Complete Book for Banking

COMMITTEES/PROGRAMMES/PLANNING COMMISSION

 PART 031

COMMITTEES ON VARIOUS SECTORS OF INDIAN ECONOMY

01	A C SHAH	NON BANKING FINANCIAL COMPANY
02	BIMAN JALAN	MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE INSTRNMENTS
03	MALEGAM	FUNCTIONING OF MICRO FINANCE
04	BIRLA	CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
05	KIRITH PARIKH	RATIONALISATION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
06	CHATURVEDI	IMRPOVING NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
07	SR HASHIM	URBAN POVERTY
08	ABHIJIT SEN	WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX
09	C RANGARAJAN	SERVICES PRICES INDEX AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
10	ABID HUSSAIN	DEVELOPMENT OF CAPITAL MARKETS
11	DAMADORAN	CUSTOMER SERVICE IN BANKS
12	KHANDELWAL	HUMAN RESOURCE IN COMMERCIAL BANKS
13	PATIL	CORPORATE DEBT
14	V K SHARMA	CREDIT TO MARGINAL FARMERS
15	SARANGI	NON PERFORMING ASSETS
16	KHANNA	REGIONAL RURAL BANKS
17	DANTAWALA	LEAD BANK SCHEME
18	GADGIL	FINANCIAL INCLUSION
19	THORAT	DEREGULATION OF SMALL SAVING DEPOSIT RATES
20	DEEPAK MOHANTY	MONETARY SYSTEM IN INDIA
21	RAGHURAM RAJAN	FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS
22	NARESH CHANDRA	CIVIL AVIATION
23	RAKESH MOHAN	RAILWAYS
24	KAKODKAR	RAIL SAFETY
25	PITRODA	RAIL MODERNISATION

PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS

01	DR MANMOHAN SINGH	CHAIRMAN
02	MONTEK SINGH AHUWALIA	DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
03	SOUMITRA CHOUDHARY	MEMBER
04	MIHIR SHAH	MEMBER
05	K KASTURI RENGAN	MEMBER
06	AMAN MAIRA	MEMBER
07	ABHIJIT SEN	MEMBER
08	SYEDA HAMEED	MEMBER
09	NARENDRA JADHAV	MEMBER
10	B K CHATURVEDI	MEMBER

FLAGSHIP PROGRAMMES OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

01	SSA	SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN	2001
02	NRHM	NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH MISSION	2005
03	ICDS	INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHEME	1975
04	MDM	MID DAY MEAL	1995
05	NRDWP	NATIONAL RURAL DRINKING WATER PROGRAMME	2009
06	TSP	TOTAL SANITATION PROGRAMME
07	NSAP	NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME
08	MGNREGA	MAHATMA GANDHI RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE ACT		2006
09	IAY	INDIRA AWAS YOJANA		1999
10	RGGVY	RAJIV GANDHI VIDYUTIKARAN YOJANA		2005
11	JNNURM	JAWAHARLAL NEHRU  NATIONAL URBAN RENEWAL MISSION		2005
12	BNY	BHARAT NIRMAN YOJANA

EMPLOYMENT, POVERTY, RURAL AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

01	EGSM	EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME OF MAHARASHTRA	1972
02	TRYSEM	TRAINING RURAL YOUTH FOR SELF EMPLOYMENT	1979
03	IRDP	INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME	1980
04	NREP	NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME	1980
05	RLEGP	RURAL LANDLESS EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE PROGRAMME	1983
06	JRY	JAWAHAR ROZGAR YOJANA	1989
07	NRY	NEHRU ROZGAR YOJANA	1989
08	SUWE	SCHEME OF URBAN WAGE EMPLOYMENT		1990
09	EAS	EMPLOYMENT ASSURANCE SCHEME		1990
10	SJSRY	SWARNA JAYANTHI SHAHARI ROZGAR YOJANA		1997
11	SJGSY	SWARNA JAYANTHI GRAM SWAROZGAR YOJANA		1999
12	JPNRGY	JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN ROZGAR GUARANTEE YOJANA		2002-2003
13	PMGY	PRADHAN MANTRI GRAMODAYA YOJANA		2000
14	SGRY	SAMPOORNA GRAMEEN ROZGAR YOJANA		2001
15	FWP	FOOD FOR WORK PROGRAMME		2001
16	PMEGP	PRIME MINISTER’S EMPLOYMENT GENERATION PROGRAMME		2008

RURAL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES

01	CDP	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME	1952
02	NPRD	NATIONAL FUND FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT	1984
03	CAPART	COUNCIL FOR ADVANCEMENT OF PEOPLE’S ACTIONS AND RURAL TECHNOLOGY	1986
04	DRDA	DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY	1993
05	PMGSY	PRADHAN MANTRI GRAM SADAK YOJANA	2000
06		TWENTY POINT PROGRAMME	1975
07	DPAP	DROUGHT PRONE AREAS PROGRAMME	1973-1974
08		ANNAPURNA SCHEME		2000
09	TSC	TOTAL SANITATION CAMPAIGN		1999
10	NGP	NIRMAL GRAM PURASKAR		2003
11	DDP	DESERT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME		1977-1978
12	IWDP	INTEGRATED WASTELAND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME		1989-1990
13	VAAY	VALMIKI AMBEDKAR AWAS YOJANA		2001
14	MPLADP	MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT LOCAL AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME		1993
15	AHIP	AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN PARTNERSHIP(PART OF JNNURM)		2009
16	RAY	RAJIV AWAS YOJANA		2010

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMES

01	STEPW	SUPPORT TO TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME FOR WOMEN	2003-2004
02	RGSEAG	RAJIV GANDHI SCHEME FOR EMPOWERMENT OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS	2010
03		RASHITRIYA MAHILA KOSH – NATIONAL CREDIT FUND FOR WOMEN	1993
04	IGMSY	INDIRA GANDHI MATRITVA SAHYOG YOJANA
05		SWAYAM SIDDHA	2001
06		SWADHAR	1995
07	STEP	SUPP0RT TO TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME FOR WOMEN	1986
08	DWCRA	DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN RURAL AREAS		1982
09		DHAN LAXMI		2008
10		UJJWALA		2007
11	GBS	GENDER BUDGETING SCHEME		2004
12	NMEW	NATIONAL MISSION FOR EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN		2010

