Current Affairs 237

1. Which Indian state has launched seaplane service for tourists in June 2013? (Kerala)

2. Which state has recently (June 2013) been designated as World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO?(Andaman and Nicobar Islands)

3. Which District has been declared smoke free on June 17, 2013? (Shimla)

4. Which state has been declared the first ‘smoke-free’ state in the country in July 2013? (Himachal Pradesh)

5. President has recently (June 2013) approved the proposal to establish permanent benches of the Karnataka High Court at…….. (Gulbarga,  Dharwad)

6. Uttar Pradesh government has approved the construction of an international airport in June 2013 at……. (Agra)

7. Which state has recently (June 2013) decided to have a weekly off for its cops? (Uttar Pradesh)

8. A six-day Chinese film festival was recently (June 2013) held in India at……. (New Delhi)

9. C-17 Globemaster III inducted in Indian Air Force on June 18, 2013 is…… (An Aircraft)

10. Which India Para-military force has introduced its first all-woman commando squad on June 1, 2013?(CRPF)

11. Which is the first technical university for women in India inaugurated in June 2013? (Indira Gandhi Technical University for Women , New Delhi)

12. Hassan Rowhani is in news recently. He is…… (Newly Elected Iranian President)

13. Name the Indian-origin Australian who has been appointed Australia’s envoy to Israel in June 2013?(Devanand Sharma)

14. Who has been nominated new head of FBI by US president Barack Obama in June 2013? (James Comey)

15. Who has been appointed DRDO chief on May 2013? (Avinash Chander)

16. Which Indian has been presented with the French Award-The Legend of plant in June 2013?(Bindeshwar Pathak)

17. Who has been honoured with knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II on her birthday honour in June 2013?(Anish Kapoor)

18. Who wrote the famous book ‘The Daughters of Mars’? (Thomas Keneally)

19. Kovvada Nuclear Power Plant of light water reactors which was in news is being set up in(Srikakulam district, Andra Pradesh)

20. Which country has won ICC Champions Trophy held in England in June 2013? (India)

21. Which country was runner up in ICC Champions Trophy held in England in June 2013? (England)

22. Who has won Thailand Open Badminton Championship held in Bangkok on June 9, 2013? (K. Srikanth)

23. Who has won women’s singles in French Open 2013? (Serena Williams)

24. Which country has recently built world’s fastest super computer? (China)

25. Center in June 2013 introduced a placement-oriented skill-development scheme for rural youth mostly for tribals named….. (Roshni)

26. Which rank did India possess in the Global Peace Index report released in June 2013? (141st )

27. The United States has filled espionage charges against its National Security Agency contracted named…… (Edward Snowden)

28. Which Country has been declared the happiest developed nation in June 2013? (Australia)

29. The fourth India-US strategic dialogue was held in June 2013 at…… (New Delhi)

30. According to the liberalized eligibility criteria for Delhi Food Security scheme, families, who will be eligible for food subsidy, have income of not more than………. (1 Lakh)

31. Which state has launched its ambitious ‘Anna Bhagya’ scheme on July 10, 2013, of supplying rice to nearly one crore poor families at Rs.1 per kg? (Karnataka)

32. Which state has granted an OBC status to the Jat Community in July 2013? (Delhi)

33. Which Indian states has waived off electricity bills of all households below the poverty line in the state in July 2013? (Madhya Pradesh)

34. According to the Planning Commission report released in July 2013, the population living below the poverty line in 2011-12 was… (21.9 %)

35. Which country is the highest electricity consumer country in the world? (China)

36. According to the Ministry of Tourism report which state has the maximum arrival of foreign tourists in 2012? (Maharashtra)

37. Who has been appointed new prime minister of Egypt in July 2013?  (Hazem al-Beblawi)

38. Who has been honoured with Tagore award in July 2013?  (Zubin Mehta)

39. Who has been appointed Chief Justice of India in July 2013?   (P.Sathasivam)

40. Which country has been granted associated membership by ICC in July 2013?  (Afghanistan)

41. Who has won the Wimbledon men’s single championship in July 2013?  (Andy Murray)

42. The Indian city which in July 2013 witnessed the launch of the first-of-its-kind 11-D show in the country is……… (Ranchi-Jharkhand)

43. The most popular gentleman villain of Bollywood and recipient of Daba Saheb Phalke award, who died on July 12, 2013 is…….. (Pran)

