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September 1
st
Week
Q1. Who won the Womens Single Title at US Open 2013 on 8 September 2013?
Ans. Serena Williams
Note: She defeated Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in the final at New York with 7-5, 6-
7 (6), 6-1 points. With this win, top-seeded, Serena Williams secured her fifth US
Open title and 17th Grand Slam title of the overall career.

Q2. Name the team which won Mens Doubles Title 2013 at US Open 2013 on 8
September 2013?
Ans. Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek
Note: Leander Paes of India and Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic emerged as
winners by defeating the Alexander Peya of Austria, and Bruno Soares of Brazil in
the final match with 6-1, 6-3 win.

Q3. International Literacy Day was held on 8 September 2013. When was
International Literacy Day was designated by UNESCO?
Ans. 17 November 1965
Note: This day was first celebrated on 8 September 1966. International Literacy day
is observed every year on 8 September to raise people's awareness and concern for
literacy issues in the world. It aims to highlight the importance of literacy to
individuals, communities, societies and reminds the international community of the
status of literacy and adult learning globally.

Q4. Which city on 7 September 2013 won the right to host the 2020 Summer Olympic
Games?
Ans. Tokyo
Note: Japan won the right to host Olympic Games for the second time. It had
previously hosted the Games in 1964. Members of the International Olympic

Committee (IOC) meeting in Buenos Aires chose the Japanese capital Tokyo, over
Istanbul, after Madrid was dramatically eliminated following a first-round tie with
the Turkish city.

Q5. Indian Space Research Organization is set to launch ambitious Mars Orbiter
Mission in which month of 2013?
Ans. November
Note: The unmanned mission, which will explore the existence of life and the
possibility of sustaining life on Mars, will travel 299 days in space before reaching
the Red Planet in September 2014. The Mars Orbiter Mission will be sent through
powerful PSLV-XL launch vehicle.

Q6. Lok Sabha on 6 September 2013 passed the Representation of the People
(Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2013. Rajya Sabha had already passed the bill on 27
August 2013. What is the aim of the bill?
Ans. Aim of the Representation of the People (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2013
is to add a proviso to sub-section (2) of section 62 of the RP Act.

Q7. Name the new Chief Information Commissioner of India who has also became
the first woman Chief Information Commissioner, on 5 September 2013?
Ans. Deepak Sandhu
Note: She is the former Indian Information Service officer of 1971 batch.She served
at various crucial positions such as Principal Director General (media and
communications); Press Information Bureau; Director General, DD News; Director
General (news), All India Radio.

Q8. Name the Indian woman writer who was killed by unidentified gunmen outside
her home in eastern Paktika province of Afghanistan on 4 September 2013?
Ans. Sushmita Banerjee


Q9. Teachers Day Celebrated across India on 5th August 2013. Why was it celebrated
on that day?
Ans. To commemorate the Birth Anniversary of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Note: He was the first vice president of India and the second President of India.
President of India, Pranab Mukherjee also presented the National Awards to
meritorious teachers from all over India.

Q10. Name the bill related to Pension Fund which was passed by Lok Sabha on 4
September 2013?
Ans. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill (PFRDA), 2011

Q11. Which mobile manufacturer and Microsoft Corporation on 3 September 2013
announced that both companies have decided to enter into a transaction whereby
Microsoft will purchase substantially all of its Devices & Services business?
Ans. Nokia

Q12. Who took over the charge as the 23rd Governor of Reserve Bank of India on 4
August 2013 as a successor of outgoing Governor of RBI, Dr. Subbarao?
Ans. Raghuram Rajan

Q13. Name the famous British broadcaster and writer died on 31 August 2013 aboard
the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth where he was scheduled to give speech?
Ans. David Frost

Q14. Which country won the Asia Cup Hockey 2013?
Ans. South Korea

Note: They defeated India 4-3 in the final of the Asia Cup Hockey at Ipoh, Malaysia
on 1 September 2013. With this, South Korea confirmed its place in the World Cup at
The Hague.

Q15. Name the Pakistan President who stepped down on 08 September after
successfully completing his five-year term, paving the way for Mamnoon Hussain to
take over?
Ans. Asif Ali Zardari

Q16. Name the sports event which was included in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games
after it defeated baseball/softball and squash for a spot in the competition?
Ans. Wrestling

Q17. Who will be sworn in as the 28th prime minister of Australia after clinching an
historic victory and ending six years of Labor rule?
Ans. Tony Abbott

Q18. Which internet giant has adopted a new logo for the first time since its founding
18 years ago?
Ans. Yahoo

Q19. Where was the G-20 summit 2013 held?
Ans. St. Petersburg in Russia.

Q20. Name the former Indian cricket team captain who was announced by Union
Health Ministry as brand ambassador for its National Tobacco Control Campaign?
Ans. Rahul Dravid


Q21. Name the former Indian Cricket team coach who will join IPL franchisee Delhi
Daredevils as head coach?
Ans. Gary Kirsten

Q22. Lok Sabha on 6 September 2013 passed the Parliament (Prevention of
Disqualification) Amendment Bill, 2013. What is the aim of the bill?
Ans. For keeping the chairpersons of National Commissions for the SC and ST out of
purview of office of profit.

