Posted by staff on 11 October 2014, 7:23 am
All About Pakistan Information
Official Name
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
· Father of the Nation Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948)
· National Poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938)
· Head of the State Asif Ali Zardari, President
· Head of Government Yousaf Raza gillani, Prime Minister
· Capital Islamabad
· Area Total 796,095 Sq. km.
Punjab 205,344 Sq. km.
Sindh 140,914 Sq. km.
North West Frontier Province 74,521 Sq. km.
Balochistan 347,190 Sq. km.
Federally Administered Tribal Areas 27,220 Sq. km.
Islamabad (Capital) 906 Sq. km.
· Population 149.03 million
Pakistan is divided into four provinces viz., North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan. The tribal belt adjoining NWFP is managed by the Federal Government and is named FATA i.e., Federally Administered Tribal Areas. Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas have their own respective political and administrative machinery, yet certain of their subjects are taken care of by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas. Provinces of Pakistan are further divided into Divisions and Districts
Divisions
Districts
NWFP 7 , 24
Punjab 8 , 34
Sindh 5 ,21
Balochistan 6 ,22
While FATA consist of 13 Areas/Agencies and Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas have 7 and 5 Districts respectively.
· Religion 95% Muslims, 5% others.
· Annual Per capita income Rs. 28,933 (US $ 492 approximately)
· GDP 5.1%
· Currency Pak. Rupee.
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Imports
Industrial equipment, chemicals, vehicles, steel, iron ore, petroleum, edible oil, pulses, tea.
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Exports
Cotton, textile goods, rice, leather items carpets, sports goods, handi-crafts, fish and fish prep. and fruit
· Languages
Urdu (National) and English (Official)
· Literacy rate
51.6%
· Government
Parliamentary form
· Parliament
Parliament consists of two Houses i.e., the Senate (Upper House) and the National Assembly (Lower House).
The Senate is a permanent legislative body and symbolises a process of continuity in the national affairs. It consists of 100 members. The four Provincial Assemblies, Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Federal Capital form its electoral college.
The National Assembly has a total membership of 342 elected through adult suffrage (272 general seats, 60 women seats and 10 non-Muslim seats).
· Pakistan National Flag.
Dark green with a white vertical bar, a white crescent and a five-pointed star in the middle. The Flag symbolises Pakistan’s profound commitment to Islam, the Islamic world and the rights of religious miniorities.
· National Anthem
Approved in June, 1954
Verses Composed by: Abdul Asar Hafeez Jullundhri
Tune Composed by: Ahmed G. Chagla
Duration: 80 seconds
· State Emblem
The State Emblem consists of:
1. The crescent and star which are symbols of Islam
2. The shield in the centre shows four major crops
3. Wreath surrounding the shield represents cultural heritage and
4. Scroll contains Quaid’s motto: Unity Faith, Discipline
· Pakistan’s Official Map
Drawn by Mian Mahmood Alam Suhrawardy (1920-1999)
· National Flower
Jasmine.
· National Tree
Deodar (Cedrus Deodara).
· National Animal
Markhor.
· National Bird
Chakor (Red-legged partridge)
· Flora
Pine, Oak, Poplar, Deodar, Maple, Mulberry
· Fauna
The Pheasant, Leopard, Deer, Ibex, Chinkara, Black buck, Neelgai, Markhor, Marco-Polo sheep, Green turtles, River & Sea fish, Crocodile, Waterfowls
· Popular games
Cricket, Hockey, Football, Squash.
· Tourist’s resorts
Murree, Quetta, Hunza, Ziarat, Swat, Kaghan, Chitral and Gilgit
· Archaeological sites
Moenjo Daro, Harappa, Taxila, Kot Diji, Mehr Garh, Takht Bhai.
· Major Cities
Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, Rawalpindi, Hyderabad, Faisalabad, Multan and Sialkot
· Major Crops
Cotton, Wheat, Rice and Sugarcane
· Agricultural Growth Rate
4.15% in 2002-03
· Total cropped area
22.0 million hectares
· Industry
Textiles, Cement, Fertilizer, Steel, Sugar, Electric Goods, Shipbuilding
· Energy
Major sources
Electricity (Hydel, Thermal, Nuclear) Oil, Coal, and Liquid Petroleum Gas
Power Generating Capacity
18,062 MW
· Health
Hospitals
947
Dispensaries
4,800
Basic Health Units (BHUs)
4,820
Maternity & Child Health Centres
1,084
Rural Health Centres (RHCs)
581
Tuberculosis (TB) Centres
357
Hospital Beds
82,844
Doctors (registered)
101,635
Dentists (registered)
5,068
Nurses (registered
44,520
Paramedics
22,714
Lady Health Workers
6,397
· Education
Primary Schools
164,200
Middle Schools
19,100
High Schools
12,900
Arts & Science Colleges
925
Professional Colleges
374
Universities
Public Sector (including one WomenUniversity)
29
Private Sector
10
· Transport & Communication
Total length of roads
251,845 km
Pakistan Railway network
7,791 km
Railway stations
781
Pakistan International Airlines
Covers 33 international and 21 domestic stations with a fleet of 44 planes.
