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4241 Which country has unveiled its new bullet train, designed to travel at speeds of up to 500 kmphin June 2013?A) JapanB) ChinaC) France
D) Germany
4242 Tom Sharpe has died at the age of 85 in June 2013. He was famous British _____________,
A) NovelistB) JournalistC) Politician
D) Actor
4243 Who won the French Open mixed doubles title held in June 2013?
A) Daniel Nestor and French Kristina MladenovicB) Frantisek Cermak and Lucie HradeckaC) Katarina Srebotnik and Piet Norval
D) None of These
4244 The Reserve Bank said that in- principle approval for setting up of new banks will now be validfor ___________ now from earlier duration of 1 year.
A) 18 MonthsB) 15 Months
C) 24 MonthsD) 36 Months
4245 Who has been appointed as the new National Security Adviser of President Barack Obama inJune 2013?A) Susan RiceB) Tom Donilon
C) J. Christopher StevensD) Samantha Power
4246 Who is the new Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare after cabinet reshuffleannounced in June 2013?A) J D SeelamB) Manikrao Gavit
C) Santosh ChowdhuryD) E M S Natchiappan
4247 Who has been appointed as Director of the Bangalore-based Electronics & Radar DevelopmentEstablishment (LRDE), a unit of the Defence Research and Development Organization in June2013?A) V. K. Saraswat
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B) S. RavindC) Avinash Chander
D) Varadarajan
4248 "World Blood Donor Day" is observed on __________.A) 4-JuneB) 24-JuneC) 14-June
D) 15-June
4249 Who has been appointed as the new High Commissioner in Islamabad in June 2013?
A) Sharat SabharwalB) Vijay ThakurC) TCA Raghavan
D) None of These
4250 Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has suspended whom in June 2013 for his alleged involvementin match and spot fixing in Bangladesh Premier League?
A) Mashrafe MortazaB) Mohammad AshrafulC) Mushfiqur Rahim
D) Shakib Al Hasan
4251 Indian government has hiked the import duty on Gold and platinum by 2% to _______ in June2013 in order to curb rising current account deficit.A) 10%B) 12%
C) 14%D) 8%
4252 Who resigned as Chairman of IPL in June 2013 following the IPL spot-fixing scandal?
A) N SrinivasanB) Jagmohan DalmiyaC) Rajeev Shukla
D) None of These
4253 Which athlete has been ranked at the top in Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes list withearnings of USD 78.1 million published in June 2013?A) Roger FedererB) Tiger Woods
C) Kobe Bryant
D) David Beckham
4254 The Congress Party has appointed whom as the new party chief in Chhattisgarh in June 2013?
A) Charan Das MahantB) Nand Kumar PatelC) Uday Mudaliyar
D) None of These
4255 Who has been re-elected as the Chairman of Indian Banks' Association (IBA) for 2013-14 in June
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2013?A) Aditya Puri
B) Deepak ParekhC) K R Kamath
D) Pratip Chaudhuri
4256 Who has been appointed as the new Director of Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL), a keymissile facility in Hyderabad in June 2013?
A) V. K. SaraswatB) S. RavindC) V.G. Sekharan
D) K. Jayaraman
4257 Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)in June 2013?
A) Poonam Kishore SaxenaB) Sudha SharmaC) K Ratnaprabha
D) None of These
4258 Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Palestine in June 2013?
A) Mahmoud AbbasB) Rami HamdallahC) Mr Fayyad
D) None of These
4259 After the exit of Aruna Roy, the Union Government has inducted whom into the 12-memberpanel chaired by Sonia Gandhi in June 2013?
A) Virginius Xaxa
B) Sujata PatelC) Mirai Chatterjee
D) Mihir Shah
4260 Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested by Mumbai Police in connection with the IPL spot-fixingand betting scandal in June 2013. He is associated with which IPL team?A) Hyderabad SunrisersB) Pune Warriors
C) Chennai Super KingsD) Royal Challengers Bangalore
4261 "International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking" is observed on __________.
A) 26-JuneB) 24-JuneC) 21-June
D) 29-June
4262 The BJP has officially declared which senior party leader as Chairman of the BJP ElectionCampaign Committee for 2014 general elections in June 2013?A) L K AdvaniB) Rajnath Singh
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C) Sushma SwarajD) Narender Modi
4263 Indias Retail inflation, measured by Consumer Price Index, stood at _______ in May.
A) 10.12%B) 9.39%C) 9.31%D) 9.85%
4264 India's core sector growth for April 2013 stood at _________ .A) 3.2%
B) 2.3%C) 5.7%D) 1.2%
4265 Which women athlete has secured the top most rank among women's category in Forbes' list ofhighest-paid athletes list published in June 2013?A) Maria Sharapova
B) Serena WilliamsC) Li NaD) None of These
4266 Who is the new Minister of State for Finance after cabinet reshuffle announced in June 2013?A) J D Seelam
B) Manikrao GavitC) Santosh ChowdhuryD) E M S Natchiappan
4267 Which IT company has been ranked at 12th place in the Forbes list of Americas 25 fastest
growing tech companies published in June 2013?A) CSC
B) CognizantC) AccentureD) Infosys
4268 Who won the 100000 Euro International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for his debut novel,City of Bohane in June 2013?
A) Kevin BarryB) Joy WilliamsC) Lydia Davis
D) Ben Marcus
4269 Which European football club won the Bundesliga title, German Cup and UEFA ChampionsLeague in 2013?
A) Bayern MunichB) StuttgartC) Hamburger SV
D) Borussia Dortmund
4270 Jetti Veera Raghavulu passed away in Rajahmundry in June 2013. He was famous
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____________.A) Music Director
B) AuthorC) Actor
D) Director
4271 Who has been appointed as its new chief executive of Jet Airways in June 2013 following exit ofits previous CEO in June 2013?
