Current Affairs and GK Questions of May 2013

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The vice president of India M. Hamid Ansari released a book entitled Walking with lions: Tales

from a diplomatic past written by _________ at a function.

Ans- K. Natwar Singh

In the union Budget proposals for the financial year 2013-14 _____________ inland waterwayshave been declared as National waterways.

Ans- Five

Brij Mohan Vyas passed away in Mumbai. Who was he?

Ans- Actor

Air marshal Daljit Singh took over as an Air officer Commanding-in-chief of South Western air

command, Gandhinagar. Daljit singh was commissioned in the fighter stream of India air force in

___________

Ans- June, 1976

Former west Bengal Governor and ___________ and Viren J. Shah died in Jordan.

Ans- industrialist

Who has taken over as the director General of CPWD?

Ans- V.K. Gupta

Haseeb Ahsan passed away in Karachi. Who was he?

Ans- Cricketer

The sacrifices made by martyrs of the language movement have now been recognized by the

United Nations, which has declared ___________ as the International Mother Language day

Ans- February 21

Who is the World richest footballer with 175 million pound fortune?

Ans- David Beckham

Mauritius celebrated its _________ Independence Day on 12th

March, 2013

Ans- 45th

Union minister of steel, ____________ unveiled a coffee table book titled IndianSaga of steel

Ans- Beni Prasad Verma


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Who won BT Pro Am of championship golf tournament 2013 in Mansar?

Ans- Neha Tripathi

How many writers were honoured with SAARC Literature Award 2013?

Ans- 5

Who inaugurated Indias First All Women Employees Post Office at Shastri Bhawan New

Delhi?

Ans- Kapil Sibal

Who has been elected Chairman of CII Kerala State Council for 2013-14?

Ans- C.J. George

India has so far signed the social Security Agreement with ___________ Countries.

Ans- 17

Recently, which countrys Parliament passed Counter Terrorism Authority Bill?

Ans- Pakistan

International Womens Day was celebrated across the world on __________

Ans- 8 March 2013.

What is C-154?

Ans- Interceptor Boat

Who was awarded the TED Prize 2013 for Extraordinary Creativity?

Ans- Dr. Sugata Mitra

Who was awarded with the City Proclamation Award in Los Angeles?

Ans- Anupam Kher.

Who won the WTA Copa Claro Colsanitas Cup 2013 in Bogota, Colombia?

Ans- Jelena Jankovic

Which film bagged Maximum Awards at Oscars 2013?

Ans- Life of Pi


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Who was awarded the Life Time Achievement Award 2012 by Ernst & Young?

Ans- Ratan Tata

Hamadi Jebali resigned from the office of the Prime Minister of _______________

Ans- Tunisia

Who is Benjamin Netanyahu?

Ans- Prime Minister of Israel

Who launched the Electronics Project Proposal System (e-PPS)?

Ans- Kapil Sibal

Who won the Brazil open 2013 at Sao Paolo?

Ans- Rafael Nadal

Who won the Grenke Chess Classic Trophy?

Ans- Viswanathan Anand

Who is Dr. Navichandra Ramgoolam?

Ans- Prime Minister of Mauritius

Who was Sahir Ludhianvi?

Ans- Poet

Which state has bagged the best state award for comprehensive development of tourism in the

rest of India category of National Tourism Award 2011-12?

Ans- Andhra Pradesh

Who is the author of the book Life of Pi

Ans- Yann Martel

Who has been appointed the new chairman of the Local Organising Committee for the 2015 ICCWorld Cup?

Ans- Ralph Waters

The latest Human Development Index 2011 prepared by the UNDP ranks India at __________

out of 187 countries.


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Ans- 134

Who is Dr. Jim Yong Kim?

Ans- President, World Bank

Who was conferred the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Civil Law by the University of Mauritius?

Ans- Pranab Mukherjee

Who took over as the chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority?

Ans- T.S. Vijayan

Who has taken Charge as Director, NTPC?

Ans- U.P. Pani

Who was sworn in as chief minister of Nagaland?

Ans- Neiphiu Rio

Ela Ramesh Bhatt created the self Employed Womans Association (SEWA) in __________

which has a membership in excess of 1.3 million.

Ans- 1972

Who is David Cameron?

Ans- Prime Minister of Britain

Mukul Sangma was sworn in as the ________ Chief Minister of Meghalaya.

Ans- 23rd

Who was sworn in as chief minister of Tripura for the fourth consecutive time?

Ans- Manik Sarkar

Who took over as Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises?

Ans- Madhav Lal

Who has assumed the additional charge as Union Minister of State for Textiles?

Ans- Panabaaka Lakshmi

Who has been selected for the prestigious Vyas Samman for 2012?


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Ans- Narendra kohli

Van Cliburn died at age 78. Who was he?