EDUCATION ORIENTED PROGRAMMES

01	NPEGEL	NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR EDUCATION OF GIRLS AT ELEMENTARY LEVEL	2003
02	KGBVS	KASTURBA GANDHI BALIKA VIDYALAYAS	2004
03	IEDSS	INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR THE DISABLED AT SECONDARY STAGE	2009-2010
04	RMSA SUCCESS	RASHTRIYA MADHYAMIK SHIKSHA ABHIYAAN OR SCHEME FOR UNIVERSALISATION OF ACCESS FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION	2009
05		SAAKSHAR BHARAT	2009

HEALTH ORIENTED PROGRAMMES

01	NRHM	NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH MISSION	2005
02	JSY	JANANI SURAKSHA YOJANA	2005
03	PMSSY	PRADHAN MANTRY SWASTHYA SURAKSHA YOJANA	2010

MAJOR AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTIONS

01	BLACK REVOLUTION	PETROLEUM PRODUCTION
02	BLUE REVOLUTION	FISH PRODUCTION
03	BROWN REVOLUTION	LEATHER/NON CONVENTIONAL(INDIA)/COCOA PRODUCTION
04	GOLDEN FIBRE REVOLUTION	JUTE PRODUCTION
05	GREEN REVOLUTION	FOODGRAIN/CEREALS, WHEAT ETC
06	GREY REVOLUTION	FERTILISER REVOLUTION
07	PINK REVOLUTION	ONION PRODUCTION/PHARMACEUTICAL/PRAWN PRODUCTION
08	RAINBOW REVOLUTION	HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE SECTOR
09	RED REVOLUTION	MEAT AND TOMATO PRODUCTION
10	ROUND REVOLUTION	POTATO REVOLUTION
11	SILVER FIBER REVOLITION	COTTON REVOLUTION
12	SILVER REVOLUTION	EGG/POULTRY PRODUCTION
13	WHITE REVOLUTION	MILK/DAIRY PRODUCTION
14	YELLOW REVOLUTION	OIL SEEDS PRODUCTION
15	EVERGREEN REVOLUTION	INCREASE IN PRODUCTIVITY AND PROSPERITY WITHOUT ECOLOGICAL HARM

Current Affairs April 2013

QUIZ – 1

1. The best actor award at the 60th National Film Awards was given to ……………….. for the movie………………………………..?
2. At the National Film Awards ……………….. was adjudged the best film.
3. Australia, the World Champions won the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament defeating …………… in the final. India finished ………. In the same tournament.
4. China has become ……the largest exporter of arms. The biggest exporter of arms in world is……….?
5. India Post has signed a deal with ………… for managing its rural operations platform.
6. Who has won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix 2013 of formula 1 Championship?
7. Shanti Prayas-2 or Peace Initiatives is a joint military exercise between USA and …………..?
8. The world’s largest concentrated solar power plant Shams 1 is built in …………..?
9. Gaganjeet Bhullar of India is a famous player of …………….?
10. The Bill providing for severe punishment for rape, acid attack, stalking and voyeurism more to the point reducing the age of consent for sex to 16 years is named as …………………………………. ?
11. India ranked ….. th in the world in terms of number of High Net worth Individuals (HNIs).
12. The Eurozone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund signed a deal on 16 March 2013 in Brussels to aid Cyprus with a bailout worth ……………. Euros.
13. …………………, the eminent Indian Journalist was appointed as the editor of Time International. He is the first non-American World Editor in the history of the Times.
14. India won a total of eight medals in the inaugural Asian Grand Prix Archery Championship at …..?
15. World Consumer Rights Day is observed on ……… every year for creating awareness in terms of consumer protection measures as well as consumer rights.
16. India and …………. in the Month of March 2013 signed a multi-million-pound agreement to support industry and businesses by working together on the commercialisation of research in key areas like energy and healthcare.
17. India Ranked … on Gender Inequality Index: UN Human Development Report 2013
18. Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi was sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of ………………?
19. Tan Twan Eng was announced as a winner of the 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize. With this, he became the first …………..( Country ) author to win the most prestigious literary prize of Asia.
20. The new leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC), ………….. on 14 March 2013 was appointed as the President of China.
21. Government of Rajasthan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at Jaipur with ………. for setting up a refinery-cum-petrochemical complex in Barmer, Rajasthan.
22. The state with highest sex ratio in India is …………….?
23. The largest share of GDP is contributed by the ……………. Sector?
24. The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church chose Argentine …………… on 13 March 2013 as the new Pope. The new pope chose ………….

as his Papal Name. He is the first non-European pope in almost 1300 years and first pontiff from the Americas. A Pope sits in the …………City.

25. Who is the chairman of SEBI?
26. The regulator of insurance sector is ……………..?
27. The biggest source of FDI in India is from ………….?
28. The full form of FICCI is ……………..?
29. Who is the Minister of Human resource in the union Government?
30. What is the total Forex reserves India has as on 15th March 2013?
31. Who is the chairman of the 14th Finance commisiion?
32. IR will introduce one coach in select trains which will provide an excellent ambience and latest modern facilities and services. Such coaches will be named ……………with commensurate fare.
33. The name of the train to be introduced to create awareness about our freedom struggle by visiting the historical places of freedom struggle, is …………?

