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Wednesday 18 December 2013

Current Affairs mcq for december 2013



1) Who has sworn in as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan for the second time on 13 Dec 2013?
(A) Sheila Dikshit
(B) Jayalalithaa
(C) Vasundhara Raje
(D) Mamata Banerjee
2) Which city is the capital of Israel?
(A)Tel Aviv
(B)Bethlehem
(C)Jerusalem
(D)Nazareth

3) Who has sworn in as Chief Minister of Mizoram on 13- Dec 2013?
(A) Lal Thanhawla
(B) Laldenga
(C) R. Romawia
(D) David Lalfakzuala
4) What is the full form of GDP?
(A)Gross Domestic Product
(B)General Domestic Product
(C)Gross Domestic Process
(D)General Domestic Process
5) Who has bagged the Emerging Cricketer of the Year trophy at the ICC Annual awards announced in Dubai recently?
(A) Virat Kohli
(B) Quinton Di Kock
(C) Cheteshwar Pujara
(D) Rohit Sharma

6) Who appoints the judges of the Supreme Court and the Chief Justice of India?
(A)The Prime Minister
(B)The Vice President
(C)The President
(D)The members of the Rajya Sabha

7)  Legislative Assembly of which state has recently passed the much-awaited Anti Superstition Bill that seeks to curb black magic arising out of superstition?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) West Bengal
(D) Uttar Pradesh

8) The temperature which has the same reading on both Fahrenheit and Celsius scales is:
(A)40°
(B)-40°
(C)-34°
(D)-140°

9) Who was designated as the Vice Chief of Army Staff of India to take over on 31 December 2013 as announced recently?
(A) Lt. General Bipin Chandra Joshi
(B) Lt. General Vishwa Nath Sharma
(C) Lt. General Nirmal Chander Vij
(D) Lt. General Dalbir Singh Suhag

10) What is recorded with the help of a hydrograph?
(A)Wind velocity
(B)Vapour retention
(C)Relative humidity
(D)Water discharge

Answers
1) Ans. (C) Vasundhara Raje
2) Ans. (C)Jerusalem
3) Ans. (A) Lal Thanhawla
4) Ans. (A)Gross Domestic Product
5) Ans. (C) Cheteshwar Pujara
6) Ans. (C)The President
7) Ans. (A) Maharashtra
8) Ans. (B)-40°
9) Ans. (D) Lt. General Dalbir Singh Suhag
10) Ans. (C)Relative humidity
1) Who has sworn in as Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh for the third consecutive term on 12 December 2013?
(A) Nabam Tuki
(B) Raman Singh
(C) Nitish Kumar
(D) Bhupinder Singh Hooda

2)  In 1916, who founded Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi?
(A)Annie Besant
(B)Madan Mohan Malaviya
(C)Syed Ahmed Khan
(D)S.Radhakrishnan

3) Which foreign bank has been granted the license to start its banking operations in India on 12th Dec 2013?
(A) Doha Bank
(B) Qatar Bank
(C) MidEast Bank
(D) CS Bank

4) What is the scientific name of Vinegar?
(A)Citric Acid
(B)Acetic Acid
(C)Lactic Acid
(D)Tartaric Acid

5) Which country won the women's Kabaddi World Cup championship by defeating New Zealand 49-21 in the summit clash in Jalandhar, Punjab on 12 Dec 2013?
(A) Pakistan
(B) Japan
(C) SriLanka
(D) India

6) Jataka Tales, written in Pali language, are the previous birth stories of which religious Guru?
(A)Mahavira
(B)Gautam Buddha
(C)Guru Nanak Dev
(D)Guru Gobind Singh

7) Abdul Kader Mullah was hanged for 1971 war crimes on 12 December 2013 at the Dhaka Central Jail. He belongs to which country?
(A) India
(B) Pakistan
(C) Bangaldesh
(D) Nepal

8) The significant rise in production of which commodity is referred as `Yellow Revolution'?
(A)Grains
(B)Pulses
(C)Oilseeds
(D)Fruits and Vegetables

