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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PA/SA Exam 2013- Result of Gujarat Circle Published

PA/SA Exam 2013- Result of Gujarat Circle Published

Friends….Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam 2013- Results of Gujarat Circle has been published today. List of selected candidates wing wise and category wise can be seen from the Link below.

The write up along with the Results read as follows:

RESULT OF PA/SA AND ALLIED CADRES FOR THE YEAR 2011 AND 2012

1. DECLARATION OF RESULT OF PA/ SA/ PA SBCO / PA MMS IN RESPECT OF EXAMINATION FOR DIRECT RECRUITMENT FROM OPEN MARKET HELD ON 21.04.2013 AT AHMEDABAD, RAJKOT AND VADODARA CENTRE CONDUCTED BY CMC INDIA Ltd.

2. THE RESULT SHOWN IN ANNEXURE-A IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION OF ALL ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS LIKE EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION, CASTE, AGE, POLICE VERIFICATION, MEDICAL REPORT ETC. AND SUBJECT TO FULFILLMENT OF ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF DEPARTMENT AND LAID DOWN IN RECRUITMENT RULES FOR THESE CADRES.

3. THE PROVISIONALLY SELECTED CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN ALLOTTED TO THE POSTAL/R.M.S./M.M.S./SBCO UNITS AS PER THEIR MERIT AND AVAILABILITY OF VACANCIES BASED ON THEIR PREFERENCE. THEY ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT O/o THE CONCERNED SR. SUPERINTENDENT/ SUPERINTENDENT OF RESPECTIVE DIVISION ALLOTTED TO THEM FOR PRE APPOINTMENT FORMALITIES. THE CONTACT DETAILS IS GIVEN IN ANNEXURE-‘B’

4. THE CANDIDATE SELECTED FOR THE POST OF PA SBCO WILL PLEASE CONTACT TO ASSTT. DIRECTOR POSTAL SERVICES (S&V), O/o THE CHEIF POSTMASTER GENERAL, GUJARAT CIRCLE KHANPUR AHMEDABAD-1 ON PHOONE DETAILS GIVEN IN ANNEXURE-B.

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Download Admit Card for SSC Combined Higher Secondary Exam 2013

Download Admit Card for SSC Combined Higher Secondary Exam 2013

Friends...Staff Selection Commission is going to conduct Combined All India Open Examination for recruitment to the posts of Data Entry Operator and Lower Division Clerk. The minimum qualification to appear for SSC Higher Secondary Exam is 12th pass or equivalent. The examination will be conducted on 20 October 2013, 27 October 2013, and 10 November 2013. Candidates can download their admit card through the link mentioned below. Each state is under various Regions of SSC and hence candidates may refer web portal of each Regional/Sub Regional Office of Staff Selection Commission to download the admit card. Webportal of each Division is also given in the below mentioned link.

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Daily Current Affairs- 14 October 2013

Daily Current Affairs- 14 October 2013

Awards

1) Nobel Prize in Economics 2013: Nobel prize for economics 2013 was awarded to three American economists for their finding a way to predict prices of assets like stocks and bonds. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said the award in 2013 was about predictions and hence decided to give the Sveriges Riksbank prize in economic sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel for 2013 jointly to Eugene Fama and Lars Peter Hansen from the University of Chicago and Robert J Shiller from Yale University.

National

1) Cyclone Phailin hits 90 lakh people, destroys crops worth Rs 2,400-cr: Cyclone ‘Phailin’ today left a trail of destruction, hitting nearly 90 lakh people, damaging over 2.34 lakh houses and laying waste paddy crop worth about Rs 2,400 crore.

2) East Coast Railway resumes train services in Odisha: With the situation improving in the aftermath of Cyclone Phailin in Odisha, the East Coast Railway today resumed train services and ran some special trains to carry stranded passengers.

3) Death toll in MP stampede reaches 115: Death toll in the stampede during Navratri festivities near a temple in Madhya Pradesh's Datia district climbed to 115 on Monday.

