Current Affairs - Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games - MCQ with Answers

The 2014 Commonwealth Games are being held in Glasgow, Scotland, from 23 July to 3 August 2014. This section covers Multiple choice Question with answers of Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. These Current Affairs Questions will help all students those are preparing for upcoming exams.

1) Commonwealth 2014 held in which city?

1. New Delhi
2. Glasgow
3. New York
4. London

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Answer = Glasgow

2) Sanjita Khumukcham Chanu won gold medal in which game?

1. Cyclic Mountain Bike
2. Judo
3. Weightlifting
4. Shooting

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Answer = Weightlifting

3) Abhinav Bindra won gold medal in which game?

1. Shooting
2. Swimming
3. Boxing
4. Table Tannis

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Answer = Shooting

4) Malaika Goel won _____ medal in 10m Air Pistol Women's (Shooting)?

1. Gold
2. Silver
3. Bronze
4. None

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Answer = Silver

5) The Queen's Baton Relay is travelling the 70 nations and territories of the Commonwealth. What item is held inside the baton?

1. Map Of Commanwealth
2. Key Of Royal Handbag
3. Names Of All Commanwealth Players
4. Message From The Quees

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Answer = Message From The Quees

6) Apurvi Chandela won gold medal in which game?

1. Shooting
2. Weightlifting
3. Swimming
4. Hockey

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Answer = Shooting

7) The 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will be which edition of the event?

1. 10th
2. 30th
3. 15th
4. 20th

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Answer = 20th

8) When were the first Commonwealth Games held?

1. 1990
2. 1947
3. 1930
4. 1994

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Answer = 1930

9) How many teams will participate in the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow?

1. 71
2. 55
3. 30
4. 47

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Answer = 71

10) How many times has Scotland previously hosted the Commonwealth Games?

1. Once
2. Twice
3. Four Times
4. Never

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Answer = Twice

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List of Mumbai Metro Stations, Train Schedules, Pass Ticket Information Online

Here we sharing with you the list of Mumbai Metro Stations, Train Schedules, Pass Ticket Information Online, Covering Stations,Contactless Smart Cards CSC or Contactless Smart Token for Single Journey Pass Ticket Online. This Information will help you for upcoming exams

Below are Official Mumbai Metro Websites:

http://www.reliancemumbaimetro.com/
http://mumbaimetroonline.com

We will try our best to share the best available information for you. Please comment below if you have more knowledge helping others.

Metro Rail Services Open For General Public Ghatkopar To Versova . 11 K.m. Distance will be covered with in 20–30 minutes which earlier takes 90- 120minutes huge time saving It serve 6 lac common People . Fare will be 10-40 rs/-

The Mumbai Metro is a metro system serving in the Indian city of Mumbai. The system is designed to reduce traffic congestion in the city, and will be built in three phases over a 15-year period, with overall completion expected in 2021.

Line Name of Corridor Length (km) and Estimated cost (2012) In CDrores

Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar – 11.40 km – INR2356
Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd 32 km- INR7660
Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ 33.5 km INR24,430
Charkop-Dahisar 7.8 km INR4680
Wadala-Ghatkopar-Teen Hath Naka (Thane)-Kasarvadavali 30.7 km – INR8757
Wadala-Carnac Bunder 13.5 km INR2635
SEEPZ-Kanjurmarg 10.5 km INR4200
Andheri (E)–Dahisar (E) 18 km- INR10,800
Sewri-Prabhadevi 3.50 km- INR2100

Mumbai Metro Stations Contactless Smart Cards CSC Recharge-

Recharge can be done from INR 100 to INR 3000 from Metro Stations and and Ticket value will be deducted at exit gate as per Decided fares.

If you are a Daily passenger we would refer you to Book Smart Card soon.

Mumbai Metro Fares Details-

Kilometers (Km)	Fares (Rs.)
Upto 3	8
3 to 8	10
8 to 12	12
12 to 15	14
15 to 20	17
20 to 25	20
25 to 30	22
30 and above	24

Proposed and exact will be uploaded soon..

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List of New Cabinet Ministers of India 2014 - Important for Upcmoing Competitive Exams

Here is a List of New Cabinet Ministers and Misters of State of India 2014. This is important post for those who are preparing for upcoming Competitive Exams like IBPS, UGC NET, SBI PO 2014, SBI clerk and more.

Narendra Modi was sworn in as the 15th Prime Minister of India a short while ago. In a grand ceremony at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday evening, President Pranab Mukherjee administered oath of office and secrecy to Modi and his Cabinet ministers.

The Ministers of State who took oath on Monday included General (retired) Vijay Kumar Singh, Gurgaon MP Rao Inderjit Singh, former Union Minister Santosh Gangwar, Goa BJP leader Shripad Naik, Odisha MP Dharmendra Pradhan and more..

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Prime Minister

• Narendra Modi :
• Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space, All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any minister.

Cabinet Ministers

• Anant Geete : Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
• Ananth Kumar : Chemicals and Fertilizers
• Arun Jaitley : Finance, Corporate Affairs, Defence
• Ashok Gajapathi Raju : Civil Aviation
• D.V. Sadananda Gowda : Railways
• Dr. Harsh Vardhan : Health and Family Welfare
• Gopinath Munde : Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation
• Harsimrat Kaur Badal : Food Processing Industries
• Jual Oram : Tribal Affairs
• Kalraj Mishra : Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
• Maneka Sanjay Gandhi : Women and Child Development
• Najma Heptulla : Minority Affairs
• Narendra Singh Tomar : Mines, Steel, Labour and Employment
• Nitin Gadkari : Road Transport and Highways, Shipping
• Radha Mohan Singh : Agriculture
• Rajnath Singh : Home Affairs
• Ram Vilas Paswan : Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
• Ravi Shankar Prasad : Communications and Information Technology, Law and Justice
• Smriti Irani : Human Resource Development
• Sushma Swaraj : External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs
• Thawar Chand Gehlot : Social Justice and Empowerment
• Uma Bharati : Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
• Venkaiah Naidu : Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Parliamentary Affairs

