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Q1. Which team won the Champions League Twenty-20 title 2013?

Ans. Mumbai Indians

Note: They defeated Rajasthan Royals by 33 runs in the finals held in New Delhi on 6 October 2013.

Q2. Sania Mirza won the China Open tennis championship trophy (women’s Doubles)

with Cara Black on 5 October 2013 in Beijing. Cara Black is from which nation?

Ans. Zimbabwe

Q3. Election Commission on 4 October 2013 announced the dates of holding the General

Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of 05 States whose terms expire around the same

time together. Name these 05 states?

Ans. Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Delhi

Note: Election Commission holds the General Elections as per Article 324 and Article

172(1) of the Constitution of India and Section 15 of Representation of the People Act,

1951

Poll Schedule as Announced by the Election Commission

• Chhattisgarh- 11 Nov 2013 (Phase I), 19 Nov 2013 (Phase II)

• Madhya Pradesh- 25 Nov 2013

• Rajasthan- 1 Dec 2013

• Delhi- 4 Dec 2013

• Mizoram- 4 Dec 2013

Q4. Who took over charge as chairman and managing director (CMD) of Bharat

Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) on 1 October 2013?

Ans. S. Varadarajan

Note: He has succeeded R.K. Singh.



Q5. Name the new state which was approved by Union Cabinet on 3 October 2013 to be

formed bifurcating the existing State of Andhra Pradesh?

Ans. Telangana

Note: City of Hyderabad will function as the common capital for both the States

(Telangana and Seemandhra) for a period of ten years.

Q6. Union Cabinet on 2 October 2013 decided to withdraw the ordinance on convicted

lawmakers, as well as the Bill that sought to amend the Representation of the People

Act. What was the aim of the ordinance?

Ans. It will allow the convicted MPs or MLAs to continue in office if their appeal is

admitted by a higher court within 90 days of conviction by the trial court. However,

they will not be allowed to vote or draw salaries till the case is decided.

Q7. Name the Former Foreign Secretary of India who was on 30 September 2013

appointed as India's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom?

Ans. Ranjan Mathai

Q8. International Day of Older Persons was observed on 1 October. What was the theme

of the day for 2013?

Ans. Future we want: what older persons are saying.

Q9. Which country won 3rd Under-21 Sultan of Johor Cup hockey tournament held in

Johor Bahru on 29 September 2013 defaeting Malaysia 3-0?

Ans. India

Q10. Who was on 29 September 2013 re-elected as the President of the Board of Control

for Cricket in India (BCCI) for a third term at its 84th annual general meeting (AGM)

held at Chennai?

Ans. Narayanaswamy Srinivasan



Q11. Who was on 29 September 2013 appointed as chairman of the IPL during the

Annual General Meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at Chennai?

Ans. Ranjib Biswal

Q12. Supreme Court of India proposed a three-member panel on 7 October 2013 to

examine the IPL spot-fixing scandal. Who is the head of the panel?

Ans. Mukul Mudgal (former Punjab and Haryana Chief Justice)

Note: Other members of the panel are senior advocate and Additional Solicitor General

N Nagehswar Rao and Assam Cricket Association member Nilay Dutta.

Q13. India on 7 October 2013 successfully test-fired it’s indigenously developed nuclear-

capable ................... missile with a strike range of 350 km from Chandipur Integrated test

range in Odisha?

Ans. Prithvi-II

Note: The surface-to-surface missile was test fired from a mobile launcher. The last user trial of Prithvi-II was successfully carried out from the same base on 12 August 2013.

Q14. World Habitat day is observed across the world on 7 October 2013. The purpose of

this day is creation of the global awareness regarding the State of the towns and cities

and the basic human right to adequate shelter. Which day of October is generally

observed as World Habitat day?

Ans. First Monday of October every year is designated as the World Habitat Day by

the United Nation.

Note: Theme of the World Habitat Day 2013 is Urban Mobility to encourage people to shift towards more sustainable modes of transportation. In the year 2012, the theme was Changing Cities, Building Opportunities.

Q15. Novak Djokovic clinched his fourth China Open title in five years on 6 October

2013. Whom did he defeat in the final?

Ans. Rafael Nadal

Note: By a margin of 6-3 6-4.



Q16. International Cricket Council on 6 October 2013 announced that Afghanistan

Cricket Board will get liberal financial assistance from the International Cricket Council

(ICC) after qualifying for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. Where will be the ICC World

Cup 2015 held?

Ans. Australia and Newzealand will jointly host

Q17. Which country won Under-19 Asian Rugby Championship 2013 by defeating India

in the finals held in Lahore on 5 October 2013?

Ans. Pakistan

Q18. India and Bangladesh on 5 October 2013 jointly inaugurated the India-Bangladesh

Grid Inter-connection at which place in Bangladesh?

Ans. Bheramara

Q19. Name the Indian women who won bronze medal at the Judo tournament held in

Tashkent, Uzbekistan on 5 October 2013?

Ans. Kalapana Devi

Note: It was India’s first IJF Grand Prix medal. Competing in 52kg weight category, Kalpana defeated Zarifa Sultonova of Uzbekistan but lost to Gili Cohen of Israel.

Q20. Union government of India on 5 October 2013 launched the Inter Company ...........

portability scheme in 24 cities across the country?

Ans. LPG portability scheme

Note: Under the portability scheme, a consumer can now opt for the distributor of his choice within a cluster of LPG distributors in the vicinity and across the oil companies.

Q21. Name the ship acquired by Geological Survey of India (GSI) on 4 October 2013 for

around 600 crore Rupees for the purpose of undertaking deep-sea surveys as well as

exploration of the minerals lying in the depths of oceans?

Ans. Samudra Ratnakar



Q22. Who was selected as the first Miss Universe contestant to represent Myanmar in

more than 50 years time in history of the country on 3 October 2013?

Ans. Moe Set Wine, 25

Q23. A special Senate committee in Italy on 4 October 2013 voted to strip which former

prime minister of the country of his Parliament seat after he was convicted for tax

fraud?

Ans. Silvio Berlusconi

Q24. Union Health and Family Welfare Minister on 4 October 2013 launched the

indigenously produced Japanese Encephalitis (JE) vaccine JENVAC in New Delhi.

Name the present Union Health and Family Welfare Minister?

Ans. Ghulam Nabi Azad

Q25. Which country on 4 October 2013 qualified for its maiden ICC World Cup after

defeating Kenya by seven wickets at World Cricket League Championship in Sharjah?

Ans. Afghanistan

Q26. Which companies were awarded the cricket sponsorship rights for all international

series and the domestic tournaments in India for the year 2013-14 by BCCI at the base

price of two crore rupees per fixture?

Ans. Star Private Ltd and ESPN

Q27. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 3 October 2013 cleared Jet

Airways proposed sale of 24 per cent equity to Abu Dhabi-based ........ Airways?

Ans. Etihad

Note: It will pave way for the biggest ever foreign investment in the Indian aviation sector.

