Current Affairs 2013, Objective Current Affairs

Current Events 2013

Objective Current Affairs

Q.

Which film has bagged the National Film Award for best feature film?
1

Anumati

Paan Singh Tomar

Dhag

Spirit
Ans: 2

Q.

Who has won the National Film Award as best actor?

1

Irrfan Khan & Vikram Gokhale

Shivaji Lotan

Kamal Hasan

Ranbir Kapoor
Ans: 1

Q.

Who has bagged the National Film Award as best actress?

1

Priyanka Chopra

Ananya Chatterjee

Usha Jadhav

Arundhuti Nag
Ans: 3

Q.
city

The 24th Arab League Summit got underway in which of the following
1

Dubai

Doha

Khartun

Cairo
Ans: 2

Q.
Who is the head of the panel on Energy Security constituted by
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas?
1

C. Ranjarajan

Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Vijay Kelkar

Kaushik Basu
Ans: 3

Q.

Which of the following states has bagged the National Tourism Award?
1

Assam

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Andhra Pradesh
Ans: 4

Q.

Asia's largest Solar Power Project set at which of the following cities?
1

Jaipur

Nagpur

Jodhpur

Bikaner
Ans: 3

Q.
India has signed the Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) on
March 28, 2013 at Bern, Switzerland with which of the following country?
1

Switzerland

Liechtenstein

Mauritius

Finland
Ans: 2

Q.
United Nation has released "One Women" album on the occasion of
International Women's Day. Name the Indian Artist who was the member of
this album?
1

A. R. Rahaman

Anoushka Shankar

Mallika Sarabhai

Amzad Ali Khan

Ans: 2

Q.
The Government of India and the RBI to introduce one billion pieces of
Rs. 10 notes in polymer/plastic on a field trial basis. The field trial will be
conducted in five cities. Which of the following is not among them?
1

Shimla

Jaipur

Nagpur

Bhubaneswar
Ans: 3

Q.
On 12th March 2013 the President of India Mr. Pranab Mukherjee
attending the celebration of 45th Anniversary of Independence of which
country?
1

Maldive

Sri Lanka

Vietnaam

Mauritius
Ans: 4

Q.

On February 14th 2013 India has conclude $6 billion Missile deal with

which country?
1

Russia

France

England

USA
Ans: 2

Q.
The first indigenously developed weaponised helicopter was handed
over to Indian Army on 8th February 2013 is 1

Rudra

Varun

Chetak

Indra
Ans: 1

Q.

Mata Jijabai Award for 2012 was given to 1

Smt. Omana T.K

Ms. Sonika Agarwal

Smt. Olga Dmello

Smt. Guramma H. Sankina

Ans: 2

Q.

Devi Ahilyabai Holkar award, 2012 confer to 1

Smt. Pranita Talukdar

Smt. Omana T.K

Smt. Olga Dmello

Smt. Guramma H. Sankina

Ans: 3

Q.
The Uttar Pradesh government on 4 December, 2012 decided to issue
Cards to industrialists and industrial associations for easy access to its

offices. What is the name of that card?

1

Platinum Cards

Silver cards

Golden Cards

Industrial cards
Ans: 3

Q.
Union Government of India on 5 December, 2012 cleared the decks for
transferring the prime 12.5 acre United Mill land in Mumbai to the
Maharashtra government for building a state-of-the-art memorial for an
Indian revolutionary and political leader. Name the political leader ___
1

Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

B. R. Ambedkar

Ramabai Ambedkar

Balasaheb Thackrey
Ans: 2

Q.
The Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) on December 7, 2012 asked
Karnataka to provide Tamil Nadu with how many TMC (thousand million cubic)
feet of Cauvery water during December 2012 ____
1

12 TMC feet

10 TMC feet

8 TMC feet

6 TMC feet
Ans: 1

Q.
Where did the American Depositary Shares (ADS) of Infosys, India's
second-largest IT services provider start trading on 12 December, 2012?
1

Bombay Stock Exchange

National Stock Exchange

New York Stock Exchange

Singapore Stock Exchange

Ans: 3
Q.
Scientists in northern Mexico discovered a new dinosaur with a large
prominent nose which lived about 73 million years ago. what is the name of
this new dinosaur?
1

