Current Affairs july 2013 {DAYS & DATES}

1) ‘ World Population Day ‘ is observed on —- ? Ans:- July 1...

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Current Affairs july 2013 {COMMITTEES IN NEWS}

 1) Who is the head of the committee constiuted by the government of India to take a suggessions regarding limit of FDI’s in different sectors? Ans:- Arvind Mayara...

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Current Affairs july 2013 { BOOKS IN NEWS}

 1) In which country on 22 July 2013 a strong earthquake with measuring 6.6 on Richter scale , killed at least more than 50 people and injured 296 ? Ans:- Chin...

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Current Affairs july 2013 { ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS}

1) What is the full form of ’DGCA’ ? Ans:-  Directorate General of Civil Aviatio...

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Current Affairs july 2013 {PLACES IN NEWS}

 1) In which country on 22 July 2013 a strong earthquake with measuring 6.6 on Richter scale , killed at least more than 50 people and injured 296 ? Ans:- Chin...

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Current Affairs july 2013 {PERSONS IN NEWS}

A) APPOINTMENTS 1) Who was appointed as the new Lt. Governor of Puducherry on 1 July 2013? Ans:-  Virendra Kataria 2) Who was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of IDBI Bank by the Union Govt.? Ans:- M.S. Raghavan 3) Who was appointed as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of public sector Syndicate Bank? Ans:- Sudhir Kumar Jain 4) Who took over as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) on 1 July 2013? Ans:-Lieutenant General Anil Chait 5) Who is the Pakistan Chief selector...

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Current Affairs july 2013 {SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY}

1) Which university scientists recently created a 3D-printed ‘bionic’ ear? Ans:-Princeton University 2) Who is the Indian-origin student in Australia recently developed a smartphone application which helps in detecting the breast cancer early ? Ans:- Sanjay Sreekumar 3) Which country on 17 July 2013  launched Joint US-German space project ? Ans:- New Zealand 4) Which country palaeontologists recently discovered the fossil of a previously unknown dinosaur, a bizarre horned beast that roamed on an island continent 76 million years ago...

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Current Affairs july 2013 {ECONOMY}

1) The Telecom Commission of India on 2 July 2013 approved the enhancement of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit in the telecom sector from 74 percent to ……………..percent. Ans:- 100 % 2) State Bank of India, in month of July 2013 launched a card which will enable the holder to receive the remittance directly on the card. What is the name of the card? Ans:- State Bank Xpress Money Card 3) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 15 July 2013 imposed fines of around 49.5 crore on 22 private and public sector banks. Why RBI has taken such an action? Ans:-For...

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Current Affairs july 2013 {SPORTS & GAMES}

1) Recently who became the youngest boxer from the country to clinch a gold medal at the Asian Boxing Championships held at Amman in Jordan ? Ans:- Shiva Thapa 2) Which golfer on 14 July 2013 won the Scottish Open title? Ans:- American golfer Phil Mickelson 3) Which country on 11 July 2013 won the West Indies Tri-Nation Series 2013 final after defeated Sri Lanka ? Ans:- India 4) Which country boxers won nine medals in international boxing tournament held in Kikinda, Serbia ? Ans:- India 5) Who won Swedish Open title in the final of the Swedish...

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Current Affairs july 2013 {AWARDS & HONOURS}

1) Who got the Best Actor award at 14th IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) awards 2013 held in Macau on 6th July 2013? Ans:- Ranbir Kapoor 2) Who is the India’s first high commissioner in Britain, was honoured with a ‘Blue Plaque’ on 17 July 2013? Ans:- VK Krishna Menon 3) On 17 July 2013 the British firm Real VNC was presented MacRobert Award by the Princess Royal for ——— ? Ans:- Engineering Innovation 4) Which two journalists were awarded Ramnath Goenka “Journalist of the Year” award for print and broadcast categories respectively...

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Current Affairs july 2013 {CONFERENCES}

1) The G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting was held on 19-20 July 2013 in ——– ? Ans:- Moscow,Russi...

