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Expand BIS. (Hint: Standards)Bureau of Indian Standards
Which country thrashed India 5-0 in Sudirman Cup?China
Who became the first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest?Mountaineer Samina Baig
Name the West Indian cricketer who reached 300 first-class matches.Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Where in Haryana India's first defence university is to be setup?Gurgaon
How does the sporting world know Saketh Myneni?Tennis player
Who won the Billboard Music Awards 2013 under 8 categories including artist of the year?Taylor Swift
In which country did Tata Motors launch Vista D90 priced up to Rs.17 lakh?Nepal
Which telugu language movie will be screened at the 18th edition of the Busan InternationalFilm Festival in South Korea?Eega
Who were the champions at the TCS World 10K held in Bangalore under men and womencategory respectively?Alex Oloitiptip from Kenya (men) and Gladys Cherono from Kenya (women)
How do we know Jolla in the world of technology?Mobile phone with first sailfish operating system
What is the solution named for an alternative for touch-free phone technology developed byAndrea Colaco?3dim solution
Which franchisee pulled out of Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket in India recently?Sahara for Pune Warriors
Which state in India is set to ban gutka and online (lotto) lottery with effect from 1st July 2013?West Bengal
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Who is appointed as interim president and CEO of iGate after Phaneesh Murthy's termination?Gerhard Watzinger
Which country signed new constitution into law on 22nd May 2013?Zimbabwe
Which motherboard maker rolled out world's first dual OS (windows 8 and Android 4.1) All-in-One PC?Asus, Asus Transformer AiO priced between Rs.87,000 and Rs.1.07 lakh
Sredojevic Milutin is appointed as football coach of which country?Uganda
Which company plans to roll out 4G in West Bengal?Reliance Industries
Who won the Danish 'grand prize' at the 2nd Copenhagen International Sand sculpture festival2013?Sudarsan Pattnaik for Go green, Save Earth
Expand HSRP. (Hint: Security)High Security Registration Plates
Capital markets in India were controlled by which act prior to SEBI coming into existence whichcelebrated 25 years on 23rd May 2013?Capital Issues (Control) Act of 1947
Which act in India states laughing or crying an offense as it disturbs the habitat in national park?Section 28 and 35 of Wildlife Protection Act
Expand NORX. (Hint: re-exports)Non-oil re-exports
Who won the 5th Man Booker International Prize?Lydia Davis
Which city in India will host world's biggest heavy metal music festival audition?Guwahati
Expand CSTO. (Hint: Security)Collective Security Treaty Organisation
Which country is ready to help Maharashtra in terms of infrastructure?Singapore
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Who is the CEO of the cellphone retail chain The Mobile Store?Himanshu Chakrawarti
In which eco-sensitive zone of Agra industrial growth has come to an halt leading to migration ofrural labour to urban areas?Taj Trapezium Zone
Who is set to retire as P&G CEO?Robert A.McDonald
Who won the Champions League 2013 at London's Wembley Stadium?Bayern Munich
Expand NBSA. (Hint: News)News Broadcasting Standards Authority
Which country celebrated 50 years of progress and unity on 25th May 2013?Africa
In which country liquor (vodka and other spirits) production dropped 23.3 percent in the firstfour months of 2013?Russia
Who as a debut Captain won Indian Premier League 2013?Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians
Name the book that is to be released by Governor of Maharashtra K.Sankarnarayanan recently.Fauna of Maharashtra
Expand NLD. (Hint: Democracy)National League of Democracy
Who anchored Moplah food festival 2013 in Kerala?Ummi Abdulla
Name the Indian company which will sponsor West Indies cricket team for the ICC ChampionsTrophy 2013 and ICC World Twenty20 2014.Confident Group
For the development of which project, Japan has provided loan of about $504 million toMyanmar?Thilawa Special Economic Zone
Who was honoured by Martin O'Malley Governor of State of Maryland for his contribution toIndian cinema?Susi Ganeshan
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Name the Chinese version of a book written by Pascal Alan Nazareth which was released at thePeking University's Centre for India Studies.Gandhi's Outstanding Leadership
Where the Air Force Base did became operational in the Indian Ocean region recently?Thanjavur
Which state won the 3rd Hockey India Sub-Junior Women National Championship held inBhopal?Haryana
What was the aim of Saakshar Bharat scheme launched by Government of India?To promote and strengthen adult education
Which online currency operator was shut down for money laundering recently?Liberty Reserve
Expand NLUP. (Hint: Land)New Land Use Policy
Which country's parliament speaker was Mohammed al-Maqrif?Libya
Where in Punjab race course will be set up as per the Punjab Horse Race (Regulation andManagement) Act, 2013?Mattewara, Ludhiana
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