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Persons,Awards,Events In news from exam point of view
List of persons in news can never be an exhaustive one and aspirants should know what not to study
,and to make things easier we will focus on only those news which will enable you to tackle multiple
choice questions as we dont require a Phd in 10 disciplines to crack csat paper.
1. Siddhartha Mukherjee-Indian-born American physician Siddhartha Mukherjee's
Pulitzer-winning biography of cancer,The Emperor of All Maladies , has won the
10,000 prestigious Guardian First Book award in 2011
Trivia :
2012:Kevin Powers, forThe Yellow Birds
Guardian First Book Award, issued before 1999 as Guardian Fiction Prize orGuardian Fiction
Award, is awarded to new writing infictionandnon-fiction.
Pulitzer prize :
U.S. award for achievements innewspaperandonline journalism, literature, andmusical
composition.
Administered byColumbia Universityin New York City. Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one
categories. In twenty of these, each winner receives a certificate and a US$10,000 cash award. The
winner in the public service category of the journalism competition is awarded agold medal
2. International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
Annually held in Goa
The festival is conducted jointly by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the government
of Goa.
3. Louis Silverstein- Americanartistandgraphic designerwho is best known for his work atThe
New York Timesdied recently.
4. Kudla Kalamela -'Kudla Kalamela', an art exhibition displaying works of as many as 150 artists of
Karnataka, Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh, was held in MANGALORE.
5.Utsavam-cultural festival centered on tourist spots in the State with the support of Kerala
Folklore Akademi.
6.Tropical storm Washi-Tropical storm Washi whipped the southern Philippines, unleashing
mammoth floods across vast areas that left 440 people dead and nearly 200 missing
7.Vaclav Havel-The former Czech President, Vaclav Havel, hero of the Velvet Revolution that
won Czechoslovakia independence from Soviet rule in 1989, died in his sleep
8. Charles Correa-Noted architect Charles Correa was on Sunday conferred Goa's highest
civilian award, the Gomant Vibhushan
9.Dam 999 Dam 999is a 20113-DEnglish languageUAE-Indianco-production film produced by
BizTV Network, UAE and directed bySohan Roy
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10.Cesaria Evora-Grammy winner , Evora, known as the Barefoot Diva because she always
performed without shoes, died.
11. Su. Venkatesan-Tamil writer Su. Venkatesan, who captured 600 years of history of Madurai
between 1310 and 1920 in his debut novelKaaval Kottam , has won the Sahitya Akademi award
for the year 2011.
12.Satyadev dubey- Theatre legend passed away.
13.Havelock Island- Island in Andaman ,to be remembered for its geographical location ,rather
than its significance as a major tourist place .
14.Gundia power project-The Gundia power project in Karnataka should not be permitted as
its execution can cause significant environmental impact and biodiversity loss, the Western Ghats
Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) has reported.
15.Memogate controversy-To topple civilian government in Pakistan , key figure was asif ali
zardari
16.Jaillikattu- traditional bull taming sport of Tamil nadu
17.Red Ribbon express-AIDS/HIVawareness campaign train by theIndian Railways. The motto
of the Red Ribbon Express is Embarking on the journey of life.
18.French Fighter Rafale-India selected the French Fighter Rafale over the Eurofighter
Typhoon in a multi-billion dollar contract for the supply of 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat
Aircraft (MMRCA) the country's largest defence deal to date.
19.Queen Elizabeth-A Diamond Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 75th anniversary, but only
the 60thanniversaryin the case of a monarch (i.e. length of time a monarch hasreigned).Traditionally, the diamond jubilee or anniversary of a person was also on the 75th
anniversary. This changed with the diamond jubilee of theBritish QueenVictoria's reign.
She is the longest-serving British monarch after her great-great grandmother Victoria and has
seen 11 Prime Ministers come and go. David Cameron is Her Majesty's 12th Prime Minister.
