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April 2013 to June 2013 General Awareness

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April 2013 to June 2013 General Awareness

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Ques. : 1 Name the Telugu writer who was selected for the prestigious Jnanpith award for the year 2012.
1) R Ananthamurthy 2) Dr Ravuri Bharadwaja
3) Jayakanthan 4) JM Sali
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 2 The recent CAG reports point out several performances and financial anomalies in Kol Dham Hydro Electric
Power Project. The project belongs to
1) Jammu & Kashmir 2) Uttarakhand
3) Himachal Pradesh 4) Meghalaya
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 3 As per the data released by the Ministry of Rural Development recently, job generation under the MNREGA
scheme has _______ over the years.
1) increased 2) declined
3) remained constant 4) mixed trend
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 4 Which of the following statements is/are not correct about National Population Register (NPR)?
1) It is a project of home ministry. 2) It is a substitute for Aadhar (UID).
3) It collects identity through three biometricsphotographs,
fingerprints and iris impression.
4) All the residents above five years of age have to
be enrolled mandatorily.
5) It will be used for identification and providing
target groups access to government schemes
and social sector benefits.
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 5 Name the player who became the first bowler to take three hat-tricks in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
1) Yuvraj Singh 2) Rohit Sharma
3) Amit Mishra 4) Praveen Kumar
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 6 Indian cinema will complete its journey of 100 years on May 3 this year. India's first silent feature film "Raja
Harishchandra" was screened on May 3, 1913 at
1) Coronation Theatre 2) Majestic Cinema
3) Prabhat Studios 4) Bombay Talkies
5) Wadia Movietone Ans.) 1
Ques. : 7 Rohinton Nariman, who resigned from his post recently, was the
1) Advocate General of Delhi 2) Solicitor General of India
3) Attorney General of India 4) Assistant Solicitor General of India
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 8 For the first time since 2006, Spain crashed out of the first round of the Davis Cup recently. Which of the
following countries has defeated Spain in the world group tie?
1) Sweden 2) France
3) Canada 4) Japan
5) None of these Ans.) 3
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Ques. : 9 Although the Union Cabinet approved a proposal for FDI in insurance to 49 per cent. The current percentage of
FDI in India
1) 0 per cent 2) 26 per cent
3) 74 per cent 4) 49 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 10 Name the only women chief election commissioner of India, who died on April 17
1) Rama Devi 2) Leela Seth
3) Fathima Beevi 4) Anna Chandy
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 11 Which of the following politicians of India has been named by Time magazine among the 100 most influential
people in the world in its annual list of global achievers?
1) Pranab Mukherjee 2) P Chidambaram
3) Jairam Ramesh 4) Sushma Swaraj
5) Manmohan Singh Ans.) 2
Ques. : 12 Name the woman officer who was appointed Special Director General of the country's largest paramilitary
force CRPF on April 18. This is the first time a woman officer is occupying the second top post in the hierarchy of the force.
1) Kiran Bedi 2) Nisha Priya Bhatia
3) Anjali Gupta 4) Aruna Bahuguna
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 13 Which of the following state’s Rural Management and Development Department has bagged the prestigious
Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Administration for 2011-12?
1) MP 2) Sikkim
3) Bihar 4) Assam
5) Guajarat Ans.) 2
Ques. : 14 The Olympic gold medalist, Britain's Chris Hoy has announced his retirement from the sport on April 19. He
was associated with the-
1) Hockey 2) Swimming
3) Cycling 4) Shooting
5) Weightlifting Ans.) 3
Ques. : 15 Union Cabinet on April 18 approved the proposal to increase dearness allowance (DA) to 80 per cent,
benefiting about 50 lakh employees and 30 lakh pensioners of the central government. Earlier, it was
1) 50 per cent 2) 68 per cent
3) 72 per cent 4) 78 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 16 According to United Nations report, Indian economy is likely to grow in 2013 at
1) 5 per cent 2) 5.5 per cent
3) 6.2 per cent 4) 6.4 per cent
5) 8 per cent Ans.) 4
Ques. : 17 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved allocation of enhanced funds to the tune of Rs 12,000
crore as a special plan under the Backward Region Grant Fund for the 12th five year plan (2012-13 to 2016-17) against
Rs 5,600 crore in the previous plan for
1) UP 2) Bihar
3) MP 4) Jharkhand
5) None of these Ans.) 2
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Ques. : 18 What is the limit of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) at present in private banks in India?
1) 26% 2) 49%
3) 100% 4) 74%
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 19 P V Sindhu is associated with which of the following games?
1) Tennis 2) Badminton
3) Golf 4) Shooting
5) Wrestling Ans.) 2
Ques. : 20 World Heritage day is observed on
1) 18 April 2) 19 April
3) 22 April 4) 27 April
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 21 The is a situation of a political storm in India over the leakage of report that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
and Finance Minister P Chidambaram get a clean chit in the draft JPC report on 2G scam. The panel is chaired by who
amongst the following?
1) Yashwant Sinha 2) PC Chacko
3) J P Agarwal 4) Murli Manohar Joshi
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 22 Who amongst the following has written the book titled ‘Samudra Manthan: Sino-Indian Rivalry In The Indo-
Pacific’?
1) Ira Pande 2) C Raja Mohan
3) Sunil Janah 4) Amish Tripathy
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 23 Which of the following Indian cities, after a long gap of 25 years, will host the four-day 44th World Trade
Centre General Assembly? The event will see over 300 global experts, policymakers, industrialists and marketing gurus.
1) Mumbai 2) New Delhi
3) Kolkata 4) Bangalore
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 24 The veteran cricketer Mike Denness passed away recently. He belonged to which of the following countries?
1) South Africa 2) New Zealand
3) Australia 4) England
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 25 Ahead of his 40th birthday, the wax statue of Sachin Tendulkar has been unveiled at which of the following
cricket grounds recently?
1) Lords 2) Eden Gardens
3) Sydney 4) The Oval
5) Melbourne Ans.) 3
Ques. : 26 A Sivathanu Pillai has been given the Padma Bhushan award by President Pranab Mukherjee recently. The
distinguished scientist is the chief of which of the following programmes?
1) Integrated Guided Missile Development
Programme 2) BrahMos Aerospace
3) Agni-V 4) K-15
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 27 For the effective implementation of policies and programmes chartered out in the 12th Five Year Plan,
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planning commission has come with a new initiative, IBIN. What is the full form of the same?
1) India Backbone Initiative Network 2) India Broader Implementation Network
3) India Backbone Implementation Network 4) India Broad-based Implementation Norms
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 28 Which of the following state governments has decided to expand the network of web enabled Online Treasury
Information System in the State to seven more districts in addition to existing two districts?
1) Haryana 2) Punjab
3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Madhya Pradesh
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 29 Indian shuttler PV Sindhu defeated who amongst the following to storm into the last-eight stage in the
women’s singles category in Badminton Asia Championships at Taipei recently?
1) Eriko Hirose 2) Shixian Wang
3) Juliane SCHENK 4) LI Xuerui
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 30 Name the country which has launched a bio-satellite packed with an array of mice and other small creatures
aboard its famed Soyuz rocket recently? This is an effort to study the effects of long flights on living organisms.
1) China 2) US
3) France 4) Russia
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 31 The International Mother Earth Day is observed on which of the following dates?
1) April 20 2) April 21
3) April 22 4) April 23
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 32 Ms Shakuntala Devi passed away recently at a Bangaluru hospital following respiratory problems. She was a
distinguished ______.
1) Mathematical genius 2) Sitar Maestro
3) Classical Dancer 4) Social Activist
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 33 Name the Chinese province which was hit by a powerful earthquake recently. The authorities are continuing a
massive rescue operation after the earthquake killed at least 188 people and left more than 11,000 others injured.
1) Yunnan 2) Sichuan
3) Guangdong 4) Shandong
5) Zhejiang Ans.) 2
Ques. : 34 About 185 people were killed and several others wounded during fierce clashes between the Boko Haram
militants and the state military. These militants are active in which of the following countries?
1) Cameroon 2) Benin
3) Ghana 4) Nigeria
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 35 Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect of European Union’s (EU) latest stand on Syria?
1) The EU foreign ministers met in Luxembourg to
discuss issues related to easing the oil embargo
against Syria to help the rebel opposition.
2) The 27-nation bloc had slapped a ban on
investments in Syrian oil in September 2011,
followed by a ban on imports of oil in December.
3) Exports of crude provided up to one third of
Syria’s revenues and EU used to buy nearly 95
percent of the Syrian crude.
4) All the above
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5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 36 The five-day event, 8th World Chambers of Congress, is being held in which of the following cities? This is
the year’s biggest international gathering of chamber and business leaders being held for the first time in the West Asia.
1) Abu Dhabi 2) Qatar
3) Muscat 4) Manama
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 37 Who amongst the following has won the Monte Carlo Masters men’s singles title recently?
1) Novak Djokovic 2) Rafael Nadal
3) Andy Murray 4) Roger Federer
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 38 Who amongst the following has won the women’s race of the London Marathon held recently amid tight
security arrangements?
1) Priscah Jeptoo 2) Atsede Baysa
3) Yukiko Akaba 4) Edna Kiplagat
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 39 Cheteshwar Pujara is the only Indian batsman to figure in the ICC’s latest Test rankings retaining number
seven position. Who amongst the following holds the top position amongst the batsmen?
1) AB de Villiers 2) Shivnarine Chanderpaul
3) Hashim Amla 4) KC Sangakkara
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 40 Name the veteran politician and parliamentarian who has been elected unopposed as the new President of
Bangladesh?
1) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad 2) Abdul Hamid
3) Fakhruddin Ahmed 4) Muhammad Yunus
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 41 The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to provide Z-category security to which of the following Indian
industrialists recently?
1) Ratan Tata 2) Mukesh Ambani
3) Anil Ambani 4) Navin Jindal
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 42 Name the Nigerian President who has set up a committee to investigate the possibility of granting a general
amnesty to militants from the group known as Boko Haram.
1) Bola Ahmed Tinubu 2) Goodluck Jonathan
3) Umaru Musa 4) Muhammadu Buhari
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 43 Who amongst the following has won the men’s section of London Marathon held recently?
1) Feyisa Lilesa 2) Ayele Abshero
3) Emmanuel Mutai 4) Tsegaye Kebede
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 44 Which of the following countries has topped the list of countries receiving remittances according to the latest
edition of the World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief?
1) Nigeria 2) Mexico
3) Philippines 4) China
5) India Ans.) 5
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Ques. : 45 Which of the following Indian automakers has been conferred with the prestigious ‘Indian Multinational of the
Year’ award at the AIMA Managing India Awards 2013?
1) Tata Motors 2) Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd
3) Hero Moto Corp 4) Bajaj Auto Ltd
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 46 Consider the following statements with respect to Jagdish Saran Verma, who passed away recently, and
choose the correct sentence(s):
1) He served as the 27th Chief Justice of India.
2) He headed the three member committee to
suggest improvement in criminal law to tackle
crime against women.
3) He was the first chairperson of the News
Broadcasting Standards Authority. 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 47 Lalgudi Jayaraman, who passed away recently, was a legendary
1) violinist 2) guitarist
3) flute player 4) tabla palyer
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 48 Name the person who has been appointed as the vice-chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce
(CCI) recently?
1) Ratan Tata 2) Anil Agrawal
3) Sunil Bharti Mittal 4) Ravi Ruia
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 49 National Panchayati Raj Diwas is observed on which of the following dates to mark the passing of the
Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992, which institutionalised Panchayati Raj.
1) April 21 2) April 22
3) April 23 4) April 24
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 50 The name of PV Sandhu is associated with which of the following games?
1) Cricket 2) Tennis
3) Badminton 4) Billiards
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 51 Sunil Bharti Mittal has been elected as the Vice-Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce
recently. Who amongst the following has been elected as the chairman of ICC?
1) Harold McGraw III 2) Gerard Worms
3) Rajan Bharati Mittal 4) Victor K Fung
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 52 Name the female voice behind hit Hindi songs like ‘Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon’, ‘Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar’ and
‘Kajra Mohabbat Wala’, the legendary singer of Hindi film industry, who died recently.
1) Salma Aagha 2) Noor Jahan
3) Shamshad Begum 4) Suraiya Jamaal Sheikh
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 53 International conference called ‘Heart of Asia’ is to be held in Kazakhstan which is a part of the Istambul
process that aims to stabilise which of the following war-torm countries?
1) Syria 2) Afghanistan
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3) South Sudan 4) Nigeria
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 54 The 6th Edition of Wireless, Mobile Networking Conference 2013 was held at which of the following cities
recently?
1) Dubai 2) Manama
3) Manila 4) Kuala Lumpur
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 55 The 13th Finance Commission has sanctioned assistance of _______ for development of various tourism
destinations in Madhya Pradesh.
1) Rs 100 crore 2) Rs 120 crore
3) Rs 180 crore 4) Rs 200 crore
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 56 Pralhad Bramhachari, who passed away recently, was a noted ________.
1) Classical dancer 2) Folk singer
3) Journalist 4) Historian
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 57 There is a widespread outrage witnessed against the Kolkata-based Saradha Realty India in recent days.
Consider the following statements in this regard and choose the correct sentence(s):
1) Market regulator Sebi has ordered to close all
its collective schemes and refund the money of
investors within three months.
2) Its Managing Director Sudipto Sen has been
arrested from Jammu and Kashmir.
3) The Sebi had carried another investigation
about three years ago after a reference was
received from the Director Economic Offences
investigation Cell, Government of West Bengal.
4) All the above
5) Only 2) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 58 Union Minister of Commerce, Industry and Textiles, Anand Sharma launched 21 New Textile Parks recently.
These Parks approved under Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) take the total number of parks to ___ in the
country.
1) 51 2) 55
3) 61 4) 72
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 59 Who amongst the following has been appointed as the President of Editors Guild of India? Editors Guild of
India is the organisation of the editors of various magazines and newspapers of India.
1) TN Ninan 2) Narasimhan Ravi
3) KK Katyal 4) BG Vergese
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 60 Italy’s Parliament elected who amongst the following as the new president of the country?
1) Romano Prodi 2) Marco Antonio Bertolotti
3) Lamberto Dini 4) Giorgio Napolitano
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 61 Who amongst the following has been appointed as the President of Editors Guild of India? Editors Guild of
India is the organisation of the editors of various magazines and newspapers of India.
1) TN Ninan 2) Narasimhan Ravi
3) KK Katyal 4) BG Vergese
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5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 62 MR Poovamma has won the gold in the 17th Federation Cup athletics championships at the National Institute
of Sports (NIS) recently. She won the medal in which of the following categories?
1) 100m 2) 150m
3) 200m 4) 400m
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 63 Who amongst the following has been named as the Prime Minister-Designate by the President of Italy
recently?
1) Enrico Letta 2) Silvio Berlusconi
3) Mario Monti 4) Giuliano Amato
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 64 Archana Bhargava has been appointed as the Chairman and the Managing Director of which of the following
banks recently?
1) Bank of Baroda 2) United Bank of India
3) Union Bank of India 4) Canara Bank
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 65 Name the promoter of the collapsed chit fund company Saradha Group that has bankrupted small depositors
in West Bengal and nearby areas.
1) Amar Gopal Bose 2) Sudipta Sen
3) Purnendu Chatterjee 4) Aveek Sarkar
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 66 The deal sealed between Jet Airways and the Etihad Airways was in news recently. The board of directors of
Jet Airways has approved a proposal to allot ______ stake to Etihad Airways.
1) 10 per cent 2) 12 per cent
3) 20 per cent 4) 24 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 67 The WIPO, a United Nations body, has pointed out the need for a second interpretation of global intellectual
property law. What is the full form of WIPO?
1) World Intellectual Property Organisation 2) World Inherent Property Organisation
3) World Intellectual Propriety Organisation 4) World Invertible Property Organisation
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 68 Indian businesses and consumers will soon be able to check the authenticity of a product with the help of a
mobile phone application. Name the application which is being developed by the Interpol.
1) I-Register 2) I-Checkit
3) Info-world 4) I-Sure
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 69 The unexpected 4-0 defeat of Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final made news recently. Which of
the following teams defeated Barcelona?
1) Aston Villa 2) Manchester United
3) Barton Rovers 4) Bayern Munich
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 70 Sunil Bharti Mittal has been appointed the vice-chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
recently. This world business organisation with presence in over 90 countries is based in
1) London 2) New York
3) Paris 4) Tokyo
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5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 71 World Intellectual Property Day is observed on which of the following dates?
1) April 20 2) April 21
3) April 22 4) April 26
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 72 The London Olympics quarter-finalist, Parupalli Kashyap, was ousted in the first-round of the India Open
singles event recently but moved up a place to the career-best in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings. What
is his current BWF (singles) ranking?
1) Second 2) Forth
3) Sixth 4) Eighth
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 73 In the wake of an alleged fraud by Kolkata-based Saradha group, the Central Government has ordered a SFIO
probe into the matter of suspected misuse of the public money by various chit fund companies. What is the full form of
SFIO?
1) Serial Fraud Investigation Office 2) Serious Fraud Investigation Office
3) Specific Fraud Investigation Office 4) Stock Fraud Investigation Office
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 74 The newly formed no frills airline, AirAsia India, is a joint venture company comprising three partners, Tata
Sons, AirAsia and
1) Toss Financial 2) Telestra Tradeplace
3) Capital Group 4) Barclays Capital
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 75 Which of the following recently published books is written by Sandipan Deb?
1) The Last War 2) The City of Devi
3) Samudra Manthan 4) Chanakya’s New Manifesto
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 76 Which of the following countries has become the first country outside South Asia to legislate against caste
discrimination recently?
1) France 2) Germany
3) UK 4) Norway
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 77 CERT India, the government body that monitors cyber threats within the country, has warned of a new variant
of a computer worm that steals bank account details from infected computers recently. What is the expanded form of
CERT?
1) Indian Centralised Emergency Response
Team 2) Indian Computer Experts’ Response Team
3) Indian Computer Emergency Redressal Team 4) Indian Computer Emergency Response Team
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 78 Who amongst the following has been elected as the ninth President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
recently?
1) Haruhiko Kuroda 2) Takehiko Nakao
3) Mitsuo Sato 4) Tadao Chino
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 79 Name the product which has been accorded the Geographical Indication (GI) registration by Chennai-based
Geographical Indication Registry recently? A GI is a name or sign used on certain products which corresponds to a
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specific geographical location or origin in the world.
1) Lucknow Zardozi 2) Varanasi Saree
3) Bhagalpuri Silk 4) Assamese Gamosa
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 80 Name the European country which parliament has recently passed a bill that would make smoking in the
presence of children equal to an act of physical violence.
1) Greece 2) Finland
3) Latvia 4) Denmark
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 81 Ahead of company’s annual shareholder meeting, Fred Amoroso has resigned as the chairperson of which
of the following internet companies with immediate effect?
1) Rediff 2) Yahoo
3) AT & T 4) Amazon
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 82 Which of the following countries has joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as a dialogue
partner recently? China, Russia and four Central Asian nations Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
formed the SCO in 2001 as a regional security bloc.
1) Turkey 2) Afghanistan
3) Turkmenistan 4) Azerbaijan
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 83 Anil Goswami has been appointed as new secretary in which of the following Ministries? He is the first
bureaucrat from Jammu and Kashmir cadre to be appointed to this post.
1) Ministry of Home Affairs 2) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
3) Ministry of Civil Aviation 4) Department of Atomic Energy
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 84 Name the Indian shuttler who has become the first Indian lady to reach the semifinals of the $200,000 India
Open badminton championship?
1) Saina Nehwal 2) Arundhati Pantawane
3) PV Sindhu 4) Aparna Popat
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 85 Union Minister of State for Power (Independent Charge) Jyotiraditya Scindia recently dedicated the third unit of
Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project at Jharli to the nation. Jharli is located in which of the following states?
1) Himachal Pradesh 2) Punjab
3) Haryana 4) Rajasthan
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 86 The International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) has awarded the lifetime
achievement award to who amongst the following recently?
1) Neerja Chowdhury 2) Alka Saxena
3) Mrinal Pande 4) Jai Chandiram
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 87 The Technical Expert Committee (TEC), appointed by the Supreme Court, has called for a moratorium of how
many years on open field trials of Bt food crops until adequate regulatory mechanisms and safety standards are put in
place?
1) 2-years 2) 5-years
3) 10-years 4) 15-years
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5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 88 Name the country which has alleged that China has de facto occupied its disputed Scarborough Shoal in the
South China Sea. It claims that the shoal is well within its 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone of the country, as
recognized by international law.
1) Vietnam 2) Philippines
3) Taiwan 4) Japan
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 89 The race for the next Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has reached in the final stage
with only two names, Heremino Blanco from Mexico and Roberto Carvalho de Azevedo from Brazil left in the field. Who is
the present DG of the WTO?
1) Pascal Lamy 2) Tim Groser
3) Taeho Bark 4) Haruhiko Kuroda
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 90 India has acceded to Madrid Protocol which allows Indian companies to register their trademarks in ____
countries by filing a single application.
1) 50 2) 69
3) 70 4) 89
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 91 Examine the following statements with respect Sarabjit Singh, who was attacked by fellow prisoners in a
Karachi jail recently and now is in deep coma, and choose the correct sentence(s):
1) He was convicted of alleged involvement in a
string of bomb attacks in Punjab province in
Pakistan that killed 14 people in 1990 and was
awarded death sentence.
2) His mercy petitions were rejected by the courts
and the President but the outgoing Pakistan
People’s Party-led government put off his
execution for an indefinite period.
3) Pakistan has proposed to send him to India for
treatment and has sought visa and transportation
facility from Indian authorities.
4) Only 1) and 2)
5) All 1), 2) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 92 Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands will have to wait for their third title of the season as they ended
runners-up at the WTA Porsche Tennis Grand Prix after losing the summit clash to _______ recently.
1) Sabine Lisicki and Mona Barthel 2) Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond
3) Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva 4) Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 93 Who amongst the following has clinched the men’s singles title at the India Open Super Series badminton
tournament held in New Delhi recently?
1) Kenichi Tago 2) DU Pengyu
3) Lee Chong Wei 4) Chen Long
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 94 The government has set up a six-member inter-ministerial committee to suggest measures to boost Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) exports. This committee is headed by
1) Ajit Kumar Seth 2) Pulok Chatterji
3) Omita Paul 4) RS Gujral
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 95 America experts has alleged Syrian regime of using chemical weapons against the rebel opposition.
Samples of which of the following chemical agents have been traced?
1) Kolokol-1 2) Sarin
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3) Ethyl iodoacetate 4) Benzyl bromide
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 96 NN Vohra has been given an extension of five years as the governor of which of the following states recently?
1) Haryana 2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Odisha 4) Jammu and Kashmir
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 97 Serbian lawmakers have overwhelmingly supported an agreement aimed at normalising relations with
breakaway Kosovo region. Kosovo has declared its independence in _______.
1) 2005 2) 2006
3) 2007 4) 2008
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 98 Which of the following cities has been finalised as the venue of the Commonwealth Heads of Governments
Meeting (CHOGM) scheduled to be held in November?
1) Canberra 2) New Delhi
3) Colombo 4) Naypyidaw
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 99 The Boeing Dreamliner 787 aircraft returned to commercial service after the US agency declared it safe to fly.
Which of the following airlines became the first one to use the plane since it was grounded earlier this year?
1) Nippon Airways 2) Ethiopian Airlines
3) Air India 4) American Airlines
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 100 Who amongst the following has won the woman’s singles title of the WTA Porsche Grand Prix played at
Stuttgart recently? Sweeping her second title in 2013, she has become the first player to retain the title since Lindsey
Davenport in 2005.
1) Li Na 2) Maria Sharapova
3) Victoria Azarenka 4) Serena Williams
