Current Affairs Quiz

2016 ICC World Twenty20 (joint men's and women's), India 2017 ICC Women's World Cup, England 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20, West Indies 2020 ICC World Twenty20 (joint men's and women's), Australia 2021 ICC Women's World Cup, New Zealand 2022 ICC Women's World Twenty20, South Africa

ICC conference June 2013, India WCT20 2016 and World Cup 2023 India was represented by interim chief Jagmohan Dalmiya 2016 India to host World Cup Twenty20 for the first time (joint men's and women's) 2017 Inaugural ICC World Test Championship June-July, England and Wales Cricket Board 2019 50-over World Cup, England 2020 Austalia to host World Twenty20 (joint men's and women's) 2021 Second edition of ICC World Test Championship February-March, India 2023 fourth 50-over World Cup, India

What are the sms-based numbers launched by Indian railways for ticket booking? 139 and 5676714 Who became the first woman officer to be posted as ADC to Lt-General Rajan Bakshi? Lieutenant Ganeve Lalji Expand ADC. (Hint: camp) Aide-de-camp Which company will manufacture Usuzu SUV's and pickup trucks in India? Hindustan Motors Asian Table Tennis Championship is scheduled to be held from 30th June to 7th July 2013 in which country? Busan, South Korea

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Name the geneticist and plant breeder who died recently, coined the theory Ratio of Mitosis and Meiosis. Sushil Kumar Sinha Which programme was added by the Goa Institute of Management to the existing course list? Post Graduate Diploma in Healthcare Management Expand ITEC ME. (Hint: Trade) India Trade and Exhibition Center Middle East Where does the current account deficit for the fiscal 2012-13 stand? 4.8% Partnering with which company Rajasthan Royals is set to launch RR TV? Engage Sports Media

2nd Edition Healthcare India Conclave, 6th June 2013, Mumbai Concrete Show India 2013 Conference, 12th to 13th June 2013, Mumbai National Conference on Emerging Trends in Computing, 13th to 15th June 2013, Thrussur, Kerala 10th International Summit on Software Testing, 18th to 21st June 2013, Bangalore PrintExpo - 2013, 21st to 23rd June 2013, Chennai Trade Centre Edubest K-12 2013, 27th to 28th June 2013, Mumbai IMPACT Careers 360 Conference on Future of Talent, 28th June 2013, Gurgaon Oakridge Weekend Voyagers Workshop, 29th June 2013, Hyderabad

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Which state joined 11 others to implement FDI in multi-brand retail in June 2013? Karnataka Who was known as Baddi Bangaramma in Kannada movie industry? Uma Shivakumar Intel's 4th generation Core processor is based on which architecture? Haswell Against whom Roger Federer lost at the Wimbledon 2013? Sergiy Stakhovsky Who replaced Julia Gillard as Australia's Prime Minister? Kevin Rudd

India's longest and Asia's third longest railway Tunnel Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel also known as Banihal railway tunnel Distance or elevation of the tunnel : 11.215 kms Constructed by : HCC for IRCON Location : Pir Panjal Range, Banihal, Jammu and Kashmir, India connects Bichleri Valley of banihal and Qazigund area of Kashmir

Name the Marathi film which Yogesh Jadhav is set to direct the story based on Jiah Khan's life. Nati Expand PU. (Hint: University) Patna University Bordering which country 552km long road will be commissioned in India? Nepal Which sports were included in Mediterranean Games from the year 2013? Badminton and Taekwondo Expand UTH. (Hint: Temperature) Ultra High Temperature

Mediterranean Games, Mersin 2013 Dates: 20th to 30th June 2013 Host: Mesin, Turkey List of Participating countries (24) Albania Algeria Andorra Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Cyprus Egypt France Greece Italy Lebanon Libya Macedonia Malta Monaco Montenegro Morocco San Marino Serbia Slovenia Spain Syria Tunisia Turkey

Within 6 hours before departure and up to 2 hours of actual departure - cancellation charges 50% of the fare Filing of refund claims (strike or natural disaster such as floods) - reduced from 90 to 10 days of the train's departure Waitlisted or RAC tickets - Cancellation of tickets 3 hours before actual departure after deduction of a clerkage charge of Rs.30 No refund is allowed after 2 hours of trains departure

