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1. Which of the following countries recently signed a ‘Ceasefire agreement’ with ‘Karen Rebels’?

(a) China (b) Libya (c) Myanmar (d) Nepal (e) Egypt

Ans- (C)

2. Which of the following countries has recently decided to fix the term of the President of the country for 7 years?

(a) Iraq (b) Myanmar (c) Nepal (d) Libya (e) Turkey

Ans- (E)

3. India recently decided to purchase fighter planes from France. Which of the following is the name of these planes?

(a) Rafale (b) Boeing (c) MiG-35 (d) Lockhead Martin (e) Cassadion

Ans- (A)

4. India is now declared free from which of the following diseases after a long battle against it?

(a) AIDS (b) TB (c) Cancer (d) Polio (e) All of these

Ans- (D)

5. India recently decided to give US $ 1.5 million to which of the following countries to establish Vivekanand Chair in one of its Universities?

(a) France (b) Britain (c) Russia (d) Italy (e) USA

Ans- (E)
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6. Which of the following countries is likely to join European Union in the near future ?

(a) Malta (b) Croatia (c) Hungary (d) Kenya (e) South Africa

Ans- (B)

7. Which of the following schemes is launched by the Govt. of India to develop various facilities in rural areas?

(a) IRDP (b) NHRM (c) PPP (d) Operation Flood (e) None of these

Ans- (C)

8. Indian coastguard conducted a joint exercise named ‘Sahyog-Kaijin-XI’ with which of the following countries?

(a) Myanmar (b) Russia (c) China (d) Sri Lanka (e) Japan

Ans- (E)

9. Who among the following won the Thailand Golf Championship held in December 2011?

(a) Lee Westwood (b) Charl Schwartzel (c) Alvaro Quiros (d) Paul Lawrie (e) Peter Hanson

Ans- (A)

10. India wants a ‘CEPA’ with Thailand – was the news in major newspapers. What is the full form of ‘CEPA’ as used here?

(a) Complete Economic Preference Agreement

(b) Cultural and Economic Partnership Accord

(c) Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

(d) Cooperation and Economic-Partnership Accord

(e) Complete Economic Partnership and Assistance

Ans- (C)

11. European Union recently decided to enforce European Stability Mechanism (ESM) w.e.f. July 2012. ESM is a system to achieve / safeguard–

(a) financial stability (b) political stability

(c) free access to oil reserves in UAE and Kuwait

(d) free access to uranium reserves in Libya

(e) interests of all the members in case of attack by Iran or any other country

Ans- (A)

12. Kovvada Nuclear Power Plant which was recently in news is being set up in–

(a) Karnataka  (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Chhattisgarh (d) Uttarakhand (e) Odisha

Ans- (B)

13. Mullaperiyar Dam is built on which of the following rivers?

(a) Tungbhadra (b) Cauvery (c) Krishna (d) Periyar (e) Mahanadi

Ans- (D)

14. Which of the following countries is not a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC)?

(a) Nigeria (b) Iran (c) Iraq (d) Algeria (e) Bangladesh

Ans- (E)

15. Which of the following books is written by Steve Waugh ?

(a) Out of My Comfort Zone : The Autobiography (b) My Life (c) Wings of Fire

(d) Long Walk to Freedom (e) Revolutionary Wealth

Ans- (A)

16. Which of the following organizations/agencies recently issued elaborate guidelines pertaining to the creation of new category of Non Banking Finance Companies (NBFC)-Micro Finance Industries ?

(a) AMFI (b) SIDBI (c) SEBI (d) NABARD (e) RBI

Ans- (E)

17. Which of the following organizations / agencies coordinates the operations of rural credit institutions in India ?

(a) Reserve Bank of India (b) Securities and Exchange Board of India

(c) Indian Bank Association (d) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

(e) Small Industries Development Bank of India

Ans- (D)

18. Google is–

(a) Virus programme (b) Search engine (c) Website  (d) Hardware (e) None of these

Ans- (B)

19. Which of the following is not a function of the Reserve Bank of India ?

(a) Issuer of currency (b) Foreign Exchange Management

(c) Bankers to Banks (d) Listing companies for trading in Stock Exchanges

(e) Bankers and Debt Manager to Govt.

