Tech Buzz:Android TV will be showcased at Google I/O, packs a secret weapon

Android TV will be showcased at Google I/O, packs a secret weapon

Google eagerly wants a piece of your living room. A few years ago, they attempted to do so with Google TV and that completely flopped. The Google TV team was separate from the Android team, despite the service running the same operating system. Google TV was trying to bring television components to the forefront rather than relying upon online services like almost everyone else does. There was a lack of focus on the services that people really cared about. But according to GigaOm, that is all set to change at Google I/O when the company unveils Android TV.

We have already heard about Android TV with some screenshots (also above) that allegedly show its interface. Everything is clean and there is content ranging from applications for media services to Hangouts to full games. And Android TV is not a piece of hardware that Google will be pushing. Instead, the company will go the Android route and rely upon hardware manufacturers to utilize the platform with televisions and set-top boxes. Providing a compelling platform is exactly what Google does today with Android. The focus here is services that people actually want and use and games.

To make it all work, Google has a secret weapon: Pano. This is a piece of Android TV's backbone that brings tailored content forward to the user in a design that is very much like Google Now. GigaOm says that "The idea behind Pano is that apps can surface individual pieces of content right on the home screen in a card-like fashion so that users can browse movies, TV shows and other types of media as soon as they turn on an Android TV." Again, Google Now does this by collecting data and following trends in order to provide a user-specific experience.

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Career Buzz: 5 ways to create an impression in new job

5 ways to create an impression in new job

Pressure to perform highest in the first few months of a new job. Irrespective of the hierarchy, every executive is eager to create a positive impression amongst bosses and peers.

Ability to learn

In a new job one has to show the willingness to learn the trade. "The choppy economic scenario needs executives to adapt to new styles of working. Those who manage to adopt different technological skills, are flexible in their work methods and show an enthusiasm towards learning the company's culture get spotted by the bosses," says Saundarya Rajesh, founder-president, AVTAR Career Creators and FLEXI Careers India.

Get involved in multiple areas

An executive who becomes part of the solution and not the problem will be noticed by his seniors and peers. Rajesh says, one must bring their past experiences on the table, offer solutions and volunteer for multiple projects. Punctuality, coping with deadline pressures and offering help to team members will earn accolades from the new employer.

Act in interest of the company

A new employee must go beyond his role. His behaviour, attitude when meeting clients or team members should be aligned with the values of the company. Nishchae Suri, partner and country head, people and change, KPMG India, says one should not just focus on just their jobs but make an effort to know more about the company.

Seniors have to adapt too

Senior executives who were working alone and are given team members need to alter their leadership skills."The willingness to listen, understand and appreciate will help a new manager create a good impression," says Suri. For the new head to get accepted he must build on the ideas and not be dismissive about them, because the team may still be working according to their previous leader.

Social skills are crucial

Social skills are important because the employee is in the spotlight for the first few months. "It matters how others experience you and an executive's willingness to show an interest in his team members' work, even if it is not linked to his role, will get approved nods from the seniors," says Suri

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Career Buzz: 5 tips to create an impression in new job

5 tips to create an impression in new job

Career Buzz: Google banned 15 interview questions

Google banned  15 interview questions

Google has been known to be among those companies that have an exhaustive process of interviewing, but this is a class apart. All of us may have often wondered what did the questions we were asked in a job interview had to do with our suitability to the role we were being interviewed for.

But Google has woken up to this HR epidemic and slowly weeded out absurdities being asked, according to a report quoting a former Google recruiter.

Below are the 15 questions banned by Google:

Q1. How many golf balls can fit in a school bus?

Job: Product Manager

Q2. How much should you charge to wash all the windows in Seattle?

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Q3. In a country in which people only want boys every family continues to have children until they have a boy. If they have a girl, they have another child. If they have a boy, they stop. What is the proportion of boys to girls in the country?

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Q4. Design an evacuation plan for San Francisco

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Q5. Why are manhole covers round?

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Q6. How many piano tuners are there in the entire world?

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Q7. How many times a day does a clock's hands overlap?

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Q8. Explain the significance of "dead beef"

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Q9. A man pushed his car to a hotel and lost his fortune. What happened?

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Q10. You need to check that your friend, Bob, has your correct phone number, but you cannot ask him directly. You must write the question on a card which and give it to Eve who will take the card to Bob and return the answer to you. What must you write on the card, besides the question, to ensure Bob can encode the message so that Eve cannot read your phone number?

Job: Software Engineer

Q11. You're the captain of a pirate ship and your crew gets to vote on how the gold is divided up. If fewer than half of the pirates agree with you, you die. How do you recommend apportioning the gold in such a way that you get a good share of the booty, but still survive?

