Current Affairs and Gk -August 2013 part-2

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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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209. In the recently amended Direct Tax Code, a new slab has been created 35% Income Tax liability for those who earn more than __?

[A]Rs. 1 Crore
[B]Rs. 5 Crore
[C]Rs. 10 Crore
[D]Rs. 20 Crore





Rs. 10 Crore


210. . Which among the following is NOT a major handicraft hub of India catering to global markets.?

[A]Moradabad
[B]Jaipur
[C]Jodhpur
[D]Patna





Patna
The handicraft sector employs one million people. Moradabad, Jaipur, Saharanpur and Jodhpur are the major handicraft hubs in the country catering to global markets.


211. Recently (August, 2013), which of the following states has got approval from the RBI to launch Islamic Banking?

[A]Karnataka
[B]Assam
[C]Kerala
[D]Goa





Kerala
The Kerala government has got a go ahead from the Reserve Bank of India to launch a financial institution following the principles of Islamic Finance. Cheraman Financial Services Limited (CFSL) will be floated by Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation to function as a non-banking finance company (NBFC).


212. For the first time in India, Election Commission has planned to use Voter “Verifiable Paper Audit Trial (VVPAT)”, system in the election of which state?

[A]Goa
[B]Nagaland
[C]Assam
[D]Tripura





Nagaland
For the first time, the Election Commission has decided to attach a device with electronic voting machines which will leave a verifiable paper trial of votes cast in election. Called Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trial (VVPAT), system, it will be used in Nagaland’s Noksen (ST) assembly constituency where by poll is scheduled for September 4, 2013.


213.

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[A]Airtel
[B]Reliance
[C]Idea
[D]Vodafone





Airtel
Airtel has launched “Rs 1 entertainment store” which will allow users to download services such as music’s, games, videos and photos for one rupee. The store is compatible with over 5,500 mobile devices including feature phones.


214. In which of the following nations, Polio is considered to be endemic?

[A]Only 1 & 2
[B]Only 2 & 3
[C]Only 3 & 4
[D]Only 1, 2 & 4





Only 1, 2 & 4
Polio is mostly considered eliminated globally except mainly in three countries where it is considered endemic: Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan. India marked a major success in February 2012 by being removed from the World Health Organization’s list of countries plagued by this disease.


215. Who among the followings has been selected for Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal 2013?

[A]Harshwanti Bisht
[B]Rekha Sharma
[C]Chandra Prabha Aitwal
[D]Sumana Nagarkar





Harshwanti Bisht
Professor of economics, and conservationist, and mountaineer Dr. Harshwanti Bisht has been selected to receive the Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal. The award is presented for remarkable services in the conservation of culture and nature in mountainous regions.


216. The Rashtriya Uchattar Shiksha Abhiyan has proposed to put ceiling of how many maximum number of colleges to be affiliated to any university?

[A]150
[B]200
[C]250
[D]300





200
The Rashtriya Uchattar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) has proposed to put a ceiling of maximum number of colleges to be affiliated to any university at two hundred.


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