General Knowledge (GK) and Current Affairs 2013- 13th March
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1. The Large Magellani Cloud (LMC), which was recently in news is a ----?
a. Open Source cloud computing platform
b. A visible mass of liquid droplets or frozen crystals made of water or various chemicals suspended in the atmosphere.
c. A nearby irregular galaxy, and a satellite of the Milky Way
d. New version of Apple’s ‘iCloud’
Answer: A nearby irregular galaxy, and a satellite of the Milky Way
2. At which among the following locations, India’s First All Women Post Office was recently inaugurated?
a. Ahmedabad
b. Patna
c. New Delhi
d. Dehradun
Answer: New Delhi
3. Which among the following was the theme for “International Women’s Day 2013”?
a. “100 Women Initiative: Empowering Women & Girls through International Exchanges”.
b. “Empower Rural Women- End Hunger & Poverty”
c. “A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women”.
d. “Women’s History Month”.
Answer: “A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women”.
4. Who amongst the following Indians was awarded SAARC Literature Awards in 2013?
a. Abhay K
b. Dr Suresh K Goel
c. Surjit Patar
d. Abhi Subedi
Answer: Abhay K
5. Who is the chairperson of FSDC (Financial Stability & Development Council)?
a. Finance Minister
b. RBI Governor
c. Prime Minister
d. None above
Answer: Finance Minister
6. In March 2013, Bangladesh has conferred “Liberation War Honour” upon:
a. Pranab Mukherjee
b. Manmohan Singh
c. Indira Gandhi
d. Sonia Gandhi
Answer: Pranab Mukherjee
7. Market regulator Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has formed a panel to recommend norms to curb the menace of insider trading. This panel is headed by:
a. Justice S.H. Kapadia
b. Justice N.K. Sodhi
c. Justice A.K. Ganguly
d. Justice K.G. Balakrishna
Answer: Justice N.K. Sodhi
8. The 67th Santosh Trophy tournament has been won in March 2013 by -----?
a. Kerala
b. Railways
c. Bengal
d. Services
Answer: Services
9. ‘Walking with Lions: Tales from a Diplomatic Past’ is a book written by:
a. Shashi Tharoor
b. K. Natwar Singh
c. Hamid Ansari
d. L.K. Advani
Answer: K. Natwar Singh
10. Who is famous his “Hole in the Wall” experiment?
a. Ajit Balakrishnan
b. Sam Pitroda
c. Sugata Mitra
d. Sabeer Bhatia
Answer: Sugata Mitra
