Q1. Who has been appointed as the next Chief Information Commissioner (CIC)

of India to replace Deepak Sandhu, whose term is ending on 31 December 2013

on 6 Dec 2013?

Ans. Ms. Sushma Singh, a former IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre

Note: Decision on appointing Ms Singh as the next CIC was taken unanimously

by a panel comprising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Leader of the

Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj and Law Minister Kapil Sibal.

Q2. Which country was elected to UN Security Council as a Non-Permanent

Member on 6 December 2013 to replace Saudi Arabia?

Ans. Jordan

Note: Saudi Arabia was elected in October 2013 to the Security Council as a non

permanent member but it has rejected its seat in protest at the UN council's

failure to end the war in Syria and act on other Middle East issues.

Q3. Who was crowned with the pageant of Miss Earth 2013 at the Versailles

Palace, Philippines on 7 December 2013?

Ans. Miss Venezuela Alyz Henrich

Note: The contest began in 2001 to promote the preservation of the environment.

Nicole Faria is the first Indian contestant to have won the title in 2010.

Q4. 9th WTO Ministerial Conference was concluded on 6 December 2013. Where

was the Conference held?

Ans. Bali, Indonesia.

Q5. Union Cabinet on 5 December 2013 approved the Telangana draft Bill.

Cabinet approved the recommendations of the Group of Ministers (GoM) set up

to look into bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh for carving out a new state of

Telangana. As per the bill how many districts will be there in Telangana?

Ans. 10 districts

Q6. Which country was chosen as the host country for Under-17 FIFA World

Cup in 2017 by the FIFA executive committee in its meeting at Salvador de Bahia

in Brazil on 5 December 2013?

Ans. India

Note: By virtue of being the host country, India will take part in the 24-nation

tournament for the first time in its history. This will be the biggest ever football

tournament in the country as this is the first FIFA event in the country's history.

Q7. Name the anti-apartheid revolutionary of South Africa who died on 5

November 2013 at the age of 95?

Ans. Nelson Mandela

Note: He was the first black South African to hold the office of President from

1994 to 1999, and the first elected in a fully representative multiracial election.

Mandela published his autobiography Long Walk to Freedom and opened

negotiations with President F.W. de Klerk to abolish apartheid and establish

multiracial elections in 1994.

Q8. Name the official 2014 FIFA World Cup match ball which was unveiled on 3

December 2013 by manufacturers Adidas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?

Ans. Brazuka

Q9. Who won the LG International Cricket Council (ICC) People’s Choice Award

for the year 2013 on 3 December 2013?

Ans. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Note: Dhoni also became the second Indian cricketer after SachinTendulkar to

get this award.

Q10. Name the Services for speedy delivery of parcels launched by Department

of Posts, Under Union Ministry of Communications & IT, on 2 December 2013

across the country?

Ans. Express Parcel service and Business Parcel Services

Q11. Name the US actor best known for his role playing Brian O'Conner in the

'Fast & Furious' film series , who died in a car accident in Southern California on

30 November 2013?

Ans. Paul Walker

Q12. Name the Indian shuttler who on 1 December 2013 won the Women's

Singles trophy at the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton Tournament?

Ans. PV Sindhu

Note: In the title clash, Sindhu, defeated seventh seed Li Michelle of Canada in

straight games, 21-15, 21-12.

Q13. India’s Mars Orbiter Spacecraft was successfully placed in Mars transfer

trajectory on ........ December 2013 by ISRO scientists?

Ans. 1 December 2013

Q14. Which film bagged Golden Peacock award for Best Film at the 44th

International Film Festival of India at Panaji, Goa on 30 November 2013?

Ans. East Timor film ‘Beatriz’s War’

Q15. Which state on 30 November 2013 introduced for the first time in the

country PVC Electoral Photo Identity Card (PVC EPIC) as mandated by the

Election Commission of India?

Ans. Tripura

Q16. World AIDS Day was observed on 1 December 2013 across the globe to

raise awareness about the HIV/ AIDS. What was the theme for the day in 2013?

Ans. Getting to Zero

Q17. Armed Forces Flag Day was observed across India on .......... December 2013

to remember the sacrifices made by gallant servicemen of India in defending the

integrity of our borders and to salute the martyrs, honour the brave and express

solidarity and support towards welfare of widows, children, disabled and sick

ex-servicemen?

Ans. 7 December

Q18. Which state assembly on 4 December 2013 passed the Essential Services

Maintenance (ESMA) Bill 2013?

Ans. Karnataka

Note: According to the new bill, striking work will be a non-bailable offence and

police can arrest a striking employee without warrant. The Bill, popularly

known as ESMA, is to put an end to employees working in water, power, health,

transport and service sectors going on strikes, inconveniencing people.

Q19. Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation

Act 2013 came into force on 6 December 2013 across India except in which state?

