Current Affairs August (07-16)
1. Who among the following has recently taken charge as the new Chief
Economic Advisor after the working period of Kaushik Basu concluded on 31st
July, 2012 ?
[A]Raghuram Rajan
[B]Vijay Kelkar
[C]Subramanian Swamy
[D]Soumodip Sarkar
2. India's first 'financial Supermarket' aimed at cross-selling non-standard banking products has opened in _______ :
[A]Mysore
[B]Jaipur
[C]Chandigarh
[D]Pune
The State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur (SBBJ) has come up with a new concept — the first financial supermarket. The country’s first such branch in the banking sector was opened today in Jaipur. It will not be the typical bank branch vending traditional deposit and loan products, but a hub offering a basket of diversified products, says SBBJ.Customers will offered non-standard products such as insurance, both life and general, credit card and mutual fund.
3. Who among the following has authored 'Fifty Shades of Grey' which has recently become UK's largest selling book, outselling 'The Da Vinci code' and Harry Potter novels?
[A]E L James
[B]Margaret Atwood
[C]Philip Roth
[D]Michael Chabon
Erika Leonard, better known by the pseudonym E. L. James is the British author of the bestselling erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey. James initially wrote fanfiction under the pen name "Snowqueens Icedragon", with her most notable work being a Twilight fanfiction that eventually developed into 'Fifty Shades of Grey'.The other books in the trilogy, 'Fifty Shades Darker' and 'Fifty Shades Freed'.
4. Which among the following typhoons which have hit the east coast of China in less than a week ?
[A]Damrey
[B]Saola
[C]Haikui
[D]All of the above
Typhoon Haikui slammed into the east coast of China on 8 August 2012. This is the third typhoon to hit China's east coast in less than a week. The other two typhoons which hit China were Damrey and Saola.
5. Which among the following awards is India's highest honour given for achievement in Sports?
[A]Dhyan Chand Award
[B]Arjuna Award
[C]Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
[D]None of the above
The award was instituted in the year 1991–92 to supply the lack of a supreme national accolade in the field of sports. Predating the RGKR are the Arjuna awards that have always been given to outstanding sportspersons in each of many sporting disciplines every year. The Khel Ratna was devised to be an overarching honour, conferred for outstanding sporting performance, whether by an individual or a team, across all sporting disciplines in a given year.
6. Which among the following is not a permanent member of the Nordic Council?
[A]Denmark
[B]Iceland
[C]Sweden
[D]Greenland
The Nordic Council is a geo-political, inter-parliamentary forum for co-operation between the Nordic countries-which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland.
7. Recently 'Naresh Chandra Committee' has submitted its report on ________ to the Government.
[A]National Security
[B]Electoral reforms
[C]Parliamentary reforms
[D]Drought management in rain-deficient States
Naresh Chandra Committee, a 14-member task force on national security, submitted its report to the government on 8 August 2012. The committee was set up by the Union government on 21 June 2012 to suggest ways to revamp of defence management in the country.The main objective behind the constitution of the committee was to contemporarise the Kargil Review Committee’s recommendations, which was tabled in the Parliament on 23 February 2000. Besides, the task force was also asked to examine the state of country's border management and restructuring system.
8. Recently Guitar-maker Gibson has agreed to pay a hefty fine of $350,000 to avoid U.S. prosecution over allegations of illegal import of endangered Indian ______ :
[A]Teak wood
[B]Ebony
[C]Mirandi wood
[D]Sandal wood
9. In a major breakthrough, Scientists for the first time have found evidence of another oxidant named ___, which plays an important role in the formation of gaseous Sulphuric Acid in the atmosphere.
[A]Q
[B]X
[C]Y
[D]Z
Scientists for the first time found evidence of another oxidant named X, which plays an important role in the formation of gaseous sulphuric acid in the atmosphere. Until now there was a misconception that the combination of OH(hydroxyl radical) oxidant with sulphur dioxide was the reason behind the formation of gaseous sulphuric acid is formed in the atmosphere. The new oxidant is capable of oxidizing suphur dioxide. Experiments done by Scientists showed that the concentration of ‘X’ also does not remain constant during the day.
