85. The Kerala State award for the Best feature film was bagged by the movie ……………Answer. Celluloid.
86. Angelo Mathews has been appointed as the captain of the Cricket team of:
Answer. Srilanka. He replaced Mahela Jayawardene.
87. India‟s new stock exchange, …………. Started trading shares on February 11.
Answer. MCX-Stock Exchange (MCX-SX)
Note: MCX stands for Multi Commodity Exchange. This is India‟s third national level stock exchange,
after Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE).
88. The code name given to the entire plan of the execution of Afsal Guru, the parliament attack convict:
Answer. Operation Three Star
89. The Ministry of Forests and Environment of India has given clearance to the Tawang Hydroelectric
Project Phase II. In which state is the project situated?
Answer. Arunachal Pradesh
90. The Special Olympics World Winter Games was held from Jan 29 to Feb 5 in:
Answer. Pyeong Chang, South Korea.
91. World‟s tallest Mahatma Gandhi statue was unveiled on Feb 15 in:
Answer. Patna, Bihar
92. Which Indian economist has recently received France‟s highest civilian award, „Commandeur de la
Legion d‟Honneur‟ (Legion of Honour)?
Answer. Amartya Sen
93. Rafael Correa has been re-elected for a third time as President of:
Answer. Ecuador
94. World Health Day was observed on:
Answer. April 7
95. Who has taken over as the new Chairman of NASSCOM (National Association of Software Services Companies)?
Answer. Krishnakumar Natarajan
96. Which company launched the electric car named e2o?
Answer. Mahindra & Mahindra
97. India started Visa on Arrival (VoA) facility from April 1 for the senior citizens of which neighboring
country?
Answer. Pakistan 8
98. NPHCE, the newly launched programme by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of India stands for:
Answer. National Programme for the Health Care of the Elderly.
99. Which Booker prize winning novelist and screenwriter known for the novel „Heat and Dust‟
passed away recently?
Answer. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.
100. Who has created history by becoming the first Indian on a solo non-stop trip across the world in a
sail boat?
Answer. Lieutenant Commander Abhilash Tomy
101. Miss Universe 2012 is:
Answer. Olivia Culpo
102. The recipient of Bharath Muni Samman 2012 is:
Ans. Hema Malini
103. Pranab Mukherjee: The All Season Man was written by whom?
Answer. Sukhendu Sekar Ray
104. The new Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh is:
Answer. Virbhadra Singh
105. The Director of Film „Life of Pi‟?
Answer. Ang Lee
106. The new Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is:
Answer. Ranjith Sinha
107. The new Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF) is:
Answer. Subash Joshi
108. „Controversially Yours‟ was written by:
Answer. Shuhaib Aktar
109. „Broken Republic‟ was written by:
Answer. Arundhati Roy
110. I.K Gujral‟s autobiography is:
Answer. Matters of Discretion
111. Which country is set to launch first solid fuel rocket by 2016?
Answer. China
112. At which location, India‟s first all Women Post Office was recently inaugurated?
Answer. New Delhi
113. Which was the theme for „International Women‟s Day 2013‟?
Answer. „A Promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women.‟ 9
114. Which Indian was awarded SAARC Literature Award in 2013?
Answer. Abhay. K
115. Recently, which state government has announced a new scheme called Kanyasri Prakalpa, to
encourage girls towards higher education?
Answer. West Bengal
116. Recently, who was re-elected for a second term as IAEA Chief?
Answer. Yukiya Amano
117. Recently, which country, the giant Atacama Large Millimeter/sub millimeter Array (ALMA)
telescope is unveiled?
Answer. Chile
118. Who is selected for the prestigious Jnanpith award for the year 2012?
Answer. Ravuri Bharadhwaja for his contributions to Telugu literature.
119) Which university in India will introduce a chapter on the contribution of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar to the Constitution?
Answer: Karnataka State Open University
120) Which education and learning division announced its partnership with Big Bazaar to market their
learning products in their stores across India?
Answer: HCL Infosystems Limited
121. Name the Nehru fellowship recipient Archaeologist who died recently.
Answer: Ranganatha Rao
122. Which are the three new high courts constitute in India?
Answer: Meghalaya, Manipur & Tripura
123. Which is the highest gallantry award in India?
Answer: Param Vir Chakra
124. On which date the United Nation celebrated the first ever “International day of Happiness”?
Answer: 20th march
125. The Supreme Court of India rejected the plea of the Swiss based drug company …………… to patent the cancer drug called Glivec.
Answer. Novartis
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