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Thursday, August 8, 2013

Important CURRENT AFFAIRS : 7th August 2013.

1. Today is the 72nd death anniversary of ‘Kabiguru’ Rabindranath Tagore. Rabindranath Tagore, sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali poet, philosopher, artist, playwright, composer and novelist.

2. RBI imposes Rs 5.6 lakh fine on SBI for violation of norms

3. The Government introduced the National Food Security Bill 2013 inthe Lok Sabha today. It replaces an Ordinance promulgated earlier.

4. Government has not liberalized FDI regime in print and electronic media in view of concerns expressed by the home ministry Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

5. The Ministry of Rural Development on 6 August 2013 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pradan, a non-governmental organization.

6. In Gujarat, retired justice R A Mehta has refused to take charge of State Lokayukta of Gujarat despite the clearance from the Supreme Court.

7. Government has launched a National Mission on Food Processing (NMFP),a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme during 12th Plan to give further impetus to the food processing sector.

8. Japan unveiled “Izumo”, its biggest warship since World War IIamid tensions with China following maritime skirmishes between the two nations over disputed islands. The ship is nearly 250 meters (820 feet) long,is designed to carry up to 14 helicopters.

9. A modern and sophisticated breast milk bank, stated to be the first in India in the public sector, was inaugurated on Wednesday at the premier state-run SSKM hospital by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

10. Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova topped the Forbes list of highest-paid female athletes for the ninth straight year. According to Forbes, Sharapova earned 29 million US dollars between June 2012 and June 2013. The 26-year-old's earnings came from prize money and endorsement deals.

11. The Union Cabinet has given nod to the proposal to divest 10% government stake in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).

12. Congress constitutes four member committee chaired by A. K. Antony to hear concerns over Telengana statehood.

13. Rupee tumbles 53 paise, to a fresh closing low of 61.30 against the dollar.

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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Important CURRENT AFFAIRS : 6th August 2013

1. Chief Economic Advisor Raghuram G Rajan has been appointed as the next Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Mr. Rajan will replace D. Subbarao, who completes his five-year term on September 4, 2013 and will be the 23rd Governor of the central bank.

2. Telecommunication major Vodafone India in association with ICICI bank has started a unique money transfer and payment service “M-Pesa” in Bihar and Jharkhand where banking network and financial penetrationis inadequate, particularly, in rural areas.

3. Japan marked the 68th anniversary today of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima with a somber ceremony to honour the dead and pledges to seek to eliminate nuclear weapons.

4. Five soldiers killed in an attack by Pak troops on Indian post along LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

5. Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi, the chess player from India won the Denmark's Politiken Cupat Copenhagen, Denmark by gaining 9 out of the total possible 10 points.

6. England retained the Ashes after rain meant the third Test against Australia at Old Trafford ended in a draw on Monday.

7. Mumbai's D Y Patil Stadium is likely to host the opening match of the inaugural IPL-style football league that commences from 18th January, 2014.

8. Devendra Jhajharia, the first differently-abled Indian to win a gold at the Para Athletics World Championships, will be rewarded Rs five lakh by the Railways for his feat in the recently-held sixth edition of the event in Lyon, France.

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Important CURRENT AFFAIRS - 05th August 2013

1. Arundhati Bhattacharya on 2 August 2013 was appointed the managing director and chief financial officer of the State Bank of India(SBI). She is the first female managing director at SBI which is India's largest bank. She succeeded Diwakar Gupta who retired a couple of days ago.

2. Samantha Power on 2 August 2013 took oath to the office of US ambassador to United Nations. Vice-President, Joe Biden administered her, the oath to the office in a ceremony at the White House.

3. Hassan Rouhani, a moderate cleric who was a surprise winner in the recent elections, took oath on Sunday as Iran's seventh President at a ceremony attended by a galaxy of world leaders, including Hamid Ansari, Vice President of India.

4. Poonam Dhull(24), a daughter of a driver employed with the Haryana government has bagged a scholarship of USD 50,000 for pursuing a PhD in Chemistry from University of South Carolina, USA.

5. Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja on Sunday became the first Indian bowler to top the bowlers' chart in the latest ICC ODI Player Rankings after former captain Anil Kumble claimed the pole position way back in 1996.

6. The BWF World Badminton Championships 2013 kicked off in Guangzhou, China today. World Number 3 Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, P. Kashyap and Ajay Jayaram are the Indian shuttlers who are participating in the 7-day tournament.

7. The Government has decided to set up two new major ports –one each at Sagar in West Bengal and the other at Dugarajapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.

8. Karnataka became the first state in the country to establish State Natural Calamities Relief fund of 125 crore rupees .

9. Indian girls created history by winning country's first ever bronze medal in the junior women hockey World Cup held in Monchengladbach, Germany on Sunday.

