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1)Confederation Cup 2013 for Football was won by which team on 30 June 2013? Brazil (Hostsand Defending champions Brazil defeated the very powerful team of Spain by 3-0 in the finals held atMaracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Spain is the reigning World and European champions. ForBrazil two goals were scored by Fred (in 2nd and 47th minute) and one by Neymar (in 44th minute).Earlier Italy defeated Uruguay 3-2 in penalty a shoot-out to finish at third position. Confederation Cupis an 8-nation football tournament that features top teams of 6 football confederations, the hostcountry and FIFA World Champion. The tournament is often considered as a prelude the FIFA World

Cup)

Congress retained the prestigious Mandi Lok Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh, result for which was declared on 30 June 2013. Whoon this seat for Congress? Pratibha Singh, wife of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh (Pratibha Singh defeated BJPndidate Jai Ram Thakur by a huge margin of over 1 lakh 36 thousand votes. The seat had fallen vacant after Virbhadra resigned aftersuming office as the Chief Minister of the state for sixth time)

Who took charge as the new Home Secretary of Indiaon 30 June 2013? Anil Goswami(The 1978 IPS Officer, Goswami tookarge from RK Singh who retired on the same day. Anil Goswami was the first Chief Executive of the Vaishno Devi Shrine Board after it

as taken over by the govt. in early 1990s)

What is the name of Indian Navys most advanced stealth frigate warship, which was commissioned into service on 29 June 2013 ataliningrad (Russia)? INS Trikand (This Russian-made warship is the third warship of the Talwar class after INS Teg and INSrkash. INS Trikand carries a state-of-the-art combat suite, which includes the Supersonic BrahMos missile system, advanced surface--air missile Shtil, upgraded A190 medium range gun, electro-optical 30mm close-in weapon system and anti-submarine weapons such torpedoes and rockets)

Who won the British Formula One Grand Prix held at theSilverstone circuit on 30 June 2013? Nico Rosberg(Britain) of Mercedesam (Mark Webber (Australia) of Red Bull was second andwas followed by Fernando Alonso (Spain) of Ferrari team. Both drivers oforce Indiagot points with Adrian Sutil finishing at seventh position and Paul Di Resta at ninth position)

Which landmark was ranked first in a list of TripAdvisors 2013 Travellers Choice Attractions Awards in which Top 25 landmarks arenked on the basis of ratings by international travellers? Machu Picchu (Peru) It was followed by Angkor Wat (Cambodia)and

aj Mahal (India)

Who took over as the new Military Secretary of Indian Army on 30 June 2013? Lt. General Shakti Gurung(Gurung replaced Lt.eneral SA Hasnain, who superannuated on the same day)

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1)Indias first dedicated navigation satellite, the IRNSS-1A, developed by the Indian Space ResearchOrganisation (ISRO), was successfully put in orbit on 1 July 2013. The 1,425-kg navigation satellitewas sent through which launch vehicle of ISRO? PSLV-C22 (The IRNSS-1A is the first of theproposed seven navigational satellites to be launched by ISRO and the acronym IRNSS stands forIndian Regional Navigation Satellite System. It was launched from the launch pad of Satish DhawanSpace Centre at Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh). Apart from India, its benefits would extend to a rangeof 1,500 km in the region. With a mission life of 10 years, it will deliver applications ranging across

terrestrial, aerial and marine navigation, disaster management, tracking of vehicles, guiding hikersand travellers, and visual-voice navigation for drivers. This satellite will offer motion and locationinformation over the sub-continent just as the popular U.S. Global Positioning System, or GPS, has

one across the world for several years)

How many applications have been received by the Reserve Bank of India for new banking licenses in the private sector till 1 July013, which was the deadline for submission of applications? 26(The 26 applicants include players from the corporate sector, govt.-wned institutions, NBFCs (non-banking financial companies) and micro-finance institutions)

Which country on 1 July 2013 became the 28thmember of the European Union (EU)? Croatia (Croatia had signed the Treaty ofccession on 9 December 2011 in Brussels and countrys voters gave their go-ahead to EU membership through a national referendumeld on 22 January 2012. EU membership is seen as a landmark in Croatias around 22 years of existence since it declareddependence from the former Yugoslavia in 1991. It had applied for an EU membership in 2003. Croatias formal entry into the union ise blocs first addition since Bulgaria and Romania joined in 2007. European Unions 28 members include 6 founding members elgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands and 22 other members, which include Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia,yprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania,

ovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom)

Qatars Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad defeated Suresh Kalmadi by 20-18 votes in the elections for the post of President of the Asianhletics Association (AAA) held at Pune on 1 July 2013. Kalmadi was seeking a re-election for which term in this election? 4thuresh Kalmadi has been President of AAA for three terms since 2000. He is out on bail after spending 10 months in jail for his allegedvolvement in the Commonwealth Games scam. Al Hamad is the Qatar Athletics Federation President and is also senior vice-presidentAAA)

Who has been appointed as the new Lt. Governor of Delhi on 1 July 2013? Najib Jung(Jung will replace Tejinder Khanna. He isesently Vice Chancellor of Delhis reputed academic institution, Jamia Milia Islamia. KK Paul, the former Delhi Commissioner, was

ppointed as the new Governor of Meghalaya)

Who was appointed as the interim Chairman of the Railway Board on 30 June 2013? Arunendra Kumar(He succeeds Vinay Mittalho retired on the same day. Arunendra Kumars tenure will be for a period of three months)

According to an announcement made by R.K. Sinha (Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission) at Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)sternational Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power at St. Petersburg (Russia), the work for construction of Indias first commercial

st breeder reactor is in an advanced stage of completion. Where is this reactor coming up? Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu(The Nuclearuel Complex (NFC), Hyderabad, is manufacturing the fuel bundles for the 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR))

The shock element at Wimbledon 2013 continued with the shock defeat of top seed and 5 time Wimbledon Singles Champion Serenailliams on 1 July 2013. Who defeated her in the 4th round? Sabine Lisickiof Germany (Lisicki defeated Williams by 6-2 1-6 6-4 ine fourth round. Already top seeds of the tournament like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova are out of this elite amonge 4 Grand Slam tennis tournaments)


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1) Inclusion of which three districts into the National Capital Region (NCR) wasapproved by the NCR planning Board in its meeting held on 1 July 2013? Bharatpur, Bhiwani and Mahendragarh (Bharatpur district is in Rajasthanwhereas Bhiwani and Mahendragarh are in Haryana. With inclusion of these threedistricts, the area under NCR will be further expanded. NCR now includes NationalCapital Territory (NCT) comprising of Delhi and New Delhi, 9 districts of Haryana(Bhiwani, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Jhajjar, Mahendragarh, Panipat, Rohtak, Rewari and

Sonipat), 2 districts of Rajasthan (Alwar and Bharatpur) and 6 districts of UttarPradesh (Baghpat, Bulandshahr, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hapur andMeerut)

2)Telecom Commission, an inter-ministerial body, on 2 July 2013 gave its approvalfor raising foreign direct investments (FDI) limit in the telecom sector to 100%. Whatis the present FDI limit? 74%(Present FDI limit is 74%, where 49% of investmentin a telecom entity can be done through automatic route and FIPB approval isrequired for raising further stake. This approval of Telecom Commission howeverneeds cabinet approval. This approval is expected to provide fresh funds to telecomoperators to lower their financial burden. According to a recent presentation ofindustry body COAI, the debt of the telecom industry stood at Rs. 1,85,720 crore atthe end of 2011-12)

3)Who will be Indias new Foreign Secretary as announced by the govt. on 2 July2013? Sujatha Singh, who is at present Indias Ambassador to Germany (She

will take place of Ranjan Mathai, who is to retire on 31 July 2013. A 1976-batch IFSficer, Singh will now have a two year extension as she too was to retire in July next year. She will be the third woman to head countrysreign services after Chokila Iyer and Nirupama Rao)

