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First Week
Q1. India's premier space agency, ISRO, on 5 November 2013 successfully launched its
historic mission to Mars from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, about
100km from Chennai. It was Indias first mission to the red planet. Name the launch
vehicle which was used for the mission?
Ans. PSLV C25
Note: main objective of the mission is to develop the technologies required for design,
planning, management and operations of an interplanetary mission. Satellite is
scheduled to reach the Mars orbit in September 2014 and is designed to circle the Red
Planet in an elliptical orbit of 366 km X 80000 km.

Q2. India successfully test fired the indigenous .................... missile from Wheeler Island
off Odisha coast on 8 November 2013?
Ans. Agni-1
Note: The surface to surface missile Agni-1 was launched from a mobile launcher. It can
travel a distance of 700 kilometers. The 15 meter long missile can carry a payload of
1000 kilogram. It has a specialized navigation system that ensures it to reach the target
with a high degree of accuracy and precision.

Q3. Which country was selected by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on 7
November 2013 to host the Mens World Cup of Hockey in 2018?
Ans. India
Note: England will host the Womens World Cup of hockey from 7-21 July, 2018.
Hockey's World Cup is held every four years and is second only to the Olympics in
significance. India hosted the world cup in 2010 at New Delhi. The 2014 edition of
Hockey World Cup would be played in The Hague, Netherlands.



Q4. Name one of the first celebrity chefs of India as well as prolific cookbook writer died
on 6 November 2013 due to heart attack in Mumbai?
Ans. Tarla Dalal
Note: She authored more than 100 cookbooks which sold three million copies. Her
website tarladalal.com is the largest food website of Asia.

Q5. Indias largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) on 6 November 2013 increased its
lending rates by ................. percent with effect from 7 November 2013?
Ans. 0.20
Note: The bank increased the base rate or the minimum lending rate to 10 per cent from
9.80 percent. The Benchmark Prime Lending Rate (BPLR) was also increased by 0.20 per
cent from 14.55 per cent to 14.75 per cent. SBI increased fixed deposit rate by 0.2 per cent
on select maturity. SBI had last raised base rate by 0.10 per cent to 9.80 per cent in
September 2012.

Q6. Name the campaign on social networking site Twitter launched by Board of Control
for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 6 November 2013 which allow fans worldwide to connect
and say thank you to Sachin Tendulkar on his retirement?
Ans. Thank you Sachin campaign
Note: During the Test series between India and the West Indies(6 to 18 November 2013),
all Twitter users who send an appreciative message for Sachin to the BCCI handle with
the ThankYouSachin will instantaneously receive a Tweet from BCCI with a
momentous picture of Sachin, including a personalised message and signature in his
handwriting.

Q7. Where will the 12th edition of Pravasi Bhartiya Divas from 7th to 9th of January
2014 as announced by Vayalar Ravi, Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs on 5
Novemeber 2013 in New Delhi?
Ans. New Delhi
Note: The theme of the convention is -Engaging Diaspora - Connecting across
Generations- with a special focus on the younger generation. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
(PBD) is celebrated on 9th January every year to mark the contribution of Overseas
Indian community in the development of India. January 9 was chosen as the day to
celebrate this occasion since it was on this day in 1915 that Mahatma Gandhi the
greatest Pravasi, returned to India from South Africa, led Indias freedom struggle and
changed the lives of Indians forever.


Q8. Name the Indian Weightlifting Federation Joint Secretary who was on 4 November
2013 appointed as an international Weightlifting referee?
Ans. Abraham K Techi
Note: Budapestbased International Weightlifting Federation issued the honour to
Abraham, making him the fourth international referee from North East India.

Q9. Government of India on 4 November 2013 decided to extend the sale of the non-
subsidized ............ kg cooking gas (LPG) cylinders at petrol pumps across the country?
Ans. 5 Kg

Q10. India won the series 3-2 against Australia on 2 November 2013 by beating
Australia in the seventh match by 57 runs at Bangalore. In the seventh One Day
International (ODI) match India scored Score 383/6 in 50 over and Australia scored 326
in 45.1 over. Who was adjudged the Man of the series?
Ans. Rohit Sharma

Q11. Name the Legendary Pakistani folk singer who passed away in Lahore, Pakistan
on 3 November 2013 after a long battle with throat cancer?
Ans. Reshma
Note: She was 66 years old. She is known for her popular songs such as Lambi Judai
and Dama Dam Mast Kalandar.

Q12. Who became the third player in International Cricket to score a double century in
One Day Internationals when scored 209 in 158 balls against Australia on 02 November
2013?
Ans. Rohit Sharma
Note: Rest of two scorers are Indian cricketers namely Sachin Tendulkar (who scored
200 runs in 147 balls) and Virender Sehwag (who scored 219 in 140 balls).

Q13. Who won the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit, Abu
Dhabi on 3 November 2013?
Ans. Sebastian Vettel


Q14. Indian men's hockey team on 3 November 2013 officially qualified for the
Rabobank Hockey World Cup 2014. International Hockey Federation (FIH) confirmed
the Indias berth in a official press release at Switzerland. Where will the event be held?
Ans. The Hague, Netherland.
Note: From 1 May to 15 June 2014

Q15. Which Cricketer created history on 02 November 2013 hitting the highest number
of sixes in an innings of ODI?
Ans. Rohit Sharma
Note: He scored 16 sixes against Australia in the last ODI. Previous best was 15 sixes
by Shane Watson.

