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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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