Latirhinus Uitstlani

Gigantoraptor

Khaan

Raptorex
Ans: 1

10

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Objective Current Affairs

Q.
Who was the first top ranking Indian official to visit China after changes
in Communist Party of China?
1

Shiv Shankar Menon

Ajit Singh

Anand Sharma

Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna

Ans: 1

Q.
Software engineers as well as neuroscientists at University of Waterloo,
Canada claimed that they have developed a closest model of the functioning
human brain. What is this artificial human brain called?
1

AbioCor

Bioartifical

Spaun

i-Limb

Ans: 3
Q.
Boeing, the US aircraft manufacturer claimed that a new missile was
tested which can permanently blackout the electronics of the country without
causing any harm to people. What is the name of this missile?
1

Mathago

CHAMP

Ikara

ERYX
Ans: 2

Q.
Government had constituted a panel for suggesting de-control of sugar
industry. This panel submitted its report in October 2012 under the
Chairmanship of 1

Anand Sinha

C. Rangarajan

M. Rafeeq Ahmed

Deepak Parekh
Ans: 2

Q.

Kumbum is a monastery found in which of the following countries?

1

India

Thailand

China

Japan
Ans: 3

Q.
The Indian Institute of Toxicology Research reported that the water in
and around the the deserted Union Carbide plant is contaminated and not fit
for consumption. Where is this Union Carbide plant located?
1

Indore

Raipur

Jabbalpur

Bhopal
Ans: 4

Q.
Name the astronaut of Indian American origin who took over the
command of International Space Station on September 2012.
1

Rakesh Sharma

Kalpana Chawla

Sunita Williams

Tessy Thomas
Ans: 3

Q.
World Trade Organization (WTO) has ranked India as the _____ largest
player in the global service trade.
1

Fifth

Fourth

Seventh

Sixth
Ans: 3

Q.
A committee had been constituted to review taxation in IT sector under
the Chairmanship of 1

Anita Kapur

N. Rangacharya

Y. B. Reddy

C. Rangarajan
Ans: 2

Q.
Which Indian Bollywood actress was appointed as International
Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nation programme on HIV/AIDS
(UNAIDS)?
1

Aishwarya Rai

Katrina Kaif

Kareena Kapoor

Vidya Balan
Ans: 1

Q.
China recently objected to the participation of an Indian Company in its
joint venture with another country for offshore oil exploration. Which one
among the following is that country?
1

Taiwan

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Vietnam
Ans: 4

Q.
ISRO recently gave clearance for using which trequency band from
satellite for internet on trains?
1

C Band

KU Band

S Band

3G Spectram
Ans: 2

Q.
Which among the following states is not awarded Krishi Karman Awards
for 2011-12?
1

Madhya Pradesh

Manipur

Maharastra

Nagaland
Ans: 3

Q.

Who is the chairman of Fourteenth Finance Commission?

1

Prof Abhijit Sen

Dr. Y.V.Reddy

Ms. Sushma Nath

Dr. M.Govinda Rao

Ans: 2

Q.

Who is the chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India?

1

Justice Balakrishnan

Justice M. Kartzu

Justice J. S. Verma

Justice D. K. Jain
Ans: 4

Q.
As per the latest Global Competitiveness Report 2012-13, brought out
by World Economic Forum, a Swiss non-profit foundation based in Geneva,
India ranks is 1

59th

56th

57th

58th
Ans: 1

Q.

Water Conservation Day observed on 1

20th November

19th November

24th November

31st October
Ans: 2

Q.

National Education Day observed on

11th November

14th November

5th September

21st May
Ans: 1

Q.

Antyodaya scheme is meant to help the

1

Muslims

Minorities

Poorest of the poor section of the society

Harijans
Ans: 3

Q.
The upcoming Ultra Mega Power Projects(UMPPs) at Cheyyur and
Sarguja are located respectively in
1

Kerala and Chhattisgarh

Tamil Nadu and Odisha

Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh

Kerala and Odisha

Ans: 3

Objective Current Affairs

Q.
Andheri's newly constructed headquarters of anti-terror force was
inaugurated by N. Kumar Reddy on August 13, 2012 in Hyderabad. What is
the name of this counter-terrorist commando force?
1

Anti Terrorism Agency (ATA)

Organization to Counter Terrorist Operations (Octopus)

Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS)

Anti Terrorism Operations (ATO)

