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NATIONAL EVENTS 2013 11th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas: The threeday 11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) kicked off in Kochi on 7 January 2013. The event saw delightful response from the people with more than 2000 registrations. UIDAI get a new data centre: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the agency which is implementing the Aadhaar project, will get a new data centre at Manesar town in Gurgaon, Haryana. India Polio free Nation: India for the continuous second year reported no fresh cases of Polio. One more year of success with zero fresh cases of polio, would win India a status of polio free nation in 2014. Foreign Minister of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla visited India: The Foreign Minister of Cuba, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla paid an official visit to India. Mr. Bruno Rodriquez Parrilla held talks with his Indian counterpart and discussed bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest. Union Defence Minister AK Antony dedicated New Air Force Station at Thanjavur to Nation: Union Defence Minister AK Antony dedicated to the nation the New Air Force Station at Thanjavur at a brief function held to mark the occasion. The operationalisation of the Air Force Station, Thanjavur is directed towards strengthening the air defence capabilities of the Indian Air Force in general and the Southern Command, in particular. Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrives on a three day visit to India: Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrives in on a three day visit to India. President Karzai will also meet President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other senior leaders. 8th Annual Convention of Central Information Commission Concluded at
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New Delhi: The two day 8th Annual Convention of Central Information Commission concluded at New Delhi on 3 September 2013. The convention was inaugurated on 2 September 2013 by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee. The theme of the convention was Eight years of RTI: A Retrospective. A noted historian and columnist, Ramachandra Guha delivered the keynote address on Democracy in India: Mid-life Crisis. India Ranks 66th On Global Innovation Index: On 2 July India ranked 66th in the Global Innovation Index 2013, published by Cornell University, INSEAD, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as a knowledge partner. Switzerland and Sweden maintained rank 1 and 2 respectively. The study ranked 142 economies across the world on their innovation capacity and efficiency. Government releases National Cyber Security Policy 2013: With an aim to protect information and build capabilities to prevent cyber-attacks, the govt released the National Cyber Security Policy 2013 to safeguard both physical and business assets of the country. Clean India Campaign launched at world heritage site Taj Mahal: The Union Minister of State for Tourism K. Chiranjeevi launched the Clean India campaign at world heritage site Taj Mahal, Agra. The Clean India Campaign is an initiative of Union Ministry of Tourism under the 12th Five Year Plan with the objective to increase tourist arrivals to the country. ONGC adopted Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal is the second site to adopt under this project. The first one was Qutub Minar which was adopted by the India Tourism Development Corporation in June 2012. Rann Utsav 2013 Began in Kutch, Gujarat: The Rann Utsav, a cultural festival of Gujarat state was inaugurated by Gujarat
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Tourism Minister Saurabh Patel on 17 December 2013 at Kutch, Gujarat. The twomonth long cultural festival that attracts huge number of domestic and international tourists is celebrated from 17 December to 14 February 2014. Telegram service comes to an end: The 163-year old telegram service in the country - the indication of good and bad news for generations of Indians comes to an end. Taj Mahal ranked among the Top Three Landmarks in the World: Trip Advisor's 2013 Travellers Choice Attractions Awards ranked India's Taj Mahal among the top three landmarks in the world. Taj Mahal was ranked third in the list of Top 25 landmarks. The top two places were taken by Machu Picchu in Peru and Angkor Wat in Cambodia respectively. Kochi to host Reel Earth Environmental film festival: Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) are organizing a five-day environmental film festival in Kochi. Union Cabinet Approved the Creation of a New State of Telangana: The Centre took the first significant step towards creation of Telangana state from out of Andhra Pradesh and deciding that Hyderabad will be the joint capital of the two states for 10 years. Tripura is now the most literate state in India: India's north-eastern state of Tripura achieved the first position in literacy with 94.65 percent, beating Kerala (93.91percent), Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar announced in Agartala. Sarkar said at a function on the occasion of International Literacy Day (8th September). PM releases commemorative stamp on Lala Jagat Narain: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh released a commemorative stamp in memory of freedom fighter and veteran journalist Lala Jagat Narain. The Rs five denomination
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stamp was released on his 32nd death anniversary. I&B Ministry launched All India Radio's Free News SMS Service: Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting launched All India Radio's Free News SMS service at a function in New Delhi. A web portal on Bharat Nirman Campaign was also launched. Nepal Army Chief to visit India: Nepalese Army Chief General Gaurav Shamsher J B Rana visited India from 29th September to strengthen military-to-military ties, including supply of hardware to Nepal Army. Indias 1st Synthetic Rubber Plant inaugurated in Panipat, Haryana: Union Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily on 29 November 2013 inaugurated the first "Synthetic Rubber Plant" of the country at Panipat in Haryana. The countrys first eSBR (styrene butadiene rubber) unit was set up by Indian Synthetic Rubber Ltd (ISRL), a joint venture promoted by Indian Oil, TSRC Corporation, Taiwan, and Marubeni Corporation, Japan. Rapid Metro-India's First Private Metro service started operation from Gurgaon, Haryana: Rapid Metro-India's First Private Metro service started operation from Gurgaon, Haryana on 14 November 2013. Rapid Metro is India's first fully privately financed Metro system connecting NH-8 to Delhi Metro via Cyber City, Gurgaon. Chief Guest for January 26, 2014, Indias 65th Republic Day : Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be the chief guest at Republic Day Parade. INTERNATIONAL EVENTS 2013 External Affairs Minister Khurshid visited Saudi Arabia: Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid visit to Saudi Arabia. During this
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discussed a number of issues including the controversial Nitaqat law, counter-terrorism measures and energy security with top Saudi leaders. The 4th Meeting of the India-Mongolia Joint Committee on Cooperation was held in New Delhi. It was jointly chaired by E. Ahamed, Minister of State for External Affairs of India, and Luvsannyam Gantumur, Minister for Education and Science of Mongolia. India and Malta signed DTAA : India and Malta signed the new DTAA (The Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement) at Valetta, Malta during the visit of Preneet Kaur, Minister of State for External Affairs of India. BRICS Summit: The fifth BRICS Summit was held at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC), South Africa. The theme of the 5th BRICS Summit was: Partnership for Development, Integration and Industrialisation. The participant nations in the summit were Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Latvia to Join Euro Currency Zone: The European Union has officially approved Latvia as the 18th member of the euro zone, which uses the blocs common currency. Latvia will adopt the euro on January 1, 2014. The eighth India-Seychelles Joint Commission Meeting: The eighth IndiaSeychelles Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) was held on 8 May 2013 at New Delhi. The Joint Commission exchanged views on bilateral, regional and international matters of mutual interest during the meet. Tokyo won the Right to Host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games: Tokyo on 7 September 2013 won the right to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) meeting in Buenos Aires chose the Japanese capital Tokyo, over Istanbul, after Madrid was dramatically eliminated following a
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first-round tie with the Turkish city. Japan won the right to host Olympic Games for the second time. It had previously hosted the Games in 1964. Olympic is considered worlds biggest sporting event. First BRICS Business Council meets in South Africa: Business leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) met to identify specific measures to eliminate barriers to growing trade and investment. Croatia becomes 28th EU member state: Croatia became the 28th member of the European Union from 1st July 2013. G-20 Ministers Meet in Moscow: Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 leading and emerging economies (G20) held two-day meeting in Moscow. Talks are expected to focus on ways to stop big companies shifting profits into tax havens. Russia is the current holder of the annual presidency of the G20. 2-day Leader's Summit of G-20 held in Russia: The two-day summit of the Group of Twenty (G-20) was at St. Peters burg in Russia. The summit will focus on issues pertaining to the economic growth throughout the developed world. 3rd India-Republic of Korea Foreign Policy and Security Dialogue held in Seoul: The 3rd India-Republic of Korea (ROK) Foreign Policy and Security Dialogue (FPSD) was held in Seoul. Both nations discussed ways to further expand and deepen their Strategic Partnership. They undertook a comprehensive review of bilateral ties, including in the fields of economic collaboration, defense and security cooperation, cultural exchanges and people-to-people contacts. 13th SCO summit begins in Kyrgyzstan: The 13th Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization opens in the Kyrgyz city of Bishkek to discuss ways and means to enhance cooperation in diverse fields among the member-nations. Kyrgyz
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President Almazbek Atambayev being Chairman of the SCO will open the Summit. India's TCS, GE launch female BPO centre in Saudi Arabia: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in partnership with GE and Saudi Aramco launched first all-female business process outsourcing (BPO) centre in Saudi Arabia that will create nearly 3,000 jobs in the Gulf kingdom. India and the Arab League inked MoU to elevate political, trade and cultural relations: India and Arab League on 17 December 2013 inked an MoU to elevate the political, trade and cultural relations. The MoU was signed by Salman Khurshid, External Affairs Minister of India and Nabil Elaraby, Secretary General of the League of Arab States during his visit to India. India and UAE signed Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement: India and United Arab Emirates on 12 December 2013 signed a Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPPA) that would accelerate fresh capital investments of UAE in India. Uruguay became the First Country to Legalize Marijuana Trade: Uruguay on 10 December 2013 became the first country in the world to legalise marijuana for recreational use with the state taking control of the trade. In this regard Uruguay senators gave the approval for government-sponsored bill. PERSONS IN NEWS 2013 Anurag G Thapliyal: Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapliyal on 28 February 2013 took over as the twentieth Director General of the Indian Coast Guard. Rahul Gandhi on 19 January 2013 was formally elevated and was appointed at the position of party Vice-President of Congress at the Chintan Shivir organised at Jaipur in January 2013.