Who is named ICC Team captain of the Champions Trophy tournament? Mahendra Singh Dhoni Which country moved weekend to Friday and Saturday to better its requirements and international commitments? Saudi Arabia Which Taiwan-based company is set to partner with Mozilla? Hon Hai Who replaced Mickey Arthur as National coach of Cricket Australia? Darren Lehmann Who won the Skandia Lennart Levi Prize 2013? Mila Kivipelto, Alzheimer's researcher

Name the port in Norway which is now closer to Asia due to global warming. Kirkenes Who won the ICC Champions Trophy 2013? India Based on the Tendulkar committee calculations for 2009-10 where do the per capita per month for rural and urban areas stand in India? 803 and 1038.6 per capita per month respectively How many medals did India win at the international advertising festival at Cannes Lions? 33 (8 gold, 5 silver and 22 bronze) Name the store which google bought to India to promote and sell android smartphones and tablets? Android Nation

Where was the 30th National Sub-Junior Aquatic Championships 2013 held? Impart swimming pool, Campal, Panaji, Goa Which institute is providing orientation training programme for Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria? International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Career Development, Ahmedabad Name the campaign for which ICC dedicated Champions Trophy 2013. HIV awareness campaign THINK WISE Name the CSR initiative launched by Tata Motors Indonesia. INSPIRAKSI Who directed the film Pablo which two prizes at the New York City International Film Festival 2013? Yosmani Acosta

Michigan stadium, Ann Arbor, MI, United States - American football Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia - football Munchen Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany - Athletics Gaddafi stadium, Lahore, Pakistan - Cricket Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, United States - Baseball Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, India - Cricket Plaza Mexico, Mexico City, Mexio - Bullfighting

Which company became the first to suspend gold sales due to growing concerns on gold imports in India? Reliance Capital What is the 35th National games mascot named? Ammu Which company bought redBus website? Ibibo Name the actors who bagged NTR award for the year 2013. V.Ravichandran and Shruti Expand NRAI. (Hint: Rifle) National Rifle Association of India

Bio-toilets are installed in which two railway stations being the first in India? Kankavli and Chiplun Who is appointed as consumer business head India for Airtel? Srinivasan Gopalan What percentage of transactional value would be applicable on the seller in futures trading as Commodity Transaction Tax from 1st July 2013? 0.01% To lend which service Air India has partnered with India Post? Logistics Post Which city in US will host Marathi film festival in October 2013? New Jersey

Who is the Highest Wicket Taker to win golden ball of the tournament in ICC Champions Trophy 2013? 12 wickets Ravindra Jadeja (India) Who is the Highest Run Scorer to win golden bat of the tournament in ICC Champions Trophy 2013? 336 runs Shikhar Dhawan Which cricketer scored the Highest Individual runs in ICC Champions Trophy 2013? 134 not out off 135 balls with 12 fours Sangakkara Which Bowler has the Best Bowling figures in ICC Champions Trophy 2013? 5/36 in 10 overs, Jadeja Which country scored the Highest Team Total in ICC Champions Trophy 2013? 331/7 India vs South Africa Which bowler had the Best Economy Rate in ICC Champions Trophy 2013? 3.09 economy Doherty Which cricketer hit the most number of Sixes in Champions Trophy 2013? 6 sixes, Bopara Which wicket kepper has most Dismissal in Champs Trophy 2013? 9, Buttler Who holds the record for highest partnership by wicket in Champs Trophy 2013? 127, Rohit Sharma and Dhawan for India vs South Africa Who holds the record for highest

National Party Indian National Congress (INC) 1885 Communist Party of India (CPI) 1925 Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) 1964 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 1980 Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) 1984 Samajwadi Party (SP) 1992

Expand ISBT. (Hint: Bus) Inter State Bus Terminus Name the doctor who invented suicide proof ceiling fan. R.S.Sharma Name the star of 'The Sopranos' who died in Italy recently. James Gandolfini Where in Tamil Nadu Tata coffee opened an extraction unit? Theni near Madurai Nepal-Africa 3rd edition film festival opened with screening of which short film directed by Abhay.K? Earth Anthem

