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APRIL 2013
1. Which team won the Vijay Hazare trophy 2013?
Answer. Delhi
3. Who won the Celebrity Cricket League 2013?
Answer. Karnataka Bulldozers
4. Who won the WGC Cadillac Championship 2013?
Answer. Tiger Woods
5. Who is sworn in as the new governor of Bihar?
Answer. DY Patil
6. Who is sworn in as the new governor of Tripura?
Answer. Devanand Konwar
7. Who is sworn in as the new governor of Kerala?
Answer. Nikhil Kumar
8. Who is sworn in as the new governor of Odisha?
Answer. SC Jamir
9. Who is sworn in as the new governor of Nagaland?
Answer. Ashwani Kumar, He was the former Director of the CBI.
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10. Who is honoured with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize recently?
Answer. Ela Bhatt, founder of the Self Employed Womens Association
(SEWA), was presented with theby the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee.
11. Who won the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix?
Answer. Sebastian Vettel
12. Which are the two elements that added to the Periodic Table recently?
Answer. Flerovium and Livermorium
13. Who was crowned the Femina Miss India World 2013?
Answer. Navneet Kaur Dhilon
14. Who won the Miss India International 2013?
Answer. Zoya Arfoz
15. Who is the Chairman of National Innovation Council in India?
Answer. Sam Pitroda
16. Who is the present Chief Justice of Orissa high court?
Answer. Chokalingam Nagappan
17. Name the personalities who have launched global sim card Jaxtr SIM for
international travelers:
Answer. Sabeer Bhatia and Yogesh Patel
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18. When is the First International Happiness Day celebrated?
Answer. 20th March 2013
19. Who is chosen for Saraswati Samman award 2013?
Answer. Sugathakumari
20. Which Indian state made Malayalam must for its government jobs?
Answer. Kerala
21. Who is named as worlds richest footballer with a net worth of $260Million?
Answer. David Beckham
22. Where in China 48 metre high Buddha statue was built?
Answer. Xingzi County of Jiujiang City
23. Who was named Sportsperson of the year by Tata Steel for her
achievements on the occasion of 174th birth anniversary of Jamsetji
Nusserwanji Tata?
Answer. Deepika Kumari
24. Who won the inaugural Physics Journalism Prize sponsored by the
Institute of Physics and Science and Technology Facilities Council?
Answer. Anil Ananthaswamy
25. Who was sworn in as Kenyas 4th president?
Answer. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta
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26. Which former British Prime Minister popularly known as the Iron Lady
passed away on April 8?
Answer. Margaret Thatcher.
Note: She was the longest serving British prime minister (1979-1990) of the
20th century and is the only woman to have held the office.
27. Who is appointed as Prime Minister of Lebanon?
Answer. Tamam Salam
28. Which country will host ICC World T20 2014?
Answer. Bangladesh
29. Who won the gold medal in the mens triple jump in the season opening
Indian Grand Prix?
Answer. Renjith Maheswary
30. Who is appointed as President of International Chamber of Commerce?
Answer. Rajan Bharti Mittal
31. Who is elected as president of Paraguay?
Answer. Horacio Cartes
32. Who is the lady popularly known as "Human Computer", she died on 21st
April 2013?
Answer. Shakuntala Devi
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33. Who developed the worlds lightest substance recently?
Answer. Chinese scientists have developed the worlds lightest substance
carbon aerogel with a density only one sixth of that of the air. Scientists at
Zhejiang University produced the solid material which has a density of only
0.16 mg/cubic centimetre, breaking the previous record of the worlds lightestmaterial held by graphite aerogel. The graphite aerogel was developed by
German scientists last year with a density of 0.18 mg/cubic centimetre.
34. Who won the Prestigious Templeton Prize 2013?
Answer. Desmond Tutu.
Note: South Africas Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has won 2013
Templeton Prize for his lifelong work in promoting love and forgiveness.
35. Rahi Sarnobat won a Gold medal in 25-M Pistol Event
Note: Rahi Sarnobat clinched the first gold for India in International Shooting
Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Korea on 5 April 2013. She defeated
Kyeongae Kim 8-6 in 25m pistol final. She is the first pistol shooter from India
who won the Gold in World Cup.
36. World Health Day was Celebrated on 7th April.
Note: World Health Day is celebrated every year on April 7, under the
sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO).
37. Who got the Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2012?
Answer. Hindi film actor Pran Krishan Sikand got the prestigious Dadasaheb
Phalke Award for 2012. The 93 year old actor, popularly known as Pran, will
be the 44th recipient of the top most film award in India.
