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IMPORTANT DAYS
Jan 9 : NRI Day
Jan 12 : National Youth Day
Jan 15 : Army Day
Feb 24 : Central Excise Day
Feb 28 : National Science Day
March 3 : National Defence Day
March 8 : International Women's Day
March21 : World Forestry Day
March22 : World Water Day
March 23: World Meteorological Day
April 7 : World Health Day
April 18 : World Heritage Day
April 22 : Earth Day
May 1 : International Labour Day
May 3 : Press Freedom Day
May 8 : World Red Cross Day
May 17 : World Telecommunication
Day
May 24 : Commonwealth Day
May 31 : Anti Tobacco Day
June 5 : World Environment Day
July 11 : World Population Day
Aug. 6 : Hiroshima Day
Aug. 9 : Quit India Day
Aug.12 : International Youth Day
Aug 29 : National Sports Day
Sep 5 : Teacher‘s Day
Sep 8 : International Literacy Day
Sep 15 : Engineers Day
Sep 16 : World Ozone Day
Sep 27 : World Tourism Day
Sep 28 : World Heart Day
Oct. 8 : Indian Air Force Day
Oct. 9 : World Post Day
Oct. 10 : National Post Day
Oct 16 : World Food Day
Oct. 24 : United Nations Day
Nov. 11 : National Education Day
Dec 1 : World AIDS Day
Dec 4 : Navy Day
Dec 10 : Human Rights Day
NATIONAL EVENTS 2013
11th
Pravasi Bhartiya Divas: The three-
day 11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
(PBD) kicked off in Kochi on 7 January
2013. The event saw delightful response
from the people with more than 2000
registrations.
UIDAI get a new data centre: Unique
Identification Authority of India (UIDAI),
the agency which is implementing the
Aadhaar project, will get a new data centre
at Manesar town in Gurgaon, Haryana.
India Polio free Nation: India for the
continuous second year reported no fresh
cases of Polio. One more year of success
with zero fresh cases of polio, would win
India a status of polio free nation in 2014.
Foreign Minister of Cuba Bruno
Rodriguez Parrilla visited India: The
Foreign Minister of Cuba, Bruno Rodriguez
Parrilla paid an official visit to India. Mr.
Bruno Rodriquez Parrilla held talks with his
Indian counterpart and discussed bilateral,
regional and international issues of mutual
interest.
Union Defence Minister AK Antony
dedicated New Air Force Station at
Thanjavur to Nation: Union Defence
Minister AK Antony dedicated to the nation
the New Air Force Station at Thanjavur at a
brief function held to mark the occasion.
The operationalisation of the Air Force
Station, Thanjavur is directed towards
strengthening the air defence capabilities of
the Indian Air Force in general and the
Southern Command, in particular.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrives
on a three day visit to India: Afghan
President Hamid Karzai arrives in on a three
day visit to India. President Karzai will also
meet President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh and other senior
leaders.
8th Annual Convention of Central
Information Commission Concluded at
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New Delhi: The two day 8th Annual
Convention of Central Information
Commission concluded at New Delhi on 3
September 2013. The convention was
inaugurated on 2 September 2013 by the
President of India, Pranab Mukherjee. The
theme of the convention was Eight years of
RTI: A Retrospective. A noted historian and
columnist, Ramachandra Guha delivered the
keynote address on Democracy in India:
Mid-life Crisis.
India Ranks 66th On „Global Innovation
Index‟: On 2 July India ranked 66th in the
Global Innovation Index 2013, published by
Cornell University, INSEAD, World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
as a knowledge partner. Switzerland and
Sweden maintained rank 1 and 2
respectively. The study ranked 142
economies across the world on their
innovation capacity and efficiency.
Government releases National Cyber
Security Policy 2013: With an aim to
protect information and build capabilities to
prevent cyber-attacks, the govt released the
National Cyber Security Policy 2013 to
safeguard both physical and business assets
of the country.
Clean India Campaign launched at world
heritage site Taj Mahal: The Union
Minister of State for Tourism K. Chiranjeevi
launched the Clean India campaign at world
heritage site Taj Mahal, Agra. The Clean
India Campaign is an initiative of Union
Ministry of Tourism under the 12th
Five
Year Plan with the objective to increase
tourist arrivals to the country. ONGC
adopted Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal is the second
site to adopt under this project. The first one
was Qutub Minar which was adopted by the
India Tourism Development Corporation in
June 2012.
Rann Utsav 2013 Began in Kutch,
Gujarat: The Rann Utsav, a cultural festival
of Gujarat state was inaugurated by Gujarat
Tourism Minister Saurabh Patel on 17
December 2013 at Kutch, Gujarat. The two-
month long cultural festival that attracts
huge number of domestic and international
tourists is celebrated from 17 December to
14 February 2014.
Telegram service comes to an end: The
163-year old telegram service in the country
- the indication of good and bad news for
generations of Indians – comes to an end.
Taj Mahal ranked among the Top Three
Landmarks in the World: Trip Advisor's
2013 Travellers Choice Attractions Awards
ranked India's Taj Mahal among the top
three landmarks in the world. Taj Mahal was
ranked third in the list of Top 25 landmarks.
The top two places were taken by Machu
Picchu in Peru and Angkor Wat in
Cambodia respectively.
Kochi to host “Reel Earth”
Environmental film festival: Cochin
University of Science and Technology
(CUSAT) are organizing a five-day
environmental film festival in Kochi.
Union Cabinet Approved the Creation of
a New State of Telangana: The Centre took
the first significant step towards creation
of Telangana state from out of Andhra
Pradesh and deciding that Hyderabad will be
the joint capital of the two states for 10
years.
Tripura is now the most literate state in
India: India's north-eastern state of Tripura
achieved the first position in literacy with
94.65 percent, beating Kerala
(93.91percent), Tripura Chief Minister
Manik Sarkar announced in Agartala. Sarkar
said at a function on the occasion of
International Literacy Day (8th
September).
PM releases commemorative stamp on
Lala Jagat Narain: Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh released a
commemorative stamp in memory
of freedom fighter and veteran journalist
Lala Jagat Narain. The Rs five denomination
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stamp was released on his 32nd
death
anniversary.
I&B Ministry launched All India Radio's
Free News SMS Service: Union Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting launched All
India Radio's Free News SMS service at a
function in New Delhi. A web portal on
Bharat Nirman Campaign was also
launched.
Nepal Army Chief to visit India: Nepalese
Army Chief General Gaurav Shamsher J B
Rana visited India from 29th
September to
strengthen military-to-military ties,
including supply of hardware to Nepal
Army.
India‟s 1st Synthetic Rubber Plant
inaugurated in Panipat, Haryana: Union
Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily on 29
November 2013 inaugurated the first
"Synthetic Rubber Plant" of the country at
Panipat in Haryana. The country‘s first e-
SBR (styrene butadiene rubber) unit was set
up by Indian Synthetic Rubber Ltd (ISRL), a
joint venture promoted by Indian Oil, TSRC
Corporation, Taiwan, and Marubeni
Corporation, Japan.
Rapid Metro-India's First Private Metro
service started operation from Gurgaon,
Haryana: Rapid Metro-India's First Private
Metro service started operation from
Gurgaon, Haryana on 14 November 2013.
Rapid Metro is India's first fully privately
financed Metro system connecting NH-8 to
Delhi Metro via Cyber City, Gurgaon.
Chief Guest for January 26, 2014, India‟s
65th
Republic Day : Japan
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be the chief
guest at Republic Day Parade.
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS 2013
External Affairs Minister Salman
Khurshid visited Saudi Arabia: External
Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid four-day
visit to Saudi Arabia. During this visit, he
discussed a number of issues including the
controversial Nitaqat law, counter-terrorism
measures and energy security with top Saudi
leaders.
The 4th Meeting of the India-Mongolia
Joint Committee on Cooperation was held
in New Delhi. It was jointly chaired by E.
Ahamed, Minister of State for External
Affairs of India, and Luvsannyam
Gantumur, Minister for Education and
Science of Mongolia.
India and Malta signed DTAA : India and
Malta signed the new DTAA (The Double
Taxation Avoidance Agreement) at Valetta,
Malta during the visit of Preneet Kaur,
Minister of State for External Affairs of
India.
BRICS Summit: The fifth BRICS Summit
was held at the Durban International
Convention Centre (ICC), South Africa. The
theme of the 5th BRICS Summit was:
Partnership for Development, Integration
and Industrialisation. The participant nations
in the summit were Brazil, Russia, India,
China and South Africa.
Latvia to Join Euro Currency Zone: The
European Union has officially approved
Latvia as the 18th
member of the euro zone,
which uses the bloc‘s common currency.
Latvia will adopt the euro on January 1,
2014.
The eighth India-Seychelles Joint
Commission Meeting: The eighth India-
Seychelles Joint Commission Meeting
(JCM) was held on 8 May 2013 at New
Delhi. The Joint Commission exchanged
views on bilateral, regional and international
matters of mutual interest during the meet.
