Sunday Special Ques. : 1 Which of the following states has announced on March 16 that the state government will launch a new Rural Employment Generation Scheme to generate employment opportunities for rural youths? 1) Meghalaya 2) Assam 3) Manipur 4) Nagaland 5) Mizoram Answer:- 2 : Assam Ques. : 2 Name the eminent Indian journalist who has been named the new editor of Time International. He is the first non-American world editor in Timess history. 1) Aveek Sarkar 2) Bobby Ghosh 3) Arnab Goswami 4) B.G. Varghese 5) Cho Ramaswamy Answer:- 2 : Bobby Ghosh Ques. : 3 Name the Pharma pioneer of India who passed away on March 15. 1) Ajay Piramal 2) Kallam Anji Reddy 3) GV Prasad 4) Malvinder Mohan Singh 5) None of these Answer:- 2 : Kallam Anji Reddy Ques. : 4 Which of the following is the bank rate at present? 1) 8.75% 2) 7.75% 3) 6.75% 4) 5.75% 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : 8.75% Ques. : 5 The Indian archery team collected a haul of eight medals, including two gold, two Silver and four bronze, in the first Asian Grand Prix Archery Championship 2013 that was held at 1) Singapore 2) Bangkok 3) Beijing 4) Kuala lumpur 5) Tokyo Answer:- 2 : Bangkok Ques. : 6 The worlds largest biogas plant was inaugurated recently in which of the following countries? 1) Finland 2) India 3) Malaysia 4) Afghanistan 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Finland Ques. : 7 Isuzu Motors signed agreements on March 15 with the Andhra Pradesh Government and the special economic zone of Sri City to set up a manufacturing facility for its MU-7 variant of sports utility vehicle (SUV) and D-MAX range of pick-up truck in Chittoor district on the Tamil Nadu border. Isuzu Motors is automotive giant of 1) South Korea 2) North Korea 3) Japan 4) China 5) None of these Answer:- 3 : Japan Ques. : 8 Who among the following will be the next Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.? 1) Shinzo Nakanishi, 2) Kenichi Ayukawa 3) Ryozo Tsukioka 4) Takeshi Yagi 5) None of these Answer:- 2 : Kenichi Ayukawa Ques. : 9 Which of the following Indian cities will host a three-day SAARC journalists convention beginning from 28th March? 1) New Delhi 2) Jamshedpur 3) Indore 4) Hyderabad 5) Banglore Answer:- 3 : Indore Ques. : 10 The government has ordered, which of the following mobile phone companies, to stop providing third-generation (3G) services in seven circles by March 18, as it cracks the whip on companies offering these services in areas where they do not have permits? 1) Idea 2) Bharti Airtel 3) Vodafone 4) Reliance Communications 5) None of these Answer:- 2 : Bharti Airtel Ques. : 11 Who among the following won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix 2013 on 17 March 2013? 1) Heikki Kovalainen 2) Kimi Raikkonen 3) Pastor Maldonado 4) Nico Rosberg 5) Robert Kubica Answer:- 2 : Kimi Raikkonen Ques. : 12 The world’s largest concentrated solar power plant was formally opened on March 17 in 1) Abu Dhabi 2) Dubai 3) Al Hyal 4) Qatar 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Abu Dhabi Ques. : 13 Which of the following countries is the winner of Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament held in Malaysia? 1) Australia 2) Malaysia 3) India 4) Pakistan 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Australia Ques. : 14 Who among the following is the first Indian cricketer to score a ton on Test debut as an opener? 1) Shikhar Dhawan 2) KC Ibrahim 3) VVS Laxman 4) Sachin Tendulker 5) Sunil Gawaskar Answer:- 1 : Shikhar Dhawan Ques. : 15 Name the first regional navigational satellite that an India plans to launch in June from Sriharikota. 1) Sputnik-1 2) IRNSS-1 3) GSAT-7 4) GSAT-14 5) INSAT-3D Answer:- 2 : IRNSS-1 Ques. : 16 Name the AIFF Fitness Coach who became the first Indian to be nominated as a FIFA Conditioning Instructor. 1) Arthur Papas 2) Pradip Dutta 3) Sujit Chakravarty 4) Tanumoy Basu 5) Aaron Symons Answer:- 2 : Pradip Dutta Ques. : 17 Who among the following Indian will join the Bank of America Global Advisory Council in May? 1) Mukesh Ambani 2) Anil Ambani 3) Aziz Premji 4) Ratan Tata 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Mukesh Ambani Ques. : 18 Muradian Khalmuratov stole the limelight by winning the Asian champions title on the final day of the Hero Asian Cycling Championship on March 17.He belong to the country 1) Kazakhstan 2) Uzbekistan 3) Turkmenistan 4) Afghanistan 5) None of these Answer:- 2 : Uzbekistan Ques. : 19 Which political party of Pakistan has made history by completing its full five-year term on March 16? 