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Current Affairs july 2013 {STATES}

1) Which state launched a state-wide ‘ Hausla ‘ family health campaign on 15 July 2013 ? Ans:- Uttar Pradesh 2) Which state government gave its nod for tapping unfermented sap or neera from the coconut all over the state ? Ans:- Kerala 3) Supreme Court of India on 16 July 2013 upheld a Bombay High Court verdict which quashed the state government’s order to ban dance bars in Maharashtra. In which year dance bars were banned in Maharashtra? Ans :-  2004 4) Which state government on 17 July 2013 has decided to issue concession passes to...

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Current Affairs july 2013 {NATIONAL}

1) Union government on 11 July 2013 approved a proposal to replace DGCA with a new aviation regulator with full operational and financial autonomy. What would be the name of new regulator? Ans:- Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) 2) Union government on 17 July 2013 approved a proposal to amend ——— Act for providing more powers to the market regulator SEBI to crack down on Ponzi schemes? Ans:- SEBI Act 3) On 18 July 2013 the Supreme Court  rejected the one-nation-one-test proposal for medical admissions.What was the name of this all-India...

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Current Affairs july 2013 { INDIA & WORLD }

1) On 11 July 2013 India-Vietnam 15th  Joint Commission Meeting was held in ——– ? Ans:- New Delhi 2)  India recently overtook the United States to become the top buyer of crude oil from a prominent African crude producing country. Which country is this? Ans:- Nigeria 3) Which country on 15 July 2013 agreed to take payments for oil it sells to India entirely in rupees ? Ans:- Iran 4) What is India’s global rank in term of number of internet users? Ans:-  Third 5) Which country and India signed an solar power plant agreement...

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Current Affairs July 2013 {INTERNATIONAL}

1) Name the two countries that offered asylum to US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, on 6 July 2013, who is waiting at a Moscow airport for some nation to offer him sanctuary? Ans:- Venezuela and Nicaragua 2) The European Union (EU) launched the first formal trade dispute with Russia at the ———– ? Ans:- World Trade Organisation (WTO) 3) Which party scored victory in the General Elections held in Bhutan for Nation Assembly, country’s parliament? Ans:- People’s Democratic Party – PDP 4) Which country has legalized gay marriage on 17...

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Questions and Answers for preparing Kerala PSC LDC Current Affairs

1. Which is the first Indian state to introduce e-GPF facility? Answer: Arunachal Pradesh 2. Recently three astronauts reached International Space Station in six hours from Earth. Which spaceship is used by them? Answer: Suyuz- TMA 3. Recently, the High Court of which state in India had given a verdict that all new vehicles registered in the state should run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)? Answer: Gujarat 4. In recent times, BYOD has been making waves in the business world, with a large number of companies opening up to the concept to enhance...

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Questions and Answers for preparing Kerala PSC LDC Current Affairs

1. Which Baltic nation has been given permission by the European Union for adopting Euro as its currency?Answer: Latvia. The country will replace its currency the lat, with the euro on 1 January 2014.2. The Indian Grandmaster who won the Commonwealth Chess Championship?Answer: Abhijeet Gupta3. Who was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand?Answer: Hemant Soren4. Who is selected for the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony 2013?Answer: Zubin Mehta5. Who is appointed as the new coach of the Indian’s Men’s Hockey Team?Answer: Maharaj Krishan Kaushik6....

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Questions and Answers for preparing Kerala PSC LDC

1. Who equaled the world record of eight golds at the 2013 World Athletics Championships?Answer: Usain Bolt2. The Chinese Navy hospital ship which paid a week-long goodwill visit to Bangladesh recently?Answer: Peace Ark3. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the National School of Drama Society?Answer: Ratan Thiyam4. In which state did the Saharsha-Patna Rajyarani Express run over pilgrims killing 37 people?Answer: Bihar5. Where in India was the statue of Nobel Laureate Dr. Norman Borlaug unveiled recently?Answer: New Delhi6. Whose new...

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Questions and Answers for preparing Kerala PSC LDC

EYE 1. Eye ball is situated in? Answer: Bony Cavity called Orbit 2. The eye ball is kept moist by the secretion of? Answer: Tear glands 3. Tear contains an enzyme known as? Answer: Lysozymes 4. Outermost layer of the Eye ball is known as? Answer: Sclera 5. Bulge forward and transparent part of sclera? Answer: Cornea 6. Exposed portion of sclera is protected by a transparent covering known as? Answer: Conjunctiva 7. Infection of conjunctiva is known as: Answer: Conjunctivitis 8. Middle layer of eye ball? Answer: Uvea 9. Just behind the...

