Current affairs question and answers September 2013
1. Who is the Highest-Paid Celebrity in world According to ‘Forbes’ August 2013?
a) Madonna
b) Tom cruse
c) Amitabh bachchan
d) Katrina kaif
Ans. a) Madonna
2. In August 2013 who wins International Children’s Peace Prize?
a) APJ Abdul Kalam
b) Silvio Berlusconi
c) Malala Yousafzai
d) Angela Merkel
Ans. c) Malala Yousafzai
3. Who is the first Recipient of ‘Mahathir Award’ for Global Peace in August 2013?
a) Howard Stern
b) Nelson Mandela
c) Malala Yousafzai
d) John Boehner
Ans. b) Nelson Mandela
4. On which date Rajya Sabha Passed ‘The Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2010?.
a) 26th August 2013
b) 23rd August 2013
c) 18th august 2013
d) 5th August 2013
Ans. a) 26th August 2013
5. Which was the first Indian exclusive defence satellite was successfully launched on 29 August 2013?
a) GSET-4
b) GSAT-6
c) GSAT-7
d) MIG-47
Ans. c) GSAT-7
6. When is ‘Hindi Diwas’ celebrated?
a) October 12th
b) October 19th
c) September 14th
d) September 7th
Ans. c) September 14th
7. Name the recently launched programming language of Google.
a) Google Plus
b) Dart
c) Buzz
d) Google Tree
Ans. b) Dart
8. ‘Jugnu’, the nano satellite launched in 2011 from Sriharikota, was built in:
a) IIT-Delhi
b) IIT-Kanpur
c) IIT-Madras
d) IIT-Kharagpur
Ans. b) IIT-Kanpur
9. Where was the first Lanco International Super Series Hockey 9’s tournament held?
a) India
b) Australia
c) Pakistan
d) New Zealand
Ans. b) Australia
10. Siri is personal assistant software launched for which phones.
a) Blackberry
b) I Phone 4S
c) Android-based
d) None of the above
Ans. b) I Phone 4S
11. Which confectionary giant was slapped with a notice demanding 250 crore Rupees by the Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence on the grounds of excise duty evasion?
a) Cadbury India Ltd
b) Perk India Ltd
c) Wrigley India
d) Lotte India
Answer: (a) Cadbury India Ltd
12. Microsoft launched the new version of which software for the businesses running in India?
This software will facilitate sharing the data seamlessly across the computers and mobiles with the help of cloud computing technology.
a) MS Office 2009
b) MS Office 365
c) MS Office 2013
d) MS Office 2010
Answer: (b) MS Office 365
13. What is the name of the last British member of the Church of North India’s Delhi Brotherhood who passed away on 30 April 2013?
Answer: Father Ian Weathrall
14. Mention the name of the first ever national surfing and stand up paddle (SUP) competition of India concluded at Kovalam beach on 5 May 2013
Answer: Spice Coast Open
15. Which Legendary actor presented with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award for life time achievement 10 May 2013.
Answer: Pran
16. Name the Saudi woman who made history by reaching the Everest summit- the world’s
highest mountain.
Answer: Raha Moharrak
17. Give the Person who was elected as the Member of Executive Council of WMO during the 65th Executive Council of WMO meeting which is ongoing at Geneva?
Answer: Laxman Singh Rathore
18. Which day is celebrated as the World Press Freedom Day across the world with a theme safe to speak?
Answer: 3 May 2013
19. Who is the Indian national and a death row prisoner in the Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Jail who died on 2 May 2013 at the Lahore’s Jinnah hospital?
Answer: Sarabjit Singh
20. Which book Released by Hamid Ansari, the Vice President of India and compiled by Kumar Deepak Das- an Ardent Patriot?
Answer: Dinesh Goswami
21. Which team won the Indian Badminton League title 2013?
Answer:?Hyderabad Hotshots
22. Which Indian State gets first government medical college since 1982?
Answer:?Kerala
23. How many Percent aspirants pass Central Teacher Eligibility Test 2013?
Answer:?11 Percent
24. Which Indian player won the third consecutive Indian Junior Open Title?
Answer:?Kush Kumar
25. Which Bollywood actress won the sexiest woman title 2013?
Answer:?Katrina Kaif
26. Who has been recently appointed as new Chief Information Commissioner of India?
Answer:?Deepak Sandhu
27. Who won the ninth Asia Cup hockey tournament title?
Answer:?South Korea
28. What is the name of the Indian test cricketer who slapped life ban by BCCI for Spot
Fixing in the Indian Premier League?
