CURRENT AFFAIRS SEPTEMBER 2013
(PART-2)
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121
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Which Indian football club won the 126th Durand Cup
Football tournament in September 2013?
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A) East Bengal
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B) ONCG
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C) Mohemmadan Sporting
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D) Mohan Bagan
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122
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Jaywant Lele passed away in Sep 2013. He
was former Secretary of which Indian Sports Governing body?
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A) Board of Control for Cricket in Indi a
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B) Indian Olympic Association
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C) Badminton Association of India
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D) Indian Hockey Federation
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123
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Indian wrestlers earned a maiden World Cup berth after
the team’s best-ever ______-place finish in men’s free-style at the World
Championships in Budapest
in Sep 2013.
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A) Fifth
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B) Sixth
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C) Fourth
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D) Seventh
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124
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India foreign
direct investment (FDI) stood at ____________ in July 2013. (data
published in September 2013).
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A) USD 2.4 billion
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B) USD 1.7 billion
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C) USD 1.6 billion
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D) USD 2.7 billion
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125
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The RBI has increased Reverse Repo rate by 25 bps to
_______ during its monetary policy review meet in September 2013.
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A) 7%
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B) 7.5%
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C) 7%
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D) 6.5%
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126
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The Mumbai Police has filed a chargesheet in the IPL
betting scandal in Sep 2013. The chargesheet named Gurunath Meiyappan who was
former CEO of which IPL team?
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A) Chennai Super Kings
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B) Rajasthan Royals
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C) Sunrisers Hyderabad
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D) Royal Challengers Bangalore
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127
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Which bollywood actor has been honoured with the Global
Diversity Award 2013 at the State Room of Britain’s House of Commons held in
London in Sep 2013?
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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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128
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Which Indian state government launched ‘Swavalamban
Pension Scheme’ in Sep 2013, in which a person with a minimum contribution of
Rs 1,000 per year will get an equal amount of contribution from the govt?
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A) Haryana
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B) Trupura
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C) Assam
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D) Bihar
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129
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Which Chinese Communist Party leader was sentenced to
life imprisonment by a Chinese court which upheld the charges of bribery,
embezzlement and abuse of power against him in Sep 2013?
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A) Jiang Zemin
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B) Wang Lijun
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C) Bo Xilai
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D) Zhou Yongkang
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130
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Who won the Singapore 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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Answers…
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Ans) Mohemmadan Sporting
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Ans) Board of Control for Cricket in India
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Ans) Sixth
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Ans) USD 1.7 billion
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Ans) 6.5%
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Ans) Chennai Super Kings
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Ans) Amitabh Bachchan
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Ans) Assam
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Ans) Bo Xilai
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Ans) Sebastian Vettel
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131
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The RBI has increased Repo rate by 25 bps to _______
during its monetary policy review meet in September 2013.
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A) 7%
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B) 7.5%
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C) 7%
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D) 6.5%
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132
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“Day for Peace & Non- violence (UN)” is observed on
____________.
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A) 26-Sep
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B) 16-Sep
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C) 21-Sep
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D) 24-Sep
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133
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Which bollywood actor has been selected for a U.S. award
for his television show ‘Satyamev Jayate’ in Sep 2013?
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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) Salman Khan
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134
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Which Indian film was nominated to represent India in the
Best Foreign Film category at next year’s Oscars (Announced in Sep 2013)?
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A) The Good
Road
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B) The Lunchbox
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C) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
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D) English Vinglish
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135
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Who has been appointed as member of the National Human
Rights Commission (NHRC) for a five-year term in Sep 2013?
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A) Justice Badar Durrez Ahmad
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B) Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant
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C) Justice Darmar Murugesan
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D) Justice T.Nandakumar Singh
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136
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India will build
the world’s largest solar plant to generate 4,000 mw from sunlight in which
state Cabinet approved the proposal in Sep 2013)?
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A) Gujarat
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B) Rajasthan
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C) Madhya Pradesh
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D) Himachal Pradesh
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137
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Who was elected as the Chairperson of the International
Coffee Council at the meetings of the International Coffee Organization held
in Belo Horizonte, Brazil in Sep 2013?
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A) Jawaid Akhtar
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B) Juan Esteban Orduz
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C) Conradin Rasi
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D) None of These
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138
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Indian wrestler Bajrang won Bronze Medal in ________
category in the Senior World Wrestling Championship 2013 being held at Budapest in Sep 2013.
