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Some Most Important General Awareness Question -- Part 5
1. The Government of India has decided to confer upon Bharat Ratna to C.N.R Rao, for his contribution in solid-state and structural chemistry. Rao is the Indian Scientist to get this award?
Ans. Third
2. Who among the following has been appointed as first Chairman and Managing Director of Bharatiya Mahila Bank?
Ans. Usha Ananthasubramanian
3. Who has bagged the ‘Best CEO Award’ at the Seventh National Cooperative Summit held during Oct 21-22 in Bangalore?
Ans. Umesh Chand Asawa
4. Who has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Siemens’ regional company in India in Oct 2013?
Ans. Sunil Mathur
5. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 3 October 2013 cleared Jet Airways proposed sale of 24 per cent equity to Abu Dhabi-based on which Airways?
Ans. Etihad
6. Who was chosen for the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadabhavna Award for year 2013, which is given for contribution towards promotion of communal harmony and peace?
Ans. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, the Sarod maestro
7. What is the name of the former world champion shot putter from Belarus who was stripped of his 4 World Championship medals by International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) for doping?
Ans. Andrei Mikhnevich
8. China is establishing a 4,411-metre- high airport in the Tibetan area of its southwestern Sichuan province, which will become the world’s highest civilian airport when put into operation later this year. What is the name of this airport?
Ans. Daocheng Yading airport
9. Who has recently agreed to purchase ‘The Washington Post’ and other newspapers for $250 million?
Ans. Jeff Bezos , founder of Amazon.com
10. What is the name of the spacecraft which will undertake NASA’s next mission to Mars in November 2013?
Ans. MAVEN - Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution
11. Who won the men’s singles title at the World Badminton Championships held at Guangzhou?
Ans. Lin Dan of China
12. te Bank of India (SBI) on 17 August, 2013 achieved another milestone by opening its ……… branch.
Ans. 15000th
13. Which private sector bank claimed to have opened its 500th branch during August, 2013?
Ans. Yes Bank
14. Which two new members were appointed to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the 2G scam on 29 August, 2013 by the Union Govt., a move which was opposed by the BJP?
Ans. P. Bhattacharya and Ashok S. Ganguly
15. Who is the new Director General of DRDO ?
Ans. Avinash Chander
16. Which is the Highest mountain in Antarctica ?
Ans. Vinson Massif
17. Headquarters of International Labour Organisation (ILO) is in?
Ans. Geneva
18. Headquarters of Universal Postal Union (UPU) is in?
Ans. Berne (Switzerland)
19. Nokia sells its handset business to which company ?
Ans. Microsoft (For $ 7.2 Billion)
20. Which Indian Air Force Plane landed in world highest Daulat Beg Oldie airstrip in Ladakh ?
Ans. C13OJ Super Hercules
Ans. Third
2. Who among the following has been appointed as first Chairman and Managing Director of Bharatiya Mahila Bank?
Ans. Usha Ananthasubramanian
3. Who has bagged the ‘Best CEO Award’ at the Seventh National Cooperative Summit held during Oct 21-22 in Bangalore?
Ans. Umesh Chand Asawa
4. Who has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Siemens’ regional company in India in Oct 2013?
Ans. Sunil Mathur
5. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 3 October 2013 cleared Jet Airways proposed sale of 24 per cent equity to Abu Dhabi-based on which Airways?
Ans. Etihad
6. Who was chosen for the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadabhavna Award for year 2013, which is given for contribution towards promotion of communal harmony and peace?
Ans. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, the Sarod maestro
7. What is the name of the former world champion shot putter from Belarus who was stripped of his 4 World Championship medals by International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) for doping?
Ans. Andrei Mikhnevich
8. China is establishing a 4,411-metre- high airport in the Tibetan area of its southwestern Sichuan province, which will become the world’s highest civilian airport when put into operation later this year. What is the name of this airport?
Ans. Daocheng Yading airport
9. Who has recently agreed to purchase ‘The Washington Post’ and other newspapers for $250 million?
Ans. Jeff Bezos , founder of Amazon.com
10. What is the name of the spacecraft which will undertake NASA’s next mission to Mars in November 2013?
Ans. MAVEN - Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution
11. Who won the men’s singles title at the World Badminton Championships held at Guangzhou?
Ans. Lin Dan of China
12. te Bank of India (SBI) on 17 August, 2013 achieved another milestone by opening its ……… branch.
Ans. 15000th
13. Which private sector bank claimed to have opened its 500th branch during August, 2013?
Ans. Yes Bank
14. Which two new members were appointed to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the 2G scam on 29 August, 2013 by the Union Govt., a move which was opposed by the BJP?
Ans. P. Bhattacharya and Ashok S. Ganguly
15. Who is the new Director General of DRDO ?
Ans. Avinash Chander
16. Which is the Highest mountain in Antarctica ?
Ans. Vinson Massif
17. Headquarters of International Labour Organisation (ILO) is in?
Ans. Geneva
18. Headquarters of Universal Postal Union (UPU) is in?
Ans. Berne (Switzerland)
19. Nokia sells its handset business to which company ?
Ans. Microsoft (For $ 7.2 Billion)
20. Which Indian Air Force Plane landed in world highest Daulat Beg Oldie airstrip in Ladakh ?
Ans. C13OJ Super Hercules
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