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Important Posts and its present incumbents (Updated)

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Important Posts and its present incumbents


Useful for all competitive Examinations…..

Attorney General - Gulam E Vahanvati

Solicitor General - Mohan Parasaran

Comptroller & Auditor General – Shasikanth Sharma

Army Head - Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh
                    
Chief of Naval Staff - D K Joshi

Chief of Air staff- N A K Browni

Central Vigilance Commissionor – Pradeep Kumar

Foreign Secretary– Sujatha Singh

Union Home Secretary - Anil Goswami

National Investigation Agency Head - S C Sinha

Intelligence Bureau Director - Sayed Asif Ibrahim

Border Security Force Director – Subash Joshi

Supreme Court Chief Justice – P. Sathasivam

14th Finance commission chairman - Y Visualized Reddy

Finance Advisor - Raguram Rajan (To be new RBI Governor from Sep. 2, 2013)

National Security Advisor - Shiva Shankara Menon

Principal Secretary of Prime Minister – Pulok Chatterji

Principal Secretary of President – Omita Paul

TRAI chairman - Rahul Khullar

Atomic Energy commission Chairman - R K Sinha

Chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)- Alok Joshi

National women commission chairperson -Mamta Sharma

Central Bureau of Investigation Director -Ranjith Sinha

Indian coast Guard Director - Anurag G Thapliyal

University Grants Commission Chairman - Ved Prakash

Law commission chairman - D K Jain

Chief Election commissioner - V S Sampath

Lok Sabha Head - Sushil Kumar Shinde

Rajya Sabha deputy Chairman - P J Kurien

Permanent Representative to UN – Ashok Kumar Mukerji

Representative to International court of Justice - Dalveender Bandari

President of Association Of Indian Football Federation - Praful Patel

President of Indian Olympic Association - Abhay Singh Chautala

National Disaster Response Force Chief- Krishna Chaudhary

National Human Rights Commission Chairman- K.G Balakrishnan

National Commission for Woman, Chairperson- Mamta Sharma

Chief Information Commissioner- Sathyanand Mishra

ISRO, chairman- Dr. K.Radhakrishnan

SEBI Chairman- UKSinha

Friends…please comment if there is any mistake or anything to be added.

Current Affairs Daily Quiz- 24 August 2013

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Current Affairs Daily Quiz- 24 August 2013


Q1. Name the Microsoft CEO who on 24 August 2013 announced that he will retire within 12 month from post?
(A) Marissa Mayer
(B) Larry Page
(C) Steve Ballmer
(D) Timothy D. Cook

Q2. India's first National Media Centre was inaugurated by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on 24 Aug 2013. Where was it situated?
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Mumbai
(C) Bangalore
(D) New Delhi

Q3. Reserve Bank has directed banks to adopt a uniform holiday’s calendar to streamline CTS centres in New Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai. What is the full form of CTS?

Q4. Name the present chief of International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

Q5.  Men's Asia Cup hockey tournament kicked off on 24 Aug 2013. Where it was being held?
(A) Ipoh, Malaysia
(B) Melbourne, Australia
(C) Netherland
(D) New Delhi, India

Q6. Which party won the Mandya and Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka for which by-polls results were announced on 24 Aug 2013?
(A) JDS
(B) Congress
(C) BJP
(D) NCP

Answers
Q1. Ans. (C) Steve Ballmer
Q2. Ans.(D) New Delhi
Q3. Ans. Cheque Truncation System (CTS)
Q4. Ans. Christine Lagarde
Q5. Ans.(A) Ipoh, Malaysia
Q6. Ans.(B) Congress

General knowledge QUIZ- 08

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General knowledge QUIZ- 08


Useful for all competitive Examinations, Quiz Competitions etc
Q1. India receives its major rainfall from which monsoon?
(A) North-East Monsoon
(B) North-West Monsoon
(C) South-East Monsoon
(D) South-West Monsoon

Q2. In 1991, who became the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court in India?
(A) Ruma Pal
(B) Leila Seth
(C) Anna Chandy
(D) M. Fateema Bivi

Q3. Who authored the book "A Brief History of Time"?
(A) Jack Welch
(B) Bill Gates
(C) Deepak Chopra
(D) Stephan Hawking

Q4.  In 1953, who became the first woman President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)?
(A) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
(B) Sucheta Kriplani
(C) Vijay Laxmi Pandit
(D) Sarojini Naidu

