent i n May 2013 , which itself is a result of decline in the prices of manufactured i tems and a slight rise in the prices of food items resulted in the measured fall

of inflation? Answer: (c) 4.7 Percent 80. What is the growth percentage of Indias food grain production in last nine years as it went up to 259 million tonnes in 2012-13 from 198.36 million tonnes in 2004-05 which is a result of government initiatives like National Food Securi ty Mission, NFSM, and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana? Answer: (a) 30 Percent 81. As per the World Bank report titled Capital for the Future: Saving and Inves tment in an Interdependent World released on 3 June 2013 which two countries was forecasted to become the largest investors among various developing nations of the world in the year 2030? Answer: (a) India and China 82. The Union Cabinet of India on 4 June 2013 approved the Real Estate (Regulati on and Development) Bill 2013. What is the major objective behind the approval? a) To set up a regulator for the real estate sector in the country b) To protecting home buyers from dishonest builders c) To hear appeals from orders, decisions or directions of regulator and adjudic ating officer by Real Estate Appellate Tribunal. d) To make all relevant clearances for real estate projects which have to be sub mitted to the regulator and also displayed on a website before starting construction work. e) All of these Answer: (e) 83. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 4 June 2013 approved the rev ival of the Nagaland Pulp and Paper Company Limited (NPPC) with the infusion of Huge fund. What was the amount? Answer: (a) 309.38 crore Rupees 84. The Union Government of India on 5 June 2013 hiked the import duty on gold t o what percent from the present 6 percent? Answer: (c) 8 Percent 85. Name the Cycling Coach of Indian national team, who died in a road accident near Nalgadha village on Noida Expressway in Uttar Pradesh. Answer: (a) Ruma Chatterjee 86. Name the football club which had won German Cup 2013 after defeating Stuttga rt. Answer: (a) Bayern Munich 87. Name the top Top-ranked American tennis player who on 8 June 2013 won their record 14th major doubles title by defeating Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut of France in the French Open mens doubles final. Answer: (a) Bob and Mike Bryan 88. Name the 13th seeded Indian Badminton player who on 9 June 2013 clinched the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton trophy by defeating top seed and local favourite Boonsak Ponsana. Answer: (a) Srikanth K 89. Name the Top Seeded Tennis player won the Womens Singles title of French Op en Tennis tournament. Answer: (a) Serena Wiliams 90. Scientists, from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China discovered

a mouse-sized fossil, which provided new insights into the origin of Primates. W hat is the name of this creature? Answer: (a) Archicebus 91. A new type of which device was designed by three young techies from the Nort h Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology? This device contains a p arabolic reflector that works in conjunction with the drum that contains water. Answer: (b) Solar Heater 92. Scientists at the University of Texas in Dallas on 28 May 2013 designed a no vel, small molecule that could help in the treatment of which disease? The molec ule's effectiveness lies in blocking the cancer-promoting function of proteins cal led androgen receptors. Answer: (d) Prostate Cancer 93. Scientists while analysing fossil records in the Month of May 2013 have disc overed a new _________, which is dated back 66 to 80 million years. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option. Answer: (c) Three Horned Dinosaur 94. The European Southern Observatory (ESO) on 29 May 2013 announced that astron omers in Chile discovered 15 new dark galaxies. Near which constellation were th ese dark galaxies discovered? Answer: (b) Cetus 1. Which organisation launched the highly successful Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission in October 2008? Answer: (d) Indian Space Research Organisation 2. Population of which species Increased in Kaziranga National Park despite poac hing, according to the recent census which ended on 26 March 2013? Answer: (a) Great One-horned Rhinoceros 3. In the last week of March 2013, two new ______ species called Enyalioides wer e discovered from Cordillera Azul National Park. Fill in the blank with an appro priate option. Answer: (c) Woodlizard 4. India and the US in the Month of March 2013 agreed for cooperation on future missions to _________ and __________ after successful collaboration in Chandraya an-1 lunar mission. Fill in the blanks with appropriate options. Answer: (a) Moon and Mars 5. Name the two Enyalioides species which were discovered from Cordillera Azul N ational Park in the last week of March 2013. Answer: (b) Enyalioides Azulae and Enyalioides Binzayedi 1. Which International Hockey team won the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament t itle for the seventh time on 17 March 2013 by defeating Malaysia? Answer: (d) Australia 2. Name the leading International tennis player who won Indian Wells BNP Paribas Open 2013 on 17 March 2013. Answer: (c) Rafael Nadal 3. Which International Cricket team won the fourth and the final test against Au stralia, at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi to claim the series by 4-0? Answer: (a) India 4. Which International Golf player won the third PGA Tour title 2013, Arnold Pal

mer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge; Orlando, Florida on 25 March 2013. Answer: (a) Tiger Woods 5. Name the Sri lankan Cricket Player who was named as the captain of the Pune W arriors India for Indian Premier League (IPL) Season 6 which will begin from 3 A pril 2013. Answer: (a) Angelo Mathews 1. NASAs Swift satellite in the Month of March 2013 discovered one of the young est-known supernova remnants. What is the age of these supernova remnants? Answer: (a) Less than 2500 years old 2. A team of researchers discovered abundant active bacteria community in the de epest spot of the Earth. What is the name of deepest point on Earth? Answer: (c) The Challenger Deep 3. Astronomers at the Herschel space observatory in the Month of March 2013 foun d some of the youngest stars ever seen in the Universe. What were these youngest stars called? Answer: (b) Protostars 4. An unknown huge radio galaxy was discovered by an international team of astro nomers in the month of March 2013. Which telescope was used to discover this rad io galaxy? Answer: (d) LOFAR 5. Mass death of which species occurred on the beach in Coronel city, around 530 km from Santiago, Chile, in the third week of March 2013 likely because of the power generation plants- Bocamina 1 and 2 as well as Colbun? Answer: (c) Prawns 1. The World Bank in the month of March 2013 barred which company from doing any business with it or the projects funded by it for a period of six months? Answer: (c) Larsen & Toubro 2. The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) on 6 March 2013 cleared the inv estment proposal of which Malaysian budget carrier to launch the new airline alo ng with Tata Group and Arun Bhatias Telestra Tradeplace? Answer: (b) AirAsia 3. Which confectionary giant was slapped with a notice demanding 250 crore Rupee s by the Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence on the grounds of ex cise duty evasion? Answer: (a) Cadbury India Ltd 4. Which telecom company in the month of March 2013 launched high quality voice service for its subscribers in Kenya, Rwanda, Malawi and Nigeria in the African sub-continent? Answer: (d) Bharti Airtel 5. Microsoft launched the new version of which software for the businesses runni ng in India? This software will facilitate sharing the data seamlessly across th e computers and mobiles with the help of cloud computing technology. Answer: (b) MS Office 365 1. Which country on 12 March 2013 claimed to have become the first in the world to extract the natural gas from frozen methane hydrate successfully off the cent ral coast? Answer: (d) Japan

2. Which country announced the worst-ever drought in 30 years in its entire Nort h Island? Answer: (b) New Zealand 3. Methane Hydrate, also known as Methane clathrates are a kind of frozen confin ements of molecules of _________ and Methane. Fill in the blank with an appropri ate option. Answer: (c) Water 4. What led to worst-ever drought in 30 years in the entire North Island of the New Zealand? Answer: (d) Global Warming 5. Which body is conducting the survey of gas field in the main island of Japan in Nankai Trough where extraction of natural gas from frozen methane hydrate was done successfully? Answer: (a) Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) 1. Samsung, the South Korean giant launched which device in Manhattans Radio Ci ty Music Hall at Unpacked Events 2013 on 14 March 2013 Answer: (d) Samsung Galaxy S4 2. Which direct broadcast satellite television provider in the month of March 20 13 launched Video on Demand service for its Tata Sky+ HD subscribers? Answer: (a) Tata Sky 3. Where did Welspun Energy on 12 March 2013 commissioned Asia's largest solar pow er project of 50 MW? Answer: (c) Jodhpur, Rajasthan 4. Which company on 11 March 2013 acquired two gaming companies, Funnel Japan in Japan and Busan in South Korea? Answer: (d) Reliance Games 5. For what purpose did The Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investmen t Corporation (RIICO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Kore an Trade Promotion Agency (KOTRA) on 11 March 2013 in New Delhi? Answer: (b) For setting up Korean Industrial Zone 1. Researchers working on the accurate calculation of the distance of Milky Way to the nearest galaxy found the exact distance to our nearest galaxy, Large Mage llanic Cloud (LMC). What is the exact distance? Answer: (a) 163000 light years 2. Which country ranked first on list of countries which distribute spam all ove r the world, according to new report of SophosLabs? Answer: (c) US 3. Which research centre announced that it was developing the largest magnet of the world? This largest magnet would weigh 50000 tons. Answer: (b) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India 4. According to the study conducted by University of Minnesota in the first week of March 2013, which species of Africa would decline to almost extinction over the period of coming 20-40 years if conservation measures were not undertaken? Answer: (d) Wild Lion 5. Which compost plant became first in India to receive carbon credits worth 25 lakh rupees from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change? Answer: (a) Okhla Compost Plant

1. By what basis point, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 19 March 2013 cut the repo rate in its mid-quarter review of the monetary policy. Answer: (A) 25 basis Point 2. The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) on 21 March 2013 cleared Reliance I ndustries (RIL) KG-D6 and NEC-25 blocks for________________ Answer: (A) Oil and Gas Exploration 3. Name the Place where Commercial production of Aishwarya Oil Field at has star ted on 23 March 2013. Answer: (A) Rajasthan 4. As per RBI mid-quarter review of the monetary policy, the reverse repo rate c hanged from the earlier 6.5 Percent. What is the new Reverse repo rate? Answer: (D) 6.75 Percent 5. Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) signed th e Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA ), Ministry of Finance on 25 March 2013. What is the set ambitious Sales target made by the Company in 2013-14 fiscal year? Answer: (A) 3407 Crore Rupees 1. Which Team won the General Sparrow Centenary Polo Cup-2013 played at Jaipur P olo Ground on 2 March 2013 by defeating Sailors team? Answer: (a) Sona Polo Team 2. Which top seeded tennis player Defeated David Ferrer to Win ATP Mexican Open 2013 Tennis Tournament? Answer: (a) Rafael Nadal 3. Name the Female Indian Cyclist won a Bronze medal in the final of womens jun iors of 500m cycle event in Asian Cycling Championship on 7 March 2013 in New De lhi. Answer: (d) Deborah 4. Which Indian female veteran golfer, on 6 March 2013 won her second title in t he fourth leg of Hero Womens pro golf tour 2013 in Mumbai. Answer: (a) Smriti Mehra 5. Which female top seeded Badminton player won the women's singles title in the A ll England Open Badminton Championships 2013 at the National Indoor Arena, Birmi ngham, England on 10 March 2013? Answer: (a) Tine Baun 1. The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) lifted import alert on the Hydera bad-based antibiotics facility of which leading pharmaceutical research company of India? Answer: (b) Aurobindo Pharma 2. Which feature was added by Google to its Google Play India Page which allows you to download or rent movies? Answer: (a) Google Play Movies 3. Which largest education company of India, on 26 March 2013 announced completi on of the sale of its entire 50% stake in Eurokids International Limited? Answer: (d) Educomp Solutions Ltd 4. Which insurance giant was fined 30 million Pound by the Financial Services Au thority (FSA) over AIA bid in March 2013?

Answer: (c) Prudential 5. Apple in the month of March 2013 bought which indoor GPS mapping firm for 20 million dollars? Answer: (c) wifiSLAM 1.The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) lifted import alert on the Hyderab ad-based antibiotics facility of which leading pharmaceutical research company o f India? Answer: (b) Aurobindo Pharma 2. Which feature was added by Google to its Google Play India Page which allows you to download or rent movies? Answer: (a) Google Play Movies 3. Which largest education company of India, on 26 March 2013 announced completi on of the sale of its entire 50% stake in Eurokids International Limited? Answer: (d) Educomp Solutions Ltd 4. Which insurance giant was fined 30 million Pound by the Financial Services Au thority (FSA) over AIA bid in March 2013? Answer: (c) Prudential 5. Apple in the month of March 2013 bought which indoor GPS mapping firm for 20 million dollars? Answer: (c) wifiSLAM 1. Which organisation launched the highly successful Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission in October 2008? Answer: (d) Indian Space Research Organisation 2. Population of which species Increased in Kaziranga National Park despite poac hing, according to the recent census which ended on 26 March 2013? Answer: (a) Great One-horned Rhinoceros 3. In the last week of March 2013, two new ______ species called Enyalioides wer e discovered from Cordillera Azul National Park. Fill in the blank with an appro priate option. Answer: (c) Woodlizard 4. India and the US in the Month of March 2013 agreed for cooperation on future missions to _________ and __________ after successful collaboration in Chandraya an-1 lunar mission. Fill in the blanks with appropriate options. Answer: (a) Moon and Mars 5. Name the two Enyalioides species which were discovered from Cordillera Azul N ational Park in the last week of March 2013.ticeps Answer: (b) Enyalioides Azulae and Enyalioides Binzayedi 1) Who is selected for the prestigious Jnanpith award for the year 2012? Ans. Ravuri Bharadhwaja for his contributions to Telugu literature. 2) Recently, who was re-elected for a second term as IAEA Chief? Ans. Yukiya Amano 3) Where was Indias first all Women Post Office inaugurated recently? Ans. New Delhi 4) Who scored the fastest debut century in test cricket recently? Ans. Shikhar Dhawan

5) Malala Yousafzai has recently signed a deal to publish her autobiography. Nam e the title? Ans. I Am Malala 6) Indian President was the Chief Guest at the Independence Day celebrations of which country during March 2012? Ans. Mauritius 7) Who has been elected as the new Pope of the Catholic Church? Ans. Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina & he has chosen the name "Francis 8) Which film was adjudged best feature filmin the 60th National Film Awards? Ans. Paan Singh Tomar (Hindi) directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia 9) The 5th BRICS summit was recently held at? Ans. Durban, South Africa (March 26-27).The member states of BRICS are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. 10) The code name given to the entire plan of the execution of Afsal Guru, the p arliament attack convict: Ans. Operation Three Star 11) Which country will host ICC World T20 2014? Ans. Bangladesh 12) Who is elected as the President of Venezuela recently? Ans. Nicolas Maduro 13) The President of Bangladesh who passed away recently? Ans. Zillur Rahman 14) Who are the three personalities recently selected by the Indian Parliamentar y Group for the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award? Ans. Arun Jaitley (2010), Karan Singh (2011) and Sharad Yadav (2012) 15) Which team won the Santosh Trophy Football tournament 2013 held in Kerala? Ans. Services 16) Who was honoured with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize recently? Ans. Ela Bhatt, founder of the Self Employed Womens Association (SEWA), was prese nted with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2011 by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee. 17) Who was crowned the Femina Miss India 2013? Ans. Navneet Kaur Dhillon 18) When is the First International Happiness Day celebrated? Ans. 20th March 2013 19) Who is chosen for Saraswati Samman award 2013? Ans. Sugathakumari (Malayalam Poet) 20) Which former British Prime Minister popularly known as the "Iron Lady passed away on April 8? Ans. Margaret Thatcher. She was the longest serving British prime minister (1979 -1990) of the 20th century and is the only woman to have held the office. 1. Who is the winner of Australian Open 2013 Womens title ? Answer: Victoria Azarenka

