CURRENT AFFAIRS SEPTEMBER 2013
(PART-1)
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1
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Which global tech company acquired
Finish mobile maker Nokia’s mobile phone business for 5.4 billion euros in
September 2013?
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A) Apple
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B) Google
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C) Microsoft
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D) Blackberry
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2
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Who has been appointed as Secretary
in Ministry of Steel in September 2013?
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A) D R S
Chaudhary
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B) G Mohan Kumar
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C) M.F Farooqui
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D) None of These
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3
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Which IBL team won the inaugural
Indian Badminton League held in August-September 2013?
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A) Mumbai Masters
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B) Hyderabad Hot Shot
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C) Pune Piston
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D) Awadhe Warriors
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4
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US mobile giant Verizon
Communications Inc agreed to acquire 45% stake in Verizon Wireless from which
telecom company in a USD 130 billion transaction deal in Sep 2013?
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A) AT&T
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B) Vodafone
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C) Telenor
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D) Airtel
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5
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India’s Core sector growth stood at __________ in July 2013
(announced in Sep 2013).
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A) 2.1%
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B) 3.1%
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C) 3.8%
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D) 4.5%
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6
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India Air Force’s has formally inducted its biggest 70-tonne C-17
heavy-lift transport aircraft into service in Sep 2013. The heavy duty
aircraft is procured from which company?
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A) Airbus
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B) Boeing
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C) Sukhoi
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D) Lockheed Martin
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7
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Which country won the Asia Cup Hockey
title held at Ipoh, Malaysia in September 2013?
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A) South Korea
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B) India
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C) Malaysia
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D) Pakistan
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8
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Who took charge as the next governor
of the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) in Sep 2013?
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A) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
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B) Kaushik Basu
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C) D Subbarao
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D) Raghuram Rajan
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9
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Who was unanimously re-elected as
Shiromani Akali Dal president consecutively for the second time in September
2013?
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A) Sukhbir Singh Badal
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B) Parkash Singh Badal
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C) Manpreet Singh Badal
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D) None of These
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10
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Ronald Coase, who was awarded the
Nobel Prize in 1991, passed away in Sep 2013. He won Nobel prize in which
category?
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A) Chemistry
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B) Phusics
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C) Economics
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D) Medicine
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Check below for answers……….
Answers…
1
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Ans) Microsoft
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2
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Ans) G Mohan Kumar
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3
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Ans) Hyderabad Hotshots
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4
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Ans) Vodafone
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5
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Ans) 3.1%
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6
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Ans) Boeing
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7
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Ans) South Korea
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8
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Ans) Raghuram Rajan
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9
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Ans) Sukhbir Singh Badal
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10
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Ans) Economics
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11
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Who was conferred the Moortidevi
Award for 2012 (Announced in Sep 2013)?
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A) Haraprasad Das
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B) Pratibha Ray
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C) Jagadish Mohanty
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D) Manoj Das
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12
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8th G-20 Summit in which G20 Country leaders met,
held in which country in September 2013?
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A) Germany
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B) USA
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C) Russia
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D) Brazil
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13
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What was India’s rank among T20 teams as
per the latest ICC T20 raking published in September 2013?
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A) Second
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B) Fourth
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C) Third
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D) First
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14
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“Coconut Day” is observed on
____________.
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A) 5-Sep
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B) 2-Sep
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C) 8-Sep
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D) 12-Sep
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15
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Google has announced the name of its
Android version as _________ in Sep 2013.
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A) Cupcake
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B) Jelly Bean
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C) KitKat
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D) None of These
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16
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Which country was ranked no 1 for its
competitiveness for fifth year in a row in Sep 2013 as per the annual Global
Competitiveness Report 2013-2014?
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A) Switzerland
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B) Finland
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C) Singapore
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D) Germany
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17
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Euro zone economic growth for the
second quarter of 2013 stood at __________.
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A) 0.2%
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B) 0.3%
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C) 0.5%
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D) -0.1%
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18
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What was India’s rank as per the annual
Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014 published in September 2013?
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A) 66th
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B) 60th
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C) 54th
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D) 76th
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19
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Who has been appointed as the
Managing Director and officiating Chief Executive Officer of private sector
insurer Bajaj Allianz in Sep 2013?
