C.POWER CURRENT AFFAIRS Q1. Who was chosen as the 12th President of Pakistan, elections for which were held on 30 July 2013? – Mamnoon Hussain Q2. Who was chosen for the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadabhavna Award for year 2013, which is given for contribution towards promotion of communal harmony and peace? – Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, the Sarod maestro Q3. What is the name given to a newly announced scheme under which a free mobile handset will be provided to one member of every rural household who has completed 100 days of work under MGNREGA? – Bharat Mobile Scheme (Under this scheme the handset will be provided preferably to a woman member of family. A brief of this proposed scheme was made by the union govt. on 30 July 2013. The provided handset will be non- transferable as it will later also be used in customized transfer of benefits under the direct transfer scheme of the central govt.) Q4. US Senate on 29 July 2013 approved the choice of James Comey as the next Director of FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation). Comey will take whose place, who has been at this post since 2001? – Robert Mueller Q5. Which private bank became first commercial bank to announce a hike in deposit rates in view of RBI’s move to tighten liquidity in the market? – YES Bank (YES Bank on 31 July 2013 hiked deposit rates by 0.25% to 0.50%. The bank also hiked the base rate by 0.25% to 10.75%. This hike came into effect on 1 August 2013) Q6. Who took over as the new Foreign Secretary of India on 1 August 2013? – Sujatha Singh, She replaced Ranjan Mathai who retired on 31 July 2013.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Dec 2013 18:07:08 +0000
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