ifferent Fields ...................................... 1. Father of Astronomy # Copernicus 2. Economics # Adam Smith 3. Biology # Aristotle 4. Chemistry # Antoine Lavoisier 5.

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***** FAMOUS BATTLES ***** * 1st battle of Tarain : 1191 : Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Mohammed Ghori. * 2nd battle of Tarain : 1192 : Mohammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan. * 1st battle of Panipat : 1526 : Babar defeated Ibrahim Lodi. * Battle of Khanwa : 1527 : Babur defeated Rana Sunga further strengthening his foothold in India. * Battle of Ghaghra : 1529 : Babur defeated Mahmud Lodi and Sultan Nusrat Shah thus establishing Mughal rule in India. * 2nd battle of Panipat : 1556 : Akbar defeated Hemu. * 3rd battle of Panipat : 1761 : Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas * Battle of Talikota : 1565 : Deccan Sultanates defeated the glorious Vijayanagar empire * Battle of Haldighati : 1576 : Undecisive battle between Raja Man Singh of Mughal Army and Rana Pratap of Mewar. * Battle of Plassey : 1757 : British defeated Siraj-ud-duala with the

help of Mir Zafar. This battle laid the foundation of British empire in India. * Battle of Wandiwash : 1760 : British decisively defeated the French in India. The Seven years war (1756 - 1763) between the British and the French in Europe ran parallel to this war. 3 Carnatic wars were fought between the British and the French and this battle was a part of the 3rd Carnatic War. * Battle of Buxar : 1764 : British defeated the combined forces of Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-duala (Nawabof Oudh) and Shah Alam II(Mughal emperor). This completed the work began by the battle of Plassey. * Battle of Samugarh : 1658 : Aurangzeb defeated Dara Shikoh. * Battle of Karnal : 1739 : Nadir Shah defeated Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah... IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION N ANSWERS << *********************************************** Q1. What is the theme of 2013 International Womens Day (march8 ) ?

Ans. A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women Q2. New Governor of Nagaland ? Ans. Ashwani Kumar Q3. New Governor of Kerala ? Ans. Nikhil Kumar Q4. Which country recently test fired Hatf-9 (Nasr) missile ? Ans. Pakistan Q5. Who is the new Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi ? Ans. Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty Q6. Who is the new President of Sahitya Akademi ? Ans. Dr. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari Q7. Which country has filed the challenge with the World Trade Organisations (WTO) about Indias national solar programme restrictions? Ans. United States Q8. Which ministry has launched the My India Initiative? Ans. Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Q9. Who became the youngest winner of a womens European Tour Golf event? Ans. Lydia Ko Q10. Which bank publishes the Purchasing Managers

Index in India from time to time? Ans. HSBC Q11. Recently, in which country the 12th Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit was held? Ans. Egypt Q12. What is the name of the bionic man that is recently uneveiled? Ans. Rex Q13. Who is the head of the committee set up by the environment ministry to review what kind of projects can be dealt at the state level and which would require central nod? Ans. K Kasturirangan Q14. Vajpayee Arogya Yojana is the flagship health insurance scheme of which state government? Ans. Karnataka Q15. Which country is providing Pilatus trainer aircraft to Indian Air Force (IAF)? Ans. Switzerland Q16. Who is the head of the committee set up by Planning Commission to look into the extant classification of public expenditure between plan, non-plan, revenue and capital? Ans. C Rangarajan Q17. Which sate launched Mukhyamantri Bijli Bachat Lamp Yojna for energy conservation?

Ans. Rajasthan Q18. India recently set up a trade target of $3 Billion with Myanmar by 2015 during Fourth Joint trade commission meeting. Who attended the meeting from on India's part? Ans. Anand Sharma Q19. The controversial Babli project is being built by which State? Ans. Maharashtra Q20. Who has been appointed Sikkim governor? Ans. Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil>> IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION N ANSWERS << *********************************************** Q1. What is the name of the Sun observing satellite launched by NASA recently? Ans. IRIS(Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph satellite) Q2. Which state has recently launched Mukhyamantri Bijli Bachat Lamp Yojna for energy conservation? Ans. Rajasthan Q3. Recently Tata Coffee, the largest plantation company of Asia inaugurates the premium extraction plant in which state? Ans. Tamil Nadu Q4. For the first time in India, where will be the Desiccant Enhanced System or the Devap air cooling system be used? Ans. Nalanda International University