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 101 The prisoners of Guantanamo detention facility of US are on hunger strike protesting against their indefinite
detention and being held without charge. This detention camp is situated in which of the following countries?
1) Afghanistan 2) Cuba
3) Ethiopia 4) Nigeria
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 102 Consider the following statements with respect to Statistical Institute of Asia Pacific (SIAP), one of the most
active organs of the UN, and choose the correct sentence(s):
1) India has been elected to the governing council
of the 41-member prestigious SIAP recently.
2) The SIAP was established in Tokyo in 1970 by
20 countries in Asia and the Pacific and the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
3) The governing council of SIAP bears a
representative designated by the Government of
Japan and eight representatives nominated by
other members.
4) All the above
5) Only 2) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 103 Name the country whose Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi escaped an assassination attempt in the capital city
of the country recently.
1) Egypt 2) Syria
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3) Cambodia 4) Nigeria
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 104 The 143rd birth anniversary of the father of Indian Cinema, Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, was celebrated
recently. The one of the most prestigious awards in Indian cinema, Dadasaheb Phalke Award (for lifetime contribution to
cinema), was instituted by the Government of India in his honor in which of the following years?
1) 1959 2) 1969
3) 1979 4) 1989
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 105 Who amongst the following has won the Barcelona Open men’s singles title recently? He clinched the title
for a record 7th time.
1) David Ferrer 2) Rafael Nadal
3) Andy Murray 4) Novak Djokovic
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 106 Name the rising Indian shuttler who is participating in Malaysia Grand Prix Gold 2013 badminton
tournament as the top seed in the women's singles category in Kuala Lumpur.
1) Rituparna Das 2) Arundhati Pantawane
3) PC Thulasi 4) PV Sindhu
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 107 What is the expanded form of ECGC as used in banking/financial sector?
1) Export Creditors’ Guarantee Corporation of
India
2) Export Credential Guarantee Corporation of
India
3) Export Credit Garnering Corporation of India 4) Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 108 Who among the following is the author of the recently published book titled Che In Paona Bazaar?
1) Zoya Hasan 2) Kishalay Bhattacharjee
3) Harish Dhillon 4) Basudeb Pal Majumdar
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 109 Following the global trend, the civil aviation ministry has allowed domestic airlines to unbundle which of the
following services and charge separately for them? It will allow airlines to keep a lower base fare and give passengers
the flexibility to pay for services they need.
1) Check-in baggage 2) Allotment of preferred seats
3) Meals 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 110 Name the footballer who has been named the player and young player of the year by Professional Football
Association (PFA) for 2012-13. He has become only the third person to clinch the double accolade in the same season.
1) Jermain Colin Defoe 2) Gareth Bale
3) Wayne Mark Rooney 4) Aaron Justin
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 111 The Director General of World Trade Organistion (WTO), Pascal Lamy, will step down later this year. But
before that, he is busy agreeing all the _____ members of WTO on an agenda for the ministerial meeting scheduled in
Bali.
1) 139 2) 149
3) 159 4) 169
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 112 The CERC recently ruled out the allegation of the Association of Power Producers that state-run NTPC has
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abused its dominant position while signing power purchase pacts recently. CERC stands for
1) Central Electricity Regulatory Committee 2) Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
3) Centralised Electricity Redressal Commission 4) Centre for Electricity Regulation and
Commissioning
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 113 India is building the heaviest and largest parts of the Tokamak, the machine behind the biggest scientific
collaboration on the planet till date. The project called ITER, includes 34 nations and is aimed at producing cheap clean
and safe energy through
1) Nuclear fission 2) Nuclear fusion
3) Solar Energy 4) Wind Energy
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 114 Queen Beatrix is all set to step down in favour of her eldest son Willem Alexander soon. Known for her
charity work, she held the throne for 33 years in
1) Japan 2) Argentina
3) Netherlands 4) Spain
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 115 Harin Raval has resigned from his post following difference with his seniors on the matter the draft report of
the coal block allocation scam. He has resigned as _____.
1) Solicitor General 2) Additional Solicitor General
3) Attorney General 4) Advocate General
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 116 The World Bank has lowered the growth forecast of India for the current fiscal from 7 per cent to ___ per
cent. The decline in the agriculture sector is being seen as the reason behind it.
1) 5 2) 5.1
3) 6 4) 6.1
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 117 The Golden Girl (Bangaru Talli) scheme has been launched in which of the following states? It is targeted to
protect girl child and ensure her education and is limited to two children of each BPL family.
1) Karnataka 2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Kerala 4) Tamil Nadu
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 118 May 1 is celebrated as the Labour Day. This day is also celebrated as the formation day of which of the
following states?
1) Rajasthan 2) Assam
3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Gujarat
5) Odisha Ans.) 4
Ques. : 119 The Finance Bill has been passed in Lokh Sabha finally. Which of the following is/are highlight(s) of this
bill?
1) Wealth tax on agricultural land has been ruled
out
2) The residency norms for investors from
countries such as Mauritius has been eased
3) There is provision for higher duty on Sports
Utility Vehicles 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 120 The World Wide Web is celebrating its 20th year in the service. Who among the following had invented the
WWW at Cern laboratory 20 years back?
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1) Robert Hooke 2) Tim Berners-Lee
3) Zacharias Janssen 4) VA Shiva Ayyadurai
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 121 Krishna Poonia will participate in the opening leg of the prestigious Diamond League Meetings series in
Doha soon. She is an ace Indian player of ________.
1) Badminton 2) Discus Throw
3) Archery 4) Long Jump
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 122 The Parliament of Bangladesh has elected who amongst the following as its first woman and the youngest
speaker till date recently?
1) Dipu Moni 2) Shahara Khatun
3) Begum Motia Chowdhury 4) Shrin Sharmin Chowdhury
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 123 The Peshawar High Court in Pakistan imposed a ban on former President Pervez Musharraf recently. He
has been banned ________from contesting elections.
1) for life 2) for one year
3) for two years 4) for five years
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 124 Name the person who has been listed by the Forbes as the first billionaire of Nepal with a net worth of $1-
billion recenlty. He is also known as the noodle billionaire for his Wai Wai noodles.
1) Krishna Prasad Bhattarai 2) Upendra Mahato
3) Binod Chaudhary 4) Min Bahadur Gurung
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 125 For the most of the last eight quarters, India’s second largest software service company, Infosys, has been
lagging behind the industry average causing worries for stock markets. Who among the following is the CEO of the
company at the present?
1) K Gopalakrishnan 2) SD Shibulal
3) Srinath Batni 4) Srikantan Moorthy
5) V Balakrishnan Ans.) 2
Ques. : 126 The Chief Economic Advisor at the Finance Ministry, Raghuram Rajan, is pitching for the early passage of
the insurance bill which seeks to increase the foreign direct investment level to __________from the current 26 per cent.
1) 49 per cent 2) 51 per cent
3) 76 per cent 4) 100 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 127 Which of the following statements is correct? SX 40 is
1) the name of a new mid-size sedan launched by
Maruti Suzuki
2) the name of a new submarine launched
missile developed by DRDO
3) a newly developed nuclear fusion reactor 4) the name of the index of MCX-SX
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 128 The finance bill, 2013, proposes CTT on non-agro commodities such as gold, silver and crude oil among
others. Sellers will now have to pay tax at the rate of 0.01 per cent on transactions in these items. What is the expanded
form of CTT?
1) Cumulative Transaction Tax 2) Commodity Transaction
3) Conducive Transaction Tax 4) Common Transaction Tax
5) None of these Ans.) 2
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Ques. : 129 The US agency for International Development (USAID) has been expelled by the president Evo Morales in
which of the following countries recently? The agency has been alleged of undermining the present government.
1) Bolivia 2) Ecuador
3) Paraguay 4) Peru
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 130 The Union Cabinet has given its nod to policy guidelines for FM radio phase-III that will open up 294 cities to
private radio services. At present who many cities are covered by FM radio services?
1) 46 2) 68
3) 86 4) 92
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 131 What is the expanded form of WIPO? It is a United Nations body.
1) World Inherent Property Organisation 2) World Intellectual Priority Organisation
3) World Intellectual Property Organisation 4) World Inherent Priority Organisation
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 132 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has hinted to lower its lending programme to developing countries
including India as its investments are not yielding adequate returns. Which of the following countries is the biggest
borrower of ADB at present?
1) Pakistan 2) Japan
3) Indonesia 4) India
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 133 Which of the following statements is/are correct about the rising tennis player of India, Somdev Devvarman?
1) The AITA has recommended his name for the
prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for the
year 2013.
2) He had won the singles gold in 2010
Commonwealth Games.
3) He had won gold in both singles and doubles
in the Guangzhou Asian Games in 2010. 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 134 World Press Freedom Day observed on which of the following dates?
1) April 29 2) April 30
3) May 3 4) May 5
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 135 The 92nd birth anniversary of Satyajit Ray, the legendary artist counted among the great masters of world
cinema, was celebrated on May 2. Which of the following is not a film made by him?
1) Pather Panchali 2) Teesri Kasam
3) Apur Sansar 4) Shatranj Ke Khilari
5) All are Satyajit Ray’s films Ans.) 2
Ques. : 136 Sticking to its cautious stance, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cut the repo rate by just 0.25 per cent in
its recent policy review. Now the effective repo rate has become
1) 7.75 per cent 2) 7.50 per cent
3) 7.25 per cent 4) 7 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 137 Name the Indian who has won Whitley Award recently, an international nature conservation prize dubbed as
‘Green Oscar’.
1) Aparajita Datta 2) Anil Agarwal Madhay
3) Maneka Gandhi 4) Medha Patkar
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5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 138 Which of the following is the highest award given for the lifetime achievement in sports in India?
1) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2) Dhyan Chand Award
3) Dronacharya Award 4) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Award
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 139 Who among the following has been voted the new president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
recently?
1) Hafez Al Medlej 2) Yusuf Al Sarkel
3) Worawai Makudi 4) Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 140 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has finally approved Swedish furniture retailer IKEA’s
proposal to start single brand retail venture in India. IKEA has proposed to invest______ in India in single brand retail
venture.
1) Rs 10,500 crore 2) Rs 8,500 crore
3) Rs 6,500 crore 4) Rs 5,500 crore
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 141 Who among the following is the current Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation
(WIPO), a Unite Nations body? He was in Indian recently to attend the 7th Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting
and Piracy.
1) Kamil Idris 2) Francis Gurry
3) Pascal Lamy 4) Takehiko Nakao
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 142 RBI in its monetary policy for 2013-14 had reduced the repo (short-term lending) rate by 0.25 percent and
pegged the economic growth rate for the current fiscal at
1) 5.7 percent 2) 6.1 percent
3) 6.7 percent 4) 7.1 percent
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 143 Consider the following statements with respect to National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) and indentify the
correct statement(s):
1) The Rs 22,507-crore mission has got the
Cabinet nod recently.
2) The government has introduced this scheme to
provide healthcare to the urban poor on the lines
of its flagship National Rural Health Mission.
3) The Mission will be implemented through a
PPP model at all the levels and includes setting
up one primary health centre for every 50,000-
60,000 people
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 144 The Finance Minister P Chidambaram cautioned Rajan Katoch recently not to hurt legitimate investments
while probing money laundering cases. Rajan Katoch is the Director of which of the following institutions at present?
1) Sebi 2) Enforcement Directorate (ED)
3) Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) 4) Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 145 The 15-member Indian cricket squad has been picked up for the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in
_____in coming June.
1) South Africa 2) New Zealand
3) England 4) Australia
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5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 146 What is the current ranking of India among 179 countries in the 2013 World Press Freedom Index released
by the Reporters Without Borders recently?
1) 173th 2) 160th
3) 154th 4) 140th
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 147 Who among the following heads the Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) in India?
1) The Prime Minister 2) The Finance Minister
3) The Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission 4) The Governor of RBI
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 148 The young woman scientist, Jenita Mary Nongkynrih, hails from which of the following states? She has been
selected for this year's ISRO Young Scientist Award for her urban information system project in the North East.
1) Mizoram 2) Manipur
3) Meghalaya 4) Arunachal Pradesh
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 149 The 46th Annual Meeting of the ADB Board of Governors was held in which of the following Indian cities
recently?
1) Mumbai 2) Bangalore
3) Chennai 4) Noida
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 150 The rising Indian shuttler, PV Sindhu, has entered into her maiden Grand Prix Gold final in Kuala Lumpur.
She defeated who amongst the following in the semi-finals?
1) Juan Gu 2) Sapsiree Tearattanachai
3) Wang Yihan 4) LI Xuerui
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 151 The 13th general elections in Malaysia were held recently and the ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional
(National Front), retained its 56-year hold on power. Name the person who leads this coalition and is all set to become
the next Prime Minister of the country.
1) Anwar Ibrahim 2) Muhyiddin Yassin
3) Mohamed Azmin bin Ali 4) Najib Razak
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 152 The British Conservative MP, Nigel Evans, has been arrested over allegations of rape and sexual assault to
two men. He holds which of the following positions in the House of Commons of the British Parliament at present?
1) The Deputy Speaker 2) The Speaker
3) The Leader of Opposition 4) The Chancellor of the Exchequer
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 153 Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC),
a mega infrastructure project between the political capital and the business capital of India, i.e. Delhi and Mumbai?
1) The 1,483-km long corridor will have six-lane
highways.
2) The corridor stretch includes nine industrial
townships, three ports and six airports.
3) The project will cost $90 billion and is being
developed with technical and financial assistance
from South Korea.
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5
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Ques. : 154 Who among the following has authored the recently published book titled ‘The Sea of Innocence’?
1) Kishwar Desai 2) Kalpana Swaminathan
3) Sindhu V Nair 4) Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 155 The Presidential Board of FIDE, the world chess body, has approved the staging of the World Chess
Championship match in Chennai in November this year. The championship will be played between Viswanathan Anand
and who amongst the following?
1) Boris Gelfand 2) Magnus Carlsen
3) Veselin Topalov 4) Vladimir Kramnik
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 156 Consider the following statements with respect to poll-bound Pakistan and identify the correct sentence(s):
1) This will be the first time in the history of the 66-
years old nation that a democratically elected
government will complete its full term.
2) This will be the first time that a democratically
elected government transitioned to another
elected government.
3) This will be the first time that there is a
triangular battlefield as all other elections were a
clear two-party contest and the third front failed to
make its presence felt.
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 157 Which of the following countries is hosting the 19th edition of the biennial event, Commonwealth Table
Tennis championship 2013?
1) Sri Lanka 2) India
3) Australia 4) South Africa
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 158 The rising star of Indian badminton, PV Sindhu, has won her maiden Malaysian Open Grand Prix Gold title
recently and has become the second Indian to reach this feat. Who among the following is the first one to achieve this
feat?
1) Aparna Popat 2) Jwala Gutta
3) Saina Nehwal 4) Ashwini Ponnappa
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 159 The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has made e-filing of I-T returns mandatory for individuals earning
more than Rs 5 lakh taxable income during the financial year ended March 31, 2013. Earlier e-filing was mandatory for
individuals having a taxable income of more than _______.
1) Rs 6 lakh 2) Rs 8 lakh
3) Rs 10 lakh 4) Rs 15 lakh
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 160 The president of Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB), Takahiko Nakao, has announced that the
bank will maintain its annual lending to India for the next three years. The ADB is lending around ________to India every
year at present.
1) $2 billion 2) $4 billion
3) $5 billion 4) $10 billion
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 161 In a strategically significant move to counter China’s presence in the region, India has announced to
upgrade Chabahar port situated in which of the following countries?
1) Afghanistan 2) Kazakhstan
3) Iran 4) Turkmenistan
5) None of these Ans.) 3
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Ques. : 162 The Union Defence Minister AK Antony commissioned which of the following fighter aircrafts into the front
line unit of the Indian Navy squadron at Goa’s Naval Base INS Hansa recently? The squadron will be christened as INAS
303 “Black Panthers”.
1) MIG-29K 2) Sea Harrier
3) MiG-21 Fishbed 4) Sukhoi Su-30MKI
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 163 Who among the following has been appointed as the chairman of the technical committee of the All India
Football Federation (AIFF) recently?
1) Balaji Narasimhan 2) Baichung Bhutia
3) Arup Debnath 4) Ashim Biswas
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 164 India is planning to establish a National Institute of Mining in which of the following countries as a part of
India’s reconstruction efforts in the country?
1) Iran 2) Kyrgyzstan
3) Afghanistan 4) Kazakhstan
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 165 Indian pistol shooters competing in the ISSF World Cup will be without the services of coach Sayed Wajid Ali
as he has been denied visa to travel for the May 4-13 tournament. The tournament will be held in which of the following
countries?
1) US 2) UK
3) China 4) France
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 166 The Annual ICC Cricket Committee meeting will be held in London under its new Chairman on May 28-29.
Who among the following is the new chairman of ICC Cricket Committee?
1) Kumar Sangakara 2) Andrew Strauss
3) Clive Llyod 4) Anil Kumble
5) L Sivaramakrishnan Ans.) 4
Ques. : 167 The name of Saikhom Mirabai Chanu is associated with which of the following games? She has bagged
three bronze medals in the World Championship of the game recently.
1) Archery 2) Weightlifting
3) Table Tennis 4) Discus Throw
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 168 The Central Government is pushing for the passage of food security bill in the current session of the
Parliament. Which of the following is the first state in the country to pass a food security act?
1) Uttarakhand 2) Chhattisgarh
3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Gujarat
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 169 With the fluctuating gold price in international markets, the demand for gold ETFs is picking pace in India.
What is the full form of ETF as used in banking/financial parlance?
1) Extensively Traded Fund 2) Exchange Traded Fund
3) Exchange Trusted Fund 4) Easily Transferable Fund
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 170 Name the online collection of Rabindranath Tagore’s works launched by the President Pranab Mukherjee
recently. It is a tribute to Tagore as part of his 150th birth anniversary celebrations and will archive his works in
manuscript and print in both Bengali and English.
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1) Bichitra 2) Gurudev
3) Vividha 4) Guru-Kumbh
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 171 As per the amendments cleared by the Union Cabinet recently, which of the following categories will be
provided with the benefit of low interest loans under the amended National Rural Livelihood Mission (Aajeevika)?
1) Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) 2) Landless labourers
3) SCs and STs 4) Marginal Farmers
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 172 India has gifted a Dornier 228 aircraft for maritime surveillance to which of the following countries recently?
This is in response to a request from the Government of this country.
1) Zaire 2) Mozambique
3) Seychelles 4) Maldives
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 173 The World Asthma Day is observed on which of the following dates? The theme for this year is “You Can
Control Your Asthma.”
1) May 1 2) May 3
3) May 5 4) May 7
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 174 Giulio Andreotti, who died recently, was the former Prime Minister of which of the following countries?
1) Spain 2) France
3) Poland 4) Italy
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 175 The Save the Children foundation released its 14th annual State of the World's Mothers Report recently.
According to the report, which of the following countries has the highest child mortality rate (child deaths within one day of
the birth) in the world?
1) India 2) China
3) Nepal 4) Bangladesh
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 176 The online portal Cobrapost, in its second sting operation has exposed 23 scheduled banks as well as the
LIC with irregularities and the MoF has asked these banks and LIC to take immediate action against erring employees.
The portal has made which of the following revelations?
1) Violation of Anti Money Laundering Guidelines 2) Violation of Know Your Customer (KYC) norms
3) Taking bribe for awarding loans 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 177 The SC has dismissed the petitions against commissioning of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project
(KKNPP) clearing the commissioning of its first unit anytime after May 15. In the first stage the unit with capacity of
________will be commissioned followed by the second with the same capacity in 2014.
1) 200 MW 2) 500 MW
3) 1000 MW 4) 1500 MW
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 178 Profulla Chandra Borua passed away recently at the age of 76. He was a veteran _________.
1) Journalist 2) Author
3) Historian 4) Geologist
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 179 The State Literacy Mission (TSLM) of which of the following states has announced to make the state free
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from illiteracy by August this year recently?
1) Tripura 2) Kerala
3) Nagaland 4) Mizoram
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 180 The government has revealed that the National Population Policy, 2000, has been implemented with varying
degree of success across different states. The objectives of the NPP were to address the unmet need for contraception
and achieving a stable population by____.
1) 2020 2) 2025
3) 2030 4) 2045
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 181 After the outbreak of bird flu in China, around 11,000 people have been diagnosed with dengue and 34
deaths have been reported due to the disease in the first four months of this year in which of the following countries?
1) Thailand 2) Sri Lanka
3) Bangladesh 4) Myanmar
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 182 Examine the following statement with respect to a new scheme meant for tribal forest dwellers and identify
the correct statement(s):
1) The Union Minister of Tribal Affairs & Panchayati
Raj, V Kishore Chandra Deo, launched Tribal
Forest Dwellers Empowerment Scheme recently.
2) This scheme, by National Scheduled Tribes
Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC),
is meant for economic development of Schedule
Tribes who are beneficiaries of Forest Rights Act
2006.
3) Under the scheme NSTFDC will generate
awareness, provide training as well as provide
financial assistance without charging any interest
from the beneficiaries.
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 183 The World Thalassaemia Day is observed on which of the following dates? This year’s Thalassaemia
International Federation (TIF) theme is “The right for quality health care of every patient with thalassaemia: major and
beyond”.
1) May 7 2) May 8
3) May 9 4) May 12
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 184 Which of the following countries has claimed both the men’s and women’s titles of the 19th Commonwealth
Table Tennis Championships held in New Delhi recently?
1) India 2) England
3) Singapore 4) Australia
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 185 At least 55 people have been killed in attacks on an army base, a police station and a prison by Boko Haram
militants dressed in army uniforms recently. These militants are active in which of the following countries?
1) Somalia 2) South Sudan
3) Mali 4) Nigeria
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 186 In a bid to simplify the rules governing overseas investors in India, the government is planning to introduce a
new classification for investors that do not come under the foreign direct investment (FDI) route. The new class is called
FPI which stands for
1) Foreign Priority Investors 2) Foreign Portfolio Investors
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3) Foreign Preferential Investors 4) Foreign Parallel Investors
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 187 Name the volcano which erupted in Philippines recently killing at least five people. It is famous for its almost
perfect cone shape and has erupted around 50 times since records began, with the most violent in 1814.
1) Mount Taal 2) Mount Ragang
3) Mount Pinatubo 4) Mount Mayon
5) Mount Cagua Ans.) 4
Ques. : 188 Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1) British liquor giant Diageo has appointed
Indian-origin Ivan Menezes as its next chief
executive officer (CEO).
2) The Diageo is the world’s biggest spirits group
and maker of brands like Smirnoff vodka, Johnnie
Walker scotch and Guinness beer.
3) The Diageo had acquired 53.4 per cent share of
liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s United Spirits Ltd (USL)
in USD 2 million in 2012.
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 189 Alex Ferguson has announced his retirement bringing down the curtains on his glittering 26-year-old
association with which of the following English football teams recently? He is known for his stellar role in making the club
a global brand valued at $3 billion.
1) Liverpool 2) Chelsea
3) Manchester United 4) Newcastle United
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 190 The report “Estimates of State Domestic Product-2012-13 of Delhi” states that the state gross domestic
product (GSDP) has grown at 9% in last fiscal year and has become the _____ largest in India.