Q23. Lok Sabha on 6 September 2013, passed the Prohibition of Employment as
Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Bill, 2012. The Bill was moved by the
Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment. Name him/her?
Ans. Kumari Selja

Q24. Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University Bill, 2013 was passed by the Lok Sabha
on 6 September 2013. What is the purpose of the bill?
Ans. Purpose of the bill is to establish the first-ever national aviation university in
India, called Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University, which is named after Rajiv
Gandhi. University would train the cabin crew, pilots as well as aircraft engineers.

Q25. Lok Sabha on 6 September 2013 passed the Street Vendors (Protection of
Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Bill, 2012. What is the aim of the bill?
Ans. To protect the rights of the street vendors in the urban areas.

Q26. Who was conferred Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony, 2013 by President of
India Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi on 6 September 2013?
Ans. Zubin Mehta

Note: Zubin Mehta is an Indian Parsi conductor of western classical music. The
Government of India previously had honoured Zubin Mehta with the Padma
Bhushan and with India's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan. He is
the second recipient after Sitar maestro late Pandit Ravi Shankar.

Q27. Name the new fuel saving device decided to be installed in Diesel Locomotives
by Indian Railways recently?
Ans. Auxiliary Power Unit (APU)
Note: It is expected in saving of more than 20 lakh Rupees per locomotive annually.

Q28. Name Indias advanced multi-band communication satellite which was launched
from Kourou, French Guiana on 30 August 2013 and was successfully placed in the
Geosynchronous Orbit with an altitude of about 36000 km above Earths surface on 3
September 2013?
Ans. GSAT-7

Q29. Name the book written by Raj Kundra, the British-Indian businessman and a
part-owner of the IPL team of Rajasthan Royals which was released recently?
Ans. How Not to Make Money

Q30. Name the former heavy weight champion who was diagnosed positive for HIV
died at the age of 44, on 1 September 2013?
Ans. Tommy Morrison

Q31. Who was appointed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as his new Special
envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation?
Ans. Rakesh Sood


Q32. Who was conferred the Moortidevi Award for 2012?
Ans. Haraprasad Das
Note: Moortidevi award is presented by the Bhartiya Jnanpith organization is
presented by the Bhartiya Jnanpith Organisation. It carries cash prize, a plaque, a
statue of goddess of learning Saraswati and a shawl. This is the second Moortidevi
award given for Odia literature. In 1991, Dr Pratibha Ray received the award for her
novel Yagnaseni.

Q33. Which mobile manufacturer on 2 September 2013 launched a new smartphone
with a 6-inch screen called the Liquid S2 which is the worlds first 4K recording
smartphone which is four times the resolution of current full HD?
Ans. Acer

Q34. Upper House of the Parliament, Rajya Sabha on 2 September 2013 passed the
National Food Security Bill 2013. What is the aim of the bill?
Ans. The aim of which is to provide subsidised foodgrains to 2/3rd population of
India as their right.

Q35. Prime Minister of India Dr. Mamohan Singh on 2 September 2013 launched the
Gandhi Heritage Portal in New Delhi. Gandhi Heritage Portal is an initiative of which
union ministry?
Ans. Union Ministry of Culture.
Note: The Gandhi heritage Portal is set up to preserve, protect and disseminate
original writings of Gandhiji.

Q36. Name the 64-year old American long-distance swimmer became the first person
to cross Florida Straits from Cuba without any shark cage on 2 September 2013?
Ans. Diana Nyad


Q37. Recently who became the First Winner of Indian Idol Junior?
Ans. Anjana Padmanabhan
Note: Anjana won a prize money of 25 lakh rupees from Sony Entertainment
Television, a Nissan Micra Car and fixed deposit of 5 lakhs rupees from Kotak and 2
lakh rupees from Horlicks.

Q38. Who won her maiden 10000 US dollars ITF women singles title on 31 August
2013 after she registered an impressive 6-4, 7-5 victory over sixth-seeded Akari Inoue
of Japan at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association complex?
Ans. Bhuvana Kalva of India

Q39. Which country is hosting the 63rd edition of the Miss World pageant which kick
started on 08 September 2013?
Ans. Indonesia

Q40. Name the unmanned spacecraft recently launched by NASA that aims at
unlocking the mysteries of Moons atmosphere?
Ans. Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer or LADEE

Q41. Name the next version of Android operating system announced by google
recently?
Ans. KitKat

Q42. Where was the 11th Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU) Congress held recently?
Ans. New Delhi

Q43. Who has been recently asked to perform the duties of the Lok Sabha secretary
general after TK Vishwanathan relinquished his office on August 31?

Ans. S Bal Shekar

Q44. India will be hosting the 33rd Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional
Administrators (APCCA), 2013 in New Delhi from 22 to 27 September, 2013. Wh will be
inaugurating it?
Ans. Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde.