Ministers of State

• Dharmendra Pradhan : Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge)
• Dr. Jitendra Singh : Science and Technology (Independent Charge), Earth Sciences (Independent Charge), Prime Minister Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space
• Gen. VK Singh : Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge), External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs
• GM Siddeshwara : Civil Aviation
• Kiren Rijiju : Home Affairs
• Krishan Pal Gujjar : Road Transport and Highways, Shipping
• Manoj Sinha : Railways
• Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava : Tribal Affairs
• Nihalchand : Chemicals and Fertilizers
• Nirmala Sitharaman : Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge), Finance, Corporate Affairs
• Piyush Goyal : Power (Independent Charge), Coal (Independent Charge), New and Renewable Energy (Independent Charge)
• Pon Radhakrishnan : Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
• Prakash Javadekar : Information and Broadcasting (Independent Charge), Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs
• Rao Inderjit Singh : Planning (Independent Charge), Statistics and Programme Implementation (Independent Charge), Defence
• Raosaheb Dadarao Patil Danve : Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
• Sanjiv Baliyan : Agriculture, Food Processing Industries
• Santosh Kumar Gangwar : Textiles (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
• Sarbananda Sonowal : Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge)
• Shripad Naik : Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge)
• Sudarshan Bhagat : Social Justice and Empowerment
• Upendra Kushwaha : Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation
• Vishnu Deo Sai : Mines, Steel, Labour and Employment

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July 2013 Month Wise Current Affairs - National and International

July 2013 Month Wise National and International Current Affairs. Here are all the important issues and current affairs for the month July 2013 including sports,national,international,important persons etc.

Books and Authors

• The pity of Partition written by Ayesha Jalal.
• An Uncertain Glory has been written by Amartya Sen
• The Lost Fragrance written by Amit Das Gupta
• The heart is Nobel written by Ogyen Trinley Dorje.
• The future of Indian Agriculture written by Y K Alagh.
• The Secret of leadership written by Prakash Ayyar.
• The Secret Gardener written by Kalpana Swaminathan.
• The king of Style: Michael Jackson is biography of Michael Jackson written by Michael Bush.
• Healing Memories written by Zeenat Shaukat Ali.
• Dard – E – Dil Likhoon Kab Tak is a book written by Rukhsar Amrohi and unveiled by vice president Hamid Ansari.
 

Awards and Honors

• IIFA Awards
• Best Film - Barfi
• Best Actress – Vidya Balan for Kahaani
• Best Actor – Ranbir Kapoor for Barfi
• Best special Effects – Ek Tha Tiger
• Best Choreography – Ganesh Acharya for Agneepath
• Best Director - Anuyrag Basu for Barfi
• Zubin Mehta, western classical music conductor of india-parsi prigin, will be honoured with the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony 2013
• RealVNC was awarded the Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award for outstading innovation, commercial success and contribution to society.
• Kolkata born chemist and physicist Sunetra Gupta has joined leading female scientists like Marie Curie at the art exhibition at the prestigious Royal Society.
• Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who uncovered the most extensive US global electronic surveillance programmes, has been awarded German “Whistleblower Prize” for year 2013 worth $3,900 in absentia.
• Ajay Singh, A Catholic priest in Odisha has been awarded the Minority Rights Day Award by the National Minority Commission.
• Fortune Magazine rated TCS as the most reputed company of India, TCS has left behind TATA Steel for this title.
• Amjad Ali Khan was chosen for the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award.
• Indian American author Jhumpa Lahiri featured for Man Booker Prize 2013.
• Four Indian American Professors namely Kannan Soundarajan, Rajeev Alur, Salil P Vadhan and Senthil Todadri won Simons Investigators Award.
• Indian Sand Artist Sudarshan Patnaik won gold medal at 12th International Sand Art Competition in Saint Petersburg Russia.
• Indian film director Maghur Bhandarkar honoured by New York Citizen Achievement Award.
• Shalini singh, a Deputy Editor with The Hindu, has been given the Prem Bhatia Award for political Reporting.

 

Sports

• Spain won under – 21 European Football Championship by beating Italy.
• ICC launches official website for world cup 2015.
• India’s K. Jennitha Anto wins IPCA World Women’s Chess Championship.
• K.D.Singh is the new president for the IHF (Indian Hockey Federation )
• Krishna Kaushik was appointed as Coach of India Men’s Hockey Senior Team.
• Indian boxer Shiva Thapa won gold in Asian Boxing Championship organized in Jordan.
• 21st Asian Table tennis championship was held in Bussan, South Korea. China won most medals.
• Andy Murray is the first Briton to win Wimbeldon Men’s Singles Trophy in 77 years.
• Aussie Spinner Shane Warne included in ICC Hall of Fame.

 

Important Days

• 1 July is celebrated as National Doctors Day.
• 4 July – Independence day of United States of America. USA got independence from kingdom of Great Britain on 4 July 1776.
• 11 July – World Population Day. It is celebrated from 11 July 1987 when world’s population became 5 Billion.
• 12 July is declared by United Nations as Malala Day.
• 18th July is International Nelson Mandela Day.
• 26th July is celebrated as Kargil Vijay Divas
• 27th July is India’s National Dance Day.
• 28th July is the world’s Nature Conservation Day.

 

Persons in News

• Prince Philippe was sworn in as the new king of Belgium on 21 July 2013.
• Raghuram Rajan appointed as the next RBI Governor.
• Arundhari Bharracharya is the new managing director of SBI
• Rajeev Rishi appointed as Chairman and MD of Central Bank of India.
• India born Mamnoon Hussain elected as 12th Pakistani president.
• Sujata Singh designated to be the next Foreign Secretary of India.
• Douglas Engelbart, the father of computer mouse died at age of 88.
• Sardar Ramesh singh Arora became the first sikh ever to be a member in Assembly of Pakistan’s Punjab province.
• Hemant Soren sworn in as Ninth Chief minister of Jharkhand.
• Sureah Chandra Mohanty – The new president of Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI).
• Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil appointed new Governor of Sikkim.
• Olympic gold medallist Maharaj Kishan Kaushik appointed coach of Indian Hockey Team
• P Sathasivam is the new chief justice of India.

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Important Happenings of 11th and 12th August 2013

Following are the various important news and happenings and current affairs for the 11th and 12th of August.

1. International Youth Day(12 Aug) is being observed today across the globe. The theme this year is -- Youth Migration: Moving Development Forward.

2. Janata Party was merged with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on11 August 2013 following a meeting of Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy and BJP President Rajnath Singh.

3. India on Monday launched its first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, joining the elite club of nations with the capability of designing and building a warship of this size and capability. Defence Minister A K Antony's wife Elizabeth launched the 37,500-tonne carrier at Kochi shipyard almost four-and-a-half years after its keel was laid by the minister.