1) tenth 2) eighth
3) sixth 4) second
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 191 UK-based retailer Marks & Spencer is under the government’s scanner for selling multiple brands in a
single store as the finance ministry has raised the matter with the DIPP. DIPP stands for
1) Department of Industrial Policy and Practices 2) Department of International Policy and
Promotion
3) Department of Illegal Practices and Promotions 4) Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 192 The World Red Cross and Red Crescent day is observed on which of the following dates?
1) May 8 2) May 9
3) May 12 4) May 15
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 193 The name of Roberto Azevedo has been finalised for the post of the Director General of WTO. He hails from
which of the following countries?
1) Mexico 2) Brazil
3) Japan 4) Malaysia
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 194 In the latest rankings of world universities released by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a reputed British
education and career advice company, IIT Delhi’s electrical engineering department has been ranked the ____ best
globally, the highest entry from India across all categories.
1) 37th 2) 39th
3) 43rd 4) 50th
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5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 195 Gilt funds, as they are conveniently called, are mutual fund schemes floated by asset management
companies with exclusive investments in which of the following?
1) Blue Chip Companies 2) Government Securities
3) Gold 4) Commodities
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 196 In the recently concluded 19th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships held in New Delhi, Indian men
have succeeded to secure _______ in the team event.
1) gold medal 2) silver medal
3) bronze medal 4) no medal
5) Indian team left the championship midway Ans.) 2
Ques. : 197 Touted as the richest prize-money badminton tournament in the world, IPL-style Indian Badminton League
will be held from August 14-31 across six cities in India. Featuring international and national stars, it will be a _____
league.
1) USD 0.5-million 2) USD 1-million
3) USD 2-million 4) USD 5-million
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 198 Name the auto giant which has launched Enjoy MPV recently. The company has set the target of securing a
double-digit market share in the category.
1) Honda 2) General Motors
3) Ford Motors 4) Renault
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 199 The Cabinet Committee on Unique Identification Authority of India (CC-UIDAI) has approved phase four of
the scheme, which will enroll an additional 40 crore residents. Till date, 31 crore residents have been issued UID
numbers through this scheme which started in
1) 2009 2) 2010
3) 2011 4) 2012
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 200 The government is reviewing the set target in exports to be achieved by March 2014 in view of the global and
domestic economic slowdown. What is the set target till now?
1) $300 billion 2) $500 billion
3) $700 billion 4) $900 billion
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 201 Faced with declining exports, the government has announced a slew of measures including extension of the
popular EPCG scheme to all sectors to boost exports. EPCG stands for
1) Expert Promotion Capital Goods 2) Export Promotion Capital Goods
3) Experimental Promotion of Capital Goods 4) Excessive Promotion of Capital Goods
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 202 Willem-Alexander is the new King of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the youngest monarch in Europe.
The Kingdom of Netherlands consists of which of the following countries along with Netherlands?
1) Sint Maarten 2) Curaçao
3) Aruba 4) All the above
5) Only 2) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 203 The name of who among the following has been finalised to be the next Chief Minister of Karnataka after the
Congress party won the state assembly elections recently?
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1) Mallikarjun Kharge 2) Madhusudan Mistry
3) Luizinho Faleiro 4) K Siddaramaiah
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 204 The Finance Ministry is upbeat over picking-up of IIP and now is expecting that with the current trend
continuing, the economic growth rate would cross 6 per cent in 2013-14. Expand the term IIP.
1) Indian Index of Production 2) International Index of Production
3) Indicator of Industrial Production 4) Index of Industrial Production
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 205 Which of the following states in India is running the Teerth Darshan Yojana through which it facilitates the
elderly people of the state tour the centres of their faith?
1) Rajasthan 2) Gujarat
3) Uttarakhand 4) Madhya Pradesh
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 206 Name the country which has appealed to avert death sentence of Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar, accused of a
bomb blast in Delhi. Bhullar was extradited from this country to India.
1) France 2) US
3) Germany 4) UK
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 207 The world’s third largest retailer Tesco Plc is interested to start operations in India. This retail giant is based
in which of the following countries?
1) UK 2) Italy
3) Spain 4) South Korea
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 208 Marissa Mayer, known for her aggressive acquisitions, is the head of which of the following internet giants?
1) Google 2) Oracle
3) Yahoo 4) Rediff
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 209 The names of Achantha Sarath Kamal and Mouma Das are associated with which of the following games?
These names were in news recently.
1) Tennis 2) Table Tennis
3) Badminton 4) Weightlifting
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 210 Industrial body SIAM is associated with which of the following industries?
1) Automobiles 2) Medicines
3) Software 4) Textile
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 211 Nawaz Sharif is all set for a record third term as Pakistan’s Prime Minister after the recent parliamentary
elections in the country. He heads which of the following parties?
1) Pakistan Muslim League (N) 2) Pakistan People’s Party
3) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 4) All Pakistan Muslim League
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 212 The International Nurses’ Day is celebrated on May 12. This day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of
who among the following, considered the founder of modern nursing?
1) Mother Teresa 2) Clara Barton
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3) Florence Nightingale 4) Mary Seacole
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 213 What is ‘Mahasen’ which was in news recently?
1) A cyclonic storm 2) A new variety of high-yield wheat
3) A harvest festival celebrated in Gujarat 4) A specially designed fishing boat used in Tamil
Nadu
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 214 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is gearing up for a trial of plastic currency notes as on an average, about
_________ paper notes in circulation get disposed of every year.
1) 5 per cent 2) 10 per cent
3) 15 per cent 4) 20 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 215 The government is gearing up for the second phase of the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme and has
asked banks to install ATMs at their branches in all the concerned districts. The second phase, starting on 1st July, will
cover ______new districts.
1) 78 2) 43
3) 121 4) 152
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 216 Who among the following has won the Spanish Grand Prix Formula One race recently?
1) Mark Webber 2) Sebastian Vettel
3) Felipe Massa 4) Fernando Alonso
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 217 Name the tennis player who has won the Madrid Open tennis tournament’s women’s singles title recently?
1) Maria Sharapova 2) Serena Williams
3) Li Na 4) Victoria Azarenka
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 218 The iconic German Bakery, the eatery that came into focus after a bomb blast that killed 17 people and
injured over 60 others in 2010, has been formally reopened after three years. It is located in which of the following cities?
1) Gandhi Nagar 2) Ahmedabad
3) New Delhi 4) Pune
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 219 The level of carbon dioxide has passed a long-feared milestone of 400 ppm, the highest in 3-million years.
Which of the following countries, at present, is the largest emitter of this gas in the world?
1) US 2) UK
3) China 4) India
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 220 We often come across the news of IED being planted at highway and other routes and elsewhere and the
security personnel detected and defused them. IED stands for
1) Implanted Electronic Device 2) Interconnected Electronic Device
3) Improvised Electronic Device 4) Improvised Explosive Device
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 221 Consider the following statements with respect to commissioning of MIG-29 K fighters into Indian Navy
recently and identify the correct sentence(s):
1) The MiG-29 K Black Panther squadron (IANS 2) MiG-29 K is a potent fifth generation carrier
borne stealth fighter armed with anti-aircraft and
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303) has been commissioned into the Indian Navy
comprising 16 aircrafts.
anti-ship missiles, precision bombs and
sophisticated weapon delivery system.
3) The commissioned squadron will be integrated
with aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, likely to be
commissioned later this year.
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 222 The 20th Asian Athletics Championship is scheduled to be held in which of the following Indian cities in the
month of July this year?
1) Chennai 2) Bangalore
3) New Delhi 4) Ahmedabad
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 223 The President Pranab Mukherjee recently conferred the Asom Ratna award (2012) posthumously to Mamoni
Raisom Goswami and Srimanta Sankardeva award to cine star
1) Nana Patekar 2) Sharmila Tagore
3) Hema Malini 4) Shabana Azmi
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 224 As SIP stands for Systematic Investment Plans, STP stands for
1) Systematic Transfer Plans 2) Systematic Trading Plans
3) Systematic Term Plans 4) Systematic Top-up Plans
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 225 As per the data released by the office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India recently,
among the top Indian cities, the number of working women is lowest in
1) Mumbai 2) Kolkata
3) Chennai 4) New Delhi
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 226 Which of the following statements is/are correct? CERT is
1) a world famous laboratory 2) the cyber watchdog of India
3) the acronym for Computer Emergency
Response Team 4) Both 1) and 3)
5) Both 2) and 3) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 227 Name the latest social networking site developed by an Indian entrepreneur, Pushkar Mahatta, which is all
set to take on Facebook and Twitter.
1) OmniBus 2) WorldFloat
3) UniFloat 4) HangOut
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 228 According to a report of the parliamentary standing committee on finance, between March 2011 and
December 2012 alone, the public sector banks’ corporate loans worth _______crore have turned into bad debts (NPA).
1) Rs 63,000 crore 2) Rs 75,000 crore
3) Rs 83,000 crore 4) Rs 95,000 crore
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 229 As per the recent news in newspapers, IDBI is all set to lose the battle to take over SHCIL. Expand the term
SHCIL.
1) Stock Holding Company of India Limited 2) Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited
3) Stock Heralding Corporation of India Limited 4) Share Holding Corporation of India Limited
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5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 230 Who among the following has won the men’s singles title of the Madrid Masters tennis tournament recently?
The women’s singles title of the same was clinched by Serena Williams.
1) Roger Federer 2) Novak Djokovic
3) Rafael Nadal 4) Andy Murray
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 231 The Antrix Corporation Limited is the marking arm of which of the following?
1) Indian Space Research Organisation 2) Defense Research and Development
Organisation
3) Ordinance Factory Board 4) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 232 As the post of Attorney General of India is a Constitutional post under Article 76 of the Constitution of India,
which of the following is true about the posts of the Solicitor General and the Additional Solicitors General in India?
1) These are constitutional posts 2) These are only statutory posts
3) These are autonomous posts 4) They are private practitioners
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 233 In the wake of the Supreme Court's scathing observations on CBI, the government has formed a Group of
Ministers (GoM) to draft a law to insulate the investigating agency from external influence. It is headed by
1) Manish Tewari 2) Kapil Sibal
3) Salman Khurshid 4) P Chidambaram
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 234 The Bhagya Jyothi scheme, under which electricity connections are provided to BPL households, has been
implemented in which of the following states?
1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Odisha 4) Karnataka
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 235 The hope of Bihar getting a backward state status has grown stronger with a committee has been
announced to be formed that will evolve new criteria for backwardness of states and submit the report to the Centre within
a month. This committee will be headed by
1) P Chidambaram 2) Raghuram Rajan
3) Montek Singh Ahluwalia 4) Jairam Ramesh
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 236 Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Manoj Kumar and rising star L Devendro Singh are the prominent
faces which represent India in the game of
1) Archery 2) Boxing
3) Weightlifting 4) Discus Throw
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 237 The indigenously developed rotavirus vaccine ROTAVAC has shown positive results during the different
phases of its clinical trials. The vaccine is developed to prevent which of the following diseases?
1) Pneumonia 2) Chickenpox
3) Diarrhea 4) Marasmus
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 238 Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, convicted in 1993 bomb blasts case, has urged a designated TADA court in
Mumbai to allow him to surrender before Yerwada jail in Pune. What is expanded form of the acronym TADA?
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1) Terrorist and Destructive Act (Prevention) Act 2) Terrorism and Destructive Activities (Prevention)
Act
3) Terrorising and Disturbing Activities
(Prevention) Act
4) Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention)
Act
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 239 India and which of the following countries has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Technical
Cooperation in the field of Spatial Planning, Water Management and Mobility Management recently?
1) Poland 2) Netherlands
3) Belgium 4) Argentina
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 240 The former dictator Rios Montt has been sentenced for genocide and crime against humanity which is the
first time that a perpetrator has been punished for genocide in his/her own country. He belongs to which of the following
countries?
1) Guatemala 2) Ethiopia
3) Nigeria 4) Congo
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 241 Vinod Rai will step down from which of the following posts by the end of May this year?
1) Attorney General of India 2) Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)
3) Chief Election Commissioner of India 4) The Chief Economic Advisor to the Government
of India
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 242 France, the second largest economy in the euro zone, has confirmed that it is now in recession. Which of the
following countries is the biggest economy in the Euro Zone?
1) Germany 2) UK
3) Italy 4) Spain
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 243 Which of the following countries has launched a new ‘superpriority’ same-day visa service for urgent
travelers from India recently? It is a first-of-its-kind service to be launched by the country.
1) US 2) South Korea
3) Japan 4) UK
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 244 Asghar Ali Engineer passed away recently in Mumbai after a prolonged illness. He was a noted
1) Hindu scholar 2) Islamic scholar
3) Historian 4) Wildlife Photographer
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 245 The government is planning to bring a proposal to the cabinet for an out-of-court settlement with British
telecom giant Vodafone on tax dispute issue. The telecom major, for its 2007 acquisition of Hutchison mobile in India, is
liable to pay
1) Rs 11,200 crore 2) Rs 10,000 crore
3) Rs 7,500 crore 4) Rs 5,200 crore
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 246 The Reserve Bank of India, in a bid to lure investors away from gold, the imports of which have widened
India’s current account deficit, is going to issue which of the following instruments for the first time in over a decade?
1) Fixed Net Asset Value (NAV) bonds 2) Inflation-Indexed Bonds (IIB)
3) Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS) 4) National Guaranteed Return Bonds (NGRB)
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5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 247 In a bid to re-enter the Olympic movement from which it was banished, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has
vowed to International Olympic Council (IOC) to abide with which of the following reforms?
1) Its constitution will be rewritten to set age cap of
70 for sports federation’s office bearers.
2) It will guarantee that no office bearer gets more
than three terms.
3) An IOC observer will be present during the IOA
elections. 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 248 The Arctic Council, in its biennial meeting, has agreed to expand to include six new nations as observer
states. Which of the following is not among them?
1) China 2) Singapore
3) India 4) Japan
5) Germany Ans.) 5
Ques. : 249 Who among the following has been appointed as the first CEO of the low cost airline AirAsia India, a joint
venture of the AirAsia, Tata Sons and Telestra Tradeplace?
1) Aditya Ghosh 2) Mittu Chandilya
3) Tony Fernandes 4) Rahul Bhatia
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 250 Identify the correct sentence(s) among the following in the context of India’s foreign direct investment policy
on multi-brand retail ventures:
1) The foreign investor should make a minimum
investment of $100 million, and 50 per cent of it
should be invested in back-end infrastructure.
2) A foreign retailer must source 30 per cent of the
value of goods being sold by it from domestic
micro, small and medium enterprises.
3) One-stop approval for operating the retail
business across the country.
4) Only 1) and 2)
5) Only 2) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 251 Three players, S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila have been arrested on the charges of spotfixing
for IPL matches recently. These players were playing for which of the following IPL teams?
1) Mumbai Indians 2) Rajasthan Royals
3) Royal Challengers Bangalore 4) Hyderabad Sunrisers
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 252 Consider the following statements with respect to ‘put and call’ option, which has been cleared recently, and
choose the correct statements among them:
1) This regulation has been framed by Sebi.
2) It mandates that for merger and acquisitions,
listed firms could use such options that create a
right to buy/sell more shares in the future.
3) Earlier, Sebi had given special permission for
using this option in the deal between Cairn and
Vedanta.
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 253 Following the international trend, the CEO and MD of Infosys has taken a pay cut of 26 per cent in financial
year 2012-13. Infosys is the second largest information-technology company of the country. Name the largest IT company
of the country.
1) Wipro 2) TCS
3) Satyam-Mahindra 4) HCL
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 254 The World Hypertension Day is observed on which of the following dates?
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1) May 15 2) May 17
3) May 21 4) May 29
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 255 What amount has been fixed by the central government recently for the annual plan of Bihar for the financial
year 2013-14?
1) Rs 12,000 crore 2) Rs 20,000 crore
3) Rs 34,000 crore 4) Rs 42,000 crore
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 256 Nearly nine lakh ASHA workers are engaged in providing qualitative healthcare to people in rural India. What
is the expanded form of ASHA?
1) Accredited Specialist Health Activists 2) Associated Social Health Activists
3) Accredited Social Health Activists 4) Associated Specialist Health Activists
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 257 Larry Page is the CEO of which of the following global internet giants? He made news recently after
revealing a problem with his vocal cords that makes it difficult for him to speak and breathe occasionally.
1) Google 2) Yahoo
3) Oracle 4) Apple
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 258 The Shapoorji Pallonji Group has announced to buy a majority stake in the USD 200-million Lux
International gaining access to Europe and Africa. Lux is a 110-year-old company based in
1) Spain 2) Switzerland
3) France 4) Italy
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 259 The Union Cabinet has given its approval for increase in the present income criterion for applying the
Creamy Layer restriction throughout the country from of Rs 4.5 lakh per annum to _____per annum.
1) Rs 5 lakh 2) Rs 5.5 lakh
3) Rs 6 lakh 4) Rs 6.5 lakh
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 260 Clearing the legal hurdles, the law minister Kapil Sibal has set the stage for the government to offload the
remaining stake in Balco and two other companies. The government had sold 51 per cent stake in Balco to which of the
following companies?
1) Sterlite Industries 2) Jindal Aluminium Limited
3) Mishra Dhatu Nigam 4) Sundaram - Clayton Limited
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 261 The government is considering providing Sovereign Guarantee of Rs 24,000 crore to the Indian Energy
Insurance Pool to provide insurance to domestic refineries that have been refused cover from European re-insurers.
What is the reason of denial by EU re-insurers?
1) These refineries are processing Iranian crude 2) These are not listed in European stock
exchanges
3) These are supplying refined oil to Iran 4) These are running in deficit since long
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 262 Former dictator Jorde Rafael Videla, who died recently, belonged to which of the following countries? He
was serving a jail term for crime against humanity during his dictatorship.
1) Argentina 2) Nigeria
3) Netherlands 4) Cambodia
5) None of these Ans.) 1
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Ques. : 263 For the alleged price fixing by the companies of which of the following industries, the Competition Appellate
Tribunal (Compat) has ordered them to deposit Rs 630 crore as penalty within four weeks?
1) Textile 2) Beverage
3) Cement 4) Telecom
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 264 The IBSA women’s forum, recently, has recommended developing a comprehensive action plan to end all
forms of violence against women. IBSA is an association of India, Brazil and which of the following countries?
1) South Africa 2) Singapore
3) Argentina 4) Both 1) and
5) Both 2) and 3) Ans.) 1
Ques. : 265 The department of telecommunication is working on a proposal to disallow crossholding by one telecom
firm in a competing one in the same circle. As per the present rules, a telecom company can acquire up to _____in its
rival company in the same circle.
1) 2 per cent 2) 4.9 per cent
3) 7.5 per cent 4) 9.9 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 266 According to an exchange notification published recently, Shikha Sharma has got a salary increase of 10 per
cent effective June 1. She is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of which of the following private sector
banks?
1) ICICI 2) HDFC
3) Axis Bank 4) Yes Bank
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 267 The Indian American software mogul, Vivek Ranadive, has become the first person of Indian descent to
become the owner of a major US sports team buying Sacramento Kings. The team is associated with which of the
following games?
1) Baseball 2) Basketball
3) Football 4) Volleyball
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 268 The finance ministry is considering raising the penalty for violations of RBI guidelines by banks. What is the
maximum penalty under the law at present for the above violations by banks?
1) Rs 1 crore 2) Rs 50 lakh
3) Rs 25 lakh 4) Rs 5 lakh
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 269 The government has announced the roll out of direct subsidy transfer for LPG connections starting from
June. What consumers need to avail this facility?
1) An Aadhar number 2) An Aadhar number linked with a bank account
3) Providing the Aadhar number to LPG
distributors to link it with LPG consumer number 4) All the above
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 270 The entry of new low cost carrier, AirAsia India, has brought new competition in the airlines sector. Which of
the following is the biggest low cost airline in India at present?
1) Jet Airways 2) Spicejet
3) Indigo 4) GoAir
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 271 The committee looking into the US retail giant Walmart’s lobbying activities to enter into Indian retail market,
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has submitted its report to Corporate Affairs Minister Sachin Pilot recently. Who among the following headed the
committee?
1) Mukul Mudgal 2) VN Khare
3) RC Lahoti 4) Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 272 Consider the following statements with respect to planned subsidy for the electric and hybrid vehicles in
India and choose the correct statement(s):
1) The government, under National Electric
Mobility Mission Plan 2020, envisages around
seven million electric and hybrid vehicles in seven
years.
2) The scheme includes non-levy of value added
tax, no road tax and 15 per cent concession on the
on-road price of the vehicle.
3) Currently, only Delhi has implemented this
scheme. 4) All the above are correct
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 273 Despite efforts to ramp up indigenous coal production, the Planning Commission feels that India will still
face a shortfall of about_______of coal by the end of the 12th Plan period.
1) 50 million tonnes 2) 100 million tonnes
3) 150 million tonnes 4) 200 million tonnes
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 274 The finance minister, in the budget for 2013-14, had proposed a surcharge of 10 per cent on individuals
termed as super rich or High Net-worth Individuals (HNIs). These are the individual with yearly income of
1) Rs 1 crore and above 2) Rs 2 crore and above
3) Rs 5 crore and above 4) Rs 10 crore and above
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 275 Examine the following statements with respect to the BSE Shariah index and identify the correct
alternative(s):
1) The BSE, with Taqwaa Advisory and Shariah
Investment Solutions (TASIS), launched BSE
TASIS Shariah 50 index in 2010.
2) The index consists of the 50 largest and most
liquid Shariah compliant stocks within the BSE
500.
3) The index has the largest number of listed
Shariah compliant stocks in the world after that of
Pakistan.
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 276 The much hyped Nirbhaya fund launched in the name of the Delhi gang rape victim, is still stuck in the
bureaucratic red tape. What is the size of the fund announced for the women’s empowerment?
1) Rs 500 crore 2) Rs 1000 crore
3) Rs 1200 crore 4) Rs 1500 crore
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 277 The Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India, runs micro-credit scheme through NMDFC in order to
empower the minorities through economic development. Expand the term NMDFC.
1) National Minority Deployment and Finance
Corporation
2) National Minority Development and Financing
Company
3) National Minority Development and Finance
Corporation
4) National Minority Development Funding
Corporation
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 278 Paul Erik Hoyer Larsen has been elected the chairman of which of the following international sports
governing bodies?
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1) Badminton World Federation 2) International Tennis Federation
3) World Chess Federation 4) FIFA
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 279 Who among the following has won the Rome Masters tennis tournament’s women’s singles final recently?
1) Serena Williams 2) Victoria Azarenka
3) Sara Errani 4) Simona Halep
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 280 Who is the winner of World Table Tennis Championships women’s singles final held in Paris recently?
1) Ding Ning 2) Li Xiaoxia
3) Liu Shiwen 4) Zhu Yuling
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 281 The legendry footballer, David Beckham, retired from professional football recently. He was captaining which
of the following teams when he announced his retirement?
1) Paris Saint-Germain 2) Manchester United
3) Real Madrid 4) Milan
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 282 Indian archer Deepika Kumari played two finals but had to settle for silver in both the events in the first Stage
World Cup Archery tournament held in ______recently.
