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4681 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a discussion paper titled ‘Banking Structure in India - The Way Forward’ in August 2013 in which it has suggested a _________ structure for the domestic banking industry.

A) Three- tier B) Four- tier C) Two- tier D) None of These 4682 Nearly 1500 people including women and children were killed in the toxic gas attack in which

country in August 2013? A) Egypt B) Syria C) Iran D) Afghanistan 4683 Who will become the next Chairperson of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission

(CERC) (announced in August 2013)? A) Pramod Deo B) Gireesh B. Pradhan C) L C Goyal D) None of These 4684 The US economic growth has been revised upward to ______ (annualized) in the second quarter

of the current year (announced in August 2013). A) 2% B) 2.2% C) 2.5% D) 1.8% 4685 Which conservationist and mountaineer was selected for the Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain

Legacy Medal in August 2013? A) Harshwanti Bisht B) Ang Rita Sherpa C) Scott MacLennan D) Alton C. Byers 4686 The Reserve Bank of India notified the hike in the investment ceiling for foreign direct

investment (FDI) in Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) from existing 49% to ________ to attract more FDI in August 2013.

A) 80% B) 100% C) 74% D) 85%



4687 The Indian Air Force (IAF) has landed its C-130J Super Hercules Transport Plane at the World’s highest airstrip located in _________ in August 2013.

A) Arunachal Pradesh B) Ladakh C) Himachal Pradesh D) Sikkim 4688 Who took over as the new head of the the UN Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of

Women (UN Women) in August 2013? A) Kgalema Motlanthe B) Pumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka C) Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma D) Thabo Mbeki 4689 Yasin Bhatkal, has been arrested in a joint operation between the central intelligence agencies

and Bihar police in August 2013. He is Co-founder and mastermind of which organization? A) Indian Mujahideen B) Lashkar-e-Taiba C) Al-Qaeda D) None of These 4690 Who won the first gold for India in the boys’ squash final in the second Asian Youth Games

held in August 2013? A) Kush Kumar B) Gaurav Nandarjog C) Saurav Ghosal D) Ankita Sharma 4691 Rupesh Shah received the Arjuna award - 2013, presented in August 2013. He is associated with

which sport? A) Squash B) Athletics C) Snooker and Billiards D) Chess 4692 Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the National School of Drama Society in August

2013? A) Girish Karnad B) Waman Kendre C) Shri Ratan Thiyam D) Amal Allana 4693 Who won the prestigious Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation

for her commitment to democracy; announced in August 2013? A) Brigalia Bam B) Aung San Suu Kyi C) Kenneth Kaunda D) None of These 4694 "Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Divas" is observed on __________________.



A) 21-August B) 20-August C) 29-August D) 24-August 4695 Brazil's economic growth stood at _________ (Year on year) in the second quarter of 2013. A) 2.1% B) 3.1% C) 1.8% D) 3.3% 4696 India's first exclusive defence satellite ________ was successfully launched by European space

consortium Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou spaceport in French Guiana in August 2013.

A) GSLV - V B) GSAT - 7 C) PSAT - 3 D) GSLV - 7 4697 Congress President Sonia Gandhi has launched the ambitious Food security programme in

which state first in August 2013? A) Himachal Pradesh B) Haryana C) Delhi D) Punjab 4698 The government has set up a 7-member Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC) to

revisit tax laws and suggest measures for putting in place a stable and non-adversarial tax administration. Who will head the commission?

A) A C Shah B) Parthasarathi Shome C) S S Tarapore D) R J Kamath 4699 The first season of the Indian Badminton League (IBL) kicked off in New Delhi on 14th August

2013. How many teams participated at the inaugural IBL? A) Eight B) Seven C) Five D) Six 4700 US unemployment rate stood at ______ in July 2013 (announced in August 2013). A) 8.1% B) 7.4% C) 7.6% D) 7.5% 4701 Who in the below list received Dronacharya Awards - 2013 for Coaching in Archery (Presented

in August 2013)? A) Poornima Mahato



B) Mahavir Singh C) Narinder Singh Saini D) None of These 4702 Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court in August 2013? A) Justice Badar Durrez Ahmad B) Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta C) Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana D) Justice J.P. Devadhar 4703 Who has been appointed as the Chairman & Managing Director of ONGC, India’s largest Oil

and Gas PSU in August 2013? A) Sudhir Vasudeva B) B. C. Tripathi C) D.K. Sarraf D) RS Butola 4704 L'Oreal appoints whom as India MD in August 2013? A) Pierre-Yves Arzel B) Jean-Christophe Letellier C) Neil Mills D) Joe Kaeser 4705 Inflation in the 17-nation euro zone stood at ________ in August. A) 2.1% B) 1.1% C) 1.3% D) 1.6% 4706 Who was awarded with Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award for his contribution

towards promotion of communal harmony and peace on Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Divas (20th August 2013)?

A) Amjad Ali Khan B) Zubin Mehta C) Pt. Ravi Shankar D) None of These 4707 Who won the UEFA Best Player in Europe award for 2012/13 in recognition for his part in his

club's unprecedented Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup treble? A) Franck Ribery B) Lionel Messi C) Andres Iniesta D) Thomas Müller 4708 Seamus Heaney passed away in August 2013. was awarded the Nobel Prize for ________ in

1995 . A) Medicine B) Physics C) Economics D) Literature



4709 Which European Football club won UEFA Super Cup in August 2013? A) Chelsea B) Real Madrid C) Bayern Munich D) Manchester United 4710 Which Social networking site launched "Internet.org" to make Internet access affordable for all

in August 2013? A) LinkedIn B) Google+ C) Facebook D) None of These 4711 The British government Thursday appointed whom as director general for UK Trade and

Investment (UKTI) in India in August 2013? A) Ranjan Mathai B) Nick Baird C) Stephen Green D) Kumar Iyer 4712 India signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with which Asian

country which came into force from 1st August 2013? It is expected to cover more than 90% of the bilateral trade between India and the other country.

A) Japan B) China C) Malaysia D) Thailand 4713 Which Indian zoo launched Adoption of Zoo Animals Scheme with an aim to create awareness

and love for the wildlife among general public in August 2013? A) Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park, Pune B) National Zoological Park Delhi C) Alipore Zoological Garden, Kolkata D) Nandankanan Zoo, Bhubaneswar 4714 Which sportsperson wrote the book named "Moonballer" (Launched in August 2013)? A) Nirupama Vaidyanathan B) Vijay Amritraj C) Mahesh Bhupathi D) Leander Paes 4715 Which euro zone country has the highest unemployment rate of 27.6% as per July data

(Announced in August 2013)? A) Spain B) Greece C) Portugal D) Austria 4716 Retired justice R A Mehta has refused to take charge of State Lokayukta of which state despite



the clearance from the Supreme Court in August 2013? A) Maharashtra B) Goa C) Gujarat D) Haryana 4717 India's GDP growth stood at ___________ during the first quarter (April-June) of the current

financial year 2012-13. A) 5.4% B) 4.8% C) 4.4% D) 5.1% 4718 Mahavir Singh received Dronacharya Awards - 2013 for Coaching in _______ discipline

(Presented in August 2013)? A) Archery B) Boxing C) Hockey D) Wrestling 4719 Who was named as the Captain of the Asia Cup Hockey Tournament 2013 held in August-

September 2013? A) Sardar Singh B) Sandeep Singh C) Shivendra Singh D) Sreejesh Ravindran 4720 Who in the list were the brand ambassadors of the first edition of Indian Badminton League

(IBL)? A) Deepika Padukone and Shahrukh Khan B) Priyanka Chopra and Aamir Khan C) Deepika Padukone and Aamir Khan D) Katrina kaif and Aamir Khan 4721 Who has been awarded with the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Society of

Civil Engineers Environmental and Water Resources Institute (ASCE-EWRI) in August 2013? A) Vijay Singh B) Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty C) Rakesh Jain D) Rajiv Shah 4722 Who is author of the book "My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions"? A) Manmohan Singh B) N R Narayana Murthy C) APJ Abdul Kalam D) Dr. Homi J. Bhabha 4723 India surpassed ________ to become third largest Internet population, as per the the ComScore

report published in August 2013. A) China



B) Japan C) USA D) Brazil 4724 Who has been appointed as the chairman of the Ethics Commission of the International

Weightlifting Federation in Beijing in August 2013? A) Birendra Prasad Baishya B) Karnam Malleswari C) Sahdev Yadav D) Satpal Singh 4725 State Government of Rajasthan laid the foundation stone for world's biggest solar park at

Bhadla in August 2013. Bhadla is in which district? A) Jaisalemer B) Jodhpur C) Barmer D) Bikaner 4726 Who took charge as the chairman of the Intellectual Property Appellate Tribunal in August

2013? A) Justice T Meena Kumari B) Justice R C Gandhi C) Justice J Shome D) Justice K.N Basha 4727 Which Indian steel plan was adjudged the Best Performing Integrated Steel Plant in the country

for the year 2011-12 based on the recommendations made by a Panel of Judges that selected companies for the Prime Minister`s Trophy awards for the year 2011-12 (announced in August 2013)?

A) Essar Steel B) Jindal Steel C) Tata Steel D) SAIL 4728 Famous _________ writer, novelist and columnist, Malathi Chandur passed away in August

2013. A) Kannada B) Tamil C) Telugu D) Malaylam 4729 India's agricultural sector growth stood at ___________ during the first quarter (April-June) of

the current financial year 2012-13. A) 1.4% B) 2.9% C) 2.1% D) 2.7% 4730 Which Indian city launched "Ladli scheme" in August 2013 in which a grant of 5000 rupees per

year, per family is given for five years on the birth of the second daughter in a family?



A) Ahmedabad B) New Delhi C) Chandigarh D) Bhopal 4731 "Earth Overshoot Day 2013" was observed on __________________. A) 21-August B) 26-August C) 20-August D) 18-August 4732 Which Indian-american business woman will be felicitated with the Special Impact Award US-

based NGO – Children’s Hope India (CHI) at their annual gala to be held at Pier Sixty in Manhattan on October 13?

A) Indra Nooyi B) Ramani Ayer C) Rohini Srihari D) Ranji H. Nagaswami 4733 Who was honoured with the first Lifetime Campaigner for Peace and Freedom of the Mahathir

award for Global Peace by the Mahathir Global Peace Foundation in August 2013? A) Jacob Zuma B) Brigalia Bam C) Nelson Mandela D) Aung San Suu Kyi 4734 Samuel Santos Lopez visited India from 19 August to 23 August 2013. He is foreign minister of

which country? A) Nicaragua B) Ukrene C) Peru D) Columbia 4735 ___________ was declared as the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

by the UN General Assembly. A) 31-August B) 10-August C) 21-August D) 30-August 4736 Who won the Rogers Cup 2013 women’s singles title held in August 2013? A) Maria Sharapova B) Marion Bartoli C) Serena Williams D) Sorana Cirstea 4737 Which team was the runner up in Women’s single (IBL) Indian Badminton League 2013? A) Mumbai Masters B) Hyderabad Hot Shot C) Pune Piston



D) Awadhe Warriors 4738 Who received the Prem Bhatia Award for Best Political Reporting of the Year (2013) in August

2013? A) Shoma Chaudhury B) Shalini Singh C) Deepa Fernandes D) Nirupama Dutt 4739 The National Teeka Express was launched by Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister of

Health &Family Welfare in which state in August 2013? It has been launched to protect children from life-threatening childhood diseases.

