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