1. Who is the winner of Australian Open 2013 Women's title ?
Answer: Victoria Azarenka
2. Who is the winner of Australian Open 2013 men's title ?
Answer: Novak Djokovic
Did you know who are the winners of Australian Open 2012 ?
3. Who is the chief guest of 2013 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas ?
Answer: Rajkeswur Purryag, President of Mauritius (Held in Kochi)
4. Who is the chief guest of republic day 2013 ?
Answer: Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, King of Bhutan
5. Who is first female President of South Korea ?
Answer: Park Guen-hye
6. Who is the first female Chief Justice of Sri Lanka ?
Answer: Shirani Bandaranayake (recently impeached)
7. Who is the winner of DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2013 ?
Answer: Jeet Thayil (book - Narcopolis)
8. Which is the Longest Railway Tunnel in India?
Answer: Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel (Banihal railway tunnel)
9. Where did the World Economic Forum annual meeting held
?
Answer: Davos, Switzerland
10. Who has been conferred won Keerthi Chakra (the second highest among peace time gallantry awards of the country) ?
Answer: Major Anoop Joseph
11. Which Indian scientist conferred with China's top science award ?
Answer: CNR Rao
12. Who is the winner of Ranji Trophy 2012-2013 ?
Answer: Mumbai
13. Which country recently test fired Hatf-9 (Nasr) missile ?
Answer: Pakistan
14. Who is the new Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi ?
Answer: Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty
15. Who is the new President of Sahitya Akademi ?
Answer: Dr. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari
16. Who is appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations ?
Answer: Asoke Kumar Mukerji
17. Who is the worlds oldest Marathon runner ?
Answer: Fauja Singh
OSCAR Winners 2013 (85th Academy Awards Winners)
17. Which film won this year's Best Picture Oscar ?
Answer: Argo
18. Which actor won this year's Best Actor (in a Leading Role) Oscar ?
Answer: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)
19. Which actress won this year's Best Actress (in a Leading Role) Oscar ?
Answer: Davos, Switzerland
10. Who has been conferred won Keerthi Chakra (the second highest among peace time gallantry awards of the country) ?
Answer: Major Anoop Joseph
11. Which Indian scientist conferred with China's top science award ?
Answer: CNR Rao
12. Who is the winner of Ranji Trophy 2012-2013 ?
Answer: Mumbai
13. Which country recently test fired Hatf-9 (Nasr) missile ?
Answer: Pakistan
14. Who is the new Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi ?
Answer: Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty
15. Who is the new President of Sahitya Akademi ?
Answer: Dr. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari
16. Who is appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations ?
Answer: Asoke Kumar Mukerji
17. Who is the worlds oldest Marathon runner ?
Answer: Fauja Singh
OSCAR Winners 2013 (85th Academy Awards Winners)
17. Which film won this year's Best Picture Oscar ?
Answer: Argo
18. Which actor won this year's Best Actor (in a Leading Role) Oscar ?
Answer: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)
19. Which actress won this year's Best Actress (in a Leading Role) Oscar ?
Answer: Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)
20. Who won this year's Best Director Oscar ?
Answer: Ang Lee (Life of Pi)
21. Who is the first person to win Best Actor Oscar thrice ?
Answer: Daniel Day-Lewis
_____________________________________________________
22. What is the theme of 2013 International Women’s Day (march 8) ?
Answer: A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women
23. New Governor of Nagaland ?
Answer: Ashwani Kumar
24. New Governor of Kerala ?
Answer: Nikhil Kumar
25. New Governor of Odisha ?
Answer: S C Jamir
26. Who is the new President of Kenya ?
Answer: Uhuru Kenyatta
27. Who is the new Prime Minister ( Premier of the People's Republic of China) of China ?
Answer: Li Keqiang
28. Who is the new Pope?
Answer: Pope Francis
29. What is the name of India's first regional navigational satellite ?
Answer: IRNSS-1
30. Who scored fastest hundred on debut in test cricket ?
Answer: Shikhar Dhawan
31. Where is India's first all women post office inaugurated on women's day ?
Answer: Delhi
32. What is the theme of 2013 world water day (march 22) ?
Answer: Water Cooperation
33. Which year is declared by UN as International Year of Water Cooperation ?
Answer: 2013
34. Who is the winner of 2013 miss India ?
20. Who won this year's Best Director Oscar ?
Answer: Ang Lee (Life of Pi)
21. Who is the first person to win Best Actor Oscar thrice ?
Answer: Daniel Day-Lewis
_____________________________________________________
22. What is the theme of 2013 International Women’s Day (march 8) ?
Answer: A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women
23. New Governor of Nagaland ?
Answer: Ashwani Kumar
24. New Governor of Kerala ?
Answer: Nikhil Kumar
25. New Governor of Odisha ?
Answer: S C Jamir
26. Who is the new President of Kenya ?
Answer: Uhuru Kenyatta
27. Who is the new Prime Minister ( Premier of the People's Republic of China) of China ?
Answer: Li Keqiang
28. Who is the new Pope?
Answer: Pope Francis
29. What is the name of India's first regional navigational satellite ?
Answer: IRNSS-1
30. Who scored fastest hundred on debut in test cricket ?
Answer: Shikhar Dhawan
31. Where is India's first all women post office inaugurated on women's day ?
Answer: Delhi
32. What is the theme of 2013 world water day (march 22) ?
Answer: Water Cooperation
33. Which year is declared by UN as International Year of Water Cooperation ?
Answer: 2013
34. Who is the winner of 2013 miss India ?
answer: Navneet Kaur Dhillon
35. who is the winner of 2013 Saraswati Samman ?