Q16. Who was appointed as the Secretary General of National Human Rights
Commission (NHRC) on 8 November 2013?
Ans. Parvinder Sohi Behuria
Note: She is a Senior IRS officer. Behuria was appointed in the rank and pay of the
secretary. She is the successor of Ashok Sahu, a 1975 batch officer of Indian Economic
Service, following his retirement.

Q17. Name the health worker from Bihar who on 6 November 2013 won the global UN
Award for her commitment and dedication to eradicate Polio in India ?
Ans. Martha Dodray
Note: Martha Dodray is an Auxiliary Nurse & Midwife (ANM) from Darbhanga district
of Bihar. She represented the worldwide polio frontline workers. Her contribution cause
was recognized by United Nations Foundation in 2013 and awarded.

Q18. Ministry for Information & Broadcasting on 7 November 2013 announced the
institution of a special award in the series of initiatives undertaken to commemorate the
100 years of Indian Cinema. The Centenary award would be given on what basis?
Ans. Award would be given every year to an outstanding Indian film personality- A
Film Icon, for his/her contribution to Indian Cinema at IFFI.



Q19. As per the data released by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)
on 6 November 2013, which city emerged as the city with highest internet penetration in
India?
Ans. Mumbai

Q20. Name the the fourth generation advanced jet trainer aircraft which was inducted
into Indian Navy on 6 November 2013 at a ceremony held at the Naval Air Station INS
Dega at Visakhapatnam?
Ans. Hawk 132
Note: The aircraft was built by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) with
Transfer of Technology from M/s British Aerospace, UK. Hawk 132 is equipped with
advanced and reliable navigation systems and it is able to deploy an impressive array
of weaponry including air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground rockets, bombs and guns.

Q21. Who was on 6 November 2013 appointed as the managing director and chief
executive director of the LIC Housing Finance?
Ans. Sunita Sharma
Note: She is the first women MD and CEO of the company since its inception in 1989.
She succeeded V K Sharma who was elevated to the post of managing director of LIC.

Q22. Minister of Railways flagged off the first ever Dual Cab 4500 HP Freight Diesel
locomotive called Vijay from Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), Varanasi, a production
unit of Indian Railways, on 6 November 2013. Name the present railway minister?
Ans. Mallikarjun Kharge

Q23. Name the British Paralympic powerlifter who on 5 November 2013 won gold at the
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Asian Open Championships with a world-
record lift?
Ans. Ali Jawad

Q24. Charkha of Mahatma Gandhi that he used in Yerwada Jail during the Quit India
Movement was auctioned in UK on 5 November 2013 for 110000 (1.1 crore rupees
approximately) at which country?


Ans. England

Q25. Name the Australia goalkeeper who on 6 November 2013 announced his
retirement from international football?
Ans. Mark Schwarzer

Q26. Name the new cost-effective sign language translator that converts signs into
spoken and written language - and vice versa developed recently by US software
company Microsoft?
Ans. Kinect Sign Language Translator

Q27. Which Indian won the ATP mens singles title of Traralgon event in Australia on 4
November 2013?
Ans. Yuki Bhambri

Q28. Which country recently became the First South Asian Country to Approve
Commercial Cultivation of Bt Brinjal?
Ans. Bangladesh
Note: With this decision Bangladesh became the first country in South Asia to cultivate
the genetically modified food crop.

Q29. Who on 3 November 2013 won the BNP Paribas Masters Tennis tournament at
Paris, France?
Ans. Novak Djokovic of Serbia
Note: He defeated defending champion David Ferrer of Spain in straight sets, 7-5, 7-5.

Q30. UNESCO on 8 November 2013 suspended the voting rights of which countries
over Palestine row?
Ans. United States (US) and Israel

Q31. Where was the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) 13th Council of Ministers
meeting held on 1 November 2013?


Ans. Perth, Australia

Q32. Who has resigned as the Chief Executive Officer of Uninor, Norwegian telecom
giant Telenors India unit on 7 November 2013?
Ans. Yogesh Malik

Q33. Who was re-elected as the President of Tajikistan as announced by Central Election
Commission (CEC) of Tajikistan on 6 November 2013?
Ans. Imomali Rakhmon

Q34. Assam government announced on 7 November 2013 the high security measures
against poachers of the world heritage site .................... Park?
Ans. Kaziranga National Park

Q36. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 6 November 2013 permitted the WOS of the foreign
banks to acquire the domestic private sector banks. Expand WOS?
Ans. Wholly Owned Subsidiaries

Q37. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India reconstituted the Medical Council
of India (MCI) on 6 November 2013 with how many members?
Ans. 68

Q38. Union Cabinet on 7 November 2013 approved the visa waiver agreements with
which countries?
Ans. Poland, Slovenia and Lithuania

Q39. Name the speaker of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly who died on 5 November
2013 due to cardiac arrest at Jabalpur?
Ans. Iswardas Rohani



Q40. IICT Hyderabad, recently received over 50 samples for detection of chemical
weapons from the Organisation for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Expand
IICT?
Ans. Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
Note: IICT was one of the 21 labs in 17 countries that were designated by OPCW for
off-site analysis of chemical weapons.

Q41. Name the Assamese music director who passed away on 6 November 2013 at B.
Baruah Cancer Institute in Guwahati, Assam at the age of 69?
Ans. Sher Choudhury
Note: Sher Choudhury received National Award for best music director for the Gautam
Bora directed film 'Wosobipo' in 1990.