20. M.K. Sanoo-Renowned scholar and critic M.K. Sanoo was presented with the prestigious
Kendra Sahitya Akademi award for 2011 .Prof. Sanoo received the award for his literary
biography of celebrated writer Vaikom Mohammed Basheer titledBasheer: Ekaanthaveedhiyile
Avadhoothan.
21. Amartya Sen-India-born Nobel laureate Amartya Sen was felicitated with the prestigious
National Medals of Arts and Humanities award by U.S. President Barack Obama for his efforts to
increase the understanding of fighting hunger and poverty.
22. Anthony Shadid-Two time Pulitzer Award Winner ,Foreign Correspondent passed away.
23.Frits Staal Indologist (Veda Expert),passed away
24.Occupy London-Occupy London is an activist group, stemming from thenon-violent
protestanddemonstrationagainsteconomic inequalitythat took place inLondon,United Kingdom,from 15 October 2011 till 14 June 2012. Its original remit was to unite workers and unemployed alike
in order to bring to the fore, the lack ofaffordability of housing in the United Kingdom,social
injustice,corporate greedand the influence of companies andlobbyistson government.
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25.Pritzker Architecture Prize-Pritzker Architecture Prize, considered as the Nobel prize in
architecture, has been awarded to Wang Shu (48) a Chinese
26. Amar KantJNANPITH award ,hindi writer
27.Soumitra ChatterjeeDada Sahab Phalke Award
28. Gandhakasala-scented landrace rice variety from the Malabar region,trying to acquire a
Geographical Indicator label (please read about GI if not read already)
29.Sania-Bhupati-Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi of India won their second Grand Slam
title and first French Open trophy together after crushing Klaudia Jans-Ignacik and Santiago
Gonzalez 7-6(3), 6-1 in the mixed doubles.
30.
Bhutan
Jigme Khesar
Namgyel
Wangchuck
King of Bhutan. Chief guest for 26th
Jan. 2013.
Brazil Dilma Rousseff
First woman President of Brazil. She
replaced Lula Desilva. (Lula got Indira
Gandhi peace prize.)
China Xi Jingping
Replaced Hu Jintao, China. He is
expected to become President, in
March 2013.
China Li KequiangNew PM of China. Replaced Wen
Jiabao.
China Bo Xilaicorrupt leader in Chinese politbureu.
Expelled
Cuba Raul CastroPresident of Cuba. Replaced Fidel
Castro
Egypt Mohd. Morsy President of Egypt.
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EuHerman Van
Rompuy
PM of Belgium. President of
European Council
France FrancoisHollande
President of France. He defeatedSarkozi. Belongs to Socialist party
Greece Atonis Samras
PM Greece. Name is important only
because Greece=#EPICFAIL
economy.
Iran AytollahKhamenei Supreme leader of Iran
Iran Ahmedijad President of Iran.
Israel
President
Shimon Peres.
PM Benjamin
Netanyahu.
Their parliament =Knesset.
Japan Shinzo AbePM japan. Defeated Yoshiko Noda.
Their parliament =Diet.
Liberia Ellen SirleafPresident of Liberia, got Indira Gandhi
peace price. (2012)
Maldives -
Coup
Nasheed N
Waheed
after coup, Nasheed was replaced by
Waheed
Mali-coup Diarra N TraoreAfter coup, Diarra was replaced by
Traore
Mauritius Rajkeshwur
President of Mauratius. He was chief
guest @Pravasi bharatiya Divas
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Purryag 2013.Click me for more details
Mexico Enrique Nieto Mexico new President
Myanmar Thein Sein Myanmar president
Myanmar Aung San Suu Ki
Nobel peace 91. Opposition leader in
Myanmar. Party National league for
democracy. Visited India in Nov 12
N.Korea Kim Jong-UnNorth Korea President. After his father
King Jong-il Died
Pak Raja ParvezPM of Pakistan, SC ordered his
arrested.
