Current Affairs of Feb 2014

Current Affairs of Feb 2014

1.Olympic torch was recently lit atop the highest peak of Europe and also Russia. The name of the highest peak is
a) Mount Elbrus
b) North Pole
c) Siberia’s Baikal Lake
d) None of the above
Answer: (a) Mount Elbrus

2. Which one of the following does not form the part of the 4 Special Route designated for the Olympic torch relay undertaken for 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi?
a) International Space Station, North Pole, Siberia’s Baikal Lake and Mount Elbrus
b) Centre of Pacific Ocean, North Pole, Siberia’s Baikal Lake and Black Sea
c) International Space Station, Black Sea, Siberia’s Baikal Lake and Mount Elbrus
d) International Space Station, North Pole, Centre of Pacific Ocean and Mount Elbrus
Answer: (a) International Space Station, North Pole, Siberia’s Baikal Lake and Mount Elbrus

3. Name the body that on 3 February 2014 announced that the tea production of India has gone up by 6.5 percent in the year 2013.
a) Indian Tea Research Association
b) Indian Tea Association 
c) Tea Board India
d) None of the above
Answer: (b) Indian Tea Association 

4.Who won the Australian Open men’s singles title on 26 January 2014?
a) Rafael Nadal 
b) Roger Federer
c) Andy Murray 
d) Stanislas Wawrinka  
Answer: (d) Stanislas Wawrinka  

5. Who won the Australian Open women’s singles title?
a) Dominika Cibulkova
b) Li Na
c) Serena Williams
d) Ana Ivanovic
Answer: (b) Li Na

6. Who won the Mixed doubles tennis titles at Australian Open 2014?
a) Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor
b) Sania Mirza and Horia Tecau
c) Ana Ivanovic and Rafael Nadal 
d) Li Na and Andy Murray 
Answer: (a) Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor

7.Domestic content requirement of India's solar mission on 10 February 2014 was challenged by which country by alleging it as discriminatory and against international norms including the laws of WTO?
a) United States
b) China
c) Britain
d) Japan
Answer: (a) United States

8. Foundation named YouWeCan joined its hand with an NGO Navbharat Sewa Samiti on 10 February 2014 to roll out a campaign named Cancer Mukt Purvi Dilli. Name the founder of the foundation YouWeCan?
a) Manisha Koirala
b) Yuvraj Singh 
c) Lisa Ray
d) Anurag Basu
Answer: (b) Yuvraj Singh

9. Name the country that on 13 February 2014 legalised death to terminally ill children of any age?
a) Belgium 
b) Netherlands
c) Luxembourg
d) Switzerland
Answer: (a) Belgium

10.The Indian flag was unfurled on 17 February 2014 at the Winter Olympics Village at Sochi, Russia at a special ceremony held at International Plaza of the Mountain Village. India was suspended by International Olympic Committee (IOC) from participation in the games for how long?    
a) 12-months long suspension 
b) 14-month long suspension 
c) 16-month long suspension 
d) 22-months long suspension 
Answer: (b) 14-month long suspension 

11. 80-million rupees has been sanctioned for restoration of Bhagat Singh’s ancestral house, school and village on 17 February 2014. At which place the ancestral house, school and village of Bhagat Singh is located?
a) Faisalabad, Punjab in Pakistan
b) Ludhiana, Punjab in India
c) Shadman in the Eastern City of Lahore Pakistan 
d) None of the above
Answer: (a) Faisalabad, Punjab in Pakistan

12. Name the Indian film that on 17 February 2014 won the Crystal Bear (Glasernen Bar) for the best film by the Children’s jury in Generation KPlus section at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.  
a) The Grand Budapest Hotel
b) Killa
c) Little House
d) Black Coal
Answer: (b) Killa

13. Name the batsman of Indian cricket team who was appointed as the brand ambassador of the Gujarat State Election Commission recently?
a) Virat Kohli 
b) MS Dhoni 
c) Shikhar Dhawan
d) Cheteshwar Pujara
Answer: (d) Cheteshwar Pujara

14. Who has been named as the interim President of Ukraine after the impeachment of President Viktor Yanukovych 
a) Volodymyr Vynnychenko 
b) Oleksandr Turchynov,
c) Symon Petliura
d) Mykhailo Hrushevskyi
Answer: (b) Oleksandr Turchynov

15. Name the team which emerged as the champions of the Hero Hockey India League 2014 after defeating Jaypee Punjab Warriors at Astroturf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi?
a) Delhi Waveriders
b) Ranchi Rhinos
c) Mumbai Magicians
d) Kalinga Lancers
Answer: (a) Delhi Waveriders

Current Affairs of Dec 2013

Current Affairs of Dec 2013

1. The scientists have decoded the oldest DNA from 400000 year old thigh bone of human family. This research has expanded the knowledge of the human genetics by how many years as it suggests the journey of man evolution. 
a) 150000 years
b) 200000 years
c) 250000 years
d) 300000 years
Answer: (d) 300000 years

