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