CURRENT AFFAIRS

NATIONAL
1. As per a health ministry data
on state-wise prevalence of the
swine flu disease, released in
July 2013, which of the following slate has reported maximum number of death since
January 1. 2013,?
(1) Rajasthan (2) Gujarat
(3) Delhi
(4) Kerala "
2. "Indian Electrical Equipment
Industry Mission Plan" which
was in news recently is planned
to be completed by which of
the following years?
(1)2015
(2)2020
(3) 2022
(4) 2025
3. The United Progressive Alliance
government decided to create
a separate T e l a n g a n a State
carving out of Andhra Pradesh
on 30 July 2013. How many
districts will this new state
comprise?
( 1 ) 7 districts
(2) 10 districts
(3) 16 districts
(4) 21 districts
4. Under which of the following
names, Indian Air Force and
Air Force of France, in July
2013, decided to conduct military exercise during first half
of 2014?
(l)Shakti
(2)Varuna
(3) Garuda
(4) Astra
5. Agricultural census of India
w a s i n the n e w s r e c e n t l y .
Which of the following statements is correct regarding it?
a. Agricultural census in India is
organized every five years by
the Department of Agriculture
and Cooperation since 197071.

b. It is organized in collaboration
with the States and Union territories in pursuance of the
recommendation of Food and
Agricultural Organization of
the United Nations.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(1) Only a
(2) Only b
(3) Both a and b
(4) Neither a nor b
6. Article 371J of the Constitution of India was in headlines
in July 2013. This article has
p r o v i d e d s p e c i a l s t a t u s to
which one of the following regions of India?
(1) Nagaland
(2) Hyderabad -Karnataka region
(3) Goa
(4) Tripura
7. With which one of the following countries, India recently
signed $15 billion Rafale deal
to buy 126 m e d i u m r a n g e
multi-role c o m b a t aircrafts
(MMRCA), while the remaining
108 would be manufactured in
Bangalore by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)?
(1) Russia
(3) Italy

(2) France
(4) Israel

8. On which one of the following

dates was the Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrated in India, on the
occasion of which the Prime
Minister paid homage to soldiers at Amar Jawan Jyoti at
the India Gate?
(1) July 24
(3) July 27

(2) July 26
(4) July 29

9. Which of following committees

was set up by the Ministry of
Panchayat Raj in July 2013
with an objective of evolving a
mechanism for Minimum Support Price to the collectors of
Non-Timber forest products?
(1) T. Haque committee
(2) Sudha committee
(3) Mahajan committee
(4) Verma committee
10. According to new guidelines
released in July 2 0 1 3 , the
Union Government has decided to make production of Photo identity card mandatory for
purchase of which of the following commodities?
(1) Ammonium Nitrate
(2) LPG
(3) Acids
(4) Alcohol
11. As per the data released by
Planning Commission in July
2013.
a. India's Poverty ratio in 201 112 stands at 21.9 per cent.
b. The number of those below poverty line declined to 2 I . 9 p e r
c e n t of the p o p u l a t i o n in
201 1-12. from29.8per cent in
2009-10 and 37.2per cent in
2004-05.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(l)Only a
(2) Only b
(3) Both a and b
(4) Neither a nor b
12. Which country recently decided to impose high risk Indians
with bond of rupee 2.7 lakh
while applying for visa?
(1) Britain
(3) China

(2) France
(4) Russia

13. Pham Binh Minh declared in

July 2013 that India has the
right to pursue exploration
and exploitation work for hydrocarbons in South China
Sea, in the Exclusive Economic Zone of his country. Pham
Binh Minh is the Foreign Minister of

18. Which of the following Atomic

nuclear power plants recently
made news for being India's
first pressurized water reactor
plant belonging to .the light
water reactor category?
( l ) K a k r a p a r a atomic power
plant
(2) Kudankulam atomic power

(2) Thailand
plant(1) Russia
(3) Malaysia (4) Vietnam atomic
(3)Jaitapur
14. The tJnion Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh in July
19.
2013, approved the creation of
the National Aviation University in the n a m e of former
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
as a central university. Where
will this university come up?
(1) Rae Bareli (2) New Delhi
(3) Darjeeling (4) Amethi
15. The Election Commission of
India, in July 2013, decided to
facilitate allotment of a common symbol to the registered
un-recognised parties that contest a general election from a
m i n i m u m of
s e a t s in a
state (Lok Sabha or Legislative
Assembly) six months in advance.
(1) lOpercent (2) 15percent
(3) 12percent (4) 16percent
16. In an effort to prevent which
disease/deficiency did the government recently launch an
ambitious programme to provide Iron Folic Acid tablets every week to 13 crore adolescent
girls in the age group of 10-19
years across the country?
(1) Jaundice
(2) Anaemia
(3) Diarrhoea
(4) Goitre
17. As per the recent statistics released in July 2013, India has
become the biggest buyer of
Nigerian C r u d e o i l . W h i c h
country did India surpass in
this regard?
(1) India
(2) USA
(3) Russia
(4) China

power
plant
(4) Kaiga atomic power plant
With an aim to provide'social
security to the workers under
the unorganized sector and
BPL families residing in the
Union Territory of Chandigarh,
Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) was launched on
26 July 2013. With reference
to RSBY. which of the following statements is not correct?
(1) RSBY is a scheme of Ministry of Health and Social
Welfare
(2) This is a smart card based
cashless and paperless
health insurance scheme
(3) It provides annual hospitali z a t i o n c o v e r up to Rs
30.000 for family of five
m e m b e r s through health
insurance companies
(4) 75per cent of the cost of
scheme is borne by Central
g o v e r n m e n t a n d r e s l is
borne by respective state
government

20. As a step to fulfill the long

pending demands of the people and government of Karnataka. the Union Cabinet, on 17
July 2013, gave its approval for
renaming "Bengaluru International Airport" as
(1) Dr Rajkumar Kumar International Airport
(2) Kempegowda International
Airport
(3) K a r u n a d u
International
Airport
(4) Sir M Vishveshwarya International Airport

21. T h e Ministry of Health and

Family Welfare, on 17 July
2013, launched a nationwide
campaign called "Tears you
apart" to raise public awareness on
(1) Tobacco consumption
(2) A I D S / H I V
(3).Rural Sanitation
(-1J Child mortality
22. As per the recently compiled
linguistic survey of India by the
People's Linguistic Survey of
India ( P L S I ) . the number of
languages spoken in India is
around
(1)350
(2)650
(3) 680
(4) 790
23. A s per a n a n n o u n c e m e n t
made by the government in
July 2013. the advanced version of the indigenous Arjun
M a r k II m a i n b a t t l e l a n k
would go for final trials in August in the Mahajan' ranges
where its missile-firing capabilities and other upgrades
would be put to lest by the
Army. In which state is the
Mahajan Ranges located?
(1) Gujarat
(2) Odisha
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Madhya Pradesh
24. An objective of the National
Food Security Mission, which
was in news in July 2013, is
to increase the production of
certain crops through area expansion and productivity enhancement in suitable manner
in the certain selected districts
of country. What are those
crops?
(1) Wheat, Rice and Cereals
(2) Rice, Wheal and Pulses
(3) Rice, Wheat and Millets
(4) W h e a t , Pulses and S o r ghum
25. T h e Union Cabinet recently
gave its approval for declaring
the year 2013 as "Water Conservation Year-2013. What is
the share of India in world's
renewable water resources?
(l)2percent
(2)4percent
(3) 6per cent
(4) 8per cent

29. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited , ( B S N L ) closed down the

Telegram service from July 15.
2013, making Telegraph a
thing of past. In which year was
first Telegram sent in India?
(1)1848
(2)1850
(3) 1853
b. Manual Scavengers freed bonded labourers and tribal groups
will be given preference in allotments.
c. Building Toilet has befet-made
compulsory under the Indira
Awas Yojana
Choose the correct option from
the codes given below:
(DOplya
(2) Only a & b
(3) Only a & c
(4) All of the above
27. Cutting across party lines, several political leaders participated in a joint campaign with
civil society groups and farmers' organisations against Genetically Modified crops and
the Biotechnology Regulatory
Authority of India (BRAI) in
New Delhi in J u n e 2 0 1 3 .
W h i c h a m o n g the following
legislations governs the Genet- -ically M o d i f i e d O r g a n i s m s
(GMOs) in India?
(1) E n v i r o n m e n t P r o t e c t i o n
Act 1989
(2) B i o l o g i c a l D i v e r s i t y A c t
2002
(3) Wildlife P r o t e c t i o n A c t ' s
1972
(4) Both 1 and 2
2 8 . The Union government recently
cleared the proposal to replace
Directorate General of Civil
Aviation (DGCA) with a new
aviation regulator with full
operational and financial authority. T h e new regulatory
body would be called as
(1) Civil Regulatory Authority
(2) Civil Aviation Authority
(3) A v i a t i o n A d m i n i s t r a t i o n
Authority
(4) Aviation Control Authority

(4) 1857

30. The Union Government, on 11

J^ily 2013. gave nod to set up
country's first Woman University. In this context, which of
the following statements is/are
correct?
a. This university will come up at
Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh.
b.-'The University would be named
after late Prime Minister Indira
Gandhi.
c. T h e University would be set up
, av a cost of Rs 500 crore duriiirvg 12th Five year plan.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(1) Both a and b
' ( 2 ) Only b
,(3) Both a and c
( 4 ) All of the above
31,, "Identification and Nurturing
Sports Talent (INSTAL)". the
jjiew initiative taken by Ministry of Sports, was in the news.
Under the proposed scheme,
i each district will have a special school meant for young
sports persons in a certain age
group who have shown talent
in sports. What is that age
group?
r

J(

)f

(1)4-8 years
(2) 5-10 years
(3) 6-10 years (4) 6-12 years
32. Which of the following three
new services were unveiled by
the Unique Identification Authority of India?
(1) e-KYC, One T i m e Pin (OTP)
a u t h e n t i c a t i o n , Iris authentication
(2) e - K Y C . O T P . T h u m b authentication
(3) e-KYC, Iris authentication.
i-KYC
(4) i-KYC, Thumb authentication. Iris authentication

33. The Union Cabinet on 27 July

2013 accepted the recommendations of a ministerial group,
enhancing the CBI's autonomy through a collegium system to appoint the agency's
director and instituting an
oversight panel to ensure impartiality of investigations. The
proposed collegium system to
appoint the CB1 director will
comprises of
(1) President. Vice President
and Prime Minister
(2) Prime Minister, opposition
leader of Lok Sabha and
Chief Justice of India
(3) President. Prime Minister
and opposition leader of Lok
S^bha
(4) Prime Minister, opposition
reader of Lok Sabha and
Rdjya sabha
34. T h e National Crime Records
Bureau (NCRB) Data between
2068 "and 2011 depicted that
around 60 percent of the people arrested for cyber crimes
belonged to the age group ol
(1) 16 to 21 years
(2) 18 to 30 years
(3) 18 to 24 years
(4) 21 to 28 years
35. The Union Government of India on 27 J uly 2013 announced
that it would set-up a Marine
Training Academy at
(1) Pun
(2) Tuticorin
(3) Panaji
(4) Visakhapatnam

STATES
36. A c c o r d i n g to an a n n o u n c e ment made in July 2013, India's longest T a i i - c u m - r o a d
bridge is coming up across the
mighty
Brahmaputra
at
Bogibeel in Assam. In this context, which of the following
statements i s / a r e correct?
a. It is scheduled to be completed in 2016.
b. It will provide^(Connectivity to
upper Assam and Arunachal
Pradesh.
Select the correct answer using the codes u;iven below:
(1) Only a
, '[2) Only b

;r

(3) Both a andj,l

(4) Neither a npr b
37. Which of the following state
governments, inijJuly 2013, decided to launch a new scheme,
"Mythri" to provide monthly
pension of 500 lor transgender?
(1) Tamil Nadu (2) Kerala
(3) Karnataka (4) Punjab
38. Which of the following states,
in July 2013, became the first
in India to launch video chat
in all 6 prisons of the state?
(1) Haryana
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) flimachal Pradesh
-!>

Ji J C f '

(4) Assam
1

. i l l ; .

39. At which of the following highways/corridors was India's first

cashless treatment of road accident victims, which ensure
free treatment in the first 48
hours, recentrrtaunched?
(1) Gurgaon-Jj^igu,r
(2) Bangalore-C+rennai
(3) Mumbai-A'hnia'dabad
(4) Mumbai-Pune
40. According td'^tate of Forest
Report (201 1), in news recently, which of the-following state
has the maxirnTJrM.Forest Cover area?
(1) Karnataka
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Assam
(4) West Bengal

4>8.)As per the data released by the

Union T o u r i s m Ministry in
July 2013, which one of the
following State has occupied
first rank in t^rms of foreign
tourist visitors in 2012?
(1) Andhra Pradesh
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Kerala
49. As per the baseline survey of
Indian languages by the People's Linguistic Survey of India, the results of which were
released in July 2013, which
among the following states is
the richest with reference to
the highest number of languages?
(l)Sikkim
(2) Assam
(3) Arunachal Pradesh
(4) Andhra Pradesh
50. T h e Government of India, in
July 2013. signed an agree
ment with Asian Development
Bank for a 60 million dollars
loan as to improve urban services and to strengthen municipal and project management
in north
(1) Odisha
(2) Karnataka
(3) Maharashtra
(4) West Bengal
51. As a part of completion of 35
y e a r s of establishment of
Bhojpuri academy by the Bihar government lor promotion
of Bhojpuri language and culture, which city hosted the
"International Bhojpuri Mahostva" in July 2013?
(l)Patna
(2) Gorakhpur

43. Which of the following, in July

2013, became the''first High
Court in India to uStroduce to
online payment off court fee
which will save litj^ants from
standing in long queues at the
counter?
(1) Delhi High Court
(2) Mumbai High Court
(3) Madras High Court
(4) Karnataka High Court
44. As per the latest data on India's poverty which were released recently, which of the
following states have shown
biggest drop in percentage of
poor?
:

(1) Bihar and Madhya Pradesh

(2) Odisha and Bihar
(3) Odisha and Jharkhand
(4) Jharkhand and Bihar
45. A travel website recently listed
Ghoomar, a folk dance of India among Top 10 world's most
amazing local dances. With
which state of India is this folk
dance associated?
(1) Gujarat
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Haryana
46. The Ministry of Micro, Small
& Medium Enterprises, in July
2013, proposed to set up the
first MSME Technology Centre
of India, likely to train 10,000
people every, at

(3) Ranchi
(4) New Delhi

52. Seven out of 12 village covin. cilS'Of Dongria Khondh Iribe,

on 30 July 2013, rejected
Vedanta Resources P i c ' s proposal to mine for bauxite in
N i y a m g i r i hills, p o t e n t i a l l y
ending the decade-long struggle between local residents and
the London-based miner that
wanted to source the ore crucial for its alumina refinery.
W h i c h state is in reference
here?
(1) Bihar
(2) Jharkhand
(3) Odisha
(4) Tripura
53. The Eravikulam National Park
was in news in July 2013 for
having recorded 26 species of
mammals including the largest surviving population of NilgiriTahr. In which state/union
territory of India is this park
located?
(1) Tamil Nadu (2) Puducherry
(3) Andhra Pradesh
(4) Kerala
54. Elections to Gram Panchayats
were recently held in West Bengal with the ruling Trinamool
Congress coming out victorious. In this context, the Panc h a y a t Raj s y s t e m is not
present in which of the following states?
( l ) N a g a l a n d , Meghalaya and
Mizoram
(2) Nagaland, Tripura and Mizoram
(3) Meghalaya, Assam and Nagaland
(4) Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland
55. W h i c h state government, in
July 2013, gave its approval for
tapping unfermented sap or
neera from coconut across the
state?
(1) Andhra Pradesh
(2) Karnataka
(3) Kerala
(4) Odisha
56. World's largest steel maker A r celor Miltal recently scrapped
its 12 billion dollar steel plant
project in Kconjhar district
where it was supposed to invest Rs.'lO.OOO crore. In which
slate of India is Kconjhar located?

(1) Madhya Pradesh

(2) Karnataka
(3) Odisha
(4) West Bengal
57. Which place was selected by
the Norwegian Centre for Agriculture .& Environment for
project related to direct sowing of paddy Lo tide over water
scarcity problem on 10 July
2 0 1 3 ? '
(1) Guntur
(2) Dharwad
(3) Nellorc
(4) Chidambaram
58. Which .state was in news in
July 201,3 for celebrating the
Kharchi Festival in which 14
deities Were worshipped during
the wee'klong celebrations?
(1) Tripura
(2) Odikha
(3) Punjab
(4) Himachal Pradesh
59. As per the latest data released
in July 2013, which among the
f o l l o w i n g s t a t e s o f India
ranked first in terms of the
number of Dengue cases as per
latest.available data of 2011?
(1) Punjab
(2) Odisha
(3) Tamil Nadu (4) Gujarat
60. The National Saffron Mission
was in news in July 2013. In
which state of India is this
mission being implemented at
present?
(1) Uttarakhand
(2) Sikkim
(3) Jammu & Kashmir
(4) Punjab
61. As per the a n n o u n c e m e n t s
made by the Jammu Kashmir
state government on the Srin a g a r M a s t e r Plan in July
2013, the boundaries of Greater Srinagar would encompass
Dara-Fakri and Dachigam National Park on Northeast. The
D a c h i g a m National Park is
most famous for being the exclusive habitat of
(1) Snow Leopard
(2) Red Spotted Deer
(3) Hangul
(4) Rustry Spotted Cat

62. Which slate government, on 10

July 2013, launched "Anna
Bhagya" scheme an initiative
to supply 30 kg of rice at Rs 1
per kilogram to nearly one
crore poor people families
across the stale that would
entail an outgo of Rs 4, 2000
crore a year?
(1) Andhra Pradesh
(2) Karnataka
(3) Odisha'-'
(4) West Bengal
63. Chhattisga'rh. on 3 July 2013,
l a u n c h e d the " P h u l w a r i "
scheme. Which of the following statements is/are not correct in this regard?
( l ) T h i s scheme h a s b e e n
launched for children be/!

"rii i

tween a'ges ol 6 months and

3 y e a r s , a i m i n g lo curb
malnutrition
(2) In the first p h a s e the
scheme will be implemented in 85 tribal development
blocks of 19 districts
(3) Pregnant women, mother of
infants,; and children will
get balanced, nutritious and
hot meals cvcr>' Sunday
(4) M o t h e r s of infants, and
children will get balanced,
nutritious and hot meals
every |dav
64. The Union Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy on 8 July
2013 sanctioned central financial assistance of 4.4 crore rupees for distribution of 20000
solar lanterns in the Hood affected areas of
(1) Bihar
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Uttarakhand
(4) Odisha
65. Which slate government on 14
July 2013 launched the Night
P o l i c i n g ' S c h e m e (NPS) comprising 4,000 police personnel
and an independent cadre and
command structure?
(1) Kerala
(2) Chhattisgarh
(3) Punjab,
(4) West'.Bengal

INTERNATIONAL

78. As per an a n n o u n c e m e n t
made in July 2013. which city
will host the G-20 finance ministerial meeting 2013?
(1) New York
(2) London
(3) Moscow
(4) Beijing
79. Which city was named World
Book Capital for the year 2015
by an international Committee
of experts representing the
book industry and the United
Nations Educational. Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) in Paris on IG July
2013?
75. The term "Abenomics" refers to
the economic policies advocated by Shinzo Abe'Which consists of monetary policy, fiscal
policy, and economic growth
strategies to encourage private
investment. As in July 2013,
S h i n z o A b e i s the c u r r e n t
Prime Minister of
(1) Japan
(2) South Korea
(3) Singapore
(4) Indonesia
76. Afghanistan's first and only female governor was, in July
2013, chosen for Ramon Magsaysay Award for helping build
a functioning local government
and pushing for education and
w o m e n ' s rights in Afghanistan's Bamyan provenance despite discrimination and poverty. Who is she?
(1) Habiba Sarabi
(2) Anjum Maliki
(3) Safina Beg
(4) Alia Sheikh

(1) Turin
(2) Bogota
(3) Inchcon
(4) Port Harcourt
80. T h e Conference of the Parties
to the Rotterdam Convention
(that aims to promote shared
responsibilities in relation to
the international trade of certain h a z a r d o u s c h e m i c a l s ) ,
meeting in Geneva on 25 Jun2
013. decided to list Endosulfan under annex III to the Convention. In which country is
Rotterdam situated?
(1) Belgium
(2) Portugal
(3) Australia
(4) The Netherlands
81. According to the CIA World
Factbook which was released
recently, which country has
the highest Life expectancy in
the World with an overall life
expectancy at birth of 89.73?
(1) Japan

(2) Monaco

(3) Mexico

(4) Norway

[{3) Both a and b

(4) Neither a nor b
91. As per the latest Cisco Visual
N e t w o r k i n g I n d e x forecast
projects, which of the following country is set to have the
highest internet protocol traffic growth between 2012 and
2017?

