गुरुवार, 9 मई 2013

Important Current Affairs Question for Civil Services Exam (pre) 2013- Part 6


Q.101    Which film has bagged the National Film Award for best feature film?
                a              Anumati
                b             Paan Singh Tomar
                c              Dhag
                d             Spirit
                                Ans: b
Q.102    Who has won the National Film Award as best actor?
                a              Irrfan Khan & Vikram Gokhale
                b             Shivaji Lotan
                c              Kamal Hasan
                d             Ranbir Kapoor
                                Ans: a
Q.103    Who has bagged the National Film Award as best actress?
                a              Priyanka Chopra
                b             Ananya Chatterjee
                c              Usha Jadhav
                d             Arundhuti Nag
                                Ans: c
Q.104    The 24th Arab League Summit got underway in which of the following city
                a              Dubai
                b             Doha
                c              Khartun
                d             Cairo
                                Ans: b
Q.105    Who is the head of the panel on Energy Security constituted by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas?
                a              C. Ranjarajan
                b             Montek Singh Ahluwalia
                c              Vijay Kelkar
                d             Kaushik Basu
                                Ans: c
Q.106    Which of the following states has bagged the National Tourism Award?
                a              Assam
                b             Madhya Pradesh
                c              Maharashtra
                d             Andhra Pradesh
                                Ans: d
Q.107    Asia's largest Solar Power Project set at which of the following cities?
                a              Jaipur
                b             Nagpur
                c              Jodhpur
                d             Bikaner
                                Ans: c
Q.108    India has signed the Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) on March 28, 2013 at Bern, Switzerland with which of the following country?
                a              Switzerland
                b             Liechtenstein
                c              Mauritius
                d             Finland
                                Ans: b
Q.109    United Nation has released "One Women" album on the occasion of International Women's Day. Name the Indian Artist who was the member of this album?
                a              A. R. Rahaman
                b             Anoushka Shankar
                c              Mallika Sarabhai
                d             Amzad Ali Khan
                                Ans: b
Q.110    The Government of India and the RBI to introduce one billion pieces of Rs. 10 notes in polymer/plastic on a field trial basis. The field trial will be conducted in five cities. Which of the following is not among them?
                a              Shimla
                b             Jaipur
                c              Nagpur
                d             Bhubaneswar
                                Ans: c

Q.111    On 12th March 2013 the President of India Mr. Pranab Mukherjee attending the celebration of 45th Anniversary of Independence of which country?
                a              Maldive
                b             Sri Lanka
                c              Vietnaam
                d             Mauritius
                                Ans: d
Q.112    On February 14th 2013 India has conclude $6 billion Missile deal with which country?
                a              Russia
                b             France
                c              England
                d             USA
                                Ans: b
Q.113    The first indigenously developed weaponised helicopter was handed over to Indian Army on 8th February 2013 is -
                a              Rudra
                b             Varun
                c              Chetak
                d             Indra
                                Ans: a
Q.114    Mata Jijabai Award for 2012 was given to -
                a              Smt. Omana T.K
                b             Ms. Sonika Agarwal
                c              Smt. Olga D’mello
                d             Smt. Guramma H. Sankina
                                Ans: b
Q.115    Devi Ahilyabai Holkar award, 2012 confer to -
                a              Smt. Pranita Talukdar
                b             Smt. Omana T.K
                c              Smt. Olga D’mello
                d             Smt. Guramma H. Sankina
                                Ans: c
Q.116    The Uttar Pradesh government on 4 December, 2012 decided to issue Cards to industrialists and industrial associations for easy access to its offices. What is the name of that card?
