Current
affairs April 2013
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Veteran Bollywood actor Pran
(birth name: Pran Krishan Sikand) has been chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke
Award, the country’s highest cinema honour.
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The award, named after the father of
Indian cinema Dada Saheb Phalke, consists of a Swarn Kamal, a cash prize of
Rs.10 lakhs and a shawl.
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current affairs April 2013
·
The Supreme Court collegium of
judges, headed by Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir, has recommended
elevation of Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Arjan
Kumar Sikri and Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court Justice Sharad
Bobde as Supreme Court judges.
·
They were elevated as Judges of
Supreme Court, in order of their seniority by the President of India.
·
The appointment of judges will come
into effect from the date they assume charge of their respective office. The
President of India exercised powers conferred to him by Clause 2 of Article 124
of the Constitution of India for appointment of the judges.
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Every Judge of the Supreme Court
shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal after
consultation with such of the Judges of the Supreme Court and of the High
Courts in the States as the President may deem necessary for the purpose and
shall hold office until he attains the age of sixty-five years.
·
Mindtree’s Managing Director and CEO
Krishnakumar Natarajan took over as Nasscom Chairman for the year 2013-14
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NASSCOM represents the $100 billion
Indian IT-BPO industry
·
Lt Cdr Abhilash Tomy of
Indian Navy became the first Indian to circumnavigate the globe, solo and
non-stop.
·
The voyage of Lt Cdr Abhilash Tomy
ended at the Gateway of India. He started his voyage across the oceans of the
world from the same place from in his boat INSV Mhadei on 1 November
2012.
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The 56 ft sloop Mhadei was custom
built for the Indian Navy in 2009 on the banks of the river she was named after
·
Infosys co-founder and co-Chairman
S. Gopalakrishnan has taken over as President of Confederation of Indian
Industry (CII) for 2013-14
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The Supreme Court of India rejected
the plea of Novartis, the Swiss drug maker, to patent the updated version of
cancer drug called Glivec.
·
Glivec is used for the treatment of
chronic myeloid leukaemia (blood cancer) along with certain other kinds of
cancers. The cost of this drug is around 2600 US dollar per month. The generic
version of Glivec costs about 175 US dollar in India.
·
The court said that the Patents
(Amendment) Act, 2005 established that the “mere discovery of a new form of a
known substance which does not result in the enhancement of the known efficacy
of that substance” is not an invention — for the purpose of patenting.
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Q.
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Which film has bagged the National
Film Award for best feature film?
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Anumati
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Paan Singh Tomar
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3
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Dhag
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4
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Spirit
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Ans: 2
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Q.
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Who has won the National Film
Award as best actor?
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Irrfan Khan & Vikram Gokhale
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2
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Shivaji Lotan
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3
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Kamal Hasan
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4
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Ranbir Kapoor
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Ans: 1
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Q.
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Who has bagged the National Film
Award as best actress?
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Priyanka Chopra
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2
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Ananya Chatterjee
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3
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Usha Jadhav
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4
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Arundhuti Nag
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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The 24th Arab League Summit got
underway in which of the following city
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Dubai
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2
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Doha
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3
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Khartun
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4
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Cairo
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Ans: 2
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Q.
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Who is the head of the panel on
Energy Security constituted by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas?
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C. Ranjarajan
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2
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Montek Singh Ahluwalia
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3
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Vijay Kelkar
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4
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Kaushik Basu
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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Which of the following states
has bagged the National Tourism Award?
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Assam
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Madhya Pradesh
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3
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Maharashtra
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4
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Andhra Pradesh
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Ans: 4
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Q.
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Asia's largest Solar Power
Project set at which of the following cities?
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Jaipur
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2
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Nagpur
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3
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Jodhpur
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4
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Bikaner
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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India has signed the Tax
Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) on March 28, 2013 at Bern,
Switzerland with which of the following country?
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1
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Switzerland
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2
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Liechtenstein
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3
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Mauritius
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4
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Finland
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Ans: 2
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Q.
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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?
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A. R. Rahaman
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2
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Anoushka Shankar
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3
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Mallika Sarabhai
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4
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Amzad Ali Khan
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Ans: 2
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Q.
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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?
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Shimla
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2
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Jaipur
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3
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Nagpur
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4
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Bhubaneswar
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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On 12th March 2013 the President
of India Mr. Pranab Mukherjee attending the celebration of 45th Anniversary
of Independence of which country?
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Maldive
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2
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Sri Lanka
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3
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Vietnaam
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4
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Mauritius
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Ans: 4
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Q.
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On February 14th 2013 India has
conclude $6 billion Missile deal with which country?