The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on disinvestment on 2 July 2013 approved stake sale in Hindustan Copper LimitedCL), offer-for-sale (OFS) for which will be held on 3 July. How much govt. stake would be sold in this OFS, which was approved bye EGoM? 4.01% (The government holds 94.01 per cent stake in HCL. The stale sale would make the company complaint to thenimum 10% public holding norm of market regulator SEBI. About 3.48 crore shares of HCL will be divested in this OFS)

Police Superintendent (SP) of which district of Jharkhand was killed in a Maoist attack on 2 July 2013? Pakur (SP of Pakurmarjeet Balihar was killed along with 4 policemen in a Maoist attack at Amrapada. The incident took place when SP was returning from official meeting with the DIG in Dumka)

Which Indian corporate become the first to sell a long-tenure rupee debt instrument of 50-year to raise money? Mahindra &ahindra (M&M recently raised Rs. 500 crore through sale of a 50-year unsecured bond sale programme, thus becoming the firstdian corporate to do so. This bond issue of M&M is indicative of the increasing confidence of investors in corporate Indias long termospects. The 50-year bonds with bullet redemption will carry an interest rate of 9.55% per annum)

American whistle-blower Edward Snowden, who is currently sheltered in the transit zone of Moscow airport, recently sought asylum in0 countries, including India. Indiahowever, declined this asylum request. According to the whistle-blower website Wikileaks, first twoylum requests were made to which countries? Ecuador, followed by Iceland(It is worth noting that asylum requests were made tonumber of countries including Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Cuba, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands,caragua, Norway, Poland, Spain, Swiss Confederation and Venezuela)

Who was appointed as the new Lt. Governor of Puducherry on 1 July 2013? Virendra Kataria (Kataria is a former Punjabongress president and ex-Rajya Sabha member. He will replace Iqbal Singh)

Indian Railway on 1 July 2013 launched a pilot project of SMS-based reservation service, which will allow reservation facility to peopleot having internet access and without costly smartphones. Which are the two dedicated numbers of this reservation service, to whichMS for reservation is to be sent? 139 and 5676714(To get this service, users have to first registertheir mobile phones with IRCTC,hich has introduced this service. With this service, around 80% of countrys population will get access to railway reservation frommfort of their homes or from anywhere)

0)Nanavati Commission was recently given 20thextension by the Gujarat Govt. What is the commission probing? Post-Godhra riots

2002 (This commission is now to submit its report by 31 December 2013)


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1)Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, who was countrys first elected President, was ousted fromhis post by countrys army on 3 July 2013. Who was appointed as the acting President? AdlyMansour, who is the Chairman of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt (Mansour will besupported by a national unity government until elections are held. With Morsis ouster Egyptsconstitution was also suspended. Morsi was leader of Muslim Brotherhood party and was electedPresident after ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, who ruled the country for over 3 decades.Thousands of protestors were opposing Morsi for his alleged anti-people policies for several days at

Egyptian capital Cairos Tahrir Square. The army gave 48-hour ultimatum to Morsi to relinquish hispost. After his ouster, Morsi was taken to an undisclosed place and Misr25, the television channel of

orsis Muslim Brotherhood, abruptly stopped transmissions)

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed its first chargesheet in the nine-year-old Ishrat Jahan encounter case filed on 3 July013, in which it was claimed that the encounter was a fake one and was a joint operation of the Gujarat police and the Intelligenceureau (IB). How many officers of Gujarat Police were named in this FIR? Seven(Seven chargesheeted officials are D. G. Vanzara,

P. Pandey, Tarun Barot, NK Amin, GL Singhal, JJ Parmar and Anaju Chaoudhary. This encounter was done on 15 June 2004.owever, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and his close aide Amit Shah were not named in this chargesheet, as was speculated bysection of the media)

The Union Government on 3 July 2013 decided to promulgate an ordinance to give nations two-third population the right to 5 kg ofodgrain every month at highly subsidised rates. With this, Indiawill join select league of countries in the world that guarantee majorityits population foodgrains. At Rs. 1,25,000 crore of government support, the food security programme will be the largest in the world.hat are the proposed prices of foodgrains under this bill? Rice Rs. 3 per Kg, Wheat Rs. 2 per Kg and Coarse cereals Rs. 1

er Kg. However, about 2.43 crore poorest of the poor families covered under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) scheme under PDS

ublic Distribution System) would get legal entitlement to 35 kg of foodgrains per family per month)Who was appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of UTI Asset Management Company on 3 July 2013? Leo Puri (UTI Asset

anagement Company (Popularly called UTI Mutual Fund) is the fifth largest fund house in the country with assets of around 74,000ore under its control. The company was without an MD for over 2 years since UK Sinha quit this post to become Chairman of SEBI)

Who was appointed as the new Governor of Sikkim on 3 July 2013? Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil(Patil is a former IAS officer andrmer member of Lok Sabha. He is also a close associate of NCP Chief and union minister Sharad Pawar. Patil will succeed BP Singh)

Who was appointed as the new Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)? Sunil Soni(Soni, a 1981-batch IAS officerplaces Sharad Gupta, who retired recently. BIS, a body under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, is intormulation of standards for all segments of industry and business. It also certifies products, popularly known as ISI mark, certification ofported products and hallmarking of jewellery)

Which recently released Indian films screening was banned in Pakistan? Raanjhanaa (According to Pakistans censor authoritiesBFC), the film was banned as it portrays an inapt image of a Muslim girl falling in love with a Hindu man))


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1)What is the name of Indias third aircraft-carrier naval ship, which is to be inducted into the IndianNavy by the end of this year? INS Vikramaditya(This Russian made aircraft carrier was on 4 July2013 taken to the sea for its final three-month long trials before it is handed over to India on 15November 2013. It will replace INS Viraat, which is the only aircraft-carrier with the Indian Navy atpresent. INS Vikramaditya was originally built as Admiral Gorshkov and was in the service of theerstwhile Soviet Navy. Later it became part of the Russian Navy after disintegration of the SovietUnion. India acquired this aircraft-carrier in 2004 at $1.8 billion and numerous upgrades and

refitments were required in it. It was expected to be inducted in Indian Navy by 2008 but deliverywas pushed back by 5 years due to numerous reasons. Its costs have now escalated to around $2.3

lion. Indias first aircraft-carrier was INS Vikrant, which has been decommissioned long back)

Two day meeting of Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IORARC) started on 4 July 2013 at Mauritius(IORARC is a 15-year old international organization with 20-members including India. It was earlier known as Indian Ocean

m Initiative (IORI). Indian delegation to this meeting is led by Anand Sharma, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry)

Which South American countrys Parliament on 3 July 2013 approved a law to create a national registry with the DNA of rapists? rgentina (The law was passed by the Congress, which is countrys lower house, after it was already approved by the upper house,e Senate. The proposed registry will store the DNA of convicted rapists and sex abusers collected at the crime scene as well fromctims when criminals have not been caught. Its based on Megans Law, which requires law enforcement agencies to notify the publicbout convicted sex offenders living in their communities)

Which Indian state was declared as the first smoke-free state of the country recently, after it achieved more than 80% compliance ofe Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) 2003? Himachal Pradesh(This declaration was done on 2 July 2013 withe state achieving 85.42% compliance of COPTA, which is a relevant parameter for any state to be declared smoke-free. COPTAposes numerous restrictions on tobacco usage and smoking and also provides for measures for efficient management of tobaccoage)

The Sri Lankan government announced its decision to revisit certain provisions of the 13th Amendment of countrys constitution. Theovt. therefore announced to keep the Indian Govt. informed about this, because both the countries were a signatory to the India-Lankaccord of 1987, that led to the 13th Amendment. Which provisions of this amendment are sought to be revisited by the Sri Lankanovt.? Provisions pertaining to land and police power and the demerger of provinces (The 13th Amendment is related toevolution of powers in Northern provinces of Sri Lanka. It was enacted after Indo-Sri Lankan accord signed on 29 July 1987 betweendian President Rajiv Gandhi and Sri Lankan President JR Jayewardene)

Which country recently became the 8th Asian country to be conferred with the Associate membership of the International Cricketouncil (ICC)? Afghanistan(This membership was granted at the annual conference of ICCs Governing Body held in London. Theevation means Afghanistan, who has risen from an affiliate to associate membership in just 12 years, will receive an annual funding ofS$850,000. Overall 38 countries have been granted this status)

Marion Bartoli of France became the first finalist for Wimbledons womens singles event after she defeated Kirsten Flipkens by 6-1,2 on 4 July 2013. This is the second time that she reached Wimbledon finals. What was the first time she reached womens singlesal of this tournament? In 2007(She was defeated by Americas Venus Williams in that years final. Bartoli will meet Sabine Lisicki ofermany in the finals, who reached the finals for the first time by defeating Polish fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 2-6, 9-7 in apping semi-final)


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1)In which North-Eastern state of Indiaan indefinite economic blockade started from 5 July 2013? Manipur(This economic blockade was called by two students bodies Kuki Students Organisationand Naga Students Union to press their demand that 7000 students be allowed to appear in theClass-X Manipur board exam. The blockade was mainly implemented along Imphal-Moreh NationalHighway, which connects Manipur with the rest of India)

2)President Pranab Mukherjee on 5 July 2013 promulgated the National Food Security Ordnance.

