Q1. Who was chosen as the 12th President of Pakistan, elections for
which were held on 30 July 2013?
– Mamnoon Hussain
Q2. Who was chosen
for the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadabhavna Award for year 2013, which is
given for contribution towards promotion of communal harmony and peace?
– Ustad Amjad Ali
Khan, the Sarod maestro
Q3. What is
the name given to a newly announced scheme under which a
free mobile handset will be
provided to one member of every rural household who has completed 100 days of
work under MGNREGA?
– Bharat Mobile
Scheme (Under this scheme the handset will be provided preferably to a woman member of
family. A brief of this proposed scheme was made by the union govt. on 30 July
2013. The provided handset will be non- transferable as it will later also
be used in customized transfer of benefits under the direct transfer scheme of
the central govt.)
Q4. US Senate on 29
July 2013 approved the choice of James Comey as the next Director
of FBI (Federal
Bureau of Investigation). Comey will take whose place, who has been at
this post since 2001?
– Robert Mueller
Q5. Which private
bank became first commercial
bank to announce a hike in deposit
rates in view of RBI’s move to tighten liquidity in the
market?
– YES Bank (YES
Bank on 31 July 2013 hiked deposit rates by 0.25% to 0.50%. The bank also hiked the base
rate by 0.25% to 10.75%. This hike came into effect on 1 August 2013)
Q6. Who took over
as the new Foreign Secretary of India on 1 August 2013?
– Sujatha Singh,
She replaced Ranjan Mathai who retired on 31 July 2013.
Q7. The Cabinet
Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), on 1 August 2013, approved the proposal
for sale of 10% government stake in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). This stake
sale is likely to fetch around Rs. 3,840 crore to the exchequer at the current
market price. What is Union Govt.’s disinvestment target through the stake sale
of public sector undertakings in the current financial year (2013-14)?
– Rs. 40,000 crore
Q8. Union Govt.
relaxed the norms for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the multi-brand retail
on 1 August 2013 with a view to attract more investments and transparency in
the sector. What are the major norms which were relaxed?
– Multi-brand
retailers like Walmart are now required to source 30% of their products from
the small and medium enterprises of India only at the time of starting the
business Now state governments will have the right to grant permission to open
a multi- brand retail store in cities of their states
(Earlier 53 urban
centers with a minimum population of 1 million were made eligible for
opening-up of multi-
brand retail
stores) Now the norm of 50% investment in the back-end infrastructure for the
retailers will be applicable, only during the first tranche of investments (within
three years) of up to 100 million
dollars.
Q9. Union Health
Ministry on 1 August 2013 revoked its earlier suspension on a drug named
Pioglitazone used to treat diabetes. What was the main reason for revoking this
suspension within a month?
– Doctors said that
this drug was best suited for Indian patients.
Q10. What
is the name of
a breast cancer drug of the British drug major GlaxoSmithKline Pharma, patent
for which was revoked by the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) of
India?
–Tykerb
Q11. United States
expressed its disappointment over Russia’s decision to give temporary asylum to
Edward Snowden, the ex-CIA contractor who had leaked National Security Agency’s
secret telephone and Internet surveillance programme. What is the duration of the
temporary asylum offered to Snowden by Russia?
– 1 year
Q12. Who will be
the new US ambassador to the United Nations (UN), after the appointment was
confirmed by the United States Senate on 1 August 2013?
– Samantha Power
Q13. What
is the name of
the former world
champion shot putter from Belarus who was stripped of
his 4 World Championship medals by International Amateur Athletics Federation
(IAAF) for doping?
– Andrei Mikhnevich
Q14. Union Govt. on
2 August 2013 gave its approval for setting up of a fund to help six PSUs, to
make them compliant with the 10% minimum public holding norm of market
regulator SEBI. What is the name assigned of this fund?
– Special National
Investment Fund (SNIF). Six sick PSUs which will be covered under this proposed
fund are – HMT, ITI, Scooters India
Limited, Andrew Yule, Fertilizer and Chemical Limited (Travancore) and
Hindustan Photo Films Limited
Q15. Union Govt. on
2 August 2013 unveiled the long awaited Unified License norms for the telecom
sector. What are the main features of this new norm?
