GK Dose for CLAT/CMAT: 1. Which Baltic nation has been given permission by the European Union for adopting Euro as its currency? Answer: Latvia. The country will replace its currency the lat, with the euro on 1 January 2014. 2. The Indian Grandmaster who won the Commonwealth Chess Championship? Answer: Abhijeet Gupta 3. Who was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand? Answer: Hemant Soren 4. Who is selected for the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony 2013? Answer: Zubin Mehta 5. Who is appointed as the new coach of the Indian’s Men’s Hockey Team? Answer: Maharaj Krishan Kaushik 6. Jeane Claude Juncker, who resigned recently, was the Prime Minister of …………….? Answer: Luxembourg 7. The Swiss made solar powered air craft which has been in the news for completing a successful trip across the United States? Answer: Solar Impulse 8. World Population Day was observed on ………….? Answer: July 11 9. The Typhoon that caused widespread damage in Taiwan and East China in July, was named …………? Answer: Soulik 10. The recently released book ‘An uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions’ is jointly written by ………. and ………… ? Answer: Amartya Sen and Jean Dreze 11. What is the name given to the largest virus ever seen on the earth, recently discovered by scientists? Answer: Pandoravirus 12. Which Indian tennis pair clinched their first ever ATP tournament by winning the doubles title in the 2013 Claro Open, held in Bogota, Colombia? Answer: Purav Raja and Diviji Sharan 13. Pi Approximation Day was celebrated worldwide on ………..? Answer: 22 July The Mathematical symbol ‘Pi’ represents the mathematical equivalent 22/7, which is similar to the date 22nd July. 14. Nelson Mandela International Day was observed on …………..? Answer: July 18 15. Which Indian won Gold in the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Medellin, Colombia? Answer: Deepika Kumari 16. Which central Government agency has collaborated with the Tata Motors in developing India’s first Hydrogen powered bus? Answer: ISRO 17. The political party launched by Julian Assange to contest in the Australian elections this year? Answer: WikiLeaks Party 18. Which Afghan woman won the 2013 Magsaysay Award? Answer: Habiba Sarabi. She is the first and only woman governor in Afghansitan. 19. Who has been elected as the new President of Pakistan? Answer: Mamnoon Hussain 20. Who has been selected for the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award 2013? Answer: Amjad Ali Khan.
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