Under this, govt. will supply about 62 million tonnes of rice, wheat and coarse cereals to 67%population of the country to make this worlds biggest food security programme in the world. TheFood Security programme will now be implemented within 6 months (Union Govt. has already

formed the state governments and whichever govt. is prepared to implement it by identifying the beneficiaries can now implement theogramme)

Which state govt. on 5 July 2013 approved the plans for development of New Chandigarh on the outskirts of Chandigarh? Punjabhe comprehensive plan to develop New Chandigarh in the Mullanpur area on the outskirts of Chandigarh was approved by Punjabovt. This new city is planned in an area of 15272.5 acres in the foothills of Shivaliks. It is being planned as most modern and wellanned city of Indiatill date and state govt. has proposed to make it as an economic hub of South East Asia)

In an important decision, a Supreme Court bench on 5 July 2013 commented that freebies promised by political parties in theirection manifestos shake the roots of free and fair polls. The bench also directed the Election Commission to frame guidelines forgulating contents of manifestos. On whose petition this judgment was made by the bench? S Subramaniam Balaji, an advocate ofamil Nadu, who filed the petition challenging the states decision to distribute freebies (The judgment was made by a bench of justicesSathasivam and Ranjan Gogoi, which also said though the election manifesto is published before the code of conduct comes into force,e Commission can make an exception by bringing it within code of conduct. The judgment can have wide ramifications and can put arb on political parties promising different types of freebies like distributing laptops, TVs, grinders and mixers, electric fans, four gram

old thali and free foodgrains if voted to power)

Which party became the first new ally of the ruling UPA coalition, with which Congress inked an agreement on 5 July 2013? harkhand Mukti Morcha JMM(Congress inked an agreement with JMM to form a coalition government in Jharkhand and contestext Lok Sabha election in alliance with the party. Under the agreement, while JMM will have its Chief Minister in the state, Congress willntest on 10 out of 14 Lok Sabha seats. Hemant Soren will be the Chief Minister of the Congress-JMM coalition government inarkhand. The tribal-dominated state of Jharkhand was under Presidents Rule since 18 January 2013 after the collapse of the Arjununda-led BJP government as JMM withdrew support from it on 8 January 2013. Presidents Rule expires on 18 July 2013)

Douglas Engelbart, who passed away on 2 July 2013, was associated with invention of which part of the PC? Mouse(Engelbartas a computer scientist in the 60s in California. His ambition was to change the world through computers, but his inventions did notake him rich as the mouse only became an everyday computer device after its patent expired. He had predicted in 60s the age ofernet and video conferencing, which we are witnessing today)

A treaty was signed recently, which seeks to make access to books for the visually impaired, blind and print disabled easier. In whichy was this international agreement signed? Marrakesh, Morocco(This treaty was named Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access toublished Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or otherwise Print Disabled and was facilitated by the World Intellectualoperty Organisation (WIPO). It will address the book famine for the visually impaired by requiring its contracting parties to adopt

ational law provisions that permit the reproduction, distribution and making available of published works in accessible formats throughmitations and exceptions to the rights of copyright right holders)

Who became the first cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to be selected to represent Indian national team? Parvez Rasool (On 5ly 2013 Rasool was named in a 15-member squad to tour Zimbabwe for an ODI series)


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1)Who won Wimbledon womens singles title for 2013? Marion Bartoliof France (She defeatedSabine Lisicki of Germany by 6-1, 6-4 in the final played on 6 July 2013. Bartoli claimed her firstGrand Slam trophy six years after losing the Wimbledon final to Venus Williams in 2007. She becamethe first woman in history to win Wimbledon without beating a top 10 player)

2) Which two countries recently offered political asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden? Venezuela and Nicaragua(President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela and Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua

made their asylum offers separately. Snowden had asked for asylum from numerous countries,including Nicaragua and Venezuela)

Which Mexican volcano erupted recently halting dozens of flights in Mexico? Mount Popocatepetl (On 5 July 2013, the 5,452-eter (17,887-feet) high Popocatepetl volcano blown a 1.5 kilometer high column of ash that was heading west-northwest and producedw-intensity tremors. A large majority of f lights affected were from Mexico City Airport)

What the overall poverty incidence in Indiawas during 2010 as declared in the latest data released under the report UN Millenniumevelopment Goals for 2013? 33%(The report states that the incidence of poverty declined from 49% in 1994 to 33% in 2010. It alsoated that decline in poverty was more visible during the period between 2005 and 2010. The report was compiled by an Inter Agencyd Expert group led by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat)

Who will be the next President of NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Service Companies)? R. Chandrashekhar,rmer Telecom Secretary (He will take charge from Som Mittal, when his tenure ends in January 2014)

14th edition of IIFA was held on 6 July 2013 at Macau (IIFA stands for International Indian Film Academy. Barfi! was awarded bestm award at IIFA 2013. Ranbir Kapoor was named Best Actor for Barfi!, while Vidya Balan took the Best Actress award for hererformance in Kahaani. The award for Best Director was also bagged by Barfi (Anurag Basu))



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1) Which famous Buddhist shrine was targetted on 7 July 2013 with a series of low intensity serial blasts? Mahabodhi Temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar (Nine serial explosions rocked Mahabodhi Temple, in which one blast tookplace just under the enlightenment tree causing partial damage to Buddha footprints at the shrine. 2 personswere injured in these blasts, which included a monk from Myanmar. Union govt. confirmed that the blasts were aterror attack)

2)Andy Murray of Britain created history on 7 July 2013 by becoming to first British player to win the Wimbledon

singles title in 77 year. He defeated world no.1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia by 6-4, 7-5, and 6-4. Who was the lastBritish player to win this coveted title? Fred Perry, who won the title in 1936 in pre-open era (Wimbledon isMurrays second grand slam title after he won the 2012 US Open)

3) Which Indian girl flipped the coin at the Wimbledon mens singles final between Andy Murray and NovakDjokovic at Wimbledon on 7 July 2013? Pinki Sonkar(11-year Pinki, beneficiary of a life-changing cleft lip

rgery, flipped the coin at the Wimbledon mens singles. She represented New York-based Smile Train, which helped her receive freeeft treatment in 2007. Smile Train is worlds largest cleft lip and palate non-profit organisation, which was chosen as the charityartner to perform the flip of the coin at the mens singles event. Pinki also featured in an Oscar winning documentary titled Smile Pinki)

Who was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of IDBI Bank by the Union Govt.? M.S. Raghavan (He wasxecutive Director at Bank of India(BoI) from 1 January 2012. The post of IDBI Bank CMD was lying vacant since R.M. Malla retiredring June 2013)

Who won the German Formula One Grand Prix, final of which was held on 7 July 2013? Sebastian Vettel(This was the first homee for Germanys Vettel who represents Red Bull. Lotus teams Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) finished second while his teammate Romainrosjean (France) took the third place on the podium))

Two passengers were killed and 182 injured during the crash of a Korean jetliner while landing in San Francisco International Airport 6 July 2013. This aircraft belonged to which airline? Asiana Airlines (The crashed aircraft was a Boeing 777 aircraft with 307

