1. Who is the winner of Australian Open 2013 Women's title ?
Answer: Victoria Azarenka
2. Who is the winner of Australian Open 2013 men's title ?
Answer: Novak Djokovic
Did you know who are the winners of Australian Open 2012 ?
3. Who is the chief guest of 2013 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas ?
Answer: Rajkeswur Purryag, President of Mauritius (Held in Kochi)
4. Who is the chief guest of republic day 2013 ?
Answer: Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, King of Bhutan
5. Who is first female President of South Korea ?
Answer: Park Guen-hye
6. Who is the first female Chief Justice of Sri Lanka ?
Answer: Shirani Bandaranayake (recently impeached)
7. Who is the winner of DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2013 ?
Answer: Jeet Thayil (book - Narcopolis)
8. Which is the Longest Railway Tunnel in India?
Answer: Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel (Banihal railway tunnel)
Answer: Davos, Switzerland
10. Who has been conferred won Keerthi Chakra (the second highest among peace time gallantry awards of the country) ?
Answer: Major Anoop Joseph
11. Which Indian scientist conferred with China's top science award ?
Answer: CNR Rao
12. Who is the winner of Ranji Trophy 2012-2013 ?
Answer: Mumbai
13. Which country recently test fired Hatf-9 (Nasr) missile ?
Answer: Pakistan
14. Who is the new Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi ?
Answer: Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty
15. Who is the new President of Sahitya Akademi ?
Answer: Dr. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari
16. Who is appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations ?
Answer: Asoke Kumar Mukerji
17. Who is the worlds oldest Marathon runner ?
Answer: Fauja Singh
OSCAR Winners 2013 (85th Academy Awards Winners)
17. Which film won this year's Best Picture Oscar ?
Answer: Argo
18. Which actor won this year's Best Actor (in a Leading Role) Oscar ?
Answer: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)
19. Which actress won this year's Best Actress (in a Leading Role) Oscar ?
20. Who won this year's Best Director Oscar ?
Answer: Ang Lee (Life of Pi)
21. Who is the first person to win Best Actor Oscar thrice ?
Answer: Daniel Day-Lewis
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22. What is the theme of 2013 International Women’s Day (march 8) ?
Answer: A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women
23. New Governor of Nagaland ?
Answer: Ashwani Kumar
24. New Governor of Kerala ?
Answer: Nikhil Kumar
25. New Governor of Odisha ?
Answer: S C Jamir
26. Who is the new President of Kenya ?
Answer: Uhuru Kenyatta
27. Who is the new PM ( Premier of the People's Republic of China) of China ?
Answer: Li Keqiang
28. Who is the new Pope?
Answer: Pope Francis
29. What is the name of India's first regional navigational satellite ?
Answer: IRNSS-1
30. Who scored fastest hundred on debut in test cricket ?
Answer: Shikhar Dhawan
31. Where is India's first all women post office inaugurated on women's day ?
Answer: Delhi
32. What is the theme of 2013 world water day (march 22) ?
Answer: Water Cooperation
33. Which year is declared by UN as International Year of Water Cooperation ?
Answer: 2013
34. Who is the winner of 2013 miss India ?
35. who is the winner of 2013 Saraswati Samman ?
Answer: Sugathakumari (Manalezhuthu)
36. Who is recently reelected as IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Director general ?
Answer: Yukiya Amano
37. Who is the new Prime Minister of Nepal ?
Answer: Khil Raj Regmi
38. Who is the first female Prime minister of UK who recently passed away ?
Answer: Margaret Thatcher
39. Who is the new pm of North Korea ?
Answer: Pak Pong-ju
40. Who is the new venezuela president ?
Answer: Nicolas Maduro
41. Who is the new president of Bangladesh ?
Answer: Abdul Hamid
42. What is the theme of 2013 World Earth day (April 22) ?
Answer: The face of climate change
43. Who is the new Governor of Jammu and Kashmir ?
answer: Narinder Nath Vohra
44. Who is the new president of ADB (Asian Development Bank) ?
Answer: Takehiko Nakao
45. Who is the new prime minister of Italy ?
Answer: Enrico Letta
46. Who is the first woman speaker of Bangladesh ?
Answer: Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury
47. Who is the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India ?
Answer: Shashi Kant Sharma
48. Who is the first Indian amputee to scale Everest ?
Answer: Arunima Sinha
49. Who is the first Pakistani women to scale the Everest ?
Answer: Samina Baig
50. Who is the first US women in space ?
Answer: Sally Ride (Recently she won highest civilian honour of USA, Presidential medal of Freedom)
51. What is the theme of 2013 International Biological diversity Day (May 22) ?
Answer: Water and Biodiversity
52. Who is the winner of 2013 Man Booker International Prize ?
Answer: Lydia Davis
53. What is the theme of 2013 World No- Tobacco Day ( May 31 ) ?
Answer: Ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship
54. Who is the new Director General of DRDO ?
Answer: Avinash Chander
55. Who is the new prime minister of Pakistan ?
Answer: Nawaz Sharif
56. Who were the first twins to scale mount Everest ?
Answer: Tashi and Nancy Malik
57. What is the theme of 2013 World Environment Day (June 5) ?
Answer: Think, Eat, Save
58. Who won the 2013 Templeton Prize ?
Answer: Desmond Tutu
59. Who is the longest serving defence minister in India ?Answer: A.K Antony
60. Who is the winner of 2013 French open women's title ?
Answer: Serena Williams
61. Who is the winner of 2013 French open men's title ?
Answer: Rafael Nadal
Wanted to know more gk questions about Tennis visithttp://importantquestionsabout.blogspot.in/2012/09/generalknowledgequestions-sports.html
* 62. Who is the new prime minister of Australia ?
Answer: Kevin Rudd
* 63. Who will be the new chief justice of India ?
answer: P Sathasivam
* 64. Which is the first smoke free state of India ?
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
* 65. Which is India's first navigational satellite ?
Answer: IRNSS-1A
* 66. Who will be India's next foreign secretary after Ranjan Mathai ?answer: Sujata Singh
* 67. Who won 2013 Wimbledon Men's Title ?
Answer: Andy Murray
* 68. Who won 2013 Wimbledon Women's Title ?
Answer: Marion Bartoli
* 69. what is the theme of 2013 World population day (July 11)?Answer: Adolescent pregnancy with an aspiration of safe childbirth and that each pregnancy is wanted
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1. Which Hollywood actor became the new face of the men’s perfume, Dior Homme on 12 June 2013?
a) Robert Pattinson
b) Henry Cavill
c) Paul Walker
d) Will Smith
Answer: (a) Robert Pattinson
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2. Which company on 14 June 2013 unveiled the World’s Largest Container ship?
a) Hong Kong Ferry Company
b) Century Shipyard Pvt. Ltd.
c) Maersk Line
d) IAI Ramta
Answer: (c) Maersk Line
3. Who was appointed as the new Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) by the
Government of India?
a) Thomas Mathew T
b) SK Roy
c) S B Mainak
d) Usha Sangwan
Answer: (b) SK Roy
4. Name the 24 hours news channel which was launched by Media firm TV18 Broadcast on 13 June
2013 in UK?
a) CNBC Awaaz
b) CNN-IBN
c) CNBC TV18
d) News18 India
Answer: (d) News18 India
5. Which new feature was introduced by Facebook Inc. on 12 June 2013 for identification of topics for
discussions? This feature is already being used by Instagram and Twitter.
a) @ sign (at the rate tags)
b) # sign (Hash tags)
c) * sign (asterisk tags)
d) ! sign (exclamation tags)
Answer: (b) # sign (Hash tags)
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6. Which Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) got in-principal approval from the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) for establishing as well as operating White Label ATMs (WLAs) in the last week of June
2013?
a) USB Financial Corporation Ltd.
b) Mahindra& Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.
c) Escorts Finance Ltd.
d) Muthoot Finance
Answer: (d) Muthoot Finance
7. Name the Walmart India Head who resigned from the US retail giant on 26 June 2013.
a) Ramnik Narsey
b) Raj Jain
c) Rob Walton
d) Mike Duke
Answer: (b) Raj Jain
8. The European Commission (EC) on 26 June 2013 approved Inter Continental Exchange’s (ICE)
proposed 8.2 billion dollars takeover of __________. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
a) NYSE-Euronext
b) ICE-Next
c) Nasdaq
d) BSE- Euronext
Answer: (a) NYSE-Euronext
9. Which drug firm on 25 June 2013 announced that it was given World Health Organisation (WHO)
pre- qualification for the anti-malarial tablets which will be launched immediately?