Q42. Name the mobile app for iOS and Windows Phone platforms on Passport
launched by Ministry of External Affairs, in the first week of November 2013?
Ans. mPassport Seva

Q43. Pakistan on 5 November 2013 successfully test-fired ................ missile, a surface-to-
surface missile with a range of 60 km?
Ans. Hatf IX (Nasr)

Q44. Indian and Chinese army are set to hold their third joint military exercises after a
gap of 5 years. The 10 day drill code has been named ........................ was inaugurated in
the Chengdu city on 5 November 2013?
Ans. Hand in hand
Second Week
Q1. Name the two personalities who were decided to be conferred with the highest
civilian award Bharat Ratna, by Government of India on 16 November 2013?
Ans. Eminent scientist Prof CNR Rao and cricket player Sachin Tendulkar


Note: Sachin Tendulkar is the first sport person to win the Bharat Ratna Award.
Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian Award of the country was instituted in the year
1954.
>> Bharat Ratna award so far, given only to eminent personalities from the field of
dance, music, art, literature and the social sector. In the year 2011, the Government of
India modified the eligibility criteria for Bharat Ratna Award - to enable eminent
Sports-persons to receive the Nations highest civilian award.
>> Prof. Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao (CNR Rao) was born on 30 June 1934,
Bangalore, India. He is an eminent scientist and a well-recognized international
authority on solid state and materials chemistry.

Q2. Name the aircraft carrier which was inducted into the Indian Navy on 16 November
2013 giving a boost to the Indias maritime warfare capabilities?
Ans. INS Vikramaditya
Note: The INS Vikramaditya (44500 tonne carrier Admiral Gorshkov) was
commissioned by the Union Defence Minister, AK Antony and the Russian Deputy
Prime Minister, Dmitry Rogozin in a ceremony at the sub zero temperature in the
wind-swept Sevmash Shipyard in the city of Severodvinsk port in the northern Arctic
region of Russia.

Q3. Where was the 22nd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting CHOGM
began on 15 November 2013?
Ans. Colombo, Sri Lanka
Note: Summit was inaugurated by Prince Charles of England, who is representing
Queen Elizabeth at the Commonwealth Summit. The theme for CHOGM 2013 is
Growth with Equity; Inclusive Development.

Q4. Name the Chairman of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
(PFRDA), who resigned from the post of Chairman on 13 November 2013?
Ans. Yogesh Agarwal
Note: He resigned because of the Governments decision to not allow him to be a part
of the selection panel for members of the regulator.

Q5. Who was appointed as the new Chairman of PFRDA by the Finance Ministry
following the resignation of Chairman Yogesh Agarwal?
Ans. Anup Wadhawan


Note: He was the Joint Secretary at PFRDA.

Q6. Union Government on 12 November 2013 appointed whom as the chairperson and
managing director of public sector Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB), the first womens
bank?
Ans. Usha Ananthasubramanian

Q7. Who was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court on 12
November 2013?
Ans. Justice R. Banumathi

Q8. Who was appointed Chairman of the National Multi-Commodity Exchange of India
Ltd (NMCE) on 12 November 2013?
Ans. Krishna Mohan Sahni
Note: He is a retired bureaucrat. His appointment was approved by the Forward
Markets Commission, the commission which is responsible for regulating the
commodities markets in India.National Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd
(NMCE) is the first demutualised commodity exchange of India which was granted
permanent recognition by the Union Government of India in 1990s.

Q9. Who won Miss Universe 2013 contest on 9 November 2013 held at Crocus City Hall
in Moscow, Russia?
Ans. Gabriela Isler from Venezuela

Q10. Who was appointed as the Secretary General of National Human Rights
Commission (NHRC) on 8 November 2013?
Ans. Parvinder Sohi Behuria

Q11. Name the candidate of Progressive Party of Maldives who on 16 November 2013
defeated the former premier, Mohammed Nasheed to win the Maldivian Presidential
elections?
Ans. Abdulla Yameen



Q12. India on 16 November 2013 won the two match test series against which team 2-0
at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai?
Ans. West Indies
Note: The second and the last match of the series was the last and final international
game of Sachin Tendulkar. After the match Sachin bid a tearful adieu to the sport
after India won the match by an innings and 126 runs. Pragyan Ojha was given the
Man of the Match award whereas Rohit Sharma got the Man of the Series award.

Q13. International Day for Tolerance was observed on ................ November 2013 across
the world to educate people about the need for tolerance in society and to aware them
about the dangers of intolerance?
Ans. 16 November 2013

Q14. President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 33rd India International Trade Fair
(IITF) in New Delhi on 14 November 2013. Where was the event held in New Delhi?
Ans. Pragati Maidan

Q15. 18th International Children Film Festival of India (ICFFI) was inaugurated on 14
November 2013. Where was it held?
Ans. Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

Q16. Government of India on 14 November 2013 dispatched relief package that includes
medicines, hygiene and chemicals, tentage, blankets, tarpaulins and ready to eat meals
to Hurricane ravaged which country by an Indian Air Force C-130J aircraft to Mactan?
Ans. Philippines

Q17. Name the Director of Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX) who resigned from the
board on 12 November 2013?
Ans. Paras Ajmera

Q18. World Diabetes Day was observed on 14 November 2013 across the world to raise
awareness of diabetes-a chronic disease. What is theme of the day during 2009-13?


