Who took charge as the new secretary in the in the ministry of water resources? Ans- Dr. S. K. Sarkar.

Which film won the BAFTA award for best film? Ans- Argo. Who is Mr. Taleb Rifai? Ans- Secretary General of UNWTO The Maheswar power project is located in ___________ Ans- Madhya Pradesh. Who was honoured with the posthumous Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award? Ans- Pandit Ravi Shankar Zhuang Zedong died in Beijing. Who was he? Ans- Table Tennis Player Who assumed charge of secretary, Ministry of road Transport And Highways? Ans- Vijay Chhibber Which state has bagged National e-Governance Gold award 2012-13? Ans- Madhya Pradesh National Rail Museum of Ministry of Railways, Celebrated its _______ Museum Foundation Day on 2nd February, 2013 Ans- 37th What is RAJRATAN? Ans- Ship The international Olympic Committee has announced to remove which sport from 2020 Olympic Games? Ans- Wrestling All India Federation of the Deaf was set-up in ________ with an aim to unite the deaf in the country

Ans- 1955 The ministry of information and Broadcasting has constituted a panel to examine issues of certification under the ________. Ans- Cinematography act 1952 Jigme khesar Namgyel Wangchuk is a king of _________. Ans- Bhutan Who inaugurated the New Delhi World Book fair 2013? Ans- Dr. Shashi Tharoor. What is the name of Indias fastest super computer? Ans- Param Yuva-II Who is Mr. Louis-Georges Arsenault? Ans- Representative UNICHEF India Which bank publishes the purchasing Managers index in India? Ans- HSBC Which state has unveiled its Aerospace policy 2013-2023? Ans- Karnataka In which country the 12th summit of the organization of Islamic Cooperation was held? Ans- Egypt India hosted the ___________ Basic Environment Ministers Meeting in Chennai on February 1516, 2013. Ans- 14th DRDO is developing Agni VI ballistic missile. What is the range of agni-VI missile? Ans- 6000 KM Basic countries meet ________ times in a year and once a year in each of the four countries by rotation. Ans- Four

How many countries are members of organisation of Islamic cooperation? Ans- 57 The disputed region Golan Heights is located in which part of the World? Ans- West Asia Region India on 31st January 2013 handed over ___________ surveillance aircraft to Seychelles Ans- Dornier-228 2012 DA14 is an _____________ Ans- Asteroid The Indian coast guard celebrated its _________ anniversary on 1st Feb 2013 Ans- 36th Recently the 2013 Sustainable Leadership Award was presented to the president of ___________ Ans- Seychelles The headquarters of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology are located in ____________ Ans- Italy The ministry of minority affairs was created on 29th January __________ Ans- 2006 When is World Wetlands day observed? Ans- 2nd February Double Decker coaches were first introduced on Indian railways in _________ Ans- 1975 Who was won the Skoda prize 2012 for contemporary art? Ans- L. N. Tallur Gwadar port is situated in ________________ Ans- Pakistan

The duration of JNNURM has been kept as ____________ years beginning from 2005-06 Ans- 7 To facilitate business in India pioneering e-Governance initiative MCA21 was launched by the ministry in January ________________ Ans- 2007 Which Indian-origin woman has been selected for Order of Australia Medal? Ans- Krishna Arora The birth Centenary Celebration of Amrita Sher-Gil was launched at the national gallery of modern art she was a well known ____________ Ans- Painter Which country has launched the TDRS-K communications satellite? Ans- US The president of India, Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the ________ Knowledge Millennium Summit at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Ans- 10th Who is the author of the book Netaji Subash Chandra Bose and Germany? Ans- Anita B. Pfaff What is the full form of NRHM? Ans- National Rural Health Mission Who was appointed as the group spokesperson and brand custodian of TATA group? Ans- Mukund Govind Rajan Who is the president of Iran? Ans- Mahmoud Ahmedinejad Solicitor-General of India, Rohinton F. Nariman resigned from his office on ________ Ans- 4 February 2013 When is the World cancer day observed?

Ans- 4 February 2013 Who has been elected as the President of the institute of company secretaries of India? Ans- S.N. Ananthasubhramanian Ayesha Haroon died on 2nd February 2013 in New York. Who was she? Ans- journalist Shanu Lahiri died on 1st February 2013 in Kolkata, Who was he? Ans- Painter Who has been appointed as the Vice-president of India Cements? Ans- Mahendra Singh Dhoni What is the position of India in the latest world press freedom index? Ans- 140th Who won his 75th PGA tour title in the Farmers Insurance open at torrey pines? Ans- Tiger Woods The National Bravery awards were initiated in ____________ by Indian Council for Child Welfare. Ans- 1957 Who won the 40th Ranji trophy at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai? Ans- Mumbai Who has won the womans single title of the Australian Open 2013? Ans- Victoria Azarenka Who has won the mans single title of the Australian Open 2013? Ans- Novak Djokovic Who has won the mans double title of the Australian open 2013? Ans- Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan India is the _____ largest country in the world in terms of wind power installed capacity.

Ans- Fifth Who is Dr. R. K. Tyagi? Ans- Chairman, HAL Where was the AERO India 2013 held? Ans- Yelahanka Air Base, Bangalore. PM Manmohan Singh conferred how many scientists, recently with the Lifetime Achievement Awards by department of Atomic Energy? Ans- Four The Indian navy commissioned its largest off shore patrol vessel ____________ for maritime surveillance around Andaman and Nicobar islands. Ans- INS Saryu Justice Shiva Kirti Singh was sworn-in as the chief Justice of high court? Ans- Allahabad Who have won the Womens Doubles title of the Australian Open 2013? Ans- Sara Errani and Robert Vinci The Australian Open 2013 was the ____ edition of the Australian Open. Ans- 101st Who has been appointed as chairman and member, Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for Manipur and Mizoram? Ans- A. Chhawnmawia

President of India has approved the conferment of ________ Padma Awards. Ans- 108 Which country has developed bombs equipped with a GPS capable of targeting distant enemies day and night? Ans- South Korea Which country has launched two intelligence satellites into orbit?

Ans- Japan Which is the third-most spoken language in England and Wales, according to 2011 Census? Ans- Punjabi Pakistan successfully tested the nuclear-capable ______ tactical missile its national security against hostile US policy? Ans- North Korea Which city topped the chart for having the largest number of obese population? Ans- Kochi Indian Railways have carried _________ of revenue earning freight traffic during April_December 2012. Ans- 735.10 million tonnes The government approved a ________ reduction in the reserve price of spectrum used by CDMA mobile operators. Ans- 50 percent India has finished a Rs. 3000-crore deal for supplying 99 jet engines to be used in the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas with which country? Ans- USA The government hiked the import duty on gold and platinum to ___________ from 4% with immediate effect. Ans- 6% India ranks ________ in the world in steel production. Ans- Fourth The latitudinal differences in pressure delineate a number of major pressure zones, which correspond with Ans- zones of climate. The Great Victoria Desert is located in Ans- Australia

The landforms that are influences by several process namely, weathering, erosion, deposition are known as Ans- polygenetic landforms ICICI is the name of a Ans- financial institution In the last one decade, which one among the following sectors has attracted the highest foreign direct investment inflows into India? Ans- Telecommunication The currency convertibility concept in its original form originated in Ans- Bretton Woods Agreement The central co-operative banks are in direct touch with Ans- state co-operative banks States earn maximum revenue through Ans- custom revenue Who was known as Iron man of India? Ans- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel The Indian to beat the computers in mathematical wizardry is Ans- Shakunthala Devi