a) Aurobindo Pharma
b) Wyeth Pharma
c) Strides Arcolab Pharma
d) Bristol Mayer Pharma
Answer: (c) Strides Arcolab Pharma
10. Which online travel portal announced in June 2013 that it acquired GateGuru, the mobile resource
for airport as well as flight information across the globe?
a) TripAdvisor
b) Make My Trip
c) Travel guru
d) Easy Go Trip
Answer: (a) TripAdvisor
11. For which services did the O3b Networks (other 3 billion networks) launch a group of four
satellites on 25 June 2013 in a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana?
a) Wi-Fi Services and SMS Services
b) Cable Television Services
c) Cheap Internet and Phone Services
d) Radio Broadcasting Services
Answer: (c) Cheap Internet and Phone Services
12. Scientists in the Month of June 2013 have created the world's first high-definition 3D model of a
complete human brain. What is the name of this human brain?
a) Big Brain
b) Super Brain
c) Great Brain
d) Huge Brain
Answer: (a) Big Brain
13. Drayson Racing Technologies established the new world record when its lightweight electric car
reached the top speed of 328.6 km per hour. Name the electric car that created this new record.
a) Chevrolet Spark EV
b) Lola B12 69/EV
c) Citroën C-Zero
d) Mia electric
Answer: (b) Lola B12 69/EV
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14. Scientist in month of June 2013 discovered a complete new species of bird in Cambodia's capital
Phnom Penh. What is the name of this new species of bird?
a) Cambodian Tailorbird
b) Cambodian Weaver
c) Cambodian Forktail
d) Cambodian Pecker
Answer: (a) Cambodian Tailorbird
15. Name the Chinese astronaut who on 20 June 2013 conducted the first classroom lecture in Beijing
through live video feed from space module Tiangong-1.
a) Nie Haisheng
b) Zhang Xiaoguang
c) Liu Yang
d) Wang Yaping
Answer: (d) Wang Yaping
16. By-election results of five states of India namely Gujarat, Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and
______________ were announced on 5 June 2013.
a) Kerala
b) Goa
c) Karnataka
d) West Bengal
Answer: (d) West Bengal
17. The Union Government of India on 7 June 2013 constituted a Standing Council of Experts (SCE) to
access global competitiveness of Indian Financial Sector in the _______________?
a) Commerce and Industry ministry
b) Department of Finance
c) Department of Economic Affairs
d) International market
Answer: (c) Department of Economic Affairs
18. The Union government of India on 8 June 2013 decided to launch National Higher education
Campaign, named_______________, to focus on equity based development, improvement in
teaching-learning quality and research.
a) Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan
b) Rashtriya Ucchatam Shiksha Abhiyan
c) Rashtriya Uccha Shiksha Abhiyan
d) Rashtriya Shiksha Abhiyan
Answer: (a) Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan
19. Union government in month of June 2013 has reconstituted the National Advisory Council by
including prominent sociologist _________ into the 12-member panel chaired by Sonia Gandhi.
a) Yogesh Atal
b) Virginius Xaxa
c) Vina Mazumdar
d) Gail Omvedt
Answer: (b) Virginius Xaxa
20. Ministry of Rural Development on 7 June 2013 launched a new skill development scheme to offer
employment to tribal youth in 24 Naxal affected districts. What is the name of this scheme?
a) Ujiyara
b) Roshni
c) Suraj
d) Chamak
Answer: (b) Roshni
21. Name the International tennis player who on 9 June 2013 won his 8th Men's Singles Tittle of the
French Open Tennis Tournament at Paris beating Spanish compatriot David Ferrer.
a) Andy Muray
b) Novak Djokovic
c) Rafael Nadal
d) Roger Federer
Answer: (c) Rafael Nadal
22. Name the formula one player who on 10 June 2013 won the Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit
Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.
a) Sebastian Vettel
b) Lewis Hamilton
c) Michael Schumcaher
d) Fernanado Alonso
Answer: (a) Sebastian Vettel
23. In which city the Asian Athletic Championship is going to held from 3 to 7 July 2013 as declared by
Maharashtra on 13 June 2013.
a) Pune
b) Kolhapur
c) Thane
d) Nasik
Answer: (a) Pune
24. Which top seeded Tennis player on 16 June 2013 won Gerry Weber Open Halle ATP final after
defeating Mikhail Youzhny of Russia by 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-4 at the Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle,
Germany.
a) Rafael Nadal
b) Roger Federer
c) Andy Muray
d) Novak Djokovic
Answer: (b) Roger Federer
25. Which country won silver medal at the World Cup (Stage-II) Archery competition in Turkey on 16
June 2013.
a) Turkey
b) Jordan
c) India
d) Pakistan
Answer: (c) India
26. Name the person who headed the committee constituted by the Union Government of India to
give clear definitions to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Institutional Investment (FII) with
an aim of removing the ambiguity from both types of foreign investments.
a) Dr. K.C. Chakrabarty
b) Arvind Mayaram
c) Dr. Urjit R. Patel
d) Y.H. Malegam
Answer: (b) Arvind Mayaram
27. What is the amount allotted to Gujarat from the Planning Commission of India under its annual
plan 2013-14?
a) 63000 crore rupees
b) 54000 crore rupees
c) 59000 crore rupees
d) 45000 crore rupees
Answer: (c) 59000 crore rupees
28. Name the latest case in which Supreme Court of India practiced the Scope of Article 21 (Right to
Life and Personal Liberty)?
a) Videocon case against three Ugandan citizens
b) Maneka Gandhi vs. Union of India Case
c) Gopalanachari vs. Administrator, State of Kerala
d) Francis Coralie Mullin vs. Union Territory of Delhi
Answer: (a) Videocon case against three Ugandan citizens
29. Name the person who has been appointed the head of the committee to Examine Indecent
Representation of Women in Media Constituted?
a) Bimal Jalan
b) K Ratnaprabha
c) JS Verma
d) Acharya Kripalani
Answer: (b) K Ratnaprabha
30. Government of India on 19 June 2013 announced a disaster relief fund of ___________ crore
rupees to Uttarakhand.
a) 1100
b) 1000
c) 700
d) 1500
Answer: (b) 1000
31. Indian Air Force (IAF) received its first of the ten Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Aircraft from United
States on 18 June 2013. The first C-17 Globemaster landed at ____________ Airbase in India?
a) Hindan Air Force Station Airbase
b) Farkhor Air Force Station Airbase
c) Palam Air Force Station Airbase
d) Ambala Air Force Station Airbase
Answer: (a) Hindan Air Force Station Airbase
32. Name the state that made it mandatory to have an Aadhaar Card to withdraw salary from August
for teaching and non-teaching staffs?
a) Gujarat
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Maharashtra
Answer: (d) Maharashtra
33. Name the writer of the book “Ambedkar Speaks (Trilogy)”?
a) Dr. Rajendra Jadhav
b) Dr. Narendra Jadhav
c) Dr. Surendra Jadhav
d) Dr. Vijendra Jadhav
Answer: (b) Dr. Narendra Jadhav
34. Name the publisher of the book “Ambedkar Speaks (Trilogy)”?
a) Shriti Publishers
b) Konark Publishers
c) Rupa Publishers
d) Mills and Boons
Answer: (b) Konark Publishers
35. SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India), the market regulator of India on 20 June 2013
notified guidelines for investment advisers and their associated person and made it compulsory for
them to get the requisite certifications for them to operate in stock market. Name the body that will
offer certifications for being an investment adviser?
a) Institute of Securities Markets
b) National Institute of Securities Markets
c) National Institute of Securities
d) National Securities Market Institute
Answer: (b) National Institute of Securities Markets
36. Who was appointed as the Chief Advisor of AirAsia’s India board on 17 June 2013?
a) Cyrus Mistry
b) Ratan Tata
c) Subramanian Ramadorai
d) Mukund Govind Rajan
Answer: (b) Ratan Tata
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37. Which global pharmaceutical company received novel antibiotic product Potentox patented from
Mexico in June 2013?
a) Venus Remedies Limited
b) Ranbaxy Laboratories
c) Cadila Pharmaceuticals
d) Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
Answer: (a) Venus Remedies Limited
38. National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
for the purpose of joint promotion of corporate as well as securities market governance with which
institute?
a) Institute for Banking
b) The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
c) The Institute of Company Secretaries of India
d) None of These
Answer: (c) The Institute of Company Secretaries of India
39. Which bank announced on 19 June 2013 that it received a license for opening the representative
office in Yangon, Myanmar?
