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January 2013 Current Affairs Bit BankINTERNATIONAL1. On 7 January who is the country Palestinian Authority President has issued a

Ans:- Mahmoud Abbas2. On 16 January 2013 Which country Cargo Ship MV Amina fled away from thewaters of Sri Lanka after suffering detention by its Navy for about two months ?Ans:- Iran3. Which country president signed into law the Former Presidents Protection Actof 2012 on January 2013 ?Ans:- America4. Which country Bar Council recently Suggested Chemical Castration forRepeated Sex Offenders ?Ans:- Malaysia

INDIA & WORLD1. According to the which country 2012 Home Office report, India is among 10countries that are the main sources of illegal immigration ?Ans:- Britain2. On 30 January 2013 which country Pledged Humanitarian Assistance of 2.5Million US Dollars to Syria ?Ans:- India3. India asked to avoid Violence Prone Areas in which country on 19 January2013 ?Ans: Nigeria4. Which two countries agreed not to allow escalation of tensions along the Lineof Control (LoC) on 16 January 2013 ?Ans:- India and Pakistan5. What is the name of the Tibetan Monk got sentenced to death by the ChineseCourt for encouraging the self-Immolations?Ans:-Lorang KonhokNATIONAL1. In how many districts Government of India launched Direct Cash TransferBenefit (CBT) on 1 January 2013 ?

Ans:- 20 districts2. According to the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2012 reportwhich class students could read Class II text fell from 53.7% in 2010 to 46.8% in2012Ans:- Vth class
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3. Who released the Commemorative Postage Stamps, at the Commemorationof the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, in New Delhi on 12January 2013 ?Ans:- President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee4. Government of India how much crore of the MGNREGA linked Post OfficeAccounts would be used under the Direct Cash Transfer Scheme on January2013 ?Ans:- 3.5 CroreSTATES1. What is the name of the system launched by Odisha government on 2January 2013 for citizens under the Odisha Right to Public Service Act, 2012 ?Ans:- Public Service Delivery System2. In which state the first Shariat panchayat is scheduled to be inaugurated on 3March 2013 ?

Ans:- Punjab

cent additional reservation to Gurjar on 29 January 2013?Ans:- Rajasthan High Court4. On 20 January Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated Ghat Ki Gunitunnel at Jaipur.CONFERENCES1. What is the name of the 100th Indian Science Congress theme which was heldfrom 3 to 7 January 2013 at Kolkata ?Ans:- Science for Shaping the Future of India2. The 43rd World Economic Forum Annual Meeting held from 23 27 Januaryat -Ans:- Davos-Klosters in SwitzerlandAWARDS & HONOURS1. Who is the Mauritius President was received the 11th Pravasi BharatiyaSamman Award on 9 January 2013 ?Ans:- Rajkeswur Purryag

Schola

Ans:- Mahaveer Golechha3. Who got the Best Actor award at the 58th Idea Filmfare Awards held inMumbai on 20 January 2013?Ans:- Ranbir Kapoor

entific Cooperation Award

Ans:- C N R Rao


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5. Who launched a Tang Prize(Asian Noble Prize) on 28 January 2013 ?Ans:- Samuel Yin6. Who was selected for the Order of Australia Medal award on 30 January2013?Ans:- Krishna AroraSPORTS & GAMES1. Who is a former India player announced his retirement from first classcricketer on 01 January 2013?Ans:- Sanjay Bangar2. Who got the CEAT International Cricketer of the Year 2011-12 on 03 January2013?Ans:- Virat Kohli3. Who won the WTA Brisbane International trophy on 5th January 2013?Ans:- Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek

4. Who defeated the Bulgarian star Grigor Dimitrov to get a BrisbaneInternational title on 06 January 2013?Ans:- Andy Murray5. Who won the Chennai Open Tennis Title on 6 January 2013 ?Ans:- Tipsarevic6. Which country won in the third and final Test match against Sri Lanka on 6January 2013 ?Ans:- Australia7. Who is an Australian cricketer suspended for one match and $4500 at MCGon 07 January 2013?Ans:- Shane Warne8. Who got the FIFA Player of the Year award consecutively four times?Ans:- Lionel Messi9. Who got the youngest national table tennis championship award on 11January 2013?Ans:- Soumyajit Ghosh10. Which country won the Test series with 2-0 between South Africa and NewZealand?Ans:- South Africa

11. Who is from Andhra Pradesh selected to represent India at the World Cupfencing championship in Doha (Qatar), to be held from January 19 to 21?Ans:- Y.Hala12. To whom the International Olympics Committee (IOC) asked to return theOlympic Bronze Medal and Certificate of 2000 Sydney Games on 17 January2013 after found guilty of doping?Ans:- Lance Armstrong


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13. Who won the Malaysian Open Badminton Championstitle on 20 January 2013 ?Ans:- Tai Tzu-ying

final on January 2013 ?Ans:- Novak Djokovic15. Who got the first place BadmintonWorld Federation (BWF) rankings released on 31 January 2013?Ans:- Lee JuriECONOMY1. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index Who is the 18th richest personin the world?Ans:- Mukesh Ambani2. Which country company Toyota Motor appears at the top ranked in the top-1500 Global R&D investments list ?

Ans:- Japan3. On 29 January 2013 The Reserve Bank of India slashed Cash Reserve Ratio(CRR) from 4.5% to -Ans:- 4 percent4. On 23 January 2013 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected that theeconomic growth rate of India in 2013 would be ?Ans:- 5.9 percentSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY1. NASA/ESA Astronomers had captured one of the flattest galaxies known in theuniverse, sitting like a silver needle in the haystack of space using Hubble SpaceTelescope.What is the name of the galaxy?Ans:- IC 22332. What cells in White blood cells having the capacity to kill the tumour (Cancer)cell?Ans:- T lymphocytes3. What is the name of the rocket used to launch a Mars Orbiter Mission in themid-October 2013?Ans:- PSLV-XL4. How many earth size plantes are found in a Milky way Glaxy?

