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1 November 2013 Current AffairsIndias CAG wins Election To United Nations Board Of Auditors

India on 1 November won a crucial election to the UN Board of Auditors with itsnominee Shashi Kant Sharma, the Comptroller and Auditor General, garnering thelargest number of votes.Sharma won 124 votes out of the total 186 cast in the General

Assemblys Fifth Committee on Administrative and Budgetary questions.India won by acomfortable margin against its closest contender the Philippines, which got 62votes.Having obtained the required majority and the largest number of votes, ShashiKant Sharma will be appointed to the UN Board of Auditors for a six year term beginningon 1 July 2014.The General Assembly in 1946 established the UN Board of Auditors toaudit of the accounts of the United Nations organisation and its funds and programmesand to report its findings and recommendations to the Assembly through the AdvisoryCommittee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions.

G. K. Pillai Appointed as the Chairman of MCX-SX

G.K. Pillai, the former Union Home Secretary on 1 November was appointed as theChairman of the MCX-SX. Thomas Mathew T, the former acting chairman of the LifeInsurance Corporation has also been appointed as the Vice President of thebourse.MCX-SX (MCX Stock Exchange Limited) is a new stock exchange of India. It isrecognized by the Securities and Exchange Board of India under Section 4 of SecuritiesContracts (Regulation) Act, 1956. MCX-SX became the recognized stock exchange by

the Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs on 21 December 2012, under Section 2(39) ofthe Companies Act, 1956 .

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Mission Accomplished For Europes Cargo Freighter

Europes heaviest-ever cargo carrier to the International Space Station burned up inEarths atmosphere on 2 November in a controlled manoeuvre after a five-monthmission.When the cargo was burnt, it carried about six tonnes of garbage and wasteproduced on the board of the ISS. The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) was burntover the uninhabited zone of the southern Pacific Ocean.The ATV-4 set the record forthe heaviest Ariane 5 launch and its mission started on 5 June 2013 from Europes
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Spaceport in French Guiana. The record cargo of 2480 kg included more than 1400individual items.Albert Einstein performed a series of delicate manoeuvres to reenterbelow the Station in order for the astronauts to observe the spacecrafts fragmentationin the upper atmosphere, providing unique information on reentry physics.

New Delhi To Host 12th Edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2014

The 12th edition of Pravasi Bhartiya Divas will be held in New Delhi from 7th to 9th ofJanuary 2014.The theme of the convention is -Engaging DiasporaConnecting acrossGenerations- with a special focus on the younger generation.Prime Minister DrManmohan Singh will inaugurate the convention and President Pranab Mukherjee willgive his valedictory address. Pravasi Bharatiya Samman will also be bestowed on 15persons during the convention.Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated on 9thJanuary every year to mark the contribution of Overseas Indian community in the

development of India. January 9 was chosen as the day to celebrate this occasion sinceit was on this day in 1915 that Mahatma Gandhi the greatest Pravasi, returned to Indiafrom South Africa, led Indias freedom struggle and changed the lives of Indians forever.

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3 November 2013 Current AffairsLegendary Pakistani Folk Singer Reshma Died

Legendary Pakistani folk singer Reshma died on 3 November in Lahore.She is knownfor her popular songs such as Lambi Judai and Dama Dam Mast Kalandar.Reshma wasborn in 1947 in Bikaner, Rajasthan, in a Banjara family.She has no formal education inmusic, but at the age of just 12 years, she was seen singing at the Shahbaz Qalandersshrine. Thereafter, her iconic song Laal Meri was recorded on the state-run PakistanRadio.With this, she became the most popular folk singer of Pakistan.She appeared onthe television in the year 1960 and recorded songs for not just Pakistani film industry,but also the Indian cinema.She won various national awards such as Sitara-i-Imtiaz as

well as Legends of Pakistan, by the President of Pakistan.She performed in India during1980s when exchange of artists was allowed between India and Pakistan.

Former MP Nitish Sengupta Died
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Former Lok Sabha MP and Revenue Secretary Nitish Sengupta died on 3November.Sengupta joined civil services in 1957 and was revenue secretary to thegovernment and Member of the Planning Commission. He was also the chairman of theBoard for Reconstruction of Public Sector Enterprises. He was also a NAM observer forPalestine elections.Sengupta worked with several multi-lateral organisations including

the United Nations.Commission on Transnational Corporations, of which he was electedas chairman in 1981-82. He was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from Contai (WestBengal) parliament seat on Trinamool Congress ticket, but joined Congress in 2004after the UPA I government came to power.

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4 November 2013 Current AffairsVirat Kohli Becomes No.1 Ranked ODI batsman

Virat Kohli became the number one batsman in One-day cricket after asuperb batting show against Australia in the just-concluded series, in whichhe scored 344 runs.Kohli had scores of 61 (in Pune), 100 not out (inJaipur), 68 (in Mohali), 115 not out (in Nagpur) and 0 (in Bengaluru).He hasachieved the number-one spot for the first time in his career.Kohli has now

become the third India batsman to hold the number-one batting rank in ODIcricket, after Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni.Tendulkar first claimed thenumber one position when he took over from Brian Lara in February 1996.He was last number one in March 2008.Dhoni first reached number onewhen he took over from Ricky Ponting in April 2006. He was last rankednumber one in July 2010.

Kinect Sign Language Translator Developed By Microsoft and

Chinese Researchers

US software company Microsoft recently developed a new cost-effectivesign language translator that converts signs into spoken and writtenlanguage and vice versa.In collaboration with researchers in China,Microsoft created the Kinect Sign Language Translator, a prototype systemthat understands the gestures of sign language and converts them to
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spoken and written languageand vice versa.The translator uses a computerand a Kinect camera that recognises signing gestures, then gives a spokenand written translation of languages for people who can hear.The systemcaptures a conversation both sides: the deaf person is shown signing, witha written and spoken translation being rendered in real-time, while thesystem takes the hearing persons spoken words and turns them intoaccurate, understandable signs. The project was collaboration between theChinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Union University, and MicrosoftResearch Asia.