2. Who is the winner of Australian Open 2013 mens title ? Answer: Novak Djokovic 3. Who is the chief guest of 2013 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas ? Answer: Rajkeswur Purryag, President of Mauritius (Held in Kochi) 4. Who is the chief guest of republic day 2013 ? Answer: Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, King of Bhutan 5. Who is first female President of South Korea ? Answer: Park Guen-hye 6. Who is the first female Chief Justice of Sri Lanka ? Answer: Shirani Bandaranayake (recently impeached) 7. Who is the winner of DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2013 ? Answer: Jeet Thayil (book - Narcopolis) 8. Which is the Longest Railway Tunnel in India? Answer: Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel (Banihal railway tunnel) 9. Where did the World Economic Forum annual meeting held ? Answer: Davos, Switzerland 10. Who has been conferred won Keerthi Chakra (the second highest among peace time gallantry awards of the country) ? Answer: Major Anoop Joseph 11. Which Indian scientist conferred with Chinas top science award ? Answer: CNR Rao 12. Who is the winner of Ranji Trophy 2012-2013 ? Answer: Mumbai 13. Which country recently test fired Hatf-9 (Nasr) missile ? Answer: Pakistan 14. Who is the new Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi ? Answer: Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty 15. Who is the new President of Sahitya Akademi ? Answer: Dr. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari 16. Who is appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations ? Answer: Asoke Kumar Mukerji 17. Who is the worlds oldest Marathon runner ? Answer: Fauja Singh OSCAR Winners 2013 (85th Academy Awards Winners) 17. Which film won this years Best Picture Oscar ? Answer: Argo 18. Which actor won this years Best Actor (in a Leading Role) Oscar ? Answer: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln) 19. Which actress won this years Best Actress (in a Leading Role) Oscar ? Answer: Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)

20. Who won this years Best Director Oscar ? Answer: Ang Lee (Life of Pi) 21. Who is the first person to win Best Actor Oscar thrice ? Answer: Daniel Day-Lewis 22. What is the theme of 2013 International Women's Day (march 8) ? Answer: A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women 23. New Governor of Nagaland ? Answer: Ashwani Kumar 24. New Governor of Kerala ? Answer: Nikhil Kumar 25. New Governor of Odisha ? Answer: S C Jamir 26. Who is the new President of Kenya ? Answer: Uhuru Kenyatta 27. Who is the new Prime Minister ( Premier of the Peoples Republic of China) of China ? Answer: Li Keqiang 28. Who is the new Pope? Answer: Pope Francis 29. What is the name of Indias first regional navigational satellite ? Answer: IRNSS-1 30. Who scored fastest hundred on debut in test cricket ? Answer: Shikhar Dhawan 31. Where is Indias first all women post office inaugurated on womens day ? Answer: Delhi 32. What is the theme of 2013 world water day (march 22) ? Answer: Water Cooperation 33. Which year is declared by UN as International Year of Water Cooperation ? Answer: 2013 34. Who is the winner of 2013 miss India ? answer: Navneet Kaur Dhillon 35. who is the winner of 2013 Saraswati Samman ? Answer: Sugathakumari (Manalezhuthu) 36. Who is recently reelected as IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Direc tor general ? Answer: Yukiya Amano 37. Who is the new Prime Minister of Nepal ? Answer: Khil Raj Regmi 38. Who is the first female Prime minister of UK who recently passed away ? Answer: Margaret Thatcher

39. Who is the new pm of North Korea ? Answer: Pak Pong-ju 40. Who is the new venezuela president ? Answer: Nicolas Maduro 41. Who is the new president of Bangladesh ? Answer: Abdul Hamid 42. What is the theme of 2013 World Earth day (April 22) ? Answer: The face of climate change 43. Who is the new Governor of Jammu and Kashmir ? answer: Narinder Nath Vohra 44. Who is the new president of ADB (Asian Development Bank) ? Answer: Takehiko Nakao 1. Who has been elected as the chairman of Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Po pulation 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 EconomicAss ociation. The award often described as the`Baby Nobel', is considered by many econom ists 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 Unio n Government will connect 2,50,000 Gram Panchayats in the country through Optica l 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 Master's Son', which won the Pulitzer Prize for fic tion in 2013? Answer: Adam Johnson 8. The veteran play back singer .......... who had sung around 3000 songs in Kan nada, 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 Commissi on, Kerala? Answer: Neela Gangadharan 13. The 200th birth anniversary of .........., the ruler of the erstwhile kingdo m of Travancore is being celebrated now? Answer: Swati Tirunal 14. Which Indian has been appointed as the Vice Chairman of the International Ch amber 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 Ind ia? 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 India's 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 .......... f or 2013-14? Answer: 5.7% 32. World Press Freedom Day was celebrated on: Answer: May 3 33. Who was honoured by this year's UNESCO-Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Awar d? Answer: Reeyot Alemu (Ethiopia). She has been imprisoned for more than a year br anded as Terrorist. 34. The movie named produced by IBM Research, has been recognized as the World's sm allest movie ever created? Answer: A Boy and His Atom. The one minute movie was made by moving carbon monox ide 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 Women's title? Answer: P. Sindhu 37. .......... and .......... Are nominated by India for World Heritage Site sta tus 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 Assoc iation 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 44. Who won the 5th Man Booker International Prize? Answer: Lydia Davis 45. Who is crowned as the Miss India Worldwide 2013? Answer: Nehal Bhogaita. Britain's Nehal Bhogaita has won the title of Miss India W orldwide, 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 47. What is the name of a senior govt. prosecutor of Pakistan, who was shot dead on 3 May 2013 in Lahore and who handled the 26/11 Mumbai attack case of 2008? Ans: Chaudhary Zulfiqar Ali 48. Who are two Indian Cricketers were dropped out from ODI squad Champions Trop hy? Ans. Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh 49. What is the name of the day which is observed on 3rd May 2013? Ans: World Press Freedom Day. 50. Who score 100 runs in 30 balls in IPL? Ans: Chris Gayle scored fastest hundred in IPL against Pune Warriors India. 51. Who has been appointed as Vice-Chairman of the International Chamber of Comm erce (ICC)? Ans: Sunil Bharti Mittal 52. How many years complete on 3rd May in Indian Cinema and what was the name of First Film? Ans: Indian Cinema complete 100 years. The first film Raja Harishchandra was made in India 100 years ago on 3 May 1913 by Dada Saheb Phalke. 53. How many Rs Deduct in Petrol and non-Subsidized gas Cylinder? Ans: Petrol price cut by Rs 3 a litre and Price of non-subsidized cooking gas cu t by Rs 54 per cylinder. 54. What is the name of the Person who died in Pakistan Jail? Ans: Sarabjit Singh died in Lahore hospital six days after being brutally attack ed by a group of inmates in jail. 55. Name of the person who arrest in case of bribe in Railway? Ans: Railway Minister P K Bansals nephew arrested for accepting Rs 90 lakh brib e by CBI. 56. Who win Maiden Grand Prix Gold in women's single final of the Malaysia open ba dminton in Kuala Lumpur? Ans: PV Sindhu Current Affairs 2011- November Who is on historic Myanmar visit? =Secreatary of state Hillary Clinton Who has been named best European investment banker of the year? =Anshu Jain Name the ball developed by Adidas which would be the official ball of the Euro 2 012 European Football Championship. =Tango 12 Which company has launched triple sim mobile with Analog TV in India? =G'Five Which telecom service provider touched 50 million customers mark in Africa recen tly?

=Airtel Name the Guyana born US resident who has been elected as the international presi dent of the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO). Ashook Ramsaran Who has been sworn in as Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister? Nabam Tuki Who has been reappointed as the Secretary General of 54-nation Commonwealth of N ations for 2nd consecutive term? Kamalesh Sharma What is the total sms limit per day raised by TRAI as on 1st November 2011? 200 smses per day Name the MAN industries chairman who passed away recently. JM Mansukhani Who won the 38th womens National Premier Chess championship? Tania Sachdev Which rank does world champion Vishwanathan Anand holds in the world chess ranki ngs? 2nd place Which countrys cabinet unanimously decided to grant India Most Favoured Nation trade status? Pakistan Which country is set to donate used laptop for charity? Dubai Name the new smartphone introduced by Samsung. Galaxy Note Which car range of Ariel Motors is set to arrive in India? Atom range Who is set to lead the Indian team in the 4-nation Shastri junior womens hockey tournament? Poonam Rani Where the world's biggest stupa has has been planned? Gujarat, 351 feet high stupa towering over a 151 feet statue of Buddha Name the countries which have pressed the Europeans to act swiftly to contain th eir sovereign debt crisis. China, Russia and the United States Name the RIMs Managing Director for India who quit recently. Frenny Bawa Which music application of RIM for its popular messaging service is to be made a vailable for downloading? BBM Music Who has former sports minister Manohar Singh Gill recommended for the Padma Awar d? 100 year old Fauja Singh who stunned the world by completing the Tokyo Marathon

What is the name given to James Bonds recent movie? Skyfall Who has been awarded The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star by Japan? Maruti Suzuki India Chairman R.C.Bhargava Name the trio cricketers who were sentenced to jail for their role in the spot-f ixing scandal. Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir Name the Greek Prime Minister who won confidence vote recently. George Papandreou Name the 2 messaging phone launched by Nokia recently. Asha 200 and Asha 201 In which district of Karnataka would the Biotech Park worth Rs.103.27 crore was approved by cabinet recently? Mysore Which is the recent Tablet PC running on windows operating system revealed by HP ? Slate 2 Tablet PC Which 15-day league is all set to start in Karnataka from 5th November 2011? KBL - Karnataka Badminton League Who scored triple ton for Saurashtra in Ranji Trophy match against Orissa? Ravindra Jadeja, 314 runs off 375 balls Which sporting event is set to return after a gap of 5 years to Bangalore? National Badminton Championship When the Bengaluru International Film Festival is is set to be held? December 15th to December 22nd 2011 Name one of the oldest singers who passed away recently. Bhupen Hazarika Name the woman officer who became the fourth generation of a family to serve pol ice continuously since 1921. Manusmriti What value of demand drafts to be account payee only as per RBI notification? Above Rs.20,000 Where is the 17th SAARC summit to be held? Addu city in Maldives On whose name has the Manchester United renamed the north stand at its Old Traff ord stadium? Sir Alex Ferguson manager of Manchester United since 25 years Which banks total business has crossed Rs.25,000 crore mark recently? City Union Bank Name the new cement launched by ACC specially focused for coastal areas. Coastal Plus

What is the validity of banks drafts, pay orders and cheques from the date of is suing, starting April 1st 2012? 3 month validity Who has been crowned Miss South India? Bangalore beauty Lakhsmi Anand Who won the Miss World crown for 2011? Miss Venezuela - Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colimenares Who won the WTA Tournament of Champions title at Bali? Ana Ivanovic Who won the World Golf Championship - HSBC Champions golf tournament at Shangai? Martin Kaymer of Germany Who has been approached for a motivational campaign during 2012 London Olympics? Deepika Padukone Who became Indias most prolific Test wicketkeeper getting past Syed Kirmanis l ong-standing record of 198 Test dismissals? Mahendra Singh Dhoni with 200 dismissals What is the new kind of password developed by researchers for online account to help protect against hacking? Picture password Name the CBS television commentator who died recently. Andy Rooney What has been made mandatory at the time of buying motor insurance by IRDA? Nominee name Where is Indias largest telescope set to be placed for watching distant stars a nd galaxies? Devasthal - 50km from Nainital town Which company has been named top Indian company for investor relations? Infosys Who won the Guatemala presidential election? Otto Perez Molina Which countrys Prime Minister made a surprise visit to Afghanistan? Australian PM Julia Gillard Which award is singer Lata Mangeshkar set to receive? K.L.Saigal award by Savitri Samiti Which team won gold at the World patrol meet? Indian Army team Who won the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament title? Roger Federer Who became the first cricketer to score 15,000 runs in test cricket? Sachin Tendulkar Who has won the Ezhuthachan award (highest literary prize instituted by Kerala G overnment)?

M.T.Vasudevan Nair Which country has banned Apple iPhone? Germany Who bought the rights of American TV series 24? Anil Kapoor Who became 7th Indian to take 5 wickets on debut for India? R.Ashwin Name the 1989 Nobel Prize physicist who died recently. Norman Ramsey Who has been picked by Force India for Abu Dhabis young Formula 1 driver test? Max Chilton Which agreement has India and Nepal due to sign? DTAA - Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement Which company recently setup its R and D centre in India for e-commerce solution s? Walmart Which country has been reinstated to the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tourn ament? Myanmar At what price the Centre is set to supply rice to all below poverty line familie s under the proposed Food Security Act? Re.3 per kg Which Spanish bank is to setup a representative office in India to help Spanish companies to tap into the fast growing Indian economy? Caixabank What is the unique feature of HTC edge which is set to be released in 1st quarte r of 2012? First Quad-Core smartphone Which educational institutes of Britain have introduced Study of Ancient India? Cambridge University Where is the Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber Physical Systems has been unveiled? Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Who has been named Greek interim Prime Minister? Lucas Papademos Which are the 2 awards or recognitions India bagged at the World Travel Market 2 011? Worlds Leading Destination and Worlds Leading Tourist Board award Who has been appointed as CEO of UBS India? Aashish Kamat What is Australias lowest Test cricket score in 109 years? 47 all out against South Africa in 2011 Who became the first wicketkeeper to cross 500 catches?