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Russia
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2
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France
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3
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England
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4
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USA
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Ans: 2
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Q.
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The first indigenously developed
weaponised helicopter was handed over to Indian Army on 8th February 2013
is -
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Rudra
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2
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Varun
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3
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Chetak
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4
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Indra
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Ans: 1
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Q.
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Mata Jijabai Award for 2012 was
given to -
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Smt. Omana T.K
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2
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Ms. Sonika Agarwal
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3
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Smt. Olga D’mello
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Smt. Guramma H. Sankina
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Ans: 2
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Q.
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Devi Ahilyabai Holkar award,
2012 confer to -
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Smt. Pranita Talukdar
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2
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Smt. Omana T.K
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3
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Smt. Olga D’mello
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4
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Smt. Guramma H. Sankina
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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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?
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Platinum Cards
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2
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Silver cards
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3
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Golden Cards
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4
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Industrial cards
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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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 ___
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Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
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2
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B. R. Ambedkar
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3
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Ramabai Ambedkar
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4
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Balasaheb Thackrey
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Ans: 2
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Q.
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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 ____
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12 TMC feet
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2
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10 TMC feet
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3
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8 TMC feet
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4
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6 TMC feet
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Ans: 1
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Q.
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Where did the American
Depositary Shares (ADS) of Infosys, India's second-largest IT services
provider start trading on 12 December, 2012?
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Bombay Stock Exchange
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2
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National Stock Exchange
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3
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New York Stock Exchange
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4
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Singapore Stock Exchange
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Ans: 3
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Who was the first top ranking
Indian official to visit China after changes in Communist Party of China?
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Shiv Shankar Menon
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2
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Ajit Singh
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3
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Anand Sharma
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4
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Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna
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Ans: 1
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Q.
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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?
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AbioCor
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Bioartifical
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3
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Spaun
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4
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i-Limb
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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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?
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Mathago
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2
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CHAMP
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3
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Ikara
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4
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ERYX
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Ans: 2
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Q.
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Government had constituted a
panel for suggesting de-control of sugar industry. This panel submitted its
report in October 2012 under the Chairmanship of -
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Anand Sinha
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2
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C. Rangarajan
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3
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M. Rafeeq Ahmed
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4
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Deepak Parekh
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Ans: 2
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Q.
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Kumbum is a monastery found in
which of the following countries?
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India
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2
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Thailand
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3
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China
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4
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Japan
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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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?
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1
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Indore
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2
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Raipur
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3
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Jabbalpur
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4
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Bhopal
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Ans: 4
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Q.
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Name the astronaut of Indian
American origin who took over the command of International Space Station on
September 2012.
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1
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Rakesh Sharma
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2
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Kalpana Chawla
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3
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Sunita Williams
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4
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Tessy Thomas
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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World Trade Organization (WTO)
has ranked India as the _____ largest player in the global service trade.
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Fifth
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2
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Fourth
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3
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Seventh
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4
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Sixth
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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A committee had been constituted
to review taxation in IT sector under the Chairmanship of -
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1
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Anita Kapur
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2
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N. Rangacharya
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3
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Y. B. Reddy
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4
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C. Rangarajan
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Ans: 2
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Q.
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Which Indian Bollywood actress
was appointed as International Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nation
programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)?
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Aishwarya Rai
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2
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Katrina Kaif
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3
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Kareena Kapoor
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4
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Vidya Balan
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Ans: 1
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Q.
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Which two countries signed
Agreement for the Modernisation of Indian Railways?
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India and Belgium
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2
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Indian and China
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3
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USA and India
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4
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Russia and India
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Ans: 1
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Q.
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Name the Indian telecom service
company which had acquired US firm WPCS International?
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1
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Shyam Telecom
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2
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MTNL
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3
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Tata Teleservices
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4
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Kavvery Telecom
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Ans: 4
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Q.
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Which company was directed by
the Supreme Court to refund an amount of 17400 crore of rupees to their
Investors?
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Sahara Group of Company
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2
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Reliance Industries
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3
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Air India
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4
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Vodafone
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Ans: 1
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Q.
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Isle of Wight rock yielded three
fossil footprints of Dinosaurs. In which one of the following countries
Isle of Wight located?
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Germany
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2
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USA
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3
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Africa
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4
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UK
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Ans: 4
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Q.
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Which Indian Company signed a
pact with French Energy company GDF Suez to import LNG (Liquefied Natural
Gas)?
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1
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Indian Oil Corporation(IOC)
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2
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GAIL
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3
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ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas
Corporation)
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4
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Reliance Petroleum Limited
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Ans: 2
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Q.
