Very important current Gk questions for SSC CGL-13 series #8

11) Researchers from Norway, South Africa, Britain and Germany have discovered a small continent beneath the Indian Ocean, called:

1. Vaticania
2. Victoriana
3. Mauritia
4. Indiana

12) Who won the WTA Copa Claro Colsanitas Cup 2013 in Bogota, Colombia?

1. Jelena Jankovic
2. Paula Ormaechea
3. Lourdes Dominguez Lino
4. Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino

13) Which film won Oscars (Best picture )Award 2013 at the 85th Academy Awards?

1. Amour
2. Argo
3. Life of Pi
4. Lincoln

14) Who is the present president of Cyprus?

1. Dimitris Christofias
2. Tassos Papadopoulos
3. Nicos Anastasiades
4. Glafcos Clerides

15) NASA scientists have recently spotted the youngest black hole, just 1000-years-old, called:

1. W49B
2. NASA 49a
3. WD 49A
4. W13B

16) Who won women’s doubles Dubai Tennis Championship 2013?

1. Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina
2. Nadia Petrova and Katarina Srebotnik
3. Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond
4. Bethanie-Mattek Sands and Sania Mirza

17) Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA)?

1. DK Mehrotra
2. T. S. Vijayan
3. J. Hari Narayan
4. N. Rangachary

18) Haryana government has announced to set up the State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, under the chairmanship of:

1. H S Chatha
2. Randeep Singh Surjewala
3. Geeta Bhukkal
4. Smt. Kiran Choudhry

19) Who is the present Prime Minister of Tunisia?

1. Ali Laarayedh
2. Hamadi Jebali
3. Beji Caid el Sebsi
4. Mohamed Ghannouchi

20) Vijay Thakur Singh, the joint secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to:

1. Bangladesh
2. Australia
3. Singapore
4. China