Ans- (D)

20. Which of the following organizations issued Initial Public Offer (IPO) Norms for Life Insurance Companies?

(a) CRISIL (b) SEBI (c) RBI (d) AMFI (e) IRDA

Ans- (E)

21. Which of the following states is at the top in the Child Rights Index, compiled in India for the first time?

(a) Maharashtra (b) Kerala (c) Gujarat  (d) Tamil Nadu (e) Rajasthan

Ans- (B)

22. Which of the following countries won Davis Cup Tennis Tournament 2011 ?

(a) Australia (b) Argentina (c) Germany (d) France (e) Spain

Ans- (E)

23. Which of the following metals used in Nuclear Power Plants will be imported from Australia?

(a) Plutonium (b) Uranium (c) Thorium (d) Curium (e) Zirconium

Ans- (B)

24. Standard and Poor, better known as S&P, is a/the–

(a) Financial market intelligence agency (b) Central Bank of USA

(c) Large multinational bank (d) Body set up by the United Nations Organisation

(e) Intelligence wing of the World Bank

Ans- (A)

25. Thomas J. Sargent and Christopher A. Sims are the two recipients of Nobel prize 2011 in the field of–

(a) Physics (b) Economics (c) Chemistry (d) Literature (e) Medicine

Ans- (B)

26. The home of who among the following is named as Malgudi Home?

(a) Satyajit Ray (b) Shivram Karanth (c) R. K. Narayan (d) M. G. Ramachandran (e) H. D. Deve Gowda

Ans- (C)

27. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards are given for exemplary work in the field of–

(a) Sports (b) Journalism (c) Literature (d) Social Service (e) Science and Technology

Ans- (E)

28. Which of the following states has become first in India to have a ‘Carbon Inventory’ giving its total carbon emission from various sectors?

(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Gujarat  (d) Kerala (e) Tamil Nadu

Ans- (A)

29. As per newspaper reports how, much FDI is allowed in pension sector?

(a) 15% (b) 33% (c) 41% (d) 51% (e) None of these

Ans- (E)

30. ‘Agha Khan Cup’ is associated with the game of–

(a) Football (b) Hockey (c) Badminton (d) Cricket (e) Horse Racing

Ans- (B)

31. What does the letter ‘C’ denote in the UNICEF a well-known organization operating at global level ?

(a) Credit (b) Children (c) Control (d) Cooperation (e) Crisis

Ans- (B)

32. Which of the following is India’s most advanced long range missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads?

(a) Khukri (b) Basant (c) Agni-IV (d) Vijayant-IlI (e) Sindhudurg-II

Ans- (C)

33. Who among the following was one of the recipients of the Padmashri award in 2012?

(a) Anup Jalota (b) Shabana Aazmi (c) Aruna Irani (d) Leander Paes (e) Vidya Balan

Ans- (A)

34. Dr. Manmohan Singh unveiled the foundation stone of National Institute of Technology in which of the following places in Manipur?

(a) Bishnupur (b) Thoubal (c) Imphal (d) Senapati (e) Ukhrul

Ans- (C)

35. Mario Monti has taken over as the Prime Minister of–

(a) Greece (b) New Zealand (c) Russia (d) Italy (e) None of these

Ans- (D)

36. Arab countries recently decided to impose Sanctions on which of the following countries as it has failed to check violence on its land ?

(a) Egypt (b) Kuwait (c) Syria  (d) Lebanon (e) Iran

Ans- (C)

37. Kangaroos won the last and final match to win series—was the news in some news papers some-times back. This means which country won the match and the series ?

(a) New Zealand (b) England (c) West Indies (d) Australia (e) South Africa

Ans- (D)

38. ‘Calorimeter’ is an instrument used to measure–

(a) Electric current (b) Heat (c) Velocity of sound (d) Altitude (e) Atmospheric pressure

Ans- (B)

39. Which of the following countries is not a member of newly formed Eurasian Union?

(a) Russia (b) Belarus (c) Kazakhstan (d) Croatia (e) All are members of Eurasian Union

Ans- (D)

40. Govt. of India recently decided to allow more FDI in retail. This means which of the following companies will be benefitted by this decision ?