A) Gary Kenneth ToomeyB) Hameed AliC) Nikos Kardassis
D) None of These
4272 US Unemployment rate stood at _______ in May.
A) 7.9%B) 8.1%C) 7.5%D) 7.6%
4273 "World Ocean Day" is observed on __________.A) 4-June
B) 5-JuneC) 8-JuneD) 11-June
4274 Who has been as the new Deputy Chairman of Indian Banks' Association (IBA) for 2013-14 inJune 2013?
A) Aditya PuriB) Deepak Parekh
C) K R KamathD) Pratip Chaudhuri
4275 Who won the the french open mens single title held in June 2013?A) David Ferrer
B) Andy MurrayC) Roger FedererD) Rafael Nadal
4276 India Cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, with earnings of USD 31.5 million, has beenranked at ______ place on Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes published in June 2013.
A) 11th
B) 13thC) 21stD) 16th
4277 Which country topped the list as per the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2013 published in June 2013?A) Iceland
B) DenmarkC) New ZealandD) Switzerland
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4278 As per India's FDI inflow for financial year 2012-13, which foreign country is the largest source
of FDI?A) Singapore
B) UKC) JapanD) Mauritius
4279 Ranjani Hebbar Guruprasad passed away in June 2013. She was a famous ______________.A) AuthorB) Carnatic vocalist
C) ActressD) Dancer
4280 The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered fresh case in the coal scam in June2013. Which of the below companies has been named in the case?A) Jindal Steel & PowerB) Tata Steel
C) Essar SteelD) Hindalco
4281 Which Indian badminton star won his maiden men's singles title at the Thailand Open GrandPrix Gold in Bangkok in June 2013?A) K SrikanthB) Parupalli Kashyap
C) Rajeev BaggaD) Anup Sridhar
4282 Who won the French Open womens singles title held in June 2013?
A) Maria SharapovaB) Victoria Azarenka
C) Serena WilliamsD) Li Na
4283 Which Global Credit rating agency has upgraded India's outlook to stable from negativeand affirmed India's credit rating at BBB- in June 2013?A) S&P
B) CRISILC) FitchD) None of These
4284 Who has been awarded with the ICMR prize for biomedical research conducted inunderdeveloped areas announced in June 2013?A) Vedantam Rajshekhar
B) Upadhyayula Suryanarayana MurtyC) Amrut ModyD) Shyam S Sharma
4285 "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day" is observed on __________.A) 14-June
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B) 15-JuneC) 18-June
D) 11-June
4286 Who is the new Minister of State for Commerce and Industry after cabinet reshuffle announcedin June 2013?A) J D SeelamB) Manikrao Gavit
C) Santosh ChowdhuryD) E M S Natchiappan
4287 Indias Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growth stood at _________ in April 2013.A) 2%B) 2.5%
C) 1.8%D) 3.2%
4288 Nobel Laureate Robert Fogel passed away in June 2013. He won Nobel prize in which field?A) ChemistryB) Medicine
C) EconomicsD) Physics
4289 Who won the Canadian Grand Prix held in Montreal June 2013?A) Kimi RaikkonenB) Lewis Hamilton
C) Fernando AlonsoD) Sebastian Vettel
4290 Who won French Open Mens doubles title held in June 2013?
A) Marcel Granollers and Marc LopezB) Michael Llodra and Nicolas MahutC) Bob and Mike Bryan
D) Robin Haasse and Igor Sijsling
4291 The Government has hiked the investment limit for foreign portfolio investors in governmentbonds by USD 5 billion to __________ in June 2013.A) USD 25 billionB) USD 20 billion
C) USD 35 billion
D) USD 30 billion
4292 What was India's rank in the list of 162 countries as per the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2013published in June 2013?A) 151B) 142
C) 141D) 137
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4293 The World Bank has forecasted _______ growth rate for India by next fiscal year, announced inJune 2013.
A) 6.2%B) 6.5%
C) 6.7%D) 6.9%
4294 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has penalized Indias three private banks in June 2013 for violatingits instructions on know your customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) guidelines.Which in the list is not among them?A) Axis BankB) ICICI Bank
C) HDFC BankD) Kotak Mahindra Bank
4295 The government has appointed whom as the Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India(LIC) in June 2013?A) D K Mehrotra
B) S. RavindC) S K RoyD) Thomas Mathew
4296 Indian IT Company Tech Mahindra has appointed whom as its new chief financial officer inJune 2013?A) Sonjoy Anand
B) Manoj BhatC) Milind KulkarniD) None of These
4297 Which tech company announced its acquisition of online mapping service Waze in a USD 1.03billion deal in June 2013?A) Yahoo
B) FacebookC) GoogleD) LinkedIn
4298 Indias overall inflation, measured by the Wholesale Price Index stood at ________ in April.A) 4.95%
B) 4.89%C) 4.7%D) 5.20%
4299 Who is the new Minister of Road and Highways Ministry after cabinet reshuffle announced inJune 2013?A) Sisram Ola
B) Oscar FernandesC) Girija VyasD) Dr K S Rao
4300 Political Party JD(U) today broke its ties with BJP in protest against the elevation of Narendra
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Modi in June 2013. JD(U) is major political party/runs government in which state?A) Bihar
B) OdissaC) Assam
D) Madhya Pradesh
4301 The RBI has kept repo rate unchanged at _______ during its monetary policy review meet inJune 2013.
A) 7%B) 7.25%C) 7%
D) 6.25%
4302 "World Day against Child Labour" is observed on __________.