A) Rajasthan B) Madhya Pradesh C) Gujarat D) Haryana 4740 Mohammed Karim Khalili visited India from 20th to 22nd August 2013. He is Vice President of

which country? A) Iran B) Afghanistan C) Iraq D) Saudi Arabia 4741 Star Sports has appointed whom as brand ambassador to promote Premier League football in

India in August 2013? A) Virat Kohli B) Mahendra Singh Dhoni C) Sachin Tendulkar D) Yuvraj Singh 4742 Which bank/financial company has launched a public deposit scheme ‘Sanchay’ whereby it

will offer the highest interest rate of 9.5 per cent on five-year deposits in August 2013? A) LIC Housing Finance B) ICICI bank C) Reliance Capital D) IDBI Bank 4743 Which Indian state launched "Bhumi Sena Scheme" for reclamation of the barren, usar (alkaline

soils) and ravenous land in August 2013? A) Madhya Pradesh B) Uttar Pradesh C) Gujarat D) Maharashtra 4744 IAS Officer Durga Shakti Nagpal was suspended by the Uttar Pradesh government in August

2013. She was in news for her fight against ______________. A) Illegal land acquistion B) Illegal construction companies C) Sand Mining mafia



D) None of These 4745 Delhi Police has arrested "Abdul Karim Tunda" alias Abdul Quddooss, an expert bomb maker

of terror outfit ___________ and one of India’s top 20 wanted terrorists in August 2013. A) Al-Qaeda B) Indian Mujahidin C) Lashkar-e-Taiba D) None of These 4746 "International Lefthanders Day" by The Left-Handers Club is observed on __________________. A) 13-August B) 16-August C) 21-August D) 18-August 4747 Which state launched "Ksheera Bhagya Scheme" in which 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?

A) Karnataka B) Madhya Pradesh C) Maharashtra D) Gujarat 4748 Which Indian state has bagged the Skoch Group award as an emerging state for improved

governance through leveraging communication and information technologies? A) Madhya Pradesh B) Maharashtra C) Bihar D) Jharkhand 4749 As per new notification by the Central Government in August 2013, Retired All India Services

(IAS, IPS and IFoS) officials will get 20% of additional pension after completing _____ of age A) 60 years B) 75 years C) 80 years D) 85 years 4750 Which Internet company has grabbed the top slot among the 50 best US internet properties in

the monthly report for July, released by ComScore, an American Internet analytics firm in August 2013?

A) Microsoft B) Google C) Yahoo D) Facebook 4751 The Parliament has passed the Land Acquisition Bill in August 2013. The bill requires

mandatory consent of at least _____ for acquiring land for Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects and ____ for acquiring land for private companies

A) 70%, 80% B) 60%, 80%



C) 50%, 75% D) 80%, 90% 4752 Which team won the inaugural (IBL) Indian Badminton League 2013? A) Mumbai Masters B) Hyderabad Hot Shot C) Pune Piston D) Awadhe Warriors 4753 Who has been appointed the new chief of the National Investigation Agency in August 2013? A) Dilip Trivedi B) Sharad Kumar C) Pranay Sahay D) None of These 4754 Which Indian stock exchange suspended most trades on its platform, leding to a major crisis in

August 2013? A) National Stock Exchange B) Bombay Stock Exchange C) National Spot Exchange Ltd D) Multi Commodity Exchange 4755 Who launched the ‘Clean India Campaign’ at world heritage site, Taj Mahal in August 2013? A) Shalman Khurshid B) K. Chiranjeevi C) Ashwini Kumar D) Kapil Sibal 4756 Bangladesh high court has banned which Islamic party in August 2013 from contesting polls in

future? A) Jamaat-e-Islami B) Bangladesh Democratic Party C) Islamic Unit Front D) Jamiat-e-Ulama-e-Islam 4757 RBI (Reserve Bank of India) has recerntly announced to issue Inflation Indexed Bonds in

August 2013. These Inflation Indexed Bonds will use inflation measured by _______? A) Wholesale Price Index B) Consumer Price Index C) Both of them D) None of These 4758 Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved _____ disinvestment in Indian Oil

Corporation in August 2013? A) 5% B) 15% C) 20% D) 10% 4759 Which Indian Institute is the only one to make it to the top 500 in the Academic Ranking of



World Universities (ARWU) published in August 2013? A) IIT Bombay B) IIT Kanpur C) IIT Delhi D) Indian Institute of Science (IISc) 4760 Marion Bartoli, won the 2013 Wimbledon Championships single titles, announced her

unexpecetd retirement from professional tennis in August 2013. She is from which country? A) Spain B) USA C) Russia D) France 4761 Indian Railways launched Wi-Fi service in which of the following trains first? A) Delhi-Sealdah Rajdhani Express B) Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express C) Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Express D) Delhi-Bhopal Rajdhani Express 4762 Indian Women Junior Hockey team defeated which country to win historic bronze medal at

junior women hockey world cup in August 2013? A) South Korea B) England C) Pakistan D) China 4763 Which state has got a go-ahead from the Reserve Bank of India to launch a financial institution

following the principles of Islamic finance in August 2013? A) Maharashtra B) Karnataka C) Goa D) Kerala 4764 Which City topped list of most livable cities in the world, as per EIU, an independent

forecasting and advisory business within the Economist Group in August 2013? A) London B) New York C) Melbourne D) Paris 4765 Which batsman has set a world record of scoring highest ever indidual run (123) in T20

internationals cricket in August 2013? A) Aaron Finch B) Breden McCullum C) Shane Watson D) Sikhar Dhawan 4766 Which committee has proposed the idea of setting up a bullion bank or Bullion Corporation of

India (BCI) to utilize idle gold? A) Dandekar Committee



B) Narasimhan Committee C) Rao Committee D) G S Patel Committee 4767 Who has been appointed as India’s new foreign secretary in August 2013? A) Ranjan Mathai B) Sujatha Singh C) L C Goyal D) Nirupama Rao 4768 Who has been appointed as the next governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in August 2013

(Took charge in Sep 2013)? A) Montek Singh Ahluwalia B) Kaushik Basu C) Abhijit Banerjee D) Raghuram Rajan 4769 Who took charge as the Executive Director of the Union Bank of India in August 2013? A) Rakesh Sethi B) R K Malla C) M S Raghavan D) Rajeev Rishi 4770 Janata Party was merged with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in August 2013. Who is head of

Janata Party? A) Subramanian Swamy B) Rajnath Singh C) Arun Jetley D) Nitin Gadkari 4771 Which global tech company acquired Finish mobile maker Nokia's mobile phone business for

5.4 billion euros in September 2013? A) Apple B) Google C) Microsoft D) Blackberry 4772 Who has been appointed as Secretary in Ministry of Steel in September 2013? A) D R S Chaudhary B) G Mohan Kumar C) M.F Farooqui D) None of These 4773 Which IBL team won the inaugural Indian Badminton League held in August-September 2013? A) Mumbai Masters B) Hyderabad Hot Shot C) Pune Piston D) Awadhe Warriors 4774 US mobile giant Verizon Communications Inc agreed to acquire 45% stake in Verizon Wireless



from which telecom company in a USD 130 billion transaction deal in Sep 2013? A) AT&T B) Vodafone C) Telenor D) Airtel 4775 India's Core sector growth stood at __________ in July 2013 (announced in Sep 2013). A) 2.1% B) 3.1% C) 3.8% D) 4.5% 4776 India Air Force’s has formally inducted its biggest 70-tonne C-17 heavy-lift transport aircraft

into service in Sep 2013. The heavy duty aircraft is procured from which company? A) Airbus B) Boeing C) Sukhoi D) Lockheed Martin 4777 Which country won the Asia Cup Hockey title held at Ipoh, Malaysia in September 2013? A) South Korea B) India C) Malaysia D) Pakistan 4778 Who took charge as the next governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Sep 2013? A) Montek Singh Ahluwalia B) Kaushik Basu C) D Subbarao D) Raghuram Rajan 4779 Who was unanimously re-elected as Shiromani Akali Dal president consecutively for the

second time in September 2013? A) Sukhbir Singh Badal B) Parkash Singh Badal C) Manpreet Singh Badal D) None of These 4780 Ronald Coase, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1991, passed away in Sep 2013. He won

Nobel prize in which category? A) Chemistry B) Phusics C) Economics D) Medicine 4781 Who was conferred the Moortidevi Award for 2012 (Announced in Sep 2013)? A) Haraprasad Das B) Pratibha Ray C) Jagadish Mohanty D) Manoj Das



4782 8th G-20 Summit in which G20 Country leaders met, held in which country in September 2013? A) Germany B) USA C) Russia D) Brazil 4783 What was India's rank among T20 teams as per the latest ICC T20 raking published in

September 2013? A) Second B) Fourth C) Third D) First 4784 "Coconut Day" is observed on ____________. A) 5-Sep B) 2-Sep C) 8-Sep D) 12-Sep 4785 Google has announced the name of its Android version as _________ in Sep 2013. A) Cupcake B) Jelly Bean C) KitKat D) None of These 4786 Which country was ranked no 1 for its competitiveness for fifth year in a row in Sep 2013 as per

the annual Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014? A) Switzerland B) Finland C) Singapore D) Germany 4787 Euro zone economic growth for the second quarter of 2013 stood at __________. A) 0.2% B) 0.3% C) 0.5% D) -0.1% 4788 What was India's rank as per the annual Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014 published in

September 2013? A) 66th B) 60th C) 54th D) 76th 4789 Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and officiating Chief Executive Officer of

private sector insurer Bajaj Allianz in Sep 2013? A) Sanjeev Chadha B) Anuj Agarwal



C) Deepak Khanna D) None of These 4790 Indian Author Sushmita Banerjee, who became famous after her best seller book “Kabuliwalar

Bangali Bou” (A Kabuliwala’s Bengali Wife), was killed by Taliban outside her home in _____________ in September 2013.

A) Iran B) Pakistan C) Afghanistan D) None of These 4791 Who took over as India's new Chief Information Commissioner in September 2013? A) M.F Farooqui B) Satyanand Mishra C) Deepak Sandhu D) None of These 4792 Which Internet company has adopted a new logo (in Purple) for the first time since its founding

18 years ago in Sep 2013? A) Google B) Amazon C) eBay D) Yahoo 4793 Which Social networking company is planning for an IPO and submitted a document to the

SEC in Sep 2013? A) Facebook B) LinkedIn C) Twitter D) Orkut 4794 Who was conferred the Indira Gandhi peace prize for 2012 by President Pranab Mukherjee in

Sep 2013? A) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf B) Ela Bhatt C) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva D) Sheikh Hasina 4795 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has appointed whom as his new Special Envoy for

Disarmament and Non-Proliferation in September 2013? A) Rakesh Sood B) Deepak Sandhu C) Ruchira Kamboj D) None of These 4796 Ray Dolby, the American Engineer and the pioneer of noise reduction in audio recordings died

on 12 September 2013. He was founder of ___________. A) Bose Corporation B) Bell Laboratories C) Dolby Laboratories



D) Blonder Tongue Laboratorie 4797 "Teachers’ Day" is observed on ____________. A) 5-Sep B) 2-Sep C) 8-Sep D) 12-Sep 4798 The Union Health Ministry has announced former Indian cricket team captain _______ as brand

ambassador for its National Tobacco Control Campaign in Sep 2013. A) Sachin Tendulkar B) Saurav Ganguly C) Rahul Dravid D) Mohammad Azharuddin 4799 Teo-day long UN Human Rights forum held in which city in Sep 2013? A) Beijing B) London C) Tokyo D) Geneva 4800 Who has been honoured with Asia's "most promising leader" award at a recent function held in

Dubai in Sep 2013 for pioneering work in healthcare, using natural medicine? A) Devi Shetty B) Mukesh Batra C) Majeti Narasimha Swamy D) None of These 4801 Which Indian private sector bank launched its ‘Branch on Wheels’ to offer basic banking

services in remote areas which have so far been devoid of banking facilities in Sep 2013? A) Yes Bank B) Axis Bank C) HDFC Bank D) ICICI Bank 4802 The International Olympic Committee ( IOC) has decided to keep India Olympic Association

(IOA) suspended from the international Olympic events as the later failed to remove corruption from its governing body. Who is IOA’s secretary-general?