9) Name the Pakistani cricketer who was inducted into the ICC Cricket’s Hall of Fame recently?
(A) Mohammed Yusuf
(B) Inzamam Ul Haq
(C) Wasim Akram
(D) Waqar Younis

10) In 1995, who became first recipient of the International Gandhi Peace Prize?
(A)Julius Nyerere
(B)Nelson Mandela
(C)Gerhard Fischer
(D)John Hume

Answers
1) Ans. (B) Raman Singh
2) Ans. (B)Madan Mohan Malaviya
3) Ans. (A) Doha Bank
4) Ans. (B)Acetic Acid
5) Ans. (D) India
6) Ans. (B)Gautam Buddha
7) Ans. (C) Bangaldesh
8) Ans. (C)Oilseeds
9) Ans. (D) Waqar Younis
10) Ans. (A)Julius Nyerere
1) Supreme Court on 11 December 2013 upheld the constitutional validity of the penal provision making gay sex an offence punishable with upto life imprisonment. The bench said Parliament is authorised to delete section ...... of IPC but till the time this penal provision is there, the court cannot legalise this kind of sexual relationship?
(A) Section 298
(B) Section 307
(C) Section 377
(D) Section 391
  
2) Which is the longest bone in human body?
(A)Femur
(B)Fibula
(C)Radius
(D)Stapes

3) Who among the following was on 11 December 2013 named as the Person of the Year 2013 by Time Magazine?
(A) Malal Yusufzai
(B) Edward Snowden
(C) Pope Francis
(D) Bashar Al-Assad

4) Who created Mahatma Gandhi's favorite bhajan 'Vaishnav jan to tene kahiye'?
(A)Narsi Mehta
(B)Sant Tukaram
(C)Goswami Tulsidas
(D)Sant Gyaneshwar

5)  On 10 December 2013 Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, owned by Mukesh Ambani, signed a telecom infrastructure-sharing accord with which other Indian mobile company?
(A) Tata Docomo
(B) Bharti Airtel
(C) Vodafone India
(D) BSNL

6) Which among the following is popularly referred as 'Plastic Money'?
(A)Demand Draft
(B)Credit Card
(C)Gift Cheque
(D)Bearer Cheque

7)  Which retired Justice  on 11 December 2013 took oath as the Lokayukta of Gujarat State?
(A) Justice GS Singhvi
(B) Justice Sodhi
(C) Justice J B Koshy
(D) Justice D.P. Buch

8) Kudremukh hills, name literally meaning Horse face, in Karnataka are famous for mines of which mineral?
(A)Gold
(B)Lignite
(C)Bauxite
(D)Iron Ore

9) South Africa on 11 December 2013 won the three one day match cricket series 2-0 against India. Who among the following was adjudged the Man of the Series?
(A) Hashim Amla
(B) Virat Kohli
(C) Quinton de Kock
(D) AB de Villiers

10) In Solar System, which planet rotates the fastest on its axis?
(A)Venus
(B)Mercury
(C)Jupiter
(D)Saturn

Answers
1) Ans. (C) Section 377
2) Ans. (A)Femur
3) Ans. (C) Pope Francis
4) Ans. (A)Narsi Mehta
5) Ans. (B) Bharti Airtel
6) Ans. (B)Credit Card
7) Ans. (D) Justice D.P. Buch
8) Ans. (D)Iron Ore
9) Ans. (C) Quinton de Kock
10) Ans. (C)Jupiter
1) Name the Olympic medal-winning boxer M C Kom’s autobiography unveiled by the Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan on 9 December 2013?
(A) Unbreakable
(B) Unthinkable
(C) Untouchable
(D) Unstoppable


2) Which Asian country is known as the 'Land of the White Elephants'?
(A)Thailand
(B)Indonesia
(C)Malaysia
(D)Singapore


3) Name the last King of the erstwhile Mysore royal family, who died in Bangalore on 10 December 2013?
(A) Jayachamarajendra Wodiyar
(B) Jayaperiyar Wodiyar
(C) Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar
(D) Jayawanthakumara Wodiyar