Tokyo won the Right to Host the 2020
Summer Olympic Games: Tokyo on 7
September 2013 won the right to host the
2020 Summer Olympic Games. Members of
the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
meeting in Buenos Aires chose the Japanese
capital Tokyo, over Istanbul, after Madrid
was dramatically eliminated following a
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first-round tie with the Turkish city. Japan
won the right to host Olympic Games for the
second time. It had previously hosted the
Games in 1964. Olympic is considered
world‘s biggest sporting event.
First BRICS Business Council meets in
South Africa: Business leaders from Brazil,
Russia, India, China and South Africa
(BRICS) met to identify specific measures
to eliminate barriers to growing trade and
investment.
Croatia becomes 28th
EU member state:
Croatia became the 28th
member of the
European Union from 1st July 2013.
G-20 Ministers Meet in Moscow: Finance
ministers and central bankers from the
Group of 20 leading and emerging
economies (G20) held two-day meeting in
Moscow. Talks are expected to focus on
ways to stop big companies shifting profits
into tax havens. Russia is the current holder
of the annual presidency of the G20.
2-day Leader's Summit of G-20 held in
Russia: The two-day summit of the Group
of Twenty (G-20) was at St. Peters burg in
Russia. The summit will focus on issues
pertaining to the economic growth
throughout the developed world.
3rd
India-Republic of Korea Foreign
Policy and Security Dialogue held in
Seoul: The 3rd
India-Republic of Korea
(ROK) Foreign Policy and Security
Dialogue (FPSD) was held in Seoul. Both
nations discussed ways to further expand
and deepen their Strategic Partnership. They
undertook a comprehensive review of
bilateral ties, including in the fields of
economic collaboration, defense and
security cooperation, cultural exchanges and
people-to-people contacts.
13th
SCO summit begins in Kyrgyzstan:
The 13th
Summit of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organization opens in the
Kyrgyz city of Bishkek to discuss ways and
means to enhance cooperation in diverse
fields among the member-nations. Kyrgyz
President Almazbek Atambayev being
Chairman of the SCO will open the Summit.
India's TCS, GE launch female BPO
centre in Saudi Arabia: Tata Consultancy
Services (TCS) in partnership with GE and
Saudi Aramco launched first all-female
business process outsourcing (BPO) centre
in Saudi Arabia that will create nearly 3,000
jobs in the Gulf kingdom.
India and the Arab League inked MoU to
elevate political, trade and cultural
relations: India and Arab League on 17
December 2013 inked an MoU to elevate the
political, trade and cultural relations. The
MoU was signed by Salman Khurshid,
External Affairs Minister of India and Nabil
Elaraby, Secretary General of the League of
Arab States during his visit to India.
India and UAE signed Bilateral
Investment Promotion and Protection
Agreement: India and United Arab
Emirates on 12 December 2013 signed a
Bilateral Investment Promotion and
Protection Agreement (BIPPA) that would
accelerate fresh capital investments of UAE
in India.
Uruguay became the First Country to
Legalize Marijuana Trade: Uruguay on 10
December 2013 became the first country in the
world to legalise marijuana for recreational use
with the state taking control of the trade. In this
regard Uruguay senators gave the approval for
government-sponsored bill.
PERSONS IN NEWS 2013
Anurag G Thapliyal: Vice Admiral Anurag
G Thapliyal on 28 February 2013 took over
as the twentieth Director General of the
Indian Coast Guard.
Rahul Gandhi on 19 January 2013 was
formally elevated and was appointed at the
position of party Vice-President of Congress
at the Chintan Shivir organised at Jaipur in
January 2013.
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D.K. Jain: Justice D.K. Jain has been
appointed as the Chairman of the 20th Law
Commission of India by the Union
Government of India.
Urjit Patel: Urjit Patel was appointed as the
Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of
India on 3 Jan 2013.
Swatanter Kumar: Justice Swatanter
Kumar has become the first Supreme Court
judge to be the chairperson of the National
Green Tribunal (NGT) which was, till now,
functioning without a full-time chairperson.
Naina Lal Kidwai: Naina Lal Kidwai,
Country Head-HSBC India and Director-
HSBC Asia Pacific has taken over as the
first woman president of the country‘s
leading chamber of commerce, FICCI
(Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce and Industry).
Brazil's Roberto Azevedo appointed Head
of World Trade Organization: Roberto
Azevedo from Brazil was named as the head
of the World Trade Organisation. He took
charge of his office from Pascal Lamy of
France in the Geneva-based Body in
September 2013.
Shashi Kant Sharma Appointed as the
New CAG of India: The President of India
Pranab Mukherjee appointed Shashi Kant
Sharma as the new Comptroller and Auditor
General (CAG) of India. Shashi Kant
Sharma replaced Vinod Rai.
S. Gopalakrishnan: In April 2013, Infosys
co-founder and Co-Chairman S.
Gopalakrishnan has taken over as President
of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for
2013-14, succeeding Godrej Group
Chairman Adi Godrej.
Takehiko Nakao: Takehiko Nakao on 27
April 2013 was appointed as the President of
the Asian Development Bank (ADB) by the
Board of Governors at New Delhi.
Sunil Bharti Mittal: Sunil Bharti Mittal ,
the Chairman and Group CEO of Bharti
Enterprises appointed as the Vice-Chairman
of the International Chamber of Commerce
(ICC),which is one of the world‘s oldest
global business organizations.
Krishna Kumar Natrajan: Krishna kumar
Natarajan, CEO and Director of Mindtree on
8 April 2013 appointed as the Chairman of
Nasscom for the year 2013-14.
Raghuram Rajan appointed next RBI
Governor: Chief Economic Advisor
Raghuram G Rajan appointed as the next
Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI).
R. Chandrasekhar appointed President of
Nasscom: Nasscom, the IT software
services industry body appointed R.
Chandrasekhar, the former Secretary
Department of Telecommunication (DoT),
as its president. R. Chandrashekhar will be
succeeding current Nasscom President Som
Mittal, whose tenure expires in January
2014.
Justice Sathasivam sworn in as Chief
Justice of India: Justice P Sathasivam has
been sworn in as the 40th
Chief Justice of
India (CJI) by President Pranab Mukherjee,
replacing Justice Altamas Kabir. Justice
Sathasivam is first CJI from Tamil
Nadu. Supreme Court of India consists of
one Chief Justice and 31 judges.
Mamnoon Hussain elected as Pakistan's
12th
Prez: India-born, in the historic city of
Agra, Mamnoon Hussain, a close aide of
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif elected as the
12th
President of Pakistan and will replace
incumbent Asif Ali Zardari in September.
Arundhati Bhattacharya takes charge as
SBI chief: Arundhati Bhattacharya assumed
charge as Chairperson of State Bank of India
(SBI). Immediately prior to taking over as
Chairperson, Bhattacharya was the
Managing Director & CFO, State Bank of
India. The Government of India appointed
her as the successor of Pratip Chaudhuri.
Virat Kohli Appointed as the Brand
Ambassador of Border Security Force: Indian cricketer Virat Kohli was appointed
as the brand ambassador of the Border
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Security Force (BSF). BSF director general
Subhas Joshi explained that he was
appointed as the brand ambassador because
his name (Virat) meant huge and symbolised
the force.
Megan Young is Miss World 2013: Megan
Young from Philippines was crowned Miss
World 2013 in Bali, Indonesia. The second
place went to Miss France Marine Lorphelin
and third to Miss Ghana Carranzar Naa
Okailey Shooter.
Ranjib Biswal Appointed as Indian
Premier League Chairman: NCA
Chairman Ranjib Biswal was appointed as
chairman of the IPL during the Annual
General Meeting of the Board of Control for
Cricket in India (BCCI) at Chennai. Ranjib
Biswal replaced Rajeev Shukla as chairman
of Indian Premier League (IPL).
N. Srinivasan Re-elected As the BCCI
President for the Third Term:
Narayanaswamy Srinivasan was re-elected
as the President of the Board of Control for
Cricket in India (BCCI) for a third term at
its 84th
annual general meeting (AGM) held
at Chennai.
Deaths
M.S. Gopalakrishnan : The Violinist M.S.
Gopalakrishnan and the recipient of both
Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri died on 3
January 2013.
Tony Greig: Former England captain and
cricket commentator Anthony William Tony
Greig (66) passed away.
Shamshad Begum: In April 2013,
Shamshad Begum, one of the earliest and
most versatile playback singers from the
golden age of Bollywood music, died after
prolonged illness. She was 94.
Shakuntala Devi: The ‗human computer‘,
‗mental calculator‘, math whiz Shakuntala
Devi passed away in April 2013 at the age
of 80. Ms. Devi held a Guinness World
Record for her lightening-speed
calculations.
PB Srinivas: Veteran playback singer PB
Srinivas who rendered more than 3,000
songs in eight languages died in Chennai on
14 April 2013.
Legendary actor Pran died: The winner of
Dadasaheb Phalke Award and a veteran
actor Pran died in Mumbai. He was
conferred with Dada Saheb Phalke Award
on 12 April 2013, which was received by
him on 10 May 2013 at his residence.
Mahasundari Devi : Padma Shree Awardee
Madhubani Painting artist Mahasundari
Devi died at the Age of 92.
Indian writer Sushmita Banerjee shot
dead in Afghanistan: Indian national
Sushmita Banerjee, whose memoir about her
dramatic escape from the Taliban was turned
into a Bollywood film, was shot dead in
Afghanistan by militants. Banerjee‘s
book Kabuliwalar Bangali Bou (A
Kabuliwala‘s Bengali Wife).
