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Ques. Which country announced a deal with international lenders to cancel its debt of about $6 billion? Ans. Myanmar Ques. Which automobile maker sold 9.75 million vehicles group-wide and regained the crown as the world’s top selling automaker of 2012? Ans. Toyota Motor Corp Ques. The Ministry of Forests and Environment of has given clearance to the Tawang Hydroelectric Project Phase II. In which state is the project situated? Ans. Arunachal Pradesh Ques. Which Booker prize winning novelist and screenwriter known for the novel „Heat and Dust‟ passed away recently? Ans. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Ques. Former MP and ex-Union Minister for Rural Development ______died in Andhra Pradesh. Ans. K. Yerran Naidu. Ques. Where did the World Economic Forum annual meeting held ? Ans. Davos, Switzerland Ques. Hamadi Jebali, the Prime Minister of …………., has resigned after failing to form a non-partisan government. Ans. Tunisia Ques. Rupesh Saha is a famous ______player. Ans. Billiards. Ques. Who has won the Golden Boot Award as Europe’s top Scorer? Ans. Lionel Messi. Ques. Which day is observed as World AIDS Day every year? Ans. 1st December. Ques. Recently which country test-fired two nuclear-capable ballistic missiles? Ans. Russia. Ques. Who is the Chairman of National Innovation Council in India? Ans. Sam Pitroda Ques. Who is the new President of Kenya ? Ans. Uhuru Kenyatta Ques. Which country announced a deal with international lenders to cancel its debt of about $6 billion? Ans. Myanmar Ques. Which organization has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize? Ans. European Union. Ques. Which automobile maker sold 9.75 million vehicles group-wide and regained the crown as the world’s top selling automaker of 2012? Ans. Toyota Motor Corp Ques. The recipient of Bharath Muni Samman 2012 is: http://www.pappulal.com/practice-papers/index.html Page 2 of 6

Ans. Hema Malini Ques. Malala Yousafzai has recently signed a deal to publish her autobiography. Name the title? Ans. I Am Malala Ques. Where was India’s first all Women Post Office inaugurated recently? Ans. New Ques. Indian President was the Chief Guest at the Independence Day celebrations ofwhich country during March 2012? Ans. Mauritius Ques. In which state the 28th National Junior Athletic Championships were held? Ans. . Ques. Who took charge as the Minister of Information & Broadcasting? Ans. Manish Tewari. Ques. With which country India has agreed to Explore Cooperation in Tourism Sector recently? Ans. Bulgaria. Ques. Who has been elected as the new Pope of the Catholic Church? Ans. Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina & he has chosen the name "Francis” Ques. Who scored the fastest debut century in test recently? Ans. Ques. Who is the new Defense Secretary of US? Ans. Chak Hegal Ques. Who is the current military chief of China? Ans. Xi Jinping. Ques. Who is the winner of Australian Open 2013 Women's title ? Ans. Victoria Azarenka Ques. Which state celebrated its foundation day as Utkal Divas on April 1? Ans. . Ques. Which country won the T20 World Cup for the Blind? Ans. India. Ques. Who is the President of Mauritania? Ans. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. Ques. Who has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tripura for the fourth consecutive time? Ans. Manik Sarkar Ques. Who has been elected President of the National Federation of Indian American Associations? Ans. Sohan Joshi. Ques. Who won the Celebrity Cricket League 2013? Ans. Bulldozers Ques. Who won the WGC Cadillac Championship 2013? Ans. Tiger Woods Ques. Who took charge as the new Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Minister? Ans. Kamal Nath. Ques. Who got the Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2012? Ans. film actor Krishan Sikand http://www.pappulal.com/practice-papers/index.html Page 3 of 6

Ques. Which network won the Hyderabad IPL Franchise for 85.05 Crores per year? Ans. Sun TV Network. Ques. How many Indian companies have figured among Newsweek’s annual rankings of the World’s greenest companies? Ans. Thirteen. Ques. Who is appointed as Prime Minister of Lebanon? Ans. Tamam Salam Ques. Which year is declared by UN as International Year of Water Cooperation ? Ans. 2013 Ques. Who is the winner of 2013 miss India ? answer: Navneet Kaur Dhillon 35. who is the winner of 2013 Samman ? Ans. (Manalezhuthu) Ques. Who is the new president of ADB (Asian Development Bank) ? Ans. Takehiko Nakao Ques. …………… has been declared as the first e-district in Kerala? Ans. Ernakulam Ques. Which university in India launched its diamond jubilee logo on 26th January 2013, Republic Day? Ans. Manipal University Ques. NPHCE, the newly launched programme by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of India stands for: Ans. National Programme for the Health Care of the Elderly. Ques. The President of Bangladesh who passed away recently? Ans. Zillur Rahman Ques. Who are the three personalities recently selected by the Indian Parliamentary Group for the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award? Ans. Arun Jaitley (2010), Karan Singh (2011) and Sharad Yadav (2012) Ques. Name the political party formed by P.A.Sagma, former Lok Sabha Speaker? Ans. National Peoples Party(NPP) Ques. Who is the new Director of Intelligence Bureau(IB)? Ans. Syed Asif Ibrahim Ques. Which Indian-American named US Professor of the year recently? Ans. Autar Kaw. Ques. Pranab Mukherjee: The All Season Man was written by whom? Ans. Sukhendu Sekar Ray Ques. Who is selected for the prestigious Jnanpath award for the year 2012? Ans. Ravuri Bharadhwaja for his contributions to Telugu literature Ques. Who is the winner of Australian Open 2013 men's title ? Ans. Novak Djokovic Ques. The Supreme Court of India rejected the plea of the Swiss based drug company …………… to patent the cancer drug called Glivec. Ans. Novartis Ques. Which gulf country has recently enforced the new labour law named “Nitaqat (Naturalisation)”, which affects a huge number of Indians working there? http://www.pappulal.com/practice-papers/index.html Page 4 of 6

