150 Mcq on Current Affair 2013 -Capsule 2

CAPSULE - 2

150 MCQ ON CURRENT

AFFAIR 2013 FOR

IBPS, SSC, CSAT

Mittu Chandilya- CEOof Air Asia

Ques. : 151 The 13th general elections in

Malaysia were held recently and the ruling

coalition, Barisan Nasional (National Front),

retained its 56-year hold on power. Name

the person who leads this coalition and is

all set to become the next Prime Minister of

the country.

1) Anwar Ibrahim

2) Muhyiddin Yassin

3) Mohamed Azmin bin Ali

4) Najib Razak

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 152 The British Conservative MP,

Nigel Evans, has been arrested over

allegations of rape and sexual assault to

two men. He holds which of the following

positions in the House of Commons of the

British Parliament at present?

1) The Deputy Speaker

2) The Speaker

3) The Leader of Opposition

4) The Chancellor of the Exchequer

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 153 Which of the following

statements is/are correct with respect to

the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor

(DMIC), a mega infrastructure project

between the political capital and the

business capital of India, i.e. Delhi and

Mumbai?

1) The 1,483-km long corridor will have six-

lane highways.

2) The corridor stretch includes nine industrial

townships, three ports and six airports.

3) The project will cost $90 billion and is being

developed with technical and financial

assistance from South Korea.

4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 2)

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 154 Who among the following has

authored the recently published book titled

‘The Sea of Innocence’?

1) Kishwar Desai

2) Kalpana Swaminathan

3) Sindhu V Nair

4) Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

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gkspecialist.blogspot.in Ques. : 155 The Presidential Board of FIDE,

the world chess body, has approved the

staging of the World Chess Championship

match in Chennai in November this year.

The championship will be played between

Viswanathan Anand and who amongst the

following?

1) Boris Gelfand

2) Magnus Carlsen

3) Veselin Topalov

4) Vladimir Kramnik

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 156 Consider the following

statements with respect to poll-bound

Pakistan and identify the correct

sentence(s):

1) This will be the first time in the history of

the 66-years old nation that a democratically

elected government will complete its full term.

2) This will be the first time that a

democratically elected government

transitioned to another elected government.

3) This will be the first time that there is a

triangular battlefield as all other elections

were a clear two-party contest and the third

front failed to make its presence felt.

4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 2)

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 157 Which of the following countries

is hosting the 19th edition of the biennial

event, Commonwealth Table Tennis

championship 2013?

1) Sri Lanka

2) India

3) Australia

4) South Africa

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

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badminton, PV Sindhu, has won her maiden

Malaysian Open Grand Prix Gold title

recently and has become the second Indian

to reach this feat. Who among the following

is the first one to achieve this feat?

1) Aparna Popat

2) Jwala Gutta

3) Saina Nehwal

4) Ashwini Ponnappa

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 159 The Central Board of Direct

Taxes (CBDT) has made e-filing of I-T

returns mandatory for individuals earning

more than Rs 5 lakh taxable income during

the financial year ended March 31, 2013.

Earlier e-filing was mandatory for

individuals having a taxable income of

more than _______.

1) Rs 6 lakh

2) Rs 8 lakh

3) Rs 10 lakh

4) Rs 15 lakh

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 160 The president of Manila-based

Asian Development Bank (ADB), Takahiko

Nakao, has announced that the bank will

maintain its annual lending to India for the

next three years. The ADB is lending around

________to India every year at present.

1) $2 billion

2) $4 billion

3) $5 billion

4) $10 billion

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 161 In a strategically significant

move to counter China’s presence in the

region, India has announced to upgrade

Chabahar port situated in which of the

following countries?

1) Afghanistan

2) Kazakhstan

3) Iran

4) Turkmenistan

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 162 The Union Defence Minister AK

Antony commissioned which of the

following fighter aircrafts into the front line

unit of the Indian Navy squadron at Goa’s

Naval Base INS Hansa recently? The

squadron will be christened as INAS 303

“Black Panthers”.

1) MIG-29K

2) Sea Harrier

3) MiG-21 Fishbed

4) Sukhoi Su-30MKI

5) None of these

Ans.) 1


been appointed as the chairman of the

technical committee of the All India

Football Federation (AIFF) recently?

1) Balaji Narasimhan

2) Baichung Bhutia

3) Arup Debnath

4) Ashim Biswas

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 164 India is planning to establish a

National Institute of Mining in which of the

following countries as a part of India’s

reconstruction efforts in the country?

1) Iran

2) Kyrgyzstan

3) Afghanistan

4) Kazakhstan

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 165 Indian pistol shooters

competing in the ISSF World Cup will be

without the services of coach Sayed Wajid

Ali as he has been denied visa to travel for

the May 4-13 tournament. The tournament

will be held in which of the following

countries?

1) US

2) UK

3) China

4) France

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 166 The Annual ICC Cricket

Committee meeting will be held in London

under its new Chairman on May 28-29. Who

among the following is the new chairman of

ICC Cricket Committee?

1) Kumar Sangakara

2) Andrew Strauss

3) Clive Llyod

4) Anil Kumble

5) L Sivaramakrishnan

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 167 The name of Saikhom Mirabai

Chanu is associated with which of the

following games? She has bagged three

bronze medals in the World Championship

of the game recently.