Q5. Who is the first indian Tenis player to win boy's Australian Open Junior Title ?
(A) Prakash Amritraj
(B) Rohan Bopanna
(C) Yuki Bhambri
(D) Zeeshan Ali

Q6. Who is the first Indian woman to win Olympic medal?
(A) P.T.Usha
(B) Shiny Abraham
(C) Karnam Malleshwari
(D) Kunjarani Devi

Q7. Where is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Academy situated?
(A) Mussoorie
(B) Dehradun
(C) Chandigarh
(D) Hyderabad

Q8. Who authored the book 'India Wins Freedom’?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) C.Rajagopalachari

Q9. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of independent India?
(A) Lord Mountbatten
(B) C.Rajagopalachari
(C) Rajendra Prasad
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru

Q10. In 1970, who became the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?
(A) Devika Rani Roerich
(B) Prithviraj Kapoor
(C) B.N.Sirkar
(D) Pankaj Mullick

Answers
Q1. (D) South-West Monsoon
Q2. (B) Leila Seth
Q3. (D) Stephan Hawking
Q4. (C) Vijay Laxmi Pandit
Q5. (C) Yuki Bhambri
Q6. (C) Karnam Malleshwari
Q7. (D) Hyderabad
Q8. (B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Q9. (B) C.Rajagopalachari
Q10. (A) Devika Rani Roerich

Daily Current Affairs Questions from 23 August 2013

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Daily Current Affairs Questions from 23 August 2013


Q1. Government announced National E Mail Policy on 23 August 2013. What was the intention of it?

Q2. 19th Delhi Book Fair started off on 23rd August, 2013 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. What is the theme of this year's book fair?

Q3. On 23 Aug 2013, India surpassed which country to become third largest Internet population?
(a) China
(b) USA
(c) Japan
(d) UK

Q4. Name the Gujarat Police DGP died of a heart attack in Bangkok, Thailand?

Q5. Name the Nepal’s new Indian ambassador as announced on 23 Aug 13?

Q6. Name the versatile military transport aircraft capable of carrying heavy, oversize loads to long distances and landing on rough and unprepared surfaces received by
Indian Air Force (IAF) on 23 Aug 2013?

Answers
Q1. Ans. To protect privacy of email users in India.
Q2. Ans. Libraries and Readership
Q3. Ans. (c) Japan
Q4. Ans. Amitabh Pathak
Q5. Ans. Ranjit Rae
Q6. Ans. Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

Current Affairs: Appointments in the month of July 2013

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Current Affairs: Appointments in the month of July 2013
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1) Justice Palanisamy Sathasivam aworn in as 40th Chief Justice of India (CJI).
2) Hemant Soren sworn in as Ninth Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
3) Mamnoon Hussain appointed as the New President of Pakistan.
4) KK Paul took over as the New Governor of Meghalaya.
5) Maharaj Krishan Kaushik appointed Coach of Indian Men’s Hockey Team.
6) AK Singh sworn in as the New Lt Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
7) Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil appointed as the New Governor of Sikkim.
8) Sujata Singh appointed India’s Next Foreign Secretary.
9) Anil Goswami took over as the Union Home Secretary.
10) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon appointed Abdoulaye Bathily as Deputy Head of UN Mission in Mali.
11) The Institute of Cost Accountants of India announced Suresh Chandra Mohanty as the new president of the body. Suresh Chandra Mohanty replaced Rakesh Singh.
12) Hazem El-Beblawi was appointed as the New Prime Minister of Egypt by interim President Mansour. Mohammad El-Baradei is the New Vice President.
13) Prince Philippe sworn in as the Seventh King of Belgium.
14) Bhim Sain Bassi took over as the 20th Delhi Police Commissioner on 31st July, 2013.
15) Abdul Rahim Rather, the Finance Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on 21st July, 2013 appointed as the New Chairman of GST Panel.
16) Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad won Asian Athletics Association's President Election.
17) Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil appointed as the New Governor of Sikkim.
18) Former Telecom Secretary R. Chandrasekhar appointed as the New President of The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM).
19) Adli Mansour Sworn in as the Interim President of Egypt.
20) Nisha Desai Biswal nominated for the Post of Assistant Secretary of State of USA.
21) Sunil Soni on 2nd July, 2013 appointed Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
22) Arvind Sharma Re-Elected as the President of Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI).
23) Anil Chait took over as the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) on 1st July, 2013.
24) Rana Kapoor, Yes Bank Managing Director and CEO took over as the President of Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).
25) The Senate of US on 29th July, 2013 approved the decision of Barack Obama to choose James Comey as the next director of FBI.

