answers (current affairs)

Current Affairs31-12-2012 to 06-01-2013

1. Who was awarded as CEAT Cricketer of the Year for the year 2011-12?(a) Virat Kohli (b) M S Dhoni (c) Unmukt Chand (d)Bhubaneswar Kumar

2. Recently, Sania Mirza won the WTA Brisbane International Trophy in doubles with :(a) Cara Black (b) Samanta Stosur (c) Bethani Sands (d) Maria Kirilenko

3. The Indian-American re-nominated US-president Barack Obama as Federal Judge of the District of Colombia Circuit, is :(a) Srikant Srinivasan (b) Boby Jindal (c) Nikki Haley (d) Sunita Williams

4. Wagelin & Co. became the first foreign bank that pleaded guilty in the US for the case of tax evasion. It is the oldest bank of :(a) New York (b) Brazil (c) England (d) Switzerland

5. Sushil Kumar Sindhe launched a pilot project of Crime and Criminal Tracking system to check crimes in India. He is :(a) Finance Minister (b) Defence Minister(c) Rural Development Minister (d) Home Minister

6. The prestigious Tippery International Peace Prize for 2012 was awarded to :(a) Malala Yousafzai (b) Benazir Bhutto (c) Hema Malini (d) Kiran Bedi

7. Padma Bhusan Awardee, M. S. Gopalakrishnan passed away. He is maestro of :(a) Tabla (b) Flute (c) Xylophone (d) Violin

8. Who among the following was appointed the Deputy Governor of the RBI, recently ?(a) Urjit Patel (b) Nainalal Kidwai (c) Subir Gokaran (d) None

9. Union Govt. of India constituted the 14th Finance Commission under the chairmanship of :(a) Vijay Kelkar (b) Kaushik Basu (c) Y. V. Reddy (d) Dubburi Subbarao

10. Who was awarded with Canada’s Highest Civilian Award - The Order of Canada ?(a) Sunita Williams (b) Manmohan Singh(c) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (d) Venkatesh Mannar

11. The Aryabhatta Award is given for :(a) Mathematics (b) Science (c) Literature (d) Architecture

12. Recently, the former Australian Cricketer to be conducted into the ICC Hall of Fame is :(a) Rickey Ponting (b) Steve Waugh (c) Glenn McGrath (d) Shane Warne

13. Which state of India announced Kanyadan Scheme for bride participants of mass marriage ?(a) Uttarakhand (b) Bihar (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Haryana

14. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index-2012, the richest person of the year is :(a) Carlos Slim (b) Bill Gates (c) Amancio Ortega (d) Warren Buffett

15. The first earthquake-proof Hindu temple of the world opened in :(a) Washington (b) London (c) Los Angeles (d) Florida

16. FII is used in capital market stands for :Foreign Institutional Investment

17. International Road Safety Day is observed on :(a) 4th Sunday of December (b) 3rd Sunday of December(c) 3rd Sunday of November (d) 2nd Sunday of November

18. The venue of 100th Indian Science Congress was :(a) Bhubaneswar (b) Hyderabad (c) Kolkata (d) Karnataka

19. To make amendments to criminal laws sternly deal with sexual assault cases, the three member committee is headed by :(a) V. K. Shunglu (b) L. K. Banerjee (c) J. S. Burma (d) P. K. Nanavati

20. The internet, a revolutionary and cheap communication system that has transformed the lives of billions of people across the world has turned.(a) 20 years (b) 30 years (c) 40 years (d) 50 years


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

2. Winner of Chennai open 2013 is :(a) Leander Paes (b) Yuki Bhamri (c) Mahesh Bhupati (d) Tanko Tipsarevic

3. Karalapat, Kotagarh and Lakhari Valley sanctuary are in :(a) Odisha (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Bihar

4. Birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda celebrated as National Youth Day is on :(a) 7th Jan (b) 10th Jan (c) 12th Jan (d) None

5. Newly appointed chairman of Law Commission is :(a) Justice D. K. Jain (b) Justice Soli Sorabji(c) Justice S. Verma (d) Justice Altamas Kabir

6. Chairman of Google is :(a) Eric Schmidt (b) Bill Gates (c) Mark Zuckerberg (d) Nandan Nilekani

7. Justice Santosh Hegde panel is to probe :(a) Delhi Gangrape (b) Manipur Encounter death(c) Godhra Riot (d) None

8. Recently, President rule has been imposed in :(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Jharkhand (c) Karnataka (d) Odisha

9. Short filmmaker Vijay Kumar Dash of Chattrapur won the best film award at “COFFI” short film contest 2012 at Mumbai for the film :(a) Indradhanu ra Chai (b) Jianta Bhuta(c) Jana Gana Mana (d) Jaga Balia

10. BrahMos is an :(a) Light Combat Aircraft (b) Surface to Surface Missile(c) Tank (d) Super Sonic Cruise Missile

11. Santosh Trophy is associated with :(a) Cricket (b) Hockey (c) Chess (d) Football

12. “The Soldiers General” is an autobiography of :(a) Gen. V. K. Singh (b) Gen. J. J. Singh (c) Gen. Bikram Singh (d) Gen. V. P. Malik

13. Ranthambore National Park & Sariska Tiger Reserve are in :(a) Gujarat (b) Rajasthan (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Odisha

14. Chief of Air Staff said, “If these things continue the way they are, we may have to look of other options”. The chief of Air staff is :(a) ACM NAK Browne (b) ACM PV Naik (c) ACM Fali Homi Major (d) ACM SP Tyagi

15. The 11th Pravashi Bharatiya Diwas 2013 was held at :(a) Kochi (b) Mumbai (c) Patna (d) Hyderabad

16. Recently, which state entered in the Indian Book of Records for holding the largest ensemble of drummers?(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Gujarat (c) Manipur (d) Assom

17. President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the honorary rank of Suprabal Jana Sewa Shree of the Indian army of General Gaurav Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. He is the army chief of :(a) Bhutan (b) Nepal (c) Myanmar (d) Bangladesh

18. Recently, who was honoured with France’s Simone de Beauvoir Prize for women’s freedom?(a) Ela Bhatt (b) Malala Yousafzai (c) Mamta Sharma (d) Jyoti Panigrahy

19. Indira Awas Yojana is a major scheme for constructing house in rural area, comes under :(a) Ministry of Rural Development (b) Ministry of Finance(c) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (d) Ministry of Urban Development

20. Jallikattu is a bull taming sport played in :(a) Kerala (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Karnataka


1. Aron Swartz was :(a) Environment Activist (b) Internet Activist(c) Social Activist (d) None

2. Army Day is on :(a) 7th Dec. (b) 15th Jan. (c) 4th Dec. (d) 8th Oct.

3. Animal Right Activist has been protesting mass animal sacrifice on the occasion of Sulia Festival. Sulia Festival is observed in :(a) Odisha (b) Kerala (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Andhra Pradesh

4. GAAR stands for :General Anti Avoidance Rule

5. Oceans study Aircraft SARAL a joint venture of India & France will be launched to study :(a) Ocean current (b) Gravity of Earth (c) Density of water (d) Ocean temperature

6. Padmini Rout is associated with :(a) Football (b) Chess (c) Squash (d) Cricket

7. US has banned Aircrafts of which company of safety regions?(a) Kingfisher (b) Dream liner (c) Spice jet (d) None

8. Controversial athlete Lance Armstrong debarred from all the medals of Tour De France and Olympics is associated with : (a) Boxing (b) Cycling (c) Squash (d) Tennis

9. The first woman Chief Justice, Shirani Bandaranayake was impeached recently. She belongs to :(a) Maldives (b) Sri Lanka (c) Myanmar (d) Indonesia

10. Principle scientific advisor to government is :(a) V. K. Saraswat (b) Parthasarathi Shome(c) R. Chidambaram (d) Raghuram Rajan

11. India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vietnam for co-operation in the field of :(a) SHG (b) MSME (c) Agriculture (d) Telecommunication

12. The first Chinese to write a book in Tamil named Kalaimakal is :(a) Hu Jintao (b) Xi Jinping (c) Wei Wei (d) Zhao Jiang

13. Recently, India affected by cyber spying campaign called :(a) Red Letter (b) Red October (c) Black Trojan (d) Cyber Virus

14. Recently, Indian Company Mahindra Satyam signed in agreement with TechMatrix Corporation of which country for healthcare services ?(a) Japan (b) South Korea (c) China (d) Cambodia

15. The World Economic Forum which will be held in :(a) Dubai (b) Zurich (c) Davos (d) Copenhagen

16. The first woman speaker has been appointed to the Singapore Parliament is :(a) Sheikh Hasina (b) Tony Tan (c) Halimah Yacob (d)Yingluck Shinawatra

17. Recently, President Pranab Mukherjee presented Krishi Karman Awards for the year 2011-12 to how many states :(a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 18 (d) 19

18. Chairperson of National Advisory Committee is :(a) Manmohan Singh (b) Pranab Mukherjee(c) Kamal Nath (d) Sonia Gandhi

19. The first weather reading centre of India will be set up in :(a) Mumbai (b) New Delhi (c) Kolkata (d) Chennai

20. Which of the following became the first district court in India to use complete e-stamping facility:

(a) Delhi High Court(b)Patiala House Court (c)Lucknow High Court(d)Mumbai High Court


1. The CAG of India is :(a) Vinod Rai (b) Nandan Nilekani (c) Altamas Kabir (d) V. S. Sampat

2. “Aam Aadmi Ka Paisa, Aam Aadmi Ke Haath” is the punch line of :(a) LIC (b) PDS (c) DBT (d) SHG

3. Recently, India successfully launched a medium range ballistic missile, is :(a) Prithvi (b) K-5 (c) C-17 (d) Agni

4. Who among the following is the recipient of Padma Bhushan Award ?(a) Prof. Yash Pal (b) S. H. Raza (c) Ashok Sen (d) Roddam Narasimha

5. Padma awards are presented by :(a) President (b) Vice-President (c) Prime Minister (d) Chief Justice of India

6. The winner of Australian Open (Men)-2013 is :(a) Novak Djokovic (b) Andy Murray (c) Roger Federer (d) Andy Ram

7. Prakash Singh Chautala and his son were sentenced to 10 years in prison for their alleged involvement in the Junior Basic Trained (JBT) teacher’s recruitment scam in the year 2000. He was the CM of :(a) Punjab (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Haryana (d) Uttarakhand

8. India’s lunar mission Chandrayan-II will be scheduled to launch in :(a) 2014 (b) 2015 (c) 2018 (d) 2020

9. DSC prize is associated with :(a) Science (b) Sports (c) Literature (d) Film

10. The winner of Mumbai Marathon 2013 (Men) was :(a) Michael Johnson (b) Jackson Kiprop (c) Binning Lynkhoi (d) None

11. What is the forecasted Indian Economic growth rate by IMF in 2013 ?(a) 5.1% (b) 5.4% (c) 5.7% (d) 5.9%

12. Recently, Supreme Court banned tourists’ entry in Jarawa tribe habitats. The tribes live in : (a) Lakshadweep (b) Andaman & Nicobar(c) Jharkhand (d) Odisha

13. National Voter’s Day is observed on :(a) 23 Jan. (b) 24 Jan. (c) 25 Jan. (d) 26 Jan.

14. Who was the chief guest in the 64th Republic Day ?(a) J. K. N. Wangchuk (b) Thein Sein(c) Yingluck Shinawatra (d) Darul Uloom Deoband

15. Who among the following Indian celebrity topped in Forbes India celebrity list ? (a) Amitabh Bachchan (b) Sachin Tendulkar(c) M. S. Dhoni (d) Shah Rukh Khan

16. U. R. Anantamurthy has been shortlisted for 2013’s Man Booker International Prize. He is a writer in which language ?(a) Tamil (b) Kannada (c) Malayalam (d) Telugu

17. Who was the doubles partner in Australian Open with Sania Mirza ?(a) Mike Bryan (b) Bob Bryan (c) Mahesh Bhupati (d) Radek Stepaneck

18. At present how many high courts are in India ?(a) 25 (b) 24 (c) 23 (d) 21

19. BIPA stands for :Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement

20. The Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) pilot project was launched in :(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Haryana (c) Kerala (d) Odisha


1. Mumbai claimed the Ranji Trophy for the 40th time after defeating :(a) Sourashtra (b) Odisha (c) MP (d) UP

2. NABARD scraps controversial scheme for corporate warehousing. NABARD stands for :National Bank for Rural Development

3. India’s Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) launched successfully from INS Arihant is :(a) K-10 (b) K-15 (c) K-5 (d) None