1) Archery

2) Weightlifting

3) Table Tennis

4) Discus Throw

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 168 The Central Government is

pushing for the passage of food security bill

in the current session of the Parliament.

Which of the following is the first state in

the country to pass a food security act?

1) Uttarakhand

2) Chhattisgarh

3) Madhya Pradesh

4) Gujarat

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

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Ques. : 169 With the fluctuating gold price

in international markets, the demand for

gold ETFs is picking pace in India. What is

the full form of ETF as used in

banking/financial parlance?

1) Extensively Traded Fund

2) Exchange Traded Fund

3) Exchange Trusted Fund

4) Easily Transferable Fund

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 170 Name the online collection of

Rabindranath Tagore’s works launched by

the President Pranab Mukherjee recently. It

is a tribute to Tagore as part of his 150th

birth anniversary celebrations and will

archive his works in manuscript and print

in both Bengali and English.

1) Bichitra

2) Gurudev

3) Vividha

4) Guru-Kumbh

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

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gkspecialist.blogspot.in Ques. : 171 As per the amendments cleared

by the Union Cabinet recently, which of the

following categories will be provided with

the benefit of low interest loans under the

amended National Rural Livelihood Mission

(Aajeevika)?

1) Women Self Help Groups (SHGs)

2) Landless labourers

3) SCs and STs

4) Marginal Farmers

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 172 India has gifted a Dornier 228

aircraft for maritime surveillance to which

of the following countries recently? This is

in response to a request from the

Government of this country.

1) Zaire

2) Mozambique

3) Seychelles

4) Maldives

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 173 The World Asthma Day is

observed on which of the following dates?

The theme for this year is “You Can Control

Your Asthma.”

1) May 1

2) May 3

3) May 5

4) May 7

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 174 Giulio Andreotti, who died

recently, was the former Prime Minister of

which of the following countries?

1) Spain

2) France

3) Poland

4) Italy

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 175 The Save the Children

foundation released its 14th annual State of

the World's Mothers Report recently.

According to the report, which of the

following countries has the highest child

mortality rate (child deaths within one day

of the birth) in the world?

1) India

2) China

3) Nepal

4) Bangladesh

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 176 The online portal Cobrapost, in

its second sting operation has exposed 23

scheduled banks as well as the LIC with

irregularities and the MoF has asked these

banks and LIC to take immediate action

against erring employees. The portal has

made which of the following revelations?

1) Violation of Anti Money Laundering

Guidelines

2) Violation of Know Your Customer (KYC)

norms

3) Taking bribe for awarding loans

4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 2)

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 177 The SC has dismissed the

petitions against commissioning of the

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project

(KKNPP) clearing the commissioning of its

first unit anytime after May 15. In the first

stage the unit with capacity of ________will be

commissioned followed by the second with

the same capacity in 2014.

1) 200 MW

2) 500 MW

3) 1000 MW

4) 1500 MW

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 178 Profulla Chandra Borua passed

away recently at the age of 76. He was a

veteran _________.

1) Journalist

2) Author

3) Historian

4) Geologist

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 179 The State Literacy Mission

(TSLM) of which of the following states has

announced to make the state free from

illiteracy by August this year recently?

1) Tripura

2) Kerala

3) Nagaland

4) Mizoram

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 180 The government has revealed

that the National Population Policy, 2000,

has been implemented with varying degree

of success across different states. The

objectives of the NPP were to address the

unmet need for contraception and

achieving a stable population by____.

1) 2020

2) 2025

3) 2030

4) 2045

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

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China, around 11,000 people have been

diagnosed with dengue and 34 deaths have

been reported due to the disease in the first

four months of this year in which of the


1) Thailand

2) Sri Lanka

3) Bangladesh

4) Myanmar

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 182 Examine the following

statement with respect to a new scheme

meant for tribal forest dwellers and identify

the correct statement(s):

1) The Union Minister of Tribal Affairs &

Panchayati Raj, V Kishore Chandra Deo,

launched Tribal Forest Dwellers

Empowerment Scheme recently.

2) This scheme, by National Scheduled Tribes

Finance and Development Corporation

(NSTFDC), is meant for economic development

of Schedule Tribes who are beneficiaries of

Forest Rights Act 2006.

3) Under the scheme NSTFDC will generate

awareness, provide training as well as provide

financial assistance without charging any

interest from the beneficiaries.

4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 2)

Ans.) 5

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gkspecialist.blogspot.in Ques. : 183 The World Thalassaemia Day is


This year’s Thalassaemia International

Federation (TIF) theme is “The right for

quality health care of every patient with

thalassaemia: major and

beyond”.

1) May 7

2) May 8

3) May 9

4) May 12

5) None of these

Ans.) 2


has claimed both the men’s and women’s

titles of the 19th Commonwealth Table

Tennis Championships held in New Delhi

recently?

1) India

2) England

3) Singapore

4) Australia

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 185 At least 55 people have been

killed in attacks on an army base, a police

station and a prison by Boko Haram

militants dressed in army uniforms

recently. These militants are active in which

of the following countries?