Q28. Indian Railways on 3 October 2013 signed a pact with Rashtriya Ispat Nigam

Limited (RINL) to set up the country's biggest Forged Wheel plant at Lalganj, Raebarelli

in which state?



Ans. Uttar Pradesh.

Q29. The International Day of Non-Violence was observed on 2 October across the

world on the occasion of birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. In which year United

Nations General Assembly established 2 October as the International Day of Non-

Violence?

Ans. 15 June 2007

Q30. President of India, Pranab Mukherjee presented the First National Award for

Senior Citizens - Vayoshreshtha Samman, 2013 on the occasion of International Day of

Older Persons at a function in New Delhi. Which day of october is observed as

International Day of Older Persons?

Ans. 1 October 2013

Q31. Which team won the NKP Salve Challenger Cricket Trophy by defeating Delhi by

50 runs in the final at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore on 29 September 2013?

Ans. India Blue cricket squad

Q32. Which country on 2 October 2013 announced that it is pulling out of the

Commonwealth with immediate effect?

Ans. Gambia

Note: Gambian, a West African country joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1965. Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of 54 countries, many of them former territories of the British Empire. It was established in 1949.

Q33. National Voluntary Blood Donation Day was observed on......th October every year

in India?

Ans. 1 October

Note: It is organised by National Blood Transfusion Council (NBTC) and National AIDS Control Organisation, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of Government of India. It is observed to increase awareness among the people and the importance of voluntary blood donation.



Q34. Which Indian was presented with Friendship award by China-the highest honor

given to foreigners on 29 September 2013?

Ans. Senior Indian journalist, Ravi Shankar Narsimhan

Q35. Sania Mirza of India and ................. of Zimbabwe won the Toray Pan Pacific Open

tennis championship women's doubles title by defeating Hao-Ching Chan (Chinese

Taipei) and Liezel Huber (USA) 4-6, 6-0, 11-9 in final at Tokyo on 28 September 2013?

Ans. Cara Black

Q36. Vice President of India, M. Hamid Ansari released a commemorative postage

stamp in the memory of Baba Jumdev at a function in Gondia, Maharashtra on 30

September 2013. Who was Baba Jumdev?

Ans. Baba Jumdev was a prominent spiritual leader and revered social activist. He was

a spiritual guide and a social reformer for who worked towards the service of

humanity.

Q37. Olympian Swaran Singh Virk led Indian rowers to win the Gold medal at 15th

Asian Senior Rowing Championship on 29 September 2013. Where was the vent held?

Ans. Luan, China

Q38. Every year on ..........th September celebrated as the World Heart Day since 1999?

Ans. 29

Q39. Who became the campaign committee chief of Bharatiya Janata Party for the 2014

Lok Sabha polls on 29 September 2013?

Ans. Rajnath Singh

Q40. India’s lawn tennis player Rohan Bopanna with French partner Edouard Roger-

Vasselin won the Rakuten Japan Open tennis championship (Men's Doubles) on 6

October 2013. Where was the event held?

Ans. Tokyo, Japan



Q41. India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves fell by.............. billion US dollars to 276.26

billion US dollars for the week ended on 27 September 2013 as compared to 277.38

billion US dollars in the previous week due to a sharp drop in the value of foreign

currency assets, official data showed?

Ans. 1.11

Q42. Ninth Formation Day of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) took

place in New Delhi at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 4 October 2013. What is the

function of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)?

Ans. NDMA is India’s apex body in the area of disaster management.

Q43. India was re-elected in the new Council of ICAO as one of the states making the

largest contribution to the provision of facilities for international civil air navigation.

Expand ICAO?

Ans. International Civil Aviation Organization

Q44. Indian Railways on 4 October 2013 adopted first ever unique modern technology

for maintenance of its passenger coaches, wagons and locomotives. Name the new

technology?

Ans. Acoustic Bearing Detectors (ABD) & Wheel Impact Load Detectors (WILD).

Q45. Who won Himalaya Bicycle Rally which concluded in Shimla on 3 October 2013?

Ans. Luis Leao Pinto from Portugese

Q46. Name the writer known for thrillers, especially The Hunt for Red October and

Patriot Games, who died in Baltimore, US on 1 October 2013?

Ans. Tom Clancy

Q47. Who won singles title at WTA Pan Pacific Open on 28 September 2013 at Tokyo?

Ans. Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic



Q48. Name the Swiss-Born Philanthropist and Muslim Spiritual Leader who visited

India from 17 to 29 September 2013?

Ans. Aga Khan

Q49. Name the Indian who won silver in the AIBA World Youth Boxing Championship

held in Albena, Bulgaria on 28 September 2013?

Ans. Nikhat Zareen

October 2nd Week

Q1. Which Organisation won the Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2013?

Ans. Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

Note: It was awarded for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons. The award was announced by Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland in Oslo, the capital city of Norway. About OPCW: Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is an

independent, international body set up in 1997 to implement the Chemical Weapons

Convention. It is based in The Hague, Netherland and has 189 member states,

covering around 98 percent of the world's population. These member nations have

agreed to work together to create a world free from chemical weapons. Ahmet

Uzumcu is the Present Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of

Chemical Weapons.

Q2. Legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar on 10 October 2013 announced his decision to

retire from Test cricket after playing his landmark .......th Test match against the West

Indies in November 2013?

Ans. 200

Note: Sachin Tendulkar announced retirement form one day cricket on 23 December 2012 and from Twenty20 cricket format on 26 May 2013. He currently holds the record for most hundreds in both Tests and One Day Internationals.

Q3. Who won Nobel Prize 2013 in literature?

Ans. Alice Munro



Note: She became the first Canadian woman to take the Nobel Prize since its launch in 1901. Swedish Academy which selects Nobel literature winners described her as the master of the contemporary short story. Alice Munro,82, is 13th women who got Noble Prize.

Q4. Who was conferred with European Union's (EU) Sakharov human rights prize 2013

on 10 October 2013?

Ans. Malala Yousafzai

Note: She is the Pakistani teen shot by the Taliban for championing girls' education.

Q5. Samsung Electronics on 9 October 2013 became the first manufacturer to launch the

first curved screen smartphone of the world. What is the name of the phone?

Ans. Galaxy Round

Q6. Who won Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013 on 9 October 2013?

Ans. Michael Levitt, a British and US citizen of Stanford University, US-Austrian Martin Karplus of Strasbourg University and US-Israeli Arieh Warshel of the University of Southern California Note: It was awarded for the development of multi scale models for complex chemical systems

Q7. Supreme Court of India on 8 October 2013 directed the Election Commission of

India to introduce VVPAT in EVMs in phased manner for the next general elections in

2014. Expand VVPAT?

Ans. Vote Verifier Paper Audit Trail

Q8. Union Government on 8 October 2013 reconstituted the Group of Ministers (GoM)

on Telangana, reducing the number of ministers from ten to six. Who are the six

ministers included in GoM?

Ans. Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, Union Defence Minister A.K. Antony,Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister M. Veerappa Moily and Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh.

Q9. Who won Nobel Prize for Physics 2013 on 8 October 2013?

