1. The 23rd ASEAN Summit was held in which of the following cities in October 2013?
1) Bali (Indonesia)
2) Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
3) Jakarta (Indonesia)
4) Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei)
5) Hanoi (Vietnam)
2. The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought was established in December 1988 by the European Parliament. Who is the winner of the 2013 Sakharov Prize?
1) Nelson Mandela
2) Malala Yousafzai
3) Anatoly Marchenko
4) Aung San Suu Kyi
5) Taslima Nasrin
3. Which Bangladesh cricketer became the first player to score a century and take a hat-trick in the same Test match in October 2013?
1) Tamim Iqbal
2) Shakib Al Hasan
3) Sohag Gazi
4) Abdur Razzak
5) None of these
4. Which of the following statements is not true with regard to OPCW?
1) The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) was awarded the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to stop chemical warfare.
2) It was established in 1997 with headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands.
3) It has 189 member states and currently involved in destroying Syria's stockpiles of chemical weapons.
4) Ahmet Uzumcu of Turkey is the present Director General of OPCW.
5) OPCW is an agency of the United Nations.
5. The 2013 Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to?
1) Eugene Fama (USA)
2) Lars Peter Hansen (USA)
3) Robert Shiller (USA)
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
6. Who is the winner of the 2013 Man Booker Prize for Literature?
1) Ruth Ozeki (A Tale for the Time Being)
2) Jim Crace (Harvest)
3) Eleanor Catton (The Luminaries)
4) Colm Toibin (The Testament of Mary)
5) NoViolet Bulawayo (We Need New Names)
7. The 2013 Global Hunger Index (GHI) was released on October 14, 2013 by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). What is India's rank?
1) 118
2) 56
3) 37
4) 63
5) 78
8. The United Nations Organization declared which of the following days as the International Day of the Girl Child?
1) October 10
2) October 11
3) October 12
4) October 14
5) October 15
9. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013 was awarded jointly to?
1) Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel
2) Michael Levitt and Robert Shiller
3) James Rothman, Randy Schekman and Thomas Sudhof
4) Peter Higgs and Francois Englert
5) None of these
10. On October 9, 2013 US President Barack Obama nominated which of the following women to be Chair of the Federal Reserve, the Central Bank of USA?
1) Susan Rice
2) Sheryl Sandberg
3) Janet Yellen
4) Janet Napolitano
5) Melinda Gates
11. Laiki Bank was closed in 2013. It was the second largest banking group in?
1) Greece
2) Spain
3) Cyprus
4) Portugal
5) Italy
12. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which is the largest exporter of major conventional arms worldwide?
1) USA
2) Russia
3) Germany
4) France
5) China
13. An elected government completed its five-year term for the first time in which of the following countries in 2013?
1) Bangladesh
2) Myanmar
3) Italy
4) Pakistan
5) Australia
14. Belgian mathematician Pierre Deligne was given the 2013 Abel Prize. This Prize is given by?
1) Belgium
2) USA
3) UK
4) Sweden
5) Norway
15. Which of the following books is not written by R.K. Narayan?
1) Swami and Friends
2) The Bachelor of Arts
3) The Guide
4) The Sword and the Sickle
5) Waiting for the Mahatma
16. Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station is located in Hisar district of?
1) Rajasthan
2) Haryana
3) Punjab
4) Himachal Pradesh
5) Uttar Pradesh
17. India has entered into a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with Liechtenstein. This country is located in?
1) East Asia
2) West Asia
3) Europe
4) Africa
5) South America
18. The theme of which of the following 2013 Summits was "Africa: A partnership for Development, Integration and Industrialization"?
1) G20
2) ASEAN
3) African Union
4) BRICS
5) None of these
19. Akshay Urja shops are set up by the Ministry of?
1) Commerce and Industry
2) Power
3) Science and Technology
4) New and Renewable Energy
5) Petroleum and Natural Gas
20. Shanti Prayas-2 is the name of a military exercise in?
1) India
2) Sri Lanka
3) Nepal
4) Bhutan
5) Mauritius
21. Which of the following schemes is not an employment generation scheme?
1) Food for Work scheme
2) Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana
3) Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Program
4) Mid Day Meal scheme
5) MGNREGS
22. Which of the following dams is built across Narmada River?
1) Tehri Dam
2) Bhakra Dam
3) Hirakud Dam
4) Mullaperiyar Dam
5) Sardar Sarovar Dam
23. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan is the author of?
1) The End of Poverty
2) Small is Beautiful
3) Development as Freedom
4) Towards Hunger Free India
5) Argumentative Indian
24. When all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life, it is called?
1) Food Preservation
2) Food Production
3) Food Security
4) Food Distribution System
5) None of these
25. Which of the following is not included while calculating Human Development Index (HDI)?
1) Life expectancy at birth
2) Per capita income
3) Literacy rate
4) Rate of migration to urban areas
5) Both 1 and 2
26. The scheme launched for the empowerment of adolescent girls in India is?
1) Prerna
2) Swabhiman
3) Sabla
4) SEWA
5) Kutir Jyothi
27. 'Key Resolve' is an annual joint military exercise between the United States and?
