CA March 2013 Question Answers

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1.Which organisation launched the highly successful Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission in October

2008?

a) Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre

b) National Mesosphere Stratosphere-Troposphere Radar Facility

c) National Remote Sensing Agency

d) Indian Space Research Organisation

Answer: (d) Indian Space Research Organisation

2. Population of which species Increased in Kaziranga National Park despite poaching, according to

the recent census which ended on 26 March 2013?

a) Great One-horned Rhinoceros

b) The Bengal Tiger

c) The Black Buck

d) Giant Alligator

Answer: (a) Great One-horned Rhinoceros

3. In the last week of March 2013, two new ______ species called Enyalioides were discovered from

Cordillera Azul National Park. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.

a) Chameleon

b) Wild Ants

c) Woodlizard

d) Butterflies

Answer: (c) Woodlizard

4. India and the US in the Month of March 2013 agreed for cooperation on future missions to

_________ and __________ after successful collaboration in Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission. Fill

in the blanks with appropriate options.

a) Moon and Mars

b) Mars and Pluto

c) Moon and Mercury

d) Mercury and Mars

Answer: (a) Moon and Mars

5. Name the two Enyalioides species which were discovered from Cordillera Azul National Park in

the last week of March 2013.

a) Enyalioides Shaughnessy and Enyalioides Laticeps

b) Enyalioides Azulae and Enyalioides Binzayedi

c) Enyalioides Oshaughnessyi and Enyalioides Shaughnessy

d) Enyalioides Azulae and Enyalioides Laticeps

Answer: (b) Enyalioides Azulae and Enyalioides Binzayedi


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1.Which International Hockey team won the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament title for the

seventh time on 17 March 2013 by defeating Malaysia?

a) Australia

b) South Korea

c) Pakistan

d) India

Answer: (d) Australia

2. Name the leading International tennis player who won Indian Wells BNP Paribas Open 2013 on 17

March 2013.

a) Roger Federer

b) David Ferrer

c) Rafael Nadald) Andy murray

Answer: (c) Rafael Nadal

3.Which International Cricket team won the fourth and the final test against Australia, at Feroz

Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi to claim the series by 4-0?

a) India

b) Pakistan

c) Bangladesh

d) South Africa

Answer: (a) India

4.Which International Golf player won the third PGA Tour title 2013, Arnold Palmer Invitational at

Bay Hill Club & Lodge; Orlando, Florida on 25 March 2013.

a) Tiger Woods

b) Mike Brannan

c) Gay Brewer

d) Charles CoeAnswer: (a) Tiger Woods

5. Name the Sri lankan Cricket Player who was named as the captain of the Pune Warriors India for

Indian Premier League (IPL) Season 6 which will begin from 3 April 2013.

a) Angelo Mathews

b) Ajantha Mendis


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c) Kumar Sangakkara

d) Mahela Jayawardene

Answer: (a) Angelo Mathews

1. NASA's Swift satellite in the Month of March 2013 discovered one of the youngest-known

supernova remnants. What is the age of these supernova remnants?

a) Less than 2500 years old

b) 2500 years old

c) 3000 years old

d) Less than 3000 years old

Answer: (a) Less than 2500 years old

2.A team of researchers discovered abundant active bacteria community in the deepest spot of the

Earth. What is the name of deepest point on Earth?

a) Mariana Trench

b) Mariana Islands

c) The Challenger Deep

d) None of these

Answer: (c) The Challenger Deep

3.Astronomers at the Herschel space observatory in the Month of March 2013 found some of the

youngest stars ever seen in the Universe. What were these youngest stars called?

a) Dwarf Stars

b) Protostars

c) Minute Stars

d) Young Stars

Answer: (b) Protostars

4.An unknown huge radio galaxy was discovered by an international team of astronomers in the

month of March 2013. Which telescope was used to discover this radio galaxy?

a) ASTRON

b) MSSS

c) All-sky model

d) LOFAR

Answer: (d) LOFAR


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5. Mass death of which species occurred on the beach in Coronel city, around 530 km from Santiago,

Chile, in the third week of March 2013 likely because of the power generation plants- Bocamina 1 and

2 as well as Colbun?

a) Blue Whales

b) Crabs

c) Prawns

d) Turtles

Answer: (c) Prawns

1. The World Bank in the month of March 2013 barred which company from doing any business with

it or the projects funded by it for a period of six months?

a) Punj Lloyd Group

b) Lanco Infratech Limited

c) Larsen & Toubro

d) IVRCL Infrastructures & Projects Ltd

Answer: (c) Larsen & Toubro

2. The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) on 6 March 2013 cleared the investment

proposal of which Malaysian budget carrier to launch the new airline along with Tata Group and

