CURRENT AFFAIRS 12. The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Legislative Assemblies of 10 21. Which Union Ministiy, on 6 was held in Kochi in January states. Which of the states January, 2013 decided and con• 2013. Which of the following has/have 60 member Legisla• sequently advised all Passport .statements is/are correct re• tive Assemblies? Issuing Authorities to accept garding it? (1) Tripura (2) Meghalaya Aadhar letter as Proof of Ad• a. The President of Mauritius, Ra- (3) Nagaland dress and Photo identity? jkeswur Purryag, was the chief (4) All of the above (1) Ministry of Home guest at the oificial inaugural 17. The Union Cabinet, on 10 Jan• (2) Ministry of External Affairs session. uary, 2013 approved the Min• (3) Ministry of Commerce b. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is cel• istry of Rural Development's (4) Ministry of Human Re- : ebrated in India on 11 Janu• proposal to increase the unit source Development ary each year. cost under Indira Awaas Yoja- 22. India announced an assistance , Select the correct answer us• na (IAY). As per the approved of $2.5 million to which coun- [ ing the codes given below: cost, unit assistance under the try at the High-level Interna• (1) Only a (2) Only b scheme in plain areas has been tional .Humanitarian Pledging . (3) Both a and b increased to Conference for that country (4) Neither a nor b (1) Rs. 50000 (2) Rs. 70000 held "in Kuwait on 30 January, 13. India and which country, on (3) Rs. 1 lakh (4) Rs. 2 lakhs . 2013? ' ' • I 15 January, 2013 signed a 18. Chief Justice of India Altamas ID Iran _ J Memorandum of Understand• Kabir, in January 2013, set up (2) Afghanistan ing (MoU) meant for building a Special Bench of Justices of (3)Syria ;.'•" capacity and developing insti• A.K. Patnaik and Gyan Sudha tutional framework and iden• Mishra to hear cases of crime (4) Iraq »*, tifying thrust areas and oppor• against women. Which of the 23. The Empowered Group of Min• tunities for micro, small and following cases has been isters (EGoM).'on 7 January, medium enterprises there? placed at first place among the 2013" decided to auction the (l)Laos- (2) Cambodia 19 priority cases that will be four telecom circles in which _ (3) Vietnam (4) Thailand heard by this bench? band that-Jailed to win bidders [ 14. As per a report submitted by (1) Death case* in the November 2012 auction? the National Certification (2) Matters relating to sexual (1) 900 MHz (2) 1800 MHz Committee of India to the 11- harassment '(3) 2010 MHz (4) 2300 MHz member Regional Certification (3) Kidnapping and abduction 24. The President oflndia, Pranab Commission of WHOs South (4) Maters relating to harass• Mukherjee, on 11 January, East Asia Region in January ment of SC/ST/OBC and 2013 released a commemora- | 2013, India for the continuous women live Postage" Stamp on Silk Let- • second year reported no fresh .ter Movement in New Delhi I cases of Polio. In which year 19. Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) on which.rej^rs to movement of was the Pulse Polio Immuni• 8 January, 2013 launched the the; Deobandi leaders tried to zation (PPI) Program initiated first fast patrol vessel (FPV), generate a pan-Islamic revolt in India? built for the Indian Coast Guard. The vessel is named in British-India by gguning I (1) 1983 (2) 1989 (l)Aadesh (2) Prakhar suppprt of (3) 1995 (4) 2002 (3) Vir (4) Suraj (1) Afghanistan and Egypt 15. The Supreme Court of India, {21 Iran and Turkey on 14 January, 2013 ruled that 20. Which of the following bills (3) Afghanistan and Turkey Khap Panchayats' diktat on was/were given assent by the . dress code for women and ask• President of India Pranab (4) Iran and Afghanistan ing them not to carry mobile Mukherjee in January 2013 25. Union Home Minister Sushil is unlawful. Under which arti• making them laws of the land? Kumar Shinde, on 4 January, j cle of the Indian Constitution (1) Prevention of Money Laun-1 2013 launched Pilot Project of is Right to life guaranteed to dering (Amendment) Bill | Crime and Criminal Tracking all the citizens of India? (2)-Enforcement of Security In• Systems''(CTS): Whjch of the [ (1) Article 16 (2) Article 19 terest and Recovery of , following statements correctly (3) Article 21 (4) Article 32 Debts Laws (Amendment) explains CTS project? Bill, 2012 16. The Election Commission of a..It is a" mission mode project India, on 11 January, 2012 an• (3) Banking Laws (Amend-; - under 'the National e:Gover- nounced the dates for elec• ment) Bill, 2012 riance Plan of Government of tions and by-elections in the (4) All of the above b. It includes the creation of, a and to expand exchanges be• 35. Which, state government an• nationwide networking infra• tween their armies, navies and nounced on 21 January, 2013 structure for evolution of IT- air forces. Where was the first that the BPL cardholders as enabled-state-of-the-art track• round of Indo-China defence well as the other marginalized ing system around investiga• dialogue held? sections would now get 12 sub• tion of crime. (1) Belgaum (2) Kunming sidized LPG cylinders? Select the correct answer us• (3) New Delhi (4) Yunnan (1) Karnataka ing the codes given below: (2) Maharashtra (1) Only a (2) Only b STATES (3) Delhi (3) Both a and b ' (4) Punjab 31. The Union Government of In• (4) Neither a nor b 36. The Special CBI Court on 16 dia on 31 January, 2013 signed 26. At the 100th Indian Science January, 2013 convicted former an agreement with the Asian Congress, held in Kolkala, Chief Minister of Haryana and Development Bank (ADB) for Prime Minister Manmohan President of Indian National $100 million as second tranche Singh unveiled the country's Lok Dal Om Prakash Chauta- of urban sector development science, technology and inno• la and his son Ajay Chautala investment programme of vation policy on January 3, along with 53 others for ille• 2013 that aims to put India (1) Bihar gal selection of 3000 among the top five science pow• (2) Uttarakhand (1) Junior Basic trained teach• erhouses in the world by (3) Chhattisgarh ers (112015 (2)2018 (4) Jharkhand (2) Doctors (3) 2020 (4) 2022 3?. Haryana Chief Minister Bh- (3) Civil engineers 27. At which place did Prime Min• upinder Singh Hooda on 1 Feb• (4) Junior officers in the State ister Manmohan Singh lay the ruary, 2013 launched the Di• Judicial Service rect Benefits Transfer (DBT) foundation stone for the inte• 37. As per an announcement scheme in Sonepat and Amba- grated refinery expansion and made in January 2013, the la districts. The DBT scheme modernisation projects of first Shariat panchayat of Pun• allows transferring the cash Bharat Petroleum Corporation jab scheduled to be inaugurat• subsidies to beneficiary ac• Ltd on January 7,2013? ed on 3 March, 2013 will be counts for how many Central (1) Mathura' (2) Jamnagar first of its kind in the state. In schemes? (3)Kochi (4) Salem which district will it be inau• (1) Three schemes 28. The Union Cabinet, in Janu• gurated? ary 2013, approved to enact a (2) Five schemes (1) Faridkot law for declaring 121-km (3) Seven schemes (2) Barnala stretch of Lakhipur:Bhanga as (4) Twelve schemes (3) Sangrur a national inland waterway. 