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1. Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013 – Pran Krishan Sikand (Bollywood actor, mostly known as Pran).
2. Saraswati Samman (2013) – Sugathakumari, ( the Malayalam poetess for the poetry collection 'Manalezhuthu', which means The Writing on the Sand in English.
3. Moorti Devi Award (2012) – Gopichand Narang.
4. Bihari Puraskar (2012) – Hariram Meena for his hindi novel Dhooni Tape Teer
5. Vyas Samman (2012) – Narendra Kohli for his novel “Na bhooto na bhavishyati”
6. Indira Gandhi International Award - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf for 2012(president of Liberia)
7. Indira Gandhi Award for National Intergration – Sampooran Singh Kalra (GULJAR)
8. The Oscars 2013 (ceremony was held at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California). Life of Pi, with 4 awards a) Best Directing: Ang Lee for Life of Pi b) Best Cinematography: Claudio Miranda for Life of Pi c) Best Music-Original Score: Mychael Danna for Life of Pi d) Best Visual Effects: Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott for Life of Pi e) best film award ;Argo (with 3 awards) f) best Actor award :Daniel Day-Lewis wins for 'Lincoln'. g) best Actoress award: Jennifer Lawrence for 'Silver Linings Playbook'
9. 'Women of courage award' - The US State Department awarded one of the 2013 International Women of Courage Awards to Nirbhaya posthumously
10. Tagore Peace Prize- Shihab Ghanem (the first Arab) he will officially receive the Tagore award in a ceremony to be held in Kolkata, India on May 6, 2013.
11. The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 4 March 2013 conferred with the Liberation War Honour Award for his contribution to 1971 war by the President of Bangladesh, Zillur Rahman
. 12. Five Writers honoured with SAARC Literature Award 2013. a) Abhay K (A poet-diplomat)- India. b) Farheen Chaudhary- Pakistan. c) Abdul Khaliq Rashid- Afghanistan. d) Suman Pokhrel – Nepal. e) Daya Dissanayake- Sri Lanka(novelist).
13. Global Competition Review (GCR) Awards 2013 - Competition Commission of India (CCI) (Nominated).
14. Madhya Pradesh bagged two national tourism awards: One for the best civic management of a tourist destination and other for the most innovative and unique tourism project in the 23rd National Tourism Award.
15. ICSI Life Time Achievement Award for the year 2012 was conferred upon Deepak S. Parekh, Chairman, Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd.
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. 16. 44th Dada Saheb Phalke Award (2013)- Legendary actor, Pran Krishan Sikand.
17. First timr an Indian-Origin Economist Raj Chetty the professor in the Department of Economy at the Harvard University Won John Bates Clark Medal For 2013, which is also called Baby Nobel.
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18. Navjot Singh conferred with the Sher-i-Kashmir Award who became the youngest (16 years) athlete of Jammu and Kashmir to be conferred with the Sher-i-Kashmir Sports Award.
19. Ravuri Bharadwaja, 86, the Telgu writer was selected for the prestigious Jnanpith Award 2012 for his contributions to Telgu Literature.
20. The Malayalam film directed by Ranjith has won the P A Backer Foundation award for best movie `Spirit' in the year 2012.
21. Singer Asha Bhosle, actress Mala Sinha, late filmmaker Yash Chopra, and late superstar Rajesh Khanna among several others conferred with Phalke Academy awards.
22. Major Anup Joseph Manjali was awarded the second-highest peacetime gallantry award Kirti Chakra by President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi for killing three foreign militants in Jammu and Kashmir.12 defence personnel were awarded the Shaurya Charkra for their acts of bravery including Captain A Rahul Ramesh and Naik Krishna Kumar who were given the honour posthumously.
23. Jenita Mary a young woman scientist from Meghalaya has been selected for this year's ISRO Young Scientist Award.
24. The Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai (15), UNA-USA's Global Leadership Award called Champion for Global Change Award for 2013.
