General Awareness

APR RIL 2014

Yea ar: 2014 Vol. 2, 2 Issue 10

SCO 13-14-15, 2ND FLO OOR, SEC 34-A, CH HANDIGARH

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CON NTENTS
SEC CTION A CURRENT AFFAIRS A From Decem mber to February 2014 SEC CTION B BULLET NEWS N From September to November SEC CTION C 5 500 SAMPLE MCQS M FOR BANKS/ SSC SEC CTION E LATEST GK K BYTES 61-87

NA ATIO ONA AL NEW N WS

1-24 25-34 After prolonged A d at most bizar rre Hungama that ever h happened in the e Parliament, the t bill for form mation of T Telangana as 29th State of the Indian Un nion was p passed. To pr rotest against t this decision n, chief m minister of An ndhra Pradesh Kiran Kumar r Reddy re esigned from his h seat as well as from the congress c p party. As a result the st tate was put t under P Presidents rule.

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TELA ANGANA TO BE 29 STA ATE ANDHRA PUT P UNDER PRESIDENT Ts RULE
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C CAPITAL PUT T UNDER PR RESIDENTs RULE

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REP PO RATE REV VERSE REPO RAT TE MA ARGINAL STANDI ING FAC CILITY RATE STA ATUTORY LIQUIDITY RAT TIO CAS SH RESERVE RAT TIO BAN NK RATE BAS SE RATE(s) (of various banks) 8.00% 8 7.00% 7 9.00% 9 23% 4.00% 4 9.00% 9 9.80% 9 10.25 %

For the first tim F me in its history y, Presidents Rule R was impose ed in Delhi whe en the Union t C Cabinet on 15th February ap pproved the recommendatio r on of Lieutena ant-Governor N Najeeb Jung fo or keeping the Delhi Assemb bly under susp pended animati ion following th he resignation by the Chief Minister M Arvind Kejriwal.

P POLL EXPEN NDITURE CEI ILING RAIS SED

Union Cabinet has U h approved Election E Commissions sugges stion to increas se the ceiling o poll expenditure for Lok Sa on abha Seat to Rs. 70 lac per ca andidate from Rs. 40 lac at p present. For ass sembly polls, the limit has be een raised to Rs. R 28 lac from Rs. 16 lac at p present. These ceilings are ho owever, applica able to big state es only.

G GERMAN PR RESIDENT IN N INDIA

Joachim Gauc J ck, President of o Germany vis sits India. Indi ia and German ny signed an a agreement worth one billion Euros E (about Rs R 8,500 crore) ) for financial and a technical c cooperation for setting up a green energy co orridor.

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Wo orld Press Freedo om Index Env vironment Perfor rmance Index Ind dex for Nuclear Safety S Ind dex of Economic Freedom Ran nk in Energy Usa age Eas se of Doing Busin ness (Forbes) Cor rruption Perception Index Wo orld Prosperity In ndex Eas se of Doing Busin ness (World Bank) Glo obal Hunger Inde ex 2013 Human Capital Inde ex Glo obal Gender Gap Index Glo obal Competitiven ness Index Cor rruption Risk Ind dex Human Development Index 2013 140th 155th 23rd 120th 69th 98th 94th 106
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V VOTERS NUM MBER SWEL LLS TO 81.5 CRORE

Summary revis S sion data rele eased by the e Election C Commission sh hows that Ind dias electorate e for the u upcoming gene eral election will w be 81.5 cro ore, The e electorate is no ow nearly five times what it was when India first vote ed, over 60 years y ago. Th he EC has a added nearly 10 0 crore new vo oters to the rolls between 2 2009 and 2014, one of the largest-e ever such in ncreases betwe een two electio ons.

P TO ATTEND BIMSTEC AT NAY PY PM YI TAW

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Prime Minister to P t attend the BIMSTEC B Summ mit (March 1-4 4) at Nay Pyi Taw, T capital o Myanmar, with of w an eye on giving a boo ost to India's Look East policy, focus on in ncreasing conn nectivity that will w benefit the e north-east an nd enhance co ooperation in c counter-terroris sm. BIMSTEC: C: Bay of Beng gal Initiative for fo Multi-Sector ral Technical

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I INDIA RANK KS 8TH IN DI IGITAL GOVERNMENT

A new compara ative study by Accenture has s found that Singapore, S Norw way and the U United Arab Em mirates (UAE) rank first, sec cond and third d, respectively y, among 10 c countries in the eir use of "digita al government". India ranked d 8th in 10 country study.

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IN NDIA 140TH IN I PRESS FR REEDOM

As per World Pre ess Freedom In ndex, India ha as been ranked d 140 0th in the list of 180 count tries in terms of freedom of f pre ess. Finland ranks r first, followed by Ne etherlands and d No orway.

Asho ok Kumar Math hur. The reco ommendations of the panel are likely to be implemented from m January 2016.

IND DO-CHINA YE EAR OF FRIENDLY EXCH HANGES

India a and China ha ave agreed on n a sle ew of measu ures, including g holding of joint Army A exercise e this year and strengthening g marit time security y cooperation n while e maintaining peace and d tranq quility on the dispute border. The two sides agreed to o celeb brate 2014 as the 'Year of Frie iendly Exchange es'.

RE ESTRICTION N OF USAGE OF CERTAIN WORDS

Go ovt has direct ted that Com mpanies and limited liability y par rtnership firms s floated by pr rivate entities should s not use e the e word 'Nationa al' in their nam mes. Similarly, words such as s 'Ba ank', 'Stock Exc change' and Ex xchange should be used only y aft ter receiving no o-objection from m the concerne ed regulator.

TW WO MORE CH HANCES FOR UPSC EXA AMS

In good news for f lakhs of civil services aspirants, the e vernment has decided to giv ve two addition nal attempts to o gov all categories of o candidates of the pres stigious exam m nducted by Union Public Service Com mmission. The e con can ndidates who have h exhausted d their four att tempts and are e run nning 30 years s of age will get two more attempts a till 32 2 yea ars of age.

DAT TA SIGNED WITH W FIJI

burde den is not impo posed on a pe erson by taxing g him twice, once e in the count ntry of his res sidence and again a in the ntry from where e income is der rived. coun

India a has signed a Double Taxation Avoidance e Agreement (DTA AA) with Fiji. DTAA DT are signe ed to ensure tha hat undue tax

IN NDIA TO SUP PPORT ARAB BIAN RAIL PROJECT P

S C ATTAINS A FU ULL STRENG GTH

Ind dian labour for rce will help in construction of o the 450 kms s lon ng Haramain High H Speed Rai ilway project in n Saudi Arabia a to link two of Is slams holiest cities, Makkah h and Medina. The rails for the tracks will also be supplied by Indian n com mpanies.

The Supreme S Court t of India got it ts full stren ngth of 31 judg ges (including Chief Justic ce) on 17th February F when two new judges - Just tice Rajesh Kumar K wal and Justice e N V Ramana were Agraw sworn in as new jud dges.

RAILLE COA ACH FOR BLI IND PASSEN NGERS BR

SECURITY AGREEMENTS SI IGNED WIT TH ISRAEL

Purushottam Exp press, a super r-fast train run nning between n elhi and Puri will w become th he first train in i India to be e De att tached with a Braille-embed dded AC coac ch to facilitate e vis sually challenge ed passengers.

India a signs three security agre eements Mutual M Legal Assis stance Treaty in Criminal Matters; Agreement on Prote ection of Cla assified Mater rial; and Agr reement on Coop peration in Hom meland and Pub blic Security with Israel.

NG GT BANS BU URNING OF TYRES T

The National Gr reen Tribunal has s banned the e burning of tyr res at public pl laces, such as roa ads and areas s surrounded by residential buildings b and als so during protests by political and reli igious groups as it is likely to cause health haz zard. Under Section S 26 of f

the e National Gree en tribunal Act, t, 2010, a failur re to follow the e ord der can result t in a penalty of o up to Rs 10 1 crore, which h ma ay be extended ed to Rs. 25 crore cr and/or im mprisonment of thr ree years.

IN NDIA 9TH IN MILITARY SPENDING S

Ind dia has emerge ed as the ninth largest global military power r in terms of military expendit ture, spending g about $36.3 3 bill lion last year. The US tops the list with its s 2013 defence e bud dget estimated d at $600.4 billion, b followed d by China at t $112.2 billion and d Russia at $68 8.2 billion.

MA ATHUR TO HEAD H 7TH PA AY COMMISS SION

Go ovt has set up a four member 7th Central Pay y Commission head ded by former Supreme Cour rt judge Justice e

57.62 crore Aa 5 adhaar cards is ssued till Janua ary 31, 2014. P People not hav ving document t based identity y and address p proof can avail l of introducer-based enrolme ent. I India currently y has the larg gest population n of illiterate a adults in the world w with 287 million. This is s 37 per cent o the global to of otal. A Credit Suisse se report says that t In terms of consumer c confidence am mong emerging g market econo nomies, India h been ranke has ked fifth in a list t that is topped d by China. I India and Saudi Sa Arabia sign s a Memo morandum of U Understanding g for cooperatio ion in the field d of defence m manufacturing. g. W World Islam mic Tamil Conference e held at K Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu fro rom 14 to 16 Fe ebruary. 1 101st Indian Science S Congres ess held at the University of J Jammu, J&K, 3-7 3 February. A commemora ative stamp rel eleased in hono our of noted g ghazal singer Jagjit J Singh D DAVID JOHN NSTON: Gove ernor General l of Canada v visits India. A Mohamed Ali d Shein, Pres esident of Zan nzibar visited I India. H Hamad bin Isa I Al Khalifa fa, King of Ba aharin visited I India.

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PR RESIDENT APPROVES A LOKPAL ACT
The much talked d-about Lokpal l and Lokayuk ktas Act, 2013, , has s been passed d by the Pres sident. The Bill provides for r cre eation of an anti-graft ombudsman o t to investigate e cor rruption charge es against public functionarie es including the e Prime Minister, Ministers and d Members of o Parliament. Am mong other pro ovisions, the Bill B makes it in ncumbent upon n Sta ates to make within w a year their t own law for setting up p Lok kayuktas on th he lines of the Lokpal. The Ac ct has come in n h to force from 16th January, 2014 4.

Febru uary 11 after the last of ra andom sample es picked up would d be tested.

PRE ESIDENT OF MALDIVES VISITS IND DIA

Abdu ulla Yameen Abdul Gayoo om, President of Maldives visite ed India to stre engthen the coo operation amongst the two countries. India sa anctioned a $2 25-million cred dit facility to Maldives for financing imports from m India.

EXIM M BANK TO PROVIDE CREDIT C TO VIETNAM V

JA APANESE PM M VISITS IND DIA

Shinzo Abe, Japa anese Prime Minister M wa as the Chie ef Guest at the Re epublic Day Parade. Th he two cou untries decided d to intensify defence d and d maritime co ooperation but t made little headway in i wrapping up u the mu uch-anticipated d civil nuclear deal. d As par rt of growing trade and ec conomic link ks, Japan announced a loan n of $2 bill lion for the ex xpansion of the Delhi Me etro project. The T two cou untries also announced the e exp pansion of the bilateral curre ency swap arra angement from m $15 billion to $50 0 billion.

Expo ort-Import Bank k has agreed to t provide a Line of Credit of $ 19.50 million to Vietnam fo or financing eli igible goods, mach hinery, equipm ment, works and service es including consu ultancy service es from India fo or the purpose e of financing two projects p in Vie etnam. Line of f credit allows borrowers b to

draw w on the credit as a and when required. re

SUP PER JUMBO A-380 A LAND DS IN INDIA A

Govt. has allowed super jumbo A-380 aircraf ft to fly into India a. The move may m benefit Indian tourism, bu ut may harm India an carriers as th he fares offered by foreign airlines having A-380 0 aircraft will be b much lower.

A-380 80 has capacity y to accommoda date over 850 passengers p in econo nomy class con nfiguration and d 555 passenge gers in threeclass s configuration.

GLO OBAL CEOs VIEW V INDIA A POORLY

The 12th edition of Prava asi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) ) Convention was held from 7-9 9 January, 20 014 at Vigyan n Bh hawan New Delhi D . This years y theme was w Engaging g Dia aspora: Conne ecting Across Generations . Malaysian n Min nister for Na atural Resour rces and En nvironment, G Palanivel, who is president of th he Malaysian In ndian Congress s hief guest at th his years PBD. (MIC), was the ch

NE EW DELHI HOSTS H 12TH PBD P CONVE ENTION

A sur rvey of 1,344 CEOs, across 68 countries conducted c by globa al audit giant Pricewaterhous P se Coopers ask king them to selec ct the three co ountries that would w contribute largely to their overall growt th, India fared d slightly poor rer than last year as only 7 per cent c of CEOs reposed r their tr rust in India, comp pared with 10 per p cent last ye ear.

JEE EVAN RAKSH HA PADAKS ANNOUNCE ED

Govt t has announced Jeevan n Raksha Pad dak for 37 peop ple for their meritorious act of o bravery in sa aving human lives. . They are of 3 types - Sarvot ttam Jeevan Raksha Ra Padak,

Th he PBD is the world's w largest annual a gatherin ing of people of Ind dian origin aim med at enhancin ng networking and a reinforcing g com ommercial linkag ages. January 9 was chosen n as the day to o cel elebrate this occ ccasion since it was on this da ay in 1915 that at Ma ahatma Gandh hi, the greates st Pravasi, retu turned to India a fro om South Africa a, led Indias fr reedom struggl le and changed d the e lives of Indian ans forever.

Uttam m Jeevan Raks sha Padak and Jeevan J Rakhsa a Padak.

OREAN PRES SIDENT VIS SITS INDIA KO

Park Geun-hye, G President of South h Korea, the countr y s first woman n ent, visited Ind dia on a fourpreside day sta ate tour. Nine pacts in wideranging g fields includin ng cyber space e coopera ation were in nked between n two co ountries to pro omote bilateral relation ns.

The 18th National Youth Festiv val held in Ludhiana from ary 12 to 16. The T festival is held h on the occ casion of the Janua birth anniversary of o Swami Vive ekananda on January 12, h is observed as a the National l Youth Day. The T theme of which the Festival F this yea ar is 'Youth for Drugs Free Wo orld'. The Jain communi ity of around 50 lakh peop ple has been accor rded minority status by the central govern nment under sectio on 2(c) of the e National Com mmission for Minorities Act, 1992 2. This will ena able them to avail a of specia al benefits in government schem mes and progra ammes. The Jains is the t have minority status aft ter Muslims, sixth community to stians, Sikhs, Bu uddhists and Parsis. P Chris

NAT TIONAL YOU UTH FESTIVA AL AT LUDHIANA

JAIN NS THE SI IXTH MINOR RITY COMMU UNITY

IN NDIA BECOM MES POLIO FREE F

Ind dia has comple eted three year rs without repo orting any case e of polio. It is on nly the second d time in the history that a dis sease is being eliminated in India through h immunisation n aft ter small pox in May 1980. However, H officially the World d He ealth Organisati ion (WHO) will certify India as a polio-free on n

WOR RLDS LONG GEST PLATFO ORM AT GOR RAKHPUR

A ne ewly built rail lway platform at Gorakhpu ur has been decla ared as the longest railway y platform in the world, spanning 1,355.40m metre. Till now w, the record was held by the 1,072.5 1 metre long platform at a Kharagpur in n W. Bengal.

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IN NDIA LOW ON O NUCLEAR R SAFETY

In the Nuclear Materials M Security Index 201 14 released by y the e US-based think-tank Nuclea ar Threat Initia ative, India has s d bee en ranked 23rd , below its tw wo nuclear-arm med neighbours s Pakistan P and China C in the e list of 25 co ountries with a we eak nuclear material security in i the world. India received d 41 out of 100 points, agains st 64 by Chin na and 46 by y Pak kistan.

VOT TE-ON-ACCO OUNT ON FEB 17

As th he nation pre epares to seek fresh mand date, regular budg get for the ye ear 2014-15 will w not be presented p as sched duled in Febru uary end. Inst tead, Finance Minister will prese ent the vote-on n-account for 2014-15 2 on Fe ebruary 17 in the Lok L Sabha. Sim milarly, an inte erim railway bu udget will be prese ented on Febru uary 12.

The Index of Ec conomic Freed dom-2014 rank ks India 120th h obally and 25t th among 43 countries in the Asia-Pacific c glo reg gion, mentionin ng that India continues c to su uffer from low, , but t improving lev vels of econom mic freedom. The T Index rates s 186 6 countries in n 10 categorie es of economic c performance e suc ch as rule of law, reg gulatory efficiency, limited d gov vernment and open markets s. Hong Kong and Singapore e finished first an nd second in the rankings for the 20th h straight year.

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VO OTE-ON-A ACCOUN NT vs. BU UDGET

This year, a vote-on-account wou uld be presente ed instead of l budget becau use general ele ections will be conducted c in a full May. Since the pre esent governme ent would not have h enough time in hand to vote for a full budget before the mencement of f the new financial year, a vote-oncomm accou unt would en nsure that suf fficient funds are at the dispo osal of the government to t allow it to run the administration of th he country unt til a new gover rnment takes . over. WHA AT IS VOTE-O ON-ACCOUNT Vote-on-account de eals only with the t expenditure e side of the government's budget. The govern nment gives an n estimate of s it requires to t meet the expenditure th hat it incurs funds durin ng the first thre ee to four mon nths of an elect tion financial year until a new go overnment is in place. The present p govern nment will have to obtain the e sanction of the Parliament P for an a amount suf fficient to incur r expenditure on va arious items fo or a part of the year. This app proval by the

NIRBHEEK- PISTOL P FOR R WOMEN

Ov ver a year afte er the brutal Delhi D gang rape e incident, the e Ind dian Ordnance Factory has come c out with h Nirbheek, a .32 2 bore light t-weight (500 0gram) revolver designed d esp pecially for wom men to defend themselves fro om assault.

IN NDIA LAST IN PROTECT TION OF IPR Rs

A report r by the Global G Intellectu ual Property Ce enter (GIPC) of f the e US Chamber of Commerc ce has placed d India at the e bot ttom of 25 countries in terms of protection p and d enf forcement of intellectual pro operty practice es. The list is s top pped by the US SA.

Parlia ament to withd draw money from fr the Conso olidated Fund of In ndia is known as a Vote-on-Acco ount.

IN NDIA 155TH IN I ENVIRON NMENT PERF FROMANCE

Ind dia has been ranked r at a lo ow 155th position in a list of f 178 8 countries compiled by the 2014 Environmental Per rformance Index that places s countries on how well they y per rform on high-priority enviro onmental issue es. The list is s top pped by Switze erland.

JA AIPUR LITER RATURE FES STIVAL

The seventh editi ion of the Jaipu ur Literature Fe estival, a mega a annual gathering g of litterateurs s started on 17 1 th January in n Jaipur with a ke eynote speech by Nobel Lau ureate Amartya a Sen. The festival saw about 240 authors in 175 sessions.

DIFF FERENCE IN VOTE V ON ACC COUNT AND BUDGET B A vot te-on-account is different fro om an interim Budget as it is a statement of only o expenditu ures while the budget is a plete set of ac ccounts, includ ding both expe enditure and comp receipts. Unlike a fu ull Budget, the e vote-on-accou unt does not g tax rates. Als so, it cannot an nnounce any tweak the prevailing new schemes. Y VOTE-ON-A ACCOUNT AND D NOT A FULL L BUDGET WHY In an a election ye ear (like the present one), , the ruling government genera ally opts for a vote-on-accoun nt instead of l budget. While e technically, it i is not manda atory for the a full government to pre esent a vote-on n-account, but it would be propriate to im mpose policies that may or may not be inapp accep ptable to the incoming i gove ernment taking g over in the same e year. WHO O APPROVES IT In an n election year r, the Budgets may be prese ented twice first to t secure a vot te-on-account for a few mont ths and later in full. As a convention, a vote-o on-account is treated as a al matter and passed by Lok k Sabha withou ut discussion. forma It is passed by Lok Sabha after the general discussion d on B (Gener ral and Railway) is over and d before the the Budget discu ussion on dema ands for grants is taken up. FOR HOW LONG IS I VOTE-ON-ACCOUNT VA ALID The vote-on-accoun v nt is normally valid v for two months m and is in op peration till the full Budget is passed. Bu ut during an election year, it ma ay be extended d for a period of o more than m if it is anticipated th hat the main demands d and two months the Appropriation A B will take lon Bill nger than two months m to be passe ed by the Hous se. Sour rce: Moneycon ntrol.com, Date e: 24-01-2014

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The Nationa nal Capital Region Re Plannin ng Board has s approved th he inclusion of f Jind and Kar rnal districts of Haryana in the th National Cap apital Region, NCR. N Central Vigil ilance Commis ssion (CVC) to o celebrate 50 0 years of its existence e (Feb.1964) Indias first Mono M Rail start ts operation in Mumbai India signs labour cooper ration agreeme ent with Saud di Arabia to co over about a quarter q of the 28 lakh Indian n expatriates working w there. Asias bigges est botanical garden g will com me up on 153 3 hectares of area near the e Khandwa rese servoir, in Naya a Raipur, Chha attisgarh. India and Is srael have agr reed to set up p a $40 million n joint fund to support technological ventures for or consolidating g and strengthe hening economic ic ties. Bhutan King g Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wang ngchuck and his s wife Queen Jetsun Pema were in India a on a five-day y official visit. Foundation stone laid for r Global Centr tre for Nuclear r Energy at Ja assaur Kheri in district d Jhajjar, , Haryana. UGC- Unive versity Grants Commission celebrates its ts Diamond Jub bilee on comple etion of its 60 years. y

JAPA ANESE ROYA YALTY VISIT TS INDIA

Japan nese Emperor Akihito A and Em mpress Michiko visited India for a landmark we eek-long trip, some 53 year rs after they visite ed this country as Crown Princ ce and Princess s.

MMR R SLIPS DOW WN TO 178

The maternal mort tality ratio (MM MR) numbe er of women who die of pregnan ncy-related causes per 1,00,00 00 live births ha as come down to 178 in 2010 0-12, from 212 2 in 2007-09. Keral la has the lowe est MMR at 66 6 while Assam tops the list with MMR of 328.

LESS SER SLUM DWELLERS D I 2012 IN

The latestNationa al Sample Su urvey Organiza ation(NSSO) repor rt shows that the t number of f slum househo olds in urban areas s is coming dow wn. The surve ey, conducted between b July and December 201 12, projected total t slum dwe ellings at 88 lakh, compared to 1.3 1 crore house eholds in 2011.

FALL IN NUMBE ER OF HOME ELESS PEOP PLE

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PA ARLIAMENT T PASSES LOKPAL L BILL
Aft ter two years of debate, a series s of fasts unto death by y soc cial activist Anna A Hazare, the Lokpal Bill B finally was s cle eared by the Parliament, opening the t way for r est tablishment of the anti-corrup ption watchdog g that will have e in its purview ev ven the office of the Prime Minister. The e dev velopment sig gnals an end to 45-year-ol ld run of the e con ntroversial Bill initiated in 19 968 by former Prime Minister r Ind dira Gandhi.

Number of hom meless peop ple across the country has come down by 8.8 8 per cent, from about 19.4 lakh in 2001 to 17.7 1 lakh in 2011, says latest Census 2011 data. . Though hom meless in ru ural areas de eclined by 28 8.4 per cent, it i was countered by 20.5 per p cent increa ase in urban are eas.

IN NDIA WINS THE T DEAL AT A WTO MEE ET

Cens sus defines hom meless househo holds as those which w do not live in i buildings or r census house es but live in the open or roads dside, on pavem ments, in hume e-pipes, under flyovers and stairc cases, or in places of worship, wo manda daps, railway platfo forms, etc.

In a major victor ry for India, th he 9th Minister rial Conference e of WTO held in Bali, B Indonesia agreed to allo ow countries to o pro ovide subsidy on o staple food crops without t any threat of f punitive action, a concession that salvage ed the current t rou und of world trade talks from m the brink of collapse. The e pac ct is estimated d to add $ 1 trillion to global trade and add d 21million jobs across a the wo orld. The agreement a has s sured that millions of poor farmers will fe eel secure that t ens the e MSP being given g by the go overnment will not be called d into question inte ernationally

IND DIA RANKS 69 6 TH IN ENERGY USAGE E

The Global Energy Architecture Performance P In ndex Report2014 4 prepared by World Econom mic Forum has placed India at 69 9th position in the ranking of economies on n the basis of their ability to del liver secure, affordable a and d sustainable energ gy.Norway top pped the Index rankings, follo owed by New Zeala and and France e.

IND DIA 98TH FOR R DOING BU USINESS

Th he World Trade e Organization (WTO) deals with w the globa al rul les of trade between b natio ons. Its main function is to o ens nsure that trade e flows as smo oothly and free ely as possible e. Dir irector Genera ral: Roberto Aze zevedo; Membe bers: 159

The Internationa al Court of Arbitration A (ICA A) has upheld d dias right to divert d water fro om the Kisheng ganga river for r Ind pow wer generation n in Jammu an nd Kashmir with h the condition n tha at India must also release a minimum of o 9 cumecs of f wa ater into the ri iver below the e Kishenganga Hydro Electric c Pro oject (KHEP) at a all times to o maintain the e environment t dow wnstream.

IN NDIAN RIGH HTS UPHELD D ON KISHEN NGANGA

India a has been rank ked 98th in the e Forbes list of f world's best countries for doin ng business. Ireland toppe ed the list, follow wed by New Ze ealand and Hon ng Kong. The best country for bu usiness was determ mined by grading 145 nations on 11 diifferent factors -- property rights, innovation, taxe es, technology, corrup ption, freedom (pe ersonal, trade an nd monetary), red d tape, investor protec ction and stock ma arket performance e.

IND DIA RANKS 94 9 TH IN COR RRUPTION

India a has been ranked among the t world's highly corrupt natio ons at the 94th spot (same as s in 2012) in a global list of 177 countries c comp piled by Transparency Intern national. The list ra anks Denmark and New Zealand as the cle eanest, while Soma alia emerged as the most corrupt.

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The Labour Ministry M report t on 'Youth employmentt unemployment scenario, 2012-13 has revealed that r in the co ountry during 2012-13 was s unemployment rate timated to be 13.3 1 per cent fo or the age grou up 15-29. est

UN NEMPLOYME ENT CROSSE ES 13%

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KAR RNATAKA TO OPS IN MIDD DAY MEAL SCHEME S
Karna ataka has topped the firs st ever rankin ng of state governments on the basis of f their perfor rmance and imple ementation of the midday meal m scheme with a total score e of 77.79 per cent, c followed by Punjab- 76. .81%.

Film 'Liar's Dice, D directed by b Geetu Moha andas, selected d in the compe etition category y at the prestig gious Sundance e Film Festival l in USA. The Sankirta ana ritual sin nging, drummin ng and dancing g of Manipur has been added a to UNE ESCO's list of "intangible heritage". h India and San S Marino, a tiny country y within Italy, y, signed a Tax ax Information Exchange Agre reement (TIEA) A) for exchange e of banking an nd ownership in nformation Govt has cle eared a service ces and investm ment deal with h 10-member Asean group p as part of Comprehensive C e Economic Co ooperation Agre eement (CECA) A). Double Taxa ation Avoidance e Agreement-DT DTAA signed with Macedo onia, a small co ountry north of f Greece.

ODI ISHA TOPS IN I SJSRY PE ERFORMANC CE

Minis stry of Housing & Urban Pove erty Alleviation has selected Odish ha as the Best t State for pro oviding self em mployment to urban n poor under SJSRY (Swarn na Jayanti Sha ahari Rojgar Yojan na) during 201 12-13. Under the th Scheme, pe ersons in BPL

categ gories are prov vided bank fin nance for busin ness projects up to o Rs. 2 lakh.

KER RALA GETS TOP T TOURIS SM AWARD

Keral la Tourism has s become first organization in n India to O Ulysses win the UNWTO

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OD DIA IS NOW W A CLASSIC CAL LANGUA AGE
The Union Cabinet has approve ed Odia as the e sixth classical lan nguage of India. The other five f classical la anguages are Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada K and d Malayalam. Cla assification of Odia O as a classical language would w pave the e wa ay for inflow of f more financia al assistance fo or development t and d preservation of the languag ge.

Awar rd for Innov vation in Publi ic Policy and Gove ernance for creating

innov vative initiati ives for susta ainable develop pment of the world w renowne ed backwater re esort of Kumarakom. The awar rd was given at the annu ual United Na ations World Touri ism Organisation (UNWTO) Awards A for Ex xcellence and Innov vation in Touris sm held at Mad drid in Spain.

FOR REST PROMO OTION PROJ JECT IN ODI ISHA

Odish ha has launche ed 'Ama Jangal Yojana' (AJY) ) to enhance fores st cover in the state. The e AJY (my for rest project) schem me focuses on forest re estoration, pr romotion of susta ainable manage ement of forest t jointly by gov vt. and forest depe endent commun nities.

DE ELHI RECOR RDS HIGHES ST IMR

As per a recent global report, Delhi had the e worst Infant t Mo ortality Rate (IMR) among the four metr ropolitan cities s bet tween 2010 an nd 2012 with 30 3 newborns dying d for every y 1,0 000 live births. . Chennai rec corded the low west IMR of 15 5 per r 1,000 live births and in Mu umbai and Kolkata it was 20 0 per r 1,000 live birt ths.

FRE EE TREATME ENT FOR AC CID/RAPE VI ICTIMS

All th he government t and private hospitals h in the e Delhi have been directed to provide "imm mediate and fr ree" medical a or rape. Further, no treatment to the victims of acid attack acid attack or rape e victim can be e denied treatm ment if taken to a private p hospita al / nursing hom me citing it as police p case.

Ind dias IMR is 42 2 deaths per 1, ,000 live births s in 2012 down n fro om 44 deaths in n 2011. Highes st: Madhya Prad adesh 56 Low owest: Kerala -1 12

UTT TARAKHAND D PASSES LO OKAYUKTA BILL B

Sikkim has s become first state to achie eve more than n 100 percent t sanitation in rural and urb ban households s ublic sanitary centers. ce and other pu The Union Ministry M of Tou urism declares Sikkim S as the e best State in n implementatio on of rural tour rism projects. Taj Mahots sav 2014 held d at Agra, U P with w the theme e - Paigham-e e Mohabbat - th he message of love. l West Beng gal and Unite ted Nations Childrens C Fund d (UNICEF) la aunched a cam mpaign about t safe drinking g water and sa afe sanitation practices. p Central Govt vt. to develop the 37 km st tretch between n Sholinganallu ur to Kalpakk kkam in South th Buckingham m Canal, Tamil l Nadu as the National N Waterw way-4 (NW-4).

Uttar rakhand becam me the first Sta ate to adopt th he provisions of the t recently passed Lokp pal Act by passing p the Uttar rakhand Lokay yukta Bill-2014 4. The new Bill B provides more e powers to th he ombudsman n and covers all, a including the Chief C Minister.

JON NBEEL MELA CELEBRATA AED IN ASSA AM

The historical cult tural event- Jo onbeel Mela was w held in Assam m. The mela is a very uniqu ue event wher re both tribal and non-tribal people of Assam and Meghalay ya practice a barte er system for exchanging agricultural a pro oduces in a festiv ve manner at the end of the t Assamese Magh Bihu perio od (Makara San nkranti).

Bihar has anno B ounced a bonu us of Rs 250 per pe quintal on p procurement o paddy, push of hing the MSP t to Rs 1560 a q quintal, highes st in the country ry.

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KR RISHNA KAN NTA HANDIQ QUI: State Op pen University y (KK KHSOU), the only o State Open n University in the Northeast, , has s been conf ferred the international Excellence in n Ins stitutional Achievement awar rd for 2011-2013 by Canadabas sed Commonw wealth of Learni ing (COL). AR RUNACHAL PR RADESH: is fa ast turning into o a producer of f larg ge cardamom, a sought-after r spice.

BEZ ZBARUAH CO OMMITTEE FOR F NORTHE EAST

5 NEW N CHEIF MINISTER RS

Va asundhara Ra aje: Arv vind Kejriwal l Sh hivraj Singh Chouhan: C Dr r. Raman Sing gh: Pu u Lalthanhawla:

Rajasthan n New Delhi Madhya Pradesh P Chattisgar rh Mizoram

Follow wing the ou utrage over the death of a 19-old student from yearAruna achal Prades sh in New Delhi, a committee led by b former bure eaucrat M. P. P Bezbaruah, has been formed to ex xamine the cause for vio olence and discrimination against people from the no ortheast and suggest measures to be taken n by the gov vernment to addre ess these concerns.

TAX XI/AUTO DR RIVERS COVE ERED UNDER RSBY

GOV VERN NMEN NT IN NITIAT TIVE ES

ONE RANK, ONE O PENSIO ON APPROVE ED

The government ha as extended health insurance support to auto and taxi driv vers by comm mitting to pay half of the prem mium amount under Rashtriy ya Swasthya Bima Yojna, which h provides sma art-card based d cashless heal lth insurance cover r of up to Rs 30,000 to the insu ured family. Balan nce 50% of th he premium will w be paid eq qually by the Centr ral and state go overnments.

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60 MORE M CASTE ES IN OBC LIST L

Go ovt has accep pted the long g pending de emand of exser rvicemen for o one rank, one pension. Wh hile presenting g the e Vote-on-Acco ount in the Lok L Sabha, Fin nance Minister r allo ocated Rs.500 crore for this purpose, p benef fitting about 24 4 lak kh retired arme ed forces perso onnel. One ran nk, one pension n

Based d on the recom mmendations of o the National Commission for Backward B Classes, the Union Cabinet has ag greed to add about 60 castes and communities to the list of Other Backw wards Castes in 13 states/UT Ts.

ANN NUAL RATIN NG SYSTEM FOR F STATES S

bas asically means that t soldiers of f the same rank k and the same e len ngth of service e get the same pension, irresp spective of their ir ret tirement date.

The Planning Comm mission has in ntroduced an annual a rating syste em for states to o enable them improve on th heir business clima ate. Based on n 'Business Re egulatory Impa act Analysis conce ept, the rat ting would consider c parameters like availa ability of land, skilled labour and a taxation iss sues.

BI ILL PASSED FOR STREET T VENDORS S

A Bill B that provid des for the pro otection of livelihoods righ hts, social secu urity of street vendors an nd regulation of urban street vending - Street Vendors V (Pr rotection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street S Vending g) Bill, 2014, has been passed p by the e Rajya Sabha. The bill l has already y been pas ssed by Lok Sa abha in Sep. 20 013.

VISA A ON ARRIV VAL TO 180 COUNTRIES S

India a will extend visa-on v arrival to tourists of 180 nations barrin ng eight, to bo oost tourism. India I currently y offers visaon-ar rrival to touris sts from 11 countries c like Finland, the Philip ppines, Singapo ore and Japan. . The eight ba arred nations are Pakistan, P Suda an, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Sri Lanka a and Somalia. .

MEG GHRAJ LAUN NCHED FOR CLOUD COM MPUTING

BI ILL PASSED TO PROTEC CT WHISTLEBLOWERS

A Bill to set up a regular me echanism to encourage e and d pro otect persons to disclose in nformation on corruption or r wilful misuse of o power by public serva ants, including g min nisters-The Whistleblowers W Protection Bill B has been n pas ssed by the Ra ajya Sabha. It t has already been b passed by y the e Lok Sabha in 2011.

In order o to utiliz ze and harne ess the benefit ts of Cloud Comp puting, Govern nment of Ind dia has launch hed the GI Cloud d named as s MeghRaj. The proje ect will be imple emented by Na ational Informatics Center.

GRE EEN MISSION LAUNCHE ED

The Union governm ment has launched an ambit tious project titled d Green Missi ion to increase e forest cover by 50 million hecta ares in the nex xt 10 years at a cost of Rs. 36,000 3 crore.

LP PG CYLINDE ER QUOTA RA AISED TO 12

The Cabinet Com mmittee on Po olitical Affairs has raised the e quo ota of subsidiz zed LPG cylinde ers from nine to t 12 in a year. It also a decided to o put on hold the Direct Bene efit Transfer for r LPG G consumer (DBTL) under which w subsidy is credited to o the e bank account t of the consum mers.

India a has over 6.92 6. lakh sq. kms. under forest f cover, comp prising 21.05 per pe cent of total al area of India. .

PRO OJECT TO CO ONNECT RUS SSIA WITH ROAD

India a to conduct a dry run stud dy for a mult ti-nation and multi i-modal transp port corridor between b India and Central Asia - Russia. The T project aims at redu ucing cargo trans sportation time and cost betw ween two region ns.

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RA ASHTRIYA KISHOR K SWA ASTHYA KAR RYAKRAM
Min nistry of Hea alth and Fam mily Welfare has launched d Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Kar ryakram (Natio onal Adolescent t He ealth Programm me) to comprehensively addr ress the health h nee eds of the nearly 243 million children forming over 21 per r cen nt of Indias population. p It envisages tha at every village e wit th 1,000 person ns will select peer p educators and train them m to discuss issues of adolescent health from m nutrition and d gen nder-based violence to substance abuse e and mental hea alth with the eir friends from m the communit ty.

th delivery syst tem for the urban poor, was s launched in healt Bang galore. It will cover 779 urban areas with over 50,000 popu ulation by Marc ch 2015 across s the country. The central government will share 80 per cen nt of the cost to t implement p the programme.

MBB BS SEATS UP P BY 10,000 0

The government has h decided to o increase the e number of MBBS S (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Su urgery)seats in th he country by 10,000 by upg grading existin ng state and centr ral government t medical colleg ges.

Th he programme defines an ad dolescent as a person within n 10 0-19 years of age, ag in urban and a rural areas, s, includes both h gir rls and boys, married m and unmarried, u poo or and affluent, t, wh hether they are e in school or out o of school.

NEW W SYSTEM FOR DECIDIN NG TRPs

WA AQF DEVELO OPMENT CO ORPORATION N

Fol llowing the rec commendations s of the Sachch har Committee, , Go ovt has set up the t National Wa aqf Developme ent Corporation n Lim mited for the development of Waqf prop perties for the e com mmunity welfare, jointly with the State Waq qf Boards.

The Union Cab binet has appro oved a new comp prehensive regulatory frame ework for TV rating agencies for releas se of TRPs (Tele evision Rating g Points). The guidelines propose p to make e it mandatory for rating agen ncies to have a sample size of not n less tha an 50,000 households h fo or audience meas surement as ag gainst 9,500 at t present. The visual media

W Waqf means the th permanent dedication of any a movable or imm mmovable prope perty for any purpose recog ognised by the e Mu uslim law auspicious, re eligious or ch haritable, by a per erson professing g Islam. The donar d is called d Wakif. Such h pro operty cannot t be alienated, d, mortgaged or transferred d wit ithout the prior r permission of f the Waqf Boar rd.

seeks ks advertisemen nts and their ra ates on the bas sis of TRPs.