Q45. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the proposal for
restructuring of the centrally sponsored Scheme SJSRY. Expand it?
Ans. Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana

Q46. Which golfer on 2 September 2013 won the Deutsche Bank title 2013?
Ans. Henrik Stenson

Q47. Name the British Indian billionaire brothers who won a Lifetime Achievement
Award for their contributions to UK's Asian community?
Ans. Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja

Q48. Who was recently reelected as the Prime Minister of Cambodia?
Ans. Hun Sen
September 2
nd
Week
Q1. Name Indias most deterrent nuclear capable ballistic missile which wa
successfully test fired from Chandipur Test Range in Balasore district off Odisha coast
on 15 September 2013?
Ans. Agni-5

NotAgni-5 can carry a single nuclear warhead of over 1000 kg and can strike with
precision targets in China and Europe. The complex missile weighs about 50 tons and
is 17.5 meters long.

Q2. Name the cricketers who were handed life ban for IPL spot-fixing by BCCI on 13
September 2013?
Ans. S Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan

Q3. Name the American Engineer and the pioneer of noise reduction in audio
recordings who died on 12 September 2013?
Ans. Ray Dolby
Note: He was also the founder of Dolby Laboratories. The 80 year aged Ray Dolby in
his end days suffered from Alzheimer disease.
Q4. Who was conferred with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and
Development 2012 by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee at a function
orgainsed in Rashtrapati Bhavan on 12 September 2013?
Ans. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Note: She is the president of Liberia. She also won the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize for
securing peace in Liberia and promoting economic and social development, and to
strengthening the position of women.

Q5. Who was appointed as the President and CEO of the iGate Corporation on 11
September 2013?
Ans. Ashok Vemuri
Note: iGate Corporation is a software services company headquartered in Fremont,
California.


Q6. Which team won the South Asian Football Federations (SAFF) Championship 2013
on 11 September 2013 by defeating India?
Ans. Afghanistan
Note: They beat India with a margin of 2-0

Q7. Name the book of Jhumpa Lahiri which was shortlisted among the six books for
the Man Booker Prize 2013? Visithttp://www.currentaffairs4examz.com
Ans. The Lowland
Note: The Man Booker Prize promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best
book of the year. The prize, was launched in 1969, aims to promote the finest in
fiction by rewarding the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the United
Kingdom, the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland.

Q8. Who was elected as the ninth President of the International Olympic Committee
(IOC) on 10 September 2013?
Ans. Thomas Bach of Germany
Note: He is the successor of Jacques Rogge of Belgium, who headed the IOC, since
2001 to 10 September 2013.

Q9. Name the vent which voted back for 2020 and 2024 Olympics Games by
International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 8 September 2013?
Ans. Wrestling

Q10. Who became the youngest person to fly a single engine aircraft, solo around the
globe on 7 September 2013?
Ans. Ryan Campbell (19) of Australia


Q11. Who won the Womens Single title at US Open 2013?
Ans. Serena Williams
Note: Serena defeated the second seeded, Azarenka with 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-1 points.

Q12. Which country have recorded a landmark Test victory by beating Pakistan by 24
runs, which is first time after their victory over India in 2001 - and only their 11th
success since their admission to Test cricket in 1992?
Ans. Zimbabwe

Q13. Who was named by BJP as its prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha
election? Visithttp://www.currentaffairs4examz.com
Ans. Narendra Modi

Q14. Who won the 2013 US Open Grandslam in men's category?
Ans. Rafael Nadal
Note: He claimed his second US Open title and 13th Grand Slam crown overall
defeating world number one Novak Djokovic, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in US Open men's
singles final 2013.

Q15. Name the first Urdu Law Dictionary in the country released on 15 September
2013 in Mumbai?
Ans. Kanoon Lugat
Note: Supreme Court advocate Muhammad Irshad Hanif authored the translation of
this dictionary. The Urdu legal dictionary has a foreword written by former Chief
Justice of India Altamas Kabir.


Q16. Indian duo of N. Sriram Balaji and Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan won the ITF Men's
Doubles on 15 September 2013. Where was the event held?
Ans. Sharam-Al-Sheikh, Egypt

Q17. Union Government on 15 September 2013 slashed the import tariff value of gold
to ...... dollars per 10 grams and silver to ........ dollars per kilogram?
Ans. 432 & 736 respectively

Q18. Name the President of the Republic of Liberia paid an official visit to India since
9 September 2013 to 13 September 2013 at the invitation of the President of India?
Ans. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Q19. Name the Indian woman from south Dinajpur in West Bengal who was declared
the world's tallest woman by Guinness World Records recently?
Ans. Siddiqa Parveen
Note: She was measured to be at least 7 feet 3.5 inches. India already holds the
record for being home to the world's shortest woman. Standing at 24.7 inches, Jyoti
Amge has held the Guinness world record title for Shortest Living Woman since her
18th birthday on 16 December 2011.

Q20. Who was on 14 September 2013 elected as Syria's interim Prime Minister by
opposition National Coalition?
Ans. Ahmad Toameh

Q21. Name the World's Oldest Man who died at the age of 112 on 13 September 2013?
Ans. Salustiano Sanchez-Blazquez


Q22. Name the court which pronounced the maximum sentence of death penalty to
the four convicts of the 16 December 2012 Delhi gangrape case on 13 September 2013
? Visithttp://www.currentaffairs4examz.com
Ans. District Court of Saket, Delhi

Q23. IRCTC, a Public Sector undertaking of the Ministry of Railways on 12 September
2013 launched the new application for Windows Phone and Windows 8 devices so as
to facilitate the users with a new channel of booking e-tickets in addition to the
existing portal. Expand IRCTC?
Ans. Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Ltd.