Nelson Mandela: Former South African
President Nelson Mandela who guided
South Africa from the shackles of apartheid
to multi racial democracy has died. He was
95.
Paul Walker: US actor Paul Walker died in a
car accident in Southern California on 30
November 2013. He was 40.
PLACES IN NEWS 2013
Istanbul: India Tourism is promoting the
brand Incredible India at the ongoing
Eastern Mediterranean International
Tourism and Travel Exhibition, EMITT-
2013 in Istanbul.
Agra: In Uttar Pradesh, Vice President
Hamid Ansari inaugurate the Global
Partnership Summit in the Taj city Agra.
Many countries of Europe, North America
and South America and Australia
participated in the Summit.
Jaipur: 6th Jaipur Literature Festival held in
Jaipur. This is an important literary festival
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of the Asia-Pacific region. Spiritual leader
Dalai Lama was the chief guest at the
festival. Theme of this year‘s literature
festival is ―Buddha in literature‖.
New Delhi: The 45th Session of the Indian
Labour Conference was held from 17th to
18th May at New Delhi .The Conference
concluded with a resolve to provide
universal social security coverage and
assured pension to the entire working
population.
New Delhi: 46th Annual Meeting of the
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of
Governors, held in Delhi from 2 to 5 May
2013. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and ADB
member board of directors and related
financial institutions were attended the
meeting.
Finland: The largest biogas plant of the
world was inaugurated in Finland. The plant
is built near the already-present coal-fired
power plant in Vaasa in Central Finland.
Yokohama: The 5th
Tokyo International
Conference on African Development
(TICAD V)'s pre-Ministerial meeting was
held in Yokohama.
New Delhi: The 5th India-China Strategic
Dialogue was held in New Delhi on 20
August 2013. Maintaining peace and
tranquility along the Line of Actual Control
in the border areas figured prominently
during the talks. The 6th India-China
Strategic Dialogue will be held at Beijing
AWARDS 2013
Oscars 2013 (85th Academy Awards): The
85th Academy Awards ceremony took place
on 24 February 2013, hosted by the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences (AMPAS) in order to honour the
best films of the previous years, i.e., 2012.
The Oscars 2013 ceremony was held at
Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California.
Best Picture: Argo
Best Director: Ang Lee for Life of Pi
Best Actor: Daniel Day-
Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence
Major Abup J Manjali Selected For
Second- Highest Peacetime Gallantry
Award Kirti Chakra: Major Abup J
Manjali of the Rashtriya Rifles was selected
for the award of Kirti Chakra for his
extraordinary bravery efforts in counter-
terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir.
58th
Filmfare Award: 58th Idea Filmfare
Awards were given away on 20 January
2013 at YRF Studio, Andheri. At the 58th
Idea Filmfare Awards, Barfi!, the much-
acclaimed film grabbed seven Black Lady
awards while, Kahaani bagged five awards.
The award for the Best Actor was given
to Ranbir Kapoor for his deaf-mute
performance in Barfi!
Golden Globe Awards 2013: At the Golden
Globe Awards 2013, Argo won the Best
Picture and Best Director Awards thrashing
Lincoln. Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln) won
the best actor award.
National Tourism Award: The recently
released feature film ―Life of Pi‖ has been
given two National Tourism Awards by the
Tourism Ministry recognizing the impact it
has had in promoting India as a tourism
destination, especially Puducherry and
Munnar (Kerala).
Ramdarash Mishra and Narendra Kohli
awarded with Vyas Samman: Professor
Ramdarash Mishra and Dr Narendra Kohli
were conferred with the Vyas Samman for
the year 2011 and 2012 for his collection of
poems Aam ke Patte and Na Bhooto Na
Bhavishyati respectively.
66th
Cannes Film Festival: Blue is the
Warmest Colour won Prestigious Palme
d'Or award: Blue is the Warmest Colour (La
Vie D'Adèle Chapitres 1 et 2) which is
directed by French-Tunisian filmmaker
Abdellatif Kechiche won the top honour -
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the Palme d'Or - at the 66th
Cannes Film
Festival.
Ravuri gets Jnanpith Award: In April
2013, eminent Telugu novelist, short story
writer, poet and critic Ravuri Bharadwaja
was selected for the prestigious Jnanpith
award for the year 2012 for his contribution
to Telugu literature.
American Writer Lydia Davis won 2013
Man Booker International Prize :
American writer Lydia Davis won 2013
Man Booker International Prize for her
innovative and influential writing. The
winner of the Prize was announced at the
awards ceremony at Victoria and Albert
Museum in London. This was the fifth Man
Booker International Prize.
Pulitzer Prize: ―The Orphan Master‘s Son‖
– a novel based on North Korea by author
Adam Johnson won the Pulitzer Prize for
fiction.
Desmond Tutu Won Prestigious “2013
Templeton Prize”: South Africa‘s
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has
won ―2013 Templeton Prize‖ for his life-
long work in promoting love and
forgiveness. The prize was announced at the
foundation‘s headquarters in West
Conshohocken in Pennsylvania and is
valued at $1.7-million (about Rs.15.6-
million).Last year‘s prize was awarded to
the exiled Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader,
the Dalai Lama.
Zubin Mehta conferred Tagore cultural
harmony award: World acclaimed
orchestra conductor Zubin Mehta was
conferred the prestigious Tagore Award for
Cultural Harmony by President Pranab
Mukherjee in New Delhi. He is the second
recipient after Sitar maestro late Pandit Ravi
Shankar.
Hindujas won Lifetime Achievement
Award in Britain: British Indian billionaire
brothers Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja
won a Lifetime Achievement Award for
their contributions to UK's Asian
community. The award was given at the
annual Asian Achievers Awards (AAA) in
London on 6 September 2013 by American
civil rights activist Jesse Jackson.
Vidya Balan got the Best Actress Award
at IIFA 2013: Vidya Balan got the Best
Actress award at 14th
IIFA (International
Indian Film Academy) awards 2013 held in
Macau for Kahaani while Ranbir Kapoor
was named Best Actor for Barfi.
Barfi bagged the award for best film
The best debut actors are Yami Gautam and
Ayushmann Khurrana. '
English Vinglish' helmer Gauri Shinde
bagged the best debut director award.
Jhumpa Lahiri featured for Man Booker
Prize 2013: Indian American author Jhumpa
Lahiri‘s The Lowland has been listed among
13 novels long listed for the Man Booker
Prize 2013.
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan receives
Deutsche Bank Prize: Reserve Bank of
India governor Raghuram G Rajan has been
awarded the Fifth Deutsche Bank Prize for
Financial Economics 2013, in recognition of
his ground-breaking research work which
influenced financial and macro-economic
policies around the world.
Amjad Ali Khan to be honoured with
Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavna
Award: Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali
Khan honoured with the 21st Rajiv Gandhi
National Sadbhavna Award for promotion of
communal harmony, peace and goodwill.
PV Sindhu receives Arjuna award: Rising
shuttler P V Sindhu was conferred with the
prestigious Arjuna Award by Sports
Minister Jitendra Singh in New Delhi.
Nobel laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
conferred with Indira Gandhi Prize:
Liberian President and Nobel laureate Ellen
Johnson Sirleaf was conferred the
prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace,
Disarmament and Development by President
Pranab Mukherjee. Sirleaf, the first
democratically elected women Head of State
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of any African nation, will be presented with
the award at a function at Rashtrapati
Bhavan. The 2011 Nobel Peace prize winner
was on a state visit in New Delhi.
Nobel Prizes 2013 Subjects Names Fields
Physics Francois
Englert &
Peter W.
Higgs(US)
For theoretical
discovery of a
mechanism of
origin of mass
of subatomic
particles.
Chemistry Martin
Karplus,
Michael Levitt
& Ariesh
Warshel (UK
& US)
For multiscale
models for
complex
chemical
systems.
Medicine James E.
Rothman,
Randy W.
Scheman,
Thomas C.
Sudhof
(Germany)
For discoveries
of machinery
regulating
vesicle traffic in
our cells.
Literature Alice Munro,
(Canada)
For 14 story
collections. Her
latest is ―Dear
Life‖
Peace Organisation
of prohibition
of chemical
weapons
OPCW. (The
Netherland)
For enforcing
chemical
weapons
eradication
Economics Fama Hansen
& Schiller
(US)
For how the
market prices of
assets such as
stocks move.
Kapil Dev selected for Col. CK Nayudu
Lifetime Achievement award 2013: Kapil
Dev, the Former Captain and legendary All-
rounder of Indian Cricket Team on 18
December 2013 selected for the BCCI‘s
prestigious Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime
Achievement award for the year 2013.
Miss Venezuela, Alyz Henrich crowned Miss
Earth 2013: Miss Venezuela, Alyz Henrich was
crowned Miss Earth 2013 title at a pageant
organized at Versailles Palace, Philippines. It is
the second beauty pageant title for Venezuela this
year. In November 2013, Gabriela Isler, of the
same nation was crowned Miss Universe 2013.