CAB BINET APPRO OVES RAIL TARIFF T AUT THORITY

IN NDIA INCLUS SIVE INNOV VATION FUN ND

Go ovt. has launched the India a Inclusive Innovation Fund d (IIIF), with the initial corpus of o Rs 500 crore e. The ministry y of small and medium enterpr rises would pr rovide Rs 100 0 cro ore and the rest would come e from banks and a FIIs. The e fun nd will invest in innovative, sustainable and profitable e ven ntures that also a address social needs in areas of f hea althcare, food, nutrition, agric culture and edu ucation.

Union n Cabinet has approved a pr roposal to cons stitute a Rail Tariff f Authority, RT TA to advise the e Railway Minis stry on fares. The RTA will recom mmend fare re evision taking into account input t cost and vo olatile market condition. However, the recom mmendations will w not be man ndatory for railw ways as only the Railway R Board can c fix the tarif ff.

IND DEX LAUNCH HED FOR HOUSING ACTI IVITY

Govt. has launched d the Housing Start Up Inde ex (HSUI) to meas sure level of ho ouse construct tion activity. Th he HSUI is a joint initiative of th he National Building Organisa ation and the Reserve Bank. It tracks the number n of ho ouses being const tructed every year y across the e country.

The procedure fo or PAN card allo otment will und dergo a change e th effect from m 03.02.2014 4 as now in n addition to o wit sub bmitting self-at ttested copies of Proof of Ide entity and Date e of Birth; applicants will have to submit Pro oof of Address s so. They will also be requ uired show original of these e als doc cuments for ve erification of co opies.

AN CARDS TO T HAVE AD DDRESS ALS SO PA

150 DAYS IN NREGA FOR TRIBALS T

The Ministry M of Rural Developmen nt has agreed to t provide an addit tional 50 days of o employment t beyond the st tipulated 100 days under the Mah hatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MG GNREGA) for some 14 lakh h Scheduled Tribe es (ST) house eholds living in n forest areas s who have receiv ved land rights s under the For rest Rights Act, , 2006.

NR REGA TO INCLUDE SANITATION PR ROJECTS

NEW W AGENCY FOR F WIND POWER P

Wit th a view to address the widespread w pro oblem of open n def fection, Govt. has decided to widen the e scope of its s flag gship Mahatm ma Gandhi National N Rural l Employment t Gu uarantee Schem me (MGNREGS) ) to include wo orks relating to o rur ral sanitation in collaboratio on with the Nirmal Bharat t Abhiyaan (NBA). This interlink king is aimed at accelerating g nitation coverage in rural are eas and providing privacy and d san dig gnity particularl ly to women.

Minis stry for New and a Renewable e Energy is ma aking efforts for setting up a Na ational Offshor re Wind Energ gy Agency to explo ore the potent tial of genera ating power th hrough wind energ gy. The agenc cy will explore e wind generat tion potential in the e offshore area as of the country.

MIN NIMUM PENS SION TO BE E Rs 1000

The ambitious National Urba an Health Mis ssion (NUHM), , med at provid ding adequate and efficient t urban public c aim

NU UHM LAUNC CHED IN BAN NGALORE

The government has h approved a proposal to o pay formal secto or workers a minimum m monthly pension of o Rs 1,000, bene efiting over 27 7 lakh pensioners. Those who w get less than Rs 1,000 a month include 22 2 lakh membe er pensioners and 5 lakh widows s as on March 31, 2013. The here are total

abou ut 44 lakh pens sioners.

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Go overnment has adopted a new w policy to emp power youth to o imp prove their pa articipation in priority areas of education, , skill developm ment and entrepreneurship, besides s par rticipation in politics p and gov vernance. The e new National Youth Policy (NY YP-2014) would d replace NYP P- 2003 that is s cur rrently in forc ce. Youth in India, aged between b 15-29 9 yea ars, constitutes s 27.5 per cen nt of the popul lation or about t 33 crore persons s, making the country one of f the youngest t in the t world.

t root of Mao oist formations s and cadres. an aim to strike at the This is for the first t time that bot th central and state forces oordinated ope eration to flush h out Naxals have launched a co h from their interior hotbeds.

DISA ABILITIES BILL B PASSED D BY THE CA ABINET

The Union U Cabinet has approved the Rights of Persons with Disab bilities Bill, raising the rese ervation for Persons P with Disab bilities (PWD) from three at t present to fiv ve per cent. The disabled will get the be enefit at all government educational instituti ions and jobs.

HI IGH TECH SU UPPORT FOR WOMEN FARMERS F

The ministry of rural dev velopment ha as gone high h tec ch to empower r women under r its flagship pro ogramme, the e National Rural Livelihood d Mis ssion. It has s tied up with h Dig gital Green, a global NGO in n rur ral development, to o doc cument best agricultural a practices and diss seminate these e to all rural agricultural households headed by women.

NRE EGA SUPPOR RT FOR TOIL LETS / HOUSES

Every y NREGA job cardholder c who o plans to build a toilet in his house h will get a contribution of Rs 10,000 from NREGA funds s. Further, th hey will also get g wages for constructing their own house if it i is being built t under Indira Awaas A Yojna or an ny other such govt g housing pr roject.

CAB BINET PASSE ES TELANGA ANA BILL

The Union Cabine et has cleared d a parliamentary Bill for creat tion of Telanga ana state. The countrys 29th h state would be carved c out of f 10 distrcits of Andhra Pradesh. The ream maining 13 dis stricts will co ontinue in the e bifurcated Andh hra Pradesh. The Bill has now n been sen nt to Andhra Prade esh Assembly to t obtain their view.

The Centre has approved the rollout of the e Multi-sectoral utrition Program mme to addres ss the problem ms of maternal Nu and d child under-nutrition in th he country. Th he programme, , rec commended by y the Prime Ministers M National Council on n Ind dias Nutrition Challenges in 2010, 2 will be im mplemented in n 200 0 high-burden districts in two o phases at an estimated cost t of Rs. 1,213.19 crore.

MU ULTI-SECTO ORAL NUTRI ITION PROG GRAMME

Govt has launc G nched e-inclusio on project to make m people e e-literate, aim ming to make at least one individual in e every househo old e-literate.

To encourag age school ch hildren to exp plore scientific c discoveries, 100 innovation n hubs will be e set up by the e National Inno novation Counci il in the country ry by 2017. Indian Railw ways captured a new territor ory when a rai il engine rolled ed into the ca apital of Aruna achal PradeshItanagar from m Harmutty in Assams North h Lakhimpur.

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QR GDP GR ROWTH RATE E AT 4.7%

CO ONSTITUTIO ONAL STATU US FOR JAC

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Lates st data from Central C Statisti ical Office has s put Indias Gross s Domestic Product (GDP) growth at 4.7 4 per cent durin ng October-De ecember 2013, the seventh h successive quart ter when the rate was belo ow 5 per cent. . Economists attrib buted this dec cline to weak k investment scenario on accou unt of policy un ncertainty ahea ad of the gener ral elections.

Go ovt has agree ed to grant constitutional c status to the e pro oposed Judici ialAppointments Commissio on (JAC) for r app pointment and d transfer of judges to en nsure that its s com mposition can nnot be alte ered through an ordinary y leg gislation. Accor rding to the pr roposal, Article e 124 A of the e Constitution will define the com mposition of JA AC while Article e 4 B will define its functions. 124 The Centre has cleared c a propo osal for setting up of National a Badhsa village in Jhajjar of o Haryana at a Cancer Institute at st of Rs 2035 crore. c cos

2012-13 GROW WTH RATE DO OWN TO 4.5 5%

NA ATIONAL CA ANCER INST TITUTE IN HARYANA

Keep ping in view th he subdued performance p in agriculture, minin ng and manufa acturing in 2012 2-13, the Central Statistical Office e has revised growth g rate fo or the year to 4.5 4 per cent, from the earlier estimate e of 5 per cent. Gro owth in the curre ent (2013-14) fiscal f has been n projected at 4.9 percent. The pickup has come mainly from the agricult ture, forestry and fishery f sectors that the CSO estimates will grow at 4.6 per cent c against 1.4 4 per cent last fiscal.

PER R CAPITA INCOME UP BY Y 10.4%

As pe er estimates re eleased by the e Centr ral Statistics Office, O the Per r Capit ta Income in In ndia at current t price es for the yea ar 2013-14 will be Rs.74920 R as compared to o 6783 39 during 2012-13, , registering a rise of f 10.4 percent.

Ca ancer is emerg ging as a maj jor public hea alth concern in n Ind dia, where 11 lakh new case ses are diagnos sed every year ar and nd the mortality y rate is 5.5 lak kh per year.

CE ENTRE LAUN NCHES ANTI I NAXAL OPE ERATION

A four f day anti-Naxal operatio on involving cl lose to 40,000 0 sec curity personn nel was launc ched on 26th December in n Chhattisgarh, Jha arkhand, Maharashtra and other states with h

Per capita income e is calculated d by evenly dividing the natio onal income by y the country's population. p

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Ind dia has recorde ed an average annual econom mic growth rate e of 8 per cent during d the 11t th Five Year Plan P (2007-12) ) com mpared to targ geted 9 per ce ent , primarily y due to global slo owdown, fluctu uations in inter rnational prices, strong local inflationary press sures and neg gative growth in agriculture e due e to drought lik ke situation.

W B PROJECTS 4.8% GROW WTH THIS YEAR Y

RE ECORD FOOD PRODUCT TION THIS YEAR Y

The country is likely to ach hieve record 263.2 mil llion tonnes foodgrain f pro oduction this year. y This wo ould be abou ut 4 mt hig gher than the record r of 259 9 million tonnes ach hieved two ye ears ago.

A key y World Bank report - Globa al Economic Pr rospects, has repor rted that India as economy may m expand 6.2 2% in 201415, after a hitting a 11-year 1 low of f 4.8% in the current c year, down n from last yea ar's 5%. "Grow wth in India will w be led by recov very in global demand and an increase in domestic inves stment," the report said, but warned that these forec casts faced dow wnside risks fro om the general election in a few months m that co ould potentially y undermine th he sustained revival of business confidence c and d investment.

IMF F PERKS UP GROWTH G RA ATE TO 4.4% %

The International Monetary M Fund d (IMF) has ra aised India's grow wth forecast fo or the current fiscal to 4.4 per p cent, up from earlier estima ate of 3.8 per rcent, thanks to a normal mons soon and impro oved exports.

Ag griculture make es up for 14 per pe cent of the total GDP and d 53 3 per cent of the he work force.

CO ORE SECTOR R GROWTH SLOWS S TO 1.6% 1

Poo or output of co oal, petroleum refinery produc cts and natural gas s dragged dow wn core sector r growth to 1.6 6% in January y 2014 from 8.3% in the same month m a year ago. a The eight t cor re industries-fe ertilizers, cement, steel, ele ectricity, crude e oil, , coal, petroleu um refinery pro oducts and natu ural gas have e a combined c weig ght of about 38 3 per cent in n the Index of f Ind dustrial Production (IIP).

UN World Ec U conomic Situat tion and Pros ospects 2014 ( (WESP) report rt projected In ndias growth rate at less t than 5.3 per ce ent for this yea ar.

GDP P GROWS BY Y 4.8% IN 2ND QR

DE ECEMBE ER 2013

IN NDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIO ON SHRINKS S BY 0.6%

Showing no signs of recovery, industrial prod duction growth h rat te remained negative n for the t third mon nth in a row, , con ntracting 0.6 per p cent in Dec cember, 2013, mainly due to o slu uggishness in th he manufacturi ing sector.

The economy grew w at a faster pace p of 4.8 per r cent in the secon nd quarter (en nding Septemb ber 30th), prim marily due to impro oved performa ance of agriculture driven by b a bumper mons soon and exports. The countr rys gross dome estic product (GDP P) had expande ed by 4.4 per cent in the pr revious AprilJune quarter of th his fiscal and 5.2 per cent in the JulySepte ember quarter last fiscal.

PLG G COMM LIKE EY TO LOWE ER GROWTH H RATE

TR RADE DEFIC CIT DIPS BEL LOW $10 BI ILLION

Exp ports grew by a meager 3.79 9 per cent in Ja anuary to $26.7 7 bill lion but import ts, particularly gold and silve er, declined by y 18.07 per cent to $36.6 billi ion, narrowing g trade deficit t sha arply to $9.92 billion in the month. m

India's foreig gn exchange reserves r surged ed by USD 1.46 6 billion to USD SD 293.79 billio on in the week k ended Feb. 14 4 on account of o increase in the th currency as ssets.

Cons sidering the lower-than-exp l pected growth h of Indian econo omy, Planning Commission is s of the view that t the 12th Plan's s growth target could be lo owered to aro ound 7.5 per cent from 8 per cen nt fixed current tly. During the e first year of the 12th 1 Plan, India a's economy gr rew by only 5 per p cent, the slowe est in a decade. In the first t half (April-Se eptember) of 2013 3-14, the econo omy grew by ju ust 4.6 per cent t. Asian Developme ent Bank ha as projected that India is likely y to record 4.7% % growth in FY F 14 which will improve to 5.7% % next year.

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RB BI PROJECTS GROWTH AT BELOW 5%
The Reserve Ban nk says that gr rowth of GDP is expected to o fall l below 5 per cent in 2013-14 in absence e of pick-up in n ma anufacturing se ector, but likely y to recover to 5.5 per cent in n the e next financial l year.In the first f half of 201 13-14, the GDP P gro owth was at 4.6 6 per cent.

GD DP MAY GRO OW PAST 5% % - MOODYS

Mo oody's Analytic cs, a division of o Moody's Co orporation says s tha at Indias GDP P growth will be b in the 5 to o 5.5 per cent t ran nge through 20 014, before he eading north of f 6 per cent in n 2015. The uptu urn will be led d initially by exports, e which h sta arted to lift from m mid-2013, and a then later in 2014, by an n upt turn in the inve estment cycle.
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GOVT HOUSE H KE EEPING (In n %)

Rupe ee Comes Fro om Borro owings 25 Corpo orate Tax 21 Rupe ee Goes To Centr ral Plan Outlay Plan Asst. to State / UTs Non Plan expend diture e/UTs State Non-Plan Expenditu ure State es Share of Tax xes Interest Payments Defen nce Subsidies Tota al 10 16 03 11 18 20 10 12 100

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Incom me Tax Custo om Duty Excis se Duty Service Tax Non-Tax Revenue Non Debt Capital Receipts Tota al

14 09 10 10 10 01 100

IN NTERIM BUD DGET FOR 2014-15 2 HIGHLIGHTS S

Income tax rates r kept unch hanged; 10 pc surcha arge on 'super r-rich' having annual income e above Rs. 1 Crore to contin nue; 5 pc surcharg ge on corporat tes with turnov ver of Rs 10 cr. Defence allocation increase ed by 10 per cent c to Rs 2.24 4 lakh crore; Moratorium on interest on n student loans s taken before e March 31, 20 009; to benefit 9 lakh borrowe ers Rs 11,200 cr r. to be infuse ed as capital in n PSU banks in n 2014-15. Target for ba anks for credit t to farm secto or during 201415 fixed at Rs. R 8 Lakh Crore e Disinvestmen nt target for FY Y2014-15 fixed d at Rs. 36,925 5 Cr; plus Rs. 3000 3 Crore by residual stake sale. Allocates Rs 1,000 Cr more e to Nirbhaya Fund; Rs. 2,46,397 7 Crore for food d, fertiliser and fuel subsidy.

ADB B LOAN FOR THREE PRO OJECTS

Asian n Development t Bank has ink ked three pact ts amounting to $ 605.2 million with India for r road develop pment in the north h-eastern regio on, power distr ribution in Mad dhya Pradesh and improvement of o railways serv vices in the cou untry.

$ 1 MN W B LOA AN FOR NOR RTH EAST

KEY BU UDGET FIG GURES 2014-15

1 BUDGET HEAD H Revenue Receipts R (2+3 3) 2 Tax Re evenue (net to centre) 3 Non-Tax Revenue Capital Re eceipts (5+6+ +7) 5 Recove eries of Loans 6 Other Receipts 7 Borrow wings and othe er liabilities Total Rece eipts (1+4) $ Non-Plan Expenditure (10+12) 10 On Revenue Account t - of which, 11 Interes st Payments 12 On Capital Account Plan Expen nditure (14+15) 14 On Revenue Account t 15 On Capital Account Total Expe enditure (9+13)(Budget Size e) 17 Revenue Expenditure e (10+14) 18 Of Which, Grants for creation of Capital Assets 19 Capital Expenditure (12+15) ( Revenue De eficit (17-1) 3.3 3% of GDP Effective Re evenue Deficit (20-18) 1.8% of GDP Fiscal Def ficit {16-(1+5 5+6)} 4.8% of o GDP* Primary Def ficit (22-11) 1.5 5% of GDP* Rs in Cr r 1167131 1 986417 7 180714 4 596083 3 10527 7 56925 5 528631 1 1763214 4 1207892 2 1107781 1 427011 1 100111 1 555322 2 442273 3 113049 9 1763214 4 1550054 4 146581 1 213160 0 382923 3 236342 2 528631 1 101620 0

World d Bank has lau unched a competitive grant-ba ased funding with access to ove er $ 1 million n for profit an nd non-profit organ nizations work king in the are ea of delivering g services to the poor p in north-ea astern states.

IND DIA FOR PRE EFERENTIAL L TRADE WIT TH SACU

India a and Namibia have agreed for early con nclusion of a prefe erential trade agreement between b New w Delhi and South hern African Customs Union (SACU) aimed d at reducing tariffs s on certain ite ems traded bet tween the two o sides. The

SACU U consists of Botswana, Bo Lesot otho, Namibia, South S Africa, and Swaziland. S

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ELEC CTRONIC TO OLL ON NAT TIONAL HIGHWAYS

The government will w roll out elec ctronic toll collection on all natio onal highways by Decembe er to streamline the toll collec ction and redu uce commuter hassle. It will start along the Golden G Quadri ilateral route by August and along the North h-South-East-W West (NS-EW) corridors c by Oc ctober.

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The governme T ent has set a deadline de for pub blic transport v vehicles runnin ing in major cities c with a population p of o over 10 lakh to o install GPS de evices by Feb. 20, 2 2014. G Government m mopped up aro ound Rs 61,141 41 crore from t auction of the f 2G spectrum in the 900 MH Hz and 1,800 M bands of radio MHz r waves. A Asian Developm ment Bank to give g a $300 million m loan to i improve road d connectivity along key corridors in C Chhattisgarh st state.

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*GDP for r 2014-2015 has h been proj ojected at 9952 crore (R Rs. 128.39 tril illion) `12839
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AMRITSAR-KOLKATA INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR
Spinning off a massive infrastructure and manufacturing zone, the Union Cabinet has approved setting up of the Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC) and formation of the AKIC Development Corporation (AKICDC). The Corridor is proposed to be developed in a band of 150-200 km on either side of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor in a phased manner.It would comprise a belt of at least 5.5 lakh sq km in the seven states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.

POSCO GETS GREEN NOD

South Korean giant Posco has won environmental clearance to build Rs 52,000 crore steel plant in Odisha, ending eight years of wait for a project that would involve the largestever foreign direct investment in India. The steel giant had inked a pact with Odisha government in June 2005 to set up the plant on 4,004 acres of land.

INCENTIVES FOR INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS

INDIAs INTERNATIONAL TRADE CORRIDOR

India, Bangladesh, China and Myanmar have decided to develop a joint trade corridor that will include developing multi-modal transport, such as road, rail, waterways and airways, joint power projects and telecommunication networks. The corridor will run from Kunming (a metro in south west China) to Kolkata, linking Mandalay in Myanmar as well as Dhaka and Chittagong in Bangladesh.

With a view to boost manufacturing sector, govt has extended the benefits of the National Manufacturing Policy throughout the country wherever industry can organise itself into clusters and adopt a self regulatory model.

AIRCRAFT MRO PART OF INFRASTRUCTURE

RBI has decided that for the purpose of external commercial borrowings (ECB), 'Maintenance, Repairs and Overhaul (MRO) of aircrafts will be treated as a part of airport infrastructure. This will give a boost to the MRO industry which currently has an annual turnover of over $800 million.

NEW SET OF REGULATIONS FROM SEBI

SEBI has come out with a stricter set of settlement procedures and a framework for providing refunds to small investors hit by irregularities in the markets. For collective investment (money-pooling) schemes, SEBI has advised that all transactions should be conducted through cheque, draft or other banking channels but not in cash. Further, SEBI has been empowered to order search and seizure operations during investigations of financial irregularities.

WORLD BANK AID FOR SANITATION

The World Bank has approved a $500 million credit for the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) Project for Low Income States (Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh)to improve piped water supply and sanitation.

$700MN ADB LOAN FOR INFRA DEVELOPMENT

The ADB has agreed to provide $700 million loan under the Accelerating Infrastructure Investment Facility in India (AIIFI) to support the government's efforts to accelerate infrastructure growth.

FIRST FDI IN MULTIBRAND RETAIL

The Foreign Investment Promotion Board has approved UKbased Tesco Plc's proposal to enter the Indian multi-brand retail segment in joint venture with Tata Group company Trent Hypermarket Ltd, with an initial investment of US$ 110 million (about Rs 680 crore).

$100MN ADB LOAN TO MEGHALAYA

Tesco is the first global retailer to apply for multi- brand retailing after the government allowed 51 per cent FDI in the segment in September last year.

In its first loan to India for boosting education and skills, Asian Development Bank has agreed to provide $100 million loan for the project -- Supporting Human Capital Development in Meghalaya for providing vocational and educational training to youth.

24X7 TRADE FROM WAGAH BORDER

After a 16-month gap, India and Pakistan resumed their trade talks by announcing a series of steps, including 24x7 trade activity at the Attari-Wagah border, allowing movement of container cargo, opening of bank branches, issuing more business visas and having a non-discriminatory market access (NDMA) programme in both countries.

As per a UN report, India received $ 28 billion as FDI, ranking 16th among the top 20 global economies receiving the most FDI in 2013.

EPFO PERKS UP INTEREST TO 8.75%

The retirement fund body EPFO(Employees Provident Fund Organisation) has decided to increase the rate of interest on provident fund deposits from 8.5% at present to 8.75% for 2013-14, a move that will benefit about 5 crore subscribers.

10 % STAKE SALE IN IOC

A panel of ministers has approved the sale of a 10 per cent stake in state refiner Indian Oil Corp to two state exploration firms, Oil and Natural Gas Corp Ltd and Oil India Ltd. The sale may raise around Rs. 5,000 crore to narrow govts budget deficit.
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LA ARGEST ECO ONOMY

NAB BARD TO PUSH JOINT LIABILITY L GROUPS

Ind dia is likely to overtake Japa an in 2028 to bec come the third gest economy y in the wor rld larg aft ter China and United State es, acc cording to London-base ed eco onomic cons sultancy CEB BR (Ce entre for Economics E an nd Business Researc ch). In the 2013 ague table, Ind dia is at the 11 1th lea pla ace with a GDP P of USD 1.7 billion and it will claim 3rd spot t wit th GDP of USD 6,560 billion by b 2028.

NABA ARD has deve eloped the con ncept called Joint Liability Group (JLG) to pro ovide institution nal credit to small farmers s croppers and agricultur ral labourers on n the pattern like share of Self Help Grou ups (SHG). Th he scheme wi ill be highly bene eficial for states s like Punjab an nd Haryana wh here average land holdings are shrinking s and number n of suc ch farmers is large e in these states.

RBI COMMITTE EE IN SKILL BUILDING

IN NDIANS ARE E CONFIDEN NT OF THEIR R ECONOMY

RBI has h constituted d a committee under chairmanship of its Execu utive Director G Gopalakrish hna, to look into capacity building and skill re equirements at t various levels of banking and financial services operations s for effective e delivery of servic ces.

Acc cording to a study by glob bal research firm Ipsos, has s ran nked India as the seventh most economically confident t cou untry in the world. w Indians feel confide ent about their r eco onomy due to o prospects of o healthy farm m output and d narrowing current account deficit. d The survey of 24 4 cou untries is topp ped by Saudi Arabia, A followed d by Germany, , Sw weden and Cana ada.

MFI Is ALLOWED D HIGHER IN NTEREST

The Reserve Bank has withdraw wn from April 1, 1 2014, the ceilin ng of 26% on the t maximum interest i rate th hat the micro finan nce institutions (MFIs) could charge on loa ans given by them m. Now MFIs will w be able to charge c more if their cost of borro owing from ban nks is higher an nd vice versa.

The Asian Development D Bank Ba has agreed ed to lend $176 6 million to ext xtend the first metro m train line e in Jaipur.

BAN NKS ALLOWE ED TAKE-OU UT FINANCIN NG

B BANK KING & FINA ANCE

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4 LICENSES L IS SSUED FOR WHITE LAB BLE ATMs
RB BI has allowed Tata Commu unications Paym ment Solutions s Ltd d., Prizm Payme ent Services Pv vt. Ltd., Muthoot Finance Ltd. and d Vakrangee Ltd. for settin ng up and operating WhiteLab bel ATMs unde er the Payment and Settlemen nt Systems Act, , 200 07 to enhance e the spread of ATMs in se emi-urban and d rur ral areas. Th he ATMs are ge enerally license ed to banks but ut

The Reserve Bank has allowed banks b to refina ance existing infras structure proj ject loans through take-ou ut financing agree ements with any financial institution. This s means that bank ks will be allow wed to sell off f their long te erm loans to some e financial instit tution.

BAN NK NPAs UP BY 35%

The gross g non-perfo orming assets (NPAs) of listed banks rose 35.2% % to Rs 2.43 trillion during the first three e quarters of the current c financia al year, up to Dec. D 31. In abs solute terms, the 40 4 listed bank ks added Rs 63,386 crore to o their gross NPAs s during the nin ne months.

the e ATMs licen nsed to and operated by y non-banking g com ompanies are ca alled white-labe el ATMs.

IBA WARNS AG GAINST WIN NDOWS XP

FIRST POST OFFICE O ATM

The country's first f Post Office Sav vings Bank ATM was w ina augurated at t Thiyagaray ya Nagar Head Pos st Office (HPO O), Chennai as a part of th he gov vernment's Rs s 4,909 crore IT mo odernisation sc cheme for 1.5 55 lak kh post of ffices of th he De epartment of Po osts.

The Indian Banks Association (IB BA) has issued d an advisory to ba anks to ensure e business cont tinuity after Mi icrosoft ends support for its pop pular Windows s XP operating g system on April 8, 2014, adve ersely affecting g over 34,000 branches of public sector banks.

TOL LL FREE BAN NKING FROM M HDFC

HDFC C Bank has lau unched its six basic banking transactions throu ugh toll-free numbers. Cu ustomers will receive an instant SMS with the t information n requested in ncluding mini state ement and bala ance enquiry, cheque book request and down nloading of mobile banking ap pp.

BM MB TO OFFER HEALTH INSURANCE I POLICIES

NEW W NORMS FO OR HIGH VA ALUE LOANS S

Bharatiya Mahila a Bank (BMB) ) has tied wi ith New India a Ass surance Company to launch health insuran nce products BM MB Sakhee, BM MB-Nirbhaya an nd BMB-Parivar Suraksha for r wo omen account holders of the e bank. While Sakhee Policy y aim med at rural women, w offers covers up to Rs R 50,000, the e Nir rbhaya scheme es is aimed at a urban wom men and offers s acc cidental cover limit up to Rs 5 lakh and Pa arivar Suraksha a off fers family float ter facilities

RBI has h directed banks b to provid de credit data in a revised forma at for all loan accounts of Rs. R 5 crore or more to the Centr ral Repository of Information on Large Cr redits-CRILC. The central bank has also warn ned of taking penal action again nst any errant bank that fails s to generate accurate a data in this regard. CRL RLIC is a platfor orm created by y the Reserve

Bank k of India to check c the rising ng pile of bad loans in the indus stry.

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Finance Mini ister has propo osed to infuse Rs.11,200 R crore e in public sect ctor banks in th he next financia al year 201415 to enhanc ce their capital l. In a bonanz za for farmers, , the governme ment has set an n agriculture credit c target of f Rs 8 lakh crore re for the banks ks for 2014-15. Govt. has advised ad that ev very old bank branch should d have ATM fa acility by March h 31, 2014.

EXC CLUSIVE BAN NK FOR SMA ALL CUSTOM MERS

The Mor committe ee set up by y the RBI has called for estab blishing differe entiated lender rs, including one for small busin nesses and low w-income house eholds. The ba ank for small busin nesses, called the 'paymen nts banks', will focus on providing primary services s to the people.

PAT TEL PANEL FOR CPI AS S POLICY AN NCHOR

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RE EPO RATE HIKED TO 8 PER P CENT
The Reserve Ban nk hiked key po olicy interest rates by 0.25% % to tame inflation. . The repo rat te, what banks pay to borrow w mo oney from the RBI to meet th heir short-term m requirements, , h wa as increased to o 8% from 7.75% per annu um w.e.f. 28th Jan n. Consequentl ly, the reverse repo rate stan nds adjusted at t 7.0 0 per cent, and d the Marginal Standing S Facilit ty rate and the e Bank Rate at 9.0 0 per cent. The T move wou uld tighten the e mo oney supply thereby making home, automo obile and other r loa ans costlier and d may further dampen d industr rial growth.

The Urjit U Patel (Dy. . Governor, RB BI) committee on o monetary policy y framework has h proposed setting up of a monetary policy y committee (MPC) ( that wi ill be headed by the RBI governor and shou uld be accounta able for achiev ving inflation targe et set by it. The T target sho ould be to brin ng the retail inflat tion rate down at 4 per cent t with a band of +/- 2 per cent. Committee also a recomme ended that re etail inflation should be measured d by the Consu umer Price Index (CPI) and not by b the wholesale prices.

NEW W NORMS FO OR BANK GO OLD LOANS

PR RE 2005 NOT TES TO BE WITHDRAW W N

Reserve Bank has advised that all banknotes issued prior to o 200 05 will be with hdrawn after March M 31, 2014 4 as they have e les sser security features as compared to notes issued d the ereafter. Bank ks have been asked to sta art exchanging g the ese notes. Publ lic can easily id dentify such no otes as they the e yea ar of printing is i not mentioned on them. In notes issued d aft ter 2005, year of printing in a small font is s visible at the e mid ddle of the bot ttom row. From m July 01, 201 14, however, to o exc change more than 10 piece es of `500 and d `1000 notes, , non-customers will w have to fu urnish proof of o identity and d res sidence to the bank. b

RBI has h advised ba anks that amount of lo oans sanct tioned by th hem again nst pledge of gold g jewellery should not excee ed 75 per cen nt of the value v of the gold. g The gold will have e to be valued at the avera age of the closing price of o 22 carat gold g for the prece eding 30 days s as quoted by the India Bullion and Jewe ellers Associatio on Ltd.

RBI SEEKS MOR RE POWER FOR F KEY RA ATES

At t present, curre ency notes in denominations de o Rs 5, 10, 20, of 0, 50, 0, 100, 500 an nd 1,000 are issued. i As per the RBI data, a, 7,3 351 crore piece ces of currency y notes were in n circulation as s on n 31st March 2013. 2 Of this, 14.6 per cent t were Rs 500 0 not otes and 5.9 pe er cent Rs 1,000 0 notes.

The Reserve R Bank has h asked the government g to o amend laws to empower the central bank with powers to regulate benchmark rates. The T move come es in the wake e of the Libor scand dal in Europe where regulato ors have penalized leading bank ks for 'fixing' th he benchmark London Interb bank Offered Rate by providing misleading m quot tes.

MO OR COMMIT TTEE SUBMI ITS ITS REPO ORT

RBI ALLOWS MORE RUPEE E PAYMENTS S

Reserve Bank has allowed a payme ents from abro oad in Indian rupee es to utility se ervice provider rs, tax paymen nts, and EMI paym ments in India with w a view to expand the sco ope of crossborde er inward remi ittances. Cross s-border inward d remittance is a Rupee R Drawing g Arrangement t (RDA) where e remittances are received r in Ind dia through ex xchange houses situated in gulf countries, c Hong g Kong, Singap pore and Malay ysia.

The Committee on Comprehe ensive Financia al Services for r Sm mall Businesses s and Low Inc come Househo olds headed by y Dr. . Nachiket Mor submitted its final report on December 31, , 2013. The Reserve Bank had appointed the e Committee to o pro opose measur res for achiev ving financial inclusion and d inc creased access s to financial services. T The Committee e pro oposed the follo owing to be ac chieved by Janu uary 1, 2016: (i) Provide each h Indian reside ent above the age a of 18 with h an individual l Universal Elec ctronic Bank Ac ccount (UEBA). The account would provide e citizens with access a to credit t and investme ent options. (ii) ) Set up wide ely distributed Electronic Pa ayment Access s Points offer ring deposit and a withdrawa al facilities at t reasonable cost, c (iii) ) Provide each low-income household various v credit, , investment and a deposit pro oducts at a rea asonable price, , and (iv) ) Provide ever ry customer th he legally prot tected right to o receive suitable financial se ervice.

INFLATION BON NDS FROM RBI R

Reserve bank has announ nced issua ance of In nflation Inde exed Natio onal Savings Certificates C (IIN NSC) to off ffer an inflation n savvy investm ment optio on to primarily y individuals and HUFs s. These are 10 0 year Bonds with w floating interest rate r that will be equal to the inflatio on rate as per r CPI plus 1.50 0% p.a. The intere est will not be e paid but will be compounded every 6 mont ths. A limit of f Rs 5 lakh per applicant per r annum has been kept to exclud de high value applicants. a

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GO OLD LOAN TERMS T RELA AXED

The Reserve Ba ank has allow wed banks to permit bullet t pay yment of gold d loans of up p to Rs.1 lakh h provided the e per riod of the loan n does not exce eeds 12 month hs.

Govt. has revi G ised its target upwards for opening o new b bank branches s to 10,000 a year,from 70 000 a year at
p present.

Bu ullet repayment t means a lump p-sum paymen nt for the entire e loa an amount paid d at the time of f maturity.

DE EPOSITOR EDUCATION E & AWAREN NESS FUND

The Reserve Ban nk has decided to establish a fund to be e called Depositor Education and d Awareness Fund F by taking g ove er amount lying in unclaimed d deposit accou unts. The Fund d wo ould be used fo or promotion of f depositors int terests.

Axis Bank has become the first A fi domestic private p sector b bank to have a branch in Chin ina. P Prizm Payment nt Services has s launched Mo oney Spot, a c chain of 10, 000 00 white label l ATMs, under licence from t RBI. the

DE ECEMBE ER 2013

An n unclaimed deposit de account t is one where e there are no o ope perations for ten n years or more re.

SB BI JOINS YO OUTUBE, TW WITTER

Sta ate Bank of India has strengthened its s social media a pre esence with th he launch of it ts channel on popular video o sha aring website Youtube Y and sa aid it will also be b launching its s handle on the micro-blogging m g site Twitter soon.Youtube e cha annel will help it conne ect with the e young and d tec chnologically sa avvy customers. SBI has alr ready launched d a dedicated d Facebook page in November. N

Nepal and Ind N dia have agre eed to allow circulation c of R Rs.500 and Rs s.1,000 denomi mination Indian notes within N Nepalese territ tory, ending ove ver 10 years of f ban. D Doha Bank be ecame the firs st Qatari bank k to get the l license from RBI R to start ope perations in Ind dia, with first b branch in Mum mbai. G Govt approve ed the enhan ncement of the t bilateral c currency swap p arrangement between the RBI R and Bank o Japan to $ 50 of 5 billion, up fro rom $ 15 billion n at present.

NE EW PROVISI IONING NORMS FOR BA ANKS

DEFE ENCE, SCIEN NCE & TECHN T NOLOG GY

FE EBRUAR RY 2014
ARM MY TEST FIR RES AKASH
The Army A successfu ully flight-teste ed Akash, the surface-to-air s missi ile from the Integrated Te est Range at t Chandipur, Odish ha. The Akas sh weapon sys stem is an all-weather, air defen nce system for defending targ gets from aeria al attacks.

RB BI has directed that from Apri il 1, Banks will have to follow w new w rules for se etting incremen ntal provisionin ng and capital req quirements for their exposure es to entities with w unhedged d for reign currency exposures. Th he provisioning g requirements s will be calculate ed as per the ratio of likely loss due to o for reign exchange e movement to a company's earnings e before e interest and depr reciation (EBID).

PR ROTECTION AGAINST ONLINE O FRAUD

As per the revise ed code approv ved by the e Banking Co odes and Stan ndards Board of India (B BCSBI) in Dece ember, 2013, bank cus stomers who have bee en victims of electronic / online fraud will have to be compen nsated for r such loss un nless the bank k can prove that t the fraud d occ curred due to negligence n on part p of the cust tomer.

FATA AL ACCIDEN NT ON INS SINDHURAT S TNA

Two naval officers s died and seven s Indian others were injure ed after smoke e filled a compa artment in the Russia made INS Sindhuratna submarine s tha at was under rwater on a routin ne exercise, off o the coast of o Mumbai. Ad dmiral D K Josh hi, Chief of Ind dian Navy, resigned from his s post taking mora al responsibility y for the series of recent mish haps suffered by th he Indian naval ships and sub bmarines.

PO OST OFFICES S TO GET AT TMs

TRO OPEX

Ind dia Post will ins stall as many as 3,000 ATMs and a 1.35 lakh mic cro-ATMs at th he post offices across a the coun ntry by September 2015. The postal department has 1.55 1 lakh post off fices, of which 90% are in villages, offering savings acc count to people e across the co ountry.

(Theat tre level rea adiness and operational exerc cise): Indian Navys major annual exerc cise held in
India an Ocean whe ere aircraft ca arrier INS Vira aat, nuclearpowe ered submarine INS Cha akra and the e US-origin surve eillance plane, the t Boeing P8-I participated.

NAV VY STARTS SBTF S IN GOA A

CC CS CAN COLLECT THIRD D PARTY CHEQUES

RB BI has allowed Banks to consider collecting account payee e che eques drawn for f an amount not exceeding g Rs 50,000 in n the e accounts of co-operative credit c societies s provided the e pay yees of such cheques are e the constituents of these e soc cieties. As per RBI norms, ba anks are not al llowed to credit it

India an Navy has sta arted high tech h Shore Based Test Facility (SBTF) at INS Hans sa in Panaji, Goa. G This is th he third such facilit ty in the world, after the United U States and a Ukraine.