25. The Madhya Pradesh Government's Cottage and Village Industry Department has bagged United Nations Public Service Award for year 2013
26. Kerala CM Oommen Chandy won UN's Public Service Award for 'mass contact programme'on the occasion of UN Public Service Day ceremonies held from 24th to 27th June, 2013 in Bahrain.
27. Pratibha Ray Conferred With the 47th Jnanpith Award for the Year 2011 in may 2013 at Balyogi Auditorium in New Delhi. The award includes cash prize of 11 lakh Rupees, a citation as well as bronze replica of Goddss Saraswati.
28. In recognition of her work with Adivasi (Indigenous) communities in India, Dayamani Barla was chosen by Cultural Survival, an Indigenous Peoples rights organization, as the winner of the 2013 Ellen L. Lutz Indigenous Rights Award
. 29. A short film based on the project- affected people of Tarapur Atomic Power Station has won the 'Yellow Oscar' award at the Uranium Film Festival at Rio-de-Janeiro, Brazil.
30. NTR Literary Award which carries a cash prize of 1 lakh Rupees and citation presented to Noted Oriya writer Manoj Das for contribution to literature, both in Odiya and English.
31. American writer Lydia Davis has won the 5th Man Booker International Prize
. 32. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's won the prestigious United Nations Public Service Award for 2013. 33. Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was conferred with the US-based National Space Society's (NSS) Wernher von Braun Memorial Award in San Diego.
34. Sathwik Karnik Wins National Geographic Bee Contest
35. Asom Ratna Award (posthumously) to Late Smt. Indira Goswami.
36. Srimanta Shankardeva Award to Smt. Sharmila Tagore, she is said as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF.
37. Anupam Kher Won 3rd Asian Award for his performances in movies like “Silver Linings Playbook“, “Bride & Prejudice“, and “Bend it Like Beckham“.
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First south asian country to ban testing of cosmetic products on animals?
What is the name of India's third aircraft-carrier naval ship, which is to be inducted into the IndianNavy by the end of this year? – INS Vikramaditya, firs – INS Vikrant, second – INS Viraat.Which South American country's Parliament on 3 July 2013 approved a law to create a national registry with the DNA of rapists? –Argentina Which Indian state was declared as the first smoke-free state of the country recently, after it achieved more than 80% compliance of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) 2003? – HimachalPradeshIn which North-Eastern state of India an indefinite economic blockade started from 5 July 2013? –ManipurDouglas Engelbart, who passed away on 2 July 2013, was associated with invention of which part of the PC? – MouseWho became the first cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to be selected to represent Indian national team? – Parvez RasoolWho won Wimbledon women's singles title for 2013? – Marion BartoliWhich Mexican volcano erupted recently halting dozens of flights in Mexico? – Mount Popocatepetl Who will be the next President of NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Service Companies)? – R. Chandrashekhar,former Telecom Secretary (He will take charge from Som Mittal, when his tenure ends in January 2014Andy Murray of Britain created history on 7 July 2013 by becoming to first British player to win the Wimbledon singles' title in 77 year. He defeated world no.1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia by 6-4, 7-5, and 6-4. Who was the last British player to win this coveted title? – Fred Perry,Which Indian girl flipped the coin at the Wimbledon men's singles final between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon on 7 July 2013? – Pinki Sonkar (11-year Pinki, beneficiary of a life-changing cleft lip surgery, flipped the coin at the Wimbledon men's singles.Who was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of IDBI Bank by the Union Govt.? – M.S. RaghavanWho won the German Formula One Grand Prix, final of which was held on 7 July 2013? – Sebastian VettelUnionGovt. is planning to make Economic Survey a bi-annual publication. With this, one edition ofthis survey will come out in February just before the annual budget and other in the first week of August. Economic Survey is published by – Economic Division of Finance MinistryWho won India's lone gold medal in the Asian Boxing Championships that concluded on 8 July 2013 at Amman (Jordan)? – Shiva Thapa (Thapa won gold medal in the 56Kg weight category after defeating home favourite Obada Alkabeh by a split