Current Affairs for Government Exams

(Answers are given below) Portalforjobs.com is a job portal for job seekers. Job seekers prepare their self for government exams & other competitive exams. They cover Reasoning, English, Math, Computer & GK with Current Affairs. Here, we give you current affairs 2013 questions and answers with multiple choices (MCQ). These Objective type questions and answers are taken from latest news of 2013 of the month January, February, March, April, May, June, and July. National (India) & International News & events is the base of these Current Affairs Quiz 2013. Job Hunters can check their knowledge to attempt this current affairs test without help of answers and in last match your answers with correct answers. Thus they will prepare for the Bank Exam (PO, SO, Clerk), SSC CGL, Railway, Teaching. 1) Which Scheme has Government launched for Blue-Collar Indian workers in Gulf? a) MGPSY Scheme b) PGMSY Scheme c) MMPSY Scheme d) PGPSY Scheme 2) When did President Pranab Mukherjee sign Ordinance on Food Security Bill? a) 15 July 2013 b) 10 July 2013 c) 5 July 2013 d) 4 July 2013 3) The person who become the first Indian Circumnavigate Globe Solo and non-stop on a sail boata) Hari Ram Kumar b) Lt. Cdr. Abhilash Tomy c) Lt. Ramadose d) None of them 4) Who has won the Golden Bat in Champions Trophy 2013? a) Ravindra Jadeja b) Shikhar Dhawan c) Virat Kohli d) M. S. Dhoni

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5) Which of the following has made the largest inbound foreign direct investment in India till date? a) Vodafone b) BP Plc c) Vedanta Resource d) Dailchi Sankyo

6) Who selected for the prestigious Jnanpith award for the year 2012? a) Dr Raghuvir Singh b) Dr Ravuri Bharadwaja c) Dr. Krishnan ayer d) Dr. Mithun Chikoriya

7) Who was elected as the new President of Venezuela? a) Mark Bhioad b) Mark Richards c) Nicolas Mathue d) Nicolas Maduro

8) FSSAI Stands fora) Family Safety and Standards Authority of India b) Fruits Safety and Standards Authority of India c) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India d) Films Safety and Standards Authority of India

9) India launches __________ which aims to address the threats emanating from the cyber world. a) National Crime Security Policy 2013 b) National Cyber secure Policy 2013 c) National Cyber Security Policy 2013 d) National Cyber Security Plans 2013

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10) Who won the ATP Dubai Open Tennis title 2013 on 2 March 2013. a) Drok Jaroen b) Nittien Mishaley c) Mark Kristan d) Novak Djokovic 11) International Womens Day is celebrated across the world on _____. a) 11 March 2013 b) 9 March 2013 c) 8 March 2013 d) 10 March 2013 12) How many Medals did India win in Inaugural Asian Grand Prix Archery Championship? a) Eight Medals b) Nine Medals c) Ten Medals d) Six Medals 13) The Union Cabinet of India on 1 May 2013 approved the launch of the____________. a) National Urban Health Mission b) National Urban Security Mission c) National Rural Health Mission d) National Health Mission 14) On Which Date has Indian cinema completed exactly 100 years? a) 6 May 2013 b) 5 May 2013 c) 3 May 2013 d) 4 May 2013 15) Union Cabinet of India declared Year 2013 as_________. a) Water Conservation Year 2013 b) Water Convert Year 2013 c) Water Saving Year 2013 d) Water Wastage Year 2013

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16) Who won Asom Ratna Award for the Year 2012? a) Sonia Singh b) Indira Goswami c) Mandira Goswami d) Mahalaxmi Prjapati 17) Who was honored with the Whitley award, also known as Green Oscar, in London? a) Dr. Priyanka Malhotra b) Dr. Aparna Jain c) Dr. Aparajita Datta d) Dr. Prachi Saxsena 18) Who was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court. a) Justice Amitava Roy b) Justice Mithun Roy c) Justice Anupam Thakur d) Justice Sunita Sharma 19) Justice D.K. Jain has been appointed as the Chairman of the ____________by the Union Government of India. a) 30th Law Commission of India b) 10th Law Commission of India c) 19th Law Commission of India d) 20th Law Commission of India 20) Who won the FIFA Ballon dOr Award for fourth time on 7 January 2013. a) Arjun Munda b) Lionel Messi c) Liza Bella d) Richer Disalva 21) Who is recently appointed as Union Railway Minister? a) CP Joshi b) Mamata Banerjee c) Mallikarjun Kharge d) Mukul Roy

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22) With which country India signed extradition treaty in May, 2013 a) Japan b) UAE c) Malaysia d) Thailand 23) Who is elected as new President of China in March,2013? a) Li Yuanchao b) Li Keqiang c) Hu Jinato d) Xi Jinping 24) Which player win the 'golden ball' award in Champions Trophy, 2013 a) Bhuvneshwar Kumar b) Ravindra Jadeja c) Ravichandran Ashwin d) Ishant Sharma 25) Which state become first in India to implement electronic GPF in March, 2013 a) Madhya Pradesh b) Punjab c) Arunachal Pradesh d) Mizoram

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Answers For These Questions Ques No. Ans No. Ques No. 1 a 14 2 c 15 3 b 16 4 b 17 5 a 18 6 b 19 7 d 20 8 c 21 9 c 22 10 d 23 11 c 24 12 a 25 13 a

Ans No. c a b c a d b c d d b c

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