Ans:- 17 billion5. What is the name of the missile successfully test fired by the Indian Navy on09January 2013 at Visakhapatnam?Ans:- Brahmos6. What is the name of the largest Space structure found in the Universe?Ans:- Large Quasar Group(LQG)


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7. What is the name of the underwater ballistic missile India successfully testfired on 27 January 2013?Ans:- K-15.8. What is the name of the multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) weapon system,was successfully test fired from a defence base at Chandipur-on-sea on 30January 2013?Ans:- PinakaPERSONS IN NEWSA) APPOINTMENTS1. Who is the first minority community person appointed as a chief of theIntelligence Bureau?Ans:- Asif Ibrahim2. Who is appointed a deputy governor at the Reserve Bank of India on 02January 2013?

Ans:- Urjit Patel4. Who is the present chairman of 20th Law Commission?Ans:- Justice DK Jain5. Who is the first woman speaker and Indian-originParliament on 08 Janauary 2013?Ans:- Halimah Yacob6. Who is the new Chairman and Managing Director of Canara Bank?Ans:- RK Dubey7. Who is the new executive director of Central Bank of India appointed on 11January 2013?Ans:- Raj Kumar Goyal

Ans:- Suchitra Ella9. Who is the present Secretary of State of America?Ans:- John Kerry10. Who is the present President of Czech?Ans:- Milos ZemanB) RESIGNS1. Who is the first woman chief justice SriLanka dismissed by the Sri Lankan

President?Ans:- Shirani BandamayakeC) DEATHS1. Who is the oldest surviving woman of the world, died at the age of 115 years ina town near Tokyo, Japan on 12 Jan. 2012 ?Ans:- Koto Okubo


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2. Who is the the former all-rounder of India from Surat died on 13 January 2013in Mumbai ?Ans:- Rusi Framroze Surti3. Who is the co-founder of Reditt committed suicide on 11 January 2013 ?Ans:- Aaron AwartzD) VISITORS1. Which village was visited by Mauritius President Rajkeswur Purryag in Biharnear patna on January 2013 ?Ans:- Bojeetpore2. Who visited Vietnam on January 2013 from India ?Ans:- Vice President Hamid Ansari3. Who visited the India from Bhutan on 23 January 2013?Ans:- Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel WangchuckE)MISCELLANEOUS

1. In which case Ex-CM of Haryana Om Prakash Chautala arrested on 16January 2013?Ans:-Teachers Recruitment Scam2. Who is the oldest Indian woman conquer the 6 Summits,the highest mountainsof each of the six continents?Ans:- Premlata Agarwal3. What is the name of the Tibetan Monk got sentenced to death by the ChineseCourt for encouraging the self-Immolations?Ans:- Lorang KonhokPLACES IN NEWS1. On 27 January 2013 In which country 233 People Killed in Night Club FireAccident ?Ans:- BrazilABBREVIATIONS1. What is the abbreviation of WEF?Ans:- World Economic ForumBOOKS IN NEWS1. Who is the author ofreleased on 7 January 2013 ?

Ans:- General Stanley McChrystalCOMMITTEES1. What is the name of the committee set up to recommend measures to improvelaws dealing with sexual offences on 23 December 2012?Ans:- JS Verma

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INTERNATIONAL1. Which 3 countries leaders set out 6 months goal for peace, urge Taliban todialogue on 4 February 2013 ?Ans: Britain , Afghanistan , Pakistan.2. What is the new name for Sindh province?Ans: Sind3. On February 2013 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved afinancial aid of $ 278.8 million to ?Ans: Bangladesh4. On February 2013 Regional African leaders signed UN-brokered accord whichaims to bring peace to the troubled eastern region of the ?Ans: Democratic Republic of Congo5. Which country prohibited its security forces from taking any air support fromthe International Forces on 18 February 2013 ?

Ans: Aghanistan6. Who had been elected as Cyprus new President on 24 February 2013 ?Ans: Nicos AnastasiadesINDIA & WORLD1. For which country reconstruction India pledges $100m on 5 February 2013 ?Ans: Mali2. On 7 February 2013 the Union Cabinet approved for which project formation ofSpecial Purpose Vehicle (SPV )?Ans: TAPI pipeline

3. On february 2013 the Defence Ministry has ordered CBI probe into how muchcrore alleged scam in a defence helicopter deal ?Ans: Rs 3600 crore

4. India and which country discussed on the issues of nuclear energycooperation, security, terrorism and trade on 19 February 2013 ?Ans: Britain5. Which two countries have exchanged strip maps as part of the process of theimplementation of the agreement signed to resolve land boundary issuesbetween the two countries ?Ans: India & Srilanka

6. Which country will make initial investments of $2 billion in infrastructureprojects in India on February 2013 ?Ans: The United Arab Emirates7. Which country wins Kishanganga case against Pakistan at the Hague court on18 February 2013 ?Ans: India

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1. Who was signed MoU with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to HighlightIssues related to AIDS on 14 February 2013 ?Ans: NACO2. Who was ordered to cease operations to the telecom companies that failed towin or participate in the November 2012 2G Auction?Ans: Supreme Court of India3. Which programme was launched by the I&B Ministry for Real TimeEngagement with Citizens on 7 February 2013 ?Ans: My India Initiative-A Digital Volunteer Programme4. Who constituted a panel to Examine issues of Certification underCinematograph Act 1952 on 4 February 2013 ?Ans:I&B Ministry

STATES1. What is the name of the scheme launched by the UPA chairperson Sonia

Gandhi for providing comprehensive care to children in India?Ans: Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram2. In which state the 1,980 MW North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Plantwas approved by the Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) on 20 February2013 ?Ans: Jharkhand3. Which state government was decided to issue a complete ban on sale andconsumption of tobacco products in the state on 15 February 2013?Ans: Manipur4. Which State Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda was launched the DirectBenefits Transfer scheme in Sonepat and Ambala districts on 1 February 2013 ?Ans: Haryana5. On 21 February 2013 the UTTIPEC started efforts for developing vision forsuccessful implementation of the plans for mass-rapid transport system inAns: Delhi6. Which party won maximum number of seats in Maghalaya Assemblyelections?Ans: Congress7. Which party got the full majority in Tripura Assembly elections held on 14

February 2013?Ans: CPM-led Left FrontCONFERENCES1. What is the theme of 13th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS)?Ans: The Global Challenge of Resource Efficient Growth and DevelopmentAWARDS & HONOURS