4. Writer of the song “Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon” is :(a) Md. Iqbal (b) Narsi Mehata(c) Ram Prasad Bismil (d) Kabi Pradeep

5. On 30th Jan. (Martyrs Day), Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in the year :(a) 1947 (b) 1948 (c) 1949 (d) 1950

6. The captain of Women Cricket Team of India is : (a) Mithali Raj (b) Jhulan Goswami (c) Harmanpreet Kaur (d) Poonam Raut

7. The new Secretary of states of USA will be :(a) John Kerry (b) Hilary Clinton (c) Condaliza Rise (d) None

8. The organisation formed by Anna Hazare and Ex-Army Chief Gen. V. K. Singh is :(a) Aam Admi Party (b) Jantantra Morcha(c) India Against Corruption (d) None

9. Mr. P. R. Vasudev Rao took over as director of IGCAR. IGCAR stands for :Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research

10. Davis Cup is associated with :(a) Football (b) Chess (c) Horse Riding (d) Tennis

11. Director General of Indian Coast Guard is :(a) Vice Admiral M. P. Muralidharan (b) General Bikram Singh(c) Air Chief Marshal N. A. K Browne (d) Admiral Debendra Kumar Joshi

12. Producer & Director of the controversial firm Viswaroopam is : (a) Rajnikant (b) Kamal Hassan (c) Mani Ratnam (d) Sanjaylila Bhansali

13. NSA (National Security Advisor of India is :(a) Shiv Sankar Menon (b) Altamas Kabir(c) Montek Singh Ahluwalia (d) V. S. Sampat

14. CM Naveen Patnaik launched `1 Kg rice scheme in Malkangiri district by distributing rice among tribal community known as :(a) Santala (b) Praja (c) Bonda (d) Kui

15. What is the present reduced CRR ? (a) 4.5% (b) 4.75% (c) 4% (d) 3.75%

16. The River Brahmaputra named in China is :(a) Padma (b) Yarlung Tsangbo (c) Jhinglang Tengbo (d) Swinwi Swan

17. World Leprosy Day is observed on :(a) Jan 28 (b) Jan 29 (c) Jan 30 (d) Jan 31

18. Which committee was constituted to review working of Prashar Bharti ?(a) Sam Pitroda Committee (b) M. B. Shah Committee(c) Aditya Puri Committee (d) Rakesh Mohan Committee

19. Recently, ADB sanctioned the loan of $100 million for urban sector development to :(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Uttarakhand (c) Haryana (d) Arunachal Pradesh

20. Recently, which two companies has been added in Maharatna status ?(a) NTPC & BHEL (b) BHEL & SAIL (c) SAIL & GAIL (d) GAIL & BHEL


1. The costliest player in IPL auction is :(a) Mahendra Singh Dhoni (b) Aaron Finch(c) Ajanta Mendis (d) Glenn Maxwell

2. The all girl band group of J & K , banned by Grand Mufti of J & K is :(a) Islamic Voice (b) Pragaash (c) Jannat (d) Voice of Kashmir

3. The chairman of IPL is :(a) Rajiv Shukla (b) Gurunath Meiappan(c) Silpa Shetty (d) Raj Kundra

4. CM Mr. Naveen Patnaik laid the foundation stone for the Mega Food Park in Odisha at :(a) Cuttack (b) Jeypore (c) Rayagada (d) Rourkela

5. Range of Agni I, II, III, IV & V are respectively :(a) 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000 & 5000 (b) 700, 2500, 3000, 4000 & 5000(c) 1000, 2500, 3000, 4000 & 5000 (d) 700, 2500, 3500, 4000 & 5000

6. Author of the book “Dare to Do” is :(a) Kiran Bedi (b) Anna Hazare (c) Gen. V. K. Singh (d) Prakash Jha

7. Osama Bin Laden was captured and killed in Pakistan at :(a) Karachi (b) Islamabad (c) Abbottabat (d) Muzafarabad

8. Army’s stands make it hard to amend AFSPA: Chidambaram. AFSPA stands for :Armed Forces Special Powers Act

9. Recently, US Govt. penalized $5 billion to which rating agency for wrong rating on mortgage ?(a) Moody (b) Standard & Poor (c) Forbes (d) None

10. Venue of Aero India 2013 is :(a) Bangalore (b) Hyderabad (c) Pune (d) None

11. Venue of 11th agricultural science congress is :(a) Bhubaneswar (b) Allahabad (c) Hyderabad (d) Bangalore

12. Newly appointed Solicitor General of India is :(a) Altamas Kabir (b) Mohan Parasaran (c) V. S. Sampat (d) Gulam E vahanvati

13. `52 Cr. Penalty slapped on BCCI for anti-competitive practices by CCI. CCI stands for :Competion Commissin of India

14. FM (Finance Minister) for simpler KYC norms to attract small investor. KYC stands :Know Your Customer

15. Chairman of SEBI is :(a) Arvind Mayaram (b) U. K. Sinha(c) P. Chidambaram (d) Montek Singh Ahluwalia

16. Satish Dhawan Space Centre is in :(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Kerala

17. The Kukis, The Paites and the Hmars are the tribes of :(a) Manipur (b) Nagaland (c) Mizoram (d) Jharkhand

18. Recently, Mohammed Afzal Guru was hanged & buried in Tihar Jail for his conviction of :(a) 26/11 Mumbai blast (b) 2001 Parliament attack(c) Godhra riot (d) Death of Indian soldiers at LOC

19. “Etihad Airways” is the Airway of :(a) Saudi Arab (b) Iran (c) Afghanistan (d) None

20. Federation Cup is associated with :(a) Football (b) Hockey (c) Golf (d) None


1. Rest of India claimed Irani Trophy for eighth consecutive times. Irani Trophy is associated with :(a) Cricket (b) Hockey (c) Football (d) Tennis

2. Rudra is a :(a) Weaponised Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH)(b) Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)(c) Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher (d) Unmanned Areal Vehicle (UAV)

3. Author of the book “Sounding off” is :(a) Rashool Pookuty (b) Pandit Ravi Sankar (c) Bismilah Khan (d) A. R. Rehman

4. RBI Governor D. Subbarao warns of widening CAD. CAD stands for :Current Account Deficit

5. Winner of best World Music Album Grammy award is :(a) A. R. Rehman (b) Rashool Puokuty (c) Pandit Ravi Sankar (d) Anuska Shankar

6. Shagun Chowdhary is associated with :(a) Chess (b) Shooting (c) Snooker (d) Squash

7. US Navy SEAL who shot Laden speaks out. SEAL stands for :Sea, Air & Land

8. Two companies Sahara India Real Estate Corporation Ltd. And Sahara Housing Investment Corporation was found guilty by SEBI. The founder of Sahara group is :(a) Anil Roy Sahara (b) Subrat Roy Sahara(c) Mukesh Roy Sahara (d) Ajim Sahara

9. The chairman of SBI is :(a) Pratip Chaudhary (b) M V Tanksale (c) R M Malla (d) K R Kamath

10. Tejas is a :(a) LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) (b) AJT (Advanced Jet Trainer)(c) ICBM (Inter Continental Ballistic Missile) (d) Surface-to-Air Missile

11. Jaitapur power plant project is in the state :(a) Maharashtra (b) Odisha (c) Rajasthan (d) Andhra Pradesh

12. The blade runner was in news for killing his girlfriend is :(a) Ussain Bolt (b) Asafa Powel (c) Oscar Pistorius (d) Lance Armstrong

13. Expand your roles to fight inequality, Amartya Sen urges unions. Noble laureate Amartya Sen is the author of the book :(a) Argumentative Indians (b) Midnight Children(c) God of small things (d) Wings of fire

14. Who was appointed as the next permanent representative of India to the United Nations ?(a) Hardeep Singh Puri (b) Asoke Kumar Mukherji(c) Raghuram Rajan (d) Ashok Seth

15. Recently, which State High Court ordered to implement the centre’s pre-matriculation scholarship scheme for the students of minority community in the state ?(a) Gujarat (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Bihar

16. “One Billion Raising Campaign” is associated with :(a) Eradication of poverty in World (b) Reach 100% literacy in India(c) End the violence against women in World (d) Increase agriculture productivity in India

17. Recently, India signed a deal of $60 million credit agreement for the Karnataka Watershed development project-II with : (a) ADB (b) IMF (c) World Bank (d) NABARD

18. Recently, PM of Bhutan visited India for strengthening bilateral relationship. Who is he ?(a) J. Y. Thinley (b) Baburam Bhatarai (c) J. K. N. Wangchuk (d) Jigme S. Bahadur

19. Finmeccanica is in news for the selling of VVIP Choppers to India. It is the aerospace company of :(a) France (b) Germany (c) USA (d) Italy

20. National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Science is at :(a) Hyderabad (b) Bangalore (c) Mumbai (d) Dehradun

Current Affairs

18-02-2013 to 24-02-20131. Winner of “The Hindu” literary prize for the Novel “Em and the Big Hoom” is :

(a) Sharmila Tagore (b) Jerry Pinto (c) Khuswant Singh (d) Jhumpa Lahiri2. PM of Britain is :

(a) David Camaroon (b) Francois Hollande (c) Stephen Harper (d) Rafael Correa3. Ela Ramesh Bhatt of the Self Employed Women’s Association(SEWA) was awarded with :

(a) Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for Disarmament and development 2011(b) Rajib Gandhi award for national integration 2011(c) Noble Peace Prize 2011(d) Lal Bahadur Shastri Award

4. German automobile major Mercedes-Benz launched G-Class (Gelandewagen or cross country vehicle) SUV in Mumbai. SUV stands for :Sports Utility Vehicle

5. RIL & BP seek nod for investments worth $5 in KG Basin. KG stands for :Krishna & Godavari

6. Saudi Arab King Abdullah swore in the country’s first women member in Parliament. Parliament of Saudi Arab is :(a) Shura (b) Knesset (c) Diet (d) Duma

7. Azim Premji pledges more to philanthropy. Mr. Premji donated $2 billion to Azim Premji foundation. Azim Premji is the chairman of :(a) Wipro (b) P & G (c) Godrej (d) M & M

8. David Cameroon is the first British PM to visit Jalianawala Bagh & paid tribute to those killed and regrated the incident in which at least 379 persons were killed and 1,200 injured when British troop led by General Reginald Dyre fired on peaceful gathering. Jalianawala Bagh incident took place in the year.(a) 1919 (b) 1914 (c) 1913 (d) 1920

9. Allowing banks to run banks may be a “risky move” said the former chief economic advisor Arvind Virmani. The present chief economic advisor to PM is :(a) Raghuram Rajan (b) C Rangarajan (c) Kaushik Basu (d) P Chidambaram

10. Which Swiss company is going to manufacture watches having Lord Venketeswara’s image on the dial ?(a) Fasttrack (b) Timex (c) Centurian (d) Rolex

11. Which of the following artist is a Mrudangam maestro ?(a) Ustad Bismillah Khan (b) Ustad Jakir Hussain(c) Mullapudi Sreerama Murty (d) Pandit Birju Maharaj

12. Who was awarded with “Lifetime Achievement Award” instituted by Ernst & Young for “asserting a greater role for India entrepreneurs on the global business landscape”.(a) Azim Premji (b) Ratan Tata (c) Anil Ambani (d) Dhirubhai Ambani

13. Marines’ of which country were arrested by India for killed two fishermen in Kerala ?(a) Pakistan (b) Italy (c) UK (d) USA

14. The RBI has issues financial guidelines for setting up of new banks in private sector, which of the following statement is true related to this issue.(a) It should have a track record of 10 year with sound credential and integrity(b) Rs. 500 cr. Is the initial minimum paid-up voting equity capital(c) 40% minimum paid-up capital of the bank to be held by the holding company(d) All of the above

15. The RBI has issued financial guidelines for setting up of new banks in private sector, which of the following statement is true related to this issue ?(a) For first five year foreign share holding caped at 49%(b) At least half of the holding companies’ directors should be independent(c) At least 1/4th of branches should be in unbanked rural centers(d) All of the above

16. Department of post has appointed which organisation as the consultant for the proposed (Post Bank) ?(a) Standard & Poor (b) Moody’s (c) Earnest & Young (d) ISO 2001

17. Venue of “Iron Fist” IAF first ever day night full combat and fire demonstration exercise :(a) Pokhran (b) Siechang (c) Chandipur (d) Sriharikota

