November 2013 – CLATGyan Mock General Knowledge Set

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1. A company, which is one that is owned by companies including Microsoft and Apple started a wide raging legal action against Google, Samsung and other makers of Android Phones. Which company is this?





2. Which rocket did ISRO recently launch which carries the Mars Orbiter Mission Probe, which is eventually to be sent to Mars?





3. Which is the recently discovered “largest known structure in the Universe”?





4. UNESCO suspended the voting rights of which two countries after they refused to pay their dues as a sign of protest to the membership of the State of Palestine?





5. Who was recently crowned Miss Universe 2013





6. Who won the AFC Champions League 2013?





7. Which famous British composer died at the age of 69, who was famous for his Song for Athene?





8. Which popular American actor, of The Fast and Furious franchise died in a car accident in California?





9. What is China’s first Lunar Vehicle to be called?





10. Which country recently passed a new Constitution that reaffirms the dominant position of the Communist Party?





11. Which city won the rights to host Expo 2020?





12. Which country signed an interim agreement with the P5 + 1 countries that limits its nuclear program while reducing sanctins?





13. Which country is said to have become the first modern country to outlaw Islam after it began to destroy mosques?





14. Who won the World Boxing Organization International Welterweight Title?





15. Who won the World Chess Championship 2013?





16. Which Church has become the first to vote in favour of a legislation ordaining women bishops?





17. Who won the US Grand Prix 2013?





18. Who was elected the new President of Maldives?





19. Which famous author, who was also the 2007 Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, most famous for her book The Grass is Singing, died on the 17th of November 2013?





20. Which Indian-American was selected for the Outstanding American by Choice Award for his contribution to the health sector?





21. What is the first all women Indian bank to be called?





22. The World Toilet Organization created World Toilet Day to raise global awareness of the struggle 2.5 billion face every day without access to proper, clean sanitation. When is World Toilet Day celebrated?





23. This British biochemist who is the only person to have won the Nobel Prize two times died recently. Name him.





24. Who won the 2013 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals title?





25. Who is the only player to have ever won the European Golden Shoe award three times?





26. Who was recently appointed as UNCIEF’s first brand ambassador for South Asia?





27. Where was the International Heavy Minerals Conference held?





28. Where is India’s 5th Tiger Reserve going to be at?





29. What has been declared the Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year





30. When was the International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women celebrated?





31. Where was COP-19, the UN Climate Change Conference conducted?





32. Who has been appointed as the All India Football Federation Secretary?





33. Where did the 9th North East Business Summit take place?





34. What was the name given to the cyclone that struck the coast of Andhra Pradesh on the 22nd of November 2013?





35. Who is the new Chairman of the Law Commission of India?





36. Who won the EU’s Sakharov Human Rights Prize 2013?





37. Where was the 44th International Film Festival of India held at?





38. Which film won the Golden Elephant Award at the International Children’s Film Festival 2013?





39. Who has been selected for the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace 2013?





40. When was National Integration Day observed?





41. When was National Press Day observed?





42. Who won the Davis Cup 2013?





43. Which state topped the tally at GV Malvankar Shooting Championship?





44. Where was the 22nd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) held?





45. Which country was affected by Typhoon Haiyan?





46. Where was the Nobel Memorial Wall unveiled?





47. Where was the Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas officially launched?





48. Who inaugurated the Kolkota International Film Festival?





49. Who is the new Secretary General for the National Human Rights Commission(NHRC)?





50. Who won the Global UN Award for her commitment and dedication to eradicate the Polio in India?









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5 COMMENTS

  1. Q23. It’s true that he won the noble prize twice, however he isn’t the ONLY one to have won it twice. Marie Curie and Dr. Linus Carl Pauling have both won the noble prize twice. Marie Curie being the first and only woman to achieve this feat.

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