October 2013

Kanyashree Yojna: By West Bengal govt

Aims To stop drop out from schools, Female trafficking, Child marriages
Global Age watch index 2013 > Sweden is best place to live for old people on contrary,
Afghanistan is worst place.
International Day for Old persons : 1
st
October
Chairman of IPL: Ranjib Biswal
Worlds longest platform: Gorakhpur
NASAs Cassini aircraft, detected Propylene on Titan (Moon of Saturn)
Mascot of 35
th
National game: Great Hornbill (Ammu).
Apple is most famous brand in world.
Russia is helping Bangladesh in development of its first nuclear power plant.
Silicosis: found in workers who work in mining or stone crushing.
Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior citizens 2007: For its implementation, MP is
awarded National Award.
Nannaj Sanctuary or Jawaharlal Nehru Bustard Sanctuary (Mahrashtra): Great Indian
Bustard.
Africa is youngest continent.
Horn of Africa Somalia, Eritrea , Djibouti and Ethopia
Country which withdrawn from Commonwealth of 48 Nations: Gambia
Archaeological Survey of India and Google: has signed MoU for 360 degree online panorama
imagery
Low cost water purification by US: use Corianders.
Ban on Tobacco advertisements under Tobacco control Act 2003: Kerala
Foot Mouth Disease: susceptible animals are Sheep, Goat, Pig, Cattle, Antelope, deer and
bison.
Brand Ambassador of National Tobacco Control prog: Rahul Dravid
Peace-Mission 2013: Joint military exercise Russia and China
Patan Patola sari > Rajasthan
400 MW Shaukhevi Hydroelectric power project at Georgia by > Tata Power
Japanese Encephalitis developed by Indian company: JENVAC
Kalanamak: Non basmati scented rice variety of UP include in GI (Geographical indication)
Drug price control 2013: 348 medicines are registered under National list of essential
medicines
Director general of UNESCO: Irina Bokova
Best university by Times: California institute of technology
As per French Institute of Demographic studies: India will surpass china by 2050
Smallest country of African continent: Seychelles
Largest country in foreign remittances; India ($71 billion in 2012)
Committee on Comprehensive Financial Services for small business and low-income
household: Nachiket Mor
Father of Cricket: W G Grace
New FPI (Foreign Portfolio Investment) 1) FII 2) Qualified FI ...only two.
Shatrujeet exercise at Goa: between America and India
Korean Grnad prix: Sebastian Vettle(Red Bull)
All women Sharia court in India at > Pune
Rejection of Upper of parliament > Ireland
Tamil nadus first Spice park : Shivganga
Only place in india where rare yellow Mangroves : Vincet Island (Kollam)
Tamu-Kalewa-Kalemyo. Road bwt India and Myanmar
First elected Tamil CM of Sri Lanka: C V Wigneswaran
First Malaira vaccine : RTS S
International Institute of Press excellence award for Journalism: Karan Thapar
9
th
WTO ministerial conference: at Bali
India is not member of : ASEAN and APEC
SpiNNaker peoject; inspired by structure and function of human brain
First food park at Amethi; by Birla Group
World Habitat day: 7
th
October
Chinas Open Mens single tennis cup: Novak Djokovic.
Tolkappiar Award given: Tamil Studies
Indira Gandhi Award for National Inegration 2012: M S Swaminathan
Track Asia Cycling ChampionShip: at Indonesia: Indias Deborah got 2 golds
Noble 2013 for literature: Alice Munro(Canada)
Minamata Convention: to curb Mercury pollution,Named after city of Japan.
Golden peacock Award 2013 for corporate excellence: Canara Bank
Top Onion producing states: Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujrat
China has surpassed US in Oil import.
TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) for drinking water: 500mg/l
Fracking s used for extraction: Oil from rocks.
Maitri Thermal Plant: India and Bangladesh
Sister Airport Agreement between: IGI India & Birmingham Airport
Asias Best Lager Beer : Kingfisher
Worlds oldest movie Theatre: Eden Theatre.
Western Ghats are home of endangered species of : Nilgiri Tahr, Lion Tailed Macaque,Fruit
bat and Tigers.
Bimal Roy Award for: Cinema
Shanghai Master title: Novak Djokovic.
As per NHRC, Human rights violation cases are most in: UP,Delhi,Bihar,Haryana & Rajasthan.
India Post has launched instant cash transfer with; Wall street Exchange
Betlco Communication is company from: Bahrain Tata comm. Has signed agreement
Heal India Campaign for : Leprosy
Almatti dam on: Krishna.