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5 November 2013 Current AffairsBlack Holes Discovered in Star Cluster M62

Scientists discovered a black hole in a collection of stars in theconstellation Ophiuchus, which is about 22000 light years from Earth. The

globular cluster in which black hole was spotted is known as M62. Theglobular cluster M62 is located in the constellation Ophiuchus.Thediscovery was done by the team of astronomers led by a Michigan StateUniversity professor. Black holes are stars that have died, collapsed intothemselves and possess such a strong gravitational field that even lightcannot escape from them.Prior to this discovery, astronomers hadassumptions that the black holes did not exist in globular clusters- some ofthe oldest and densest collections of stars in the universe.There arenumerous stars in such a condensed area that they often interact with oneanother. Massive black holes will have most violent encounters.

Ali Jawad Won Gold at the Asian Open Championships

Ali Jawad, a British Paralympic powerlifter and Crohns and Colitis UKchampion, won a gold at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
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Asian Open Championships with a world-record lift. Ali lifted 185.5kg in the59kg class in Malaysia to better his record by 10.5kg. The championshipwas held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Jawad had won gold at the 2007Powerlifting European Championships in Greece and became World JuniorChampion at the 2008 championships in the USA. But at the LondonParalympics 2012, he lost the bronze medal to Chinese lifter Wang Jian.



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6 November 2013 Current AffairsRailways Flagged Off first Dual Cab Freight Diesel Locomotive

Railways Minister Mallikarjun Kharge on 6 November flagged off the firstdual-cab 4500 HP freight diesel locomotive called Vijay from DieselLocomotive Works (DLW), Varanasi, a production unit of Indian Railways..

At the same time, the Minister announced to stop the Swatantrata SenaniExpress at Bhulanpur Railway Station, Sub-way at DLW administration.The

Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) has not only increased its production inlarge but also developed latest state-of-the-art technologies. Building of thisWDG4D High Horse Power freight locomotive is a breakthrough for DLWas well as for the Indian Railways.

RBI Permits Foreign Banks Subsidiary To Acquire Private Banks

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 6 November permitted the Wholly

Owned Subsidiaries (WOS) of the foreign banks to acquire the domesticprivate sector banks. RBI also permitted the banks to set up branchesanywhere in the country.As per the permission given by RBI, the foreignbanks will have to seek permission of RBI to open branches in certainsensitive locations. The foreign bank subsidiaries have also been allowedto list on the local stock exchanges. Although, they will not be allowed tohold more than 74 percent in the private banks they may acquire.The order
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of the RBI also stated that the foreign banks that commenced bankingbusiness in India before August 2010 will be given an opportunity toconvert into a wholly owned subsidiary.



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7 November 2013 Current AffairsMullah Fazlullah is new chief of Pakistani Taliban

Mullah Fazlullah alias Mullah Radio has been elected on 7 November asthe new chief of the Pakistani Taliban following the death of HakimullahMehsud in a US drone strike.The decision to appoint the new Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) chief and his deputy Sheikh Khalid Haqqani was takenduring the meeting of the Taliban ruling council.

Prem Narain Appointed as Secretary of Ministry of Overseas Affairs

The central government appointed Prem Narain as the Secretary ofOverseas Indian Affairs Ministry in place of Rajiv Mehrishi, who is now newFertilisers Secretary.Rajiv Mehrishi, a 1978 batch IAS officer, was shiftedfrom the Overseas Indian Affairs Ministry to the Department of Fertilisers asSecretary in place of Sudhir Mital who retires this month end.Narain, a1978 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, was on a compulsory wait inWomen and Child Development ministry.Snehlata Kumar, a 1979 batchIAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, was appointed as Secretary (Border

Management) in Union Home Ministry.

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8 November 2013 Current AffairsPakistan Appoints New Ambassador To The US

Pakistan on 8 November appointed its top diplomat Jalil Abbas Jilani as thecountrys new ambassador to the US. He is presently holding the post offoreign secretary.Mr Jilani is a career diplomat who joined the foreignservice in 1979. He will replace outgoing ambassador Sherry Rehman, whostepped down when the previous government was ousted following theMay elections.

Nuclear-capable Agni-I missile Test Fired Successfully

India successfully test-fired nuclear weapons-capable, surface-to-surfaceAgni-1 missile for its full range of 700 km from Wheeler Island, off theOdisha coast on 8 November.It was the 11th launch of Agni-1, and the on-board computer and the inertial navigation system steered the missiletowards its target.Agni-1 was developed by DRDO missile technologists in

a short span of 15 months after the need for it was perceived by thedefence services following the Kargil conflict.



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9 November 2013 Current AffairsIndia Wins Silver Medal At The 3rd Womens Asian ChampionsTrophy 2013
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The Indian Women Hockey Team won the Silver Medal, losing 0-1 to thehosts Japan in the final of the 3rd Women Asian Champions Trophy playedat Kakamigahara in Japan on 9 November.Indian goalkeeper RajniEtimarpu was adjudged Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament and IndianWomen Team won Fairplay Award in the tournament.Japan won the gold,while India and Malaysia bagged the silver and bronze medals respectivelyin the four-team event. Malaysia defeated China 3-1 in the bronze-medalplay-off match.