The SBTF is prim marily used fo or flight testin ing of naval aircra afts that operat ate from aircraft ft carriers

acc ccount payee cheques ch to the account of any ny person other er tha an the payee named n therein. RBI has con onstituted an expert e committ ttee under the e chairmanship p of P. J. Naya yak (former Ch hairman of Axis s Bank) to rev view governanc ce of boards of f banks.

The astronomers le ed by Dr Stefa an Keller of th he Australian onal University (ANU) have di iscovered the oldest o known Natio star, SMSS J03130 00.36-670839.3 3, in the Unive erse, formed tly after the Big g Bang, 13.6 bi illion years ago o. short

OLD DEST KNOWN N STAR DIS SCOVERED

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ME EGA NAVAL MEET MILA AN AT ANDA AMAN
A total of 16 navies n from th he Indian Ocean region are e par rticipating in 'MILAN 2014' ', the biennia al international nav val exercise co onducted by the Indian Navy in Andaman & Nic cobar Islands between b Febru uary 5 and 9 for promoting g frie endship, understanding betwe een participatin ng navies.

DRD DO LAUNCHE ES DHRUVA A-3

Defen nce Research and Developm ment Organisat tion (DRDO) has launched India a's high perfor rmance compu uting system 'Dhru uva-3. It has s been deve eloped by the e Advanced Nume erical Resear rch and Ana alysis Group (ANURAG), Hyde erabad, for pro omoting critica al applications for defence resea arch and devel lopment, partic cularly in advanced aircraft desig gning.

IC CGS ABHINA AV JOINS COAST C GUAR RD

Ind dian Coast Gua ard Ship Abhina av, the third in n a series of 20 0 Fas st Patrol Vesse els being built by the Cochin n Shipyard, has s bee en inducted in n to service at t Kochi base of o Indian Coast t Gu uard on Kerala coast. c

JOIN NT INDO FR RENCH SATE ELLITE

India a and France are a working on o building the e third IndoFrenc ch satellite des signed for clim mate change studies. s The two countries c have already launch hed two satellit tes - MeghaTropi iques in 2011 and a the SARAL-AltiKa in 2013 3.

IN NS ARIHANT T READY FOR R SEA TRIAL LS

Ind dias first indig genously built nuclear-power red submarine, , INS S Arihant is no ow ready for se ea trials. Durin ng the trials, all sys stems, includin ng its ballistic missiles, m will be e tested before e the e submarine is finally commissioned into the e Navy.

SUP PERCOMPUT TER PARAM YUVA-II developed by

the Centre C for De evelopment of Advanced Co omputing (CDAC) ) rated 1st in India and 44th in the world d among the most t power efficien nt computers, by b the Green 500 List.

Sahayog - Kaijin 2014 4: Joint exercis se held by the e Indian Coast st Guard and its it Japanese counterpart, co off ff the Kochi coa oast, Kerala. Agni-IV: India I successf fully test-fired d its nuclear rcapable stra ategic missile, with w a strike range r of about ut 4,000 km, fro rom a test rang ge off the Odish ha coast. Prithvi-II: India successfully s t test-fired its s indigenously y developed nu uclear-capable missile having g a strike rang ge of 350 km, from fr a test rang ge in Odisha. The Mount tain Strike Corps C , aimed at countering g China, raised d at Ranchi - its ts headquarters s in Jharkhand.

WNLOAD 44 4 MOVIES IN NSTANTLY DOW

Scien ntists in the British Telec com jointly with w French netw working equipm ment company have achieved d the fastest ever broadband speeds of 1.4 te erabits per seco ond, enough ansmit 44 high-definition mov vies at once on n the existing to tra fibre network in Lon ndon.

Indian Council I l for Medical Research Re has de eveloped two l low cost glucos ose (sugar) mon nitoring devices es and testing s strips, Suchek and Quickcheq q for diabetic patients. pa

IN NDIA JOINS CRYO CLUB B WITH GSL LV-D5

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TEJ JAS JOINS INDIAN I AIR R FORCE

On n 5th January, the Indian Space S Research h Organisation n (IS SRO) successfu ully launched the t Geosynchro onous Satellite e Lau unch Vehicle-D5 (GSLV-D5), carrying 1,982 kg g com mmunication satellite s GSAT-14, fromSriha arikota, Andhra a Pra adesh and plac cing it in orbit at an apogee of 36,000 kms s abo ove earth. D5 stands s for 5th developmental d flight.

After r more than thr ree decades of f work, Indias indigenously built Light Combat Aircraft Tejas s has finally be een inducted into the Indian n Air Forc ce on Dece ember 20. The single-seat, single-engine, lightweight, high-agility supersonic fighter aircraft has speed s of Mach h 1.6 (1350 km/h hr). It will repla ace the recentl ly retired MiG-2 21 aircraft. India a test-fired its nuclear-capab ble Agni-III ballistic missile with a strike range of over 3,000 km from Odish ha coast

Th he GSLV is a three-stage t eng gine rocket. Th he first stage is s fire ed with solid fu uel, the second d with liquid fue el and the third d is the cryogenic c engine.With this, India joi oined the cryo o clu ub, a select group g of spac acefaring nation ons having the e cru ucial cryogenic c engine techno nology, which is i necessary to o car rry heavy sate ellites. The oth her 5 nations having such a cap pability are the e US, Russia, France, Fr Japan and a China.

Indian Air Forc I ce has bid farew ewell to MiG-21 1 FL its first s supersonic com mbat jet aircra aft that served d it for over f decades. five I India has signe ned a mega con ontract of $1.01 1 billion with U USA for six more C-130J "Super Hercu cules" jumbo m military cargo aircrafts. a I India offers to train Sri Lanka an Navy officers rs.

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CE ENTRE FOR EARTH E SCIE ENCE STUDI IES

The Union Cabin net has approv ved a proposal for the Union n Min nistry of Earth Sciences to ta ake over the Ce entre for Earth h Sci ience Studies (CESS), Thiruv vananthapuram m, Kerala. The e cen ntre will carry out o multidisciplinary research h in the frontier r are eas of solid earth e science and provide services on a nat tionwide scale. .

CHINA WORLD S LARGEST BUYER OF GOLD G

China a has emerged d as the largest t buyer of gold in the world in 20 013 having bought b 1,066 tonnes (up32 2 per cent), surpa assing India as a the larges st gold consum mer. India consu umed 974.8 tonnes, up 13 pe er cent.

G-20 0 FINANCE MINISTERS S MEET AT SY YDNEY

CH HINA LANDS S VEHICLE ON O MOON

China, for the fir rst time, succe essfully landed a lunar probe e Chang'e-3 on the e Moon the e first country to do so since e 197 76. A lunar pr robe carrying the Jade Rab bbit or Yu Tu u rov ver landed in the t Bay of Ra ainbows, or Sin nus Iridum, on n the e Moons surfa ace, 12 days after the Cha ange-3 probe. China is the third country to do so after Ameri ica and Russia. .

Finan nce Ministers and a business leaders from G20 nations met at Sydney, Australia, to discuss way ys to boost inves stment in infra astructure to boost b world GDP by more than $2 trillion over r the coming fiv ve years.

TR RACES OF WATER W ON MARS M

A US space agency rover ram mbling on the dry surface of f Ma ars has for the first time disco overed evidence of what used d to be a freshwat ter lake. Thoug gh no water is s present now, , yet t the condition ns were right for the lake for r microbial life, , per rhaps 3.6 billio on years ago.

North and Sou N uth Korea have e agreed to ho old a reunion f families sep for eparated by the e 1950-53 Kore ean War, the f first such event nt since 2010. B BiblioTech: F First Paperless s public Library y of the world o opened in Bex xar County, Te exas, USA. It t has only eb books to read. 3 35th meeting of SAARC Co ouncil of Minis ster meeting h held in Bandos s Island Resort t in Maldives. T Theme of this s years World d Cancer Day, observed on F Feb. 4, is 'Deb bunk the myth ths'.

NE ET USERS UP P BY 20%

Dri iven by growth h in Internet us sage through mobile m phones, , tot tal Net subscrib ber base in the e country incre eased by 20.38 8 per r cent to re each 198.39 million in quarter ending g September 30. Total T telecom subscriber s base e at the end of f e quarter was 903.09 million, , out of which 873.36 million n the we ere mobile subs scribers.

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USA A REELS UND DER EXTREM ME COLD WA AVE
The coldest, most dang gerous blast of f polar air in decades s-polar vorte ex gripped th he US Midw west and ad djoining East and South eastern e Cana ada. Temper ratures crash hed down to -3 30 to -40 degree C, causing g very heavy wides spread snow and a deadly fre eezing conditions since the start of the year, cla aiming several lives. Icy road ds and strong blizza ards created tra avel chaos, can ncelling many a flights.

I INTE ERNA ATION NAL L

FA ACEBOOK AC CQUIRES W WHATSAPP

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Soc cial media a giant Fac cebook has acquired mo obile messaging company Wh hatsApp for 19 billion dollars in a cash h and stock dea al, the largest acquisition by the Mark Zuckerberg-led firm m so far that will w give it a stronghold in the market for messagin ng. Under the e agr reement, WhatsApp co-founder and CEO Jan Koum will join n Facebook Bo oard of Director rs.

US GOES G IN FOR STIMULUS TAPERING G

In vi iew of improvi ing job prospe ects and surge e in housing activi ity, the U.S. Federal Rese erve has ann nounced the comm mencement of f the taperin ng of its ma assive asset purch hase programm me, widely kno own as quantit tative easing (QE). The program mme involved massive m purchases of long term maturity bon nds, $85 billion n every month h to expand mone ey supply to stimulate s and support s the ec conomy. The latest t move reduce es such purcha ases by $10 billion b to $75 billion n, starting from m January, 2014.

WEF F MEET HELD D AT DAVOS S

GR ROWTH PICKS UP IN US S ECONOMY Y

Lat test official dat ta shows that the U.S. econo omy grew at a 3.2 2 per cent ann nual rate in the October-Dec cember quarter r on the strength of o the strongest t consumer spe ending in three e yea ars. For 2013 as a whole, th he economy gr rew a tepid 1.9 9 per r cent, weaker than the 2.8 per p cent increas se in 2012. The Reserve Ban nk of Zimbabwe approved do omestic trading g uan (CYN), In ndian Rupee (I INR), Japanese e in the Chinese Yu ollar (AUD) an nd soon these e Yen (JPY) and Australian Do rrencies will be ecome legal ten nder. cur

44th annual meetin ng of World Ec conomic Forum m WEF held at Davos, D Switze erland was attended a by over 2,500 partic cipants from almost 100 countries, c including 1,500 busin ness leaders. This T year's the eme was The Reshaping R of the World: W Consequ uences for Soci iety, Politics & Business'.

CHINAs GDP GROWS AT 7.7%

ZI IMBABWE APPROVES IN NDIAN RUPE EE

China a's economy, the worlds second-largest, s has shown signs s of stabilizing as 2013's gro owth rate matc ched that for 2012 2. The GDP growth rate for the qua arter ending Dece ember 31, 2013 was pegged d at 7.7%. Th hough it was lower r than 7.8% in i the previou us quarter, yet t it was still highe er than the gov vernment's targ get rate of 7.5% %.

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FA ACEBOOK TO O START TR RENDING

Popular social ne etworking site Facebook will roll out a new w fea ature called Tr rending akin to a tool on n Twitter for r its users to know w the most po opular topics being b discussed d on the site. The list will appea ar near the top of the righthand column of the t news feed.

PE ERSO ONS IN I NE EWS

FE EBRUAR RY 2014
K.T. THOMAS: Th he former Supr reme Court jud dge has been appo ointed head of the eight-mem mber search committee c to selec ct the persons s for various posts p of Lokpa al, the anticorru uption ombudsm man. ASHO OK KHOSLA: : Indian envir ronment exper rt has been awar rded the UAE's prestigious Za ayed's internati ional prize in envir ronment with prize p money of f $300,000 for his scientific achie evement. LAKS SHMI SWAM MINATHAN: Lady from Chennai C has become the first Indian to be elec cted as the Pre esident of the Admi inistrative Tribu unal of the Asia an Developmen nt Bank. SANJ JEEV KULKA ARNI: A note ed Professor of electrical engin neering in USA A has been app pointed as the next dean of the Princeton P Univ versity Graduat te School in th he Princeton Unive ersity, USA. VIKT TOR YANUKO OVYCH: Preside ent of Ukraine was in news as he fled from his h country to o an unknown n destination follow wing the public revolt against him. The e Parliament impeached the abs sconding Presid dent and he has h been put on th he international list of wanted d persons. MAR RK ZUCKERB BERG: Faceb book founder and chief execu utive and his s wife Priscilla a Chan were the largest philanthropic donor rs in the United States in 2013, donating nearl ly 1 billion dolla ars to charity, according a to th he annual list published by the Ch hronicle of Phila anthropy.

LA ABOUR AND FAMILY REFORMS IN CHINA C

China has formal lly abolished it ts controversial labour camps s re e-education system s and loosened family planning g res strictions from one child nor rm to two child norm. Under r the e re-education through labo our system, ac ccused can be e held for up to four years witho out a trial. This year, around d 1.6 6 lakh people were w held in some 260 labour camps.

The United Arab A Emirates s (UAE) has de ecided to make e military serv vice compulsor ory for all adu ult males aged d between 18 and 30, but ke ept it optional for fo women. Latvia has become b 18th country c to ado opt Euro as its ts currency. Its I earlier curre ency was Latvi vian Lats. Greece take es over the Presidency P of the European n Union Counc cil. (not the pre esidentship)

JO ORDAN ENTE ERS UN SECURITY COUNCIL

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Jor rdan has been n elected as a non-permane ent member of f the e UN Security Council for fi illing a seat th hat fell vacant t aft ter Saudi Arabia declined to join j the Council to protest its s fail lure to end the e Syrian and Isr raeli-Palestinian n conflicts.

YU UAN REPLAC CES EURO IN N POPULARI ITY

Chinas Yuan currency, also called c Renminb bi RMB, has s ove ertaken the Euro E to beco ome the seco ond-most used d cur rrency in trade and finance e in world. Ma arket share of f Yuan usage grew w to 8.66 per r cent in Octob ber, still much h beh hind the leadin ng currency US S dollar which has a share of f 81.08 per cent.

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ANA AND SINHA: Deputy D Governo or of Reserve Bank B of India was in news as he retired from th he service. He e was looking after the new bank license proces ss. ANEES SALIM: Kerala-based K w writer won The e Hindu Prize for Best Fiction 201 13 for his novel l Vanity Bagh fo or consistent writin ng and humou ur and imagina ation. The Prize recognises the contribution c of Indian writers to literary cultu ure. CYRUS MISTRY: Mumbai-based d author-journa alist won the prest tigious $50,000 0 DSC prize for f South Asia an literature, given n at the Jaipur Literature Fes stival for his bo ook Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer rnarrating the painful p lives of members of the small s Zoroastria an community of o corpse carrie ers. SACH HIN TENDUL LKAR: Legendary cricketer was placed fifth on a list of 30 3 most admir red persons on n the planet comp piled by by Yo ouGov for The Times T by surve eying almost 14,00 00 people. Th he list was top pped by Micro osoft founder Bill Gates. G GEN. BIKRAM SI INGH: Indian n Army Chief took t over as the Chairman, C Chie efs of Staff Com mmittee (CoSC C), a body of three e service chie efs with the senior-most among a them heading it.

CO OLDEST PLA ACE ON EART TH AT 93.2 2C

A remote r region in East Antarct tica has set a new record for r the e coldest place e on earth, wit th temperature es dipping to a bone-chilling minus 93.2 deg grees Celsius. . The coldest t per rmanently inh habited place on Earth is s northeastern n Sib beria, where te emperatures in n the towns of o Verkhoyansk k and d Oimekon dro opped to a bone e-chilling -67.8 8 C in 1933.

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AS SHA KHEMKA A: A Bihar bor rn eminent ed ducationist has s bee en awarded on ne of Britain's highest civilian award-Dame e Commander of the Order of f the British Empire E (DBE), , ma aking her the fi irst from the co ommunity to ea arn the honour r in past 83 years s. The Dameh hood is in reco ognition of her r ser rvices to the deprived area as of the Wes st Midlands as s Principal of West Nottinghamshire College for last 8 years.

ME EERA CHAN NDRASEKHAR R: An In ndian-American n university profes ssor of physics and astrono omy has been n honoured with the top US S teaching award a Baylor r Un niversity's 2014 4 Robert Fost ter Cherry Aw ward for Great t Tea aching. The award a carries the single lar rgest monetary y rew ward of $250,0 000. A. JOSEPH PAULRAJ: P In ndian origin Professor of f tec chnology at Sta anford Univers sity, USA, has been awarded d the e 2014 Marcon ni Prize, a Nob bel equivalent for technology y pio oneers, for his work w that is at the heart of th he current high h spe eed Wi-Fi and 4G 4 mobile syst tems. RA AKESH KHURANA: India an-American professor of f Soc ciology has been b appointe ed Dean of the prestigious s Harvard College, at Harvard University, USA. AITIZAZ HASAN N: A 15-year-o old school boy who w died while e try ying to defend d his school in n Pakistans troubled Khyber r Pak khtunkhwa dist trict from a sui icide bomber has h been hailed d as a hero for saving the lives of f many of his classmates. He e

MIKHAIL KALAS SHNIKOV gner of icon nic AK-47 Desig autom matic rifle, died on Dec. 23 in n Russia. The name AK47 st tands for "Kalashnikov's Autom matic" and th he year it was designed, 194 47. Also called d the "Kalashn nikov", the rifle and its varia ants are the weap pons of choice for do ozens of armies a and guerr rilla/terrorists groups g around the world.

APP POINTM MENT TS

FE EBRUAR RY 2014
R K TIWARI: T Chai irman of Centra al Board of Dire ect Taxes RAJE ESH KR. AGRA AWAL: Judge, , Supreme Court N V RAMANA: R Jud dge, Supreme Court C HAR RISH RAWAT: New Chief Min nister of Uttrak khand KTS TULSI: Nom minated by the e President as Member of Rajya a Sabha in the category of f eminent pers sons. Justice Tulsi is a leading leg gal luminary. JATI INDER BIR SINGH: Chairm man and Manag ging Director of Pu unjab & Sindh Bank B ASHO OK KUMAR MATHUR: Chairman, 7th Central Pay Comm mission SATY YA NADELLA: : CEO of Micros soft Inc., USA SUSH HIL KOIRALA A: Prime Minist ter of Nepal ABDUL BASIT: Pa akistans High Commissioner C t India to MAT TTEO RENZI: Prime P Minister of Italy MEH HDI JOMAA: Prime P Minister of o Tunisia IBRA AHIM MAHLA AB: Prime Minis ster, Egypt OLEK KSANDR TUR RCHYNOV: Act ting President of o Ukraine ARSENIY YATSEN NYUK: Prime Minister M of Ukra aine

ha as been decor orated with th he Sitara-e-Shu ujaat a high h civ vilian award for r bravery.
AL LI LARAYEDH H: Tunisias Islamist Prime Minister M was in n new ws as he resig gned as part of a plan to end e months of f political deadlock k. His resigna ation sees the e departure of f Tunisias first democratically elected gover rnment, which h cam me to power after veteran st trongman Zine El Abidine Ben n Ali was overthrow wn in the first of the Arab Spring uprisings s alm most three year rs ago. MY YKOLA AZARO OV: Ukrainian Prime Ministe er was in news s as he resigned to t counter wid despread political protests in n the e country again nst harsh anti protest p laws. MA ARGARET TH HATCHER: The e Iron Lady of Britain was s vot ted the most successful pos st-war British Prime P Minister.

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SUBO ODH AGGAR RWAL: President of the South S Asian Federation of Accou untants. R. CH HANDRASHEKHAR: Preside ent of NASSCOM ARUP RAHA: Air Chief C Marshal, Indian I Air Forc ce VINO OD KUMAR DUGGAL: D Gove ernor of Manipu ur JANE ET YELLEN First lady Go overnor of the US Federal Reserve (US equiva alent of RBI) SHEI IKH HASINA A: Awami Leag gue leader of Bangladesh who was sworn-in as a Prime Minist ter for the third d time. LAIM MDOTA STRAUJUMA: 1st wo oman PM of La atvia HERY RY RAJAON NARIMAMPIA ANINA: Pre esident of Mada agascar

She he passed away y on April 8, 20 013.

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DE EVYANI KHO OBRAGADE: Deputy Consu ul General in n Ind dian consulate e in New York k was in new ws as she was s arr rested on visa fraud charges and humiliated d unreasonably y by hand cuffing g and conduc cting body sea arch, violating g pro ovisions of Vienna V conve ention providing diplomatic c imm munity to diplo omats. JA AYANT DASGU UPTA: Indias Ambassador and a Permanent t Representative to o the WTO in Geneva. G PO OPE FRANCIS S: Supreme He ead of Roman n Catholics has s bee en named "Per rson of the Yea ar" by the Time e magazine for r the e speed with which he suc cceeded in es stablishing the e chu urch as servan nt and comforte er of hurt people in an often n harsh world.

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J N CHOUDHUR RY: Director General, G Natio onal Security Guard (NSG) ARVIND RANJAN N: Director General, G Centra al Industrial Security Force (CISF). SUSH HMA SINGH: Chief Info ormation Comm missioner at Centr ral Information n Commission SUM MIT BOSE: Union Finance Sec cretary S. JA AISHANKAR: Indias new Am mbassador to USA U

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5 NEW CHIEF MINISTERS

ARVIND KEJRIWAL: New Delhi VASUNDHARA RAJE: Rajasthan SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN: Madhya Pradesh DR. RAMAN SINGH: Chhattisgarh PU LALTHANHAWLA: Mizoram VK DUGGAL: Governor of Manipur C. V. R. RAJENDRAN: Chairman and Managing Director, Andhra Bank MOHAN V TANKSALE: Chief Executive, Indian Banks' Association (IBA)

JANUARY 2014
PADMA AWARDS - 2014
Instituted in 1954, Padma Awards are announced every year on eve of Republic Day in all fields of human excellence. The total number of awards to be given in a year (excluding posthumous awards and award to foreigners) should not be more than 120. The decoration comprises a medal and a certificate and no cash reward. PADMA VIBHUSHAN 2 Only Name Field Dr. Raghunath A Science & Mashelkar Engineering B. K. S Iyengar Yoga State Maharashtra Maharashtra Tamil Nadu Delhi Delhi Uttarakhand Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra Uttar Pradesh Bangladesh USA USA

AWARDS & HONOURS

FEBRUARY 2014
VYAS SAMMAN 2013: Vishwanath Tripathi, noted Hindi writer for his memoir Vyomkesh Darvesh - a biography of veteran Hindi scholar Acharya Hazari Prasad Dwivedi. RAMANUJAN MATHEMATICS AWARD: founder of Super 30 classes in Patna. Anand Kumar,

E&Y ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR 2013: Uday Kotak, executive vice-chairman, Kotak Mahindra Bank E&Y LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Hamied, Chairman, Cipla. Dr Yusuf K

PADMA BHUSHAN TOTAL 24 Kamala Haasan, Art-Cinema, Justice Dalveer Public Affairs, Judge in Bhandari ICJ Anita Desai Literature and Education, Novelist Ruskin Bond Literature and Education, Novelist Pullela Gopichand Sports-Badminton Leander Paes Late Justice J S Verma Prof Anisuzzaman Prof Lloyd I Rudolph Prof Susanne H Rudolph Sports-Tennis Public Affairs Literature and Education, writer Literature and Education Literature and Education

AMAZING INDIAN AWARD: Arunima Sinha for scaling Mount Everest despite being physically challenged. She lost her right leg in 2011 after being thrown off a moving train.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts annual awards ceremony was held at London, UK. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Picture: 12 Years A Slave by Steve McQueen Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years A Slave Best Actress: Kate Blanchet, Blue Jasmine Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron for Gravity CRYSTAL BEAR AWARD: won by Marathi film 'Killa', directed by Avinash Arun for the Best Film awarded by the Children's Jury in Generation K plus section at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. INTERNATIONAL GANDHI AWARD-2013: Dr. Vijay Kumar Dongre and Prof. Guocheng Zhang for making outstanding contributions in the field of leprosy treatment. 'ORDER OF FRIENDSHIP'- a prestigious civil award of Russia, conferred on A Sivathanu Pillai, Chief of BrahMos Aerospace, an Indo-Russia joint venture to produce supersonic BrahMos missiles.

67TH BAFTA AWARDS ANNOUNCED

PADMA SHRI - TOTAL 101 Yuvraj Singh Sports, Cricketer Bansi Kaul Art-Theatre Sudarsan Pattnaik Art-Sand artist Paresh Rawal Art-Cinema Santosh Sivan Art- Cinema Vidya Balan Art-Cinema Ashok Chakradhar Lit. and Education Anjum Chopra Sports- Cricket Sunil Dabas Sports- Kabbadi Mamta Sodha SportsMountaineering

Haryana J&K Odisha Maharashtra Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Delhi Delhi Haryana Haryana

59th FILMFARE AWARDS 2014

Best Actor: Best Actress: Best Director: Best Film: Farhan Akhtar for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Deepika Padukone (Goliyon Ki Raslila Ram Leela) Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

If you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is

WAKE UP..!!

THE HINDU PRIZE for Best Fiction 2013: Anees Salim for his novel Vanity Bagh DSC PRIZE for South Asian literature-2014: Cyrus Mistry for his book Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer

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71ST GOLDEN G GLOBE AWA ARDS

These awards are a given annually by Holly ywood Foreign n Pre ess Association n (HFPA) in Ca alifornia, USA for f recognizing g the e excellence in the field of cin nema and TV. Be est film-Dram ma: 12 Years a Slave by Steve e McQueen Be est Comedy Fi ilm: American Hustle by David O. Russell Be est Actor: Mat tthew McConau ughey for Dalla as Buyers Club Be est Actress: Ca ate Blanchett for f Blue Jasmin ne Be est Director: Alfonso A Cuaron n (Mexico) for his spectacular r 3D D space drama Gravity.

Insu urgent by Vero onica Roth Whe eat Belly by William W Davis

DE ECEMBE ER 2013
Prop phet of Love by b Farrukh Dho ondy From m a Ministers s Journal by F S Aijazuddin India as Military Conflicts C and Diplomacy D by y VP Malik Doct tor Sleep by Stephen S King India a at Risk k: Mistakes, , Misconcep ption and Misa adventures of o Security Policy P by Jas swant Singh Baro ons of Bank king: Glimpses of Indian Banking Histo ory by Bakhtiy yar K Dadabhoy y

56TH GRAMMY G AWARDS-2 A 2014

(At t Los Angeles, California, C USA) A)
Re ecord of the Year: Y Get Luc cky by French musical groupDaft Punk featuring singer Phar rrell Williams Alb bum of the Year: Random m Access Mem mories by Daft t Punk So ong of the Yea ar: Royals by Joel J Little and Lorde L Be est Pop Solo Performance: P : Royals by Lorde Be est World Mu usic Album: shared s by - Liv ve: Singing for r Pea ace Around the e World by Lad dysmith Black Mambazo, and d Sav vor Flamenco by b Gypsy Kings s. MA ARCONI PRIZ ZE-2014: A. Joseph J Paulraj j, USA, for his s wo ork in developin ng high speed WiFi W and 4G mobile systems. FIF FA Ballon d' 'Or: Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal (best t foo otballer of the year y in world)

OB BITUA ARY
FE EBRUAR RY 2014
AMA AR KANT: Note ed Hindi writer, , Jnanpith Awa ard winner BALU U MAHENDR RA: Noted Tamil T film director d and cinem matographer PHIL LIP SEYMOUR R HOFFMAN: A popular Osc car winner U S cinema actor

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SUCH HITRA SEN: Legendary Bengali actor, , Padmashri awar rdee, known for her outs standing perfo ormances in sever ral Bengali and d a few Hindi films like Aandhi, Devdas. Know wn as Greta Ga arbo of Indian Cinema. Dr. SYEDNA S MOH HAMMED BUR RHANUDDIN: 52nd Dai alMutla aq (spiritual head) of the world w wide Daw woodi Bohra comm munity, a sub group within the Mustaali, Ismaili Shia branc ch of Islam. AKKI INENI NAGESWARA RAO O: Veteran acto or of Telugu cinem ma, popular as ANR, Dada Sa aheb Phalke Aw ward winner, the 91-year-old acted in more e than 250 Telugu T films, includ ding a few in Tamil. T SUNANDA PUSHK KAR: High pr rofile socialite and wife of Union n Minister of State S for Human Resource Development D Shashi Tharoor KAR RL SLYM: Man naging Director r of Tata Moto ors Ltd, died after falling from a high floor of a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. ARIE EL SHARON: Former Israeli Prime Minister r, one of the most t influential figures f in Isr raels history, a military comm mander and po olitical leader. PAUL TORDAY: British novelist, famous for his s debut novel "Salm mon Fishing in the Yemen"

BA ANKER OF THE T YEAR-20 013: Aditya Puri, P Managing g Dir rector, HDFC Bank. B The awa ard is given by the financial dai ily Business Sta andard Da ayawati Modi i Stree Shakt ti Samman: Rashmi Singh, , Exe ecutive Directo or of the Nation nal Mission for Empowerment t of Women Str ree Shakti Sc cience Samm man: Jata S Ty yagi, professor r at AIIMS MI ISS INTERNA ATIONAL 2013: Bea Rose e Santiago, of f Philippines, in Tokyo ISS EARTH 2013: Alyz Henrich of Venezuela in n MI Mu untinlupa, Philip ppines

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BOOK KS & AUTH A HORS

Wa ater, Peace and War Confronting g the Global l Wa ater Crisis by Brahma Chella aney Pu ublic Issues Before B Parliam ment- by Vijay y Darda Fro om Ghalibs Dilli D to Lutyen ns New Delhi i by Mushirul Hasan and Dinyaar Patel Th he Islamist Ch hallenge in West W Asia by Talmiz Ahmed Vy yomkesh Darv vesh by Vishwanath Tripathi

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India at Tur rning Point: : The Road to Go overnance by T.S.R. Subram manian Va anity Bagh by Anees Salim Ch hronicle of a Corpse C Bearer by Cyrus Mist try Good d

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DECEMBER 2013
NELSON MANDELA: South Africas first elected African president (1994-99) and a global anti-apartheid icon who got South Africa freed from the clutches of its European (white) rulers in 1994 through a public election. He served over 27 years (1962-1990) in prison. Was honoured with Bharat Ratna in 1990 for espousing Gandhian values and with Noble Peace Prize in 1994.

DECEMBER 2013
ENGLAND: Gales and rain caused heavy damage in UK and disruption to transport and the power network. More than 6,000 UK homes remain without electricity - with some of those who have been cut off since Christmas Eve expressing anger at the situation.

Mr Mandela is popularly called Madiba as a sign of both respect and affection. Madiba was the name of the first Chief of the Thembu clan to which Mr Mandela belongs.
FAROOQ SHEIKH: Veteran actor of Hindi Cinema SIS RAM OLA: Union Labour and Employment Minister

SPORTS WORLD
FEBRUARY 2014
SOCHI OLYMPICS 2014
The 22nd Winter Olympic games 2014 were held at Sochi in Russia. The official mascots for these games were named the Leopard, the Polar Bear and the Hare. Motto of this years games was Hot-Cool-Yours Sochi. Of the 88 countries who took part in 98 events, Russia secured highest number of medals winning 13 gold, 11 silver and 9 bronze medals. 2014 Paralympic winter games to be held at Sochi, Russia from 7th to 16th March, 2014. Sourav Kothari won the National Billiard Championship title at Lucknow, beating Alok Kumar. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) lifted the suspension of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) after approving the new elections of office bearers of the IOA. N. RAMACHANDRAN: President, Indian Olympic Association N. SRINIVASAN elected as Chairman, International Cricket Council Irani cup: Karantaka defeats Rest of India to lift prestigious cricket trophy at Bangalore Mithali Raj will lead the Indian womens cricket team in the ICC Women's World Twenty20 to be held from March 16 in Bangladesh. 35th National Masters Athletic Championship held at Coimbatore, Kerala. Ranji Trophy: Karnataka won their seventh title after beating Maharashtra in finals held at Hyderabad. Sakshi Malik won gold at the 2014 Dave Schultz International Wrestling Tournament in Colorado Springs, USA. Kathy Cross: First woman to be inducted in the International Cricket Councils (ICCs) umpires panel. She is from New Zealand.

PLACES IN NEWS
CHANDOLI: village in Alwar district of Rajasthan was declared as Indias first Minority Cyber Gram (village). The programme aims at introducing digital literacy skills in identified minority clusters in India. KIEV: Capital town of Ukraine was in news as it witnessed repeated widespread bloody clashes between the government lead by pro Russia President Victor Yanukovych and armed anti government protestors. The protests started when Yanukovych announced abandoning an agreement that would strengthen ties with the EU.

FEBRUARY 2014

GORAKHPUR: village in Fatehabad district of Haryana was in news as foundation stone was laid there for a 2,800 megawatt nuclear power plant- Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojna. KARBI ANGLONG: A hilly district in Central Assam was in news as it witnessed widespread violent clashes between the ethnic insurgent Karbi Peoples Liberation Tigers (KPLT) and the Rengma Naga Hills Protection Force (RNHPF). As a result thousands of Karbi and Rengma tribals were forced to leave their homes and take shelter in local refugee camps. SOUTH SUDAN: The country has been hit by unrest since Dec. 15, when fighting among loyal and rebel presidential guards in the capital city Juba later spiraled across the country. Anti govt forces are being led by the former VicePresident Riek Machar and his men from Nuer tribe. Currently, battle is on for control of Bor - a major town in eastern Sudan. VOLGOGRAD: the Russian city was in news as it witnessed two ghastly terror attacks by suicide bombers, killing over thirty persons and seriously wounding several others. The surge in terror attacks comes a little over a month ahead of Winter Olympic Games to be held in Sochi in Russia.

JANUARY 2014

JANUARY 2014
75th Senior National table tennis championships: Sanil Shetty and Ankita Das bagged the mens and womens titles respectively at Patna. 62nd Senior National Volleyball Championship: Tamil Nadu and Railways bagged the men's and women's titles respectively, at Moradabad, UP. Syed Modi International India Grand Prix Gold badminton championship held at Lucknow, UP. Results: Mens singles: Xue Song of China; Womens singles: Saina Nehwal, India

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6th h All India In nter-universit ty Fencing Ch hampionship: : wo on by the Punja abi University, Patiala, P at Patia ala, Punjab. The 61st Senior r National Ka abaddi Championship held d at Patna,Bihar. Ev vans Ruto of Kenya won th he 11th Stand dard Chartered d Mu umbai Maratho on. Dinknesh Mekash M of Eth hiopia won the e wo omens race. Lu usofonia Games-2014 was held at Goa fr rom Jan. 18 to o 29. It is a multinational m multi m sports event where e ortspersons from Portug guese speaking countries s spo par rticipate. Ad ditya Joshi: Young Y shuttler (17) from Ma adhya Pradesh h has s become the e first male ju unior badminto on player from m Ind dia to be ranke ed top in the world w by the Wo orld Badminton n Fed deration (WBF). His victo ory in the national n junior r cha ampionship he eld at Chandiga arh last month made way for r his s top ranking. Sh hiva Keshavan n won the silve er in the 16th Luge Asia Cup, , held in Nagano, Japan. A Lug ge is a smal ll one- or two-

weap pons which is a loose com mbination of wrestling w and judo, , developed by the Russian Army Fuleco-the Armad dillo, name of f the official mascot m of the 2014 4 FIFA World Cu up to be held in n Brazil in June e, 2014.

DE ECEMBE ER 2013
The Indian Kabaddi players beat Pakis stan to win the fourth edition n of the World d Cup Kabaddi tourn nament at the t Guru Nana ak Stadium in Ludhiana. In Womens W category too, India an team lifted the t cup beating g New Zealand Mahesh Mangao onkar became e the first Ind dian squash playe er to win the IMET Open, the PSA World Tour Challenger 5 event, , in Bratislava, capital of Slova akia. Taru undeep Rai and Atanu Da as, Indian arch hers won the silver r and bronze medal m respectively, in the men's m recurve sectio on at the Indoo or Archery Wor rld Cup in Singapore. P V Sindhu, Indian ace shuttler won the Macau M Open Grand Prix Gold title e beating Cana ada's Michelle Li L in Macau. Gaga anjeet Bhulla ar lifted the $750,000 Indo onesia Open Golf Cup C held in Jak karta, Indonesi ia. Host ting rights fo or FIFA Wor rld Cup-2017 7 (Under-17) have been awarded d to India. TOUR de INDIA LISTED L BY UC CI The Tour T de India 2013, the world's biggest cy ycling event, has been listed in n the international calendar of the UCI (Unio on Cycliste Inte ernationale). Th he races took place p on Dec 15, 17 1 and 22 in Mumbai, Jaipu ur and Delhi, respectively. The event e was won n by Mohd. Nor r Umardi of Malayasia KERA ALA: emerges s as champion n in 29th Jun nior National Athle etics Champions ships held in Bangalore. 57th h National Shooting S Cha ampionship held h at New Delhi i. Olympic silver medalist Vijay V Kumar of o Army won gold in men's 25m m rapid fire pistol p event.Man Singh of Punja ab won the gold in the men's s skeet event while w Andhra Prade esh shooter Ra ashmi Rathore e topped in wo omen's skeet event. Samresh Jung J won the e Champion of f Champions title in i pistol event. pika Kumar and Tarund deep Rai we ere the top Deep recur rve archers in women and men m category at the 34th Senio or National Arc chery championship held at Jamshedpur, J Jhark khand. PV Sindhu S and K Srikanth clinched c the women's w and men's titles respe ectively at th he 78th Senior National Badm minton Champio onships held at t New Delhi. Kapi il Dev select ted for the Col CK Nayu udu Lifetime Achie evement award d for the year 2013 2 by BCCI.

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Mithali Raj reta ained as capta ain of Indian women cricket t tea am M S Dhoni beca ame the first Indian I wicketk keeper and the e fou urth in world to effect 300 dismissals in One Day y Int ternationals wh hen he caught a Ross Tayl lor nick in the e ope ening ODI against New Zeala and in Napier, New N Zealand.