Q24. Name the spacecraft which on 12 September 2013 officially became the first
human-made object to venture into interstellar space?
Ans. NASA's Voyager 1
Note: 36-year-old probe is about 12 billion miles (19 billion kilometers) from our sun.
Launched in 1977, Voyager was sent initially to study the outer planets, but then just
kept on going.

Q25. Name the Indian who was elected as the Regional Director for WHO South-East
Asia Region recently?
Ans. Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh

Q26. Union Cabinet of India on 12 September 2013 approved the decision for
realisation of Second Vehicle Assembly Building at Satish Dhawan Space Centre,
Sriharikota (SDSC-SHAR) at an estimated cost of 363.95 crore Rupees. In which state
Sriharikota is located?
Ans. Andhra Pradesh

Q27. Reserve Bank of India on 12 September 2013 constituted an expert committee
for examining its Current Monetary Policy Framework. Who will be the chairman of
the committee? Visithttp://www.currentaffairs4examz.com
Ans. Dr. Urjit Patel
Note: He is the Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India.

Q28. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on 11 September 2013 decided to form a
Steering Committee to monitor and coordinate the work related to major
international sports events till the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. What is the composition
of the committee?
Ans. Ten-member panel will be headed by Secretary (Sports) and Executive Director
(Teams) and Sports Authority of India will be its Convener.

Q29. Name the Indo American who was nominated as the Assistant Secretary of
State for Political-Military Affairs by the US President Barack Obama on 11 September
2013?
Ans. Puneet Talwar

Q30. Where was the South Asian Football Federations (SAFF) Championship 2013
held??
Ans. Kathmandu, Nepal.

Q31. Who was elected as the new President of Automotive Component
Manufacturers Association?
Ans. Harish Lakshman


Q32. Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari presented the First Sree Narayan Guru
Global Secular & Peace Award 2013 on 10 September 2013. Who was the receipient?
Ans. Dr. Shashi Tharoor
Note: He is the Minister of State for Human Resources Development, Government of
India

Q33. Name the Prime Minister of Bhutan who visited India Since August 30 August
2013 to 4 September 2013? Visithttp://www.currentaffairs4examz.com
Ans. His Excellency Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay

Q34. Ministry of Environment and Forest on 9 September 2013 declared India's first
marine eco-sensitive zone. Where it was around?
Ans. Marine National Park in Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat.

Q35. Minister for Information & Broadcasting Manish Tewari on 9 September 2013
launched the online portal for which national Campaign?
Ans. Bharat Nirman Campaign

Q36. Scientists discovered the single largest volcano in the world, a dead colossus
deep beneath which ocean?
Ans. Pacific Ocean

Q37. Manomohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India on 9 September 2013 released a
Postage Stamp in the memory Lala Jagat Narayan. Who was he?
Ans. Freedom fighter and former Member of Parliament


Q38. Which party won the 44th Parliamentary elections in Australia on 8 September
2013?
Ans. Australian Liberal Party

Q39. Who will be sworn in as the next Prime Minister of Australia?
Ans. Tony Abbott
Note: He is the leader of the Liberal-National Coalition.

Q40. Who was reelected as the Prime Minister of Cambodia recently?
Ans. Hun Sen

Q41. Engineer's day was celebrated across the country on 15 September 2013. Why
was it celebrated on that day? Visithttp://www.currentaffairs4examz.com
Ans. Day is celebrated in the honor of "Sir Dr. Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya" who
was born on the same day in 1860.

Q42. Who has been appointed as new Chairman and Managing Director of Power
Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) recently?
Ans. MK Goel

Q43. Name the cheaper rocket launched by Japan recently, which they hope it will be
a cheaper and more efficient way of sending satellites into space?
Ans. Epsilon
September 3
rd
Week
Q1. Who has sworn in as Australia's new Prime Minister on 18 September 2013?
Ans. Tony Abbott

Q2. Who became the first Indian-origin contestant to win the Miss America pageant
Ans. Nina Davuluri

Q3. Name the Bollywood actor who was on 16 September 2013 conferred the Pride
of the Nation award for his attempt to raise the sensitive issue of former Prime
Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination through his role as a RAW agent in Madras Caf
film?
Ans. John Abraham

Q4. International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer was observed on 16
September 2013 across the world to bring awareness about the depletion of Ozone
layer in the atmosphere. What is the theme for the year 2013?
Ans. A healthy atmosphere, the Future We Want.

Q5. Who were jointly awarded with Amnesty International's Ambassador of
Conscience Award for 2013 on 17 September 2013 in Dublin, Ireland?
Ans. Malala Yousafzai and Harry Belafonte
Note: Malala Yousafzai is Pakistani schoolgirl and education rights campaigner while
Harry Belafonte is an American singer, human rights and social justice activist.