1) India 2) China
3) France 4) South Korea
5) United Kingdom
28. Which bank has launched an 'Incredible India Travel Card' in association with the Tourism Ministry?
1) SBI
2) HDFC Bank
3) YES Bank
4) ICICI Bank
5) Bank of Baroda
29. The Petroleum Ministry has appointed a Committee to prepare a roadmap for enhancing domestic production of oil and gas so as to reduce the country's import dependency by 2030. Who is its Chairman?
1) Y.V. Reddy
2) Vijay Kelkar
3) Bimal Jalan
4) D. Subba Rao
5) None of these
30. Who is the director of the award winning Hindi film 'Paan Singh Tomar'?
1) Irfan Khan
2) Anurag Basu
3) Sujay Ghosh
4) Tigmanshu Dhulia
5) Prakash Jha
31. Who won the men's singles title at the 2013 All-England Badminton Championship?
1) Chen Long
2) Lee Chong Wei
3) Zhengming Wang
4) Pengyu Du
5) None of these
32. Which of the following has become the first state in India to ban manual scavenging?
1) Haryana
2) Delhi
3) Gujarat
4) Punjab
5) Rajasthan
33. The Government has constituted a committee of experts to prepare a blueprint for all-women bank. This panel was headed by?
1) M.D. Mallya
2) Jayshree Vyas
3) M.B.N. Rao
4) Arundhati Bhattacharya
5) Usha Ananthasubramanian
34. Which of the following books is not written by Kalidasa?
1) Raghuvamsa
2) Meghaduta
3) Kumarasambhava
4) Vikramorvasiyam
5) Ramcharitmanas
35. Which of the following schemes was launched with the aim of increasing self-reliance and autonomy of women by providing self employment?
1) STEP
2) IFAD
3) Aadhar
4) Aastha
5) None of these
ANSWERS
1.4 2.2 3.3 4.5 5.5 6.3 7.4 8.2 9.1 10.3
11.3 12.1 13.4 14.5 15.4 16.2 17.3 18.4 19.4 20.3
21.4 22.5 23.4 24.3 25.4 26.3 27.4 28.3 29.2 30.4
31.1 32.2 33.3 34.5 35.1
1) Bali (Indonesia)
2) Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
3) Jakarta (Indonesia)
4) Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei)
5) Hanoi (Vietnam)
2. The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought was established in December 1988 by the European Parliament. Who is the winner of the 2013 Sakharov Prize?
1) Nelson Mandela
2) Malala Yousafzai
3) Anatoly Marchenko
4) Aung San Suu Kyi
5) Taslima Nasrin
3. Which Bangladesh cricketer became the first player to score a century and take a hat-trick in the same Test match in October 2013?
1) Tamim Iqbal
2) Shakib Al Hasan
3) Sohag Gazi
4) Abdur Razzak
5) None of these
4. Which of the following statements is not true with regard to OPCW?
1) The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) was awarded the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to stop chemical warfare.
2) It was established in 1997 with headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands.
3) It has 189 member states and currently involved in destroying Syria's stockpiles of chemical weapons.
4) Ahmet Uzumcu of Turkey is the present Director General of OPCW.
5) OPCW is an agency of the United Nations.
5. The 2013 Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to?
1) Eugene Fama (USA)
2) Lars Peter Hansen (USA)
3) Robert Shiller (USA)
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
6. Who is the winner of the 2013 Man Booker Prize for Literature?
1) Ruth Ozeki (A Tale for the Time Being)
2) Jim Crace (Harvest)
3) Eleanor Catton (The Luminaries)
4) Colm Toibin (The Testament of Mary)
5) NoViolet Bulawayo (We Need New Names)
7. The 2013 Global Hunger Index (GHI) was released on October 14, 2013 by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). What is India's rank?
1) 118
2) 56
3) 37
4) 63
5) 78
8. The United Nations Organization declared which of the following days as the International Day of the Girl Child?
1) October 10
2) October 11
3) October 12
4) October 14
5) October 15
9. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013 was awarded jointly to?
1) Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel
2) Michael Levitt and Robert Shiller
3) James Rothman, Randy Schekman and Thomas Sudhof
4) Peter Higgs and Francois Englert
5) None of these
10. On October 9, 2013 US President Barack Obama nominated which of the following women to be Chair of the Federal Reserve, the Central Bank of USA?
1) Susan Rice
2) Sheryl Sandberg
3) Janet Yellen
4) Janet Napolitano
5) Melinda Gates
11. Laiki Bank was closed in 2013. It was the second largest banking group in?
1) Greece
2) Spain
3) Cyprus
4) Portugal
5) Italy
12. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which is the largest exporter of major conventional arms worldwide?