a) The Bank of India
b) The Reserve Bank of India
c) The State Bank of India
d) The Export Import (EXIM) Bank of India
Answer: (d) The Export Import (EXIM) Bank of India
40. Where did Tata Coffee, the largest plantation company of Asia on 19 June 2013 inaugurate the
premium extraction plant?
a) Kerala
b) Chennai
c) Assam
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (d) Tamil Nadu
41. Where was the Early Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) installed? This system is capable to predict
a tsunami immediately after an earthquake.
a) Lakshadweep
b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
c) Kochi
d) Kerala
Answer: (b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
42. India and a top US science body in Month of June 2013 have forged an international organisation
to develop space __________. This is an initiative that has that possibly can solve the humanity’s
energy needs and greatly extenuating climate change. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
a) Solar Power
b) Lunar Power
c) Magnetic Power
d) Electromagnetic Power
Answer: (a) Solar Power
43. Scientists at Jadavpur University in the month of June 2013 discovered that zinc-doped
hydroxyapatite (HAP) which is a calcium phosphate-based bioceramic material has a stimulatory
effect on _________ formation. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
a) Brain
b) Muscles
c) Bone
d) Nerves
Answer: (c) Bone
44. What did the 2013 TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) environmental survey published on 3
June 2013 indicated?
a) Air Quality
b) Water Quality
c) Air and Water Quality
d) Forest Quality
Answer: (c) Air and Water Quality
45. The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) permitted certain companies as well as the
research institutes for conducting the field trials of which kinds of crops?
a) Bumper Crops
b) Energy Crops
c) Break Crops
d) Genetically Modified Crops
Answer: (d) Genetically Modified Crops
46. World observed the World Refugee Day for the first time in the year?
a) 2001
b) 1998
c) 1991
d) 2003
Answer: (a) 2001
47. World Music Day is celebrated every year on?
a) 21 June, the day of Summer Solstice
b) 22 June, the day of summer solstice
c) 21 December, day of winter Solstice
d) 20 December, day of winter Solstice
Answer: (a) 21 June, the day of Summer Solstice
48. What is the meaning of the word, Fête de la Musique?
a) Music is everywhere
b) World Music Day
c) Music is life
d) Life without Music
Answer: (b) World Music Day
49. World Music Day for the first time was celebrated in the year and in which city?
a) 2001, Paris
b) 1982, Paris
c) 1990, Scotland
d) 1876, New York
Answer: (b) 1982, Paris
50. On which day, the World Refugee Day is observed across the world?
a) 21 June
b) 20 June
c) 23 June
d) 17 June
Answer: (b) 20 June
51. The World Bank in June 2013 slashed its growth forecast for China's economy for 2013 to
_________percent from 8.4 percent. In its report, the World Bank stated that the main risk related to
China remains the possibility that high investment rates prove unsustainable, provoking a disorderly
unwinding and sharp economic slowdown.
a) 7.7 percent
b) 7.2 percent
c) 8.1 percent
d) 6.5 percent
Answer: (a) 7.7 percent
52. The Government of Pakistan in June 2013 decided to declare a Sikh shrine ________ as a holy city.
The government will initiate steps for sorting out the issues related to the welfare of the Sikhs, who
live at the pilgrimage site.
a) Bal Lilah Nankana Sahib
b) Panja Sahib
c) Patti Sahib
d) Mall Ji Sahib
Answer: (b) Panja Sahib
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53. Trail of the seven Pakistanis including Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi LeT Commander, who are the prime
accused of the 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks in June 2013 was shifted to a new antiterrorism court in
___________from the antiterrorism court in Rawalpindi.
a) Lahore
b) Multan
c) Baluchistan
d) Islamabad
Answer: (d) Islamabad
54. India signed an agreement for loan of __________ million US dollars with World Bank for the
National AIDS Control Project (NACP-IV) in New Delhi on 18 June 2013. The Objective of the project is
to increase safe behaviors among high risk groups in order to contribute to India’s national goal of
reversal of the HIV epidemic by 2017.
a) 300
b) 255
c) 225
d) 150
Answer: (b) 255
55. When was the Nepal-India Economic Cooperation Programme launched?
a) 1964
b) 2001
c) 2011
d) 1951
Answer:(d) 1951
56. Name the school with which Indian embassy signed an MoU to help in development of the school
building in Nepal.
a) Nepal Higher Secondary School
b) Kapilvastu School for Secondary Education
c) Shree Higher Secondary School
d) Janak Higher Secondary School
Answer: (c) Shree Higher Secondary School
57. United State of America on 18 June 2013 announced that it will held direct peace talks with
Taliban. The announcement from US came after Taliban opened its first political office at
______________. The office has been opened to help in ending the 12 years old conflict. To bring the
talks in process, US agreed to drop the series of preconditions that have held back the negotiations,
previously.
a) Dubai
b) Doha, Qatar
c) Yemen
d) Oman
Answer: (b) Doha, Qatar
58. Name the body of Afghanistan appointed by Hamid Karzai to negotiate with elements of the
Taliban for Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program.
a) High Peace Council
b) Peace Council of Afghanistan
c) Afghanistan peace Council
d) The Peace Council for Afghan negotiation
Answer: (a) High Peace Council is a body of the
58. Which marine animal which usually has its habitat in the colder waters was discovered stranded
near the Newquay, Cornwall?
a) Octopus
b) Sea Horse
c) Crab
d) Blue Jellyfish
Answer: (d) Blue Jellyfish
60. High levels of toxic radioactive isotope were found in the groundwater at which nuclear plant of
Japan in June 2013?
a) Fukushima Nuclear Plant
b) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant
c) Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant
d) Ōi Nuclear Power Plant
Answer: (a) Fukushima Nuclear Plant
61. Name the fastest supercomputer of the world developed by China.
a) Milky Way-2
b) Tianhe-2
c) Tianhe-1
d) Titan
Answer: (b) Tianhe-2
62. Where will the Desiccant Enhanced Evaporative or the Devap air-cooling system be first used in
India?
a) ITM University
b) Manav Rachna International University
c) Nalanda International University
d) Indian Institute of Planning and Management – Gurgaon
Answer: (c) Nalanda International University
63. Researchers from University of Maryland in third week of June 2013 developed an eco-friendly
battery using wood, tin and _________. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
a) Sodium
b) Hilium
c) Nitrogen
d) Carbon
Answer: (a) Sodium
64. India in June 2013 offered _______ million Dollars credit to Myanmar for establishing a Special
Economic Zone at Sittwe in Myanmar's Buyer's Credit Scheme under National Export Insurance
Account?
a) 160
b) 175
c) 150
d) 140
Answer: (c) 150
65. The cash strapped new Government of Pakistan on 12 June 2013 announced hike of ___________
percent in its defence budget to 627 billion rupees for the fiscal 2013-14?
a) 10
b) 15
c) 22
d) 20
Answer: (b) 15
66. The Lower House of the Parliament of Russia on 11 June 2013 approved a bill that stigmatized gay
people and banned providing children any information about homosexuality in the country. What is
the name of the Lower House of Parliament in Russia?
a) State’s Secretariat
b) National Duma
c) National Secretariat
d) State Duma
Answer: (d) State Duma
67. Ban Ki Moon, the UN Secretary General has asked the UN Security Council (UNSC) to enhance the
strength of ___________ from 900 to its authorized strength of 1250 to maintain the peace along
Syria-Israel borders in the Golan Heights.
a) United Nation Disengagement Forces
b) United Nation rapid-reaction Forces
c) United Nations World Protection Forces
d) United Nation Protection Forces
Answer: (a) United Nation Disengagement Forces
68. Nuclear Reactors of Areva, the French company will start the production first in China before
supplying the production to _____________ in Maharashtra. The French Ambassador to India Francois
Richier announced that Areva will facilitate two reactors to China. These reactors are under
construction.
a) Nagpur
b) Pune
c) Aurangabad
d) Jaitapur
Answer: (d) Jaitapur
69. India and Thailand signed a treaty after two decades of negotiations. Name the treaty?
a) Free Trade Agreement
b) Extradition Treaty
c) Economic Support Treaty
d) None of the above
Answer: (a) Extradition Treaty
70. Name the organization that has offered help to Pakistan for Polio Vaccination?
a) Red Cross Society of India
b) AIIMS
c) Apollo India
d) Rotary International's India National Polio Plus Committee
Answer: (d) Rotary International's India National Polio plus Committee
71. The UN Security Council on 31 May 2013 imposed sanctions on the Syrian rebel group,
___________ on account of its links with Al-Qaeda?
a) Syrian Revolution General Commission
b) Al-Nusra Front
c) National Salvation Front in Syria
d) Syrian Islamic Front
Answer: (b) Al-Nusra Front
72. Parliament of which country that passed a bill that criminalized gay marriage, and made it
punishable with a 14-year prison term.
a) Nigeria
b) South Korea
c) Germany
d) Russia
Answer: (a) Nigeria
73. China and the US agreed mutually to hold high level, regular negotiations on setting standards for
________________.
a) Commercial spying only
b) Cyber security only
c) Commercial spying as well as cyber security
d) None of the above
Answer: (c) Commercial spying as well as cyber security
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74. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), released its June mid-quarter monetary policy on 17 June 2013.
