• The new communication
satellite launched by NASA on 31 January 2013 to stay in touch with its space
station astronauts- TDRS(Tracking and Data Relay Satellite)
• The person who emerged as
winner to the first direct Presidential elections held in Czech Republic on 25
January 2013-Milos Zeman
• The renowned painter of
Bengal School died on 1 February 2013 following a brief illness at Kolkata
hospital- Shanu Lahiri
• The prominent Pakistani
journalist died on 2 February 2013 in New York following 4-year long fight with
cancer- Ayesha Haroon
• World cancer day was
observed on - 4 February 2013
• Solicitor-General of India,
who resigned from his office on 4 February 2013- Rohinton F Nariman
• The Australian cricket
captain who won the fourth Allan Border Medal in Melbourne on 4 February 2013-
Michael Clarke
• President of Republic of
Mauritius who visited India from 3 Jan 2013 to 10 Jan 2013 and was honoured
with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award-Rajkeswur Purryag
• The King of Bhutan who
visited India from 23 to 30 January 2013 and was the Chief Guest for the
Republic Day Celebration- Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
• The fourth largest private
sector Bank of India which was awarded the Financial Institutions Syndicated
Deal of the Year 2012 in its Asia Pacific Region- YES Bank
• The Parliament Attack
Convict, who was hanged on 9 Feb 2013 at Tihar Jail after his mercy petition
was cancelled by the President of India- Afzal Guru
• The Advocate-General of West
Bengal who resigned from his office on 8 Feb 2013- Anindya Kumar Mitra
• The 72 years old table
tennis legend who died in Beijing on 10 February 2013 following lengthy fight
with cancer- Zhuang Zedong
• The sitar legend was
honoured with the posthumous Lifetime Achievement Grammy award ON 9 February
2013- Pandit Ravi Shankar
• US Marine General who took
over the command of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
in Afghanistan- Joseph Dunford
• Conference for South Asian
Autism Network (SAAN) for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) was concluded on -11
Feb 2013
• Code name given to secret
plan for executing Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist Afzal Guru in Tihar Jail on 9
February 2013 -Operation Three Star
• The short range
surface-to-surface missile launched by Pakistan on 11 February 2013 -Hatf IX
(NASR)
• The Person appointed as the
chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi on 12 February 2013- Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty
• Prime Minister of the
Himalayan Kingdom Bhutan was on an official visit to India from 7 Feb. to 9
Feb. 2013- Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley
• World Radio Day was observed
on which day to raise awareness about the importance of radio- 12 February 2013
• The former Chief Justice of
Karnataka High Court, who sworn in as the Lokayukta on 14 February 2013- Y
Bhaskar Rao
• The theme of 27nd edition of
Surajkund mela that was ended on 15 February 2013 was –Karnataka
• The person who was appointed
as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations on 13
February 2013- Asoke Kumar Mukerji
• The Country which banned the
Japanese cartoon Doraemon in the third week of February 2013 because of the
fears of Hindi invasion-Bangladesh
• The Ecuador's President who
was re-elected for a third term with more than 50 percent of the vote- Rafael
Correa
• The Person who was conferred
with Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development Award 2011 by
the President of India Pranab Mukherjee on 18 Feb 2013 -Ela Ramesh Bhatt
• The former Union Minister
and three times MP for Rajya Sabha, who died at the age of 68 on 19 February
2013- Radhakishan Malviya
• The former LIC chief who
took over as the Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
(IRDA) on 21 February 2013- T. S. Vijayan
• The former head of Tata
Group who was awarded the life time achievement award 2012 by Ernst & Young
on 21 February 2013- Ratan Tata
• The Car Rally that was
flagged off from the Helipad Ground in Salt Lake Stadium, West Bengal on 22
February 2013- Silk Route Car Rally
• The playbook which won four
awards at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica on 24 February 2013-
Silver Linings Playbook
• The Person who had sworn -in
as the first woman President of South Korea on 25 February 2013- Park Geun-hye
Q-Which mobile network in
India launched ‘One Nation, One Rate’ offering same rate for voice, sms and
data in home circles and on roaming its network? Ans-Aircel
Q-Which unique online contest
organised by Karnataka Regional Youth Commission drew good response recently?
Ans-Crib Contest 2012
Q-Where in India 34th annual
national conference of Indian Academy Forensic Medicine will be held from 1st
to 3rd February 2013?
Ans-Mangalore (The Department
of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College)
Q-Which university in India
launched its diamond jubilee logo on 26th January 2013, Republic Day?