(3) 1813
(4) 1861

(1) India
(2) China
(3) Russia'
(41 USA
92. The United Stales ol America
celebrated its Independence
Day on 4 July 2013. Independence Day, commonly known
as the Fourth ol July, is a federal holiday in the United
S l a t e s cbrnrnemorating the
adoption of the Declaration of
Independence on July 4.
(1) 1728
(2) 1776

a. The biggest city of this Country is Almaty, which was also

its capital till 1997.
b. The capital of this country is
known as,second coldest capital city in the world after Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and celebrated its 15th anniversary on
6 July 2013.
c. The country is headed by Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Identify the country from the
given options:
(1) Uzbekistan
(2) Kazakhstan
(3) Kyrgyzstan
(4) Tajikistan
84. With reference to the Internet
World Statistics released on 30
June 2013. which of the following findings is not correct?
(1) India is the third largest
country in terms of number of .Internet users
(2) Chinavranks top in the list
of internet users followed
by USA
(3) Europe is the region with
the highest internet adoption r a t e in the w o r l d
(75per cent)
(4) Among all BRIC countries,
Brazil had the s h a r p e s t
growth in unique website
visitors between 2011 and
2012
85. On which recent date was the
Nelson Mandela International
Day (or Mandela Day), an annual international day in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated?
(1) June 30
(3) July 18

(2) July 11
(4) July 24

(1) Qermany
(2) Hungary
(3) Luxemburg
(4) France
89. Which of the following parties
won the National A s s e m b l y
Elections in Bhutan in July
2013?
(1) People Democratic Party
(2) Druk Phuensum Party
(3) Bhutan Communist Party
(4) Bhutan National Party
90. World Population Day was observed across the world on July
11. 2 0 1 3 . In this con x t .
which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. In 1989 the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
declared 11 July as the day
should be observed as World
Population Day.
b. The theme for the year 2013 is
"Focus is on Adolescent Pregnancy".
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(l)Only a
(2) Only b

93. T h e European Union, on 9

July 2013, officially approved
w h i c h c o u n t r y as its 18th
member which will adopt the
euro on January 1.2014?
(1) Italy
(2) England
OJLatvia
(4) Turkmenistan
94. Which country remained the
most innovative nation in the
world in the 2013 Global Innovation Jndex, the sixth edition of an;annual report published by,the World Intellectual Properly Organization, the
French business school INSEAD. and Cornell University
in July 2013?
(1) Finland
(2) Switzerland
(3) Norway
(4) Denmark
95. T h e construction ol" dam on
Blue NtJ^jRiver recently triggered tension b e t w e e n two
counUjigSqThose countries are
(1) Egyptband Sudan
(2) Sudan, and Kenya
(3) Ethiopia and Egypt
(4) Ethiopia and Kenya

ECONOMY & BUSINESS

96. According to a data released by
the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) in July
2013. India is the w o r l d ' s
largest exporter of iron ore.
though the export is declining.
(1) Second
(2) Third
(3) Fourth
(4) Fifth
97. Which one of the following Indian firms made headlines in
July 2013 for bagging an order
valued Rs 8.250 crore to develop a Metro Project in Saudi
Arabia?
(1) Hindustan Con^pructions
(2) Larsen and Toubro
(3) Mangalam Cement Ltd
(4) Omaxe Ltd
98. As per a report released in July
2013. which of the following
has become the world's most
profitable mobile handset vendor the second quairi^r of current year?
(1) Apple
(2) Nokia
(3) Samsung (4) Motorola
99. Which one of the following
Telecom operators announced
in July 2013 to offer free access of Wikipedia to its customers as a part of its Wikipedia Zero Programme to reach
mobile internet users around
the World?
rtJ n
(l)Airtel
(2) Aircel
(3) Idea
(4) Vodafone
.00. Which of the following port
was, in July 2013, conferred
the "Major Port of the Year"
award in recognitibh of its excellent performance in 201213?
(1) Ennore Port
(2) Chennai Port
(3) Visakhapatnam Port
(4) Paradip Port
101. Which of the following companies, in July 2013, became the
first automaker to participate
in Greenhouse Gas Reporting
Programme in India: that enables a complete transparency
in terms of carbqn, .dioxide
emissions?

(1) ?"ord Motor

(2) Maruli Suzuki
(3) General Motors
(4) Toyota
102. T h e Reserve of India, in July
2013, opened a special liquidity w i n d o w for c o m m e r c i a l
banks to meet the cash, requirement of mutual' funds.
What is the limit of this window'?
'
n f 3 J

(1) Rs.
(2) Rs.
(3) Rs.
(4) Rs.

25000 crore ' 50000 crore

30000 crore
40000 crore

Ivy .t.

103. Which ol the following companies, in July 2013. adopted the

Taj Mahal, a UNESCO"World
Heritage site, under the'Clean
India Campaign of Ministry of
Tourism?
(l)ONGC
(2) BHEL
(3) NTPC
(4) TERI
104.The Union G o v e r n m e n t , in
July 2013, approved th'e'proposal to amend Securities and
Exchange Board oP'lrtdia
(SEBI) Act for providing(more
power to the market regulator
to control
(1) Insider trading
(2) Ponzi schemes
(3) Bear Cartels in S h a r e M a r ket
sc;
(4) Commodity Exchanges
105. As per recent conditions imposed by the Reserve B^nk of
India meant to avoid over.TConcentration of bank branches in
urban areas with adequate
banking presence, what perc e n t a g e of b r a n c h e s a new
bank should open in unbanked
rural areas to become eligible
for new banking license?
(1) lOpercent (2) 15percent
(3) 20per cent (4) 25per cent
106. As per the latest data by World
Federation of Exchanges released in July 2013, which of
the following has regained its
position as the World's largest
bourse in terms of volume in
equity trade?
(1) NYSE Euronext
(2) Nasdaq OMX
(3) NSE
(4) BSE

108. T h e newspapers reported in

June 2013 that the Inflation
was 4.86per cent, mainly driver! by the food articles. This
data is based upon
(1) Wholesale Price Index
(2) Consumer Price Index
(3) Index of Industrial Production
(4) Consumer Price Index for
Agricultural Labourers
109. In a bid to boost foreign investment, the UPA government, on
16 July 2013, hiked limits and
relaxed rules for Foreign Direct
I n v e s t m e n t in key s e c t o r s .
Those key sectors are
(1) Defence and telecom
(2) Insurance
(3) Commodity exchanges and
power exchanges
(4) All of the above
110. In a bid to boost foreign investment, the UPA g o v e r n m e n t
hiked limits and relaxed rules
for Foreign Direct Investment in
key sectors in July 2013. In this
context, which of the' followings
statements is/are correct?
a. In the insurance ^sector, the
government hiked the 26 per
cent FDI limit to 49 per cent
under the automatic approval
route.
b. For basic and cellular services
in the telecom sector, the government hiked the limit under
the automatic route to 49 per
cent and 49 to 100 per cent
under the FIPB route.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(1) Only a
(2) Only b
(3) Both a and b
(4) Neither a nor b

and Dammam. SIBN would

act as a catalyst to promote
India-Saudi bilateral
(1) Commerce and trade relations
(2) Investment
(3) Business-to-Business interactions and exchanges

111. During a meeting of senipr cabinet ministers chairediby Prime

Minister Manmohan Singh on
16 July 2013, t h e F D I cap was
raised to 49 per cent under the
automatic route for . .'
.

