SERIES-1 INDIAN FREEDOM 1. Indian National Congress formed in 1885 during the Governor General ship of?

Lord Dufferin. 2. First Woman president of Indian National Congress? Annie Besant (1917). 3. Who was the first Muslim president of Indian National Congress. Badruddin Tyabjee. 4. Indian National Congress held its first session in 1885 at? Gokul Das Tejpal Sanskrit College, Bombay. 5. What does the Saffron colour in our National Flag stand for? Renunciation (Sacrifice). 6. The first session of Indian National Congress was held under the presidentship of? W.C.Banerjee. 7. When did the First war of Independence start? 1857 May 10. 8. When was the Quit India movement started? 1942 August 8 at Bombay. 9. Who was the founder of Indian National Congress? A.O.Hume(Allan Octavian Hume) 10. Who said Swaraj is my birth right and I must have it? Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Top 10 Current Affairs 1. Karur Vysya Bank has won Best Banker Growth-Mid Sized award in the second edition of The Sunday Standard Best Bankers Awards 2013. 2. Mauritius today said it has invited Indian authorities for a fresh round of dialogue to sort out the issues related to their bilateral tax treaty and discussions are expected to be held later this month or in early October. 3. The Indian economy is likely to grow at 5.2 per cent in 2013 calendar year on the back of rising domestic demand, says a report by UN agency UNCTAD. 4. The two-day forum will focus on constructing an environment for sustainable human rights development. Over 100 officials, diplomats and human rights experts from the UN and 33 countries are taking part in the sixth Beijing Forum on Human Rights that began on Thursday. 5. ICICI Bank Ltd, Indias largest private sector bank, has launched ICICI Bank Carbon in partnership with Visa. The ICICI Bank Carbon will be offered to select ICICI Bank credit card members only. It is available at an inaugural onetime fee

6. Central Bank of India and Suvidhaa today launched a prepaid card for retailers that will enable people to pay their utility bills, taxes and book tickets by going to the nearest Suvidhaa outlets. 7. People belonging to weaker sections in the country can also open zero balance accounts in foreign banks such as HSBC, Citibank and Standard Chartered Bank and avail free ATM-cum-debit card facility. 8. Afghanistan prevailed to emerge Champions of the 2013 SAFF Championship at the Dasrath Stadium in Kathmandu. The Afghans, who won their maiden SAFF trophy exacted a sweet revenge for their humiliating 0-4 loss against the same opponents in New Delhi two years back. 9. Puneet Talwar, an Indo American was nominated as the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs by the US President Barack Obama on 11 September 2013. 10. India and Japan have agreed to enhance cooperation in the areas of media content industry. The two sides also agreed to encourage and promote cooperation among the film and animation industries of Japan and India through its film festivals, co-production and other collaborative efforts.

Top 10 Current Affairs 1. India is hosting the 31st meeting of Ministers of Health of countries of the WHO South-East Asia Region and 66th session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia at New Delhi from September 10 to 13. 2. WHO today lauded India's efforts in eradicating polio and said the country has not reported a single case of polio in the last 30 months. 3. The countrys first Wagah in the East post, along the Indo-Bangla border, will be thrown open to the public this Gandhi Jayanti when Home Ministers of both the countries will witness a historic cultural extravaganza between the two neighbours. The first retreat ceremony between the two countries will be held on the lines of what happens everyday between India and Pakistan along the Wagah post in Punjab. 4. The service was launched by Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari, who also launched the Bharat Nirman online portal. The service was launched on a pilot scale about six months back. As it received overwhelming response, its reach is being widened. 5. India is among the five nations, who have placed their bids before the

