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