Kamala Surayya

Kamala Surayya/Kamala Das/Kamala Madhavikutty was at March 31, 1934 Punnayurkulam, Thrissur. She was a major Indian English poet and litterateur. She is well known for her short stories and autobiography. Her oeuvre in English, written under the name Kamala Das.
    She spent her childhood between Calcutta, where her father was employed as a senior officer in the Walford Transport Company that sold Bentley and Rolls Royce automobiles, and the Nalappatt ancestral home in Punnayurkulam.Like her mother, Balamani Amma, Kamala Das also excelled in writing. Her love of poetry began at an early age through the influence of her great uncle, Nalappatt Narayana Menon, a prominent writer.
    At the age of 15, she got married to bank officer Madhava Das, who encouraged her writing interests, and she started writing and publishing both in English and in Malayalam.At the age of 42, she published a daring autobiography, My Story; it was originally written in Malayalam "Ente Katha" and later she translated it into English.
   
Born              : March 31, 1934 Punnayurkulam, Thrissur
Died              : May 31, 2009 (aged 75) Pune
Occupation    : Poet, short story writer
Spouse(s)       : Madhava Das
Religion         : Islam
Genres          : Poetry, Short story

Works

English

• 1964: The Sirens (Asian Poetry Prize winner) 
• 1965: Summer in Calcutta (poetry; Kent's Award winner)
• 1967: The Descendants (poetry)
• 1973: The Old Playhouse and Other Poems (poetry)
• 1976: My Story (autobiography)
• 1977: Alphabet of Lust (novel)
• 1979: Tonight,This Savage Rite (with Pritish Nandy)
• 1985: The Anamalai Poems (poetry)
• 1992: Padmavati the Harlot and Other Stories (collection of short stories)
• 1996: Only the Soul Knows How to Sing (poetry)
• 1999: My Mother At Sixty-six (Poem)
• 2001: Yaa Allah (collection of poems)
• My Grandmother House (Poem)

Malayalam

• 1964: Pakshiyude Manam (short stories) 
• 1966: Naricheerukal Parakkumbol (short stories)
• 1968: Thanuppu (short story, Sahitya Academi award)
• 1973: "Ente Kadha" (Autobiography)
• 1982: Ente Katha (autobiography)
• 1987: Balyakala Smaranakal (Childhood Memories)
• 1989: Varshangalkku Mumbu (Years Before)
• 1990: Palayan (novel)
• 1991: Neypayasam (short story)
• 1992: Dayarikkurippukal (novel)
• 1994: Neermathalam Pootha Kalam (novel, Vayalar Award)
• 1996: Chekkerunna Pakshikal (short stories)
• 1998: Nashtapetta Neelambari (short stories)
• 1999: My Mother At Sixty-six (Poem)
• 2005: Chandana Marangal (Novel)
• 2005: Madhavikkuttiyude Unmakkadhakal (short stories)
• 2005: Vandikkalakal (novel)
• 2009: Snehathinte Swargavathilukal

Awards

• Nominated and shortlisted for Nobel Prize in 1984 
• Award of Asian PEN anthology - 1964
• Kerala Sahitya Academy Award - 1969
• Sahitya Academy Award - 1985
• Asian Poetry Prize - 1998
• Kent Award for English Writing from Asian Countries - 1999
• Vayalar Award - 2001
• Honorary D.Litt by University of Calicut - 2006
• Muttathu Varkey Award - 2006
• Ezhuthachan Puraskaram - 2009

C H Mohammed Koya

Mohammed Koya was born at Atholi, Calicut July 15, 1927. He was an Indian politician and the tenth Chief Minister of Kerala. He served from October 12, 1979 to December 1, 1979. His term of just 54 days is the shortest term ever by a Chief Minister to this date.
    Mohammed Koya was elected into the Kerala Legislative Assembly from the Tanur constituency in 1960. On June 9, 1961 he became the Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly after the sudden demise of K.M.Seethi Sahib
    He was the Education Minister in the cabinet headed by Shri E.M.S. Namboodiripad. He continued to retain his Education portfolio in succeeding ministries headed by C. Achutha Menon, K. Karunakaran, A.K. Antony till the Ninth ministry headed by P.K. Vasudevan Nair. As Education minister he was instrumental in formulating many plans that has helped Kerala reach the forefront in the education sector in India.
    On October 12, 1979 C.H.Mohammed Koya became the Chief Minister of Kerala and his term continued to December 1, 1979. Koya died on September 28 at the Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad in 1983.

