23 November 2013 – Daily Current Affairs
Magnus-Karlsen
1) Norway’s Magnus Carlsen dethroned 5-time World Chess Champion Vishwanathan Anand of India to become the second youngest World Chess Champion. Carlsen achieved this feat after he drew with Anand after 65 moves on 22 November, 2013 to take an unassailable lead of 6.5-3.5 at the ongoing World Chess Championship 2013 at Chennai. Who was the youngest Chess World Champion? - Garry Kasparov of the erstwhile Soviet Union who became World Chess Champion at the age of 22 in 1985. Carlsen was just a few days short to become the youngest ever world champion. Carlsen’s win was worth Rs. 8.4 crore for Carlsen and Anand settled for Rs. 5.6 crore)
2) Which oldest airbase of the Indian Air Force (IAF) is witnessing 75th year of its establishment in 2013, for which Platinum Jubilee Celebrations are being held at the base station? – Air Force Station Ambala, Haryana (This station was established in 1938 and it has been most closely associated with the growth of the formation and growth of the IAF and has evolved itself into one of the premier airbases of the IAF today. On the occasion of station’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations, Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne and the Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh took part in programmes held on 21 November, 2013)
3) Which cyclonic storm hit the coast of Andhra Pradesh on 22 November, 2013 causing extensive damage to thatched roofs and huts, minor damage to
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