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Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Current Affairs & GK Quiz- 4 December 2013
Current Affairs & GK Quiz- 4
December 2013
1) Where is The
National Chemical Laboratory situated?
(A)New Delhi
(B)Bangalore
(C)Pune
(D)Chennai
Ans. (C)Pune
2) Who has won the
ICC People’s Choice Award for the year 2013 on 3rd December 2013?
(A) Sachin
Tendulkar
(B) Virat Kohli
(C) M S Dhoni
(D) Shikhar Dhawan
Ans. (C) M S Dhoni
3) The Supreme
Court on Tuesday, 3rd Dec 2013, set a deadline for all states and Union
Territories to frame rules to regulate sale of acid and notify them
accordingly. What is the deadline?
(A) 31 December
2013
(B) 31 January 2014
(C) 28 February
2014
(D) 31 March 2014
Ans. (D) 31 March 2014
4) Which day was
observed across the world on 3 December 2013?
(A) International
Day of Women
(B) International
Day of Animals
(C) International
Day of People with Disability
(D) International
Peace Day
Ans. (C) International Day of People with Disability
5) ‘Blue revolution’ is associated with what?
(A)Agriculture
(B)Iron And Steel
Industry
(C)Irrigation
(D)Fishing
Ans. (D)Fishing
6) In human
systems, vitamins cannot:
(A)Help In
Digestion
(B)Help In
Metabolizing Drugs
(C)Help In Growth
(D)Supply Energy
Ans. (D)Supply Energy
7) Which of the
following is not an objective of the Monetary Policy of RBI?
(A)Boost Economic
Development
(B)Direct Credit In
Desirable Direction
(C)Control
Inflationary Pressure
(D)Ensure Social
Justice
Ans. (D)Ensure Social Justice
8) On 3rd Dec 2013,
India successfully test-fired indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II
missile with a strike range of 350 km from a test range at Chandipur in Odisha
as part of a user trial by defence forces. What type of missile is Prithvi-II?
(A) Surface to Air
(B) Air to Air
(C) Air to Surface
(D) Surface to
Surface
Ans. (D) Surface to Surface
9) Which city in
India is also known as "Brasscity"?
(A)Aligarh
(B)Moradabad
(C)Banaras
(D)Meerut
Ans.(B)Moradabad
10) Which Indian
city has world's longest railway platform?
(A)Kharagpur
(W.Bengal)
(B)Secunderabad
(A.P.)
(C)Gorakhpur (UP)
(D)Jabalpur(M.P.)
Ans. (C)Gorakhpur (UP)Monday, December 2, 2013
Current Affairs Questions useful for IBPS Clerk Exam 2013- Part-2
Current Affairs Questions useful for IBPS Clerk Exam 2013-
Part-2
Friends...Here
is the Part-2 of the Current Affairs series.
1)
“World Polio Day” is observed on?
(A)
29-Oct
(B)
18-Oct
(C)
21-Oct
(D)
24-Oct
Ans. (D) 24-Oct
2)
Which IPL team won the Champions League Twenty-20 title held in Oct 2013?
(A)
Rajasthan Royals
(B)
Trinidad & Tobago
(C)
Mumbai Indians
(D)
Chennai Super Kings
Ans. (C) Mumbai Indians
3)
Which organization won the Nobel peace prize 2013 (announced in Oct 2013)?
(A)
European Union
(B)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
(C)
UNICEF
(D)
Red Cross
Ans. (B) Organisation
for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
4)
Which of the following dam has celebrated its 50th Anniversary in Oct 2013?
(A)
Bhakra dam
(B)
KSR Dam
(C)
Sardar Sarovar Dam
(D)
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Ans. (A) Bhakra dam
5)
The Largest Air Traffic Control Tower of India which is 84 meter high was
Inaugurated at which city airport in Oct 2013?
(A)
New Delhi
(B)
Mumbai
(C)
Hyderabad
(D)
Bangalore
Ans. (B) Mumbai
6)
Two political leaders Lalu Prasad Yadav and Jagadish Sharma have been
disqualified from their parliamentary memberships on account of conviction under
the Chaibasa Treasury case in Oct 2013. Jagadish Sharma belonged to which
political party?