1) Seoul 2) Shanghai
3) Kuala Lumpur 4) Madrid
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 283 The name of Samina Baig was in the news recently as she became the first woman of her country to scale
Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain peak (8,848 m). She is from
1) Saudi Arabia 2) Pakistan
3) Bahrain 4) Kuwait
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 284 The Padma Bhushan awardee writer from India, UR Ananthamurthy, is in the running for the Man Booker
International Prize 2013. He writes in which of the following languages?
1) Tamil 2) Hindi
3) English 4) Kannada
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 285 The Oil ministry’s technical arm for exploration, Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, has recommended
that three gas discoveries reported by Reliance Industries in the KG-D6 block should be taken away from it. KG-D6 block
is situated off the _______coast.
1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Tamil Nadu
3) Kerala 4) Gujarat
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 286 Who among the following has clinched the Rome Masters tennis tournament’s men’s singles title recently?
1) Rafael Nadal 2) Roger Federer
3) David Ferrer 4) Andy Murray
5) Novak Djokovic Ans.) 1
Ques. : 287 The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is all set to pay a state visit to which of the following countries? He
will be the first Japanese Prime Minister to visit the country in 36 years.
1) China 2) South Korea
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3) Myanmar 4) Bangladesh
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 288 India and China have firmed up eight agreements during the recent visit of Chinese premier Li Keqiang to
New Delhi. The two countries have set a target of _______by 2015 for bilateral trade.
1) USD 50 billion 2) USD 65 billion
3) USD 75 billion 4) USD 100 billion
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 289 The Anti-Terrorism Day is observed annually across the nation on which of the following dates? On this date
India’s youngest Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi fell to the designs of terrorists in 1991.
1) May 19 2) May 20
3) May 21 4) May 22
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 290 Who among the following has been appointed as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India
recently?
1) R Chandrasekhar 2) Sindhushree Khullar
3) Sumit Bose 4) Shashi Kant Sharma
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 291 In another set-back to Indian Premier League (IPL), which of the following teams withdrew itself from the
event recently?
1) Sunrisers Hyderabad 2) Kolkata Knight Riders
3) Pune Warriors 4) Delhi Daredevils
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 292 India-China trade has risen sharply in the last one decade and reached $66 billion in 2012, compared to $3
billion in 2000. However, the balance of trade has remained highly in favour of China and the trade deficit for India in 2012
has reached to
1) $12 billion 2) $29 billion
3) $32 billion 4) $43 billion
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 293 Consider the following statements with respect to the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India
and indentify the correct option(s):
1) The CAG is appointed for a term of six years or
till the incumbent attains the age of 65 years,
whichever is earlier.
2) The President of India appoints the CAG of
India, in terms of Article 148 (1) of the Constitution
of India.
3) After completing eventful five and a half years,
Vinod Rai retired as CAG to make way for Shashi
Kant Sharma recently.
4) All the above
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 294 Vice president Hamid Ansari has gone on a four-day official visit to which of the following countries?
1) Uzbekistan 2) Kazakhstan
3) Kyrgyzstan 4) Tajikistan
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 295 Name the IT outsourcing company which has sacked its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Phaneesh Murthy
after it came to learn that he had not disclosed his relationship with a subordinate to the company.
1) Infosys 2) iGate
3) Mahindra Satyam 4) Patni
5) None of these Ans.) 2
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Ques. : 296 India's Saurav Ghosal, ranked 19 in the world in the respective game, is associated with which of the
following games?
1) Billiards 2) Golf
3) Squash 4) Table Tennis
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 297 Indians have become the largest foreign-born group in London with 2.63 lakh people born in India are living
there. Now, what per cent of all foreign-born residents in London are Indians?
1) Nearly 9% 2) Nearly 11%
3) Nearly 15% 4) Nearly 19%
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 298 Kanya Vidya Dhan Yojana is associated with which of the following states in India?
1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Haryana 4) Rajasthan
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 299 As different regulatory bodies have been set up to regulate different sectors, chit funds in India are regulated
by which of the following institutions?
1) RBI 2) State governments
3) Sebi 4) IRDA
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 300 The Inflation-Indexed bonds announced by the government will make their debut in the month of June.
These bonds, initially, will be indexed against
1) Wholesale Price Index 2) Consumer Price Index
3) Sensex 4) Nifty
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 301 India has successfully test-fired BrahMos supersonic cruise missile capable of carrying a warhead of 300
kg. This missile system is jointly developed by India and
1) Russia 2) US
3) Israel 4) Germany
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 302 Who among the following has topped the Forbes’s world’s most powerful women of the year list released
recently?
1) Dilma Rousseff 2) Angela Merkel
3) Milinda Gates 4) Mishelle Obama
5) Sonia Gandhi Ans.) 2
Ques. : 303 Examine the following facts in connection with India’s first inflation-indexed bonds to be launched on 4 June
and choose the correct option(s):
1) These bonds will not get any special tax
treatment but will count towards the statutory
liquidity ratio (SLR) requirements of banks.
2) The RBI is planning to issue Rs12,000 crore to
Rs15,000 crore of these bonds in 2013-14 in line
with a budget announcement.
3) These 10-year bonds will have a fixed coupon
rate and their principal value will be linked to the
Wholesale Price Index (WPI).
4) Only 2) and 3)
5) All 1), 2) and 3) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 304 Ben Bernanke is the chairman of which of the following institutions at present?
1) WTO 2) IMF
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3) World Bank 4) Federal Reserve of US
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 305 On his Pakistan visit, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has been conferred the country’s highest civil award
1) Nishan-e-Pakistan 2) Nishan-e-Imtiaz
3) Sitara-e-Pakistan 4) Hilal-e-Pakistan
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 306 The cabinet of which of the following states has given its nod to a proposal with provisions that Class III or
equivalent rank daily wage employees will retire at the age 60 and that of Class IV or equivalent rank at the age of 62 and
will get National Pension benefits?
1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Uttarakhand
3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Himachal Pradesh
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 307 The chief minister of which of the following states has won the United Nation's Public Service Award for his
Mass Contact Programme? In this programme, he directly engaged with people in the state to address their grievances.
1) Kerala 2) Bihar
3) Chhattisgarh 4) Rajasthan
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 308 Industry body COAI is associated with which of the following industries?
1) Automobiles 2) Textile
3) GSM Mobile Service 4) Computer Hardware
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 309 Delhi’s Lokayukta Justice Manmohan Sarin has indicted CM Sheila Dikshit for allegedly misusing
government funds for political gain ahead of assembly elections in 2008. He has also sought reimbursement of what
amount either from her or from her party?
1) Rs 2 crore 2) Rs 7 crore
3) Rs 11 crore 4) Rs 22 crore
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 310 Expand the term IFCI as used in the financial world?
1) Industrial Forecasting Corporation of India 2) Industrial Finance Corporation of India
3) International Finance Corporation of India 4) Industrial Finance Corpus of India
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 311 Who among the following has been declared the winner of the fifth Man Booker International Prize?
1) Lydia Davis 2) UR Ananthamurthy
3) Intizar Husain 4) Yann Martel
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 312 What amount has been finalised as the Annual Plan for Madhya Pradesh for the current fiscal?
1) Rs 22,000 crore 2) Rs 23,500 crore
3) Rs 27,000 crore 4) Rs 35,500 crore
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 313 The novelist, short story writer, poet and critic Ravuri Bharadwaja has been selected for the prestigious
Jnanpith award for the year 2012. He writes in which of the following languages?
1) Oriya 2) Hindi
3) Telugu 4) Urdu
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5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 314 A seasoned coach, S Subramaniam, passed away recently. He was associated with which of the following
games?
1) Volleyball 2) Badminton
3) Squash 4) Basketball
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 315 The government has given green signal for the manufacturing and plying of a new category of vehicles
called quadricycles. Which of the following is correct in this regard?
1) These new four-wheelers will have a max
speed of 70 kmph and seating capacity of four.
2) These can be registered as commercial
vehicles only.
3) The first product in this category in India is
RE60 developed by Bajaj Auto. 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 316 Name the empire form Pakistan who has been sacked by the ICC from the Champions Trophy for allegedly
being involve in betting scandal related to IPL.
1) Shakeel Khan 2) Asad Rauf
3) Aleem Dar 4) Tariq Ata
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 317 Name the Indian-American who has become the first south Asian judge to America’s second highest court.
1) Bijoy Sahoo 2) Kumble Subbaswamy
3) Venkatesh Narayanamurti 4) Srikanth Srinivasan
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 318 Meg Whitman is the CEO of which of the following multinational IT companies?
1) Hewlett and Packard 2) Lenovo
3) IBM 4) Oracle
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 319 Several real-estate developers are planning to tap the ECB route to avail easy finance for providing
affordable housing. What is the expanded form of ECB?
1) Extensive Commercial Borrowings 2) External Commercial Borrowings
3) Extra Commercial Borrowings 4) Excess Commercial Borrowings
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 320 Anand Shetty, who passed away recently, was an outstanding former international
1) sprinter 2) boxer
3) swimmer 4) archer
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 321 The name of Gurunath Meiyappan, who has been arrested by Mumbai crime branch for his alleged
involvement in IPL betting scandal, is associated with the IPL franchise
1) Rajasthan Royals 2) Pune Warriors
3) Chennai Superkings 4) Mumbai Indians
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 322 Who among the following is the Indian Premiere League (IPL) commissioner at present?
1) Rajiv Shukla 2) N Srinivasan
3) Lalit Modi 4) Arun Jaitley
5) None of these Ans.) 1
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Ques. : 323 Kankasanthurai harbour, which is being built with India’s assistance, is situated in which of the following
countries?
1) Iran 2) Bangladesh
3) Sri Lanka 4) Maldives
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 324 What is the term used for a basic bank account opened with a commercial bank, generally offered to underprivileged
people, which requires either nil minimum balance or very low minimum balance? Services available to such
account are limited.
1) Students savings bank account 2) Salary account
3) Current account 4) No-frills account
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 325 The Union Minister Veerapa Moily has been presented with a "Global Citizen Award" by Bangkok University
for his role in transforming which of the following cities as a global IT hub during his tenure as Karnataka Chief Minister?
1) Bangalore 2) Chennai
3) Hyderabad 4) Mangalore
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 326 The 'Nitaqat' law, which is being implemented in Saudi Arabia and is seen as a threat for a large number of
Indians working there, makes it mandatory for local companies to hire one Saudi national for every _____migrant
workers.
1) 2 2) 5
3) 10 4) 20
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 327 Who among the following Indian women is/are included among the top 10 of the most powerful women of
the world list compiled by Forbes magazine for 2013?
1) Sonia Gandhi 2) Sushma Swaraj
3) Chanda Kochhar 4) Mamta Banerjee
5) All the above Ans.) 1
Ques. : 328 The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to grant the status of a classical language to which of the
following languages?
1) Bengali 2) Oriya
3) Maithili 4) Malayalam
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 329 The 12th SAARCLAW Annual Conference and the 9th SAARC Chief Justices Conference were organised in
which of the following places recently?
1) Thimphu 2) Kabul
3) Chennai 4) Dhaka
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 330 President Robert Mugabe has signed new the Constitution of the country into law recently clearing the path
to crucial elections later this year. Name the country which Mugabe is ruling since its independence from Britain in 1980?
1) Zaire 2) Zimbabwe
3) Nigeria 4) Uganda
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 331 Mahendra Karma, the person who set up the Salwa Judum in Chhattisgarh, has been shot dead in a Maoist
attack recently. What is Salwa Judum?
1) The highest council of tribes of Chhattisgarh 2) An annual gathering of tribes
3) An anti-Naxal tribal militia trained and armed by 4) A campaign to encourage tribal people to send
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the state their children to schools
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 332 The name of an American of Chinese descent, Yitang Zhang, was in news recently for which of the following
reasons?
1) He has warned India not to believe Chinese
administration
2) He has discovered a landmark theorem in the
distribution of prime numbers
3) He has been caught spying for China 4) He is campaigning in support of democracy in
China
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 333 African Union leaders met in Addis Ababa for the 50th anniversary celebrations of the bloc recently. Addis
Ababa is the capital city of
1) Ethiopia 2) Cameroon
3) Nigeria 4) Chad
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 334 Which of the following automotive major has announced to recall over 22,000 cars from the market due to a
faulty breaking system?
1) Renault 2) Ford
3) Nissan 4) General Motor
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 335 Who among the following has won the Monaco Grand Prix Formula One championship recently?
1) Lewis Hamilton 2) Sebastian Vettel
3) Mark Webber 4) Nico Rosberg
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 336 Mumbai Indians has won the sixth edition of the Indian Premiere League (IPL) recently for the first time.
Which of the following franchise has won the IPL more than once?
1) Rajasthan Royals 2) Kolkata Knight Riders
3) Sunrisers Hyderabad 4) Chennai Super Kings
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 337 Who among the following has authored the recently published book titled ‘The Black Coat’?
1) Nilanjan Banerjee 2) Neamat Imam
3) Kishwar Desai 4) Nilima Bhat
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 338 The IPL style tennis tournament, Indian Premier Tennis League (IPTL), scheduled to start in late 2014 and
to be played in six Asian cities sporting the biggest names of tennis, is founded by
1) Leander Paes 2) Mahesh Bhupati
3) Prakash Amritraj 4) Purav Raja
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 339 TM Soundararajan (TMS), who passed away recently, was a veteran
1) playback singer 2) musician
3) novelist 4) poet
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 340 The centrally sponsored programme ICDS is aimed at ensuring proper growth and development of preschool
children, women and adolescent girls in India. What is the expanded form of ICDS?
1) International Child Development Services 2) Integrated Child Development Services
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3) International Child Development Scheme 4) Intensified Child Development Services
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 341 The investigation of the recent massacre in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh which claimed 27 lives, mainly
Congress leaders, is handed over to
1) CBI 2) NIA
3) CID 4) Crime branch of Chhattisgarh police
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 342 Who among the following scored most runs in the recently concluded IPL-6 tournament?
1) Mike Hussey 2) Virat Kohli
3) Suresh Raina 4) Chris Gayle
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 343 Which of the following companies has discovered a huge reserve of natural gas in KG basin recently?
1) Jubilant 2) Hinduja
3) RIL 4) Essar
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 344 Name the bank which has announced to launch first-of-its-kind debit-cum-credit card within a month. This
card will perform the dual function of being both a credit and debit card.
1) Central Bank of India 2) State Bank of India
3) Bank of Baroda 4) Bank of India
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 345 To further curb gold imports, the RBI, in its monetary policy statement for 2013-14, has barred banks from
which of the following?
1) Granting advances for purchases of gold
bullion
2) Granting advances for purchases of gold
jewellery
3) Granting advances for purchases of gold coins 4) Granting advances for purchases of units of
gold ETFs
5) All the above Ans.) 5
Ques. : 346 Which of the following films has won the best film award, The Palme D’Or, at the 66th Cannes Film Festival
which concluded recently?
1) The Past 2) Blue is the Warmest Color
3) Like Father, Like Son 4) Heli
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 347 CNES is the space agency of which of the following countries? Its president Jean-Yves Le Gall visited
ISRO’s headquarters at Bangalore recently.
1) Israel 2) Germany
3) Italy 4) France
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 348 Which of the following countries carry the distinction of being the first dialogue partner of the Community of
Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)? Formed in 2011, CELAC comprises all states of North and South
America, barring US and Canada.
1) China 2) India
3) Japan 4) Germany
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 349 The government has implemented 66 of 72 recommendations made by Sachar Committee. This committee
was appointed in 2005 to prepare a report on the latest social, economic and educational condition of the
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_______community of India.
1) Scheduled Cast 2) Scheduled Tribes
3) Muslim 4) Migrant
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 350 Rana Kapoor is the CEO of which of the following private sector banks?
1) Yes Bank 2) Kotak Mahindra
3) Saraswat Bank 4) IndusInd Bank
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 351 The 60th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest, when Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing
Norgay climb the Earth's highest mountain, was celebrated on May 29. Sherpa was a Nepalese while Edmund Hillary
was a citizen of
1) New Zealand 2) Germany
3) France 4) UK
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 352 Which of the following countries has topped among the developed nations in the recently released Better
Life Index compiled by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)?
1) UK 2) Australia
3) Germany 4) Japan
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 353 The 12th edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup will be staged in 2019 in which of the following countries?
1) West Indies 2) Australia
3) England 4) New Zealand
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 354 Odisha has emerged as the champion in the men's event in the 3rd Hockey India Sub-Junior National
Championship while ___________has emerged as the women’s event champion.
1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Jharkhand
3) Haryana 4) Chandigarh
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 355 Which of the following countries has recently announced to go ahead with deliveries of S-300 anti-aircraft
missiles to Syria which will help it deter foreign intervention?
1) Iran 2) China
3) Russia 4) Pakistan
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 356 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is considering the inclusion of one of the eight removed sports
from the list of 25 core sports in the 2020 Olympics. Which of the following is one of the removed sports?
1) Wrestling 2) Boxing
3) Basketball 4) Archery
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 357 The name of India's Jamjang Deru is associated with which of the following games? He has bagged three
medals (including two gold medals) in a recent championship in Doha?
1) Wrestling 2) Archery
3) Weightlifting 4) Squash
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 358 Which of the following internet companies has bought the micro-blogging platform Tumblr for USD 1.1 bn
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recently?
1) Google 2) Yahoo
3) Microsoft 4) Apple
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 359 The European Patent Office, announcing the winners of the European Inventor Award 2013, has honoured
India-born Ajay Bhatt-led team at US tech-giant Intel. This team is had developed which of the following path-breaking
technologies?
1) Blue ray disc 2 2) Universal Serial Bus (USB)
3) Octa-core processors 4) Near field communication (NFC)
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 360 Which of the following countries has recently ordered the extradition of Ravi Shankaran, one of the main
accused in the Naval war room leak case, to India?
1) UK 2) Germany
3) France 4) US
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 361 Indian filmmakers are vying for access in China’s growing market for cinema which is largely dominated by
Hollywood films. China allows only ______foreign movies every year to be release there.
1) 34 2) 50
3) 64 4) 80
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 362 Which of the following mobile handset makers has come up with its high-end model named ‘Mega’
recently?
1) Nokia 2) HTC
3) Samsung 4) LG
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 363 The chairman of which of the following network marketing firms in India was arrested under Prize Chits and
Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act recently?
1) RCM Business 2) Hindustan Unilever Network
3) Amway 4) Modicare
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 364 The multi-purpose Kishau dam, which will generate 660 MW of electricity, besides providing irrigation facility,
will come up on which of the following rivers?
1) Tons 2) Manjira
3) Godavari 4) Penna
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 365 Vijay Bahuguna is the chief minister of which of the following Indian states at present?
1) Chhattisgarh 2) Uttarakhand
3) Himachal Pradesh 4) Assam
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 366 The rising Indian tennis star Somdev Devvarman was defeated in the second round of French Open tennis
tournament by who among the following recently?
1) Roger Federer 2) Rafael Nadal
3) Novak Djokovic 4) David Ferrer
5) None of these Ans.) 1
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Ques. : 367 The target set by the Planning Commission for power generation in 12th plan is
1) 66,000 MW 2) 72,000 MW
3) 88,000 MW 4) 92,000 MW
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 368 India is all set to activate the atomic reactor on board which of the following indigenous nuclear submarines
soon?
1) INS Chakra 2) INS Shishumar
3) INS Shindhughosh 4) INS Arihant
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 369 Which of the following IT majors has bagged a six year contract worth Rs 1,100 crore for end-to-end IT
modernisation programme from the Department of Post (DoP)?
1) Infosys 2) Wipro
3) HCL 4) TCS
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 370 As CTBT stands for Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, FMCT stands for
1) Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty 2) Futuristic Material Cut-off Treaty
3) Formidable Material Cut-off Treaty 4) Forbidden Material Cut-off Treaty
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 371 India is home to the second largest population of people with HIV or AIDS in the world. Which of the
following countries has the largest population with HIV or AIDS?
1) US 2) South Africa
3) Brazil 4) Indonesia
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 372 Rituparno Ghosh, who died recently, was a versatile
1) Film maker 2) Lyrist
3) Musician 4) Actor
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 373 Atul Rai has recently resigned as the Managing Director and CEO of which of the following organisations?
1) IFCI 2) SIDBI
3) Unit Trust 4) LIC
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 374 The UNESCO has designated which of the following places in India as a world biosphere reserve under its
‘Man and the Biosphere Programme’?
1) Andaman Islands 2) Nicobar Islands
3) Lakshadweep 4) Sri Rangam
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 375 The Asian Athletic Championship is set to be organised at which of the following places in India?
1) Chennai 2) New Delhi
3) Pune 4) Mumbai
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 376 Which of the following e-commerce majors shut down its digital music store named ‘Flyte’ recently?
1) Jabong 2) Amazon
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3) Flipkart 4) Myntra
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 377 India has signed a much awaited extradition treaty with which of the following countries recently? It took 20
years to negotiate the treaty.
1) Japan 2) Singapore
3) UK 4) Thailand
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 378 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has earmarked which of the following days as 'World No Tobacco
Day'?
1) May 31 2) May 30
3) May 29 4) May 28
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 379 Recently, a letter written by Rudyard Kipling was put for auction in which he had admitted of plagiarism.
Which of the following books was written by him?
1) The Lost World 2) The Jungle Book
3) Treasure Island 4) A Tale of Two Cities
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 380 The ambitious project to develop a 3,200-km highway linking India with Thailand in under consideration.
This highway will link India with Thailand through
1) China 2) Myanmar
3) Bhutan 4) Bangladesh
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 381 Who among the following has been appointed DRDO chairman and Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister of
India recently?
1) S Sundaresh 2) K Tamilmani
3) Avinash Chander 4) A Sivathanu Pillai
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 382 Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister of which of the following countries?
1) Singapore 2) Thailand
3) Bhutan 4) Myanmar
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 383 As the government has rolled out its ambitious direct benefit transfer programme for cooking gas from June
1, LPG consumers in 18 districts now get ______in their bank accounts as they book an LPG cylinder.
1) Rs 435 2) Rs 535
3) Rs 735 4) Rs 935
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 384 The Planning Commission has approved the annual Plan outlay for Delhi for the year 2013-14 of
1) Rs 14,524 crore 2) Rs 16,626 crore
3) Rs 18,700 crore 4) Rs 20,626 crore
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 385 As per the data released by Central Statistical Organisation (CSO), the Indian economy grew at its slowest
pace in a decade in 2012-13. What has been its rate of growth during 2012-13?
1) 4.7 per cent 2) 5 per cent
3) 6.2 per cent 4) 7 per cent
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5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 386 As part of modernization, 75 Pilatus PC-7 MK-II basic trainer aircrafts has been inducted in the Indian Air
Force recently. These aircrafts have been procured from which of the following countries?
1) France 2) Italy
3) Israel 4) Switzerland
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 387 The Vienna headquartered OPEC supplies about 35 per cent of the global oil supplies. Expanded the term
OPEC.
1) Organisation of Petroleum Exploring Countries 2) Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
3) Organisation of Petroleum Exporting
Companies
4) Organisation of Petroleum Exploring
Companies
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 388 Name the boy/girl who has won the 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee contest in US.
1) Arvind Mahankali 2) Vismaya Kharkar
3) Pranav Sivakumar 4) Vanya Shivashankar
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 389 The proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant in Maharashtra, which will be a European Pressurised Reactor
(EPR) with six units (each of 1,650 MW capacity), is to be set up with the help of
