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C U R R E N T A F F A I R SN A T I O N A L
1.As per a health ministry data
on state-wise prevalence of the
swine flu disease, released in
July 2013, which of the follow
ing slate has reported maxi
mum number of death since
January 1. 2013,?
(1) Rajasthan (2) Gujarat
(3) Delhi (4) Kerala "
2."Indian Electrical Equipment
Industry Mission Plan" which
was in news recently is planned
to be completed by which of
the following years?
(1)2015 (2)2020
(3) 2022 (4) 2025
3.The United Progressive Alliance
government decided to create
a separate Telangana State
carving out of Andhra Pradesh
on 30 July 2013. How many
districts will this new state
comprise?
(1)7 districts
(2) 10 districts
(3) 16 districts
(4) 21 districts
4. Under which of the following
names, Indian Air Force and
Air Force of France, in July
2013, decided to conduct mili
tary exercise during first half
of 2014?
(l)Shakti (2)Varuna
(3) Garuda (4) Astra
5.Agricultural census of India
was in the news recently.Which of the following state
ments is correct regarding it?
a. Agricultural census in India is
organized every five years by
the Department of Agriculture
and Cooperation since 1970-
7 1 .
b. It is organized in collaboration
with the States and Union ter
ritories in pursuance of the
recommendation of Food and
Agricultural Organization of
the United Nations.
Select the correct answer us
ing the codes given below:
(1) Only a
(2) Only b
(3) Both a and b
(4) Neither a nor b
6. Article 371J of the Constitu
tion of India was in headlines
in July 2013. This article has
provided special status to
which one of the following re
gions of India?
(1) Nagaland
(2) Hyderabad -Karnataka re
gion
( 3 ) Goa
(4) Tripura
7.With which one of the follow
ing countries, India recently
signed $15 billion Rafale deal
to buy 126 medium range
multi-role combat aircrafts
(MMRCA), while the remaining
108 would be manufactured in
Bangalore by Hindustan Aero
nautics Limited (HAL)?
(1) Russia (2) France
(3) Italy (4) Israel
8. On which one of the following
dates was the Kargil Vijay Di-
was celebrated in India, on the
occasion of which the Prime
Minister paid homage to sol
diers at Amar Jawan Jyoti at
the India Gate?
(1) July 24 (2) July 26
(3) July 27 (4) July 29
9.Which of following committees
was set up by the Ministry of
Panchayat Raj in July 2013
with an objective of evolving a
mechanism for Minimum Sup
port Price to the collectors of
Non-Timber forest products?
(1) T.Haque committee
(2) Sudha committee
(3) Mahajan committee
(4) Verma committee
10.According to new guidelines
released in July 2013, the
Union Government has decid
ed to make production of Pho
to identity card mandatory for
purchase of which of the fol
lowing commodities?
(1) Ammonium Nitrate
( 2 ) L P G
(3) Acids
(4) Alcohol
11.As per the data released by
Planning Commission in July
2 0 1 3 .
a. India's Poverty ratio in 201 1-
12 stands at 21.9 per cent.
b. The number of those below pov
erty line declined to 2I.9per
cent of the population in
201 1-12. from29.8per cent in
2009-10 and 37.2per cent in
2004-05.
Select the correct answer us
ing the codes given below:
(l)Only a
(2) Only b
(3) Both a and b(4) Neither a nor b
12.Which country recently decid
ed to impose high risk Indians
with bond of rupee 2.7 lakh
while applying for visa?
(1) Britain (2) France
(3) China (4) Russia
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13. Pham Binh Minh declared in
July 2013 that India has the
right to pursue exploration
and exploitation work for hy
drocarbons in South China
Sea, in the Exclusive Econom
ic Zone of his country. Pham
Binh Minh is the Foreign Min
ister of
(1) Russia (2) Thailand
(3) Malaysia (4) Vietnam
14. The tJnion Cabinet, at a meet
ing chaired by Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh in July
2013, approved the creation of
the National Aviation Univer
sity in the name of former
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
as a central university. Where
will this university come up?
(1) Rae Bareli (2) New Delhi
(3) Darjeeling (4) Amethi
15. The Election Commission of
India, in July 2013, decided to
facilitate allotment of a com
mon symbol to the registered
un-recognised parties that con
test a general election from a
minimum of seats in a
state (Lok Sabha or Legislative
Assembly) six months in ad
vance.
(1) lOpercent (2) 15percent
(3) 12percent (4) 16percent
16. In an effort to prevent which
disease/deficiency did the gov
ernment recently launch an
ambitious programme to pro
vide Iron Folic Acid tablets ev
ery week to 13 crore adolescent
girls in the age group of 10-19
years across the country?
(1) Jaundice
(2) Anaemia
(3) Diarrhoea
(4) Goitre17. As per the recent statistics re
leased in July 2013, India has
become the biggest buyer of
Nigerian Crude oil. Which
country did India surpass in
this regard?
(1) India (2) USA
(3) Russia (4) China
18. Which of the following Atomic
nuclear power plants recently
made news for being India's
first pressurized water reactor
plant belonging to .the light
water reactor category?
(l)Kakrapara atomic power
plant
(2) Kudankulam atomic power
plant
(3)Jaitapur atomic power
plant
(4) Kaiga atomic power plant
19.With an aim to provide'social
security to the workers under
the unorganized sector and
BPL families residing in the
Union Territory of Chandigarh,
Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yo-
jana (RSBY) was launched on
26 July 2013. With reference
to RSBY. which of the follow
ing statements is not correct?
(1) RSBY is a scheme of Min
istry of Health and Social
Welfare
(2) This is a smart card based
cashless and paperless
health insurance scheme
(3) Itprovides annual hospital
ization cover up to Rs
30.000 for family of five
members through health
insurance companies
(4) 75per cent of the cost of
scheme is borne by Central
government and resl is
borne by respective state
government
20. As a step to fulfill the long
pending demands of the peo
ple and government of Karna-
taka. the Union Cabinet, on 17
July 2013, gave its approval for
renaming "Bengaluru Interna
tional Airport" as
(1) Dr Rajkumar Kumar Inter
national Airport
(2) Kempegowda International
Airport
(3) Karunadu International
Airport
(4) SirM Vishveshwarya Inter
national Airport
21.The Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare, on 17 July
2013, launched a nationwide
campaign called "Tears you
apart" to raise public aware
ness on
(1) Tobacco consumption
(2) AIDS/HIV
(3).Rural Sanitation
(-1J Child mortality
22. As per the recently compiled
linguistic survey of India by the
People's Linguistic Survey of
India (PLSI). the number of
languages spoken in India is
around
(1)350 (2)650
(3) 680 (4) 790
23.As per an announcement
made by the government in
July 2013. the advanced version of the indigenous Arjun
Mark II main battle lank
would go for final trials in Au
gust in the Mahajan' ranges
where its missile-firing capa
bilities and other upgrades
would be put to lest by the
Army. In which state is the
Mahajan Ranges located?
(1) Gujarat
(2) Odisha
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Madhya Pradesh
24. An objective of the NationalFood Security Mission, which
was in news in July 2013, is
to increase the production of
certain crops through area ex
pansion and productivity en
hancement in suitable manner
in the certain selected districts
of country. What are those
crops?