A) 14-JuneB) 15-JuneC) 12-JuneD) 11-June
4303 Who won the Indonesia Open men's single title for a fifth time held in June 2013?A) Marc Zwiebler
B) Lee Chong WeiC) Chen LongD) Lin Dan
4304 Who has been appointed as the President of UN General Assembly for its upcoming 68thsession in June 2013?
A) John W AsheB) Vuk Jeremi
C) Nassir Abdulaziz Al-NasserD) Joseph Deiss
4305 India's Trade deficit stood at _________ in May (published in June 2013).A) USD 15.7 billion
B) USD 17.8 billionC) USD 20.1 billionD) None of These
4306 Who maintained first place in the mens tennis rankings issued by the ATP in June 2013?A) Roger Federer
B) Andy Murray
C) Novak DjokovicD) David Ferrer
4307 Who is the new Minister of Housing and Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation aftercabinet reshuffle announced in June 2013?A) Sisram Ola
B) Oscar FernandesC) Girija VyasD) Dr K S Rao
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4308 Who won Irans presidential election with more than 50% of the vote in the election held in June
2013 to become next President of Iran?A) Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf
B) Saeed JaliliC) Hassan RouhaniD) Mohsen Rezaei
4309 Which country developed the worlds fastest super computer named as "Tianhe-2", as per semi-annual TOP 500 listing of the worlds fastest supercomputers released in June 2013?A) UKB) USA
C) ChinaD) Germany
4310 Which Indian author has been shortlisted among a group of award-winning writers and poetsto make the longlist of Warwick Prize for writing in June 2013?A) Aravind Adiga
B) Amitav GhoshC) Vikram SethD) Arundhati Roy
4311 Low-cost carrier AirAsia has announced whom as its Chief Advisor to the board of its Indianventure in June 2013?A) Naresh Goel
B) S. RamadoraiC) Cyrus MistryD) Ratan Tata
4312 Ruma Chatterjee passed away in a road accident on Noida Expressway in Uttar Pradesh in June2013. He was Coach of Indian National _________ team.
A) HockeyB) CyclingC) KabaddiD) Swimming
4313 India's unemployment rose by _______ during July 20011-June 2012, as per the data released bythe National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and ProgrammeImplementation in June 2013.A) 3%B) 2.5%
C) 2%D) 3.5%
4314 Who has been elected as Speaker of Pakistans National Assembly in June 2013?
A) Asif Ali ZardariB) Nawaz SharifC) Ayaz Sadiq
D) Imran Khan
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4315 India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal ranking dropped to _______ in the latest release of theBadminton World Federation rankings in June 2013.
A) No. 5B) No. 3
C) No. 6D) No. 4
4316 The US President has nominated whom as the next FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)Director in June 2013?A) Susan RiceB) Robert MuellerC) James Comey
D) J. Christopher Stevens
4317 Who took over as Central Provident Fund Commissioner of the retirement fund bodyEmployees Provident Fund Organisations in June 2013?A) R.C. MishraB) VK Duggal
C) Krishan Kumar JalanD) None of These
4318 Who has been appointed as the nodal officer for relief and rescue operations in the rain-ravagedUttrakhand by the Union Government of India in June 2013?A) Uday Kumar VarmaB) Bimal Julka
C) VK DuggalD) Syamal Kumar Sarkar
4319 Who is the new Minister of Labour and Employment Ministry after cabinet reshuffle
announced in June 2013?A) Sisram Ola
B) Oscar FernandesC) Girija VyasD) Dr K S Rao
4320 Six Forts of ________ has been included in the list of World Heritage Site of UNESCO and woninternational recognition in the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) held inJune 2013 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
A) KarnatakaB) MaharashtraC) Rajasthan
D) Gujarat
4321 The Indian hockey team finished at which position at the FIH World League held in June 2013?A) Fourth
B) FifthC) SixthD) Seventh
4322 Bahukutumbi Raman passed away in June 2013. He was former head of ________________.
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A) BSFB) CBI
C) Research and Analysis WingD) None of These
4323 "'World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought" is observed on __________.A) 14-JuneB) 15-June
C) 19-JuneD) 17-June
4324 South Africas multinational media firm Naspers acquired which indian online booking site inJune 2013, largest M&A deal so far in this category?A) Yatra.com
B) Makemytrip.comC) RedBus.inD) Idibo.com
4325 Low-cost carrier AirAsia has announced whom as its Chairman to the board of its Indianventure in June 2013?A) Naresh Goel
B) S. RamadoraiC) Cyrus MistryD) Ratan Tata
4326 Who won the Walter Scott Prize 2013 announced in June 2013?A) Tan Twan Eng
B) Jeet ThayilC) Nicola Barker
D) Hilary Mantel
4327 The Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, took oath as the member of Rajya Sabha inJune 2013. He was elected to Rajya Sabha for the ______ consecutive term from Assam.A) Forth
B) FifthC) SixthD) Seventh
4328 "International Olympic Day " is observed on __________.A) 24-June
B) 22-June
C) 23-JuneD) 21-June
4329 Who is the new Minister of Textiles Ministry after cabinet reshuffle announced in June 2013?A) Sisram OlaB) Oscar Fernandes
C) Girija VyasD) Dr K S Rao
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4330 Who won the "Man of the Match" award in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 final which Indiawon?
A) Sikhar DhawanB) Ravindra Jadeja
C) MS DhoniD) Suresh Raina
4331 The Emir of which country Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, has handed over power to hisson Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in June 2013?A) UAEB) IranC) Qatar
D) Saudi Arabia
4332 To safeguard the interest of public shareholders, the SEBI has made it mandatory for thecompanies to buyback at least _____ of their repurchase offers.A) 25%B) 50%
C) 40%D) 60%
4333 IThe labour force participation rate (LFPR), the ratio of labour force to the population, declinedto ___________ in 2011-12, as per the data released by the National Sample Survey Office(NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation in June 2013.A) 33.5%
B) 43.5%C) 37%D) 39.5%
4334 Which country retained No 1 rank in the FIFA world football rankings published in June 2013?A) Spain
B) GermanyC) ArgentinaD) Brazil
4335 Post merger with Satyam Computer, Tech Mahindra became India's __________ largest ITServices Company.A) 7th
B) 5thC) 6thD) 8th
4336 Who was honoured with the 2013 Indian Business Leader of the Year award at the 2013Global India Business Meeting held at Belfast UK in June 2013?A) Anand Mahindra
