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SERIES-1INDIAN FREEDOM

1. Indian National Congress formed in 1885 during the GovernorGeneral ship of?

Lord Dufferin.

2. First Woman president of Indian National Congress?

Annie Besant (1917).3. Who was the first Muslim president of Indian National Congress.

Badruddin Tyabjee.

4. Indian National Congress held its first session in 1885 at?

Gokul Das Tejpal Sanskrit College, Bombay.

5. What does the Saffron colour in our National Flag stand for?

Renunciation (Sacrifice).

6. The first session of Indian National Congress was held under the presidentship of?

W.C.Banerjee.

7. When did the First war of Independence start?

1857 May 10.

8. When was the Quit India movement started?1942 August 8 at Bombay.

9. Who was the founder of Indian National Congress?

A.O.Hume(Allan Octavian Hume)

10. Who said Swaraj is my birth right and I must have it?

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Top 10 Current Affairs1. Karur Vysya Bank has won Best Banker Growth-Mid Sized award in the

second edition of The Sunday Standard Best BankersAwards 2013.

2. Mauritius today said it has invited Indian authorities for a fresh round of

dialogue to sort out the issues related to their bilateral tax treaty and

discussions are expected to be held later this month or in early October.

3. The Indian economy is likely to grow at 5.2 per cent in 2013 calendar year

on the back of rising domestic demand, says a report by UN agency UNCTAD.

4. The two-day forum will focus on constructing an environment for

sustainable human rights development. Over 100 officials, diplomats and

human rights experts from the UN and 33 countries are taking part in the sixthBeijing Forum on Human Rights that began on Thursday.

5. ICICI Bank Ltd, Indias largest private sector bank, has launched ICICI Bank

Carbon in partnership with Visa. The ICICI Bank Carbon will be offered to

select ICICI Bank credit card members only. It is available at an inaugural one-

time fee

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6. Central Bank of India and Suvidhaa today launched a prepaid card for

retailers that will enable people to pay their utility bills, taxes and book tickets

by going to the nearest Suvidhaa outlets.

7. People belonging to weaker sections in the country can also open zero

balance accounts in foreign banks such as HSBC, Citibank and StandardChartered Bank and avail free ATM-cum-debit card facility.

8. Afghanistan prevailed to emerge Champions of the 2013 SAFF

Championship at the Dasrath Stadium in Kathmandu.

The Afghans, who won their maiden SAFF trophy exacted a sweet revenge for

their humiliating 0-4 loss against the same opponents in New Delhi two years

back.

9. Puneet Talwar, an Indo American was nominated as the Assistant Secretary

of State for Political-Military Affairs by the US President Barack Obama on 11

September 2013.

10. India and Japan have agreed to enhance cooperation in the areas of media

content industry. The two sides also agreed to encourage and promote

cooperation among the film and animation industries of Japan and India

through its film festivals, co-production and other collaborative efforts.

Top 10 Current Affairs1. India is hosting the 31st meeting of Ministers of Health of countries of the

WHO South-East Asia Region and 66th session of the WHO RegionalCommittee for South-East Asia at New Delhi from September 10 to 13.

2. WHO today lauded India's efforts in eradicating polio and said the country

has not reported a single case of polio in the last 30 months.

3. The countrysfirst Wagah in the East post, along the Indo-Bangla border,

will be thrown open to the public this Gandhi Jayanti when Home Ministers of

both the countries will witness a historic cultural extravaganza between the two

neighbours. The first retreat ceremony between the two countries will be held

on the lines of what happens everyday between India and Pakistan along the

Wagah post in Punjab.

4. The service was launched by Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari,

who also launched the Bharat Nirman online portal.

The service was launched on a pilot scale about six months back. As it

received overwhelming response, its reach is being widened.

5. India is among the five nations, who have placed their bids before the

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International Hockey Federation (FIH) to host the 2018 Hockey World Cup.

6. World Number Two, Rafael Nadal of Spain has lifted the Men's Singles

trophy of the US Open Tennis tournament, the fourth and final Grand Slam of

the season, at New York.

7. The government has decided to extend coverage of the Direct Benefit

Transfer for LPG (DBTL) Scheme to include 289 districts, almost half of the

country by January next year.

8. India on Tuesday supported a Russian proposal for Syria to put its chemical

weapons for destruction, saying any move towards Indian position regarding

complete destruction of these weapons was a positive development.

9. India's launch preparations for the ambitious Rs 450 crore Mars orbiter

mission achieved a major milestone with the successful thermo-vacuum test

of the spacecraft with its payloads (scientific instruments).

10. India's exports rose for the second straight month in August, while the

trade deficit narrowed as gold imports fell. Exports climbed 12.97 per cent to

USD 26.14 billion last month and imports declined 0.68 per cent to USD 37.05

billion. India FDI jumped by 6% to $10.87 billion in six months of 2013.

Top 10 Current Affairs1. Nagaland on Wednesday became the first state to use the high-tech voter

recording system 'Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail' (VVPAT) with Electronic

Voting Machines for the by-elections to Noksen Assembly constituency.