Consider the following statements:
i) RBI left its key policy, repo rate unchanged at 7.25 percent in line.
ii) Cash reserve ratio (CRR), remained at 4 percent.
iii) Repo is the rate at which banks borrow from the Central bank.
Choose the right option:
a)All i, ii and iii are correct.
b) Only i and ii are correct.
c) Only ii and iii are correct.
d) Only i and iii are correct.
Answer: (a) All i, ii and iii are correct
75. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), released its June mid-quarter monetary policy on 17 June 2013.
RBI is headquartered in___.
a) New Delhi
b) Patna
c) Mumbai
d) Lucknow
Answer: (c) Mumbai
76. The British government in the second week of June 2013planned to introduce a new scheme
requiring visitors from high risk countries in Africa and Asia, including India and Pakistan, to put up a
4600 US dollars cash bond before entering Britain. Consider the following statements:
i) The bonds, to be introduced from November, will only apply to non-EU migrants.
ii) In 2012, 296000 people from India were granted six-month visas.
Choose the right option:
a) Both i and ii are correct.
b) Only i is correct.
c) Only ii is correct.
d) Neither i nor ii is correct.
Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct.
78. SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India), the market regulator of India in June 2013 notified
guidelines for investment advisers and their associated person and made it compulsory for them to
get the requisite certifications for them to operate in stock market. Name the body that will offer
certifications for being a investment adviser?
a) Institute of Securities Markets
b) National Institute of Securities Markets
c) National Institute of Securities
d) National Securities Market Institute
Answer: (b) National Institute of Securities Markets
79. As per the official data released on 14 June 2013, the inflation in India that is based on the
Wholesale Price Index (WPI) fell to what Percent in percent in May 2013 , which itself is a result of
decline in the prices of manufactured items and a slight rise in the prices of food items resulted in the
measured fall of inflation?
a) 4.5 Percent
b) 4.6 Percent
c) 4.7 Percent
d) 5.2 Percent
Answer: (c) 4.7 Percent
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80. What is the growth percentage of India's food grain production in last nine years as it went up to
259 million tonnes in 2012-13 from 198.36 million tonnes in 2004-05 which is a result of government
initiatives like National Food Security Mission, NFSM, and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana?
a) 30 Percent
b) 45 Percent
c) 33 Percent
d) 36 Percent
Answer: (a) 30 Percent
81. As per the World Bank report titled Capital for the Future: Saving and Investment in an
Interdependent World released on 3 June 2013 which two countries was forecasted to become the
largest investors among various developing nations of the world in the year 2030?
a) India and China
b) India and Brazil
c) China and Brazil
d) India and Japan
Answer: (a) India and China
82. The Union Cabinet of India on 4 June 2013 approved the Real Estate (Regulation and
Development) Bill 2013. What is the major objective behind the approval?
a) To set up a regulator for the real estate sector in the country
b) To protecting home buyers from dishonest builders
c) To hear appeals from orders, decisions or directions of regulator and adjudicating officer by Real
Estate Appellate Tribunal.
d) To make all relevant clearances for real estate projects which have to be submitted to the regulator
and also displayed on a website before starting construction work.
e) All of these
Answer: (e)
83. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 4 June 2013 approved the revival of the
Nagaland Pulp and Paper Company Limited (NPPC) with the infusion of Huge fund. What was the
amount?
a) 309.38 crore Rupees
b) 369.32 Crore Rupees
c) 321.56 Crore Rupees
d) 256. 56 Crore Rupees
Answer: (a) 309.38 crore Rupees
84. The Union Government of India on 5 June 2013 hiked the import duty on gold to what percent
from the present 6 percent?
a) 7 Percent
b) 9.5 Percent
c) 8 Percent
d) 7.5 Percent
Answer: (c) 8 Percent
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85. Name the Cycling Coach of Indian national team, who died in a road accident near Nalgadha
village on Noida Expressway in Uttar Pradesh.
a) Ruma Chatterjee
b) Ruma Mukherjee
c) Ruma Banerjee
d) Ruma Chakrobarty
Answer: (a) Ruma Chatterjee
86. Name the football club which had won German Cup 2013 after defeating Stuttgart.
a) Bayern Munich
b) PSV Eindhoven
c) Manchester United
d) Guardiola's Barcelona
e) Inter Milan
Answer: (a) Bayern Munich
87. Name the top Top-ranked American tennis player who on 8 June 2013 won their record 14th major
doubles title by defeating Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut of France in the French Open men's
doubles final.
a) Bob and Mike Bryan
b) Serena and Venus Williams
c) Novak Djokovic and Kei Nishikori
d) Serena Williams & Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Answer: (a) Bob and Mike Bryan
88. Name the 13th seeded Indian Badminton player who on 9 June 2013 clinched the Thailand Open
Grand Prix Gold Badminton trophy by defeating top seed and local favourite Boonsak Ponsana.
a) Srikanth K
b) Ashwini Ponappa
c) P Kashyap
d) Anup Shridhar
Answer: (a) Srikanth K
89. Name the Top Seeded Tennis player won the Women's Singles title of French Open Tennis
tournament.
a) Serena Wiliams
b) Venus Williams
c) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
d) Anna kournikova
Answer: (a) Serena Wiliams
90. Scientists, from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China discovered a mouse-sized fossil,
which provided new insights into the origin of Primates. What is the name of this creature?
a) Archicebus
b) Tarsiers
c) Archiceape
d) Anthropoids
Answer: (a) Archicebus
91. A new type of which device was designed by three young techies from the North Eastern Regional
Institute of Science and Technology? This device contains a parabolic reflector that works in
conjunction with the drum that contains water.
a) Sun Radiator
b) Solar Heater
c) Parabolic Reflector
d) Electric Oven
Answer: (b) Solar Heater
92. Scientists at the University of Texas in Dallas on 28 May 2013 designed a novel, small molecule
that could help in the treatment of which disease? The molecule’s effectiveness lies in blocking the
cancer-promoting function of proteins called androgen receptors.
a) Breast Cancer
b) Brain Cancer
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c) Lung Cancer
d) Prostate Cancer
Answer: (d) Prostate Cancer
93. Scientists while analysing fossil records in the Month of May 2013 have discovered a new
_________, which is dated back 66 to 80 million years. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
a) Triceratops
b) Torosaurus
c) Three Horned Dinosaur
d) Chasmosaurines
Answer: (c) Three Horned Dinosaur
94. The European Southern Observatory (ESO) on 29 May 2013 announced that astronomers in Chile
discovered 15 new dark galaxies. Near which constellation were these dark galaxies discovered?
a) Andromeda
b) Cetus
c) Delphinus
d) Lupus
Answer: (b) Cetus
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DAILY QUIZ JUL 17-2013
1. This empire primarily existed in the 14th and 15th centuries and was referred to as ‘The Four Regions’ , and was based out of Cusco in Peru. Their official language was called Quechua. Pachamama was one of the important deities worshipped by the people in the empire. Which empire?
2. One of the earliest known sources of history of the State of Wei, now part of China, it was written before the 3rd century BC. These texts state the existence of a Xia dynasty who are the most ancient dynasties to rule China as per available historical chronicles. The authenticity of some of these books are disputed. What are they popularly known as?
Answers:
1. Inca Empire.2. Bamboo Annals.
1. This empire primarily existed in the 14th and 15th centuries and was referred to as ‘The Four Regions’ , and was based out of Cusco in Peru. Their official language was called Quechua. Pachamama was one of the important deities worshipped by the people in the empire. Which empire?
2. One of the earliest known sources of history of the State of Wei, now part of China, it was written before the 3rd century BC. These texts state the existence of a Xia dynasty who are the most ancient dynasties to rule China as per available historical chronicles. The authenticity of some of these books are disputed. What are they popularly known as?
Answers:
1. Inca Empire.2. Bamboo Annals.
DAILY QUIZ JUL 16-2013
1. This association football team holds the record for reaching the highest ever rating in the World Football Elo Rating list. This was achieved in 1954, and this team was also known for laying the tactical foundations of Total Football. They were known as the Aranycsapat or Golden Team. Which national team are we talking about?