10. Indian chess player Parimarjan Negi has won "Politiken Cup" in Denmark. He had won the same tournament in 2009.

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Monday, August 5, 2013

Static General Knowledge Questions 2013

1. Who wrote the song "Saare jahan se acha" ?
Answer: Muhammad Iqbal

2. Who give music to the song "Saare jahan se acha" ?
Answer :Pandit Ravi Shankar

3. Which is the worldsoldest news agency?
Answer :AFP (Agence France Press)

4. What is the chemical name of Tear Gas ?
Answer:Chloro acetophenone

5. Which is the only hobby recognized by the United Nations?
Answer:Ham Radio

6. What is the national flower of Pakistan?
Answer:Jasmine

7. What is the scientific name of Cockroach?
Answer :Periplaneta americana

8. What is the unit of luminous intensity?
Answer :Candela

9. Who is the winner of 2012 Us open men's title ?
Answer:Andy Murray

10. Who is the winner of 2012 Us open women's title ?
Answer:Serena Williams

11. Which famous writer is known as Father of Snow Golf?
Answer: Rudyard Kipling

12. How many Schedules are there in the Indian Constitution?
Answer:12

13. Which planet is known as Red planet?
Answer:Mars

14. Which European countries are separated by Market Reef?
Answer:Finland and Sweden

15. Who is the author of Panchtantra?
Answer:Vishnu Sharma

16. Which is the coldest planet in solar system ?
Answer:Neptune

17. The Rourkela Steel Plant in Odisha was built with the collaboration of _____ ?
Answer:Germany

18. The Durgapur Steel Plant in West Bengal was built with the collaboration of _____ ?
Answer:Britain

19. The Bhilai Steel Plant inChattisgarh was built with the collaboration of _____ ?
Answer:Russia

20. Who is the first and only Muslim lady ever to rule the throne of Delhi ?
Answer: Razia Sultana

21.Who composed the national anthem of Bangladesh (Amar sona bangla)?
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore

22. Who wrote the book Planned economy for India?
Answer:M. Visvesvaraya (He is known as father of Indian planning, his birthday September 15 is
observed as Engineer's Day in India )

23. Which is the oldest sports in the world?
Answer:Archery( It is the national sports of Bhutan)

24. What is the normal duration of Hockey game?
Answer: 70 Minutes

25. Which Minor Rock Edict of Asoka describes the conquest of Kalinga by Asoka ?
Answer: No.XIII (13)

26. Who is the author of Joy of Numbers?
Answer :Shakuntala Devi

27. Who is the creator of the painting The Potato Eaters?
Answer:Vincent van Gogh

28 .Folketing is the parliament of which country ?
answer:Denmark

* 29. What s the chemical name of Lime stone?
Answer:Calcium Carbonate

Current Affairs July 2013 Questions with Answers

Q1. Who won the 2013 Wimbledon Women's singles title?
Ans. Marion Bartoli

Note: This is her maiden Grand Slam title. She is from France and defeated 23rd seed Sabine Lisicki of Germany in title clash in straight sets,1-6, 4-6.

Q2. Who was on 29 June 2013 appointed as the next Chief Justice of India?
Ans. P. Sathasivam

Note: Sathasivam will be the 40th Chief Justice of India (CJI).

Q3. Which team won the FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 on 30 June 2013?
Ans. Brazil

Note: Brazil won 3-0 against FIFA World Cup holders Spain. On the Brazilian side, two goals were scored by Fred and one was scored by Neymar.

Q4. Who is designated as India's next Foreign Secretary on, 01 July 2013?
Ans. Sujata Singh

Note: She is the IFS officer of 1976 batch and will succeed Ranjan Mathai as Foreign Secretary, who is due to retire on 31 July 2013.

Q5. Who got the Best Actress award at 14th IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) awards 2013 held in Macau on 6th July 2013?
Ans. Vidya Balan

Note: For her portrayal of a pregnant woman in search of her husband in Kahaani .

Q6. Who got the Best Actor award at 14th IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) awards 2013 held in Macau on 6th July 2013?
Ans. Ranbir Kapoor

Note: For his performance as deaf-mute boy in Barfi.

Q7. Who was appointed as the President of Nasscom on 6 July 2013?
Ans. R. Chandrasekhar

Note: He is the former Secretary Department of Tele communications (DoT). Full form of Nasscom is- National Association of Software and Services Companies.

Q8. Who was sworn in as the interim President of Egypt on 4 July 2013?
Ans. Adli Mansour.