, _ _

31CJJ'

(1) Petroleum and natural gas

refining
(2) Commodity exchanges and
power exchanges
(3) Stock exchanges and depositories
(4) All of the above
112. As per the latest Fortune list,
released in July 2013, Software
, giant T C S has r e p l a c e d its
group firm Tata Steel as the
country's most admired company. Which company comes
second after T C S in this list?
(1)SB1
(2)Infosys
(3) Hindustan Unilever
(4)ITC
113. W h i c h a m o n g the following
sectors was, in July 2013, approved by RBI recently to avail
External Commercial borrowings (ECBs)?
(1) Telecom
(2) Infrastructure
(3) Banking
(4) Low cost housing
114. The Union government of India on 31 J uly 2013 decided to
enhance the rate of interest
subvention scheme for exports
to
(1)1.5%
(2)3%
(3) 4 %
(4) 5 %
115. The' Reserve Bank of India released the First Quarter Review of Monetary Policy for
2013-14 on 30 July 2013.
Which of the following sums
up the highlights of this policy?
(1) T h e repo rate was kept unchanged at 7.25 percent
(2) Reverse repo was kept at
6.25 percent
(3) Cash reserve ratio was left
unchanged at 4.00 percent
(4) All of the above
116. India and Saudi Arabia on 24
July 2013 decided to set up a
Saudi-India Business Network
(SIBN) separately in Riyadh

(4) All of the above

117. According to the data released
in July 2013, India achieved a
record production of 18.45 million tonnes of pulses in the
2012-13 crop year ended June
2013. According to the 4th advance estimates released, overall foodgrain production is projected at
(1) 232.15 million tonnes
(2) 248.77 million tonnes
(3) 255.36 million tonnes
(4) 262.79 million tonnes
118. The Reserve bank of India on
21 July 2013 brought down
the period of realization and
repatriation for exporters of
goods and software to
( 1 ) 3 months
(2) 6 months
(3) 9 months
(4) 12 months
119. The Reserve Bank of India on
22 July 2013 imposed certain
restrictions on the import of
' various forms of gold by
(1) Nominated banks
(2) Agencies, premier or star
trading houses
(

(3) SEZ units and EoUs

(4) All of the above
120. T h e R e s e r v e Bank of India
(RBI) on 15 J u l y 2 0 1 3 announced measures to deal with
rupee volatility which includes
lifting of two interest rates by
200 basis points each and a
planned sale of
(1) 75 billion rupees
(2) 100 billion rupees
(3) 120 billion rupees
(4) 150 billion rupees
121. The Union Minister ofTextiles,
K Sambasiva Rao on 22 July
2 0 1 3 i n a u g u r a t e d the New
Bhopal Textile Mills of National Textile Corporation (NTC) in
Bhopal. The mill was taken for

the purpose of revival as well

as modernisation along with
the Tapti Mills in
(1) Rourkela
(2) Burhanpur
(3) Durgapur (4) Bhilai
122. President Pranab Mukherjee,
on 18 July 2013. promulgated
the Securities Law Amendment
O r d i n a n c e 2 0 1 3 . T h e ordinance would grant (SEBI) the
powers to regulate
a. Any pooling of funds under an
investment contract involving
a corpus of 100 crore rupees
or more.
b. Attach assets in case of noncompliance.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(1) Only a
(2) Only b
(3) Both a and b
(4) Neither a nor b
123.The R e s e r v e Bank of India
(RBI) on 17 July 2013 opened
a special liquidity window for
commercial banks to meet the
cash requirements of
(1) Mutual funds
(2) NRIs
(3) Shares and debentures
(4) All of the above
124. T h e government on 12 July
2013 approved the Modified
Industrial
Infrastructure
Upgradation Scheme (MIIUS)
with an outlay of 1030 crore
Rupees during the 12th Five
Year Plan period ending
(1) April 2015
(2) February 2016
(3) March 2017
(4) April 2018
125. Which body imposed fines of
around 49.5 crore on 22 private and public sector banks
including SB1. PNB and Yes
Bank for violating KYC/antinioney laundering norms in
July 2013?
(1) Union Ministry of Finance
(2) Competition Commission
of India
(3) Reserve Bank of India
(4) Forwards Commission

SPORTS
126. Pakistan's Shahid Afridi, on 27
July 2013, became the first
cricketer to hit 400 sixes in
international career. Against
which cricketing nation did he
achieve this rare distinction?
(1) Sri Lanka
(2) West Indies
(3) Zimbabwe
(4) New Zealand
127. W h i c h of the following city
was recently announced to be
the venue for World Police and
Fire Games, the third largest
international
multi-sport
event in the world, from 1-10
August 2013?
(1) Moscow
(2) Tokyo
(3) Belfast
(4) Beijing
128. Who among the following, in
July 2013. won the 1 OOthe edition of the T o u r de France,
becoming the second Briton in
to be crowned champion in as
many years?
(1) Chris Froome
(2) Nairo Quintata
(3) Lewis Hamilton
(4) Marcel Kittel
129. At what position India did finish in the Archery World Cup
stage 3 held in Columbia in
July 2013 with Deepika Kumari winning gold and bronze
medals?
(1) Second
(2) Fourth
(3) Third
(4) Fifth
130. Who among the following, in
July 2 0 1 3 , won 13th I P C A
World Women's Individual
Chess Championship title for
India, organized by the International Physically Disabled
C h e s s Association, at Velke
Losiny in the Czech Republic?
(1) Pragahi Chala
(2) K Jennitha Anto
(3) Sushmita Patel
(4) Surabhi Bharadwaj
131. Martina Hingis was recently
inducted into the Tennis Hall
of Fame. Which of the following statements is/are correct
regarding her?

a. She is a Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of

209 weeks as World No. 1.
b. She won five Grand Slam singles title. She also won nine
Grand Slam women's double
titles.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(1) Only a
(2) Only b
(3) Both a and b
(4) Neither a nor b
132. Lee Chong Wei recently became
the costliest player in Indian
B a d m i n t o n L e a g u e auction
when he was brought by Mumbai Masters for approximately
Rs 8.019,032. Which country
is Lee from?
(1) South Korea
(2) China
(3) Malaysia
(4) Singapore
133. Which former Australian cricketer was inducted into the ICC
cricket hall of fame at Lord's
during the Ashes Test series
b e t w e e n A u s t r a l i a and England on 19 July 2013?
(1) Ricky Ponting
(2) Mike Hussey
(3) Shane Warne
(4) Adam Gilchrist
134. Who among the following recently w o n 19th edition of
Commonwealth Chess Championship title, achieving the
distinction of winning 20 medals representing his/her country at World, Asian and Commonwealth Chess Championship in sub-junior, junior and
senior categories?
(1) Abhijeet Gupta
(2) Sergii Fedorchuk
(3) Soumya Swaminathan
(4) Andrei Tiviakov
135. As per the latest cricket test
ranking issued in July 2013,
India moved to second spot
w h i l e S o u t h Africa led the
ranking. South Africa gained
seven rating points making its

t a l l y to 135 p o i n t s . India
scored 116 points. Which team
was placed at third position?
(1) Sri Lanka (2) England
(3) Australia
(4) Pakistan
136. Which country was, on 29 June
2013, granted the Associate
membership of the International Cricket Council, making it the eighth Asian nation
and the 38th overall lo gel the
status?
(1) Holland
(2) Canada
(3) France
(4) Afghanistan
137. India's number one snooker
player, Adilya Mehta on 31
July 2013 clinched the gold
medal in the World Games,
beating China's Liang Wenbo.
3-0, in the final of the quadrennial event at'Cali in
(1) Mexico
(3) Columbia