A) Suresh Kalmadi B) Lalit Bhanot C) Ajay Maken D) Sharad Pawar 4803 India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growth stood at _________ in July 2013 (Announced

in Sep 2013). A) 2% B) 2.6% C) 1.6% D) 3.5%



4804 Which bollywood actor was the guest of honour at a reception hosted by British Prime Minister David Cameron’s wife, Samantha Cameron at their official residence in Sep 2013 for a charity initiative for diabetes?

A) Anupam Kher B) Shahrukh Khan C) Amir Khan D) Amitabh Bachchan 4805 Which famous Hollywood actress will receive an Honorary Oscar in recognition of her

humanitarian work (announced in Sep 2013)? A) Meryl Streep B) Angelina Jolie C) Nicole Kidman D) Julia Roberts 4806 Who has been elected as the new President of Auto components manufacturers’ apex body

Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) for the term 2013-14 in Sep 2013?

A) Ramesh Suri B) Vikram Kirloskar C) Harish Lakshman D) Vinod Dasari 4807 Which Cement company has announced in Sep 2013 that it would acquire Gujarat cement unit

of 4.8 million tonnes per annum capacity from Jaypee Cement Corp for Rs 3,800 crore? A) JK Cement B) Binani Cement C) UltraTech Cement D) India Cement 4808 US unemployment rate stood at ______ in August 2013 (announced in Sep 2013). A) 8.1% B) 7.4% C) 7.3% D) 7.5% 4809 Leaders of the BRICS group of nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - have

announced in September 2013 that they will set up a _______ fund to guard against financial shocks.

A) USD 50 billion B) USD 100 billion C) USD 200 billion D) USD 500 billion 4810 "International day of charity" is observed on ____________. A) 5-Sep B) 12-Sep C) 8-Sep D) 9-Sep



4811 India’s Retail inflation, measured by Consumer Price Index, stood at _______ in August (announced in Sep 2013).

A) 9.87% B) 9.39% C) 9.64% D) 9.52% 4812 India’s Vice President Dr.M.Haamid Ansari has suggested implementation of Venkatachelliah

Commission's recommendations in Sep 2013. The committee recommends to ensure that elected representatives of Parliament and legislatures get at least _______ of the votes cast.

A) 60% B) 40% C) 50% D) 51% 4813 Who was named the skipper of the India 'A' side for the unofficial three one-dayers and a

Twenty20 game against the West Indies 'A' team which visited India in Sep 2013? A) Suresh Raina B) Gautam Gambhir C) Yuvraj Singh D) Rohit Sharma 4814 India and Japan have decided to expand their currency swap arrangement from USD 15 billion

to _______ in Sep 2013 to strengthen bilateral financial cooperation and stabilize the global financial markets.

A) USD 60 billion B) USD 100 billion C) USD 50 billion D) USD 25 billion 4815 Who has been elected as the new President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in

Sep 2013? A) Denis Oswald B) Thomas Bach C) Richard Carrion D) Ching-kuo Wu 4816 Who has been appointed as head of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force in Sep 2013? A) Dilip Trivedi B) Sharad Kumar C) Pranay Sahay D) Sanjeev Dayal 4817 Indian Author Jhumpa Lahiri's _______ was shortlisted among the six books for the Man

Booker Prize 2013 (announced in Sep 2013). A) We Need New Names B) The Interpreter of Maladies C) The Lowland D) The Harvest



4818 Who is the new Prime Minister of Australia who won absolute majority in the National elections held in Sep 2013?

A) Tony Abbott B) Kevin Rudd C) Julia Gillard D) John Howard 4819 Who was chosen to lead the 18-member Indian women's hockey team in the eighth Asia Cup

that was played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from September 21 to 27, 2013? A) Chanchan Devi Thokchom B) Asunta Lakra C) Ritu Rani D) Rajwinder Kaur 4820 Which country won the South Asian Football Federations (SAFF) Championship 2013 held in

Kathmandu in Sep 2013? A) India B) Afghanistan C) Pakistan D) Nepal 4821 IT outsourcing company iGate Corp has appointed whom as its new Chief Executive Officer

(CEO) in Sep 2013? A) Ashok Vemuri B) Girish Paranjpe C) Krishnakumar Natarajan D) Suresh Vaswani 4822 Which City won the right to host the Olympic Games in 2020 in Sep 2013? A) Istanbul B) Tokyo C) Madrid D) Paris 4823 Who won the Italy Grand Prix held in Sep 2013? A) Sebastian Vettel B) Fernando Alonso C) Lewis Hamilton D) Kimi Raikkonen 4824 "International Literacy Day (UNESCO)" is observed on ____________. A) 5-Sep B) 12-Sep C) 8-Sep D) 9-Sep 4825 Reliance Communications Ltd has appointed whom as CEO, India Enterprise in Sep 2013? A) Anuj Agarwal B) Girish Paranjpe C) Deepak Khanna



D) None of These 4826 Which Financial Company has secured approval from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board

(FIPB) to set up white-label ATMs in India in Sep 2013? A) State Bank of India B) Reliance Capital C) Muthoot Finance D) IFCI 4827 Which Global electronics company agreed to acquire major part of Hyderabad based Vijai

Electricals Ltd.’s transmission and distribution (T&D) business for approximately USD 200 million in Sep 2013?

A) Samsung B) Toshiba C) Lenovo D) Dell 4828 India's Trade deficit stood at _________ in August (published in Sep 2013). A) USD 10.9 billion B) USD 13.43 billion C) USD 12.27 billion D) USD 9.35 billion 4829 Which bank won the "Best Banker Growth-Mid Sized" award in the second edition of The

Sunday Standard Best Bankers’ Awards 2013 (announced in Sep 2013)? A) Karnataka Bank B) Karur Vysya Bank C) Maharashtra Bank D) IDBI Bank 4830 Which Indian Officer was elected as regional director at the 31st meeting of health ministers

and 66th session of WHO regional committee for South-East Asia in Sep 2013? A) Deepak Sandhu B) Rakesh Sood C) Poonam Khetarpal Singh D) None of These 4831 Who has been elected as the new President of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers

(SIAM) in Sep 2013? A) Vinod Dasari B) Vikram Kirloskar C) Anand Mahindra D) Harish Lakshman 4832 Which Indian state achieved the first position in literacy with 94.65% literacy rate, announced in

Sep 2013? A) Kerala B) Tripura C) Sikkim D) Punjab



4833 Religare Health Insurance has signed a deal with which Indian PSU bank in Sep 2013 to market

its product and service bouquet through the distribution network of the bank? A) Union Bank of India B) IDBI Bank C) Central Bank of India D) Allahabad Bank 4834 Which Indian Olympic Medalist entered politics and Joined BJP party in Sep 2013? A) Vijender Vijender B) Vijay Kumar C) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore D) Abhinav Bindra 4835 Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Power Finance

Corporation Ltd (PFC) by the Government of Indian in Sep 2013? A) Satnam Singh B) BN Talukdar C) M.K. Goel D) Nishi Vasudeva 4836 The government approved the proposal of _________ capital infusion in Export-Import Bank of

India in Sep 2013 to support future growth of the lender. A) Rs 1000 crore B) Rs 700 crore C) Rs 500 crore D) Rs 800 crore 4837 "Hindi Diwas" is observed on ____________. A) 15-Sep B) 12-Sep C) 14-Sep D) 21-Sep 4838 Prime Minister's key economic advisor C Rangarajan has lowered the growth forecast for the

current fiscal to ________ in Sep 2013. A) 5.9% B) 5.3% C) 6.2% D) 6.5% 4839 Which state/UT has the highest par capital annual income in India with per capita annual

income of Rs. 2.01 lakh in 2012-13? A) Chandigarh B) Delhi C) Gujarat D) Maharashtra 4840 The Board of Control for Cricket in India- BCCI has imposed life bans on whom in the list in

Sep 2013 for being involved in the IPL spot-fixing scam?



A) Amit Singh B) Siddharth Trivedi C) S Sreesanth D) Harmeet Singh 4841 Which Indian state has bagged the National Literacy Award in Sep 2013? This is for the first

time that state has received awards in all the three categories- state, district and panchayat. A) Chhattisgarh B) Gujarat C) Kerala D) Karnataka 4842 Which Indian state became the first state to use the high-tech voter recording system 'Voter

Verifiable Paper Audit Trail' (VVPAT) with Electronic Voting Machines for the by-elections to Noksen Assembly constituency held in Sep 2013?

A) Mijoram B) Tripura C) Nagaland D) Meghalaya 4843 Who won the Miss America pageant held in September 2013? A) Shannon Oliver B) Nina Davuluri C) Mallory Hagan D) Amanda Mason 4844 Reserve Bank of India has formed an expert committee for examining its Current Monetary

Policy Framework in Sep 2013. Who will head the committee? A) C. Rangarajan B) Bimal Jalan C) Urjit Patel D) Y. Venugopal Reddy 4845 Who maintained first place in the men’s tennis rankings issued by the ATP in Sep 2013? A) Roger Federer B) Andy Murray C) Novak Djokovic D) Rafael Nadal 4846 Who maintained first place in the women’s tennis rankings issued by the ATP in Sep 2013? A) Maria Sharapova B) Serena Williams C) Victoria Azarenka D) Agnieszka Radwanska 4847 Who will lead the Indian team at the two lakh US Dollar Super Series Badminton tournament,

held in n Sep 2013? A) Parupalli Kashyap B) Saina Nehwal C) P V Sindhu



D) None of These 4848 India’s overall inflation, measured by the Wholesale Price Index stood at ________ in July. A) 5.96% B) 6.79% C) 6.1% D) 5.91% 4849 Who won the the US Open Men’s single title held in Sep 2013? A) Novak Djokovic B) Andy Murray C) Roger Federer D) Rafael Nadal 4850 Who has been named as the recipient of Amnesty International’s highest award in Sep 2013? A) Ai Xiaoming B) Lyudmila Ulitskaya C) Malala Yousafzai D) None of These 4851 BJP has formally announced whom as the party's prime ministerial candidate for the next Lok

Sabha polls to be held in 2014? A) Rajnath Singh B) Narendra Modi C) L K Advani D) Sushma Swaraj 4852 Which country opened world’s highest airport in Daocheng in Sep 2013 which stands at 4,411

metre above sea level? A) Mangolia B) Russia C) China D) Japan 4853 Who has been elected as the new Vice-President of the Society of Indian Automobile

Manufacturers (SIAM) in Sep 2013? A) Vinod Dasari B) Vikram Kirloskar C) Anand Mahindra D) Kenichi Ayukawa 4854 "World First-Aid Day" is observed on ____________. A) 15-Sep B) 12-Sep C) 14-Sep D) 21-Sep 4855 Which global tech company acquired popular smartphone apps “Bump” which is used to share

smartphone files like contacts, pictures or other data in September 2013? A) Yahoo



B) Google C) Microsoft D) Facebook 4856 Who won INDEX design award for her innovative design, FreshPaper that helps keep food

fresh for a longer period in Sep 2013? A) Deepak Sandhu B) Kavita Shukla C) Poonam Khetarpal Singh D) None of These 4857 Which documentary film won the Golden Lion for best movie at the Venice film festival held in

Sep 2013? A) Holy GRA B) Miss Violence C) Via Castellana Bandiera D) None of These 4858 Chinese FDI stood ____________ at in August 2013 (Announced in September 2013). A) USD 4.5 billion B) USD 6.3 billion C) USD 8.38 billion D) USD 10.5 billion 4859 Who won the 2013 US Open women’s singles title held in Sep 2013? A) Maria Sharapova B) Victoria Azarenka C) Serena Williams D) Sorana Cirstea 4860 Who won the USD 250,000 prestigious Lasker Awards for Philanthrophy announced by the

Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation in Sep 2013? A) N R Narayana Murthy B) Azim Premji C) Bill and Melinda Gates D) Warren Buffet 4861 Who took over as the Chairman & Managing Director of the Electronics Corporation of India

Limited (ECIL) in September 2013? A) Saji Cherian B) M.K. Goel C) P. Sudhakar D) R.M. Premkumar 4862 Who has been appointed as Director, Central Vigilance Commission in Sep 2013? A) Nitish Kumar B) P K Chakraborty C) Deepak Sandhu D) Rakesh Sood



4863 India's Leander Paes made history by becoming the oldest man (Age 40) to win a Grand Slam event in the open era when he won _______ Men's double title in Sep 2013.