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Central Board of f Direct Taxes s-CBDT has an nnounced that t Ind dian sportspe ersons who win medals at Olympics, , Commonwealth and a Asian Gam mes will be exempted e from m pay ying Income Tax T on cash or r other rewards given by the e gov vernment. AU USTRALIAN OPEN O Tennis Cup, Melbourne, , Australia Me en: Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland defeated Rafa a Nadal of Spain Wo omen: Li Na of China defe eated Dominik ka Cibulkova of f Slo ovakia; the olde est woman (31) ever to win the t title. AT TP Chennai Open O Tennis: : Stanislas Wawrinka of f Sw witzerland won the title beatin ng Edouard Roger-Vasselin of f Fra ance. Ma alaysian Open n 2014(badm minton): Lee Chong Wei of f Ma alaysia won the e mens title in, beating Tommy Sugiarto of f Ind donesia. Wom mens title wa as lifted by Ch hina's Li Xuerui bea ating teammat te Wang Shixian. He ero Hockey World W League e: Netherlands beats New w Zea aland to win th he championship held at New Delhi. Co orey Anderso on: New Zea aland all-round der scored the e quickest century ever in interna ational cricket, taking just 36 6 balls against West Indies at Queenstown, Q New Zealand to o bre eak the record of Pakistan's Shahid S Afridi (in n 1996). SA AMBO, the Rus ssian martial art a has earned recognition of f the e Olympic Coun ncil of Asia (OC CA) for inclusio on in the Asian n Games. Samb bo is a self-defence technique without t

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MARCH
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World Cancer Day World Radio Day Valentines Day World Day of Social Justice Central Excise Day National Science Day 4th February 13th February 14th February 20th February 24th February 28th February

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NATIONAL NEWS
NOVEMBER 2013
Eminent scientist Prof C.N.R. Rao and cricket icon Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar have been awarded the highest civilian award of India - The Bharat Ratna. Govt. has decided to discontinue issuance of IndiaBangladesh Passport with effect from November 15, 2013. David Cameron, Prime Minister of UK visited India on his way to Colombo to attend Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Indias second international standard multi-use Integrated Check Post (ICP) and the first along the Bangladesh border has been opened at Akhaurah in Tripura. The first joint retreat ceremony of the BSF and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) held on Nov 6 at PetropoleBenapole check post on Indo Bangla border Japan will provide an assistance of Rs 1,958 crore to India for campus development at IIT Hyderabad (1129cr) and investment promotion in Tamil Nadu (829cr). Supreme Court has allowed persons lodged in jail to contest elections, going back on their July 10 judgment. India has extended a 100 million dollar line of credit to Vietnam for defence purchases India and Vietnam have signed an agreement to facilitate transfer of sentenced prisoners languishing in their jails. UNICEF has launched a nationwide social media campaign named Take the Poo to Loo against defecation in open. In the 'Prosperity Index' ranking of 142 countries compiled by London-based Legatum Institute, India slipped by five places to 106th spot. As per the World Banks report 'Ease of Doing Business 2014 India ranked 134th in the list of 189 economies 44th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2013 held in Goa from November 20th to 30th. Japan was the country in focus for this festival. India has contributed over USD 11 million to various UN bodies for development activities for the year 2014.

India declared free from H5N1 Avian Influenza (bird flu) as no cases have been reported in the last 3 months. India and Belgium have agreed to strengthen, promote and develop renewable energy cooperation India to provide Rs 100 crores as a grant to Bhutan for their Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP). World Agriculture Forum Congress 2013 and Agri-Tech Trade Fair held at Hyderabad, Nov. 4-7.

OCTOBER 2013
Prime Minister visited Russia to hold bilateral talks with the Russian President Vladimer Putin India and China signed the Border Defence Cooperation Agreement on visit of Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang. President visited Turkey; conferred honorary 'Doctorate in Political Science by the Istanbul University Prime Minister visited Brunei to attend ASEAN Summit and East Asia Summit Vice President Hamid Ansari visited Latin American countries Peru and Cuba to strengthen India's relations with them. India ranks 163rd in Global Hunger Index Panjab University, Chandigarh, ranked Indias no. 1 higher educational institution in the Times Higher Education's Top 400 World University Rankings India has been placed at a low 78th slot on a global Human Capital Index India has signed agreements with seven countries, who pledged their commitment to the ambitious Nalanda University project. The Supreme Court has directed govt to ensure reservation of 3% jobs for the disabled The proposed highway - from Moreh in Manipur to Mae Sot in Thailand, via Myanmar to start soon India has been ranked 101 out of 136 countries on a Global Gender Gap Index compiled by Geneva-based World Economic Forum. Latest Census data shows that over 65 million people lived in slums in 2011. President visits Belgium and had a meeting with their Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo at Brussels.

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World Bank to provide $360 million loan for modernisation of irrigation and drainage systems in Uttar Pradesh. Union Finance Minister and RBI governor visit USA to attend the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank at Washington. 15th Mumbai film festival held from October 17 to 24 at Mumbai.

NEWS FROM STATES

NOVEMBER 2013
The National Museum of Denmark has offered to renovate 116 heritage buildings located on the banks of the river Hooghly in West Bengal. Number of man-days under NREGA Scheme increased to 150 from existing norm of 100 days in cyclone hit districts of Odisha. World Bank and ADB to provide $ 313 mn to Odisha for restoration and rehabilitation in cyclone Phailin hit areas. Govt. has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Assam and in the border areas of Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya for six more months w.e.f. Nov 4 Sikkim declared as the best region to visit in 2014 in the Best in Travel list 2014 by the global travel guide Lonely Planet. The Hornbill Festival held in Kohima, Nagaland to celebrate and promote rich tribal culture of Nagaland.

SEPTEMBER 2013
Prime Minister visited U.S.A. to address the 66th session of UN General Assembly. Supreme Court has ruled that the voter has the right to negative voting by rejecting all the candidates in fray by exercising the option of None of the Above (NOTA). As per the annual Global Competitiveness Report 201314, India has slipped to 60th position in terms of its competitiveness globally. A new global corruption risk index ranked India as the 69th most graft-prone nation out of 197 countries TheNational Green Tribunalhas banneddigging of earthwithout priorenvironment clearance across the country for makingbricksandroads Government has notified the landmark National Food Security Act 2013, giving a legal right on highly subsidised foodgrains to 67 per cent of the country's population. The third edition of the Sustainable Mountain Development Summit held at Kohima, Nagaland. A stamp released in the memory of freedom fighter and veteran journalist, founder of news paper Punjab Kesari - Lala Jagat Narain. The Rajya Sabha passed a Bill to create a Judicial Appointments Commission to replace the collegium system of appointing judges to higher courts. World's largest solar power plant to generate 4,000 mw from sunlight set up near Sambhar lake, Rajasthan. Raghuram Rajan panel has developed a 'Multi Dimensional Index (MDI)' for identifying backwardness of states and devolving funds for their development. The MDI ranks Odisha as Indias most backward state, followed by Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. Govt has approved 3 highway projects in Assam under Special Accelerated Road Development program The first North East Festival was held at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi 'THE GOOD ROAD': Gyan Correa's National awardwinning Gujarati film nominated for Oscar Awards. India'spopulationestimated at 123 crore as of March 1, 2012, which includes 27 crore BPL people India signed the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with the Baltic country Latvia Asian Development Bank to provide $400 million to improve water and sanitation system in Kolkata.

SEPTEMBER 2013
Bihar govt has asked Gram Sabhas to observe Bitiya Janmotsav (celebration of birth of girl children) to spread awareness about gender issues. Tripura has emerged as most literate state in India with 94.65 per cent literacy against Keralas 93.91 per cent.

GOVT INITIATIVES
NOVEMBER 2013
S Mahendra Dev committee appointed to prepare a fresh index that would lead to more generous wage revisions under the NREGA. Centre has directed the state governments to implement the new National Crop Insurance Programme (NCIP) for compulsory coverage of all the loanee farmers. Govt. has decided to establish National Institute of Disaster Response (NIDR) in Maharashtra Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan, a Centrally Sponsored Scheme launched for reforming the state run higher education system Prasaar Bharati to launch a separate TV channel Prabha specially for Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim.

OCTOBER 2013
National Financial Reporting Authority set up to lay down accounting and auditing policies and standards for adoption by companies Skilled labour in sericulture included in works eligible under the employment guarantee scheme - MNREGA.

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The minimum support price (MSP) for wheat raised by Rs 50 per quintal to Rs 1,400 for 2013-14 crop year All post offices to come under the core banking solution system to cover more people of rural areas Wind and solar farms to be set up in Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu in the first phase of the Rs 43,000crore Green Energy Corridors Project Govt has allowed portability of LPG connections from one dealer/company to another and also launched the 5 kg LPG cylinder at cash and carry basis.

India has allowed Bangladesh to import motorcycles through the land route as against sea route at present, to reduce the transportation costs.

OCTOBER 2013
4 Indian businesswomen led by ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar have made to Fortune magazine's global list of top-50 women business leaders. Tatas join hand with Singapore Airlines to form 'Tata SIA Airlines Limited'. Govt approves Jet Airways' proposed sale of 24 per cent equity to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways India agrees to start a transmission line for exporting 500 MW of electricity from West Bengal to Bangladesh. India finalised $512-million joint venture deal with Sri Lanka for construction of two coal fired power projects Reliance Industries Ltd. has become the first company in the country to achieve sales of more than Rs 1,00,000 crore in a quarter. Australian Trade Commission and YES Bank have signed a MoU to raise the productivity and exports of Indias food and agricultural sector. The new Companies Law requires companies to spend at least 2 per cent of its net profits on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities.

SEPTEMBER 2013
Parliament passed the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Bill, 2011, to create a regulator for the sector and allow 26 per cent FDI. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) became the first regulator in the world to start an insurance repository system. Horticulture Mission for North East and Himalayan States (HMNEH) and National Bamboo Mission (NBM) have been merged with National Horticultural Mission. Govt has notified that the controversial General Anti Avoidance Rules will come into effect from 01-04-16 Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation set up to engage corporates for help to counter Naxal influence. The Lok Sabha passed the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011.

SEPTEMBER 2013
Sikkim has recorded steepest fall of 22% in poverty level in the country, between 2004-05 and 2011-12, reaching to 8.19% Odisha emerged as best investment destination for new projects attracting 27% share of all-India investments. ADB to grant Rs. 2,100 crore to Karnataka to develop and upgrade eight city clusters around Bangalore India to invest USD 4.3 billion in World Bank bonds to help the country secure additional funding from the multilateral agency for infrastructure projects. TheFinance Ministryhas taken over commodity futures markets regulatorForward Markets Commission (FMC) from theConsumers Affairs Ministry.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS
NOVEMBER 2013
Standard & Poor's has warned of a likely downgrade in 2014 if the government fails to reverse India's low growth.

SEPTEMBER 2013
According to the Central Statistical Office (CSO), India'seconomygrew at 4.4% in the first quarter of the current fiscal, its slowest pace in over four years Share ofagricultureand allied sectors in India'sGDPhas declined to 13.7 per cent in 2012-13

BANKING
NOVEMBER 2013

First all-woman bank - Bhartiya Mahila Bank starts from Mumbai, headed by Usha Ananthasubramaniam. The bank will also cater to limited number of male customers. RBI asks public sector banks to provide credit to women self help groups @ 7% pa under the Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (Aajeevika) scheme.

ECONOMY
NOVEMBER 2013

Four overseas territories - Liechtenstein, Isle of Man, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands agreed to share tax information with India.

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RBI allows banks to classify loans given to medium manufacturing enterprises after Nov. 13 under priority sector lending. RBI allows banks to pay interest on savings deposits and term deposits at monthly or fortnightly intervals. RBI has permitted foreign banks to acquire domestic private sector banks and to set up branches anywhere in India. Vodafone India and ICICI Bank have launched mobile money transfer and payment service 'M-Pesa' in Assam and other North Eastern states. The RBI has asked banks to charge customers for transaction SMS alerts on the basis of usage, instead of present practice of imposing a fixed fee. RBI has directed RRBs to follow the minimum 9% capital adequacy norm from the current year.

Urjit Patel Committee formed to strengthen the framework of monetary policy to avoid friction between the RBI and the Finance Ministry.

DEFENCE, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

NOVEMBER 2013
Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, a re-fitted version of Russian ship Admiral Gorshkov, inducted into the Indian Navy to be based at INS Kadamba at Karwar, Karnataka. The Indian and US navies conducted their annual Malabar joint exercises in the Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Tamil Nadu, from Nov. 5 to 11 Nov. The Indian Army tested an advanced version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system (block III variant) successfully at the Pokhran test range in Rajasthan. President presented the prestigious Presidential Standards to two squadrons of Indian Air Force - 220 Squadron and 32 Squadron at Halwara, Punjab. Pragati Missile, the new tactical surface-to-surface missile based on the Prahaar missile, with a range of 60-170 kms. India successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable surface to surface ballistic missile Dhanush from a naval ship. It has a range of 250 kilometers. India successfully test-fired its nuclear weaponscapable, surface-to-surface Agni-1 missile for its full range of 700 km from Wheeler Island, off the Odisha coast. Pakistan successfully test-fired its surface to surface missile - Hatf IX (Nasr) with a range of 60 km. Indias first interplanetary spacecraft under ISROs Rs 430 crore Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) was launched successfully on board PSLV- C25 from Sriharikota, AP. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Thumba, Kerala, celebrated its golden jubilee on Nov. 21 by launching the Rohini Sounding Rocket. Himachal Pradesh has set up western Himalayas first Bird Ringing Station at Salropa in the prestigious Great Himalayan National Park in Kullu. Tianhe-2, a supercomputer developed by China is worlds fastest system with a performance of 33.86 petaflop/sec YAOGAN XIX A remote-sensing satellite launched by China on board its carrier rocket Long March 4C NASA has launched its latest orbiter to Mars MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) to hunt for clues about why the Red Planet lost much of its atmosphere. The world's first publicly accessible ATM machine which can exchange digital currency - Bitcoins - for any official currency, has been launched in Canada

OCTOBER 2013
Govt to pump in Rs 2,000 crore in SBI and Rs 1,800 crore each in IDBI Bank and Central Bank part of the Rs 14,000 crore capital infusion plan for the current fiscal. NABARD Warehousing Scheme launched to advance loans to public and private sector for construction of Cold Stores, Warehouses, Silos etc. National Payments Corporation of India has launched Aadhaar-based remittances for bank account holders. To make the more attractive for senior citizens, the government has decided to exempt annuity instalments earned by mortgager.

SEPTEMBER 2013
Dr. Raghuram Govind Rajan took over as the 23rd Governor of the RBI on September 04. RBI directs banks to stop zero per cent loan schemes as they tend to befool the consumers into believing that bank funding comes for free. RBI had notified eKYC as an 'officially valid document' under anti-money laundering laws. RBI has allowed banks to open branches, including in Tier 1 centres (cities with population of one lakh and above), without its prior permission. RBI has asked banks to close accounts of those customers who use their credit or debit card for online forex trading transactions as such these are prohibited. Reserve Bank has allowed to carry Indian currency up to Rs. 10,000 per person, outside India or to bring into India (other than to Nepal and Bhutan) The Reserve Bank has allowed cash withdrawals of up to Rs 1,000 a day from point of sale terminals, through prepaid cards, including gift cards issued by banks. The Reserve Bank has decided to subsidise the hedging costs of foreign currency swaps for banks offering deposits to overseas non-resident Indians (NRIs) Bimal Jalan Committee set up by RBI to screen the 26 applications received for new bank licenses.

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The first home-made Hawk MK 132 aircraft by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has been inducted in Indian Navy. INS Sunayna: Indigenously built Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel (NOPV) commissioned in Indian Navy. INDRA 2013: The first ever India-Russia joint military exercise began on October 19 at the Mahajan field firing range near the Indo-Pak border in the Thar Desert. Hand in Hand 2013: Joint military exercises of India and China in Chengdu region in South west China. Prithvi-II: Nuclear weapons capable surface-to-surface missile was successfully test-fired for a range of 300 km from Chandipur in Odisha. JUNO: NASA's spacecraft is making a quick pass by Earth to get gravity boost to slingshot itself towards Jupiter.

SEPTEMBER 2013
India and Nepal began Joint military exercises "Exercise Surya Kiran-V" in general combat and mountain warfare in Pithoragarh, Uttrakhand. India tested Agni-V nuclear- capable surface to surface long-range ballistic missile with a strike range of more than 5000 kms. Indias advanced multi-band communication satellite GSAT-7, launched from Kourou, French Guiana to be used exclusively for defence forces. India has been granted 'Authorising Nation' status under the international Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement Samudra Ratnakar-the Rs.600-crore research vessel acquired by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) Google Inc has launched its latest algorithm "Hummingbird to match the queries in long sentences with that of documents on the Internet. NASA has launched an unmanned spacecraft The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer or Ladee to study the mysteries of Moon's atmosphere. Voyager 1 spacecraft of US space agency NASA, launched some 36years ago, has become the first manmade object to venture into interstellar space. Global IT giant Microsoft of USA has taken over the mobile phone business of Nokia Corporation of Finland in a deal of about $ 7.17 billion.

The Warsaw Climate Change Conference 2013 concluded on Nov. 23 at Warsaw, Poland under the aegis of UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change). Russian President Vladimir Putin tops Forbes ranking of The Worlds Most Powerful People as he continues to solidify control over Russia and the international stage. IT giant Apple has topped the 'World's Most Valuable Brand List' compiled by 'Forbes' magazine, followed by Microsoft, Coca-Cola, IBM and Google, among the top five. The world's deepest underwater railway tunnel was opened under the Bosphorus strait, Turkey, connecting two continents Asia and Europe, by rail for the first time. BRICS International Competition Conference held in New Delhi to discuss various issues and challenges in competition enforcement in BRICS countries. The 13th meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) held on November 1 in Perth, Australia. The Regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas was organized in Sydney, Australia by the High Commission of India and the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs. Global Islamic Economic Summit held at Dubai.

OCTOBER 2013
The economic shut down faced by the US government ended on 16th October as the Congress agreed to

increase the current debt ceiling of $ 16.7 trillion.

Following a UN resolution, experts have started the process of destroying Syria's chemical weapons arsenal. Switzerland 58th country to sign the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, saying good bye to its banking secrecy laws. The China has launched Green Fence campaign aimed at enforcing standards for waste imports to avoid unusable or unsafe/dangerous consignments. World Toilet Summit held in Sukarta, Indonesia 5th South Asian Conference on Sanitation held at Kathmandu, Nepal Two day international Rhino conference held at Bandar Lampung, Indonesia.

INTERNATIONAL
NOVEMBER 2013
After prolonged negotiations, Iran has agreed to curb some of its nuclear activities as per a deal signed at Geneva with the P5+1 group. 22nd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2013 held at Colombo, Sri Lanka with the participation of 67 leaders from the Commonwealth nations.

SEPTEMBER 2013
The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) group has decided to create a $100-billion Currency Reserve Fund (CRF). Afghanistan has decided to reserve a special seat for Sikh / Hindu Afghan nationals in the Lower House of Parliament - Wolesi Jirga, in the next 2015 elections. Japan switched off its last operating nuclear reactor for an inspection, with no date scheduled for a restart amid strong public hostility towards atomic power.

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A joint meeting of ministers of finance and ministers of labour from G20 member states was held in St. Petersburg, Russia.

JHUMPA LAHIRI: Indian-American author from New York was in news as she made it to this year's Man Booker Prize shortlist for her new novel 'The Lowland'. ZUBIN MEHTA: World renowned music maestro conducted the Bavarian State Orchestra during the Ehasas-e-Kashmir concert at Shalimar Garden, Srinagar (J&K).

PERSONS IN NEWS
NOVEMBER 2013
SACHIN TENDULKAR: Cricket icon has been named the regional brand ambassador by the UNICEF to promote its Total Sanitation SONIA GANDHI: Congress President has been ranked as the third most influential woman in the world as per the list compiled by the Forbes magazine. RATAN TATA: Noted Indian Industrialist has been elected as a Board member of East West Centre, a prominent American think tank CHANDA KOCHHAR: ICICI Bank MD & CEO has been named as the most powerful businesswoman in India by Fortune magazine. MUKESH AMBANI: Reliance Industries chief continued to be India's wealthiest as per the Forbes magazine's India Rich List 2013. AZIM PREMJI: IT tycoon has been ranked as the most generous Indian with a donation of Rs 8,000 crore in the year ending March 31, 2013 MALIA AND MALALA: US President Barack Obama's elder daughter Malia and Pakistani girls' education activist Malala Yousafzai have been named among the 16 most influential teens of 2013 by the Time magazine.

APPOINTMENTS
NOVEMBER 2013
SIDHARTH BIRLA: President, Federation Chambers of Commerce & Industry (Ficci) of Indian AJIT PRAKASH SHAH: Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India. ABDULLA YAMEEN: President of the Maldives, from Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM). IMOMALI RAKHMON: President of Tajikistan LT. GEN. RAHEEL SHARIF: Chief of Pakistan army

OCTOBER 2013
USHA ANANTHASUBRAMANIAN: First CEO of the first all women bank Bhartiya Mahila Bank. B ASHOK: CMD of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) MULATU TESHOME: President of Ethiopia ILHAM ALIYEV: President of Azerbaijan RANJAN MATHAI: India's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom JANET YELLEN: Chairperson of the Federal Reserve System of USA. It is equivalent of RBI in India. She is the first women to head Federal Reserve.

OCTOBER 2013
SHYAM BENEGAL: Veteran director has been nominated to head the accomplished jury for the Seventh Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) to be held in Brisbane, Australia. ROBERTO AZEVEDO: Director General of World Trade Organisation WTO visited India. C. V. WIGNESWARAN: Sri Lankas first elected Tamil Chief Minister of the Northern Province in the first ever provincial elections held after clearance of LTTE.

SEPTEMBER 2013
MS. DEEPAK SANDHU: Chief Information Commissioner (First women to head Central Information Commission) JUSTICE SHIVA KIRTI SINGH: Judge, Supreme Court of India JUSTICE C. NAGAPPAN: Judge, Supreme Court of India DINESH K. SARRAF: Chairman and Managing Director, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). RAJEEV RISHI: Chairman and Managing Director of Central Bank of India. ANGELA MERKEL: Chancellor (Prime Minister) of Germany (third time), from Christian Democratic Union Party ERNA SOLBERG: Prime Minister of Norway TONY ABBOTT: Prime Conservative party) Minister of Australia (from

SEPTEMBER 2013
BO XILAI: A former powerful member of Chinas Politburo was in news as he was awarded life imprisonment by the court on charges of bribery, graft and abuse of power. NINA DAVULURI: Indian-origin beauty, winner of Miss New York title, became the first non American origin contestant to win the prestigious Miss America pageant.

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NOVEMBER 2013
Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2013: Angela Merkel, German Chancellor for the work done by her for promotion of global economic stability GOLDEN ELEPHANT AWARD: for best film at 18th International Children's Film Festival at Hyderabad to Dutch Film named Kauwboy, directed by Boudewijn Koole The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star: Dr. Sreedharan, former Managing Director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation for his successful implementation of Delhi Metro Project. The award is conferred by the govt of Japan. Golden Gateway of India: Best film award at the 15th Mumbai Film Festival, won by the Mexican film 'La Jaula De Oro' (The Golden Cage) directed by Diego Quemada-Diaz Guru Debaprasad Award: Geeta Chandran, renowned Bharatnatyam exponent for her outstanding contribution in the field of dance SOUL OF INDIA AWARD: Ashok Amritraj, producer of 109 Hollywood films, for his outstanding achievements in the film industry. HRIDAYNATH MANGESHKAR AWARD: Bachchan for his contribution to the film industry. Amitabh

of India, in recognition of his ground-breaking research work which influenced financial and macro-economic policies. CLINTON GLOBAL CITIZENS AWARDS: Bunker Roy and Malala Yousafzai. Roy is the founder of the Barefoot College, which has been providing solutions to problems in rural communities for more than 40 years. MEGAN YOUNG: Miss World 2013, of Philippines, at Bali, Indonesia. PUNJABI FILM 'QISSA' directed by Anup Singh has won Best Asian Film Award at the 38th Toronto International Film Festival in Canada. ABHINAV TIWARI'S "OASS", a movie on human trafficking, was named the best film at the Ladakh International Film Festival. BOOKER PRIZE GOES GLOBAL The Man Booker Prize, described as the the most important and influential award for literary fiction in the English speaking world will now be open from 2014 to writers in English from any part of the world provided their books have been published in the United Kingdom. Thus far the

Booker Prize was for literary fiction by authors only from the Commonwealth, the Republic of Ireland and Zimbabwe.

OBITUARY
NOVEMBER 2013
RAJENDRA YADAV: Eminent Hindi short story writer and novelist; editor of literary magazine Hans K P SAXENA: Noted Hindi satirist and Padma Shri awardee TARLA DALAL: Noted food writer and celebrity chef from Mumbai, Padma Shri awardee, RESHMA: Legendary Pakistani folk singer who mesmerised music lovers with soulful rendition of songs like Lambi Judai and Dama Dam Mast Kalandar. FREDERICK SANGER: British biochemist, the father of genomics and the only person to win the Nobel Prize for Chemistry twice

MISS UNIVERSE 2013: Gabriela Isler from Venezuela in Moscow, Russia. MISS ASIA PACIFIC 2013: Srishti Rana, India, at Busan, South Korea.

OCTOBER 2013
Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration: M.S. Swaminathan, Eminent agriculture scientist. The prize carries a cash award of Rs. 5 lac. MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2013: Eleanor Catton for her novel, The Luminaries. The 28-year old author from New Zealand is the youngest ever winner of this prize. SAKHAROV Human Rights Prize: Malala Yousafzai, the teenage activist for girls education. The prize is given by the European Parliament.

OCTOBER 2013
MANNA DEY: The "king of melody", Golden Voice of Bengal, legendary playback singer of Indian cinema. RAVURI BHARADHWAJA: Eminent Telugu novelist, short story writer, poet critic and 2012 Jnanpith award winner DR. MOHAN DHARIA: Freedom fighter, ex Minister and Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission. TOM CLANCY: Very popular and widely read and military novelist of his time in USA, known for his best seller thrillers - The Hunt for Red October and Patriot Games.

SEPTEMBER 2013
Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development-2012: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, first democratically elected women Head of any African country. MOORTIDEVI AWARD-2012: Haraprasad Das, eminent Oriya writer, for 'Vamsha, a poetic recreation of the Mahabharata in contemporary idiom. DEUTSCHE BANK PRIZE FOR FINANCIAL ECONOMICS: Raghuram G Rajan, Governor, Reserve Bank

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ALVARO MUTIS: A noted Colombian poet, essayist and novelist from Mexico

ST. PETERSBURG: city in Russia was the venue for meeting of Heads of nations of G-20 group of countries. DAOCHENG YADING AIRPORT: World's highest-altitude civilian airport, located 4,411 meters above sea level in Daocheng County in Sichuan province neighbouring Tibet, has started its operations. SUPER TYPHOON USAGI: the most powerful storm of the year brought torrential rain and strong winds to the Philippines and Taiwan on Sep. 21, causing widespread devastation before moving towards Hong Kong.

SEPTEMBER 2013
ROMESH BHANDARI: Former UP Governor and exForeign Secretary of India SUSHMITA BANERJEE: Noted Bengali author who was killed in Afghanistan by militants. Known for her books narrating her experiences in Kabul (read with Taliban) RAY DOLBY: An inventor and audio pioneer from USA who founded Dolby Laboratories, known for Dolby Stereo Sound systems and 50 other patents in his name. DAVID FROST: Veteran British journalist and broadcaster, famous for his TV interviews with the former U.S. President, Richard Nixon and several other statesmen of the world. KEN NORTON: Former world heavyweight boxing champion, considered one of the greatest fighters of his era, was best known for beating Muhammad Ali in 1973.

SPORTS WORLD
NOVEMBER 2013
Legendary cricket star Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar finally bade goodbye to international cricket on Nov 16 after playing his 200th and final Test at Wankhede stadium against West Indies, scoring 74 runs, ending his 24 years reign on cricket. VIRAT KOHLI: India's batting star became the fastest batsman in world to score 5000 runs in one-day internationals (ODI) ROHIT SHARMA: The Indian Batsman created history by scoring highest ever sixes 16 in an ODI while playing against Australia at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN: has been placed at the top position in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test allrounders. PRITHVI SHAW: The 15 year old, a IX standard student of Rizvi Springfield High School, Mumbai created history by scoring record 546 runs playing in Harris Shield Cricket tournament in Azad Maidan, Mumbai. HEENA SIDHU: Olympian shooter created history by becoming first Indian women to win air pistol gold in the ISSF World Cup Final in Munich, Germany. Junior National Archery Championship held at Kokrajhar, Assam. India has been awarded the hosting of 2018 men's Hockey World Cup. MAGNUS CARLSEN: the 23 year old chess prodigy from Norway was crowned as World Champion at the World Chess Championship match at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, as he defeated the five-time title-holder Viswanathan Anand. SEBASTIAN VETTEL: Red Bull's German Driver has matched Michael Schumacher's record of 13 victories in a year and equalled the nine consecutive wins of Alberto Ascari. Vettel achieved the remarkable feat by winning the Formula One's season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix.

PLACES IN NEWS
NOVEMBER 2013
MOUNT SINABUNG: name of the volcano that erupted violently in Karo in western Indonesia, spewing volcanic ash up to 8 km into the air, forcing thousands to flee. HAIYAN: A category-5 super typhoon that Philippines on 8th Nov. killing over 5,000 and rendering over 125,000 people homeless.

OCTOBER 2013
PHAILIN: Name of the cyclone that hit the coastal areas of Andhra and Odisha. However, due to excellent

preparations done by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Indian Metrological Department (IMD) and local administration, damages were reduced to bare minimum.
RATANGARH, DATIA: The place in Madhya Pradesh was in news as a gruesome stampede took place there claiming over 120 lives and injuring another 100 persons. BHAKRA DAM- one of the highest gravity dams in world, located on river Satluj at Bhakra village in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh, completes its 50 years. AL-MAKTOUM INTERNATIONAL: Worlds largest airport, located in Dubai, commenced operations.

SEPTEMBER 2013
KAESONG: North and South Korea have agreed to reopen their joint industrial park at Kaesong, five months after it was shut during soaring military tensions. AWARAN: A district in Balochistan province of Pakistan was the epicentre of a severe earthquake of 7.7 magnitude that caused widespread devastation, claiming hundreds of lives.

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Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jamaican sprint duo have been named as the IAAFs male and female World Athletes of the Year for 2013. The 27-year-old Bolt also won the award in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012. Jason Day of Australia lifted the ISPS HANDA World Cup of Golf held in Melbourne, Australia. Nepal and UAE have qualified for the first time to take part in the ICC T20 championship 2014 to be held in Bangladesh. Romania claimed top position in medal tally at the Ashihara Sabaki World Karate Championship held at Bucharest, Romania. Serbia's Novak Djokovic won the Paris Masters Tennis tournament beating David Ferrer of Spain Novak Djokovic won the ATP World Tour Finals in London beating Rafael Nadal. Serena Williams won the WTA Tour Championship title beating Li Na of China at Istanbul, Turkey. WTA Womens

Mohit Mayur and Prerna Bhambri win the mens and womens title, respectively, in Fenesta National tennis championship held at New Delhi. Rohan Bopanna along with French partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin, won the mens doubles title at the Japan Open Tennis held at Tokyo, Japan. Indian Open Snooker Tournament: Ding Junhui of China won the title beating Aditya Mehta in the finals held at New Delhi. Duleep trophy (cricket): South zone and North zone were declared joint winners of the in the final played at Kochi, Kerala. Terry Walsh: Ace hockey player from Australia appointed as the chief coach of Indian men's hockey team CHINA OPEN TENNIS CUP Novak Djokovic of Serbia beat Rafael Nadal of Spain to win the China Open Tennis Cup held at Beijing, China. Womens singles title was won by Serena Williams, defeating Jelena Jankovic. Sania Mirza alongwith Cara Black won the womens doubles title. Afghanistan has qualified for the 11th ICC Cricket World Cup for the first time. Total 14 teams will compete for the cup to be hosted jointly by Australia and New Zealand. Sebastian Vettel: The Red Bull driver from Germany won the fourth successive Formula one championship of this season at the Buddh International Circuit, Noida, UP. Vladimir Klitschko of Ukraine won the world heavyweight boxing title beating Russian Alexander Povetkin at the final bout held at Moscow, Russia. Sohag Gazi: Allrounder from Bangladesh became the first cricketer in 136 year old history of cricket to score a century and claim a hat-trick in the same Test. He achieved the feat while playing against New Zealand at Chitagong, Bangladesh. He scored unbeaten 101 and claimed six wickets for 77 runs. The World Boxing Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan

Tennis Association

Serena Williams declared Player of the Year for 2013 by the WTA Veteran athlete Ajmer Singh won gold medal in hammer throw (+75 years category) in the 20th World Master Athletics Championship held at Porto Alegre, Brazil, from October 15-28. Peter Gilchrist from Singapore defeated Dave Causier to win the World Billiards Championship at Leeds, England. Asian Archery Championship held in Taipei, China won by South Korea. Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship held at Penang, Malaysia. The Hockey World Cup- 2014 will be held from May 31 to June 15, 2014 at The Hague, Netherlands

OCTOBER 2013
Sachin Tendulkar reached the coveted landmark of 50,000 runs across all formats of cricket. He achieved the feat at Feroze Shah Kotla stadium, New Delhi playing for Mumbai Indians against Trinidad & Tobago in Champions League Twenty20. Mumbai Indians created history by becoming the first team to win the Champions League (cricket) twice, beating Rajasthan Royals in the finals played at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in Delhi. Bhavina Hashmukhbhai Patel became the first Indian to win a silver medal at the 2013 ITTF Asian Table Tennis championship held in Beijing, China. Virat Kohli scored the fastest ever century by an Indian batsman in ODI, off 52 balls, playing against Australia at Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur. Sanjeev Rajput: won the gold in mens 50-metre free rifle prone event in the Asian Air Gun shooting championship in Tehran, Iran.

SEPTEMBER 2013
India wins Under-21 Sultan of Johor Cup Hockey tournament held at Johar Bahru, Malaysia, beating Malaysia National Junior Athletics Championship at Kochi, Kerala. India lost Asia Cup Hockey final at Ipoh, Malaysia, just by one goal to South Korea, scoring 3 goals against 4 by South Korea. However, India has qualified for the 2014 Hockey World Cup to be held at The Hague, Netherlands. Amit Kumar, ace wrestler from India, won silver medal and Bajrang won the bronze at the World Wrestling Championships at Budapest, Hungary.

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Greco-Roman category of the senior World Wrestling Championships held at Budapest, Hungary.

historic 110-mile (177 kms) swim between Havana, Cuba and Key West, Florida, in 52 hr. 54 min. 18.6 sec. The BWF Japan Open tournament held in Tokyo. Super Series Badminton

Swaran Singh (Punjab) wins gold medal in Asian Rowing Championship held at Luan, China Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi won the bronze medal in the World Junior Chess Championship held in Kocaeli, Turkey. Durand Cup Football Tournament: Kolkata giants Mohammedan Sporting created history by winning the prestigious cup after a gap of 73 years, defeating ONGC 2-1 in the final played at Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi.

Sebastiaan Bowier: 23-year-old Dutch cyclist has pedalled his way to a world record, hitting a speed of more than 133.78 kph in a desert track in USA.

BOOKS AND AUTHORS

NOVEMBER 2013
BOOK
Goat Days Book of Destruction The Good Lord Bird

S. Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan have been banned for life from playing official cricket by the Disciplinary Committee of the BCCI for their involvement in spot-fixing during certain matches of the Indian Premier League

AUTHOR
Benyamin Anand (P. Sachidanandan) James Mc Bride, Winner of the National Book Award 2013 USA Nilanjana Roy Fatima Bhutto Arvind Sharma Eleanor Catton A Memoir by Stephen Hawking Alan Greenspan A.P.J. Kalam Samantha Shannon Lee Child Liane Moriarty John Grisham Jim Crace Lynda La Plante Sharmishta Roy Chowdhury Rajmohan Gandhi Parthasarthi Shome J. K. Rowling. Famous film company Warner Brothers are making a film on this book. Vandana Shiva JK Rowling (under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith) AG Noorani Sandeep Goyal Carl Hiaasen Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen

WRESTLING BACK IN OLYMPICS: After a seven-month exile, wrestling has been welcomed back into the Olympic programme defeating baseball/softball and squash for a spot in the 2020 Summer Games to be held in Tokyo.

THOMAS BACH: Elected President of International Olympic Committee (IOC), from Germany. He is an ex Olympic champion of fencing.

2020 Olympic Games to be held at Tokyo, Japan. 1964 Olympics were also held at Tokyo. 2016 Olympics are to be

The Wildings The Shadow of the Crescent Moon Gandhi-A Spiritual Biography The Luminaries My Brief History The Map and the Territory My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Action The Bone Season Never Go Back The Husbands Secret The Racketeer Harvest Backlash The Communist Cookbook Punjab: A History from Aurangzeb to Mountbatten Indian Tax Administration: A Dialogue Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

held at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Japan beats Korea to win the Eighth Womens Hockey Asia Cup held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. India won bronze in this championship.

