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Q1. Who has sworn in as Australia's new Prime Minister on 18 September 2013?
Q1. Who has sworn in as Australia's new Prime Minister on 18 September 2013?
Ans. Tony Abbott
Q2. Who became the first Indian-origin
contestant to win the Miss America pageant on 15 September 2013?
Ans. Nina Davuluri
Q3. Name the Bollywood actor who was on 16 September 2013 conferred the Pride
of the Nation award for his attempt to raise the sensitive issue of former Prime
Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination through his role as a RAW agent in Madras
Café film?
Ans. John Abraham
Q4. International Day for the
Preservation of the Ozone Layer was observed on 16 September 2013 across the
world to bring awareness about the depletion of Ozone layer in the atmosphere.
What is the theme for the year 2013?
Ans. A healthy
atmosphere, the Future We Want.
Q5. Who were jointly awarded with
Amnesty International's Ambassador of Conscience Award for 2013 on 17 September
2013 in Dublin, Ireland?
Ans. Malala
Yousafzai and Harry Belafonte
Note: Malala
Yousafzai is Pakistani schoolgirl and education rights campaigner while Harry
Belafonte is an American singer, human rights and social justice activist.
Q6. Name the Indian wrestler who has
bagged a bronze medal in the 60 kilogram freestyle category at the World
Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary on 17 September 2013?
Ans. Bajrang Kumar
Q7. Union Government of India on 17
September 2013 hiked the import duty on gold from 10 percent to .........
percent?
Ans. 15%
Q8. Name the movie which was on 21
September 2013 nominated as India’s official entry to 2014 Oscars in the Best
Foreign Film category?
Ans. The Good Road,
a Gujarati Movie
Note: Film has been chosen over films like The Lunchbox
, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, English Vinglish, Malayalam film Celluloid and Kamal
Haasan’s Vishwaroopam.
Q9. Who was on 19 September 2013
appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court?
Ans. Justice
Prafulla Chandra Pant
Note: Presently he is
the Judge of the High Court of Uttarakhand
Q10. Name the version of Finacle, an
advanced universal banking solution that simplifies banking operations,
launched by Infosys on 18 September 2013?
Ans. Finacle 11E
Q11. Prime Minister of India, Manmohan
Singh and His Highness the Aga Khan, a Swiss-born philanthropist and Muslim
spiritual leader, unveiled the restored Humayun’s Tomb on 18 September 2013.
Where Humayun’s Tomb is situated?
Ans. New Delhi
Q12. Name the first nationalised bank
for women expected to be operational from November 2013 which started the
Recruitment Process recently?
Ans. Bhartiya
Mahila Bank
Note: Proposed bank
will be headquartered in New Delhi. It will start with 6 branches in North,
South, West, Central and North Eastern part of the country. Bharatiya Mahila
Bank proposes to complete the first six branches at Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata,
Chennai, Indore and Guwahati by October 15.
Q13. Which club won the 126th Durand
Foot ball tournament as it defeated ONGC 2-1 in the final at the Ambedkar Stadium
in New Delhi on 19 September 2013?
Ans. Mohammedan Sporting club from Kolkata
Note: They have lifted the cup after 73 years having won it
back in 1940.
Q14. Who was on 19 September 2013 named
by Tata Steel Ltd as managing director-designate, India and South East Asia?
Ans. TV Narendran
Q15. Union Cabinet on 20 September 2013
approved setting up of a nine million tonne
refinery-cum-petrochemical complex by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited,
HPCL's in which place?
Ans. Barmer in Rajasthan.
Q16. Union Government of India on 20
September 2013 finalised setting up world’s Largest Solar Power Project, the
Ultra- Mega Green Solar Power Project in which state of India?
Ans. Rajasthan
Note: It will be
set up in an area close to Sambhar Lake, about 75 kms from Jaipur. The overall
capacity of this project would be 4000 MW, thereby making it the largest solar
power project of the world.
Q17. Which airlines on 20 September 2013
got the all-important no-objection certificate (NOC) from the Union Ministry of
Civil Aviation to start airline operations in India?
Ans. AirAsia India
Q18. India wrestling team on 20
September 2013 earned a maiden Wrestling World Cup berth on the back of its
best-ever sixth-place finish in men’s freestyle at the World Championships.
Where was the World Championships held?
Ans. Budapest, Hungary.
Q19. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 20
September 2013 increased the repo rate or the short term lending rate by 25
basis points to ............ per cent with immediate effect?
Ans. 7.50%
Note: Governor of
RBI, Raghuram Rajan while reviewing the monetary policy for the first time as a
Governor, however, brought down the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate by
0.75 per cent to 9.5 per cent. The MSF rate is the one at which the other banks
can borrow from the Central Bank. All these changes were a part of the monetary
policy review for September 2013. The next monetary policy review of the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is scheduled for 29 October 2013.
Q20. Who was elected as the Chairperson
of the International Coffee Council recently?
Ans. Jawaid Akhtar
Ans. He is the Chairman of Coffee Board of India.
Q21. International Day of Peace observed
on 21 September 2013 across the world to recognise the efforts of those who
have worked hard to end conflict and promote peace. What is the theme for the
year 2013?