2. A former World Chess Champion, he has a street named after him in Portugal. He took the World Chess Championship crown by defeating Jose Raul Capablanca in 1927. There is a particular opening in chess named after this player, who invented it in a game in 1921. His book has been featured in the movie ‘A Matter of Life and Death’. Name the player.
Answers:
1. Hungary.2. Alexander Alekhine.
1. This association football team holds the record for reaching the highest ever rating in the World Football Elo Rating list. This was achieved in 1954, and this team was also known for laying the tactical foundations of Total Football. They were known as the Aranycsapat or Golden Team. Which national team are we talking about?
2. A former World Chess Champion, he has a street named after him in Portugal. He took the World Chess Championship crown by defeating Jose Raul Capablanca in 1927. There is a particular opening in chess named after this player, who invented it in a game in 1921. His book has been featured in the movie ‘A Matter of Life and Death’. Name the player.
Answers:
1. Hungary.2. Alexander Alekhine.
DAILY QUIZ JUL 15-2013
1. This television show was originally developed under the name ‘Insomnia Cafe’ but it’s name was later changed to its current form. Many of the shots featuring the apartments of the chief characters were shot in 90 Bedford Street, Greenwich Village. One of it’s cultural impact was to popularize the phrase ‘How You Doing?’. Name the television show.
2. He is American, but was born to Chinese parents in Paris in 1955. A child prodigy in music, he had performed before American presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy even before he reached the age of seven. He has performed in stage for keynote presentations of Apple computers, and won his first Grammy Award in 1985. Who are we talking about?
Answers:
1. Friends.2. Yo-Yo Ma.
1. This television show was originally developed under the name ‘Insomnia Cafe’ but it’s name was later changed to its current form. Many of the shots featuring the apartments of the chief characters were shot in 90 Bedford Street, Greenwich Village. One of it’s cultural impact was to popularize the phrase ‘How You Doing?’. Name the television show.
2. He is American, but was born to Chinese parents in Paris in 1955. A child prodigy in music, he had performed before American presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy even before he reached the age of seven. He has performed in stage for keynote presentations of Apple computers, and won his first Grammy Award in 1985. Who are we talking about?
Answers:
1. Friends.2. Yo-Yo Ma.
DAILY QUIZ JUL 14-2013 SPORTS
1. Whose autobiography is called ‘Hitting Back’? He has won an Olympic Gold medal in 2012.
2. Name the cartoon produced by McLaren racing which starts Formula 1 driver Jenson Button and aired on Sky Sports.
3. Which legendary American sportsman has appeared in the movie ‘Perfect Strangers’ and tried his luck in politics when he ran for the New Jersey Senate?
4. George Grande was the first host, in 1979, of now a well known television programme. Which one?
5. Who is the youngest woman tennis player to reach the top 10 in international rankings?
Answers:
1. Andy Murray.2. Tooned.3. Carl Lewis.4. SportsCenter.5. Jennifer Capriati.
1. Whose autobiography is called ‘Hitting Back’? He has won an Olympic Gold medal in 2012.
2. Name the cartoon produced by McLaren racing which starts Formula 1 driver Jenson Button and aired on Sky Sports.
3. Which legendary American sportsman has appeared in the movie ‘Perfect Strangers’ and tried his luck in politics when he ran for the New Jersey Senate?
4. George Grande was the first host, in 1979, of now a well known television programme. Which one?
5. Who is the youngest woman tennis player to reach the top 10 in international rankings?
Answers:
1. Andy Murray.2. Tooned.3. Carl Lewis.4. SportsCenter.5. Jennifer Capriati.
DAILY QUIZ JUL 13-2013 BUSINESS
1. The beverage ‘Gatorade’ originally derives it’s name from the sports teams of a particular university. Which university?
2. Which company, established in Amsterdam in 1999, is considered to be the world’s first advertising agency dedicated to ‘Movement Marketing’ – a form of marketing identified with a rise in culture.
3. Which well known web-based portal was founded by Jeff Taylor in 1999?
4. Which company, primarily in the business of providing educational services, was founded in 1938 and is currently owned by the Washington Post with Andrew Rosen as the CEO?
5. Which Nobel Prize winning economist’s blog is known as ‘The Conscience of a Liberal’?
Answers:
1. University of Florida. The sports teams were collectively called Florida Gators.2. StrawberryFrog.3. Monster.com.4. Kaplan, Inc.5. Paul Krugman.
1. The beverage ‘Gatorade’ originally derives it’s name from the sports teams of a particular university. Which university?
2. Which company, established in Amsterdam in 1999, is considered to be the world’s first advertising agency dedicated to ‘Movement Marketing’ – a form of marketing identified with a rise in culture.
3. Which well known web-based portal was founded by Jeff Taylor in 1999?
4. Which company, primarily in the business of providing educational services, was founded in 1938 and is currently owned by the Washington Post with Andrew Rosen as the CEO?
5. Which Nobel Prize winning economist’s blog is known as ‘The Conscience of a Liberal’?
Answers:
1. University of Florida. The sports teams were collectively called Florida Gators.2. StrawberryFrog.3. Monster.com.4. Kaplan, Inc.5. Paul Krugman.
DAILY QUIZ JUL 12-2013 BUSINESS
1. Which car maker’s logo features a winged object with a ‘B’ in the centre?
2. Which newspaper is set to be renamed to International New York Times later in 2013?
3. Who, in 2011, donated a large number of shares of his company to MIT as non-voting shares in order to advance MIT’s research mission?
4. Which company once produced a brand of personal computers known as MikroMikko?
5. Which English theologian and chemist is credited with discovering carbonated water?
Answers:
1. Bentley.2. International Herald Tribune.3. Amar Bose.4. Nokia.5. Joseph Priestley.
1. Which car maker’s logo features a winged object with a ‘B’ in the centre?
2. Which newspaper is set to be renamed to International New York Times later in 2013?
3. Who, in 2011, donated a large number of shares of his company to MIT as non-voting shares in order to advance MIT’s research mission?
4. Which company once produced a brand of personal computers known as MikroMikko?
5. Which English theologian and chemist is credited with discovering carbonated water?
Answers:
1. Bentley.2. International Herald Tribune.3. Amar Bose.4. Nokia.5. Joseph Priestley.
DAILY QUIZ JUL 11-2013 BUSINESS
1. Which fictional character has been played by the actors Robert Douglas, Sean Connery, Brian Cox and Rufus Sewell?
2. Which protein fibre is obtained from ‘Bombyx Mori’ and is prohibited to be worn by men in Islamic teachings?
3. Which Mexican volcano in considered to be a natural wonder of the world as it’s evolution from creation to extinction has been observed and documented by humans?
4. Hong Kong is one of two special administrative regions under China. Which is the other?
5. Mercury is the only metal that is liquid under standard room temperature and pressure. Which is the only other element to have the same property?
Answers:
1. Agamemnon (from Greek mythology).2. Silk.3. Paricutin.4. Macau.5. Bromine.
1. Which fictional character has been played by the actors Robert Douglas, Sean Connery, Brian Cox and Rufus Sewell?
2. Which protein fibre is obtained from ‘Bombyx Mori’ and is prohibited to be worn by men in Islamic teachings?
3. Which Mexican volcano in considered to be a natural wonder of the world as it’s evolution from creation to extinction has been observed and documented by humans?
4. Hong Kong is one of two special administrative regions under China. Which is the other?
5. Mercury is the only metal that is liquid under standard room temperature and pressure. Which is the only other element to have the same property?
Answers:
1. Agamemnon (from Greek mythology).2. Silk.3. Paricutin.4. Macau.5. Bromine.
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1.
The beverage ‘Gatorade’ originally derives it’s name from the sports teams of a
particular university. Which university?
2.
Which company, established in Amsterdam in 1999, is considered to be the
world’s first advertising agency dedicated to ‘Movement Marketing’ – a form of
marketing identified with a rise in culture.
3.
Which well known web-based portal was founded by Jeff Taylor in 1999?
4.
Which company, primarily in the business of providing educational services, was
founded in 1938 and is currently owned by the Washington Post with Andrew Rosen
as the CEO?
5.
Which Nobel Prize winning economist’s blog is known as ‘The Conscience of a
Liberal’?
Answers:
1. University of Florida. The sports teams were collectively
called Florida Gators.
2. StrawberryFrog.
3. Monster.com.
4. Kaplan, Inc.
5. Paul Krugman.
QUIZ 12-JUN 2013
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1.