Born              : 15 July 1927 Atholi, Calicut
Died              : 28 September 1983 (aged 56)Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political party : Indian Union Muslim League
Spouse(s)       : Amina Koya
Children         : 2 daughters and a son (Dr. M. K. Muneer)
Religion          : Islam

Books

• Muslim Rajaneethi Kathakal 
• Yathra
• CHinte Prabhashanangal
• Nabiyum Sahabimarum
• CHinte Thoolika 
• Thaniyanum Snehapakshikalum

Lydia Davis

        Lydia Davis was born in Northampton, Massachusetts. She is a contemporary American writer noted for her short stories. Davis is also a novelist, essayist, and translator from French and other languages. Her stories are acclaimed for their brevity and humour. Many are only one or two sentences. Some of her stories are considered poetry or somewhere between
philosophy, poetry and short story.
       Davis wass the winner of the 2013 Man Booker International Prize, for her "achievement in fiction on the world stage"

Born:               July 15, 1947, Northampton, MA
Occupation:     Writer
Nationality:      American
Genres:            Short story, novel, essay

Works 

• The Thirteenth Woman and Other Stories 1976 
• Sketches for a Life of Wassilly 1981
• Story and Other Stories 1985
• Break It Down 1986
• The End of the Story 1994
• Almost No Memory. Farrar Straus & Giroux 1997
• Samuel Johnson Is Indignant. McSweeney's 2001
• Varieties of Disturbance  2007
• Proust, Blanchot, and a Woman in Red 2007
• The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis 2009 
• The Cows. Sarabande Books 2011

Awards

• 1986 PEN/Hemingway Award Finalist, for Break It Down 
• 1988 Whiting Foundation Writers' Award for Fiction
• 1997 Guggenheim Fellowship
• 1998 Lannan Literary Award for Fiction
• 2013 American Academy of Arts and Letters’ Award of Merit Medal
• 2013 Philolexian Award for Distinguished Literary Achievement 
• 2013 Man Booker International Prize

General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Writer of Amulet is

A.     Punyakante Wijenaike
B.     Kasturi Sreenivasan
C.     Kalpana Swaminathan
D.     Amrita Pritam

Ans A



who is the author of Muthumani

A.     Kunhunni Mash
B.     Vallathol Narayana Menon
C.     Sugathakumari
D.     Nalini Warriar

Ans A



Who is the writer of Shadow Princess?

A.     Kalpana Swaminathan
B.     Kasturi Sreenivasan
C.     Indu Sundaresan
D.     Meera Syal

Ans C


Chitrayogam was written by?

A.     Kumaran Asan
B.     Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer
C.     Anita Agnihotri
D.     Vallathol Narayana Menon

Ans D


Arundhati Roy is the author of the book?

A.     Haunting Bombay
B.     The Greater Common Good
C.     Last Christmas in Bandra
D.     Those who had known love

Ans B

General Knowledge - Books and Authors

Vithum Muthum was written by?

A.     Nalini Warriar
B.     Sugathakumari
C.     Kunhunni Mash
D.     Tulsi Badrinath

Ans C



Who is the writer of harry potter novels?

A.     Gabriel Constans
B.     William Shakespeare
C.     JK Rowling
D.     Robert Browing

Ans c



Voices in the City was written by?

A.     Kiran Desai
B.     Anjali Banerjee
C.     Anita Agnihotri
D.     Anita Desai

Ans D



Nalini Warriar is the author of the book?

