Important CA questions & answers

Q1. Who won the 2013 Wimbledon Women's singles title?

   Ans. Marion Bartoli

Q2. Who was on 29 June 2013 appointed as the next Chief Justice of India?

   Ans. P. Sathasivam

Q3. Which team won the FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 on 30 June 2013?

   Ans. Brazil

Q4. Who is designated as India's next Foreign Secretary on, 01 July 2013?

   Ans. Sujata Singh

Q5. Who got the Best Actress award at 14th IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) awards 2013 held in Macau on 6th July 2013?

   Ans. Vidya Balan

Q6. Who got the Best Actor award at 14th IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) awards 2013 held in Macau on 6th July 2013?

   Ans. Ranbir Kapoor

Q7. Who was appointed as the President of Nasscom on 6 July 2013?

   Ans. R. Chandrasekhar

Q8. Who was sworn in as the interim President of Egypt on 4 July 2013?

   Ans. Adli Mansour.

Q9. Name the U.S. inventor who was known as the father of the computer mouse who died on 3 July 2013 at age of 88?

   Ans. Douglas Engelbart

Q10. Who became the first ever Indian woman to receive Dubai Government's coveted Emirates Woman Award for business excellence in June 2013?

   Ans. Vandana Gandhi

Q11. Which country will host 2016 World T20 and 2023 World Cup along with 2021 proposed World Test Championship?

   Ans. India

Q12. Who took over as the Union Home Secretary on 30 June 2013?

   Ans. Anil Goswami

Q13. Which country became the 28th member of the European Union on 1 July 2013?

   Ans. Croatia

Q14. Which Indian landmark was ranked among the top three landmarks in the world by TripAdvisor's 2013 Travellers Choice Attractions Awards?

   Ans. Taj Mahal

Q15. Name the first dedicated navigation satellite launched by India on 1 July 2013?

   Ans. IRNSS-1A
   *Note: It was launched using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C22.

   *Full form of IRNSS- Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System.

Q16. Who took over as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) on 1 July 2013?

   Ans. Lieutenant General Anil Chait

Q17. Who was on 1 July 2013 appointed as the 20th Lt Governor of Delhi?
  
   Ans. Najeeb Jung

Q18. Pranab Mukherjee signed which ordinance on 5 July 2013 which seeks to give legal rights to 67 percent of the population for subsidised grains?

   Ans. Food Security ordinance

Q19. Name the two countries that offered asylum to US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, on 06 July 2013, who is waiting at a Moscow airport for some nation to offer him sanctuary?

   Ans. Venezuela and Nicaragua

Q20. World soccer body FIFA on 3 July 2013 barred which country from holding any friendly football matches due to soaring violence?

   Ans. Iraq

Q21. Which state was on 2 July 2013 declared as the first Smoke-free state of the country?

   Ans. Himachal Pradesh

Q22. Who was on 2 July 2013 appointed as Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)?

   Ans. Sunil Soni

Q23. Who won the Asian Athletics Association's President Election?

   Ans. Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad
   *Note: Suresh Kalmadi was also a contestant in the election but failed.

Q24. Which country was granted the Associate membership of the ICC recently?

   Ans. Afghanistan

Q25. Name the Egypt’s first democratically elected President who was on 3 July 2013 ousted from his office in a military coup?

   Ans. Mohamed Morsi

Q26. Name the company which launched the world's first smartphone with the Firefox operating system to compete with devices running Google Android and Apple IOS.

   Ans. Spain's Telefonica

Q27. Identify the fast Bowler of New Zealand who has announced his retirement on 3 July 2013 from all forms of cricket?

   Ans. Chris Martin

Q28. Thousands in India and across the world participated in the 78th birthday celebrations of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on 6th July, 2013.
Present Dalai Lama is...........th Dalai Lama?

   Ans. 14th