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General Knowledge 1. Which Indian state declared public holiday on Charan Singh’s birth anniversary? o Delhi o Uttar Pradesh o Haryana o Mizoram 2. Which Company to hike car prices by up to Rs 20,000 from January? o Hyundai o Audi o Tata Motors o Maruti Suzuki 3. Name the former AC Milan captain who under investigation in match-fixing? o Stephan El Shaarawy o Valter Birsa o Alessandro Nesta o Gennaro Gattuso 4. Who has been won the Vasvik research award for 2011 in the category of women scientist? o Lakshmi Kantam o Arpita Mishra o Sudipa Tiwari o Manisha Jain 5. Which Indian movie in contention for the Best Feature Film, Original Score and Original songs in the 86th Academy Awards? o Jawani Diwani: A Youthful Joyride o Chennai Express o Kamasutra 3D o Grand Masti 6. Which among the following country’s defender banned for 10 matches by FIFA? o Serbia o Croatia o Italy o Brazil 7. One dead, 17 injured in bomb blast in- o Meghalaya o Uttarakhand o Himachal Pradesh o Assam 8. Who among the following American singer passes away at 87? o Ray Price o Faron Young o Merle Haggard o Willie Nelson 9. Which bill passed by Rajya Sabha on 17th December 2013? o The Coal Regulatory Authority Bill o The Civil Aviation Authority of India Bill o Jan Lokapal Bill o The Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 10. Which drug maker company stop paying doctors to promote drugs? o Eli Lilly and Company o Bristol-Myers Squibb o Ranbaxy Laboratories o GlaxoSmithKline

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General Knowledge

1. Which Indian state declared public holiday on Charan Singh’s birth anniversary?

o Delhi

o Uttar Pradesh

o Haryana

o Mizoram

2. Which Company to hike car prices by up to Rs 20,000 from January?

o Hyundai

o Audi

o Tata Motors

o Maruti Suzuki

3. Name the former AC Milan captain who under investigation in match-fixing?

o Stephan El Shaarawy

o Valter Birsa

o Alessandro Nesta

o Gennaro Gattuso

4. Who has been won the Vasvik research award for 2011 in the category of women scientist?

o Lakshmi Kantam

o Arpita Mishra

o Sudipa Tiwari

o Manisha Jain

5. Which Indian movie in contention for the Best Feature Film, Original Score and Original

songs in the 86th Academy Awards?

o Jawani Diwani: A Youthful Joyride

o Chennai Express

o Kamasutra 3D

o Grand Masti

6. Which among the following country’s defender banned for 10 matches by FIFA?

o Serbia

o Croatia

o Italy

o Brazil

7. One dead, 17 injured in bomb blast in-

o Meghalaya

o Uttarakhand

o Himachal Pradesh

o Assam

8. Who among the following American singer passes away at 87?

o Ray Price

o Faron Young

o Merle Haggard

o Willie Nelson

9. Which bill passed by Rajya Sabha on 17th December 2013?

o The Coal Regulatory Authority Bill

o The Civil Aviation Authority of India Bill

o Jan Lokapal Bill

o The Judicial Appointments Commission Bill

10. Which drug maker company stop paying doctors to promote drugs?

o Eli Lilly and Company

o Bristol-Myers Squibb

o Ranbaxy Laboratories

o GlaxoSmithKline

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1. Uttar Pradesh:Uttar Pradesh declares public holiday on Charan Singh’s birth anniversary 2. Hyundai:Hyundai to hike prices by up to Rs 20,000 from January 3. Gennaro Gattuso:Former AC Milan captain Gennaro Gattuso under investigation in match-fixing 4. Lakshmi Kantam:IICT Director Lakshmi Kantam gets industrial award 5. Kamasutra 3D:Sherlyn Chopra’s Kamasutra 3D is in contention for Oscars 6. Croatia:FIFA bans Croatian defender Josip Simunic for 10 matches 7. Assam:One dead, 17 injured in bomb blast in Assam’s Dibrugarh 8. Ray Price:Country Singer Ray Price passes away at 87 9. Jan Lokapal Bill:Rajya Sabha clears Lokapal Bill; to be debated in Lok Sabha now 10. GlaxoSmithKline:GlaxoSmithKline to stop paying doctors to promote drugs

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1. Who became the highest-ranked Indian golfer in the world?

o Gaganjeet Bhullar o Shiv Kapur o Jyoti Randhawa o Anirban Lahiri

2. Which Company named Amit Dixit, Mathew Cyriac as India PE co-heads? o BlackRock o Blackstone Group o Procter & Gamble Co o Nestlé

3. Name the Legendary actress who passes away at age of 96 in California on 16th December 2013?

o Joan Crawford o Norma Shearer o Vivien Leigh o Joan Fontaine

4. What is name of West Indies spinner who suspended for illegal action by International Cricket Council (ICC)?

o Shane Shillingford o Marlon Samuels o Nikita Miller o Sulieman Benn

5. Woman gives birth to 10 ‘dead’ babies in- o Delhi o Haryana o Madhya Pradesh o Nagaland

6. Who has been appointed as new coach of Delhi Waveriders? o Matthew Hoggard o Cedric D’Souza o Hamish Marshall o Neil Young

7. Which cricketer equals Brian Lara’s record for most runs in one over? o Kevin Peterson o David Warner o Shane Watson o George Bailey

8. Who becomes the first female Defence Minister of Germany? o Kristina Schröder o Ursula von der Leyen o Annette Schavan o Manuela Schwesig

9. Which Indian state high court scraps process of appointment of law clerks in Supreme Court? o Delhi o Allahabad o Madras o Karnataka

10. Who becomes first Indian to win Bratislava squash event? o Rajesh Mishra o Amar Singh o Mahesh Mangaonkar o Jeevan Panday

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1. Anirban Lahiri:Anirban Lahiri is highest-ranked Indian golfer in the world 2. Blackstone Group:Blackstone names Amit Dixit, Mathew Cyriac as India PE co-heads 3. Joan Fontaine:Legendary actress Joan Fontaine passes away 4. Shane Shillingford:West Indies spinner Shillingford suspended for illegal action 5. Madhya Pradesh:Woman gives birth to 10 ‘dead’ babies in Madhya Pradesh 6. Cedric D’Souza:Cedric D’Souza named as new coach of Delhi Waveriders 7. George Bailey:George Bailey equals Brian Lara’s record for most runs in one over 8. Ursula von der Leyen:Angela Merkel Appoints Germany’s First Female Defense Minister 9. Delhi:Delhi high court scraps process of appointment of law clerks in Supreme Court 10. Mahesh Mangaonkar:Mahesh Mangaonkar becomes first Indian to win Bratislava squash event

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1. Which university scientists developed a smart toy that sends your messages to kids?

o Massachusetts Institute of Technology o Carnegie Mellon University o Boston University o Stanford University

2. Which country won the men’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2013? o New Zealand o Argentina o Egypt o Germany

3. Which Hollywood actor passes away at the age of 81 on 15th December 2013? o Peter O’Toole o Richard Burton o Alec Guinness o Richard Harris

4. Which player won the record fourth Super series Finals title? o Peter Gade o Lee Chong Wei o Kenichi Tago o Saina Nehwal

5. The European Union suspended historic partnership talks with- o Nigeria o Ukraine o Italy o Russia

6. Which among the following Indian cricketer brother’s joins Samajwadi Party? o Mahendra Singh Dhoni o Sachin Tendulkar o Virat Kohli o Gautam Gambhir

7. Name the Delhi Congress chief who quits over defeat in assembly elections on 15th December? o Ajay Maken o Girija Vyas o JP Aggarwal o Ashok Gehlot

