Agarwal Cup : Badminton

Agha Khan Cup : Hockey

All-India Womens Guru Nanak
Championship : Hockey
Bandodkar Trophy : Football
Bangalore Blues Challenge Cup :
Basketball
Barna-Bellack Cup : Table Tennis
Beighton Cup : Hockey
Bombay Gold Cup : Hockey
Burdwan Trophy : Weight-lifting
Charminar Trophy : Athletics
Chadha Cup : Badminton
C. K. Naydu Trophy : Cricket
Chakoia Gold Trophy : Football
Divan Cup : Badminton
Deodhar Trophy : Cricket
Duleep Trophy : Cricket
D. C. M. Cup : Football
Durand Cup : Football
Dhyan Chand Trophy : Hockey
Dr. B. C. Roy Trophy : Football (Junior)
Ezra Cup : Polo
F. A. Cup : Football
G. D. Birla Trophy : Cricket
Ghulam Ahmed Trophy : Cricket
Gurmeet Trophy : Hockey
Gura Nanak Cup : Hockey
Gyanuati Devi Trophy : Hockey
Holkar Trophy : Bridge
lrani Trophy : Cricket
I. F. A. Shield : Football
lndira Gold Cup : Hockey
Jawaharlal Challenge : AirRacing
Jaswant Singh Trophy : Best Services Sportsman
Kuppuswamy Naidu Trophy : Hockey
Lady Rattan Tata Trophy :Hockey
MCC Trophy : Hockey
Moinuddaula Gold Cup : Cricket
Murugappa Gold Cup : Hockey
Modi Gold Cup : Hockey
Narang Cup : Badminton

>>> IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS: 13.08.2013 <<<

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1. Trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi, the first Indian to win two back -to- back World Cup gold
medals, was, on Tuesday, recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna,
while cricketer Virat Kohli was among the 14 sports person spicked for the Arjuna award
by the selection committee. Rising badminton player P V Sindhu, who became the first

Indian woman shuttler to clinch a bronze medal at the recent World Championships, was
also in the list of 14 sports persons picked for the Arjuna award.
2. Nadal beats Raonic to win Montreal Masters. Fourth seed Rafael Nadal of Spain routed
Milos Raonic 6-2, 6-2 to capture the ATPMontreal Masters Title on Monday. It was a
dominating victory in which the big-hitting Canadian's serve was all but nullified by
precision returns from Nadal.
3. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita won Mali's Presidential elections on 12 August 2013 after his
opponent Soumalia Cisse conceded defeat before official results were announced.
4. China is set to overtake the United States as the world's largest net oil importer from
October, according to US figures, due to a combination of rising Chinese demand and
increased USproduction.
5. Global financial services firm Credit Suisse has lowered India's growth forecast for this
fiscal yearto 6 per cent from 6.5 per cent, and for financial year 2014-15 to 7 per cent
from 7.5 per cent earlier.
6. England clinched a third straight Ashes series as they won the fourth test by 74 runs
following a dramatic Australian batting meltdown in the face of some inspired bowling
from paceman Stuart Broad on Monday.England lead the five-match series3-0 with one
test left, starting at The Oval on 21st Aug.
7. Bharti Airtel has tied up with Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)
to offer railway bookings through airtel money in upper north comprising Punjab,
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir.
8. The United States continues to remain the worlds largest economy, according to the
World Bank ranking that measures 214 economies based on their GDP (Purchasing Power
Parity). India has the world's tenth-largest by nominal GDP and third-largest by
purchasing power parity (PPP).
9. Chinese internet service companies looking to crack the Indian market have notched
up another milestone with Chinese firm UCWebs mobile browser becoming the most
used browser in India, according to recent data from StatCounter.
10. Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a Bill to make registration of marriages mandatory.
The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2012, which was passed by
voice vote, seeks to provide compulsory registration of marriages irrespective of religion.
11. Zafar Futehally, (93 years) Indias best known naturalist and ornithologist passed
away on 11 August 2013 at Kihim in Maharashtra.
12. Senior IPS officer PP Pandey, accused in Ishrat Jahan encountercase, surrenders
before CBI court in Ahmedabad.
13. A team of three Indian-American students defeated teams from 17 other regions to
win top honours at the 11th National Geographic World Championship in Russia's St.
Petersburg city.
***IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS : 12.08.2013***
1. India on Monday launched its first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, joining the
elite club of nations with the capability of designing and building a warship of this size
and capability. Defence Minister A K Antony's wife Elizabeth launched the 37,500-tonne
carrier at Kochi shipyard almost four-and-a-half years after its keel was laid by the
minister.
2. International Youth Day(12 Aug) is being observed today across the globe. The theme
this year is -- "Youth Migration : Moving Development Forward".
3. Chidambaram announces quasi-sovereign bonds to defend rupee.
Here are the highlights of what the Finance Minister said:

- We will have to do more on the rupee

- Current account deficit concerns reflecting on rupee
- Indian economy facing challenges
- Government will issue quasi-sovereign bonds, take steps to curb gold demand to defend
rupee
- FY14 current account deficit target at $70 billion or 3.7 per cent of the GDP
- Definition of Quasi-sovereign Bonds : It is a debt security issued by a national
government within a given country and denominated in a foreign currency. The foreign
currency used will most likely be a hard currency, and may represent significantly more
risk to the bondholder.
4. Govt introduces Bill in Lok Sabha to amend SEBI laws. The Securities Laws
(Amendment) Bill, 2013, was introduced by Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain
Meena. The Bill is to amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, the
Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 and the Depositories Act, 1996.
5. A bill to amend the Right to Information Act 2005, RTI Amendment 2013 was
introduced in Lok Sabha by the Minister of State for Personnel Mr. V Narayanasamy.
6. India on Monday successfully test-fired nuclear weapons capable surface-to-surface
ballistic missile, Prithvi-II for its full range of 350 km from the Integrated Test Range (ITR)
at Chandipur, Odisha.
7. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, tasked with protecting and promoting public
health, has warned two websites selling bidis and Indian cigarettes of action for sale of
adulterated tobacco products. In a July 26 letter to these websites, the FDA said their
several products did not carry the permits required.
8. Serena Williams crushed Romania's Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-0 in the final of the women's
Rogers Cup to capture her 54th WTA singles title.
9. India, on 11 August 2013 named Sardar Singh as the captain of the 18-member squad
in the Asia Cup hockey tournament, which is scheduled to take place from 24 August
2013 to 1 September 2013 in Ipoh, Malaysia.
10.The government is looking to contain gold imports at 850 tonnes, Finance Minister P.
Chidambaram said on Monday, as part of efforts to cut the current account deficit, which
has hit a record high.
11. Janata Party was merged with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on11 August 2013
following a meeting of Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy and BJP President
Rajnath Singh.
12. Sowjanya Bavisetti of India has emerged winner in the 10,000 dollar Internalional
Tennis Federation (ITF) Women's Tennis Tournament in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
13. Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt lifted track and field out of the doping doldrums as he
reclaimed his world 100m title in emphatic style on Sunday.
14. Sagarika Ghosh on 11 August 2013 won the Cadet Girls singles title.

>>> BOOKS & AUTHORS <<<

1. Who is the author of book 'We Indians'
# Khushwant Singh
2. Who is the Author of the book "One Day Wonders"
# Sunil Gavaskar
3. The author of The Discovery of India is
# Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan wrote
# Indian Philosophy
5. Who wrote the book 'War and Peace'
# Leo Tolstoy
6. Lala Lajpat Rai is the author of the book
# Unhappy India
7. Who wrote the book My Girlhood
# Taslima Nasreen
8. Who is the author of 'India Wins Freedom'
# Maulana Azad
9. The book 'Gulliver's Travels' was written by
# Jonathan Swift
10. The book My Nation My Life was written by
# L.K.Advani
11. The book "Letters from a Father to Daughter" was written by # Jawaharlal Nehru
12. The famous book 'The Daughter of the East' is written by
# Benazir Bhutto
13. Who wrote the book Origin of Species
# Charles Darwin
14. Kautilya was the author of
# Arthasastra
15. Who is the author of the book India 2020
# Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