Ans-Manipal University Q-Which country announced a deal with international
lenders to cancel its debt of about $6 billion?
Ans-Myanmar
Q-Which automobile maker sold
9.75 million vehicles group-wide and regained the crown as the world’s top
selling automaker of 2012?
Ans-Toyota Motor Corp
Q-SEBI allowed which stock
exchange to voluntarily opt out of the exchange space in India?
Ans-Hyderabad Stock Exchange
Q-Who is appointed as Senior
Vice President Business Development of Shapoorji Pallonji International?
Ans-Steven Miller
Q- Which identity card that
has been decided and consequently advised by the Ministry of External Affairs
in January 2013 to all Passport Issuing Authorities for proof of address/identity
for the purpose of passport application?
Ans- Aadhaar Card.
Q. What is the new name of 'No
Frill Account'?
Ans :- Basic Banking Account
Q. Who is the new Defense
Secretary of US?
Ans :- Chak Hegal
Q. The National Test
House(NTH) which recently celebrated it's 100 years of celebration is located
in which place?
Answer :- Kolkata
Q. Which Indian is all set to
join the prestigious international Satellite Hall of France?
Answer :- U.R.Rao
Q. Recently, which bank has
announced to open it's second branch in China?
Answer :- State Bank of India
Q. Who is the new Defense
Secretary of US?
Answer :- Chak Hegal
Q. Who has been appointed as
the new CEO of Bharti Infratel?
Answer :- Sunil Khurana
Q. Name the political party
formed by P.A.Sagma, former Lok Sabha Speaker?
Answer :- National Peoples
Party(NPP)
Q. Who is the new Director of
Intelligence Bureau(IB)? Answer :- Syed Asif Ibrahim
Q. Which sports car has
smashed the world record for acceleration after hitting nearly 300 kmph in just
over 13 seconds?
Answer :- Hennessey Venom GT
Q.Who is the current Chairman
of University Grands Commission?
Answer :- Ved Praksh
Q. Who has been appointed as
the new Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC)?
Answer :- S.Ramakrishnan
Q. Who took charge as Minister
of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development in New Delhi?
Ans: Dr. Shashi Tharoor.
Q. Former MP and ex-Union
Minister for Rural Development _______ died in Andhra Pradesh.
Ans: K. Yerran Naidu.
Q. Who addressed colorful
cultural; extravaganza called ‘SONABYSS-2012’?
Ans: Paban Singh Ghatowar.
Q. Who has received the 27th
Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration?
Ans: Gulzar.
Q. Who is the current Deputy
Chief Minister of Maharashtra?
Ans: Ajit Pawar.
Q. Kaziranga University tied
up with which university recently?
Ans: Cardiff Metropolitan
University of United Kingdom.
Q. Who is the current military
chief of China?
Ans: Xi Jinping.
Q. Which Indian-American named
US Professor of the year recently?
Ans: Autar Kaw.
Q. Who has been appointed as
the new CEO of Cipla?
Ans: Subhanu Saxena.
Q. Who has been re-elected as
the Chairman of United Nations Panel of External Auditors?
Ans: Vinod Rai.
Q. What is the name of 2014
Fifa World Cup Mascot?
Ans: Fuleco.
Q. Which country won the T20
World Cup for the Blind?
Ans: India.
Q. In which year Rashtriya
Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) was launched?
Ans: 2008.
Q. ‘Dinar’ is the currency of
which country?
Ans: Iraq.
Q. Who has assumed charge as
Executive Director on the Board of the International Monetary Fund?
Ans: Dr. Rakesh Mohan.
Q. Who has been honored with
the Hoover Medal at the Global Humanitarian Technology Conference in Seattle in
Washington?
Ans: V. Narayan Murthy.
Q. Who was Keith Campbell, who
died at the age of 58?
Ans: Scientist.
Q. Former _______ all-rounder
Kevin Curran has died.
Ans: Zimbabwe.
Q. The former King of Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk has died in ______.
Ans: China.
Q. Who was Margaret Osborne
DuPont, who has died at the age of 94?
Ans: Tennis Player.
Q. Who was T. Samuel, who has
died at the age of 86?
Ans: Cartoonist.
Q. Who is the President of
Mauritania?
Ans: Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.
Q. Who has been appointed as
the Chairman of ICC’s Cricket Committee?
Ans: Anil Kumble.
Q. The first International Day
of Rural Women was observed on ______.
Ans: 15th October, 2008.
Q. Recently which day was
celebrated as the first International Day of the Girl Child by the United
Nations?
Ans: 11th October.
Q. In which country the 12th
summit of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) was held?