8. Female TV presenter among 20 killed in- o Kenya o Iraq o Zimbabwe o Finland

9. Who among the following won the men’s Airtel Delhi half marathon 2013? o Silas Kipruto o Edwin Kipyego o Wude Ayalew o Atsedu Tsegay

10. Name the Union Labour and Employment Minister who passed away on 15th December 2013? o C. P. Joshi o Mallikarjun Kharge o Sis Ram Ola o Jitendra Singh

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1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology:Scientists developed a smart toy that sends your messages to kids 2. Germany:Germany won men’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2013 3. Peter O’Toole:‘Lawrence of Arabia’ star Peter O’Toole dies at 81 4. Lee Chong Wei:Lee Chong Wei wins record fourth Superseries Finals title 5. Ukraine:European union suspends trade talks with Ukraine 6. Mahendra Singh Dhoni:Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s brother joins Samajwadi Party 7. JP Aggarwal:Delhi Congress chief quits over defeat in assembly elections 8. Iraq:Female TV presenter among 20 killed in Iraq 9. Atsedu Tsegay:Ethiopian Atsedu Tsegay wins Delhi half marathon with course record 10. Sis Ram Ola:Union Labour and Employment Minister Sis Ram Ola dead

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1. Which country’s cabinet approves broader rights for same-sex couples? o Russia o Croatia o Iraq o Indonesia

2. According to consumer price inflation how many percent Vegetable prices rose in November month?

o 50 Percent o 30 Percent o 23 Percent o 61.6 Percent

3. Which University scientist recently developed a new X-ray technique that provides clear view of soft tissues?

o Massachusetts Institute of Technology o Yale University o California Institute of Technology o Princeton University

4. Which cricketer recently regained the number one rank in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen?

o Shikhar Dhawan o Virat Kohli o AB de Villiers o Quinton De Kock

5. Who has been appointed as new coach of Kenya cricket team? o Steve Tikolo o Nehemiah Odhiambo o Jimmy Kamande o Robin Brown

6. Which player recently crowned with football’s dirtiest player? o Kevin Muscat o Archie Thompson o Mark Milligan o Carlos Hernández

7. Which Indian state honoured with two prestigious WTTCII tourism awards? o Gujarat o Delhi o Madhya Pradesh o Uttar Pradesh

8. Former Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh set to join- o Aam Aadmi Party o Congress o Bharatiya Janata Party o Shiv Sena

9. Who has been appointed as next director (Finance) of NTPC? o Naresh Vishwas o Megha Parashar o Dheeraj Malhotra o Kulamani Biswal

10. Name the former Thailand Prime Minister who recently charged with murder? o Thaksin Shinawatra o Abhisit Vejjajiva o Yingluck Shinawatra o Suthep Thaugsuban

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1. Croatia:Croatia’s cabinet approves broader rights for same-sex couples 2. 61.6 Percent:Inflation up at 11.24%, industrial production down by 1.8% 3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology:New X-ray tech provides clear view of soft tissues 4. AB de Villiers:AB De Villiers regains top spot in ICC ODI rankings 5. Steve Tikolo:Steve Tikolo appointed as new coach of Kenya cricket team 6. Kevin Muscat:Former Australian star Kevin Muscat crowned football’s dirtiest player 7. Delhi:Delhi honoured with two prestigious WTTCII tourism awards 8. Bharatiya Janata Party:Former Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh set to join BJP 9. Kulamani Biswal:Kulamani Biswal appointed as director (Finance) of NTPC 10. Abhisit Vejjajiva:Former Thailand Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva charged with murder

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1. Which country women’s team demanded a gender test on three Pakistan players in the Kabaddi World Cup?

o Europe o South Africa o England o Spain

2. Who became the fifth cricketer to hit 3 consecutive centuries in one day internationals? o Quinton De Kock o Hasim Amla o Shikar Dhawan o Ross Taylor

3. Which country becomes world’s first country to legalize marijuana trade? o Nigeria o Egypt o Tanzania o Uruguay

4. Najeeb Jung is the current Lieutenant-Governor of- o Delhi o Uttar Pradesh o Meghalaya o Assam

5. Who has been recently becomes the first player to use video line-call review in badminton? o Juliane Schenk o Wang Yihan o Lee Wong Wei o Saina Nehwal

6. Who among following appointed as next Army vice-chief from December 31? o V.K. Singh o Ravi Dastane o Dalbir Singh Suhag o Deepak Kapoor

7. Which Indian state recently gets Lokayukta after 10 years? o Himachal Pradesh o Gujarat o Rajasthan o Kerala

8. Who appointed as new advisory coach of Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori? o Maria Dimitrov o Richard Gasquet o Dušan Raonic o Michael Chang

9. Which country recently announces country’s first same sex wedding on March 29, 2014? o Germany o Britain o Poland o Austria

10. Who among following recently named as Time Magazine Person of the Year for 2013? o Pope Francis o Francis of Assisi o Angelo Scola o Pope John Paul II

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1. England:Pakistan kabaddi girls in gender row 2. Quinton De Kock:Third ODI washed out after de Kock, de Villiers tons 3. Uruguay:Uruguay becomes world’s first country to legalize marijuana trade 4. Delhi:Delhi Lieutenant Governor calls Harsh Vardhan to discuss govt formation 5. Lee Wong Wei:Lee Wong Wei first to use video line-call review in badminton 6. Dalbir Singh Suhag:Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag new Army vice-chief from December 31 7. Gujarat:Gujarat gets Lokayukta after 10 years 8. Michael Chang:Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori hires Chang as advisory coach 9. Britain:Britain announces first same sex wedding on March 29, 2014 10. Pope Francis:Pope Francis named TIME’s Person of the Year

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1. Name the Scion of Mysore royal family who recently passes away at 60?

o Matthew Haider

o Prince Yang Wang

o Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar

o Denly Jones

2. Which university scientists recently developed new greenhouse gas has higher global warming

impact than CO2?

o University of Maryland

o University of Oregon

o University of Michigan

o University of Toronto

3. Which team recently crash out of Junior Hockey World Cup?

o Malaysia

o India

o Pakistan

o Iraq

4. Who has been recently begins fast for Lokpal bill from tomorrow?

o Anna Hazare

o Hulasa Ram Dutta

o Kummanam Rajasekharan

o Laxminarayan Sahu

5. Name the four time Formula one champion who slams rule change for double points in final

race of season?

o Kimi Räikkönen

o Michael Schumacher

o Sebastian Vettel

o Felipe Massa

6. Who among the following actress recently passes away at 91 in California?

o Joan Fontaine

o Kim Novak

o Linda Darnell

o Eleanor Parker

7. Which continent recently sets record for lowest temperature ever on Earth?

o Europe

o Antarctica

o Africa

o Asia

8. How many price of subsidized cooking gas refills recently increased by Government?

o 3.46 Rupees

o 10.00 Rupees

o 8.00 Rupees

o 5.00 Rupees

9. Who has been recently named as first female chairman and Executive officer of General Motors

India?

o Lina Shah

o Eve Torres

o Mary Barra

o Alicia Fox

10. Competition Commission of India recently slaps Rs 1,773 crore fine for unfair ways on-

o Coal India

o Indian Oil Corporation

o Bharti Airtel

o Mahindra & Mahindra

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1. Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar:Scion of Mysore royal family Srikantadatta Wodeyar passes away at 60 2. University of Toronto:New greenhouse gas has higher global warming impact than CO2 3. India:India crash out of Junior Hockey World Cup 4. Anna Hazare:Anna Hazare warns govt & BJP, begins fast for Lokpal bill 5. Sebastian Vettel:F1 champion Vettel slams rule change for double points in final race of season 6. Eleanor Parker:Sound of Music actress Eleanor Parker passes away at 91 7. Antarctica:Antarctica sets record for lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth 8. 3.46 Rupees:LPG price hiked by Rs 3.46 per cylinder 9. Mary Barra:General Motors Chooses Mary Barra as First Female CEO of Global Automaker 10. Coal India:Competition Commission of India slaps Rs 1,773 cr fine on Coal India for unfair ways