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Q12. You have eight balls all of the same size 7 of them weigh the same, and one of them weighs slightly more. How can you find the ball that is heavier by using a balance and only two weighing?

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Q13. You are given 2 eggs, if you have access to a 100-story building. Eggs can be very hard or very fragile means it may break if dropped from the first floor or may not even break if dropped from 100th floor. Both eggs are identical. You need to figure out the highest floor of a 100-story building an egg can be dropped without breaking. The question is how many drops you need to make. You are allowed to break 2 eggs in the process.

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Q14. Explain a database in three sentences to your eight-year-old nephew.

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Q15. You are shrunk to the height of a nickel and your mass is proportionally reduced so as to maintain your original density. You are then thrown into an empty glass blender. The blades will start moving in 60 seconds. What do you do?

Job: Product Manager

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Career Buzz: Five tips to build career in cloud computing

Five tips to build  career in cloud computing

The cloud computing space is evolving fast and the number of opportunities is intensifying by each passing day. There is a significant demand for fresh talent and for candidates with 2-5 years of experience for this role, according to the TimesJobs.com data. Organisations are seeking specialised skills while hiring these candidates. However, experts believe that skills and expertise can be built with experience and time. But there are other crucial factors that contribute to crafting a successful career in cloud computing. Shriranga Mulay, senior vice president - IT Engineering, Netmagic shares a few tips.

Awareness of Application Programming Interface (API)

Awareness of API tops the list. Nothing works without them in the cloud computing space. This is particularly important for a person aspiring to build his career in the cloud software engineering.

Awareness of platforms & ability to build them for virtualisation

The incumbent has to have the know-how about popular cloud development environments such as, VMware, OpenStack, etc. and should have the ability to understand the mechanism to integrate these platforms into the cloud services.

Expertise to bring in a USP

Technically, a lot of services various organisations offer are similar to their competition. One has to figure a USP to sell its employer's services differently. For eg - Netmagic launched NTSS, a tiered secured storage service, which may look similar to that of its competitors. But Netmagic has chosen superior security technology that brings in more guarantee and QoS. Differentiators like these need to be identified by the applicant and implement them.

Awareness of solution designing and architecture

The aspirant should have a solid understanding of a solution design and architecture in the physical world. This knowledge of the basics helps the person to implement and emulate most of the scenarios on a cloud platform which he would have otherwise done in a physical world. For example, Netmagic's Firewall is exactly emulating the scenario in the real world on cloud infrastructure and eventually provides the service seamlessly to end users.

General knack to be an explorer

The aspirant should know all technology developments in the cloud industry and related ecosystems. The ability to identify new technologies and then use them in the cloud space to make the product or service better is a critical quality that makes a great cloud computing professional.

Certifications also play a pivotal role in building an effective career in cloud computing. There are two types of cloud computing careers that have emerged in the jobs space - IT professionals with specific cloud skills and IT administrators with cloud architecture know-how.

According to TechGig.com, some of the top jobs available in these areas for cloud computing professionals in the experience category of 2-5 and 5-10 years include, System Engineer - Cloud (Windows), Cloud Architect Lead Role, Cloud Technical Leads, Cloud and Smarter Infrastructure Consultant.

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Tech Buzz: Mobile number portability crosses 100 million mark

Mobile Number Portability (MNP) has crossed 100 million mark, according to a statement released by Trai ​(Telecom Regulatory Authority of India).

NEW DELHI: The number of mobile subscribers who have availed Mobile Number Portability (MNP) has crossed 100 million mark, according to a statement released by Trai ​(Telecom Regulatory Authority of India).

According to the release, some 11% of the total mobile subscribers have exercised this facility so far.

Mobile number portability allows a mobile telephone subscriber to retain his number even when he moves from one telecom provider to another in the same service area irrespective of the mobile technology or from one cellular mobile technology to another of the same telecom provider.

MNP was introduced across the country on January 2011. Introduction of MNP has empowered mobile subscribers and given them the freedom to change their service provider without changing their mobile number.

Keeping in view the consumer interests, Trai prescribed a porting charge of Rs 19 which is among the lowest in the world.

In 2011, the porting request rejection rate was around 40% which has now reduced to 11%.

Fines up to Rs 8 crore have been imposed on various telecom service providers, in cases where they have been found violating MNP regulations.

Starting this year, onward corporate porting too is allowed, wherein mobile numbers taken in the name of companies can also be ported if such porting is duly authorised representative.

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Tech Buzz: 7 things about Google's self-driving car

Tech Buzz: 7 things about Google's self-driving car

Google caused a flurry of excitement by unveiling an all-new self-driving car that takes its array of add-on sensors and integrates them into a vehicle that looks like a cross between a Smart car and a Cozy Coupe.

