Hilary Mantel Bring Up the Bodies Fourth Estate
Tan Twan Eng
The Garden of
Evening Mists
Myrmidon Books
2012
Deborah Levy Swimming Home
Alison Moore
Will Self
The Lighthouse
Umbrella
Jeet Thayil Narcopolis
Eleanor Catton The Luminaries
And Other
Stories/Faber &
Faber
Salt Publishing
Bloomsbury
Faber & Faber
Granta
NoViolet
Bulawayo
We Need New Names
Jim Crace Harvest
2013
Jhumpa Lahiri The Lowland
Chatto & Windus
Picador
Bloomsbury
Ruth Ozeki
Colm Tóibín
A Tale for the Time
Being
The Testament of
Mary
Canongate
Viking
27 January International Day of
Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
34
C/Resolution 61
Sir Peter
Stothard
Robert
Macfarlane
A/RES/60/7
UN web
13
February
World Radio Day
36
C/Resolution 63
A/67/62
21
February
International Mother Language
Day
30 C/62
A/RES/56/262
8 March
20 March
International Women’s Day
International Francophonie Day
20
C/Resolution 13.2
UN web
UN web
Message from the Director-
General
21 March World Poetry Day
30
C/Resolution 29 UN web
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Dinah Birch
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Dan Stevens
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Amanda
Foreman
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Bharat
Tandon
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Martha
Kearney
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Stuart Kelly
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Natalie
Haynes
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Robert
Douglas-
Fairhurst

21 March
21 March
22 March
23 April
30 April
3 May
21 May
22 May
25 May
5 June
8 June
17 June
International Day for the
Elimination of Racial
Discrimination
International Day for Biological
Diversity
14
C/Resolution 11
International Day of Nowruz
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
184
EX/SR.1-9
World Day for Water
World Book and Copyright Day
International Jazz Day
World Press Freedom Day
141
EX/22
28
C/Resolution 3.18
A/RES/47/193
UN web
UN web
36
C/Resolution 39
26
C/Resolution 4.3
UN web
166
EX/37
A/RES/64/253
UN web
A/RES/57/249
UN web
146
EX/32
A/RES/2142
(XXI)
UN web
Africa Day / Africa Week
World Environment Day
A/RES/49/119
UN web
112
EX/15
A/RES/2994
(XXVII)
UN web
World Oceans Day
181 EX/4
A/RES/63/111
UN web
World Day to Combat
Desertification and Drought
A/RES/49/115
UN web
9 August International Day of the World's
Indigenous People
146

EX/32 A/RES/49/214
UN web
12 August International Youth Day
159
EX/28
A/RES/54/120
UN web
23 August International Day for the
Remembrance of the Slave
Trade and its Abolition
International Literacy Day
29
C/Resolution 40
8
September
14
C/Resolution
1.441
15
September
International Day of Democracy
A/RES/62/7
UN web
21
September
5 October
International Day of Peace
World Teachers' Day
114
EX/24
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C/INF.7
A/RES/36/67;
A/RES/55/282
UN web
UN web
Second
Wednesday in October
International Day for Disaster
Reduction
134
EX/15 A/RES/44/236;
A/RES/64/200
UN web
17 October International Day for the
Eradication of Poverty
20 October World Statistics Day
27 October
10
November
World Day for Audiovisual
Heritage
World Science Day for Peace and Development
World Philosophy Day Third
Thursday in
November
28
C/Resolution 2.1
A/RES/47/196
UN web
33
C/Resolution 53
31
C/Resolution 20
33
C/Resolution 37
A/RES/64/267
UN web
UN web
UN web
UN web

16
November
International Day for Tolerance
A/RES/51/95 28
C/Resolution
5.61
UN web
25
November
International Day for the
Elimination of Violence against
Women
159
EX/28 A/RES/54/134
UN web
29
November
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
114
EX/24 A/RES/32/40B
UN web
1
December
World AIDS Day
3
December
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
130
EX/INF.3
UN web
A/RES/47/3
UN web
10
December
Human Rights Day
A/RES/423
(V)
UN web
18
December
International Migrants Day
A/RES/55/93 161
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CAPITAL NAME Governor Name
Chief Minister
Name
Andhra
Pradesh
Aruna Chal
Pradesh
Hyderabad
Ita Nagar
E.S Lakshmi
Narasimhan
Nabam Tuki
Shri. N. Kiran
Kumar Reddy
JJ Singh
Assam Dispur
Bihar Patna
Chhattishgarh Raipur
Tarun Gogoi
Devanand Konwar
Shekhar Dutt
Janaki Bhallav
Patnaik
Nithish Kumar
Dr. Raman Singh

Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal
Pradesh
Jammu &
Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya
Pradesh
Maharashtra
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Panaji
Gandhinagar
Chandigar
Simla
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Srinagar (Summer)
N.N. Vohra
Jammu(winter)
Ranchi Dr Syed Ahmed
Smt Sheela
Dikshit
K. sankarnarayanan Manohar Parrikar
Kamala beniwal Naredra Modi
Jaganath Pahadia
Smt. Urmila Singh
Bhupindar singh
Hooda
Prem Kumar
Dumal
Omar Abdullah
Bang lore H.R Bhardwaj
Arjun Munda
Jagadish
Shivappa Shettar
Thiruvanantapuram
H.R Bhardwaj
(Additional Charge)
Oommen Chandi
Bhopal Ram Naresh yadav
Shivaraj Singh
Chouhan
Mumbai
Kateekal
Sankarnarayanan
Prithviraj Chavan
Manipur Imphal Gurbachan Jagat
Okram Ibobi
Singh
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Orissa
Puducherty
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Shillong
Aizwal
Kohima
Bhubaneswar
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Chandigarh
Jaipur
Gangtok
Madras
Agartala
Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
Uttarakhand Dehradun
West Bengal Culcutta
Ranjith Sekhar
Mooshahary
Vakkom
Purushothaman
Nikhil Kumar
Murlidhar Chandra
Kanth Bhandare
-
Dr Mukul Sangma
Pu Lalthanhawla
Neiphiu Rio
Naveen Patnaik
Shivraj Patil
N. Rangaswamy
Prkash Singh
Badal
Shivraj Patil
(Punjab Additional
Chargr)
Ashok Gehlot
Balmiki Prasad Singh Pawan Chamling
Dr K. Roshaiah Jayalalitha
Dayandeo Yaswantha
Rao Patil
Manik Sarkar
B.L Joshi
Margaret Alva
M.K Narayan
Akhilesh Yadav
Vijay Bahuguna
Mamatha benerji