Germany Angela Markel German Chancellor
Palestine Mohd.Abbas President of Palestine Authority
S.Korea Park Geun-hyefirst female President of S.Korea. She
replaced Lee Myung-bak
SrilankaGen.Sarath
Fonseca
Ex-General of Sri Lankan army. Was
jailed after power struggle with
President.
SrilankaMahinda
Rajpakshe
Sri lankan President. He threw out
CJI Shiran Bandaranyake.
Syria Wael Halqi PM of Syria.
Syria Bashar Al Assad President of Syria
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ThailandYingluck
Shinawatra
First female PM of Thailand. She was
chief guest of 26th Jan parade in
2012.
Uk David CameronPM of UK. (Conservative party) He
replaced Gordon Brown.
Uk Nick Clegg Deputy PM of UK. (liberal democrats)
Usa
Obama
(Democrat)
won second time Presidential
election. His VP candidate was JoeBiden.
UsaMitt Romney
(Republican)
Contested against Obama. His VP
candidate was Paul Ryan.
Ven Hugo ChavezPresident Venezuela. Right now
getting treatment for cancer in Cuba.
International Org (non political)
name Org
Ban-Ki-Moon UN General Secretary
Jim Yong Kim World Bank
Justice Dalveer
Bhandari
Indian. became Judge of International court of
Justice.
Christine Lagarde Chief of IMF
Pascal Lamy Chief of WTO
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Jacques Rogge President IOC, olympic Committee.
SK Jain
first Indian to become chairman of World Assco.
Of Nuke operators.
Nkosazana Zuma Head of African Union (AU): First woman
Indian in India (Non political)
Name Org
Admiral DevendraJoshi
replaced Admiral Nirmal Verma
Air Marshal
N.A.K. BrowneHe replaced Pradeep Vasant Naik
Ashok Chawla CCI. Competition Commission of India
Brajesh Mishra Indias first National Security Advisor. DuringVajpayee Government. Dead
Chief Justice of
India Altamas
Kabir
replaced SH Kapadia.
Duvvuri Subbarao RBI Governor.
Urjit Patel recently appointed deputy RBI Governor.
Ela Ramesh
Bhatt
Founder of SEWA. Got Indira Gandhi Prize for
Peace. (actually won in 2011, but was awarded
that prize in 2013).
Gadgil Committee on Western Ghat ecology.
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Gen. Bikram
Singhhe replaced Gen.VK Singh
Gopi Chand
Narang
associated with Urdu litt. Got Pakistani award
Sitara-i-Imtiaz. The highest civilian award in
Pakistan is Nishan-i-Imtiaz, earlier Morariji Desai
and Dilip Kumar got it
Gulzar Indira gandhi award for national integration.
JS Verma Committee on women safety after Delhi gangrape
Justice DK Jain 20th law commission
Kaushik Basu World bank Chief economist
KC ChakrabaryCommittee : financial inclusion. Deputy Governor
RBI ,
Major Abup J.
Manjali Kirti Chakra.
Mrinal Gore Noted socialist. Dead.
Naina Kidwaichief of HSBC India. Became first woman
President of FICCI.
Parthsarthi
Shome Committee GAAR . General anti avoidance rules.
Raghuram RajanPreviously with IMF. Now Chief Economic Advisor
to Finance ministry
Rahul Khullar TRAI
Rangachari Committee Taxation in IT sector
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Rangarajan
Domestic gas price. Rangarajan is also the
Chairman ofPrime Ministers Economic Advisory
Council.
Ranjit Sinha CBI
Sam Pitroda National Knowledge Commission.
Satyanand
MishraCIC. He replaced Wajahat Habibullah.
ShivshankarMenon
National Security Advisor (current). He replaced
MK Narayan. First NSA was Brajesh Mishra who
recently died.
Tessy Thomas
Defense scientist, making India self reliant in
missile tech. Won Lal Bahdur Shashtri national
award.