A) French Open B) US Open C) Australian Open D) Wimbledon 4864 What was India's rank in the latest ICC ODI rankings published by ICC in Sep 2013? A) Third B) Second C) First D) Fourth 4865 Kanoon Lugat, an _______ law dictionary, a first of its kind in the country was released in

Mumbai in Sep 2013. A) Marathi B) Hindi C) Urdu D) None of These 4866 The government has increased the import duty on gold and silver jewellery to _______ from

current 10% in Sep 2013 to protect the domestic industry. A) 20% B) 15% C) 12% D) 18% 4867 "Engineers’ Day" is observed on ____________. A) 15-Sep B) 11-Sep C) 19-Sep D) 21-Sep 4868 Which Indian Private sector bank has become the first bank to raise USD 255 million funds

overseas using the swap loan facility provided by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Sep 2013? A) YES Bank B) ICICI Bank C) HDFC Bank D) Axis Bank 4869 Who was conferred the “Pride of the Nation award” for his attempt to raise the sensitive issue

of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination through his role as a RAW agent in Madras Café film in Sep 2013?

A) Shoojit Sircar B) John Abraham C) Ronnie Lahiri D) None of These 4870 Which indian movie was named the best film at the second edition of the Ladakh International

Film Festival (LIFF) held in Sep 2013?



A) The good road B) The Lunchbox C) OASS D) None of These 4871 The board of National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL) has appointed whom as the Managing

Director and Chief Executive Officer in Sep 2013? A) Saji Cherian B) P. Sudhakar C) M.K. Goel D) None of These 4872 Former Toyota Motor Corp President and Chairman passed away in Sep 2013. What is his

name? A) Akio Toyoda B) Sakichi Toyoda C) Eiji Toyoda D) Shoichiro Toyoda 4873 Who was nominated as a member of the board of trustees of the Carnegie Endowment for

International Peace in Sep 2013? A) Azim Premji B) N R Narayana Murthy C) Ratan Tata D) Deepak Parekh 4874 Indian wrestler Amit Kumar won Silver Medal in ________ category in the Senior World

Wrestling Championship 2013 being held at Budapest in Sep 2013. A) 65 Kg Free Style B) 60 Kg Free Style C) 55 Kg Free Style D) 62 Kg Free Style 4875 Who became World Muslimah 2013 during the third Annual Award of World Muslimah in

Jakarta, Indonesia in Sep 2013? A) Nina Septiani B) Dika Restiyani C) Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola D) None of These 4876 Virat Kohli was the highest-ranked Indian batsman at ______ in the latest ICC ODI rankings

published in Sep 2013. A) 6th B) 4th C) 5th D) 3rd 4877 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee named the upcoming airport at Andal near

Durgapur in Bardhman district as __________ in Sep 2013. A) Ishwarchandra Airport



B) Bankimchandra Airport C) Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport D) Rabindranath Tagore Airport 4878 Who has been appointed as the Managing Editor of Time Magazine in Sep 2013 to become

TIME’s 17th managing editor in the history of the well-known international magazine? A) Richard Stengel B) Nancy Gibbs C) Michael Duffy D) Briton Hadden 4879 USA and British authorities have fined which US investment bank a combined USD 920 million

over the so-called London Whale scandal in Sep 2013? A) JP Morgan B) UBS C) Bank of America D) Goldman Sachs 4880 "World Ozone Day" is observed on ____________. A) 15-Sep B) 16-Sep C) 19-Sep D) 24-Sep 4881 Hiroshi Yamauchi, who built a video game giant company from a maker of playing cards,

passed away in Sep 2013. He was former President of which Video giant company? A) 0verflow B) Sony C) Nintendo D) Access Games 4882 Global credit rating agency, Fitch Ratings cut India's growth forecast for the current financial

year to _________ in Sep 2013. A) 4.9% B) 5.5% C) 4.8% D) 5.1% 4883 Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court in Sep 2013? A) Justice Badar Durrez Ahmad B) Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant C) Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana D) Justice T.Nandakumar Singh 4884 Tata Sons have signed an agreement with which foreign airlines and applied for necessary

regulatory approval to set up a new airline in India in Sep 2013? A) Tiger Airlines B) Etihad Airways C) Singapore Airlines D) Malaysian Airlines



4885 Which cosmetics and beauty major has acquired Indian salon brand Cheryl's Cosmeceuticals in

Sep 2013? A) Lakme B) Schwarzkopf C) L'Oreal D) Shahnaz Hussain 4886 Tata Steel Ltd has appointed whom as managing director-designate, India and South East Asia

and inducted him as additional director on the board in Sep 2013? A) HM Nerurkar B) Koushik Chatterjee C) TV Narendran D) None of These 4887 Which Indian IT Services Company has launched Finacle 11E, latest version of its core banking

solution in Sep 2013? A) HCL Technologies B) Wipro C) TCS D) Infosys 4888 The HRD ministry has "retired" whom from membership of the University Grants Commission

(UGC) with immediate effect in Sep 2013 due to his involvement with Aam Admi Party? A) Deepak Sandhu B) Nitish Kumar C) Yogendra Yadav D) None of These 4889 "Alzheimer’s Day" is observed on ____________. A) 21-Sep B) 16-Sep C) 19-Sep D) 24-Sep 4890 Rapid Metro would be India's first metro rail system developed in the public-private

partnership mode, as per Government announcement in Sep 2013. It will be developed in which Indian City?

A) Chandigarh B) Gurgaon C) Jaipur D) Kochi 4891 Which Indian football club won the 126th Durand Cup Football tournament in September 2013? A) East Bengal B) ONCG C) Mohemmadan Sporting D) Mohan Bagan 4892 Jaywant Lele passed away in Sep 2013. He was former Secretary of which Indian Sports



Governing body? A) Board of Control for Cricket in Indi a B) Indian Olympic Association C) Badminton Association of India D) Indian Hockey Federation 4893 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. A) Fifth B) Sixth C) Fourth D) Seventh 4894 India foreign direct investment (FDI) stood at ____________ in July 2013. (data published in

September 2013). A) USD 2.4 billion B) USD 1.7 billion C) USD 1.6 billion D) USD 2.7 billion 4895 The RBI has increased Reverse Repo rate by 25 bps to _______ during its monetary policy

review meet in September 2013. A) 7% B) 7.5% C) 7% D) 6.5% 4896 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? A) Chennai Super Kings B) Rajasthan Royals C) Sunrisers Hyderabad D) Royal Challengers Bangalore 4897 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? A) Anupam Kher B) Shahrukh Khan C) Amir Khan D) Amitabh Bachchan 4898 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?

A) Haryana B) Trupura C) Assam D) Bihar 4899 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?

A) Jiang Zemin B) Wang Lijun C) Bo Xilai D) Zhou Yongkang 4900 Who won the Singapore Grand Prix held in Sep 2013? A) Sebastian Vettel B) Fernando Alonso C) Lewis Hamilton D) Kimi Raikkonen 4901 The RBI has increased Repo rate by 25 bps to _______ during its monetary policy review meet in

September 2013. A) 7% B) 7.5% C) 7% D) 6.5% 4902 "Day for Peace & Non- violence (UN)" is observed on ____________. A) 26-Sep B) 16-Sep C) 21-Sep D) 24-Sep 4903 Which bollywood actor has been selected for a U.S. award for his television show ‘Satyamev

Jayate’ in Sep 2013? A) Anupam Kher B) Shahrukh Khan C) Amir Khan D) Salman Khan 4904 Which Indian film was nominated to represent India in the Best Foreign Film category at next

year’s Oscars (Announced in Sep 2013)? A) The Good Road B) The Lunchbox C) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag D) English Vinglish 4905 Who has been appointed as member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for a

five-year term in Sep 2013? A) Justice Badar Durrez Ahmad B) Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant C) Justice Darmar Murugesan D) Justice T.Nandakumar Singh 4906 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)? A) Gujarat



B) Rajasthan C) Madhya Pradesh D) Himachal Pradesh 4907 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? A) Jawaid Akhtar B) Juan Esteban Orduz C) Conradin Rasi D) None of These 4908 Indian wrestler Bajrang won Bronze Medal in ________ category in the Senior World Wrestling

Championship 2013 being held at Budapest in Sep 2013. A) 65 Kg Free Style B) 60 Kg Free Style C) 55 Kg Free Style D) 62 Kg Free Style 4909 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? A) Angela Merkel B) Peer Steinbrück C) Gerhard Schröder D) Wolfgang Schäuble 4910 Which party swept to victory in the historic Northern Provincial Council elections in Sri Lanka

held in Sep 2013? A) Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) B) United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) C) Tamil National Alliance (TNA) D) None of These 4911 “Seekho Aur Kamao” (Learn and Earn) Progrmme Launched by which ministry of Union

Government of India in Sep 2013 for Skill Development of Minorities? A) Ministry of Minority Affairs B) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare C) Ministry of Rural Development D) Ministry of Home affairs 4912 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 ____________.

A) Bimal Jalan B) C. Rangarajan C) Nachiket Mor D) Urijit Patel 4913 PepsiCo Inc. has appointed whom to the position of Chief Executive Officer, Asia, Middle East

and Africa (AMEA) in Sep 2013? A) Indra K. Nooyi



B) Sanjeev Chadha C) Saji Cherian D) Deepak Khanna 4914 The RBI has decreased the Marginal Standing Facility, MSF rate by 75 bps to ______ during its

monetary policy review in Sep 2013. A) 9.5% B) 10% C) 8.75% D) 9.75% 4915 "Rose Day (Welfare of cancer patients)" is observed on ____________. A) 26-Sep B) 16-Sep C) 22-Sep D) 24-Sep 4916 Which Indian Archer won a silver medal at the Archery World Cup held in Paris in Sep 2013? A) Jhano Hansda B) Deepika Kumari C) Vrushali Gorle D) Ritul Chatterjee 4917 Which Indian won the “Clinton Global Citizens Awards” for the year 2013 (announced in Sep

2013)? A) Bunker Roy B) Nikhil Dey C) Joe Madiath D) Bill Drayton 4918 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? A) 95th B) 98th C) 91st D) 86th 4919 Who was sworn as Cambodian prime minister for another five-year term in Sep 2013? A) Norodom Sihamoni B) Norodom Sihanouk C) Hun Sen D) Chea Sim 4920 Who has been appointed as as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Backward

Classes (NCBC) in Sep 2013? A) Justice Vangala Eswaraiah B) Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant C) Justice Darmar Murugesan D) Justice T.Nandakumar Singh



4921 Which Indian Cricketer was appointed as the brand ambassador of the Border Security Force (BSF) in Sep 2013?

A) Virat Kohli B) M S Shoni C) Shikhar Dhawan D) Suresh Raina 4922 Liquor giant United Spirits Ltd (USL) has appointed whom as CEO-Designate with effect from

1st October 2013 (announced in Sep 2013)? A) Ashok Capoor B) Deepak Khanna C) Anand Kripalu D) Anuj Agarwal 4923 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?