1) Somalia

2) South Sudan

3) Mali

4) Nigeria

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 186 In a bid to simplify the rules

governing overseas investors in India, the

government is planning to introduce a new

classification for investors that do not come

under the foreign direct investment (FDI)

route. The new class is called FPI which

stands for

1) Foreign Priority Investors

2) Foreign Portfolio Investors

3) Foreign Preferential Investors

4) Foreign Parallel Investors

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 187 Name the volcano which

erupted in Philippines recently killing at

least five people. It is famous for its almost

perfect cone shape and has erupted around

50 times since records began, with the most

violent in 1814.

1) Mount Taal

2) Mount Ragang

3) Mount Pinatubo

4) Mount Mayon

5) Mount Cagua

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 188 Which of the following

statements is/are correct?

1) British liquor giant Diageo has appointed

Indian-origin Ivan Menezes as its next chief

executive officer (CEO).

2) The Diageo is the world’s biggest spirits

group and maker of brands like Smirnoff

vodka, Johnnie Walker scotch and Guinness

beer.

3) The Diageo had acquired 53.4 per cent share

of liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s United Spirits Ltd

(USL) in USD 2 million in 2012.

4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 3)

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 189 Alex Ferguson has announced

his retirement bringing down the curtains

on his glittering 26-year-old association

with which of the following English football

teams recently? He is known for his stellar

role in making the club a global brand

valued at $3 billion.

1) Liverpool

2) Chelsea

3) Manchester United

4) Newcastle United

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 190 The report “Estimates of State

Domestic Product-2012-13 of Delhi” states

that the state gross domestic product

(GSDP) has grown at 9% in last fiscal year

and has become the _____ largest in India.

1) tenth

2) eighth

3) sixth

4) second

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 191 UK-based retailer Marks &

Spencer is under the government’s scanner

for selling multiple brands in a single store

as the finance ministry has raised the

matter with the DIPP. DIPP stands for

1) Department of Industrial Policy and

Practices

2) Department of International Policy and

Promotion

3) Department of Illegal Practices and

Promotions

4) Department of Industrial Policy and

Promotion

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 192 The World Red Cross and Red

Crescent day is observed on which of the

following dates?

1) May 8

2) May 9

3) May 12

4) May 15

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

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gkspecialist.blogspot.in Ques. : 193 The name of Roberto Azevedo

has been finalised for the post of the

Director General of WTO. He hails from

which of the following countries?

1) Mexico

2) Brazil

3) Japan

4) Malaysia

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 194 In the latest rankings of world

universities released by Quacquarelli

Symonds (QS), a reputed British education

and career advice company, IIT Delhi’s

electrical engineering department has been

ranked the ____ best globally, the highest

entry from India across all categories.

1) 37th

2) 39th

3) 43rd

4) 50th

5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 195 Gilt funds, as they are

conveniently called, are mutual fund

schemes floated by asset management

companies with exclusive investments in

which of the following?

1) Blue Chip Companies

2) Government Securities

3) Gold

4) Commodities

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 196 In the recently concluded 19th

Commonwealth Table Tennis

Championships held in New Delhi, Indian

men have succeeded to secure _______ in the

team event.

1) gold medal

2) silver medal

3) bronze medal

4) no medal

5) Indian team left the championship midway

Ans.) 2

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gkspecialist.blogspot.in Ques. : 197 Touted as the richest prize-

money badminton tournament in the world,

IPL-style Indian Badminton League will be

held from August 14-31 across six cities in

India. Featuring international and national

stars, it will be a _____league.

1) USD 0.5-million

2) USD 1-million

3) USD 2-million

4) USD 5-million

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 198 Name the auto giant which has

launched Enjoy MPV recently. The company

has set the target of securing a double-digit

market share in the category.

1) Honda

2) General Motors

3) Ford Motors

4) Renault

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 199 The Cabinet Committee on

Unique Identification Authority of India

(CC-UIDAI) has approved phase four of the

scheme, which will enroll an additional 40

crore residents. Till date, 31 crore residents

have been issued UID numbers through this

scheme which started in

1) 2009

2) 2010

3) 2011

4) 2012

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 200 The government is reviewing

the set target in exports to be achieved by

March 2014 in view of the global and

domestic economic slowdown. What is the

set target till now?

1) $300 billion

2) $500 billion

3) $700 billion

4) $900 billion

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 201 Faced with declining exports,

the government has announced a slew of

measures including extension of the

popular EPCG scheme to all sectors to boost

exports. EPCG stands for

1) Expert Promotion Capital Goods

2) Export Promotion Capital Goods

3) Experimental Promotion of Capital Goods

4) Excessive Promotion of Capital Goods

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 202 Willem-Alexander is the new

King of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and

the youngest monarch in Europe. The

Kingdom of Netherlands consists of which

of the following countries along with

Netherlands?

1) Sint Maarten

2) Curaçao

3) Aruba

4) All the above

5) Only 2) and 3)

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 203 The name of who among the

following has been finalised to be the next

Chief Minister of Karnataka after the

Congress party won the state assembly

elections recently?

1) Mallikarjun Kharge

2) Madhusudan Mistry

3) Luizinho Faleiro

4) K Siddaramaiah

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 204 The Finance Ministry is upbeat

over picking-up of IIP and now is expecting

that with the current trend continuing, the

economic growth rate would cross 6 per

cent in 2013-14. Expand the term IIP.

