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APRIL 2013

INTERNATIONAL

1. Who winner of the Venezuelan Presidential elections?

Ans:- Nicolas Maduro

2. When the US House of Representatives has passed the controversial CyberIntelligence Sharing and Protect Act (CISPA)?

Ans:-18 April 2013

3. Who is the present Italys President?

Ans:-Giorgio Napolitano

4. Who is the present President of Paraguays?

Ans:-Horacio Cartes

5. Which country is the first country in Europe to outlaw discrimination on caste?

Ans:-Britain

6. Which of the two counries have singned for 51 joint projects worth two billion USdollars?

Ans:- Cuba and Venezuela

7. Who got the life ban from any elections in Pakistan by Peshawar high court?

Ans:- Musharraf

INDIA & WORLD

1.Who won the Spelling Championship title held in Singapore?

Ans:-Ashwin Kumar

NATIONAL

1. When the Cabinet Committee was approved for 13 power projects that involvesinvestment of 33000 crore rupees?


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Ans:- 22 April 2013

STATES

1. What is the name of the online service launched the Andhra Pradesh Government for

entrepreneurs and grievance redressal system?

Ans:- Parishkaram for Enterpreneurs

AWARDS & HONOURS

1. Who won the Prestigious 2013 Templeton Prize ?

Ans:-Desmond Tutu

2. Which film won the best film award in The Times of India Film Awards?

Ans:- Barfi

3. Who is the Indian-American got the Baby Noble prize(John Bates Clark youngeconomist award)for the year 2013?

Ans:- Raj Chetty

4. According to Skytrax-World Airport Awards,which Airport rated as the fifth bestregional airport in Asia?

Ans:- Rajiv Gandhi International Airpor,Hyderabad

5. Who received the Queens Award on 20 April 2013?

Ans:-Kartar Lalvani

6. Who will honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award on 30 April 2013?

Ans:- Yash Chopra

7. Who will get the Kirti Chakra from President on 30 April 2013?

Ans:- Anup Joseph

SPORTS & GAMES

1. Who got the Gold medal in ISSF World Cup in Korea on 5 April 2013?


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Ans:- Rahi Sarnobat

2. Which country won the T-20 International Series between India and Bangladesh?

Ans:-India

3. Which country won the women One-Day International Series bewteen India andBangladesh?

Ans:-India

4. Who is head of the committe announced a ban on two Pakistani umpires over spot-fixing?

Ans:- Zaka Ashraf

5. Who won the Augusta 77th Masters Golf Tournament?

Ans:- Adam Scott

6. Who won the gold medal in men`s 55kg category in the Senior Asian WrestlingChampionship in New Delhi on 20 April 2013?

Ans:- Amit Kumar

7. Who won the Monte Carlo Masters title on 21 April 2013?

Ans:-Novak Djokovic

8. Who won the gold medal in Mens 66kg Freestyle at New Delhi on 22 April 2013?

Ans:- Amit Kumar Dhankar

9. Who is Chennai Super Kings Skipper fined due his team slow over rate?

Ans:- Mahendra Singh Dhoni

10 . Who won the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Title?

Ans:- Maria Sharapova

ECONOMY

1. Which company developed the cheapest bike of the World in India?

Ans:- Yamaha


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2. Accorrding to the Sunday Times Rich List 2013,who are the 20th richest persons inthe world?

Ans:- Ambani Brothers

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1. What is the name insects found in Australia having the capacity to kill the bacteriawith their wings?

Ans:-Cicadas

2. The Supreme Court of India on 1 April 2013 rejected the plea of Novartis, the Swissdrug maker, to patent the updated version of the cancer drug. What is the name of thedrug?

Ans:-Glivec

3. Who developed a New Laser powered Camera System that can take image of anyobject from a distance of about one kilometer?

Ans:- researchers from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh

4. What is the name of the Satellite using the NASA to find earth like planets in theentire Space?

Ans:- TESS

5. Who discovered the Blue Super-Giant Starlocated in the constellation Virgo, farbeyond our Milky Galaxy?

Ans:- Dr. duo Ananda Hota

PERSONS IN NEWS

A) APPOINTMENTS

1. Who is the present CII president?

Ans:- S.GopalaKrishnan

2. Who is the presnt Kenua President?

Ans:-Kenyatta


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3. Who is the 20th president of Bangladesh?

Ans:- Abdul Hamid

4. Who is the present ICC Vice Chairman?

Ans:-Sunil Bharti Mittal

5. Who is the SAARC ambassador from India?

Ans:- Ajay Devgn

6. Who is the present ADB president?

Ans:- Takehiko Nakao

7. Who is the present PM of Italy?

Ans:-Enrico Letta

B)RESIGNS

1. Who is the Palestinian Prime Minister resigned on 13 April 2013 after falling out withPresident Mahud Abbas?

Ans:- Salam Fayyad

C)DEATHS

1. Who is the Oscar, the Booker Prize winner novelist died on 3 April 2013?(

Ans:-Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

2. Who is the Former British Prime Minister died on April 8?

Ans:-Margaret Thatcher

3. Who is the first successful oral vaccination developer for polio died in Philadelphia on

11 April 2013?

Ans:-Dr Hilary Koprowski

4. Who is the Playback singer died on 14 April 2013?

Ans:- PB Srinivas


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5. Who is the former woman CEC and former governor of Karnataka died on 17 April2013?

Ans:-V. S. Ramadevi

6. Who is the Veteran journalist and managing director of Tamil daily Dina Thanthi diedon 20 April 2013?

Ans:-B Sivanthi Adithan

7. Who is the Mathematical genius also called as human computer died on 21 April2013?

Ans:-Shakuntala Devi

8. Who is the former England Captain died on 19 April 2013?

Ans:- Mike Denness

9. Who is the former chief justice of India died on 22 April 2013 in New Delhi?

Ans:- JS Verma

10. Who is the Veteran violinist died on 22 April 2013 in Chennai?

Ans:-Lalgudi Jayaraman

11. Who is the Legendary singer died in Mumbai on 23 April 2013?

Ans:- Shamshed Begum

12 Who is the former Telugu Desam Minister died on 28 April 2013 in Hyderabad?

Ans:- Sripathi Rajeswara Rao

13. Who is the Police officer was attempting to cross the River Teesta in the state ofWest Bengal on 28 April 2013 for creating world record?

Ans:- Sailendra Nath Roy

14. Who is the Padma Shri award recipient and ONGC Chairman died in Hyderabad on29 April 2013?

Ans:- Nuthakki Bhanu Prasad

D)MISCELLANEOUS


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1. Who is the first American teenager with Downs syndrome to reach a Everst BaseCamp?

Ans:- Eli Reimer

2. Who is the Nepali TV Anchor Made Guinness Record for longest talk show ?

Ans:- Rabi Lamichhane

3. Who is the Egypt PM sentenced to one-year jail in failing to implement a verdict toreturn privatised company to the state?

Ans:-Hesham Qandil

4. Who is the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations at New York?

Ans:- Shri Asoke Kumar Mukerji

BOOKS IN NEWS

1. Who is the author of the book Religion, Law & Society Across the Globe?

Ans:- Prof.Tahir Mahmood

COMMITTEES IN NEWS

1. What is the name of the committee established by the Government of India that willwork as a Single Window clearance system for International and domestic film projects?

Ans:- Uday Kumar committee

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