33. Which High Court on 31 Jan• (4) Hoshiarpur Which river is associated with uary, 2013 ordered the state 38. The Supreme Court of India on this stretch? government to issue guidelines 10 January 2013 gave its nod (1) Yamuna (2) Chambal to all hospitals, including the to which state Government to private hospitals not to refuse (3) Barak (4) Son conduct Jallikattu from 15 treatment to the victims of 29. Scientists at the Regional Re• January, 2013? criminal offences, mainly those search Agricultural Station, (1) Kerala Lam, in January 2013 an• of road accidents and rapes? (2) Tamil Nadu nounced to have developed a (1) Allahabad High Court (3) Karnataka new variety of disease resistant (2) Calcutta High Court (4) Andhra Pradesh and high yielding variety of (3) Delhi High Court 39. The Rajasthan High Court on . Black gram seed. In which dis• (4) Madras High Court trict of Andhra Pradesh is Lam 29 January, 2013 stayed the 34. Which state announced on 24 situated? state government's decision for January, 2013 that leprosy was giving 4 per cent additional res• (l)Guntur (2) Nalgonda eliminated from the state as ervation to which of the fol• (3) Warangal (4) Prakasam public health problem, as per lowing communities? 30. At the fifth annual defence di• the World Health Organisation (1) Gurjar and Raika Rebari alogue in Beijing, India and (WHO) guidelines? (2) Gadia Luhar China, in January 2013, (1) Uttar Pradesh (3) Banjara agreed to hold their first joint (2) Delhi (4) All of the above military exercise in five years (3) Bihar (4) Odisha 40. Which state on 9 January, 45. The Ghat Ki Guni Tunnel that 6,000 people convicted for 2013 signed MoU with Nation• links the Jaipur with Agra was crimes against women over the al Securities Depository Ltd inaugurated by the Prime Min• years? (NSDL), permitting it to work ister Manmohan Singh and (1) Haryana (2) Delhi as a Central Record Keeping Chairperson of United Progres• (3) Assam (4) Rajasthan Agency (CRA) for adoption of sive Alliance Sonia Gandhi in 51. Which state government, in the National Pension System January 2013. Which Nation• January 2013, announced to (NPS), becoming the 26th state al Highway (NH) is in reference give away a 'Nutrition Award' to do so? here? every year to districts which (1) Tripura (2) Guj arat (1) NH-3 (2JNH-9 make concerted efforts to re• (3) Madhya Pradesh (3)NH-11 (4)NH-18 duce malnutrition among chil• (4) Arunachal Pradesh 46. In which state did the ban on dren? 41. The Chief Minister of Jammu sale of gutka and tobacco- (1) Punjab (2) Odisha and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah based pan masala come into (3) Haryana on 7 January, 2013 launched effect on January 1, 2013? (4) Uttar Pradesh the first civil aviation service (l)Sikkim 52. A ban imposed on the cultiva• from Kargil to Jammu. Which (2) Uttarakhand tion of pulpwood — eucalyp• company will operate this ser• (3) Himachal Pradesh tus and acacia — in the ioresl vice? (4) Jammu and Kashmir lands of a State was revoked (1) Jet Airways 47. Which state government, in in January 2013. Which state (2) Mantra Airlines January 2013, decided to ded• is in reference here? (3) Indigo Airlines icate the year 2013 to daugh• (1) Karnataka (4) Spice Jet ters and observe it as 'Save the (2) Uttarakhand 42. Which state government, in Girl Child Year'? (3) Manipur (4)Jharkhand January 2013, decided facili• (1) Odisha 53. The Madhya Pradesh Govern• tating each sexual assault vic• (2) Jammu and Kashmir ment, in January 2013, an• tim with the lawyer of their (3) Rajasthan nounced to have identified 17 eco-sensitive zones around its choice at its own expense? (4) Haryana (1) Bihar wild life sanctuaries and parks, 48. The Supreme Court of India, where illegal commercial activ• (2) Maharashtra in January 2013, states that ities including mining will be (3) Andhra Pradesh that the Governor enjoys com• prohibited. Which of the fol• (4) West Bengal plete immunity and that un• lowing National Parks does not 43. The Government of Haryana der this, his/her actions can• belong to the state? not be challenged for the rea• on 3 January, 2012 announced (1) Kanha National Park its plan of launching which son that the Governor acts (2) Dachigam National Park scheme in the state for brides only upon the aid and advice participating in the mass mar• of the Council of Ministers. (3) Pench National Park riage ceremony, to be organised Which article of the Indian (4) Bandhavgarh National Park by any of the registered NGO Constitution gives such immu• 54. At which place' was the three- or the Red Cross Society? nity? day Flamingo festival, for (1) Vivah (2) Kanyadan (1) Article 324 (2) Article 349 highlighting the significance of (3) Dampati (4) Vadhu (3) Article 361 (4) Article 368 large numbers of migratory birds which flock the Pulicat 44. The government of Odisha on 49. Director of Satish Dhawan Lake sanctuary every winter, 2 January, 2013 launched the Space Centre M. Chandrar held in January 2013? public services Delivery System dathan was posted as director for citizens under the Odisha of the Liquid Propulsion Sys• (l)Ponneri (2) Chennai Right to Public Service Act, tems Centre (LPSC) on Janu• (3) Nellore (4) Sri City 2012. Under this new act, peo• ary 3, 2013. Where is the LPSC 55. Which state High Court on ple would be getting which ser• located? January 7, 2013 directed the vice within a stipulated period (1) Hyderabad Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to of time? (2) Thiruvananthapufam furnish the details about the Non-Banking Finance Compa• (1) Issue of driving license (3) Balasore nies (NBFCs) in the State? (2) Issue of birth and death cer• (4) Pune (1) Madhya Pradesh tificates 50. As reported in January 2013, (2) Assam (3) Issue of passport and trade which state is creating a "hall license of shame" by putting on offi• (3) Gujarat (4) All of the above cial website names of some (4) Karnataka stringent gun control laws (3) Aiding anti nationals INTERNATIONAL