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D.K. Jain: Justice D.K. Jain has been appointed as the Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India by the Union Government of India. Urjit Patel: Urjit Patel was appointed as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India on 3 Jan 2013. Swatanter Kumar: Justice Swatanter Kumar has become the first Supreme Court judge to be the chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) which was, till now, functioning without a full-time chairperson. Naina Lal Kidwai: Naina Lal Kidwai, Country Head-HSBC India and DirectorHSBC Asia Pacific has taken over as the first woman president of the countrys leading chamber of commerce, FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry). Brazil's Roberto Azevedo appointed Head of World Trade Organization: Roberto Azevedo from Brazil was named as the head of the World Trade Organisation. He took charge of his office from Pascal Lamy of France in the Geneva-based Body in September 2013. Shashi Kant Sharma Appointed as the New CAG of India: The President of India Pranab Mukherjee appointed Shashi Kant Sharma as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. Shashi Kant Sharma replaced Vinod Rai. S. Gopalakrishnan: In April 2013, Infosys co-founder and Co-Chairman S. Gopalakrishnan has taken over as President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2013-14, succeeding Godrej Group Chairman Adi Godrej. Takehiko Nakao: Takehiko Nakao on 27 April 2013 was appointed as the President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) by the Board of Governors at New Delhi. Sunil Bharti Mittal: Sunil Bharti Mittal , the Chairman and Group CEO of Bharti Enterprises appointed as the Vice-Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce
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(ICC),which is one of the worlds oldest global business organizations. Krishna Kumar Natrajan: Krishna kumar Natarajan, CEO and Director of Mindtree on 8 April 2013 appointed as the Chairman of Nasscom for the year 2013-14. Raghuram Rajan appointed next RBI Governor: Chief Economic Advisor Raghuram G Rajan appointed as the next Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). R. Chandrasekhar appointed President of Nasscom: Nasscom, the IT software services industry body appointed R. Chandrasekhar, the former Secretary Department of Telecommunication (DoT), as its president. R. Chandrashekhar will be succeeding current Nasscom President Som Mittal, whose tenure expires in January 2014. Justice Sathasivam sworn in as Chief Justice of India: Justice P Sathasivam has been sworn in as the 40th Chief Justice of India (CJI) by President Pranab Mukherjee, replacing Justice Altamas Kabir. Justice Sathasivam is first CJI from Tamil Nadu. Supreme Court of India consists of one Chief Justice and 31 judges. Mamnoon Hussain elected as Pakistan's 12th Prez: India-born, in the historic city of Agra, Mamnoon Hussain, a close aide of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif elected as the 12th President of Pakistan and will replace incumbent Asif Ali Zardari in September. Arundhati Bhattacharya takes charge as SBI chief: Arundhati Bhattacharya assumed charge as Chairperson of State Bank of India (SBI). Immediately prior to taking over as Chairperson, Bhattacharya was the Managing Director & CFO, State Bank of India. The Government of India appointed her as the successor of Pratip Chaudhuri. Virat Kohli Appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Border Security Force: Indian cricketer Virat Kohli was appointed as the brand ambassador of the Border
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Security Force (BSF). BSF director general Subhas Joshi explained that he was appointed as the brand ambassador because his name (Virat) meant huge and symbolised the force. Megan Young is Miss World 2013: Megan Young from Philippines was crowned Miss World 2013 in Bali, Indonesia. The second place went to Miss France Marine Lorphelin and third to Miss Ghana Carranzar Naa Okailey Shooter. Ranjib Biswal Appointed as Indian Premier League Chairman: NCA Chairman Ranjib Biswal was appointed as chairman of the IPL during the Annual General Meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at Chennai. Ranjib Biswal replaced Rajeev Shukla as chairman of Indian Premier League (IPL). N. Srinivasan Re-elected As the BCCI President for the Third Term: Narayanaswamy Srinivasan was re-elected as the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for a third term at its 84th annual general meeting (AGM) held at Chennai. Deaths M.S. Gopalakrishnan : The Violinist M.S. Gopalakrishnan and the recipient of both Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri died on 3 January 2013. Tony Greig: Former England captain and cricket commentator Anthony William Tony Greig (66) passed away. Shamshad Begum: In April 2013, Shamshad Begum, one of the earliest and most versatile playback singers from the golden age of Bollywood music, died after prolonged illness. She was 94. Shakuntala Devi: The human computer, mental calculator, math whiz Shakuntala Devi passed away in April 2013 at the age of 80. Ms. Devi held a Guinness World Record for her lightening-speed calculations.
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PB Srinivas: Veteran playback singer PB Srinivas who rendered more than 3,000 songs in eight languages died in Chennai on 14 April 2013. Legendary actor Pran died: The winner of Dadasaheb Phalke Award and a veteran actor Pran died in Mumbai. He was conferred with Dada Saheb Phalke Award on 12 April 2013, which was received by him on 10 May 2013 at his residence. Mahasundari Devi : Padma Shree Awardee Madhubani Painting artist Mahasundari Devi died at the Age of 92. Indian writer Sushmita Banerjee shot dead in Afghanistan: Indian national Sushmita Banerjee, whose memoir about her dramatic escape from the Taliban was turned into a Bollywood film, was shot dead in Afghanistan by militants. Banerjees book Kabuliwalar Bangali Bou (A Kabuliwalas Bengali Wife). Nelson Mandela: Former South African President Nelson Mandela who guided South Africa from the shackles of apartheid to multi racial democracy has died. He was 95. Paul Walker: US actor Paul Walker died in a
car accident in Southern California on 30 November 2013. He was 40.

