20-21 April 2013 Current Affairs Quiz

1. Which State Government on 20 April 2013 implemented the Right to Public Service Act 2012 in the state?
[Category: Political Current Affairs]
[A] Karnataka
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Tamilnadu
[D] Assam


2. The world’s oldest living person celebrated his 116th birthday on Friday, 19 April 2013, with congratulations from around the world. He was named the world’s oldest person by Guinness World Records in December 2012. Can you name him?
[Category: World Current Affairs]
[A] Jiroemon Kimura
[B] Yasushi Nakayama
[C] Misao Okawa
[D] Jeanne Louise Calment


3. The US aviation regulator FAA on 20 April 2013 approved resumption of normal air service of Air India's Dreamliner aircraft, operations by mid-May 2013. What does FAA stands for?
[Category: Corporate News Current Affairs]
[A] Flying Aviation Administration
[B] Federal Airlines Administration
[C] Federal Aviation Administration
[D] Federal Aviation Airlines


4. Federal Space Agency Roscosmos, Russia has launched the world’s only returnable satellite on 20 April 2013. Can you name it?
[Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs]
[A] Sputnik-IX
[B] Bion-M1
[C] Econ-N1
[D] Soyuz-M1


5. Which country is the largest recipient of remittances in the world, receiving 69 billion US Dollars in 2012, according to the latest edition of the World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief released on 20 April 2013?
[Category: Civil Services Exam Current Affairs]
[A] China
[B] Pakistan
[C] India
[D] Phillipines