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Q1. Who won the Formula One Indian Grand Prix 2013 at Buddha International Circuit on 27 October 2013?

Ans. Sebastian Vettel, the Red Bull driver

Note: This is the third continuous victory of Vettel in the Indian Grand Prix. This is the tenth victory of the season of Vettel and thirty sixth victory of his career. He won the race almost 30 seconds ahead of NIco Rosberg of Mercedes. Romain Grosjean of Lotus was placed at third position.

Q2. BCCI on 26 October 2013 terminated ............... team from the IPL after the Sahara-owned franchise failed to pay its payments and refused to furnish the bank guarantee for the next season?

Ans. Pune Warriors

Q3. Name the pension and life insurance fund scheme for blue-collar Indian workers in UAE which was launched by the Union Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs, Vyalar Ravi in Dubai on 28 October 2013?

Ans. Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana

Q4. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 29 October 2013 released the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2013-14. According the released statement by the RBI, the Repo rate increased by 25 basis points from 7.5 percent to ............ percent?

Ans. 7.75%

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%

Q5. Government of India on 29 October 2013 decided to appoint whom as the next Chief of the Air Staff?

Ans. Air Marshal Arup Raha

Note: He will take the charge after the retirement of present Chief of the Air Staff NAK Browne on 31 December 2013.

Q6. Prime minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh on 29 October 2013 inaugurated the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Museum at which place?

Ans. Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Note: Sarda Vallabhbhai Patel National Museum was established in the memory of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who was an Indian freedom fighter.

Q7. Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge on 29 October 2013 launched the HSRC, a subsidiary of Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL). Expand HSRC?

Ans. High Speed Rail Corporation of India Ltd

Q8. Who was appointed as the Director General (DG) of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on 30 October 2013?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Subhas Goswami

Note: He is the director of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy. He will succeed Ajay Chadha, IPS.

Q9. World’s first Bitcoin ATM machine which can exchange digital currency - Bitcoins -for any official currency has launched in Vancouver in which country on 29 October 2013?

Ans. Canada

Note: ATM machine, named Robocoin, installed at Waves Coffee Shop at Howe and Smithe, allows users to buy or sell the digital currency known as bitcoins. The ATM in Vancouver is operated by Las Vegas-based Robocoin and Vancouver-based Bitcoiniacs.

Q10. Union Cabinet of India on 30 October 2013 gave its approval for declaring the.......................  and ...................... airports as international airports to fulfill the long pending demand of people as well as the State Governments of Odisha and Manipur?

Ans. Bhubaneswar & Imphal Airports

Note: Declaration of these airports as international airports will offer improved connectivity, wider choice of services at competitive cost to the air travelers resulting in boosting international tourism and economic development of the region and the country.

Q11. Name the Indian who was crowned Miss Asia Pacific World 2013 in Busan, South Korea on 30 October 2013?

Ans. Srishti Rana

Note: Srishti Rana, 21, is the second Indian in a row to win the oldest Miss Asia Pacific World 2013. Last year Himangini Singh Yadu won Miss Asia Pacific World title.

Q12. Name the new tactical surface-to-surface missile developed by India which has a range between 60-170 km?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Pragati

Note:  Pragati missile is based on the Prahaar missile and it has been developed by the DRDO for the Army. It was put on display at a defence exhibition at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition (ADEX 2013).

Q13. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on 31 October 2013 laid the foundation stone of the Statute of Unity-a 182-metre tall statue of iron man Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 138th birth anniversary at Sardar Sarovar Dam site in Bharuch district in Gujarat. What is special bout Statute of Unity?

Ans. When contructions completes, it becomes world’s largest statue. Statue of Unity will be double of the height of the Statue of Liberty (93 metres) in the USA.

Q14. Name the former Union Home Secretary who was on 1 November 2013 appointed as the Chairman of the MCX Stock Exchange Limited?

Ans. G.K. Pillai

Note: MCX-SX (MCX Stock Exchange Limited) is a new stock exchange of India. It is recognized by the Securities and Exchange Board of India under Section 4 of Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956. MCX-SX became the recognized stock exchange by the Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs on 21 December 2012, under Section 2(39) of the Companies Act, 1956

Q15. Which district was declared by Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh on 1 November 2013 as the first zero-landless district in the country?