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State and U.T.
Chief Ministers & Governors of Indian States
Chief Minister Governor
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
New Delhi
Orissa
Puducherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Andaman & Nicobar
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
U.T. A. K. Singh (Lieutenant-Governor)
Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy Shri. E. S. L. Narasimhan
Nabam Tuki
Shri Tarun Gogoi
Shri Nitish Kumar
U.T.
Dr. Raman Singh
Nirbhay Sharma
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
D. Y. Patil
Shri Shivraj V. Patil (Administrator)
Shri Shekhar Dutt
Shri Manohar Parrikar
Shri Narendra Modi
Shri Bharat Vir Wanchoo
Dr. Kamla Beniwal
Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda Shri Jagannath Pahadia
Virbhadra Singh
Omar Abdullah
Hemant Soren
Urmila Singh
Narinder Nath Vohra
Dr. Syed Ahmed
Shri K. Siddaramaiah
Shri Oommen Chandy
Hansraj Bhardwaj
Shri Nikhil Kumar
Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan Ram Naresh Yadav
Shri Prithviraj Chavan K. Sankaranarayanan
Shri Okram Ibobi Singh Sh. Gurbachan Jagat
Mukul Sangma
Pu Lalthanhawla
Shri Neiphiu Rio
K. K. Paul
Shri Vakkom Purushothaman
Shri Ashwani Kumar
Smt Sheila Dikshit
Sh. Naveen Patnaik
Shri N. Rangasamy
Shri Parkash Singh Badal
Shri Ashok Gehlot
Najeeb Jung (Lieutenant-Governor)
Shri S. C. Jamir
Virendra Kataria (Lieutenant-Governor )
Shri Shivraj Patil
Smt. Margaret Alva

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Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Shri Pawan Kumar Chamling Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil
Sushree J. Jayalalithaa Konijeti Rosaiah
Shri Manik Sarkar Shri Devanand Konwar
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Akhilesh Yadav
Vijay Bahuguna
West Bengal Km. Mamata Banerjee
Dadra and Nagar Haveli U.T.
Daman and Diu U.T.
Shri Banwari Lal Joshi
Aziz Qureshi
Shri M. K Narayanan
Shri B.S. Bhalla (Administrator)
Shri B.S. Bhalla (Administrator)
35 Lakshadweep U.T. Shri H. Rajesh Prasad
The new World Trade Center tower in New York knocked Chicago's Willis Tower off its pedestal as the tallest building in the US. Dubai's Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world at 2,717 feet (828 meters).
The 4th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-
China Border Affairs was held in Beijing
Rafiq Kathwari, an Indian-American Poet Won Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award 2013
Stephen Lee Banned from Snooker for 12 Years for Match-Fixing Charges
Nikhat Zareen Won Silver at AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship
India Defeated Malaysia to Lift U-21 Sultan of Johor Cup Hockey Tournament 2013
Swaran Singh Virk Clinched Gold at the 15th Asian Senior Rowing Championship in China
Khadi and Village Industry Commission Announced Introduction of Exclusive Khadi Mark

N. Srinivasan Re-Elected As the BCCI President for the Third Term
Ranjib Biswal Appointed as Indian Premier League Chairman
Sonia Gandhi Unveiled the Statue of R Sankar, the First Congress Chief Minister of Kerala
Every Year on 29 September Celebrated as The World Heart Day
Rahul Ragala won Weightlifting Gold at Guangzhou Asian Youth Games
Team of Australian Doctors Created IVF History With Ovarian Tissue Transplant
Rajnath Singh Appointed the BJP Campaign Committee Chief for the 2014 Lok Sabha Polls
Rahul Dravid named as Brand Ambassador for National Tobacco Control Campaign
UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on 29 September 2013 inaugurated Kerala's two major health schemes Arogya Kiranam and Distribution of free generic medicines.
Sudha Singh of Railways won Gold in Women's 3000m Steeplechase
Naval Science and Technological Laboratory Centre inaugurated in Visakhapatnam
Megan Young of Philippines was crowned Miss World 2013

India and China held sixth Financial Dialogue in Beijing.
Ruchira Kamboj appointed the Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO
Nalco posted 4.75 Percent Increase in Sales Turnover at 6809 Crore Rupees
India's first ever Naval and Maritime Exposition and Conference, NAMEXPO 2013 concluded on 27 September 2013 at Cochin
Ravindra Kumar Elected as President of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS)
World Rabies Day Observed on 28 September
Malala Yousafzai Presented with Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award by Harvard University
India Won Bronze in 8th Asia Cup Women Hockey Tournament
Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2013 Received President's Assent
Sri Srinivasan was sworn in as Judge of US Court
Union Ministry of Tourism Launched -777 Days of Incredible Indian Himalayas-Campaign
Raghuram Rajan awarded with the Fifth Deutsche Bank Prize
Navneet Kaur Dhillon won the Multimedia Award at the Miss World 2013
First Ever Allard Prize for International Integrity Presented to Anna Hazare

KC Ponnappa Took Over the Office as Chairman of Nilgiri Planters' Association
Ukraine Signed Natural Gas Production-Sharing Agreement with Exxon and Shell
Association of Mutual Funds in India Appointed Sundeep Sikka as Its Chairman
World Tourism Day observed on 27 September
Vidit Gujrathi Won Bronze in World Junior Chess Championship
Department of Posts Allotted Country's First Customized Pin Code to Supreme Court of India
Category Name of the Person Contribution
James Rothman
Physiology or
Medicine
Randy Schekman
Thomas Suedhof
Peter Higgs
Physics
Chemistry
Peace
Literature
Francois Englert for their groundbreaking work on how the cell organises its transport system for the theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass of subatomic particles.
Michael Levitt
Martin Karplus for the development of multi scale models for complex chemical systems
Arieh Warshel
The Organisation for the
Prohibition of Chemical
Weapons (OPCW) for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons
Alice Munro master of the contemporary short story
Economics
Eugene Fama
Lars Peter Hansen
Robert Shiller for their work on creating a deeper knowledge of how market prices move
1. India on 25 October 2013 signed an agreement with World Bank for credit of 360 million US dollar for 2nd phase of UP Water Sector Restructuring Project.

