GK-20 (February-2013)

1. Ranji Trophy 2013 has been won by a. Rajasthan b. West Bengal c. Mumbai d. Saurashtra 2. The President of International Court of Justice is a. Dalveer Bhandari b. Peter Tomka c. Kofi Annan d. Ban Ki Moon 3. Indian Air force has purchased Pilatus trainer aircraft from a. Switzerland b. UK c. Russia d. USA 4. The new Solicitor General of India is a. Rohinton Nariman b. GE Vahanavati c. Soli Sorabjee d. Mohan Parasaran 5. Jigmi Y. Thinley is the Prime Minister of a. Myanmar b. Vietnam c. Bhutan d. Singapore 6. Hero Hockey India League 2013 was recently won by a. Ranchi Rhinos b. Uttar Pradesh Wizards c. Mumbai Magicians d. Punjab Warriors 7. The 14 meeting of BASIC Environment Ministers was held in Feb 2013 in a. Argentina b. Brazil c. South Africa d. India 8. The biggest trading country in the world in 2012 was a. UAE b. China c. USA d. Japan 9. India's 1 indigenously developed weaponised helicopter is a. Rudra b. Nag c. Pinaka d. Tejas 10. The winner of ICC Womens World Cup 2013 is a. England b. New Zealand c. Australia d. Sri Lanka 11. Rafael Correa has been re-chosen President of a. Cambodia b. Ecuador c. Argentina d. Ethiopia 12. _________has been recently appointed as the Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations. a. Nirupama Rao b. Asoke Kumar Mukerji c. Ranjan Mathai d. Pawan Sukhdev 13. TS Vijayan has become the chairman of a. SEBI b. State Bank of India c. Indian Banks Association d. IRDA 14. Tata Group will start a new airline in partnership with AirAsia of a. Malaysia b. Hong Kong c. Singapore d. China 15. James Alix Michel, who has won the Sustainable Leadership Award 2013, is the President of a. Holland b. Seychelles c. Panama d. Monaco 16. ________ panel has been set up to improve the overall business climate in the country. a. Damodaran b. Rangarajan c. Kelkar d. Tendulkar 17. The winner of Vyas Samman 2012 is a. Vishwanath Prasad b. Ramdarash Mishra c. Narendra Kohli d. Amar kant 18. The record for highest ever polling (93 percent) in India was recently set up in the Assembly elections of a. Nagaland b. Tripura c. Sikkim d. Manipur 19. World's highest rail bridge is being built over which among the following rivers? a. Chenab b. Ravi c. Jhelum d. Beas 20. Which state has shown the highest growth rate in the 11 Five Year plan? a. Karnataka b. Punjab c. Andhra Pradesh d. Bihar 1 2 3 4 5 C B A D C 6 7 8 9 10 A D B A C 11 12 13 14 15 B B D A B 16 17 18 19 20 A C B A D
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