Akaltara Power Ltd. Ministry of Power Antrix Corporation Ltd. Department of Space Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. Ministry of Coal Bharat Wagon and Engg. Ltd. Ministry of Railways Birds Jute and Export Ltd. Ministry of Textiles Certification Engineers International Ltd. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Container Corporation of India Ministry of Railways

Which country's garment workers could have been struck by Mass hysteria? Bangladesh Which temple in India is set to start fm radio channel? Puri Jagannath Expand CFI. (Hint: Cycling) Cycling Federation of India Expand MAT. (Hint: Tax) Minimum Alternate Tax Which country has set up a national e-security centre to protect its e-system from hackers? Saudi Arabia

A# is a Ada programming language to the Microsoft .NET platform and is freely distributed by the Department of Computer Science at the United States Air Force Academy A# Sharp (Axiom) , an object-oriented functional programming language distributed as a seperate component of Version 2 of the Axiom computer algebra system A+ , an array programming language descended from programming language A and was created to replace APL in 1988 A++ or Abstraction plus reference plus synthesis is built on ARS ABAP (Advanced Business Application Programming) is a high-level programming language created by software company SAP

Post title sponsor: Educateliveearn Name the co-founder of India's spy agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) who died battling cancer. Bahukutumbi Raman Expand AEP. (Hint: Education) Adolescent Education Programme Who is appointed as editorial head of The Independent, UK national paper? AmolRajan Where does trade deficit stand in India as of May 2013? $20.14 billion Which country built world's fastest supercomputer with capability of 33.86 quadrillion operations per second? China

TRAI reduces roaming charges from 1st July 2013 Ceiling tariffs from 2007 Rs.1.40 per minute for outgoing calls Rs.2.40 per minute for outgoing STD calls   Reducing from 1st July 2013 Re.1 per minute for outgoing calls Rs.1.50 per minute for outgoing STD calls   Incoming calls on national roaming reduced from Rs.1.75 to 75 paise per minute

Who is re-elected as Chairman of the Indian Bank's Association? K.R.Kamath Name the education business Times Group would establish to improve skill sets and transform graduates into professionals. TimesPro Who won the US Open golf tournament 2013? Justin Rose Which sport do Rajat Chouhan and Manjudha Soy represent for India? Archery Who won the Indonesia Open men's doubles title for 2013? Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Sethiawan

Past week - Today Tata group suffered lose of Rs.25,000 crore market value Maruti Suzuki mega exchange carnival held on 15th and 16th June 2013   On going Monsoon covers most of India and continues to battle across Haridwar, Haryana, Uttarkhand As per Finance minister circular, 19 PSU banks to have 442 General Managers to handle banking operations Kochi over takes all metros and other cities in India to grow stronger for automobiles (BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Jaguar and Land Rover)   A day ahead RBI credit policy 17th June 2013, policy rates unchanged.

Post title sponsor: Educateliveearn Which airport in India has been ranked as the world's second best by the Airport Council International? Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi Who won Iran presidential election 2013? Hassan Rouhani Expand CAIIB. (Hint: Bankers) Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers Name the Chairman and MD of Kairali airlines. K.K.Praveen Who won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the opening ceremony of the 16th Shanghai International Film Festival? Oliver Stone

Starred in over 400 films in various roles like that of actor, comedian, supporting actor. Manivannan has directed about 50 films in Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi. Some of the of movies acted by Manivannan Kuruvi Rhytm Padayappa Ullathai Allitha Sangamam Kadhal Kottai Gokulathil Seethai Gopala Gopala Pudhu Manithan Ragabanthangal Nizhalgal

When the first Under-17 Football World Cup event is scheduled in India? 2017 RP-Sanjiv Goenka's which businesses will shut down all its stores across India? Music World Name the telugu writer whose 120 year old play will be performed as a tribute on his 150th birth anniversary, 16th June. Gurazada Apparao Which state won the Junior Men's National Hockey title 2013? Punjab Where in Malaysia CIMB Classic, first official PGA Tour FedEXCup event will be held? Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club

Assistant Superintendent of Police (Probationary Rank: 1 year of service) Assistant Superintendent of Police (Probationary Rank: 2 years of service) Assistant Commissioner of Police or Deputy Superintendent of Police Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police or Additional Superintendent of Police Deputy Commissioner of Police or Superintendent of Police Deputy Commissioner of Police or Senior Superintendent of Police Additional Commissioner of Police or Deputy Inspector General of Police Joint Commissioner of Police or Inspector General of Police Commissioner of Police (State) or Director General of Police Director of Intelligence Bureau (GOI)