Arun Bhatia's Telestra Tradeplace?

a) Cebu Pacific

b) AirAsia

c) JetStar

d) Tiger Airways

Answer: (b) AirAsia

3.Which confectionary giant was slapped with a notice demanding 250 crore Rupees by the

Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence on the grounds of excise duty evasion?

a) Cadbury India Ltd

b) Wrigley India

c) Lotte India

d) Perk India Ltd

Answer: (a) Cadbury India Ltd


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4.Which telecom company in the month of March 2013 launched high quality voice service for its

subscribers in Kenya, Rwanda, Malawi and Nigeria in the African sub-continent?

a) Vodafone

b) Reliance

c) Idea Cellular

d) Bharti Airtel

Answer: (d) Bharti Airtel

5. Microsoft launched the new version of which software for the businesses running in India? This

software will facilitate sharing the data seamlessly across the computers and mobiles with the help of

cloud computing technology.

a) MS Office 2009

b) MS Office 365c) MS Office 2013

d) MS Office 2010

Answer: (b) MS Office 365

1.Which country on 12 March 2013 claimed to have become the first in the world to extract the

natural gas from frozen methane hydrate successfully off the central coast?

a) China

b) US

c) Canada

d) Japan

Answer: (d) Japan

2.Which country announced the worst-ever drought in 30 years in its entire North Island?

a) The United States of America

b) New Zealand

c) Canada

d) South Africa

Answer: (b) New Zealand

3. Methane Hydrate, also known as Methane clathrates are a kind of frozen confinements of

molecules of _________ and Methane. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.

a) Carbon Dioxide

b) Hydrogen


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c) Water

d) Hydrocarbons

Answer: (c) Water

4.What led to worst-ever drought in 30 years in the entire North Island of the New Zealand?

a) Deforestation

b) Climate Change

c) Depleting water resources

d) Global Warming

Answer: (d) Global Warming

5.Which body is conducting the survey of gas field in the main island of Japan in Nankai Trough

where extraction of natural gas from frozen methane hydrate was done successfully?a) Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC)

b) Ministry of State for the Corporation in Support of Compensation for Nuclear Damage

c) Ministry of State for Ocean Policy

d) Ministry of State for Science and Technology Policy

Answer: (a) Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC)

1. Samsung, the South Korean giant launched which device in Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall at

Unpacked Events 2013 on 14 March 2013?

a) Samsung Tab 3

b) Samsung Galaxy Camera

c) Samsung Grand 2

d) Samsung Galaxy S4

Answer: (d) Samsung Galaxy S4

2.Which direct broadcast satellite television provider in the month of March 2013 launched Video

on Demand service for its Tata Sky+ HD subscribers?

a) Tata Sky

b) Airtel Live

c) Videocon DTH

d) Dish TV

Answer: (a) Tata Sky

3.Where did Welspun Energy on 12 March 2013 commissioned Asias largest solar power project of


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50 MW?

a) Alwar, Rajasthan

b) Chittorgarh, Rajasthan

c) Jodhpur, Rajasthan

d) Dungarpur, Rajasthan

Answer: (c) Jodhpur, Rajasthan

4.Which company on 11 March 2013 acquired two gaming companies, Funnel Japan in Japan and

Busan in South Korea?

a) Airtel Games

b) SEGA Games

c) Techno Trax Games

d) Reliance GamesAnswer: (d) Reliance Games

5. For what purpose did The Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation

(RIICO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korean Trade Promotion

Agency (KOTRA) on 11 March 2013 in New Delhi?

a) For setting up Rajasthan State Industry

b) For setting up Korean Industrial Zone

c) For setting up Trade Promotion Zone

d) None of these

Answer: (b) For setting up Korean Industrial Zone

1. Researchers working on the accurate calculation of the distance of Milky Way to the nearest galaxy

found the exact distance to our nearest galaxy, Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). What is the exact

distance?

a) 163000 light years

b) 175000 light years

c) 183000 light years

d) 150000 light years

Answer: (a) 163000 light years

2.Which country ranked first on list of countries which distribute spam all over the world, according

to new report of SophosLabs?