Ans: 2

Q.
Which two countries signed Agreement for the Modernisation of Indian
Railways?
1

India and Belgium

Indian and China

USA and India

Russia and India

Ans: 1

Q.
Name the Indian telecom service company which had acquired US firm
WPCS International?
1

Shyam Telecom

MTNL

Tata Teleservices

Kavvery Telecom
Ans: 4

Q.
Which company was directed by the Supreme Court to refund an
amount of 17400 crore of rupees to their Investors?
1

Sahara Group of Company

Reliance Industries

Air India

Vodafone
Ans: 1

Q.
Isle of Wight rock yielded three fossil footprints of Dinosaurs. In which
one of the following countries Isle of Wight located?
1

Germany

USA

Africa

UK
Ans: 4

Q.
Which Indian Company signed a pact with French Energy company GDF
Suez to import LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas)?
1

Indian Oil Corporation(IOC)

GAIL

ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation)

Reliance Petroleum Limited

Ans: 2

Q.
What was the theme of the annual World Economic Forum (WEF)
meeting organized in Davos, Switzerland?
1

Shaping the Post-Crisis World

Shared Norms for a New Reality

The power of collaborative innovation

Improve the state of the world: rethink, redesign, rebuild

Ans: 2

Q.
Which core sector industry has the highest weight in the Index of
Industrial Production (IIP)?
1

Coal

Crude Oil

Electricity

Petroleum refinery Products

Ans: 3

Q.
Which of the following has a 51:49 joint venture with Japanese
automobile company Nissan for manufacturing light commercial vehicles in
India?
1

Tata Motors

Ashok Leyland

Mahindra and Mahindra

Bajaj Auto
Ans: 4

Q.
According to the FDI data released by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on
August 10, 2012, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow in India declined to
what amount in the April-June quarter of fiscal 2012-13?
1

6.4 billion dollar

5 billion dollar

5.4 billion dollar

7 billion dollar
Ans: 3

Objective Current Affairs

Q.
Which of the following has made the largest inbound foreign direct
investment in India till date?
1

Vodafone

BP Plc

Vedanta Resource

Dailchi Sankyo
Ans: 1

Q.
SEBI, on August 16, 2012 has made it mandatory that all listed
companies must have minimum ________ public shareholdings by June 2013.
1

10%

20%

30%

25%

Ans: 4
Q.
Which leading Indian business house sold its group company Centum
Learning to Everonn Education?
1

Reliance

Bharti Group

Toyota

LIC
Ans: 2

Q.
Which among the following countries has given a grant of US $ 1 billion
for the reconstruction of the Nalanda University?
1

Japan

UK

USA

China
Ans: 4

Q.
Which one among the following is the fastest Indian Super-computer
recently developed by ISRO?
1

Saga-220

Aakash-A1

Tianhe-1A

Jaguar-Cray
Ans: 1

Q.
In the year 2011, a missile named 'PRAHAR', developed by DRDO was
test fired. This is a 1

short-range surface to air missile

long-range surface to air missile

short-range surface to surface missile

long-range surface to surface missile

Ans: 3
Q.
Which one of the following countries had recently joined World Trade
Organisation?
1

Myanmar

Austria

Russia

Taiwan
Ans: 3

Q.

The Thar Express goes to

1

Bangladesh

Pakistan

Afghanistan

Myanmar
Ans: 2

Q.
Census data related on July 15, 2011 reflects that 13.48 percent urban
population lives in
1

Bihar

Uttar Pradesh

Rajasthan

Maharashtra
Ans: 4

Q.

National Social Assistance Programme is aimed at providing

1

financial support to Scheduled Castes and scheduled Tribes

old age pension to very poor

insurance for the poor

all of the above

Ans: 4

Objective Current Affairs

Q.
As per studies, the Tummalapalle mine in Andhra Pradesh could have
Uranium reserve of
1

1 lakh tonnes

2 lakh tonnes

1.5 lakh tonnes

2.5 lakh tonnes

Ans: 3

Q.
Who amongst the following is the author of the book Unaccustomed
Earth?
1

Jhumpa Lahiri

Meera Nair

Salman Rushdie

Dalai Lama
Ans: 1

Q.

Which is not a feature of the American Constitution?