Ans. Education and Prevention

Q19. Prasar Bharati, the India's public broadcaster, and the Radio-Television of which
country named RTV-SLO on 13 November 2013 signed an MoU in the field of
broadcasting?
Ans. Slovenia

Q20. Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram was on 13 November 2013 inaugurated
the IT based ................ System (RMS) for the Customs clearance of export goods at New
Delhi?
Ans. Risk Management System (RMS)

Q21. Industrial Production output grew by .................. percent in September 2013 mainly
on account of better performance by power and mining sectors?
Ans. 2 percent

Q22. Name the Proton-M rocket carrying a defense satellite which was successfully
launched by Russia on 12 November 2013?
Ans. Raduga-1M

Q23. Public Service Broadcasting Day was observed on .............November 2013?
Note: The day is marked to commemorate the Mahatma Gandhis visit to All India
Radio (AIR) studio in New Delhi in 1947.

Q24. India on 12 November 2013 declared itself free from Notifiable Avian Influenza
(H5N1), commonly called .................. and notified the same to World Organisation for
Animal Health (OIE)?
Ans. Bird flu

Q25. Who won the 50th edition of Indian Open golf tournament on 10 November 2013
at the Delhi Golf Club (DGC), New Delhi?


Ans. Mohammed Siddikur of Bangladesh
Note: Siddikur scored a total of 274 to edge past his Indian friends Anirban Lahiri
and SSP Chowrasia to win the tournament.

Q26. Union Finance Minister P.Chidambaram released a Commemorative Coin of 20
Rupees a circulation coin of 5 Rupees to mark the culmination of the 125th Birth
Anniversary of which freedom fighter/leader at New Delhi on 11 November 2013?
Ans. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Note: 2013 marked the culmination of 125th Birth Anniversary of Maulana Abul
Kalam Azad. Maulana Azad was one of Indias most prominent freedom fighters,
who espoused the cause of an undivided India. He was the first Minister of
Education of India and was also awarded countrys highest civilian award, the Bharat
Ratna in 1992.

Q27. World Pneumonia Day was observed on ...... November 2013 across the world to
raise awareness of pneumonia?

Q28. President of Philippines, Benigno Aquino on 11 November 2013 declared a state of
national calamity to speed relief efforts for victims of which typhoon?
Ans. Typhoon Haiyan

Q29. Who on 11 November 2013 retained the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals title after
defeating the number one, Rafael Nadal?
Ans. Novak Djokovic

Q30. Who was appointed as the Secretary of Department of Expenditure in the Union
Ministry of Finance on 11 November 2013?
Ans. Ratan P Watal

Q31. Union Minister of Minority Affairs K Rahman Khan on 11 November 2013
launched a National Portal on Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. The portal was inaugurated


to mark 125th birth anniversary of the great national leader- Maulana Abul Kalam
Azad. Name the URL of the portal?
Ans. www.maulanaazadheritage.org

Q32. World Science Day for Peace and Development was observed on 10 November
2013 across the world to raise awareness on the role of science in the development of
sustainable societies. What is the theme for the year 2013?
Ans. Science for Water Cooperation: Sharing Data, Knowledge and Innovations.

Q33. Indian men's hockey team finished fifth at the 3rd Asian Champions Trophy.
Where was the event held?
Ans. Kakamigahara, Japan

Q34. Who became a part of the history by becoming the third Indian pistol shooter to
win Gold at the World Cup Final on 10 November 2013 in Munich?
Ans. Heena Sidhu

Q35. Indian Women Hockey Team on 9 November 2013 won the Silver Medal, losing to
which country in the final of the 3rd Women Asian Champions Trophy played at
Kakamigahara in Japan?
Ans. Japan

Q36. National Education Day of India was celebrated on 11 November 2013. Why it was
celebrated on 11 November 2013?
Ans. To commemorate the anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, a great freedom
fighter, an eminent educationist and the first Education Minister of India.

Q37. Which state topped the medals tally in the 23rd All India G V Mavalankar
Shooting Championship on 16 November 2013?
Ans. West Bengal



Q38. Name the leading NRI industrialist and educationist who was presented with the
International Indian of the Decade award on 15 November 2013?
Ans. Lord Swraj Paul
Note: Lord Swraj Paul is the founder of the UK-based steel and engineering
multinational company Caparo, which at present employs about 10000 people
worldwide from UK, USA and India.

Q39. Boeing on 15 November 2012 delivered its second................ aircraft to Indian Navy
at the INS Rajali Air Base in Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu?
Ans. P-8I

Q40. Union Law Ministry on 14 November 2013 told to the Group of Ministers (GoM)
about the necessity of amendment of Article 371 (D) of the Constitution of India for
........................?
Ans. Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh

Q41. Which state on 11 November 2013, launched its first food bank in order to give
assistance to the different feeding programmes in Gurgaon as well as nearby areas?
Ans. Haryana

Q42. Who was selected for the 2014 New Horizons in Physics Prize on 5 November
2013?
Ans. Shiraz Naval Minwalla, Professor of Physics in TIFR, Mumbai

Q43. Name the former Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia who was on 14
November 2013 conferred with the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship by the Jawaharlal
Nehru Memorial Fund?
Ans. Professor Mushirul Hasan

Q44. CCI on 12 November 2013 approved the proposed acquisition of 24 percent stake
in the Naresh Goyalled Indian carrier by Abu Dhabi based airline. This decision will
allow the closure of long pending Jet-Etihad deal. Expand CCI?