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a) China

b) India

c) US

d) Spain

Answer: (c) US

3.Which research centre announced that it was developing the largest magnet of the world? This

largest magnet would weigh 50000 tons.

a) CERN, Geneva

b) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India

c) NASA, US

d) Neutrino Observatory, India

Answer: (b) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India

4.According to the study conducted by University of Minnesota in the first week of March 2013,

which species of Africa would decline to almost extinction over the period of coming 20-40 years if

conservation measures were not undertaken?

a) Elephants

b) Wild Cat

c) Wild Lizard

d) Wild Lion

Answer: (d) Wild Lion

5.Which compost plant became first in India to receive carbon credits worth 25 lakh rupees from the

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change?

a) Okhla Compost Plant

b) ROTOPALA Composting Plant

c) Mumbai Compost Plant

d) Kanpur Composting Plant

Answer: (a) Okhla Compost Plant

1. By what basis point, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 19 March 2013 cut the repo rate in its

mid-quarter review of the monetary policy.

A. 25 basis Point

B. 50 Basis Point

C. 15 basis point


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D. 35 basis point

Answer: (A) 25 basis Point

2. The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) on 21 March 2013 cleared Reliance Industries' (RIL)

KG-D6 and NEC-25 blocks for________________

A. Oil and Gas Exploration

B. Oil and Gas Engineering

C. Oil and Gas Filtration

D. Oil and Gas Production

Answer: (A) Oil and Gas Exploration

3. Name the Place where Commercial production of Aishwarya Oil Field at has started on 23 March

2013.A. Rajasthan

B. Tamil Nadu

C. Orissa

D. Andhra Pradesh

Answer: (A) Rajasthan

4.As per RBI mid-quarter review of the monetary policy, the reverse repo rate changed from the

earlier 6.5 Percent. What is the new Reverse repo rate?

A. 6.5 Percent

B. 5.5 Percent

C. 6.7 Percent

D. 6.75 Percent

Answer: (D) 6.75 Percent

5. Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) signed the Memorandum

of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance on 25

March 2013. What is the set ambitious Sales target made by the Company in 2013-14 fiscal year?A. 3407 Crore Rupees

B. 3510 Crore Rupees

C. 3210 Crore Rupees

D. 3256 Crore Rupees

Answer: (A) 3407 Crore Rupees


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1.Which Team won the General Sparrow Centenary Polo Cup-2013 played at Jaipur Polo Ground on

2 March 2013 by defeating Sailors team?

a) Sona Polo Team

b) Jaipur Riders

c) Elestina Gold Team

d) Garcha polo team

Answer: (a) Sona Polo Team

2.Which top seeded tennis player Defeated David Ferrer to Win ATP Mexican Open 2013 Tennis

Tournament?

a) Rafael Nadal

b) Roger Federer

c) Novak Djokovicd) Mahesh Bhupati

Answer: (a) Rafael Nadal

3. Name the Female Indian Cyclist won a Bronze medal in the final of women's juniors of 500m cycle

event in Asian Cycling Championship on 7 March 2013 in New Delhi.

a) Kamaljeet Sandhu

b) Neha Agarwaal

c) Poulomi Ghatk

d) Deborah

Answer: (d) Deborah

4.Which Indian female veteran golfer, on 6 March 2013 won her second title in the fourth leg of

Hero Women`s pro golf tour 2013 in Mumbai.

a) Smriti Mehra

b) Sharmila Nicollet

c) Ankita Das

d) Saba anjum KarimAnswer: (a) Smriti Mehra

5.Which female top seeded Badminton player won the womens singles title in the All England

Open Badminton Championships 2013 at the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England on 10

March 2013?

a) Tine Baun


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b) Saina Nehwal

c) Jwala Dutta

d) Ashwini Ponaapa

Answer: (a) Tine Baun

1. The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) lifted import alert on the Hyderabad-based

antibiotics facility of which leading pharmaceutical research company of India?

a) Ranbaxy

b) Aurobindo Pharma

c) Cadila Healthcare

d) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals

Answer: (b) Aurobindo Pharma

2. Which feature was added by Google to its Google Play India Page which allows you to download or

rent movies?

a) Google Play Movies

b) Play My Movie

c) Rent a Movie

d) Watch My Movie

Answer: (a) Google Play Movies

3. Which largest education company of India, on 26 March 2013 announced completion of the sale of

its entire 50% stake in Eurokids International Limited?

a) IndiaCan

b) Oxfam India

c) Everonn Education limited


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d) Educomp Solutions Ltd

Answer: (d) Educomp Solutions Ltd

4. Which insurance giant was fined 30 million Pound by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) over AIA

bid in March 2013?

a) ICICI Lombard

b) Reliance Insurance

c) Prudential

d) AIG Vyasya

Answer: (c) Prudential

5. Apple in the month of March 2013 bought which indoor GPS mapping firm for 20 million dollars?

a) BlueNav

b) DirectRoute

c) wifiSLAM

d) Topo

Answer: (c) wifiSLAM

1.The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) lifted import alert on the Hyderabad-based

antibiotics facility of which leading pharmaceutical research company of India?

a) Ranbaxy

b) Aurobindo Pharma

c) Cadila Healthcare

d) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals

Answer: (b) Aurobindo Pharma

2. Which feature was added by Google to its Google Play India Page which allows you to download or

rent movies?