came in light of the Sandy (4) All of the above Hook School, shootings that 64. According to a report released As per the Czech Republic 56. took place on 14 December, by the International Labor Or• Presidential election results 2012 in Newtown in ganization in Paris on Janu• declared on 25 January, 2013, (1) Connecticut ary 22, 2013 Milos Zeman won and thus (2) Idaho became the country's first a. More than 197 million people elected President through di• (3) Ohio worldwide are jobless, and an rect elections. Which of the (4)' Montana additional 39 million have sim• following statements is/are 60. The World Bank on 15 Janu• ply given up looking for work. correct? ary, 2013 projected that the b. High unemployment rates in (1) Milos Zeman is the former world economy would expand the developed world weigh on Prime Minister of Czech 2.4 percent in 2013, litde high• demand and hold back eco• Republic er than the 2.3 percent nomic growth. (2) Until 2012, the Parliament achieved in 2012. Which oth• Select the correct answer us• elected the President for a er important projections did it ing tfte codes given below: five-year term make? (l)Only a (3) The constitution was (1) It slashed the growth rate (2) Only b amended in 2012 to provide of Japan to its half (3) Both a and b for direct Presidential elec• (2) It projected narrowing in (4) Neither a nor b tions the growth rate of the Euro 65. India dropped nine places to (4) All of the above Region 140th rank in the list of 179 57. DGMOs (Director Generals of (3) It lowered projections for countries in the latest World Military Operations) of India emerging markets of Mexi• Press Freedom Index 2013 and which neighbouring coun• co, Brazil and India which was released in Janu• try on 16 January, 2013 agreed (4) All of the above ary 2013. Which of the follow• not to allow escalation of ten• 61. The new government of which ing is/are not the major find• sions along the Line of Con• country unveiled a $226.5-bil- ings of this report? trol (LoC)? lion stimulus plan on Janu• (1) Netherlands, Norway and (1) China (2) Nepal ary 11, 2013 in the latest bid Finland topped the list (3) Pakistan to boost the world's number (2) China got 13th rank in the (4) Bangladesh three economy? Index 58. In its update at the World Eco• (1) China (2) Germany (3) India got lowly rank in the nomic Forum (WEO) in Janu• (3) Japan (4) Russia Index because of increasing ary 2013, the International 62. As per data released in Janu• impunity for violence Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast• ary 2013, China's economy against journalists and in• ed that the global economic showed signs of a rebound in ternet censorship growth rate would be 3.5 per• the last quarter of 2012. What (4) It was published by Report• cent in 2013, little higher than was its overall growth rate in ers without Borders the 3.2 percent estimated ear• 2012? lier. The IMF works for foster• 66. Which country, in January (1) 10.4 per cent ing the 2013, launched a Postage (2) 8 per cent, Stamp for the upcoming Year, (1) Global monetary coopera• of snake which depicts a rep• tion and promote high em• (3) 7.8 per cent tile that carries a bright pearl ployment and sustainable (4) 9.3 per cent in its mouth in form of a grat• economic growth 63. Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Pres• itude for the man, who was a (2) Facilitate international ident of Sri Lanka, on 13 Jan• savior of its life? trade uary, 2013 removed the first (1) South Korea (3) Secure financial stability woman chief justice of the and reduce poverty around country, Shirani Bandarnay- (2) China , the world ake after endorsing her im• (3) Malaysia (4) All of the above peachment by the Parliament. (4) Indonesia 59. US President Barrack Obama, The three Charges in which she 67. US president Barrack Obama, on 16 January, 2013 an• was held guilty related to in January 2013, signed into nounced 23 extensive gun con• (1) Moral conduct law the Former Presidents Pro• trol laws. The proposals on (2) Financial impropriety tection Act of 2012 which (1) Extends life-time protec• introduced or not for rape, the (1) Holocaust is said to be the tion to the former American highest court of which coun• bureaucratic, systematic! presidents try ordered the first-ever chem• and state-sponsored mur (2) Restores the lifetime Secret ical castration for such offenc• der of Jews by Nazi regime Service protection of the es on January 3, 2013? (2) Holocaust is the Latin-ori- former presidents who were (1) China gin word which means sac• not serving as the President (2) South Korea rifice by Sun before 1 January 1997 (3) Japan (3) Holocaust took place dur• (3) Facilitates protection to (4) Iran ing the Second World War the children of former Pres• 72. The War Crimes Tribunal of (4) Before Holocaust, the num idents till the age of 16 which country, on 21 January, ber of Jews across the world years 2013 pronounced its first ver• was 18 million (4) All of the above dict and ordered death sen• 77. Iran recently held one of its 68. India and the United States tence against Maulana Abul most ambitious military exer• held the first triangular India- Kalam Azad, the Jamaat-e-Is- cises near which strait to dem- US-Africa partnership in agri• lami leader? onstrate that it has acquired cultural training at the Na• (1) Syria credible answers to American tional Institute of Agricultur• (2) Afghanistan and Israeli advancements in al Extension Management (3) Bangladesh cyber and drone warfare? (MANAGE), Hyderabad, in Jan• (1) Strait of Hormuz • uary 2013. The three-year pro• (4) Iraq (2) Malacca Strait gram aims to improve agricul• 73. India, on 19 January, 2013 is• tural productivity, strengthen sued an advisory to its citizens ! (3) Mesina Strait agricultural value chains, and in which country, asking them (4) Bosporus Strait support market institutions in to limit their exposure to ar• 78. Hundreds of thousands of sup• eas where radical Islamic sect (1) Kenya porters of Palestinian Presi- Boko Haram is active? (2) Liberia dferit Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah (1) Democratic Republic of (3) Malawi party on January 4, 2013 held Congo their first mass rally in Gaza (4) All of the above (2) Nigeria since Hamas seized control of 69. InJanuary2013,Wegelin&Co (3) Morocco the territory in became first foreign bank that pleaded guilty in the United (4) Egypt (1) 1991 (2) 1997 States for the case of tax eva• 74. The Cargo Ship MV Amina fled (3)2003 (4)2007 sion after it admitted of hav• away from the waters of Sri 79. Which European