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A) Sanjeev Chadha
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B) Anuj Agarwal
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C) Deepak Khanna
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D) None of These
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20
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Indian Author Sushmita Banerjee, who
became famous after her best seller book “Kabuliwalar Bangali Bou” (A
Kabuliwala’s Bengali Wife), was killed by Taliban outside her home in
_____________ in September 2013.
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A) Iran
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B) Pakistan
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C) Afghanistan
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D) None of These
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Check below for answers……….
Answers…
11
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Ans) Haraprasad Das
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12
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Ans) Russia
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13
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Ans) Third
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14
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Ans) 2-Sep
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15
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Ans) KitKat
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16
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Ans) Switzerland
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17
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Ans) 0.3%
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18
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Ans) 60th
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19
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Ans) Anuj Agarwal
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20
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Ans) Afghanistan
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21
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Who took over as India’s new
Chief Information Commissioner in September 2013?
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A) M.F Farooqui
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B) Satyanand Mishra
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C) Deepak Sandhu
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D) None of These
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22
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Which Internet company has adopted a
new logo (in Purple) for the first time since its founding 18 years ago in
Sep 2013?
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A) Google
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B) Amazon
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C) eBay
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D) Yahoo
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23
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Which Social networking company is
planning for an IPO and submitted a document to the SEC in Sep 2013?
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A) Facebook
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B) LinkedIn
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C) Twitter
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D) Orkut
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24
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Who was conferred the Indira Gandhi
peace prize for 2012 by President Pranab Mukherjee in Sep 2013?
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A) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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B) Ela Bhatt
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C) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
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D) Sheikh Hasina
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25
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has
appointed whom as his new Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
in September 2013?
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A) Rakesh Sood
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B) Deepak Sandhu
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C) Ruchira Kamboj
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D) None of These
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26
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Ray Dolby, the American Engineer and
the pioneer of noise reduction in audio recordings died on 12 September 2013.
He was founder of ___________.
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A) Bose Corporation
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B) Bell Laboratories
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C) Dolby Laboratories
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D) Blonder Tongue Laboratorie
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27
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“Teachers’ Day” is observed on
____________.
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A) 5-Sep
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B) 2-Sep
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C) 8-Sep
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D) 12-Sep
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28
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The Union Health Ministry has
announced former Indian cricket team captain _______ as brand ambassador for
its National Tobacco Control Campaign in Sep 2013.
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A) Sachin Tendulkar
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B) Saurav Ganguly
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C) Rahul Dravid
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D) Mohammad Azharuddin
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29
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Teo-day long UN Human Rights forum
held in which city in Sep 2013?
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A) Beijing
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B) London
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C) Tokyo
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D) Geneva
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30
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Who has been honoured with Asia’s
“most promising leader” award at a recent function held in Dubai in Sep 2013 for pioneering work in
healthcare, using natural medicine?
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A) Devi Shetty
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B) Mukesh Batra
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C) Majeti Narasimha Swamy
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D) None of These
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Check below for answers……….
Answers…
21
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Ans) Deepak Sandhu
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22
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Ans) Yahoo
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23
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Ans) Twitter
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24
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Ans) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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25
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Ans) Rakesh Sood
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26
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Ans) Dolby Laboratories
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27
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Ans) 5-Sep
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28
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Ans) Rahul Dravid
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29
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Ans) Beijing
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30
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Ans) Mukesh Batra
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31
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Which Indian private sector bank
launched its ‘Branch on Wheels’ to offer basic banking services in remote
areas which have so far been devoid of banking facilities in Sep 2013?
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A) Yes Bank
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B) Axis Bank
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C) HDFC Bank
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D) ICICI Bank
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32
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The International Olympic Committee (
IOC) has decided to keep India
Olympic Association (IOA) suspended from the international Olympic events as
the later failed to remove corruption from its governing body. Who is IOA’s
secretary-general?
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A) Suresh Kalmadi
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B) Lalit Bhanot
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C) Ajay Maken
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D) Sharad Pawar
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33
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India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growth stood at
_________ in July 2013 (Announced in Sep 2013).
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A) 2%
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B) 2.6%
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C) 1.6%
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D) 3.5%
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34
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Which bollywood actor was the guest
of honour at a reception hosted by British Prime Minister David Cameron’s
wife, Samantha Cameron at their official residence in Sep 2013 for a charity
initiative for diabetes?