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a) Google Play Movies

b) Play My Movie

c) Rent a Movie

d) Watch My Movie

Answer: (a) Google Play Movies

3. Which largest education company of India, on 26 March 2013 announced completion of the sale of

its entire 50% stake in Eurokids International Limited?

a) IndiaCan

b) Oxfam India

c) Everonn Education limited

d) Educomp Solutions Ltd

Answer: (d) Educomp Solutions Ltd

4. Which insurance giant was fined 30 million Pound by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) over AIA

bid in March 2013?

a) ICICI Lombard

b) Reliance Insurance

c) Prudential

d) AIG Vyasya

Answer: (c) Prudential

5. Apple in the month of March 2013 bought which indoor GPS mapping firm for 20 million dollars?

a) BlueNav

b) DirectRoute

c) wifiSLAM


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d) Topo

Answer: (c) wifiSLAM

1. Which organisation launched the highly successful Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission in October 2008?

a) Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre

b) National Mesosphere Stratosphere-Troposphere Radar Facility

c) National Remote Sensing Agency

d) Indian Space Research Organisation

Answer: (d) Indian Space Research Organisation

2. Population of which species Increased in Kaziranga National Park despite poaching, according to the

recent census which ended on 26 March 2013?

a) Great One-horned Rhinoceros

b) The Bengal Tiger

c) The Black Buck

d) Giant Alligator

Answer: (a) Great One-horned Rhinoceros

3. In the last week of March 2013, two new ______ species called Enyalioides were discovered from

Cordillera Azul National Park. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.

a) Chameleon

b) Wild Ants

c) Woodlizard

d) Butterflies

Answer: (c) Woodlizard


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4. India and the US in the Month of March 2013 agreed for cooperation on future missions to

_________ and __________ after successful collaboration in Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission. Fill in the

blanks with appropriate options.

a) Moon and Mars

b) Mars and Pluto

c) Moon and Mercury

d) Mercury and Mars

Answer: (a) Moon and Mars

5. Name the two Enyalioides species which were discovered from Cordillera Azul National Park in the

last week of March 2013.

a) Enyalioides Shaughnessy and Enyalioides Laticeps

b) Enyalioides Azulae and Enyalioides Binzayedi

c) Enyalioides Oshaughnessyi and Enyalioides Shaughnessy

d) Enyalioides Azulae and Enyalioides Laticeps

Answer: (b) Enyalioides Azulae and Enyalioides Binzayedi


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1) Who is se lected for the prestig ious Jnanp ith award for the year 2012?Ans. Ravuri Bharadhwaja for his contributions to Telugu literature.

2) Recently , who was re-e lected for a second term as IAEA Chie f?Ans. Yukiya Amano

3) Where was Indias firs t a ll Women Post Office inaugurated recently?Ans. New Delhi

4) Who scored the fastest debut century in test cricket recently?Ans. Shikhar Dhawan

5) Mala la Yousafzai has recently s igned a dea l to publish her autobiography. Namethe title?

Ans. I Am Malala

6) Indian President was the Chief Guest a t the Independence Day celebra tionsofwhich country dur ing March 2012?Ans. Mauritius

7) Who has been e lected as the new Pope o f the Catholic Church?Ans. Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina & he has chosen the name "Francis

8) Which film was ad judged best feature film in the 60 th Nationa l F ilm Awards?Ans. Paan Singh Tomar (Hindi) directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia

9) The 5th BR ICS summit was recently held at?Ans. Durban, South Africa (March 26-27).The member states of BRICS are

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

10) The code name given to the entire plan o f the execution of A fsal Guru, theparliament attack convict:Ans. Operation Three Star

11) Which country will host ICC World T20 2014?


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Ans. Bangladesh

12) Who is elec ted as the Presiden t o f Venezuela recently?Ans. Nicolas Maduro

13) The President of Bang ladesh who passed away recently?Ans. Zillur Rahman

14) Who are the three persona lities recently selected by the Indian ParliamentaryGroup for the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award?Ans. Arun Jaitley (2010), Karan Singh (2011) and Sharad Yadav (2012)

15) Which team won the Santosh Trophy Football tournament 2013 held inKerala?Ans. Services

16) Who was honoured with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize recently?Ans. Ela Bhatt, founder of the Self Employed Womens Association (SEWA), was

presented with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development

for the year 2011 by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee.