The new norm
provides for delinking of spectrum from operational permits and allows
companies to offer services using any technology. Telecom companies would be
allowed to offer mobile and fixed-line services using any technology. They can
also provide Internet TV services. It allows companies to offer intra and
inter-circle
roaming, but bars operations from acquiring subscribers in areas where they
don’t own a license
The licenses
acquired under this new norm will be valid for 20 years, and will be renewable
for another ten years Telecom companies will have to pay a license fee of eight
per cent of annual revenues from telecom services. All telecom companies will
have to migrate to the new licensing regime upon expiry of their current
permits.
Q16. Who was
awarded 22nd Saraswati Samman of K.K. Birla Foundation on 2 August 2013?
– Sugathakumari,
the Malayalam poetess (She was given this prestigious award for her collection
of poems in Malayalam entitled Manalezhuthu.
Q17. Which union
territory of the country celebrated its 60th Liberation Day on 2 August 2013?
–Dadra and Nagar
Haveli
Q18. Who was
appointed as the first woman Managing Director (MD) of State Bank of India
(SBI) on 3 August 2013?
– Arundhati
Bhattacharya
Q19. Who took over
as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Central Bank of India recently?
– Rajeev Rishi
Q20. Indian girls
created history by winning country’s first ever bronze medal in the junior
women hockey World Cup in the seventh edition of the cup held in Germany. India
defeated which team on 4 August 2013 to win the bronze medal?
– England
Q21. Hasan Rouhani
took oath as the new President of Iran on 4 August 2013. He replaced Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad. What was special about his swearing-in ceremony?
– It was the first
time since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution that foreign dignitaries attended the
swearing-in ceremony of an Iranian president
Q22. Russia and
China flagged off their regular anti-terrorist war games in Russia’s Urals
region from 3 August 2013. This joint military drill was seen by many defence
experts as preparations for a local military conflict in Central Asia. What was
the name given to this drill?
– “Peace Mission
2013 ”
Q23. China is
establishing a 4,411-metre- high airport in the Tibetan area of its
southwestern Sichuan province, which will become the world’s highest civilian
airport when put into operation later this year. What
is the name of
this airport?
– Daocheng Yading
airport
Q24. What
is the name of
a breast cancer drug of Roche Holding AG, patent for which was partly revoked
in India recently?
– Herceptin
Q25. Households
belonging to which community are the largest spenders on average as disclosed
in the data from the National Sample Survey Office’s (NSSO’s) 8th quinquennial
survey on employment during the 12 months up to June 2010?
– Sikh
Q26. The union
govt. on 5 August 2013 reduced the customs duty on imports of rice bran and
rice bran oil cake to nil with effect from 1 October 2013. What was the import
duty on this commodity till now?
– 15%
Q27. Union Govt. on
5 August 2013 shelved the plans for disinvestment of its stake in BHEL due to
BHEL’s low share price, decreased capital expenditure and less demand for
power-sector equipment. What was the proposed target of selling govt. stake in
BHEL?
– 5%
Q28. The first
arrest for default in paying which tax was made recently after union Finance
Minister P. Chidambaram made applicable provisions of CrPC (criminal procedure
code) to arrest such offenders?
– Service Tax
Q29. How many
embassies and consulates of the United States were closed till 10 August 2013
due to threat of a major al-Qaida attack?
– 19
Q30. Who became the
first Indian bowler since Anil Kumble to top the ICC ODI Bowlers Rankings,
which were released by the ICC on 4 August 2013?
– Ravindra Jadeja
(Jadeja’s career-best rating of 733 has him tied for the pinnacle spot with
West Indies spinner Sunil Narine. Kumble had claimed the No.1 position back in
1996 in these rankings)
Q31. Who will be
the new Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), as announced by the
Finance Ministry on 6 August 2013?
– Raghuram Rajan,
who is at present the Chief Economic Advisor to the Govt. of India
Q32. What is the
name of the Gujarat village which came into limelight after discovery of
prominent artifacts including gold-beads dating to the Harappan era?
– Khirsara
Q33. Who has
recently agreed to purchase ‘The Washington Post’ and other newspapers for $250
million?
– Jeff Bezos ,
founder of Amazon.com
Q34.
Telecommunication major Vodafone has recently launched a unique money transfer
and payment service “M-Pesa” in Bihar and Jharkhand where banking network and
financial penetration is inadequate, particularly in rural areas. Which bank is
the banking partner of Vodafone in this service?
– ICICI Bank
Q35. Union Govt. on
7 August 2013 introduced the much-anticipated National Food Security Bill,
2013, which proposes to give the country’s three- fourth population the right
to highly- subsidised food. Who moved this bill in the Lok Sabha?
