Current Affairs July 2013 Questions with Answers

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

Note: This is her maiden Grand Slam title. She is from France and defeated 23rd seed Sabine Lisicki of Germany in title clash in straight sets,1-6, 4-6.

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

Note: Sathasivam will be the 40th Chief Justice of India (CJI).

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

Note: Brazil won 3-0 against FIFA World Cup holders Spain. On the Brazilian side, two goals were scored by Fred and one was scored by Neymar.

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

Note: She is the IFS officer of 1976 batch and will succeed Ranjan Mathai as Foreign Secretary, who is due to retire on 31 July 2013.

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

Note: For her portrayal of a pregnant woman in search of her husband in Kahaani .

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

Note: For his performance as deaf-mute boy in Barfi.

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

Note: He is the former Secretary Department of Tele communications (DoT). Full form of Nasscom is- National Association of Software and Services Companies.

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

Note: Vandana Gandhi is Founder&CEO of
British Orchard Nursery - Middle East's only ISO-certified Nursery Chain.

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

Note: He is a Jammu and Kashmir cadre IAS
officer and succeeded Raj Kumar Singh who retired from Government service.

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

Note: In 1983, it became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Taj Mahal attracts 2-4 million visitors annually, with more than 200,000 from overseas.

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

Note: He is presently the vice chancellor of
Jamia Millia Islamia University.

Q18. Pranab Mukherjee signed which ordinance
on 5 July 2013 which seeks to give legal rights to 67 per cent 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

Note: Edward Joseph Snowden is an American former technical contractor for the United States National Security Agency (NSA) and a
former employee of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He leaked details of top-secret US and British government mass surveillance programs such as PRISM to the press.

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

Note: The declaration was made in compliance to Section 4 of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) 2003.

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

Note: Sunil Soni is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre who at present is on compulsory wait in the Department of Financial Services under Ministry of Finance.

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