(1) Wheat,Rice and Cereals
(2) Rice,Wheal and Pulses
(3) Rice, Wheat and Millets
(4) Wheat, Pulses and Sor
ghum
25. The Union Cabinet recently
gave its approval for declaring
the year 2013 as "Water Con
servation Year-2013. What is
the share of India in world's
renewable water resources?
(l)2percent (2)4percent
(3) 6per cent (4) 8per cent
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b. Manual Scavengers freed bond
ed labourers and tribal groups
will be given preference in al
lotments.
c. Building Toilet has befet-made
compulsory under the Indira
Awas Yojana
Choose the correct option from
the codes given below:
(DOplya
(2) Onlya & b(3) Onlya & c
(4) Allof the above
27. Cutting across party lines, sev
eral political leaders partici
pated in a joint campaign with
civil society groups and farm
ers' organisations against Ge
netically Modified crops and
the Biotechnology Regulatory
Authority of India (BRAI) in
New Delhi in June 2013.
Which among the following
legislations governs the Genet-
- -ically Modified Organisms(GMOs) in India?
(1) Environment Protection
Act 1989
(2) Biological Diversi ty Act
2002
(3) Wildlife Protection Act's
1972
(4) Both 1 and 2
28. The Union government recently
cleared the proposal to replace
Directorate General of Civil
Aviation (DGCA) with a new
aviation regulator with fulloperational and financial au
thority. The new regulatory
body would be called as
(1) Civil Regulatory Authority
(2) Civil Aviation Authority
(3) Aviation Administration
Authority
(4) Aviation Control Authority
29. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limit
ed , (BSNL) closed down the
Telegram service from July 15.
2013, making Telegraph a
thing of past. In which year was
first Telegram sent in India?
(1)1848 (2)1850(3) 1853 (4) 1857
30.The Union Government, on 11
J^ily 2013. gave nod to set up
country's first Woman Univer
sity. In this context, which of
the following statements is/are
correct?
a. This university will come up at
Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh.
b.-'The University would be named
after late Prime Minister Indira
Gandhi.
c. The University would be set up,rav a cost of Rs 500 crore dur-
iiirvg 12th Five year plan.
Select the correct answer us
ing the codes given below:
(1) Both a and b
'(2) Only b
,(3) Both a and c
J( (4) All of the above
31,,"Identification and Nurturing
Sports Talent (INSTAL)". the
)fjjiew initiative taken by Minis
try of Sports, was in the news.
Under the proposed scheme,i each district will have a spe
cial school meant for young
sports persons in a certain age
group who have shown talent
in sports. What is that age
group?
(1)4-8 years (2) 5-10 years
(3) 6-10 years (4) 6-12 years
32.Which of the following three
new services were unveiled by
the Unique Identification Au
thority of India?
(1) e-KYC, One Time Pin (OTP)authentication, Iris au
thentication
(2) e-KYC. OTP. Thumb au
thentication
(3) e-KYC, Iris authentication.
i-KYC
(4)i-KYC, Thumb authentica
tion. Iris authentication
33.The Union Cabinet on 27 July
2013 accepted the recommen
dations of a ministerial group,
enhancing the CBI's autono
my through a collegium sys
tem to appoint the agency's
director and instituting anoversight panel to ensure im
partiality of investigations. The
proposed collegium system to
appoint the CB1 director will
comprises of
(1) President. Vice President
and Prime Minister
(2) Prime Minister, opposition
leader of Lok Sabha and
Chief Justice of India
(3) President. Prime Minister
and opposition leader of Lok
S^bha
(4) Prime Minister, opposition
reader of Lok Sabha and
Rdjya sabha
34.The National Crime Records
Bureau (NCRB) Data between
2068 "and 2011 depicted that
around 60 percent of the peo
ple arrested for cyber crimes
belonged to the age group ol
(1)16 to 21years
(2) 18 to 30 years
(3)18 to 24 years
(4)21 to 28 years
35.The Union Government of In
dia on 27 J uly 2013 announced
that it would set-up a Marine
Training Academy at
(1) Pun
(2) Tuticorin
(3) Panaji
(4) Visakhapatnam
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S T A T E S
36.According to an announce
ment made in July 2013, In
dia's longest Taii -cum-road
bridge is coming up across the
mighty Brahmaputra at
Bogibeel in Assam. In this con
text, which of the following
statements is/are correct?
a. It is scheduled to be complet
ed in 2016.
b. It will provide^(Connectivity to
upper Assam and Arunachal
Pradesh.
Select the correct answer us
ing the codes u;iven below:
(1) Only a , ;r '[2) Only b
(3) Both a andj,l
(4) Neither a npr b
37. Which of the following state
governments, inijJuly 2013, de
cided to launchanew scheme,
"Mythri" to provide monthly
pension of 500 lor transgen-
der?
(1) Tamil Nadu (2) Kerala
(3) Karnataka (4) Punjab
38. Which of the following states,
in July 2013, became the first
in India to launch video chat
in all 6 prisons of the state?
(1) Haryana
(2) Uttar Pradesh(3) flimachal Pradesh
-!> Ji JCf '
(4) Assam
1 1
. i l l ; .
39.At which of the following high
ways/corridors was India's first
cashless treatment of road ac
cident victims, which ensure
free treatment in the first 48
hours, recentrrtaunched?
(1) Gurgaon-Jj igu,r
(2) Bangalore-C+rennai
(3) Mumbai-A'hnia'dabad
(4) Mumbai-Pune
40. According td'^tate of Forest
Report (201 1), in news recent
ly, which of the-following state
has the maxirnTJrM.Forest Cov
er area?
(1) Karnataka
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Assam
(4) West Bengal
43. Which of the following, in July2013, became the''first High
Court in India to uStroduce to
online payment off court fee
which will save litj^ants from
standing in long queues at the
counter?
(1) Delhi High Court
(2) Mumbai High Court
(3) Madras High Court
(4)Karnataka High:Court
44. As per the latest data on India's poverty which were re
leased recently, which of the
following states have shownbiggest drop in percentage of
poor?
(1) Bihar and Madhya Pradesh
(2) Odisha and Bihar
(3) Odisha and Jharkhand
(4)Jharkhand and Bihar
45.A travel website recently listed
Ghoomar, a folk dance of In
dia among Top 10 world's most
amazing local dances. With
which state of India is this folk
dance associated?
(1) Gujarat (2) Rajasthan
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4)Haryana
46. The Ministry of Micro, Small
& Medium Enterprises, in July
2013, proposed to set up the
first MSME Technology Centre
of India, likely to train 10,000
people every, at
4>8.)As per the data released by the
Union Tourism Ministry in
July 2013, which one of the
following State(has occupied
first rank in t^rms of foreign
tourist visitors in 2012?
(1) Andhra Pradesh
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Rajasthan
(4)Kerala
49. As per the baseline survey of
Indian languages by the Peo
ple's Linguistic Survey of In
dia, the results of which were
released in July 2013, which
among the following states is
the richest with reference to
the highest number of languag
es?