– Union Food
Minister K.V. Thomas
Q36. Which body is
the regulator of commodity derivatives markets in India, which would be given
more teeth to ensure that National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) settles the Rs
5,600-crore dues to investors, as announced by the Union Govt. on 7 August 2013?
– Forward Markets
Commission – FMC
Q37. A modern and
sophisticated breast milk bank, which is touted as the first such bank in the
public sector was opened on 7 August 2013. This newly established breast milk
bank is situated
in which city?
– Kolkata
Q38. Indian
Parliament on 8 August 2013 passed the Companies Bill, 2012, which replaced the
58-year old legislation with radical changes. What is the name of the old bill
which was replaced by this
legislation?
– Companies Act,
1956
Q39. Union Cabinet
on 8 August 2013 gave approval to Bharatiya Mahila Bank, which will be India’s
first women’s bank. With an initial capital of Rs. 1,000 crore, this bank would
provide dedicated financial services to women in general and women self-help
groups (SHGs). Which was world’s first women’s bank?
– Pakistan’s
First Women Bank (FWB), which was established in 1989
Q40. Union Power
Ministry is believed to have shelved the plan to set up the Rs 20,000-crore
ultra mega power project (UMPP) in Chhattisgarh as the coal blocks for the
proposed project fall under dense forest area and could rake-up the environment
issue. This UMPP was proposed to be established at which place of Chhattisgarh?
– Sarguja
Q41. What is the
name of the spacecraft which will undertake NASA’s next mission to Mars in
November 2013?
– MAVEN – Mars
Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution
Q42. The Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) has recently transferred its surplus profit to the government
for the year ended June 2013, which is the highest amount to be transferred by
the RBI to the government, except year 2007. How much amount was transferred as
surplus profit to the govt.?
– Rs. 33,010 crore
Q43. An
inter-ministerial committee constituted to suggest steps to contain the rising
current account deficit (CAD) has suggested higher taxes for non- essential
imports with a view to curbing inward shipments and containing the current
account deficit CAD. These suggestions form part of the recommendations made by
the committee set up by Finance Minister P Chidambaram. Who is the Chairman of
this committee?
- Rajat Bhargava ,
Joint Secretary (Budget Division)
Q44. On 9 August
2013 who became the first Indian badminton player since Prakash Padukone to
reach singles semi- finals of World Championships?
– P.V. Sindhu
Q45. The Union
Cabinet on 8 August 2013 approved the proposal for establishing a new media
wing that will address the communication and dissemination requirements of the
government on social media. What is the proposed name of this new wing which
will be established at a cost of Rs. 22.5 crore?
– Bureau of New and
Concurrent Media (The proposal for establishment of this new wing was drawn on the
basis of the experience of its pilot program on the social media platforms such
as Youtube, Facebook and Twitter)
Q46. The proposal
for export of how much additional amount of wheat was approved by the Cabinet
Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 8 August 2013?
– 2 million tonnes
Q47. India on 10
August 2013 achieved a major milestone in nuclear capability by activating the
atomic reactor on-board an indigenous nuclear submarine and achieving nuclear
criticality, thus paving the way for its operational deployment by the Indian
Navy. Which indigenous nuclear submarine is this?
– INS
Q48. Which five
countries presently possess nuclear-powered submarines?
– The U.S., Russia,
the U.K., France and China
Q49. With effect
from 15 August 2013, eight cities in India will have visa-on- arrival facility
for tourists visiting India. Which are the four cities which have been extended
this facility recently by the Union Govt.?
– Bangalore,
Hyderabad, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram
Q50. Which former
US President was one among the 16 recipients of the Presidential Medal of
Freedom for the year 2013, which were announced on 8 August 2013?
– Bill Clinton
Q51. On 10 August
2013 South Korea and the United States announced holding of a joint-military
exercise later this month. The South Korea-US Combined Forces Command (CFC)
will conduct this joint military exercise from 19 August to 30 August 2013.
What is the name given to this joint exercise?
– ‘Ulchi Freedom
Guardian’
Q52. India’s
largest IT exporter Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on 10 August, 2013
announced setting up of a software development centre in Madhya Pradesh, for
which the Madhya Pradesh Govt. has allotted an SEZ (Special Economic Zone) to
TCS. In which city will this development centre come up?
– Indore
Q53. During August
2013 Maharashtra became the first state of the country to disburse employees’
salary through Aadhaar-linked bank accounts. Employees of which department of
Maharashtra Govt. were disbursed their salaries through Aadhaar mode?