18. Massad is an intelligence agency of(a) France (b) Israel (c) Iraq (d) Italy

19. At present, who took the charge as the chairman of IRDA ?(a) J Hari Narayan (b) T S Vijayan (c) U K Sinha (d) Arun Kaul

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


1. DBT a failure, beneficiaries excluded, “said Aruna Roy”. DBT stands for :Direct Benefit Transfer

2. A joint special forces exercise, Sampriti-III was conducted between India & ____.(a) Myanmar (b) Bangladesh (c) Sri Lanka (d) Maldives

3. The committee has been formed to probe mining scam in Odisha is : (a) M. B. Shah Committee (b) V. K. Shunglu Committee(c) Yashpal Committee (d) Malegaon Committee

4. The newly appointed Chief Justice of Odisha High Court is :(a) Justice Gopal Gowda (b) Justice Chaturlingam Nagappan(c) Justice Altmas Kabir (d) Justice K. G. Balakrishna

5. The anti-terror organisation NATGRID stands for :National Intelligence Grid

6. Recently, e-Nirman, an online project monitoring mechanism of work department was inaugurated in :(a) Gujarat (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Maharashtra (d) Odisha

7. The rail wheel factory is at :(a) Sitalapalli (b) Yelahanka (c) Perambur (d) Chitaranjan

8. Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna was felicitated with “Swarna Puspabhishekam”, is an exponent of :(a) Carnatic Music (b) Classical Dancer (c) Sitar Maestro (d) None

9. The book “Walking with Lions” authored by :(a) Narendra Modi (b) K. Natwar Singh (c) Shiv Khera (d) P. V. Narasimha Rao

10. National Science Day is on :(a) Feb. 26 (b) Feb. 27 (c) Feb. 28 (d) Feb. 29

11. Which veteran bollywood actor was nominated for Oscar 2013 for the movie “Silver Linings Playback” ?(a) Anil Kapoor (b) Imran Khan (c) Anupam Kher (d) Naseerudin Shah

12. Which sports is to be dropped from Olympics programme in 2020 ?(a) Wrestling (b) Fencing (c) Water Polo (d) Boxing

13. Recently, Park-Geun-hye sworn in as South Korea’s first woman president by succeeding :(a) Naoto Ken (b) Tony Tan (c) Lee Myung Bak (d) Harihuko Kuroda

14. Which movie was awarded best film in 85th Academy Awards ?(a) Life of Pi (b) Silver Linings Playback(c) Amour (d) Argo

15. Recently, Indo-French satellite SARAL was launched by PSLV C20 from :(a) Bikarm Sarabhai Space Centre (b) Satish Dhawan Space Centre(c) Bhava Atomic Research Centre (d) None

16. The flamingo is the state bird of :(a) Odisha (b) Gujarat (c) J & K (d) Kerala

17. The Kishenganga hydro-electric project is in : (a) Kashmir (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Punjab (d) Uttar Pradesh

18. Brahmapur Municipal Corporation has decided to name a road in the city after tribal freedom fighter :(a) Saheed Laxman Nayak (b) Bhagirathi Gomango(c) Rindo Majhi (d) Birsa Munda

19. The controversial Babli project across the Godavari River is between : (a) Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh (b) Karnataka & Maharashtra(c) Maharashtra & Andhra Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh

20. India signed an MoU with which country for strengthening co-operation in Earth Sciences and Environmental Research ?(a) France (b) UK (c) Russia (d) Germany


1. Services won Santosh Trophy after defeating :(a) Railways (b) Mohan Bagan (c) East Bengal (d) Kerala

2. Vijay Hazare trophy is associated with :(a) Cricket (b) Football (c) Hockey (d) Badminton

3. The former President of Maldives was arrested recently for wrong use of his power, is :(a) Mohammed Nasheed (b) Sushil Bam Bang Yudhiono(c) Thein Sein (d) None

4. Liaoning is the first aircraft carrier of :(a) South Korea (b) North Korea (c) China (d) Japan

5. The former Air Chief was arrested for VVIP helicopter deal. Who is he ?(a) S. P. Tyagi (b) N. A. K. Browne (c) P. V. Nayak (d) None

6. International Women’s Day is observed on :(a) March 8 (b) March 9 (c) March 6 (d) March 7

7. President Pranab Mukherjee presented the 1st Annual R. N. Tagore Award to :(a) Ustad Bismillah Khan (b) Pandit Ravi Sankar(c) Ustad Zakir Hussain (d) Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia

8. The World Bank barred which Indian Company from doing business with it ?(a) Reliance Industries (b) Wipro(c) TCS (d) Larsen & Turbo

9. Air Asia entered into Indian aviation sector to launch a new airline along with Tata Group & Telestra Trade place. It is the airline of :(a) Singapore (b) Thailand (c) Malaysia (d) Indonesia

10. Which politician was awarded with Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the year 2012 ?(a) Arun Jaitley (b) Karan Singh (c) Sharad Yadav (d) None

11. Bangladesh conferred the Liberation War Honour Award to :(a) Mr. Manmohan Singh (b) Mrs. Sonia Gandhi (c) Mr. Pranab Mukherjee (d) Mr. A. K. Antony

12. Who is the present governor of Odisha?(a) Jankiballav Patnaik (b) M. C. Bhandare(c) Viren J. Shah (d) Dr. S C Jamir

13. Recently, in which of the following states election was not held ?(a) Nagaland (b) Meghalaya (c) Tripura (d) Mizoram

14. FIPB cleared investment proposal of Air Asia. FIPB stands forForeign Investment Promotion Board

15. Which of the following organisation is developing world’s largest magnet ?(a) Bhaba Atomic Research Centre (b) Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research(c) Centre for Advanced Technology (d) None

16. Anirban Lahiri is associated with :(a) Cricket (b) Badminton (c) Tennis (d) Golf

17. The prominent social activist against AFSPA is :(a) Ela Bhatt (b) Aruna Roy (c) Irom Sharmila (d) Medha Patkar

18. Mr. Jim Yong Kim visited India to see the development challenges and look into quicker reduction in poverty. He is associated with :(a) IMF (b) ADB (c) World Bank (d) EU

19. Uhuru Kenyatta became the newly elected president of :(a) Nigeria (b) Kenya (c) Congo (d) Somalia

20. India has decided to lay hydrocarbon pipeline through a five nation route from :(a) Kazakhstan (b) Iran (c) Iraq (d) Kirgizstan


1. The inaugural Asian Grand Prix Archery Championship was played at :(a) Hong Kong (b) Bangkok (c) Beijing (d) Seoul

2. The winner of 2012-Man Asian Literary Prize is :(a) Orhan Pamuck (b) Jeet Thayil (c) Hiromi Kawakami (d) Tan Twan Eng

3. Who is the newly elected PM of Nepal ?(a) Khil Raj Regmi (b) Jigme Kesar Wangchuk(c) Baburam Bhattaray (d) Ram Baran Yadav

4. What is the rank of India in Gender Inequality Index, released by UN Human Development Report 2012 ?(a) 132 (b) 139 (c) 147 (d) 151

5. World Consumer Rights Day is observed on :(a) 14 March (b) 15 March (c) 16 March (d) 17 March

6. Xi Jinping is the newly appointed President of :(a) Java (b) Colombia (c) China (d) Taiwan

7. Which Indian journalist was appointed as the editor of Time International ?(a) Barkha Dutt (b) Karan Thappar (c) Bobby Ghosh (d) Rajdeep Sardesai

8. At present, the richest footballer of the world is :(a) David Beckham (b) Lionel Messi (c) Christiana Ronaldo (d) Andres Iniesta

9. President Pranab Mukherjee was the chief guest on the eve of 45 th Independence Day celebrated on 12th March 2013 of :(a) Switzerland (b) Mauritius (c) Bhutan (d) Indonesia

10. Recently, which Indian Boxer was arrested for drug trafficking ?(a) Sushil Kumar (b) Vijender Singh (c) M. C. Marrykom (d) Akhil Kumar

11. The UK govt. opened it’s first ever MBC in Goa. MBC stands for :Mobile Biomatric Clinic

12. The sportsman of the year by Laureus World Sports Awards 2013 is :(a) Andy Murray (b) Ussain Bolt (c) Rozer Federer (d) Felix Baumgartner

13. The Union Govt. & RBI decided to print a plastic note of which denomination on pilot basis ?(a) `5 (b) `10 (c) `20 (d) `50

14. Asia’s largest solar power project will be commissioned at :(a) Jodhpur (b) Chittorgarh (c) Chandipur (d) Durgapur

15. In the financial market HNI stands for :High Networth Individual

16. Dola Banerji & Bombayala Devi are associated with :(a) Badminton (b) TT (c) Squash (d) Archery

17. Which of the following became the first country in the world to extract natural gas from methane hydrate ?(a) China (b) Japan (c) USA (d) Russia

18. Recently, which European country was aided with a bailout worth €10 billion ?(a) Cyprus (b) Italy (c) Greece (d) Ireland

19. Deodhar Trophy is associated with :(a) Cricket (b) Tennis (c) Football (d) Hockey

20. Which Indian cricket player made history to score a century in his debut test match ?(a) Virat Kohli (b) Sikhar Dhawan (c) Cheteswar Pujara (d) Ravinder Jadeja


1. India won the Alan Border series against Australia by 4-0, who was named the Man of the Series ?(a) Ravindra Jadeja (b) Ravichandran Ashwini(c) Cheteswar Pujara (d) Sikhar Dhawan

2. Which Govt. is to start monthly stipend for old writers and literatures?(a) West Bengal (b) Gujarat (c) Odisha (d) Himachal Pradesh

3. New high courts have been set up in the states :(a) Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram (b) Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland(c) Tripura, Meghalaya, Manipur (d) Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram

4. World Water Day is observed on :(a) March 20 (b) March 21 (c) March 22 (d) March 23

5. Recently, president of Bangladesh passed away.He is : (a) Zillur Rehman (b) Sheikh Hasina (c) Abdul Hamid (d) None

6. The football player of India was appointed as the chairman of All India Football Federation’s Technical Committee, is : (a) Baichung Bhutia (b) Sunil Chettri (c) Yograj Singh (d) Jagdish Lakra

7. The president, Dr. Mohammed Morsy visited India, is the president of :(a) Palestine (b) Egypt (c) Cambodia (d) Italy

8. The best film was conferred in 60th National Film Award is :(a) Argo (b) Gangs of Wasseypur(c) Paan Singh Tomar (d) Jab Tak Hai Jaan

9. Recently, which country voted to pass the marriage (same sex couples) Bill 2012-13 ?(a) Germany (b) Scotland (c) England (d) Netherlands

10. The first indigenously developed chopper of India is :(a) Chetak (b) Dhrub (c) Cheetah (d) Rudra

11. The winner of Australian Grand Prix is :(a) Sebastian Vettel (b) Fernando Alonso (c) Kimi Raikkenon (d) Fillip Massa

12. The books of Khushwant Singh are :(a) Train to Pakistan (b) Khushwantnama (c) Both (d) None

13. Sugatha Kumari has been selected for the Saraswati Samman 2012. This award is associated with :(a) Science (b) Literature (c) Mathematics (d) Architecture

14. BRICS stands for :Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa

15. The 18th SAARC Summit to be held in 2013 in :(a) Cambodia (b) Sri Lanka (c) Nepal (d) Maldives

16. Belgian Mathematician Pierre Deligne, has been chosen for which prize ?(a) Abel Prize (b) Noble Prize (c) Magsaysay Award (d) None

17. The eminent personality of the world was known for his novel ‘Things Fall Apart’ died recently, is :(a) Nelson Mandela (b) Chinua Achebe(c) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (d) Howard Jacobson

18. The economist is to head the panel on energy security is :(a) C. Rangarajan (b) Kaushik Basu (c) Vijay Kelkar (d) Raghuram Rajan

19. Recently, India test-fired world’s first supersonic BrahMos missile from under water platform from the coast of :(a) Chandipur (b) Visakhapatnam (c) Kochi (d) Goa

20. Who authored the book “The Test of My Life” on Yuvraj Singh is :(a) Nishant Arora (b) Yuvraj Singh (c) Chetan Bhagat (d) Jeet Thayil


