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August 23, 2013

Quiz11 on Current Affairs July 2013 -for APPSC and Bank PO exams

1.M.S.Raghavan took change as the Chairman and Managing Director of which of the following public sector banks in July 2013?
1)            Oriental Bank of Commerce
2)            Canara bank       3) Andhra Bank
4)            Indian Bank 5) IDBI Bank

2.Andy Murray became the first British man to win the Wimbledon singles title since 1936. Whom did he defeat in the final on July 7th 2013?
1)            Juan Martin del Fotro (Argentina)
2)            Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
3)            Jerzy Janowicz (Poland)
4)            Roger Federer (Switzerland)
5)            Rafael Nadal (Spain)

3.Who is the 2013 Wimbledon women's singles champion? (This is her first Grand Slam title)
1)            Sabine Lisicki (Germany)
2)            Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland)
3)            Marion Bartoli (France)
4)            Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium)
5)            Serena Williams (DSA)


Quiz11 on Current Affairs July 2013 -for APPSC and Bank PO exams
4.Former T elecom Secretary R.Chandrashekhar will become the President of which of the following business associations in January 2014? (He will succeed Som Mittal)
1)            CII           2) AS SO CHAM
3)            FICCI      4) NASSCOM
5) None of these

5.India has raised the ceiling for foreign direct investment (FDI) in asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) to?
1) 26%   2) 74% 3) 49% 4)               51%        5) 100%

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 6.The government has decided to set up a Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) which will accord single window approval to mega projects of over Rs. l>000crore. CCI will beheaded by the?
1)            Finance Minister
2)            Defence Minister
3)            Prime Minister
4)            Parliamentary Affairs Minister
5)            HRD Minister
7.Which one of the following Constitution (Amendment) Bills seeks special status for six backward districts in Karnataka - Gulbarga, Yadgir, Raichur, Bidar, Koppal and Bellary?
1)            115th Amendment
2)            116th Amendment
3)            117th Amendment
4)            118th Amendment 5) None

8.Which of the following states has launched Annshree Yojana, a food security scheme integrated with UID Aadhar?
1) Maharashtra
 2) Delhi
3)Rajasthan
4) Gujarat
5)Andhra Pradesh

9.Which of the following is a power generating company?
1)            HENDALCO 2) T1SCO
3)            HPCL      4) CIPLA
5) Reliance
10.Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated on?
1)            June 14 2) July 26
3)            May 31 4) November 27
5) November 2

11.Nityanand Swami died recently . He was the first Chief Minister of?
1) Jharkhand 2) Chhattisgarh
3)            Dttarakhand 4) Goa
5)            Madhya Pradesh

12.The 12th Five-Year Plan aims to achieve a growth rate of what per cent in the agriculture sector?
1)4          2) 8         3) 5
4)            6             5) 9

13.The list of winners of the 58th Filmfare Awards is given below . Identify the incorrect pair?
1)            Best Actor —Ranbir Kapoor (BarfI)
2)            Best Actress—V idya Balan (Kahani)
3)            Best Film—Barfl
4)            Best Director — Anurag Basu (Barf!)
5)            Critics Award for Best Movie- — Gangs of Wasseypur

14.France's Simone de Beauvoir Prize for Women's Freedom has been awarded to?
1)            Sima Samar
2)            Nirbhaya
3)            Malala Yousafzai
4)            Neelima Mishra
5)            None of these
15.Halimah Yacob is the first woman Speaker of Parliament of which of the following countries?
1)            Pakistan               2)            Afghanistan
3)            UK          4)            Singapore
5)            Malaysia

16.Cricketer turned Commentator Tony Greig passed away recently. He played 58 Tests for?
1)            England                2)            Australia
3)            South Africa 4)  New Zealand
5)            West Indies

17.Which is the first state in India to enact the law according legal status to the Sub-Plans for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes?
1)            Jharkhand 2) Odisha
3)            Andhra Pradesh
4)            West Bengal
5)            None of these

18.Which state has launched a minority welfare scheme Uamar Beti Uska Kalf- under which girls of poor section would get finan¬cial assistance of Rs. 30>000?
1) Bihar 2) Uttarakhand
3)            Chhattisgarh
4)            Madhya Pradesh
5)            Uttar Pradesh
19.The 117th Constitution Amendment Bill deals with?
1)            Land acquisition
2)            Recovery of bad loans
3)            Prevention of money launde¬ring
4)            Reservation to SCs and STs ir promotions in government jobs
5)            None of these

20.Tipperary International Peace Prize was recently given to Malala Yousafzai by?
1)            UK 2) Ireland 3) Pakistan
4)            Canada 5) Australia

21.'Engaging Diaspora-The Indian Growth Story was the theme of this year's?
1)            National Youth Day
2)            National Voters Day
3)            Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
4)            National Science Day
5)            Republic Day

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Answers
1)5;        2)2;        3) 3;       4)4;        5) 2;
6)3;        7)4;        8)2;        9)5;        10)2;
11) 3;     12)1;      13)4;      14)3;      15)4;
16)1;      17)3;      18)5;      19)4;      20)2;
21)3.                                                     



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