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A) 65 Kg Free Style
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B) 60 Kg Free Style
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C) 55 Kg Free Style
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D) 62 Kg Free Style
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139
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Who has been re-elected as the new leader of Germany after
winning 41.5% of the vote in federal elections held in Sep 2013?
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A) Angela Merkel
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B) Peer Steinbrück
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C) Gerhard Schröder
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D) Wolfgang Schäuble
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140
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Which party swept to victory in the historic Northern
Provincial Council elections in Sri Lanka held in Sep 2013?
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A) Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC)
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B) United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA)
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C) Tamil National Alliance
(TNA)
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D) None of These
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Answers…
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Ans) 7.5%
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Ans) 21-Sep
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Ans) Amir Khan
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134
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Ans) The Good
Road
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135
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Ans) Justice Darmar Murugesan
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136
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Ans) Rajasthan
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137
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Ans) Jawaid Akhtar
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138
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Ans) 60 Kg Free Style
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139
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Ans) Angela Merkel
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140
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Ans) Tamil National Alliance (TNA)
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141
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“Seekho Aur Kamao” (Learn and Earn) Progrmme Launched by
which ministry of Union Government of India in Sep 2013 for Skill
Development of Minorities?
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A) Ministry of Minority Affairs
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B) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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C) Ministry of Rural Development
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D) Ministry of Home affairs
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142
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The Reserve Bank today announced a 13-member committee
in Sep 2013 to frame a “clear and detailed” vision for financial
inclusion/deepening across the country. The committee is headed by
____________.
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A) Bimal Jalan
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B) C. Rangarajan
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C) Nachiket Mor
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D) Urijit Patel
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143
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PepsiCo Inc. has appointed whom to the position of Chief
Executive Officer, Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) in Sep 2013?
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A) Indra K. Nooyi
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B) Sanjeev Chadha
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C) Saji Cherian
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D) Deepak Khanna
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144
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The RBI has decreased the Marginal Standing Facility,
MSF rate by 75 bps to ______ during its monetary policy review in Sep 2013.
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A) 9.5%
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B) 10%
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C) 8.75%
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D) 9.75%
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145
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“Rose Day (Welfare of cancer patients)” is observed on ____________.
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A) 26-Sep
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B) 16-Sep
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C) 22-Sep
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D) 24-Sep
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146
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Which Indian Archer won a silver medal at the Archery
World Cup held in Paris
in Sep 2013?
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A) Jhano Hansda
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B) Deepika Kumari
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C) Vrushali Gorle
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D) Ritul Chatterjee
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147
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Which Indian won the “Clinton Global Citizens Awards” for the
year 2013 (announced in Sep 2013)?
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A) Bunker Roy
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B) Nikhil Dey
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C) Joe Madiath
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D) Bill Drayton
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148
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India’s top tennis
singles player Somdev Devvarman returned to top-100 after a gap of one year
and nine months. What was his rank in the latest ATP singles rankings, issued
in Sep 2013?
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A) 95th
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B) 98th
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C) 91st
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D) 86th
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149
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Who was sworn as Cambodian prime minister for another
five-year term in Sep 2013?
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A) Norodom Sihamoni
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B) Norodom Sihanouk
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C) Hun Sen
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D) Chea Sim
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150
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Who has been appointed as as the Chairperson of the
National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) in Sep 2013?
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A) Justice Vangala Eswaraiah
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B) Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant
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C) Justice Darmar Murugesan
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D) Justice T.Nandakumar Singh
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Answers…
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Ans) Ministry of Minority Affairs
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142
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Ans) Nachiket Mor
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143
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Ans) Sanjeev Chadha
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144
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Ans) 9.5%
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145
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Ans) 22-Sep
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146
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Ans) Deepika Kumari
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147
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Ans) Bunker Roy
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148
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Ans) 98th
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149
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Ans) Hun Sen
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150
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Ans) Justice Vangala Eswaraiah
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151
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Which Indian Cricketer was appointed as the brand
ambassador of the Border Security Force (BSF) in Sep 2013?
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A) Virat Kohli
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B) M S Shoni
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C) Shikhar Dhawan
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D) Suresh Raina
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152
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Liquor giant United Spirits Ltd (USL) has appointed whom
as CEO-Designate with effect from 1st October 2013 (announced in Sep 2013)?
