1. Who will succeed Michelle Bachelet as the Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women)?
1) Mlambo-Ngcuka
2) Dlamini Zuma
3) Laura Chinchilla
4) Dilma Rousseff
5) Christina Fernandez
2. Sudhir Kumar Jain has been appointed the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of?
1) Bank of Baroda
2) Syndicate Bank
3) Canara Bank
4) Corporation Bank
5) Vijaya Bank
3. Who took over as the new Lieut-enant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands on July 8, 2013?
1) Tejender Khanna
2) Narendra Kumar
3) A.K. Singh
4) Amar Nath
5) None of these
4. Who was named for the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony for the year 2013 on July 10?
1) Zakir Hussein
2) A.R. Rehman
3) Shiv Kumar Sharma
4) Zubin Mehta
5) None of these
5. Hazem el-Beblawi was appointed as the interim Prime Minister of which of the following countries in July 2013?
1) Libya
2) Mali
3) Mauritania
4) Brunei
5) Egypt
6. Ashton Agar scored 98 runs on his Test debut in July 2013. It is the highest by a No. 11 batsman. He plays for?
1) England
2) Australia
3) New Zealand
4) South Africa
5) West Indies
7. 'My Tryst with Justice' was written by?
1) Justice P.N. Bhagwati
2) Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer
3) Justice Y.V. Chandrachud
4) Justice D.K. Jain
5) Justice Amitava Roy
8. Indra Nooyi is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of?
1) ICICI Bank
2) HSBC
3) PepsiCo
4) CISCO
5) Biocon
9. Which of the following banks has launched 'Mobicash Easy', a mobile wallet, which offers services like balance enquiry, mini statement, funds transfer, bill payment, etc?
1) PNB
2) SBI
3) OBC
4) IDBI Bank
5) ICICI Bank
10. The Centenary session of the Indian Science Congress was organized in January 2013 in?
1) Cuttack
2) Chennai
3) Bhubaneswar
4) Kolkata
5) New Delhi
11. A three member committee was constituted to recommend amendments to the criminal law so as to provide for quicker trial and enhanced punishment for criminals accused of committing sexual assault against women. Who headed this committee?
1) Justice Leila Seth
2) Gopal Subramanium
3) Justice J.S.Verma
4) Justice Ranganath Mishra
5) Justice B.S. Chauhan
12. Salma Dam is an under construction hydroelectric and irrigation dam project located on the Hari river in?
1) Pakistan
2) Afghanistan
3) Bangladesh
4) Iran
5) Indonesia
13. Which of the following banks is planning to launch 'by-invitation-only' branches under Kohinoor brand in 20 cities which will serve affluent customers?
1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) State Bank of India
5) IDBI Bank
14. The 12th Plan Document seeks to generate how many million jobs in the non-farm sector?
1) 50
2) 25
3) 100
4) 75
5) 40
15. A new passenger terminal in the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport was inaugurated recently. It is in?
1) Bhubaneswar
2) Kolkata
3) Cuttack
4) Kohima
5) Aizawl
16. Novak Djokovic won the 2013 Australian Open men's singles title by defeating?
1) Andy Murray
2) Roger Federer
3) David Ferrer
4) Rafael Nadal
5) Nocolas Almagro
17. Soumyajit Ghosh is the national champion in?
1) Shooting
2) Weightlifting
3) Archery
4) Table Tennis
5) Cycling
18. The letter 'D' stands for which of the following in the abbreviated name OECD?
1) Defense
2) Direction
3) Dominance
4) Development
5) Devaluation
19. Who is the author of the book 'Faith and Compassion: The Life and Work of Mother Teresa'?
1) Arun Gandhi
2) Navin Chawla
3) Kuldeep Nayar
4) Amit Chaudhury
5) None of these
20. The currency of Saudi Arabia is?
1) Dinar
2) Manat
3) Rial
4) Dirham
5) Shekel
Answers:
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5 6) 2 7) 1 8) 3 9) 2 10) 4
11) 3 12) 2 13) 4 14) 1 15) 2 16) 1 17) 4 18) 4 19) 2 20) 3
1) Mlambo-Ngcuka
2) Dlamini Zuma
3) Laura Chinchilla
4) Dilma Rousseff
5) Christina Fernandez
2. Sudhir Kumar Jain has been appointed the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of?
1) Bank of Baroda
2) Syndicate Bank
3) Canara Bank
4) Corporation Bank
5) Vijaya Bank
3. Who took over as the new Lieut-enant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands on July 8, 2013?
1) Tejender Khanna
2) Narendra Kumar
3) A.K. Singh
4) Amar Nath
5) None of these
4. Who was named for the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony for the year 2013 on July 10?
1) Zakir Hussein
2) A.R. Rehman
3) Shiv Kumar Sharma
4) Zubin Mehta
5) None of these
5. Hazem el-Beblawi was appointed as the interim Prime Minister of which of the following countries in July 2013?
1) Libya
2) Mali
3) Mauritania
4) Brunei
5) Egypt
6. Ashton Agar scored 98 runs on his Test debut in July 2013. It is the highest by a No. 11 batsman. He plays for?
1) England
2) Australia
3) New Zealand
4) South Africa
5) West Indies
7. 'My Tryst with Justice' was written by?
1) Justice P.N. Bhagwati
2) Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer
3) Justice Y.V. Chandrachud
4) Justice D.K. Jain
5) Justice Amitava Roy
8. Indra Nooyi is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of?
1) ICICI Bank
2) HSBC
3) PepsiCo
4) CISCO
5) Biocon
9. Which of the following banks has launched 'Mobicash Easy', a mobile wallet, which offers services like balance enquiry, mini statement, funds transfer, bill payment, etc?
1) PNB
2) SBI
3) OBC
4) IDBI Bank
5) ICICI Bank
10. The Centenary session of the Indian Science Congress was organized in January 2013 in?
1) Cuttack
2) Chennai
3) Bhubaneswar
4) Kolkata
5) New Delhi
11. A three member committee was constituted to recommend amendments to the criminal law so as to provide for quicker trial and enhanced punishment for criminals accused of committing sexual assault against women. Who headed this committee?
1) Justice Leila Seth
2) Gopal Subramanium
3) Justice J.S.Verma
4) Justice Ranganath Mishra
5) Justice B.S. Chauhan
12. Salma Dam is an under construction hydroelectric and irrigation dam project located on the Hari river in?
1) Pakistan
2) Afghanistan
3) Bangladesh
4) Iran
5) Indonesia
13. Which of the following banks is planning to launch 'by-invitation-only' branches under Kohinoor brand in 20 cities which will serve affluent customers?
1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) State Bank of India
5) IDBI Bank
14. The 12th Plan Document seeks to generate how many million jobs in the non-farm sector?
1) 50
2) 25
3) 100
4) 75
5) 40
15. A new passenger terminal in the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport was inaugurated recently. It is in?
1) Bhubaneswar
2) Kolkata
3) Cuttack
4) Kohima
5) Aizawl
16. Novak Djokovic won the 2013 Australian Open men's singles title by defeating?
1) Andy Murray
2) Roger Federer
3) David Ferrer
4) Rafael Nadal
5) Nocolas Almagro
17. Soumyajit Ghosh is the national champion in?
1) Shooting
2) Weightlifting
3) Archery
4) Table Tennis
5) Cycling
18. The letter 'D' stands for which of the following in the abbreviated name OECD?
1) Defense
2) Direction
3) Dominance
4) Development
5) Devaluation
19. Who is the author of the book 'Faith and Compassion: The Life and Work of Mother Teresa'?
1) Arun Gandhi
2) Navin Chawla
3) Kuldeep Nayar
4) Amit Chaudhury
5) None of these
20. The currency of Saudi Arabia is?
1) Dinar
2) Manat
3) Rial
4) Dirham
5) Shekel
Answers:
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5 6) 2 7) 1 8) 3 9) 2 10) 4
11) 3 12) 2 13) 4 14) 1 15) 2 16) 1 17) 4 18) 4 19) 2 20) 3