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1. The Pakistani girl was shoot by the Talibans against the girl education was

Ans: Malala Yousafzai2. Who is the Karnataka Artist had won the Rs 1 million Skoda Prize 2012 forcontemporary art on 1 February 2013?Ans: L. N. Tallur3. Who had been received the Georgescu roegen Award at the Delhi SustainableDevelopment Summit on February 2013?Ans: Kozo Mayumi (The University of Tokushima)4. Who got Lifetime Achievement Grammy award after his death?Ans: Pandit Ravi Shankar5. Which picture got the best picuter award in 85th Oscar awards ceremony?Ans: Argo6. Who is the Eminent Hindi litterateur had been selected for the prestigious Vyas

February 2013 ?Ans: Narendra KohliSPORTS & GAMES

2 Febraury 2013?Ans: Leander Paes, Jaideep Mukherjee2. Who is the Indian cricketer equaled the record of Sunil Gavaskar of 81 firstclass hundreds in first class cricket at Mumbai on 8 February 2013 ?Ans: Sachin Tendulkar3. Which two games will be joining the program at the 2016 Games in Rio deJaneiro ?Ans: Golf and Rugby4. Who won the National Grasscourt16 February 2013?Ans: Ramkumar Ramanathan5. Who won the Grenke Chess Classic Trophy on 17 February 2013 ?Ans: Viswanathan AnandECONOMY

1. Which of the companies selected for the Maharatna status on 1 February2013?Ans: BHEL and GAIL

the economic growth of India is estimated to fall to in 2012- 2013 FY ?Ans: 5 percent


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3. Which scheme was launched by Finance Minister P Chidambaram on 9February 2013 in Mumbai ?Ans: Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme

- -6.7%and inflation atAns: 6.2-6.6%5. How many crores are allocated for the Agriculture Ministry in the Union Budget2013-14?Ans: Rs.27,049 croresSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY1. What is the name of the most sophisticated fighter jet launched by the Iran?Ans: Qaher F313 (Dominant F313)

d

Ans: Rex3. What is the name of the first indigenously built Weapon System IntegratedAdvanced Light Helicopter was inducted in to the Indian army on 8 February2013?Ans: Rudra4. What is the name of the fifth ship in a series of eight inshore patrol vessels(IPVs) was commissioned by Indian Coast Guard on 11 February 2013 ?Ans: Rajratan

-C20 rocketon 25 February 2013 from the spaceport at Sriharikota?Ans: Oceanographic StudyPERSONS IN NEWSA) APPOINTMENTS1. Who had been selected as members of the Chinese parliament on 2 February2013 ?Ans: Mo Yan and Jackie Chan2. Who is the Indian american and Padma Shri awardee had been appointed asthe new president of Carnegie Mellon University on 9 February 2013?Ans: Dr Subra Suresh

3. Who is the Tata Group Chairman Emeritus had been elected as a member of13 ?

Ans: Ratan Tata4. Who is the former Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation, has took over asthe new Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority(IRDA) on 21 February 2013 ?Ans: T.S. Vijayan


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B) RESIGNS1. Who is the Solicitor-General of India resigned on 04 February 2013 ?Ans: Rohinton Nariman

Ans: Prof. Anita B Pfaff3. Who is the Nagaland Home Minister has resigned on 19 February 2013 ?Ans: Imkong L. ImchenC) DEATHS1. Who was the Ex-CM of Puducherry passes away on 02 February 2013?Ans: P.Shanmugam

Ans: Zhuang ZedongD) VISITORS

from 14th and 15th February 2013

?Ans: Francois HollandeE)MISCELLANEOUS

?Ans: Queen Elizabeth II

dhi atthe Gandhi Maidan on 15 February 2013 ?Ans: Bihar3. Who is the 3 year old girl had been unveiled as the youngest new member ofMensa with a higher IQ than Stephen Hawking ?Ans: Clever Alice AmosPLACES IN NEWS1. Which country hits by snow storm Nemo on 8 February 2013 ?Ans: AmericaABBREVIATIONS

Ans: Turkmenistan Afghanistan Pakistan IndiaBOOKS IN NEWS

1. What is the name of the Sania Mirza new autobiography book ?Ans: Against All Odds

Ans: Khushwant SinghCOMMITTEES1. Who was constituted a G Padmanabhan technical advisory committee to ironout existing issues and boost bank finance for exports ?


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Ans: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)IMPORTANT DAYS & DATES

Ans: April 5March 2013 Current Affairs Bit BankINTERNATIONAL1. Which two countries was reached an agreement on Prison Transfer on 23March 2013?Ans: US and Afghanistan2.Which countries finance ministers had approved a new bailout plan forCyprus,putting an end to uncertainties over the fate of the Mediterranean islandcountry in the euro area ?Ans: Eurozone3. Which country and South Africa signed a number of agreements, focusing on

trade, tourism, education and social cooperation on 27 March 2013 ?Ans: China4. On March 2013 South Korean and US troops launched a joint military exerciseasAns: North Korea5. In the month of March 2013 which country was declared an environmentalstate of emergency in Amazon jungle region ?Ans: PeruINDIA & WORLD1.Which country have signed agreement with India to support R&D Projects on13 March 2013?Ans: Britain2. Which country has signed seven agreements with India on 19 march 2013 ?Ans: Egypt3. Which agreement was signed by India and 18 countries on 20 March 2013 ?Ans: Social Security Agreements (SSAs)4. In the month of March South Australia rolled out 10-year Plan to EnhanceTrade withAns: India

5. Which country and India agreed to finalise the plan of bilateral exchangesbetween their armed forces and decided that the exchanges would be conductedbetween the Armies on 22 March 2013?Ans: China6. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa on 26 March 2013 barred players andofficials of which country from featuring in IPL matches slated to be held in TamilNadu?