1) Indian Index of Production

2) International Index of Production

3) Indicator of Industrial Production

4) Index of Industrial Production

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 205 Which of the following states in

India is running the Teerth Darshan Yojana

through which it facilitates the elderly

people of the state tour the centres of their

faith?

1) Rajasthan

2) Gujarat

3) Uttarakhand

4) Madhya Pradesh

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 206 Name the country which has

appealed to avert death sentence of

Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar, accused of a

bomb blast in Delhi. Bhullar was extradited

from this country to India.

1) France

2) US

3) Germany

4) UK

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 207 The world’s third largest

retailer Tesco Plc is interested to start

operations in India. This retail giant is

based in which of the following countries?

1) UK

2) Italy

3) Spain

4) South Korea

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

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gkspecialist.blogspot.in Ques. : 208 Marissa Mayer, known for her

aggressive acquisitions, is the head of which

of the following internet giants?

1) Google

2) Oracle

3) Yahoo

4) Rediff

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 209 The names of Achantha Sarath

Kamal and Mouma Das are associated with

which of the following games?These names

were in news recently.

1) Tennis

2) Table Tennis

3) Badminton

4) Weightlifting


Ques. : 210 Industrial body SIAM is

associated with which of the following

industries?

1) Automobiles

2) Medicines

3) Software

4) Textile

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 211 Nawaz Sharif is all set for a

record third term as Pakistan’s Prime

Minister after the recent parliamentary

elections in the country. He heads which of

the following parties?

1) Pakistan Muslim League (N)

2) Pakistan People’s Party

3) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

4) All Pakistan Muslim League

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

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gkspecialist.blogspot.in Ques. : 212 The International Nurses’ Day is

celebrated on May 12. This day is

celebrated on the birth anniversary of who

among the following, considered the

founder of modern nursing?

1) Mother Teresa

2) Clara Barton

3) Florence Nightingale

4) Mary Seacole

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 213 What is ‘Mahasen’ which was in

news recently?

1) A cyclonic storm

2) A new variety of high-yield wheat

3) A harvest festival celebrated in Gujarat

4) A specially designed fishing boat used in

Tamil Nadu

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 214 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

is gearing up for a trial of plastic currency

notes as on an average, about _________ paper

notes in circulation get disposed of every

year.

1) 5 per cent

2) 10 per cent

3) 15 per cent

4) 20 per cent

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 215 The government is gearing up

for the second phase of the Direct Benefit

Transfer (DBT) scheme and has asked

banks to install ATMs at their branches in

all the concerned districts. The second

phase, starting on 1st July, will cover

______new districts.

1) 78

2) 43

3) 121

4) 152

5) None of these

Ans.) 1


won the Spanish Grand Prix Formula One

race recently?

1) Mark Webber

2) Sebastian Vettel

3) Felipe Massa

4) Fernando Alonso

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 217 Name the tennis player who has

won the Madrid Open tennis tournament’s

women’s singles title recently?

1) Maria Sharapova

2) Serena Williams

3) Li Na

4) Victoria Azarenka

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 218 The iconic German Bakery, the

eatery that came into focus after a bomb

blast that killed 17 people and injured over

60 others in 2010, has been formally

reopened after three years. It is located in

which of the following cities?

1) Gandhi Nagar

2) Ahmedabad

3) New Delhi

4) Pune

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 219 The level of carbon dioxide has

passed a long-feared milestone of 400 ppm,

the highest in 3-million years. Which of the

following countries, at present, is the

largest emitter of this gas in the world?

1) US

2) UK

3) China

4) India

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 220 We often come across the news

of IED being planted at highway and other

routes and elsewhere and the security

personnel detected and defused them. IED

stands for

1) Implanted Electronic Device

2) Interconnected Electronic Device

3) Improvised Electronic Device

4) Improvised Explosive Device

5) None of these

Ans.) 3


statements with respect to commissioning

of MIG-29 K fighters into Indian Navy

recently and identify the correct

sentence(s):

1) The MiG-29 K Black Panther squadron (IANS

303) has been commissioned into the Indian

Navy comprising 16 aircrafts.

2) MiG-29 K is a potent fifth generation carrier

borne stealth fighter armed with anti-aircraft

and anti-ship missiles, precision bombs and

sophisticated weapon delivery system.

3) The commissioned squadron will be

integrated with aircraft carrier INS

Vikramaditya, likely to be commissioned later

this year.

4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 3)

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 222 The 20th Asian Athletics

Championship is scheduled to be held in

which of the following Indian cities in the

month of July this year?