10. The Rajasthan Government will revamp the half-century-old 'Chambal Canal System' with assistance from :
[A]NABARD
[B]World Bank
[C]Ministry of Water Resources
[D]Ministry of Rural Development
The National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) will help the Rajasthan Government revamp the half-century-old Chambal canal system which caters to the irrigation needs of the Hadauti districts of Kota, Bundi and Baran. The Hadauti region is known for its grain and cereal production including export quality Bundi rice, thanks to its comparatively better water availability. The funding for the revamp of the canal system forms part of a total loan assistance of Rs.1,833 crore from NABARD to Rajasthan under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF-XVIII) and the NABARD Development Assistance (NIDA) in the current financial year.
[A]Raghuram Rajan
[B]Vijay Kelkar
[C]Subramanian Swamy
[D]Soumodip Sarkar
2. India's first 'financial Supermarket' aimed at cross-selling non-standard banking products has opened in _______ :
[B]Jaipur
[C]Chandigarh
[D]Pune
The State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur (SBBJ) has come up with a new concept — the first financial supermarket. The country’s first such branch in the banking sector was opened today in Jaipur. It will not be the typical bank branch vending traditional deposit and loan products, but a hub offering a basket of diversified products, says SBBJ.Customers will offered non-standard products such as insurance, both life and general, credit card and mutual fund.
3. Who among the following has authored 'Fifty Shades of Grey' which has recently become UK's largest selling book, outselling 'The Da Vinci code' and Harry Potter novels?
[A]E L James
[B]Margaret Atwood
[C]Philip Roth
[D]Michael Chabon
Erika Leonard, better known by the pseudonym E. L. James is the British author of the bestselling erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey. James initially wrote fanfiction under the pen name "Snowqueens Icedragon", with her most notable work being a Twilight fanfiction that eventually developed into 'Fifty Shades of Grey'.The other books in the trilogy, 'Fifty Shades Darker' and 'Fifty Shades Freed'.
4. Which among the following typhoons which have hit the east coast of China in less than a week ?
[A]Damrey
[B]Saola
[C]Haikui
[D]All of the above
Typhoon Haikui slammed into the east coast of China on 8 August 2012. This is the third typhoon to hit China's east coast in less than a week. The other two typhoons which hit China were Damrey and Saola.
5. Which among the following awards is India's highest honour given for achievement in Sports?
[A]Dhyan Chand Award
[B]Arjuna Award
[C]Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
[D]None of the above
The award was instituted in the year 1991–92 to supply the lack of a supreme national accolade in the field of sports. Predating the RGKR are the Arjuna awards that have always been given to outstanding sportspersons in each of many sporting disciplines every year. The Khel Ratna was devised to be an overarching honour, conferred for outstanding sporting performance, whether by an individual or a team, across all sporting disciplines in a given year.
6. Which among the following is not a permanent member of the Nordic Council?
[A]Denmark
[B]Iceland
[C]Sweden
[D]Greenland
The Nordic Council is a geo-political, inter-parliamentary forum for co-operation between the Nordic countries-which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland.
7. Recently 'Naresh Chandra Committee' has submitted its report on ________ to the Government.
[A]National Security
[B]Electoral reforms
[C]Parliamentary reforms
[D]Drought management in rain-deficient States
Naresh Chandra Committee, a 14-member task force on national security, submitted its report to the government on 8 August 2012. The committee was set up by the Union government on 21 June 2012 to suggest ways to revamp of defence management in the country.The main objective behind the constitution of the committee was to contemporarise the Kargil Review Committee’s recommendations, which was tabled in the Parliament on 23 February 2000. Besides, the task force was also asked to examine the state of country's border management and restructuring system.