2. The members of the opposition party of Thailand resigned en masse from the Parliament recently to protest against the Government claimed by them as illegitimate. Name the opposition party of Thailand that resigned en masse?
a) Pheu Thai Party
b) Democrat Party
c) Phalang Chon Party
d) Rak Thailand Party
Answer: (b) Democrat Party

3. Where is the headquarters of the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR)?
a) Washington, USA
b) Beijing, China
c) Delhi, India
d) Canberra, Australia 
Answer: (b) Beijing, China 

Current Affairs of Sept 2013

CURRENT AFFAIRS of SEPT 2013

1.When is the National Day of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Celebrated?
a) 25 September
b) 24 September
c) 23 September
d) 26 September
Answer: (c) 23 September

2. Which cricketer was appointed as the brand ambassador of the Border Security Force (BSF) on 22 September 2013?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Rahul Dravid
c) Ravindra Jadeja
d) Virat Kohli
Answer: (d) Virat Kohli

3. Apollo Hospitals and health science firm Saarum Innovations formed a joint venture for establishment of Sapien Biosciences. What is Sapien Biosciences?
a) India’s first personalised medicine company
b) India’s first Commercial Bio-Bank
c) India’s first bio-tech company
d) India’s first personalised research centre
Answer: (b) India’s first Commercial Bio-Bank 

4. When is the National Day of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Celebrated?
a) 25 September
b) 24 September
c) 23 September
d) 26 September
Answer: (c) 23 September

5. Which cricketer was appointed as the brand ambassador of the Border Security Force (BSF) on 22 September 2013?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Rahul Dravid
c) Ravindra Jadeja
d) Virat Kohli
Answer: (d) Virat Kohli

6. Apollo Hospitals and health science firm Saarum Innovations formed a joint venture for establishment of Sapien Biosciences. What is Sapien Biosciences?
a) India’s first personalised medicine company
b) India’s first Commercial Bio-Bank
c) India’s first bio-tech company
d) India’s first personalised research centre
Answer: (b) India’s first Commercial Bio-Bank 

7.Chandresh Kumari Katoch on 16 September 2013 unveiled the Brass Plate World Heritage Plaque at the Chittaurgarh Fort, Rajasthan. What is the primary purpose of World Heritage Plaque?
a) To identify the World Heritage Site
b) To ensure safety of the World Heritage Site
c) To inform the general public about the World Heritage Site
d) To introduce the World Heritage Site to the international community
Answer: (c) To inform the general public about the World Heritage Site

8. Which company presented a dividend cheque of 40 crore Rupees to the Union Minister of Shipping GK Vasan for the financial year 2012-13? 
a) The Ennore Port 
b) The Chabah Port 
c) The Karachi Port 
d) The Paradip Port
Answer: (a) The Ennore Port

9. On which date is Hindi Diwas observed?
a) 15 September
b) 16 September
c) 13 September
d) 14 September
Answer: (d) 14 September 

Current Affairs of Jul 2013

Current Affairs of Jul 2013

1.Name the golfer, who won the Scottish Open title in a sudden-death play-off on 14 July 2013 played at Castle Stuart in Inverness in Northern Scotland?
a. J.B. Hansen
b. Tiger Woods
c. Jyoti Randhawa 
d. Phil Mickelson
Answer: (d)

2. The measurements by Curiosity rover of NASA re-instated the fact that Mars was mostly composed of which gas?
a. Nitrogen
b. Hydrogen
c. Methane
d. Carbon Dioxide 
Answer: (d)

3. The World's first mission to South Pole of the Moon for installation of _________ was announced in July 2013. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option. 
a. Permanent Satellite
b. Permanent Telescope
c. Permanent Observatory
d. Permanent Radar 
Answer: (b) 

4.Afcons Infrastructure signed a memorandum of understanding with which state government of India for setting up 250-crore Rupees fabrication yard for the oil as well as gas platforms?
a) Maharashtra Government
b) Gujarat Government
c) Tamil Nadu Government
d) Karnataka Government
Answer: (b) Gujarat Government

5. The Supreme Court of India on 24 July 2013 slapped contempt notices on two Sahara firms for not complying with its order of refunding around 19000 crore rupees to investors. Which body filed the contempt petition against Sahara firms?
a) The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA)
b) Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Aulthority (PFRDA)
c) Forward Markets Commission (FMC)
d) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
Answer: (d) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

6. According to the recent satellite images, deforestation has dropped down by around one-third since 2000 in which rainforests of Africa?
a) Zaïre basin
b) Congo Basin
c) Amazon Rainforest
d) None of these
Answer: (b) Congo Basin

7. INSAT-3D was launched successfully by the European rocket from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana on 26 July 2013. What is the purpose of INSAT-3D?
a) To provide technological experience in building and operating a satellite system
b) To provide experience in building and operating a payload experiment three-axis stabilised communication satellite
c) For multipurpose communication: business communication, developmental communication, and mobile communication
d) Meteorological Satellite with advanced weather monitoring payloads
Answer: (d) Meteorological Satellite with advanced weather monitoring payloads