1) France 2) Germany
3) Russia 4) US
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 390 The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has allowed the Sterlite Industries Limited to commence operation of its
copper plant in Tamil Nadu recently. Who among the following is the chairman of the NGT at present?
1) SB Sinha 2) Swatanter Kumar
3) Syed Nazim Husain Zaidi 4) VS Sirpukar
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 391 The apex court of which of the following countries has ruled the parliament of the country as unconstitutional
recently?
1) Egypt 2) Syria
3) Iran 4) Pakistan
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 392 Which of the following Indian cities will host the 4th edition of World Cup Kabaddi?
1) New Delhi 2) Chandigarh
3) Lucknow 4) Gurgaon
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 393 India is all set to become the sixth nation after the US, Russia, Japan, China and Europe to launch a
mission to which of the following planets?
1) Jupiter 2) Mercury
3) Mars 4) Venus
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 394 Which of the following countries has signed an agreement with the International Labour Organization (ILO)
to provide approximately USD 2.5 million for a programme to improve working conditions in export-oriented industries in
Bangladesh?
1) US 2) Norway
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3) Japan 4) China
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 395 In a major top management re-shuffle, software major Infosys has appointed who among the following as
the new executive chairman of its Board for 5 years?
1) Rohan Murthy 2) NR Narayana Murthy
3) Nandan Nilekani 4) Kris Gopalakrishnan
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 396 The World Environment Day is observed on which of the following dates?
1) Jun 1 2) Jun 3
3) Jun 5 4) Jun 7
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 397 Vina Mazumdar, who died recently, was a
1) noted historian 2) feminist and pioneer in womens studies in
India
3) renowned anthropologist 4) pioneer of adult education
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 398 The United Nations Organisation for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) has recently designated the
Great Nicobar Islands as biosphere reserve. It is now ____Indian reserve in UNESCO world network.
1) Third 2) Fifth
3) Seventh 4) Ninth
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 399 The IFSC is an alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies a bank-branch. Expand the term IFSC.
1) Indian Forward System Code 2) Indian Facilitation System Code
3) Indian Fundamental System Code 4) Indian Financial System Code
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 400 Which of the following countries has pledged to invest USD 1-bn for strengthening social systems and
security in the conflict-stricken Sahel region in Africa?
1) US 2) China
3) India 4) Japan
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 401 Consider the following with respect to Sebi’s minimum public shareholding norms for listed private sector
companies and choose the correct statements:
1) The promoters holding will be capped at 75 per
cent.
2) There must be at least 25 per cent public share
holding in the firms.
3) The deadline set by the Sebi to comply with the
norms ended on Jun 3. 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 402 The RBI Governor D Subbarao has allayed fears of stagflation in the Indian economy and asserted that the
central bank is sensitive to growth concerns. Which of following statements is/are correct about stagflation?
1) Persistent high inflation combined with high
unemployment and slow economic growth
2) Persistent high inflation combined with high
employment and fast economic growth
3) Low inflation combined with high
unemployment and slow economic growth
4) Low inflation combined with high employment
rate and fast paced economic growth
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 403 Setting a new bench mark in transparency, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled which of
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the following answerable under the Right to Information Act declaring them public authorities?
1) Private firms receiving govt aid 2) Labour unions
3) Political parties 4) Sports authorities
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 404 Bollywood actor Jiah Khan allegedly committed suicide recently. She had acted in which of the following
films?
1) Houseful 2) Nishabd
3) Ghajini 4) All the above
5) Only 2) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 405 Name the country which recently imposed 2-child limit on its minority Muslims.
1) Thailand 2) Myanmar
3) Bhutan 4) China
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 406 Which of the following countries has been given the ICC Shield for finishing as the No 1 ODI team in the
Championship table (between April 1, 2012 and April 1, 2013)?
1) England 2) India
3) Australia 4) South Africa
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 407 In an attempt to wean the investors away from gold, the govt has launched first tranche of inflation-linked
bonds totaling _______recently.
1) Rs 1,000 crore 2) Rs 1,100 crore
3) Rs 1,200 crore 4) Rs 1,500 crore
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 408 Name the 15-year old boy who has become the youngest Indian to scale the Mount Everest, the highest
peak in the world.
1) Nameirakpam Chingkheinganba 2) Raghav Joneja
3) Prithvi Singh Chahal 4) Shubham Kaushik
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 409 Expand the term FSDC.
1) Financial Solidarity Development Council 2) Financial Stability and Development Council
3) Financial Studies and Development Centre 4) Financial Security and Development Council
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 410 Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the present Prime Minister of which of the following countries? The country is
facing the worst protests in a decade.
1) Turkey 2) Egypt
3) Syria 4) Ghana
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 411 Which of the following states is set to sign an MOU with the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT) to tap its vast resources to help give the state's educational system a face lift?
1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Tamil Nadu
3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Maharashtra
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 412 During the recent visit of the foreign minister of which of the following countries to India, both the countries
decided to speed up the process of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and also reviewed the progress in Mutual Legal
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Assistance Treaty?
1) New Zealand 2) Australia
3) South Africa 4) Japan
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 413 The new sanctions imposed by the US on Iran has targeted its currency and auto industry seeking to render
Iranian money useless outside the country. Name the currency of Iran.
1) Dinar 2) Lira
3) Dirham 4) Rial
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 414 The Cabinet has recently approved a proposal for non-binding conciliation with the British telecom major
Vodafone. The conciliation will be under the
1) UK arbitration law 2) The United Nations Commission on
International Trade Law
3) Hong Kong arbitration law 4) Indian arbitration law
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 415 Name the cricketer suspended by the Bangladesh Cricket Board for his alleged involvement in the match
fixing in Bangladesh Premier League T20? An ICC inquiry in this regard is in progress.
1) Junaid Siddique 2) Mohammad Ashraful
3) Aftab Ahmed 4) Abdur Razzak
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 416 The Union Cabinet has cleared a legislation to set up the long-pending real estate regulator aimed at
protecting home buyers from unscrupulous developers and builders. Which of the following statements is/are correct in
this regard?
1) There will one real state regulator for the entire
country.
2) Private developers will have to register projects
before sale and can advertise only after getting all
clearances.
3) All project details to be publicly disclosed. 4) All the above
5) Only 2) and 3) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 417 Expand the term NELP.
1) National Experts on Licensing Policy 2) National Exploration Liaisoning Policy
3) National Exploration Licensing Policy 4) National Export Licensing Policy
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 418 The men’s and women’s hockey teams of India have departed for Rotterdam to participate in the FIH World
League Round 3 (semifinals). Indian men’s squad is headed by Sardara Singh while the women’s team is led by
1) Jaspreet Kaur 2) Ritu Rani
3) Rashmi Singh 4) Vandana Kataria
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 419 Atul Chitnis died recently after a long battle with cancer. He was a pioneer of _____ in India.
1) open source software movement 2) business process outsourcing
3) law process outsourcing 4) e-commerce revolution
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 420 Indian has recently allowed which of the following countries to train its forces at Indian Army establishments
for an additional five years? The earlier agreement with this country had expired recently.
1) Japan 2) Thailand
3) Singapore 4) Philippine
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5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 421 To check the spiraling gold imports, which is putting huge pressure on the current account deficit, the govt
has hiked the import duty on gold from existing 6 per cent to
1) 7 per cent 2) 8 per cent
3) 9 per cent 4) 10 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 422 India and which of the following countries have been agreed to hold their first ever bilateral naval exercise in
2015 and make it a regular feature in coming years?
1) Japan 2) Singapore
3) Australia 4) US
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 423 Which of the following automobile companies in India has launched a small car named Vibe recently?
1) General Motor 2) Mahindra and Mahindra
3) Renault 4) Nissan
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 424 The Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC), the apex body of the financial sector regulators in
India, is led by
1) The governor of RBI 2) The Finance Minister
3) The Prime Minister 4) The Law Minister
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 425 Name the athlete who has set a new meet record in the men’s long jump event (jumping 8m) in the National
Inter-State Athletics meet in New Delhi recently?
1) Arshad Khan 2) Prem Kumar
3) Ankit Sharma 4) Neeraj Kumar
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 426 Name the world’s largest online retail company which has entered the Indian e-commerce space recently.
1) ebay 2) Amazon
3) Staples Inc 4) Walmart
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 427 The term ICAAP is used in the context of which of the following?
1) Risk Management 2) Dealing with Public Companies
3) Capital Adequacy Ratio 4) Right to Information Act
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 428 Which of the following type of contract is ‘interest rate swap’?
1) Trade Contract 2) Loan Contract
3) Financial Contract 4) Risk Contract
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 429 What is the expanded form of the term FRBM Act?
1) Financial Responsibility and Budget
Management Act
2) Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management
Act
3) Forward Responsibility and Budget
Management Act
4) Financial Restrictions and Budget Management
Act
5) None of these Ans.) 2
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Ques. : 430 The US president Barack Obama has appointing who among the following as his national security adviser
recently?
1) Susan Rice 2) Tom Donilon
3) Paul Ryan 4) Colin Powell
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 431 The DGCA in India is conducting a preliminary examination into charges that Ranbaxy Laboratories has
pleaded guilty in the US. Expand the term DCGA.
1) Drug Coordinator General of India 2) Drug Controller General of India
3) Drug Curator General of India 4) Drug Control Group of India
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 432 The name of the national champion Saurav Ghosal is associated with which of the following games?
1) Shooting 2) Squash
3) Billiards 4) Basketball
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 433 The Miss World competition 2013 is scheduled to be organised in which of the following cities?
1) Bali, Indonesia 2) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3) Manila, Philippines 4) Sao Paulo, Brazil
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 434 The US State Department has renewed six-month waivers on recent Iran sanctions for which of the following
countries?
1) India 2) China
3) Pakistan 4) Japan
5) Both 1) and 2) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 435 Consider the following statements with respect to multi-brand retail in India and govt’s recent stand in this
regard and choose the correct statement(s):
1) The govt had allowed 51 per cent FDI in multibrand
retail in 2012.
2) The interested firms need to invest USD 100-
mn equally divided into front-end and back-end.
3) Franchisee route will not be allowed and
infrastructure (front and back) should be build right
from scratch.
4) All the above
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 436 India's premier anti-terror information and intelligence support organisation proposed in the aftermath of the
terrorist attacks on Mumbai in 2008, National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID), has to become operational by
1) 2013 2) 2015
3) 2016 4) 2020
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 437 India and which of the following countries has signed an umbrella agreement on financial and technical
cooperation in the field of energy, environment and management of natural resources recently?
1) Japan 2) Germany
3) Singapore 4) South Korea
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 438 Who among the following has been appointed as the India’s new High Commissioner in Islamabad?
1) TCA Raghavan 2) S Jaishankar
3) Nirupama Rao 4) Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa
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5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 439 Austria has withdrawn its troops from the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)
deployed at Golan Heights. The UNDOF had been deployed there to monitor a ceasefire between Israel and which of the
following countries since 1974?
1) Syria 2) Iraq
3) Turkey 4) Lebanon
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 440 The Forbes’ 2013 list of highest-paid athletes has been topped by who among the following? Indian
cricketer MS Dhoni has been ranked at 16th place in the list.
1) Kobe Byrant 2) Roger Federer
3) Tiger Woods 4) Maria Sharapova
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 441 The election campaign for the post of President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has begun.
Who is the present president of IOC?
1) Antonio Samaranch 2) Jacques Rogge
3) Thomas Bach 4) Aicha Garad Ali
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 442 Name the athlete who has set a new national record in 3000 meter steeplechase for women while
performing in the 53rd National Athletics championships recently.
1) OP Jaisha 2) Preeja Sreedharan
3) Sudha Singh 4) Asha Roy
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 443 The foundation of the India’s first defence university, Indian National Defence University (INDU) has been
laid down at which of the following places? It will become operational by 2018.
1) Nasik 2) Bangalore
3) Allahabad 4) Gurgaon
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 444 The department of telecommunication (DoT) has imposed a fine of Rs 1,263 crore for allegedly under
reporting revenues during financial years 2008-09 to 2010-11 on
1) Idea 2) Bharti Airtel
3) Vodafone 4) Reliance Communication
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 445 McGraw Hill Financial is the promoter company of which of the following credit rating agencies?
1) Standard & Poor’s 2) CIBIL
3) Moody’s 4) Fitch
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 446 The market regulator Sebi had mandated that all listed private sector companies must have at least
_____per cent public share holding.
1) 15 2) 20
3) 25 4) 30
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 447 The book titled Righteous Republic has been written by who among the following?
1) Kuldeep Mathur 2) Ananya Vajpeyi
3) Narendra Jadhav 4) Ashwini Deshpande
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5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 448 The billionaire Ambani brothers has announced a deal, wherein Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Jio will
use towers owned by Anil Ambani’s Reliance Infratel. The deal is valued at more than ________over the lifetime of the
contract.
1) Rs 8,000-crore 2) Rs 10,000-crore
3) Rs 11,000-crore 4) Rs 12,000-crore
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 449 The World Oceans Day is observed on which of the following dates?
1) Jun 1 2) Jun 4
3) Jun 5 4) Jun 8
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 450 The defending Women's Singles champion of Thailand Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament, Saina
Nehwal, has bowed out of the competition being defeated in quarterfinals in the hands of
1) Tine Baun 2) Ratchanok Intanon
3) Juan Gu 4) Wang Yihan
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 451 Who among the following has won the women’s singles title of the French Open tennis tournament
recently?
1) Maria Sharapova 2) Serena Williams
3) Victoria Azarenka 4) Agnieszka Radwanska
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 452 Name the badminton player who has become the first Indian to win a Grand Prix Gold men’s singles title
outside the country by winning the Thailand Open recently.
1) Srikant Kidambi 2) Nandagopal Kidambi
3) Ajay Jairam 4) Parupalli Kashyap
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 453 The news of a surveillance agency, National Security Agency (NSA), spying into private info of people around
the world is doing rounds in media. NSA belongs to which of the following countries?
1) India 2) US
3) UK 4) China
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 454 Who is the Chief Information Commissioner of India at present?
1) Deepak Sandhu 2) ML Sharma
3) Satyananda Mishra 4) Annapurna Dixit
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 455 As per the news in financial newspapers, impact investment is picking pace in India. What exactly is the
impact investment?
1) The investments that directly impact the citizens
of a country.
2) The investments aimed at financial returns and
has nothing to do with social welfare.
3) The investments aimed at financial returns that
come along with social benefits.
4) The investments made in conflict-ridden
countries to gain control over the weak regimes.
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 456 What is the India’s position in the recently released seventh edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI)?
1) 141 2) 145
3) 155 4) 162
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5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 457 India is planning to establish direct air connectivity as well as direct shipping lines with which of the
following countries currently?
1) Maldives 2) Singapore
3) Thailand 4) Myanmar
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 458 Expand the term IATA.
1) International Air Travel Association 2) International Air Transportation Association
3) International Air Traffic Association 4) International Airport Transaction Agency
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 459 During the recent visit of Chinese premier Li Keqiang, China stressed upon reviving the ‘Southern Silk
Route’. This route goes through which of the following countries?
1) India 2) Bangladesh
3) Myanmar 4) All the above
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 460 The first unit of 1,400-MW of Rajpura thermal power plant will start generating power from Dec 8 this year.
This power plant is situated in which of the following states?
1) Haryana 2) Gujarat
3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Punjab
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 461 Who among the following has won the men’s singles title of the 2013 French Open tennis tournament
recently?
1) Rafael Nadal 2) David Ferrer
3) Roger Federer 4) Novak Djokovic
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 462 India is considering supplying which of the following items to Pakistan via Amritsar-Lahore route? An Indian
delegation in this regard visited Pakistan recently.
1) Liquefied Natural Gas 2) Electricity
3) Wheat 4) Both 1) and 2)
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 463 Who among the following has authored the book titled ‘The New Digital Age’?
1) Chris Anderson and David Sally 2) Jaron Lanier
3) Nate Silver 4) Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 464 The RBI has fined three banks for violation of KYC norms recently after a news portal, Cobrapost, exposed
them a few months back. These three banks are
1) Axis Bank 2) HDFC Bank
3) ICICI Bank 4) All the above
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 465 Name of Edward Snowden is doing rounds in the media since last few days for which of the following
reasons?
1) He leaked details of US mission to kill Osama
bin Laden.
2) He leaked details of the US top-secret phone
and internet surveillance
3) He leaked the details of proposed US mission 4) He passed the US missile defense technology
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in China Sea to China
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 466 Expand the term OECD.
1) Organisation for External Co-operation and
Development
2) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development
3) Organisation for Economic Coordination and
Development
4) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Diversification
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 467 President Pranab Mukherjee laid foundation stone of the permanent headquarters of the National
Commission for Women in New Delhi recently. This building is named
1) Nari Bhawan 2) Nirbhaya Bhawan
3) Sarojini Bhawan 4) Mahadevi Bhawan
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 468 What is the total number of telecom circles in India for which spectrums of 2G and 3G have been auctioned?
1) 19 2) 22
3) 25 4) 32
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 469 Which of the following states has announced to raise a new special forces battalion, KATS, to deny left
extremists and religious fundamentalist outfits the use of the State’s remote terrains of the state?
1) Kerala 2) Karnataka
3) Jammu and Kashmir 4) Madhya Pradesh
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 470 Who among the following has won the Canadian Grand Prix Formula One championship held in Montreal
recently?
1) Sebastian Vettel 2) Lewis Hamilton
3) Fernando Alonso 4) Mark Webber
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 471 Which of the following countries has topped the recently released seventh edition of the Global Peace Index
(GPI)?
1) Norway 2) Iceland
3) Denmark 4) New Zealand
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 472 The former Union Minister Vidya Charan Shukla passed away recently. He was associated with which of the
following political parties?
1) Bharatiya Janata Party 2) Indian National Congress
3) Chhattisgarh Nirman Sabha 4) Communist Party of India
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 473 In which of the following countries the civil aviation authorities had to cancel 1,800 flights throughout the
country as air traffic controllers went on a three-day strike recently?
1) UK 2) France
3) Germany 4) Spain
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 474 The External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid went on a three-day visit to which of the following countries
recently? The visit was aimed at wooing the country to invest in India especially in infrastructure sector.
1) Singapore 2) Thailand
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3) South Korea 4) Norway
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 475 Which of the following countries has launched its latest manned space mission named Shenzhou-10
carrying three astronauts on board?
1) North Korea 2) China
3) Singapore 4) Japan
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 476 Who among the following is not a deputy governor of the RBI at present?
1) Urjit R Patel 2) HR Khan
3) Anand Sinha 4) Arvind Mayaram
5) KC Chakrabarty Ans.) 4
Ques. : 477 The international sports body FIDE is associated with which of the following games?
1) Football 2) Basketball
3) Baseball 4) Chess
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 478 Who among the following is the author of the book titled ‘The Physics of Wall Street’?
1) James Owen Weatherall 2) Nassim Nicholas Taleb
3) Nilanjan Banerjee 4) Jim Simons
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 479 The only port in India that is a public company, Ennore port, is situated in which of the following cities?
1) Chennai 2) Visakhapatnam
3) Vadodara 4) Mumbai
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 480 Consider the following statements with respect to the state of Delhi as recently released findings of Census
2011 present the picture of the state and choose the correct statement(s):
1) Only one in 10 women in Delhi is employed 2) The fertility rate of the state has declined over
the past decade.
3) The sex ratio of the state is the worst since
1901. 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 481 India’s research station at the Antarctica, Himadri research station, is situated in which of the following
countries?
1) Finland 2) Norway
3) Denmark 4) Canada
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 482 Padmasree Warrior, one of the most powerful women in the Silicon Valley, is the Chief Technology and
Strategy Officer of which of the following IT giants?
1) CISCO 2) Oracle
3) HP 4) Dell
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 483 The Hyderabad high court has cleared the merger of which of the following two companies recently?
1) Mahindra Satyam and Tech Mahindra 2) Infosys and iGate
3) Wipro Ltd and Wipro BPO 4) iGate and Patni
5) None of these Ans.) 1
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Ques. : 484 Consider the following with respect to India’s Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) and
choose the correct statement(s):
1) It is an initiative of govt of India and state govts
to promote ecologically sustainable growth while
addressing India’s energy security challenges.
2) The Mission has set the ambitious target of
deploying 20,000 MW of grid connected solar
power by 2022.
3) Under the second phase of the mission, the
govt has decided that 75 per cent of 750 MW solar
project will be built with local content.
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 485 Which of the following leading tyre manufacturers of India has announced the takeover of US based Cooper
Tire for Rs 14,500 crore?
1) Apollo tyres 2) MRF Tyres
3) JK Tyres 4) CEAT
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 486 The Decision Review System (DRS) is recently implemented in which of the following games? India is
opposing this system.
1) Cricket 2) Football
3) Chess 4) Hockey
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 487 The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced to withdraw which of the following services from
Jul 15?
1) Telegram 2) Fixed line telephone
3) Fax 4) 2G Mobile Services
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 488 The Indian Air Force (IAF) has received which of the following heavy lift aircrafts which will provide it the
world's most advanced humanitarian and strategic capabilities once the fleet becomes operational?
1) C-212 Aviocar 2) Airbus A400M
3) C-17 Globemaster III 4) C-5 Galaxy
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 489 The government has set a target of 80 per cent literacy rate to be achieved by _____with special emphasis
on female education.
1) 2014 2) 2015
3) 2017 4) 2020
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 490 The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on disinvestment has cleared 9.33 per cent stake sale of the
trading giant MMTC through the Offer For Sale (OFS) route recently. What is the full form of MMTC?
1) Metals Manufacturing and Trading Corporation 2) Minerals Manufacturing and Trading
Corporation
3) Minerals and Metals Trading Company 4) Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 491 A panel set up by Sebi has proposed to merge various classes of Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) into a
single foreign entity called FPI. Expand the term FPI.
1) Foreign Preferential Investors 2) Foreign Portfolio Investors
3) Foreign Public Investors 4) Foreign Periodic Investors
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 492 The govt has extended its support to All India Football Federation (AIFF) to bid to host which of the following
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football tournaments in 2017?
1) FIFA World Cup 2) Asian Nations Cup
3) Under – 17 World Cup 4) Under – 20 World Cup
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 493 Name the unseeded Indian badminton player who has defeated the maverick Indonesian shuttler Taufik
Hidayat playing his last international match in the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier in Jakarta recently.
1) Parupalli Kahsyap 2) Sourabh Varma
3) Ajay Jayaram 4) Sai Praneeth
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 494 The Government of which of the following countries has announced the immediate closure of the public