Ans. Kannur in Kerala

Note: Prestigious Zero Landless programme of the United Democratic Front in Kerala was flagged off by Congress president Sonia Gandhi in October 2013. The Zero Landless programme envisages distribution of three cents of land each to 243928 families identified across the State.

Q16. Joint OPCW-UN Mission on 31 October 2013 confirmed that Syria has completed the functional destruction of all critical equipment that it had declared for manufacturing chemical weapons. Expand OPCW?

Ans. Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

Note: They were awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

Q17. Name the founder, vice-chairman and a Director of Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX), who resigned from the board on 31 October 2013?

Ans. Jignesh Shah

Q18. India on 1 November 2013 won a crucial election to the UN Board of Auditors with its nominee ........................., the Comptroller and Auditor General- by 124 votes out of the total 186?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Shashi Kant Sharma

Q19. Six major central banks in the world made currency swap arrangements permanent on 31 October 2013 as a prudent liquidity backstop  in case of future global financial strains. Name these six banks?

Ans. 1. The Bank of Japan

2. U.S. Federal Reserve

3. European Central Bank

4. Bank of England

5. central bank of Canada

6. central bank of Switzerland

Q20. Who was on 31 October 2013 appointed as British Deputy High Commissioner in Chennai?

Ans. Bharat Suresh Joshi

Q21. India's men's compound Archery team on 31 October 2013 won a gold medal in the 18th Asian Archery competition. Where was the vent held?

Ans. Chinese Taipei

Q22. Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on allocation and pricing of telecom licences and 2G Spectrum during 1998-2009 was submitted its report to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on 29 October 2013. Who headed the JPC?

Ans. PC Chako, MP

Note: It consists of 30 memebers ( 20 Loka Sabha MPs and 10 Rajya Sabha MPs).

Q23. Who was appointed as the corporate vice president of Skype, a popular and free international voiceover and messaging service and Lync communications product by Microsoft on 30 October 2013?

Ans. Gurdeep Singh Pall

Q24. Name the panel advising Pricing Methodology for Diesel, Domestic LPG and PDS Kerosene which submitted its report to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry on 30 October 2013?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Kirit Parikh Panel

Note: Panel in its report recommended a price increase of 5 Rupees per litre in diesel, 4 Rupees per litre in kerosene, and 250 Rupees in LPG cylinder with immediate effect.

Q25. Name the new scheme, approved by Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 30 October 2013,  with a total cost of 500 crore rupees during the 12th Five Year Plan and to establish four to six brown field projects and three to five green field projects addressing the environmental issues faced by Textile Processing Units?

Ans. Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS)

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Q26. Who was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Birla Sun Life Insurance (BSLI), life insurance arm of Aditya Birla Group on 30 October 2013?

Ans. Pankaj Razdan

Q27. India and which country on 30 October 2013 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in broadcasting between Prasar Bharati and Cuban Radio and Television Institute (ICRT)?

Ans. Cuba

Q28. Which Indian Bollywood actress was on 29 October 2013 honoured in the House of Commons, London for her contribution to the global entertainment industry?

Ans. Kareena Kapoor

Q29. World Bank on 25 October 2013 approved ................. million US dollars assistance for Uttarakhand, in the wake of rains and landslides that killed several hundred people in the state in June 2013?

Ans. 250

Q30. GAIL India and which 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?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Paradip Port Trust

Q31. Who won the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships at Istanbul after defeating Li Na 2-6, 6-3, 6-0?

Ans. Serena Williams

Q32. Which corporation on 27 October 2013 defeated Air India 5-3 to win the 48th Bombay Gold Cup hockey tournament at the MHA stadium, Mumbai?

Ans. Indian Oil Corporation

Q33. Who was on 27 October 2013 conferred with the Mother Teresa Memorial International Award by NGO The Harmony Foundation for her efforts towards achieving social justice in Mumbai?