4) Ramon Magsaysay Award, often considered as Asia's Nobel Prize, is given in memory of which Asian country's former president?
(A)Singapore
(B)Indonesia
(C)Philippines
(D)Malaysia


5) Which among the following countries has recently become the first country in the world to make it legal to grow, sell and consume marijuana (drug)?
(A)Uruguay
(B)Nigeria
(C)Tanzania
(D)Israel


6) Which is the oldest stock exchange in Asia?
(A)Tokyo Stock Exchange
(B)Hong Kong Stock Exchange
(C)Shanghai Stock Exchange
(D)Bombay Stock Exchange
7) Who among the following was crowned Miss Earth 2013?
(A)Alyz Henrich
(B)Catharina Choi
(C)Katia Wagner
(D)Pulika Kulsoontornrut


8) Yakshagana, literally meaning celestial music, is a popular dance drama of which Indian state?
(A)Gujarat
(B)Maharashtra
(C)Karnataka
(D)West Bengal
9) United Nations Human Rights Day was observed on December 10. What was the theme of the year 2013 ?
(A)20 Years Working for Your Rights
(B)Protecting Human Rights
(C)Our Rights Our Dignity
(D)Fight for Human Rights


 10) Solid form of which gas is commonly known as 'Dry Ice'?
(A)Oxygen
(B)Nitrogen
(C)Carbon dioxide
(D)Hydrogen


Answers
1) Ans. (A) Unbreakable
2) Ans. (A)Thailand
3) Ans. (C) Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar
4) Ans. (C)Philippines
5) Ans. (A)Uruguay
6) Ans. (D)Bombay Stock Exchange
7) Ans. (A)Alyz Henrich
8) Ans. (C)Karnataka
9) Ans. (A) 20 Years Working for Your Rights
10) Ans.  (C)Carbon dioxide
1) Name the West Indies offspinner who was suspended by ICC on 16 Dec 2013 from bowling in international cricket after his action was found illegal?
(A) Sunil Naraine
(B) Darren Sammy
(C) Shane Shillingford
(D) Marlon Samuels

2) Who was elected as Chile's president on 15th Dec 2013 in a landslide victory - with about 62% support?
(A) Evelyn Matthei
(B) Peter O Toole
(C) Michelle Bachelet
(D) Patricio Navia

3) Lt. Governor of Delhi has recommended the imposition of President's rule in Delhi in the absence of any party staking claim to form government. Name him?
(A) K. Sankaranarayanan
(B) Shekhar Dutt
(C) Najeeb Jung
(C) Shivraj Patil

4) On Monday, 16 Dec 2013, Budget airliners SpiceJet Ltd has entered into a three-year interline agreement with which another airlines to offer greater connectivity between flights operated by both the carriers?
(A) Thai Airways
(B) Tiger air
(C) Qatar Airlines
(D) Lufthansa

5) National Stock Exchange (NSE) recently completed how many years of its establishment?
(A) 50
(B) 25
(C) 20
(D) 10

6) Recently which sportsperson has taken over as UNICEF first brand ambassador for South Asia to support the organisation's work in promoting hygiene and sanitation in the region?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Saina Nehwal
(C) Sania Mirza
(D) M S Dhoni

7)  Union Minister Sis Ram Ola, who passed away on 15 December 2013 at the age of 86, was holding which portfolio in the Manmohan Singh Govt?
(A) Health and Family Welfare
(B) Urban Development and Sanitation
(C) Human Resource Development
(D) Labour and Employment

8) Name the book launched by Mumbai University on 16 December 2013 to mark a year since the brutal gangrape of a Delhi student?
(A) Nirbhaya: Ek Atmachintan
(B) Nirbhaya: You will live forever
(C) In Memory of Nirbhaya
(D) Stop Violence against Women

9) Which day was observed across the Nation on 16 December 2013 to celebrate the India’s military victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war?
(A) Kargil Day
(B) Vijay Diwas
(B) Aasad ka din
(D) Sadbhavana Diwas