decision of 2-1.India also won two silver medals through L. Devendro Singh (49kg) and Mandeep Jangra (69kg), while a bronze medal was bagged by Manoj Kumar (64kg)Who has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)? –S.B. Mainak Which PSU bank became the first to take unusual step of publishing photographs of loan guarantors along with that of borrowers who have failed to repay their loans? – Allahabad Bank In a big leap towards cleaning up Indian politics, the Supreme Court on 10 July 2013 ruled that MPs and MLAs will be immediately disqualified if they are convicted in a criminal case by a trial court. While giving this historic decision the court struck down which section of the Representatives of the People Act, 1951, which protects convicted MPs and MLAs from disqualification if they appeal before a higher court within three months? – Section 8(4)Which country became first of the four qualifiers for ICC World Cup 2015 to be staged in Australia and New Zealand? – IrelandIndia's first-ever national aviation university would be set up at – Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh.Who would be conferred with the second edition of Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony, as announced by the Union Govt. on 10 July 2013? – Zubin Mehta,Which former Australian cricketer will be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame to become 69th male member of this prestigious Hall of Fame? – Shane WarneWhat is the name of a girl from Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) who was awarded United Nations' Special Envoy for Global Education's Youth Courage Award for Education on 12 July 2013? – Razia SultanaPran, the Hindi film actor of yesteryears, who passed away on 12 July 2013, was awarded the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award for which year? – 2012Which state will be the first to implement UPA Govt.'s highly ambitious Food Security Programme? – Delhi Delhi Govt. is to launchthis programme on 20 August 2013, which is also the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi)What is India's global rank in term of number of internet users? – Third (China had the largest Internet users at the end of June 2013 followed by the United States)Who was chosen as the head of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on theGoods and Services Tax (GST) on 22 July 2013? – Abdul Rahim RatherWhich franchisee of the recently founded Indian Badminton League (IBL) bought India's no.1 badminton player Saina Nehwal in the inaugural players' auction of IBL held on 22 July 2013? – Hyderabad Hotshots (There are 6 franchisee teams in the inaugural edition ofIBL, which are Hyderabad Hotshots, Mumbai Masters, Delhi Smashers, Banga Beats, Lucknow Warriors and Pune Piston)Which player came out as the costliest player of IBL in its inaugural players' auction? - Lee Chong Wei, the World No. 1 Chinese player, who was purchased for $ 1,35,000 by Mumbai Masters.Who won the British Open Golf title for 2013? – Phil Mickelson of United States (Mickelson had earlier also won the Scottish Open)Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla on 23 July 2013 resigned from the board of directors of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in view of conflict of interest over the issue of fresh bank licenses, as one of the companies of his group has applied to RBI for banking license. Which company is this? – Aditya Birla Nuvo, which is one of the 26 companies who have applied for banking license.Which two journalists were awarded Ramnath Goenka “Journalist of the Year” award for print and broadcast categories respectively on 23 July 2013? – Josy Joseph (The Times of India) and Ravish Kumar (NDTV India)On 21 July 2013 Devendra Jhajharia became the first differently-abled Indian to win a gold medal at the IPC Athletics World Championships by winning the gold medal at the sixth edition of the event in Lyon, France. Jhajharia excelled in which discipline? –Javelin throw?
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Who was chosen as the 12th President of Pakistan, elections for which were held on 30 July 2013? – Mamnoon Hussain
Who was chosen for the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadabhavna Award for year 2013, which is given for contribution towards promotion of communal harmony and peace? – Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
What is the name given to a newly announced scheme under which a free mobile handset will
be provided to one member of every rural household who has completed 100 days of work
under MGNREGA? – Bharat Mobile Scheme.