Major Airports
8 (Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar, Multan, Faisalabad and Gwadar)
· Seaports
International
2 (Karachi and Bin Qasim.)
Fish Harbours-Cum-Mini Ports
3 (Minora, Gawadar, and Keti Bandar)
· Communications
Post Offices
12,267
Telephone connections
4,589,000
Public Call Offices
1,14,527
Telegraph offices
328
Internet Connections
1.9 million
· Employment
Total Labour force
42.38 million
Employed Labour Force
39.41 million
Agriculture Sector
18.91 million
Manufacturing & Mining sector
4.51 million
Construction
2.25 million
Trade
5.27 million
Transport
1.97 million
Finance, Community & Social Services
5.90 million
Others
5.87 million
· Media
Print Media (In accordance with Central Media List)
Dailies
414
Weeklies
392
Fortnightlies
50
Monthlies
259
Annually
01
Quarterly
03
News Agencies
Official
APP
Private
PPI, NNI, On Line and Sana.
Electronic Media
TV Centres
Five TV centres at Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and Karachi covering 88.58% population and 29 re-broadcasting stations.
Pakistan Television
4 channels (PTV-I, PTV-II (PTV World), PTV-III & PTV-IV)
Registered TV sets
3,604,000
Radio Stations
Public:
Total 25, Home services in 19 languages. External Services cover 81 countries in 15 languages
Private:
Radio stations 3, TV transmitter channels 3
Cable Operators
900
· Banks
Central Bank
State Bank of Pakistan
Other Banks
National Bank of Pakistan
Habib Bank Ltd.
United Bankn Ltd.
Muslim Commercial Bank Ltd.
Allied Bank of Pakistan Ltd.
First Woman Bank
Mehran Bank
The Bank of Punjab
Bank of Khyber
Specialized Banks
Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan
Federal Bank for Co-operatives
Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan
The Punjab Provincial Co-operative Bank
· Famous MountainPeaks
K-2 (Mt. Godwin Austin)
28,250 ft./8611 m (2nd in World)
Nanga Parbat
26,660 ft./8126 m (8th in World)
Gasherbrum-I
26,470 ft./8068 m (11th in World)
· Famous Mountain Passes
The Khyber Pass
NWFP
The KurramPass
FATA
The TochiPass
FATA
The GomalPass
NWFP
The Bolan Pass
Balochistan
The LowariPass
Chitral (NWFP)
The KhunjrabPass
Northern Areas
· Rivers
The Indus
2,896 km
Jhelum
825 km
Chenab
1,242 km
Ravi
901 km
Sutlej
1,551 km
Beas (tributary of Sutlej)
398 km
· Famous Glaciers
Siachin
75 km
Batura
55 km
Baltoro
65 km
· Deserts
Thar
Sindh
Cholistan
Punjab
Thal
Punjab
· Lakes
Manchar
Sindh
Keenjar
Sindh
Hanna
Balochistan
Saif-ul-Maluk
NWFP
Satpara
Northern Areas
Kachura
Northern Areas
· Major Dams
Mangla Dam
Punjab
Tarbela Dam
NWFP
Warsak Dam
NWFP
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5 August 2013
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• US temporarily closed diplomatic missions after intercepting al Qaeda threats.
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• Zimbabwe parliamentary election 2013: Zanu-PF, the party of Robert Mugabe declared winner.
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• China blocked import of milk powder from New Zealand.
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• Hassan Rouhani sworn in as the new president of Iran.
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6 August 2013
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• Colombo South Harbour declared open by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse.
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• Konkan Railway to scrap Skybus project.
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• Supreme Court rejected Abu Salem’s plea for quashing all proceedings against him.
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• Former Turkish army chief among 19 people handed life term for coup plot.
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7 August 2013
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• Japan unveiled its biggest warship called Izumo.