1) Chennai

2) Bangalore

3) New Delhi

4) Ahmedabad

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

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gkspecialist.blogspot.in Ques. : 223 The President Pranab

Mukherjee recently conferred the Asom

Ratna award (2012) posthumously to

Mamoni Raisom Goswami and Srimanta

Sankardeva award to cine star

1) Nana Patekar

2) Sharmila Tagore

3) Hema Malini

4) Shabana Azmi

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 224 As SIP stands for Systematic

Investment Plans, STP stands for

1) Systematic Transfer Plans

2) Systematic Trading Plans

3) Systematic Term Plans

4) Systematic Top-up Plans

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 225 As per the data released by the

office of the Registrar General and Census

Commissioner of India recently, among the

top Indian cities, the number of working

women is lowest in

1) Mumbai

2) Kolkata

3) Chennai

4) New Delhi

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

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gkspecialist.blogspot.in Ques. : 226 Which of the following

statements is/are correct? CERT is

1) a world famous laboratory

2) the cyber watchdog of India

3) the acronym for Computer Emergency

Response Team

4) Both 1) and 3)

5) Both 2) and 3)

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 227 Name the latest social

networking site developed by an Indian

entrepreneur, Pushkar Mahatta, which is all

set to take on Facebook and Twitter.

1) OmniBus

2) WorldFloat

3) UniFloat

4) HangOut

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 228 According to a report of the

parliamentary standing committee on

finance, between March 2011 and

December 2012 alone, the public sector

banks’ corporate loans worth _______crore

have turned into bad debts (NPA).

1) Rs 63,000 crore

2) Rs 75,000 crore

3) Rs 83,000 crore

4) Rs 95,000 crore

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 229 As per the recent news in

newspapers, IDBI is all set to lose the battle

to take over SHCIL. Expand the term SHCIL.

1) Stock Holding Company of India Limited

2) Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited

3) Stock Heralding Corporation of India

Limited

4) Share Holding Corporation of India Limited

5) None of these

Ans.) 2


won the men’s singles title of the Madrid

Masters tennis tournament recently? The

women’s singles title of the same was

clinched by Serena Williams.

1) Roger Federer

2) Novak Djokovic

3) Rafael Nadal

4) Andy Murray

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 231 The Antrix Corporation Limited

is the marking arm of which of the

following?

1) Indian Space Research Organisation

2) Defense Research and Development

Organisation

3) Ordinance Factory Board

4) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 232 As the post of Attorney General

of India is a Constitutional post under

Article 76 of the Constitution of India, which

of the following is true about the posts of

the Solicitor General and the Additional

Solicitors General in India?

1) These are constitutional posts

2) These are only statutory posts

3) These are autonomous posts

4) They are private practitioners

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 233 In the wake of the Supreme

Court's scathing observations on CBI, the

government has formed a Group of

Ministers (GoM) to draft a law to insulate

the investigating agency from external

influence. It is headed by

1) Manish Tewari

2) Kapil Sibal

3) Salman Khurshid

4) P Chidambaram

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 234 The Bhagya Jyothi scheme,

under which electricity connections are

provided to BPL households, has been

implemented in which of the following

states?

1) Andhra Pradesh

2) Madhya Pradesh

3) Odisha

4) Karnataka

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 235 The hope of Bihar getting a

backward state status has grown stronger

with a committee has been announced to be

formed that will evolve new criteria for

backwardness of states and submit the

report to the Centre within a month. This

committee will be headed by

1) P Chidambaram

2) Raghuram Rajan

3) Montek Singh Ahluwalia

4) Jairam Ramesh

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 236 Commonwealth Games gold-

medallist Manoj Kumar and rising star L

Devendro Singh are the prominent faces

which represent India in the game of

1) Archery

2) Boxing

3) Weightlifting

4) Discus Throw

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 237 The indigenously developed

rotavirus vaccine ROTAVAC has shown

positive results during the different phases

of its clinical trials. The vaccine is

developed to prevent which of the following

diseases?

1) Pneumonia

2) Chickenpox

3) Diarrhea

4) Marasmus

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

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convicted in 1993 bomb blasts case, has

urged a designated TADA court in Mumbai

to allow him to surrender before Yerwada

jail in Pune. What is expanded form of the

acronym TADA?

1) Terrorist and Destructive Act (Prevention)

Act

2) Terrorism and Destructive Activities

(Prevention) Act

3) Terrorising and Disturbing Activities

(Prevention) Act

4) Terrorist and Disruptive Activities

(Prevention) Act

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 239 India and which of the following

countries has signed a Memorandum of

Understanding (MoU) on Technical

Cooperation in the field of Spatial Planning,

Water Management and Mobility

Management recently?

1) Poland

2) Netherlands

3) Belgium

4) Argentina

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

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has been sentenced for genocide and crime

against humanity which is the first time that

a perpetrator has been punished for

genocide in his/her own country. He

belongs to which of the following countries?

1) Guatemala

2) Ethiopia

3) Nigeria

4) Congo

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 241 Vinod Rai will step down from

which of the following posts by the end of

May this year?

1) Attorney General of India

2) Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)

3) Chief Election Commissioner of India

4) The Chief Economic Advisor to the

Government of India

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 242 France, the second largest

economy in the euro zone, has confirmed

that it is now in recession. Which of the

following countries is the biggest economy

in the Euro Zone?

1) Germany

2) UK

3) Italy

4) Spain

5) None of these

Ans.) 1


has launched a new ‘superpriority’ same-

day visa service for urgent travelers from

India recently? It is a first-of-its-kind

service to be launched by the country.