– Information
Technology (IT) Department
Q54. Who won the
men’s singles title at the World Badminton Championships held at Guangzhou?
– Lin Dan of China
Q55. India on 12
August, 2013 launched its first indigenous aircraft carrier, thus making an
entry into a select club of countries capable of designing and building a
carrier of this size andcapability. What is the name of this aircraft carrier?
– INS Vikrant
Q56. India on 12
August, 2013 successfully test-fired nuclear weapons capable surface-to-surface
ballistic missile, Prithvi-II for its full range from the Integrated Test Range
(ITR) at Chandipur, Odisha. The indigenously- developed missile was picked up
randomly from the production lot and launched by the personnel of the Strategic
Force Command (SFC) from ITR’s Launch Complex-III as part of routine user
training. What is the full range of this missile?
– 350 km
Q57. Olympics 100 m
champion Usain Bolt on 11 August, 2013 reclaimed his sprint gold medal at the
World Athletics Championships when he won the gold medal at the ongoing IAAF
World Athletics Championships at Moscow. What was the time clocked by him?
– 9.77 seconds
Q58. The Steel
Authority of India (SAIL) on 10 August, 2013 commissioned the largest blast
furnace in India named ‘Durga’. This huge furnace has a volume of 4,060 cu.
Meters and it costed SAIL almost Rs. 1,600 crore. At which unit of SAIL is this
furnace installed?
– Rourkela Steel
Plant (RSP), Odisha
Q59. On 13 August,
2013 Shooter Ronjan Sodhi was chosen for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the
highest honour for a sportsperson in India. Sodhi is associated with which
discipline of shooting?
– Double Trap
Shooting (He won two silver medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and a gold
medal at the 2010 Asian Games. In 2011, he became the first Indian shooter to
successfully defend a World Cup title. He is the 7th shooter to receive this
prestigious award. Other six shooters to have conferred with this award are –
Abhinav Bindra (2001-02), Anjali Bhagwat (2002-03), Lt Col Rajyavardhan Singh
Rahore (2004-05), Manavjit Sandhu (2006-07), Gagan Narang (2010-11) and Vijay
Kumar (2011-12)
Q60. India’s first
Cyber Forensic Laboratory (CFL) was inaugurated on 11 August, 2013. This CFL
has been established at which High Court of India?
– Tripura High
Court at Agartala
Q61. In a huge
setback to the Indian Navy, INS Sindhurakshak, a conventional submarine
exploded after a fire on board and sank early on 14 August, 2013 in which 18
personnel, including three officers, may have been killed. INS Sindhurakshak
was India’s mainstay kilo- class submarine and was the most modern submarine of
the Indian Navy. This accident took place at which place?
– Naval Dockyard at
Colaba in Mumbai
Q62. The Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) on 14 August, 2013 cut down the amount of foreign exchange
an Indian may use to invest or spend abroad from the current annual limit of
$2,00,000 to
– $75,000 (This
means Indian citizens would not be able to take out more than $75,000 in a year
by way of travel or investment. In addition to this RBI imposed a restriction
on Indians from making an investment in a property abroad. These measures were
announced in a bid to check the drain on foreign exchange reserves in the
country)
Q63. The Finance
Ministry on 14 August, 2013 announced that public sector insurance company LIC
can increase its investments in companies up to 25% under special
circumstances. What is the present investment limit of LIC in companies?
– 20%
Q64. Recently which
company became the most valuable company of the Aditya Birla group by
overtaking cement company UltraTech?
– Idea Cellular
Q65. In the
recently released Academic Ranking of 500 World Universities (ARWU) for 2013
only one Indian institute features in the list. Which institute is this?
– Indian Institute
of Science (IIS), Bangalore
Q66. Subrata Kumar
was nominated for the Prime Minister’s Shram Ratna Award for year 2012 as
announced by the union govt. on 14 August, 2013 on the eve of the Independence
Day. He is associated
with which company?
– Tata Steel
Limited, Jamshedpur (Shram Ratna is the highest honour in India given to workers
employed in any
private or public enterprise or departmental undertaking employing 500 or more
workers. A cash award of Rs. 2 lakh and a citation is given under Shram Ratna.