Miss World 2013: Miss World 2013, the
63rd edition of the Miss World pageant, was
held on September 28, 2013 at Bali Nusa
Dua Convention Center in Bali, Indonesia.
Yu Wenxia of China crowned Megan Young
of the Philippines as her successor at the end
of the event. This is the first time the
Philippines won the title of Miss World
since its creation in 1951.
SPORTS 2013
ICC Women‟s World Cup 2013: ICC
Women‘s World Cup 2013 was won by –
Australia (Australia defeated the West
Indies by 114 runs in the finals held on 17
February 2013 at Mumbai. This was
Australia‘s sixth world cup title.
Australian Open 2013: The 2013
Australian Open was a tennis tournament
that took place in Melbourne Park in
Melbourne, Australia, from 14 to 27 January
2013. It was the 101st edition of the
Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam
event of the year. The winners are:
Men‟s Singles Novak Djokovic
Women‘s Singles Victoria Azarenka
Men‘s Doubles Bob Bryan & Mike
Bryan
Women‘s Doubles Sara Errani &
Roberta Vinci
Mixed Doubles Jarmila Gajdosova
& Matthew Ebden
Mumbai Indians Defeated Chennai Super
Kings in Final to Lift its First IPL Trophy In the final match of Indian Premier
League 2013, Rohit Sharma led Mumbai
Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings by
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23 runs to lift the title for the very first time
at Eden Gardens.
Player of the series / Most valuable
player 2013: Shane Watson (Australian
Player) from Rajasthan Royals with 543
Runs.
Orange cap winners 2013: Michael
Hussey (Australian Player) from Chennai
Super Kings with 733 runs
Purple cap winners 2013: Dwayne Bravo
(West Indies Player) Chennai Supper Kings
with 32 wickets
Fair Play Award winners 2013: Chennai
Super Kings
India won Bronze medal in Archery: Indian women‘s compound team which
comprised Gagandeep Kaur, Trisha Deb,
and P Lily Chanu, won Bronze medal on 18
May 2013 at Shanghai. This is India‘s first
ever world medal in archery.
Preeti Beniwal won gold in 2013 Senior
National Women's Boxing
Championship: Pugilist Preeti Beniwal
bagged the gold medal in Senior National
Women's Boxing Championship. In the
event held at Khatima, Uttarakhand.
Vikas Gowda Clinched Gold at IAAF
World Challenge Meeting 2013 at
Kingston: At the IAAF World Challenge
meeting in Jamaica, Kingston, US-based
discus thrower, Vikas Gowda clinched Gold
with the throw of 61.38 metres.
Harmanpreet Kaur was named as the
Captain of the Indian women's Cricket
team for the limited-overs series against
Bangladesh, on 28 March 2013. The limited-
overs series against Bangladesh will start in
India from 2 April 2013. She replaced
Mithali Raj to be the captain of the Indian
women's Cricket team.
Rahi Sarnobat clinch gold medal in the
ISSF World Cup: Rahi Sarnobat scripted
history by becoming the first Indian Pistol
Shooter to clinch a gold medal in the ISSF
World Cup in Changwon, Korea.
12th Asian Billiards championship: Rupesh Shah, the world champion won the
12th Asian Billiards championship at Indore
Tennis Club, Indore.
Madrid Open Tennis Tournament 2013:
The Madrid Open, currently sponsored by
Mutua, is a male and female professional
tennis tournament, currently held in Madrid,
Spain, during the first week of May.
Event Winner
Men‘s Singles Rafael Nadal
Women‘s Singles Serena Williams
Men‘s Doubles Bob Bryan and
Mike Bryan
Women‘s
Doubles
Anastasia
Pavlyuchenkova
,Lucie Safarova
Bolt equals world record for Gold medals:
Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt equalled
the world record for Gold medals after he
anchored his country's 4x100m relay team to
victory at the World Athletics
Championships. It is Usain Bolt's eighth
world gold medal.
India win historic bronze at junior
women hockey World Cup: Indian girls
created history by winning country's first
ever bronze medal in the junior women
hockey World Cup as they defeated England
in Monchengladbach, Germany.
Wimbledon Result 2013
Event Winner
Men‘s Singles Andy Murray
Women‘s Singles Mrion Bartoli
Men‘s Doubles Bob Bryan & Mike
Bryan
Women‘s Doubles Hsien Su-mei & Peng
Shuai
Mixed Doubles Daniel Nestor &
Kristina Mladenovic
Brazil Won the FIFA Confederations Cup
Brazil 2013: Brazil won the FIFA
Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 against
Spain in the final match. It was the prelude
to 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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Shane Warne, the Spin Legend Retired
from All Forms of Cricket: Shane Warne,
the spin legend retired from all forms of
cricket officially. He announced retiring
from Twenty20 League, thereby ending the
overall competitive cricket career.
Sachin Tendulkar has announced his
retirement from Test Cricket.
Career Graph: He made his test debut
against Pakistan at National Stadium
Karachi, On Nov. 15, 1989. His last test was
on Nov. 14, 2013 vs West Indies at Mumbai.
Test
matches
Runs HS Strike
Rate
Test
100s
ODI
100s
198 15,837 248 54,06 51 49
China Open 2013: The 2013 China Open
was a tennis tournament played on outdoor
hard courts. It was the 15th edition of the
China Open, and part of the ATP 500 Series
of the 2013 ATP World Tour, and of the
Premier Series of the 2013 WTA Tour. Both
the men's and the women's events were held
at the National Tennis Center in Beijing,
China, from September 30 till October 6,
2013.
Event Winner
Men‘s Singles Novak Djokovic
Women‘s Singles Serena Williams
Men‘s Doubles Max Mirnyi & Horia
Tecau
Women‘s Doubles Cara Black & Sania
Mirza
Sandeep wins India's first ever bronze
medal in Senior World Wrestling
Championships: Sandeep Tulsi Yadav has
created history by winning India's first-ever
medal in the 66kg Greco-Roman category at
the Senior World Wrestling Championships
in Budapest, Hungary.
India won Asia-Pacific Junior Golf Team
Titles: India won the boy‘s and girl‘s team
titles in the Asia-Pacific junior golf
championship at the Royal Calcutta Golf
Club (RCGC). It was India‘s first ever
victory in the Asia Pacific Junior Golf
Championship.In the boy‘s category, the
team of Viraj Madappa and Manu Gandas
took India ‗A‘ to win the team title. On the
other hand, in the girl‘s category, the team
of Aditi and Ridhima Dilawari fashioned
India ‗B‘ to win the team title.
South India's 1st high altitude cricket
stadium inaugurated in Kerala: South
India‘s first high altitude cricket stadium
was inaugurated on 17 December 2013 at
Krishnagiri in Waynad district of Kerala.
The stadium was inaugurated by Kerala
Governor Nikhil Kumar.
India retained the Kabaddi World Cup
for fourth consecutive time: India defeated
Pakistan 48-39 in the Kabaddi World Cup in
the final played at Guru Nanak Dev Stadium
in Ludhiana, Punjab on 14 December 2013.
With this win, India retained the title for
fourth consecutive time. Hardavinder Singh
Dulla and Balbir Singh from India were
named as the Best Raider and Best Stopper
of the tournament, respectively.
Prakash, Malaika struck Gold at 57th
National Shooting Championship: At the
57th National Shooting Championship being
held at Tughlakabad on 14 December 2013,
Malaika Goel of Punjab and Prakash
Nanjappa of Karnataka won Gold in their
respective categories. Malaika won the Gold
in women‘s 10-meter air pistol whereas
Prakash won Gold in 50-meter free pistol.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY 2013
Allahabad bank signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) with Chamber of
Indian Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises (CIMSME) in Kolkata on 4
January 2013. The MoU was signed to
support the priority sector lending.
LPG subsidy directly in bank accounts
from June 1 in 18 districts: Starting June 1
cooking gas (LPG) consumers in 18 districts
will get Rs 435 in their bank accounts when
they book an LPG cylinder as the
government rolls out its ambitious direct
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benefit transfer programme to cut its fuel
subsidy. The scheme was to be rolled out in
20 districts initially.
Government Launches The World Bank
Assisted ISSNIP: On 9 May Union
Minister for Women & Child Development,
Krishna Tirath launched the World Bank
assisted ICDS Systems Strengthening and
Nutrition Improvement Project (ISSNIP) at
New Delhi.The programme aims at
improving child development and nutritional
outcomes for children in selected districts
having higher proportional of child under
nutrition. Total size of the project is Rs.
2893 crore with 70 percent IDA share of Rs.
2025 crore (USD$ 450 million) over 7 years.
SBI launched State Bank of India Smart
payout card: Country's largest lender State
Bank of India launched a pre-paid card for
blue collar employees and students named
State Bank of India smart payout card. The
new product will bring a large number of
workers, contract labourers and dependent
family members, who don't have access to
the basic banking facilities within the ambit
of financial inclusion. The pre-paid card can
be loaded with Rs 10,000 at a time with a
monthly cap of Rs 25,000.
World Bank to support seven low-income
States: In its first country strategy to set
specific goals on reducing poverty and
increasing prosperity, the World Bank plans
to shift its support in India significantly to
seven identified low-income States where
most of the country‗s poor live. As part of
the multilateral lending agency‗s new
Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for
India (2013-17), which was discussed by the
Board of Executive Directors, the World
Bank proposes a lending programme of $3
billion-5 billion every year over the next
four years. The States identified for the
focused support are Bihar, Chhattisgarh,
Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha,
Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.