Ans. Peter Higgs, United Kingdom and Francois Englert , Belgium jointly awarded



Note: They have been awarded for the theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass of subatomic particles, and which recently was confirmed through the discovery of the predicted fundamental particle, by the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN's Large Hadron Collider

Q10. Union Cabinet of India approved on 8 October 2013 the National Identification

Authority of India Bill. What is the aim of this bill?

Ans. It will give statutory status to the Unique Identification Authority of India

(UIDAI).

Note: Supreme Court of India on 23 September 2013 ruled that Aadhaar cards or Unique Identification number (UID) will not be mandatory for availing services or benefits under Government schemes like LPG subsidy, transfer benefits, food security, vehicle registration, scholarships, marriage registration, salaries and provident fund etc. With the introduction of bill Aadhar Card will get statutory status.

Q11. Supreme Court of India on 8 October 2013 directed the Union and all state

governments to provide ............ percent job reservation to disabled persons in all their

departments, companies and institutions?

Ans. 3 percentage

Q12. Which Indian leading industrialist was inducted into National Academy of

Engineering (NAE) in the US for his outstanding contributions to industrial

development in India as well as the world?

Ans. Ratan Tata

Note: Apart from Ratan Tata, eight Indian-Americans were also inducted in the NAE. 75-year-old Ratan tata, the Chairman Emeritus of the Tata Group was inducted as the Foreign Associate.

Q13. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 7 October 2013 reduced the Marginal Standing

Facility (MSF) rate to .............per cent from 9.5 per cent to improve liquidity in the

system. In a release issued from Mumbai the RBI stated that the decision was taken after

a review of evolving liquidity conditions.

Ans. 9

Note: MSF allows banks to borrow money from RBI at a higher rate when there is a significant liquidity crunch.



Q14. Who took over as the Chairperson of the State Bank of India (SBI) on 7 October

2013?

Ans. Arundhati Bhattacharya

Note: She is the first woman to take charge as the Chairperson of SBI, the largest bank of India. She succeeded Pratip Chaudhuri who retired on 30 September 2013.

Q15. Who won the 2013 Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology on 7 October 2013?

Ans. James Rothman and Randy Schekman of US as well as German-born Thomas Suedhof Note: They have been awarded for their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells.

Q16. Disciplinary Committee of the Badminton Association of India (BAI) on 5 October

2013 recommended a life-ban on which Indian player for her role in delaying the Indian

Badminton League (IBL) fixture between Delhi Smashers and Banga Beats in Bangalore

on 25 August 2013?

Ans. Jwala Gutta

Q17. Name the International Money Transfer Service launched by India Post on 11

October 2013?

Ans. Instant Cash

Note: It was launched in partnership with Wall Street Exchange, (a company of UAE's Emirates Post Group) in New Delhi. Recipients will be able to receive their payment at any of the identified 17500 post offices by producing the unique transaction number along with their identity and KYC documents.

Q18. The Third Curve: The End of Growth as We Know It, a Book Written by Film

Director Mansoor Khan was released at the India International Centre in New Delhi on

11 October 2013. Which famous Bollywood actor has released the book?

Ans. Aamir Khan

Q19. World Arthritis Day was observed across the world on 12 October 2013 to raise

awareness about Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (RMDs). In which year

World Arthritis Day was established?

Ans. 1996



Note: Day is celebrated each year on 12 October to raise awareness of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases amongst the medical community, people with RMDs and the general public.

Q20. Who was on 10 October 2013 selected for the Indira Gandhi Award for National

Integration for the year 2012?

Ans. MS Swaminathan

Note: Indian national congress (i), in its centenary year 1985, instituted an Indira Gandhi award for national integration to give recognition to outstanding contribution to this cause by distinguished individuals or institutions. The award carries a citation and cash award of 5 lakh rupees.

Q21. International Day of the Girl Child observed on 11 October 2013 across the world

to recognise the girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.

What was the theme of the day for 2013?

Ans. Innovating for Girls’ Education

Note: United Nations General Assembly on 19 December 19, 2011 adopted Resolution 66/170 to declare 11 October as the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognise girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.

Q22. Name the Prime Minister of Libya who was abducted by gunmen on 10 October

2013?

Ans. Ali Zeidan

Note: Ali Zeidan was later rescued. The incident underscored the lawlessness gripping

Libya two years after the ouster of autocrat Moammar Gadhafi.

Q23. Name the cyclonic storm which hit the Andaman and Nicobar islands and moved

northwestwards 800 km South East of Paradip in Odisha on 10 October 2013?

Ans. Phailin

Q24. Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh on 12 October 2013 concluded his

four-day visit to Brunei and Indonesia. What was the aim of visit of PM?

Ans. Part of expanding India’s ‘Look East’ policy to beyond economic ties.



Q25. Which country passed USA to become world’s biggest oil importer in September

2013 as per the data released by US government in the first week of October 2013?

Ans. China

Q26. World Mental Health Day Observed on 10 October 2013 across the world to raise

awareness about mental illness and its effects on people. What is the theme this year?

Ans. Mental health and older adults

Q27. Government of India on 10 October 2013 set up a High Powered Committee (HPC)

to review the functioning of the Hajj Committee of India (HCOI). under which ministry

this comes?

Ans. Ministry of External Affairs.

Q28. Government of Pakistan decided on 9 October 2013 to appoint Pakistani veteran

diplomat ................ as the new Pakistani envoy to India?

Ans. Syed Ibne Abbas

Note: He will succeeded by Salman Bashir.

Q29. Queen's Baton Relay was launched on 9 October 2013 at the Buckingham Palace,

London. Chris Hoy, the Scottish cycling star carried the Commonwealth Games baton to

Buckingham Palace on 9 October 2013 for starting the relay which in turn will conclude

with opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in 2014. Where is the 2014

Commonwealth Games held?

Ans. Glasgow, Scotland

Q30. Who took the charge on 5 October 2013 as the Chairman and Managing Director of

Corporation Bank?

Ans. S. R. Bansal

Q31. Who was nominated by US President Barack Obama on 9 October 2013 as the new

head of the Federal Reserve Board?



Ans. Janet L. Yellen

Note: Janet Yellen replaced Ben Bernanke as Chair of the Federal Reserve Board.

Q32. Prime Minister’s Territorial Army Day Parade was organised to commemorate the

64th raising anniversary of Territorial Army at the Army Parade Ground at New Delhi

on 9 October 2013. Who was the chief guest?

Ans. Minister of State for Defence Jitendra Singh

Q33. Which country on 8 October 2013 lifted a ban on women wearing the Islamic head

scarf in state institutions?

Ans. Turkey

Q34. Name the autobiography of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who was

shot by the Taliban for supporting girls’ education which was released on 8 October

2013 in London?

Ans. I Am Malala: the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban

Q35. Buckingham Palace held its first official football match to mark FA's (Football

Association’s) 150th anniversary on 7 October 2013. What is Buckingham Palace?

Ans.Buckingham Palace is the official London residence and principal workplace of

the British monarch.