2.
Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for all commodities in the month of September 2013 stood at
6.46 percent as compared to 6.1percent in August 2013.
3.
ndia and Japan on 9 October 2013 signed MoU to do a joint feasibility study of High Speed
Railway system on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route.
4.
Gross collection from direct taxes increased by 10.66 percent to 301250 crore rupees in April-
September period in 2013.
5.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 7 October 2013 reduced the Marginal Standing Facility
(MSF) rate to 9 per cent from 9.5 per cent.
6.
The Reserve Bank of India on 4 October 2013 fixed the reference rate of rupee against US dollar at 61.4050
7.
The Union government of India on 26 September 2013 notified GAAR (General Anti
Avoidance Rule
8.
Reserve Bank of India on 25 September 2013 banned zero per cent interest rate schemes for purchase of consumer goods
9.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 23 September 2013 took some steps to promote the operationalisation of Infrastructure Debt Funds (IDFs).
10.
The foundation stone of MEMU Coach Factory was laid on 22 September 2013 at Bhilwara,
Rajasthan
11.
RBI on 20 September 2013 increased the repo rate or the short term lending rate by 25 basis points to 7.5 per cent from 7.25 per cent with immediate effect
12.
Bhartiya Mahila Bank, the first nationalised bank for women expected to be operational from
November 2013
13.
The Government of India signed an agreement with Latvia on Double Tax Avoidance
Agreement (DTAA).
14.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 19 September 2013 announced that banks can open their branches in tier 1 centers without taking its permission in each case
15.
P. Chidambaram on 18 September 2013 announced strictness measures such as a slash in the non-plan expenditure by 10 percent to contain fiscal deficit
16.
The Union Government of India hiked the import duty on gold from 10 percent to 15 percent
17.
The Union Government has further slashed the import tariff value of gold to 432 dollars per 10 grams and silver to 736 dollars per kilogram.
18.
Bilateral Currency Swap Arrangements between India and Japan expanded to 50 billion US dollars.
19.
FDI inflows into the service sector declined by 47.5 percent to 1.19 billion US dollars during the April-August 2013 period

20.
The Union Cabinet of India on 30 October 2013 gave its approval for declaring the
Bhubaneswar and Imphal airports as international airport
21.
India on 25 October 2013 signed an agreement with World Bank for credit of 360 million US dollar for 2nd phase of UP Water Sector Restructuring Project
22.
China on 10 October 2013 signed a 350-billion-yuan (45 billion Euro) currency swap agreement with the European Union
23.
Union Minister of Minority Affairs K Rahman Khan on 11 November 2013 launched a National
Portal on Maulana Abul Kalam Azad,he was a scholar and a great Indian freedom fighter, an eminent educationist and the first Education Minister of India.
Sport: Hockey Aga khan Cup ,Begam Rasul Torphy (woman's), Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold
Cup, Lady Ratan Tata Trophy (woman's), Gurunanak Championship (woman's) Dhyanchand
Trophy, Nehru Trophy, Sindhia Gold cup, Murugappa Gold Cup, Wellington Cup etc,
Sport: Football Beghum Hazarat Mahal Cup, BILT Cup, Bordoloi Trophy Colombo Cup,
Confederation cup, DCM Trophy, Durand Cup, Rovers Cup, B.C. Raj Trophy (National
Championship), FIFA world Cup, Jules Rimet Trophy, Kalinga Cup, Santosh Trophy
(National Championship), IFA Shield, Scissor Cup, Subroto Mukherjee Cup, Sir Ashutosh
Mukherjee Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, Vittal Trophy, etc,
Sport: Cricket Anthony D, Mellow Trophy, Ashes, Asia Cup, Benson and Hedges Cup, Bose
Trophy, Champions Trophy, Charminar Challender Cup, C.K Naidu Trophy, Cooch – Behar
Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, Duldeep Trophy, Gavaskar –Border Trophy, G.D. Birla Trophy,
Gillette Cup, Ghulam Ahmad Trophy, Hamkumat Rai Trophy, ICC World Cup, Irani Trophy
Interface Cup, Jawharlal Nehru Cup, Lomboard World Challenge Cup, Mc Dowells
Challenge Cup, Merchant Cup, Moin –ud –Dowla Cup, Net West Trophy, Prudential

Cup(World Cup), Rani Jhansi Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Rohinton Barcia Trophy, Rothmans
Cup, Sahara Cup, Sharjah Cup, Sheesh Mahal Trophy, Sheffield Shield, Singer Cup, Sir
Frank Worrel Trophy, Texaco Cup, Titan Cup, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Vijay Merchant
Trophy, Vizzy Trophy, Wisden Trophy, Wills Trophy, World Series Cup.
Sport: Table Tennis Berna Bellack cup( Men), Cobillion Cup (women), Jai Laxmi cup(women),Rajkumari Challenge Cup (women junior), Ramanuja Trophy (men Junior),
Travancore Cup (women), Swathling Cup (men) etc.
Sport: Badminton Aggrawal Cup, Amrit Diwan Cup, Asia Cup, Australasia Cup, Chaddha
Cup, European Cup, Harilela Cup, Ibrahim Rahimatillah Challenger Cup, Konica Cup,
Sophia Cup, Kitiakara Cup, Thomas Cup Tunku Abdulrahman Cup, Uber Cup, Yonex Cup etc.
Sport: Basketball Basalat Jha Trophy, B.C. Gupta Trophy, Federation Cup, S.M. Arjuna Raja
Trophy, Todd memorial Trophy, William jones Cup, Bangalore Bules Challenge Cup, Nehru
Cup, Federation Cup etc.
Sport: Bridge Basalat Jha Trophy, Holkar Trophy, Ruia Gold Cup, Singhania Trophy. etc
Sport: Polo Ezra Cup, Gold Cup, King's Cup, Prithi Pal Singh Cup, Radha Mohan Cup,
Winchester Cup etc.
Sport: Athletics Charminar Trophy, Federation Cup etc. Sport: Air Racing Jawaharlal
Challenge Trophy, King's Cup, Schneider Cup etc.
Sport: Billiards Arthur Walker Trophy, Thomas Cup etc.
Sport: Boxing Aspy Adjahia Trophy, Federations Cup,Val Baker Trophy etc.
Sport: Golf Canada Cup, Eisenhower Trophy, Muthiah Gold Cup, Nomura Trophy, President
's Trophy, Prince of wales Cup, Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup, Topolino Trophy, Walker Cup,
World Cup etc.
Sport: Chess Naidu Trophy, Khaitan Torphy , Lin Are City Trophy, World Cup etc.
Sport: Horse Racing Beresford Cup, Blue Riband Cup, Derby, Grand National Cup etc.
Sport: Netball Anantrao Pawar Trophy etc.
Sport: Rugby Football Bledisloe Cup, Calcutta Cup, Webb Ellis Trophy, etc.
Sport: Shooting North Wales Cup, Welsh Grand Prix etc.
Sport: Volleyball Centennial Cup, Federation Cup, and Indira Pradhan Trophy, Shivanthi
Gold Cup, etc.
Sport: Yatch Racing America Cup