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A) Ashok Capoor
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B) Deepak Khanna
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C) Anand Kripalu
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D) Anuj Agarwal
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153
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Canadian Smartphone maker BlackBerry has agreed to
become a private company in a USD 4.7 billion in Sep 2013. Which company has
offered USD 9 per share to buy back its shares from the shareholders?
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A) Microsoft
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B) Berkshire Hathaway
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C) Blackstone
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D) Fairfax
Financial Holdings
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154
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Who was honoured with the Humanitarian Achievement Award
2013 for his contribution to cooperation and sustainable development in his
country?
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A) Nelson Mandela
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B) Jacob Zuma
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C) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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D) None of These
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155
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Australia has unveiled
its most powerful super computer named ________ in Sep 2013.
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A) Tianhe-2
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B) Raijin
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C) SuperMUC
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D) Sequoia
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156
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Who won women’s table tennis World Cup Championship held
in Kobe, Japan in September 2013?
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A) Wu Yang
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B) Li Xiaoxia
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C) Liu Shiwen
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D) Yu Mengyu
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157
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The RBI has reduced minimum daily maintenance of the
Cash Reserve Ratio, CRR, from 99% of the requirement to _______ during its
monetary policy review in Sep 2013.
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A) 93%
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B) 96%
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C) 95%
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D) 97%
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158
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“Social Justice Day” is observed on ____________.
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A) 26-Sep
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B) 25-Sep
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C) 22-Sep
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D) 24-Sep
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159
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The Indian Government has announced setting up of the
Seventh Central Pay Commission in Sep 2013. Its recommendations will be
implemented from the _____________.
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A) 1st of April, 2016
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B) 1st of January, 2015
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C) 1st of January, 2016
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D) 1st of April, 2015
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160
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Who has been selected as the next chairman of the
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, India’s apex power sector
regulator in Sep 2013?
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A) Gireesh Pradhan
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B) Pramod Deo
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C) Ruchira Kamboj
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D) None of These
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Answers…
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151
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Ans) Virat Kohli
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152
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Ans) Anand Kripalu
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153
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Ans) Fairfax
Financial Holdings
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154
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Ans) Nelson Mandela
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155
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Ans) Raijin
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156
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Ans) Liu Shiwen
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157
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Ans) 95%
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158
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Ans) 25-Sep
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159
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Ans) 1st of January, 2016
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160
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Ans) Gireesh Pradhan
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161
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Who was today sworn in as judge of the second most
powerful court of the United States
in Sep 2013, making him the first Indian American to be on the bench of the US Courts of
Appeal?
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A) Puneet Talwar
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B) Srikanth Srinivasan
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C) Trailblazer Sri Srinivasan
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D) Neal Katyal
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162
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Which global tech giant has celebrated its 15th birthday
on 27th September 2013?
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A) Microsoft
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B) Facebook
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C) Google
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D) Yahoo
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163
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Who has been appointed as a member of UGC by the
Government of India
for a term of three years in Sep 2013?
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A) P. Sudhakar
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B) Deepak Sandhu
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C) Sanjay Govind Dhande
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D) None of These
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164
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Who took over as the new Chairman of the Engineering
Export Promotion Council (EEPC) in Sep 2013?
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A) Anupam Shah
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B) P. Sudhakar
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C) Sanjeev Dayal
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D) Saji Cherian
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165
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The Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI)
has appointed whom as its Chairman in Sep 2013?
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A) Sandesh Kirkire
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B) Sundeep Sikka
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C) K N Tilak Kumar
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D) None of These
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166
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The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) has elected whom as
its president for the year 2013-14 in Sep 2013?
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A) K N Tilak Kumar
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B) Kiran B Vadodaria
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C) Ravindra Kumar
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D) None of These
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167
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“Day of the Deaf” is observed on ____________.
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A) 26-Sep
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B) 25-Sep
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C) 27-Sep
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D) 24-Sep
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168
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The RBI has kept CRR (Cash Reserve Ratio) unchanged at
_______ during its monetary policy review meet in September 2013.
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A) 4%
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B) 4.25%
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C) 4.5%
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D) 3.5%
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169
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A high-level panel, headed by __________,submitted to
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram its report in Sep 2013 on the alleged
irregularities at the National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL).
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A) R.M. Premkumar
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B) Bimal Jalan
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C) Arvind Mayaram
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D) M.K. Goel
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170
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Who was presented with the inaugural Allard Prize for
International Integrity in Sep 2013 by the University of British
Columbia’s Faculty of Law?