Ans: Azerbaijan.
Q. Which organization has been
awarded the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize?
Ans: European Union.
Q. Austere Challenge 2012 is
the joint military exercise of USA and ______.
Ans: Israel.
Q. Women’s Twenty20 Asia Cup
2012 was held in which country?
Ans: China.
Q. Rupesh Saha is a famous
_______ player.
Ans: Billiards.
Q. Who is the founder &
Chairman of Virgin Group?
Ans: Richard Branson.
Q. Which day is celebrated as
the Navy Day in India?
Ans: 4th December.
Q. In which country the 5th
Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction was held?
Ans: Indonesia.
Q. Who assumed charge as the
Union Minister of Culture?
Ans: Chandresh Kumari Katoch.
Q. Who has won the F1 title of
2012?
Ans: Sebastian Vettel.
Q. Who has taken charge as the
Chairperson & Managing Director of Bank of India?
Ans: Vijayalakshmi Iyer.
Q. Who has been conferred the
membership of ‘Order of Australia’?
Ans: Sachin Tendulkar.
Q. Who is the Prime Minister
of Canada?
Ans: Stephen Harper.
Q. Who has been re-elected as
the President of United States?
Ans: Barack Obama.
Q. Which film has won the Best
Film Award in the 14th Mumbai Film Festival?
Ans: Miss Lovely.
Q. A total of ______ trains
have been identified for providing OBHS services.
Ans: 535.
Q. Who has been appointed as
the Chairman of the Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA)?
Ans: Deep Joshi.
Q. In which state the 28th
National Junior Athletic Championships were held?
Ans: Uttar Pradesh.
Q. Mahesh Bhupathi and
________ clinched the Paris Master.
Ans: Rohan Bopanna.
Q. Which country has won the
Asian Kabaddi Championship?
Ans: Pakistan.
Q. Peter Gade has announced
his retirement from International ________.
Ans: Badminton.
Q. Who has won the Golden Boot
Award as Europe’s top Scorer?
Ans: Lionel Messi.
Q. Which day is observed as
World AIDS Day every year?
Ans: 1st December.
Q. Who is the Foreign
Secretary of Britain?
Ans: William Hague.
Q. Who dedicated to the nation
a new Integrated Terminal Building of Swami Vivekananda Airport at Raipur?
Ans: Pranab Mukherjee.
Q. Union Cabinet approved levy
of about Rs. _______ crore one-time spectrum fees on all existing telecom
companies.
Ans: 31,000.
Q. Who took over as the new
Minister of Minority Affairs?
Ans: K. Rahman Khan.
Q. The Andhra Pradesh High
Court termed the life-ban imposed on Indian cricketer ___________, illegal.
Ans: Muhammad Azharuddin.
Q. Who took charge as the new
Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Minister?
Ans: Kamal Nath.
Q. Who was conferred the Great
Cross of Civil Merit by Government of Spain?
Ans: Dr. Farooq Abdullah.
Q. Who assumed office as the
new Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas?
Ans: Dr. M. Veerappa Moily.
Q. Who has been appointed as
the Director General, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)?
Ans: Pranay Sahay.
Q. Who assumed charge as the
Union Minister of Railways on October 29, 2012?
Ans: Pawan Kumar Bansal.
Q. Who has been appointed as
Director General (Investigation), National Human Rights Commission?
Ans: Kanwaljit Deol.
Q. Who assumed charge as the
Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Science?
Ans: Jaipal Reddy.
Q. India and ______ will
explore the possibilities of joint venture investment in the field of hotel
industry and infrastructural development.
Ans: Brunei.
Q. Who assumed charge as the
Minister of States for Tribal Affairs?
Ans: Rance Narah.
Q. India and which country
discussed Bilateral Cooperation in Transport Sector?
Ans: Switzerland.
Q. Who assumed charge as the
Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries?
Ans: Tariq Anwar.
Q. Who assumed charge as the
Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and
Sports?
Ans: Jitendra Singh.
Q. Who assumed charge as the
Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment?
Ans: Kumari Selja.
Q. India and which country
signed and Audi Visual Coproduction Agreement?
Ans: Spain.
Q. Who is Rakesh Misra?
Ans: Director General, Central
Public Works Department, Ministry opf Urban Development.
Q. Who is the chairman of
SAIL?
Ans: C.S Verma.
Q. Who has taken over as the
new Corporate Affairs Minister in Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi?
Ans: Sachin Pilot.
Q. Department of Posts has
been involved in rural development for the last _____ years.
Ans: 150.
Q. Who took charge as the
Minister of Information & Broadcasting?