1. Sebastian Vettel won Malaysian GP plays for the team :(a) Red Bull (b) Mercedes (c) Ferrari (d) Lotus

2. La Tomatina is a famous annual festival of :(a) Portugal (b) Canada (c) Spain (d) Switzerland

3. Recently, which Indian Scientist has been inducted into the prestigious “Satellite Hall of Fame” ?(a) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam (b) Prof. V. K. Saraswat(c) Prof. U. R. Rao (d) Dr. K. Radhakrishnan

4. Who adjudged Femina Miss India – 2013 ?(a) Navneet Kaur Dhillon (b) Sobhita Dhulipala(c) Zoya Afroz (d) Vanya Mishra

5. The 5th BRICS Summit was held at :(a) Yekaterinberg (b) Brasilia (c) Sanya (d) Durban

6. Italian Giulio Terzi resigned over Marine case. He was :(a) Prime Minister of Italy (b) Foreign Minister of Italy(c) Defence Minister of Italy (d) None

7. Malala Yousafzai signed €2 million deal for publish her book :(a) I am Malala (b) Educate Girls (c) Malala : A Wonder Girl (d) Malala : Pride of the World

8. India and Liechtenstein signed the TIEA. TIEA stands for :TAX INFORMATION EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

9. World Theatre Day is observed on :(a) March 25 (b) March 26 (c) March 27 (d) March 29

10. World No. 1 Serena Williams won the Miami Masters Open title recently. She belongs to :(a) Russia (b) Belgium (c) Czech Republic (d) USA

11. Newly appointed caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan is :(a) Parvez Ashraf (b) Parvez Musharaff(c) MirHazar Khan Khosa (d) Ashaf Ali Zardari

12. The mobile manufacturing company was slapped with `2000 cr. For evasion of taxes is :(a) Samsung (b) Nokia (c) Micromax (d) HTC

13. Recently, which three countries have blocked the adoption of a UN arm trade treaty ?(a) Iran, North Korea, Syria (b) Iraq, South Korea, Egypt(c) Iran, South Korea, Syria (d) Iraq, North Korea, South Korea

14. India agreed with which country for cooperation on future missions to the Moon and Mars after successful mission of Chandrayaan – 1 ?(a) Russia (b) France (c) Germany (d) USA

15. Pinaka is a : (a) Pilotless Target Aircraft (b) Multibarrel Rocket Launcher(c) Surface-to-Surface (d) A Tank

16. Markandey Katju is in news for demanding pardon for Sanjay Dutt, is the Chairperson of :(a) Press Council of India (b) Bar Council of India(c) National Human Right Commission (d) Home Secretary of India

17. The Asian Athletics Championship will be played at :(a) Chennai (b) Ranchi (c) Hyderabad (d) Bhubaneswar

18. The World Social Forum was held in :(a) Davos (b) Durban (c) Tunisia (d) Cambodia

19. The Kaziranga National Park is in Assam for the animal :(a) Tigers (b) Elephants (c) Birds (d) Rhinos

20. Black Berry is a mobile making company of :(a) Finland (b) USA (c) South Korea (d) Canada


1. Supreme has objected Swiss firm Novartis plea for patent of medicine (Glivec) for :

(a) Jaundice (b) Aids (c) Cancer (d) TB2. Seoul is the capital of :

(a) North Korea (b) South Korea (c) China (d) Japan3. NASA astronaut Sunita Williams shared about her space exploration with the students.

NASA stands for :

4. The Supreme Court held sterlite industries liable for a compensation of `100 cr. For having polluted the environment. Sterlite an UK based company is a subsidiary of :(a) Arsenal Steel (b) Vedanta (c) POSCO (d) None

5. The president of CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) is :(a) Adi Godrej (b) S. Gopal Krishnan(c) Azim Premji (d) Montek Singh Ahluwalia

6. Polavaram Dam in Govdavari is on the border of :(a) Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh & Odisha(c) Gujarat & Maharashtra (d) None

7. South Korean rapper & “Gangnam Style” hit maker is :(a) Ban ki Moon (b) PSY (c) Park Geun Hye (d) None

8. Italian PM dials Khurshid as NIA books marines for murder. NIA stands for :

9. The highest civilian award and the highest peace time gallantry award are :(a) Bharat Ratna & Param Veer Chakra (b) Ashok Chakra & Param Veer Chakra(c) Bharat Ratna & Ashok Chakra (d) None

10. ‘Home’ latest mobile application software that works on Googles android system launched by :(a) Twitter (b) Orkut (c) Facebook (d) None

11. World Health Day is on :(a) 5 April (b) 5 May (c) 7 April (d) 24 October

12. Lt. Cdr. Abhilash Tomy successfully completed his 150 day, nonstop circumnavigation of the Globe, he braved temperature from 4 to 40 Celsius and wind speed of over 125 km. per hour apart from 10 meter high waves. He completed his voige on :(a) INS Tarangini (b) INS Mhadei (c) INS Chakra (d) INS Sindhu Rakshak

13. In Devis Cup (Asia Oceania Group – I) India defeated :(a) China (b) Indonesia (c) Thailand (d) None

14. Who won the WTA Miami Final ?(a) Venus Williams (b) Maria Sharapova (c) Serena Williams (d) Victoria Azrenka

15. Who authored the book “New Thinking” ?(a) Narendra Modi (b) Y. V. reddy (c) Nitesh Kumar (d) Khushwant Singh

16. Who is the writer of “The Hobbit” & “The Lord of the rings” ?(a) J. K. Rowlling (b) J. R. R. Tolkien (c) Danny Boyel (d) None

17. Which is the rare type of bird flu recently reported in China ?(a) H5N1 (b) H1N1 (c) Tami flu (d) H7N9

18. Who won the gold in 25 meter sports pistol in the shooting world cup in Changwon defeating Kim Jangmi of Korea ?(a) Anjali Bhawat (b) Tejaswini Sawant (c) Rahi Sarnobat (d) None

19. What is the name of the ship in which two Italian marines were on board and arrested for shooting two Indian fisherman ?(a) MSV Yusufi (b) Enrica Lexie (c) Groshkrov (d) None

20. Our country’s biggest defense deal, for 126 Rafale Combat Aircraft, with France may be delayed. What is the name of the aircraft company ? (a) Dreamliner (b) Mirage (c) Dassault Aviation (d) MIG


1. Founder of Wikileaks is :(a) Jullian Assenge (b) Mark Jukerburg (c) Bill Gates (d) Warren Buffet

2. The winner of Asian Billiard Championship is :

(a) Pankaj Advani (b) Rupesh Shah (c) Alok Kumar (d) Geet Sethi 3. Chief Justice of India is :

(a) Justice Altmas Kabir (b) Justice S. Y. Quareshi(c) Justice K. G. Balakrishnan (d) Justice P.N. Bhagwati

4. The strategic forces command of the army successfully test fired Agni-II Ballistic Missile from mobile launcher on Wheeler Island, of Odisha Coast. Range of Agni-II is :(a) 1000 km (b) 1500 km (c) 2000 km (d) None

5. Margaret Thacther, Britain’s first Prime Minister died on Monday following a stroke. She belongs to :(a) Conservative Party (b) Labour Party (c) Democrats (d) Republican

6. The new chairman of NASSCOM :(a) Adi Godrej (b) Azim Premji (c) Krishna Kumar Natrajan (d) Subroto Roy

7. Rising NPAs, a major concern for financing infra project. NPA stands for : NON PERFORMING ASSETS

8. Telugu Cinestar K Chiranjeevi is the Union Minister of State for :(a) Sports (b) Culture (c) Tourism (d) Health

9. The newly elected President of Kenya is :(a) William Ruto (b) Henri Olange (c) Uhuru Kenyatta (d) None

10. In an high profile refund case involving `4000 cr. investors Sahara Group Chief Subrato Roy Sahara has been summered for personal appearance before SEBI. SEBI stands for :SECURITY EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA

11. Bhopal Gas Tragedy survivors stage protest in Mumbai. The company responsible for gas leak :(a) Jo Chemicals (b) Dow Chemicals (c) Wipro chemicals (d) None

12. CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General) has agreed to resume audit of KG-D6 (Krishna Godavari Basin). KG-D6 block is under : (a) Tata (b) Reliance (c) Birla (d) Adani

13. The newly lunched (Diesel Engine Vehicle) Amaze is a product of :(a) Tata (b) Mahindra (c) Honda (d) Maruti

14. The winner of Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2013 is :(a) Soumitra Chatterjee (b) Pran(c) Prem Chopra (d) None

15. Mukundara Hills is the 3rd Tiger Reserve of :(a) Gujarat (b) Rajasthan (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Odisha

16. The British Scientist, who won Nobel Prize for his pioneering work in Vitro fertilization, leading to the birth of the first test-tube baby died recently. He was :(a) Edward Jenner (b) Robert Edwards (c) Jonas Salk (d) None

17. The 1st Indian Vessel to have gone to Antarctic waters, which is also an Oceanographic Research Vessel is :(a) INS Vikramaditya (b) Sagar Nidhi (c) Maitri (d) None

18. Who was conferred with the National Hindi Award ?(a) Naresh Mehta (b) Haribanshrai Bachchan(c) Gulzar (d) T. Mahadev Rao

19. Foreign Ministers of the World’s most advanced countries (G-8 group) adopted a historic declaration to :(a) End sexual violence in conflict zones (b) Uplift the status of women(c) To minimize maternal mortality rate (d) None

20. National Institute of Ocean Technology is situated at :(a) Pune (b) Kochi (c) Mumbai (d) Chennai


1. Fernando Alonso claimed :(a) Chinese Open (b) Australian Open (c) Indian Open (d) Japanese Open

2. Despite being outnumbered, Indian Peacekeepers fought with valour and prevented more casualties in the recent attack against UN convoy that killed five Indian Soldiers and a senior UN official. The attack took place in :(a) Somalia (b) South Sudan (c) Afghanistan (d) Pakistan

3. Gir National Park famous for Asiatic Lions is at :(a) MP (b) UP (c) Gujarat (d) Rajasthan

4. According to a survey by knowledge foundation in collaboration with UN-HABITAT India is set to become the youngest country by :(a) 2015 (b) 2020 (c) 2030 (d) 2050

5. Winner of prestigious Jnanpith award for the year 2012 for his contribution to Telugu literature is :(a) P. Ramanaidu (b) Kiran Kumar Reddy(c) Ravuri Bharadwaja (d) None

6. According to the proposed land acquisition bill, what percent of people are required to give their consent for acquiring land for private companies ?(a) 70% (b) 80% (c) 50% (d) 60%

7. With eye on 2014 NATO pullout, India, China hold dialogue on Afghanistan. NATO stands for :NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANISATION

8. Odisha Govt. asked to place the Niyamgiri Hills issue before Gramsabha. The company involved in mining at Niyamgiri is :(a) POSCO (b) Vedanta (c) Reliance (d) Birla

9. Lifeline Express, World’s first advanced hospital on wheels (Train) started at Chatrapur Rly Station. Lifeline Express is being hosted by :(a) TATA Steel (b) Reliance (c) Wipro (d) Infosys

10. World Earth Day is on :(a) 21st April (b) 22nd April (c) 23rd April (d) 24th April

11. The department of Telecommunication (DoT) has allocated 10,000 numbers to RJI, the telecom arm of Reliance Industry for testing 4G services in Delhi, Mumbai & Jamnagar. RJI stands for : RELIANCE JIO INFOTECH

12. Two IED recovered at Imphal hospital. IED Stands for :IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE

13. A barrage is proposed to be constructed across the Pranahita River. The proposed barrage will be shared between :(a) Maharashtra & Andhra Pradesh (b) Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu(c) Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh (d) Maharashtra & Gujarat

14. Where a Wax Figure of Sachin Tendulkar has been unveiled ?(a) France (b) South Africa (c) Australia (d) India

15. Which among the following countries tops the list of largest recipient of remittances in the world from world bank ?(a) India (b) China (c) Pakistan (d) Bangladesh

16. Himachal Pradesh celebrated 66th year of its existence, when it came into existence :(a) 1973 (b) 1948 (c) 1954 (d) 1956

17. RBI will start plastic money on trial basis. Of which denomination it will start first ?(a) `10 (b) `100 (c) `500 (d) `50

18. Which among the following script s going to be printed in currencies replacing Bengali script ?(a) Tamil script (b) Meitei script (c) Konkani script (d) Kannad script

19. A Bio-Satellite named Noah’s Ark has been launched. Which among the following countries has launched this ?(a) China (b) Germany (c) Russia (d) USA