1) US

2) South Korea

3) Japan

4) UK

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 244 Asghar Ali Engineer passed

away recently in Mumbai after a prolonged

illness. He was a noted

1) Hindu scholar

2) Islamic scholar

3) Historian

4) Wildlife Photographer

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 245 The government is planning to

bring a proposal to the cabinet for an out-

of-court settlement with British telecom

giant Vodafone on tax dispute issue. The

telecom major, for its 2007 acquisition of

Hutchison mobile in India, is liable to pay

1) Rs 11,200 crore

2) Rs 10,000 crore

3) Rs 7,500 crore

4) Rs 5,200 crore

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 246 The Reserve Bank of India, in a

bid to lure investors away from gold, the

imports of which have widened India’s

current account deficit, is going to issue

which of the following instruments for the

first time in over a decade?

1) Fixed Net Asset Value (NAV) bonds 2)

Inflation-Indexed Bonds (IIB)

3) Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme

(RGESS)

4) National Guaranteed Return Bonds (NGRB)

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 247 In a bid to re-enter the Olympic

movement from which it was banished,

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has

vowed to International Olympic Council

(IOC) to abide with which of the following

reforms?

1) Its constitution will be rewritten to set age

cap of 70 for sports federation’s office bearers.

2) It will guarantee that no office bearer gets

more than three terms.

3) An IOC observer will be present during the

IOA elections.

4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 2)

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 248 The Arctic Council, in its

biennial meeting, has agreed to expand to

include six new nations as observer states.

Which of the following is not among them?

1) China

2) Singapore

3) India

4) Japan

5) Germany

Ans.) 5


been appointed as the first CEO of the low

cost airline AirAsia India, a joint venture of

the AirAsia, Tata Sons and Telestra

Tradeplace?

1) Aditya Ghosh

2) Mittu Chandilya

3) Tony Fernandes

4) Rahul Bhatia

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 250 Identify the correct sentence(s)

among the following in the context of

India’s foreign direct investment policy on

multi-brand retail ventures:

1) The foreign investor should make a

minimum investment of $100 million, and 50

per cent of it should be invested in back-end

infrastructure.

2) A foreign retailer must source 30 per cent of

the value of goods being sold by it from

domestic micro, small and medium enterprises.

3) One-stop approval for operating the retail

business across the country.

4) Only 1) and 2)

5) Only 2) and 3)

Ans.) 4

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Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila have been

arrested on the charges of spotfixing

for IPL matches recently. These players

were playing for which of the following IPL

teams?

1) Mumbai Indians

2) Rajasthan Royals

3) Royal Challengers Bangalore

4) Hyderabad Sunrisers

5) None of these

Ans.) 2


statements with respect to ‘put and call’

option, which has been cleared recently,

and choose the correct statements among

them:

1) This regulation has been framed by Sebi.

2)It mandates that for merger and acquisitions,

listed firms could use such options that create

a right to buy/sell more shares in the future.

3) Earlier, Sebi had given special permission

for using this option in the deal between Cairn

and Vedanta.

4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 2)

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 253 Following the international

trend, the CEO and MD of Infosys has taken

a pay cut of 26 per cent in financial year

2012-13. Infosys is the second largest

information-technology company of the

country. Name the largest IT company of

the country.

1) Wipro

2) TCS

3) Satyam-Mahindra

4) HCL

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 254 The World Hypertension Day is


1) May 15

2) May 17

3) May 21

4) May 29

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

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the central government recently for the

annual plan of Bihar for the financial year

2013-14?

1) Rs 12,000 crore

2) Rs 20,000 crore

3) Rs 34,000 crore

4) Rs 42,000 crore

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 256 Nearly nine lakh ASHA workers

are engaged in providing qualitative

healthcare to people in rural India. What is

the expanded form of ASHA?

1) Accredited Specialist Health Activists

2) Associated Social Health Activists

3) Accredited Social Health Activists

4) Associated Specialist Health Activists

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 257 Larry Page is the CEO of which of

the following global internet giants? He

made news recently after revealing a

problem with his vocal cords that makes it

difficult for him to speak and breathe

occasionally.

1) Google

2) Yahoo

3) Oracle

4) Apple

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 258 The Shapoorji Pallonji Group

has announced to buy a majority stake in

the USD 200-million Lux International

gaining access to Europe and Africa. Lux is a

110-year-old company based in

1) Spain

2) Switzerland

3) France

4) Italy

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 259 The Union Cabinet has given its

approval for increase in the present income

criterion for applying the Creamy Layer

restriction throughout the country from of

Rs 4.5 lakh per annum to _____per annum.

1) Rs 5 lakh

2) Rs 5.5 lakh

3) Rs 6 lakh

4) Rs 6.5 lakh

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 260 Clearing the legal hurdles, the

law minister Kapil Sibal has set the stage

for the government to offload the remaining

stake in Balco and two other companies.

The government had sold 51 per cent stake

in Balco to which of the following

companies?

1) Sterlite Industries

2) Jindal Aluminium Limited

3) Mishra Dhatu Nigam

4) Sundaram - Clayton Limited

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 261 The government is considering

providing Sovereign Guarantee of Rs 24,000

crore to the Indian Energy Insurance Pool

to provide insurance to domestic refineries

that have been refused cover from

European re-insurers. What is the reason of

denial by EU re-insurers?

