14 april

 The Appalachian Mountains are in ______. America
 Who is Nouri Kamil al-Maliki? Prime Minister of Iraq
 Which is the largest wind energy producing country in world? China
 Who has been awarded the inaugural Mahathir Award for Global Peace? Nelson Mandela
 Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari Laid Foundation Stone of Central Training
College of ITBP in Ramgarh, ------. Alwar
 Which state government laid the foundation stone of Bio 360, a life science park? Kerala
 Who has received the prestigious Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and
Reconciliation? Dr. Brigalia Bam
 Who has received the 2013 International Children's Peace Prize? Malala Yousafzai
 Noble laureate Seamus Heaney, who died recently, was a famous poet of which country? Ireland
 The RTE Anthem was launched by Union Minister for HRD Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju.
The anthem will be dubbed in English and ---- regional languages. 15
 Recently, which historical forts completed its 400th anniversary? Jhansi Fort
 The Second ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (Plus) was held in -----. Brunei
 Which team has won the inaugural "Indian Badminton League"? Hyderabad Hotshots
 Which is India's first exclusive defence satellite that was successfully launched,
recently, by European space consortium Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket? GSAT-7
 Defence Minister A. K. Antony formally inducted IAF's biggest ____ heavy-lift
transport aircraft into service at the Hindon Air Base. C-17
 A team of engineers in which state has produced a lamp which has high quality light
and doubles up as a device to cook food without causing pollution? Maharashtra
 The President Pranab Mukherjee gave away the National Awards to _________
teachers of outstanding merit. 336
 Anna Hazare and _______________ led the largest Indian Independence Day
celebrations overseas, with over 2 lakh people carrying the tricolour witnessing an
impressive parade. Vidya Balan
 The Chinese military said the first ingenuously developed military attack helicopter
__________ has launched its first air-to-air missile successfully intercepting
low-altitude targets. WZ-10
 Which country inducted a F-22P frigate made with Chinese assistance into its navy,
recently? Pakistan
 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport ranks first in terms of customer
satisfaction, as per a survey. Where is it located? Ahmedabad
 Indians have voted which city as the world's second best city in the world after Singapore
for doing business and for living purpose, recently? Mumbai
 Director Gianfranco Rosi's documentary 'Holy GRA' won the Golden Lion for
Best Movie at the Venice film festival. Mention his nationality. Italian
 Who would be honoured by a charitable body, run by a group of Indian-American
women professionals in Manhattan? Indra Nooyi
 Reliance Industries and its partner BP plc won approval to invest _____________
in R-Series gas field in the flagging KG-D6 block. USD 3.18 billion
 As per CAG report, ___________ revenue as central excise and service tax remained
unrealised due to appeals and litigations pending before authorities during the
financial year 2011-12. Rs 1.27 lakh crore
 RBI has decided to create a central repository on large borrowers with exposure of
 more than _________ to help banks deal with credit risks. Rs. 10 crore
 As per RBI data, India's services exports in July 2013 stood at USD 12.94 billion, up
__________ from the previous month 4.8 percent

10 april

hich political leader has become the most mentioned personality on social
networking sites? Narendra Modi
 Which actress is at the top in Forbes magazine's annual list of highest paid actresses? Angelina Jolie
 For which country, the L&T has won a Rs 2,085-cr contract for an expressway construction? Oman
 Who is the Director General of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)? Chandrajit Banerjee
With which state electricity board, NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN),
has entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for supply of 300 MW Round
 the Clock (RTC) power for a period of three years starting from 1st March 2014? Kerala
 Which company has tied up with Ennore Port for export and has entered into a 10-year
agreement with Ennore Port Ltd for export of its vehicles? Nissan India
 Government of India has signed an agreement with --------------------for a $60 Million
 Loan for North Karnataka Urban Sector Investment Program (NKUSIP). ADB
IT services major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has completed the acquisition
of an enterprise solutions provider Alti SA, which will help the Tata Group company
 to expand its reach in Europe. Alti SA belongs to which European country? France
 Who has been awarded the Asian Business Leaders Award 2013 for his 'impressive
business credentials' and service to society by London-based Asia House? Azim Premji
 From which of the following companies Alstom T&D has bagged five contracts worth
Rs 256-cr for its pan-India projects? Power Grid Corporation
 Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre and __________ on ____________. RIL, gas pricing
 Engineering major ______________ and its consortium partners have bagged an order
valued at $1,403 million or Rs. 8,250 crore to develop a __________ project in Saudi Arabia. L&T, metro
 Indians are top foreign investors in Dubai's ----------------, during the first half of 2013. real estate market
 The government has approved to increase the FDI cap in telecom to 100 per cent from
--------per cent, up to -------- per cent through automatic route and beyond that through FIPB. 74, 49
 Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has cleared the proposal for sale of ---------
per cent government stake in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), which may fetch around
Rs 3,750 crore to the exchequer at the current market price. 10
 Era Infra Engineering Ltd (EIEL) has bagged Rs 357 crore project from Nabinagar Power
Generating Company, a joint venture of ------------ and Bihar State Electricity Board. NTPC
 ------------ founder and chief executive officer Jeffrey P Bezos has agreed to buy
the newspaper assets of The Washington Post Company for USD 250 million. Amazon
 The Reserve Bank imposed a fine of about Rs 5.6 lakh on ----------- for violation of
------------ norms. SBI, currency chest
 The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank would jointly provide ---------------
to rain-ravaged Uttarakhand to redevelop basic amenities like housing, agriculture,
education and healthcare facilities besides reconstructing the damaged roads. $400 million
 The government has allowed wheat exports of additional ------------from FCI godowns
through public sector trading firms, to clear surplus stock and ease storage crunch. 2 million tonnes
 Water and Power Consultancy Services (WAPCOS) Limited presented a dividend cheque
of Rs. ----- crore & Bonus Share Certificates worth Rs. 8 crore for the financial year
 2012-13 to Union Water Resources Minister Harish Rawat in New Delhi. 12
 The NTPC Professional Circles Convention entered into its ----- year recently. 12th
 According to Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI), India is the world's ____
largest exporter of iron ore. Third
 The 'Indian Electrical Equipment Industry Mission Plan -----' points to the fact that one
of the major reasons for the shortfall in planned versus achieved capacity addition
in power generation is the problem of land acquisition. 2022