Q6. Name the Indian wrestler who has bagged a bronze medal in the 60 kilogram
freestyle category at the World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary
Ans. Bajrang Kumar


Q7. Union Government of India on 17 September 2013 hiked the import duty on gold
from 10 percent to ......... percent?
Ans. 15%

Q8. Name the movie which was on 21 September 2013 nominated as Indias official
entry to 2014 Oscars in the Best Foreign Film category?
Ans. The Good Road, a Gujarati Movie
Note: Film has been chosen over films like The Lunchbox , Bhaag Milkha Bhaag,
English Vinglish, Malayalam film Celluloid and Kamal Haasans Vishwaroopam.

Q9. Who was on 19 September 2013 appointed as the new Chief Justice of the
Meghalaya High Court? Visithttp://www.currentaffairs4examz.com
Ans. Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant
Note: Presently he is the Judge of the High Court of Uttarakhand

Q10. Name the version of Finacle, an advanced universal banking solution that
simplifies banking operations, launched by Infosys on 18 September 2013?
Ans. Finacle 11E

Q11. Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh and His Highness the Aga Khan, a
Swiss-born philanthropist and Muslim spiritual leader, unveiled the restored
Humayuns Tomb on 18 September 2013. Where Humayuns Tomb is situated?
Ans. New Delhi

Q12. Name the first nationalised bank for women expected to be operational from
November 2013 which started the Recruitment Process recently?
Ans. Bhartiya Mahila Bank

Note: Proposed bank will be headquartered in New Delhi. It will start with 6 branches
in North, South, West, Central and North Eastern part of the country. Bharatiya Mahila
Bank proposes to complete the first six branches at Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai,
Indore and Guwahati by October 15.

Q13. Which club won the 126th Durand Foot ball tournament as it defeated ONGC 2-1
in the final at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi on 19 September 2013?
Ans. Mohammedan Sporting club from Kolkata
Note: They have lifted the cup after 73 years having won it back in 1940.

Q14. Who was on 19 September 2013 named by Tata Steel Ltd as managing director-
designate, India and South East Asia?
Ans. TV Narendran

Q15. Union Cabinet on 20 September 2013 approved setting up of a nine million tonne
refinery-cum-petrochemical complex by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited,
HPCL's in which place? Visithttp://www.currentaffairs4examz.com
Ans. Barmer in Rajasthan.

Q16. Union Government of India on 20 September 2013 finalised setting up worlds
Largest Solar Power Project, the Ultra- Mega Green Solar Power Project in which
state of India?
Ans. Rajasthan
Note: It will be set up in an area close to Sambhar Lake, about 75 kms from Jaipur. The
overall capacity of this project would be 4000 MW, thereby making it the largest solar
power project of the world.


Q17. Which airlines on 20 September 2013 got the all-important no-objection
certificate (NOC) from the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation to start airline operations
in India?
Ans. AirAsia India

Q18. India wrestling team on 20 September 2013 earned a maiden Wrestling World
Cup berth on the back of its best-ever sixth-place finish in mens freestyle at the
World Championships. Where was the World Championships held?
Ans. Budapest, Hungary.

Q19. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 20 September 2013 increased the repo rate or the
short term lending rate by 25 basis points to ............ per cent with immediate effect?
Ans. 7.50%
Note: Governor of RBI, Raghuram Rajan while reviewing the monetary policy for the
first time as a Governor, however, brought down the marginal standing facility (MSF)
rate by 0.75 per cent to 9.5 per cent. The MSF rate is the one at which the other banks
can borrow from the Central Bank. All these changes were a part of the monetary
policy review for September 2013. The next monetary policy review of the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) is scheduled for 29 October 2013.
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Q20. Who was elected as the Chairperson of the International Coffee Council
recently?
Ans. Jawaid Akhtar
Ans. He is the Chairman of Coffee Board of India.


Q21. International Day of Peace observed on 21 September 2013 across the world to
recognise the efforts of those who have worked hard to end conflict and promote
peace. What is the theme for the year 2013?
Ans. Education for Peace.
Note: The first Peace Day was observed in September 1982.

Q22. Who was appointed as member of the National Human Rights Commission
(NHRC) for a five-year term on 21 September 2013?
Ans. Justice Darmar Murugesan
Note: He is the former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court.

Q23. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Chairman Nandan Nilekani on 20
September 2013 launched its multi-lingual website to reach out to various sections of
the society from the UIDAI Tech Centre Bangalore. Name the URL of the website?
Ans. www.uidai.gov.in
Note: It will now appear in five regional languages: Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada,
Marathi and Tamil in addition to Hindi and English.