Ans- Industrialist

The Minister of railways Pawan Kumar has announced the introduction of _________ new

express trains while presenting the railway Budget 2013-14 in Parliament.

Ans- 67

An outlay of Rs. ___________ crore has been proposed for 2013-14 in parliament.

Ans- 24

Who was conferred with the Liberation War honour Award by the President of Bangladesh,

Zillur Rahman?

Ans- Pranab Mukherjee

Who is generally considered as the inventor of the 'Periodic Table', a tabular method of

displaying the chemical elements?

Ans- Dmitri Mendeleev

Which national film award is given to the 'Best Feature Film on National Integration?

Ans- Nargis Dutt Award

Which coastal town in Gujarat is world famous for its ship-breaking industry?

Ans- Alang

Kaziranga National Park, famous for hosting two-thirds of world's Indian Rhinoceroses (Great

One-horned Rhinoceroses), is located in which Indian state ?

Ans- Assam

Which scientist is often referred to as the 'Father of the Atom Bomb?

Ans- J. Robert Oppenheimer

'Land of Thunderbolt' is the nickname of which Asian country?

Ans- Bhutan

Who is the Chairman Space Commission and ISRO?

Ans- Dr. K. Radhakrishnan


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Who is the Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Dept of Atomic Energy?

Ans- Dr. R. K. Sinha

'Goal' is the autobiography of which Indian sportsman?

Ans- Dhyan Chand

Who is the first Women Chief Justice of High Court in India?

Ans- Leela Seth

Who is the Managing Director & CEO ICICI Bank?

Ans- Ms. Chanda Kochhar

How many years does the US President serve during one term?

Ans- 4 years

'Bandar Seri Begawan' is the capital city of which Asian country?

Ans- Brunei

'Ace', 'Double fault', 'Smash', Second service', and 'Game point' terms are related with which

sport?

Ans- Tennis

Who has won the ATP Mexican open 2013 tennis tournament?

Ans- Rafael Nadal

S.K. Varma died on 3 March 2013 in New Delhi. Who was he?

Ans- News Editor

Who has clinched the 67th

Santosh Trophy Football tournament?

Ans- Services

Renowned _________ composer Armando Trovajoli has died on age 95.

Ans- Italian

Who is the Chairman, HDFC Bank?

Ans- Mr. C. M. Vasudev


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Who is the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission?

Ans- Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Who won the PGTI Players championship title 2013?

Ans- Shamim Khan

Who won the ATP Dubai open 2013?

Ans- Novak Djokovic

Mukesh Gadhvi passed away on 1st

March 2013 in Ahmadabad. Who was he?

Ans- Politician

Who is the Chairman, National Knowledge Commission

Ans- Mr. Sam Pitroda

The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee released a Commemorative Postage Stamp on

____________ on the occasion of his birth anniversary, recently.

Ans- Sahir Ludhianvi

For 2013-14, target of agricultural credit kept at _________ in the union Budget.

Ans- Rs. 7 lakh crore

Who has, recently, been sworn in as the new US defence Secretary?

Ans- Chuck Hagel

How many Indian students have figured in the 2013 Space Foundation International Student Art

Contest?

Ans- Four

As per a recent survey, Delhi has been voted as the most unsafe metro city in the country by

Women. Which city has been voted the safest in India?

Ans- Mumbai

Which of the following instruments is used by public to directly lend to the Government?

Ans- Public Provident Fund

Who is the Chief of NASA (USA)?


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Ans- Charles F. Bolden Jr.

Inter-bank call money refers to borrowing among banks for _________

Ans- Overnight

Certificates of Deposits have to be of a minimum value of___________

Ans- Rupees 1 lakh

Commercial paper can be issued

Ans- By all corporate with net worth of at least Rs. 5 Crores

Commercial Bills market is a part of

Ans- Organised money market

A scheduled commercial bank is one

Ans- Which is included in the Second Schedule of the RBI Act 1934

What is the CRR currently prescribed by RBI?

Ans- 6.5%

What is the stipulated share of the priority sector in the net bank credit?

Ans- 40%

A growth fund is ____________

Ans- One in which the money is invested in equities

Which was the first Indian Bank to introduce credit card?

Ans- Central Bank of India

Who is the Director -General, UNESCO?

Ans- Irina Bokova

Which sister organization of the World Bank provides long term loans at zero interest to the

poorest developing countries?

Ans- International Developmental Association

What does devaluation of a currency mean?


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Ans- decrease in the external value of money

Who is known as the Father of Economics?

Ans- Adam Smith

The Bank of Calcutta, Bank of Bombay and Bank of Madras were merged in 1921 to

form_______

Ans- Imperial Bank of India

Who is the Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research?

Ans- Dr. Vishwa Mohan Katoch

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