1) USA
2) Russia
3) Germany
4) France
5) China
13. An elected government completed its five-year term for the first time in which of the following countries in 2013?
1) Bangladesh
2) Myanmar
3) Italy
4) Pakistan
5) Australia
14. Belgian mathematician Pierre Deligne was given the 2013 Abel Prize. This Prize is given by?
1) Belgium
2) USA
3) UK
4) Sweden
5) Norway
15. Which of the following books is not written by R.K. Narayan?
1) Swami and Friends
2) The Bachelor of Arts
3) The Guide
4) The Sword and the Sickle
5) Waiting for the Mahatma
16. Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station is located in Hisar district of?
1) Rajasthan
2) Haryana
3) Punjab
4) Himachal Pradesh
5) Uttar Pradesh
17. India has entered into a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with Liechtenstein. This country is located in?
1) East Asia
2) West Asia
3) Europe
4) Africa
5) South America
18. The theme of which of the following 2013 Summits was "Africa: A partnership for Development, Integration and Industrialization"?
1) G20
2) ASEAN
3) African Union
4) BRICS
5) None of these
19. Akshay Urja shops are set up by the Ministry of?
1) Commerce and Industry
2) Power
3) Science and Technology
4) New and Renewable Energy
5) Petroleum and Natural Gas
20. Shanti Prayas-2 is the name of a military exercise in?
1) India
2) Sri Lanka
3) Nepal
4) Bhutan
5) Mauritius
21. Which of the following schemes is not an employment generation scheme?
1) Food for Work scheme
2) Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana
3) Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Program
4) Mid Day Meal scheme
5) MGNREGS
22. Which of the following dams is built across Narmada River?
1) Tehri Dam
2) Bhakra Dam
3) Hirakud Dam
4) Mullaperiyar Dam
5) Sardar Sarovar Dam
23. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan is the author of?
1) The End of Poverty
2) Small is Beautiful
3) Development as Freedom
4) Towards Hunger Free India
5) Argumentative Indian
24. When all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life, it is called?
1) Food Preservation
2) Food Production
3) Food Security
4) Food Distribution System
5) None of these
25. Which of the following is not included while calculating Human Development Index (HDI)?
1) Life expectancy at birth
2) Per capita income
3) Literacy rate
4) Rate of migration to urban areas
5) Both 1 and 2
26. The scheme launched for the empowerment of adolescent girls in India is?
1) Prerna
2) Swabhiman
3) Sabla
4) SEWA
5) Kutir Jyothi
27. 'Key Resolve' is an annual joint military exercise between the United States and?
1) India 2) China
3) France 4) South Korea
5) United Kingdom
28. Which bank has launched an 'Incredible India Travel Card' in association with the Tourism Ministry?
1) SBI
2) HDFC Bank
3) YES Bank
4) ICICI Bank
5) Bank of Baroda
29. The Petroleum Ministry has appointed a Committee to prepare a roadmap for enhancing domestic production of oil and gas so as to reduce the country's import dependency by 2030. Who is its Chairman?
1) Y.V. Reddy
2) Vijay Kelkar
3) Bimal Jalan
4) D. Subba Rao
5) None of these
30. Who is the director of the award winning Hindi film 'Paan Singh Tomar'?
1) Irfan Khan
2) Anurag Basu
3) Sujay Ghosh
4) Tigmanshu Dhulia
5) Prakash Jha
31. Who won the men's singles title at the 2013 All-England Badminton Championship?
1) Chen Long
2) Lee Chong Wei
3) Zhengming Wang
4) Pengyu Du
5) None of these
32. Which of the following has become the first state in India to ban manual scavenging?
1) Haryana
2) Delhi
3) Gujarat
4) Punjab
5) Rajasthan
33. The Government has constituted a committee of experts to prepare a blueprint for all-women bank. This panel was headed by?
1) M.D. Mallya
2) Jayshree Vyas
3) M.B.N. Rao
4) Arundhati Bhattacharya
5) Usha Ananthasubramanian
34. Which of the following books is not written by Kalidasa?
1) Raghuvamsa
2) Meghaduta
3) Kumarasambhava
4) Vikramorvasiyam
5) Ramcharitmanas
35. Which of the following schemes was launched with the aim of increasing self-reliance and autonomy of women by providing self employment?
1) STEP
2) IFAD
3) Aadhar
4) Aastha
5) None of these
ANSWERS
1.4 2.2 3.3 4.5 5.5 6.3 7.4 8.2 9.1 10.3
11.3 12.1 13.4 14.5 15.4 16.2 17.3 18.4 19.4 20.3
21.4 22.5 23.4 24.3 25.4 26.3 27.4 28.3 29.2 30.4
31.1 32.2 33.3 34.5 35.1