Geo-scientific research vessel of indian navy: R V Samudra Ratnakar.
Rank of India in Global Hunger Index 2013: 63th. In 2012 , rank was 67
th
.
In 2013, China:6
th
Pakistan:57 Sri Lanka:43 Bangladesh:58.
In India, Mortality rate of children under 5 year is very high : 22%..
P5+1: 5 permanent members of UN Security council plus one: this country is : Germany.
Atmosphere favourable for diamond formation at: Saturn & Jupiter
Liberian President sent to jail for 50 years: Charles Taylor accused of crime against
Humanity.
Secure mail service against foreign espionage started by : Brazil 2013.
ONGC videsh got 2 oil blocks: in Myanmar.
Lars Peter Hansen, Eugene Fama and Robert Shiller won: 2013 Nobel Economic Prize for
work on Asset Markets.
In October 2013, which of the following countries has announced it would become the first
member of the Euro zone, to exist an international bail-out programme: Ireland
Elton John AIDS Foundations first ever Award: Hilary Clinton ,former secretary of US
The Chakma and Marma tribes : Tibet-Burman population of the Chittagong hill tracts in
Bangladesh.
Tsunami warning system of india: India is building Tsunami warning device in the South
China Sea, which is likely to operate in the next 10 months.
In October 2013, who among the following has become the first Indian cricketer to score
fastest century in one day international matches: Virat Kohli.
Swarn Pravas Yojana: Train youth for overseas jobs
The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs is all set to implement Swarn Pravas Yojana to train
youth for overseas jobs. The scheme, which is a central government scheme, aims at training
two lakh youth for overseas jobs in the 12th plan.
Rivers of Odisha : 1.Subarnarekha 2.Budhabalanga 3.Baitarani 4.Jalaka
As per the latest Global Slavery Index 2013 which of the following countries has highest
number of people living in condition of slavery i.e 14 million.: India
The Index was compiled by Australian-based rights organisation Walk Free Foundation
shows nearly 30 million people around the world are living as slaves. India, China, Pakistan
and Nigeria have the highest numbers of people enslaved.
Elean Catton won the Man of Booker Prize 2013 for her novel: The Luminaries.
1. Typhoon Wipha > Japan
2. Typhoon Naria > Vietnam
3. Typhoon Philain> India.
African countries has recently unveiled plan to microchip every rhino in the country in a
drive to combat a surge of poaching> Kenya.
The book titled 1283 is about of the career illustration of football legend: Pele(Brazil),1283
is number of goals done by him.
Door delivery scheme: Himachal Pradesh.
Himachal Pradesh government is going to launch door delivery scheme for all the ration card
holders of state to provide them food grain. Under the scheme, civil supplies corporation
would make available the food grains to depot so that consumers do not face any
inconvenience for getting the food items.
Committees have been set up to study issues related Western Ghats:
1.Madhav Gadgil committee
2.Kasturi Rangan committee
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) endangered birds list include 145
birds across the country. Great Indian Bustards, Pink-headed Duck, Siberian Crane and
Jerdons Courser.
At present, a satellite based crop estimation technique is used extensively for sugarcane by
the Indian Sugar Mills Association. Recently, it was decided to
map cereal crops in India through the satellite based Geographic Information System. A pilot
will be on the mustard crop from the coming Rabi season.
Brand ambassador or Micromax: Academy Award winner Hugh Jackman best-known for the
movies Les Miserables, X-Men and Wolverine has been appointed .
Saudi Arabia: has rejected its freshly acquired seat on the UN Security Council over Syrian
civil war.
Babli Project > Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
Babli Project is a controversial reservoir project being constructed by Maharashtra across
the river Godavari, disputed by Andhra Pradesh.
Indias Aditya Mehta is associated with > Snooker.
Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) > The RBI has reduced the marginal standing facility (MSF)
rate, at which banks barrow from it, to 9 per cent from 9.5 per cent to improve liquidity in
the system.
Country has signed a comprehensive free trade agreement with European Union: Canada
Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) have been in
negotiations since 2009. The agreement will provide Canada with preferential market access
to the European Unions more than 500 million consumers.
Jnanpith Awardee, Dr Ravuri Bharadwaj, who passed away recently, was an eminent writer
in ___Telgu.
Indias largest Air Traffic Control Tower has been inaugurated recently: Mumbai
International Airport
INDRA joint military exercise:
A joint exercise INDRA 2013 between Indian and Russian armies started in Mahajan Field
Firing Range in Thar Desert of Rajasthan. This exercise is named at improving bilateral
defence cooperation between two armies and enhances their ability to operate as
integrated forces in a well coordinated manner. This is the 7th Indian and Russian joint army
exercise.
