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INTERNATIONAL
1) Which country Central Bank has recently adopted an official symbol for the national currency ,the ruble ,which has been approved in a public vote ? Ans:- Russia 2) Which country became the first country in the world to legalise marijuana (Drug) for recreational use with the state taking control of the trade on 10 December 2013? Ans:- Uruguay 3) Who was elected as Chiles president on 15 December 2013 in a landslide victory with about 62% support ? Ans:- Michelle Bachelet 4) Which country Parliament on 15 December 2013 banned the use of US drones in the country after dozens of civilians were killed by the unmanned aircraft ? Ans:- Yemen 5) The European Union on 12 December 2013 granted GSP-Plus status to ? Ans :- Pakistan 6) Which country President Enrique Pena Nieto on 20 December 2013 signed a controversial law that allows foreign companies to drill for oil ? Ans:- Mexico
NATIONAL
1) Which natural gas pipeline inaugurated by the Prime Minister on 3 December, 2013 is the first one to connect Southern India to the national grid? Ans:- Dabhol Bangaluru Gas Pipeline of GAIL 2) In the month of December 2013 Indias first heritage transport museum was opened at ? Ans:- Taoru, Gurgaon (Haryana)
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3) Which bill was approved by Union Cabinet on 12 December 2013 ? Ans:- Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2011 4) The Supreme Court on 17 December 2013 ruled that the Centres approval was not required to investigate officers of level and above when a constitutional court monitors the probe ? Ans:- Joint Secretary 5) Lokpal Bill was passed by the Parliament as the Lok Sabha on 18 December 2013 adopted the measure as amended by the Rajya Sabha after a short discussion. Name the two parties which opposed the bill in Loksabha? Ans:- Samajwadi Party and Shiv Sena 6) Union government recently announced decision to covert the National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NIMSME) into the National SME (Small and Medium Enterprises) University. NIMSME is situated at ? Ans:- Hyderabad
STATES
1) Which national party on 8 December 2013 won the state assembly election in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh? Ans:- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 2) Which state Legislative Assembly on 13 December 2013 passed the much-awaited Anti-Superstition Bill which seeks to curb black magic and other inhuman practices arising out of superstition? Ans:- Maharashtra 3) Which state government on 3 December 2013 approved a new surrender and rehabilitation policy for Maoists in the state? Ans :- Bihar 4) The Supreme Court on 3 December 2013, set a deadline for all states and Union Territories to frame rules to regulate sale of acid and notify them accordingly. What is the deadline? Ans:- 31 March 2014 5) The Karnataka Govt. is contemplating two sessions of the legislature at the Suvarna Vidhan Soudha in a calendar year. Suvarna Vidhan Soudha is a new legislature building of the State situated at ? Ans:- Belgaum 6) According to a study of the International Association of Public Transport (UTIP) released on 16 December 2013 ,which state was ranked top in public transport among Indian cities ? Ans:- Kerala
CONFERENCES
1) 9th Ministerial Conference of the WTO was held from 3 to 6 December 2013 at Bali. Bali is in which country? Ans:- Indonesia
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4) Who was recently joined the ranks of legendary figures of the Indian Army including Field Marshal KM Kariappa as he has been awarded the sixth highest American military honour Legion of Merit ? Ans:- Gen Bikram Singh 5) How many girls from remote Maharashtra were on 13 December received United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) Navjyoti awards 2013 for resisting child marriages and also helping other girls fight the scourge ? Ans:- Nine 6) Who is the Eminent historian on 17 December 2013 was awarded Itihas Ratna from Asiatic Society Bihar ? Ans:- Bipan Chandra
ECONOMY
1) Which practice has been made compulsory from 1 December, 2013 with regard to use of debit card at retail outlets? Ans:- Mandatory punching of debit card PIN number after swiping 2) Which Indian bank on 19 December 2013 announced that it has received a license from the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System to open a branch in New York? Ans:- Canara Bank 3) Which entity on 3 December, 2013 announced plans to set up a MFIs Credit Information Bureau to enable Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) to secure credit on faster and better terms? Ans :- Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd. CIBIL 4) On 16 December 2013, Budget airliners SpiceJet Ltd has entered into a three-year interline agreement with which another airlines to offer greater connectivity between flights operated by both the carriers ? Ans:- Tiger air from Singapore 5) On 16 December 2013, which company acquires the robot-making company Boston Dynamics which had previously been contracted by the U.S. military ?
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Ans:- Google
B)RESIGNS
1) Who is the Union minister of state for environment and forest from the Council of Ministers (COM) resigned from his post on 21 December 2013 ? Ans:- Jayanthi Natarajan
C) DEATHS
1) Renowned Japanese biologist and scientist Dr. Michiaki Takahashi died at the age of 85 due to heart failure on 23 December 2013 in Osaka, Japan. He developed vaccine for fighting which disease? Ans:- Chicken Pox
D) VISITORS
1) Which country President Hamid Karzai visited India from 12 15 December 2013 ? Ans:- Afghanistan
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E) MISCELLANEOUS
1) Name the Islamist leader of Bangladesh who was executed on 12 December 2013 for genocides done during the Bangladeshs 1971 liberation war with Pakistan? Ans :- Abdul Kader Mullah
PLACES IN NEWS
1) Scientists in the month of December 2013 in their report claimed that the super volcano lying beneath Yellowstone National Park in which country is much larger than it was thought previously ? Ans:- US
ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS
1) What is the full form of NABARD ? Ans:- National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
BOOKS IN NEWS
1) Name the book launched by Mumbai University on 16 December 2013 to mark a year since the brutal gangrape of a Delhi student ? Ans:- Nirbhaya: Ek Atmachintan
COMMITTEES IN NEWS
1) Union Cabinet on 12 December 2013 approved the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2011. Bill is based on the recommendations of which Committee appointed in 2010 by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment? Ans:- Sudha Kaul Committee
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