4. Govt introduces Bill in Lok Sabha to amend SEBI laws. The Securities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2013, was introduced by Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena. The Bill is to amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 and the Depositories Act, 1996.

5. A bill to amend the Right to Information Act 2005, RTI Amendment 2013 was introduced in Lok Sabha by the Minister of State for Personnel Mr. V Narayanasamy.

6. India on 12 August 2013 successfully test-fired indigenously-developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile from a military base in Odisha.

7. Sowjanya Bavisetti of India has emerged winner in the 10,000 dollar Internalional Tennis Federation (ITF) Women's Tennis Tournament in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

8. Serena Williams crushed Romania's Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-0 in the final of the women's Rogers Cup to capture her 54th WTA singles title.

9. India, on 11 August 2013 named Sardar Singh as the captain of the 18-member squad in the Asia Cup hockey tournament, which is scheduled to take place from 24 August 2013 to 1 September 2013 in Ipoh, Malaysia.

10. Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt lifted track and field out of the doping doldrums as he reclaimed his world 100m title in emphatic style on Sunday.

11. Sagarika Ghosh on 11 August 2013 won the Cadet Girls singles title

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Daily Current Affairs : 10th August 2013

Important Current Affairs of 10th August 2013.

1. The Parliament has passed the historic Companies Bill 2012, moved by Sachin Pilot, Minister of Corporate Affairs.

2. The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) liquidity tightening measures may have an adverse impact on the country's already sluggish economic growth, which could fall below 5 per cent, experts warned.

3. Bhutan's new Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay will embark on his maiden visit to India next week during which he would discussed issues like rupee crunch and funds for the Himalayan nation's 11th five-year plan with Indian leadership.

4. India signed a Protocol amending the India – Morocco Double Taxation Avoidance Convention(DTAC). The Protocol was signed by Dr Sudha Sharma, Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes on behalf of Government of India and Mr. Larbi Reffouh, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to India on behalf of Government of the Kingdom of Morocco.
5. In a major step towards completing its nuclear triad, India activated the atomic reactor on-board the indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant paving the way for its operational deployment by the Navy.

6. Vinod Prakash Sharma an eminent scientist on 9 August 2013 won the Gujar Mal Modi Award for Science and Technology 2013. He received the award for his contribution in the field of basic and applied research of Malaria and Vector Biology.

7. Sudhakar Jayant has won gold medal at the IWF World Masters weightlifting championships, held in Turin, Italy.

8. World Badminton Championships: PV Sindhu loses to fourth seed Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon in semifinals, finishes with bronze.

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Current Affairs of 9th August 2013 - Important GK Updates on EID

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These are Important Current Affairs of 9th August 2013

1. Eid-ul-Fitr is being celebrated across the country on Friday with religious fervour and gaiety which marks the culmination of the holy month of Ramzan.

2. August 9 is the 71st anniversary of the Quit India Movement, which Mahatma Gandhi called the biggest struggle of his life. In August 1942, Gandhiji launched the Quit India Movement(“Bharat Chhodo Andolan”).

3. Nagasaki’s mayor criticized Japan’s government for a lack of effort on international nuclear disarmament as the country marked the 68th anniversary on Friday of the atomic bombing on the city.

4. Paving the way for setting up of all-women bank, the government on Thursday approved Rs 1,000-crore seed capital for Bhartiya Mahila Bank Ltd.

5. Faced with a weakening rupee, the Reserve Bank on Thursday announced it will sell government bonds worth Rs 22,000 crore every Monday to check volatility in the forex market.

6. LIC Housing Finance Ltd has launched a public deposit scheme‘Sanchay’ whereby it will offer the highest interest rate of 9.5 per cent on five-year deposits.

7. Nirupama Sanjeev (Vaidyanathan), the former Tennis Player from India on 5 August 2013 released her book, The Moonballer. The book was launched by the tennis ace Vijay Amritraj in Chennai.

8. Noted Marathi singer-actor Jaimala Shiledar passed away in Pune on Thursday following a brief illness, her family said.She was 88.

9. In view of increasing instances of physical attacks on women, the DRDO has developed a chilli-spray for protection using the world's hottest chilli grown in Assam, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

10. Bhumi Sena Scheme was launched in Uttar Pradesh on 8 August 2013 by the Chief Minister of the State, Akhilesh Yadav.

11. India's shuttle queen Saina Nehwal and P. Kashyap were knocked out of the World Badminton Championships in Guangzhou, China today.

12. P V Sindhu enters semifinals of World Badminton Championships, ensures a medal for India.

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Important GK Current Affairs of 6th and 7th August 2013

Important GK Current Affairs of 6th and 7th August 2013

Current Affairs 7th August 2013

1. Chief Economic Advisor Raghuram G Rajan has been appointed as the next Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Mr. Rajan will replace D. Subbarao, who completes his five-year term on September 4, 2013 and will be the 23rd Governor of the central bank.

2. Telecommunication major Vodafone India in association with ICICI bank has started a unique money transfer and payment service “M-Pesa” in Bihar and Jharkhand where banking network and financial penetrationis inadequate, particularly, in rural areas.

3. Japan marked the 68th anniversary today of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima with a somber ceremony to honour the dead and pledges to seek to eliminate nuclear weapons.

4. Five soldiers killed in an attack by Pak troops on Indian post along LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

5. Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi, the chess player from India won the Denmark's Politiken Cupat Copenhagen, Denmark by gaining 9 out of the total possible 10 points.

6. England retained the Ashes after rain meant the third Test against Australia at Old Trafford ended in a draw on Monday.

7. Mumbai's D Y Patil Stadium is likely to host the opening match of the inaugural IPL-style football league that commences from 18th January, 2014.

8. Devendra Jhajharia, the first differently-abled Indian to win a gold at the Para Athletics World Championships, will be rewarded Rs five lakh by the Railways for his feat in the recently-held sixth edition of the event in Lyon, France.

Current Affairs 7th August 2013

1. Today is the 72nd death anniversary of ‘Kabiguru’ Rabindranath Tagore. Rabindranath Tagore, sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali poet, philosopher, artist, playwright, composer and novelist.

2. RBI imposes Rs 5.6 lakh fine on SBI for violation of norms

3. The Government introduced the National Food Security Bill 2013 inthe Lok Sabha today. It replaces an Ordinance promulgated earlier.