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What was the theme of the annual
World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting organized in Davos, Switzerland?
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Shaping the Post-Crisis World
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Shared Norms for a New Reality
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3
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The power of collaborative
innovation
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4
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Improve the state of the world: rethink,
redesign, rebuild
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Ans: 2
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Q.
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Which core sector industry has
the highest weight in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)?
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Coal
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2
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Crude Oil
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3
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Electricity
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4
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Petroleum refinery Products
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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Which of the following has a
51:49 joint venture with Japanese automobile company Nissan for
manufacturing light commercial vehicles in India?
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1
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Tata Motors
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2
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Ashok Leyland
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3
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Mahindra and Mahindra
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4
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Bajaj Auto
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Ans: 4
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Q.
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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?
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6.4 billion dollar
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2
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5 billion dollar
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3
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5.4 billion dollar
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4
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7 billion dollar
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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Which of the following has made
the largest inbound foreign direct investment in India till date?
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1
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Vodafone
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2
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BP Plc
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3
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Vedanta Resource
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4
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Dailchi Sankyo
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Ans: 1
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Q.
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SEBI, on August 16, 2012 has
made it mandatory that all listed companies must have minimum ________
public shareholdings by June 2013.
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10%
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2
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20%
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3
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30%
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4
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25%
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Ans: 4
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Q.
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Which leading Indian business
house sold its group company Centum Learning to Everonn Education?
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Reliance
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2
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Bharti Group
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3
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Toyota
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4
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LIC
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Ans: 2
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Q.
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Which among the following
countries has given a grant of US $ 1 billion for the reconstruction of the
Nalanda University?
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1
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Japan
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2
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UK
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3
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USA
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4
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China
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Ans: 4
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Q.
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Which one among the following is
the fastest Indian Super-computer recently developed by ISRO?
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1
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Saga-220
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2
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Aakash-A1
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3
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Tianhe-1A
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4
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Jaguar-Cray
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Ans: 1
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Q.
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In the year 2011, a missile
named 'PRAHAR', developed by DRDO was test fired. This is a -
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short-range surface to air
missile
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2
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long-range surface to air
missile
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3
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short-range surface to surface
missile
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4
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long-range surface to surface
missile
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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Which one of the following
countries had recently joined World Trade Organisation?
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1
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Myanmar
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2
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Austria
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3
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Russia
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4
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Taiwan
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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The Thar Express goes to
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1
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Bangladesh
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2
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Pakistan
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3
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Afghanistan
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4
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Myanmar
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Ans: 2
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Q.
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Census data related on July 15,
2011 reflects that 13.48 percent urban population lives in
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Bihar
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2
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Uttar Pradesh
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3
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Rajasthan
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4
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Maharashtra
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Ans: 4
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Q.
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National Social Assistance
Programme is aimed at providing
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1
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financial support to Scheduled
Castes and scheduled Tribes
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2
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old age pension to very poor
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3
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insurance for the poor
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4
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all of the above
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Ans: 4
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Q.
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Who amongst the following is the
author of the book Unaccustomed Earth?
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1
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Jhumpa Lahiri
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2
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Meera Nair
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3
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Salman Rushdie
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4
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Dalai Lama
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Ans: 1
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Q.
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Which is not a feature of the
American Constitution?
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1
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Written Constitution
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2
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Federation
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3
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Cabinet System
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4
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Republic
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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China recently objected 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?
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Myanmar
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South Korea
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Vietnam
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4
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Taiwan
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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An African country, Sudan has
been broken into two recently with formation of a new country named South
Sudan. Economy of South Sudan will depend on its -
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minerals
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agricultural product
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3
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fishery product
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4
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forest product
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Ans: 1
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Q.
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Who has been appointed the new
Controller General of Accounts on July 1,2012?
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Jawahar Thakur
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Neeraj Kumar
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3
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A.K. Aggarwal
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4
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Arun Mishra
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Ans: 1
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Q.
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Who is the author of the book
'Beyond the lines : An Auto-biography'?
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Sharad Pawar
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Khushwant Singh
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3
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Kuldip Nayar
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4
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General J.J. Singh
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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Who has been appointed the new
German ambassador to India?
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Marissa Mayer
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Michael Steiner
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3
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Ross Csatary
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None of the above
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Ans: 2
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Q.
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'NGRBA' which was recently in
news stands for-
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National Gangotri River Basin
Authority
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National Godavari River Basin
Authority
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National Ganga River Basin
Authority
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None of the above
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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Who is the author of the book
'Turning Point - A Journey Through Challenges'?
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A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
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Hamid Ansari
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Jaswant Singh
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None of the above
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Ans: 1
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