A.     Blues from the Malabar Coast
B.     Radhayevide
C.     Where the Long Grass Bends
D.     The Toss of a Lemon

Ans A



The Space Between Us was written by?

A.     Nilita Vachani
B.     Thrity Umrigar
C.     Amrita Pritam
D.     Tulsi Badrinath

Ans B

Books and Authors general knowledge questions and answers

Meeting Lives was written by?

A.     Shaila Abdullah
B.     Anita Desai
C.     Amrita Pritam
D.     Tulsi Badrinath

Ans D



Aravind Adiga is the author of the book?

A.     Saffron Dreams
B.     The White Tiger
C.     Haunting Bombay
D.     Those who had known love

Ans B



"When the Lotus Blooms" novel is written by which one of the following?

A.     Kanchana Krishnan Aiyyar
B.     Meena Alexander
C.     Monica Ali
D.     Samina Ali

Ans A



Lalithambika Antharjanam is the author of the book?

A.     Irul Chirakukal
B.     Radhayevide
C.     Cast me out if you will
D.     Kalikoppu

Ans c



The Hero's Walk was written by?

A.     Anjali Banerjee
B.     Anita Rau Badami
C.     Sara Banerji
D.     Charlotte Bacon

Ans B

Tulsi Badrinath

      Tulsi Badrinath was born in Madras, in 1967, to Seeta and Chaturvedi Badrinath. She wrote her first poem when she was seven and began learning classical dance when she was eight.  Between 1984-88, her poems and articles appeared in the Indian Express. She had her formal solo debut in 1985 and began to perform across India. As part of the Bharata Kalanjali troupe, she travelled to six republics of the USSR in 1987 for the Festival of India.

        After acquiring a BA in English Literature from Stella Maris College, Madras, Tulsi graduated with an MBA from Ohio University, USA. Returning to India, she worked for four dreary years at Standard Chartered Bank before quitting her job to pursue her twin passions — writing and dance.

        Tulsi Badrinath's fiction was long-listed twice for the Man Asian Literary Prize — in 2007 and 2008.


Born:                1967 Chennai  India

Occupation:      Writer, Dancer

Citizenship:       Indian


Novels

• Meeting Lives  2008 
• Man of a Thousand Chances 2011
• Master of Arts: A Life In Dance 2013

Short story

• An Offering

Aravind Adiga

Aravind Adiga

Aravind Adiga is an Indian writer and journalist. He was born in  Chennai on 23 October 1974 to Dr. K. Madhava Adiga and Usha Adiga, both of whom hailed from Mangalore. He grew up in Mangalore and studied at Canara High School, then at St. Aloysius High School, where he completed his SSLC in 1990. He secured first rank in the state in SSLC. He studied English literature at Columbia College, Columbia University, in New York, where he studied with Simon Schama and graduated as salutatorian in 1997.
    Adiga began his journalistic career as a financial journalist, interning at the Financial Times. Currently he lives in Mumbai.His debut novel, The White Tiger, won the 2008 Man Booker Prize.


Born:                23 October 1974 Chennai  India

Occupation:      Writer

Citizenship:      Indian, Australian


Novels

•  The White Tiger 2008 
•  Between the Assassinations 2008
•  Last Man in Tower 2011

Short stories

•  The Sultan's Battery, 18 October 2008    
•  Smack, 16 November 2008
•  Last Christmas in Bandra, 19 December 2008
•  The Elephant, 26 January 2009

Award    

• The White Tiger, won the 2008 Booker Prize

May 2013 Current Affairs

• Karnataka's new chief minister?

Lydia Davis

        Siddaramaiah

 

• The Man Booker International Prize 2013 Winner?

        Lydia Davis

• Malala Yousafzai's Autobiography  name?

        I am Malala

 

• What is the name of the prime minister of China?   

        Li Keqiang

 

• President of the People's Republic of China?

        Xi Jinping

 

• What is the name of Tulsi Badrinath's new book?

