Latest Current Affairs- May
2013
Prepared by: Currentaffairs4examz team
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Q1. Where was the 19th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships held recently which concluded on 10 May 2013? - New Delhi, India
Q2. No. of Medals won by India in the 19th
Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships?- 2 Silver and 7
Bronze Medals
Q3. Union External Affairs Minister,
Salman Khurshid paid an official visit to the People’s Republic of China from 9
to 10 May 2013 at the invitation of the Foreign Minister of China. Name the Foreign
Minister of China? - Wang Yi
Q4. Two union cabinet ministers resigned
on 10 May 2013 on certain allegations. One after a week’s time since his nephew
Vijay Singla was arrested for his alleged involvement of bribery of 90 lakh
rupees from the Railway Board Member, with a promise of promotion & the
other after being into attack by the opposition and the CBI affidavit submitted
to Supreme Court for vetting up the CBI report in the Coal Block allocation
scam. Name the two minsters?- Union Railway
Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Union Law Minister of India Ashwani Kumar
Q5. The Union Cabinet of India on 9 May
2013 gave its approval to Amendments in the Parliament (Prevention of
Disqualification) Act, 1959 by introducing a Bill in the Parliament. Name the
Bill?- Parliament (Prevention of
Disqualification) Amendment Bill, 2013
Q6. The Cabinet Committee on Economic
Affairs (CCEA) on 9 May 2013 approved the proposal of the Ministry of Shipping
for setting up of two major ports in the country. Name the states where these
two ports are coming?- West Bengal and Andhra
Pradesh
Q7. The Union Cabinet of India on 9 May
2013 gave its approval to declare the year 2013 as?- Water Conservation Year 2013
Q8. Nokia on 8 May 2013 announced a
smart phone to beat the low-cost Android phones in developing markets like
India in their Asha Series. Name the Phone?- Asha 501
Q9. Ministry for Consumer Affairs, Food
& Public Distribution introduced amendments in bill & placed the
amended Bill in the Loksabha for consideration and passing by the House. Name
the Bill?- National Food
Security Bill
Q10. Who on 8 May 2013 declared that he
would step down as the Manager of Manchester United at the end of the season,
after his 26 years journey as the in-charge of Manchester United?- Alex Ferguson
Q11. Who was named as the head of the
World Trade Organisation on 8th May 2013?- Roberto Azevedo
from Brazil
Q12. Maruti on 9 May 2013 launched a
limited edition trim of the Ertiga called ?- Feliz
Q13. The Union Government of India on 8
May 2013 approved a National Cyber Security Policy. What was the aim of the Policy?-
To create a secured computing environment
across the country.
Q14. How many seats were won by Indian
National Congress in the Karnataka Assembly Elections 2013, to return to power after
07 years?- 121 seats of the
223
Q15. Name the sites which were nominated
by India for World Heritage Sites for 2013 by UNESCO?- Cluster of six hill forts in Rajasthan as well as Great
Himalayan National Park in Himachal Pradesh
Q16. Sahara India Pariwar created a new
Guinness World Record on 6 May 2013. What was it?- Largest Group to
Sing National Anthem at One Place. Its 121653 staff and workers sang India’s
national anthem Jana Gana Mana in union at Lucknow.
Q17. State of the World’s Mothers’
report released in first week of May 2013 reported which country for first day
death of newborns than any other country of the world?- India
Q18. The recipients of Polar Music Prize
2013?- Senegalese singer Youssou Ndour and
Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho
Q19. Name the New Variant of its Pick-up
Vehicle launched by Mahindra & Mahindra in May 2013?- Bolero Maxi Truck Plus
Q20. Statue of which former Chief
Minister of Andhra Pradesh was unveiled by Lok Sabha Speaker recently in Parliament?- N T Rama Rao
Q21. Who was sworn in as the Prime
Minister of Malaysia for the Second Term on 6th May 2013?- Najib Razak
Q22. 7 May 2013 was observed as the
World Asthma Day across the world. What was this year's theme?- You Can Control Your Asthma
Q23. Name Former Italian Prime Minister
died at 94 on 6 May 2013?- Giulio Andreotti
Q24. Doctors have warned that the new
sexually transmitted Sex-Superbug can be much more deadly than the AIDS virus.
Name it?- H041
Q25. According to the TRAI data released
recently which State accounted for Largest Number of Mobile Subscribers in
India?- Uttar Pradesh
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