1) These refineries are processing Iranian

crude

2) These are not listed in European stock

exchanges

3) These are supplying refined oil to Iran

4) These are running in deficit since long

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 262 Former dictator Jorde Rafael

Videla, who died recently, belonged to

which of the following countries? He was

serving a jail term for crime against

humanity during his dictatorship.

1) Argentina

2) Nigeria

3) Netherlands

4) Cambodia

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 263 For the alleged price fixing by

the companies of which of the following

industries, the Competition Appellate

Tribunal (Compat) has ordered them to

deposit Rs 630 crore as penalty within four

weeks?

1) Textile 2) Beverage

3) Cement 4) Telecom


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recently, has recommended developing a

comprehensive action plan to end all forms

of violence against women. IBSA is an

association of India, Brazil and which of the


1) South Africa

2) Singapore

3) Argentina

4) Both 1) and

5) Both 2) and 3)

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 265 The department of

telecommunication is working on a

proposal to disallow crossholding by one

telecom firm in a competing one in the

same circle. As per the present rules, a

telecom company can acquire up to _____in

its rival company in the same circle.

1) 2 per cent

2) 4.9 per cent

3) 7.5 per cent

4) 9.9 per cent

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 266 According to an exchange

notification published recently, Shikha

Sharma has got a salary increase of 10 per

cent effective June 1. She is the Managing

Director and Chief Executive Officer of

which of the following private sector banks?

1) ICICI

2) HDFC

3) Axis Bank

4) Yes Bank

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 267 The Indian American software

mogul, Vivek Ranadive, has become the first

person of Indian descent to become the

owner of a major US sports team buying

Sacramento Kings. The team is associated

with which of the

following games?

1) Baseball

2) Basketball

3) Football

4) Volleyball

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 268 The finance ministry is

considering raising the penalty for

violations of RBI guidelines by banks. What

is the maximum penalty under the law at

present for the above violations by banks?

1) Rs 1 crore

2) Rs 50 lakh

3) Rs 25 lakh

4) Rs 5 lakh

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

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gkspecialist.blogspot.in Ques. : 269 The government has announced

the roll out of direct subsidy transfer for

LPG connections starting from June. What

consumers need to avail this facility?

1) An Aadhar number

2) An Aadhar number linked with a bank

account

3) Providing the Aadhar number to LPG

distributors to link it with LPG consumer

number

4) All the above

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 270 The entry of new low cost

carrier, AirAsia India, has brought new

competition in the airlines sector. Which of

the following is the biggest low cost airline

in India at present?

1) Jet Airways

2) Spicejet

3) Indigo

4) GoAir

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 271 The committee looking into the

US retail giant Walmart’s lobbying activities

to enter into Indian retail market, has

submitted its report to Corporate Affairs

Minister Sachin Pilot recently. Who among

the following headed the committee?

1) Mukul Mudgal

2) VN Khare

3) RC Lahoti

4) Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal

5) None of these

Ans.) 1


statements with respect to planned subsidy

for the electric and hybrid vehicles in India

and choose the correct statement(s):

1) The government, under National Electric

Mobility Mission Plan 2020, envisages around

seven million electric and hybrid vehicles in

seven years.

2) The scheme includes non-levy of value

added tax, no road tax and 15 per cent

concession on the on-road price of the vehicle.

3) Currently, only Delhi has implemented this

scheme.

4) All the above are correct

5) Only 1) and 2)

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 273 Despite efforts to ramp up

indigenous coal production, the Planning

Commission feels that India will still face a

shortfall of about_______of coal by the end of

the 12th Plan period.

1) 50 million tonnes




5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 274 The finance minister, in the

budget for 2013-14, had proposed a

surcharge of 10 per cent on individuals

termed as super rich or High Net-worth

Individuals (HNIs). These are the individual

with yearly income of

1) Rs 1 crore and above




5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 275 Examine the following

statements with respect to the BSE Shariah

index and identify the correct

alternative(s):

1) The BSE, with Taqwaa Advisory and Shariah

Investment Solutions (TASIS), launched BSE

TASIS Shariah 50 index in 2010.

2) The index consists of the 50 largest and

most liquid Shariah compliant stocks within

the BSE 500.

3) The index has the largest number of listed

Shariah compliant stocks in the world after

that of Pakistan.

4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 2)

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 276 The much hyped Nirbhaya fund

launched in the name of the Delhi gang rape

victim, is still stuck in the bureaucratic red

tape. What is the size of the fund announced

for the women’s empowerment?

1) Rs 500 crore

2) Rs 1000 crore

3) Rs 1200 crore

4) Rs 1500 crore

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 277 The Ministry of Minority Affairs,

Government of India, runs micro-credit

scheme through NMDFC in order to

empower the minorities through economic

development. Expand the term NMDFC.

1) National Minority Deployment and Finance

Corporation

2) National Minority Development and

Financing Company

3) National Minority Development and Finance

Corporation

4) National Minority Development Funding

Corporation

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 278 Paul Erik Hoyer Larsen has been

elected the chairman of which of the

following international sports governing

bodies?

1) Badminton World Federation

2) International Tennis Federation

3) World Chess Federation

4) FIFA

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

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won the Rome Masters tennis tournament’s

women’s singles final recently?

1) Serena Williams

2) Victoria Azarenka

3) Sara Errani

4) Simona Halep

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 280 Who is the winner of World

Table Tennis Championships women’s

singles final held in Paris recently?