A) Microsoft B) Berkshire Hathaway C) Blackstone D) Fairfax Financial Holdings 4924 Who was honoured with the Humanitarian Achievement Award 2013 for his contribution to

cooperation and sustainable development in his country? A) Nelson Mandela B) Jacob Zuma C) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf D) None of These 4925 Australia has unveiled its most powerful super computer named ________ in Sep 2013. A) Tianhe-2 B) Raijin C) SuperMUC D) Sequoia 4926 Who won women’s table tennis World Cup Championship held in Kobe, Japan in September

2013? A) Wu Yang B) Li Xiaoxia C) Liu Shiwen D) Yu Mengyu 4927 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. A) 93% B) 96% C) 95% D) 97% 4928 "Social Justice Day" is observed on ____________.



A) 26-Sep B) 25-Sep C) 22-Sep D) 24-Sep 4929 The Indian Government has announced setting up of the Seventh Central Pay Commission in

Sep 2013. Its recommendations will be implemented from the _____________. A) 1st of April, 2016 B) 1st of January, 2015 C) 1st of January, 2016 D) 1st of April, 2015 4930 Who has been selected as the next chairman of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission,

India's apex power sector regulator in Sep 2013? A) Gireesh Pradhan B) Pramod Deo C) Ruchira Kamboj D) None of These 4931 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? A) Puneet Talwar B) Srikanth Srinivasan C) Trailblazer Sri Srinivasan D) Neal Katyal 4932 Which global tech giant has celebrated its 15th birthday on 27th September 2013? A) Microsoft B) Facebook C) Google D) Yahoo 4933 Who has been appointed as a member of UGC by the Government of India for a term of three

years in Sep 2013? A) P. Sudhakar B) Deepak Sandhu C) Sanjay Govind Dhande D) None of These 4934 Who took over as the new Chairman of the Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) in

Sep 2013? A) Anupam Shah B) P. Sudhakar C) Sanjeev Dayal D) Saji Cherian 4935 The Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) has appointed whom as its Chairman in Sep

2013? A) Sandesh Kirkire B) Sundeep Sikka



C) K N Tilak Kumar D) None of These 4936 The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) has elected whom as its president for the year 2013-14 in

Sep 2013? A) K N Tilak Kumar B) Kiran B Vadodaria C) Ravindra Kumar D) None of These 4937 "Day of the Deaf" is observed on ____________. A) 26-Sep B) 25-Sep C) 27-Sep D) 24-Sep 4938 The RBI has kept CRR (Cash Reserve Ratio) unchanged at _______ during its monetary policy

review meet in September 2013. A) 4% B) 4.25% C) 4.5% D) 3.5% 4939 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). A) R.M. Premkumar B) Bimal Jalan C) Arvind Mayaram D) M.K. Goel 4940 Who was presented with the inaugural Allard Prize for International Integrity in Sep 2013 by

the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Law? A) Anna Hazare B) Arvind Kejriwal C) N R Narayana Murthy D) None of These 4941 Who has been awarded the Fifth Deutsche Bank Prize for Financial Economics 2013 in Sep 2013,

in recognition of his ground-breaking research work? A) Montek Singh Ahluwalia B) Kaushik Basu C) D Subbarao D) Raghuram Rajan 4942 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. A) Best Face B) Multimedia C) Best Smile D) None of These



4943 Which Indian Grandmaster won bronze medal at the World Junior Chess Championship held

in Turkey in Sep 2013? A) Vidit Gujrathi B) Dibyendu Barua C) Abhijeet Gupta D) Dronavalli Harika 4944 India beat which country in the 8th Asia Cup Women hockey tournament at Kuala Lumpur to

win the Bronze prize in Sep 2013? A) Malaysia B) China C) Thailand D) South Korea 4945 Who was crowned Miss World 2013 at the Bali Nasa Dua Convention Center in Bali, Indonesia

in Sep 2013? A) Miss France, Marine Lorphelin B) Miss Ghana Carranzar Naa Okailey Shooter C) Misss Philippines Megan Young D) None of These 4946 "World Tourism Day" is observed on ____________. A) 26-Sep B) 25-Sep C) 27-Sep D) 24-Sep 4947 Who has been appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO, Paris, with

the rank of Ambassador in Sep 2013? A) Gireesh Pradhan B) Pramod Deo C) Ruchira Kamboj D) None of These 4948 Which Golf player was named U.S. PGA Tour player of the year for the 11th time in Sep 2013? A) Tiger Woods B) Rory McIlroy C) Phil Mickelson D) Adam Scott 4949 Who took charge as second executive director of Vijaya Bank in Sep 2013? A) Rakesh Sethi B) R K Malla C) M S Raghavan D) B S Rama Rao 4950 The RBI has kep tStatutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) unchanged at _______ during its monetary

policy review meet in September 2013. A) 23%



B) 23.5% C) 24% D) 25% 4951 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?

A) Goa B) Madhya Pradesh C) Rajasthan D) Gujarat 4952 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?

A) R.M. Premkumar B) Arvind Mayaram C) Saji Cherian D) None of These 4953 Which Online commerce major has agreed to acquire payment platform Braintree for about

USD 800 million in Sep 2013? A) Amazon B) eBay C) Alibaba D) None of These 4954 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)? A) Helsinki B) Tokyo C) Mumbai D) Geneva 4955 "World Heart Day" is observed on ____________. A) 26-Sep B) 29-Sep C) 27-Sep D) 28-Sep 4956 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. A) BCCI Secretary B) IPL Commissioner C) BCCI Treasurer D) BCCI Chief Selector 4957 Dr Sathees Chukkurumbal Raghavan received the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar

Awards for 2013 in which category? (Announced in Sep 2013) A) Engineering Sciences



B) Chemical Science C) Physical Science D) Biological Sciences 4958 Who was presented with the 2013 Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award (Harvard Humanitarian

of the year) by Harvard University in Sep 2013? A) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf B) Nelsan Mandela C) Malala Yousafzai D) None of These 4959 In a historic decision, the Church of South India (CSI) appointed whom as its first woman

Bishop in Sep 2013? A) Rev E Pushpalalitha B) Rev Papathoti Joseph Lawrence C) Rev E John D) None of These 4960 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? A) Liezel Huber B) Hao Ching Chan C) Cara Black D) None of These 4961 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? A) Rajnath Singh B) L K Advani C) Arun Jetley D) Sushma Swaraj 4962 "World Rabies Day" is observed on ____________. A) 26-Sep B) 29-Sep C) 27-Sep D) 28-Sep 4963 Inflation in the 17-nation euro zone stood at ________ in September. A) 2.1% B) 1.1% C) 1.3% D) 1.6% 4964 Who was appointed as the Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO, Paris with the rank

of Ambassador in Sep 2013? A) Ruchira Kamboj B) VS Oberoi C) Rakesh Sood D) None of These



4965 Who has been selected for 2013 Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award in Sep 2013? A) Haraprasad Das B) Pratibha Ray C) Rafiq Kathwari D) Manoj Das 4966 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. A) 5.1% B) 4.5% C) 4.9% D) 4.6% 4967 Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the IPL in the BCCI AGM held at Chennai in

Sep 2013? A) Sanjay Jagdale B) Ranjib Biswal C) Debashish Mohanty D) Kiran More 4968 Which country won the Sultan of Johor Cup U21 hockey tournament held in Malaysia in Sep

2013? A) India B) Malaysia C) Thailand D) China 4969 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? A) Seven B) Eight C) Nine D) Ten 4970 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). A) 1st of April, 2016 B) 1st of January, 2015 C) 1st of January, 2016 D) 1st of April, 2015 4971 Which Indian boxer won silver in 54kg category in the AIBA World Youth Boxing

Championship held in Albena, Bulgaria in Sep 2013? A) Yvonne Caples B) Varghese Johnson C) Nikhat Zareen D) None of These 4972 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? A) National Stock Exchange B) Bombay Stock Exchange C) MCX D) None of These 4973 Which country has successfully tested the “Epsilon” new cheaper rocket in Sep 2013? A) USA B) China C) Japan D) Russia 4974 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 D) Lucknow 4975 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) C) Retail Inflation for Industrial workers D) Combination of WPI and CPI 4976 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 4977 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 4978 Shabaab terrorist group attacked Westgate Mall in sep 2013 which killed more than 60 persons.

Westgate Mall is in which country? A) Lybia B) Kenya C) Somalia D) Egypt 4979 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 4980 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 4981 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 4982 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 4983 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 4984 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 4985 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 4986 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 4987 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 4988 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 4989 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 4990 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 Sl No.

Question Answer

4681 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a discussion paper titled ‘Banking Structure in India - The Way Forward’ in August 2013 in which it has suggested a _________ structure for the domestic banking industry.

Ans) Four- tier

4682 Nearly 1500 people including women and children were killed in the toxic gas attack in which country in August 2013?

Ans) Syria

4683 Who will become the next Chairperson of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) (announced in August 2013)?

Ans) Gireesh B. Pradhan



4684 The US economic growth has been revised upward to ______ (annualized) in the second quarter of the current year (announced in August 2013).

Ans) 2.5%

4685 Which conservationist and mountaineer was selected for the Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal in August 2013?

Ans) Harshwanti Bisht

4686 The Reserve Bank of India notified the hike in the investment ceiling for foreign direct investment (FDI) in Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) from existing 49% to ________ to attract more FDI in August 2013.

Ans) 74%

4687 The Indian Air Force (IAF) has landed its C-130J Super Hercules Transport Plane at the World’s highest airstrip located in _________ in August 2013.

Ans) Ladakh

4688 Who took over as the new head of the the UN Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women) in August 2013?

Ans) Pumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

4689 Yasin Bhatkal, has been arrested in a joint operation between the central intelligence agencies and Bihar police in August 2013. He is Co-founder and mastermind of which organization?

Ans) Indian Mujahideen

4690 Who won the first gold for India in the boys’ squash final in the second Asian Youth Games held in August 2013?

Ans) Kush Kumar

4691 Rupesh Shah received the Arjuna award - 2013, presented in August 2013. He is associated with which sport?

Ans) Snooker and Billiards

4692 Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the National School of Drama Society in August 2013?

Ans) Shri Ratan Thiyam

4693 Who won the prestigious Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation for her commitment to democracy; announced in August 2013?

Ans) Brigalia Bam

4694 "Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Divas" is observed on __________________.

Ans) 20-August

4695 Brazil's economic growth stood at _________ (Year on year) in the second quarter of 2013.

Ans) 3.3%

4696 India's first exclusive defence satellite ________ was successfully launched by European space consortium Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou spaceport in French Guiana in August 2013.

Ans) GSAT-7

4697 Congress President Sonia Gandhi has launched the ambitious Food security programme in which state first in August 2013?

Ans) Delhi

4698 The government has set up a 7-member Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC) to revisit tax laws and suggest measures for putting in place a stable and non-adversarial tax administration. Who will head the commission?

Ans) Parthasarathi Shome

4699 The first season of the Indian Badminton League (IBL) kicked off in New Delhi on 14th August 2013. How many teams participated at the inaugural IBL?

Ans) Six

4700 US unemployment rate stood at ______ in July 2013 (announced in August 2013).

Ans) 7.4%

4701 Who in the below list received Dronacharya Awards - 2013 for Coaching in Archery (Presented in August 2013)?

Ans) Poornima Mahato



4702 Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court in August 2013?

Ans) Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana

4703 Who has been appointed as the Chairman & Managing Director of ONGC, India’s largest Oil and Gas PSU in August 2013?

Ans) D.K. Sarraf

4704 L'Oreal appoints whom as India MD in August 2013? Ans) Jean-Christophe Letellier

4705 Inflation in the 17-nation euro zone stood at ________ in August.

Ans) 1.3%

4706 Who was awarded with Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award for his contribution towards promotion of communal harmony and peace on Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Divas (20th August 2013)?

Ans) Amjad Ali Khan

4707 Who won the UEFA Best Player in Europe award for 2012/13 in recognition for his part in his club's unprecedented Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup treble?