***CURRENT AFFAIRS -11th AUGUST 2013***

1. India will launch its first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant on Monday, making an
entry into a select club of countries capable of designing and building a carrier of this
size and capability.
2. The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) liquidity tightening measures may have an adverse
impact on the country's already sluggish economic growth, which could fall below 5 per
cent, experts warned.
3. Against the backdrop of recent incursions by Chinese troops into India, the two

countries are working to conclude a new border defence agreement with an aim of
signingit when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh travels to Beijing possibly in October. The
Border Defence Cooperation Agreement (BDCA) proposes prevention of face-offs
between the troops of the two countries along the over 4,000 km disputed Line of Actual
Control (LAC).
4. India signed a Protocol amending the India Morocco Double Taxation Avoidance
Convention (DTAC). The Protocol was signed by Dr Sudha Sharma, Chairperson, Central
Board of Direct Taxes on behalf of Government of India and Mr. Larbi Reffouh,
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to India on behalf of Government of the Kingdom
of Morocco.
5. In a major step towards completing its nuclear triad, India activated the atomic reactor
on-board the indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant paving the way for its operational
deployment by the Navy.
6. Vinod Prakash Sharma an eminent scientist on 9 August 2013 won the Gujar Mal Modi
Award for Science and Technology 2013. He received the award for his contribution in the
field of basic and applied research of Malaria and Vector Biology.
7. Sudhakar Jayant has won gold medal at the IWF World Masters weightlifting
championships, held in Turin, Italy.
8. World Badminton Championships: PV Sindhu loses to fourth seed Thailand's Ratchanok
Intanon in semifinals, finishes with bronze.
9. Bhutan's new Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay will embark on his maiden visit to India
next week during which he would discussed issues like rupee crunch and funds for the
Himalayan nation's 11th five-year plan with Indian leadership.
10. Subramanian Swamy's Janata Party has merged with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
ahead of the 2014 general elections.
<Revolutions in India>
~~>Green revolution (1966-67) -Food grains
Production (especially Wheat/Rice)
~~>White Revolution- Milk Production
~~>Yellow Revolution - Oilseed Production
~~>Grey Revolution - Fertilizer Production
~~>Blue Revolution - Fish Production
~~>Red Revolution - Meat / Tomato
Production
~~>Round revolution - Potato Production
~~>Silver Revolution - Egg Production /
Poultry
~~>Pink Revolution - Prawn Fish production
~~>Golden Revolution - Fruit Revolution
~~>Brown Revolution - Non-Conventiona l
Energy sources
~~>Black Revolution - Bio-diesel Production
for self sufficiency in Petroleum&Miner al Oil

~~>Food-Chain Revolution - To double the

average income of Indianfarmers by 2010

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1] Allahabad Bank : A tradition of trust
2] Andhra Bank : For all your needs
3] Bank of Baroda : India's International bank
4] Bank of India : Relationships beyond Banking
5] Bank of Maharastra : One Family one bank
6] Canara Bank : Together we can 7] Corporation Bank : Our Premier govt of India
Enterprise
8] Dena Bank : Trusted Family Bank
9] Indian bank : Taking Banking Technology to
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10] IDBI : Banking for all 11] OBC : where every individual is committed
12] Indian Overseas Bank : Good People to grow
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14] Punjab and Sind Bank : where service is a way
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22] HDFC : We Understand Your World 23] Yes Bank : Experience our expertise
24] Central Bank of India : Build A Better Life
Around Us
***IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS : 10.08.2013***
1. Indias rising shuttler P V Sindhu on Saturday settled for a bronze medal at the World
Championships after suffering a straight-game defeat against world number three
Ratchanok Inthanon in the semifinals of the prestigious event.
2. Reliance Digital TV, the fully-owned subsidiary of Reliance Communications that runs
its direct-to-home (DTH) operations, will merge with Sun Direct to become India's second
largest DTH company.
3. YSR Congress President and Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy today tendered
resignation from his Lok Sabha membership, protesting the manner in which the
Congress party sought to divide Andhra Pradesh.
4. Indias foreign exchange reserves fell by almost $3 billion to $277.17 billion for the
week ended August 2, the lowest level in over three years, the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) data released on Friday showed. The previous occassion when the foreign exchange