Ans: Manish Tewari.
Q. With which country India
has agreed to Explore Cooperation in Tourism Sector recently?
Ans: Bulgaria.
Q. ‘Arrangement for
Cooperation on Civil Aviation’ has been signed recently between India &
which country?
Ans: New Zealand.
Q. How many pacts have been
signed between India & New Zealand to cooperate in the field of education?
Ans: Five.
Q. Two companies
RENFE-Operadora and ADIF have signed an agreement with Indian Railway for
technical cooperation. Which country these companies belong to?
Ans: Spain.
Q. The Centre has decided to
provide ________ subsidy per Kg on the import of pulses to the states.
Ans: 20 rupees.
Q. Who was the first black
President of Supreme Court of Brazil?
Ans: Joaquim Barbosa.
Q. Whose bronze statue was
unveiled in Florida town by former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam?
Ans: Mahatma Gandhi.
Q. Which country successfully
launched two experimental satellites to test its domestically developed components?
Ans: China.
Q. The global urban population
is estimated to be 6.3 billion by which year?
Ans: 2050.
Q. Recently which country
test-fired two nuclear-capable ballistic missiles?
Ans: Russia.
Q. Who has received a Special
Recognition Award from the Sikh community in London for his outstanding
contribution in setting up a USD 4 billion JV refinery in Punjab?
Ans: Laksmi Mittal.
Q. Who has been elected
President of the National Federation of Indian American Associations?
Ans: Sohan Joshi.
Q. Who has topped the list of
’40 under 40’, prepared by Fortune?
Ans: Lary Page.
Q. Wu Yajun has topped this
year Hurun rich list for women. Who is she?
Ans: Property Developer,
China.
Q. Who has retained his
position as the world’s richest Indian for the fifth year in a row?
Ans: Mukesh Ambani.
Q. State-owned BPCL and
Videocon Industries made an oil discovery in their deep sea black off in which
country?
Ans: Brazil.
Q. Who has been appointed as
the new COO of Yahoo?
Ans: Henrique de Castro.
Q. SBI has opened two new
branches in South Africa to tap business opportunities. Name the cities they
are located in.
Ans: Pretoria, Chatsworth.
Q. Which stock exchanges of
India recently joined Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative?
Ans: Bombay Stock Exchange
(BSE).
Q. Which company recently
opened its largest store in Beijing, China?
Ans: Apple.
Q. Which network won the
Hyderabad IPL Franchise for 85.05 Crores per year?
Ans: Sun TV Network.
Q. How many Indian companies
have figured among Newsweek’s annual rankings of the World’s greenest
companies?
Ans: Thirteen.
Q. Which city of India has
figured among the 10 most attractive cities for international travel shoppers
in the Asia-Pacific region?
Ans: Delhi.
Q. India has signed a Protocol
amending the Convention on avoidance of double taxation with which country?
Ans: United Kingdom.
Q. Who is the current MD and
CE of BSE?
Ans: Ashish Kumar Chauhan.
Q. SAIL has appointed around
_______ rural dealers in the first six months of 2012-13.
Ans: 450.
Q. India is the ______ largest
producer of fruits and vegetables in the world.
Ans: Second.
Q. Which construction major
has bagged an order worth Rs 1,252 crore from the Delhi Metro?
Ans: L & T.
1. Name the Commission that
was constituted by the Union Government on 26 December 2012 to inquire into the
different aspects of the brutal rape and assault incident of the girl on 16
December 2012 on the streets of Delhi and was asked to submit the report of its
findings within three months?
(A) Kalelkar Commission
(B) Usha Mehra Commission
(C) Narendran Commission
(D) Mandal Commission
Answer: (B) Usha Mehra
Commission
2. Life Time Achievement Award
2012 was conferred to an Indian by Ernst & Young. Name the person who was
conferred with the award?
(A) Azim Premji (B) Aditya
Vikram Birla
(C) Gautam Thapar (D) Ratan Tata
Answer: (D) Ratan Tata
3. The core of Milky Way is
actually cloaked in dust which makes all stars unclear from telescopes of the
astronomers, except the brightest stars. But these hypervelocity stars were
useful in providing a peep into _________. Fill in the blank with an
appropriate option.