Ans. Jammu and Kashmir

Note: Law prohibits the employment of manual scavengers, the manual cleaning

of sewers and septic tanks without protective equipment and the construction of

insanitary latrines.

Q20. India was ranked ..........th out of 177 countries on Global Corruption

Perception Index 2013, which was released by Transparency International on 3

December 2013?

Ans. 94th

Note: Corruption Perceptions Index 2013, Denmark and New Zealand tied for

first place with scores of 91. Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia this year

make up the worst performers, scoring just 8 points each.

Q21. Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh on 3 December 2013

dedicated which company's 1000 km Dabhol-Bangalore natural gas pipeline to

the Nation?

Ans. GAIL India Ltd

Q22. International Day of People with Disability was observed across the world

on 3 December 2013. This is the 21st anniversary of International Day of People

with Disability. What was the theme for the day 2013?

Ans. Break Barriers, Open Doors: for an inclusive society and development for

all.

Q23. Name the surface to surface ballistic missile which was successfully test

fired by India on 3 December 2013 from Chandipur in the Balesore district of

Odisha?

Ans. Prithvi-ll

Q24. President of India Pranab Mukharjee on 1 December 2013 inaugurated the

Nagaland's traditional .................Festival in Nagaland?

Ans. Hornbill Festival

Q25. India cricket team has retained its top position in the latest ICC ODI

rankings and ........ position in the Test cricket rankings released by ICC on 1

December 2013?

Ans. Second

Q26. Who has recently resigned as Vice President of Sudan?

Ans. Ali Osman Taha

Q27. International Civil Aviation Day was observed on ............ December 2013 to

highlight the importance of civil aviation for social and economic development

around the world?

Ans. 7 December

Q28. Who was re-appointed as the OPCW Director General at the 18th Session of

the Conference of State Parties on 4 December 2013?

Ans. Ahmet Uzumcu

Q29. 8th Asia Gas Partnership Summit (AGPS) was held from 3 to 4 December

2013 at?

Ans. New Delhi, India

Q30. International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development was

observed across the world on 5 December 2013. What was the theme for the year

2013?

Ans. YOUNG.GLOBAL.ACTIVE

Q31. ............... scientists recently developed a novel new Malaria Vaccine which

can protect against the deadly mosquito-borne disease?

Ans. Oxford

Q32. Which state government on 3 December 2013 approved a new surrender

and rehabilitation policy for Maoists in the state?

Ans. Bihar

Q33. India's Current Account Deficit narrowed sharply to ........ billion dollars in

the July-September quarter of 2013-14 on the back of turnaround in exports and

decline in gold imports as announced in December 2013?

Ans. 5.2

Q34. Name the Indian Golfer who on 1 December 2013 won the 2013 edition of

the Indonesia open at Jakarta?

Ans. Gaganjeet Bhullar

Q35. Which project has won the 2013 eASIA Award under Trade Facilitation

category?

Ans. e-BRC project of Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Q36. Which country on 2 December 2013 successfully sent an unmanned lunar

probe with a robotic rover to soft land on the Moon, and to explore moon’s

surface?

Ans. China

Q37. International Day for Abolition of Slavery was observed on .............

December 2013 across the world to create awareness about the prevention of

human trafficking and the exploitation of human being?

Ans. 2 December

Q38. Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd on 27 November 2013 appointed

whom as the chairman of MCX’s board?

Ans. Satyananda Mishra

Q1. Who was crowned with the pageant of Miss Earth 2013 at the Versailles

Palace, Philippines on 7 December 2013?

Ans. Miss Venezuela Alyz Henrich

Q2. Which Indian cricketer on 13 December 2013 bagged the Emerging Cricketer

of the Year trophy at the ICC Annual awards announced in Dubai?

Ans. Cheteshwar Pujara

Q3. Who won LG People's Choice Award at the ICC Annual awards announced

recently?

Ans. Mahendra Singh

Q4. Who won Sir Garfield Sobers trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year 2013 at the

ICC Annual awards announced in Dubai recently?

Ans. Michael Clarke

Note: full list of winners is:

>> ICC Cricketer of the Year (Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy) — Michael Clarke

(Australia)

>> ICC Test Cricketer of the Year — Michael Clarke (Australia)

>> ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year — Suzie Bates (New Zealand)

>> ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year — Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)

>> ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year — Cheteshwar Pujara (India)

>> ICC Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of the Year — Kevin O’Brien

(Ireland)

>> ICC Twenty20 International Performance of the Year — Umar Gul

(Pakistan)

>> ICC T20I Women’s Cricketer of the Year — Sarah Taylor (England)

>> ICC Spirit of Cricket Award — Mahela Jayawardena (Sri Lanka)

>> ICC Umpire of the Year (winning the David Shepherd Trophy) — Richard

Kettleborough

>> LG People’s Choice — MS Dhoni

Q5. Which national party on 8 December 2013 won the state assembly election in

Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh?