PLACES IN NEWS 2013 Istanbul: India Tourism is promoting the brand Incredible India at the ongoing Eastern Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Exhibition, EMITT2013 in Istanbul. Agra: In Uttar Pradesh, Vice President Hamid Ansari inaugurate the Global Partnership Summit in the Taj city Agra. Many countries of Europe, North America and South America and Australia participated in the Summit. Jaipur: 6th Jaipur Literature Festival held in Jaipur. This is an important literary festival
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of the Asia-Pacific region. Spiritual leader Dalai Lama was the chief guest at the festival. Theme of this years literature festival is Buddha in literature. New Delhi: The 45th Session of the Indian Labour Conference was held from 17th to 18th May at New Delhi .The Conference concluded with a resolve to provide universal social security coverage and assured pension to the entire working population. New Delhi: 46th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Governors, held in Delhi from 2 to 5 May 2013. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and ADB member board of directors and related financial institutions were attended the meeting. Finland: The largest biogas plant of the world was inaugurated in Finland. The plant is built near the already-present coal-fired power plant in Vaasa in Central Finland. Yokohama: The 5th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V)'s pre-Ministerial meeting was held in Yokohama. New Delhi: The 5th India-China Strategic Dialogue was held in New Delhi on 20 August 2013. Maintaining peace and tranquility along the Line of Actual Control in the border areas figured prominently during the talks. The 6th India-China Strategic Dialogue will be held at Beijing AWARDS 2013 Oscars 2013 (85th Academy Awards): The 85th Academy Awards ceremony took place on 24 February 2013, hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in order to honour the best films of the previous years, i.e., 2012. The Oscars 2013 ceremony was held at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. Best Picture: Argo
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Best Director: Ang Lee for Life of Pi Best Actor: Daniel DayBest Actress: Jennifer Lawrence Major Abup J Manjali Selected For Second- Highest Peacetime Gallantry Award Kirti Chakra: Major Abup J Manjali of the Rashtriya Rifles was selected for the award of Kirti Chakra for his extraordinary bravery efforts in counterterrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir. 58th Filmfare Award: 58th Idea Filmfare Awards were given away on 20 January 2013 at YRF Studio, Andheri. At the 58th Idea Filmfare Awards, Barfi!, the muchacclaimed film grabbed seven Black Lady awards while, Kahaani bagged five awards. The award for the Best Actor was given to Ranbir Kapoor for his deaf-mute performance in Barfi! Golden Globe Awards 2013: At the Golden Globe Awards 2013, Argo won the Best Picture and Best Director Awards thrashing Lincoln. Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln) won the best actor award. National Tourism Award: The recently released feature film Life of Pi has been given two National Tourism Awards by the Tourism Ministry recognizing the impact it has had in promoting India as a tourism destination, especially Puducherry and Munnar (Kerala). Ramdarash Mishra and Narendra Kohli awarded with Vyas Samman: Professor Ramdarash Mishra and Dr Narendra Kohli were conferred with the Vyas Samman for the year 2011 and 2012 for his collection of poems Aam ke Patte and Na Bhooto Na Bhavishyati respectively. 66th Cannes Film Festival: Blue is the Warmest Colour won Prestigious Palme d'Or award: Blue is the Warmest Colour (La Vie D'Adle Chapitres 1 et 2) which is directed by French-Tunisian filmmaker Abdellatif Kechiche won the top honour 7

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the Palme d'Or - at the 66th Cannes Film Festival. Ravuri gets Jnanpith Award: In April 2013, eminent Telugu novelist, short story writer, poet and critic Ravuri Bharadwaja was selected for the prestigious Jnanpith award for the year 2012 for his contribution to Telugu literature. American Writer Lydia Davis won 2013 Man Booker International Prize : American writer Lydia Davis won 2013 Man Booker International Prize for her innovative and influential writing. The winner of the Prize was announced at the awards ceremony at Victoria and Albert Museum in London. This was the fifth Man Booker International Prize. Pulitzer Prize: The Orphan Masters Son a novel based on North Korea by author Adam Johnson won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Desmond Tutu Won Prestigious 2013 Templeton Prize: South Africas Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has won 2013 Templeton Prize for his lifelong work in promoting love and forgiveness. The prize was announced at the foundations headquarters in West Conshohocken in Pennsylvania and is valued at $1.7-million (about Rs.15.6million).Last years prize was awarded to the exiled Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. Zubin Mehta conferred Tagore cultural harmony award: World acclaimed orchestra conductor Zubin Mehta was conferred the prestigious Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony by President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi. He is the second recipient after Sitar maestro late Pandit Ravi Shankar. Hindujas won Lifetime Achievement Award in Britain: British Indian billionaire brothers Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja won a Lifetime Achievement Award for their contributions to UK's Asian
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community. The award was given at the annual Asian Achievers Awards (AAA) in London on 6 September 2013 by American civil rights activist Jesse Jackson. Vidya Balan got the Best Actress Award at IIFA 2013: Vidya Balan got the Best Actress award at 14th IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) awards 2013 held in Macau for Kahaani while Ranbir Kapoor was named Best Actor for Barfi. Barfi bagged the award for best film The best debut actors are Yami Gautam and Ayushmann Khurrana. ' English Vinglish' helmer Gauri Shinde bagged the best debut director award. Jhumpa Lahiri featured for Man Booker Prize 2013: Indian American author Jhumpa Lahiris The Lowland has been listed among 13 novels long listed for the Man Booker Prize 2013. RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan receives Deutsche Bank Prize: Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram G Rajan has been awarded the Fifth Deutsche Bank Prize for Financial Economics 2013, in recognition of his ground-breaking research work which influenced financial and macro-economic policies around the world. Amjad Ali Khan to be honoured with Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavna Award: Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan honoured with the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavna Award for promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill. PV Sindhu receives Arjuna award: Rising shuttler P V Sindhu was conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award by Sports Minister Jitendra Singh in New Delhi. Nobel laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf conferred with Indira Gandhi Prize: Liberian President and Nobel laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was conferred the prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development by President Pranab Mukherjee. Sirleaf, the first democratically elected women Head of State
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of any African nation, will be presented with the award at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The 2011 Nobel Peace prize winner was on a state visit in New Delhi. Nobel Prizes 2013
Subjects Physics Names Fields Francois For theoretical Englert & discovery of a Peter W. mechanism of Higgs(US) origin of mass of subatomic particles. Martin For multiscale Karplus, models for Michael Levitt complex & Ariesh chemical Warshel (UK systems. & US) James E. For discoveries Rothman, of machinery Randy W. regulating Scheman, vesicle traffic in Thomas C. our cells. Sudhof (Germany) Alice Munro, For 14 story (Canada) collections. Her latest is Dear Life Organisation For enforcing of prohibition chemical of chemical weapons weapons eradication OPCW. (The Netherland) Fama Hansen For how the & Schiller market prices of (US) assets such as stocks move.

Miss Venezuela, Alyz Henrich crowned Miss Earth 2013: Miss Venezuela, Alyz Henrich was crowned Miss Earth 2013 title at a pageant organized at Versailles Palace, Philippines. It is the second beauty pageant title for Venezuela this year. In November 2013, Gabriela Isler, of the same nation was crowned Miss Universe 2013. Miss World 2013: Miss World 2013, the 63rd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on September 28, 2013 at Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center in Bali, Indonesia. Yu Wenxia of China crowned Megan Young of the Philippines as her successor at the end of the event. This is the first time the Philippines won the title of Miss World since its creation in 1951. SPORTS 2013 ICC Womens World Cup 2013: ICC Womens World Cup 2013 was won by Australia (Australia defeated the West Indies by 114 runs in the finals held on 17 February 2013 at Mumbai. This was Australias sixth world cup title. Australian Open 2013: The 2013 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 to 27 January 2013. It was the 101st edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. The winners are: Mens Singles Novak Djokovic Womens Singles Victoria Azarenka Mens Doubles Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan Womens Doubles Sara Errani & Roberta Vinci Mixed Doubles Jarmila Gajdosova & Matthew Ebden Mumbai Indians Defeated Chennai Super Kings in Final to Lift its First IPL Trophy In the final match of Indian Premier League 2013, Rohit Sharma led Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings by
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Kapil Dev selected for Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award 2013: Kapil Dev, the Former Captain and legendary Allrounder of Indian Cricket Team on 18 December 2013 selected for the BCCIs prestigious Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award for the year 2013.