44. India’s second exclusive meteorological satellite, successfully launched in July 2013 from Kourou in French Guiana, is………. (INSAT-3D)

45. In a world first, scientists of a country have grown human liver tissue from stem cells, paving way for alleviating the critical shortage of donor organs. The Country is…… (Japan)

46. The title of the 24th film in the James Bond series, after the novel of the same name written by Sebastian Faulk, is……. (Devil May Care)

47. The Union Cabinet has approved the formation of two new universities, the first all-women university and first-ever aviation university in…….. (Rae Bareli-UP)

48. The National Capital Region has undergone another expansion with three more districts. These are…… (Mahendragarh, Bhiwani and Bharatpur)

49. The state, which is all set to become the first state to cover all people under the Aadhaar card registry, is…….. (Goa)

50. The rank, India has been given in the Global Innovation Index (GII)  2013 is……..(66th)

51. The country, which has agreed to take payments for oil it sells to India entirely in rupees, is………(Iran)

52. Who has won the national award as best actor in 2012?  (Irrfan Khan and Vikram Gokhale forPaan Singh Tomar and Anumati)

53. India’s most advanced stealth frigate, commissioned into the Indian Navy, is…….. (INS Trikand)

54. An Indian-origin designer, who has developed ‘smart’ street lamps which light up only in the presence of people, an invention that could slash energy costs by 80%, is…… (Chintan Shah)

55. The country, whose inventors have developed a new hi-tech pen called Lerstift, that gently vibrates every time it senses a spelling mistake or sloppy handwriting, is…….. (Germany)

56. Afghanistan’s first woman governor, bestowed with Magsaysay Awards 2013, is…… (Habiba Sarabi)

57. In a world first, scientists of a country have grown human liver tissue from stem cells, paving way for alleviating the critical shortage of donor organs. The Country is…… (Japan)

58. Who is the winner of Australian Open 2013 Women's title?    (Victoria Azarenka)

59. Who is the winner of Australian Open 2013 men's title?    (Novak Djokovic)

60. Who is the chief guest of 2013 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas?   (Rajkeswur Purryag, President of Mauritius) (Held in Kochi)

61. Who is the chief guest of republic day 2013?    (Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, King of Bhutan)

62. Who is first female President of South Korea?    (Park Guen-hye)

63. Who is the new Prime Minister of Nepal?    (Khil Raj Regmi)

64. Who is the first female Prime minister of UK who recently passed away?    (Margaret Thatcher)

65. Who is the new pm of North Korea?    (Pak Pong-ju)

66. Who is the new Venezuela president?    (Nicolas Maduro)

67. Who is the new president of Bangladesh?    (Abdul Hamid)

68. Who is the first female Chief Justice of Sri Lanka?    (Shirani Bandaranayake)(recently impeached)

69. Who is the winner of DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2013?    (Jeet Thayil) (book - Narcopolis)

70. Which is the Longest Railway Tunnel in India?   (Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel) (Banihal railway tunnel)

71. Where did the World Economic Forum annual meeting held?    (Davos, Switzerland)

72. Who has been conferred won Keerthi Chakra (the second highest among peace time gallantry awards)?    (Major Anoop Joseph)

73. Which Indian scientist conferred with China's top science award?    (CNR Rao)

74. Who is the winner of Ranji Trophy 2012-2013?    (Mumbai)

75. Which country recently test fired Hatf-9 (Nasr) missile?    (Pakistan)

76. Who is the new Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi?    (Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty)

77. Who is the new President of Sahitya Akademi?    (Dr. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari)

78. Who is appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations?   ( Asoke Kumar Mukerji )

79. Who is the world’s oldest Marathon runner?   (Fauja Singh)

80. New Governor of Nagaland?    (Ashwani Kumar)

81. New Governor of Kerala?    (Nikhil Kumar)

82. New Governor of Odisha?   (S C Jamir)

83. Who is the new President of Kenya?    (Uhuru Kenyatta)

84. Who is the new PM (Premier of the People's Republic of China) of China?    (Li Keqiang)

85. Where is India's first all women post office inaugurated on women's day?    (Delhi)

86. What is the theme of 2013 world water day (March 22)?    (Water Cooperation)

87. Which year is declared by UN as International Year of Water Cooperation?   (2013)

88. Who is the winner of 2013 miss India?    (Navneet Kaur Dhillon) 

86.     Who is the winner of 2013 Saraswati Samman?    (Sugathakumari (Manalezhuthu)

89. Who is recently re-elected as IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Director general?    (Yukiya Amano)