Ans) Franck Ribery

4708 Seamus Heaney passed away in August 2013. was awarded the Nobel Prize for ________ in 1995 .

Ans) Literature

4709 Which European Football club won UEFA Super Cup in August 2013?

Ans) Bayern Munich

4710 Which Social networking site launched "Internet.org" to make Internet access affordable for all in August 2013?

Ans) Facebook

4711 The British government Thursday appointed whom as director general for UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) in India in August 2013?

Ans) Kumar Iyer

4712 India signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with which Asian country which came into force from 1st August 2013? It is expected to cover more than 90% of the bilateral trade between India and the other country.

Ans) Japan

4713 Which Indian zoo launched Adoption of Zoo Animals Scheme with an aim to create awareness and love for the wildlife among general public in August 2013?

Ans) Alipore Zoological Garden, Kolkata

4714 Which sportsperson wrote the book named "Moonballer" (Launched in August 2013)?

Ans) Nirupama Vaidyanathan

4715 Which euro zone country has the highest unemployment rate of 27.6% as per July data (Announced in August 2013)?

Ans) Greece

4716 Retired justice R A Mehta has refused to take charge of State Lokayukta of which state despite the clearance from the Supreme Court in August 2013?

Ans) Gujarat

4717 India's GDP growth stood at ___________ during the first quarter (April-June) of the current financial year 2012-13.

Ans) 4.4%

4718 Mahavir Singh received Dronacharya Awards - 2013 for Coaching in _______ discipline (Presented in August 2013)?

Ans) Boxing

4719 Who was named as the Captain of the Asia Cup Hockey Tournament 2013 held in August-September 2013?

Ans) Sardar Singh

4720 Who in the list were the brand ambassadors of the first edition of Indian Badminton League (IBL)?

Ans) Deepika Padukone and Aamir Khan



4721 Who has been awarded with the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Society of Civil Engineers Environmental and Water Resources Institute (ASCE-EWRI) in August 2013?

Ans) Vijay Singh

4722 Who is author of the book "My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions"?

Ans) APJ Abdul Kalam

4723 India surpassed ________ to become third largest Internet population, as per the the ComScore report published in August 2013.

Ans) Japan

4724 Who has been appointed as the chairman of the Ethics Commission of the International Weightlifting Federation in Beijing in August 2013?

Ans) Birendra Prasad Baishya

4725 State Government of Rajasthan laid the foundation stone for world's biggest solar park at Bhadla in August 2013. Bhadla is in which district?

Ans) Jodhpur

4726 Who took charge as the chairman of the Intellectual Property Appellate Tribunal in August 2013?

Ans) Justice K.N Basha

4727 Which Indian steel plan was adjudged the Best Performing Integrated Steel Plant in the country for the year 2011-12 based on the recommendations made by a Panel of Judges that selected companies for the Prime Minister`s Trophy awards for the year 2011-12 (announced in August 2013)?

Ans) Tata Steel

4728 Famous _________ writer, novelist and columnist, Malathi Chandur passed away in August 2013.

Ans) Telugu

4729 India's agricultural sector growth stood at ___________ during the first quarter (April-June) of the current financial year 2012-13.

Ans) 2.7%

4730 Which Indian city launched "Ladli scheme" in August 2013 in which a grant of 5000 rupees per year, per family is given for five years on the birth of the second daughter in a family?

Ans) Chandigarh

4731 "Earth Overshoot Day 2013" was observed on __________________.

Ans) 20-August

4732 Which Indian-american business woman will be felicitated with the Special Impact Award US-based NGO – Children’s Hope India (CHI) at their annual gala to be held at Pier Sixty in Manhattan on October 13?

Ans) Indra Nooyi

4733 Who was honoured with the first Lifetime Campaigner for Peace and Freedom of the Mahathir award for Global Peace by the Mahathir Global Peace Foundation in August 2013?

Ans) Nelson Mandela

4734 Samuel Santos Lopez visited India from 19 August to 23 August 2013. He is foreign minister of which country?

Ans) Nicaragua

4735 ___________ was declared as the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances by the UN General Assembly.

Ans) 30-August

4736 Who won the Rogers Cup 2013 women’s singles title held in August 2013?

Ans) Serena Williams

4737 Which team was the runner up in Women’s single (IBL) Indian Badminton League 2013?

Ans) Awadhe Warriors

4738 Who received the Prem Bhatia Award for Best Political Reporting of the Year (2013) in August 2013?

Ans) Shalini Singh



4739 The National Teeka Express was launched by Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister of Health &Family Welfare in which state in August 2013? It has been launched to protect children from life-threatening childhood diseases.

Ans) Rajasthan

4740 Mohammed Karim Khalili visited India from 20th to 22nd August 2013. He is Vice President of which country?

Ans) Afghanistan

4741 Star Sports has appointed whom as brand ambassador to promote Premier League football in India in August 2013?

Ans) Mahendra Singh Dhoni

4742 Which bank/financial company has launched a public deposit scheme ‘Sanchay’ whereby it will offer the highest interest rate of 9.5 per cent on five-year deposits in August 2013?

Ans) LIC Housing Finance

4743 Which Indian state launched "Bhumi Sena Scheme" for reclamation of the barren, usar (alkaline soils) and ravenous land in August 2013?

Ans) Uttar Pradesh

4744 IAS Officer Durga Shakti Nagpal was suspended by the Uttar Pradesh government in August 2013. She was in news for her fight against ______________.

Ans) Sand Mining mafia

4745 Delhi Police has arrested "Abdul Karim Tunda" alias Abdul Quddooss, an expert bomb maker of terror outfit ___________ and one of India’s top 20 wanted terrorists in August 2013.

Ans) Lashkar-e-Taiba

4746 "International Lefthanders Day" by The Left-Handers Club is observed on __________________.

Ans) 13-August

4747 Which state launched "Ksheera Bhagya Scheme" in which 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?

Ans) Karnataka

4748 Which Indian state has bagged the Skoch Group award as an emerging state for improved governance through leveraging communication and information technologies?

Ans) Jharkhand

4749 As per new notification by the Central Government in August 2013, Retired All India Services (IAS, IPS and IFoS) officials will get 20% of additional pension after completing _____ of age

Ans) 80 years

4750 Which Internet company has grabbed the top slot among the 50 best US internet properties in the monthly report for July, released by ComScore, an American Internet analytics firm in August 2013?

Ans) Yahoo

4751 The Parliament has passed the Land Acquisition Bill in August 2013. The bill requires mandatory consent of at least _____ for acquiring land for Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects and ____ for acquiring land for private companies

Ans) 70%, 80%

4752 Which team won the inaugural (IBL) Indian Badminton League 2013?

Ans) Hyderabad Hot Shot

4753 Who has been appointed the new chief of the National Investigation Agency in August 2013?

Ans) Sharad Kumar

4754 Which Indian stock exchange suspended most trades on its platform, leding to a major crisis in August 2013?

Ans) National Spot Exchange Ltd

4755 Who launched the ‘Clean India Campaign’ at world heritage site, Taj Mahal in August 2013?

Ans) K. Chiranjeevi



4756 Bangladesh high court has banned which Islamic party in August 2013 from contesting polls in future?

Ans) Jamaat-e-Islami

4757 RBI (Reserve Bank of India) has recerntly announced to issue Inflation Indexed Bonds in August 2013. These Inflation Indexed Bonds will use inflation measured by _______?

Ans) Wholesale Price Index

4758 Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved _____ disinvestment in Indian Oil Corporation in August 2013?

Ans) 10%

4759 Which Indian Institute is the only one to make it to the top 500 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) published in August 2013?

Ans) Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

4760 Marion Bartoli, won the 2013 Wimbledon Championships single titles, announced her unexpecetd retirement from professional tennis in August 2013. She is from which country?

Ans) France

4761 Indian Railways launched Wi-Fi service in which of the following trains first?

Ans) Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express

4762 Indian Women Junior Hockey team defeated which country to win historic bronze medal at junior women hockey world cup in August 2013?

Ans) England

4763 Which state has got a go-ahead from the Reserve Bank of India to launch a financial institution following the principles of Islamic finance in August 2013?

Ans) Kerala

4764 Which City topped list of most livable cities in the world, as per EIU, an independent forecasting and advisory business within the Economist Group in August 2013?

Ans) Melbourne

4765 Which batsman has set a world record of scoring highest ever indidual run (123) in T20 internationals cricket in August 2013?

Ans) Aaron Finch

4766 Which committee has proposed the idea of setting up a bullion bank or Bullion Corporation of India (BCI) to utilize idle gold?

Ans) Rao Committee

4767 Who has been appointed as India’s new foreign secretary in August 2013?

Ans) Sujatha Singh

4768 Who has been appointed as the next governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in August 2013 (Took charge in Sep 2013)?

Ans) Raghuram Rajan

4769 Who took charge as the Executive Director of the Union Bank of India in August 2013?

Ans) Rakesh Sethi

4770 Janata Party was merged with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in August 2013. Who is head of Janata Party?

Ans) Subramanian Swamy

4771 Which global tech company acquired Finish mobile maker Nokia's mobile phone business for 5.4 billion euros in September 2013?

Ans) Microsoft

4772 Who has been appointed as Secretary in Ministry of Steel in September 2013?

Ans) G Mohan Kumar

4773 Which IBL team won the inaugural Indian Badminton League held in August-September 2013?

Ans) Hyderabad Hotshots

4774 US mobile giant Verizon Communications Inc agreed to acquire 45% stake in Verizon Wireless from which telecom company in a USD 130 billion transaction deal in Sep 2013?

Ans) Vodafone

4775 India's Core sector growth stood at __________ in July 2013 (announced in Sep 2013).

Ans) 3.1%



4776 India Air Force’s has formally inducted its biggest 70-tonne C-17 heavy-lift transport aircraft into service in Sep 2013. The heavy duty aircraft is procured from which company?

Ans) Boeing

4777 Which country won the Asia Cup Hockey title held at Ipoh, Malaysia in September 2013?

Ans) South Korea

4778 Who took charge as the next governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Sep 2013?

Ans) Raghuram Rajan

4779 Who was unanimously re-elected as Shiromani Akali Dal president consecutively for the second time in September 2013?

Ans) Sukhbir Singh Badal

4780 Ronald Coase, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1991, passed away in Sep 2013. He won Nobel prize in which category?

Ans) Economics

4781 Who was conferred the Moortidevi Award for 2012 (Announced in Sep 2013)?

Ans) Haraprasad Das

4782 8th G-20 Summit in which G20 Country leaders met, held in which country in September 2013?

Ans) Russia

4783 What was India's rank among T20 teams as per the latest ICC T20 raking published in September 2013?

Ans) Third

4784 "Coconut Day" is observed on ____________. Ans) 2-Sep

4785 Google has announced the name of its Android version as _________ in Sep 2013.

Ans) KitKat

4786 Which country was ranked no 1 for its competitiveness for fifth year in a row in Sep 2013 as per the annual Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014?

Ans) Switzerland

4787 Euro zone economic growth for the second quarter of 2013 stood at __________.

Ans) 0.3%

4788 What was India's rank as per the annual Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014 published in September 2013?

Ans) 60th

4789 Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and officiating Chief Executive Officer of private sector insurer Bajaj Allianz in Sep 2013?

Ans) Anuj Agarwal

4790 Indian Author Sushmita Banerjee, who became famous after her best seller book “Kabuliwalar Bangali Bou” (A Kabuliwala’s Bengali Wife), was killed by Taliban outside her home in _____________ in September 2013.

Ans) Afghanistan

4791 Who took over as India's new Chief Information Commissioner in September 2013?

Ans) Deepak Sandhu

4792 Which Internet company has adopted a new logo (in Purple) for the first time since its founding 18 years ago in Sep 2013?