Currently being tested around the company's Californian headquarters, the prototype could offer a whole new paradigm for driving where vehicles are operated by a single push-button and function like an automatic taxi service — not autonomous cars.

1. It can't avoid killing small animals

The sensors that allow the car to avoid pedestrians and cyclist aren't sensitive enough to avoid smaller beasties. It's unclear exactly what the size threshold is (will a small dog be seen? A badger?) but Wired reports that squirrels are definitely "too small" and could get "creamed". There have been no accidents to date though — and Google and working on making the sensors more accurate.

2. It's got a face for a reason

Google says they're trying to make the car look as friendly as possible and to that end built a 'face' into the front of the car. Humans seeing faces in random objects is well-documented (it's often referred to as facial pareidolia and is all thanks to evolution) but the choice underscores the fact that Google faces a struggle against those who are inherently hostile to technology. The promo video for the car underscores exactly the same message: everyone's happy, everyone's safe (except the squirrels).

3. No signal on your mobile? No Google-car for you

Of course the problem with connected cars is less-than-connected roads. Ever got spotty signal on your phone on the motorway? Then that's where your self-driving car might lose access to the detailed maps (created in advance the old fashioned way by Google's hand-driven cars) that it uses for guidance. There's no reason information like this can't come preloaded into self-driving cars, but it would give new meaning to the phrase 'going off the edge of the map'.



4. It feels 'like a theme park ride'

Although Google has released a video showing 'normal folks' having a go in the car (above) not many journalists have been given the same opportunity. Kara Swisher and Liz Gannes of tech site Recode were two of the lucky few and they described the car as "a gondola with wheels", noting that the combination of button-operated controls and a little departure message telling them to pick-up their baggage when they left made it feel "a lot like a theme park ride."

5. We're getting them in Milton Keynes

See that below? No, it's not a rival prototype from Microsoft but actually one of 20 pods that will be introduced to Milton Keynes in 2015 as part of their trial for a 'driverless public transport system'. Like Google's vehicles they'll eventually have no steering wheel and be operating at the touch of a button, using a combination of GPS, sensors and cameras to navigate and avoid pedestrians. Poor Milton Keynes - forefront of the self-driving revolution and nobody knows.

6. Google's cars will still need a steering wheel - for legal reasons

Despite the fact that the car is being advertised as having no controls, Google will have to include both pedals and a wheel when they test the vehicles on California's streets thanks to the state's laws. This tension between what a car is and what it isn't (see above - do you need a steering wheel? Do you need wheels?) is sure to continue to plague Google .

7. Google will pay the parking tickets

So far Google's self-driving cars have never gotten a parking ticket (and they've only been in two accidents — both when humans had taken control) but if they do, it's apparently Google that will pay up. A safety director for the company told The Atlantic that because "the decisions are not being made by the individual" they think that "the ticket should go to the company". It's a generous answer, but one that raise more serious questions about responsibility and the law: what happens if someone does get hurt by a Google car, who's responsible then?

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JNTU - FET(Faculty Eligibility Test)-2014 Notification

JNTU Faculty Eligibility Test 2014: Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) Hyderabad has issued notification for faculty eligibility test 2014. Candidates those who are interested they can apply online by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University official website www.jntuh.ac.in from 05^th July 2014 to 08^th July 2014.

JNTU Faculty Eligibility Test 2014 complete details –

Organization Name – Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Test Name – Faculty Eligibility Test

Educational qualification – Candidates must have B.E/ B.Tech/ M.E/ M.Tech degree from any recognized university in relevant discipline.

Selection process – Candidates selection will be done by on the basis of written examination obtained marks.

Application fee details – General/OBC/PWD Candidates are requested to pay Rs. 1000 as application fee. SC/ ST candidates are needed to pay only Rs. 600 as application fee.

Important dates –

Online application registration starting date – 05.07.2014

Last date of application form – 08.08.2014

Last date of application fee with late fee Rs. 2000 – 13.08.2014

Last date of application fee with late fee Rs. 10,000 – 16.08.2014

Exam date – 18.08.2014

How to apply – Interested and eligible candidates have to apply online by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University official website www.jntuh.ac.in from 05^th July 2014 to 08^th July 2014. After successfully applying online candidates should be sent printed application form along with their all enclosure photocopies at following address –

“The Convener, FET –JNTUH, Office of the Director,

Academic and Planning, Administrative Block, 3rd Floor, JNTUH Campus, Kukatpally, Hyderabad – 500 085”

Career News:BSNL JTO Eligibily And Exam Pattern 2014 and previous papers practice papers

The recruitment for the position of Junior Telecom Officers is announced every year by the BSNL in the months of May/June for all eligible applicants. The post of JTO is good for all those applicants who are interested to work in the government organizations of the telecom sector. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is one of the largest government telecom service providers in India, thus, it can be a very good employment option for the candidates seeking recruitment in this sector.