Vodafone, ICICI launch M-Pesa money
transfer service in Bihar:
Telecommunication major Vodafone India
in association with ICICI bank has started a
unique money transfer and payment service
―M-Pesa‖ in Bihar and Jharkhand where
banking network and financial penetration is
inadequate, particularly, in rural areas.
India Becomes Largest Nigerian Crude
Oil Buyer: India has overtaken the USA as
the top buyer of Nigerian crude oil. India
High Commissioner to Nigeria Mahesh
Sachdev said recent statistics showed that
India had been buying more of Nigeria‘s
crude than the US over the last three
months. India has recently reduced its
dependence on Iranian oil in the wake of the
US and European sanctions on the import of
oil from the Iran.
IMF cuts India‟s growth forecast to 5.6
percent for FY 2014: International
Monetary Fund (IMF) has marginally
brought down India's growth rate projections
to 5.6 per cent for this fiscal and 6.3 per cent
for the next financial year. Although the
IMF has pegged India‘s growth at 5.6
percent, the finance ministry expects India
to exceed 6 percent growth in the current
financial year.
State Bank Xpress Money Card launched
by SBI: State Bank of India, in partnership
with a non-banking finance company, UAE
Exchange and Financial Services, has
launched a card which will enable the holder
to receive the remittance directly on the
card. The card — State Bank Xpress Money
Card — can be loaded with up to Rs 50,000.
A maximum of 30 remittances can be loaded
during a calendar year.
R Power commissions 45-MW wind
project in Maharashtra: Reliance Power
said its 45-MW wind power project at
Vashpet in Maharashtra has commenced
operations. The Anil Ambani-led company
is already operating a 40 MW solar PV
project in Rajasthan and with the
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commissioning of the 45 MW wind power
capacity.
Registration for online transfer of PF
accounts starts: The Employees Provident
Fund Organization, EPFO, has started
registration of digital signatures of
employers for online transfer of Provident
Fund accounts. The system is aimed at
making the fund transfer process
transparent, efficient and comfortable for
employees.
Bangladesh begins import of power from
India: Bangladesh began importing
electricity from India on an experimental
basis, adding 50 MW to the national grid.
RBI allowed the Non-Resident Investors
to buy Shares under FDI Scheme: The
Reserve Bank of India allowed the Non-
Resident Investors including NRIs to
purchase shares of Indian entities Under FDI
Scheme. The investment can be made as per
the mentioned conditions. RBI has allowed
the NRIs to make investment under the FDI
scheme only on the listed entities, on
recognized stock exchanges.
ICICI Bank launches new Facebook app
Pockets: ICICI Bank has launched a new
Facebook app that will enable its customers
to transact directly from the social
networking site. Primarily targeted at young
customers, the new app 'Pockets' will enable
customers of the bank to transfer money,
recharge mobile phones and book movie
tickets from their Facebook pages.
S.Varadarajan took over as the CMD of
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited:
S. Varadarajan took over charge as chairman
and managing director (CMD) of Bharat
Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL).
S.Varadarajan has succeeded R.K. Singh.
UN lowers India growth forecast to 4.8%
for 2013: United Nations has lowered
India‘s economic growth forecast for 2013
to 4.8 per cent while warning that emerging
markets should be prepared to deal with the
impact of US Federal Reserve‘s quantitative
easing programme.
Repo Rate kept unchanged by RBI in
Mid-Quarter Monetary Policy Review:
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its mid-
quarter Monetary Policy Review, announced
on 18 December 2013, has kept the policy
rate unchanged at 7.75%. The move was
unexpected in light of the recent spike in
inflation, especially food inflation. This has
come as welcome relief for the industry
which already is battling gloomy economic
environment as indicated 1.8% growth in
industrial output in November 2013.
Current RBI Rates
Repo Rate 7.75%
Reverse Repo Rate 6.75%
CRR 4%
MSF 8.75%
Bank Rate 8.75%
SLR 23%
& TECHNOLOGY 2013
Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) on 8 January
2013 launched the first fast patrol vessel
(FPV), built for the Indian Coast Guard. The vessel which is named Aadesh was
launched by Jayasree Muralidharan, in the
presence of M.P. Muralidharan, Director
General of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and K.
Subramaniam, Chairman and Managing
Director of the Coast Guard.
UIDAI Inaugurated Three New Aadhaar-
Enabled Services for Online Identity
Authentication: Unique Identification
Authority of India (UIDAI) on 25 May 2013
inaugurated three new Aadhaar-enabled
services- e-KYC, OTP (one time pin)
authentication and Iris authentication, which
would in turn help the residents of India in
authenticating their identity anywhere and
anytime via any digital platform.
First Boeing P-8I Aircraft joins Indian
Navy: Indian Naval Aviation received a
major fillip with the arrival of the first of
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eight Boeing P-8I Long Range Maritime
Reconnaissance and Anti Submarine
Warfare aircraft at Naval Air Station Rajali,
Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu on 15 May 13. The
P-8I aircraft, based on the Boeing 737-
800(NG) airframe, is the Indian Naval
variant of the P-8A Poseidon of the US
Navy.
India test-fires nuclear capable Agni-II
missile: The medium-range, nuclear capable
Agni-II missile was successfully test-fired
with a strike range of more than 2,000 kms
from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast on
07 April 2013.The trial of the surface-to-
surface missile was conducted from a
mobile launcher from the Launch Complex-
4 of Integrated Test Range (ITR).The 20-
metre-long Agni-II is a two-stage, solid-
propelled ballistic missile
The Indian Coast Guard Ship C-402
commissioned in Mumbai by Sanjeev
Dayal, Director General Police,
Maharashtra, in the third week of April
2013. This is the second ship of series of
thirty-six Interceptor Boats which were built
and designed by Larsen and Toubro, Surat.
Pakistan successfully test-fired the nuclear-
capable Hatf-IV ballistic missile on 10 April
2013. The missile has a range of 900 km and
it can also hit targets in India.
C-17 Globemaster III Aircraft inducted
in Indian Air Force: Union Defence
Minister AK Antony on 2 September 2013
formally inducted IAF's biggest 70-
tonneheavy-lift transport aircraft C-17
Globemaster III into service at the Hindon
Air Base near Delhi.
India launches its first indigenous
aircraft carrier: India launched its first
indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant,
joining the elite club of nations with the
capability of designing and building a
warship of this size and capability. Defence
Minister A K Antony's wife Elizabeth
launched the 37,500-tonne carrier at Kochi
shipyard almost four-and-a-half years after
its keel was laid by the minister.
Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher PINAKA
successfully test-fired: India's Multi Barrel
Rocket Launcher System, the PINAKA, has
undergone successful firing trials at
Chandhan area in Pokhran field firing
ranges. PINAKA can fire a salvo of 12
rockets in 44 seconds from a launcher with a
strike range of 40 km.
Neptune‟s 14th
moon discovered by
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope: The
U.S. space agency announced the discovery
of Neptune‘s 14th
moon. The Hubble Space
Telescope captured the moon as a white dot
in photos of the planet on the periphery of
our solar system. The new moon, Neptune‘s
tiniest at just 19.3 km across, and is
designated as S/2004 N 1.
India's first ever dedicated navigation
satellite launched: In a landmark journey
into a new era of space application, India
successfully launched its first dedicated
navigation satellite IRNSS-1A (Indian
Regional Navigation Satellite System) using
the PSLV which blasted off from the Satish
Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
Advanced weather satellite INSAT-3D
successfully launched: India's advanced
meteorological satellite INSAT-3D was
successfully launched by European rocket
from the spaceport of Kourou in French
Guiana, giving a boost to weather
forecasting and disaster warning services.
Nuclear-capable 'Agni-V' tested for
second time: India conducted a second test
flight of its indigenously developed nuclear-
capable 'Agni-V' long-range ballistic
missile, which has a strike range of more
than 5000 km, from the Wheeler Island off
Odisha coast.
India test-fires N-capable Prithvi-II
missile: India test-fired its indigenously
developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile
with a strike range of 350 km from a test
range at Chandipur. The surface-to-surface
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missile was test fired from a mobile
launcher of the Integrated Test Range.
India test-fires nuclear capable Agni-II
missile: The medium-range, nuclear capable
Agni-II missile was successfully test-fired
with a strike range of more than 2,000 kms
from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast on
07 April 2013.The trial of the surface-to-
surface missile was conducted from a
mobile launcher from the Launch Complex-
4 of Integrated Test Range (ITR).The 20-
metre-long Agni-II is a two-stage, solid-
propelled ballistic missile
MiG-29K fighter planes commissions into
Navy: Defence Minister AK Antony
commissioned warfare aircraft MiG-29K
Black Panther squadron into the Indian
Navy.
ISRO successfully performed first
Trajectory Correction Manoeuvre of
Mangalyaan: The first Trajectory
Correction Manoeuvre (TCM) of Spacecraft
of India's maiden interplanetary mission to
Mars was carried out successfully at 06:30
hrs (IST) on 11 December 2013. The TCM
was fired by the 22 Newton Thrusters for
duration of 40.5 seconds. The spacecraft at
present is travelling at a distance of about 29
lakh (2.9 million) km away from Earth.