Which car maker’s logo features a winged object with a ‘B’ in the centre?
2.
Which newspaper is set to be renamed to International New York Times later in
2013?
3.
Who, in 2011, donated a large number of shares of his company to MIT as
non-voting shares in order to advance MIT’s research mission?
4.
Which company once produced a brand of personal computers known as MikroMikko?
5.
Which English theologian and chemist is credited with discovering carbonated water?
Answers:
1. Bentley.
2. International Herald Tribune.
3. Amar Bose.
4. Nokia.
5. Joseph Priestley.
QUIZ ON 11-JUN -2013
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1.
Which fictional character has been played by the actors Robert Douglas, Sean
Connery, Brian Cox and Rufus Sewell?
2.
Which protein fibre is obtained from ‘Bombyx Mori’ and is prohibited to be worn
by men in Islamic teachings?
3.
Which Mexican volcano in considered to be a natural wonder of the world as it’s
evolution from creation to extinction has been observed and documented by
humans?
4.
Hong Kong is one of two special administrative regions under China. Which is
the other?
5.
Mercury is the only metal that is liquid under standard room temperature and
pressure. Which is the only other element to have the same property?
Answers:
1. Agamemnon (from Greek mythology).
2. Silk.
3. Paricutin.
4. Macau.
5. Bromine.
JUN -10-2013
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1.
What are we describing – it is located in the Judean mountains between the
Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, has been destroyed twice and captured 44 times?
2.
Which North European city’s name can be traced back to a word meaning
‘merchant’s harbour’?
3.
Find the common link between the movies – ParaNorman, The Covenant, The
Crucible, Hocus Pocus and I Married a Witch – to an event in the United States
in the late 17th century.
4.
What was founded by physician Robert Smith along with Bill Wilson in 1935?
5.
Which sport’s modern name was first described by a British writer John Newbery
in the 18th century, where he mentioned that the game was played in a
triangular configuration using bat and ball?
Answers:
1. The city of Jerusalem.
2. Copenhagen.
3. Salem witch trials.
4. Alcoholics Anonymous.
5. Baseball.
JUN -09-2013
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1.
Which Greek island is believed to have been ruled by king Odysseus?
2.
Which educational institution was also the first legal corporation chartered in
the United States?
3.
When the Persians used the term ‘Frangistan’ during the Middle Ages, what were
they referring to?
4.
Connect – Lucchese, Bonanno, Gambino, Genovese and Colombo.
5.
What is the term used to describe the sixteen sovereign states who have Queen
Elizabeth II as their constitutional monarch?
Answers:
1. Ithaca.
2. Harvard University.
3. Europe, particularly Western Europe.
4. They were the five original 5 Italian Mafia families in New
York City.
5. Commonwealth Realm.
JUN 08-2013
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1.
Which political institution derives it’s name from a Latin word meaning ‘old
man’ and served as advisers to the king in olden days?
2.
Mars was the Roman god of war in mythology. Which Greek god was he commonly
identified with?
3.
Connect the following – Bagsecg, Cnut, Guthrum,Ragnar Lodbrok and Harald
Bluetooth.
4.
Her life has been depicted in the play ‘The Miracle Worker’ and she was once
named as a Communist Party member in a FBI report. Who?
5.
How is Eric Arthur Blair better known to the world?
Answers:
1. Senate.
2. Ares.
3. They are names of well known Vikings.
4. Hellen Keller.
5. George Orwell.
JUN 07-2013
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1.
Who coined the term ‘New World’ to describe the Americas and islands in the
Atlantic and Pacific?
2.
What phrase can be traced back to the Code of Hammurabi and sometimes known as
‘lex talionis’ in legal circles?
3.
Which company was founded by medical doctors Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk and
Augustin Yip?
4.
The music group Ladysmith Black Mambazo collaborated with an American singer
for the album ‘Graceland’ and rose to prominence. Which singer?
5.
In which country would you find a Maronite Christian as President, the Prime
Minister a Sunni Muslim, the Speaker a Shia Muslim and the Deputy Prime
Minister and Speaker Eastern Orthodox?
Answers:
1. Amerigo Vespucci.
2. An eye for an eye.
3. Bioware, the video game company behind the Mass Effect series.
4. Paul Simon.
5. Lebanon.
JUN 06-2013
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1.
What is the specific branch of geology which studies the structure and
formation of rocks?
2.
Which is the only country in South Asia to be rated ‘high’ in the Human
Development Index?
3.
Which well known newspaper was originally founded by Scottish banker and
businessman James Wilson in 1843?
4.
Which snake belongs to the genus Ophiophagus but shares it’s common name with
snakes from another genus?
5.
Connect the following – Nite Owl, Captain Metropolis, Mothman, Big Figure and
Janey Slater.
Answers:
1. Petrology.
2. Sri Lanka.
3. The Economist.
4. King Cobra. The genus for true cobras is ‘Naja’.
5. They are all characters appearing in the comic book series
‘Watchmen’.
JUN -05-2013
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1.
Connect the following – Clinicus, Bucinator, Optio, Velites and Aenator.
2.
He is married to former Finnish model Heini Wathen and owns the English
football club Fulham. Who?
3.
Which well known luxury department store’s motto is ‘All Things For All People,
Everywhere’?
4.
The early days of his music career involved a trio featuring guitarist Scotty
Moore and bassist Bill Black. Whose career?
5.
Who was the first ever winner of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1962?
Answers:
1. They were all different types of units in the ancient Roman
army.
2. Mohammed Al-Fayed.
3. Harrods.
4. Elvis Presley.
5. Bing Crosby.
JUN 04-2013
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1.
I was named after the nickname of the girlfriend of the author who created me,
and am a fox terrier. Who am I?
2.
He is considered to be one of the fathers of computer animation, and his best
known work in the early days appeared in the 1958 film ‘Vertigo’. Name the
person.
3.
Which university in the United States was originally established as the
University of Deseret?
4.
Name the spell, appearing in Harry Potter books, which is responsible for
magnifying the speaker’s voice.
5.
What was created using code purchased from Spyglass Software, and was first
released as part of an add-on package called Plus! in Windows?
Answers:
1. Snowy, Tintin’s dog.
2. John Witney, Sr.
3. University of Utah.
4. Sonorus.
5. Internet Explorer.
JUN 03 -2013
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1.
Which two North European countries were united under a single monarch but were
divided into two separate states in 1905?
2.
Whose birthday is celebrated as the International Day of Non-Violence, after a
resolution by the UN General Assembly in 2007?
3.
She was born as Gladys Smith, and was one of the original founders of the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Which famous actress are we
referring to?
4.
Which famous cultural landmark can trace it’s origin back to a theater set up
by Walter Murray and Thomas Keane around 1750?
5.
Name the Jewish mythological character considered to be a female demon and the
first wife of Adam in Jewish folklore.
Answers:
1. Norway and Sweden.
2. Mohandas ‘Mahatma’ Gandhi.
3. Mary Pickford.
4. Broadway.
5. Lilith.
02-JUN 2013
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1.
Connect the following – Bareskin, Enz, Magnum, Twisted and Supra.
2.
Connect – Jeroboam, Rehoboam, Methuselah, Salmanazar and Balthazar.
3.
The Australian national men’s hockey team shares it’s name with a large company
which manufactures sporting equipment. Which one?
4.
Juergen Fitschen and Anshuman Jain are the co-CEOs of a large banking
conglomerate. Which one?
5.
Who replaced Jeffrey Skoll as the President of Ebay in 1998 and remained in the
position till 2008?
Answers:
1. They are all products sold under the Trojan brand of condoms.
2. They are all standard champagne bottle sizes.
3. Kookaburra.
4. Deutsche Bank.
5. Meg Whitman.
01 JUN 2013
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1.
He helped bring photography into the mainstream by popularizing the use of roll
film, and was known for hundreds of millions of dollars of donations under the
alias ‘Mr.Smith’. Name the person.
2.
Which company’s logo is the ‘Cavallino Rampante’ and usually use the colours
yellow and black?
3.
Business class seats in Singapore airlines were named in honour of a person
till the year 2006. Who?
4.
What was founded by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher in 1967 and pioneered a
concept in the aviation industry?
5.
In which country will you find a Singer railway station, built specifically to
serve the sewing machine company owned by Singer in 1907?
Answers:
1. George Eastman.
2. Ferrari.
3. Stamford Raffles, the founder of Singapore.
4. Southwest Airlines. It was the first low-cost carrier.
5. Scotland.
22 MAY 2013
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1.
Zhang Jike, the world table tennis champion, was named after a famous soccer
player. Who?