Note: The match was played between Civil Service FC, the only surviving one of the eleven clubs that met to found The FA in 1863, and Polytechnic FC, which was formed in 1875.

Q36. Indira Gandhi International Airport in India and Birmingham Airport, UK on 7

October 2013 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to Become Sister

Airports? Where is Indira Gandhi International Airport situated?

Ans. New Delhi

Note: Indira Gandhi International Airport- Delhi handles 36 million passengers and well over half a million ton of cargo pass through it annually.



Q37. Name the television journalist who was chosen for the International Press Institute

(IPI) – India award for excellence in journalism 2013 on 8 October 2013?

Ans. Karan Thapar

Note: He is famous for his interviews on the Devil's Advocate programme on CNN IBN.

Q38. Indian women pair of Vidya Pillai and Arantxa Sanchis won the gold for team title

in the 2013 IBSF World 6-red Snooker Championship after defeating Hong Kong in the

final on 6 October 2013. Where was the evnt held?

Ans. Carlow, Ireland

Q39. Name the countries visited by President of India Pranab Mukherjee recently?

Ans. Belgium and Turkey

Q40. Indian Air Force Day is celebrated on ...............th October 2013?

Ans. October 8

Note: It is the 81st anniversary of the Indian Air Force. On this day, various celebrations are organised across the country along with parades at the airbases all over India.

Q41. Who won the ATP Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo on 6

October 2013?

Ans. Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina

Note: He defeated third seeded Milos Raonic of Canada, 7-6 (7-5) 7-5

Q42. Union Minister for Mines Dinsha J. Patel dedicated state of art Geo-scientific

research vessel .......................... to the nation at Kandla Port of Gujarat on 12 October

2013?

Ans. RV Samudra Ratnakar

Note: RV Samudra Ratnakar is specially designed to carry out sea bed-mapping, mineral exploration in the deep waters along with geo-scientific oceanographic researches.

Q43. Name the Well-known Telugu film actor who died on 9 October 2013?

Ans. Srihari



Q44. Name the nine-times Prime Minister of Belgium and who led the European

Union's Christian Democrat group who died on 9 October 2013 at 77 in Lokeren, in East

Flanders?

Ans. Wilfried Martens

Q45. Ethiopia's parliament on 7 October 2013 elected ................... as the country's new

president for a six-year term?

Ans. Mulatu Teshome

Q46. Tata Motors on 8 October 2013 launched a bi-fuel variant of which of its brand car?

Ans. Tata Nano

Q47. Name the Typhoon which slammed into Southeastern China on 7 October 2013

with powerful winds and heavy rains?

Ans. Typhoon Fitow

Q48. Where was the First Mega Food Park in Uttar Pradesh Established recently?

Ans. Jagdishpur of Amethi district in Uttar Pradesh.

Q49. Name the Indian cyclist Who on 7 October 2013 won a gold medal in the women’s

junior individual sprint at Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC) Track Asia Cup in

Thailand?

Ans. Deborah

Q50. Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court pronounced a verdict on 30

September 2013 and convicted Lalu Prasad Yadav which related to 17-year-old multi

crore ................. scam case?

Ans. Fodder Scam

October 3rd Week



Q1. Who won the Man Booker prize 2013 for her second novel entitled The Luminaries,

published by Granta, on 15 October 2013.?

Ans. Eleanor Catton, 28, New Zealand author

Note: Eleanor Catton, the New Zealand author, at the age of just 28 years, became the

youngest ever winner of the Man Booker Prize. 28-year-old New Zealander's book The

Luminaries - an 832-page murder mystery based on the gold rush in the 19th-century is

also the longest novel to ever win the coveted literary prize. Eleanor Catton is also the

last winner of the Man Booker prize which at present is confined to writers from the

Commonwealth countries and Ireland only. From the year 2014, entries from all over

the world will be welcomed in the Man Booker Prize.

Q2. Who scored the fastest century for India in One day International (ODI) in the 2nd

ODI held at Jaipur against Australia on 16 October 2013?

Ans. Virat Kohli

Note: He scored 100 in just in 52 balls and broke the record of Virender Sehwag who hit

the ton in 60 balls. Shahid Afridi of Pakistan hold the record of fastest century in

International Cricket who scored century in just 37 balls against Sri Lanka in 1996.

Q3. Who was was presented the first national Yash Chopra Memorial Award at a star

studded function in Mumbai on 19 October 2013 by the Ministry for Information and

Broadcasting?

Ans. Lata Mangeshkar

Q4. Name the cricketer who was on 19 October 2013 slapped with an 18-month ban

from cricket after being found guilty of consuming a banned anabolic steroid by the

Anti-Doping Tribunal of Board of Control for Cricket in India?

Ans. Pradeep Sangwan

Q5. Who won the 2013 Indian Open Snooker title with a 5-0 victory over Aditya Mehta

of India in New Delhi on 18 October 2013?

Ans. Ding Junhui of China



Note: Ding Junhui is world number four. Aditya Mehta, 72nd in the world, became the

first Indian player to make the last four of a major ranking event when he reached the

semi-finals on 17 October 2013 and he was also first Indian ever to reach the final of

the event.

Q6. Which country on 18 October 2013 turned down a coveted seat on the United

Nations Security Council because of the failure of the international community to end

the war in Syria and act on other Middle East issues?

Ans. Saudi Arabia

Q7. Where was India's largest Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower inaugurated on 18

October 2013?

Ans. Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai

Note: The tallest ATC tower stands at the length of 84 metres or around 30 storey

building.

Q8. Name the Eminent Telugu writer and Gyanpeeth award recipient who died in

Hyderabad on 18 October 2013 at the age of 84?

Ans. Dr. Ravuri Bharadwaja

Note: Ravuri Bharadwaja won Gyanpeeth award for the year 2012 for his well known

Telugu novel, Paakudu Raallu, which reflected real life behind the silver screen of the

film industry.

Q9. Who was appointed as the Chairperson of the Central Electricity Regulatory

Commission (CERC) by Union Government of India appointed on 17 October 2013?

Ans. Gireesh B. Pradhan

Note: He is the former Secretary of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

Q10. Scientists from Fudan University, Shanghai successfully developed ................

Technology-a new cheaper way of getting connected to internet by using signals sent

through light bulbs instead of radio frequencies as in ‘Wi-Fi’?

Ans. Li-Fi Technology



Q11. Name the former India bowler who on 16 October 2013 announced Retirement

from all forms of Cricket?

Ans. Ajit Agarkar

Q12. Brazilian football legend Pele on 16 October 2013 launched a new book titled 1283

which documents his career. Why is the title 1283?

Ans. It is the number of goals scored by Pele

Q13. Which country on 16 October 2013 announced honorary citizenship for Pakistani

teenage activist Malala Yousafzai?

Ans. Canada

Q14. International Day for the Eradication of Poverty was observed on 17 October 2013

to promote people’s awareness of the need to eradicate poverty and destitution

worldwide, particularly in developing countries. What was the theme of the day for

2013?