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1)Status of the public sector enterprise Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL),was upgraded recently. What is its new status? Schedule A enterprise(It was earlier ScheduleB enterprise and its upgradation reflects its improved profitability and turnover. MRPL can now aspirefor Navratna status with this upgradation. MRPL is a unit of ONGC)

2)Union Govt. is planning to make Economic Survey a bi-annual publication. With this, one edition ofthis survey will come out in February just before the annual budget and other in the first week of

August. Economic Survey is published by Economic Division of Finance Ministry (EconomicDivision also publishes the Mid-Year Review, which is tabled in Parliament in the Winter Session)

Union govt. recently approved the proposal for recruitment and commissioning of women as combatant officers in the Border Securityorce (BSF), which becomes the third paramilitary force to achieve this distinction. Which are the other two central para-military forces,here women are allowed to be inducted as combatant officers? Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Central Industrialecurity Force (CISF)(BSF is the premier border guarding force of Indiaand face the daunting task of guarding two of the most hostileorders Pakistan and Bangladesh. It is the second largest paramilitary force of the country after CRPF. Two other border guardingrces, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) do not have women officers in combat roles atesent)

What was the total volume of gold imports during June 2013, which recorded a huge decline of 80%? 31 tonnes (Gold importsood at 162 tonnes in May 2013 and 141 tonnes in April 2013. This huge decline in gold imports is seen as a result of governmenteasures including a hike in customs duty tapered demand. This import data was based on an industry source)

According to the recently released data of the International Telecom Union (ITU), approximately how many people are presently onlineobally? 2.7 billion or around 40% of the world population (Highest internet penetration was observed in Europe (75%) followed

United States (61%). In the Asian-Pacific region internet penetration was about 25% while it was around 16% in Africa)Which Indian tennis player achieved career-best ranking of five in the ATP doubles chart after conclusion of Wimbledon 2013 to

ecome the highest ranked Indian tennis player in the world? Rohan Bopanna(He, with his French partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin,ached the mens doubles semifinals at the Wimbledon, losing to eventual winners Mike and Bob Bryan)

Who won Indias lone gold medal in the Asian Boxing Championships that concluded on 8 July 2013 at Amman (Jordan)? Shivahapa (Thapa won gold medal in the 56Kg weight category after defeating home favourite Obada Alkabeh by a split decision of 2-1.diaalso won two silver medals through L. Devendro Singh (49kg) and Mandeep Jangra (69kg), while a bronze medal was bagged byanoj Kumar (64kg))

Who has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)? S.B. Mainak (Mainak is currentlyxecutive Director of LIC and his tenure as MD would be till February 2016)

Who was appointed as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of public sector Syndicate Bank? Sudhir Kumar Jain (Jain isrrently Executive Director of Bank of Baroda. His term will be for 5 years)

0)Which sports car was launched by Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) on 8 July 2013 in the Indian market? The F Type

tarting model of F Type is priced at Rs. 1.37 crore (ex-showroom Mumbai))


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1)Which PSU bank became the first to take unusual step of publishing photographs of loan guarantorsalong with that of borrowers who have failed to repay their loans? Allahabad Bank (Allahabad Bankon 9 July 2013 published photographs of three guarantors for a bank loan worth Rs. 314 crore which hasnot been repaid. PSU banks recently decided to apply pressure on loan guarantors along side thedefaulters. The move comes on heels of 39 listed banks reporting a 36% rise in NPAs (non-performingassets) to Rs. 1,79,431 crore as on 31 March 2013)

2) Union Govt. on 9 July 2013 hiked the import duty on sugar to 15% in an effort to help the sugarindustry clear Rs. 9,000 crore cane arrears to farmers. What was the import duty on sugar till now? 0%(The duty of both raw and white (refined) sugar has been raised to 15% as sugar imports have been putting pressure on domesticces and have prevented millers from clearing cane arrears to farmers. The hike in duty is aimed at curbing import of sugar andproving the bearish sentiment in domestic market. This would, however, lead to rise in sugar prices across the country)

What measure was announced by the RBI on 8 July 2013 with a view to arrest the declining value of rupee? It imposed anmmediate ban on futures and options (F&O) currency trading by banks(Under the new norms, the banks have been barred fromading in currency futures and exchange traded currency options market on their own. They will, however, be allowed to trade on behalftheir clients. The move is apparently aimed at stemming the declining value of rupee which touched its life-time low of 61.21 to a dollar 8 July 2013)

Indiawas one of the three signatories of a tripartite agreement on maritime cooperation to secure sea routes in the Indian Oceangion, which was signed on 8 July 2013. Which are the other two signatory countries of this agreement? Sri Lanka and Maldiveshis tripartite agreement was signed at the end of the Meeting on Trilateral Cooperation on Maritime Security held at Colombo, Sri

anka. Indian National Security Advisor Shivshanker Menon, Lankan Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Maldives Minister ofefence Mohamed Nazim signed the agreement)

According to information released by Indian officials on 9 July 2013, Chinese troops were involved in another incursion into thehumar sector of India and were involved in smashing some bunkers besides cutting wires of cameras installed at the border post.hen this incursion by Chinese troops took place? On 17 June 2013 (Chumar is the same area which had sparked off tensions inpril 2013. Chumar has always been an area of discomfort for the Chinese troops as this is the only area along the Sino-Indian borderhere they do not have any direct access to the Line of Actual Control (LAC))

Michael Nobbs was sacked as Chief Coach of Indian national hockey team on 9 July 2013 due to teams indifferent performance.ho has been appointed as the interim Chief Coach? Roelant Oltmans of the Netherlands (Oltmans is currently high-performanceanager of Hockey India. Nobbs is an Australian coach and under him the team lost all its matches during the 2012 London Olympicsd finished a disappointing last among the 12 competing teams. During June 2013, Indiawas sixth in the FIH World League Round 3urnament in Rotterdam)

Who was appointed as the Chief Operations Officer (COO) of AirAsia India, which is a joint venture between Malaysian budgetrrier AirAsia and Indias Tata Group? Amisha Sethi (Sethi had worked in the telecom industry and was associated with BlackBerry

nd Airtel. AirAsia Indiais expected to start its operations by October 2013)

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1)Union Govt. on 11 July 2013 cleared a proposal to replace the Directorate General of Civil Aviation(DGCA) with a new aviation regulator with full operational and financial autonomy. What will be thename of this proposed aviation regulator? Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) DGCA had limiteddelegation of financial powers and hence was found incapable of making adequate structuralchanges to meet the demands of a dynamic civil aviation sector. This necessitated its replacementwith CAA that would have more administrative and financial powers to deal with the fast-changingaviation scenario. The CAA is being established to meet the standards set by UNs International Civil

Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and in line with aviation regulators in other countries like the Federalviation Administration of the US)

High court of which state on 11 July 2013 imposed a stay on holding of caste-based rallies across the state? Uttar Pradesh(Thisath-breaking decision was given by the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on a PIL filed by a lawyer, Moti Lal Yadav. Theurt also issued notices to the Centre, state governments and four major political parties of the state the Congress, BJP, BSP and

P, seeking their replies as to why such rallies should not be banned)

Indias first-ever national aviation university would be set up at Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh(CCEA on 11 July 2013 approved theeation of this university in the name of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi as a central university. The Rajiv Gandhi National Aviationniversity would be set up on a 26-acre plot of land at the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udaan Academy (IGRUA) at Fursatganj)

Who would be conferred with the second edition of Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony, as announced by the Union Govt. on 10 July013? Zubin Mehta, world renowned maestro of Western classical music (Mehta conducted numerous world-famous orchestrascluding New York Philharmonic and was appointed Music Director for Life for the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Tagore Award for

ultural Harmony carries a cash award of Rs. 1 crore and was instituted by Indian Govt. on the occasion of 150thBirth Anniversary of

abindranath Tagore. First Tagore Award was given to late Sitar maestro Pt. Ravi Shankar in 2012)Disinvestment proposals of which two public sector enterprises were approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