2.
Which is the largest living species of lizard, and is usually found in the
islands of Indonesia?
3.
Name the temple appearing on the national flag of Cambodia.
4.
Ernst Blofeld, a villain who appears in the James Bond series, heads an
organization. Which one?
5.
Which French scientist, usually associated with electrodynamics, was also known
for his mathematical work on games and gambling?
Answers:
1. Zico.
2. Komodo Dragon.
3. Angkor Wat.
4. SPECTRE.
5. Andre Ampere.
21-MAY -2013
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1.
Connect – The city of books, The Queen of El Plata and The capital of Tango.
2.
What is a term used to describe together the highly advanced economies of
Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong?
3.
What is the Enhanced Fujita Scale used for, particularly in the United States
and Canada?
4.
Which kingdom is considered to have been founded by Sang Nila Utama and is a
highly developed country today?
5.
Connect – Barbary, Masai, Transvaal, Katanga and Asiatic.
Answers:
1. They are all nicknames used to describe the city of Buenos
Aires.
2. Four Asian Tigers.
3. Strength of tornadoes.
4. Singapore.
5. They are all used to describe various sub-species of lions.
20-MAY-2013
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1.
Which multinational bank is known for it’s mobile banking application ‘Breeze’,
a product launched in 2010 to very positive reviews?
2.
The headquarters of professional services firm Deloitte is located in a
building popularized by a television show. Name the building.
3.
Name the well known chocolate biscuit, created by Ian Norris in 1958,
and produced by Australian company Arnott’s.
4.
Which American jewelry company would you associate with the song ‘Diamond’s are
a girl’s best friend’ in the movie ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’?
5.
Which magazine, published by Conde Nast, was subject to a lawsuit filed by film
director Roman Polanski in 2005?
Answers:
1. Standard Chartered Bank.
2. 30 Rockefeller Plaza, also known as GE Building.
3. Tim Tam.
4. Tiffany & Co.
5. Vanity Fair.
19-MAY 2013
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1.
Which American singer was once the lead vocalist of the band ‘Big Brother And
The Holding Company’?
2.
Which game’s origins can be traced to back to ‘The Landlord’s Game’, a game
designed by American Elizabeth Magie in 1903?
3.
Which famous pianist published an album comprising of music composed by the
band The Doors, but converted to solo piano music?
4.
The ‘Winglet’ and ‘U3-X’ are considered to be the competitors to this product
invented by Dean Kamen. Which product?
5.
Connect – Sonji Roi, Belinda Boyd, Veronica Porsche and Yolanda Williams.
Answers:
1. Janis Joplin.
2. Monopoly.
3. George Winston.
4. Segway.
5. They have all been married to boxer Muhammad Ali.
18 MAY-2013
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1.
What is special about the Ericsson GS 88 ‘Penelope’?
2.
Connect the following – Mythos, Lav, Tuborg, Saku and Pirinsko.
3.
Originally founded in 1901 by a person named King Camp, this company merged
with Procter and Gamble in 2005. Name the company.
4.
Name the brand, founded by singer Bono to raise awareness about AIDS in Africa,
and licensed to multiple companies which includes Hallmark, Nike, Apple,
Starbucks and Amex.
5.
Which well known education and media company owns the Financial Times and the
Penguin Group?
Answers:
1. It was the first phone to be described as a ‘smart phone’ as
early as 1997.
2. They are all beers manufactured by the Carlsberg Group.
3. Gillette.
4. Product Red.
5. Pearson PLC.
29-MARCH-2013
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1.
Which infamous African President was the light heavyweight boxing champion of
his country, a swimmer and a reasonably good rugby player?
2.
Name the actress best known for her role as the blind flower girl in the
Charlie Chaplin movie ‘City Lights’.
3.
How is the French philosopher Francois-Marie Arouet better known to the world?
4.
Which former Victoria’s Secret ‘Angel’ is also known for creating the
television reality show America’s Next Top Model?
5.
She has dated boxer Mike Tyson, is referred to as ‘honorary granddaughter’ by
Nelson Mandela and has been banned for life from British Airways. Who?
Answers:
1. Idi Amin.
2. Virginia Cherrill.
3. Voltaire.
4. Tyra Banks.
5. Naomi Campbell.
SET-30
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1.
In 2010, a group of above 3000 dancers went into the Guinness Book of World
Records performing Hindolam Thillana in Hyderabad. Which dance form did they
perform?
2.
Which movement from Indian won the Right Livelihood Award in 1987? Chandi
Prasad Bhatt was a prominent activist of this movement.
3.
Which king is believed to have introduced ‘rupee’ in India as an equivalent of
40 copper pieces?
4.
Instituted in 1954, this award is shaped as a peepal leaf with an image of the
sun and the name of the award inscribed in Devanagari script. Which award?
5.
What is the real name of The Mother, frequently associated with Sri Aurobindo
who entrusted her with the charge of the ashram in Pondicherry.
6.
What was the real name of Baba Amte, the Indian social activist known for his
work on leprosy?
7.
Name the dance village near Bangalore which was established by Protima Bedi.
8.
A significant figure in the Vaishnavi Bhakti movement, she war married to Raja
Bhoj Raj but considered herself to be married to Krishna. Who are we referring
to?
9.
An early proponent of the Two Nation Theory, he has been awarded the knighthood
and is known for his ‘ode to Hindustan’. Name the person.
10.
Which animal is Bholu, the mascot of the Indian railways?
Answers:
1. Kuchipudi.
2. Chipko movement.
3. Sher Shah Suri.
4. Bharat Ratna.
5. Mirra Alfassa.
6. Muralidhar Devdas Amte.
7. Nrityagram.
8. Meerabai.
9. Sir Muhammad Iqbal.
10. An elephant.
SET-29
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1.
Pattamadai mats, famous from the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, is made of
what material?
2.Palghat
Raghu, T.K.Murthy and Trichy Sankaran are considered maestros of which musical
instrument?
3.
Bhajan Sopori, a well known player of the Santoor, belongs to which gharana of
Indian classical music?
4.
Who was the director of the All India Radio from 1949 to 1956?
5.
Which Rajasthani dish, created by the Maharaja of Sewar, comprised meat from a
hunt cooked in ghee, salt and chillis?
6.
Though grown in India, it is native only to the island of Sri Lanka. It is
known as karuvapatta in Kerala. What are we referring to?
7.
A British MP tabled a motion in the House of Commons asking for Glasgow to be
given a ‘EU Protected Destination of Origin’ status to a dish. Which dish?
8.
Which game from Manipur literally means ‘coconut snatching’?
9.
Name the website launched by RBI to raise awareness on counterfeit currency
notes in India.
10.
Which is the only Indian PSU which creates indelible ink to be used during
elections?
Answers:
1. Korai grass (marsh reed)
2. Mridangam.
3. Sufiana gharana.
4. Pandit Ravi Shankar.
5. Junglee maas.
6. Cinnamon.
7. Chicken tikka masala.
8. Yubi Lakpi.
9. Paisa Bolta Hai.
10. Mysore Paints and Varnish Ltd (Mylac).
SET-28
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1.
Who created the Bishnoi movement in the early 15th century for the preservation
of animal and plant life?
2.
Which mountain peak was first climbed by Joe Brown and George Band on the 25th
of May, 1955?
3.
In which town of Uttar Pradesh were the movies Junoon (1978) and Umrao Jaan
shot?
4.
Name the strip of land owned by India which was leased to Bangladesh in
September, 2011.
5.
Which material, popularly used to make toys in the Indus Valley, means ‘baked
earth’?
6.
In Jammu and Kashmir, what are crafts made using papier mache popularly known
as?
7.
Who took over the Chairmanship of Tata Sons from Nowroji Saklatwala?
8.
Name the largest city in the state of Goa.
9.
How is Hindustani classical musician Ramtanu Mishra better known as?
10.
Who is the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsasay Award, Asia’s
highest civilian award?
Answers:
1. Guru Jambeshwar.
2. Kanchenjunga.
3. Kakori.
4. Tin Bigha.
5. Terracotta.
6. Kari Kamandari.
7. J R D Tata.
8. Vasco Da Gama.
9. Tansen.
10. M.S.Subbulakshmi.
SET-27
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1.
Name the architect who has planned the city of Jaipur.
2.
What was the flag of India called during the British rule? There were two
versions, Blue Ensign for international events and Red Ensign for the military.
3.
Who was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra?
4.
Name the world’s oldest operational steam locomotive housed at the National
Rail Museum, New Delhi.
5.
What were the first set of British India notes called? They were issued in
denominations of 10, 20, 50, 100, 1000.