Ans. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Q6. Which party with winning over 28 of the 70 seats in the Delhi Assembly

elections on 8 December 2013 met the eligibility criteria of Election Commssion to

become a State Party?

Ans. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Q7. Which company replaced Sahara India as the new Official Sponsor of Indian

cricket team on 9 December 2013?

Ans. Star India

Q8. Which party emerged as the winner in the Mizoram Assembly election by

winning 33 seats in the 40 member house?

Ans. Indian National Congress

Q9. Which country retained the World Kabaddi Cup for fourth consecutive time

defeating Pakistan, 48-39 in the final played at Guru Nanak Dev Stadium in

Ludhiana, Punjab?

Ans. India

Q10. Which Indian actor won the best actor award for his brilliant performance

in his film The Lunchbox at the 10th edition of Dubai International Film Festival

(DIFF)?

Ans. Irrfan Khan

Note: Ritesh Batra, the Writer-Director of the film The Lunchbox, got a special

mention for screenplay for the film in the same category. Dubai International

Film Festival was held from 6 December to 14 December 2013. The jury at the

DIFF was headed by renowned filmmaker Shekhar Kapur.

Q11. Who was appointed President and CEO of Wal-Mart India as announced by

the US retail giant Wal-Mart on 13 December 2013?

Ans. Krishna Iyer

Q12. Who was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on 14

December 2013?

Ans. Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Note: Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Ram Naresh Yadav administered the oath

of office and secrecy to him in Jamboori Maidan of Bhopal. He has sworn in as

the Chief Minister for the third consecutive time. After Narendra Modi and

Raman Singh, he became the third person to become a state’s Chief Minister in

a row from BJP.

Q13. Who has sworn in as the Chief Minister of Mizoram for the second

successive term on 14 December 2013?

Ans. Lal Thanhawla

Note: Governor of Mizoram, Vakkom B. Purushothaman administered the

oath of office and secrecy to Lal Thanhawla and his Cabinet colleagues at Raj

Bhavan in Aizawl.

Q14. Who has sworn in as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan on 13 December 2013?

Ans. Vasundhara Raje

Note: Vasundhara Raje was administered the oath of office and secrecy by

Governor Margaret Alva during a grand swearing-in ceremony inside the

Assembly building premises in Jaipur.

Q15. Who was designated as the Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCoAS) on 12

December 2013?

Ans. Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag

Note: He will take over from Lieutenant General SK Singh as the Vice Chief of

Army Staff retires on 31 December 2013.

Q16. India on 12 December 2013 won the women's Kabaddi World Cup

championship for the third time in a row. Which country India defeated in the

final?

Ans. New Zealand

Note: India defeated New Zealand 49-21 in the summit clash in Jalandhar,

Punjab.

Q17. Name the Olympic medal-winning boxer M C Kom’s autobiography

unveiled by the Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan on 9 December 2013?

Ans. Unbreakable

Q18. Who has sworn in as Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh for the third

consecutive term on 12 December 2013?

Ans. Raman Singh

Note: Raman Singh was administered the oath of office and secrecy by

Governor Shekhar Dutt during a grand swearing-in ceremony in Raipur-the

state capital of Chhattisgarh.

Q19. Name the former captain of Pakistan cricket team who was inducted into

the ICC Cricket’s Hall of Fame on 11 December 2013?

Ans. Waqar Younis

Q20. Who was named as the Person of the Year 2013 by Time Magazine recently?

Ans. Pope Francis

Note: He was named the Person of the Year for changing the perception of the

Catholic Church within nine months. As per Time magazine, Pope’s

dedication to humility and his fight against poverty placed him at the top

position of the year. Edward Snowden the person who leaked the secret

documents about NSA surveillance activities was selected at the second

position in the list.

Q21. Name the senior most judge of Supreme Court of India who retired on 11

December 2013?

Ans. Justice GS Singhvi

Q22. Supreme Court of India on 11 December 2013 upheld the constitutional

validity of which section of the Indian Penal Code making gay sex an offence

punishable with upto life imprisonment?

Ans. Section 377

Q23. On 10 December 2013 Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, owned by Mukesh

Ambani, signed a telecom infrastructure-sharing accord with which other Indian

telecom giant?

Ans. Bharti Airtel

Q24. Which country became the first country in the world to legalise marijuana

(Drug) for recreational use with the state taking control of the trade on 10

December 2013?

Ans. Uruguay

Q25. Who won the Economic Times Lifetime Achievement Award 2013 for his

role in creating India's third-largest software exporter and also for the impressive

scale of his philanthropy?

Ans. Azim Premji, Wipro Chairman

Q26. Who was appointed as the Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo India on 10

December 2013?

