Current Affairs April 2013 - 3

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1.The 2013 SAARC literature festival was hosted by which place?
Answer:- Agra

2.Recently, which country the giant Atacama Large Millimeter/Sumillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope is uneveiled?
Answer:- Chile

3. Who is the writer of the book titled ' Walking with Lions: Tales from a Diplomatic Past'?
Answer:- K.Natwar Singh

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4. As per recent government decision, one major port is to be developed in each of Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. What is the current number of Major Ports in India?
Answer:- 12

5.Recently, which country was in news for a current designing of Wold's largest magnet, weighting 50000 tonnes?
Answer:- India

6.Who has been recently formally appointed as China's President?
Answer:- Xi Jinping

7. The recent Indian budget has proposal for developing deep sea port at Sagar Island. This island is located in which state?
Answer:- West Bengal

8. Which committee is set up for giving clear definitions for FDI & FII?
Answer:- Aravind Mayaram Committee

9. Who is the current Chairman of the Goods and Service Tax (GST) Network?
Answer:- Navin Kumar ###

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10. Wold biggest wildlife summit was held in which country?
Answer:- Bangkok

11. Who has been appointed as the new United States Defense Secretary?
Answer:- Chuck Hagel

12. Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who is elected as the Catholic Church's new Pope hails from which country?
Answer:- Arhentina

13. Which state government has announced a new scheme called Kanyasri Prakalpa, to encourage girls towards higher education?
Answer:- West Bengal

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14. The first women's Government Medical College of Independent India is located at which state?
Answer:- Haryana

15. Who was re-elected for a second term as IAEA (International Atomic Energey Agency) Chief?

Answer:- Yukiya Amano

16.Which Indian IT major has been reorganized for the second year as one of the world's most ethical firms by business ethics think-tank Ethisphere Institute?
Answer:- Wipro

17.Which Indian orgin writer has won the inagural British Physics Journalism Prize?

Answer:- Anil Ananthaswamy

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18. Which country is set to launch first solid fuel rocket by 2016?
Answer:- China

19. Who is the head of the six member committee constituted by the Union Government to prepare a blueprint for the proposed women's bank?
Answer:- M.B.N.Rao

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20.Which is the location of the proposed National Institute of Sports Science and Medicine (NISSM)?
Answer:- New Delhi