9 april

The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee completed his first year in office on --------.  July 25, 2013
 According to India State of Forest Report (2011), which state has the maximum forest
cover area?                                                                                                            Madhya Pradesh
 As per census, 2001, there are ----- crore persons with disabilities.                  2.19
 Which city is the venue for World Police and Fire Games 2013?                        Belfast
 India's advanced weather Satellite INSAT 3D has been launched from which
space centre?                                                                                              Kourou French Guinea
 Who is Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian?                                                       French Minister of Defence
 Who is the winner of Tour de France 2013?                                 Chris Froome
 Dr. Obaid Siddiqi died on July 21. Who was he?                            Bio-Scientist
 Tipaimukh Multipurpose Hydroelectric project is located in which state?       Manipur
 On which date, Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated?                                                     July 26
 Who has been appointed as Director General of National Investigation Agency ?       Sharad Kumar
 In which country, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has officially launched his
political party?                                                                                                         Australia
 Agricultural Census in India is being organized once in every ____ years              . 5
 The SC has refused to reduce the age of juvenile _____________ and dismissed a
plea that minors involved in heinous crimes should not be protected under the law           from 18 to 16 years
 The Centre has earmarked ___________ for development of railway network in the
north eastern region.                                                                                                 Rs. 600 crore
 India successfully launched its advanced meteorological spacecraft __________ by
a European rocket.                                                                                       INSAT-3D
 __________, recently observed the Malala Yousafai Solidarity day in which around
 500 students held lighted candles and took the oath at the function. Mahatma Gandhi University
 The ___________________ Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System has undergone
successful firing trials in Pokhran field firing ranges.                               Pinaka Mark II
 The bust sculpture of ------------------- has been unveiled at the ------------ oldest
University of Santo Tomas. Mother Teresa,                          Asia's
 China successfully launched -------- satellites to carry out scientific experiments into
space from its Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre using ---------- carrier rocket. three, Long March-4C
 Who has been sworn in as Belgium's seventh king, after his 79-year-old father
Albert II abdicated? Prince Philippe
 Which Indian-American legal luminary has been nominated by US President
 Barack Obama to a key judiciary post in California? Vince Girdhari Chhabria
 How many Indian Americans have won the 2013 Simons Investigators awards? Four
 US President Barack Obama has nominated Robert Blake as Ambassador to- Indonesia
 Indian-American -------------, a leading nephrologist, has donated USD 1.25 million
to Stony Brook University of USA to boost its India studies programme. Nirmal K Mattoo
 Who has been named as the world's most profitable celebrity according to
 Forbes magazine's annual list of highest paid actors? Robert Downey Jr
 Which cine star has emerged as the greatest Bollywood star in a UK poll celebrating
100 years of Indian cinema? Amitabh Bachchan
 Which Tennis star has been ranked number one in the Forbes list of the world's 10
best-paid female athletes? Maria Sharapova
 A bronze statue of legendary actor -----------------was unveiled at Bandra
Bandstand in Mumbai. Rajesh Khanna