(A)
Janata Dal (United)
(B)
SP
(C)
BSP
(D)
RJD
Ans. A) Janata Dal
(United)
7)
Which Indian state launched the “She Taxi” project, aiming at ensuring safe
travel for women, in Oct 2013?
(A)
Gujarat
(B)
Kerala
(C)
Goa
(D)
Haryana
Ans. B) Kerala
8)
Which internet giant launched a new search algorithm named as “Humingbird” in
Oct 2013?
(A)
Alibaba
(B)
Microsoft
(C)
Yahoo
(D)
Google
Ans.(D) Google
9)
Narendra Modi laid the foundation of a 597-foot Sardar Patel idol (called the
Statue of Unity) in Oct 2013 which will be built at Sadhu Bet, an island situated
3 kilometers away from the Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat. Vallabhbhai Patel,
Known as Iron man, is India’s first .................... post independece.
(A)
Finance Minister
(B)
External Affairs Minister
(C)
Prime Minister
(D)
Home Minister
Ans. (D) Home Minister
10)
Which former Liberian President who sentenced to 50 years in prison for crimes against
humanity in Oct 2013?
(A)
Charles Taylor
(B)
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
(C)
Foday Sankoh
(D)
George Weah
Ans. (A) Charles Taylor
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Q1. Who was appointed as UNICEF's first brand ambassador for South
Asia on 28 November 2013?
Note: Sachin Tendulkar will work for promoting hygiene and
sanitation in the South Asian region for two years. Sachin Tendulkar was
already involving with the UNICEF campaigns for polio and global hand washing.
Q2. Name the managing editor of Tehelka who on 27 November 2013
announced her resignation from the Tehelka, an investigative magazine in the
wake of the sexual harassment case in which a young Tehelka reporter alleged
that the magazine's editor in chief Tarun Tejpal had sexually assaulted her
during an event the magazine's group conducted in Goa?
Ans. Shoma Chaudhury
Q3. Who was appointed as new Army Chief of Pakistan by Prime
Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif on 28-NOV-2013?
Ans. Lt Gen Raheel
Sharif
Q4. Which word was named as word of the year by Oxford
Dictionaries on 19 November 2013?
Ans. Selfie
Note: Selfie, (Noun) means: a photograph that one has taken of
oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a
social media website. Selfie was added to OxfordDictionaries.com in August
2013, although the Word of the Year selection is made irrespective of whether the
candidates are already included in an Oxford dictionary.
Q5. Who won Formula one Brazilian Grand Prix 2013 on 24 November
2013?
Ans. Sebastian Vettel
Note: With this victory vettel matched Michael Schumacher’s
record of 13 victories in a year and equalled the nine consecutive wins of
Alberto Ascari.
Q6. Who has sworn in as the 22nd Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh
by Governor Ram Naresh Yadav at Raj Bhavan, Bhopal on 24 November 2013?
Ans. Justice Ajay
Manikrao Khanwilkar
Q7. International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women is
observed on ...... November 2013 across the world to raise awareness about
violence against women?
Ans. 25 November
Q8. Who was appointed as the chairman of MCX’s board by Multi
Commodity Exchange of India Ltd on 27 November 2013?
Ans. Satyananda Mishra
Note: Market Regulatory authority, the Forward Markets
Commission (FMC) also approved the appointment of Satyananda Mishra as the
independent Director of MCX's board for a period up to 31 March 2016.
Satyananda Mishra is a retired Indian Administrative Services officer (1973
Batch) and has acted as a Chief Information Commissioner from December 2010 to
September 2013.
Q9. Who has made it to the number one spot in the GG2 Power List
101 for her work in raising awareness for female empowerment?
Ans. Malala Yousafzai
Q10. Union Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily on 29 November 2013
inaugurated the first "Synthetic Rubber Plant" of the country. Where
was it situated?
Ans. Panipat in Haryana
Q11. National Tiger Conservation Authority on 28 November 2013
approved the fifth tiger reserve of Maharashtra at which place?
Ans. Nagzira
Note: Nagzira tiger reserve will be developed between Bhandara
and Gondia districts, which will be the home of surplus tigers of the state.
Q12. Italian Senate on 27 November 2013 expelled ex- Prime
Minister .......................... from Parliament over his tax fraud
conviction?