BSNL JTO Examination:

The recruitment consists of a written exam conducted usually in the last week of April for all the applicants. The exam is an online objective type test comprising of three main sections.

Part 1: General Ability Test 20 Marks

Part 2: General Engineering 90 Marks

Part 3: Specialization 90 Marks

Duration of the Bank: 3 Hours

The candidates are required to qualify in all the sections of the paper for selection in this round. The next round of the recruitment consists of the Interview and the Medical Tests respectively held for only those participants who have been successful in the online written exam.

Application Forms & Downloading Process:

The applications for the BSNL JTO Exam is done online at the official site of the BSNL i.e. bsnl.co.in. The applicants can find the online application link at the website through which they can complete their online registration. The online registration will be followed by the offline sending of documents and applications to the mentioned address of the BSNL Office before the last date prescribed for it. The online applications for the post of JTO will begin most probably in the first week of March for all the applicants.

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Election Results 2014: Top Five Losers

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Here are the top five losers

    Congress: Exit polls had predicted that India's Grand Old Party (GOP) would be reduced to double digits. But no would have expected the party to dip below the 50-seat mark. It is now leading in 46 seats. Its worst performance till now has been 114, which it won in 1999. The only saving grace is that party president Sonia Gandhi who has won from Raebareli and her son Rahul who is ahead of his rival in Amethi, but most of the other big guns have either lost, or are trailing. (Congress Shields Rahul Gandhi from Blame)

    Janata Dal (United): Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who heads the party, must be rueing his decision to part ways with the BJP in June last, after it brought Narendra Modi to the party's centrestage, and late declared him as their prime ministerial face. The JD (U) had won 20 seats in 2009. Its tally has now registered a sharp drop, and is now leading in only two constituencies. Party heavyweights such as Sharad Yadav have suffered a humiliating defeat. (Split With BJP Could Be Nitish Kumar's Worst Mistake)

    Bahujan Samaj Party: Mayawati's party is staring at a wipeout. It had won 21 seats in 2009, including 20 in Uttar Pradesh, and one in Madhya Pradesh. It faces the spectre of drawing a blank this time. Its Dalit votebank has collapsed, with a chunk shifting its allegiance to Narendra Modi's BJP in the swing state of Uttar Pradesh. (BSP Will Not Support a Modi-Led Government: Mayawati)

    DMK: M Karunanidhi's party had walked away with 18 seats from Tamil Nadu in 2009. Today it registered one of its worst performances ever with the party drawing a blank. Bigwigs such as former union ministers Dayanidhi Maran and A Raja have lost. Corruption and dynastic politics appear to have taken much of the sheen from the party. (We Have the Heart to Bear Anything, Says DMK)

    NCP: The outcome of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls has exposed the vulnerability of Sharad Pawar's party, which just might see its tally drop to 6 from the 8 it had in the 15th Lok Sabha. In Maharashtra, it has won three seats. It has also won a seat each in Bihar and Lakshadweep. (BJP Clears 272 on its Own)

Current Affairs Decembar 2013: Practice Bit Bank for various exams- part 2

CONFERENCES

1) 9th Ministerial Conference of the WTO was held from 3 to 6 December 2013 at Bali. Bali is in which country?
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AWARDS & HONOURS

1) Which project has won the 2013 eASIA Award under Trade Facilitation category?
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2) Who is the Indian-American mathematician and author has won this year’s ” Bad Sex in Fiction ” Award by Britain’s Literary Review magazine for his book “The City of Devi” ?

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3) Who is the Pakistani teenage activist was received the 2013 UN Human Rights Prize on 10 December 2013 ?
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4) Who was recently joined the ranks of legendary figures of the Indian Army including Field Marshal KM Kariappa as he has been awarded the sixth highest American military honour ‘Legion of Merit’ ?
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5) How many girls from remote Maharashtra were on 13 December received United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) ‘ Navjyoti awards – 2013 ‘ for resisting child marriages and also helping other girls fight the scourge ?
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6) Who is the Eminent historian on 17 December 2013 was awarded Itihas Ratna from Asiatic Society Bihar ?
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SPORTS & GAMES