country and ing assisted various American Lanka after suffering detention Nepal were on January 5, 2013 clients to conceal over $*1.2 by its Navy for about two embroiled in a diplomatic row billion from Internal Revenue months on 16 January, 2013. after a serving Nepalese army Service (IRS). It is a bank of This cargo ship belonged to officer was arrested while on a (1) Britain (l)Iran (2) Libya holiday there, and charged (2) Switzerland (3) Somalia (4) Maldives with torture for his role in| (3) Australia 75. The President of which coun• dealing with anti-governmentj try, on 3 January, 2013 signed rebels in 2005? (4) Germany into law the annual defence (I) Russia (2) Portugal 70. Which country, on 27 Janu• policy Bill, authorising $633 ary, 2013 successfully per• (3) Britain (4) France billion in defence spending for formed the second interceptor 80. As reported by global media in 2013? missile test in a month which January 2013, the U.S. is forg• was -said to be of the defen• (1) China (2) Russia ing ahead with its giant $500 sive nature without targeting (3) USA (4) Germany million effort to refurbish the any other country? 76. Israel's Central Bureau of Sta• massive Kajaki dam and hy- (1)Israel tistics (CBS) recently revealed dro-electric power system in a that the Jewish population of war-ravaged nation. Which is (2) North Korea Israel passed the crucial mark that nation? (3) China of 6 million for first time, (1) Iraq (4) Pakistan equaling to the Jews killed in (2) Libya 71. At a time when India is debat• Holocaust. Which of the fol• (3) Afghanistan ing whether punishments like lowing statements is not cor• chemical castration should be rect regarding the Holocaust? (4)Lebanon in India had passed the one bil• (3) Gold and Diamond ECONOMY & BUSINESS lion kilogram mark produc• (4) Platinum and Silver tion? 89. The Cabinet Committee on 81. The Union Minister for Com• (1) Rubber (2) Tea Economic Affairs on 17 Janu• merce on 28 January, 2013 (3) Coffee (4) Spice ary 2013 approved the contin• launched an eBiz portal at the 85. As per figures released in Jan• uation of the Jawaharlal Neh• CII Partnership Summit in uary 2013, inflow of foreign di• ru National Urban Renewal Agra. Which of the following rect investment (FDI) in India Mission (JNNURM) to sanc• statements is/are correct re• decreased to around 2-year low tion new projects and capaci• garding this portal? at 1.05 billion US dollar in ty building activities till 31st (l)The portal is India's Gov- November 2012. During 2012- March, 2014 under emment-to-Busines3 (G2B) 2013, which of the following a. Urban Infrastructure and Gov• portal sectors remained on the posi• ernance (UIG) scheme. (2) It has been developed by In- tive side of the FDI inflows? b. Urban Infrastructure Develop• fosys in a Public Private (1) Services ment Scheme for Small and Partnership (PPP) Model (2) Hotel and tourism Medium Towns (UIDSSMT). (3) This payment gateway is Select the correct answer us• (3) Metallurgical, construction the first of its kind designed ing the codes given below: and automobile in India : (1) Only a (2) Only b (4) All of the above (4) All of the above (3) Both a and b 86. As per the projections made by 82. The Reserve Bank of India, in the International Monetary (4) Neither a nor b its third quarter monetary pol• Fund (IMF) on 23 January, 90. Government Telecom Service icy review, released on Janu• 2013 Provider MfNL, in January ary 29, 2013 2013, launched its video tele- (1) Economic growth rate of (1) Cut the short-term lending phony service in Delhi and India in 2013 would be 5.9 rate called repo, by 0.25 per Mumbai, the first by any ser• percent cent to 7.75 per cent vice provider in these two cit• (2) Economic growth rate of (2) Cut the Cash Reserve Ra• ies. What are the features'of India in 2014 would be 6.4 tio (CRR) to 4 per cent this service? per cent (3) Reduced the growth projec• (1) It is ideal for communica• (3) Uncertainty in policy mak• tions for the current finan• tion ing and supply bottlenecks cial year to 5.5 per cent (2) It is ideal for applications are one of the most visible (4) All of the above like tele-medicine, tele-ed• causes that has hampered ucation and e-governance 83. The Securities and Exchange the growth aspects of the (3) Using this service, calls can Board of India (SEB.I) on 25 economies like India and January, 2013 revised the be made within India on Brazil MTNL/BSNL HD-Voice and mechanism of the Offer for (4) All of the above video telephony network Sale. fOFS). What are the fea• 87. The Railways on 22 January, ture .s of this revision? (4) All of the above 2013 decided to undertake a a. These revisions would make 91. The Cabinet Committee of Eco• cleanliness drive at about 100 nomic Affairs, in January the norms-much more efficient, important stations across the transparent and economical. 2013, approved the de-freezing country and equip maximum of the tariff values of the all b. The indicative price of the mar• number of coaches with types of edible oils and noti• ket would be disclosed for the (1) Bio-toilets (2) Dustbins fied that the tariffs of these oils market across the trading ses• (3) Portable lavatories would be decided on the basis sion and is calculated on the (4j Cafeteria of the existing international basis of bids and orders. prices in the market. Oils that Select the correct answer us• 88. Tlse Union Government of In• dia on 21 January, 2013 hiked would suffer the effect of this ing the codes given below: - decision are the import duty on which of (1) Only a ((2) Qniy-b the following from 4 percent to (1) Soyabean Oil - Crude Palm (3) Both a and b 6 percent to control their im• Oil- RBD (Refined Bleached (4) Neither a nor'b port leading a widening gap in Deodorized) 84. As per the figures released by the Current Account Deficit of (2) Palm Oil - Crude, Palmolein the Union Commerce Ministry the country? - Crude, Palm Oil - others of India in the third week of (1) Gold and Platinum - (3) Palmolein January 2013, which industry (2) Platinum and Diamond (4) All of the above 92. The Union Government, in 06. The Reserve Bank of India on January 2013, lifted ban on January 7, 2013 said non- exports of processed foods and banking finance companies value added agricultural prod• . (NBFCs) operating as infra• ucts in order to facilitate un• structure finarice companies interrupted supply. What are (IFCs) can now avail them• the benefits of lilting this ban? selves of overseas borrowings (1) It will give a push to India's up to per cent of their weak merchandise exports owned funds