Current Affairs and Gk -July 2013 part-1
Current Affairs and Gk -July 2013
Important current affairs and Gk questions of July month for IAS, RAS, SSC CGL, UPSC, BANK PO, UPSC,RPSC, Bank exams and all other exams.If you like the post kindly give rating.
[important]This questions are useful for any competitive exam like IAS, bank PO, SSC CGL, RAS, CDS, UPSC exams and all state related exams.[/important]
9. World Population Day is observed on____?
[A]July 8
[B]July 11
[C]July 12
[D]July 10
July 11
World Population Day is observed on July 11 every year across the world. In 1989 the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) declared 11 July as the day should be observed as World Population Day. The theme for the year 2013 is “Focus is on Adolescent Pregnancy”.
10. . The Union Government has given nod to set up country’s first Woman University at which of the following place?
[A]Raebarelli, Uttar Pradesh
[B]Mysore, Karnataka
[C]Nasik, Maharastra
[D]Anand, Gujarat
Raebarelli, Uttar Pradesh
The country’s first university only for women is set to come up at Raebarelli in Uttar Pradesh. The University would be named after late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who represented Raebarelli during a substantive part of her political career. The University would be set up at a cost of Rs 500 crore during 12th Five year plan.
11. In which of the following years, Nelson Mandel was awarded with “Bharat Ratna” ?
[A]1990
[B]1992
[C]1994
[D]1996
1990
Nelson Mandela received the prestigious Bharat Ratna award in the year 1990. Mandela and Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan are the only two foreign citizens to receive this award.
12. Which of the following country is not a part of “Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement” of ASEAN?
[A]China
[B]India
[C]Australia
[D]Russia
Russia
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership comprises China, India, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea apart from the 10-member ASEAN. Recently, India overcame resistance from China to become part of this regional trading bloc.
13. As per the latest Fortune list (July 2013), which of the following has emerged as country’s most admired company?
[A]SBI
[B]Tata Steel
[C]TCS
[D]Infosys
TCS
Software giant TCS has replaced its group firm Tata Steel as the country’s most admired company, as per a Fortune list released recently. TCS is followed by Hindustan Unilever, ITC, Infosys and SBI in top-five, while in 2012 top-ranked firm Tata Steel has slipped to seventh position in the list of India’s 50 most admired companies.
14. Niyamgiri Hills in Odisha is most famous for which of the following ore?
[A]Iron
[B]Bauxite
[C]Copper
[D]Silver
Bauxite
Niyamgiri Hills in Odisha is well known for Bauxite mining.
15. Who among the following has been selected for Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony-2013?
[A]Zubin Mehta
[B]Mehli Mehta
[C]Ustad Ali Khan
[D]Jalili Shahnaz
Zubin Mehta
Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony, 2013 is being conferred on the noted Maestro, Zubin Mehta. A high-level jury under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and comprising the Chief Justice of India, Altamas Kabir, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Smt Sushma Swaraj and Gopalakrishna Gandhi unanimously decided to select Zubin Mehta to be the second recipient of the Tagore Award, 2013 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to cultural harmony.
16. Recently, which of the following state government has launched “Anna Bhagya” scheme an initiative to supply 30 kg of rice at Rs 1 per kilogram?
[A]Andhra Pradesh
[B]Karnataka
[C]Odisha
[D]West Bengal
Karnataka
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaih unveiled the “Anna Bagya” scheme an ambitious initiative to supply 30 kg of rice at Rs one to nearly one crore poor people families across the state that would entail an outgo of Rs 4, 2000 crore a year. Eighty-seven lakh BPL cardholders and 11 lakh “Anthyodaya Anna Yojane” beneficiaries are covered under the scheme under which single member cardholders would get 10 kg per month, two members ones 20 kg and three above would get maximum of 30 kg.
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