Mark Boucher Which fund gets priority from a company under liquidation over repaying loans to secured creditors? Employees Provident Fund Name the latest Sumo variant launched by Tata Motors. Sumo Gold Which Indian city is set to host the World Economic Forums India Economic Summi t? Mumbai Name the Mexican Interior Minister who was killed in a helicopter crash recently . Francisco Blake Which tennis icon won the 800th match of his career? Roger Federer Which airlines recommendation to financial bail out appears to have failed? Kingfisher Airlines Name the Nobel laureate who is set to lead Liberian peace initiative. Laymah Gbowee Which continent is fast-emerging IT market, as the name Dark Continent fades off ? Africa Which scenes have been banned by Indian Government in movies and TV recently? Smoking scenes With what motto has SAARC summit 2011 concluded? Building bridges, Resolve to fight terrorism and implementation of South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) What is the increased interest rate for savings in Post office in India? 4 percent Where has the biggest ever diamond unearthed in India? 37.68 carat diamond has been unearthed by NMDC at Panna in Madhya Pradesh Which country would host 18th SAARC summit in 2012? Nepal Name the high capacity circuit breaker launched by Siemens recently. 1200-KV SF6 circuit breaker with evacuation capacity of 8000MW Where is the Indias first ocenarium planned? Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra Who are been named athlete of the year 2011? Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Sally Pearson of Australia Which country has been suspended from Arab league and why? Syria, to end violence against protesters, and called for sanctions and transiti on talks with opposition Which country senate cleared economic reform bill recently?

Italy When is iPhone 4S set to launch in India? November 25th 2011 Which medal did India bag in Lal Bahadur Shastri Under-21 womens hockey tournam ent? Bronze Name the Tomorrow Never Dies actress who is set to visit India for the Interna tional Film Festival to be held in Goa from November 23rd to December 3rd 2011. Michelle Yeoh Who became the first foreign head of government or state to address Peoples Ma jlis, Maldives Parliament in its history of 78 years? Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh Name the 1968 Noble prize for medicine winner, who died recently. Gobind Khorana Which country has announced USD 100 million credit facility to Maldives? India Which stadium is set to host opening match of World Series Hockey starting on De cember 17th 2011? Dhyan Chand National Stadium Who resigned as Italian Prime Minister recently? Silvio Berlusconi Which country is set to host 2018 Commonwealth Games? Australia Which city is set to host 2017 world athletic championship? London Name the cricket writer who died recently. Peter Roebuck Name the website launched by commonwealth war graves commission to honour undivi ded Indias war heroes. www.cwgc.org Who won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2011? Lewis Hamilton Who has been appointed as SEBI chief? U.K.Sinha Who won the Paris Masters 2011 title for the first time? Roger Federer Who won the mens doubles Paris Masters title 2011? Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Where is the Asia-Pacific summit being held? Hawaii What is the significance of 14th November 2011 in India? Childrens day

Which social media has Election Commission in India planned to use to educate vo ters? Facebook Name the first animated film in Kannada for children which are to be screened at the 17th edition of the International Childrens Film festival in Hyderabad. Chintus Skool Mining near which famous temple has got nod from centre? Vaishno Devi temple Which Karnataka state is set to host 6th state-level cycling championship? Belgaum Name the singer who completed 50 years as singer recently. Yesudas Where is celebrity cricket league being promoted by Salman Khan? Sharjah Which festival was celebrated by Oriyas in the diamond city recently? Boita Bandana Utsav Name the push e-mail services that BSNL is set to provide to its mobile subscrib ers of all circles in India. Bharat Berry services Name the marriage act that Sikh community wants Union law minister to implement in near future. Anand Marriage Act Which iCon is now part of B-school curriculum? Steve Jobs Name the Pakistani singer who is set to render his voice for a patriotic song fo r an Indian film, 498A - The Weeding gift. Ustaad Ghulam Ali Who has been appointed as Prime Minister of Italy? Mario Monti Name the Indian city which is connected directly to European ports. Kochi Who scored his 36th century in test cricket recently? Rahul Dravid Who completed 22 years of playing international cricket? Sachin Tendulkar What Utsav is been scheduled in Dharwad from 23rd to 25th December 2011? Dharwad Utsav Which region of Madhya Pradesh has Infosys agreed to set up a development centre ? Indore Where the 31st India International Trade Fair (IITF) is being held?

Pragathi Maidan, New Delhi All ministers of which state have submitted resignations ahead of cabinet reshuf fle? Rajasthan state ministers Which cabinet has proposed division of Uttar Pradesh into 4 states? Uttar Pradesh (Mayawati) cabinet Who is set to take over as General Motors President and MD of India operations f rom 1st January 2012? Lowell Paddock Which Canadian city bids to host IIFA in 2013? Vancouver Who is set to participate in 50m rifle prone event at the forthcoming 55th Natio nal shooting championships? Nana Patekar Which tennis star has been named WTA player of the year? Petra Kvitova Who has been selected for Swaralaya-Devarajan Master award? KJ. Yesudas Which bank became the 1st lender to raise funds in offshore yuan in China? IDBI Which mobile carrier prepares for possible IPO in India? Vodafone Name the e-mail prioritizer bought by facebook. MailRank Which companys share has iGate planned to delist? Patni Computer Name the director appointed by Apple recently. Robert A Iger Name the director who has been promoted as non-executive chairman serving Apple since 2000. Arthur D Levinson Who is set to make debut appearance in 2012 Abu Dhabis Golf Championship? Tiger woods Name the swimmer who set the national record in 800m freestyle in a time of 8:12 :57sec at the 65th Senior National Aquatic meet. Saurabh Sangvekar Which is the first professional social-networking site opened its R&D center in Bangalore? Linkedin Who has been appointed as CEO of Cable & Wireless Worldwide(C&WW)? John Pluthero Who has been appointed CEO of Swiss bank UBS?

Sergio Ermotti Who is the co-founder and developer of open-source social network zDiaspora who died recently? Ilya Zhitomirskiy Who won gold at mens 50M free pistol at the 55th National shooting championship s? Om Prakash Who becomes first US president to take part in East Asian nations summit? Barack Obama Who has been named as CEO of Air France? Alexandre de Juniac Who is the head of European departments International Monetary Fund resigned fr om his post recently? Antonio Borges Which are the new blackberry smart phones which runs on blackberry 7 operating s ystem unveiled by RIM on recently? Blackberry Bold 9790 and Blackberry Curve 9380 Who is the founder of shoe-selling online store www.zappos.com? Nick Swinmurn What is the name of the new movie starring George Clooney? The Descendants What is the name of the award named after the Queen Elizabeth that would be give n for the engineers for exceptional achievements in engineering? The Queen Elizabeth Engineering Prize Which Spanish writer and director was honoured at an annual event by Museum of M odern Art (MoMa)? Pedro Almodovar How many players have signed up for World Series hockey? 150 Indian players What award was Buddh International Circuit, Indias first Formula One Grand Prix conferred at the Professional Motorsport World Expo 2011? Motorsport Facility of the Year Which tv network has bagged rights of Revolution 2020? UTV Who is set to be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Dubai Interna tional Film Festival? A.R.Rahman Which Qatar based channel launched its English news channel across India on Dish TV? Al Jazeera Where has the 19th ASEAN Summit begun and what is its theme? Indonesia, "ASEAN Community in a Global Community of Nations" Name the android-based touch-screen handset launched by Motorola recently in Ind

ia. Defy+ Name the Afghan women and Palestinian peace activist who have been conferred the 2011 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh prize for the promotion of tolerance and non-violen ce, an award instituted in memory of Mahatma Gandhi. Anarkali Honaryar and Khaled Abu Awwad Who accepted United Nations award for promoting peace and tolerance after a deca de? Aung San Suu Kyi Where has Nissan planned diesel engine unit in India? In Chennai, inside Oragadam plant Which country is set to rebuild Srilankas war-ravaged railway tracks in Northern province? India Where the 3-day cultural festival is titled Octave 2011 held? Nagpur Which most awaited Superfast Express was flagged off by chief minister Arjun Mun da recently? Hatia-Pune Superfast Express How many records were created on the inaugural day of Senior National Aquatic Ch ampionships? 4 records Who is the president of Karnataka State Cooperative Federation? G.T.Devegowda Where was All India Cooperative week held in Karnataka? Belgaum Which express was flagged off by Nagaland chief minister recently,in turn connec ting Nagaland to mainland and bringing Nagaland into railway network of India? Dimapur-Kamakhya Nagaland Express Name the former Philippine president who was arrested recently for electoral fra ud. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Against which company did Suzuki terminate its alliance recently? Volkswagen Which is the new facebook app introduced by paypal that lets people send money t o other users within the facebook network? Send money Which company is set to buy network access security providing company called "Av enda Systems" Aruba Networks What is the name of the online game developing company which is been acquired by Sega? Three Rings Design Which is the latest and the first ultrabook launched by HP recently?

HP Folio Name the investor whom HP inducted into its board. Ralph Whitworth At what value Motorola Mobility is set to be sold to Google? $12.5 billion Which community leadership was presented with Transforming Our World at 12th I ndo-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston? Swatantra Jain of Vinmar International and Avinash Ahuja of Magnum Producing Com pany To which UNs commission has India been re-elected and name its member? UNs International Law Commission and Narinder Singh What is the prize money set for World Series Hockey? Rs.4 crore What is the market share of Indigo airlines in October which is ahead of struggl ing Kingfisher airlines? 19.6 percent Which has been recognised as worlds tallest tower? The Tokyo Sky Tree, 634-meter RMSI has been awarded with Technology Initiative of the Year award at the 15th Asia Insurance Industry for the launch of which software? PIER (profiler for insurance exposure and risk) software Who has been selected for Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Develop ment 2011? Social activist Ela Bhatt Where has Huawei launched its Global Network Operations Centre? Bangalore Name the England all-rounder, native of apartheid-era South Africa who died rece ntly. Basil DOliveira Which MotoGP giant pulled out of Motor Sports until 2014? Suzuki Which North African country has been readmitted as member of the UN Human Rights Council? Libya Which company is set to launch $1 shoe in India? Adidas Name the Mexican novelist and poet who died following lengthy illness just after being awarded. Daniel Sada Who donated Wikipedia foundation $500,000 recently? Google co-founder Sergei Brin Who won the Presidents Cup for United States? Tiger Woods

Which Canada-based smartphone maker is set to provide free aptitude test applica tion on its BlackBerry phones for students in India with partnership with conten t providers Ipomo and mobile operator Vodafone? Research in Motion Whose statue has Celebrity Wax Museum in Maharashtra unveiled? Anna Hazare Who broke his own National record in the 100m freestyle event in the 65th Senior National Aquatics Championships? Aaon Agnel DSouza clocked 51:15 Which writers mobile application iJaihoon, dubbed as the App for the eye within was launched at the Sharajah International Book Fair 2011? Mujeeb Jaihoon Which country is set to open military hospital in Tajikistan? India Who won the mens air rifle gold in the 55th National Shooting Championships? Abhinav Bindra Who won the Karnataka Badminton League 2011? Flypower Warriors Who joined the elite club of Singapore christened Friends to Shore? Indias first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Who won the mens and womens kabaddi World Cup titles? India Name Patnis ex-CEO who joined IPsoft. Jeya Kumar Where in Assam is Indian Institute of Information Technology to be set up? Mirza Which countrys firm makes highest contribution to Luxembourg Exchange? Indian firms Who has been named 2015 cricket World Cup CEO? John Harnden Name the android 2.3 powered tablet developed by students studying in first year from AVR and SVR College of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad. AVE tablet Name the Vice President appointed by SAP for Asia Pacific Japan region. Tom Kindermans Which Malaysian firm launched GSM mobile handset MQ3500 also called Quran mobil e recently. Tolmol.com in joint venture with ENMAC Engineering Which PSU bank is set to re-launch mutual fund by December 2011? Bank of India Which country is set to invest $2.4billion in gold production? Brazil

Who has been appointed as cricket coach of Australia? Mickey Arthur Which two Japanese stock exchanges are set to merge and create worlds No.3 exch ange? Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange Co. Ltd. Which Union Territory has become the first among all the UTs and States in India to register 100 per cent banking coverage? Union Territory of Puducherry Which search giant has launched free video service in India? Yahoo Name the IT service Indian subsidiary company that has launched 24x7 technical support lifelines in hindi. Belkin (Tollfree: 18004195546) Who has launched JaxtrSMS, a mobile application that let users to send unlimited free text messages to any other phone anywhere in the world? Sabeer Bhatia (founder of hotmail.com) Name the Pakistan ambassador to the US who resigned recently. Hussain Haqqani Who is set to be honoured with C.K.Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award? Ajit Wadekar Name the Indian-American who has been awarded with one of the highest civilian h onours of Guyana in recognition of his role in strengthening the democracy of Gu yana. Yashpaul Soi Which Japanese imaging major eyeing to open 300 outlets across Indias small tow ns? Canon Which two countries signed security pact recently? India and United Arab Emirates Who has been named Pakistan envoy to US? Sherry Rehman Who is set to succeed Ratan Tata as Tata sons Chairman in 2012? Cyrus P Mistry Name the founder and chairman of SKS Microfinance who resigned from the companie s board recently. Vikram Akula Which Indian cricketer is set to receive Polly Umrigar award? Rahul Dravid Who resigned from the boards of News Internationals two news paper companies -T he Sun and The Times? James Murdoch Which French hotel major launched the ibis Bengaluru Techpark in India, Bangal ore recently?