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A) Anupam Kher
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B) Shahrukh Khan
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C) Amir Khan
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D) Amitabh Bachchan
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35
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Which famous Hollywood
actress will receive an Honorary Oscar in recognition of her humanitarian
work (announced in Sep 2013)?
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A) Meryl Streep
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B) Angelina Jolie
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C) Nicole Kidman
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D) Julia Roberts
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36
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Who has been elected as the new
President of Auto components manufacturers’ apex body Automotive Component
Manufacturers Association of India
(ACMA) for the term 2013-14 in Sep 2013?
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A) Ramesh Suri
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B) Vikram Kirloskar
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C) Harish Lakshman
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D) Vinod Dasari
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37
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Which Cement company has announced in
Sep 2013 that it would acquire Gujarat cement unit of 4.8 million tonnes per
annum capacity from Jaypee Cement Corp for Rs 3,800 crore?
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A) JK Cement
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B) Binani Cement
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C) UltraTech Cement
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D) India Cement
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38
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US unemployment rate stood at ______ in August 2013 (announced
in Sep 2013).
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A) 8.1%
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B) 7.4%
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C) 7.3%
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D) 7.5%
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39
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Leaders of the BRICS group of nations
– Brazil, Russia, India,
China and South Africa
– have announced in September 2013 that they will set up a _______ fund to
guard against financial shocks.
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A) USD 50 billion
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B) USD 100 billion
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C) USD 200 billion
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D) USD 500 billion
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40
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“International day of charity” is
observed on ____________.
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A) 5-Sep
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B) 12-Sep
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C) 8-Sep
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D) 9-Sep
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Check below for answers……….
Answers…
31
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Ans) ICICI Bank
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32
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Ans) Lalit Bhanot
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33
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Ans) 2.6%
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34
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Ans) Amitabh Bachchan
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35
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Ans) Angelina Jolie
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36
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Ans) Harish Lakshman
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37
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Ans) UltraTech Cement
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38
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Ans) 7.3%
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39
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Ans) USD 100 billion
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40
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Ans) 5-Sep
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41
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India’s Retail inflation, measured by
Consumer Price Index, stood at _______ in August (announced in Sep 2013).
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A) 9.87%
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B) 9.39%
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C) 9.64%
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D) 9.52%
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42
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India’s Vice President Dr.M.Haamid Ansari has suggested implementation
of Venkatachelliah Commission’s recommendations in Sep 2013. The committee
recommends to ensure that elected representatives of Parliament and
legislatures get at least _______ of the votes cast.
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A) 60%
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B) 40%
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C) 50%
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D) 51%
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43
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Who was named the skipper of the India ‘A’ side for the unofficial three
one-dayers and a Twenty20 game against the West Indies ‘A’ team which visited
India
in Sep 2013?
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A) Suresh Raina
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B) Gautam Gambhir
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C) Yuvraj Singh
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D) Rohit Sharma
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44
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India and Japan
have decided to expand their currency swap arrangement from USD 15 billion to
_______ in Sep 2013 to strengthen bilateral financial cooperation and
stabilize the global financial markets.
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A) USD 60 billion
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B) USD 100 billion
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C) USD 50 billion
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D) USD 25 billion
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45
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Who has been elected as the new
President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Sep 2013?
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A) Denis Oswald
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B) Thomas Bach
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C) Richard Carrion
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D) Ching-kuo Wu
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46
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Who has been appointed as head of the
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force in Sep 2013?
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A) Dilip Trivedi
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B) Sharad Kumar
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C) Pranay Sahay
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D) Sanjeev Dayal
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47
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Indian Author Jhumpa Lahiri’s _______
was shortlisted among the six books for the Man Booker Prize 2013 (announced
in Sep 2013).
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A) We Need New Names
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B) The Interpreter of Maladies
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C) The Lowland
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D) The Harvest
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48
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Who is the new Prime Minister of Australia who
won absolute majority in the National elections held in Sep 2013?
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A) Tony Abbott
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B) Kevin Rudd
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C) Julia Gillard
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D) John Howard
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49
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Who was chosen to lead the 18-member
Indian women’s hockey team in the eighth Asia Cup that was played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from September 21 to 27,
2013?