Ans. Working together towards a world without discrimination: Building on the

experience and knowledge of people in extreme poverty

Q15. Who won the Nobel Prize for literature 2013?

Ans. Alice Munro

Note: She was the first Canadian woman to take the Nobel Prize since its launch in

1901.

Q16. Who was on 16 October 2013 appointed as Chairman of Railway Board (Ministry

of Railways) and ex-officio Principal Secretary to Government of India?

Ans. Arunendra Kumar

Q17. Who won the Nobel Economics Prize 2013?

Ans. Eugene F. Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Robert J. Shiller for their empirical

analysis of asset prices.



Q18. World Food Day 2013 observed on 16 October 2013. What is theme of the World

Food Day 2013

Ans. Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition

Q19. Which stadium will host Sachin Tendulkar's landmark 200th and final Test?

Ans. Wankhede stadium, Mumbai

Q20. Who won Shanghai Masters 2013 Tennis tournament?

Ans. Novak Djokovic

Q21. Name the Severe Cyclonic Storm which affected Indian states of Andaman and

Nicobar Islands, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Bengal as well as

Thailand, Myanmar and Nepal on 12 October 2013?

Ans. Phailin

Q22. Election Commission of India ordered on 13 October 2013 the Chief Electoral

Officers of all States and Union territories to provide for NOTA option in electronic

voting machines (EVMs) and ballot papers. Expand NOTA?

Ans. None of the Above (NOTA)

Q23. International Day of Rural women was observed on ................... October 2013

across the world to recognize the critical role and contribution of rural women,

including indigenous women, in enhancing agricultural and rural development,

improving food security and eradicating rural poverty?

Ans. 15 October

Q24. Name the Renowned musician who died on 19 October 2013 who contributed

immensely in the field of Bangla music?

Ans. Madhuri Chattopadhyay



Q25. Where was the Sixth India- Brazil Joint Commission Meeting held during 14 -15

October 2013?

Ans. Brasilia

Q26. Name the noted Malayalam music composer who died at Thalassery in Kannur

district of Kerala on 19 October 2013?

Ans. K Raghavan

Q27. Name the Prime Minister of Hungary who visited India on 16-17 October 2013?

Ans. Viktor Orban

Q28. Supreme Court of India ruled that Courts cannot impose a fine of more than twice

the amount in ..................... cheques on 16 October 2013?

Ans. Bounced cheques

Q29. Union Cabinet on 17 October 2013 cleared the proposal for construction of a 14-km

tunnel at Zojila pass in .................. region?

Ans. Ladakh

Q30. Who was on 17 October 2013 appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of

Philips Electronics India?

Ans. A. Krishnakumar

Q31. Radha Madhav Sanskrit Vidhyalaya, Nambol, Bishnupur (Manipur) lifted the

Girls' title of the 54th Subroto Cup football tournament on 17 October 2013. Where was

the final held?

Ans. Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi. They defaeted Haryana

Q32. Who was appointed as Chief Coach of the Senior Men National Hockey Team by

Hockey India on 15 October 2013?

Ans. Terence Walsh



Note: Terence Walsh is a former Australian Hockey player, and a silver medallist in the

1976 Montreal Games, and represented Australia in three Olympics.

Q33. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 17 October 2013 enhanced the

Minimum Support Price (MSP) of wheat by ................ rupees per quintal to 1400 rupees

for the fiscal, starting April 2014?

Ans. 50

Q34. Union cabinet of India approved on 17 October 2013 the appointment of a three-

member supervisory committee headed by a representative of the Central Water

Commission on construction of Babhli Barrage issue. Babhli project is across which

river?

Ans. Godavari

Q35. Union Cabinet of India on 17 October 2013 approved the setting up of six

additional benches of CESTAT. Expand CESTAT?

Ans. Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal

Q36. Name the noted Marathi playwright and political thinker who died on 16 October

2013?

Ans. Govind P Deshpande

Q37. Who was named Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013?

Ans. Greg du Toit from South Africa.

Note: He was given the award for his image Essence of elephants-an energetic and

lively portrait of African elephants in the Northern Tuli Games Reserve in Botswana.

Q38. Which English Premier League side on 16 October 2013 launched a residential

football academy in Pune in partnership with city-based DSK Shivajians FC?

Ans. Liverpool



Q39. Indian Navy on 15 October 2013 inducted into service its largest offshore patrol

vessel (OPV), INS .................., at the Southern Naval Command?

Ans. Sunayna

Q40. Union Government of India on 15 October 2013 decided to bring all the post offices

across India under the CBS system to cover more people of rural areas with AADHAAR

seeded accounts. Expand CBS?

Ans. Core Banking Solution

Q41. Name the former Union Minister and an Environmentalist who died at the age 88

on 14 October 2013 in New Delhi?

Ans. Mohan Dharia

October 4th Week

Q1. Name the four Indians who have made to the 2013 Fortune magazine's global list of

top-50 women business leaders?

Ans. 1. ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar has been ranked 4th

2. National Stock Exchange chief Chitra Ramkrishna at 17th

3. Axis Bank's Shikha Sharma at 32nd

4. HSBC's Naina Lal Kidwai at 42nd place

Q2. Name the India's ace Squash player who was on 20 October 2013 won the Macau

Open title at Macau, China?

Ans. Dipika Pallikal

Q3. Which Indian was awarded with French highest civilian award Chevalier de la

Legion d’Honneur on 25 October 2013?

Ans. Anjali Gopalan

Note: Born on 1 September 1957, Anjali Gopalan is an Indian Human Rights and

Animals Rights Activist.



Q4. Election Commission of India on 25 October 2013 issued a series of instructions to

political parties and candidates on utilising the Internet and ................... websites for poll

campaign and advertisements?

Ans. Social Media

Note: Every candidate, at the time of filing the nomination, has to give their e-mail IDs

and accounts of their social networking sites, if any, for monitoring by poll or

expenditure officials. EC regulations would henceforth apply to all kinds of social

media like collaborative projects (Wikipedia, etc.), blogs and micro blogs (like

twitter.com), content communities (like YouTube), social networking sites (like

Facebook) and virtual game-worlds (like Apps).

Q5. Government of India on 25 October 2013 signed an agreement with World Bank for

credit of 360 million US Dollar for the second phase for Water Sector Restructuring

Project in which state?

Ans. Uttar Pradesh

Q6. Which bank on 24 October 2013 launched the e-KYC initiative to facilitate paperless

banking to Aadhaar card holders at Mumbai?

Ans. Axis Bank Ltd

Note: Axis Bank became the first bank to allow customers to open an account with just

their Aadhaar number.

Q7. Which Indian Bollywood actor was on 23 October 2013 appointed as the goodwill

ambassador for South Korea?

Ans. Shah Rukh Khan

Q8. Government approved Singapore Airlines’ proposal to start an aviation venture

with which Indian company on 24 October 2013?

Ans. Tata Sons

Q9. Proposed aviation venture of TATA with Singapore Airlines(SIA) has got corporate

Affairs Ministry’s approval to use the name.................... recently?