(A) Deaths of stars in Milky
Way
(B) Birth of the stars in the
universe
(C) Deaths of the stars around
the Sun
(D) Formation of stars in
Milky Way
Answer: (D) Formation of stars
in Milky Way
4. In a major victory, the
International Court of Arbitration at The Hague has upheld India's right to
divert water from the project which is currently running in Kashmir. The court
on Monday, 18 Feb 2013, rejected Pakistan's contention that India was violating
the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty in the project in Gurez valley near Bandipura in
north Kashmir. In its ‘partial award’ over the 330 MW project, the Court ruled
that India would have to maintain a minimum flow in the river, known as Neelum
in Pakistan. The rate will be determined by the Court in its final award, which
is likely to be delivered by year-end. The ‘partial award’ has “no appeal” and
is “binding” on both countries. Can you name the project?
(A) Rabi hydro-electric
project
(B) Beas hydro-electric
project
(C) Kishenganga hydro-electric
project
(D) Chenab hydro-electric
project
Ans: (C) Kishenganga
hydro-electric project
5. Thirty Indian software
product companies joined hands to form their own new association, marking a
break-up with the IT industry body NASSCOM. What is the name of this newly
formed association?
(A) Indian Software Product
Industry Round Table
(B) iSpirt
(C) Both these are the same
(D) None of these
Answer: (C) Both these are the
same
6. ICICI Bank, the largest
private sector bank of India partnered with Aircel to announce the launch of
their mobile banking service. What is the name of this mobile banking service?
(A) Mobile Money (B) Mobile Market
(C) Mobile Finance (D) Mobile Corporate
Answer: (A) Mobile Money
7. Who was appointed as the
group spokesperson and brand custodian of TATA Group on 6 February 2013?
(A) Cyrus Mistry (B) Ratan Tata
(C) Manjushree Khaitan (D) Mukund Govind Rajan
Answer: (D) Mukund Govind
Rajan
8. I&B Ministry
Constituted Expert Committee to Review Functioning of Prasar Bharti under the
chairmanship of?
(A) Sam Pitroda (B) Shekhar
Kapur
(C) Shri Jawhar Sircar (D) Dr. B.K. Gairola
Answer: (A) Sam Pitroda
9. The Union Cabinet of India
on 6 February 2013 gave its nod to the proposal of decreasing the headcounts to
what number in habitations under the government's flagship programme, Pradhan
Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, PMGSY
(A) 125 (B) 140 (C) 100 (D) 200
Answer: (C) 100
10. My India Initiative-A
Digital Volunteer Programme was launched by which ministry of the Government of
India?
(A) Information and
Broadcasting Ministry
(B) Agricultural Ministry
(C) Science and Technology
Ministry
(D) New and Renewable Energy
Answer: (A) Information and
Broadcasting Ministry
11. The Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting on 8 February 2013 arranged the first of its kind
Live Twitter Conference. What was the theme of the conference?
(A) Urban Mobility India (UMI)
Conference
(B) Community Radio: Road
Travelled & Way Forward
(C) Climate Change and
Sustainable Development Conference
(D) Live Twitter Conference
Answer: (B) Community Radio:
Road Travelled & Way Forward
12. A group of various banks
agreed to loan 937 crore Rupees for 1000-MW NTPL power project. NTPL power
project is the joint venture of Tamil Nadu Power Generation and Distribution
Corporation as well as Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC). Where will the
project come up?
(A) Vishakhapatnam (B) Tuticorin
(C) Tamil Nadu (D) Kalpakkam
Answer: (B) Tuticorin
13. Which company launched
WiFi-only Galaxy Camera in February 2013? The new WiFi-only Galaxy Camera is
powered by Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) operating system.
(A) Nikon (B) Sony
(C) Samsung (D) Cannon
Answer: (C) Samsung
14. Dabur India on 18 February
2013 launched Dabur Babool + Salt Powder Toothpaste. Who was chosen for
endorsing this brand?
(A) Bipasha Basu (B) Sonakshi Sinha
(C) Salman Khan (D) Irrfan Khan
Answer: (D) Irrfan Khan
15. Telecom Regulator
Authority of India (TRAI) started the pre-consultation process for the
country-wide __________. Fill in the blank with appropriate option.
(A) mobile number portability (B) free roaming
(C) free international SMS (D) lower STD rates
Answer: (A) mobile number
portability
16. The Union Cabinet of India
approved merger of Bharat Heavy Plate & Vessels Ltd. (BHPV) Vishakhapatnam
with which company?
(A) Akaltara Power Ltd.
(B) BEML Ltd.
(C) Bharat Heavy Electricals
Limited (BHEL)
(D) Bharat Electronics Ltd.
Answer: (C) Bharat Heavy
Electricals Limited (BHEL)
17. Centre for Science and
Environment's (CSE) analysis of government data and the Global Burden of
Disease report's data on India has shown that it is the fifth leading cause of
death in India after high blood pressure, indoor air pollution, tobacco smoking
and poor nutrition, with about 620,000 premature deaths occurring from the
diseases related to it. What is it?
