Ques.

: 1 The Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRDA) Bill has been
passed in the Lok Sabha recently. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct in this
regard?
1) The Bill seeks to give statutory powers
to the interim regulator constituted by an
executive order in 2003.
2) The Bill has fixed the ceiling on
foreign direct investment (FDI) in the
pension sector at 26 per cent, to move in
sync with that for the insurance sector.
3) The Bill keeps the option of FDI cap
outside the purview of the legislation, as it
could be raised through an executive
order.
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Answer:- 5 : Only 1) and 2)

Ques. : 2 The historic Land Acquisition Bill has got the nod of both the houses of the
Parliament. Which of the following in NOT a highlight of the Bill?
1) The new law will not apply to
Special Economic Zones (SEZs).
2) The bill stipulates mandatory consent of at least 70 per
cent for acquiring land for Public Private Partnership
(PPP) projects and 80 per cent for acquiring land for
private companies.
3) The "urgency clause" in the
bill can be used only in case of
natural calamities and national
security and not for private
parties.
4) The new law provides for compensation not only to the
farmers but also to the landless people who may lose their
livelihood.
5) None of the above
Answer:- 1 : The new law will not apply to Special
Economic Zones (SEZs).
Ques. : 3 Which of the following countries reserved seats for the representative of
Hindus and Sikhs of local origin in the Lower House of the Parliament of the country
recently?
1) Afghanistan 2) Bangladesh
3) Pakistan 4) Myanmar
5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Afghanistan
Ques. : 4 The Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated 64 IT Labs with
high speed Internet connection in all the 64 districts of the country recently. These labs
have been established with a grant received from which of the following countries?
1) China 2) Japan
3) India 4) US
5) South Korea Answer:- 3 : India
Ques. : 5 Pakistani teenager Malala Yousefzai inaugurated Europe's largest public
library, recently, in which of the following cities?
1) Birmingham 2) Perth
3) Munich 4) Helsinki
5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Birmingham
Ques. : 6 The Election Commission of India (ECI), for the first time in the country,
used the Voters Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) system on trial basis during an
Assembly Constituency bye-polls in which of the following states recently?
1) Karnataka 2) Haryana
3) Nagaland 4) Assam
5) None of these Answer:- 3 : Nagaland
Ques. : 7 Easing the External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) norms, the RBI has
allowed the companies to use such funds for general corporate purposes. Which of the
following statements is/are correct in this regard?
1) This facility will be available to real
estate companies only.
2) A minimum paid-up equity of 25 per
cent should be held directly by the lender
to avail the facility.
3) The repayment of the principal should
commence only after completion of
minimum average maturity of seven years
and no prepayment allowed before
maturity.
4) All the above
5) Only (2) and (3) Answer:- 5 : Only (2) and (3)
Ques. : 8 Which of the following countries is in process to prosecute the Japanese
camera and medical equipment maker Olympus and its subsidiary Gyrus Group for their
involvement in a 1.7 bn dollar accounting fraud which came to light in 2011?
1) US 2) China
3) UK 4) Germany
5) None of these Answer:- 3 : UK
Ques. : 9 Who among the following has authored the book titled Three Chancellors?
1) Kota Neelima 2) Nilanjan Banerjee
3) Ayesha Jalal 4) Neamat Imam
5) None of these Answer:- 2 : Nilanjan Banerjee
Ques. : 10 Which of the following cricketing countries has announced to host India in
2014 for five Test matches for the first time in 50 years?
1) Australia 2) England
3) New Zealand 4) Zimbabwe
5) South Africa Answer:- 2 : England

Number of Players in Sports:
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Baseball- 9.
Rugby football- 15.
Polo- 4.
Water Polo- 7.
Kho Kho- 9.
Kabaddi - 7.
Hockey- 11.
Football (Soccer)- 11.
Cricket- 11.
Netball - 7.
Volleyball- 6.
Badminton- 1 or 2 (Singles & Doubles respectively).
Tennis- 1 or 2 (Singles & Doubles respectively).
Table Tennis- 1 or 2 (Singles & Doubles respectively).
Basketball- 5 .
Gymnastic- Several individuals compete simultaneously.
Billiards/Snooker- 1.
Boxing- 1.
Chess- 1.
Bridge- 2 .
Croquet- 13 or 15.
Golf- Several individuals compete simultaneously.
Lacrosse- 12.