Ans. Sushmita Sen, former Miss Universe

Q34. Who will be declared the winner  as clarified by Election Commission of India on 28 October 2013 that if the number of electors who had utilised the NOTA (None Of The Above candidates) option in the EVM or Ballot paper exceeded the votes polled by any of the candidates?

Ans. The candidate with the highest number of votes would be declared winner.

Q35. Name the the noted Hindi writer passed away on 28 October 2013 at Mayur Vihar?

Ans. Rajendra Yadav

Q36. Which country on 29 October 2013 opened world’s first underwater rail link that connects Asia and Europe?

Ans. Turkey

Note: The length of the rail link is 13 kilometers and is about 60 meters below the Bosphorus Strait. Named Marmaray tunnel is the first world’s subway to connect two continents. The Tunnel is engineered to withstand the earthquakes.

Q37. Hamid Ansari, the Vice President of India on 28 October 2013 launched the Indian Chambers of Commerce (INCHAM) in which country?

Ans. Lima, Peru

Q38. Name the Bollywood actress who became the global brand ambassador of American fashion brand Guess in the last week of October 2013?

Ans. Priyanka Chopra

Q39. Who was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Russia on 28 October 2013?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. P.S. Raghvan

Note: 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.

Q40. Name the renowned Bharatnatyam exponent was on 29 October 2013 honoured with the prestigious Guru Debaprasad Award for outstanding contribution in the field of dance?

Ans. Geeta Chandran

Q41. Reserve Bank of India on 29 October 2013 allowed the commercial banks to revise the periodicity of interest payments thus enabling savings bank account and term deposit holders to earn interest at shorter intervals. What is the present interval at which interests are paid?

Ans. Quarterly intervals

Note: Reserve Bank of India gave freedom to commercial banks to fix savings bank deposit rates in 2011. While giving banks this freedom, the RBI kept one condition that a uniform rate will have to be offered on deposits of up to 1 lakh Rupees, on higher amounts banks are allowed to offer differential rates to depositors.

Q42. World Health Organisation (WHO) on 29 October 2013 confirmed ten cases of polio in which country in 14 years?

Ans. Syria

Q43. Which country on 29 October 2013 announced the winding down of its military mission in Afghanistan with the withdrawal of most of its troops by the end of 2014?

Ans. Australia

Q44. India was ranked at which place in the ease of doing business list according to the annual Doing Business report released on 29 October 2013 by World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC)?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. 134th

Note: In the Ease of Doing Business ranking of 189 countries India has dropped from 131 spot in 2013 to 134th spot in 2014. Top 03 countries were Hong Kong , New Zealand and United States.

Q45. Who was on 29 October 2013 presented with the 'Soul of India Award' for his outstanding achievements in the film industry?

Ans. Ashok Amritraj

Note: Ashok Amritraj is a former tennis player and has represented India on an international level. He played in all major tennis tournament during his nine-year career including Wimbledon and the US Open. Later he turned a film producer.

Q46. Recently, Scientists discovered a new planet called ................. which has a similar mass and density to that of Earth?

Ans.  Kepler 78b

Q47. How many medals were bagged by Indian shooters at 6th Air Gun Shooting Championship which concluded in Tehran, Iran on 26 October 2013?

Ans. 37 medals

  

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 02 November 2013

Daily Current Affairs Updates: 02 November 2013

1) Rohit Sharma becomes third player to hit ODI double-century: India's Rohit Sharma smashed a magnificent innings of 209 off 158 balls in their seventh one-day international with Australia, becoming only the third player to score a double-century in ODI cricket as India secured victory by 57 runs to win the series 3-2. The other two players to hit double century were also Indian’s Virender Sehwag (219) against West Indies in 2011 and Sachin Tendulkar (200) against South Africa in 2010.

2) Rohit Sharma breaks the record of highest number of sixes by a batsmen in an innings of ODI:  Rohit Sharma who hit 16 sixes while out in the middle in Bangalore, breaked Shan Watson's previous record of 15 sixes in an ODI innings.