Ans. Competition Commission of India

Q45. Indian Navy on 12 November 2013 commissioned the first Advanced Light Weight
Helicopters Squadron at Southern Command at which place?
Ans. Kochi, Kerala

Q46. Regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas was officially launched on 11 November 2013 at
which place?
Ans. Sydney, Australia
Third Week
Q1. Who won the FIDE World Chess Championship 2013 beating defending Champion
Viswanathan Anand of India, at Chennai on 22 November 2013?
Ans. Magnus Carlsen of Norway
Note: The victory was worth 8.4 crore Rupees for Magnus Carlsen. Anand settled for 5.6
crore Rupees. The match was sponsored by the Tamil Nadu state and organized by
FIDE and AICF. The Magnus Calsens victory was also the end of Anands six-year
reign as the World champion. It was Anands first loss in a world title match since
2007. Magnus Carlsen, who became the youngest world No. 1 at 19, also holds the
record of being the strongest rated player in chess history with a published rating of
2872, on 1 February 2013. 2013 FIDE World Chess Championship match took place from
7 to 22 November in Chennai, India.

Q2. Who became the fastest batsman to score 5000 runs in one-day internationals on 21
November 2013?
Ans. Virat Kohli
Note: Virat Kohli achieved the feat in just 120 matches and 114 innings. He has so far
scored 5005 runs, which included 17 centuries and 27 fifties in his short career. In terms
of innings, Virat Kohli has equalled the record of Sir Viv Richards of West Indies, who
also achieved the feat in 114 innings way back in 1987 but it was Viv's 126th match.
Before Kohli, former captain Sourav Ganguly was the fastest to achieve the feat among
Indian batsmen in 131 matches and 126 innings.



Q3. Mars Orbiter Mission also known as ................. has beamed back the first set of
pictures of Earth on 21 November 2013 that was captured by Mars Color Camera fitted
on Mars Orbiter spacecraft?
Ans. Mangalyaan

Q4. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson, Sonia Gandhi Jointly
inaugurated Indias first all-women bank, Bharatiya Mahila Bank in Mumbai on 19
November 2013,marking the birth anniversary of which former women Prime Minister
of India?
Ans. Indira Gandhi
Note: Main objectives of the bank will be to focus on the banking needs of women and
to promote their economic empowerment. The bank will commence operations with an
initial capital of one thousand crore rupees. Union Government on 12 November 2013
appointed Usha Ananthasubramanian as the first chairperson and managing director of
public sector Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB).

Q5. 44th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) began at Panaji in Goa on 20
November 2013 with great fanfare. Who inaugurated the 11- day cinematic
extravaganza by lighting the traditional lamp in the distinguished presence of Union
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari, Goa Chief Minister Manohar
Parriker and a galaxy of cine stars?
Ans. Award winning actress Suasan Sarandon, American actress

Q6. Who was conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award at the opening ceremony of
44th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?
Ans. Jiri Menzel, Legendary Czech film director

Q7. Name the renowned Indian actress who was conferred with the first Centenary
Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year at the opening ceremony of 44th
International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?
Ans. Waheeda Rehman



Q8. Who was on 19 November 2013 selected for prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for
Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2013?
Ans. Dr. Angela Merkel, German Chancellor
Note: The International Jury for the Prize was chaired by the Prime Minister Dr.
Manmohan Singh, which made this announcement on 19 November 2013 on the birth
anniversary of Indira Gandhi. Dr. Angela Merkel is nominated for her exemplary
leadership in Europe and the world during the financial crises, her commitment to
universal peace and disarmament and her leadership role in strengthening productive
and mutually beneficial relations with India and other developing countries.

Q9. Name the orbiter Mission to Mars planet launched by US space agency NASA on 18
November 2013?
Ans. MAVEN
Note: The orbiter mission was launched on an Atlas V rocket from Florida's Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station

Q10. Who has sworn in as the 6th President of the Maldives on 17 November 2013?
Ans. Abdulla Yameen
Note: Mohammad Jameel was sworn in as vice-President. Abdulla Yameens sworn in
has ended the two years of political turmoil that was threatened to isolate the country
internationally. The Maldives was witnessing the political turmoil, since Nasheed
resigned under pressure in February 2012 because of a controversial transfer of power.

Q11. Who on 17 November 2013 won United States Grand Prix?
Ans. Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull
Note: This was his eighth successive race win of Vettel in a season. With this win he
succeeded ahead of Michael Schumachers previous record of winning seven races in a
row in the same season, which was set in 2004.

Q12. Which Southern European country was on 17 November 2013 unanimously chosen
as the host of the next Commonwealth summit in 2015?
Ans. Malta
Note: This is second time for Malta to host the Commonwealth summit. Before this,
Malta hosted a Commonwealth Summit in 2005. This was after Mauritius withdrew as
host of the 2015 Commonwealth summit as a result of its prime minister's boycott of
the Colombo summit over Sri Lanka's human rights concerns.



Q13. India on 23 November 2013 successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable which
ballistic missile from a naval ship off Odisha coast?
Ans. Dhanush
Note: The surface-to-surface Dhanush, a naval variant of India's indigenously
developed Prithvi missile, was test fired from a location at Bay of Bengal by the
Srategic Force Command of the defence force. Dhanush missile is capable of carrying
conventional as well as nuclear payload of 500 to 1000 kg and hit both land and sea-
based targets.

Q14. Name the Eminent Scientist and Bharat Ratna Awardee who was on 4 November
2013 elected as honorary foreign member of Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) and
thus became the first Indian to be elected to this prestigious Chinese Academy of
Science (CAS) which comprises of many Nobel laureates and eminent scientist across
the world?
Ans. Prof CNR Rao
Note: CNR Rao has been elected to almost all scientific academies of the world
including The Royal Society-London, National Academy of Science-USA, Pontifical
Academy of Science, Japan Academy and Royal Spanish Academy of Sciences, among
others.