Ans) Yahoo

4793 Which Social networking company is planning for an IPO and submitted a document to the SEC in Sep 2013?

Ans) Twitter

4794 Who was conferred the Indira Gandhi peace prize for 2012 by President Pranab Mukherjee in Sep 2013?

Ans) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

4795 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has appointed whom as his new Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation in September 2013?

Ans) Rakesh Sood

4796 Ray Dolby, the American Engineer and the pioneer of noise reduction in audio recordings died on 12 September 2013. He

Ans) Dolby Laboratories



was founder of ___________.

4797 "Teachers’ Day" is observed on ____________. Ans) 5-Sep

4798 The Union Health Ministry has announced former Indian cricket team captain _______ as brand ambassador for its National Tobacco Control Campaign in Sep 2013.

Ans) Rahul Dravid

4799 Teo-day long UN Human Rights forum held in which city in Sep 2013?

Ans) Beijing

4800 Who has been honoured with Asia's "most promising leader" award at a recent function held in Dubai in Sep 2013 for pioneering work in healthcare, using natural medicine?

Ans) Mukesh Batra

4801 Which Indian private sector bank launched its ‘Branch on Wheels’ to offer basic banking services in remote areas which have so far been devoid of banking facilities in Sep 2013?

Ans) ICICI Bank

4802 The International Olympic Committee ( IOC) has decided to keep India Olympic Association (IOA) suspended from the international Olympic events as the later failed to remove corruption from its governing body. Who is IOA’s secretary-general?

Ans) Lalit Bhanot

4803 India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growth stood at _________ in July 2013 (Announced in Sep 2013).

Ans) 2.6%

4804 Which bollywood actor was the guest of honour at a reception hosted by British Prime Minister David Cameron’s wife, Samantha Cameron at their official residence in Sep 2013 for a charity initiative for diabetes?

Ans) Amitabh Bachchan

4805 Which famous Hollywood actress will receive an Honorary Oscar in recognition of her humanitarian work (announced in Sep 2013)?

Ans) Angelina Jolie

4806 Who has been elected as the new President of Auto components manufacturers’ apex body Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) for the term 2013-14 in Sep 2013?

Ans) Harish Lakshman

4807 Which Cement company has announced in Sep 2013 that it would acquire Gujarat cement unit of 4.8 million tonnes per annum capacity from Jaypee Cement Corp for Rs 3,800 crore?

Ans) UltraTech Cement

4808 US unemployment rate stood at ______ in August 2013 (announced in Sep 2013).

Ans) 7.3%

4809 Leaders of the BRICS group of nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - have announced in September 2013 that they will set up a _______ fund to guard against financial shocks.

Ans) USD 100 billion

4810 "International day of charity" is observed on ____________. Ans) 5-Sep

4811 India’s Retail inflation, measured by Consumer Price Index, stood at _______ in August (announced in Sep 2013).

Ans) 9.52%

4812 India’s Vice President Dr.M.Haamid Ansari has suggested implementation of Venkatachelliah Commission's recommendations in Sep 2013. The committee recommends to ensure that elected representatives of Parliament and legislatures get at least _______ of the votes cast.

Ans) 50%



4813 Who was named the skipper of the India 'A' side for the unofficial three one-dayers and a Twenty20 game against the West Indies 'A' team which visited India in Sep 2013?

Ans) Yuvraj Singh

4814 India and Japan have decided to expand their currency swap arrangement from USD 15 billion to _______ in Sep 2013 to strengthen bilateral financial cooperation and stabilize the global financial markets.

Ans) USD 50 billion

4815 Who has been elected as the new President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Sep 2013?

Ans) Thomas Bach

4816 Who has been appointed as head of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force in Sep 2013?

Ans) Sanjeev Dayal

4817 Indian Author Jhumpa Lahiri's _______ was shortlisted among the six books for the Man Booker Prize 2013 (announced in Sep 2013).

Ans) The Lowland

4818 Who is the new Prime Minister of Australia who won absolute majority in the National elections held in Sep 2013?

Ans) Tony Abbott

4819 Who was chosen to lead the 18-member Indian women's hockey team in the eighth Asia Cup that was played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from September 21 to 27, 2013?

Ans) Ritu Rani

4820 Which country won the South Asian Football Federations (SAFF) Championship 2013 held in Kathmandu in Sep 2013?

Ans) Afghanistan

4821 IT outsourcing company iGate Corp has appointed whom as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in Sep 2013?

Ans) Ashok Vemuri

4822 Which City won the right to host the Olympic Games in 2020 in Sep 2013?

Ans) Tokyo

4823 Who won the Italy Grand Prix held in Sep 2013? Ans) Sebastian Vettel

4824 "International Literacy Day (UNESCO)" is observed on ____________.

Ans) 8-Sep

4825 Reliance Communications Ltd has appointed whom as CEO, India Enterprise in Sep 2013?

Ans) Deepak Khanna

4826 Which Financial Company has secured approval from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to set up white-label ATMs in India in Sep 2013?

Ans) Muthoot Finance

4827 Which Global electronics company agreed to acquire major part of Hyderabad based Vijai Electricals Ltd.’s transmission and distribution (T&D) business for approximately USD 200 million in Sep 2013?

Ans) Toshiba

4828 India's Trade deficit stood at _________ in August (published in Sep 2013).

Ans) USD 10.9 billion

4829 Which bank won the "Best Banker Growth-Mid Sized" award in the second edition of The Sunday Standard Best Bankers’ Awards 2013 (announced in Sep 2013)?

Ans) Karur Vysya Bank

4830 Which Indian Officer was elected as regional director at the 31st meeting of health ministers and 66th session of WHO regional committee for South-East Asia in Sep 2013?

Ans) Poonam Khetarpal Singh

4831 Who has been elected as the new President of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) in Sep 2013?

Ans) Vikram Kirloskar

4832 Which Indian state achieved the first position in literacy with 94.65% literacy rate, announced in Sep 2013?

Ans) Tripura



4833 Religare Health Insurance has signed a deal with which Indian PSU bank in Sep 2013 to market its product and service bouquet through the distribution network of the bank?

Ans) Union Bank of India

4834 Which Indian Olympic Medalist entered politics and Joined BJP party in Sep 2013?

Ans) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

4835 Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) by the Government of Indian in Sep 2013?

Ans) M.K. Goel

4836 The government approved the proposal of _________ capital infusion in Export-Import Bank of India in Sep 2013 to support future growth of the lender.

Ans) Rs 700 crore

4837 "Hindi Diwas" is observed on ____________. Ans) 14-Sep

4838 Prime Minister's key economic advisor C Rangarajan has lowered the growth forecast for the current fiscal to ________ in Sep 2013.

Ans) 5.3%

4839 Which state/UT has the highest par capital annual income in India with per capita annual income of Rs. 2.01 lakh in 2012-13?

Ans) Delhi

4840 The Board of Control for Cricket in India- BCCI has imposed life bans on whom in the list in Sep 2013 for being involved in the IPL spot-fixing scam?

Ans) S Sreesanth

4841 Which Indian state has bagged the National Literacy Award in Sep 2013? This is for the first time that state has received awards in all the three categories- state, district and panchayat.

Ans) Chhattisgarh

4842 Which Indian state became the first state to use the high-tech voter recording system 'Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail' (VVPAT) with Electronic Voting Machines for the by-elections to Noksen Assembly constituency held in Sep 2013?

Ans) Nagaland

4843 Who won the Miss America pageant held in September 2013? Ans) Nina Davuluri

4844 Reserve Bank of India has formed an expert committee for examining its Current Monetary Policy Framework in Sep 2013. Who will head the committee?

Ans) Urjit Patel

4845 Who maintained first place in the men’s tennis rankings issued by the ATP in Sep 2013?

Ans) Novak Djokovic

4846 Who maintained first place in the women’s tennis rankings issued by the ATP in Sep 2013?


4847 Who will lead the Indian team at the two lakh US Dollar Super Series Badminton tournament, held in n Sep 2013?

Ans) P V Sindhu

4848 India’s overall inflation, measured by the Wholesale Price Index stood at ________ in July.

Ans) 6.1%

4849 Who won the the US Open Men’s single title held in Sep 2013? Ans) Rafael Nadal

4850 Who has been named as the recipient of Amnesty International’s highest award in Sep 2013?

Ans) Malala Yousafzai

4851 BJP has formally announced whom as the party's prime ministerial candidate for the next Lok Sabha polls to be held in 2014?

Ans) Narendra Modi

4852 Which country opened world’s highest airport in Daocheng in Sep 2013 which stands at 4,411 metre above sea level?

Ans) China



4853 Who has been elected as the new Vice-President of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) in Sep 2013?

Ans) Vinod Dasari

4854 "World First-Aid Day" is observed on ____________. Ans) 14-Sep

4855 Which global tech company acquired popular smartphone apps “Bump” which is used to share smartphone files like contacts, pictures or other data in September 2013?

Ans) Google

4856 Who won INDEX design award for her innovative design, FreshPaper that helps keep food fresh for a longer period in Sep 2013?

Ans) Kavita Shukla

4857 Which documentary film won the Golden Lion for best movie at the Venice film festival held in Sep 2013?

Ans) Holy GRA

4858 Chinese FDI stood ____________ at in August 2013 (Announced in September 2013).


4859 Who won the 2013 US Open women’s singles title held in Sep 2013?


4860 Who won the USD 250,000 prestigious Lasker Awards for Philanthrophy announced by the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation in Sep 2013?

Ans) Bill and Melinda Gates

4861 Who took over as the Chairman & Managing Director of the Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) in September 2013?

Ans) P. Sudhakar

4862 Who has been appointed as Director, Central Vigilance Commission in Sep 2013?

Ans) Nitish Kumar

4863 India's Leander Paes made history by becoming the oldest man (Age 40) to win a Grand Slam event in the open era when he won _______ Men's double title in Sep 2013.

Ans) US Open

4864 What was India's rank in the latest ICC ODI rankings published by ICC in Sep 2013?

Ans) First

4865 Kanoon Lugat, an _______ law dictionary, a first of its kind in the country was released in Mumbai in Sep 2013.

Ans) Urdu

4866 The government has increased the import duty on gold and silver jewellery to _______ from current 10% in Sep 2013 to protect the domestic industry.

Ans) 15%

4867 "Engineers’ Day" is observed on ____________. Ans) 15-Sep

4868 Which Indian Private sector bank has become the first bank to raise USD 255 million funds overseas using the swap loan facility provided by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Sep 2013?

Ans) YES Bank

4869 Who was conferred the “Pride of the Nation award” for his attempt to raise the sensitive issue of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination through his role as a RAW agent in Madras Café film in Sep 2013?

Ans) John Abraham

4870 Which indian movie was named the best film at the second edition of the Ladakh International Film Festival (LIFF) held in Sep 2013?

Ans) OASS

4871 The board of National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL) has appointed whom as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer in Sep 2013?

Ans) Saji Cherian

4872 Former Toyota Motor Corp President and Chairman passed away in Sep 2013. What is his name?

Ans) Eiji Toyoda



4873 Who was nominated as a member of the board of trustees of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Sep 2013?

Ans) Ratan Tata

4874 Indian wrestler Amit Kumar won Silver Medal in ________ category in the Senior World Wrestling Championship 2013 being held at Budapest in Sep 2013.

Ans) 55 Kg Free Style

4875 Who became World Muslimah 2013 during the third Annual Award of World Muslimah in Jakarta, Indonesia in Sep 2013?

Ans) Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola

4876 Virat Kohli was the highest-ranked Indian batsman at ______ in the latest ICC ODI rankings published in Sep 2013.

Ans) 4th

4877 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee named the upcoming airport at Andal near Durgapur in Bardhman district as __________ in Sep 2013.

Ans) Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport

4878 Who has been appointed as the Managing Editor of Time Magazine in Sep 2013 to become TIME’s 17th managing editor in the history of the well-known international magazine?