8 april

Which state has largest population of Buddhists?                                                        Maharashtra
 Who is Dr. Tony Tan Keng Yam?                                                                        President of Singapore
 A pilot project of ticketing through non-internet based mobile phones has been
launched by IRCTC on ------.                                                                                      1st July 2013
 In which year M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) was established?    1988
 How many adolescent girls in India in the age group 10-19 years are anaemic according
to the third National Family Health Survey?                                                                       56 per cent
 The recent catastrophe in Uttarakhand is estimated to have resulted in a loss of around
 Rs. ---- crores to the state economy                                                                                   . 12,000
 The World Health Organization estimates that yellow fever causes 200,000 illnesses
and ----- deaths every year in unvaccinated populations with nearly 90% of the
infections in Africa.                                                                                                           30,000
 Who has been appointed as the Member Secretary to the Law Commission of India?     N. L. Meena
 Olympian L. Brojeshori Devi passed away at Coimbatore. Who was she?                    Judo Player
 Pranab Mukherjee delivered the ---- Foundation Day Lecture of the Indian Council
of Agriculture Research at National Agriculture Science Centre Complex, Pusa,
New Delhi.                                                                                                                      85th
 As of now, what is the total number of High Courts in India?                                         24
 Which committee has recommended setting up of a National Aviation University
in India?                                                                                                                   Kaw Committee
 Bengaluru International Airport is the ------ busiest airport in the country.                  Fifth
 Who has been appointed as first-ever woman referee I-League season by the All India
Football Federation?                                                                                                   Maria Rebello
 Deepika Kumari is associated with which sport / game?                                          Archery
 Dudhwa National Park is in which State?                                                             Uttar Pradesh
 India is to achieve ---- literacy rate in the next two years.                                       80%
 Afghanistan's first woman governor, ------ is the winner of Ramon Magsaysay Award 2013.
                                                                                                                              Habiba Sarabi
 The literacy rate of India is ----- per cent at present as per the 2011 Census.            73
 As per the data released by Planning Commission, India's Poverty Ratio in 2011-12
stands at ________.                                                                                                  21.9%
 Justice Palanisamy Sathasivam has been sworn in as the ------ Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of India                                                                                               . 40th
 Martina Hingis, who has been inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame, hails from
which country?                                                                                                                Switzerland
 As per the latest data on India's poverty, which state has shown biggest drop in
percentage of poor?                                                                                              Odisha and Bihar
 As per the latest estimates, India has produced 255.36 million tonnes of foodgrains
during 2012-13 compared to ----- million tonnes in the previous year.                                  259.29
 United Nations has recognised which date as "World Toilet Day"?                         November 19
 Which port has been conferred the "Major Port of the Year" award?                          Paradip Port
 India is free from Yellow fever disease. Yellow fever disease is endemic in -----------
countries in the world.                                                                                                            44
 Who is the current Chairperson of “National Green Tribunal” of India?         Justice Swatanter Kumar
 The Direct Benefits Transfer programme was rolled out on 1st January, ---.                   2013
 Who is the author of the book “The Lowland”?                                                              Jhumpa Lahiri
 India is set to meet the Projected Demand of 150 Million Tonnes of Milk by -----.          2016-17
 Which planet is also called Earth's Twin?                                                                         Venus
 Who has taken over as Director General in Bureau of Police Research & Development?   Rajan Gupta

7 april

Who has been elected as the 12th President of Pakistan?  Mamnoon Hussain
 Indian Team bagged two silver & three bronze medals at ---- International Mathematics
Olympiad. 54th
 Which country is known as “Pearl of the Antilles”?        Haiti
 Ministry of Tourism has undertaken joint development of tourist amenities at Amritsar,
Raibareilly, Trivandrum, Gaya and ---- Cantt Railway Stations in association with
Ministry of Railways. Agra
 On which date “Global Tiger Day” is observed? July 29
 The Government has appointed Prof. ------ as the Director of National School of
Drama (NSD). Waman Kendre
 In which Northeast State, India's longest rail-cum-road bridge is being coming up? Assam
 Who took charge as the Secretary, Department of Justice in the Ministry of Law & Justice? Anita Kaul
 Who was honoured with the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award? Amjad Ali Khan
 The Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG scheme has commenced operations in ---------
district of Himachal Pradesh. Mandi
 Which team has won the South Asian Football Federation Under-16 Championship? India
 Where is “National Centre for Biological Sciences” located? Bengaluru
 Which country will jointly host the 2015 Cricket World Cup? Australia and New Zealand
 The Gandhi Sagar Dam is a part of which Project? Chambal Project
 World Police & Fire Games are organised by the World Police and Fire Games
Federation since ------. 1989
 Who has been conferred with 'Saraswati Samman' Award for 2012? Sugathakumari
 The Government has decided to set up new major ports one each at Sagar in
West Bengal and the other at Dugarajapatnam in -------. Andhra Pradesh
 Who has been re-elected Zimbabwe's President? Robert Mugabe
 By defeating which team, India has won historic bronze medal at junior women hockey
 world cup in August 2013? England
 Name the Indian Chess Player who has won Politiken Cup in Denmark. Parimanjan Negi
 Who is Shri A.K. Tyagi? CMD, MECON
 Which place is famous for "Chikankari Work", a traditional embroidery art? Lucknow
 In which State the 'Great Himalayan National Park' is located? Himachal Pradesh
 Pranab Mukherjee attended the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of M.S. Swaminathan
Research Foundation on August 7, 2013 at ------. Chennai
 In which state, Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project is located? Madhya Pradesh
 An Aadhaar enrolment centre at the Yojana Bhawan, New Delhi was inaugurated on
------- by Sindhushree Khullar, Secretary, Planning Commission. 7th August, 2013
 Pinaka is a____. Multiple Rocket Launcher
 Who is Dr. V S Madan? DG & MD, UIDAI
 According to the Census 2011, which State has the maximum rural population? Uttar Pradesh
 When is ' National Day of Singapore' celebrated? August 9