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23 runs to lift the title for the very first time at Eden Gardens. Player of the series / Most valuable player 2013: Shane Watson (Australian Player) from Rajasthan Royals with 543 Runs. Orange cap winners 2013: Michael Hussey (Australian Player) from Chennai Super Kings with 733 runs Purple cap winners 2013: Dwayne Bravo (West Indies Player) Chennai Supper Kings with 32 wickets Fair Play Award winners 2013: Chennai Super Kings India won Bronze medal in Archery: Indian womens compound team which comprised Gagandeep Kaur, Trisha Deb, and P Lily Chanu, won Bronze medal on 18 May 2013 at Shanghai. This is Indias first ever world medal in archery. Preeti Beniwal won gold in 2013 Senior National Women's Boxing Championship: Pugilist Preeti Beniwal bagged the gold medal in Senior National Women's Boxing Championship. In the event held at Khatima, Uttarakhand. Vikas Gowda Clinched Gold at IAAF World Challenge Meeting 2013 at Kingston: At the IAAF World Challenge meeting in Jamaica, Kingston, US-based discus thrower, Vikas Gowda clinched Gold with the throw of 61.38 metres. Harmanpreet Kaur was named as the Captain of the Indian women's Cricket team for the limited-overs series against Bangladesh, on 28 March 2013. The limitedovers series against Bangladesh will start in India from 2 April 2013. She replaced Mithali Raj to be the captain of the Indian women's Cricket team. Rahi Sarnobat clinch gold medal in the ISSF World Cup: Rahi Sarnobat scripted history by becoming the first Indian Pistol Shooter to clinch a gold medal in the ISSF World Cup in Changwon, Korea.
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12th Asian Billiards championship: Rupesh Shah, the world champion won the 12th Asian Billiards championship at Indore Tennis Club, Indore. Madrid Open Tennis Tournament 2013: The Madrid Open, currently sponsored by Mutua, is a male and female professional tennis tournament, currently held in Madrid, Spain, during the first week of May. Event Winner Mens Singles Rafael Nadal Womens Singles Serena Williams Mens Doubles Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan Womens Anastasia Doubles Pavlyuchenkova ,Lucie Safarova Bolt equals world record for Gold medals: Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt equalled the world record for Gold medals after he anchored his country's 4x100m relay team to victory at the World Athletics Championships. It is Usain Bolt's eighth world gold medal. India win historic bronze at junior women hockey World Cup: Indian girls created history by winning country's first ever bronze medal in the junior women hockey World Cup as they defeated England in Monchengladbach, Germany. Wimbledon Result 2013 Event Winner Mens Singles Andy Murray Womens Singles Mrion Bartoli Mens Doubles Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan Womens Doubles Hsien Su-mei & Peng Shuai Mixed Doubles Daniel Nestor & Kristina Mladenovic Brazil Won the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013: Brazil won the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 against Spain in the final match. It was the prelude to 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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Shane Warne, the Spin Legend Retired from All Forms of Cricket: Shane Warne, the spin legend retired from all forms of cricket officially. He announced retiring from Twenty20 League, thereby ending the overall competitive cricket career. Sachin Tendulkar has announced his retirement from Test Cricket. Career Graph: He made his test debut against Pakistan at National Stadium Karachi, On Nov. 15, 1989. His last test was on Nov. 14, 2013 vs West Indies at Mumbai.
Test Runs HS matches 198 15,837 248 Strike Test Rate 100s 54,06 51 ODI 100s 49

China Open 2013: The 2013 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 15th edition of the China Open, and part of the ATP 500 Series of the 2013 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2013 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events were held at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China, from September 30 till October 6, 2013. Event Winner Mens Singles Novak Djokovic Womens Singles Serena Williams Mens Doubles Max Mirnyi & Horia Tecau Womens Doubles Cara Black & Sania Mirza Sandeep wins India's first ever bronze medal in Senior World Wrestling Championships: Sandeep Tulsi Yadav has created history by winning India's first-ever medal in the 66kg Greco-Roman category at the Senior World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary. India won Asia-Pacific Junior Golf Team Titles: India won the boys and girls team titles in the Asia-Pacific junior golf championship at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC). It was Indias first ever victory in the Asia Pacific Junior Golf Championship.In the boys category, the
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team of Viraj Madappa and Manu Gandas took India A to win the team title. On the other hand, in the girls category, the team of Aditi and Ridhima Dilawari fashioned India B to win the team title. South India's 1st high altitude cricket stadium inaugurated in Kerala: South Indias first high altitude cricket stadium was inaugurated on 17 December 2013 at Krishnagiri in Waynad district of Kerala. The stadium was inaugurated by Kerala Governor Nikhil Kumar. India retained the Kabaddi World Cup for fourth consecutive time: India defeated Pakistan 48-39 in the Kabaddi World Cup in the final played at Guru Nanak Dev Stadium in Ludhiana, Punjab on 14 December 2013. With this win, India retained the title for fourth consecutive time. Hardavinder Singh Dulla and Balbir Singh from India were named as the Best Raider and Best Stopper of the tournament, respectively. Prakash, Malaika struck Gold at 57th National Shooting Championship: At the 57th National Shooting Championship being held at Tughlakabad on 14 December 2013, Malaika Goel of Punjab and Prakash Nanjappa of Karnataka won Gold in their respective categories. Malaika won the Gold in womens 10-meter air pistol whereas Prakash won Gold in 50-meter free pistol. BUSINESS & ECONOMY 2013 Allahabad bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chamber of Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (CIMSME) in Kolkata on 4 January 2013. The MoU was signed to support the priority sector lending. LPG subsidy directly in bank accounts from June 1 in 18 districts: Starting June 1 cooking gas (LPG) consumers in 18 districts will get Rs 435 in their bank accounts when they book an LPG cylinder as the government rolls out its ambitious direct
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benefit transfer programme to cut its fuel subsidy. The scheme was to be rolled out in 20 districts initially. Government Launches The World Bank Assisted ISSNIP: On 9 May Union Minister for Women & Child Development, Krishna Tirath launched the World Bank assisted ICDS Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Project (ISSNIP) at New Delhi.The programme aims at improving child development and nutritional outcomes for children in selected districts having higher proportional of child under nutrition. Total size of the project is Rs. 2893 crore with 70 percent IDA share of Rs. 2025 crore (USD$ 450 million) over 7 years. SBI launched State Bank of India Smart payout card: Country's largest lender State Bank of India launched a pre-paid card for blue collar employees and students named State Bank of India smart payout card. The new product will bring a large number of workers, contract labourers and dependent family members, who don't have access to the basic banking facilities within the ambit of financial inclusion. The pre-paid card can be loaded with Rs 10,000 at a time with a monthly cap of Rs 25,000. World Bank to support seven low-income States: In its first country strategy to set specific goals on reducing poverty and increasing prosperity, the World Bank plans to shift its support in India significantly to seven identified low-income States where most of the countrys poor live. As part of the multilateral lending agencys new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for India (2013-17), which was discussed by the Board of Executive Directors, the World Bank proposes a lending programme of $3 billion-5 billion every year over the next four years. The States identified for the focused support are Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.