8. Which automobile company became first automaker to participate in Greenhouse Gas Reporting Programme in India on 23 July 2013?
a) Ford Motor Company
b) General Motors
c) Maruti Suzuki
d) Mahindra and Mahindra Limited
Answer: (a) Ford Motor Company 

Current Affairs of Jun 2013-Part 4 of 4

61.India and Thailand signed a treaty after two decades of negotiations. Name the treaty?
a) Free Trade Agreement
b) Extradition Treaty 
c) Economic Support Treaty 
d) None of the above
Answer: (a) Extradition Treaty 

62. Name the organization that has offered help to Pakistan for Polio Vaccination? 
a) Red Cross Society of India
b) AIIMS
c) Apollo India 
d) Rotary International's India National Polio Plus Committee
Answer: (d) Rotary International's India National Polio plus Committee

63. The UN Security Council on 31 May 2013 imposed sanctions on the Syrian rebel group, ___________ on account of its links with Al-Qaeda?
a) Syrian Revolution General Commission 
b) Al-Nusra Front
c) National Salvation Front in Syria
d) Syrian Islamic Front
Answer: (b) Al-Nusra Front 

64. Parliament of which country that passed a bill that criminalized gay marriage, and made it punishable with a 14-year prison term.
a) Nigeria
b) South Korea
c) Germany 
d) Russia 
Answer: (a) Nigeria

65. China and the US agreed mutually to hold high level, regular negotiations on setting standards for ________________.
a) Commercial spying only
b) Cyber security only 
c) Commercial spying as well as cyber security
d) None of the above 
Answer: (c) Commercial spying as well as cyber security

66. India and Thailand signed a treaty after two decades of negotiations. Name the treaty?
a) Free Trade Agreement
b) Extradition Treaty 
c) Economic Support Treaty 
d) None of the above
Answer: (a) Extradition Treaty 

67. Name the organization that has offered help to Pakistan for Polio Vaccination? 
a) Red Cross Society of India
b) AIIMS
c) Apollo India 
d) Rotary International's India National Polio Plus Committee
Answer: (d) Rotary International's India National Polio plus Committee

68. The UN Security Council on 31 May 2013 imposed sanctions on the Syrian rebel group, ___________ on account of its links with Al-Qaeda?
a) Syrian Revolution General Commission 
b) Al-Nusra Front
c) National Salvation Front in Syria
d) Syrian Islamic Front
Answer: (b) Al-Nusra Front 

69. Parliament of which country that passed a bill that criminalized gay marriage, and made it punishable with a 14-year prison term.
a) Nigeria
b) South Korea
c) Germany 
d) Russia 
Answer: (a) Nigeria

70. China and the US agreed mutually to hold high level, regular negotiations on setting standards for ________________.
a) Commercial spying only
b) Cyber security only 
c) Commercial spying as well as cyber security
d) None of the above 
Answer: (c) Commercial spying as well as cyber security 

71.What is the growth percentage of India's food grain production in last nine years as it went up to 259 million tonnes in 2012-13 from 198.36 million tonnes in 2004-05 which is a result of government initiatives like National Food Security Mission, NFSM, and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana?
a) 30 Percent
b) 45 Percent
c) 33 Percent
d) 36 Percent
Answer: (a) 30 Percent

72. As per the World Bank report titled Capital for the Future: Saving and Investment in an Interdependent World released on 3 June 2013 which two countries was forecasted to become the largest investors among various developing nations of the world in the year 2030?
a) India and China
b) India and Brazil
c) China and Brazil
d) India and Japan
Answer: (a) India and China

73. The Union Cabinet of India on 4 June 2013 approved the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill 2013. What is the major objective behind the approval?
a) To set up a regulator for the real estate sector in the country
b) To protecting home buyers from dishonest builders
c) To hear appeals from orders, decisions or directions of regulator and adjudicating officer by Real Estate Appellate Tribunal.
d) To make all relevant clearances for real estate projects which have to be submitted to the regulator and also displayed on a website before starting construction work.
e) All of these
Answer: (e)

74. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 4 June 2013 approved the revival of the Nagaland Pulp and Paper Company Limited (NPPC) with the infusion of Huge fund. What was the amount? 
a) 309.38 crore Rupees
b) 369.32 Crore Rupees
c) 321.56 Crore Rupees
d) 256. 56 Crore Rupees
Answer: (a) 309.38 crore Rupees

75. The Union Government of India on 5 June 2013 hiked the import duty on gold to what percent from the present 6 percent?
a) 7 Percent
b) 9.5 Percent
c) 8 Percent
d) 7.5 Percent
Answer: (c) 8 Percent 

Current Affairs of Jun 2013-Part 3 of 4

41.Which Hollywood actor became the new face of the men’s perfume, Dior Homme on 12 June 2013?
a) Robert Pattinson
b) Henry Cavill
c) Paul Walker
d) Will Smith
Answer: (a) Robert Pattinson