without its ap• proval. (2) It will help Indian export• (1) 33 per cent ers to move up the value chain (2) 49 per cent (3) It will help reduce wastage (3) 75 per cent of perishable products (4) 82 per cent (4) All of the above 97. The Purchasing Managers' In• dex (PMI) from HSBC survey 93. the Supreme Court of Iridia on revealed on 2 January, 2*013 14 January, 2013 ended the that the manufacturing activ• tax benefit from the Focds In• ity of India increased in De• dia Private Limited, makers of cember 2012 to maximum in Cookie Man cookies with a siX months. This happened be• claim that branded goods can• cause of not claim excise exemption. To (1) Increase in the new orders which country dees this cook• ie inalung company be'ong? (2) Strengthened factory out• put (1) Italy (2) Australia (3) Lowering of inflation (3) Britain (4) Only I and 2 (4) Brazil 98. rhe National Committee on 94. The implementation of General Direct Cash Transfers decided Anti Avoidance Rules (GAAR) to roll-out, the Direct Cash was deferred by two years by Benefits from 1 January, 2013 the government of India in Jan• in 43 identified districts of the uary' 2013. With reference to country. With reference to it, it, which of the following state• which of, the following state• ments is /are correct? ments is/are correct? (l)Shome Committee was set a. All these districts were select• up to address the issue of ed on the basis of its coverage GAAR of bank accounts and Aadhar. (2) GAAR will not. apply to b. The Direct Benefits Transfer those Foreign Institutions would not allow replacement Investors, FIIs who are not oi food through cash managed taking any benefit under an under Public Distribution Sys• agreement under the In• tem. come Tax Act Select the correct answer us• (3) GAAR will not apply to ing the codes given below: non-resident investors in (l)Oniy a His (2) Only b (4) All of the above . (3) J3oth a and b 95. The Reserve Bank of India in (4) Neither a nor b the month of January 20) 3 set 99. The Union Government on 10 up a working group to evalu• January, 2013 approved 10 per ate and make improvements in cent stake sale in Engineers the Banking Ombudsman India Ltd (EIL). At present, Scheme, what is the per cent of stake (1)2001 (212003 held by the government in EIL? (3) 2006 (4) 2011 (1)89 per cent

Open Tennis tournament at MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey SPORTS Melbourne after defeating Li Na Lecture in July 2013. Who was of China in the final to win the the first Australian to deliver j 116. Who, among the following fa• title for the second successive this prestigious lecture? mous golfers, won his 75th time. Which country is Aza• (1) Adam Gilchrist PGA Tour title in the Farmers renka from? (2) Richie Benaud Insurance Open at Torrey (1) Spain (2) Belarus (3) Alan Border Pines on January 29, 2013? (3) Serbia (4) Russia (4) Steve Waugh (1) Tiger Woods 121. Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli, 125.The International Cricket (2) Rickie Fowler on 19 January, 2013 complet• Council (ICC), on 7 January, (3) Brandt Snedeker ed his 4000 runs in One day 2013 released the ICC Player] (4) Nick Watney International cricket tourna• Rankings of ODI batsman plac-1 117. England defeated India by sev• ment. .With reference to it, ing with Mahendra Singh Dho• en wickets in the fifth and the which of the following state• ni coming at fourth position. last ODI played at Himachal ments is /are correct? Who topped this list? Pradesh Cricket Association (1) He is the 12th Indian bats• (1) Hashim Amla Stadium, Dharamshala on 27 man to reach this mile• (2) AB de Villiers January, 2013, losing the se• stone . (3) Nasir Jamshed ries 2-3. Who Was declared (2) He is the 84th batsman at (4) Michael Clarke player of the series? world level to reach this 126. Andy Murray retained his Bris• (1) Mahendra Singh Dhoni milestone bane International Tennis Ti• (2VIan Bell (3) By scoring these runs in tle after defeating the Bulgar• (3) Suresh Raina just 93 innings, he became ian Grigor Dimitrov on 6 Jan• (4) Kevin Petersen the first quickest from In• uary, 2013. With reference to 118.Mumbai won its 40th Ranji dia and second at world lev• the Brisbane International el to accomplish this mile• trophy at the Wankhede Sta• Tennis tournament, which of stone dium in Mumbai on 28 Janu• the following statements is/are ary, 2013. Which team did it (4) All of the above correct? beat to achieve this distinc• 122. Lionel Messi, the Argentine (1) It is played on the outdoor tion? footballer won FIFA Ballon hard courts (1) Railways (2) Delhi d'Or Award on 7 January, 2013 (2) It is a part of ATP World Tour 250 series of the World (3) Saurashtra (4) Punjab as a reward to his 91-goaf in a year: for Barcelona and Argen• Tour of'the Association of. 119. Novak Djokoyic of Serbia de• tina, in the year 2012. When Tennis Professionals (ATP) feated Andy Murray of United was this award started? (3) It is held before the Austra• Kingdom in four sets to win lian Open, the first Grand Australian Open 2013 final in (1)1956 (2)2010 Slam tournament of the Melbourne in January 2013. (3)2003 (4)1939 season Which of the following state• 123. The International Olympics ments is/are correct regarding Committee (IOC) on 17 Janu• (4) All of the above this victory? ary, 2013 asked the all time 127.In the three India-Pakistan! ODI series played in India in a. It was Djokovik's third consec• popular Cyclist Lance Arm• utive Australian Open title strong facing the charges of January 2013, the guests wen and fourth overall. doping to return the Olympic by 2-1. Who was declared as Bronze Medal and Certificate the Player of the tournament? b. Nine other tennis players had of Sydney Games. With which won consecutive Australian (l)M.S. Dhoni year are the Sydney Games open tournament, but none (2) Shoaib Mailk three straight years. associated? (3) Nasir Jamshed Select the correct answer us• (1) 1992 (2) 1996 (4) Virat Kohli ing the codes given below: (3)2002 (4)2006 128. Sania Mirza and her American (1) Only a 124. According to an announce• partner Bethanie Mattek- Sands, on 5 January, 2013 lift• (2) Only b ment made by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on ed the WTA Brisbane Interna• (3) Both a and b 1 1 January, 2013 Simon tiona' trophy defeating Kveta (4) Neither a nor b Taufel, the five-time ICC Um• Peschke and Anna-Lena 120. Victoria Azarenka, on 26 Jan• pire of the Year from 2004 to Groenefeld in the final. Who uary, 2013 won the Women's 2008, would be the first um• won the women's singles title Singles title of the Australian