Who took Charge as the Executive Director of Union Bank of India ?
who topped the Forbes list of highest-paid female athletes ?
Who among the following was the chief guest at India's Republic Day parade 2013?
Food and Agriculture Organisation, to change global practices that result in the loss of 1.3 billion tonnes of food each year, has introduced a campaign dubbed "Think-Eat-Save Reduce Your Foodprint" with-
✔ Former athlete Henry Rebello died in Gurgaon.
✔ Rajasthan Government Laid Foundation Stone for World's Largest Solar Park
✔ Indian Weightlifting Federation President Birendra Prasad Baishya was appointed as the chairman of the Ethics Commission of the International Weightlifting Federation in Beijing.
✔ Malala Yousafzai won 2013 International Children's Peace Prize.
✔ England cricket team won Ashes Test Series-2013 against Australia.
✔ National Food Security Bill passed in Lok Sabha on 26 August 2013.
✔ Bangladesh released the world's first zinc-enriched rice variety capable of fighting diarrhoea and pneumonia-induced childhood deaths and stunted growth.
✔ Pandit Raghunath Panigrahi, the Eminent Indian Classical Singer Passed Away.
✔ Thousands Killed in Toxic Gas Attack on Syrian Capital, Damascus.
✔ According to a survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the Australian city of Melbourne is the most liveable city in the world while conflict battered Syria's capital Damascus is the least liveable city.
✔ The government has set up a 7-member Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC) which will be headed by Parthasarathi Shome.
✔ Brigalia Bam, former head of South Africa's election body, received the prestigious Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation
✔ The Government of India has decided to include Hysterectomies as a component in the National Family Health Survey-4.
✔ India overtakes Japan to become world's 3rd largest Internet use.
✔ Amitabh Bachchan joined UN Campaign "The World Needs More". The campaign seeks to turn worlds into real assistance for communities affected by humanitarian crises.
✔ J&K; Government appointed One-man Commission to probe Kishtwar Communal Clashes.
✔ US Scientists Created the Most Precise Clock of the World. The clock is made up of the element ytterbium.
VARIOUS FOUNDERS
Five Years Plans of India – Jawaharlal Nehru
Ramakrishna Mission – Swami Vivekananda
Bhoodan Movement – AcharyaVinoba Bhave
Alighar Muslim University – SirSyed Ahmed Khan
Kinter Garten – Frobel
SNDP – Sree Narayana Guru
NSS – Mannathu Padmanabhan
Advaita Philosophy – Sree Sankaracharya
Indian National Army – Subhash Chandra Bose
Red Cross society – Henry Dunant
Brahma Samaj – Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Arya Samaj – Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Servants of India society – Gopalakrishna Gokhale
Theosophical Society – Annie Besant
Home Rule League - Annie Besant
Scout Movement – Baden Powell
IMPORTANT ABBREVIATIONS
1. ATT- Arms Trade Treaty
2. CRIS- Comparative Rating Index for Sovereigns
3. CFSA- Committee on Financial Sector Assessment
4. GAAR- General Anti Avoidance Rules
5. GRAIL- Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory
6. GAGAN- GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation
7. IAEA- International Atomic Energry Agency
8. NCTC- National Counter Terrorism Centre
9. NEFT- National Electronic Fund Transfer
10. OCTOPUS- Organisation for Counter Terrorism Operation
11. PURA- Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas
12. SIMRAN- Satellite Imaging for Rail Navigation
13. IRDA- Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
14. TRAI- Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
15. UIDAI- Unique Identification Authority of India
16. MNREGA- Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
• 82 Years old Veteran Tamil film lyricist who died at a private hospital in Chennai on 18 July 2013-Vaali
• An Indian-American woman was nominated for the Post of Assistant Secretary of State of USA- Nisha Desai Biswal
• South Korean city which was named as the World Book Capital for the year 2015 as per UNESCO announcement- Incheon
• Former Kuttanad MLA and Chairman of the Kerala State Farming Corporation, who died at a hospital in Kochi-Prof. Oommen Mathew
• The Finance Minister of Jammu and Kashmir who on 21 July 2013 appointed as the new Chairman of GST Panel- Abdul Rahim Rather
• The Chairman and CEO of Leo Burnett, India who was re-elected as the President of Advertising Agencies Association of India - Arvind Sharma
• Renowned south India yesteryear actor, who died in Chennai at the age of 59 on 23 July 2013 followed a brief illness- Manjula Vijayakumar
• The Duchess of Cambridge, who gave birth to a baby boy on 22 July 2013 at the London hospital- Kate Middleton
• Indian American author who novel The Lowland has been listed among 13 novels longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013- Jhumpa Lahiri
• The cousin of Rajiv Gandhi as well as the Minister for Internal Security during his government, who died in Gurgaon on 25 July 2013- Arun Nehru
• The famous Indian Port which was conferred with the Major Port of the Year award for its excellent performance in the year 2012-13- Paradip Port, Orrisa
• The Bollywood actor who held the Guinness World Record for being the most type-cast actor, died on 28 July 2013 at the age of 85 years- Jagdish Raj
• Sarod maestro who was chosen for the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award- Amjad Ali Khan
• The former Indian Test umpire who passed away on 29 July 2013 at a private hospital in Karnataka. He was 83 years of age.- Mr. Hanumantha Rao
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who developed the polio vaccine ? (oral)
which one of the following diseases is not caused by bacteria ?
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which of the following kings proclaimed "kingship knows no kinship"