8. Recently Guitar-maker Gibson has agreed to pay a hefty fine of $350,000 to avoid U.S. prosecution over allegations of illegal import of endangered Indian ______ :
[A]Teak wood
[B]Ebony
[C]Mirandi wood
[D]Sandal wood
9. In a major breakthrough, Scientists for the first time have found evidence of another oxidant named ___, which plays an important role in the formation of gaseous Sulphuric Acid in the atmosphere.
[B]X
[C]Y
[D]Z
Scientists for the first time found evidence of another oxidant named X, which plays an important role in the formation of gaseous sulphuric acid in the atmosphere. Until now there was a misconception that the combination of OH(hydroxyl radical) oxidant with sulphur dioxide was the reason behind the formation of gaseous sulphuric acid is formed in the atmosphere. The new oxidant is capable of oxidizing suphur dioxide. Experiments done by Scientists showed that the concentration of ‘X’ also does not remain constant during the day.
10. The Rajasthan Government will revamp the half-century-old 'Chambal Canal System' with assistance from :
[A]NABARD
[B]World Bank
[C]Ministry of Water Resources
[D]Ministry of Rural Development
The National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) will help the Rajasthan Government revamp the half-century-old Chambal canal system which caters to the irrigation needs of the Hadauti districts of Kota, Bundi and Baran. The Hadauti region is known for its grain and cereal production including export quality Bundi rice, thanks to its comparatively better water availability. The funding for the revamp of the canal system forms part of a total loan assistance of Rs.1,833 crore from NABARD to Rajasthan under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF-XVIII) and the NABARD Development Assistance (NIDA) in the current financial year.
11. The Government has recently approved some new tiger reserves. In this
context, consider the following:
[A]Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh
[B]Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
[C]Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha
[D]Maharastra, Rajasthan, Karnataka
1.Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh) 2.Ratapani (Madhya Pradesh) 3. Mukundara Hills (Rajasthan) 4.Satyamangalam (Tamil Nadu) 5. Sunabeda (Odisha)
12. Recently, the government of one of the following states has taken decision to develop green-field airports at five locations in an effort to boost intra-state and inter-state civil aviation facilities. Identify this state from the given options:
[A]Tamil Nadu
[B]West Bengal
[C]Odisha
[D]Karnataka
13. One of the big pharma companies in India has recently launched ‘Qvir’, a novel four-drug kit for treating HIV/AIDS. Identify it from the given options:
[A]Cipla
[B]Aventi
[C]Ranbaxy
[D]Dr. Reddys Laboratories
14. In one of the following countries, "Salamworld", an Islamic version of social networking site Facebook has been launched recently. Identify the country from the given options:
[A]Iran
[B]Saudi Arabia
[C]Pakistan
[D]Indonesia
15. The Government of India has recently proposed to establish the National Institute of Sports Sciences and Medicine (NISSM) at which among the following cities?
[A]Hyderabad
[B]Bangalore
[C]Chennai
[D]New Delhi
In order to focus on the high quality of research study and targets of sports science and medicine for producing sports champions who could spearhead the Indian challenge on the world sporting arena, the Government has proposed to set up a National Institute of Sports Sciences and Medicine (NISSM)
at New Delhi.
16. In which among the following years, Ganga Action Plan (GAP) was launched?
[A]1984
[B]1985
[C]1986
[D]1987
Ganga Action Plan or GAP was a program launched by Rajiv Gandhi in April 1986 in order to reduce the pollution load on the river.
17. The joint military exercise code-named ‘Nomadic Elephant: 2012’, is an exercise of defence cooperation between India and __________?
[A]Russia
[B]Kazakhstan
[C]Mongolia
[D]China
18. ‘Plateau Guards 2012’, the code name of the antiterrorism exercise is held by ____?
[A]Russia
[B]China
[C]India
[D]Mongolia
19. Who among the following is the author of the book-“Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten The World Economy” ?
