Current Affairs June 2013

Maria Sharapova

• The Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2012 by Forbes

       Maria Sharapova
       Rank: 22
       Total Earnings:  $29 million
       Salary/winnings: $6 million
       Endorsements:       $23 million

• After the 2013 Pakistani general election, ...... become the 18th Prime Minister of Pakistan

        Nawaz Sharif

A.M. Homes

• American novelist A.M. Homes has won Women’s Prize for Fiction 2013 with her sixth novel, “May We Be Forgiven.” 

• What does WED stand for?

       World Environment Day

• World Environment Day

       June 5

Victoria Beckham

• What is the theme for 2013 World Environment Day celebrations?

         Think.Eat.Save

• Victoria Beckham wins Woman Of The Decade at Glamour Awards in London 

• What does UNEP stand for?

        United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Tiger Woods

•  The World's Highest-Paid Athletes. Who earned $78.1 million in 2012

        Tiger Woods
        Rank: 1
        Total Earnings:  $78.1 million
        Salary/winnings: $13.1 million
        Endorsements:    $65 million 

• Burundi's Lydia Nsekera became the first woman to be elected to the FIFA Executive Committee (ExCo) for a full term of four years

• K R Kamath was re-elected as the Chairman of IBA for 2013-14 tenure

• World's Highest-Paid Cricketer 2012 by Forbes

  

  Mahendra Singh Dhoni

       Mahendra Singh Dhoni
       Rank: 16
       Total Earnings:  $31.5 million
       Salary/winnings: $3.5 million
       Endorsements:       $28 million

• Irish Author Kevin Barry "City of Bohane" won IMPAC Dublin Literary Award

• Japan successfully tested the L0 Trains based on magnetic levitation technology the fastest in the world. It will come into commercial use in 2027.

David Beckham

• The World's Best-Paid Soccer Player 2012 by  Forbes

        David Beckham
        Rank: 16
        Total Earnings:  $47.2 million
        Salary/winnings: $5.2 million
        Endorsements:       $42 million

• Susan Elizabeth Rice was appointed as the National Security Adviser of US President Barack Obama

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May 2013 Current Affairs

• Karnataka's new chief minister?

Lydia Davis

        Siddaramaiah

 

• The Man Booker International Prize 2013 Winner?

        Lydia Davis

• Malala Yousafzai's Autobiography  name?

        I am Malala

 

• What is the name of the prime minister of China?   

        Li Keqiang

 

• President of the People's Republic of China?

        Xi Jinping

 

• What is the name of Tulsi Badrinath's new book?

        Master of Arts: A Life In Dance   

 

• Who is the chairperson of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)?   

       Kushal Singh 

• In the 66th Cannes Film Festival ......... film won the Palme d'Or

        Blue Is the Warmest Colour

• What does TRAI stand for?

        The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India 

• Dan Brown’s latest novel 

       “Inferno” 

• Who is the winner of ipl 2013

        Mumbai Indians

 

• Who won the orange cap in ipl 2013

        Michael Hussey (CSK) (733 Runs)

• who won the purple cap in ipl 2013

        Dwayne Bravo (CSK) (32 wickets) 

• Southern India’s first fighter aircraft base inaugurated at 

       Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)

 

General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Track and field star Carl Lewis won how many gold medals at the 1984 Olympic games?
A.     One   
B.     Three
C.     Four   
D.     Six

Ans C

 
What is the middle name of Rahul Dravid?
A.     Wall   
B.     Sharad
C.     Srivatsav   
D.     Shyam

Ans B

 
Who was the first Indian batsman to have achieved 300 runs in an innings in Tests?
A.     Sachin Tendulkar
B.     Sourav Ganguly
C.     Shikhar Dhawan
D.     Virender Sehwag

Ans D


Anil Kumble became the first Indian bowler to reach 500 Test wickets in 2006. How did he get his 500th wicket?
A.     LBW
B.     Bowled
C.     Run out
D.     Catch out

Ans A

 
India won its first Olympic hockey gold in?
A.     1978   
B.     1932
C.     1946   
D.     1928

Ans D

Current affairs April 2013

Chris Gayle

• Chris Gayle hit the fastest ever century in the history of cricket by reaching 100 in merely 30 balls during RCB vs. Pune Warriors match on 23 April 2013.

• The largest biogas plant of the world was inaugurated on 12 March 2013 in Finland

• Prayag Chauhan Won Gold Medal at ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships 2013

• Takehiko Nakao elected as the President Asian Development Bank Board 

• Jai Chandiram, the former Deputy Director-General of Doordarshan and renowned media person on 26 April 2013 was awarded with the lifetime achievement award by the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT).

• Sunil Bharti Mittal, the Chairman and Group CEO of Bharti Enterprises appointed as the Vice-Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce

• Giorgio Napolitano Re-elected as the President of Italy to serve a Second Term.

Margaret Thatcher

• Margaret Thatcher Former British Prime Minister and Iron Lady of Britain Died

• Belgian Mathematician Pieree Deligne won the Abel Prize 2013

• Ravuri Bharadwaja, 86, the Telgu writer on 17 April 2013 was selected for the prestigious Jnanpith Award 2012

• India’s only Women Chief Election Commissioner Ramadevi Died at 79.She also was the governor of Karnataka & HP.

• Adam Johnson’s novel The Orphan Master’s son won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2013.

• Krishna Kumar Natrajan appointed as the New Chief of NASSCOM.

• Serena Williams Won the Family Circle Cup 2013; Defeated Jelena Jankovic

• Rahi Sarnobat Clinched Gold at ISSF World Cup in 25-M Pistol Event.

• S Gopalakrishnan elected as new President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) 

 

Abhilash Tomy

 

• Lt Cdr Abhilash Tomy became the first Indian to Circumnavigate Globe Solo and Non-Stop on a sail boat. On return he was welcomed by the President of India.