3) India won the 7 match ODI Series against Australia 3-2: Rohit Sharma's brilliant performance in the final helped India seal the 07 match ODI series against Australia with a margin of 3-2 as 4th & 5th ODIs were washed out in rain. Rohit Sharma was adjudged the Man of the Series and Man of the Match(final). From 06 matches played Rohit Sharma scored 491 runs with an average of above 100 hitting 02 centuries & a fifty.

4) 10-day-old Rajkot girl is youngest PAN card holder: Aahna was born on October 21, 2013, in a private hospital in Rajkot. Ten days later, she became India’s youngest holder of a Permanent Account Number (PAN) when she received a PAN card from National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL). She has just beaten the earlier record by 12 days flat.

5) Pak Taliban chooses new chief after drone strike:  Pakistan Taliban on Saturday selected Khan Said Sajna as their new leader after Hakimullah Mehsud was killed in a US drone strike, members of the insurgent group said.

6) Barack Obama greets people on Diwali: US President Barack Obama greeted Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists across the globe on the occasion of Diwali, saying the flame of the diya reminds that light will ultimately triumph over darkness.

7) Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary reopens after monsoon: Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, famous for dense population of one-horn rhinos, reopened to tourists after remaining closed during the monsoon.

8) 56-hour countdown for India's Mars mission to begin on 03 November 2013.

9) Unnao gold hunt: No gold found in the first trench- The Archeological Survey of India's (ASI) team, which had undertaken the digging work in Unnao's Daundiya Kheda area since October 18, made it clear that no gold was found on the site. The team closed the work on the first trench and moved to second on Saturday evening.

10) Ten passengers died as they jump out of train in Andhra Pradesh:  Ten people were run over and an equal number injured by a speeding train near Vizianagaram town. According to East Coast railway spokesperson, some of the passengers of Bokaro Express (Alleppy to Dhanbad), proceeding to Bokaro Steel city, pulled the chain at the railway yard at Gotlam station near Vizianagaram town when they heard a rumour that a compartment of the train was on fire and jumped out on the tracks at around 6.50pm. As it was dark, they did not see Rayagada-Vijaywada passenger train coming from the opposite direction on the adjacent track and were run over.

11) Congress’ theme song for Delhi polls released: An audio-visual theme song for the assembly polls reflecting the achievements of the Congress government in Delhi in the last 15 years was released by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.

12)  Australian Mark Webber put Red Bull on pole position for the floodlit Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday in a front row sweep with quadruple world champion teammate Sebastian Vettel.

13) Kannur (also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala) declared first zero-landless district in country.

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Download IBPS Clerks III Online Exam Pre-Exam Training Call Letter / Admit Card

Download IBPS Clerks III Online Exam Pre-Exam Training Call Letter / Admit Card

Dear Friends...good news for those waiting for IBPS Clerks Exam 2013. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has opened link to download  the Pre Exam training Call Letters for IBPS Clerks III Online Exam. The training will be held from 9th to 16th November 2013. All eligible candidates for the pre exam training can download their call letters from the below link. Registration Number and Date of Birth / Password is required for downloading.

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Important Countries and their Heads: Useful for all competitive Exams (PDF Download)

Important Countries and their Heads: Useful for all competitive Exams

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1. Afghanistan- President - Hamid Karzai