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A) Anna Hazare
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B) Arvind Kejriwal
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C) N R Narayana Murthy
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D) None of These
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Answers…
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Ans) Trailblazer Sri Srinivasan
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162
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Ans) Google
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163
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Ans) Sanjay Govind Dhande
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164
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Ans) Anupam Shah
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165
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Ans) Sundeep Sikka
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166
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Ans) Ravindra Kumar
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167
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Ans) 26-Sep
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168
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Ans) 4%
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169
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Ans) Arvind Mayaram
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170
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Ans) Anna Hazare
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171
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Who has been awarded the Fifth Deutsche Bank Prize for
Financial Economics 2013 in Sep 2013, in recognition of his ground-breaking
research work?
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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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172
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Pond’s Femina Miss India World 2013 Navneet Kaur Dhillon
won the ________ Award at the Miss World 2013 cerenomy held in Indon in Sep
2013.
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A) Best Face
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B) Multimedia
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C) Best Smile
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D) None of These
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173
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Which Indian Grandmaster won bronze medal at the World
Junior Chess Championship held in Turkey in Sep 2013?
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A) Vidit Gujrathi
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B) Dibyendu Barua
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C) Abhijeet Gupta
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D) Dronavalli Harika
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174
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India beat which
country in the 8th Asia Cup Women hockey tournament at Kuala Lumpur to win the Bronze prize in Sep
2013?
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A) Malaysia
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B) China
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C) Thailand
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D) South
Korea
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175
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Who was crowned Miss World 2013 at the Bali Nasa Dua
Convention Center in Bali, Indonesia
in Sep 2013?
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A) Miss France, Marine Lorphelin
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B) Miss Ghana
Carranzar Naa Okailey Shooter
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C) Misss Philippines
Megan Young
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D) None of These
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176
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“World Tourism Day” is observed on ____________.
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A) 26-Sep
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B) 25-Sep
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C) 27-Sep
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D) 24-Sep
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177
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Who has been appointed as the next Permanent
Representative of India
to UNESCO, Paris, with the rank of Ambassador in Sep 2013?
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A) Gireesh Pradhan
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B) Pramod Deo
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C) Ruchira Kamboj
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D) None of These
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178
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Which Golf player was named U.S. PGA Tour player of the year
for the 11th time in Sep 2013?
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A) Tiger Woods
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B) Rory McIlroy
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C) Phil Mickelson
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D) Adam Scott
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179
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Who took charge as second executive director of Vijaya
Bank in Sep 2013?
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A) Rakesh Sethi
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B) R K Malla
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C) M S Raghavan
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D) B S Rama Rao
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180
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The RBI has kep tStatutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)
unchanged at _______ during its monetary policy review meet in September
2013.
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A) 23%
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B) 23.5%
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C) 24%
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D) 25%
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Check below for answers……….
Answers…
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171
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Ans) Raghuram Rajan
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172
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Ans) Multimedia
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173
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Ans) Vidit Gujrathi
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174
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Ans) China
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175
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Ans) Misss Philippines Megan Young
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176
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Ans) 27-Sep
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177
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Ans) Ruchira Kamboj
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178
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Ans) Tiger Woods
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179
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Ans) B S Rama Rao
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180
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Ans) 23%
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181
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The Raghuram Rajan panel report has made a case for
ending the ‘special category’ criteria for providing additional assistance to
poorer states. It has put which of the below state under “Most Developed”
Category?
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A) Goa
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B) Madhya Pradesh
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C) Rajasthan
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D) Gujarat
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182
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Who has been appointed as an interim Chairman of Multi
Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) in Sep 2013 till the reconstitution of
the board in accordance with the Forward Markets Commission (FMC) guidelines
on board composition?
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A) R.M. Premkumar
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B) Arvind Mayaram
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C) Saji Cherian
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D) None of These
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183
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Which Online commerce major has agreed to acquire
payment platform Braintree
for about USD 800 million in Sep 2013?
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A) Amazon
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B) eBay
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C) Alibaba
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D) None of These
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184
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Which city bagged the top spot for the world’s most
honest city, according to a survey of 16 cities worldwide (published in Sep
2013)?
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A) Helsinki
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B) Tokyo
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C) Mumbai
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D) Geneva
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185
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“World Heart Day” is observed on ____________.
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A) 26-Sep
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B) 29-Sep
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C) 27-Sep
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D) 28-Sep
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186
|
The Board of Cricket Control of India, BCCI,
has imposed a life ban on former ______________ Lalit Modi from participating
in any of its activities in Sep 2013.