Answers: 1. Irfan Khan, Paan Singh Tomar 2. Vicky Donor 3. Malaysia, 5th 4.5th,USA 5. Infosys 6. Kimi Raikkonen 7. Nepal 8. UAE 9. Golf 10. Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013 11. 5th 12. 10 billion 13. Bobby Ghosh 14. Bangkok 15. 15 March 16. Britain 17. 132 18. Nepal 19. Malaysian 20. Xi Jinping 21. HPCL 22.Kerala 23. Service Sector 24. Jorge Bergoglio, Francis, Vatican 25. UK Sinha 26. IRDA – Insurance regulatory development authority 27. Mauritious 28. The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) 29. Dr. Pallam Raju 30. 292 Billion US$ 31. Dr. YV Reddy 32. ‘Anubhuti’ 33. Azadi Express

QUIZ – 2

1. The Supreme Court of India rejected the plea of Novartis, the Swiss drug maker, to patent the updated version of cancer drug called………………?
2. Miami masters tennis tournament has been won by …………………….(men’s) and ………………… ( women’s).
3. The President of Egypt …………………..visited India from accompanying his senior ministers as well as business delegation.
4. Parishkaram, a program for the entrepreneurs has been launched by the state government of ………………….?
5. Who is the new secretary of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)?
6. The National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd signed three loan agreements worth 1870 crore Rupees signed with Canara Bank (worth 1000 crore), Punjab and Sindh Bank (570 crore) and …………..(300 crore).
7. Ministry of power has signed an agreement with …………. to enhance the power generation in the year 2013-14.
8. Pranab Mukherjee was the chief guest at the 45th Independence Day celebrations of ………………?
9. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs(CCEA) on 2 April 2013 approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs for continuation of the Scheme for Special Infrastructure (SIS) in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) at a cost of Rs …….. Crore?
10. Union Minister of Law & Justice of India and Minister of Justice of ……………… signed a Treaty on Legal and Judicial Cooperation.
11. Cabinet committee on economic affairs has decided to decontrol………….( a commodity)
12. President appointed Justice …………………………………as the Chief Justice of HP High Court.
13. Oscar Winning Screenplay Writer, ……………..died in New York on 3 April 2013. She was the winner of two Academy Awards.
14. The Tata Group has entered into partnership for the aviation sector with Air Asia, which is company from ………………?
15. India has signed an enhanced air services agreement with ………………. to build on the existing 216 weekly flights and meet the growing demand for air connectivity.
16. Union Ministry of Culture, Government of India has established the Tagore Centre for Global Thought at …………..?
17. S Gopalakrishnan , the co-founder and Executive Co-Chairman of Infosys, on 5 April 2013 was elected as the President of the industry body ……………… for the year 2013-14.
18. ICSI National Awards for Excellence in Corporate Governance -2012 to two Best Governed Companies Indian Oil Corporation Limited and ……………….?
19. For exercising pollution abatement schemes of rivers and lakes in different states, the Union Government of India sanctioned ………….crore rupees.
20. Expansion of the Direct Benefits Transfers (DBT) to …. more districts was approved by the National Committee on DBT that is chaired by……………..?
21. Rahi Sarnobat clinched the first gold for India in International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in…….?
22. SAARC Ministerial Level Meet on Poverty concluded on 5 April 2013 in……………. The member nations decided on formulation of the Common Poverty Reduction Strategy.
23. The Indian women's cricket team clean-sweeped the T20 International series against ……………with 3-0 ?
24. National Rifle Association of India elected ……… as President and D.V.S. Rao as the new Secretary General.
25. The UN Human Rights Chief called on US to close down its …………. prison camp with immediate effect that it started during bush administration in 2002.
26. World health day was celebrated on 7 April 2013. The theme for 2013 was…………………?
27. Government of India and the Government of Tanzania signed a Letter of Intent(LoI) on 6 April 2013 to promote ……………….?
28. Two-day International Workshop on Green National Accounting for India finished in ………………….?
29. ………………, the world champion won the 12th Asian Billiards championship at Indore Tennis Club, Indore.
30. Lt Cdr …………………. became the first Indian to Circumnavigate Globe Solo and Non-Stop on a sail boat.
31. India defeated …………… by 5-0 in the davis cup competition in banglore.
32. Vocational education, services and e-governance network, AISECT launched a job portal called ……….?
33. The first and the only women to be the Prime Minister of Britain, ……………….died at the age of 87 .

Answers: 1. Glivec 2. Andy Murray, Serena Williams 3. Mohamed Morsy 4. Andhra Pradesh 5. M F Farooqui 6. Andhra Bank 7. NTPC 8. Mauritius 9. 373 10. Azerbaijan 11. Sugar 12. Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar 13. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala 14. Malasia 15. Singapore 16. London 17. CII 18. HCL Technologies Limited. 19. 4065.81 20. 78, Manmohan Singh 21. South Korea 22. Nepal 23. Bangladesh 24. Raninder Singh 25. Guantanamo 26. high blood pressure 27. steel industry 28. New Delhi 29. Rupesh Shah 30. Abhilash Tomy 31. Indonesia 32. RojgarMantra.com. 33. Margaret Thatcher

Current Affairs May 2013

QUIZ – 1

1. The Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Enterprises ……………….. The Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Enterprises ?
2. The Eighth Session of the India-Yemen Joint Committee for Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation (JCM) took place in ……………….?
3. The new solar photo voltaic power project which is also the first grid-connected project in the islands of …………… and the first greenfield renewable solar PV project of NTPC.
4. Tough norms have been put in place for selecting reinsurers outside India. The regulatory body …………Has asked for the stricter norms and a rating of BBB for reinsurers?
5. The Union Government on has decided to set up 2000 telecom towers in tribal areas with a cost of around ………….. crore Rupees.
6. India's international financial liabilities have increased by 10.5 billion Dollars to ………..billion Dollars .
7. An agreement, on the RadioAstron space satellite was signed between the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) on the sidelines of …………..summit.
8. India and Liechtenstein signed the TIEA in Switzerland to keep a check on black money. TIEA is …………..?
9. Income Tax department served a 2000 crore notice Rupees on mobile company ……………..for suspected evasion of taxes in its business transactions in the country.
10. Malala Yousafzai, the poster girl who defied the terrorists belongs to …………………….. ?
11. In the 5th BRICS summit held in …………..members agreed to set up a bank on the lines of IMF.
12. Italian Foreign Minister …………….resigned in the wake of a dispute with India over the 2012 killing of two Indian fishermen by two marines.
13. …………………, the largest power utility of India was awarded the most Efficient Maharatna-in Manufacturing for the year 2012 award by Stock Magazine at 4th DSIJ Award.
14. Brazil and …………..signed the currency swap agreement in durban which will allow central banks swap 30 billion US Dollar.
15. Tiger woods has regained the no.1 ranking in the world. He is a famous player of ……….. from ………..?
16. Two-time Pulitzer winner ………..,whose New York Times column championed liberal causes for three decades, died on 25 March 2013.
17. SPMCIL signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance,which sets the ambitious Sales target of 3407 crore Rupees as well as the Gross Operating Margin target of 511 crore Rupees. SPMCIL is …………..?
18. …………..has been nominated for the Global Competition Review (GCR) Awards 2013 in the category Agency of the Year-Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa?
19. …………..was crowned Pond's Femina Miss India 2013.
20. Union government approved a ………….. crore Rupees proposal for production of more than 2000 rockets for the Pinaka multi- barrel weapons system.
21. India and the ……….. agreed for cooperation on future missions to the Moon and Mars after successful collaboration in Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission.
22. ……………. on 23 March 2013 took oath of the office and secrecy as the Governor of Kerala at Raj Bhawan. Earlier he was the governor of Nagaland.
23. The Education Ministery of …………… has announced Monthly stipend for writers and litterateurs.
24. Earth Hour was observed across the world and India on ………..March
25. …………..headed by Justice BN Srikrishna in its final report submitted to the Union Government of India on 22 March 2013 recommended constitution of unified financial sector regulator by deriving powers from Indian Financial Codeincluding Commodity Derivatives Market.