Wilson Kipsang of Kenya set a new world record of 2 hours 3 minutes 23 seconds at the Berlin Marathon, slashing earlier world record by 15 seconds Rafael Nadal (Spain) defeated world number one Novak Djokovic (Serbia) to win the US Open men's singles title at Arthur Ashe Stadium, New York, USA. Serena Williams (USA) beats Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, to win the women's singles final of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, in New York, USA. Leander Paes. alongwith his Czech partner Radek Stepanek, won the US Open 2013 mens doubles crown. Afghanistan beats India to win SAFF (South Asian Football Federation) Football Championship held at Kathmandu, Nepal. Gareth Bale, the ace footballer from UK created a new record by becoming the expensive most players in the history of football. He has been contracted by the Spanish club Real Madrid for an exorbitant sum of 100 million Euros Diana Nyad, the 64 year old US lady swimmer created a world record of longest distance swimming by completing a

Making Peace with the Earth Cuckoos Calling

The Kashmir Dispute: 1947-2012 Youre Hired Bad Monkey The New Digital Age

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top. If there are 9 girls ahead of Kamla, how many boys are after her in the rank? a) 13 b) 7 c) 14 d) 23 e) None of these Ravi is 7 ranks ahead of Sumit in a class of 39 students. If Sumits rank is seventeenth from the last, what is Ravis rank from the start? b) 15th a) 14th th d) 17th c) 16 e) None of these Bharati is 8 ranks ahead of Divya who ranks twenty-sixth in a class of 42. What is Bharatis rank from the last? b) 24th a) 9th th d) 34th c) 25 e) None of these In a row of boys, A is thirteenth from the left and D is seventeenth from the right. If in this row A is eleventh from the right then what is the position of D from the left? b) 7th a) 6th th d) 12th c) 10 e) None of these Rajan is sixth from the left end and Vinay is tenth from the right end in a row of boys. If there are eight boys between Rajan and Vinay, how many boys are there in the row? a) 23 b) 24 c) 25 d) 26 e) None of these In a row of boys, A is fifteenth from the left and B is fourth from the right. There are three boys between A and B. C is just left of A. What is Cs position from the right? b) 10th a) 9th d) 13th c) 12th e) None of these

Directions (Q. 4951): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions. There are six friends P, Q, R, S, T and V. Each of them has a different weights. S weights more than only P and R. Q weighs less than only T. P does not weigh the least. The one who stands at the second place when arranged in descending order of their weight weighs 85 kg. R weighs 55 kg. 49) If Vs weight is 8 kg less than Q then which of the following could be Ss weight? a) 83 kg b) 75 kg c) 80 kg d) 50 kg e) 84 kg 50) Which of the following is false with respect to the given information? a) T weighs the most. b) Vs possible weight could be 77 kg. c) There are three persons between R and Q when arranged in ascending order of their weights. d) At the most three people weight less than V only e) All are true
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51) Which of the following could be Ps possible weight? a) 65 kg b) 50 kg c) 88 kg d) 85 kg e) 93 kg Directions (Q. 52 - 53): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. A + B means A is son of B. A X B means A is daughter of B A B means A is wife of B A B means A is father of B 52) If A B + C D X E, which of the following is true? a) B is sister of D b) B is son of E c) C is brother of A d) D is mother of A e) None of these 53) What will come in place of question mark to establish the relation that B is grandson of E? A+B?CXDE a) b) + c) X d) e) None of these Directions (Q. 54-56): Study the following information to answer the given questions A group of six friends-M, N, O, P, Q and R scored different marks in an IBPS PO/MT written exam. The one who scored the highest marks in the group is neither O nor N. Q scored third lowest marks. R scored more marks than only N. O scored more than Q but did not score the third highest marks. M scored more than Q but less than O. The one who scored fourth least marks scored 170 marks. 54) If the marks obtained by R is 140, what is the possible marks obtained by Q in the written exam of PO/MT? a) 170 b) 140 c) 156 d) 139 e) 172 55) Who scored the highest marks in the group of friends? a) M b) O c) Q d) R e) None of these 56) What are the possible marks obtained by O in the PO/MT written exam? a) 172 b) 160 c) 192 d) 165 e) Cant be determined Directions (Q. 57-71): In each question below are given two/three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given
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statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer a) if only conclusion I follows. b) if only conclusion II follows. c) if either conclusion I or II follows. d) if neither conclusion I nor II follows. e) if both conclusions I and II follow. 57) Statements: Some black are blue. No blue are white. Some white which are black are grey Conclusions: I. Some grey are blue. II. Some white are not black. 58) Statements: All villages are cities. All cities are countries. All countries are towns Conclusions: I. All towns are villages. II. Some cities are not towns. 59) Statements: Some books are poetry All poetry are philosophy. Some philosophy is psychology. Conclusions I. Some books are philosophy. II. Some psychology is not philosophy. 60) Statements: All children are students. Some students are adults. All adults are workers. Conclusions: I. Some students are workers. II. All children are adults. 61) Statements: Some actors are dancers. All dancers are musicians No musicians are painters. Conclusions: I. Some painters are actors. II. No painters are dancers. 62) Statements: All gems are precious. Some gems are stones All stones are diamonds. Conclusions: I. At least some stones are precious. II. All diamonds are precious. 63) Statements: All dreams are fantasies Some fantasies are pleasant All pleasant are everlasting Some everlasting are memories. Conclusions: I. Some dreams are memories. II. Some fantasies are everlasting. 64) Statements: All black are blue. All blue are green All green are emerald
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Conclusions: I. Some emeralds are green. II. All black and blue are green. (65-66) Statements: No design is fashion. All fashions are temporary Some temporary are permanent. 65) Conclusions: I. Some designs are permanent II. No fashion is permanent 66) Conclusions: I. At least some temporary are fashions II. At least some temporary are not designs. 67) Statements: Some choices are mistakes. All mistakes are errors No error is justified. Conclusions: I. Some choice are justified II. All mistakes are not justified 68) Statements: All Cycles are buses. Some buses are cars All cars are carts Conclusions: I. Some carts are cars II. Some cycles are cars 69) Statements: All big are short Some short are long Some long are thin Conclusions: I. Some short are thin II. Some thin are not long 70) Statements: All rewards are achievements All achievements are successes All successes are everlasting Conclusions: I. All successes are achievements II. Some everlasting are not successes. 71) Statements: Some rivals are enemies No enemy is a friend Some friends are strangers Conclusions: I. Some rivals are not friends. II. All strangers are friends. 72) Town is related to village in the same way as Urban is related to....? a) Semi-Urban b) Metropolis c) City d) Rural 73) Thick is related to Thin in the same way as Idle is related to...? a) Virtuous b) Activity c) Business d) Industrious 74) Good is related to Bad in the same way as Roof is related to...? a) Wall b) Pillar c) Terrace d) Floor 75) Happiness is related to Sorrow in the same way as Comfort is related to ...?
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Direction (89-90): Choose the odd numeral pair / group in each of the following questions. 89) a) 12 42 c) 23 64 90) a) 7 84 c) 5 75 91) a) 14, 9 c) 21, 6 b) d) b) d) b) d) 14 82 36 72 6 108 3 99 17, 8 42, 3
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92) a) (18, 45) b) (23, 14) c) (29, 82) d) (36, 27) 93) a) (52, 142) b) (54, 126) c) (25, 168) d) (58, 184) 94) a) 2, 3, 6 b) 6, 1, 6 c) 3, 3, 9 d) 6, 2, 5 95) a) 22, 4, 5 b) 34, 4, 8 c) 37, 4, 9 d) 54, 4, 13 96) a) 1 (5) 2 b) 7 (113) 8 c) 5 (61) 6 d) 3 (17) 4 97) a) 2 (-21) 5 b) 7 (40) 3 c) 4 (-65)9 d) 5 (89) 8 e) 12 (40) 2 98) a) 1, 4, 3, 8 b) 2, 4, 3, 9 c) 3, 2, 3, 8 d) 5, 3, 2, 9 99) 12(158)14 12(182)16 14(?) 16 a) 214 b) 194 c) 184 d) 164 100) If 20 + 3 = 15 and 15 + 4 = 30, then 12 + 6 = ? a) 27 b) 60 c) 9 d) 36 101) If 7 + 5 = 144 and 3 + 2 = 25, then 9 + 7 = ? a) 49 b) 256 c) 81 d) 121 102)If 5 x 7 = 5; 12 x 3 = 6; 8 x 9 = 2, what is the value of 6 x 8 = ? a) 5 b) 6 c) 8 d) 2 103) If 841 = 3, 633 = 5, 425 = 7 then 217 = ? 1) 6 2) 7 c) 8 d) 9 104) A = 51 (714) 14; B = 61 (915) 15; C = 71 (1136) 16; D = 81 (?) 17 a) 1377 b) 1378 c) 1356 d) 1346 105) A = 14(290)15 B = 16 (330)17 C= 18(?)19 a) 300 b) 270 c) 170 d) 370 106) 2(18)209, _____, 4(36)409, 5(45)509 a) 3(27)309 b) 2(42)309 c) 3(56)409 d) 3(64)409 107)If the first day of the year (other than the leap year) was Friday, then which was the last day of that year? a) Monday b) Friday c) Saturday d) Sunday 108)If today is Saturday, then what day of the week will be the 999th day from today? a) Wednesday b) Saturday c) Thursday d) Tuesday 109)If 1st October is Sunday, then 1st November will be a) Monday b) Tuesday c) Wednesday d) Thursday 110)If the 25th of August in a year is Thursday, the number of Mondays in that month is a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6 111)If Tuesday falls on the fourth of the month, then which day will fall three days after the 24th?
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a) Monday b) Tuesday c) Thursday d) Friday 112)If 30th January, 2003 was Thursday, what was the day on 2nd March, 2003? a) Tuesday b) Thursday c) Saturday d) Sunday 113)Deepa went to the movies nine days ago. She goes to the movies only on Thursday. What day of the week is today? a) Tuesday b) Sunday c) Thursday d) Saturday 114)If 3rd December, 2009 was Sunday, what day was 3rd January, 2010? a) Friday b) Tuesday c) Monday d) Wednesday 115)A cube, painted yellow on all faces is cut into 27 small cubes of equal size. How many small cubes are painted on one face only? a) 1 b) 6 c) 8 d) 12 116)All surfaces of a cube are coloured. If a number of smaller cubes are taken out from it, each side the size of the original cubes side, indicate the number of cubes with only one side painted. a) 60 b) 32 c) 24 d) 16 117)A cube of white material is painted black on all its surfaces. If it is cut into 125 smaller cubes of the same size, then how many cubes will have two sides painted black? a) 8 b) 16 c) 22 d) 44 e) None of these Directions (118-122): Read the information / Statement given in each question carefully and answer the questions. 118)Which of the following expressions will be true if the expression H G = K > F is definitely true? b) G = F a) K H d) F G c) H F e) None of these 119)Which of the following expression will not be true if the expression P Q < R = S is definitely true? a) S > P b) P < R c) S > Q d) P > S e) None of these 120)In which of the following expressions does the expression W < Z hold true? b) Z > X Y W a) W > Y < X Z d) Z > Y = X < W c) Z Y > X W e) Z X > Y W 121)In which of the following expressions will the expression L < R be definitely true? a) L M > N = R b) L = M < N > R d) R M = N < L c) L < M N R e) None of these 122)In which of the following expressions does the expression D >A does not hold true?
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1) In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should be the run rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs? a) 6.25 b) 6.5 c) 6.75 d) 7 The average weight of 24 students is 50 kgs. If the weight of teacher is also included, the average is 1 kg more. What is weight of teacher? a) 51 kgs b) 66 kgs c) 75 kgs d) 80 kgs One third of a certain journey is covered at the rate of 25 km/h, 1/4th at the rate of 30km/h and rest at 50km/h. Find the average speed of the whole journey? a) 33km/h b) 331/3 km/h c) 40km/h d) None A man arrives to his office at 60km/h and returns home along the same route at 30km/h. Find the average speed? a) 50km/h b) 45km/h c) 30km/h d) 40km/h Mean of 12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, is a) 40 b) 20 c) 30 d) 40 The average monthly income of P and Q is Rs. 5050. The average monthly income of Q and R is Rs. 6250 and the average monthly income of P and R is Rs. 5200. The monthly income of P is: a) 3500 b) 4000 c) 4050 d) 5000 The average price of three items of furniture is Rs. 15000. If their prices are in the ratio 3:5:7, the price of the cheapest item is:

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a) Rs. 9000 b) Rs.15000 c) Rs. 18000 d) Rs.21000 Average of 11 numbers 42. On including twelfth number the average becomes 45. The twelfth number is a) 48 b) 72 c) 75 d) 78 Find average of all prime numbers between 30 & 50. a) 39.8 b) 40.8 c) 42.8 d) 37.8 The average weight of 16 boys in a class is 50.25 kg and that of the remaining 8 boys is 45.15 kg. Find the average weights of all the boys in the class. a) 47.55 kg b) 48 kg c) 48.55 kg d) 49.25 kg Nine students of a class contribute a certain sum. Seven of them give Rs. 5 each and the other two give Rs. 5 & 9 more than the average contribution of all the 9 students. The average contribution of the class of 9 students is. a) Rs.10 b) Rs.14 c) Rs. 7 d) Rs.12 A car owner buys petrol at Rs.7.50, Rs. 8 and Rs. 8.50 per litre for three successive years. What approximately is the average cost per litre of petrol if he spends Rs. 4000 each year? a) Rs. 7.98 b) Rs. 8 c) Rs. 8.50 d) Rs. 9 Distance between two stations A & B is 778km. Hari Mohan covers the journey from A to B at 84km per hour and returns back to A with a uniform speed of 56km per hour. Find his average speed during the whole journey. a) 68.5km/h b) 67.2km/h c) 66.3km/h d) 69.6km/h The average of eight numbers is 14. The average of six of these numbers is 16. The average of the remaining two numbers is: a) 6 b) 12 c) 8 d) 10 The average of four consecutive even numbers is 27. Find the largest of these numbers. a) 27 b) 28 c) 26 d) 30 A library has an average of 510 visitors on Sundays and 240 on other days. The average number of visitors per day in a month of 30 days beginning with a Sunday is: a) 250 b) 276 c) 280 d) 285 If the average marks of three batches of 55, 60 and 45 students respectively is 50, 55, 60, then the average marks of all the students is: a) 53.33 b) 54.68 c) 55 d) 52.25 In an examination, a pupils average marks were 63 per paper. If he had obtained 20 more marks for his Geography paper and 2 more marks for his History paper, his average per
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paper would have been 65. How many papers were there in the examination? a) 8 b) 9 c) 10 d) 11 The average age of the students of class is 15.8 years. The average age of boys in the class is 16.4 years and that of the girls is 15.4. The ratio of the no. of boys to the no. of girls in the class: a) 1:2 b) 2:3 c) 3:4 d) 3:5 An aeroplane flies along the four sides of a square field at speeds of 200, 400, 600 and 800 km/hr. The average speed of the plane in the flight around the field in km/hr is: a) 384 b) 400 c) 500 d) 284 With an average speed of 40 km/hr, a train reaches its destination in time. If it goes with an average speed of 35 km/hr, it is late by 15 minutes. The total journey is: a) 80 km b) 70 km c) 60 km d) 40 km The mean of 19 observations is 4. If one more observation of 24 is added to the data, the new mean will be: a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7 The A.M. of the price per kg of rice at 10 different places was Rs. 4.85. After a week, the price per kg was increased by 20 paise at 3 places and decreased by 10 paise at one place. The new average of price per kg is: a) Rs. 4.88 b) Rs. 4.86 c) Rs. 4.90 d) Rs. 5.35 If the mean of 4 observations is 20 and when a constant C is added to each observation, the mean becomes 22, the value of C is: a) -2 b) 2 c) 4 d) 6 The average age of 11 players of a cricket team is decreased by 2 months when two of them aged 17 years and 20 years are replaced by two reserves. The average age of the reserves is: a) 18 years 3 months b) 17 years 1 months c) 17 years 7 months d) 17 years 11 months The average age of a family of 6 members is 22 years. If the age of the youngest member be 7 years, the average age of the family at the birth of the youngest member, was: a) 15 years b) 17 years c) 17.5 years d) 18 years The average of 6 numbers is 30. If the average of first four is 25 and that of the last three is 35, the fourth number is: a) 35 b) 30 c) 25 d) 40 The mean temperature of Monday to Wednesday was 37 C and that of Tuesday to Thursday was 34 C. If the temperature on Thursday was (4/5)th that of Monday, what was the temperature on Thursday?

a) 34C b) 35.5 C c) 36C d) 36.5 29) Out of three given numbers, the first one is twice the second and three times the third. If the average of these numbers is 88, then the difference between first and third as: a) 48 b) 72 c) 96 d) 32 30) Father is aged three times more than his son Ronit. After 8 years, he would be two and a half times of Ronit's age. After further 8 years, how many times would he be of Ronit's age? a) 2 times c) 2 times b) 2 times d) 3 times

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31) The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the age of the youngest child? a) 4 years b) 8 years c) 10 years d) 9 years 32) A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at the present at the time of your birth". If the father's age is 38 years now, the son's age five years back was: a) 14 years b) 19 years c) 33 years d) 38 years 33) Present ages of Sameer and Anand are in the ratio of 5 : 4 respectively. Three years hence, the ratio of their ages will become 11 : 9 respectively. What is Anand's present age in years? a) 24 b) 27 c) 40 d) Cannot be determined 34) A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the age of his son. The present age of his son is: a) 14 years b) 18 years c) 20 years d) 22 years 35) Six years ago, the ratio of the ages of Kunal and Sagar was 6 : 5. Four years hence, the ratio of their ages will be 11 : 10. What is Sagar's age at present? a) 16 years b) 18 years c) 20 years d) Cannot be determined 36) A batsman scored 110 runs which included 3 boundaries and 8 sixes. What percent of his total score did he make by running between the wickets? a) 45% b) 45

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38) If A = x% of y and B = y% of x, then which of the following is true? a) A is smaller than B. b) A is greater than B c) If x is smaller than y, then A is greater than B. d) None of these 39) If two numbers are respectively 20% and 40% of a 3rd number then what % is the 1st number of the 2nd one? a) 10 b) 20 c) 40 d) 50 40) In a certain school, 20% of students are below 8 years of age. The number of students above 8 years of age is 2/3 of the number of students of 8 years of age which is 48. What is the total number of students in the school? a) 72 b) 120 c) 150 d) 100 41) 1/3 and 1/5 of girls participated in drawing and dance competition respectively. One sixth i.e. 150 of the total student population participated exclusively in the picnic. What was the number of girls student participating in drawing and dance competition together? a) 180 b) 280 c) 380 d) 480 42) If the radius of circle is increased by 110% its area is increased by a) 110 b) 301 c) 341 d) 501 43) The population of a town was reduced by 12% in 1988. In 1989 it was increased by 15%. What is the % effect on the population in the beginning of 1990? a) 1.6% b) 1.4% c) 1.2 d) 1.7% 44) In terms of percentage 27 is how much more than 20? a) 30% b) 32% c) 35% d) 38% 45) Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is two-third of the sum of 6% of A and 8% of B. Find the ratio of A : B. a) 2 : 3 b) 1 : 1 c) 3 : 4 d) 4 : 3 46) In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes were 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was a) 2700 b) 2900 c) 3000 d) 3100 47) In an examination 80% of students passed in Mathematics and 75% of students passed in English. 15% of students failed in both the subjects. If 490 students passed in both the
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subjects then what is the total number of students who took the examination? a) 800 b) 700 c) 900 d) 750 48) Mrs. Ruhani travels with 80% of her usual speed and thus gets late by 40 minutes. What will be the usual time taken by her in covering the same distances? a) 160 minutes c) 120 minutes b) 180 minutes d) 200 minutes 49) The price of rice is increased by 25% and as a result, a person can have 4kg less rice for Rs.400. What is the new price of rice per kg? a) Rs. 22.5 kg b) Rs. 20 kg c) Rs. 25 kg d) Rs. 30 kg 50) If 20% of P is equal to 21% of Q, then which of P and Q is greater? a) They are equal b) Q c) Cant be determined d) P 51) The population of a town was 10,000, and at the end of the year 2010. What will be the population of the town at the end of the year 2012 if the rate of population growth is 20% p.a.? a) 14,400 b) 14,800 c) 16,200 d) 15,400 52) Viveks deposit in his SBI account is 60% of his deposit in his BOI account. If his total deposit in these accounts together is Rs. 120, what is his deposit in the BOI account? a) 27 b) 54 c) 75 d) 45 53) When 75% of a number is added to 50, the result is the same number again. Find the number. a) 200 b) 175 c) 75 d) 150 54) Two tailors X and Y are paid a total of Rs. 550 per week by their employer. If X is paid 120 percent of the sum paid to Y, how much is Y paid per week? a) Rs. 200 b) Rs. 250 c) Rs. 300 d) Rs. 275 55) In an examination, Summit got 30% marks and failed by 15 marks. In the same examination, Rohit got 40% marks, which is 35 marks more than the pass marks. Then what is the total marks in the examination? a) 500 b) 250 c) 600 d) 450 56) Two numbers A and B are 20% and 28% less than a third number C. Find by what % is the number B less than the number A? a) 10% b) 8% c) 12% d) 9%
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57) A man sells two horses for Rs.1710. The CP of the first is equal to the SP of the second. If the first is sold at 10% loss and the second at 25% gain, what is his total gain or loss? a) Rs.90 gain b) Rs.171 gain c) Rs.90 loss d) None of these 58) A person saves 10% of his income. If his income increased by 20% & he decide to save 15% of his income by what percent has his savings increased. a) 80% b) 20% c) 30% d) None 59) An article marked for sale at Rs.275. The shopkeeper allows a discount at 5% on the market price. His net profit is 4.5%. What did shopkeeper pay for the article? a) Rs.250 b) Rs. 270 c) Rs.290 d) Rs.350 60) A person sells an article at a profit of 10%. If he had bought it at 10% less & sold it for Rs.3 more the would have gained 25%. Find the cost price. a) 180 b) 160 c) 140 d) 120 61) If goods be purchased for Rs.450/- & 1/3 be sold at a loss of 10% at what percent should the remainder be sold so as to gain 20% on the whole transaction. a) 35% b) 40% c) 50% d) None 62) A machine is sold at a profit of 10%. Had it been sold for Rs. 40 less. There would have been a loss of 10% what was cost price? a) 175 b) 200 c) 225 d) 270 63) A dealer professes to sell goods at cost price but loses 900 gms weight for a kilogram. What is his gain percent? a) 0.9 b) 9 c) 11 d) 111/9 64) Uttam purchase a shirt & sold to Ramu at profit at 25% & Ramu again sell to Ajay at 10% loss & Ajay pay Rs. 972 for this shirt. Find cost of Uttam. a) 864 b) 874 c) 934 d) 1056 65) A man purchases a certain number of toffees at 30 for Re. 1 & same no. at 20 for Re1. He mixes them & sells it at 40 for Rs.2. What is his loss or profit percent? a) 20% b) 8% c) 10% d) 18% 66) The simple interest accrued on a sum of certain principal is Rs. 6500/- in eight years at the rate of 13 p.c.p.a. What would be the compound interest accrued on that principal at the rate of 8 p.c.p.a. in 2 years?
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she purchased another item and sold it at a gain of 30 percent. What was her overall gain/loss? a) Loss of Rs. 165/b) Profit of Rs. 165/c) Loss Rs. 155/d) Profit of Rs. 155/Seema purchased an item for Rs. 9,600/- and sold it for loss of 5 percent. From that money she purchased another item and sold it for gain of 5 percent. What is her overall gain/loss? a) Loss of Rs. 36/b) Profit of Rs. 24/c) Loss of Rs. 24/d) Profit of Rs. 36/Mr. Baljit purchased 100 pieces of an article at the rate of Rs. 480/- per piece. He then listed the price so as to gain a profit of 25%. While selling the articles he offered a discount of 5%. What is the percentage of profit earned in the deal? a) 20.00 b) 15.00 c) 15.79 d) 18.75 Profit earned by an organization is distributed among officers and clerks in the ratio of 5 : 3 respectively. If the number of officers is 45 and the number of clerks is 80 and the amount received by each officer is Rs. 25,000/- what was the total amount of profit earned? a) Rs. 22 lakhs b) Rs. 18.25 lakhs c) Rs. 18 lakhs d) Rs. 23.25 lakh A shopkeeper labelled the price of his articles so as to earn a profit of 30% on the cost price. He then sold the articles by offering a discount of 10% on the labelled price. What is the actual percent profit earned in the deal? a) 18% b) 15% c) 20% d) Cant be determined Rehaan purchased a bike for Rs. 54000/- he sold it at a loss of 8 percent. With that money he again purchased another bike and sold it at a profit of 10 percent. What is his overall loss/profit? a) Loss of Rs. 657/b) Profit of Rs. 567/c) Loss of Rs. 648/d) Profit of Rs. 648/If the price of petrol is raised by 12.5% then find by what percent should a consumer decrease the consumption of petrol so that there is no change in his monthly expenditure on petrol. a) 16% b) 112/7% 1 d) 20% c) 11 /9% Kewal sells two tape recorders at the same price. Out of one he gains 10% and at another he loses 10%. His total % gain or loss in the whole transaction is: a) 1% gain b) 1% loss c) 11% loss d) No loss No gain Ajay bought 15 kg of dal at the rate of Rs.14.50 per kg and 10 kg at the rate of Rs.13 per kg. He mixed the two and sold the mixture at the rate of Rs.15 per kg. What was his total gain in this transaction? a) Rs.1.10 b) Rs.16.50 c) Rs.11 d) Rs.27.50

84) A horse and a cow is sold for per Rs.12000 each. The horse was sold at a loss of 20% and the cow at a gain of 20%. The entire transaction resulted in: a) no loss or gain b) loss of Rs.1000 c) gain of Rs.1000 d) gain of Rs.2000 85) Anil bought a TV with 20% discount on the labelled price. Had he bought it with 25% discount, he would have saved Rs.500. At what price did he buy the TV? a) Rs.16000 b) Rs.12000 c) Rs.10000 d) Rs.8000 86) Each of the two horses is sold for Rs. 720. The first one is sold at 25% profit and the second one at 25% loss. What is the % age loss or gain in the deal? a) 7.2% b) 6.25% c) No profit, no loss d) 8.16% 87) Each of the two cars is sold at the same price. A profit of 10% is made on the first and a loss of 7% is made on the second. What is the combined loss or gain? a) 2.3% loss b) 2% loss c) 2% gain d) 2.3% gain 88) A man sells two horses for Rs.1710. The CP of the first is equal to the SP of the second. If the first is sold at 10% loss and the second at 25% gain, what is his total gain or loss? a) Rs.90 gain b) Rs.171 gain c) Rs.90 loss d) Rs.171 loss 89) I lose 9 percent by selling pencils at rate of 15 a rupee. How many for a rupee must I sell them to gain 5 percent? a) 16 b) 13 c) 10 d) 14 90) Vipin purchased a horse at 9/10 of its selling price & sold it at 8% more than its selling price. Find his gain percent. a) 29% profit b) 25% profit c) 28% profit d) 20 % profit 91) A sum was put at simple interest at a certain rate for 5 years had it been put at 5% higher rate, it would have fetched Rs. 500 more. What is the sum? a) Rs. 2000 b) Rs. 2400 c) Rs. 2500 d) Rs. 3200 92) What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest for the sum Rs. 16000 at 5% p.a. for 2 years? a) Rs. 80 b) Rs. 60 c) Rs. 54 d) Rs. 40 93) A sum of money triples itself in 3 years at a simple interest. In how many years will it become five times? a) 5 years b) 6 years c) 4 years d) 8 years 94) If the simple interest on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 15% is Rs. 800, what will be the compound interest at the same rate and for the same time? a) Rs. 920 b) Rs. 900 c) Rs. 880 d) Rs. 860
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95) An amount of money grows upto Rs. 4000 in 2 years and up to Rs. 8000 in 3 years on compound interest. What is the sum? a) Rs. 1600 b) Rs. 1000 c) Rs. 1200 d) Rs. 2400 96) Two number are in the ratio 3 : 5. If 9 is subtracted from each, the new numbers are in the ratio 12 : 23. The smaller number is: a) 27 b) 33 c) 49 d) 55 97) In a bag, there are coins of 25 p, 10 p and 5 p in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3. If there is Rs. 30 in all, how many 5 p coins are there? a) 50 b) 100 c) 150 d) 200 98) 20 boys and 32 girls from a group for social work. During their membership drive an equal number of boys and girls also join the group. How many members does the group have now, if the ratio of boys to girls is 3 : 4 ? a) 75 b) 86 c) 68 d) 84 99) If 40% of a number is equal to two-third of another number, what is the ratio of first number to the second number? a) 2 : 5 b) 3 : 7 c) 5 : 3 d) 7 : 3 100)Ramolas monthly income is three times Ravinas monthly income. Ravinas monthly income is fifteen percent more than Ruchiras monthly income. Ruchiras monthly income is Rs. 32000/-. What is Ramolas Annual income? a) Rs. 110400/b) Rs. 1324800/c) Rs. 36800/d) Rs. 52200/e) None of these 101)The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio of the first to second is 2 :3 and that of the second to the third is 5 : 8, then the second number is: a) 20 b) 30 c) 48 d) 58 102)Raju, Ramu & Raku invested Rs. 5000, Rs.10,000 & Rs.15,000 respectively to start a Pest control Unit. Raju left the unit after 1 year. If at the end of 2 years they earned a profit of Rs.12,000, what is Ramus share in the profit? a) Rs.2,400 b) Rs.2,000 c) Rs.4,000 d) None 103)Two friends A & B entered into partnership with capitals in the ratio of 4:5. After 3 months, A withdrew 1/ 4 of his capital & B withdrew 1/5 of his capital. The profit after 10 months was Rs. 760. How much did A get? a) Rs.430 b) Rs.330 c) Rs.280 d) Rs.480 104)A started a business investing Rs.35,000. After six months B joined him, with a capital of Rs. 60,000. At the end of the year the total profit
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was Rs.26,000. What will be the difference between the share of profits of A & B? a) Rs.1000 b) Rs.2000 c) Rs.2500 d) Rs.3000 105)A, B & C invested capitals in the ratio 2:3:4. At the end of business term they received the profits in the ratio 3:6:10. Find the ratio of the times for which they contributed their capitals. a) 4:6:5 b) 3:4:5 c) 5:4:5 d) 4:5 106)Anup & Bimal started a business investing Rs. 15000 & Rs. 22500 respectively. In what proportion will the profit be distributed. a) 1:2 b) 1:3 c) 2:3 d) Cant be determined 107)A, B & C invest Rs.35000, Rs.42000 & Rs.49000 respectively in a business. Out of total profit of Rs. 45,000, Bs share is: a) 14000 b) 15000 c) 17500 d) 16500 108)Anup started a business investing 90000. After 3 months Tariq joined him with a capital of Rs. 120000. Of at the end of 2 years the total profit made by them was Rs. 96000, what will be the difference between their shares? a) Rs. 20000 b) Rs. 24000 c) Rs. 8000 d) None 109)Ugesh started a business investing Rs.45000. After 3 months Pralad joined him with a capital of Rs. 90000. At the end of the year, they made a profit Rs.20000. What would be Ugeshs share in it? a) Rs.4000 b) Rs.4500 c) Rs.6000 d) Rs.8000 110)Ramu has a certain number of 10-paise coins, 3 times as many 25-paise coins as 10-paise coins, and 5 more 50-paise coins than 25-paise coins. If the total value is Rs 120, how many 10-paise coins are there? a) 30 b) 40 c) 50 d) 60 111)A and B have Rs. 720 and Rs. 576, respectively. If A spends Rs. 312 and B spends Rs. 264, which of them is more extravagant? a) A b) B c) Both A & B d) Cant say 112)Rohit starts a business with Rs. 6500 and after 8 months Shyam joins Rohit as his partner. After 4 years the profit is divided in the ratio of 13 : 12. What is Shyams contribution in the capital? a) Rs. 7400 b) Rs. 7200 c) Rs. 7250 d) Rs. 7630 113)A sum of money is divided among A, B, C and D in the ratio 3:5:7:11. If the share of C is Rs. 1668 more than the share of A, then what is the total amount of money of B and D together?
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123)Three persons A, B and C invested capitals in the ratio 2:3:4. At the end of the business terms, they received the profits in the ratio 10:7:5. What is the ratio of time for which they contributed their capital? a) 12:14:15 b) 12:10:9 c) 4:3:1 d) 60 : 28 : 15 124)In a musical concert, the ratio of the number of girls to that of boys was 5:7. When 102 more girls entered the concert, the new ratio of the number of girls to that of boys became 6:5. How many people were there in the musical concert at first? a) 360 b) 240 c) 480 d) 330 125)In a certain locality 55% are females. Of these 32% are illiterate. If male literacy is 64%. Find the ratio of illiterate males to literate females? a) 9 : 8 b) 81 : 88 c) 81 : 187 d) 88 : 81

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Directions (21-45): A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect form. Out of the four alternative suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct form. 21) Socrates said, Virtue is its own reward. a) Socrates said that virtue had its own rewards b) Socrates says that virtue is its own reward c) Socrates said that virtue is its own reward d) Socrates said that virtue was its own reward 22) He said to the interviewer, Could you please repeat the question? a) He requested the interviewer if he could please repeat the question b) He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question c) He requested the interviewer to repeat the question d) He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question 23) He said, it used to be a lovely, quiet street. a) He said that it used to be a lovely, quiet street b) He pointed out that it had used to be a lovely, quiet street c) He said that there used to be a lovely, quiet street d) He inquired whether there was a lovely, quiet street 24) The Prime Minister said that no one would be allowed to disturb the peace.
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45) She said to Rita, Please help me with my homework. a) She requested Rita to help me with her homework b) Rita requested her to help her with her homework c) She requested Rita to help her with her homework d) She requested Rita to help her homework Directions (46-75): A part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given four alternatives to the underlined part. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (d). 46) During the recent floods, we waded through waistdeep water for almost half a kilometer. a) shuffled through b) walked over c) skipped through d) No improvement 47) In Gujarat, communal violence and rioting ignited up twice in the late seventies and early eighties. a) flared b) burned c) took d) No improvement 48) My friend lamented that though a complete report was sent to the department a month ago no action is being taken so far. a) no action has been taken b) no action was taken c) no action had taken d) No improvement 49) Hari left the house before Shyam got there. a) will leave b) had left c) leaves d) No improvement 50) The underlining assumption is that the amount of money available is limited. a) undermining b) underlying c) underwhelming d) No improvement 51) She was criticized by her colleagues for leaking the story to the press. a) reproached b) dissented c) warned d) No improvement 52) Two children were knocked down by a speeding truck. a) turned down b) pulled down c) brought down d) No improvement 53) The company is not doing well isnt it time you sell off your shares in it? a) sold b) selling c) give d) No improvement 54) Before a skunk squeals an unpleasant spray from the glands under its tail, it will stamp its feet and hiss a warning. a) squints b) stinks c) squirts d) No improvement 55) Although Pandas eat bamboo almost exclusively, they are also carnivorous. a) Until b) As soon as c) Not only d) No improvement 56) I and my parents live together. a) Me and my parents b) My parents and I c) My parents and me d) No improvement 57) I was really criticised by the angry words of my father. a) jolted b) fluttered c) thwarted d) No improvement
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58) Man has a strong desire to collect wealth. a) spend b) accumulate c) waste d) No improvement 59) She insisted to go there, though her husband cautioned her on it. a) on going b) upon going c) going d) No improvement 60) It is sheer foolishness to think that the education system can be improved by doing away examinations. a) by doing with b) by doing it to c) by doing away with d) No improvement 61) Do how I say. a) as b) what c) like d) No improvement 62) I am thinking to do an M.A. in English. a) I am wondering to do an M.A. in English b) I am thinking of doing an M.A. in English c) I am thinking doing an M.A. in English d) No improvement 63) You may sign on this paper. a) sign at this paper b) sign this paper c) sign upon this paper d) No improvement 64) Majority of people wrongly believe that there must be a son in every family. a) the people believe wrongly b) peoples wrongly believes c) the people wrongly believe d) No improvement 65) If I followed instructions I could have averted the mishap. a) I had followed b) I would have followed c) I were to follow d) No improvement 66) Bonded labour has been now almost a thing of the past. a) had been b) is c) was d) No improvement 67) I prefer remaining silent to speaking a) than b) more than c) rather than d) No improvement 68) He presented me a calculator on my birthday. a) He presented me a calculator for my birthday b) He presented me with a calculator on my birthday c) He presented a calculator for my birthday d) No improvement 69) The teacher saw my conversing with her. a) my conversation b) me to converse c) me conversing d) No improvement 70) The police booked a case against the car-driver for wrong parking. a) restricted b) expelled c) filed d) No improvement 71) Who does not grasp the recently formed Commonwealth of Independent States? a) know b) identify c) understand d) No improvement 72) We have received many anomalous letters about this issue. a) analogous b) synonymous c) anonymous d) No improvement 73) The watchman asked the intruder who was he and why was he occupying his chair.
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a) who he was and why was he b) who he was and why he was c) who he had been and why was he d) No improvement 74) My watch stopped, as key was not given. a) the key was not given b) it had not been wound up c) its key was not given d) No improvement 75) All that is human must revert if it does not advance a) retrograde b) withdraw c) retire d) No improvement Directions (76-85): The 1st and the last sentences of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. 76) 1. A man who climbs a mountain faces several dangers. P. A cylinder of oxygen can be very expensive. Q. The atmosphere at such a great height contains less oxygen than in the plains and therefore he may find it difficult to breathe. R. Yet another danger is the avalanches huge mass of snow sliding down the mountain and the mountaineer may get swept off. S. This means that the mountaineer has to carry his own supply of oxygen in a clinder. 6. It is a proof of mans indomitable courage that in spite of all these dangers, he continues to climb the highest mountains in the world. a) QSPR b) SRPQ c) QSRP d) PSRQ 77) 1. After the Chipko Movement P. that peasants and tribals Q. in the responsible management R. it was demonistrated S. had a greater stake 6. of Nature than did supposedly sophisticated city dwellers. a) QRPS b) RPSQ c) RPQS d) QPSR 78) 1. Sometimes you can figure out P. of the rest of the sentence Q. or from the meaning R. its place in the story or in the sentence S. an unfamiliar word from its context 6. even though you may never have seen the word before. a) RSPQ b) SRQP c) QPRS d) PRQS 79) 1. Even today in many countries P. neglected and there are far Q. women continue to be R. who have had the benefit of S. fewer women than men 6. education and vocational training. a) PRQS b) QPSR c) SQRP d) RQPS 80) 1. Carl Sagan P. the severity of the problem
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Q. says that we do not fully understand R. that the next generations may be badly affected S. in his essay 6. and that the only solution is international cooperation. a) SRPQ b) SQRP c) SPRQ d) SQPR 1. Each P. if it was working Q. had to be tested to be sure R. parts of the rocket S. of the many 6. perfectly. a) RSPQ b) RQSP c) PRQS d) SRQP 1. The life of the honeybee colony centres around the activities of its single queen. P. Fertilization of these eggs takes place before they are deposited in the cells. Q. When the eggs hatch into larvae, they are looked after and fed by the worker bees. R. During the summer months spends most of her time laying eggs in the wax cells of her honey comb. S. The honeybee does this by releasing sperm from her storage sacs which were filled at the time of her mating of flights. 6. A new worker bee emerges three weeks after the egg was laid. a) RSQP b) RPSQ c) SPRQ d) SRPQ 1. George Eliot sees P. family life Q. and mutually caring relationships R. human relationships S. as the centre of 6. as the centre of life itself. a) PQSR b) RQSP c) RPQS d) PSRQ 1. As the girl grew up, she became prettier and prettier. P. She began to be treated worse than any servant Q. After household work she would sleep among the clinders. R. And the prettier she became, the more the sisters hated her. S. She was compelled to eat scraps of leftovers. 6. This habit earned her the nickname Cinderella. a) PQRS b) RPSQ c) QPRS d) PQSR 1. Actually for him P. was more important than Q. the development R. into a free man S. of the Indian 6. the freeing of India. a) QSRP b) SRQP c) PRQS d) RSQP