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A) BCCI Secretary
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B) IPL Commissioner
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C) BCCI Treasurer
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D) BCCI Chief Selector
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187
|
Dr Sathees Chukkurumbal Raghavan received the prestigious
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards for 2013 in which category? (Announced in Sep
2013)
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A) Engineering Sciences
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B) Chemical Science
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C) Physical Science
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D) Biological Sciences
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188
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Who was presented with the 2013 Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian
Award (Harvard Humanitarian of the year) by Harvard University
in Sep 2013?
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A) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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B) Nelsan Mandela
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C) Malala Yousafzai
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D) None of These
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189
|
In a historic decision, the Church of South India (CSI)
appointed whom as its first woman Bishop in Sep 2013?
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A) Rev E Pushpalalitha
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B) Rev Papathoti Joseph Lawrence
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C) Rev E John
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D) None of These
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190
|
Sania Mirza won her fourth title of the season and 18th
overall when she lifted Pan Pacific Open Women’s doubles trophy in Sep 2013.
Who was her partner in the tournament?
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A) Liezel Huber
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B) Hao Ching Chan
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C) Cara Black
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D) None of These
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Answers…
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181
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Ans) Goa
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182
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Ans) R.M. Premkumar
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183
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Ans) eBay
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184
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Ans) Helsinki
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185
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Ans) 29-Sep
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186
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Ans) IPL Commissioner
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187
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Ans) Biological Sciences
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188
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Ans) Malala Yousafzai
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189
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Ans) Rev E Pushpalalitha
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190
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Ans) Cara Black
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191
|
Who has been appointed the BJP Campaign Committee Chief for
the 2014 Lok Sabha Polls after Narendra Modi was selected as PM candidate in
Sep 2013?
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A) Rajnath Singh
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B) L K Advani
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C) Arun Jetley
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D) Sushma Swaraj
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192
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“World Rabies Day” is observed on ____________.
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A) 26-Sep
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B) 29-Sep
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C) 27-Sep
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D) 28-Sep
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193
|
Inflation in the 17-nation euro zone stood at ________
in September.
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A) 2.1%
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B) 1.1%
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C) 1.3%
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D) 1.6%
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194
|
Who was appointed as the Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO, Paris with the rank of Ambassador in Sep
2013?
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A) Ruchira Kamboj
|
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B) VS Oberoi
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C) Rakesh Sood
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D) None of These
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195
|
Who has been selected for 2013 Patrick Kavanagh Poetry
Award in Sep 2013?
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A) Haraprasad Das
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B) Pratibha Ray
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C) Rafiq Kathwari
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D) Manoj Das
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196
|
The current account deficit stood at ______ of gross
domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter (April-June) of current financial
year 2013-14 as per the data published in Sep 2013.
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A) 5.1%
|
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B) 4.5%
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C) 4.9%
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D) 4.6%
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197
|
Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the IPL in
the BCCI AGM held at Chennai in Sep 2013?
|
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A) Sanjay Jagdale
|
|
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B) Ranjib Biswal
|
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C) Debashish Mohanty
|
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D) Kiran More
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198
|
Which country won the Sultan of Johor Cup U21 hockey
tournament held in Malaysia
in Sep 2013?
|
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A) India
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B) Malaysia
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C) Thailand
|
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D) China
|
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199
|
The prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards for 2013
were announced in September 2013. This year how many scientists have been
awared with the prestigious award?
|
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A) Seven
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B) Eight
|
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C) Nine
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D) Ten
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200
|
The Finance Ministry has notified the much awaited the
General Anti-avoidance rules (GAAR) will come into force from ___________ (as
per notification released in Sep 2013).