CEA) on 11 July 2013? State Trading Corporation (STC) and India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) Theovernment expects the sale of 5% stake or 42.88 crore shares in ITDC to fetch Rs 23.58 crore and about Rs 10 crore throughsinvestment of 1.02%, or 6.13 crore shares, in STC. Government currently holds 92.11% stake in ITDC and 91.02% stake in STC. Theake sale would help both the companies meet the minimum 10% public holding norm of market regulator Securities and Exchangeoard of India(SEBI))

The 8th World Youth Athletic Championship started on 11 July 2013 at Donetsk, Ukraine (Around 1,700 competitors from 165untries will participate in the biennial tournament, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Thisampionship is open to track and field events for under-17 competitors)

Which Australian batsman on 11 July 2013 became highest run scorer while batting at No. 11 position in a testmatch? Ashton Agargar scored 98 off 101 against England in the first testmatch of the Ashes series being played at Trent Bridge. Asars astonishing featok Australia from a precarious 117 for 9 to 280 all out. This was Agars debut testmatch and he broke Tino Bests record of 95, which

e also made against England in 2012 while playing at No. 11 position)

Which former Australian cricketer will be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame to become 69th male member of this prestigiousall of Fame? Shane Warne(He would be inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 19 during the tea interval of the second Ashes Testetween England and Australia at Lords. Warne represented Australia in 145 Tests between 1992 and 2007, claiming 708 Testwicketsan average of 25.41. He was the first cricketer to reach 700 Testscalps)


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1) Lower House of the Irish Parliament on 12 July 2013 overwhelmingly voted in favour of agroundbreaking law that will allow abortion in limited cases. Ireland, a predominantly Catholiccountry, was forced to review its abortion law in cases where the mothers life is at risk following thedeath of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar in an Irish hospital last October after she was denied anabortion. What is the name of the bill that was passed by a margin of 127 to 31? Protection ofLife in Pregnancy Bill (This Bill will allow for abortions only when a womans life is under threat ifher pregnancy continues or if she is suicidal. However, opponents of the Bill, which still needs the

Upper Houses approval, argued that it could lead to more widespread abortions)

The draft bill of the National Sports Development Bill 2013 was submitted to Union Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on 10 July 2013.he bill was prepared by a working group which included eminent sportspersons like Olympic gold medal-winning shooter Abhinav Bindrand former Indiahockey skipper Viren Rasquinha, sports administrators and legal experts. Who was the head of this working group? ustice (Retd) Mukul Mudgal(This draft contains some important features like setting up of an Appellate Sports Tribunal and a Sportsection Commission and provisions to bar charge-sheeted persons from contesting elections)

Indiarecently announced the decision to withdraw the subsidy on kerosene and cooking gas it was providing to Bhutan. This decision

as taken in view of which technical reason that was cited by the Indian Govt? Bhutans 10thPlan ended on 30 June 2013 and itas under this plan that Indiawas providing this subsidy(However, Bhutans recent closeness for relations with China was cited ase main reason for this decision of the Indian Govt.)

What is the name of a girl from Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) who was awarded United Nations Special Envoy for Global Educations Youthourage Award for Education on 12 July 2013? Razia Sultana(The award is in recognition of her efforts to help liberate 48 childrenom child labour bondage and motivate them to go to school. The day, too, has a special significance it is observed by the UN as

alala Day to highlight and emulate Pakistani child activist Malala Yousafzais fight for education. Malala turned 16 on 12 July)One of Indias senior-most ophthalmologists, who performed the first corneal transplant operation in Northern India, passed away on

2 July 2013. Who was he? Dr. Dhanwant Singh Grewal (According to unofficial records, Dr. Grewal performed over one lakhtaract surgeries during his illustrious career. He was conferred with Padma Sri in 1981 which he returned to the Union Govt. 3 yearser protesting against the Army operation at the Golden Temple)

Indiawon the cricket tri-series held in the West Indies by defeating Sri Lanka in the final on 11 July 2013. Indiadefeated Sri Lanka bywicket in the last over in a nail-biting final. Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored 16 runs in four balls in the final over to take India

ast the Sri Lankan score of 201 runs. Who was selected as the man of the series? Bhubaneshwar Kumar, Indian bowler, who took0 overs in the series

Pran, the Hindi film actor of yesteryears, who passed away on 12 July 2013, was awarded the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalkeward for which year? 2012


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1) Indias 21st nuclear plant attained criticality on 13 July 2013 and thus setting the stage for itscommissioning before August-end. Which plant is this? Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, inTirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu (In the first stage, the 1,000-MWe plant would be synchronised withthe southern grid with 400 MWe in another 30-45 days. Power production would subsequently bestepped up to 50 per cent, 75 per cent, 90 per cent, and finally 100 per cent. When it goes onstream, Indias total capacity of nuclear power will go up to 5,780 MWe. It is the first pressurisedwater reactor belonging to the light-water reactor category and has been set up with Russiantechnical cooperation)

Who was sworn in as the 9th Chief Minister of Jharkhand on 13 July 2013? Hemant Soren (He is the son of JMM Chief Shibuoren and was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Syed Ahmed. Soren had staked claim on 9 July 2013 forrmation of a government in alliance with Congress, RJD, smaller parties and independent MLAs. The alternative coalition comes nearlyx months after the imposition of Presidents rule, which was to end on 18 July 2013)

Which state will be the first to implement UPA Govt.s highly ambitious Food Security Programme? Delhi(Delhi Govt. is to launchs programme on 20 August 2013, which is also the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi)

Northern Ireland on 12-13 July 2013 was hit by combat rioting by Protestant extremists in which over 30 police officers were injured.olice reinforcements were called from Britain to combat rioting by Protestant extremists. Name of which Protestant order came toghlight which reportedly inspired these riots? Orange Order Brotherhood

Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, who passed away in Milan on 13 July 2013, was main accused in which scam? Boforscam (His death brought to an end a quarter-century-old saga of political bickering between the Congress and its rivals over thefamous gun deal. Though all charges against the Italian businessman were withdrawn by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) two

ars back, his name and his alleged links with the Gandhi family kept the Bofors-pot boiling)


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1)Which party scored victory in the General Elections held in Bhutan for Nation Assembly, countrysparliament? Peoples Democratic Party PDP(PDP leader Tshering Tobgay is set to be the nextPrime Minister of this Himalayan nation. These elections were the second in countrys history. Firstelections were held in 2008 after the Himalayan kingdom embraced democracy)

2)14 July 2013 became the last day for once iconic telegram service in the country. This service wasfinally closed at 9 pm thus bringing an end a service started some 163 years earlier. Which PSU

organisation was handling the telegram service in the country? BSNL(The service generated abouts 75 lakh annually for BSNL, compared with the cost of over Rs 100 crore to run and manage it)

Founder of Bose Corporation, the iconic sound reproduction company, passed away on 12 July 2013. Who was he? Dr. Amaropal Bose(He was the son of Noni Gopal Bose, a freedom fighter and Calcutta University physicist who fled to the U.S. in 1920 aftereing imprisoned for opposing British rule in India. His early interest in radios matured into full-fledged intellectual involvement in soundchnology and audio experience, prompting Dr. Bose to think behind the curtains about acoustics)

It was recently revealed that the celebrated Harry Potter novelist JK Rowling came out with a new detective novel written undereudonym Robert Galbraith, which was applauded by top crime writers. What is the name of this novel? The Cuckoos Callingowling wrote this novel purporting to be Robert Galbraith, a former military man. Rowlings authorship was uncovered by The Sundaymes after it investigated how a first time author with a background in the army could write such an assured debut novel)

Which private sector general insurance company announced Health Gain an exclusive health insurance policy for women and girlscently? Reliance General Insurance Company(This new health insurance scheme will be launched on 1 August 2013)