television and radio broadcaster of the country recently?
1) Egypt 2) Spain
3) Greece 4) Turkey
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 495 European space consortium Arianespace is all set to launch India's INSAT-3D. This is an exclusive
1) Educational Satellite 2) Meteorological Satellite
3) Exploration Satellite 4) Broadcasting Satellite
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 496 HC Gupta has quit as a member of which of the following institutions recently after CBI is all set to quiz him
in the Coalgate scam?
1) Competition Commission of India (CCI) 2) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
3) National Green Tribunal (NGT) 4) Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority (IRDA)
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 497 Gary Kenneth Toomey has been appointed CEO of which of the following Indian airlines recently?
1) Indigo 2) AirAsia India
3) Go Air 4) Jet Airways
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 498 The term ‘reti opening’ is associated with which of the following games?
1) Cricket 2) Chess
3) Golf 4) Baseball
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 499 The World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on which of the following dates?
1) Jun 11 2) Jun 14
3) Jun 17 4) Jun 21
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 500 A National Centre for Disease Control's (NCDC) team is camping in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar to find the
cause of which of the following diseases which has claimed many lives in past few months?
1) Acute Encephalitis Syndrome 2) Acute Diarrhea
3) Acute Hepatitis 4) Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 501 A National Centre for Disease Control's (NCDC) team is camping in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar to find the
cause of which of the following diseases which has claimed many lives in past few months?
1) Acute Encephalitis Syndrome 2) Acute Diarrhea
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3) Acute Hepatitis 4) Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 502 The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has announced to open which of the
following new route(s) to book a train ticket from July 1?
1) Through SMS 2) Through a call
3) Through Facebook 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 503 The Export-Import bank of India has recently provided a USD 300-million line of credit to the government of
which of the following countries for a railway link?
1) Eretria 2) Ethiopia
3) Mozambique 4) Kenya
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 504 After the successful disinvestment of its 9.33 per cent share in MMTC, the govt of India now plans to dilute its
stake in Coal India. Currently, ____per cent share the coal miner is held by the govt.
1) 90 2) 80
3) 75 4) 65
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 505 Name the chairman of the Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC).
1) PJ Nayak 2) YH Malegam
3) Debi Prosad Pal 4) BN Srikrishna
5) Dhirendra Swarup Ans.) 4
Ques. : 506 The World Bank in its latest edition of the Global Economic Prospects report, released recently, has
projected the Indian economic growth at ____ per cent in the 2013 fiscal year (ending in March 2014).
1) 5.7 2) 6.5
3) 6.7 4) 7.5
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 507 The term ‘golden handshake’ is associated with which of the following?
1) Merger and acquisition 2) Free trade agreement
3) Voluntary retirement benefits 4) Share market
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 508 According to the recent data released by NCRB, Delhi has highest rate of violent crimes in the country.
Expand the term NCRB.
1) National Criminal Research Bureau 2) National Crime Records Bureau
3) National Crime Research Bureau 4) National Criminal Records Bureau
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 509 In which of the following states, ‘Chalo Assembly’ rally was organised recently by the parties and people
demanding a separate state?
1) Maharashtra 2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Andhra Pradesh
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 510 According to a UN report released recently, India will surpass China to become the most populous country
of the world by
1) 2020 2) 2025
3) 2028 4) 2030
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5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 511 Name the Indian-origin sculptor who has been honoured with knighthood, one of the highest honours in
Britain, by Queen Elizabeth II recently.
1) Gyaneshwar Rao 2) Anish Kapoor
3) Ram Chandra Shukla 4) Nitish Bharti
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 512 Who among the following has been elected the new president of Iran?
1) Ali Larijani 2) Trita Parsi
3) Hassan Rohani 4) Yasmin Alem
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 513 On June 16, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to achieve which of the following feats?
1) Succeeded to ascent earth’s highest peak,
Mount Everest. 2) Clinched a gold medal in the Olympics
3) Made a solo space flight 4) Became the first women pilot of a fighter aircraft
in the world
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 514 Which of the following countries has won UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) award for its
outstanding progress in eradicating hunger?
1) Bangladesh 2) Sri Lanka
3) India 4) China
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 515 Name the new chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) appointed by the government recently.
1) Sushobhan Sarkar 2) SB Mainak
3) VK Sharma 4) Usha Sangwan
5) SK Roy Ans.) 5
Ques. : 516 Who among the following is the author of the recently published book titled ‘The Pity of Partition’?
1) Ayesha Jalal 2) Dipankar Gupta
3) Amish Tripathi 4) Ashwin Sanghi
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 517 The respected Sweden-based think tank SIPRI is associated with which of the following?
1) Arms control and non-proliferation 2) Preparing world peace index (WPI)
3) Publishing economic outlook of world’
emerging economies 4) Credit rating
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 518 Three time champion and the world’s number two, Saina Nehwal, suffered defeat at the hands of who
among the following in the semifinals of the Indonesian Open Super Series Premier in Jakarta recently?
1) Tine Baun 2) Juliane Schenk
3) Wang Yihan 4) Ratchanok Intanon
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 519 Which of the following items has emerged as India’s largest agricultural export item for 2012-13, a second
year in a row?
1) Flowers 2) Basmati
3) Guargum 4) Wheat
5) None of these Ans.) 3
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Ques. : 520 What do you mean by mis-selling?
1) Selling a new product to an existing customer
taking advantage to one’s goodwill
2) Misrepresenting or misleading an investor
about the characteristics of a product or service.
3) Selling a product in the market for which there
is no demand.
4) Selling a product on a price higher than the
original price of the product.
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 521 In a bid to finalise the free trade agreement with the European Union, India has proposed to reduce
customs duty on which of the following items from current 150 per cent to just 40 per cent?
1) Sports cars 2) Wines and Spirit
3) Solar Panels 4) Packaged food
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 522 The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed on which of the following dates every
year?
1) June 15 2) June 17
3) June 20 4) June 23
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 523 Who among the following has been sworn in as the new railway minister of India recently?
1) Santosh Chowdhury 2) KS Rao
3) Girija Vyas 4) Mallikarjun Kharge
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 524 The recent attempt by the Sri Lankan govt. to amend the 13th Amendment of the Sri Lankan constitution has
created a fresh controversy. What the 13th amendment is all about? Through this
1) Sri Lanka had agreed to devolve some authority
to the provinces.
2) Sri Lanka had agreed to ceasefire with the
Tamil militants.
3) the Sri Lanka govt. agreed to carry a detailed
inquiry in the matter of human rights violation in
the civil war of the country.
4) Sri Lanka accepted all the demands of
international community to qualify to get
international aid.
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 525 An Indian child, Pinki, will perform the flip of the coin at the men's singles final event this year at Wimbledon.
She will represent which of the following non-profit organisations which has been picked as the charity partner to the
event?
1) Save the Child 2) CRY
3) Pratham 4) Smile Train
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 526 The Confederations Cup is associated with which of the following games?
1) Cricket 2) Football
3) Hockey 4) Tennis
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 527 The Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is taking refuge in the embassy of which of the following countries in
London at present? He is staying there since past year to avoid being extradited to Sweden.
1) Ecuador 2) Spain
3) Turkey 4) Norway
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 528 The 39th Summit of the Group of Eight took place in Northern Ireland recently. Which of the following
countries is not a member of G8 at present?
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1) US 2) Russia
3) Canada 4) Italy
5) All are members Ans.) 5
Ques. : 529 Which of the following countries topped the freestyle team rankings in the recently concluded Junior Asian
Wrestling Championship at Phuket, Thailand?
1) China 2) Japan
3) India 4) Thailand
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 530 Which of the following countries has succeeded in making the world’s fastest supercomputer till date,
Tianhe-2, which is capable of performing 54.9 quadrillion operations per second?
1) Japan 2) China
3) Singapore 4) South Korea
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 531 Goa celebrated its Revolution Day on June 18. On this day, the state was liberated from the shackles of the
erstwhile colonial rule of
1) French 2) Portuguese
3) Dutch 4) British
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 532 The broadcasting regulator TRAI has mandated that for showing advertisements and promotional clips on
the television, there will be a cap of ____ minutes per hour effective from coming October.
1) 10 2) 12
3) 15 4) 18
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 533 India has invited which of the following countries to become the 'principal guest country' at the International
Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2014, scheduled to be held in Goa?
1) US 2) UK
3) China 4) Japan
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 534 India has signed a loan agreement of 255 Million US dollar with which of the following institutions for
National AIDS Control Project-IV recently?
1) World Bank 2) International Monetary Fund
3) Asian Development Bank 4) Federal Bank, US
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 535 Finance Minister P Chidambaram has launched the maiden Infrastructure Debt Fund (IDF) Scheme of IIFCL
in New Delhi recently. IIFCL stands for
1) India Industrial Finance Company Limited 2) International Infrastructure Finance Company
Limited
3) India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited 4) India Infrastructure Funding Company Limited
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 536 The telecom regulator TRAI has announced reduction in which of the following telecom services with effect
from 1st July 2013?
1) National calls 2) National roaming
3) National SMS 4) Mobile Internet
5) None of these Ans.) 2
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Ques. : 537 The Constitutional Court of which of the following countries has ordered the dissolution of 50-member
parliament and called for fresh elections recently?
1) Iran 2) Turkey
3) Egypt 4) Kuwait
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 538 Which of the following committees was appointed to look into the integration and harmonization of wage,
salary, etc of employees of erstwhile companies, Air India and Indian Airlines?
1) Dharmadhikari Committee 2) Kirit Parikh Committee
3) Varadharajan Committee 4) Ram Mohan Committee
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 539 Which of the following in not included in the eight core sector industries in India?
1) Crude oil 2) Automobiles
3) Cement 4) Steel
5) Fertilizers Ans.) 2
Ques. : 540 Which of the following pairs of ratios/rates is NOT correctly matched?
1) CRR – 4 per cent 2) Repo rate – 7.25 per cent
3) SLR – 24 per cent 4) Bank rate – 8.25 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 541 Tuareg rebels are active in which of the following countries? The govt of the country has signed a peace deal
with them to pave the way for general elections.
1) Uganda 2) Mali
3) Nigeria 4) Guinea
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 542 The Air India had constituted Dholakia Committee for which of the following purposes? The
recommendations of the committee have been sent for the immediate implementation.
1) Increasing competitiveness 2) Restructuring domestic and international fares
3) Cost cutting 4) Ceasing domestic operations
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 543 The govt has approved Planning Commission's proposal to merge the 147 Centrally Sponsored Schemes
(CSS) and bring it down to ___ across various sectors for effective implementation and monitoring of the 12th Five Year
Plan.
1) 90 2) 80
3) 66 4) 50
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 544 Divij Sharan and Purav Raja are associated with which of the following games?
1) Badminton 2) Tennis
3) Squash 4) Billiards
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 545 Which of the following terms is directly associated with the functioning of the RBI?
1) Initial Public Issue 2) Education Loans
3) Loan Against Property 4) Open Market Operations
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 546 Al Maliki is Prime Minister of which of the following countries at present? The External Affairs Minister of India
Salman Khurshid was on a two day visit to the country recently.
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1) Malaysia 2) Indonesia
3) Iraq 4) Kuwait
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 547 The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has approved the inclusion of East Rennell in the list of
endangered sites. This largest raised coral atoll in the world is situated in which of the following countries?
1) Greenland 2) Iceland
3) Finland 4) Solomon Islands
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 548 Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the recommendations made by a govt panel
headed by economic affairs secretary Arvind Mayaram regarding raising foreign investment limits in various sectors?
1) The FDI ceiling in the defence sector be raised
to 49 percent under the government approval
route.
2) The FDI limit in multi-brand retail be raised to
74 percent under the Foreign Investment
Promotion Board (FIPB).
3) The FDI limit in telecom sector be raised to 100
percent under the FIPB route and retaining of 49
percent FDI under automatic route.
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 549 The RBI has set which of the following deadlines for the submission of application for the new bank
licences?
1) July 1 2) July 31
3) Oct 1 4) Dec 31
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 550 The annual plan for Gujarat for 2013-14 has been finalized at _______by the Planning Commission
recently.
1) Rs 51,000 crore 2) Rs 53,000 crore
3) Rs 57,500 crore 4) Rs 59,000 crore
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 551 Indian hockey team crashed out of FIH World League Round 3 recently losing to Australian team and hence
failed to qualify directly for the 2014 World Cup to be played in
1) Berlin 2) Hague
3) Seoul 4) Canberra
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 552 According to a study, World Wealth Report 2013, India has clocked the second highest growth in the
population of High Net-worth Individuals (HNIs) in 2012 only behind
1) Hong Kong 2) China
3) Brazil 4) Malaysia
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 553 Which of the following companies has come up with the plans of beaming Internet with the help of giant
balloons in the areas without access to Internet?
1) Microsoft 2) IBM
3) Google 4) Yahoo
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 554 Which of the following is not a function of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
1) Issuance of currency 2) Banker of the Govt
3) Controller of banks 4) Controller of credit
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5) All are functions of the RBI Ans.) 5
Ques. : 555 Consider the following with respect to Commodity Transaction Tax (CTT) and choose the correct
statement(s):
1) The CTT will come into effect from July 1, 2013.
2) The CTT will be charged at 0.01 per cent on the
transactions of various non-agricultural
commodities, including gold, sugar and edible
oils.
3) The tax would be levied on futures trading and
not on spot trading in the commodities. 4) All the above
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 556 Italy has become the recent country to ratify Istanbul Convention. This convention is aimed at which of the
following?
1) Combating violence against women 2) Combating violence against children
3) Combating violence against animals 4) Combating violence against development of
fissile material
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 557 The UN General Assembly had declared which of the following days as “Nelson Mandela International Day”
in recognition of the former South African President’s contribution to the culture of peace and freedom?
1) Jun 18 2) Jul 18
3) Aug 18 4) Sep 18
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 558 The NSSO under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the key indicators
of employment and unemployment in India recently. NSSO stands for
1) National Statistics Survey Office 2) National Sample Survey Office
3) National Specific Survey Office 4) National Systematic Survey Office
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 559 Who among the following has been appointed the new Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes
(CBDT) recently?
1) Sudha Sharma 2) Poonam Kishore Saxena
3) AK Singh 4) Sudhir Chandra
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 560 Name the university which has become the country’s first-ever technical university for women?
1) Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University 2) Bharati Vidyapeeth's Technical University
3) Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology 4) National Institute of Technology, Delhi
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 561 The recent forest fire in which of the following countries has increased the pollution in the neighbouring
countries, Singapore and Malaysia to a hazardous level?
1) Indonesia 2) Papua New Guinea
3) Cambodia 4) Philippines
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 562 Electricity tariff across the country is bound to increase by a minimum 15 to 17 paise per unit as the
government has allowed power producers to pass on higher cost of _______to consumers.
1) imported coal 2) enriched coal
3) artificial coal 4) advanced coal
5) None of these Ans.) 1
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Ques. : 563 Six hill forts situated in which of the following states of India have been including in UNESCO's World
Heritage List recently?
1) Delhi 2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Rajasthan 4) Andhra Pradesh
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 564 The Cabinet has cleared government's 5 per cent stake sale in Neyveli Lignite (NLC) that would help garner
around Rs 466 crore to the exchequer. This miner is based in
1) Jharkhand 2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Odisha 4) Tamil Nadu
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 565 Which of the following IT initiatives of the Govt of India has been given the ‘21st Century Achievement Award
2013’ by the International Data group’s Computerworld Honors Laureate under the category ‘Economic Development’
recently in Washington, US?
1) DBT 2) CERT
3) UIDAI 4) SARAL Programme
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 566 The Rangachary Committee is associated with which of the following?
1) Taxation of foreign investors 2) Taxation of development centres and IT sector
3) Taxation of export oriented textile companies 4) Taxation of agriculture based companies
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 567 The first Gas Based Power Project in India awarded with the Clean Development Mechanism by the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) was recently inaugurated by the President of India in which
of the following states?
1) Rajasthan 2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Tripura 4) Assam
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 568 Name the novel written by Amitav Ghosh which is in race to win Warwick Prize for Writing, the biennial prize
run by the University of Warwick, England?
1) River of Smoke 2) Sea of Poppies
3) Life after Life 4) Shoes of the Dead
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 569 Which of the following firms has bought the first-of-its-kind online bus ticketing portal, RedBus, from its
promoters recently?
1) Make My Trip 2) Ibibo
3) Yatra.com 4) Expedia
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 570 As per the provisions of RBI Act, what is the highest denomination bank note that RBI can issue?
1) Rs 1,000 2) Rs 2,000
3) Rs 5,000 4) Rs 10,000
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 571 One of the world’s most active and iconic volcanoes, Mount Etna, has been granted World Heritage status by
UNESCO recently. This volcano is situated in which of the following countries?
1) Spain 2) Italy
3) Germany 4) US
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5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 572 Mahendra Singh Dhoni has not won which of the following tournaments under his captaincy as of now?
1) ICC Word Cup 2) ICC Champions Trophy
3) ICC Under-19 World Cup 4) ICC T20 World Cup
5) None of the above Ans.) 3
Ques. : 573 Whose approval is required for appointment of a foreign exchange dealer by a bank?
1) RBI 2) IBA
3) The Ministry Finance 4) Discretion of the bank
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 574 In its recent move to crack down on immigration abuse, Britain has identified six countries as high-risk.
Which of the following countries is not included in the list?
1) India 2) Pakistan
3) Bangladesh 4) Nigeria
5) All are included Ans.) 5
Ques. : 575 As per the news published in financial newspapers, the govt of India is planning to do away with the Special
Economic Zones (SEZ). SEZ programme was launched in
1) 1998 2) 2002
3) 2004 4) 2006
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 576 The Arvind Mayaram Committee has recommended nine sectors as those where Indian ownership and
control will be mandatory. These sectors include
1) Broadcasting 2) Insurance
3) Print Media 4) Defence production
5) All the above Ans.) 5
Ques. : 577 The finance ministry is considering a proposal to make LTUs mandatory for some categories of taxpayers.
Expand the term LTU.
1) Limited Taxpayer Units 2) Local Taxpayer Units
3) Least Taxpayer Units 4) Large Taxpayer Units
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 578 The Planning Commission of India has given its in-principle approval to the ‘Project Ananta’, a programme
that seeks to pull Anantapur district of ______out of the clutches of the perennial drought.
1) Tamil Nadu 2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Karnataka 4) Kerala
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 579 Who among the following has won the Tal Memorial Chess tournament held in Moscow recently?
1) Sergey Karjaikin 2) Viswanathan Anand
3) Boris Gelfand 4) Vladimir Kramnik
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 580 Shikhar Dhawan was awarded ‘golden bat’ in the recently concluded Champions Trophy. Who among the
following won the ‘golden ball’ in the above tournament?
1) R Ashwin 2) James Anderson
3) Ravindra Jadeja 4) Ravi Bopara
5) None of these Ans.) 3
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Ques. : 581 The govt has launched a placement linked skill development scheme, Roshini, targeting 50,000 rural men
and women in 24 _______ districts of the country.
1) Draught-hit 2) Naxal-hit
3) Most backward 4) Tribal
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 582 Which of the following organisations release annual “Doing Business” report that ranks 185 countries by
aggregating 10 different indicators?
1) IMF 2) World Bank
3) The US Federal Reserve 4) ADB
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 583 Which of the following days is observed as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking?
1) Jun 21 2) Jun 23
3) Jun 24 4) Jun 26
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 584 Raj Jain quit as the India head of which of the following organisations recently?
1) Walmart 2) ebay
3) Microsoft 4) Videocon
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 585 Which of the following countries has claimed the top spot in the ‘2013 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence
Index’ in a survey conducted by global consulting firm AT Kearney?
1) US 2) China
3) South Korea 4) India
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 586 Expand the term NSDL as used in financial parlance.
1) National Super Depository Limited 2) National Securities Depository Limited
3) National Securities Depot Limited 4) National Shares Depository Limited
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 587 What do you mean by ‘white ATMs’?
1) ATMs owned by banks 2) ATMs owned by non-bank agencies
3) ATMs owned by foreign banks 4) ATMs installed inside a business
establishment
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 588 Consider the following statements with respect to Pir Panjal rail tunnel inaugurated recently and identify the
correct statement(s):
1) The 11-km long tunnel connects the Bichelri
valley in Jammu with Qazikund in Kashmir.
2) This tunnel runs 2.5 km below the Jawahar
tunnel.
3) Built at a cost of Rs 800-crore, it is the longest
rail tunnel in India. 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 589 The tallest twisted tower of the world has been constructed at which of the following places recently?
1) New York 2) Shanghai
3) Dubai 4) Rio de Janeiro
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 590 The 29th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (India chapter) on November 8 and 9 will be hosted
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by which of the following Indian cities?
1) Mumbai 2) Chennai
3) Hyderabad 4) Kochi
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 591 The RBI will not entertain any claim in respect of a note, which is alleged to have
1) stolen 2) lost
3) wholly destroyed 4) All the above
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 592 Which of the following states/UTs has been ranked on top in the recent financial inclusion index released by
the rating and analysis agency CRISIL?
1) Gujarat 2) Kerala
3) Chandigarh 4) Puducherry
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 593 Which of the following instruments cannot be endorsed?
1) A bank draft 2) A promissory note
3) A fixed deposit receipt 4) A cheque
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 594 The Bank of England is considering replacing the image of Charles Darwin from one of its notes and
replacing it with that of Jane Austen. Which of the following novels was not authored by the renowned novelist Jane
Austen?
1) Mother 2) Pride and Prejudice
3) Sense and Sensibility 4) Emma
5) Persuasion Ans.) 1
Ques. : 595 The state run ONGC and OIL has acquired gas assets of Videocon located in which of the following
countries for $2.5 bn?
1) Nigeria 2) Vietnam
3) Mozambique 4) Algeria
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 596 The merger of Tech Mahindra and Mahindra Satyam was in news recently. The new single entity Tech
Mahindra has become the ____biggest IT firm in India.
1) third 2) fourth
3) fifth 4) sixth
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 597 The KM Chandrasekhar Committee is associated with which of the following?
1) Standardising and unifying the rules regarding
foreign investments into the capital markets
2) Standardising and unifying the rules regarding
domestic investments into the capital markets
3) Standardising and unifying the rules regarding
Indian investments into the foreign capital markets
4) Standardising and unifying the rules regarding
fund collection by chit fund companies from public
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 598 Carlo Ancelotti has been appointed the manager of which of the following famous soccer teams?
1) Real Madrid (Spain) 2) Chelsea (England)
3) Barcelona (Spain) 4) Manchester United
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 599 The market regulator Sebi has announced to merge FIIs, sub-accounts and QFIs in a new class called
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1) Foreign Preferential Investors 2) Foreign Portfolio Investors
3) Foreign Priority Investors 4) Foreign Periodic Investors
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 600 The Indian contingent took home the highest tally of awards so far in the recently-concluded 60th Cannes
Lions festival of creativity. India clinched ____lions (awards).
1) 14 2) 22
3) 33 4) 54
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 601 In a dramatic swipe just ahead of elections, ruling Labor Party has dethroned Julia Gillard and brought
_________as the new Prime Minister of Australia.
1) Penny Wong 2) Stephen Conroy
3) Kevin Rudd 4) Anthony Albanese
5) None of these Ans.) 3

