ies-2013 exam solutions in ece (both objective and ... exam solutions in ece (both objective and...
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IES-2013 Exam solutions in ECE (Both Objective and conventional will be discussed by
Mr.Yogesh Agrawal(IES Rank-03 in ECE &GATE topper with 12 yrs teaching exp) at
PANACEA IES GATE Institute Delhi on 2nd
July 2013 from 10AM. Solutions for both
objective and conventional will be also available at www.panaceainstitute.org.in:
Current Affairs (In question answer form): For IES -2013 Exam:
1. Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award is given to “Tessy Thomas”
2. Thirty ninth G8 Summit was held at Lough Erne in Northern Ireland from 17 May - 18 June 2013.
3. China, on 20 June 2013 conducted the first classroom lecture from space which was given by female
Chinese astronaut Wang Yaping.
4. After victory in ICC Champions Trophy 2013, India maintained the top most position in ICC ODI
rankings with 123 points.
5. The Vice President of India released a book entitled Healing Memories: Civilizations in Dialogue on 24
June 2013. The book is edited by Zeenat Shaukat Ali.
6. European Southern Observatory in the Month of June 2013 gathered the most detailed observations ever
of the dust around a huge black hole
7. International Olympic Day was celebrated across the world on 23 June 2013 to promote sports
participation across the world.
8. Nik Wallenda on 23 June 2013 successfully completed walking the 2-inch thick cable across Little
Colorado River Gorge near the Grand Canyon.
9. The HRD Ministry on 31 May 2013 decided to set up a seven member Task Force NTA under the
Chairmanship of Sanjay Dhande.
10. As per CSO DATA released on 31 May 2013, economic growth fell to a decade's low of 5 per cent for
the entire 2012-13 fiscal
11. UNESCO in the Month of May 2013 had declared India's Nicobar Islands as a world biosphere reserve
under its Man and the Biosphere Programme.
12. According to World Health Organisation, World No-Tobacco day is observed every year on 31 May
2013.
13. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, N C Menon, Vineet Nayar and Ronnie Screwvala figured in 2013 year list of
Asia-Pacific's most remarkable givers.
14. The Department of Telecom (DoT) decided to levy 650 crore Rupees penalty on Airtel for violating
license conditions.
15. Rituparno Ghosh, the renowned Bengali film maker died on 30 May 2013 of cardiac arrest at his south
Kolkata residence
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16. The United Nations General Assembly declared 1st October as International Day of Older Persons
17. Dhanush is India’s 350 Km range surface to surface Ballistic Missile
18. Balasor in Odisha is the place from where Missiles are generally launched
19. “National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities” is given by Ministry of Social
Justice & Empowerment every year on 3 December
20. “Cartagena Protocol” is related to Biosafety and was adopted in year 2000
21. Recently Union cabinet has approved the constitution of 20th
Law Commission for a period for three
years from 0.1.09.2012 to 31.08.2015
22. Mr. N. Ramachandran has been re-elected as President of World Squash Federation
23. Indian Air Force celebrated its 80th
Air Force Day on October 08, 2012.
24. “A.A. Manavalan” has been conferred with the 21st Saraswati Samman for the year 2011
25. “Altamas Kabir” is appointed as the new Chief Justice of India
26. “West Indies” won the ICC T20 World Cup 2012?
27. “Australia” won the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup 2012?
28. Recently “Sri Sri Ravi shnakar”has been honoured with National Order of Merito de Comuneros Award?
29. 2012 Mahatma Gandhi International Award for peace and Reconciliation is given to former
Zambian president “Kenneth Kaunda”
30. Recently “T. Samuel” has died he was Cartoonist.
31. “Shobhana Bharti” is appointed as the present President of the K.K. Birla Foundation
32. G. Omana who has died recently was “Malayalam theatre artist”
33. “Kantilal Girdharilal Vora” famously known as K. Lal, passed away recently was magician
34. “Shinya Yamanaka of Japan and John B. Gurdon of U.K won 2012 Nobel Prize in Medicine.
35. Mustafa Abu Shagour has been elected Libya’s new Prime Minister.
36. “world development report” is released by “world bank”
37. DRDO has developed 4000 Km range Nuclear Capable Ballistic Missile AGNI-IV
38. “Shubhalakshmi Panse” has taken charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of Allahabad Bank.
39. The United Nations has designated the first Monday in October each year as the World Habitat Day.
40. 26th
Conference of Accountants General was held in New Delhi on October 08, 2012
41. “Eric Hobsbawm” who died at the age of 95 recently was famous Historian.
42. “I.T.B.P” paramilitary force of India has recently celebrated its Golden Jubilee Year
43. “National Institute of Urban Affairs” is located in New Delhi
44. “Shailesh Gupta” has been elected Chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for 2012-
2013?
45. “K.N. Tilak Kumar” has been elected as president of the Indian Newspaper Society for 2012-13.
46. “Wen Jiabao” has been awarded the Agricola Medal by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization
47. “Mohamed Waheed Hassan Malik” is the present President of Maldives
48. “The Montreal Protocol” on substances that deplete the Ozone Layer was signed in1987 to protect the
Ozone Layer.
49. “J.K. Rowling” is the author of the novel ‘The Casual Vacancy’?
50. The 52nd
National Open Athletics Championship was held in Chennai
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51. Recently India and France signed an Administrative Agreement in the field of Sustainable Urban
Development.
52. The International Day of Peace is annually held on September 21
53. The 9th
World Hindi Conference concluded in Johannesburg city of South Africa
54. “Shumsher K. Sheriff” has been appointed as the new Secretary General of Rajya Sabha?
55. “Abida Parveen” has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Kaladharmi Begum
Akhtar Academy of Ghazal in New Delhi?
56. Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is a famous Badminton player.
57. Rajiv Mehta has been appointed as Director General, Narcotics Control Bureau?
58. Recently USA honoured Aung San Suu Kyi with Congressional Gold Medal?
59. Aiswarya Rai Bachchan has been appointed as the new International Goodwill Ambassador for
UNAIDS ?
60. “Deepika Kumari” Indian woman has won silver medal in the Archery World Cup final in Tokyo?
61. World Tourism Day is observed on September 27
62. “Nirmal verma” has been appointed as India’s high commissioner to Canada on 27th
September 2012
63. “Brajesh Mishra” who died recently was the 1st National security advisor of India
64. “John Terry” England player was in news because he announced his retirement from International
Football.
65. DRDO Lab DIHAR has been honoured with the CSIR Award for S & T Innovations for rural
development for the year 2010.
66. Jaideep Sarkar was in news because he was appointed as an ambassador to Israel recently
67. Recently “Waheeda Rehman” has received the Lifetime Achievement Award at 14th
Mumbai Film
festival?