Q15. Who was appointed as the new Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India by
Union Government on 22 November 2013?
Ans. Justice Ajit Prakash Shah
Note: Justice Ajit Prakash Shah succeeded Justice D. K. Jain who resigned in October
2013 to take over as the President of National Consumer Disputes Redressal
Commission.

Q16. Who was reappointed as the national coach of the men's Indian boxing team till
the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on 20 November 2013?
Ans. Gurbax Singh Sandhu

Q17. Name the India's senior women's hockey team coach who passed away in a fatal
road accident near Sangrur in Punjab on 20 November 2013?
Ans. Inderjit Singh Gill
Note: He was part of the Indian Women Team in the major tournaments including
Commonwealth Games in 2002 Manchester, Asian Games in 2002 Busan, Asia Cup in


2007 Hong Kong, FIH Olympic Qualifying Tournament in 2012 New Delhi and 2013 FIH
World League Round 2 in New Delhi.

Q18. Name the British biochemist who is the only person to win Nobel Prize two times
for Chemistry who died on 19 November 2013 in Cambridge, eastern England?
Ans. Frederick Sanger
Note: For the first time, he won the Nobel Prize in 1958 for development of the methods,
which helped to unravel the chemical structure of Protein, mainly insulin. Second Nobel
Prize was given to him in 1980, jointly with Walter Gilbert and Paul Berg for the
development of the techniques to read the sequences of DNA, which carries the basic
code for life.

Q19. Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani teenage activist on 20 November 2013 received the
EU's ................ human rights prize for her brave crusade for the right of the children to
education?
Ans. Sakharov human rights prize
Note: Sakharov Prize for free speech is awarded by the European Parliament annually
in memory of Soviet physicist and dissident Andrei Sakharov.

Q20. Which film won the Golden Elephant Award for best film in the 'International Live
Action' category at the 18th International Children's Film Festival which concluded on
20 November 2013 in Hyderabad?
Ans. Dutch Film named Kauwboy

Q21. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 19 November 2013 directed Public Sector Banks
(PSBs) to provide loans to women self-help groups (SHGs) at ............ per cent per
annum to avail the benefit of interest rate subvention scheme under the Swarnajayanti
Gram Swarozgar Yojana-Aajeevika (SGSY) scheme?
Ans. 7 percent
Note: Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana-Aajeevika (SGSY) is an initiative by the
government to provide sustainable income to poor people living in rural areas of the
country.

Q22. Which footballer won the Golden Shoe award in recognition of his 46 goals in 32
leagues appearances in the Europes domestic football league in the 2012-13 season?
Ans. Lionel Messi


Note: This is the third Golden Shoe award of Messi and with this win he became the
first footballer to win the award three times. Earlier Messi won the award in 2009-10
for 34 goals and a Spanish record 50 in 2011-12.

Q23. India on 18 November 2013 successfully test-fired the advanced version of the
................. supersonic cruise missile from the Pokhran test firing range in Rajasthan?
Ans. BrahMos

Q24. Name the British Nobel Prize-winning author who died on 17 November 2013 at
London at the age of 94?
Ans. Doris Lessing
Note: In 2007, the 88-year-old Doris Lessing became the oldest recipient of the Nobel
Prize in Literature and only the 11th woman to win the award.

Q25. Which Jamaican sprinters were crowned the male and female World Athletes of
the Year, 2013 on 16 November 2013?
Ans. Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Note: They were selected as the world athletes of the year by the sport's governing IAAF
at a ceremony in Monaco.

Q26. Who was reappointed as General Secretary All India Football Federation (AIFF) for
a second term of another three years on 20 November 2013?
Ans. Kushal Das
Note: National football team coach Wim Koevermans' contract was extended till
October 2014. Besides the national team, Koevermans will also be in charge on India's
campaign in 2014 Incheon Asian Games.

Q27. Name the cyclonic storm which struck Andhra Pradesh coast near Machilipatnam,
triggering heavy rains and strong gales, killing several people?
Ans. Cyclone Helen

Q28. Chief Information Commissioner Deepak Sandhu administered the oath of office
to five new Information Commissioners appointed to the Central Information
Commission (CIC) on 22 November 2013. Name them?
Ans. 1) Yashovardhan Azad, a former IPS Officer


2) Sharat Sabharwal, a career diplomat
3) Manjula Parasher, a former Indian Postal Service Officer and had retired as
Secretary from the Department of Posts.
4) MA Khan Yusufi, a former Indian Legal Service Officer
5) Madbhushanam Sridhar Acharyulu, who was working as Professor at NALSAR

Q29. Which fighter jet was on 21 November 2013 selected as the platform to mount the
supersonic BrahMos missiles by the Indian Air Force?
Ans. Sukhoi-30
Note: The first test launch will be carried out by the end of 2014.

Q30. Jet Airways on 20 November 2013 concluded the sale of ................ percent equity
stake in the airline to Etihad Airways for 2057 crore Rupees?
Ans. 24
Note: The 335 million Dollar deal, which was unveiled in April 2013, is the first cross
border transaction in the Indian aviation sector after it was opened up for foreign
direct investments in 2012.

