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