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Expected Model Questions and answers for preparing Kerala PSC LDC

1. The first to use the word ‘Green Revolution’?Answer: William Gaud2. Tsomoriri is a glacial wet land in:Answer: Jammu and Kashmir3. Cork is obtained from:Answer: Oak4. The native place of Guava?Answer: Americas5. The plant cell wall is made up of:Answer: Cellulose6. The tendency of plants to grow towards light is called?Answer: Phototropism7. The plant hormone that is useful for the formation of roots?Answer: Auxin8. Which plant is called ‘the mother of herbs’?Answer: Coleus aromaticus9. The practice of calculating the age of trees by counting...

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Questions and answers for preparing all Kerala PSC Examinations.

Cells and Cell Organelles1. Smallest unit of life?Answer: Cells2. Longest cell?Answer: Nerve3. The largest human cell?Answer: Ovum 4. The largest cell in the world?Answer: Ostrich egg5. The physical basis of life?Answer: Protoplasm6. Building blocks of all living body?Answer: Cells 7. Who is considered to be the Father of Cytology?Answer: Robert Hooke8. Cells was discovered by?Answer: Robert Hooke9. Plant cell was discovered by?Answer: M.J Schleiden 10. Animal cell was discovered by?Answer: Theoder Schwann11. The ability of a cell to form a complete...

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Questions and Answers for preparing Kerala PSC LDC

General Knowledge 1. The circulation of Blood in the body is regulated by?Answer: Heart2. The heart is protected by a double layered membraneous known as?Answer: Paricardium3. Impure blood from the body received by the heart is in the?Answer: Right auricle4. Pure blood from the lungs received by the heart is in the?Answer: Left auricle 5. Human heart consists …….. chambers?Answer: FourFish- 2 ChamberAmphibians- 3 ChamberReptiles- 3 ChamberBird- 4 ChamberMammals- 4 Chamber6. Which is the largest blood vessel?Answer: Aorta 7. Largest Artery?Answer:...

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Expected Model Questions and Answers for preparing Kerala PSC Lower Division Clerk

1. Root wilt and Bud rot are the major diseases of?Answer: Coconut2. A new high yielding hybrid Coconut developed by Kerala Agricultural University?Answer: Keraswobhagya3. Bunchy top disease is a major disease of?Answer: Banana4. The chemical contained in tobacco?Answer: Nicotine 5. Most important stimulant in Coffee?Answer: Caffeine 6. Aseel and Plymouth Rock are the important varieties of?Answer: Poultry7. The Scientific Study of atmosphere is known as?Answer: Meteorology8. Velocity of Wind is measured by using?Answer: Anemometer9. Instrument...

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Questions and Answers for preparing Kerala PSC LDC Examinations.

General Knowledge1. Who is the Father of Taxonomy?Answer: Carls Linnaeus2. Who introduced two kingdom classifications?Answer: Carls Linnaeus 3. Who introduced binomial system of Nomenclature?Answer: Carls Linnaeus4. Who introduced five kingdom classifications?Answer: R.H Whittaker5. The kingdom Monera includes?Answer: Bacteria 6. Bacteria were first discovered by?Answer: Anton Van Leeuwanhoek7. Father of Microbiology?Answer: Louis Pasteur8. Spherical Shaped bacteria are known as?Answer: Coccus9. Rod Shaped bacteria are known as?Answer: Bacillus10....

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Questions and Answers for preparing Kerala PSC LDC Examinations.

General Knowledge 1. Who is the Father of Taxonomy? Answer: Carls Linnaeus 2. Who introduced two kingdom classifications? Answer: Carls Linnaeus 3. Who introduced binomial system of Nomenclature? Answer: Carls Linnaeus 4. Who introduced five kingdom classifications? Answer: R.H Whittaker 5. The kingdom Monera includes? Answer: Bacteria 6. Bacteria were first discovered by? Answer: Anton Van Leeuwanhoek 7. Father of Microbiology? Answer: Louis Pasteur 8. Spherical Shaped bacteria are known as? Answer: Coccus 9....

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