B) Adi GodrejC) Sanjiv GoenkaD) Ratan Tata
4337 Which team won the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 held in UK in June 2013?
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A) West IndiesB) England
C) IndiaD) Sri Lanka
4338 "World Environment Day" is observed on __________.A) 4-JuneB) 5-June
C) 14-JuneD) 15-June
4339 Who has been named as the most powerful celebrity as per the list published by Forbes in June2013?A) Oprah Winfrey
B) Steven SpielbergC) Lady GagaD) Beyonce
4340 Who won the "Man of the Series" award in the ICC Champions Trophy held in June 2013?A) Sikhar DhawanB) Ravindra Jadeja
C) MS DhoniD) Suresh Raina
4341 US economic growth for the first quarter of 2013 has been revised downwards to _________.A) 2.4%B) 2.1%
C) 1.8%D) 2.6%
4342 The World Bank has lowered world economic growth forecast to _____ in June 2013?A) 2%B) 2.2%
C) 2.1%D) 2.4%
4343 Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi inaugurated a trainservice between _______ in Jammu region and Qazigund in Kashmir in June 2013.A) BanihalB) Katraj
C) Udhampur
D) Ramban
4344 Who has been appointed as Director General, National Disaster Response Force and CivilDefence (NDRF&CD) in June 2013?A) P M NairB) VK Duggal
C) Shri Krishna ChaudharyD) Krishan Kumar Jalan
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4345 "World Music Day" is observed on __________.A) 24-June
B) 22-JuneC) 20-June
D) 21-June
4346 Name the CEO of Bharti Walmart, Indian arm of global retail giant Walmart, who resigned inJune 2013.
A) Ramnik NarseyB) Raj JainC) Mittu Chandilya
D) Sunil Lalvani
4347 Who is the new Minister of Railways Ministry after cabinet reshuffle announced in June 2013?
A) Sisram OlaB) Mallikarjun KhargeC) Girija VyasD) Dr K S Rao
4348 Who was sworn in as Australias new prime minister in June 2013?A) Tony Abbott
B) Kevin RuddC) Julia GillardD) John Howard
4349 India has retained its position as the world's ______ most attractive destination for investmentby transnational corporations (TNCs) during 2013-15 as per the UNCTAD World investmentreport 2013 published in June 2013.
A) Fourth
B) SecondC) Third
D) Sixth
4350 Indias current account deficit (CAD) stood at _______ of GDP for the entire financial year 2012-13.A) 3.6%B) 4.8%
C) 6.7%D) 4.2%
4351 Who has been appointed as the new Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources in June 2013?
A) Uday Kumar VarmaB) Bimal JulkaC) Alok Rawat
D) Syamal Kumar Sarkar
4352 The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced to start World Test Championship inJune-July 2017. which country will host the inaugural edition of the same?A) England and WalesB) India and Pakistan
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C) Australia and New ZealandD) South Africa and Zimbabwe
4353 What is the name of the Indian origin journalist who became the Editor of UK national paper,
The Independent in June 2013?A) Rita PayneB) Philip AbrahamC) Amol Rajan
D) Kailash Budhwar
4354 "World Refugee Day" is observed on __________.
A) 24-JuneB) 22-JuneC) 20-June
D) 21-June
4355 The International Data Group (IDG) Computerworld Honours Program honored whichGovernment initiative with 21st Century Achievement Award 2013 under the categoryEconomic Development in June 2013?A) National Skill Development Agency (NSDA)B) National Skill Registry
C) UIDAID) None of These
4356 Who has been conferred with the prestigious Indian Healthcare Visionary of the Decade awardat a ceremony of the 4th Annual Business Leadership Conclave held at Hotel Leela in Mumbaiin June 2013?A) Dr Devi Shetty
B) Dr Mukesh Hariawala
C) Dr S PadmavatiD) Dr Naresh Trehan
4357 Who will be the next Chief Justice of India (CJI) after Altamas Kabir whose tenure which endson the 18th July (announced in June 2013)?A) Sarosh Homi Kapadia
B) Swatanter KumarC) P SathasivamD) Ananga Kumar Patnaik
4358 Who has been appointed as the new Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting inJune 2013?
A) Uday Kumar VarmaB) Bimal JulkaC) Alok RawatD) Sujata Singh
4359 Which Indian city will host the 29th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum inNovember 2013?
A) KochiB) Mumbai
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C) New DelhiD) Chennai
4360 Who was appointed as the head of the panel constituted by Union Ministry of Women and
Child Development in June 2013 to finalise modalities for a media campaign against indecentportrayal of women in mass media?A) Poonam Kishore SaxenaB) K Ratnaprabha
C) Sudhir KumarD) None of These
4361 ICC has confirmed which country as the 37th Associate Member of the ICC in June 2013?
A) NepalB) MalaysiaC) Afghanistan
D) Kuwait
4362 "The UN Public Service Day " is observed on __________.
A) 26-JuneB) 22-JuneC) 23-June
D) 27-June
4363 Which entity has proposed a separate wealth management unit for banks involved in wealth &portfolio management services in June 2013?
A) Reserve Bank of IndiaB) IBAC) SEBI
D) FICCI
4364 In which Indian city, the first-ever Chinese Film Festival inaugurated in June 2013?
A) HyderabadB) MumbaiC) New Delhi
D) Chennai
4365 Which Indian Ad Agency won two Gold Lions at CannesAdvertising Festival held in June2013?A) Taproot IndiaB) Grey Worldwide IndiaC) O&M India
D) None of These
4366 "Statistics Day is observed" is observed in India on __________.
A) 24-JuneB) 22-JuneC) 29-June
D) 21-June
4367 Which state government has launched a unique scheme called Mukhyamantri Bijli Bachat
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Lamp Yojna for energy conservation in June 2013?A) Gujarat
B) RajasthanC) Madhya Pradesh
D) Himachal Pradesh
4368 Which Indian-origin sculptor was honoured with Knighthood, the highest honour of Britain byQueen Elizabeth II in June 2013?