(l )Sikkim (2) Assam
(3) Arunachal Pradesh
(4)Andhra Pradesh
50.The Government of India, in
July 2013. signed an agree
ment with Asian Development
Bank for a 60 million dollars
loan as to improve urban ser
vices and to strengthen munic
ipal and project management
in north
(1) Odisha (2) Karnataka
(3) Maharashtra
(4)West Bengal
51.As a part of completion of 35
years of establishment of
Bhojpuri academy by the Bi
har government lor promotion
of Bhojpuri language and cul
ture, which city hosted the
"International Bhojpuri Ma-
hostva" in July 2013?
(l )Patna (2) Gorakhpur
(3) Ranchi
(4)New Delhi
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52. Seven out of 12 village covin-
. cilS'Of Dongria Khondh Iribe,
on 30 July 2013, rejected
Vedanta Resources Pic's pro
posal to mine for bauxite in
Niyamgiri hills, potentially
ending the decade-long strug
gle between local residents andthe London-based miner that
wanted to source the ore cru
cial for its alumina refinery.
Which state is in reference
here?
(1) Bihar (2) Jharkhand
(3) Odisha (4) Tripura
53.The Eravikulam National Park
was in news in July 2013 for
having recorded 26 species of
mammals including the larg
est surviving population of Nil-
giriTahr. In which state/union
territory of India is this park
located?
(1) TamilNadu (2) Puducherry
(3) Andhra Pradesh
(4) Kerala
54. Elections to Gram Panchayats
were recently held in West Ben
gal with the ruling Trinamool
Congress coming out victori
ous. In this context, the Pan-
chayat Raj system is not
present in which of the follow
ing states?
(l)Nagaland, Meghalaya and
Mizoram(2) Nagaland, Tripura and Mi
zoram
(3) Meghalaya,Assam and Na
galand
(4) Meghalaya, Tripura and Na
galand
55.Which state government, in
July 2013, gave its approval for
tapping unfermented sap or
neera from coconut across the
state?
(1) Andhra Pradesh
(2) Karnataka
(3) Kerala (4) Odisha56.World's largest steel maker Ar-
celor Miltal recently scrapped
its 12 billion dollar steel plant
project in Kconjhar district
where it was supposed to in
vest Rs.'lO.OOO crore. In which
slate of India is Kconjhar lo
cated?
(1) Madhya Pradesh
(2) Karnataka
(3) Odisha
(4) West Bengal
57. Which place was selected by
the Norwegian Centre for Ag
riculture .& Environment for
project related to direct sow
ing of paddy Lo tide over water
scarcity problem on 10 July
2 0 1 3 ? '
(1) Guntur (2) Dharwad
(3) Nellorc
(4) Chidambaram
58. Which .state was in news in
July 201,3 for celebrating the
Kharchi Festival in which 14
deities Were worshipped during
the wee'klong celebrations?
(1) Tripura
(2) Odikha
(3) Punjab
(4) Himachal Pradesh
59.As per the latest data released
in July 2013, which among the
following states of India
ranked first in terms of the
number of Dengue cases as per
latest.available data of 2011?
(1) Punjab (2) Odisha
(3) Tamil Nadu (4) Gujarat
60. The National Saffron Mission
was in news in July 2013. In
which state of India is thismission being implemented at
present?
(1) Uttarakhand
(2) Sikkim
(3) Jammu & Kashmir
(4) Punjab
61.As per the announcements
made by the Jammu Kashmir
state government on the Sri-
nagar Master Plan in July
2013, the boundaries of Great
er Srinagar would encompass
Dara-Fakri and Dachigam Na
tional Park on Northeast. The
Dachigam National Park is
most famous for being the ex
clusive habitat of
(1) SnowLeopard
(2) Red Spotted Deer
(3) Hangul
(4) Rustry Spotted Cat
62.Which slate government, on 10
July 2013, launched "Anna
Bhagya" scheme an initiative
to supply 30 kg of rice at Rs 1
per kilogram to nearly one
crore poor people families
across the stale that would
entail an outgo of Rs 4, 2000crore a year?
(1) Andhra Pradesh
(2) Karnataka
(3) Odisha'-'/!
(4) West Bengal
63.Chhattisga'rh. on 3 July 2013,
launched the "Phulwari"
scheme. Which of the follow
ing statements is/are not cor
rect in this regard?
(l)This scheme has been
launched for children be-"riii
tween a'ges ol 6 months and
3 years, aiming lo curb
malnutrition
(2) In the first phase the
scheme will be implement
ed in 85 tribal development
blocks of 19 districts
(3) Pregnant women, mother of
infants,; and children will
get balanced, nutritious and
hot meals cvcr>' Sunday
(4) Mothers of infants, and
children will get balanced,
nutritious and hot meals
every |dav64.The Union Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy on 8 July
2013 sanctioned central finan
cial assistance of 4.4 crore ru
pees for distribution of 20000
solar lanterns in the Hood af
fected areas of
(1) Bihar
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Uttarakhand
(4) Odisha
65.Which slate government on 14
July 2013 launched the Night
Policing'Scheme (NPS) com
prising 4,000 police personnel
and an independent cadre and
command structure?
(1) Kerala
(2) Chhattisgarh
(3) Punjab,
(4) West'.Bengal
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75.The term "Abenomics" refers to
the economic policies advocat
ed by Shinzo Abe'Which con
sists of monetary policy, fiscal
policy, and economic growth
strategies to encourage private
investment. As in July 2013,
Shinzo Abe is the currentPrime Minister of
(1) Japan
(2) South Korea
(3) Singapore
(4) Indonesia
76.Afghanistan's first and only fe
male governor was, in July
2013, chosen for Ramon Mag-
saysay Award for helping build
a functioning local government
and pushing for education and
women's rights in Afghani
stan's Bamyan provenance despite discrimination and pov
erty. Who is she?
(1) Habiba Sarabi
(2) Anjum Maliki
(3) Safina Beg
(4) Alia Sheikh
78. As per an announcement
made in July 2013. which city
will host the G-20 finance min
isterial meeting 2013?
(1) New York
(2) London
(3) Moscow
(4) Beijing
79. Which city was named World
Book Capital for the year 2015
by an international Committeeof experts representing the
book industry and the United
Nations Educational. Scientif
ic and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) in Paris on IG July
2013?
(1) Turin
(2) Bogota
(3) Inchcon
(4) Port Harcourt
80.The Conference of the Parties
to the Rotterdam Convention
(that aims to promote sharedresponsibilities in relation to
the international trade of cer
tain hazardous chemicals),
meeting in Geneva on 25 Jun2
013. decided to list Endosul-
fan under annex III to the Con
vention. In which country is
Rotterdam situated?
(1) Belgium
(2) Portugal
(3) Australia
(4) The Netherlands
81. According to the CIA WorldFactbook which was released
recently, which country has
the highest Life expectancy in
the World with an overall life
expectancy at birth of 89.73?