Miss Venezuela Gabriela Isler Won Miss Universe 2013 Title

Miss Venezuela Gabriela Isler won the coveted Miss Universe 2013 crownon 9 November, beating 85 other contenders from around the world at aglittering ceremony held in Crocus City Hall, Moscow, Russia.MissUniverse 2012 Olivia Culpo of USA crowned the new beauty queen MissVenezuela Gabriela Isler.Patricia Yurena Rodriguez from Spain finished asthe first runner-up, whereas Constanza Baez from Ecuador was the secondrunner up.Manasi Moghe from India had been shortlisted for the top 10finalists of Miss Universe 2013 but failed to win the crown. Miss Universe isthe oldest International beauty pageant.



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10 November 2013 CurrentAffairs

Mohammed Siddikur Won Indian Open Golf Tournament 2013

Mohammed Siddikur of Bangladesh won the 50th edition of Indian Opengolf tournament on 10 November at the Delhi Golf Club (DGC), New Delhi.It was his second Asian Tour title after Brunei Open victory in 2010. his wincatapulted him from ninth to third on the Order of Merit. Siddikur scored a
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total of 274 to edge past his Indian friends Anirban Lahiri and SSPChowrasia to win the tournament.

Manmohan Singh Ranked Worlds Most Powerful Sikh

According to the first edition of the annual Sikh 100 released in London on9 November , Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been listed as theworlds most powerful, influential and contemporary Sikh.PlanningCommission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia ranks as thesecond most powerful Sikh on the list.Jathedar Singh Sahib GianiGurbachan Singh, current religions head of Sri Akaal Takht Sahib, thesupreme religious authority of the Sikhs based in Amritsar, is listed third.Heis followed by Chief Minister of Punjab Parkash Singh Badal, who ranks4th.Ajaypal Singh Banga, president and CEO, MasterCard Worldwide, USAis ranked 8th on the list while Rabinder Singh, High Court Judge, RoyalCourts of Justice, UK is 9th.



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India Declared Free From Bird Flu

India has on 12 November declared itself free from Notifiable Avian

Influenza (H5N1), commonly called bird flu, and notified the same to WorldOrganisation for Animal Health (OIE).India notified the outbreak of the

Avian Influenza (H5N1) at poultry production unit, College of VeterinarySciences and Animal Husbandry, Anjora, Durg and Government PoultryFarm, Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh on 05th August, 2013.
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Malia Obama, MalalaYousafzai Among Times Most Influential Teens

US President Barack Obamas elder daughter Malia and Pakistani girlseducation activist Malala Yousafzai have been named among the 16 mostinfluential teens of 2013 by Time magazine.Times list, out on 13

November, comprises young singers, sports stars, technology and sciencewhiz kids, authors and media icons who have become inspirations foryoungsters across the world due to their spectacular achievements throughtheir work and passion.Malalas vocal activism for girls right to educationmade her a target of the Taliban, who shot her in the head as she wasreturning home in her school bus in Pakistan last year.

Veteran Journalist R.K. Mukker Died

Veteran journalist R.K. Mukker died on 13 November at Sahibabad in UttarPradeshs Ghaziabad district.He started off with The National Herald inLucknow.He was also the Editor of Morning Echo, which was the tabloid ofthe Hindustan Times Group.R.K. Mukker was the founder-Editor of theLokmat Times, which was the English daily of the Lokmat NewspaperGroup, published from Maharashtra.



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Mushirul Hasan was Conferred with Nehru Fellowship

The former Jamia Millia Islamia Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mushirul Hasanwas conferred the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship by the Jawaharlal NehruMemorial Fund on the occasion of the 124 birth anniversary of the formerPrime Minister in New Delhi on 14 November.The title of the Hasansfellowship project is Roads to FreedomPrison, Prisoners and the Raj.Theproject of professor Hasan will see how the jails were used during the timeof Raj to bring down the body and soul of those resting or revolting against

the British.

Krishna Tirath Gave Away National Child Award For ExceptionalAchievement

Union Minister Krishna Tirath on 14 November gave away the NationalChild Award for Exceptional Achievement to 22 children on Childrens Dayduring the opening ceremony of Vatsalya Mela at Dilli Haat.The awards

initiated in 1996 are presented every year to the children between the agegroup 4-15 years for their exceptional achievements in various fieldsincluding academics, art, culture and sports etc. They include a Gold Medalwith cash prize of 20000 Rupees and a citation, and 21 Silver Medals withcash prize 10000 Rupees and citations.The Vatsalya Mela is celebrated onthe day of Jawahar Lal Nehrus birth anniversary, which also marks theChildrens Day.The Gold Medal was presented to Harshal Shahi from Delhifor his exceptional achievement in the field of chess.



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Government Announces Provision For Higher Sugar Export

Government has on 15 November announced a provision for higher sugarexport with domestic production becoming surplus.The condition of exportof sugar has been relaxed by doubling the limit of the overseas shipmentthat sellers can register.The export of sugar has been doubled to 50000tonnes from 25000 tonnes per application for registration was announcedby the Directorate General of Foreign Trade.The sugar production of Indiais projected at 25 million tonnes in 2013-14, which is two million tonnes

more than the domestic demand.

Lord Swraj Paul Honoured with International Indian of the DecadeAward

Lord Swraj Paul, a leading NRI industrialist and educationist was presentedwith the International Indian of the Decade award on 15 November. He waspresented the award for his outstanding achievements in the fields of

industry, education and philanthropy.Lord Swraj Paul is the founder of theUK-based steel and engineering multinational company Caparo, which atpresent employs about 10000 people worldwide from UK, USA andIndia.He was made the Life Peer is a member of the House of Lords in1996 and donated 1 million pounds to prevent the London Zoo closure in1994.

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Prof. CNR Rao and Sachin Tendulkar Selected For Bharat RatnaAward

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and eminent scientist Prof. ChintamaniNagesa Ramachandra Rao (CNR Rao) were chosen for Bharat Ratna withthe batting maestro, who retired from international cricket on 16 November,being the first sportsman to be bestowed with the countrys highest civilianhonour.Tendulkar and Rao both of whom are recipients of PadmaVibhushan the countrys second highest civilian honour, join a list of 41

eminent personalities to get the award given in recognition of exceptionalservice of the highest order since it was instituted in 1954.The BharatRatna is being conferred after a gap of years with classical vocalist PanditBhimsen Joshi being the last recipient.