                a              Platinum Cards
                b             Silver cards
                c              Golden Cards
                d             Industrial cards
                                Ans: c
Q.117    Union Government of India on 5 December, 2012 cleared the decks for transferring the prime 12.5 acre United Mill land in Mumbai to the Maharashtra government for building a state-of-the-art memorial for an Indian revolutionary and political leader. Name the political leader ___
                a              Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
                b             B. R. Ambedkar
                c              Ramabai Ambedkar
                d             Balasaheb Thackrey
                                Ans: b
Q.118    The Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) on December 7, 2012 asked Karnataka to provide Tamil Nadu with how many TMC (thousand million cubic) feet of Cauvery water during December 2012 ____
                a              12 TMC feet
                b             10 TMC feet
                c              8 TMC feet
                d             6 TMC feet
                                Ans: a
Q.119    Where did the American Depositary Shares (ADS) of Infosys, India's second-largest IT services provider start trading on 12 December, 2012?
                a              Bombay Stock Exchange
                b             National Stock Exchange
                c              New York Stock Exchange
                d             Singapore Stock Exchange
                                Ans: c
Q.120    Scientists in northern Mexico discovered a new dinosaur with a large prominent nose which lived about 73 million years ago. what is the name of this new dinosaur?
                a              Latirhinus Uitstlani
                b             Gigantoraptor
                c              Khaan
                d             Raptorex
                                Ans: a
Q.121    Who was the first top ranking Indian official to visit China after changes in Communist Party of China?
                a              Shiv Shankar Menon
                b             Ajit Singh
                c              Anand Sharma
                d             Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna
                                Ans: a
Q.122    Software engineers as well as neuroscientists at University of Waterloo, Canada claimed that they have developed a closest model of the functioning human brain. What is this artificial human brain called?
                a              AbioCor
                b             Bioartifical
                c              Spaun
                d             I-Limb
                                Ans: c
Q.123    Boeing, the US aircraft manufacturer claimed that a new missile was tested which can permanently blackout the electronics of the country without causing any harm to people. What is the name of this missile?
                a              Mathago
                b             CHAMP
                c              Ikara
                d             ERYX
                                Ans: b
Q.124    Government had constituted a panel for suggesting de-control of sugar industry. This panel submitted its report in October 2012 under the Chairmanship of -
                a              Anand Sinha     
                b             C. Rangarajan
                c              M. Rafeeq Ahmed
                d             Deepak Parekh
                                Ans: b
Q.125    Kumbum is a monastery found in which of the following countries?
                a              India
                b             Thailand
                c              China
                d             Japan
                                Ans: c
Q.126    The Indian Institute of Toxicology Research reported that the water in and around the the deserted Union Carbide plant is contaminated and not fit for consumption. Where is this Union Carbide plant located?
                a              Indore
                b             Raipur
                c              Jabbalpur
                d             Bhopal
                                Ans: d
Q.127    Name the astronaut of Indian American origin who took over the command of International Space Station on September 2012.
                a              Rakesh Sharma
                b             Kalpana Chawla
                c              Sunita Williams
                d             Tessy Thomas
                                Ans: c
Q.128    World Trade Organization (WTO) has ranked India as the _____ largest player in the global service trade.
                a              Fifth
                b             Fourth
                c              Seventh
                d             Sixth
                                Ans: c
Q.129    A committee had been constituted to review taxation in IT sector under the Chairmanship of -
                a              Anita Kapur
                b             N. Rangacharya
                c              Y. B. Reddy
                d             C. Rangarajan
                                Ans: b
Q.130    Which Indian Bollywood actress was appointed as International Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nation programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)?
                a              Aishwarya Rai
                b             Katrina Kaif
                c              Kareena Kapoor
                d             Vidya Balan
                                Ans: a
Q.131    China recently objected to the participation of an Indian Company in its joint venture with another country for offshore oil exploration. Which one among the following is that country?
                a              Taiwan
                b             South Korea
                c              Sri Lanka
                d             Vietnam
                                Ans: d
Q.132    ISRO recently gave clearance for using which trequency band from satellite for internet on trains?
                a              C Band
                b             KU Band
                c              S Band
                d             3G Spectram
                                Ans: b
Q.133    Which among the following states is not awarded Krishi Karman Awards for 2011-12?