Microsoft Developed New Sign Language
Translator-KINECT: US software
company Microsoft recently developed a
new cost-effective sign language translator
that converts signs into spoken and written
language - and vice versa. In collaboration
with researchers in China, Microsoft created
the Kinect Sign Language Translator, a
prototype system that understands the
gestures of sign language and converts them
to spoken and written language and vice
versa.
India successfully test-fired indigenously
developed Pinaka rockets at Chandipur:
India on 19 December 2013 successfully
test-fired the indigenously developed Pinaka
rockets from a multi-barrel rocket launcher
(MBRL) from a base at Chandipur-on-sea
near Balasore, off the Odisha coast.
BOOKS & AUTHORS 2013
Burma and India: Some Aspects of
Intellectual Life under Colonialism- Aung
San Suu Kyi
The Best Thing about You Is You-
Anupam Kher
In Search of Oneness- Moosa Raza
Yuvi- Makarand Waingankar
Pax Indica – Shashi Tharoor
Religion, Law & Society-Across the Globe:
by Prof. Tahir Mahmood.
Understanding Bhagat Singh- by Prof.
Chaman Lal .
A Leaf turns Yellow: the Sufis of Awadh
edited by filmmaker and social worker
Muzaffar Ali in New Delhi.
Wings of Fire: Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam and
Arun Tiwari.
The Lowland: Jhumpa Lahiri
The King of Style: Michael Bush
The Garden of Evening Mists: Tan Twan
Eng
The Orphan Master‟s son: Adam Johnson
A Bend in the River: V. S. Naipaul
Walking with Lions - Tales from a
Diplomatic Past: K. Natwar Singh
Miscellaneous GK
India‘s rising Badminton star P.V. Sindhu
registered a thumping win over Canada‘s
Michelle Li in the final in Macau on
December 1, 2013 to lift the Macau Open
Gran Prix Gold Title.
Human Rights Day was observed across the
world on 10 December 2013 to bring to light
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
2013Theme of the day is 20 Years
Working for Your Rights.
Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis
and ex-Australia wicket kepeer Adam
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Gilchrist will be inducted into the ICC's Hall
of Fame.
Star India will replace Sahara as the title
sponsor of the Indian cricket team.
The first lunar rover of China, which was
carried by an unmanned remotely piloted
spacecraft Chang'e-3 was deployed
successfully on moon on 14 December
2013.The lunar rover has been named Jade
Rabbit (called Yutu in Chinese).
Ranjan Mathai, the former Foreign Secretary
of India took over as the India's High
Commissioner to the UK.
Wipro Chairman Azim Premji, 68, won the
Economic Times Lifetime Achievement
Award 2013 for his role in creating India's
third-largest software exporter.
Vasundhara Raje was sworn in as the Chief
Minister of Rajasthan for the second time.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Japan‘s
Central bank, Bank of Japan, decided on 18
December 2013 to enhance the bilateral
currency swap arrangement from 15 billion
dollars to 50 billion dollars. The agreement
would help bring stability in the financial
markets in both the countries.
First Textile Park inaugurated at Bagru near
Jaipur.
The Indian telecom sector became the
second largest telephone network in the
world, after China by registering exceptional
growth during last nine years.
CURRENT GK QUIZ
1. Where is The National Chemical Laboratory
situated?
(A)New Delhi (B)Bangalore
(C)Pune (D)Chennai
2. Who has won the ICC People‘s Choice Award
for the year 2013 on 3rd December 2013?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar (B) Virat Kohli
(C)M S Dhoni (D) Shikhar Dhawan
3. The Supreme Court set a deadline for all states
and Union Territories to frame rules to regulate
sale of acid and notify them accordingly. What
is the deadline?
(A) 31 December 2013 (B) 31 January 2014
(C)8 February 2014 (D) 31 March 2014
4. Which day was observed across the world on 3
December 2013?
(A) International Day of Women
(B) International Day of Animals
(C) International Day of People with Disability
(D) International Peace Day
5. Which of the following is not an objective of the
Monetary Policy of RBI?
(A)Boost Economic Development
(B)Direct Credit In Desirable Direction
(C)Control Inflationary Pressure
(D)Ensure Social Justice
6. India successfully test-fired indigenously
developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile
with a strike range of 350 km from a test range
at Chandipur in Odisha as part of a user trial by
defence forces. What type of missile is Prithvi-
II?
(A) Surface to Air (B) Air to Air
(C)Air to Surface (D)Surface to Surface
7. Which city in India is also known as
―Brasscity"?
(A)Aligarh (B)Moradabad
(C)Banaras (D)Meerut
8. Which Indian city has world's longest railway
platform?
(A)Kharagpur (W.Bengal)
(B)Secunderabad (A.P.)
(C)Gorakhpur (UP)
(D)Jabalpur(M.P.)
9. Name the Indian woman diplomat who was
shifted to India‘s Permanent Mission to the
United Nations in New York by the Indian
Government on 18 Dec 2013, so as to entitle her
to all diplomatic privileges and immunity?
(A) Savitha Halapanakar
(B) Devyani Khobragade
(C) Srishti Rana
(D) Durga Sakti Nagpal
10. `Dreams from My Father' and `The Audicity of
Hope' books are authored by which American
President?
(A)Bill Clinton (B)George W. Bush
(C)Barack Obama (D)Ronald Reagan
11. Name the man behind the Britain‘s Great Train
Robbery in 1963 who died on 18-Dec-2013?
(A) Christopher Pickard
(B) Jack Straw
(C)Jimmy White (D) Ronnie Biggs
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12. Ganymede, the largest natural satellite in the
Solar System, is a natural satellite (moon) of
which planet?
(A)Uranus (B)Saturn
(C)Jupiter (D)Mars
13. Lokpal Bill was passed by the Parliament as the
Lok Sabha on 18 December 2013 adopted the
measure as amended by the Rajya Sabha after a
short discussion. Name the two parties which
opposed the bill in Loksabha?
(A) Congress and DMK
(B) BJP and Shiv Sena
(C) Samajwadi Party and Shiv Sena
(D) BSP and NCP
14. A nation-wide strike by which public sector
union on 18-Dec-2013 hit the normal life?
(A) Railways (B) Bank
(C)Tourism (D)Oil companies
15. Who was the first law minister of independent
India?
(A)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(B)B.R.Ambedkar
(C)Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
(D)Vallabhbhai Patel
16. Which country won the boy‘s and girl‘s team
titles in the Asia-Pacific junior golf
championship at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club
(RCGC) on 18th Dec 2013?
(A) China (B) Thailand
(C)India (D) Pakistan
17. Which co-founder of Infosys, wrote the book
`Imagining India : Ideas for the New Century'?
(A)N.R.Narayan Murthy
(B)N.S.Raghavan
(C)Nandan Nilekani
(D)Kris Gopalakrishnan
18. Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram
Rajan surprised the markets on 18-Dec-2013 by
leaving all key policy rates unchanged. What is
the current repo rate?
(A)6.5% (B)7.25%
(C)7.75% (D)8.25%
19. South India‘s first high altitude cricket stadium
was inaugurated at Krishnagiri in Waynad
district of which south Indian state on 17 Dec
2013?
(A) TamilNadu (B) Karnataka
(C)Kerala (D) Andhra Pradesh
20. Who was on 17 December 2013 elected as the
German chancellor for third term by the German
Parliament- Bundestag?
(A)Angela Merkel (B)Helmut Kohl
(C)Konrad Adenauer (D)Michelle Kosnar
21. Minorities Rights Day was observed on 18
December 2013 across the country to create
awareness on rights of minorities. Which other
day was also celebrated on 18-Dec-2013?
(A) World Food Day
(B) National Day for Old persons
(C) International Migrants Day
(D) International Book Day
22. Which former cricketer was on 18 Dec 2013
selected for the BCCI‘s prestigious Col. CK
Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award for the
year 2013?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar (B) Sunil Gavaskar
(C)Anil Kumble (D)Kapil Dev
23. The official data based on wholesale price index
showed high inflation in November 2013 as
compared to October 2013. Inflation in India
reached _______ percent, the highest in 14
months since September 2012?
(A)5.43 (B)6.59
(C)7.52 (D)8.97
24. Who among the following has been voted the
BBC sports personality of 2013?
(A)Andy Murray (B)Novak Djokovic
(C)Usain Bolt (D)Rafel Nadal
25. Who was appointed as Chairman of the
Karnataka State Human Rights Commission
(KSHRC) on 18 Dec 2013?
(A) Justice Darmar Murugensan
(B) Justice Aftab Hussain Saikia
(C) Tarun Phookan
(D) Jyoti Prasad Chaliha
26. Rajya Sabha on 17 December 2013 passed the
amended Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill. In which
year was the Lokpal Bill first passed by a house
of Indian Parliament before it lapsed?