Current Affairs July 2013 [SUMMARY] (HOPE IT HELPS U ALL GUYS)
Person Appointed
1. Anil Chait Took over as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to Chairman Chiefs of Staff
Committee (CISC).
2. Najeeb Jung appointed as new Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
3. Sunil Soni appointed Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
4. R. Chandrasekhar appointed President of Nasscom.
5. Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil appointed new Governor of Sikkim.
6. KK Paul took over as the New Governor of Meghalaya.
7. AK Singh sworn in as the new Lt Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
8. Arvind Sharma Re-Elected as the President of Advertising Agencies Association of
India (AAAI).
9. Suresh Chandra Mohanty Elected as the New President of ICAI
10. Mamnoon Hussain was elected as the 12th President of Pakistan.
11. Bhim Sain Bassi Took Charge as the 20th Delhi Police Commissioner.
Person Resigned
1. Kumar Mangalam Birla Resigned from the Reserve Bank of India's Central Board.
2. Neil Mills, the Chief Executive Officer of SpiceJet Quit from his Post
Foreign Visits / Foreign Visitors
1. India's External Affairs Minister, Salman Khurshid, visited Nepal on 9th July 2013 to hold official talk on bilateral relation.
Obituary
1. Douglas Engelbart, Father of the Mouse died at the Age of 88
2. Padma Shree Awardee Madhubani Painting artist Mahasundari Devi died at the Age of 92

3. Dr. H.A.B. Parpia, the renowned Food Scientist died
4. Veteran actor Pran died due to prolonged Illness.
5. Amar Gopal Bose, the Founder of Bose Corporation Passed Away at 83.
6. Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi died in Milan on July 13, 2013.
7. N Rangabashyam,the Padma Bhushan award recipient Gastroenterologist died
8. Samar Mukherjee, the CPI-M Veteran Leader Passed Away at 100
9. Veteran Tamil Film lyricist Vaali Died at the Age of 82
10. Prof. Oommen Mathew, Former MLA form Kuttanad, Kerala died
11. Former Union Minister Khurshed Alam Khan died
12. L Brojeshori Devi, the Olympian Judo Player Passed Away at 32
13. Manjula Vijayakumar, the South Indian Actress died at the Age of 59
14. IMO Secretary-General Emeritus and Padma Vibhushan Awardee, C.P. Srivastava died in Italy.
15. Arun Nehru, the Former Union Minister and Close Aide of Rajiv Gandhi, Died at 69
16. Obaid Siddiqi, National Research Professor at the National Centre for Biological
Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), died in Bangalore following a Road Accident.
17. Ilya Segalovich, the Co-Founder of Yandex Died at the Age of 48 Years.
18. Jagdish Raj, the Most Type-Cast Actor of Bollywood Died at 85.
19. SN Hanumantha Rao, the Former Indian Test Umpire Passed Away at 83.
20. Hemendra Prasad Barooah, the Noted Assam Tea Planter Passed Away at 87.
Person In News
1. Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad won Asian Athletics Association's President election.
2. India turned down the Snowden's Request for Asylum
3. Vandana Gandhi became First Indian Woman to Receive Prestigious Emirates

Woman Award
4. Adli Mansour Sworn in as the interim President of Egypt
5. 78th Birthday of Dalai Lama celebrated across the World
6. Mohamed ElBaradei named Caretaker PM of Egypt
7. Supreme Court Stayed trial against Lalu Yadav in Fodder Scam
8. HRD Minister M.M. Pallam Raju was Conferred the Honorary Fellowship' by IETE.
9. Nisha Desai Biswal nominated for the Post of Assistant Secretary of State of USA.
10. Sunetra Gupta's Portrait to be exhibited in Britain.
11. High Court of Mumbai charged Salman Khan with Culpable Homicide, not amounting to Murder in the September 2002, hit-and-run case.
12. Edward Snowden awarded with German Whistleblower Prize
13. Batla House Encounter convict Shahzad Ahmed got Life Sentence
14. Angelina Jolie Declared as the Highest Paid Actress of Hollywood by Forbes.
Conference / Summit
1. HRD Ministry Set up a New Committee to go into the Quality Aspect of the Mid Day
Meal.
2. National Conference of State Tourism Ministers Held in New Delhi.
3. Neurotrauma Conference 2013 to be held in Assam
Awards
1. Zubin Mehta named for Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony 2013.
2. Britain honoured Krishna Menon by placing Blue plaque on his First Home in
London.
3. Bono the frontman of rock band U2 was awarded with the Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters on 17 July 2013 for the contribution to music.
4. British Firm called Real VNC was presented the MacRobert Award.