Ans. Education for Peace.
Note: The first Peace Day was observed in September 1982.
Q22. Who was appointed as member of the
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for a five-year term on 21 September
2013?
Ans. Justice Darmar
Murugesan
Note: He is the former
Chief Justice of Delhi High Court.
Q23. Unique Identification Authority of
India (UIDAI) Chairman Nandan Nilekani on 20 September 2013 launched its
multi-lingual website to reach out to various sections of the society from the
UIDAI Tech Centre Bangalore. Name the URL of the website?
Ans.
www.uidai.gov.in
Note: It will now
appear in five regional languages: Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi and
Tamil in addition to Hindi and English.
Q25. Union Cabinet on 20 September 2013
cleared a proposal for regulating and monitoring the quality of care and
education provided to children at play schools and crèches across the country.
Name the draft policy?
Ans. National Early Childhood Care and Education
(NECCE)
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Q26. Aga Khan Academy which is the new
non-profit school on 100 acre campus, was inaugurated officially on 20
September 2013 by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N Kiran Kumar Reddy and
Union HRD Minister M M Pallam Raju. Where it was situated?
Ans. Hyderabad
Q27. Name the television show for which
Aamir Khan along with eminent American director Kathryn Bigelow and the
International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC) selected for a US award on
21 September 2013?
Ans. Satyamev
Jayate
Q28. Which group has on 19 September
2013 announced that it entered into an agreement with the Singapore Airlines
for initiating the full-service carrier in India?
Ans. Tata group
Q29. Cabinet Committee on Economic
Affairs on 20 September 2013 approved the setting up of Information Technology
Investment Region (ITIR). Where it will be set up?
Ans. Hyderabad,
Andhra Pradesh
Q30. Which bank on 18 September 2013
launched China's first direct bank in Beijing?
Ans. Bank of
Beijing
Q31. President of India Pranab Mukherjee
on 20 September 2013 presented the National Communal Harmony Award for the year
2011 and 2012. Who were the receipients?
Ans. Odisha's MD Janab Haji Abdul Bari and Mizoram’s
Khamliana jointly awarded for the year 2011 individual category. Jury has not
found any organisation suitable for this award for the year 2011. Foundation
for Amity and National Solidarity, Delhi
awarded for Organisational category for year 2012.
Q32. Who won the Miss Muslimah World
contest which was organised by the World Muslimah Foundation in Jakartha,
Indonesia on 18 September 2013?
Ans. Miss Nigeria,
Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola
Q33. Name the former heavyweight
champion who died on 18 September 2013 at Nevada, US?
Ans. Ken Norton
Q34. Which country on 18 September 2013
voted 197-146 overnight in order to approve the ban on beauty pageants for
children below the age of 16 years?
Ans. France
Q35. Name the former BCCI Secretary who
passed away on 19 September 2013 in Vadodara after he suffered a heart attack?
Ans. Jaywant Lele
Q36. Name the Indian freedom fighter who
was posthumously conferred a Lifetime Achievement Award at UK's House of Commons
on 12 September 2013?
Ans. Jawaharlal
Darda
Q37. Who was appointed as the Managing
Editor of Time Magazine on 17 September 2013?
Ans. Nancy Gibbs
Note: She is the Veteran Time magazine writer
Q38. Name the Dutch cyclist who broke
the land speed record on a bicycle, riding in Nevada, US on 15 September 2013?
Ans. Sebastiaan
Bowier
Note: Sebastiaan Bowier hit a speed of 133.78 kph.
Q39. Who won the best director award for
Paan Singh Tomar movie at the 11th Norway Bollywood Film Festival at Loreskog
cinema center in Oslo on 17 September 2013?
Ans. Tigmanshu
Dhulia
Q40. National Spot Exchange Limited
(NSEL) on 16 September 2013 appointed who as the new Managing Director and
Chief Executive Officer of the company?
Ans. Saji Cherian
Note: Before Saji Cherian the post was held by Anjani Sinha.
Q41. India retained its top position in
the latest One Day International (ODI) rankings. Who are at 2nd and 3rd
position?
Ans. Australia and England respectively
Q42. Name the persons who have been
nominated for the European Parliament's prestigious Sakharov human rights prize
on 17 September 2013?
Ans. Malala Yousafzai and US intelligence leaker Edward
Snowden
Q43. Who took over as the Chairman &
Managing Director of the Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) on 16
September 2013?
Ans. P. Sudhakar
Q44. Name the 12 year old Indian roller
skating enthusiast, who made it into the 2014 edition of the Guinness Book of
World Records released on 12 September 2013?
Ans. Rohan Kokane
Q45. National Thermal Power Corporation
(NTPC) was awarded Indira Gandhi Official Language Award for propagation of
Rajbhasha ( Official Language) in the company by the Union Government of India
on Hindi Divas on 14 September 2013. Why was Hindi Diwas celebrated on 14
September 2013?
Ans. On 14 September Hindi was adopted as an official
language of the country.
Q46. Name the Indian wrestler who bagged
Silver Medal in 55 Kg Free Style category in the 2013 Senior World Wrestling
Championship being held at Budapest, Hungary on 16 September 2013?
Ans. Amit Kumar
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