UK Singha SEBI
Vergheze kurienAmul. NDDB. Father of white revolution. Norman
Barlung was father of green revolution.
Vijay KelkarCommittee on Fiscal deficit. Ex-Chairman of
Finance Commission
Vinod Rai
CAG. Also Enemy #1 of Kapil Sibbal, Manish
Tewari, A.Raja and countless others in UPA.hahaha.
VS SampathChief election Commissioner (CEC). He replaced
SY Quraishi.
YV Reddy He is chairman of 14th Finance Commission.
(period: 2015-2020) And Chairman of 13th
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Finance Commission was Vijay Kelkar.
Indian Diaspora abroad
Name Why
Ami Bera California, House of representative.
Bobby JindaLouisiana Governer, USA, Indian origin, Republican
party
Fareed Zakariaworked for CNN and TIME. Suspended for
plagarism.
Halimah Yacob Singapores first woman speaker, of Indian origin.
Jacintha
Saldana
she was a nurse in London, treating Kate William.
She committed suicide after two Australian radio DJ
mocked her.
Kamla Persad
Bissessar
PM of Trinidad and Tobago. Chief Guest of PBD-
2012.
Nikky HaleyS.Carolina Governer, USA, Indian origin, Republican
party
Patricia Maria
RozarioUK Musician. Won PBD 2013.
Rajat GuptaJailed for insider trading in USA. Was associated
with Goldman Sachs
Rajkeswur
PurryagPresident of Mauritius. Chief guest of PBD-2013
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Rasik Joshi Sanskrit Litt. Mexico. Won PBD-2013 award
Tulsi Gabbard
1st Hindu in US House of Representatives (their Lok
Sabha). Elected from Hawai State.Party:Democrat.She took oath on Gita, Served in US
army, was deployed in Iraq.
Tulsi Gabbard
Sports
Sport name why
Athletics Fauja Singh worlds oldest marathon runner.
Athletics Usain BoltIAAF award. Got 3 gold in London
Olympic
Athletics Allyson FelixIAAF award. Got 3 gold in London
Olympic
Badminton PV Sindhu Asia under 19
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Billiards Pankaj Advani won the world cup
Chess World
Cup V.Anand defeated Boris Gelfand
CricketCpt. Unmukt
chand
India cricket under 19 cpt, won world
cup. defeated Aussies.
CyclingLance
armstrongCyclist, banned for drugs.
Football Lionel Messeimost goals in a calendar year. got
Golden boot.
Football Sunil Chhetri AIFF player of the year.
HockeyLeslie
Claudius
Indias triple olympic gold medalist.
Hockey. Dead.
London
OlympicSushil
Silver Wrestle 66kg. He was flag-
bearer. He got bronze in 2008
Beijing.
London
OlympicVijay Kumar
Silver. 25 rapid fire pistol. Rajiv
G.Khel ratna
London
OlympicMary Kom Bronze. Women flywt. Boxing
London
OlympicGagan Narang Bronze. 10 air-rifle
London Yogeshwar Bronze. 60kg wrestle. Rajiv G.Khel
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Olympic dutt ratna.
London
Olympic
Saina Nehwal Bronze. Single badminton
London
Olympic
Krishna
Pooniadiscus throw. Did not win
Shooting Ronjan SodhiISSF shooting world cup: .(silver,
double trap).
Squash Dipika Pilliadid not win but only Indian woman to
enter semifinals
London
Olympic
Michael
Phelps
Swimming. four golds and two silver
medals
Tennis
Male Female
Aus.Open Djkovik, Serbia Azarenka, Belarus
French Open Nadal, Spain Sharapova, Rus
US Open Ande Murray, UK Serena Williams, US
Wimbledon Federer,Swiz Serena Williams,US
Bhupathi Sania won French open doubles. Andy Roddick, Tennis retired.