Accor Who has launched the worlds first Islamic finance benchmark rate? Thomson Reuters Which bollywood production house has launched YRF Entertainment in Hollywood? Yash Raj Films Who completed 13,000 runs in Test cricket recently? Rahul Dravid Which bank abolished penalty on pre-payment of housing loans recently? SBI Who has been named most powerful Asian in UK? Lakshmi Mittal Who is set to be appointed as national ambassador of United Nations Internationa l Childrens Emergency Fund (Unicef)? Aamir Khan Name the former Kerala Ranji Trophy player who passed away recently. Mohammed Ibrahim Nokia Corp has applied to delist from which stock exchange as the trading volume s of its shares fell? Frankfurt Stock Exchange Which movies screening has been banned by Tamil Nadu Government recently? DAM 999 Who has been appointed as special representative and head of the UN Assistance M ission in Afghanistan? Jan Kubis Name the bill that was approved by the Union Cabinet to improve efficiency and i ncrease accountability of the corporate sector. Companies Bill, 2011 Name the worlds first ever Android tablet launched for kids. Nabi, launched by Fuhu Who became the 3rd Indian to score a century and take 5-wickets in the same test ? Ravichandran Ashwin Whose statues were unveiled by the Celebrity Wax Museum at Lonavla in Pune recen tly? Cricketer Kapil Dev and Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal Who is the Prime Minister designate for Egypt? Kamal Ganzouri What is the downgraded credit rating of Belgium? AA from AA+ Which African nation is on first poll since constitutional reforms? Morocco Which television broadcaster is set to launch dedicated F1 High Definition chann

el? Sky Sports Which countrys Prime Minister won 2nd term recently? New Zealands Prime Minister John Key Name the online education service launched for its landline broadband customers recently. Topper Education Name the bank which has launched MobileBank Accounts in association with Vodafon es m-paisa. HDFC Bank Who won the ATP World Tour Finals title? Roger Federer Who won the Brazilian Grand Prix 2011? Mark Webber Name the Sarangi player who passed away recently. Ustad Sultan Khan Name the Brazilian director who was participating in Goa International Film Fest ival of India died recently. Oscar Maron Filho Who was the shooter who clinched gold medal equaling the world record in team ev ent at the Asian Shotgun Championship in Kuala Lumpur? Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Who has been nominated by Russias ruling party to run for President in March 20 12 election? Vladimir Putin Which states HIV infection among pregnant women has reduced to less han one per cent recently? Andhra Pradesh Which 3 Indian states are set to get high courts? Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya Which Indian cricketer has been chosen for the Dilip Sardesai award? Ravichandran Ashwin Who is set to be appointed as Moroccos first-ever Prime Minister? Abdelilah Benkirane Name the Britains most daring film-maker who passed away recently. Ken Russell Which stock exchange launched operations on NSE to become the only stock exchang e in India to offer facility to trade on 3 trading platforms - BSE, NSE and CSE with a single membership? Calcutta Stock Exchange Which country has overtaken India in BPO sector? Phillipines Which countrys financial markets are set to be closed for 3 days ahead of new I

slamic Hijri year 1433 as the country celebrate its 40th anniversary? United Arab Emirates Name the Jnanpith award winning Assame litterateur who died recently. Indira Goswami Name the American Airlines parent who have filed for bankruptcy in the US. AMR Corp Which countrys IT companies are set to ban emails in office? France Which painters documentary is set to be screened at the 42nd International Film Festival of India? M.F.Husains documentary Name the Formula One world champion who is set to return to Formula One racing i n 2012. Kimi Raikkonen Name the Multi-purpose vehicle that Maruti is set to unveil at the Delhi Auto Ex po in January 2012. Ertiga (which means 3 rows in Indonesia) Which university has bagged Best Usage Award among Indian Universities for 201 0 from Springer eBooks and e-Journals? Bharathidasan University Who is on historic Myanmar visit? Secretary of state Hillary Clinton Who has been named best European investment banker of the year? Anshu Jain Name the ball developed by Adidas which would be the official ball of the Euro 2 012 European Football Championship. Tango 12 Which company has launched triple sim mobile with Analog TV in India? GFive Which telecom service provider touched 50 million customers mark in Africa recen tly? Airtel Name the Guyana born US resident who has been elected as the international presi dent of the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO). Ashook Ramsaran Name the telecom giant from New York who was awarded with Indira Gandhi Priyadar shini Award on the eve of Late Indira Gandhis 94th birthday. K.L.Sardana Current Affairs 2011- October Which former Ranji Player died after falling from train at Vaikom in Kottayam? K.R.Krishna Varma Name the 69-year-old who collapsed and died minutes after fulfilling his life-lo ng ambition of climbing Africas highest mountain peak, Mount Kilimanjaro. Alistair Cook

Which Bollywood movie have been watched by over 1.3 lakh Chinese since its Manda rin version release? Aamir Khans 3 Idiots Which Asian Advertising congress is coming back to India after 8 years? Ad Asia (October 31st to November 3rd 2011) Name the education technology solution launched by Texas Instruments in associat ion with CORE Education and Technologies to facilitate a better learning experie nce for students in classrooms across India. STEMpower Who has been honoured with Dr.B.Saroja Devi award recently? Dr.Vyjayanthimala Who is set to receive Mahatma Gandhi peace prize in South Africa? Dalai Lama Name the rocket and navigation satellite launched by Russia after Augusts space ship crash. Soyuz-2 rocket launched a GLONASS navigation satellite Who has been voted as 2nd most powerful business-woman in US? Indra Nooyi Which company has struck natural gas reserves in its first well drilled in the o ffshore Mannar basin in Sri Lanka? Cairn India Who has been selected to create the theme music for the London Olympics 2012? Scottish rocker Mark Ronson Which Indian shuttler finished runner-up in Czech International Open? Arundhati Pantawane Which IAS officer has joined as Prime Ministers principal secretary? Pulok Chatterjee Name the trio who received Nobel Medicine Prize for immune system research. Bruce Beutler of USA, Jules Hoffmann Luxembourg and Ralph Steinman Canada Which FM radio channel has taken initiative to make Goddess Durga idol out of bi odegradable and recyclable waste material in Kolkata? OYE 104.8 FM Who is called as the Gandhian of Brazil? Lia Diskin Who is the inventor of the implantable cardiac pacemaker which keeps the heartbe at in a regular rhythm? Wilson Greatbatch What is the name of the Chinas first space Laboratory? Tiangong-1 Name the famous television personality of CBS News channels program called "60 minutes" retired recently? Andy Rooney

Which UAE telecom giant recently launched 4G mobile broadband network in UAE? Etisalat Who retired as the CEO of Hyundai Motor co. recently? Yang Seung-suk Name the planetary scientist who worked for NASA recently died? Micheal J.Drake Name the three Indian boxers who have qualified for London Olympics 2012? Jai Bhagwan, L.Devendro Singh and Manoj Kumar Name the Afghan President who was in India for a two-day visit. Hamid Karzai Who has been appointed as Chairman of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation? Sudhir Vasudeva Name the MD and VP, Nokia India, who has been assigned global role to head India ,Middle East and Africa region. D.Shivakumar Name the company which has launched apps for iPad and Android phones recently. Adobe Who has shot a film in 47 days titled Facebook? RP.Patnaik Who won the 2011 Nobel prize in chemistry? Israeli scientist Daniel Shechtman for his discovery of quasicrystals Name the worlds cheapest laptop launched in India. Aakash Name the Ashes hero who died at the age of 52. Former England fast bowler, Graham Dilley Who won the Irani Cup 2011? Rest of India Team Name the application launched by Monster India for Facebook users. BeKnown Name the Galaxy version mobile launched by Samsung India. Galaxy Y What is the financial strength rating retained for ICICI Bank while SBIs rating is downgraded from C- to D+ by Moodys? CName the person who has been conferred at the 2011 Telstra NSW Business Womens Award for her contribution to worlds first green steel manufacturing process. Veena Sahajwalla Name the Apple co-founder who passed away recently. Steve Jobs Which four teams entered semi-finals in Champions League Twenty-20 cricket? Somerset, Mumbai Indians, New South Wales and Royal Challengers Bangalore

Name the Swedish poet who won 2011 Nobel in literature. Tomas Transtromer Name the Sanskrit scholar and a former director of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan who pa ssed away recently. Mathoor Krishnamurthi Which countries President have offered hindi films to be shot at the picturesque country? Austrian President Which country has won first victory in UNESCO vote? Palestine What is the annual inflation as of September 2011 in Sri Lanka? 7.2per cent Whose museum was inaugurated in Austria recently? Schwarzenegger Name the 3 women who share the Nobel Peace Prize 2011. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen for work on womens rights Who booked the finals berth in Champions League Twenty 20 cricket tournament 201 1? Royal Challengers Bangalore Name the Lord Mayor of London who will be on a 5-day visit to India from October 10th 2011 to strengthen economic ties between India and the UK. Lord Mayor Michael Bear Name the 2 British banks which included in the list of 12 whose credit ratings w ere downgraded by Moodys. Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB Who won the Showjumping Open title on the opening day of the South India Equestr ian championship? Hrishika Basappa Who is set to play against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Champions League Twent y 20 finals? Mumbai Indians Which company is in talks to buy out Ericssons mobile phone venture? Sony Corporation Which company has Research In Motion, maker of Blackberry phones planning to buy to provide photo, video and social-network tools for smartphones and computers? Irelands NewBay Which magazine has given Priyanaka Chopra Indias Best Dressed title? People Magazine Name the actor who is set to be honoured with the Kalidas Samman. Anupam Kher Name the brand under which Orient fans is all set to enter domestic home applian ces market. Orient Actus

Who won the Japanese Grand Prix? Jenson Button Who became Formula Ones youngest double world champion after finishing third at Japanese Grand Prix? Sebastian Vettel What is the new movie and also the 100th film of Jackie Chan? 1911 What is the name of the Taiwanese movie filmed which is based on true story of S eediq tribes in Taiwan? Warriors of the Rainbow:Seediq bale When and where was the first Busan International Film festival was held? 1996 in Busan Which Asian film director was honoured by "Asian Filmmaker of the Year award" in Busan International Film Festival 2011? Tsui Hark What is the name of the new book released by Chetan Bhagat? Revolution 2020 Which Gazal maestro passed away recently? Jagjit Singh What is the name of weather satellite launched in india on 12th Oct 2011? PSLV-C18 carrying Megha-Trophiques Name the Indo-French tropical satellite carried by PSLV-c18? Megha-Trophiques Which two Indian sports persons is given the Lieutenant Colonel rank by the Army ? M S Dhoni and Abhinav Bindra Which UK Based company is setting up investment banking operations in India team ing up with Motilal Oswal? Investec Which is new variant of verito car launched by Mahindra targeting corporate prof essionals and businessmen? Verito Executive Name the event that will be organised by Nasscom in Mysore on October 15? Mysore 2.0 Conference Which company is going to buy 45% stake in West Bengals Haldia Petrochemicals(H PL) project? The Chatterjee Group (TCG) Which company bagged a Rs.4,000 crore contract for setting up a thermal power pl ant in Andhra Pradesh from singareni Collieries Company? BHEL Who won the Nobel Prize for Economics 2011? Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims

Who has been appointed as chairman of HAL? R.K.Tyagi Name the HCL tablet launched in India, priced at Rs.10,490. X1 Name the first tennis player other than Federer or Nadal to finish a year as No. 1 since Andy Roddick of USA in 2003. Novak Djokovic On which company has Sebi imposed Rs.5 lakh penalty recently? Pantaloon Retail Name the car launched by Hyudai priced at around 2.69 lakhs. Eon Which country has temporarily banned Samsung from selling its Galaxy tablet comp uter? Australia Name Indias longest tunnel opened in Jammu and Kashmir recently. Pir Panjal railway tunnel (10.96km) When is the IPL 5 scheduled for 2012? April 4th to May 27th 2012 What is the degraded debt rating of Spain as per Standard and Poors? AA- from AA Name the British CEO whom Olympus sacked recently. Michael Woodford Who is set to replace Liam Fox as UK defence minister? Philip Hammond Name the Italian Prime Minister who survived confidence vote. Silvio Berlusconic Where was the worlds largest blind symbol unveiled? A yellow banner with three black spots was unveiled at Viennas St.Stephens Cat hedral Which technology major acquired Skype for $8.5 billion? Microsoft Who has been appointed as commissioner for the AFC Champions League final? FIFA badge holder Gautam Kar Name the mens and womens singles National champions who won the Fenesta Nation al Championship. Yuki Bhambri and Rutuja Bhonsle Name the Indian golfer who finished 2nd in the Hero Indian Open golf tournament. Chiragh Kumar Name the Indian womens discus thrower who qualified for London Olympics after c linching gold medal at an event of the Fling Throw Meet in Portland, USA. Krishna Poonia

Upon whose name a highway leading south out of the capital in Grenada is set to be renamed? Kirani James Boulevard Which director is set to make film on mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan? Roger Spottiswoode Name the team which won the Durand Cup? Churchill Brothers Which softwares updated version has been launched by Infosys? Finacle e-Banking solution Who won the Shanghai Masters title? Andy Murray Which day has been declared as Steve Jobs Day? 16th October Name the businessman who won the Queens award for enterprise 2011 in london. Dr.Rami Ranger Who won the MotoGP title for the fifth consecutive year at the Australian Grand Prix? Casey Stoner Who won the Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix 2011? Sebastian Vettel Name the Australian University which has offered Amitabh Bachchan honorary docto rate for his contribution to the world of entertainment. Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Which country is backing to rebuild Nalanda University in India? China Which card has HDFC Bank set to bring back? Diners Card Name the summit that is scheduled at Pretoria, South Africa. India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Summit Name the 100 year old Indian who set a Guinness record of being oldest person to complete a full-distance marathon in Toronto. Fauja Singh Which tennis player is out of top three ranks for the first time since 2003? Roger Federer Name the bollywood female actor who is set to spread breast cancer awareness. Sonam Kapoor Name the Indianapolis 500 winner who died in a crash involving 15 cars during th e IndyCar Series Las Vegas Indy 300 auto race in Las Vegas. Dan Wheldon Who won the mens lightweight doubles sculls gold in the Asian rowing championsh ip at Hwacheon? Shokender Tomar and Sonu Lakshminarain

Name the first motorcycle launched by Hero MotoCorp under the Hero brand name. Impulse Which Award was Tata Group conferred by Swiss recently? Swiss Ambassadors Award for Exceptional Leadership Name the app launched by NavGaurd for BlackBerry to enter Middle East market. NavTrack Which disease have scientist claimed to have mapped in Nepalese capital accurate ly using latest gene sequencing technology and Google Earth? Typhoid Who has taken over as Health Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Family Welf are replacing K.Chadramouli? P.K.Pradhan Which is the number IRCTC is set to allot for call and book service? 138 What is the current UK inflation which is said to be 3 year high? 5.2% Which edition of IT.biz opened in Bangalore on 18th October 2011? 14th edition Name Indias F1 circuit which was inaugurated ahead of F1 race on 30th October 2 011. Buddh International Circuit Which commercial vehicle of Tata Motors celebrated silver jubilee with over 5 la kh units sold since its launch? Tata 407 Name the Malayalam book authored by late T.Bhaskaran which is set to be translat ed into 23 languages including English. Brahmarshi Sree Narayana Guru Which tournament was inaugurated by former test cricketer Madhav Apte recently? Sportstar Trophy As President Pratibha Patil released coins, which industry surpassed 100 years i n India recently? Civil Aviation Name the Malayalam novelist who passed away recently. Varghese Kakkanadan In which country has Infosys recently opened development centre? Singapore Name the largest conference in Asia which is scheduled in Bangalore on 15 to 16t h of December 2011. TiE Entrepreneurial Summit 2011 Name the worlds thinnest smart phone launched by Motorola. Droid RAZR: Impossibly thin What is the downgraded credit rating of Spain by Moodys? AS2 to A1

Which football club is all set to open football school in India? Barcelona Name the phone launched by Samsung with Ice Cream Sandwich or Android 4.0 operat ing system. Galaxy Nexus Name the robot that has made entry into classrooms in academic and research inst itutions in the Middle East. Humanoid robots Which medal did Abhinav Bindra win in the air rifle event at the Asian Games cha mpionship held at Kuwait? Silver Where and when was the National Conference on Health Professions and Education 2 011 held? Vellore, Tamil Nadu on September 16th and 17th 2011 Who is set to be next Delhi Metros chief? Mangu Singh Which Libyan long-serving ruler was killed recently? Muammar Gaddafi What is the food inflation for week ended October 8th 2011? 10.60% Name the Indian mens team who won the international team event at the Sri Lanka n Amateur Open Golf Championships. S.Chikkrangrappa and Gagan Verma Name the doctor who has been honoured with the 40th Dhanvantari Award. Dr.M.K.Mani Name the singer who entered Guinness world Record for recording up to 11,000 sol os,duets and chorus-backed songs in over 20 Indian languages since 1947. Asha Bhosle Name the Sarod maestro who is set to teach at the Stanford University. Amjad Ali Khan Which country won the UNSC Security Council seat joining India as a 2year nonper manent member? Pakistan At what price did rupee trade ended against dollar as on 21st October 2011? 50.02 per dollar Which professional social networking site recently launched its Japanese languag e version? LinkedIn Corp Name the company Saab India Technologies Pvt. Ltd. has partnered with and inaugu rated its a Research and Development Centre. Mahindra Satyam Name the F1 caricature book launched by Karun Chandhok, the brainchild of artist Shijo Varghese.