2. Chhattisgarh has been selected for this year's prestigious National Literacy

Award for the first time since its formation in November 2000.

3. India's northeastern state of Tripura achieved the first position in literacy

with 94.65 percent, beating Kerala (93.91 percent), Tripura Chief Minister

Manik Sarkar announced in Agartala on Sunday.

4. Government will soon launch Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) to make the country

Slum Free.Government has approved 32,230 crore rupees for the

implementation of the scheme during 12th Five Year Plan.

5. Veteran midfielder Ritu Rani will lead an 18-member Indian women's hockey

team in the eighth Asia Cup to be played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from

September 21 to 27.

6. Serena wins US Open 2013. Leander Paes-Radek Stepanek win US Open

men's doubles title. Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic, wins men's singles

title.

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7. Kerala state government on 5 September 2013 launched an E-payment

facility which allows people to pay various utility bills and access government

department services online.

8. The ruling Cambodian Peoples Party (CPP) of incumbent Prime MinisterHun Sen on 8 September 2013 was reelected to power after winning the

Parliamentary Elections held on 28 July 2013.

9. Indian IT Company Wipro Ltd on 7 September 2013 signed agreement with

the US-based Kana Software to provide customer service solutions to its

global insurers through a joint development centre.

10. Wrestling was approved by the IOC on Sunday as an "additional sport" for

2020.

# Recent Appointments (Women'sSpecial) #

==> Arundhati Bhattacharya was

appointed the first women managing

director and chief financial officer of

the SBI.

==> Usha Ananthasubramanian is the

First CEO of Bhartiya Mahila Bank.

==> Aruna Bahuguna became First

Women Special DG of CRPF.

==> The first Woman MD (Managing

Director) of a Public Sector bank in

India? Ans ~ Ms Ranjana Kumar.

==> Chairman & MD ICICI Bank -

Chanda Kochhar (MD & CEO).

==> Chairman & MD of United Bankof India - Archana Bhargav.

==> Chairman & MD of Axis Bank -

Shikha Sharma.

==> Chairman & MD of Allahabad

Bank - Shubhalakshmi Panse.

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==> Chairperson of CBDT (Central

Board of Direct Taxes) Sudha

Sharma.

==> Managing Director and CEO ofNational Stock Exchange - Chitra

Ramakrishna.

==> Principal secretary of President

Omita Paul.

==> New Foreign Secretary

( succeeded Ranjan Mathai ) - Sujata

Singh.

==> Administrator of UNDP - HelenClark ( she was the 37th Prime

Minister of New Zealand ).

==> Tulsi Gabbard - New members of

the US House of Representatives.

==> Rita Singh Elected as Federation

of Indian Associations President.

==> Smita Singh appointed as member

of U.S. Global Development Council

Top 10 Current Affairs1. Raghuram G. Rajan took over as the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of

India today. The 50-year-old economist took charge from D. Subbarao. The

duo shook hands warmly and hugged after Rajan signed a 65-year-old scroll,

made of toughened paper, that bears the signatures of all governors and

deputy governors of RBI.

2. In order to encourage capital flows, the RBI today eased the External

Commercial Borrowing, ECB norms by allowing companies to use funds raised

from foreign partners for general corporate purposes.

3. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has appointed Rakesh Sood, Indias former

Ambassador to Nepal, Afghanistan and France and the countrys first

Ambassador in charge of Disarmament in Geneva, as his new Special Envoy

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for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation.

4. Noted Indian homeopath Mukesh Batra has been honoured with Asia's

"most promising leader" award at a recent function in Dubai in the United Arab

Emirates (UAE) for pioneering work in healthcare, using natural medicine.

5. Ronald Coase, the British-born US economist who was awarded the Nobel

prize in 1991, died today in Chicago, the University of Chicago announced. He

was 102.

6. The HRD Minister Dr. M M Pallam Raju today inaugurated the Sixth Global

Skills Summit (GSS) at FICCI today. The Theme of the Summit is Industry

Leads.

7. India and Japan on Tuesday agreed to "intensify" their negotiations on the

civil nuclear pact towards an early conclusion at a high-level official meeting

in Tokyo.

8. The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the proposal for setting up of the

Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation (BRLF) as an independent charitable

society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.

9. Usain Bolt plans to retire after the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Bolt said

Wednesday he wants to win more gold in Rio, set another world record in the

200 meters next year, and perhaps win a gold medal at the Commonwealth

Games.

10. In yet another victory for the security forces, Hizbul Mujahideens selfstyled commander Talib Lali was arrested from his native Ajas in Bandipore

on Wednesday.

Which is the place of worship of the jews?1.Fire temple

2.Mosque

3.Church

4.Synagogue 168(3-1) = ??

(a) 1(b) 2

(c) 4

(d) 8 The oldest Indian language is:

A. Telugu

B. Hindu

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C. Tamil

D. Punjabi value of tan0 ?????? . Anna Pavlowa excelled in which of the following?

a. ballet

b. chessc. painting

d. tennis Which planet is closest to the sun?