(1) Japan (2) Monaco
(3) Mexico (4) Norway
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a. The biggest city of this Coun
try is Almaty, which was also
its capital till 1997.
b. The capital of this country is
known as,second coldest capi
tal city in the world after Ul-
aanbaatar, Mongolia and cel
ebrated its 15th anniversary on6 July 2013.
c. The country is headed by Nur-
sultan Nazarbayev.
Identify the country from the
given options:
(1) Uzbekistan
(2) Kazakhstan
(3) Kyrgyzstan
(4) Tajikistan
84. With reference to the Internet
World Statistics released on 30
June 2013. which of the following findings is not correct?
(1) India is the third largestcountry in terms of num
ber of .Internet users
(2) Chinavranks top in the list
of internet users followed
byUSA
(3) Europe is the region with
the highest internet adop
tion rate in the world
(75per cent)
(4) Amongall BRIC countries,
Brazil had the sharpest
growth in unique website
visitors between 2011 and
201285.On which recent date was the
Nelson Mandela International
Day (or Mandela Day), an an
nual international day in ho
nour of Nelson Mandela, cele
brated?
(1) June 30 (2) July 11
(3) July 18 (4) July 24
(1) Qermany
(2) Hungary
(3) Luxemburg
(4) France
89.Which of the following parties
won the National Assembly
Elections in Bhutan in July
2013?
(1) People Democratic Party
(2) Druk Phuensum Party
(3) Bhutan Communist Party
(4) Bhutan National Party
90. World Population Day was ob
served across the world on July
11. 2013. In this con xt.which of the following state
ments is/are correct?
a. In 1989 the Governing Coun
cil of the United Nations De
velopment Programme (UNDP)
declared 11 July as the day
should be observed as WorldPopulation Day.
b. The theme for the year 2013 is
"Focus is on Adolescent Preg
nancy".
Select the correct answer us
ing the codes given below:
(l)Only a
(2) Only b
[{3) Both a and b
(4) Neither a nor b
91.As per the latest Cisco Visual
Networking Index forecast
projects, which of the follow
ing country is set to have the
highest internet protocol traf
fic growth between 2012 and
2017?
(1) India (2) China
(3) Russia' (41 USA
92.The United Stales ol America
celebrated its Independence
Day on 4 July 2013. Indepen
dence Day, commonly known
as the Fourth ol July, is a fed
eral holiday in the United
Slates cbrnrnemorating the
adoption of the Declaration of
Independence on July 4.
(1) 1728(2) 1776
(3) 1813
(4) 1861
93.The European Union, on 9
July 2013, officially approved
which country as its 18th
member which will adopt the
euro on January 1.2014?
(1) Italy
(2) England
OJLatvia
(4) Turkmenistan
94. Which country remained themost innovative nation in the
world in the 2013 Global In
novation Jndex, the sixth edi
tion of an;annual report pub
lished by,the World Intellectu
al Properly Organization, the
French business school IN-
SEAD. and Cornell University
in July 2013?
(1) Finland
(2) Switzerland
(3) Norway
(4) Denmark
95.The construction ol" dam on
Blue NtJ^jRiver recently trig
gered tension between two
counUjigSqThose countries are
(1) Egyptband Sudan
(2) Sudan,and Kenya
(3) Ethiopia and Egypt
(4) Ethiopia and Kenya
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96.According to a data released by
the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) in July
2013. India is the world's
largest exporter of iron ore.
though the export is declining.
(1) Second (2) Third
(3) Fourth (4) Fifth
97. Which one of the following In
dian firms made headlines in
July 2013 for bagging an order
valued Rs 8.250 crore to devel
op a Metro Project in Saudi
Arabia?
(1) Hindustan Con^pructions
(2) Larsenand Toubro
(3) Mangalam Cement Ltd
(4) Omaxe Ltd
98. As per a report released in July
2013. which of the following
has become the world's most
profitable mobile handset ven
dor the second quairi^r of cur
rent year?
(1) Apple (2) Nokia
(3) Samsung (4) Motorola
99. Which one of the fol lowing
Telecom operators announced
in July 2013 to offer free access of Wikipedia to its cus
tomers as a part of its Wikipe
dia Zero Programme to reach
mobile internet users around
the World? rtJ n
(l)Airtel (2) Aircel
(3) Idea (4) Vodafone
.00. Which of the following port
was, in July 2013, conferred
the "Major Port of the Year"
award in recognitibh of its ex
cellent performance in 2012-
13?
(1) Ennore Port
(2) Chennai Port
(3) Visakhapatnam Port
(4) Paradip Port
101. Which of the following compa
nies, in July 2013, became the
first automaker to participate
in Greenhouse Gas Reporting
Programme in India: that en
ables a complete transparency
in terms of carbqn, .dioxide
emissions?
(1) ?"ord Motor
(2) Maruli Suzuki
(3) General Motors
(4) Toyota102.The Reserve of India, in July
2013, opened a special liquid
ity window for commercial
banks to meet the cash, re
quirement of mutual' funds.
What is the limit of this win
dow'?n f 3 J
'
(1) Rs. 25000 crore ' - A 8
(2) Rs. 50000 crore
(3) Rs. 30000 crore
(4) Rs. 40000 croreIvy .t.
103.Which ol the following compa
nies, in July 2013. adopted theTaj Mahal, a UNESCO"World
Heritage site, under the'Clean
India Campaign of Ministry of
Tourism?
(l )ONGC (2) BHEL
(3) NTPC (4) TERI
104.The Union Government, in
July 2013, approved th'e'pro
posal to amend Securities and
Exchange Board oP'lrtdia
(SEBI) Act for providing(more
power to the market regulator
to control
(1) Insider trading
(2) Ponzi schemes
(3) Bear Cartels in ShareMar-
ket sc;
(4) Commodity Exchanges
105. As per recent conditions im
posed by the Reserve B^nk of
India meant to avoid over.TCon-
centration of bank branches in
urban areas with adequate
banking presence, what per
centage of branches a new
bank should open in unbanked
rural areas to become eligible
for new banking license?
(1) lOpercent (2) 15percent
(3) 20per cent (4) 25per cent
106.As per the latest data by World
Federation of Exchanges re
leased in July 2013, which of
the following has regained its
position as the World's largest
bourse in terms of volume in
equity trade?
(1) NYSE Euronext
(2) Nasdaq OMX
(3) NSE (4) BSE
108.The newspapers reported in
June 2013 that the Inflation
was 4.86per cent, mainly driv
er! by the food articles. This
data is based upon
(1) WholesalePrice Index
(2) Consumer Price Index
(3) Index of Industrial Produc
tion
(4) Consumer Price Index for
Agricultural Labourers
109. In a bid to boost foreign invest
ment, the UPA government, on
16 July 2013, hiked limits and
relaxed rules for Foreign Direct
Investment in key sectors.
Those key sectors are
(1) Defence and telecom
(2) Insurance
(3) Commodity exchanges andpower exchanges
(4) Allof the above
110. In a bid to boost foreign invest
ment, the UPA government
hiked limits and relaxed rules
for Foreign Direct Investment in
key sectors in July 2013. In this
context, which of the' followings
statements is/are correct?
a. In the insurance sector, the
government hiked the 26 per
cent FDI limit to 49 per cent
under the automatic approval
route.
b. For basic and cellular services
in the telecom sector, the gov
ernment hiked the limit under
the automatic route to 49 per
cent and 49 to 100 per cent
under the FIPB route.