4. Government has not liberalized FDI regime in print and electronic media in view of concerns expressed by the home ministry Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

5. The Ministry of Rural Development on 6 August 2013 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pradan, a non-governmental organization.

6. In Gujarat, retired justice R A Mehta has refused to take charge of State Lokayukta of Gujarat despite the clearance from the Supreme Court.

7. Government has launched a National Mission on Food Processing (NMFP),a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme during 12th Plan to give further impetus to the food processing sector.

8. Japan unveiled “Izumo”, its biggest warship since World War IIamid tensions with China following maritime skirmishes between the two nations over disputed islands. The ship is nearly 250 meters (820 feet) long,is designed to carry up to 14 helicopters.

9. A modern and sophisticated breast milk bank, stated to be the first in India in the public sector, was inaugurated on Wednesday at the premier state-run SSKM hospital by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

10. Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova topped the Forbes list of highest-paid female athletes for the ninth straight year. According to Forbes, Sharapova earned 29 million US dollars between June 2012 and June 2013. The 26-year-old's earnings came from prize money and endorsement deals.

11. The Union Cabinet has given nod to the proposal to divest 10% government stake in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).

12. Congress constitutes four member committee chaired by A. K. Antony to hear concerns over Telengana statehood.

13. Rupee tumbles 53 paise, to a fresh closing low of 61.30 against the dollar.

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Important Current Affairs of 5th August 2013

Important Current Affairs of 5th August 2013

1. Arundhati Bhattacharya on 2 August 2013 was appointed the managing director and chief financial officer of the State Bank of India(SBI). She is the first female managing director at SBI which is India's largest bank. She succeeded Diwakar Gupta who retired a couple of days ago.

2. Samantha Power on 2 August 2013 took oath to the office of US ambassador to United Nations. Vice-President, Joe Biden administered her, the oath to the office in a ceremony at the White House.

3. Hassan Rouhani, a moderate cleric who was a surprise winner in the recent elections, took oath on Sunday as Iran's seventh President at a ceremony attended by a galaxy of world leaders, including Hamid Ansari, Vice President of India.

4. Poonam Dhull(24), a daughter of a driver employed with the Haryana government has bagged a scholarship of USD 50,000 for pursuing a PhD in Chemistry from University of South Carolina, USA.

5. Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja on Sunday became the first Indian bowler to top the bowlers' chart in the latest ICC ODI Player Rankings after former captain Anil Kumble claimed the pole position way back in 1996.

6. The BWF World Badminton Championships 2013 kicked off in Guangzhou, China today. World Number 3 Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, P. Kashyap and Ajay Jayaram are the Indian shuttlers who are participating in the 7-day tournament.

7. The Government has decided to set up two new major ports –one each at Sagar in West Bengal and the other at Dugarajapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.

8. Karnataka became the first state in the country to establish State Natural Calamities Relief fund of 125 crore rupees .

9. Indian girls created history by winning country's first ever bronze medal in the junior women hockey World Cup held in Monchengladbach, Germany on Sunday.

10. Indian chess player Parimarjan Negi has won "Politiken Cup" in Denmark. He had won the same tournament in 2009.

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Day Wise Important Current Affairs of 2nd and 3rd August 2013

Day Wise Important Current Affairs of 2nd and 3rd August 2013.

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Current Affairs 3rd August 2013

1. Dadra and Nagar Haveli celebrated its 60th Liberation Day on 2 August 2013. The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli were liberated from the Portuguese rule.

2. Providing immunity to political parties from Right to Information Act (RTI), the Cabinet gave its nod to amend the transparency law to keep them out of its ambit by declaring that they are not public authorities.

3. In yet another step to rescue the battered rupee, the Reserve Bank of India, on Thursday, tightened hedging rules by making it mandatory for foreign institutional investors (FIIs) to obtain consent of holders of participatory note (P-Note) and derivative instruments before hedging.

4. Cabinet Approves interest subvention scheme to provide short-term crop loans to farmers at interest rate of 7 per cent per annum.

5. The Union Government of India on 1 August 2013 relaxed the norms for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the multi-brand retail.

6. The executive committee of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) on 2 August 2013 approved a proposal to increase Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from 26 percent to 49 percent in print media.

7. Former Maharashtra Minister and leading figure in co-operative movement in Vidarbha region, Chatrapal Anand alias Babasaheb Kedar, passed away in wee hours today at a private hospital after a prolonged illness.

8. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday dedicated two projects of PSU BHEL in Thirumayam at Puthukottai district. Dr. Singh dedicated BHEL's Rs 1,000 crore High Pressure Boiler Plant Unit-II, a greenfield initiative,and the Rs 300 crore power plant piping unit to the Nation.

9. Punjab govt appoints elder daughter of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, Swapandeep Kaur as Naib Tehsildar. CM Mr. Parkash Singh Badal personally handed over the appointment letter to her in Jalandhar.

10. N. Srinivasan has dropped his bid to reinstate himself as BCCI President after the under-fire Board called off its Working Committee meeting in New Delhi.

11. India won four medals, including a gold, at the Asian Grand Prix Archery Championship which concluded at Ulaanbaatar, (Mongolia) on Friday.

Current Affairs 3rd August 2013

1. In a bid to allay concerns over issuing new bank licences to companies, RBI Governor D Subbarao on Friday said corporates will bring in large amounts of capital and make the sector more competitive.

2. Veteran music director V Dakshinamoorthy passed away at his residence in Mylapore, Chennai last evening. He was 94.

3. Runa Laila, the SAARC Goodwill Ambassador for HIV/AIDS visited India from 31 July 2013 to 2 August 2013. The objective of the visit was to extend support to the cause of HIV/AIDS especially on the issues of Stigma and Discrimination related to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV).

4. The Director of Agni Missile Project, Defence Research and Development Organisation- Tessy Thomas announced on 2 August 2013 that the Agni V missile would become operational by 2015, with two or three successful test firings.

5. Rajeev Rishi took over as the Chairman and Managing Director of Central Bank of India on 1 August 2013. His appointment is for a period of five years.

6. USA star Ryan Lochte swam through the pain barrier to win two golds on Friday at the world championships as he followed his 200m backstroke victory with 4x200m freestyle relay gold.

7. India’s DRDO develops Explosive Detection Kit, US to manufacture. In a reverse technology sharing between India and the US, the kit developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation - DRDO - will help in quick detection and identification of combinations of explosives.