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1) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 15 July 2013 imposed fines totaling Rs. 49.5 crore on 22public and private sector banks for violating KYC/anti-money laundering norms. How many bankswere given cautionary letters following an expose made by an online portal? Seven(These sevenbanks are Citibank, Standard Chartered Bank, Barclays Bank, BNP Paribas, Royal Bank of Scotland,Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi and State Bank of Patiala. A penalty of Rs. 3 crore each has beenimposed on 7 bankswhich are State Bank of India (SBI), Bank of India, Canara Bank, Bank ofBaroda, Central Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank and Federal Bank. The United Bank of India,Lakshmi Vilas Bank, Punjab National Bank, Jammu & Kashmir Bank and Andhra Bank were slapped

penalty of Rs. 2.5 crore each. A penalty of Rs. 2 crore each was imposed onYes Bank, Vijaya Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerced Dhanlaxmi Bank. The other banks which were penalised by the RBI include Deutsche Bank, Development Credit Bank, ING Vysya

ank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Ratnakar Bank)

The month long stalemate over the process of disinvestment of public sector enterprise Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) ended on5 July 2013 with the decision to sell stake in NLC to the Tamil Nadu Govt. State govt. is to acquire how much stake in NLC? 5%(NLCa Navratna category PSU and its employees were protesting against stake sale to the public. Stake sale became necessary due to

EBIs minimum public holding norms)

India recently overtook the United States to become the top buyer of crude oil from a prominent African crude producing country.hich country is this? Nigeria (Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria Mahesh Sachdev confirmed this fact quoting recent statisticshich show that Indiahad been buying more of Nigerias crude than the U.S. over the last three months. Indiahas recently reduced itsependence on Iranian oil in the wake of the U.S. and European sanctions on the import of oil from the Islamic Republic)

Wholesalers of Mumbai on 15 July 2013 went on a two-day strike opposing imposition of a new tax. Which tax is this? Local Bodyax or LBT (While LBT was implemented in most parts of Maharashtra from 1 April 2013, it is due to be imposed in Mumbai on 1ctober 2013. LBT, which replaced the traditional octroi in municipalities in the state, is an account-based cess collection for every rawaterial used or imported into the city by all businesses, traders and manufacturers)

The telegram service, which closed permanently in Indiaon 15 July 2013, was separated from Departments of Posts and came underarge of BSNL in which year? 2002(Telegram service was originally under charge of Departments of Post (now called IndiaPost))

Two top sprinters of Jamaica and a champion sprinter from the US were recently tested positive for banned substances. This incidentok international athletics to a big turmoil. Which are these three athletes? Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson (Jamaica) andyson Gay (US) (Asafa Powell is a former 100m world record-holder while Simpson is a Jamaican Olympic gold medallist. Tysonay is an American sprint champion)

Who won the Scottish Open Golf title on 14 July 2013? Phil Mickelson of United States(He defeated South Africas Brandenrace in a thrilling sudden-death play-off)

Which auto company on 15 July 2013 announced the global re-launch of its Datsun brand by launching the hatchback Datsun Go india? Nissan(The company is reviving the Datsun brand after nearly three decades of discontinuing the brand)

Who was appointed as the new CEO and MD of state-run finance company IFCI on 15 July 2013? Santosh B. Nayar (Hisppointment became effective from the same day)

0)Who became the first cricketer in ODI history to score over 7,000 runs and take 350 wickets? Shahid Afridi of Pakistan (Thely other player to score over 7,000 runs and take 300-plus wickets is Sri Lankas Sanath Jayasuriya)


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1)Union Govt. on 16 July 2013 came out with major reform in FDI (foreign direct investment), withincrease in FDI in a segment of defence sector. For which segment of defence manufacturing, theupper limit of FDI has been raised? State-of-the-art defence manufacturing(It should however,be noted that FDI limit for defence as a general sector remains unchanged at 26%)

2)What was the total number of registered companies in Indiaas on 31 May 2013 as declared byMinistry of Corporate Affairs on 16 July 2013? 13.21 lakh(However, 1.44 lakh of these firms are

dormant and have not filed their annual returns for past three years. Of these, as many as 2.6 lakhcompanies have been closed for various reasons including court order and voluntary winding up,while another 30,435 firms are in the process of being liquidated)

Supreme Court on 16 July 2013 lifted the ban on dance bars in Maharashtra while upholding the right of women who dance at bars torsue their profession. The court dismissed Maharashtra govt.s appeal to forbid dancing in bars and said that prohibition violated theht to carry out ones profession in a non-discriminatory manner. When this ban was imposed by the Maharashtra govt.? On 15

ugust 2005(Bombay High Court had earlier quashed this ban, which was challenged in the Supreme Court by the Maharashtra Govt.)

Which global steel-conglomerate on 16 July 2013 announced its decision to scrap its proposed 6-million tonne steel plant inarnataka? POSCO (South Koreas POSCO had signed an MoU with the Karnataka government at a Global Investors Meet inengaluru in June 2010 to set up a steel plant with annual production capacity of 6 million tonnes in the state. However, progress on landquisition was held back due to agitation by some farmers and religious leaders and finally, land acquisition was halted in July 2011.

otal proposed investment in this plant stood at around Rs. 30,000 crore)

A few measures were announced by the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) on 15 July 2013 to deal with rupee volatility. What measurese these, which helped rupee gain in comparison to dollar on 16 July 2013?

he measures are -

Raising the lending rate for commercial banks by 200 basis pointsIncreasing the marginal standing facility (MSF) to 10.25% from 8.25% ((The Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) is the rate at

hich banks can borrow from the central bank at an increased rate against government securities during times of tight cash.was introduced in year 2011-12), andPlan to sell Govt. of Indiasecurities worth Rs. 12,000 crore in the open market on 18 July 2013

What date has been set for Presidential elections in Pakistan, which will replace incumbent Asif Ali Zardari? 6 August 2013 (Theate was announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan on 16 July 2013. This election, thus will be held over a month earlier thanpected and is being seen as a move to hasten the exit of Zardari. Zardari had earlier announced that he will not run for a second term)

Indias National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL) was asked by the central government not to launch contracts of new commodities untile government finalizes a new regulatory framework. NSEL is owned by which company? Financial Technologies (India) Limitedince February 2012, the Forward Markets Commission, which regulates the futures exchanges, has been overseeing the functioning of

ot exchanges. A new framework to regulate the spot exchanges is expected in the next three-four months. The NSEL clocked annual turnover of Rs.600 crore in the year ended March 2013, and has 67 running contracts on the exchange, with sugar and ricentributing to most of its volumes)

NASA announced discovery of 14th moon of Neptune, which was discovered by Mark Showalter of SETI Institute and was capturedthe Hubble telescope recently. What is the name designated to this newest moon of Neptune? S/2004 N1


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1)The govt. on 17 July 2013 approved a proposal to amend SEBI Law for providing more powers tocrack down on ponzi schemes. What specific additional powers would be provided to SEBI after theamendments come into effect?

a) Direct powers to carry out search and seizure operations and attachment of assetsb) Power to seek information, such as telephone call data records, from any person orentities in respect of any securities transaction

(Ponzi schemes are schemes which offer very heavy or extraordinary returns to investors and areenerally not very transparent about their business operations)

What will be the name of Indias first all-women bank, announcement for which was done in the Union Budget of 2013-14? haratiya Mahila Bank BMB(The present deadline for launch of this bank is 1 November 2013 and the bank is expected to have 39anches across the country in its first year)

Market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India(SEBI), on 16 July 2013 said that PSUs (public sector undertakings) notfilling the minimum public holding, would face action. What are the salient features of minimum public holding norms of the SEBI?

