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]
57. Who among the following has been appointed as coach of “Indian women’s Basketball Team”?
[A]Jack Hartman
[B]Francisco Garcia
[C]James Naismith
[D]Dick Vitale
Francisco Garcia
Francisco Garcia of Spain has been appointed head coach of the Indian women’s basketball team. Prior to joining Basketball Federation of India, Garcia was involved in various women’s professional programmes in Spain, Denmark and Finland.
58. Who among the following are the winners of Men’s and Women’s single title in Wimbledon Tennis -2013?
[A]Roger Federer, Serena Williams
[B]Rafeal Nadal, Marion Bartoli
[C]Andy Murray, Marion Bartoli
[D]Daniel Nestor, Marion Bartoli
Andy Murray, Marion Bartoli
Andy Murray of British and Marion Bartholi of France won the 2013 Wimbledon singles titles in the Men and Women category respectively.
59. Recently, which one of the following country has given final approval to join Eurozone?
[A]Romania
[B]Poland
[C]Latvia
[D]Lithuania
Latvia
The European Union has officially approved Latvia as the 18th member of the eurozone, which uses the bloc’s common currency. The Baltic country is set to adopt the euro on January 1, 2014.
60. . Which one of the following country ranked top in the “Global Innovation Index-2013”?
[A]Sweden
[B]United Kingdom
[C]Netherlands
[D]Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland remained the most innovative nation in the world in the 2013 Global Innovation Index, the sixth edition of annual report published by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the French business school INSEAD and Cornell University.
61. What is the current number of members of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC)?
[A]15
[B]20
[C]25
[D]10
20
Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation was established in 1997 to promote cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region. The Association comprises 20 member states and the Association also has 6 dialogue partners.
62. Which of the following place is the venue for 2014 winter Olympics?
[A]Sochi, Russia
[B]Tokyo, Japan
[C]Canberra, Australia
[D]Zurich, Switzerland
Sochi, Russia
The 2014 Winter Olympics are set to take place in February 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
63. Recently, who among the following has been appointed as National Security Advisor to the United States President?
[A]Tom Donilon
[B]Susan Rice
[C]Ani Bera
[D]Durell Lawrence
Susan Rice
Obama confident Susan Rice, the former US ambassador to the United Nations, has joined the White house as the National Security Advisor to the United Nation President. Rilce, who replaces Tom Donilon in her new capacity as NSA, would be top advisor to Obama on all national security and foreign policy matter.
64. Which of the following airline company has been awarded best low-cost airline in West Asia?
[A]Air Arabia
[B]Azerbaijan
[C]Bahrain Airlines
[D]GMG Airlines
Air Arabia
Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier in West Asia and North Africa, has been awarded Best Low-Cost Airline, West Asia at the SkytraxWorld Airline Awards 2013. The award is in recognition of quality, low cost travel for airline passengers in the region.
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