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Q1. Who won the 2013 Wimbledon Women's
singles title?
Ans. Marion Bartoli
Note: This is her maiden Grand Slam
title. She is from France and defeated 23rd seed Sabine Lisicki of Germany in
title clash in straight sets, 1-6, 4-6.
Q2. Who was on 29 June 2013 appointed as
the next Chief Justice of India?
Ans. P. Sathasivam
Note: Sathasivam
will be the 40th Chief Justice of India (CJI).
Q3. Which team won the FIFA
Confederations Cup 2013 on 30 June 2013?
Ans. Brazil
Note: Brazil won 3-0 against FIFA World
Cup holders Spain. On the Brazilian side, two goals were scored by Fred and one
was scored by Neymar.
Q4. Who is designated as India's next
Foreign Secretary on, 01 July 2013?
Ans. Sujata Singh
Note: She is the IFS officer of 1976
batch and will succeed Ranjan Mathai as Foreign Secretary, who is due to retire
on 31 July 2013.
Q5. Who got the Best Actress award at
14th IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) awards 2013 held in Macau on 6th
July 2013?
Ans. Vidya Balan
Note: For her portrayal of a pregnant
woman in search of her husband in Kahaani.
Q6. Who got the Best Actor award at 14th
IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) awards 2013 held in Macau on 6th July
2013?
Ans. Ranbir Kapoor
Note: For his
performance as deaf-mute boy in Barfi.
Q7. Who was appointed as the President
of Nasscom on 6 July 2013?
Ans. R. Chandrasekhar
Note: He is the former Secretary Department
of Telecommunications (DoT). Full form of Nasscom is- National Association of
Software and Services Companies.
Q8. Who was sworn in as the interim
President of Egypt on 4 July 2013?
Ans. Adli Mansour.
Q9. Name the U.S. inventor who was known
as the father of the computer mouse who died on 3 July 2013 at age of 88?
Ans. Douglas Engelbart
Q10. Who became the first ever Indian
woman to receive Dubai Government's coveted Emirates Woman Award for business
excellence in June 2013?
Ans. Vandana Gandhi
Note: Vandana Gandhi is Founder &
CEO of British Orchard Nursery - Middle East's only ISO-certified Nursery
Chain.
Q11. Which country will host 2016 World
T20 and 2023 World Cup along with 2021 proposed World Test Championship?
Ans. India
Q12. Who took over as the Union Home
Secretary on 30 June 2013?
Ans. Anil Goswami
Note: He is a Jammu and Kashmir cadre
IAS officer and succeeded Raj Kumar Singh who retired from Government service.
Q13. Which country became the 28th
member of the European Union on 1 July 2013?
Ans. Croatia
Q14. Which Indian landmark was ranked
among the top three landmarks in the world by TripAdvisor's 2013 Travellers
Choice Attractions Awards?
Ans. Taj Mahal
Note: In 1983, it became a UNESCO World
Heritage Site. The Taj Mahal attracts 2-4 million visitors annually, with more
than 200,000 from overseas.
Q15. Name the first dedicated navigation
satellite launched by India on 1 July 2013?
Ans. IRNSS-1A
Note: It was launched using Polar
Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C22. Full form of IRNSS- Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System.
Q16. Who took over as Chief of
Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) on 1
July 2013?
Ans. Lieutenant General Anil Chait
Q17. Who was on 1 July 2013 appointed as
the 20th Lt Governor of Delhi?
Ans. Najeeb Jung
Note: He is presently the vice chancellor of Jamia
Millia Islamia University.
Q18. Pranab Mukherjee signed which
ordinance on 5 July 2013 which seeks to give legal rights to 67 per cent of the
population for subsidised grains?
Ans. Food Security ordinance
Q19. Name the two countries that offered
asylum to US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, on 06 July 2013, who is
waiting at a Moscow airport for some nation to offer him sanctuary?
Ans. Venezuela and Nicaragua
Note: Edward Joseph Snowden is an
American former technical contractor for the United States National Security
Agency (NSA) and a former employee of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He
leaked details of top-secret US and British government mass surveillance
programs such as PRISM to the press.
Q20. World soccer body FIFA on 3 July
2013 barred which country from holding any friendly football matches due to
soaring violence?
Ans. Iraq
Q21. Which state was on 2 July 2013
declared as the first Smoke-free state of the country?
Ans. Himachal Pradesh
Note: The declaration was made in
compliance to Section 4 of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Act
(COTPA) 2003.
Q22. Who was on 2 July 2013 appointed as
Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)?
Ans. Sunil Soni
Note: Sunil Soni is a 1981 batch IAS
officer of Maharashtra cadre who at present is on compulsory wait in the
Department of Financial Services under Ministry of Finance.
Q23. Who won the Asian Athletics
Association's President Election?
Ans. Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad
Note: Suresh
Kalmadi was also a contestant in the election but failed.
Q24. Which country was granted the
Associate membership of the ICC recently?
Ans. Afghanistan
Q25. Name the Egypt’s first
democratically elected President who was on 3 July 2013 ousted from his office
in a military coup?
Ans. Mohamed Morsi
Q26. Name the company which launched the
world's first smartphone with the Firefox operating system to compete with
devices running Google Android and Apple IOS.
Ans. Spain's Telefonica
Q27. Identify the fast Bowler of New
Zealand who has announced his retirement on 3 July 2013 from all forms of
cricket?
Ans. Chris Martin
Q28. Thousands in India and across the
world participated in the 78th birthday celebrations of His Holiness the Dalai
Lama on 6th July 2013. Present Dalai Lama is...........th Dalai Lama?
Ans. 14th
Q29. Uttar Pradesh government on 5 July
2013 issued a fresh notification for creation of a new district. Name the new
district?
Ans. Amethi
Q30. Union Government of India on 1 July
2013 launched the National Cyber Security Policy 2013 at New Delhi. What was
the aim of the policy?
Ans. To protect information and build capabilities to prevent
cyber attacks.
Q31. President conferred National Youth
Awards 2011-12 on 4 July 2013. In which year National Youth Awards was
instituted?
Ans. 1985.
Note: It is conferred on youths every
year, who have excelled in youth developmental activities and social service.
Q32. The Telecom Commission of India on
2 July 2013 approved the enhancement of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
limit in the telecom sector from 74 percent to
.................percent.
Ans. 100
Q33. Statistics Day was celebrated
across India on which date of June?
Ans. 29 June 2013
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