1

Written Constitution

Federation

Cabinet System

Republic
Ans: 3

Q.
China recently objected the participation of an Indian company in its
joint venture with another country for offshore oil exploration. which one
among the following is that country?
1

Myanmar

South Korea

Vietnam

Taiwan
Ans: 3

Q.
An African country, Sudan has been broken into two recently with
formation of a new country named South Sudan. Economy of South Sudan
will depend on its 1

minerals

agricultural product

fishery product

forest product
Ans: 1

Q.
Who has been appointed the new Controller General of Accounts on
July 1,2012?
1

Jawahar Thakur

Neeraj Kumar

A.K. Aggarwal

Arun Mishra
Ans: 1

Q.

Who is the author of the book 'Beyond the lines : An Auto-biography'?

1

Sharad Pawar

Khushwant Singh

Kuldip Nayar

General J.J. Singh

Ans: 3

Q.

Who has been appointed the new German ambassador to India?

1

Marissa Mayer

Michael Steiner

Ross Csatary

None of the above

Ans: 2

Q.

'NGRBA' which was recently in news stands for1

National Gangotri River Basin Authority

National Godavari River Basin Authority

National Ganga River Basin Authority

None of the above

Ans: 3

Q.
Who is the author of the book 'Turning Point - A Journey Through
Challenges'?
1

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Hamid Ansari

Jaswant Singh

None of the above

Ans: 1

Objective Current Affairs

Q.

Who has been awarded the world Food Prize 2012?

1

Kofi Annan

Daniel Hillel

Ban Ki-Moon

None of the above

Ans: 2

Q.

P.N. Dhar passed away on July 12,2012 in New Delhi. He was a great 1

Poet

Scientist

Musician

Economist
Ans: 4

Q.

Who has been appointed the Prime Minister of Egypt on July 24, 2012?
1

Mohammed Morsi

Kamal Ganzouri

Hesham Qandil

None of them
Ans: 3

Q.
Which part of India was included in World Heritage List by UNESCO on
July 1,2012?
1

Eastern Ghats

Western Ghats

Kaziranga National Park

Konkan Railway
Ans: 2

Q.

India's first Mega Food Park became functional on July 9, 2012 in 1

Jaipur

Kanpur

Chittoor

Pune
Ans: 3

Q.

Who is China's first woman astronaut?

1

Li Xei

Liu Yang

Yang Xei

None of them

Ans: 2
Q.

Who is the author of the book 'A Soldier's General'?

1

General V.K. Singh

Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma

General J.J. Singh

None of them
Ans: 3

Q.
ISRO recently gave clearance for using which frequency band from
satellite for internet on trains?
1

S Band

C Band

KU Band

3G Spectrum
Ans: 3

Q.
Veteran actor of Bengali Cinema Soumitra Chatterjee was honoured
with one of the following award 1

Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Dadasaheb Phalke Ratna Award

Lifetime Achievement Award

Sahitya Academy Award

Ans: 1

Q.
Which of the following Indian actresses has been chosen as the brand
ambassador for sanitation programme?
1

Kareena Kapoor

Aishwarya Rai

Vidya Balan

Hema Malini

Ans: 3
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Objective Current Affairs

Q.
A centre dedicated to the life and works of Rabindranath Tagore is
being proposed to be established at 1

Edinburgh

London

Tokyo

Washington
Ans: 1

Q.
One of the Asia-Pacific nations has agreed to hold its first ever
maritime exercise with India. The nation is 1

Australia

USA

Japan

Vietnam
Ans: 2

Q.
Muktinath Temple, a pilgrimage destination for Hindus is situated at
which of the following nation?
1

Nepal

Malaysia

Trinidad & Tobago

India
Ans: 1

Q.
Francois Hollande has been elected at the President of which of the
following nation?
1

Poland

Portugal

France

Greece
Ans: 3

Q.
...?

The Teesta treaty has becomes a bone of contention between India and
1

China

Pakistan

Bangladesh

Nepal
Ans: 3

Q.

Kumbum is a monastery found in which of the country?