Select the correct answer us
ing the codes given below:
(1) Only a (2) Only b
(3) Both a and b
(4) Neither a nor b
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111.During a meeting of senipr cab
inet ministers chairediby Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh on
16 July 2013, theFDI cap was
raised to 49 per cent under the
automatic route for . .'. , _ _ 31CJJ'
(1) Petroleum and natural gas
refining
(2) Commodity exchanges and
power exchanges
(3) Stock exchanges and de
positories
(4) Allof the above
112. As per the latest Fortune list,
released in July 2013, Software
, giant TCS has replaced its
group firm Tata Steel as the
country's most admired com
pany. Which company comessecond after TCS in this list?
(1)SB1 (2)Infosys
(3) Hindustan Unilever
(4)ITC
113. Which among the following
sectors was, in July 2013, ap
proved by RBI recently to avail
External Commercial borrow
ings (ECBs)?
(1) Telecom
(2) Infrastructure
(3) Banking
(4) Low cost housing
114.The Union government of India on 31 J uly 2013 decided to
enhance the rate of interest
subvention scheme for exports
to
(1)1.5% (2 )3 %
(3) 4 % (4) 5 %
115.The' Reserve Bank of India re
leased the First Quarter Re
view of Monetary Policy for
2013-14 on 30 July 2013.
Which of the following sums
up the highlights of this poli-
cy? -
(1) The repo rate was kept unchanged at 7.25 percent
(2) Reverse repo was kept at
6.25 percent
(3) Cash reserve ratio was left
unchanged at 4.00 percent
(4) Allof the above
116. India and Saudi Arabia on 24
July 2013 decided to set up a
Saudi-India Business Network
(SIBN) separately in Riyadh
and Dammam. SIBN would
act as a catalyst to promote
India-Saudi bilateral
(1) Commerce and trade rela
tions(2) Investment
(3) Business-to-Business in
teractions and exchanges
(4) Allof the above
117.According to the data released
in July 2013, India achieved a
record production of 18.45 mil
lion tonnes of pulses in the
2012-13 crop year ended June
2013. According to the 4th ad
vance estimates released, over
all foodgrain production is pro
jected at
(1) 232.15 million tonnes
(2) 248.77 million tonnes
((3) 255.36 million tonnes
(4) 262.79 million tonnes
118.The Reserve bank of India on
21 July 2013 brought down
the period of realization and
repatriation for exporters of; goods and software to
(1)3 months (2) 6 months
(3) 9 months (4) 12 months
119.The Reserve Bank of India on
22 July 2013 imposed certain
restrictions on the import of
' various forms of gold by
(1) Nominated banks
(2) Agencies, premier or star
trading houses
(3) SEZ units and EoUs
(4) Allof the above
120.The Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) on 15 July 2013 an
nounced measures to deal with
rupee volatility which includes
lifting of two interest rates by
200 basis points each and a
planned sale of(1) 75billion rupees
(2) 100 billion rupees
(3) 120 billion rupees
(4) 150 billion rupees
121.The Union Minister ofTextiles,
K Sambasiva Rao on 22 July
2013 inaugurated the New
Bhopal Textile Mills of Nation
al Textile Corporation (NTC) in
Bhopal. The mill was taken for
the purpose of revival as well
as modernisation along with
the Tapti Mills in
(1) Rourkela (2) Burhanpur
(3) Durgapur (4) Bhilai122.President Pranab Mukherjee,
on 18 July 2013. promulgated
the Securities Law Amendment
Ordinance 2013. The ordi
nance would grant (SEBI) the
powers to regulate
a. Any pooling of funds under an
investment contract involving
a corpus of 100 crore rupees
or more.
b. Attach assets in case of non
compliance.
Select the correct answer us
ing the codes given below:
(1) Only a
(2) Only b
(3) Both a and b
(4) Neithera nor b
123.The Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) on 17 July 2013 opened
a special liquidity window for
commercial banks to meet the
cash requirements of
(1) Mutual funds
(2) NRIs
(3) Shares and debentures
(4) Allof the above
124.The government on 12 July
2013 approved the Modified
Industrial Infrastructure
Upgradation Scheme (MIIUS)
with an outlay of 1030 crore
Rupees during the 12th Five
Year Plan period ending
(1) April 2015
(2) February 2016
(3) March 2017
(4) April 2018
125.Which body imposed fines of
around 49.5 crore on 22 private and public sector banks
including SB1. PNB and Yes
Bank for violating KYC/anti-
nioney laundering norms in
July 2013?
(1) Union Ministry of Finance
(2) Competition Commission
of India
(3) Reserve Bank of India
(4) Forwards Commission
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126. Pakistan's Shahid Afridi, on 27
July 2013, became the first
cricketer to hit 400 sixes in
international career. Against
which cricketing nation did he
achieve this rare distinction?
(1) Sri Lanka
(2) West Indies
(3) Zimbabwe
(4) New Zealand
127. Which of the following city
was recently announced to be
the venue for World Police and
Fire Games, the third largest
international multi-sport
event in the world, from 1-10
August 2013?
(1) Moscow (2) Tokyo
(3) Belfast (4) Beijing128. Who among the following, in
July 2013. won the 1 OOthe edi
tion of the Tour de France,
becoming the second Briton in
to be crowned champion in as
many years?
(1) Chris Froome
(2) Nairo Quintata
(3) Lewis Hamilton
(4) Marcel Kittel
129.At what position India did fin
ish in the Archery World Cup
stage 3 held in Columbia in
July 2013 with Deepika Ku-mari winning gold and bronze
medals?
(1) Second (2) Fourth
(3) Third (4) Fifth
130. Who among the following, in
July 2013, won 13th IPCA
World Women's Individual
Chess Championship title for
India, organized by the Inter
national Physically Disabled
Chess Association, at Velke
Losiny in the Czech Republic?
(1) Pragahi Chala
(2) K Jennitha Anto
(3) Sushmita Patel
(4) Surabhi Bharadwaj
131. Martina Hingis was recently
inducted into the Tennis Hall
of Fame. Which of the follow
ing statements is/are correct
regarding her?
a. She is a Swiss professional ten
nis player who spent a total of
209 weeks as World No. 1.
b.She won five Grand Slam sin
gles title. She also won nine
Grand Slam women's double
titles.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(1) Only a
(2) Only b
(3) Both a and b
(4) Neither a nor b
132. Lee Chong Wei recently became
the costliest player in Indian
Badminton League auction
when he was brought by Mum-
bai Masters for approximately
Rs 8.019,032. Which country
is Lee from?
(1) South Korea
(2) China
(3) Malaysia
(4) Singapore
133.Which former Australian crick
eter was inducted into the ICC
cricket hall of fame at Lord's
during the Ashes Test series
between Australia and En
gland on 19 July 2013?
