1.
Recently Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh launched a placement
linked skill development scheme in a bid to reach out to rural youth in
Naxal-hit areas. What is the name of the scheme? Ans: Roshni
2. The
book, Dard-E-Dil Likhun Kab Tak is a compilation of poems composed by ____?
Ans: Rukhsar Amrohvi
3.
Recently K Srikanth clinched the Thailand Open Badminton 2013 by defeating
_____? Ans: Boonsak Ponsana
4. Name
the world’s tallest twisted tower, which was launched in Dubai Marina on 10
June 2013? Ans: Infinity Tower
5.
Recently Ramit Tandon in news. He is a ____player? Ans: Squash
6. The
first 9.9 mega watt biomass project set up at village Khurawata of Mahendergarh
district in which state? Ans: Haryana
7.
Recently the Tourism Ministry has roped which Public Sector Unit to maintain
cleanliness and hygiene at six tourist destinations across the country, as part
of its Clean India campaign? Ans: ONGC
8. 7th
Regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas to be held in ______? Ans: Australia
9.
Recently Indian National Defence University (INDU) is being set up at ___? Ans:
Gurgaon
10. What
is venue of ‘2018 CWG’? Ans: Australia
11.
Recently Rami Hamdallah became New Prime Minister of ____? Ans: Palestine
12. Reserve Bank of India projected a
GDP growth for 2013-14 at _____? Ans:
5.7%
13.
Recently Rafael Nadal win a record eighth French Open title. He defeated _____
in the final. Ans: David Ferrer
14. Recently
Kerala and Himachal Pradesh announced Cooperation in___? Ans: Rural Development
15.
Recently Raghav Joneja is in news. He is ____? Ans: Youngest Indian to scale
the Mount Everest
16.
India’s research station at the Antarctica, Himadri research station, is
situated in which of the following countries? Ans: Norway
17. The
Hyderabad high court has cleared the merger of which of the following two
companies recently?
Ans :
Mahindra Satyam and Tech Mahindra
18. Which
of the following leading tyre manufacturers of India has announced the takeover
of US based Cooper Tire for Rs 14,500 crore? Ans: Apollo tyres
19. The
Decision Review System (DRS) is recently implemented in which of the following
games? India is opposing this system. Ans: Cricket
20. The
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced to withdraw which of the
following services from Jul 15? Ans: Telegram
21. The
Indian Air Force (IAF) has received which of the following heavy lift aircrafts
which will provide it the world's most advanced humanitarian and strategic
capabilities once the fleet becomes operational? Ans: C-17 Globemaster III
22. The government has set a target of 80 per
cent literacy rate to be achieved by _____with special emphasis on female
education. Ans: 2017
23. The
Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on disinvestment has cleared 9.33 per cent
stake sale of the trading giant MMTC through the Offer For Sale (OFS) route
recently. What is the full form of MMTC? Ans: Minerals and Metals Trading
Corporation
24. Who among
the following has been sworn in as the new president of Kenya? Ans : Uhuru
Kenyatta
25. Which of
the following state/UT governments has launched a centralised emergency
response system “Dial-100” to enable the police to reach a complainant within
minutes? Ans : Andhra Pradesh
26. The
Conference on Sustainable Tourism of the United Nations World Tourism
Organisation (UNWTO) began on April 12 in Ans: Hyderabad
27. Which of
the following Internet giants will allow users to decide what happens to their
data after they die or become inactive online? It is the first major company to
deal with the sensitive issue. Ans. Google
28. Which of
the following international organizations has come out with a
multi-billion-dollar four-year plan aimed at bringing down poverty levels in
seven low-income Indian states? Ans: World Bank
29. Which of
the following state governments on April 11 launched a new scheme named “Amma
Hstam” on the occasion of Ugadi festival to supply nine essential food items to
the poor at a subsidized rate? Ans : Andhra Pradesh
30. With which country
has India crossed the first milestone towards the development of the fifth
generation
fighter
aircraft (FGFA), completing the preliminary design? Ans : Russia
31. Banking
sector falls under which of the following sectors? Ans : Service Sector
32. Name the
British scientist who died on April 10.He was awarded a Nobel prize for his
pioneering work in developing In vitro fertilisation (IVF) leading to the birth
of the first test tube baby. Ans : Robert Edwards
33. Uruguay
becomes the second Latin American country to allow gay marriage on April 11.The
first was Ans : Argentina
34. Which
among the following is the largest economy of Europe? Ans : S Germany
35. Zao
Wou-ki, whose works routinely fetch millions of dollars at auction, has died on
April 9 in Switzerland
aged 93.He was
a legendary Ans : Painter
36. National
Safe Motherhood Day is observed on which of the following days? Ans : April 11
37. Bangladesh
has opposed the process of constructing dams on two rivers — the Mawphu dam
across river
Umiew and
Myntdu dam across river Myntdu. These two dams are situated in Ans:
Meghalaya
38. Which of
the following stock exchange is all set to unveil India’s first debt trading
platform? Ans : NSE
39. Who among
the following has took over as Managing Director and CEO of National Stock
Exchange (NSE) in the first week of April? Ans:
Chitra Ramkrishna
40. Name the
weightlifter who won silver in the 50kg boys’ category at Tashkent, Uzbekistan,
giving India the first medal in the World Youth Weightlifting Championships on
April 8. Ans : Jamjang Deru
41. Name the
state government which has announced a special health care scheme named ‘Sneha
Sparsh’ for
treatment of
complicated diseases like liver transplant for 12 year -old children on April
10. Ans : Assam
42. With an
aim to creating experts in public health, which of the following states will
establish the country's first public health university in the state? Ans :
Odisha
43. Name the
French technology services company which was bought by Tata Consultancy
Services for over 75
million euro
(Rs 530 crore) in a deal aimed at giving India's largest software company an
extra edge in the crucial European market. Ans : Alti SA
44. Japanese
two-wheeler manufacturer Yamaha Motor has announced setting up of its fifth
global research
and
development (R & D) headquarters that would help develop low-cost models in
future, in India at Ans : Surajpur, UP
45. Pakistan
on April 10 successfully test-fired nuclear-capable Hatf-IV ballistic missile
with a range of Ans : 900km
46. Which of
the following states has decided to start a new scheme called Mission
Olympics-2020 for special
coaching to
selected state’s players to represent the country in Olympics-2020 on April 10?
Ans : MP
47. Recently,
the UN Security Council has unanimously approved the first-ever
"offensive" UN peacekeeping
brigade to battle rebels groups in which of the following
countries? Ans : Democratic Republic of Congo
48. Summer
Olympics 2016 will be organised in Ans :
Brazil
49. Which of
the following is CAPART associated with? Ans : Rural development
50. In which
of the following cities is the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) located?
Ans : Basel
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