Ans. Silvio Berlusconi
Q13. Name the cyclonic storm which on 27 November 2013 hit the
Andhra Pradesh coast and caused severe damage in the coastal region?
Ans. Lehar
Q14. ISRO and NASA will coordinate functions of their Mars
Orbiters-Mangalyaan and MAVEN once both get into orbit of the Mars planet in
September 2014. This was announced by ISRO scientists. When was Mangalyaan launched?
Ans. 5 November 2013
using PSLV-C25
Q15. Which global search engine giant on 28 November 2013 setup an
election portal in India, the largest democracy of the world?
Ans. Google
Q16. Name the Indian-American who was appointed as president of
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, the world's largest ratings firm
recently?
Ans. Neeraj Sahai
Note: He was appointed by McGraw Hill Financial Company. Neeraj
Sahai (56) will assume his new role at Standard & Poor's from 6 January
2014.
Q17. India has won the three one day series against West Indies by
2-1 on 27 November 2013. This was the ............th ODI title win in a row for
India?
Ans. Sixth
Q18. Which city will be the host for the World Trade Fair or EXPO
2020 as announced by Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) on 27 November
2013?
Ans. Dubai
Q19. Which party emerged as single largest Party in the second
Constituent Assembly elections in Nepal which are held on 19 November 2013?
Ans. Nepali Congress
(NC)
Q20. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 26 November 2013 directed the
banks to charge customers for the transaction ........... alerts on the basis
of usage, instead of imposing a fixed fee?
Ans. SMS
Q21. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on 26 November 2013
launched the construction of the country's biggest Nuclear power project.
Nuclear power plant is to be built with technical assistance of which country?
Ans. China
Note: 2200-MegaWatt- Karachi Coastal Power Project, comprising
the K-2 and K-3 nuclear plants, is being built at Paradise Beach, located 40 km
from the Karachi.
Q22. Constitution Day was observed across India on ...........
November 2013 to honour the Constitution of India?
Ans. 26 November
Note: Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent
Assembly on 26 November 1949, which came into force on 26 January 1950.
Q23. Union Cabinet on 25 November 2013 approved a proposal to
transfer Indu Mill land in ......... to Maharashtra government for constructing
Dr B R Ambedkar memorial?
Ans. Mumbai
Q24. Aviation company e- Volo on 17 November 2013 successfully
tested the first helicopter which is noiseless and emission-free named-
Volocopter. e- Volo is the company from which country?
Ans. Germany
Q25. Which countries on 24 November 2013 qualified for ICC
Twenty20 World Cup 2014 after winning their respective matches in the
qualifiers at Dubai?
Ans. Ireland and
Afghanistan
Q26. Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on 29 November
2013 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Department of AIDS
Control. What is the objective of the MoU?
Ans. To "reach a
large number of youth engaged in sports activities" at village, district
and state level with information on STI/HIV/AIDS prevention and related
services.
Q27. Which country on 28
November 2013 inaugurated the Consulate General of it in Chennai?
Ans. Belgium
Q28. Where was the 9th International Heavy Minerals Conference
(HMC 2013) held from 27 to 29 November 2013?
Ans. Visakhapatnam,
Andhra Pradesh
Q29. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 28 November 2013 relaxed norms
for participation of Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) in the insurance
joint ventures by allowing them to hold more than ................. percent in
such companies?
Ans. 50 percent
Q30. Name the noted Dalit writer who passed away on 17 November
2013 at Dehradun, Uttarakhand?
Ans. Omprakash Valmiki
Q31. Name the Latvian Prime Minister who announced his resignation
and thereby the fall of the Government on 27 November 2013?
Ans. Valdis Dombrovskis
Note: He resigned due to the deadly collapse of Maxima
supermarket of Riga on 21 November 2013.
Q32. Which countries on 27 November 2013 qualified for the ICC T20
World cup which will be held in Bangladesh in 2014?
Ans. Nepal and UAE
Q33. NATO on 26 November 2013 launched a three-day cyber defence
exercise “Cyber Coalition 2013”in Estonia. Expand NATO?
Ans. North Atlantic
Treaty Organization
Q34. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 26 November 2013 allowed banks
to treat loans given to medium manufacturing enterprises after 13 November 2013
as ............ sector advance?