Non-permanent members of UN Security council: The United Nations General Assembly
elected Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to serve as non-permanent
members on the Security Council for two-year terms beginning on 1 January 2014.
At The Close of Play is an upcoming autobiography of : Ricky Ponting
R S Butola is chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC),
Sudhir Vasudeva is chairman of ONGC and
B C Tripati is chairman of GAIL.
First Yash Chopra Memorial Award: Lata Mangeshkar.
According to International Monetary Fund (IMF) figures how many commercial bank
branches are there in India per 100,000 adults: 11.38
In the U.S., for example there are 35.26 commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
according to IMF statistics.
Petronas is a oil and gas company from ___Malaysia
Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is located at Munnar in Idukki district of Kerala.
Mars Exploration Rovers> 1.Spirit 2.Opportunity 3.Curiosity
Macau Open Title. > Dipika Pallikal (Squash)
The Scrub typhus fever is a disease caused by ___Bacteria.
India has imported the production technology of Smerch Rockets from___Russia.
Some of India famous Indigenous cows are: 1) Rajasthan: Tharparkar, Rathi and Kankrej 2)
Gujrat: Gir 3) Maharashtra: Gavrani and Killar.
United Wa State Army is an extremist group operating in __Myanmar
Michael Bloomberg : first ever recipient of Genesis Prize, an award popularly dubbed the
Jewish Nobel Prize.
Bihar: in India has highest Child marriage rate 64% of total child marriages of India.
It is followed by Jharkhand with 60 per cent, or three among five. The other states with a
child marriage rate above 50 per cent are Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, MP, UP,
Chhattisgarh.
Wind Energy: as the largest share in the renewable energy basket of India at present.
Sixty-five percent of power from renewable sources comes from wind energy. Biomass
accounts for 14%, small hydro- power projects contribute 13% and solar energy 5%. Other
sources contribute about 3%.
India has signed aBorder Defence Cooperation Agreement recently (October 2013):China.
For development of the infrastructure at panchayat level, state governments of GOA : gives
Rs. 1 crore as grant to panchayats under its Din Dayal Panchayat Raj Infrastructure
Development Scheme.
According to the current norms, maximum limit of poll expenditure fixed for a parliamentary
constituency:40lacs for MP elections and Rs. 16 lakh for MLA elections. However, this limit
varies from state to state.
The Ravva oil and gas fields are located in _Andhra Pradesh.
During World War II, an American general Joe Stilwell had built a road in North East India
which is famous as Stilwell Road. This road connected India's Assam to ___Kunming in
China.
Funding for lending scheme. beneficiaries for this scheme are Commercial banks to provide
cheap loans for consumer durables and two-wheelers.
In our country, winter planted crops those which are sown in October and reaped from
March onwards. wheat, chickpeas and rapeseed are the main winter-planted crops. The rice,
sugarcane, corn and cotton are planted in rainy months of June and July,
Recently, Sachin Tendulkar was named in the Wisden all-time World Test XI. Who is the
captain of this team: Don Bradman.
The copper mines of Hindustan Copper Limited are located in Malanjkhand in Madhya
Pradesh, Khetri in Rajasthan and Ghatsila in Jharkhand.
There are only three countries in the world at present where Polio still exists. These three
countries are__Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nigeria.
NASDAQ: NASDAQ is an American stock exchange.
NASDAQ stands for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations.
It is the second-largest stock market by market capitalisation in the world.
First place is of New York Stock Exchange.
Annuity: An 'Annuity' is a financial product sold by financial institutions that is designed to
accept and grow funds from an individual and then, upon annuitisation, pay out a stream of
payments to the individual at a later point in time. Annuities are primarily used as a means
of securing a steady cash flow for individuals during their retirement years.
First ATM in India: by Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) introduced the
ATM concept in India for the first time in 1987.
Which among the following banks was making news recently for the so called monetary
stimulus "tapering"> US Federal Reserve
Consider the following statements:
1. Crude oil is the largest component of Indias import bill (TRUE)
2. Crude Oil accounts for around one third of India's import bill (TRUE).
India's first indigenous nuclear submarine: INS Arihant
Banana production:
Brazil is the largest producer of Banana in the world.
Next to Brazil, India is the second largest banana producing country in the world.
Within the country Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar and West
Bengal are producer of banana fruit.
Rice bran oil is rich in mono-unsaturated fatty acids and has a higher cholesterol reducing
power. It has highest amount of oryzanol, which has cholesterol lowering properties.
Industry, Impartiality, Integrity is the motto of Central Bureau of Investigation.