42. Which company on 14 June 2013 unveiled the World’s Largest Container ship?
a) Hong Kong Ferry Company
b) Century Shipyard Pvt. Ltd.
c) Maersk Line
d) IAI Ramta
Answer: (c) Maersk Line

43. Who was appointed as the new Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) by the Government of India?
a) Thomas Mathew T
b) SK Roy
c) S B Mainak
d) Usha Sangwan
Answer: (b) SK Roy

44. Name the 24 hours news channel which was launched by Media firm TV18 Broadcast on 13 June 2013 in UK?
a) CNBC Awaaz
b) CNN-IBN
c) CNBC TV18
d) News18 India
Answer: (d) News18 India

45. Which new feature was introduced by Facebook Inc. on 12 June 2013 for identification of topics for discussions? This feature is already being used by Instagram and Twitter.
a) @ sign (at the rate tags)
b) # sign (Hash tags)
c) * sign (asterisk tags)
d) ! sign (exclamation tags)
Answer: (b) # sign (Hash tags) 

46.Name the International tennis player who on 9 June 2013 won his 8th Men's Singles Tittle of the French Open Tennis Tournament at Paris beating Spanish compatriot David Ferrer.
a) Andy Muray
b) Novak Djokovic
c) Rafael Nadal
d) Roger Federer
Answer: (c) Rafael Nadal

47. Name the formula one player who on 10 June 2013 won the Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. 
a) Sebastian Vettel
b) Lewis Hamilton
c) Michael Schumcaher
d) Fernanado Alonso
Answer: (a) Sebastian Vettel

48. In which city the Asian Athletic Championship is going to held from 3 to 7 July 2013 as declared by Maharashtra on 13 June 2013.
a) Pune
b) Kolhapur
c) Thane
d) Nasik
Answer: (a) Pune

49. Which top seeded Tennis player on 16 June 2013 won Gerry Weber Open Halle ATP final after defeating Mikhail Youzhny of Russia by 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-4 at the Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany.
a) Rafael Nadal
b) Roger Federer
c) Andy Muray
d) Novak Djokovic
Answer: (b) Roger Federer

50. Which country won silver medal at the World Cup (Stage-II) Archery competition in Turkey on 16 June 2013.
a) Turkey
b) Jordan
c) India
d) Pakistan
Answer: (c) India 

51.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), released its June mid-quarter monetary policy on 17 June 2013.
Consider the following statements:
i) RBI left its key policy, repo rate unchanged at 7.25 percent in line.
ii) Cash reserve ratio (CRR), remained at 4 percent.
iii) Repo is the rate at which banks borrow from the Central bank.
Choose the right option:
a)All i, ii and iii are correct.
b) Only i and ii are correct.
c) Only ii and iii are correct.
d) Only i and iii are correct.
Answer: (a) All i, ii and iii are correct

52. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), released its June mid-quarter monetary policy on 17 June 2013. RBI is headquartered in___.
a) New Delhi
b) Patna
c) Mumbai
d) Lucknow
Answer: (c) Mumbai

53. The British government in the second week of June 2013planned to introduce a new scheme requiring visitors from high risk countries in Africa and Asia, including India and Pakistan, to put up a 4600 US dollars cash bond before entering Britain. Consider the following statements:
i) The bonds, to be introduced from November, will only apply to non-EU migrants.
ii) In 2012, 296000 people from India were granted six-month visas.
Choose the right option:
a) Both i and ii are correct.
b) Only i is correct.
c) Only ii is correct.
d) Neither i nor ii is correct.
Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct.

54. SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India), the market regulator of India in June 2013 notified guidelines for investment advisers and their associated person and made it compulsory for them to get the requisite certifications for them to operate in stock market. Name the body that will offer certifications for being a investment adviser?
a) Institute of Securities Markets 
b) National Institute of Securities Markets 
c) National Institute of Securities 
d) National Securities Market Institute
Answer: (b) National Institute of Securities Markets   

55. As per the official data released on 14 June 2013, the inflation in India that is based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) fell to what Percent in percent in May 2013 , which itself is a result of  decline in the prices of manufactured items and a slight rise in the prices of food items resulted in the measured fall of inflation?
a) 4.5 Percent
b) 4.6 Percent
c) 4.7 Percent
d) 5.2 Percent
Answer: (c) 4.7 Percent 

56.Where was the Early Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) installed? This system is capable to predict a tsunami immediately after an earthquake.
a) Lakshadweep
b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
c) Kochi
d) Kerala 
Answer: (b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

57. India and a top US science body in Month of June 2013 have forged an international organisation to develop space __________. This is an initiative that has that possibly can solve the humanity’s energy needs and greatly extenuating climate change. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option. 
a) Solar Power
b) Lunar Power
c) Magnetic Power
d) Electromagnetic Power 
Answer: (a) Solar Power

58. Scientists at Jadavpur University in the month of June 2013 discovered that zinc-doped hydroxyapatite (HAP) which is a calcium phosphate-based bioceramic material has a stimulatory effect on _________ formation. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
a) Brain
b) Muscles
c) Bone
d) Nerves 
Answer: (c) Bone