August 2013 Current Affairs Quiz- (17 Aug 2013)

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August 2013 Current Affairs Quiz- (17 Aug 2013)


Q1. Who was appointed as the new Director General of CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force), the largest paramilitary Force in the country on 17 Aug 2013?
(a) Pranay Sahay
(b) U K Sinha
(c) Dilip Trivedi
(d) Cyrus Mistry

Q2.  Name the wanted criminal in India, the ideologue of Lashkar E Taiba, who was arrested by Delhi Special police on 17 Aug 2013?

Q3. Who won his third successive world 200 meters title at World Championships in Moscow?
(a) Yohan Blake
(b) Usain Bolt
(c) Mo Farah
(d) Tyson gay

Q4. Usain Bolt of Jamaica won his third successive world 200 meters title with ...........seconds at 2013 World Championships in Moscow?
(a) 19.66
(b) 19.44
(c) 19.22
(d) 19.11

Q5. Name the famous football tournament which kick started on 17 August 2013?

Answers
Q1. Ans. (c) Dilip Trivedi
Q2. Ans. Abdul Karim Tunda
Q3. Ans. (b) Usain Bolt
Q4. Ans.(a) 19.66
Q5. Ans. English Premier League (EPL)

Daily Current Affairs Quiz from 16 August 2013

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz from 16 August 2013


Q1. After 14 yrs, Pak troops violate ceasefire in which among the following place of border on 16 August 2013?
(a) Poonch
(b) Wagha Line
(c) Kargil
(d) Zero Point

Q2. A Street in Winnipeg city of which of the following countries has been named after Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of India's 67th Independence Day?
(a) South Africa
(b) Canada
(c) Indonesia
(d) Bangladesh

Q3. On 16 August 2013, Sensex crashed 769.41 points, the biggest fall in ............ years?
(a) 5
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 4

Q4. Rupee plunged to lifetime low of .......... before recovering to close at a record low of 61.65 against the dollar on 16 Aug 2013?
(a) 62.03
(b) 61.55
(c) 63
(d) 65

Q5. Which bank raised interest Rates on NRI deposits of above 3 years by 1% on 16 Aug 2013?

Answers
Q1. Ans.(c) Kargil
Q2. Ans.(b) Canada
Q3. Ans.(d) 4
Q4. Ans.(a) 62.03
Q5. Ans. Punjab National Bank

15 August 2013- Daily Current Affairs Quiz

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15 August 2013- Daily Current Affairs Quiz


Q1. India celebrated its .........th Independence Day on 15 August 2013?
(a) 60
(b) 65
(c) 67
(d) 68

Q2. Name the 2013 Wimbledon Women’s Singles  winner who announced her retirement from lawn tennis on 15 August 2013?
(a) Victoria Azerenka
(b) Marion Bartoli
(c) Serena Willians
(d) Li Na

Q3. AERB has given clearance for the unit 1 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) to produce 500MW of power on 15 Aug 13. AERB stands for?

Q4. Name the countries other than India which Celebrated Independence Day on 15 August?

Q5. Which country has declared one month emergency following political violence in which death toll rises to 525?
(a) Egypt
(b) Cuba
(c) Serbia
(d) Kuwait

Answers:
Q1.Ans.(c) 67
Q2. Ans.(b) Marion Bartoli
Q3. Ans. Atomic Energy Regulatory Board
Q4. Ans. North Korea, South Korea, Congo, Bahrain
Q5. Ans.(a) Egypt

Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 14 August 2013

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 14 August 2013

Q1.  Name the Indian submarine which sank with 18 crewmen after explosion on 14 August 2013 at the high-security naval dockyard in Mumbai?
(a) INS Arihant
(b) INS Vikrant
(c)  INS Sindhurakshak
(d) INS Kalki

Q2. First season of IBL started on 14 August 2013. What is IBL?

Q3. Who was appointed by President of India as New Union Public Service Commission Member?

Q4. India ‘A’ clinched the cricket tri-series title defeating which team in finals?

Q5. Name the former Union Minister who died on 14 August 2013?

Q6. Name the Brand ambassadors of Indian badminton League (IBL)?

Answers
Q1. (c)  INS Sindhurakshak
Q2. Ans. Indian badminton League (IBL)
Q3. Ans. P.Kilemsungla
Q4. Ans. Australia A
Q5. Ans. Dilip Singh Judeo
Q6. Ans. Aamir Khan and Deepika Padukone

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