Answer:?Shantakumaran Sreesanth
29. Who has been recently appointed as new president of Pakistan?
Answer:?Mamnoon Hussain
30. Who won the U.S. Open 2013 men's doubles title?
Answer:?Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek
31. Which Indian state records 1,121 rape cases in 8 months, highest in 13 years?
Answer:?Delhi
32. Who has been recently appointed as new Vice-President of Iran?
Answer:?Hasan Rouhani
33. Who won the PGA Tour Player of the Year Award 2013?
Answer:?Tiger Woods
34. What is the name of world’s smallest dog that recently made the Guinness World
Records?
Answer:?Miracle Milly
35. Who has been recently named as BJP's Prime Ministerial Candidate for 2014 Lok Sabha elections?
Answer:?Narendra Modi
36. Who has been recently won the Korea Open title 2013?
Answer:?Agnieszka Radwanska
37. Who has been recently won the India Didactics Association Award 2013?
Answer:?Extramarks Education Private Limited
38.What is the name of Indian movie that represent India at the Oscars?
Answer:?The Good Road
39. Who has been recently appointed first brand ambassador of Border Security Force?
Answer:?Virat Kohli
40. Which County recently nominates film for Oscar’s consideration after 50 years?
Answer:?Pakistan
41. What is the name of World's oldest man who recently dies at the age of 112?
Answer:?Salustiano Sanchez
????Which County recently lifts the ban on Facebook and Twitter after four years?
Answer:?Iran
43. Who became the second surgeon in the world to operate using the cable-less device?
Answer:?Dr. JS Rajkumar
44. Who build the world’s smallest car zooms to Guinness World Records?
Answer:?Austin Coulson
45. Who has been recently appointed as new managing director of Tata Steel?
Answer:?TV Narendran
????Who has been recently appointed as new chief justice of the Meghalaya High Court?
Answer:?Prafulla Chandra Pant
????Which film recently won the national award for best Gujarati film?
Answer:?The Good Road
48. Which Indian player has been recently won the silver medal in archery world cup?
Answer:?Deepika Kumari
49. What is the name of former Liberian President who gets 50 year sentence for war
crimes?
Answer:?Charles Taylor
????Which Indian Player recently won the bronze medal in the World Junior Chess
Championship?
Answer:?Vidit Gujrathi
51. Who won the Women’s Single Title at US Open 2013 on 8 September 2013?
Ans. Serena Williams
52. Name the team which won Men’s Doubles Title 2013 at US Open 2013 on 8 September
2013?
Ans. Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek
53. International Literacy Day was held on 8 September 2013. When was International Literacy Day was designated by UNESCO?
Ans. 17 November 1965
54. Which city on 7 September 2013 won the right to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games?
Ans. Tokyo
55. Indian Space Research Organization is set to launch ambitious Mars Orbiter Mission in
which month of 2013?
Ans. November
56. Lok Sabha on 6 September 2013 passed the Representation of the People (Amendment
and Validation) Bill, 2013. Rajya Sabha had already passed the bill on 27 August 2013. What is the aim of the bill?
Ans. Aim of the Representation of the People (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2013 is to add a provison to sub-section (2) of section 62 of the RP Act.
57. Name the new Chief Information Commissioner of India who has also became the first
woman Chief Information Commissioner, on 5 September 2013?
Ans. Deepak Sandhu
58. Name the Indian woman writer who was killed by unidentified gunmen outside her home in eastern Paktika province of Afghanistan on 4 September 2013?
Ans. Sushmita Banerjee
59. Teacher’s Day Celebrated across India on 5th September 2013. Why was it celebrated on that day?
Ans. To commemorate the Birth Anniversary of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
60. Name the bill related to Pension Fund which was passed by Lok Sabha on 4 September 2013?
Ans. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill (PFRDA), 2011