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1. Which company to invest Rs. 4,000 crores in Punjab for 4G LTE expansion?

o Vodafone

o Idea Cellular

o Aircel India

o Bharti Airtel

2. How many people recently arrested in English football’s latest match-fixing investigation?

o Six

o Ten

o Three

o Seven

3. Who has been recently elected as new Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo for India region?

o Kris Gopalakrishnan

o Nandan Nilekani

o D Shivakumar

o Indra Nooyi

4. Twenty-seven South Asian workers including 24 Indians were recently held in-

o Spain

o Singapore

o Sri Lanka

o Russia

5. Who has been recently gets Indian cricket team’s sponsorship rights?

o Sahara India

o Aircel India

o Star India

o India Cements

6. Name the Nawaz Sharif’s brother who likely to meet Prime Minister on December 12?

o Hamza Shahbaz Sharif

o Shahbaz Sharif

o Marvi Memon

o Imran Khan

7. Who has been recently appointed as new minister for sports and youth welfare in Tamil Nadu

Cabinet?

o K. Rosaiah

o Lal Thanhawla

o Gautham Mukkavilli

o R.B. Udhaya Kumar

8. Which among the following party won the assembly election 2013 in Mizoram?

o Bharatiya Janata Party

o Shiv Sena

o Congress

o Telugu Desam Party

9. Name the winner of The Economic Times Lifetime Achievement Award 2013?

o Azim H Premji

o Mukesh Ambain

o Laxmi Mittal

o S. D. Shibulal

10. Who among the following recently named as Pakistan High Commissioner to India?

o Yameen Malik

o Noor Begum

o Imran Tahir

o Abdul Basit

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1. Bharti Airtel:Bharti Airtel to invest Rs. 4,000 crores in Punjab for 4G LTE expansion 2. Six:Blackburn striker Campbell arrested in match-fixing probe 3. D Shivakumar:PepsiCo appoints ex-Nokia executive D Shivakumar as India head 4. Singapore:24 Indian’s held for riots in Singapore 5. Star India:STAR India clinch Indian cricket team’s sponsorship rights 6. Shahbaz Sharif:Nawaz Sharif’s brother likely to meet Prime Minister on December 12 7. R.B. Udhaya Kumar:Jayalalithaa drops sports minister, reshuffles Cabinet 8. Congress:Mizoram polls: Congress wins 32 seats, MNF 5 and MPC 1 9. Azim H Premji:World Trade Organization reaches century’s first trade deal 10. Abdul Basit:Pakistan appoints Abdul Basit as its High Commissioner to India

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1. Who among the following is the current president of China?

o Xi Jinping

o Li Keqiang

o Hu Jintao

o Peng Liyuan

2. At least 39 killed and dozens injured in 11 serial bomb blasts in-

o Pakistan

o Iraq

o Afghanistan

o Saudi Arabia

3. Who becomes fastest batsman to get 4000 run mark in One day Internationals?

o Virat Kholi

o Rohit Sharma

o AB de Villiers

o Hashim Amla

4. Who among the following country bans shark fin soup from official receptions?

o Spain

o China

o Brazil

o Pakistan

5. Which among the following political party posts record win in Yercaud bypoll?

o Aam Aadmi Party

o Bharatiya Janata Party

o Congress

o AIADMK

6. Where nearly 400 killed in last three days in capital violence?

o Central African Republic

o New Zealand

o Australia

o Netherlands

7. How many women candidates win Delhi seats in Delhi Assembly elections 2013?

o Nine

o Six

o Three

o Fifteen

8. Which Bollywood actor recently gets notice in pre-natal sex test case?

o Shahrukh Khan

o Ajay Devgan

o Sanjay Dutt

o Ranbir Kapoor

9. 1400 year old Buddhist temple found in-

o South Africa

o Malaysia

o Canada

o China

10. Which Political party won the most seats in 2013 Assembly Elections in Madhya Pradesh?

o Congress

o Bharatiya Janata Party

o Samajwadi Party

o Shiv Sena

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1. Xi Jinping:China bans shark fin soup from official receptions 2. Iraq:11 blasts in and around Baghdad leave 39 dead 3. Hashim Amla:South Africa beats India by 134 runs to clinch ODI series 4. China:China bans shark fin soup from official receptions 5. AIADMK:AIADMK posts record win in Yercaud bypoll 6. Central African Republic:Nearly 400 killed in last three days in Central African Republic 7. Three:Assembly elections 2013: Only 3 of 67 women candidates win Delhi seats 8. Shahrukh Khan:Notice to Shahrukh Khan in pre-natal sex test case 9. China:1400 year old Buddhist temple found in China 10. Bharatiya Janata Party:Assembly election 2013: Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s hat-trick in Madhya Pradesh

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1. Which country’s scientist recently found Alien planet 11 times bigger than Jupiter in-

o Canada

o United States

o Spain

o Iran

2. How many players admit guilty in Australia’s biggest match-fixing scandal?

o Ten

o Twenty

o Six

o Three

3. Which Indian player recently entered into first ever quarter-final berth in a WSA World Series?

o Joshna Chinappa

o Dipika Pallikal

o Saurav Ghosal

o Cyrus Poncha

4. Brazil will take on their opening match in 2014 World against-

o Australia

o Uruguay

o Croatia

o Italy

5. Who has been recently awarded 2013 United Nations Human Rights Prize?

o Neeraj Panday

o Malala Yousafzai

o Meghna Israni

o Amit Rawat

6. Name the Bharti Group IT director who has been recently resigns over alleged violation?

o Pankaj Mehta

o Surjeet Dhama

o Mahendra Rana

o Jai Menon

7. Roberto Azevêdo is the current Director-General of-

o World Trade Organization

o International Cricket Council

o National Aeronautics and Space Administration

o Board of Control for Cricket in India

8. What is the name of Uttar Pradesh’s first gangster who recently gets SP Lok Sabha ticket?

o Farhaan Khan

o Mohammad Aamir

o Ateeq Ahmad

o Vivek Thakur

9. Who among the following re-elected as FIA President for a second four-year term?

o Bernie Ecclestone

o Jean Todt

o Michael Schumacher

o Max Mosley

10. WSA World Series 2013 event held at-

o Beijing

o Delhi

o Indonesia

o Hong Kong

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1. United States:Giant Alien Planet Discovered in Most Distant Orbit Ever Seen 2. Three:Three admit guilty in Australia’s biggest match-fixing scandal 3. Joshna Chinappa:Joshna Chinappa charges into maiden World Series quarters in Hong Kong 4. Croatia:Brazil to play Croatia in 2014 World Cup opener 5. Malala Yousafzai:Malala Yousafzai awarded 2013 United Nations Human Rights Prize 6. Jai Menon:Bharti Group IT director Jai Menon resigns 7. World Trade Organization:Major victory for India at WTO on food subsidy plan 8. Ateeq Ahmad:Uttar Pradesh’s first gangster Ateeq Ahmad gets SP Lok Sabha ticket 9. Jean Todt:Jean Todt re-elected as FIA President for a second four-year term 10. Hong Kong:Joshna Chinappa charges into maiden World Series quarters in Hong Kong

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1. Who has been recently named as next Chief Information Commissioner?