(a) Wal Mart (b) Hindalco (c) Infosys (d) Air India (e) Glaxo Smithkline Pharma

Ans- (A)

41. Which of the following states has decided to launch Right to Play Act in the state to promote sportsmanship in its children and youth ?

(a) Delhi (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Haryana (d) Maharashtra (e) Gujarat

Ans- (C)

42. ‘Dhamra’ where an all weather port is developed, is in which of the following states ?

(a) West Bengal (b) Odisha (c) Gujarat  (d) Maharashtra (e) Tamil Nadu

Ans- (B)

43. Miss Ivian Sarcos who was crowned Miss World 2011 is from which of the following countries?

(a) Russia (b) France (c) Brazil (d) Venezuela (e) Italy

Ans- (D)

44. Who among the following has written the novel ‘Mandra’ which was awarded prestigious ‘Saraswati Samman’ recently ?

(a) S. L. Bhyrappa (b) Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari (c) Nirmal Verma (d) Shrilal Shukla (e) Arun Sadhu

Ans- (A)

45. Which of the following countries is on its way to becoming a full-fledged member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ?

(a) India (b) Brazil (c) USA (d) Russia (e) Australia

Ans- (D)

46. Who among the following is one of the Deputy Governors of the RBI?

(a) Shri U. K. Sinha (b) Shri Subir Gokaran

(c) Dr. M. S. Ahluwalia (d) Shri Ranjan Mathai

(e) None of these

Ans- (B)

47. The Govt. of India recently signed a peace pact with United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS). The, pact will bring peace in which of the following states?

(a) Bihar (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Assam (d) Jharkhand (e) Maharashtra

Ans- (C)

48. Which of the following terms is associated with the game of Lawn Tennis?

(a) Heave (b) Volley (c) Spikers (d) Hoops (e) Pitch

Ans- (B)

49. As per newspaper reports what per cent of Govt. stake will be disinvested in Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. ?

(a) 5% (b) 7.5% (c) 10% (d) 12% (e) None of these

Ans- (C)

50. ASHA is a part of which of the following schemes launched by the Govt. of India?

(a) Operation Black Board (b) Mid Day Meal Scheme

(c) National Old Age Pension Scheme (d) National Rural Health Mission

(e) Bharat Nirman

Ans- (D) 

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June 2013 Latest Current Affairs in PDF

Latest Current Affairs- June 2013

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Q1. Who won the French Open 2013 Women’s Singles?

Ans. Serena Williams

Note: She defeated No. 2 Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4 to secure her second French Open title. It was the 31-year-old American's 16th Grand Slam title win.

Q2. Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh was on four days visit to an Asian country recently. Name the country?

Ans.  Japan.

Note: The Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, visited Japan from 27-30 May 2013 for the Annual Summit of the Prime Ministers.

Q3. Name the world's largest online retailer who in Month of June 2013 entered into Indian e-commerce market with the launch of its marketplace offering books, movies and television shows for sale?

Ans. Amazon.com. It will be called Amazon.in in India

Q4. World Environment Day was observed on 5 June 2013. What was the theme this year?

Ans. Think, Eat, Save Reduce Your Foodprint.

Note: It aims at an anti-food wastage and loss campaign to encourage people to reduce their foodprint. It also calls for more awareness about the environmental impact of the food choices people make and empowers them to make informed decisions.

World Environment Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment.

Q5.  In a landmark judgment on 3 June 2013, which commission held that political parties are answerable to citizens under the Right to Information Act (RTI Act)?

Ans. Central Information Commission (CIC).

Note: Present Chief Information Commissioner is Satyananda Mishra.

Q6. Name the sports channel to whom on 7 June 2013 the High Court of Delhi directed to provide live signals of ICC Champions Trophy 2013 in England to Doordarshan without any commercials till its further orders?

Ans. ESPN

Note: ICC Champions Trophy tournament started in England on 6 June 2013 and will continue till 23 June 2013.