Ans. D Shivakumar

Note: The post was lying vacant since Manu Anand quit the US food and

beverage maker PepsiCo India in June 2013 to join foods company Cadbury

Kraft.

Q27. Human Rights Day was observed across the world on 10 December 2013 to

bring to light the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. What is the theme for

the day in 2013?

Ans. 20 Years Working for Your Rights

Q28. Which state emerged as the champion state in the 29th Junior National

Athletics Championships which concluded on 7 December 2013?

Ans. Kerala

Note: Championship was held at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.

Q29. International Anti-Corruption Day is observed across the world on 9

December 2013 to raise awareness about the menace of Corruption and what

people can do to fight it. What was the theme for the day 2013?

Ans. Act against Corruption Today

Q30. Name the Chief Minister of Delhi who resigned from her post on 8

December 2013 after Congress party faced a defeat in the Delhi Assembly polls?

Ans. Sheila Dikshit

Q31. Which country retained its top position in the latest ICC ODI rankings

released on 12 December 2013?

Ans. India

Q32. Which state Legislative Assembly on 13 December 2013 passed the much-

awaited Anti-Superstition Bill which seeks to curb black magic and other

inhuman practices arising out of superstition?

Ans. Maharashtra

Q33. Name the Islamist leader of Bangladesh who was executed on 12 December

2013 for genocides done during the Bangladesh’s 1971 liberation war with

Pakistan?

Ans. Abdul Kader Mullah

Note: His execution was done at the Dhaka Central Jail.

Q34. Which foreign bank has been granted the license to start its banking

operations in India on 12 December 2013?

Ans. Doha Bank

Q35. International Olympics Committee (IOC) cleared the Indian athletes to

participate in the 2014 Winter Olympics on 11 December 2013. Where will the

Winter Olympics 2014 be held?

Ans. Sochi in Russia

Q36. South Africa on 11 December 2013 won the three one day match cricket

series 2-0 against India. Who was adjudged the Man of the Match?

Ans. Quinton de Kock

Q37. Name the retired Justice who took oath as the Lokayukta of Gujarat State on

11 December 2013?

Ans. Justice D.P. Buch

Q38. Name the last King of the erstwhile Mysore royal family who passed away

in Bangalore on 10 December 2013 due to heart attack?

Ans. Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar

Q39. 27th edition of South East Asian Games are kicked off in Naypyitaw, the

new state capital of which country on 11 December 2013?

Ans. Myanmar

Q40. Name the former Foreign Secretary of India who on 9 December 2013 took

over as the India's High Commissioner to the UK?

Ans. Ranjan Mathai

Q41. Which Indian won the bronze at the IBSF World Snooker Championship

held at Daugvapils, Latvia?

Ans. Chitra Magimairajan

Q42. Name the first lunar rover of China, which was carried by an unmanned

remotely piloted spacecraft Chang'e-3 and was deployed successfully on moon

on 14 December 2013?

Ans. Jade Rabbit (called Yutu in Chinese)

Q43. First Trajectory Correction Manoeuvre (TCM) of Spacecraft of India's

maiden interplanetary mission to Mars was carried out successfully at 06:30 hrs

(IST) on 11 December 2013. What is the expected date that the spacecraft will

reach to the Martian orbit?

Ans. 24 September 2014

Q44. Antarctica hits coldest Temperature ever recorded on Earth of ...........

recently?

Ans. 94.7C

Q45. British-based Sahara Force India on 12 December 2013 signed ................ as

race driver for the team in 2014 and beyond?

Ans. Sergio Perez

Q46. Union Cabinet on 13 December 2013 approved the revision of the Code of

Conduct for Ministers in the Government of India as well as the State

Governments. The Code of Conduct will now include the proposed paragraph to

Section 2, which reads ..................?

Ans. Section 2-After taking office, and so long as he/he remains in office, the

Minister shall :- (f) Uphold the political impartiality of the civil services and

not ask the civil servants to act in any way, which would conflict with the

duties and responsibilities of the civil servants.”

Q47. Union Cabinet on 12 December 2013 approved the Rights of Persons with

Disabilities Bill, 2011. Bill is based on the recommendations of which Committee

appointed in 2010 by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment?

Ans. Sudha Kaul Committee

Note: Bill is a comprehensive measure that covers a whole spectrum of

problems from physical disabilities to mental illness and multiple disabilities.

It will replace the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunity Protection of

Rights and Full Participation) Act of 1995.

Q48. Name the former footballer of India who died on on 14 December 2013 at a

hospital in Guwahati, Assam after a prolonged illness?

Ans. Babul Phukan

Q49. Scientists and experts of which country have successfully launched a

research rocket that took the second monkey of that country into the space on 14

December 2013?