59. What did the 2013 TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) environmental survey published on 3 June 2013 indicated?
a) Air Quality
b) Water Quality
c) Air and Water Quality
d) Forest Quality 
Answer: (c) Air and Water Quality

60. The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) permitted certain companies as well as the research institutes for conducting the field trials of which kinds of crops?
a) Bumper Crops
b) Energy Crops
c) Break Crops
d) Genetically Modified Crops 
Answer: (d) Genetically Modified Crops 

Current Affairs of Jun 2013-Part 2 of 4

21.Who was appointed as the Chief Advisor of AirAsia’s India board on 17 June 2013?
a) Cyrus Mistry
b) Ratan Tata
c) Subramanian Ramadorai
d) Mukund Govind Rajan
Answer: (b) Ratan Tata

22. Which global pharmaceutical company received novel antibiotic product Potentox patented from Mexico in June 2013?
a) Venus Remedies Limited
b) Ranbaxy Laboratories
c) Cadila Pharmaceuticals
d) Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
Answer: (a) Venus Remedies Limited

23. National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the purpose of joint promotion of corporate as well as securities market governance with which institute?
a) Institute for Banking
b) The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
c) The Institute of Company Secretaries of India
d) None of These
Answer: (c) The Institute of Company Secretaries of India

24. Which bank announced on 19 June 2013 that it received a license for opening the representative office in Yangon, Myanmar?
a) The Bank of India
b) The Reserve Bank of India
c) The State Bank of India
d) The Export Import (EXIM) Bank of India
Answer: (d) The Export Import (EXIM) Bank of India

25. Where did Tata Coffee, the largest plantation company of Asia on 19 June 2013 inaugurate the premium extraction plant?
a) Kerala
b) Chennai
c) Assam
d) Tamil Nadu 
Answer: (d) Tamil Nadu 

26. Which marine animal which usually has its habitat in the colder waters was discovered stranded near the Newquay, Cornwall?
a) Octopus
b) Sea Horse
c) Crab
d) Blue Jellyfish
Answer: (d) Blue Jellyfish

27. High levels of toxic radioactive isotope were found in the groundwater at which nuclear plant of Japan in June 2013?
a) Fukushima Nuclear Plant
b) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant
c) Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant
d) Ōi Nuclear Power Plant
Answer: (a) Fukushima Nuclear Plant

28. Name the fastest supercomputer of the world developed by China.
a) Milky Way-2
b) Tianhe-2
c) Tianhe-1
d) Titan
Answer: (b) Tianhe-2

29. Where will the Desiccant Enhanced Evaporative or the Devap air-cooling system be first used in India?
a) ITM University
b) Manav Rachna International University
c) Nalanda International University
d) Indian Institute of Planning and Management – Gurgaon
Answer: (c) Nalanda International University

30. Researchers from University of Maryland in third week of June 2013 developed an eco-friendly battery using wood, tin and _________. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
a) Sodium
b) Hilium
c) Nitrogen
d) Carbon
Answer: (a) Sodium

31.By-election results of five states of India namely Gujarat, Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and ______________ were announced on 5 June 2013.
a) Kerala
b) Goa
c) Karnataka
d) West Bengal
Answer: (d) West Bengal

32. The Union Government of India on 7 June 2013 constituted a Standing Council of Experts (SCE) to access global competitiveness of Indian Financial Sector in the _______________?
a) Commerce and Industry ministry
b) Department of Finance 
c) Department of Economic Affairs
d) International market
Answer: (c) Department of Economic Affairs

33. The Union government of India on 8 June 2013 decided to launch National Higher education Campaign, named_______________, to focus on equity based development, improvement in teaching-learning quality and research.
a) Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan
b) Rashtriya Ucchatam Shiksha Abhiyan
c) Rashtriya Uccha Shiksha Abhiyan
d) Rashtriya Shiksha Abhiyan
Answer: (a) Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan

34. Union government in month of June 2013 has reconstituted the National Advisory Council by including prominent sociologist _________ into the 12-member panel chaired by Sonia Gandhi.
a) Yogesh Atal
b) Virginius Xaxa
c) Vina Mazumdar
d) Gail Omvedt
Answer: (b) Virginius Xaxa

35. Ministry of Rural Development on 7 June 2013 launched a new skill development scheme to offer employment to tribal youth in 24 Naxal affected districts. What is the name of this scheme?
a) Ujiyara
b) Roshni 
c) Suraj
d) Chamak
Answer: (b) Roshni

36. India in June 2013 offered _______ million Dollars credit to Myanmar for establishing a Special Economic Zone at Sittwe in Myanmar's Buyer's Credit Scheme under National Export Insurance Account?
a) 160
b) 175
c) 150
d) 140
Answer: (c) 150

37. The cash strapped new Government of Pakistan on 12 June 2013 announced hike of ___________ percent in its defence budget to 627 billion rupees for the fiscal 2013-14?
a) 10
b) 15
c) 22
d) 20
Answer: (b) 15