Q7. Who was recently re-elected as the Chairman of Indian Banks' Association (IBA)?

Ans. K R Kamath

Note: He is the chairman and managing director of Punjab National Bank (PNB) and was re-elected as the Chairman of IBA for 2013-14 tenure.

Q8. The Ministry of Tourism (MoT) recently roped in which corporation for maintenance as well as cleanliness of Taj Mahal as well as five more tourist destinations, under the Campaign Clean India?

Ans. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC)

Q9. Recently government decided to set up India's highest Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) at Nyoma, Leh district of which Indian State?

Ans. Jammu and Kashmir. It will be at an altitude of about 14000 feet.

Q10. The government hiked the import duty on Gold and Platinum on 05 June 2013. What is the present import duty?

Ans. 8 per cent.

Note: Earlier it was 6 per cent. The hike is aimed at curbing import of gold, which is mainly responsible for the rise in Current Account Deficit (CAD) impacting on the country's foreign exchange reserves as well as the rupee value.

Q11.  Where was the first all-women police station started functioning from 4 June 2013?

Ans.  Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh

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Q12. Who appointed as the new National Security Adviser of US President Barack Obama on 5 June 2013?

Ans. Susan Elizabeth Rice

Note: Presently she was the American ambassador to the United Nations. She replaced Tom Donilon.

Q13. Nawaz Sharif on 5 June 2013 took oath to the office of the Prime Minister of Pakistan for his third term after formally being elected as the Prime Minister by the National Assembly. He returned back to power almost after how many years?

Ans. 14

Note: He was forced to leave the office in a military coup and went into exile. He was sworn-in by the President Asif Ali Zardari at a function in an ornate hall at the Presidency.

Q14. Name the operating system launched by Windows recently as the updated version of its Windows 8?

Ans. Windows 8.1

Q15. Name the bullet train series successful tested by Japan recently, which are designed to travel at speeds of about 311-500 mph?

Ans. L0 Series Trains (maglev bullet trains)

Q16. Coca-Cola, the largest soft-drink maker of the world, opened its bottling plant in which country on 4 June 2013 as part of its planned five-year 200 million US dollar investment?

Ans. Myanmar

Q17. SBI reduced interest rate on fixed deposits of maturity up to one year by...................... percent to 7.25 percent?

Ans. 0.25

Q18. Who became the first woman to be elected to the FIFA Executive Committee (ExCo) for a full term of four years at the FIFA Congress in Mauritius held on 30 May 2013?

Ans. Burundi's Lydia Nsekera

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Q19. Who was, on 3 June 2013, elected as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan?

Ans. Ayaz Sadiq, he was a Leader of Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N)

Q20. Under the provisions of which act did Sreesanth and 25 others arrested in connection with IPL spot-fixing scandal denied bail recently?

Ans. Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).

Note: MCOCA was formulated in 1994 to tackle organized crime which abetted narco-terrorism and raised huge amount of illegal money.

Q21. Indian Skipper MS Dhoni received the ICC ODI Championship Shield and a cheque of 175000 US dollars. State the reason for it?

Ans. for leading the number One ODI team on the annual 1 April cut-off date.

Note: Indian team claimed the number-one spot from England after winning the series 3-2 in January 2013. India won eight out of 13 ODIs while losing five in the 12-month period between 1 April 2012 and 1 April 2013.

Q22. Who became the youngest Indian to scale the Mount Everest on 21 May 2013?

Ans. Raghav Joneja

Note: He broke the record set by Nameirakpam Chingkheinganba  of Manipur's, who climed the everest at the age 16 years seven months and 11 days.

Q23. RBI extended Time for opening up of New Banks by.................... Months recently?

Ans. Six

Q24. Name the young Bollywood actress who committed suicide on 3 June 2013 at her Juhu residence in Mumbai?

Ans.  Jiah Khan.

Note: She debuted in Ram Gopal Varma's Nishabd, opposite veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan in the year 2007.

Q25. Who was recently named as the New Prime Minister of Palestine?