Answers: 1. Rajan Bharti Mittal 2. New Delhi 3. Port Blair 4. IRDA 5. 3000 6. 723 7. BRICS 8. Tax Information Exchange Agreement 9. Nokia 10. Pakistan 11. Durban, South Africa 12. Giulio Terzi 13. The National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd 14. China 15. Golf, America 16. Anthony Lewis 17. Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited 18. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) 19. Navneet Kaur Dhillon 20. 1500 21. US 22. Nikhil Kumar 23. West Bengal 24. 23rd 25. Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC)

QUIZ – 2

1. The Bollywood superstar who topped the inaugural Forbes India Celebrity 100 list-………………
2. The person who on 25 January 2013 became Czech Republic's first directly elected President as per the Czech Republic Presidential election results…………………….
3. The renowned playback singer, who on 26 January 2013 refused to accept the prestigious Padma Bhushan …………………..
4. The ballistic missile successfully test fired by India with a strike range of around 700 kilometres, from an underwater platform in Bay of Bengal ………………….
5. The Kannada author who was shortlisted among other ten authors for prestigious International Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2013 ………………….
6. The major of Rashtriya Rifles who was selected for Kirti Chakra for his extraordinary bravery efforts in counter- terrorist operations in J&K …………..
7. The mastermind of 26/11 terror attack who was sentenced to 35 years of imprisonment by the U.S. Federal District Court Judge Harry Leinenweber ………….
8. The Islamic school of India which on 23 January 2013 demanded that the controversial writers should be banned from 6th edition of Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF)-………………
9. The two Scientists awarded with the prestigious Aryabhatta Award instituted by the Astronautical Society of India (ASI) ……..
10. The Chennai-born Scientist of Indian Origin and President of Micronutrient Initiative, Canada who was awarded with Canada's Highest Civilian Award ' the Order of Canada ………………
11. The former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor who constituted the 14th Finance Commission under Union Government in January 2013-………….
12. The place at which the foundation stone of the state-of-the-art National Data Centre of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) was laid …………………..
13. The first fast patrol vessel (FPV), launched by Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) on 8 January 2013 which was built for the Indian Coast Guard ……………..
14. The Special Bench of Justices of A.K. Patnaik and Gyan Sudha Misra to hear cases of crime against women was constituted by- ………………
15. Keeping under consideration the sharp increase in the cost of materials, the Union Cabinet in January 2013 approved the Ministry of Rural Development's proposal to increase the unit cost under- ……………….
16. The person elected by Shiv Sena as the President of the Party on 23 January 2013 at Sena Headquarters at Dadar, Central Mumbai …………..
17. The BJP President who on 22 January 2013 resigned from his post as after his resignation, Rajnath Singh was elected as the party chief- ………………
18. The Female sports personalities and the Olympic Bronze Medalists who on 22 Jan. 2013 nominated by Election Commission of India as National Icons- ……………….
19. The largest shore patrol vessel which was commissioned in the eastern coast for maritime surveillance around Andaman and Nicobar Islands- ………….
20. Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh who merged his Jan Kranti Party with Bhartiya Janta Party, during the Atal Shankhnaad Rally of BJP at Lucknow-……………..
21. The third oldest elephant of the world, which celebrated its 66th birthday at the Inokashira Park Zoo of Japan- ……………..
22. The congress MP who on 19 January 2013 declared the new vice-president of Indian National Congress after the decision made by the Congress Working Committee ……………..
23. The actor and the actress who bagged the best actor and actress award in the 58th Idea Filmfare Awards given away on 20 January 2013 ……………..
24. The Dutch Coach who in the month of January was appointed as the High Performance Director for Indian Hockey Team- ………..
25. The Indian researcher who was selected to be felicitated with the Young Investigator Scholarship Award for his work on Alzheimer's drug ……………..
26. The Union Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs, who was elected as a leader of Indian delegation for World Economic Forum 2013- …………………..
27. Indian-origin women who became the first woman and the 9th Speaker of the Singapore Parliament on 14 January 2013 by replacing Michael Palmer ………………..
28. The place at where ITU summoned the World Conference on International Telecommunications held from 3-14 Dec2012 …………………..
29. The former all-rounder of India from Surat who died on 13 January 2013 in Mumbai at the age of 76 years-………………….
30. The place at which Indian and Pakistani armies held Brigade Commander-level flag meeting- ……………..

