IBPS PO Exam 27 October 2013 (Evening Shift Questions)

IBPS PO Exam 27 October 2013(Evening Shift Questions)

Friends...Here is a few questions asked in IBPS PO Exam held on 27 October 2013 (Evening Shift) as shared by our friend Nazeeb. We thank him on behalf of our team& all aspirants and wish him all the very best in the exam!!!!

1. Who won the Saraswati Samman 2013?- Sugathakumari

2. Currency of Bhutan?- Bhutanese Ngultrum

3. Difference between MSF and Repo rate?-150 point

4. Highest remittance receiving country?-India and China

5. New India's High commissioner of United Kingdom?- Ranjan Mathai

6. Microsoft to Buy Nokia's Devices Unit for?- $7.2 Billion

7. Novel Prize winners in Economics 2013?- Eugene F. Fama, Lars Peter Hansen & Robert J. Shiller

8. India's nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines?-INS Arihant

9. Director of the movie "The Good Road" which was selected as India's official entry for Oscars 2013?-Gyan Correa

10. Account that a correspondent bank, usually located in the United States or United Kingdom, holds on behalf of a foreign bank?-Vostro account

11. Committee on Comprehensive Financial Services for small Businesses and Low-Income Households is under the chairmanship of?-Nachiket Mor

12. IIFCL full form?-India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited.

13. "The First Woman President of India, Reinventing leadership, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil" was written by?-Sunaina Singh

14. India's first-ever bronze medal in the 66kg Greco-Roman category at the Senior World Wrestling Championships was won by?-Sandeep Tulsi Yadav

15. Campaign launched to promote virgin peaks of Himalayas and make India favoured tourist destination ?- 777 days of Incredible Indian Himalayas campaign

16. Aircel company's new strategic partner?- Micromax

17. One question related to JNNURM?

18. Which is not included in balance sheet?

19. Famous presonality for national anti-tobacco campaign?- Rahul Dravid

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 30 October 2013

Daily Current Affairs Updates: 30 October 2013

1) India’s Srishti Rana crowned Miss Asia Pacific World 2013: 21 -year old Srishti Rana has made the country proud by winning the coveted Miss Asia Pacific 2013 title outclassing 49 other contestants in Korea on Oct 30. Srishti looked gorgeous in a Falguni & Shane gown as she was being crowned by the reigning Miss Asia Pacific World 2012 Himangini Singh Yadu from India.

2) 45 burnt alive as bus catches fire in AP: Forty five passengers were charred to death as a private luxury bus burst into flames after its fuel tank caught fire in Mahbubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh.

3) Aamir Khan honoured in US for Satyameva Jayate: Bollywood actor and talk show host Aamir Khan was among a select group of film personalities honoured here for making a major impact on social issues through cinema. In glittering event held at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium in Washington the America Abroad Media (AAM) group feted Aamir Khan along with Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow and 2013 Nobel Prize nominee the International Centre on Nonviolent Conflict.

4) Utpal Bhadra gets Radhakrishnan Gold Medal: Utpal Bhadra, senior scientist and group leader, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), has been selected for the Radhakrishnan Gold Medal for the year 2013 by the Global Economic Progress & Research Association (GEPRA).

5) Power generation at Kudankulam temporarily suspended: Power generation at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu has been temporarily suspended for the second time in about a week in order to undertake mandatory tests, official sources said.

6) Bangalore tops in radio listenership: Radio listenership is higher in Bangalore compared with other major cities such as Delhi and Mumbai.

7) ISRO plans Mars Orbiter launch rehearsal at Sriharikota on 31 October 2013: Ahead of the launch of its Rs 430 crore Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), India’s premier space agency ISRO will on 31 Oct 13 carry out a launch rehearsal at the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre here.PSLV C-25 carrying the Mars Orbiter spacecraft is slated for lift-off at 2.36 p.m. on November 5.

8) Kohli, Dhawan centuries help India to another stunning chase against Australia: India pulled off a sensational six-wicket victory over Australia in the do-or-die sixth cricket one-dayer, riding on Virat Kohli’s brutal unbeaten 115 and Shikhar Dhawan’s blistering century to level the seven-match series 2-2.  Kohli - also hit the third fastest ODI hundred by an Indian from just 61 balls.

9) Tendulkar bids adieu to domestic cricket: Sachin Tendulkar’s farewell game in domestic cricket ended in a manner befitting his iconic stature, as the retiring legend single-handedly guided Mumbai to a four-wicket win over Haryana in one of the most keenly followed match in the history of Ranji Trophy.

10) Syndicate Bank to pay interest on monthly basis: Syndicate Bank has decided to exercise the option of paying interest on a monthly basis from next month, a change from the existing system of quarterly basis. Reserve Bank of India, in its monetary policy on Tuesday, had decided to give banks the option to paying interest on savings deposits and term deposits at intervals shorter than the existing quarterly intervals, since all banks are on core banking platforms.

11) Tata firm in talks with banks for ATM services: Tata Communications Payment Solutions Ltd (TCPSL) is in talks with at least six banks, including two large public sector lenders, for fee-based cash supplies to its Indicash-branded white label ATMs.

12) World’s first bitcoin ATM opens in Canada: The world’s first publicly accessible ATM machine which can exchange digital currency — bitcoins — for any official currency has been launched in Canada by a group of young entrepreneurs.