Sports Mascots
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Beijing Olympics
2008Fuwa (good-luck dolls)
Cricket World Cup2011
Stumpy, the elephant.
CWG, 2011 Shera, the tiger.
Kabbadi world cup
2012, IndiaJAANBAZ, the eagel.
London Olympics
2012
Wenlock + Mandeville. They symbolize
Britains industrial revolution.
FIFA 2014 Armadillo.
London Olympic Mascots (click to enlarge)
Books/Literature
author book/info
Hilary MantelWon two man booker prizes. This time for book
Bring up the bodies.
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Shashi tharoor Pax indica. It details Indias international relations.
Jeet Thayil
Narcopolis. Tale of mumbais opimioum addiction.
Booker price shortlisted but did not win. Anotherbook is These errors are correct
Ruskin Bond Maharani
JK Rowling The Casual Vacancy (Harry Potter author)
N.Vittal Ending corruption: how to clean up Iondia
Kushwant
Singh.Free thinkers prayer book
Amitav Ghosh River of smoke
Sudheendra
Kulkarni Music of spinning wheel
Salman
RushdieJoseph Anton.
APJ Kalam Turning Points
Aravind Adiga Last man in tower
Tarun Tejpal The Valley of Masks
Taslima
NasreenNirbasan
Kuldeep Nayar Beyond the lines
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Kushwant
singh
Turbaned Tornado: The Oldest Marathon Runner
Fauja Singh
VergheseKurien
An Unfinished Dream
Verghese
KurienThe Man Who Made The Elephant Dance
Hamid Ansari Muslim in Indian cities
I K GUJRAL Matters of Discretion: An Autobiography
Pt. ravi
shankarLiving to Tell It All
Vikram
ChandraRed Earth and Pouring Rain
Syed Mustafa
SirajAleek Manush 1994
Authors Dead
Sunil Gangopadhyaya Bengali writer. Sahitya Acadamy chief.
Kamla Sadgopan Tamil novelist
Eric Hobsbawm Noted Marxist Historian from UK
Nobel-2012
Category Who? Why?
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1. MedicineGurdon,
Yamanaka
Regenerative medicine. Cure
disease by growing tissues in
lab.
2. PhysicsHaroche,
Wineland
Measure quantum particles,
without destroying them.
3. ChemistryLefkowitz,
Kobilka
Protein receptors that let body
cell respond to signals.
4. Litt. Mo YanFirst Chinese writer to get this
award.
5. EconomicsRoth,
Shapley.
Stable allocation + market
design.
6. Peace EU Lolz
Nobel winners associated with India
1. Dr. Hargobind Khorana Medicine
2. S. Chandrasekhar Physics
3. Venkatarama Ramakrishnan Chemistry
4. Mother Teresa Peace
5. Tagore Litt.
6. Amartya Sen Economics
7. Rudyard Kipling Litt.
8. VS Naipaul Litt.
Astro
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Name Why
Cpt. Nivedita
Bhasin First Indian woman to command boeing 787
Liu Yang first Chinese woman astro.
Neil Armstrong Apollo 11. 1969. First man to land on moon. Dead.
Sally RideFirst American woman astro. Dead. A Moon crate
named after her.
Sunita WilliamsTake a command of international space station.
second Indian woman, first kalpana chawala.
Beauty
1. Olivia Culpo Miss Universe, USA.
2. TerezaFajksova
Miss Earth 2012. from czech.
3. wen xia yuMiss World 2012 (China). Last Indian to win
was Priyanka Chopra.
Clichd
following names have become so clichd in current affairs relatedbooks, magazines and sites that they can be simply ignored for theexam:
Homai Vyarawala Indias first woman photojournalist. Dead.
Chanda Kochhar ICICI
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Malala Yousufzai Pakistani girl, shot by Talibans, survived.
Indra Nooyi Pepsi
Pandit Ravi
Shankar
Sitar Maestro. Will get Grammy award
posthumously.