[A]Raghuram Rajan
[B]Y.V. Reddy
[C]Vijay Kelkar
[D]Jagadish Bhagwati
20. Who among the following is / was the first Leader of the House (Lok Sabha) to make the transition to Rashtrapati Bhavan?
[A]Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
[B]Gyani Zail Singh
[C]Pranab Mukherjee
[D]Shankar Dayal Sharma
Mr. Mukherjee is the third sitting MP to become President — those who preceded him were Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed and Zail Singh.And he is the first Leader of the House (Lok Sabha) to make the transition to Rashtrapati Bhavan.
- Ratapani
- Mukundara Hills
- Sunabeda
[A]Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh
[B]Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
[C]Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha
[D]Maharastra, Rajasthan, Karnataka
1.Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh) 2.Ratapani (Madhya Pradesh) 3. Mukundara Hills (Rajasthan) 4.Satyamangalam (Tamil Nadu) 5. Sunabeda (Odisha)
12. Recently, the government of one of the following states has taken decision to develop green-field airports at five locations in an effort to boost intra-state and inter-state civil aviation facilities. Identify this state from the given options:
[A]Tamil Nadu
[B]West Bengal
[C]Odisha
[D]Karnataka
13. One of the big pharma companies in India has recently launched ‘Qvir’, a novel four-drug kit for treating HIV/AIDS. Identify it from the given options:
[B]Aventi
[C]Ranbaxy
[D]Dr. Reddys Laboratories
14. In one of the following countries, "Salamworld", an Islamic version of social networking site Facebook has been launched recently. Identify the country from the given options:
[B]Saudi Arabia
[C]Pakistan
[D]Indonesia
15. The Government of India has recently proposed to establish the National Institute of Sports Sciences and Medicine (NISSM) at which among the following cities?
[B]Bangalore
[C]Chennai
[D]New Delhi
In order to focus on the high quality of research study and targets of sports science and medicine for producing sports champions who could spearhead the Indian challenge on the world sporting arena, the Government has proposed to set up a National Institute of Sports Sciences and Medicine (NISSM)
at New Delhi.
16. In which among the following years, Ganga Action Plan (GAP) was launched?
[A]1984
[B]1985
[C]1986
[D]1987
Ganga Action Plan or GAP was a program launched by Rajiv Gandhi in April 1986 in order to reduce the pollution load on the river.
17. The joint military exercise code-named ‘Nomadic Elephant: 2012’, is an exercise of defence cooperation between India and __________?
[A]Russia
[B]Kazakhstan
[C]Mongolia
[D]China
18. ‘Plateau Guards 2012’, the code name of the antiterrorism exercise is held by ____?
[B]China
[C]India
[D]Mongolia
19. Who among the following is the author of the book-“Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten The World Economy” ?
[B]Y.V. Reddy
[C]Vijay Kelkar
[D]Jagadish Bhagwati
20. Who among the following is / was the first Leader of the House (Lok Sabha) to make the transition to Rashtrapati Bhavan?
[B]Gyani Zail Singh
[C]Pranab Mukherjee
[D]Shankar Dayal Sharma
Mr. Mukherjee is the third sitting MP to become President — those who preceded him were Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed and Zail Singh.And he is the first Leader of the House (Lok Sabha) to make the transition to Rashtrapati Bhavan.
21. Who among the following is the first lady to become the chairperson of the
Central Board of Excise and Customs(CBEC)?
[A]Praveen Mahajan
[B]Shobha L.Chary
[C]Isher Judge Ahulwalia
[D]Usha Thorat
Praveen Mahajan has taken over from S K Goel . CBEC is now an all-women Board with Praveen Mahajan taking over as the acting chairperson.
22. David Rudisha, who created a world record in the 800 m run at the London Olympics belongs to ____________?
[A]Ethiopia
[B]Kenya
[C]Rwanda
[D]Jamaica
23. Hamid Ansari, who became the second person after Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan to hold the Vice-President post for the second time is the ____ person to hold office of Vice-President of India.