Q9. Name the U.S. inventor who was known as the father of the computer mouse who died on 3 July 2013 at age of 88?
Ans. Douglas Engelbart

Q10. Who became the first ever Indian woman to receive Dubai Government's coveted Emirates Woman Award for business excellence in June 2013?
Ans. Vandana Gandhi

Note: Vandana Gandhi is Founder&CEO of
British Orchard Nursery - Middle East's only ISO-certified Nursery Chain.

Q11. Which country will host 2016 World T20 and 2023 World Cup along with 2021 proposed World Test Championship?
Ans. India

Q12. Who took over as the Union Home
Secretary on 30 June 2013?
Ans. Anil Goswami

Note: He is a Jammu and Kashmir cadre IAS
officer and succeeded Raj Kumar Singh who retired from Government service.

Q13. Which country became the 28th member of the European Union on 1 July 2013?
Ans. Croatia

Q14. Which Indian landmark was ranked among the top three landmarks in the world by TripAdvisor's 2013 Travellers Choice Attractions Awards?
Ans. Taj Mahal

Note: In 1983, it became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Taj Mahal attracts 2-4 million visitors annually, with more than 200,000 from overseas.

Q15. Name the first dedicated navigation satellite launched by India on 1 July 2013?
Ans. IRNSS-1A

Note: It was launched using Polar Satellite
Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C22. Full form of IRNSS- Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System.

Q16. Who took over as Chief of Integrated
Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) on 1 July 2013?
Ans. Lieutenant General Anil Chait

Q17. Who was on 1 July 2013 appointed as the 20th Lt Governor of Delhi?
Ans. Najeeb Jung

Note: He is presently the vice chancellor of
Jamia Millia Islamia University.

Q18. Pranab Mukherjee signed which ordinance
on 5 July 2013 which seeks to give legal rights to 67 per cent of the population for subsidised grains?
Ans. Food Security ordinance

Q19. Name the two countries that offered
asylum to US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, on 06 July 2013, who is waiting at a Moscow airport for some nation to offer him sanctuary?
Ans. Venezuela and Nicaragua

Note: Edward Joseph Snowden is an American former technical contractor for the United States National Security Agency (NSA) and a
former employee of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He leaked details of top-secret US and British government mass surveillance programs such as PRISM to the press.

Q20. World soccer body FIFA on 3 July 2013 barred which country from holding any friendly football matches due to soaring violence?
Ans. Iraq

Q21. Which state was on 2 July 2013 declared as the first Smoke-free state of the country?
Ans. Himachal Pradesh

Note: The declaration was made in compliance to Section 4 of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) 2003.

Q22. Who was on 2 July 2013 appointed as Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)?
Ans. Sunil Soni

Note: Sunil Soni is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre who at present is on compulsory wait in the Department of Financial Services under Ministry of Finance.

Q23. Who won the Asian Athletics Association's President Election?
Ans. Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad

Note: Suresh Kalmadi was also a contestant in the election but failed.

Q24. Which country was granted the Associate membership of the ICC recently?
Ans. Afghanistan

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Important CURRENT AFFAIRS : 3rd August 2013.

1. In a bid to allay concerns over issuing new bank licences to companies, RBI Governor D Subbarao on Friday said corporates will bring in large amounts of capital and make the sector more competitive.

2. Veteran music director V Dakshinamoorthy passed away at his residence in Mylapore, Chennai last evening. He was 94.

3. Runa Laila, the SAARC Goodwill Ambassador for HIV/AIDS visited India from 31 July 2013 to 2 August 2013. The objective of the visit was to extend support to the cause of HIV/AIDS especially on the issues of Stigma and Discrimination related to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV).

4. The Director of Agni Missile Project, Defence Research and Development Organisation- Tessy Thomas announced on 2 August 2013 that the Agni V missile would become operational by 2015, with two or three successful test firings.

5. Rajeev Rishi took over as the Chairman and Managing Director of Central Bank of India on 1 August 2013. His appointment is for a period of five years.

6. USA star Ryan Lochte swam through the pain barrier to win two golds on Friday at the world championships as he followed his 200m backstroke victory with 4x200m freestyle relay gold.

7. India’s DRDO develops Explosive Detection Kit, US to manufacture. In a reverse technology sharing between India and the US, the kit developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation - DRDO - will help in quick detection and identification of combinations of explosives.