PASSAGE I Fingerprints are the marks made by the ridges on the ends of the fingers and thumbs. These ridges form a pattern that stays the same throughout a persons life. No two persons have ever had the same fingerprints. So fingerprints are a foolproof way of identifying a person. A fingerprint record is made in an interesting manner. A small piece of metal is coated with a thin film of ink. Next, a persons finger and thumb tips are pressed against the inked surface. Then the fingertips are pressed on a white card. The prints are recorded in exact detail. Fingerprinting is often used to solve crimes. Fingerprints are picked up at the scene of a crime. These are compared with those of a suspect. Millions of fingerprints are kept on files by police departments. Fingerprinting is also used in finding missing persons and identifying unknown dead. It is used to screen people who apply for certain jobs. It is thought that the Chinese used thumbprints to sign documents a long time before Christ. The system used today was invented by Sir Francis Galton in the 1880s. In 1901 Sir E.R. Henry found a simple way of grouping fingerprints. His system is used by many law-enforcement organizations. 86) Fingerprints are the most way of identifying a person. a) best b) genuine c) sincere d) accurate 87) The main reason why fingerprinting is used for identification is that a) every individual has a unique set of fingerprints. b) every set of fingerprints falls into a pattern c) records of fingerprints can be maintained. d) fingerprints can be picked up even after a crime. 88) Who first evolved a system of using finger impressions to authenticate document? a) Sir Francis Galton b) Sir E.R. Henry c) The Chinese d) The Britishers 89) The present system of recording fingerprints is around years old. a) 2200 b) 100 c) 500 d) 220 90) The fingerprints are stored for record a) on a white card b) on an inked surface c) on paper files d) on a small piece of metal PASSAGE II An old man with steel-rimmed spectacles and very dusty clothes sat by the side of the road. There was a pontoon bridge across the river and carts, trucks, and men, women and children were crossing it. The mule-drawn carts staggered up the steel bank from the bridge with soldiers helping to push against the spokes of the wheels. The trucks ground up and away heading out of it all. The peasants plodded along in the ankle-deep dust. But the old man sat there without moving. 91) What was the old man wearing? a) Steel-rimmed spectacles
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Directions (86-110): You have 5 brief passages with five questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
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b) An old shirt and pant c) Very dusty clothes d) Steel-rimmed spectacles and very dusty clothes Mention those which crossed bridge besides human beings. a) Mules and horses b) Men, women and children c) Carts and trucks d) Soldiers and carts Who were helping to push the mule-drawn carts? a) Mules b) The villagers c) The Horses d) Soldiers Where was the old man sitting? a) In the cart b) Over the bridge c) By the side of the road d) On the banks of the river Why was he sitting there? a) To admire the natural scenery b) To watch the people passing by c) Because he was so tired that he couldnt go any further d) Waiting for somebody

manufactured Valentines which were usually in the shape of hearts darted through with arrows. 96) The writer means that St. Valentine actually lived. Which of the following statements best reveals the meaning? a) Most authorities agree that St. Valentine was known as the lovers saint. b) Valentine was put in prison and he died a martyr to love. c) There appears to be proof that he was a Christian Bishop in the 3rd century. d) Some writers are inclined to believe that no such person existed. 97) Married men did not make good soldiers because a) they did not want to leave their families. b) they did not like to go to war. c) their families did not want them to go to war. d) the emperor abolished their marriage. 98) Valentine was made a Saint by a) Emperor Claudius b) Married Men c) Young Lovers d) Roman Church 99) Valentine was called a martyr to love because a) he was sad for the young lovers b) he got the young lovers married. c) he died for the sake of young lovers. d) the King put him in prison. 100)The first manufactured Valentines were usually heart-shaped. The word Valentine here refers to a) St. Valentine b) invitation cards c) Egyptian word d) Fourteenth February PASSAGE IV When flowers bloom in the lush bamboo plantations in the hills of the northeast, the tribesmen are thrown into a state of panic. The rare phenomenon of the flowering of a dwarfsized bamboo species triggers a boom in the rat population. They devour the crops in nearby farmlands. The result is famine. The mauve-coloured flowers sprouting in the hillslopes in the sprawling Seppa valley in east Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh, are a palpable threat to the State Government. The worries are justified, if the catastrophe caused by the flowering of a bamboo species named Mau in Mizoram in 1959 is anything to go by. Rodents had multiplied in millions during the flowering of bamboos and ravaged the crops in the foothills. The flowering of the bamboo species in Arunachal Pradesh was first noticed in September this year. The depredations by the rats in the paddy, maize and millet fields from Bhalukpong on the Assam border to Seppa valley in the north were reported soon. As the agriculture department rushed its field-staff to the affected areas to fight the rampaging rodents with rat-traps and zinc phosphate, fresh alarms were sounded with flowering reported from the Tezu circle.
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PASSAGE III Most authorities agree that St. Valentine is the lovers saint. However, some writers are inclined to believe that no such person existed, though there appears to be proof that he was a Christian Bishop and that he suffered martyrdom under the Roman Emperor Claudius on February 14,271 (A.D) The story is that Emperor Claudius issued a decree forbidding marriage. Married men disliked leaving their families to go to war, and they did not make good soldiers, according to the Emperors notion. Since good soldiers were needed, he decided that marriage had to be abolished. The good priest Valentine heard this and was sad. He invited young lovers to come to him and secretly got them married. The emperor learnt of this and had Valentine put in prison. There the friend of lovers languished and died martyr to love. The Church made him a Saint and allotted the day of his death, February 14, to him. So it is not surprising that youngsters in Rome made this day a special one in honour of the Saint. St. Valentines Day came to be known as the day for all true lovers. Three Egyptian words will tell us more about the customs of Valentines Day than all the falsehoods concerning the Saint. In Egyptian language, Va or Fa means to bear, Len is the name or to name. Ten means to determine. Thus the day of Valentine is that which determines whose name shall be borne by each person in this mode of marriage by drawing lots. The custom points to the time when chance, rather than choice, was the law. Marriage is still said to be a lottery. The custom of sending caricatures on Valentines Day is probably based on asserting the freedom of choice, and making a mock of chance. If one decides to entertain people at a supper or dinner on Valentines Day, the decoration and even the food should follow the spirit of the day. Invitations are usually heart-shape- a custom that originated with the first
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According to the local MLA, much of the crops in Kameng had been destroyed by October. The State Veterinary Minister also confirmed the reports of a nearfamine condition in that inaccessible district. The rats, feeding on the flower seedlings, continue to multiply. Till today, 33,000 rats, of the 26 varieties in the State, have been trapped with the help of indigenous devices. The Chief Minister has sent an SOS to the Centre for both supplies and expertise in combating the rat menace. 101)In the opening passage (2nd sentence) the phrase triggers a boom means a) brings about a change b) causes an increase c) causes an upheaval d) starts an exodus 102)The destruction in Bhalukpong was reported, according to the passage a) in September b) in August c) in October d) in November 103)A near-famine condition was reported a) in the Seppa valley b) in Kameng c) in the Tezu circle d) at Bhalukpong 104)The flowering of the bamboo made the people a) cautious b) hungry c) anxious d) panicky 105)What is the writers attitude to the tribal peoples problem? a) Sympathetic b) Critical c) Harsh d) Neutral PASSAGE V Nasiruddin was the cleverest man in Khorasan. One of his neighbours was a merchant. He was a great miser. One day the merchant saw Nasiruddin praying inside his house. He was praying in a loud voice asking God to be kind to him and send him 9999 dinars, not a dinar more, or a dinar less. If God sent him even one dinar more, he would return all the money. The merchant could not understand Nasiruddins prayer. He decided to find out the truth. He put 10,000 dinars in a bag and threw it into Nasiruddins house. Nasiruddin found the bag and counted the money carefully. He profusely thanked God for giving him 10,000 dinars, when he had asked for only 9999 dinars. The merchants heard Nasiruddin. He realizes that Nasiruddin was going to keep the money. He went to Nasiruddins house. He called him a liar and demanded that his 10,000 dinars be returned to him. Nasiruddin refused. He claimed that he was not a fool to believe that any one would throw away 10,000 dinars just to test someones honesty. It was his money given by God in answer to his prayer. The merchant decided to take the matter to the judge. Nasiruddin said that he had no clean clothes to wear. The merchant gave him some of his own clothes to wear. Then they went to see the judge. The merchant told the judge what had happened. Nasiruddin argued that the merchant was mad. Ever since he lost a lot of money a few months back, he had been talking like a mad man. The judge asked Nasiruddin whether he could prove his charge. He said, Just now he told you that I stole his money. Next he is going to tell you that these clothes which I am wearing are also his. The merchant shouted angrily, Of course, these clothes are mine!
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The judge thought for a few minutes. Then he said, The case is false. Nasiruddin has not stolen his neighbours money. The merchant is mad. He should be sent to a mental hospital. 106)Nasiruddin was praying in a loud voice because a) he wanted to show that he was the cleverest man in Khorasan b) he wanted to shaow that he was a holy man. c) he wanted his neighbor to hear his prayer. d) he was in debts and hoped that God would answer his prayers. 107)The merchant threw the bag of money into Nasiruddins house because a) he was a miser b) he found Nasiruddins prayer interesting c) he wanted to surprise Nasiruddin by helping him. d) he wanted to catch Nasiruddin red-handed stealing the money. 108)When Nasiruddin found the bag of money he thought a) God had answered his prayer. b) someone had been foolish enough to leave the money by mistake. c) his neighbor had thrown it into his house to help him. d) his neighbor had thrown it into his house to see what he would do. 109)The merchant called Nasiruddin a liar because a) Nasiruddin had claimed that the money belonged to him. b) Nasiruddin had said that God sent him the money. c) Nasiruddin had said that he would return the money if it was not exactly 9999 dinars. d) Nasiruddin said that the merchant was a fool to throw 10,000 dinars into his house to test his honesty. 110)When the judge heard the case, he thought that the merchant a) was telling lie b) was mad c) was telling the truth, which he could not prove d) could be telling the truth Directions (111-125): In the following passages some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. PASSAGE I The wings of some birds are so small that they are (111) for flying. Earlier such birds(112) fly. But after living for thousands of (113) in places where they had no(114) , there was no need for them to fly, and they (115) on the ground. After a while, their(116) ones could no longer rise into the air. The ostrich, rhea, emu and cassowary(117) fly, but they can run fast on their long, strong legs. Ostriches(118) in Africa and are found on the grassy places(119) they live along with big groups of zebras. The rhea looks like the ostrich, (120) it is smaller and has three toes on each foot, while the ostrich has only two.
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111) a) useless c) beneficial 112) a) should c) could 113) a) weeks c) months 114) a) wind c) friends 115) a) stepped c) crept 116) a) trained c) young 117) a) cannot c) would 118) a) lived c) had lived 119) a) when c) so that 120) a) even though c) and

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PASSAGE II One of the major causes of the failure of (121) countries on the economic front is their (122) to evolve a judicious mixture of (123) substitution and export promotion. Today, Bambia(124) on imports after its independence 20 years (125) 121) a) advanced b) advancing c) developed d) developing 122) a) handicap b) disadvantage c) inability d) incapacity 123) a) import b) export c) scientific d) invention 124) a) banked b) traded c) carried d) expected 125) a) since b) ago c) earlier d) back

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c) Vaishali d) Madra Saka Era was founded by a) Ashoka b) Harsha c) Kanishka d) Vikramaditya The crux of early Buddhism was a) renunciation of desire b) rigorous penance c) belief in fatalism d) idol worship Which one of the following contains the Gaytri Mantra? a) Rig Veda b) Yajur Veda c) Upanishad d) Sama Veda Ashoka was much influenced by a Buddhist monk called a) Upagupta b) Vasubandhu c) Asvaghosha d) Ambhi Jainism was divided into two sects known as a) Kapalika and Kalamukha b) Mahayana and Himayana c) Ajivika and Nyaya Vaisesika d) Svetambara and Digambara The Ashokan inscription which gives an account of the Kalinga war and its effects is a) Girnar Rock Edict b) Major Rock Edict III c) Minor Rock Edict IV d) Minor Rock Edict XIII Who were the first to issue gold coins in India? a) Indo-Greeks b) Shakas c) Parthians d) Kushanas Gupta dynasty belongs to which age of ancient india? a) Old stone age b) Golden age c) Bronze age d) Silver age Who is popularly known as Napoleon of India? a) Kumargupta b) Samudragupta c) Chandragupta d) Skandagupta Vasco Da Gama discovered the sea-route to India in which of the years? a) 1498 b) 1492 c) 1494 d) 1453 The Arya Samaj was founded by a) Swami Dayananda Saraswati b) Swami Vivekanand c) Keshav Chandra Sen d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Another name of Mohenjodaro is: a) Mound of the living b) Mound of the Great c) Mound of the Dead d) It extended up to the Narmada Valley During the Indian Freedom Struggle, the Deccan Education Society was founded by a) B.G. Tilak b) Dadabhai Naoroji c) G.K. Gokhale d) M.G. Ranade Mangal Pandey fired the first shot of the Revolt of 1857 at a) Barrackpore b) Merrut c) Kanpur d) Jhansi Who was the first person to establish an independent Indian army outside India? a) M.N. Roy b) Lala Hardayal c) Rashbehari Bose
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d) Subhas Chandra Bose 18) The Panchatantra was written during the a) Later Vedic Period b) Sultanate Period c) Maurya Period d) Gupta Period 19) In 1916________along with Bal Gangadhar Tilak started the Home Rule Movement. a) Annie Besant b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale c) Rabindranath Tagore d) Sri Aurobindo 20) The book The Life Divine was written by which of the following: a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak c) Sri Aurobindo d) Gokhale 21) The Governor-General associated with abolition of slavery was 1) Cornwallis b) Bentinck 3) Dalhousie d) Rippon 22) Who called Gandhiji half naked beggar? a) Mountbatten b) Hastings c) Winston Churchill d) Jinnah 23) In which year the Indian national congress was formed a) 1885 b) 1888 c) 1889 d) 1896 24) Who wrote Why I am an Atheist a) Subhash Chandra Bose b) KhudiramBose c) Bhagat Singh d) MadamLal Dhingra 25) The Simon Commisssion which came to India in February 1928 was boycotted because a) all its members were Englishmen b) at that time a large number of nationalist leader were in prison c) its Chairman, Sir John Simon was very unpopular d) the Montague-Chemsford Reforms had failed 26) Who called Indian Federalism as the Cooperative Federalism? a) G. Austin b) Subhash Kashyap c) Sir Ivor Jennings d) D.D. Basu 27) The Constitution of India is a) Rigid b) Flexible c) Very rigid d) Partly rigid, partly flexible 28) The concept of Judicial Review in our Constitution has been taken from the Constitution of: a) England b) USA c) Canada d) Australia 29) The Constitution of India borrowed the scheme of Indian federation from the constitution of: a) USA b) Canada c) United Kingdom d) Ireland 30) The Federal System with strong centre has been borrowed by the Indian Constitution from: a) USA b) Canada c) UK d) France 31) The idea of including the Emergency provisions in the Constitution of India has been borrowed from the a) Constitution of Canada b) Weimar Constitution of Germany c) Constitution of Ireland
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d) Constitution of USA 32) The Vice President is elected by an Electoral College consisting of members of a) Both Houses of Parliament and state legislative b) Both Houses of Parliament c) Lok Sabha d) Rajya Sabha 33) The election Commission does not conduct the elections to the a) Lok Sabha b) President's election c) Rajya Sabha d) Local Bodies 34) The maximum age prescribed for election as president is a) No such Limit b) 62 years c) 58 years d) 60 years 35) The power to decide an election petition is vested in the a) High Court b) Election Commission c) Parliament d) Supreme Court 36) To elect the President of India, which one of the following election procedures is used? a) System of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote b) Secondary voting system c) Proportional representation through list system d) Collective Voting system 37) In which year were the first general election held in India? a) 1950-51 b) 1948-49 c) 1951-52 d) 1947-48 38) Who is the ex- officio Chairman of the Council of States? a) Vice- President b) Leader of the opposition c) President d) Speaker 39) Under which Article of the Constitution is the President's rule promulgated on any state in India? a) 326 b) 370 c) 380 d) 356 40) At a time, President's rule can be imposed on a state for a maximum period of a) 3 year b) 5 years c) 2 years d) 4 years 41) For the enforcement of Fundamental Rights, the Supreme Court may issue a/an a) Notification b) Writ c) Decree d) Ordinance 42) Judges of the High Court are appointed by the a) Chief Justice of the High Court b) President c) Governor d) Chief Justice of India 43) Who among the following was the advisor to the Drafting Committee of Constituent Assembly? a) B. Shiva Rao b) B.R. Ambedkar c) Sachchidananda Sinha d) B.N. Rao 44) The Constituent Assembly of India held its first meeting on: b) 1st January, 1947 a) 9th December, 1946 d) 15th August, 1947 c) 26th January, 1947
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45) Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly? a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel b) Acharya J.B. Kripalani c) Jai Prakash Narayan d) K.M. Munshi 46) Who was the Chairman of the Provincial Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly? a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar b) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad d) Sardar Patel 47) The number of members included in the Constitution Drafting Committee was: a) Seven b) Nine c) Eleven d) Thirteen 48) Who proposed the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution? a) Jawahar Lal Nehru b) B.R. Ambedkar c) B.N. Rau d) Mahatma Gandhi 49) The Presidential Government operates on the principle of a) Division of powers between centre and states b) Centralization of Powers c) Balance of Powers d) Separation of powers 50) Comptroller and auditor General of India is appointed by: a) President b) Speaker of the Lok Sabha c) Chairman of the planning commission d) Finance Minister 51) Sodium metal is kept under_______ to prevent it from reacting atmospheric gases. a) Water b) Alcohol c) Petrol d) Kerosene 52) Bromine is a) a colourless gas insoluble in water b) a highly inflammable gas c) a black solid d) a red liquid e) None of these 53) Water has maximum density at a) -1C b) 0C c) 4C d) 100C 54) Non stick cooking utensils are coated with a) Black paint b) PVC c) Teflon d) Polystyrene 55) The chemical name for urea is a) Aneurin b) Chloroethene c) Carbamide d) None of these 56) Permanent hardness of water can be removed by adding a) Potassium permanganate b) Chlorine c) Bleaching powder d) Washing soda 57) The formula for Plaster of Paris is b) CaSO42H2O a) CaSO4 d) CaSO4. H2O c) 2CaSO44H2O 58) Which of the following pairs does not contain a coinage metal? a) Copper and Gold b) Silver and Gold c) Zinc and Gold d) Copper and Silver 59) Which of the following is used in pencils?
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a) Charcoal b) Silicon c) Phosphorus d) Graphite 60) Which of the following is the second most Abundant metal in the earths crust? a) Copper b) Aluminium c) Iron d) Zinc 61) The unit for measuring magnetic field is: b) web a) web/m2 c) web m d) web/new 62) Which instrument has maximum resistance? a) Ammeter b) Voltmeter c) Galvanometer d) Voltaic cell 63) The direction of an electric motor is decided by: a) Amperes rule b) Maxwell c) Faradays rule d) Flemmings right hand rule 64) Prime source of energy is: a) fire b) petroleum c) sun d) atom 65) Every activity in the universe requires: a) water b) energy c) air d) light 66) Solar energy does not produce: a) pollution b) energy c) light d) heat 67) Stainless steel is an alloy of a) Iron, carbon and nickel b) Iron and manganese c) Iron, chromium and zinc d) Iron, chromium and nickel 68) Solar energy consists of: a) infrared rays b) visible rays c) ultraviolet rays d) all of these 69) Solar energy reaching on earth is: a) 47% b) 57% c) 65% d) None 70) Heat is carried by which rays? a) Infra red b) Visible c) UV-rays d) All of these 71) How does sound produce? a) with static object b) with vibrations of particles c) with air d) None of these 72) What is amplitude ? a) Maximum distance of bob from mean position b) Minimum distance of bob form mean position c) Total distance covered by bob d) None of these 73) What is the unit of frequency? a) Millimeter b) Centimeter c) Hertz d) Kilometer 74) What is the audible limit of human ear? a) 0-8 Hertz b) 0-10 Hertz c) 20-2000 Hertz d) 20-20000 Hertz 75) What is the frequency of ultrasound? a) Less than 20 hertz b) 0-20 hertz c) 20-2000 hertz d) More than 20000 hertz 76) The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through_____. a) India b) Egypt c) Mexico d) Iran
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a) Iron and magnesium. b) Iron and oxygen c) Oxygen and silicon d) Silicon and iron 92) The most abundant metal in the earths crust is_______. a) Calcium b) Aluminium c) Iron d) Magnesium 93) In the interior of the Earth a) the temperature falls with increasing depth b) the pressure falls with increasing depth c) the temperature rises with increasing depth d) Both temperature and pressure fall with increasing depth 94) Latitude of place is indicated of its_________. a) Time b) Altitude c) Amount of rain d) Temperature 95) Geostationary orbit is at a height of _______. a) 6 km b) 1000 km c) 3600 km d) 36, 000 km 96) The Prime Meridian passes through________. a) Paris b) Greenwich c) New York d) Delhi 97) Tsunamis are originated due to _________. a) Sea waves b) Earth quake c) Hurricane d) Rotation of the earth 98) The famous Ring of fire which account for 68% of the earthquakes occurring in the earth is in the__. a) Atlantic ocean b) Indian ocean c) Pacific ocean d) Arctic ocean 99) The study of lakes is called: a) Limnology b) Potomology c) Topology d) Hydrology 100)A series of lines connecting places having a quake at the same time are called: a) Coseismal lines b) Isoseismal lines c) Homoseismal lines d) Seismolines 101)To raise productivity in agriculture it is necessary that a) productive tariffs are imposed b) less money is spent on industrial expansions c) better inputs are made available to agriculturists d) bank rate is lowered 102) The Planning Commission in India is headed by a) the Prime Minister b) the President c) a nominee of the President d) any Central Minister 103)The share of direct taxes as a percentage of GDP in the post-Independence period has a) remained stagnant around 2.5 per cent b) grown from 2.5 per cent in the early 50s to about 6 per cent now c) declined from about 8 per cent in the early 50s to about 2.5 per cent now d) shown no clear trend 104)Which period did the First Five Year Plan of India cover? a) April 1953 to March 1958 b) April 1949 to March 1957 c) April 1951 to March 1956 d) April 1950 to March 1955 105)The First Five Year Plan of India aimed to
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a) rehabilitate the devastated economy from effects of World War II and partition b) solve the food crisis c) check the inflationary tendencies d) all the above 106)The nature of Indian income tax is a) regressive b) progressive c) both regressive and progressive d) none of the above 107)Which article of Constitution deals with the question of grants-in-aid? a) Article 275 b) Article 300 c) Article 325 d) Article 350 108)Which of the following items are included in the Indian Budget? I. Actual estimates of the preceding year II. Revised estimates for the current year III. Budget estimates for the following year a) Only I and II b) Only II and III c) Only I and III d) All of above 109)The MODVAT system was replaced by a single Central Value Added Tax (CENVAT) rate of 16 per cent in the budget for the year a) 2000-01 b) 1999-2000 c) 1998-99 d) None of these 110)In a country like Indian, why should an increase of direct taxes be preferred to rather than an increase in indirect taxes? a) Direct taxes generally involve the well-off sections of society but indirect taxes affect the masses. b) It is easier to realize direct taxes and is thus useful in a country troubled by tax evasion. c) Direct taxes serve the end of socialism by taking away the excessive wealth from the rich d) None of the above 111) The value of output originating in banking and insurance sectors is measured with the help of a) income method b) expenditure method c) output method d) income and output method 112) Which one of the following taxes/duties is not levied by the Central Government? a) Income tax b) Stamp duties c) Estate duty d) Union excise duties 113)Mahalanobis plan model adopted in India in the mid-fifties aimed at a) building a strong defence industry base b) setting up heavy industries which were capital intensive c) curbing inflation in the economiy d) removing unemployment within a short period 114) Out of the following taxes, which makes the greatest contribution to tax revenue? a) Land revenue b) Agricultural income tax c) Customs d) Union excise duties 115)The most important source of revenue to the State Governments in India is a) land revenue b) sales tax c) custom duties d) income tax
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116)What is the projected level of Fiscal Deficit for the year 2014-15 as presented in the budget? a) 4.6 b) 3.3 c) 4.8 d) 4.1 117)The two leading centres of cotton textiles are a) Delhi and Kanpur b) Mumbai and Ahmedabad c) Coimbatore and Bangalore d) Kolkata and Patna 118) The main problem which the cotton textile industry in India faces is a) non-availability of raw material b) outdated plant and machinery c) labour problem d) all the above 119)The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade (MRTP) Act was adopted by the government in the year a) 1965 b) 1969 c) 1970 d) 1971 120)The share of agriculture in Indias national income in 1950-51 was a) 48 per cent b) 49 per cent c) 51.3 per cent d) 54 per cent 121)Indias major agricultural product which is exported is a) raw cotton b) raw jute c) tea d) sugar 122)Indian agriculture is described as semicommercialised farming. It implies that a) Indian agriculture is backward b) Indian agriculture is totally of subsistence type c) Indian agriculture is neither fully commercialised nor wholly of the subsistence type d) None of the above 123)A large part of unemployment in the agricultural sector is the type described as a) structural unemployment b) disguised unemployment c) frictional unemployment d) cyclical unemployment 124)Productivity of land in Indian agriculture is low, among others, due to defective tenurial system and small-sized holdings; these factors are known as a) technological factors b) institutional factors c) human factors d) off the farm services 125)Agriculture contributes to industrial development a) by earning foreign exchange b) by raising cash incomes to stimulate demand for industrial products c) by supplying food and raw materials d) all the above

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been appointed as the CEO of Microsoft Inc., USA: Satya Nadela

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Jatinder Bir Singh has been appointed Chairmen Managing Director of which Bank: Punjab & Sindh Bank Name the Chairman of the seventh central pay commission: Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur Philip Seymour Hoffman who passed away recently was a prominent ____ in USA: Film Actor The Indian Banks Association (IBA) has issued an advisory to banks to ensure business continuity after Microsoft ends support for its popular _______operating system on April 8, 2014: Windows XP The Reserve Bank has allowed banks to refinance existing _____loans through take-out financing: infrastructure project India has signed a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) recently with which country: Fiji India signed a preferential trade agreement with SACU. What is the full form of SACU: Southern African Customs Union Joachim Gauck who recently visited India is _____ of Germany: President Which country has offered support of one billion Euros to India for setting up a green energy corridor: Germany In which field Ashok Khosla won Zayeds international prize instituted by United Arab Emirates: Environment Lakshmi Swaminathan has become the first Indian to be elected as the President of the Administrative Tribunal of which International Organization: ADB (Asian Development Bank) Which two countries have made arrangements for reunion of families separated by a war held between them in 1950-53: North and South Korea India has decided to extend visa-on arrival to tourists of 180 nations barring_____ countries to boost tourism: Eight The winter Olympic games held recently were ______ edition of the games: 22nd 2014 winter Olympic games were held at which place: Sochi, Russia Amongst the popular animals like Lion, Leopard,

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Name the newly elected prime minister of Nepal: Sushil Koirala Name the winner of the 2014 Irani Cup: Karnataka The Irani Cup is associated with which sports: Cricket Per capita income for India in the year 2013-14 is likely to be in the range of _______ thousand rupees: 75 The country is likely to achieve record __________ million tonnes foodgrain production this year: 263 Agriculture in India contributes about ______ percent of total GDP: 14 Around _______ percent of total workforce of India is engaged in Agriculture: 53 As per a recent study, India has emerged as the _____largest global military power in terms of military expenditure: Ninth The National Green Tribunal has banned the burning of _____ at public places: Tyres Which country scored highest number of medals at Sochi Olympics-2014: Russia 2014 Paralympic winter games will be held at ______ from 7th to 16th March, 2014: Sochi, Russia World Islamic Tamil Conference was held at ______, Tamil Nadu: Kumbakonam _____ has been elected as Chairman, International Cricket Council: N Srinivasan Name the newly elected President of Indian Olympic Association: N. Ramachandran ______ is a tool to measure level of industrial production at the national level: Index of Industrial Production As per World Press Freedom Index, India has been ranked ________in the list of 180 countries in terms of freedom of press: 140th In terms of freedom of press, _______ is number one country in the world: Finland Department of India Post released a commemorative stamp in the honour of which noted ghazal singer: Jagjit Singh Name the noted Tamil film director and cinematographer who passed away recently: Balu Mahendra Which wing of Indian defence forces conducted its annual war fitness exercise named TROPEX: Navy Government mopped up around Rs 61,141 crore from the auction of 2G spectrum. Name the item / service sold by the government: Right to use part

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discloses information on corruption or wilful misuse of power by Public Servants

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cooperation in the field of defence manufacturing: Saudi Arabia for various security subjects: Israel

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international film festival: Berlin Film Festival Award at Berlin Film Festival: Killa

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111) Name the Indian Film that won the Crystal Bear 112) Dr. Vijay Kumar Dongre and Prof. Guocheng Zhang
have been awarded International Gandhi Award2013 for what purpose: Making outstanding contributions in the field of leprosy treatment

transport corridor to connect with which Central Asian country: Russia

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131) Paul Torday who passed away recently was a
famous ________: British Novelist

113) Indias first Minority Cyber Gram (village) has been

established at which place: Chandoli, Distt Alwar, Rajasthan been authored by whom: Vijay Darda

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winner who passed away recently: Amar Kant Board of Direct Taxes: R K Tiwari

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recently is celebrating 60 years of its completion: UGC (University Grants Commission)

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stimulus tapering, what does it means: USA has decided to reduce purchase of long term maturity bonds Volleyball Championship (Mens) held at Moradabad, UP: Tamil Nadu Staff Committee (CoSC): General Bikram Singh

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accident on board, claiming life of two officers and injuring seven others: INS Sindhuratna

134) Name the state which won the 62nd Senior National

135) Who has been appointed as Chairman, Chiefs of 136) A Russian city was in news as it witnessed two

119) Name the Indian naval chief who created history by

resigning on moral grounds, accepting his responsibility for recent mishaps in naval ships and submarines: Admiral D.K. Joshi the country whose application for membership of WTO as its 160th member was approved at the Ministerial Conference held in Bali recently: Yemen ________ to cover them under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana: Auto and Taxi Drivers Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana: Rs. 30,000

ghastly terror attacks by suicide bombers, killing over thirty persons and seriously wounding several others. Name this city: Volgograd loans of up to Rs. _______against pledge of gold ornaments and jewellery: Rs.1 lakh Maldives Islands: President of which state: Manipur

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137) The Reserve Bank has allowed banks to sanction

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has been awarded one of Britain's highest civilian award-DAME COMMANDER of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for what purpose: For spreading education in deprived areas

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122) What is the amount of coverage available under 123) ADB has agreed to give a loan of $300 million to
which state for improvement of road network: Chhattisgarh

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BIMSTEC summit. What is the full form of BIMNSTEC: Bay of Bengal Initiative for MultiSectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation place: Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

countering China is based at which place: Ranchi (Jharkhand) news recently for what reasons: For scoring the quickest century ever in international cricket, taking just 36 balls enter the Indian Multi Brand retail segment: Tesco Plc, USA segment: 51%

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125) The BIMSTEC Summit was recently held at which 126) The first ATM for Post Office Saving Bank accounts

was opened at which place: Thiyagaraya Nagar HPO, Chennai been honoured with Order of Friendship award by which country: Russia

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been victims of electronic / online fraud will have to be compensated for such loss unless the bank can prove that the fraud occurred due to negligence on part of the customer. What is the full form of BCSBI: Banking Codes and Standards Board of India from 7-9 January in Delhi was ______ in series: 12th 9th January

resident above the age of ___ with an individual Universal Electronic Bank Account (UEBA): 18 years

164) The Mor committee has recommended to form

payments banks for which category of customers: Small Businesses exploring the potential of generating power through wind energy: National Offshore Wind Energy Agency visited India recently: Park Geun-hye

146) The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention held

165) Name the organization proposed to be formed for

147) Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated on which date: 148) Who was the chief guest at the 12th Pravasi
Bharatiya Divas Convention: G Palanivel

166) Name the first lady President of South Korea who 167) Name the capital of South Korea: Seoul 168) 44th annual meeting of World Economic Forum
WEF was held at which place: Davos, Switzerland

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is G Palanivel: Minister for Natural Resources and Environment, Malaysia All India Inter-University Fencing Championship held at Patiala, Punjab was won by ___: Punjabi University Patiala post-war British Prime Minister. She is also known as _________: The Iron Lady of Britain approved by the President: Lokayuktas Act, 2013 Lokpal and

169) What is the formal name of the mega literature

festival held annually in Jaipur, Rajasthan: Jaipur Literature Festival

170) Name the dignitary who made the inaugural key

note speech at the Jaipur Literature Festival: Dr. Amartya Sen

152) Margaret Thatcher was voted as the most successful

171) Dr. Amartya Sen is from which field: Economics 172) World Banks has approved a loan of $ 500 million to
the Low Income States (Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh) for what purpose: To improve piped water supply and sanitation services GSLV-D5. What is meant by Cryo Club: India has joined is select group of countries having cryogenic engine technology capability of cryogenic engine capability: Five USA, Russia, France, Japan & China for what: 5th Development Flight GSLV-D5: GSAT-14 Communication of Bhutan: King

153) What is the formal name of the Lokpal Bill recently

154) What is the objective of recently launched Multisectoral Nutrition Programme: To address the problems of maternal and child undernutrition in the country its currency: Latvia

173) A news headline read, India joins Cryo Club with

155) Which country recently announced to adopt Euro as 156) Which country has been named to take over the
Presidency of the European Union: Greece _______ place: 120th

174) How many countries, other than India have the

157) The Index of Economic Freedom ranks India at 158) Name the country which ranks no. 1 in the Index of
Economic Freedom 2014: Hong Kong

175) In the abbreviation GSLV-D5, the letter D5 stands 176) Name the satellite that was recently launched by 177) GSAT-14 satellite is used for what purpose: 178) Jigme Wangchuck who recently visited India is ____ 179) Name the hilly district of central Assam that was in

159) The term EBID is used to indicate profits of a

company. What is the full form of EBID: Earnings Before Interest and Depreciation

160) The government has approved a proposal to pay

formal sector workers a minimum monthly pension of Rs ______ benefiting over 27 lakh pensioners: 1,000, Committee on Comprehensive Financial Services for Small Businesses and Low Income Households recently submitted its report. Name the chairman of this committee: Nachiket Mor To propose measures for achieving better financial inclusion

161) The

news as it witnessed widespread violent clashes between the ethnic insurgent Karbi Peoples Liberation Tigers (KPLT) and the Rengma Naga Hills Protection Force (RNHPF): Karbi Anglong FIFA World Cup to be held in Brazil in June: Fuleco the Armadillo woman Prime Minister of which country: Latvia successfully test-fired its indigenously

180) What is the name of the official mascot of the 2014

162) What was the purpose of setting up Mor committee:

181) Laimdota Straujuma has been elected as the 182) India

first

163) Mor committee recommended that each Indian

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developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile. What is the strike range of this missile: 350 kms

Gates

183) At which place in Haryana the foundation stone was

laid for a 2800 megawatt nuclear power plant: Gorakhpur, Distt. Fatehabad (Haryana)

200) Sanil Shetty and Ankita Das bagged the mens and

womens titles respectively at the 75th Senior National _________ championships held at Patna: Table Tennis by ____ for his novel _______: Anees Salim, Vanity Bagh literature is awarded at which event: Jaipur Literature Festival

184) Govt. has decided to widen the scope of MGNREGS

to include works relating to_______ also in it in collaboration with the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyaan: Rural sanitation To make India free from open defecation

201) The Hindu Prize for Best Fiction 2013 has been won

185) What is the objective of the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyaan: 186) Ali Larayedh, Islamist Prime Minister of _______
was in news as he resigned as part of a plan to end months of political deadlock. Tunisia

202) The prestigious $50,000 DSC prize for South Asian

203) The prestigious $50,000 DSC prize for South Asian

literature has been won by ________ for his book ________: Cyrus Mistry, Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer employment beyond the stipulated 100 days under the NREGA scheme to which category of people: Scheduled Tribes (ST) households living in forest areas who have received land rights under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006 Chilika backwater lagoon, Odisha

187) Name the country from which started the wide

spread uprising of common public, called Arab Spring: Tunisia Posco was granted environmental clearance to build Rs 52,000 crore steel plant in Odisha. It is from which country: South Korea been inaugurated in which city: Mumbai

204) Govt. has agreed to provide an additional 50 days of

188) Recently

189) Indias largest and most modern airport has recently 190) What is the formal name of the new airport terminal

205) Name the Asias largest brackish water lake: 206) Chilika backwater lagoon is famous for______:
Massive gathering of migratory birds Excess of Salt

started at Mumbai: Terminal 2, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport place: Gorakhpur (UP) India

191) Worlds largest railway platform is located at which 192) Aitizaz Hasan, a 15 year old school boy in Pakistan
was decorated with the Sitara-e-Shujaat a high civilian award for bravery, for what purpose: He died confronting a suicide bomber to save his school prominent ____: Statesman country: Israel

207) The word brackish refers to what quality of water: 208) The Golden Globe Awards are given in which field:
Cinema and TV country: USA

209) The Golden Globe Awards are given in which 210) Name the film that won the Golden Globe for the
best film: 12 Years a Slave

193) Ariel Sharon who passed away recently was a 194) Ariel Sharon was a former Prime Minister of which 195) In the Nuclear Materials Security Index 2014
released by the US-based think-tank Nuclear Threat Initiative, India has been placed at which rank: 23rd

211) Alfonso Cuaron of Mexico won the Golden Globe for

Best Director for which film: Gravity

212) Name

the index recently launched by the government to measure level of house construction activity: Housing Start Up Index (HSUI) joint initiative of which two organizations: National Building Organisation and the Reserve Bank which part of the country: Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh oil company to raise around Rs. 5000 crore: Indian Oil Corporation