5. Paradip Port Conferred With the Major Port of the Year Award.
6. Amjad Ali Khan to get 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award .
Ramon Magsaysay Award 2013
Awarded Uncategorized:
• Habiba Sarobi aged 55,First Female governor of Afgan Province of Bamyan,received the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award for the year 2013.She was recognized for promoting education and woman's right.
• Lahpai Seng Raw,Founder of Myanmar's largest civil society group,has also been honored with the award for helping people across ethnic groups under conditions of armed conflict.
• The Nepalese group Shakti Samuha (Power Group), formed by survivors of human trafficking, has recognised for helping fellow victims by setting up halfway homes and emergency shelters.
Awarded under Emergent Leadership category:
• Ernesto Domingo, a 76-year-old Physician honored for dedicating his career to pushing for the poor's access to Health services and for groundbreaking and successful advocacy of neonatal Hepatitis vaccination that has saved millions of lives in the Philippines.
• The Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (Corruption Eradication Commission),
Indonesia's independent anti-corruption Government body, was honored for a 100- percent conviction rate in the 169 cases it fought between 2004 and 2010, during which it recovered more than US 80 million dollars in stolen assets.
IIFA Awards 2013
1. Best Film: 'barfi!'
2. Best Actor: Rranbir Kapoor for 'barfi!'
3. Best Female Actor: Vidya Balan for 'kahaani'
4. Best director: Anurag Basu for 'barfi!'

5. Best story: Tani and Anurag basu for 'barfi!'
6. Best actor in a supporting role (male): Annu Kapoor for 'vicky donor'
7. Best actor in a supporting role (female): Anushka Sharma for 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan'
8. Best debut (female): Yami Gautam for 'vicky donor'
9. Best debut (male): Ayushmaan Khurana for 'vicky donor'
10. Best actor in a comic role: Abhishek Bachchan for 'bol bachchan'
11. Best actor in a negative role: Rishi Kapoor from 'agneepath'
12. Best debut director: Gauri Shinde for 'English Vinglish'
13. Best music director: Pritam for 'barfi!'
14. Best lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya for 'mujhme kahin' from 'agneepath'
15. Best singer male: Sonu Nigam for 'agneepath'
16. Best singer female: Shreya Ghoshal for 'chikni chameli' from 'agneepath'
17. Best sound design: Shajith Koyeri for 'barfi!'
18. Best background score: Pritam for 'barfi!'
19. Audience choice best jodi of the year: Deepika Padukone - Ranbir Kapoor
20. Digital Star of the Year: Shah Rukh Khan.
CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEPTEMBER 2013 (Part-2)
TCS to Launch First All Women BPO Centre in Saudi Arabia
Aircel and Micromax signed Agreement for Integrated Device Sales and Activation
Randall Oliphant Appointed as The Chairman of The World Gold Council
BCCI imposed a Life Ban on Former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi

RBI Banned Zero Percent Interest Rate Schemes for Purchase of Consumer Goods
Pawan Goenka Appointed as Executive Director of Mahindra & Mahindra
Ramchandra Guha Wrote a Book Titled 'Gandhi Before India'
BN Talukdar appointed Director General of DGH
Australia unveiled its Most Powerful Super Computer called Raijin
Nano Medicine for Blood Cancer Developed by Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and
Molecular Medicine
Russia and China held Joint Military Exercise called Peace Mission 2013
Ramlubhya Appointed as Rajasthan State Election Commissioner
33rd Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators (APCCA)
Inaugurated
Union Cabinet Approved Proposal for Multi-Sectoral Programme Addressing Maternal and Child Care
Chinese Paddler Liu Shiwen won 2013 Women's Table Tennis World Cup
Scientists of Indian Origin discovered Universal Flu Vaccine

Nelson Mandela Honoured with Humanitarian Achievement Award
Alvaro Mutis Jaramillo, Colombian Writer Died at 90
Rock Wrens, the Near Extinct Songbird Species, Made a Comeback through
Conservation Project
Apollo Hospitals and Saarum Innovations Formed JV for First Commercial Bio-Bank of India
First Hawk Mk-132 Advanced Jet Trainer Aircraft Delivered to Indian Navy
G20 Summit 2013 took Place in St. Petersburg, Russia
Bunker Roy and Malala Yousafzai Selected for Clinton Global Citizens Awards
Justice Vangala Eswaraiah Appointed as The Chairperson of NCBC (National
Commision for backward classes )
India and China Signed 15 MoUs for Procuring 338 Million USD Indian Products
Jiyo Parsi Scheme Launched by The Government of India
Seekho Aur Kamao (Learn and Earn) Progrmme Launched by Union Government of
India
7th India-Russia Trade Investment Forum held in St. Petersburg

Bharat Nirman- Public Information Campaign launched at Viramgam block of
Ahmedabad
Indian wrestler Sandeep Tulsi Yadav on 22 September 2013 won bronze medal in the
66kg Greco-Roman category at Senior World Wrestling Championships in Budapest.
Deepika Kumari won Silver Medal at the Paris Archery World Cup
Russia Proposed Joint Venture with India in Defence Manufacturing
Union Government of India Finalised Setting up World's Largest Solar Power Project in Rajasthan
Bank of Beijing Opened China's First Direct Bank
TV Narendran Named Tata Steel New Managing Director
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Signed MoU with SECI to Tap Solar Power
Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola Won Miss Muslimah World 2013 Title
Mohameddan Sporting Club Won Durand Foot Ball Cup after 73 Years
Nancy Gibbs Appointed as Managing Editor of Time Magazine
Tigmanshu Dhulia Won Best Director Award at Norway Bollywood Film Festival

Dutch Cyclist Sebastiaan Bowier Broke World Land Speed Record
Ratan Tata Nominated as Board Member of Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace
Finacle 11 E, an Advanced Banking Solution was Launched by Infosys
Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant Appointed New Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High
Court
SEBI Signed MoU with Argentina for Information Exchange on Securities Markets
Bajrang Kumar Won Bronze Medal at World Wrestling Championship
68th Session of the UN General Assembly Began in New York
Malala Yousafzai and Harry Belafonte received Ambassador of Conscience Award 2013
P. Sudhakar Appointed as the CMD of Electronics Corporation of India Limited
Nina Davuluri Became First Indian-Origin Contestant to Win the Miss America
Pageant
Hindi Diwas Observed Across India on 14 September
OASS movie won best film Award at Ladakh International Film Festival