Q25. Union Cabinet on 20 September 2013 cleared a proposal for regulating and
monitoring the quality of care and education provided to children at play schools and
crches across the country. Name the draft policy?
Ans. National Early Childhood Care and Education (NECCE)

Q26. Aga Khan Academy which is the new non-profit school on 100 acre campus, was
inaugurated officially on 20 September 2013 by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
N Kiran Kumar Reddy and Union HRD Minister M M Pallam Raju. Where it was
situated? Visithttp://www.currentaffairs4examz.com
Ans. Hyderabad

Q27. Name the television show for which Aamir Khan along with eminent American
director Kathryn Bigelow and the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC)
selected for a US award on 21 September 2013?
Ans. Satyamev Jayate

Q28. Which group has on 19 September 2013 announced that it entered into an
agreement with the Singapore Airlines for initiating the full-service carrier in India?
Ans. Tata group

Q29. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 20 September 2013 approved the
setting up of Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR). Where it will be set
up?
Ans. Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

Q30. Which bank on 18 September 2013 launched China's first direct bank in Beijing?
Ans. Bank of Beijing

Q31. President of India Pranab Mukherjee on 20 September 2013 presented the
National Communal Harmony Award for the year 2011 and 2012. Who were the
receipients? Visithttp://www.currentaffairs4examz.com
Ans. Odisha's MD Janab Haji Abdul Bari and Mizorams Khamliana jointly awarded for
the year 2011 individual category. Jury has not found any organisation suitable for this
award for the year 2011. Foundation for Amity and National Solidarity, Delhi awarded
for Organisational category for year 2012.


Q32. Who won the Miss Muslimah World contest which was organised by the World
Muslimah Foundation in Jakartha, Indonesia on 18 September 2013?
Ans. Miss Nigeria, Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola

Q33. Name the former heavyweight champion who died on 18 September 2013 at
Nevada, US?
Ans. Ken Norton

Q34. Which country on 18 September 2013 voted 197-146 overnight in order to
approve the ban on beauty pageants for children below the age of 16 years?
Ans. France

Q35. Name the former BCCI Secretary who passed away on 19 September 2013 in
Vadodara after he suffered a heart attack?
Ans. Jaywant Lele

Q36. Name the Indian freedom fighter who was posthumously conferred a Lifetime
Achievement Award at UK's House of Commons on 12 September 2013?
Ans. Jawaharlal Darda

Q37. Who was appointed as the Managing Editor of Time Magazine on 17 September
2013? Visithttp://www.currentaffairs4examz.com
Ans. Nancy Gibbs
Note: She is the Veteran Time magazine writer

Q38. Name the Dutch cyclist who broke the land speed record on a bicycle, riding in
Nevada, US on 15 September 2013?

Ans. Sebastiaan Bowier
Note: Sebastiaan Bowier hit a speed of 133.78 kph.

Q39. Who won the best director award for Paan Singh Tomar movie at the 11th
Norway Bollywood Film Festival at Loreskog cinema center in Oslo on 17 September
2013?
Ans. Tigmanshu Dhulia

Q40. National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL) on 16 September 2013 appointed who
as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company?
Ans. Saji Cherian
Note: Before Saji Cherian the post was held by Anjani Sinha.

Q41. India retained its top position in the latest One Day International (ODI) rankings.
Who are at 2nd and 3rd position?
Ans. Australia and England respectively

Q42. Name the persons who have been nominated for the European Parliament's
prestigious Sakharov human rights prize on 17 September 2013?
Ans. Malala Yousafzai and US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden

Q43. Who took over as the Chairman & Managing Director of the Electronics
Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) on 16 September 2013?
Ans. P. Sudhakar

Q44. Name the 12 year old Indian roller skating enthusiast, who made it into the 2014
edition of the Guinness Book of World Records released on 12 September 2013?

Ans. Rohan Kokane

Q45. National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) was awarded Indira Gandhi Official
Language Award for propagation of Rajbhasha ( Official Language) in the company
by the Union Government of India on Hindi Divas on 14 September 2013. Why was
Hindi Diwas celebrated on 14 September 2013?
Ans. On 14 September Hindi was adopted as an official language of the country.

Q46. Name the Indian wrestler who bagged Silver Medal in 55 Kg Free Style category
in the 2013 Senior World Wrestling Championship being held at Budapest, Hungary on
16 September 2013?
Ans. Amit Kumar
September 4
th
Week
Q1. Who was crowned Miss World 2013 on 28 September 2013?
Ans. Megan Young of Philippines
Note: Miss France, Marine Lorphelin finished as the first runner-up, Miss Ghana
Carranzar Naa Okailey Shooter was the second runner up. Megan Young won the
competition after beating 130 contestants across the globe. She is 23 years old. She is a
student of filmmaking.

Q2. Where was the Miss World 2013 contest held?
Ans. Bali, Indonesia.

Q3. 29 September celebrated as the World Heart Day. What is the theme of the day
this year?

Ans. A life course approach to the prevention and control of cardiovascular disease
(CVD) with a focus on women and children because healthy children lead to healthy
adults and healthy adults lead to healthy families and communities.

Q4. India won bronze medal in the 8th Womens Asia Cup 2013 as they defeated
China 3-2 via penalty shootout. Where the event was held?
Ans. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Q5. Name the first Indian-American, who was on 26 September 2013 sworn in as
judge of the US Courts of Appeal for the District of Columbia Circuit, the second
most powerful court of the United States?
Ans. Sri Srinivasan

Q6. Name the Indian who was awarded on 27 September 2013 with the Fifth
Deutsche Bank Prize for Financial Economics 2013?
Ans. Raghuram Rajan
Note: He is the Reserve Bank of India governor. Raghuram Rajan was chosen for the
prize from more than 260 nominations from top universities, central banks and
research centres in 37 countries. Deutsche Bank is a German global banking and
financial services company with its headquarters in the Deutsche Bank Twin Towers in
Frankfurt, Germany.

