1. India's first and only business house to cross the turnover of $100 billion, which fell out of $ 100 billion club in Nov 2013, because of a fall in the value of rupee ---Tata group
2. The editor, critic and author who has won the 2013 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for her debut novel The Wildings ----Nilanjan Roy
3. The volcano located in the island Sumatra of Indonesia which erupted violently forcing about 18,000 people to flee from their homes is named -----Mount Sinabung
4. The nuclear-capable Naval variant of surface-to-surface missile Prithvi which was test-fired on Nov 23 from a warship is named---- Dhanush
5. The cyclone which hit Andhra Pradesh crossing the coast at Machilipatnam on 22 Nov 13 forcing evacuation of thousands of people was named ---Helen
6.;The Norwegian chess player who has become the new World Chess Champion by defeating 5 times champion Viswanathan Anand in 3 out of 10 games (7 being drawn games) in championship contest held at Hotel Hyatt Regency in Chennai ---Magnus Carlsen
7. The first stealth combat drone recently tested by China is named ---Sharp Sword
8. The new Chairman of 20th Law Commission who has taken over following the resignation of Justice D.K. Jain ---Justice Ajit Prakash Shah
9. The Indian cricketer who has become the fastest to score 5000 runs in One Day Internationals by achieving it in 114 innings off 120 matches--- Virat Kohli
10. The Barcelona footballer who has been awarded the European Golden Boot for a record third time for having scored the most league goals in Europe last season--- Lionel Messi
11. Rizvi-Springfield skipper who has scored 546 runs against St. Francis D'Assisi in the Harris Shield tournament match becoming the highest scoring Indian in any form of registered competitive cricket ---Prithvi Shah
12. The country which has decided to recall its ambassador from Australia following reports that an Australian security agency attempted to listen to his telephonic conversations of its President ---Indonesia
12. The word meaning a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website, which has been chosen as the word of the year 2013 by Oxford Dictionary ---selfie
13. The Indian External Affairs Minister who represented India at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meet 2013 in Sri Lanka --Salman Khurshid
14.;The country which has been chosen unanimously at the end of CHOGM 2013 in Sri Lanka, to host the 2015 Commonwealth Summit--- Malta
15. The Chairperson of India's first all-women bank, Bharatiya Mahila Bank, inaugurated by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh at Air India building in Nariman Point (Mumbai) is
(Note: The bank has started its operations with 7 branches at Kolkata, Mumbai, Lucknow, Guwahati, Chennai, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad. Headquarters: New Delhi) ---Usha Ananthasubramanian
16. The renowned film actress who has been chosen to be awarded the Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year at the International Film Festival of India 2013 in Panjim, Goa--- Waheeda Rehman
17. The winning candidate in the presidential election of the Maldives who has been sworn in as the new President ---Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayyoom
18. The Jamaican sprinter who has been named the Female Athlete of the Year 2013 by the International Association of Athletics Federation ------Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
19. The Jamaican sprinter who has been named the Male Athlete of the Year 2013 by International Association of Athletics Federation for the fifth time ---Usain Bolt
20. The venue of 18th International Children's Film Festival of India being held from 14 November 2013 ---Hyderabad
21. The place at which aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (formerly Admiral Gorshkov) was inducted into the Indian Navy on 16 November at a ceremony attended by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin and Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony Sevmash Shipyard in--- Severodvinsk
22. The Venezuelan contestant who was crowned Miss Universe 2013 at a beauty pageant held in Moscow --- María Gabriela Isler
23. The Indian dog which has become the first canine to reach the Everest base camp (alongwith its owner Joanne Lefson of South Africa) is named ---Rupee
24. The year in which India is to host the next hockey world cup as announced by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) --2018
25. The satellite launched by European Space Agency in 2009 which re-entered the Earth's atmosphere and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean was named ---Gravity field and Ocean Circulation Explorer
26. The woman shooter from India who has created history by becoming the first pistol exponent from India to win a gold medal at the ISSF World Cup finals in Munich, Germany ---Heena Sidhu