o Sushma Singh

o Deepak Sandhu

o Kapil Sibal

o Sushma Swaraj

2. How many percent direct tax collection up in April-November at Rs 3.68 lakh crore?

o 5 Percent

o 3 Percent

o 10 Percent

o 13 Percent

3. Oldest human DNA discovered in-

o Spain

o Japan

o South Korea

o Malaysia

4. Who among the following is current chairman of Indian Oil Corporation Limited?

o Alok Sinha

o Puran Verma

o R S Butola

o Gangadhar Shastri

5. Which among the following country to host Under-17 FIFA World Cup in 2017?

o India

o Brazil

o Indonesia

o Australia

6. The International Federation of Football Association President is-

o Michel Platini

o Sepp Blatter

o Jérôme Valcke

o Franz Beckenbauer

7. Diesel demand in India falls first time after-

o 2 years

o 20 years

o 5 years

o 10 years

8. Who among the following will be the new Director General of Central Industrial Security

Force?

o Arvind Ranjan

o Madan Pal

o Ramesh Chandra Gupta

o Saurav Triphati

9. Name the Aligarh Muslim University Professor who suspended for sexual harassment?

o Shahrukh Shamshad

o Iqbal Ali Khan

o Shabbir

o Taufeeq Umar

10. Nicolas Tiangaye is the prime minister of-

o South Africa

o Central African Republic

o New Zealand

o Spain

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1. Sushma Singh:Sushma Singh to take over as new Chief Information Commissioner 2. 13 Percent:Direct tax collection up 13% in April-November at Rs 3.68 lakh crore 3. Spain:Oldest human DNA discovered in Spain 4. R S Butola:Diesel Demand in India falls first time in 10 years 5. India:India to host Under-17 FIFA World Cup in 2017 6. Sepp Blatter:India to host Under-17 FIFA World Cup in 2017 7. 10 years:Diesel Demand in India falls first time in 10 years 8. Arvind Ranjan:Arvind Ranjan to be new CISF DG; Gets Additional Charge 9. Shabbir:Aligarh Muslim University Professor suspended for sexual harassment 10. Central African Republic:At least 105 dead in clashes in Central African Republic capital

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1. Who among the following is the current Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered PLC?

o Ravinder Singh Grewal

o Anshuman Goenka

o Peter Sands

o Rahul Raisurana

2. Which Indian player recently enters the final of Junior National Badminton championship?

o Harsh Pal

o Shivam Malhotra

o Naveen Jindal

o Arun George

3. Which telecom company to invest $3 billion in Indian networks over next 2 years?

o Idea

o Vodafone

o Aircel India

o Bharti Airtel

4. Which author won the annual Bad Sex in Fiction award?

o Vikram Chandra

o Susan Choi

o Manil Suri

o V.S. Naipaul

5. Name the NIFT joint director who recently transferred after sexual harassment charges?

o Manish Solanki

o Vasant Kothari

o Pankaj Kwatra

o Chetan Sharma

6. Who among the following player sets new record in under 18 high jump at National junior

athletics championship?

o Swapna Barman

o Versha Joshi

o Mehak Tare

o Aarti Verma

7. Who among the following is the current chairperson of Madhya Pradesh State Women’s

Commission Chairperson?

o Sunita Malhotra

o Reena Mohan

o Jyoti Kapoor

o Upma Rai

8. Which Indian state police recently arrested Asaram Bapu’s son Narayan Sai for rape after 58

days?

o Delhi

o Gujarat

o Bihar

o Maharashtra

9. Name the RJD leader who recently gets life term for killing JDU leader?

o Satyendra Singh

o Mohit Rawat

o Vijay Krishna

o Love Kumar

10. Which county recently asks India to open banking channels?

o Iran

o Nepal

o China

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o Pakistan

1. Peter Sands :Top guns quit Standard Chartered’s private equity unit 2. Arun George:Arun George enter the final of Junior National Badminton championship 3. Vodafone:Vodafone to invest $3 billion in Indian networks over next 2 years 4. Manil Suri:Manil Suri bags bad sex award for ‘cosmic’ orgy 5. Vasant Kothari:NIFT joint director shifted after sexual harassment charges 6. Swapna Barman:Swapna sets new record in U-18 high jump at National junior athletics championship 7. Upma Rai:NIFT joint director shifted after sexual harassment charges 8. Delhi:Asaram Bapu’s son Narayan Sai held for rape after 58 days 9. Vijay Krishna:RJD leader Vijay Krishna gets life term for killing JDU leader 10. Iran:Iran asks India to open banking channels

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1. Department of Telecom recently slaps Rs 600 crore penalty on-

o Airtel

o Idea

o Vodafone

o Reliance

2. Which cricketer recently won the ICC People’s Choice Award 2013?

o Virat Kohli

o Hasim Amla

o Kumar Sangakkara

o Mahendra Singh Dhoni

3. Which congress leader to face trial in anti-Sikh riots case?

o Sajjan Kumar

o Mukul Sangma

o Okram Singh

o Oommen Chandy

4. Which telecom operator company recently raises 3G internet rate by 26 percent?

o Aircel India

o Tata

o Reliance Communications

o BSNL

5. Roberto Martinez has been appointed the new manager of-

o Everton

o Manchester City

o Chelsea

o Barcelona

6. Which university researchers create a new camera that can takes 3D photos in complete

darkness?

o Princeton University

o Massachusetts Institute of Technology

o University of Maryland

o Oxford University

7. Who among the following player named captain of ICC ODI team?

o AB de Villiers

o Michael Clarke

o Alastair Cook

o Mahendra Singh Dhoni

8. Which Bollywood actor recently gets 10 days jail for misleading the court?

o Sanjay Dutt

o Rajpal Yadav

o Ranbir Kapoor

o Ajay Devgan

9. Six cops among seven killed in Maoist blast in-

o Chhattisgarh

o Jammu and Kashmir

o Bihar

o Odisha

10. Name the Uttarakhand additional secretary who recently held on sexual assault charge?

o J P Joshi

o Paramjeet Singh

o Narendra Tomar

o Devendra Singhania

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1. Idea:Department of Telecom slaps Rs 600cr penalty on Idea 2. Mahendra Singh Dhoni:Mahendra Singh Dhoni wins ICC People’s Choice Award 3. Sajjan Kumar:Sajjan Kumar to face trial in an anti-Sikh riots case 4. Reliance Communications:Reliance Communications raises 3G internet rate by 26% 5. Everton:Roberto Martinez has been appointed the new manager of Everton 6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology:Now, camera that takes 3D photos in complete darkness 7. Mahendra Singh Dhoni:Mahendra Singh Dhoni named captain of ICC ODI team 8. Rajpal Yadav:Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav gets 10 days in jail 9. Bihar:6 cops among seven killed in Maoist blast in Bihar 10. J P Joshi:Uttarakhand additional secretary held on sexual assault charge

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1. Who among the following is the current chairman of National Thermal Power Corporation

(NTPC)?

o Arup Roy Choudhury

o Sunil Mehta

o Rahul Aggarwal

o Vishan Singh Bedi

2. Which company recently buys US mortgage BPO for Rs 465 crore?

o Infosys

o HCL Technologies Limited

o Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

o Wipro

3. Who has been recently takes charge as Damodar Valley Chairman and Managing Director?

o Neeraj Gupta

o Satyajeet Mishra

o Arup Roy Choudhury

o Gagan Pal Singh

4. How many percent ad rates hike by Ten Sports for India-South Africa series?

o 50 Percent

o 30 Percent

o 5 Percent

o 20 Percent

5. Who among the following boxer arrested for part in alleged drug smuggling?

o Ramazan Sahin

o Steve O’Meara

o Besik Kudukhov

o Narsingh Pancham Yadav

6. Name the Indian-American teenager who has been recently won the prestigious Ingenuity

Award?