Bolt and Fraser-Pryce Wins 2013 World Athlete Awards

The Jamaican sprinters, Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce were

crowned the male and female World Athletes of the Year, 2013 on 16November 2013. They were selected as the world athletes of the year bythe sports governing IAAF at a ceremony in Monaco.Bolt won gold in the100 metres, 200 and 4100 relay at the Moscow worlds in August to takehis all-time tally to eight golds and two silvers at the championships,making him the most successful athlete in their history.The 27-year-old,who also has six Olympic gold medals and holds the 100 and 200 metresworld records, won the IAAF (International Association of AthleticsFederations) award for the third season in a row and the fifth time in sixyears.

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Sachin Tendulkar Ends Test Career In 18th Position In ICC Rankings

Legendary Sachin Tendulkar has ended his record-breaking 200-Testcareer by finishing 18th in the ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen as he

jumped five places in the latest chart, released on 17 November2013.Cheteshwar Pujara is the highest-placed Indian in the batting chart.Pujara has moved up two places to a career-best sixth with a best-ever 801ratings points, following his knock of 113 in the Mumbai Test.The battingchart continues to be headed by AB de Villiers of South Africa, with

teammate Hashim Amla in second place and West Indies ShivnarineChanderpaul in third place.

Abdulla Yameen Sworn In As New Maldivian President

Legendary Sachin Tendulkar has ended his record-breaking 200-Testcareer by finishing 18th in the ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen as he

jumped five places in the latest chart, released on 17 November

2013.Cheteshwar Pujara is the highest-placed Indian in the batting chart.Pujara has moved up two places to a career-best sixth with a best-ever 801ratings points, following his knock of 113 in the Mumbai Test.The battingchart continues to be headed by AB de Villiers of South Africa, withteammate Hashim Amla in second place and West Indies ShivnarineChanderpaul in third place.


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Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile Test Fired Successfully

An advanced version of the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile system wassuccessfully test fired by the Indian Army at the Pokhran test range inRajasthan on 18 November.The Block III variant of the Brahmos with deeppenetration capability was test launched from a Mobile AutonomousLauncher (MAL) deployed in full configuration with Mobile command Post(MCP).After being launched, the missile followed the predeterminedtrajectory and successfully pierced the designated concrete structure at

bulls eye owing to sheer velocity of the missile.The launch hassuccessfully validated the deep penetration capability of the supersoniccruise missile system against hardened targets.The Block III variant ofland-attack Brahmos has already established its credence in achievingsupersonic steep dive with precision strike capability in mountainoperations.The army has inducted two regiments of the missile in itsarsenal, while the third regiment induction is in progress.The 290-kmBrahmos flies at a speed of 2.8 Mach and carries a conventional warheadof up to 300 kg.The missile can be launched from multiple platforms

including land, sea, sub-sea and air.Both the army and vavy have alreadyinducted the missile in service, while the air-version of the weapon isscheduled to be flight tested by the Indian Air Force soon.

India and Russia Decided To Hold First Ever Joint Air Force ExercisesIn 2014

India and Russia on 18 November agreed to expand the range of strategicpartnership in a significant manner in Moscow. The two countries will alsohold a Joint Air Force Level exercise for the first time in 2014.The decisionwas taken during the 13th Meeting of the IndiaRussia Inter-GovernmentalCommission on Military Technical Cooperation (IRITC-MTC) and it was cochaired by AK Antony, the Defence Minister of India and His counterpart ofRussia, Sergey Shoigu. This decision was taken by the two countries withintwo days after commissioning of INS Vikramadatya into Indian Navy.


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German Chancellor Gets Indira Peace Prize

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was selected for Indira Gandhi Prize forPeace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2013.The InternationalJury for the Prize was chaired by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh,which made this announcement on 19 November 2013 on the birthanniversary of Indira Gandhi.Dr. Angela Merkel is nominated for herexemplary leadership in Europe and the world during the financial crises,her commitment to universal peace and disarmament and her leadershiprole in strengthening productive and mutually beneficial relations with Indiaand other developing countries.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Inaugurates First Bharatiya MahilaBank In Mumbai

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated the first branch of BharatiyaMahila Bank on 19 November 2013 in the iconic Air India building atNariman Point in Mumbai.Coinciding with the 96th birthday of late IndiraGandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated the first of its sevenbranches at a function in Mumbai in the presence of United Progressive

Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi. Bhartiya Mahila Bank, an all-womensbank, will have a network of 25 branches by March 2014, according toFinance Minister P Chidambaram.
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Waheeda Rehman Received Centenary Award at IFFI

Veteran actress Waheeda Rehman received the inaugural Centenary

Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year at the opening ceremony ofthe International Film Festival of India (IFFI) at Panaji on 20 November.TheGovernment of India has instituted the award to commemorate 100 yearsof Indian Cinema .She was felicitated by Bollywood star Rani Mukerji with acitation, a certificate, a medal (silver peacock), a shawl and a cash prize ofRs 10 lakh.

Indian Senior Women Hockey Team Coach Inderjit Singh Gill Died

Indias senior womens hockey team coach Inderjit Singh Gill passed awayin a fatal road accident near Sangrur in Punjab on 20 November 2013. Gilldied at the age of 59. He was a Sports Authority of India (SAI) coach.Hewas also part of the Coaching staff of the Senior Women Team that wonSilver medal at the 3rd Womens Asian Champions Trophy 2013 inJapan.He was also part of the Indian womens team in major tournaments,including the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Asian 2002Games in Busan, 2007 Asia Cup in Hong Kong, 2012 FIH Olympic

Qualifying Tournament in New Delhi and FIH World League Round 2 inNew Delhi early this year.