reserves had reached this level was in the week ended June 25, 2010.
5. Steel Authority of India (SAIL) today said the country's largest blast furnace has
become operational at its Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP). "Durga, the largest blast furnace of
the country, has become operational," the company said. "Built at an approximate
expenditure of Rs 1,600 crore, the furnace has a useful volume of 4,060 cubic metres."
6. Indian biotech major Biocon announced on Saturday that it has launched its first
biologic drug for psoriasis, which affects about 10-20 million Indians.
7. Amid heightened tension on the border over the killing of five Indian soldiers, Pakistani
troops violated the ceasefire yet again by firing 7000 rounds of heavy ammunition and
mortar shells for seven hours at Indian posts along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu
and Kashmir.
8. Europa the sixth closest moon of Jupiter is the most likely place in our solar
system beyond Earth to have life, according to NASA.
9. An aging nuclear power plant in Taiwan has been leaking radioactive waste water for
three and half years, according to a report released by the governments watchdog this
week.
10. The Parliament has passed the historic Companies Bill 2012, moved by Sachin Pilot,
Minister of Corporate Affairs.
11. The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) liquidity tightening measures may have an
adverse impact on the country's already sluggish economic growth, which could fall
below 5 per cent, experts warned.
12. Bhutan's new Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay will embark on his maiden visit to India
next week during which he would discussed issues like rupee crunch and funds for the
Himalayan nation's 11th five-year plan with Indian leadership.
13. India signed a Protocol amending the India Morocco Double Taxation Avoidance
Convention(DTAC). The Protocol was signed by Dr Sudha Sharma, Chairperson, Central
Board of Direct Taxes on behalf of Government of India and Mr. Larbi Reffouh,
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to India on behalf of Government of the Kingdom
of Morocco.
14. In a major step towards completing its nuclear triad, India activated the atomic
reactor on-board the indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant paving the way for its
operational deployment by the Navy.
15. Vinod Prakash Sharma an eminent scientist on 9 August 2013 won the Gujar Mal Modi
Award for Science and Technology 2013. He received the award for his contribution in the
field of basic and applied research of Malaria and Vector Biology.
16. Sudhakar Jayant has won gold medal at the IWF World Masters weightlifting
championships, held in Turin, Italy.
WINNERS OF NATIONAL FILM AWARDS 2013
*****************************************

1. Best regional film: `Vazhakku En 18/9 and, `Eega`

2. Best film on social issues: `Spirit` (Malayalam)
3. Best film - wholesome entertainment: Vicky Donor
4. Best supporting actor: Annu Kapoor
5. Best Supporting Actress: Dolly Ahluwalia for Vicky Donor
6. Best original screenplay: Sujoy Ghosh for Kahaani
7. Best screenplay (adapted): OMG Oh My God
8. Best actress: Usha Jadhav for Marathi film 'Dhaag'
9. Best sound recording: Gangs of Wasseypur
10. Special Jury Award - Actress: Parineeti Chopra for 'Ishaqzaade'
11. Special Jury Award - Actor: Nawazuddin Siddiquie for 4 films
12. Special Jury Award - Film: Rituporno Ghosh for 'Chitrangada'
13. Best Playback Singer - Male: Shankar Mahadevan for the song 'Bolo Na' from the film
'Chittagong'
14. Best Playback Singer - Female: Aarti Anklekar Tikekar for Marathi film 'Samhita'
15. Best actor: Irffan Khan for 'Paan Singh Tomar' and Vikram Gokhalefor Marathi film
'Anumati'
>>> NATIONAL SYMBOLS OF INDIA <<<
******************************
~~> Flag - Tricolour
~~> Emblem - Sarnath Lion
~~> Anthem - Jana Gana Mana
~~> Song - Vande Mataram
~~> Calendar - Saka Game - Hockey
~~> Flower -Lotus
~~> Fruit - Mango
~~> Tree - Banyan
~~> Bird - Indian Peacock
~~> Land animal - Royal Bengal
~~> Tiger Reptile- king cobra
~~> Heritage animal- elephant
~~> Aquatic animal - River Dolphin
~~> Icon - Gray langur
~~> River Ganges
>>> BANKING AWARENESS QUESTION N ANSWERS <<<
******************************************
1. Which is the First Bank in India?
Answer: Bank of Hindustan
2. Which is the first Bank managed byIndians ?
Answer: Oudh Commercial Bank
3. Which is the first bank started with Indian capital (Indian ownedbank) ?
Answer: Punjab National Bank
4. Which is the first foreign Bank inIndia ?
Answer: Chartered Bank
5. Which is the first bank to get ISO certificate ?
Answer: Canara Bank
6. Which is the first bank in India to start its branches outside India?
Answer: Bank of India
7. Which is the first bank in India to introduce ATM ?
Answer: H.S.B.C bank