Ans. Tata SIA Airlines Ltd



Q10. Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports and Federation of Indian Chambers of

Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on 23 October 2013 launched '......................' to promote

sports among youth in the country?

Ans. India Sports 2014

Q11. Railway Board Chairman Arunendra Kumar on 23 October 2013 announced that

the Indian Railways decided to increase the speed of the superfast trains to 160-

................. kmph?

Ans. 200

Note: Existing superfast trains of India- Rajdhanis, Shatabdis and Durontos will get

an increase in the speed. At present, the fastest train of India is the Bhopal Shatabdi

with the top speed of 150 kmph.

Q12. Name the legendary singer who died on 23 October 2013 in Bangalore hospital at

the age of 94?

Ans. Manna Dey

Note: In 2007 he was given the Dadasaheb Phalke Award from Government of India.

Q13. Name the US comedian who was honoured with the Mark Twain Prize for

American Humor on 20 October 2013?

Ans. Mark Twain

Q14. Where was the 14th India-Russia Annual Summit held on 21 October 2013?

Ans. Moscow, the Capital of Russia

Q15. Who on 23 October 2013 received the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought at

Strasbourg, France even though the award was for the year 1990?

Ans. Aung Suu Kyi

Note: Sakharov Prize for free speech is awarded annually in memory of Soviet physicist

and dissident Andrei Sakharov. Aung Suu Kyi was chosen for prize by the European

Parliament in 1990.



Q16. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 22 October 2013 announced that it

will launch India’s first mission to Mars -Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) on ............ from

Sriharikota space station?

Ans. 5 November 2013

Q17. India Post on 22 October 2013 released a commemorative postage stamp on the

Golden Jubilee of which Dam?

Ans. Bhakra Dam

Note: Bhakra dam, located at a gorge near the upstream Bhakra village in Bilaspur

district of Himachal Pradesh, is India’s second tallest at 225.55 m. India Post earlier

issued a commemorative postage stamp on Bhakra Dam on 15th Dec 1988 on its silver

jubilee. Bhakra dam is the first structure in India which will have two commemorative

postal stamps in its name.

Q18. Which city in India topped the list of best business destinations in India as per the

study done by Global Initiative for Restructuring Environment and Management on 21

October 2013?

Ans. Bangalore

Q19. Who was on 21 October 2013 sworn in as Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court

at Raj Bhava in Imphal, Manipur?

Ans. Justice Laxmikanta Mahapatra

Q20. Tata Steel on 21 October 2013 won a new contract to supply ............ country’s

Network Rail with more than 95 percent of its rails for at least five years?

Ans. Britain

Q21. Which Indian Tennis player came into the top 10 of the world women's doubles by

gaining two spots to ninth place in the latest WTA Team Rankings issued on 21 October

2013?

Ans. Sania Mirza



Q22. Who was appointed as the regular Chief Justice of Madras High Court on 21

October 2013?

Ans. Justice Rajesh Kumar Agrawal

Q23. First unit of the ...................... Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) was on 22 October

2013 synchronised with the southern regional electricity grid?

Ans. Kudankulam

Q24. Who won Duleep Trophy 2013-14 cricket tournament?

Ans. North Zone and South Zone were declared joint winners

Note: North Zone and South Zone were declared joint winners of the Duleep Trophy

2013-14 after the fifth day's play of the final match was called off due to bad weather in

Kochi on 21 October 2013.

Q25. Who was unanimously elected as the president of the Indian Hockey Federation

(IHF) for a four-year term on 21 October 2013?

Ans. Kanwar Deep Singh

Note: He was succeeded by Dinesh Reddy, Andhra Pradesh's Director General of Police

(DGP).

Q26. Moscow State Institute of International Relations, the diplomatic school of the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia conferred an Honorary Doctorate to which Indian

on 21 October 2013?

Ans. Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India

Q27. Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day was observed on .................

October 2013 across the world to create awareness of the need to prevent iodine

deficiency?

Ans. 21 October 2013

Q28. World Osteoporosis day was celebrated across the world on 20 October 2013. What

is Osteoporosis?



Ans. Osteoporosis occurs when there is a loss in the peak bone mass and loss of calcium

leading to hip, knee and shoulder fractures.

Note: World Osteoporosis Day was launched on 20 October 1996 by the United

Kingdom’s National Osteoporosis Society and supported by the European Commission.

Q29. Who won the Australian Grand Prix on 20 October 2013 at the Australian

Motorcycle Grand Prix in Phillip Island?

Ans. Jorge Lorenzo

Q30. Which country on 21 October 2013 announced that it decided to build the first

nuclear plant called Hinkley Point C (HPC) power plant in over two decades time along

with a French energy firm EDF, and two Chinese companies?

Ans. United Kingdom

Q31. Who was appointed as the Managing Director of PNB Metlife recently?

Ans. Tarun Chugh

Q32. Who was appointed as the Financial Commissioner (Railways) and ex-officio

Secretary to the Government of India on 21 October 2013?

Ans. Rajendra Kashyap

Q33. Who was selected as the first ever recipient of the 1 million Dollar Genesis Prize-

an award popularly dubbed the Jewish Nobel Prize?

Ans. Michael R. Bloomberg, New York City Mayor

Q34. Who resigned as the Managing Director and CEO of Multi Commodity Exchange

(MCX) on 19 October 2013?

Ans. Shreekant Javalgekar

Note: Multi Commodity Exchange is the only commodity exchange in India which is

listed on a stock exchange.



Q35. India's foreign exchange reserves increased for the third week in a row, adding

.............. billion dollars to touch 281.12 billion dollars in the week ended on 25 October

2013?

Ans. 1.9

Q36. At which place in India was the Nobel Memorial Wall inaugurated on 25 October

2013 by the Swedish Ambassador, Harald Sandberg?

Ans. Kolkata

Note: Nobel Memorial Wall has been set up at the Esplanade Metro Station in Kolkata.

Seven of the Nobel Laureates from India are portrayed in the metro station along with

the Rabindranath Tagore.

Q37. Which country on 25 October 2013 voted for Presidential Election for the first time

since 2009 Coup in that country?

Ans. Madagascar

Q38. Which state on 26 October 2013 became the second state after Haryana to introduce

Union National Vocational Qualitative Framework (NVQF) Scheme?

Ans. Himachal Pradesh

Note: The scheme has been implemented by the All India Technical Education Council

and the National Skill Development Council. As per the scheme, 70 skill development

councils will be established and each council will be given specific trades. The scheme

was being implemented for students of Class IX to Class XI and every student has to

clear four levels to get the certificate.

Q39. Which country's government on 24 October 2013 temporarily banned its citizens

from travelling abroad to look for work?

Ans. Ethiopia

Note: Government took this decision because many Ethiopians had lost their lives or

undergone untold physical and psychological trauma due to illegal human trafficking.

Q40. Name the lower house of Russian Parliament which on 25 October 2013 approved

a new legislation which makes punishment for terrorism more severe?

Ans. Duma



Q41. What is the rank of India amongst 136 countries in the Global Gender Gap Report

2013, which was published on 25 October 2013 by World Economic Forum?

