Current Affairs Dec 2013 Q & A - 2

Current Affairs Dec 2013 Q & A - 2


1. The two countries to have lost their voting rights in UNESCO are?

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ANSWER: US and Israel




2. With which company did Paradip Port Trust sign an agreement to set up an LNG terminal?

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ANSWER: GAIL




3. Who is currently (as of Feb-14) the Governor of Jharkhand?

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ANSWER: Syed Ahmed.




4. Name the person who bagged the Asian Lite Professional Excellence Award for his contribution to the medical field in the UK.

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ANSWER: Dr. Jaswinder S. Bamrah




5. Name the unmanned lunar probe that China launched recently from Xichang Satellite Launch Centre?

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ANSWER: Chang’e -3




6. When is Armed Forces Flag Day observed?

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ANSWER: 7th Dec 2013




7. Which day has been designated as “World Cities Day” by the UN General Assembly?

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ANSWER: Oct 31st




8. Who is the national coach of men’s Indian boxing team?

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ANSWER: Gurbax Singh Sandhu




9. Who is the president of Indian Boxing Federation?

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ANSWER: Abhishek Matoria




10. Which team has been conferred with the award “Team of the year” at 2013 South African Sports Awards?

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ANSWER: The Proteas




11. Who was South Africa’s first Minister of Sport and Recreation to be democratically elected?

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ANSWER: Steve Tshwete




12. Who has become the youngest World Chess Champion dethroning Vishwanathan Anand?

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ANSWER: Magnus Carlsen of Norway




13. Which country is going to host the 2017 FIFA U-20 Word Cup?

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ANSWER: South Korea




14. Who has been chosen to captain the Kenyan national cricket team det the resignation of Collins Obuya?

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ANSWER: Rakeep Patel




15. Who won the “Asian of the year” ward for 2013 by Singapore’s Straits Times?

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ANSWER: The award was jointly won by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.




16. Where is world’s first red mud power plant commissioned?

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ANSWER: Lanjigarh refinery in Odisha, India.




17. 2014 has been declared by UN as_____________________________.

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ANSWER: International Year of Family Farming




18. Which is the first Indian Aluminium company to be registered with London Metal Exchange for high quality products?

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ANSWER: NALCO




19. Who is the new president of Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services?

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ANSWER: Neeraj Sahai




20. Where does India Rank in “Paying Taxes 2014” list?

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ANSWER: 158




21. With which company has Suzlon Group signed a contract to set up a windfarm in Australia?

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ANSWER: Mitsui & Co.




22. With city will host World Expo 2020?

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ANSWER: Dubai




23. Who is the Prime Minister of Economic Advisory Council?

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ANSWER: Dr. C. Rangarajan




24. At what rate did Indian economy grow in Q2 of the year financial year 2013-14?

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ANSWER: 4.8%




25. What was the Current Account Deficit of India in Q2 – 2013-14?

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ANSWER: USD 5.2 billion




26. Which mortgage services firm did US acquire in US recently?

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ANSWER: Opus CMC.




27. GAIL recently got a 1000 km natural gas pipeline constructed in the country. Which cities does it join?

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ANSWER: Dabhol – Bengaluru




28. Who has been named as the world’s wealthiest bachelor recently?

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ANSWER: Paul Allen, Co-founder of Microsoft.




29. Where does India stand on Forbes list on best countries for business?

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ANSWER: 98th with Ireland being at the top.




30. Which University topped the Emerging nations university ranking?

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ANSWER: Peking University, China



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