Ques: Which foreign airlines has bought a stake in Jet Airways in 2013 ?
A) Etihad Airways
B) Qatar Airways
C) Oman Air
D) AirAsia
Ans is A) Etihad Airways
Description: Etihad is close to acquiring 24% stake in Indian carrier Jet Airways. On August 1, 2013, the President of the company, James Hogan, signed a deal with Aleksandar Vučić, First Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia, in Belgrade, giving Etihad a 49% stake in the Serbian national carrier Jat Airways. The Serbian Government retains 51% of the shares. Among numerous terms of the deal, a complete re-branding of Jat Airways is planned, including the name change. The new company is named Air Serbia.
Ques: Which beauty Queen was crowned Miss World in Bali in 2013?
a) Navneet Kaur Dhillion
B) Marine Lorphelin
C) Megan Young
D) Maroua Kharbouch
Ans is C) Megan Young
Description: Megan Lynne Young (born 27 February 1990) is a Filipino American beauty queen, actress and model.She won the Miss World Philippines title and was later crowned as Miss World 2013 in Bali, Indonesia.She is the first Filipina to win the title of Miss World. Young is currently a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic. She is the elder sister of actress Lauren Young.
Young was born in Alexandria, Virginia, USA to a Filipino mother and American father. Her parents are Victoria (née Tayde) and Calvin Young.She moved to Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines at age ten
Ques: Who among these, vowed to not pick up arms during the Kurukshetra war ?
A) Uluka
B) Krishna
C) Vidura
D) Jayadrath
Ans is B) Krishna
Ques: Which musician held a concert titled "Ehsaas-e-Kashmir" in Srilanka in September 2013?
A) A R Rahman
B) Zakir Hussain
C) Zubin Mehta
D) Amjad Ali Khan
Ans is C) Zubin Mehta
Description: Zubin Mehta is an Indian Parsi conductor of Western classical music. He is the Music Director for Life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Main Conductor for Valencia's opera house. Zubin Mehta is also the chief conductor of Florence, Italy's Maggio Musicale festival.
Mehta was born into a Parsi family in Bombay, (now Mumbai), India, the son of Mehli and Tehmina Mehta. His father was a violinist and founding conductor of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra. Mehta is an alumnus of St. Mary's School, Mumbai, and St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.
Ques: Soccer Legend Pele was the Minister in Sports of which country ?
A) Brazil
B) Portugal
C) Spain
D) Argentina
Ans is A) Brazil
Description: Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Brazilian Portuguese, better known as Pelé is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is regarded by many experts, football critics, former players, current players and football fans in general as the best player of all time.In 1999, he was voted Football Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS)
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