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


1. Govt. of India is going to provide ‘Z’ security cover to Industrialist :(a) Anil Ambani (b) Mukesh Ambani (c) Aditya Birla (d) Jyrus Mistri

2. Lalgudi Jayaraman is associated with :

(a) Violin (b) Tabla (c) Mrudangam (d) Sitar3. Chrish Gayle scored the fastest century in IPL in :

(a) 40 balls (b) 33 balls (c) 30 balls (d) None4. “The Human Computer”, “Mental Calculator” math whiz Shauntala Devi passed away on

Sunday aged 80. Mrs Devi held a Guinness World Record for her lightning speed calculation. She calculated 23rd root of a 201 digit number and multiplied to 13 digit numbers within 50 seconds. She is the author of the book ? (a) Fun with numbers (b) Puzzles to puzzle(c) Awaken the genius in your child (d) All of the above

5. At Bahrain Open Grand Prix, the top three Sebastian Vettel, Kimmi Raikkonen & Romain Grojjean belongs to the team :(a) Red Bull, Mercedes & Lotus (b) Mercedes, Force India & Lotus(c) Red Bull, Lotus & Mercedes (d) Red Bull, Lotus & Mercedes

6. JPC report contradict Supreme Court finding in 2G scam. The head of JPC is :(a) P. C. Chakko (b) M. M. Josh(c) Montek Singh Ahluwalia (d) G. E. Vahanvati

7. Dubai based Etihad Airways will pick up 24% share in :(a) Kingfisher (b) Jet Airways (c) Air India (d) Indigo

8. Railway reservation period is reduced from 120 days to :(a) 90 days (b) 60 days (c) 50 days (d) None

9. Sharada Group Chit Fund scam is in the state :(a) Odisha (b) West Bengal (c) Bihar (d) Uttar Pradesh

10. The Director of CBI is :(a) Mr. Aswin Kumar (b) Mr. Ranjit Sinha (c) Mr. M. Kartju (d) None

11. The highest gallantry award during peace time is :(a) Kirti Chakra (b) Ashok Chakra(c) Param Veer Chakra (d) Mahaveer Chakra

12. Nirbhaya Act. Is to deal with :(a) Child Labour (b) Dowry Cases (c) Rape Cases (d) Domestic Violence

13. Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce ?(a) Sunil Bharti Mittal (b) Mukesh Ambani (c) Ratan Tata (d) Ajim Premji

14. PMEAC Chairman has projected GDP growth rate of 6.4% for this Fiscal. Who is the Chairman of PMEAC ?(a) B. N. Srikrishna (b) R. K. Gujral (c) D. P. Agarwal (d) C. Rangarajan

15. According to WHO South-East Asia bears 15% of Malaria Victims globally. Where is the HQ of WHO ?(a) Rome (b) Geneva (c) Paris (d) New York

16. Who has been appointed as Home Secretary ?(a) Sam Pitroda (b) Anil Goswami (c) J. J. Singh (d) B. N. Srikrishna

17. Which among the following countries is not a member of TAPI ?(a) Tajikistan (b) Turkmenistan (c) Afghanistan (d) India

18. ISRO will establish cryogenic engine facility at Bangalore unit by investing `139 cr. Who is the Chairman of ISRO ?(a) Madhaban Nayar (b) K. Karunakaran (c) Gopal Goswami (d) K. Radhakrishnan

19. Serbia and Kosovo reached an agreement by which Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian group will get authority over rebel Kosovo Serbs. In which year Kosovo gained independence. ?(a) 2007 (b) 2008 (c) 2009 (d) 2010

20. What is the abbreviated form of WIPO ?


1. Proposed Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant is in :(a) Maharashtra (b) Rajasthan (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu

2. Nitagat a new labour is going to affect large number of Indian working in ?

(a) Saudi Arabia (b) Iraq (c) USA (d) None 3. Three Maoist killed in an encounter with COBRA in latehar .COBRA stands for :

4. 8,848 meter mountain Mount Everest is in :(a) India (b) China (c) Nepal (d) Pakistan

5. Chairman of TATA group is :(a) Ratan Tata (b) Cyrus Mistry (c) GRD Tata (d) Ajim Premji

6. First Women Speaker of Bangladesh : (a) Begum Khalida Jia (b) Mitra Kumar (c) Dr. Shirin Sharmini Choudhury (d) None

7. Sikh riot took place in the year :(a) 1984 (b) 1975 (c) 1999 (d) 1987

8. ATS files charge sheet in Pune blasts case. ATS stands for :

9. Sarath Kamal is associated with :(a) Boxing (b) Chess (c) Badminton (d) Table Tennis

10. Headquarter of International Labour Organisation (ILO) :(a) New York (b) Geneva (c) Rome (d) None

11. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the `10,500 cr. FDI proposed of furniture major IKEA in the signal brand retail sector. IKEA is form :(a) UK (b) Japan (c) Sweden (d) USA

12. Poverty amid progress in Asia worries Asian Development Bank (ADB) chief. Chairman of ADB is :(a) Mr. Takehiko Nakao (b) Mr. Ban-ki-moon (c) Mr. Hu Jintao (d) None

13. The RBI reduced the indicative policy rate (repo rate ) from 7.5% to :(a) 7% (b) 7.25% (c) 7.35% (d) None

14. Cecile Kashetu Kyenge is the first black minister of :(a) France (b) UK (c) Italy (d) Norway

15. Recently which university announced four year degree courses ?(a) Delhi University (b) JNU (c) Utkal University (d) Amity University

16. INS Arihant is a :(a) Nuclear Powered Submarine (b) Multi-barrel Rocket Launcher (c) Supersonic Cruise Missile (d) Pilotless Target Aircraft

17. P. V. Sandhu winner of Malaysian Grand Prix is associated with :(a) Badminton (b) Motor Racing (c) Table Tennis (d) Golf

18. A committee to study the recommendation of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert panel is headed by :(a) Usha Mehra (b) K. Kasturirangan (c) Aruna Roy (d) Medha Pathkar

19. Where the CAG has setup a Centre for Environment Audit and Sustainable Development ?(a) Jodhpur (b) Ahmadabad (c) Jaipur (d) Pune

20. The Commonwealth heads of govt. meeting 2013 will be held in :(a) Sri Lanka (b) Singapore (c) Australia (d) London


1. McMohan line is the border of :(a) India & Pakistan (b) India & Sri Lanka (c) India & China (d) None

2. RBI deputy governor K. C. Chakraborty refuted money laundering charges leveled against various banks and said that al exposures by cobrapost.com were related to KYC norms. KYC stands for :

3. Nikkei jumps to five year high. Nikkei is the share index of :(a) Tokyo Stock Exchange (b) New York Stock Exchange(c) Bombay Stock Exchange (d) National Stock Exchange

4. Brazils Axevedo is new WTO boss. The headquarter of WTO is at :(a) New York (b) Washington (c) Geneva (d) London

5. India’s real-life super hero Lt. Cdr. Abhilash Tomy, creates a maritime history by circumnavigating the planet solo, nonstop and unassisted for five months under sail on INS Mhadei. Lt Cdr. Abhilash Tomy belongs to : (a) Indian Army (b) Indian Coast Guard(c) Indian Airforce (d) Indian Navy

6. In Karnataka Congress move past the half-way mark by claiming 121 seats out of :(a) 220 (b) 224 (c) 230 (d) 200

7. Would be PM of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif belongs to the party ?(a) Pakistan People’s Party (b) Pakistan Muslim League(c) Tehreek-e-Insaaf (d) Awami National Party

8. Mother’s Day is on :(a) March 8 (b) May 12 (c) Jan 15 (d) Dec 4

9. “Go Rural” Gopichand tells coaches. Gopichand is associated with :(a) Badminton (b) Football (c) Table Tennis (d) Hockey

10. Proposed Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is in :(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Maharashtra (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Rajasthan

11. Mayon volcano exploded suddenly killing 5 climbers and injuring others. The volcano is in : (a) Italy (b) Philippines (c) Japan (d) Indonesia

12. Which Indian recently elected as Vice Chairman of International Tea Committee ?(a) Norman Kelly (b) M. G. V. K. Bhanu (c) P. A. Sangma (d) None

13. The person of Indian origin who is going to be the CEO of British spirit major Diago :(a) Ivan Menezes (b) Paul Walsh (c) Herminio Blanco (d) Shahid Bashir

14. Who won the snookers world championship title defeating Barry Hawkins ?(a) Pankaj Advani (b) Ronnie O’ Sullivan(c) Stephen Hendry (d) Ray Reardon

15. Rangaswami Cup & Sudhirman Cup are associated respectively with :(a) Hockey & Badminton (b) Hockey & Football(c) Football & Kabbadi (d) Football & Cricket

16. The new multipurpose vehicle “Enjoy” was launched by :(a) Hyundai (b) Maruti Suzuki (c) General Motors (d) Tata

17. Justice Shyamal Sen commission is appointed to probe :(a) Chit Fund Scam (b) Coalgate Scam(c) Commonwealth Game Scam (d) 2G Scam

18. Who discovered Double Helix structure of DNA ?(a) William Harvey (b) Karl Landsteiner (c) Watson & Creek (d) Luis Pasture

19. The winners of commonwealth table tennis men’s and women’s title respectively are :(a) Li Hu & Yu Mengyu (b) Jian Zhan & Mo Zhang(c)Zhan Jian & Yang Zi (d) Feng Tianwei & Mu Mengyu

20. Mars Orbiter mission will be launched by :(a) NASA (b) ISRO (c) JAXA (d) ROSCOSMOS


1. Fernando Alonso winner of Spanish GP belongs to the team :(a) Ferrari (b) Mercedes (c) Force India (d) Red Bull

2. The newly elected CM of Karnataka is :(a) H. D. Deva Gouda (b) Y. S. Yedurappa (c) K. Siddaramaiah (d) None

3. NABARD shifts blame for corporate warehousing scheme to finance minister. NABARD stands for :

4. A chaddar was offered on behalf of congress president Sonia Gandhi at the historic durgha of sufi mystic Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer. Ajmer is in the state : (a) Rajasthan (b) Jammu & Kashmir (c) Gujarat (d) Uttar Pradesh

5. Which of the following has highest if value converted to Indian ` :(a) Kuwati Dinar (b) Bahrain Dinar (c) Euro (d) US Dollar

6. The Chinese Premier who visited India recently, is :(a) Hu Jintao (b) Ban-ki-moon (c) Li Keqiang (d) Li Jing Ping

7. National Technology Day is on :(a) May 13 (b) May 14 (c) May 11 (d) May 12

8. India unveils rotavirus vaccine for :(a) Aids (b) Anemia (c) Diarrhoea (d) Meningitis

9. Recently, which country has issued super priority visas for Indian ?(a) USA (b) UK (c) China (d) Italy

10. The famous Kedarnath Temple was opened for Darshan, amid Vedic chants and blowing of Conch. Kedarnath Temple is in the state of:(a) Rajasthan (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Uttarakhand (d) Madhya Pradesh

11. SEBI begins repayment process in Sahara case. SEBI stands for :

12. DBT scheme to be launched in 20 districts next months. DBT stands for :

13. At 66th Cannes Film Festival 2013. Indian delegation was led by :(a) Chiranjeevi (b) Amitabh Bachan (c) Vidya Balan (d) Sridevi

14. India got the observer status in :(a) Security Council (b) Arctic Council (c) ILO (d) UNESCO

15. World Hypertension Day observed on 17th May. Normal Blood pressure level of human body is :(a) 120/80 (b) 120/90 (c) 120/100 (d) None

16. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) convoy bombing kills 15. The headquarter of NATO is at :(a) New York (b) Chicago (c) Brussels (d) Moscow

17. SARATHI is :(a) Flight ticket reservation system through SMS(b) Bus ticket reservation system for foreigners(c) Railway ticket reservation system through SMS(d) Luxury Bus for foreign tourists

18. According to Chairman of SBI, RBI should be sole regulator for home loans. The Chairman of SBI is :(a) D. Subba Rao (b) Y. V. Reddy(c) Montek Singh Ahluwalia (d) Pratip Chaudhury

19. “A Living Faith” is the autobiography of :(a) Asghar Ali Engineer (b) Narendra Modi(c) L. K. Advani (d) Dev Anand

20. National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Science is in :(a) New Delhi (b) Bangalore (c) Hyderabad (d) Chennai


1. A former national volleyball player who lost one of her leg having been thrown off a moving train in 2011, created history by becoming the first Indian amputee to conquer Mount Everest is :