2. The editor, critic and author who has won the 2013 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for her debut novel The Wildings ----Nilanjan Roy
3. The volcano located in the island Sumatra of Indonesia which erupted violently forcing about 18,000 people to flee from their homes is named -----Mount Sinabung
4. The nuclear-capable Naval variant of surface-to-surface missile Prithvi which was test-fired on Nov 23 from a warship is named---- Dhanush
5. The cyclone which hit Andhra Pradesh crossing the coast at Machilipatnam on 22 Nov 13 forcing evacuation of thousands of people was named ---Helen
6.;The Norwegian chess player who has become the new World Chess Champion by defeating 5 times champion Viswanathan Anand in 3 out of 10 games (7 being drawn games) in championship contest held at Hotel Hyatt Regency in Chennai ---Magnus Carlsen
7. The first stealth combat drone recently tested by China is named ---Sharp Sword
8. The new Chairman of 20th Law Commission who has taken over following the resignation of Justice D.K. Jain ---Justice Ajit Prakash Shah
9. The Indian cricketer who has become the fastest to score 5000 runs in One Day Internationals by achieving it in 114 innings off 120 matches--- Virat Kohli
10. The Barcelona footballer who has been awarded the European Golden Boot for a record third time for having scored the most league goals in Europe last season--- Lionel Messi
11. Rizvi-Springfield skipper who has scored 546 runs against St. Francis D'Assisi in the Harris Shield tournament match becoming the highest scoring Indian in any form of registered competitive cricket ---Prithvi Shah
12. The country which has decided to recall its ambassador from Australia following reports that an Australian security agency attempted to listen to his telephonic conversations of its President ---Indonesia
12. The word meaning a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website, which has been chosen as the word of the year 2013 by Oxford Dictionary ---selfie
13. The Indian External Affairs Minister who represented India at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meet 2013 in Sri Lanka --Salman Khurshid
14.;The country which has been chosen unanimously at the end of CHOGM 2013 in Sri Lanka, to host the 2015 Commonwealth Summit--- Malta
15. The Chairperson of India's first all-women bank, Bharatiya Mahila Bank, inaugurated by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh at Air India building in Nariman Point (Mumbai) is
(Note: The bank has started its operations with 7 branches at Kolkata, Mumbai, Lucknow, Guwahati, Chennai, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad. Headquarters: New Delhi) ---Usha Ananthasubramanian
16. The renowned film actress who has been chosen to be awarded the Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year at the International Film Festival of India 2013 in Panjim, Goa--- Waheeda Rehman
17. The winning candidate in the presidential election of the Maldives who has been sworn in as the new President ---Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayyoom
18. The Jamaican sprinter who has been named the Female Athlete of the Year 2013 by the International Association of Athletics Federation ------Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
19. The Jamaican sprinter who has been named the Male Athlete of the Year 2013 by International Association of Athletics Federation for the fifth time ---Usain Bolt
20. The venue of 18th International Children's Film Festival of India being held from 14 November 2013 ---Hyderabad
21. The place at which aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (formerly Admiral Gorshkov) was inducted into the Indian Navy on 16 November at a ceremony attended by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin and Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony Sevmash Shipyard in--- Severodvinsk
22. The Venezuelan contestant who was crowned Miss Universe 2013 at a beauty pageant held in Moscow --- María Gabriela Isler
23. The Indian dog which has become the first canine to reach the Everest base camp (alongwith its owner Joanne Lefson of South Africa) is named ---Rupee
24. The year in which India is to host the next hockey world cup as announced by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) --2018
25. The satellite launched by European Space Agency in 2009 which re-entered the Earth's atmosphere and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean was named ---Gravity field and Ocean Circulation Explorer
26. The woman shooter from India who has created history by becoming the first pistol exponent from India to win a gold medal at the ISSF World Cup finals in Munich, Germany ---Heena Sidhu
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