38. Who is elected as the President of Venezuela recently?
Answer. Nicolas Maduro
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40. The 2013 SAARC literature festival was hosted by which place?
Answer. Agra
41. The President of Bangladesh who passed away recently?
Answer. Zillur Rahman
42. Which are the three North Eastern states where new High Courts have
been set up?
Answer. Tripura, Meghalaya and Manipur
43. World Earth Hour was observed from 8.30PM to 9.30PM On:
Answer. March 23
44. World Water Day was observed on:
Answer. March 22
45. World Tuberculosis Day was observed on:
Answer. March 24
46. Najib Mikati, who resigned recently was the Prime Minister of:
Answer. Lebanon
47. The recently announced National Tourism Award 2011-12 for the Best
Rural Tourism Project has been bagged by:
Answer. Kumarakom
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48. The president of Egypt who visited India recently?
Answer. Mohamed Morsi
49. The renowned African novelist and author of Things Fall Apart whopassed away recently?
Answer. Chinua Achebe
50. Who is appointed as Indias new permanent representative to the United
Nations?
Answer. Asoke Kumar Mukerji
51. Who has been appointed as the chairman of Lalit Kala Academy?
Answer. Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty
52. Who are the three personalities recently selected by the Indian
Parliamentary Group for the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award?
Answer. Arun Jaitley (2010), Karan Singh (2011) and Sharad Yadav (2012)
53. Who is the richest person of the world, as per the ranking released by the
Forbes Magazine?
Answer. Carlos Slim (Mexico)
54. The famous Kathakali artist and Padmabhushan recipient who passed
away recently?
Answer. Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair
55. Which team won the recently held Santosh Trophy Football tournament?
Answer. Services
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56. Who has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tripura for the fourth
consecutive time?
Answer. Manik Sarkar
57. Which Indian Research Centre has announced that it is currently
developing the largest magnet in the World?
Answer. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. The magnet, weighing 50,000
tonnes, is being developed for the Neutrino Observatory to be set up in
Tamilnadu.
58. The newly released Book, Walking With Lions, Tales from a Diplomatic
Past is written by:
Answer. K. Natwar Singh
59. The president of India was the Chief Guest at the Independence Day
celebrations of .. on March 2012.
Answer. Mauritius
61. Indias first indigenously developed subsonic cruise missile:
Answer. Nirbhay. The test firing of the missile on March 12 achieved partial
success.
62. . was selected as the best feature film for the 60th National FilmAwards?
Answer. Paan Singh Tomar (Hindi) directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia
63. Which state assembly has started year long celebrations to mark 50
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years of its inception?
Answer. Goa
64. Who has been appointed as the President of the Peoples Republic ofChina?
Answer. Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang has been appointed as the countrys new
Prime Minister.
65. Who has been elected as the new chairman of the Confederation of Indian
Industry (CII)?
Answer. S. Gopalakrishnan
66. The Indian who has been appointed as the World Editor of the Time
Magazine?
Answer. Bobby Ghosh, He is the first non American World Editor in TIMEs
history.
67. The current winners of Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament?
Answer. Australia
69. Which Malayalam film bagged the National award for the best film on
social issues?
Answer. Spirit, directed by Renjith
70. The worlds largest biogas plant has been inaugurated in?
Answer. Finland, It has a capacity of 140 MW.
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71. Which state celebrated its foundation day as Utkal Divas on April 1?
Answer. Odisha.
Note: It was established as a province in the British India on April 1, 1936.
72. The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) commissioned its first
solar power plant in:
Answer. Dadri, Uttar Pradesh
73. The 5th BRICS summit was recently held at:
Answer. Durban, South Africa (March 26-27).
Note: The member states of BRICS are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South
Africa.
75. The Italian foreign minister who resigned over the governments decision
to return the two Italian marines to India?
Answer. Giulio Terzi
76. The Supreme Court of India rejected the plea of the Swiss based drug
company to patent the cancer drug called Glivec.
Answer. Novartis
77. Which gulf country has recently enforced the new labour law named
Nitaqat (Naturalisation), which affects a huge number of Indians working
there?
Answer. Saudi Arabia
78. Sukumari, the veteran film actor who passed away recently, had made
her debut at the age of 10 through the Tamil movie..
Answer. Oru Iravu
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79. Malala Yousafzai has recently signed a deal to publish her autobiography
titled ..
Answer. I Am Malala
80. World Autism Awareness Day was observed on:
Answer. April 2
81. In which state has the NTPC decided to set up Indias first geothermal
plant?
