100+ Important General Awareness Question and Answers for Revision, for the upcoming Clerk Exam.. PART -I
Q1. Who was chosen as the 12th President of Pakistan, elections for which were held on 30 July 2013?
– Mamnoon Hussain
Q2. Who was chosen for the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadabhavna Award for year 2013, which is given for contribution towards promotion of communal harmony and peace?
– Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, the Sarod maestro
Q3. What is the name given to a newly announced scheme under which a free mobile handset will be provided to one member of every rural household who has completed 100 days of work under MGNREGA?
– Bharat Mobile Scheme (Under this scheme the handset will be provided preferably to a woman member of family. A brief of this proposed scheme was made by the union govt. on 30 July 2013. The provided handset will be non- transferable as it will later also be used in customized transfer of benefits under the direct transfer scheme of the central govt.)
Q4. US Senate on 29 July 2013 approved the choice of James Comey as the next Director of FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation).Comey will take whose place, who has been at this post since 2001?
– Robert Mueller
Q5. Which private bank became first commercial bank to announce a hike in deposit rates in view of RBI’s move to tighten liquidity in the market?
– YES Bank (YES Bank on 31 July 2013 hiked deposit rates by 0.25% to 0.50%. The bank also hiked the base rate by 0.25% to 10.75%. This hike came into effect on 1 August 2013)
Q6. Who took over as the new Foreign Secretary of India on 1 August 2013?
– Sujatha Singh, She replaced Ranjan Mathai who retired on 31 July 2013.
Q7. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), on 1 August 2013, approved the proposal for sale of 10% government stake in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). This stake sale is likely to fetch around Rs. 3,840 crore to the exchequer at the current market price. What is Union Govt.’s disinvestment target through the stake sale of public sector undertakings in the current financial year (2013-14)?
– Rs. 40,000 crore
Q8. Union Govt. relaxed the norms for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the multi-brand retail on 1 August 2013 with a view to attract more investments and transparency in the sector. What are the major norms which were relaxed?
– Multi-brand retailers like Walmart are now required to source 30% of their products from the small and medium enterprises of India only at the time of starting the business Now state governments will have the right to grant permission to open a multi- brand retail store in cities of their states
(Earlier 53 urban centers with a minimum population of 1 million were made eligible for opening-up of multi-
brand retail stores) Now the norm of 50% investment in the back-end infrastructure for the retailers will be applicable, only during the first tranche of investments (within three years) of up to 100 million dollars
Q9. Union Health Ministry on 1 August 2013 revoked its earlier suspension on a drug named Pioglitazone used to treat diabetes. What was the main reason for revoking this suspension within a month?
– Doctors said that this drug was best suited for Indian patients
Q10. What is the name of a breast cancer drug of the British drug major GlaxoSmithKlinePharma, patent for which was revoked by the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) of India?
–Tykerb
Q11. United States expressed its disappointment over Russia’s decision to give temporary asylum to Edward
Snowden, the ex-CIA contractor who had leaked National Security Agency’s secret telephone and Internet surveillance programme. What is the duration of the temporary asylum offered to Snowden by Russia?
– 1 year
Q12. Who will be the new US ambassador to the United Nations (UN), after the appointment was confirmed by the United States Senate on 1 August 2013?
– Samantha Power
Q13. What is the name of the former world champion shot putter from Belarus who was stripped of his 4 World Championship medals by International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) for doping?
– Andrei Mikhnevich
Q14. Union Govt. on 2 August 2013 gave its approval for setting up of a fund to help six PSUs, to make them compliant with the 10% minimum public holding norm of market regulator SEBI. What is the name assigned of this fund?
– Special National Investment Fund (SNIF). Six sick PSUs which will be covered under this proposed fund are - HMT, ITI, Scooters India Limited, Andrew Yule, Fertilizer and Chemical Limited (Travancore) and Hindustan Photo Films Limited
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