A) Ram Kinker BaijB) Latika KattC) Anish Kapoor
D) Vijay Gaur
4369 Which company unveiled the Worlds Largest Container ship in June 2013?
A) CMA CGMB) Maersk LineC) MitsubishiD) CSCL
4370 Which country will host the World T20 in 2016?A) England
B) AustraliaC) IndiaD) South Africa
4371 Who has been appointed as the new Foreign Secretary in June 2013?A) Sujata Singh
B) Rajan MathaiC) Alok Rawat
D) Syamal Kumar Sarkar
4372 Which Indian Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) got in-principal approval from theReserve Bank of India for establishing White Label ATMs (WLAs) in June 2013?A) Reliance Capital
B) L&T FinanceC) Muthoot FinanceD) Bajaj Finserv
4373 Scientists have created the world's first high-definition 3D model of acomplete human brain in June 2013 named as __________.
A) Giant Brain
B) Big BrainC) Supre BrainD) None of These
4374 Which country won silver medal at the World Cup (Stage-II) Archery competition held inTurkey in June 2013?
A) IndiaB) TurkeyC) China
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D) Thailand
4375 Government of India announced a disaster relief fund of ___________ crorerupees to Uttarakhand in June 2013.
A) Rs. 1200B) Rs. 1000C) Rs. 700D) Rs. 900
4376 Ministry of Rural Development launched a new skill development scheme to offer employmentto tribal youth in 24 Naxal affected districts in June 2013. What is the name of this scheme?A) Ujala
B) UnnayanC) RoshniD) None of These
4377 Which online travel portal acquired GateGuru, the mobile resourcefor airport as well as flight information across the globe, in June 2013?
A) TripAdvisorB) Travel guruC) Makemytrip
D) Yatra.com
4378 Who has been appointed coach of Australian Cricket team in June 2013?A) Tom Moody
B) Darren LehmannC) David BoonD) Glen McGrath
4379 India's first all women police station was opened in which of the following state/UnionTerritory?
A) Arunachal PradeshB) PuducheryC) Maharashtra
D) New Delhi
4380 Who won the Mongolia presidential election held in June 2013?
A) Baterdene BadmaanyambuuB) Elbegdorj TsakhiaC) Sanjaagiin BayarD) Nambaryn Enkhbayar
4381 Scottish Iain Banks died at the Age of 59 in June 2013. He was famous ________.A) Actor
B) Fiction writerC) PoliticianD) Artist
4382 The Tourism Ministry has roped in which PSU to maintain cleanliness and hygiene at six touristdestinations across the country, as part of its Clean India campaign in June 2013?
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A) BHELB) Oil India
C) ONGCD) HPCL
4383 Which Indian bank received a license for opening the representative office in Yangon, Myanmarin June 2013?A) The State Bank of India
B) Bank of BarodaC) The Export Import (EXIM) Bank of IndiaD) Punjab National Bank
4384 World Music Day was celebrated for the first time in which year and city?A) 1985, Paris
B) 1982, New YorkC) 1982, ParisD) 1988, New York
4385 Oommen Chandy received the prestigious United Nations Public Service Award for his masscontact programme initiative in June 2013. He is Chief Minister of which state?A) Maharashtra
B) GujaratC) KeralaD) Karnataka
4386 In which state Tata Coffee, the largest plantation company of Asia inaugurated the premiumextraction plant in June 2013?A) Kerala
B) Assam
C) Tamil NaduD) Karnataka
4387 Who is author of the book "Dard-e-Dil Likhun Kab Tak which was released by the VicePresident of India, Hamid Ansari in June 2013?
A) Parveen TalhaB) Kamal AmrohC) Rukhsar Amrohi
D) Bhavna Singh
4388 India signed an agreement for loan of _________ with World Bank for theNational AIDS Control Project (NACP-IV) in New Delhi in June 2013.
A) USD 300 BillionB) USD 255 BillionC) USD 350 Billion
D) USD 200 Billion
4389 Which Indian financial company became the first company to suspend gold sales in June 2013?
A) L&T FinanceB) Reliance CapitalC) Muthoot Finance Corp
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D) Bajaj Finserv
4390 India's highest Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) will be set up at which location?A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Nyoma, Leh districtC) UttarakhandD) Uttar Pradesh
AnswersSlNo.
Question Answer
4241 Which country has unveiled its new bullet train, designed totravel at speeds of up to 500 kmph in June 2013?
Ans) Japan
4242 Tom Sharpe has died at the age of 85 in June 2013. He wasfamous British _____________,
Ans) Novelist
4243 Who won the French Open mixed doubles title held in June2013?
Ans) Frantisek Cermak andLucie Hradecka
4244 The Reserve Bank said that in- principle approval for setting upof new banks will now be valid for ___________ now fromearlier duration of 1 year.
Ans) 18 Months
4245 Who has been appointed as the new National Security Adviserof President Barack Obama in June 2013?
Ans) Susan Rice
4246 Who is the new Minister of State for Health and Family Welfareafter cabinet reshuffle announced in June 2013?
Ans) Santosh Chowdhury
4247 Who has been appointed as Director of the Bangalore-based
Electronics & Radar Development Establishment (LRDE), a unitof the Defence Research and Development Organization in June2013?
Ans) S. Ravind
4248 "World Blood Donor Day" is observed on __________. Ans) 14-June
4249 Who has been appointed as the new High Commissioner inIslamabad in June 2013?
Ans) TCA Raghavan
4250 Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has suspended whom in June2013 for his alleged involvement in match and spot fixing inBangladesh Premier League?
Ans) Mohammad Ashraful
4251 Indian government has hiked the import duty on Gold andplatinum by 2% to _______ in June 2013 in order to curb risingcurrent account deficit.
Ans) 8%
4252 Who resigned as Chairman of IPL in June 2013 following theIPL spot-fixing scandal? Ans) Rajeev Shukla
4253 Which athlete has been ranked at the top in Forbes' list ofhighest-paid athletes list with earnings of USD 78.1 millionpublished in June 2013?