2. Australia-Prime Minister - Tony Abbott

3. Bangladesh- Prime Minister - Sheikh Hasina ; President - Abdul Hamid

4. Bhutan- Prime Minister - Tshering Tobgay; King - Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

5. Brazil- President - Dilma Rousseff

6. Canada- Prime Minister - Stephen Harper

7. China- President - Xi Jinping; Premier of the State Council - Li Keqiang

8. Cuba- President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers - Raúl Castro

9. Egypt- Acting President - Adly Mansour; Acting Prime Minister - Hazem Al Beblawi

10. France- President - François Hollande; Prime Minister - Jean-Marc Ayrault

11. Germany- Federal Chancellor - Angela Merkel

12. India- President - Pranab Mukherjee; Prime Minister - Manmohan Singh

13. Indonesia- President - Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

14. Israel- Prime Minister - Benjamin Netanyahu

15. Italy- President of the Council of Ministers - Enrico Letta

16. Japan- Prime Minister - Shinzo Abe

17. Nepal- President - Ram Baran Yadav- Chairman of the Council of Ministers - Khil Raj Regmi

18. New Zealand- Prime Minister - John Key

19. Iran- President - Hassan Rouhani

20. North Korea- Premier of the Cabinet - Pak Pong-ju

21. Pakistan- President - Mamnoon Hussain; Prime Minister - Nawaz Sharif

22. Palestine- President - Mahmoud Abbas; Prime Minister - Rami Hamdallah

23. Russia- President - Vladimir Putin- Chairman of the Government - Dmitry Medvedev

24. South Africa- President - Jacob Zuma

25. South Korea- Prime Minister - Jung Hong-won; President - Park Geun-hye

26.Syria- President - Bashar al-Assad; Prime Minister - Wael Nader Al-Halqi

27. Thailand- Prime Minister - Yingluck Shinawatra

28. United Kingdom- Prime Minister - David Cameron

29. United States- President - Barack Hussein Obama

30. Zimbabwe- President - Robert Mugabe

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Catholic Syrian Bank Recruitment for 300 Probationary Assistant Managers 2013

Catholic Syrian Bank Recruitment for 300 Probationary Assistant Managers 2013

Friends...Catholic Syrian Bank Ltd issued notification for Direct Recruitment of 300 Probationary Assistant Managers in Grade-I (Scale-I). Interested candidates should apply Online through below give link till 10 November 2013. No IBPS Score is required to apply...

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Employment News this week: Job Highlights (02 November - 08 November 2013)

Employment News this week: Job Highlights (02 November - 08 November 2013)

 01. Office of the Principal Accountant General (A&E) Gwalior, MP requires Principal Accountant General and Pr. Director (Audit & Commercial). No. of Vacancies – 12. Last Date - 05.11.2013

02. Central Electronic Limited, Ghaziabad (UP) needs 10 Tech Manager, Electrical Engineer, Electronic Engineer, Executive, Tech Officer, Mech. Engineer. Last Date - within 21 days from date of publication of the advertisement.

03. Office of the Principal Accountant General Social Sector Audit Karnataka,Bangalore invites applications for the posts of Principal Accountant General and Principal Director (Audit). No. of Vacancies – 11. Last Date- within 30 days from date of publication of the advertisement.

04. Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) needs 55 Manger (Finance & Accounts), Deputy Manager (IT), Executive (Civil, Electrical, Finance, Accounts & HR). Last Date –16.11.2013

05. Central Rice Research Institute, Odhisha requires Technician & Technical Assistant (Farm Asst, Bio. Asst, Extension Asst, etc). No. of Vacancies – 13. Last Date-Within 45 days from date of publication of the advertisement.

06. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Thiruvananthapuram requires 45 Library Assistance, Technical Assistance & Technician. Last Date-11.11.13

07. NMDC Limited, Hyderabad requires Sr. Manager, Manger, Deputy Manager, (Mechanical, Electrical Etc.). No. of Vacancies – 12. Last Date-11.11.13

08. Ministry of Statistics Programme Implementation, Noida (UP) requires 13 Jr. System Analyst, Asst. Librarian, Personal Asst. Sr. Accountant etc. Last Date–04.10.13

09. Bhilai Steel Plant, SAIL, Bhilai needs 330 Operator Cum Technician (Trainee). Last Date – 04.11.13

10. Union Public Service Commission, (UPSC) invites applications for the posts of Manager Grade-I, Specialist Grade-II, Asst. Professor (Physiology)Etc.No. of Vacancies – 50. Last Date - 15.11.13

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01 November 2013: Important Current Affairs Updates

01 November 2013: Important Current Affairs Updates

1)  Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport has opposed the Centre’s decision to privatise six airports, including the recently modernised Chennai and Kolkata airports, this year.

2) Prime suspect in Patna serial blasts died in the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences hospital.