[Category: Environment Current
Affairs]
(A) Alcohol (B) Sexually Transmitted Diseases
(C) Air pollution (D) Sanitation Hygiene
Ans: C
18. The Samajwadi Party on
Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013, nominated popular stand-up comedian Raju Srivastava as
the party's candidate for the 2014 general elections. Now, he is all set to
face Congress's sitting MP and Union minister Sriprakash Jaiswal in the
constituency. Raju Srivastava has been named candidate for which parliamentary
constituency by SP?
[Category: Politics Current
Affairs]
(A) Itawah (B) Kanpur
(C) Amethi (D) Lakhimpur Khiri
Ans: B
19. The Securities and
Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Wednesday froze the bank accounts of two
Sahara group companies and attached their properties for lapses in the refund
of Rs __________ crore they had raised from investors. The market regulator
also ordered a freeze on the bank accounts and properties of group chief
Subrata Roy Sahara and three other top officials. The orders against Sahara
India Real Estate Corporation (SIREC) and Sahara Housing Investment Corporation
(SHIC) came after the Supreme Court pulled up the two companies last week,
seeking an explanation for their alleged non-compliance with its order to
refund by November 30 last year the sum they had raised through optional fully
convertible debentures.
[Category: Business News
Current Affairs]
(A) 12000 (B) 16000 (C) 20000 (D)
24000
Ans: D
20. India's exports rose for
the first time in nine months in January. Exports in January grew ______% to
$25.5 billion compared with the year ago month, while imports rose 6.1% to
$45.6 billion, data released by the commerce and industry ministry on
Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013, showed. The trade deficit has now widened to nearly $20
billion from $16.7 billion a year ago, just short of the all-time high of $21
billion in October. Although demand for Indian merchandise in the West is still
low, the latest trade data has brought optimism among some officials that the
situation will improve.
[Category: Economy News and
Current Affairs]
(A) 0.53 (B) 0.64 (C) 0.77 (D) 0.82
Ans: D
21. An Indian air carrier on
Tuesday, 19 Feb 2013, offered 20 lakh tickets at heavily discounted prices for
travel anywhere till December this year, becoming the second airline in the
past 50 days to lure travellers by drastically slashing fares. The airline is
offering to sell tickets for any destination in India
starting at 2,250, a good
40-60% cheaper than fares on normal days. The offer, which is valid till
February 24, was announced by the airline on Tuesday morning and sent flyers
scrambling to book tickets. Can you name the airline?
(A) IndiGo (B) Jet Airways
(C) SpiceJet (D) GoAir
Ans: B
22. An Indian billionaire is
following in the footsteps of Warren Buffet and Bill Gates to become the first
Indian to dedicate a majority of his wealth to philanthropy by signing up for
the Giving Pledge. The Giving Pledge was formed in 2010 to encourage the
wealthiest in the US to give a part of their wealth towards philanthropic
activities. However, Buffett now wants to widen the group’s function outside
the US to India and China. Can you name the person who has pledged more of his
wealth to charitable causes?
(A) Azim Premji (B) N R
Narayanmurthy
(C) Mukesh Ambani (D) Ratan Tata
Ans: A
23. Armed robbers have pulled
off a spectacular heist at ___________ airport, making off with millions of
euros worth of diamonds on 19th February 2013. The raid saw the gang of thieves
hit a Brinks security truck as its contents were being loaded onto a Swiss
aircraft bound for Zurich. VRT public television initially spoke of the haul
being worth 350 million euros ($465 million), but later changed their figures
to 50 million euros. If confirmed, the robbery would be one of the biggest
diamond heists of all time.
(A) Heathrow
(B) Amsterdam
(C) John F. Kennedy
International Airport, New York
(D) Brussels
Ans: D
24. Voting for the Tripura assembly
elections began on Thursday, 14th Feb 2013, amidst tight security. In all,
23,55,446 people, about half of them women, are eligible to exercise their
franchise to decide the fate of 249 candidates, including 15 women and many
independents. Apprehending trouble by separatist outfits and possible violence,
a record 40,000 paramilitary and other security personnel have been deployed,
while two air surveillance teams led by senior police officials are conducting
air surveillance. What is the number of members in the Assembly in Tripura for
which elections are underway?
(A) 60 (B) 62 (C) 67 (D) 72
Ans: A
25. FE Best Banks Awards
launched in February 1997, annually fetes banks that have delivered exemplary
performance on various parameters including growth, profitability, strength
& soundness amongst others. The awards are based on the FE Best Bank Survey
and have emerged as the highest award of banking excellence in the country.