90. What is the theme of 2013 World Earth day (April 22)?    (The face of climate change)

91. Who is the new Governor of Jammu and Kashmir?    (Narinder Nath Vohra)

92. Who is the new president of ADB (Asian Development Bank)?    (Takehiko Nakao)

93. Who is the new prime minister of Italy?    (Enrico Letta)

94. Who is the first woman speaker of Bangladesh?    (Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury)

95. Who is the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India?    (Shashi Kant Sharma)

94.     Who is the first Indian amputee to scale Everest?   (Arunima Sinha)

96. Who is the first US woman in space?   (Sally Ride) (Recently she won highest civilian honour of USA, Presidential medal of Freedom)

97. What is the theme of 2013 International Biological diversity Day (May 22)?    (Water and Biodiversity)

98. Who is the winner of 2013 Man Booker International Prize?    (Lydia Davis)

99. What is the theme of 2013 World No- Tobacco Day (May 31)?    (Ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship)

100. Who is the new Director General of DRDO?    (Avinash Chander)

101. Who is the new prime minister of Pakistan?    (Nawaz Sharif)

102. Who were the first twins to scale Mount Everest?    (Tashi and Nancy Malik)

103. Who won the 2013 Templeton Prize?    (Desmond Tutu)

104. Who is the longest serving defence minister in India?    (A.K Antony)

105. Who is the winner of 2013 French open women's title?    (Serena Williams)

106. Who is the winner of 2013 French open men's title?    (Rafael Nadal)

107. Who won 2013 Wimbledon Men's Title?    (Andy Murray)

108. Who won 2013 Wimbledon Women's Title?    (Marion Bartoli)

109. Who is the new prime minister of Australia?    (Kevin Rudd)

110. Which is India's first navigational satellite?    (IRNSS-1A)

111. Who is the miss earth 2012?    (Tereza Fajksová)

112. 2013 BRICS summit will be held at which place?    (Durban, South Africa)

113. What is the code name given to Ajmal Kasab's execution?    (Operation X)

114. Who is the first foreign national hanged in India?    (Ajmal Kasab)

115. Who is First lady IAS?    (Anna Rajam)

116. Which is the oldest stock exchange of the world?      (The Stock Exchange in Amsterdam, Netherlands)

117. Who is the author of white tiger?     (Aravind Adiga)

118. Which country hosts the 2023 World Cup Cricket?    (India)

119. Where is the venue of 2013 world athletic championship?    (Moscow, Russia)

120. What is the name of the book written by Milkha Singh recently?  (The Race of My Life)

121. India’s first defence satellite exclusively home-built for the Navy, which was launched from Kourou in French Guiana on August 30, is….. (GSAT-7)

122. Oscar-winner actor who has replaced Christian Bale as Batman and will make his first appearance in ‘Man of Steel”, is…..(Ben Affleck)

123. Bollywood actor, who has been signed by Steven Spielberg in his next flick ‘The Hundred Foot Journey’ is….(Om Puri)

124. The sport personality, who has been chosen for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for 2013, is…..(Ronjan Sodhi in shooting)

125. The legendary personality, who has been awarded with the inaugural Mahathir Award for Global Peace, is….. (Nelson Mandela, South Africa)

126. The India born Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) candidate who won the presidential election in July, 2013 is…..(Mamnoon Hussain)

127. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in August 2013, officially endorsed a moderate cleric to assume the presidency. He is ……(Hassan Rowhani)

128. The Chief Economic Adviser, who was on August 6 appointed as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, is …..(Raguram Govind Rajan)

129. In a major strategic feat an IAF transport plane C-130J Super Hercules landed at the world’s highest airstrip, at an altitude of 16,614 feet on August 20, 2013. The airstrip is …..(Daulat Beg Oldie)

130. India’s nuclear-powered submarine, whose reactor achieved “critically”- the first step towards the stable production of power, in August 2013, is….. (INS Arihant)

131. The Indian Navy in August 2013 suffered a major setback as its recently refitted, most potent submarine sank at Mumbai dockyard after a series of explosion. The submarine was …..(INS Sindhurakshak)

132. The place in Tamil Nadu, where State Bank of India opened its 15000th branch, is…..(Sooranam Village, Sivaganga)

133. NASA’s planet-hunting spacecraft which broke down in May and finally retired hurt in August 2013 is …..(Kepler Spacecraft)

