2013 latest current affairs questions with answers and 2013 important new appointments and persons in news for learn and practice for different competative exams like Inteligence bureau,ibps etc.,
1. Dr. Manmohan Singh elected as Rajya Sabha Member from Assam for the Which of the consecutive term?
Ans : 5th term
2. Who is recently appointed as Union Railway Minister
Ans : Mallikarjun Kharge
3. Who is appointed as Chairman of AirAsia India
Ans : S Ramadorai
4. First Indian origin to be appointed as editor of UK national paper, The Independent
Ans : Amol Ranjan
5. Which player win Men’s Singles in French Open, 2013
Ans : Rafael Nadal
6. Which player win Women’s Singles in French Open, 2013
Ans : Serena Williams
7. Who is recently appointed as the chairman of Life Insurance Corporation
Ans : SK Roy
8. In which district of Chhattisgarh, naxal attack the ‘Parivartan Yatra’ of Congress
Ans : Bastar
9. Who is the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Ans : Shashi Kant Sharma
10. With which country India signed extradition treaty in May, 2013
Ans : Thailand
11.Which Indian player declare as ‘Man of the Series’ in Champions Trophy, 2013
Ans : Sikhar Dhawan
12.Which state become first in India to implement electronic GPF in March, 2013
Ans : Arunachal Pradesh
13. Which team wins the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2013held in Malaysia
Ans : Australia
14. Who is elected as new President of China in March,2013
Ans : Xi Jinping
15. What is the name of the new 266th Pope of Vatican City
Ans : Jorge Bergoglio
16. Who is elected as 68th Secretary of State of the United States in March, 2013
Ans : John Kerry
17. Who was the Chief Guest of India as Republic Day function, 2013
Ans : Jigme Khesar N Wangchuck
18. Who is appointed as the director of CBI in December, 2013
Ans : Ranjit Sinha
19. Who is appointed as the chairman of NASSCOM recently
Ans : Krishna Kumar Natrajan
20. The 39th G8 summit, 2013 was held in
Ans : Northern Ireland
June 2013
Avinash Chander – New DRDO chief
Anil Goswami appointed as Union home secretary
P Sathasivam to be new Chief Justice of India
Rentala Chandrasekhar has appointed as Chairman NTRO
Persons in news
May 2013
Mrs. Kushal Sigh Appointed as NCPCR Chairperson
Shri R K Mathur takes over as the New Defence Secretary
Shashi Kant Sharma sworn in as CAG-Comptroller & Auditor General of India
Justice Cyriac Joseph joins NHRC as a Member
Qaiser Shamim elected new Chairman of Central Haj Committee of India
Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta is new Chief Justice of the AP high court
Indian-origin Ivan Menezes to take charge as Diageo CEO from Paul Walsh
LS Rathore Elected as Member of Executive Council of WMO
April 2013
Takehiko Nakao elected as the President Asian Development Bank Board
Anil Goswami, J&K Cadre IAS Officer appointed as New Union Home Secretary
Narasimhan Ravi Elected As the President of Editors Guild of India
Sunil Bharti Mittal appointed Vice Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce
Giorgio Napolitano Re-elected as the President of Italy to serve a Second Term
Nicolas Maduro Sworn-In as the New President of Venezuela
Aruna Bahuguna became First Women Special DG of CRPF
H.R. Mohan elected as the New Vice President of Computer Society
Sunil Kumar Took Over as the Managing Director of CRIS
PJ Kurien elected Chairman of Asian forum of Parliamentarians
Uhuru Kenyatta Sworn-In as the President of Kenya
Krishna Kumar Natrajan appointed as the New Chief of NASSCOM
SvGopalakrishnan elected as new President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
Narendra Kumar Verma appointed Director for Exploration of ONGC
M F Farooqui took over charge as Secretary of Department of Telecom
March 2013
Rajan Bharti Mittal appointed President of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) India
Lok Sabha Member Prahlad Joshi appointed Karnataka BJP President
Babasaheb Neelkanth Kalyani Nominated as the Chairman of IJBLF
Bhaichung Bhutia Appointed as the Chairman of the AIFF’s Technical Committee
B Ashok Reddy Elected As the Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry
Soumitra Bhattacharya elected as the Chairman of CII Karnataka
C J George elected as the Chairman of CII Kerala State Council
Former CBI Director Ashwani Kumar appointed Nagaland Governor
Nicolas Maduro sworn in as the Interim President of Venezuela
MRP Rao took charge as the Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in NTPC
Neiphiu Rio sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Nagaland
Mukul Manda Sangma Sworn-In As the Chief Minister of Meghalaya
Rajeev Shahare Appointed As the New High Commissioner of India to Maldives
Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapliyal is the New Director General of Indian Coast Guard
February 2013
T. S. Vijayan, the Former LIC Chief Took Over as the Chairman of IRDA
Tzipi Livni entered into a Coalition Deal with Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel
Retd. Justice Bhatt to Conduct Judicial Probe in Allahabad Railway Station Stampede
Mritunjay Singh appointed as the Joint COO of Persistent Systems
Asoke Kumar Mukerji Appointed As the Next Permanent Representative of India to the UN
Justice (Retd.) Y Bhaskar Rao, Sworn-In as the Lokayukta of Karnataka
Y Bhaskar Rao, the former Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, sworn in as the Lokayukta on 14 February 2013.
Mohan Parasaran Appointed As the Solicitor General of India Published on
New President and Vice-President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Appointed
Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty Appointed As the Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi
Barack Obama Nominated Sally Jewell as the U.S. Interior Secretary
US President Barack Obama nominated Sally Jewell, a retail executive and outdoor enthusiast on 6 February 2013 as the U.S. interior secretary.
P.R. Vasudeva Rao Appointed As the Director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
January 2013
Urjit Patel takes charge as RBI deputy governor
New Sri Lanka chief justice Mohan Peiris sworn in amid opposition
Y V Reddy named chairman of 14th Finance Commission