Ans) Nancy Gibbs

4879 USA and British authorities have fined which US investment bank a combined USD 920 million over the so-called London Whale scandal in Sep 2013?

Ans) JP Morgan

4880 "World Ozone Day" is observed on ____________. Ans) 16-Sep

4881 Hiroshi Yamauchi, who built a video game giant company from a maker of playing cards, passed away in Sep 2013. He was former President of which Video giant company?

Ans) Nintendo

4882 Global credit rating agency, Fitch Ratings cut India's growth forecast for the current financial year to _________ in Sep 2013.

Ans) 4.8%

4883 Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court in Sep 2013?

Ans) Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant

4884 Tata Sons have signed an agreement with which foreign airlines and applied for necessary regulatory approval to set up a new airline in India in Sep 2013?

Ans) Singapore Airlines

4885 Which cosmetics and beauty major has acquired Indian salon brand Cheryl's Cosmeceuticals in Sep 2013?

Ans) L'Oreal

4886 Tata Steel Ltd has appointed whom as managing director-designate, India and South East Asia and inducted him as additional director on the board in Sep 2013?

Ans) TV Narendran

4887 Which Indian IT Services Company has launched Finacle 11E, latest version of its core banking solution in Sep 2013?

Ans) Infosys

4888 The HRD ministry has "retired" whom from membership of the University Grants Commission (UGC) with immediate effect in Sep 2013 due to his involvement with Aam Admi Party?

Ans) Yogendra Yadav

4889 "Alzheimer’s Day" is observed on ____________. Ans) 21-Sep

4890 Rapid Metro would be India's first metro rail system developed in the public-private partnership mode, as per Government announcement in Sep 2013. It will be developed in which Indian City?

Ans) Gurgaon

4891 Which Indian football club won the 126th Durand Cup Football tournament in September 2013?

Ans) Mohemmadan Sporting

4892 Jaywant Lele passed away in Sep 2013. He was former Secretary of which Indian Sports Governing body?

Ans) Board of Control for Cricket in India



4893 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.

Ans) Sixth

4894 India foreign direct investment (FDI) stood at ____________ in July 2013. (data published in September 2013).


4895 The RBI has increased Reverse Repo rate by 25 bps to _______ during its monetary policy review meet in September 2013.

Ans) 6.5%

4896 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?

Ans) Chennai Super Kings

4897 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?

Ans) Amitabh Bachchan

4898 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?

Ans) Assam

4899 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?

Ans) Bo Xilai

4900 Who won the Singapore Grand Prix held in Sep 2013? Ans) Sebastian Vettel

4901 The RBI has increased Repo rate by 25 bps to _______ during its monetary policy review meet in September 2013.

Ans) 7.5%

4902 "Day for Peace & Non- violence (UN)" is observed on ____________.

Ans) 21-Sep

4903 Which bollywood actor has been selected for a U.S. award for his television show ‘Satyamev Jayate’ in Sep 2013?

Ans) Amir Khan

4904 Which Indian film was nominated to represent India in the Best Foreign Film category at next year’s Oscars (Announced in Sep 2013)?

Ans) The Good Road

4905 Who has been appointed as member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for a five-year term in Sep 2013?

Ans) Justice Darmar Murugesan

4906 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)?

Ans) Rajasthan

4907 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?

Ans) Jawaid Akhtar

4908 Indian wrestler Bajrang won Bronze Medal in ________ category in the Senior World Wrestling Championship 2013 being held at Budapest in Sep 2013.

Ans) 60 Kg Free Style

4909 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?

Ans) Angela Merkel

4910 Which party swept to victory in the historic Northern Provincial Council elections in Sri Lanka held in Sep 2013?

Ans) Tamil National Alliance (TNA)

4911 “Seekho Aur Kamao” (Learn and Earn) Progrmme Launched by which ministry of Union Government of India in Sep 2013 for Skill Development of Minorities?

Ans) Ministry of Minority Affairs



4912 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 ____________.

Ans) Nachiket Mor

4913 PepsiCo Inc. has appointed whom to the position of Chief Executive Officer, Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) in Sep 2013?

Ans) Sanjeev Chadha

4914 The RBI has decreased the Marginal Standing Facility, MSF rate by 75 bps to ______ during its monetary policy review in Sep 2013.

Ans) 9.5%

4915 "Rose Day (Welfare of cancer patients)" is observed on ____________.

Ans) 22-Sep

4916 Which Indian Archer won a silver medal at the Archery World Cup held in Paris in Sep 2013?

Ans) Deepika Kumari

4917 Which Indian won the “Clinton Global Citizens Awards” for the year 2013 (announced in Sep 2013)?

Ans) Bunker Roy

4918 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?

Ans) 98th

4919 Who was sworn as Cambodian prime minister for another five-year term in Sep 2013?

Ans) Hun Sen

4920 Who has been appointed as as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) in Sep 2013?

Ans) Justice Vangala Eswaraiah

4921 Which Indian Cricketer was appointed as the brand ambassador of the Border Security Force (BSF) in Sep 2013?

Ans) Virat Kohli

4922 Liquor giant United Spirits Ltd (USL) has appointed whom as CEO-Designate with effect from 1st October 2013 (announced in Sep 2013)?

Ans) Anand Kripalu

4923 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?

Ans) Fairfax Financial Holdings

4924 Who was honoured with the Humanitarian Achievement Award 2013 for his contribution to cooperation and sustainable development in his country?

Ans) Nelson Mandela

4925 Australia has unveiled its most powerful super computer named ________ in Sep 2013.

Ans) Raijin

4926 Who won women’s table tennis World Cup Championship held in Kobe, Japan in September 2013?

Ans) Liu Shiwen

4927 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.

Ans) 95%

4928 "Social Justice Day" is observed on ____________. Ans) 25-Sep

4929 The Indian Government has announced setting up of the Seventh Central Pay Commission in Sep 2013. Its recommendations will be implemented from the _____________.

Ans) 1st of January, 2016

4930 Who has been selected as the next chairman of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, India's apex power sector regulator in Sep 2013?

Ans) Gireesh Pradhan



4931 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?

Ans) Trailblazer Sri Srinivasan

4932 Which global tech giant has celebrated its 15th birthday on 27th September 2013?

Ans) Google

4933 Who has been appointed as a member of UGC by the Government of India for a term of three years in Sep 2013?

Ans) Sanjay Govind Dhande

4934 Who took over as the new Chairman of the Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) in Sep 2013?

Ans) Anupam Shah

4935 The Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) has appointed whom as its Chairman in Sep 2013?

Ans) Sundeep Sikka

4936 The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) has elected whom as its president for the year 2013-14 in Sep 2013?

Ans) Ravindra Kumar

4937 "Day of the Deaf" is observed on ____________. Ans) 26-Sep

4938 The RBI has kept CRR (Cash Reserve Ratio) unchanged at _______ during its monetary policy review meet in September 2013.

Ans) 4%

4939 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).

Ans) Arvind Mayaram

4940 Who was presented with the inaugural Allard Prize for International Integrity in Sep 2013 by the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Law?

Ans) Anna Hazare

4941 Who has been awarded the Fifth Deutsche Bank Prize for Financial Economics 2013 in Sep 2013, in recognition of his ground-breaking research work?

Ans) Raghuram Rajan

4942 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.

Ans) Multimedia

4943 Which Indian Grandmaster won bronze medal at the World Junior Chess Championship held in Turkey in Sep 2013?

Ans) Vidit Gujrathi

4944 India beat which country in the 8th Asia Cup Women hockey tournament at Kuala Lumpur to win the Bronze prize in Sep 2013?

Ans) China

4945 Who was crowned Miss World 2013 at the Bali Nasa Dua Convention Center in Bali, Indonesia in Sep 2013?

Ans) Misss Philippines Megan Young

4946 "World Tourism Day" is observed on ____________. Ans) 27-Sep

4947 Who has been appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO, Paris, with the rank of Ambassador in Sep 2013?

Ans) Ruchira Kamboj

4948 Which Golf player was named U.S. PGA Tour player of the year for the 11th time in Sep 2013?

Ans) Tiger Woods

4949 Who took charge as second executive director of Vijaya Bank in Sep 2013?

Ans) B S Rama Rao

4950 The RBI has kep tStatutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) unchanged at _______ during its monetary policy review meet in September 2013.

Ans) 23%



4951 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?

Ans) Goa

4952 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?

Ans) R.M. Premkumar

4953 Which Online commerce major has agreed to acquire payment platform Braintree for about USD 800 million in Sep 2013?

Ans) eBay

4954 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)?

Ans) Helsinki

4955 "World Heart Day" is observed on ____________. Ans) 29-Sep

4956 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.

Ans) IPL Commissioner

4957 Dr Sathees Chukkurumbal Raghavan received the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards for 2013 in which category? (Announced in Sep 2013)

Ans) Biological Sciences

4958 Who was presented with the 2013 Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award (Harvard Humanitarian of the year) by Harvard University in Sep 2013?

Ans) Malala Yousafzai

4959 In a historic decision, the Church of South India (CSI) appointed whom as its first woman Bishop in Sep 2013?

Ans) Rev E Pushpalalitha

4960 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?

Ans) Cara Black

4961 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?

Ans) Rajnath Singh

4962 "World Rabies Day" is observed on ____________. Ans) 28-Sep

4963 Inflation in the 17-nation euro zone stood at ________ in September.

Ans) 1.1%

4964 Who was appointed as the Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO, Paris with the rank of Ambassador in Sep 2013?

Ans) Ruchira Kamboj

4965 Who has been selected for 2013 Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award in Sep 2013?

Ans) Rafiq Kathwari

4966 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.

Ans) 4.9%

4967 Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the IPL in the BCCI AGM held at Chennai in Sep 2013?

Ans) Ranjib Biswal

4968 Which country won the Sultan of Johor Cup U21 hockey tournament held in Malaysia in Sep 2013?

Ans) India

4969 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?

Ans) Eight



4970 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).

Ans) 1st of April, 2016

4971 Which Indian boxer won silver in 54kg category in the AIBA World Youth Boxing Championship held in Albena, Bulgaria in Sep 2013?

Ans) Nikhat Zareen

4972 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?

Ans) Bombay Stock Exchange

4973 Which country has successfully tested the “Epsilon” new cheaper rocket in Sep 2013?

Ans) Japan

4974 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?

Ans) Rae Bareli

4975 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 ____________.

Ans) Consumer Price Index (CPI)

4976 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?

Ans) Congress

4977 Who is the richest american as per the latest Forbes' list published in Sep 2013?

Ans) Bill Gates

4978 Shabaab terrorist group attacked Westgate Mall in sep 2013 which killed more than 60 persons. Westgate Mall is in which country?

Ans) Kenya

4979 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?

Ans) Prasad Menon

4980 Air India tied up with which public-sector bank to launch a co-branded credit card in Sep 2013?

Ans) State Bank of India

4981 International Olympic Committee has voted to reinstate which of the following games from Olympic 2020 onwards in Sep 2013?

Ans) Wrestling

4982 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?

Ans) Hyderabad

4983 Which of the below telecom company has recently completed the biggest deal ever in telecom industry (USD 130 billion) in Sep 2013?

Ans) Vodafone

4984 What is the name of the largest volcano that has been discovered in the Pacific Ocean in Sep 2013?

Ans) Tamu Massif

4985 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.

Ans) Visakhapatnam



4986 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?

Ans) Japan

4987 Who has been appointed the new director general of Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) in Sep 2013?

Ans) BN Talukdar

4988 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?

Ans) TCS

4989 Which actress will be honoured with Kalpana Chawla Excellence Award for her remarkable career in cinema (announced in Sep 2013)?

Ans) Kamini Kaushal

4990 The AITA has appointed whom as the new non-playing captain of the Davis Cup team in Sep 2013?

Ans) Anand Amritraj



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