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|
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A) 1st of April, 2016
|
|
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B) 1st of January, 2015
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C) 1st of January, 2016
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D) 1st of April, 2015
|
Answers…
|
191
|
Ans) Rajnath Singh
|
|
192
|
Ans) 28-Sep
|
|
193
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Ans) 1.1%
|
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194
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Ans) Ruchira Kamboj
|
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195
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Ans) Rafiq Kathwari
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196
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Ans) 4.9%
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197
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Ans) Ranjib Biswal
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198
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Ans) India
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199
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Ans) Eight
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200
|
Ans) 1st of April, 2016
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|
201
|
Which Indian boxer won silver in 54kg category in the
AIBA World Youth Boxing Championship held in Albena, Bulgaria in Sep 2013?
|
|
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A) Yvonne Caples
|
|
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B) Varghese Johnson
|
|
|
C) Nikhat Zareen
|
|
|
D) None of These
|
|
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202
|
Which Indian stock exchange signed a memorandum of
understanding with Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs to collaborate and
develop India’s
first CSR index in Sep 2013?
|
|
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A) National Stock Exchange
|
|
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B) Bombay
Stock Exchange
|
|
|
C) MCX
|
|
|
D) None of These
|
|
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203
|
Which country has successfully tested the “Epsilon” new
cheaper rocket in Sep 2013?
|
|
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A) USA
|
|
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B) China
|
|
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C) Japan
|
|
|
D) Russia
|
|
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204
|
The Lok Sabha approved the Rajiv Gandhi
National Aviation
University Bill, 2013
in Sep 2013 to set up the country’s first aviation university at which
location?
|
|
|
A) Amethi
|
|
|
B) Rae Bareli
|
|
|
C) Kanpur
|
|
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D) Lucknow
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205
|
The Reserve Bank of India has announced in Sep 2013
that it will issue inflation-indexed savings certificates in Nov 2013 which
will be linked to ____________.
|
|
|
A) Consumer Price Index (CPI)
|
|
|
B) Wholesale Price Index (WPI)
|
|
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C) Retail Inflation for Industrial workers
|
|
|
D) Combination of WPI and CPI
|
|
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|
206
|
Rajya Sabha member Rasheed Masood, was sentenced to four
years in jail by a Delhi
court in a corruption case in Sep 2013 and he became the first MP to lose his
seat after a recent Supreme Court judgement had removed the immunity for
convicted lawmakers. He is from which Political Party?
|
|
|
A) Congress
|
|
|
B) BJP
|
|
|
C) BSP
|
|
|
D) SP
|
|
|
|
|
207
|
Who is the richest american as per the latest Forbes’
list published in Sep 2013?
|
|
|
A) Bill Gates
|
|
|
B) Larry Elison
|
|
|
C) Warren Buffett
|
|
|
D) Michael Dell
|
|
|
|
|
208
|
Shabaab terrorist group attacked Westgate Mall in sep
2013 which killed more than 60 persons. Westgate Mall is in which country?
|
|
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A) Lybia
|
|
|
B) Kenya
|
|
|
C) Somalia
|
|
|
D) Egypt
|
|
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209
|
Tata Sons has announced to tie up with Singapore Airlines to set up a full-service
carrier in India
in Sep 2013. Who will be the Chairman of the board of the Joint Venture?
|
|
|
A) Ratan Tata
|
|
|
B) Prasad Menon
|
|
|
C) S Ramadorai
|
|
|
D) None of These
|
|
|
|
|
210
|
Air India
tied up with which public-sector bank to launch a co-branded credit card in
Sep 2013?
|
|
|
A) State Bank of India
|
|
|
B) IDBI Bank
|
|
|
C) Punjab National Bank
|
|
|
D) Bank of Baroda
|
Answers…
|
201
|
Ans) Nikhat Zareen
|
|
202
|
Ans) Bombay
Stock Exchange
|
|
203
|
Ans) Japan
|
|
204
|
Ans) Rae Bareli
|
|
205
|
Ans) Consumer Price Index (CPI)
|
|
206
|
Ans) Congress
|
|
207
|
Ans) Bill Gates
|
|
208
|
Ans) Kenya
|
|
209
|
Ans) Prasad Menon
|
|
210
|
Ans) State Bank of India
|
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|
211
|
International Olympic Committee has voted to reinstate
which of the following games from Olympic 2020 onwards in Sep 2013?
|
|
|
A) Baseball
|
|
|
B) Golf
|
|
|
C) Cycling
|
|
|
D) Wrestling
|
|
|
|
|
212
|
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority’s
(IRDA’s) insurance repository system was launched in Sep 2013 to
provide policyholders the facility to keep insurance policies in electronic
form. This is situated in which city?
|
|
|
A) Bangalore
|
|
|
B) Hyderabad
|
|
|
C) Bhopal
|
|
|
D) New Delhi
|
|
|
|
|
213
|
Which of the below telecom company has recently
completed the biggest deal ever in telecom industry (USD 130 billion) in Sep
2013?