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A) Chanchan Devi Thokchom
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B) Asunta Lakra
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C) Ritu Rani
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D) Rajwinder Kaur
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50
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Which country won the South Asian
Football Federations (SAFF) Championship 2013 held in Kathmandu
in Sep 2013?
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A) India
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B) Afghanistan
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C) Pakistan
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D) Nepal
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Check below for answers……….
Answers…
41
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Ans) 9.52%
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42
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Ans) 50%
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43
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Ans) Yuvraj Singh
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44
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Ans) USD 50 billion
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45
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Ans) Thomas Bach
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46
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Ans) Sanjeev Dayal
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47
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Ans) The Lowland
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48
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Ans) Tony Abbott
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49
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Ans) Ritu Rani
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50
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Ans) Afghanistan
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51
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IT outsourcing company iGate Corp has
appointed whom as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in Sep 2013?
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A) Ashok Vemuri
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B) Girish Paranjpe
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C) Krishnakumar Natarajan
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D) Suresh Vaswani
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52
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Which City won the right to host the
Olympic Games in 2020 in Sep 2013?
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A) Istanbul
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B) Tokyo
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C) Madrid
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D) Paris
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53
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Who won the Italy Grand
Prix held in Sep 2013?
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A) Sebastian Vettel
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B) Fernando Alonso
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C) Lewis Hamilton
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D) Kimi Raikkonen
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54
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“International Literacy Day (UNESCO)”
is observed on ____________.
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A) 5-Sep
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B) 12-Sep
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C) 8-Sep
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D) 9-Sep
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55
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Reliance Communications Ltd has
appointed whom as CEO, India
Enterprise in
Sep 2013?
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A) Anuj Agarwal
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B) Girish Paranjpe
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C) Deepak Khanna
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D) None of These
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56
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Which Financial Company has secured
approval from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to set up
white-label ATMs in India
in Sep 2013?
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A) State Bank of India
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B) Reliance Capital
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C) Muthoot Finance
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D) IFCI
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57
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Which Global electronics company
agreed to acquire major part of Hyderabad
based Vijai Electricals Ltd.’s transmission and distribution (T&D)
business for approximately USD 200 million in Sep 2013?
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A) Samsung
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B) Toshiba
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C) Lenovo
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D) Dell
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58
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India’s Trade deficit stood at _________ in August (published in
Sep 2013).
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A) USD 10.9 billion
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B) USD 13.43 billion
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C) USD 12.27 billion
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D) USD 9.35 billion
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59
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Which bank won the “Best Banker
Growth-Mid Sized” award in the second edition of The Sunday Standard Best
Bankers’ Awards 2013 (announced in Sep 2013)?
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A) Karnataka Bank
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B) Karur Vysya Bank
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C) Maharashtra Bank
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D) IDBI Bank
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60
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Which Indian Officer was elected as
regional director at the 31st meeting of health ministers and 66th session of
WHO regional committee for South-East Asia in Sep 2013?
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A) Deepak Sandhu
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B) Rakesh Sood
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C) Poonam Khetarpal Singh
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D) None of These
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Check below for answers……….
Answers…
51
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Ans) Ashok Vemuri
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52
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Ans) Tokyo
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53
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Ans) Sebastian Vettel
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54
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Ans) 8-Sep
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55
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Ans) Deepak Khanna
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56
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Ans) Muthoot Finance
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57
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Ans) Toshiba
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58
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Ans) USD 10.9 billion
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59
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Ans) Karur Vysya Bank
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60
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Ans) Poonam Khetarpal Singh
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61
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Who has been elected as the new
President of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) in Sep
2013?
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A) Vinod Dasari
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B) Vikram Kirloskar
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C) Anand Mahindra
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D) Harish Lakshman
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62
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Which Indian state achieved the first
position in literacy with 94.65% literacy rate, announced in Sep 2013?
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A) Kerala
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B) Tripura
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C) Sikkim
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D) Punjab
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63
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Religare Health Insurance has signed
a deal with which Indian PSU bank in Sep 2013 to market its product and
service bouquet through the distribution network of the bank?
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A) Union Bank of India
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B) IDBI Bank
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C) Central Bank of India
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D) Allahabad Bank
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64
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Which Indian Olympic Medalist entered
politics and Joined BJP party in Sep 2013?
