DC/SSC/IBPS Special - Current Affairs WORLD --------- 1. The eighth meeting of G-20 Countries is held at ? Answer :- Saint Petersburg, Russia 2. Newly elected Prime Minister of Australia ? Answer :- Tony Abbott 3. Who became the First Pak President to Complete his term (5 Years) ? Answer :- Asif Ali Zardari 4. New President of Pakistan ? Answer :- Mamnoon Hussain 5. Who is the Prime Minister of Japan ? Answer :- Shinzo Abe 6. Who is the President of Syria ? Answer :- Bashar Assad 7. The world highest civilian airport recently opened in China ? Answer :- Daocheng Yading Airport 8. Which Australian has became the worlds youngest person to fly a single engine aircraft solo around the world? Answer :- Ryan Campbell 9. International Literacy Day was observed on ...? Answer :- September 8 10. International Day of Democracy was observed on ...? Answer :- September 15 11. New Android Software launched by Google ? Answer :- Goodle KitKat 12. 8th G20 Summit Held at ? Answer :- Saint Petersburg (Russia) 13. First Robot to Talk in Space ? Answer :- KIROBO (Japan) 14. Indian author who died in Afghanistan by Taliban militant? Answer :- Susmita Banerjee 15. Nokia sells its handset business to which company ? Answer :- Microsoft (For $ 7.2 Billion ) 16. Who is the New President of Mali ? Answer :- Ibrahim Boubacar Keita 17. Newly discovered mamal Answer :- Olinguito (In colombian forest ) 18. New President of Iran ? Answer :- Hassan Rouhani 19. The Washington Post newspaper brought by ? Answer :- Jeff Bezos ,CEO of Amazone 20. Who is the founder of The Washington Post Newspaper? Answer :- Stilson Hutchins in 1877 December 6 21. How many Pulizers wins by The Washington Post ? Answer :- 45 22. Which country temporary asylum for 1 year to Snowden?? Answer :- Russia 23. Who were jointly awarded with the Amnesty InternationalsAmbassador of Conscience Award this year ? Answer :- Malala Yousafzai and Harry Belafonte INDIA ------- 1. Which state in India banned jeans/designer tops in Govt offices ? Answer :- Karnataka 2. Agni 5 recently tested from which place? Answer :- Wheeler Island, Odhisha 3. Agni 5 striking range is .........km. Answer :- 5,000 km 4. How many countries in Super-exclusiveICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) Club? Answer :- 6 (USA,Russia, China, France ,UK and now India) 5.Current system followed by appointing of Judges in higher judiciary in India? Answer :- Collegium System 6. The system newly launched by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) to provide policy holders a facility to buy and keep insurance policies in electronic form? Answer :- Insurance Repository System. 7. Where was Indias first marine eco sensitive zone declared? Answer :- Gulf of Kutch 8. In which state communal clashes taken place recently? Answer :- Uttar Pradesh (Muzaffarnagar) 9. Which Museum is the largest one in Northeast India ? Answer :- Tripura ( Old Tripura Legislative Assembly of Ujjayanta Palace) 10. Biggest transport aircraft of Indian Air Force ? Answer :- C-17 Globemaster 3 ( This plane is the part of newly formed 81 Skylord squadron. American C-17 will replace Russian IL-76 as the biggest aircraft in the IAF inventory till now. ) 11. National floor level Minimum Wage hiked from Rs.115/- to ____? Answer :- Rs 135/- 12. Which Naval submarine caught fired and sunk at Naval Dockyard in Colaba, Mumbai ? Answer :- INS Sindhurakshak 13. INS Sindhurakshak is ___ class submarine ? Answer :- Kilo Class 14. Import Duty of Gold and Silver hiked from 8% to __? Answer :- 10% 15. Import Duty of flat panel (LCD/LED/Plasma) TV sets? Answer :- 35%+3% education cess 16. Indias First women Chief Information Officer ? Answer :- Deepak Sandhu 17. Which Indian Air Force Plane landed in world highest