Recently, two leaders viz. RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav and the Janata Dal (United) leader
Jagadish Sharma have been disqualified from their parliamentary memberships on account
of conviction under the Chaibasa Treasury case. Under Representation of the People Act
1951
The whole story is around the Section 8 (4) of the Representation of the People Act 1951
(which allowed convicted MPs and MLAs to continue in their posts, provided they appealed
against their conviction in higher courts within three months of the date of judgment). This
section was judged ultra vires by supreme court.
According to Global Gender Gap Report 2013: Iceland is the most advanced country in the
world in terms of gender equality.
India is the chair of Partner in Population and Development (PPD).
PPD is an intergovernmental initiative created specifically for the purpose of expanding and
improving South-to-South collaboration in the fields of reproductive health, population and
development.
Bhakra dam has celebrated its 50th anniversary on 24th October 2013.

Top producer of onion: maharashra
Axis bank : become the first bank to allow customers to open an account with just their
Aadhaar number (no paperwork needed).
The term advanced persistent threat (APT) is most closely related to ___Cyber security.
Wikipedia has started a service that sends articles via text messages to reach people who do
not have internet access. The new service primarily aimed at users in _Africa. Piloted in
Kenya with Airtel.
As per the recent survey by National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), Patna has
recorded highest male as well as female unemployment rate in 2009-10. It was 13% for
males and 23.9% among females.
London: is the venue of the World Islamic Economic Forum for 2013.
The term Golden Triangle refers to one of Asias two main opium producing areas consists
of three countries of Southeast Asia.> Myanmar, Laos and Thailand.
Saudi Arabia: is the only country in the world that effectively prohibits women from driving.
Recently (October, 2013), the Tata Sons-Singapore Airline carrier got approval from the
Foreign Investment Promotion Board to launch operation in India. Tata Sons will hold 51%
stake in the airlines.
The Boko Haram is an Islamic militant organisation based in: Nigeria
Ennore port:
1.It is one of the 12th major port of India
2.The port is designed as Asias energy port, is the first corporatized port in the country
3.The port is located on a region that falls under Seismic Zone III indicating a moderate risk
of earthquake.
SingTel(Singapore): first foreign company to entirely own an Indian Telecom Service after
the recent changes in FDI norms.
Brazil: is seeking United Nation resolution to guarantee internet privacy amid anger over US
surveillance.
Terry Walsh, who has been appointed as head coach of the Indian men's hockey team is
from Australia.
Sebastian Vettel> Red Bulls Sebastian Vettel has won Indian Grand Prixt 2013.
BCCI has terminated which of the following from Indian Premier League> Pune Warrior
"Udangundi a coal based thermal power" project is coming up in :Tamil Nadu.
Cuba has decided to scrap its two-currency system.
LIC as a tie-up with the Japanese financial major Nomura for insurance market.
India does not export the following products from the Hydrocarbon industry:Crude oil.
The Seed Capital of Bhartiya Mahila Bank is ___Rs. 1000 Crore
According to the World Health Organization 2013 TB report, India, China and Russia have the
highest burden of MDR-TB.

Fortune magazines global list of top-50 women business leaders:
ICICI Bank's Chanda Kochhar has been ranked fourth,
National Stock Exchange chief Chitra Ramkrishna at 17th,
Axis Banks Shikha Sharma at 32nd and
HSBCs Naina Lal Kidwai at 42nd place.
Abye region is an oil rich disputed area bordered by South Sudan and North Sudan.
1.Andaman and Nicobar 2.Lakshadeep islands have been named as the new hope spot by
IUCN.
Mother Teresa Memorial International Award for Social Justice 2013:Shusmita Sen.
Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont, is an active but quiescent stratovolcano in the Taranaki
region on the west coast of New Zealands North Island.
Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana: for blue collar Indian workers
Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana, a pension and life insurance fund scheme for
blue collar Indian workers, formally launched for gulf region by the Union Minister of
Overseas Indian Affairs. The scheme will cover 5 million overseas blue collar Indian workers
who have the Emigration Clearance Required category passport in 17 countries.
Vultures: Tripura forest department has decided to start captive breeding of the vultures at
the Sipahijala Wildlife Sanctuary near Agartala. The move is to increase the number of
scavenger birds as their number is declining drastically.
Scientists from China have developed the worlds first vaccine for bird flu H7N9 virus
recently.
"The Accidental Apprentice"> Vikas Swarup.
Swarups first book "Q and A", which won him South Africas Boeke Prize in 2006, was
famously adapted into a film by Danny Boyle as Slumdog Millionaire, which won eight
Academy Awards in 2009.