|
|
|
A) Telenor
|
|
|
B) AT&T
|
|
|
C) Vodafone
|
|
|
D) Airtel
|
|
|
|
|
214
|
What is the name of the largest volcano that has been
discovered in the Pacific Ocean in Sep 2013?
|
|
|
A) Tamu Massif
|
|
|
B) Kilimanjaro
|
|
|
C) Mauna Loa
|
|
|
D) Ichinsky
|
|
|
|
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215
|
Naval Science and Technological Laboratory Centre (NSTL)
under DRDO was inaugurated in which city in Sep 2013? With this facility
torpedoes developed by this lab would be of world class in the days to come.
|
|
|
A) Mumbai
|
|
|
B) Visakhapatnam
|
|
|
C) Kochin
|
|
|
D) Puduchery
|
|
|
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|
216
|
Which country has announced to promote “womenomics” in
Sep 2013 and give over $3 billion of official development assistance (ODA) in
the next three years targeting women’s participation in society and the
empowerment of women?
|
|
|
A) UK
|
|
|
B) Germany
|
|
|
C) Japan
|
|
|
D) France
|
|
|
|
|
217
|
Who has been appointed the new director general of
Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) in Sep 2013?
|
|
|
A) BN Talukdar
|
|
|
B) Nishi Vasudeva
|
|
|
C) Rajiv Nayan Choubey
|
|
|
D) Archana Bhargava
|
|
|
|
|
218
|
Which Indian IT Services Company has launched first
all-female business process outsourcing (BPO) centre in Saudi Arabia
in partnership with GE and Saudi Aramco in Sep 2013?
|
|
|
A) Tech Mahindra
|
|
|
B) Wipro
|
|
|
C) Infosys
|
|
|
D) TCS
|
|
|
|
|
219
|
Which actress will be honoured with Kalpana Chawla
Excellence Award for her remarkable career in cinema (announced in Sep 2013)?
|
|
|
A) Kamini Kaushal
|
|
|
B) Nirupa Roy
|
|
|
C) Asha Parekh
|
|
|
D) Waheeda Rehman
|
|
|
|
|
220
|
The AITA has appointed whom as the new non-playing
captain of the Davis
Cup team in Sep 2013?
|
|
|
A) Ramanathan Krishnan
|
|
|
B) Vijay Amritraj
|
|
|
C) Ramesh Krishnan
|
|
|
D) Anand Amritraj
|
Answers…
|
211
|
Ans) Wrestling
|
|
212
|
Ans) Hyderabad
|
|
213
|
Ans) Vodafone
|
|
214
|
Ans) Tamu Massif
|
|
215
|
Ans) Visakhapatnam
|
|
216
|
Ans) Japan
|
|
217
|
Ans) BN Talukdar
|
|
218
|
Ans) TCS
|
|
219
|
Ans) Kamini Kaushal
|
|
220
|
Ans) Anand Amritraj
|
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|
221
|
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the setting
up of Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) in which city in Sep
2013?
|
|
|
A) Hyderabad
|
|
|
B) Bangalore
|
|
|
C) Pune
|
|
|
D) Chennai
|
|
|
|
|
222
|
Diana Nyad has become the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida
without a shark cage in Sep 2013. She is from which country?
|
|
|
A) Mexico
|
|
|
B) USA
|
|
|
C) UK
|
|
|
D) France
|
|
|
|
|
223
|
Veteran political leader Veliyam Bhargavan passed away
in Sep 2013. He was associated with which political party?
|
|
|
A) CPI
|
|
|
B) BJP
|
|
|
C) Congress
|
|
|
D) NCP
|
|
|
|
|
224
|
Sebastiaan Bowier broke the land speed record on a
bicycle after hitting a speed of 133.78 kph in Nevada, US in Sep 2013. He belongs to
which country?
|
|
|
A) Netherlands
|
|
|
B) Germany
|
|
|
C) France
|
|
|
D) UK
|
|
|
|
|
225
|
Which global internet company has shut down news and
community services in China
in Sep 2013?
|
|
|
A) LinkedIn
|
|
|
B) Google
|
|
|
C) Facebook
|
|
|
D) Yahoo
|
|
|
|
|
226
|
Who became the first winner of the singing reality show
Indian Idol Junior in Sep 2013?
|
|
|
A) Anjana Padmanabhan
|
|
|
B) Sonakshi Kar
|
|
|
C) Sugandha Date
|
|
|
D) Eman Chaudhary
|
|
|
|
|
227
|
Who has been elected as the new Chairman of the Press
Trust of India
(PTI) in Sep 2013?