In addition to this 8 employees of different departments were conferred with
the Shram Bhushan Award, 20 with Shram Veer or Shram Veerangana and 41 with the
Shram Shri or Shram Devi awards. Shram Bhushan carries a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh
while Shram Veer or Shram Veerangana and Shram Shri or Shram Devi carry a cash
prize of Rs. 60,000 and Rs. 40,000 respectively)
Q67. Which public
sector bank recently sought Rs 1,800-crore capital infusion from the Centre
through allotment of preferential shares? – Bank of Baroda (BoB)
– Union govt.
currently, has a stake of 55.4% in BOB
Q68.The Rashtriya
Uchattar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) has proposed to put a ceiling on the number of
colleges to be affiliated to any university. What is this proposed ceiling?
– 200
Q69. A Dronacharya
Award winner and the coach of former Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev passed
away on 16 August, 2013 at Mohali. Apart from Kapil Dev, he helped shaping the
careers of cricketers such as Yograj Singh, Ashok Malhotra, Chetan Sharma and
Harbhajan Singh. What was the name of this famous cricket coach?
– Desh Prem Azad
Q70. State Bank of
India (SBI) on 17 August, 2013 achieved another milestone by opening its ………
branch.
– 15,000th (The
15,000th Branch of the SBI was inaugurated by Union Finance Minister P.
Chidambaram at Tamil Nadu’s Sooranam)
Q71. What is the
name of a proposed commission that will look into removing ambiguity and
establishing a stable and non-adversarial tax administration in the country and
establishment of which was approved by the union govt. recently? -
– Tax
Administration Reform Commission – TARC
Q72. “Faster: 100
ways to improve your digital life” is the name of 15th book written by a
Stanford educated 28-year old ethical hacker, which was released recently. What
is the name of this author?
– Ankit Fadia
Q73. Who was
appointed as the new Director-General of the Central Reserve Police Force
(CRPF) on 17 August, 2013?
– Dilip Trivedi
Q74. A citizenship
bill passed recently by the Parliament has brought about major changes in
India’s citizenship provisions. From now on any person who is or had been a
citizen of Pakistan and Bangladesh would not be eligible for registration as an
overseas Indian card holder. What is the name of this bill passed by the
Parliament during August 2013?
– The Citizenship
(Amendment) Bill, 2011
Q75. Recently the
Union Cabinet gave its approval for establishment of the International Centre
for Drinking Water Quality (ICDWQ). ICDWQ will be set up to undertake research
on problems pertaining to water quality including arsenic and fluoride
contamination. This proposed centre will be established at
– Kolkata
Q76. What is the
name of the proposed nodal agency for offshore wind projects in the country
that will soon be constituted under the aegis of Ministry of New and Renewable
Energy? – National Offshore Wind Energy Authority
– NOWA
Q77. Who recently
took over as the new Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the UN
Conference on
Disarmament at Geneva?
– D. Bala Venkatesh
Varma
Q78. Who was
appointed as the new Chairperson of the National School of Drama (NSD) Society
on 19 August, 2013?
– Ratan Thiyam
Q79. Cheraman
Financial Services Limited (CFSL), which became the first Islamic financial
services company to be launched in India, started its operations in which
Indian state recently?
– Kerala
Q80. “My Journey:
Transforming Dreams into Actions”, which was published recently by Rupa, is a
new book written by
– A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam, the former President
Q81.Which state on
20 August, 2013 became the first to launch the food security scheme for its
citizens?
– Delhi
Q82. The Reserve
Bank of India had directed two Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), to stop
allowing the use of its premises / branches to accept deposits from public by
their associate unincorporated bodies. Which two NBFCs are these?
– Muthoot Fincorp
Ltd. (MFCL)and Manappuram Finance Ltd. (MAFIL)
Q83. On 21 August,
2013 the social- networking giant Facebook announced joining hands with six other
technology companies (Nokia, Samsung, Ericsson, Opera, MediaTek and Qualcomm)
to launch a new global initiative to make Internet access affordable for people
across the globe. What is the name given to this initiative?
– “Internet.org”
Q84. Nishi Vasudeva’s
name came to news when she was selected by the Public Enterprises Selection
Board (PESB) to head a Navratna category PSU and thus is on the way to become
the first- ever woman to head a Navratna PSU. She is expected to take over as
the Chairman and Managing Director of which PSU in March, 2014?
– Hindustan
Petroleum Corporation Ltd – HPCL
Q85. Which private
sector bank claimed to have opened its 500th branch during August, 2013?
– Yes Bank
Q86. On 21 August,
2013 insurance regulator IRDA (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority)
imposed a hefty fine of Rs. 3.1 crore on which private sector life insurance
company?