1) Name the official 2014 FIFA World Cup match ball which was unveiled on 3 December 2013 by manufacturers Adidas?
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2) Which entity would replace Sahara as the title sponsor of the Indian cricket team with effect from 1 January, 2014?
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3) International Olympics Committee (IOC) cleared the Indian athletes to participate in the 2014 Winter Olympics on 11 December 2013. Where will the Winter Olympics 2014 be held?
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4) Who won women’s and men’s singles titles at the 78th Senior National Badminton Championships, which concluded at the Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi on 23 December 2013?
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5) Zaheer Khan reached the milestone of 300 wickets in test cricket after he took the wicket of Jacques Kallis in the first Test at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on 22 December 2013. He became —— Indian bowler to take 300 wickets in test cricket ?
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6) India won the Women’s Kabaddi World Cup for 2013 on 12 December 2013 and thus won its third consecutive Kabaddi World Cup title. India defeated which team in the final?
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7) Which England cricket player announced his retirement from international and first-class cricket midway through the Ashes Series on 22 December 2013?
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ECONOMY

1) Which practice has been made compulsory from 1 December, 2013 with regard to use of debit card at retail outlets?
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2) Which Indian bank on 19 December 2013 announced that it has received a license from the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System to open a branch in New York?
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3) Which entity on 3 December, 2013 announced plans to set up a MFIs Credit Information Bureau to enable Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) to secure credit on faster and better terms?
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4) On 16 December 2013, Budget airliners SpiceJet Ltd has entered into a three-year interline agreement with which another airlines to offer greater connectivity between flights operated by both the carriers ?
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5) On 16 December 2013, which company acquires the robot-making company Boston Dynamics which had previously been contracted by the U.S. military ?
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1) Name the surface to surface ballistic missile which was successfully test fired by India on 3 December 2013 from Chandipur in the Balesore district of Odisha?
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2) Name the first lunar rover of China, which was carried by an unmanned remotely piloted spacecraft Chang’e-3 and was deployed successfully on moon on 14 December 2013?
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3) First Trajectory Correction Manoeuvre (TCM) of Spacecraft of India’s maiden interplanetary mission to Mars was carried out successfully at 06:30 hrs (IST) on 11 December 2013. What is the expected date that the spacecraft will reach to the Martian orbit?
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4) In the month of December 2013 ,World’s first artificial heart transplant was recently successfully performed in which country?
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5) Scientists and experts of which country have successfully launched a research rocket that took the second monkey of that country into the space on 14 December 2013?
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PERSONS IN NEWS

A) APPOINTMENTS

1) Who was appointed as the Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo India by the company on 9 December, 2013?
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2) Who was appointed as the new CEO of General Motors (GM) to become the first woman to head any major car company?
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3) Who was appointed as the new Managing Director and CEO of state-owned IFCI on 12 December 2013?
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4) Who was named as President and CEO of Walmart India on 13 December 2013 to replace interim CEO Ramnik Narsey?
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5) Who was appointed as Chairman of the Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) on 18 Dec 2013?
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B)RESIGNS

1) Who is the Union minister of state for environment and forest from the Council of Ministers (COM) resigned from his post on 21 December 2013 ?
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C) DEATHS

1) Renowned Japanese biologist and scientist Dr. Michiaki Takahashi died at the age of 85 due to heart failure on 23 December 2013 in Osaka, Japan. He developed vaccine for fighting which disease?
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D) VISITORS

1) Which country President Hamid Karzai visited India from 12 – 15 December 2013 ?
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E) MISCELLANEOUS

1) Name the Islamist leader of Bangladesh who was executed on 12 December 2013 for genocides done during the Bangladesh’s 1971 liberation war with Pakistan?
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PLACES IN NEWS

1) Scientists in the month of December 2013 in their report claimed that the super volcano lying beneath Yellowstone National Park in which country is much larger than it was thought previously ?
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ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS

1) What is the full form of ‘ NABARD ‘ ——– ?
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BOOKS IN NEWS

1) Name the book launched by Mumbai University on 16 December 2013 to mark a year since the brutal gangrape of a Delhi student ?
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COMMITTEES IN NEWS

1) Union Cabinet on 12 December 2013 approved the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2011. Bill is based on the recommendations of which Committee appointed in 2010 by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment?
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DAYS & DATES

1) World Aids Day is Observed on —————– ?
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Current Affairs Decembar 2013: Practice Bit Bank for various exams- part 1

INTERNATIONAL

1) Which country Central Bank has recently adopted an official symbol for the national currency ,the ruble ,which has been approved in a public vote ?
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2) Which country became the first country in the world to legalise marijuana (Drug) for recreational use with the state taking control of the trade on 10 December 2013?
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3) Who was elected as Chile’s president on 15 December 2013 in a landslide victory – with about 62% support ?
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4) Which country Parliament on 15 December 2013 banned the use of US drones in the country after dozens of civilians were killed by the unmanned aircraft ?
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5) The European Union on 12 December 2013 granted GSP-Plus status to ——— ?
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6) Which country President Enrique Pena Nieto on 20 December 2013 signed a controversial law that allows foreign companies to drill for oil ?
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INDIA & WORLD