Ans) Tiger Woods
4254 The Congress Party has appointed whom as the new party chiefin Chhattisgarh in June 2013?
Ans) Charan Das Mahant
4255 Who has been re-elected as the Chairman of Indian Banks'Association (IBA) for 2013-14 in June 2013?
Ans) K R Kamath
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4256 Who has been appointed as the new Director of AdvancedSystems Laboratory (ASL), a key missile facility in Hyderabadin June 2013?
Ans) K. Jayaraman
4257 Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Central
Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in June 2013?
Ans) Sudha Sharma
4258 Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Palestinein June 2013?
Ans) Rami Hamdallah
4259 After the exit of Aruna Roy, the Union Government hasinducted whom into the 12-member panel chaired by SoniaGandhi in June 2013?
Ans) Virginius Xaxa
4260 Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested by Mumbai Police inconnection with the IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal in June2013. He is associated with which IPL team?
Ans) Chennai Super Kings
4261 "International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking" isobserved on __________.
Ans) 26-June
4262 The BJP has officially declared which senior party leader asChairman of the BJP Election Campaign Committee for 2014
general elections in June 2013?
Ans) Narender Modi
4263 Indias Retail inflation, measured by Consumer Price Index,stood at _______ in May.
Ans) 9.31%
4264 India's core sector growth for April 2013 stood at _________.
Ans) 2.3%
4265 Which women athlete has secured the top most rank amongwomen's category in Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes listpublished in June 2013?
Ans) Maria Sharapova
4266 Who is the new Minister of State for Finance after cabinetreshuffle announced in June 2013?
Ans) J D Seelam
4267 Which IT company has been ranked at 12th place in the Forbeslist of Americas 25 fastest growing tech companies published
in June 2013?
Ans) Cognizant
4268 Who won the 100000 Euro International IMPAC DublinLiterary Award for his debut novel, City of Bohane in June2013?
Ans) Kevin Barry
4269 Which European football club won the Bundesliga title,German Cup and UEFA Champions League in 2013?
Ans) Bayern Munich
4270 Jetti Veera Raghavulu passed away in Rajahmundry in June2013. He was famous ____________.
Ans) Music Director
4271 Who has been appointed as its new chief executive of JetAirways in June 2013 following exit of its previous CEO in June2013?
Ans) Gary Kenneth Toomey
4272 US Unemployment rate stood at _______ in May. Ans) 7.6%
4273 "World Ocean Day" is observed on __________. Ans) 8-June4274 Who has been as the new Deputy Chairman of Indian Banks'
Association (IBA) for 2013-14 in June 2013?Ans) Aditya Puri
4275 Who won the the french open mens single title held in June2013?
Ans) Rafael Nadal
4276 India Cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, withearnings of USD 31.5 million, has been ranked at ______ placeon Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes published in June 2013.
Ans) 16th
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4277 Which country topped the list as per the Global Peace Index(GPI) 2013 published in June 2013?
Ans) Iceland
4278 As per India's FDI inflow for financial year 2012-13, whichforeign country is the largest source of FDI?
Ans) Mauritius
4279 Ranjani Hebbar Guruprasad passed away in June 2013. She wasa famous ______________.
Ans) Carnatic vocalist
4280 The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered freshcase in the coal scam in June 2013. Which of the belowcompanies has been named in the case?
Ans) Jindal Steel & Power
4281 Which Indian badminton star won his maiden men's singlestitle at the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold in Bangkok in June2013?
Ans) K Srikanth
4282 Who won the French Open womens singles title held in June2013?
Ans) Serena Williams
4283 Which Global Credit rating agency has upgraded India'soutlook to stable from negative and affirmed India's creditrating at BBB- in June 2013?
Ans) Fitch
4284 Who has been awarded with the ICMR prize for biomedicalresearch conducted in underdeveloped areas announced inJune 2013?
Ans) UpadhyayulaSuryanarayana Murty
4285 "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day" is observed on__________.
Ans) 15-June
4286 Who is the new Minister of State for Commerce and Industryafter cabinet reshuffle announced in June 2013?
Ans) E M S Natchiappan
4287 Indias Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growth stood at_________ in April 2013 .
Ans) 2%
4288 Nobel Laureate Robert Fogel passed away in June 2013. He wonNobel prize in which field?
Ans) Economics
4289 Who won the Canadian Grand Prix held in Montreal June 2013? Ans) Sebastian Vettel
4290 Who won French Open Mens doubles title held in June 2013? Ans) Bob and Mike Bryan
4291 The Government has hiked the investment limit for foreignportfolio investors in government bonds by USD 5 billion to__________ in June 2013.
Ans) USD 30 billion
4292 What was India's rank in the list of 162 countries as per theGlobal Peace Index (GPI) 2013 published in June 2013?
Ans) 141
4293 The World Bank has forecasted _______ growth rate for Indiaby next fiscal year, announced in June 2013.
Ans) 6.7%
4294 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has penalized Indias three privatebanks in June 2013 for violating its instructions on know yourcustomer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) guidelines.
Which in the list is not among them?
Ans) Kotak Mahindra Bank
4295 The government has appointed whom as the Chairman of LifeInsurance Corporation of India (LIC) in June 2013?
Ans) S K Roy
4296 Indian IT Company Tech Mahindra has appointed whom as itsnew chief financial officer in June 2013?
Ans) Milind Kulkarni
4297 Which tech company announced its acquisition of onlinemapping service Waze in a USD 1.03 billion deal in June 2013?
Ans) Google
4298 Indias overall inflation, measured by the Wholesale Price Indexstood at ________ in April.
Ans) 4.7%
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4299 Who is the new Minister of Road and Highways Ministry aftercabinet reshuffle announced in June 2013?
Ans) Oscar Fernandes
4300 Political Party JD(U) today broke its ties with BJP in protestagainst the elevation of Narendra Modi in June 2013. JD(U) is
major political party/runs government in which state?