Q7. Name the Pond's Femina Miss India World 2013 who won the Multimedia Award
at the Miss World 2013 in Indonesia on 27 September 2013?
Ans. Navneet Kaur Dhillon

Q8. Name the German Chancellor who won a third term by a landslide victory in
German elections on 22 September 2013?
Ans. Angela Merkel

Q9. Committee headed by the former Chief Economic Advisor Raghuram Rajan (now
RBI governor) submitted its report on 26 September 2013 to the Union Government.
According the criteria given by the report which are the least developed states in
India?
Ans. Odisha and Bihar
Note: Goa and Kerala are most developed states as per report.

Q10. Name the former IPL Comissioner who was imposed a life ban by Board of
Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 25 September 2013?
Ans. Lalit Modi

Q11. Finance Minister P.Chidambaram announced on 25 September 2013 that the
Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh approved the constitution of the ..........th
Central Pay Commission?
Ans. Seventh Central Pay Commission
Note: Average time taken by a Pay Commission to submit its recommendations is
around 2 years. In context with this, it is expected that the recommendations of 7th
CPC will be implemented with effect from 1 January 2016.

Q12. Where was G20 Summit 2013 held from 5-6 September 2013?
Ans. St. Petersburg, Russia

Q13. Who were on 23 September 2013 declared as winners of the Clinton Global
Citizens Awards for the year 2013?
Ans. India environmentalist Bunker Roy and Pakistan's teenage education activist
Malala Yousafzai


Q14. Who was appointed as the Chairperson of the National Commission for
Backward Classes (NCBC) on 23 September 2013?
Ans. Justice Vangala Eswaraiah
Note: He was the former Acting Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court.

Q15. Who was appointed as the brand ambassador of the Border Security Force (BSF)
Ans. Virat Kohli

Q16. Who was appointed as the non-playing captain of the Indian Davis Cup by All
India Tennis Association?
Ans. Anand Amritraj
Note: He was the former Indian tennis player.

Q17. Who was re-elected as the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India
(BCCI) for a third term at its 84th annual general meeting (AGM) held at Chennai on
29 September 2013?
Ans. N.Srinivasan
Note: However, N. Srinivasan will not assume charge of the office immediately
because of the directive of the Supreme Court of India.

Q18. Name the Indian who won a weightlifting gold at Asian youth Games in
Guangzhou recently?
Ans. Venkat Rahul Ragala

Q19. Who became the campaign committee chief of Bharatiya Janata Party for the
2014 Lok Sabha polls on 29 September 2013?
Ans. Rajnath Singh

Q20. Name the Indian cricketer who was recently appointed by Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare as brand ambassador for its National Tobacco Control Campaign?
Ans. Rahul Dravid

Q21. Who was appointed recently as the Permanent Representative of India to
UNESCO, Paris with the rank of Ambassador?
Ans. Ruchira Kamboj
Note: Kamboj joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1987. She last served as the Deputy
Head, in the office of the Commonwealth Secretary-General, London.

Q22. India's first ever Naval and Maritime Exposition and Conference, NAMEXPO 2013
concluded on 27 September 2013. Where it was held?
Ans. Cochin, Kerala
Note: NAMEXPO 2013 was organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in
association with Indian Navy, Kerala Government, and Union Ministries of MSME,
Shipping and Earth Sciences.

Q23. World Rabies Day was observed on 28 September 2013 across the world to raise
awareness about the impact of rabies disease and to deliver the message that rabies
is preventable. What is the theme of the day this year?
Ans. Rabies: Understand it to defeat it.
Note: World Rabies Day is observed each year on 28 September- on the death
anniversary of Louis Pasteur who developed the first efficacious rabies vaccine with
his colleagues.

Q24. Who was presented with the 2013 Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award (Harvard
Humanitarian of the year) by Harvard University on 27 September 2013?
Ans. Malala Yousafzai

Note: Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani school pupil and education activist from the town
of Mingora in the Swat District of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
province. Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by a Taliban militant in October 2012
after she campaigned for girls' right to education.

Q25. Supreme Court of India on 27 September 2013 held that citizens have the right to
reject all candidates contesting an election. The Supreme Court also directed the
Election Commission of India to provide none of the above options at the end of the
list of candidates contesting an election in a constituency. Bench headed by Chief
Justice of India while pronouncing the judgment viewed that negative voting would
foster purity and vibrancy of elections. Who is the present CJI?
Ans. Justice P Sathasivam

Q26. Name the former director of IIT Kanpur who was appointed as a member of
UGC for a term of three years on 25 September 2013?
Ans. Sanjay Govind Dhande

Q27. Who was presented with the inaugural Allard Prize for International Integrity at
Vancouver, Canada by University of British Columbias Faculty of Law on 25
September 2013 ?
Ans. Anna Hazare

Q28. World Tourism Day observed on 27 September 2013 across the world to bring
awareness about the importance of tourism. What is the theme of the day for 2013?
Ans. Tourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future
Note: The purpose of this day is to raise awareness on the role of tourism within the
international community and to demonstrate how it affects social, cultural, political
and economic values worldwide.