pire to deliver the prestigious in the tournament? (1) Serena Williams (3) Steel Authority of India Ltd 139. India's ace shuttler Saina Ne- (2) Anastasia Sergeye\ma Pav- (4) Delhi Police hwal managed to retain the lyuchenkova 134. Which team walked away with second position in the wom• en's singles rankings issued by (3) Maria Sharapova the IMG Reliance 63rd Nation• the Badminton World Federa• (4) Victoria Azarenka al basketball championship in tion (BWF) on January 31,, Ludhiana in January 2013 as 129. Bob and Mike Bryan became 2013. Who was at the first' defending champion Punjab the most successful men's pair place in this ranking? surrendered without a fight in in Grand Slam history on Jan• (l)LiXuerui (2) Yu Yang the final? uary 26, 2013 when they won (3) Kim Mono (4) Luan Jin their 13th doubles title togeth• (1) Uttarakhand 140. Virat Kohli was, on 4 January, (2) Delhi er at the Australian Open. The 2013 named the International Bryans won their first Major (3) Goa (4) Haryana Cricketer of the Year at the at Roland Garros in 135.Janko Tipsarevic put the CEAT Cricket Awards 2011-12 (1) 1993 (2) 1998 heartbreak of the 2012 final to in New Delhi. Which cricket (3) 2003 (4) 2006 win his first Chennai Open ti• team bagged the top honours 130.Australian veteran Michael tle on January 6, 2013 beat• for the best team? Hussey retired from Test crick• ing Roberto Bautista Agut. Tip• (1) South Africa et aftet playing the final match sarevic is a professional ten• (2) England nis player of of the Australia-Sri Lanka se• (3) Pakistan (4) Australia ries in Sydney in January (1) Germany 2013. Hussy was better known (2) Serbia PERSONS, PLACES & by his nickname of (3) Luxembourg AWARDS (1) Mr. Consistency (4) Romania (2) Wall 136. Which team defeated Petro• 141. A committee was set up on (3) Mr. Clobber leum to win its historic first January 3, 2013 to suggest (4) Enigma ladies team title in 74 editions measures to lower the high 131.Mumbai beat which team on of the National table tennis costs of Air India's operations and improve utilization of re• the basis of first innings lead championship in January sources in line with best glo• to lift the Vijav Merchant hin• 2013? bal practices. Who heads this der-16) Trophy in New Delhi (1) Delhi cemmittee? on January 28.2013? (2) West Bengal (1) Arvind Jain (1) Delhi (2) Gujarat (3) Maharashtra (2) Sujit Mathur (3) Chandigarh (4) Bengal (4) Railways (3) Ravindra Dholakia 132.Jarmila Gajdosova and Mat• 137. Australian youngster Bernard (4) Anshuman Ghosh thew.Ebden became the first Tomic clinched his first ATP 142. Match List I (Padma Vibhush- locals to win a main draw Aus• Tour title with a fighting win an Awardees 2013) with List II tralian Open title since 2005 over South African Kevin (Field) and select the correct when they clinched the mixed Anderson in the final of the answer using the codes given doubles by beating Lucie Sydney International on Jan• below: Hradecka and Frantisek Cer- uary 12,2013. Tomic is the first List I mak in the final at Rod Laver 20-year-old event winner since A. Yash Pal Arena on January 27, 2013. (1) Roger Federer in 2002 The defeated duo were from B. Roddam Narasimha (2) Lleyton Hewitt in 2005 (1) Russia C. Raghunath Mohapatra (3) Andy Murray in 2000 (2) Portugal D. Syed Haider Raza (4) Ivan Lendl in 1996 List II (3) The Czech Republic 138. Defending champion Kerala 1. Science & Engineering (4) Canada subdued which team to retain 2. Public Affairs 133. Railways won its maiden title the men's title in the 61st Na• 3. Arts downing which team in the fi• tional volleyball championship nal of the 41st senior Nation• in Jaipur on January 15, 4. Medicine al men's handball champion• 2013? Codes: ship at the St. Thomas School (1) West Bengal A B C D ground in Kolkata on January (1) 1 1 3 3 (2) Tamil Nadu I 3,2013? (2)3 3 1 1 (3) Rajasthan (1) Services (3)2 2 4 4 (4) Uttar Pradesh (2) Indian Oil (4)4 1 3 2 143. Malala Yousafzai, the school• 148. President Pranab Mukherjee on to arrest Raja Pervez Ashrai, girl from Pakistan shot by Tal• 15 January, 2013 presenied the Prune Ministti oi Pakistan, iban for campaigning girls' ed• Krishi ftarmari awards lor on 17 Jcuiuoij, 2Ci3. Who is ucation, on 9 January, 2013 20i1-12 in New Delhi to eight he? received Fiance'? Sijnone de states. Which state was award (lj Fasih Ik.Khuri Beauvoir Prize for Women's ed with amount of Rs. 2 ciuie 1.2) Iqbal Kahini Freedom. Which country gives for special contribution in m- (3) Mank Zunaid this award? ci easing foodgrain production? (4) babar Awan (1) France (1) Madhya Pradesh 153. In the prestigious Golden (2) Canada (2) Tamil Nadu Globe Awards 2013, which hos• 13) USA (3) Manipur and Nagalana tage crisis mov le thrashed Lin• (4) Gciinany (4) All of the above coln to bag best picture as well I44.Cninest .-"lesiuent Hu Jintao •149. The Chiei ol the Air Staff, as best director awards on 13 on 16 January, 2oT3 appoint• N.A.K. tJrowne inaugurated the January, 2013? ed the career diplomat and its Medium Lilt Helicopter Com• (1) rhe Awakening current envoy to Singapore Wei plex on 7 January, 2013 at (2) Argo Wei as its new Ambassador to Phalodi, near (3) Crank India. In which oiher countries (1) Pune (4) Woman In Black has he served as Ambassador (2) Mangalore 154. The West Bengal Government De lore this appointment? (3i Jodhpur (4) Purulia on 22 January 2013, the day (1) Ethopia 150. Which noted Indian scientist of Neta Ji Subhash Chandra (2) Brunei was in January 2013, con• Bose's birth anniversary, de (3) Zimbabwe and Kenya ferred with China's top science claied that it would g.vc a her (4) All of ihe above awaid—the 2012 Award for In• Uage status to his ancestral 145. Usain Bolt, the fastest man of ternational Scientific Cooper• house at Kodalia in which dis• the world and Shelly-Ann Fras- ation— for his important con• trict of the stale? er-Pryce, the women's 100m tributions in boosting Smo- (l)Bankuia i2j Nadia Olympic champion won the India scientific cooperation? (3) Purulia male and female Athlete of the (l)Dr C.N.R. Rao (4) South 24 Parganas Year awards respectively in St (2) Dr. V.K. Saraswat 155. US President Barrack Obama's Andrew on 8 January, 2013. (3) Dr. M. Nair half-brother Malik Obama de• Both are the citizens of (4) Dr. K. Kasturirangan cided to launch his political (1) Nigeria (2) Canada 151. Justice D.K. Jain took over as career January 2013 by an• (3) Jamaica (4) Cuba the Chairman of the Law Com• nouncing to contest guberna• torial elections in 146.Which famous cricketer was mission of India on January inducted into the ICC