Food Security and Women Budget 2013- 14

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Government Pledges to Empower Women and Keep them Safe and Secure : Nirbhaya Fund of Rs. 1,000 Crores Announced

Government has taken a number of initiatives and steps supporting such initiatives being taken by non-government organizations to ensure the dignity and safety of women. In the backdrop of incidences of violence against women which challenges liberal and progressive credentials of our country, the Finance Minister Sh. P. Chidambaram pledged to do everything possible to empower women and to keep them safe and secure.

Presenting the Budget 2013-14 in the Lok Sabha today, the Finance Minister proposed to set-up Nirbhaya Fund. Citing the multifarious role a woman plays as a child, a young student, sportswoman, homemaker, working woman and the mother who needs their support, the Minister announced that the Government will contribute Rs. 1,000/- crores in this Fund. Shri Chidambaram said that Ministry of Women and Child Development and other ministries concerned will work out the details of the structure, scope and the application of the Fund.

Youth and Education Budget 2013 -14

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Key Features of Budget 2013-2014

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THE ECONOMY AND THE CHALLENGES

􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Getting back to potential growth rate of 8 percent is the challenge facing the
country.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Slowdown in Indian economy has to be seen in the context of slowing global
economic growth from 3.9 per cent in 2011 to 3.2 per cent in 2012.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 However, no reason for gloom or pessimism. Of the large countries of the world
only China and Indonesia growing faster than India in 2012-13. In 2013-14, only
China projected to grow faster than India.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Between 2004 and 2008, and again in 2009-10 and 2010-11 the growth rate was
over 8 per cent and crossed 9 per cent in four of those six years.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 11th Plan period had average growth rate of 8 percent, highest during any Plan
period, entirely under the UPA Government.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 High growth rate can again be achieved through cooperation.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 ‘Higher growth leading to inclusive and sustainable development’ to be the
mool mantra.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Government believes in inclusive development with emphasis on improving
human development indicators specially of women, the scheduled castes, the
scheduled tribes, the minorities and some backward classes. This Budget to be a
testimony to that commitment.
Fiscal Deficit, Current Account Deficit and Inflation
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 The purpose of Budget to create economic space and find resources to achieve
the objective of inclusive development.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Dr Vijay Kelkar Committee made its recommendations to Government
in September 2012. A new fiscal consolidation path with fiscal deficit at
5.3 per cent of GDP this year and 4.8 per cent of GDP in 2013-14 announced by
the Government.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Foreign investment in an imperative in view of the high current account deficit
(CAD). FII, FDI and ECB three main source of CAD Financing. Foreign
investment that is consistant with our economic objectives to be encouraged.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Development must be economically and ecologically sustainable and
democratically legitimate.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Battle against inflation must be fought on all fronts. Efforts in the past few months
have brought down headline WPI inflation to about 7 per cent and core inflation
to about 4.2 percent.
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􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Food inflation is worrying but all possible steps to be taken to augment the supply
side to meet the growing demand for food items.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Government expenditure has both good and bad consequences and trick is to
find the correct level of Government expenditure.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Faced with huge fiscal deficit, Government expenditure rationalised in 2012-13.
Some economic space retrieved. Space to be used to further Government’s socioeconomic
objectives.
THE PLAN AND BUDGETARYALLOCATIONS
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Revised Estimates (RE) of the expenditure in 2012-13 at 96 per cent of the Budget
Estimates (BE) due to slowdown and austerity measures.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 During 2013-14, BE of total expenditure of ` 16,65,297 crore and of Plan
Expenditure at ` 5,55,322 crore.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Plan Expenditure in 2013-14 to grow at 29.4 per cent over Revised Estimates for
the current year.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 All flagship programmes fully and adequately funded and sufficient funds
provided to each Ministry or Department consistent with their capacity to spend
funds.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Budget for 2013-14 to have one overarching goal of creating opportunities for
our youth to acquire education and skills that will get them decent jobs or selfemployment.
SC, ST, Women and Children
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Allocations for Scheduled Caste Sub Plan and Tribal Sub Plan increased
substantially over the allocations of the current year. Funds allocated to these
Sub Plans cannot be diverted.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 ` 97,134 crore allocated for programmes relating to women and ` 77,236 crore
allocated for programmes relating to children.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Ministry of Women and Child Development to design schemes that will address
the concerns of women belonging to the most vulnerable groups, including single
women and widows. An additional sum of ` 200 crore proposed to be provided
to the Ministry to begin work.
Minorities
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 An increase of 12 per cent over the BE and 60 per cent over the RE of 2012-13 to
Ministry of Minority Affairs.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Allocation of ` 160 crore to the corpus of Maulana Azad Education Foundation
to raise its corpus to ` 1,500 crore during 12th Plan period.
Disabled Persons
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 A sum of ` 110 crore to the Department of Disablity Affairs for ADIP scheme in
2013-14 against RE 2012-13 of ` 75 crore.
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Health and Education
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Health for all and education to all remains priority.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 ` 37,330 crore allocated to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 New National Health Mission will get an allocation of ` 21,239 crore.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 ` 4,727 crore for medical education, training and research.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 ` 150 crore provided for National Programme for the Health Care of Elderly.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy are being mainstreamed. Allocation
of ` 1,069 crore to Department of AYUSH.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 ` 1,650 crore allocated for six AIIMS-like institutions.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Allocation of ` 65,867 crore to the Ministry of Human Resource Development,
an increase of 17 perent over the RE of the current year.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 ` 27,258 crore provided for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan (SSA).
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 An increase of 25.6 per cent over RE of the current year for investments in
Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA).
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 ` 5,284 crore allocated to Ministries/Departments in 2013-14 for scholarships to
students belonging to SC, ST, OBC, Minorities and girl children.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDM) to be provided ` 13,215 crore.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Government committed to the creation of Nalanda University as a centre of
educational excellence.
ICDS
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 ` 17,700 crore allocated for ICDS in 2013-14 representing an increase of
11.7 per cent over 2012-13.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Allocation of ` 300 crore in 2013-14 for a multi-sectoral programme aimed at
overcoming maternal and child malnutrition. Programme to be implemented in
100 districts during 2013-14 to be scaled to cover 200 districts the year after.
Drinking Water
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 ` 15,260 crore allocated to Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 ` 1,400 crore provided for setting-up of water purification plants in 2000 arsenic
- and 12000 fluoride-affected rural habitations.
Rural Development
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Allocation of ` 80,194 crore in 2013-14 for Ministry of Rural Development
marking an increase of 46% over RE 2012-13.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Proposal to carve out PMGSY-II and allocate a portion of the funds to the new
programme that will benefit States such as Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka,
Maharashtra, Punjab and Rajasthan.
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JNNURM
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 ` 14,873 crore for JNNURM in BE 13-14 as against RE of ` 7,383 crore. Out of
this, a significant portion will be used to support the purchase of upto 10,000
buses, especially by the hill States.
AGRICULTURE
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Average annual growth rate of agriculture and allied sector was 3.6% during XI
Plan against 2.5% and 2.4% in IX and X plans respectively.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 In 2012-13, total food-grain production will be over 250 million tonnes. Minimum
support price for every agricultural produce has increased significantly under the
UPA Government.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 ` 27,049 crore allocated to Ministry of Agriculture, an increase of 22 per cent
over the RE of current year.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Agricultural research provided ` 3,415 crore.
Agricultural Credit
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 For 2013-14, target of agricultural credit kept at ` 7 lakh crore.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Interest subvention scheme for short-term crop loans to be continued scheme
extended for crop loans borrowed from private sector scheduled commercial
banks.
Green Revolution
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Bringing green revolution to eastern India a remarkable success. ` 1,000 crore
allocated in 2013-14.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 ` 500 crore allocated to start a programme of crop diversification that would
promote technological innovation and encourage farmers to choose crop
alternatives.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana and National Food Security Mission provided
` 9,954 crore and ` 2,250 crore respectively.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Allocation for integrated watershed programme increased from ` 3,050 crore in
2012-13 (BE) to ` 5,387 crore.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Allocation made for pilots programme on Nutri-Farms for introducing new crop
varieties that are rich in micro-nutrients.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 National Institute of Biotic Stress Management for addressing plant protection
issues will be established at Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 The Indian Institute of Agricultural Bio-technology will be established at Ranchi,
Jharkhand.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Pilot scheme to replant and rejuvenate coconut gardens implemented in some
districts of Kerala and the Andaman & Nicobar extended to entire State of Kerala.
Farmer Producer Organizations
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Matching equity grants to registered Farmer Producer Organization (FPO) upto
a maximum of ` 10 lakhs per FPO to enable them to leverage working capital
from financial institutons.
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􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Credit Guarantee Fund to be created in the Small Farmers’Agri Business
Corporation with an initial corpus of ` 100 crore.
National Livestock Mission
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 National Livestock Mission to be set up.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 A provision of ` 307 crore made for the Mission.
Food Security
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Additional provision of Rs. 10,000 crore for National Food Security Act.
INVESTMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE AND INDUSTRY
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Communication with investors to be improved to remove any apprehension or
distrust, including fears about undue regulatory burden.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Need of new and innovative instruments to mobilise funds for investment in
infrastructure sector. Measures such as:
* Infrastructure Debt Funds (IDF) to be encourged,
* IIFCL to offer credit enhancement.
* Infrastructure tax-free bond of ` 50,000 crore in 2013-14,
* Build roads in North eastern states and connect them to Myanmar with
assistance from WB & ADB,
* Raising corpus of Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) to ` 20,000
crore and
* ` 5,000 crore to NABARD to finance construction for warehousing. Window
to Panchayats to finance construction of godowns.
Road Construction
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 A regulatory authority for road sector.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 3000 kms of road projects in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
and Uttar Pradesh will be awarded in the first six months of 2013-14.
Cabinet Committee on Investment
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) has been set up. Decisions have
been taken in respect of a number of gas, power and coal projects.
New Investment
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Companies investing ` 100 crore or more in plant and machinery during the
period 1.4.2013 to 31.3.2015 will be entitled to deduct an investment allowance
of 15 per cent of the investment.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Incentives to semiconductor wafer fab manufacturing facilities, including zero
customs duty for plant and machinery.
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Savings
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Need to incentivise greater savings by household sector in financial instrumnets.
Following measures proposed:
􀂙 Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme to be liberalised.
􀂙 Additional deduction of interest upto ` 1 lakh for a person taking first
home loan upto ` 25 lakh during period 1.4.2013 to 31.3.2014
􀂙 In consultation with RBI, instruments protecting savings from inflation
to be introduced.
Industrial Corridors
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Plans for seven new cities have been finalised and work on two new smart
industrial cities at Dholera, Gujarat and Shendra Bidkin, Maharashtra will start
duing 2013-14
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) to be provided additional funds during
2013-14 within the share of the Government of India in the overall outlay, if
required.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor to be developed.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Preparatory work has started for Bengaluru Mumbai Industrial Corridor.
Leh-Kargil Transmission Line
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Government to construct a transmission system from Srinagar to Leh at a cost of
` 1,840 crore.
Ports
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Two new major ports will be established in Sagar, West Bengal and in Andhra
Pradesh to add 100 million tonnes of capacity.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 A new outer harbour to be developed in the VOC port at Thoothukkudi,
Tamil Nadu through PPP at an estimated cost of ` 7,500 crore.
National Waterways
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 A bill to declare the Lakhipur-Bhanga stretch of river Barak in Assam as the
sixth national waterway to be moved in Parliament.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Preparatory work underway to build a grid connecting waterways, roads and ports.
Oil and Gas
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 A policy to encourage exploration and production of shale gas will be announced.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 The 5 MMTPA LNG terminal in Dabhol, Maharashtra will be fully operational
in 2013-14.
Coal
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 In the medium to long term need to reduce our dependence on imported coal.
One way forward is to devise a PPP policy framework with Coal India Limited
as one of the partners.
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􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Ministry of Coal to announce Government’s policies in due course.
Power
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Guidelines regarding financial restructuring of DISCOMS have been announced.
State Government urged to prepare the financial restructuring plan, quickly sign
MoU and take advantage of the scheme.
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Benefits or preferences enjoyed by MSME to continue upto three years after they
grow out of this category.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Refinancing capacity of SIDBI raised to ` 10,000 crore.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Another sum of ` 100 crore provided to India Microfinance Equity Fund.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 A corpus of ` 500 crore to SIDBI to set up a Credit Guarantee Fund for factoring.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 A sum of ` 2,200 crore during the 12th Plan period to set up 15 additional Tool
Rooms and Technology Development Centres with World Bank assistance.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Ministry of Corporate Affairs to notify that funds provided to technology
incubators located within academic Institutions and approved by the Ministry of
Science and Technology or Ministry of MSME will qualify as CSR expenditure.
Textiles
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) to continue in 12th Plan with an
investment target of ` 1,51,000 crore.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Allocation of ` 50 crore to Ministry of Textile to incentivise setting up Apparel
Parks within the SITPs to house apparel manufacturing units.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 A new scheme called the Integrated Processing Development Scheme will be
implemented in the 12th Plan to address the environmental concerns of the textile
industry.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Working capital and term loans at a concessional interest of 6 per cent to handloom
sector.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) extended
to 800 clusters during the 12th Plan.
Foreign Trade
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Support to measures to be taken to boost exports of goods and services.
FINANCIAL SECTOR
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 A standing Council of Experts to be constituted in the Ministry of Finance to
analyse the international competitiveness of the Indian financial sector.
Banking
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Compliance of public sector banks with Basel III regulations to be ensured.
` 14,000 crore provided in BE 2013-14 for infusing capital.
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􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 All branches of public sector banks to have ATM by 31.3.2014.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Proposal to set up India’s first Women’s Bank as a public sector bank. Provision
of ` 1,000 crore as initial capital.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 ` 6,000 crore to Rural Housing Fund in 2013-14.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 National Housing Bank to set up Urban Housing Fund. ` 2,000 crore to be
provided to the fund in 2013-14.
Insurance
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 A multi-pronged approach to increase the penetration of insurance, both life and
general, in the country.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Number of proposals finalised, in consultation with IRDA such as empowering
insurance companies to open branches in Tier-II cities and below without prior
approval of IRDA, KYC of banks to be sufficient to acquire insurance policies,
banks to be permitted to act as insurance brokers, banking correspondent allowed
to sell micro-insurance products and achieving the goal of having an office of
LIC and an office of at least one public sector general insurance company in
towns with population of 10,000 or more.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana to be extended to other categories such as
rickshaw, auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers, sanitation workers, rag pickers and
mine workers.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 A comprehensive social security package to be evolved for unorganised sector
by facilitating convergence among different schemes.
Capital Market
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Proposal to amend the SEBI Act, to strengthen the regulator, under consideration.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Number of proposal finalised in consultation with SEBI.
􀂙 Designatged depository participants, authorised by SEBI, may register
different classes of portfolio investors, subject to compliance with KYC
guidelines.
􀂙 SEBI will simplify the procedures and prescribe uniform registration and
other norms for entry for foreign portfolio investors.
􀂙 Rule that, where an investor has a stake of 10 per cent or less in a company,
it will be treated as FII and, where an investor has a stake of more than
10 per cent, it will be treated as FDI will be laid.
􀂙 FIIs will be permitted to participate in the exchange traded currency
derivative segment to the extent of their Indian rupee exposure in India.
􀂙 FIIs will also be permitted to use their investment in corporate bonds and
Government securities as collateral to meet their margin requirements.
􀂙 SEBI to prescribed requirement for angel investor pools by which they
can be recognised as Category I AIF venture capital funds.
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􀂙 Small and medium enterprises, to be permitted to list on the SME exchange
without being required to make an initial public offer (IPO).
􀂙 Stock exchanges to be allowed to introduce a dedicated debt segment on
the exchange.
ENVIRONMENT
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Support to municipalities that will implement waste-to-energy projects.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Government to provide low interest bearing fund from the National Clean Energy
Fund (NCEF) to IREDA to on-lend to viable renewable energy projects.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 ‘Generation-based incentive’ reintroduced for wind energy projects and ` 800
crore allocated for this purpose.
OTHER PROPOSALS
Backward Regions Grant Fund
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 New criteria for determining backwardness to be evolved and reflect them in
future planning and devolution of funds.
Skill Development
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Target of skilling 50 million people in the 12th Plan period, including 9 million
in 2013-14.
Defence
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Allocation for Defence increased to ` 2,03,672 crore including ` 86,741 crore
for capital expenditure.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Constraints not to come in the way of providing any addition requirement for the
security of nation.
Science and Technology
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Despite constraints substantial enhancements given to Science and Technology,
Space and Atomic Energy.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 ` 200 crore to be set apart to fund organisations that will scale up S&T innovations
and make these products available to the people.
Institutions of Excellence
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 A grant of ` 100 crore each made to 4 institution of excellence.
Sports
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 National Institute of Sports Coaching to be set up at Patiala at a cost of
` 250 crore over a period of three years.
Broadcasting
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 All cities having a population of more than 1,00,000 will be covered by private
FM radio services.
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Panchayati Raj
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Augmentation in the Budget allocation of Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran
Abhiyan (RGPSA) to ` 455 crore in 2013-14. An additional ` 200 crore proposed
to be provided.
Post Offices
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 An ambitious IT driven project to modernise the postal network at a cost of
Rs. 4,909 crore. Post offices to become part of the core banking solution and
offer real time banking services.
Ghadar Memorial
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Government to fund the conversion of the Ghadar Memorial in San Francisco
into a museum and library.
Central Schemes
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) and Additional Central Assistance (ACA)
Schemes to be restructured into 70 schemes. Central fund for the schemes to be
given to the States as part of central plan assistance.
Three promises
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Promises made to woman, youth and poor.
􀂙 We stand in solidarity with our girl children and women. And we pledge
to do everything possible to empower them and to keep them safe and
secure. A fund - “Nirbhaya Fund” - to be setup with Government
contribution of ` 1,000 crore.
􀂙 Youth to be motivated to voluntarily join skill development programmes.
National Skill Development Corporation to set the curriculum and
standards for training in different skills. ` 1000 crore set apart for this
scheme.
􀂙 To the poor of India direct benefit transfer scheme will be rolled out
throughout the country during the term of the UPA Government with the
motive “Äapka paisa aapke haath”.
Budget Estimates
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Plan expenditure is placed at ` 5,55,322 crore.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Non Plan Expenditure is estimated at ` 11,09,975 crore.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Fiscal deficit for the current year contained at 5.2 per cent and for the year 2013-
14 at 4.8 per cent.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Revenue deficit for the current year at 3.9 per cent and for the year 2013-14 at 3.3
per cent.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 By 2016-17 fiscal deficit to be brought down to 3 per cent, revenue deficit to 1.5
per cent and effective revenue deficit to zero per cent.
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PART B — TAX PROPOSALS
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Clarity in tax laws, a stable tax regime, a non-adversarial tax administration, a
fair mechanism for dispute resolution and independent judiciary for greater
assurance is underlying theme of tax proposals.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Tax Administration Reforms Commission to be set up.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 In short term need to reclaim peak of 11.9 per cent of tax GDP ratio achieved in
2007-08.
DIRECT TAXES
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Little room to give away tax revenues or raise tax rates in a constrained economy.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 No case to revise either the slabs or the rates of Personal Income Tax. Even a
moderate increase in the threshold exemption will put hundreds of thousands of
Tax Payers outside Tax Net.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 However, relief for Tax Payers in the first bracket of `2 lakhs to ` 5 lakhs. A tax
credit of ` 2000 to every person with total income upto `5 lakhs.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Surcharge of 10 percent on persons (other than companies) whose taxable income
exceed ` 1 crore to augment revenues.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Increase surcharge from 5 to 10 percent on domestic companies whose taxable
income exceed ` 10 crore.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 In case of foreign companies who pay a higher rate of corporate tax, surcharge to
increase from 2 to 5 percent, if the taxabale income exceeds ` 10 crore.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 In all other cases such as dividend distribution tax or tax on distributed income,
current surcharge increased from 5 to 10 percent.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Additional surcharges to be in force for only one year.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Education cess to continue at 3 percent.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Permissible premium rate increased from 10 percent to 15 percent of the sum
assured by relaxing eligibility conditions of life insurance policies for persons
suffering from disability and certain ailments.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Contributions made to schemes of Central and State Governments similar to
Central Government Health Scheme, eligible for section 80D of the Income tax
Act.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Donations made to National Children Fund eligible for 100 percent deduction.
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􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Investment allowance at the rate of 15 percent to manufacturing companies that
invest more than ` 100 crore in plant and machinery during the period 1.4.2013
to 31.3.2015.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 ‘Eligible date’ for projects in the power sector to avail benefit under Section 80-
IA extended from 31.3.2013 to 31.3.2014.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Concessional rate of tax of 15 percent on dividend received by an Indian company
from its foreign subsidiary proposed to continue for one more year.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Securitisation Trust to be exempted from Income Tax. Tax to be levied at specified
rates only at the time of distribution of income for companies, individual or HUF
etc. No further tax on income received by investors from the Trust.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Investor Protection Fund of depositories exempt from Income-tax in some cases.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Parity in taxation between IDF-Mutual Fund and IDF-NBFC.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 A Category I AIF set up as Venture capital fund allowed pass through status
under Income-tax Act.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 TDS at the rate of 1 percent on the value of the transfer of immovable properties
where consideration exceeds ` 50 lakhs. Agricultural land to be exempted.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 A final withholding tax at the rate of 20 percent on profits distributed by unlisted
companies to shareholders through buyback of shares.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Proposal to increase the rate of tax on payments by way of royalty and fees for
technical services to non-residents from 10 percent to 25 percent.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Reductions made in rates of Securities Transaction Tax in respect of certain
transaction.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Proposal to introduce Commodity Transaction Tax (CTT) in a limited way.
Agricultural commodities will be exempted.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Modified provisions of GAAR will come into effect from 1.4.2016.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Rules on Safe Harbour will be issued after examing the reports of the Rangachary
Committee appointed to look into tax matters relating to Development Centres
& IT Sector and Safe Harbour rules for a number of sectors.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Fifth large tax payer unit to open at Kolkata shortly.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 A number of administrative measures such as extension of refund banker system
to refund more than ` 50,000, technology based processing, extension of
e-payment through more banks and expansion in the scope of annual information
returns by Income-tax Department.
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Indirect Taxes
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 No change in the normal rates of 12 percent for excise duty and service tax.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 No change in the peak rate of basic customs duty of 10 perent for non-agricultural
products.
Customs
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Period of concession available for specified part of electric and hybrid vehicles
extended upto 31 March 2015.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Duty on specified machinery for manufacture of leather and leather goods
including footwear reduced from 7.5 to 5 percent.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Duty on pre-forms precious and semi-precious stones reduced from 10 to 2 perent.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Export duty on de-oiled rice bran oil cake withdrawn.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Duty of 10 percent on export of unprocessed ilmenite and 5 percent on export on
ungraded ilmenite.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Concessions to air craft maintenaince, repair and overhaul (MRO) industry.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Duty on Set Top Boxes increased from 5 to10 percent.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Duty on raw silk increased from 5 to 15 percent.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Duties on Steam Coal and Bituminous Coal equalised and 2 percent custom duty
and 2 percent CVD levied on both kinds coal.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Duty on imported luxury goods such as high end motor vehicles, motor cycles,
yachts and similar vessels increased.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Duty free gold limit increased to ` 50,000 in case of male passenger and `1,00,000
in case of a female passenger subject to conditions.
Excise duty
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Relief to readymade garment industry. In case of cotton, zero excise duty at fibre
stage also. In case of spun yarn made of man made fibre, duty of 12 percent at the
fibre stage.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Handmade carpets and textile floor coverings of coir and jute totally exempted
from excise duty.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 To provide relief to ship building industry, ships and vessels exempted from
excise duty. No CVD on imported ships and vessels.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Specific excise duty on cigarettes increased by about 18 percent. Similar increase
on cigars, cheroots and cigarillos.
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􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Excise duty on SUVs increased from 27 to 30 percent. Not applicable for SUVs
registered as taxies.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Excise duty on marble increased from `30 per square meter to ` 60 per square
meter.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Proposals to levy 4 percent excise duty on silver manufactured from smelting
zinc or lead.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Duty on mobile phones priced at more than `2000 raised to 6 percent.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 MRP based assessment in respect of branded medicaments of Ayurveda, Unani,
Siddha, Homeopathy and bio-chemic systems of medicine to reduce valuation
disputes.
Service Tax
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Maintain stability in tax regime.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Vocational courses offered by institutes affiliated to the State Council of Vocational
Training and testing activities in relation to agricultural produce also included in
the negative list for service tax.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Exemption of Service Tax on copyright on cinematography limited to films
exhibited in cinema halls.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Proposals to levy Service Tax on all air conditioned restaurant.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 For homes and flats with a carpet area of 2,000 sq.ft. or more or of a value of `1 crore
or more, which are high-end constructions, where the component of services is
greater, rate of abatement reduced from from 75 to 70 percent.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Out of nearly 17 lakh registered assesses under Service Tax only 7 lakhs file
returns regularly. Need to motivate them to file returns and pay tax dues. A
onetime scheme called ‘Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme’
proposed to be introduced. Defaulter may avail of the scheme on condition that
he files truthful declaration of Service Tax dues since 1st October 2007.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Tax proposals on Direct Taxes side estimated to yield to `13,300 crore and on
the Indirect Tax side `4,700 crore.
Good and Services Tax
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 A sum of ` 9,000 crore towards the first instalment of the balance of CST
compensation provided in the budget.
􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉􀂉 Work on draft GST Constitutional amendment bill and GST law expected to be
taken forward.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE RAILWAY BUDGET - 2013-14

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HIGHLIGHT OF THE RAILWAY BUDGET-2013-14

10 February 2013 Current Affairs

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10 February 2013 Current Affairs

Australia complete clean sweep

Australia completed a 5-0 sweep of the one-day series against the West Indies.Australia won the last match of 5 one-day series against West Indies on 10 February 2013 and cliench the series with 5-0.

Rest of India won Irani Cup

On 10 February Rest of India retained the Irani Cup by virtue of their first innings lead of 117 runs against the Mumbai team ended in a tame draw in the final at Wankhede Stadium.Rest of India, who clinched the title for the 26th time in the tournament’s 51st year.Jaffer has crossed the 1,000-run mark to become the highest scorer in the tournaments history .

Ranchi Rhinos won Hockey India League Title

On 10 February Ranchi Rhinos defeated Delhi Waveriders to won the first Hero Hockey India League (HIL) at Birsa Munda Astroturf Hockey Stadium .Sardar Singh received the player of the tournament award.

Three Year Old Girl Joins Mensa After Taking IQ Test in Russian

A brainy 3 year old girl Clever Alice Amos has been unveiled as the youngest new member of Mensa with a higher IQ than Stephen Hawking.Amos has been granted full membership of the brain box society after scoring an incredible 162 on an IQ test – she took in Russian.Her IQ of 162 ranks her higher than a list of the world’s greatest luminaries – dead and living.Former US presidents Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin and Bill Clinton could only muster 128, 160 and 137 respectively.

First-ever Original Song Written and Recorded in Space

A Canadian astronaut has teamed up with Barenaked Ladies lead singer Ed Robertson for the first ever original track to be written and recorded in space, 402 km above the Earth aboard the International Space Station.The pair wrote the song together before the collaboration was recorded via satellite at a studio in Toronto.The song, called “ISS ( Is Somebody Singing)” focuses on the experience of a person in space missing his loved ones on the Earth below.

Bank of India Recruitment 2013

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Bank of India Recruitment 2013 – Apply Online for Security Officer Vacancies: Bank of India has issued notification against recruitment of 06 Posts of Security Officer Vacancies Officers in Middle Management Grade/Scale II. Eligible candidates may apply online on or before 22-02-2013. For more details regarding age limit, educational qualification, application fee details, selection process and how to apply are given below…

Bank of India Vacancy Details:
Total No of Posts: 06
Name of Post: Security Officer (Scale II)

Age Limit: Candidates’ age should be minimum 21 years and maximum 40 years as on 31-10-2012. Age relaxations will be extended as per Govt. rules.

Essential Qualification: Candidates must possess Graduation from any recognized University. A certification in computer course for minimum three months or Information Technology or related paper as one of the subjects at graduation level or afterwards with an experience as an officer with minimum 5 years commissioned Service in the Army/ Navy/ Air Force or a police officer not below the rank of Asst.SP / DSP with minimum 5 years of Service or officers of identical rank in the para-military forces with minimum 5 years service.

Application Fee: Candidates must download the Challan from the website. Candidates need to pay the fee of Rs.400/- as application fee or Intimation charges for Gen/ OBC Candidates and and Rs. 50/- for SC/ ST/ EXSM candidates as Intimation charges and make the payment of fees in any of the Bank of India branches on or before 22-02-2013.

Selection Process: Candidates will be selected on the basis of Written Test, Group Discussion and Personal Interview.

How to Apply: Eligible candidates may apply through Online from Bank of India website www.bankofindia.co.in. After submission of application candidates can take a printout of the system generated on-line application form to be submitted at the time of the interview. The registration number and password generated should also be retained for future reference.

Instructions for Online Application:
1. Log on to Bank’s website www.bankofindia.com and select the ‘Recruitment’ link.
2. Candidates need to download the Challan form. Select the link ‘copy of Challan link’ and take print of Challan for making payment.
3. Make the payment at any of the Bank of India braches as mentioned above.
4. Revisit the Bank’s website and select the link ‘ Apply Online’.
5. Fill all the details in the online application form and after submission of all the details click on ‘Submit’ button.
6. Take print of Application Form and retain it along with the payment Challan for submission at the time of Interview.

Important Dates:
Starting Date for Online Application: 09-02-2013
Last Date for Online Application: 22-02-2013
Last Date to Edit Online Application: 25-02-2013
Starting Date for payment of Fee: 09-02-2013
Last Date for payment of Fee: 22-02-2013
Last Date for Reprint: 07-03-2013

Oriental Bank of Commerce Various Vacancies 2013

2013-02-09T21:41:00.001+05:30

Oriental Bank of Commerce – Various Vacancies 2013: Oriental Bank Rural Development Trust (OBCRDT) under Oriental Bank of Commerce has issued notification for the recruitment of 15 support staff at Rural Self Employment Training Institutes. OBCRDT is running 5 Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (OBC RSETI) at Palwal (Haryana), Sriganganagar (Rajasthan), Balekhan Jaipur (Rajasthan), Shankerpur Dehradun (Uttarakhand) and Zira Ferozepur (Punjab). Eligible candidates may apply through prescribed application form on or before 28-02-2013. For more details regarding age limit, educational qualification, selection, how to apply and other details are given below…

OBC Vacancy Details:
Total No of Posts: 15 Posts
Name of the Posts:
1. Faculty: 05 Posts
2. Office Assistant: 05 Posts
3. Attender: 05 Posts

Age Limit: Candidate age should be between 20 years to 30 years.

Educational Qualification: Candidate must possess PG Degree in MA/M. Com/M.Sc /Master of Social Works for faculty post, B.Com./BA/B.Sc for Office Asst post and have passed SSLC or its equivalent exam for attender post.

Selection Process: Selection can be done on the basis of performance in Interview.

How to Apply: Eligible candidates may apply with their bio data, affix photo on it along with attested copies of all relevant certificates and super scribe the name of the post applied for on the envelope should be sent by post/registered post to the concerned RSETI on or before 28-02-2013.

Last Date for Receipt of Application: 28-02-2013

For more details regarding age limit, educational qualification, selection, how to apply and other details are available in the following link…

Click here for Recruitment Advt

India tests Agni-IV n-missile - "19/09/2012"

2012-10-30T10:00:00.001+05:30

19 September 2012 Current Affairs

India tests Agni-IV n-missile

India successfully tested its nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile from a military base in Odisha on 19th September 2012.The new generation missile, which has the capability to hit targets at about 4,000 km.

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India-Burundi Joint Statement

President of the Republic of Burundi visited India from 17 to 19 September 2012. During this visit, India and Burundi signed three agreements-(i) Exchange Programme for Cooperation in the field of Education, (ii) Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the field of Rural Development and (iii) Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine. Besides, India also announced a Line of Credit of 42.38 million US dollars for Farm Mechanisation and Integrated Food Processing Complex in Burundi.

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Saina signs up 40-crore deal with Rhiti Sports

The London Olympics bronze-medallist in badminton Saina Nehwal has signed up a 40-crore deal with Rhiti Sports Management company, making her the country’s highest paid sportsperson outside cricket.

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Lifter Chandrika first Indian to win medal in Youth Worlds

Chandrika Tarafdar on 19th September 2012 became the first Indian to win a medal in Youth World Weightlifting Championships after she bagged two bronze in the girls’ 44kg category on the opening day at Kosice, Slovakia.Tarafdar won a bronze each in clean and jerk and total lift. She lifted 55kg in snatch, 74kg in clean and jerk for a total effort of 129kg.

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Andhra Pradesh Government decided to set up 15 Marine Police Stations

In a bid to beef up security along the 974-km long coastline of Andhra Pradesh, the state government has decided to set up 15 marine police stations, in addition to the existing six ones and also appoint special police officers in coastal villages.

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Aung San Suu Kyi Receives US Congressional Gold Medal

Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has received the Congressional Gold Medal – the highest honor Congress can bestow, at a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on 19th September 2012. Members of the U.S. Congress from both chambers and both major political parties gathered to pay tribute to Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was first awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2008, while she was under 15 years of house arrest in Burma.

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Russia to mine super hard diamonds - "18/09/2012"

2012-10-30T09:56:00.000+05:30

18 September 2012 Current Affairs

Russia to mine super hard diamonds

Russia has declassified a huge deposit of unique super hard diamonds that dwarf the global reserves of the precious stone and can meet the worldwide demand for another 3,000 years.The deposit, located in an asteroid crater 120 km in diameter, has been kept under wraps for nearly 40 decades as the Soviet Union mined enough diamonds elsewhere and also produced synthetic diamonds.

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Space Triathlon Completed By Sunita Williams

Williams became the first person in history to complete a triathlon in space.Williams, who is currently aboard the International Space Station finished her half mile swim, 18 mile bike ride, and four mile run in one hour, 48 minutes, and 33 seconds.

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Pakistani Government Relents in Judicial Standoff Over Zardari Corruption Case

Pakistan’s government relented on 18th September 2012 to judicial demands that it agree to write a letter to the authorities in Switzerland regarding corruption charges against President Asif Ali Zardari.

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Salman Rushdie released his Book Joseph Anton

Joseph Anton the 633 page book depicts a memoir of Salman Rushdie during his 10 years long run to protect himself from the Fatwa issued by his name was released on 18 September 2012.

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India, Egypt MOU for poll management cooperation

India and Egypt signed an MoU for cooperation in the field of electoral management and administration on 18th September 2012.

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Haryana government institute awards for women

Haryana government has instituted four state-level awards to felicitate women who have done outstanding work in different fields. These are 1.Indira Gandhi Mahila Shakti Award(given to those engaged in promoting self help groups or women empowerment initiatives, established their own business or industry and have contributed to development of women besides entrepreneurship and done exemplary work in public service.) 2.Kalpna Chawla Shaurya Award(who perform acts of bravery and meritorious services) 3.Bahin Shano Devi Panchayti Raj Award(exemplary work in promoting female literacy, health and nutrition, universalisation of education, sanitation, water, hygiene and other health determinants) and 4.Life time Achievers Award( given to woman of 60 years of age or above, who has excelled in administrative skills, career or profession, leadership quality, courage and creative work) and Women Outstanding Achievers Award(women who have done commendable work in their respective fields)

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Women and Child Development Ministry launched a Web Portal named Track Child

The Union Women and Child Development Ministry on 18 September 2012 decided to launch a web portal named Track Child, which will serve as a central database of all those children who have gone missing in different parts of the country. The portal will act as a coordination mechanism between child homes, police departments and state governments.

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U.S.-Russian space crew lands safely in Kazakhstan- "17/09/2012"

2012-10-30T09:51:00.000+05:30

17 September 2012 Current Affairs

U.S.-Russian space crew lands safely in Kazakhstan

A Russian Soyuz capsule landed on the Kazakh steppe on 17th September 2012, delivering a trio of astronauts from a four-month stint on the International Space Station.

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CRR cut to inject Rs.17,000 crore

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on 17th September 2012, retained the indicative policy rates at the current level while cutting the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 25 basis points to 4.50 per cent, injecting a liquidity of around Rs.17,000 crore into the banking system.