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Ans: Sri LankaNATIONAL1.Who is the renowned Urdu poet commemorative postage stamp was releasedby President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 8 March 2013 ?Ans: Sahir Ludhianvi2. Which of the following bill was approved by the Union Cabinet on 19 March2013 ?Ans: National Food Security Bill3. On 21 March 2013 the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of in the1993 Mumbai serial blasts case ?Ans: Yakub Abdul Razzak Memon4. Which bill was introduced in the Rajyasabha on 23 March 2013?Ans: National Waterway Bill5. Which scheme was launched by Ministry of Labour and Employment on 24

March 2013 ?Ans: Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY)6. Union government approved a 1500 crore Rupees proposal for production ofmore than 2000 rockets for theAns: Pinaka multi- barrel weapons system7. Actor Sanjay Dutt was sentenced to 5-year prison by the Supreme Court on 21March 2013 for his involvement in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. What was hiscrime?Ans: Illegal possession of armsSTATES1. Which state Chief Minister has commissioned a biogas plant in theGovernment Secretariat campus on 23 March 2013 ?Ans:Kerala2. Which state government to start recently monthly stipend for old writers andLitterateurs ?Ans: West Bengal3. Which state has became the first state to introduce e-GPF or electronic GPF inthe month of March 2013 ?Ans: Arunachal Pradesh

4. In the month of March 2013 the Union Ministry for Commerce, Industries andTextil -Bangalore industrialcorridor uptoAns: Chitradurga5. Recently ,which state government has unveiled the state GovernmentsAerospace policy , the first such policy statement in the country ?Ans: Karnataka


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6. What is the latest head-count of rhinos in Kaziranga National Park(KNP),Assam as per the census conducted in the park from 24 -26 March 2013?Ans: 2,2907. Aishwarya oil field is located in which state of India, from where Cairn Indiacommenced commercial oil production and sales on 23 March 2013?Ans: RajasthanCONFERENCES1. The 24th Arab League Summit was held from 21 to 26 March 2013 atAns: Doha (Qatar)2. What was the name of a summit organized by Google in New Delhi on 21March 2013?Ans: Google Big Tent Activate Summit 2013AWARDS & HONOURS1. Who is the Indian women selected for US State Dept Award For Environment

Awareness on 5 March 2013 ?Ans: Dr.Shubhalaxmi Vaylure2. Which Indian film got the 11th Golden City Gate Tourism Media AwardsCeremony held in Berlin?Ans: Find What You Seek

Government on 08 March 2013?Ans: (Nirbhaya)Jyothi Singh Panday4. Who won the Best Actor award for Paan Singh Tomar and Vikram Gokhale forAnumati in 60th National Film Awards for the year 2012 ?Ans: Irrfan

Ans: Reliance Industries6. Which city was declared as the Best Liveable City of India at the First ABPNews-IPSOS Best City Survey and Awards 2013 on 6 March 2013?Ans: Nagpur7. Who was honoured with the first annual Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony?Ans: Pandit Ravi Shankar

SPORTS & GAMES1. Who won the ATP Dubai Open Tenn?Ans: Petra Kvitova2. Who won the Vijay Hazare Trophy on 3 March 2013 ?Ans: Delhi


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on 10 March 2013 ?Ans: Chen Long4. Who was honoured w11 March 2013 ?Ans: Jessica Ennis

Championship on 13 March 2013 ?Ans: Ukraine6. Which place India got in Sultan Azlan Shah hockey Tournment ?Ans: 5th place

2013 ?Ans: Rafael Nadal

21 March 2013 ?Ans: Neha Tripathi9. Which country won the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2013 ?Ans: India

Ans: Serena WilliamsECONOMY1. As per an annual ranking published on 4 March 2013 by business magazineForbes, Who is the richest Indian?Ans: Mukesh Ambani2. Which country has displaced Thailand from the position of top exporter of riceduring 2011-12 ?Ans: India

released on 26 March 2013?Ans: 66th rank4. L&T General Insurance is to be merged with which insurance company, asannounced in an agreement on 26 March 2013?

Ans: Future Generali India Insurance

branches spread all over the country in the next fiscal year?Ans: 1200SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY1. On 1 March 2013 the international group of researchers has discovered the18-kg meteorite recently in


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Ans: Eastern Antarctica2. On 7 March 2013Astronomers have for the first time accurately measured the

light-years awayAns: 163,000 light-years

13 March 2013 ?Ans: Chile4. What is the name of the research centre of India recently announced ofdeveloping the largest magnet of the world ?Ans: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre5. In the month of March 2013 Herschel space observatory Founded 15 NewVery Young Stars named asAns:

6. In the month of March 2013 the first operational squadron of F-35 Joint StrikeFighter jets passed a major milestone with first short take off and vertical landingat a marine base inAns: California7. On 26 March 2013 the 3rd antisubmarine warfarelaunched inAns: KolkataPERSONS IN NEWSA) APPOINTMENTS1. Who was sworn in as chief minister of Tripura for the fourth consecutive timeon 6 March 2013 ?Ans: ManikSarkar2. Who is the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas was assumedadditional charge as Union Minister of State for Textiles on 5 March 2013 ?Ans: Panabaka Lakshmi3. Who is the present Chief of IAEA?Ans: Yukiya Amano4. Who took charge as the Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in National ThermalPower Corporation (NTPC) on 5 March 2013 ?

Ans: MRP Rao5. Who was serving as Governor of Nagaland, has been transferred andappointed as Governor of Kerala on 9 March 2013 ?Ans: Nikhil Kumar

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7. Who is the Eminent Indian journalist had been appointed as the new editor ofTime International on 15 March 2013 ?Ans: Bobby Ghosh8. Who is the Indian-American politician had been appointed as the vice chair ofthe Illinois Innovation Council on 18 March 2013 ?Ans: Raja Krishnamurthy9. Who is the founder of the Ragamala Music and Dance Theatre in Minneapolishad been nominated by President Barack Obama to the National Council of theArts for a fiveyear term ?Ans: Renee Ramaswamy10) Who was sworn in as the caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan on 25 March2013?Ans: Justice Mir Hazar Khan KhosoB) RESIGNS

1. Who is the UP minister resigned on 4 March 2013 for his ministry due toaccused in the muder of a deputy superintendent of police?Ans: Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya2. Who was the Italian Foreign Minister announced his resignation on 26 March