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A) Vijender Vijender
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B) Vijay Kumar
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C) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
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D) Abhinav Bindra
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65
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Who has been appointed as the
Chairman and Managing Director of Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) by the
Government of Indian in Sep 2013?
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A) Satnam Singh
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B) BN Talukdar
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C) M.K. Goel
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D) Nishi Vasudeva
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66
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The government approved the proposal
of _________ capital infusion in Export-Import Bank of India in Sep
2013 to support future growth of the lender.
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A) Rs 1000 crore
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B) Rs 700 crore
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C) Rs 500 crore
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D) Rs 800 crore
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67
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“Hindi Diwas” is observed on
____________.
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A) 15-Sep
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B) 12-Sep
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C) 14-Sep
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D) 21-Sep
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68
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Prime Minister’s key economic advisor
C Rangarajan has lowered the growth forecast for the current fiscal to
________ in Sep 2013.
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A) 5.9%
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B) 5.3%
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C) 6.2%
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D) 6.5%
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69
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Which state/UT has the highest par
capital annual income in India
with per capita annual income of Rs. 2.01 lakh in 2012-13?
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A) Chandigarh
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B) Delhi
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C) Gujarat
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D) Maharashtra
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70
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The Board of Control for Cricket in
India- BCCI has imposed life bans on whom in the list in Sep 2013 for being
involved in the IPL spot-fixing scam?
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A) Amit Singh
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B) Siddharth Trivedi
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C) S Sreesanth
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D) Harmeet Singh
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Check below for answers……….
Answers…
61
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Ans) Vikram Kirloskar
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62
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Ans) Tripura
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63
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Ans) Union Bank of India
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64
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Ans) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
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65
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Ans) M.K. Goel
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66
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Ans) Rs 700 crore
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67
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Ans) 14-Sep
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68
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Ans) 5.3%
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69
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Ans) Delhi
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70
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Ans) S Sreesanth
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71
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Which Indian state has bagged the
National Literacy Award in Sep 2013? This is for the first time that state
has received awards in all the three categories- state, district and
panchayat.
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A) Chhattisgarh
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B) Gujarat
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C) Kerala
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D) Karnataka
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72
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Which Indian state became the first
state to use the high-tech voter recording system ‘Voter Verifiable Paper
Audit Trail’ (VVPAT) with Electronic Voting Machines for the by-elections to
Noksen Assembly constituency held in Sep 2013?
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A) Mijoram
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B) Tripura
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C) Nagaland
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D) Meghalaya
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73
|
Who won the Miss America
pageant held in September 2013?
|
A) Shannon Oliver
|
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B) Nina Davuluri
|
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C) Mallory Hagan
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|
D) Amanda Mason
|
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74
|
Reserve Bank of India has
formed an expert committee for examining its Current Monetary Policy
Framework in Sep 2013. Who will head the committee?
|
A) C. Rangarajan
|
|
B) Bimal Jalan
|
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C) Urjit Patel
|
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D) Y. Venugopal Reddy
|
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75
|
Who maintained first place in the
men’s tennis rankings issued by the ATP in Sep 2013?
|
A) Roger Federer
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B) Andy Murray
|
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C) Novak Djokovic
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D) Rafael Nadal
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76
|
Who maintained first place in the
women’s tennis rankings issued by the ATP in Sep 2013?
|
A) Maria Sharapova
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B) Serena Williams
|
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C) Victoria Azarenka
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D) Agnieszka Radwanska
|
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77
|
Who will lead the Indian team at the
two lakh US Dollar Super Series Badminton tournament, held in n Sep 2013?
|
A) Parupalli Kashyap
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B) Saina Nehwal
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C) P V Sindhu
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D) None of These
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78
|
India’s overall inflation, measured
by the Wholesale Price Index stood at ________ in July.
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A) 5.96%
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B) 6.79%
|
|
C) 6.1%
|
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D) 5.91%
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79
|
Who won the the US Open Men’s
single title held in Sep 2013?
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A) Novak Djokovic
|
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B) Andy Murray
|
|
C) Roger Federer
|
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D) Rafael Nadal
|
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80
|
Who has been named as the recipient
of Amnesty International’s highest award in Sep 2013?
|
A) Ai Xiaoming
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B) Lyudmila Ulitskaya
|
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C) Malala Yousafzai
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D) None of These
|
Check below for answers……….