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Vodafone, ICICI launch M-Pesa money transfer service in Bihar: Telecommunication major Vodafone India in association with ICICI bank has started a unique money transfer and payment service M-Pesa in Bihar and Jharkhand where banking network and financial penetration is inadequate, particularly, in rural areas. India Becomes Largest Nigerian Crude Oil Buyer: India has overtaken the USA as the top buyer of Nigerian crude oil. India High Commissioner to Nigeria Mahesh Sachdev said recent statistics showed that India had been buying more of Nigerias crude than the US over the last three months. India has recently reduced its dependence on Iranian oil in the wake of the US and European sanctions on the import of oil from the Iran. IMF cuts Indias growth forecast to 5.6 percent for FY 2014: International Monetary Fund (IMF) has marginally brought down India's growth rate projections to 5.6 per cent for this fiscal and 6.3 per cent for the next financial year. Although the IMF has pegged Indias growth at 5.6 percent, the finance ministry expects India to exceed 6 percent growth in the current financial year. State Bank Xpress Money Card launched by SBI: State Bank of India, in partnership with a non-banking finance company, UAE Exchange and Financial Services, has launched a card which will enable the holder to receive the remittance directly on the card. The card State Bank Xpress Money Card can be loaded with up to Rs 50,000. A maximum of 30 remittances can be loaded during a calendar year. R Power commissions 45-MW wind project in Maharashtra: Reliance Power said its 45-MW wind power project at Vashpet in Maharashtra has commenced operations. The Anil Ambani-led company is already operating a 40 MW solar PV project in Rajasthan and with the
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commissioning of the 45 MW wind power capacity. Registration for online transfer of PF accounts starts: The Employees Provident Fund Organization, EPFO, has started registration of digital signatures of employers for online transfer of Provident Fund accounts. The system is aimed at making the fund transfer process transparent, efficient and comfortable for employees. Bangladesh begins import of power from India: Bangladesh began importing electricity from India on an experimental basis, adding 50 MW to the national grid. RBI allowed the Non-Resident Investors to buy Shares under FDI Scheme: The Reserve Bank of India allowed the NonResident Investors including NRIs to purchase shares of Indian entities Under FDI Scheme. The investment can be made as per the mentioned conditions. RBI has allowed the NRIs to make investment under the FDI scheme only on the listed entities, on recognized stock exchanges. ICICI Bank launches new Facebook app Pockets: ICICI Bank has launched a new Facebook app that will enable its customers to transact directly from the social networking site. Primarily targeted at young customers, the new app 'Pockets' will enable customers of the bank to transfer money, recharge mobile phones and book movie tickets from their Facebook pages. S.Varadarajan took over as the CMD of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited: S. Varadarajan took over charge as chairman and managing director (CMD) of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL). S.Varadarajan has succeeded R.K. Singh. UN lowers India growth forecast to 4.8% for 2013: United Nations has lowered Indias economic growth forecast for 2013 to 4.8 per cent while warning that emerging markets should be prepared to deal with the
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impact of US Federal Reserves quantitative easing programme. Repo Rate kept unchanged by RBI in Mid-Quarter Monetary Policy Review: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its midquarter Monetary Policy Review, announced on 18 December 2013, has kept the policy rate unchanged at 7.75%. The move was unexpected in light of the recent spike in inflation, especially food inflation. This has come as welcome relief for the industry which already is battling gloomy economic environment as indicated 1.8% growth in industrial output in November 2013. Current RBI Rates Repo Rate 7.75% Reverse Repo Rate 6.75% CRR 4% MSF 8.75% Bank Rate 8.75% SLR 23% & TECHNOLOGY 2013 Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) on 8 January 2013 launched the first fast patrol vessel (FPV), built for the Indian Coast Guard. The vessel which is named Aadesh was launched by Jayasree Muralidharan, in the presence of M.P. Muralidharan, Director General of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and K. Subramaniam, Chairman and Managing Director of the Coast Guard. UIDAI Inaugurated Three New AadhaarEnabled Services for Online Identity Authentication: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on 25 May 2013 inaugurated three new Aadhaar-enabled services- e-KYC, OTP (one time pin) authentication and Iris authentication, which would in turn help the residents of India in authenticating their identity anywhere and anytime via any digital platform. First Boeing P-8I Aircraft joins Indian Navy: Indian Naval Aviation received a major fillip with the arrival of the first of
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eight Boeing P-8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance and Anti Submarine Warfare aircraft at Naval Air Station Rajali, Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu on 15 May 13. The P-8I aircraft, based on the Boeing 737800(NG) airframe, is the Indian Naval variant of the P-8A Poseidon of the US Navy. India test-fires nuclear capable Agni-II missile: The medium-range, nuclear capable Agni-II missile was successfully test-fired with a strike range of more than 2,000 kms from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast on 07 April 2013.The trial of the surface-tosurface missile was conducted from a mobile launcher from the Launch Complex4 of Integrated Test Range (ITR).The 20metre-long Agni-II is a two-stage, solidpropelled ballistic missile The Indian Coast Guard Ship C-402 commissioned in Mumbai by Sanjeev Dayal, Director General Police, Maharashtra, in the third week of April 2013. This is the second ship of series of thirty-six Interceptor Boats which were built and designed by Larsen and Toubro, Surat. Pakistan successfully test-fired the nuclearcapable Hatf-IV ballistic missile on 10 April 2013. The missile has a range of 900 km and it can also hit targets in India. C-17 Globemaster III Aircraft inducted in Indian Air Force: Union Defence Minister AK Antony on 2 September 2013 formally inducted IAF's biggest 70tonneheavy-lift transport aircraft C-17 Globemaster III into service at the Hindon Air Base near Delhi. India launches its first indigenous aircraft carrier: India launched its first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, joining the elite club of nations with the capability of designing and building a warship of this size and capability. Defence Minister A K Antony's wife Elizabeth launched the 37,500-tonne carrier at Kochi
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shipyard almost four-and-a-half years after its keel was laid by the minister. Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher PINAKA successfully test-fired: India's Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System, the PINAKA, has undergone successful firing trials at Chandhan area in Pokhran field firing ranges. PINAKA can fire a salvo of 12 rockets in 44 seconds from a launcher with a strike range of 40 km. Neptunes 14th moon discovered by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope: The U.S. space agency announced the discovery of Neptunes 14th moon. The Hubble Space Telescope captured the moon as a white dot in photos of the planet on the periphery of our solar system. The new moon, Neptunes tiniest at just 19.3 km across, and is designated as S/2004 N 1. India's first ever dedicated navigation satellite launched: In a landmark journey into a new era of space application, India successfully launched its first dedicated navigation satellite IRNSS-1A (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System) using the PSLV which blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. Advanced weather satellite INSAT-3D successfully launched: India's advanced meteorological satellite INSAT-3D was successfully launched by European rocket from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana, giving a boost to weather forecasting and disaster warning services. Nuclear-capable 'Agni-V' tested for second time: India conducted a second test flight of its indigenously developed nuclearcapable 'Agni-V' long-range ballistic missile, which has a strike range of more than 5000 km, from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast. India test-fires N-capable Prithvi-II missile: India test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile with a strike range of 350 km from a test range at Chandipur. The surface-to-surface
