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Latest Current Affairs Quiz: December 2013

Q1. Who among the following was on 11 December 2013 named as the Person of the Year 2013 by Time Magazine?
(A) Malal Yusufzai
(B) Edward Snowden
(C) Pope Francis
(D) Bashar Al-Assad 
Ans. (C) Pope Francis

Q2. What is the name of two new parcel service started by the Department of Posts (India Post) on 2 December, 2013? 
(A) Express Paid Parcel and Speed Business Parcel
(B) Speed Parcel and Business Parcel
(C) Registered Parcel and Express Parcel 
(D) Express Parcel and Business Parcel
Ans. (D) Express Parcel and Business Parcel

Q3. Who has bagged the Emerging Cricketer of the Year trophy at the ICC Annual awards announced in Dubai recently?
(A) Virat Kohli
(B) Quinton Di Kock
(C) Cheteshwar Pujara
(D) Rohit Sharma 
Ans. (C) Cheteshwar Pujara

Q4. To raise awareness about which disease, South African cricket team wore pink dress and the Wanderers Stadium at Johannesburg during the first match of the ODI series against India on 5 December, 2013?
(A) HIV AIDS
(B) Tuberculosis
(C) Bird Flu
(D) Breast Cancer
Ans. (D) Breast Cancer

Q5. Who has sworn in as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan for the second time on 13 Dec 2013?
(A) Sheila Dikshit
(B) Jayalalithaa
(C) Vasundhara Raje
(D) Mamata Banerjee 
Ans. (D) Mamata Banerjee 

Q6. Name the last King of the erstwhile Mysore royal family, who died in Bangalore on 10 December 2013?
(A) Jayachamarajendra Wodiyar
(B) Jayaperiyar Wodiyar
(C) Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar
(D) Jayawanthakumara Wodiyar
Ans. (C) Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar

Q7. Who among the following was crowned Miss Earth 2013? 
(A)Alyz Henrich 
(B)Catharina Choi 
(C)Katia Wagner 
(D)Pulika Kulsoontornrut
Ans. (A)Alyz Henrich 

Q8. Name the Olympic medal-winning boxer M C Kom’s autobiography unveiled by the Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan on 9 December 2013?
(A) Unbreakable
(B) Unthinkable
(C) Untouchable
(D) Unstoppable
Ans. (A) Unbreakable

Q9. Name the official 2014 FIFA World Cup match ball was unveiled on 3 December 2013 by manufacturers Adidas?
(A) Telstar 
(B) Jabulani 
(C) Brazuca
(D) SpeedCell
Ans. (C) Brazuca

Q10. Which country was selected by FIFA on 5 December 2013 to host Under-17 FIFA World Cup in 2017?
(A) South Africa
(B) Spain
(C) India
(D) Japan

Ans. (C) India