196) India has completed three years without reporting

213) The recently launched Housing Start Up Index is a

any case of polio. The official confirmation in this regard has to be issued by which international organization: WHO World Health Organization was sworn-in as Prime Minister for the third time: Sheikh Hasina

214) Indian railways entered a new territory recently in

197) Name the Awami League leader of Bangladesh who

215) Govt. has recently sold its 10% stake in which mega

198) In a list of 30 most admired persons on the planet compiled by by YouGov for The Times by surveying
almost 14,000 people, Indias Sachin Tendulkar has been placed at which rank: 5th

216) Name the legendary Bengali actress who died

recently, known for her outstanding performances in several Bengali and Hindi films: Suchitra Sen of Indian cinema: Greta Garbo

199) Who is the most admired person in the world as per a recent survey by YouGov for The Times: Bill

217) Late Suchitra Sen was also properly known as _____

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218) Greta Garbo of Sweden was a renowned legendary

_____ of Hollywood: Actress

238) Name

219) Dr. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin who passed

away recently was the spiritual head of which community: Dawoodi Bohra religion: Islam

the mega infrastructure project being developed by the central government for promoting industrial townships between Delhi and Mumbai: DelhiMumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) industrial corridors: To boost up infrastructure and manufacturing activity develop a joint trade corridor Bangladesh, China and Myanmar with

239) What is the objective of setting up of various

220) Dawoodi Bohra committee is a sub group of which 221) Sunanda Pushkar who passed away recently was

240) Name the three countries that have decided to

holding which ministry in the central government: None cinema passed away recently. He was popularly known as _____ : Telugu, ANR is held in which state: Assam

India:

222) Akkineni Nageswara Rao, veteran actor of _____

241) The multination joint trade corridor proposed to be

developed will start from ____ in India and run up to ____ in SW China: Kolkata, Kunming Stanislas Wawrinka. He is from which country: Switzerland

223) The famous historical cultural event - Jonbeel Mela 224) Name the Indias nuclear-capable strategic missile,

242) The ATP Chennai Open Tennis title was won by

with a strike range of about 4,000 km tested successfully: Agni-IV minority status by the central government: Jains is the present communities in India: Six number of

243) Name

225) Which community has recently been granted 226) What

minority

the programme launched recently to comprehensively address the health needs of the nearly 243 million children of the country: Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram cover children in the age group of ___ to ___ yeas: 10 to 19 years Swasthya Karyakaram: Health Programme National Adolescent

244) The Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakaram aims to

227) Under which Act government grants minority status

to a community: National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992

245) What is the English name of the Rashtriya Kishor

228) Name the multinational multi sports event in India

246) The Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakaram has

been launched by which ministry in the central government: Health and Family Welfare

where sportspersons from Portuguese speaking countries participate: Lusofonia Games Goa

229) Lusofonia Games 2014 were held at which place: 230) The 18th National Youth Festival was held at which
place: Ludhiana

247) Name the ace badminton player who became the

first male junior badminton player from India to be ranked top in the world by the World Badminton Federation (WBF): Aditya Joshi coldest, most dangerous blast of polar air in decades, causing wide spread extremely heavy snowfall leading to total disruption of daily life: USA spread dangerous blast of polar air in USA and adjoining Canada: Polar Vortex Chartered Mumbai Marathon: Kenya

231) What was the theme for the 18th National Youth
Festival: 'Youth For Drugs Free World'

248) Name the country which suffered recently the

232) The National Youth Festival is organized every year

on January 12th for what reasons: It is birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda

249) Name the climatic phenomena that cause wide

233) Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to constitute

a Rail Tariff Authority for what purpose: To advise the Railway Ministry on fares the railway fare: Railway Board

250) Evans Ruto of _____ won the 11th Standard 251) The Hero Hockey World League championship held

234) Which is the apex authority in India authorize to fix 235) Name the two districts of Haryana that have

at New Delhi was won by ______ beating ______: Netherlands, New Zealand declared as the best footballer of the year by FIFA: Cristiano Ronaldo

recently been included in the National Capital Region: Jind and Karnal were held at which place: Patna, Bihar

252) Name the international football player who has been

236) The 61st Senior National Kabaddi Championship 237) Government has approved setting up of the AKIC
Development Corporation for what purpose: For the development of Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor

253) Cristiano Ronaldo is from which country: Portugal 254) The interest rate on EPFO has been increase to
_______ percent from 8.5 percent at present: 8.75

255) Name the light weight pistol specially developed by

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the Indian Ordnance Factory especially for women to defend themselves from assault: Nirbheek

India who recently retired from the service: Anand Sinha

256) Who has been named as the captain of the Indian

Women Cricket Team: Mithali Raj

273) Name the state that topped in the first ever ranking

257) Name the joint naval exercise undertaken by the

Indian coast guard and its Japanese counterpart: Sahayog- Kaijin 2014 recently held at which place: off the Kochi coast, Kerala which sports: Badminton

of state governments on the basis of their performance and implementation of the midday meal scheme: Karnataka to increase the number of seats in the country by 10,000 by upgrading existing state and central government colleges: MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) Union Cabinet has approved a new comprehensive regulatory framework for TV rating agencies for release of TRPs. What is the full form of TRPs: Television Rating Points projected Indias growth rate for current year at 4.4%: IMF

274) In which stream of studies government has decided

258) Sahayog- Kaijin 2014 - a joint naval exercise was

259) Malaysian Open 2014 tournament was held for 260) Name the winner of Mens single title in the
Malaysian Open 2014 tournament: Lee Chong Wei, Malaysia Malaysian Open 2014 tournament: Li Xuerui, China

275) The

276) Which international monetary organization has

261) Name the winner of Womens single title in the

277) RBI has decided that for the purpose of external

commercial borrowings (ECB), 'Maintenance, Repairs and Overhaul (MRO) of _______will be treated as a part of infrastructure: Aircrafts

262) Name the cricketer who became the first Indian

wicket keeper to claim 300 dismissals in One Day Internationals: M.S. Dhoni the milestone of claiming 300 dismissals: Zealand New

263) Playing against which country M S Dhoni achieved

278) Why RBI has decided that all banknotes issued prior

264) At which border post India and Pakistan have

agreed to liberalize various trade activities: Attari Wagah Border

to 2005 will be withdrawn after March 31, 2014: These have less security features compared to notes issued thereafter notes that an individual can exchange at a bank at a time: No such limit of which prestigious institution: Harvard University, USA international educational College, at Harvard

279) What is the maximum amount of pre 2005 currency

265) Name the state that has been ranked No. 1 in

implementation of SJSRY programme during 201213: Odisha programme SJSRY: Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojana bank loan under SJSRY: BPL families in urban area

280) Rakesh Khurana has recently been appointed dean

266) What is the full form of the poverty alleviation

281) Name the Indias first indigenously built nuclearpowered submarine, that is now ready for sea trials: INS Arihant of the recently passed Lokpal Act: Uttarakhand

267) Which category of persons are eligible to obtain

282) Name the first Indian State to adopt the provisions 283) Which
committee appointed by RBI has recommended that retail inflation should be measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and not by the wholesale price index as being done currently: Urjit Patel Committee the retail inflation rate down at ____ per cent with a band of +/- 2 per cent: Four NASSCOM: R. Chandrashekhar Association Companies of Software

268) Name the poverty alleviation scheme of the central

government for providing bank loans to BPL families in rural area: Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana government for providing bank loans to non BPL families in both rural and urban areas: Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme sanctioned by them against pledge of gold jewellery should not exceed ____ per cent of the value of the gold: 75

269) Name the poverty alleviation scheme of the central

284) Urjit Patel Committee has recommended to bring

270) RBI has advised banks that amount of loans

285) Who has been appointed as the new President of 286) What is the full form of NASSCOM: National
and Services

271) The Reserve Bank has constituted an expert

committee under the chairmanship of _____(former Chairman of Axis Bank) to review governance of boards of banks: P. J. Nayak

287) The Jeevan Raksha Padak are given in how many

categories: Three

272) Name the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of

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288) Name the Supercomputer developed by the Centre

best film: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) that has been rated as Indias most power efficient computer system: PARAM Yuva-II to have a branch in China: Axis Bank

305) Name the director of Bhaag Milkha Bhaag who also

won the Filmfare award for Best Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra award for the Best actor: Farhan Akhtar for BMB

289) Which bank has became first domestic private bank 290) Which
country India has signed a cooperation to cover about 28 lakh expatriates working there: Saudi Arabia the 2014 Republic Day Parade: Shinzo Abe labour Indian

306) Who has been declared the winner of 2014 Filmfare 307) Deepika Padukone has won the 2014 Filmfare award
for best actress for which film: Goliyon Ki Raslila Ram - Leela hectares of area near the Khandwa reservoir, in Naya Raipur, in which State: Chhattisgarh by which player: (Switzerland) Stanislas

291) Name the Japanese PM who was the Chief Guest at 292) For the expansion which major rapid transport

308) Asias biggest botanical garden will come up on 153

project Japan has sanctioned a loan of $2 billion: Delhi Metro UNWTO for the promotion of which back water resort: Kumarakom United Nations World Tourism Organization

309) Mens title in Australian Open Tennis Cup was won

Wawrinka

293) Kerala tourism has won the top tourism award from

310) Womens title in Australian Open Tennis Cup was

won by which player: Li Na of China which field: Music

294) What is the full form of abbreviation UNWTO: 295) The ambitious National Urban Health Mission

311) Grammy Awards are given for achievements in 312) Name the musical album that won the 2014
Grammy for best album of the year: Random Access Memories by Daft Punk

(NUHM), aimed at providing adequate and efficient urban public health delivery system for the urban poor, was launched recently at which place: Bangalore urban poor for healthcare. Which areas will be treated as urban for this purpose: Areas with population of over 50,000 satellite France designed for climate change studies:

313) What

296) The National Urban Health Mission plans to cover

is the maximum number (excluding posthumous awards and award to foreigners) of Padma Awards that can be given in a year: 120 what amount: Nil

314) A Padma Vibhushan awardee gets a cash reward of 315) Padma Awards are announced every year on which

297) With which country India is working on developing a

particular date: Eve of Republic Day (25th January) Padma Vibhushan in science and engineering category. He is from which field of science: Chemical Technology Padma Vibhushan: BKS Iyengar

298) Which public sector bank has announced to increase

its presence in the social media by joining Youtube and Twitter: State Bank of India

316) Dr Raghunath A Mashelkar has been awarded

299) The government has introduced a new procedure

for issuance of PAN card as per which now the applicants will have to submit a documentary proof of _______ also: Address Depositor Education and Awareness Fund from which source: By taking over amount lying in unclaimed deposit accounts with banks

317) Name the veteran Yoga maestro decorated with the 318) The Yoga form propagated by Padma Vibhushan
awardee Sh. B K S Iyengar is known as: Iyengar Yoga been awarded Padma Bhushan recently: Kamala Hasan with Padma Bhushan in 2014: Pullela Gopichand

300) RBI has decided to establish a fund to be called

319) Name the iconic Tamil film actor, producer who has

301) As per Banking Regulation Act, 1949, an unclaimed

deposit account is one in which there is no transaction for past ___ or more years: 10

320) Name the renowned badminton coach decorated 321) What is the current assignment of Justice Dalveer
Bhandari who has been awarded Padma Bhushan recently: Judge in International Court of Justice awarded Padma Shri recently: Anjum Chopra

302) International

Marconi Prize is given for achievements in which field: Communication Technology budget for the year 2014 15 in view of upcoming general elections. It will instead present the ______ for 2014-15 in Lok Sabha: Vote on Account

303) Government has decided not to present regular

322) Name the women cricket star who has been 323) Sudarsan Pattnaik has been awarded Padma Shri
recently. He is from which field: Renowned Sand

304) Name the film that won 2014 Filmfare award for the

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artist

place: Near Andaman & Nicobar Islands

324) Reserve bank has announced issuance of Inflation

Indexed National Savings Certificates (IINSC) to offer an inflation savvy investment option. These ______ year Bonds will earn interest equal to the CPI inflation rate plus ____ per cent per annum: 10, 1.50 compulsory for all adult males aged between 18 and 30, but kept it optional for women: United Arab Emirates recognition of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) for inclusion in the Asian Games: Sambo critical applications for defence research and development, particularly in advanced aircraft designing defence research. What is Dhruva-3: High performance computing system index of 178 countries, India has been placed at ____ position: 155th interest rates by 0.25%: To tame inflation

340) To which country Exim Bank has agreed to provide

a Line of Credit of $ 19.50 million: Vietnam

341) ADB has agreed to give $100 million loan to which

state for boosting education and skills there: Meghalaya collection of account payee cheques even for third party accounts: Cooperative Credit Societies

325) Which country has decided to make military service

342) To which category of customers RBI has allowed

343) With which country India has agreed to set up a $40

million joint fund to support technological ventures for consolidating and strengthening economic ties: Israel 100 innovation hubs at an outlay of Rs 99 crore, throughout the country by 2017: National Innovation Council Sam Pitroda

326) Name the Russian martial art that has earned

327) DRDO recently launched Dhruva-3 for promoting

344) Which national organization has decided to set up

345) Who is the head of the National Innovation Council: 346) Which state in India has announced the highest MSP
of Rs. 1560 per quintal for paddy crop: Bihar

328) In a recently compiled environmental performance

329) With what intention Reserve Bank hiked key policy 330) What will be the impact of recent 0.25% hike in
repo rate on Bank Loans: They are likely to become costly due to rise in interest rate

347) J N Chaudhury has been appointed Director General

of which paramilitary force: National Security Guard city: Mumbai

348) Indias first Mono Rail has started operation in which

331) What will be the impact of recent 0.25% hike in

repo rate on industrial growth: Likely to come down due to higher cost of funds over 850 passengers at a time, that has been allowed to land in India: A-380 of Airbus for what reasons: Celebrating 50 years of its existence

DECEMBER 2013
349) As per the figures released by CSO, in GDP growth
in 2nd quarter was ______ per cent: 4.8

332) Name the Super Jumbo Aircraft, capable of carrying

350) Core sector is a part of index of industrial

333) Central Vigilance Commission was in news recently

production. Its weightage in IIP is _____ per cent in IIP: 37.90 Golf

351) Gaganjeet Bhullar is top rank player of which sports: 352) Name the Emperor and Empress of Japan who
recently visited India: Akihito and Michiko Japan

334) Prime Minister of which country resigned recently

to counter widespread political protests in the country against harsh anti protest laws: Ukraine badminton championship was held at which place: Lucknow, UP Fund (IIIF), with the initial corpus of Rs 500 crore for what purpose: To promote profitable venture that take care of social needs also to enhance forest cover in the state: Odisha

335) Syed Modi International India Grand Prix Gold

353) Shinzo Abe is the Prime Minister of which country: 354) What is the name of the currency of Japan: Yen 355) Name the capital of Japan: Tokyo 356) Indias cricket team captain MS Dhoni has recently
been honoured with which international award: ICC LG Peoples Choice Award - 2013 sports: Cycling

336) Govt has launched the India Inclusive Innovation

337) Which State has launched 'Ama Jangal Yojana' (AJY) 338) Name the jumbo naval exercise of 16 navies from
the Indian ocean region being held in 2nd week of February: Milan 2014

357) Tour de India championship is organized in which 358) Tour de India championship was won by Mohd. Nor
Umradi. He is from which country: Malaysia country: Sri Lanka

339) The joint exercise of 16 navies from the Indian

359) India has agreed to train naval officers of which

ocean region Milan 2014 will be held at which

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360) Name the international event recently won by ace

shuttler of India P V Sindhu: Macau Open Grand Prix held in which place: Bangalore

failure to end the Palestinian conflicts

Syrian

and

Israelias Miss

379) Alyz

361) 29th Junior National Athletics Championships was 362) Name the state which won 29
Athletics Championship: Kerala
th

Henrich has _______2013: Earth country: Venezuela

been

crowned

380) Miss Earth 2013 Alyz Henrich is from which

Junior National

381) Tarundeep Rai and Atanu Das recently won silver

363) Who has been named at Chief Executive of Indian

Banks Association: Mohan V Tanksale Indian Bank Association: Yes

and bronze medal respectively at which international sports event: Indoor Archery World Cup Singapore

364) Are foreign banks allowed to become member of 365) Who has been named as the new Chief Information
Commissioner: Sushma Singh

382) Indoor Archery World Cup was held at which place: 383) Which country has been named as host for the FIFA
World Cup-2017 (Under-17): India inducted in Indian Air Force: Tejas from the Indian Air Force: Mig-21

366) As per Right to Information Act, any person seeking

information has to be provided information within ____ days: 30 the required

384) Name the light combat air craft (LCA) that has been 385) Name the aircraft that has recently been retired 386) Mr. Sumit Bose has been appointed to which

367) In

corruption ranking of countries by the international watchdog Transparency International, India has been ranked at which place: 94th Africa passed away recently. He was called _________ out of love and affection: Madiba

368) Nelson Mandela, the iconic statesman from South

important central government position: Finance Secretary the international magazine Time: Pope Francis Catholics

387) Who has been named as the Person of the Year by 388) Who is Pope Francis: Supreme Head of Roman 389) Gen. Bikram Singh was recently honoured with
Legion of Merit by which country: USA

369) Mandela was known for his anti-apartheid struggle.

What is the meaning of apartheid: Observing racial discrimination

370) Why Mr. Mandela was honoured with Indias highest

civilian award Bharat Ratna: Because he followed Gandhian philosophy and values in his fight against apartheid

390) Trade deficit of India came down to less than $10

billion in Nov. 2013. What was the single most important factor for this: Reduction in import of gold growth at ______ percent for the year 2013-14: 4.7% coldest place on earth: East Antarctica is held in which country: USA

371) India has been ranked at ______ place in terms of

doing business, by a survey done by Forbes magazine: 98th

391) Asian lending agency ADB has projected Indias

372) 57th National Shooting championship was held at

which place: New Delhi

373) The Sankirtana, a ritual form of singing, drumming

and dancing has been included in UNESCOs list of intangible heritage. It belongs to which state of India: Manipur having 81.08% share in international transactions. Which is the currency at the second place: Yuan8.66% (China) Renminbi

392) In which area scientists have recently discovered the 393) The prestigious international Sundance Film Festival 394) Name the bank from Qatar which has become the

374) US dollar is the largest used currency in the world,

first bank from that country to open a branch in India: Doha Bank economies on the basis of their efficiency in utilization of energy, India has been placed at _____ rank: 69th Sample Survey Office

395) In a recent international survey on ranking of

375) Yuan, the currency of China is also called ______: 376) Name the country that has recently been elected as

a non permanent member of the UN security council: Jordan Security Council, despite being elected as a non permanent member: Saudi Arabia UN Security Council: To protest the world bodys

396) What is the full of the abbreviation NSSO: National 397) The Reserve Bank has estimated that India's

377) Name the country that has recently refused to join

economy would grow about ______ per cent in FY 2013-14: Five Indian population has been categorized as

378) Why Saudi Arabia did not accept the membership of

398) As per latest census 2011 data, ______ percent

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417) Name the international beauty title won by Bea Rose

Santiago of Philippines: Miss International 2013

399) Govt. has decided to provide a monetary support of

Rs. _______ to every NREGA job cardholder who plans to build a toilet in his house: 10,000

418) Report from UNO has lowered Indias economic

growth forecast for 2013 to ______per cent from 6.1 per cent projected earlier: 4.8

400) In what manner govt. has decided to link up two

major welfare schemes NREGA and Indira Awaas Yojana: Labour constructing their own house under IAY will get NREGA wages

419) Parliament has finally passed the Lokpal Bill. What is

401) Under

Indira Awaas Yojana, a sum of Rs. ___________ is provided to BPL families in plain areas for constructing their house: 70,000 Indira Awaas Yojana, a sum of Rs. ___________ is provided to BPL families in hilly areas for constructing their house: 75,000 spice cardamom is picking up: Arunachal Pradesh

the objective of setting up of a Lokpal: Establishment of an anti-corruption watchdog that will have in its purview even the office of the Prime Minister against the rough treatment met to one of its diplomat posted at US consulate. Name that diplomat: Devyani Khobragade

420) Recently India displayed its strong displeasure

402) Under

403) In which North-Eastern state cultivation of popular 404) As per the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill

421) Name the international convention which guarantees

diplomatic immunity to persons posted in various embassies / consulates: Vienna Convention CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award for the year 2013 by BCCI: Kapil Dev agreed to lend $176 million to extend the first metro train line in Jaipur: Asian Development Bank governor of which state: Manipur

approved by the cabinet, the reservation for Persons with Disabilities (PWD) has been raised to ___ per cent from three at present: Five and Managing Director of which bank: Andhra Bank probe on moon recently, becoming first country to do so since 1976: China

422) Name the veteran cricket player selected for the Col

405) C. V. R. Rajendran has been appointed Chairman

423) Name the international financial institution that has

406) Name the country that succeeded in landing a lunar

424) V. K. Duggal has been appointed as the new 425) Who has been appointed as the Indias new
Ambassador to USA: S. Jaishankar which place in India: Kerala

407) Sis Ram Ola, who passed away recently, was a

prominent ________: Politician, Union Labour and Employment Minister Rajasthan: Vasundhara Raje

426) Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS) is located at

Thiruvananthapuram,

408) Who has been elected as the new Chief Minister of 409) Pu Lalthanhawla has been elected as Chief Minister
for the fourth time in which state: Mizoram

427) India and Pakistan had a dispute on the sharing of

waters of which river that was settled in favour of India by the International Court of Arbitration : Kishan Ganga which state: Jammu & Kashmir

410) Name the person who has been elected as Banker of

the Year 2013 by the financial daily Business Standard: Aditya Puri

428) Kishenganga Hydro Electric Project is located in 429) India and San Marino, a tiny country within Italy,

411) Aditya Puri is the chief of which bank: HDFC Bank 412) 4th edition of Kabaddi World Cup was won by which
country in Pakistan) Mens category: India (beating

signed the TIEA between them at Rome. Write the full form of TIEA: Tax Information Exchange Agreement enhancement of the bilateral currency swap arrangement to $ 50 billion, up from $ 15 billion at present: Japan with 10-member ASEAN group as part of CECA. What is the full form of CECA: Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement country north of Greece, to prevent income tax evasion by entities in both the countries. What is the full form of DTAA: Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement

413) 4th edition of Kabaddi World Cup was won by which

country in Womens category: India (beating New Zealand) played at which place: Ludhiana (Punjab)

430) With which country government has approved the

414) The finals of 4th edition of Kabaddi World Cup were 415) Mahesh Mangaonkar has become the first Indian

431) Govt. has cleared a services and investment deal

player to win an International Title in which game: Squash Champions title in pistol event in the final round in the 57th National Shooting Championships at New Delhi: Samresh Jung

432) India has signed DTAA with Macedonia, a small

416) Name the shooter who won the Champion of

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433) What is the range of Agni-III missile recently test

fired by India: 3000 kms

cricketer of the year 2012-13: Ravichandran Ashwin

434) The missile testing site of India Integrated Test

Range is located at which place: Wheeler Island, Near Chandipur, Distt Balasore, Odisha

452) What is the official growth rate fixed by the planning

commission for the 12th five year plan: 8%

453) In the first half (April-September) of the current

435) Name the organization which is responsible for

developing and testing various missiles for Indian Army: DRDO Defence Research & Development Organization

fiscal FY2013-14, the economy grew by _______per cent: 4.6 with which country for six additional C-130J "Super Hercules" jumbo military cargo aircrafts: USA prominent ___________: Film Actor

454) India has signed a mega contract of $1.01 billion

436) Who is the Head of DRDO: Shri Avinash Chander 437) Deepika Kumari and Tarundeep Rai are the current
national champions in women and men category respectively in which sport: Archery held at which place: Jamshedpur, Jharkhand

455) Farooq Sheikh who passed away recently was a

438) 34th Senior National Archery championship were 439) PV Sindhu and K Srikanth clinched the women's and
men's National titles respectively in which sport: Badminton held at which place: New Delhi

NOVEMBER 2013
456) Rajendra Yadav who passed away recently was from
which field: Literature

457) Rajendra Yadav was a eminent short story writer

and novelist of which language: Hindi

440) 78th Senior National Badminton Championships was 441) In the 9th Ministerial Conference of WTO held in

458) As per a recent study, India has been ranked

______ in terms of Ease of Doing Business: 134th in the world: Singapore

Bali, Indonesia, what was the major achievement for India: India will continue to support its farmers with MSP-Minimum Support Price operation involving close to 40,000 security personnel in which states: Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra

459) In terms of Ease of Doing Business _______ is no. 1 460) The WTA Tour Championship title for 2013 was
lifted by which player: Serena Williams Womens Tennis Association place: Istanbul, Turkey

442) Recently govt. has launched a four day anti-Naxal

461) The full form of WTA in WTA Tour Championship is: 462) The WTA Tour Championship was held at which 463) As per Forbes magazines latest India Rich List,
________ has been named as Indias wealthiest person for the sixth year in a row: Mukesh Ambani industries: Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL)

443) Govt has agreed to grant constitutional status to the

proposed JAC for appointment and transfer of judges. What is full form of JAC: Judicial Appointments Commission established in which state: Haryana

444) Indias first National Cancer Institute is to be 445) Name the South-African all rounder cricketer who
has announced is retirement from Test and First Class cricket: Jacques Kallis

464) Mukesh Ambani is the corporate head of which 465) Recently we read in the newspaper that an ATM has
been launched for Bitcoins. What is the Bitcoins: It is a digital currency, popular worldwide

446) As per recent data the maternal mortality ratio

(MMR) number of women who die of pregnancyrelated causes per 1,00,000 live births has come down to _______ in 2010-12, from 212 in 2007-09: 178 lac: Kerala

466) Ashok Amritraj, producer of 109 Hollywood films, for

his outstanding achievements in the film industry has been honourd with which award: Soul of India Award given to film celebrity: Amitabh Bachchan

447) In India which state has the lowest MMR of 66 per 448) In India which state has the Highest MMR of 328 per
lac: Assam

467) Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award for 2013 has been 468) Name the new tactical surface-to-surface missile

based on the Prahaar missile, with a range between 60-170 kms: Pragati Missile State has been named as best region to visit in 2014: Sikkim ______, England: Leeds

449) J N Chaudhury has been appointed Chief of which

paramilitary force: National Security Guard

469) In a recent global study of tourism, which Indian

450) Who has been appointed as new Director General of

Central Industrial Security Force: Arvind Ranjan

470) The World Billiards Championship was held at 471) Name the winner of World Billiards Championship

451) Who has been honoured with Polly Umrigar Award

from the BCCI for being Indias best international

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2013: Peter Gilchrist

490) Name the Indian batsman who created history by

472) Peter Gilchrist the world Champion of Billiards is

from which country: Singapore which place: Lahli, Haryana

scoring worlds highest ever sixes 16 in an ODI: Rohit Sharma to facilitate transfer of sentenced prisoners languishing in jails in the two countries: Vietnam

473) Sachin played his last match in domestic cricket at 474) In which tournament, Sachin played his last
domestic test match: Ranji Trophy

491) With which country India has signed an agreement

492) The 13th meeting of the Council of Ministers of the

475) The govt has recently approved an education

promotion programme by the name RUSA. What is the full form RUSA: Rashtriya Uchchatar Siksha Abhiyan

Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) was held in: Perth, Australia champion from Germany created history by winning _______ formula races in one year: 9

493) Sebastian Vettel, the reigning Formula One world

476) What is the objective of starting the educational

project RUSA: Improving quality and number of universities / colleges in country motorcycles through the land route: Bangladesh

494) Name the film that won the Golden Gateway of

477) With which country India has agreed to export 478) As per recent RBI guidelines banks have been

India award for the best film at the 15th Mumbai Film Festival: La Jaula De Oro (of Mexico) Debaprasad Award Bharatnatyam is from which filed:

495) Geeta Chandran who has been honourd with Guru

allowed to pay interest on their deposit accounts at _______ intervals: Monthly / Fortnightly customers for sending them SMS alerts for their transactions. What are the recent RBI guidelines in this regard: Charge to be recovered actual usage basis people, _________ has been ranked as No. 1: Vladimir Putin President, Russia

479) Most of the banks recover a fixed fee from their

496) Name the UN agency which has taken up a

nationwide social media campaign against open defecation in India: UNICEF UNICEF against open defecation in India: Take the Poo to Loo what was the recent ruling of Supreme Court: They should not be transferred frequently Karate Championship: Romania

497) Name the social media campaign launched by

480) As per Forbes ranking of The worlds most powerful

498) As regard to service conditions of civil servants,

481) What position is held by Mr. Vladimir Putin: 482) Recently first time a rail link was opened linking the

499) Which country won the Ashihara Sabaki World 500) the Ashihara Sabaki World Karate Championship was
held at which place: Bucharest, Romania ______ Djokovic: Novak Serbia

two continents Asia and Europe in which country: Turkey compiled by Forbes Magazine, ____ ____ has been named as most powerful women: Angela Markel (5th) noted________: Hindi Satirist

483) In a list of most powerful persons of the world

501) The Paris Masters Tennis tournament was won by 502) Tennis star Novak Djokovic is from which country: 503) To which country India has provided Rs. 100 crores
as a grant for their Economic Stimulus Plan: Bhutan Tech Trade Fair Hyderabad (AP) place: Chennai was

484) K P Saxena who passed away recently was a 485) Name the international beauty title won by Ms.
Srishti Rana: Miss Asia Pacific 2013

504) World Agriculture Forum

Congress 2013 and Agriheld at which place:

486) In the 'Prosperity Index' ranking of 142 countries

compiled by London-based Legatum Institute, India stood at ______ position: 106th passed away recently: Reshma

505) FIDE world chess championship, was held at which 506) What is the full form of chess championship FIDE:
World Chess Federation Internationale des Echecs) National Food Security Mission (Federation

487) Name the legendry Pakistani female folk singer who 488) The Hockey World Cup- 2014 will be held at which
place: The Hague, Netherlands

507) What is the full form of Agricultural mission NFSM: 508) What is the name of joint naval exercise recently
held by navies of Indian and USA: Malabar

489) The first joint retreat ceremony of the Border

Security Force (BSF) and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) was held which place: Petropole border in district North 24 Parganas, West Bengal

509) The naval exercise Malabar by Indian and US Navy

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was held at which place: Off the coast of Tamil Nadu in Bay of Bengal

corporate figure Ms. Chanda Kochhar: MD & CEO of ICICI Bank

510) Pakistan successfully tested its ______, Hatf IX

(Nasr) having a range of 60 kms: Missile

529) Name the country that will host 2018 mens Hockey
World Cup: India

511) The maneuvering and tracking of Mangalyaan is

being done by ISTRAC. Write its full form: ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network which place: Bangalore

530) Name the super strong typhoon that caused wide

spread devastation in Philippines, claiming over 12000 lives: Haiyan ________ to jointly organise the India Economic Summit: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) banks of which two countries: Australia and New Zealand

512) The satellite tracking centre ISTRAC is located at 513) Indias first interplanetary space craft Mangalyaan

531) The World Economic Forum has joined hands with

was launched from which centre: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota (AP) is the Chief Radhakrishnan of the ISRO: Dr. K

532) RBI has signed cooperation agreement with central

514) Who

533) Recently RBI issued what guidelines for foreign

banks in the context of domestic private sector banks: Allowed them to take over private banks

515) Name the satellite launching vehicle that was used

to launch Mangalyaan: PSLV-C25 written by: Arivnd Sharma

516) The book Gandhi A Spiritual Biography has been 517) In which North Eastern states govt. has extended

534) As per recent RBI guidelines foreign banks will not

be allowed to hold more than ________ per cent equity in the private banks they may acquire: 74

AFSPA for a further period of six months: Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh. (Special Powers) Act

535) Name the Olympian shooter who created history by

becoming first Indian women to win air pistol gold in the ISSF World Cup: Heena Sidhu held at which place: Munich, Germany

518) What is the full form of AFSPA: Armed Forces 519) Tarla Dalal who passed away recently, was a noted
______ expert: Cookery which place: Goa

536) The ISSF World Cup Shooting Championship was 537) Name the TV channel that Prasar Bharti plans to

520) 44th International Film Festival of India was held at 521) ______ was the country in focus for for the44th
International Film Festival of India: Japan

launch specially for Aruanchal Pradesh and Sikkim: Prabha at which place by the High Commission of India: Sydney, Australia 11th November

538) The Regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas was organized

522) Indias second international standard multi-use

Integrated Check Post (ICP) and the first along the Bangladesh border was opened at which place: Akhaurah, Tripura Integrated Check Post (ICP) has been opened at Akhaurah in Tripura. The first ICP is located at which place: Attari, Punjab capable, surface-to-surface Agni-1 missile recently. What is its range: 700 kms Salropa in the prestigious Great Himalayan National Park in Kullu. What is its purpose: To identify and establish species of various birds which country: Tajikistan

539) National Education Day is celebrated on which date: 540) The

birthday of first Education Minister of Independent India, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad is celebrated as what day: National Educational Day has been no occurrence of the disease in the last three months: H5N1 Avian Influenza (bird flu) beating Rafael Nadal: Novak Djokovic

523) Indias second international standard multi-use

541) India has declared itself free from _______as there

524) India successfully test-fired its nuclear weapons-

542) ________won the ATP World Tour Finals in London 543) South Asian Junior Athletics Championships were
held at which place: Ranchi, Jharkhand

525) Indias first Bird Ringing Station has been setup at

526) Imomali Rakhmon has been elected as President of 527) Name the lady who has been named as the most

544) Name the country that secured top position in the

South Asian Junior Athletics Championships: India

545) Hurun India Philanthropy List 2013 published by the

Chinas leading magazine mougal Huran Report Inc has ranked IT tycoon ___________as the most generous Indian with a donation of Rs 8,000 crore in the year ending March 31, 2013: Azim Hashim Premji

powerful businesswoman in India for the third consecutive year in the list of 50 most powerful businesswomen ranking for 2013 by Fortune magazine: Chanda Kochhar

528) What is the official position of the prominent

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546) Malia and Malala have been named among the 16

most influential teens of 2013 by the Time magazine. Who is Malia: Elder daughter of Barack Obama Ratna. He is from which field: Solid state and materials chemistry the recipient of a Bharat Ratna: Nil which authority: Prime Minister approves awardees President of India Yes

Scheme (MGNREGS) to 150 from existing norm of 100 days in Odisha: To provide relief from devastation caused by Phailin cyclone

566) World Bank and the Asian Development Bank have

assured a financial assistance of $ 313 mn to Odisha government for what purpose: For restoration and rehabilitation activities in cyclone Phailin hit areas Rs. 1129 crore for campus development at IIT Hyderabad: Japan Disaster Response (NIDR) at which Kamptee, near Nagpur, Maharashtra place:

547) Prof. C.N.R. Rao has been decorated with Bharat

548) What is the amount of cash reward that is given to 549) Recommendation for Bharat Ratna are made by 550) Who
for Bharat Ratna:

567) Which country has promised to provide support of

568) Govt. has decided to establish National Institute of

551) Can Bharat Ratna be awarded to a non Indian also: 552) What is the name of the second air craft carrier of
India: INS Vikramaditya Ship

569) Telecom major Vodafone India and ICICI Bank have

launched mobile money transfer and payment service _________in Assam and other North Eastern states: 'M-Pesa' Abdulla Yameen

553) The abbreviation INS stands for: Indian Naval 554) What is the name of the original ship that has been
transformed Gorshkov into INS Vikramaditya: Admiral

570) Name the new President of island country Maldives: 571) Who has been named as World Athlete of the Year
for 2013 in Mens category: Usain Bolt

572) World athlete of the year Usain Bolt is from which

field of athletics: 100 and 200 m sprint country: Jamaica

555) INS Vikramaditya has been procured by India from

which country: Russia

573) World athlete of the year Usain Bolt is from which 574) Who has been named as World Athlete of the Year
for 2013 in womens category: Shelly-Ann FraserPryce

556) INS Vikramaditya is the second aircraft of the Indian

Navy. What is the name of the first (existing) aircraft carrier of India: INS Viraat India: INS Vikrant

557) Name the aircraft carrier being built indigenously in 558) Name the first aircraft carrier acquired by Indian
st

575) World athlete of the year Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is

Navy which was decommissioned on 31 Jan, 1997: INS Vikrant base: INS Kadamba at Karwar, Karnataka which date: Nov 16

from which field of athletics: 100 and 200 m sprint from which country: Jamaica

576) World athlete of the year Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is 577) What was the theme of the 22nd Commonwealth

559) The INS Vikramaditya will be based at which naval 560) UNs International Day for Tolerance
celebrated on

561) National think tank NCAER has lowered country's

growth rate to 4.8-5.3 per cent range in the current fiscal. Write the full form of NCAER: National Council of Applied Economic Research recently for a short trip: David Cameron

Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2013 held at Colombo, Sri Lanka: Growth with Equity; Inclusive Development by which statesman: Salman Khurshid, Minister of External Affairs

578) In the recently held CHOGM, India was represented

562) Name the Prime Minister of UK who visited India 563) Prime Minister of UK recently visited India only for a
short time as he was on his way to _____: Colombo, Sri Lanka

579) At which place the Indian Army tested an advanced

version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system (block III variant) successfully: Pokhran, Rajasthan is the meaning of supersonic: Objects flying with speed higher than speed of sound

580) BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile system. What

564) Central

govt. has increased man-days under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to 150 from existing norm of 100 days in which state: Odisha Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee

581) Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and

Development for 2013 has been awarded to which person: Angela Merkel, German Chancellor

565) Why govt. has increased man-days under Mahatma

582) NASA has launched its latest orbiter to Mars

MAVEN to hunt for clues about why the Red Planet

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lost much of its atmosphere. What is the full form of MAVEN: Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution

Mumbai: Prithvi Shaw

602) Frederick Sanger who passed away recently was the

583) Centre has directed the state governments to

only person to win the noble prize for ________ two times, in 1958 and in 1980: Chemistry located at which place: Thumba, Kerala

implement the new National Crop Insurance Programme (NCIP) for compulsory coverage of which category of beneficiaries: Borrower Farmers recently held at which place: New Delhi by China: YAOGAN XIX

603) Indias only Equatorial Rocket Launching station is 604) What is the name of the Indias only Equatorial
Rocket Launching station: Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre news recently: It celebrated its golden jubilee

584) BRICS International Competition Conference was 585) Name the remote-sensing satellite recently launched 586) Election commission has ask the government to
enact a law demanding what from the government in the context of election related opinion polls: Banning the release of results of election related opinion polls, once the notification of elections has been made to provide credit to women self help groups at a rate of ________ percent per annum: seven in India: Bhartiya Mahlia Bank first branch: Mumbai