o Saumil Bandopadhyay

o Ankita Bangar

o Muhammad Junaid Khan

o Gyan Devi

7. Who appointed as new Chief General Manager of Punjab & Sind Bank?

o Rajiv Malhotra

o A.N. Agnihotri

o G.S. Sachdeva

o Vinay Mahajan

8. Who has been recently named Australia’s Muslim sportsperson of the year?

o Fawad Ahmed

o Williams

o Bachar Houli

o Vladimir Khodov

9. Who among the following state’s chief minister gets notice by Election Commission for

‘violation’ of model code of conduct?

o Andhra Pradesh

o Delhi

o Rajasthan

o Tamil Nadu

10. Who has been recently appointed as new president of The Karnataka State Cricket

Association?

o Anil Kumble

o Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar

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o Javagal Srinath

o Rahul Dravid

1. Arup Roy Choudhury:NTPC chairman takes charge as Damodar Valley CMD 2. Wipro:Wipro buys US mortgage BPO for Rs 465 crore 3. Arup Roy Choudhury:NTPC chairman takes charge as Damodar Valley CMD 4. 20 Percent:Ten Sports to hike ad rates for India-South Africa series by 20% 5. Steve O’Meara:Boxer Steve O’Meara ‘arrested for part in alleged drug smuggling 6. Saumil Bandopadhyay:Indian-American freshman at MIT wins Ingenuity award 7. G.S. Sachdeva:G.S. Sachdeva appointed as Chief General Manager of Punjab & Sind Bank 8. Fawad Ahmed:Fawad Ahmed named Australia’s Muslim sportsperson of the year 9. Tamil Nadu:Election Commission notice to Jaya for ‘violation’ of model code of conduct 10. Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar:Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar elected KSCA President after huge win

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1. Who has been recently won the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold title 2013?

o Parupalli Kashyap

o PV Sindhu

o Saina Nehwal

o Ashwini Ponnappa

2. Who among the following is the current chairman of CBSE?

o Sadhana Parashar

o Jai Shankar Tripathi

o Shoaib Malik

o Vineet Joshi

3. Who among the following player recently won JK Racing India Series title 2013?

o Vishnu Prasad

o Kimi Räikkönen

o Michael Schumacher

o Felipe Massa

4. Who has been recently became the first Indian to win the Indonesia Open?

o Shiv Kapur

o Jyoti Randhawa

o Gaganjeet Bhullar

o Shiv Chowrasia

5. How many days police custody given by Goa Court to Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal?

o Two

o Six

o Twelve

o Fourteen

6. Name the former Grand Prix racer who has been recently passes away at motorcycle racing

event?

o Ivan Goi

o Jean-Philippe Ruggia

o Ezio Gianola

o Doriano Romboni

7. Name the Fast & Furious actor who recently dies in California car crash?

o Paul Walker

o Vin Diesel

o Dwayne Johnson

o Tyrese Gibson

8. Name the BJP youth wing leader who recently held for murder of ex-RSS pracharak Sunil

Joshi?

o Vijay Kumar Malhotra

o Deendayal Upadhyaya

o Jitendra Sharma

o Yashwant Sinha

9. Where recently at least four dead, 67 injured in train accident?

o New York

o Chennai

o Australia

o China

10. Who among following Indian player recently entered the top 10 of ICC ODI rankings for first

time in his career?

o Rohit Sharma

o Yuvraj Singh

o Ravindra Jadeja

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o Shikhar Dhawan

1. PV Sindhu:PV Sindhu lifts Macau Open Grand Prix Gold title 2. Vineet Joshi:CBSE grants 30 extra minutes for Class IX & XI exams 3. Vishnu Prasad:Vishnu Prasad clinches India Series title 4. Gaganjeet Bhullar:Gaganjeet Bhullar bags Indonesia Open golf title 5. Six:Tarun Tejpal sent to six-day police custody by Goa court 6. Doriano Romboni:Former Grand Prix racer Doriano Romboni killed at motorcycle racing event 7. Paul Walker:Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker dies in California car crash 8. Jitendra Sharma:BJP youth wing leader held for murder of ex-RSS pracharak Sunil Joshi 9. New York:Four dead,67 injured as train derails in New York 10. Shikhar Dhawan:Shikhar Dhawan breaks into top-10 of ICC ODI rankings for first time

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1. Who among the following country recently questions 20 players over match-fixing?

o Malaysia

o Austria

o England

o Japan

2. Who among following is the current commerce & industry minister of India?

o Santosh Chowdhary

o Shashi Tharoor

o Milind Deora

o Anand Sharma

3. How many people recently killed in separate road mishaps in Uttar Pradesh?

o Twenty

o Fifteen

o Eight

o Five

4. Who among the following former Indian test cricketer recently hospitalized after chest pain?

o Vinod Kambli

o Sunil Gavaskar

o Rahul Dravid

o Sourav Ganguly

5. Which country’s weightlifters hit a century of medals at Commonwealth Championships?

o Pakistan

o Iran

o India

o South Africa

6. What is the name of fifteenth Pakistan Army Chief?

o General Pervez Musharraf

o General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani

o General Jehangir Karamat

o General Raheel Sharif

7. How many people found dead near Baghdad after kidnapping?

o Thirty

o Eighteen

o Forty

o Nine

8. Which country scientists discovered world’s most aggressive strain of HIV?

o Sweden

o France

o Ireland

o Argentina

9. Which Indian cricketer recently engaged to squash player Dipika Pallikal?

o Gautam Gambhir

o Zaheer Khan

o Dinesh Karthik

o Harbhan Singh

10. Name the retired Supreme Court judge who faced the ignominious prospect in law intern

case?

o AK Ganguly

o Jasti Chelameswar

o Arjan Kumar Sikri

o Dipak Misra

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1. Austria:Austria questions 20 players over match-fixing 2. Anand Sharma:Government okays more duty-free imports from poor nations 3. Eight:Eight killed in separate road mishaps in Uttar Pradesh 4. Vinod Kambli:Former test cricketer Vinod Kambli hospitalized after chest pain 5. India:Indian weightlifters hit a century of medals at Commonwealth Championships 6. General Raheel Sharif:General Raheel Sharif assumes charge as 15th Pak Army Chief 7. Eighteen:18 found dead near Baghdad after kidnapping 8. Sweden:World’s most aggressive strain of HIV discovered 9. Dinesh Kathik:Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik engaged to squash player Dipika Pallikal 10. AK Ganguly:Retired Supreme Court judge in law intern case named

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1. Which country will host 2014 ICC World Twenty20?

o South Africa

o Australia

o Bangladesh

o Pakistan

2. Who among the following Indian badminton player enter the quarterfinals of Macau Open?

o PV Sindhu

o Saina Nehwal

o Jwala Gutta

o Pullela Gopichand

3. Name the Olympic gold medallist who recently announced ambassador of Airtel Delhi Half

Marathon?