(a) Bachendri Pal (b) Arunima Sinha (c) Shamina Baig (d) Tashi Mallik2. The new CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General) of India is :

(a) Vinod Rai (b) Narahari Rao (c) Sashikant Sharma (d) V. S. Sampath3. Ex-BPO staffer held for siphoning of Rs. 32 lakh. BPO stands for :

4. Tata Group chairman Cyrus Mistry hosts Chinese Premier at TCS. The CEO & Managing

Director of TCS is :(a) N. Chandrsekaran (b) Azim Premji (c) Subrato Baghchi (d) Ratan Tata

5. UIDAI unveils 3 online authentication services. UIDAI stands for :

6. Brand ambassador for Ministry of Women & Child development to wipeout Malnutrition is :(a) Salman Khan (b) Amitabh Bachchan(c) Bidya Balan (d) Amir Khan

7. Who is regarded as the founder of modern Odisha ?(a) Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati (b) Madhusudan Dah(c) Utkalamani Gopabandhu Dash (d) Biju Patnaik

8. Rajaji National Park got the status of Tiger reserve is in the state :(a) Assom (b) Uttarakhand (c) Rajasthan (d) Odisha

9. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania US awarded honorary degree to :(a) Azim Premji (b) Sachin Tendulkar (c) Ratan Tata (d) Akhilesh Yadav

10. According to a survey by the business consultancy frost and Sullivan the largest drone exporter is :(a) Iran (b) South Korea (c) Israel (d) USA

11. Which of the following language recently got the classical status ?(a) Telugu (b) Odia (c) Tamil (d) Malayalam

12. MI-5 is the Intelligence Agency of which the following country ?(a) UK (b) USA (c) France (d) Russia

13. An Indian Origin Person to become the circuit court judge in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit. The person is (1st South Asian-American to hold such position) ?(a) Srikanth Sri Srinavasan (b) Boby Jindal(c) Caitlin Halligan (d) None

14. The Winner of man booker international Prize 2013 is :(a) Yan Hainke (b) U.R Anantamurty(c) Lydia Davis (d) Marie N Diaye

15. The author of the books “The Da Vinci Code” and “Inferno” :(a) Dan Brown (b) Rhonda Bryne (c) Hillary Manfle (d) J. K. Rowling

16. The Mathematician who achieved a breakthrough in solving the longstanding problem of “twin prime conjecture” is :(a) Yitang Zhang (b) Shakuntala Devi (c) Avi Wigderson (d) None

17. The winner of Eurovision Song contest in Malmoe, Sweden is :(a) Emmelie de Forest (b) Farid Mammadov(c) Sarah Dawn Finer (d) Olsen Brothers

18. Which of the following Indian company is securing large contract from Chinese banks and also developing e-governance projects for several cities ?(a) TCS (b) Infosys (c) Wipro (d) MindTree

19. The Indian-American who recently won the National Geography Bee contest in USA is :(a) Conrad Oberhaus (b) Sathwik Karnik (c) Sukanya Roy (d) Snigdha Nandipati

20. Who is the chairmen of NCPCR (National Commission for Protection of Child Rights) ?(a) Leela Samson (b) Shanta Sinha (c) Mamta Sharma (d) Usha Mehra


1. Mahendra Karma killed by Maoist in Chhattisgarh was associated with the Anti Naxal movement :(a) Chipko (b) Vijaya (c) Salwa Judum (d) Blustar

2. Host of Cricket World Cup 2019 is :(a) India (b) England (c) Australia (d) West Indies

3. Mumbai Indians claimed the IPL 2013. The captain of MI is :(a) Sachin Tendulkar (b) Harbhajan Singh (c) Rohit Sharma (d) Rickey Ponting

4. Japanese Premier is :(a) Le Kegiang (b) Shinzo Abe (c) Hu Jintao (d) Ban-ki-moon

5. During his Japan visit PM presented Padmashri to Professor Noboru Karashima associated with the field :(a) Foreign Relation (b) Tamil Writing (c) Sports (d) Science & Tech.

6. Noted Odia writer Manoj Das was honoured with :(a) NTR Literary Award (b) Vyas Samman(c) Booker Prize (d) Saraswati Samman

7. There will be online payment of holding tax from 1st August. Hoping tax is collected by :(a) Central Govt. (b) State Govt. .(c) Municipal Corporation (d) Panchayats

8. Arihant is :(a) SLBM (b) Nuclear Submarine(c) Multi barrel Rocket Launcher (d) Supersonic Cruise Missile

9. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has reduced the airtime for advertisement to :(a) 10 min every hour (b) 12 min every hour(c) 15 min every hour (d) 5 min every hour

10. Rudyard Kipling the Indian-Born author of the book :(a) Jungle Boy (b) Jungle Book (c) Harry Potter (d) None

11. Rituparno Ghosh died recently is associated with :(a) Films (b) Writing (c) Music (d) Sports

12. “Passive smoking cause 6,0,000 premature deaths a year. World No Tobacco Day is on :(a) 31st May (b) 5th June (c) 1st May (d) 17th April

13. Swiss-made aircraft pilatus joins IAF is a :(a) Pilotless Target Aircraft (b) Light Combat Aircraft(c) Trainer Aircraft (d) Helicopter

14. France hopes Jaitapur will power Indian ties. Jaitapur power plant is in :(a) Rajasthan (b) Maharashtra (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Uttar Pradesh

15. N. R. Narayan Murty is reappointed as chairman of :(a) Infosys (b) Wipro (c) TCS (d) Mahindra Satyam

16. New DG of DRDO and scientific advisor to defence minister is :(a) V. K. Saraswat (b) K. Radhakrishnan (c) Avinash Chander (d) None

17. Which country won the Sudhirman Cup ?(a) Indonesia (b) China (c) South Korea (d) India

18. “Megha-Tropiques” and “SARAL-Altika” are joint weather satellites of which two countries ?(a) India-USA (b) India-Russia (c) India-Japan (d) India-France

19. Cannes Film Festival best director award went to :(a) Bruce Dern (b) Abdellatif Kechiche(c) Amat Escalante (d) Joel & Ethan Coen

20. Champions League 2013 final was won by :(a) Bayern Munich (b) Borussia Dortmund(c) Real Madrid (d) Manchester United


1. Who of the following batsman holds the record of hitting highest runs in an ODI ?(a) Sachin Tendulkar (b) Virender Sehwag (c) Saeed Anwar (d) Sanath Jayasuriya

2. Which team won the German Cup ?(a) Manchester United (b) Barcelona

(c) Bayern Munich (d) Real Madrid 3. FEMA stands for :

4. In honor of whom a commemorative Postage stamp will be released in November this year :

(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (b) Swami Dayananda Saraswati(c) Satya Sai Baba (d) Gopal Krusahna Gokhle

5. Where was the 65th World Newspaper congress held ?(a) Bangkok (b) New Delhi (c) Manila (d) Geneva

6. GAIL and Shipping corporation of India Signed an Agreement for Transporting LNG form USA. Who is the chairman of GAIL :(a) Arup Roy Choudhary (b) B. C. Tripathi (c) B. K. Mandal (d) Sudhir Vasudeva

7. DoT asked TRAI to carry regular spectrum utilization audit of all service providers in order to ensure efficient utilization of spectrum. Where is the head quarter of TRAI :(a) Mumbai (b) New Delhi (c) Dehradun (d) Bangalore

8. Who among the following Re-elected as Chairman of IBA :(a) Pratip Choudhary (b) Aditya Puri (c) K. R. Kamath (d) Prakash Baghchi

9. To deal with the crimes against the woman where a all woman Police station has been established :(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Uttar Pradesh(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Assom

10. Who is the head of FSLRC (Financial Sector Legislative Reform Commission) ?(a) G. T. Nanavati (b) B. N. Srikrishna (c) Y. V. Reddy (d) D. K. Jain

11. Ministry for rural Development Jairam Ramesh Launched an initiative to provided job specific skill development in maoist-hit areas. The name of the scheme is :(a) Himayat (b) Uddan (c) Roshni (d) Mamata

12. Recently Aruna Roy was replaced by Virginius xaxa in the NAC. NAC is Chaired by : (a) Montek Singh Ahluwalia (b) Sonia Gandhi (c) Manmohan Singh (d) Nandan Nilkeni

13. The theme of the World ocean Day 2013 is : “Together we have the power to protect the ocean” :(a) Dec. 10 (b) April 22 (c) Oct 5 (d) June 8

14. SEBI completed 25 years of its existence. It was established in the year :(a) 1988 (b) 1992 (c) 1969 (d) 1975

15. A Joint Naval exercise, ‘Malabar’, was conducted between which two countries ?(a) India-Russia (b) India-USA (c) India-Australia (d) India-France

16. The US national security Agency (NSA) has obtained direct access to the systems of internet giants, which allows it to access search history, the contents of e-mails, file transfers and live chats. The programme used by the NSA for this purpose is :(a) PRISM (b) FLAME (c) EXPLORER (d) None

17. The theme of this World Environment Day is :(a) Let’s save the World (b) Think. Eat. Save(c) Save the World (d) Protecting Environment

18. Who of the following persons became the National Security Advisor to Obama administration ?(a) Tom Donilon (b) Susan Rice (c) Leon Penneta (d) John Kerry

19. FIPB stands for :

20. NBFCs are regulated by :(a) SEBI (b) RBI (c) NABARD (d) SIDBI


1. Rafael Nadal received the Musketeers’ Trophy (8th French Open) from Ace Sprinter Ussain Bolt after overpowering fellow spainward.(a) Roger Federer (b) Goran Ivanosevic (c) Andy Murray (d) David Ferrer

2. Great Indian Bustard habitat, the desert national park is in which District of Rajasthan ?(a) Nalanda (b) Jaipur (c) Bikaner (d) Jaiselmer

3. Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova in French Open final and claimed the trophy :(a) Suzanne Lenglen (b) Roland Gurros (c) The Musketeers (d) None

4. The Reserve Bank of India fined HDFC, ICICI and Axis Bank for violating KYC norms and anti money laundering guidelines. KYC stands for :

5. Evidence does not prove Sreesanth, others are guilty under Mcoca. Mcoca stands for :

6. The winner of Canadian GP is :(a) Mark Webber (b) Sebastian Vettel (c) Fernando Alonso (d) Fillip Massa

7. According to a survey, which company captured more than half of 8.8 billions spent on mobile internet advertising world last year ?(a) Amazon.com (b) Yahoo.com (c) Google.co.in (d) Youtube

8. P. Madhusudan to be the next CMD of RINL (Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited) a Nabaratna public sector enterprise. Total number of Nabaratna are :(a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 11

9. Naveen Jindal of Jindal Steel and Power Limited & Dasari Narayanan Rao were accused in :(a) Coal Scam (b) Chitfund Scam (c) Spot Fixing (d) Money Laundering

10. The winner of Thailand Open GP Kidambi Srikanth is associated with :(a) Badminton (b) Golf (c) Motor Racing (d) Boxing

11. Nissan to launch SUV Terrano. SUV stands for :

12. i Tune Radio Services launched by :(a) Vodaphone (b) Apple (c) Microsoft (d) IBM

13. OVL faces fresh uncertainity in South Sudan. OVL stands for :

14. IRCTC has developed a software providing to options of using the mobile phone to book tickets. The SMS processor the menu-based USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Data) can be used to book tickets at the designated number, which will be released later. The service charge for each SMS ticket will be :(a) `3 (b) `4 (c) `5 (d) `6

15. According to NCRB (National Crime Record Bureau) the state which tops crime against women is :(a) Haryana (b) Delhi (c) West Bengal (d) Uttar Pradesh

16. “Navjeevan” programme is a rehabilitation programme for :(a) Aids patients (b) Naxals(c) Economically backward women (d) Rape victims

17. The new President of Iran is :(a) Hasan Rauhani (b) Ayatollah Ali(c) Mohammad Baqur (d) Mohammad Khatami

18. China launched its 5th manned space mission from the Jiuquan satellite centre. The spacecraft used in the mission is :(a) Shenzhou-9 (b) Shenzhou-10 (c) Shenzhou-11 (d) Shenzhou-12

19. Vice – Admiral Ray Griggs recently visited the Eastern Naval Command. He is the chief of : (a)British Navy (b) Royal Australian Navy(c)USA Navy (d) Chinese Navy

20. The Indira Gandhi International Airport has been named the world’s 2nd best Airport in the 25-40 million passenger category by Airport Council International. The airport is in :(a) Chennai (b) New Delhi (c) Kolkata (d) Hyderabad

Current Affairs 17-06-2013 to 23-06-2013

1. Ratan Tata was appointed as the chief advisor of :(a) Air India (b) Air Asia (c) Indian Airlines (d) Tata Group

2. CBDT likely to dispense with paper verification of returns. CBDT stands for :Centra Board Of Direct Taxes

3. The film star was in news from violating Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Technique (PCPNDT) at was :

(a) Amir Khan (b) Shah Rukh Khan (c) Rakhi Sawant (d) Salmaan Khan4. TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) set to regulate corporate control of media.