Answer: Sugathakumari (Manalezhuthu)
36. Who is recently reelected as IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Director general ?
Answer: Yukiya Amano
37. Who is the new Prime Minister of Nepal ?
Answer: Khil Raj Regmi
38. Who is the first female Prime minister of UK who recently passed away ?
Answer: Margaret Thatcher
39. Who is the new pm of North Korea ?
Answer: Pak Pong-ju
40. Who is the new venezuela president ?
Answer: Nicolas Maduro
* 41. Who is the new president of Bangladesh ?
Answer: Abdul Hamid
* 42. What is the theme of 2013 World Earth day (April 22) ?
Answer: The face of climate change
* newly updated
Labels: 2013,
Current
affairs, General
Awareness, Quiz
Who is the first Asian to win an Oscar for directing ?
Answer: Ang lee (in 2006 for Brokeback Mountain)
1.
Latest gk questions
Who is the world's richest man according to Forbes magazine ?
Answer: Carlos slim
Who is the world's richest man according to Forbes magazine ?
Answer: Carlos slim
2.
Current affairs latest gk questions 2013
Who won first 'Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony' ?
Answer: Pandit Ravishankar
Who won first 'Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony' ?
Answer: Pandit Ravishankar
3.
who is the solicitor of india
1.
Mohan Parasaran
Please visit our Who is Who page for more
Please visit our Who is Who page for more
4.
2013 current
affairs questions
Who is the new president of China ?
Answer: Xi Jinping
Who is the new president of China ?
Answer: Xi Jinping
5.
What are tha payloads of SARAL?
SARAL or Satellite with ARgos and ALtiKa is a cooperative altimetry technology mission of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and CNES (Space Agency of France)
SARAL or Satellite with ARgos and ALtiKa is a cooperative altimetry technology mission of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and CNES (Space Agency of France)
6.
Current affais
questions
what is the real name of pope francis ?
Answer: Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio
what is the real name of pope francis ?
Answer: Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio
7.
current affairsMarch
23, 2013 at 10:22 PM
In which country did pope francis born ?
Argentina
Argentina
8.
current affairs quizMarch
29, 2013 at 10:29 AM
Who is the oldest person to be chosen for this year‟s Padma Shri Award?
Answer: Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan
9.
AnonymousApril
7, 2013 at 11:04 AM
How many high courts are there in India ?
Answer: 24
1.
Who is the present prime minister of
Italy ?
Answer: Mario Monti
Answer: Mario Monti
10.
Current affairs bits
Who is the winner of 2012 Dadasaheb Phalke Award ?
Answer: Pran Krishan Sikand
Who is the winner of 2012 Dadasaheb Phalke Award ?
Answer: Pran Krishan Sikand
11.
Latest Current Affairs Questions 2013
1. PM Manmohan Singh conferred how many scientists, recently with the Lifetime Achievement Awards by department of Atomic Energy?
Ans- Four
2. Which country has developed bombs equipped with a GPS capable of targeting distant enemies day and night?
Ans- South Korea
3. Which city topped the chart for having the largest number of obese population?
Ans- Kochi
4. The latitudinal differences in pressure delineate a number of major pressure zones, which correspond with ____.
Ans- zones of climate.
5. The Great Victoria Desert is located in ____.
Ans- Australia
Regards:- Aditya Dey of Latest Current Affairs
1. PM Manmohan Singh conferred how many scientists, recently with the Lifetime Achievement Awards by department of Atomic Energy?
Ans- Four
2. Which country has developed bombs equipped with a GPS capable of targeting distant enemies day and night?
Ans- South Korea
3. Which city topped the chart for having the largest number of obese population?
Ans- Kochi
4. The latitudinal differences in pressure delineate a number of major pressure zones, which correspond with ____.
Ans- zones of climate.
5. The Great Victoria Desert is located in ____.
Ans- Australia
Regards:- Aditya Dey of Latest Current Affairs
12.
current affairsApril
16, 2013 at 6:12 PM
What is the name of Margaret Thatcher's
autobiography ?
Downing Street Years
Downing Street Years
13.
latest questions
2013
Who is the winner of 2013 Abel prize ?
Answer: Pierre Deligne
Who is the winner of 2013 Abel prize ?
Answer: Pierre Deligne
1.
wat is the name of Saina Nehwal's
autobiography...???
Playing to
win
14.
Latest Current affairs....
Who is the first women to head the secret service of US ?
Answer: Julia Pierson
Who is the first women to head the secret service of US ?
Answer: Julia Pierson
What is the name of under water ballistic missile (1st under water missile) which is recently test fired by India ?
Answer: K-15