1) Which country on 16 December supported Thailand government’s move to hold fresh elections after facing protests for past several weeks ?
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2) Which country troops recently once again detained five Indian porters and their mules at Chumar area along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh ?
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3) Which country and India on 20 December 2013 signed a Programme on Cultural Exchange ?
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4) Which country Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Indian Navy bilateral maritime exercise was held in waters off the Indian coast in the Bay of Bengal from 19 – 22 December 2013 ?
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5) Which country and Nepal on 22 December 2013 agreed to address each other’s concerns on commerce and transit, including reduction of tariff barriers and checking illegal trade along the border ?
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6) In the month of December 2013 An MoU was signed by India’s Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) VS Sampath offering India’s expertise to which country in election management and electoral roll preparations recently?
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NATIONAL

1) Which natural gas pipeline inaugurated by the Prime Minister on 3 December, 2013 is the first one to connect Southern India to the national grid?
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2) In the month of December 2013 India’s first heritage transport museum was opened at ——– ?
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3) Which bill was approved by Union Cabinet on 12 December 2013 ?
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4) The Supreme Court on 17 December 2013 ruled that the Centre’s approval was not required to investigate officers of ————– level and above when a constitutional court monitors the probe ?
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5) Lokpal Bill was passed by the Parliament as the Lok Sabha on 18 December 2013 adopted the measure as amended by the Rajya Sabha after a short discussion. Name the two parties which opposed the bill in Loksabha?
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6) Union government recently announced decision to covert the National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NIMSME) into the National SME (Small and Medium Enterprises) University. NIMSME is situated at ———– ?
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STATES

1) Which national party on 8 December 2013 won the state assembly election in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh?
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2) Which state Legislative Assembly on 13 December 2013 passed the much-awaited Anti-Superstition Bill which seeks to curb black magic and other inhuman practices arising out of superstition?
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3) Which state government on 3 December 2013 approved a new surrender and rehabilitation policy for Maoists in the state?
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4) The Supreme Court on 3 December 2013, set a deadline for all states and Union Territories to frame rules to regulate sale of acid and notify them accordingly. What is the deadline?
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5) The Karnataka Govt. is contemplating two sessions of the legislature at the Suvarna Vidhan Soudha in a calendar year. Suvarna Vidhan Soudha is a new legislature building of the State situated at —— ?

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6) According to a study of the International Association of Public Transport (UTIP) released on 16 December 2013 ,which state was ranked top in public transport among Indian cities ?
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Career Options in Engineering after 12th: The list of Common Entrance Tests for Admission in Engineering

Career Options in Engineering after 12th

Career in Engineering after 12th is an excellent option for students nowadays. The students who are willing to take admission in an engineering college in India for pursuingB.E., B.Tech or B,Arch., need to appear for the commonJoint Entrance Exam (JEE) conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) every year.

Through this  students can take admission in premiere engineering colleges like IITs, NIITs and others. The scores can be used for getting admission at various engineering colleges in the country offering engineering courses in different branches.

However, many institutes also take their own entrance test for admission into various undergraduate courses of engineering.

Many states also conducts their own entrance tests on state level such as Bihar CET, Goa CET (GCET), EAMCET, Jharkhand CET, J&K BPEE CET, Karnataka CET.

Here is the list of Common Entrance Tests for Admission in Engineering:

• JEE MAIN Entrance Exam
• EAMCET Engg Entrance Exam
• Aligarh Muslim University Engg Entrance Exam (AMU)
• Birla Institute of Technology Engg. Entrance Exam (BITSAT)
• VIT University Engg Entrance Exam (VITEEE)
• Associate Membership of Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (AMIETE)
• Joint Entrance Exam (JET)
• BVP Pune CET

List of State Engineering Entrance Exams

• Andhra Pradesh Common Entrance Test (EAMCET)
• Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination (BCECE)
• Delhi Combined Entrance Examination (CEE)
• Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GUJCET)
• Goa Common Entrance Test (GCET)
• Haryana Common Engineering Entrance Test (CEET)
• Jharkhand Engineering Entrance Exam (JCECE)
• Karnataka Common Entrance Test (CET)
• Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical (KEAM)
• Madhya Pradesh Pre- Engineering Test (PET)
• Maharashtra Engineering Entrance Exam (CET)
• North East State Engineering Entrance (NEE)
• Orissa Joint Entrance Exam (JEE)
• Pondicherry Joint Entrance Test (PJET)
• West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE)

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Current Affairs November 2013: Practice Bit Bank for various exams- part 2

CONFERENCES
1) Which country would host the next Commonwealth summit in 2015, after it was unanimously chosen as the host during the concluding ceremony of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2013 at Colombo, Sri Lanka on 17 November, 2013?
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AWARDS & HONOURS