605) Why Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thumba was in 606) Name the India's batting star
who became the fastest batsman in world to score 5000 runs in oneday internationals (ODI): Virat Kohli given to the book _______ by James Mc Bride: The Good Lord Bird Anand

607) The National Book Award 2013 of USA has been

587) The Reserve Bank has directed public sector banks

608) Who is the author of the book, Book of Destruction: 609) The famous book Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer has
been authored by ________: Cyrus Mistry

588) What is the name of the first all women bank started 589) In which place Bhartiya Mahila Bank has opened its 590) Is the Bhartiya Mahila Bank allowed to recruit male
staff members: Yes, on selected basis customers: Yes, on selected basis

610) What is the common factor in the mini territories of

Liechtenstein, Isle of Man, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands: All four are tax havens who was crowned as World Champion at the World Chess Championship at Chennai: Magnus Carlsen to the glorious career of Master Blaster Sachin: Darren Sammy his 24 years of cricketing career was bowled by ______ of West Indies: Narsingh Deonarine

611) Name the 23 year old chess prodigy from Norway

591) Is the Bhartiya Mahila Bank allowed to cater to male 592) Bhartiya Mahila Bank has been ask to devote special
attention to which category of women customers: Self Help Groups inaugurate the Bhartiya Mahila Bank: It is birth anniversary of late Indira Gandhi Bank: Usha Ananthasubramaniam

612) Name the West Indies cricketer who marked an end

593) Why 19th November was selected as the day to

613) The last ball to be faced by Sachin marking end of

594) Name the first chairperson of the Bhartiya Mahila 595) To which country India has extended a 100 million
dollar line of credit for defence purchases: Vietnam purpose: Best Children Film occasion: Festival at

614) A survey of 1,600 senior executives across more

than 70 countries by global professional services firm Ernst & Young (EY) placed ______ as the first choice of global investors: India Law Commission of India: Ajit Prakash Shah held at which place: Warsaw, Poland

596) The Golden Elephant Award is given for what 597) The Golden Elephant Award is given on what
International Children's Film

615) Who has been appointed as Chairman of the 20th 616) The Warsaw Climate Change Conference 2013 was 617) The Climate Change Conferences are organized by

598) The 18th International Children's Film Festival was

held at which place: Hyderabad Dutch Film Kauwboy

UNFCCC. The abbreviation UNFCCC stands for: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Taipei, China: South Korea

599) Name the film that won the Golden Elephant Award: 600) What is the recent ruling of Supreme Court with
regard to contesting of elections by the persons in jail: They are eligible to contest elections

618) ___________won the Asian Archery Championship 619) Which country recently agreed to curb its nuclear
programme in lieu of lifting of economic sanctions against it: Iran

601) Name the fifteen year old cricket star who created

history by scoring a record 546 runs playing in

620) Which country has offered to renovate and preserve

a total of 116 heritage buildings, constructed in the

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18th and 19th centuries, located on the banks of the river Hooghly in West Bengal: Denmark

countries: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal

Sri

Lanka,

621) A high power group of six super powers negotiated a

deal with Iran for what purpose: To restrict the nuclear programme of Iran violently causing dislocation of thousands of people, is in which country: Indonesia Prize for Equality and Non-Discrimination 2013 to Malala Yousafzai: Mexico place: Dubai, UAE

639) The coveted title of Miss Universe 2013 has been

won by Gabriela Isler. She is from which country: Venezuela banks to follow the minimum _______capital adequacy rule from this year itself: 9%

622) Mount Sina Bung, a volcano that erupted very

640) The Reserve Bank has directed all regional rural

623) Which country has decided to award International

641) With which country India has agreed to strengthen,

promote and develop renewable energy cooperation: Belgium held in Melbourne, Australia. He is from which country: Australia in which state: Nagaland country: Bangladesh

624) Global Islamic Economic Summit held at which 625) Which country hosted the 20th World Master
Athletics Championship: Brazil

642) Jason Day lifted the ISPS HANDA World Cup of Golf

643) The Hornbill Festival to promote tribal culture is held 644) The ICC T20 championship 2014 will be held which 645) Which Indian IT giant agreed to pay a record $34
million fine to settle a visa row in the USA: Infosys

626) Which corporate brand has been ranked No. 1 in the

'World's Most Valuable Brand List' compiled by 'Forbes' magazine: Apple World Cup Kabaddi will be held in which state: Punjab the country where Weightlifting Championship was Malaysia Commonwealth held recently:
th

627) 4

628) Name

OCTOBER 2013
646) In which country thousands of government servants
were asked to go on leave without pay temporarily as the government had no funds to pay their salary: USA Down crisis in USA was the popular health care programmes of the government. What is the popular name for this programme: Obamacare Commissioner of India in United Kingdom: Ranjan Mathai International Day of Older celebrated on which day: October 1 Index, what is Indias rank: 78th Person is

629) Who has been elected as President, Federation of

Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (Ficci): Sidharth Birla Raheel Sharif

630) Name the new Chief of Pakistan Army: Lt. Gen. 631) Junior National Archery Championship was held at
_________Assam: Kokrajhar

647) One of the main factors behind the recent Shut

632) Mahendra Dev Committee has been appointed for

what purpose: To review the scale of NREGA wages units to be covered under priority sector lending: Medium

648) Name the diplomat who has been appointed High

633) RBI has allowed which category of manufacturing

649) The

650) In the recently compiled Global Human Capital 651) Indias minister of external affairs visited ______ to
impress upon early implementation amendment to constitution: Sri Lanka of 13th

634) On what basis business units are classified into

Micro, Small and Medium categories: On the basis of investment made in plant & machinery / equipment

635) Name the Act that lays down various rules and
regulations for classification of business units into micro small and medium enterprises: MSMED Act 2006 Medium Enterprises Development Act

652) In the neighbouring country Sri Lanka, what is the

context of 13th amendment to their constitution: Devolution of powers to the provinces place: Colombo, Sri Lanka

636) What is the full form of MSMED: Micro Small & 637) Sachin Tendulkar has been selected by UNICEF as
the brand ambassador for Asian region for what purpose: To promote its Total Sanitation Campaign Campaign, Sachin Tendulkar will campaign in which

653) The 2013 meet of CHOGM is to be held at which 654) What is the full form of CHOGM: Commonwealth
Heads of Government Meeting Two

655) The summit of CHOGM is held every _____ years: 656) How many countries are the member of The
Commonwealth: 53

638) As Brand Ambassador of UNICEF for Total Sanitation

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657) Headquarter of The Commonwealth is located at:

London, UK

from North Sri Lanka: C. V. WIGNESWARAN

676) The China Open Tennis Cup Mens Singles has been
of the lifted by _______: Novak Djokovic country: Serbia

658) _________

is designated as head Commonwealth: British Monarch President recently: Turkey

677) The tennis star Novak Djokovic hails from which 678) Womens singles title in the China Open Tennis Cup
was won by: Serena Williams

659) Name the middle Asian country visited by Indian 660) Name the capital of Turkey: Ankara 661) Which Turkish University honoured Indian President
with honorary doctorate Istanbul University in Political Science:

679) Name the Indian tennis star who alongwith Cara

Black won the womens doubles title of China Open: Sania Mirza boxing title at Moscow, Russia is from which country: Ukraine

662) Currency of Turkey is ________: Turkish Lira 663) In a recent survey of top 400 universities in world,
_________ has been ranked as No. 1 university in India: Panjab University voters not to vote for any candidate, if they decide so. This option has been named as: None of the above (NOTA) Bandar Lampung, Indonesia

680) Vladimir Klitschko who won the world heavyweight

681) Name the allrounder from Bangladesh who became

664) Election commission has given the option to the

the first cricketer in 136 year old history of cricket to score a century and claim a hat-trick in the same Test: Sohag Gazi declared vacant following his conviction for more than two years, as a result of recent ruling of Supreme Court to this effect: Rashid Masood mission to Jupiter: Juno

682) Name the first MP whose Parliamentary seat was

665) Two day international Rhino conference was held at: 666) Lampedusa an island near ______ was in news as
over 300 persons drowned there after a boat, with up to 500 African asylum seekers, caught fire and sank: Italy

683) Name the space craft launched by NASA on a 684) RBI has increase the borrowing period under MSF
from one day at present to _______ days: 7 to 14 days

667) Rohan Bopanna along with French partner Edouard

Roger-Vasselin, won the mens doubles title at_____________ held at Tokyo, Japan: Japan Open Tennis Cricket recently: Mumbai Indians

685) Indian Prime Minister visited Brunei recently for

668) Name the team that won the Champions League 669) The final match of the Champions League, Cricket
was held at _________ stadium in Delhi: Feroz Shah Kotla

attending which International summit: ASEAN and East Asia Summit was held at _________, Brunei: Darussalam

686) The recent meeting of ASEAN and East Asia Summit 687) Out of ASEAN and East Asia Summit, India is
member of which organization: East Asia Summit __________, Indonesia: Bali South East Asian Nations

670) Name the veteran Indian film director who has been

688) The 9th WTO Ministerial Conference will be held at 689) What is the full form of ASEAN: Association of 690) Name
the Director General of World Trade Organisation WTO who visited India recently: Roberto Azevedo to which State to improve education and skills: Meghalaya venture deal for the construction of two coal fired power projects of 250 megawatts each: Sri Lanka recently held at: Washington, USA

nominated to head the accomplished jury for the Seventh Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA): Shyam Benegal be held in_______: Brisbane, Australia which country: South Korea

671) The Seventh Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) to 672) The Busan International Film Festival is held in 673) Name the acclaimed Cambodian director who

691) Asian Development Bank has provided $100 mn loan

received the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award at the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea: Rithy Panh Archaeological Survey of India to provide 360degree online panoramic imagery of 100 nationallyimportant monuments: Google Minister of the Northern Province in the first ever provincial elections held after clearance of LTTE

692) With which country India finalised $512-million joint

674) Which international IT giant has joined hands with

693) The annual meeting of IMF and the World Bank was 694) Name the first women chairperson of the Federal
Reserve System of USA: Janet Yellen

675) Name the Sri Lankas first elected Tamil Chief

695) Name the Central Bank in United Kingdom: Bank of

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696) Name the Bank that facilitates and promotes

50,000 runs across all formats of cricket at which stadium: Feroze Shah Kotla stadium, New Delhi

research for improvement in banking services all over the world. Bank for International Settlements Headquarter of Bank for International Settlement is located at ________, Switzerland: Basel crore Green Energy Corridor Project: Setting up of wind and solar power plants

716) India has signed agreements with ______ countries,

who pledged their commitment to the ambitious Nalanda University project: Seven

697) The

717) The prestigious International Nalanda University is

located is which place: Rajgir, Distt Nalanda, Bihar to head the Nalanda University as its Chancellor: Prof. Amartya Sen at ________ place: 63rd

698) What is the purpose of the proposed Rs. 43,000

718) Name the Nobel laureate who has been designated

699) Prime Minister of which country was in news due to

his sudden abduction and subsequent release also: Libya sending a satellite to planet Mars: Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) influential military novelist of his time, passed away recently. He was from which country: USA country: Indonesia India: Ibne Abbas

719) In the Global Hunger Index India has been ranked 720) Which district of Odisha was hardest hit by the
recent cyclone Phailin: Ganjam

700) What is the officially name of the ISROs project for

721) Authorities worldover have appreciated the excellent

701) Tom Clancy, one of the most widely read and

702) World Toilet Summit was recently held in which 703) Name the new High Commissioner of Pakistan to 704) Name the campaign launched by China aimed at
enforcing standards for waste imports to avoid unusable or unsafe/dangerous consignments: Green Fence in the 11 ICC Cricket World Cup: Afghanistan
th

preparations done by the NDRF and IMD for minimizing the possible damage from the cyclone Phailin: What is the full form of NDRF and IMD: National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Indian Metrological Department (IMD) country on CBS platform to cover larger number of people, particularly in rural areas for banking services. What is CBS: Core Banking Solution which witnessed a gruesome stampede killing over 120 persons: Rattangarh place: Almaty, Kazakhstan

722) Govt. has decided to bring all post offices across the

723) Name the place in distt. Datia of Madhya Pradesh

705) Which country has qualified for the first time to play 706) The 11th ICC Cricket World Cup is to be hosted
jointly by which two countries: Australia & New Zealand Council

724) The World Boxing Championships was held in which 725) Name the freedom fighter, ex Minister and Deputy
Chairman of the Planning Commission who passed away recently: Dr. Mohan Dharia

707) What is the full form of ICC: International Cricket 708) What is the range of Nuclear weapons capable
surface-to-surface missile Prithvi-II: 300 kms Integrated Test Range

726) M.S. Swaminathan, Eminent agriculture scientist has

been honoured with which prestigious prize for his work for national integration: Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration education has been honoured with Sakharov Human Rights Prize. The prize is given by which organization: European Parliament book My Brief History: A Memoir : Stephen Hawking amount has been exempted from income tax: Reverse Mortgage Scheme

727) Malala Yousafzai, the teenage activist for girls

709) The missile testing range of India is named as: 710) The missile testing range of India is located at which
place: Wheeler Island, Near Chandipur, Odisha reservation in govt. jobs for disables person: Three country: Azerbaijan

728) Name the renowned scientist who has written the

711) Recently Supreme Court ordered ___ per cent 712) Ilham Aliyev has been elected as President of which 713) What is the popular full form of the scientific
research organization CERN: European Council for European Research which country: Ethiopia

729) Under which loan scheme the receipt of annuity

730) Who are the likely beneficiaries under the reverse

mortgage loan scheme: Property Owning Senior Citizens to Rs. ______ per quintal: 1400

714) Mulatu Teshome has been elected president of 715) Sachin Tendulkar reached the coveted landmark of

731) Government has increased MSP of wheat by Rs. 50 732) Name the CEO of ICICI bank who has been ranked

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751) With which country India recently signed a border

defence pact: China

733) Name the remittance system for which RBI has

issued new revised guidelines: RTGS

752) What is the officially name of the border defence

pact signed between India and China: Border Defence Co-operation Agreement of China: Premier Keqiang

734) Government has decided to include skilled labour in

sericulture under the MNREGA Scheme. What is sericulture: Rearing of silk worms bank account holders. What is the full form of NPCI: National Payments Corporation of India various forms of electronic banking in India

753) What is the official designation of the Prime Minister 754) What is the name of the Premier of China: Li 755) Which mega steel company has been asked by a UN
Human Rights panel to stop the work at its Odisha plant as it may lead to displacement of thousands of people and disruption in their livelihoods: Posco foreign investment in India's aviation sector - Jet Airways' proposed sale of its 24 per cent equity to ___________airline: Etihad Airways country: United Arab Emirates

735) NPCI has launched Aadhaar-based remittances for

736) What is the main objective of NPCI: To promote 737) Which city has been voted as countries top business
destination in terms of infrastructure, human capital, city culture and basic quality of living: Bangalore met their President. What is the name of Russian President: Vladimer Putin winners of the in the final of Duleep trophy played at Kochi, Kerala. It is from which sports: Cricket Golden Jubilee: Bhakra Dam, Punjab
th

756) The Union Cabinet has approved the biggest ever

738) Indian Prime Minister recently visited Russia and

757) The Etihad Airways is the national airline of which 758) To which country India has agreed to start a power

739) South zone and North zone were declared joint

740) Which big hydel project of India is celebrated its 741) 5

South Asian Conference on Sanitation held at which place: Kathmandu, Nepal 2013 ITTF Asian Table Tennis championship held in Beijing, China: Bhavina Hashmukhbhai Patel

transmission line to export 500 million megawatt of electricity: Bangladesh hands with Bangladesh power development board to form Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company to promote 1,320-MW Maitri thermal power project in Bangladesh: National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) amounts of chemical in which country: Syria

759) Name the Indian power cooperate which has joined

742) Name the first Indian to win a silver medal at the

743) Name the player who scored the fastest ever

760) UNO recently passed a regulation to destroy huge 761) Which railway station near Kolkata has been
renamed as Komagata Maru station to salute the martyrs of September 29, 1914, who arrived there by the ship of the same name: Budge Budge country to achieve sales of more than Rs 1,00,000 crore in a quarter: Reliance Industries Ltd. type of ship: Naval offshore Patrol Vessel (NOVP) which national mens sports team: Hockey

century by an Indian batsman in ODI, off 52 balls, playing against Australia at Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur: Virat Kohli

744) Man Booker Prize 2013 has been awarded to ________for her novel, The Luminaries. Eleanor
Catton

762) __________has become the first company in the

745) Name the eminent Telugu novelist, short story

writer, poet critic and 2012 Jnanpith award winner who passed away recently: Ravuri Bharadhwaja was won by _________ of China: Ding Junhui held at which place: New Delhi

763) INS Sunayna, the indigenously built warship is which

746) The Indian Open Snooker Tournament 2013 title 747) The Indian Open Snooker Tournament 2013 was 748) Name the first ever India-Russia joint military

764) Terry Walsh has been appointed chief coach of 765) The new chief coach of mens national hockey team
Terry Walsh is from which country: Australia

exercise that began on October 19 at the Mahajan field firing range in Rajasthan near the Indo-Pak border: Indra 2013 Russian joint military exercise: for improving antiterrorist operations

766) India and China will hold joint military exercises

from November 4 in _______ region in South west China: Chengdu joint military exercise: To practice counter insurgency and counter terrorism manoeuvres

749) What is the objective of recently conducted Indo-

767) What is the objective of the proposed Indo-China

750) Name the latest National Tennis champions in mens

& womens category: Mohit Mayur and Prerna Bhambri

768) Which corporate has been allowed by government to

start a new domestic airline jointly with Singapore

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Airlines: Tata Group

Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

769) What is the name of proposed new domestic airline

started jointly by Tata and Singapore airlines: 'Tata SIA Airlines Limited'

786) Currently, OPCW is in news for handling which

international assignment: Destruction of dumps of chemical weapons in Syria as per UN mandate

770) Government has decided to contribute a sum of Rs.

______ crore towards capital infusion in public sector banks: 14,000 14,000 crore in capital of public sector banks: To enable banks to meet Basel III capital requirements the Vice President Hamid Ansari: Peru & Cuba

787) The headquarters of Nobel Peace prize winning

organization OPCW is located at which place: The Hague, Netherland

771) For what purpose government is contributing Rs.

788) Why the Nobel prizes are delivered on a fix day

December 10 every year: It is the death anniversary of Alfred Nobel presented at _____, Sweden: Stockholm Norway: Oslo

772) Name the two Latin American Countries visited by 773) Sanjeev Rajput won the gold in which event in the

789) All Nobel Prizes except the peace prize are 790) The Nobel Prize for Peace is presented at _______, 791) The Nobel Prize for Peace is not decided in Sweden,
instead, it is decided by an expert committee of _________: Parliament of Norway

Asian Air Gun shooting championship in Tehran, Iran: Mens 50-metre free rifle event refugee camps in Tripura and Assam, belongs to which state: Mizoram part of the country: Andhra Pradesh Particle has been named Satyendra Nath Bose as

774) Bru community which has settled in large number of

792) India has been ranked __________ out of 136 793)

775) Air Costa is the new regional airline started in which 776) Name the Indian scientist in whose name the God
Higgs Boson:

777) The Nobel prize 2013 for physics has been given
to Franois Englert, Belgium and Peter W. Higgs, UK for which achievement: for the outstanding research for discovery of God Particle awarded to how many scientists: Three

794) 795) 796) 797) 798)

778) The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2013 has been 779) The three scientists Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt

and Arieh Warshel have been given Nobel prize in Chemistry for 2013 for research in which field: for developing computer models that predict complex chemical reactions that can be used for tasks like creating new drugs awarded for which achievement: For breakthroughs in understanding how key substances are moved around within a cell awarded to author Alice Munro for which field of literature: Contemporary short stories Alice Munro is from which country: Canada

780) Nobel prize for Physiology or Medicine has been

countries on a Global Gender Gap Index compiled by Geneva-based World Economic Forum: 101st According to a recent survey by Global Initiative for Restructuring Environment and Management (GIREM) and DTZ, _______ is the best business destination in the country: Bangalore Name the Formula One champion who has won four successive titles in the current season: Sebastian Vettal Sebastian Vettal, the formula one world champion is from which country: Germany Indias only Formula One Racing Track Buddha International Circuit is located at which place: Noida, UP Worlds largest airport Al-Maktoum International is located at which place: Dubai, UAE Which financial institution proposes to launch a special loan scheme for creation of storage infrastructure like construction of Warehouses, Silos, cold storages and cold chain infrastructure: NABARD Authority (NFRA) for what purpose: As a watchdog for the accounting and auditing policies and standards for adoption by companies. With which bank Australian Trade Commission has signed a MoU to raise the productivity and exports of Indias food and agricultural sector: Yes Bank To which state World Bank has provided $360 million loan for modernisation of irrigation and drainage systems: Uttar Pradesh India is planning a cross country highway with which two other countries: Myanmar and Thailand The trilateral highway with Myanmar and Thailand will start from ________ in Manipur, India : Moreh

799) Govt. plans to start National Financial Reporting

781) The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2013 has been

782) Nobel Laureate for 2013 literature Nobel Prize 783) What is the formal official name for the Economics
Nobel Prize: The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences awarded for what purpose: For research in empirical analysis of asset prices which organization: Organization for

800) 801) 802) 803)

784) The Nobel Prize for economics for 2013 has been

785) The Nobel Peace Prize 2013 has been awarded to

the

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804) The trilateral highway with Myanmar and Thailand 805) 806) 807) 808)
will end at ______ in Thailand: Mae Sot Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project will link Kolkata port with Sittwe port in which country: Myanmar In the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project, Kaladan is the name of a _______ in Mizoram: River The World Agricultural Congress and Trade Fair to be held at ______: Hyderabad Supreme Court ruled that MPs/MLAs will lose their seats immediately if they are convicted of offences that carry a prison term of more than ______years: Two The 2013 Norton Report by Symantec says that India is among the worlds top ______ countries with the highest number of incidences of cyber crime: Five Indian Navy has recently inducted Hawk MK 132 aircraft. It is what type of aircraft: Advanced Jet Trainer

honoured with which prestigious award for his book Vamsha: Moortidevi Award - 2012

823) Name

the country who won SAFF football championship by beating India: Afghanistan Federation)

824) What is the full form of SAFF: South Asia Football 825) The SAFF football championship was recently held at
which place: Kathmandu, Nepal

826) As per new companies law, the corporates are

required to spend _______ % of their profits towards CSR activities: Two Responsibility

809)

827) Write the full form of CSR: Corporate Social 828) India recently launched multi band communication

810)

satellite GSAT-7 for what purpose: Data gathering for defence forces place: Kourou, French Guiana (An overseas territory of France, at joining Brazil) about 36000 kms Geosynchronous above Earths surface:

829) The GSAT- 7 satellite was launched from which

SEPTEMBER 2013
811) The book Communist Cookbook has written by:
Sharmishta Roy Chowdhury from Aurangzeb Gandhi Ipoh, Malaysia to

830) The GSAT-7 satellite was launched in a _____ Orbit,

812) Who is the author of the book Punjab: A History

Mountbatten:

831) Name the book on tax administration written by

noted economist Parthasarthi Shome, Advisor to the Finance Minister: Indian Tax Administration: A Dialogue holding which position before this: Chief Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance

Rajmohan

813) The Asia Cup Hockey was held at which place: 814) 2014 Hockey World Cup will be held at which place:
The Hague, Netherlands

832) Dr. Raghuram Rajan, the new governor of RBI was

815) Name the country who won the Asia Cup Hockey by
defeating India: South Korea

833) As per the PFRDA bill, 2011, government has

permitted FDI upto _____% in the pension sector: 26 the full form PFRDA: Pension Regulatory and Development Authority singles title: Rafael Nadal country: Spain game: Tennis Fund

816) As per the Land Acquisition Bill passed by Lok

Sabha, govt. has to pay compensation upto ______ times of market value for acquiring land in rural areas: four Sabha, govt. has to pay compensation upto ______ times of market value for acquiring land in urban areas: two Heads at which place: St. Petersburg, Russia

834) Write

835) Name the tennis star who won US Open mens 836) Noted tennis star Rafael Nadal is from which 837) Famous sports person Novak Djokovic is from which 838) Tennis star Novak Djokovic hails from which
country: Serbia

817) As per the Land Acquisition Bill passed by Lok

818) G-20 group of countries held a meeting of their 819) Name the ace footballer from UK who created a new
record by becoming the expensive most player in the history of football: Gareth Bale which Club for a sum of 100 million Euros: Real Madrid, Spain created a world record for what: for longest distance swimming 110 mile (177 kms)

839) Name the tennis star who won US Open womens

singles title: Serena Williams country: USA

820) Noted footballer Gareth Bale has been contracted by

840) Noted tennis star Serena Williams from which 841) Name the prestigious sports event recently won by
tennis star Leander Paes: US Open 2013 mens doubles crown

821) Diana Nyad, the 64 year old lady swimmer from USA

822) Haraprasad Das, eminent Oriya writer, has been

842) Name the world renowned music maestro who

conducted the Bavarian State Orchestra in J & K:

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843) The musical concert conducted by Jubin Mehta at

Shalimar Garden, Srinagar (J&K) was as____________: Ehasas-e-Kashmir of which country: Australia named

the government for foreign banks in India: 40%; if the branches are less than 20, then 32%

860) If an Indian bank in private sector fails to achieve

priority sector lending targets, what will be the penal action: It will have to deposit the short fall amount in Rural Infrastructure Development Fund

844) Tony Abbott has been elected as new Prime Minister 845) With which country India has enlarged its currency
swap arrangement from $15 billion at present to $ 50 billion: Japan global competitiveness in 2013: 60th

861) The government has approved a proposal to invest

USD 4.3 billion in which international financial institution: World Bank at which place: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia good bye to nuclear power: Japan

846) India has been ranked at _____ place in terms of its 847) _________has emerged as most literate state in

862) Eighth Womens Hockey Asia Cup was recently held 863) Which big industrial country has decided to say 864) Name the spacecraft that has become the first man-

India with 94.65 per cent literacy, compared with Keralas 93.91 per cent: Tripura 13.7

848) Share of agriculture in Indias GDP is about ____%: 849) Control of Forward Markets Commission has recently
been taken over by _________ Ministry: Finance

made object to venture into interstellar space: Voyager-1 World Wrestling Championship: Amit Kumar

865) Name the wrestler who won silver medal at the 866) Name the wrestler who won bronze medal in free

850) Govt. has approved setting up of the Bharat Rural

Livelihood Foundation, a partnership between government, corporate India, academics and civil society, with a contribution of Rs 500 crore for what purpose: To engage corporates for help to counter Naxal influence purpose: To scrutinize the applications for new bank licences strengthen the framework of monetary policy to avoid friction between the RBI and the Finance Ministry: Urjit Patel Committee Olympics Committee: Thomas Bach

style wrestling in the World Wrestling Championship: Bajrang place: Budapest, Hungary

867) World Wrestling Championship were held at which 868) Name the hockey player who will captain the Indian
Womens Hockey team in Asia Cup: Ritu Rani America recently: Nina Davuluri

851) RBI has setup Bimal Jalan Committee for what

852) Name the head of the committee formed to

869) Name the Indian origin girl who was crown as Miss 870) Jhumpa Lahri, a Noted Novelist of Indian origin is
settled in which country: USA (New York) Games: Tokyo

853) Who has been elected as President of International 854) Indias trade deficit narrowed to $10.9 billion in

871) Which city has been named to host 2020 Olympic 872) The 2016 Olympics are to be held at which place:
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

August from $12.26 billion in July. What does it represents: The amount by which exports are short of imports import bill of India: Petroleum

873) Name the recently tested nuclear capable surface to

surface long-range ballistic missile which has a strike range of more than 5000 kms: Agni-V Wheeler Island off Odisha coast

855) Which is the single largest item contributing to the 856) As per the RBI guidelines, cash withdrawals of up to

874) From which place India conducts its missile tests: 875) NASA has launched an unmanned spacecraft Ladee
for what purpose: To explore the surface of moon

Rs. _________ a day from point of sale terminals are allowed: 1,000 out using plastic money: Debit / Credit card transactions M3 in the country: Broad Money

857) Which type of banking transactions can be carried

876) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia has

858) What is the popular name for the total money supply 859) What is the priority sector lending target fixed by

recently been honured with which prestigious Indian Award: Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development-2012

877) Durand Cup is associated with which sports:

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895) Recent RBI guidelines have asked banks to close

accounts of those customers who use their credit or debit cards for ________ transactions: Online Forex

878) Durand Cup for 2013 was won by _____ ________

after a gap of 73 years: Mohammedan Sporting, Kolkata

879) Durand Cup Football tournament was held at which

place: New Delhi

896) As per the food security Act notified recently,

________ % of countrys population will be covered under food guarantee: 67 investment destination for new projects: Odisha

880) Dinesh K. Sarraf has been appointed head of which

Maharatna company: Corporation Oil and Natural Gas

897) Which state in India emerged as the hottest 898) World largest solar power plant is being setup in
India at which place: Sambar Lake, Rajasthan

881) With a view to boost exports, government has raised

interest subvention on export loans to _______ percent: Three which two countries: Australia and New Zealand case of FDI in which field: Multi Brand Retail

899) Govt has finalised the timeline for implementation of

882) 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup will be hosted jointly by 883) Govt. has recently relaxed certain pre conditions in 884) With which country India has an arrangement to pay
in Indian rupees for its import of crude oil: Iran

the mega ADKIC project to promote industrial activity in north India. What is the full form of ADKIC: Amritsar-Delhi-Kolkata Industrial Corridor crore expenditure under Special Accelerated Road Development Programme (SARDP): North East Region in Tier 1 centres without its prior permission. Which city come under tier 1: Centres cities with population of one lakh and above

900) For which part of India govt. has approved Rs. 2,130

885) Name the veteran British journalist and broadcaster,

famous for his TV interviews of various Heads of States, who passed away recently: David Frost within Index of Industrial Production (IIP): Eight

901) RBI has allowed banks to open branches, including

886) How many industries are there in the core sector 887) Which country has agreed to contribute 41% share

902) The Reserve Bank has advised banks to allot a

different product code in their core banking solution to which type of accounts: Accounts which are dormant or inoperative for over two years Film category at 2014 Oscar Awards in USA: The Good Road to go ahead with Sethusamudram Project. It is located in which area of India: Rocky terrain between India and Sri Lanka in the Gulf of Mannar is the geographical name Sethusamudram: Adams Bridge for the

in the creation of a $100-billion Currency Reserve Fund (CRF) by BRICS: China Afghanistan by Taliban: Sushmita Banerjee

888) Name the noted Bengali author who was killed in 889) The mobile phone business of Nokia Corporation of

903) Which film will represent India in the Best Foreign

Finland has been taken over by which multinational company: Microsoft Toyota Company of Japan, has made history by becoming the first robot ever to speak in space: Kirobo abroad can carry Indian currency Rs.__________ per person: 10,000 of up to

904) Govt. has submitted in Supreme Court that it intends

890) A robot astronaut called ________developed by

905) What

891) As per recent RBI guidelines, Indians travelling

906) At which place is the World's highest-altitude civilian

892) Which state in India has recorded the lowest

airport, located 4,411 meters above sea level: Daocheng, Near Tibet, China damage in which part of the world: Philippines and Taiwan Pakistan: Mamnoon Hussain

proportion of 3.66 % of poor living below poverty line in urban areas: Sikkim 5.09%, of the poor living below poverty line: Goa

907) Super Typhoon Usagi has caused widespread

893) Which state in India has the lowest proportion 894) India has recorded the largest increase in its

908) Who has been elected as the 12th President of 909) Recently India post released a commemorative

UHNI club among the BRICS nations in the last one year, with a total of 7,850 super rich people in the country. What is the full form of UHNI: Ultra-High Networth Individual

stamp in the memory of freedom fighter and veteran journalist Lala Jagat Narain. Name the news paper founded by him: Punjab Kesari

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910) Kaesong industrial park was the matter of dispute

Clinton Global Citizen Award: Bunker Roy

between which two countries: North and South Korea Fund for what purpose: For empowerment and protection of women

925) RBI has directed banks to stop ________loans

schemes as they tend to befool the consumers into believing that bank funding come for free: zero per cent

911) Govt. has started a Rs. 1000 crore Nirbhaya Corpus

926) With which country India conducted a joint military

exercise in general combat and mountain warfare: Nepal at which place: Pithoragarh, Uttrakhand which country: Norway

912) Name the first programme started from Nirbhaya

Fund, aimed at helping the women who need special protection measures, such as women in prostitution or widowed women: Shubh founder of Dolby Laboratories, passed away recently. He is known for which product: Dolby Stereo Sound System (IRDA) has become the first regulator in the world to start an ___________system: Insurance Repository been made open to English authors from all over the world: The Man Booker Prize official visit to USA to protest against the spying excesses of National Security Agency of USA: Dilma Rousseff of Brazil offering banking services not through branches but through various other means like internet, mobiles and ATMs: China

927) Indo-nepal joint military exercise was recently held 928) Erna Solberg has been elected as Prime Minister of 929) Sultan of Johor Cup Hockey tournament was held at
Johar Bahru in which country: Malaysia Junior Athletics at_________, Kerala: Kochi

913) Ray Dolby, an inventor and audio pioneer from USA,

914) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority

930) National

Championship

held

915) Name the international literary prize that has now

931) In which country a legislative decree has been

passed for reserving one seat in their parliament for persons of Sikh/Hindu religion: Afghanistan which country: Afghanistan

916) President of which country recently cancelled its

932) Wolesi Jirga is the equivalent of Indian Lok Sabha in 933) A severe earthquake of 7.7 magnitude that caused
widespread devastation in _______ district of Balochistan, Pakistan: Awaran Child

917) Which country has recently started Direct Banking,

934) Name the author of the book Never Go Back: Lee 935) The sustainable mountain development summit was
held at which place: Kohima, Nagaland

918) Name

the former world heavyweight boxing champion, considered one of the greatest fighter of his era, who passed away recently: Ken Norton rope in celebrities as brand ambassadors for the five minority communities. Name these five communities: Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhist and Parsis crore research vessel named Samudra Ratnakar: Geological Survey of India the third time in a row: Angela Markel (Ms)

936) The picture, The Good Road, that has been

919) The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs is planning to

nominated from India to Oscars, has been made in which language: Gujarati

937) Name the film that won the Best Asian Film Award
at the 38th Toronto International Film Festival in Canada: Qissa, A Punjabi Film implementing GAAR: April 1, 2016 Avoidance Rules Tax Act

920) Name the organization that has acquired the Rs. 600

938) Govt has notified ________ as the new date for 939) What is the full form of GAAR: General Anti 940) GAAR form an internal part of which law: Income 941) Grand Master Vidit Gujrathi who won the bronze
medal at an international event, is from which game: Chess (ICFFI)will be held at which place: Hyderabad

921) Who has been elected as Chancellor of Germany for 922) India has been granted authorizing nation status
for certifying which type of products: Electronics and IT Products Indias first ever wrestling _________category at World Championships: Greco-Roman

923) Sandeep Tulsi Yadav created history by winning

medal in Wrestling

942) The 18th International Children's Film Festival 943) The Golden Elephant award for best film is given at
which film festival: International Children's Film

924) Name the Indian who has been honoured with

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94 44) Name the movie that wo on the best film m award at the 94 45)

94 46) 94 47)

94 48)

94 49) 95 50) 95 51)

95 52) 95 53) 95 54) 95 55)

Ladakh Int ternational Film m Festival: OA ASS Horticultur re Mission for North East and Himalayan States (H HMNEH) and National Bam mboo Mission (NBM) hav ve been merged with which h other major national mission: m Nation nal Horticultural Mission (NHM). RBI Gover rnor Dr. Raghuram G Rajan n has recently been honoured for his ground breaking research work by which w German Bank: B Deutsch he Bank A panel headed by y Raghuram Rajan has nded a new methodology based on a recommen ________f for devolving funds for de evelopment of states: 'Multi Dimensio onal Index (M MDI)'. As per Rag ghuram Rajan report on alloc cation of funds for develo opment of sta ates, which are a the three developme ent categories s of the st tates: Least, Relatively y and Less de eveloped A panel headed by Rag ghuram Rajan has identified te of India as s least develop ped: Odisha, which stat followed by Bihar A panel headed by Rag ghuram Rajan has identified ate of India as most deve eloped: Goa, which sta followed by Kerala Supreme Court has ruled r that fo or a vibrant y the voter has s the right to ne egative voting democracy by rejectin ng all the cand didates in fray by exercising the option n of _________ _in EVMs and ballot papers: None of the t Above (NO OTA) For which metro city ADB B has offered a $ 400 million er and sanita ation system: loan to improve wate Kolkata NASAs un nmanned rove er Curiosity has recently discovered d traces of wat ter in the soil cover c of which planet: Ma ars Miss Philip ppines _______ _ has been sel lected as Miss World 2013: Megan You ung In a rece ent ruling of National Gre een Tribunal, digging of f ________ ha as been banne ed across the country: Soil S (Earth)

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DDING AT 130 METERS UNDERWAT TER WED
A we et wedding day y would be a disaster for most m couples, but not n for Hiroyuki Yoshida from Japan and his s wife Sandra Smith h from US wh ho set a new Guinness world record for deep pest underwate er wedding, tying the knot at t 130 meters below w the surface, in a ceremony spread over th hree hours in a cav ve at Song Hon ng Lake, Trang, , Thailand.

FIRE EPROOF PAP PER FROM CHINA C

Chine ese scientists have h invented a new kind of fire resistant pape er that will not catch fire even at 1000 degrees Celsius. It can be used for long time purp pose to save th he important documents.

PUT TTING PACEM MAKER WIT THOUT OPER RATION

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FINA ALLY, BRITI ISH FORCES S MAY BE AT T PEACE

This year when British force es finally come out of Afgha anistan, it will be the first in nstance since at a least 1914 that British soldiers, sailors an nd air crews will not be engaged in fightin ng somewhere in the world. Since Britai ins declaration n of war agains st Germany in August A 1914, not a year has pas ssed without it ts forces being g involved in conflict.

WAT TCH TO TELL L TIME BY FRAGRANCE F E

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OLD DEST LIVING G FAMILY @ 880 YEARS S

A fam mily of 13 sibl lings eight brothers b and five sisters in Shim moga, Karnataka a that claims to t have a combined age of over 880 years, ha as staked claim m with the Guinness World Reco ords to be the oldest-living fa amily in the wo orld. Current

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