1) Ding Ning

2) Li Xiaoxia

3) Liu Shiwen

4) Zhu Yuling

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 281 The legendry footballer, David

Beckham, retired from professional football

recently. He was captaining which of the

following teams when he announced his

retirement?

1) Paris Saint-Germain

2) Manchester United

3) Real Madrid

4) Milan

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

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played two finals but had to settle for silver

in both the events in the first Stage World

Cup Archery tournament held in

______recently.

1) Seoul

2) Shanghai

3) Kuala Lumpur

4) Madrid

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 283 The name of Samina Baig was in

the news recently as she became the first

woman of her country to scale Mount

Everest, the world’s highest mountain peak

(8,848 m). She is from

1) Saudi Arabia

2) Pakistan

3) Bahrain

4) Kuwait

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 284 The Padma Bhushan awardee

writer from India, UR Ananthamurthy, is in

the running for the Man Booker

International Prize 2013. He writes in

which of the following languages?

1) Tamil

2) Hindi

3) English

4) Kannada

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 285 The Oil ministry’s technical arm

for exploration, Directorate General of

Hydrocarbons, has recommended that

three gas discoveries reported by Reliance

Industries in the KG-D6 block should be

taken away from it. KG-D6 block is situated

off the _______coast.

1) Andhra Pradesh

2) Tamil Nadu

3) Kerala

4) Gujarat

5) None of these

Ans.) 1


clinched the Rome Masters tennis

tournament’s men’s singles title recently?

1) Rafael Nadal

2) Roger Federer

3) David Ferrer

4) Andy Murray

5) Novak Djokovic

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 287 The Japanese Prime Minister

Shinzo Abe is all set to pay a state visit to

which of the following countries? He will be

the first Japanese Prime Minister to visit the

country in 36 years.

1) China

2) South Korea

3) Myanmar

4) Bangladesh

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 288 India and China have firmed up

eight agreements during the recent visit of

Chinese premier Li Keqiang to New Delhi.

The two countries have set a target of

_______by 2015 for bilateral trade.

1) USD 50 billion

2) USD 65 billion

3) USD 75 billion

4) USD 100 billion

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 289 The Anti-Terrorism Day is

observed annually across the nation on

which of the following dates? On this date

India’s youngest Prime Minister late Rajiv

Gandhi fell to the designs of terrorists in

1991.

1) May 19

2) May 20

3) May 21

4) May 22

5) None of these

Ans.) 3


been appointed as the new Comptroller and

Auditor General (CAG) of India recently?

1) R Chandrasekhar

2) Sindhushree Khullar

3) Sumit Bose

4) Shashi Kant Sharma

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 291 In another set-back to Indian

Premier League (IPL), which of the

following teams withdrew itself from the

event recently?

1) Sunrisers Hyderabad

2) Kolkata Knight Riders

3) Pune Warriors

4) Delhi Daredevils

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 292 India-China trade has risen

sharply in the last one decade and reached

$66 billion in 2012, compared to $3 billion

in 2000. However, the balance of trade has

remained highly in favour of China and the

trade deficit for India in 2012 has reached

to

1) $12 billion

2) $29 billion

3) $32 billion

4) $43 billion

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

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gkspecialist.blogspot.in Ques. : 293 Consider the following

statements with respect to the new

Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of

India and indentify the correct option(s):

1) The CAG is appointed for a term of six years

or till the incumbent attains the age of 65

years, whichever is earlier.

2) The President of India appoints the CAG of

India, in terms of Article 148 (1) of the

Constitution of India.

3) After completing eventful five and a half

years, Vinod Rai retired as CAG to make way

for Shashi Kant Sharma recently.

4) All the above

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 294 Vice president Hamid Ansari has

gone on a four-day official visit to which of

the following countries?

1) Uzbekistan

2) Kazakhstan

3) Kyrgyzstan

4) Tajikistan

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 295 Name the IT outsourcing

company which has sacked its Chief

Executive Officer (CEO) Phaneesh Murthy

after it came to learn that he had not

disclosed his relationship with a

subordinate to the company.

1) Infosys

2) iGate

3) Mahindra Satyam

4) Patni

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 296 India's Saurav Ghosal, ranked

19 in the world in the respective game, is


games?

1) Billiards

2) Golf

3) Squash

4) Table Tennis

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 297 Indians have become the largest

foreign-born group in London with 2.63

lakh people born in India are living there.

Now, what per cent of all foreign-born

residents in London are Indians?

1) Nearly 9%

2) Nearly 11%

3) Nearly 15%

4) Nearly 19%

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 298 Kanya Vidya Dhan Yojana is


states in India?

1) Madhya Pradesh

2) Uttar Pradesh

3) Haryana

4) Rajasthan

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 299 As different regulatory bodies

have been set up to regulate different

sectors, chit funds in India are regulated by

which of the following institutions?

1) RBI

2) State governments

3) Sebi

4) IRDA

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 300 The Inflation-Indexed bonds

announced by the government will make

their debut in the month of June. These

bonds, initially, will be indexed against

1) Wholesale Price Index

2) Consumer Price Index

3) Sensex

4) Nifty

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

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