International

1) Vietnam is evacuating tens of thousands of people in the path of Typhoon Nari, state media said today, after the powerful storm left 13 dead in the Philippines.

2) China’s inflation rises to 3.1% in Sept: China’s consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 3.1 per cent year-on-year in September, up from 2.6 per cent in August, while its producer price index (PPI) fell 1.3 per cent for the same period amid decline in exports.

Sports

1) Serena Williams of the United States maintained a huge lead atop the wakhistan omen’s tennis rankings issued on Monday.

2) Rafael Nadal maintained first place in the men’s tennis rankings issued on Monday by the ATP

3) India’s campaign at the World Boxing Championships being held in Almaty, Kazakistan got off to a disappointing start as Madan Lal (52kg) went down in the first round itself.

4) Australian Terry Walsh is set to be appointed as head coach of the Indian men’s hockey team after the Sports Authority of India recommended his name to the Sports Ministry.

Obituaries

1) Former Union minister, freedom fighter and environmentalist Mohan Dharia, who quit the Indira Gandhi government against imposition of Emergency, died here today of chronic kidney failure. He was 89.

2) Oscar Hijuelos, a son of Cuban immigrants to the U.S. whose 1989 novel "The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love" made him the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, has died. He was 62.

Banking/Economy

1) ING Vysya Bank has entered into a business tie-up with Indian Railways’ IRCTC to offer online train ticketing services to its customers.

2) Muthoot Finance gets ‘Golden Peacock’ award: Gold loan company Muthoot Finance Ltd has been bestowed with Golden Peacock Award for ‘HR Excellence for 2013’ at a function in London.

3) IRCTC asked to pay Rs 25,000 for not refunding fare: IRCTC has been directed by a consumer forum here to pay Rs 25,000 as compensation to a passenger for not refunding fare of his unused wait-listed tickets booked nearly three years ago.

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List of Nobel Prize Winners 2013

List of Nobel Prize Winners 2013

On 27 November 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament, giving the largest share of his fortune to a series of prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace - the Nobel Prizes. In 1968, Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden's central bank) established The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Here is the list of Nobel Prize Winners 2013!!

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Area	Recipients	Awarded for
Physics	François Englert and Peter W. Higgs	"for the theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass of subatomic particles, and which recently was confirmed through the discovery of the predicted fundamental particle, by the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN's Large Hadron Collider"
Chemistry	Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel	"for the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems"
Physiology or Medicine	James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman and Thomas C. Südhof	"for their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells"
Literature	Alice Munro	"master of the contemporary short story"
Peace	Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)	"for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons"
Economic Sciences	Eugene F. Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Robert J. Shiller	"for their empirical analysis of asset prices”.

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Nobel Prize in Economics 2013

Nobel Prize in Economics 2013

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2013 to

Eugene F. Fama

University of Chicago, IL, USA

Lars Peter Hansen

University of Chicago, IL, USA

and

Robert J. Shiller

Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA

"for their empirical analysis of asset prices”.

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Vijayadasami Wishes to all…

Vijayadasami Wishes to all…

Currentaffairs4examz team wishes all of you a very happy Vijayadasami …..

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Question Paper of IBPS for PO/MT CWE Exam 2011

Question Paper of IBPS for PO/MT CWE Exam 2011

Friends…IBPS PO Exam is fast approaching. It’s time to prepare hard with the only aim of cracking the exam…In your preparation it’s very much important to refer to the previous Questions to know the model and pattern. So in this post we are bringing you the IBPS PO Exam Question Paper held in June 2012. Prepare well…All the Best!!!!

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Happy Dussehra 2013

Happy Dussehra 2013

Currentaffairs4examz team wishes all of you a very very Happy Dussehra 2013!!!

Fortunate is the one

Who has learned to admire,

But not to envy.

Good wishes for a joyous Dussehra,

With a plenty of peace and prosperity.

 

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