Important Questions .. 1. Who equaled the world record of eight golds at the 2013 World Athletics Championships? Answer: Usain bolt 2. The Chinese Navy hospital ship which paid a week-long goodwill visit to Bangladesh recently? Answer: Peace Ark 3. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the National School of Drama Society? Answer: Ratan Thiyam 4. In which state did the Saharsha-Patna Rajyarani Express run over pilgrims killing 37 people? Answer: Bihar 5. Where in India was the statue of Nobel Laureate Dr. Norman Borlaug unveiled recently? Answer: New Delhi 6. Whose new book, `My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions’ has been released recently? Answer: A.P.J Abdul Kalam 7. World Photography Day was celebrated on: Answer: August 19 8. The scientists of the Smithsonian Institution of the United States have recently announced the discovery of a new mammal named ………….? Answer: Olinguito 9. Who has been selected for Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal 2013? Answer: Harshwanti Bisht 10. Who has been appointed as the Director General of the CRPF? Answer: Dilip Trivedi 11. Who won the Men’s singles in the Rogers Cup 2013, held in Montreal, Canada? Answer: Rafael Nadal 12. In which state is the Election Commission planning to use Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trial (VVPAT) system for the first time in the country? Answer: Nagaland 13. Who has been appointed as India’s new Ambassador and the Permanent Representative on the U.N Conference on Disarmament? Answer: Dr. Bala Venkatesh Varma 14. Which Indian squash player won gold in the Asian Youth Games held in Nanjing, China? Answer: Kush Kumar 15. The Indian who won bronze medal in the 96 kg freestyle category at the recently held World junior Wrestling Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria? Answer: Satywart Kadian 16. Which International Tennis player from France, who also won the Wimbledon Women’s Singles title 2013, has announced her retirement from the game? Answer: Marion bartoli 17. India has won 83 medals at the 2013 World Police & Fire Games held at ………….? Answer: Belfast 8. What does RGGVY stand for? Answer: Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana. The programme is aimed at providing electricity to all rural households. The Government of India has recently decided to continue the programme. 19. The new mobile app devised by German scientists that helps locate lost items? Answer: Find My Stuff 20. The Indian Newspaper Society has approved the proposal to hike the FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in print media from 26 percent to ………….. percent? Answer: 49
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