Q31. Election Commission decided to use Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) on
a large-scale for the first time in the country in the upcoming Assembly polls in which
state on 25 November 2013?
Ans. Mizoram

Q32. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 16 November 2013 performed the
last of the five orbit-raising manoeuvre on its Mars Orbiter, raising the apogee (farthest
point from Earth) of the spacecraft to over ........ lakh km?
Ans. 1.92

Q33. World Toilet Day (WTD) was observed across the world on .......... November 2013?
Note: The World Toilet Organization created World Toilet Day to raise global
awareness of the struggle 2.5 billion face every day without access to proper, clean
sanitation.



Q34. National Integration Day was observed on 19 November 2013 all over India. Why
the day is celebrated on 19 November 2013?
Ans. It is celebrated as the birth anniversary of the first woman Prime Minister of the
India, Indira Gandhi.

Q35. Which country on 17 November 2013 defended the Davis Cup title 2013 after
Redek Stepanek defeated the Serbian Dusan Lajovic 6-3, 6-1, 6-1 in the fifth rubber of the
final by BNP Paribas Final in Belgrade?
Ans. Czech Republic

Q36. Name India's First Private Metro service which started operation from Gurgaon,
Haryana on 14 November 2013?
Ans. Rapid Metro

Q37. 22nd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) was held in
Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 15-17 November 2013. What was the theme of the Meeting
2013?
Ans. Growth with Equity: Inclusive Development

Q38. National Press Day was celebrated across the country on ............. November 2013?
Note: The day is symbolic of a free and responsible press in India.

Q39. Who was on 21 November 2013 sworn in as the US Assistant Secretary of State for
South and Central Asia?
Ans. Nisha Desai Biswal

Q40. Which state is hosting the 9th North East Business Summit which began on 22
November 2013?
Ans. Dibrugarh in Assam



Q41. Name the US sprinter who on 18 November 2013 announced his retirement after
13 years career?
Ans. Darvis Patton
Note: He won the Olympic silver medal as part of the 4x100 relay teams in the 2004
Athens Olympics and in London Olympics in 2012.

Q42. Who was appointed as Coach of the Senior Men Hockey Team by Hockey India on
20 November 2013?
Ans. V Baskaran
Note: Baskaran will work under the recently appointed Chief Coach Terence Walsh.
Hockey India on 15 October 2013 appointed the Terence Walsh as Chief Coach of the
Senior Men National Hockey Team.

Q43. Who was awarded with Dayawati Modi Award for Art and Culture and Education
by Dayawati Foundation on 19 November 2013?
Ans. Anjolie Ela Menon
Note: She is one the leading contemporary female artist and well known muralist.

Q44. President of India Pranab Mukherjee on 19 November 2013 presented Indira
Gandhi National Service Scheme Best University Award 2012-13 to ............ University of
Karnataka?
Ans. Mangalore University of Karnataka

Q45. In the latest ICC test ranking, India moved to the ............. position, following the 2-
0 victory over West Indies on 16 November 2013?
Ans. Second

Fourth Week
Q1. Who was appointed as UNICEF's first brand ambassador for South Asia on 28
November 2013?
Ans. Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar


Note: Sachin Tendulkar will work for promoting hygiene and sanitation in the South
Asian region for two years. Sachin Tendulkar was already involving with the UNICEF
campaigns for polio and global hand washing.

Q2. Name the managing editor of Tehelka who on 27 November 2013 announced her
resignation from the Tehelka, an investigative magazine in the wake of the sexual
harassment case in which a young Tehelka reporter alleged that the magazine's editor in
chief Tarun Tejpal had sexually assaulted her during an event the magazine's group
conducted in Goa?
Ans. Shoma Chaudhury

Q3. Who was appointed as new Army Chief of Pakistan by Prime Minister of Pakistan
Nawaz Sharif on 28-NOV-2013?
Ans. Lt Gen Raheel Sharif

Q4. Which word was named as word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries on 19
November 2013?
Ans. Selfie
Note: Selfie, (Noun) means: a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one
taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website. Selfie
was added to OxfordDictionaries.com in August 2013, although the Word of the Year
selection is made irrespective of whether the candidates are already included in an
Oxford dictionary.

Q5. Who won Formula one Brazilian Grand Prix 2013 on 24 November 2013?
Ans. Sebastian Vettel
Note: With this victory vettel matched Michael Schumachers record of 13 victories in a
year and equalled the nine consecutive wins of Alberto Ascari.

Q6. Who has sworn in as the 22nd Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh by Governor Ram
Naresh Yadav at Raj Bhavan, Bhopal on 24 November 2013?
Ans. Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar



Q7. International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women is observed on ......
November 2013 across the world to raise awareness about violence against women?
Ans. 25 November

Q8. Who was appointed as the chairman of MCXs board by Multi Commodity
Exchange of India Ltd on 27 November 2013?
Ans. Satyananda Mishra
Note: Market Regulatory authority, the Forward Markets Commission (FMC) also
approved the appointment of Satyananda Mishra as the independent Director of MCX's
board for a period up to 31 March 2016. Satyananda Mishra is a retired Indian
Administrative Services officer (1973 Batch) and has acted as a Chief Information
Commissioner from December 2010 to September 2013.

Q9. Who has made it to the number one spot in the GG2 Power List 101 for her work in
raising awareness for female empowerment?
Ans. Malala Yousafzai

Q10. Union Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily on 29 November 2013 inaugurated the
first "Synthetic Rubber Plant" of the country. Where was it situated?
Ans. Panipat in Haryana

Q11. National Tiger Conservation Authority on 28 November 2013 approved the fifth
tiger reserve of Maharashtra at which place?
Ans. Nagzira
Note: Nagzira tiger reserve will be developed between Bhandara and Gondia districts,
which will be the home of surplus tigers of the state.

