Current Affairs Quiz- Useful for IBPS PO Exam (Part-2)

Current Affairs Quiz- Useful for IBPS PO Exam (Part-2)

Q1. The Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of India allotted Customized Pin Code of “110201? to ___________ in Sep 2013.

A. The Ministry of Finance

B. The Delhi High Court

C. The Supreme Court

D. Rashtrapati Bhavan

Ans. C. The Supreme Court

Q2. Which Indian PSU Company 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 in Sep 2013?

A. NTPC

B. ONGC

C. HPCL

D. BHEL

Ans. A. NTPC

Q3. BJP has formally announced whom as the party’s prime ministerial candidate for the next Lok Sabha polls to be held in 2014?

A. Rajnath Singh

B. Narendra Modi

C. L K Advani

D. Sushma Swaraj

Ans. B. Narendra Modi

Q4.  Who won the the US Open Men’s single title held in Sep 2013?

A. Novak Djokovic

B. Andy Murray

C. Roger Federer

D. Rafael Nadal

Ans. D. Rafael Nadal

Q5.  Who has been named as the recipient of Amnesty International’s highest award in Sep 2013?

A. Ai Xiaoming

B. Lyudmila Ulitskaya

C. Malala Yousafzai

D. None of These

Ans. C. Malala Yousafzai

Q6. Who won the Miss America pageant held in September 2013?

A. Shannon Oliver

B. Nina Davuluri

C. Mallory Hagan

D. Amanda Mason

Ans. B. Nina Davuluri

Q7.  Reserve Bank of India has formed an expert committee for examining its Current Monetary Policy Framework in Sep 2013. Who will head the committee?

A. C. Rangarajan

B. Bimal Jalan

C. Urjit Patel

D. Y. Venugopal Reddy

Ans. C. Urjit Patel

Q8. Which Indian Olympic Medalist entered politics and Joined BJP party in Sep 2013?

A. Vijender Vijender

B. Vijay Kumar

C. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

D. Abhinav Bindra

Ans. C. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

Q9. “Hindi Diwas” is observed on ____________.

A. 15-Sep

B. 2-Sep

C. 14-Sep

D. 21-Sep

Ans. C. 14-Sep

Q10. The Board of Control for Cricket in India- BCCI has imposed life bans on whom in the list in Sep 2013 for being involved in the IPL spot-fixing scam?

A. Amit Singh

B. Siddharth Trivedi

C. S Sreesanth

D. Harmeet Singh

Ans. C. S Sreesanth

Q11. Which Indian state achieved the first position in literacy with 94.65% literacy rate, announced in Sep 2013?

A. Kerala

B. Tripura

C. Sikkim

D. Punjab

Ans. B. Tripura

Q12. Veteran political leader Veliyam Bhargavan passed away in Sep 2013. He was associated with which political party?

A) CPI

B) BJP

C) Congress

D) NCP

Ans. A) CPI

Q13. Who became the first winner of the singing reality show Indian Idol Junior in Sep 2013?

A) Anjana Padmanabhan

B) Sonakshi Kar

C) Sugandha Date

D) Eman Chaudhary

Ans. A) Anjana Padmanabhan

Q14. First Sree Narayan Guru Global Secular & Peace Award 2013 was presented to whom in Sep 2013?

A) Shashi Tharoor

B) P Chidambaram

C) Oommen Chandy

D) Kapil Sibal

Ans. A) Shashi Tharoor

Q15. Who was presented with the inaugural Allard Prize for International Integrity in Sep 2013 by the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Law?

A) Anna Hazare

B) Arvind Kejriwal

C) N R Narayana Murthy

D) None of These

Ans. A) Anna Hazare

Q16. Which global tech giant has celebrated its 15th birthday on 27th September 2013?

A) Microsoft

B) Facebook

C) Google

D) Yahoo

Ans.C) Google

Q17. The RBI has kept CRR (Cash Reserve Ratio) unchanged at _______ during its monetary policy review meet in September 2013.

A) 4%

B) 4.25%

C) 4.5%

D) 3.5%

Ans. A) 4%

Q18. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court in Sep 2013?

A) Justice Badar Durrez Ahmad

B) Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant

C) Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana

D) Justice T.Nandakumar Singh

Ans. B) Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant

Q19. Which Indian IT Services Company has launched Finacle 11E, latest version of its core banking solution in Sep 2013?

A) HCL Technologies

B) Wipro

C) TCS

D) Infosys

Ans. D) Infosys

Q20. “Alzheimer’s Day” is observed on ____________.

A) 21-Sep

B) 16-Sep

C) 19-Sep

D) 24-Sep

Ans. A) 21-Sep

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Important Awards conferred during September 2013

Important Awards conferred during September 2013

>> Moortidevi Award : Haraprasad Das was conferred the Moortidevi Award for 2012.