1

China

India

Japan

Thailand
Ans: 1

Q.
A 600 MW solar power park, touted as Asia's first and largest, was
dedicated to the person of which one of the following places?
1

Anand, Gujarat

Badmer, Rajasthan

Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

Patan, Gujarat
Ans: 4

Q.
Which one of the following will be the longest tunnel of India being
constructed in J&K?
1

Banihal tunnel

Chennai-Nashri tunnel

Rohtang tunnel

None of them
Ans: 2

Q.
Government has fixed the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of tur (Arhar)
for 2012-13 at
1

Rs 3740 per quintal

Rs 3640 per quintal

Rs 3940 per quintal

Rs 3840 per quintal

Ans: 4

Q.
A committee had been constituted to review taxation in IT sector under
the Chairmanship of 1

Y.B. Reddy

N. Rangachary

Anita Kapur

Rashmi Sahani Saxena

Ans: 2

Q.
During April 2011-February-2012, which of the following state stood
first in creating largest employment in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)?
1

Uttar Pradesh

Karnataka

West Bengal

Andhra Pradesh
Ans: 3

Q.
Which of the following bank has been awarded Finance Asia Award
2012?
1

AXIS Bank

HDFC Bank

ICICI Bank

Kotak Bank
Ans: 4

Q.
4th Advance Estimates of Ministry of Agriculture, puts oilseeds
production for 2011-12 at 1

30.01 MT

28.89 MT

32.32 MT

31.01 MT
Ans: 1

Q.
Govt. approves an ordinance to completely digitise TV Broad-casting.
The entire nation has been targeted to be covered by 1

2013

2014

2016

2015
Ans: 2

Q.

First Nuclear Power Plant in Bushehr. The country reffred here is:
1

Kazakhstan

Argentina

North Korea

Iran
Ans: 4

Q.
She started her career as an IFS officer and was unanimously elected
the 15th Lok Sabha Speaker. She was elected to Lok Sabha and representing
a constituency in the state of:
1

Jharkhand

Madhya Pradesh

Bihar

West Bengal
Ans: 3

Q.
Who among the following is the author of the book "My Country, My
Life?
1

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

L.K. Advani

Shashi Tharoor
Ans: 3

Q.
In the year 2012, which actor bagged the Best Actor Award at the 59th
National Film Awards?
1

Ranbir Kapoor

Appu Kutty

Girish KulKarni

Hrithik Roshan
Ans: 3

Q.

Emomali Rahmon recently visited India is the president of

1

Turkmenistan

Russia

Republic of Tajikistan

Turkey
Ans: 3

Q.

Who is the UN Messengers of Peace

1

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Michael Douglas

Monique Coleman

Elie Wiesel
Ans: 2

Objective Current Affairs

Q.
Kaushik Basu the ex-economic adviser of PM recently in news,
appointed as
1

President of IMF

President of World Bank

Economic Adviser of UNO

Chief Economist of World Bank

Ans: 4

Q.

The UN theme for the 2012 International Day of Peace is

1

Sustainable Peace

Sustainable Future

Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable Future.

None of the above

Ans: 3

Q.
The year by which India is expected to achieve total sanitation
coverage, as per the Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India is 1

2017

2015

2018

2019
Ans: 1

Q.
Which film actress has been selected as the brand ambassador of
Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan?
1

Priyanka Chopra

Aishwarya Roy

Vidya Balan

Katrina Kaif
Ans: 3

Q.
The joint exercise carried out by the Army and the Indian Air Force in
the desert of Rajasthan is named 1

Neptune

Malabar 2012

Exercise Shoorveer

Bhumi Raksha
Ans: 3

Q.
For which region of the country the Union Government has cleared a
8,500 crore project under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)?
1

North eastern region

Gorkhaland

Bundelkhand

Naxalite-affected districts
Ans: 4

Q.
As per data released by Indian statistical organisation in May 2012,
India's Industrial production declined by 3.5 per cent in March 2012, the chief
factor behind this decline is -

Surplus rain

Contraction in manufacturing and mining output

Devaluation of rupee

Eurozone crisis
Ans: 2

Q.
Recently Wikipedia city Monmouth has been built. In which city is it
located?
1

Australia

Canada

South Africa

USA
Ans: 4

Q.
United States has decided to ease the stiff economic and diplomatic
sanctions imposed on which country and appointed envoy to her after 22
years?
1

Sri Lanka

Myanmar

South Africa

South Sudan
Ans: 2

Q.
The Government has launched a scheme called _____ for encourages
and enables Overseas Indian Workers to save for their return and
resettlement and to save for their old age by providing a co-contribution from
the Government, is
1

Indira Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana

Pravasi Suraksha Yojana

Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana

Rajiv Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana

Ans: 3

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Current events that took place round the world. It helps the student
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students sitting for various competitive examinations, as it helps in brushing
up of ones knowledge on current affairs. Students are advised to visit this

section to keep abreast with the world happenings.