(A) 1975 (B) 1999
(C)1969 (D) 1950
27. Australia reclaimed the Ashes Trophy after
defeating England by 150 runs on the final day
of the third Test match at Perth on 17 December
2013. When Australia last held the Ashes?
(A) 2009 (B) 2010
(B) 2011 (D) 2012
28. Name the West Indies offspinner who was
suspended by ICC on 16 Dec 2013 from
bowling in international cricket after his action
was found illegal?
(A) Sunil Naraine (B) Darren Sammy
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(C)Shane Shillingford (D) Marlon Samuels
29. Who was elected as Chile's president on 15th
Dec 2013 in a landslide victory - with about
62% support?
(A) Evelyn Matthei (B) Peter O Toole
(C)Michelle Bachelet (D) Patricio Navia
30. Lt. Governor of Delhi has recommended the
imposition of President's rule in Delhi in the
absence of any party staking claim to form
government. Name him?
(A) K. Sankaranarayanan
(B) Shekhar Dutt
(C)Najeeb Jung (D) Shivraj Patil
31. On 16 Dec 2013, Budget airliners SpiceJet Ltd
has entered into a three-year interline agreement
with which another airlines to offer greater
connectivity between flights operated by both
the carriers?
(A) Thai Airways (B) Tiger air
(C)Qatar Airlines (D) Lufthansa
32. National Stock Exchange (NSE) recently
completed how many years of its establishment?
(A) 50 (B) 25
(C)20 (D) 10
33. Recently which sportsperson has taken over as
UNICEF first brand ambassador for South Asia
to support the organisation's work in promoting
hygiene and sanitation in the region?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar (B) Saina Nehwal
(C)Sania Mirza (D) M S Dhoni
34. Union Minister Sis Ram Ola, who passed away
on 15 December 2013 at the age of 86, was
holding which portfolio in the Manmohan Singh
Govt?
(A) Health and Family Welfare
(B) Urban Development and Sanitation
(C) Human Resource Development
(D) Labour and Employment
35. Name the book launched by Mumbai University
on 16 December 2013 to mark a year since the
brutal gangrape of a Delhi student?
(A) Nirbhaya: Ek Atmachintan
(B) Nirbhaya: You will live forever
(C) In Memory of Nirbhaya
(D) Stop Violence against Women
36. Which day was observed across the Nation on
16 December 2013 to celebrate the India‘s
military victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war?
(A) Kargil Day (B) Vijay Diwas
(C)Aasad ka din (D)Sadbhavana Diwas
37. Which company acquires the robot-making
company Boston Dynamics which had
previously been contracted by the U.S. military?
(A) Microsoft (B) Facebook
(C)Google (D) Nvidia
38. India has beaten which country to win the 4th
men's Kabaddi World Cup in Ludhiana on 15th
Dec 2013?
(A) SriLanka (B) Pakistan
(C)Bangladesh (D) Nepal
39. Which among the following countries has won
Junior Men‘s Hockey World Cup on 15 Dec
2013?
(A)France (B)India
(C)Germany (D)Japan
40. Name the Union Labour Minister of India who
died on 15 December 2013 after a prolonged
illness in Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon,
Haryana?
(A) Jagriti Anand (B) B K Khandelwal
(C) C J Iyer (D) Sis Ram Ola
41. Who among the following has been appointed
new chairman of NABARD on 14 Dec 2013?
(A)Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
(B)Chandra Shekar
(C)Hemanth Banswal
(D)Amith Mishra
42. Who among the following has won best actor
award at the 10th Dubai International Film
Festival for his brilliant performance in his film
The Lunchbox?
(A)Irfan Khan (B)Abhishek Bacchan
(C)Bomman Irani (D)Aamir Khan
43. Name the first lunar rover of China which was
carried by an unmanned remotely piloted
spacecraft Chang'e-3 and deployed successfully
on moon on 14 Dec 2013?
(A) Mangalyaan (B) Moon Mission
(C)Jade Rabbit (D) Hoven Craft
44. What is the length of a Cricket pitch, measured
between two sets of wickets?
(A)18 yards (B)20 yards
(C)22 yards (D)24 yards
45. Who has sworn in as the Chief Minister of
Rajasthan for the second time on 13 Dec 2013?
(A) Sheila Dikshit (B) Jayalalithaa
(C)Vasundhara Raje (D) Mamata Banerjee
46. Who has sworn in as Chief Minister of Mizoram
on 13- Dec 2013?
(A) Lal Thanhawla (B) Laldenga
(C)R. Romawia (D) David Lalfakzuala
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47. What is the full form of GDP?
(A)Gross Domestic Product
(B)General Domestic Product
(C)Gross Domestic Process
(D)General Domestic Process
48. Who has bagged the Emerging Cricketer of the
Year trophy at the ICC Annual awards
announced in Dubai recently?
(A) Virat Kohli (B) Quinton Di Kock
(C)Cheteshwar Pujara (D) Rohit Sharma
49. Who appoints the judges of the Supreme Court
and the Chief Justice of India?
(A)The Prime Minister (B)The Vice President
(C)The President (D)The members of the Rajya
Sabha
50. Who was designated as the Vice Chief of Army
Staff of India to take over on 31 December 2013
as announced recently?
(A) Lt. General Bipin Chandra Joshi
(B) Lt. General Vishwa Nath Sharma
(C) Lt. General Nirmal Chander Vij
(D) Lt. General Dalbir Singh Suhag
51. Which state in India has minimum population?
(A)Arunachal Pradesh (B)Sikkim
(C)Goa (D)Mizoram
52. Which city in India is also known as "Steel
City"?
(A)Moradabad (B)Jamshedpur
(C)Kanpur (D)Bellary
53. Which day was observed on 5 December 2013?
(A)Human Rights Day
(B) International Volunteer Day
(C) International Press Freedom Day
(D) Doctor's Day
54. Bandipur Sanctuary is located in which state?
(A)Tamil Nadu (B)Uttar Pradesh
(C)Karnataka (D)Madhya Pradesh
55. Which state is the largest state in terms of area
in India?
(A)Assam (B)Rajasthan
(C)Madhya Pradesh (D)Jammu and
Kashmir
56. India was ranked ...........th out of 177 countries
on Global Corruption Perception Index 2013,
which was released by Transparency
International on 3 December 2013?
(A) 77 (B) 94
(C)12 (D) 4
57. Where is The National Chemical Laboratory
situated?
(A)New Delhi (B)Bangalore
(C)Pune (D)Chennai
58. Who has won the ICC People‘s Choice Award
for the year 2013 on 3rd December 2013?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar (B) Virat Kohli
(C)M S Dhoni (D)Shikhar Dhawan
59. The Supreme Court , set a deadline for all states
and Union Territories to frame rules to regulate
sale of acid and notify them accordingly. What
is the deadline?
(A) 31 December 2013 (B) 31 January 2014
(C)28 February 2014 (D) 31 March 2014
60. Who among the following was conferred with
the ―Centenary Award for India Film
Personality of the Year‖ at IFFI 2013 recently?
(A) Waheeda Rehman
(B) Adur Gopalkrishnan
(C) Satyajith Ray
(D) Amitabh Bachhan
61. Who among the following has been sworn in as
President of Maldives recently?
(A) Mohammed Nasheed
(B) Abdulla Yameen
(C) Maumonn Abdul Gayoom
(D) Syed Akbaruddin
62. Who among the following has been awarded
―International Indian of Decade Award‖?
(A) Vijay Malya (B)Lord Swraj Paul
(C) Ajim Premji (D) Laxmi Mittal
63. Who among the following will be awarded the
―Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament
and Development for 2013‖?
(A) Julian Gillard (B) Hilary Clinton
(C)Angela Merkel (D) Sheikh Hasina
64. Who among the following is the new Chairman
of the 20th Law Commission of India?
(A) Justice D K Jain
(B) Justice A P Shah
(C)Justice Vikram Sen
(D)Justice Gopal Gowda
65. Which Indian state launched the ―She Taxi‖
project, aiming at ensuring safe travel for
women, in Oct 2013?
(A) Gujarat (B) Kerala
(C)Goa (D) Haryana
66. Which country announced that it is pulling out
of the Commonwealth with immediate effect in
Oct 2013?
(A) Libya (B) Zimbabwe
(C)Gambia (D) Sudan
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67. Who among the following has become the first
Indian Pistol shooter to win gold at the ISSF
World Cup?
(A) Heena Sidhu (B) Anjali Bhagwat
(C)Gagan Narang (D) Anjali Sidhu
68. Tarla Dalal, who recently passed away, was a
celebrity in which field?
(A) Journalist (B) Author
(C)Poet (D) Chef
69. Which country has hosted to the
―Commonwealth Heads of Government Meet
(CHOGM)‖ 2013?
(A) India (B) Sri Lanka
(C)Myanmar (D) Indonesia
70. Which country has hosted the ―Commonwealth
Heads of Government Meet‖ 2013?
(A)India (B) Sri Lanka
(C) Myanmar (D)Indonesia
71. According to the All India survey on Higher
Education, which of the following cities has
highest number of colleges in the country?
(A) Hyderabad (B) Bangalore
(C)Chennai (D)Kolkata
72. Which one of the following has become the first
South Asian Country to approve commercial
cultivation of Bt Brinjal?
(A) China (B)Bangladesh
(C)Sri Lanka (D)Pakistan
73. Who among the following is the current
Secretary General of ―South Asian Association
for Regional Countries (SAARC)‖?