1. The year 2013 marks the 50th years of Establishment of Diplomatic Ties
between India and Peru. Which among the following is the capital of Peru?
[A]Bogot [B]Lima [C]La Paz [D]Caracas
Ans. B

2. What is the newfangled name for the Targeted Public Distribution System
(PDS)?
[A]Anna Bhagya Yojana [B]Indiramma Anna Yojana [C]Indira Ahara Yojana [D]Bharat
Anna Yojana
Ans. B

3. Who among the following has been appointed as next Air Force Chief of
India?
[A]Arup Raha [B]Sridar Chandra [C]Anup Gupta [D]Subrata Guha
Ans. A

4. The US space agency NASA is preparing to launch MAVEN spacecraft to
probe the atmosphere on the __?
[A]Jupiter [B]Saturn [C]Mars [D]Moon
Ans. C

5. What is Indias rank in Ease of Doing Business ranking which is released
recently by World Bank?
[A]108 [B]114 [C]134 [D]140
Ans. C

6. Which of the following states has been named as the best region to visit in
2014 by a leading travel guide Lonely Planet?
[A]Kerala [B]Tripura [C]Sikkim [D]Assam
Ans. C

7. As per the latest Forbes magazines annual list of Indias 100 richest, top
three richest business tycoons of India are?
[A]Mukesh Ambani, Lakshmi Mittal and Azim Premji
[B]Mukesh Ambani, Azim Premji and Lakshmi Mittal
[C]Lakshmi Mittal, Mukesh Ambani and Dilip Shanghvi
[D]Mukesh Ambani, Lakshmi Mittal and Dilip Shanghvi
Ans. D

8. The She Taxi project, which is aimed at ensuring safe travel for women,
will be launched in which state?
[A]Gujarat [B]Kerala [C]Goa [D]Mizoram
Ans. B

9. Which among the following states / union territories of India makes
maximum revenue by legal gambling?
[A]Goa [B]Sikkim [C]Daman [D]Pondicherry
Ans. A

10. The Senkaku/Diaoyu islands are claimed by __:
1. China 2. Japan 3.
Taiwan Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
[A]1 & 2 [B]2 & 3 [C]1 & 3 [D]1, 2 & 3
Ans. D


LIST OF IMPORTANT AWARDS For Upcoming Bank Exams
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1. Man Booker Prize 2013 - Eleanor Catton (for The Luminaries)
2. Man Booker International Prize - Lydia Davis
3. Asia Pacific International Award - Dr. Mujeeb Athar
4. Cecil B Demile Award - Woody Allen
5. Champion for Global Change Award 2013 - Malala Yousafzai
6. First Mahathir Award for Global Peace - Nelson Mandela
7. German Whistleblower Prize 2013 - Edward Snowden
8. Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival- Sacro GRA (Italy)
9. Grand Prize at Cuba's International Radio and Telivision Festival - Baraksat
(LebaneseDocumentary)
10. IMPAC Dublin Literary Award - Kevin Barry
11. INDEX Design Award - Kavitha Shukla
12. ISRO Young Scientist Award - Jenita Mary
13. Jnanpith Award 2012 - Ravuri Bharadhwaja
14. Knighthood, which is the highest honour ofBritain - Anish Kapoor (sculptor).
15. Lata Mangeshkar Samman Alankaran -Hariharan
16. 'Legend of Planet' award - Bindeshwar Pathak (Sulabh movement founder)
17. Library of Congress Gershwin Award - Carole King (first woman)
18. National Literacy Award - Chattisgarh
19. NSS Wernher von Braun MemorialAward - Abdul Kalam
20. NTR National Literary Award - Manoj Das
21. Sree Narayan Guru Global Secular & Peace Award 2013 - Shashi Tharoor
22. Presidential medal of freedom - Dr. Sally Ride
23. Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2013 - Adam Johnson (for the novel The Orphan
Masters son)
24. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna - Ranjan Sodhi
25. Saraswati Samman (2013) Sugathakumari
26. Skoch Group Award - Jharkhand
27. Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony - Zubin Mehta
28. Tagore Peace Prize - Shihab Ghanem (first Arab)
29. The Simn Bolvar National Award of Journalism 2013 - Hugo Chavez (late
Venezuelan President )
30. U. N. Champions of the Earth Award - V. Ramanathan
31. UEFA Best Player in Europe Award- Franck Ribry
32. UNs Public Service Award - Omen Chandi (Kerala CM)
33. Unique Female Leader Award - Madeleine Albrite (former US Secratary)
34. United Nation's Public Service Award - Oommen Chandy (Chief Minister of Kerala).
35. US "woman of courage" award - Nirbhaya (Dehli gang rape victim)
36. Vyas Samman (2012) Narendra Kohli
37. Whitley award (Green Oscar) - Dr. Aparajita Datta
38. Womens Prize for Fiction - AM Homes (for her book, May We Be Forgiven)
39. Youngest Indian to scale theMount Everest - Raghav Joneja
40. ParliamentarianAwards - 2012 - Sharad Yadav