        Master of Arts: A Life In Dance   

 

• Who is the chairperson of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)?   

       Kushal Singh 

• In the 66th Cannes Film Festival ......... film won the Palme d'Or

        Blue Is the Warmest Colour

• What does TRAI stand for?

        The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India 

• Dan Brown’s latest novel 

       “Inferno” 

• Who is the winner of ipl 2013

        Mumbai Indians

 

• Who won the orange cap in ipl 2013

        Michael Hussey (CSK) (733 Runs)

• who won the purple cap in ipl 2013

        Dwayne Bravo (CSK) (32 wickets) 

• Southern India’s first fighter aircraft base inaugurated at 

       Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)

 

Arundhati Roy

Suzanna Arundhati Roy  is an Indian author and political activist. She was born in Shillong, Meghalaya, India (24 November 1961). She spent her childhood in Aymanam in Kerala, and went to school at Corpus Christi, Kottayam, followed by the Lawrence School, Lovedale, in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. She then studied architecture at the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi. She played a village girl in his award-winning movie Massey Sahib.
    Her first novel The God of Small Things (1996). It received the  Man Booker Prize in 1997.

Born:               24 November 1961 Shillong,  India
Occupation:     Novelist, essayist, activist
Nationality:      Indian

Books

•     The God of Small Things.  1997 
•     The End of Imagination.  1998
•     The Cost of Living. 1999
•     The Greater Common Good. 1999
•     The Algebra of Infinite Justice. 2002 
•      Foreword to Noam Chomsky,  2003
•      War Talk. 2003  
•     An Ordinary Person's Guide To Empire 2004
•     Public Power in the Age of Empire Seven Stories Press, 2004
•     The Checkbook and the Cruise Missile: Conversations with Arundhati Roy. Interviews by David Barsamian 2004
•     The Checkbook and the Cruise Missile: Conversations with Arundhati Roy. Interviews by David Barsamian 2004
•     Introduction to 13 December, a Reader: The Strange Case of the Attack on the Indian Parliament 2006
•     The Shape of the Beast: Conversations with Arundhati Roy 2008
•     Listening to Grasshoppers: Field Notes on Democracy. 2009
  
  

Awards

•  The God of Small Things : Man Booker Prize 1997
•  National Film Award for Best Screenplay in 1989, for the screenplay of In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones.
• Sydney Peace Prize in May 2004 for her work in social campaigns and her advocacy of non-violence
• Sahitya Akademi Award 2006, a national award from India's Academy of Letters for her collection of essays on contemporary issues "The Algebra of Infinite Justice", but she declined to accept it.
• November 2011, she was awarded the Norman Mailer Prize for Distinguished Writing

Books and Authors general knowledge questions

The book 'To Live or Not Live' was written by?
A.     J.R.D. Tata
B.     Alexandra Dumas
C.     Nirad C. Chaudhuri
D.     Robert Browing

Ans C



Who wrote "A Voice for Freedom"?
A.     Arnold Toynbee
B.     Benazir Bhutto
C.     Nayantara Sahgal
D.     Bertrand Russel

Ans C



Who wrote "Island of Truth"
A.     J.R.D. Tata
B.     Jagmohan
C.     Nirad C. Chaudhuri
D.     Robert Browing   

Ans B



'In Custody', an English novel is written by which one of the following?
A.     V.S. Naipaul
B.     Arundhati Roy
C.     Khushwant Singh
D.     Anita Desai

Ans D



Lala Lajpat Rai is the author of the book
A.     Island of Truth
B.     Unhappy India
C.     The Challenge of our Cities
D.     Hind Swaraj

Ans B

General Knowledge - Books and Authors questions

Who has written the famous book 'Mankind and Mother Earth'?
A.     Arnold Toynbee
B.     William Shakespeare
C.     Tapan Sinha
D.     John Ruskin