Ans: Giulio TerziC) DEATHS1. Who is the President of Bangladesh was died on 20 March 2013 ?Ans: Zillur Rahman2. Who is the Italian athlet died in Rome on 21 March 2013 ?Ans: Pietro Mennea3. Who is the chairman of local organising committee of the 2015 World Cup diedin the month of March 2013 ?Ans: James StrongD) VISITORS1. In which country President Pranab Mukherjee visited from 11 to 13 March2013 ?Ans: Mauritius2. Who is the President of World Bank visited India from 11th to 13th March 2013

?Ans: Jim Yong Kim3. Who is the chief guest from India at Mauritius national day ?Ans: Pranab MukherjeeE)MISCELLANEOUS1. Who is the former President of Maldives arrested on 5 March 2013?Ans: Mohamed Nasheed


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2. Who is the Indian-origin British author had been named in al- most

Ans: Salman Rushdie3. Who is the president of Czech president was dismissed on 5 March 2013 adecision by lawmakers to press high treason charges against him as politicallymotivated ?Ans: Vaclav KlausPLACES IN NEWS1. In which country a strong earthquake killed one person and injured 19 otherson 27 March 2013 ?Ans: TaiwanABBREVIATIONS

Ans: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Ans: Afro-BOOKS IN NEWS1. What is the name of the book released by Vice President of India on 19thMarch 2013?Ans: adership, Smt. Pratibha

COMMITTEES1. Which is the committee formed by the information and broad casting ministryto strengthen and expand the role of public broadcaster Prasar Bharathi?Ans: Sam Pitrodaa CommitteeIMPORTANT DAYS & DATES1 ?Ans: May 4

?Ans: May 3April 2013 Current Affairs Bit BankINTERNATIONAL1. Who winner of the Venezuelan Presidential elections?

Ans:- Nicolas Maduro2. When the US House of Representatives has passed the controversial CyberIntelligence Sharing and Protect Act (CISPA)?Ans:-18 April 2013

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Ans:-Horacio Cartes5. Which country is the first country in Europe to outlaw discrimination on caste?Ans:-Britain6. Which of the two counries have singned for 51 joint projects worth two billionUS dollars?Ans:- Cuba and Venezuela7. Who got the life ban from any elections in Pakistan by Peshawar high court?Ans:- MusharrafINDIA & WORLD1.Who won the Spelling Championship title held in Singapore?Ans:-Ashwin KumarNATIONAL1. When the Cabinet Committee was approved for 13 power projects thatinvolves investment of 33000 crore rupees?

Ans:- 22 April 2013STATES1. What is the name of the online service launched the Andhra PradeshGovernment for entrepreneurs and grievance redressal system?Ans:- Parishkaram for EnterpreneursAWARDS & HONOURS1. Who won theAns:-Desmond Tutu2. Which film won the best film award in The Times of India Film Awards?Ans:- Barfi3. Who is the Indian-American got the Baby Noble prize(John Bates Clark youngeconomist award)for the year 2013?Ans:- Raj Chetty4. According to Skytrax-World Airport Awards,which Airport rated as the fifth bestregional airport in Asia?Ans:- Rajiv Gandhi International Airpor,Hyderabad

Ans:-Kartar Lalvani6. Who will honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award on 30 April 2013?

Ans:- Yash Chopra7. Who will get the Kirti Chakra from President on 30 April 2013?Ans:- Anup JosephSPORTS & GAMES1. Who got the Gold medal in ISSF World Cup in Korea on 5 April 2013?Ans:- Rahi Sarnobat


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2. Which country won the T-20 International Series between India andBangladesh?Ans:-India3. Which country won the women One-Day International Series bewteen Indiaand Bangladesh?Ans:-India4. Who is head of the committe announced a ban on two Pakistani umpires overspot-fixing?Ans:- Zaka Ashraf5. Who won the Augusta 77th Masters Golf Tournament?Ans:- Adam Scott6. Who won the gold medal in men`s 55kg category in the Senior AsianWrestling Championship 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

2013?Ans:- Amit Kumar Dhankar9. Who is Chennai Super Kings Skipper fined due his team slow over rate?Ans:- Mahendra Singh Dhoni10 . Who won the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Title?Ans:- Maria SharapovaECONOMY1. Which company developed the cheapest bike of the World in India?Ans:- Yamaha2. Accorrding to the Sunday Times Rich List 2013,who are the 20th richestpersons in the world?Ans:- Ambani BrothersSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY1. What is the name insects found in Australia having the capacity to kill the

Ans:-

2. The Supreme Court of India on 1 April 2013 rejected the plea of Novartis, theSwiss drug maker, to patent the updated version of the cancer drug. What is thename of the drug?Ans:-Glivec3. Who developed a New Laser powered Camera System that can take image ofany object from a distance of about one kilometer?Ans:- researchers from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh


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4. What is the name of the Satellite using the NASA to find earth like planets inthe entire Space?Ans:- TESS5. Who discovered the Blue Super-Giant Starlocated in the constellation Virgo,far beyond our Milky Galaxy?Ans:- Dr. duo Ananda HotaPERSONS IN NEWSA) APPOINTMENTS1. Who is the present CII president?Ans:- S.GopalaKrishnan2. Who is the presnt Kenua President?Ans:-Kenyatta3. Who is the 20th president of Bangladesh?Ans:- Abdul Hamid

4. Who is the present ICC Vice Chairman?Ans:-Sunil Bharti Mittal5. Who is the SAARC ambassador from India?Ans:- Ajay Devgn6. Who is the present ADB president?Ans:- Takehiko Nakao7. Who is the present PM of Italy?Ans:-Enrico LettaB)RESIGNS1. Who is the Palestinian Prime Minister resigned on 13 April 2013 after fallingout with President Mahud Abbas?Ans:- Salam FayyadC)DEATHS1. Who is the Oscar, the Booker Prize winner novelist died on 3 April 2013?(Ans:-Ruth Prawer Jhabvala2. Who is the Former British Prime Minister died on April 8?Ans:-Margaret Thatcher3. Who is the first successful oral vaccination developer for polio died inPhiladelphia on 11 April 2013?