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missile was test fired from a mobile launcher of the Integrated Test Range. India test-fires nuclear capable Agni-II missile: The medium-range, nuclear capable Agni-II missile was successfully test-fired with a strike range of more than 2,000 kms from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast on 07 April 2013.The trial of the surface-tosurface missile was conducted from a mobile launcher from the Launch Complex4 of Integrated Test Range (ITR).The 20metre-long Agni-II is a two-stage, solidpropelled ballistic missile MiG-29K fighter planes commissions into Navy: Defence Minister AK Antony commissioned warfare aircraft MiG-29K Black Panther squadron into the Indian Navy. ISRO successfully performed first Trajectory Correction Manoeuvre of Mangalyaan: The first Trajectory Correction Manoeuvre (TCM) of Spacecraft of India's maiden interplanetary mission to Mars was carried out successfully at 06:30 hrs (IST) on 11 December 2013. The TCM was fired by the 22 Newton Thrusters for duration of 40.5 seconds. The spacecraft at present is travelling at a distance of about 29 lakh (2.9 million) km away from Earth. Microsoft Developed New Sign Language Translator-KINECT: US software company Microsoft recently developed a new cost-effective sign language translator that converts signs into spoken and written language - and vice versa. In collaboration with researchers in China, Microsoft created the Kinect Sign Language Translator, a prototype system that understands the gestures of sign language and converts them to spoken and written language and vice versa. India successfully test-fired indigenously developed Pinaka rockets at Chandipur: India on 19 December 2013 successfully test-fired the indigenously developed Pinaka rockets from a multi-barrel rocket launcher
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(MBRL) from a base at Chandipur-on-sea near Balasore, off the Odisha coast. BOOKS & AUTHORS 2013 Burma and India: Some Aspects of Intellectual Life under Colonialism- Aung San Suu Kyi The Best Thing about You Is YouAnupam Kher In Search of Oneness- Moosa Raza Yuvi- Makarand Waingankar Pax Indica Shashi Tharoor Religion, Law & Society-Across the Globe: by Prof. Tahir Mahmood. Understanding Bhagat Singh- by Prof. Chaman Lal . A Leaf turns Yellow: the Sufis of Awadh edited by filmmaker and social worker Muzaffar Ali in New Delhi. Wings of Fire: Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam and Arun Tiwari. The Lowland: Jhumpa Lahiri The King of Style: Michael Bush The Garden of Evening Mists: Tan Twan Eng The Orphan Masters son: Adam Johnson A Bend in the River: V. S. Naipaul Walking with Lions - Tales from a Diplomatic Past: K. Natwar Singh Miscellaneous GK Indias rising Badminton star P.V. Sindhu registered a thumping win over Canadas Michelle Li in the final in Macau on December 1, 2013 to lift the Macau Open Gran Prix Gold Title. Human Rights Day was observed across the world on 10 December 2013 to bring to light the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 2013Theme of the day is 20 Years Working for Your Rights. Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis and ex-Australia wicket kepeer Adam
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Gilchrist will be inducted into the ICC's Hall of Fame. Star India will replace Sahara as the title sponsor of the Indian cricket team. The first lunar rover of China, which was carried by an unmanned remotely piloted spacecraft Chang'e-3 was deployed successfully on moon on 14 December 2013.The lunar rover has been named Jade Rabbit (called Yutu in Chinese). Ranjan Mathai, the former Foreign Secretary of India took over as the India's High Commissioner to the UK. Wipro Chairman Azim Premji, 68, won the Economic Times Lifetime Achievement Award 2013 for his role in creating India's third-largest software exporter. Vasundhara Raje was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan for the second time. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Japans Central bank, Bank of Japan, decided on 18 December 2013 to enhance the bilateral currency swap arrangement from 15 billion dollars to 50 billion dollars. The agreement would help bring stability in the financial markets in both the countries. First Textile Park inaugurated at Bagru near Jaipur. The Indian telecom sector became the second largest telephone network in the world, after China by registering exceptional growth during last nine years. CURRENT GK QUIZ
1. Where is The National Chemical Laboratory situated? (A)New Delhi (B)Bangalore (C)Pune (D)Chennai 2. Who has won the ICC Peoples Choice Award for the year 2013 on 3rd December 2013? (A) Sachin Tendulkar (B) Virat Kohli (C)M S Dhoni (D) Shikhar Dhawan 3. The Supreme Court set a deadline for all states and Union Territories to frame rules to regulate sale of acid and notify them accordingly. What is the deadline? (A) 31 December 2013 (B) 31 January 2014
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(C)8 February 2014 (D) 31 March 2014 4. Which day was observed across the world on 3 December 2013? (A) International Day of Women (B) International Day of Animals (C) International Day of People with Disability (D) International Peace Day 5. Which of the following is not an objective of the Monetary Policy of RBI? (A)Boost Economic Development (B)Direct Credit In Desirable Direction (C)Control Inflationary Pressure (D)Ensure Social Justice 6. India successfully test-fired indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile with a strike range of 350 km from a test range at Chandipur in Odisha as part of a user trial by defence forces. What type of missile is PrithviII? (A) Surface to Air (B) Air to Air (C)Air to Surface (D)Surface to Surface 7. Which city in India is also known as Brasscity"? (A)Aligarh (B)Moradabad (C)Banaras (D)Meerut 8. Which Indian city has world's longest railway platform? (A)Kharagpur (W.Bengal) (B)Secunderabad (A.P.) (C)Gorakhpur (UP) (D)Jabalpur(M.P.) 9. Name the Indian woman diplomat who was shifted to Indias Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York by the Indian Government on 18 Dec 2013, so as to entitle her to all diplomatic privileges and immunity? (A) Savitha Halapanakar (B) Devyani Khobragade (C) Srishti Rana (D) Durga Sakti Nagpal 10. `Dreams from My Father' and `The Audicity of Hope' books are authored by which American President? (A)Bill Clinton (B)George W. Bush (C)Barack Obama (D)Ronald Reagan 11. Name the man behind the Britains Great Train Robbery in 1963 who died on 18-Dec-2013? (A) Christopher Pickard (B) Jack Straw (C)Jimmy White (D) Ronnie Biggs
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12. Ganymede, the largest natural satellite in the Solar System, is a natural satellite (moon) of which planet? (A)Uranus (B)Saturn (C)Jupiter (D)Mars 13. Lokpal Bill was passed by the Parliament as the Lok Sabha on 18 December 2013 adopted the measure as amended by the Rajya Sabha after a short discussion. Name the two parties which opposed the bill in Loksabha? (A) Congress and DMK (B) BJP and Shiv Sena (C) Samajwadi Party and Shiv Sena (D) BSP and NCP 14. A nation-wide strike by which public sector union on 18-Dec-2013 hit the normal life? (A) Railways (B) Bank (C)Tourism (D)Oil companies 15. Who was the first law minister of independent India? (A)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (B)B.R.Ambedkar (C)Rafi Ahmed Kidwai (D)Vallabhbhai Patel 16. Which country won the boys and girls team titles in the Asia-Pacific junior golf championship at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) on 18th Dec 2013? (A) China (B) Thailand (C)India (D) Pakistan 17. Which co-founder of Infosys, wrote the book `Imagining India : Ideas for the New Century'? (A)N.R.Narayan Murthy (B)N.S.Raghavan (C)Nandan Nilekani (D)Kris Gopalakrishnan 18. Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan surprised the markets on 18-Dec-2013 by leaving all key policy rates unchanged. What is the current repo rate? (A)6.5% (B)7.25% (C)7.75% (D)8.25% 19. South Indias first high altitude cricket stadium was inaugurated at Krishnagiri in Waynad district of which south Indian state on 17 Dec 2013? (A) TamilNadu (B) Karnataka (C)Kerala (D) Andhra Pradesh 20. Who was on 17 December 2013 elected as the German chancellor for third term by the German Parliament- Bundestag?