Ans A



The Naked Triangle: An Autobiographical Novel by?
A.     Khushwant Singh
B.     Balwant Garg
C.     Amrita Pritam
D.     Henry Maine

Ans B



My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir written by?
A.     Nayantara Sahgal
B.     Jagmohan
C.     Tapan Sinha
D.     Nissim Ezekiel

Ans B



Who wrote 'War and Peace'?
A.     Mahatma Gandhi
B.     William Shakespeare
C.     Nelson Mandela
D.     Leo Tolstoy

Ans D



Sugathakumari is the author of the book
A. The Daughter of the East
B. Muthumani
C. Ambalamani
D. Kalikkalam

Ans C

General Knowledge - Books and Authors

The Challenge of our Cities was written by?
A.     V.S. Naipaul
B.     Anita Desai
C.     Jagmohan
D.     Khushwant Singh

Ans C



"Mutthuchippi" was written by?
A.     Khushwant Singh
B.     Sugathakumari
C.     Amrita Pritam
D.     Anita Desai

Ans B



The book 'The Man who knew Infinity' by Robert Kanigel is the biography of
A.     Vikram Sarabhai
B.     Homi Bhabha
C.     C. V. Raman
D.     Srinivasa Ramanujan

Ans D



'Man without society is either a beast or a God'. Who said this?
A.     Henry Maine   
B.     William Shakespeare
C.     Aristotle   
D.     Bertrand Russel

Ans C



Kalikkalam written by?
A.     Nayantara Sahgal
B.     Jagmohan
C.     Amrita Pritam
D.     Kunhunni Mash

Ans D

Ela Bhatt

Ela Bhatt was born in Ahmedabad in India (born 7 September 1933). She is the founder of the Self-Employed Women's Association of India (SEWA). Bhatt attended the Sarvajanik Girls High School in Surat from 1940 to 1948. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree from the M.T.B. College in Surat in 1952. Following graduation Ela entered the Sir L. A. Shah Law College in Ahmedabad. In 1954 she received her degree in law and a Gold Medal for her work on Hindu Law. She then taught English for a short time at SNDT Women's University, better known as SNDT, in Mumbai. In 1955 she joined the legal department of the Textile Labour Association (TLA) in Ahmedabad. 
Then in 1972 the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) was established with Arvind Buch as president and she herself as the general-secretary. 
     She awarded with the prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2013 by President of India Pranab Mukherjee for her lifetime achievements in empowering women through grassroots entrepreneurship.

Born:              7 September 1933, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Nationality:     Indian
Education:      B.A.,LL.B.; Diploma of Labor and Cooperatives;
Occupation:    Lawyer, Philanthropist, Activist
Organization:  SEWA, The Elders
Known for:      Founded SEWA in 1972
Spouse:          Ramesh Bhatt
 
Awards     

• Padma Shri 1985; 
• Padma Bhushan 1986; 
• Ramon Magsaysay Award 1977; 
• Right Livelihood Award 1984; 
• Niwano Peace Prize; 
• Doctorate degree in Humane Letters, Harvard University 2001; 
• Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace , 
• Disarmament and Development2011

Ela Bhatt's book "We are poor but so many: the story of self-employed women in India" has been translated in Gujarati, Urdu, Hindi, Tamil and French

General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Where did Mahendra Singh Dhoni make his ODI debut?
A.     Chittagong   
B.     Chennai
C.     Hyderabad   
D.     Delhi

Ans A

 
Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics?
A.     Milkha Singh
B.     P.T.Usha
C.     Karnam Malleshwari
D.     K.D.Jadhav

Ans D


With which sport is the 'Choudhury Trophy' associated?
A.     Formula One racing
B.     Circumnavigation of the earth by car
C.     Foot Ball
D.     Cricket

Ans B


Who has scored the most Test hundreds ever?
A.     Ricky Ponting
B.     Brian Lara
C.     Sachin Tendulkar
D.     Sunil Gavaskar