1) Pakistan People’s Party 2) Pakistan Muslim League 3) Pakistan Social Democratic Party 4) Pakistan Socialist Party 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Pakistan People’s Party Ques. : 20 India’s first viability-gap funded transmission line project was inaugurated recently in 1) M.P. 2) Haryana 3) U.P. 4) Bihar 5) None of these Answer:- 2 : Haryana Ques. : 21 Paan Singh Tomar was named the best picture at the 60th National Film Awards. The movie was directed by 1) Shivaji Lotan Patil 2) Tigmanshu Dhulia 3) Basu Chatterjee 4) Bedabrata Pain 5) None of these Answer:- 2 : Tigmanshu Dhulia Ques. : 22 According to an international leader, BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) would one day become E-BRICS. E represents the country 1) Ecuador 2) Egypt 3) East Timor 4) Estonia 5) Ethiopia Answer:- 2 : Egypt Ques. : 23 India and Egypt signed five MoUs in different areas on March 19.Which of the following is not among the areas covered? 1) Space 2) Cyber security 3) Education 4) Information technology 5) Nuclear Energy Answer:- 5 : Nuclear Energy Ques. : 24 Who among the following US citizens has been elected as the provisional Prime Minister of Syria? 1) Ghassan Hitto 2) Ernie Moniz 3) Steven Chu 4) Mathews Burwell 5) Gina McCarthy Answer:- 1 : Ghassan Hitto Ques. : 25 In a first-of-its-kind venture, Manipal Education and Medical Group is launching a chain of branded youth hostels that will offer premium student living facilities on campuses in India and abroad, through a new independent brand named 1) Yoho 2) Quixote 3) MAIT 4) Idiom 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Yoho Ques. : 26 Malayalam poetess Sugathakumari has been selected for the Saraswati Samman 2012 for her poetry collection titled 1) Paavam Maanavahridayam 2) Manalezhuthu 3) Pathirappookkal 4) Irul Chirakukal 5) Raathrimazha Answer:- 2 : Manalezhuthu Ques. : 27 Which of the following software companies has partnered with India Post for developing a service delivery platform that will allow more than 1,30,000 rural post offices to offer online services? 1) TCS 2) Wipro 3) Infosys 4) NIIT Technologies 5) None of these Answer:- 3 : Infosys Ques. : 28 Which of the following countries will host a multinational army exercise, dubbed Shanti Prayas-2, from March 25 to April 7? 1) India 2) Bangladesh 3) Nepal 4) Sri Lanka 5) None of these Answer:- 3 : Nepal Ques. : 29 Which of the following countries has unveiled a five-point formula to improve relations with India? 1) Bangladesh 2) Myanmar 3) Pakistan 4) Sri Lanka 5) China Answer:- 5 : China Ques. : 30 An architect Toyo Ito has been awarded the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize, one of the fields most prestigious awards, for his conceptually creative designs and timeless buildings. Which of the following countries does he belong to? 1) China 2) Japan 3) North Korea 4) South Korea 5) Singapore Answer:- 2 : Japan Ques. : 31 The Central Government has constituted a panel to formulate a policy on public-private partnership framework with state-owned Coal India Ltd. as one of the partners to increase coal output. . The nine-member committee is chaired by 1) Vijay Kelkar 2) S. K. Srivastava 3) C. Rangarajan 4) Raghuram Rajan 5) Shri Pratik Prakashbapu Answer:- 2 : S. K. Srivastava Ques. : 32 According to a respected Sweden-based think tank, China has become the worlds fifth-largest arms exporter. Who is the largest recipient of arms exported by china? 1) Pakistan 2) India 3) US 4) Bangladesh 5) Myanmar Answer:- 1 : Pakistan Ques. : 33 The first UN International Day of Happiness is being observed on March 20.Which of the following countries is celebrating the day as a public holiday where families can spend the day together? 