10) On 16 Dec 2013, which company acquires the robot-making company Boston Dynamics which had previously been contracted by the U.S. military?
(A) Microsoft
(B) Facebook
(C) Google
(D) Nvidia

Answers
1) Ans. (C) Shane Shillingford
2) Ans. (C) Michelle Bachelet
3) Ans. (C) Najeeb Jung
4) Ans. (B) Tiger air from Singapore
5) Ans. (C) 20
6) Ans. (A) Sachin Tendulkar
7) Ans. (D) Labour and Employment
8) Ans. (A) Nirbhaya: Ek Atmachintan
9) Ans. (B) Vijay Diwas
10) Ans. (C) Google
1)  India has beaten which country to win the 4th men's Kabaddi World Cup in Ludhiana on 15th Dec 2013?
(A) SriLanka
(B) Pakistan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Nepal

2) Which among the following countries has won Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup on 15 Dec 2013?
(A)France
(B)India
(C)Germany
(D)Japan

3)  Name the Union Labour Minister of India who died on 15 December 2013 after a prolonged illness in Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon, Haryana?
(A) Jagriti Anand
(B) B K Khandelwal
(C) C J Iyer
(D) Sis Ram Ola

4) Who among the following has been appointed new chairman of NABARD on 14 Dec 2013?
(A)Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
(B)Chandra Shekar
(C)Hemanth Banswal
(D)Amith Mishra

5) Who among the following has won best actor award at the 10th Dubai International Film Festival for his brilliant performance in his film The Lunchbox?
(A)Irfan Khan
(B)Abhishek Bacchan
(C)Bomman Irani
(D)Aamir Khan

6) Bhartia Janata Party (BJP) organized Run for Unity runs across the country with the theme Good Governance and National Integration on 15 Dec 2013. Race was organized as part of its nationwide programme to drum up support for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's Statue of Unity project on the 63rd death anniversary of which leader?
(A) Dr. B R Ambedkar
(B) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

7) Name the first lunar rover of China which was carried by an unmanned remotely piloted spacecraft Chang'e-3 and deployed successfully on moon on 14 Dec 2013?
(A) Mangalyaan
(B) Moon Mission
(C) Jade Rabbit
(D) Hoven Craft

8) Which Indian IT expert started web-based e-mail service Hotmail in 1996?
(A)Vinod Dham
(B)Azim Premji
(C)Sabeer Bhatia
(D)Divya Narindra

9) What is the length of a Cricket pitch, measured between two sets of wickets?
(A)18 yards
(B)20 yards
(C)22 yards
(D)24 yards

10) Which freedom fighter was popularly known as `Deshbandhu'?
(A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B)Lala Lajpat Rai
(C)C.F.Andrews
(D)Chittaranjan Das

Answers
1) Ans. (B) Pakistan
2) Ans. (C)Germany
3) Ans. (D) Sis Ram Ola
4) Ans. (A)Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
5) Ans. (A)Irfan Khan
6) Ans. (D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
7) Ans. (C) Jade Rabbit
8) Ans. (C)Sabeer Bhatia
9) Ans. (C)22 yards
10) Ans. (D)Chittaranjan Das
    1.     Where has WTO ministerial conference been recently           concluded?
(a) Jakarta
(b) Bali
(c) Bangkok
(d) Manila
(e) None of these

2.     Who has been recently elected as the new Chief Information Commissioner of India?

(a) Sushma Singh
(b) Ms. Gyatri Devi
(c) Jyoti Raj Srivastava
(d) M. M. Joshi
(e) None of these

3.     Who is the present chairman of Banking Codes & Standards Board of India (BCSB)?

(a) Shri Laxmipati Balaji
(b) AK Goyanaka
(c) Shri AC Mahajan
(d) Kundan Lal
(e) None of these

4.     What is ‘Jade Rabbit’? It was in news recently.

(a) A probe onboard MOM (India’s Mars orbiter)
(b) Underwater pollution detector robot
(c) The rabbit whose DNA has been recently synthesized
(d) Robotic rover onboard Chang’e-3 (Chinese Lunar probe)
(e) None of these

5.     Which bank has been declared as the most innovative bank during IBA awards for innovation in banking for the year 2013?