134. Indian satellite, which was called off after fuel leaking from the rocket just two hours before liftoff, in August 2013 was …..(GSLV-D5)

135. American teenager, who became the first woman to win six golds at a single world aquatics championship, is …..(Missy Franklin)

136. The athlete who earned the title of being the most successful athlete in history of the World Championship with eight gold and two silver medals after Moscow 2013, is….. (Usain Bolt, Jamaica)

137. Indian shuttler, who made history in August 2013 by becoming the first Indian woman singles player to win a bronze medal at the World Badminton Championships, is…..(P.V. Sindhu)

138. Indian player who smashed 248 off 150 balls in a 50-over list A match in August 2013 in South Africa during the tri-series, is…..(Shikhar Dhawan)

139. Iraq Prime Minister, who was on a three-day visit to India in August 2013, is…..,.(Nouri-al-Maliki)

140. The city where the Fifth India-China Strategic Dialogue held in August 2013, is …..(New Delhi)

141. The country, which bypassed japan to become the world’s third largest Internet user after China and USA, is…..(India)

142. Co-founder of Indian Mujahideen, who was arrested in August 2013 from Indo-Nepal border, is…..(Yasin Bhatkal)

143. The country where the military backed interim government imposed emergency in the country in mid-August, is…..(Egypt)

144. Government of India in August 2013 raised the FDI cap in Telecom sector from…… (74% to 100%)

145. Who were honoured with Delhi Lifetime Achievement Award 2013 in August….. (Anjolie Ela Menon & Abdul Rashid Khan)

146. Which state has launched the Bhumi Sena Scheme for reclamation of barren land in August 2013?(Uttar Pradesh)

147. Which states has started the exercise of mapping the plantation in forests of the state with the help of Global Positioning System? (Haryana)

148. Which state has got an approval from the Reserve Bank of India to launch a bank following the principles of Islamic finance? (Kerala)

149. Which state has announced on 15 August 2013 the extension of retirement age for state government employees from 60 to 62 years? (Chhattisgarh)

150. Who has been honoured with Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbavana Award for his outstanding contribution towards promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill in August 2013? (Ustad Amjad Ali Khan)

151. Which has been voted as best debut song of the last 20 years? (Hit Me Baby One More Time)

152. Which country has opened a cardboard cathedral in August 2013? (New Zealand)

153. Who has been appointed new chef of National Investigation Agency in July 2013? (Sharad Kumar)

154. India in August 2013 successfully test-fired the indigenously developed nuclear capable surface missile named…..(Prithvi-II)

155. Which is India’s first-ever indigenously developed aircraft carrier? (INS Vikrant)

156. In whose chairmanship a high level committee is set up to prepare a position paper on the socio-economic, health and educational status of tribals? (Dr. Virginius Xaxa)

157. Name the key operative of Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, who executed more than 40 bomb explosions all over India and was arrested recently in India? (Abdul Karim Tunda)

158. Which country won the U-23 Asian Championship Cricket in August 2013? (India)

159. Who won the Rogers Cup tennis 2013 in August? (Rafael Nadal)

160. Who won the world Badminton Championship in women singles in August 2013? (Ratchanok Intanon)

161. Where did the India’s first private DNA forensics lab launch in August 2013? (Gurgaon)

162. Which country has switched off its last nuclear reactor in September 2013?......... (Japan)

163. Name the American inventor and audio pioneer who founded Dolby Laboratories in 1965 and died in San Francisco on September12……… (Ray Dolby)

164. Who was the former UP governor that died on September7?......... (Romesh Bhandari)

165. Where was the country’s first tele-radiology centre set up on September1?......... (Guwahati)

166. Who won the men’s singles Title in US Open Tennis-2013?......... (Rafael Nadal)

167. Which country won SAFF Football Championship held in September 11?......... (Afghanistan)

168. The country with which Indian army has started a joint military exercise in Uttarakhand on September 24, is……(Nepal)

169. The N-capable missile, India test-fired on September 15 for second time, off the coast of Odisha, with the system meeting all required technical parameters, is…… (Agni V)

170. The fifth state in the country to implement the Rajiv Gandhi Ann Yojana under the National Food Security Act, in September 2013 is……. (Himachal Pradesh)

171. The place in West Bengal, where IAF is going to have its own hub for the gigantic C-130 J Super Hercules aircraft , is…….. (Panagarh in Burdwan)