38. The Lower House of the Parliament of Russia on 11 June 2013 approved a bill that stigmatized gay people and banned providing children any information about homosexuality in the country. What is the name of the Lower House of Parliament in Russia?
a) State’s Secretariat 
b) National Duma
c) National Secretariat
d) State Duma
Answer: (d) State Duma

39. Ban Ki Moon, the UN Secretary General has asked the UN Security Council (UNSC) to enhance the strength of ___________ from 900 to its authorized strength of 1250 to maintain the peace along Syria-Israel borders in the Golan Heights.
a) United Nation Disengagement Forces 
b) United Nation rapid-reaction Forces
c) United Nations World Protection Forces
d) United Nation Protection Forces
Answer: (a) United Nation Disengagement Forces 

40. Nuclear Reactors of Areva, the French company will start the production first in China before supplying the production to _____________ in Maharashtra. The French Ambassador to India Francois Richier announced that Areva will facilitate two reactors to China. These reactors are under construction.
a) Nagpur
b) Pune
c) Aurangabad
d) Jaitapur
Answer: (d) Jaitapur 

Current Affairs of Jun 2013-Part 1 of 4

1.Which Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) got in-principal approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for establishing as well as operating White Label ATMs (WLAs) in the last week of June 2013?
a) USB Financial Corporation Ltd.
b) Mahindra& Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.
c) Escorts Finance Ltd.
d) Muthoot Finance
Answer: (d) Muthoot Finance

2. Name the Walmart India Head who resigned from the US retail giant on 26 June 2013.
a) Ramnik Narsey
b) Raj Jain
c) Rob Walton
d) Mike Duke
Answer: (b) Raj Jain

3. The European Commission (EC) on 26 June 2013 approved Inter Continental Exchange’s (ICE) proposed 8.2 billion dollars takeover of __________. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
a) NYSE-Euronext
b) ICE-Next
c) Nasdaq 
d) BSE- Euronext
Answer: (a) NYSE-Euronext

4. Which drug firm on 25 June 2013 announced that it was given World Health Organisation (WHO) pre- qualification for the anti-malarial tablets which will be launched immediately?
a) Aurobindo Pharma
b) Wyeth Pharma
c) Strides Arcolab Pharma
d) Bristol Mayer Pharma
Answer: (c) Strides Arcolab Pharma

5. Which online travel portal announced in June 2013 that it acquired GateGuru, the mobile resource for airport as well as flight information across the globe?
a) TripAdvisor
b) Make My Trip
c) Travel guru
d) Easy Go Trip
Answer: (a) TripAdvisor 

6.For which services did the O3b Networks (other 3 billion networks) launch a group of four satellites on 25 June 2013 in a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana?
a) Wi-Fi Services and SMS Services
b) Cable Television Services
c) Cheap Internet and Phone Services
d) Radio Broadcasting Services 
Answer: (c) Cheap Internet and Phone Services

7. Scientists in the Month of June 2013 have created the world's first high-definition 3D model of a complete human brain. What is the name of this human brain?
a) Big Brain
b) Super Brain
c) Great Brain
d) Huge Brain 
Answer: (a) Big Brain

8. Drayson Racing Technologies established the new world record when its lightweight electric car reached the top speed of 328.6 km per hour. Name the electric car that created this new record.
a) Chevrolet Spark EV
b) Lola B12 69/EV
c) Citroën C-Zero
d) Mia electric 
Answer: (b) Lola B12 69/EV

9. Scientist in month of June 2013 discovered a complete new species of bird in Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh. What is the name of this new species of bird?
a) Cambodian Tailorbird
b) Cambodian Weaver
c) Cambodian Forktail
d) Cambodian Pecker
Answer: (a) Cambodian Tailorbird

10. Name the Chinese astronaut who on 20 June 2013 conducted the first classroom lecture in Beijing through live video feed from space module Tiangong-1.
a) Nie Haisheng
b) Zhang Xiaoguang
c) Liu Yang
d) Wang Yaping
Answer: (d) Wang Yaping 

11.Name the person who headed the committee constituted by the Union Government of India to give clear definitions to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Institutional Investment (FII) with an aim of removing the ambiguity from both types of foreign investments.
a) Dr. K.C. Chakrabarty
b) Arvind Mayaram
c) Dr. Urjit R. Patel
d) Y.H. Malegam
Answer: (b) Arvind Mayaram

12. What is the amount allotted to Gujarat from the Planning Commission of India under its annual plan 2013-14?
a) 63000 crore rupees
b) 54000 crore rupees
c) 59000 crore rupees
d) 45000 crore rupees
Answer: (c) 59000 crore rupees

13. Name the latest case in which Supreme Court of India practiced the Scope of Article 21 (Right to Life and Personal Liberty)?
a) Videocon case against three Ugandan citizens
b) Maneka Gandhi vs. Union of India Case 
c) Gopalanachari vs. Administrator, State of Kerala 
d) Francis Coralie Mullin vs. Union Territory of Delhi 
Answer: (a) Videocon case against three Ugandan citizens