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8 August 2013
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• India announced 150 thousand Dollar assistance to Afghan
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bomb attack victims.
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• Japan pledged huge spending cuts amounting to 83 Billion US Dollars.
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9 August 2013
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• Royal Yacht Squadron Club lifted its 200-year ban on women members.
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• US Presidential Medal of Freedom to be conferred on Bill Clinton & Oprah Winfrey.
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• International Day of the World’s Indigenous People observed on 9 August.
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10 August 2013
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• IEA warned that oil supplies from OPEC may decline.
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• Sri Lankan President felicitated tribal community, the Veddas on World Indigenous PeoplesDay.
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11 August 2013
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• One lakh people applied to go on one way trip to Mars under Mars One Project
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Q. Name the first ever indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier launched by India on
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12 August 2013?
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Ans. INS Vikrant
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Q. Name the indigenously-developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface missile successfully test-fired by India on 12 August 2013? Ans. Prithvi
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Q. Name the Wimbled
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on 2013 Women’s Singles winner who announced her retirement from Lawn Tennis on 14 August 2013? Ans. Marion Bartoli
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Q. Name the Indian submarine which sank with 18 crewmen after explosion on 14 August
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2013 at the high-security naval dockyard in Mumbai? Ans. INS Sindhurakshak
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Q. Who won the 100 metre sprint title at the 14th IAAF World Championships 2013 held in
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Moscow on 11 August 2013? Ans. Usain Bolt
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Q. Who won Women’s Rogers Cup 2013? Ans. Serena Williams
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Q. Who won Men’s Singles Title in Rogers Cup 2013? Ans. Rafael Nadal
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Q. Name the Egypt’s Vice President who resigned in protest over the attacks on pro
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Mohamed Morsi supporters in Cairo on 14 August 2013?Ans. Mohamed Elbaradei
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Q. Who won Mali’s Presidential elections on 12 August 2013?
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Ans. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita
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Q. Who won the Gold medal in Women’s pole vault final at World Athletic Championship
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in Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia?
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Ans. Isinbayeva
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Q. International Youth Day was observed on 12th August. What was the theme of the day
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this year?
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Ans. Youth Migration: Moving Development Forward.
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Q. Which country has declared one month emergency following political violence
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occupied by supporters of ousted President Mohammed
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Morsi?
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Ans. Egypt
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Q. Name the oldest penguin of the world which turned 36
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years old on 12 August 2013?
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Ans. King Penguin Missy
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Q. Mars one in the first week of August 2013 announced that more than ………… lakh people
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have applied for a one-way trip the Mars (the red planet)?
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Ans.one lakh
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Q. Name the New App developed by German Scientists to find lost things?
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Ans. FindMyStuff
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Q. Indian-American Trio won top honours at the 11th National Geographic World
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Championship. Where was it held?
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Ans. Russia’s St. Petersburg city.
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Q. Name the first British to perform a space walk who retired from NASA in the second
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week of August 2013?
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Ans. Colin Michael Foale
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1. Recently
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three astronauts reached International Space Station in six hours from Earth.
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Which spaceship is used by them?
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Answer: Suyuz-TMA
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2. Which country was making news recently as it’s privately owned newspapers go on sale
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for the first time since 1964?
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Answer: Myanmar
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3. Who has become Kenya’s fourth President?
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Answer: Uhuru Kenyatta
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4. The code name given to the electronic surveillance program operated by the United States
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which is said to have had direct access to the communications passed through Google,
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Facebook, Apple and many other internet companies?
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Answer: PRISM
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5. According to the data released by the World Steel Association, India is ranked …………..
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in the world steel production?
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Answer: Fourth. The world No.1 producer is China.
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6. World Ocean Day was celebrated on …………?
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Answer: June 8
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7
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Who has registered a record 8th win in the Men’s Singles title in the French Open Tennis
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Tournament?
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Answer: Rafael Nadal (Spain), with this win he has become the only male player to win
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Any Grand Slam tournament eight times, and the first man to win at least one grand slam tournamentfor nine consecutive years.
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8. Who won the Women’s Singles in the French Open Tennis Tournament?
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Answer: Serena Williams (US). This is her 16th Grand Slam title.
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9. Who is appointed as the new Indian High Commissioner to
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Pakistan?
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Answer: TCA Raghavan
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10. The founder of the famous Sulabh Project, who has been presented with the French
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award, ‘Legend of Planet’?
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Answer: Bindeshwar Pathak
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Sulabh International is a
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social service organization which works mainly in the field ofsanitation to improve public health.
