Current Affairs and Gk -August 2013 part-1
Current Affairs and Gk -August 2013
Important current affairs and Gk questions of August month for IAS, RAS, SSC CGL, UPSC, BANK PO, UPSC,RPSC, Bank exams and all other exams.If you like the post kindly give rating.
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65. Australia
[A]Bihar
[B]Maharastra
[C]Odisha
[D]Karnataka
Maharastra
Maharastra has the largest population of Buddhists in India. The other states that account for 1% of the Buddhist population are West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu Kashmir, Assam, Tripura and Sikkim.
66. According to a latest report, which of the following countries has the largest group of overseas citizens of India?
[A]United States
[B]Canada
[C]South Africa
[D]Australia
United States
The largest group of overseas citizens of India is in the United States, which boasts of 5.2 lakh card holders, followed by the UK with 3.1 lakh people. Other countries with significant number of OCIs are Australia with 1.3 lakh and Canada with 1.1 lakh.
67. Currently, which one of the followings is the top profit-making Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)?
[A]ONGC
[B]BSNL
[C]NTPC
[D]SAIL
ONGC
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) is the present top ranked profit-making Public Sector Undertakings.
68. Recently (August 2013), the Home Ministry has issued orders extending Visa-on-Arrival facility to four more International airports. With this decision, total number of airports to have Visa-on-Arrival facility is?
[A]Five
[B]Eight
[C]Ten
[D]Nine
Eight
The Home Ministry has issued orders to extending Visa-on-Arrival facility to four more airports at Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Bangalore and Hyderabad with effect from August 15. Currently, the VoA facility is operational at four international airports in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.
69. As per the IMS health physician and Chemist survey, which of the following states has the highest doctor density?
[A]Haryana
[B]Uttarkhand
[C]Kerala
[D]Assam
Haryana
The IMS health Physician and Chemist survey on the state of healthcare in the country disclosed that 44 of the top 120 Indian cities are below the global median of 1.2 doctors per 1000 population, while 76 are above the bench mark. Among states, Haryana has the highest doctor density.
70. . Which among the following is not a computer language?
[A]DATAMATRICS
[B]COBOL
[C]FORTRAN
[D]PASCAL
DATAMATRICS
DATAMATRICS is not a computer language.
71. Recently (August, 2013), US International Trade Commission has imposed ban on importing and selling of which mobiles in the US market?
[A]Apple
[B]Samsung
[C]Nokia
[D]Blackberry
Samsung
The US International Trade Commission ordered a ban on the import and sale of some Samsung electronics mobile devices after finding they infringed on two Apple Inc’s patents. The ITC found Samsung guilty of infringing on two patents: one that covers touch-screen technology and one dealing with headphone jacks.
72. Which among the following pairs of primitive tribes and places of their inhabitation not correctly matched?
[A]Hakki Pikki – Karnataka
[B]Gawada – Goa
[C]Gaddi – Himachal Pradesh
[D]Irulas – Kerala
Irulas – Kerala
The Irula tribes of Tamil Nadu occupy the lower slopes and forests at the base of Niligiri Hills. They constitute the second largest groups of tribes after the Badagas and are similar to the Kurumbas in many ways.
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