[A]11th
[B]12th
[C]13th
[D]14th
24. In which among the following countries is located the Mojave desert?
[A]Russia
[B]Australia
[C]USA
[D]Mexico
Mojave desert is located mainly in southern California.
25. What is the capacity of the recently approved (by AERB to load the fuel) Russian designed Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project unit-1 in Tamil Nadu?
[A]800 MW
[B]1000 MW
[C]1200 MW
[D]1500 MW
26. Amnesty International is a non-governmental organization focused on human rights at the global level. It is founded by whom and where?
[A]Eric Baker, Paris
[B]Peter Benenson, London
[C]Martin Ennals, Vienna
[D]Salil Shetty, London
27. The upcoming Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs) at Cheyyur and Sarguja are located respectively in ______?
[A]Tamil Nadu and Odisha
[B]Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh
[C]Kerala and Odisha
[D]Kerala and Chhattisgarh
28. Recently Indian Institute of Soil Science has developed a web-based system that calculates the quantum and quality of fertilizers that should be applied to the soil for targeted yield. Where is Indian Institute of Soil Science is located ?
[A]Cuttack
[B]Ahmedabad
[C]Bhopal
[D]New Delhi
29. Recently, Gale Crater was making news in context with which among the following planets / moons?
[A]Moon
[B]Mars
[C]Mercury
[D]Phobos
Recently NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars had sent first 360-degree panorama of the Gale Crater.
30. Arrange the following countries based on their medal tally in the recent Olympic games held in London.
1. USA 2. Russia 3. UK 4.China
[A]1,4,2,3
[B]1,4,3,2
[C]4,1,2,3
[D]4,1,3,2
USA – 46 Gold ( Total – 104) , China – 38 Gold (Total – 88) , UK – 29 ( Total – 65 ) and Russia – 24 Gold ( Total – 82 )
[A]Praveen Mahajan
[B]Shobha L.Chary
[C]Isher Judge Ahulwalia
[D]Usha Thorat
Praveen Mahajan has taken over from S K Goel . CBEC is now an all-women Board with Praveen Mahajan taking over as the acting chairperson.
22. David Rudisha, who created a world record in the 800 m run at the London Olympics belongs to ____________?
[A]Ethiopia
[B]Kenya
[C]Rwanda
[D]Jamaica
23. Hamid Ansari, who became the second person after Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan to hold the Vice-President post for the second time is the ____ person to hold office of Vice-President of India.
[B]12th
[C]13th
[D]14th
24. In which among the following countries is located the Mojave desert?
[B]Australia
[C]USA
[D]Mexico
Mojave desert is located mainly in southern California.
25. What is the capacity of the recently approved (by AERB to load the fuel) Russian designed Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project unit-1 in Tamil Nadu?
[A]800 MW
[B]1000 MW
[C]1200 MW
[D]1500 MW
26. Amnesty International is a non-governmental organization focused on human rights at the global level. It is founded by whom and where?
[B]Peter Benenson, London
[C]Martin Ennals, Vienna
[D]Salil Shetty, London
27. The upcoming Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs) at Cheyyur and Sarguja are located respectively in ______?
[B]Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh
[C]Kerala and Odisha
[D]Kerala and Chhattisgarh
28. Recently Indian Institute of Soil Science has developed a web-based system that calculates the quantum and quality of fertilizers that should be applied to the soil for targeted yield. Where is Indian Institute of Soil Science is located ?
[B]Ahmedabad
[C]Bhopal
[D]New Delhi
29. Recently, Gale Crater was making news in context with which among the following planets / moons?
[B]Mars
[C]Mercury
[D]Phobos
Recently NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars had sent first 360-degree panorama of the Gale Crater.