Ans. Priority sector
Q35. Name the Indian weightlifter who won Gold and two Silver
medals in the Boys' 50 Kg category of the Commonwealth Weightlifting
Championships on 25 November 2013 at Penang, Malaysia?
Ans. Deepak Lathore
Q36. Name the ten-member Committee constituted by Supreme Court of
India on 26 November 2013 to deal with complaints of sexual harassment within
its premises?
Ans. Gender
Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee (GSICC)
Q37. Name the world champion water skier of Australia who died on
25 November 2013 after a fall during a high-speed endurance race on Australia’s
Hawkesbury River?
Ans. Sarah Teelow
Q38. Name the Indian Origin British MP who on 22 November 2013 was
honoured with the prestigious Asian Trader Editor’s Award?
Ans. Priti Patel
Q39. Who won Golf world cup at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club in
Melbourne on 24 November 2013 ?
Ans. Jason Day,
Australian Golfer
Note: Australia team (Jason Day and Adam Scott) also won the
team Championships by beating the American team of Matt Kuchar and Kevin
Streelman.
Q40. COP-19, UN Climate Change Conference 2013 concluded in
Warsaw, ........... on 23 November 2013 by approving the new global treaty?
Ans. Poland
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IBPS Clerk-III 2013: 01 December 2013: Morning Shift GA Questions
IBPS Clerk-III 2013: 01 December 2013: Morning
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1. Which country hosted the 23rd CHOGM summit 2013?- Sri Lanka in Colombo
2. World Diabetes day?- 14 November
3. Who was the Miss Universe 2013?- MarÃa Gabriela Isler from Venezuela
4. Full form SLR?- Statutory Liquidity ratio
5. Name the Indian who scored double century against Australia recently?- Rohit Sharma
6. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is located in which state?- Andhra Pradesh
7. Who won Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration 2013?- M.S. Swaminathan
8. Name the play bank singer who got Bharat Ratna?- Lata mangeskar in 2001
9. Indian gran pix winner 2013?- Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
10. Women pension scheme is named after?
11. Magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) in cheque has how many character?- 9
12. Micro loans related one question
13. One question related to Kisan credit card
14. One question related to demand deposit
15. Who is the author of Casual Vacancy?- J.K Rowling
16. Largest Exporter Country of Gold?
17. Sergey Bubka is related with which sports?- Pole Vault
18. At which place Indian Grand Prix was held?- Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
19. Largest Producing Country for Coffee?
20. Which organization working for welfare of women?
21. ATM operated by non banking entities?- White Label ATM
22. NSAP is related with which leader?
23. Question related to Sec 46 Banking Regulation Act
24. Which product improves credit flow in agriculture?
25. EMI goes on?
26. Converting physical share into electronic form?
27. Which of the following is not a negotiable instrument?
28. A banknote of which portion is missing or which is composed of more than two pieces is known as?
29. NPCI 24x7 related?
30. Vodafone and ICICI launched unique mobile transfer called?- M-Pesa
31. Banking Companies (Nomination) Rule 1985 related question
32. SKOPJE is a birthplace of which famous personality?- Mother Teresa
33. Cheque truncation means ?
34. Purchasing a commodity or security in one market for immediate sale in another market is known as?
35. Whole sale banking is not intended to the need of
1. Which country hosted the 23rd CHOGM summit 2013?- Sri Lanka in Colombo
2. World Diabetes day?- 14 November
3. Who was the Miss Universe 2013?- MarÃa Gabriela Isler from Venezuela
4. Full form SLR?- Statutory Liquidity ratio
5. Name the Indian who scored double century against Australia recently?- Rohit Sharma
6. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is located in which state?- Andhra Pradesh