Answers…
71
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Ans) Chhattisgarh
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72
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Ans) Nagaland
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73
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Ans) Nina Davuluri
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74
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Ans) Urjit Patel
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75
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Ans) Novak Djokovic
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76
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Ans) Serena Williams
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77
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Ans) P V Sindhu
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78
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Ans) 6.1%
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79
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Ans) Rafael Nadal
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80
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Ans) Malala Yousafza
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81
|
BJP has formally announced whom as
the party’s prime ministerial candidate for the next Lok Sabha polls to be
held in 2014?
|
A) Rajnath Singh
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B) Narendra Modi
|
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C) L K Advani
|
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D) Sushma Swaraj
|
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82
|
Which country opened world’s highest
airport in Daocheng in Sep 2013 which stands at 4,411 metre above sea level?
|
A) Mangolia
|
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B) Russia
|
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C) China
|
|
D) Japan
|
|
83
|
Who has been elected as the new
Vice-President of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) in Sep
2013?
|
A) Vinod Dasari
|
|
B) Vikram Kirloskar
|
|
C) Anand Mahindra
|
|
D) Kenichi Ayukawa
|
|
84
|
“World First-Aid Day” is observed on
____________.
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A) 15-Sep
|
|
B) 12-Sep
|
|
C) 14-Sep
|
|
D) 21-Sep
|
|
85
|
Which global tech company acquired
popular smartphone apps “Bump” which is used to share smartphone files like
contacts, pictures or other data in September 2013?
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A) Yahoo
|
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B) Google
|
|
C) Microsoft
|
|
D) Facebook
|
|
86
|
Who won INDEX design award for her
innovative design, FreshPaper that helps keep food fresh for a longer period
in Sep 2013?
|
A) Deepak Sandhu
|
|
B) Kavita Shukla
|
|
C) Poonam Khetarpal Singh
|
|
D) None of These
|
|
87
|
Which documentary film won the Golden
Lion for best movie at the Venice
film festival held in Sep 2013?
|
A) Holy GRA
|
|
B) Miss Violence
|
|
C) Via Castellana Bandiera
|
|
D) None of These
|
|
88
|
Chinese FDI stood ____________ at in
August 2013 (Announced in September 2013).
|
A) USD 4.5 billion
|
|
B) USD 6.3 billion
|
|
C) USD 8.38 billion
|
|
D) USD 10.5 billion
|
|
89
|
Who won the 2013 US Open women’s
singles title held in Sep 2013?
|
A) Maria Sharapova
|
|
B) Victoria Azarenka
|
|
C) Serena Williams
|
|
D) Sorana Cirstea
|
|
90
|
Who won the USD 250,000 prestigious
Lasker Awards for Philanthrophy announced by the Albert and Mary Lasker
Foundation in Sep 2013?
|
A) N R Narayana Murthy
|
|
B) Azim Premji
|
|
C) Bill and Melinda Gates
|
|
D) Warren Buffet
|
Check below for answers……….
Answers…
81
|
Ans) Narendra Modi
|
82
|
Ans) China
|
83
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Ans) Vinod Dasari
|
84
|
Ans) 14-Sep
|
85
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Ans) Google
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86
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Ans) Kavita Shukla
|
87
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Ans) Holy GRA
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88
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Ans) USD 8.38 billion
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89
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Ans) Serena Williams
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90
|
Ans) Bill and Melinda Gates
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91
|
Who took over as the Chairman &
Managing Director of the Electronics Corporation of India Limited
(ECIL) in September 2013?
|
A) Saji Cherian
|
|
B) M.K. Goel
|
|
C) P. Sudhakar
|
|
D) R.M. Premkumar
|
|
92
|
Who has been appointed as Director,
Central Vigilance Commission in Sep 2013?
|
A) Nitish Kumar
|
|
B) P K Chakraborty
|
|
C) Deepak Sandhu
|
|
D) Rakesh Sood
|
|
93
|
India’s Leander Paes made history by becoming the oldest man (Age
40) to win a Grand Slam event in the open era when he won _______ Men’s
double title in Sep 2013.
|
A) French Open
|
|
B) US Open
|
|
C) Australian Open
|
|
D) Wimbledon
|
|
94
|
What was India’s rank in the latest ICC
ODI rankings published by ICC in Sep 2013?
|
A) Third
|
|
B) Second
|
|
C) First
|
|
D) Fourth
|
|
95
|
Kanoon Lugat, an _______ law
dictionary, a first of its kind in the country was released in Mumbai in Sep
2013.
