1. Who was presented with Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, Kerala Government’s highest literary honour? Answer: Attoor Ravi Varma 2. Who has recently been selected for the Saraswathi Samman? Answer: Sugathakumari, for the collection of her poems, titled Manalezhuthu. 3. Who received this year’s Dadasaheb Phalke Award? Answer: Pran Kishan Sikand 4. Who was conferred Jnanpith Award 2012? Answer: Ravuri Bharadhwaja (Telugu) 5. The new Governor of Kerala? Answer: Nikhil Kumar 6. ‘My Unforgettable Memories’ is the book written by: Answer: Mamata Banerji 7. The first Indian to circumnavigate the globe, solo and non-stop? Answer: Lieutenant Commander Abhilash Tomy 8. Who is the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India? Answer: Sashi Kant Sharma 9. Who has taken over as the 25th Chief of the Indian Army? Answer: General Bikram Singh 10. Who is conferred with the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award 2012? Answer: Tessy Thomas 11. United Nations designated 2013 as the International Year of: Answer: International Year of Water Cooperation, International Year of Quiona. 12. The Government of India has declared 2013 as the Year of: Answer: Water Conservation 13. International Nurse’s Day was celebrated on: Answer: May 12 14. The new President of Bangladesh? Answer: Abdul Hamid 15. Who is sworn in as the new president of Venezuela? Answer: Nicholas Maduro 16. Who won the Oscar for the best film, in the 85th Academy Awards? Answer: Argo directed by Ben Affleck 17. India’s first indigenously developed sub-sonic long-range cruise missile? Answer: Nirbhay 18. The famous Kathakali artist and Padmabhushan recipient who passed away recently? Answer: Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair 19. ‘Nirbasan’ is the autobiography of: Answer: Tasleema Nasreen 20. ‘Prisoner 5990’ is the autobiography of: Answer: Balakrishna Pillai Company Corporation
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