7. Who won Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration 2013?- M.S. Swaminathan
8. Name the play bank singer who got Bharat Ratna?- Lata mangeskar in 2001
9. Indian gran pix winner 2013?- Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
10. Women pension scheme is named after?
11. Magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) in cheque has how many character?- 9
12. Micro loans related one question
13. One question related to Kisan credit card
14. One question related to demand deposit
15. Who is the author of Casual Vacancy?- J.K Rowling
16. Largest Exporter Country of Gold?
17. Sergey Bubka is related with which sports?- Pole Vault
18. At which place Indian Grand Prix was held?- Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
19. Largest Producing Country for Coffee?
20. Which organization working for welfare of women?
21. ATM operated by non banking entities?- White Label ATM
22. NSAP is related with which leader?
23. Question related to Sec 46 Banking Regulation Act
24. Which product improves credit flow in agriculture?
25. EMI goes on?
26. Converting physical share into electronic form?
27. Which of the following is not a negotiable instrument?
28. A banknote of which portion is missing or which is composed of more than two pieces is known as?
29. NPCI 24x7 related?
30. Vodafone and ICICI launched unique mobile transfer called?- M-Pesa
31. Banking Companies (Nomination) Rule 1985 related question
32. SKOPJE is a birthplace of which famous personality?- Mother Teresa
33. Cheque truncation means ?
34. Purchasing a commodity or security in one market for immediate sale in another market is known as?
35. Whole sale banking is not intended to the need of
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Isro's Mars Orbiter Mission successfully placed in Mars transfer trajectory
Isro's Mars Orbiter Mission
successfully placed in Mars transfer trajectory
>> Crossing a major milestone in the
country's space history, Isro's Mars Orbiter Mission on Sunday ventured out of
Earth's sphere of influence for the first time in an attempt to reach the red
planet's orbit.
>> The critical manoeuvre to place
the Mars orbiter spacecraft in the Mars transfer trajectory was successfully
carried out almost an hour past midnight.
>> During this manoeuvre, which began
at 00:49 hours, the spacecraft's 440 Newton liquid engine was fired for about
22 minutes providing a velocity increment of 648 metres/second to the
spacecraft.
>> "Following the completion of
this manoeuvre, the Earth orbiting phase of the spacecraft ended. The
spacecraft is now on a course to encounter Mars after a journey of about 10
months around the Sun," the Bangalore-headquartered Indian Space Research
Organisation said in a statement.
>> Isro performed the trans-Mars
injection, a "crucial event" intended for hurling its Mars orbiter
spacecraft into the planned orbit around the Sun, marking the first step
towards the 300 day voyage to reach the orbit of the red planet after crossing
roughly 680 million kilometres.
>> Isro has planned four mid-course
corrections in case of any deviation along its path to the Martian orbit.
>> The space agency is scheduled to
make four corrections in the course of the spacecraft's voyage to Mars before
it is expected to reach the orbit of the red planet in September 2014.
>> It had performed five
orbit-raising manoeuvres on its Mars Orbiter, raising the apogee (farthest point
from Earth) of the spacecraft to over 1.92 lakh kilometres, before it performed
the "mother of all slingshots".
>> The spacecraft is being
continuously monitored from the Spacecraft Control Centre at Isro Telemetry,
Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bangalore with support from Indian
Deep Space Network (IDSN) antennae at Byalalu, the space agency added.
>> Isro's PSLV C 25 successfully
injected the 1,350-kg 'Mangalyaan' Orbiter (Mars craft) into the orbit around
the earth some 44 minutes after a text book launch at 2.38 PM from the Satish
Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on November 5, marking the successful
completion of the first stage of the Rs 450-crore mission.
Daily Current Affairs: 30 November 2013
Daily Current Affairs: 30 November 2013
1) 'Beatriz's
War' wins Golden Peacock at IFFI: East Timor’s Beatriz’s War won the top
Golden Peacock Award at the 44th International Film Festival of India, which ended
on Saturday evening. The prize carries a cash component of Rs. 40 lakhs.
India’s Kaushik Ganguly walked away with the Best Director honour for Apu’s
Song, a Silver Peacock and Rs. 15 lakhs. Israel’s Alon Moni Aboutboul won the
Best Actor Award (Silver Peacock and Rs. 10 lakhs) for his performance in A
Place in Heaven, while the Best Actress Prize was awarded to Poland's Magdalena
Boczarska (Silver Peacock, Rs. 10 lakhs) in In Hiding. Governor of Goa Shri
Bharat Veer Wanchoo, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Shri
Manish Tewari, Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Manohar Parrikar, many International
and Bollywood personalities including Asha Parekh, Rohit Shetty, Jimmy Shergil
and Deepshikha were also present at the closing ceremony. Famous Malaysian
actress and filmmaker Michelle Yeoh was the Chief Guest for the closing
ceremony.