(2) Australia
(4) Peru

138. Which team did India defeat lo

lift the South Asian Football
Federation Under-16 Championship title in Kathmandu on
30 July 2013?
(1) Afghanistan
(2) Sri Lanka
(3) Nepal
(4) Bangladesh
139. India continued to reign at the
top of the table in International CrickeJ Council's latest OD1
ranking released on 25 July
2013. Which team came second in this list?
(1) Sri Lanka
(2) West Indies
(3) Australia
(4) Pakistan
140. W h o on 21 July 2013 became
the first differently-abled Indian to win gold at the IPC Athletics World Championships
(19 to 28 July 2013) in France?
(1) Devendra Jhajharia
(2) Suresh Avasthi
(3) Harendra Sharma
(4) Ashok Bansal

141. W h o on 2 \ .July 20 13 won

PERSONS, PLACES &
' .(8) Mjykesh Ambapi
SwedJs^O.pcn title by d el easing Johanna Larsson in the
O^Aairn Premji ,
AWARDS
final of the Swedish Open at
(4) Narayana MUrthy
Bastad in Sweden?
. JL46. W h o among the fallowing was,
152. The-'National Green Tribunal"
' on 30 July 20.131 elected as the
1) Serena Williams
of India was iriHhe news re- J - ) I M -ml iij-v: 5j)a*vin -*r 1J
12th Presidential'Pakistan?
(2). Maria Sharapova
cently. W h o among the follow(1) Nawaz Sharif
ing is the currej^tChairperson
I^Ki'm'.CJijsters
(2) MamnoomHussain
of t h i s tribunal?,
,
(4) Sabine Lisicki
auuij.-i
i
(3) Raza Rabbani
142. Purav Raja and Divij Sharan
(1) Justice Jyothimani
(4) Sikander Mir/a
o f India o n 2 0 J u l y 2 0 1 3
(2) Justice Kingaonkar
147. Which of the^ following cities
clinched their first ever ATP
(3) Justice Swatantra Kumar
hosted the 13th National Contour doubles title by defeating
(4) Justice U f ^ a l v i
vention off ttoe'Confederation
E d o u a r d R o g e r - V a s s e l i n of
153.
Who
among the following is the
of.Real EstaleiDeveloper's AsFrance and Igor Sijsling of
_ )J
author of the b^opk T h e Lowsociationsiof'India
on
27
July
in the final match of Claro
land" which was R e c e n t l y list2013?
n'lJool!
Open in Bogota, Colombia.
ed among 13 novels long list(1) New Delhi- (2) Moscow
( l ) T h ' e Netherlands
ed for the MaW'Booker Prize
(3) D u b a i
{ 4 ) Shanghai
(2) Spain
2013?
rnorifi
148. The 21 st Rajiv Gandhi Nation(3) Russia
(1) Donal RyafifiO .
al Sadhbhavna Award for pro(4) Britain
(2) Jhumpa LaHirfci
motion of communal harmo143. Which American golfer on 14
(3) Ruth O z e k i ^ I O :
ny and p,eape w a s , in July
July 2013 won the Scottish
(4) Eve H a r r i s
2013, announced to be conOpen title in a sudden-death
ferred on
154. W h o among tr/e following was
play-off against South Africa's
appointed as'-bMre'ctor of Bu(1) AmjadAli Khan
Branden Grace at Castle Stureau of PolidexRe^earch and
(2) A P J.Kalam
art in Inverness in Northern
Development,iin tJuly 2013, a
(3) Irom Sriarrnila
Scotland?
post that had,,been lying va(4) Veerendra Hegde
(1) Robert Clarke
cant for more than six months?
149. Who among the following was,
ODuorl
(2) Phil Mickelson
in July 2013. chosen for "Loka(1) Rajat Gupta
(3) Edward Nichols
manya Tilak Award-2013" for
(2) Anandswaj",uJ) Gupta
(4) Tim Crooner
his/her outstanding contribu(3) KN Sharma^^.
tion to society?
144. Andy Murray on 7 July 2013
(4) Rajiv Chandra
(1) E Shreedharan
defeated N o v a k Djokovic in
155. TV 18 recentjy, bagged six trostraight sets 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 at
(2) Anna Hazare
phies at the,s^xth Ramnath
Center Court of London to be(3) Medh4-Patkar
..... Gocnka Awar,flsfor excellence.
c o m e the firs^ Briton in 77
(4) Sheila- Dixit
With reference to the award,
years to win th Men's Singles
150. W h o ampng the following was,
which of the^fMibwing stateTitle at Wimbledon 2013. Who
in July 2013, chosen for the
ments is/are'ebrrect?
won the women's singles title?
inaugural National Yash Chopa. T h e RamnathfObenka awards
(1) Marion Bartoli
ra Memorial Award, instituted
are given forlercellence in the
(2).Sabine Lisicki
by T S R foundation which will
field of JouitnaUsm
be given to an outstanding film
(3) Krishna Mladenovic
b. As part of centenary year celepersonality every year?
bration of jl)jlounder, Ram(4) Lisa Raymond
(1) Amitabh Bachchan
nath GoenkQmThe Express
145. India on 11 July 2013 won the
(2)
Dilip
Kumar
Group instilujld the Ramnath
West Indies Tri-Nation Series
(3) Lata Mangeshkar
Goenka E j f p ^ f n c e in Jour2013 - Final at Queen's Park
nalism awaf(ds. .
(4) A R Rahman
Oval, Port of Spain in Trinidad.
Select the correct answer us151. W h o among the following was,
Which team did India beat to
ing the codes given below:
in July 2013, selected for "Asia
win this coveted trophy?
Business
Leaders
Award
2013"
(l)Only a
(1) Pakistan
for his impressive business cre(2) Only b
,.,.,
(2) Zimbabwe
dentials and services to soci(3)
Both
a
ajnd.f*
(3) West Indies
ety b y L o n d o n - b a s e d A s i a
(4) Neither a np^ b
(4) Sri Lanka
House?
1

i v / o l i

T,ovy

i;

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156. Who among the following was.