Q5. Which States/Union Territories topped the list of new index on financial inclusion, released by ratings and analytics firm CRISIL? Ans. Puducherry Q6. Elbegdorj Tsakhia, has been elected as President of which country? Ans. Mongolia Q7. Citrus greening is a deadly disease of citrus caused by____? Ans. Bacteria Q8. Which space agency is partnering ISROs Mars Orbiter Mission? Ans. NASA Q9. Recently, which car entered the Guinness World Records for driving on a longest journey? Ans. Nano Q10. Who has been appointed as Union Home Secretary? Ans. Anil Goswami Q11. Recently, which country has given approval to the worlds first clinical trial using stems harvested from the patients own body? Ans. Japan Q12. Recently, World Bank announced US $84 million loan

for Panchayat Strengthening Project in which state? Ans. Bihar Q13. Who has been appointed as Secretary of Information &Broadcasting? Ans. Bimal Julka Q14. Graamin Haat Programme, a woman empowerment scheme is currently being implemented in which state? Ans. Madhya Pradesh Q15. Confederations cup is associated with which sports and which country won 2013 confed. cup recently? Ans. FootBall, Brazil Q16. Who has been appointed as 40th Chief Justice of India? Ans. Justice P Sathasivam Q17. Prithvi Missile developed by DRDO, under the Integrated Guided Missile Programme is a_____? Ans. Surface-to surface Missile Q18. Recently, in which city China launched its first pilot carbon emissions trading system? Ans. Shenzhen Q19. According to TripAdvisors 2013 Travellers Choice Attractions Awards, Taj Mahal was ranked ____in the list of top 25 landmarks. Ans. Third

Q20. In which year the first Mutual funds in India were created? Ans. 1964 Q21. Name the Scottish author, who is best known for his novels The Wasp Factory and The Crow Road, died of Cancer on 9 June 2013? Ans. Iain Banks Q22. Who has been appointed as the National Security Adviser of US President Barack Obama on 5 June 2013? Ans. Susan Elizabeth Rice Q23. Which Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) got in-principal approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for establishing as well as operating White Label ATMs (WLAs) in the last week of June 2013? Ans. Muthoot Finance Q24. Which drug firm on 25 June 2013 announced that it was given World Health Organisation (WHO) prequalification for the anti-malarial tablets which will be launched immediately? Ans. Strides Arcolab Pharma Q25. Name the Walmart India Head who resigned from the US retail giant on 26 June 2013. Ans. Raj Jain>>> Awards - Established Years <<< **************************** ~> Nobel -1901 ~> Magsaysay - 1957

~> Gramme - 196I ~> Templeton - 1972 ~> Oscar - 1929 ~> Booker - 1968 ~> Emme - 1961 2013: Newly Appointed Governors are: ========================= * K. K. Paul Appointed as the Governor of Meghalaya on 1 July 2013. (Replaced Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary) * Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil Appointed as the Governor of Sikkim on 1 July 2013. (Replaced Balmiki Prasad Singh) * Nirbhay Sharma Appointed as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh on 29 May 2013. (Replaced General Joginder Jaswant Singh) * Devanand Konwar Appointed as the Governor of Tripura on March 9, 2013 (Replaced DY Patil). * D. Y. Patil- Appointed as the Governor of Bihar on March 9, 2013 (Replaced Devanand Konwar). * S. C. Jamir - Appointed as the Governor of Odisha on March 9, 2013 (Replaced MC Bhandare). * Nikhil Kumar Appointed as the Governor of Kerala on Appointed as the Governor of (Replaced Karnataka Governor H R Bhardawaj who had the additional charge of

Kerala). * Ashwani Kumar Appointed as the Governor of Nagaland on March 9, 2013 (Replaced Nikhil Kumar). In the year 2012, the list of Newly Appointed governors are: * Aziz Qureshi - Appointed as the Governor of Uttarakhand on 15 May 2012 replaced Margaret Alva. * Margaret Alva Appointed as the Governor of Rajasthan on 12 May 2012 replaced Shivraj Patil. * Bharat Vir Wanchoo appointed as governor of Goa. Took office on 4 may 2012. Some banking act **************** * Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 *The Bankers Books Evidence Act, 1891 * The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 * The Industrial Finance Corporation of India Act, 1948 * The Banking Companies (Legal Practitioner Clients Accounts) Act, 1949 * The Industrial Disputes (Banking and Insurance

Companies) Act, 1949 * The Banking Regulation Act, 1949 * The State Financial Corporations Act, 1951 * The Reserve Bank of India (Amendment and Misc. Provisions) Act, 1953 * The Industrial Disputes (Banking Companies) Decision Act, 1955 * The State Bank of India Act, 1955 * The State Bank of India Act, 1955 * The State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959 * The Subsidiary Banks General Regulation, 1959 * The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961 * The Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970
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