68. Range of Agni-III Missile is around 3000Km
69. “INS Makar” is the name of the first-of-its kind Catamaran hydrographic survey vessel commissioned
by Indian Navy recently?
70. To commemorate the 50th
anniversary of ITBP force recently the department of posts has issued a Rs. 5
postage stamp?
71. “Beidou” is the name of Global Positioning System of China for which it has launched the 14th
and 15th
satellites recently?
72. Recently Union Road Transport and Highways Minister C P Joshi laid the foundation stone for a 6.5
km tunnel between Z-Morh and Gagangir. This tunnel is located in Jammu & Kashmir
73. To commemorate the 150th
Birth Anniversary of “Moti Lal Nehru” a special function was organized by
the Union Ministry of Culture along with the release of Commemorative Coins & Commemorative
Stamps on him?
74. Recently India has successfully test-fired nuclear capable short-range ballistic missile Dhanush. Which
is the naval version of missile “Prithvi”
75. India has granted Rs 23.60 million assistance to construct a school building in Achham district in
western Nepal
76. “Shahed 129” an indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) named with 24-hour non-stop flight
capability
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77. Liaoning is China’s first aircraft carrier has recently been commissioned to its Navy. What is the name
of this aircraft carrier?
78. India has got111th
rank in ‘Economic Freedom of the World: 2012’ list prepared by Canada-based
Fraser Institute?
79. Actress Jessica Alba has been honoured with Green Parent Award at 2012 Environmental Media
awards?
80. Zan tech is Indo-US IT company which has been ranked 21st in 2012 INC 500 list of fastest growing
private companies?
81. Dr. Shashi Tharoor took charge as Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development,
in New Delhi?
82. Gulzar has received the 27th
Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration?
83. SONABYSS-2012 was organized by the North East Regional Institute of Science & Technology at
Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh on 1st November, 2012.
84. Dr. Rakesh Mohan has assumed charge as Executive Director on the Board of the International
Monetary Fund?
73. Hilary Mantel has won the Man Booker Prize 2012 ?
74. V. Narayan Murthy has been honoured with the Hoover Medal at the Global Humanitarian Technology
Conference in Seattle in Washington?
75. “Austere Challenge” 2012 is the joint military exercise of USA and Israel
76. Recently11th October was celebrated as the first International Day of the Girl Child by the United
Nations ?
77. 12th
summit of Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) was held in “Azerbaijan”
78. Juan Carlos is the King of Spain
79. Recently women’s Twenty20 Asia Cup 2012 was held in China
80. Keith Campbell who died recently was Scientist
81. Margaret Osborne DuPont who died recently died is a famous Tennis Player
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is the President of Mauritania
82. Anil Kumble has been appointed as the Chairman of ICC’s Cricket Committee?
83. The first International Day of Rural Women was observed on 15th
October 2008
European Union has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize?
84. Recently the Fifth Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction was held in Indonesia
85. Rupesh Shah is a famous Billiards player
86. December 4 is celebrated as Navy Day in India?
87. “Sebastian Vettel”has won the Indian Grand Prix 2012?
88. “Vijayalakshmi Iyer”has taken charge as Chairperson and Managing Director of Bank of India?
89. “Sachin Tendulkar” has been conferred the membership of ‘Order of Australia’?
90. Prime Minister of Canada is Stephen Harper?
91. “Miss Lovely” has won the Best Film Award in the 14th
Mumbai Film Festival?
92. 28th
National Junior Athletic Championships were held in Uttar Pradesh
93. Pakistan has won the Asian Kabaddi Championship?
94. The World AIDS Day is celebrated on 1st December every year.
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95. “Lionel Messi” has won the Golden Boot Award as Europe’s top Scorer?
96. “Peter Gade” who declared his retirement belongs to “Badminton”
97. Recently the Maharashtra government has decided to raise the annual cap on the number of subsidized
LPG cylinders per household from 6 to 9.
98. Recently nation was dedicated with a new Integrated Terminal Building of Swami Vivekananda
Airport at Raipur by President of India.
99. Union Cabinet approved levy of about Rs. 31,000 Crore one-time spectrum fee on all existing telecom
companies.
100. Pranay Sahay has been appointed Director General, Central Reserve Police Force?
101. Kanwaljit Deol has been appointed as Director General (Investigation) National Human Rights
Commission?
102. Recently “Khuga Multipurpose Project” (Medium Revised) has been given investment clearance for
the scheme by Planning Commission is in Manipur
103. Rakesh Misra has assumed the office of the Director General, Central Public Works Department,
Ministry of Urban Development?
104. Chairman of SAIL is C. S. Verma
105. Recently two companies from Spain RENFE-Operadora and ADIF have signed an agreement with
Indian Railway for technical cooperation.
106. Chhattisgarh has signed more than 260 MoUs at an investors’ meet, with a total investment in the
state Rs. 1, 22,419 crore and is expected to create over 6 lakh jobs in the state
107. “Iron Lady” of Manipur Iron Sharmila has completed 12 years of indefinite fast demanding repeal
of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA)?
108. Joaquim Barbosa was officially nominated to become the first black president of Supreme Court of
Brazil
109. By 2050 the global urban population is estimated to be 6.3 billion.
110. Lakshmi Mittal has received a Special Recognition Award from the Sikh community in London for
his outstanding contribution in setting up a USD 4 billion JV refinery in Punjab?
111 Sohan Joshi has been elected President of the National Federation of Indian American Associations?
111. Mukesh Ambani has retained his position as the world’s richest Indian for the fifth year in a row?
112. Pandit Ravi Shankar passed away in San Diego he was sitar maestro
113. Director of film “Life of Pi” is Ang Lee
114. The Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) is located in Mysore
115. Olympic Medalists Saina Nehwal and M C Mary Kom are the new National Icons of Election
Commission of India to enhance voters’ participation in elections.
116. The headquarters of International Organization for Migration (IOM) is in Geneva
117. “Den Mark” is the least corrupt as per Transparency International’s 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index
118. Bangalore city hosted the first ever T20 World Cup for the blind which was won by India.
119. The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed on 3rd
December.
120. Hema Malini had received the Bharat Muni Samman of year 2012?
121. Nityanand Swami who passed away recently was the 1st C.M of Uttarakhand
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122. B. B. Nimbalkar who passed away recently was a cricketer
123. The Nobel Peace Prize 2012 was awarded to the European Union on 10th
December 2012 at Oslo,
Norway.
124. Arun Chaudhary has been appointed as Director General, Sashstra Seema Bal (SSB)?
125. Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10th
December
126. R.S. Goswami has been elected as the Chairman of the Bar Council of Delhi?
127. Norman Woodland who died recently was inventor of bar code
128. President of Ukraine is Viktor Yanukovych?
129. Ravindra Jadeja became first Indian and only eighth batsman in the first-class cricket history of
world to score three triple-centuries?