The chairman of TRAI is :(a) Rahul Khullar (b) M. M. Joshi (c) Altamas Kabir (d) G. Vahanvati

5. Recently, Afghan forces took over security from :(a) NATO (b) UN peacekeeping force(c) US forces (d) Indian Army

6. Project documents relating to new CMs reveal the Governments lethal and all encompassing surveillance capability which without the assurance matching a legal and procedural framework to protect privacy, threatens to be as intrusive as the US Govt. controversial PRISM project. CMS stands for :Centralised Minetoring System

7. Commodity Transaction Tax (CTT) will came into effect from July 1st on transaction al value being applicable on the seller in future trading of host of items such as gold, sugar and addible oil with a levy of :(a) 1% (b) .1% (c) .01% (d) 2%

8. According to NSSO families are spending more than half of their money spend on non food items. NSSO stands for :National Sample Survey Office

9. Koneru Humpy is associated with :(a) Chess (b) Badminton (c) Cricket (d) Archery

10. Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary (Annamalaicheri Lagoon) is in :(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Kerala (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Karnataka

11. Birju Maharaj is associated with :(a) Odissi (b) Kathak (c) Bharatnatyam (d) Kuchchipudi

12. The rescue operation was launched by IAF in Uttarakhand & Himachal Pradesh, is :(a) Operation Suraksha (b) Operation Rahat(c) Operation Rakshak (d) Operation Vadrinath

13. Recently China developed the fastest computer of the world is called :(a) Inching-2 (b) Tianhe-2 (c) Liaking-3 (d) Kensing-3

14. The 29th World Economic Forum (Indian Chapter) to be held November 2013 at(a) Kochi (b) Chennai (c) Bangalore (d) Hyderabad

15. The World Music Day is observed on(a) 18th June (b) 19th June (c) 20th June (d) 21st June

16. Recently which country’s six heritage sites were placed on the list of World Heritage in danger by UN?(a) Lebanon (b) Tunisia (c) Syria (d) Somalia

17. The first ever Chinese Film Festival was inaugurated in India at(a) Mumbai (b) Bangalore (c) New Delhi (d) Kolkata

18. Recently India signed an agreement for loan of $ 255 million for the National AIDS Control Project (NACP-IV) with(a) IMF (b) World Bank (c) ADB d) European Central Bank

19. At present the Railway Minister of India is(a) U K Bansal (b) C P Joshi (c) M Kharge (d) K S Rao

20. Recently Played Archery World Cup, India won silver medal. It was played at(a) Chile (b) England (c) Turkey (d) Cambodia


1. US secretary of state is :(a) Hillary Clinton (b) Candoliza Rice (c) John Kerry (d) Boby Jindal

2. Tour de France championship is associated with :(a) Motor Racing (b) Cycling (c) Boxing (d) Swimming

3. Highest value of the currency when converted to ` is :(a) Dollar (b) Pound (c) Kuwaiti Dinar (d) Euro

4. Indicash the first ever White Label Automated Teller Machine launched by :

(a) TATA (b) Birla group (c) Reliance (d) Infosys5. CAD moderates to 3.6%. CAD stands for :

Current account deficit6. The global nuclear industry has learnt its lessons from Fukushima nuclear power plant

accident in Japan in 2011 and can look to the future “in confidence & optimism.” Said the United Nation’s nuclear energy chief. The Director General of IAEA is :(a) Ban ki Moon (b) Yukiya Amano (c) Lula Desilva (d) Kevin Rudd

7. The newly appointed PM of Australia is :(a) Kevin Rudd (b) Julia Gillard (c) John Kerry (d) None

8. NASA, ISRO chiefs discuss cooperation. Chief of NASA is :(a) K. Radhakrishnan (b) Charl F. Bolden (c) John Kerry (d) Edward Snowden

9. Nandi Awards are associated with :(a) Hindi Film Industry (b) Odia Film Industry(c) Telugu Film Industry (d) Kannad Film Industry

10. Advani revives demand for repeal of article 370. Article 370 confers special status to the state :(a) Gujarat (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Bihar (d) J & K

11. Kapil Dev lifted the first Cricket World Cup for India at Lords in the year :(a) 1983 (b) 1984 (c) 1985 (d) 1986

12. Man of the series and Man of the match of Champions Trophy 2013 Cricket Final match are :(a) MS Dhoni and Rabindra Jadeja (b) Rabindra Jadeja and Shikar Dhawan(c) Shikar Dhawan and Rabindra Jadeja (d) MS Dhoni and Shikar Dhawan

13. To each player of Champions Trophy BCCI has awarded : (a) 50 Lakh (b) 1 Crore (c) 75 Lakh (d) 10 Lakh

14. NDMA chief admits to gaps, blames IMD too. NDMA & IMD stands for :National disaster management authority Indian meteorological department

15. Who among the following will be the next Chief Justice of India replacing Altmas Kabir ?(a) P. Sathasivam (b) V. S. Sampath (c) Sam Pitroda (d) Y. V. Reddy

16. ICC has granted associated membership to Afghanistan where is the headquarter of ICC ?(a) London (b) Dubai (c) Melbourne (d) None

17. Govt. World Invest 1.14 Lakh Chore on Infrastructure project on PPP mode PPP stands for :Public private partnership

18. UN has awarded public service award to 3 Indian projects which of the following is not one of them ?(a) Mass Contact Programme of Kerala (b) Swabalamban Programme of Jharkhand (c) Swabhaman Programme (d) Gramin Haat Programme of MP

19. Which among the following is a navigation satellite system that will provide accurate information on position of cars, ships and aircraft ?(a) Gagan (b) IRNSS-1A (c) Apple (d) Rohini

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


1. In the Confederation Cup final Brazil defeated :(a) Spain (b) France (c) Argentina (d) Italy

2. Egypt’s powerful Armed forces gave Islamic President Md. Morsy 48 hrs. to share power on Monday. The capital and currency of Egypt is :(a) Cairo & Dollar (b) Cairo & Pound (c) Telhabib & Dinar (d) Canberra & Lira

3. Ajit Singh is the minister for :(a) Home (b) Agriculture (c) Civil Aviation (d) Defence

4. Venue of 20th Asian Athletics Championship is :(a) Pune (b) Mumbai (c) Patiala (d) Dharmasala

5. The first “Smoke Free” state in the country in compliance with section 4 of Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) 2003 is :(a) Kerala (b) Gujarat (c) MP (d) HP

6. Shiv Kapoor &Krishna Poonia are associated with :(a) Golf & Archery (b) Discuss & Golf(c) Discuss & Long Jump (d) Golf & Discuss

7. France’s Morion Bartoly own her maiden grand slam singles title (Wimbledon) after defeating :(a) Germany’s Sabine Lisicki (b) US’s Serena Williams(c) Russia’s Maria Sharapova (d) Autralia’s Clim Cjlister

8. According to chairman of IRDA new norms will not hit industry. Chief of IRDA is :(a) T. S. Vijayan (b) N. A. K. Browne (c) U. K. Sinha (d) Y. V. Reddy

9. Amzad Ali Khan is associated with :(a) Sarod (b) Sehnai (c) Sitar (d) Tabla

10. Interim President of Egypt is :(a) Md. Morsy (b) Ally Mansoor (c) Abdul Rehman (d) None

11. Land acquisition for POSCO complte. POSCO is from :(a) S. Korea (b) N. Korea (c) China (d) USA

12. Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya has taken to sea for final acceptance frail prior to delivery to the Indian Navy. India purchased INS Vikramaditya from : (a) Russia (b) France (c) USA (d) Israel

13. Parvez Rasool the first J & K Cricketer to play for India as a :(a) Bowler (b) Batsman (c) Wicket Keeper (d) All Rounder

14. RBI scheme to increase awareness on FEMA. FEMA stands for :Foreign exchange management act

15. Recently three persons combinedly got world food prize. Who was the 1 st person to get world food prize ?(a) M S Swaminathan (b) Vergese Courine (c) R. K. Pachauri (d) Norman Borlaug

16. British Grand Prix was won by :(a) Lewis Hamilton (b) Nico Roseberg (c) Mark Webber (d) Jenson Button

17. Which country became the 28th member of European Union ?(a) Belgium (b) Denmark (c) Czech Republic (d) Croatia

18. “Joint Exercise 2013” is a Naval Exercise between which two countries ? (a) India-USA (b) India-Russia (c) China-Russia (d) India-Japan

19. Who was the flag bearer for Indian contingent at opening ceremony of the 20 th Asian athletics championship ?(a) Vikas Gowda (b) Krishna Poonia (c) Ratiram Saini (d) M. R. Poovamma

20. Who has been elected as the president of Asian Athletics Association?(a) Suresh Kalmadi (b) Ajay Maken(c) Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamed (d) Sharad Pawar


1. Budha got enlightened in Bodhgaya under :(a) Pipal Tree (b) Sala Tree (c) Banian Tree (d) None

2. The winner of German GP 2013 Sebastian Vettel is a :(a) French (b) German (c) Spainard (d) Australian

3. Andy Murray defeated top seed Novak Djokovic in the final at Wimbledon to become the first British male singles champion since Fred Perry in :

(a) 1935 (b) 1936 (c) 1937 (d) 19384. The Chief of Air staff is :

(a) NAK Browne (b) Vikram Singh (c) D. K. Joshi (d) Arjun Singh5. Kuki Tribes belongs to the state :

(a) Nagaland (b) Manipur (c) Assom (d) Odisha6. UIDAI official to held review meet. UIDAI stands for :

Unique identification authority of india7. Ashes Cup is associated with :

(a) Cricket (b) Hockey (c) Football (d) Badminton8. The Madhya Pradesh Govt. is all set to start building a Sita Temple, designed in the South

Indian Architectural style at Divurumpola (where Sita is belived to have undergone her Agnee Pareeksha) in :(a) Nepal (b) Bhutan (c) Sri Lanka (d) Cambodia

9. The winner of prestigious Tagore award 2013 is :(a) A. R. Rehman (b) Gulzar (c) Zubin Mehta (d) Rasool Pukutty

10. The next chief of UN Women is :(a) Irina Bokova (b) Christine Lagarde (c) Mlambo Ngcuka (d) Wangari Mathai

11. “World Population Day” is on :(a) April 7 (b) June 5 (c) Nov 10 (d) July 11

12. Which of the following is going to be the 1st structure in India to have two commemorative stamps in its name ?(a) Taj Mahal (b) Bhakra Dam (c) Humayun’s Tomb (d) Qutab Minar

13. 1st all women university & 1st ever aviation university will be set up in :(a) Rai Bareli (b) Allahabad (c) Banaras (d) Kolkata

14. The Cricketer who is going to be inducted into ICC Cricket hall of Fame?(a) Brian Lara (b) Enid Bakewell (c) Shane Warne (d) Glenn McGrath

15. IIB stands for :Inflation indexed bond

16. Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana, a recipient of Padma Bhusan passed away at the age of 90. He was associated with(a) Sound Mixing (b) Carnatic Vocalist (c) Lyricist (d) Bina

17. Who won the Asian Boxing Championship 2013 held at Amman, Jordan ?(a) Vijendra Kumar (b) Suranjay Singh (c) M. C. Marrycom (d) Shiva Thapa

18. Who became the 9th CM of Jharkhand ?(a) Hemant Soren (b) Arjun Munda (c) Sibu Soren (d) Tarun Gogei

19. Recently elections held in Bhutan. The parliament of Bhutan is:(a) Tasongadu (b) Duma (c) Diet (d) Bundestag

20. Who was selected for the Prem Bhatia Award for political reporting 2013?(a) Siddharth Vardarajan (b) Shalini Singh(c) Prabhu Chawla (d) N. Ram