(1) Ricky Ponting
(2) Mike Hussey
(3) Shane Warne
(4) Adam Gilchrist
134.Who among the following re
cently won 19th edition of
Commonwealth Chess Cham
pionship title, achieving the
distinction of winning 20 med
als representing his/her coun
try at World, Asian and Com
monwealth Chess Champion
ship in sub-junior, junior and
senior categories?
(1) Abhijeet Gupta
(2) Sergii Fedorchuk
(3) Soumya Swaminathan
(4) Andrei Tiviakov
135. As per the latest cricket test
ranking issued in July 2013,
India moved to second spot
while South Africa led the
ranking. South Africa gained
seven rating points making its
tal ly to 135 points. India
scored 116 points. Which team
was placed at third position?
(1) Sri Lanka (2) England
(3) Australia (4) Pakistan
136.Which country was, on 29 June
2013, granted the Associate
membership of the Interna
tional Cricket Council, mak
ing it the eighth Asian nation
and the 38th overall lo gel the
status?
(1) Holland
(2) Canada
(3) France
(4) Afghanistan
137. India's number one snooker
player, Adilya Mehta on 31
July 2013 clinched the gold
medal in the World Games,
beating China's Liang Wenbo.
3-0, in the final of the qua
drennial event at'Cali in
(1) Mexico (2) Australia
(3) Columbia (4) Peru
138.Which team did India defeat lo
lift the South Asian Football
Federation Under-16 Champi
onship title in Kathmandu on
30 July 2013?
(1) Afghanistan
(2) Sri Lanka
(3) Nepal(4) Bangladesh
139.India continued to reign at the
top of the table in Internation
al CrickeJ Council's latest OD1
ranking released on 25 July
2013. Which team came sec
ond in this list?
(1) Sri Lanka
(2) West Indies
(3) Australia
(4) Pakistan
140.Who on 21 July 2013 became
the first differently-abled Indian to win gold at the IPC Ath
letics World Championships
(19 to 28 July 2013) in France?
(1) Devendra Jhajharia
(2) Suresh Avasthi
(3) Harendra Sharma
(4) Ashok Bansal
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141.Who on 2 \ .July 20 13 won
SwedJs^O.pcn title by d e l eas-ing Johanna Larsson in the
final of the Swedish Open at
Bastad in Sweden?
1) Serena Williams- J - ) I M -ml iij-v: 5j)a*vin -*r 1J(2). Maria Sharapova
I^Ki'm'.CJijsters
(4) Sabine Lisicki
142. Purav Raja and Divij Sharanof India on 20 July 2013
clinched their first ever ATP
tour doubles title by defeating
Edouard Roger-Vasselin of
France and Igor Sijsling of _
in the final match of Claro
Open in Bogota, Colombia.
(l)Th' e Netherlands
(2) Spain
(3) Russia
(4) Britain
143.Which American golfer on 14
July 2013 won the ScottishOpen title in a sudden-death
play-off against South Africa's
Branden Grace at Castle Stu
art in Inverness in Northern
Scotland?
(1) Robert Clarke
(2) Phil Mickelson
(3) Edward Nichols
(4) Tim Crooner
144.Andy Murray on 7 July 2013
defeated Novak Djokovic in
straight sets 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 at
Center Court of London to become the firs^ Briton in 77
years to win th Men's Singles
Title at Wimbledon 2013. Who
won the women's singles title?
(1) Marion Bartoli
(2).Sabine Lisicki
(3) Krishna Mladenovic
(4) Lisa Raymond
145. India on 11 July 2013 won the
West Indies Tri-Nation Series
2013 - Final at Queen's Park
Oval, Port of Spain in Trinidad.
Which team did India beat to
win this coveted trophy?
(1) Pakistan
(2) Zimbabwe
(3) West Indies
(4) Sri Lanka
P E R S O N S , P L A C E S &
A W A R D S
. JL46.Who among the fallowing was,
' on 30 July 20.131 elected as the
12th Presidential'Pakistan?
(1) Nawaz Sharif
(2) MamnoomHussain 1
(3) Raza Rabbani(4) Sikander Mir/a
147.Which of the following cities
hosted the 13th National Con
vention off ttoe'Confederation
)J of.Real EstaleiDeveloper's As-
sociationsiof'India on 27 July
2013? n'lJool!
(1) New Delhi- (2) Moscow
(3) Dubai i v / o l i {4) Shanghai
148.The 21 st Rajiv Gandhi Nation
al Sadhbhavna Award for pro
motion of communal harmo
ny and p,eape was, in July
2013, announced to be con-ferred on
(1) AmjadAli Khan
(2) AP J.Kalam
(3) Irom Sriarrnila
(4) Veerendra Hegde
149.Who among the following was,
in July 2013. chosen for "Loka-
manya Tilak Award-2013" for
his/her outstanding contribu
tion to society?
(1) EShreedharan
(2) Anna Hazare
(3) Medh4-Patkar(4) Sheila- Dixit
150.Who ampng the following was,
in July 2013, chosen for the
inaugural National Yash Chop
ra Memorial Award, instituted
by TSR foundation which will
be given to an outstanding film
personality every year?
(1) Amitabh Bachchan
(2) Dilip Kumar
(3) Lata Mangeshkar
(4) A R Rahman
151.Who among the following was,
in July 2013, selected for "Asia
Business Leaders Award 2013"
for his impressive business cre
dentials and services to soci
ety by London-based Asia
House?
' .(8) Mjykesh Ambapi
O^Aairn Premji ,
(4) Narayana MUrthy
152.The-'National Green Tribunal"
of India was iriHhe news re
cently. Who among the follow
ing is the currej^tChairperson
of this tribunal?, ,auu i j . - i i
(1) Justice Jyothimani
(2) Justice Kingaonkar
(3) Justice Swatantra Kumar
(4) Justice U f ^ a l v i
153.Who among the following is the
author of the b opk The Low
land" which was Recently list
ed among 13 novels long list
ed for the MaW'Booker Prize
2013? rnorifi
(1) Donal RyafifiO .
(2) Jhumpa LaHirfci
(3) Ruth Ozeki^IO:
(4) Eve HarrisT ,o v y
154.Who among tr/e;following was
appointed as'-bMre'ctor of Bu
reau of PolidexRe^earch and
Development,iin;tJuly 2013, a
post that had,,been lying va
cant for more than six months?ODuorl
(1) Rajat Gupta
(2) Anandswaj",uJ) Gupta
(3) KNSharma^^.
(4) Rajiv Chandra
155.TV 18 recentjy, bagged six tro
phies at the,s^xth Ramnath
..... Gocnka Awar,flsfor excellence.
With reference to the award,
which of the^fMibwing state
ments is/are'ebrrect?
a. The RamnathfObenka awards
are given forlercellence in the
field of JouitnaUsm
b. As part of centenary year cele
bration of jl)jlounder, Ram
nath GoenkQmThe Express
Group instilujldJthe Ramnath
Goenka Ejfp^fnce in Jour
nalism awaf(ds.i;.
Select the correct answer us
ing the codes given below:
(l)Only a ( ] i c g
(2) Only b , . , . ,
(3) Both a ajnd.f*
(4) Neither a np b
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156. Who among the following was.
in July 2013. elected as the
new Chairman of the Empow
ered Committee of State fi
nance ministers on Goods and
Service Tax (GST)?