Indian State Police Non-Gazetted Officer Rank Police Constable Senior Police Constable Police Head Constable Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police Sub-Inspector of Police Inspector of Police   Indian State Police Gazetted Officer Rank Assistant Commissioner of Police or Deputy Superintendent of Police Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police or Additional Superintendent of Police Deputy Commissioner of Police or Superintendent of Police Deputy Commissioner of Police or Senior Superintendent of Police

Which company launched Activa-I personal compact scooter in India? Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Expand DPPP. (Hint: pain killer) Dextropropoxyphene Who won the Usha IGU Southern India Ladies golf tournament? Gauri Monga Name the nail treatment company which has opened its first Salon at Gurgoan. Bio Sculpture Where the 17 year old Arctic Council open its secretariat office? Tromso, Norway

Western Union tied up with which bank to extend its services for SME businesses to pay their overseas vendors? IndusInd Bank Which two rivers did China integrate as a part of its first phase of the five decade-long project? Yangtze and Yellow rivers Which country followed Saudi Arabia to reduce expat workers? Kuwait Which company will setup innovation centre in Kolkata in partnership with JIS Group? Microsoft Which rank does India hold in 2013 Global Peace Index? 141

Who is appointed as chairman of the National Technical Research Organisation? R.Chandrashekar Name the West Indies cricket player who was suspended for two matches with a fine of 100 per cent match fee for violating Article 2.2.11 of the ICC Code of Conduct. Dinesh Ramdin Expand COMPAT. (Hint: Competition) Competition Appellate Tribunal Which apparel maker has launched special edition t-shirt to raise funds for UNICEF's wash programme in India? Woodland Name the carnatic vocalist from Udupi, Karnataka who died fighting cancer. Ranjani Hebbar

Who clinched maiden Badminton title at the Thailand Open 2013? Srikanth.K Who won the Canadian Grand Prix 2013? Sebastian Vettel Which cooperative bank would be known as Mehsana Urban Cooperative Bank post its merger from 1st July 2013? Surat Nagrik Sahkari Bank Name the space center launched in Iran's central province of Markazi. Imam Ja-far Sadeq (PBUH) Microsoft partnered with which company to enter Myanmar? Myanmar Information Technology Pte Ltd.  

Post title sponsored by: Personalityadda Name the movie which entered 100 crore club in first week of its release in India. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Who won her French Open title for 2nd time after 11 years? Serena Williams Expand BRO. (Hint: Roads) Border Roads Organisation Which country launched website for blood donation with real-time updates on blood stocks? Singapore Name the personality who is set to research on a film named Match Mixing. Rommel Rodriguez

Constantinople is now known as______ Istanbul or Topkapi Gate In 1453 A.D., the Ottoman Turks occupied ______ Portugal The knowledge of geography and navigation among Europeans were because of______ Renaissance Astrolabe is an instrument used to measure the _____ of the sun, stars and other heavenly bodies Altitude _______ was the first country to launch voyages across the sea. Portugal Vasco-da-Gama reached the coast of _______in 1498 A.D. Calicut Viceroy of Portuguese possessions in India was________ Francisco Almedia The first ______ machine was brought to Goa by Portuguese Printing The Dutch East India Company was established in Holland in _____ A.D 1602 Sir Thomas Roe was appointed by Queen Elizabeth I as the ____ambassador at the Mughul Court. English Contributor: Uma

By what name two-wheeler ambulances would be known in India? First responders What is the theme of World Ocean day 2013? Together we have the power to protect the ocean Name the sports policy launched by Nigeria for kids under the age of 17. Rhythm and Play Who is the author of the book Dard-e-Dil Likhun Kab Tak? Rukhsar Amrohvi 400 children participated in a flash mob dance to create awareness on malnutrition to mark which day on 7th June 2013? World Global Day of Action on Hunger