– Bajaj Allianz
Q87. 89-year old
Robert Mugabe was sworn in as the President of Zimbabwe on 22 August, 2013.
Mugabe won a landslide victory in the 31 July elections with 61% of the
presidential votes. What is the name of his political party?
– Zimbabwe African
National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF)
Q88. The Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) on 23 August, 2013 announced imposition of a total of Rs.
6.50 crore monetary penalty on six public sector banks for violation of rules
relating to know your customer and anti-money laundering. Which 6 public sector
banks are these?
– Allahabad Bank
Q89. Who was
appointed as the new Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Vijaya Bank, as
announced on 23 August, 2013?
– V Kannan
Q90. How many
government hospital beds per person were available in India as on 1 January,
2013, according to the estimates disclosed by Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi
Azad on 23 August, 2013 in the Lok Sabha?
– 879
Q91. As per
information furnished by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA),
what was the life insurance penetration rate in India in the year 2012?
– 3.17%
Q92. Which state
became the only state of India to have increased its forest cover in the past
two decades, as announced recently by the state govt.?
– Sikkim
Q93. Which IIM of
the country recently launched a first-of-its-kind management development
programme on Islamic Banking and Finance?
– IIM, Kashipur
Q94. The Lok Sabha
on 26 August, 2013 passed the ambitious National Food Security Bill, 2013 that
seeks to provide highly subsidised food grains to the poor. This bill proposes
to legally entitle 67% of the population (including 75 per cent rural and 50
per cent urban) to get subsidised grains under which category of food
distribution system?
- Targeted Public
Distribution System – TPDS
Q95. How many
Additional Solicitors General (ASGs) were appointed in the Supreme Court on 26
August, 2013?
– Three (These
three newly appointed ASGs are – L. Nageswara Rao, Santosh Kumar Bagaria and
K.V. Viswanathan and their tenure will be for three years.)
Q96. A committee
constituted by the Corporate Affairs Ministry to look into ways to improve the
country’s overall business climate is ready to submit its report to the Union
Govt. Who is heading this 25-member committee?
– M. Damodaran,
Former SEBI Chairman
Q97. What is the
name of the first vehicle rolled-out by luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz India
from its Chakan plant near Pune in Maharashtra, which is the world’s first of
this type to be manufactured out of the USA?
- GL-Class
Q98. Who is heading
the seven- member Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC), which was
constituted by the
Union Govt. on 26 August, 2013 to have a comprehensive review of existing tax
laws and suggest a stable tax administration?
– Parthasarathy
Shome
Q99. What is the
name of a new typhoid vaccine launched by Bharat Biotech International Ltd on
26 August 2013, which provides longer immunity and efficacy against typhoid?
- Typbar TCV
Q100.The Indian
Rupee fell sharply on 28 August, 2013 to hit a record low of 68.80 to the
dollar. This was its biggest single- day percentage fall since how many years?
– 18 years
Q101.It was
recently reported in some sections of media that a 1,750 MW nuclear power plant
is being established, which will be the largest nuclear power plant in the
world till date. This plant is reportedly being established in which country?
– China
Q102. During
2011-12, which state replaced Maharashtra to become the state with the largest
number of HIV patients in India?
– Andhra Pradesh
Q103. The
population of which BRICS nation crossed 200 million mark recently?
– Brazil
Q104. Raghunath
Panigrahi, who passed away during August, 2013, was associated with which field?
– Classical Singing
Q105. Who was
selected as the next Chairman & Managing Director of PSU major ONGC by
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) as announced on 30 August, 2013?
– D.K. Sarraf
Q106.What is the
name of India’s first defence satellite which was launched on 30 August, 2013
(IST) from Kourou spaceport in French Guiana?
– GSAT-7 (This
satellite was successfully launched by European space consortium Arianespace’s
Ariane 5 rocket.)
Q107. Which mutual
fund company recently launched an auto premium payment system in collaboration
with Life Insurance Corporation to enable its mutual fund investors to pay
their insurance premium?
– LIC Nomura Mutual
Fund
Q108. Which two new
members were appointed to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the 2G
scam on 29 August, 2013 by the Union Govt., a move which was opposed by the BJP?
– P. Bhattacharya
and Ashok S. Ganguly
Q109. Union Govt.
is very soon going to sell 100% of its stake in 6 airports of the country to
private parties. Which 6 airports are these?
– Chennai, Lucknow,
Jodhpur, Guwahati, Ahmedabad and Kolkata
Q110. Who was
elected as the President of International Olympic Committee?
- Thomas
