Latest Current Affairs from 3rd Week of July 2013 in PDF- useful for all competitive Examinations!!!!!
Q1. Who has sworn in as the 40th Chief Justice of India on 19 July 2013?
Ans. Justice Palanisamy Sathasivam
Note: Justice Sathasivam, 64, is also the first CJI from Tamil Nadu. The term of his office will be till 26 April 2014.
Q2. Name the justice who retired from the office of Chief Justice of India on 18 July 2013 after a short term of just nine months?
Ans. Justice Altamas Kabir
Q3. Union Cabinet of India on 17 July 2013 gave its approval to rename the Bengaluru International Airport. What will be its new name?
Ans. Kempegowda International Airport
Note: Hiriya Kempegowda, who was popularly called Kempegowda was a rulerunder the Vijayanagar Empire. He ruled almost all the parts of Karnataka during 16th century. He was also said to be the founder of the city of Bengaluru.
Q4. Supreme Court of India on 16 July 2013 upheld a Bombay High Court verdict which quashed the state government’s order to ban dance bars in Maharashtra. In which year dance bars were banned in Maharashtra?