Ans. Saudi Arabia Ques. Which Indian scientist conferred with China's top science award ? Ans. CNR Rao Ques. Who is the winner of 2012-2013 ? Ans. Ques. Who is the founder & Chairman of Virgin Group? Ans. Richard Branson. Ques. Which day is celebrated as the Navy Day in India? Ans. 4th December. Ques. The famous Kathakali artist and Padmabhushan recipient who passed away recently? Ans. Kalamandalam Ques. Which team won the recently held Football tournament? Ans. Services Ques. Who assumed charge as the Minister of States for Tribal Affairs? Ans. Rance Narah. Ques. India and which country discussed Bilateral Cooperation in Transport Sector? Ans. Switzerland. Ques. Two companies RENFE, Operadora and ADIF have signed an agreement with Indian Railway for technical cooperation. Which country these companies belong to? Ans. Spain. Ques. The Centre has decided to provide ______subsidy per Kg on the import of pulses to the states. Ans. 20 rupees. Ques. On which date the United Nation celebrated the first ever “International day of Happiness”? Ans. 20th march Ques. Which team won the trophy 2013? Ans. Delhi Ques. Name the personalities who have launched global sim card „Jaxtr SIM‟ for international travelers: Ans. Sabeer Bhatia and Yogesh Patel Ques. When is the First International Happiness Day celebrated? Ans. 20th March 2013 Ques. Who is the first person to win Best Actor Oscar thrice? Ans. Daniel Day-Lewis Ques. What is the theme of 2013 International Women’s Day (march 8) ? Ans. A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women Ques. New Governor of Nagaland ? Ans. Ashwani Kumar Ques. Who is the new PM of North Korea ? Ans. Pak Pong-ju Ques. Who is the new venezuela president ? Ans. Nicolas Maduro Ques. Who is chosen for Saraswati Samman award 2013? Ans. Sugathakumari ( Poet) http://www.pappulal.com/practice-papers/index.html Page 5 of 6

Ques. Which former British Prime Minister popularly known as the "Iron Lady‟ passed away on April 8? Ans. Margaret Thatcher Ques. Which was the theme for “International Women’s Day 2013”? Ans. “A Promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women.” Ques. Which Indian was awarded SAARC Literature Award in 2013? Ans. Abhay. K Ques. Recently, which country, the giant Atacama Large Millimeter/sub millimeter Array (ALMA) telescope is unveiled? Ans. Chile Ques. Who is the chief guest of 2013 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas ? Ans. Rajkeswur Purryag, President of Mauritius Ques. Which state assembly has started year long celebrations to mark 50 years of its inception? Ans. Goa Ques. The Indian space scientist who has been inducted into the prestigious Satellite Hall of Fame, Washington: Ans. U.R Rao Ques. The former King of Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk has died in ______. Ans. China. Ques. The Government of Kerala has recently amended the Kerala Abkari Act by raising the age for buying and selling liquor to …………. Ans. Twenty One. The age limit was previously eighteen. Ques. Where in India 34th annual national conference of Indian Academy Forensic Medicine will be held from 1st to 3rd February 2013? Ans. Mangalore (The Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College) Ques. Rafael Correa has been re-elected for a third time as President of: Answer. Ecuador 94. World Health Day was observed on: Ans. April 7 Ques. Who was crowned the 2013? Ans. Navneet Kaur Dhilon Ques. Who has received the 27th Award for National Integration? Ans. . Ques. Who is the chief guest of republic day 2013 ? Ans. Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, King of Bhutan Ques. The Indian who has been appointed as the World Editor of the Time Magazine? Ans. Bobby Ghosh Ques. What is the name of 2014 Fifa World Cup Mascot? Ans. Fuleco. Ques. Who developed the world’s lightest substance recently? Ans. Chinese Scientists at Zhejiang University Ques. Women’s Asia Cup 2012 was held in which country? Ans. China.

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