3) AP CM calls for unified State on Formation Day: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on Friday expressed the hope that the State would remain united, as it had achieved substantial progress as a unified entity. He unfurled the national flag and took the salute during the main official function to mark the Andhra Pradesh Formation Day at the NTR stadium.

4) Google launches Nexus 5 with Android 4.4 KitKat priced at $ 349: Google launched a new flagship Android phone , a Nexus 5 made by Korean firm LG which runs the latest version of the mobile operating system dubbed 'KitKat'. The phone, which sports a 5-inch (12.7 cm) high definition display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chip and an advanced 8 megapixel rear camera, offers up to 17 hours of talk time and is available in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan and Korea. It is coming soon to India. The price of the phone starts at $ 349.

5) New Chairman for National Payments Corp: M. Balachandran has been appointed chairman of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), taking over the reins from Infosys’ N. R. Narayana Murthy, who had resigned on July 25.

6) Prime Focus appoints new group COO: Prime Focus has appointed Vikas Rathee, an investment banking and corporate finance professional, as its Group Chief Operating Officer (COO).

7) Chidambaram defends RBI rate hikes: Staving off sharp criticism on the recent rate hikes by the RBI, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, on Friday defended the new RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan’s policy action. However, he also reiterated that the Government’s stance remained pro-growth.

8) India’s first aerospace park ready for take-off: Country’s first aerospace SEZ is all set to take wings in Adhibatla on the outskirts of Hyderabad. About 20 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and a few big players have committed an investment to the tune of Rs 1,500 crore.

9) MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX) has appointed Gopal Krishna Pillai IAS (Retd.) as Chairman and Thomas Mathew T., as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors. SEBI has approved Pillai’s election as Chairman. Pillai was in the Indian Administrative Service and retired as Home Secretary to the Government of India. He belongs to the Kerala cadre of the 1972 batch of IAS.

10) Microsoft appointed Gurdeep Singh Pall as the corporate vice president of Skype, a popular and free international voiceover and messaging service and Lync communications product. He will replace the Mark Gillett. Gurdeep Singh Pall, 46, born in Chandigarh. He joined in Microsoft Company in January 1990 as a software design engineer.

11) India and Vietnam signed a treaty for transfer of sentenced prisoners languishing in jails in the two countries.

12)  India and Australia are to hold the 3rd round of negotiations to finalise a civil nuclear agreement that could enable the sale of Australian uranium to India, in Delhi during the week beginning November 25, it was announced on Friday.

13) India won Gold in 18th Asian Archery Competition held at Chinese Taipei. Abhishek Verma, Ratan Singh, Sandeep Kumar forming the compound team defeated the Korean trio of Lihong Min, Yong Hee Choi and Jongho Kim 233-231 to win the gold.

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Assam Circle PA/SA Exam Final Result 2013 Declared

Assam Circle PA/SA Exam Final Result 2013 Declared

Friends...Assam Postal Circle has declared the Result of PA/SA Exam 2013....

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Uttarakhand Circle PA/SA Exam Final Result 2013 Declared

Uttarakhand Circle PA/SA Exam Final Result 2013 Declared

Friends...Uttarakhand Postal Circle has declared the Result of PA/SA Exam 2013....

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This is regarding Declaration of Result for Direct Recruitment to the cadre of Postal Assistant in Post Offices and Savings Bank Control Organization in Uttarakhand Postal Circle for vacancies of the year 2011-12.

The list of selected candidate is Display h/w.All Pre and Post appointment activity will be carried out by the concerned Postal Divisional Head. Heads.

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Diwali/Deepavali Wishes to all!!!!!!

Currentaffairs4examz Team wishes all of you a very happy Diwali/Deepavali!!!!