Q29. Name the Indian who won the bronze medal in the World Junior Chess
Championship (U 20) after settling for a quick draw with Yu Yangyi of China in the
13th and final round that concluded at Kocaeli, Turkey on 26 September 2013?
Ans. Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi

Q30. Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
of India allotted Customized Pin Code to the Supreme Court of India for the first time
on 26 September 2013. Name the Customized Pin Code of the Supreme Court?
Ans. 110 201
Note: Event took place on the occasion that marked the completion of 41 years of the
introduction of Pin Code in the country. The PIN was introduced on 15 August 1972 in
India.

Q31. Union government of India on 26 September 2013 notified GAAR. It seeks to
check tax avoidance by investors routing their funds through tax havens. It will come
into effect from 1 April 2016. Expand GAAR?
Ans. General Anti Avoidance Rules

Q32. Eight eminent scientists on 26 September 2013 selected for Shanti Swarup
Bhatnagar Award for the year 2013, country's top most award for excellence in
Science and Technology. Name them?
Ans. Dr Sathees Chukkurumbal Raghavan(Biological Science), Dr Yamuna
Krishnan(Chemical Sciences), Dr Bikramjit Basu(Engineering Sciences), Dr Suman
Chakraborty(Engineering Sciences), Dr Eknath Prabhakar Ghate(Mathematical
Sciences), Dr Pushkar Sharma(Medical Sciences), Dr Amol Dighe(Physical Sciences), Dr
Vijay Balakrishna Shenoy(Physical Sciences).


Q33. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on 24 September 2013 tied up with Saudi
Aramco and General Electric (GE) to set up the first all-female business process
outsourcing (BPO) centre at which gulf country?
Ans. Riyad, Saudi Arabia.

Q34. Mobile telephony and data services provider Aircel on 25 September 2013 signed
an agreement with which handset maker for integrated device sales and activation?
Ans. Micromax

Q35. Who was appointed on 25 September 2013 as the Chairman of the World Gold
Council (WGC)?
Ans. Randall Oliphant
Note: He was succeeded by Ian Telfer

Q36. Who was appointed as Executive Director of Mahindra & Mahindra on 23
September 2013?
Ans. Pawan Goenka

Q37. Who was appointed as Rajasthan State Election Commissioner on 24 September
2013?
Ans. Ramlubhya

Q38. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 24 September 2013 approved the
construction of the ............. as the National Tax Headquarters at Kasturba Gandhi
Marg, New Delhi at an estimated cost of 485.16 crore Rupees?
Ans. Rajaswa Bhawan


Q39. Who won womens table tennis World Cup after defeating teammate Wu Yang
in four sets on 23 September 2013?
Ans. Liu Shiwen from China

Q40. Name the former South African President who was presented with a
humanitarian achievement award for his contribution to South-South cooperation
and sustainable development?
Ans. Nelson Mandela

Q41. Who has sworn in for the fifth staright term as the Prime Minister of Combodia
Ans. Hun Sen

Q42. Name the tribunal which on 28 September 2013 banned digging of earth across
India for making bricks and roads without prior environment clearance?
Ans. National Green Tribunal

Q43. United Nations Security Council on 27 September 2013 approved unanimously a
resolution with binding obligations on the ............ government to eliminate its
chemical weapons?
Ans. Syrian

Q44. Who was elected as President of The Indian Newspaper Society for the year
2013-14 at its 74th Annual General Meeting held in Bangalore on 27 September 2013?
Ans. Ravindra Kumar
Ans. He is the Editor of The Statesman & succeeded K N Tilak Kumar of Deccan Herald
and Prajavani.


Q45. Who was appointed as the Chairman of Association of Mutual Funds in India
(AMFI) on 26 September 2013?
Ans. Sundeep Sikka
Note: He is Reliance MF President and Chief Executive

Q46. Who wrote the book on early years of Mahatma Gandhi titled with "Gandhi
Before India" released recently?
Ans. Ramachandara Guha, a historian and author

Q47. Who was appointed the new director general of Directorate General of
Hydrocarbons (DGH) recently?
Ans. BN Talukdar

Q48. Name the most powerful super computer unveiled by Australia in Canberra?
Ans. Raijin

Q49. Name the typhoon that killed several people after crashing ashore in southern
China on 23 September 2013?
Ans. Usagi

Q50. Name the Indian wrestler who won bronze medal in the 66kg Greco-Roman
category at the Senior World Wrestling Championships in Budapest on 22 September
2013?
Ans. Sandeep Tulsi Yadav

Q51. India's Deepika Kumari on 22 September 2013 settled for a silver medal at the
Archery World Cup. Where was the event held?

Ans. Paris, France

Q52. Name the Chinese Communist Party leader who was on 22 September 2013
sentenced to life imprisonment by a Chinese court which upheld the charges of
bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power against him?
Ans. Bo Xilai

Q53. Who was appointed as the chairman of the IPL during the Annual General
Meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at Chennai recently?
Ans. Ranjib Biswal

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