SSC LDC/DEO GK Questions-Current Affairs 2013

SSC LDC/DEO GK Questions 2013

Different States - Governor - Chief Ministers 

• Andhra Pradesh - ES Lakshmi Narasimhan - Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy
• Arunachal Pradesh - General (Rtd.) JJ Singh - Nabam Tuki
• Asom - Janaki Ballav Pattanaik - Tarun Gogoi
• Bihar - DY Patil - Nitish Kumar
• Chhattisgarh - Shekhar Dutt - Raman Singh
• Delhi - /- Smt. Sheila Dikshit
• Goa - BV Wanchoo - Manohar Parrikar
• Gujarat - Kamla Beniwal - Narendra Modi
• Haryana - Jagannath Pahadia - Bhupinder Singh Hooda
• Himachal Pradesh - Smt Urmila Singh - Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal
• Jammu & Kashmir - NN Vohra - Omar Abdullah
• Jharkhand - Syed Ahmed - President Rule
• Karnataka - HR Bhardwaj - Jagdish Shettar
• Kerala - Nikhil Kumar - Ooman Chandy
• Madhya Pradesh - Ram Naresh Yadav - Shivraj Singh Chouhan
• Maharashtra - Kateekal Sankaranarayanan - Prithiviraj Chavan
• Manipur - Gurbachan Jagat - Okram Lbobi Singh
• Meghalaya - Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary - Mukul Sangma
• Mizoram - Vakkom Purushothaman - P Lalthanhawla
• Nagaland - Ashwini Kumar - Shri Neiphiu Rio
• Odisha - SM Jamir - Naveen Patnaik
• Punducherry - _ - N Rangaswamy
• Punjab - Shivraj Patil - Prakash Singh Badal
• Rajasthan - Margaret Alve - Ashok Gehlot
• Sikkim - Balmiki Prasad Singh - Pawan Chamling
• Tamil Nadu - K. Rosaiah - Selvi J Jayalalithaa
• Tripura - Devendra Konvar - Manik Sarkar
• Uttar Pradesh - BL Joshi - Akhilesh Yadav
• Uttarakhand - Aziz Qureshi - Vijay Bahuguna
• Pashim Banga - MK Narayanan - Mamata Banerjee

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

• Women & Child Development : Krishna Tirath
• Youth Affairs & Sports : Jitendra Singh
• Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution : KV Thomas
• Statics & Programme Implementation : Srikant Kumar Jena
• Environment & Forest : Jayanthi Natarajan
• Information & Broadcasting : Manish Tewari
• Development of North Eastern Region : Paban Singh Ghatowar
• Tourism : K. Chiranjeevi
• Drinking Water & Sanitation : Jyotiraditya Scindia
• Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises : KH Muniyappa
• Corporate Affairs : Sachin Pilot

Ministers of States :-

• External Affairs : E. Ahmed
• Labour & Employment : Suresh Kodikunnil
• Chemical & Fertilizer : Srikant Kumar Jena
• Rural Development : Lalchand Kataria
• Urban Development : Deepa Dasmunshi
• Civil Aviation : KC Venugopal
• Human Resource Development : Jitin Prasada, Shashi Tharoor
• Home Affairs : Ramachandran Mullappally
• Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Prime Minister Office : V. Narayanasamy
• Commerce & Industry : D. Purandeswari
• Railways : Adhir Ranjan Chowdhry
• Railways : Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy
• Petroleum & Natural Gas, Textile : Lakshmi Panabaka
• Finance : Namo Narain Meena
• Road Transport & Highways : Sathyanarayana Sarvey
• External Affairs : Preneet Kaur
• Agriculture & Food Processing Industries : Charan Das Mahant, Tariq Anwar
• Tribal Affairs : Ranee Narah
• Social Justice & Empowerment : Porika Balram Naik
• Health & Family Affairs : Abu Hasen Khan Choudhry
• Road Transport & Highways : Tusha Amarsinh Chaudhary
• Communication & Information Technology, Shipping : Milind Murli Deora
• Communication & Information Technology : Kruparani Killi
• Minority Affairs : Ninong Ering
• Rural Development : Pradeep Kumar Jain Aditya
• Planning, Parliamentary Affairs : Rajeev Shukla
• Home Affairs : Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh
• Defence : Jitendra Singh

About Our Moon :-

1. Diameter : 3476 km
2. Average Distance From Earth : 384365 km
3. Rotation Speed : 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 11.47 seconds
4. Revolution Speed : 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 11.47 seconds
5. Time Taken by Moon Light to Reach the Earth : 1.3 seconds

About Our Sun :-

1. Average Distance from Earth : 149598900 km
2. Diameter : 1391980 km
3. Temperature of the Core : 15000000 degree celcius
4. Rotation Speed : 25.38 days (with respect to equator); 33 days (with respect to poles)
5. Time Taken by sunlight to reach the earth : 8 minutes & 16.6 seconds

