Q1. Union Government of India on 16 May 2013 revised the criteria for creamy layer of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) from 4.5 lakh rupees to …………………..? Ans. 6 lakh rupees Note: Creamy layer is the income limit beyond which OBCs are not eligible for quotas. OBCs within Creamy Layer can avail benefits of reservations in government jobs and admissions to central educational institutions. Q2. On 16 May 2013, the Finance Ministry approved payment of ……………. per cent interest rate on PF (Employees Provident Fund) Deposits for 2012-13? Ans. 8.5% Q3. Name the Hollywood actress who on 14 May 2013 revealed that she has undergone double mastectomy for reduction of her chances of getting Breast Cancer? Ans. Angelina Jolie Q4. Who was sworn in as the 22nd chief minister of the state of Karnataka on 11 May 2013? Ans. Siddaramaiah Q5. Union government on 14 May 2013, formed a GoM (Group of Ministers) to draft a law to protect the CBI from external interference, after facing the wrath of the Supreme Court for having failed to ensure functional autonomy to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Who is heading this GoM? Ans. P. Chidambaram
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