172. India’s only university, which has found a place in 100 top institutes list  that produced CEO’s of the Fortune Global 500, 2013 is……(Delhi University)

173. Renowned heavyweight boxing champion who won 48 fights but was banned from the ring in 1996 when he tested positive for HIV, died on September 1 in USA, is…….. (Tommy Morrison)

174. Conservative challenger, who was on September 18 sworn in as the 28th Prime Minister of Australia, is……. (Tony Abbott)

175. India’s new special envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, is………. (Rakesh Sood)

176. The city where a two-day G-20 summit was held in early September, is……… (St. Petersburg, Russia)

177. German Chancellor who becomes the only major European leader to be re-elected twice since the 2008 financial crisis, is……. (Angela Merkel)

178. Separate PIN code for Supreme Court of India, launched on September 26, is…….. (110201)

179. UN awardee, who inaugurated Europe’s biggest public library in Birmingham, UK on September 3, is…….. (Malala Yousafzai)

180. The world’s highest airport, which stands at 4,411 meter above sea level is……. (The Daocheng Yading Airport - China)

181. The Australian player, who made highest individual score in T20 international, is……. (Aaron Finch-156 runs against England in 2013)

182. The veteran football player, who was paid a highest ever sum of 100 million euro to play for Real Madrid, is…….. (Gareth Bale-South Wales)

183. Nigerian woman, who won the Miss Muslimah World Contest, a riposte to the Miss World, held in Jakarta on September 18, is……. (Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola)

184. The name given to Earth’s largest volcano discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, located about 1609 Km east in Japan is…… (Tamu Massif)

185. The team which won the inaugural Indian Badminton League-2013, is……. (Hyderabad Hotshots)

186. Bhutan’s newly-elected PM, who was on his first visit to India in August last is…….. (Tshering Tobgay)

187. The second woman after Deepak Sandhu, who assumed charges of Chief Information Commissioner on December 19, is .....(Sushma Singh)

188. Former Union home secretary who was on December 23 appointed as governor of Manipur, is .....(Vinod Kumar Duggal)

189. The Person who was on December 16, elected by Germany’s Parliament as Chancellor for a third term, is.....(Angela Merkel)

190. Noble laureate and Bharat Ratna awardee anti-apartheid revolutionary who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999 and died on December 5 in Johannesburg, is  .....(Nelson R. Mandela)

191. Beauty queen of the Philippines, who won the Miss International beauty Pageant in Tokyo on December 17, is .....(Bea Rose Santiago)

192. The person who was selected by Time magazine as its person of the year 2013, is.....(Pope Francis)

193. The lightweight multirole fighter which finally got its Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) in December, 2013 in Banglore, is .....(Tejas)

194. The film, for which Bollywood actor Irrfan won the best actor award of the 10th edition of Dubal International Film Festival (DIFF), is .....(The Lunchbox)

195. Technocrat administrator-turned politician who sworn in as 7th Delhi Chief Minister on December 28, 2013 is .....(Arvind Kejriwal)

196. Indian diplomat who wrote anthem for SAARC, is .....(Abhay Kumar)

197. The Country which has been elected as a non-permanent member of UN Security Council on December 7, 2013 after Saudi Arabia declined to accept it, is.....(Jordan)

198. Indian pacer who entered 300-wicket club in Test cricket in December, 2013 is .....(Zaheer Khan)

199. Asian nation which sent its first-ever unmanned space probe to the Moon on December 1, 2013, is .....(China–Chang’e–3)

200. The New Zealander, who was conferred the Man Booker Prize 2013 for the longest novel, The Luminaries, is .....(Eleanor Catton)

201. The cricket team which completed the double of winning the Champions League and the IPL in 2013, is .....(Mumbai Indians)

202. The 26-years-old German, of Red Bull who won the Indian Grand Prix on October 27, 2013 consecutively third time in a row, is.....(Sebastian Vettel)

203. India’s one of the greatest music legend, who lent his voice for the famous patriotic song.....(Aye Mere Pyaare Watan, and died on October 24, 2013 is.....(Manna Dey)

204. Iiham Aliyev was sworn in as the President of a country for a third term on October 19, 2013. The country is,.....(Azerbaijan)

205. The first woman to head India’s largest lender –State Bank of India, is.....(Arundhati Bhattacharya)

206. The country which is set to achieve a feat of having conducted military exercises with all the five permanent UN Security Council members within a year – in 2013, is.....(India)