o Michael Johnson

o Linford Christie

o Ato Boldon

o Donovan Bailey

4. Who among the following country’s election could be delayed after more deadly violence?

o Maldives

o Bangladesh

o Nepal

o India

5. Where were the 1996 Olympic Games held?

o Los Angeles

o Vancouver

o Atlanta

o Mexico City

6. Who among following cricketer honoured with South Africa’s Cricketer of the Century?

o Barry Richards

o Graeme Pollock

o Peter Pollock

o Mike Procter

7. Who among the following country recently agrees to revise sports legislation?

o Iran

o Spain

o Brazil

o Sri Lanka

8. Which company recently won three awards at the 6th India Power Award 2013?

o Infosys

o Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited

o Tech Mahindra

o Tata Motors

9. Name the Tehelka’s managing editor who recently quits over sex assault controversy?

o Shoma Chaudhury

o Tarun Tejpal

o Mathew Samuel

o Ajay Jadeja

10. Who among the following country recently hit by 5.6 magnitude Earthquake?

o Japan

o China

o Iran

o England

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1. Bangladesh:Holland, Hong Kong qualify for ICC World Twenty20 2. PV Sindhu:PV Sindhu in Macau Open quarterfinals 3. Donovan Bailey:Olympic gold medallist Donovan Bailey announced ADHM ambassador 4. Bangladesh:Bangladesh election could be delayed amid new violence 5. Atlanta:Olympic gold medallist Donovan Bailey announced ADHM ambassador 6. Graeme Pollock:South African cricket legend Graeme Pollock honoured 7. Sri Lanka:Sri Lanka agrees to revise sports legislation 8. Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited:TPDDL won three awards at the 6th India Power Award 2013 9. Shoma Chaudhury:Tehelka’s Shoma Chaudhury quits over sex assault controversy 10. Iran:Earthquake in Iran near nuclear plant kills 7

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1. In which Indian state more than 10,000 teachers fail class V Mathematics, Hindi Test?

o Bihar

o Kerala

o Delhi

o Assam

2. Who has been recently named as Pakistan’s new army chief?

o Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani

o Lt Gen Rashad Mahmood

o Lt Ehsaan Umar

o Lt Gen Raheel Sharif

3. Who has been recently became the fastest cricketer to score five ODI centuries?

o Virat Kohli

o Shikhar Dhawan

o AB de Villiers

o Rohit Sharma

4. Name the first printed book in America sells for record $14.2 million?

o In Search of Lost Time

o The Old Man and the Sea

o A Brief History of Time

o The Bay Psalm Book

5. In which Indian state recently 4 CRPF jawans killed, 3 injured in Maoist ambush?

o Chhattisgarh

o Gujarat

o Madhya Pradesh

o Jammu & Kashmir

6. Name the Latvian prime minister who resigns over fatal supermarket roof collapse?

o Nils Ušakovs

o Edgars Rinkevics

o Valdis Dombrovskis

o Valdis Zatlers

7. Which cricket team recently won the ODI series for the first time in South Africa?

o Sri Lanka

o Bangladesh

o Pakistan

o New Zealand

8. Who among the following has been recently appointed as new Chief Justice of Pakistan?

o Tassaduq Hussain Jillani

o Abdul Rehman

o Sajjad Ahmad Jan

o Qaisar Khan

9. Who among following cricket nation recently qualify for World T20 Championships for the

first time?

o HongKong

o Netherlands

o Denmark

o Nepal

10. Which Indian drug Maker Company recently banned by U.S. Food and Drug Administration?

o Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited

o Wockhardt Limited

o Glenmark Pharmaceuticals

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o Cipla Limited

1. Bihar:More than 10,000 Bihar Teachers fail class V Mathematics, Hindi Test 2. Lt Gen Raheel Sharif:Nawaz chooses Lt Gen Raheel Sharif as Pakistan’s new army chief 3. Shikhar Dhawan:CAS overturns NADA panel ruling; hands 2-year ban on judoka 4. The Bay Psalm Book:First Book printed in America sells for record $14.2 million 5. Chhattisgarh:4 CRPF jawans killed, 3 injured in Chhattisgarh Maoist ambush 6. Valdis Dombrovskis:Latvian prime minister resigns over fatal supermarket roof collapse 7. Pakistan:Pakistan beat South Africa by one run in second ODI 8. Tassaduq Hussain Jillani:Justice Tassaduq appointed as new Chief Justice of Pakistan 9. Nepal:Nepal make history, qualify for World T20 Championships 10. Wockhardt Limited:Wockhardt’s second plant faces import alert from US Food and Drug Administration

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1. Who appointed as new president of Standard & Poors Ratings Services?

o Mohammad Khalid

o Pushkar Malhotra

o Mohit Raut

o Neeraj Sahai

2. Who becomes world’s first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design hotel?

o The Oberoi Udaivilas

o ITC Maurya

o Vasundhara Sarovar Premiere

o Taj Rambagh Palace

3. How many years ban imposed on Judoka Nirupama Devi by the Court of Arbitration for

doping in Switzerland?

o Two

o Four

o Six

o Ten

4. Where recently at least 5 killed and two injured in building collapse?

o Delhi

o Chennai

o Bangalore

o Gujarat

5. Who restrained from functioning as Mumbai Cricket Association chief?

o Gopinath Munde

o Rajiv Shukla

o Chetan Sharma

o Sharad Pawar

6. Name the Mastermind of ‘Speak Asia’ fraud who has been recently arrested by Delhi Police?

o Harshit Verma

o Ram Sumiran Pal

o Manish Paul

o Ranveer Singh

7. How many people recently killed in bomb blast in village near Kudankulam nuclear plant?

o Two

o Twenty

o Six

o Nine

8. Who has been recently appointed as Coca-Cola group president for Asia?

o Atul Singh

o Vinay Gupta

o Satish Joshi

o Ravi Jain

9. Name of Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee president who recently resigned?

o Naresh Vohra

o Yashpal Arya

o Shodeshe Mizan

o Abhay Aggarwal

10. Who among the following are Aam Aadmi party’s chief ministerial candidate in Delhi

elections?

o Pawan Khera

o Gopal Rai

o Arvind Kejriwal

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o Kumar Vishwas

1. Neeraj Sahai:Neeraj Sahai appointed as president of Standard & Poors Ratings Services 2. ITC Maurya:ITC Maurya becomes world’s first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design hotel 3. Two:CAS overturns NADA panel ruling; hands 2-year ban on judoka 4. Bangalore:Five killed in Bangalore building collapse, two injured 5. Sharad Pawar:Sharad Pawar restrained from functioning as Mumbai Cricket Association chief 6. Ram Sumiran Pal:Mastermind of ‘Speak Asia’ fraud arrested 7. Six:6 killed in bomb blast in village near Kudankulam nuclear plant 8. Atul Singh:Coca-Cola promotes Atul Singh as group president for Asia 9. Yashpal Arya:Yashpal Arya resigns as state Congress chief 10. Arvind Kejriwal:Kejriwal among five AAP candidates facing criminal cases

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1. Who has been recently appointed as new chief executive of Wal-Mart?

o Doug McMillon

o Phaneesh Murthy

o Nitin Paranjpe

o Ashok Soota

2. Who among the following is the current Chief Executive of Vodafone Group?

o Arun Sarin

o Lowell C. McAdam

o Franco Bernabè

o Vittorio Colao

3. Name the current Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh?

o Justice M.A Aziz

o Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed

o Mr. M. A. Sayed

o Dr. A T M Shamsul Huda

4. Which country recently summons Singapore envoy over spying reports?

o Japan

o India

o Malaysia

o Sri Lanka

5. Name the Wipro’s former joint CEO who recently joins Advent International?

o Girish Paranjpe

o T K Kurien

o Suresh Vaswani

o Vivek Paul

6. What is the name of current Chairman and Managing Director of Container Corporation of

India?

o Vivek Sinha

o Mohit Singh Ahluwalia

o Narayan Das

o Anil Kumar Gupta

7. Name the Indian short film that recently shortlisted in Oscar top 10?

o Portrait

o Kush

o Black Mirror

o Angutha Chhap

8. Who become the first country in the world to ban Islam and Muslims?

o Angola

o France

o Zambia

o Sri Lanka

9. Which company awarded to Skoch Group Renaissance Award 2013, for “Corporate

Leadership”?