Ans. Iran

Q50. At the 57th National Shooting Championship being held at ................ on 14

December 2013, Malaika Goel of Punjab and Prakash Nanjappa of Karnataka

won Gold in their respective categories?

Ans. Tughlakabad

Q1. Who has resigned as the minister of state for environment and forest from

the Council of Ministers (COM) on 21 December 2013?

Ans. Jayanthi Natarajan

Note: Jayanthi Natarajan expected to return to party work which is relating to

manifesto and other election matters of the Congress Party.

Q2. Who was appointed as the first woman managing director of the Life

Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) by the Government on 21 December 2013?

Ans. Usha Sangwan

Note: She is the first woman director of LIC in its near six decades of existence.

With this appointment, LIC is set to function at its full strength of four MDs

after almost two years. These would be S B Mainak, Sushobhan Sarkar,

Sangwan and V K Sharma.

Q3. Which bank on 19 December 2013 announced that it has received a license

from the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System to open a branch

in New York?

Ans. Canara Bank

Q4. Name the indigenously developed multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL)

successfully test-fired by India on 19 December 2013?

Ans. Pinaka

Q5. India’s deputy consul in New York, Devyani Khobragade was transferred to

India’s Permanent Mission in ............... in New York on 18 December 2013 to

boost her diplomatic immunity?

Ans. United Nations

Note: Devyani, the IFS officer was transferred from the post of the deputy

consul-general in New York after she was charged with criminal offences by US.

Q6. Which former captain of Indian Cricket Team was on 18 December 2013

selected for the BCCI’s prestigious Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement

award for the year 2013?

Ans. Kapil Dev

Note: Col. CK Nayudu or Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu was the first captain of

Indian Cricket Team in Test Matches, and he played the first class cricket for

India till 1958.

Q7. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its mid-quarter Monetary Policy Review,

announced on 18 December 2013, has kept the policy rate (repo rate) unchanged

at ........?

Ans. 7.75%

Q8. South India’s first high altitude cricket stadium was inaugurated on 17

December 2013 at Krishnagiri in Waynad district of which state?

Ans. Kerala

Note: The stadium was inaugurated by Kerala Governor Nikhil Kumar.

Q9. Who was on 17 December 2013 elected as the German Chancellor for third

term by the German Parliament- Bundestag?

Ans. Angela Merkel

Note: Angela Merkel's conservative Union bloc - the Christian Democratic

Union (CDU) had secured a stunning hat-trick win in the 22 September 2013

elections but failed to grab an outright majority, forcing them to enter into

coalition with the rival Social Democrats (SPD).

Q10. Name the West Indies offspinner who was suspended on 16 December 2013

by International Cricket Council (ICC), from bowling in international cricket

after his action was found illegal?

Ans. Shane Shillingford

Q11. Name the book launched by Mumbai University on 16 December 2013 to

mark a year since the brutal gangrape of a Delhi paramedic student?

Ans. Nirbhaya: Ek Atmachintan

Q12. Which day was observed on 16 December 2013 across the Nation to

celebrate the India’s military victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war?

Ans. Vijay Diwas

Q13. Who has been appointed by Union Government on 13 December 2013 as the

Chairman of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

(NABARD) for a period of five years?

Ans. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala

Note: Prior to this appointment, Bhanwala was an Executive Director at India

Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL), a state-owned infrastructure

lender. Bhanwala succeeds Prakash Bakshi, who retired as NABARD Chairman

in September 2013.

Q14. Name the nationwide programme organized by BJP on 15 December 2013,

to drum up support for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's Statue of Unity

project on the 63rd death anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel?

Ans. Run for Unity

Q15. Who won the Men's Delhi Half Marathon (21.097 km) by creating a new

race record on 15 December 2013?

Ans. Ethiopian runner Atsedu Tsegay

Q16. Which team on 15 December 2013 lifted the Men's Junior Hockey World

Cup for a record sixth time?

Ans. Germany

Note: In the title clash at New Delhi, defending champions Germany defeated

France, 5-2 to retain the title.

Q17. India defeated which country by 48-39 in the Kabaddi World Cup in the

final played at Guru Nanak Dev Stadium in Ludhiana, Punjab on 14 December

2013 retaining the title for fourth consecutive time?

Ans. Pakistan

Q18. Name the Union Labour Minister who passed away on 15 December 2013

after a prolonged illness in Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon, Haryana?

Ans. Sis Ram Ola

Q19. Who was on 13 December 2013 appointed as the Chairman and Managing

Director of Andhra Bank?

Ans. CVR Rajendran

Q20. Which government was on 20 December 2013 felicitated by United Nations

for effectively handling the Cyclone Phalin in October 2013?