207. The US based Indian origin researcher who led US scientists to develop the world’s first computer built entirely with carbon nanotubes, is.....(Subhasish Mitra)

208. The State which decided to roll out the landmark Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, in October 2013 in its territory, is.....(Jammu & Kashmir)

209. The city which has earned the distinction of having the world’s longest platform, is.....(Gorakhpur (UP)

210. The name given to West Bengal’s new state secretariat, is.....(Nabanna (new crop)

211. The place where a two-day  Asia, and ASEAN-India Summit was held in October 2013, is .....(Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei)

212. The first elected Tamil chief minister of Sri Lanka’s Northern province, is .....(C.V. Wigeswaran)

213. The Asian Country, which entered in Mars mission race on November 5, 2013 with a launch of Mom, is .....(India)

214. The country which tested successfully the world’s first green helicopter – Volocopter on November 17, is .....(Germany)

215. The European Space Agency’s satellite which re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere and slammed into the Atlantic Ocean on November 11, was .....(GOCE (Gravity field and Ocean Circulation Exporter)

216. The man who was certified by the Guinness World Records as ‘Fastest 100m on All Fours’ after competing 100m quadrupedal dash in Tokyo on November 14 in a record time of 16.87 seconds, is  .....(Kenichi Ito of Japan)

217. Former Chief Justice of Delhi Hight Court, who was taken over as Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India, is .....(Justice Ajit Prakash Shah)

218. The person, who has been appointed India’s new ambassador to Russia, is  .....(P.S. Raghavan)

219. A new era has dawned in India’s naval combat capabilities on November 16 with commissioning of a Russian Aircraft carrier. The name of Aircraft carrier is .....(INS Vikramaditya)

220. The name given to bilateral exercise between Indian Navy and US Navy commenced on November 5 in the Bay of Bengal, is .....(Malabar 2013)

221. The country with India held a 10-day joint military drill touted as hand-in-hand drills, during November 5-14, is .....(China)

222. The place where the BrahMos validated its deep penetration ability by successfully piercing a concrete structure on November 18, is .....(Pokhran test range, Rajasthan)

223. Lifetime achievement awards were conferred on two film personalities just after the inauguration of the 44th International Film Festival of India in Panaji, Goa on November 20. They are .....(Indian actress Waheeda Rehman and Czech filmmaker Jiri Menzel)

224. Renowned British bio-chemist and the only person who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry twice-first in 1958 and second in 1980, died on November 19 in Cambridge, is .....(Frederick Sanger)

225. The first sportsperson who with top scientist C.N.R. Rao were on November 16 named for India’s highest civilian award – Bharat Ratna, is .....(Sachin R. Tendulkar)

226. Miss Venezuela who was crowned during the 2013 Miss Universe Pageant in Moscow on November 9, is .....(Gabriela Isler)

227. The third cricket personality after Sachin and Sehwag  who smashed double ton in ODI, is .....(Rohit Sharma (209 against Australia in Bangalore on November 2)

228. The IX standard student of Mumbai’s Rizvi Springfield High School, whose knock of 546 off 330-ball is highest at any level of cricket in 112 years, is .....(Prithvi Shaw)

229. Kuwait Prime Minister who visited India in November 2013, is .....(Sheikh Jaber-AI-Mubarak AI-Hamad AI-Sabah)

230. Indian drug maker which launched a new and cheaper lung cancer drug, Mycidac-C, is .....(Cadila Pharmaceuticals)

231. The Banks which have approved a loan of $450 million for post-disaster reconstruction and rehabilitation in Uttarakhand, are .....(The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank)

232. The district which is declared India’s first zero-landless district, is .....(Kannur, Kerala)

233. The place where the 22nd CHOGM Summit was held during Nov. 15-17, is .....(Colombo, Sri Lanka)

234. The country which has signed a landmark nuclear deal with the US and five other world powers, in Geneva on November 24, is  .....(Iran)

235. Who took over as the 24th Chief of the Air Staff from N.A.K. Browne on 31 Dec 2013 (Air Marshal ArupRaha)

236. The person who has been appointed as the new Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee to succeed IAF Chief NAK Browne, is.....(Gen. Bikram Singh)

237. Who is going to become next chief of Army on 31 July 2014 after General Bikram Singh (Dalbir Singh Suhag)