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(A)Angela Merkel (B)Helmut Kohl (C)Konrad Adenauer (D)Michelle Kosnar 21. Minorities Rights Day was observed on 18 December 2013 across the country to create awareness on rights of minorities. Which other day was also celebrated on 18-Dec-2013? (A) World Food Day (B) National Day for Old persons (C) International Migrants Day (D) International Book Day 22. Which former cricketer was on 18 Dec 2013 selected for the BCCIs prestigious Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award for the year 2013? (A) Sachin Tendulkar (B) Sunil Gavaskar (C)Anil Kumble (D)Kapil Dev 23. The official data based on wholesale price index showed high inflation in November 2013 as compared to October 2013. Inflation in India reached _______ percent, the highest in 14 months since September 2012? (A)5.43 (B)6.59 (C)7.52 (D)8.97 24. Who among the following has been voted the BBC sports personality of 2013? (A)Andy Murray (B)Novak Djokovic (C)Usain Bolt (D)Rafel Nadal 25. Who was appointed as Chairman of the Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) on 18 Dec 2013? (A) Justice Darmar Murugensan (B) Justice Aftab Hussain Saikia (C) Tarun Phookan (D) Jyoti Prasad Chaliha 26. Rajya Sabha on 17 December 2013 passed the amended Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill. In which year was the Lokpal Bill first passed by a house of Indian Parliament before it lapsed? (A) 1975 (B) 1999 (C)1969 (D) 1950 27. Australia reclaimed the Ashes Trophy after defeating England by 150 runs on the final day of the third Test match at Perth on 17 December 2013. When Australia last held the Ashes? (A) 2009 (B) 2010 (B) 2011 (D) 2012 28. Name the West Indies offspinner who was suspended by ICC on 16 Dec 2013 from bowling in international cricket after his action was found illegal? (A) Sunil Naraine (B) Darren Sammy
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(C)Shane Shillingford (D) Marlon Samuels 29. Who was elected as Chile's president on 15th Dec 2013 in a landslide victory - with about 62% support? (A) Evelyn Matthei (B) Peter O Toole (C)Michelle Bachelet (D) Patricio Navia 30. Lt. Governor of Delhi has recommended the imposition of President's rule in Delhi in the absence of any party staking claim to form government. Name him? (A) K. Sankaranarayanan (B) Shekhar Dutt (C)Najeeb Jung (D) Shivraj Patil 31. On 16 Dec 2013, Budget airliners SpiceJet Ltd has entered into a three-year interline agreement with which another airlines to offer greater connectivity between flights operated by both the carriers? (A) Thai Airways (B) Tiger air (C)Qatar Airlines (D) Lufthansa 32. National Stock Exchange (NSE) recently completed how many years of its establishment? (A) 50 (B) 25 (C)20 (D) 10 33. Recently which sportsperson has taken over as UNICEF first brand ambassador for South Asia to support the organisation's work in promoting hygiene and sanitation in the region? (A) Sachin Tendulkar (B) Saina Nehwal (C)Sania Mirza (D) M S Dhoni 34. Union Minister Sis Ram Ola, who passed away on 15 December 2013 at the age of 86, was holding which portfolio in the Manmohan Singh Govt? (A) Health and Family Welfare (B) Urban Development and Sanitation (C) Human Resource Development (D) Labour and Employment 35. Name the book launched by Mumbai University on 16 December 2013 to mark a year since the brutal gangrape of a Delhi student? (A) Nirbhaya: Ek Atmachintan (B) Nirbhaya: You will live forever (C) In Memory of Nirbhaya (D) Stop Violence against Women 36. Which day was observed across the Nation on 16 December 2013 to celebrate the Indias military victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war? (A) Kargil Day (B) Vijay Diwas (C)Aasad ka din (D)Sadbhavana Diwas
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37. Which company acquires the robot-making company Boston Dynamics which had previously been contracted by the U.S. military? (A) Microsoft (B) Facebook (C)Google (D) Nvidia 38. India has beaten which country to win the 4th men's Kabaddi World Cup in Ludhiana on 15th Dec 2013? (A) SriLanka (B) Pakistan (C)Bangladesh (D) Nepal 39. Which among the following countries has won Junior Mens Hockey World Cup on 15 Dec 2013? (A)France (B)India (C)Germany (D)Japan 40. Name the Union Labour Minister of India who died on 15 December 2013 after a prolonged illness in Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon, Haryana? (A) Jagriti Anand (B) B K Khandelwal (C) C J Iyer (D) Sis Ram Ola 41. Who among the following has been appointed new chairman of NABARD on 14 Dec 2013? (A)Harsh Kumar Bhanwala (B)Chandra Shekar (C)Hemanth Banswal (D)Amith Mishra 42. Who among the following has won best actor award at the 10th Dubai International Film Festival for his brilliant performance in his film The Lunchbox? (A)Irfan Khan (B)Abhishek Bacchan (C)Bomman Irani (D)Aamir Khan 43. Name the first lunar rover of China which was carried by an unmanned remotely piloted spacecraft Chang'e-3 and deployed successfully on moon on 14 Dec 2013? (A) Mangalyaan (B) Moon Mission (C)Jade Rabbit (D) Hoven Craft 44. What is the length of a Cricket pitch, measured between two sets of wickets? (A)18 yards (B)20 yards (C)22 yards (D)24 yards 45. 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 46. Who has sworn in as Chief Minister of Mizoram on 13- Dec 2013? (A) Lal Thanhawla (B) Laldenga (C)R. Romawia (D) David Lalfakzuala
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47. What is the full form of GDP? (A)Gross Domestic Product (B)General Domestic Product (C)Gross Domestic Process (D)General Domestic Process 48. 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 49. Who appoints the judges of the Supreme Court and the Chief Justice of India? (A)The Prime Minister (B)The Vice President (C)The President (D)The members of the Rajya Sabha 50. Who was designated as the Vice Chief of Army Staff of India to take over on 31 December 2013 as announced recently? (A) Lt. General Bipin Chandra Joshi (B) Lt. General Vishwa Nath Sharma (C) Lt. General Nirmal Chander Vij (D) Lt. General Dalbir Singh Suhag 51. Which state in India has minimum population? (A)Arunachal Pradesh (B)Sikkim (C)Goa (D)Mizoram 52. Which city in India is also known as "Steel City"? (A)Moradabad (B)Jamshedpur (C)Kanpur (D)Bellary 53. Which day was observed on 5 December 2013? (A)Human Rights Day (B) International Volunteer Day (C) International Press Freedom Day (D) Doctor's Day 54. Bandipur Sanctuary is located in which state? (A)Tamil Nadu (B)Uttar Pradesh (C)Karnataka (D)Madhya Pradesh 55. Which state is the largest state in terms of area in India? (A)Assam (B)Rajasthan (C)Madhya Pradesh (D)Jammu and Kashmir 56. India was ranked ...........th out of 177 countries on Global Corruption Perception Index 2013, which was released by Transparency International on 3 December 2013? (A) 77 (B) 94 (C)12 (D) 4 57. Where is The National Chemical Laboratory situated? (A)New Delhi (B)Bangalore
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(C)Pune (D)Chennai 58. Who has won the ICC Peoples Choice Award for the year 2013 on 3rd December 2013? (A) Sachin Tendulkar (B) Virat Kohli (C)M S Dhoni (D)Shikhar Dhawan 59. The Supreme Court , set a deadline for all states and Union Territories to frame rules to regulate sale of acid and notify them accordingly. What is the deadline? (A) 31 December 2013 (B) 31 January 2014 (C)28 February 2014 (D) 31 March 2014 60. Who among the following was conferred with the Centenary Award for India Film Personality of the Year at IFFI 2013 recently? (A) Waheeda Rehman (B) Adur Gopalkrishnan (C) Satyajith Ray (D) Amitabh Bachhan 61. Who among the following has been sworn in as President of Maldives recently? (A) Mohammed Nasheed (B) Abdulla Yameen (C) Maumonn Abdul Gayoom (D) Syed Akbaruddin 62. Who among the following has been awarded International Indian of Decade Award? (A) Vijay Malya (B)Lord Swraj Paul (C) Ajim Premji (D) Laxmi Mittal 63. Who among the following will be awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2013? (A) Julian Gillard (B) Hilary Clinton (C)Angela Merkel (D) Sheikh Hasina 64. Who among the following is the new Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India? (A) Justice D K Jain (B) Justice A P Shah (C)Justice Vikram Sen (D)Justice Gopal Gowda 65. Which Indian state launched the She Taxi project, aiming at ensuring safe travel for women, in Oct 2013? (A) Gujarat (B) Kerala (C)Goa (D) Haryana 66. Which country announced that it is pulling out of the Commonwealth with immediate effect in Oct 2013? (A) Libya (B) Zimbabwe (C)Gambia (D) Sudan

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67. Who among the following has become the first Indian Pistol shooter to win gold at the ISSF World Cup? (A) Heena Sidhu (B) Anjali Bhagwat (C)Gagan Narang (D) Anjali Sidhu 68. Tarla Dalal, who recently passed away, was a celebrity in which field? (A) Journalist (B) Author (C)Poet (D) Chef 69. Which country has hosted to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meet (CHOGM) 2013? (A) India (B) Sri Lanka (C)Myanmar (D) Indonesia 70. Which country has hosted the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meet 2013? (A)India (B) Sri Lanka (C) Myanmar (D)Indonesia 71. According to the All India survey on Higher Education, which of the following cities has highest number of colleges in the country? (A) Hyderabad (B) Bangalore (C)Chennai (D)Kolkata 72. Which one of the following has become the first South Asian Country to approve commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal? (A) China (B)Bangladesh (C)Sri Lanka (D)Pakistan 73. Who among the following is the current Secretary General of South Asian Association for Regional Countries (SAARC)? (A)Kamalesh Sharma (B)Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed (C)Ahmed Saleem (D)Abdulla Mohamed 74. As per the latest report by Central Statistics Office (CSO), which state recorded highest sex ratio in 110 years? (A)West Bengal (B)Odisha (C)Bihar (D)Uttar Pradesh 75. According to latest figures released by the union ministry of communication and information technology, which of the following states has lowest teledensity in the country? (A)Bihar (B)Punjab (C)Uttar Pradesh (D)Tamil Nadu 76. Gamani Corea who passed away recently, was one of the chief architect of national planning of which country? (A)Sri Lanka (B)Germany (C)Russia (D)South Korea
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77. Which one of following countries has recently announced it was setting up an air defence identification zone over East China Sea? (A)Japan (B)Vietnam (C)Taiwan (D)China 78. The controversial 300-MW Lakhwar hydroelectric power project is related to which state? (A)Uttarakhand (B)Uttara Pradesh (C)Madhya Pradesh (D)Himachal Pradesh 79. The Aranumala International Airport is an airport project planned to be built in which state? (A)Kerala (B)Madhya Pradesh (C)Gujarat (D)Odisha 80. As per the RBI guidelines Public Sector Banks has to give loans to women SHGs at the interest rate of __? (A)5 percent (B)6 percent (C)7 percent (D)8 percent 81. Magnus Carlsen who has been recently become the youngest worlds chess championship belongs to which country? (A)Russia (B)Sweden (C)France (D)Norway 82. Which of the following super computers has recently retained its place at the top of a list of the worlds most powerful systems? (A)Piz Daint (B)Tital (C)Tianhe-2 (D)Sequoia 83. India and which of the following countries has recently decided to hold their first-ever joint air combat exercise in the Peter the Great Bay? (A)Japan (B)China (C)Russia (D)Sri Lanka 84. Which among the following countries is currently known for highest number of deaths of under-five infants and children in the world? (A)India (B)China (C)Pakistan (D)Bangladesh 85. Which of the following neighbouring countries of India has recently decided to cut the size of its Army by reducing the number of noncombatant personnel? (A)Pakistan (B)Bangladesh (C)China (D)Sri Lanka 86. The Government of India has decided to confer upon Bharat Ratna to C.N.R Rao, for his contribution in solid-state and structural chemistry. Rao is the __ Indian Scientist to get this award?