8. Soumya Swaminathan has lifted the 40th National Women Challengers Chess championship title in Pune.

9. India have made a clean sweep of the five match ODI cricket series against Zimbabwe.

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1st August 2013 Current Affairs - GK Updates for SSC, IBPS Exams

Current Affairs 1st August 2013 on Daily GK Updates and Business News. These Current Affairs will very helpful for upcoming Compititive exams. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Exams Preparations.

Read Also: Current Affairs 31st July 2013

1. Bhim Sain Bassi, the 1977-batch IPS officer of AGMU (Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories) cadre took over the charge as the next Delhi Police Commissioner on 31 July 2013. He succeeded Neeraj Kumar.

2. The Delhi Police commissioner Neeraj Kumar retired from his office on 31 July 2013. He served to the police force for 37 years. His tenure as the Delhi Police commissioner was 13 months. He will be succeeded by Bhim Sain Bassi.

3. Faced with a tight liquidity condition, two leading private sector banks --HDFC Bank and Axis Bank-- have raised fixed deposit rates by up to 4 per cent, a move which may be followed by others.

4. The 1976 batch Indian Foreign Service officer Sujatha Singh today assumed charge as India’s new foreign secretary. He will have a fixed tenure of two years.

5. The National Teeka Express was launched by Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister of Health &Family Welfare at Alwar, Rajasthan today. It has been launched to protect children from life-threatening childhood diseases.

6. The British government Thursday appointed Kumar Iyer, an Indian origin official, as director general for UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) in India.

7. French cosmetics giant L'Oreal has appointed Jean-Christophe Letellier as its Managing Director in India.

8. Karnataka CM K Siddaramaiah launches "Ksheera Bhagya scheme". Over 65 lakh school children in 51,000 Government schools and 39 lakh children in anganwadi centres across the State will now receive 150 ml of milk three times a week under this scheme.

9. India's number one snooker player, Aditya Mehta on 31 July 2013 clinched the gold medal in the World Games, beating China's Liang Wenbo, 3-0, in the final of the quadrennial event at Cali, Columbia.

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Current Affairs 31st July 2013 - IPBS Exams 2013 Preparations

Current Affairs 31st July 2013 - IPBS Exams 2013 Preparations


1. Nation pays tribute to Shaheed Udham Singh on 73rd martyrdom day.

2. Suspected Indian Mujahideen(IM) terrorist Shahzad Ahmed, convicted in the 2008 Batla House encounter case, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Delhi court for killing police officer M.C. Sharma and injuring two other cops.

3. Gujarat CM Narendra modi has become first Indian Leader to cross 20 lacs followers on twitter.

4. Yes Bank became the first lender to hike lending and deposit rates. Yes Bank said it would hike its deposit rates by 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent in select tenors effective from 1 August 2013.

5. Prasar Bharati and the Australian Network on 30 July 2013 signed an agreement to strengthen the partnership between the two public broadcasters.

6. The Union government of India on 30 July 2013 planned to launch "Bharat Mobile Scheme" under which one member of every rural household who has completed 100 days of work under MGNREGA can get free mobile device.

7. India and Afghanistan on 30 July 2013 signed memorandam of understanding (MoUs) in Kabul for implementing 60 projects in ten Afghan provinces under the Small Development Projects (SDP) scheme.

8. A free insurance scheme "The Indraprastha Gas Limited Suraksha Yojana" covering nearly 3 lakh drivers of public transport vehicles run on Compressed Natural Gas-CNG was launched by Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister M Veerappa Moily and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in the national capital today.

9. The government is in search of a successor to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D. Subbarao as he does not want an extension in his term.

10. Telangana will be the 29th state of India. The new Telangana state would comprise the 10 districts of Hyderabad, Medak, Adilabad, Khammam,
Karimnagar, Mahbubnagar, Nalgonda,
Nizamabad, Rangareddy and Warangal. Hyderabad will be joint capital of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana atleast fr 10 years.

11. Two new modern airports would be developed in the Haryana. One at Hisar and other at Karnal. Union Civil Aviation Ministry has given approval to it.

12. Steel Ministry Becomes the First Ministry of Government of India to Get ISO: 9001:2008 Certification

13. The SEBI today made a forceful plea to the Supreme Court to punish Sahara chief Subrata Royalong with his two firms and their directors for not complying with its order for refunding Rs 24,000 crore to investors.

14. Professor Mahendra P. Lama has been appointed the new pro-vice-chancellor of the Indira Gandhi National Open University(IGNOU).

15. Aam Aadmi Party to contest Delhi assembly election with "broom" as its symbol.

16. Missy Franklin followed the gold medal she won in the women's 100-metre backstroke in London a year ago with another triumph in the event at the World Championships.

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Current Affairs July 2013: 30 One Word Question With Answers

30 One Word Questions and Answers on Current affairs and happenings of July 2013. These Current Affairs Questions and Answers will helps you for upcoming Compitetive Exams like UGC NET, SSC, UPSC or various banking awareness examinations.


Q1. At which place Blue Nile and White Nile form a confluence?
Ans. Khartoum,Sudan

Q2. Recently, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched anation wide campaign called “Tears you apart” to raise public awareness on?
Ans. Tobacco consumption

Q3. In which state is the Kuki National Army is active as an insurgent group?
Ans. Manipur

Q4. Recently, the Norwegian Centre for Agriculture & Environment has selected which place for project related to direct sowing of paddy to tide over water scarcity problem?
Ans. Guntur

Q5. Recently, Kharchi Festival kick-started in which state?
Ans. Tripura

Q6. Which date has been fixed as Nelson Mandela International Day?
Ans. July 18

Q7. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is a private sector funding arm associated with which organisation?
Ans. World Bank

Q8. As per the latest data by World Federation of Exchanges, which stock exchange has regained its position as the World’s largest bourse in terms of volume in equity trade?
Ans. NSE

Q9. Who is the chairman of the forum constituted for exchange of views between industry groups and government on tax related issues?
Ans. Dr Parthasarathi Shome

Q10. Recently, which state government has given its approval for tapping unfermented sap or neera from the coconut?
Ans. Kerala

Q11. As per the latest data (June, 2013), India ranks _____ in terms of number of internet users.
Ans. Third

Q12. World's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal has scrapped its 12 billion dollar steel plant project in__?
Ans. Odisha

