Current Affairs Dec 2013 Q & A - 3
1. Which project won the Industrial Infrastructure Project of the Year Award at Dun & BradstreetInfra Awards 2013?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Rourkela Steel Plant blast furnace (Tata Projects Ltd.)
2. Name the scientist who was conferred with “Excellence in Agricultural Leadership Award” on Nov 28th by AATSEA.
View Answer / Hide Answer3. Name the Act related to Pension Fund Investment that was passed in 2013.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Act 2013.
4. Who is the new Finance Director of NTPC Ltd.?
View Answer / Hide Answer5. CCI –
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Competition Commission of India
6. Who has been appointed as the new Finance Secretary after the retirement of R S Gujral?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Sumit Bose – Finance Secretary, Arvind Mayaram – Secretary (Economic Affairs), Ratan P Watal – Secretary (Expenditure)
7. _______________ has taken over as the CEO and MD of Birla Sun Life Insurance.
View Answer / Hide Answer8. In which city of China has Central Bank of India opened an office?
View Answer / Hide Answer9. ______________ and Care Rating have entered into a tie up to offer products in SME segment.
View Answer / Hide Answer10. Who has been named as the WTS player of the year 2013?
View Answer / Hide Answer11. Who won the 2013 World Cup of Golf?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Jason Day, Australian Golfer
12. Which player has won the 2013 LG people’s choice award?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: MS Dhoni, Captain of Indian Cricket Team
13. ____________ won a new contract to supply to Britain’s Rail Network?
View Answer / Hide Answer14. What does CDLI refer to?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Climate Disclosure Leadership Index
15. When is Human Rights Day observed?
View Answer / Hide Answer16. Which agreement was signed between India and UAE to promote and protect investments from the two countries in each other’s territory?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: BIPPA – Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement
17. Which company has topped the list of “Top 10 wealth creators” and “Top 10 wealth destroyers” for the period 2008- 2013, as per the study conducted by Motilal Oswal, a financial services
company?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: TCS – Topped the list of “Top 10 wealth creators” , Reliance Industries – Topped the list of “Top 10 wealth destroyers”
18. Who has been appointed as the President and Vice President of Worl Anti-Doping Agency?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Craig Reedie – President , Makhenkesi Stofil – Vice President
19. Who won the US Grand Prix for 8th successive time?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Sebastian Vettel, The German Red Bull Driver
20. Which former Pakistani cricket player was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame recently?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Waqar Younis, Former Pakistan Cricket Captain
21. Which country won the World Cup for Kabaddi this year?
View Answer / Hide Answer22. Which Australia cricketer was inducted to the ICC Hall of Fame this year?
View Answer / Hide Answer23. What are the names of Mars Orbiters sent by ISRO and NASA?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Mangalyan & MAVEN
24. What does the word, MAVEN, the name of the Mars Orbiter by NASA stand for?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN
25. What will be used as a fuel and oxidiser in the propulsion system of MOM during the Trajectory Correction Manoeuvre?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Monomethyl hydrazine - fuel , Dinitrogen Tetroxide - oxidiser
26. When was Nelson Mandela awarded the “Bharat Ratna”?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: In the year 1990.
27. What language did Nelson Madela’s parents speak?
View Answer / Hide Answer28. What was Nelson Mandela’s real name?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Rolihlahla Dalibhunga
29. Who is the new CJ of Pakistan?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Tasadduq Hussain Jilani
30. Who is the Deputy Chairperson of Rajya Sabha?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Prof. P.J. Kurien