130. Anna Ushenina won the Women’s World Championship Crown of Chess?
131. World Travel Market-2012 was held in London.
132. Kanwaljit Deol has been appointed as Director General (Investigation), National Human Rights
Commission?
133. Recently HD 40307g was in news it is a “Planet”
134. Pranay Sahay has been appointed Director General of CRPF
135. Assam state government has recently announced to set up Rural Administrative Service?
136. Ms. Julia Gillard is Prime Minister of Australia
137. Prime Minister of Belarus is Mikhail Myasnikovich
138. ‘Vatsalya Mela’ is annually organized in New Delhi
139. The Vice President M. Hamid Ansari presented the “Moortidevi Award for 2010” to eminent Urdu
scholar Prof. Gopi Chand Narang for his outstanding work ‘Urdu Ghazal aur Hindustani Zehan wa
Tehzeeb”.
140. National Integration Day is celebrated on 19th
November to mark the birth anniversary of late Indira
Gandhi, the 1st woman Prime Minister of India.
141. Renowned Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Zanussi was honoured with the prestigious Lifetime
Achievement Award at the 43rd
International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa.
142. Harish Khare & T.N. Ninan has been awarded the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowships by the Jawaharlal
Nehru Memorial Fund?
143. 19th
November day is celebrated as the “Water Conservation Day” in India?
144. Recently in Andhra Pradesh a Dalit colony is renamed after Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung
San Suu Kyi?
145. Life of Pi was screened as the opening film at 43rd
International Film Festival of India at Goa.
146. The head office of the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan is located in New Delhi
147. What is INS Arihant is Submarine
148. Ranjit Sinha has been appointed as Director, Central Bureau of Investigation?
149. Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development is located in Tamil Nadu
150. Operation X was the code-name given by the Government of India to the hanging of Ajmal Kasab?
151. Tony hall has been appointed as the BBC’s new Director-General?
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152. India successfully test-fired nuclear capable Agni-I ballistic missile with a strike range of 700 Km
from a test range off Odisha coast
153. Recently Palestine won a historic UN General Assembly vote which will upgrade its status to non-
member observer state at the world body?
154. Borut Pahor has recently been elected as the President of Slovenia?
155. Chanda Kochcar has been named as the most powerful women in business in India by Fortune
Magazine ?
156. Wipro has topped the ‘Green peace’s Guide to Greener Electronics’ list in its maiden appearance?
157. Keith Vaz has emerged as Britain’s most influential Asian in a list of 101 powerful people?
158. Somyajeet Ghosh has become the youngest National Table Tennis Champion?
159. The “Mahatma Gandhi Gramin Basti Yojna” is a scheme of Haryana government.
160. 100th
Indian Science Congress was held in Kolkata.
161. Halimah Yacob is Singapore’s first woman Speaker of parliament?
162. UAE hosted the sixth World Future Energy Summit?
163. India has declared 2010-20 as the “Decade of Innovation.”
164. The Children Science Congress was held in Kolkata
165. Janko Tipsarevic is the winner of ATP Chennai Open 2013 title?
166. Virat kohli is the winner of the CEAT international cricketer of the year 2011-12 award?
167. The foundation stone of Unique Identification Authority of India’s (UIDAI) Data Centre at Manesar,
Haryana?
168. Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports is located in Patiala
169. Justice D.K. Jain Judge Supreme Court of India is the Chairman of the 20th
Law Commission of India.
170. Lionel Messi has won the FIFA Ballon d’Or Award for fourth time?
171. Madanjeet Singh was the founder of South Asia Foundation (SAF) ?
172. Malala Yousafzai has won the Tipperary international Peace Prize for 2012?
173. “Vinod Mehta” was conferred with the Lokmanya Tilak Rashtriya Patrakarita Award ?
174. Rajkeswur Purryag president of Mauritius was the Chief Guest of the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas
2013?
175. The 11th
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention was held from 7th
to 9th
January, 2013 in Kochi
176. IC 2233 is a Galaxy
177. The first BRICS Health Ministers’ Meeting was held at Beijing, China on 11th
July, 2011
178. Padma Bhushan M.S. Gopalakrishnan who died was Violin Maestro
179. S. Ramakrishna has taken over as Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre?
The High Level Committee for central assistance to States affected by natural calamity approved
assistance of Rs. 526.06 crore to Karnataka and Rs. 778.09 Crore to Maharashtra.
180. Glenn McGrath an Australian cricketer has been inducted into the international Cricket Council’s
Hall of fame?
181. Patrick Suckling had been appointed as Australia’s next High Commissioner to India?
182. Vladimir Putin is the president of Russia who visited India to attend 13th
India-Russia Annual Summit
on 24 December 2012
183. Novak Djokovic won World Tennis Championships in Abu Dhabi?
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184. Prof. C. Govindarajanar was conferred Tolkappiyar Award for outstanding contribution in the field
or Tamil studies ?
185. 4th
World Telugu Conference was held in Tirupati?
186. Vinay Mittal is Chairman, Railway Board
187. Shihab Ghanem will receive the Tagore Peace Prize in Kolkata on May 6, 2013?
188. Shinzo Abe has been elected as Prime Minister of Japan by Lower House of the Parliament?
189. Dr. Ram Baran Yadav is President of Nepal
190. Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal is Swatanter Kumar
191. Apurvi chandela won Women’s Air Rifle Gold in the Sahara 56th
National Shooting Championship?
192. Madhya Pradesh State Government setup a Senior Citizen Commission to look into problems of the
elderly in the State ?
193. Praful Patel has been re-elected as the president of All India Football Federation ?
194. Park Geun-Hye is the first female President of South Korea.
195. Cyrus Pallonji Mistry has taken over as the new Chairman of Tata Sons ?
196. P.Chidambaram received the ‘Best Administrator in India Award’ instituted by K. Karunakaran
Foundation?
India conducted developmental trial of its indigenously developed beyond visual range missile ‘Astra’
from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur. It is an Air-to-air missile
197. Chhattisgarh state legislative assembly became the first state in the country to have passed the Food
Security Bill 2012?
198. The Tribune English daily has been selected for the IPI-India Award for Excellence 2012 for
outstanding journalistic work?
199. Olivia Culpo was crowned Miss Universe recently is from America
The Obama administration has appointed Smita singh as a member of the President’s Global
Development Council.