VROOOM Which medal did Indian women win at the Asian Archery championship? Bronze Who has been appointed as Mayor of Chennai? Saidai Duraisamy Who would inaugurate the second edition of Goa Art Literary Festival? Gulzar Name the New Zealander who scored 108 not out on his debut in ODI cricket. Rob Nicol What is the number to be made functional by the Central Vigilance Commission to lodge complaints related to corruption? 1964 Which palace in India is among worlds 31 must-see places? Mysore palace Who is set to coach British soccer team at the London Olympics 2012? Stuart Pearce Who was awarded the inaugural Glory to the Actor award at the Abu Dhabi Film Fes tival? Saif Ali Khan How much has the European finance minister released for Greece economy? 8 billion euro Who has been re-elected as Governor of Louisiana? Bobby Jindal Who won the PGA Tour money list title? Luke Donald Who won the womens single Kremlin Cup? Dominika Cibulkova Who won the mens single Kremlin Cup? Janko Tipsarevic Who won the mens single Stockholm Open title? Gael Monfils Who won the doubles title of Stockholm Open title? Bopanna-Qureshi Who won the LPGA Taiwan Championship? Yani Tseng Which award has A.R.Rahman been conferred for "If I Rise" from "127 hours"? Public choice award at the World Soundtrack Academy Who has been appointed as chief of domestic Intelligence Bureau in Pakistan? Aftab Which Indian city is Indias first smoke free tourist spot? Ernakulam

Which pipeline gas company is eyeing trading in Singapore? GAIL Headquartered in Bangalore, which IT major is set to open branch company in Chin a? Infosys at Dalian High-tech Zone Which BPO major has opened global delivery centre in Dubai, UAE to serve clients in the Middle East and North Africa recently? Genpact Who has been rated top batsman in inaugural ICC T20 rankings? Morgan Who has been rated top bowler in inaugural ICC T20 rankings? Mendis Who has been appointed as business head for India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh by R olls- Royce? Herfried Hasenoehrl Who drew the highest bid of Rs.2.5 lakhs for Karnataka Badminton League? Ashwini Ponnappa Which player quit the Serbian national team after their failure to qualify for t he Euro 2012 finals? Nemanja Vidic What is the current repo and reverse repo rate (as on 25th October 2011)? Repo - 8.50% and Reverse repo - 7.50% Who won the series between India and England ODI cricket recently? India (5-0) Which country has been elected to serve on the Economic and Social Council (ECOS OC) of UNO recently? India Which countrys track is the additionally added to Formula 1 from 2013 season? New Jersey Name the film-maker who directed T D Dasan Std.VI B passed away recently. Mohan Raghavan Name the limbless amphibian from Western Ghats discovered recently. Ichthyophis davidi Name the novel on the basis of which U.R.Ananthamurthy has been shortlisted for South Asian literature prize. Bharathipura(translated into English by Susheela Punitha) Who won the record chase against New Zealand in ODI cricket recently? Zimbabwe (329/9 in 49.5 Overs at 6.60rpo) Inaugural flight Boeing 787 landed in Hong Kong recently. What is its specialty? It is built of lightweight materials that promise to improve fuel efficiency Which spot has Darjeeling tea occupied amidst getting European Unions protected tag?

Seventh non-EU product Which women tennis player is set to finish No.1 on the WTA Championships ranking s? Caroline Wozniacki Who is all set to take over as president of the centre for American Progress, a major Washington-based think-tank? Neera Tanden Name the first female chief executive appointed by IBM effective 1st January 201 2. Virginia Rometty Which country is set to replace textbooks with e-books in order to make reading exciting, fun and appealing to students? Kuwait Name the Myanmar human-rights activist and Noble Peace laureate to be honoured b y the University of Michigan. Aung San Suu Kyi Chandigarhs which top award is Indian womens hockey captain Saba Anjum is set to receive? Gundadhur sports award Name Nokias first windows phone launched recently. Lumia 800 Who has been named heir to the Saudi throne? Nayef bin Abdel-Aziz Al Saud Name the 5 Arab activists who won European freedom prize, Sakharov. Mohammed Bouazizi of Tunisia, Egyptian militant Asmaa Mahfouz, Libyan dissident Ahmed al-Zubair Ahmed al-Sanusi, Syrian lawyer Razan Zeitouneh and Syrian cartoo nist Ali Farza Name the social gaming company which is planning to file IPO in November 2011. Zynga Name the person who won Rs.5 crore prize money on television show Kaun Banega Cr orepati. Sushil Kumar, computer operator from Bihar Name the theater which reopened after a massive reconstruction after 6 years and becomes the most expensive renovation project ever. Bolshoi Theatre Expand NOFN which was recently approved to provide broadband connectivity to Pan chayats. National Optical Fibre Network Name the book released on Abhinav Bindra post Olympic success. A shot at history Who won the ATP doubles title Stockholm Open? Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq-Qureshi What is the new game console by Nintendo called which will be launched in 2011? Wii U

Which is the new Latitude tablet launched by dell for businesses? Latitude ST Who declared Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting open? Queen Elizabeth II Name the all-electric car launched by china recently. BYD e6 Name the statue which celebrated 125 years in New York, United States. Statue of Liberty Who has been appointed as Indian football coach? Savio Medeira How much does the worlds largest gold coin portraying kangaroo on one side and the queens profile on the other weighs? 1,012kg (nominal value of 1,000,000 Australian dollars) Which countrys per capita has BRICS nations set to surpass? Mexico Name the 14-day health programme set to take off from 1st November in Kerala to create diabetic awareness on the World Diabetes Day, November 14th 2011. Walk to Health Who is set to perform at the Formula One after-party in Greater Noida on October 30th 2011? Lady Gaga Which country scientists have claimed to have created the worlds first drug whi ch could prevent blindness from cataracts? Australia Which country scientists have claimed to have developed artificial blood and is just 2 years away before being used in transfusions? British(UK) Name the Asian Games gold medalist shooter who holds 2nd rank after World Cup tr iumph. Ronjan Sodhi Who has appeared most in T20 Internationals cricket for India? Dhoni (27) Name the former minister and wildlife photographer who passed away recently. M.Y.Ghorpade Where is the G20 Summit scheduled? Cannes in the French Riviera Name the female actor who has been inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Interna tional Womens Forum. Nandita Das Name the Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister who quit recently. Jarbom Gamblin Name the chairman of Xinjiang who is set to visit India.

Nur Berki Which computer virus could be a next big cyber threat? Duqu Which bollywood female actors wax statue was revealed at Madame Tussauds wax mus eum? Kareena Kapoor Who is set to start two free schools in every district across India? Azim Premji(Azim Premji Foundation) Who won the inaugural Indian Grand Prix? Sebatian Vettel Who becomes the first monk to win the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for mathemat ics? Mahan Maharaj Name the Kerala Food and Civil Supplies Minister who passed away recently. T.M.Jacob Who won the Black Pearl Award for Best Actress in Narrative Competition in Abu D habi for her role in Avie Luthras film Lucky? Jayashree Who won The Hindu Literary Prize 2011? Debutant novelist Rahul Bhattacharya for his "The Sly Company of People Who Care " Who has been named 10th Nawab of Pataudi? Saif Ali Khan Where was the worlds 7 billionth baby born? Allahabad, baby named Nargis Which country became member of UNESCO recently? Palestine Who is Haryana election departments brand icon? Boxer Vijender Who has been elected Libyas interim Prime Minister? Abdul al-Raheem al-Qeeb Name the 2 personalities who were inducted as non-executive nonindependent direc tors of East India Hotels board. Nita Ambani and Manoj Modi Who has been appointed as Acer Indias Managing Director? Harish Kohli Who won the Shanghai Masters golf tournament? Rory McIlory 12. Name the team which won the Durand Cup? Churchill Brothers 13. Which former Ranji Player died after falling from train at Vaikom in Kottaya m?

K.R.Krishna Varma 14. Name the 69-year-old who collapsed and died minutes after fulfilling his lif e-long ambition of climbing Africa's highest mountain peak, Mount Kilimanjaro. Alistair Cook 15. Which Bollywood movie have been watched by over 1.3 lakh Chinese since its M andarin version release? Aamir Khan's 3 Idiots 16. Which Asian Advertising congress is coming back to India after 8 years? Ad Asia (October 31st to November 3rd 2011) 17. Name the education technology solution launched by Texas Instruments in asso ciation with CORE Education and Technologies to facilitate a better learning exp erience for students in classrooms across India. STEMpower 18. Who has been honoured with Dr.B.Saroja Devi award recently? Dr.Vyjayanthimala 19. Who is set to receive Mahatma Gandhi peace prize in South Africa? Dalai Lama 20. Name the rocket and navigation satellite launched by Russia after August's spa ce ship crash. Soyuz-2 rocket launched a GLONASS navigation satellite 21. Who has been voted as 2nd most powerful business-woman in US? Indra Nooyi 22. Which company has struck natural gas reserves in its first well drilled in t he offshore Mannar basin in Sri Lanka? Cairn India 23. Who has been selected to create the theme music for the London Olympics 2012 ? Scottish rocker Mark Ronson 24. Which Indian shuttler finished runner-up in Czech International Open? Arundhati Pantawane 25. Which IAS officer has joined as Prime Minister's principal secretary? Pulok Chatterjee 26. Name the trio who received Nobel Medicine Prize for immune system research. Bruce Beutler of USA, Jules Hoffmann Luxembourg and Ralph Steinman Canada 27. Which FM radio channel has taken initiative to make Goddess Durga idol out o f bio-degradable and recyclable waste material in Kolkata? OYE 104.8 FM 28. Who is called as the Gandhian of Brazil? Lia Diskin 29. Who is the inventor of the implantable cardiac pacemaker which keeps the hea rtbeat in a regular rhythm? Wilson Greatbatch

30. What is the name of the China's first space Laboratory? Tiangong-1 31. Name the famous television personality of CBS News channel's program called 60 minutes retired recently? Andy Rooney 32. Which UAE telecom giant recently launched 4G mobile broadband network in UAE ? Etisalat 33. Who retired as the CEO of Hyundai Motor co. recently? Yang Seung-suk 34. Name the planetary scientist who worked for NASA recently died? Micheal J.Drake 35. Name the three Indian boxers who have qualified for London Olympics 2012? Jai Bhagwan, L.Devendro Singh and Manoj Kumar 36. Name the Afghan President who was in India for a two-day visit. Hamid Karzai 37. Who has been appointed as Chairman of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation? Sudhir Vasudeva 38. Name the MD and VP, Nokia India, who has been assigned global role to head I ndia, Middle East and Africa region. D.Shivakumar 39. Name the company which has launched apps for iPad and Android phones recentl y. Adobe 40. Who has shot a film in 47 days titled `Facebook'? RP.Patnaik 41. Who won the 2011 Nobel prize in chemistry? Israeli scientist Daniel Shechtman for his discovery of quasicrystals 42. Name the world's cheapest laptop launched in India. Aakash 43. Name the Ashes hero who died at the age of 52. Former England fast bowler, Graham Dilley 44. Who won the Irani Cup 2011? Rest of India Team 45. Name the application launched by Monster India for Facebook users. BeKnown 46. Name the Galaxy version mobile launched by Samsung India. Galaxy Y 47. What is the financial strength rating retained for ICICI Bank while SBI's rati ng is downgraded from `C-' to `D+' by Moody's? C-

48. Name the person who has been conferred at the 2011 Telstra NSW Business Wome n's Award for her contribution to world's first green steel manufacturing process. Veena Sahajwalla 49. Name the Apple co-founder who passed away recently. Steve Jobs 50. Which four teams entered semi-finals in Champions League Twenty-20 cricket? Somerset, Mumbai Indians, New South Wales and Royal Challengers Bangalore 51. Name the Swedish poet who won 2011 Nobel in literature. Tomas Transtromer 52. Name the Sanskrit scholar and a former director of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan wh o passed away recently. Mathoor Krishnamurthi 53. Which countries President have offered hindi films to be shot at the picture sque country? Austrian President 54. Which country has won first victory in UNESCO vote? Palestine 55. What is the annual inflation as of September 2011 in Sri Lanka? 7.2per cent 56. Whose museum was inaugurated in Austria recently? Schwarzenegger 57. Name the 3 women who share the Nobel Peace Prize 2011. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen for work on women's rights 58. Who booked the finals berth in Champions League Twenty 20 cricket tournament 2011? Royal Challengers Bangalore 59. Name the Lord Mayor of London who will be on a 5-day visit to India from Oct ober 10th 2011 to strengthen economic ties between India and the UK. Lord Mayor Michael Bear 60. Name the 2 British banks which included in the list of 12 whose credit ratin gs were downgraded by Moody's. Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB 61. Who won the Showjumping Open title on the opening day of the South India Equ estrian championship? Hrishika Basappa 62. Which software's updated version has been launched by Infosys? Finacle e-Banking solution 63. Who won the Shanghai Masters title? Andy Murray 64. Which day has been declared as `Steve Jobs Day'? 16th October