14. Name the person who has been appointed the head of the committee to Examine Indecent Representation of Women in Media Constituted?
a) Bimal Jalan
b) K Ratnaprabha
c) JS Verma
d) Acharya Kripalani
Answer: (b) K Ratnaprabha

15. Government of India on 19 June 2013 announced a disaster relief fund of ___________ crore rupees to Uttarakhand.
a) 1100
b) 1000
c) 700
d) 1500
Answer: (b) 1000 

16. Indian Air Force (IAF) received its first of the ten Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Aircraft from United States on 18 June 2013. The first C-17 Globemaster landed at ____________ Airbase in India?
a) Hindan Air Force Station Airbase
b) Farkhor Air Force Station Airbase
c) Palam Air Force Station Airbase
d) Ambala Air Force Station Airbase
Answer: (a) Hindan Air Force Station Airbase

17. Name the state that made it mandatory to have an Aadhaar Card to withdraw salary from August for teaching and non-teaching staffs?
a) Gujarat 
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Maharashtra 
Answer: (d) Maharashtra 

18. Name the writer of the book “Ambedkar Speaks (Trilogy)”?
a) Dr. Rajendra Jadhav
b) Dr. Narendra Jadhav
c) Dr. Surendra Jadhav
d) Dr. Vijendra Jadhav
Answer: (b) Dr. Narendra Jadhav

19. Name the publisher of the book “Ambedkar Speaks (Trilogy)”?
a) Shriti Publishers 
b) Konark Publishers
c) Rupa Publishers 
d) Mills and Boons
Answer: (b) Konark Publishers 

20. SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India), the market regulator of India on 20 June 2013 notified guidelines for investment advisers and their associated person and made it compulsory for them to get the requisite certifications for them to operate in stock market. Name the body that will offer certifications for being an investment adviser?
a) Institute of Securities Markets 
b) National Institute of Securities Markets 
c) National Institute of Securities 
d) National Securities Market Institute
Answer: (b) National Institute of Securities Markets 

Current Affairs of May 2013-Part 5 of 5

81. Name the captain of Aston Villa who retired from football in May 2013 at the age of 33 years as he was diagnosed with leukaemia.
a) Ron Vlaar
b) Brad Guzan
c) Christian Benteke
d) Stiliyan Petrov
Answer: (d) Stiliyan Petrov    

82. Which of the Following is correctly matched with reference to the Number of silver and bronze medal won by India in the 19th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships that concluded in New Delhi?
a) 3 Silver and 5 Bronze
b) 7 Silver and 4 Bronze
c) 2 Silver and 7 Bronze
d) 6 Silver and 7 Bronze
Answer: (c) 2 Silver and 7 Bronze

83. Name the International tennis Player who had won Men’s Singles Trophy in the Madrid Open 2013.
a) Stanislas Wawrinka
b) Rafael Nadal
c) Andy Murray
d) Novak Djokovic
Answer: (b) Rafael Nadal 

84.Bermuda and other British overseas territories on 1 May 2013 signed deals with financial centres on sharing___________.
a) Tax information
b) Tourism Activity 
c) Budget Information
d) New laws to strengthen the economy of respective territories 
Answer: (a) Tax information

85. Three Government ships of China in May 2013 entered into waters of Senkaku islands, which are disputed and controlled by Tokyo. The surveillance ships of China sailed 12-nautical-mile zone off the Senkaku islands that is also known as __________ by China.
a) Hokkaido
b) Honshu 
c) Diaoyu
d) Ryukyu
Answer: (c) Diaoyu

86. Libya’s parliament on 5 May 2013 passed a comprehensive law which bans anyone who served as a senior official under Muammar Gaddafi during his 42 year-long rule from working in government. Which of the following statements related to the Political Isolation Law in the country is true?
I. The law was partially driven by the unpopularity of Libya’s current crop of politicians among many of the still-powerful former rebels who toppled Gaddafi, and others who say little has improved since. Backers of the law say it is necessary to complete the revolution.
II. The law will not affect a number of ambassadors, heads of governmental agencies, professors and media professionals on government payrolls.
III. Security officials such as the military’s chief of staff Maj. Gen. Youssef Mangoush, once a Special Forces commander under Gaddafi, may also come under the law. He quit his post 10 years before the uprising began and sided with rebels during the war.
IV. The law states that parliamentarians who lose their post will be replaced by either the next name on the party list or by the independent candidate who came in second in a district. This could benefit many Islamists, who trailed in the elections and came in second in many districts.
a) Statements I, II, and III are true
b) Statements I, III and IV are true
c) Statements I, II and IV are true
d) Statements II and III are true 
Answer: (c) Statements I, II and IV are true

87. Name the area of incursion where Chinese and Indian troops faced a standoff with each other for more than a weeks’ time?
a) Kunlun Mountain Range
b) Lamayuru Gompa
c) Phyang Gompa
d) Daulat Beg Oldi sector
Answer: (d) Daulat Beg Oldi Sector