Ans. Odisha

Q21. Environment Ministry issued a fresh order, following the in principle

acceptance of the .............. committee report on 20 December 2013 and withdrawn

16 November 2013 notification relating to protection of Western Ghats?

Ans. Ksatrurirangan

Q22. Election Commission recognized which party as a state party and reserved

symbol of broom in Delhi on 19 December 2013?

Ans. Aam Aadmi Party

Q23. Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 20 December 2013 resigned from the Vidisha

assembly seat and retained the Budhni seat. He is the Chief Minister of which

Indian State?

Ans. Madhya Pradesh

Note: He was elected from Budhni and Vidisha assembly segments in the

recently concluded state assembly elections.

Q24. Cheteshwar Pujara slipped to seventh position in the batting list of the test

matches that was released by ICC on 19 December 2013. Who topped the list?

Ans. A.B. de Villiers

Q25. Europe launched which satellite regarded as one of its most ambitious

space missions in the history on a Soyuz rocket from Europe's Spaceport from

the Kourou in French Guiana on 19 December 2013?

Ans. Gaia satellite

Note: It will map the precise positions and distances to more than a billion stars

and is expected to give the first realistic picture of how the Milky Galaxy has

been constructed.

Q26. Name the person who took part in the Great Train Robbery in Britain in

1963 died at the Carlton Court Care Home in East Barnet, north London on 18

December 2013 due to multiple strokes?

Ans. Ronnie Biggs

Note: The Great Train Robbery was called the Crime of the Century. The gang, of

which Biggs was a part, escaped with 2.6 million pound (equivalent to 40

million pounds today) from the Glasgow to London mail train on 8 August 1963.

Q27. Which country won the boy’s and girl’s team titles in the Asia-Pacific junior

golf championship at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC)?

Ans. India

Note: It was India’s first ever victory in the Asia Pacific Junior Golf

Championship.

Q28. Which day was observed on 18 December 2013 across the Nation to create

awareness on rights of minorities?

Ans. Minorities Rights Day

Note: The day is celebrated to protect rights of the minority communities as well

as bringing the better understanding among religious minorities in India.

Q29. Name the bill passed by the Lok Sabha on 18 December 2013 which seeks to

establish an anti-corruption watchdog that will have in its purview even the

office of Prime Minister?

Ans. Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, 2013

Note: Earlier, the Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 17 December 2013 after

some amendments.

Q30. Name the head of Travancore royal family who ruled south Kerala before

Independence died on 16 December 2013 due to cardiac arrest?

Ans. Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma

Q31. The Inflation in India reached 7.52 percent, the highest in 14 months since

September 2012 during the month of November 2013?

Ans. 7.52 percent

Q32. Union Cabinet on 16 December 2013 approved which bill, aimed to prevent

and tackle the communal violence in the country and punish the perpetrators of

the violence?

Ans. Prevention of Communal Violence Bill 2013

Q33. Who has won the IMET Open 2013 squash tournament held in the

Slovakian capital Bratislava on 16 December 2013?

Ans. Mahesh Mangaonkar

Q34. Who has been elected as the Chile President for a second time by a wide

margin on 15 December 2013?

Ans. Michelle Bachelet

Q35. Who was approved as Prime Minister by Somalian Parliament in December

2013?

Ans. Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed

Q36. Name the country’s first telecommunication satellite launched by Bolivia on

20 December 2013?

Ans. Tupak Katari

Note: The satellite has been named upon an indigenous national hero, who

fought the 18th century Spanish colonial rule.

Q37. Cabinet approved free trade agreement between India and the ASEAN on

19 December 2013. Expand ASEAN?

Ans. Association of South East Asian Nations

Q38. Who has been appointed as the President of the Supreme Court Bar

Association (SCBA) for 2013-14 recently?

Ans. P.H. Parekh

Note: Bar Council of India is a statutory body that regulates and represents the

Indian bar. It was created by Parliament under the Advocates Act, 1961.

Q39. Who was appointed as chairman and managing director (CMD) of India

Infrastructure Finance Co. Ltd (IIFCL)?

Ans. S.B. Nayar

Note: IIFCL is a state-owned firm that funds infrastructure projects.

Q40. Who has been appointed as the Secretary General of Apparel Export

Promotion Council (AEPC) in December 2013?

Ans. Puneet Kumar

Note: He is a Kerala cadre IAS officer.

Q41. Name the British businessman turned author who died on 19 December

2013 at the age of 67 in Northumberland?

Ans. Paul Torday

Q42. Which city was ranked top in public transport among Indian cities,

according to a study of the International Association of Public Transport (UTIP)

released on 16 December 2013?

Ans. Kolkata

Q43. Name the former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court who has been

appointed as Chairman of the Karnataka State Human Rights Commission

(KSHRC)?

Ans. Darmar Murugensan

Q44. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on 17 December 2013 unveiled

the first indigenously developed thalassaemia and sickle cell anaemia testing kit.

Which Institute has developed the kit?