Some Important Facts :-

1. Biggest Planet : Jupiter
2. Biggest Satellite : Ganymede (Jupiter)
3. Blue Planet : Earth
4. Green Planet : Uranus
5. Brightest Planet : Venus
6. Brightest Planet Outside Solar System : Sirius (Dog Star)
7. Closest Star of Solar System : Proxima Centauri
8. Coldest Planet : Neptune
9. Evening : Venus
10. Farthest Planet from Sun : Neptune
11. Planet with Maximum No. of Satellite : Saturn
12. Fastest Revolution in Solar System : Mercury
13. Hottest Planet : Venus
14. Densest Planet : Earth
15. Fastest Rotation in Solar System : Jupiter
16. Morning Star : Venus
17. Nearest Planet to Earth : Venus
18. Nearest Planet to Sun : Mercury
19. Red Planet : Mars
20. Slowest Revolution in Solar System : Neptune
21. Slowest Rotation in Solar System : Venus
22. Smallest Planet : Mercury
23. Smallest Satellite : Deimos (Mars)
24. Earth's Twins : Venus
25. Only Satellite Atmosphere Like Earth : Titan

Question : Full Form of NPF -
Ans : Naga People's Front

Question : Name of the Chief Minister of Nagaland - 
Ans : Neiphiu Rio 

Question : Name of the Person who appointed as the New Solicitor General of India on February 4, 2013-
Ans : Mohan Parasaran

Question : Name of the Person who nominated as Sally Jewell on February 6, 2013 -
Ans : US President Barack Obama

Question : Full form of IGCAR -
Ans : Indira Gandhi Center of Atomic Research

Question : Name of the person who appointed as the Director of IGCAR on January 31, 2013 -
Ans : PR Vasudeva Rao

Question : Name of the five DMK Ministers who resigned from Cabinet -
Ans : MK Alagiri, D. Napoleon, SS Palanimanickam, S. Jagathrakshakan, R. Gandhiselvan.

Question : Name of the First sitting Chief Justice in Nepal named as the Head of Government -
Ans : Khilraj Regmi

Question : Full Form of UDMK
Ans : United Democratic Madhesi Front

Question : Name of the Person who sworn-in as the Chief Minister for the Second Time in Meghalaya on March 5, 2013 -
Ans : Mukul Sangma

Question : Name of the Chief Minister of Tripura who became as the consecutive fourth time chief minister -
Ans : Manik Sarkar

Question : Name of the bollywood actor who sentenced by Supreme Court to five years in Jail on March 21, 2013 for the act of illegally possessing Weapons including AK-56 rifle & amminition which was used in Serial Blast of Mumbai, in March, 1993 -
Ans : Sanjay Dutt

Question : Name of the 52th President of Venezuela who died on March 6, 2013 after a long battle with cancer ending 14 years of tumultuous rule -
Ans : Hugo Chavez

Question : Name of the President of Bangladesh who died on March 20, 2013 was selected by parliament in February - 
Ans : Zillur Rahman 

Question : Name of the President of Lebabon, who announced the resignation oh his government on March 22, 2013 - 
Ans : Nazib Mikati

Question : Name of the first pope from America, the first Jesuit & first named Francis choose on March, 2013 after St. St. Francis of Assisi, the humble friar who dedicated his life to helping the poor -
Ans : Jorge Bergolio

Question : Full Form of DMK famous in latest News -
Ans : Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam

Question : Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University has decided to be situated in -
Ans : Rae Bareli

Question : According to latest survey of Planning Commission, poverty ratio in India 2011-2013 -
Ans : 21.3 %

Question : State wise Poverty Ratio is Maximum in -
Ans : Chhattisgarh (33.93 %)

Question : World Bank has finally decided to project India GDP growth for the financial year 2015 at -
Ans : 6.7 %

Question : Mr Roberto Azevedo , the New Director-General of WTO belong to -
Ans : Brazil

Question : Iran New President Name is -
Ans Hasan Rouhani 

Question : Dr. Sudha Sharma is the Current Chairperson of -
Ans : CBDT - Central Board of Direct Taxes

Question : Smallest Droplets of the World created by which country -
Ans : Switzerland

Question : First Indigenous Developed Rotavirus Vaccine of India is -
Ans : Rotavac

Question : Carbon Aerogel, the world's Ultra Light Substance Created by -
Ans : Zhejiang University of China

Question : Golden Bat Winner of Champion Trophy 2013 is - 
Ans : Shikhar Dhawan

Question : Golden Ball Winner of Champion Trophy 2013 is -
Ans : Ravindra Jadeja

Question : Champion Trophy 2013 Winner is -
Ans : India