Current Affairs and Gk -August 2013 part-2
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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177. Which of the following countries is the world’s largest oil importer?
[A]Russia
[B]China
[C]USA
[D]India
USA
United States is the world’s largest net oil importer.
178. The Mekong river does not run through which among the following countries?
[A]China
[B]Laos
[C]Vietnam
[D]Malaysia
Malaysia
The Mekong is a trans-boundary river in Southeast Asia. It is the world’s 12th longest river and 7th largest river in Asia. From the Tibetan Plateau this river runs through China’s Yunnan provenance, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
179. The North and South Islands of New Zealand are separated by____?
[A]Magellan Strait
[B]Endeavour Strait
[C]Strait of Messina
[D]Cook Strait
Cook Strait
Cook Strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand.
180. . The “Achanakmar Tiger Reserve” is in which of the following states?
[A]Chhattisgarh
[B]Jharkhand
[C]Bihar
[D]Odisha
Chhattisgarh
The Achanakmar Tiger Reserve is in Chhattisgarh. It was established in 1975, under the provision of Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. Achanakmar has been declared as Tiger Reserve under the project Tiger in 2009.
181. “Saraswati Samman” award for the year 2012 has been conferred on____?
[A]S L Byrappa
[B]Sugathakumari
[C]Srinivasa Mukarji
[D]G S Shivarudrappa
Sugathakumari
Renowned Malayalam poetess and social activist SughathaKumari has been conferred with prestigious Saraswati Samman award for 2012 instituted by KK Birla Foundation. Sugathakumari was honoured for her collection of poems in Malayalam entitled Manalezhuthu (The writing on sand) published in 2006.
182. Who among the following has been sworn in as new Iranian president?
[A]Ayatollah Ali Khameni
[B]Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
[C]Hassan Rouhani
[D]Mahmoud Rouhani
Hassan Rouhani
Moderate cleric Hassan Rouhani took office as Iran’s president, succeeding Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khan endorsed him. The start of Rouhani’s presidency puts an end to Ahmedinejad’s eight years in office.
183. Recently (Aug 2013), in which of the following countries, an International Tamil Radio service has completed 50 years of broadcasting?
[A]Russia
[B]China
[C]Malaysia
[D]Indonesia
China
The Tamil Service of the state-run China Radio International (CRI) celebrated its golden jubilee making 50 years of uninterrupted broadcasting at various parts of worlds beside India and Sri Lanka. The CRI Tamil service was founded in Aug 1, 1963 and has expanded its operation on a multimedia communication platform with a mixture of shortwave broadcasting service, FM service, website, mobile and magazine services.
184. In which of the following places, Bharat Heavy Electricals new unit has been opened?
[A]Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu
[B]Anand, Gujarat
[C]Pune, Maharastra
[D]Hubli, Karnataka
Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu
Prime Minister Manamohan Singh has dedicated a piping unit and a high pressure boiler plant of public sector Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) to the nation in Thirumayam in Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu.
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