1) Nepal 2) US 3) Bhutan 4) UK 5) Germany Answer:- 3 : Bhutan Ques. : 34 DMK on March 19 withdrew its support to the UPA over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue and ruled out any reconsideration, a move that makes the government vulnerable despite its assertions of having a parliamentary majority. Who among the following is the president of the DMK? 1) T R Baalu 2) M Karunanidhi 3) MK Stalin 4) Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 5) None of these Answer:- 2 : M Karunanidhi Ques. : 35 Seventh National Twenty20 Cricket Tournament for the disabled started on March 20 at 1) Ranchi 2) Kolkata 3) Mumbai 4) New Delhi 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Ranchi Ques. : 36 The budget minister, Jerome Cahuzac, who resigned on March 19 amid a ballooning scandal over suspected tax fraud and money laundering centering on him, belongs to which country? 1) US 2) UK 3) France 4) Canada 5) Italy Answer:- 3 : France Ques. : 37 Who among the following actors got the Best Actor Trophy at the 60th National Film Awards? 1) Kamal Haasan 2) Aamir Khan 3) Irrfan Khan 4) Shahrukh Khan 5) None of these Answer:- 3 : Irrfan Khan Ques. : 38 Delhi court on March 19 summoned as accused Ravi Ruia and five others in a case relating to alleged irregularities in allocation of additional spectrum to Airtel and Vodafone during the NDA regime. Ravi Ruia belongs to 1) Essar 2) Bharti Cellular 3) Hutchison Max Telecom Pvt. Ltd 4) Sterling Cellular Ltd 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Essar Ques. : 39 RBI cuts policy rate by 0.25% on March 19. What is the repo rate at present? 1) 7% 2) 7.25% 3) 7.50% 4) 8% 5) 8.25% Answer:- 3 : 7.50% Ques. : 40 Which of the following Indian banks plans to open about 1,200 branches in the country and another eight branch offices overseas, including China and the UK, in the next fiscal? 1) Punjab National Bank 2) ICICI Bank 3) State Bank of India 4) Axis Bank 5) None of these Answer:- 3 : State Bank of India Ques. : 41 Horror writer James Herbert, whose best-selling spine-tinglers included The Rats and The Fog, has died at the age of 69.He belonged to 1) US 2) Britain 3) France 4) Italy 5) None of these Answer:- 2 : Britain Ques. : 42 Name the German Bank, the worlds largest aviation financing bank, which will be sending a team to India to get two of its planes leased to grounded Kingfisher de-registered so that it can reclaim its property. 1) DVB Bank 2) Deutsche Bank 3) Post Bank 4) DSL Bank 5) Noris Bank Answer:- 1 : DVB Bank Ques. : 43 Who among the following has been appointed the chairman of the All India Football Federations technical committee? 1) Mohammad Habib 2) Sunil Chhetri 3) Bhaichung Bhutia 4) Peter Thangaraj 5) None of these Answer:- 3 : Bhaichung Bhutia Ques. : 44 Who among the following is the President of Cyprus at present? 1) Nicos Anastasiades 2) Demetris Christofias 3) Tassos Papadopoulos 4) Aliki Stylianou 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Nicos Anastasiades Ques. : 45 Which of the following films was declared the best film on environment conservation/preservation in 60th National Film Awards? 1) Dekh Indian Circus 2) Black Forest 3) Chittagong 4) Thanichalla Njan 5) None of these Answer:- 2 : Black Forest Ques. : 46 World Forestry Day is celebrated on March21. Which of the following states has maximum forest cover area among all other states in the country? 1) UP 2) MP 3) Arunachal Pradesh 4) Chattisgarh 5) Bihar Answer:- 2 : MP Ques. : 47 President M Zillur Rahman, who passed away on March 20,was the president of 1) Bangladesh 2) Egypt 3) Afganistan 4) Pakistan 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Bangladesh Ques. : 48 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is associated with which of the following games? 1) Hockey 2) Cycling 3) Football 4) Cricket 5) None of these Answer:- 4 : Cricket Ques. : 49 Which of the following communities are celebrating Jamshedi Navroz marking the New Year for the community on March 21 across the country? 1) Muslims 2) Parsis 3) Sikh 4) Jain 5) None of these Answer:- 2 : Parsis Ques. : 50 India successfully test fired worlds first underwater supersonic cruise missile on March 20 named 1) Shaurya 2) Brahmos 3) Rudra 4) Nirbhaya-1 5) None of these Answer:- 2 : Brahmos
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