Ans. National Institute of Immuno Haematology (NIIH) in Mumbai

Q45. Who was awarded Itihas Ratna from Asiatic Society Bihar on 17 December

2013?

Ans. Bipan Chandra

Note: Bipan Chandra is the fourth historian to be honoured with the Itihas

Ratna by the society.

Q1. Arvind Kejriwal, the convener of the newly launched Aam Aadmi Party

sworn in as the ......th Chief Minister of Delhi on 28 December 2013 at a function

in Ramlila Maidan?

Ans. Seventh

Note: Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung administered the oath of office and

secrecy to Kejriwal. Apart from Kejriwal, six other MLAs namely Manish

Sisodia, Somnath Bharti, Saurabh Bhrdwaj, Rakhi Birla, Satyendra Kumar Jain

and Girish Soni also took oath as Cabinet Ministers.

Q2. Which High Court on 26 December 2013 banned the junk food items in

plastic packing and directed to implement the ban in the state from 26 January

2014?

Ans. Himachal Pradesh

Q3. Who was appointed as new head of NSG (National Security Guard) on 26

December 2013?

Ans. J.N.Chaudhary

Note: He will take his charge from incumbent Arvind Ranjan. He had also served

in Intelligence Bureau. He is due to retire in May 2015.

Q4. Who was appointed the full time chief of the Central Industrial Security

Force (CISF) on 26 December 2013?

Ans. Arvind Ranjan

Note: Ranjan took over his charge from January. He will take his charge from

incumbent Director General Rajiv.

Q5. Who won her sixth consecutive title at the 34th National Archery

Championships at JRD Tata Stadium of PSPB, Jamshedpur on 25 December 2013?

Ans. Deepika Kumari

Note: Deepika by winning the sixth National title consecutively has set the

record of winning the most individual titles at the national meet. Earlier it was

Dola Banerjee who won five national titles.

Q6. Name the South African cricket all-rounder who will retire from test and first

class cricket after the second Test against India in Durban as announced by him

on 25 December 2013?

Ans. Jacques Kallis

Q7. Who took an additional charge of the Environment and Forests Ministry

after the exit of Jayanthi Natarajan on 24 December 2013?

Ans. M. Veerappa Moily

Q8. Name the inventor of the AK47 weapon who died at the age of 94 due to ill-

health on 23 December 2013 in Izhevsk, Udmurtia province of Russian Republic?

Ans. Mikhail Kalashnikov

Q9. Who took the charge as the President of Federation of Indian Chambers of

Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on 21 December 2013?

Ans. Sidharth Birla

Note: He is the Chairman of Xpro India Limited. Sidharth Birla succeeded the

HSBC India Country Head Naina Lal Kidwai.

Q10. Who has been appointed the new Governor of Manipur on 23 December

2013?

Ans. Vinod Kumar Duggal

Note: He was the former Home Secretary

Q11. Who won the men’s and women’s titles respectively at the 78th Senior

National Badminton Championship in Siri Fort Sports Complex at New Delhi on

23 December 2013?

Ans. Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu

Q12. Which international airport in India was awarded the Sword of Honour for

safety management in London in the second week of December 2013?

Ans. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad

Q13. Which club defeated Raja Casablanca 2-0 in the finals of the third club

World Cup 2013 and became the new world champions?

Ans. Bayern Munich

Q14. First human artificial heart implantation performed in which country on 18

December 2013?

Ans. France

Q15. Name the person who developed a vaccine for the chicken pox virus who

died at the age of 85 due to heart failure on 23 December 2013 in Osaka, Japan?

Ans. Dr. Michiaki Takahashi

Note: Takahashi developed the vaccine for the chicken pox in 1972.

Q16. Who became the fourth Indian bowler to claim 300 wickets in Test Cricket

by claiming wicket of Jacques Kallis on 22 December 2013?

Ans. Zaheer Khan

Note: Other Indian bowlers to claim more than 300 wickets are Kapil Dev (434

wickets), Anil Kumble (619 wickets) and Harbhajan Singh (413 wickets).

Q17. Name the safety application that enables friends and family of Windows

phone users to track them in real time introduced by Microsoft India on 26

December 2013 in Hyderabad?

Ans. Guardian

Q18. Name the Veteran Bollywood actor who died on 28 December 2013 due to

heart attack in Dubai?

Ans. Farooq Sheikh

Note: He was best known for roles in films like Garam Hawa (1973), Shatranj Ke

Khiladi (1977), Noorie (1979), Chashme Baddoor (1981), Umrao Jaan (1981),

Bazaar (1982) and Kissi Se Na Kehna (1983). He won 2010 National Film Award

for best supporting actor in Lahore (a sports film).

Q19. Union Cabinet on 26 December 2013 approved the pension proposal for

43000 employees of which organization, who joined the public sector company

from the Department of Telecom (DoT)?