1. Find the odd one out.(a) Tyson Gay (b) Ussain Bolt (c) Michel Phelps (d) Asafa Powel

2. Six parties defy CIC directive. CIC stands for :Chief information commissioner

3. FDI limit in defence sector is :(a) 26% (b) 74% (c) 100% (d) 51%

4. Mittal group & POSCO scrapped proposed steel plant in :(a) Odisha & Karnataka (b) Karnataka & Odisha(c) Odisha only (d) Karnataka only

5. Gramsabha in Niamgiri(Odisha) to be held to decide the fate of mining projects of :(a) POSCO (b) Vedanta (c) Mittal Group (d) Jindal group

6. In India, Telegram services started during the period of :(a) Lord William Bentik (b) Lord Cornwallis (c) Lord Delhouse/, (d) Lord Ripon

7. Kaziranga national park famous for Rhinoceros is in the state of :(a) Assam (b) Maharastra (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Karnataka

8. Winner of U-20 football World Cup is :(a) France (b) Argentina (c) Brazil (d) UK

9. Author of the “Cuckoo’s Calling” is :(a) J K Rowling (b) V S Naipul (c) Salman Rushde (d) Khuswant Singh

10. Nisha Desai Biswal is :(a) US Bureaucrat (b) Author (c) Politician (d) Sports Person

11. Justice P Sathasivam appointed as the 40th CJI. Salary of CJI is :(a) Rs.1,00,000 (b) Rs.75,000 (c) Rs.80,000 (d) Rs.90,000

12. RINL inks MoU with GITAM. MoU stands for :Memrondum of understanding

13. Sudarsan Patanaik’s sculpture of lord Ganesha has won a gold medal at an international sand art competition in :(a) France (b) USA (c) Russia (d) China

14. Director of the film “Bhag Milkha Bhag” is :(a) Dany Boyle (b) Rakesh Omprakash Mehera(c) Ashutosh Gowarikar (d) Prakash Jha

15. Recently RBI has fixed MSF at 10.25%. MSF stands for :Marginal standing facility

16. Who is the newly elected PM of Bhutan ?(a) Yingluck Shinawatra (b) Tshering Tobgay(c)Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (d) Jigme Khesar Mgyel Yangchuk

17. RBI has made KYC norms compulsory for all banks. What is the reason behind it?(a) to check inflation (b) to increase the no. of account holders

(c) to check money laundering (d) to infuse more capital to the market18. Who of the following is the president of Assocham ?

(a) Naina Lal Kidwai (b) R Chandrasekhar (c) Raghuram Rajan (d) Rana Kapoor19. Mandela day is on :

(a) Feb 28 (b) Aug 28 (c) July 18 (d) June 2720. G-20 Finance Ministers’ meeting was held at :

(a) Moscow (b) Paris (c) Durban (d) Fermanagh


1. The winner of Tour de France 2013 is :(a) Charles Wiggins (b) Christopher Froome (c) Michael Phelps (d) Andy Murray

2. To strengthen the value of money RBI has :(a) Discouraged import of gold (b) Encouraged import of gold (c) Imposed tax on gold ornament (d) None

3. NSA stresses cooperation with UK, US on cyber security. National security advisor of India is : (a) Montek Singh Alluhwallia (b) Shivshankar Menon

(c) Preteep Choudrary (d) Nandan Nilkani4. NGT has issued NGT Warrant of against Odisha Environment Minister and ASI Chief over

the non apparent. Of anyone from their behalf to respond to the issue of environment pollution around the famous Sri Jagannath temple Puri. NGT & ASI stands for :National green tribunal archaeological survey of india

5. Top three domestic tourist destination states of India are: (a) AP, TN, UP (b) UP, AP, TN (c) TN, UP, AP (d) UP,MP,GUJ

6. Indo China war took place in the year :(a) 1960 (b) 1961 (c) 1962 (d) 1965

7. Dogria Kondh Tribe belongs to the state :(a) Odisha (b) AP (c) Chhattisgarh (d) MP

8. A monetary policy tool that allows banks to borrow money from RBI by selling their securities through repurchase agreement is :(a) Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) (b) Current Account Deficit (CAD)(c) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) (d) Marginal Standing Facility (MSF)

9. Habiba Sarobi, only women provincial Governor, Lahpai seng an aid worker are among the winner of Roman Magsaysay awards belong to which country ?(a) Myanmar & Afghanistan (b) Afghanistan & Myanmar(c) Pakistan & Afghanistan (d) None

10. India`s UAV to survey Arctic ice algae UAV stands for :Unmanned aerial vehicle

11. SEBI gears up to recover money from errant firms chairman SEBI is :(a) Predeep Choudrary (b) U. K. Sinha(c) D. Subba Rao (d) P. Chidambaram

12. Author of the books “The Namesake” & “Lowland” is :(a) Arundhati Roy (b) Jhumpa Lahari (c) Taslima Nasreen (d) Salman Rushdie

13. Vidya Subrahmaniam has won the Ramnath Goenka award is associated with :(a) Film Industry (b) Sports (c) Science & Tech. (d) Journalism

14. Nexus 7 tablet lunched by :(a) Amazon (b) Google (c) Apple (d) Nokia

15. World`s first postage stamp issued in Britain on 1840 is :(a) Penny Black (b) IBM (c) Indira (d) PARAM

16. Kargil Victory day is on :(a) July 24 (b) July 25 (c) July 26 (d) July 29

17. How many Countries signed Master Partnership Agreement (MPA) for the Construction of 1.5 Million Thirty Meter Telescope (TIT) that would be the World`s largest optical and infrared telescope ?(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5

18. Suresh Tendulkar committee is associated with :(a) Administrative reforms (b) Legislative reforms (c) Poverty line determination (d) Godhra riots

19. Where 2014 Asian games will be held ? (a) South Korea (b) Russia (c) China (d) India

20. Who is author of the book “An Uncertain Glory” India and its contradictions ?(a) Jeans Dreze & Amartya Sen (b) Amartya Sen & Raghuram Rajan (c) Khuswant Singh & Kuldeep Nayar (d) P. Chidambaram & Yann Martel


1. The winner of Hungarian GP is :(a) Fernando Alonso (b) Lewis Hamilton (c) Philip Massa (d) Kimi Raikenon

2. After Asif Ali Zardari the new President of Pakistan will be :(a) Nawaj Sharif (b) Parvez Musharaf (c) Mamnoon Hussain (d) Imran Khan

3. At present, Cash Reserve Ratio & Repo Rate are :(a) 7.25 & 4 % (b) 4 & 7.25 % (c) 7 & 5 % (d) 5 & 8 %

4. The venues of 2015 Cricket World Cup are :(a) India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka (b) South Africa & Zimbabwe

(c) England (d) Australia & New Zealand5. The air version of Bramhos Cruise Missile would be fitted with the fighter aircraft :

(a) Lakshya (b) Sukhoi (c) Mig (d) Chittah6. The new President of Iran is :

(a) Mahmood Ahmad Inejed (b) Hasan Rouhani(c) Ayatolloha Khameni (d) None

7. Mounting NPAs hurt profitability of Canara Bank. NPA stands for :Non performing asset

8. The new MD of SBI is :(a) Arundhati Bhattacharya (b) Shikha Sharma(c) Prateep Choudhuri (d) Rajeev Rishi

9. Recently congress govt. has given assent to bifurcate AP. Which Article of Indian constitution empowers the parliament to bifurcate a state ?(a) Article 1 (b) Article 3 (c) Article 268 (d) Article 324

10. Recently Glenn McGrath’s wax model has been unveiled in Madame Tussaud’s Museum. Who of the following Indian’s model has never been unveiled in Madame Tussaud’s Museum ?(a) Sachin Tendulkar (b) Amitab Bachchan (c) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (d) Kapil Dev

11. Sujata Singh took over as foreign secretary. Who was the 1st woman foreign secretary of India ? (a) Sushma Nath (b) Suchita Kriplani (c) Raj Kumara Amrit Kaur (d) Chokila Iyer

12. PARAM is India’s Super Computer. Which of the following is the most powerful Super Computer recently developed by Australia ? (a) Titan (b) Tianhe-2 (c) ‘K’ computer (d) Raijin

13. International Youth Day is on :(a) Aug 12 (b) Jan 12 (c) Oct 17 (d) Jan 30

14. In economic terms WPI & CPI stands for :Wholesale price index, consumer price index

15. Which of the following sectors doesn’t come under Bharat Nirman Yojana ?(a) Irrigation (b) Rural Communication(c) Education (d) Electrification

16. Which of the following is not a measure to control Inflation ?(a) Increase in direct tax (b) to check money supply(c) to curtail fiscal deficit (d) to increase public expenditure

17. FRBM, in economic terms, stands for : Fiscal responsibility and budget management

18. Amartya Sen got Nobel Prize for his work on :(a) Socialistic Economy (b) Welfare Economics(c) Open Market Policy (d) Mixed Economy

19. Mid-Day Meal Scheme was launched in the year :(a) 2001 (b) 1995 (c) 1994 (d) 2000

20. Which of the following is a Direct Tax ?(a) Corporate Tax (b) Sales Tax (c) Excise Duty (d) Customs Duty


1. “Peace Mission–2012” a joint anti-terrorist war game between :(a) Russia & USA (b) India & China (c) China & Russia (d) Japan & Australia

2. The author of the book “The Race of My Life-An Autobiography” is :(a) P. T. Usha (b) Milkha Singh (c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) J. L. Nehru

3. Who is going to replace D. Subbarao to become the new governor of RBI ?(a) C. Rangarajan (b) Raghuram Govind Rajan(c) Montek Singh Ahluwalia (d) Y. V. Reddy

4. Amazon.com is to buy “The Washington Post” in a $250 million deal. Who is the founder of Amazon.com ?

(a) Larry Page (b) Jeffrey P. Bezos (c) Rudyard Kipling (d) Mark Zukerberg5. Jasjit Singh, an able pilot and a defense strategist, recently passed away. Which of the

following are the books written by him ?(a) Air Power(b) Indian Air Force through 75 years(c) “The Icon”–biography of Marshal of Air force, Arjan Singh(d)All of these

6. “Gitanjali” was released in 14 languages. Who authored “Gitanjali” ?(a) Jayadeva (b) R. N. Tagore (c) Kalidas (d) B. C. Chatterjee

7. The World’s 1st heart transplant, in 1967 at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape town, was carried out by :(a) Dr. Chris Barnard (b) Edward Jenner (c) Karl Landsteiner (d) Watson & Creek

8. The Rs.6,000 cr. Mithi Virdi nuclear power plant was proposed to set up in :(a) Rajasthan (b) Maharashtra (c) Gujarat (d) West Bengal

9. Indigenous cryogenic engine to power GSLV-D5. GSLV stands for :Geo-synchronous satellite launch vehicle

10. India joins the elite club of five members to have nuclear powered submarines. Which of the following country don’t possess such submarines ?(a) France (b) Germany (c) China (d) Russia

11. Indian Air force has begun inducting Swiss made “Pilatus PC-7” aircraft. This aircraft is a :(a) Fighter Aircraft (b) Trainer Aircraft (c) LCA (d) Helicopter

12. P. V. Sindhu, Parupalli Kashyap and Saina Nehwal made it to the quarter finals in World Championship tournament. These players are associated with : (a) Tennis (b) Chess (c) Badminton (d) Archery

13. Which of the following is coming up to become the highest civilian airport of the world ?(a) Leh, India (b) Daocheng Yading Airport, China(c) Bangda Airport, China (d) King Abdul Khalid International Airport

14. FMC stands for :(a) Foreign Management Council (b) Forward Market Commission(c) Financial Management Commission (d) None

15. “World Senior Citizens’ Day” is on :(a) Aug. 6 (b) Aug. 8 (c) Aug. 9 (d) Sept. 8

16. Suresh Tendulkar committee was appointed for :(a) Banking Sector Reforms (b) Centre-State Relations(c) Mining Scam (d) Poverty line Determination

17. Who is the director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) ?(a) K. Radhakrishnan (b) M. C. Dathan (c) S. Ramakrishnan (d) None

18. “ICGS Rajveer” was commissioned into Indian Coast Guard. It is a/an :(a) Aircraft Carrier (b) Inshore Patrol Vessel(c) Offshore Patrol Vessel (d) Destroyer ship

19. Seasonal Unemployment is more prevalent in : (a) Government Sector (b) Agriculture Sector(c) Private Sector (d) Corporate Sector

20. “ India’s international bank” is the tag line of:(a) Bank of India (b) PNB (c) SBI (d) Bank of Baroda

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