Ans:-Dr Hilary Koprowski4. Who is the Playback singer died on 14 April 2013?Ans:- PB Srinivas5. Who is the former woman CEC and former governor of Karnataka died on 17April 2013?Ans:-V. S. Ramadevi


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6. Who is the Veteran journalist and managing director of Tamil daily DinaThanthi died on 20 April 2013?Ans:-B Sivanthi Adithan

April 2013?Ans:-Shakuntala Devi8. Who is the former England Captain died on 19 April 2013?Ans:- Mike Denness9. Who is the former chief justice of India died on 22 April 2013 in New Delhi?Ans:- JS Verma10. Who is the Veteran violinist died on 22 April 2013 in Chennai?Ans:-Lalgudi Jayaraman11. 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 inHyderabad?Ans:- Sripathi Rajeswara Rao13. Who is the Police officer was attempting to cross the River Teesta in the stateof West Bengal on 28 April 2013 for creating world record?Ans:- Sailendra Nath Roy14. Who is the Padma Shri award recipient and ONGC Chairman died inHyderabad on 29 April 2013?Ans:- Nuthakki Bhanu PrasadD)MISCELLANEOUS

Base Camp?Ans:- Eli Reimer2. Who is the Nepali TV Anchor Made Guinness Record for longest talk show ?Ans:- Rabi Lamichhane3. Who is the Egypt PM sentenced to one-year jail in failing to implement averdict to return privatised company to the state?Ans:-Hesham Qandil4. Who is the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations at New

York?Ans:- Shri Asoke Kumar MukerjiBOOKS IN NEWS

Ans:- Prof.Tahir MahmoodCOMMITTEES IN NEWS


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1. What is the name of the committee established by the Government of India

domestic film projects?Ans:- Uday Kumar committeeMay 2013 Current Affairs Bit BankINTERNATIONAL1) Which organization representatives agreed to widen and strengthen regionalcooperation to promote the integral development of those territories on 4 May2013?Ans:- ACTO(Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization)2) Who elected as a Prime Minister of Pakistan on 14 May 2013?Ans:- Nawaz SharifINDIA & WORLD1) With how many votes UN General Assembly Approved Syria Resolution?

Ans:-1072) Which country PM talk with the Indian PM on a civil nuclear deal on 29 May2013?Ans:-Japan3) With which country India sign extradition treaty on 30 May 2013?Ans:- ThailandNATIONAL1) What is the name of the program launched by Women and Child DevelopmentMinister to improving child development and nutritional outcomes for children?Ans:- ICDS Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Project (ISSNIP)2) What is the name of the scheme will launch the Government of India from 1June 2013?Ans:- Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL)3) Which area in India declared as a World Biosphere Reseve by UNESCO?Ans:- Nicobar IslandsSTATES1) How many seats Congress won in Karnataka Assembly Elections?Ans:-121CONFERENCES

1) When the SAARC judges meeting was held in Thimpu on Child rights in SouthAsia?Ans:- 23 May 2013AWARDS & HONOURS

award?Ans:- Nutralite Omega-3


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2) Who is the Miss Panama 2013?Ans:- Carolina Brid3) Who honoured with the Whitley award, also known as Green Oscar in Londonon 2 May 2013 by Princess Anne, daughter of Queen Elizabeth?Ans:- Aparajita Datta4) Who got the ISRO young scientist award 2013 from Meghalaya?Ans:- Jenita Mary5) Who got the National Florence Nightingale award 2013 from Andhra Pradesh?Ans:- N.Leela Samuel6) Who was elected for the prestigious Global Leadership Award-2013?Ans:- Malala Yousafzai7) Who is the Indian-inventing a super-capacitor device that could potentially charge a cellphone inless than 20 seconds?

Ans:- Esha Khare8) Who conferred with the 47th Jnanpith Award for the Year 2011?Ans:- Pratibha RaySPORTS & GAMES1) Who won the FWA player of the Year Award on ?Ans :-Gareth Bale2) Who won the World Snooker Championship title?Ans:-3) Who won the Spanish Grand Prix Title in Barcelona?Ans:- Fernando Alonso4) Who won the Players Championship title on 12 May 2013?Ans:- Tiger Woods

-Ans:- Prior6) Who is the Indian archer bagged two silver medals in the Archery World Cup?Ans:- Deepika Kumari

Singles Rome Masters Tennis Tournament title on 19 May2013?Ans:- Rafael Nadal

May 2013?Ans:- Serena WilliamsECONOMY1) According to a survey by global research firm Ipsos ,which country got the firstposition in the most economically confident countries in the world?Ans :- Saudi Arabia


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2) Who got the place in Forbes Philanthropy List on 30 May 2013 from India(firstplace)?Ans:- Biocon Chief Kiran MazumdarSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY1) Which computers are more faster than the super computers?Ans:- Quantum computers2) What are the names of two exoplants discovered by the NASA on 1May 2013?Ans:- KOI-200b,KOI-889b3) What is the name of the second Inshore Patrol Vessel built by the HindustanShipyard Ltd for the Coast Guard?Ans:- Rani Avantibayi4) What is the new type of wheat developed by the British scientists to increaseproductivity?Ans:- Super Wheat

ral

Ans:- Einstein or Kepler-76b6) What is the name of the unmanned carrier Fight Deck?Ans:- X-47B7) What is the name of the Vaccine developed by the India to eradicate theRotavirus diarrhoea in infants?Ans:-Rotavac Vaccine8) What is the name of the aircraft received by the Indian Navy on 15 May 2013?Ans:-Boeing P-8I AircraftPERSONS IN NEWSA) APPOINTMENTS1) Who is the present MCC president ?Ans:- Gyating2) Who is the new president of Asian Football Confederation?Ans :- Bahra -Khalifa3) Who Indian leg spinner elected as a player representative on the ICC CricketCommittee?Ans :- Laxman Sivaramakrishnan

4) Who is the new Director General of WTO?Ans:- Roberto Azevdo5) Who is the 4-years old boy elected as a Mayor of the town Dorset ofMinnesota town in America ?Ans:-Robert Tufts6) Who is Sworn as Chief Minister of Karnataka?Ans:-Siddaramaiah