in July 2013. elected as the
new Chairman of the Empowered C o m m i t t e e of State finance ministers on Goods and
Service Tax (GST)?
( l ) S u s h i l Kumar Modi
(2) Asim Dasgupta
(3) Abdul Rahim Rather
(4) Abbas Hussain
157. Under which of following pen
names has J K Rowling written a crime novel ' T h e Cuckoo's Calling" w h i c h w a s i n
news in July 2013?
(1) Robert Galbraith
(2) Robert Brown
(3) Joseph Thomson
(4) Joseph

Galbraith

158. Who among the following was,

in July 2 0 1 3 , appointed as
first-ever w o m a n referee ILeague season by the All India
Football Federation?
(1) Maria Rebello
(2) Anandi Barua
(3) Chaitra Gangadharan
(4) Indu Choudhary
159. Along with Jean Dreze, w h o
among the following has coauthored the book "An Uncertain Glory: India and its Cont r a d i c t i o n s " w h i c h w a s released in July 2013?
(1) Amartya Sen
(2) Arundhati Roy
(3) A P J Kalam
(4) Ramachandra Guha
160. President Barack Obama nominated, on 18 July 2013 an
accomplished Indian-American woman administrator, to
head the South Asia Bureau
in the US state department,
making her the first person of
India or even South Asian origin lo head the bureau. Who
is she?
( l ) N i s h a Desai Biswal
(2) Manasa Patel
(3) Amira Desai Biswal
(4) Tara Singh

161. Which of the following oil companies bagged the Oil Industry Safety Directorate's (OISD)
best overall safely performance
award 2011-12 and also the
most consistent safety performer award in July 2013?
(l)ONGC
(2)Essar
(3) HP
(4) Reliance
162. President Pranab Mukherjee,
under clause (2) of Article 124
of the Constitution of India,
on 10 July 2013, appointed
Justice Palanisamy Sathasivam, Judge of the Supreme
Court, to be the Chief Justice
of India with effect from 19 July
2013. Sathasivam hails from
which of the following stales?
(1) Karnalaka
(2) Kerala
(3) Tamil Nadu
(4) Andhra Pradesh
163. Who among the following was
r e c e n t l y a w a r d e d w i t h the
C o m m a n d e r of the Order of
Arts and Letters, the highest
cultural award of France for
contributing to music and utilizing his popularity for the
sake of humanitarian causes?
(1) Bob Dylan
(2) Sean Connery
(3) Roger Moore
(4) Paul Hewson
164. United Nation secretary general
Ban Ki-moon, on 10 July 2013.
appointed Phumzile MlamboNgcuka as the new head of the
United Nation body (UN Entity for Gender Equality and
Empowerment of Women)
tasked with promoting women's right and their full participation in global affairs. She
is a former deputy president of
(1) Gambia
(2) South Africa
(3) Uganda
(4) D e m o c r a t i c R e p u b l i c of
Congo
165. Who among the following was.
on 13 July 2013. sworn in as
the 9 t h C h i e f M i n i s t e r o f
Jharkhand?

(1) Annapurna Devi

7/.JN

(2) Rajendra Prasad Singh

(3) Ilernanl Soren

(4) Shibu Soren

166.Tongam Rina was selected for
the prestigious prize for "Freedom and Future of the Media
-2013. To which slate of India
does he belong?
(1) Arunachal Pradesh
(2) Assam
(3) West Bengal
(4) Tripura
167. Indian cricketing legend Sunil
Gavaskar recently became the
fourth Indian cricketer to be
inducted into the L e g e n d ' s
Club at the Cricket Club of
India. Who among the following is not among the rest of
the three Indian cricketers?
(1) Kapil Dev
(2) Vijay Merchant
(3) Vijay Hazare
(4) Vinoo Mankad
168. A High-level Jury under the
Chairmanship of Prime Minister. Dr. Manmohan Singh, on
4 July 2013. decided to select
Zubin Mehta to be the second
recipient of the Tagore Award.
2013 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to cultural harmony. W h o was the
first recipien^of this award?
(1) Amartya Sen
(2) Lata Mangeshkar
(3) Pandit Ravi Shankar
(4) Jyoti Basu
169. In which of the following cities w a s a project named
"Pravasi Friend" launched in
July 2013?
(l)Kochi
(2)Belgaum
(3) Madurai
(4) Nellore
170.The winner of D a d a s a h e b
Phalke Award and a veteran
actor Pran died on 12 July 2013
in a Hospital at Mumbai. He
died at the age of
(1)81 years
(2) 87 years
(3) 93 years
(4) 99 years

171. Which of ihc following Islamic parties was banned by the

Bangladesh high court in July
2013 from contesting future
polls?
(1) Bangladesh Islami Front
(2) Jamaat-e-Islami
(3) Islamic Unit Front
(4) Islamic Action Society
172. A Bollywood actor who held
the Guinness World Record for
being the most type-cast actor,
died on 28 July 2013 at Mumbai. W h o was he/she?
(1) Manmohan Shctty
(2) Anita Raj
(3)Jagdish Raj
(4) Roopa Malhotra
173. Who was declared as the High
est Paid Actress of Hollywood
by Forbes on 30 J uly 2013?
(1) Jennifer Lawrence
(2) Angelina Jolie
(3) Emma Stone
(4) Krlsten Stewart
174. Which s l a t e / u n i o n territory
government on 17 July 2013
delinked wine from the Indian
Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL)
category and listed as a food
item to attract more tourists
to the state?
(l)Goa
(2) Karnalaka
(3) Puducherry
(4) Kerala
175. Scientisls'at the department of
linguistics at the University of
Michigan in Ann Arbor discovered a new language called
Light Warlpiri in
(1) Northern Australia
(2) Ireland
(3) Samoa
(4) Mauritius
176. Which Asian country on 15
July 2013 announced a ban on
the movie. Flying Pish claiming that it insulted the Government as well as the Security Forces of the country?
(1) Pakistan
(2) Japan
(3) Sri Lanka
(4) Bangladesh

SCIENCE & T E C H N O L O G Y
1 7 7 . A s per a n a n n o u n c e m e n t
made in July 2013. a Hydrogen-powered automobile bus
has been developed for the first
time in India. Which of the
following has developed this
Hydrogen-Powered Fuel Cell
bus?
(1) ISRO and Tata Motors
(2) Tata Motors and Ford
(3) ISRO and HAL
(4) HAL and Tata Motors
178. Global warming and increasing levels of greenhouse gas
were recurrent themes in global as well as national newspapers in India in July 2013.
In this context, which of the
following is a greenhouse gas?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Carbon dioxide
Methane
Carbon Monoxide
Nitrous Oxide
Sulfur dioxide
Chose the correct answer from
the codes given below:
(1) Only a. b and c
(2) Only a. c, d and e
(3) Only a. b. c and d
(4) All of the Above
179. From which of the following
satellite launching stations
was India's latest Weather Satellite INSAT 3D launched on
26 July 2013. giving a boost to
weather forecasting and disaster warning services?
( l ) V i k r a m Sarabhai Space
Centre
(2) Kourou French Guinea
(3) Satish Dhawan Space Centre
(4) Lapan Space Centre
180. India's first wireless road traffic c o n t r o l l e r t e c h n o l o g y
"WiTrac" that runs on solar
power, developed by the Centre for D e v e l o p m e n t of A d vanced Computing ( C D A C ) ,
w a s handed over to private
partners for production by
Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal
on 24 July. 2013. In which city
was it unveiled?