o Reliance Industries

o Tech Mahindra

o Container Corporation of India

o Infosys

10. In which country a major winter storm that has dumped freezing rain and snow has killed at

least 13 people?

o United States

o Malaysia

o China

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o England

1. Doug McMillon:Doug McMillon named new chief executive of Wal-Mart 2. Vittorio Colao:Vodafone, finance ministry agree on tax settlement talks 3. Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed:Bangladesh to hold general elections on January 5, BNP launches protests 4. Malaysia:Malaysia summons Singapore envoy over spying reports 5. Girish Paranjpe:Wipro’s ex-joint CEO Girish Paranjpe joins Advent 6. Anil Kumar Gupta:CONCOR bags The Skoch Group Renaissance Award 2013 7. Kush:Indian short film ‘Kush’ shortlisted in Oscar top 10 8. Angola:Angola ‘bans’ Islam, Muslims, becomes first country to do so 9. Container Corporation of India:CONCOR bags The Skoch Group Renaissance Award 2013 10. United States:Winter storm kills 13 in US

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1. Who among the following has been recently won the World Cup of Golf?

o Jason Day

o Adam Scott

o Matt Kuchar

o Tiger Woods

2. Which country agrees to halt nuclear program in historic deal held in Geneva?

o Japan

o South Africa

o India

o Iran

3. Who among the following is the current foreign policy chief of European Union?

o Saeed Jalili

o Catharine Ashton

o Hassan Rouhani

o Herman Van Rompuy

4. Name the second formula one driver to win 9 successive races in a single season after Italian

Alberto Ascari?

o Fernando Alonso

o Mark Webber

o Lewis Hamilton

o Sebastian Vettel

5. Who files graft case against SBI Deputy MD Shyamal Acharya?

o Mumbi Police

o Goa Police

o Central Bureau of Investigation

o Delhi Police

6. Which company recently bags $139 million Nigerian deal?

o Reliance Industries

o Engineers India

o Bharti Airtel

o DLF Limited

7. Name the AAP member who recently quits party over sting operation controversy?

o Nutan Thakur

o Yogendra Yadav

o Kumar Vishwas

o Aruna Roy

8. Who has been recently becomes youngest formula one driver to win four world

championships?

o Kimi Räikkönen

o Paul di Resta

o Sebastian Vettel

o Adrian Sutil

9. Which country’s president recently signs law restricting protests bill?

o Egypt

o Bangladesh

o China

o Iraq

10. Who becomes the highest run-scorer in One Day Internationals in 2013?

o Rohit Sharma

o Virat Kohli

o Misbah-ul-Haq

o George Bailey

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1. Jason Day:Australia’s Jason Day wins World Cup of Golf 2. Iran:Iran agrees to halt nuclear program in historic deal in Geneva 3. Catharine Ashton:Iran agrees to halt nuclear program in historic deal in Geneva 4. Sebastian Vettel:Sebastian Vettel wins record ninth consecutive race in Brazil 5. Central Bureau of Investigation:CBI files graft case against SBI Deputy MD Shyamal Acharya 6. Engineers India:Engineers India bags $139 million Nigerian deal 7. Nutan Thakur:AAP member quits party over sting operation controversy 8. Sebastian Vettel:Sebastian Vettel wins record ninth consecutive race in Brazil 9. Egypt:Egypt’s president signs law restricting protests 10. Virat Kohli:West Indies beat India by two wickets in second ODI

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1. Which country scientist recently found a simple test can tell if men can become dads through

IVF?

o Canada

o Japan

o New Zealand

o Poland

2. Who among the following has been recently becomes the youngest world Chess Champion?

o Vladimir Kramnik

o Veselin Topalov

o Levon Aronian

o Magnus Carlsen

3. Who has been recently appointed by U.S. President Barack Obama for member of his Global

Development Council?

o Brijesh Sinha

o Gargee Ghosh

o Mukesh Chandra

o Atul Wadhwa

4. Which country successfully tested its first stealth drone, joining the elite group of four nations

in the world to develop the Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle?

o China

o Israel

o Japan

o South Korea

5. Who won the ‘Best LNG Executive Global Award’ for 2013?

o Rajesh Gupta

o Naveen Joshi

o B. C. Tripathi

o Om Prakash Jaiswal

6. How many Indian writers shortlisted for $50000 DSC Literature Prize?

o Six

o Nine

o Five

o Three

7. Which Indian state government employees end strike after High Court intervention?

o Rajasthan

o Uttar Pradesh

o Madhya Pradesh

o Kerala

8. Who among the following player recently won the world chess championship 2013?

o Teimour Radjabov

o Vassily Ivanchuk

o Magnus Carlsen

o Peter Svidler

9. Who becomes the first Indian scientist to be elected honorary foreign member of the Chinese

Academy of Sciences?

o Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao

o Rajeev Motwani

o Vikram Sarabhai

o Arun Netravali

10. Name the Karnataka Minister of State for Information and Infrastructure Development who

recently resigns over illegal mining charge?

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o Veerendra Patil

o Ramanath Rai

o Krishna Byregowda

o Santosh Lad

1. Canada:Janet Yellen clears 1st Senate hurdle to be Federal chief 2. Magnus Carlsen:Norway’s Magnus Carlsen wins chess world championship 3. Gargee Ghosh:Obama appoints Indian-American Gargee Ghosh to key post 4. China:China successfully tests first stealth drone 5. B. C. Tripathi:GAIL CMD conferred ‘Best LNG Executive Global Award’ for 2013 6. Three:Three Indian writers shortlisted for $50000 DSC Literature Prize 7. Uttar Pradesh:Uttar Pradesh government employees end strike after HC intervention 8. Magnus Carlsen:Norway’s Magnus Carlsen wins chess world championship 9. Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao:Bharat Ratna Rao is first Indian member of Chinese Academy of Science 10. Santosh Lad:Karnataka minister resigns over illegal mining charge

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1. Name the current chairman of the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States?

o Janet Yellen

o Ben Bernanke

o Alan Greenspan

o Lawrence Summers

2. Who among the following player equalled Vivian Richards’s record of being the fastest to score

5,000 runs in one-day internationals?

o Rohit Sharma

o Mahendra Singh Dhoni

o Yuvraj Singh

o Virat Kohli

3. Who among the following author wrote “The Good Lord Bird” novel?

o Alice McDermott

o Jhumpa Lahiri

o James McBride

o Thomas Pynchon

4. According to World Health Organization how many people diagnosed with lung cancer every

year in worldwide?

o 1.25 million

o 2 Million

o 1 Million

o 3 Million

5. Name the current Chairman and Managing Director of Cadila Pharmaceuticals?

o Dr. Madhu Gupta

o Dr. Sanjeev Sharma

o Dr Rajiv Modi

o Dr. Manoj Rastogi

6. Who become the final team to qualify for 2014 FIFA World Cup?

o Switzerland

o England

o Russia

o Uruguay

7. Which author won the 2013 American National Book Award?

o Rachel Kushner

o James McBride

o John Brown

o George Saunders

8. Which Indian state court bans screening of Ram-Leela?

o Rajasthan

o Gujarat

o Himachal Pradesh

o Uttar Pradesh

9. Who Court bans sale of Sahara assets, bars Subrata Roy from going abroad?

o Delhi High Court

o Supreme Court

o Saket Court

o Bombay High Court

10. Who among the following is the chairman of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal?

o Prachanda

o Madhav Kumar Nepal

o Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev

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o Ram Baran Yadav

1. Ben Bernanke:Janet Yellen clears 1st Senate hurdle to be Federal chief 2. Virat Kohli:India beat West Indies by 6 wickets in Kochi one dayer 3. James McBride:James McBride’s The Good Lord Bird won the 2013 American National Book Award 4. 1.25 Million:Cadila Pharma launches new lung cancer drug 5. Dr Rajiv Modi:Cadila Pharma launches new lung cancer drug 6. Uruguay:Uruguay become final team to qualify for 2014 FIFA World Cup 7. James McBride:James McBride’s The Good Lord Bird won the 2013 American National Book Award 8. Uttar Pradesh:Allahabad High Court bans screening of Ram-Leela in Uttar Pradesh 9. Supreme Court:Supreme Court bans sale of Sahara assets, bars Subrata Roy from going abroad 10. Prachanda:Nepal Elections: Prachanda loses key seat in Kathmandu