200. TIME magazine has named Barack Obama as its Person of the Year.
201. India ranks 92th in a human freedom development index among 123 countries.
202. Mr. Taleb Rifai is Secretary General of UNWTO
203. The Maheshwar Power Project is located in Madhya Pradesh
204. Pandit Ravi Shankar was honoured with the posthumous Lifetime Achievement Grammy award ?
205. M.P state has bagged National e-Governance Gold Award for 2012-13, for its ‘Sparsh Abhiyan’?
206. The International Olympic Committee has announced to remove which sport from the 2020 Olympic
Games -Wrestling
207. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is a King of Bhutan
208. Param Yuva II is the name of India’s fastest super computer?
209. 12th
Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was held in Egypt
210. DRDO is developing Agni-VI ballistic missile the range of Agni-VI missile is 6000 km
211. Solomon Islands, which are recently affected by a powerful earthquake and tsunami, are located in
South Pacific Ocean
212. 57 countries are members of ‘Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’?
213. 2012 DA 14 is a/an Asteroid
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214. Recently, the 2013 Sustainable Leadership Award was presented to the President of Seychelles
215. The headquarters of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) are
located in Italy
216. Krishna Arora Indian-origin woman has been selected for Order of Australia Medal?
217. 10th
Knowledge Millennium Summit at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.
218. Who is the author of the book ‘Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Germany’?
Anita B. Pfaff
219. World Cancer Day observed on 4 February 2013
220. P.R. Vasudeva Rao has been appointed as the new Director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic
Research?
221. Mumbai won its 40th
Ranji trophy at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai?
222. Victoria Azarenka has won the Women’s Singles title of the Australian Open 2013?
223. Novak Djokovic has won the Men’s Singles title of the Australian Open 2013?
224. Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan have won the Men’s Doubles title of the Australian Open 2013?
225. Sara Errani and Robert Vinci have won the Women’s Doubles title of the Australian Open 2013?
226. A. Chhawnmawia has been appointed as chairman & member, Joint Electricity Regulatory
Commission for Manipur & Mizoram?
227. The Election Commission of India celebrated the 3rd
National Voters’ Day across the country on 25th
January, 2013
228. Chair man of HAL is Dr. R. K. Tyagi?
229. The Union Cabinet approved of Rs. 492.55 crore for the enhancement of scholarships to Afghan
students from the existing 675 during the period 2012-13 to 2020-21
230. South Korea has developed bombs equipped with a GPS capable of targeting distant enemies day and
night?
231. Russia will launch an unmanned spacecraft to the Moon in 2015, as part of its plan to establish a
fully robotic lunar station?
Russia
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Questions related to Economics:
1. Japan committed over Rs. ------- crore ODA Loan to India.
7800
2. India has registered an impressive growth of ------ per cent in steel production during 2011-12 and has
emerged as the 4th
largest steel manufacturer in the world.
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3. The maximum Investment permissible under the Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme is Rs. ---------.
50,000
4. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Forward Markets Commission ?
Ramesh Abhishek
5. Which Indian bank has opened its first branch in South Africa in a move to enhance the relationship
between South Africa and India ?
Bank of India
6. What is the percentage increase shown by the Indian Railways Freight during April-August 2012?
4.23 per cent
7. According to Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), what is the projected decline in major
crops production during 2012-13, due to poor progress of southwest monsoon?
2.3 per cent
8. What is the lowered rate of import duty on gold bars, gold coins having gold content not below 99.5
percent and gold findings, other than imports of such goods through post, courier or baggage?
4 per cent
9. The government has reduced the Tax on external commercial borrowings by Indian companies reduced
to 5 per cent applicable for the period between July 2012 and June 2015. What was the earlier rate of
this tax ?
20 per cent
10. As per the First Advance Estimates of production of Kharif crops to be produced in the current season
has been estimated to be-
117.18 million tonnes
11. The government has cleared the proposal of what amount for debt restructuring state electricity boards,
to give a boost to the ailing power sector ?
2 lakh crore rupees
12. After selling its 8 per cent stake, what percent of shareholding Cairn Energy retains in Cairn India?
10 per cent
13. Which Indian IT company has been awarded a special commendation at the Asian Human Capital
Award 2012 for its initiative to train professionals from the backward community and below poverty
line families in rural India ?
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TCS
14. Who has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) or Yahoo?
Ken Goldman
15. In which country the World Bank has opened a Climate Innovation Centre recently?
Kenya
16. In which middle-east countries, India has emerged among the top FDI countries during the first half of
2012?
Dubai
17. Asian Development Bank (ADB) lowered India’s growth forecast for the current fiscal to ------, from 7
per cent projected earlier.
5.6 per cent
18. Which company, has received the pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexil)
Silver Patent Award for 2011-12?
Bharat Biotech
19. Which dairy company of India has signed a contract with IBM for cloud services?
Kwality Dairy
20. Which company along with Indian Oil Corporation has announced the acquisition of 30 per cent stake
in US firm Carrizo Oil and Gas Inc’s shale gas assets in Colorado for $82.5 million (about Rs 428
crore)?
Oil India Limited
21. The government has approved the financial assistance of Rs 130 crore to which state-run sick
company, to pay salaries to its employees?
Indian Telephone Industries
22. With which agency India has signed a Loan Agreement of US$ 500 Million for Rashtriya Madhyamik
Shiksha Abhiyan?
World Bank
23. What is the GDP estimate projected by the World Bank for Chinese economy this year?
7.7 per cent
24. Competition Commission of India has approved the proposed acquisition of over _____ stake in
Llyods Steel Industries.
27 per cent
25. Corporate tax realization on account of slow economic activity kept growth in gross direct tax
collection low, at 5.87 percent during April-September. What is the annual target?
15 percent
26. A World Bank report said that health insurance coverage in India is expected to cross _____ people of
the population by 2015
630 million
27. India’s Gems and Jewellery exports declined by _____ year-on-year to USD 3.72 billion in September.
14 percent
28. State-owned BPCL and Videocon Industries made an oil discovery in their deep sea block off in which
country?
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Brazil
29. Global commodity prices surged as much as ______ in the three months ended September 2012.
10 per cent
30. Who has been appointed as the COO of Yahoo!?
Henrique de Castro
31. United Nations agency report said, that India is expected to see a slower economic growth of how
much percent in the current fiscal?
5.9 per cent
32. SBI has opened two new branches in South Africa to tap business opportunities. Name the cities they
are located in.
Pretoria, Chatsworth
33. India has agreed to allow Pakistani products to enter its markets at a maximum duty of _____ by April
2013.
5 per cent
34. Which stock exchanges of India has recently, joined Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative?
Bombay Stock Exchange
35. Which company recently, opened its largest store in Beijing, Asia?
Apple
36. Competition Commission has approved American private equity firm Bain Capital’s proposal to
acquire _____ stake in Indian IT firm Genpact.
30%
37. Stock exchanges ____ and _____ figure among top 10 bourses in the Asia-Pacific region.
BSE, NSE
38. CCEA approved the disinvestment of _____ paid up equity capital of NMDC out of the Government’s
shareholding of 90 percent.