The new communication satellite launched by NASA on 31 January 2013 to
stay in touch with its space station astronauts- TDRS(Tracking and Data Relay
Satellite)
The person who emerged as winner to the first direct Presidential elections
held in Czech Republic on 25 January 2013-Milos Zeman
The renowned painter of Bengal School died on 1 February 2013 following a
brief illness at Kolkata hospital- Shanu Lahiri
The prominent Pakistani journalist died on 2 February 2013 in New York
following 4-year long fight with cancer- Ayesha Haroon
World cancer day was observed on - 4 February 2013
Solicitor-General of India, who resigned from his office on 4 February 2013Rohinton F Nariman
The Australian cricket captain who won the fourth Allan Border Medal in
Melbourne on 4 February 2013- Michael Clarke
President of Republic of Mauritius who visited India from 3 Jan 2013 to 10
Jan 2013 and was honoured with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman AwardRajkeswur Purryag
The King of Bhutan who visited India from 23 to 30 January 2013 and was
the Chief Guest for the Republic Day Celebration- Jigme Khesar Namgyel
Wangchuck
The fourth largest private sector Bank of India which was awarded the
Financial Institutions Syndicated Deal of the Year 2012 in its Asia Pacific
Region- YES Bank
The Parliament Attack Convict, who was hanged on 9 Feb 2013 at Tihar Jail
after his mercy petition was cancelled by the President of India- Afzal Guru
The Advocate-General of West Bengal who resigned from his office on 8 Feb
2013- Anindya Kumar Mitra
The 72 years old table tennis legend who died in Beijing on 10 February
2013 following lengthy fight with cancer- Zhuang Zedong
The sitar legend was honoured with the posthumous Lifetime Achievement
Grammy award ON 9 February 2013- Pandit Ravi Shankar
US Marine General who took over the command of the NATO-led
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan- Joseph Dunford

 Conference for South Asian Autism Network (SAAN) for Autism Spectrum
Disorders (ASD) was concluded on -11 Feb 2013
Code name given to secret plan for executing Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist
Afzal Guru in Tihar Jail on 9 February 2013 -Operation Three Star
The short range surface-to-surface missile launched by Pakistan on 11
February 2013 -Hatf IX (NASR)
The Person appointed as the chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi on 12 February
2013- Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty
Prime Minister of the Himalayan Kingdom Bhutan was on an official visit to
India from 7 Feb. to 9 Feb. 2013- Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley
World Radio Day was observed on which day to raise awareness about the
importance of radio- 12 February 2013
The former Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, who sworn in as the
Lokayukta on 14 February 2013- Y Bhaskar Rao
The theme of 27nd edition of Surajkund mela that was ended on 15
February 2013 was Karnataka

The person who was appointed as the next Permanent Representative of

India to the United Nations on 13 February 2013- Asoke Kumar Mukerji
The Country which banned the Japanese cartoon Doraemon in the third
week of February 2013 because of the fears of Hindi invasion- Bangladesh
The Ecuador's President who was re-elected for a third term with more than
50 percent of the vote- Rafael Correa
The Person who was conferred with Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace,
Disarmament and Development Award 2011 by the President of India Pranab
Mukherjee on 18 Feb 2013 -Ela Ramesh Bhatt
The former Union Minister and three times MP for Rajya Sabha, who died at
the age of 68 on 19 February 2013- Radhakishan Malviya
The former LIC chief who took over as the Chairman of the Insurance
Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) on 21 February 2013- T. S.
Vijayan
The former head of Tata Group who was awarded the life time achievement
award 2012 by Ernst & Young on 21 February 2013- Ratan Tata

 The Car Rally that was flagged off from the Helipad Ground in Salt Lake
Stadium, West Bengal on 22 February 2013- Silk Route Car Rally
The playbook which won four awards at the Independent Spirit Awards in
Santa Monica on 24 February 2013- Silver Linings Playbook
The Person who had sworn -in as the first woman President of South Korea
on 25 February 2013- Park Geun-hye