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A) Marathi
|
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B) Hindi
|
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C) Urdu
|
|
D) None of These
|
|
96
|
The government has increased the
import duty on gold and silver jewellery to _______ from current 10% in Sep
2013 to protect the domestic industry.
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A) 20%
|
|
B) 15%
|
|
C) 12%
|
|
D) 18%
|
|
97
|
“Engineers’ Day” is observed on
____________.
|
A) 15-Sep
|
|
B) 11-Sep
|
|
C) 19-Sep
|
|
D) 21-Sep
|
|
98
|
Which Indian Private sector bank has
become the first bank to raise USD 255 million funds overseas using the swap
loan facility provided by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Sep 2013?
|
A) YES Bank
|
|
B) ICICI Bank
|
|
C) HDFC Bank
|
|
D) Axis Bank
|
|
99
|
Who was conferred the “Pride of the
Nation award” for his attempt to raise the sensitive issue of former Prime
Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination through his role as a RAW agent in Madras Café film in Sep
2013?
|
A) Shoojit Sircar
|
|
B) John Abraham
|
|
C) Ronnie Lahiri
|
|
D) None of These
|
|
100
|
Which indian movie was named the best
film at the second edition of the Ladakh International Film Festival (LIFF)
held in Sep 2013?
|
A) The good road
|
|
B) The Lunchbox
|
|
C) OASS
|
|
D) None of These
|
Check below for answers……….
Answers…
91
|
Ans) P. Sudhakar
|
92
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Ans) Nitish Kumar
|
93
|
Ans) US Open
|
94
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Ans) First
|
95
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Ans) Urdu
|
96
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Ans) 15%
|
97
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Ans) 15-Sep
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98
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Ans) YES Bank
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99
|
Ans) John Abraham
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100
|
Ans) OASS
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101
|
The board of National Spot Exchange
Limited (NSEL) has appointed whom as the Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer in Sep 2013?
|
A) Saji Cherian
|
|
B) P. Sudhakar
|
|
C) M.K. Goel
|
|
D) None of These
|
|
102
|
Former Toyota Motor Corp President and Chairman
passed away in Sep 2013. What is his name?
|
A) Akio Toyoda
|
|
B) Sakichi Toyoda
|
|
C) Eiji Toyoda
|
|
D) Shoichiro Toyoda
|
|
103
|
Who was nominated as a member of the
board of trustees of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Sep
2013?
|
A) Azim Premji
|
|
B) N R Narayana Murthy
|
|
C) Ratan Tata
|
|
D) Deepak Parekh
|
|
104
|
Indian wrestler Amit Kumar won Silver
Medal in ________ category in the Senior World Wrestling Championship 2013
being held at Budapest
in Sep 2013.
|
A) 65 Kg Free Style
|
|
B) 60 Kg Free Style
|
|
C) 55 Kg Free Style
|
|
D) 62 Kg Free Style
|
|
105
|
Who became World Muslimah 2013 during
the third Annual Award of World Muslimah in Jakarta,
Indonesia
in Sep 2013?
|
A) Nina Septiani
|
|
B) Dika Restiyani
|
|
C) Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola
|
|
D) None of These
|
|
106
|
Virat Kohli was the highest-ranked
Indian batsman at ______ in the latest ICC ODI rankings published in Sep
2013.
|
A) 6th
|
|
B) 4th
|
|
C) 5th
|
|
D) 3rd
|
|
107
|
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee named the upcoming airport at Andal near Durgapur in Bardhman district as __________
in Sep 2013.
|
A) Ishwarchandra Airport
|
|
B) Bankimchandra Airport
|
|
C) Kazi Nazrul
Islam Airport
|
|
D) Rabindranath Tagore
Airport
|
|
108
|
Who has been appointed as the
Managing Editor of Time Magazine in Sep 2013 to become TIME’s 17th managing
editor in the history of the well-known international magazine?