International Hockey Federation (FIH) to host the 2018 Hockey World Cup. 6. World Number Two, Rafael Nadal of Spain has lifted the Men's Singles trophy of the US Open Tennis tournament, the fourth and final Grand Slam of the season, at New York. 7. The government has decided to extend coverage of the Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) Scheme to include 289 districts, almost half of the country by January next year. 8. India on Tuesday supported a Russian proposal for Syria to put its chemical weapons for destruction, saying any move towards Indian position regarding complete destruction of these weapons was a positive development. 9. India's launch preparations for the ambitious Rs 450 crore Mars orbiter mission achieved a major milestone with the successful thermo-vacuum test of the spacecraft with its payloads (scientific instruments). 10. India's exports rose for the second straight month in August, while the trade deficit narrowed as gold imports fell. Exports climbed 12.97 per cent to USD 26.14 billion last month and imports declined 0.68 per cent to USD 37.05 billion. India FDI jumped by 6% to $10.87 billion in six months of 2013. Top 10 Current Affairs 1. Nagaland on Wednesday became the first state to use the high-tech voter recording system 'Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail' (VVPAT) with Electronic Voting Machines for the by-elections to Noksen Assembly constituency. 2. Chhattisgarh has been selected for this year's prestigious National Literacy Award for the first time since its formation in November 2000. 3. India's northeastern state of Tripura achieved the first position in literacy with 94.65 percent, beating Kerala (93.91 percent), Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar announced in Agartala on Sunday. 4. Government will soon launch Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) to make the country Slum Free.Government has approved 32,230 crore rupees for the implementation of the scheme during 12th Five Year Plan. 5. Veteran midfielder Ritu Rani will lead an 18-member Indian women's hockey team in the eighth Asia Cup to be played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from September 21 to 27. 6. Serena wins US Open 2013. Leander Paes-Radek Stepanek win US Open men's doubles title. Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic, wins men's singles title.

7. Kerala state government on 5 September 2013 launched an E-payment facility which allows people to pay various utility bills and access government department services online. 8. The ruling Cambodian Peoples Party (CPP) of incumbent Prime Minister Hun Sen on 8 September 2013 was reelected to power after winning the Parliamentary Elections held on 28 July 2013. 9. Indian IT Company Wipro Ltd on 7 September 2013 signed agreement with the US-based Kana Software to provide customer service solutions to its global insurers through a joint development centre. 10. Wrestling was approved by the IOC on Sunday as an "additional sport" for 2020.

# Recent Appointments (Women's Special) # ==> Arundhati Bhattacharya was appointed the first women managing director and chief financial officer of the SBI. ==> Usha Ananthasubramanian is the First CEO of Bhartiya Mahila Bank. ==> Aruna Bahuguna became First Women Special DG of CRPF. ==> The first Woman MD (Managing Director) of a Public Sector bank in India? Ans ~ Ms Ranjana Kumar. ==> Chairman & MD ICICI Bank Chanda Kochhar (MD & CEO). ==> Chairman & MD of United Bank of India - Archana Bhargav. ==> Chairman & MD of Axis Bank Shikha Sharma. ==> Chairman & MD of Allahabad Bank - Shubhalakshmi Panse.

==> Chairperson of CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes) Sudha Sharma. ==> Managing Director and CEO of National Stock Exchange - Chitra Ramakrishna. ==> Principal secretary of President Omita Paul. ==> New Foreign Secretary ( succeeded Ranjan Mathai ) - Sujata Singh. ==> Administrator of UNDP - Helen Clark ( she was the 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand ). ==> Tulsi Gabbard - New members of the US House of Representatives. ==> Rita Singh Elected as Federation of Indian Associations President. ==> Smita Singh appointed as member of U.S. Global Development Council

Top 10 Current Affairs 1. Raghuram G. Rajan took over as the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India today. The 50-year-old economist took charge from D. Subbarao. The duo shook hands warmly and hugged after Rajan signed a 65-year-old scroll, made of toughened paper, that bears the signatures of all governors and deputy governors of RBI. 2. In order to encourage capital flows, the RBI today eased the External Commercial Borrowing, ECB norms by allowing companies to use funds raised from foreign partners for general corporate purposes. 3. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has appointed Rakesh So od, Indias former Ambassador to Nepal, Afghanistan and France and the countrys first Ambassador in charge of Disarmament in Geneva, as his new Special Envoy

for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. 4. Noted Indian homeopath Mukesh Batra has been honoured with Asia's "most promising leader" award at a recent function in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for pioneering work in healthcare, using natural medicine. 5. Ronald Coase, the British-born US economist who was awarded the Nobel prize in 1991, died today in Chicago, the University of Chicago announced. He was 102. 6. The HRD Minister Dr. M M Pallam Raju today inaugurated the Sixth Global Skills Summit (GSS) at FICCI today. The Theme of the Summit is Industry Leads. 7. India and Japan on Tuesday agreed to "intensify" their negotiations on the civil nuclear pact towards an early conclusion at a high-level official meeting in Tokyo. 8. The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the proposal for setting up of the Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation (BRLF) as an independent charitable society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. 9. Usain Bolt plans to retire after the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Bolt said Wednesday he wants to win more gold in Rio, set another world record in the 200 meters next year, and perhaps win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. 10. In yet another victory for the security forces, Hizbul Mujahideens self styled commander Talib Lali was arrested from his native Ajas in Bandipore on Wednesday.