Ans) Bihar
4301 The RBI has kept repo rate unchanged at _______ during itsmonetary policy review meet in June 2013.
Ans) 7.25%
4302 "World Day against Child Labour" is observed on __________. Ans) 12-June
4303 Who won the Indonesia Open men's single title for a fifth timeheld in June 2013?
Ans) Lee Chong Wei
4304 Who has been appointed as the President of UN GeneralAssembly for its upcoming 68th session in June 2013?
Ans) John W Ashe
4305 India's Trade deficit stood at _________ in May (published inJune 2013).
Ans) USD 20.1 billion
4306 Who maintained first place in the mens tennis rankings issuedby the ATP in June 2013?
Ans) Novak Djokovic
4307 Who is the new Minister of Housing and Urban Developmentand Poverty Alleviation after cabinet reshuffle announced inJune 2013?
Ans) Girija Vyas
4308 Who won Irans presidential election with more than 50% of thevote in the election held in June 2013 to become next Presidentof Iran?
Ans) Hassan Rouhani
4309 Which country developed the worlds fastest super computernamed as "Tianhe-2", as per semi-annual TOP 500 listing of theworlds fastest supercomputers released in June 2013?
Ans) China
4310 Which Indian author has been shortlisted among a group ofaward-winning writers and poets to make the longlist ofWarwick Prize for writing in June 2013?
Ans) Amitav Ghosh
4311 Low-cost carrier AirAsia has announced whom as its ChiefAdvisor to the board of its Indian venture in June 2013? Ans) Ratan Tata
4312 Ruma Chatterjee passed away in a road accident on NoidaExpressway in Uttar Pradesh in June 2013. He was Coach ofIndian National _________ team.
Ans) Cycling
4313 India's unemployment rose by _______ during July 20011-June2012, as per the data released by the National Sample SurveyOffice (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and ProgrammeImplementation in June 2013.
Ans) 2%
4314 Who has been elected as Speaker of Pakistans NationalAssembly in June 2013?
Ans) Ayaz Sadiq
4315 India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal ranking dropped to _______in the latest release of the Badminton World Federation
rankings in June 2013.
Ans) No. 4
4316 The US President has nominated whom as the next FBI (FederalBureau of Investigation) Director in June 2013?
Ans) James Comey
4317 Who took over as Central Provident Fund Commissioner of theretirement fund body Employees Provident FundOrganisations in June 2013?
Ans) Krishan Kumar Jalan
4318 Who has been appointed as the nodal officer for relief andrescue operations in the rain-ravaged Uttrakhand by the UnionGovernment of India in June 2013?
Ans) VK Duggal
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4319 Who is the new Minister of Labour and Employment Ministryafter cabinet reshuffle announced in June 2013?
Ans) Sisram Ola
4320 Six Forts of ________ has been included in the list of WorldHeritage Site of UNESCO and won international recognition in
the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) heldin June 2013 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Ans) Rajasthan
4321 The Indian hockey team finished at which position at the FIHWorld League held in June 2013?
Ans) Sixth
4322 Bahukutumbi Raman passed away in June 2013. He was formerhead of ________________.
Ans) Research and AnalysisWing
4323 "'World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought" isobserved on __________.
Ans) 17-June
4324 South Africas multinational media firm Naspers acquiredwhich indian online booking site in June 2013, largest M&Adeal so far in this category?
Ans) RedBus.in
4325 Low-cost carrier AirAsia has announced whom as its Chairmanto the board of its Indian venture in June 2013?
Ans) S. Ramadorai
4326 Who won the Walter Scott Prize 2013 announced in June 2013? Ans) Tan Twan Eng
4327 The Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, took oath asthe member of Rajya Sabha in June 2013. He was elected toRajya Sabha for the ______ consecutive term from Assam.
Ans) Fifth
4328 "International Olympic Day " is observed on __________. Ans) 23-June
4329 Who is the new Minister of Textiles Ministry after cabinetreshuffle announced in June 2013?
Ans) Dr K S Rao
4330 Who won the "Man of the Match" award in the ICC ChampionsTrophy 2013 final which India won?
Ans) Ravindra Jadeja
4331 The Emir of which country Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani,has handed over power to his son Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al
Thani in June 2013?
Ans) Qatar
4332 To safeguard the interest of public shareholders, the SEBI hasmade it mandatory for the companies to buyback at least _____of their repurchase offers.
Ans) 50%
4333 IThe labour force participation rate (LFPR), the ratio of labourforce to the population, declined to ___________ in 2011-12, asper the data released by the National Sample Survey Office(NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementationin June 2013.
Ans) 39.5%
4334 Which country retained No 1 rank in the FIFA world footballrankings published in June 2013?
Ans) Spain
4335 Post merger with Satyam Computer, Tech Mahindra became
India's __________ largest IT Services Company.
Ans) 6th
4336 Who was honoured with the 2013 Indian Business Leader ofthe Year award at the 2013 Global India Business Meeting heldat Belfast UK in June 2013?
Ans) Sanjiv Goenka
4337 Which team won the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 held in UKin June 2013?
Ans) India
4338 "World Environment Day" is observed on __________. Ans) 5-June
4339 Who has been named as the most powerful celebrity as per thelist published by Forbes in June 2013?
Ans) Oprah Winfrey
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4340 Who won the "Man of the Series" award in the ICC ChampionsTrophy held in June 2013?
Ans) Sikhar Dhawan
4341 US economic growth for the first quarter of 2013 has beenrevised downwards to _________.
Ans) 1.8%
4342 The World Bank has lowered world economic growth forecastto _____ in June 2013? Ans) 2.2%
4343 Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and UPA ChairpersonSonia Gandhi inaugurated a train service between _______ inJammu region and Qazigund in Kashmir in June 2013.
Ans) Banihal
4344 Who has been appointed as Director General, National DisasterResponse Force and Civil Defence (NDRF&CD) in June 2013?