US Senate on 29 July 2013 approved the choice of James Comey as the next Director of FBI
(Federal Bureau of Investigation). Comey will take whose place, who has been at this post since
2001? – Robert Mueller (President Barack Obama had nominated Comey for this post in June
2013. Comey will have a tenure of 10 years
Which private bank became first commercial bank to announce a hike in deposit rates in view
of RBI's move to tighten liquidity in the market? – YES Bank
Who took over as the new Foreign Secretary of India on 1 August 2013? – Sujatha Singh
(She replaced Ranjan Mathai)
What is the name of a free group insurance scheme launched in Delhi on 31 July 2013
covering nearly 3 lakh drivers of public transport vehicles run on CNG in Delhi and three NCR
towns against death and permanent disability? – IGL Suraksha Yojana
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), on 1 August 2013, approved the
proposal for sale of 10% government stake in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). This stake sale is
likely to fetch around Rs. 3,840 crore to the exchequer at the current market price. What is
Union Govt.'s disinvestment target through the stake sale of public sector undertakings in the
'Current financial year (2013-14)? – Rs. 40,000 crore
United States expressed its disappointment over Russia's decision to give temporary asylum
to Edward Snowden, the ex-CIA contractor who had leaked National Security Agency's secret
telephone and Internet surveillance programme. What is the duration of the temporary asylum
offered to Snowden by Russia? – 1 year
Who will be the new US ambassador to the United Nations (UN), after the appointment was
confirmed by the United States Senate on 1 August 2013? – Samantha Power
Who was awarded 22nd Saraswati Samman of K.K. Birla Foundation on 2 August 2013? –
Sugathakumari.
Which union territory of the country celebrated its 60th Liberation Day on 2 August 2013? –
Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
Who was appointed as the first woman Managing Director (MD) of State Bank of India (SBI)
on 3 August 2013? – Arundhati Bhattacharya.
Who took over as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Central Bank of India
recently? – Rajeev Rishi
Indian girls created history by winning country's first ever bronze medal in the junior women hockey World Cup in the seventh edition of the cup held in Germany. India defeated which team on 4 August 2013 to win the bronze medal? –
England
Hasan Rouhani took oath as the new President of Iran on 4 August 2013
Russia and China flagged off their regular anti-terrorist war games in Russia's Urals region
from 3 August 2013. This joint military drill was seen by many defence experts as preparations
for a local military conflict in Central Asia. What was the name given to this drill? – “Peace
Mission 2013”
China is establishing a 4,411-metre-high airport in the Tibetan area of its southwestern
Sichuan province, which will become the world's highest civilian airport when put into operation
later this year. What is the name of this airport? – Daocheng Yading airport
The first arrest for default in paying which tax was made recently after union Finance Minister
P. Chidambaram made applicable provisions of CrPC (criminal procedure code) to arrest such
offenders? – Service Tax (A courier company owner was arrested for allegedly evading service
tax of about Rs. 70 lakh in the first such case)
What is the name of the Gujarat village which came into limelight after discovery of prominent
artifacts including gold-beads dating to the Harappan era? – Khirsara
Who has recently agreed to purchase 'The Washington Post' and other newspapers for
$250 million? – Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com
Telecommunication major Vodafone has recently launched a unique money transfer and
payment service “M-Pesa” in Bihar and Jharkhand where banking network and financial
penetration is inadequate, particularly in rural areas. Which bank is the banking partner of
Vodafone in this service? – ICICI Bank
Which body is the regulator of commodity derivatives markets in India, which would be given
more teeth to ensure that National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) settles the Rs 5,600-crore dues
to investors, as announced by the Union Govt. on 7 August 2013? – Forward Markets
Commission – FMC
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 7 August 2013 disclosed that it had imposed a penalty of
Rs. 5,62,555 on the State Bank of India (SBI) on 12 July 2013 for violation of currency chest
norms. Which currency chest of SBI was found deficient in following these norms? –
Secunderabad Branch of SBI in Andhra Pradesh
A modern and sophisticated breast milk bank, which is touted as the first such bank in the
public sector was opened on 7 August 2013. This newly established breast milk bank is situated
in which city? – Kolkata (This bank was opened at Kolkata's premier state-run SSKM hospital
by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Union Cabinet on 8 August 2013 gave approval to Bharatiya Mahila Bank, which will be India's first women's bank. With an initial capital of Rs. 1,000 crore, this bank would provide dedicated financial services to women in general and women self-help groups (SHGs). Which was world's first women's bank? – Pakistan's First Women Bank (FWB), which was established in 1989.