All listed PSUs are required to fulfill the minimum public shareholding norms, after which the Government will hold aaximum of 90% shares, while the remaining will be owned by the general public, banks, financial institutions or mutualnds.Due date for this norm to be complied with is 8 August 2013All private sector listed companies were required to achieve at least 25% public shareholding by 3 June 2013 (SEBI had

ken action against the promoters and directors of 105 non-compliant companies)

The Dahrmasati Gandawan village falls in which district of Bihar, where over 22 primary school students died after taking their mid-ay meal on 16 July 2013? Saran district (This incident took place in the Govt. Primary School in Dahrmasati Gandawan village atashrakh block of Saran district. More than 25 students were in serious condition in various hospitals of Chappra)

Taking note of large scale deaths due to a calamity in various parts of country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked a Group ofnisters (GoM) headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar to discuss and decide on its inclusion as natural calamity. Which calamitythis? Heat Wave(At present, avalanches, cyclone, cloud burst, drought, earthquake or tsunami, fire, flood, hailstorm, landslides,

est attack and frost or cold wave are defined as natural calamity by the central government. A compensation of Rs. 1.5 lakh under theational Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) is given to the next of kin of those killed in natural calamity)

In the biggest foreign investment pullout in India, worlds largest steel maker ArcelorMittal on 17 July 2013 scrapped its $12 billionRs. 50,000 crore) steel plant proposed to be set up in an eastern state. Which state is this? Odisha(ArcelorMittal blamed inordinateelays in acquiring land and securing iron ore linkages for scrapping this deal. This plant was proposed to be set up in Keonjhar district

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1) The Supreme Court on 18 July 2013 rejected the one-nation-one-test proposal for medicaladmissions proposed by previous Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal and held theall-Indiacommon entrance testfor medical admissions as illegal and unconstitutional. What was thename of this all-Indiamedical entrance test? National Eligibility Entrance Test NEET(In a 2-1split verdict on the validity of NEET, a bench led by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir said that the MedicalCouncil of India(MCI) and the Dental Council of Indialacked legal authority to conduct admissions toMBBS, BDS and post-graduate courses. The court also said that NEET interfered with the rights of

private, minority and linguistic institutions to admit students. However, the decision will not affect thestudents who have already taken admission by qualifying NEET 2013)

2) The Union Govt. on 17 July 2013 formed an empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) for timelyplementation of major projects related to the North-Eastern region. Who has been made chairman of this EGoM? P. Chidambaramhe EGoM will include Home Minister, Power Minister and Minister of DoNER (Development of North Eastern Region). The matters

ertaining to the various projects, which cannot be resolved during the meeting of Committee of Secretaries headed by the Cabinetecretary, will be referred to the EGoM for further action)

By which name will the Bengaluru International Airport be known after it was approved by the Union Cabinet on 17 July 2013? empegowda International Airport (The airport has been named after Hiriya Kempegowda, a 16th century ruler of the Vijayanagarmpire, who was also believed to be the founder of the city of Bengaluru. The Karnataka Legislative Assembly had on 10 December012 unanimously passed a resolution to name Bengaluru International Airport after Kempegowda)

Which bowler from India failed a random dope testduring the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to become only thecond cricketer in the history of IPL, after Pakistani speedster Mohammed Asif to have been found guilty of consuming banned drugs?Pradeep Sangwan (Sangwan had represented Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL. The dope result came out from

angwans A sample and his B sample is now awaited)

India-born former Goldman Sachs Director Rajat Gupta, convicted of insider trading, was on 17 July 2013 ordered to pay a hefty civilenalty and was permanently barred from acting as an officer or director of a public company for spilling boardroom secrets. How muchenalty was imposed on him? $13.9 million(The order issued by Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the U.S. District Court for the Southernstrict of New York, imposed the penalty on Gupta in connection with the biggest insider trading case in the U.S. history)

A Kisan portal for sending SMS through mobile phones to Indias farmers was inaugurated by the President Pranab Mukherjee on 16ly 2013. Farmers have to first register themselves with the Kisan Call Centre either through the toll free number (1800-180-1551) orrough its web portal to receive SMS advisories on weather, commodity prices, techniques to increase productivity, information aboutests and diseases, soil test etc. Which ministry operates these Kisan Call Centres (KCCs)? Department of Agriculture &ooperation (DAC), Ministry of Agriculture

What is the name given to a newly launched nationwide National Tobacco Control Campaign to raise public awareness about dangerssociated with use of smokeless tobacco in India? Tears You Apart(This campaign was launched recently by Ministry of Health &

amily Welfare, Government of India to pitch voice against smokeless tobacco, which is the most commonly used form of tobacco in

dia. This form of tobacco is used primarily by people of lower economic strata in oral forms such as khaini, gutkha, zarda, pan, panasala, etc. Around 26% Indian adults consume smokeless tobacco in its numerous flavours)

Which erstwhile Indian leader was honoured with a Blue Plaque on 17 July 2013? VK Krishna Menon (He was Indias first Highommissioner in Britain. Blue Plaque award is given to commemorate the link between the notable figures of past and Britains famoussidents. This award has also been conferred upon Mahatma Gandhi, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel)


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1)A major U.S. city, once famous for auto industry, filed for bankruptcy on 18 July 2013 so as toconserve cash to operate basic facilities of the city. Which city is this, which has become the largestcity of the U.S. till now to file for bankruptcy? Detroit (The bankruptcy filing was done byauthorities of the city in the federal bankruptcy court under Chapter 9, the bankruptcy system forcities and counties. The city grew to 1.8 million people in the 1950s, luring them with plentiful jobsand paid good wages to stamp out automobile for sale across the globe. But later the city could notcope with changes in automobile industry of the country. Auto companies began opening plants in

other cities, and the rise of autos imported from Japan started to cut the size of the U.S. autoindustry. Detroit lost a quarter-million residents between 2000 and 2010. Today its barely above

00,000. Much of the middle-class and scores of businesses also have fled the city, taking their tax dollars with them)

Justice Sathasivam, who took office as the 40th Chief Justice of Indiaon 19 July 2013, is the first one from which state to reach thisosition? Tamil Nadu(Justice Sathasivam was administered oath of office by President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhawan. Hell remain in office till 26 April 2014 and has succeeded Altamas Kabir)

The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 18 July 2013 gave its green signal to raiseMountain Strike Corps along the entire Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China. The proposed Mountain Strike Corp will be the thirdch corps of India. Which are the other three strike cores of the country? 1 Corps, 2 Corps and 21 Corps(1 Corps was raised in

965 and is part of the Central Command. 2 Corps was raised in 1971 and is part of the Ambala-based Western Command. 21 Corpsas raised in 1990 and is part of the Pune-based Southern Command. The proposed Mountain Strike Corps is expected to be based atanagarh, West Bengal)

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on 19 July 2013 finalised its report on Goods and Services Tax (GST). This reportll now be tabled in Parliament in the monsoon session beginning 5 August 2013. Who is heading the Parliamentary Standingommittee on Finance? Yashwant Sinha, Senior MP BJP (The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, was introduced in Parliament in010, and is being scrutinized by the Standing Committee on Finance. The proposed GST is basically intended at bringing in a commonx regime for goods and services by subsuming most indirect taxes)

What is Indias global rank in term of number of internet users? Third(China had the largest Internet users at the end of June 2013lowed by the United States)



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1)Who won 100th Tour de France which concluded on 21 July 2013? Chris Froomeof Britain (Froomeis a Kenyan-born British professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Team Sky. He hadfinished second at the 2012 Tour de France. Tour de France is one of the toughest cycling events of theworld and is held primarily in mountainous terrain of France and adjoining countries)

2)According to disclosures made by Indian Army on 21 July 2013, China made its second intrusion duringthe month of July 2013 by intruding into the Indian territory of Chumar in Ladakh. On which date this latest

Chinese incursion was done? On 16 July 2013(Indian Army sources disclosed that around 50 Chinesesoldiers intruded into the Indian Territory riding on horses and ponies and they remained in the Indian areatill the morning of 17 July. The incursion by Chinese land forces comes soon after its two helicoptersviolated Indian air space on 11 July in the Chumar sector. The latest incursion took place on the day whenIndiagave approval to the creation of a 50,000-strong Mountain Strike Corps along the border with China)

3)US Secretary of State John Kerry on 20 July 2013 announced a major breakthrough in Middle East asIsrael and Palestine agreed to resume their peace talks once again. Israeli and Palestinian negotiators

reed to meet at which place in near future? Washington (Peace talks between the two sides broke down in September 2010.rael agreed to release a number of heavyweight Palestinian prisoners as part of a deal to resume the peace talks)

Who became Belgiums 7thmonarch on 21 July 2013 after his father King Albert abdicated in his favour? King Philippe-I (Kinghillipe-I took the oath at Belgian Parliament. Earlier on the same day the 79-year old Albert signed away his rights as the kingdomsrgely ceremonial ruler at the royal palace in the presence of Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo. Belgium is currently undergoing an uneasyuation of being drifted apart between the northern Flemings and the southern Francophones)

Who took as the new President of ASSOCHAM on 20 July 2013? Rana Kapoor, MD and CEO of YES Bank (He succeeded

ajkumar Dhoot, MD of Videocon Group. Kapoor will have a one-year tenure)

In a first of its kind of move to deal with communicable diseases in the country, Indiain 2012 started a small batch of programme forblic health professionals in association with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta (US), to create an elitervice in the field of epidemic control. What is the name assigned to this service? Epidemic Intelligence Services EIS(The firstS batch of 2012 with eight trained personnel will graduate in 2014. The two-year course programme gives training in preventingsease outbreaks, identifying them at inception if and when they happen, mitigating the impact and taking immediate steps to managee situation)


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1) Planning Commission on 23 July 2013 released a report on the trends in poverty in India. Thereport dealt comprehensively on impact on poverty reduction due to measures taken by thegovernments, especially the present UPA Govt. What were the main highlights of this report?