Anjali Gopalan: has been awarded France highest civilian award Chevalier de la Legion
dHonneur recently.
Umesh Bellur: is the chairman of the committee constituted to implement a national bill
payment system.
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru.
Is the newfangled name for the Targeted Public Distribution System (PDS): Indiramma Anna
Yojana.
Arup Raha > has been appointed as next Air Force Chief of India.
US space agency NASA is preparing to launch MAVEN spacecraft to probe the atmosphere
on the Mars.
Indias rank in Ease of Doing Business ranking which is released recently by World Bank:
134
Sikki> has been named as the best region to visit in 2014 by a leading travel guide Lonely
Planet.
As per the latest Forbes magazines annual list of Indias 100 richest, top three richest
business tycoons of India are> Mukesh Ambani, Lakshmi Mittal and Dilip Shanghvi(Sun
Pharmas) Azim Premji is on fourth place.
The She Taxi project, which is aimed at ensuring safe travel for women, will be launched
inKerala.
Goa rakes in Rs. 100 crore in taxes per year from the gambling industry, and accounts for
95% of all legal gambling in the country. Sikkim and Daman make up the rest.
he Senkaku/Diaoyu islands are claimed by __:
1. China
2. Japan
3. Taiwan

As per the World Banks ease of doing business index the best place within India to do
business is_Delhi. New Delhi is best place to do business. According to the report, it requires
32 days for starting business in New Delhi, while it takes 40 days to register a company in
Bangalore. In terms of ease of doing business within India, New Delhi is followed by Patna,
Jaipur, Hyderabad and Bhubaneshwar.
The Shadow of Crescent Moon> Fatima Bhutto.
Hemis Gompa, is the biggest monastery in Ladakh and site of the annual festival
commemorating the birth of Guru Padamasambhava, who is said to have brought Vajrayana
Buddhism to Bhutan and Tibet.
India has provided Rs 100 crores as a grant to Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP) recently:Bhutan
Australia > will assume the role of Chairman of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for
Regional Cooperation (IOC-ARC) for next two year term
Rabobank which is in news recently, over the Libor interest rate-fixing scandal, is a
multinational banking company based in Dutch.
1.Rangarajan Committee 2.Chaturvedi Committee 3.Kirti S Parikh Committee are related to
resolve issue of petroleum product pricing.
Virginia Tobacco, the most important commercial variety of tobacco, is grown mostly in
which states?
1.Karnataka 2.Andhra Pradesh.
Virginia Tobacco used in cigarettes is the most important variety and is an export oriented
crop this accounts for about 21 per cent of Indias total production of tobacco. About 40 per
cent of the total Virginia Tobacco production is used for domestic cigarette industry while
the rest is exported to markets all over the world.
Which among the following acts makes provisions for Model Code of Conduct during
elections?
[A]Representatives of People Act 1950
[B]Representatives of People Act 1951
[C]Constitution of India 1949
[D]None of them (Right Answer)
Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura> four states would be benefited by North East Rural
Livelihoods Projects (NERLP) aims to improve rural livelihoods especially that of women,
unemployed youth and most disadvantaged.
The Andamanese have been classified as Negritos.

Worlds first publicly accessible ATM machine which can exchange digital currency (Bit coins)
for any official currency has been launched in Canada. It converts Bit coins into Canadian
dollars and vice versa.
Vodafone India has provided M-Pesa service in Maharashtra. Vodafone launched this service
in association with ICICI Bank.
Vladimir Putin > has been named worlds most powerful person by Forbes magazine. Putin
has beaten US President Barack Obama into second place on the 2013 list. Chinese President
Xi Jinping was ranked third followed by Pope Francis who featured at number four.
Union cabinet has recently given its approval for declaring as International
airports>Bhubaneswar and Imphal
The state / Union Territory which has highest ATM density in India is Chandigarh.
Chandigarh has the highest ATM density in with 400 machines for every 10 lakh people,
while the density is 180 in Tamil Nadu, 141 in Maharashtra and 71 in West Bengal.
Maharashtra, with 15,000 ATM has the highest number of ATMs.
Indias Geeta Chandran is an exponent in > Bharatnatyam On 29 October 2013 she was
honoured with the prestigious Guru Debaprasad Award for outstanding contribution in the
field of dance.
Kannur: district of India has become the first zero-landless district in the country. The
declaration would mark a major development in the governments endeavour to mark
Kerala a zero-landless (citizen) state by 2015.
The Muslim Uyghurs are an ethnic minority demanding to establish their own Independent
state in China.