What is the name of the spacecraft which will undertake NASA's next mission to Mars in
November 2013? – MAVEN – Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution
What is the name of a bill introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 5 August 2013 by Union
Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan, which proposes stricter enforcement of laws to protect
wildlife? – Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2013
An inter-ministerial committee constituted to suggest steps to contain the rising current
account deficit (CAD) has suggested higher taxes for non-essential imports with a view to
curbing inward shipments and containing the current account deficit CAD. These suggestions
form part of the recommendations made by the committee set up by Finance Minister P
Chidambaram. Who is the Chairman of this committee? – Rajat Bhargava, Joint Secretary
(Budget Division)
The proposal for export of how much additional amount of wheat was approved by the
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 8 August 2013? – 2 million tones
India on 10 August 2013 achieved a major milestone innuclear capability by activating the atomic reactor on-board an indigenous nuclear submarine and achieving nuclear criticality, thus paving the way for its operational deployment by the Indian Navy. Which indigenous nuclear submarine is
this? – INS Arihant
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 8 August 2013 announced its decision to sell govt. bonds on a
week day with an objective of controlling the volatility in the foreign exchange market. Which day
of the week was chosen for proposed weekly sale of govt. bonds? – Monday (It was notified
that government bonds worth Rs. 22,000 crore is available for sale)
On 10 August 2013 South Korea and the United States announced holding of a joint-military
exercise later this month. The South Korea-US Combined Forces Command (CFC) will conduct
this joint military exercise from 19 August to 30 August 2013. What is the name given to this joint
exercise? – 'Ulchi Freedom Guardian'
For the first time, US researchers have developed a vaccine that provides 100% protection from Malaria, as claimed by them on 8 August, 2013. The new vaccine, dubbed PfSPZ, attacks the first stage of malaria called “pre-erythrocytic”, and may stem the disease before symptoms
show. Which US biotech firm has been developing thisvaccine? – Sanaria Inc.
During August 2013 Maharashtra became the first state of the country to disburse employees'
salary through Aadhaar-linked bank accounts. Employees of which department of Maharashtra
Govt. were disbursed their salaries through Aadhaar mode? – Information Technology (IT)
Department
Who was conferred the Gujar Mal Modi Award for Science and Technology for year 2013 on
9 August, 2013? – Vinod Prakash Sharma
Who won the men's singles title at the World Badminton Championships held at Guangzhou?
– Lin Dan of China
India on 12 August, 2013 launched its first indigenous aircraft carrier, thus making an entry into a select club of countries capable of designing and building a carrier of this size and capability. What is the name of this aircraft carrier? – INS Vikrant (Defence Minister A.K. Antony's wife Elizabeth launched the 37,500 tonne carrier at Kochi shipyard
India on 12 August, 2013 successfully test-fired nuclear weapons capable surface-to-surface
ballistic missile, Prithvi-II for its full range from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur,
Odisha. The indigenously-developed missile was picked up randomly from the production lot and
launched by the personnel of the Strategic Force Command (SFC) from ITR's Launch Complex-
III as part of routine user training. What is the full range of this missile? – 350 km
The Steel Authority of India (SAIL) on 10 August, 2013 commissioned the largest blast
furnace in India named 'Durga'. This huge furnace has a volume of 4,060 cu. Meters and it
costed SAIL almost Rs. 1,600 crore. At which unit of SAIL is this furnace installed? – Rourkela
Steel Plant (RSP)
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Which Stock exchange recently signed a deal with Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) to develop a CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Index ?
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An asset becomes an NPA (Non Performing Asset) if the payment is not made within __ days of the lapse of scheduled date of payment.
If a customer does not get a satisfactory response to his grievance from the bank within __ days, then he can approach the Banking Ombudsman.
Which of the following countries become the first country in the world to extract Natural Gas from Methane Hydrate?
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