Some Important Model Questions and answers for preparing Kerala PSC Assistant Grade Examination 2013.
1. Who was presented with Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, Kerala Government’s highest literary honour?
Answer: Attoor Ravi Varma
2. Who has recently been selected for the Saraswathi Samman?
Answer: Sugathakumari, for the collection of her poems, titled Manalezhuthu.
3. Who received this year’s Dadasaheb Phalke Award?
Answer: Pran Kishan Sikand
4. Who was conferred Jnanpith Award 2012?
Answer: Ravuri Bharadhwaja (Telugu)
5. The new Governor of Kerala?
Answer: Nikhil Kumar
6. ‘My Unforgettable Memories’ is the book written by:
Answer: Mamata Banerji
7. The first Indian to circumnavigate the globe, solo and non-stop?
Answer: Lieutenant Commander Abhilash Tomy
8. Who is the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India?
Answer: Sashi Kant Sharma
9. Who has taken over as the 25th Chief of the Indian Army?
Answer: General Bikram Singh
10. Who is conferred with the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award 2012?
Answer: Tessy Thomas
11. United Nations designated 2013 as the International Year of:
Answer: International Year of Water Cooperation, International Year of Quiona.
12. The Government of India has declared 2013 as the Year of:
Answer: Water Conservation
13. International Nurse’s Day was celebrated on:
Answer: May 12
14. The new President of Bangladesh?
Answer: Abdul Hamid
15. Who is sworn in as the new president of Venezuela?
Answer: Nicholas Maduro
16. Who won the Oscar for the best film, in the 85th Academy Awards?
Answer: Argo directed by Ben Affleck
17. India’s first indigenously developed sub-sonic long-range cruise missile?
Answer: Nirbhay
18. The famous Kathakali artist and Padmabhushan recipient who passed away recently?
Answer: Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair
19. ‘Nirbasan’ is the autobiography of:
Answer: Tasleema Nasreen
20. ‘Prisoner 5990’ is the autobiography of:
Answer: Balakrishna Pillai
21. ‘Inspire a Generation’ was the motto of:
Answer: London Olympics
22. The first Badminton player to win a Olympic Medal for India?
Answer: Saina Nehwal
23. House Sparrow was declared as the state bird of:
Answer: Delhi
24. Number of medals won by India in London Olympics?
Answer: Six
25. Who won the women’s single Denmark Open title 2012?
Answer: Saina Nehwal
26. The Malayalam film which bagged the National award for the best film on social issues?
Answer: Spirit
27. Ang Lee has won Oscar for the best director, for his film .........
Answer: Life of Pi
28. India’s first all women post office was inaugurated at:
Answer: New Delhi
29. The new President of the Asian Development Bank?
Answer: Takehiko Nakao
30. Who has become the first woman to be elected as the President of South Korea?
Answer: Park Geun Hye
31. What is the full form of NULM, a scheme to be launched during the current Five Year Plan?
Answer: National Urban Livelihoods Mission
32. Which country launched the satellite ‘Noah’s Ark’ for space biology research?
Answer: Russia
33. The first ever woman to be appointed as the Special Director General of the CRPF?
Answer: Aruna Bahuguna
34. Who was recently conferred Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development (2011)?
Answer: Ela Bhatt, She is the founder of the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)
35. Who was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka?
Answer: Siddaramaiah
36. The fifth BRICS Summit was held from March 26 to 27 at:
Answer: Durban, South Africa
37. The autobiography of Malala Yousafzai to be published soon is titled:
Answer: I Am Malala
38. The Indian wildlife biologist who won the Whitley Award (Green Oscar)?
Answer: Aparajita Datt.
39. The Malayalam movie actor who has been awarded with Padma Shri this Year:
Answer: Madhu
40. Indian National Defence University is to be set up in:
Answer: Gurgaon, Haryana
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