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7) Who is the present CAG of India ?Ans:- Shashi Kant SharmaB)RESIGNS1) Who is the Union Railway Minister of India resigned on 10 May 2013?Ans:-Pawan Kumar BansalC) DEATHS1) Who is the executive chairman of ATP died on 3 may 2013?Ans:- Brad Drewett2) Who is the english film director,actor,screenwriter and novelist died on 8 May2013?Ans:- Bryan Forbes3) Who is the former Maharashtra MLA and first woman MLA of Cngress fromSinnar died on 9 May 2013?Ans:- Rukminibai Waje

4) Who is the famous Bollywood photographer died in Mumbai on 13 May 2013?Ans:- Jagadis Mali5) Who is the Islamic scholar,author and activit died in Mumbai on 14 May 2013?Ans:- Asghar Ali6) Who is the PCC Chief of Chhattisgarh dead in naxels attack on 25 May 2013?Ans:- Nanda KumarD) VISITORS1) Which country PM visited the Myanmar on 23 May 2013( first time Since1977)?Ans:- JapanE) MISCELLANEOUS

Ans:- Joanne Chesimard alias Assata Shakur2) Who is he the Indian-American become the youngest graduate topper of theprestigious University of California in more than a century?Ans:- Ritankar Das3) Who is the first Saudi Woman climbed the Mount Everest?Ans:- Raha Moharrak4) Who are the two Indian twins climb Mount Everest?

Ans:-Tashi and Nancy MalikPLACES IN NEWS1) What is the name of the Cyclonic Storm formed over Bay of Bengal on May2013?Ans:- MahasenABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS


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Ans:- National Commission for Nuclear EnergyBOOKS IN NEWS1) What is the name of the book released by Prof. Chamanlal on 3 may 2013?Ans:- Understanding Bhagat Singh

Ans:- Pascal Alan NazarethCOMMITTEES IN NEWS1) When the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) committee recommended setting up ofthe Indian Bill Payment System (IBPS) in the country formed?Ans:- 6 May 2013DAYS & DATES1) Which day was celebrated on 11 May 2013?Ans:- National Technology Day

June 2013 Current Affairs Bit BankINTERNATIONAL1) According to EU new Nuclear Safety rules ,for how many years Europeancountries to submit to an international review of their nuclear power systems tofix any discovered shortcomings ?Ans:- Six

internet spy program and who is being wanted by the CIA presently?Ans:- Edward Snowden3) Which country recently became the first European and NATO member countryto make military services obligatory for males as well as the females?Ans:- Norway4) Which country Lower House Parliament on 11 June 2013 approved the anti-gay bill that bans providing children any information about homosexuality in thecountry ?Ans:- Russia5) World leaders on 8 June 2013 signed a global agreement to fight malnutritionin children and made commitments of up to 4.15 billion dollars to tackle under

nutrition up to ?Ans:- 20206) Which South American country witnessed tens of thousands of protestorstaking part in marches and demonstrations in large cities of the country on 17June 2013?Ans:- Brazil


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7) Which country parliament in the month of June 2013 passed a bill to ensurethe voting rights of the displaced people in the North ?Ans:- Sri LankaINDIA & WORLD1) On 18 June 2013 India signed an agreement for loan of 255 million US dollarswith World Bank for the ?Ans:- National AIDS Control Project (NACP-IV

country in the World?Ans:- 20283) Which country and India agreed to enhance cooperation in oil andhydrocarbon sector ?Ans:- Iraq

4) ) Which country Competition and Consumer Commission and CompetitionCommission of India (CCI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) onCooperation at Canberra ?Ans:- Australia5) Which country planned to introduce a new scheme under which Indians andPakistanis are required to pay 4600 US dollars more for visa ?Ans:- Britain6) The Union Government of India on 22 June 2013 planned to introduce Visa-on-Arrival facilities for the - ?Ans:- Chinese nationalsNATIONAL1) In a landmark judgment on 3 June 2013, which commission held that politicalparties are answerable to citizens under the Right to Information Act (RTI Act)?Ans:- Central Information Commission (CIC)2) In the month of June 2013 Union Health Ministry launched free medicinescheme.what is the name of the Scheme ?Ans:-3) What was the total foreign tourist arrival in India during 2012, as stated in thelatest tourist immigration data of the Bureau of Immigration?

Ans:- 6.57 million4) Which administrative division of the country has recorded no rape of minorssince 2007, as stated in data of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)released recently?Ans:- Lakshdweep


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5) BSNL decided to put an end to the 160 years old Telegram Services in Indiafrom ?Ans:- 15 July 20136) Which party on 16 June 2013 broke away its 17 year old alliance with NationalDemocratic Allaince (NDA) led by BJP in Bihar?Ans:- Janta Dal United (JD(U)7) CCEA on 21 June 2013 decided to extend the for the 12th Five-YearPlan period in order to strengthen the distribution sectorAns:- R-APDRSTATES1) What were the results of the bypolls for 4 Lok Sabha seats, results for whichwere declared on 5 June 2013?Ans:- BJP-2, RJD-1, TMC-12) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on 6 June 2013 sought the

status of mega cities for two cities of the state, which are part of the NCR. Whichcities are these?Ans:- Gurgaon and Faridabad3) What was the name given to an operation launched by the Indian Air Force(IAF) to rescue stranded pilgrims in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh?Ans:-4) Which state government on 13 June 2013 signed MoU with the (IRCTC) Ltdfor a scheme as per which it will bear all the expenses for senior citizens to go onselect pilgrimages ?Ans:- Rajasthan

(KVK) at Nyoma, Leh district of which Indian State?Ans:- Jammu and Kashmir6) Which state government on 11 June 2013 amended the Karnataka Police Act,1963 ?Ans:- Karnataka7) Which state Agricultural University in Month of June 2013 launched aSustainable Sugarcane Initiative (SSI) to improve productivity of water, land andlabour ? Ans:- Tamil Nadu

-based power plant was commissioned on 21 June 2013 byPresident Pranab Mukherjee. Where in Tripura is this plant situated?Ans:- PalatanaCONFERENCES1) The 39th Summit of G-8 (Group of Eight Developed Nations) was held on 17and 18 June 2013 at ?Ans:- Lough Erne, Northern Ireland


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2) Which Indian city will host the 29th annual meeting of the World EconomicForum (India chapter) to be held here in November 2013?Ans:- Kochi, KeralaAWARDS & HONOURS

Ans:- Tan Twan Eng2) Which country advertising agencies grabbed gold and bronze lions in CannesLions International Festival of Creativity 2013 ?Ans:- India

Computerworld Honours Program, ComputerworldHonors Laureate selected UIDAI for 21st Century Achievement Award 2013under the category ?Ans:- Economic Development4) How many awards India got at the third SAARC Film Festival in Colombo ?