(a) Bank of India
(b) SBI
(c) HDFC
(d) ICICI bank
(e) None of these

6.     Which country will host under-17 FIFA world cup in 2017?

(a) Japan
(b) Brazil
(c) India
(d) China
(e) None of these

7.     Who is the author of the book titled ‘How not to make money?’?

(a) Raj Kundra
(b) T Bhasin
(c) Kasmira Singh
(d) Madhav Desai
(e) None of these

8.     Recently, India has been elected to the UN board of auditors. Who was India’s nominee?

(a) Mani Kant Sahay
(b) Unmukt Chand
(c) Tara Gupta
(d) Shashi Kant Sharma
(e)  None of these

9.     Who is the new chairman of Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX)?

(a) Muthu Swami Ayer
(b) Satyendra Mishra
(c) Manikant Babulal
(d) Mirza Gulsan
(e) None of these

10.  What is ‘Brazuca’?

(a) New name of humming bird
(b) International symbol for Red Panda
(c) New FIFA world cup football
(d) A fish
(e) None of these

11. What is the present strength of foreign banks in India?

(a) 43
(b) 44
(c) 45
(d) 46
(e) None of these

12.  Which of the following is not correct regarding Nelson Mandela, who recently died at the age of 95?

(a) He was South-Africa’s first black president
(b) He got Nobel Prize in 1993
(c) He also got Bharat Ratna
(d) He was secretary general of NAM from 1998-99
(e) All of the above are correct
Answers
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. D
9. B
10. C
11. A
12. E


1) International Anti-Corruption Day was observed across the world on 9 December 2013 to raise awareness about the menace of Corruption and what people can do to fight it. What was the theme of this year for this day?
(A)Act against Corruption Today
(B)Disrupt Corruption Now
(C)Remove Corruption Today
(D)Stop Corruption Today

2) Which freedom fighter authored the book Discovery of India?
(A)Lala Lajpat Rai
(B)Bhagat Singh
(C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(D)Jawaharlal Nehru

3) Which of the following is the new Official Sponsor of Indian cricket team replacing Sahara as announced on 9 Dec 2013?
(A) Airtel
(B) Star India
(C) Adidas
(D) Samsung

4) Who was the first person to address the United Nations in Hindi?
(A)Jawahar Lal Nehru
(B)Indira Gandhi
(C)Atal Behari Vajpayee
(D)Morarji Desai

5) Who has taken over as the India's next High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from Monday, 9th December 2013?
(A)Ranjan Mathai
(B)Jaimini Bhagwati
(C)Gita Subramanyam
(D)Savitri Bhola

6) In first battle of Panipat, Babar defeated which Lodhi ruler to establish Mughals in India?
(A)Sikandar Lodhi
(B)Ibrahim Lodhi
(C)Daulat Lodhi
(D)Bahlul Lodhi

7) Which Party emerged as the winner in the Mizoram Assembly election by winning 33 seats in the 40 member house on 9 December 2013?
(A) BJP
(B) Aam Admi Party
(C) Mizoram National Front (MNF)
(D) Indian National Congress

8) Which Mughal emperor built the largest mosque,Jama Masjid at Delhi, in India?
(A)Akbar
(B)Jahangir
(C)Shahjahan
(D)Aurangzeb

9) Which Indian Software major on Monday, 9th Dec 2013, announced the launch of TradeEdge, an insights-driven sales platform, which would provide visibility to global brands across the demand chain from distributors to consumers?
(A)Wipro
(B)HCL
(C)Infosys
(D)TCS

10) Areawise, which is the smallest state in India?
(A)Sikkim
(B)Nagaland
(C)Goa
(D)Tripura