Which bank was named as winner in the Public Sector Banks for this year award
held in Mumbai on 20th Feb 2013?
(A) Allahabad Bank (B) State Bank of India
(C) Bank of Baroda (D) Punjab National Bank
Ans: C
26. Which mobile company
launched an emergency alert service for the subscribers in Odisha, Bengal and
Kolkata on 1 February 2013? The service is directed towards the women
primarily.
(A) Vodafone (B) Bharti Airtel
(C) Aircel (D) Tata Indicom
Answer: (B) Bharti Airtel
27. A woman has emerged as the
Britain's worst serial killer after over 2.5 million criminal records between
1770 and 1934 were placed online by the National Archives and revealed that she
murdered 400 babies. The woman was dubbed the 'Angel Maker', a prolific serial
killer responsible for the horrific crimes that sent shockwaves through 19th
century Britain, the Daily Mail reported on Saturday, 23rd Feb 2013. Can you
name the woman killer?
(A) Mary Ann Cotton (B) Amelia Dyer
(C) Jane Toppan (D) Amelia Sach
Ans: B
28. The Telecom Regulatory
Authority of India (TRAI) has said inactive pre-paid mobile phone connections
cannot be deactivated if they have a minimum balance of Rs. _______ in their
account and the time for considering ‘inactive’ will be 90 days. Under the
amended regulations, an operator will have to provide facility for reactivating
numbers by paying a reasonable amount.
(A) 20 (B) 50 (C) 100 (D) 500
Ans: A
29. Who on 5 February 2013
took over as the top executive of the BK Birla flagship, Kesoram Industries
which is a 6000 crore Rupees company?
(A) Kumar Mangalam Birla (B) Bharat Singh
(C) Manjushree Khaitan (D) Lalit Naik
Answer: (C) Manjushree Khaitan
30. Iran on 28 January 2013
announced that it had successfully sent into space a primate. Which primate did
it send into space?
(A) Worms (B) Monkey
(C) Turtle (D) Mouse
Answer: (B) Monkey
31. NASA on 1 February 2013
marked 10th anniversary of which Space Shuttle?
(A) Columbia (B) Challenger
(C) Both of these (D) None of these
Answer: (A) Columbia
32. The duo of Sania Mirza and
a US player clinched the women's doubles title in the 2 million dollar Dubai
Duty Free tennis championship on Saturday, 23rd Feb 2013. This is Sania's 16th
doubles title in her career and fourth while partnering with US player with
whom India's best ever woman tennis player shares a special bonding. Can you
name the US player?
(A) Bethanie Mattek-Sands (B) Nadia Petrova
(C) Katarina Srebotnik (D) Cara Black
Ans: A
33. NASA scientists discovered
the youngest black hole in our galaxy, Milky Way in February 2013. How far is
this black hole from Earth?
(A) 26000 light years away
(B) 12000 light years away
(C) 10000 light years away
(D) 25000 light years away
Answer: (A) 26000 light years
away
34. President Pranab Mukherjee
and Prime Minister Mamohan Singh witnessed the Indian Air Force's largest
"day-dusk-night" firepower demonstration in the Rajasthan desert on
Friday, 22n Feb 2013. The exercise which was held at the Pokhran ranges saw the
participation of 230 aircraft, including the Sukhoi Su-30MKI, Mirage-2000,
Jaguar, MiG-21, MiG-27, MiG-29 and the Hawk advanced jet trainer. What is the
name of this Exercise organised by Indian Air Force in Jaisalmer?
[Category: India Latest
Current Affairs](A) Flight Fist 2013
(B) Aero Fist 2013
(C) Force Fist 2013
(D) Iron Fist 2013
Ans: C
35. BJP on Saturday warned the
government against going ahead with the ______________ project, saying the
sentiments of crores of Hindus are attached to the issue and it will not
tolerate any tampering with the Ram Setu. Government is ignoring the
recommendations of the RK Pachauri Committee report and going ahead with the
project. The Pachauri Committee, which submitted its report to the Supreme
Court, has said the shipping channel project is not viable on economic and
ecological grounds. Government has rejected the report and maintained that it
intends to pursue the project which will cut through the Adam's Bridge,
popularly known as Ram Setu.
(A) IndoSino Channel (B) Ramasamudram
(C) Sethusamudram (D) RamaSethu
Ans: C
36. Scientists from NASA in
the last week of January 2013 discovered an old star called TW Hydrae which
they believe could create new planets even now. How old is this star?