(2) Bangalore
(2)Chennai
(3) Mumbai
' (4) New Delhi
181. A new study from the University of Victoria suggested on 30
July 2013 that our atmosphere
is far more susceptible to a
runaway g r e e n h o u s e effect
than previously assumed. It
also said ,'that our planet will
turn into "Earth's Twin like
hell earlier than previously
thought. Which planet is nicknamed 'Earth's T w i n ?
(1) Venus
(2) Jupiter
(3) Mars ^
(4) Mercury
182. Notifiable^ Qisease, a disease
that is required by law to be
reported yip government authorities,, was in the news recently,
of the following
diseases come under this categorv?
(DPoliO/,
,
(2) H5N 1 (bird flu) and Swine
N | 4

(3) Tuberculosis
(4) All of |lfre above
183.Tikka or leaf spot of Groundnut and was recently reported
from all most all ground nut
growing ,a^pas of the World. It
is quite ajidestructive disease
caused by Cercospora arachidicola as early leaf spot. Which
type of,disease is it?
(1) Bacterid
(2)Viralip3i
(3) Fungal'
(4) Prdtos&Sn
184. Sally D6g'502" made international h^atflines in July 2013.
Which bT'the following correctly d e s e r t i t ?
(1) lt's a* riame of the unmaWfte'a jet of US defence
department
l,l

,r

(2) It's'-ff'fleW breed of dog dev e l o p ' b y the scientist

(3) It's'a, robot with advanced
tecnnblogy
(4) It's' a new missile developed
by MDO
:

185. As per the latest findings by

Curiosity rover in July 2013.
Mar's atmosphere is mostly
composed of which of the following gas?
(1) Carbon dioxide
(2) Methane
(3) Oxygen
(4) Hydrogen
186. According to a paper published
in Biological Conservation in
July 2013, 30 percent of the
fish exported from India in the
past seven years were from dozens of threatened species, raising serious questions regarding the state of biodiversity
hotspots in the country. In
this regard, which among the
following is / a r e biodiversity
hotspots in India?
a. Western Ghats
b. Eastern Himalayas
c. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
d. Sunderbans
Choose the correct option from
the codes given below:
(1) Only a and b
(2) Only b and c
(3) Only a and c
(4) Only a. b and c
187. INS Trikand. the last of the
three 'Eollow-On Talwar Class'
frigates built in Russia, was
commissioned into the Indian
Navy at Kaliningrad, Russia,
on 28 June 2013. INS Trikand
carries a state-of-the-art combat suite which includes
(1) Supersonic BRAHMOS missile system and advanced
Surface to Air missiles Shtil.
(2) U p g r a d e d A 1 9 0 m e d i u m
range gun and Electro-optical 30 mm Close-in Weapon System
(3) Anti-Submarine w e a p o n s
such as torpedoes and
rockets and an advanced
Electronic Warfare system
(4) All of the above
188. A team from the Institute for
Medical R e s e a r c h in Kuala
Lumpur discovered that the
leaf juice of a certain fruit helps

increase platelet count in patients with dengue fever. The

fruit/tree in reference here is
of
(1) Tamarind
(2) Papaya
(3) Guava
(4) Neem
189. S c i e n t i s t s in G e r m a n y and
C a n a d a , in J u n e 2 0 1 3 . announced to have created
world's first high-definition 3D
model of a complete human
brain. What is the name of this
human brain?
( 1 ) 3 D Brain
(2) Amazing Brain
(3) Big Brain
(4) Intel Brain
190.Which country, on 28 June
2013, became the first to allow doctors to use a controv e r s i a l 1VF t e c h n i q u e that
would lead to creation of babies with three parents that
could prevent mitochondrial
disease?
(1) Sweden
(2) China
(3) Britain
(4) USA
191. India, on 1 July 2013, successfully launched its first dedicated navigation satellite. IRNSS1A using Polar Satellite
Launch Vehicle (PSLVJ-C22
from Satish Dhawan Space
Research Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. With reference to IRNSS-1 A. which of
the following statements is/are
correct?
a. IRNSS is an independent regional navigation satellite system designed to provide position information in the Indian region and 1,500 kilometers
around the Indian mainland.
b. IRNSS will provide two service s Standard Positioning Services available to all users and
Restricted Services, which will
be available only to authorized
users.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(l)Only a
(2) Only b
(3) Both a and b
(4) Neither a nor b

MISCELLANEOUS
192. Which island in India was recently declared as the World
Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO
under its M A B (Man and Biosphere) Programme?
(1) Nicobar Islands
(2) Andaman Islands
(3) Lakshadweep Islands
(4) Majuli Island
193. The Union government recently
set up a six member expert
c o m m i t t e e headed by Chief
Economic Adviser to evolve a
composite index to measure
backwardness of states. Who
heads this committee?
(1) Raghuram Rajan
(2) Sam Pitroda
(3) R. Kasturirangan
(4) Bimal Jalan
194. The largest low-cost carrier in
West Asia and North Africa
was, in July 2013, awarded
Best Low-Cost Airline. West
Asia at the Skytrax World Airline A w a r d s 2013. Which is
that airline company?
(1) Air Arabia
(2) Azerbaijan
(3) Bahrain Airlines
(4) G M G Airlines
195. Which of the following was. on
2 July 2013, declared as being
the first "smoke-free" stale in
India for achieving 85.42 per
cenl compliance with seelion
4 of the Cigarettes and other
Tobacco Product Act (COTPA)
2003?
(1) Himachal Pradesh
(2) Odisha
.
(3) Jharkhand
(4) Haryana
196. Which state government, in
June 2013, launched the "Atal
Jyoti" campaign, which aimed
at providing 24 hours power
supply to rural areas?
(1) Jammu & Kashmir
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Tripura
(4) Meghalaya

197. Who among the following was

recently conferred the prestigious "Indian Healthcare V i sionary of tbe Decade" award?
(1) Dr Mukesh Hariawala
(2) Dr Devi Shetty
(3) Dr Pratap Reddy
(4) Dr Sunil Chatri
198. The Founder and CEO of Middle East's only ISO certified
nursery c h a i n , British O r chard Nursery, became the first
ever Indian woman to receive
Dubai Government's coveted
"Emirates Woman Award" for
business excellence in July
2013. W h o is she?
(1) Sunita Nair
(2) Vandana Gandhi
(3) Indira Nooyi
(4) Sudha Murthy
199. As per an official release of the
World Health Organization in
July 2013, in which country
has MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome), a new respiratory Virus related to SARS,
killed 39 people?
(1) Saudi Arabia
(2) Qatar
(3) Oman
(4) Yemen
200.The US inventor who was
k n o w n as the father of the
computer mouse died at the
age of 88 on 2 July 2013. W h o
was he?
(1) Douglas Englebart
(2) Leonard Euler
(3) Hans Bathe
(4) Willard Laby

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