10 percent
39. Which network won the Hyderabad IPL franchise for 85.05 crores per year?
Sun TV Network
40. How many Indian companies have figured among Newsweek’s annual rankings of the world’s
greenest companies?
Thirteen
41. Which city of India has figured among the 10 most attractive cities for international travel shoppers in
the Asia-Pacific region?
Delhi
42. India has signed a Protocol amending the Convention on avoidance of double taxation with which
country recently?
UK
43. Ashish Kumar Chauhan was appointed the MD and CE of BSE. Since when has he been officiating as
the interim chief executive of BSE?
May 2012
44. Japan’s largest oil firm Inpex Corp has acquired ____ stake in Oil and Natural Gas Corp’s (ONGC)
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26 percent
45. India plans to add about ------ MW thorugh various renewable energy technologies between 2012 to
2017.
30,000
46. A proposal for disinvestment of ------- percent of government equity in the state-owned aerospace firm
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited was approved by the Union Cabinet.
10
47. In the interest of common consumer, ------ commodities of day-to-day use, like bread, biscuits, tea etc.
can be sold in specified standard packs only.
19
48. SAIL has appointed around -------- rural dealers in the first six months of 2012-13.
450
49. India is the ------ largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world.
Second
50. The Government signed a USD ____ credit agreement with the world Bank for Himachal Pradesh
Mid-Himalayan Watershed Development Project.
37 million
51. FIPB cleared IKEA’s project, the largest FDI in single-brand retail so far, for how much amount ?
Rs 10,500-crore
52. World Bank agreed to give assistance of US$ 70 million for the “Additional Financing of Health
Systems Development and Reform Project” for which state?
Karnataka
53. Subhanu Saxena has been appointed as the CEO of which company?
Cipla
54. The CCEA has approved disinvestment of _____ equity of NTPC Ltd out of its holding of 84.50%.
9.50%
55. India has signed 11 pacts entailing investments worth 5.2 billion US dollars with which country?
China
56. The Centre has given “environment clearance” for the Rs 5,813-crore 2×600MW ____ Thermal Power
Project stage-II treating it as a “special case”.
North Chennai
57. Morgan Stanley raised India’s growth forecast for the current financial year to -------- from 5.1 per cent
projected earlier
5.4 per cent
58. According to the World Trade Organisation Secretariat for 2011, India is the world’s _____ biggest
exporter in merchandise trade.
19th
59. According to Mercer’s 2012 Quality of Living Index, which city in India has emerged as the best city
to live in?
Bangalore
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60. Reliance Industries has sold ______ stake in an oil block in Yemen to Indonesia’s Medco Energi for
about $90 million.
25 percent
61. Which international financial institution cut India’s growth forecast to 5.4 per cent in 2012-13 fiscal?
Asian Development Bank
62. The country’s seed industry is expected to grow by _____ to Rs 10,700 crore by 2015.
53 per cent
63. The healthcare industry in India is expected to reach ____ in terms of revenues by 2017.
$155 billion
64. Net Direct Tax collection grew by _____ to Rs 2,70,731 crore during April-November period of the
current fiscal.
15.04 per cent
65. Which state owned electronics company has signed an MoU with Israel Aerospace Industries for
cooperation on future Long Range Surface to Air Missile Ship-Defence Systems?
Bharat Electronics Limited
66. Telecom Commission approved a subsidy of Rs. 1,500 crore for supporting landline operations of
which operator in rural areas?
BSNL
67. Which bank entered the unsecured portfolio of credit segment by tying up with American Express?
Yes Bank
68. As per a report by search giant Yahoo!, who topped the list of newsmakers in 2012?
Arvind Kejriwal
69. Who has taken charge as the new CEO of SBI Cards & Payment Services?
Pallav Mohapatra
70. The Government has issued orders stipulating that ----- items will be manufactured and sold only in
standard pack sizes.
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71. Who will be the Managing Director and CEO of National Stock Exchange from 1st April 2013?
Chitra Ramakrishna
72. Who has been appointed as Adviser to Finance Minister?
Dr. Parthasarathi Shome
73. India imported total ------ million tonne coal during 2011-12.
77.878
74. Maximum branches of the Scheduled Commercial Banks in India are in ------ areas.
Rural
75. NCDC has now completed ------ years of distinguished service to the cooperatives and is celebrating
its Golden Jubilee this year.
50
76. Who has been appointed as the President of Dell Services?
Suresh Vaswani
15
77. India’s rapidly evolving media and entertainment industry has grown by --------- to reach Rs. 728
billion.
12%
78. Which bank opened 101 Gramin Branches across six states?
ICICI Bank
79. Who became the first woman President of FICCI?
Naina Lal Kidwai
80. There are -------- branches of Scheduled Commercial Banks functioning in the country as on 31st
March, 2012.
93,659
81. India is the largest producer of raw jute and jute goods. Export performance of jute sector crossed
US$------ million during 2011-12.
383
82. Financial Inclusion Campaign named “Swabhimaan” was formally launched by the Government in
February, --------.
2011
83. With a view to provide banking facilities in unbanked blocks, the government in July, 2009 identified -
----- unbanked blocks.
129
84. The Railways have generated Rs. ----- crore of revenue earnings from commodity-wise freight traffic
during April-October 2012.
47063.59
85. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved disinvestment of 9.50% equity of NTPC
Ltd., out of its holding of -------.
84.50%
86. The ‘Turn Down the Heat’ report has been released by _____
World Bank
87. Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) at current prices is estimated at Rs. ------- crore in Q2 of 2012-
13.
6,99,379
88. The Government lowered the growth projection for the current financial year to _____ from 7.6 per
cent estimated earlier.
5.7 per cent
89. India lost _______ in black money in 2001-2010, making it the eight largest victim of illicit financial
outflow
$123 billion
90. According to report by Assocham, new job creation between January – December 15 this year fell by
over ________.
21 per cent
91. Government announced _______ hike in the support price of wheat to Rs 1,350 per quintal.
Rs 65 per quintal
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92. According to Dun & Bradstreet, the Indian economy is likely to witness a growth rate of ______.
6.8 per cent
93. Which bank has launched ‘Mobicash Easy’, a mobile wallet in Mumbai and Delhi?
State Bank of India
94. European Airbus has bagged a deal worth ____ to supply six mid-air refueling tanker aircraft to the
IAF.
Rs 8,000 crore
95. Tata Power has synchronized ________ unit a the Mundra ultra mega power project.
800 MW
96. Which state has entered into an agreement with NSDL, for adoption of the NPS?
Arunachal Pradesh
97. According to CRISIL, India’s economic growth is expected to accelerate to ______ in 2013-14
6.7 percent
98. India’s automobile exports fell by ______ year-on-year at 21,86,834 units during April-December
2012.
2.92 percent
99. As mandated by the ------- of the Constitution, the Government has constituted the 14th
Finance
Commission.