30. Arrange the following countries based on their medal tally in the recent Olympic games held in London.
1. USA 2. Russia 3. UK 4.China
[A]1,4,2,3
[B]1,4,3,2
[C]4,1,2,3
[D]4,1,3,2
USA – 46 Gold ( Total – 104) , China – 38 Gold (Total – 88) , UK – 29 ( Total – 65 ) and Russia – 24 Gold ( Total – 82 )
31. Mount Tongariro which recently erupted, is located in which among the
following countries?
[A]Japan
[B]New Zealand
[C]Indonesia
[D]South Korea
32. Which among the following country will be the host of 2014 Winter Olympics?
[A]Russia
[B]Canada
[C]Switzerland
[D]Iceland
2014 Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia.
33. Which of the following companies has recently revealed plans to commission the Rs. 30,000 crore Paradip Refinery project?
[A]ONGC
[B]IOC
[C]HPCL
[D]Reliance
34. In which part of India, Reang (Bru) tribes are found?
[A]Southern India
[B]Central India
[C]Western India
[D]North Eastern India
35. Based on the recently released provisional data, what is the per capita availability of foodgrains and pulses in India in 2011?
[A]436 grams
[B]450 grams
[C]463 grams
[D]482 grams
36. How many Millennium Development Goals(MDGs) have been set by the United Nations, to be achieved by 2015?
[A]Eight
[B]Ten
[C]Twelve
[D]Fifteen
37. Prof. Bh Krishnamurti, who recently passed was a world-renowned _____?
[A]Anthropologist
[B]Linguistics scholar
[C]Political scientist
[D]Historian
Bh Krishnamurti was the world-renowned linguistics scholar.
38. Sinai Peninsula, which is recently in news is belongs to which of the following country?
[A]Syria
[B]Israel
[C]Egypt
[D]Turkey
39. In a rare honour, eminent Urdu litterateur Professor Gopi Chand Narang has been conferred Sitara-i-Imtiaz(Star of Excellence) ,the third highest civilian honour bestowed by the ___________?
[A]Pakistan
[B]Bangladesh
[C]Afghanistan
[D]Indonesia
40. Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana has been designed with an objective to achieve socio-economic and technical empowerment of women farmers. It is a sub-component of the following programme?
[A]National Rural Livelihood Mission
[B]Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
[C]National Food Security Mission
[D]Bharat Nirman
[B]New Zealand
[C]Indonesia
[D]South Korea
32. Which among the following country will be the host of 2014 Winter Olympics?
[B]Canada
[C]Switzerland
[D]Iceland
2014 Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia.
33. Which of the following companies has recently revealed plans to commission the Rs. 30,000 crore Paradip Refinery project?
[A]ONGC
[B]IOC
[C]HPCL
[D]Reliance
34. In which part of India, Reang (Bru) tribes are found?
[B]Central India
[C]Western India
[D]North Eastern India
35. Based on the recently released provisional data, what is the per capita availability of foodgrains and pulses in India in 2011?
[B]450 grams
[C]463 grams
[D]482 grams
36. How many Millennium Development Goals(MDGs) have been set by the United Nations, to be achieved by 2015?
[B]Ten
[C]Twelve
[D]Fifteen
37. Prof. Bh Krishnamurti, who recently passed was a world-renowned _____?
[B]Linguistics scholar
[C]Political scientist
[D]Historian
Bh Krishnamurti was the world-renowned linguistics scholar.
38. Sinai Peninsula, which is recently in news is belongs to which of the following country?
[A]Syria
[B]Israel
[C]Egypt
[D]Turkey
39. In a rare honour, eminent Urdu litterateur Professor Gopi Chand Narang has been conferred Sitara-i-Imtiaz(Star of Excellence) ,the third highest civilian honour bestowed by the ___________?
[B]Bangladesh
[C]Afghanistan
[D]Indonesia
40. Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana has been designed with an objective to achieve socio-economic and technical empowerment of women farmers. It is a sub-component of the following programme?
[B]Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
[C]National Food Security Mission
[D]Bharat Nirman
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