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21 November 2013 CurrentAffairsTwo Indians Among Fortunes Top 50 People In Business

Two Indian-Americans are among the top 50 people in business in 2013 inan annual list compiled by Fortune magazine, which has named TeslaMotors CEO Elon Musk as its Business Person of the Year.MasterCardsIndia-born CEO Ajay Banga and the co-CEO of Workday Aneel Bhusri are

among the 50 top business leaders in the list.A returnee to the list, Bangais ranked 15th. Bhusri and his cloud-based financials and human resourcessoftware company Workdays co-founders and co-CEO Dave Duffield comein on the 37th spot.

China Builds Worlds Highest Photovoltaic Power Station In Tibet

China has completed the construction of the worlds highest photovoltaic

power station in Tibet, close to the Indian border.Construction of NgariPhotovoltaic (PV) Power Station, the worlds highest 10-MW PV powerstation in Ngari Prefecture is complete and test runs are underway.NgariPrefecture is located close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC).The PVpower station is a joint venture between the central government andGuodian Longyuan Tibet New Energy Co. Ltd. with a total installed capacityof 10 MW and an expected working life of 25 years.Construction began onthe site on July 1, 2012 just 3 kilometres away from the centre ofShiquanhe Township, seat of Ngari Prefecture, at 4,270 metres above sea

level with an area of 23.8 hectares.

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affairs/5712/#ixzz2mU8Vw6s422 November 2013Current Affairs

Five Central Information Commissioners Appointed To CIC

Five new Information Commissioners are appointed to the CentralInformation Commission (CIC). Chief Information Commissioner DeepakSandhu administered the oath of office to them in New Delhi on 22November.The new commissioners are Yashovardhan Azad, SharatSabharwal, Manjula Parasher , M A Khan Yusufi and MadabhushanamSridhar Acharyulu. With this the total number of Information Commissionersincluding the Chief Information Commissioner has gone up to

10.Madabhushanam Sridhar is the first Central Information Commissionerfrom Andhra Pradesh.

Magnus Carlsen of Norway Won FIDE World Chess Championship2013

Magnus Carlsen of Norway won the FIDE World Chess Championship2013 at Chennai on 22 November. Magnus Carlsen defeated the previous

world champion Viswanathan Anand of India by 6.5-3.5 in the match thatwas held from 7th November in Chennai, India.This is the first timeViswanathan Anand lose all the games in a single match since last 22Yrs.He won World Chess Championship title in2000,2007,2008,2010,2012.


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India Successfully Test Fired Nuclear Capable Dhanush BallisticMissile

India has successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Dhanush ballisticmissile from a naval ship off Odisha coast on 23 November. The surface-to-surface Dhanush, a naval variant of Indias indigenously developedPrithvi missile, was test fired from a location at Bay of Bengal by theStrategic Force Command of the defence force. The single-stage, liquidpropelled Dhanush has already been inducted into the armed services.

Dhanush missile is capable of carrying conventional as well as nuclearpayload of 500 to 1000 kg and hit both land and sea-based targets.

National Lok Adalat Settled Over 28 Lakh Cases Pending In India

The National Lok Adalat organised throughout the country on 23 November2013 settled a record 28.26 lakh cases pending in various courts.The threeLok Adalat benches constituted in the Supreme Court settled 51 cases,

while other benches across the country set a world record by amicablysettling over 28 lakh cases. Due to the ongoing assembly elections inMadhya Pradesh, the 7.97 lakh cases referred to the national Lok Adalatwould be taken up for disposal on the 30th November 2013.For the firsttime, Lok Adalats was held across the country in all courts including theSupreme Court and High Courts aiming to dispose of lakhs of cases in aday.Lok adalats are an alternative dispute resolution mechanism whereparties are encouraged to amicably settle cases outside the formal courtsystem. Generally, cases where parties can reach an amicable settlement,including bounced cheque and bank recovery cases, civil suits, motoraccident claims, service matters, family matters and traffic challan casesare taken up by lok adalats.

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24 November 2013 CurrentAffairsJustice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar Sworn in as CJ of MP High Court

Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar was sworn in as the new Chief Justice ofMadhya Pradesh on 24 November. Governor Ram Naresh Yadavadministered him the oath of office at a function at Raj Bhavan. Khanvilkaris the 22nd Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Jason Day Won Golf World Cup2013

Jason Day, Australian Golfer won the Golf world cup at The RoyalMelbourne Golf Club in Melbourne on 24 November . Australia team (JasonDay and Adam Scott) also won the team Championships by beating the

American team of Matt Kuchar and Kevin Streelman. With this victoryJason Day collected 1.2 million Dollars for sealing individual Title and will

share another 600000 Dollars with Adam Scott for winning the teamtrophy.Indian Golfer Anirban Lahiri finished with 25th place and picked up56000 Dollars for his effort at the tournament. India finished 26th and last inthe team Championships.



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Deepak Lathore Won Gold and Silver Medals at CommonwealthWeightlifting Championships

Indias Deepak Lathore won Gold and two Silver medals in the Boys 50 Kgcategory of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships on 25November at Penang, Malaysia. On the opening day of the event, Lathoretook the Gold in Snatch with a lift of 83 kg. In Clean and Jerk, he lifted 102kg to claim the Silver. With a total lift of 185 kg, he won another Silver in theevent. The 2013 Commonwealth Senior, Junior and Youth weightliftingChampionships are being held at Penang city of Malaysia from 24 to 30November 2013. In this event, India is represented by 41 Weightlifters inthree categories.