Ans. 101

Note: In 2012 Report, India secured 105th position in the Gender Gap Index of 135

countries.

Q42. Which country's government on 25 October 2013 created Vice Ministry of

Supreme Social Happiness to deal with sadness?

Ans. Venezuela

Note: The main role of the agency is to coordinate all anti-poverty missions created by

the late President Hugo Chavez.

Q43. Who was appointed Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh State Human Rights

Commission recently?

Ans. Tarun Chatarjee

Note: Tarun Chaterjee (68-year-old) was the chief justice at the Allahabad high court in

2003 and retired as a Supreme Court judge in 2010.

Q44. Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers on 25 October 2013 sanctioned setting

up of a Plastic Park at Siju Village, Kujanga Tehsil of Jagatsinghpur District of which

state?

Ans. Odisha

Q45. Name the Men's & Women's singles winners of Kremlin Tennis Cup 2013?

Ans. Richard Gasquet(France) and Simona Halep(Romania)

Q46. Finance Ministry on 23 October 2013 announced that it would infuse .....................

crore Rupees capital in 20 public sector banks during the current financial year, i.e.

2013-14?

Ans. 14000



Q47. Extradition treaty between India and .........country came into effect on 23 October

2013 with the handing over of the instruments of ratification?

Ans. Bangladesh

Q48. Name the Nobel Prize winning economist who died on 20 October 2013 in

Gladwyne, near Philadelphia?

Ans. Lawrence R Klein

Q49. Which Indian won silver medal at 2013 ITTF Para table tennis Asian regional

championships in Beijing on 21 October 2013?

Ans. Bhavina Hashmukhbhai Patel

Q50. Name the countries elected to seats as non-permanent members by the United

Nations Security Council in the 15-member Council on 17 October 2013?

Ans. Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia

October Last Week

Q1. Who won the Formula One Indian Grand Prix 2013 at Buddha International Circuit

on 27 October 2013?

Ans. Sebastian Vettel, the Red Bull driver

Note: This is the third continuous victory of Vettel in the Indian Grand Prix. This is the

tenth victory of the season of Vettle and thirty sixth victory of his career. He won the

race almost 30 seconds ahead of NIco Rosberg of Mercedes. Romain Grosjean of Lotus

was placed at third position.

Q2. BCCI on 26 October 2013 terminated ............... team from the IPL after the Sahara-

owned franchise failed to pay its payments and refused to furnish the bank guarantee

for the next season?

Ans. Pune Warriors



Q3. Name the pension and life insurance fund scheme for blue-collar Indian workers in

UAE which was launched by the Union Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs, Vyalar

Ravi in Dubai on 28 October 2013?

Ans. Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana

Q4. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 29 October 2013 released the Second Quarter Review

of Monetary Policy 2013-14. According the released statement by the RBI, the Repo rate

increased by 25 basis points from 7.5 percent to ............ percent?

Ans. 7.75%

Current Rates:

1. Repo Rate – 7.75%

2. Reverse Repo Rate – 6.75%

3. CRR – 4%

4.SLR – 23%

5. Bank Rate – 8.75%

6. MSF – 8.75%

Q5. Government of India on 29 October 2013 decided to appoint whom as the next Chief

of the Air Staff?

Ans. Air Marshal Arup Raha

Note: He will take the charge after the retirement of present Chief of the Air Staff NAK

Browne on 31 December 2013.

Q6. Prime minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh on 29 October 2013 inaugurated the

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Museum at which place?

Ans. Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Note: Sarda Vallabhbhai Patel National Museum was established in the memory of

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who was an Indian freedom fighter.

Q7. Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge on 29 October 2013 launched the HSRC, a

subsidiary of Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL). Expand HSRC?

Ans. High Speed Rail Corporation of India Ltd



Q8. Who was appointed as the Director General (DG) of Indo Tibetan Border Police

(ITBP) on 30 October 2013?

Ans. Subhas Goswami

Note: He is the director of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy. He

will succeed Ajay Chadha, IPS.

Q9. World’s first Bitcoin ATM machine which can exchange digital currency - Bitcoins -

for any official currency has launched in Vancouver in which country on 29 October

2013?

Ans. Canada

Note: ATM machine, named Robocoin, installed at Waves Coffee Shop at Howe and

Smithe, allows users to buy or sell the digital currency known as bitcoins. The ATM in

Vancouver is operated by Las Vegas-based Robocoin and Vancouver-based Bitcoiniacs.

Q10. Union Cabinet of India on 30 October 2013 gave its approval for declaring

the....................... and ...................... airports as international airports to fulfill the long

pending demand of people as well as the State Governments of Odisha and Manipur?

Ans. Bhubaneswar & Imphal Airports

Note: Declaration of these airports as international airports will offer improved

connectivity, wider choice of services at competitive cost to the air travelers resulting

in boosting international tourism and economic development of the region and the

country.

Q11. Name the Indian who was crowned Miss Asia Pacific World 2013 in Busan, South

Korea on 30 October 2013?

Ans. Srishti Rana

Note: Srishti Rana, 21, is the second Indian in a row to win the oldest Miss Asia Pacific

World 2013. Last year Himangini Singh Yadu won Miss Asia Pacific World title.

Q12. Name the new tactical surface-to-surface missile developed by India which has a

range between 60-170 km?

Ans. Pragati



Note: Pragati missile is based on the Prahaar missile and it has been developed by the

DRDO for the Army. It was put on display at a defence exhibition at the Seoul

International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition (ADEX 2013).

Q13. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on 31 October 2013 laid the foundation

stone of the Statute of Unity-a 182-metre tall statue of iron man Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

on his 138th birth anniversary at Sardar Sarovar Dam site in Bharuch district in Gujarat.

What is special bout Statute of Unity?

Ans. When contructions completes, it becomes world’s largest statue. Statue of Unity

will be double of the height of the Statue of Liberty (93 metres) in the USA.

Q14. Name the former Union Home Secretary who was on 1 November 2013 appointed

as the Chairman of the MCX Stock Exchange Limited?

Ans. G.K. Pillai

Note: MCX-SX (MCX Stock Exchange Limited) is a new stock exchange of India. It is

recognized by the Securities and Exchange Board of India under Section 4 of Securities

Contracts (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) of the

Companies Act, 1956

Q15. Which district was declared by Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam

Ramesh on 1 November 2013 as the first zero-landless district in the country?

Ans. Kannur in Kerala

Note: Prestigious Zero Landless programme of the United Democratic Front in Kerala

was flagged off by Congress president Sonia Gandhi in October 2013. The Zero Landless

programme envisages distribution of three cents of land each to 243928 families

identified across the State.

Q16. Joint OPCW-UN Mission on 31 October 2013 confirmed that Syria has completed

the functional destruction of all critical equipment that it had declared for

manufacturing chemical weapons. Expand OPCW?

Ans. Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

Note: They were awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize.



Q17. Name the founder, vice-chairman and a Director of Multi-Commodity Exchange

(MCX), who resigned from the board on 31 October 2013?