Who is appointed as high commissioner to Pakistan replacing Sharat Sabharwal? T.C.A.Raghavan Expand JITO. (Hint: Trade) Jain International Trade Organisation Expand TERM. (Hint: Telecom) Telecom Enforcement Resource and Monitoring Who became the Prime Minister to head the new Palestinian government? Rami Hamdallah Which country unveiled 2.22 trillion taka ($28.5 billion) national budget with a target of 7.2% growth? Bangladesh

Jute Exhibition, Ooty, 5th to 9th June 2013 BSFI India Conclave, 7th June 2013, Mumbai Apple annual Worldwide Developers Conference, 10th to 14th June 2013, San Francisco Electronic Arts, 10th June 2013, Los Angeles Convention Center Golf U.S.Open, 13th to 16th June 2013 World Hockey League, 13th to 23rd June 2013, Netherlands 2013 FIFA Confederation Cup, 15th to 30th June 2013, Brazil Grand Prix motorcycle racing, 16th June 2013, Spain Wimbledon Championships, 24th June to 7th July 2013 Tour de France, 29th June to 21st July 2013

What was the theme of World Environment Day 2013? Think Eat and Save Which country joined as 18th euro member? Latvia For which novel A.M.Homes won Women's Prize at the Royal Festival Hall held in London? May We Be Forgiven Expand NCTC. (Hint: Terrorism) National Counter Terrorism Centre Which company received GreenCo gold rating awards for its AEROCON ACC blocks manufacturing plant in Golan, Surat? HIL Limited   Full May 2013 Current Affairs  

Polio is a disease caused by _______ Virus Hay fever is a sign of _______ allergy Heart attack occurs due to __________ lack of blood supply to the heart itself The chief nitrogenous waste in humans _________ urea The largest living bird is _______ ostrich The function of Trypsin is to _______ break down proteins What is " ALZHEIMER'S " disease ? It is a disorder of the brain The primary source of carbohydrates are ________ coal-far Which animal may suffer from foot and mouth disease? Cattle Carrot is orange in colour because _______ it contains carotene

In which American University ISRO has setup fellowship to honour Satish Dhawan? Graduate Aerospace Laboratories of California Institute of Technology Expand CIC. (Hint: Information) Central Information Commission Which company opened a facility (BPO) in Tiruchi? Sutherland Global Services What has Punjab termed its Industrial Policy 2013? Earn Your Incentive policy Against which team Indian girls bagged gold medal at the Slovak Junior ITTF Open table tennis championship in Senec, Slovakia? Serbia

What is the time frame set by TRAI per hour advertisement on televisions which is to be implemented by October 2013? 12 minutes per hour Which Indian state launched country's first seaplane service? Kerala Where in Russia first bicycle sharing programme was rolled out? Moscow Who won maiden Auto GP at Silverstone for Super Nova International? Narain Karthikeyan Who was crowned as Miss Moscow 2013? Darya Ulyanova

Canara Bank to charge (100 + 12% service tax) Rs.112 annual fee on its ATM debit cards from July 1 2013 Electricity netbanking payment is enabled for Tamil Nadu Electricity Bank through Canara bank Bank of India - as per RBI directive PIN is required for debit card PoS transactions from 1.7.2013 onwards

What is the toll free number introduced by South Eastern Central Railway for women safety in India? 18002332534 Who rejoined Infosys as executive chairman, seven years after retirement? N.R.Narayana Murthy Which radio channel is official FM partner in India for the ICC Champions Trophy 2013? Reliance  Broadcast Network's 92.7 BIG FM Which company launched 3-Door Convertible Bottom mounted refrigerators priced at Rs.59,990? Haier Expand SABA. (Hint: Basketball) South Asian Basketball Association

Toyota Kirloskar domestic car sales at 10,023 units, 35.33% drop Ford India sold 5,993 units with total of 22.46% sales decline Maruti Suzuki India 84,677 units with 14.4% decline TVS Motor 1,65,151 units with 6.17% dip Mahindra and Mahindra 43,460 units with total decline of 1.2%

Which country won the inaugural Asian Team Snooker Championship held in Doha, Qatar? India Expand QSR. (Hint: Restaurant) Quick Service Restaurant Which company acquired shopo, an online marketplace? Snapdeal Who is appointed as managing director of Life Insurance Corporation of India? S.K.Roy Who is elected as speaker of Karnataka assembly in Chief minister Siddaramaiah's cabinet? KagoduThimmappa