Cricket 24, 2013. In this context, (1) bouth Alnca Hail of Fame during the third which of the following state• (2) Nicaragua Test between Australia and Sri ments is/are correct? (3) Kenya Lanka in Sydney in January a. The Union Cabinet recently (4) Algena 2013? approved the constitution of 156. Cerard Dcpardieu, the French (1) Brian Lara the 20th Law Commission with actor who nao waged a ballle (2) Glenn McGrath a three-year term till August against a proposed super-tax (3) Michael Hussey 31,2015. on millionaires in his native (4) Enid Bakewell b. Besides the Chairman, the country, was granted citizen• 147. Air Marshal Kulwant Singh 20th Law Commission will ship of which country on Jan• Gill, on 8 January, 2013 took have four full-lime members. uary 3, 2013? over the charge of National Select the correct answer us• (l)USA (2) Russia Defence Academy, Khadak- ing the codes given below: (3) Germany (4) Britain wasla as its new Comman• (l)Only a 157. Pranab Mukherjee, the Presi• dant. Who did he replace for (2) Only b dent of India, on 20 January, this post? (3) Both a and b 2013 inaugurated the centena• (1) Lt. Gen Ashok Singh (4) Neither a nor b ry celebrations of the Nation• al Test House at (2) Major Gen Pratap Haldhar 152. The anti-corruption body cniei (3) General Robert Pinto of Pakistan refused to abide by (l)Kolkala (2) Panaji (4) Admiral Manoj Sharma the order of the Supreme Court (3) Nasik (4) Hyderabad (1) Copenhagen (2) Montreal SCIENCE & (3) Washington TECHNOLOGY •'41 Leeds 162. Baraek Obama. the first mixed 166. India on 26 .January 2013 suc• rare president of the United cessfully test fired an under• States, was sworn in as the water ballistic missile, K-15 President of the country for the (code named Bo5) from an second term on 20 January, underwater platform in Bay of 2013. The Chief Justice of the Bengal. With reference to this United States who swore him important development, which of the following statements is/ the oath of office is are not correct? (1) Michael Brown (1) It has a strike range of (2) John Roberts around 700 kilometres (3) Albert Penn (2) It is a Submarine- (4) James Kirk Launched Ballistic Missile 163. The [nfosys Science Founda• (SLBM) tion, on January 3, 2013 ho• (3) It will be integrated with noured winners of the Infosys INS Arihant, India's indig• Prize-2012 for their outstand• enously built nuclear sub• ing achievements and contri• marine butions to science and hu• (4) India is only the second na• manities. In which categories tion of the world to have were the awards given? such missile (1) Engineering and Computer 167.The Indian Navy on 21 Janu Science ary, 2013 commissioned INS (2) Humanities and Social Sci• Saryu around Andaman and ences Nicob.u island. Which of the (3) Life Sciences, Mathematics, following is not correct regard• Physical Sciences ing INS Saryu? (4) A!) of *he above (1) It is India's largest shore patrol vessel for maritime 164. Camatic vocajigt Bombay Ja- surveillance yashri bagged an Oscar nomi- (O) It was ouilt at'Goa ^hip- ' nation, one of»11 for Aug Lee s yard Limited Life of Pi, in January 2013. (3) It is the second .among the Who is the composer of this four new class naval Oil' movie who, too, received an Shore Patrol Vessels (NOPVs) Oscar nomination? to be commissioned (1) Thomas Newman (4) It has a rapacity of being 12) 1 fans Zimmer offshore for a period of a (3) Michael Danna month (4) John Williams 168. India successfully test-fired a 165. 58th Idea Filmfare Awards were highly maneuverable version of given away in Mumbai on 20 the 290 km range supersonic January, 2013. With relerence cruise missile BrahMos from a to it. which of the following naval warship off the coast of pairs is not correct? Vishakhapatnam in Bay of (1) Best Actor: Ranbir Kapoor Bengal on 9 January, 2013. With regard to BrahMos, which (2) Lifetime Achievement of the following is correct? Award: Yash Chopra a. It is a two stage missile with a (3) Best Actress: Priyanka solid propellant booster engine Chopra as its first stage which brings (4) Critics' Award for Best Ac• it to supersonic speed and tor: Irfan Khan then gets separated. b. Stealth technology and guid• (l)Leh (2) Galapagos 178. The space telescope of NASA, ance system with advanced (3) Hawaii (4) Chile High-Resolution Coronal Im• embedded software provides 173. Astronomers, in January 2013, ager, or Hi-C, was announced the missile with special fea• found flux ropes in the iono• in January 2013 to have dis• tures. sphere (upper atmosphere), covered astonishing magnetic Select the correct answer us• above the poles, of which plan• braids of super-hot matter in ing the codes given below: et which transport superheat• outer atmosphere of the Sun which is called (1) Only a ed plasma gas from one end of (1) Corona (2) Only b the rope to the other? (2) Sunspot (3) Both a and b (l)Mars (2) Venus (3) Photosphere (4) Neither a nor b (3) Neptune (4) Jupiter (4) Chromosphere 169. In a major advance in laser 174. In a significant development in communication, NASA scien• January 2013, Scientists at 179. Scientists at the Johns Hop• the Berkeley Lab, in their first tists beamed a picture to the kins University School of Med• major breakthrough, made icine. US and Karolinska In• Lunar Reconnaissance Orbit- possible to get the close view stitute, in January 2013, an• er (LRO), which has been or• of how a brain develops as well nounced to have got a genetic biting the Moon since 2009, in as functions. The scientists breakthrough into the main January 2013. Which was that would now be able to find out cause of arthritis. In which picture? which part of brain is an ab• country is the Karolinska In• (l)Mona Lisa: Leonardo da sentee during stitute located? Vinci (1) Epilepsy (1) Sweden (2) France (2) The Last Supper: Leonardo (2) Autism (3) Australia da Vinci (3) Schizophrenia (4) South Africa (3) Starry Night: Vincent Van (4) All of the above 180. The European Space Agency re• Gogh 175. Scientists from NASA, in Jan• leased surprising pictures of (4) The Son of Man: Rene Mag- uary 2013, discovered an old the remains of huge river which ritte star called TW Hydrae, which ran across the Red Planet, 170. The U.S. Food and Drug Ad• they believe could create new Mars at some point of time, on ministration recently approved planets even now. These find• 17 January, 2013. The river• a Johnson & Johnson drug, ings were created using which like structure is known as named Sirturo, that is count• Space Telescope of European (1) Reull Vallis ed to be first new medicine to Space Agency? (2) Promethei Terra