KVS Exam Current Affairs Answers

1. Metlife India insurance company ltd has partnered with to launch life insurance business in india A) Punjab National Bank 2. Who among the following is the Secretary general of the UNO? A) Ban Ki-Moon 3. What is the name of the 101 years old person, nicknamed "The Turbaned tornado", who quits long distance racing in 2013? A) Fauja singh 4. Red Ribbon Express an indian railway train, runs throughout the country to make people aware about? A) HIV/AIDS 5. Sanjiv mehta has been selected as MD&CEO of which of the following companies with effect from 1 october 2013? A) Hindustan Unilever 6. Which cyclone struck the coastal areas of Bangladesh and Myanmar recently? A) Mahasen 7. The recently opened 11km tunnel linking the towns of Banihal and Qazigund in J& K runs through the Mountain? A) Pir Panjal 8. The Writer from Afghanistan who won the SAARC literature award in 2013 is A) Abdul khaliq Rashid 9. Which of the following hill forts of Rajastan have been added to the UN world heritage list in 2013? A) Amber,chittorgarh,gagron,jaisalmer 10. During a meeting of the UN climate conference held in Doha in 2013 ,the 1997 kyoto protocol which was to expire in 2012, was extended until A) 2020 11. The Indian parliament has enacted a legislation making free and compulsory education a right of every child in the age group 6-14 years. this has come into force since A) April,2010 12. As per the provisional population totals of census 2011, which of the following states has the max. population density? A) West bengal 13. According to the provisional population totals of census 2011, which of the following states/UT has the second highest literacy rate in India? A) Mizoram 14. Who received the prestigious Jnanpith award for the year 2012? A) Ravuri Bharadwaja 15. Which one of the following games has been reinstated for the 2020 Olympic games? A) Wrestling 16. The Govt. of India has declared year 2013 to be observed as A) Water conservation 17. Who is the Scientific Advisor to the Defence minister of india and is also the director general of defence research and development organization? A) Avinash Chander 18. IDR, an instument for foreign companies to raise funds from the indian securities market, stands for A) Indian Depository Receipt 19. President of the USA, Barack obama represents which of the following political parties? A) Democratic party 20. Who among the following Indian Badminton players has won the Thailand open grand prix gold in 2013? A) K Srikanth 21. Who has become the first indian amputee to conquer Mt.Everest? A) Arunima sinha 22. 'An uncertain glory: India and its Contradiction' is a book co-authored by _____and Jean Dreze A) Amartya sen 23. As per the Union Budget 2013, the Indian govt. has proposed to set up ____ fund of 1000 cr for the safety and empowerment of women? A) Nirbhaya 24. Which one of the following is not a company from South Korea? A) Aiwa 25. Which of the following is a business venture from the house of Tatas? A) Tanishq, croma, westside 26. Who is the Comptroller and Auditor General of India? A) Shashi kant sharma 27. 'Kerberos' and 'styx' are the new names of the two smaller known moons orbiting as given by the International astronomical union in 2013? A) Pluto 28. Which social networking site has the popular photo-sharing application 'Instagram'? A) Facebook 29. Name the 266th elected pope who took the new name 'Francis I'? A) Jorge M Bergoglio 30) The well known double Olympic Champion Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia is connected with which event? A) Pole vault