Answer. Chhattisgarh
82. Hamadi Jebali, the Prime Minister of ., has resigned after failing to
form a non-partisan government.
Answer. Tunisia
83. The Government of Kerala has recently amended the Kerala Abkari Act by
raising the age for buying and selling liquor to .
Answer. Twenty One. The age limit was previously eighteen.
84. Who was presented with Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, Kerala Governments
highest literary honour, on Feb 18?
Answer. Atoor Ravi Varma
85. has been declared as the first e-district in Kerala?
Answer. Ernakulam
86. The Kerala State award for the Best feature film was bagged by the movie
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Answer. Celluloid.
Read more about Kerala State Film Awards 2013 Here.
87. Angelo Mathews has been appointed as the captain of the Cricket team
of:
Answer. Srilanka. He replaced Mahela Jayawardene.
88. Indias new stock exchange, . Started trading shares on February
11.
Answer. MCX-Stock Exchange (MCX-SX)
Note: MCX stands for Multi Commodity Exchange. This is Indias third national
level stock exchange, after Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National
Stock Exchange (NSE).
89. The code name given to the entire plan of the execution of Afsal Guru, the
parliament attack convict:
Answer. Operation Three Star
90. The Ministry of Forests and Environment of India has given clearance to
the Tawang Hydroelectric Project Phase II. In which state is the project
situated?
Answer. Arunachal Pradesh
91. The Special Olympics World Winter Games was held from Jan 29 to Feb 5in:
Answer. Pyeong Chang, South Korea.
92. Worlds tallest Mahatma Gandhi statue was unveiled on Feb 15 in:
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Answer. Patna, Bihar
94. Rafael Correa has been re-elected for a third time as President of:
Answer. Ecuador
95. World Health Day was observed on:
Answer. April 7
96. Who has taken over as the new Chairman of NASSCOM (NationalAssociation of Software Services Companies)?
Answer. Krishnakumar Natarajan
98. India started Visa on Arrival (VoA) facility from April 1 for the senior
citizens of which neighboring country?
Answer. Pakistan
99. NPHCE, the newly launched programme by the Ministry of Health &
Family Welfare of India stands for:
Answer. National Programme for the Health Care of the Elderly.
100. Which Booker prize winning novelist and screenwriter known for the
novel Heat and Dust passed away recently?
Answer. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.
102. Miss Universe 2012 is:
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Answer. Olivia Culpo
103. The recipient of Bharath Muni Samman 2012 is:
Answer. Hema Malini
104. Pranab Mukherjee: The All Season Man was written by whom?
Answer. Sukhendu Sekar Ray
105. The new Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh is:
Answer. Virbhadra Singh
106. The Director of Film Life of Pi?
Answer. Ang Lee
107. The new Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is:
Answer. Ranjith Sinha
108. The new Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF) is:
Answer. Subash Joshi
109. Controversially Yours was written by:
Answer. Shuhaib Aktar
110. Broken Republic was written by:
Answer. Arundhati Roy
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111. I.K Gujrals autobiography is:
Answer. Matters of Discretion
112. Which country is set to launch first solid fuel rocket by 2016?
Answer. China
113. At which location, Indias first all Women Post Office was recently
inaugurated?
Answer. New Delhi
114. Which was the theme for International Womens Day 2013?
Answer. A Promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against
women.
115. Which Indian was awarded SAARC Literature Award in 2013?
Answer. Abhay. K
116. Recently, which state government has announced a new scheme called
Kanyasri Prakalpa, to encourage girls towards higher education?
Answer. West Bengal
117. Recently, who was re-elected for a second term as IAEA Chief?
Answer. Yukiya Amano
118. Recently, which country, the giant Atacama Large Millimeter/sub
millimeter Array (ALMA) telescope is unveiled?
Answer. Chile
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119. Who is selected for the prestigious Jnanpith award for the year 2012?
Answer. Ravuri Bharadhwaja for his contributions to Telugu literature.
MAY 2013
1. Who has been elected as the chairman of Asian Forum of Parliamentarians
on Population and Development (AFPPD)?
Answer: P.J Kurien
2. .........., the developer of the first successful oral vaccination for Polio
passed away recently?
Answer: Hilary Koprowski
3. The international Monetary Fund has recently recognized the Government
of .......... After 22 years?
Answer: Somalia
4. The Indian-American economist who won the John Bates Clark Medal 2013?
Answer: Raj Chetty John Bates Clark Medal is awarded by the American
Economic Association. The award often described as the Baby Nobel, is
considered by many economists to be second only to the Nobel Prize.