Ans C


The 'Dronacharya Award' is given to?
A.     Sportsmen   
B.     Shooting
C.     Umpires   
D.     Coaches

Ans D

General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Track and field star Carl Lewis won how many gold medals at the 1984 Olympic games?
A.     One   
B.     Three
C.     Four   
D.     Six

Ans C

 
What is the middle name of Rahul Dravid?
A.     Wall   
B.     Sharad
C.     Srivatsav   
D.     Shyam

Ans B

 
Who was the first Indian batsman to have achieved 300 runs in an innings in Tests?
A.     Sachin Tendulkar
B.     Sourav Ganguly
C.     Shikhar Dhawan
D.     Virender Sehwag

Ans D


Anil Kumble became the first Indian bowler to reach 500 Test wickets in 2006. How did he get his 500th wicket?
A.     LBW
B.     Bowled
C.     Run out
D.     Catch out

Ans A

 
India won its first Olympic hockey gold in?
A.     1978   
B.     1932
C.     1946   
D.     1928

Ans D

Kunhunni Mash

Kunjunni Mash, was a noted Indian Malayalam poet.
He was considered as the children's poet. He was born in the village of Valapad in Thrissur May 10, 1927.Kunjunni started his career as a teacher at the Chelari school. He was known for writing small poems which appeared to be childlike in form, but conveyed a message. He appeared in Bhoomigeetham, a film directed by Kamal. His autobiography, Enniloode, is noted for its candour, humour and simplicity.

Born :            May 10, 1927 Valapad, Cochin, India
Died :            26 March 2006
Nationality:    Indian
Ethnicity:       Malayali
Occupation:    Poet and Lyricist
Spouse:          None

Works:

•     Oonu Thotturakkam Vare
•     Pazhamozhi Pathayam
•     Kunjunniyude Kavithakal
•     Kadankathal
•     Vithum Muthum
•     Kutti Pencil
•     Namboodiri Phalithangal
•     Raashthriyam
•     Kuttikal Padunnu
•     Undanum Undiyum
•     Kutti Kavithakal
•     Kalikoppu
•     Pazhanchollukal
•     Pathinanchum Pathinanchum
•     Aksharathettu
•     Nonsense Kavithakal
•     Muthumani
•     Chakkarappava
•     Kadalippazham
•     Kalikkalam
•     Kunjunni Ramayanam

Awards

•     Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (1974, 1984) 
•     State Institute of Children's Literature Award (1982)
•     The Kerala Sahitya Akademi lifetime achievement award (1988)
•     State Institute of Children's Literature lifetime achievement award (2002)
•     Vazhakunnuam Award (2002)
•     V.A. Kesavan Nair Award (2003)
•     Tomyas Award

Sugathakumari

Sugathakumari is an Indian poet and activist. 
She has been at the forefront of environmental and feminist movements in Kerala, South India. She played a big role in the Save Silent Valley protest. She was awarded prestigious Saraswati Samman 2012 for her poetry collection ‘Manalezhuthu’ (The Writing on the Sand)

Born:                 1934 Kerala, India
Occupation:        Poet, Activist, Environmentalist
Nationality:         India
Notable work:     Raathrimazha, Manalezhuthu, Ambalamani

Works

•     Mutthuchippi (Pearl and Oyster) (1961)
•    Pathirappookkal (Midnight Flowers) (1967) 
•    Paavam Maanavahridayam (Poor Human Heart) (1968) 
•    Irul Chirakukal (The Wings of Darkness) (1969) 
•     Raathrimazha (Night Rain) (1977)
•     Ambalamani (Temple Bell) (1981)
•     Kurinjippookkal (Kurinji Flowers) (1987)
•     Thulaavarshappacha (The Monsoon Green) (1990)
•     Radhayevide (Where is Radha?) (1995)
•     Manalezhuthu (The writing on the sand) (2012)

Awards

•     1978 Kendra Sahitya Academy Award for Rathrimazha 
•     1982 Odakkuzhal Award for Ambalamani
•     1984 Vayalar Award for Ambalamani
•     2001 Lalithambika Antharjanam Award
•     2003 Vallathol Award
•     2004 Kerala Sahithya Akademi Fellowship
•    2004 Balamaniamma Award
•     2004 Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam "Sahithya Award"
•     2006 Padmashri
•     2009 Ezhuthachan Award
•     2012 Saraswati Samman

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Current affairs April 2013

Chris Gayle

• Chris Gayle hit the fastest ever century in the history of cricket by reaching 100 in merely 30 balls during RCB vs. Pune Warriors match on 23 April 2013.

