1. Recently The Central Information Commission (CIC) in a landmark judgment held that all political parties are answerable under the Right to Information Act? Who among the following is the Chief Information Commissioner of India?
(1) Raghunath Sharma (2) Satyanad Mishra
(3) M L Sharma (4) Annapurna Dixit
(5) None of these
2. Recently first all women police station opens in which among the following state/Union Territory?
(1) New Delhi (2) Goa
(3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Rajasthan
(5) Arunachal Pradesh
3. RecentlyJanez Jansa, has been convicted of corruption and sentenced to two years in prison. He is a ____?
(1) Former President of Slovenia
(2) Former Prime Minister of Cuba
(3) Former Prime Minister of Italy
(4) Former Prime Minister of Slovenia
(5) Former President of Italy
4. Recently Bangladesh Cricket Board has suspended which among the following former captain of Bangladesh on match fixing charges?
(1) Habibul Bashar
(2) Mohammad Ashraful
(3) Shakib Al Hasan
(4) Mushfiqur Rehman
(5) None of these
5. According to United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), how much percent of World GDP lost due to malnutrition?
(1) 4% (2) 6%
(3) 5% (4) 7%
(5) 10%
6. Recently Raghav Joneja is in news. He is ____?
(1) Winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee for the year 2013
(2) Winner of Junior Boxing Championship
(3) Won Gold in Judo Championship
(4) Youngest Indian to scale the Mount Everest
(5) None of these
7. Recently Rami Hamdallah became New Prime Minister of ____?
(1) Venezuela (2) Palestine
(3) Italy (4) Slovenia
(5) None of these
8. India and which country decided to boost defence ties and maritime security for growth and prosperity of Asia Pacific and Indian Ocean regions?
(1) Malaysia (2) Vietnam
(3) Japan (4) Australia
(5) Myanmar
9. Recently which among the following pair has won the French Open mixed doubles title 2013?
(1) Katarina Srebotnikand Piet Norval
(2) Frantisek Cermak and Lucie Hradecka
(3)Daniel Nestor and Kristina Mladenovic
(4) Nenad Zimonjić and Katarina Srebotnik
(5) None of these
10. Country's highest Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) will be set up at:
(1) New Delhi (2) Jammu & Kashmir
(3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Goa
(5) None of these
Answers with Explanations
1. (2) The Central Information Commission (CIC) in a landmark judgement held political parties are answerable under the Right to Information Act, setting a new bench mark in transparency in politics.
The Bench comprising Chief Information Commissioner Satyananda Mishra and Information Commissioner M L Sharma and Annapurna Dixit held six parties--Congress, BJP, CPI-M, CPI, NCP and BSP--to whom RTI queries were directed, fulfill the criteria of being public authorities under the Right to Information Act.
2. (5) The first all-women police station in Arunachal Pradesh has started functioning to specifically deal with crimes against women.
3. (4) The two-time former prime minister of Slovenia, Janez Jansa, has been convicted of corruption and sentenced to two years in prison. Mr Jansa was accused of soliciting bribes as part of a defence deal with a Finnish manufacturer in 2006.
4. (2) Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful was suspended by his Board till ICC’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) submits a full report into allegations of match-fixing and spot-fixing on him in this year’s Bangladesh Premier League
5. (3) Up to 5 per cent of global economic output may be lost due to malnutrition, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
6. (4) At the age of 15 years and seven months, Raghav Joneja has become the youngest Indian to scale the Mount Everest when he along with his five schoolmates summited the peak and became the youngest team of mountaineers in the world.
7. (2) The President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas named Rami Hamdallah as new Prime Minister of Palestine. Rami Hamdallah replaced Western-favoured economist Salam Fayyad
8. (4) India and Australia decided to boost defence ties and maritime security and freedom of navigation is critical for growth and prosperity of Asia Pacific and Indian Ocean regions
9. (2) Czech Republic pair Frantisek Cermak and Lucie Hradecka won the French Open mixed doubles title by defeating Daniel Nestor of Canada and Kristina Mladenovic of France 1-6, 6-4, 10-6
10. (2) Country's highest Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) will be set up at Nyoma, Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir at a height of about 14 thousand feet.
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