21/OCT/2013
Ques. : 1 The CBI, recently, registered an FIR against which of the following Indias best-
known industrialists for alleged irregularities in the allocation of a coal block, sending
shockwaves through the corporate world and the bureaucracy?
1) Navin Jindal 2) Basant Kumar Birla
3) Anil Agarwal 4) Kumar Mangalam Birla
5) None of these Answer:- 4 : Kumar Mangalam Birla

Ques. : 2 After facing shutdown for days, the public debt of United States has
increased to a whopping _____as the Congress increased the debt ceiling recently.
1) $12 trillion 2) $15 trillion
3) $17 trillion 4) $19 trillion
5) None of these Answer:- 3 : $17 trillion
Ques. : 3 The World Bank, recently, has pegged Indias gross domestic product (GDP)
expansion in 2013-14 at ______. It attributed the new projections to macro-economic
vulnerability, particularly high inflation, the CAD and fiscal imbalance.
1) 5.7 per cent 2) 4.7 per cent
3) 4.1 per cent 4) 3.7 per cent
5) None of these Answer:- 2 : 4.7 per cent
Ques. : 4 Which of the following countries has became the 58th country to join the
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's convention on sharing tax
information with foreign tax authorities recently?
1) US 2) Mauritius
3) Norway 4) Sweden
5) Switzerland Answer:- 5 : Switzerland
Ques. : 5 As per the recent survey of emerging market multinationals conducted by the
Berlin based corruption watchdog Transparency International, the firms from which of
the following BRICS economies performed the best on anti-corruption practices?
1) South Africa 2) China
3) India 4) Russia
5) Brazil Answer:- 3 : India
Ques. : 6 Which of the following financial organisations has announced to close its
retail broking and depository businesses in India recently?
1) HSBC 2) Standard Chartered
3) JP Morgan 4) Barclays
5) None of these Answer:- 1 : HSBC
Ques. : 7 The first index of global slavery compiled by the Perth-based Walk Free
Foundation ranking 162 countries, Global Slavery Index, has ranked which of the
following countries on top?
1) China 2) US
3) South Korea 4) India
5) India Answer:- 4 : India
Ques. : 8 Which of the following Balkan countries is the birth place of one of the most
inspiring voices of the poor and down trodden, Mother Teresa? The first Balkans peace
festival sponsored by an Indian business house, Sahara, took place in the country
recently.
1) Monte Negro 2) Serbia
3) Macedonia 4) Croatia
5) None of these Answer:- 3 : Macedonia
Ques. : 9 The CAPART is associated with which of the following?
1) Financial inclusion 2) Rural development
3) Computer technology 4) Climate change
5) None of these Answer:- 2 : Rural development
Ques. : 10 With a view to strengthen economic engagement between the regions, India
and the 10-nation ASEAN have decided to ink a free trade agreement in services and
investments in December 2013 in________.
1) Bali 2) Vientiane
3) Jakarta 4) Phnom Penh
5) Kuala Lumpur Answer:- 1. Bali.