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India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C25), carrying the Mars orbiter, lits o ro!

the Satish "ha#an S$ace Centre in Srihari%ota, about & %! (2 !iles) north o thesouthern Indian city o Chennai o*e!ber 5, 2&+ ile $hoto India's Polar SatelliteLaunch Vehicle (PSLV-C25), carrying the Mars orbiter, lits o ro! the Satish "ha#anS$ace Centre in Srihari%ota, about & %! (2 !iles) north o the southern Indian city oChennai o*e!ber 5, 2&+ ile $hoto India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C25),carrying the Mars orbiter, lits o ro! the Satish "ha#an S$ace Centre in Srihari%ota,

about & %! (2 !iles) north o the southern Indian city o Chennai o*e!ber 5, 2&+ile $hoto

My Unforgettable Memories is the book written by: Answer: Mamata Banerji

Who has taken over as the 25th Chief of the n!ian Army" Answer: #eneral Bikram $ingh

%he #overnment of n!ia has !e&lare! 2'() as the *earof:

Answer: Water Conservation

%he s&ientist known as the father of #reen +evol,tion inn!ia"

Answer: M-$- $waminathan

Who re&eive! this years .2'()/ 0a!asaheb 1halkeAwar!"

Answer: 1ran ishan $ikan!

%he #overnment of n!ia has anno,n&e! the setting ,3 ofa new Marine %raining A&a!emy at:

Answer: %,ti&orin

Who is the 4rst woman to be a33ointe! as the Managing0ire&tor of the $tate Bank of n!ia"Answer: Ar,n!hati Bhatta&harya

%he CC Worl! C,3 2'(5 will be jointly hoste! by -- an!--"


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Answer: A,stralia an! 6ew 7ealan!

Who has sworn in as the 1resi!ent of ran8 s,&&ee!ingMahmo,! Ahma!i 6eja!"

Answer: 9assan +o,hani

Who has been reele&te! as the 1resi!ent of 7imbabwe"Answer: +obert M,gabe

+ajeev +ishi has been a33ointe! as the Chairman an!Managing 0ire&tor of whi&h Bank"Answer: Central Bank of n!ia

Who has been sele&te! for this years ;okmanya %ilak Awar!"Answer:


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What is the name of n!ias 4rst in!igeno,sly b,ilt air&raft&arrier8 re&ently ,nveile! at o&hi"Answer: 6$ >ikrant

Whi&h Ameri&an !aily news3a3er has been bo,ght by @eBe=os8 the fo,n!er of Ama=on-&om"Answer: %he Washington 1ost

Who won this years 1#A .1rofessional #olfers Asso&iation/&ham3ionshi3 hel! in 6ew *ork"Answer: @ason 0,fner

2- Who is a33ointe! as the new #overnor of the +eserve Bankof n!ia"Answer: +agh,ram #ovin!a +ajan

2?- - will be n!ias 2th $tate"Answer: %elangana

n!ias 4rst 06A Dorensi& ;aboratory establishe! in:

Answer: #,rgaon

Who won the 3restigio,s nternational Chil!rens 1ea&e 1ri=e2'()"Answer: Malala *o,saf=ai

Whi&h &o,ntry Won Bron=e Me!al at @,nior Women 9o&keyWorl!C,3"Answer: n!ia

Who is the a,thor of the book My @o,rney: %ransforming0reams into A&tions that release! re&ently"Answer: 0r- A1@ Ab!,l alam


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Whi&h rail t,nnel &onne&ting the

Answer: #abriela sler .>ene=,ela/

%he new sign lang,age translator !evelo3e! by Mi&rosoft that&onverts signs into s3oken an! written lang,age an! vi&eversa"Answer: 6


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Whi&h e!,&ational instit,tion of n!ia was behin! the!evelo3ment of the nanosatellite @,gn,"Ans- % an3,r

Who won the Mens singles in the +ogers C,3 2'()8 hel! inMontreal8 Cana!a"Answer: +afael 6a!al

Whose new book8 My @o,rney: %ransforming 0reams intoA&tions has been release! re&ently"Answer: A-1-@ Ab!,l alamn whi&h state !i! the $aharsha1atna +ajyarani


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n4nity %ower8 the Worl!s tallest twiste! tower .)'H meter/was ina,g,rate! in:Answer: 0,bai

Latest who is who 2013 India General KnowledgeQuestions and answers.

President of India : Mr. Pranab Muher!ee

"i#e President of India : Mr. Moha$$ad %a$id &nsari

Pri$e Minister of India : 'r. Man$ohan (ingh

)hief *usti#e of India : Mr. *usti#e P. (athasi+a$

(,eaer of Lo (abha :Ms. Meera Ku$ar

'e,ut- (,eaer of Lo (abha : Mr. Kari-a Munda

'e,ut- )hair$an of a!-a (abha : Mr. P.*. Kurien

Leader of /,,osition in Lo (abha : Ms. (ush$a (wara!