1) Name the former Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia who was on 14 November 2013 conferred with the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship by the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund?
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2) Name the two personalities who were decided to be conferred with the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, by Government of India on 16 November 2013?
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3) President Pranab Mukherjee on 19 November 2013 presented Indira Gandhi National Service Scheme Best University Award 2012-13 to —————— ?
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4) Who received the inaugural Centenary Award for the Indian Film Personality of the Year 2013, which was constituted recently by the Union Govt. to mark the 100 years of Indian Cinema?
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5) Who was presented with the Dayawati Modi Award for Art and Culture and Education on 19 November, 2013?
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SPORTS & GAMES

1) Debutant Rohit Sharma scored an unbeaten century (127) against the West Indies on the second day of Kolkata Test on 7 November, 2013. With this century he became the —— Indian batsman to score a century on debut.
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2) Indian men’s hockey team on 3 November 2013 officially qualified for the Rabobank Hockey World Cup 2014. International Hockey Federation (FIH) confirmed the India’s berth in a official press release at Switzerland. Where will the event be held?
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3) Which Indian won the ATP men’s singles title of Traralgon event in Australia on 4 November 2013?
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4) Who on 14 November, 2013 became the first West Indian cricketer to play 150 tests for the team?
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5) What was the position of Sachin Tendulkar in the ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after he ended his record-breaking 200-Test career on 16 November, 2013?
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6) Two Jamaican athletes were crowned the male and female World Athletes of the Year 2013 on 16 November, 2013. Which athletes are these?
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7) Which teenager of Mumbai came to limelight on 20 November, 2013 after he smashed an astonishing 546 runs, which is the third highest score in the world in any format of cricket?
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ECONOMY

1) The BSE Sensex scaled a new historic high of 21,293.88 points in the late morning trade on 1 November, 2013 before retreating back to 21,196.82 points at the end of the day. When the previous highest figure of 21,206.77 was touched by Sensex?
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2) India’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) on 6 November 2013 increased its lending rates by ——– percent with effect from 7 November 2013?
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3) The first all-women Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) was launched by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 19 November, 2013 with the inauguration of the first branch of the bank. This first branch of BMB was inaugurated at ——— ?
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4) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 19 November 2013 directed Public Sector Banks (PSBs) to provide loans to women self-help groups (SHGs) at ———— per cent per annum to avail the benefit of interest rate subvention scheme under the Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana-Aajeevika (SGSY) scheme?
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5) Jet Airways on 20 November 2013 concluded the sale of ——- percent equity stake in the airline to Etihad Airways for 2057 crore Rupees?
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1) India’s premier space agency, ISRO, on 5 November 2013 successfully launched its historic mission to Mars from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, about 100km from Chennai.Name the launch vehicle which was used for the mission?
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2) Name the Proton-M rocket carrying a defense satellite which was successfully launched by Russia on 12 November 2013?
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3) India successfully test fired the indigenous ———-missile from Wheeler Island off Odisha coast on 8 November 2013?
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4) Pakistan on 5 November 2013 successfully test-fired ……………. missile, a surface-to-surface missile with a range of 60 km?
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5) Indian Navy on 12 November 2013 commissioned the first Advanced Light Weight Helicopters Squadron at Southern Command at which place?
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6) Name the aircraft carrier which was inducted into the Indian Navy on 16 November 2013 giving a boost to the India’s maritime warfare capabilities?
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7) Which country space agency on 18 November 2013 launched its MAVEN orbiter Mission to Mars Planet ?
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PERSONS IN NEWS

A) APPOINTMENTS

1) Who was elected as the new President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on 15 November, 2013?
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2) Who was appointed as the new Chairman of PFRDA by the Finance Ministry following the resignation of Chairman Yogesh Agarwal?
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3) Who was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court on 12 November 2013?
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4) Name the Indian Weightlifting Federation Joint Secretary who was on 4 November 2013 appointed as an international Weightlifting referee?
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5) Who was appointed Chairman of the National Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (NMCE) on 12 November 2013?
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B)RESIGNS

1) Name the Chairman of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), who resigned from the post of Chairman on 13 November 2013?
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C) DEATHS

1) Renowned Pakistani folk singer Reshma died on 3 November, 2013 in Lahore .She was born at which Indian town?
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2) An eminent Sri Lankan personality Gamani Corea, who passed away on 2 November, 2013, was associated with which field?
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3) Writer Vijaydan Detha, who passed away on 10 November, 2013 was a famous writer of folk tales in ——— ?
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D) VISITORS

1) Which country Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah visited India from 7 – 10 November 2013 ?
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E) MISCELLANEOUS