Thailand PM Declared Emergency Law For Bangkok

Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has on 25 Novemberdeclared a special emergency law for Bangkok after riot police and anti-government protesters scuffled in the capital city. The decision came afterhundreds of anti-government protesters stormed into the finance ministrycompound and later forced their way into the foreign ministry building. Anti-government protesters want Prime Minister to step down amid claims thather government was remote-controlled by her older brother Thaksin

Shinawatra , who was forced to quit as prime minister in 2006. He hassince lived in exile to avoid jail on a corruption conviction.



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S&P appoints Neeraj Sahai as new President
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A top Indian-American executive at Citigroup has been appointed presidentof Standard & Poors Ratings Services, the worlds largest ratingsfirm.Neeraj Sahai will assume his new role at S&P from January 6, 2014,financial intelligence company McGraw Hill Financial said in a statement inNew York.Sahai succeeds Douglas Peterson, who became president andchief executive officer of McGraw Hill Financial on 1 November.

NATO Launches Largest-ever Cyber Security Exercises

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on 26 November launched a alarge-scale cyber defense exercise based largely in Estonia, withparticipants scattered across 32 other European countries.The three-dayexercise, code-named Cyber Coalition 2013, is NATOs largest cyberexercise to date in terms of the number of countries taking part.The CyberDefence Exercise is aimed at training technical personnel and theirleadership as well as testing the capability of NATO and its partners tocoordinate their efforts in foiling multiple simulated cyber attacks.



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Nepal and UAE qualified For 2014 Twenty20 World Cup

Nepal and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) qualified for the ICC T20 Worldcup which will be held in Bangladesh in 2014.Nepal defeated Hong Kongby five wickets in Abu Dhabi on 27 November .The UAE has also qualifiedfor the tournament as they defeated the Netherlands by 10 runs.This will bethe first time since the ICC Cricket World Cup 1996 that the UAE and Nepalwill make an appearance on the global stage. Four teams have nowqualified for the ICC T20 in Bangladesh next year. These include
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Afghanistan, Ireland, Nepal and UAE.The 2014 ICC World Twenty20 to beheld in Bangladesh from 16 March 2014 to 6 April 2014 and a total of 16teams are participating in this tournament.

Lt Gen Raheel Sharif is new Chief of Pakistan Army

Lt Gen Raheel Sharif has been appointed as Pakistans new Army chief on27 November. General Sharif succeeds General Ashfaq Kayani, who stepsdown on 29 November 2013 after six years in the top post. The post ofarmy chief is arguably the most powerful in Pakistan and most crucialconsidering recent cases of drone strikes, terrorist activities and protestagainst Nato supply route through Pakistan.



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INTERNATIONAL1) Which country blocked the import of milk powder from New Zealand inthe month of August 2013 after it discovered bacteria that can lead tobotulism in some of its dairy products ?

Ans:- China

2) On 20 August 2013 the US has imposed sanctions on a Pakistani being used for training bomb makers and suicide attackers for theLeT and Al-Qaeda, the first time such action has been taken against a

seminary ?Ans:- Madrassa

3) Which country court has disqualified the countrys largest Islamic partyfrom taking part in the next general election ?

Ans:- Bangladesh
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4) Who was declared open the new International Container Terminal of theColombo harbour on 5 August 2013 ?

Ans:- Sri Lankas President, Mahinda Rajapakse

5) In the month of August which country released the worlds first zinc-enriched rice variety capable of fighting diarrhoea and pneumonia-inducedchildhood deaths and stunted growth ?

Ans:- Bangladesh

6) Which country on 26 August 2013 rejected the proposal of Japan to holdtalks on disputed Sekaku and Diaoyu islands ?

Ans:- China

7) The Chinese and Pakistani air forces on 28 August 2013 decided to hold

a joint-drill in Chinas Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region borderingPakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) .What is the code name assigned to thisjoint drill?Ans:- Shaheen -II

8) UN Security Council failed to reach an agreement on a resolution thatcould authorise the use of military force against ?

Ans:- Syria

9) It was recently reported in some sections of media that a 1,750 MW

nuclear power plant is being established, which will be the largest nuclearpower plant in the world till date. This plant is reportedly being establishedin which country?

Ans:- China

10) The population of which BRICS nation crossed 200 million markrecently?

Ans:- Brazil

INDIA & WORLD

1) India and Pakistan exchanged fire at which area of Poonch Sector ofJammu and Kashmir on 6 August 2013 killing five Indian Soldiers?

Ans:- Chakan Da Bagh

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institute is this?Ans:- Indian Institute of Science (IIS), Bangalore

3) 1) An avian flu emergency was declared in the capital of whichneighbouring country of India on 17 August, 2013 after fresh casesemerged from different areas of the capital?

Ans:- Nepal

4) Name the country which India surpassed to become worlds third largestInternet user?

Ans:- Japan

5) Which country has suggested Myanmar to set-up a Joint Border WorkingGroup to address the issues of demarcation of border between the two

countries ?Ans:- India

NATIONAL

1) Which union territory of the country celebrated its 60th Liberation Day on2 August 2013?

Ans:- Dadra and Nagar Haveli

2) Union Cabinet on 9 August 2013 approved the proposal for

establishment of which new Wing in the Ministry of Information andBroadcasting?

Ans:- Media Wing

3) Ministry of Communications and Information Technology inauguratedData portal of India in New Delhi on 8 August 2013. Name the URL of thewebsite?

Ans:- www.data.gov.in

4) Which house of Parliament passed the historic companies Bill 2012 on 8August 2013?Ans:- Rajya Sabha

5) Janata Party led by Subramanian Swamy has merged with which partyon on 11 August 2013?

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6) Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister K.V.Thomas on 7 August 2013 introduced National Food Security Bill 2013 inLok Sabha. This will replace which ordinance?

Ans:- National Food Security Ordinance, 2013

7) Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on 16 August 2013 unveiled theNational Skill Certification and Monetary Reward Scheme. What is theobjective of the scheme?