(l)Sushil Kumar Modi
(2) Asim Dasgupta
(3) Abdul Rahim Rather
(4) Abbas Hussain
157. Under which of following pen
names has J K Rowling writ
ten a crime novel 'The Cuck
oo's Calling" which was in
news in July 2013?
(1) Robert Galbraith
(2) Robert Brown
(3) Joseph Thomson
(4) Joseph Galbraith158.Who among the following was,
in July 2013, appointed as
first-ever woman referee I-
League season by the All India
Football Federation?
(1) Maria Rebello
(2) Anandi Barua
(3) Chaitra Gangadharan
(4) Indu Choudhary
159.Along with Jean Dreze, who
among the following has co-
authored the book "An Uncer
tain Glory: India and its Con
tradictions" which was re
leased in July 2013?
(1) Amartya Sen
(2) Arundhati Roy
(3) AP J Kalam
(4) Ramachandra Guha
160.President Barack Obama nom
inated, on 18 July 2013 an
accomplished Indian-Ameri
can woman administrator, to
head the South Asia Bureau
in the US state department,making her the first person of
India or even South Asian or
igin lo head the bureau. Who
is she?
(l)Nisha Desai Biswal
(2) Manasa Patel
(3) Amira Desai Biswal
(4) Tara Singh
161.Which of the following oil com
panies bagged the Oil Indus
try Safety Directorate's (OISD)
best overall safely performance
award 2011-12 and also the
most consistent safety per
former award in July 2013?(l)ONGC (2)Essar
(3) HP (4) Reliance
162. President Pranab Mukherjee,
under clause (2) of Article 124
of the Constitution of India,
on 10 July 2013, appointed
Justice Palanisamy Sathasi-
vam, Judge of the Supreme
Court, to be the Chief Justice
of India with effect from 19 July
2013. Sathasivam hails from
which of the following stales?
(1) Karnalaka
(2) Kerala
(3) Tamil Nadu
(4) Andhra Pradesh
163.Who among the following was
recently awarded with the
Commander of the Order of
Arts and Letters, the highest
cultural award of France for
contributing to music and uti
lizing his popularity for the
sake of humanitarian causes?
(1) Bob Dylan
(2) Sean Connery
(3) Roger Moore
(4) Paul Hewson
164. United Nation secretary general
Ban Ki-moon, on 10 July 2013.
appointed Phumzile Mlambo-
Ngcuka as the new head of the
United Nation body (UN Enti
ty for Gender Equality and
Empowerment of Women)
tasked with promoting wom
en's right and their full par
ticipation in global affairs. She
is a former deputy president of
(1) Gambia(2) South Africa
(3) Uganda
(4) Democratic Republic of
Congo
165.Who among the following was.
on 13 July 2013. sworn in as
the 9th Chief Minister of
Jharkhand?
(1) Annapurna Devi 7/.JN
(2) Rajendra Prasad Singh
(3) Ilernanl Soren 1
(4) Shibu Soren
166.Tongam Rina was selected for
the prestigious prize for "Freedom and Future of the Media
-2013. To which slate of India
does he belong?
(1) Arunachal Pradesh
(2) Assam
(3) West Bengal
(4) Tripura
167. Indian cricketing legend Sunil
Gavaskar recently became the
fourth Indian cricketer to be
inducted into the Legend's
Club at the Cricket Club of
India. Who among the following is not among the rest of
the three Indian cricketers?
(1) Kapil Dev
(2) Vijay Merchant
(3) Vijay Hazare
(4) Vinoo Mankad
168.A High-level Jury under the
Chairmanship of Prime Minis
ter. Dr. Manmohan Singh, on
4 July 2013. decided to select
Zubin Mehta to be the second
recipient of the Tagore Award.
2013 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to cul
tural harmony. Who was the
first recipien^of this award?
(1) Amartya Sen
(2) Lata Mangeshkar
(3) Pandit Ravi Shankar
(4) Jyoti Basu
169. In which of the following cit
ies was a project named
"Pravasi Friend" launched in
July 2013?
(l)Kochi (2)Belgaum
(3) Madurai (4) Nellore
170.The winner of Dadasaheb
Phalke Award and a veteran
actor Pran died on 12 July 2013
in a Hospital at Mumbai. He
died at the age of
(1)81 years (2) 87 years
(3) 93years
(4) 99 years
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171.Which of ihc following Islam
ic parties was banned by the
Bangladesh high court in July
2013 from contesting future
polls?
(1) Bangladesh Islami Front
(2) Jamaat-e-Islami
(3) Islamic Unit Front
(4) Islamic Action Society
172. A Bollywood actor who held
the Guinness World Record for
being the most type-cast actor,
died on 28 July 2013 at Mum-
bai. Who was he/she?
(1) Manmohan Shctty
(2) Anita Raj
(3)Jagdish Raj
(4) Roopa Malhotra
173.Who was declared as the High
est Paid Actress of Hollywood
by Forbes on 30 J uly 2013?
(1) Jennifer Lawrence
(2) Angelina Jolie
(3) Emma Stone
(4) Krlsten Stewart
174. Which slate/union territory
government on 17 July 2013
delinked wine from the Indian
Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL)
category and listed as a food
item to attract more tourists
to the state?
(l)Goa
(2) Karnalaka
(3) Puducherry
(4) Kerala
175.Scientisls'at the department of
linguistics at the University of
Michigan in Ann Arbor discov
ered a new language called
Light Warlpiri in
(1) Northern Australia
(2) Ireland
(3) Samoa
(4) Mauritius
176.Which Asian country on 15
July 2013 announced a ban onthe movie. Flying Pish claim
ing that it insulted the Gov
ernment as well as the Securi
ty Forces of the country?
(1) Pakistan
(2) Japan
(3) Sri Lanka
(4) Bangladesh
S C I E N C E & T E C H N O L O G Y
177.As per an announcement
made in July 2013. a Hydro
gen-powered automobile bus
has been developed for the first
time in India. Which of the
following has developed this
Hydrogen-Powered Fuel Cell
bus?
(1) ISRO and Tata Motors
(2) Tata Motors and Ford
(3) ISRO and HAL
(4) HAL and Tata Motors
178. Global warming and increas
ing levels of greenhouse gas
were recurrent themes in glo
bal as well as national news
papers in India in July 2013.
In this context, which of the
following is a greenhouse gas?a. Carbon dioxide
b. Methane
c. Carbon Monoxide
d. Nitrous Oxide
e. Sulfur dioxide
Chose the correct answer from
the codes given below:
(1) Only a. b and c
(2) Only a. c, d and e
(3) Only a. b. c and d
(4) All of the Above
179. From which of the following
satellite launching stations
was India's latest Weather Sat
ellite INSAT 3D launched on
26 July 2013. giving a boost to
weather forecasting and disas
ter warning services?
(l)Vikram Sarabhai Space
Centre
(2) Kourou French Guinea
(3) Satish Dhawan Space Cen
tre
(4) Lapan Space Centre
180. India's first wireless road traf
fic controller technology"WiTrac" that runs on solar
power, developed by the Cen
tre for Development of Ad
vanced Computing (CDAC),
was handed over to private
partners for production by
Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal
on 24 July. 2013. In which city
was it unveiled?