Q13. Recently, it was reported in the newspapers that in June 2013, the Inflation was 4.86%, mainly driven by the food articles. This data is based upon?
Ans. Wholesale Price Index

Q14. Who has been awarded with the Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, the highest cultural award of France?
Ans. Paul Hewson

Q15. According to Buddhist tradition, the fifth Buddha, that is yet to come is__?
Ans. Maitreya

Q16. Recently K. Srikanth defeats Boonsak Ponsana to clinch ____?
Ans. Thailand open Grand Prix title

Q17. RBI Sign first Currency Swap Agreement with Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan with valid for a period of ___years?
Ans. 3 years

Q18. In India, the insurance cover for bank deposits is provided by which institution?
Ans. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation(DICGC)

Q19. Anna Bhagya’ programme launched in which state?
Ans. Karnataka

Q20. Recently Ireland defeated which team in ICC World Cricket League Championship to qualify for 2015 World Cup?
Ans. Netherlands

Q21. Who has been chosen for the Ireland’s prestigious Tipperary International Peace Prize for 2012?
Ans. Malala Yousafzai

Q22. Recently India signed an Agreement for Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to the Taxes on Income and on Capital (DTAA)?
Ans. Albania

Q23. Recently H.A.B Parpia passed away. He is a ____?
Ans. Scientist

Q24. Recently who bags Prem Bhatia award for political reporting?
Ans. Shalini Singh, a Deputy Editor with The Hindu

Q25. A committee formed for poverty scale estimates in the country. It was headed by___?
Ans. C Rangarajan

Q26. The Govt. recently formed a committee for examining Common Tax Code for Excise Duty and Service Tax. This committee was headed by____?
Ans. MK Gupta

Q27. Who is the winner of the ATP Chennai Open 2013 title?
Ans. Janko Tipsaveric

Q28. A committee formed for poverty scale estimates in the country. It was headed by___?
Ans. C Rangarajan

Q29. Who is the current chairman of University Grants
Commission (UGC)?
Ans. Ved Prakash

Q30. Name the Indian American entrepreneur who was selected among 18 US President Obama's 18 'Presidential Innovation Fellows' programme?
Ans. Karl Mehta

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Current Affairs 30th July 2013 UGC, SSC, UPSC Exams Preprations

Current Affairs 30th July 2013 UGC, SSC, UPSC Exams Preprations

1. Reserve Bank keeps key interest rates unchanged in its Monetary Policy review and revises growth projection to 5.5 per cent for 2013-14 from 5.7 per cent.

2. Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan will be honoured with the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavna Award for promotion of communal harmony peace and goodwill. The award carries a citation and cash prize of 5 lakh rupees.

3. India-born Mamnoon Hussain, a close aide of Prime Minister Nawqaz Sharif, was today elected as the 12 th President of Pakistan and will replace the incumbent, Asif Ali Zardari, in September.

4. "Metro Man" E. Sreedharan has been selected for the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak award for 2013 for his outstanding contribution to society. He is considered as the architect of the ambitious Delhi metro project

5. Public sector banks have been asked to set up ATMs in all branches by March, 2014 by Finance minister P Chidambaram.

6. Indian multinational oil and gas company, Oil & Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has signed an agreement to explore hiring Reliance Industries' unutilised production facilities on the east to quickly bring to production its gas finds in the Krishna Godavari basin.

7. The second triangular partnership programme involving India, the US and African nations, which aims to improve agricultural productivity and support market institutions in Kenya, Liberia and Malawi was launched in Jaipur on Tuesday.

8. Google India on Tuesday introduced its 'Start Searching India' campaign in Bhopal to help internet users get the most out of the web with its search tool.

9. Angelina Jolie returns to the top of the Forbes' highest paid actress list after a three year break since her last big-budget movie "The Tourist".

10. Lithuanian breast stroke specialist Ruta Meilutyte on Monday became the first swimmer to break a world recordat the 15th FINA World Championships as she won the 100 metres in one minute 04.35 seconds.

11. 15th World Cup Championship 2015 to open with India-Pak clash.

12. India wins South Asian Football Federation Championship defeating Nepal 1-0.

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Current Affairs 28th and 29th July 2013 - Daily GK Updates for UGC NET Exams

Current Affairs 28th and 29th July 2013 - Daily GK Updates for UGC NET Exams

1. World Hepatitis Day was observed across the world on 28 July 2013. The theme for the year 2013 is "This is Hepatitis, Know it, Confront it".

2. World Tiger Day observed today in the country as elsewhere in the world underlining the need for protecting the endangered tiger species against total extinction.

3. India's Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System , the PINAKA , has undergone successful firing trials at Chandhan area in Pokhran field firing ranges.

4. US President Barack Obama has nominated Caroline Kennedy, daughter of former president John F Kennedy, as his next envoy to Japan.

5. Four Indian-American Professors Kannan Soundararajan, Rajeev Alur, Salil P Vadhan and Senthil Todadri in fourth week of July 2013 won Simons Investigators Awards 2013.

6. India and Senegal have signed athree-year pact to further expand cultural exchanges.

7. Reliance Power on Monday said its 45-MW wind power project at Vashpet in Maharashtra has commenced operations.

8. India women finish 7th in World Junior Squash Championships.

9. Punjab has lifted Federation Cup Hockey title.In a final match played at the Shivaji Stadium in New Delhi today, Punjab defeated Uttar Pradeshin penalty shoot out by 5-4.

10. Trinamool MP K D Singh was on Monday named as president of the Indian Hockey Federation after incumbent Dinesh Reddy opted to resign from the position.

11. The decks were on Sunday cleared for President-in-exile N Srinivasan's possible return to the BCCI top post after a two-judge probe panel found no evidence against his team Chennai Super Kings in the T20 spot-fixing and betting scandal which rocked the sixth edition of the event.

12. The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has approved the Jet-Etihad proposal today.

13. Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday to clinch his first victory of a frustrating season.

14. National Sailing Championship: Jasvir Singh clinches crown in Standard section

15. Top-seeded John Isner won the Atlanta Open on Sunday, beating second-seeded Kevin Anderson of South Africa 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2) in the tallest final in ATP history.

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Daily Current Affairs 25th July 2013

1. Indian American author Jhumpa Lahiri’s "The Lowland" has been listed among 13 novels longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013.

2. Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor who exposed the widest US global surveillance operations, was on 25 July 2013 awarded German Whistle blower Prize 2013 worth 3900 Dollars in absentia.

3. India and Belarus signed a protocol on 24 July 2013 to enhance trade ties during the sixth session of the Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation held in New Delhi.

4. Assam government said that would roll out Food Security scheme from November to cover about 2.25 crore people in the state.

5. President Pranab Mukherjee marked one year in office today with inaugurating a library and sports ground. He also unveiled a bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi near the historic Durbar Hall of the President's house.

6. Chris Froome from Britain has won the 100th edition of the Tourde France. It was Britain's second successive victory in the race. Earlier in year 2012 Sir Bradley Wiggin, Froome's Team Sky colleague became the first Briton to win Tour de France.

7. India hold on to third spot in ICC T20 rankings.

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Daily Current Affairs 24th July 2013 on GK Updates

Important CURRENT AFFAIRS : 24th July 2013.

1. India has been ranked third in the Global Consumer Confidence Index according to latest survey by the Nielsen.

2. Afghanistan's first and only female governor and a humanitarian worker from the Kachin minority in Myanmar, Habiba Sarabi, is among this year's recipients of the Ramon Magsaysay Award.

3. Ford Motor Company joined the Voluntary India Greenhouse Gas Reporting Programme in India on23 July 2013. Voluntary reporting enables a complete transparency in terms of the carbon dioxide emissions.

4. Former Prime Minister and senior leader of CPN-UML Madhav Kumar Nepal is scheduled to arrive for a five-day official visit to India on Wednesday.

5. Russian pole vault queen and double Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva has announced that she would be retiring after her home World Athletics Championships, which would take place in Moscow in August.

6. A Mumbai court framed charges against actor Salman Khan on Wednesday, for culpable homicide not amounting to murder in the 2002 hit-and-run case, for which he may face a jail term upto 10 years.

7. Government has approved Free Trade LPG Scheme for selling five Kilogram LPG cylinders through Company Owned Retail Outlets of Oil Marketing Companies. The scheme will be launched on pilot basis in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Bangalore.

8. A four-day National Fair on Aid and Assistive Devices for Persons With Disabilities to start tomorrow in New Delhi.

9. Low-cost carrier Spice-Jets CEO Neil Mills has resigned following reported differences with the airlines promoter and Sun TV chief Kalanithi Maran.

10. Suresh Chandra Mohanty has been appointed as the new 56th President of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India for the year 2013-14 today. He replaced Rakesh Singh. Also A.S. Durga Prasad has been elected as Vice-President of the Cost Accountants Institute for the year 2013-14.

11. Wipro Chairman Azim Premji has been awarded the Asian Business Leaders Award 2013 for his “impressive business credentials” and service to society by London-based Asia House. The award will be presented at a gala ceremony in London on October.

12. India's K Jennitha Anto has won the 13th IPCA World Women's Individual Chess Championship title for the disabled players.

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Current affairs of 21st, 22nd and 23rd July 2013

Here bring to you Current affairs of 21st, 22nd and 23rd July 2013 on Daily GK Updates and Business Related News.

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Current Affairs of 21st and 22nd July 2013

1. 22 July : Pi Approximation Day is celebrated world wide on 22 July every year. The reason why this day is celebrated on 22 July is because of the value of Pi- 22/7. The fraction 22⁄7 is said to be the common approximation of Pi(π).

2. Film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag got tax exemption by Maharashtra Government for next six months.The film is a biopic on athlete Milkha Singh.

3. Former Kuttanad MLA and Chairman of the Kerala State Farming Corporation, Prof. Oommen Mathew died at a hospital in Kochi. He was 73.

4. India ranked at the top in the list of foreign tourists to visiting Sri Lanka data released by Tourism Development Authority of the country.

5. Securities Law Amendment Ordinance 2013 was promulgated by Pranab Mukherjee to provide powers to SEBI to tackle with fraudulent investment schemes.

6. Khurshed Alam Khan, former Union Minister died. He served at different portfolios like, education, tourism and others during his tenure as an Union Minister.

7. Oil Industry Safety Awards 2011-12 : Maximum number of Awards won by HPCL and BPCL.

8. World's first trip to Moon's South Pole for installation of a Permanent Telescope in 2016.

9. The Israel Antiquities Authorities on 18 July 2013 announced that during a joint excavation programme led by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, two of the largest structures rom the Kingdom of Judea was uncovered.

10. The 10-member panel of legal experts, which was appointed by the interim President Adly Mansour started off the work on 21 July 2013 in order to amend the constitution of Egypt.

11. Huawei Technologies, the Chinese equipment maker declared in July 2013 that it was working on the fifth generation (5G) mobile technology, which would possibly be available by 2020.

12. Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), a Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power, on 18 July 2013 promised financial assistance to provide free one year residential JEE/IIT coaching and mentoring 20 underprivileged meritorious students from Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi under the Abhayanand Super 30 initiative.

13. Prince Philippe was sworn-in as the new king of Belgium on 21 July 2013 after the abdication of his father Albert II due to his age and health.
53 Years old Philippe took his oath in Belgium's three official languages - Dutch, French and German.

14. The British firm Real VNC was presented MacRobert Award by the Princess Royal for engineering innovation. The technology will enable IT workers to solve problems on other computers without leaving their desks and it will allow MRI scanners to be repaired remotely.

15. The military wing of Hezbollah, the powerful Lebanese Shiite group, was blacklisted by European Union ministers as a terrorist organization.

16. India finished at fourth Position in the Archery World Cup Stage 3 on 21 July 2013 with Deepika Kumari winning gold and bronze medal on the concluding day, of Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Medellin, Colombia.

17. L Brojeshori Devi, the Olympian judo player passed away at Coimbatore on 22 July 2013. She was 32 years of age.

18. Serena Williams on 21 July 2013 won Swedish Open title by defeating Johanna Larsson in the final of the Swedish Open at Bastad in Sweden.

19. Purav Raja and Divij Sharan of India on 20 July 2013 clinched their first ever ATP tour doubles title by defeating Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France and Igor Sijsling of the Netherlands in the final match of Claro Open in Bogota, Colombia.

20. 32 Year old Swiss tennis legend Martina Hingis was inducted in Tennis Hall of Fame on 13 July 2013. With the induction she became the 4th youngest members to be included in the tennis hall of fame.