1) Who was selected as the first Miss Universe contestant to represent Myanmar in more than 50 years time in history of the country on 3 October 2013?
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PLACES IN NEWS

1) Which province of the Philippines came to highlight due to death of over 10,000 people due to the devastating Typhoon Haiyan, which lashed it with speeds of over 300 kph on 8 November, 2013?
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ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS

1) What is the full form of ‘ PSLV ‘ ?
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BOOKS IN NEWS

1) What is the name of the book released by Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on the 175 years of Times of India at a function in New Delhi on 11 November 2013 ?
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COMMITTEES IN NEWS

1) The Gopal Krishna Committee findings are related to the reason for decrease in production of —————— ?
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DAYS & DATES

1) National Integration Day is observed on ———— ?
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Current Affairs November 2013: Practice Bit Bank for various exams- part 1

INTERNATIONAL

1) What is the name of the new political party recently set up by the supporters of China’s disgraced senior politician Bo Xilai who has been jailed for corruption?
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2) The UN’s International Court of Justice ruled on 11 November 2013 that the area around a flashpoint ancient temple on the Thai border belongs to ————- ?
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3) Which famous black money-heaven country recently announced shedding its secrecy cloak and join hands with a host of countries including India for automatic exchange of information and mutual assistance in tax matters?
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4) The UN General Assembly’s human rights committee on 19 November 2013 passed a resolution urging ———– to give the stateless Rohingya minority equal access to citizenship ?
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5)50th anniversary of the infamous assassination of the 35th U.S. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was observed on 22 November, 2013.This high-profile assassination was executed at which city?
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6) Which South East Asian country witnessed huge anti-government protests on 25 November, 2013 after which state of emergency was imposed in the capital?
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7) Indonesian government on 25 November, 2013 ordered evacuation of local residents after a volcano in Sumatra erupted nine times within a few days.Which volcano is this?
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INDIA & WORLD

1) Union Cabinet on 7 November 2013 approved the visa waiver agreements with which countries?
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2) The 7th India-Republic of Korea Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) was held on 8 November 2013 in ———- ?
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3) The fifth session of India-Ukraine Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological, Industrial and Cultural Cooperation held in ————— on 13 November 2013.
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4) India and Russia on 18 November 2013 decided to hold a Joint Air Force Level exercise for the first time in ————- ?
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5) The first Integrated Checkpost along ————- , India-Bangladesh border was jointly inaugurated on 17 November 2013 by Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and his Bangladeshi counterpart Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir ?
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6) Which country and India signed eight agreements on 20 November 2013 in areas of defence and security, oil exploration, civil aviation and scientific research ?
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NATIONAL

1) Government of India on 4 November 2013 decided to extend the sale of the non-subsidized ———kg cooking gas (LPG) cylinders at petrol pumps across the country?
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2) Name the mobile app for iOS and Windows Phone platforms on Passport launched by Ministry of External Affairs, in the month of November 2013?
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3) Union Finance Minister P.Chidambaram released a Commemorative Coin of 20 Rupees a circulation coin of 5 Rupees to mark the culmination of the 125th Birth Anniversary of which freedom fighter/leader at New Delhi on 11 November 2013?
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4) Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and the Embassy of Sweden on 9 November 2013 jointly unveiled a ————– at Rajiv Chowk metro station, Delhi ?
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5) President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 33rd India International Trade Fair (IITF) in New Delhi on 14 November 2013.Where was the event held in New Delhi?
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current affair 2014: Justice RM Lodha sworn in as 41st Chief Justice of India

Justice RM Lodha sworn in as 41st Chief Justice of India

Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha is the 41st Chief Justice of India.

Justice R.M. Lodha was on 27 April, 2014 sworn in as the Chief Justice of India. He was administered the oath of office by President Pranab Mukharjee.

Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha is the 41st Chief Justice of India.

Chief Justice Lodha succeeds Chief Justice P. Sathasivam who demitted office on completion of his term on Saturday. Lodha will preside over the Supreme Court for five months as his term will come to an end on September 27, 2014.

A law graduate from the Jodhpur University, Lodha practised law in the Rajasthan High Court dealing with constitutional, civil, company, criminal, taxation, labour and other matters. He also appeared as counsel for the Centre and the Rajasthan government.

Chief Justice Lodha was elevated as a permanent judge of the Rajasthan High Court on January 31, 1994. He was transferred to the Bombay High Court on February 16, 1994 and remained there for the next 13 years. Lodha came back to the Rajasthan High Court on February 2, 2007.

Lodha then moved from the Rajasthan High Court to the Patna High Court as its Chief Justice on May 13, 2008.

Eight months later, Chief Justice Lodha was elevated to the Supreme Court on December 17, 2008.

He is also associated with the Jodhpur-based National Law University as its executive member.