Ans:- To motivate the youth for acquiring vocational skills

STATES

1) For the first time a pilot-project for use of Electronic Voting Machines(EVM) with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) will be undertaken

during an upcoming assembly by-election to be held in an Indian state.Which state is this?

Ans:- Nagaland

2) In the month of August 2013 Which State Government has decided torevoke the suspension order of mining leases in the state ?

Ans:- Goa

3) In the month of August 2013 ADB and Union government signed anagreement for 300 million US dollars in additional loan to upgrade

highways in ?Ans:- Bihar

4) Which state on 20 August, 2013 became the first to launch the foodsecurity scheme for its citizens?

Ans:- Delhi

5) Which state Governments Department of Town and Country Planningon 20 August 2012 notified an affordable housing policy, 2013 ?

Ans:- Haryana

6) Which state became the only state of India to have increased its forestcover in the past two decades, as announced recently by the state govt.?

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7) Which state government has recently decided to introduce 11 differentcoloured strips for the three-wheelers based on the zones ?

Ans:- Delhi

8) State Government of Rajasthan on 21 August 2013 laid the foundationstone for worlds biggest solar park at which place?

Ans:- Bhadla of Jodhpur District

9) Which state government on 22 August 2013 laid the foundation store ofBio 360, a Life Sciences Park ?

Ans:- Kerala

10) During 2011-12, which state replaced Maharashtra to become the statewith the largest number of HIV patients in India?

Ans:-Andhra Pradesh

CONFERENCES

1) The 2nd ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting-Plus was concluded in on 29 August 2013 ?

Ans:- Brunei

AWARDS & HONOURS

1) Who is the Malayalam poetess was awarded 22nd Saraswati Sammanof K.K. Birla Foundation ?

Ans:- Sugathakumari C)Shibani Bathija D)Urvashi Butalia

2) Which former US President was one among the 16 recipients of thePresidential Medal of Freedom for the year 2013, which were announcedon 8 August 2013?

Ans:- Bill Clinton

3) Who was conferred the Gujar Mal Modi Award for Science andTechnology for year 2013 on 9 August, 2013?Ans:- Vinod Prakash Sharma

4) Subrata Kumar was nominated for the Prime Ministers Shram RatnaAward for year 2012 as announced by the union govt. on 14 August, 2013on the eve of the Independence Day. He is associated with which


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company?Ans:- Tata Steel Limited

5) Who is the Professor of economics, conservationist and mountaineerwas selected on 12 August 2013 to receive the Sir Edmund HillaryMountain Legacy Medal ?

Ans:- Harshwanti Bisht

SPORTS & GAMES

1) Indian Police Wrestlers won five gold medals on 5 August 2013 (the fifthday) in the World Police and Fire Games. At which place the games wereheld?

Ans:- Belfast, England

2) Name the Wimbledon 2013 Womens Singles winner who announcedher retirement from Lawn Tennis on 14 August 2013?

Ans:- Marion Bartoli

3) Who won Mens Singles Title in Rogers Cup 2013?Ans:- Rafael Nadal

4) India won six medals at the 7th Asian Junior Wushu Championshipswhich concluded on 13 August 2013. Where was the Championship held?

Ans:- Manila, Philippines

5) Which Indian player has won 10000 dollar the Internalional TennisFederation (ITF) Womens Tennis Tournament on 11 August 2013?

Ans:- Sowjanya Bavisetti

6) Who won the mens singles title at the World Badminton Championshipsheld at Guangzhou?

Ans:- Lin Dan of China

7) Who won the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix on 25 August, 2013?Ans:- Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull

8) India won Asian Cricket Councils (ACCs) Emerging Team under-23 titlein the final held on 25 August, 2013 at Singapore. India defeated whichteam in the finals?

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9) Who equaled the world record of highest golds after winning the 4x100mrelay at the World Athletics Championships on 18 August 2013 at Moscow,Russia?

Ans:- Usain Bolt

10) Which franchisee team became the winner of the 1st edition of IndianBadminton League (IBL), final of which was played on 31 August, 2013?

Ans:- Hyderabad Hotshots

ECONOMY

1) Central Government on 13 August 2013 raised customs duty on gold,silver and platinum to - percent in a bid to curb the surging importsand burgeoning Current Account Deficit.

Ans:- 10%

2) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently transferred its surplusprofit to the government for the year ended June 2013, which is the highestamount to be transferred by the RBI to the government, except year 2007.How much amount was transferred as surplus profit to the govt.?

Ans:- Rs. 33,010 crore

3) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 8 August 2013 announced its decision tosell govt. bonds on a week day with an objective of controlling the volatility

in the foreign exchange market. Which day of the week was chosen forproposed weekly sale of govt. bonds?

Ans:- Monday

4) What is the name of a proposed commission that will look into removingambiguity and establishing a stable and non-adversarial tax administrationin the country and establishment of which was approved by the union govt.recently?

Ans:- Tax Administration Reform CommissionTARC

5) The new Petronet LNG terminal near Kochi in Kerala received its firstcargo vessel carrying liquified gas on 20 August, 2013. This new LNGterminal, which has been built at a cost of Rs 4,200 crore, is situated at - ?

Ans:- Puthuvype


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6) Cheraman Financial Services Limited (CFSL), which became the firstIslamic financial services company to be launched in India, started itsoperations in which Indian state recently?

Ans:- Kerala

7) On 24 August, 2013 the Union Govt. approved the initiative for freesupply of essential medicines to the patients availing treatments. Howmuch budget outlay has been made available under this initiative, whichcomes under the 12th Five Year Plan?

Ans:- Rs. 16,000 crore

8) The Indian Rupee fell sharply on 28 August, 2013 to hit a record low of68.80 to the dollar. This was its biggest single-day percentage fall sincehow many years?