(2) Bangalore
(2)Chennai
(3) Mumbai
' (4) New Delhi
181.A new study from the Univer
sity of Victoria suggested on 30
July 2013 that our atmosphereis far more susceptible to a
runaway greenhouse effect
than previously assumed. It
also said ,'that our planet will
turn into "Earth's Twin like
hell earlier than previously
thought. Which planet is nick
named 'Earth's Twin?
(1) Venus (2) Jupiter
(3) Mars ^ (4) Mercury
182. Notifiable^ Qisease, a disease
that is required by law to be
reported yip government authorities,, was in the news re
cently, of the following
diseases come under this cat-
egorv?
(DPoliO/, N | 4 , (
(2) H5N 1((bird flu) and Swine
(3) Tuberculosis
(4) Allof |lfre above
183.Tikka or leaf spot of Ground
nut and was recently reported
from all most all ground nut
growing ,a pas of the World. It
is quite ajidestructive disease
caused by Cercospora arachid-
icola as early leaf spot. Which
type of,disease is it?
(1) Bacterid
(2)Viralip3i
(3) Fungal'
(4) Prdtos&Sn
184. Sally D6g'502" made interna
tional h^atflines in July 2013.
Which bT'the following correct
ly des er t i t ?
(1) lt'sl, l
a*,r
riame of the un-maWfte'a jet of US defence
department
(2) It's'-ff'fleWbreed of dog de
ve l op ' b y the scientist
(3) It's'a, robot with advanced
tecnnblogy
(4) It's' a new missile developed
by:
MD O
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185.As per the latest findings by
Curiosity rover in July 2013.
Mar's atmosphere is mostly
composed of which of the fol
lowing gas?
(1) Carbon dioxide
(2) Methane
(3) Oxygen(4) Hydrogen
186.According to a paper published
in Biological Conservation in
July 2013, 30 percent of the
fish exported from India in the
past seven years were from doz
ens of threatened species, rais
ing serious questions regard
ing the state of biodiversity
hotspots in the country. In
this regard, which among the
following is /are biodiversity
hotspots in India?
a. Western Ghats
b. Eastern Himalayas
c. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
d. Sunderbans
Choose the correct option from
the codes given below:
(1) Only a and b
(2) Only b and c
(3) Only a and c
(4) Onlya. b and c
187. INS Trikand. the last of the
three 'Eollow-On Talwar Class'
frigates built in Russia, was
commissioned into the Indian
Navy at Kaliningrad, Russia,
on 28 June 2013. INS Trikand
carries a state-of-the-art com
bat suite which includes
(1) Supersonic BRAHMOS mis
sile system and advanced
Surface to Air missiles Sh-
til.
(2) Upgraded A190 medium
range gun and Electro-op
tical 30 mm Close-in Weap
on System
(3) Anti-Submarine weaponssuch as torpedoes and
rockets and an advanced
Electronic Warfare system
(4) Allof the above
188. A team from the Institute for
Medical Research in Kuala
Lumpur discovered that the
leaf juice of a certain fruit helps
increase platelet count in pa
tients with dengue fever. The
fruit/tree in reference here is
of
(1) Tamarind (2) Papaya
(3) Guava (4) Neem
189.Scientists in Germany and
Canada, in June 2013. announced to have created
world's first high-definition 3D
model of a complete human
brain. What is the name of this
human brain?
(1)3D Brain
(2) Amazing Brain
(3) Big Brain
(4) Intel Brain
190.Which country, on 28 June
2013, became the first to al
low doctors to use a contro
versial 1VF technique that
would lead to creation of ba
bies with three parents that
could prevent mitochondrial
disease?
(1) Sweden (2) China
(3) Britain (4) USA
191.India, on 1 July 2013, success
fully launched its first dedicat
ed navigation satellite. IRNSS-
1A using Polar Satellite
Launch Vehicle (PSLVJ-C22
from Satish Dhawan Space
Research Centre in Srihariko-
ta, Andhra Pradesh. With reference to IRNSS-1 A. which of
the following statements is/are
correct?
a. IRNSS is an independent re
gional navigation satellite sys
tem designed to provide posi
tion information in the Indi
an region and 1,500 kilometers
around the Indian mainland.
b. IRNSS will provide two servic
es Standard Positioning Ser
vices available to all users and
Restricted Services, which will
be available only to authorizedusers.
Select the correct answer us
ing the codes given below:
(l)Only a
(2) Only b
(3) Both a and b
(4) Neither a nor b
M I S C E L L A N E O U S
192.Which island in India was re
cently declared as the World
Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO
under its MAB (Man and Bio
sphere) Programme?
(1) Nicobar Islands
(2) Andaman Islands
(3) Lakshadweep Islands
(4) Majuli Island
193.The Union government recently
set up a six member expert
committee headed by Chief
Economic Adviser to evolve a
composite index to measure
backwardness of states. Who
heads this committee?
(1) Raghuram Rajan
(2) Sam Pitroda
(3) R. Kasturirangan
(4) Bimal Jalan
194.The largest low-cost carrier in
West Asia and North Africa
was, in July 2013, awarded
Best Low-Cost Airline. West
Asia at the Skytrax World Air
line Awards 2013. Which is
that airline company?
(1) AirArabia
(2) Azerbaijan
(3) Bahrain Airlines
(4) GMG Airlines
195. Which of the following was. on
2 July 2013, declared as being
the first "smoke-free" stale in
India for achieving 85.42 per
cenl compliance with seelion
4 of the Cigarettes and other
Tobacco Product Act (COTPA)
2003?
(1) Himachal Pradesh
(2) Odisha .
(3) Jharkhand
(4) Haryana
196.Which state government, in
June 2013, launched the "Atal
Jyoti" campaign, which aimed
at providing 24 hours power
supply to rural areas?
(1) Jammu & Kashmir
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Tripura
(4) Meghalaya
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197. Who among the following was
recently conferred the presti
gious "Indian Healthcare Vi
sionary of tbe Decade" award?
(1) DrMukesh Hariawala
(2) Dr Devi Shetty
(3) DrPratap Reddy
(4) Dr Sunil Chatri
198.The Founder and CEO of Mid
dle East's only ISO certified
nursery chain, British Or
chard Nursery, became the first
ever Indian woman to receive
Dubai Government's coveted
"Emirates Woman Award" for
business excellence in July
2013. Who is she?
(1) Sunita Nair
(2) Vandana Gandhi
(3) Indira Nooyi
(4) Sudha Murthy199.As per an official release of the
World Health Organization in
July 2013, in which country
has MERS (Middle East Res
piratory Syndrome), a new res
piratory Virus related to SARS,
killed 39 people?
(1) Saudi Arabia
(2) Qatar
(3) Oman
(4) Yemen
200.The US inventor who was
known as the father of thecomputer mouse died at the
age of 88 on 2 July 2013. Who
was he?
(1) Douglas Englebart
(2) Leonard Euler
(3) Hans Bathe
(4) Willard Laby
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