Ans) Shri Krishna Chaudhary
4345 "World Music Day" is observed on __________. Ans) 21-June
4346 Name the CEO of Bharti Walmart, Indian arm of global retailgiant Walmart, who resigned in June 2013.
Ans) Raj Jain
4347 Who is the new Minister of Railways Ministry after cabinetreshuffle announced in June 2013?
Ans) Mallikarjun Kharge
4348 Who was sworn in as Australias new prime minister in June2013?
Ans) Kevin Rudd
4349 India has retained its position as the world's ______ mostattractive destination for investment by transnationalcorporations (TNCs) during 2013-15 as per the UNCTAD Worldinvestment report 2013 published in June 2013.
Ans) Third
4350 Indias current account deficit (CAD) stood at _______ of GDPfor the entire financial year 2012-13.
Ans) 4.8%
4351 Who has been appointed as the new Secretary, Ministry ofWater Resources in June 2013?
Ans) Alok Rawat
4352 The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced to startWorld Test Championship in June-July 2017. which country
will host the inaugural edition of the same?
Ans) England and Wales
4353 What is the name of the Indian origin journalist who becamethe Editor of UK national paper, The Independent in June 2013?
Ans) Amol Rajan
4354 "World Refugee Day" is observed on __________. Ans) 20-June
4355 The International Data Group (IDG) Computerworld HonoursProgram honored which Government initiative with 21stCentury Achievement Award 2013 under the categoryEconomic Development in June 2013?
Ans) UIDAI
4356 Who has been conferred with the prestigious Indian HealthcareVisionary of the Decade award at a ceremony of the 4th AnnualBusiness Leadership Conclave held at Hotel Leela in Mumbai inJune 2013?
Ans) Dr Mukesh Hariawala
4357 Who will be the next Chief Justice of India (CJI) after AltamasKabir whose tenure which ends on the 18th July (announced inJune 2013)?
Ans) P Sathasivam
4358 Who has been appointed as the new Secretary, Ministry ofInformation and Broadcasting in June 2013?
Ans) Bimal Julka
4359 Which Indian city will host the 29th annual meeting of theWorld Economic Forum in November 2013?
Ans) Kochi
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4360 Who was appointed as the head of the panel constituted byUnion Ministry of Women and Child Development in June 2013to finalise modalities for a media campaign against indecentportrayal of women in mass media?
Ans) K Ratnaprabha
4361 ICC has confirmed which country as the 37th AssociateMember of the ICC in June 2013? Ans) Afghanistan
4362 "The UN Public Service Day " is observed on __________. Ans) 23-June
4363 Which entity has proposed a separate wealth management unitfor banks involved in wealth & portfolio management servicesin June 2013?
Ans) Reserve Bank of India
4364 In which Indian city, the first-ever Chinese Film Festivalinaugurated in June 2013?
Ans) New Delhi
4365 Which Indian Ad Agency won two Gold Lions atCannesAdvertising Festival held in June 2013?
Ans) Taproot India
4366 "Statistics Day is observed" is observed in India on __________. Ans) 29-June
4367 Which state government has launched a unique scheme called
Mukhyamantri Bijli Bachat Lamp Yojna for energy conservationin June 2013?
Ans) Rajasthan
4368 Which Indian-origin sculptor was honoured with Knighthood,the highest honour of Britain by Queen Elizabeth II in June2013?
Ans) Anish Kapoor
4369 Which company unveiled the Worlds Largest Container ship inJune 2013?
Ans) Maersk Line
4370 Which country will host the World T20 in 2016? Ans) India
4371 Who has been appointed as the new Foreign Secretary in June2013?
Ans) Sujata Singh
4372 Which Indian Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) got in-principal approval from the Reserve Bank of India forestablishing White Label ATMs (WLAs) in June 2013?
Ans) Muthoot Finance
4373 Scientists have created the world's first high-definition 3Dmodel of acomplete human brain in June 2013 named as __________.
Ans) Big Brain
4374 Which country won silver medal at the World Cup (Stage-II)Archery competition held in Turkey in June 2013?
Ans) India
4375 Government of India announced a disaster relief fund of___________ crorerupees to Uttarakhand in June 2013.
Ans) Rs. 1000
4376 Ministry of Rural Development launched a new skilldevelopment scheme to offer employment to tribal youth in 24Naxal affected districts in June 2013. What is the name of thisscheme?
Ans) Roshni
4377 Which online travel portal acquired GateGuru, the mobileresourcefor airport as well as flight information across the globe, in June2013?
Ans) TripAdvisor
4378 Who has been appointed coach of Australian Cricket team inJune 2013?
Ans) Darren Lehmann
4379 India's first all women police station was opened in which ofthe following state/Union Territory?
Ans) Arunachal Pradesh
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4380 Who won the Mongolia presidential election held in June 2013? Ans) Elbegdorj Tsakhia
4381 Scottish Iain Banks died at the Age of 59 in June 2013. He wasfamous ________.
Ans) Fiction writer
4382 The Tourism Ministry has roped in which PSU to maintain
cleanliness and hygiene at six tourist destinations across thecountry, as part of its Clean India campaign in June 2013?
Ans) ONGC
4383 Which Indian bank received a license for opening therepresentative office in Yangon, Myanmar in June 2013?
Ans) The Export Import(EXIM) Bank of India
4384 World Music Day was celebrated for the first time in whichyear and city?
Ans) 1982, Paris
4385 Oommen Chandy received the prestigious United NationsPublic Service Award for his mass contact programme initiativein June 2013. He is Chief Minister of which state?
Ans) Kerala
4386 In which state Tata Coffee, the largest plantation company ofAsia inaugurated the premium extraction plant in June 2013?
Ans) Tamil Nadu
4387 Who is author of the book "Dard-e-Dil Likhun Kab Tak which
was released by the Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari inJune 2013?
Ans) Rukhsar Amrohvi
4388 India signed an agreement for loan of _________ with WorldBank for theNational AIDS Control Project (NACP-IV) in New Delhi in June2013.
Ans) USD 255 Billion
4389 Which Indian financial company became the first company tosuspend gold sales in June 2013?
Ans) Reliance Capital
4390 India's highest Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) will be set up atwhich location?
Ans) Nyoma, Leh district
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