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(A)Second (B)Fourth (C)Third (D)Fifth 87. Which of the following has emerged as Indias most attractive brand in banking and financial services industry (BFSI) category? (A)SBI (B)UCO (C)LIC (D)ICICI 88. Which one of the following IT companies of India was recently making news with respect to an alleged work visa fraud in US? (A)Wipro (B)Infosys (C)TCS (D)IBM 89. India has recently notified which of the following countries as a notified Jurisdictional Area under Income Tax Act 1961? (A)Cyprus (B)Mauritius (C)Belgium (D)Switzerland 90. As per the latest Financial Secrecy Index, which of the following countries emerged as worlds most secretive place on financial matters? (A)Switzerland (B)Hong Kong (C)Singapore (D)Germany 91. Who among the following has been appointed as first Chairman and Managing Director of Bharatiya Mahila Bank? (A)Arundhati Bhattacharya (B)Usha Ananthasubramanian (C)Geetha Kumari (D)Chandrakala Subramanian 92. As per the latest data, which of the following cities has more internet user than any other city in the country? (A)Mumbai (B)New Delhi (C)Chennai (D)Kolkata 93. As per the latest RBI statement, India has just one branch of a foreign bank for every ___ million people. Fill the blank with correct option? (A)One (B)Two (C)Three (D)Four 94. World Polio Day is observed on? (A) 29-Oct (B) 18-Oct (C) 21-Oct (D) 24-Oct 95. Which organization won the Nobel peace prize 2013 (announced in Oct 2013)? (A) European Union (B) Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (C) UNICEF (D) Red Cross
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96. Which of the following dam has celebrated its 50th Anniversary in Oct 2013? (A) Bhakra dam (B) KSR Dam (C) Sardar Sarovar Dam (D) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam 97. The Largest Air Traffic Control Tower of India which is 84 meter high was Inaugurated at which city airport in Oct 2013? (A) New Delhi (B) Mumbai (C)Hyderabad (D) Bangalore 98. Which Indian state launched the She Taxi project, aiming at ensuring safe travel for women, in Oct 2013? (A) Gujarat (B) Kerala (C)Goa (D) Haryana 99. Which internet giant launched a new search algorithm named as Humingbird in Oct 2013? (A) Alibaba (B) Microsoft (C)Yahoo (D) Google 100. Which former Liberian President who sentenced to 50 years in prison for crimes against humanity in Oct 2013? (A) Charles Taylor (B) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (C) Foday Sankoh (D) George Weah Answers: 1-20: 21-40: 41-60: 61-80: 81-100:

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COMPUTER QUIZ
1. VB, C++, JAVA are the examples of a. High level language only b. Object Oriented high level language c. Structure high level language d. None of the above 2. The institute where and when the first computer was installed was a. Indian Institute of science, Bangalore, 1950 b. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, 1955 c.Indian statistical Institute, Calcutta, 1955 d. Bhama Atomic Research Centre, 1995
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Super Computers are basically used for a. Mathematic-intensive Application b. Whether forecasting c. Both (a) and (b) d. Data hiding operation 4. The storage floppy disk can store data of size? a. 2 MB b. 1.44 MB c. 1.44 KB d. 2 KB 5. Which of the following is not the same as others? a. Joystick b. Trackball c. Keyboard d. Printer 6. Assembly language and VC++ are examples of a. Low level languages b. High level languages c. Low level and High level languages d. High level and low level languages 7. The introductory webpage of institute/organization is called a a. Website b. Portal c. Homepage d. Index page 8. Is the command of a. Unix OS b. DOS c. FTP d. Telnet 9. K-Map is used to depict a. Digital Circuit b. Analog Circuit c. Both (a) and (b) d. Whether forecasting 10. The sequence of instruction that controls a computers activity is called a. Program b. Logic c. Algorithm d. Flow chart 11. The default number of excel sheets in a spread book of MS Office 2003 is a. 4 b. 3 c. 2 d. 7 12. The preprocessing of a dataset is done through a. MS Word b. MS Excel c. MS Access d. All the above 13. Web Browsers is used as a. Web Client b. Web Server c. Search Engine d. All the above 14. Presentation in conferences is normally prepared with the help of a. MS Word b. MS Excel c. MS Power Point d. MS Access 15. The Full form of DNS is a. Domain Name Server b. Domain name System c. Domain Name Security d. Downloadable New Software
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16. An Internet is a. WAN b. Collection of LAN c. Both (a) and (b) d. None of the above 17. World Wide Web (www) is a. A repository of Information b. A repository of WebPages c. A collection of processors d. None of the above 18. A mark sheet can be prepared with a. MS Word b. MS Excel c. MS Access d. MS PowerPoint 19. In MS Office 2003, how many columns and rows are there in a spread sheet? a. 65536 columns and 256 rows b. 65555 columns and 256 rows c. 65536 rows and 256 columns d. 65536 rows and 1024 columns 20. SDLC is a model of a. Hardware Development b. Software development c. Both (a) and (b) d. Testing Model 21. http://www.google.com is a a. Domain Name System b. Direct Name System c. Both (a) and (b) d. None of the above 22. Multimedia is a. Animation b. A Technology c. Framing d. A Medium 23. Virtual memory is a. An extremely large main memory b. An extremely large secondary memory c. An illusion of extremely large main memory d. A type of memory used in super computers 24. In MS Word Header and Footer can be seen in a. Normal view b. Print Layout c. Web Layout d. All of the above 25. In MS Excel cut & Paste option is available in a. File menu b. Edit Manu c. View menu d. Format menu 26. In MS word spelling checking can be done by the key a. F7 b. F8 c. F5 d. F6 27. Font size in MS Office can be changed from a. File menu b. Edit Manu c. View menu d. Format menu 28. DNS is
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a. The distributed hierarchal naming system b. The vertical naming system c. The horizontal naming system d. The client-server architecture 29. Which gate is not logically a complete gate a. AND b. NAND c. OR d. NOT 30. The term DFD stands for a. Data feeding Device b. Data flow Diagram c. Data flow Depiction d. All the above Ans:bccbd/ccaaa/bbacb/bcbcb/abcbb/adcbb/

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