Daulat Beg Oldie airstrip in Ladakh ? Answer :- C13OJ Super Hercules 18 . National Media Center is situated at ? Answer :- New Delhi ( inaugrated by Sonia Gandi ) 19. Which IAS officer suspented by the Uttar Prades Government recently ? Answer :- Durga Shakti Nagpal 20. What is the name of new car launched by Maruti Suzuki recently ? Answer :- Stingray 21. Indias First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) ? Answer :- INS Vikrant 22. New Foreign Secretary of India? Answer :- Sujatha Singh 23. What is the name of Indias advanced weather satellite ? Answer :- INSAT-3D 24. INSAT-3D was launched in ? Answer :- July 26 form Kourou,French Gayana 25. Which countries Vice-President visit recently in India ? Answer :- Afghan Vice-President Mohammad Karim Khalili SPORTS ----------- 1. Who won the 5th US Open Womens single Title 2013 ? Answer :- Serena Williams (Defeated Victoria Azarenka of Belarus) 2. Winner of Mens Doubles Championship in US Open 2013 ? Answer :- Leander Paes of India and Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic. 3. Which country host for 2020 Summer Olympics ? Answer :- Tokyo (Japan) 4. How many time Japan Host for Olympics? Answer :- 2 times (1964 and 2020 in Tokyo) 5. Tokyo beats ____ and ____ in 2020 Olympic Hosting Country selection meeting of International Olympic Committee? Answer :- Istanbul and Madrid 6. How many single Slams win by Serena Williams? Answer :- 17 7. Who won the 5th US Open mens single Title 2013 ? Answer :- Rafael Nadal (Defeated World No 1 Novak Djokovic) 8. Winner of Womens Doubles Championship in US Open 2013 ? Answer :- Andre Hlavackova and Lucle Hradecka of the Czech Republic 9. Winner of Mixed Doubles Championship in US Open 2013 ? Answer :- Andre Hlavackova and Max Mirnyi 10. New President of International Olympic Committee ? Answer :- Thomas Bach 11. How many players get life ban from cricket by BCCI to the connection with IPL spot-fixing incident ? Answer :- 2 (S.Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan) 12. Who is the new member of PGA Tour perfect 59 in golf game ? Answer :- Jim Faryk 13. Which sports regained its place in the Olympics Games 2020 and 2024 after a recent voting by the International Olympics Committee members? Answer :- Wrestling 14. Roger Federer loss to whom in US Open ? Answer :- Tommy Robredo 15. Usain Bolt plans to retaire after which Olympics ? Answer :- 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics 16. Which team wins Bronze Medal in the Junior women hockey World Cup in Germany ? Answer :- India 17. Indian women hockey team beat which team? Answer :- England (3-2) KERALA --------- 1. Chairperson of State Child Right Protection Council ? Answer :- Neela Gangadharan 2. Newest Government Medical College in Kerala? Answer :- Manjeri (Upgrade the District Hospital to Medical College.The First Medical College in the Government sector in the state in 31 year back in Thrissur) 3. First AC Anganwadi in India ? Answer :- Viyur (Thrissur) 4. VC of Mahatma Gandhi University ? Answer :- Dr.A.V.George 5. Kerala State Beverages Corporation starts its first Premium Air-Conditioned outlet open at? Answer :- Ullor (Thiruvananthapuram) SCIENCE ----------- 1. Earth largest volcano founded under which ocean? Answer :- Pacefic Ocean (Tamu Massif, it is not an active one) 2. The largest active volcano on Earth is ..........? Answer :- Mauna Loa in Hawaii 3. Which spacecraft has became the first man-made object to breach Interstellar Space and leave the Solar System recently ? Answer :- Voyager 1 4. Voyager 1 was launched by...........? Answer :- NASA on 5th September 1977 5. Which rocket is used for the launch of Voyager 1? Answer :- Titan 3E
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