|
A) Richard Stengel
|
|
B) Nancy Gibbs
|
|
C) Michael Duffy
|
|
D) Briton Hadden
|
|
109
|
USA and British authorities have fined which US investment bank a combined USD 920 million
over the so-called London
Whale scandal in Sep 2013?
|
A) JP Morgan
|
|
B) UBS
|
|
C) Bank of America
|
|
D) Goldman Sachs
|
|
110
|
“World Ozone Day” is observed on
____________.
|
A) 15-Sep
|
|
B) 16-Sep
|
|
C) 19-Sep
|
|
D) 24-Sep
|
Check below for answers……….
Answers…
101
|
Ans) Saji Cherian
|
102
|
Ans) Eiji Toyoda
|
103
|
Ans) Ratan Tata
|
104
|
Ans) 55 Kg Free Style
|
105
|
Ans) Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola
|
106
|
Ans) 4th
|
107
|
Ans) Kazi Nazrul
Islam Airport
|
108
|
Ans) Nancy Gibbs
|
109
|
Ans) JP Morgan
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110
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Ans) 16-Sep
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111
|
Hiroshi Yamauchi, who built a video
game giant company from a maker of playing cards, passed away in Sep 2013. He
was former President of which Video giant company?
|
A) 0verflow
|
|
B) Sony
|
|
C) Nintendo
|
|
D) Access Games
|
|
112
|
Global credit rating agency, Fitch
Ratings cut India’s
growth forecast for the current financial year to _________ in Sep 2013.
|
A) 4.9%
|
|
B) 5.5%
|
|
C) 4.8%
|
|
D) 5.1%
|
|
113
|
Who has been appointed as the new
Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court in Sep 2013?
|
A) Justice Badar Durrez Ahmad
|
|
B) Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant
|
|
C) Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana
|
|
D) Justice T.Nandakumar Singh
|
|
114
|
Tata Sons have signed an agreement
with which foreign airlines and applied for necessary regulatory approval to
set up a new airline in India
in Sep 2013?
|
A) Tiger Airlines
|
|
B) Etihad Airways
|
|
C) Singapore Airlines
|
|
D) Malaysian Airlines
|
|
115
|
Which cosmetics and beauty major has
acquired Indian salon brand Cheryl’s Cosmeceuticals in Sep 2013?
|
A) Lakme
|
|
B) Schwarzkopf
|
|
C) L’Oreal
|
|
D) Shahnaz Hussain
|
|
116
|
Tata Steel Ltd has appointed whom as
managing director-designate, India
and South East Asia and inducted him as
additional director on the board in Sep 2013?
|
A) HM Nerurkar
|
|
B) Koushik Chatterjee
|
|
C) TV Narendran
|
|
D) None of These
|
|
117
|
Which Indian IT Services Company has
launched Finacle 11E, latest version of its core banking solution in Sep
2013?
|
A) HCL Technologies
|
|
B) Wipro
|
|
C) TCS
|
|
D) Infosys
|
|
118
|
The HRD ministry has “retired” whom
from membership of the University Grants Commission (UGC) with immediate
effect in Sep 2013 due to his involvement with Aam Admi Party?
|
A) Deepak Sandhu
|
|
B) Nitish Kumar
|
|
C) Yogendra Yadav
|
|
D) None of These
|
|
119
|
“Alzheimer’s Day” is observed on
____________.
|
A) 21-Sep
|
|
B) 16-Sep
|
|
C) 19-Sep
|
|
D) 24-Sep
|
|
120
|
Rapid Metro would be India’s first
metro rail system developed in the public-private partnership mode, as per
Government announcement in Sep 2013. It will be developed in which Indian City?
|
A) Chandigarh
|
|
B) Gurgaon
|
|
C) Jaipur
|
|
D) Kochi
|
Check below for answers……….
Answers…
111
|
Ans) Nintendo
|
112
|
Ans) 4.8%
|
113
|
Ans) Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant
|
114
|
Ans) Singapore Airlines
|
115
|
Ans) L’Oreal
|
116
|
Ans) TV Narendran
|
117
|
Ans) Infosys
|
118
|
Ans) Yogendra Yadav
|
119
|
Ans) 21-Sep
|
120
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Ans) Gurgaon
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