Ans:- 18 years

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1) Name the indigenously developed rockets which were successfully test-fired by India on 7 August 2013from a multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL)from a base at Chandipur-on-sea near Balasore, off the Odisha coast?

Ans:- Pinaka rockets

2) NASA is all set to launch its next mission to Mars in November 2013

from Florida. What will be the project called?Ans:- Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN)

3) Name the first ever indigenously designed and built aircraft carrierlaunched by India on 12 August 2013?

Ans:- INS Vikrant

4) Name the indigenously-developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surfacemissile successfully test-fired by India on 12 August 2013?

Ans:- Prithvi-II

5) ISRO called off GSLV-D5 launch with just an hour to go before thelaunch as a leak had been detected in fuel tank on 19 August 2013.GSLV-D5 was supposed to carry which satellite?

Ans:- GSAT-14


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PERSONS IN NEWS

A) APPOINTMENTS

1) Who was appointed as 11th Director of the IIM A (Indian Institute ofManagement, Ahmadabad) on 13 August 2013?

Ans:- Ashish Nanda

2) Who was appointed as the new Director-General of the Central ReservePolice Force (CRPF) on 17 August, 2013?

Ans:- Dilip Trivedi

3) Who recently took over as the new Ambassador and PermanentRepresentative of India to the UN Conference on Disarmament at Geneva?

Ans:- D. Bala Venkatesh Varma

4) Who was appointed as the new Chairperson of the National School ofDrama (NSD) Society on 19 August, 2013?

Ans:- Ratan Thiyam

5) For the first time an Uttarakhand High Court judge has been made theChief Justice of a High Court of the country. Who is this judge?

Ans:- Justice P.C. Pant

6) Robert Mugabe was sworn in as the President of Zimbabwe on 22August, 2013.Mugabe won a landslide victory in the 31 July elections with61% of the presidential votes.What is the name of his political party?

Ans:- Zimbabwe African National UnionPatriotic Front (ZANU-PF)

7) How many Additional Solicitors General (ASGs) were appointed in theSupreme Court on 26 August, 2013?

Ans:- Three

8) Who was appointed Head of Atomic Energy Organisation in Iran on 16August 2013?Ans:- Ali Akbar Salehi

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1) Who is the Irans representative to the UN International Atomic EnergyAgency (IAEA) since 2005, announced his resignation on 22 August 2013 ?Ans:- Ali Asghar Soltanieh

C) DEATHS1) A Dronacharya Award winner and the coach of former Indian cricketcaptain Kapil Dev passed away on 16 August, 2013 at Mohali. What wasthe name of this famous cricket coach?

Ans:- Desh Prem Azad

2) Leading anti-superstition activist Dr. Narendra Dabholkar was shot downon 20 August, 2013 in Pune. He was founder of which organisation whichwas engaged in spreading the movement against anti-superstition inMaharashtra?

Ans:- Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti

D) VISITORS

1) Who is the Afghanistan vice president visited India from 20 22 August2013 ?

Ans:- Mohammad Karim Khalili

E) MISCELLANEOUS

1) Which tennis player topped the Forbes list of highest-paid femaleathletes for the ninth straight year?

Ans:- Maria Sharapova

2) A Street in Winnipeg city of which country has been named afterMahatma Gandhi on the occasion of Indias 67th Independence Day?

Ans:- Canada

3) Name the oldest penguin of the world which turned 36 years old on 12

August 2013 ?Ans:- King Penguin Missy

4) What is the name of a dreaded terrorist from the 1980s who wasarrested on 16 August, 2013 and who was allegedly involved in a series ofblasts including the 1993 Mumbai train blasts?

Ans:- Abdul Karim Tunda


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5) Indian-American Trio won top honours at the 11th National GeographicWorld Championship. Where was it held?

Ans:- Russias St. Petersburg city

PLACES IN NEWS1) Which country was hit by earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 on 16

August 2013?Ans: New Zealand

ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS

1) What is the fullform of NABARD ?Ans:- National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development

BOOKS IN NEWS

1) Gitanjali, the collection of poems (song offerings) by RabindranathTagore was released in 14 different languages at Kolkata. Who hasareleased it?

Ans:- . Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal

2) My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions, which was published

recently by Rupa, is a new book written by ?Ans:- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

COMMITTEES IN NEWS

1) A committee constituted by the Corporate Affairs Ministry to look intoways to improve the countrys overall business climate is ready to submitits report to the Union Govt. Who is heading this 25-member committee?

Ans:- M. Damodaran, Former SEBI Chairman

DAYS & DATES

1) World Youth Day is observed on - ?Ans:- 12th August


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INTERNATIONAL

1) Which European country recently announced its decision to exit theinternational bailout programme by December 2013 and seek funds fromother outside sources?

Ans:- The Republic of Ireland

2) U.S. President Barack Obama on 17 October 2013 signed a bill into lawto end the 16-day government shutdown.What is the name of this importantlaw?

Ans:- The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014

3) Which country on 18 October, 2013 rejected its seat in the UN SecurityCouncil just hours after it was selected as one of the 10 non-permanentmembers in the council?

Ans:- Saudi Arabia

4) Which country recently agreed on a deal with Romania for making use ofMihail Kogalniceanu air base, as a transit point for the American forcesleaving Afghanistan ?

Ans:- US

5) Which country and the EU have reached an agreement in principal on acomprehensive free trade agreement ?

Ans:- Canada

6) Ethiopias parliament on 7 October 2013 elected as the countrys

new president for a six-year term?Ans :- Mulatu Teshome

7) Which Southeast Asian country recently announced a new Islamiccriminal law to be enforced within six months in the country, which couldinclude penalties like amputation for theft and stoning for adultery?

Ans:- Brunei
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