fight (1) Galileo (2) Kepler (3) Hellas (1) Tuberculosis (3) Herschel (4) Darwin (4) Stinoia (2) Asthma 176. On which recent date did NASA 181. Kaspersky Lab, the Russian cy• (3) AIDS mark the 10th anniversary of ber security firm on 14 Janu• (4) Influenza the Space Shuttle Columbia ary, 2013 revealed that India 171. NASA on 31 January, 2013 that perished into the atmo• is one among various nations launched the Tracking and sphere of the Earth upon its which are hit by the cyber spy• Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) re-entry killing all onboard sev• ing which has been targeting from Cape Canaveral to stay en astronauts including Indi• governmental, diplomatic and in touch with its space station an-American Kalpana Chaw- scientific research organisa• astronauts and relay more la? tions for around 5 years. The Hubble telescope images. The (1) January9, 2013 cyber spying campaign is first TDRS spacecraft flew in (2) February 1,2013 termed (1) 1969 (2) 1983 (3) January 27, 2013 (1) Velvet Touch (3) 1991 (4) 2010 (4) January 31, 2013 (2) Red October 172. As announced in January 177. Which country, on 28 Janu• (3) Grey Horizon 2013, a five-nation consortium ary, 2013 announced that it (4) Black Year including India would be con• had successfully sent into 182. Scientists at the Jawaharlal structing the world's largest space a monkey? Nehru University's School of optical telescope, which would (1) Iran. Biotechnology claimed in Jan• be the world's most advanced (2) North Korea uary 2013 to gave found the ground based observatory. This (3) Venezuela SC02 gene which has poten• telescope will be developed in tial qualities of restricting (4) Pakistan (1) Spread of" HIV Virus (1) Bihar (2) Jharkhand (2) Tumors MJSCELLANEOUS (3) Cbhaitisgarh (3) Bird Flu . I . (4) Gujarat (4) Hepatitis B 186.As announced recently, the 191.The Government oF India Indian Institute of Astrophys• 183. Astronomers in January 2013 banned two diplomats from discovered the largest known ics (IIA) has zeroed in on which which country participating in structure in the Universe plact as the probable destina• the Jaipur Literature Festival called Large Quasar Group tion for the world's largest so• (JLF) 2013 held in January (LQG) that is powered by su• lar telescope? 2013? per massive black holes clump (l)Haridwar (2) Ladakh (1) Pakistan (2) China together. In this regard, which (3J Chamoli (4) Bhuj (3) Syria of the following correctly ex• 187. The Health Ministers of BRICS (4) North Korea decided in January 2013 to set plains Quasars? 192. Which country emerged as the up a Technical Working Group a. Quasars are considered to be best place to be born in 2013 (TWG). Which of the following in a new global survey, the re• the nuclei of galaxies of the is not a member of the BRIGS sults of which were published universe. grouping? in January 2013? b. Quasars show a very high red- (1) Brazil (2) Russia (1) Switzerland shift, which is an effect of the (3) Canada expansion of the universe be• (2) Norway (4) South Africa tween the quasar and the (3) New Zealand 188. Match List I (Important Days Earth. in January 2013) with List II (4) Canada Select the correct answer us• (Celebrated as) and seiect the 193. Alter successful coverage of ing the codes given below: correct answer using the codes wheat Hour, soya dal analogue (l)Only a given below: and oil in the food fortification (2) Only b List I programme, which state gov• ernment, in January 2013. de• (3) Both a and b A. 30 January cided to include milk in the B. 25 January (4) Neither a nor b ambitious project from March 184. Scientists at the Harvard Med• C. 24 January 2013? ical School, announced in D. 12 January (1) Uttar Pradesh January 2013 to have devel• List II (2) Rajasthan oped a drug codenamed 1. World Anti-Leprosy Day (3) Punjab LY4115/5, which is claimed to 2. National Voters' Day be a cure of permanent (4) Madhya Pradesh 3. National Girl Child Day 194. Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani (1) Blindness 4. National Youth Day schoolgirl shot by'a Taliban (2) Deafness Codes: gunman 2012. was in January (3) Dumbness . A B C D 3013, announced to be award• (4) Locomotory disability (1)1 2 3 4 ed the prestigious Tipperary 185.NASA, in January 2013, (2)2 3 4 1 International Peace Prize for teamed up with the European 2012. Which country gives this (3)3 4 1 2 Space Agency to probe one of award? (4)4 1 2 3 the most fundamental ques• (1) Britain (2) Australia 189. Hanako, the third oldest ele• tions in modern cosmology — phant of the world, celebrated (3) Ireland (4) Brazil the existence of dark matter. its 66th birthday at the In- 195. Which Indian State Govern• This mission is known as okashira Park Zoo of Japan in ment announced in January (1) Euclid Mission January 2013 which is situat• 2013 to promulgate an ordi• (2) Copernicus Mission ed in border of Mitaka and nance for prevention of crimes (3) Mission Newton Musashino in western against women after getting the Presidential assent lor the (4) Einstein Mission (l)Nagoya (2) Seto Women (Prevention of Atroci• (3) Tokyo (4) Obu ties) Bill, 2012? 190. Which state government, in (1) Odisha January 2013,announced that sparrow would be declared (2) Haryana State bird to save the endan• (3) West Bengal gered species? (4) Rajasthan 196. Which cclli'iir of India, once considered "Oxford of the East", celebrated its sesqui- centennial on January 9, 2013? (1) Loyola College (2) Sta. Xavier's College (3) Fatna College (4) Fergusson College 197. Which state government, on January 11,2013 approved two separate policies for the girl child and the youth and en- doi sed a new housing scheme for allotment of dwelling units at concessional prices to the State government employees? (1) Gujarat (2) Rajasthan (3) Assam (4) West Bengal 198. Which Bollywood actor was, on January 12, 2013 felicitat• ed by tne University of Mum- bai for his achievements m the Indian film industry for the past 42 year9? (l)Vinod Khanna (2) Dilip Kumar (3) Amitabh Bachchan (4) Nasiruddin Shah 199. David Coleman Headley, the Pakistani-American and the mastermind of the 26/11 Mum- bai Terror Attack 2008 was sentenced to how years in pris• on on 24 January, 2013 by a U.S. Court? (1) lOyears (2) 24 years (3) 35 years (4) Life imprisonment 200. The Election Commission (EC) of India, on 22 January, 2013 announced which sportsper- sons as the National icons to help promote, voter participa• tion m India? (l)Salna Nehwal and Mary Kom (2) M.S. Dhoni and Vijay Ku• mar (3) Gaganjeet Bhullar and Sai- na Nehwal (4) Maiy Kom and M.S. Dhoni