Very important current Gk questions for SSC CGL-13 series #8

11) Researchers from Norway, South Africa, Britain and Germany have discovered a small continent beneath the Indian Ocean, called:

1. Vaticania
2. Victoriana
3. Mauritia
4. Indiana

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12) Who won the WTA Copa Claro Colsanitas Cup 2013 in Bogota, Colombia?

1. Jelena Jankovic
2. Paula Ormaechea
3. Lourdes Dominguez Lino
4. Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino

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13) Which film won Oscars (Best picture )Award 2013 at the 85th Academy Awards?

1. Amour
2. Argo
3. Life of Pi
4. Lincoln

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14) Who is the present president of Cyprus?

1. Dimitris Christofias
2. Tassos Papadopoulos
3. Nicos Anastasiades
4. Glafcos Clerides

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15) NASA scientists have recently spotted the youngest black hole, just 1000-years-old, called:

1. W49B
2. NASA 49a
3. WD 49A
4. W13B

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16) Who won women’s doubles Dubai Tennis Championship 2013?

1. Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina
2. Nadia Petrova and Katarina Srebotnik
3. Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond
4. Bethanie-Mattek Sands and Sania Mirza

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17) Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA)?

1. DK Mehrotra
2. T. S. Vijayan
3. J. Hari Narayan
4. N. Rangachary

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18) Haryana government has announced to set up the State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, under the chairmanship of:

1. H S Chatha
2. Randeep Singh Surjewala
3. Geeta Bhukkal
4. Smt. Kiran Choudhry

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19) Who is the present Prime Minister of Tunisia?

1. Ali Laarayedh
2. Hamadi Jebali
3. Beji Caid el Sebsi
4. Mohamed Ghannouchi

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20) Vijay Thakur Singh, the joint secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to:

1. Bangladesh
2. Australia
3. Singapore
4. China

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