Article 280
100. Who is the Chairman of he 14th
finance Commission ?
Y.V. Reddy
101. The transport sector today accounts for nearly ------ percent of the world-wide consumption of energy.
30
102. HUDCO has been allowed to raise tax free bonds of Rs. ------ crore in the year 2012-13 which will
enable HUDCO to lend for its social housing and core infrastructure activities.
5,000
103. The Cabinet approved the proposal of the Department of Economic Affairs for amendment to -------of
the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992.
Section 15M
104. The Securities Appellate Tribunal was set up under -------- of the SEBI Act, 1992 to adjudicate upon
the appeals against the decisions of SEBI.
Section 15K
105. Who inaugurated a 5 MW Solar Plant at Gajner near Bikaner in Rajasthan?
PR Fonroche
106. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the disinvestment of ------ percent paid up
equity in Engineers India Ltd. (EIL).
10
107. NSDL is the first and largest depository in India which was established in August ------.
1996
108. Who has been appointed as Secretary of Financial Services in the Finance Ministry?
Rajiv Takru
17
109. The Indian healthcare industry, valued at US$ 65 billion, is growing exponentially and is expected to
reach US$ 100 billion by -----.
2015
110. Who has been appointed whole-time member of stock market regulator SEBI on 28 December 2012?
S. Raman
111. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the disinvestment of ----- percent paid up
equity capital of the Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd.
12.5
112. The total meat production from cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, pig and poultry is estimated to be 5.51
million tonne in 2011-12 and is likely to reach ----- million tonne in 2012-13.
5.9
113. Indian Railways have carried ______ of revenue earning freight traffic during April-december 2012.
735.10 million tonnes
114. The government approved a ______ reduction in the reserve price of spectrum used by CDMA mobile
operators.
50 per cent
115. India has finalized a Rs. 3000-crore deal for supplying 99 jet engines to be used in the indigenous
Light Combat Aircraft ‘Tejas’ with which country?
USA
116. The government hiked the import duty on gold and platinum to ___ from 4% with immediate effect.
6%
117. India ranks ______ in the world in steel production.
Fourth
118. According to an analysis by Assocham, post harvest fish wastage leads to annual losses worth over
______ in India’s marine and inland fisheries sector.
Rs 15,000 crore
119. RBI-sponsored survey said, India’s economic growth could fall to how much this fiscal?
5.5 per cent
120. Banking and securities companies in the country will spend _____ on IT products and services in
2013.
Rs 41,600 crore
121. KfW has inked a pact with the Tamil Nadu Urban Development Fund to provide an additional Rs 520
crore financial assistance under Phase II of the extended urban development infrastructure finance
scheme. What is KfW?
German development bank
122. The Cabinet approved the ______ revival package for Scooters India Ltd.
Rs 200-crore
123. Government revised downward the economic growth for fiscal 2011-12 to _______ from the earlier
estimate of 6.5 per cent
6.2 per cent
124. The per capita monthly income grew at a slower rate of ____ to Rs 5,130 in 2011-12
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13.7 per cent
125. The government increased this year’s MSP for copra by ______ per quintal for both the crop varieties.
Rs 150
126. The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during 1st April 2012 to 31
st
January 2013 were _______.
Rs. 101223.95 crore
127. According to a report, the business jet market of the country is set to grow nearly ______ in the next
five years.
double
128. Which company has, recently, lowered India’s economic growth forecast to 5.7 per cent, from 6.2 per
cent earlier ?
Citigroup
129. Indian Railways have carried ______ of revenue earning freight traffic during April 2012-January
2013.
827.90 million tonnes
130. Which rating agency has ended its licensing agreement for benchmark indices of the NSE, pursuant to
which the Indian bourse cannot use its name for any of its products?
Standard and Poor’s
131. As per NASSCOM, IT-enabled services sectors are expected to grow _____ next fiscal.
12-14 percent
132. India’s newest stock exchange MCX-SX began trading in equities. What is the name of flagship index
of MCX-SX?
SX40
133. During 2011-12, India’s agricultural exports to Canada were US$ 282.10 million. India and Canada
signed an MoU for cooperation in agriculture and allied sectors in--------.
2009
134. Coal is the mainstay of India’s energy and 55% of primary energy supply and -----% of power
generation in the country are coal based.
70
135. The Government launched Direct Cash Transfer scheme on 1st January 2013 to transfer cash into bank
accounts of beneficiaries across ------- districts in the country.
20
136. Coal India Ltd. Was formed as a holding company in ------.
1975
137. Who launched the much-awaited Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme in Mumbai?
P. Chidambaram
138. The total value of mineral production (excluding atomic & minor minerals) in the country during
November 2012 was Rs. ------- crore.
17004
139. India’s National Solar Mission aims to facilitate the installation of 20000 MW of grid connected power
capacity by -------.
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2020
News Makers
1. Pranay Sahay
Government has appointed senior IPS officer Pranay Sahay as the chief of country’s largest paramilitary
force CRPF.
2. Jyotiraditya Scindia
Following the cabinet reshuffle on 28th
October, the new Minister for Power, Jyotiraditya Scindia took
charge of his new assignment.
3. Ranee Narah
Ranee Narah has taken over as the Minister of States for Tribal Affairs.
She was elected to 12th
Lok Sabha in 1998 and reelected to 13th
Lok Sabha in 1999 and 15th
Lok Sabha in
2009.
4. Jitin Prasada
Jitin Prasada took Charge as Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development.
5. Great Cross of Civil Merit
The Government of Spain has conferred the Great Cross of Civil Merit on Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Minister of
New and Renewable Energy.
The Order of Spanish Civil Merit was created by Queen Isabel II in the XIX century to honour Spaniards
and foreign citizens with exceptional qualities who have performed great services for their communities and
contributed to a better understanding between nations.
6. Man Booker Prize
British novelist Hilary Mantel made history by becoming the first woman and first British author to become
a two-time winner of the prestigious Man Booker Prize for Fiction for her book “Bring up the Bodies”.
She first won the prize in 2009 for the novel Wolf Hall.
Others in the contest were India’s Jeet Thayil (Narcopolis), Tan Twan Eng (The Garden of Evening Mists),
Deborah Levy (Swimming Home), and Alison Moore (The Lighthouse).
Only two writers Australian author Peter Carey, who won in 1988 and 2001, and the South African J M
Coetzee in 1983 and 1999, have achieved this feat.
7. 11th
Economist Crossword Book Award
Anuradha Roy’s novel “The Folded Earth” and journalist Aman Sethi’s non-fiction book “A Free Man” are
among the winners of the 11th
Economist Crossword Book Award.
8. Hoover Medal
Founder of IT giant Infosys, V. Narayan Murthy has been honoured with the Hoover Medal at the Global
Humanitarian Technology Conference in Seattle in Washington.