Whi&h &o,ntry was the biggest #ol! 3ro!,&er in 2'(2"Answer: China

6ame the host &o,ntry of DDA ,n!er (? worl! &,3 2'(?"Answer: n!ia

1ark ge,n hye is the 4rst female 3resi!ent of ----------"Answer: $o,th orea

(''th mission of $+E8 belongs to the satellite name! 1+E%


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Answer: 1- $athasivam-

2- Who is sworn in as the new 3rime minister of A,stralia"Answer: evin +,!!

)- erala Chief Minister Eommen Chan!y re&eive! the Unite!6ations 1,bli& $ervi&e Awar! for"Answer: Dor his mass &onta&t 3rogramme initiative-

Who is the new +ailway Minister of n!ia"Answer: Mallikarj,n harge

Who is ele&te! as the new 1resi!ent of ran"Answer: 9assan +o,hani

Who is the new 1resi!ent of >ene=,ela"Answer: 6i&olas Ma!,ro- 9e s,&&ee!e! 9,go Chave= who !ie!on 5th Mar&h 2'()-

Who is the a,thor of the book I;ife of 1iI"Answer: *ann Martel

%he seasonal win!s of $o,th Asia is known as:Answer- Monsoons

2- Who a!ministers the oath of oJ&e to the 1resi!ent of n!ia"Answer- %he Chief @,sti&e of n!ia

)- Whose !ate of birth is nationally observe! as %ea&hers 0ay"Answer- 0r- $- +a!hakrishnan

- Whi&h is the longest &ell in the h,man bo!y"Answer- 6e,ral Cell


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5- What is the name of the &rystal form of &arbon"Answer- 0iamon!

H- Who 3ro3o,n!e! the eK,ation < L m&2"

Answer-


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- 6ame the &o,ntry where there are no &oins in &ir&,lation b,tonly &,rren&ies:Answer: 1arag,ay

5- %he 3erforming art form %hamasha belongs to --$tate:Answer: Maharashtra

H- %he highest 3eak in n!ian $,b &ontinent is:Answer: an&hanj,nga

Who wrote the book ron rom %wo @o,rneys"Answer: Minnie >ai!

Who &lin&he! this years n!ian 1remier ;eag,e Cri&ket %ro3hy"Answer: M,mbai n!ians

Who to3s the list of the worl!s most 3owerf,l women8 release!by Dorbes Maga=ine re&ently"Answer: Angela Merkel8 she has been the Chan&ellor of#ermany sin&e 2''5-

%he n!ian $3a&e +esear&h Ergani=ation .$+E/ 6avigationCentre was set ,3 at:Answer: Byalal,8 abo,t 'km from Bangalore

Who re&eive! this years Man Asian ;iterary 1ri=e"Answer: %an %wan


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Answer: #,rgaon

Who was sworn in as the Chief Minister of @harkhan!"Answer: 9emant $oren

Whi&h Balti& nation has been given 3ermission by the


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Who is sworn in as the new governor of Bihar"Answer: 0* 1atil

Who was &rowne! the Demina Miss n!ia Worl! 2'()"

Answer: 6avneet a,r 0hilon

Who won the 2'() Malaysian #ran! 1riG"Answer: $ebastian >ettel

Who won the Womens $ingles in the Dren&h E3en %ennis%o,rnament"Answer: $erena Williams .U$/- %his is her (Hth #ran! $lam title-

Who among the following &ri&keters has been !e&lare! theCri&keter of the %wentieth Cent,ry by the CC".a/ $hane Warne.b/ a3il 0ev.&/ $,nil #avaskar.!/ Brian ;araAnswer: $hane Warne

- 2'(F DDA Worl! C,3 wo,l! be hel! in:.a/ Dran&e.b/ +,ssia.&/ Natar.!/ 6etherlan!sAnswer: +,ssia

5- >ijen!er $ingh is asso&iate! with whi&h one of the followinggames".a/ BoGing.b/ $hooting.&/ Athleti&s.!/ Ba!mintonAnswer: BoGing


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%he Cannes Awar! is given for eG&ellen&e in whi&h 4el!".a/ Dilms.b/ @o,rnalism

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F- Whi&h 3la&e is known as slan! of 1earls"Answer: Bahrain

- What is known as +oof of the worl!"Answer: 1amir 1latea,

('- Whi&h &o,ntry is known as ;an! of th,n!er !ragon"Answer: Bh,tan

((- Whi&h &o,ntry is known as 9oly ;an!"