8. Soumya Swaminathan has lifted the 40th National Women Challengers Chess championship title in Pune.

9. India have made a clean sweep of the five match ODI cricket series against Zimbabwe.

Important Days

January

Jan 1 ---- Army Medical Corps Establishment Day
Jan 8 ---- African National Congress Foundation Day
Jan 9 ---- Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
Jan 10 ---- World Laughter Day
Jan 11 ----Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri
Jan 12 ---- National youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand)
Jan 15 ---- Army Day
Jan 23 ---- Netaji Subhashchandra Bose's birth anniversary
Jan 25 ---- International Customs Duty Day, India Tourism Day, Indian Voter Day
Jan 26 ---- Republic Day
Jan 28 ---- Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
Jan 30 ---- (Martyr's day) Mahatma Gandhi's Martyrdom Day; World LeprosyEradication Day
Jan 31 ---- World Leprosy Eradication Day

February

Feb 2 ---- Natinal Day of Srilanka, World Wetlands Day
Feb 5 ---- Kashmir Day (Organised by Pakistan)
Feb 13 ---- Sarojini Naidu's Birth Anniversary
Feb 14 ---- St. Valentine's Day
Feb 24 ---- Central Exise Day

Feb 28 ---- National Science Day

March

Mar 3 ---- Natinal Defence Day
Mar 4 ---- National Security Day
Mar 8 ---- International Women's Day
Mar 9 ---- CISF Raising Day
Mar 12 ---- Mauritius Day; Central Industrial Security Force Day
Mar 15 ---- World Consumer Day
Mar 16 ---- National Vaccination Day
Mar 21 ---- World Forestry Day
Mar 22 ---- World Day of Water
Mar 23 ---- World Meterological Day
Mar 24 ---- World TB Day
Mar 26 ---- Bangaladesh Liberation Day

April

April 1 ---- Orissa Day
April 5 ---- Natinal Meritime Day
April 7 ---- World Health Day
April 13 ---- Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day (1919)
April 14 ---- B.R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day
April 18 ---- World Heritage Day
April 22 ---- World Earth Day
April 23 ---- World Books Day

May

May 1 ---- International Labour Day, Maharashtra Day
May 3 ---- International Energy Day
May 8 ---- International Red Cross Day (It is celebraed to commemorate the birth anniversary of the founder of the Red Cross Organization Jean Henry Dunant)
May 11 ---- National Technology Day
May 15 ---- International Family Day
May 17 ---- World Telecom Day
May 24 ---- Commonwealth Day
May 31 ---- World No Tobacco Day

June

June 5 ---- World Environment Day

July

July 1 ---- Doctor's Day
July 4 ---- American Independence Day
July 11 ---- World Population Day
July 26 ---- Kargil Victory Day

August

Aug 6 ---- Hiroshima Day
Aug 9 ---- Quit India Movement Day
Aug 12 ---- International youth Day
Aug 14 ---- Pakistan's Independence Day
Aug 15 ---- India's Independence Day
Aug 19 ---- World Photography Day
Aug 20 ---- Sadbhavana Diwas
Aug 29 ---- Sports Day (Dhyanchand's Birth Day)
Aug 30 ---- Small Industry Day

September

Sept 5 ---- Teacher's Day (Dr. Radhakrishnan's Birth Day)
Sept 7 ---- Forgiveness Day
Sept 8 ---- International Literacy Day
Sept 14 ---- Hindi day,World First Aid Day
Sept 16 ---- World Ozone Day
Sept 21 ---- World Alzheimer's day
Sept 25 ---- Social Justice Day
Sept 27 ---- World Tourism Day

October

Oct 1 ---- International Day for the Elderly(UN)
Oct 2 ---- Gandhi Jayanti
Oct 3 ---- World Nature Day, World Habitat Day
Oct 4 ---- World Animal Day
Oct 5 ---- World Teacher's Day
Oct 6 ---- World Wildlife Day, World Food Security Day
Oct 8 ---- Indian Airforce day
Oct 9 ---- World Postal Day
Oct 10 ---- World Mental Health day; National Post Day
Oct 12 ---- World Sight day
Oct 13 ---- World Calamty Control Day(UN)
Oct 14 ---- World Standard Day
Oct 15 ---- World White cane day(guiding the blind)
Oct 17 ---- International poverty
Oct 20 ---- National Solidarity Day (China attacked India on that day)
Oct 24 ---- United Nations Day
Oct 30 ---- World Thrift Day
Oct 31 ---- National Integration Day (In memory of Idira Gandhi)

November

Nov 7 ---- Infant Protection day; World Cancer Awareness Day
Nov 9 ---- Legal Service Day
Nov 10 ---- Transport Day
Nov 14 ---- Children's day/ World Diabetics day
Nov 17 ---- Guru Nanak Dev's Birth Anniverrsary
Nov 26 ---- Law Day
Nov 30 ---- Flag Day

December

Dec1 ---- World AIDS Day
Dec 3 ---- World Disability Day
Dec 4 ---- Navy Day
Dec 7 ---- Armed Force Flag Day
Dec 10 ---- Human Rights day
Dec 11 ---- UNICEF Day
Dec 14 ---- National Energy Conservation Day
Dec 19 ---- Goa's Liberation day
Dec 23 ---- Kisan Divas (Farmer's Day)