The Hoover medal was established in 1930 to recognize great, unselfish, non-technical services by engineers
to humanity.
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9. Honorary Doctorate
Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore has been given an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from Edinburgh Napier
University for her outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.
With a glittering career spanning six decades, Sharmila has won National Film Awards and Film fare awards
for her performances in films like Apur Sansar’, ‘Kashmir Ki Kali’, ‘An Evening in Paris’, ‘Aradhana and
Amar Prem.
10. Indira Gandhi National Integration Award
Congress President Sonia Gandhi awarded the 27th
Indira Gandhi National Integration Award to well-known
poet, lyricist and film director Gulzar.
The award carrying Rs. 5 lakh and citation, was presented by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi at a function
in New Delhi. The award was given to mark the 28th
death anniversary of the late Prime Minister, who was
assassinated on Oct 31, 1984.
11. Moortidevi Award
The Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari presented the “Moortidevi Award for 2010” to eminent Urdu
scholar Prof. Gopi Chand Narang for his outstanding work ‘Urdu Ghazal aur Hindustani Zehan wa Tehzeeb”
at a function organized by Bhartiya.
12. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2010
President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, presented the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and
Development for 2010 to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, former President of Brazil in New Delhi.
The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development is awarded annually to a person or
organization without any distinction of nationality, race or religion, in recognition of creative efforts towards
enlarging the scope of freedom and enriching the human spirit. It consists of an award of Rs. 2.5 million and
a trophy with a citation.
13. Bhupen Hazarika National Award
National Award – winning director Jahnu Barua has been conferred with the 1st Bhupen Hazarika National
award in recognition to his contribution to Indian cinema.
14. Nobel Prize for Literature
Chinese writer Mo Yan was awarded 2012 Nobel Prize for literature at Stockholm Concert Hall.
The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony for 2012 started with the Swedish royal anthem “The King’s Song.” Mo
Yan, dressed in black tailcoat, went slowly up to his seat on the stage with the other Nobel Prize winners.
Marcus Storch, Chairman of the Board of Nobel Foundation first addresses the ceremony and welcomed the
winners for attending the ceremony in Sweden.
King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf awarded Mo Yan the Nobel diploma, medal and a document confirming
the prize amount after a representative of the Noble Prize jury in literature introduced the achievement of
Mo Yan in literature.
2012 Noble Prize laureates in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology, Medicine and Economics also received their
awards from the King.
Since 1901, the Noble Prizes have been traditionally presented to the laureates Dec 10, the death anniversary
of Alfred Nobel.
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Nobel Prizes 2012
Category Winners
Physiology or Medicine John B. Gurdon
Shinya Yamanaka
Physics Serge Haroche
David J. Wineland
Chemistry Robert J. Lefkowitz
Brian K. Kobilka
Literature Mo Yan
Peace European Union
Economics Alvin E. Roth
Lloyd S. Shapley
15. Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Legendard South Indian composer Ilayaraja is among nine artistes from the field of music who will receive
the Sangeet Natak Akaademi Award for 2012.
While Grammy Award – winning percussionist T. H. Vinayakram and veteran playwright Ratan Thiyam are
among three personalities chosen for prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowship. The Akademi has
selected 36 persons from the fields of music, Dance, Theatre and Puppetry for the Sangeet Natak Akademi
Awards 2012.
The Fellowship of the Akademi is restricted to a very limited number at a given time. At present, there are
only 40 fellows of the Sangeet Natak Akademi.
The honour of akademi fellow carries a purse money of Rs. 3 lakh, while Akademi Awards carry Rs. 1 lakh
besides Tamrapatra and Angavastram.
16. Tagore Peace Prize
Shihab Ganem has been awarded the prize for his achievements in the field of poetry and its translation, as
well as his contribution to developing human understanding that are in compliance with the values of
humanity, love and peace adopted and called for by Tagore.
The honour is awarded to a single person every two years. The award ceremony will take place in Kolkata
on May 6, 2013.
17. Jnanpith Award
Leading Oriya novelist and academician Pratibha Ray, who has over 40 novels, travelogues and short stories
to her credit, was named for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for the year 2011.
At a meeting chaired by writer and jnanpith award winner Sitakant Mahapatra, it was decided that Roy, will
be the winner of the 2011 Jnanpith Award.
18. India Signed Agreements with World Bank for US$ 320 Million AID for “Assam State Roads
Project”
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The Loan and Project Agreements for World Bank (IBRD) assistance of US$ 320 million for Assam State
Roads Project were signed between Government of India and the Government of Assam respectively and the
World Bank in New Delhi.
19. Iraq Signed gas deal with Pakistani Company
In may, Iraq awarded Pakistan Petroleum the right to explore for gas in the 6,000 – square – kilometer
(3,730 mile) Block 8 which is shared by Diyala and Wasit provinces. The company will be paid $5.38 for
each barrel of oil equivalent.
Iraq sits atop of 143.1 billion barrels of proven oil reserves and 126.7 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
20. Japan’s Idex bought 26 percent stake in ONGC’s KG basin block
Japan’s largest oil firm Inpex Corp has acquired 26 percent stake in oil and Gas Corp’s (ONGC) Krishna
Godavari basin deeps sea block.
ONGC will continue as the operator of the block with a 34 percent stake. Other partners in the block include
state gas utility GAIL India Ltd, Gujarat State Petroleum Corp Ltd (GPSC), Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd
(HPCL) and oil India Ltd (OIL) with 10 percent stake each.
21. V. R. Iyer took charge as Chairperson and MD of Bank of India
V. R. Iyer has taken charge as Chairperson and managing Director of Bank of India.
22. India, Canada set $15 billion bilateral trade target by 2015
India and Canada set a bilateral trade target of USD 15 billion by 2015,
Currently, the bilateral trade stands at over USD 5 billion, Canada primarily exports vegetables, fertilizers,
machinery and wood pulp, while its main imports from India are organic chemicals, knit and woven apparel,
precious stones and metals, electronics and machinery.
23. Government approved disinvestment of 10% stake in HAL
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved divestment of 10 percent equity in
HAL out of its holding on 100 percent through an Initial Public Officer (IPO) in the domestic market as per
the SEBI rules and regulation.
The paid up equity of the so far – unlisted company on March 31 this year was Rs. 120.50b crore.
24. World Bank reviewed utility of its ‘Doing Business’ Report
Arun Maira, Member of The Planning Commission, Govt. of India, has been appointed as one of the 10
international experts to this panel. Trevor Manuel, Minister in charge of the National Planning Commission
of South Africa, would chair the panel.
India (Which ranks 132nd
out of 185 countries in the 2013 edition of this report) needs to improve its
regulatory framework to create a favourable business environment.