8. Which is the oldest public bank in India ?

Answer: Allahabad Bank
9. Which is the paper used for making Indian currency ?
Answer: Rag
10. The currency of IMF is known as ?
Answer: SDR ( Special Drawing Rights )
11. Which is known as Artificial currency or Paper Gold ?
Answer: SDR
12. Which is the Biggest public bank in India ?
Answer: SBI
13. What was the old name of StateBank Of India ?
Answer: Imperial Bank of India
14. Which bank has the most branches in India ?
Answer: SBI
15. Which Committee recommended the formation of State Bank of India ?
Answer: Gorwala committee
16. Where is the headquarters of SBI ?
Answer: Mumbai
17. Which is the biggest commercial bank in India ?
Answer: State Bank of India
18. Who is the present Chairman ofSBI ?
Answer: Pratip Chaudhuri
19. Which is the largest private sector bank in India ?
Answer: ICICI
20. Which is the first universal bank in India ?
Answer: ICICI
***Important CA questins with ans***
Q1. Who won the 2013 Wimbledon Women's singles title?
Ans. Marion Bartoli
Q2. Who was on 29 June 2013 appointed as the next Chief Justice of India?
Ans. P. Sathasivam
Q3. Which team won the FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 on 30 June 2013?
Ans. Brazil
Q4. Who is designated as India's next Foreign Secretary on, 01 July 2013?
Ans. Sujata Singh
Q5. Who got the Best Actress award at 14th IIFA (International Indian Film Academy)
awards 2013 held in Macau on 6th July 2013?
Ans. Vidya Balan
Q6. Who got the Best Actor award at 14th IIFA (International Indian Film Academy)
awards 2013 held in Macau on 6th July 2013?
Ans. Ranbir Kapoor
Q7. Who was appointed as the President of Nasscom on 6 July 2013?
Ans. R. Chandrasekhar
Q8. Who was sworn in as the interim President of Egypt on 4 July 2013?

Ans. Adli Mansour.

Q9. Name the U.S. inventor who was known as the father of the computer mouse who
died on 3 July 2013 at age of 88?
Ans. Douglas Engelbart
Q10. Who became the first ever Indian woman to receive Dubai Government's coveted
Emirates Woman Award for business excellence in June 2013?
Ans. Vandana Gandhi
Q11. Which country will host 2016 World T20 and 2023 World Cup along with 2021
proposed World Test Championship?
Ans. India
Q12. Who took over as the Union Home Secretary on 30 June 2013?
Ans. Anil Goswami
Q13. Which country became the 28th member of the European Union on 1 July 2013?
Ans. Croatia
Q14. Which Indian landmark was ranked among the top three landmarks in the world by
TripAdvisor's 2013 Travellers Choice Attractions Awards?
Ans. Taj Mahal
Q15. Name the first dedicated navigation satellite launched by India on 1 July 2013?
Ans. IRNSS-1A
Note: It was launched using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C22. Full form of IRNSSIndian Regional Navigational Satellite System.
Q16. Who took over as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff
Committee (CISC) on 1 July 2013?
Ans. Lieutenant General Anil Chait
Q17. Who was on 1 July 2013 appointed as the 20th Lt Governor of Delhi?
Ans. Najeeb Jung
Q18. Pranab Mukherjee signed which ordinance on 5 July 2013 which seeks to give legal
rights to 67 per cent of the population for subsidised grains?
Ans. Food Security ordinance
Q19. Name the two countries that offered asylum to US intelligence leaker Edward
Snowden, on 06 July 2013, who is waiting at a Moscow airport for some nation to offer
him sanctuary?
Ans. Venezuela and Nicaragua
Q20. World soccer body FIFA on 3 July 2013 barred which country from holding any
friendly football matches due to soaring violence?
Ans. Iraq
Q21. Which state was on 2 July 2013 declared as the first Smoke-free state of the
country?
Ans. Himachal Pradesh

Q22. Who was on 2 July 2013 appointed as Director General of Bureau of Indian
Standards (BIS)?
Ans. Sunil Soni
Q23. Who won the Asian Athletics Association's President Election?
Ans. Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad
Note: Suresh Kalmadi was also a contestant in the election but failed.
Q24. Which country was granted the Associate membership of the ICC recently?
Ans. Afghanistan
Q25. Name the Egypts first democratically elected President who was on 3 July 2013
ousted from his office in a military coup?
Ans. Mohamed Morsi
Q26. Name the company which launched the world's first smartphone with the Firefox
operating system to compete with devices running Google Android and Apple IOS.
Ans. Spain's Telefonica
Q27. Identify the fast Bowler of New Zealand who has announced his retirement on 3 July
2013 from all forms of cricket?
Ans. Chris Martin
Q28. Thousands in India and across the world participated in the 78th birthday
celebrations of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on 6th July 2013. Present Dalai Lama
is...........th Dalai Lama?