65. Name the businessman who won the Queen's award for enterprise 2011 in london. Dr.Rami Ranger 66. Who won the MotoGP title for the fifth consecutive year at the Australian Gr and Prix? Casey Stoner 67. Who won the Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix 2011? Sebastian Vettel 68. Name the Australian University which has offered Amitabh Bachchan honorary d octorate for his contribution to the world of entertainment. Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane 69. Which country is backing to rebuild Nalanda University in India? China 70. Name India's longest tunnel opened in Jammu and Kashmir recently. Pir Panjal railway tunnel (10.96km) 71. When is the IPL 5 scheduled for 2012? April 4th to May 27th 2012 72. What is the degraded debt rating of Spain as per Standard and Poor's? AA- from AA 73. Name the British CEO whom Olympus sacked recently. Michael Woodford 74. Who is set to replace Liam Fox as UK defence minister? Philip Hammond 75. Name the Italian Prime Minister who survived confidence vote. Silvio Berlusconic 76. Where was the world's largest blind symbol unveiled? A yellow banner with three black spots was unveiled at Vienna's St.Stephen's Cathedral 77. Which technology major acquired Skype for $8.5 billion? Microsoft 1. Iran in May 2013 gave ______________ news agency permission to reopen its Teh ran bureau. The work there was suspended in March 2012 over one of its video rep orts? Answer: (a) Reuters 2. Preliminary data released from _______________ statistics agency in May 2013 revealed the fact that the French economy has entered a shallow recession after shrinking by 0.2 percent in the first quarter of the year. Answer: (d) INSEE (National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies) 3. India and Netherlands in May 2013 signed a Memorandum of Understanding on ___ __________ in the field of Spatial Planning, Water Management, and Mobility Mana gement at Hague, Netherlands during the visit of Kamal Nath, Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs. Answer: (c) Technical Cooperation

4. 14th Round of IndiaEU BTIA Negotiation Concluded in May 2013 was held at _____ __? Answer: (c) New Delhi 5. Name the country that legalized Gay Marriage in May 2013? Answer: (b) France 6. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in May 2013 declared that it will star t the work on world's biggest hydroelectric __________ dam on Congo River in Octob er 2015? Answer: (a) Inga Dam 7. The Indian envoy to Colombo Ashok K Kantha in May 2013 announced that Indian companies have invested nearly ________ billion dollars in Sri Lanka, since 2003 . Answer: (b) 1 8. A bilateral meeting between India and Switzerland was concluded in May 2013 a t __________? The meeting was held on the sidelines of World Health Assembly. Answer: (d) Geneva 9. Afghanistan Parliament on in May 2013 blocked law aimed at strengthening prov isions for womens freedom. The Parliament argued that parts of the law ________ _____? Answer: (a) Violated Islamic principles and encouraged disobedience 10. What is the target that India China wants to achieve in two-way trade by 201 5 for the financial year 2014-15? Answer: (b) 100 Billion US Dollars 11. Yahoo, in the month of May 2013, redesigned the Flickr photo-sharing service by offering which facility to its users? Answer: (c) 1 TB storage without levying any fee 12. Morgan Stanley on 20 May 2013 signed an agreement to sell its Indian wealth management unit to which company? Answer: (d) Standard Chartered 13. Which cricketer's face and signature were engraved on limited edition gold coi ns of Valuemart Gold and Jewels? Answer: (b) Sachin Tendulkar 14. Where is Morgan Stanley, the American multinational financial services corpo ration headquartered? Answer: (a) New York 15. How many limited edition gold coins with Sachin Tendulkar's face and signature engraved on them were launched on 13 May 2013 by Valuemart Gold and Jewels on t he occasion of Akshaya Tritiya? Answer: (d) 100000 16. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is looking forward to l ease out the historic launch pad in Florida. For what purpose was this launch pa d used? Answer: (a) For the first moon mission and by the Atlantis Shuttle 17. Name the only satellite of Ecuador that collided with the Russian rocket deb ris which was launched 30 years ago. Answer: (d) Pegaso (Pegasus)

18. The University Science Instrumentation Centre at Mangalagangotri and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for wha t purpose? Answer: (b) Research on radioactivity 19. Which Russian Capsule filled with 45 mice and 15 newts along with other anim als returned from a month's long mission in Orbit on 19 May 2013? Answer: (c) Bion-M craft 20. Astronomers at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory discovered a cluster of __________ clouds between our two nearby galaxies- Triangulum (M33) and Andr omeda (M31). Answer: (d) Hydrogen 21. Which industry manufacturers were on 17 May 2013 ordered by the Competition Appellate Tribunal (Compat) to deposit an amount of 630 crore Rupees, an amount equal to 10 percent of total penalty imposed on it by CCI in June 2012? Answer: (d) Cement manufacturers 22. Which company on 15 May 2013 achieved 50 billion apps download milestone? Answer: (a) Apple 23. Star India in the month of May 2013 launched which new movie channel? Answer: (b) Star Movies Actions 24. Which Asset Management Company on 13 May 2013 signed a Memorandum of Underst anding (MoU) with eight Public Sector Banks for acquisition of infrastructure lo ans? Answer: (c) IL&FS Infra Asset Management Limited (IAML) 25. Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative (IFFCO), on 11 May 2013 signed a long -term agreement with which Brazilian mining company for supply of rock phosphate ? Answer: (a) Vale SA 26. What is the name of the Arctic research station of India? Answer: (a) Himadri 27. Name the first Asian country that successfully did navigation in the Arctic Circle? Answer: (b) China 28. Name the organization that granted India an observer status in the Arctic Ci rcle? Answer: (b) Arctic Council 29. What impact will the observer status granted to India in Arctic Circle will bring to it? I. India will get a chance to navigate in the arctic circle freely and also take a step ahead to explore oil and gas in the region II. The observer status also improved the ties between India and Russia at the s ame time III. India will get an opportunity to contribute its scientific expertise in the polar research IV. None of the above Answer: (a) Statement I and III are correct 30. Name the four countries that were granted the observer status in Arctic Circ le by Arctic Council in May 2013?

Answer: (d) India, China, Italy, Singapore and South Korea 31. Name the place where the meeting of Arctic Council was held to grant India, China, Italy,Singapore and South Korea an observer status in Arctic Circle. Answer: (a) Kiruna, Sweden 32. The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Anand Sharma during his two day visit to Japan from 17 to 18 May 2013 sought more market access for Indian expo rters in sectors like _____________ products in Japan. Answer: (b) Agriculture, marine and pharmaceutical 33. Krishna Tirath on 16 May 2013 signed a ___________ Women's Forum Resolution to empower Women. Answer: (a) IBSA Resolution 34. The European Union made decision in May 2013 to impose a continent-wide ban on the Pesticides namely neonicotinoids to help which species of insects? Answer: (a) Honey Bees 35. Scientists of which country created the smallest droplets of the world? Answer: (c) Switzerland 36. Name the technique that was used in generation of first Cloned Human Embryo by the American Scientists? Answer: (a) Somatic Cell Nuclear transfer technique 37. Name the first Indigenous developed Rotavirus Vaccine of India. Answer: (d) Rotavac 38. What is the name of world's ultra-light substance created by Zhejiang Universi ty in China? Answer: (b) Carbon Aerogel 39. Tech Mahindra on 6 May 2013 signed agreement with which South African compan y to float a new company? Answer: (a) Falcorp 40. Who was named as the new Chief Executive Officer of Spirits Company Diageo o n 7 May 2013? Answer: (c) Ivan Menezes 41. Which company became the biggest profit maker on annual list of Fortune 500? Answer: (b) Walmart 42. Who was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of South Africa's AngloGo ld Ashanti on 9 May 2013? Answer: (d) Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan 43. Which mobile company on 8 May 2013 announced launch of Asha 501, a smart pho ne to beat the low-cost Android phones in developing markets like India? Answer: (b) Nokia 44. The monetary assistance under the Indira Awas Yojana (IAY), the housing sche me for the poor, giving priority to the scheduled castes, tribes and minorities has been raised by what amount? Answer: (a) 25000 rupees 45. Name the first Indigenous developed Rotavirus Vaccine of India. Answer: (a) Rotavac

46. The Union Government on 15 May 2013 had set up an expert Committee under the supervision_____________ to evolve a composite index to measure backwardness of states. Answer: (b) Raghuram G Rajan 47. The government on 13 May 2013 approved new guidelines for the Indira Awas Yo jna Scheme for rural poor. Which of the following statements about the newly iss ued guidelines are true? I. Building Toilets has been made compulsory under the Indira Awas Yojna. II. Manual scavengers freed bonded labourers and tribal groups will be given pre ference in allotments. III. The allocation for each dwelling unit was increased from 45000 rupees to750 00 rupees. IV. In Maoist-affected and hilly regions, the allocation would now be 75000 rupe es from the existing 48500 rupees. Landless labourers which were given 10000 rupees for buying land w ould now be given 20000 rupees. Answer: (a) All the statements are true 48. Union Government of India on 16 May 2013 revised the criteria for creamy lay er of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) from 4.5 lakh rupees to ________ lakh rupees to avail benefits of reservations in government jobs and admissions to central educational institutions. Answer: (d) 6 lakh 49. The Environment Ministry of India decided to put a ban on the trade of feath ers of which bird as a measure to conserve the species? Answer: (b) Peacock 50. According to the scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, an increase in mercury level is leading to decline of which species? Answer: (d) Arctic Foxes 51. At which World Heritage Site in Central Africa did an unidentified number of elephants killing took place? Answer: (a) Dzanga-Ndoki national park 52. Which organisation become the only organization in the world to design and s uccessfully test a new concept of needleless vaccine delivery system? Answer: (c) Indian Institute of Science (IISc) 53. Name the Sun-powered plane that completed its first leg of journey with an a im to cross US on 4 May 2013. Answer: (a) Solar Impulse 54. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 2 May 2013 cleared 10500 -crore rupees investment proposal in India for which company? Answer: (a) IKEA 55. Name the 8-inch tablet launched by Samsung, the South Korean electronics com pany on 3 May 2013. Answer: (b) Galaxy Note 510 56. Telecom carriers Reliance Jio Infocomm, Dialog Axiata from Sri Lanka, Vodafo ne Group of the UK, Omantel from Oman, Etisalat from the UAE and Telekom Malaysi a from Malaysia on 30 April 2013 formed a consortium to set up _________ submari ne cable system to connect Singapore and Malaysia to the Middle East. Answer: (d) Bay of Bengal Gateway (BBG)

57. Which mobile company on 29 April 2013 Introduced Flat Roaming Rates for its African Customers in order to strengthen its services? Answer: (c) Bharti Airtel 58. Which company on 6 May 2013 signed agreement with Falcorp of South Africa to float a new company? Answer: (a) Tech Mahindra 59. Bermuda and other British overseas territories on 1 May 2013 signed deals wi th financial centres on sharing___________. Answer: (a) Tax information 60. Three Government ships of China in May 2013 entered into waters of Senkaku i slands, which are disputed and controlled by Tokyo. The surveillance ships of Ch ina sailed 12-nautical-mile zone off the Senkaku islands that is also known as _ _________ by China. Answer: (c) Diaoyu 61. Libya's parliament on 5 May 2013 passed a comprehensive law which bans anyone who served as a senior official under Muammar Gaddafi during his 42 year-long ru le from working in government. Which of the following statements related to the Political Isolation Law in the country is true? I. The law was partially driven by the unpopularity of Libya's current crop of pol iticians among many of the still-powerful former rebels who toppled Gaddafi, and others who say little has improved since. Backers of the law say it is necessar y to complete the revolution. II. The law will not affect a number of ambassadors, heads of governmental agenc ies, professors and media professionals on government payrolls. III. Security officials such as the military's chief of staff Maj. Gen. Youssef Ma ngoush, once a Special Forces commander under Gaddafi, may also come under the l aw. He quit his post 10 years before the uprising began and sided with rebels du ring the war. IV. The law states that parliamentarians who lose their post will be replaced by either the next name on the party list or by the independent candidate who came in second in a district. This could benefit many Islamists, who trailed in the elections and came in second in many districts. Answer: (c) Statements I, II and IV are true 62. Name the area of incursion where Chinese and Indian troops faced a standoff with each other for more than a weeks' time? Answer: (d) Daulat Beg Oldi Sector 63. Name the Party ___________ led by by Najib Razak in May 2013 that won by sim ple majority in the 13th General Elections of Malaysia. Answer: (c) National Front of Malaysia 64. Name the country that launched a legal challenge to Australias tobacco pack aging laws at the World Trade Organization, the Geneva-based trade body. Answer: (c) Cuba 65. The United States on 10 May 2013 slapped sanctions against four Iranian Nucl ear Supply Companies and an individual for their attempt to procure goods for Ir anian Nuclear Programme. Name the four companies against which the sanctions wer e launched Answer: (a) Aluminat, Pars Amayesh Sanaat Kish, Pishro Systems Research Company and Taghtiran Kashan Company 66. The unemployment rate of Spain in the first quarter of 2013 has gone up to w hat percent? Answer: (c) 27.2 percent

67. Name the country that joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as its dialogue partner by signing an MoU? Answer: (d) Turkey 68. India and Saudi Arabia in April 2013 decided to set up a joint working group to address the concerns of expatriate Indian workers in Saudi Arabia on _______ ____law? Answer: (c) Nitaqat law 69. Turkey Treasury Undersecretariat on 26 April 2013 announced that it would cl ose the debt chapter with IMF (International Monetary Fund) by refunding 422.1 m illion US dollars of capital as part of its 19th Stand-by. This will end Turkey's _________ year long indebter category from IMF. Answer: (d) 52 years 70. _________ in the month of April 2013, became the first US State that allowed its residents to play online poker for money, legally. Answer: (a) Nevada 71. Ireland's government on 1 May 2013 unveiled the Protection of Life during_____ _______. It explains when life-saving abortions can be performed. Moreover, it's a clarification of rights within the ambit of Current law. Answer: (a) Pregnancy Bill 72. _____________ became the first southern US state to Abolish Death Penalty Answer: (d) Maryland 73. The Union Cabinet on 6 May 2013 had cleared important changes to the Nationa l Rural Livelihoods Mission _________ in a major boost to the roll out of the wo men's self help group model across the country? Answer: (d) Aajeevika 74. The Union Cabinet of India on 1May 2013 approved major changes to the Nation al Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) with the objective of removing poverty in ru ral areas by empowering women. Approximately, 25 lakh Women Self Help Groups (SH Gs) will be given bank loans at an interest rate of _______ percent? Answer: (a) 7 percent 75. The Union Government of India on 8 May 2013 approved _____________ policy wi th an aim to create a secured Computing environment across the country? Answer: (d) National Cyber Security Policy 76. The Minister for Women & Child Development, Krishna Tirath on 9 May 2013 lau nched the World Bank assisted___________. The aim of the programme is improvemen t of child development and nutritional outcomes for children in selected distric ts having higher proportional of child under nutrition. Answer: (b) ICDS Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Project (ISSNIP ) 77. Ministry for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution introduced amendme nts in the National Food Security Bill in the Lok Sabha on 9 May 2013 and placed the amended Bill for consideration and passing by the House. Which of the follo wing statements related to the Bill are true? I. The Government decided to move certain amendments to the Bill Based on the re commendations of the Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Dis tribution II. These amendments seek to make the framework of the proposed legislation simp ler, provide more flexibility to States/UTs in its implementation and to address some of the concerns raised by them.

