DRDO CEPTAM 06 – Model Question Papers of General Awareness/Current Affairs 2013 Questions with answers for all upcoming PSU/IT/Bank and other competitive Examinations
1 Agni-IV which was in news recently is a ——————–
1. War plane
2. Missile
3. Cubmarine
4 Patton Tank
Ans: 2
2. Which of the following is used as a raw material in nuclear power generation?
1 Sodium
2 Zinc
3 Cobalt
4 Thorium
Ans: 4
3. NRI Day is observed on
1 9th January
2 19th January
3 29th January
4 19th June
Ans: 1
4 Which of the following is NOT a famous brand of Cement sold in India?
1 Ambuja
2 ACC
3 Ultra Tech
4 Religare
Ans: 4
5. Mr. Hun Sen whose name was in news recently is the ——————-
1 Prime Minister of Vietnam
2 Prime Minister of China
3 President of Vietnam
4 Prime Minister of Cambodia
Ans: 4
6. The Headquarters of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) are located in
1 Geneva
2 London
3 New York
4 Washington Dc
Ans: 1
7 Which of the following is the name of a bank finance scheme launched by the Government of India to provide employment opportunities to poor people?
1 SJSRY
2 RAY
3 ASHA
4 SEWA
Ans: 1
8. Who among the following has written the book “Non Stop India”?
1 Rahul Gandhi
2 Salman Khurshid
3 Manmohan Singh
4 Mark Tully
Ans: 4
9 Which of the following is a metal?
1 Tungsten
2 Sulpher
3 Camphur
4 Nitrogen
Ans: 1
10 Which key should be pressed to start a new page in MS-Word?
1 Down Cursor Key
2 Enter Key
3 Shift + Enter
4 Shift + Ctrl + Enter
Ans: 4
11 . The person who become the first Indian Circumnavigate Globe Solo and non-stop on a sail boat –
1 Hari Ram Kumar
2 Lt. Cdr. Abhilash Tomy
3 Lt. Ramadose
4 None of them
Ans: 2
12 . Which day has been declared by United Nation General Assembly as the World Autism Awareness Day ?
1 April 2
2 May 5
3 March 3
4 June 15
Ans: 1
13 . The Fifth Summit of BRICS was held on March 26-27, 2013 in –
1 New Delhi (India)
2 Moscow (Russia)
3 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
4 Durban (South Africa)
Ans: 4
14. In which of the following city, the first women Post Office in the country has been established in March 2013?
1 Mumbai
2 Kolkata
3 New Delhi
4 Chennai
Ans: 3
15. The International Newspaper which had won four Pulitzer Prize on April 15, 2013 including the award for investigative reporting for stories –
1 The Washington Post
2 The Telegraph
3 New Work Times
4 The Sun
Ans: 3
16. Kovvada Nuclear Power Plant which was recently in news is being set up in –
1 Karnataka
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Chhattisgarh
4 Odisa
Ans: 2
17. Which country reached an agreement with Kosovo on overcoming ethnic enmities?
1 Macedoonia
2 Serbia
3 France
4 Albania
Ans: 2
18. The International Day for Biological Diversity was observed on –
1 25th May
2 24th May
3 23rd May
4 22nd May
Ans: 4
19. The largest biogas plant of the world was inaugurated in March 2013 in –
1 USA
2 Ireland
3 Finland
4 Germany
Ans: 3
20. Who was appointed as the Chairman of the Asian forum of Parliamentarians on Population and development on April 11, 2013 at Bangkok?
1 Hamid Ansari
2 P. J. Kurien
3 Mamta Sharma
4 Ila Bhat
Ans: 2
21. The President of India Mr. Pranab Mukherjee on April 30, 2013 inaugurated the 14 mega watt Solar Power Project at –
1 Nashik
2 Sri Nagar
3 Deoghar
4 Hyderabad
Ans: 3
22. China recently became ________ arms exporter.
1 The world’s second largest
2 The world’s fourth largest
3 The world’s fifth largest
4 The world’s sixth largest
Ans: 3
23. Which research centre announced that it was developing the largest magnet of the world (weight would be 50000 tons)?
1 NASA, USA
2 Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India
3 CERN, Geneva
4 ISRO, India
Ans: 2
24. Which compost plant become the first in India to receive carbon credit worth Rs.25 lakh from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change?
1 Mumbai Compost Plant
2 Kanpur Composting PLant
3 Rotopala Composting Plant
4 Okhla Compost PLant
Ans: 4
25. Which Malaysian budget carrier to launch the new airline along with Tata Group and Telestra Tradeplace?
1 Jet Star
2 Tiger Airways
3 Air Asia
4 Cebu Pacific
Ans: 3
26. Name the two PSUs, which were granted the Maharatna status by the Union Government of India in February 2013?
1 ONGC and NTPC
2 BHEL and GAIL
3 ONGC and GAIL
4 Coal India and SAIL
Ans: 2
27. Who has won the “Entrepreneur of the Decade” award conferred by All India Management Association in New Delhi?
1 Mr. Ratan Tata
2 Mr. Narayan Murti
3 Mr. Mukesh Ambani
4 Mr. Sunil Mittal
Ans: 3
28. Who is the winner of prestigious Jnanpith award for the 2012?
1 Amar Kant (Hindi)
2 Dr. Ravuri Bharadwaja (Telgu)
3 Pratibha Ray (Odia)
4 Shrilal Shukla (Hindi)
Ans: 2
29 The proposed allocation for the newly launched “National Livestock Mission” in the Union Budget 2013-14 is
1 Rs.304 crore
2 Rs.300 crore
3 Rs.310 crore
4 Rs.307 crore
Ans: 4
30. To encourage farmers to switch to alternative crops from rice and wheat, the Budget 2013-14 has pledged
1 Rs.700 crore
2 Rs.600 crore
3 Rs.500 crore
4 Rs.400 crore
Ans: 3