IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS OF 2013 (PART 4) Q1. Name the Double Trap shooter of India who was recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award 2013? Ans. Ronjan Sodhi Note: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is Indias highest honour for a sportsperson. Sodhi had won two silver medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games. In 2011, he became the first Indian to successfully defend a World Cup title. Q2. Name the first ever indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier launched by India on 12 August 2013? Ans. INS Vikrant Note: INS Vikrant has a length of 260 metres and it is 60 metres wide. Vikrant is scheduled for extensive trials in 2016 before being inducted into the Navy by 2018 end. Q3. Name the indigenously-developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface missile successfully test-fired by India on 12 August 2013? Ans. Prithvi-II Note: Prithvi-II s the first missile to be developed under Indias prestigious Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). It is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1000 kg of warheads. It has a range of 350 km. Q4. India celebrated its .........th Independence Day on 15 August 2013? Ans. 67 Q5. Name the Wimbledon 2013 Womens Singles winner who announced her retirement from Lawn Tennis on 14 August 2013? Ans. Marion Bartoli Q6. Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry on 13 August 2013 decided to extend Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) scheme to how many more districts from 1 September 2013? Ans. 35 Note: With this extension the total districts covered under this scheme would go up to 55 districts. New districts which will be covered under the scheme include 12 in Kerala, seven in Andhra Pradesh, seven in Himachal Pradesh, five in Punjab, two in Madhya Pradesh and one each in Maharashtra and Goa. With this Kerala becomes the first state to be completely covered under Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) scheme. Q7. Name the Indian submarine which sank with 18 crewmen after explosion on 14 August 2013 at the high-security naval dockyard in Mumbai? Ans. INS Sindhurakshak Q8. First season of the Indian Badminton League (IBL) started on 14 August 2013 at New Delhi. IBL is the franchise league which is proposed under? Ans. Badminton Association of India (BAI). Q9. Who are the brand ambassadors of the Indian Badminton League (IBL)? Ans. Deepika Padukone and Aamir Khan Q10. Name the franchise cities included in IBL? Ans. Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, Nagpur and Lucknow. Q11. Union Minister of State for Personnel and Training V Narayanasamy on 12 August 2013 introduced The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill 2013 in Lok Sabha. What is the objective of the bill? Ans. Bill was introduced to amend the Right to Information Act, 2005, to exclude the political parties from the definition of Public authority for the purpose of the Act. Q12. Who was the chairman of selection committee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna award this year? Ans. Billiards legend Michael Ferreira. Q13. Who won the 100 metre sprint title at the 14th IAAF World Championships 2013 held in Moscow on 11 August 2013? Ans. Usain Bolt Q14. Name the sports persons recommended for Arjuna awards 2013? 14 people total Ans. Virat Kohli (Cricket), Chekrovolu Swuro (Archery), Renjith Maheshwary (Athletics), PV Sindhu (Badminton), Kavita Chahal (Boxing), Rupesh Shah (Snooker), Gaganjeet Bhullar (Golf), Saba Anjum (Hockey), Rajkumari Rathore (Shooting), Joshna Chinappa (Squash), Mouma Das (Table Tennis), Neha Rathi (Wrestling), Dharmendra Dalal (Wrestling), Amit Kumar Saroha (Parasports). Q15. A Street in Winnipeg city of which country has been named after Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of Indias 67th Independence Day? Ans. Canada Q16. Which state Government on 7 August 2013 became the first state in the country to disburse salary of its staff through their Aadhaar-linked bank accounts? Ans. Maharashtra Q17. Janata Party led by Subramanian Swamy has merged with which party on on 11 August 2013? Ans. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Q18. Who won Womens Rogers Cup 2013? Ans. Serena Williams Q19. Who won Mens Singles Title in Rogers Cup 2013? Ans. Rafael Nadal Q20. Name the bill passed by Rajya Sabha on 13 August 2013 under which marriagessolemnized in India irrespective of the religion of the persons getting married will have to be compulsorily registered? Ans. Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2012
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