Answers
1) Ans. (A)Act against Corruption Today
2) Ans. (D)Jawaharlal Nehru
3) Ans. (B) Star India
4) Ans. (C)Atal Behari Vajpayee
5) Ans. (A)Ranjan Mathai
6) Ans. (B)Ibrahim Lodhi
7) Ans. (D) Indian National Congress
8) Ans. (C)Shahjahan
9) Ans. (C)Infosys
10) Ans. (C)Goa
1) UN General Assembly elected which country to the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member on 6 December 2013 to replace Saudi Arabia?
(A)Jordan
(B)Sudan
(C)Iran
(D)Afghanistan

2) Which is the highest civilian award in India?
(A)Bharat Ratna
(B)Padam Vibhushan
(C)Padam Bhushan
(D)Padam Shri

3) Which state emerged the champion in the 29th Junior Youth National Championship  which concluded on 7 December 2013 at Bengaluru?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Kerala
(C) Mizoram
(D) Punjab

4) Who signs one rupee currency note of India?
(A)RBI Governor
(B)Finance Secretary
(C)Finance Minister
(D)President

5) Which party won the state assembly election 2013 in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and emerged as the largest party in Delhi as per the results declared on 8th Dec 2013?
(A)Indian National Congress
(B)Bhartiya Janta Party
(C)Aam Aadmi Party
(D)Janta Dal(U)

6) Who created fictional character Harry Potter?
(A)Ruskin Bond
(B)J.K.Rowling
(C)Enid Blyton
(D)R.K.Narayan

7) Who won the 2013 UN Human Rights Prize (Awarded every five years) as announced on 6th December 2013?
(A)Nelson Mandela
(B)Jimmy Carter
(C)Navi Pillay
(D)Malala Yousafzai

8) Election Commission decided to recognise which party  a State Party winning over 28 of the 70 seats in Delhi Assembly elections on 8 December 2013 and thereby met the eligibility criteria to become a State Party?
(A)Jana Shakthi Party
(B)Aam Janta Party
(C)Aam Aadmi Party
(D)Janta Dal(U)

9) Who has written the book "Business at the speed of thought"?
(A)Narayan Murthy
(B)Azim Premji
(C)Bill Gates
(D)Larry Ellison

10) On 7 December 2013, who was crowned with the pageant of Miss Earth 2013 at the Versailles Palace, Philippines?
(A)Tereza Fajksova
(B)Megan Young
(C)Gabriela Isler
(D)Alyz Henrich

Answers
1) Ans. (A)Jordan
2)Ans. (A)Bharat Ratna
3) Ans. (B) Kerala
4) Ans. (B)Finance Secretary
5) Ans. (C)Aam Aadmi Party
6) Ans. (B)J.K.Rowling
7) Ans. (D)Malala Yousafzai
8) Ans. (C)Aam Aadmi Party
9) Ans. (C)Bill Gates
10) Ans. (D)Alyz Henrich
1. What is the name of the minesweeper ship of Indian Navy which caught fire on 4 November, 2013 at the Naval Dockyard in Vishakhapatnam on 5 Dec 2013?
(A) INS Arihant
(B)  INS Konkan
(C) INS Sindhurakshak
(D) INS Vikrant

2. What is Mahatma Gandhi's samadhi in Delhi Called?
(A)Shakti Sthal
(B)Brij Ghat
(C)Raj Ghat
(D)Shantivan

3. The 2013 Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup got underway at Major Dhyanchand National Stadium, New Delhi on 6 December, 2013. This is which edition of Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup?
(A) 9
(B) 10
(C) 11
(D) 12

4. Nathu La Pass, which connects India with China is in which state?
(A)Arunachal Pradesh
(B)Meghalaya
(C)Sikkim
(D)Nagaland

5. To raise awareness about which disease,  South African cricket team wore pink dress and the Wanderers Stadium at Johannesburg during the first match of the ODI series against India on 5 December, 2013?
(A) HIV AIDS
(B) Tuberculosis
(C) Bird Flu
(D) Breast Cancer

6. At the time of independence, who was the president of Indian National Congress?
(A)Jawahar Lal Nehru
(B)J.B.Kriplani
(C)Lal Bahadur Shastri
(D)Sardar Patel

7.  9th Ministerial Conference of the WTO was recently held at Bali. Bali is in which country?
(A) Indonesia
(B) Japan
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) South Korea