• The largest biogas plant of the world was inaugurated on 12 March 2013 in Finland

• Prayag Chauhan Won Gold Medal at ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships 2013

• Takehiko Nakao elected as the President Asian Development Bank Board 

• Jai Chandiram, the former Deputy Director-General of Doordarshan and renowned media person on 26 April 2013 was awarded with the lifetime achievement award by the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT).

• Sunil Bharti Mittal, the Chairman and Group CEO of Bharti Enterprises appointed as the Vice-Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce

• Giorgio Napolitano Re-elected as the President of Italy to serve a Second Term.

Margaret Thatcher

• Margaret Thatcher Former British Prime Minister and Iron Lady of Britain Died

• Belgian Mathematician Pieree Deligne won the Abel Prize 2013

• Ravuri Bharadwaja, 86, the Telgu writer on 17 April 2013 was selected for the prestigious Jnanpith Award 2012

• India’s only Women Chief Election Commissioner Ramadevi Died at 79.She also was the governor of Karnataka & HP.

• Adam Johnson’s novel The Orphan Master’s son won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2013.

• Krishna Kumar Natrajan appointed as the New Chief of NASSCOM.

• Serena Williams Won the Family Circle Cup 2013; Defeated Jelena Jankovic

• Rahi Sarnobat Clinched Gold at ISSF World Cup in 25-M Pistol Event.

• S Gopalakrishnan elected as new President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) 

 

Abhilash Tomy

 

• Lt Cdr Abhilash Tomy became the first Indian to Circumnavigate Globe Solo and Non-Stop on a sail boat. On return he was welcomed by the President of India.

RBI Recruitment 2013

Reserve bank of India is the premier bank of India formed in 1934 under RBI act. RBI does the huge task of regulating the flow of money in the indian economy by stabilizing liquidity in the market through its various tools and measures.

RBI invites Applications for permenent recruitment of 37 Various Vacancies from candidates qualified in Relevant Field.

Vacancies

Post	Vacancy	Qualification	Age**	Pay (Per Month)	Experience/Fresher
Rajbhasha Officer	06	PG in any of Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Economics, Commerce with a Min of 55%(SC/ST/PWD-50%) marks	Under 30	46,949	3 years
Manager (Technical – Civil)	03	Graduate in Civil Engineering with a Min 60% marks	Under 35	46,949	3 years
Manager (Technical – Electrical)	01	Graduate in Electrical/Electronics Engineering with a Min 60%	Under 35	Rs. 46,949	3 years
Research Officer for Department of Economic and Policy	10	PG in Economics with a Min of 55%(SC/ST/PWD-50%) marks	21-30	37,631	Fresher
Research Officer for Department of Statistics and Information Management	17	PG in any of Statistics, Mathematical,Economics with Min of 55% marks	21-30	46,949	Fresher

Important Dates

Online Applications - Till June 7, 2013
Offline Payment of Fees - Till June 11, 2013