13) Govt hikes import tariff value of gold: Amid short supply of gold in domestic market during the festival season, the Government hiked the import tariff value of gold to $442 per ten gram in line with global prices of the precious metal.

14)  Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave approval for declaring Bhubaneswar and Imphal airports as international.

15) Vladimir Putin topples Barack Obama in Forbes power ranking: Having outfoxed him on Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin has now pipped Barack Obama to the title of the world`s most powerful ... Obama to the title of the world's most powerful leader as ranked by Forbes.

16) Alok Kumar, Ashok Shandilya enter semis World professional billiards championship:  India's Alok Kumar and Ashok Shandilya have entered the semi-finals of the World Billiards Championship at Leeds, England.

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27Oct - 29 Oct 2013: Important Current Affairs Updates

27Oct - 29 Oct 2013: Important Current Affairs Updates

29 October 2013

 1) RBI hiked repo rate by 25 Basis Points to 7.75 % from 7.50%:  in the October 29 monetary policy review.RBI has also cut the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate by 25 bps to 8.75 per cent. The MSF is an emergency window that banks borrow from when faced with a funds crunch. The RBI has kept cash reserve ratio (CRR) unchanged at 4.0 per cent of deposits and increased the liquidity provided through term repos of 7-day and 14-day tenor from 0.25 per cent of deposits of the banking system to 0.5 per cent with immediate effect.

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%

2) India has developed a new tactical surface-to-surface missile 'Pragati' with a range between 60-170 km.

3) Government of India on 29 October 2013 decided to appoint Air Marshal Arup Raha as the next Chief of the Air Staff. He will take the charge after the retirement of present Chief of the Air Staff NAK Browne on 31 December 2013. Air Marshal Arup Raha is presently the Vice Chief of Air Staff.

4)  With a networth of $21 billion, Mukesh Ambani has retained his title as India’s wealthiest for the sixth year in a row.

5) Priyanka Chopra, the Bollywood actress became the global brand ambassador of American fashion brand Guess in the last week of October 2013. She will endorse the brand from 2014.

6) Rajendra Yadav, the noted Hindi writer passed away on 28 October 2013 at Mayur Vihar, Delhi because of prolonged illness.

7) India retains number one spot in latest ICC ODI ranking, Australia at second. India’s Ravindra Jadeja is at No. 1 spot in ODI bowlers.

28 October 2013

 1) Supreme Court directed the Sahara Group to hand over title deeds of property worth Rs. 20,000 crore to market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) within three weeks.

2) International Animation Day, proclaimed in 2002 by  ASIFA as the main global event to celebrate art of animation.

3) 146th birth Anniversary of social worker, author, teacher, Sister Nivedita.

4)  Megastar Amitabh Bachchan received the third Hridaynath Mangeshkar award for his contribution to the film industry.

5) Former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen has been awarded the Mother Teresa International Award by NGO “The Harmony Foundation” for her efforts towards achieving social justice.

6)  P.S. Raghvan was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Russia on 28 October 2013. 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.

27 October 2013

 1)  5 killed and over 70 injured in seven crude bomb serial explosions ahead of Narendra Modi's rally in Patna.

2) Floods triggered by incessant rains for nearly a week left at least 45 persons dead in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.

3) Sebastian Vettel wins 3rd Indian Grand Prix, becomes youngest to win four straight world drivers' championships. With this victory, Vettel became the quadruple champion and joined the group of legends like Michael Schumacher, Juan Manuel Fangio and Alain Prost. He is only the third to do it in a row after Juan Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher.

4) Serena Williams beats Li Na for WTA title. Serena Williams ended her best season in suitable style, coming from behind to beat Li Na 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 on Sunday for her second straight WTA Championships title. Williams' titles this year included the French and U.S. Opens for a total of 17 Grand Slam crowns.

5) Vijay Soni, a noted painter and theatre personality died on 27 October 2013 in New Delhi.

6) GAIL India and Paradip 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.

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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?www.currentaffairs4examz.com

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?www.currentaffairs4examz.com

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).

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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?www.currentaffairs4examz.com

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?www.currentaffairs4examz.com

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?www.currentaffairs4examz.com

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

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IBPS PO Exam- 27 October 2013 (Morning Shift) Questions

IBPS PO Exam- 27 October 2013 (Morning Shift) Questions

Friends....Here is some Questions asked in today's IBPS PO Exam as shared by our friend...Ravi Kiran. We thank him on behalf of our team and all aspirants. Wish him all the very best in the exam!!!!

1. World health day?- April 7

2. Who was conferred with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development  2012 by the President of India recently?- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

3. Whiich woman tennis player won 15 grand slams and one doubles recently?- Serena Williams

4. Name the German chancelor who won the elections again recently?- Angela Merkel

5. Author of the book " My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions"?- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

6. One question like- Which one of the following is not a credit rating agency?-

7.  Who won the best actress award at Oscars 2013?- Jennifer Lawerence

8. Rice, pulses,millets come under which crops? - Food Crops

9. ROA(Return on Asset ) means ?-

10. What is meant by Run to Bank?- Heavy cash withdrawals by depositor from an account at a time

11. FTSE-100 is the stock exchange of which country?- London

12. Which of the following is not a credit rating agency?

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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? Visit>> www.currentaffairs4examz.com

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?- Visit>> www.currentaffairs4examz.com

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

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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?Visit>> www.currentaffairs4examz.com

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?Visit>> www.currentaffairs4examz.com

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

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