Answer: 1alestine

(2- Whi&h &o,ntry is known as $i&k man of Asia"Answer: 1hili33ines

Paris The City of Love, The City of Light, La Ville-Lumiere

2. Prague The City of Hundred Spires, The olden City, The !other of Cities

". #e$ %or& The 'ig (pple

). Las Vegas Sin City

*. Chi+ago The indy City

. Van+ouver The 'ig Smo&e

. !ontreal La 'elle Ville, /ren+hto$n, The City-!ountain

0. Los (ngeles The City of (ngels

1. #e$ rleans The 'ig 3asy

45. Philadelphia City of 'rotherly Love, Philly


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44. (msterdam Veni+e of the #orth

42. Veni+e La Serenissima, 'ride of the Sea

4". Vienna The 6mperial City

4). London The S7uare !ile, The ld Smo&e, The Smo&e

4*. 8etroit !otor City

4. !iami The !agi+ City, Little Cu9a

4. !emphis 'luff City

40. Petra The :ose :ed City

41. Pitts9urg 6ron City

25. :ome The 3ternal City, City of the Seven Hills

24. Seattle The 3merald City

22. 'u+harest Little Paris

2". /loren+e The City of Lilies

2). 'ar+elona The City of Counts, The City of audi

2*. 'udapest Pearl of the 8anu9e

2. Toronto ;ueen City, !uddy %or&, The 'ig Toe

2. 8u9lin The /air City

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"4. !os+o$ The hitestone, The /orty /orties, Third :ome

"2. 3din9urgh (uld :ee&ie

"". eneva The Pea+e Capital

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*2. Helsin&i The hite City of the #orth

*". 'ordeau@ City of ine

*). #i+e (ngels City

**. 'erlin The rey City

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2. 'ruges Veni+e of the #orth

". !arseille Pho+ean City

). Tel (viv The City that never stops

*. 'ol=ano The 8oor to the 8olomites, The erman ne

. Sanremo The City of 8reams

. Tivoli City of 8elights

0. Vi+en=a City of old

1. Auala Lumpur olden Triangle

05. Cuernava+a The City of 3ternal Spring

04. TiBuana Television Capital of the orld

02. :otterdam !anhattan upon !euse

0". Lima City of the Aings

0). !anila City 9y the 'ay

0*. Porto The 6nvin+i9le City

0. Cadi= The Little Silver Cup

0. 'il9ao 3l 'o+ho

00. uri+h Little 'ig City

01. Aiev The !other of :us? Cities

15. Honolulu Sheltered 'ay

14. !a+au yster City


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12. ro+la$ City of Hundred 'ridges

1". 'eirut Paris of the !iddle 3ast

1). >dine Capital of the reat ar

1*. (n+ona 8ori+ City

1. Tehran The City of 2 #ations

1. 'angalore The City of ardens

10. Leip=ig 'im9o To$n

11. Split The 8io+letian?s City

455. reno9le Capital of the (lps

%he river whi&h originates in the #,3ta ganga hills of Erissa:Answer: Baitarani

2- %he river whi&h originates ,l, hills near +ohtang 3ass:Answer: Beas

)- %he river whi&h originates near the Chemay,ng!,ng gla&iernear mansarovar lake:Answer: Brahma3,tra

- Whi&h river originates near ;ah,l in 9ima&hal 1ra!esh"

Answer: Chenab

5- %he river whi&h originates from thriambak hills:Answer: #o!avari

H- Whi&h state has the largest mangrove forest area"


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Answer: West Bengal

?- Whi&h state has the se&on! largest mangrove forest area"Answer: #,jarat

F- Whi&h state has the least forest area"Answer: 1,njab

- Whi&h state has the least 3er&entage of forest area"Answer: 1,njab

('- %he hea!K,arters of the Dorest $,rvey of n!ia:

Answer: 0ehra 0,n

((- %he only &rator lake in n!ia:Answer: ;onar

(2- n whi&h state is ;onar lake"Answer: Maharashtra

()- 6alsarovar lake is in the state of:Answer: #,jarat

(- %he saltiest lake in n!ia:Answer: $ambhar

(5- n whi&h state is $ambhar lake"Answer: +ajastan

Who was reele&te! as C,bas 3resi!ent re&ently"Ans- +a,l Castro

Whose A,to Biogra3hy is &alle! OAgainst All E!!sP"Ans- $ania Mir=a


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Whi&h #ame is !ro33e! from Elym3i& #ames ;ist by thenternational Elym3i& Committee .EC/ re&ently"Ans- Wrestling-6ote: Wrestling will be in&l,!e! at the 2'(H Elym3i&s in +io !e

