Daily Current Affairs updates from 24 September 2013

Daily Current Affairs updates from 24 September 2013

National

1) Jaganmohan Reddy released on bail in illegal assets case: After about 16 months stay in jail, YSR Congress chief and M.P. of Kadapa, Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy walked out of jail amidst cheers from his supporters.

2) Bill in winter session to give legal status to Aadhaar: Government is pushing for passage of a long-pending Bill to provide statutory status to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in the winter session of Parliament. Bill will be called National Identification Authority of India Bill 2010.

3) BJP MLA Som booked under National Security Act: BJP MLA Sangeet Som, who was arrested for alleged involvement in fake video uploading case and making provocative speeches, was  booked under the stringent National Security Act (NSA).

4) Manmohan leaves tomorrow for USA: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will leave tomorrow on a visit to the US during which he will hold talks with resident Barack Obama and attend UN General Assembly, besides having a possible meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif. Implementation of the civil nuclear deal, ways to expand cooperation in the fields of defence, security and economic issues will be high on the agenda of the meeting between Singh and Obama in Washington on September 27.

5) Indo-Nepal joint military exercise begins in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. Military exercise will conclude on October 6.

6)  First unit of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant will start generating electricity in a week, Dr R.K. Sinha, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission.

International

1) Powerful earthquake shook Pakistan’s south-western and southern regions. Epicentre of the 7.7-magnitude quake was at Khuzdar district in Balochistan province.

2) Tata Motors flags off new R&D centre for Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) in UK.

3) Rain and flooding from Typhoon Usagi killed 24 people and left six missing in Vietnam.

4) US President Barack Obama has said that he stopped smoking out of fear of his wife, in an unwitting admission captured by a loose microphone.

Awards/Achievements

1) Clinton Global Citizens Awards 2013: Indian environmentalist Bunker Roy and Pakistan’s teenage education activist Malala Yousufzai were declared winners of this year’s of the prestigious ’Clinton Global Citizens Awards’.

2) Rising shuttler P V Sindhu was conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award by Sports Minister Jitendra Singh today. Sindhu had missed the opportunity to receive the award from President Pranab Mukhejee at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on August 31 as she was busy playing in the final of the Indian Badminton league (IBL).

Business/Economy

1) Gold futures prices fell 0.36 per cent to Rs 29,678 per 10 gram today.

2) Petroleum & Natural Gas Minister has hinted that the Ministry may consider allowing State Transport Undertakings (STUs) to purchase diesel at the subsidised price to encourage public transport subject to their active cooperation in the Petroleum Conservation Mega Campaign of his Ministry.

3) Public sector undertakings Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) on Tuesday said that they are working jointly to offer free roaming service to all their customers.

4) Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank (APGVB) linked 64,000 Aadhaar cards to accounts on single day.

5) Moody’s has lowered its outlook for India's GDP growth to 4.5 per cent for 2013-14 from 5.5 per cent.

Film/Entertainment

1) Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra is the most dangerous celebrity in the Indian cyberspace this year, with 79 infected search results according to a study by security solutions firm McAfee.

Technology

1) Microsoft unveils new Surface tablets. Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 replace Microsoft’s spectacularly unsuccessful Surface RT and Surface Pro, which debuted in February as Microsoft’s answer to Apple’s iPad.

2) ICICI Bank has launched a new Facebook app that will enable its customers to transact directly from the social networking site. Primarily targeted at young customers, the new app 'Pockets' will enable customers of the bank to transfer money, recharge mobile phones and book movie tickets from their Facebook pages.

3)  PSU bank employees’ unions called off Sept 25 strike. Strike have deferred following an assurance from the Government that there is no plan for merger of banks at present.

Appointments

1) Hun Sen, 61, who has been in power for 28 years, was sworn in Tuesday as Cambodian prime minister for another five-year term.

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Daily Current Affairs updates from 23 September 2013

Daily Current Affairs updates from 23 September 2013

National

1) Indian Navy has received the first of 17 Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers, becoming the third naval operator of the Hawk along with the US Navy and the Royal Navy.

2) Durga Sakthi Nagpal reinstated: A day after she met Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, the Uttar Pradesh government today revoked the suspension of woman IAS officer Durga Sakhti Nagpal. Nagpal was suspended on July 27 ostensibly for taking on the powerful sand mining mafia when she was the SDM of Gautambudh Nagar.

3) Karnataka to enact anti-superstition law: Karnataka Government intends to enact a legislation to crack down on superstition and black magic on the lines of the one in Maharashtra.

4) Jaganmohan Reddy gets bail: After 16 months in jail, Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, MP and President of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), today got bail in the disproportionate assets case.

5) Government is considering a proposal of the Election Commission to ban the publication of opinion polls during elections. On June 13, Attorney General G E Vahanvati had supported the Commission’s proposal to ban publication and broadcast of opinion polls between the announcement of election schedule and the final phase of polling.

6) IIT-Kanpur opened office in New York: With an aim to hunt for qualified and capable faculty abroad, IIT-Kanpur has set up an office in New York with alumnus Sanjeev Khosla designated as the overseas brand ambassador of the institute.

7) Nation remembers Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' on his 105th birth anniversary. He was an Indian Hindi poet, essayist and academic. He is considered as one of the most important modern Hindi poets. Dinkar was awarded the Jnanpith Award in 1972 for Urvashi. He also became a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha, in 1952.