Ans. Jignesh Shah

Q18. India on 1 November 2013 won a crucial election to the UN Board of Auditors with

its nominee ........................., the Comptroller and Auditor General- by 124 votes out of

the total 186?

Ans. Shashi Kant Sharma

Q19. Six major central banks in the world made currency swap arrangements

permanent on 31 October 2013 as a prudent liquidity backstop in case of future global

financial strains. Name these six banks?

Ans. 1. The Bank of Japan

2. U.S. Federal Reserve

3. European Central Bank

4. Bank of England

5. central bank of Canada

6. central bank of Switzerland

Q20. Who was on 31 October 2013 appointed as British Deputy High Commissioner in

Chennai?

Ans. Bharat Suresh Joshi

Q21. India's men's compound Archery team on 31 October 2013 won a gold medal in

the 18th Asian Archery competition. Where was the vent held?

Ans. Chinese Taipei

Q22. Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on allocation and pricing of telecom licences

and 2G Spectrum during 1998-2009 was submitted its report to Lok Sabha Speaker

Meira Kumar on 29 October 2013. Who headed the JPC?

Ans. PC Chako, MP



Note: It consists of 30 memebers ( 20 Loka Sabha MPs and 10 Rajya Sabha MPs).

Q23. Who was appointed as the corporate vice president of Skype, a popular and free

international voiceover and messaging service and Lync communications product by

Microsoft on 30 October 2013?

Ans. Gurdeep Singh Pall

Q24. Name the panel advising Pricing Methodology for Diesel, Domestic LPG and PDS

Kerosene which submitted its report to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry on 30

October 2013?

Ans. Kirit Parikh Panel

Note: Panel in its report recommended a price increase of 5 Rupees per litre in diesel, 4

Rupees per litre in kerosene, and 250 Rupees in LPG cylinder with immediate effect.

Q25. Name the new scheme, approved by Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on

30 October 2013, with a total cost of 500 crore rupees during the 12th Five Year Plan

and to establish four to six brown field projects and three to five green field projects

addressing the environmental issues faced by Textile Processing Units?

Ans. Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS)

Q26. Who was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the

Birla Sun Life Insurance (BSLI), life insurance arm of Aditya Birla Group on 30 October

2013?

Ans. Pankaj Razdan

Q27. India and which country on 30 October 2013 signed a Memorandum of

Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in broadcasting between Prasar Bharati and

Cuban Radio and Television Institute (ICRT)?

Ans. Cuba

Q28. Which Indian Bollywood actress was on 29 October 2013 honoured in the House of

Commons, London for her contribution to the global entertainment industry?



Ans. Kareena Kapoor

Q29. World Bank on 25 October 2013 approved ................. million US dollars assistance

for Uttarakhand, in the wake of rains and landslides that killed several hundred people

in the state in June 2013?

Ans. 250

Q30. GAIL India and which Port Trust on 26 October 2013 signed a Memorandum of

Understanding for setting up an offshore Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at

Paradip Port, Odisha?

Ans. Paradip Port Trust

Q31. Who won the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships at Istanbul after defeating Li

Na 2-6, 6-3, 6-0?

Ans. Serena Williams

Q32. Which corporation on 27 October 2013 defeated Air India 5-3 to win the 48th

Bombay Gold Cup hockey tournament at the MHA stadium, Mumbai?

Ans. Indian Oil Corporation

Q33. Who was on 27 October 2013 conferred with the Mother Teresa Memorial

International Award by NGO The Harmony Foundation for her efforts towards

achieving social justice in Mumbai?

Ans. Sushmita Sen, former Miss Universe

Q34. Who will be declared the winner as clarified by Election Commission of India on

28 October 2013 that if the number of electors who had utilised the NOTA (None Of The

Above candidates) option in the EVM or Ballot paper exceeded the votes polled by any

of the candidates?

Ans. The candidate with the highest number of votes would be declared winner.



Q35. Name the the noted Hindi writer passed away on 28 October 2013 at Mayur Vihar?

Ans. Rajendra Yadav

Q36. Which country on 29 October 2013 opened world’s first underwater rail link that

connects Asia and Europe?

Ans. Turkey

Note: The length of the rail link is 13 kilometers and is about 60 meters below the

Bosphorus Strait. Named Marmaray tunnel is the first world’s subway to connect two

continents. The Tunnel is engineered to withstand the earthquakes.

Q37. Hamid Ansari, the Vice President of India on 28 October 2013 launched the Indian

Chambers of Commerce (INCHAM) in which country?

Ans. Lima, Peru

Q38. Name the Bollywood actress who became the global brand ambassador of

American fashion brand Guess in the last week of October 2013?

Ans. Priyanka Chopra

Q39. Who was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Russia on 28 October

2013?

Ans. P.S. Raghvan

Note: At present, Raghvan, the IFS of 1979 batch is serving as the current Secretary in

the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). He will succeed Ajai Malhotra, who will retire

on 30 November 2013.

Q40. Name the renowned Bharatnatyam exponent was on 29 October 2013 honoured

with the prestigious Guru Debaprasad Award for outstanding contribution in the field

of dance?

Ans. Geeta Chandran

Q41. Reserve Bank of India on 29 October 2013 allowed the commercial banks to revise

the periodicity of interest payments thus enabling savings bank account and term



deposit holders to earn interest at shorter intervals. What is the present interval at

which interests are paid?

Ans. Quarterly intervals

Note: Reserve Bank of India gave freedom to commercial banks to fix savings bank

deposit rates in 2011. While giving banks this freedom, the RBI kept one condition that

a uniform rate will have to be offered on deposits of up to 1 lakh Rupees, on higher

amounts banks are allowed to offer differential rates to depositors.

Q42. World Health Organisation (WHO) on 29 October 2013 confirmed ten cases of

polio in which country in 14 years?

Ans. Syria

Q43. Which country on 29 October 2013 announced the winding down of its military

mission in Afghanistan with the withdrawal of most of its troops by the end of 2014?

Ans. Australia

Q44. India was ranked at which place in the ease of doing business list according to the

annual Doing Business report released on 29 October 2013 by World Bank and

International Finance Corporation (IFC)?

Ans. 134th

Note: In the Ease of Doing Business ranking of 189 countries India has dropped from

131 spot in 2013 to 134th spot in 2014. Top 03 countries were Hong Kong , New Zealand

and United States.

Q45. Who was on 29 October 2013 presented with the 'Soul of India Award' for his

outstanding achievements in the film industry?

Ans. Ashok Amritraj

Note: Ashok Amritraj is a former tennis player and has represented India on an

international level. He played in all major tennis tournament during his nine-year

career including Wimbledon and the US Open. Later he turned a film producer.

Q46. Recently, Scientists discovered a new planet called ................. which has a similar

mass and density to that of Earth?

Ans. Kepler 78b



Q47. How many medals were bagged by Indian shooters at 6th Air Gun Shooting

Championship which concluded in Tehran, Iran on 26 October 2013?

Ans. 37 medals

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