Current Affairs July 2013 - 1

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1st July 2013 to 8th July 2013

INDIA

1. What is the name of new missile that will replace Prithvi Missile from Indian armed force?
Answer :- Prahar

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2. Who is the Chief of DRDO ?
Answer :- Avinash Chander

3. Prithvi Missile was developed in the year ?
Answer :- 1980 (Under Integrated Missile Development Programme)

4. How many districts included in National Capital Region ?
Answer :- 11 from Haryana, 5 from UttarPradesh and 2 from Rajasthan and National Capital Territory.

5. Who is the next Foregin Secretary of India?
Answer :- Sujatha Singh (Currently she is German Ambassador)

WORLD

1. Who is the President of Australia?
Answer :- Kevin Rudd

2. First Muslim minister in Australian Cabinet?
Answer :- Ed Husic

3. How many women ministers in Australian Cabinet?
Answer :- 6

4. New sainthood delared by Pope Francis ?
Answer :- John Paul II and John XXIII

KERALA

1. First Women Post office opend in Kerala?
Answer :- PNG Junction Sub Postoffice (Thiruvananthapuram)

SPORTS - World and India

1.Which team won the Confederation Cup 2013 title?

Answer :- Brazil (Beat Spain with 3-0)

2. Which Championship will replace ICC Champion Trophy ?
Answer :- World Test  Championship

3. First World Test  Championship to be held at ?
Answer :- England in 2017

ICC Tournaments 2016 -2023

World Test Championship 

2017 :- England

2021 :- IndiaWorld Cup

2019 :- England
2023 :- India

World Twenty20

2016 :- India
2020 :- Australia

Women's World Cup

2017 :- England
2021 :- New Zeland

Women's World Twenty20

2018 :- West Indies
2022 :- South Africa

U19 World Cup

2016 :- Bangladesh
2018 :- New Zeland
2020 :- South Africa
2022 :- West Indies

4. Who is the winner of Formula One British Grand Prix ?
Answer :- Nico Rosberg of Germany

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SPORTS - INDIA

1.First Kashmiri in National Cricket Squard?

Answer :- Parvez Rasool

SPORTS - KERALA

1. National Kalarippayattu Championship 2013 held at ?
Answer :- Thiruvananthapuram 

SCIENCE

1. Which is the First Navigation Satellite of India?
Answer :- IRNSS-1A (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System-1A)

2. The rocket launched IRNSS-1A?
Answer :- PSLV-C22

3. Weight of IRNSS-1A?
Answer :- 1425kg

AWARDS - WORLD

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AWARDS - INDIA

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AWARDS - KERALA

• Nishkama Karmayogi Prize [നിഷ്കാമ കര്മയോഗി അവാര്ഡ് ] :- V.P.Ramachandran
• Victor Geoge Prize :- Haris Kuttippuram
• Sarvodayam Kuryan Award :- Dr.George Tayyil
• T.N.Namboothiri Smaraka Award :- Mani Menon
• Keli Kerala Prize :- V.M.Ibrahim Kunju and Dr.T.M.Thomas Issac
• Ambedkar National Excellent Award :- Advocate P.K.Shanthamma 
• K.V.Kunjiraman Smaraka Samskritha Prathibha Puraskaram :- Dr.K.H.Subrahmanyan
• V.Karunakaran Nabyar Award :- Deepika Newspaper

BUSINESS

• Bank Rate :- 8.25%
• Repo Rate :- 7.25%
• Reverse Repo Rate :- 6.25%
• Marginal Standing Facility Rate :- 8.25%
• Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) :- 4%
• Statutory Liquidity Rate (SLR) :- 23.0%

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