III. Protection of entitlements under Targeted Public Distribution System:The en titlement of Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households, which constitute poorest of the poor will, however, be protected at 35 kg per household per month. IV. Statement I and II are only true Answer: (a) Statement I and II are only true 78. The US team of scientists found the mechanism which is responsible for the a geing process. Where is this mechanism located? Answer: (c) Inside the brain 79. US Scientists at the Harvard University created a robot of the size of fly. What is the name of this robot? Answer: (a) Robo-Fly 80. The IBM scientists on 1 May 2013 released the smallest movie of the world. W hat is the name of this movie? Answer: (b) A Boy and His Atom 81. The scientists at the North Dakota State University developed a process call ed _________ which can help embed the radio frequency identification (RFID) chip s on the paper. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option. Answer: (d) Laser Enabled Advanced Packaging 82. What is the name of six huge wildfires that broke out in California on 2 May 2013 near Camarillo? Answer: (b) Camarillo Springs Wildfire August, 2013 31st August: Hyderabad Hotshots wins the first Indian Badminton League (IBL). 30th August: Indias economy grew at 4.4 per cent in the April-June 2013 quarter, the slo west quarterly rate in last 4 years. India becomes the first nation to fly the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Australia as Air Indias first commercial flight landed in Australia. Indian Hockey Team assured of a berth in next years World Hockey Cup in Net herland after defeating Malaysia 2-0 in the semifinal of Asia Cup. 29th August: The Land Acquisition Bill passed in Lok Sabha. Indian Mujahideen chief Yasin Bhatkal arrested near India-Nepal Border. Indias Chandrayan mission data helped NASA to detected magmatic water locke d under the surface of the Moon. Indias first dedicated defense satellite GSAT-7 launched successfully by an European rocket. 28th August: Indian rupee ends at new all-time low of 68.85 against US dollar. The inaugural Mahathir Award for Global Peace has been awarded to former Sou th African President Nelson Mandela. 27th August: Rupee hit record low of 66.30 against dollar and posted its biggest single-d ay fall in nearly 18 years. Malala Yousafzai awarded 2013 International Childrens Peace Prize. The formal trial of former Pakistani former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in connection with the 2007 assassination of Benazir Bhutto began today.

26th August: Food Security Bill passed in Lok Sabha after nine hours of debate. The Union Government has extended the monsoon session of parliament till Sep tember 6. U.N. inspectors reach Syria to inspect poison gas attack in a rebel-held sub urb of Damascus. India reaches the semi final of Asia Cup hockey after defeating South Korea 2-0. 25th August: Congress wins the by-election Lok Sabha seats of both Bangalore Rural and Ma ndya seats in Karnataka. The Indian under-23 team wins the ACC Emerging Trophy tournament as they bea t Pakistan by nine wickets in the final. England wins the 5 match Ashes Series with 3-0 against Australia. 24th August: Indias first National Media Centre inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan S ingh in New Delhi. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced that he will retire within 12 month fr om post. 23rd August: 12 Andhra MPs suspended in Lok Sabha for protesting against Telangana. Nishi Vasudeva became the head of state-owned oil major Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) and became the first woman to head a Navratna public sector unit (PSU). Facebook joining hands with six other technology companies Nokia, Samsung, E ricsson, Opera, MediaTek and Qualcomm to launch a new global initiative named Int ernet.org to make Internet access affordable for people across the globe. Gujarat Police DGP Amitabh Pathak died of a heart attack in Bangkok, Thailan d. 22nd August: Rupee hits record low of 65.56. Parliament disrupting over the suspension of 11 Andhra Pradesh MPs. Robert Mugabe sworn in for 7th term as Zimbabwe President. Egypts former president Hosni Mubarak released from prison. 21st August: Maharashtra state government clears anti-superstition ordinance. Indian Rupee crashes to record low of 64.55 against dollar. A court ordered the release of deposed Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak. The fifth and last test match of Ashes Series begins in Oval, London. 20th August: Three bills relating to the first national womens university, an aviation u niversity and an aviation authority were introduced in the Lok Sabha. Both the W omens University and the Aviation University will be setup in Rae Bareli. Delhi becomes the first state to clear the food security scheme as Sonia Gan dhi launches food security ration cards to beneficiaries. A court in Pakistan has formally indicted former military dictator Pervez Mu sharraf with the murder of former premier Benazir Bhutto. 19th August: A train killed at least 35 pilgrims crossing a railway track in Dhamara stat ion, 180 km east of Patna, the capital of Bihar. Till now Indian Navy recovered seven victims found from the fire-devastated INS Sindhurakshak. ISRO called off GSLV launch with just an hour to go before the launch as a "

leak" had been detected in fuel tank. Usain Bolt became the most successful athlete in world championship history when he anchored Jamaica to victory in the 4x100 meters relay. Bolt with eight g old medals in World Championship equals American trio Carl Lewis, Michael Johnso n and Allyson Felix but the Jamaican moved ahead by virtue of his two silvers fr om 2007. 17th August: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has set up a panel of seven-member to assess t he status of Scheduled Tribes, to ensure their progress in socio-economic, healt h and education fields. The committee will be headed by National Advisory Counci l member Virginius Xaxa. For the first time, Election Commission will use the paper trail system alon g with the Electronic Voting Machines in the Nagaland by-election scheduled to b e held on September 4.In this process, when the voter presses a button on the EV M to select the party he wants to vote for, a small slip bearing the name and sy mbol of the party will appear on the attached VVPAT system. IPS Dilip Trivedi appointed the Director General of CRPF. Usain Bolt of Jamaica wins his third successive world 200 meters title with 19.66 seconds at 2013 World Championships in Moscow. 16th August: Supreme Court issues notice to Centre and 12 state governments on their resp onse on preventing Bihar mid-day meal like tragic incidents and providing hygien ic food to children. A Street in Canadas Winnipeg city has been named after Mahatma Gandhi on th e occasion of Indias 67th Independence Day. 15th August: India celebrates 67th Independence Day. Death toll from Egypt political violence rises to 525. The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has given clearance for the unit 1 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) to produce 500MW of power. Wimbledon Women's Singles 2013 winner Marion Bartoli announced her retirement. 14th August: Indian submarine INS Sindhurakshak sank with 18 crewmen after explosion earl y in the morning at the high-security naval dockyard in Mumbai. The cause of the explosion is still not known. A 6.1 magnitude earthquake jolted parts of China in which 87 people were inj ured and over 45,000 homes damaged. Indian badminton League (IBL) starts from today. 6 Teams will participate in the event. 13th August: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) reports that the Indian G overnment had failed to follow defense procurement policy rules in awarding a 56 0 million euros luxury helicopter deal to AgustaWestland. Parliament proceedings paralyzed over the debate of alleged dubious land dea ls of Sonia Gandhis son-in-law Robert Vadra. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita elected as the new President of Mali. Anna Hazare to ring bell at NASDAQ and to lead Independence Day parade in Ne w York. Trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi, the first Indian to win two back-to-back World Cu p gold medals recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna while 14 s portspersons picked for the Arjuna award by the selection committee. The Arjuna awardees: Virat Kohli (Cricket), Chekrovolu Swuro (Archery), Renjith Maheshwary (Athletics), P V Sindhu (Badminton), Kavita Chahal (Boxing), Rupesh Shah (Snook er), Gaganjeet Bhullar (Golf), Saba Anjum (Hockey), Rajkumari Rathore (Shooting)

, Joshna Chinappa (Squash), Mouma Das (Table Tennis), Neha Rathi (Wrestling), Dh armendra Dalal (Wrestling), Amit Kumar Saroha (Athletics). 12th August: The Union Government introduced an amendment to the Right to Information Act , 2005 to keep political parties out of the purview of this law. India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Pri thvi-II missile, which has a strike range of 350 km. India launches first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant from Kochi. Usain Bolt wins 100m gold at Moscow World Championships with the time of 9.7 7sec. Shikhar Dhawan smashed the second highest score in limited over cricket with 248 (30 fours and 7 sixes) from 150 balls for India A against South Africa A at the LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria. Serena Williams defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-0 to Win Womens Rogers Cup 20 13. 11th August: Subramanian Swamys Janata Party merges with BJP ahead of the 2014 general e lections. Real Madrid wins Champions Cup after defeating Chelsea 3-1 in MIAMI, USA. Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand wins badminton world championship, 2013 in Wom en Singles after defeating Olympic champion Li Xuerui in the womens singles 2220 18-21 21-14 in Guangzhou, China. Lin Dan of China wins the badminton world title, 2013 in Mens Singles for a fifth time. 10th August: Jagan Mohan Reddy quits as MP in protest against the creation of Telangana. The 14th World Championships in Athletics starts in Moscow, Russia. Indias shuttler PV Sindhu win a bronze medal at the World Championships aft er defeating against world number three Ratchanok Inthanon in the semifinals 1021, 13-21. 9th August: Government approved setting up of all-women bank (Bhartiya Mahila Bank Ltd) with an initial capital of Rs 1,000 crore. India celebrates Eid-ul-Fitr. Indian shuttler P. V. Sindhu enters the semifinals of World Badminton Champi onships after defeating Shixian Wang of China. She becomes the first Indian woma n singles player to ensure a medal at the World Badminton Championships. A company from Maryland, USA Sanaria has developed a malaria vaccine that ha s become the first in providing 100% protection against malaria. The vaccine is known as PfSPZ. Indias first e-library will be launched in Haryanas Sirsa district on Augu st 15. 8th August: Companies Bill introduced in the Rajya Sabha which aimed at protecting the i nterest of employees and small investors. Lok Sabha had passed the Companies Bil l in 2012. Sixth Andhra minister quits in protest against states division. Telecom and IT minister Kapil Sibal launch the website www.data.gov.in which gives access to 3,500 govt data banks. 7th August: Parliament rocked for a second day over the killing of five Indian soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir. US President Barack Obama has cancelled plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin as a retribution for Russias decision to grant temporary asylum

to NSA leaker Edward Snowden. Amazon boss Jeff Bezos agreed to purchase the Washington Post newspaper for $250m. Maria Sharapova tops Forbes rich female athletes list for 9th straight year. 6th August: Five Indian soldiers killed by Pakistan in Poonch area of Jammu and Kashmir. Rupee hits record low of 61.80 against dollar. Raghuram Rajan appointed as next RBI governor. 5th August: Monsoon session of Parliament starts. The National Green Tribunal ordered a stay on all sand mining activity in th e river beds in country. BCCI on Monday approached the Supreme Court challenging Bombay High Court's or der that held as illegal and unconstitutional the two-member probe panel constit uted by it to look into spot-fixing and betting charges in the IPL tournament as illegal. England retains the Ashes Series after the draw of third test in Old Traffor d, England. England leads the five match series 2-0 after three test. Ravindra Jadeja move to the number one position in ICC ODI bowler's ranking. H e is the second one after Anil Kumble to reach the spot as an Indian bowler. 4th August: Arundhati Bhattacharya appointed as Managing Director of State Bank of India (SBI). Japan launches first talking Robot Astronaut Kirobo into Space from the Tane gashima Space Center. India women team wins bronze at junior women hockey World Cup after defeatin g England 3-2 in penalties. International Friendship Day observed. 3rd August: Afghanistan insurgents attacked the Indian consulate in Afghanistans easter n capital Jalalabad killing nine people. Hassan Rouhani took office as Irans president. India completed 5-0 whitewash over Zimbabwe in the fifth one-day internation al at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. Amit Mishra declared as Man of the ser ies. 2nd August: Seven TDP MPs resign over Telangana issue. Russia granting asylum to NSA intelligence leaker Edward Snowden in Russia f or a year. Cate Campbell of Australia won gold in the womens 100 meters freestyle at t he World Championships in Barcelona. Aditya Mehta wins snooker gold in World Games at Cali, Columbia. USA wins the 2013 Concacaf Gold Cup. 1st August: The Union Cabinet approved a proposal to divest 10 percent of the government s stake in state refiner Indian Oil Corp Ltd. The Cabinet cleared crucial changes to the Right to Information Act to block political parties from being covered under RTI which will exempt parties from b eing obliged to share details of their funding or how they choose their candidat es. Union Government eased investment rules for the retail sector allowing forei gn supermarket operators to procure from small businesses which have invested no more than the equivalent of $2 million in plant and machinery. Bhim Sain Bassi appointed as the Delhi Police Commissioner.