6.
Who was the only five star officer of the Indian Air Force?
7.
What is the Takht-e-Tavus better known as?
8.
Which store, famous for its saris, was established by Chinnasami Chetti in
T.Nagar in 1928?
9.
Connect – Rongali, Manuh, Mia, Mukoli, Jeng.
10.
Tilaiya, Maithon and Panchet dams are part of which organization of India?
Answers:
1. Vidyadhar Bhattacharya.
2. Star of India.
3. Major Som Nath Sharma.
4. Fairy Queen.
5. Victoria Portrait.
6. Arjan Singh.
7. Peacock Throne.
8. Nalli.
9. Forms of Bihu.
10. Damodar Valley Corporation.
SET-26
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1.
Which Indian music maestro wrote the book ‘My Music, My Life’?
2.
Who directed ‘Meeting Manjit’, a documentary on painter Manjit Bawa, which went
on to win a National Award?
3.
Name the Pandava who was married to Hidimbi.
4.
Who was the first chief and founding father of the Border Security Force?
5.
In which district of Tamil Nadu would you find the town of Mahabalipuram?
6.
Which Indian city’s name can be translated to ‘market place for the areca nut’?
7.
Which Viceroy of India, in 1919, gave Jamshedpur its current name?
8.
Name the cotton plain-woven textile which originally came from Kozhikode in
Kerala.
9.
Who led around 350 Bishnois in 1731 to prevent the cutting of Khejri trees by
forming a chain around them?
10.
Where can you find two restaurants ‘The Maharaja’ and ‘The Maharani’?
Answers:
1. Ravi Shankar.
2. Buddhadeb Dasgupta.
3. Bhima.
4. Shri K F Rustamji.
5. Kancheepuram.
6. Guwahati.
7. Lord Chelmsford.
8. Calico.
9. Chipko movement.
10. Palace on Wheels.
SET-25
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1.
Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya founded the largest resident university in India.
Which one?
2.
Who founded the Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti to demand the creation of the state
of Maharashtra?
3.
Which city is located around the Haroa river?
4.
Which famous Marathi dish did Sanjay Dutt sell in the movie ‘Vaastav’ before he
became a criminal?
5.
When Rabindranath Tagore said ‘here the language of stone surpasses the
language of man’, what was he referring to?
6.
Who is the official deity of the royal family of Jodhpur and Bikaner?
7.
Which musical instrument is associated with Krishna’s Rasa Lila?
8.
For which movie did Sushmita Sen win the Best Supporting Actress at the
Filmfare awards?
9.
The name of which place means ‘the place of five mirages’.
10.
Inside which historical structure can you find ‘Diwan-i-Am’ and ‘Diwan-i-Khas’?
Answers:
1. Benaras Hindu University.
2. Keshavrao Jedhe.
3. Agartala.
4. Pao Bhaji.
5. Sun Temple, Konarak.
6. Karni Mata.
7. Bansuri (flute).
8. Biwi No.1.
9. Pokhran.
10. Red Fort.
SET-24
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Each
question refers to an Indian movie personality. You need to identify him or
her.
1. I studied at the J.J
School of Art in Mumbai, and my movie was shown in Coronation Cinema as early
as 1913.
2. I am a nephew of
actor Dev Anand. I was once directing a movie called ‘Time Machine’ with Amir
Khan in a lead role but the project was abandoned midway.
3. Prakash Kaur is my
mother and I was once the hero in ‘Dacait’ which also had Meenakshi Sheshadri
as the heroine.
4. I won a National
Award for the movie ‘Thevar Magan’ and am a recipient of the ‘National Order of
the Legion of Honour’ from France.
5. I have won the
National Award for Best Actor thrice, and once starred in an English film which
was a biography of B.R.Ambedkar.
6. My last name is Behl
and my first film was ‘Hamari Beti’.
7. I am distantly
related to Guru Dutt and one of my films starring Shashi Kapoor, Raj Babbar and
Rekha won a Filmfare Award in 1982.
8. My first film was
‘Aakhri Khat’ and was once an MP representing the Congress.
9. My name is a
combination of the names of my parents and I adopted two girls Pooja and Chhaya
when I was single.
10. I was the assistant
director of films ‘Karan Arjun’ and ‘Koyla’ and first acted in a 1980s movie
called ‘Aasha’ as an extra in a dance scene.
Answers:
1. Dadasaheb
Phalke.
2. Shekhar
Kapur.
3. Sunny
Deol.
4. Sivaji
Ganesan.
5. Mammootty.
6. Nutan.
7. Shyam
Benegal.
8. Rajesh
Khanna.
9. Ravina
Tandon.
10. Hrithik
Roshan.
SET-23
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Each
question refers to an Indian cricketer. You need to identify him or her.
1. I captained India in
the debut Test match against England in 1932.
2. I captained India in
the first Test series after independence, against Australia in 1948.
3. My middle name was
Ratanji and I scored the first double hundred by an Indian in a Test match
against New Zealand.
4. I was the captain of
the Indian team which secured her first ever Test victory against England in
1951.
5. I have the second
highest average in first class cricket. Only Bradman has a higher average than
me.
6. My nickname was
‘Fergie’ and I once took 9 wickets against a West Indian team, and could have
taken 10 had a catch of Lance Gibbs not been dropped of my bowling.
7. My record of an
opening partnership with Pankaj Roy comprising 413 runs would not be broken for
52 years.
8. I am only the
cricketer to have scored a century in each of my first three Test matches.
9. My middle name is
Bhalchandra and I am married to Fatima Ghadially.
10. I am the only Indian
cricketer to have scored back to back centuries at a Cricket World Cup.
Answers:
1. C K
Nayudu.
2. Lala
Amarnath.
3. Polly
Umrigar.
4. Vijay
Hazare.
5. Vijay Merchant.
6. Subhash
Gupte.
7. Vinoo
Mankad.
8. Mohammed
Azharuddin.
9. Ajit
Agarkar.
10. Rahul
Dravid.
SET -22
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1.
Name the spongy steamed rice cake in Goan cuisine, often considered to be the
Goan version of idli.
2.
Satyameva Jayata (‘Truth alone triumphs’) is inscribed in the national emblem
of India. Which Upanishad is the source of this phrase?
3.
Name the tourist circuit comprising the cities of Agra, Delhi and Jaipur.
4.
How is Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known as?
5.
Name the freedom fighter who also designed the Indian National Flag.
6.
After which famous event were the National Security Guard, also known as the
Black Cats, formed?
7.
Which organization was formed on 15 July 1948 based on a recommendation by the
committee headed by H.N.Kunzru?
8.
Which event is held at Ahmedabad on January 14 every year, on the occasion of
Makar Sankranti?
9.
What was the original location of the Eastern Higher Technical Institute, which
later became IIT Kharagpur?
10.
Which article of the Constitution of India lays down guidelines for its
amendment?
Answers:
1. Sannas.
2. Mundaka Upanishad.
3. Golden Triangle.
4. Mother Teresa.
5. Pingali Venkayya.
6. Operation Blue Star.
7. National Cadet Corps (NCC).
8. International Kite Festival.
9. Esplanade.
10. Article 368.
India quiz set-21
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1.
Name the weekly journal where the poem ‘Saare Jahan Se Achcha’ was first
published by Muhammad Iqbal.
2.
With which event or festival would you associate the terms Nandighosa,
Taladhwaja Dwarpadalana?
3.
A small scale replica of an Indian monument has been constructed in Bahadurabad
near Karachi, Pakistan. Which monument?
4.
The 99 names of God in Islam are inscribed on the sides of whose tomb?
5.
It is 17.5 metres long, around 2 metres wide, manufactured by the Burn Standard
Company and runs on 550W DC power. What are we describing?
6.
What are tithi, vaar, nakshatra, yoga and karana?
7.
What was launched on 26 Jul 2009 to commemorate the Kargil War victory by
Gursharan Kaur, the wife of Manmohan Singh?
8.
What was featured in a postal stamp issued by the Indian Postal Service
to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Times of India?
9.
Which Indian organization was originally called Crown Representative’s Police?
10.
Who is the only Indian recipient of the ‘Hero of the Soviet Union’?
Answers:
1. Ittehad.
2. Rath Yatra in Puri. They are the names of the three chariots.
3. Charminar.
4. Mumtaz Mahal.
5. A tram car in Kolkata.
6. The five components of a day in the Hindu calendar.
7. INS Arihant, India’s first nuclear powered submarine.
8. The Common Man, a creation of cartoonist R.K.Laxman.
9. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
10. Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian in space.
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