25. U. S. to become world’s top oil producer in 2020
The United States will become the world’s largest oil producer by around 2020, temporarily overtaking
Saudi Arabia, as new exploration technologies help find more resources, the International Energy Agency
predicted.
26. India ranked seventh in global services trade
India has been ranked by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as the seventh largest player in the global
services trade with value of exports and imports aggregating $ 261 billion in 2011.
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The Indian economy is mainly driven by services with the sector contributing over 55 percent of the
country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The US lived up to its reputation of a global powerhouse of commercial services with exports of $ 581
billion, far exceeding its imports of $ 395 billion, the report noted. Though Germany was ranked as the
second biggest player in the global services trade, it had more of imports than exports with a deficit of $ 36
billion. Its exports of services were $ 253 billion while imports aggregated to $ 289 billion in 2011
27. India got $37 million World Bank fund for water development project
The government signed an agreement with World Bank for USD 37–million loan to support Himachal
Pradesh Mid–Himalayan Watershed Development Project.
28. Cipla appointed subhanu Saxena as new CEO
Drug–naker Cipla has appointed Subhanu Saxena as the Chief Executive Officer of the company.
He has worked with companies such as Citicorp. The Boston Consulting Group and Pepsi Co.
29. Disinvestment of 9.50% paid up equity capital in NTPC Limited out of Government of India’s
shareholding of 84.50%
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved disinvestment of 9.50% equity of NTPC Ltd.,
out of its holding of 84.50% through an offer for sale of Shares through Stock Exchanges as per SEBI Rules
and Regulations.
After this disinvestment Government of India’s shareholding in the company would come down to 75%. The
paid up equity capital of the company, as on 31st March, 2012 is Rs. 8245.46 crore. The President of India
holds 84.50% of the paid up capital in NTPC Ltd. NTPC is a listed Maharatna Central public Sector
Enterprise.
30. Mukesh Ambani topped Hurun India rich list
Relince Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, with a personal fortune of USD 19.3 billion, is the richest
Indian, China-based research firm Hurun said in a report. Ambani is followed by Arcelor-Mittal chief
L.N. Mittal, whose wealth is pegged at USD 16.9 billion.
Ambani and Mittal are followed by Azim Premji of Wipro (USD 12.3 billion), Dilip Shanghvi of Sun
Pharmaceuticals (USD 8.5 billion), Pallonji Mistry of Shapoorji Pallonji & Co, the largest shareholder in
Tata Group (USD 7.9 billion), Shashi and Ravi Ruia of Essar Energy (USD 7.2 billion) and Adi Godrej of
Godrej Group (USD 6.9 billion).
Savitri Jindal, non-executive chairperson of O.P. Jindal Group, is the richest Indian woman with personal
fortune of $5.6 billion, while Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw of Biocon is the richest self-made woman with a
personal wealth of USD 600 million.
31. Mumbai slipped to 66th
rank among world’s leading financial hubs
GFCI which provides profiles, ratings and rankings for 79 financial centres worldwide ranked Mumbai at
the 66th
place, down three places from last year when it was ranked 63rd
on the coveted list. Mumbai is the
only Indian city on the list, which was topped by London.
New York was ranked second in the list followed by Hong Kong and Singapore in the third and fourth place
respectively.
Others in the top 10 are: Zurich (5th
), Tokyo (6th
), Geneva (7th
), Boston (8th
), Seoul (9th
) and Frankfurt (10th
).
32. P. Diddy is richest Hip–Hop artist
With an estimated net worth of USD 580 million, P. Diddy has named the richest Hip–Hop artist.
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33. Dubai airport confirmed second busiest in world
Dubai International Airport has been confirmed as the world’s second busiest for international passenger
traffic, moving ahead of Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport for the first time, it has been announced.
London Heathrow’s title as the world’s busiest international airport firmly within its sights.
34. 10th
ASEAN–INDIA SUMMIT
Phnom Penh, 19 November 2012
10th
ASEAN–INDIA Summit was in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 19, 2012. Theme of the summit
was ‘ASEAN–India Partnership for Peace and Shared.
From a Sectoral Dialogue Partnership in 1992 and full Dialogue Partnership in 1996, India’s partnership
with ASEAN was elevated to annual Summits in 2002 and Cambodia hosted the first ASEAN–India Summit
in 2002.
Founded in 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) groups Brunei, Cambodia,
Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
7th
East Asia Summit was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 20, 2012.
35. East Asia Summit
The East Asia Summit started in 2005 December as a Leaders–led forum comprising the 10 ASEAN
countries, plus Australia, China, India, Japan, ROK and New Zealand. United States and Russian Federation
joined at the 6th
EAS in Bali, Indonesia in November 2011, taking the membership of EAS to 18 countries.
36. Eleventh Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
7–9 January 2013 Kochi, Kerala, India
The 11th
Pravansi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) was held from 7–9 January, 2013 at Kochi, Kerala.
The President of the Republic of Mauritius, Rajkeswur Purryag was the Chief Guest of the event. Over 2000
delegates from about 40 countries participated in this year’s PBD.
The theme for this year’s Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was “Engaging Diaspore – the Indian Growth Story”.
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
The Governmentv of India recognizes 9th
January as the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, 9th
January being the
arrival of mahatama Gandhi in India from South Africa.
The event has been organized every year since 2003, and is sponsored by the Ministry of Overseas Indian
Affairs and the FCCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry).
Venuesu
The annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Program has been organized in the following cities:
2003 – 1st Pravasi Bharatiya Divas – New Delhi
2004 – 2nd
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas – New Delhi
2005 – 3rd
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas – Mumbai
2006 – 4th
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas – Hyderabad
2007 – 5th
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas – New Delhi
2008 – 6th
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas – New Delhi
2009 – 7th
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas – Chennai
2010 – 8th
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas – New Delhi
2011 – 9th
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas – New Delhi
2012 – 10th
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas – Jaipur
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2013 – 11th
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas – Kochi
37. Australian Open 2013
Men’s Singles
Novek Djokovic wore down Andy Murray in a grueling four–set final to clinch the professional era’s first
hat–trick of Australian Open titles.
It was Djokovic’s fourth Australian crown and his sixth Grand Slam title overall,
Men’s Doubles
Mike and Bob Bryan have set one more record together as a doubles team and this may be the most special
of them all.
The identical twins became the most celebrated doubles team in Grand Slam history by winning their 13th
major title at the Australian Open, beating the unseeded Dutch team of Robin Haase and Igor Sijsling 6–3,
6–4 in 53 minutes.
Women’s Singles
Victoria Azarenka won an incident–packed final against an injury–hit Li Na to successfully defend her
Australian Open title and retain the world number one ranking.
Azarenka become only the fourth active player to hold two or more majors, behind Serena Williams with 15,
Venus Williams with seven, Maria Sharapova with four and Svetlana Kuznetsova with two.