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GSAT-10 launch delayed as Ariane 5 develops ‘small snag’

The launch of communications satellite GSAT-10 will be delayed by at least seven days, to September 29 from September 22, owing to a “small snag” in the Ariane 5 vehicle at the European launch pad in French Guiana.

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Apollo Hospitals bags 4 awards

The Apollo Hospitals Group has bagged the Asian Hospital Management Awards ( AHMA) 2012 in four categories.It received awards for customer service, corporate social responsibility, cost reduction and patient safety. AHMA 2012 garnered 363 entries representing 89 hospitals from 12 countries.

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Sunita Williams takes over command at International Space Station

Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams has taken over command of the International Space Station (ISS), yet another feather in her cap as she already holds three records for female space travellers including a new record for total cumulative spacewalk time by a female astronaut.

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Armadillo is 2014 WC mascot

The mascot of the 2014 World Cup is a yet to-be-named endangered armadillo. FIFA said Brazilians will have until mid-November to choose the name from three choices — Amijubi, Fuleco and Zuzeco.

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Antony opens army hospital in Male -"16/09/2012"

2012-10-30T09:46:00.001+05:30

16 September 2012 Current Affairs

Antony opens army hospital in Male

Defence Minister A.K. Antony, on a three-day visit to the Maldives, on 16th September 2012 opened ‘SENAHIYA,’ a Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) hospital, established in Male with Indian assistance.Maldives Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim thanked India for its assistance to his country in all areas of development and said the enduring friendship between the two countries would improve and expand, irrespective of political changes.

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BCCI joint secretary Anurag Thakur becomes member of Asian Cricket Council

BCCI joint secretary and Hamirpur BJP MP, Anurag Thakur has been inducted as member of executive board of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).BCCI chief N Srinivasan is also the president of ACC.

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Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable Babur missile with 700 km range

Pakistan had successfully test fired an indigenously developed multi-tube Cruise Missile that can carry both nuclear and conventional warheads over a range of 700 km on 16th September 2012. According to the Inter Services Public Relations, the Babur (Haft-VII) Cruise Missile can strike targets on land and at sea with “pin point accuracy’’.

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Tamil Nadu government announces support package to TNEB

As part of its measures to bail out the debt-ridden state electricity board, Tamil Nadu Government 16th September 2012 announced a package, including absorbing 50 per cent of its short and medium term loans to the tune of Rs 9,529 crore and sanctioning Rs 1,000 crore as advance subsidy.The government also decided to extend guarantee for Rs 5,000 crore each to be availed as loan by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) from Power Finance Corporation and Rural Electrification Corporation.

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Indian Women’s football defeated Nepal And Clinch 2012 SAFF Women’s Championship

Defending champions India have won the SAFF(South Asian Football Federation) Women’s Championship 2012 defeating Nepal in the finals played on 16th September 2012.

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Three athletes suspended for two years by the National Anti-Doping Disciplinary panel

Three athletes including discus thrower Kripal Singh were on 16th September 2012 suspended for two years by the National Anti-Doping Disciplinary panel (NADDP) for doping offences reported during competitions.Kripal Singh, who won the title at the Federation Cup athletics championships at Patiala last April, had tested positive for steroid stanozolol. The other two athletes suspended were high hurdler Arvinda Rathwa, who had won the title at the last all-India Police championships in March this year, and shot putter Deepak Choudhary, who finished third in the Federation Cup junior championships at Pune in May last.

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Virat Kohli named ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year-"15/09/2012"

2012-10-30T09:38:00.002+05:30

15 September 2012 Current Affairs

Virat Kohli named ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year

India’s Virat Kohli was on15 September 2012 rewarded with ‘ODI Cricketer of the Year’.at the ICC annual awards function in Colombo.

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Former RSS chief K Sudarshan passes away

Kuppalli Sitaramayya Sudarshan , who attended his first RSS shakha (class) at the age of nine, was passes away on 15 September 2012 at Raipur.

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Delhi, Mumbai among least expensive cities around world

A report released Friday by the Swiss bank UBS, covering 72 cities in 58 countries Capital Delhi and financial hub Mumbai are the least expensive cities and Tokyo is the most expensive city for food in the world.

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Courage, risks needed to reach 8.2% growth target: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Speaking at a Planning Commission meeting on 15th September 2012 announced the target for GDP growth in 12th plan as 8.2%. The Prime Minister said the 12th Plan target has been brought down from 9% to 8.2%, with agricultural growth at 4%.He said that poverty declined twice as fast between 2004-05 and 2009-10 than it did in the previous 10 years.

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Hat-trick of ICC awards for Kumar Sangakkara

eteran Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara bagged three prestigious ICC awards at the annual ICC awards ceremony, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 15th Sepember 2012.They are 1.Cricketer of the Year. 2. Test Cricketer of the Year. 3.People’s Choice award.

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Cabinet Allows FDI in Retail, Aviation, Broadcasting-"14/09/2012"

2012-10-30T09:34:00.000+05:30

14 September 2012 Current Affairs

Cabinet Allows FDI in Retail, Aviation, Broadcasting

The Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cleared the decision to operationalise 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail ,49% FDI in Foreign Airlines ,74%FDI in Broadcast Services and 49%FDI in Power Trading Exchanges.

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Dhoni named captain of ICC ODI team, Kohli, Gambhir in XI

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been named captain of ICC’s ‘ODI Team of the Year’ which also includes Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir.This is for the fifth consecutive year in a row that Dhoni has been selected in ICC’s ‘ODI Team of the Year’.ICC awards are announced in Colombo on 15th September 2012.

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800-year-old Chinese encyclopaedia on display in Taiwan

Taiwan (AP) – An 800-year-old Chinese encyclopaedia is on display at a book fair in Taipei. The rare publication was recently purchased by a Chinese publishing house for US$33 million (S$40.5 million) at an auction in Beijing.

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Worldwide protests against the film “Innocence of Muslims”

The attacks will be continued on 14th September 2012 also in several countries, including Egypt, Iran, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia due the release of the film Innocence of Muslims.UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has denounced as “hateful” an anti-Islam movie produced in the United States.

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Justice Altamas Kabir to be new CJI-"13/09/2012"

2012-10-30T09:26:00.001+05:30

13 September 2012 Current Affairs

Justice Altamas Kabir to be new CJI

Justice Altamas Kabir, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, was appointed as the next chief justice of India (CJI) on 13th September 2012.Justice Kabir, 64, who will succeed the current chief justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia, will assume his new charge on September 29 as the country’s 39th CJI.

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K N Tilak Kumar elected president of INS

K N Tilak Kumar of Deccan Herald and Prajavani was on 13th September 2012 elected president of The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) for 2012-13 at its 73rd annual general meeting held at Bangalore. He succeeds Ashish Bagga of India Today.

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Ex-CJI Ranganath Misra passes away

Former Chief Justice of India Ranganath Mishra died at a private hospital in Bhubaneshwar on 13th September 2012.Misra, served as the Chief Justice from September 25, 1990, till November 24, 1991. He was also the first chairman of the NHRC.

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Highest under-5 deaths in India

In the Child Mortality Estimates Report 2012 published by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), India was placed at the top position in the chart of 10 countries that topped on the chart. The other countries with their names on the chart are Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, China, Pakistan, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

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IBPS PO Marks/Score of PO-2 Exam held on 17th June 2012

2012-10-23T11:14:00.000+05:30

A few Days ago, Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) had announced the PO/MT Exam Results 2012 for which the Exam is conducted on 17th June. Approximately 61,000 students have been declared as successful in the IBPS PO-2 Exam 2012. Now these successful students will have to appear in the Common Interviews to be coordinated by IBPS later this year.

Successful students have been issued Scorecards based on which they can appear in the Common Interview.The Scorecards have been already dispatched and very soon the Successful candidates can collect them at their respective Correspondence address.

To read Full Article, click on Read More

But there are lot of Unsuccessful Students who want to check their marks obtained in the IBPS PO-2 Exam 2012 and here is a some good news for all those waiting for their marks. Today, IBPS had uploaded the marks of all the candidates, who have appeared in the exam.

How to Check IBPS PO/ MT Exam 2012 Marks Online ?

Applicants who have appeared in the IBPS PO-2 Exam 2012 on 17th June can check their marks by following the steps given below.

Log on to IBPS Official Website @ www.ibps.in.
On the Left side of the Page, click on the Link Marked as "CWE PO/MT March 2012"
On the New page, click on appropriate link for checking your IBPS marks
After that, you will be taken to a New page, where you have to Enter your Registration Details (Like Registration Number, Password) to check your Scores
Once, you enter the Details and click on the Submit Button, your Marks will be displayed on the Screen

Egypt Ex-PM Ahmed Nazif jailed for corruption"12/09/2012"

2012-10-21T16:22:00.001+05:30

12 September 2012 Current Affairs

Egypt Ex-PM Ahmed Nazif jailed for corruption

A court in Cairo has sentenced Egypt’s former Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif to three years in prison for corruption.

NHRC issues notice to Maharashtra over farm suicides

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a reply from the Maharashtra government over seven farm suicides that took place last week within a span of 72 hours in the state’s Vidarbha region.A total of 528 farmers have committed suicide in the Vidarbha region between Jan 1 and Sep 2 this year.

India, Pakistan trade bodies sign Memorandum of Understanding(MoU)

The Islamabad Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry(IWCCI)and the Punjab, Haryana and Delhi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) on 12th September 2012 signed an MoU to promote trade and investment and improve linkages between business communities of the two countries.

IWCCI Abbreviation

Islamabad Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

PHDCCI Abbreviation

Punjab, Haryana and Delhi Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

U.S. ambassador to Libya killed in mob attack

The ambassador of the United States to Libya, Christopher Stevens, has been killed during an armed mob attack in Benghazi on the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.Mr. Stevens is the second U.S. ambassador to be killed during an outstation posting since the death of Adolph Dubs in 1979 during his tenure in Afghanistan.

Biggest Fire Accident in Karachi

At least 290 people have been confirmed dead in a fire that broke out in a garment factory in Karachi on 11th September 2012 night.

Armadillo to be 2014 FIFA World Cup mascot

A rare species of armadillo is set to be the official mascot for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil on 12 September 2012.In the previous FIFA World Cup the mascots were:
• FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa- Zakumi the green-haired leopard
• FIFA 2006 World Cup in Germany- Goleo named lion

Ban on gutka in Delhi comes into effect

A blanket ban on manufacturing, sale, storage and display of all gutka products in the national capital came into effect from 13th September 2012. States like Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Kerala, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar have already announced ban on gutka products. A similar comprehensive ban came into effect in Gujarat from 12th September 2012.

Emerging Kerala investment meet to see 51 nations taking part

51 countries with 2,500 registered delegates and around 300 VIPs comprising ambassadors, high commissioners and ministers have confirmed their participation in the “Emerging Kerala 2012″ investment meet to be held in Kochi from Sep 12-14.KSIDC is the nodal agency for the event which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.The main aim of this event is highlight investment opportunities available in Kerala and advertise to the the world its state of readiness to receive the investors.

ISRO to launch SARAL satellite on 12 Dec 2012

Indo-French satellite “SARAL” would be launched onboard PSLV-C20 from the spaceport of Sriharikota on 12 December 2012 Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman K Radhakrishnan said at the Bangalore Space Expo 2012 on 12th September 2012.

MGNREGA work days raised to 150, crop loans cut to 7%-"11-09-2012"

2012-09-27T08:39:00.001+05:30

11 September 2012 Current Affairs

MGNREGA work days raised to 150, crop loans cut to 7%

Empowered Group of Ministers(EGoM) on drought headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar decided to increase the number of guaranteed work days under MGNREGA to 150 days and cut interest rates on crop loans to 7 percent for one year for the farmers in drought-affected states.

Punjab government amends Canal and Drainage Act

The offence of “theft of canal water” can now attract both fine and 6 months imprisonment after an amendment in the law relating to canals and drainage.Punjab Irrigation Minister, Janmeja Singh Sekhon informed that the Punjab government has amended section 70 of the Act for this.

Indian writer Jeet Thayil on Man Booker shortlist

Indian writer Jeet Thayil’s first novel ‘Narcopolis’, described as a compelling tale of Mumbai’s hazy world of opium addiction, has made it to the six-author short list for the Man Booker Prize 2012 announced on 11th September 2012.

India pledges $10-million for Palestine

The Prime Minister Manmohan Tuesday announced to an assistance of $10 million to Palestine’s budget for this year to help address its financial requirements.Prime Minister made this announcement after signing three bilateral pacts – the areas of information and communication technology, vocational training and education with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who is at present in New Delhi for his three-day long state visit.

Vice President Releases the Book ‘Muslims in Indian Cities’

Vice President after releasing the book entitled “Muslims in Indian Cities” edited by Laurent Gayer and Christoph Jafferlot on 10th September 2012 at New Delhi, Shri Ansari has said that Muslims have lived in India’s religiously plural society for over a thousand years, at times as rulers, at others as subjects and now as citizens. They are not homogenous in racial or linguistic terms and bear the impact of local cultural surroundings, in manners and customs, in varying degrees.

Japan to buy disputed East China Sea islands

The uninhabited islands, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, have long been a source of friction. Japan and China have competing territorial claims to the islets and surrounding fishing areas and potentially rich gas deposits.The Japanese government will buy the islets for 2.05 billion yen ($26.15 million) and the owners will sign a contract soon.

India’s GSAT–10 will launch-"10/09/2012"

2012-09-26T11:51:00.000+05:30

10 September 2012 Current Affairs

India’s GSAT–10 will launch on September 22

India’s communication satellite GSAT-10 will be launch from Kourou spaceport in French Guyana by European space consortium Ariane space on 22nd September 2012.

Supreme Court issues notice to Tamil Nadu government on 69 per cent reservation

The Supreme Court 10th September 2012 issued a notice to Tamil Nadu government on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the 69 per cent reservation by the state government in employment and educational institutions. The petition, filed by students, challenged the government’s decision to exceed the 50 per cent limit in reservation mandated by the Mandal Commission judgement.The ten student petitioners from Tamil Nadu had approached the Court after failing to secure admission to the Medical College despite having secured 198/200.

Andy Murray first Britisher to win Grand Slam men’s singles title in 76 years

Andy Murray has overpowered Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in five gruelling sets in a classic US Open final to become the first Britisher to win a Grand Slam men’s singles title in 76 years.

New President of Somalia is Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

Somalia’s parliament elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the new leader for the African nation on 10th September 2012.

Onno Ruhl appointed World Bank country director for India

The World Bank has appointed Onno Ruhl as the country director for India. He will replace Roberto Zagha, who retires in October. Ruhl, a Dutch national, was previously the director for operation services and quality in the South Asia region of the World Bank, the multi-lateral funding agency.

Indian-American elected to Royal Society of Canada

Ponisseril Somasundaran, an Indian American member of the faculty of Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been chosen as the sole foreign fellow of the prestigious Royal Society of Canada.

ISRO‘s 100th launch of space mission-09-09-2012

2012-09-26T11:42:00.000+05:30

9 September 2012 Current Affairs

ISRO‘s 100th launch of space mission

The Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) successfully put into orbit two foreign satellites( French SPOT 6(712kgs) and Japanese micro Satellite called proiteres (15kgs)) marking Indian space agency’s 100th mission since the launch of the first satellite,Aryabhata,in 1975 by Russian rocket.The Polar satellite Launch Vehiclec-21 (PSLV-C21) contains 44 metres tall and weighing around 230 tonne.

Lewis Hamilton became the winner of Italian Grand Prix 2012

Lewis Hamilton, the driver of McLaren’s became the winner of the Italian Grand Prix 2012 on 9 September 2012.

Dr. Verghese Kurien, father of India’s White Revolution passes away

Dr. Verghese Kurien, the Father of the White Revolution, passed away on 9th September 2012 after a brief illness. Dr. Kurien was the architect of India’s White Revolution, which helped India emerge as the largest milk producer in the world.

Indian National Science Academy Summit at New Delhi

In the last day of the summit conducted from 7th to 9th September 2012 in New Delhi,Scientists across South Asia decided to work closely in research initiatives and advise decision makers in offering solutions to problems ranging from healthcare to energy security.The three-day meeting saw participation from the Science Academies of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, Mauritius and Sri Lanka.

Iraq vice president Tariq al-Hashemi sentenced to death

A Baghdad court sentenced in absentia Iraq’s vice president, Tariq al-Hashemi, to death on hanging for the murder of a woman lawyer and terrorism charges .

India, Pakistan ink visa agreement-"08-09-2012"

2012-09-24T08:57:00.000+05:30

8 September 2012 Current Affairs

India, Pakistan ink visa agreement

Pakistan and India have announced on 8th September 2012 that they will ease tough visa restrictions, an important step forward in improving relations between the nuclear armed neighbours.

ECIL to supply converters to international science centre

Public sector electronic manufacturing firm, Electronic Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), has been selected to supply power converters to the Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR), an international science centre at Darmstadt near Frankfurt in Germany.ECIL signed a bilateral contract for supply of convertors with Bose Institute, designated nodal agency to coordinate between various departments involved in the project.Accordingly, ECIL would be involved in design, development, manufacturing and supply of around 500 ultra stable power converters that cost around 7.5 million Euros (about Rs. 50 crore) of the total Indian contribution of around 36 million Euros.

USA wins third FIFA U-20 women’s World Cup

United States of America beat former champion Germany 1-0 in Tokyo to claim its third FIFA U-20 women’s World Cup crown on 8th September 2012.

Canada cuts diplomatic ties with Iran

John Baird,Foreign minister Canada said: “[Iran] is among the world’s worst violators of human rights; and it shelters and materially supports terrorist groups, requiring the government of Canada to formally list Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism under the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act.Canada cuts diplomatic ties with Iran.So, Canada has closed its embassy in Tehran and ordered the expulsion of Iranian diplomats from Ottawa, partly because of the country’s backing of the Syrian regime.

Five Indian firms in Forbes list of world’s most innovative companies-"07-09-2012"

2012-09-24T08:50:00.001+05:30

7 September 2012 Current Affairs

Five Indian firms in Forbes list of world’s most innovative companies

Five Indian companies including Larsen & Toubro, Hindustan Unilever and Infosys are ranked on Forbes magazine’s list of “The World’s Most Innovative Companies” topped by four US companies.Larsen & Toubro got the ninth rank,Hindustan Unilever got the 12th rank, Infosys got 19th rank,Tata Consultancy Services got 29th rank and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries got 38th rank.Four US companies- Cloud computing king Salesforce.com, drug major Alexion Pharmaceuticals, internet retail giant Amazon.com and open source software leader Red Hat took the top four places.

Two Same magnitude earthquake in China at Yunnan and Guizhou

80 people were died , more than 730 people were injured,twenty thousand homes were destroyed and nearly one hundred thousand persons have been evacuated after the two earthquakes at a magnitude of 5.6 hit Yunnan and Guizhou provinces in China on 07th September 2012.

U.S. designates Haqqani network a terrorist group

The United States said on 7th September 2012 it is designating the Pakistan-based Haqqani network a terrorist organization, triggering sanctions against a group American officials blame for high-profile attacks in Afghanistan, and which they say has ties to the Pakistani state.

Bill for special status for six districts in Hyderabad-Karnataka region introduced

In the Lok Sabha on 7th September 2012 ,Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde introduced a Bill to amend the Constitution and thus provide a special status to the Hyderabad-Karnataka region , under a new Article 371(J).Once it is approved by Parliament the Hyderabad-Karnataka region covering six backwards districts – Bidar, Gulbarga, Koppal, Yadgir, Raichur and Bellary – will get more central funds for development and will be on par with the Telananga region of Andhra Pradesh. Besides, there will be reservation in jobs and education for the locals.

APEC Russia 2012 Summit-"06-09-2012"

2012-09-20T09:14:00.000+05:30

6 September 2012 Current Affairs

APEC Russia 2012 Summit

The APEC Russia 2012 Summit is the 24th annual gathering of APEC leaders of 21 countries.Leaders from the member economics are currently meeting on Russky Island off the Coast of Vladivostok, Russia from September 2-9 ,2012 . Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC) is a forum for Rim Countries(formally member Economics) that seeks to promote free trade and Economics throughout the Asia-Pecific region established in 1989.

Sachin Pilot commissioned as Territorial Army officer

Sachin Pilot 06th September 2012 became the first Union minister to be commissioned as a regular officer in the Territorial Army, fulfilling his desire to follow his father’s footsteps to be in the armed forces.

US strikes Nepal Maoists from terror blacklist

On 06th September 2012 US has lifted sanctions and removed the Communist party of Nepal(Maoists) Organization of Nepal from the list of designated terrorist organisation,years after the rebels abandoned their named struggle and entered open politics and signed a peace treaty.

Gliese 163C: New Earth-Like Planet Might Sustain Life

Dubbed Gliese 163C, the planet is about seven times the mass of Earth and orbits a red dwarf, or a small, relatively cool star. Gliese 163C is 49 light years away. It’s thought to be composed of mostly rock and water and gets 40 percent more light from its parent star than Earth gets from the sun, making it hotter with a surface temperature of 60 degrees Celsius.

Government approved 3% interest subsidy for farmers

The UPA Government has approved the 3% loan subvention for short term crop loans and additional three percent subsidy interest on timely repayment on such loans.This interest subvention to farmers will be available through Nabard, regional rural banks, cooperative banks and public sector banks.Accordingly, farmers availing loans up to Rs 3 lakh will have to pay interest at 7 per cent per annum during this financial year.

Gaurav Shumsher Rana appointed as New chief of Nepal Army

India-educated lieutenant general Gaurav Shumsher Rana took Charge as the New chief of Nepal Army on 6 September 2012 . he did graduation in military affairs from a Himachal Pradesh.

Indu chaudhary won Bronze at World Junior championship

Indian Indu chaudhary clinches the Bronze medal in the World Junior Champion ship at pattaya in the event of 44 kg women’s weight by defeating Turkish Evin Demirhan. With this medal India opened its account in the tournament.

Kaushik Basu World Bank chief economist-"04-05-2012"

2012-09-20T09:05:00.000+05:30

5 September 2012 Current Affairs

Kaushik Basu World Bank chief economist

Kaushik Basu appointed as chief economist and Senior Vice President of World Bank by World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim on 05th September 2012.He take charges from 1st October 2012.

India slips to 169th in world rankings

The world football governing body FIFA released the latest FIFA World Rankings on 5th September 2012 in which India has lost one spot to be now ranked 169th amongst the 209 ranked nations and territories, while within Asia India remains 32nd amongst 46 nations in the rankings.

Smita Shah first Indian-American to serve as DNC parliamentarian

Smita Shah a close supporter of US President Barack Obama, is vice-chair of the Chicago Plan Commission, become the first Indian-American to serve as a Democratic National Convention parliamentarian on 5th September 2012.As per the publically available documents, Smita has been an applauded donor to the campaign of the Democratic Party and Obama.

India falls 3 places to 59th in WEF’s global competitiveness index

India’s ranking declined by three places to 59th position in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Competitiveness Index 2012-2013, due mainly to ”disappointing performance” in the basic factors underpinning competitiveness.Switzerland, for the fourth consecutive year, tops the overall rankings in The Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013, released today by the World Economic Forum. Singapore remains in second position and Finland in third position.

Andy roddick ended his tennis career

Andy Roddick who is a tennis player ended his career after defeating in the final on 5Sep 2012. He was 30 year old American and 32 tournament titles in his career,led the United States to the 2007 Davis Cup and was the top US player throughout the majority of his career.

Shiksha Ratan Award to A.N.Purohit

A.N.Purohit awarded Ahiksha Ratan Award on the occasion of teachers day by The University of Petroleum and Energy studies for his contribution to the specific subject of plant physiology, ecophysiology of trees and the environment. He was awarded Padma shree in 1997 by president.

Deveshwar appointed on RBI board-"04-09-2012"

2012-09-18T16:43:00.000+05:30

4 September 2012 Current Affairs

Deveshwar appointed on RBI board

The government has appointed ITC chairman Y.C. Deveshwar as a director on the central board of directors of the Reserve Bank of India.

Andhra pradesh HC(High Court) fixes quota in local bodies at 50 percent

The AP High Court on 04 September 2012 ruled that the combined reservations for Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Panchayat Raj local bodies should not exceed the upper ceiling of 50 per cent.The court directed the state to cut the quota for BCs and bring the cumulative figure down to 50 per cent.

India, Pakistan to ink 3 pacts to boost economic activity

Hoping that the forthcoming visit of External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna would lead to a liberal visa regime agreement, Commerce and Industry Minister, Anand Sharma, on 04th September 2012, said India and Pakistan would soon ink three agreements in the areas of customs co-operation, mutual recognition of standards and redressal of trade issues to give a fillip to economic activity.

India’s Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda wins silver in London Paralympics

The Girisha Hosanagaara Nagarajegowda won India’s first medal at the London 2012 paraolympic Games.The Karnataka athlete bagged the silver with a 1.74m effort in the men’s high jump F42 event on 03 September 2012.

India, China to resume joint military exercises

India and China announced on 04th September 2012 they would resume joint military exercises after a four-year gap, a move designed to build trust in the often prickly relationship between the world’s two most populous nations.