January Week 4 Time alloted: 20 min 1) Which Pakistani writer has chronicled the tradition-bound way of tribal life

in Balochistan in his first book 'The Wandering Falcon'? Jamil Ahmad Asad Shabbir Amjad Parvez Arshad Sharif 2) The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India is developing a new kind of anti-radiation missile that can target enemyNuclear power plants Nuclear powered ships and submarines Radars and communication facilities Seattleites orbiting in space 3) Who among the following was the chief guest at India's Republic Day parade 2013? President of Nepal King of Oman King of Cambodia King of Bhutan Food and Agriculture Organisation, to change global practices that result in the loss 4) of 1.3 billion tonnes of food each year, has introduced a campaign dubbed "ThinkEat-Save Reduce Your Foodprint" withUnited Nations Environment Programme United Nations Development Programme United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation United Nations Conference on Trade and Development 5) Which of the following countries recently has granted permission to install the statue of 12 century Indian social reformer, Basaveshwara, at its capital city? United States

Canada France United Kingdom The Government of India recently has sounded high alert in Border States against 6) avian influenza after outbreak of the dreaded poultry disease in which of the following countries? Bangladesh Myanmar Bhutan Pakistan Major tea producing countries have decided to get together on a global platform, 7) called the International Tea Producers Forum (ITPF). For now it will be headquartered atNew Delhi Jakarta Nairobi Colombo 8) The first of 10 C-17 Globemaster III airlifters was recently handed over to the Indian Air Force. It is manufactured by which of the following companies? Lockheed Martin Boeing Dassault Embraer 9) Who among the following Indian-origin women has been selected for Order of Australia Medal 2013? Joyce Westrip Mala Mehta Vettath Rajkumar Krishna Arora Which of the following Britain's Deputy Prime Minister has been embroiled in a 10) 'cash for honours' row over a planned peerage for Indian-origin business tycoon Rumi Verjee?

John Prescott Nick Clegg Michael Heseltine Sir Geoffrey Howe 'Mahaparinirvan Express', a special train for an eight-day long journey to various 11) Buddhist heritage sites across India, is a joint initiative of the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation and the Government of: Odisha Bihar Sikkim Uttar Pradesh 12) Who won Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship 2013? Justin Rose Robert Rock Rory McIlroy Jamie Donaldson 13) Which among the following State governments has announced 10% reservation in government jobs for the economically weaker sections in general category? Haryana Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh Who among the following Indian scientists has been conferred with China's top 14) science award for his important contributions in boosting Sino-Indian scientific cooperation? A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Dr C N R Rao S.S. Abhyankar Raj Reddy 15) Who among the following won Padma Vibhushan award 2013? Prof. Yash Pal Rajesh Khanna

Sharmila Tagore Saroja Vaidyanathan 16) Which among the following female playback singers has rejected the Padma Bhushan award 2013? Anupama S. P. Sailaja Hemlata S. Janaki 17) First Indian writer, who won DSC Prize for South Asian Literature prize, 2013, is: Jeet Thayil Amitav Ghosh Arundhati Roy Aravind Adiga 18) Who won Women's Singles Australian Open title 2013? Serena Williams Li Na Victoria Azarenka Caroline Wozniacki 19) Which among the following pair has become the most successful mens pair in Grand Slam history? John Newcombe and Tony Roche Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor Jonathan Marray and Frederik Nielsen 20) Who has been awarded 'Atibadi Jagannath Das Award 2009', Odishas highest State honour for contribution to literature? Dasarathi Das Manoj Das Basanta Das Mohapatra Nilamani Sahoo

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