Q.1449 Core of the earth is considered to comprise of ? A. Silicon and Aluminium B. Iron and Aluminium C. Iron and Nickel D. Nickel and Aluminium

Wagah border town is also the place of the official checkpoint between India and which other country? a) Pakistan b) Bangladesh

c) China d) Nepal

First black African woman nominated for Man Booker Prize

--->Zimbabwe's NoViolet Bulawayo on Tuesday became the first black African woman to be shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, for her tale of a 10year-old girl who escapes poverty at home only to find new problems in the United States. --->Bulawayo was nominated for her novel "We Need New Names", which follows the girl's decision to leave a shanty town in Zimbabwe and move to live with an aunt in the US. --->The author, whose real name is Elizabeth Zandile Tshele, is also the first Zimbabwean to be shortlisted for the prestigious prize. --->She will be the fourth African winner if she triumphs on October 15.

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* Begun farmer's movement was one of the farmer's movements of Rajasthan during British Raj in India. Begun is a village in Chittorgarh district. * It was a movement of peasants against high taxes by then Mewar government. This movement was started from Menal in 1921 where farmers gathered and decided for struggle against government for demad of implementing taxation system fair and reasonable. * Vijay Singh Pathik gave leadership of this movement to Ramnarayan Chaudhary. Later leadership of this movement was handed over to Vijay Singh Pathik...So Pathik and Choudhary both headed this movement * The farmers decided not to pay Lags and Begars(Taxes and labour work) as well as to boycott courts and govt. offices. In reaction govt. launched a operation of crushing movement against people. After 2 years a ageement was made between Rajasthan Sewa Sangh(a farmer's union) and Thakur Anup Singh but it was opposed by government naming it 'Bolshevik agreement' and a government appointed a government employee in the place of Thikanedar under its 'Munsarmat policy'. * Government sent Trench commission for the inquiry of demands of Bengun movement. Mr. Trench, head of the commission justified almost all taxes except small taxes. Later on 13 July 1923,Mr. Trench opened fire after lathicharge on a non-violent assembly of farmers. Rupaji and Kripaji, two farmers were dead. These are remembered as martyrs of Begun in history of Rajasthan.

 Top 10 Current Affairs

1. India is hosting the 31st meeting of Ministers of Health of countries of the WHO South-East Asia Region and 66th session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia at New Delhi from September 10 to 13. 2. WHO today lauded India's efforts in eradicating polio and said the country has not reported a single case of polio in the last 30 months. 3. The countrys first Wagah in the East post, along the Indo-Bangla border, will be thrown open to the public this Gandhi Jayanti when Home Ministers of both the countries will witness a historic cultural extravaganza between the two neighbours. The first retreat ceremony between the two countries will be held on the lines of what happens everyday between India and Pakistan along the Wagah post in Punjab. 4. The service was launched by Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari, who also launched the Bharat Nirman online portal. The service was launched on a pilot scale about six months back. As it received overwhelming response, its reach is being widened. 5. India is among the five nations, who have placed their bids before the International Hockey Federation (FIH) to host the 2018 Hockey World Cup. 6. World Number Two, Rafael Nadal of Spain has lifted the Men's Singles trophy of the US Open Tennis tournament, the fourth and final Grand Slam of the season, at New York.

7. The government has decided to extend coverage of the Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) Scheme to include 289 districts, almost half of the country by January next year. 8. India on Tuesday supported a Russian proposal for Syria to put its chemical weapons for destruction, saying any move towards Indian position regarding complete destruction of these weapons was a positive development. 9. India's launch preparations for the ambitious Rs 450 crore Mars orbiter mission achieved a major milestone with the successful thermo-vacuum test of the spacecraft with its payloads (scientific instruments). 10. India's exports rose for the second straight month in August, while the trade deficit narrowed as gold imports fell. Exports climbed 12.97 per cent to USD 26.14 billion last month and imports declined 0.68 per cent to USD 37.05 billion. India FDI jumped by 6% to $10.87 billion in six months of 2013.