Ans:- Three

the Uranium Film Festival at Rio-de-Janeiro, Brazil ?Ans:- High Power

cial awardfor excellence 2012 ?Ans:- Amrit Singh

feature film at the 16th Shanghai International Film Festival ?Ans:- RussiaSPORTS & GAMES1) Who won the US Open Golf title on 17 June 2013 ?Ans:- Justin Rose ,England

Ans:- Rafael Nadal

Ans:- Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia)4) Which Indian pair won silver medal at the World Cup (Stage-II) Archerycompetition in Turkey on 16 June 2013?

Ans:- Rajat Chouhan and Manjudha Soy5) India won the ICC Champions Trophy for 2013 on 23 June 2013 by defeatingthe hosts England by 5 runs in the final played at Edgbaston. Who was awardedthe Golden Bat for his consistent performance throughout the series?Ans:- Shikhar Dhawan


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6) Who won the Silver medal for India at the 3rd China Open boxing tournamenton 22 June 2013 ?Ans:- Manjeet Singh7) Who won the 8th Tal Chess Championship 2013, which concluded on 23 June2013 at Moscow?Ans:- Boris Gelfand (Russia)ECONOMY

outlook from negative to stable, thus bringing cheer to the union government?Ans:- Fitch2) Tata Coffee, the largest plantation company of Asia on 19 June 2013inaugurated the premium extraction plant at ?Ans:- Theni near Madurai in Tamil Nadu3) Which bank in Zurich on 20 June 2013 unveiled that the Indian money in

Swiss banks dropped to record low at 9000 crore Rupees ?Ans:- Swiss National Bank (SNB)4) The World Bank report released on 3 June 2013 forecasted that India andChina will become largest investors of the world in the year - ?Ans:- 20305) Which country on 3 June added some more items, including gems andjewellery to its list of items prohibited for trade with North Korea,directly orindirectly ?Ans:- India6) The government hiked the import duty on Gold and Platinum on 05 June 2013.What is the present import duty?Ans:- 8 percent7) How many mini LIC offices were inaugurated by Finance Minister P.Chidambaram on 25 June 2013?Ans:- 300SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY1) Where the early Tsunami warning system was installed to predict a tsunamiimmediately after an earthquake?Ans:-Rangachang in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

2) China recently achieved an incredible breakthrough in diverting river water toits arid areas by linking two mighty rivers. Which are these two rivers?Ans:- Yangtze and Huang He3) Which pain killerby the union govt. on 12 June 2013?Ans:- Dextropropoxyphene


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4) Name the fastest Super Computer in the world which was announced recently,developed by China?Ans:- Tianhe-25) Recently Venus Remedies Limited, the global pharmaceutical companyreceived novel antibiotic product Potentox patented from ?Ans:- Mexico6) Name the Boieng series Aircraft received by Indian Air Force from UnitedStates on 18 June 2013?Ans:- Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Aircraft

Ans:- iDataPlexPERSONS IN NEWSA) APPOINTMENTS

1) Who was appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Federation ofIAns:- Paul Marsh2) Who is the new secretary of the BCCI, announcement about whom was done

Ans:- Sanjay Patel3) Who has been appointed as the chairman and managing director of the publicsector foodgrains distribution company Food Corporation of India (FCI) on 5June 2013 ?Ans:- C Viswanath4) Who is the chairman of Swedens Stampen Media Group has been electedpresident of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers ( WAN-IFRA) on 5 June 2013 ?Ans:- Tomas Brunegard5) Who replaced Ms. Aruna Roy in the 12-member National Advisory Council(NAC), an advisory body led by Sonia Gandhi?Ans:- Virginius Xaxa6) Which India-born person recently became the first non-white journalist to run aUK national newspaper?

Ans:- Amol Rajan7) Who was appointed the new Railway Minister in the cabinet reshuffle done on17 June 2013?Ans:- Mallikarjun Kharge8) Who was appointed as the Nodal Officer for relief and rescue operations in therain-ravaged Uttarakhand by the Union Government on 21 June 2013?Ans:- VK Duggal


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9) Who was nominated as the next Director of US investigative agency theFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)?Ans:- James ComeyB)RESIGNS1) Who is the Czech Republic prime ministe has resigned from his post on 17June 2013 ?Ans:- Petr NecasC) DEATHS

-year-old) from Japan died on 12 June2013 in Tokyo ?Ans:- Jiroemon Kimura2) Name the Tamil actor-director who passed away on 15 June 2013 at hisresidence in Chennai ?Ans:- Manivarnnan

3) Name the Veteran CPI leader who passed away in Amritsar on 15 June 2013?Ans:- Satya Pal DangD) VISITORS1) Recently the Union External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid visited a foreigncountry, which is the first visit of any Minister from Indian Union to that countryafter 23 years. Identify the country?Ans:- IraqE) MISCELLANEOUS1) Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf was on 13 June 2013 formallyarrested on charges of murder of which popular leader of Balochistan during2006?Ans:- Akbar Bugti2) On 23 June 2013 who became the first person to successfully cross the GrandCanyon on a tightrope?Ans:- Nik WallendaPLACES IN NEWS1) Which state of India on 17 June 2013 stuck by severe flash floods andlandslides?Ans:- Uttrakhand

2) In June 2013 Dubai inaugurated the tallest twisted tower of the world called- ?

Ans:- Cayan TowerABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS1Ans:- World Steel AssociationBOOKS IN NEWS


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Ans:- Dr. Narendra JadhavCOMMITTEES IN NEWS1) Who was appointed as the head of a newly constituted committee to examineaspects related indecent portrayal of women in mass media ?Ans:- K Ratnaprabha2) The first meeting of the Cauvery Supervisory Committee was held on 8 June2013 which decided to review the position of storage levels.Who headed thiscommittee?Ans:- S.K. Sarkar ,Union WaterResources SecretaryDAYS & DATES

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