21. Devendra Jhajharia wins gold medal at the ongoing IPC Athletics World Championships in France.

22. Australian Spin legend Shane Warne announces retirement from all forms of Cricket.

Current Affairs 23rd July 2013

1. Today is 106th birth anniversary of fearless revolutionary and freedom fighter Chandrashekhar Azad.

2. Poverty ratio in the country has declined to 21.9 per cent in 2011-12 from 37.2 per cent in 2004-05.

3. India and China are holding the third meeting on border affairs in New Delhi today.

4. Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla has resigned from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) board to avoid any conflict of interest as one of his group firm is in the race for a new banking licence, a company spokesperson said Tuesday.

5. India and Nigeria on 22 July 2013 signed an agreement in Abuja to locate sites for solar power plants in Niger state.

6. Arvind Sharma, the Chairman and CEO of Leo Burnett, India subcontinent was re-electedas the President of Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI).

7. C.P. Srivastava, who was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan in 2009 and the Padma Bhushan in 1972, died on 22 July 2013 in Genoa, Italy.

8. US Vice President, Joe Biden has arrived New Delhi.

9. The Delhi High Court on Monday introduced online payment of court fee, the first such facility in the country which will save litigants from standing in long queues at the counter.

10. Deeshit Salat, a 24-year-old youth succeeded in applying henna (mehndi) on 420 hands in 27 hours, breaking the existing Guinness world record.

11. The city of Incheon in South Korea has been named World Book Capital for the year 2015 by an international committee of experts representing the book industry and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

12. Jammu & Kashmir Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather has been elected as the new Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on GST.

13. Satish Babu, Director, International Centre for Free and Open Source Software (ICFOSS),has been elected to the 2014 Nominating Committee of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Numbers and Names (ICANN).

14. 59 Years old Manjula Vijaya kumar the south India yesteryear actor, died in Chennai on 23 July 2013 followed a brief illness.

15. India are placed second in the latest ICC test cricket team ranking after South Africa.

16. Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams remained atop the latest tennis rankings issued on Monday by the ATP and the WTA

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Current Affairs 20th July 2013 - Be Updated for UGC NET or Bank Exams

Current Affairs 20th July 2013 - Be Updated for UGC NET or Bank Exams

Read Also: Current Affairs 19th July 2013 

1. Sports Ministry has recommended hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand's name for India's highest civillian honour -- the Bharat Ratna.

2. India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves increased by $21.1 million to $280.188 billion for the week ended July 12, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India.

3. China Saturday successfully launched three satellites for scientific experiments, authorities said. The Chuangxin-3, Shiyan-7 and Shijian-15 satellites were boosted by a Long March-4C carrier rocket,according to the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi province.

4. West Indies Test and Twenty20 captain Darren Sammy has etched his name in the history books by becoming the first Caribbean sports personality to be named brand ambassador for German automobile giant BMW.

5. President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Nagaland Governor Dr. Ashwani kumar as Governor of Manipur, (with additional charge) when the incumbent,Gurbachan Jagat, Governor of Manipur, completes his tenure.

6. Khurshed Alam Khan, a former Union Minister and father of External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, died on Saturday at the age of 95.

7. The South Asian Junior Table Tennis Championship began at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi today.

8. American swimmer Haley Anderson won the 5km open water race on Saturday to take the first gold medal of the swimming world championships.

9. Trinidad and Tobago`s Jehue Gordon won the men’s 400 metres hurdles at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League Herculis meeting here.

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Current affairs of 18th and 19th July 2013

Current Affairs 18th July 2013

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1. The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test(NEET) for admission in medical colleges. The NEET is a single entrance-cum-eligibility-test for admission in all medical colleges in India.

2. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India launched the nation-wide National Tobacco Control Campaign known as- Tears you apart. The aim of the campaign is to raise the public awareness regarding dangers of smokeless tobacco which is consumed by millions of Indians every day.

3. An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions authored by Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen was released. The book includes achievements of India since independence and the successful maintenance of the world’s largest democracy.

4. Paul Hewson, popularly known as Bono, the frontman of the rockband U2 as well as the anti-poverty activist was awarded with the Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, the highest cultural award of France on 17 July 2013 for the contribution to music.

5. Veteran Tamil lyricist Vaali passes away at the age of 82 in Chennai.

6. British Indian actor Paul Bhattacharjee, who played the role of a doctor in James Bond film 'Casino Royale', has been found dead in London. He was 53.

7. Communist leader Samar Mukherjee passes away in Kolkata.

8. Poland is keen to develop ties with Punjab and Haryana in food processing and renewable energy sectors.

9. The Indian Space Rese arch Organisation is gearing up to launch GSLV launch vehicle with home made cryogenic engine next month. The success of the mission will place India amongst three countries which have achieved this rare feat individually and generate national pride and excitement in the young minds.

10. The Union Cabinet of India gave approval to rename the Bengaluru International Airport as Kempegowda International Airport yesterday. The demand to rename the airport has been pending since a long time. Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) is the first and foremost Greenfield Airport in South India.

Current Affairs of 19th July 2013

1. Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 leading and emerging economies (G20) are starting a two-day meeting in Moscow from today. Talks are expected to focus on ways to stop big companies shifting profits into tax havens.

2. Justice P Sathasivam has been sworn in as the 40th Chief Justice of India (CJI) by President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday, replacing Justice Altamas Kabir, who served as the CJI for over nine months.

3. Justice Altamas Kabir retired from the office of Chief Justice of India on 18 July 2013 after a short term of just nine months.He was the 39th Chief Justice of India.

4. US President Barack Obama has nominated an Indian-American Nisha Desai Biswal for the key post of Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia.

5. Santosh Lal, the member of Jharkhand Ranji Sqad and the inventor of Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s (Captain Indian Cricket Team) signature shot, Helicopter Shot died on 17 July 2013 at a hospital in New Delhi.

6. Mizoram Minister for Information and Communication Zdintluanga today said that Software Technology Park would soon be established at the Mizoram University Campus near Aizawl.

7. Sports Ministry recommends hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand's name for Bharat Ratna.

8. Former South Africa player Dave Staniforth has been appointed as goalkeeping coach and strategic analyst of the Indian senior and junior men's teams, Hockey India announced on Thursday.

9. IM Ivana Maria Furtado of Goa defeated Delhi's 12th seed Madhurima Shekhar in the National Junior U-19 Chess Championship in Lucknow.

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