Answers: 1. Shahrukh Khan 2. Milos Zeman 3. Sreeramamurthy Janaki 4. K15 5. UR Ananthamurthy 6. Major Abup J Manjali 7. David Coleman Headley 8. Darul Uloom Deoband 9. Dr. A.E. Muthunayagam and Dr. V.K. Saraswat 10. Venkatesh Mannar 11. Yaga Venugopal Reddy 12. Manesar, Gurgaon in Haryana 13. Aadesh 14. Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir 15. Indira Awaas Yojana(IAY) 16. Uddhav Thackeray 17. Nitin Gadkari 18. Mary Kom and Saina Nehwal 19. NS Saryu 20. Kalyan Singh 21. Hanako 22. Rahul Gandhi 23. Ranbir Kapoor and Vidya Balan 24. Roelant Oltmans 25. Mahaveer Golechha 26. Kamal Nath 27. Halimah Yacob 28. Dubai 29. Rusi Framroze Surti 30. Chakan-Da-Bagh in Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir

Current Affairs June 2013

QUIZ – 1

1. The Istanbul Process on Regional Security and Cooperation for Secure and Stable Afghanistan, held its 3rd Ministerial level meeting in ………………..?
2. The state government of ………………..has launched digital Krishi credit cards.
3. …………….., an Indian Guinness World Record holder who on 28 April 2013 attempted to cross a river called Teesta died during the stunt.
4. India and ………………..have decided to set up a joint working group to address the concerns of expatriate Indian workers in Saudi Arabia on the Nitaqat law which makes it mandatory for the firms to hire one local citizen for every 10 migrant workers.
5. The Union government had set up a six-member inter-ministerial committee under the chairmanship of …………..to suggest measures for enhancing MSME exports.
6. Dada Saheb Phalke award , the highest honour in the film industry in 2013 is given to ………..?
7. Takehiko Nakao of Japan has been appointed as the President of the …………..by the Board of Governors at New Delhi. His appointment to the post was unanimously accepted ahead of the annual meet of the bank. He succeeded Haruhiko Kuroda.
8. NABARD has launched farmer's Club scheme in the …………..Region of J&K for uplifting the Sheep and Goat Rearing Sector and Pashmina Rearing.
9. New prime minister of Italy is ……………..
10. Delhi will host the final of Thomas and Uber Cup 2014 as per the agreement between BAI and BWF and venue of the finals at Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi. These tournaments are associated with which sport? ?
11. The jail prisoner …………..locked in Pakistan Jail for years for bomb blasts died due to attack inside the jail.
12. …………….has replaced RK Singh as new Union Home Secretary. .
13. Indian Railways has recently decreased the number of days of advance booking from 120 to …………………..?
14. Former Pakistani President …………..has been arrested in the case relating to Benzir Bhutto- Murder?
15. In order to increase employment, self-employment opportunities to the urban poor, imparting skill training and enabling entrepreneurship development Ministry of Housing and urban Development and poverty alleviation has proposed to launch ……….. which will replace existing Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY).
16. Medi claim facility has been launched for the farmers holding Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) issued by Dena Bank by the ministry of ………..?
17. Etihad Airways has confirmed taking over of 24 per cent minority stake in Jet Airways for 379 million dollars. Etihad Airways is based in …………..Country?
18. India and …………..have agreed to increase the weekly airlines seat by 4 times in a bilateral meet at Abu Dhabi.
19. The state government of …………..has been hit badly by Saradha Deposit Scam.
20. …………..,the folk musician who commenced the 1969 Woodstock musical festival died because of cardiac arrest.
21. State government of ……….. has banned alcohol consumption on the Beaches in order to prevent littering and eve teasing.
22. Shamshad Begum died on 23 April 2013 in Mumbai due to illness. She was a famous in the field of …………….?
23. Minister for Commerce, Industry and Textiles, Anand Sharma has launched 21 New Textile Parks approved under SITP. SITP stands for what?
24. Who is the chairman of PMEAC?
25. The latest rates of Repo and reverse repo are respectively ……….% And ……….% as on 8th May 2013..March
26. Under new guideline for banking licence the Banks are required to open atleast …………..%of the new branches in the areas with population below 9999?
27. The minimum fund requirement for RTGS is Rs …………..?
28. PV Sandhu is a famous …………..player?
29. Base rate has replaced …………..rate?
30. What is the name of SAHARA Group chief, who is at loggerheads with SEBI for the deposits his company has received from small investors and has been ordered by SC to pay back the Investors?

Answers: 1. Almaty 2. Goa 3. Sailendra Nath Roy 4. Saudi Arabia 5. Mr. R S Gujral 6. Pran 7. Asian Development Bank (ADB) 8. Kargil 9. Enrico Letta 10. Badminton 11. Sarabjit Singh 12. Anil Goswami 13. 60 14. Pervez Musharaf 15. National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) 16. Finance 17. UAE 18. UAE 19. West Bengal 20. Richie Havens 21. Goa 22. Music 23. Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks 24. C Rangarajan 25. 7.25, 6.25 26. 25% 27. 2 Lac 28. Badminton 29. Bench mark Prime lending Rate 30. Suborto Roy
QUIZ – 2

1. Which stock market has launched a New index for the companies based on Islamic principles, by the name Islamic Equity Index?
2. ……………has replaced Zillur Rahman as the new president of Bangladesh.
3. …………..defeated Railways 4-1 to win the third Hockey India Senior Women National Championship.
4. The former President of Pakistan ………………….has been Banned for lifetime for contesting elections by the Court.
5. …………..will be launched to reduce rates of infant mortality, maternal mortality and for universal access to reproductive health care in 779 cities across the country.
6. The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) approved …………..crore Rupees project on 1 May 2013 for modernisation of central paramilitary forces.
7. SC has upheld the FDI in Multi brand retail. FDI limit in this segment has been capped at ………… %.
8. ………….., A young woman scientist from Meghalaya was selected for ISRO Young Scientist Award 2013 for her urb.an information system project in the North East.
9. Dr. Christopher Briggs has been announced the Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention. Ramsar convention deals with the preservation of ecological character of ……..?
10. World Press Freedom Day is celebrated on ………………..May every year.
11. US Scientists at the Harvard University created a robot called …………..It is the world's smallest flying robot.
12. The new rates of Repo and reverse repo w.e.f. 4th May 2013 are ………..and ………….respectively..
13. ………..an Indian in Pakistani Jail and ……..a Pakistani in Indian Jail, both have been killed by the attacks by their respective jail mates.
14. The brand Galaxy has been associated with which mobile company?
15. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has cleared the government proposal to set up an exchange traded fund backed by a basket of ………….., commonly referred as CPSEETF.
16. Swedish furniture major IKEA's …………..-crore rupees investment proposal in India has been cleared by CCEA?
17. Indian Cinema has completed …………..Years of release of 1st movie …… ..
18. Union government envisages investment of ………..billion dollars in the Aviation sector in the 12th plan period.
19. Young Indian biologist, …………..was honoured with the Whitley award, also known as Green Oscar, in London for her efforts in order to save the endangered hornbills in Eastern Himalayas..
20. Brad Drewett, the former tour player who led the ATP as executive chairman and president has died. ATP is a sports body dealing with which sport?
21. ………..,the prosecutor who was handling the Mumbai terror attack and Bhutto assassination case was gunned down in Islamabad.
22. ………..State Government on has set up the State Security Commission under the chairmanship of the state Home Minister.
23. 17th session of India- Iran Joint commission held in ……………..?
24. Malaysia Open women Badminton Grand Prix has been won by ………..,rising Indian Shuttler.
25. ADB will be providing about ……………..dollars loan to India over the next three years.
26. India and China on 5 May 2013 pulled back their troops from the stand off point at …………………..sector in Ladakh.
27. Shiksha Setu Cards were issued by the state of………………..to the students of Government school students in order to keep a track on performance of the students.
28. The Supreme Court has directed the Kudankulam nuclear plant situated in …………………..to start its operations.
29. ………………, Is a programme of National Rural livelihood Mission to help women self help groups.
30. World Asthma Day across the world with its theme You Can Control Your Asthma and sub-theme It's Time to Control Asthma was observed on ………………….May 2013.