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1. Who among the following has been recently elected as new chief boxing coach till 2016

Olympics?

o Gurbax Singh Sandhu

o Gurcharan Singh

o Vikas Krishan Yadav

o Jagdish Singh

2. Name the Gujjar leader who has been recently joins Congress?

o Sunil Chadda

o Mahenddra Nagar

o Kirori Singh Bainsla

o Puneet Choudhary

3. Who became the first British PM to call an Iranian president in more than a decade?

o Gordon Brown

o David Cameron

o Tony Blair

o John Major

4. Who among the following has been recently gets EU’s Sakharov human rights prize?

o Sukhveer Singh

o Razia Begum

o Versha Kumari

o Malala Yousafzai

5. Name the Olympic gold medallist who recently returns as coach of the Indian men’s hockey

team?

o Charanjit Singh

o V. Baskaran

o Balbir Singh, Sr.

o Kishan Lal

6. Who was the only scientist to have been awarded the prize for Chemistry twice?

o Frederick Sanger

o Fritz Haber

o Paul Sabatier

o Wilhelm Ostwald

7. Name the Women’s hockey team coach who recently dies in accident?

o Mahendra Rana

o Vikas Tyagi

o Inderjit Singh Gill

o Lokesh Mishra

8. Who among following recently smashes record 546 runs in Harris Shield?

o Rohit Gupta

o Ravi Mehta

o Suraj Sharma

o Prithvi Shaw

9. Who among the following country’s capital hosted 2008 Olympics Games?

o China

o India

o Japan

o Australia

10. Which company to spend Rs 800 crore annually on retail?

o Tata Group

o Tech Mahindra

o Bharti Group

o Reliance Industries

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1. Gurbax Singh Sandhu:Gurbax Singh Sandhu named chief boxing coach till 2016 Olympics 2. Kirori Singh Bainsla:Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla joins Congress 3. David Cameron:Historic call: UK PM rings up Rouhani 4. Malala Yousafzai:Malala Yousafzai gets EU’s Sakharov human rights prize 5. V. Baskaran:V. Baskaran returns as India’s hockey coach 6. Frederick Sanger:Double Nobel Prize winner Frederick Sanger dies at 95 7. Inderjit Singh Gill:Women’s hockey team coach Inderjit Singh Gill dies in accident 8. Prithvi Shaw:Mumbai’s Prithvi Shaw smashes record 546 in Harris Shield 9. China:Olympic Committee to discuss return of baseball, softball 10. Bharti Group:Bharti to spend Rs 800 crore annually on retail

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1. Name the German Chancellor to be awarded Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2013?

o Hermann Müller

o Joseph Wirth

o Gerhard Schröder

o Angela Merkel

2. Which nation scientists recently build world’s smallest FM radio transmitter?

o South Africa

o Australia

o Britain

o United States of America

3. Which Indian state to get 25 teachers from China to teach Chinese in schools?

o Uttar Pradesh

o Delhi

o Gujarat

o Kerala

4. Name the first Indian company to launch ‘Octacore’ smartphone?

o Lava

o Nokia

o Intex

o Samsung

5. Who among the following country launched world’s fastest super computer?

o China

o Japan

o India

o Russia

6. Who has been recently recommended by the Union sports ministry for the Padma Bhushan

this year?

o Saniya Mirza

o P.V. Sindu

o Leander Paes

o Sachin Tendulkar

7. What is name of India’s first private international airport that recently gets green nod from

the ministry of environment and forests?

o Indira Gandhi International Airport

o Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport

o Trivandrum International Airport

o KGS Aranmula International Airport

8. Who among the following country recently opened first state-owned bank for women?

o Pakistan

o India

o Kenya

o Ireland

9. Name the Indian-American women who have been recently elected to the prestigious Seattle

City Council?

o Priyanka Joshi

o Kshama Sawant

o Ritu Kumari

o Neha Mehta

10. Who among the following city recently bans tobacco sales to people under age 21?

o Delhi

o Belfast

o Nagoya

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o New York

1. Angela Merkel:German Chancellor Angela Merkel to get 2013 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace 2. United States of America:US Scientists build world’s smallest FM radio transmitter 3. Delhi:CBSE to get 25 Chinese teachers for Delhi schools 4. Intex:Intex becomes first Indian company to launch ‘Octacore’ smartphone 5. China:China’s Tianhe-2 retains title as world’s fastest supercomputer 6. Leander Paes:Leander Paes recommended for Padma Bhushan 7. KGS Aranmula International Airport:India’s first private international airport gets green nod 8. India:India opens first state bank for women 9. Kshama Sawant:Indian-origin Kshama Sawant elected to Seattle City Council 10. New York:New York City bans tobacco sales to people under age 21

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1. Who among the following country recently recalled his ambassador from Australia?

o Japan

o India

o China

o Indonesia

2. Name the Infosys executive council member who recently resigned?

o BG Srinivas

o V Balakrishnan

o Stephen Pratt

o Alexandre Elvis Rodrigues

3. Which political party gives only 6 tickets to Muslims in 3 poll-bound states?

o Bharatiya Janata Party

o Congress

o Shiv Sena

o Samajwadi Party

4. Who among the following poet wrote famous book Joothan: An Untouchable’s Life?

o Hari Joshi

o Kedarnath Agarwal

o Omprakash Valmiki

o Mohan Rana

5. In which country recently at least 26 killed and dozens injured as train crashes into mini-bus?

o Egypt

o Russia

o New Zealand

o Spain

6. Name the former Indian president who recently hospitalized after a fall at his home?

o Kocheril Raman Narayanan

o Pratibha Patil

o Shankar Dayal Sharma

o APJ Abdul Kalam

7. How much percent domestic air traffic up in October month?

o 10 Percent

o 25 Percent

o 5 Percent

o 15 Percent

8. Who among the following is the current chief executive officer of Google?

o Steven Anthony Ballmer

o Larry Ellison

o Larry Page

o Eric Schmidt

9. Who among following is the current president of Indonesia?

o Megawati Sukarnoputri

o Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

o Abdurrahman Wahid

o Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie

10. Which country’s TV channels recently fined Rs 10 million for excessive Indian content?

o Sri Lanka

o Nepal

o Pakistan

o Bangladesh

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1. Indonesia:Indonesia recalls ambassador from Australia 2. Stephen Pratt:Infosys executive council member Stephen Pratt resigns 3. Bharatiya Janata Party:BJP gives 6 tickets to Muslims in 3 poll-bound states 4. Omprakash Valmiki:Dalit writer Omprakash Valmiki no more 5. Egypt:26 killed as Egypt train crashes into mini-bus 6. APJ Abdul Kalam:Former President APJ Abdul Kalam in hospital after a fall at home 7. 10 Percent:Domestic air traffic up by 10 percent in October 8. Larry Page:Google, Microsoft bock searches for child porn 9. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono:Indonesia recalls ambassador from Australia 10. Pakistan:Pakistan TV channels fined Rs 10 million for excessive Indian content

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