88. Name the Party ___________ led by by Najib Razak in May 2013 that won by simple majority in the 13th General Elections of Malaysia. 
a) Seruan Al-Azhar Clarion party of Malaysia 
b) Pilehan Timur party of Malaysia
c) National Front of Malaysia
d) The Malaysian Party 
Answer: (c) National Front of Malaysia 

89. Name the country that launched a legal challenge to Australia's tobacco packaging laws at the World Trade Organization, the Geneva-based trade body.
a) Germany
b) Kuwait 
c) Cuba
d) Singapore
Answer: (c) Cuba

90. The United States on 10 May 2013 slapped sanctions against four Iranian Nuclear Supply Companies and an individual for their attempt to procure goods for Iranian Nuclear Programme. Name the four companies against which the sanctions were launched 
a) Aluminat, Pars Amayesh Sanaat Kish, Pishro Systems Research Company and Taghtiran Kashan Company
b) Aluminat, Pars Amayesh Sanaat Kish, Parviz Khaki and Taghtiran Kashan Company
c) Parviz Khaki, Pars Amayesh Sanaat Kish, Pishro Systems Research Company and Taghtiran Kashan Company
d) Aluminat, Pars Amayesh Sanaat Kish, Pishro Systems Research Company and Parviz Khaki 
Answer: (a) Aluminat, Pars Amayesh Sanaat Kish, Pishro Systems Research Company and Taghtiran Kashan Company 

91.The Environment Ministry of India decided to put a ban on the trade of feathers of which bird as a measure to conserve the species?
a) Dove
b) Peacock
c) Hen
d) Eagle 
Answer: (b) Peacock

92. According to the scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, an increase in mercury level is leading to decline of which species?
a) Russian foxes
b) Polar Bear
c) Seal Carcasses
d) Arctic Foxes
Answer: (d) Arctic Foxes

93. At which World Heritage Site in Central Africa did an unidentified number of elephants killing took place?
a) Dzanga-Ndoki national park
b) Aapravasi Ghat
c) Aksum
d) Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Answer: (a) Dzanga-Ndoki national park

94. Which organisation become the only organization in the world to design and successfully test a new concept of needleless vaccine delivery system?
a) Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI)
b) World Health Organisation Collaboration
c) Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
d) WHO, India
Answer: (c) Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

95. Name the Sun-powered plane that completed its first leg of journey with an aim to cross US on 4 May 2013.
a) Solar Impulse
b) Zero-Fuel Aircraft
c) Clean Generation Plane
d) HB-SIA
Answer: (a) Solar Impulse 

96.Tech Mahindra on 6 May 2013 signed agreement with which South African company to float a new company?
a) Falcorp
b) Anglo Platinum
c) Tongaat Hulett
d) Sanlam
Answer: (a) Falcorp

97. Who was named as the new Chief Executive Officer of Spirits Company Diageo on 7 May 2013?
a) Franz Humer
b) Paul Walsh
c) Ivan Menezes
d) None of these
Answer: (c) Ivan Menezes

98. Which company became the biggest profit maker on annual list of Fortune 500?
a) ExxonMobil
b) Walmart
c) Chevron
d) Apple
Answer: (b) Walmart

99. Who was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of South Africa’s AngloGold Ashanti on 9 May 2013?
a) Mark Cutifani
b) TT Mboweni
c) TJ Motlats
d) Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan
Answer: (d) Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan

100. Which mobile company on 8 May 2013 announced launch of Asha 501, a smart phone to beat the low-cost Android phones in developing markets like India?
a) Vodafone
b) Nokia
c) Reliance
d) Tata Indicom 
Answer: (b) Nokia 

101.What amount of loan is supposed to be provided by Asian Development Bank to India over next 3 years?
a) 6 Billion Dollars
b) 4.5 Billion Dollars
c) 4 Billion Dollars
d) 4.8 billion dollars
Answer: (a) 6 Billion Dollars

102. As per the survey undertake by HSBC, in the month of May 2013, India’s services sector grew at its slowest pace in one and half years during the month of  April 2013 as costs for raw materials, petrol and labour increased considerably. What was the downfall in Composite Output Index from 51.4 Percent in March 2013?
a) 50.50 Percent
b) 50.35 Percent
c) 50.23 Percent
d) 50.39 Percent
Answer: (a) 50.50 Percent

103. Market regulator SEBI in May 2013 approved an angel fund to address the problem of resource crisis for start-up companies across the country. What amount of Fund was approved?
a) 10 Million Dollars
b) 6 Million Dollars
c) 7.5 Million Dollars
d) 9 Million Dollars
Answer: (a) 10 Million Dollars

104. The Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from tourism in terms of Rupee in April 2013 rose by what percent from the one recorded in April 2012?
a) 4  Percent
b) 5 Percent
c) 6.5 Percent
d) 7  Percent
Answer: (d) 7 Percent

105. What export target was announced by Union Government for the current financial year 2013-14 to support the slowdown in the global markets?
a) 375 Billon Dollars
b) 450 Billion Dollars
c) 325 Billion Dollars
d) 365 Billion Dollars
Answer: (c) 325 Billion Dollars