Amit Kumar won silver at World Wrestling Championship
John Abraham honoured with the Pride of the Nation Award
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer observed on 16 September
Siddiqa Parveen of India declared the World's Tallest Woman
MoU Signed for Setting up a Centre of Excellence and Ethics at Ajmer
Poonam Khetrapal Singh Elected Regional Director for WHO South-East Asia Region
Business & Economy News for JULY 2013 (PART- 1)
· HUL names Sanjiv Mehta its new MD & CEO
· Manu Anand to head Mondelez in India
· Zydus, IDRI to develop Kala-Azar vaccine
· APNPDCL bags eINDIA award
· Mohanty is President of ICAI
· Kumar Mangalam Birla quits RBI Board
· UBS Fund partners Tech Mahindra
· Zuari shelves urea plant plan in Karnataka
· Abdul Rahim Rather is new GST panel chief
· Sebi allows preference to Tamil Nadu government in Neyveli stake sale

· FDI in defence may be capped at 49 per cent
· Exim Bank extends $19.5 million credit to Vietnam
· ONGC bags safety award
· India second largest investor in London
· Ambassador, the world's best taxi
· Aircel launches 'Fuccha Pack' for Delhi college students
· UK bans Coca-Cola ad
· Dual -use remittance card launched
· A global money transfer firm has launched a new remittance card in India in partnership with the State Bank of India, which can be used for both receiving remittances from abroad and making withdrawals at ATMs. The State Bank Xpress Money Card, which will initially be available in Kerala and eventually cover other States, is a product of partnership between
Xpress Money, State Bank of India and UAE Exchange and Financial Services Ltd. The card is a prepaid product which combines features of both debit and remit as it allows users to receive remittances from abroad and can also be used at ATMs and for e-commerce transactions.
· Government approves more powers to Sebi
· Having been jolted by the Saradha Group related controversy in West Bengal which brought to light the ill effects of ponzi schemes, the Government has approved a proposal to amend the Sebi Act, a move which would give the market regulator greater powers to come down heavily on such multi-level marketing (MLM) schemes. The Union Cabinet which was headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, took the decision to give powers to SEBI to conduct search and seizure operations and access call data records. Once the amendments come into effect, the regulator would have direct powers to carry out search and seizure operations and for attachment of assets, as part of efforts to crackdown on ponzi schemes.
· L&T wins Rs 2,085 crore contract for building expressway in Oman
· All-women bank plans 39 units in first year
· The country's first all-women bank, Bharatiya Mahila Bank is eyeing to open a modest
33,400 customer accounts through 39 branches across the country in its first year. However, it hopes to set up 778 branches with 55 lakh customer accounts over the next seven years.
The bank, which is set to be launched by November 2013, is also expected to set up 127
ATMs in the country in the first year of its operations. To be set up with an initial outlay of
Rs 1,000 crore, the bank will open with six branches — one each in the four metro cities, the fifth one in central India and the sixth in the north east. The bank is likely to be headquartered at New Delhi. Usha Ananthasubramanian, executive director, Punjab National Bank is one of the top contenders for the post of chairperson.

· Arcelor Mittal scraps Odisha steel project
· Government allows 100% FDI in telecom, hikes insurance to 49%
· Slow progress of reforms to pull down GDP to 5.8% in 2013
· TCS India's most admired company
· Christie's to become first international house to hold auction in India in December 2013
· HPCL to partner Shapoorji Pallonji Group for LNG terminal
· Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) and Mumbai-based infrastructure major
Shapoorji Pallonji will sign a joint venture pact to set up a terminal for import of liquid gas
(LNG) on Gujarat coast at a cost of about Rs 5,000 crore.
· ONGC Videsh most internationalised Indian company
· ONGC Videsh has emerged as the Indian company having the most international exposure, replacing Tata Steel. ONGC Videsh has topped the list of 15 most internationalised Indian companies, prepared by Indian School of Business (ISB) along with Brazil's Fundação Dom
Cabral. The company is the only public sector enterprise in the league, which features six
Tata group companies. Besides, Tata Steel at the second spot, which was on top in year 2012, others are Tata Global Beverages (3), Tata Communications (6), Tata Motors (9), Tata
Consultancy Services (12) and Tata Chemicals (15). The methodology is based on the
Transnationality Index (TNI) developed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD).
· RIL gets licence to lay pipeline to transport CBM gas from Shogapur
· REpower sets up wind farm in Belgium
· Santosh Nayar new CEO & MD of IFCI
· IFCI, said Santosh B. Nayar had been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and
Managing Director of the company. Ashok Kumar Jain had been inducted as additional director of IFCI.
· RBI imposes fine of Rs 49.5 crore on 22 banks
· Iran agrees to take all oil payments from India in rupees
· Vaz panel warns against UK immigration backlog
· A House of Commons committee headed by Indian-origin British MP Keith Vaz has issued a stern warning against the mounting immigration backlog in the UK. The all-party Home
Affairs Select Committee has found that the number of pending cases involving foreigners coming into the country had jumped to 502,000 at the end of 2012, which could take until the year 2050 to clear.

· India tops list of Dubai's food import partners
· India has been ranked the first among Dubai's food import partners with a share of 14 percent, amounting to over Rs 95 billion.
· Sustainbility code launched for tea
· The Indian tea industry would develop the 'Trustea' code for production of safe and hygienic teas as part of a sustainability initiative programme.
· India promises continued credit lines to Ethiopia
· The Exim Bank of India's line of credit (LoC) to African countries is growing in proportion to the Indian
· companies' interest in investing in the continent, says T.C.A. Ranganathan, its chairman and managing
· director. EXIM Bank has been extending credit in Africa for the past 15 years and in
Ethiopia for about eight years.
· DRL unveils Detabine for injection
· Dr. Reddy's Labs has unveiled Decitabine for injection, a generic equivalent of Dacogen in the US market
· DLF sells 11.2 MW wind mills in Karnataka
· Cabinet clears STC, ITDC disinvestment
· The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, has approved disinvestment of government stake in State Trading Corporation (STC) and India Tourism Development Corporation
(ITDC), which would fetch around Rs.30 crore to the exchequer. The Disinvestment
Department had sought Cabinet nod to offload 5 per cent stake in ITDC, and 1.02 per cent in
STC through the offer for sale route. The Centre at present holds 92.11 per cent stake in
ITDC and 91.02 per cent stake in STC.
· Govt approves DGCA replacement
· The Government has cleared a proposal to replace DGCA with a new aviation regulator with full operational and financial autonomy. The new regulatory body would be called the
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and would replace the Directorate General of Civil Aviation
(DGCA). It will administer and regulate civil aviation safety and manage safety oversight over air transport operators, air service navigation operators and operators of other civil aviation facilities. CAA is being established to meet the standards set by UN's International
Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and in line with aviation regulators in other countries like the Federal Aviation Administration of the US and the UK's CAA.
· Axis Bank to open branch in UK