Ans. MTNL (Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd)

Q20. Union Cabinet on 26 December 2013 approved the constitutional status to a

proposed which commission for appointment and transfer of judges to the

higher judiciary?

Ans. Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC)

Q21. Ministry of civil aviation on 26 December 2013 appointed whom as new

Civil Aviation Secretary?

Ans. Ashok Lavasa

Note: He would take his new post on 1 January 2014.He will take charge from

incumbent K.N.Srivastava.

Q22. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 26 December 2013

approved the proposal of which bank to increase its foreign investment from 49

percent to 62 percent?

Ans. Axis Bank

Q23. Government of India in a major step to allow more autonomy to CBI placed

the agency’s which wing under the command of the CBI Director, making his

word final in investigations on 25 December 2013?

Ans. Legal Wing

Q24. Name the saving bonds launched by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 23

December 2013?

Ans. Inflation Indexed Saving Bonds

Q25. Government of India puts a way ahead to launch Cash subsidy on .........

after the successful implementation of cash subsidy on LPG for BPL (below

poverty line) families?

Ans. Kerosene

Q26. Which bowler was declared on the No. 1 position in the latest ICC Test

rankings in bowling released on 24 December 2013?

Ans. Vernon Philander of South Africa

Q27. Which day was observed across India on 24 December 2013 with the

objective of providing better protection of consumer’s interest?

Ans. National Consumers Right Day

Q28. Who became the Indian Ambassador of US recently?

Ans. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Note: He is the successor of Nirupama Rao and his position in Beijing will be

taken by Ashok k. kantha.

Q29. Name the nuclear capable ballistic missile which was successfully test-fired

by India on 23 December 2013?

Ans. Agni-III

Q30. Name the England spinner who announced his retirement from

international and first-class cricket midway through the Ashes Series on 22

December 2013?

Ans. Graeme Swann

Q31. Which day was observed across the country on 23 December 2013 to

celebrate the birthday of Chaudhary Charan Singh?

Ans. Kisan Diwas

Note: Chaudhary Charan Singh (23 Dec 1902 - 29 May 1987) was the fifth Prime

Minister of India. He served as the Prime Minister from 28 July 1979 to 14

January 1980. Chaudhary Charan Singh holds the record of being the only Prime

Minister of India who did not face the Parliamentary floor for a single day after

assuming the office.

Q32. Who became the youngest person to reach the summit of Aconcagua, the

highest mountain of America on 27 December 2013?

Ans. Tyler Armstrong

Note: The nine year old boy of United States climbed the mountain in the

Argentine Andes with his father and Tibetan Sherpa, Lhawang Dhondup.

Q33. Which country on 28 December 2013 adopted a resolution that eases the one

child policy of the country?

Ans. China

Note: The resolution was passed by the standing committee of the National

People’s Congress (NPC). The resolution has allowed the couples of China to

have two children if either parents is an only child.

Q34. Union Government on 24 December 2013 launched which project to make

people e-literate?

Ans. e-inclusion

Q35. High Court asked Telugu actors Mohan Babu and actor Brahmanandam to

return the Padma Awards as the recipients carried the Padma Shri as prefix in

the title cards of the movie Denikina Ready violating which article of the Indian

constitution?

Ans. Article 18(1)

Note: According to the article 18(1) of the constitution the award does not carry

any monetary grant and the award cannot be used as a prefix or suffix to the

recipient’s name.

Q36. Beverages and snacks major PepsiCo India planned to invest over 1200

crore rupees to build a new beverage manufacturing facility in Sri City of which

state recently?

Ans. Andhra Pradesh

Q37. Name the veteran journalist and first editor of The Statesman who died on

22 December 2013 at the age of 92?

Ans. Pran Chopra

Q38. Name the renowned Kannada poet who died on 23 December 2013 in

Bangalore?

Ans. Rashtrakavi G. S. Shivarudrappa

Q39. To combat Obesity and Diabetes, which country opened world’s first

standing classroom?

Ans. Australia

Q40. Egypt’s ruling Government declared which group a terrorist group on 25

December 2013?

Ans. Muslim Brotherhood

Note: The decision came after government officials blamed the Brotherhood for a

suicide bombing at a police headquarters in north of Cairo that killed 16 people.

Founded in Egypt by Hassan al-Banna in March 1928, the group spread to other

Muslim countries but has its largest, or one of its largest, organizations in

Egypt.

Q41. Group of Islamic Scholars in Kashmir issued a fatwa on 26 December 2013

that women, whose husbands are missing for the past ...... years, can remarry?

Ans. Four

Q42. Centre for Economic and Business Research (CERB) study released in

December 2013 has predicted that which country will overtake Germany as

Europe’s largest economy by 2030?

Ans. UK