|
|
|
A) Mahendra Mohan Gupta
|
|
|
B) Vijay Kumar Chopra
|
|
|
C) K N Shanth Kumar
|
|
|
D) M. P. Veerendra Kumar
|
|
|
|
|
228
|
World Economic Forum’s “summer Davos” held in which
country in Sep 2013?
|
|
|
A) Switzerland
|
|
|
B) China
|
|
|
C) Japan
|
|
|
D) Russia
|
|
|
|
|
229
|
First Sree Narayan Guru Global Secular & Peace Award
2013 was presented to whom in Sep 2013?
|
|
|
A) Shashi Tharoor
|
|
|
B) P Chidambaram
|
|
|
C) Oommen Chandy
|
|
|
D) Kapil Sibal
|
|
|
|
|
230
|
Which country is giving financial and technical aid for
the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project (approved by the DMIC in Sep
2013)?
|
|
|
A) UK
|
|
|
B) USA
|
|
|
C) Japan
|
|
|
D) Russia
|
Answers…
|
221
|
Ans) Hyderabad
|
|
222
|
Ans) USA
|
|
223
|
Ans) CPI
|
|
224
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Ans) Netherlands
|
|
225
|
Ans) Yahoo
|
|
226
|
Ans) Anjana Padmanabhan
|
|
227
|
Ans) K N Shanth Kumar
|
|
228
|
Ans) China
|
|
229
|
Ans) Shashi Tharoor
|
|
230
|
Ans) Japan
|
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|
231
|
Which Indian PSU Company was awarded Indira Gandhi
Official Language Award for propagation of Rajbhasha ( Official Language) in
the company by the Union Government of India on Hindi Divas in Sep 2013?
|
|
|
A) NTPC
|
|
|
B) ONGC
|
|
|
C) HPCL
|
|
|
D) BHEL
|
|
|
|
|
232
|
India’s
unemployment rate stood at _________ in 2012-13
|
|
|
A) 4.9%
|
|
|
B) 4.7%
|
|
|
C) 5.3%
|
|
|
D) 3.6%
|
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|
|
|
233
|
Who published a book named “How Not to Make Money” in
Sep 2013?
|
|
|
A) Chetan Bhagat
|
|
|
B) Raj Kundra
|
|
|
C) Ravinder Singh
|
|
|
D) None of These
|
|
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234
|
Which Indian state overtook Kerala to become the most
letrate state in India,
announced in Sep 2013?
|
|
|
A) Goa
|
|
|
B) Tripura
|
|
|
C) Sikkim
|
|
|
D) Punjab
|
|
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|
235
|
Which country played the most crucial role in averting
US attach on Syria
for storing and using chemical weapon in Sep 2013?
|
|
|
A) UK
|
|
|
B) Russia
|
|
|
C) France
|
|
|
D) Germany
|
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236
|
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has formed a
nine-membered committee to examine the recommendations made by theTRAI on
pricing of spectrum in 800, 900 and 1,800 MHz bands in Sep 2013. Who will
chair the committee?
|
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A) Anil Kaushal
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B) S. C. Misra
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C) M.F Farooqui
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D) Annie Moraes
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237
|
India has anounced
to build its first strategic oil storages in three locations in Sep 2013.
Which in the list is not among them?
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A) Visakhapatnam
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B) Padur
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C) Mangalore
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D) Panaji
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238
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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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239
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The Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications and
Information Technology of India
allotted Customized Pin Code of “110 201″ to ___________ in Sep 2013.
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A) The Ministry of Finance
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B) The Delhi
High Court
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C) The Supreme Court
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D) Rashtrapati Bhavan
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240
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India has slipped to 60th position in terms of its
competitiveness globally, while Switzerland has retained its top rank, as per
the annual Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014 published in Sep 2013.
Which org publishes the report every year?
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A) World Bank
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B) International Monetary Fund
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C) World Economic Forum
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D) World Trade Organization
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Answers…
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231
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Ans) NTPC
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232
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Ans) 4.7%
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233
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Ans) Raj Kundra
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234
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Ans) Tripura
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235
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Ans) Russia
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236
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Ans) Anil Kaushal
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237
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Ans) Panaji
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238
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Ans) Microsoft
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239
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Ans) The Supreme Court
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240
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Ans) World Economic Forum
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