Ans. Rami Hamdallah

Q26. Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) Scheme Launched in 18 Districts of India from 01 June 2013. Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, M. Veerappa Moily launched the scheme from which district of Karnataka?

Ans. Tumkur near Bangalore

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Q27. Who resigned as Chairman of IPL on 1 June 2013 in the wake of the raging spot-fixing scandal?

Ans. Rajeev Shukla

Q28. World Ocean Day was celebrated across the world on 8 June 2013. What was the theme this year?

Ans. Together, we have the Power to Protect the Oceans is the theme for 2013.

Note: For the first time, World Ocean day was introduced in 1992 at Rio de Janeiro with a motive of raising awareness of people towards the crucial role that sea plays in our lives.

Q29. Name the book released by Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari on 6 June 2013, which is authored by Rukhsar Amrohvi?

Ans. Dard-e-Dil Likhun Kab Tak” (in Urdu and Hindi)

Note: Rukhsar Amrohvi is the daughter of the legendary film director and writer Kamal Amrohvi. The book, Dard-E-Dil Likhun Kab Tak is a compilation of poems composed by poetess Rukhsar Amrohvi and some rare pictures of the historic moments of Indian Cinema.

Q30. Who won the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2013?

Ans. Kevin Barry. Irish author for his novel City of Bohane 

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French Open 2013- Complete list of Winners

French Open 2013- Complete list of Winners

The 2013 French Open was the 112th edition and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros from 26 May to 9 June. It consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players also took part in singles and doubles events.

Rafael Nadal, the three-time defending champion in the men's singles, and won the title to become the first man to win the same Grand Slam title eight times. Maria Sharapova was the defending champion in women's singles, but lost in the final to Serena Williams.

Here is the complete list of winners with details

Men's Singles

Final between: Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs David Ferrer (ESP)

Winner- Rafael Nadal (6-3, 6-2, 6-3)

Women's Singles

Final between: Serena Williams (USA) vs Maria Sharapova (RUS)

Winner: Serena Williams (6-4, 6-4)

Men's Doubles

Final between: B.Bryan (USA) & M.Bryan (USA) vs M.Llodra (FRA) & N.Mahut (FRA)

Winners: Bob Bryan (USA) & Mike Bryan (USA) (6-4, 4-6, 7-6)

Women's Doubles

Fianl between: S.Errani (ITA) & R.Vinci (ITA) vs E.Makarova (RUS) & E.Vesnina (RUS)

Winners: E.Makarova (RUS) & E.Vesnina (RUS) (5-7, 2-6)

Mixed Doubles

Final between: K.Mladenovic (FRA) & D.Nestor (CAN) vs L.Hradecka (CZE) & F.Cermak (CZE)

Winners:  L.Hradecka (CZE) & F.Cermak (CZE) (6-1, 4-6, [6]-[10]

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Name of 18 districts covered under the Initial Phase of Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) Scheme

Name of 18 districts covered under the Initial Phase of Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) Scheme

Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, M. Veerappa Moily launched the Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) Scheme in 18 districts from 1 June 2013 at Tumkur District near Bangalore in Karnataka.

Now, the subsidy on LPG cylinders in the districts would be provided directly to consumers in their Aadhar linked bank accounts. More than 67 lakh LPG consumers in 18 districts of India will enjoy the benefits of DBTL Scheme.

The LPG consumers, who have not linked their Aadhaar number to LPG consumer number, will get a grace period of three month from the date of launch of this scheme. During the tenure, these consumers will get the LPG cylinders at subsidized rate, up to the cap of 9 cylinders.

After end of the grace period 1 of September 2013, LPG cylinders will be sold to all domestic LPG consumers at market price. However, the subsidy will be transferred to only those who have linked Aadhaar number to LPG consumer number and Bank account.

The 18 districts covered under the Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) Scheme are:

• Anantpur

• Chittoor

• East Godavari

• Hyderabad

• Ranga Reddy

• Diu

• North Goa

• Bilaspur

• Hamirpur

• Una

• Tumkur

• Pathanamthitta

• Wayanad

• Wardha

• Pondicherry

• SBS Nagar / Nawanshahar

• East Nimar (Khandwa)

• Harda

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