>> John Abraham honoured with the Pride of the Nation Award.

>> Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan was awarded with the Fifth Deutsche Bank Prize for Financial Economics 2013.

>> Miss World 2013: Megan Young of Philippines was crowned Miss World 2013.

>>Malala Yousafzai Presented with Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award by Harvard University.

>> Former South African President Nelson Mandela presented with a humanitarian achievement award.

>> Malala Yousafzai, Edward Snowden Nominated for EU's Sakharov Prize.

>> Zubin Mehta was Conferred Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony 2013.

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Current Affairs September 2013 Quiz- Useful for IBPS PO Exam (Part-1)

Current Affairs September 2013 Quiz- Useful for IBPS PO Exam (Part-1)

Q1. Which global tech company acquired Finish mobile maker Nokia’s mobile phone business for 5.4 billion euros in September 2013?

(A)Apple

(B)Google

(C)Microsoft

(D)Blackberry

Ans. (C)Microsoft

Q2.  Which IBL team won the inaugural Indian Badminton League held in August-September 2013?

(A)Mumbai Masters

(B)Hyderabad Hot Shot

(C)Pune Piston

(D)Awadhe Warriors

Ans. (B)Hyderabad Hot Shot

Q3. Which country won the Asia Cup Hockey title held at Ipoh, Malaysia in September 2013?

(A)South Korea

(B)India

(C)Malaysia

(D)Pakistan

Ans. (A)South Korea

Q4. Who took charge as the next governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Sep 2013?

(A)Montek Singh Ahluwalia

(B)Kaushik Basu

(C)D Subbarao

(D)Raghuram Rajan

Ans. (D)Raghuram Rajan

Q5.  8th G-20 Summit in which G20 Country leaders met, held in which country in September 2013?

(A)Germany

(B)USA

(C)Russia

(D)Brazil

Ans. (C)Russia

Q6.  Indian Author Sushmita Banerjee, who became famous after her best seller book “Kabuliwalar Bangali Bou” (A Kabuliwala’s Bengali Wife), was killed by Taliban outside her home in _____________ in September 2013?

(A)Iran

(B)Pakistan

(C)Afghanistan

(D)None of These

Ans. (C)Afghanistan

Q7. Which Internet company has adopted a new logo (in Purple) for the first time since its founding 18 years ago in Sep 2013?

(A)Google

(B)Amazon

(C)eBay

(D)Yahoo

Ans. (D)Yahoo

Q8. Who was conferred the Indira Gandhi peace prize for 2012 by President Pranab Mukherjee in Sep 2013?

(A)Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

(B)Ela Bhatt

(C)Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

(D)Sheikh Hasina

Ans. (A)Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Q9. The Union Health Ministry has announced former Indian cricket team captain _______ as brand ambassador for its National Tobacco Control Campaign in Sep 2013?

(A)Sachin Tendulkar

(B)Saurav Ganguly

(C)Rahul Dravid

(D)Mohammad Azharuddin

Ans. (C)Rahul Dravid

Q10. Who took over as India’s new Chief Information Commissioner in September 2013?

(A)M.F Farooqui

(B)Satyanand Mishra

(C)Deepak Sandhu

(D)None of These

Ans. (C)Deepak Sandhu

Q11. Which Indian private sector bank launched its ‘Branch on Wheels’ to offer basic banking services in remote areas which have so far been devoid of banking facilities in Sep 2013?

(A)Yes Bank

(B)Axis Bank

(C)HDFC Bank

(D)ICICI Bank

Ans. (D)ICICI Bank

Q12. Which famous Hollywood actress will receive an Honorary Oscar in recognition of her humanitarian work (announced in Sep 2013)?

(A)Meryl Streep

(B)Angelina Jolie

(C)Nicole Kidman

(D)Julia Roberts

Ans. (B)Angelina Jolie

Q13. Who was named the skipper of the India ‘A’ side for the unofficial three one-dayers and a Twenty20 game against the West Indies ‘A’ team which visited India in Sep 2013?

(A)Suresh Raina

(B)Gautam Gambhir

(C)Yuvraj Singh

(D)Rohit Sharma

Ans. (C)Yuvraj Singh

Q14. Which country won the South Asian Football Federations (SAFF) Championship 2013 held in Kathmandu  in Sep 2013?

(A)India

(B)Afghanistan

(C)Pakistan

(D)Nepal

Ans. (B)Afghanistan

Q15. Who was chosen to lead the 18-member Indian women’s hockey team in the eighth Asia Cup that was played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from September 21 to 27, 2013?