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1. Infinity Tower, the World’s tallest twisted tower (306 meter) was inaugurated in:
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Answer: Dubai
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2. The young Indian shuttler who
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won the Thailand Open Grand Prix Badminton Trophy?
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Answer: K. Srikanth
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3. The multi agency body to be established by the Government of India to carry out real-time assessment of cyber security threats?
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Answer: National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC)
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4. A newly discovered layer of the Human cornea?
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Answer: Dua’s Layer
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5. World Blood Donor Day was observed on:
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Answer: June 14
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6. Which country launched ‘Shenzhou 10’, their fifth manned space mission?
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Answer: China
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7. The 160 year old communication
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service recently discontinued by the Government of India?
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Answer: Telegram. It stopped working on July 14, 2013.
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8. Where was this year’s G-8 summit held?
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Answer: Lough Erne, Northern Ireland in United Kingdom
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9. Who won this year’s Walter Scott Prize?
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Answer: Tan Twan Eng. The Malaysian author got the award for his novel ‘The Garden of
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Evening Mists’.
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10. As per the United Nations World Populations Prospects Report released recently, India
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will emerge as the most populous country in …………?
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Answer: 2028
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1 China has recently developed the World’s fastest supercomputer named ………….?
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Answer: Tianhe-2
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2. Petr Necas, who resigned recently amidst accusations of corruption, was the Prime
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Minister of …………….?
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Answer: Czech Republic
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3. Which International award has recently been conferred on the biotechnologists, Marry-
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Dell Chilton, Rober Fraley and Marc Van Montagu?
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Answer: World Food Prize 2013
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4. The United
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Nations has designated …………. as Public Service Day?
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Answer: June 23
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5. Darren Lehmann has been appointed as the coach of which national Cricket team?
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Answer: Australia
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6
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The hornbill, selected as the official mascot of the 35th National Games has been named
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………….?
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Answer: Ammu. The Games will be hosted by Kerala in February 2014.
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7. Which micro blogging platform and social networking website has recently been bought
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by Yahoo?
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Answer: Tumblr
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8 …………. Has become the first European country to introduce compulsory military service
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for women?
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Answer: Norway
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9. World Refugee Day
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was observed on …………? Answer: June 20
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10. Who is elected as the new Prime Minister of Australia, replacing Julia Gillard?
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Answer: Kevin Rudd
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1. Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj has been re-elected as the President of ……….?
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Answer: Mongolia
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2. Which country is to launch ‘Kirobo’, the World’s first talking Robot-astronaut to space?
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Answer: Japan
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3. Who won the FIFA Confederation Cup 2013?
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Answer: Brazil
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4. National Doctor’s Day was observed on ………….?
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Answer: July 1,
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it is the Birth anniversary of Dr. B.C Roy
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5. Asian Athletic Championship has been held at ……….?
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Answer: Pune
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6. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named the two recently found smallest
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moons of Pluto as ………. and ………..?
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Answer: Kerberos and Styx
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7. National Statistics Day was observed on …………?
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Answer: June 29, The day is celebrated on the occasion on the birth anniversary of Late Prof. P
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C Mahalanobis.
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8. Who is appointed as the new director of CIA?
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Answer: John O. Brennan
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9. The first Malayali woman to get first rank in Civil Services Examination?
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Answer: Harita V. Kumar
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10. Which company is offering the world’s first smart phone with the Firefox operating system?
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Answer: Telefonica
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11.
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Who became the youngest Indian to win a gold medal at the Asian Boxing
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Championships?
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Answer: Shiva Thapa
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22. Name the Afghan governor and Myanmar women who won Magsaysay awards?
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Answer: Habiba Sarabi and Lahpai Seng Raw
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13. Which country celebrated its national day on 21st July and who was sworn in as 7th king?
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Answer: Belgium, Prince Philippe
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14. Who is the inventor of the Computer mouse he died recently?
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Answer: Douglas Engelbart
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15. Who is the Winner of Women’s Singles Wimbledon Tennis Tournament 2013?
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Answer: Marion Bartoli
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16. Who is the Winner of Men’s Singles Wimbledon Tennis Tournament 2013?
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Answer: Andy Murray
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Men’s Doubles winners are Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan.
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Women’s Doubles winners are Hsieh Su-wei (Taiwan) and Peng Shuai (China)
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17. Who becomes the new Prime Minister of Egypt?
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Answer: Hazem El-Beblawi
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