(A)Kamalesh Sharma
(B)Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed
(C)Ahmed Saleem
(D)Abdulla Mohamed
74. As per the latest report by Central Statistics
Office (CSO), which state recorded highest sex
ratio in 110 years?
(A)West Bengal (B)Odisha
(C)Bihar (D)Uttar Pradesh
75. According to latest figures released by the union
ministry of communication and information
technology, which of the following states has
lowest teledensity in the country?
(A)Bihar (B)Punjab
(C)Uttar Pradesh (D)Tamil Nadu
76. ―Gamani Corea‖ who passed away recently, was
one of the chief architect of national planning of
which country?
(A)Sri Lanka (B)Germany
(C)Russia (D)South Korea
77. Which one of following countries has recently
announced it was setting up an ―air defence
identification zone‖ over East China Sea?
(A)Japan (B)Vietnam
(C)Taiwan (D)China
78. The controversial 300-MW Lakhwar
hydroelectric power project is related to which
state?
(A)Uttarakhand (B)Uttara Pradesh
(C)Madhya Pradesh (D)Himachal Pradesh
79. The ―Aranumala International Airport‖ is an
airport project planned to be built in which
state?
(A)Kerala (B)Madhya Pradesh
(C)Gujarat (D)Odisha
80. As per the RBI guidelines Public Sector Banks
has to give loans to women SHGs at the interest
rate of __?
(A)5 percent (B)6 percent
(C)7 percent (D)8 percent
81. ―Magnus Carlsen‖ who has been recently
become the youngest worlds chess
championship belongs to which country?
(A)Russia (B)Sweden
(C)France (D)Norway
82. Which of the following super computers has
recently retained its place at the top of a list of
the world‘s most powerful systems?
(A)Piz Daint (B)Tital
(C)Tianhe-2 (D)Sequoia
83. India and which of the following countries has
recently decided to hold their first-ever joint air
combat exercise in the Peter the Great Bay?
(A)Japan (B)China
(C)Russia (D)Sri Lanka
84. Which among the following countries is
currently known for highest number of deaths of
under-five infants and children in the world?
(A)India (B)China
(C)Pakistan (D)Bangladesh
85. Which of the following neighbouring countries
of India has recently decided to cut the size of
its Army by reducing the number of non-
combatant personnel?
(A)Pakistan (B)Bangladesh
(C)China (D)Sri Lanka
86. The Government of India has decided to confer
upon Bharat Ratna to C.N.R Rao, for his
contribution in solid-state and structural
chemistry. Rao is the __ Indian Scientist to get
this award?
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(A)Second (B)Fourth
(C)Third (D)Fifth
87. Which of the following has emerged as India‘s
most attractive brand in banking and financial
services industry (BFSI) category?
(A)SBI (B)UCO
(C)LIC (D)ICICI
88. Which one of the following IT companies of
India was recently making news with respect to
an alleged work visa fraud in US?
(A)Wipro (B)Infosys
(C)TCS (D)IBM
89. India has recently notified which of the
following countries as a notified Jurisdictional
Area under Income Tax Act 1961?
(A)Cyprus (B)Mauritius
(C)Belgium (D)Switzerland
90. As per the latest Financial Secrecy Index, which
of the following countries emerged as world‘s
most secretive place on financial matters?
(A)Switzerland (B)Hong Kong
(C)Singapore (D)Germany
91. Who among the following has been appointed
as first Chairman and Managing Director of
Bharatiya Mahila Bank?
(A)Arundhati Bhattacharya
(B)Usha Ananthasubramanian
(C)Geetha Kumari
(D)Chandrakala Subramanian
92. As per the latest data, which of the following
cities has more internet user than any other city
in the country?
(A)Mumbai (B)New Delhi
(C)Chennai (D)Kolkata
93. As per the latest RBI statement, India has just
one branch of a foreign bank for every ___
million people. Fill the blank with correct
option?
(A)One (B)Two
(C)Three (D)Four
94. ―World Polio Day‖ is observed on?
(A) 29-Oct (B) 18-Oct
(C) 21-Oct (D) 24-Oct
95. Which organization won the Nobel peace prize
2013 (announced in Oct 2013)?
(A) European Union
(B) Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical
Weapons
(C) UNICEF
(D) Red Cross
96. Which of the following dam has celebrated its
50th Anniversary in Oct 2013?
(A) Bhakra dam
(B) KSR Dam
(C) Sardar Sarovar Dam
(D) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
97. The Largest Air Traffic Control Tower of India
which is 84 meter high was Inaugurated at
which city airport in Oct 2013?
(A) New Delhi (B) Mumbai
(C)Hyderabad (D) Bangalore
98. Which Indian state launched the ―She Taxi‖
project, aiming at ensuring safe travel for
women, in Oct 2013?
(A) Gujarat (B) Kerala
(C)Goa (D) Haryana
99. Which internet giant launched a new search
algorithm named as ―Humingbird‖ in Oct 2013?
(A) Alibaba (B) Microsoft
(C)Yahoo (D) Google
100. Which former Liberian President who
sentenced to 50 years in prison for crimes
against humanity in Oct 2013?
(A) Charles Taylor
(B) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
(C) Foday Sankoh
(D) George Weah
Answers:
1-20: ccdcd/dbcbc/dccbb/cccca
21-40: cdcaa/caccc/bcaaa/bcbcd
41-60: aaccc/aaccd/bbbcb/bccda
61-80: bbcbb/cadbb/bbcac/adaac
81-100: dccac/ccbaa/bacdb/abbda
COMPUTER QUIZ
1. VB, C++, JAVA are the examples of
a. High level language only
b. Object Oriented high level language
c. Structure high level language
d. None of the above
2. The institute where and when the first computer
was installed was
a. Indian Institute of science, Bangalore,
1950
b. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,
Mumbai, 1955
c.Indian statistical Institute, Calcutta, 1955
d. Bhama Atomic Research Centre, 1995
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3. Super Computers are basically used for
a. Mathematic-intensive Application
b. Whether forecasting
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. Data hiding operation
4. The storage floppy disk can store data of size?
a. 2 MB b. 1.44 MB
c. 1.44 KB d. 2 KB
5. Which of the following is not the same as
others?
a. Joystick b. Trackball
c. Keyboard d. Printer
6. Assembly language and VC++ are examples of
a. Low level languages
b. High level languages
c. Low level and High level languages
d. High level and low level languages
7. The introductory webpage of
institute/organization is called a
a. Website b. Portal
c. Homepage d. Index page
8. Is the command of
a. Unix OS b. DOS
c. FTP d. Telnet
9. K-Map is used to depict
a. Digital Circuit b. Analog Circuit
c. Both (a) and (b) d. Whether
forecasting
10. The sequence of instruction that controls a
computer‘s activity is called
a. Program b. Logic
c. Algorithm d. Flow chart
11. The default number of excel sheets in a spread
book of MS Office 2003 is
a. 4 b. 3
c. 2 d. 7
12. The preprocessing of a dataset is done through
a. MS Word b. MS Excel
c. MS Access d. All the above
13. Web Browsers is used as
a. Web Client b. Web Server
c. Search Engine d. All the above
14. Presentation in conferences is normally
prepared with the help of
a. MS Word b. MS Excel
c. MS Power Point d. MS Access
15. The Full form of DNS is
a. Domain Name Server
b. Domain name System
c. Domain Name Security
d. Downloadable New Software
16. An Internet is
a. WAN b. Collection of LAN
c. Both (a) and (b) d. None of the above
17. World Wide Web (www) is
a. A repository of Information
b. A repository of WebPages
c. A collection of processors
d. None of the above
18. A mark sheet can be prepared with
a. MS Word b. MS Excel
c. MS Access d. MS PowerPoint
19. In MS Office 2003, how many columns and
rows are there in a spread sheet?
a. 65536 columns and 256 rows
b. 65555 columns and 256 rows
c. 65536 rows and 256 columns
d. 65536 rows and 1024 columns
20. SDLC is a model of
a. Hardware Development
b. Software development
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. Testing Model
21. http://www.google.com is a
a. Domain Name System
b. Direct Name System
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of the above
22. Multimedia is
a. Animation b. A Technology
c. Framing d. A Medium
23. Virtual memory is
a. An extremely large main memory
b. An extremely large secondary memory
c. An illusion of extremely large main
memory
d. A type of memory used in super
computers
24. In MS Word Header and Footer can be seen in
a. Normal view b. Print Layout
c. Web Layout d. All of the above
25. In MS Excel ‗cut & Paste‘ option is available in
a. File menu b. Edit Manu
c. View menu d. Format menu
26. In MS word spelling checking can be done by
the key
a. F7 b. F8
c. F5 d. F6
27. Font size in MS Office can be changed from
a. File menu b. Edit Manu
c. View menu d. Format menu
28. DNS is
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a. The distributed hierarchal naming system
b. The vertical naming system
c. The horizontal naming system
d. The client-server architecture
29. Which gate is not logically a complete gate
a. AND b. NAND
c. OR d. NOT
30. The term DFD stands for
a. Data feeding Device
b. Data flow Diagram
c. Data flow Depiction
d. All the above
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