Q12. Italian Senate on 27 November 2013 expelled ex- Prime Minister ..........................
from Parliament over his tax fraud conviction?
Ans. Silvio Berlusconi

Q13. Name the cyclonic storm which on 27 November 2013 hit the Andhra Pradesh
coast and caused severe damage in the coastal region?


Ans. Lehar

Q14. ISRO and NASA will coordinate functions of their Mars Orbiters-Mangalyaan and
MAVEN once both get into orbit of the Mars planet in September 2014. This was
announced by ISRO scientists. When was Mangalyaan launched?
Ans. 5 November 2013 using PSLV-C25

Q15. Which global search engine giant on 28 November 2013 setup an election portal in
India, the largest democracy of the world?
Ans. Google

Q16. Name the Indian-American who was appointed as president of Standard & Poor's
Ratings Services, the world's largest ratings firm recently?
Ans. Neeraj Sahai
Note: He was appointed by McGraw Hill Financial Company. Neeraj Sahai (56) will
assume his new role at Standard & Poor's from 6 January 2014.

Q17. India has won the three one day series against West Indies by 2-1 on 27 November
2013. This was the ............th ODI title win in a row for India?
Ans. Sixth

Q18. Which city will be the host for the World Trade Fair or EXPO 2020 as announced
by Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) on 27 November 2013?
Ans. Dubai

Q19. Which party emerged as single largest Party in the second Constituent Assembly
elections in Nepal which are held on 19 November 2013?
Ans. Nepali Congress (NC)

Q20. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 26 November 2013 directed the banks to charge
customers for the transaction ........... alerts on the basis of usage, instead of imposing a
fixed fee?


Ans. SMS

Q21. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on 26 November 2013 launched the
construction of the country's biggest Nuclear power project. Nuclear power plant is to
be built with technical assistance of which country?
Ans. China
Note: 2200-MegaWatt- Karachi Coastal Power Project, comprising the K-2 and K-3
nuclear plants, is being built at Paradise Beach, located 40 km from the Karachi.

Q22. Constitution Day was observed across India on ........... November 2013 to honour
the Constitution of India?
Ans. 26 November
Note: Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November
1949, which came into force on 26 January 1950.

Q23. Union Cabinet on 25 November 2013 approved a proposal to transfer Indu Mill
land in ......... to Maharashtra government for constructing Dr B R Ambedkar memorial?
Ans. Mumbai

Q24. Aviation company e- Volo on 17 November 2013 successfully tested the first
helicopter which is noiseless and emission-free named- Volocopter. e- Volo is the
company from which country?
Ans. Germany

Q25. Which countries on 24 November 2013 qualified for ICC Twenty20 World Cup
2014 after winning their respective matches in the qualifiers at Dubai?
Ans. Ireland and Afghanistan

Q26. Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on 29 November 2013 signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Department of AIDS Control. What is the
objective of the MoU?


Ans. To "reach a large number of youth engaged in sports activities" at village,
district and state level with information on STI/HIV/AIDS prevention and related
services.

Q27. Which country on 28 November 2013 inaugurated the Consulate General of it in
Chennai?
Ans. Belgium

Q28. Where was the 9th International Heavy Minerals Conference (HMC 2013) held
from 27 to 29 November 2013?
Ans. Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Q29. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 28 November 2013 relaxed norms for participation
of Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) in the insurance joint ventures by
allowing them to hold more than ................. percent in such companies?
Ans. 50 percent

Q30. Name the noted Dalit writer who passed away on 17 November 2013 at Dehradun,
Uttarakhand?
Ans. Omprakash Valmiki

Q31. Name the Latvian Prime Minister who announced his resignation and thereby the
fall of the Government on 27 November 2013?
Ans. Valdis Dombrovskis
Note: He resigned due to the deadly collapse of Maxima supermarket of Riga on 21
November 2013.

Q32. Which countries on 27 November 2013 qualified for the ICC T20 World cup which
will be held in Bangladesh in 2014?
Ans. Nepal and UAE



Q33. NATO on 26 November 2013 launched a three-day cyber defence exercise Cyber
Coalition 2013in Estonia. Expand NATO?
Ans. North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Q34. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 26 November 2013 allowed banks to treat loans
given to medium manufacturing enterprises after 13 November 2013 as ............ sector
advance?
Ans. Priority sector

Q35. Name the Indian weightlifter who won Gold and two Silver medals in the Boys' 50
Kg category of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships on 25 November 2013
at Penang, Malaysia?
Ans. Deepak Lathore

Q36. Name the ten-member Committee constituted by Supreme Court of India on 26
November 2013 to deal with complaints of sexual harassment within its premises?
Ans. Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee (GSICC)

Q37. Name the world champion water skier of Australia who died on 25 November
2013 after a fall during a high-speed endurance race on Australias Hawkesbury River?
Ans. Sarah Teelow

Q38. Name the Indian Origin British MP who on 22 November 2013 was honoured with
the prestigious Asian Trader Editors Award?
Ans. Priti Patel

Q39. Who won Golf world cup at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne on 24
November 2013 ?
Ans. Jason Day, Australian Golfer
Note: Australia team (Jason Day and Adam Scott) also won the team Championships
by beating the American team of Matt Kuchar and Kevin Streelman.



Q40. COP-19, UN Climate Change Conference 2013 concluded in Warsaw, ........... on 23
November 2013 by approving the new global treaty?
Ans. Poland
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