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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Address:

E- sector,
Itanagar papumpare,
Arunachal Pradesh -791111

Phone: 0360 2218156

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

Indus School - Hyderabad

Address:

Survey No. 424 & 425, Kondakal Post,
Mokilla, shankarpally Mandal,
Ranga reddy District Hyderabad,
Andhra Pradesh 501203

Website: http://www.indusschoolhyd.com/

Tel: +91-8417-302100 / 101

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 partnership by r…

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

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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.

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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.

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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
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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