International

1) Typhoon Usagi killed at least 25 people after crashing ashore in southern China, throwing the region’s transport systems into chaos and leaving tens of thousands of airline passengers stranded in Hong Kong.

 2) Germany election- Merkel set for third term: Chancellor Angela Merkel emerged the clear winner of Sunday’s election after her conservative political bloc surged to its best result in 20 years, giving her a strong hand in likely talks on forming a new grand coalition of the nation’s biggest parties. Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Bavarian-based Christian Social Union (CSU) associate party scored 41.5 per cent.

3) Chinese Air Force starts final phase of ‘Mission Action 2013’: Chinese Air Force has started the third and final phase of one of its biggest exercises, meant to test the logistic ability of the world’s biggest military to move its troops.

Technology

1) Super-camera capable of catching even the most minor traffic offences is set to be introduced across the UK. Robocamera can catch up to 50 times as many drivers as conventional speed cameras. Called ZenGrab LaneWatch, the digital cameras can be attached to lampposts and do not require advance warning signs, Daily Express reported.

Sports

1) Somdev Devvarman back in top-100 in singles rankings: India’s top singles player Somdev Devvarman returned to top-100 after a gap of one hour and nine months as he jumped three places to 98 in the latest ATP singles rankings.

2) Novak Djokovic tops the men’s tennis rankings for a 100th week in his career, the ninth man to reach the milestone on the latest list issued.

3) Sebastian Vettel wins Singapore Grand Prix to extend F1 lead.

4) Third Lusofonia Games of ‘Lusophone’ (Portuguese-speaking countries), slated to be held here in November, have been postponed to January due to the slow progress of infrastucture construction.

5) Sandeep Tulsi Yadav has created history by winning India's first-ever medal in the 66kg Greco-Roman category at the Senior World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

6) Deepika Kumari wins Silver at Archery World Cup in Paris. In the finals, the 19-year-old Deepika lost to the Korean Olympic champion Ok-Hee Yun.

Economy/Business

1) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has cautioned banks and financial institutions against use of unregistered telemarketers for promoting their business. These banks are Axis Bank, Citi Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra, PNB and SBI.

2) BSNL and MTNL are likely to sign a pact tomorrow that would allow the state-run companies to utilise each others network for providing pan-India mobile services.

3) Media firm NDTV today said former Attorney-General of India Soli Sorabjee will be its ombudsman who will provide an independent perspective on its coverage and investigate viewers complaints.4) TRAI seeks comments on USSD-based mobile banking services. USSD is a technology used by telecom players to send alerts to their users. It can be used for prepaid callback service, location-based content services and menu-based information services.

5) Moody’s lowers SBI’s debt rating: Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the senior unsecured debt and local currency deposit ratings of State Bank of India (SBI).

Appointments

1) Indian cricketer Virat Kohli was appointed as the brand ambassador of the Border Security Force (BSF).

2) Beverage and snacks maker PepsiCo on Monday named company veteran Sanjeev Chadha as its CEO, Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) region.

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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?Visitàhttp://www.currentaffairs4examz.com

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?Visitàhttp://www.currentaffairs4examz.com

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.

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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?Visitàhttp://www.currentaffairs4examz.com

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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General Awareness Questions Asked in IBPS RRB PO Exam(Afternoon Shift) held on 21 September 2013

General Awareness Questions Asked in IBPS RRB PO Exam(Afternoon Shift) held on 21 September 2013

Friends.. Here is some General Awareness Questions asked in today's IBPS RRB Evening / After Noon Shift of 21st September 2013. These questions were shared by our friends.. We thank them all for sharing this.

1) PMLA Offence investigated by

2) Phillipines /FAO related question

3)APJ Kalam written - Ignited minds

4) Lowest population density as per Census 2011 (Arunachal Pradesh)

5)Current Repo rate- 7.50% from 20.09.13

6) SBI First MD-

7)Parent group of Audi Co.-

8) World's Largest Advertising co. acquired recently -name ..?

9) One Nabard related Q

10)  Manila is HQ for which orgnization-

11) Father of green revolution

12) Khazaranga national park wre it is

13) G8 country n

14) North korea currency

15) Repo rate

16) Ignited minds book written by

17) ISIN Standards related to which sector

18) Sbi new chairmen

19) 58th national film festival best movie

20) Currency of North korea?     North Korean Won

21)Best film of 58th Filmfare Award?- Barfi

22)Head of the Energy Security Panel constituted by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural gas?

23)Last date of filling income tax return for year 2012-13?

24)Which org. has headquater in milami, phillipines?

25)Dyanchand Award related to which field?sports

26) Current repo rate?- 7.50 % (option given 7.25% and none of these)

27) Antyodaya Yojana is for whom?-  Poorest of poor

28) Where is Kaziranga National park situated?-  Assam

29) book by abdul Kalam = Ignited Mind

30) Messi related to which sports – FootBall

31) Census 2011 which state has lowest density population?- Arunachal Pradesh

32) Which one of the following is not a G 8 country

33) Father of green revolution

34) MD of sbi?

35) ISIN standards related to what?

36) PMLA offence investigated by?

37) Parent group of Audi

38) World’s largest advertising company who merged recently

39) Agricultural insurance started in the year?

40) India exports which one most? (options are: Tea, sugar, coffee, cardamom)

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