Answers: 1. BSE 2. Abdul Hamid 3. Haryana 4. Pervez Musharaf 5. National Urban Health Mission 6. 11000 7. 51 8. Jenita Mary Nongkynrih 9. Wetlands 10. 3rd May 11. robo-fly 12. 7.25%, 6.25% 13. Sarabjit singh , Sanaulla Khan 14.Samsung 15. PSU 16. 10500 17. 100 years, Raja Harishchandra 18. 12.1 19. Dr. Aparajita Datta 20. Tennis 21. Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali 22. Andhra Pradesh 23. Tehran 24. PV Sandhu 25. 6 billion 26. Daulat Beg Oldi 27. Haryana 28. Tamil Nadu 29. Aajeevika 30. 7th May

Current Affairs July 2013

QUIZ – 1

1. The Union Government of India on 5 June 2013 hiked the import duty on gold from 6% to 8%. The hike is aimed towards curbing the import of gold. Import of gold is mainly responsible for the rise in CAD. CAD is?
2. ………………..Has unveiled the Bullet train hitting a speed of 500KMH.
3. CCEA has approved the revival of the Nagaland Pulp and Paper Company Limited (NPPC) with the infusion of funds of 309.38 crore Rupees. CCEA stands for ……………..?
4. A nation has agreed to sign the Exchange of Notes for yen loan totaling 71 billion yen for the Mumbai Metro Line-III project in a recent visit of our PM to that country. The name of the country is ………………..?
5. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) has been extended to the rickshaw pullers, rag pickers, mine workers, sanitation workers and …………..
6. The ED slapped 8600 cr. Rupees show-cause notice on Emaar MGF Land for violating the FEMA. FEMA stands for ………..?
7. Union Cabinet has approved the finance ministry's proposal of a non-binding conciliation in 14000-crore Rupees tax dispute case of British Telecom Giant …………..?
8. The state govt. of …………..Has opened The white tiger safari in the Nandankanan Park marking the end of a month's long closure.
9. With the objective of protecting home buyers from dishonest builders, Union Cabinet has approved the Bill to set up a regulator to regulate ……………..?
10. World Environment Day was observed on 5 June 2013. The theme for the year 2013 was ……………..?
11. The Union Cabinet of our neighbour, …………..has approved the draft law meant for the development and protection of Hindu religious properties.
12. India on 3 June 2013 added some more items, including gems and jewellery to its list of items prohibited for trade with ……………. ,under the guidelines of UN for its persistence on developing nuclear weapons.
13. Delhi Police on has invoked stringent provisions of MCOCA against cricketer Sreesanth and 25 others in the spot fixing Case. MCOCA stands for …………………..?
14. CIC has in a landmark judgment on 3 June 2013 held that political parties are answerable to citizens under the Right to Information Act (RTI Act). The ruling means that these parties will now have to disclose sources of funding as well as details of expenditure if asked to do so. CIC is …………..?
15. The World Bank report released on 3 June 2013 forecasted that ……….. and China will become largest investors of the world in the year 2030..
16. The 2013 TERI environmental survey published on 3 June 2013 indicated that the air as well as water quality in six metros of India was deteriorating. TERI is ………..?
17. …………..became the youngest Indian to scale the Mount Everest on 21 May 2013 with his five schoolmates??
18. The Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, M. Veerappa Moily launched the Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) Scheme in …………..districts of India.
19. In a major top management re-shuffle IT giant …………..has appointed N R Narayana Murthy, one of its founding members as executive chairman of the Board. He would serve as board chairman for 5 years.
20. The FIPB on 31 May 2013 approved eight FDI proposals, which include those of McKinsey & Company, ACME Solar Energy and GETIT Info services. FIPB stand for …………..
21. ……….. , the principal architect of India's missile programmes on 31 May 2013 appointed DRDO chief and scientific advisor to defence minister.
22. India and …………….have signed a treaty for the extradition of runaways wanted for terrorism, transnational crimes, economic offences and other serious crimes.
23. Integrated Action Plan (IAP), a specially conceived development programme for the worst Naxal-affected districts, for four more years with annual allocation of …………… crore rupees. 82 districts are covered under IAP.
24. UNESCO in the Month of May 2013 had declared India's ……………. as a world biosphere reserve under its Man and the Biosphere Programme.
25. RBI is opposed to giving Super regulator status to FSDC (Financial Stability and development council), which is to be chaired by ……….
26. …………..has been sworn in as the new PM of Pakistan.