Average decline in the poverty ratio between 2005 and 2012 was 2.18% per year as comparedto 0.74% per year during 1993-2005The absolute number of people below the poverty line declined from 407.1 million in 2004-05

to 269.3 million by 2011-12Poverty in the country stood at 21.9% in 2011-12 as compared to 37.2% in 2004-05In 2011-12 poverty in rural areas stood at 25.7% while it was 13.7% in urban areas

ghest poverty rate of 39.93% was recorded in Chhattisgarh (2011-12)owest poverty rate of 5.09% was recorded in Goa (2011-12)

his report drew its conclusions on the Suresh Tendulkar poverty line formula. Under this formula, the Planning Commission drew theational poverty line at Rs. 816 per capita per month in rural areas and Rs. 1,000 per capita per month in urban areas)

The Parliamentary Panel on Industry on 23 July 2013 cautioned the union govt. that the entry of foreign retail giants could createblessness and asked it to constitute a Retail Regulatory Authority to deal with issues concerning foreign multi-brand retail companiesthe country. Who is that head of this panel? Tiruchi Siva, DMK leader (Taking serious note of the implementation of sourcing norms,e committee suggested the 30% procurement requirement should be applicable item-wise. It is worth noting that while allowing 51%DI in multi-brand retailing, the government made it mandatory for at least 30% of the value of manufactured or processed products isbe sourced from small industries)

Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla on 23 July 2013 resigned from the board of directors of the Reserve Bank of

dia(RBI) in view of conflict of interest over the issue of fresh bank licenses, as one of the companies of his group has applied to RBIr banking license. Which company is this? Aditya Birla Nuvo, which is one of the 26 companies who have applied for bankingense

Which two journalists were awarded Ramnath Goenka Journalist of the Year award for print and broadcast categories respectively 23 July 2013? Josy Joseph(The Times of India) and Ravish Kumar(NDTV India) (These awards were instituted by the Indian

xpress Group and are given in memory of Ramnath Goenka, the founder of India Express. Ramnath Goenka Award for Liftimechievement was given to noted columnist Inder Malhotra. Numerous other awards in other categories were also conferred)

A judicial committee set up by the Supreme Court in January 2013 to inquire into six extra-judicial killings in Manipur recently submittedreport to the Supreme Court. In its report the committee gave its recommendations to make the controversial Armed Forces Special

owers Act (AFSPA) more humane, and the security forces more accountable. This committee was led by Justice (retired) Nantosh Hegde (The committee suggested fixing a time frame of three months for the central government to decide whether toosecute security personnel engaged in extra-judicial killings or unruly behaviour in insurgency-hit regions)

The Reserve Bank of Indiaon 22 July 2013 tightened gold imports in a fresh attempt to bring current account deficit down and boostollar inflows. The RBI stipulated that nominated agencies will insure that at least of every lot of import of gold is exclusively

ade available for the purpose of export One-fifth(RBI made it clear that gold can be in any form and of any purity to come unders latest stipulation)

On 21 July 2013 Devendra Jhajharia became the first differently-abled Indian to win a gold medal at the IPC Athletics Worldhampionships by winning the gold medal at the sixth edition of the event in Lyon, France. Jhajharia excelled in which discipline? avelin throw(Jhajharia, also a world record holder in the event which he created while winning gold in the 2004 Athens Para-Olympics,rled the javelin to 57.04m in F-46 category, meant for one-armed athletes)

Who was included as the first-ever woman referee in the Panel of Referees for the 2013-14 season of the I-League by the All Indiaootball Federation (AIFF) on 22 July 2013? Maria Rebello(Maria, a former Indiacaptain, is among the AFC Panel of Elite Refereesd has also officiated in the Santosh Trophy. She has been officiating matches in the second division I-League and also the Goaofessional League in the recent past)


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1)Habiba Sarabi, Afghanistans first and only female governor, was one among three recipients ofthe prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2013. She is the governor of which province of

Afghanistan? Bamyan (Habiba Sarabi was honoured for helping build a functioning localgovernment and pushing for education and womens rights in Afghanistans Bamyan province despitediscrimination and poverty. Lahpai Seng Raw, a humanitarian worker from the Kachin minority inMyanmar, was awarded for helping to rehabilitate damaged communities amid armed conflict.Philippine physician Dr. Ernesto Domingowas the third prize-winner and he is being awarded for hisefforts of saving thousands of his countrymen from Hepatitis B. Magsaysay Award is given by theGovt. of Philippines and was instituted in memory of countrys former President)

2)Four political parties in Sri Lanka have formed a new alliance of Tamils of Indian-origin to contestthe forthcoming Central Provincial Council election. What is the name of this front, which has beenformed with the objective of enabling the four parties to win more seats in the central provincialcouncil? Upcountry Peoples Front (UPF) Four parties involved in this new front include the

PF, Democratic Workers Congress (DWC), Workers Liberation Front (WLF) and Democratic Left Front (DLF)

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma during July 2013 announced major liberalization in the upper limits of foreignrect investment (FDI) in sectors such as defence, telecom, insurance, retail, etc. What were the major announcements made in FDI

mits?

ew clause of raising FDI in Defence sector, under which FDI in state-of-the-art segment of defence manufacturing can beised from 26% through approval of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS). However, for the rest of the defence sector

DI upper-limit remains at 26%single-brand retail FDI upto 49% will be through automatic route, while approval of Foreign Investment Promotion Board

IPB) will be required for FDI above 49%multi-brand retail also FDI upto 49% made through direct route

9% FDI in insurance sector approved through automatic route (Present limit for FDI through automatic route was 26%)DI limit through automatic route in power exchange sector set at 49%00% FDI in telecom sector cleared by the union govt.he condition of divestment to Indian partner in tea sector cancelled and now stakes can be divested to third-parties alsoDI cap in asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) through automatic route set at 49% while FDI above it (till 100%) will berough FIPB approval

Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiris new novel was one among the 13 to be short-listed for the Man Booker Prize this year. Whatthe name of this novel? The Lowland(Lahiri is the daughter of Indian immigrants from West Bengal. She won the 2000 Pulitzerize for her debut short story collection Interpreter of Maladies (1999) and became popular with her first novel The Namesake003))

Which Indian IT services company recently completed acquisition of French enterprise solutions provider Alti? TCS (TCS acquiredti for 75 million Euros (about Rs. 533 crore in an all-cash deal. The acquisition gives TCS access to high-value French and European

ents in banking, luxury, manufacturing and utilities sector)Formula One (F1) racing will return to a country after gap of 11 years, as announced on 23 July 2013 after an agreement between

ed Bull and F1s boss Bernie Ecclestone. Which country is this? Austria(F1 Grand Prix was last held in Austria in 2003 at Spielbergrcuit and the event will return to Austria in 2014. Current F1 champion team Red Bull is an Austrian-based team and it was interestedbring this marquee event to its home country. Austria has hosted 26 F1 races since 1964 on different circuits, with Alain Prost winning

record three times)

Who was elected as the new President of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) on 23 July 2013? Suresh Chandraohanty (He is the 56th President of this institute, which is the premier association of cost accountants in India. Mohanty replacedakesh Singh and he will have a one

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