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%he 3resent Chief @,sti&e of n!ia"Answer: 1- $athasivam

2- Who wrote the book I0evelo3ment as Dree!omI"Answer: Amartya $en

)- I$,gan!ha BhavanI8 the 9ea! EJ&e of $3i&es Boar! n!ia islo&ate! at:Answer: Co&hin

- n ('8 Bharat +atna was 3osth,mo,sly awar!e! to whom"Answer: B-+ Ambe!kar

5- ;iberalisation of ins,ran&e se&tor in n!ia was base! on there&ommen!ations of:Answer: Malhotra Committee

H- %he n!ian 1arliament !erives its 3ower from:Answer: Constit,tion

?- +ight to 1ro3erty ,n!er n!ian Constit,tion is a:Answer: ;egal +ight

F- Arti&le 2( A of n!ian Constit,tion !eals with:Answer: +ight to

1a!ma >ibh,shan $e&on! highest &ivilian awar! after the

Bharat +atna given for eG&e3tional an! !isting,ishe! servi&e-2- 1a!ma Bh,shan Q %hir! highest &ivilian awar!8 given for!isting,ishe! servi&e of high or!er-)- 1a!ma $hri Q Do,rth highest &ivilian awar!8 for !isting,ishe!servi&e in any 4el!-


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%he list anno,n&e! by the n!ian government &om3rises of 21a!ma >ibh,shan8 2 1a!ma Bh,shan an! ('( 1a!ma $hriAwar!ees-

%he festival k,mbhamela is &elebrate! in:Answer: Uttar 1ra!esh

Who 3ainte! the famo,s 3i&t,re &alle! the $,n Dlowers"Answer: >an #ogh

Whi&h &o,ntry was known as Abyssinia"Answer:


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Ra)i Shankar 1999 Sitar !la"er *rom Calcutta

Ja"a!rakash Nara"an 199-%osthumous( inde!endence acti)istand !olitician

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199-nde!endence acti)ist( $inister o*+griculture

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Gr8AmbitionZ.com9o&keyE an!aswa+i *u % This is National Senior Hocke"Cham!ionshi!. ,arnata4a on$a" 201 on this cu! &" de*eating uttar!radesh at Bangalore.E Sulthan A6lan Shaw *u % The Sultan +lan Shah Cu! is anannual international men3s*ield hocke" tournament held in $ala"sia. The 201 Sultan +lanShah Cu! as the22nd edition o* the Sultan +lan Shah Cu!. Australia as the

inner a*ter de*eating$ala"sia in the *inal.E A!a4han *u % The +ga han Tro!h" is an euestrian !rieesta&lished in 1925 &" +gahan . ,ight o* the to! nations in the orld com!ete to in the!rie. t is held e)er"


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since 19/4 and as organised &" the nternational 6ederation o*;omen3s Hocke"+ssociations 6;H+: until 19-1( hen the go)erning &odiesmerged into the currentnternational Hocke" 6ederation in 19-2.o 2010 orld cu! hocke" as held at Ne 8elhi( inner asAustralia

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Gr8AmbitionZ.comBa!mintonE Tho+os *u % Sometimes called as the ;orld $en3s TeamCham!ionshi!s(organied &" Badminton ;orld 6ederation B;6:( the s!ort3sglo&al go)erning &od".The cham!ionshi!s ha)e &een conducted e)er" to "ears since the19-2 tournament(amended *rom &eing conducted e)er" three "ears since the *irsttournament held in

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o Recent inner @ China 201:E "ndian Bad+inton Lea!ue ("BL) % this is important becausethis was the inaugural

edition and recently held:. This is a *ranchise league &" Badminton

+ssociation o*ndia B+:. The inaugural edition o* the ndian Badminton#eague is held in ndia*rom +ugust 14(201 to +ugust 1( 201.o The !la"ers3 auction *or the *irst B#201 ndian Badminton#eague: as held in8elhi on 22 Jul" 201.o The league has 5 *ranchises re!resenting the ndian cities o*

8elhi( $um&ai(Bangalore( %une( H"dera&ad and #uckno and the matches !la"edin to legs(home and aa".o 8ee!ika %adukone and +amir han are the &rand am&assadors.o Recent ;nners @ 'derabad otshots at $um&ai on 1+ugust 201.E ala'sian Oen % +n annual &adminton e)ent that commonl"

held in uala#um!ur( $ala"sia. The tournament has &een held since 19/ andhas &een !la"ed indi**erent locations such as Johor Bahru( ota ina&alu( uching(%enang( Selangor(uantan. Recent inners.o $ens Singles < #ee Chong ;ei ndonesia:o $ens 8ou&les


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