Selection Procedure

• Selection will be based on the basis of performance in Written test and Interview. Written Test scheme is different for different posts.
• Written Test Scheme -
  • Post Code 1 - One Objective test (Economics) and two Descriptive tests (One for Economics and Second for English). Each paper of 3 Hours and 100 marks.
  • Post Code 2 - One Objective test (Statistics) and two Descriptive tests (One for Statistics and Second for English). Each paper of 3 Hours and 100 marks.
  • Post Code 3 - Test will be of 3 hours duration and 100 marks. Candidates' ability to undertake translation from Hindi to English and knowledge of Hindi-English terminology will be tested. Greater emphasis on technical terms pertaining to Banking, Economics, Commerce and allied subjects.
  • Post Code 4 - One Objective test (Professional Knowledge - 1 Hr, 100 Marks) and one Descriptive test (3 Hr, 100 Marks).
  • Post Code 5 - One Objective test (Professional Knowledge - 1 Hr, 100 Marks) and one Descriptive test (3 Hr, 100 Marks).
• For More info on Selection Procedure and Other Related Details, Refer to Official Notification.

Application Procedure

• Fee is Rs. 100 (Nil for SC/ST/PWD).
• Online Payment -
  • The payment can be Made Online or Offline. Online payment is to be made using any Debit/Credit Card.
• Offline Payment -
  • Firstly get your photograph and signature scanned. Fill the Online Application and Take a print of system generated Fee payment challan. Note the Registration Number and password.
  • The payment of fees can be done using the generated payment challan from second day of application and for next three working days only. The registration can be confirmed only after the fee is paid.
• After payment, Apply online by using payment and other details. Keep the payment challan and two prints of application forms for future use as they are to be used in the Interview process. 

Online Application

Punjab Gramin Bank Recruitment 2013

                    Punjab Gramin Bank invites applications from Indian citizens, for the post of Officer in Junior Management (Scale I) Cadre and Office Assistant (Multipurpose) who have appeared at the Common Written Examination for RRBs conducted by IBPS in September 2012 and declared qualified.

Vacancies & Eligibility Criteria:-

Post	Vacancy	max Age*	Qualification	Pay Scale	Experience/Fresher
Officers Scale - I	30	28	Degree and Knowledge of Punjabi and Computer Language	14500-25700	Fresher
Office Assistant	50	28	Degree and Knowledge of Punjabi Language	7200-19300	Fresher

Application Procedure

• The fee is Rs.20 for SC/ST/PWD and Rs. 100 for Others for all posts.
• Candidates can pay application fees in any of the branches of the Punjab Gramin Bank OR Punjab National Bank only.
• Go to the nearest Punjab Gramin Bank OR Punjab National Bank Branch with the relevant Fee payment Challan and pay, in Cash, the appropriate Application Fee.
• After payment, Apply online by using payment and other details. Keep the payment challan and two prints of application forms for future use as they are to be used in the Interview process.

Date of Commencement of Application     :     17/05/2013
Date of Closure                                       :     31/05/2013
Start Date for Fee deposit                        :     17/05/2013
Last Date for Fee deposit                         :     31/05/2013
Last Date for Reprint                                :     16/06/2013


Online Application

Budget 2013-14 related questions and answers

According to the Census 2011, the percentage of Urban Indians connected to a piped sewer system is
     1    33.7 %
     2    44.8 %
     3    36.4 %
     4    32.7 %

Ans: 4   


The projected average level of the domestic savings rate for the 12th Plan is
     1    34.2 %
     2    34.3%
     3    34.6 %
     4    34.1 %
    
Ans: 1       


How much money has been allocated to the Ministry of Minorities Affairs in the Budget 2013-14?
     1    Rs.2,818 crore
     2    Rs.3,111 crore
     3    Rs.3,511 crore
     4    Rs.2,511 crore

Ans: 3


The Railway Budget 2013-14 has proposed to introduce a new hyper luxury class to be called
     1    Anand
     2    Anubhuti
     3    Udaan
     4    Apoorva

Ans: 2


By the end of the Plan, the 12th Five-Year Plan aims to train under the Skill Development Mission
     1    10 million individuals
     2    20 million individuals
     3    40 million individuals
     4    50 million individuals

Ans: 4


According to the 12th Five-Year Plan, India should bring Infant Mortality Rate by the end of the Plan down to
     1    25
     2    22
     3    23
     4    28

Ans: 4