Answers: 1. Current Account Deficit 2. Japan 3. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs 4. Japan 5. Auto rickshaw drivers and taxi drivers 6. Foreign Exchange Management Act 7. Vodafone 8. Odisha 9. Real Estate 10. Think, Eat, Save Reduce Your Foodprint. 11. Bangladesh 12. North Korea 13. Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act 14. The Central Information Commission 15. India 16. The Energy and Resources Institute 17. Raghav Joneja 18. 18 19. Infosys 20. Foreign Investment promotion Board 21. Avinash Chander 22. Thailand 23. 1000 24. Nicobar Islands 25. Finance Minister 26. Nawaz Sharif

QUIZ – 2

1. The meeting of G 8 was held in …………..?
2. In the G 8 meeting the developed nations decided to hold talks for the peace in the crisis ridden country ……………..
3. A four-member committee to give clear definitions to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Institutional Investment (FII) with an aim of removing the ambiguity from both types of foreign investments, was headed by the Economic Affairs Secretary …………..
4. The Mayaram committee has recommended increasing the threshold limits for the ………………….investments in various sectors.
5. The Government of India and China joined hands for organising the Chinese film festival in India from 18 June 2013 to 23 June 2013 at …………..?
6. The ICSI and National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) signed a MoU for joint promotion of corporate and securities market governance. ICSI stands for …………..?
7. The 29th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (India chapter) scheduled for November 2013 will be hosted by ………….?
8. National Cycling Coach of India, ………….., died after an accident on Nalgadha village on Noida Expressway..
9. US has decided to hold direct peace talks with the militant outfit Taliban. The talks will be held in ……..?
10. India signed an agreement for loan of 255 million US dollars with ………………..for the National AIDS Control Project (NACP-IV).
11. IAF has launched operation …………..to rescue stranded pilgrims in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh due to heavy rains in these states.
12. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its June mid-quarter monetary policy on 17 June 2013, left its key policy rates unchanged, repo rate at ……….., reverse repo rate at ………..and bank rate at ………….?
13. The Chinese supercomputer, ………..is the fastest computer of the world.
14. Subramanian Ramadorai, former head of the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has been appointed as the Chairman of ………….?
15. The new Union Minister for Railways is …………..?
16. Indian archers, Rajat Chouhan and Manjudha Soy won silver medal at the World Cup (Stage-II) Archery competition held in …………..?
17. Tan Twan Eng, the Malaysian author was declared as the winner of Walter Scott Prize for his English fiction novel …………..?
18. Hassan Rohani, the moderate cleric of Combatant Clergy Association party won the presidential election in ………..?
19. …………..,one of the founders of RAW, passed away on 16 June 2013 in Chennai after a long fight with cancer.
20. ………….., the ambassador to the United Nations for Antigua and Barbuda selected as the President of UN General Assembly for its 68th session.
21. The Government of India decided to appoint ………..as the new Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).
22. The World Population Prospects report released by UN projected that India will be the most populous country by year ……….
23. The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP extended special package for Industrial Development of J&K for a period of ……………..years.

Answers: 1. Northern Ireland 2. Syria 3. Arvind Mayaram 4. FDI 5. New Delhi 6. The Institute of Company Secretaries of India 7. Kochi, Kerala 8. Huma Chatterjee 9. Doha, Qatar 10. World Bank 11. Rahat 12. 7.25%, 6.25%, 8.25% 13. Tianhe-2 14.AirAsia India 15. Mallikarjun Kharge 16. Turkey 17. The Garden of Evening Mists 18. Iran 19. Bahukutumbi Raman 20. John William Ashe 21. SK Roy 22. 2028 23. 5 years

Current Affairs August 2013

QUIZ – 1

1. Rural Development Ministry on 6 July 2013 approved 4130 crore rupees for the construction of 5700 km of rural roads in the state of ………………?
2. The Foreign Investment Promotion Board approved seven Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) proposals for investment in Indian companies in the field of ………………..sector.
3. Nasscom has appointed ……………,the former Secretary Department of Telecommunications (DoT), as its president.
4. As per the UN report the overall poverty in India has declined by ……………… % between 1994 - 2010?
5. Union Government of India has announced to launch Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Surakhsa Yojna (MGPSY), a pension scheme for blue-collar Indian workers in the …………countries.
6. Padamshree Madhubani painting artist ………died at a private hospital in Ranti, near Madhubani .
7. Pranab Mukherjee signed the ordinance on food security on 5 July 2013 which seeks to give legal rights to what % of the Indian population for subsidised grains?
8. Adli Mansour has been sworn in as interim president of Egypt till the next elections takes place. He succeeded …………,who was removed after a military coup.
9. Who is the president of crisis hit nation of Syria?
10. India and Vietnam have set up a six member joint committee to outline a plan for collaboration in the field of ICT. ICT stands for what?
11. World soccer body FIFA has again barred …………from holding any friendly football matches due to soaring violence in that country.
12. Douglas Engelbart, the U.S. inventor who was known as the father of the …………… has died .
13. …………………..Has become the first ever Indian woman to receive Dubai Government's coveted Emirates Woman Award for business excellence in June 2013 ?
14. Annashree scheme, which targets to provide food security to the vulnerable section of society is a project of the government of …………?
15. Culture Ministry of India has entrusted ASI with the restoration of the Kedarnath Temple. ASI is ?
16. Foreign institutional investors (FII) in the Month June 2013 jumped out of the debt market, withdrawing 5.6 billion dollars from Indian Stock markets and and routed their money to the strengthening market of ………Leading to widening of CAD and the decline of the value of rupee.
17. HP is declared as the first Smoke-free state of the country. The state achieved 85.42 percent compliance with the relevant parameters of COTPA 2003. COPTA stands for what?
18. The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee made a declaration to send Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Torch into the space in November 2013. Sochi is a city in …………?
19. Ahlam Salem Mubarak Al Mana won Annual World Trophy of IOC. She received the trophy for her work sending first team of women from her country …………..to Olympics.
20. …………has been appointed as Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
21. Telecom Commission of India has approved enhancement of FDI cap on telecom sector from ……… % to 100%, which will attract new investments and help in controlling CAD.
22. India including several other countries on has turned down the asylum request of……………
23. …………… the vice chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University has been appointed as the 20th Lt Governor of Delhi.
24. Suresh Kalmadi lost the Asian Athletics Association's President election to Qatar's ……………?
25. Sujata Singh (envoy to Germany) is designated to be the next Foreign Secretary of India . She will succeed ………to the office.
26. …………,took over as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC).
27. India successfully launched its 1st dedicated navigation satellite ……… using PSLV.
28. Trip Advisor's 2013 Travellers Choice Attractions Awards ranked India's …………among the top three landmarks in the world.
29. Arogya Vani, a health information help line has been launched by the state govt. of …………?
30. Brazil won the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil against …………in the final match. Brazil won 3-0 against FIFA World Cup holders.
31. Croatia became the …………th member of the European Union.?
32. Anil Goswami, a Jammu and Kashmir cadre IAS officer took over as the Union Home Secretary , succeeding …………?
33. P. Sathasivam is appointed as the next CJI after justifying the Collegiums System of appointment of Judges. He will succeed the …………
34. ISRO's scientists will establish navigation satellite system for India like GPS of America. GPS is??
35. India awarded the opportunity to host World T20 in…………and its 4th 50-over World Cup in ?
36. INS Trikand was commissioned into the Indian Navy in June 2013 at Kaliningrad, Russia. INS is ?
37. India and ………….decided to develop the signature Bangalore-Mumbai Economic Corridor project.
38. Indian Government has banned the testing of Cosmetic product on …………and thus became the first country in South Asia to end such tests.
39. Government took a decision to set-up …………new airports in tier-II & III cities across India.
40. The CCEA approved the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for Paddy (Common) to be …………rupees per quintal and of Paddy (Grade A) at …………rupees per quintal.