17) Who was crowned the Fem ina M iss India 2013?Ans. Navneet Kaur Dhilon

18) When is the F irst In ternationa l Happiness Day celebra ted?Ans. 20th March 2013

19) Who is chosen for Saraswati Samman award 2013?Ans. Sugathakumari (Malayalam Poet)

20) Which former British Prime Min ister popularly known as the " IronLady passed away on April 8?Ans. Margaret Thatcher. She was the longest serving British prime minister

(1979-1990) of the 20th century and is the only woman to have held the office.


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1. Who is the winner of Australian Open 2013 Women's title ?Answer: Victoria Azarenka

2. Who is the winner of Australian Open 2013 men's title ?Answer: Novak DjokovicDid you know who are the winners of Australian Open 2012 ?3. Who is the chief guest of 2013 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas ?Answer: Rajkeswur Purryag, President of Mauritius (Held in Kochi)

4. Who is the chief guest of republic day 2013 ?Answer: Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, King of Bhutan

5. Who is first female President of South Korea ?Answer: Park Guen-hye

6. Who is the first female Chief Justice of Sri Lanka ?Answer: Shirani Bandaranayake (recently impeached)

7. Who is the winner of DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2013 ?Answer: Jeet Thayil (book - Narcopolis)

8. Which is the Longest Railway Tunnel in India?Answer: Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel (Banihal railway tunnel)9. Where did the World Economic Forum annual meeting held ?

Answer: Davos, Switzerland10. Who has been conferred won Keerthi Chakra (the second highest amongpeace time gallantry awards of the country) ?

Answer: Major Anoop Joseph


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11. Which Indian scientist conferred with China's top science award ?Answer: CNR Rao

12. Who is the winner of Ranji Trophy 2012-2013 ?Answer: Mumbai

13. Which country recently test fired Hatf-9 (Nasr) missile ?

Answer: Pakistan

14. Who is the new Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi ?Answer: Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty

15. Who is the new President of Sahitya Akademi ?Answer: Dr. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari

16. Who is appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the UnitedNations ?Answer: Asoke Kumar M ukerji

17. Who is the worlds oldest Marathon runner ?Answer: Fauja Singh

OSCAR Winners 2013 (85th Academy Awards W inners)17. Which film won this year's Best Picture Oscar ?Answer: Argo

18. Which actor won this year's Best Actor (in a Leading Role) Oscar ?Answer: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)


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19. Which actress won this year's Best Actress (in a Leading Role) Oscar ?Answer: Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)

20. Who won this year's Best Director Oscar ?Answer: Ang Lee (Life of Pi)

21. Who is the first person to win Best Actor Oscar thrice ?Answer: Daniel Day-Lewis

22. What is the theme of 2013 International Womens Day (march 8) ?Answer: A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women

23. New Governor of Nagaland ?Answer: Ashwani Kumar

24. New Governor of Kerala ?Answer: Nikhil Kumar

25. New Governor of Odisha ?Answer: S C Jamir

26. Who is the new President of Kenya ?Answer: Uhuru Kenyatta

27. Who is the new Prime Minister ( Premier of the People's Republic ofChina) of China ?Answer: Li Keqiang

28. Who is the new Pope?Answer: Pope Francis


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29. What is the name of India's first regional navigational satellite ?Answer: IRNSS-1

30. Who scored fastest hundred on debut in test cricket ?Answer: Shikhar Dhawan

31. Where is India's first all women post office inaugurated on women's day ?Answer: Delhi

32. What is the theme of 2013 w orld water day (march 22) ?Answer: Water Cooperation

33. Which year is declared by UN as International Year of W ater Cooperation ?Answer: 2013

34. Who is the winner of 2013 miss India ?answer: Navneet Kaur Dhillon

35. who is the winner of 2013 Saraswati Samman ?Answer: Sugathakumari (Manalezhuthu)

36. Who is recently reelected as IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency)Director general ?

Answer: Yukiya Amano

37. Who is the new Prime Minister of Nepal ?Answer: Khil Raj Regmi

38. Who is the first female Prime minister of UK who recently passed away ?

Answer: Margaret Thatcher


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39. Who is the new pm of North Korea ?Answer: Pak Pong-ju

40. Who is the new venezuela president ?Answer: Nicolas Maduro

41. Who is the new president of Bangladesh ?Answer: Abdul Hamid

42. What is the theme of 2013 World Earth day (April 22) ?Answer: The face of climate change

* 43. Who is the new Governor of Jammu and Kashmir ?answer: Narinder Nath Vohra

* 44. Who is the new president of ADB (Asian Development Bank) ?Answer: Takehiko Nakao

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