Ques. :1Defending champions India will take on arch-foes Pakistan in their opening match of the ICC cricket World Cup to be played in 2015 which will be hosted by 1)West Indies2)Australia and New Zealand jointly 3)England4)India and Sri Lanka jointly 5)None of these Answer:- 2 : Australia and New Zealand jointly Ques. :2Who among the following has been selected for the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak award for 2013? 1)Amartya Sen2)Jagdish Bhagwati 3)Kiran Bedi4)E Sreedharan 5)None of these Answer:- 4 : E Sreedharan Ques. :3Name the India-born nominee of ruling PML-N party of Pakistan, who is set to become the 12th President succeeding incumbent Asif Ali Zardari. 1)Khursheed Alam2)Raza Rabbani 3)Wajihuddin Ahmed4)Mamnoon Hussain 5)None of these Answer:- 4 : Mamnoon Hussain Ques. :4The Israeli Cabinet has voted in favor of which of the following to give a push to the Middle East peace process recently? 1)To cut its troops on the Palestinianborder2)To release 104 Palestinian prisoners 3)To recognise the new govt of Palestine4)To provide financial assistance to Palestine 5)None of these Answer:- 2 : To release 104 Palestinian prisoners Ques. :5The breaststroke specialist Ruta Meilutyte became the first swimmer to break a world record winning the 100 metres in one minute 04.35 seconds at the 15th FINA World Championships recently. She belongs to which of the following countries? 1)Lithuania2)Estonia 3)Latvia4)China 5)Russia Answer:- 1 : Lithuania Ques. :6Who among the following has won the Hungarian Grand Prix recently? 1)Mark Webber2)Lewis Hamilton 3)Fernando Alonso4)Sebastian Vettel 5)None of these Answer:- 2 : Lewis Hamilton Ques. :7The name of Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Gautam Budh Nagar, Durga Shakti Nagpal, was in news recently for which of the following reasons? 1)Being suspended by the Uttar Pradesh state govt.2)Ordering demolition of a makeshift temple in the district. 3)Allegedly being killed by her husband.4)Her harsh steps against drug peddlers in the district. 5)None of these Answer:- 1 : Being suspended by the Uttar Pradesh state govt. Ques. :8The Global Tiger Day is observed on which of the following days? 1)Jul 122)Jul 18 3)Jul 294)Jul 30 5)None of these Answer:- 3 : Jul 29 Ques. :9In a bid to further curb the import of the metal, the Govt has ordered that for gold exports from SEZs, ___per cent value addition is must. 1)12)2 3)34)5 5)None of these Answer:- 3 : 3 Ques. :10Who among the following is set to become the first woman managing director at the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India in its near six decades of existence? 1)Kishori J Udeshi2)Usha Thorat 3)Shyamala Gopinath4)Usha Sangwan 5)None of these Answer:- 4 : Usha Sangwan
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