India wins against Zimbabwe by nine-wicket in Bulawayo to lead 4-0 in the fi ve-match series. Sujatha Singh takes charge as India's new foreign secretary 1) Which franchisee team became the winner of the 1st edition of Indian Badminto n League (IBL), final of which was played on 31 August, 2013? Hyderabad Hotshots (Hotshots defeated Awadhe warriors 3-1 to lift the crown. In the first match K Srikanth gave the Warriors an unexpected 1-0 lead by stunning top-20 rival S Tan ongsak of Thailand in straight games, 21-12, 21-20. But in the highlight match o f the finals, Saina Nehwal defeated her young challenger P V Sindhu in straight games 21-15, 21-7 to bring back parity at 1-1. Then Hyderabad Hotshots' Malaysian men's doubles team of Goh V Shem and Wah Lim Khim defeated Awadhe Warriors' Danish-I ndonesian pair of Mathias Boe and Markis Kido in three games 21-14, 13-21, 11-4 to take 2-1 lead. Later Ajay Jayaram defeated R M V Gurusaidutt by 10-21, 21-17, 11-7 to give the title to Hyderabad Hotshots. Hotshots won the top prize of Rs. 3.5 crore while Warriors took home Rs 1.75 crore) <<<<<<<<<<<< 2) In the first conviction in the infamous Delhi gang-rape case of 16 December, 2012, what sentence was pronounced on the juvenile accused by the Juvenile Justi ce Board (JJB) on 31 August, 2013? Detention of 3 years at a correction home (Th e 8 months already spent by the juvenile in custody so far will be considered as term already served. This judgment was vehemently opposed by the 23-year old pa ramedic victim girl's family members who said that they were let down by the syste m and are now planning appeal against this JJB order) <<<<<<<<<<<< 3) Which media group on 1 September, 2013 launched the first Indian television c hannel, which has been made available on mobile and internet platforms simultane ously? Zee Entertainment Enterprises ZEE (ZEE launched a new free-to-air channel called Zee Anmol which will showcase hand-picked content including popular shows from Zee TV's repository, as well as current popular fiction and non-fiction prope rties of Zee TV and movies and kids' content. Apart from satellite TV viewers, Vie wers even with 2G connections and non-smartphones, will be able to keep up with this new channel through its WAP site) <<<<<<<<<<<< 4) From 1 September, 2013 a new radiation norm put in place by Telecom Ministry came into effect for companies manufacturing or importing mobile phones for sale in India. According to this norm what is the maximum prescribed SAR (specific a bsorption rate) for mobile phones in India? 1.6 watt over a gram of human tissue , if a consumer uses it for six minutes (With the new SAR norm, India would beco me one of few countries that are following the most stringent norm of 1.6 watt a kg average over six minutes period on 1 gram of human tissue. Old stock of hand sets available in Indian market can be sold but no fresh stock of non-compliant mobile phones will be allowed to be sold from 1 September) <<<<<<<<<<<< 5) How much loan amount was written-off by the public sector banks of India duri ng the January-March quarter of 2012-13 as announced by the Union Govt. in Parli ament on 30 August, 2013? Rs. 14,549 crore (The public sector banks made recover y of bad assets to the tune of Rs 16,464 crore during this period. Banks resort to write off bad loans only after exhausting all other possible avenues for reco very or when the asset coverage is not enough) <<<<<<<<<<<< 6) What was the growth rate of GDP (gross domestic product) for Indian economy f or the first quarter of the final year (April-June 2013)? 4.4% (This growth rate of GDP was slowest since the 2008 global financial crisis. It is lower than the

5.4% growth logged in April-June last year and 4.8% in January-March this year. Main reason for slow growth rate has been attributed to poor performance regist ered by country's manufacturing and mining sector. While manufacturing output fell 1.2 per cent, mining declined 2.8 per cent during this period) <<<<<<<<<<<< 7) Who was appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court on 30 Augu st, 2013? Justice N. Venkata Ramana (Ramana, a judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court took over from Justice Badar Durrez Ahmad, who was functioning as the acti ng Chief Justice of the Delhi High court since June 2013) <<<<<<<<<<<< 8) What name is given to the electronic version of conventional passbook that wa s launched by Federal Bank on 30 August, 2013? FedBook (FedBook is an android-en abled app that can be downloaded and carried easily on the tablet computers or t he smartphones. It enables the customers to easily view the transactions in vari ous bank accounts online or offline for 24 hours a day. The bank plans to launch FedBook on other operating systems also) 1) Indian Air Force (IAF) on 2 September, 2013 inducts the C-17 transport aircra ft into its fold, which is the biggest transport aircraft in the IAF till date. American C-17 aircraft replaces which Russian made aircraft as the biggest aircr aft in the IAF inventory till now? IL-76 (IL-76 has the capability to carry load s up-to around 40 tonnes whereas C-17 has a capability to carry around 80 tonnes of load and around 150 fully geared troops) <<<<<<<<<< 2) According to the recently released data of Centre for Monitoring Indian Econo my (CMIE), which public sector bank had the highest gross NPAs (non-performing a ssets) as a percentage of advances among BSE-Bankex constituents during the firs t quarter (Apr-June 2013) of the current financial year? State Bank of India SBI (SBI's gross NPAs stood at 5.56% during the end of the first quarter. SBI's gross N PAs rose highest since the quarter ending March, 2011. Central Bank of India's gro ss NPAs stood at a whopping 6.03% during the same quarter) <<<<<<<<<< 3) Who won the 9th Asia Cup Hockey Tournament, final of which was played on 1 Se ptember, 2013? South Korea (Defending champions South Korea defeated India by 43 in the finals to win this tournament. With this South Korea made it to the Hoc key World Cup to be played in 2014. On the other hand, India has to wait till th e qualifiers to qualify for this tournament. 4-time World Champions Pakistan, wh o will miss the World Cup for the first time, got third place in the tournament when they defeated hosts Malaysia by 3-1 in the bronze medal match) <<<<<<<<<< 4) Who was re-elected as the Chairman of separatist party Tereek-e-Hurriyat (TeH ) for the fourth consecutive term on 1 September, 2013? Syed Ali Shah Geelani (T eH was formed by Geelani on 7 August, 2004 after differences with his parent org anisation Jamat-e-Islami) <<<<<<<<<< 5) Union Govt. on 1 September, 2013 raised the dearness allowance (DA) by 10%, w hich will benefit about 50 lakh central govt. employees and 30 lakh pensioners. With this raise, the aggregate DA emoluments of employees reaches 90% of Basic S alary (DA was at 80% level till now and with this 10% raise it reaches 90%. This hike will be effective from 1 July, 2013) 1) With the current account deficit in India widening, India plans to increase c rude oil imports from a country which accepts Indian Rupee as mode of payment. W

hich country is this? Iran (Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry sent its proposal to Prime Minister to increase imports from Iran. Yielding to sanctions imposed on Tehran by the U.S. and the European Union so as to force it to roll back its nuclear programme, India slashed crude imports from Iran by 26.5 per cent during 2012-13, buying just 13.1 million tonnes, against 18.1 million tonnes the previ ous year. Iran was India's second biggest supplier after Saudi Arabia in 2010-11. However, during 2012-13, it supplied only 13.1 million tonnes, lagging behind Sa udi Arabia, Iraq, Venezuela, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates) <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 2) Following the success of the direct benefit transfer (DBT) cash subsidy payme nt scheme in 20 districts of the country, the Government has decided to go for a massive roll out of the scheme in how many more districts of the country from 1 January, 2014 to cover LPG consumers? 269 (Under the scheme, Rs. 435 is credite d to the accounts of LPG consumers the moment they book a cooking gas refill or cylinder. The consumer is then supposed to use this to buy a 14.2 kg LPG cylinde r at market price, which is almost two times the subsidy. The moment the refill is bought, another Rs. 435 is credited to Aadhaar-linked bank account of LPG con sumer. The scheme is aimed at checking subsidised LPG cylinders meant for househ old use finding way to the black market or being used in commercial establishmen ts) <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 3) The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) recently announced its plans to create more border posts in a phased manner to bolster security on Sino-India frontier. This frontier has seen a spate of incursions from the Chinese recently. How man y new border posts of ITBP will be added to its present strength of over 150 pos ts? Thirty Five 35 (At present, India has over 150 border posts along this icy f rontier and the paramilitary personnel guard 3,488 kms of the Line of Actual Con trol (LAC)) <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 4) Which bank became the first bank to translate financial literacy curriculum i nto Gujarati language as part of its initiative to impart financial literacy to rural populace in Gujarat? HDFC Bank (The bank on 2 September, 2013 launched its rural financial literacy initiative in Koteshwar village under the aegis of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), becoming the first bank to translate curriculum in to Gujarati language. Under the initiative, it will conduct literacy camps at 68 branches across 136 villages, reaching out to both adults and school children i n the state. It complements HDFC Bank's efforts to support inclusive growth and ta ke formal banking services to the remote corners of India) <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 5) The price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) broke all records as it was increase d steeply by 6.9% on 2 September, 2013. With this price of ATF reached Rs. 75,03 1 per kilolitre, which is an all time record. When ATF price in India had earlie r reached highest levels before the present high? August, 2008 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 6) David Frost, who passed away on 31 August, 2013, was associated with which fi eld? Journalism and Broadcasting (A British journalist and broadcaster, Frost, w as known for taking some of the best-known interviews of broadcasting history, w hich included interviews of US President Richard M Nixon, diplomat Henry Kissing er and John Lennon. His series of interviews of Nixon in shadow of the Watergate scandal are considered among his best works) <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 7) India born Western classical musician Zubin Mehta is set to perform in Srinag ar on 7 September, 2013. His concert will become a milestone in public sector br oadcaster Prasar Bharati's history as this concert to be broadcast live by Prasar

Bharati (PB), will be the first outdoor event in India to be transmitted live in high definition (HD) to 104 countries. What is the name given to this upcoming concert of Zubin Mehta? Ehsaas-e-Kashmir (On 2 September, 2013 PB, German Embass y and Eurovision Consortium signed an agreement to broadcast this event. This ev ent also came to news following the protest call by Jammu & Kashmir state's separa tist organisation Hurriyat Conference, who has called for a general strike on th e day of the concert) 1) Leading mobile phone manufacturer Nokia Corporation of Finland on 3 September , 2013 announced signing an agreement to sell substantially all of its Devices & Services business and license its patents in an all-cash deal of 5.44 billion. The company expects to gain 3.2 billion from this deal. To which company is Noki a selling its business? Microsoft Corporation (The transaction is expected to cl ose in the first quarter of 2014, subject to approval by Nokia shareholders, reg ulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. After the deal closure Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop, will move to Microsoft Corp.) <<<<<<<<<<< 2) What instruction pertaining to home loans was issued by the Reserve Bank of I ndia (RBI) on 3 September, 2013 to banks? The RBI asked banks to link the disbur sal of home loans to stages of construction (This instruction was issued with an objective to protect the interests of buyers and contain the fallout of some in novative housing financing schemes. RBI in its instruction mentioned that upfron t disbursal should not be made in cases of incomplete/under-construction/green f ield housing projects. The notification follows the introduction by some banks o f innovative housing loan schemes in association with developers/builders, where upfront disbursal of housing loans is made to builders without being linked to the various stages of construction) <<<<<<<<<<< 3) Who was recently appointed by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as his new Sp ecial Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation? Rakesh Sood (Sood has been In dia's former Ambassador to Nepal, Afghanistan and France and the country's first Amb assador in charge of Disarmament in Geneva. Ambassador Sood who retired from the Indian Foreign Service in March this year is a recognised expert in his field a nd is expected to make valuable contribution to the country's foreign policy on se curity, non-proliferation and disarmament issues) <<<<<<<<<<< 4) Who was conferred with the Moortidevi Award for 2012 on 3 September, 2013? Or iya writer Haraprasad Das (He was awarded this prestigious award instituted by t he Bhartiya Jnanpith for `Vamsa', a poetic recreation of Mahabharata in idioms) <<<<<<<<<<< 5) Five-time US Open Champion and winner of 17 Grand Slam singles titles Roger F ederer on 2 September, 2013 was ousted from the fourth round of the US Open. Thi s is the first season since 2002 that Federer did not reach at least one final a t any of the four Grand Slam tournaments. Who defeated Federer in this fourth ro und match? Tommy Robredo of Spain (19th-seeded Robredo defeated Federer by 7-6 ( 3), 6-3, 6-4, which was the first fourth round loss for Federer in a decade at t he US Open) <<<<<<<<<<< 6) What is the name of the premium version of Hyundai's popular hatchback i10 that was launched by the company on 3 September, 2013? Grand i10 (i10, which launche d in the Indian market in 2007, is one of the most popular hatchbacks of the cou ntry. The company has now added a completely new and feature-loaded model to its i10 stable. Grand i10 priced between Rs 4.29 lakh and Rs 6.41 lakh (ex showroom Delhi) and has been made available in both petrol and diesel versions)

<<<<<<<<<<< 7) Which player made football history recently by becoming the most expensive fo otball player ever at a price of 85.3 million or 100 million Euros (Rs. 881 crore )? Gareth Bale (He was acquired by Spanish club Real Madrid for this huge amount . Gareth Bale is a Welsh player who was associated with English club Tottenham f or last 6 years. The deal for Bale done by Real Madrid eclipses the 80 million, w hich British club Manchester United had paid for acquiring Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal in 2009)

NICL/UGC/SSC notes - silver iodine is used for artificial rain - h2o2 hydrogen peroxide is bleaching agent biogas is gobar gas = methane+co2+hydrogen+water bituminous is most common coal variety duralium is 94% aluminium solder is half tin half led bronze is 90% copper, 10% tin brass is copper and zinc alloys of ,mercury are amal;gam electrolytic refining - cathode is made of pure metal, anode is impure cng mainly contains methane lpg contains butane, propane and ethyl mercaptain gives the odour safety match contains antimony trisulphide in a flame outermost is hottest, not innermost d20 has molecular mass 20, deuterium oxide mercury - minamata disease cadmium - itai itai disease arsenic - cancer carbon is member of group 14 nitrogen was discovered by rutherford troposphere is upto 10km, lowest layer stratosphere is 10-50 km, protects from uv rays ethyl alcohol is used in drinking and as disinfectant oxalic acid is used in removing ink spots glycol is used in car radiator = c2h6o2 choloroform is anaesthethetic sodium benzoate is food preservative glass is supercooled liquid copper oxide gives red color to glass chromium oxide gives green color manganese oxide gives violet bakelite is formaldehyde+phenol lac is natural plastic = polymer rubber is elastomer teflon is tetrafluroethane crooks glass absorbs uv rays trans ployisoprene is called gutta purcha tnt is trinitroluene sand is SiO2 marsh gas is methane dry ice is solid CO2 vinegar is acetic acid ruby is aluminium oxide marbel = CaCO3=chalk laughing gas is N2O detergents lather with hard water

urea is first synthetic compound ever, made by wohler water has maximum density at 4 degree rain water ph is 5.6 soft drink pH = 3.0 urine ph = 4.8 lemon and grapes have citric acid milk has lactic acid tomato has oxalic acid stomach - HCl base gives OH- that is Arrhenius concept water soluble bases are called alkali catalyst in milk to curd - lactobacilli iodine 123 used in brain imagining cobalt 60 used in cancer therapy phosphorus 32 used in leukemia therapy covalent bonds are weak conductors of electricity blue color of sky is due to SCATTERING of light anode rays are positive and cathode are negative law of multiple proportion - dalton 118 elements are known , 94 are natural liquid in liquid is emulsion gas in solid is foam solid in gas is aerosol