(A) 100 million years old
(B) 50 million years old
(C) 20 million years old
(D) 10 million years old
Answer: (D) 10 million years
old
37. The Japanese scientists
from the Saitama University in the first week of February 2013 filmed for the
first time, the thoughts of which animal while it was tracking its prey?
(A) A fish (B) A zebra
(C) An elephant (D) A snail
Answer: (A) A fish
38. Reckitt Benckiser (RB) on
13 Feb 2013 signed a global partnership deal of 8-million US dollars with which
NGO?
(A) Smile Foundation (B) Save the Girl Child
(C) Plan India Children (D) Save the Children
Answer: (D) Save the Children
39. Twitter on 11 February
2013 launched its first pay-by-tweet service in whose partnership?
(A) American Express (B) Microsoft Office
(C) Facebook (D) Google
Answer: (A) American Express
40. Which third national stock
exchange made its debut in India on 11 February 2013?
(A) SX40 (B) MCX-SX
(C) BSE (D) NSE
Answer: (B) MCX-SX
41. Which company in February
2013 became the first Indian FMCG brand that crossed 5000 crore Rupees mark in
terms of retail sales in one year?
(A) Britannia's Tiger (B) ITC's Sunfeast
(C) Parle-G (D) None of these
Answer: (C) Parle-G
42. Mahindra & Mahindra
(M&M) acquired stake of Navistar International Corporation in how many
joint ventures?
(A) One joint venture (B) Two joint ventures
(C) Three joint ventures (D) Four joint ventures
Answer: (B) two joint ventures
43. Name the Iranian
President, who visited Egypt for the first time after Tehran's 1979 Islamic
revolution.
(A) Mohammad Khatami
(B) Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
(C) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
(D) Ali Khamenei
Answer: (C) Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad
44. Name the port whose
operational controlled were transferred in the hands of Chinese Overseas Port
Holdings Ltd. by Pakistan in the last week of January 2013.
(A) Keti Bandar Port (B) Gwadar port
(C) Karachi Port (D) Bin Qasim Port
Answer: (B) Gwadar Port
45. Name the person who was
nominated as the U.S. interior secretary for looking after the huge energy
reserves as well as the national parks by the US President Barack Obama in
February 2013.
(A) Sally Jewell (B) Anne Marbury Hutchinson
(C) Phillis Wheatley (D) Sarah Josepha Hale
Answer: (A) Sally Jewell
46. A new study using data
from a pair of gravity-measuring NASA satellites found on 12 February 2013 that
large parts of the arid __________ region lost freshwater reserves rapidly
during the past decade. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
(A) Middle East (B) South Eastern
(C) Saudi Arabia (D) North
Western
Answer: (A) Middle East
47. Astronomers in the third
week of February 2013 discovered six speeding stars which were racing through
the space at a speed of 3.2 million kilometres per hour. The mass of these
stars is equivalent to what?
(A) Moon (B) Earth
(C) Milky Way (D) Sun
Answer: (D) Sun
48. The Surrey Space Centre
(SSC) of the University of Surrey on 26 February 2013 announced that a
nano-satellite carrying a smartphone was launched successfully into space from
India. What is the name of this nano-satellite?
(A) STRaND-1 (B) Scream in Space
(C) iTesa (D) Space Flight
Answer: (A) STRaND-1
49. Six foreign micro and mini
spacecrafts as well as the Indo-French oceanographic study satellite were
launched successfully by ISRO's PSLV-C20 rocket on 25 February 2013 from the
spaceport at Sriharikota. What is the name of the Indo-French oceanographic
study satellite?
(A) Polar Satellite (B) UniBRITE
(C) SARAL (D) SAPPHIRE
Answer: (C) SARAL
50. Researchers from Norway,
South Africa, Britain and Germany, in the last week of February 2013 discovered
a sunken and small continent beneath the Indian Ocean. What is the name of this
newly found lost continent?
(A) Gondwana (B) Mauritia
(C) Reunion (D) Laurasia
Answer: (B) Mauritia
51. How many satellites were
launched successfully by ISRO's PSLV-C20 rocket on 25 February 2013 from the
spaceport at Sriharikota?
(A) Six (B) Eight (C)
Seven (D) Five
Answer: (C) Seven
52. Which Indian state was
ranked at number 32 or the worst position in the crucial environmental
parameters of Environmental Performance Index (EPI) that evolved by Planning
Commission?
(A) Maharashtra (B) Goa
(C) Sikkim (D) Delhi
Answer: (D) Delhi
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