8. What is the old name of Delhi?
(A)Ramprastha
(B)Indraprastha
(C)Prayagraj
(D)Patliputra

9. What is the name of two new parcel service started by the Department of Posts (India Post) on 2 December, 2013?
(A) Express Paid Parcel and Speed Business Parcel
(B) Speed Parcel and Business Parcel
(C) Registered Parcel and Express Parcel
(D) Express Parcel and Business Parcel

10. Who was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest?
(A)Bachendri Pal
(B)Santosh Yadav
(C)Kalpana Chawla
(D)Kiran Bedi

Answers
10) Ans. (A)Bachendri Pal
9) Ans. (D) Express Parcel and Business Parcel
8) Ans. (B)Indraprastha
7) Ans. (A) Indonesia
6) Ans. (B)J.B.Kriplani
5) Ans. (D) Breast Cancer
4) Ans. (C)Sikkim
3) Ans. (B) 10
2) Ans. (C)Raj Ghat
1) Ans. (B)  INS Konkan

1.    
Along the line of G-SIBs (Global systemically important banks), RBI declared that it will also classify D-SIBs from 2015. Expand it.
(a) Domestic systemically important banks
(b) Domestic synchronized important banks
(c) Domestic sector-wise important banks
(d) Domestic significantly important banks
(e) None of these
 
2.     Who won UN Human rights prize 2013?
 
(a) Ms. Malala Yousafzai
(b) Mr. Biram Dah Abeid
(c) Ms. Hiljmeijeta Apuk
(d) Ms. Liisa Kauppinen
(e) All of the above
 
3.     Recently, ADIZ was in news related to China. Expand it.
(a) Air-defense Invalidation zone
(b) Air-defense identification zone
(c) Air-demarcated identification zone
(d) Air-demarcated invalidation zone
(e) None of these
 
4.     What has been India’s rank in Forbes ‘doing business list’ of 2013?
 
(a) 99
(b) 98
(c) 95
(d) 102
(e) None of these
 
5.     Who won Macau Grand prix, recently?
 
(a) PV Sindhu
(b) Jwala Gupta
(c) Chunge Li
(d) Martin Qupin
(e) None of these
 
6.     Which one is not correct in reference with recent RBI directives?
 
(a) Interest rate on NRE deposits deregulated
(b) Banks have to now levy customers for SMS alerts on actual usage basis
(c) Exchange traded Interest rate future (IRF) introduced
(d) Medium enterprises included under priority sector
(e) None of these
 
7.     Which date is considered as the international day of people with disability?
 
(a) 2nd December
(b) 3rd December
(c) 4th December
(d) 5th December
(e) None of these
 
8.     Which film won Golden Peacock award at IFFI 2013, organized at Goa?
 
(a) Meghe Dhaka tara
(b) In hiding
(c) Thou gild’st the even
(d) Beatriz’s war
(e) None of these
 
9.     Who is the author of the book titled ‘The third curve’?
 
(a) Satyendra Mishra
(b) Lal Chand Behara
(c) Mansoor Khan
(d) Memo Yunus
(e) None of these
 
10.  Who won Indonesian open golf tournament?
 
(a) Ankit Gour
(b) Gaganjeet Bhullar
(c) Kavery Dayan
(d) Musa Fu
(e) None of these
 
11.  Who is the present Director-general of OPCW? He has been re-appointed for this post. Under his tutelage only, OPCW got Nobel Prize.
 
(a) Mark Twain
(b) Momed Yaune
(c) Ahmet Uzumcu
(d) Mark Byenetu
(e) None of these
 
12.  Expand IINSS-C. It is related to banking industry.
 
(a) Inflation indexed national savings securities – cumulative
(b) Inflation indexed national systematic securities – cumulative
(c) Inflation indexed national systematic savings – cumulative
(d) Inflation indexed national solvent savings – cumulative
(e) None of these
 
Answers
1. A 2. E 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. E
7. B 8. D 9. C 10. B 11. C 12. A

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