2) Sindhu
cruises into Macau Open final:
Indian top seed PV Sindhu cruised into the women's singles final of the
$120,000 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold at the Macau Forum on Saturday. The World
No.11 easily overcame a much lower ranked Qin Jinjing of China 21-13, 18-21,
21-19 in their first-ever encounter.
3) Mars
orbiter to leave Earth's orbit soon after midnight: India's first Mars
Orbiter Mission (MOM) will bid adieu to the Earth's orbit soon after the
intervening midnight of Saturday-Sunday on a 300-day voyage to the red planet.
4) China
to launch its first moon rover mission next week: China will launch its
first ever mission to land an unmanned spacecraft on the lunar surface next
week, as it moves forward in its ambitious plan to become the world’s
pre-eminent space power. The Chang’e-3 moon rover will be launched at 1:30 a.m.
on Monday from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, the mission’s launching
headquarters said.
5) Hollywood
film director wants to make film on Aarushi: A London-based Hollywood film
director Clip F. Runyard on Saturday
approached the Dasna Jail authorities seeking a meeting with Rajesh and Nupur
Talwar, as he wanted their consent to make a film on Aarushi-Hemraj murder
case.
6) PVC
electoral identity cards make debut in Tripura: Tripura on Saturday
introduced for the first time in the country the PVC Electoral Photo Identity
Card (PVC EPIC) as mandated by the Election Commission of India.
7) Satya
Nadella among candidates in the fray for Microsoft CEO post: India-born
senior Microsoft executive Satya Nadella is among the top two likely candidates
whose name is being considered for becoming the next CEO of the world’s biggest
software company, replacing long-time chief executive Steve Ballmer.
8) Tejpal
arrested after court rejected anticipatory bail plea: Tehelka editor Tarun
Tejpal was on Saturday tonight arrested by the Goa police, ten days after it
became public that he had allegedly sexually assaulted a woman journalist
colleague during an event held in Goa early November.
9) SBI
will raise Rs 9,576 crore to meet loan book surge and Basel-III norms:
Expecting a surge in its loan book and to meet Basel-III norms, State Bank of
India proposes to raise Rs 9,576 crore through a Qualified Institutional
Placement (QIP) or a Follow-on Public Offering (FPO).
10) Punching
PIN must for debit card transactions from Dec 1: Debit card holders will be
required to punch in their PIN numbers every time they use the card, a move aimed
at minimising frauds from December 1, 2013. In June, the Reserve Bank had
extended the deadline for implementation of mandatory PIN punching at Point-of-Sales
(PoS) and merchant outlets till November 30 following representation of banks.
11) Diesel
costlier by 50 paise/litre: The diesel price has been revised upwards by 50
paise a litre, excluding State levies, effective Saturday/Sunday midnight.
Last, it was revised by similar amount on October 31. After the current
increase, the gap between selling price and market price of diesel (commonly
known as under recovery) would be Rs. 9.99/litre. In January, the Government
allowed public sector oil marketing companies (IOC, BPCL and HPCL) to increase
diesel price in small doses to sync it with market price.
12) Indian-origin
doctor gets professional excellence award in UK: Indian-origin doctor
Jaswinder S. Bamrah, consultant psychiatrist in Manchester, has bagged Asian Lite
Professional Excellence Award for his contribution to the medical field in the
UK.
13) Indian
lifters finish with 117 medals at Commonwealth C'ships: Indian
weightlifters ended their Commonwealth Youth, Junior & Senior Championships
in style, bagging six medals today to take their overall tally to a staggering
117, including 57 gold, on the final day of the event in Penang, Malaysia.
14) Generation
from Kudankulam plant touches 400 MW: Power generation from the Kudankulam
Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) has touched 400 MW, a top official said. The 1000 MW
capacity first unit of the Indo-Russian joint venture began power generation on
October 22 producing 160 MW, which was subsequently raised to 280 MW.
15) Union Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily
on 29 November 2013 inaugurated india’s first "Synthetic Rubber
Plant" of the country at Panipat in Haryana.