Answers: 1. Bihar 2. Pharmaceutical 3. R. Chandrasekhar 4. 16 per cent 5. Gulf 6. Mahasundari Devi 7.67% 8. Mohamed Morsi 9. Bashar Al Assad 10. information and communications technology 11. Iraq 12. computer mouse 13. Vandana Gandhi 14. New Delhi 15. Archaelogical survey of India. 16. US 17. Cigarette and Other Tobacco Product Act, 2003 18.Russia 19. Qatar 20. Sunil Soni 21.74% 22. Edward Snowden, who leaked the secret data to wikileaks 23. Najeeb Jung 24. Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad 25.Ranjan Mathai 26. Anil Chait 27. IRNSS-1A 28. Taj Mahal 29. Karnatka 30. Spain 31. 28 32. Raj Kumar Singh 33. Altamas Kabir 34. Global Positioning System 35. 2016, 2013 36. Indian Naval Ship 37. United Kingdom 38. Animals 39. 51 40. 1310 , 1345

Current Affairs September 2013

QUIZ – 1

1. Vidya Balan has been awarded the Best Actress award at 14th IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) awards 2013 held in Macau for her role in ……………… while Ranbir Kapoor was named Best Actor for ………………?
2. Women's Wimbledon Championship has been won by ………………of France.
3. Men's Wimbledon Championship has been won by ……………of Scotland defeating ……………of Serbia.
4. Leading liberal opposition leader ………………has been named as Egypt's Prime Minister after the ouster of its President ……………….The new vice president of Egypt is ………………?
5. Name the former Railways Minister of China who has been given a suspended death sentence for corruption and abuse of power ?
6. Nine blasts rocked Mohabodhi Temple premises of ………on 7 July 2013. The temple is believed to the place of enlightenment of ………
7. The paramilitary force ……… has got the nod to recruit women officers as AC.
8. Millennium Development Goals (MDG) set by the UN are targeted to be achieved by …………
9. World's 1st IVF baby is born in US using a IVF technique. IVF stands for ………
10. ………… has been appointed as the new governor of Sikkim..
11. Former Delhi police Chief, …………… has been appointed as the new Governor of Meghalaya. .
12. India has signed an agreement to enhance cooperation on energy security with …………………
13. Agreement on Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion w.r.t the Taxes on Income and on Capital signed between India and …………?
14. State Bank of India, has partnered with a non-banking finance company, UAE Exchange and Financial Services, to launch a card which will enable the holder to receive the remittance directly on the card. The name of this special card is ………… ?
15. SC has ordered to formulate policy on the retail sale of ……… in the wake of attacks on girls..
16. Michael Nobbs, Coach of India's men's ……… team has been sacked. He has been replaced by Olympic gold medallist ……… as the new coach of the team.
17. India's External Affairs Minister, ………… visited Nepal to boost the bilateral relations.
18. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy sanctioned funds for how many solar lanterns for flood affected people of Uttarakhand?
19. …………of India has won silver medal in women's 50-metre Rifle 3 Position event at the ISSF World Cup in Granada, Spain.
20. World Population Day is observed on ……… every year.
21. Indian Parsi conductor of western classical music, …………… will be honoured with Tagore Award 2013. He is the second recipient of Tagore Award.
22. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on has approved the disinvestment of government stake in State Trading Corporation and ……………
23. Renowned Australian cricketer …………… has been inducted into the ICC cricket hall of fame.
24. UN general Assembly constituted a High-Level Political Forum to Boost Sustainable Development Efforts. It will replace UNCSD. UNCSD stood for what?
25. Jewellery retailers of India have decided to suspend sale of gold coins and bars for ………… Months.
26. India won the West Indies Tri-Nation Series by beating ……… in the final at port of Spain.
27. World observed Malala Day on ………… Indian girl, ………… won United Nations' Special Envoy for Global Education's Youth Courage Award for Education.
28. The legendary actor and proud recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award ………… has passed away.
29. ………… has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
30. The Koodankulam nuclear power plant is in the state of …………?

Answers: 1. Kahaani, Barfi 2. Marion Bartoli 3. Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic 4. Hazem El-Beblawi, Mohamed Morsi, Mohamed ElBaradei 5. Liu Zhijun 6. Bodhgaya, Lord Buddha 7. BSF 8. 2015 9. In vitro fertilisation 10. Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil 11. KK Paul 12. Iraq 13. Albania 14. State Bank Xpress Money Card 15. Acid 16. Hockey, M K Kaushik 17. Salman Khurshid 18. 20000 19. Lajja Goswami 20. 11th July 21. Zubin Mehta 22. ITDC 23. Shane Warne 24. United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development 25. Six 26. Sri Lanka 27. 12 July, Razia Sultana 28. Pran 29. Hemant Soren 30 Tamil Nadu.

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