(A)Chanchan Devi Thokchom

(B)Asunta Lakra

(C)Ritu Rani

(D)Rajwinder Kaur

Ans. (C)Ritu Rani

Q16. Who is the new Prime Minister of Australia who won absolute majority in the National elections held in Sep 2013?

(A)Tony Abbott

(B)Kevin Rudd

(C)Julia Gillard

(D)John Howard

Ans. (A)Tony Abbott

Q17. Indian Author Jhumpa Lahiri’s _______ was shortlisted among the six books for the Man Booker Prize 2013 (announced in Sep 2013).

(A)We Need New Names

(B)The Interpreter of Maladies

(C)The Lowland

(D)The Harvest

Ans. (C)The Lowland

Q18. Who has been appointed as head of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force in Sep 2013?

(A)Dilip Trivedi

(B)Sharad Kumar

(C)Pranay Sahay

(D)Sanjeev Dayal

Ans. (D)Sanjeev Dayal

Q19. Who has been elected as the new President of the International Olympic Committee (IO(C)in Sep 2013?

(A)Denis Oswald

(B)Thomas Bach

(C)Richard Carrion

(D)Ching-kuo Wu

Ans. (B)Thomas Bach

Q20. IT outsourcing company iGate Corp has appointed whom as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in Sep 2013?

(A)Ashok Vemuri

(B)Girish Paranjpe

(C)Krishnakumar Natarajan

(D)Suresh Vaswani

Ans. (A)Ashok Vemuri

Q21. Which bank won the “Best Banker Growth-Mid Sized” award in the second edition of The Sunday Standard Best Bankers’ Awards 2013 (announced in Sep 2013)?

(A)Karnataka Bank

(B)Karur Vysya Bank

(C)Maharashtra Bank

(D)IDBI Bank

Ans. (B)Karur Vysya Bank

Q22. “International Literacy Day (UNESCO)” is observed on ____________.

(A)5-Sep

(B)12-Sep

(C)8-Sep

(D)9-Sep

Ans. (C)8-Sep

Q23. Who won the Italy Grand Prix held in Sep 2013?

(A)Sebastian Vettel

(B)Fernando Alonso

(C)Lewis Hamilton

(D)Kimi Raikkonen

Ans. (A)Sebastian Vettel

Q24. Which City won the right to host the Olympic Games in 2020 in Sep 2013?

(A)Istanbul

(B)Tokyo

(C)Madrid

(D)Paris

Ans. (B)Tokyo

Q25. Which Financial Company has secured approval from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIP(B)to set up white-label ATMs in India in Sep 2013?

(A)State Bank of India

(B)Reliance Capital

(C)Muthoot Finance

(D)IFCI

Ans. (C)Muthoot Finance

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Important Appointments during September 2013...

Important Appointments during September 2013...

Useful for all upcoming competitive Exams...

>> New RBI Governor : Raghuram Rajan took over the charge of Reserve Bank of India as a successor of outgoing Governor of RBI, Dr. Subbarao.

>> New CIC of India: Deepak Sandhu became the first woman Chief Information Commissioner.

>> N. Srinivasan Re-Elected As the BCCI President for the Third Term.

>> Ranjib Biswal Appointed as the Chairman of IPL ( Indian Premier League ).

>> Ruchira Kamboj was appointed as the Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ).

>> Sanjay Govind Dhande Appointed as UGC ( University Grants Commission) Member.

>> Ravindra Kumar Elected as President of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS).

>> Randall Oliphant Appointed as The Chairman of The World Gold Council.

>> Chairperson of the National Commission for Backward Classes : Government of India appointed Justice Vangala Eswaraiah as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC).

>> Virat Kohli Appointed As the Brand Ambassador of Border Security Force.

>> New PM of Australia : Tony Abbott Sworn in as Australian Prime Minister

>> New PM of Cambodia: Hun Sen reelected as the Prime Minister of Cambodia.

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September 2013 Complete Current Affairs Questions as PDF

September 2013 Complete Current Affairs Questions as PDF

Friends….We know you all were waiting for the PDF file including all the Current Affairs Questions during September 2013. Your wait is over by this post. Many competitive Exams are fast approaching…IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, SSC Combined Higher Secondary etc. This will truly help you in cracking those Exams. September was also an eventful month when it comes to Current Affairs. US Open 2013 winners, Tokyo winning right to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, passing of many bills by Parliament, Deepak Sandhu taking over as new Chief Information Commissioner, Taking charge of Raghuram Rajan as the 23rd Governor of Reserve Bank of India, G-20 summit 2013, New Prime Minister for Australia, Nina Davuluri becoming first Indian-origin contestant to win the Miss America pageant and of course the sure Questions Megan Young of Philippines becoming Miss World 2013 all happened during September 2013. Click on the below link to Download the Questions as PDF….Use it, share it…. All the Best!!

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