5. What is the full form of NOFN?
Answer: National Optical Fibre Network. The scheme recently approved by the
Union Government will connect 2,50,000 Gram Panchayats in the country
through Optical Fibre Cable.
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6. Which power generation company has recently been conferred with the
Mini Ratna Category 1 status by the Government of India?
Answer: North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO)
7. Who wrote the novel The Orphan Masters Son, which won the Pulitzer
Prize for fiction in 2013?
Answer: Adam Johnson
8. The veteran play back singer .......... who had sung around 3000 songs in
Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and Tulu passed away on 14th
April?
Answer: P.B Srinivas
9. World Earth Day was observed on:
Answer: April 22
10. What was the theme of 2013 World Earth day (April 22)?
Answer: The face of climate change
11. Who has been elected as the President of the Asian Development Bank
(ADB)?
Answer: Takehiko Nakao (Japan)
12. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the State Child Rights
Commission, Kerala?
Answer: Neela Gangadharan
13. The 200th birth anniversary of .........., the ruler of the erstwhile kingdom
of Travancore is being celebrated now?
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Answer: Swati Tirunal
14. Which Indian has been appointed as the Vice Chairman of the
International Chamber of Commerce?
Answer: Sunil Bharti Mittal
15. The famous Indian Violinist who passed away on April 22?
Answer: Lalgudi Jayaraman
16. Who is sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Italy?
Answer: Enrico Letta
17. The space observatory of the European Space Agency which stopped
functioning recently?
Answer: Herschel. It is the largest infrared space telescope ever built.
18. National Civil Services Day was observed on:
Answer: April 21
19. According to the data released by the TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority
of India), which state accounts for the largest number of mobile subscribers
in India?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
20. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Kerala?
Answer: E.K Bharat Bhooshan
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21. World Asthma Day was observed on:
Answer: May 7
Note: The First Tuesday of May is observed every year as World Asthma Day.
22. The Reserve Bank of India on May 4 reduced the Repo rate to:
Answer: 7.25%
23. Where in Haryana Indias first defence university is to be setup?
Answer: Gurgaon
24. Who is the new Prime Minister of Nepal?
Answer: Khil Raj Regmi
25. Who is the new Prime Minister of North Korea?
Answer: Pak Pong-ju
26. Who is the new president of Bangladesh?
Answer: Abdul Hamid
27. Who becomes the first woman speaker of Bangladesh?
Answer: Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
28. Who is the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India?
Answer: Shashi Kant Sharma
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29. Who become the first Pakistani women to scale the Everest?
Answer: Samina Baig
30. What was the theme of 2013 International Biological diversity Day (May22)?
Answer: Water and Biodiversity
31. The Reserve Bank of India has projected a GDP growth percent of ..........
for 2013-14?
Answer: 5.7%
32. World Press Freedom Day was celebrated on:
Answer: May 3
33. Who was honoured by this years UNESCO-Guillermo Cano World Press
Freedom Award?
Answer: Reeyot Alemu (Ethiopia). She has been imprisoned for more than a
year branded as Terrorist.
34. The movie named produced by IBM Research, has been recognized
as the Worlds smallest movie ever created?
Answer: A Boy and His Atom. The one minute movie was made by moving
carbon monoxide atoms viewed through a Scanning Tunneling Microscope,
magnifying them 100 million times.
35. Najib Razak has been sworn in for a second term as the Prime Minister of:
Answer: Malaysia
36. Which Indian shuttler has won the Malaysia Open Womens title?
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Answer: P. Sindhu
37. .......... and .......... Are nominated by India for World Heritage Site status in
2013.
Answer: Hill Forts in Rajasthan and the Great Himalayan National Park.
38. The Indian discus thrower who clinched gold in the IAAF (International
Association of Athletics Federations) Challenge Meet held in Kingston?
Answer: Vikas Gowda
39. Who got the ISRO Young Scientist Award 2013?
Answer: Jenita Mary Nongkynrih from Meghalaya
40. Who is sworn in as the 22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka?
Answer: Siddaramaiah
41. Government of India will observe Year 2013 as:
Answer: Water Conservation Year
42. Who becomes the first Indian amputee to conquer Mt Everest?
Answer: Arunima Sinha
43. Which country signed new constitution into law on 22nd May 2013?
Answer: Zimbabwe
44. Who won the 5th Man Booker International Prize?
Answer: Lydia Davis
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45. Who is crowned as the Miss India Worldwide 2013?
Answer: Nehal Bhogaita. Britains Nehal Bhogaita has won the title of Miss
India Worldwide, making her the first deaf to win the beauty pageant.
46. Who is appointed as the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court?
Answer: Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta
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