CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS
(As on july 2013)
Q1. What is the current number of members of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC)?
Ans. 20
Q2. Which place is the venue for 2014 winter Olympics?
Ans. Sochi, Russia
Q3. Recently, who has been appointed as National Security Advisor to the United States President?
Ans. Susan Rice
Q4. Which airline company has been awarded best low-cost airline in West Asia?
Ans. Air Arabia
Q5. Recently, Telecom commission of India approved the enhancement of the Foreign Direct Investment limit in the telecom sector from 74 percent to_____ percent.
Ans. 100
Q6. Father of the Computer Mouse, who passed away recently is_____?
Ans. Douglas Englebart
Q7. Who has been appointed as President of NASSCOM?
Ans. R Chandrashekar
Q8. The National Institute of Virology (NIV) is located in whichof the following place?
Ans. Pune
Q9. Vikas Gowda, who clinched India’s first gold at Asian Meet is associated with which Athletic sports?
Ans. Discus Throw
Q10. Recently, Pakistan Cricket Board imposeda life ban on which Pakistan Cricket Player?
Ans. Danish Kaneria
Q11. Recently, the construction of dam on BlueNile River triggered the tension between which two countries?
Ans. Ethiopia and Egypt
Q12. The seventh regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas will be held in____?
Ans. Sydney
Q13. Recently which Islands in India were declared as the World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO under its MAB (Man and Biosphere) Programme?
Ans. Nicobar Islands
Q14. Who is the head of the expert committee set up by the Union government to evolve a composite index to measure the backwardness of States?
Ans. Raghuram Ranjan
Q15. In which state “Rajaji National Park” is located?
Ans. Uttarakhand
Q16. Who has won the Man Booker International Prize-2013?
Ans. Lydia Davis
Q17. In which state "Indian National Defence University" is coming up?
Ans. Haryana
Q18. Who won Wimbledon women’s singles title for2013?
Ans. Marion Bartoli of France
Q19. Which two countries recently offered political asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden?
Ans. Venezuela and Nicaragua
Q20. What the overall poverty incidence in India was during 2010 as declared in the latestdata released under the report UN Millennium Development Goals for 2013?
Ans. 33%
Q21. Which famous Buddhist shrine was targetted on 7 July 2013 with a series of low intensity serial blasts?
Ans. Mahabodhi Temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar
Q22. Which Indian girl flipped the coin at the Wimbledon men’s singles final between AndyMurray and Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon on 7 July 2013?
Ans. Pinki Sonkar
Q23. Who was appointed as the Chairman andManaging Director (CMD) of IDBI Bank by the Union Govt.?
Ans. M.S. Raghavan
Q24. Who won the German Formula One Grand Prix, final of which was held on 7 July 2013?
Ans. Sebastian Vettel
Q25. Two passengers were killed and 182 injured during the crash of a Korean jetliner while landing in San Francisco International Airport on 6 July 2013. This aircraft belonged to which airline?
Ans. Asiana Airlines
(As on july 2013)
Q1. What is the current number of members of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC)?
Ans. 20
Q2. Which place is the venue for 2014 winter Olympics?
Ans. Sochi, Russia
Q3. Recently, who has been appointed as National Security Advisor to the United States President?
Ans. Susan Rice
Q4. Which airline company has been awarded best low-cost airline in West Asia?
Ans. Air Arabia
Q5. Recently, Telecom commission of India approved the enhancement of the Foreign Direct Investment limit in the telecom sector from 74 percent to_____ percent.
Ans. 100
Q6. Father of the Computer Mouse, who passed away recently is_____?
Ans. Douglas Englebart
Q7. Who has been appointed as President of NASSCOM?
Ans. R Chandrashekar
Q8. The National Institute of Virology (NIV) is located in whichof the following place?
Ans. Pune
Q9. Vikas Gowda, who clinched India’s first gold at Asian Meet is associated with which Athletic sports?
Ans. Discus Throw
Q10. Recently, Pakistan Cricket Board imposeda life ban on which Pakistan Cricket Player?
Ans. Danish Kaneria
Q11. Recently, the construction of dam on BlueNile River triggered the tension between which two countries?
Ans. Ethiopia and Egypt
Q12. The seventh regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas will be held in____?
Ans. Sydney
Q13. Recently which Islands in India were declared as the World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO under its MAB (Man and Biosphere) Programme?
Ans. Nicobar Islands
Q14. Who is the head of the expert committee set up by the Union government to evolve a composite index to measure the backwardness of States?
Ans. Raghuram Ranjan
Q15. In which state “Rajaji National Park” is located?
Ans. Uttarakhand
Q16. Who has won the Man Booker International Prize-2013?
Ans. Lydia Davis
Q17. In which state "Indian National Defence University" is coming up?
Ans. Haryana
Q18. Who won Wimbledon women’s singles title for2013?
Ans. Marion Bartoli of France
Q19. Which two countries recently offered political asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden?
Ans. Venezuela and Nicaragua
Q20. What the overall poverty incidence in India was during 2010 as declared in the latestdata released under the report UN Millennium Development Goals for 2013?
Ans. 33%
Q21. Which famous Buddhist shrine was targetted on 7 July 2013 with a series of low intensity serial blasts?
Ans. Mahabodhi Temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar
Q22. Which Indian girl flipped the coin at the Wimbledon men’s singles final between AndyMurray and Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon on 7 July 2013?
Ans. Pinki Sonkar
Q23. Who was appointed as the Chairman andManaging Director (CMD) of IDBI Bank by the Union Govt.?
Ans. M.S. Raghavan
Q24. Who won the German Formula One Grand Prix, final of which was held on 7 July 2013?
Ans. Sebastian Vettel
Q25. Two passengers were killed and 182 injured during the crash of a Korean jetliner while landing in San Francisco International Airport on 6 July 2013. This aircraft belonged to which airline?
Ans. Asiana Airlines
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