                a              Madhya Pradesh
                b             Manipur
                c              Maharastra
                d             Nagaland
                                Ans: c
Q.134    Who is the chairman of Fourteenth Finance Commission?
                a              Prof Abhijit Sen
                b             Dr. Y.V.Reddy
                c              Ms. Sushma Nath
                d             Dr. M.Govinda Rao
                                Ans: b
Q.135    Who is the chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India?
                a              Justice Balakrishnan
                b             Justice M. Kartzu
                c              Justice J. S. Verma
                d             Justice D. K. Jain
                                Ans: d
Q.136    As per the latest Global Competitiveness Report 2012-13, brought out by World Economic Forum, a Swiss non-profit foundation based in Geneva, India ranks is -
                a              59th
                b             56th
                c              57th
                d             58th
                                Ans: a
Q.137    “Water Conservation Day” observed on -
                a              20th November
                b             19th November
                c              24th November
                d             31st October
                                Ans: b
Q.138    National Education Day observed on
                a              11th November
                b             14th November
                c              5th September
                d             21st May
                                Ans: a
Q.139    Antyodaya scheme is meant to help the
                a              Muslims
                b             Minorities
                c              Poorest of the poor section of the society
                d             Harijans
                                Ans: c
Q.140    The upcoming Ultra Mega Power Projects(UMPPs) at Cheyyur and Sarguja are located respectively in
                a              Kerala and Chhattisgarh
                b             Tamil Nadu and Odisha
                c              Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh
                d             Kerala and Odisha
                                Ans: c
Q.141    Andheri's newly constructed headquarters of anti-terror force was inaugurated by N. Kumar Reddy on August 13, 2012 in Hyderabad. What is the name of this counter-terrorist commando force?
                a              Anti Terrorism Agency (ATA)
                b             Organization to Counter Terrorist Operations (Octopus)
                c              Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS)
                d             Anti Terrorism Operations (ATO)
                                Ans: b
Q.142    Which two countries signed Agreement for the Modernisation of Indian Railways?
                a              India and Belgium
                b             Indian and China
                c              USA and India
                d             Russia and India
                                Ans: a
Q.143    Name the Indian telecom service company which had acquired US firm WPCS International?
                a              Shyam Telecom
                b             MTNL
                c              Tata Teleservices
                d             Kavvery Telecom
                                Ans: d
Q.144    Which company was directed by the Supreme Court to refund an amount of 17400 crore of rupees to their Investors?
                a              Sahara Group of Company
                b             Reliance Industries
                c              Air India
                d             Vodafone
                                Ans: a
Q.145    Isle of Wight rock yielded three fossil footprints of Dinosaurs. In which one of the following countries Isle of Wight located?
                a              Germany
                b             USA
                c              Africa
                d             UK
                                Ans: d
Q.146    Which Indian Company signed a pact with French Energy company GDF Suez to import LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas)?
                a              Indian Oil Corporation(IOC)
                b             GAIL
                c              ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation)
                d             Reliance Petroleum Limited
                                Ans: b
Q.147    What was the theme of the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting organized in Davos, Switzerland?
                a              Shaping the Post-Crisis World
                b             Shared Norms for a New Reality
                c              The power of collaborative innovation
                d             Improve the state of the world: rethink, redesign, rebuild
                                Ans: b
Q.148    Which core sector industry has the highest weight in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)?
                a              Coal
                b             Crude Oil
                c              Electricity
                d             Petroleum refinery Products
                                Ans: c
Q.149    Which of the following has a 51:49 joint venture with Japanese automobile company Nissan for manufacturing light commercial vehicles in India?
                a              Tata Motors
                b             Ashok Leyland
                c              Mahindra and Mahindra
                d             Bajaj Auto
                                Ans: d
Q.150    According to the FDI data released by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on August 10, 2012, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow in India declined to what amount in the April-June quarter of fiscal 2012-13?
                a              6.4 billion dollar
                b             5 billion dollar
                c              5.4 billion dollar
                d             7 billion dollar
                                Ans: c

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