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Current Affairs and Gk -July 2013 part-2

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Current Affairs and Gk -July 2013

Important current affairs and Gk questions of July month for IAS, RAS, SSC CGL, UPSC, BANK PO, UPSC,RPSC, Bank exams and all other exams.If you like the post kindly give rating.
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129. Martina Hingis, who has been inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame, hails from which country?

[A]Switzerland
[B]Italy
[C]Russia
[D]France




Switzerland
Martina Hingis is a Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No.1. She won five Grand Slam singles title. She also won nine Grand Slam women’s double titles.



130. . Who among the following has became the costliest player in Indian Badminton League auction?

[A]Ashwini Ponnappa
[B]Jwala Gutta
[C]Saina Nehwal
[D]Lee Chong Wei




Lee Chong Wei
World number one Lee Chong Wei bagged the costliest deal when he was brought by Mumbai Masters for approximately Rs 8,019,032.


131. In which of the following countries, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has officially launched his Wikileaks political party?

[A]Australia
[B]USA
[C]Russia
[D]Canada



Australia
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has formally launched the Australian Wikileaks Party and announced its federal election candidates. Assange has now officially declared his candidacy for a seat in the Australian candidate.


132. Agricultural census in India is being organized once in every____ years. Fill the blank with correct option?

[A]Two
[B]Five
[C]Eight
[D]Ten



Five
Agricultural census in India is being organized every five years by the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation since 1970-71, in collaboration with the States and Union territories in pursuance of the recommendation of Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nation as a part of World Agricultural census.


133. As per the latest report (July 2013), which of the following has become the world’s most profitable mobile handset vendor?

[A]Apple
[B]Nokia
[C]Samsung
[D]Motorola



Samsung
South Korean handset maker Samsung has become the world’s most profitable mobile handset vendor in the second quarter of current year overtaking its rival Apple. Apple was the world’s most profitable handset vendor for almost four years.


134. Who among the following has been chosen for the inaugural National Yash Chopra Memorial Award?

[A]Amitabh Bachchan
[B]Dileep Kumar
[C]Lata Mangeshkar
[D]A R Rahman



Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar will be given the inaugural National Yash Chopra Memorial Award. The award instituted by TSR foundation, will be given to an outstanding film personality every year.


135. Article 371J of the Constitution of India has provided special status to which one of the following region?

[A]Nagaland
[B]Hyderabad-Karnataka region
[C]Goa
[D]Tripura



Hyderabad-Karnataka region
Article 371J grants special status to six backward districts of Hyderabad-Karnataka region.



136. With which one of the following countries, India has signed $15 billion Rafale deal to buy 126 medium range multi-role combat aircrafts (MMRCA)?

[A]Russia
[B]France
[C]Italy
[D]Israel



France
French firm Dassault Aviation had won the $15 billion contract to sell 126 French Rafale MMRCA to the Indian Air Force in January 2012. The plan is to import 18 of the fighter jets from Dassault directly while the remaining 108 would be manufactured in Bangalore by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).


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