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Delhi Circle PA/SA Exam Final Result 2013 Declared

Delhi Circle PA/SA Exam Final Result 2013 Declared

Friends...Today Delhi Postal Circle has declared the Result of PA/SA Exam 2013. The notice along with the results is as follows:

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All concerned are informed that the result to the following cadre of Delhi Circle is hereby declared (Lists of selected candidates (Post & categories wise) are attached) :-

(1) Postal Assistant in Post Office,

(2)Postal Assistant in Saving Bank Control Organisation,

(3) Postal Assistant in Mail Motor Service

(4)Postal Assistant in Foreign Post Organisation

NOTE:- The result of Sorting Assistant in Railway Mail Service will be declared shortly

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Daily Current Affairs from 31 October 2013

Daily Current Affairs  from 31 October 2013

1)  Nation paid tribute to the veteran freedom fighter and first Home Minister of Independent India, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel on his 137th birth anniversary. Born on 31st October, 1875 in Gujarat, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel is also known as the Iron Man Of India. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel was awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously in the year 1999.

2) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stone of Statute of Unity, a 182-metre tall statue of "iron man" Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 138th birth anniversary. The statue will be raised on a small rocky island in the middle of the Narmada riverbed facing Sardar Sarovar Dam at Kevadia. The Statue Of Unity will be double the height of the Statue of Liberty in the USA. Proposed 182 meters (597 ft) monument will be the tallest statue of the world when completed.

3) Petrol cheaper by Rs 1.15/lt; diesel to cost more by Re 0.50/lt: Public sector oil marketing companies on Thursday reduced petrol prices by Rs 1.15 a litre and increased diesel prices by 50 paise a litre both effective midnight of Thursday.

4) India slips to 106th spot in World Prosperity Index: India has slipped by five places to 106th spot, way below neighbouring Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and China in the World Prosperity Index, due largely to its poor ‘safety and security’ environment.

5) S. Masood Ahmed, chief scientist at the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), here has won the K.K. Menon Award for 2013. The award instituted by the Geological Society of India recognised his contributions in sedimentary geology.

6) Fodder scam: Lalu Prasad’s bail plea rejected by HC- Jharkhand High Court rejected the bail plea of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, who is serving a five-year sentence at the Birsa Munda Central Jail here after being convicted in a fodder scam case.

7)New York City to raise tobacco buying age to 21: New York city has voted to increase the legal age to 21 for buying tobacco, including cigarettes and e-cigarettes, making it the first major city in the US to institute a minimum smoking age above 19 years.

8) Bharat Joshi is new British Dy High Commissioner: Bharat Joshi is the new British Deputy High Commissioner to be based in Chennai, replacing Mike Nithavrianakis. Born in Croydon in the UK in 1969, Joshi joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1995 and has had diplomatic postings to Gambia, Dhaka, Qatar and Cameroon.

9) Subhas Goswami, director of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy appointed as the Director General (DG) of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on 30 October 2013. He will succeed Ajay Chadha, IPS.

10) Pankaj Razdan was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Birla Sun Life Insurance (BSLI), life insurance arm of Aditya Birla Group on 30 October 2013.

11) Saina Nehwal slips to 7th spot in BWF ranking: Second-round exit from French Open Super Series proved costly for Saina Nehwal as the Indian badminton ace continued her downward slide, slipping one more spot to be placed at world number seven in the latest BWF ranking released.

12) Prime Focus has appointed Vikas Rathee, an investment banking and corporate finance professional, as its Group Chief Operating Officer (COO).

13) Sanjiv Kapoor will be joining SpiceJet as the Chief Operating Officer from November 1, the airline said in a statement to the Bombay Stock Exchange.

14) Northern Railway halts platform ticket sale till November 10: Northern Railway has decided to stop sale of platform tickets at major stations in the city, including at New Delhi station, with immediate effect to avoid over crowding during Diwali and Chhat puja festivals.

15) The Supreme Court today directed the Centre and State governments to pass an order within three months, on giving fixed tenure to civil servants. A bench headed by Justice K S Radhakrishnan said that fixed tenure of bureaucrats will promote professionalism, efficiency and good governance.

16) British Prime Minister David Cameron will come on his third visit to India in last two years on November 14 and will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on key bilateral and regional issues.

17) Congress president Sonia Gandhi has been listed the third most powerful woman as Russian President Vladimir Putin beat President Barack Obama to the top spot on Forbes' list of "The World's Most Powerful People".

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