· Axis Bank, India's third-biggest privately owned lender, has been granted a banking licence in Britain and will open its first branch in the London.
· Lenovo becomes world's top PC supplier
· Chinese computer maker Lenovo said it has pipped US-based Hewlett-Packard (HP) to become the world's number one personal computer supplier. Lenovo, has pipped HP to acquire the global No 1 position in PC shipments, as per latest reports released by IDC and
Gartner.
· HPCL to set up petrochemical complex at Barmer
· The Rajasthan Government and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) have signed a joint
· venture agreement to set up a refinery-cum-petrochemical complex in Barmer district. T
· Company to be set up soon to execute TAPI pipeline project
· India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan have agreed to form a company for execution of the proposed pipeline project. They are expected to give it shape to by
September 2013. The project is known as TAPI pipeline. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been appointed as legal-technical consultant, and it will soon identify a company which will drive the project. The Dubai-based SPV, TAPI Ltd., will scout for consortium leader who will build and operate the project.
· Vivek Lall to head U.S. India GAWG
· Vivek Lall, President and CEO of Reliance Industries' new venture on defence and aerospace, has been nominated as the chairman of the newly-formed U.S.-India General
Aviation Working Group (GAWG).
· RBI tells oil firms to buy dollar from single PSU bank
· With the rupee depreciating sharply against the dollar, the Reserve Bank of India, has ordered state-owned oil companies to purchase their dollar requirement from a single public sector bank for every daily transaction so as to curb volatility in the currency. The RBI issued orders to Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, Bharat Petroleum
Corporation and Mangalore Refinery to stop seeking quotes from several banks for their $8-
8.5 billion of monthly U.S. dollar requirement. IOC, the nation's largest refiner, will buy their monthly requirement of $3.8-4 billion from State Bank of India.
· MRPL upgraded to Schedule A
· Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL), a subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas
Corporation
· (ONGC), and a Mini Ratna Category 1 public sector undertaking (PSU), has been upgraded by the

· Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) from Schedule B to A.
· Import duty on sugar hiked to 15 per cent
· Sebi tightens currency derivative rules to tame volatile domestic currency
· Sebi has tightened the exposure norms for currency derivatives to check any large scale speculative activity in the forex trade. The decision, came after consultations with banking regulator RBI. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) keeps a tab on capital market, including trading in currency derivatives. Currency derivative trading allows traders and investors to take forward views on various currency pairs, including rupee-dollar. In recent times, there have been apprehensions that large-scale speculations on currency pairs is adding to the downward pressure on the rupee, which fell to a new low of 61.21 against the US dollar.
· IMF lowers India's growth projection to 6.3%
· Lowering India's growth projections a notch to 6.3 percent in 2014, the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast that emerging market and developing economies are now expected to grow at a more moderate pace. India's growth projections at 6.3 percent for 2014 and 5.6 percent for 2013 in the July update of IMF's World Economic Outlook are, respectively, 0.1 and 0.2 percentage points lower than forecast in the April 2013 WEO. At 5 percent in 2013 and about 5.5 percent in 2014, growth in emerging market and developing economies as a whole would be some 0.25 percentage point slower.
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· RBI released the First Quarter Review of Monetary Policy for 2013-14 on 30 July 2013.
The highlights are as following:
• The repo rate was kept unchanged at 7.25 percent.
• Reverse repo remains at 6.25 percent.
• Cash reserve ratio unchanged at 4.00 percent
• Keeps Marginal Standing Facility rate at 10.25 percent.
• Bank rate stands at 10.25 percent.
Who is the new CEO of Air Asia India a new venture by Malaysia Airlines? Mittu Chandiliya
Which Indian software company launched Finacle 11E -an Advanced universal banking solution that simplifies banking operations? Infosys
Which pharma company recently signed a drug development and commercialisation agreement with Germany's Pieris AG? Zydus Cadilla
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) signed an agreement with which of the following to create a 360 degree online imagery of India's 100 most important heritage sites? Google

Who has been appointed as the President of NASSCOM? R. Chandrashekhar
Which among the following, as per recent reports, is the highest electricity consumer country in the world? China
According to the Ministry of Tourism report released recently, which state has the maximum arrival of foreign tourists in 2012? Maharashtra
Which stock exchange has recently passed a resolution to cease operations as it would not be able to comply with the requirements set by market regulator SEBI? Ludhiana Stock
Exchange, Ludhiana
Who among the following was, in July 2013, selected for “Asia Business Leaders Award
2013” for his impressive business credentials and services to society by London-based Asia
House? Azim Premji
Controversial businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, who died in July 2013 was linked to: Bofors
Scam
Neil Mills, who resigned in July 2013, was the CEO of: SpiceJet Ltd.
According to the New York Stock Exchange announcement in July 2013, which bank has become the World's Largest Bank by market capitalization? Wells Fargo & Co
According to a data released by the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) in July
2013, India is the world's _____ largest exporter of iron ore, though the export is declining.Third
Which of the following companies has recently launched its state-of-the-art 6D theatre, named iRido6, at the domestic departure Terminal ID of the IGI Airport, New Delhi:-
Paramount Technologies
Name the largest blast furnace of India that was operationalized by the Steel Authority of
India Limited (SAIL) at the SAIL Rourkela Steel Plant on August 10, 2013:Durga
Who is Nishi Vasudeva:
She is the first woman ever selected as the head of a Navratna Public Sector Unit (PSU),
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)
What is the correct order of the Bloomberg Billionares 2013?
Bill Gates-Carlos Slim-Warren Buffet- Amancio Ortega Gaona
Company Taglines a) Business India i) Read a Bestseller Everyday b) Hindustan Times ii)
The Power of Knowledge c) The Daily Telegraph iii) The Magazine of Corporate World d)
The Economic Times iv) The Name India trusts for News a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii

The World Bank in the month of March 2013 barred which company from doing any business with it or the projects funded by it for a period of six months? Larsen & Toubro
Which confectionary giant was slapped with a notice demanding 250 crore Rupees by the
Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence on the grounds of excise duty evasion?
Cadbury India Ltd
Which telecom company in the month of March 2013 launched high quality voice service for its subscribers in Kenya, Rwanda, Malawi and Nigeria in the African sub-continent? Bharti
Airtel
Acquired Company Company a)Verizon i) Apple b)Nokia ii) Google Inc c)WiFiSlam iii)
Vodafone d)Wavii iv) Microsoft a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii
Japanese robotic Hiroshi Ishiguro invented a small robot that functions as a mobile phone.
What is it called? Telnoid
Which country's tax agency ordered the fashion house duo Dolce & Gabbana to pay a fine of
500000 euros for tax evasion? Italy
Google has launched a project which use ballons to connect remote areas to the internet without laying fiber cables. What is the name of this project? Project Loon
Samsung electronics will be using the mobile chip of the company for its new version of galaxy tab 3.10.1, thus giving the multinational company an entry into the mobile sector?
Intel Corporation
Reliance industries has announced an investment of 1.5 lakhs into the core business of petrochemicals and oil gas. What other sector are they investing in? Retail
In which African country has google launched the world's first tablet café? Senegal
Name USA's biggest pork producer, that was recently taken over China's biggest pork producer-Shanghui International? Smithfield Foods Inc
The Jet-Etihad deal has not been approved by the FIPB on account of issues pertaining to lack of clarity on ownership of the 24% stake sale by Jet to Etihad. What does FIPB stands for?
Foreign Investment Promotion Board
The Union Government, in July 2013, approved the proposal to amend Securities and
Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Act for providing more power to the market regulator to control? Ponzi Schemes
Which of the following companies, in July 2013, adopted the Taj Mahal, a UNESCO World
Heritage site, under the Clean India Campaign of Ministry of Tourism? ONGC

Which is India's and perhaps world's largest permission marketing firm which uses 'missed call' to get potential customers ? ZipDial
The “Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project" in Madhya Pradesh has been commissioning by which of the following companies? Reliance Power
In October 2013, Tata Communication has signed collaboration agreement with Batelco to enable its connectivity in West Asia. Batelco Communication Company is based in which country? Bahrain
Who among the following has been appointed as CEO of PepsiCo Asia, Middle East and
Africa region? Sanjeev Chadha
“London Whale” scandal, which is in news recently, is related to which foreign bank? JP
Morgan Chase
With which of the following countries, India has signed civil nuclear cooperation agreement?
1.France 2.USA 3.Canada 4.Japan 5.Australia Choose the correct option from the codes given below: Only 1,2,3 mKRISHI, the platform which uses mobile techogy to cater to the needs of the rural sector, has been launched by? Tata Consultancy Services
Match the Following Percentage Of FDI in Various Sectors a)Telecom i)74% b)Insurance ii)26% c)Defence Production iii)49% d)Credit Info. Companies iv)100% a-iv b-iii c-ii d-i
Consider the following personalities: 1. Ranjit Sinha 2. T S Vijayan 3. S K Roy 4. Pratip
Chaudhary Which among the following is the correct set of organizations which they represents?
CBI, IRDA, LIC, SBI
Which of the following committee has been appointed to bring about clarity on taxation matters pertaining to IT sectors? Rangachary committee
Which one of the following IT firm has won a Rs 400-crore technology outsourcing contract from the public sector lender Corporation Bank? Hewlett-Packard
Which company recently unveiled the world's largest container ship? Maersk Line
Which one of the following motor vehicle company recently unveiled world's fastest electric racing car ZEOD RC? Nissan
India's northeastern state of Tripura recently achieved the first position in literacy (94.65 per cent), beating long-time topper Kerala (93.91 per cent)
Manik Sarkar (born 22 January 1949) is an IndianCommunist politician. He became Chief
Minister of Tripura in March 1998, and is a Politburo Member ofCommunist Party of India
(Marxist).[1][2] In March 2008, he was sworn in as leader of Left Front, the Tripura coalition

government.[3] In assembly elections held in 2013, he became the chief minister for the consecutive fourth time.
Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar (born 13 December 1955) is anIndian politician who has been Chief Minister of Goasince 9 March 2012.[1][2][3]Previously he was Chief
Minister from 2000 to 2005. He is a member of theBharatiya Janata Party(BJP)
He is the first IIT graduate to become the Chief Minister of any Indian state. He was awarded by IIT Bombay with the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2001. Manohar Parrikar and
Nandan Nilekani, Chairman of the new Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) have graduated together from IIT Bombay in the year 1978
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Paul- Microsoft
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Usha Ananthasubramanian appointed as CMD of Bharatiya Mahila Bank
SARAL - 25 February 2013, The S atellite with AR GOS and AL TIKA (SARAL) is a joint
Indo-French satellite mission for oceanographic studies.
IRNSS-1A - 1 July 2013, IRNSS-1A is the first satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation
Satellite System (IRNSS). It is one of the seven satellites constituting the IRNSS space segment.
INSAT-3D - 26 July 2013, INSAT-3D is the meteorological Satellite with advanced weather monitoring payloads.
GSAT-7 - 30 August 2013, GSAT-7 is the advanced multi-band communication satellite dedicated for military use.
Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)- 5 November 2013, The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), informally called Mangalyaan is India's first Mars orbiter.
1st Amendemnt = 1951 = added 9th schedule, [ to deal with a situation in which the Supreme Court struck down land reform laws.]

52nd A - 1985 = added 10th schedule, [Anti-defection Act]
73rd A - 1992 = added 11th schedule, [Panchayat]
74th A - 1992 = added 12th schedule. [Municipality]